Tim Pollard:  

UPDATED: 06JUN2016... Guess I will start at where I am now in Life, and let y'all figure me out from there. Currently in Boston MA. Settled in MA after I got out of the Military cuz my father was from here originally, and my mother was from Maine. All of you who knew me and knew my parents were always welcome guests in their home way back in the way back, back then. I became the dutiful son, being the oldest out of 6, and was blessed enough to be their caregivers in the last years of their walk on this good green Earth. Lost my Mom to stroke complications in 1996, and my Dad, who was a Navy Veteran of 30 years and did 3 tours of Korea, passed in my arms 20NOV99, and for those who have never been with Death in the same room, it was hard watching the Light of Life leaving his eyes as I held him and said Goodbye. Lost my 2 brothers, Paul (Jan2015) and John (25DEC2010), and my oldest sister Robin (10MAR2001); now, there is only myself and my 2 youngest sisters left, and everyone still looks to me to be the "Strong One" for the family. Very unique life for myself through the years... And both Fortunate and Blessed as well. Survived my Navy service, doing different jobs through the years from working gas stations, convenience stores, company truck driver delivering government paperwork, even to Home Depot, then as a Night Auditor for an inn in Maine. Also ended up becoming a Security Enforcement Officer, for almost 25 years off and on, and at the same time, managed to find myself within the boundaries of the music world, and making friends and acquaintances over the years, from people in the Allman Brothers to the Irish band Clannad to Los Lobos... Yes, it has been a "long strange trip" as the Grateful Dead have said before. Many musicians were just happenstance chance meetings, like members of Heart, Blackfoot, POCO, Savoy Brown, KANSAS, the late Felix Pappalardi, bass player of Mountain who produced some of Cream's albums, to 60's icons Chad and Jeremy, even spending 3 days with the Searchers, the #2 band out of Liverpool behind them Fab Four Dudes., and even having had the chance to meet the late great Frank Zappa. And then all the various concerts over the years, from McCartney to Pink Floyd, Kinks to Blue Oyster Cult, Santana to Jefferson Starship, and so many many more good memories. and as you get older, memories are mostly what you have left in your head and in your heart... Never let them go, and, if necessary, share them with as many old and new friends as you can to let them know who and what your Life was all about (tim nh two three five one at gee mail). Because that is all our Lord and savior gave us: Life Itself, no rose gardens, no fanfare trumpets, and the everyday emotions of Joy, Pain, Gain and Loss, tears of Happiness and Sad times, strong days and weak, for we are only human after all. Now, my current struggle is with cancer and damage from a slip & fall when I was working Security at the New England Center For Homeless veterans, where I also lived for...Expand for more