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Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #15



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>        If anyone happened to be watching WBZ-TV (Boston) 11:00PM newscast 
>last night, there was an amusing shot of Larry Bird sitting up in the Fleet 
>Center seats, by himself, intently watching the C's in "action" (and not 
>looking too happy about what he saw). Some poor young kid hesitantly 
>strolls up the aisle to the end of the otherwise empty row, extends his 
>program and says something (you can guess what) to Bird, who quickly fires 
>the kid a side glance, shakes his head, & growls (this could be lip-read): 
>"Not now." The body english actually said much more than that, and the 
>luckless kid got the message immediately, rapidly turning away, head down, 
>sheepish glum expression. No glory, no autograph.

It could say alot of how intent Bird is on turning this franchise around, if he 
was that much into the game. At least he didn't say get lost!!