Read Skip DeLirio's Worst Ever Gig Storyline:
Caesar's army has returned from the long campaign in Gaul and the enemy has been all but defeated. Some of Pompey's army, however, remains in Africa. Together with straggling Roman rebels and the local king Juba, they are gathering forces to prepare one last attack on what is now Caesar's Rome. But there is one problem - a descendant of Scipio Africanus is fighting on the side of the Africans. And without a Scipio of their own, the superstitious Romans refuse to go to Africa to fight.So Caesar sends out soldiers to find himself a Scipio. Luckily, there is a man of such name right there in Rome - a local drunkard and tavern entertainer distantly descended from the legendary warrior. Kidnapped solely on account of his 'heritage', the lowly clown is forced to lead out the troops in the battle of Thapsus. There, 'history' tells us, Scipio 'disappears from the historical record'.Until now.This is the story of how 'Nobody' Skip DeLirio, with the cards finally all dealt in his favour,...Pages of Skip DeLirio's Worst Ever Gig :
