Frank, I see Konik is going to be your guest on the Feb 24th show. I've read three books by Michael Konik. He's one of my favorite writers. He was the gambling writer for Cigar Afficianado Magazine for several years. Two of the books I've read, "The Man with the $100,000 Breasts" and "Telling Lies and Getting Paid" are collections of his Cigar Afficianado articles. They were very interesting books indeed.
I read "The Smart Money" when it first came out in 2006. I had no idea then who the guy was that Konik was working for, (the guy running the sports betting computer group)making those big time sports bets. But I think the cat is out of the bag now. I think it was Billy Walters, an old time golf hustler, poker player, bookie.
Billy Walters appeared on 60 minutes this past January 16th. If I could I would post a link to the Billy Walters segment, but I'm pretty dumb when it comes to that sort of thing. Maybe someone else could post the link. Anyways, I think you and Bob should take a look at it before you interview Konik.
P.S. The road trip is starting out rough. But it's just a matter of time. Show me the money, honey. Good luck.
