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Domenica 2022-03-15 08:01:02
also the cotton club
There is also a cotton club in Shanghai. Like the cotton club in the film, it is also a famous local jazz bar with great music and musicians, and every night it is full of seats. Of course, the era has changed, gangster is no longer there, and there is no access control for only whites. On the...
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Felix 2022-03-15 08:01:02
a string of words
What impressed me the most was the line of a black man who appeared only once, which shocked me.
"I am not a dancer. I am a pimp and a thief and a gambler. that's what I do. I don't have no talent to dance. I can't get my foot into cotton club where my people, black people, are the stars. Why?...

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Owney: $500?
Frenchy: That's what I heard!
Owney: 50 grand! I paid 50 grand! They only wanted 35 but I gave 50 not to hurt you. $500. I would've given 500,000 for you. I been worried sick about you. Look at what you done to my fuckin' watch.
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Owney: Yeah.
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