tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post1551192440549395653..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: A story of heartbreakEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-25113110707119868972007-11-24T20:44:00.000-08:002007-11-24T20:44:00.000-08:00Mr. Gorman,I just finished reading Cavalry Man: Th...Mr. Gorman,<BR/>I just finished reading Cavalry Man: The killing machine. I must say that it is action packed and has a surprise ending. I did find a fairly serious error on pg 165. You mention the "Trail of Tears" inconnection with the Cheyenne being forced out of Georgia. I believe it was the Cherokee who were forced to leave Georgia via the Trail of Tears. The Cheyenne are a native american nation of the Great Plains. Wikipedia has a good article about them. I enjoyed your book anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-21354104182342927102007-11-23T20:10:00.000-08:002007-11-23T20:10:00.000-08:00Ed, if I had to guess at what was really going on,...Ed, if I had to guess at what was really going on, I would say that these kids were indulging in a nowadays common activity among those their age - get someone drunk enough to pass out, dress him ridiculously, pose him, take a digital picture, and then post it on web sites devoted to such shenanigans.<BR/><BR/>Only he couldn't be roused...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-4701741765384672142007-11-23T16:44:00.000-08:002007-11-23T16:44:00.000-08:00That is one strange nasty story.That is one strange nasty story.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-1305158528861892402007-11-23T10:46:00.000-08:002007-11-23T10:46:00.000-08:00Ed, sorry that this is long (feel free to delete i...Ed, sorry that this is long (feel free to delete it if it's too long) but I've been thinking about the local morning newspaper as the source of novels of late. This is from the Chattanooga Times Free Press from a week or so ago, and it has everything:<BR/><BR/>"2 face felony charges in drinking death<BR/><BR/>JASPER, Tenn. -- The parents of 18-year-old Hershel Privett Jr. believe his death was no accident and that his autopsy will reveal foul play was involved that others tried to cover up.<BR/><BR/>"The truth hasn't come out about the death of our son," Stacy White said just minutes after burying her son on Tuesday afternoon.<BR/><BR/>"There's more to the story," Ms. White said.<BR/><BR/>Authorities said the young man died of alcohol poisoning after a Friday night party at Powells Crossroads in Marion County. His father doesn't believe that, and he thinks the death was deliberate.<BR/><BR/>"He had been stripped naked and his body had been painted with fluorescent green paint," Mr. Privett Sr. said. "They tried to shave his head with clippers and ripped his hair out by the roots."<BR/><BR/>Mr. Privett Sr. said he can't understand why his son was treated so badly.<BR/><BR/>"These boys, all but one, were his friends. One was his very best friend," he said. "How does a friend do a friend that way? This is wrong. It's just wrong."<BR/><BR/>Warrants filed Tuesday in connection with Mr. Privett Jr.'s death charge one man with negligent homicide and another with trying to hide the victim's car...<BR/><BR/>...According to affidavits of complaint filed in Marion County, the party was held at Mr. Dickens' parents' home on Osceola Drive. Mr. Dickens, who is charged with criminally negligent homicide and five counts of providing alcohol to underage persons, bought beer and a bottle of liquor for five males, all under age 21, who were at the party, warrants state.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Privett "consumed a large amount of alcohol" and later "passed out at the party and died while two of the other people at the party were transporting him to the hospital," warrants state.<BR/><BR/>Warrants state Mr. Smith was charged with tampering with evidence because he "was attempting to take Mr. Privett's vehicle to another location in order to cover up a crime scene."<BR/><BR/>Records state Mr. Smith wrecked the vehicle on River Mill Road. He also is charged with underage consumption and joy riding, warrants state.<BR/><BR/>In all, five men were charged in connection with the party or Mr. Privett's death, Sheriff Ronnie "Bo" Burnett said. Three 18-year-olds were cited to court for underage drinking, he said...<BR/><BR/>...Sheriff Burnett said two 18-year-olds from the party were taking Mr. Privett to the hospital when they were pulled over by a Powells Crossroads police officer. The officer discovered Mr. Privett's body in the back of the SUV, he said.<BR/><BR/>The incident has created tension among the families, the sheriff said.<BR/><BR/>"Emotions have been running high the last couple of days," Sheriff Burnett said..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-37203699167196198032007-11-22T19:28:00.000-08:002007-11-22T19:28:00.000-08:00And man, that even has Philly down cold! Great pas...And man, that even has Philly down cold! Great passage. Ed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613235957316838052noreply@blogger.com