And the The Damon Runyon was best known for a short story celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the prohibition era.

His stories gave literature and movies a whole new character, a fast-talking New Yorker with connections to anything and everything shady, and the kind of guys and

dolls that came to be known as Runyon-esque characters.

He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors and gangsters, few of whom went by square names,

preferring instead colorful monikers such as Nathan Detroit, Benny South Street, Big Jewel, Harry the Horse, Good Time Charlie, Dave the Dude,

were the seldom seen kid.

His writing style was unusual too, it was in the present tense, a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang.

In many ways like one of our other favorite authors, O Henry.

Runyon was also a well-known newspaper reporter covering sports and general news for decades for various

publications and syndicates owned by William Randolph Hearst. He was

pals with Western gunman turned sports writer Bad Masterson and followed the same trail to Mexico that his writer-pal Ambrose Beers took with Ponsovia.

But Runyon returned in one piece, and Beers didn't.

Runyon arrived in New York City in 1910 and began covering boxing. beers unusual, on the field, or in the stands, is credited with revolutionizing the way baseball was covered.

Twenty of Damon Runyon's character-rich stories became motion pictures.

And now, the Three Wise Men by Damon Runyon.

One cold winter afternoon, I am standing at the bar

in Good Time Charlie's little drum in West

49th Street partaking of a mixture of rock candy and rye whiskey and this is a

most surprising thing for me to be doing as I am by no means a rum pot and very seldom indulge in

alcoholic beverages in any way shape manner or form but when I step in a good time

Charlie's on the afternoon in question, I am feeling as if maybe I have a touch of grip coming on.

At good time Charlie tells me there is nothing in this world as good for a touch of grip as rock candy and rye whiskey as it assassinates the germs at once.

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