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Today I am riding around with Julio and talking about everything and he mentions the KKK.  He had equated the KKK to Texas, but I have to admit I don't think of Texas right away when I hear about them.  I'm telling him how the KKK was strong in my small town in Indiana.  In 1965 when I was in first grade, the Klan were marching out side of my school during recess.  I thought it was a Halloween parade or something, but the teachers pulled us in from recess when they saw them.

So I remember later when I was in high school, I was playing tennis one summer day in our city park. Now our town had zero Black people and it was not a nice place to visit as our town had no shortage of racists.  There was a day camp going on and it appeared the park was full of 9 to 12 year old kids.  I was not really paying a lot of attention, but about 30 cars entered the park and a crowd was forming.  Now I see a guy walking with a sawed off shot gun and there is a Black counselor at the camp.  This kid was maybe 18 years old and minding his own business when the guy with the shot gun puts the gun up to the kid and says "N....., out of town before dark"....Soon the police were there and arrested the guy and the people were applauding his effort.  I was shocked and could not believe what I saw. When I think back on that day, I always kind of think about the movie Blazing Saddles and how stupid the guys were in that movie.  I would like to see the kid start dancing and saying, "Wahooo I have several more hours left."    Anyway I don't know how much the community has changed, but hopefully there is more tolerance there today.  It was not until I was in college that I ever had a Black friend. Our world has so many beautiful things to see, but wonder what would happen if we were all blind. I am sure we would still find ways to discriminate.

I mentioned that I often sleep with the television turned to a channel with music from the 70's.  Well I cannot prove this, but I believe that a couple mornings ago they were playing "No More Mr Nice Guy" from Alice Cooper, and it incorporated itself into my dream.  Now somehow I am seeing Alice talk to a member about his band and the lyrics are about his (the band member)  drug addiction....and the lyrics were different but I cannot remember them.  The part that sucks is that I got waken up by a phone call.  That is one dream I would have liked to continue.  Pretty stupid I know but I wanted to share.

Working on getting my son to visit in July.  Man do I miss him and when he is here the time flies.  He really deserves better, and I love him and we are just geographically too far away.  He is doing well and I cannot wait to see him.  Funny thing is as a children we are nothing alike.  I played and watched sports all day and he could not care less about sports.  He is a very likeable kid and has lots of friends.  When he plays sports it is more of a social thing to him and competing is not really that important. 

Well my Reds don't seem to want to make a move, but I can hope.  I'm not talking about a trade, but maybe a 10-4 run or so to get out in front and ride the streak to a division championship.  It might happen, but at this point it does not seem to be in the cards.

College football is coming up and hopefully that will give us something to talk about.  I love the NFL as well and we just have to cross our fingers that those guys can work out their differences. 

Please keep in mind our party on the 9th of July.  Should be a lot of fun and we still have many really nice chicas available.

Have a great weekend and of course be safe!