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Jerry Baldwin was 30 years old. He was the manager of a pizza restaurant.
He lived in an apartment about one mile north of the restaurant. He walked to
and from work. When it was raining, he took the bus.
Jerry loved gangster movies. When a new one came out, he would go to the
theater and watch the new movie three or four times. Then, when it went to
video, Jerry would buy the video at Barney’s Video Store. Jerry had a home
collection of over 1,000 gangster videos. Old ones, new ones, color, black and
white, English, Spanish, Japanese--he loved them all. He could tell you the name
of the movie, the director, the stars, and the plot. Did you say you liked “Pulp
Fiction”? Well, Jerry would rattle off all the details of that movie. And then
he would invite you to his place to watch it some time. He was a nice guy.
Jerry finally decided that he would like to own a gun, just like the
gangsters. So he saved his money for a couple of years. Then he went to a gun
store and bought a used .38 caliber revolver for $300. While there, he also
bought a couple of boxes of ammunition. The following Saturday morning, he went
to the gun club to practice with his new revolver. He was in the club for only
10 minutes when he accidentally dropped his pistol. The gun went off, and the
bullet went into Jerry’s right knee.
Jerry now walks with a limp and a cane, just like some gangsters. |
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发表于 2016-7-10 09:21:38