A Boxer and An Actor

The boxer and the actor I saw them on the sidewalk near The Radio music Hall in New York, Jack was telling Alan a joke Jack Dempsey wore a sport’s jacket, brown trousers a white shirt’s open, top button open shiny shoes; Alan Ladd, wore a grey suit, with matching tie (Everyone had shiny shoe trainers not yet invented) I noticed he was considerably smaller than Jack. I was in awe had never seen someone famous life and up close; this was, in 1957, I was so young. I bought a ticket to see the show at the music hall before the movie dancing girl came to the stage with live music and plenty of thighs. The final was a big kick a woman got it wrong she kicked with her left leg when she realized her mistake shifted to the right leg; too late, the music had stopped but with one leg still in the air, it was what I remember.