Brian Krashpad
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For a criminal. And more importantly for his parents.
An acquaintance of mine on the local music scene was just convicted of premeditated attempted murder. From the reports I've heard from others who went to the trial, there was pretty credible evidence that he was dealing coke, and something went wrong, and he shot another dealer/supplier type.
This feller was an affable barfly, loved music, and even hired fellow music lovers at his automotive shop. For awhile he even put up a couple local musicians IN his auto shop (yes they actually lived there). Not only that, but he had at least a couple of huge open parties in his auto shop where a lot of bands played and much fun was had. Here's a pic of a side band I'm in playing there:
It was pretty obvious the guy was a heavy drinker, he basically had his own barstool at one of the places we used to play regularly. And I'm not too surprised that he apparently was a coke user. But to talk to this guy you'd never think he'd get mixed up in dealing or be capable of violence. Nicest guy you'd ever want to meet.
Now, his life's basically over. His shop's closed, and he won't see daylight for a very very long time. His folks, I believe, are still alive, and of course they're totally devastated by all this. Fortunately no spouse or kids in the picture.
So send some mojo to his parents, relatives, and friends at least, and maybe even some for John, if you can find it in your heart.
And, don't do drugs kids.
An acquaintance of mine on the local music scene was just convicted of premeditated attempted murder. From the reports I've heard from others who went to the trial, there was pretty credible evidence that he was dealing coke, and something went wrong, and he shot another dealer/supplier type.
This feller was an affable barfly, loved music, and even hired fellow music lovers at his automotive shop. For awhile he even put up a couple local musicians IN his auto shop (yes they actually lived there). Not only that, but he had at least a couple of huge open parties in his auto shop where a lot of bands played and much fun was had. Here's a pic of a side band I'm in playing there:
It was pretty obvious the guy was a heavy drinker, he basically had his own barstool at one of the places we used to play regularly. And I'm not too surprised that he apparently was a coke user. But to talk to this guy you'd never think he'd get mixed up in dealing or be capable of violence. Nicest guy you'd ever want to meet.
Now, his life's basically over. His shop's closed, and he won't see daylight for a very very long time. His folks, I believe, are still alive, and of course they're totally devastated by all this. Fortunately no spouse or kids in the picture.
So send some mojo to his parents, relatives, and friends at least, and maybe even some for John, if you can find it in your heart.
And, don't do drugs kids.
