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Before he died Wednesday evening, death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop apologized to his victim’s family, thanked America and urged people to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

“For those who oppose the death penalty and want to see it end, our best bet is to vote for Barack Obama because his supporters have been working behind the scenes to end this practice,” Bishop said.

Nice guy, huh??

A Lee County jury convicted Bishop in 2000 of participating in the murder of Marcus Gentry, who was beaten to death in December 1998 with a claw hammer. His body was found along a logging road near Saltillo.

Gentry’s mother, Kathy Gentry, and uncle, Gerald Gentry, witnessed the execution. They did not speak to the media, but a victim’s advocate read a written statement from them.

“We had to relive all the memories and emotions from that December,” part of the statement said. “The pain and loss that this man helped put on us will never be forgotten. We lost Mark not by chance but by the choice of two ungodly men.”

On the night Gentry was killed, he, Johnson, Bishop and Ricky Myhand had been riding around and drinking beer. An argument began after Johnson accused Gentry of getting Johnson’s brother in trouble with the law.

Johnson hit Gentry over the head with a hammer, and Bishop grabbed him in a headlock and hit him, according to testimony. When Gentry jumped from the car and fled, Bishop ran after him and took him back to the car, where he was hit and kicked numerous times. Bishop acknowledged holding Gentry while Johnson struck him.

Myhand reported the killing to police. He was not charge

I’ve been called lots of things . . . asshole, gun zealot, liar as well as having the distinct pleasure of having a member of the U.S. Senate call me Un Patriotic and Anti-American but this might be the first time I’ve been called carcinogenic.

I think I need to make this a weekly feature here.

Today’s luscious boobies are brought to you courtesy of the Awesome Rosario Dawson.

Thanks Rosario!!

under the fold (VVNSFW)

Compliments of American Drumslinger (NSFW)

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This time with Eric Clapton on the Unplugged album (this one is hot!)

I really do need to run into another Rock Star . . . maybe I’ll blog about my Eric Clapton story some time . . . but I warn you, the Chuck Leavell posts will come back this winter after I go hunting down at his farm.

The Allman Brothers Band
1973 - Macon, Georgia

With Chuck Leavell

The boys and I are enjoying a little Mel Brooks tonight!

When I graduated high school, our valedictorian started his speech with “Now, excuse me while I whip this out”

Well, I’d have to say as a one of the many carry permit holders who hasn’t committed a crime as a carry permit holder, and generally doesn’t try to hard to raise my google fu through weird google bombs utilizing terms like carry permit holders, I’m offended that their carry permit holders ranking isn’t even lower.

I posted about him playing with the Second Amendments the other night. Most of the press, and attention to him, focused on his role as the touring keyboardist for the Rolling Stones. Of course, he was pretty damn rocking long before that . . . coming on originally for the Brothers and Sister’s album taking the place (on piano) of the departed Duane Allman in the Allman Brothers. Here he is talking about how they came up with Jessica from that album

Of course, one could argue (one will argue) that from an American perspective, Jessica is really why Rock and Roll was invented.

Lyrics?? Who needs lyrics. This is the Allman Brothers were talking about!!!

Of course, there is a second part to this post . . . .and thats to quote this NY Times article on Chuck and how he incorporates hunting as an active part of the management of his land.

For Mr. Leavell, hunting is an integral part of responsible land stewardship. Voracious herds of deer need constant thinning, and hunters, like tree huggers, he points out, are important allies in the battle for land preservation.

Stick that in a hippy Vegan the next time they attack you for hunting.

I see Tam’s point, but raise her one

For Tam

I couldn’t agree more

When The Levee Breaks
Words and Music by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie

If it keeps on rainin’, levee’s goin’ to break, (X2)
When The Levee Breaks I’ll have no place to stay.

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, (X2)
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.

Don’t it make you feel bad
When you’re tryin’ to find your way home,
You don’t know which way to go?
If you’re goin’ down South
They go no work to do,
If you don’t know about Chicago.

Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good,
Now, cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.

All last night sat on the levee and moaned, (X2)
Thinkin’ about me baby and my happy home.
Going, going to Chicago… Going to Chicago… Sorry but I can’t take you…
Going down… going down now… going down….

I don’t blog about work, but just beat the stinking hippy tree huggers in a case that the NY Times and Washington Post editorial page weighed in on (which means, by implication, I beat them too!)

I’m goona eat a steak to celebrate!

The day after Mayor Adrian Fenty shit on the constitution and told the Supreme Court to go fuck itself, the 2nd Amendment played to a packed bipartisan house.

The congressman-lead singer had a question for the guest keyboardist at the all-congressional band gig Wednesday night.

“You know ‘Brown Sugar’”? asked Rep. Collin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat.

“I think I can handle that,” replied Chuck Leavell, the Rolling Stones keyboardist.

And while USA Today has the story, they don’t have the pics:

Colin Peterson, DFL-MN, vocals and rhythym guitar and Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., lead guitar

Chuck Leavell, keyboards; Dave Weldon, R-Fla, bass; Kenny Hulshof, R-Mo, drums and Colin Peterson

Chuck Leavell

Apologize for the crappy pics, but its the best the blackberry could do (and its better than USA Today could do). As the story says, Leavell, in addition to being the touring keyboardist for the Rolling Stones is also a tree farmer.

Leavell, a noted conservationist who owns a tree farm in Georgia, had lobbied Peterson for forest conservation provisions in the farm bill. Leavell recalled in an interview that during their meeting, Peterson had suggested, “Man, if you’re ever around, play with us, sit in with us.”

“I thought it was pretty darn cool that a congressman had a band,” Leavell said.

I’d also note, that his farm - Charlane - has some of the best quail hunting around.

Colin Peterson is a great guy, and of course, Thad Mccotter is not only a ripping lead guitarist but one of the few members of Congress who gets it.

FWIW, I talked with Bitter about trying to get them to play at next years NRA Blog Bash

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