tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post1037788379361281300..comments2023-10-10T10:11:26.749-05:00Comments on ANDY'S PLACE...: Willie.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-39133745612983733122013-01-09T16:21:59.353-06:002013-01-09T16:21:59.353-06:00Thanks, Bill.
Great man...Thanks, Bill.<br /><br />Great man...Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-45529540591597342322013-01-09T16:21:26.746-06:002013-01-09T16:21:26.746-06:00My bad. Didn't mean to turn comments off on t...My bad. Didn't mean to turn comments off on the last one.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads-up.<br /><br /><br />Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-11927256612702135842013-01-09T12:41:29.612-06:002013-01-09T12:41:29.612-06:00Ummm... why have you turned comments off on your l...Ummm... why have you turned comments off on your last two posts?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-51546258149610277922013-01-09T03:46:23.827-06:002013-01-09T03:46:23.827-06:00Great story. Great story. Kartmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-30938594338748968582010-03-15T00:39:30.866-05:002010-03-15T00:39:30.866-05:00I'm speechless. You told a sad story well. Bei...I'm speechless. You told a sad story well. Being 'fraid of the saw is a good reason to quit butchering. I also play what if's but stop before....Jouberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970872086435575755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-62813804840413783262010-03-14T16:16:11.368-05:002010-03-14T16:16:11.368-05:00Walt, and Buck...I will ask the fellow that sparke...Walt, and Buck...I will ask the fellow that sparked the "story behind the story" if it is okay to share it.<br /><br />It's not breathtaking...just thought provoking. If he say it be okay, well, I'll be mo' than happy to.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-81821002398245378342010-03-14T15:08:18.804-05:002010-03-14T15:08:18.804-05:00What Walt said. You can't pull a Paul Harvey,...What Walt said. You can't pull a Paul Harvey, go to commercial, and then NOT come back. That's unAmerican.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-72177549339717458862010-03-14T09:55:53.842-05:002010-03-14T09:55:53.842-05:00Let's hear the story behind the story!Let's hear the story behind the story!Walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863303472292526368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-55984860554031531652010-03-14T07:39:15.950-05:002010-03-14T07:39:15.950-05:00Hey guys, thanks for the comments. That is very n...Hey guys, thanks for the comments. That is very nice of you all. Willie was a unique fellow for sure.<br /><br />I knew that Walt would remember him...he was an "unforgettable" character. <br /><br />There is a story behind WHY I posted this that is even more important. Thanks again!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-32912049195897736682010-03-14T04:10:02.023-05:002010-03-14T04:10:02.023-05:00Y'know...we have a plentitude just now of pomp...Y'know...we have a plentitude just now of pompous, self-important prima donnas in all kinds of "lookit me and what I dun" positions around us.<br /><br />But it's the Willies of the world who give it a heart and a soul. The real kind.<br /><br />Great post.Skunkfeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563552997319253167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-29294579399454165762010-03-13T15:24:03.967-06:002010-03-13T15:24:03.967-06:00Willie... I, too remember him and Curley fondly. ...Willie... I, too remember him and Curley fondly. I didn't spend as much time with him as you, but loved him still. We didn't live in Shreveport, but my family would come to visit at least twice per year for a week or two at a time. We would always stop at the store, usually two or three times, while we were in town.<br /><br />There were two or three things that I looked forward to at the store.... I was always amazed at the warmth people displayed toward your grandfather, my uncle. He knew everyone and they knew him. <br /><br />I also looked forward to the coke that would be offered while visiting the store. <br /><br />Then there was Willie. Curley was nice enough, but Willie was the draw for me. I can remember being disappointed if he wasn't around when we dropped by. I was disappointed even more as I grew older. The visit was never quite complete.<br /><br />I didn't know what happened to Willie after the store closed. I'm sorry to hear that he passed on a few years back. I shall grieve now for him.<br /><br />I remember when the store closed that Willie was given some money as a pension of sorts. He cried and cried. You don't find people so nice, and so loyal very often.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing Willie alive in my memories once again.Walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863303472292526368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-86840347389284011272010-03-13T14:36:48.514-06:002010-03-13T14:36:48.514-06:00Wow. Deacon Wallace was one of those people who Go...Wow. Deacon Wallace was one of those people who God places into our lives and we are all blessed by them. Hopefully we can be the same blessing to others and maybe someday someone will write a story on how we impacted there lives and the lives of others in a positive way. As far as what ifs. It is what it is. God has a blessing in each tragedy if only we would look to Him for it and come out the better for it and be a blessing to more people. It is what we make of the tragedies in life that may end up defining us. Except for who we are in Christ. Thanks for the story.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252903371779316741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-91134807640249345352010-03-13T14:20:16.277-06:002010-03-13T14:20:16.277-06:00What a great read for a Saturday, Andy. You were ...What a great read for a Saturday, Andy. You were fortunate indeed to have a man like Willie in your life.<br /><br />As for the "what ifs"... You can't ever go there. Easy to say, I know, and I play that game all too often myself. But "stuff happens" and sometimes it's horrible, terrible stuff. But it is what it is...<br /><br />Thanks for the story.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com