Feb. 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock (Almost) All Bets Are Off at Raided Bookie Joint

Posted on February 14, 2019 by lmharnisch

Matt Weinstock, L.A. Mirror, 1959

Feb. 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock ends his week with an assortment of amusing stories, a poem and a bit of literature. Weinstock had an impressive number and variety of people feeding items to him. He made it look easy.

Weinstock’s column originally ran in the L.A. Mirror in 1959 and was republished on latimes.com in 2009. The entire column is available via Archive.org.

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2 Responses to Feb. 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock (Almost) All Bets Are Off at Raided Bookie Joint

  1. Wayne Selover says:
    February 15, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    Lately Thomas’s real name was Robert V. Steele.

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