Somehow I truncated my response. Captain Bill was old sarcastic curmudgeon. Met at a bike rally. He asks, Jeez, how tall are you?”. I replied 6 foot 7, sir. His reply sure broke the ice..He hired me on the spot.
Reference: the murderous deeds of Ayers and Dohrn and comrades
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