>>> To all my brothers and sister:
>>> This has been a great dialogue I hope. The bottom line to me is that
>>> Bob
>>> and all the other mentioned people who worked to improve the world had
>>> their faults just like the rest of us. To me, this is what makes their
>>> accomplishments even more amazing. My only contention about Bob making
>>> money with his music - this is true - how can you avoid it? It sure
>>> beats
>>> playing music and getting nothing or starving or the 20$ JA - doesn't
>>> it?
>>> Based on my personal observations of him in JA over a long period of
>>> time - is that I never saw him spend much on himself. While he loved
>>> women - we had a lot of jokes about his squeaky twin bed and his
>>> spartan
>>> bedroom. Its just my personal observation that he was not a
>>> materialistic
>>> person. Their is plenty of room for multiple role models in life - I
>>> just
>>> think the JA government should recognize his worldwide contribution or
>>> influence way beyond what they have. Thanks again, everyone!
>>> One Love,
>>> Don
>>> "Redlocks"
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