Reid Baer tells HOW TO MAKE a NAME for YOURSELF<br />-<br />The root of all my evil is<br />wanting to be somebody –<br />anybody – a saint or a<br />villain – go to jail or go to school -<br /><br />looking around while people<br />graduate with honors reputations<br />getting titles from established<br />institutions – carrying<br /><br />that piece of paper – that degree –<br />that stamped imprimatur having<br />accomplished something the world can<br />respect – expect something from me<br /><br />I just ain’t got – I’m not one of<br />them and then jealousy rears its<br />head and my mind follows after<br />a hole in my chest – I have so<br /><br />much catching up to do to dig<br />my way out – I have to be better<br />than the rest – more dangerous -<br />more free – more earth shatteringly<br /><br />assertive covering the crime<br />scene of the century up front<br />where bullets are so near my ears<br />they’re literally whispering to me<br /><br />to get to the definitive<br />story before anybody and<br />I can be somebody and<br />make a lasting name for myself.<br /><br />-
