by Xanadu Xero

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Milorad Blagojevich, (or Blagojević) an Orthodox Serb, grew up in Chicago, unlucky. Well, unlucky for a white boy with snazzy aspirations. His parents were FOB, poor laborers, not just from the 'wrong' part of Europe, but the 'wrong' part of Yugoslavia.

Shrewd young 'Rod', however, reforged himself as a gold-standard American, bulldozing speed-of-light past immigrant parents, tech school and Golden Gloves boxing, alllll the way to posh puss Malibu, where he went to (cough) law school.

Back in Chicago he charmed, then married a Big Macher's daughter (In Chicago. Let's see you do it) and became a *Player* in the sparkling, once alien world he turned into (bongo roll:) his world. It's a Frank Sinatra movie.

Then Rod fucked up the sequel.

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