Somethin' like four thousand bottles have been thrown at me in my day but only about twenty ever … - Harry Gordon Johnson

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Racing is a passion. . . at this level, a source of immense gratification. So the rest is no problem.

Harry Gordon Johnson

Somethin' like four thousand bottles have been thrown at me in my day but only about twenty ever hit me. That does not speak very well for the accuracy of the fans' throwing.

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