Crazy Philadelphia Eddie confessed in volume one that he always fell in love easily.  In this episode, he talk about meeting Sharon, who eventually becomes his second wife.

Crazy Philadelphia Eddie's loyalty to friends was steadfast!  If you were a friend, he would assist you in any way.  However, if someone messed up a sure bet, cheated him, or did not keep their word, he would put steady pressure on a person until they moved.  Dracula was brought in on a deal, but he got the message, "It's time to move on!"

Crazy Philadelphia Eddie was always willing to let tattooers work in his  shops.  Chinatown on a Navy payday was packed with sailors.  Eddie needed the help, and Sailor Charlie was willing to sit in at the shop.  

If there are laws and rules, there are always ways around them.  If you understand them, all you need is a plan to get around them. Crazy Philadelphia Eddie had a keen understanding of the laws, and he had a plan.  One doesn't become a legend by being a fool!  

In this episode, Eddie is still grinding through his first winter in Philadelphia.  In a city just as cold as Chicago, he finds himself among some new characters.  These meager months give rise to occasions to make new friends and reach out to old ones.  Old or new, the bottom line is the hustle to make a buck.  

Until this point in Eddie's life he was "Crazy Eddie" to all  of his friends.  Defending his spot, and striking his claim, Eddie added to the city of brotherly love to his moniker: CRAZY PHILADELPHIA EDDIE.

This is a short episode, Eddie invites one of the many characters from State Street, Chicago to the Chinatown shop in Philadelphia.  Eddie was always surrounded by an entourage of eccentric people. Hell, if you are listening to this podcast and plan to follow it to the last episode of the final volume--No. 7--you might be considered unconventional.