[grania]

I read somewhere that Booker himself discussed his youthful bad behavior in a book or column.

[logi_cal869]

https://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19920219-01.2.16#

We are led to believe that this is a true story, “Top Gun” & all.

Uh-huh. Still, lends to character. Read the article.