some reporters become legends. they inspire readers to become writers. and jimmy breslin is the best living example of this. a man whose newspaper column expressed the soul of new york city for decades. his no-b.s. independence and commitment to telling a story developed to devoted readership, memorably expressed in this clip from "when harry met sally." >> first, let me say, i'm not a big fan of jimmy breslin. >> well, he's why i became a writer, but that's not important. >> breslin was so famous in his prime that he became that rare reporter who was called on by ad agencies to give credibility to their beer pitches. >> i'm jimmy breslin, a writer. but beer is a subject that's not exactly unknown to me. so i tried one. i liked it. it's good beer. i tried another. it's better than good. it's a good drinkin' beer.