[AGL] Jaxon again
Wayne Johnson
cadaobh at shentel.net
Tue Jun 13 06:34:17 EDT 2006
Frances.
Good to hear from you. Been awhile.
All messages from Jon and Gerry are labeled "spam", so I only see them when someone else includes their remarks in a general reply. I don't expect either of them to agree with me nor do a give a whit. Both are fools of the First Water and they can blather away until they are blue in the face. I don't care. Jon is soooo easy to bait that sometimes my Evil Twin Freddy overcomes my better, kinder and gentler self and drops something for him to gag on. I rarely miss, I might add. Sort of like shooting face in a barrel, it loses its charm.
I can't imagine what either they are Clementine would find to disagree with....unless, of course, they are all in some kind of "social dementia" whereby...in one of the Texas Kulture's less attractive aspects...they are so withdrawn and in such a state of denial, that they think Jaxon should have killed himself. Frankly, I find many of the people on the List to have this tendency from time to time. There really doesn't appear to be much sense of "community" beyond some nice food and ocassional music get togethers. Otherwise, it seems to be live and let die and don't bother me with any "negativity, man."
It is very strange to find this level of social dis-connection among people who should know better. Maybe I am missing something warm and comforting by being here in VA, sort of ...in the distance. Certainly there are some like Moriaty that I can usually count on to have some sensitivity to things. And, although you don't like him, Wayne Smith (who was really touched by your card, btw.)
Cheers.
wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: Frances Morey
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Jaxon again
Wayne,
Ever get the feeling that Gerry and Jon can be counted on to counter whatever opinion you express. I, for two, agree with Clementine that you spoke for me as well. Perhaps the message boomeranged because Clementine doesn't know the protocal of deleting the message you are commenting on, just like you tend to do.
Best,
Frances
Wayne Johnson <cadaobh at shentel.net> wrote:
I don't understand why my message is being sent back to me.
Help.
wgJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Clementine Hall
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 3:45 PM
Subject: RE: [AGL] Jaxon again
What he said.
-----Original Message-----
From: austin-ghetto-list-bounces at pairlist.net [mailto:austin-ghetto-list-bounces at pairlist.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:53 AM
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
Subject: Re: [AGL] Jaxon again
Oh, gee. What was he thinking?
Was his fear about physical stamina or emotional stamina?
I still can't believe that he could think, in some fashion, that there were NOT a large number of people who really valued him and his work and would have supported him to the best of their ability. In other words, helped him through the emotional roller-coaster of treatment. And perhaps helped him with physical therapy as well.
Further.
I don't understand why the blood medical practioners didn't recognize his fear and provide some kind of counseling. Both chemo and radiation have been around for decades and thousands of people survive...in hospices, at home, on golf courses in Florida and California.
Naturally, the quasi-religious sanctions by the ultra-moronic FDA and DEA against cannabis for suppression of nausea is a factor for those living and being treated in the US. But I imagine he would have been welcomed elsewhere, even if just temporarily, to recover.
This is so sad and, I think, so unnecessary.
Unilateral decisions, made in a state of extreme depression, can have such horrid consequences. This is one.
The world was a far better place with "Jaxon" in it.
wgJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Connie Clark
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Jaxon
Marilyn,
This is one email received on the ghetto2 list:
Lynn Howell is a close friend of Jaxon's who sees
him regularly, and saw
> him
> a few days ago at a party. Lynn said pretty much the
same thing that Tele
> did - that given his serious diabetes he didn't
think he had the stamina
> to
> undergo chemo for the prostate cancer.
Also Moriaty said that he took his own life at his parents' grave in Stockdale. We don't know much more yet.
