An old family friend who stumbled upon me online a few months ago recently made a trip across the province to come and see me...............and he brought his pooch with him!
The last time I saw this guy I was 2 years old and it was 1972. That night, our house was surrounded.........he was one of the most wanted men in Canada (bank robber and escapee), and him, my dad and my mother were all taken into custody for a long night of heavy handed interrogation.
He has been sentenced to more than 30 years in his life, but as it is now, his time has been served and he has been living a simple life for the past 30 years. He had things he wanted to speak to me about, so I sent my wife and kids away for a long weekend and he and I sat and knocked back drinks for 3 days, listened to a lot of The Allman Brothers and Van Morrison, and exchanged several stories with each other, but mostly, I listened to him and sat fascinated by the experiences and ridiculous tales this man was willing to share.
A weekend I will never forget! A weekend that I may never be able to accurately convey in words. A weekend full of more far out stories than most people would hear in an entire lifetime! Some day I will be able to say more, lol, but for now, all you get is a photo of his doggy with the helmet in the sidecar!
The last time I saw this guy I was 2 years old and it was 1972. That night, our house was surrounded.........he was one of the most wanted men in Canada (bank robber and escapee), and him, my dad and my mother were all taken into custody for a long night of heavy handed interrogation.
He has been sentenced to more than 30 years in his life, but as it is now, his time has been served and he has been living a simple life for the past 30 years. He had things he wanted to speak to me about, so I sent my wife and kids away for a long weekend and he and I sat and knocked back drinks for 3 days, listened to a lot of The Allman Brothers and Van Morrison, and exchanged several stories with each other, but mostly, I listened to him and sat fascinated by the experiences and ridiculous tales this man was willing to share.
A weekend I will never forget! A weekend that I may never be able to accurately convey in words. A weekend full of more far out stories than most people would hear in an entire lifetime! Some day I will be able to say more, lol, but for now, all you get is a photo of his doggy with the helmet in the sidecar!