Somebody pressed the "up" button, but the elevator (ah, symbolism) headed downstraight from the lobby of Long Island's Garden City Hotel into the basement, where it landed with a distinct thump. Said Nelson Rockefeller: "Well, we can't go down any farther. We're at the bottom." Said Happy: "Oh well, then I won't worry about it." After five interminable minutes, the doors opened and Nelson, Happy and eight other passengers climbed out. "Hey," gawked a workman, "it's the Governor." "Hey, Governor!" shouted another, holding out a house phone, "say hello to Artie Menkler....
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