Keith Walker:
CLASS OF 1970
Clark Elementary SchoolClass of 1970
Paducah, KY
Brown High SchoolClass of 1978
Louisville, KY
Keith's Story
APRIL 1ST--2010
HEY GOOD FRIENDS, OR "YOU GUYS"TO KEEP IT REAL.
LET THERE BE NO MISTAKE...ITS APRIL 1ST,
YET,...
YET, I AM NOT APRIL FOOLING AROUND.
FROM MY HEART AND SOUL,
THE FOLLOWING IS FOR REAL .DISCLAIER
I A NOT DRUNK ,
OR
ANYTHING FUN !...
I AM GAY HOWEVER
,BUT NEVER FELT THE LABEL FIT ,
WHAT, WITH A PLAGUE KILLING OFF OTHER "GAY"S LEFT AND RIGHT FOR 30 YEARS , AND
CHURCH AND STATE TRYING TO MAKE ME DISAPPEAR,NOPE,
NOT FEELING THE "GAIETY"
BUT A LABEL LIKE "BUMMED OUT" SEEMS TOO HEAVY.
ILL GIVE IT A WHIRL...TV ANNOUNCER ON PRIDE PARADE
IN OTHERT NEWS , THE "BUMMED OUT" TOOK TO THE STREETS TO CELEBRATE PRIDE IN BEING BUMMED OUT"SHROUDS WERE THROWN FROM HEARSES TO THE ONLOOKERS ,WITH KLEENEX TISSUE STATIONS EVERY HALF BLOCK" PROZAC WAS A BIG SPONSOR ETC ETC... ,I AM A MAN ON EARTH , ONE GAY DEFIANTLY CHANTED DONT LABEL ME MANIC -ONE WAY OR THE OTHER I AM NOT FEELING PARTICULARLY GAY , OR BUMMED OUT ! ,
NOT MY BEST CHANT, BUT MADE THE PRETEND NEWS...
OK BACK TO REALITY... I AM -LIKE YOU ,LIVING FOR THE DAY WHEN LABELS WONT BE NEEDED.I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE COOL -DO WHAT YOU CAN ,WE AINT QUITE AT THE MNT TOP YET!"
BUT SERIOUSLY, WHY THE WORD GAY WAS CHOSEN IS SOMETHING TO PONDER. WHATS UP WITH THAT?.....BUT I DIGRESS...
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR REACHING OUT AND DOING YOUR PART TO CONNECT -YOUR EFFORTS HAVE NOT GONE UN-NOTICED BY ME, I AM TOUCHED DEEPLY
& MY HEART IS FEELING WARER BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I AM NOT ALONE , NOT FORGOTTEN ,ITS BEEN A BUMPY ROAD,
I NEVER LET ANY OF YOU OUT OF MY MOST PROTECTED AREA OF MY SOUL "THE TREASURED VAULT" THE VAULT CRITERIA IS AS SIMPLE AS YOUR EVERYDAY WAYS, YOUR UNCOMPLICATED SMILE.
,NOT THE THINGS WE ARGUED ABOUT THAT REALLY SPOKE VOLUMES OF HOW COOL YOU WERE,BUT , THAT YOU STOOD FOR SOMETHING ,& IN THE "FREY" CALLED "ARGUING ,OR "FIGHTING"
GREW A RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER,
TO ALLOW YOUR ANSWER TO REPLACE
THE ONE I HELD & FOUGHT FOR.
TO KNOW "WITH US"
IT WAS SAFE TO BE WRONG,
THAT IS RARE.
TO ARGUE-LIKE A DEBATE GONE BERSERK- ALL THE WHILE RESPECTING EACH OTHERS POINTS, REMEMBERING
THAT THE GOAL IS TO GET TO THE TRUTH -NOT TO DEFEND A LIE.
,I DON'T RECALL THE GROUP,
AS A WHOLE, OR ANY FRACTION OF IT LETTING GO,
REMAINING PASSIVE ..
.IF I WAS "STUCK ON STUPID"
SOMEONE FOUND A WAY
TO BRING ME BACK INTO THE CIRCLE.
MY "EGO" INTACT.
WIN WIN SUPPORTIVE STANDARDS LIKE THAT CAME WITH
THE UNSPOKEN KNOWLEDGE THAT WE WOULD COVER EACH OTHER.
IF THINGS GOT "CRAZY"
THEY SAY OUR CHARACTERS ARE PRETTY MUCH FORGED AND INTACT BY 7 OR 8 YEARS OLD , SO, I BELIEVE THAT YOU ,...ME, EACH OF US LOOKING INTO EACH OTHERS EYES
WOULD SEE THE FRIEND THEY REMEMBER.
AND, IF THOSE EYES COULD SPEAK
THEY WOULD SAY SOMTHING LIKE
"I WANT TO BE THERE FOR YOU
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I DID NOT SELL YOU OUT
I DID NOT BETRAY WHAT WE HELD IN TRUST.
