I love you CP - always the ray of sunshine. Have faith, we will prevail. A long, hard grind but we will prevail. Of that, there is no doubt. Good triumphs over Evil. Every. Time.
I love you CP - always the ray of sunshine. Have faith, we will prevail. A long, hard grind but we will prevail. Of that, there is no doubt. Good triumphs over Evil. Every. Time.
Frankly, I thought you were 100% correct. Criminals have more rights than innocents in many, many cities in America. And if you hurt or kill one in self defense the system will destroy you both financially and in reputation. YouтАЩll be forever hated by some for the rest of your broke, miserable life. ThatтАЩs exactly why maybe one in a thousand will stick their neck out for a stranger. If you donтАЩt like it? Then face facts and speak out. But donтАЩt pretend someone pointing this out is being negative. The finger pointer is the actual negative one who perpetuates this corrosion by not speaking out about it and gets sarcastic at those who do. Because, it might make them pull their head out of their ass and they donтАЩt want to.
RD3 - I have to agree, there was a period of time where I thought he was an FBI informant. But ultimately "convicted & sentenced". Who knows is right, unless you see him behind bars, it could all be theater, and he's cooling his heels in some foreign tropical country. Maybe home, I think he was PR.
Hey, I appreciated all your in-depth knowledge on Lynyrd Skynyrd - always interested in the stuff I don't know. Native Floridian grew up on Southern Rock, during their time - always loved them. Still do.
Live in STA now and have two close college buddies from UF, who grew up in Jax, and crossed paths with the band in the early days. Artimus Pyle lived a few blocks away for many years - his daughter "Pepper" Pyle still lives here. She's aptly named, wild as can be, in a good way.
At college in Gainesville, '80-'84, every October 20th, we'd make the pilgrimage over to Evergreen Cemetary over in Jax, where Ronnie, Steve & Cassie Gaines were buried - always many hundreds of people were there, so they were moved eventually.
About 15 years ago, one of my sons was invited to a 6-year-old birthday party for a little Van Zant girl classmate. I took him to the party and asked the grandmother if they were related.
She said sure, pulled out her phone and started swiping through pictures. Here's Ronnie, when...here's Donnie, when...here's Johnny, when...here's all the boys (casual family get together jam session with assorted other band members) playing together...here's all their guitars. It was a trip.
I love you CP - always the ray of sunshine. Have faith, we will prevail. A long, hard grind but we will prevail. Of that, there is no doubt. Good triumphs over Evil. Every. Time.
I always appreciate a positive pep talk. Thanks, Ron. This world can get pretty damned discouraging.
Frankly, I thought you were 100% correct. Criminals have more rights than innocents in many, many cities in America. And if you hurt or kill one in self defense the system will destroy you both financially and in reputation. YouтАЩll be forever hated by some for the rest of your broke, miserable life. ThatтАЩs exactly why maybe one in a thousand will stick their neck out for a stranger. If you donтАЩt like it? Then face facts and speak out. But donтАЩt pretend someone pointing this out is being negative. The finger pointer is the actual negative one who perpetuates this corrosion by not speaking out about it and gets sarcastic at those who do. Because, it might make them pull their head out of their ass and they donтАЩt want to.
The only one that surprised me was Tario. I always thought he was a fed. Maybe he is and he is just on a deep mission. Who knows.
RD3 - I have to agree, there was a period of time where I thought he was an FBI informant. But ultimately "convicted & sentenced". Who knows is right, unless you see him behind bars, it could all be theater, and he's cooling his heels in some foreign tropical country. Maybe home, I think he was PR.
Hey, I appreciated all your in-depth knowledge on Lynyrd Skynyrd - always interested in the stuff I don't know. Native Floridian grew up on Southern Rock, during their time - always loved them. Still do.
Live in STA now and have two close college buddies from UF, who grew up in Jax, and crossed paths with the band in the early days. Artimus Pyle lived a few blocks away for many years - his daughter "Pepper" Pyle still lives here. She's aptly named, wild as can be, in a good way.
At college in Gainesville, '80-'84, every October 20th, we'd make the pilgrimage over to Evergreen Cemetary over in Jax, where Ronnie, Steve & Cassie Gaines were buried - always many hundreds of people were there, so they were moved eventually.
About 15 years ago, one of my sons was invited to a 6-year-old birthday party for a little Van Zant girl classmate. I took him to the party and asked the grandmother if they were related.
She said sure, pulled out her phone and started swiping through pictures. Here's Ronnie, when...here's Donnie, when...here's Johnny, when...here's all the boys (casual family get together jam session with assorted other band members) playing together...here's all their guitars. It was a trip.