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{{Byline|last=Jacomo|first=Thomas |abstract=A confidant of Norman Mailer recounts his experiences with Mailer over many years. |note=Thomas Jacomo was a longtime friend of Norman Mailer. As executive director of the Washington Palm restaurant, he knows everyone of any importance or self-perceived importance and presides over perhaps the main, nonpartisan power meeting spot in the nation’s capital. |url=}} | {{Byline|last=Jacomo|first=Thomas |abstract=A confidant of Norman Mailer recounts his experiences with Mailer over many years. |note=Thomas Jacomo was a longtime friend of Norman Mailer. As executive director of the Washington Palm restaurant, he knows everyone of any importance or self-perceived importance and presides over perhaps the main, nonpartisan power meeting spot in the nation’s capital. |url=http://prmlr.us/mr04jac }} | ||
{{dc|dc=I|t was around 1970 or 1971.}} I was running a hotel in Manchester, Vermont, called the Avalanche Motor Lodge. Nearby was a nightclub called The Roundhouse. People knew I was a big boxing fan and told me Jose Torres, the light heavyweight champion of the world, was over there. So of course I ran across the street. | {{dc|dc=I|t was around 1970 or 1971.}} I was running a hotel in Manchester, Vermont, called the Avalanche Motor Lodge. Nearby was a nightclub called The Roundhouse. People knew I was a big boxing fan and told me Jose Torres, the light heavyweight champion of the world, was over there. So of course I ran across the street. | ||
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The other great story—I’d just broken up with my girlfriend and my heart | The other great story—I’d just broken up with my girlfriend and my heart was broken. | ||
was broken. | |||
I was playing ping-pong with Norman at my hotel. He's been married six | I was playing ping-pong with Norman at my hotel. He's been married six times, so I say to him, “How do you get over the hurt and the pain?” | ||
times, so I say to him, “How do you get over the hurt and the pain?” | |||
Norman says, “Tom, once you get through the flesh, down to the bone, it doesn't hurt anymore.” | Norman says, “Tom, once you get through the flesh, down to the bone, it doesn't hurt anymore.” | ||
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I miss a lot of things about Norman Mailer. What I miss most is his intelligence. He was the smartest man I ever spoke to in my entire life. He analyzed everything. Nothing just went by him. | I miss a lot of things about Norman Mailer. What I miss most is his intelligence. He was the smartest man I ever spoke to in my entire life. He analyzed everything. Nothing just went by him. | ||
Despite what a lot of people said, he wasn’t tough at all. He had a heart | Despite what a lot of people said, he wasn’t tough at all. He had a heart of gold. Any time I needed anything, he was always there for me. | ||
of gold. Any time I needed anything, he was always there for me. | |||
And he liked to laugh. I made him laugh. | And he liked to laugh. I made him laugh. | ||
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