"Not as often as I'd like," he says, because money can be tight and he doesn't have a lot to throw around. "I didn't mean that as a dig, Lou, honestly. Just...amusement at how different our lives are."
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"Not as often as I'd like," he says, because money can be tight and he doesn't have a lot to throw around. "I didn't mean that as a dig, Lou, honestly. Just...amusement at how different our lives are."