Did I ever tell you about my friend back in the 70s? Abraham Kabibble, aka Abe the Fishmonger. Well, Abe always claimed he knew everyone. So one day I decided to take him up on his claims. We were talking about the NJ Jets, and Abe said, "Oh, Joe Namath, he's a good friend of mine. I remember watching him play footbal in high school." "Abe, now you're telling me you actually know Joe Namath? Broadway Joe? Prove it!" So we flew to Queens and went to their next game at Shea Stadium. Abe got us tickets in the front row on the 50 yard line. At half-time, Namath comes over to our seats, and says, "Abe, I hope you like the seats. It was the best I could do on such short notice!" "Wow!", I thought. He really does know Joe Namath. After the game, the 3 of us went to dinner. A few weeks later, Frank Sinatra came up in a conversation. "Oh, Frankie, boy! I knew he would make it big back when he used to sing in Hoboken. We still keep in touch!" "Come on, Abe, don't tell me you know Sinatra, too. Prove it." So we grabbed the next flight to Vegas, and attended a Sinatra show at the Sands. We had stage-side seats. After the show, Sinatra came over to our table and said, "Abe, how are you? Long time no see. Waiter, bring over a bottle of Jack and 3 glasses." Well, it was quite an evening sharing a drink with Ole Blue Eyes. A few weeks later, I decided I had to find someone Abe doesn't know. Then it dawned on me -- The Pope! He couldn't possibly know the Pope! Abe the Fishmonger wasn't even Catholic! I thought I got him this time. "Abe, come on a trip with me. I know you can't possibly know this person." "Who?", Abe asked. "Never mind, just come with me!" So we took a plane to Rome, and went to the Vatican. I found out when the Pope would be appearing on his balcony, and I took Abe there. While we were waiting, a security guard came over, whispered something into Abe's ear, and they walked away. About a half hour later, the Pope appeared on the balcony, and at his side was none other than Abe! I was gobsmacked! Then, the guy next to me tapped me on the shoulder and asked, "Hey buddy, who's that guy up there with Abe The Fishmonger?"
