"Christianity is for people afraid of hell,
Jesus is for people who have already been to hell."
--White Trash Wisdom.
"I'm not a Christian, but I try to live by the words of Jesus."
--More White Trash Wisdom
There are three significant intersections in my life, one for birth, one for life and the other for death.Jesus is for people who have already been to hell."
--White Trash Wisdom.
"I'm not a Christian, but I try to live by the words of Jesus."
--More White Trash Wisdom
I was reborn at the Crossroads in Clarksdale Mississippi. My White Trash past died at Dysfunction Junction in Wheat Ridge Colorado.
And my life's purpose began where my will and God's will crossed paths at the Step Three of Alcoholics Anonymous.
I'm considering making this story into a book. Here's the title of the book:
Wheat Ridge Wreck
How Good Old Boys tried to steal Alcoholics Anonymous Away from God.
How Good Old Boys tried to steal Alcoholics Anonymous Away from God.
You might be scratching your head and saying, "Huh, what' s the big deal? All we did was call the cops on this guy Sean H. and try to have him arrested for drawing cartoons that made us take a look at ourselves. Why does he gotta go and write a book like that and make us look like a bunch of bullies?"
The thing is this. The story of The Wheat Ridge Wreck Center and AA is the story of America. It's a tragedy that William Shakespeare would love. It's the story of how this nation went into the tank based on a few Good Ol' Boys sitting around making decisions based on their own self-interest and not even considering the misery it would create for their fellows and for their community.
The self-appointed Sheriffs of AA sat around the table one day at the Pink Elephant Bar and made a decisions that destroyed a meeting. The management team at the Wreck Center sat in their office and made a decision that brought violence into innocent people's lives.
And a group of group of men sat in an office one day and decided to declare war based on a..., get this...a basketball metaphor.
"It's a slam dunk."
It turns out it wasn't a slam dunk. It was a huge mistake.
You might scratch your big belly and say, "heck, I just don't see how all this fits together."
Well, that's the role of the artist in society, to take elements that seem disconnected and tie them all together to reveal truth and meaning.
And that's what I intend to do.
All three of these events and underlying commonalities.
1. Decisions were made by exclusionary and selfish people.
2. The people most harmed where the people least considered.
3. The people who made the decisions were trusted servants who enjoyed the financial support and tax advantages of the federal and local governments, yet they showed no interest in abiding by the civil rights or laws.
The thing is this. The story of The Wheat Ridge Wreck Center and AA is the story of America. It's a tragedy that William Shakespeare would love. It's the story of how this nation went into the tank based on a few Good Ol' Boys sitting around making decisions based on their own self-interest and not even considering the misery it would create for their fellows and for their community.
The self-appointed Sheriffs of AA sat around the table one day at the Pink Elephant Bar and made a decisions that destroyed a meeting. The management team at the Wreck Center sat in their office and made a decision that brought violence into innocent people's lives.
And a group of group of men sat in an office one day and decided to declare war based on a..., get this...a basketball metaphor.
"It's a slam dunk."
It turns out it wasn't a slam dunk. It was a huge mistake.
You might scratch your big belly and say, "heck, I just don't see how all this fits together."
Well, that's the role of the artist in society, to take elements that seem disconnected and tie them all together to reveal truth and meaning.
And that's what I intend to do.
All three of these events and underlying commonalities.
1. Decisions were made by exclusionary and selfish people.
2. The people most harmed where the people least considered.
3. The people who made the decisions were trusted servants who enjoyed the financial support and tax advantages of the federal and local governments, yet they showed no interest in abiding by the civil rights or laws.
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