Unknown to Rollie, his assumption was only half right. Sitting directly behind him was a sixty-year-old black man by the name of ‘Leeks’ Sweats. He was the comedian of the Sweats family. Playing pranks and making a joke out of every topic was the cornerstone of his personality. The kids in the family adored him. The adults tolerated his antics because he entertained the kids.
Leeks attended every function where M.C. made an appearance. He was a devout follower and supporter of M.C., his favorite nephew. In twentieth-century America, he would have been referred to as a M.C. groupie.
Tonight, Leeks' attention was focused more on the man sitting two rows ahead, about fifteen feet away, rather than M.C.'s lecture. Through the commotion inside the Pavilion, he overheard this man's conversatio
