51.   Friends are called, the final minutes of videocassettes are hurriedly watched, and lists are drawn up.

52.   Fortunately, by standing with one foot in the river, I got a strong enough cellphone signal to call friends back home for grill-lighting instructions.

53.   Friends of friends call friends of friends.

54.   George spent Friday morning calling friends, college buddies and players in the NFL he is close to.

55.   He called a friend, Bishop McKinley Young of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Africa, and asked if he could use the books.

56.   He called his friend Wozniak, and the two agreed to attend.

57.   He called friends of friends.

58.   He called his friends on a cellphone to deliver the good news.

59.   He is also calling friends, going to temporary employment agencies and dropping resumes at companies.

60.   He called another friend, incoming Alabama coach Mark Gottfried, and made a successful pitch for Jaeson as a walk-on.