About the book
In this Memoir the author tells of growing up in
1950's and 1960's Alabama during segregation, integration. Leading to
early 1960's British Invasion, Vietnam war protests, hippie movement,
drugs and addiction. Moves to the Florida Keys and learns fishing, diving,
sailing which leads to many adventures in smuggling.
This
Ship Aint Sailin
There's a hurricane a blowing
outside as we speak
But the walls in here aint
moving
and the bars, they don't creak.
I was smiling in the Islands,
Now I'm cryin' from a second
tier.
Once a sailor and pirate,
Now its 5 to 40 years.
It was slow boats, big tokes,
Warm breeze and palm trees,
Now its mandatories,
indictments,
Co-defendants and conspiracies.
I've been set up, knocked out,
beat down, rolled on, lied to,
Whats a boy gonna do?
Make a million, spend two?
I got them concrete and cold
steal,
bad meal, memories of you.
This ship aint sailin' blues!
About the Author
My name is Glynn Jones 111. I grew up in Montgomery
Alabama in the 1950's and early 60's. This was the segregated South,
turning to integration. George Wallace, KKK, protesters, Freedom Riders
and MLK. 1950's was Rock N Roll, Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, country music
with Hank Williams SR. 1960's was soul music, British Invasion and folk
music. Mid 60's had Vietnam War protests. We had long hairs, hippies,
peace and love and the drug scene. I was right in the middle of it all.
1967 "Summer of Love" in Haight Ashbury, I was there. Hard
drugs, narcotic's, Im right in the middle. 1970's in Altanta spent years
on the Methadone program. Had a family, went to work, raised 2 kids and
got off Methadone, now clean moved to Florida Keys. I worked on boats, did
commercial fishing and learned to sail. I started running sailboats to
Jamaica and bringing in loads of pot. I go into all details of these
trips. Read my book and learn it all. Throughout it all I witnessed many
people succumb to drugs, ruin lives in prison, people get down and never
get back up. Me, I survived it all and I'm still here today. I had this
book in me and it had to come out. Its all true and a damn good read!
Enjoy!!
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