Benji

.........I wouldn't dare, except this is the longest (5 year) summer I have ever seen!!

............. Yea, another 2-fer chapter!!!!

.....Another 'nice' chapter, I was a bit surprised that Corey's dad only mentioned 7 players quitting, one (understandably the preachers son) but no direct mention of CJ. I guess you have other plans for him (sinister laugh, LOL). Looking forward to more, thanks Krista for another 2-fer!

.................Hey Krista! Well I have a good excuse this time for missing this chapter. I was on our annual brother's trip to Big Bear, and even though I could get reception up there I didn't even take my cell phone with me. Corey's dad did not surprise me (he did that awhile ago in accepting his son). I tink that CJ's dad organized this fiasco and it will backfire on them as all the team will support Corey...except CJ of course and he will have to chose between being on the team or resigning. Next chapter ought to be interesting! Thanks for the chapter! P.S. Caught zero fish, got skunked (and here I paid out $100.00 in new gear, that really sucks!!!)

...............I'm very sorry to hear of his passing, having met Trebs many years ago, I found him to be articulate, astute and a voice of calm reason. He will be sorely missed here in GA as a moderator whose rose to the challenge to judge disputes in a exemplary fashion.

So sad...............I've heard it said before that the line between genius and madness is a thin one. I wonder now if depression is a form of madness. He will be truly missed if not for his comedic genius but for also his dramatic roles in films.

.....................So this is what he is doing!!! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151658937849364&fref=nf

........Yea!!

...............Well another great chapter, I loved the sneak out and the parental misconceived notion to stop it! LOL! Both dads are very gifted, if they wanted to kill the vehicle from going anywhere they should have pulled the spark plug wires (if I have my era right). Their motives might have been noble, but really CJ was their fear? Or was it a mob enticed KKK members in the back of their minds or small town mentality? I think their fears are surreal and most of the school will back Corey and Clinton. That aside I loved the back of the pick-up scenario, (How did you imagine that scene? LOL) Thanks Krista!

.........Well, I have no defense in missing this chapter other then being plagued again by PC problems again. Very surprised at the father and son discussion at the field, I had misconceptions about Corey's dad, you certainly surprised me with 'the talk' Great chapter! Thanks!

Hey Krista, I'm still surprised at Corey's fathers reaction, I guess I got it wrong about his mom standing in the shadow. Not surprised at Clinton's parents though, I'm glad Jenny turned CJ in. It was the least that should have been done to him, although I'm sure the kids at school will start to ostracize him when school begins. I will find it hard to believe that CJ will ever apologize to anyone, let alone Corey and Clinton, maybe he'll send a text message to them? LOL! I'm sorry and glad Corey gave Trouble away, as I was wondering what would happen to her when (if) Corey goes away to school. Okay, now I'm a bit confused here, is this the epilogue? I can see things were pretty much wrapped up, but it was anti-climatic. Thanks for another chapter!! Benji

..............Thanks for the Passover new chapter! LOL!

.........Well I guessed a good part of the last chapter in this one, so I'll guess that the majority of the kids at school aren't going to care and CJ's stock will drop rapidly in the hierarchy of the school because what he did, I'm sure 'puppygate' will play into it!!! Actually a good ending, I was kinda of surprised at how smoothly it has gone so far. I think Clinton will also have little to worry about from his parents for some strange reason, I think it is CJ'S family that may face the brunt of the town's apathy and maybe scorn. But you only have left an epilogue left, and I'm not sure how you could resolve that here. Great chapter Krista, been a long ride though!!

...........Well, well another chapter to be followed by the final and an epilogue, am I the only one feeling 4 years older?

............Well that was easy, now they don't have to come out to CJ! I think I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Clinton will not back down this time, and if CJ starts some shit, Clinton is going to finish it up for him. The real problem is going to be Corey's father, that is going to be some blow-up scene, although I wouldn't be surprised that the old man didn't already know, it would explain a lot of his anger at Corey. Likewise, I think Corey's mom always knew, after all a mother always 'knows'. The school kid's won't really care, at least most of them. Still got 'puppygate' to fall back on, and as far as a clffhanger? Well anytime CJ is involved there is always a cliffhanger!! Great chapter!!

........... I used to go to garage sales every week (a hobby that got me too much junk over the years) But on the other hand I found some of the best deals ever. I really appreciated finding a retired couples new place, with there new lawn now rock and gravel selling an almost new lawn mower, I found a riding one in perfect shape for $100.00 bucks, same model was $1200 in stores!

........I'm pretty sure that Comsie's stories is where I found GA, yet not 100% sure, it might have been Awesome Dudes site. I totally agree there are some great stories in there as well. Cole Parker is a great writer and Bruin Fisher wrote some great stuff also. Has it been ten years? Congrats to Awesome Dude!!

