A L.A. private eye & self-appointed neighborhood fixer is framed for murder by some low rent criminals -causing him to have to clear his name and extract revenge. Tune in as Chris gushes about Marvin Gaye, Robert Hooks, & talks critical negligence as the LSCE screens the undersung classic “Trouble Man.” Join Us!
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