By Jim ONeill ——Bio and Archives--October 4, 2017
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Well it's all right, even if they say you're wrong Well it's all right, sometimes you gotta be strong Well it's all right, as long as you got somewhere to lay Well it's all right, every day is Judgment Day Well it's all right, riding around in the breeze Well it's all right, if you live the life you please Well it's all right, even if the sun don't shine Well it's all right, we're going to the end of the line --Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne “End of the Line”The world lost one of its premier rock singer/songwriters with the recent death of Tom Petty. His music and lyrics have played on the background soundtrack of my life for decades – beginning with the song “Breakdown” in 1978
Some say life will beat you down It’ll break your heart, steal your crown So I started out for God knows where I guess I’ll know when I get there I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings Coming down…is the hardest thing --Tom Petty “Learning to Fly”
I'll stand my ground Won't be turned around And I'll keep this world from dragging me down Gonna stand my ground And I won't back down Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out I won't back down I will stand my ground And I won't back down Well I know what's right I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushing me around But I'll stand my ground --Tom Petty “I Won’t Back Down”
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Born June 4, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Served in the U.S. Navy from 1970-1974 in both UDT-21 (Underwater Demolition Team) and SEAL Team Two. Worked as a commercial diver in the waters off of Scotland, India, and the United States. Worked overseas in the Merchant Marines. While attending the University of South Florida as a journalism student in 1998 was presented with the “Carol Burnett/University of Hawaii AEJMC Research in Journalism Ethics Award,” 1st place undergraduate division. (The annual contest was set up by Carol Burnett with money she won from successfully suing a national newspaper for libel). Awarded US Army, US Navy, South African, and Russian jump wings. Graduate of NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School, 1970). Member of Mensa, China Post #1, and lifetime member of the NRA and UDT/SEAL Association.