I’m very grateful to those of you who sent Harriet a care package. More grateful than I can say. She showed it around, laughing sometimes. And sometimes crying. You see, she’s still afraid she could lose me. We won’t know whether any of the treatment did any good for at least six months, and probably not for a year. Until then, we hang on and fight. Her as much as me. She’s my whole corner team, cut man and all. Leaving the Mayo wasn’t the bell to end the fight. That was the end of Round Five, and Liston made it a nasty one. (I’ve alluded to it earlier, and I’ll let it go at that,) But I beat him back, got inside his rhythm by the end of the round. Is he ahead on points? Am I? I don’t know. I just know we’re fighting by the old rules. None of this 12 round kiddy stuff.
“Welcome to the Garden, Ladies and Gentlemen, for at least fifteen rounds of cham-pi-on-ship boxing. By prior agreement, this fight cannot end in a draw. The match will continue until one opponent either cannot come out of his corner to answer the bell or cannot answer to the mark by the count of ten.”
(And we got one of Marciano’s old refs, so don’t worry it’s going to be stopped on cuts. This guy figures if you step into the ring, you expect to bleed.)
Anyway. The pictures are not for life-style options. When I can grow the hair back, I will. The goatee may stay, but not the shaved head. The tattoo, maybe. The Harley? Oh, yeah, I’m pretty serious about that. Harriet seems to leaning to riding postillion.
Well, that about wraps it up for now. I’ll be back to you in a few days.
Take care, guys.
All my best,
RJ
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