Hello-ah,
I'm pretty sure the way Quik picked up the name had nothing to do with his...uh, sexual prowess. It was more his ability to shall we say get something for nothing.
I probably shouldn't have mentioned his name, or to be more specific, the name he legally had his name changed to. (Didn't set to well with his dad or so he told me.) Somebody might recognize it and pass the word along. I'd hate to mention something which could affect him in a harmful way just because of an otherwise unintentional oversight. <<cough>>.
I do remember back in early '80 something, I had just dropped out of college, was about to go back to work, and had borrowed some money to make a down payment on a trailer I was going to buy (would have been a mistake). Well I borrowed the money, then decided to do a 180 and try to hook up with Quik. I really must have had my head screwed on backwards then.
Anyway, I packed some stuff in a duffle bag, boarded a bus, and was off on an adventure to Grand Junction, CO, which eventually found me in Salt Lake City, Utah, and had me making a hasty flight out of town.
On the way, I met some guy on the bus who was traveling to Pueblo, CO, where there would be an 8 hour layover before the bus would continue on to Grand Junction. He was going to visit or live with (I don't quite remember) his sister and brother-in-law in Pueblo. He told me his brother-in-law could turn me onto a score (remember panama red) and that I could probably crash at their house instead of waiting in the station all night.
I remember I ended up at his relatives house and was able to make the score. His brother-in-law asked if I wanted to play some poker. At that point I was beginning to think, "What the hell have I done!". I declined the offer (I had over $400 in cash on me at the time) and luckily, "hey, no problem. BTW, here is where you can crash."
His sister drove me to the bus station the next morning, and I was on my way to Grand Junction. I never saw the guy again.
One thing I've definitely learned through my come what may lifestyle of my earlier years was that God was surely watching over me, cause I could have found myself in trouble more times than I would care to count.
....to be continued
Later,
Mike |