..........I wasn't going to comment on this topic because of the tragedy involved, but once they said that they broadened their search off Australia I immediately thought of Trevor and his voyage there, funny I wondered at the time how many others had the same flash. I honestly think this is a wake-up call for GPS to be installed on all planes, if this plane fell into the roaring '40s it may never be found.

..............I don't know, was Clump a cheap imitation of Meatloaf? Or a bad wanna be of Axel Rose? I think the new band was more like Van Halen with their singer being David Lee Roth. My thoughts!

.................Yep, being 'nice' is really not your forte!! Must be the adrenalin rush for the Wildcats win today!

............... Well there is a surprise, 1st Kentucky wins, then Krista post another chapter so soon (probably celebrating the win) and then Corey outs himself!! Did not see any of that coming at all, especially Corey saying he plans to come out to everyone. Well he next needs to tell his mother, otherwise she will be blindsided and dear-ole-dad could get his hands on Corey first. Next the scene with coming out with CJ being there, I wonder how that will go down and I wonder how many students will side with CJ after the 'puppygate' episode is played out CJ may find himself ostracized by everyone. Should be a very interesting scene, very interesting indeed to see what your evil mind will come up with

............Well we get the three C's back together again for another fun filled chapter, and starring Jennie the new boxing champ!! Okay, I'm getting real tired of Clinton's antics, seems to me that CJ is not his friend, maybe he is blackmailing him or holding something over his head, Clinton is just embarrassing himself as he now is portrayed as Cj's bitch. I think, Jenny will eventually bring CJ down, and soon too, wouldn't hurt to see the Mayor get some grief either. You'd think they would have gotten the dog fixed!! Greg is a good guy after all, and he is not looking for a rebound catch either. I think he is going to wait this one out and see if he has a chance, otherwise I think he is just going to be a friend and watch from the sidelines. Watching Corey is painful, it is like he is playing both sides of a tennis match by himself. There are a lot of people standing in the shadows, the question is 'who will step out into the light?' I think it will be Corey's mother and Clinton in the end. P.S I'm pretty sure CJ is play on another author here, I was keen to noticed that CJ left Clinton behind while he went rock climbing amongst the 'cliffs' P.S.S. Sorry for checking in late, I got the March Madness fever, BTW congrats on Kentucky's win, boy I did not see that one coming at all! Benji

..............Never give a goat a road map he will just eat it then spend all his time roaming the cliffs trying to get back home!

...............I've been to 4 of them, yes there is one in Goldfield, Nevada but it is not much to see. Bodie is the best preserved 'ghost' town around with maybe 60 or more buildings and the mine. South of Nevada into the way to California about 15-20 miles out is a spot where gold was mined on both sides of the freeway, one in the hills on the east and one on the west side. The west side is not preserved at all, mostly pits where miners dug straight down into the earth and a few remains of buildings. The eastern side has buildings (a few) and even a outhouse still standing along with a mine dug into a hill.

...............Well glad to see you back with another chapter!!!! I had to re-read the last chapter to get back in sync with this new one, that is unusual for me as I can usually recall where I was in place of the last chapter. Did I hear David say "y'all" Haha! seems like this Cali boy is learning the lingo quick, and a quick note on the last chapter concerning Elder, after Billy's explanation of the horse's failed attempts to breed I thought maybe Elder was a gay horse. But now I thinking that he knew of Mr. Templeton's intention, and the fact that he didn't like him he was just being stubborn and refused to let him have any off-spring. Elder is a psychic and very intelligent, that is why he allows David around him, he knows David is special and close to Billy. That leads me back to Mr. Tempelton, I think he is as portrayed an evil little angry man that is over-domineering in his house and that his wife is biding her time arranging the estate and other matters that don't include her husband. After all, she doesn't seem to be overly concerned about her husbands whereabouts, is she playing the non-concerned wife? Nope I think his antics is playing into her hands and she is holding a royal flush. Okay this chapter, I thought the club scene was great, cute and kinda unbelievable to find in a small town, not to say that it is not possible, after all everyone in the place would have their own hides to protect so fear of being outed is minimal. Mr. Templeton has no clue on the boys sexual orientation, but Mrs.Templeton does and has probably known since before the days of Billy's playing the violin. We don't hear of Mr. Templeton bring in any crops, or working the field if he had wouldn't the boys be involved in the harvest? Yet, he does seem to have some money for repairs of the farm, perhaps it is because of the summer and it was all done before David's arrival. Well enough ranting and speculation, glad to see another chapter!!