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The bingo long traveling allstars and motor kings by william brashler book cover, description, publication history. Bingo s team becomes so outlandishly entertaining and successful, it begins to cut into the attendance of the established negro league teams. Aug 09, 2014 hop aboard the yellow school bus as it makes its way through town. Not that baseball is altogether a bad thing for a movie to be about though in these days of the oncegreat sports waning popularity a real baseball. Play bingo games free and from anywhere in the world, even while youre on the go. Hushed news of a miracle echoed to the ends of the earth. It was made into a popular film in 1976 that starred james earl jones, billy dee williams, and richard pryor.
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