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Or Michael Jackson could cruise the "Toys R Us" with CHER!

Now Michael Jackson can go to Wal-Mart. He heard they had little boy's pants half off. Ta-dum.

And another thing.... Just kidding. I've said all I'm going to say on that subject. Anyone have any news about Cream? Are they going to do any US shows? Horace EAPFP

I certainly agree that a grown man sleeping in the same bed as children is some fu**ed up stuff. What I feel though, and what has been very widely reported, is that the mother and the child had their credibility completely shot out of the water. And they do come off as people trying to goldbrick. I would never, EVER defend child molestation. But do any of us really know what went on? No. We don't, and the court has spoken. This isn't like the OJ case, where anybody with half a brain knew he was guilty as hell. Yeah, Micheal's way too weird for words. No doubt. And if he is a child molester, he'll have to answer to a WAY higher authority than a California court some day. Did he do it this time? I don't know. Did he do it before? Don't know that, either. They couldn't prove it. But until they make general weirdness a felony (and after all, that's what the court of public opinion convicted Micheal on), then any law enforcement should get "their ducks sho-nuff in a row" before they prosecute. But, yeah--absolutely, I wouldn't let my kid near his weird ass. No way.

My fear is that Derek or Warren will leave the ABB to concentrate on their bands before I see the group. Man I wish they would announce the KC show. I have decided to see Robert Cray in Oct. That is a long time away. I need something in between. Maybe the Archies will come around.

You know, I'm not a fan of Michael Jackson's (although I'll be the first one ot say he is very talented. Just not my cup of tea), and maybe he did some bad stuff years back. Maybe he was guilty now. But the fact remains, the parents are, at least in my mind, the guilty ones here. They attempted to line their pockets by, essentially, pimping out their kid. Micheal's a strange cat. Why on Earth would you want your kid to hang out with him, if not to try to cash in on it. This was a vendetta by the SB Co DA's office, pure and simple. They blew their big chance 10 years ago, and they were pissed off about it. so they waited for another oppurtunity. And they blew it again. Talk about credibility issues.... Look, I don't buy Micheal's music, anyway, so this will have no bearing for where and how my entertainment dollar is spent. Btw, Pink Floyd's going to do a one-off gig for African (I think) charities. That's worth some attention in my book. Horace EAPFP

BTW-Michael Jackson found not guilty on all 10 counts....

Randy, I'll be sure to mark my calendar for the JFD. It might the closest chance I'll get to see Lefty now that I'll be leaving Chi-town and the Midwest in my rear view mirror....

Seeing Tony post again reminded me of something that I just now learned about an old buddy of mine. Greg and I went to paramedic school together way back in 1983. A lot of sweat went into the learning process for two knucklehead firefighters. 'put the wet stuff on the red stuff' was our creed and this medic stuff was going to be a sideline to our job. We laughed too much for anything to ever be serious to us. Firefighters have the strangest way of relieving pressure. The MTV show 'punked' only has it half right.... Anyway we graduated and went about the business of patching bullet holes and delivering babies, and more often than not, taking minor stuff to the emergency room. Throughout it all he fought fires, I fought fires, no big deal. 'Pick your rate: pick your fate'. That's an old military expression that basically means if you choose to do something, don't explain, don't complain. An excuse is just a reason why YOU didn't do your job. 100% is what is expected and 110% is what is given... So why am I posting this? Tony's post got me to thinking about Greg. He is dead now because once on a call he contacted a patients blood and he got Hep. Simple as that. Twenty or so minutes out of his day doing the best he could to save a life and it eventually killed him. I know that Tony started a forum thread on HepC and that perhaps there are those that wish I would've posted my post there. I got to thinking about Greg and his dog. That dog barked one night so long that Greg finally had to scold the dog and stop its barking. The dog wandered off, sulking. The next morning when Greg went to go to work at the fire department he was presented with his car on blocks and all four tires stolen! His dog was doing his job trying to warn him and surely had the last laugh! Tony and others battling this silent killer need every prayer that we have. This is no game where someone wins; someone is just losing faster than the other... When I remember Greg I remember his expression telling the dog story. When I think of Tony I think of his courage. Pray. Pray Hard!! Remembering Greg.