,& ALL THESE YEARS LATER I STILL HOLD...Expand for more
DEAR IN MY "VAULT"
I TREASURE THE TRUST
& RESPECT
& LITTLE PEARLS OF WISDOM, UNKNOWINGLY
IMPARTED BY YOU, ARE FUSED AND PART OF ME .ITS SO COOL ...& THIS IS THE CLENCHER
THAT YOU FOUND YOUR WAY HERE ,&
SENT OUT
YOUR MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE-
TELLS ME YOU FEEL IT IS RELEVANT TO YOU TOO
ALL THESE BOTTLES ARE WASHING UP ON Y SHORE ,EACH MESSAGE HITTING A TARGET
THAT ITS SENDER COULD ONLY BE AWARE OF
IN A WORLD OF FAKER Y FRAUD SPA AND INFORMATION OVERLOAD
ITS LIKE A GENTLE BREEZE WITH A HINT OF PATCHOULI OIL,BRINGING BACK WHAT WAS LOST , I THOUGHT ...
I THOUGHT WRONG
LATER ,
EVERYONE PLEASE POST A PICTURE BECAUSE
I DONT CARE IF YOU LOOK LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON, I WANT TO LOOK IN TO YOUR EYES AND ILL SEE YOUR SOUL
SEND AN EYS ONLY SHOT -ILL KNOW YOU!
DON'T LET MADISON AVENUE MARKETING SCAMS KEEP US APART.
I REALIZE HOW POWERFUL THEY CAN BE
BUT YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL
THAN A FEAR BASED AD CAMPAIGN
, PROUDLY STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND LETTING US SEE EACH OTHER IS OUR RIGHT.
REMEMBER OUR VALUE SYSTEM -HIPPIE 1-A STATES
IT NEVER WAS ABOUT GLAM ,BLING, OR "WRAPPERS" WITH US ANYWAY, ITS ALL ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER ,HAVING YOUR OWN MORAL COMPASS ,SPIRIT & SOUL WITH INTENTIONS THAT MAKE YOU PART OF THE ANSWER ...
I MEAN IT -YOU ARE "BEAUTIFUL"-AND YOU KNOW IT TOO, MALE OR FEMALE, GAY TRANS, STRAIGHT, MARTIAN, --I WONT COMPROMISE THE TRUTH BY SINKING TO SUPERFICIAL,JUDGMENTS BASED ON SKIN & FACIAL MUSCLES WHICH KEPT US GRINNING &LAUGHING ,AS WELL AS THEIR NESSESARY OPPOSITE , UNLESS YOU DID NOTHING BUT THE MONA LISA FACE FOR 30 YEARS ON A GRAVITY FREE PLANET
WITH NO LIFE-TRIALS,-THEN YOUR GOING TO HAVE A BIT OF A ROAD MAP, THATS HOW WE KNOW WHERE WEVE BEEN AND HELPS US GO WHERE WE WANT , DONT PHOTOSHOP YOUR MAP
ILL FIND OUT &WE CAN ARGUE IT THEN!
I LOVE YOU ALL , THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE ,
I WAS JUST GOING TO WRITE TWO LINES OR SO , BUT I FORGOT THAT I SECRETLY LOVE TO WRITE, AND DID .
SO,
KEEP POSTING STUFF
ILL FIGURE OUT THIS RUBICS CUBE
AND BE IN TOUCH.BY THE WAY I DO HAVE MY HEALTH , NOTHING BIG TIME , TURNING 21 IN SAN FRANCISCO THE YEAR AIDS WAS HERE BUT UNIDENTIFIED ,PARTY-ING LIKE I DID , WELL LETS JUST SAY DUMB LUCK, & POSSIBLY MIRACLES HAPPEN, KELVIN IS GOOD ,MELANIE -IF YOU KNEW HER IS BACK IN THE AREA ,SHE WAS IN LOUISVILLE FOR THE LAST THIRTY YEARS TEACHING ART TO K-6 GRADERS IN TH PORTLAND AREA BY THE RIVER THERE -SAME SCHOOL -SHE LOVED AND MISSES YAWL., AND FINE , DAD DIED FEB 1ST 2009, AT 80 MOM IS BLOWING US AWAY DAILY YOGA SINCE AGE 35, STRONG & ACTIVE ,WILL KEEP HER HEART OPEN FOR A SOUL-MATE. DAD WAS COOL WITH THAT. NO PUN INTENDED.EE
OKEE-DOKEE,...
IF YOU ARE ALLOWD TO SEE THESE DIGITS COOL
THEN USE THEM. 295-7955 ( 408) IS MY LAND LINE , CALL ME UP, FOR REAL. AND HAVE A PHONE BOOK OF OUR NUMBERS WITH YOU ,SO THIS "VEHICLE" CAN BE BLOWN UP!
KEITH
IN SAN JOSE -
&, YES ,I DO KNOW THE WAY!
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