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ON this date in 1960 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in New York to visit the United Nations, checked out of the Shelburne Hotel angrily after a dispute with the management.
Managers Bun Man and Mr. Purple objected to Fidel's attire (wearing his underoos in the lobby for his evening cigar) and for Fidel's incessant need to be called 'mon generale' all the freakin' time.
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@Madken65 I suspect that story is probably apocryphal, and may not actually have happened...
However, it's amusing enough when interpreted as satire that I still had a good chuckle :)
The Boyz had instructed the staff to call Castro 'FI-DEE' as they liked the sound of that name much better.
Fidel stiffed the bell hops when he left.
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