'GB' - DEATH ROW
- Part 2 -
G'day folks ,
Today I feature part 2 of my interview with 'GB', who is currently serving on death row in Angola Prison, Louisiana, USA.
Welcome, 'GB' ...
1. Who would you rather have not met? Why?
No one that I know of. Life to me is a big school of learning, and
in order to fully learn the lessons of life thoroughly ya got to experience
different situations; good / bad, happy and sad. It’s not like I can go back in time and
change any of those situations, but I can reflect on the past and learn very
valuable lessons and make my future very much better.
Why?
Because I live to move forward in life and become the very best man I
possibly can. I think the best way to do that is to face everything life brings
my way head on and handle it accordingly.
2. Who were you most envious of? Why?
I’ve never been an envious person. I
use other people triumphs as motivation to push myself harder to be as
successful as I possibly can be.
Why?
I can’t accomplish nothing by being envious, but I can do anything I put
my mind, heart, and action too, by having faith, motivation and determination.
The only limits I have is those I place on myself, or those I allow someone
else to place on me.
3. Who did you forgive – for doing something
you never thought you’d forgive?
The dude that shot me 3 times in the
head and once in the stomach.
4. What was your greatest moment in your life?
Being able to take good care of my
family and friends. I truly loved and
enjoyed being able to do that, and buy whatever I thought my heart
desired. Even though now I see majority
of ‘em didn’t deserve it. I had fun taking care of myself and them.
5. What is your greatest achievement?
Being able to go through all I’ve been
through, and become a better man in every way, shape, fashion and form.
6. What personal traits would you like to have
in your next life?
The wisdom, knowledge, understanding
and discernment that I’ve developed for loyal, real, raw, and uncut love, and
all of it I continue to obtain throughout the rest of my life. The faith I have, and I allow to continuously
grow.
7. What advice would you give to world
leaders?
Real love is the key to peace and
everything else that’s positive. Don’t
send / allow children to go to jail. It only makes ‘em worst. I’ll bet that there’s over a 80% chance that
every child that gets locked up young will go back to jail when they get out or
they’ll get killed young.
8. What advice would you give to parents
today?
Never allow your child to become
infatuated with the street life. Keep in
mind that whatever you child becomes infatuated with is more than likely the
life they will choose. Never wash your
hands with your child under any circumstances.
9. With whom would you choose to be stuck on a
desert island?
Emma, my fiancée. If she can stand by
my side under these circumstances I know she can do it on a deserted
island.
10. Have any heroes? Why? Who?
Yes.
Who?
My Mom, Dad, Grandmothers and Grandfathers.
Why?
Because even though they’ve never been perfect, they have always been
there for me. They never made a lot of
money, but found ways to take care of me.
Even now those that are still living
are old, in all kinds of pain, and living off a monthly check, but they find
ways to do what they can for me!!!
Oh how I love my heroes.
11. What are the greatest legacies you will
leave behind?
My unfailing love and realness under
all circumstances.
12. What’s lacking in the world today?
Real love.
13. Any pearls of wisdom for the rest of us?
Never be afraid to go all out for real
love when and if you find it!!! Those
that are capable of whole heartedly loving you are a very rare breed. Cherish them when you find ‘em.
Pick your head up no matter how tough
life is. You can overcome if you don’t defeat yourself by giving up.
14. What would be the last sentence you ever
write?
I have way too much life left in me to
contemplate that question.
15. What inspired you most?
Knowing the only limits I have are
those I place on myself or those I allow someone else to place on me. I don’t place limits on myself, and I’m
surely not going to allow NO ONE else to.
16. Who or what made you laugh the most?
My Mom, Dad, and Grandparents.
17. What would be your top three chosen careers
in your next life?
I believe in going to Heaven.
18. What is your prime focus in life today?
Getting out. Establishing myself as a writer, so I won’t
be a burden to no one, and I could take care of myself, my fiancée, my
children, and those who have stuck by me.
19. What do you fear most?
Not proving my innocence.
20. If or when you reflect on your past, can
you identify any personal events that you believe had a significant impact on
you?
Before I got shot, February 1 1996, I was doing great. I had saved a good bit of money, had the best
cars, clothes, jewellery and I went to school to be a truck driver. I finished school had jobs lined up, and on
the day before graduation I passed by my mom’s house to tell her I would be
graduating the next day. She told me to
go check on my brother. He had just left the house with a gun talking about …xxx… who had just got into it our friend Black.
I went to go see what was going on, and Black shot me (3) time’s in the
head and once in the stomach because he was scared I came to do something to him.
That was one time I wished I didn’t have a reputation of being a bad
ass, because the same young dude, Black, who I taught to never allow no one to
get the ups on him, shot me so I couldn’t get the ups on him. He didn’t know I came to see what was going
on. He thought I came to do him some harm.
When I lost my right eye, I lost my truck driving career too, because
the school said I could no longer see the road to drive trucks. They gave me $800 out of the $3,500 I paid to
go to school and sent me on my way.
Everybody thought I was dead, so a majority of my money that was owed to
me on the streets was spent when I got out of the hospital.
The day I got shot, my family was at the hospital trying to see if I was
going to live and somebody broke into my Mom’s home and stole all of my
drugs.
I kissed death, but my God pulled me through with my life, even though I
had lost a lot from being shot. The
doctor was in the waiting room telling my family and friends I wasn’t going to
make it, when the nurse ran in there screaming that I’d come through and
was pulling all the tube’s and I.V.s out.
21. Imagine that you were given a chance to live
again, what will you do first and what will you do differently?
I would stay in school, be as smart as
possible, and be infatuated with school and sport’s.
22. Do
you have a bucket list? Tell us more.
No.
23. Any great claims to fame?
No.
24. What would you do and say if you were
released tomorrow?
I would thank God and for all those who stood
by me!!!
25. Anything you’d like to add?
If you’ve been fortunate and blessed
not to have the trials and tribulation’s that some of us have to endure, don’t
look down on us who do. The world will be a better place if you help us
endure. Every one that’s going through terrible times hasn’t done something to bring it on them.
Thank you Mr Clancy for this
opportunity!!!! You’re highly
appreciated!!!!
Clancy's comment:Thank you, 'GB', for being so frank, and for allowing me to interview you. Stay well and keep your spirits up. I will be in touch.
Postscript: 'GB' is busy writing. He has completed his first manuscript, 'Real, Raw and Uncut', and is now busy on the second book. He plans a 5-6 book series and I will be assisting him to publish his books. However, I will also be seeking assistance from a major publisher and literary agent.
So, folks, let me know if you know of any publishers and literary agents who would be interested in 'GB's' work.
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