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Boozoo Chavis-Warning: For Mature Audiences Only

April 1, 1999 by: Arsenio Orteza

The directions to his house that Boozoo Chavis gives journalists who call to schedule interviews with him can be confusing. Sometimes he says "turn right" when he means "turn left" and "turn left" when he means "turn right." Inevitably, if the journalist is lucky, one of Chavis' sons will be nearby, overhear the confusion, and straighten out the mess. Given Chavis' unusually strong distrust of interviewers, one can't help wondering if he provides wrong directions on purpose.

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