a cafeteria on the South Side of Chicago. There a character, known as Mitch, whom we can conclude is the author finds himself, a white man in a predominately black area, studying the lifestyles of many of the black men he encounters. The title of the book is derived from a group of people that Mitch meets in a cafeteria and befriends. He often refers to them as "the regulars" because as a routine they always meet in the cafeteria to discuss the days that they have had. Mitch later finds out they've been gathering there for over 10 years. As Mitch observes, the apparent "leade
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