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Interesting piece. http://60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/68/gay_or_straight

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAEME!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY! Rick

Happy Mother's Day Momma, I miss you! Rick

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN!!!!!! :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :hug: For one of the CUTEST guys I know!!! Rick

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The closest GLBT group to you that I've found is in the Raleigh Durham area. It has a help line. go here: http://www.tcworks.org/ GET SOME HELP!!!!! Rick

Jamie, As you couched it in terms of an "event" my very first thought was the most pivotal event in the latter half of the 20th century, -- The JFK assassination. Still heavily debated conspiracy theories abound, and there is a wealth of sources. Something that doesn't get a lot of attention historically is the Berlin airlift following World War II. See it here http://www.spiritoffreedom.org/ An interesting topic concerning what was actually the beginning of the cold war. I think if you go with Kitty's suggestion, you may want to look at some other notable hate crimes. Scotty Weaver was also a horrendous hate murder that occurred in our neighborhood so to speak, right down in Bay Minette, Alabama, just below Mobile as recently as 2004. Google Scotty Weaver and murder and you will find some articles. Trouble with that subject is I imagine it's going to be tough to find sources other than the internet around here. Well, those are my thoughts. Hugs and good luck Rick

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An easy way to get more posts is to go to the games and humor subforum and play any one of the several games. "the person below me" "this or that" "Kiss marry push off a cliff" are all fun and easy and just one post in each will get you to number 10. Or, even better, if you've read some of the recent stories, shorts, poems, anthology entries, etc. go to the story discussion forums and let the authors know what you think. There are discussion threads for almost every story and poem on GA. HAVE FUN! And Welcome to GA! Rick

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Okay . . . That was wholly weird. Cops and Sheriff from Piedmont must be REALLY desperate for that data thingy. BTW, I loved the idea of the bootlegger's tunnels. Now, who the hell are Chase and Shawn anyhow? Rick

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Something else about Eric's "fessing up" scene bothered me. At the beginning of the Chapter, Mr. Williams warned Chris and Steve NOT to tell Eric they knew about the footprints around the datastick. Yet in this scene, Steve and Chris confront Eric about the footprints, the food wrapper and everything. I'm afraid they may have given Eric too much rope. Will he slip the noose? Hmmm, but then again, they WANT Eric to steal back the datastick now. Does anyone remember the old "Laugh-In" schtick "Veeeerrry Interesting" Rick

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WOW! Thanks Guys! Wish I could just jump inside this thing and just give you all a great big Love you all, Thanks again! Rick

When Veronica finds out what happened in her pool . . . hmm, bet they spend the better part of the next day cleaning out the pool. At last, some uninterrupted sex, even if it was ummm wet. About the antagonists thing, I think we've seen plenty. Eric definitely has been the most visible, but he wasn't the SOB doing the shooting! I think the damn sheriff is far more dangerous than Eric. Oh, and the good Rev. Emoe. What an asshole! Plenty of antagonism here. Poor boys are badly outnumbered already. Rick

Hmmm, not one to say I told ya so, but . . . . anyhow, Loved this chapter!

Actually, Bob, The admins here at GA are looking into that program now. I may be spilling the beans on this, but a pool of expertise for authors to use or consult in writing more credible stories is in the planning/organization stages. We do have a very rich and diverse pool of expertise here at GA maybe it can be expanded into the forums someway down the road. At any rate, I think it's a great idea too. Rick

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Happy Birthday Sylven!! May every birthday be a great one!!!! Rick

With a quick tug, Steve undid the top button of my jeans, and I arched up and twisted to get access to his. I tugged the buttons free, and ran my hand inside his jeans, only to be startled by the irritating chirp of the cell phone in his pocket. We broke the kiss, and I eased off Steve to give him room to retrieve the ringing cell phone. He pulled it out, flipped it open, glanced at the screen, and answered the call, "Hi, Dad." FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAN, HAVE A HEART! I'm gettin' close to wantin' to kill Daddy! Oh, and I think it would have been better if the deer had been a herd of wild goat, but I don't know if AZ has wild goats, still though . . . I think it's reasonable that the kids are figuring this thing out. I have to disagree with the Echidna on that point. Chris was shot at for God's sake and almost killed! They know that this is serious and there has to be something major on that stick thingy. Eric must be in the middle of it for the charges to be dropped! Question is, how far does the conspiracy go? The sheriff must be in on it, maybe the DA? CJ dropped a hint about the right Reverand Emoe. Hmmm. Can't wait for more! Rick

I have to disagree with Bondwriter about Veronica. She tied several issues together for us. What she overheard the cops say seems important to me. What's up with these cops? The sheriff especially. Methinks this is going WAAAAAAYYY beyond homophobia, or running the queers outta town. There were SEVERAL holes in the Jeep. These boys REALLY need to stay away from Piedmont! I still have to think that this is somehow connected to Eric and the data thingy. C'mon Dex! Do your computer magic! Help us figure this thing out! Rick

Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a great day!!!! Rick

Ok, well, whatever. It's FINALLY here. Now for my take on this one. The only thing that "bothered" me about chapt 10 is why is the Sheriff shooting at Chris? I understand the homophobe thing and the Good Rev. Emoe connection, but I guess what I'm asking, is why is the sheriff coming after them in such a high profile way at this point? Just because he's gay? just doesn't seem to fit. Pulling a weapon and discharging it at an 17 or 18 year old is pretty extreme behavior. maybe I'm missing something. If he was going to shoot at all, I would think he would go for the tires, a more common thing for a cop to do. However, the result of a 9mm hole in a jeep tire would be rather immediate. Does this have something to do with the mysterious data thingy? hmmm. But how does the sheriff connect Chris with that. Oh, and where's Eric? Somehow I suspect he's connected to this behaviour. [yes Graeme, I used the Brit/Aussie spelling, I may be from Mississippi, but I'm not completely uncivilized!] Rick