My Dinner With Brazil; Part 16

I plied Brazil for further thoughts about Korchnoi whom Brazil had described many times in glowing terms. "Korchnoi is still alive Solo & still living in Switzerland. I'm pretty sure he's in his 80's now. He's still competing I believe & at a very high level. He's the "rara avis' among good men because he's lived to an advanced age & in relatively good health although a few years back he suffered a debilitating stroke from which he's recovered now.You know the old sayings "Only the good die young." & "Nice guys finish last." Well Korchnoi puts the lie to both those sayings.Look him up on the Internet & you'll see that what I'm telling you is accurate." Brazil said.  After a quick search I discovered that Korchnoi is 84 years old now & won the 2006 World Senior Championship as well as the 2009 & 2011 Swiss Championship. "You see Solo Korchnoi is pure gold. Pure gold only is enhanced with value by the passing of time. No degradation, rusting or decompositiion of pure gold. Korchnoi I love still as a friend & he will always be pure gold." I was deeply impressed by this show of devotion on behalf of Brazil toward an iconic figure in the chess world. Korchnoi was a teen ager when WW 2 broke out & has seen the passing of the 20th Century as well as the revelatory opening of the 21st century. Certainly he would be another interesting guy to interview. Suddenly a group of motorcycle dudes entered Bonfiglio's, the gang called The Chingalings. Their headquarters is only 3 blocks from my apartment on Arthur Avenue.  They are a long established gang having been located there for over 50 years. One of them plays Can You Feel The Beat Within My Heart By Lisa Lisa on the jukebox. The Chingalings don't bathe. They are all smelly & scruffy & unshaven with filthy clothes reminiscnet of Tal but without his genius. "W're going to be getting out of here pretty soon Brazil. Know what I'm saying?' I said to Brazil. "Yeah I know what you're saying." Brazil replied while giving a glance at the Chingalings out of the corner of his eye. The Chingalings know me well & we get along nicely but I never like hanging out anywhere near where hive mind people are gathered which is exactly what all gangs are about: Hive minds, group minds & I'm an individual mind ever since birth. Brazil too.