Hundreds of people Rock had never met appeared at his birthday party, including a reporter from the paper, an approximately twenty-five-year-old named Luke. Rock overheard him talking to another young man, dressed as Luke in khakis and a casual wool sports jackets.
It was soon evident that they were engaged in a heated conversation and that Luke was on the defensive. The other man had been a world-class distance runner whose career was cut short by a severe knee injury, and Luke had written a story about his demise. The runner's complaint was that Luke had left out any mention of his past. "You don't even know where I'm from, Luke," he said. "You never asked."
Luke appealed to Rock for help, but Rock had no idea who the runner was.
"Man, I'm sorry," Rock said. "I used to really keep up with track and field, but I haven't for years."
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