Episode lucky number seven, unlike the movie Lucky Number Slevin, which is an alright movie and has Lucy Liu, but anyway. The Dodgers and Astros are in the midst of the World Series as I type this and I’m missing the hot action (seriously, it’s 90+ degrees in Los Angeles) as I type this, so […]
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