Connie
Marilyn Wheless <mwheless at airmail.net> wrote:
I understand Jack passed away Wed. night. Do you know any details? Is there
an obit in the paper? If so, can you scan me a copy to this email? I will be
64 on 14 June,. Am not sure who all on this list remembers me!
marilyn in menard
West Texas Headquarters
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Eisenstadt"
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL] period of consequences
> Happy Birthday, dear Connie.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Connie Clark"
> To: "BJ's List Ghetto 2" ; "Ghetto List"
>
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:33 AM
> Subject: [AGL] period of consequences
>
>
> > Yesterday was my 62nd birthday, and fate gifted me, through the kind
> > gestures of friends and family, tickets to hear Al Gore's multimedia
talk
> > about Global Warming. He was brought to speak in Houston by the
> > Progressive Forum, and every seat in the Hobby Center was filled.
> >
> > Noted in the program was:
> > "This Event's Carbon Footprint is Zero
> > Associated emissions from the theater's power usage and your
> > transportation to and from the event have been offset by a generous
> > donation by DrivingGreen.com which supports agricultural greenhouse gas
> > reduction projects by AgCert, Dublin, Ireland."
> >
> > Basically, this is what we all need to aim for in every thing we do, if
> > we are going to alter the progress of global warming. Buzzword: carbon
> > neutral.
> >
> > Another message from the lecture/talk was:
> > We can not wait for change of political will, or politicians, the
change
> > in policy needs a grassroots movement asking every politician and every
> > business now "what are you doing about global warming". That is what
his
> > personal appearances, book and movie is trying to encourage.
> >
> > My fear is that we are so used to issues-of-the-day, and distracted
from
> > one cause to another, that this one will soon be 'last seasons'
emergency
> > issue.
> >
> > Evidently, Al Gore has spent a lot of time over a number of years
> > face-to-face with scientists and visiting locations gathering
information.
> > He was a delighful speaker last night, going through power-point charts,
> > graphs, photos - all of which are in the book. You may have read about
the
> > Larsen shelf in antartica - the whole of Greenland is showing signs of
the
> > same demise. When Greenland goes, so goes major coastal areas of large
> > human populations. His talk was full of clever asides, joked a lot
about
> > himself. One of the funny lines was: "You win a few, lose and few, and
> > then there is that other category..." This particular Houston audience
was
> > very encouraging and appreciative, surpising that so many people in
> > Houston (oil industry center) would pay to hear his story. We stood in
> > line for an hour to get our books signed. Made my birthday!
> >
> > The Houston Progressive Forum has been bringing some very good speakers
> > to us since it was formed a couple of years ago. Last year we had Molly
> > Ivins, Seymour Hersh and Robert Kennedy, next year E. O. Wilson, James
> > Hansen and Bill Moyers to name just a few. Our own Rangeroo David
> > Crossley is listed on the board of directors for this 501(c) (3)
> > oganization. www.houstonprogressiveforum.org
> >
> > We were told that Gore's book, "An Inconvenient Truth", launched this
> > week, will debut #3 on the NYT best seller list. Published by Rodale
> > Press. Paperback edition only (lots of color photos) $21.95.
> >
> > Go see the movie, and turn off your lights, hope for and work for a
> > strong grassroots movement in this country for joining the Kyoto Treaty,
> > lifestyle choices, support environmental groups, buy green power, and
> > anything we can do to reduce greenhouse gasses.
> >
> > Oh btw, I am about to conclude from all said, that he is not going to
run
> > for president - he is far more interested in what he is doing now,
> > including Current TV and chairing an investment firm called Generation
> > Investment Management (sustainable investment). Did you know he is a
> > board director for Apple, and senior advisor to Google? About US's Iraq
> > war he stated something like "the single biggest strategic error in the
> > history of this country."
> >
> > Appropriate quotes from the book, lecture, movie:
> >
> > Speaking of fascism, Winston Churchil said
> > "The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling
> > expedients, of delays, is coming to its close. In its place we are
> > entering a period of consequences."
> >
> > "Denial is a not a river in Egypt" - Dire Straits
> > "Despair is not the tire in the trunk - Al Gore
> >
> > Connie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Connie
> >
> > http://www.gatherthewomen.org/
> >
> > __________________________________________________
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>
>
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