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CHAPTER II WEIRD SIGNS & TRIPS TO THE DOCTOR On one of the days that Scott was unavailable to play with, I decided to play by myself in our back yard. My dad had given me this super cool Calvary Fort; the kind that you can build up, and it came with gun towers and little Indian men and Calvary so...

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Please feel free to make comments regarding Chapter II in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 12:59:15 PM

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CHAPTER III REGARDING NINA Some of you may have been shocked when I revealed that I had been having sex when I was nine years old with a nine year old girl, and I didn't say much more than that. I will explain more about that later. I will describe what I remember at the time that it happened, and I wi...

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Please feel free to post comments reguarding chapter III here. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 02:02:48 PM

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CHAPTER IV THE REC-CENTER There is only one other thing that I can recollect that Scott and I ever did during the rest of that entire summer before school started back in session; only one other place that I remember we ever went besides up on the loft in his garage. Scott had suggested that we g...

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--------------------------------------------------------------------- I can still qu...

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Walking down that long hall to the front desk I kept thinking about what the guy had said, 'You're not going to tell anyone about me are you?' That was the last thing on my mind. I wasn't sure the guy had done anything wrong. He seemed a bit naughty but I didn't know that what he had done was il...

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I apparently went into some kind of black-out. I remember that vividly as many alcoholics have described them in A.A. meetings that I have attended over the years. Often times they can remember the exact moment when the black-out began and the exact moment when they regained conscious memo...

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The Ladera Center, I think that was mentioned at some point, where the TG&Y store was located as well as The Pizza Parlor. -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 09:28:38 PM

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This is a picture of Inglewood, and I labeled a few things mentioned in the book. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 09:30:25 PM

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A Satellite picture of the recreation center mentioned in the book. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 09:38:27 PM

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The Green Horse. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Wednesday 24th of February 2010 03:13:54 PM

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LaTijera Elementary School. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Wednesday 24th of February 2010 03:22:50 PM

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Gee I wonder why it is that I have such a detailed memory of a bath room I used one time when I was ten years old over thirty five years ago? LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Saturday 20th of February 2010 12:54:31 PM

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Please feel free to post comments or questions regarding Chapter IV in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Saturday 20th of February 2010 01:15:38 PM

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CHAPTER V Analysis & Commentary I would over the next three months remember some more things about that day when Scott and I went to the recreation center, or at least that is when I believe I told Scott about these memories. Sometimes its hard to remember, when you actually remember...

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Please feel free to post comments or questions regarding Chapter V here in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Saturday 20th of February 2010 03:07:23 PM

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CHAPTER VI THE SLEEPOVER Some of you when reading the last chapter, may have thought that I was being a bit unsympathetic to Scott's recent loss of his mother who he said died in an accident a few months earlier. In addition, I described Scott as being charismatic, and confident; the exact op...

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Comparison's between the Ford Mercury Montego, The Ford Mercury Cougar, and The Ford Gran Torino. The car thing is going to become very important as the story progresses. LAD 72 Mercury Montego 72 Mercury Montego 72 Mercury Montego 72 Ford Gran Torino 72 Ford Gran Torino 72 Ford Gran Torino 72 Mercu...

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Please feel free to use this thread to post comments, questions, or suggestions. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Sunday 21st of February 2010 06:06:55 PM

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CHAPTER VII THE SLEEPOVER THE NEXT DAY I acttually don't remember anything that happened the next morning either. This is all a black out, except for the following: I was already up and dressed and I stood at the doorway to Scott's bedroom and noticed that he was sitting on the foot of the b...

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Go Tigers ! LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Wednesday 24th of February 2010 03:47:54 PM

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Please fee free to comment about Chapter VII in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Sunday 21st of February 2010 06:53:04 PM

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CHAPTER VIII MORE SYMPTOMS I couldn't remember anything that had happened the night before after that moment when I was bent down tying my shoes. The next thing I remembered was the next morning. That next morning, I also can't tell you where Scott's dad was; apparently in his room, is what I r...

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Please feel free to post comments about chapter VIII in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Tuesday 23rd of February 2010 10:10:52 AM

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http://thefranklinfiles.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=133749&p=3&topicID=33365494 -- Edited by The Phantom on Tuesday 23rd of February 2010 10:35:07 AM

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CHAPTER IX A TRIP TO THE E.R. I just want to tell you about one more thing that happened immediately after the sleepover at Scott's house, and then I'll jump ahead to the beginning of the fifth grade. Starting the next day after the sleepover I began experiencing pain in my abdomen. This pain...

