[BLACKJACK]

OKAY, TURK - - - -

LAST PAGE YOU ASKED WHERE MY COMMENTS ARE - - - -

- - - - - - - -HERE ARE A FEW OF THEM - - - -

TO ALL: WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A REALLY DEEP HOLE - THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS GET RID OF THE FRIGGIN' SHOVEL.

TO ED: YOU HAVE BEEN A GOOD FRIEND TO ME AND TO EVERYONE ON THIS FORUM AND TO EVERYONE WHO HAS ATTENDED THE "FLINGS". I'VE BEEN AT THE FIRST FOUR AND I'LL DAMN SURE BE AT NUMBER FIVE. YOU HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS - AND - THOSE OF YOUR FAMILY. (THEY ARE PROBABLY ABOUT TO "DISOWN" YOUR ASS). I DON'T KNOW HOW - OR WHY - YOU EVEN PUT UP WITH ALL THIS CRAP. I SUPPOSE IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF US WOULD CLIMB DOWN THE BARREL OF A CANON WITH YOU IN A HEARTBEAT. KEEP IN MIND, MY FRIEND, THE OLD PITTSBURGH PROVERB: "NO GOOD DEED EVER GOES UNPUNISHED".

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHERE THE NEXT FLING WILL BE, WHAT WE WILL DO THERE, HOW MUCH IT WILL COST, OR ANYTHING ELSE - - I JUST WANT TO HANG OUT WITH GOOD FRIENDS, DRINK RAKI, LOOK AT COOL CARS AND LIE ABOUT HOW FAST I AM (WAS).

PLEASE, JUST "DO IT YOUR WAY". THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PLEASE EVERYONE. YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO DRIVE YOURSELF NUCKING FUTS TRYING. "DO IT, BUDDY. WE'LL BE THERE".

TO JP: LIKE YOU - - - I WAS ONCE A 23 YEAR OLD BIG MOUTH, AROGANT, OBTUSE, PAIN-IN-THE-ASS FREEKIN' KNOW-IT-ALL. KNOW I'M A 69 YEAR OLD BIG MOUTH, AROGANT, OBTUSE, PAIN-IN-THE-ASS FREEKIN' KNOW-IT-ALL. THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT NOW I TRY TO KEEP THOSE MOST LOVABLE CHARMS OUT OF THE PUBLIC VIEW. WHEN YOU WANT SOME THING TO "COOL DOWN" AND FOLKS TO GET OFF YOUR ASS THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO SHUT-UP FOR A WHILE - - MAYBE A LONG WHILE. THE MORE YOU REPEAT AND REPEAT AND REPEAT THE SAME STUFF THE MORE PEOPLE GET PISSED OFF AND BORED SILLY. (CREDIBILITY ISSUE HERE).

TO CLAY: WE HAVE SPOKEN IN PERSON SEVERAL TIMES AND I FOUND YOU TO BE A DECENT, INTELLIGENT - AND EVEN (SOMEWHAT) LIKEABLE GUY. YOU REALLY SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH COMPUTERS THOUGH BECAUSE WHEN YOU POST - MORE OFTEN THAN NOT - YOU COME ACROSS AS AN ASSHOLE. IT MIGHT HELP IF YOU READ - AND REREAD - YOUR POSTS BEFORE YOU PUSHED THE "SEND" BUTTON. ADDITIONALLY - - YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOP ENCOURAGING JP. HE HAS DEMONSTRATED AN ABILITY TO GET KNEE DEEP IN SH!T ON HIS OWN - - - HE REALLY DOESN'T NEED YOUR HELP. WE (THE GUYS FROM THE "OTHER FORUM") UNDERSTAND THE "FAMILY CONNECTION" THAT YOU REFERRED TO BUT DO YOU REALLY NEED TO "GET POINTS" BY "PATTING HIS BUTT???"

ALTHOUGH IT'S A GOOD THING THAT THE POST ON THE "OTHER FORUM" WAS SHUT DOWN - - - MANY OF US WERE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE WE WERE REALLY BUILDING UP A HEAD OF STEAM. (IT'S STILL BOILING). SCOTT WAS RIGHT BECAUSE HE (WE) WILL NOT TOLERATE THAT SORT OF CRAP IN THAT "FAMILY".

WE (ON THE OTHER FORUM) MANAGE TO STAY ON EACH OTHERS ASS - - ALL DAY LONG - - AND DO IT WITH LAUGHTER AND FRIENDSHIP.

YOU & JP GET ON A THREAD AND IMMEDIATELY START BAD MOUTHING ONE OF OUR FRIENDS (DV) AND WITHIN A DAY YOU HAVE EVERYONE SO PISSED OFF AT YOU THAT SCOTT HAS TO SHUT DOWN THE THREAD. I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME HE EVER DID THAT.

TO ALL (AGAIN): I KNOW A LOT OF GUYS ON THIS FORUM AND CONSIDER MOST OF THEM FRIENDS. REAL FRIENDS. I KNOW THAT ONCE ANIMUS BECOMES THE ISSUE OF THE DAY - SIDES ARE INSTINCTIVELY TAKEN. (PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THERE BEING NO "TYPE-B" PERSONALITIES AROUND HERE). I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT ALL OF US (OR CERTAINLY MOST OF US) REALLY WANT TO HAVE A "DVSF-V". LET'S JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF ED'S KITCHEN AND FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO B!TCH ABOUT UNTIL NEXT JUNE. IT'S HIS SHOW. LET'S QUIT BEING OBSTRUCTIONISTS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE "HIS SHOW" THERE'S A SIMPLE SOLUTION. DON'T COME TO IT. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BIGGER, SMALLER, FASTER, EARLIER, LATER, OR CERTIFIED BY ERNST & YOUNG - - - PUT THE DAMN THING ON YOURSELF. HECK, I'LL EVEN BUY A TICKET TO ATTEND.

LET'S JUST CUT THE CRAP OUT (ME TOO) AND LET DV GET ON WITH WHAT HE DOES BEST - - - - - -

Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT DAY.

BLACKJACK

(YOU ASKED FOR MY OPINIONS, TURK - AREN'T YOU GLAD NOW??)