Jim Smith’s Fernando Lamas doctrine
It’s been a long time since I thought about Fernando Lamas. No, not the actor but the character played by comedian Billy Crystal based on the actor.
Crystal, in character, once said, “You know, my dear, my father used to say to me, ‘Nando, don’t be a schnook. It’s not how you feel; it’s how you look.”
County Executive Jim Smith reminded me of the Lamas character when he light-heartedly talked about the importance of scheduling a vacation before you get your emergency triple-bypass surgery.
As ‘Nando would say: “Remember, my friends. Saludos, it’s better to look good than to feel good.”
And in case you slept through the 80s, Youtube is here to help. Ah, the internet — just the way Al Gore intended.