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CHAPTER X SCHOOL STARTS Right at the beginning of the fifth grade I had another heat stroke incident. I remember it was middle September; the hottest month for Southern California. School had just let back in session. In fact, I think it was actually the first day of school. The classroom was...

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It wasn't until after school started again in September, that I have any real memory of the interior of Scott's house, even though I was certain I had been in it before-- hell, I had spent the night there. Here is a floor plan drawn from memory of the basic layout of his house based on my memories. -- Edited...

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Please feel free to post comments about chapters 9 & 10 here. Thanks, Darron -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 5th of March 2010 04:18:19 PM

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	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER II - WEIRD SIGNS & TRIP TO THE DOCTOR (Preview) CHAPTER II WEIRD SIGNS & TRIPS TO THE DOCTOR On one of the days that Scott was unavailable to play with, I decided to play by myself in our back yard. My dad had given me this super cool Calvary Fort; the kind that you can build up, and it came with gun towers and little Indian men and Calvary so...	The Phantom	0	1026	Dec 25, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - PUBLIC COMMENTS - CHAPTER II (Preview) Please feel free to make comments regarding Chapter II in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 12:59:15 PM	The Phantom	0	765	Dec 25, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER III - REGARDING NINA (Preview) CHAPTER III REGARDING NINA Some of you may have been shocked when I revealed that I had been having sex when I was nine years old with a nine year old girl, and I didn't say much more than that. I will explain more about that later. I will describe what I remember at the time that it happened, and I wi...	The Phantom	0	1077	Dec 24, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSOANL - BOOK - PUBLIC COMMENTS - CHATPER III (Preview) Please feel free to post comments reguarding chapter III here. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 02:02:48 PM	The Phantom	0	722	Dec 19, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER IV - THE REC-CENTER (Preview) *CHAPTER IV THE REC-CENTER* There is only one other thing that I can recollect that Scott and I ever did during the rest of that entire summer before school started back in session; only one other place that I remember we ever went besides up on the loft in his garage. Scott had suggested that we g...	The Phantom	0	1131	Dec 16, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER IV - CONT 2 (ADULT CONTENT WARNING) (Preview) --------------------------------------------------------------------- I can still qu...	The Phantom	0	1094	Dec 16, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER IV - CONTINUED 3 (Preview) Walking down that long hall to the front desk I kept thinking about what the guy had said, 'You're not going to tell anyone about me are you?' That was the last thing on my mind. I wasn't sure the guy had done anything wrong. He seemed a bit naughty but I didn't know that what he had done was il...	The Phantom	0	978	Dec 16, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER IV - CONTINUED 4 (Preview) I apparently went into some kind of black-out. I remember that vividly as many alcoholics have described them in A.A. meetings that I have attended over the years. Often times they can remember the exact moment when the black-out began and the exact moment when they regained conscious memo...	The Phantom	0	982	Dec 16, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - THE LADERA CENTER (Preview) The Ladera Center, I think that was mentioned at some point, where the TG&Y store was located as well as The Pizza Parlor. -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 09:28:38 PM	The Phantom	0	833	Dec 16, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - INGLEWOOD (Preview) This is a picture of Inglewood, and I labeled a few things mentioned in the book. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 09:30:25 PM	The Phantom	0	820	Dec 15, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - THE REC-CENTER (Preview) A Satellite picture of the recreation center mentioned in the book. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 19th of February 2010 09:38:27 PM	The Phantom	0	848	Dec 15, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - THE GREEN HORSE (Preview) The Green Horse. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Wednesday 24th of February 2010 03:13:54 PM	The Phantom	0	799	Dec 15, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - LA TIJERA SCHOOL (Preview) LaTijera Elementary School. