re: I am worried about Les

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His ego is what got him fired.

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Yes, I have to agree. I think there was this dance being played. Some fans always thought Miles a fortunate bumbler. Some thought he was a calculating genius playing the Columbo role and fooling everyone with his incoherent schtick.

IMHO it was always more the former. I always thought Les was mostly what you saw.

But I do think he thought it as he was the latter. He, I do think consciously at times, tried to play it off as he was playing everyone.

But I don't think he realized, at least in my view, that he was basically the same guy whether he was trying to play us or whether he was being himself.

I was amazed he managed the relative success he did for as long as he did. Had a tremendous run of good fortune...and I think it finally ran out. It was inevitable I think.