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| Oo a? ‘We | e r ar | ! | | POPRYE - 6 that wan horribly involved in that aystem, He had a reputation in the joint, that nothing wan too small for him to steal, What a terrible thing to say about : , a human being. and, what's worse, it was probably true." Brother Michael was his friend: "He spent a lot of time in our cell, telling us stories about fine broads and big money; when Popeye wos rapping, it could go on for hours. In his stories, he was always the hippest, toughest, and smartest. Eye always had a way of petting into the shit. If there was an argument on the field, he was in on it; if there was a fight in the locker room, - Eye would be talking shit. There were a lot of dudes involved in San Quentin sports who could have whipped Popeye... but mont weren't willing to sacrifice their release dates... A lot of athletes of all races didn't like Popeye be~ | ' | | cause he spent more time arguing and squabbling than playing ball or because | he criticized his teammates heavily and bragged about his own exploits. He had | a short temper and an argument could quickly lead to blows, so people let him | have his own way a lot.? a Carl: He was really into dropping his bully hand, especially in instances where he knew he could get away with it... and he was off into that bagees Iceberg Slim and all that... wearing their Cadillacs around the big yard... that's the bag he fell into when he got out." Popeye had been twisted and warped by almost two decades in this womanless, 4 f i i ' mad environment. As brother George Jackson said: "It is socially self-des- tructive to create a monster, and turn him loose upon the world", When Popeye $ was released in 1970, another nine years, he was rational but not sane. He aETCA ; knew nothing but queenn, sports, huntling the short con, and the big yard,