Article: THE PLEASURE OF THEIR COMPANY EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING, A GROUP OF MEN MEET FOR COFFEE AT A RHODE ISLAND RESTAURANT. THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION? WHATEVER FRIENDS WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

Frankie and Tookey knew each other as kids 35 years ago in Warren, Rhode Island. After high school, Frankie went into tuna fishing with his father, and Tookey, eventually, went to work in his father's commercial cleaning business. But they kept in touch, meeting mornings for coffee at Rod's Grille in Warren. One day Richie just happened to walk into Rod's Grille and saw Tookey. Richie knew Tookey slightly and was invited to sit down. Richie began to stop every day on the way to his law office in Providence and became the third member of what would become the Barrington Breakfast Club. It is a fraternity so informal it has no rules, but so strong that members commit themselves to stopping ...

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