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Wednesday 24th of February 2010 03:22:50 PM	The Phantom	0	802	Dec 15, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - REC-CENTER BATH ROOM (Preview) Gee I wonder why it is that I have such a detailed memory of a bath room I used one time when I was ten years old over thirty five years ago? LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Saturday 20th of February 2010 12:54:31 PM	The Phantom	0	842	Dec 15, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER IV - PUBLIC COMMENTS (Preview) Please feel free to post comments or questions regarding Chapter IV in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Saturday 20th of February 2010 01:15:38 PM	The Phantom	0	813	Dec 12, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER V - ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY (Preview) CHAPTER V Analysis & Commentary I would over the next three months remember some more things about that day when Scott and I went to the recreation center, or at least that is when I believe I told Scott about these memories. Sometimes its hard to remember, when you actually remember...	The Phantom	0	1020	Dec 12, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER V - PUBLIC COMMENTS (Preview) Please feel free to post comments or questions regarding Chapter V here in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Saturday 20th of February 2010 03:07:23 PM	The Phantom	0	729	Dec 12, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER VI - THE SLEEPOVER (mature content) (Preview) CHAPTER VI THE SLEEPOVER Some of you when reading the last chapter, may have thought that I was being a bit unsympathetic to Scott's recent loss of his mother who he said died in an accident a few months earlier. In addition, I described Scott as being charismatic, and confident; the exact op...	The Phantom	0	1111	Dec 8, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - CARS (Preview) Comparison's between the Ford Mercury Montego, The Ford Mercury Cougar, and The Ford Gran Torino. The car thing is going to become very important as the story progresses. LAD 72 Mercury Montego 72 Mercury Montego 72 Mercury Montego 72 Ford Gran Torino 72 Ford Gran Torino 72 Ford Gran Torino 72 Mercu...	The Phantom	0	811	Dec 7, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER VI - PUBLIC COMMENTS (Preview) Please feel free to use this thread to post comments, questions, or suggestions. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Sunday 21st of February 2010 06:06:55 PM	The Phantom	0	789	Dec 7, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER VII - SLEEPOVER NEXT DAY (Preview) *CHAPTER VII THE SLEEPOVER THE NEXT DAY* I acttually don't remember anything that happened the next morning either. This is all a black out, except for the following: I was already up and dressed and I stood at the doorway to Scott's bedroom and noticed that he was sitting on the foot of the b...	The Phantom	0	946	Dec 7, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - School Mascot (Preview) Go Tigers ! LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Wednesday 24th of February 2010 03:47:54 PM	The Phantom	0	763	Dec 6, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER VII - PUBLIC COMMENTS (Preview) Please fee free to comment about Chapter VII in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Sunday 21st of February 2010 06:53:04 PM	The Phantom	0	737	Nov 29, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER VIII - MORE SYMTPOMS (MATURE CONTENT) (Preview) *CHAPTER VIII MORE SYMPTOMS* I couldn't remember anything that had happened the night before after that moment when I was bent down tying my shoes. The next thing I remembered was the next morning. That next morning, I also can't tell you where Scott's dad was; apparently in his room, is what I r...	The Phantom	0	1006	Nov 29, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER VIII - PUBLIC COMMENTS (Preview) Please feel free to post comments about chapter VIII in this thread. LAD -- Edited by The Phantom on Tuesday 23rd of February 2010 10:10:52 AM	The Phantom	0	701	Nov 24, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS - MARKINGS (Preview) http://thefranklinfiles.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=133749&p=3&topicID=33365494 -- Edited by The Phantom on Tuesday 23rd of February 2010 10:35:07 AM	The Phantom	0	766	Nov 24, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER IX - A TRIP TO THE E.R. (Preview) *CHAPTER IX A TRIP TO THE E.R.* I just want to tell you about one more thing that happened immediately after the sleepover at Scott's house, and then I'll jump ahead to the beginning of the fifth grade. Starting the next day after the sleepover I began experiencing pain in my abdomen. This pain...	The Phantom	0	1031	Nov 24, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - CHAPTER X - SCHOOL STARTS (Preview) CHAPTER X SCHOOL STARTS Right at the beginning of the fifth grade I had another heat stroke incident. I remember it was middle September; the hottest month for Southern California. School had just let back in session. In fact, I think it was actually the first day of school. The classroom was...	The Phantom	0	992	Nov 24, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - ILLUSTRATIONS (Preview) It wasn't until after school started again in September, that I have any real memory of the interior of Scott's house, even though I was certain I had been in it before-- hell, I had spent the night there. Here is a floor plan drawn from memory of the basic layout of his house based on my memories. -- Edited...	The Phantom	0	876	Nov 24, 2009 by The Phantom
	PERSONAL - BOOK - PUBLIC COMMENTS CHAPTERS IX & X (Preview) Please feel free to post comments about chapters 9 & 10 here. Thanks, Darron -- Edited by The Phantom on Friday 5th of March 2010 04:18:19 PM	The Phantom	0	681	Nov 18, 2009 by The Phantom
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