Years ago I had to go to a job site in Chester to do some work on a Navy ship. I remember watching the local news one night and thinking that the guy doing the weather was a nut case. Smacking the weather board with a pointer and just generally jacking around. Later I learned more about him and his tragic death.
I have since moved to the Philly area, long after Mr. O'Brien passed, and still run into folks talking about Jim. He was a classic.
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