Comments on: The Nashville school shooter

By: TR

TR — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:17:00 +0000

I once saw an interview of Robert Conrad, on TV.

He said that: “Pappy Boyington visited the set of Baa Baa Black sheep.

Pappy said to me: “Robert, I wish you had been in my fighter unit…”,

And I said, “Thanks!”,

And he said, “…so that I could beat the CRAP out of you!”

I guess he didn’t like my working style.” 🙂

By: Richard Aubrey

Richard Aubrey — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:49:41 +0000

Ray. Thanks for Conrad’s series title. Almost had it there. Age….

I read his auto and I suspect if he hadn’t had a magic liver, booze would have kept him out of trouble. But he could do both.

By: IrishOtter49 (Roughcoat)

IrishOtter49 (Roughcoat) — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:58:07 +0000

I shook Boyington’s hand and spoke with him at an airshow in Colorado in the 80s. He had a gruff raspy voice and his face was as leathery as a catcher’s mitt. He struck me as being mightily used up by life. He died a short time later.

The mother of a high school friend was married to Cmdr. Arthur Maher USN, XO of the USS Houston. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese when the Houston was sunk in the Battle of the Sunda Strait 29 March 1942. He was in the same POW camp as Boyington. Said that Boyington was a really unpleasant fellow, all the other POWs couldn’t stand him.

No progress on my website. Haven’t gotten to it. So many other things to do.

By: Miguel cervantes

Miguel cervantes — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:18:29 +0000

I do remember that show from the late 70s many of the cast went on to magnum pi and other series i imagine conrad was a more cleaned up version of boyington

Irish did you get the website fixed

By: Ray SoCa

Ray SoCa — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:08:14 +0000

Baa Baa Black Sheep was the Robert Conrad show with fighter planes that ran 76-78, my childhood.

The real autobiography of Major Greg ‘Pappy’ Boyington was a great read. From flying tigers to pow. The Japanese pilot that shot him down would go to the Chino Airshow to sell his biography.

By: IrishOtter49 (Roughcoat)

IrishOtter49 (Roughcoat) — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:51:25 +0000

Neo –

Thanks for the links to your essays on the Columbine killers.. I was unaware that you had written extensively on the subject.

By: om

om — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:41:26 +0000

As regards Uvalde and Nashville some might consider that the Nashville and other first responders with firearms have learned not to take the Uvalde path.

Experience is a cruel teacher. ‘No matter what, we’re not doing what they did.’

By: Miguel cervantes

Miguel cervantes — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:35:44 +0000

They committed grave dereliction of duty

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1640770550631899140

By: Chazzand

Chazzand — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:19:45 +0000

I have been reading a lot about the contrast between LEO’s actions in this situation vs their actions at Uvalde. I was pleased to see that you are still intending to add a final piece on what the aitch happened there. A while back I requested that you do just that and you replied that you would. Then you experienced such a great personal loss that I figured it would be a “in God’s good time” thing. I’ll be looking forward to seeing your analysis when the time is right.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:06:13 +0000

Particularly for Harris – who was popular with his peers – it was a virtually non-existent motivator.
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I think you’re mistaken here. Harris was most certainly not popular with his peers. See also the video they left their parents, which made particular reference to peer problems.