As I round the corner near the Bud's Broiler on Canal Boulevard, I see Fast Eddie on crutches, his leg in one of those plastic splints protecting him while he t ...

I really don't remember how we first met. I don't even know his real name. The moniker he goes by reflects a nickname given to a former governor of Louisiana. It's one he chose, not me. And he tends ...

If you didn't get to meet my "friend" Fast Eddie before the Tulsa game two weeks ago, you will today. He's that friend you have that just has a way of dropping in on you when you least expect it. He's ...

I guess you could say we've been "friends for a while." You could also say we've "known each other." Either way, I have seen him around for decades. He has never given me his real name. I've always ...