Just remembered another Barry Fey story,

that wasn't in his book. Everyone knows he loved to gamble, and he'd hit it big with a Las Vegas bookie, but the guy refused to pay. After a while, Barry sent LC (Lorenzo Cortez Clayton), his main bodyguard/security dude, (think of a cross between Shaft and SuperFly), along with Tom Swift (his real name) out to Vegas to convince him to pay, or bring him back to Denver so Barry could 'reason with him'. Seems LC and Tom weren't able to get the guy to pay up, and were in the process of putting him in the car for a trip to Denver when he started screaming, created a scene and the cops intervened. LC was taken to jail, but Tom got away and called Barry, who was able to contact the bookie the next day. He explained that he oughta drop charges, bail LC out of jail, and come up with a substantial downpayment on his debt, OR, the 'next' bill collector was gonna be more efficient. The next day, charges against LC were dropped and the boys brought back a wad of cash. Never did hear if Barry was paid the full amount, but Tom and LC got a good story out of it. Tom later took an offer with Ticket Master and offered me a job, but I passed when I found out I would need to get a 'concealed carry' permit, cuz I'd be dealing in lots of cash from the ticket outlets and robberies by junkies weren't uncommon. I passed, but looking back, kinda wish I'd have hooked up with Ticket Master in their early days. Who knew?

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