This post is strictly to honour my father (yes ... I'm THP 4th) who was not just a Dad, but pretty much an influence period ... a sort of philosophical mentor ... put it this way ... he meant alot to me ... but understood boyz too in a wayz that mom's don't, being that mom's worry too much :-) I left home at a young age, locked up a few times, etc ... so I treasure what little time I spent absorbing the things he taught me. My dad knew I was gonna do what I was gonna do, and left it at that.
My Dad's familia were immigrants from England ... came to Pennsylvania to settle, and in New York. He was also US Army (served WW2). His favourite US city probably would have been Las Vegas ... his passion was casinos, the stock markets, and small investments, gambles, and horticulture, he had a real green thumb as a sort of hobby. He liked moving around alot, and had a few homes and rentals ... in Las Vegas, LA and Bakersfield (CA), Erie (PA), Pittsburgh (PA), Tampa/ St Petersburg (FL), Buffalo and NYC (NY), Louisville (KY), and wherever over the years. My Dad took me in Vegas casinos at 8 and 9 year's old when Fremont St. was actually a street and the major hub of Vegas ... and on the strip ... when you had drinks with folks like Sinatra, Martin, Davis (Rat Pack), and house security in them dayz were east coast transplant wiseguys. He never lived in Texas ... but visited me here ... and actually loved Dallas! And was a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan ... before I ever even came to Dallas, as a boy ... he told me to put my money on the Cowboys if I bet ... and I'll win more than I lose.
Dad died of heart failure back in July of 1999 ... Birthday Greetings Dad ... love ya!! : )
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