“No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.” — George Chakiris
(A Greek boy, like George, playing a Puerto Rican, in “West Side Story” isn’t really that much of a stretch. Mediterranean types can pass for a variety of nationalities. But, how do we get the swarthy Elyes Gabel playing an Irish guy named Walter O’Brien, in the show “Scorpion”??? Good looking kid, but about as Irish looking as Shaquille O’Neal. Don’t mind me, folks. I’m just in one of those moods. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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You mean Shaquille O’Neal is not Irish ????
LOL! — YUR
Yesterday, 11 January, was the 50th anniversary of Johnny Cash’s hit album “Folsom Prison Blues”.
But, there was more to the story than I knew:
Listen to this story. It’s not too long.
When Johnny Cash Met Glen Sherley
As Chloe Veltman from KQED reports, the fateful encounter was to change both men’s lives — for better and for worse.
http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/01/11/johnny-cash-glen-sherley
We might say that prison was the right place for him.
But, would it be more generous to say that people like this are actually mentally ill.
There are a lot of people walking around with undiagnosed mental illness.
Why else would they be shooting children and people in schools or churches where there’s nothing to gain.
Real criminals rob stores or banks where there’s something to gain, like money.
Glen Sherley
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Sherley
I’ll have to give this a read, or listen, before I respond, lwc. But until then, I’ll trust that this cool. I just spent all afternoon writing a reply, and I’m a little tired. — YUR
Take your time; it’s not going anywhere.
You know how some stories have an ending that’s not satisfying, but you realize it could never have been any other way.
As our Prez would tweet, “Sad”.
Interesting stuff, lwc. Drug addiction gets the better of most that it afflicts, unfortunately. — YUR