From LA to NY to spend the weekend with the legendary Armand Assante
It was truly an honor and a privilege to spend the weekend with Armaand Assante. Great man. Great actor. Incredibly talented film maker. A perfectionist. Even at 71, he is a machine and never stops working. He had such a beautiful home I wanted to share a little. We had some great discussions and worked on a project we are involved in. Lots of work ahead. But it was eye opening to have someone with his brain, talent and vision guiding me. The man has a brilliant mind that doesn't think like the rest of us. Like me, he is an artist. Had a lot of fun with him. Even got to ride his quad around his 225 acre ranch. Jumped some deer. Got to cook him pasta with my producer. He loved my propetti, AKA meat balls. It was a lot of fun sharing my life with him. At the end, he called me one of the most remarkable people he had ever met. His exact words were, "It's a miracle you are even still here." That's true. Yes it is. That is why I believe in God so strongly.
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22 Deer Walk Under My Stand -looking four acres and the remnants of my pre-plot!!
I was hunting my best stand, which isn a small stand of oaks with about 100 square feel of lettuce and clover I planted in summer. The plot had long since been mowed down wby the deer, but they still sometimes swing by and nibble on what's left, and root around for acorsn, even though this was a bad year for acorns. The deer are obviously hungry and struggling to find food, with shellack of acorns Have a large 2 acre foot plot about 75 yards from this stand, but unfortunately I planted it too late, due to weather conditions out of my control (no rain),soothes usually head straight there On this day, a doe and her yearling fawn were munching around under me when I saw momma start staring down wind. Which was weird, since they usually stare up wind. She was clearly watching something.I thought maybe a coyote> Then all of a sudden,I see this string of deer making their way over. They just of thought there was a good food source there because within 2 minutes Had 22 deer under me. Two were young bucks. Two small 4 points, who were fun to watch. The does get grumpy and bitchy when in close proximity like this. They bite and kick and grunt at each other. Bucks did what young bucks do, try to impress the ladies but racking their antlers in low hanging branches, making little scraps like they have seen big bucks do.They sniffed the behinds of the does and chased them around, in the hope that, by se freak chance, one wild be reception and tel him have sex with her. ever happened. The doesONLY mate with mature bucks, like humans, The females want to pass their bloodline to the biggest strongest smartest, which means large mature bucks. Still it was fun to watch the little bucks. Was like watching a 14 year old boy in a strip club. He tried but the girls were like, no thanes kid. So funny. They all hung around for about 10 minutes and then started making their way towards my big plot, where there is some growth, but not nearly as much as I had hoped for. Still, l it is a food source and they all headed thereto eat. I have seen up to 15 deer swing by before, and on average I see 5-7 deer every evening, but I had never seen a herd of 22 deer just milling abut. They are true social creatures, and fun to watch when they have no idea you are there. I use extreme scent control tactics, from showering in scent free soap before every hunt, towering all scent free clothes washed with set free soap, to a $250 ScentLock cammo suit over everything. I spray down with scent killer, I even eat an apple as soon as I get there to cover my breath a little. It all works, obviously. I have very few deer bust me this year, when I years past they busted almost every bight. They just don't know I am there. I am also 35' feet up, much higher than I should be. I won't even get into the dangerous of climbing into my stand.One wrong move and it's a wheelchair for the rest of my life, best scam scenario. You just cannot make a sage mistake climbing in.
Anyway, I wanted to share this hunt with you. I hunt with a bow so mrs season is not over. But the odds of me harvesting a large mature buck are slim. Very slim. But not impossible. I have several large bucks using my property daily. They are extremely smart. I had two bucks come intron nights in a row, up wind, and I was able to grunt then. But itv was too dark to shoot so I had to hold back. The buck was so close I could hear him breathing! Maybe 20 yards away. But I couldn't determine if he was a mature buck, but used n his behavior I am 99% sure he was, He came right in and hit a scrape. When I grunted, he snortwheezed and stormed over from the scrape. Small bucks Don't snort wheeze and they arena;y bold enough to charge into a fight. If they do, they are big bad asses, and it happened literally exactly the same two bights in a row. The irony was, there was another buck just down wind, and when he saw big dog, he high talked it out of there. LOL Nice pun.
This is my life and I love being part of the ecosystem. I probably won't harvest a deer this year. I have neat from last year's bucking still in the freezers. I don't kill t kill. If I do the a large buck I will have it mounted, and give most of the meet t an old retired friend of mine who can use the meat. He is always very grateful when I give hi salmon and deer. I am content to just watch the deer. Believe it or not, this stand is only 2--00-250 yards as the crow flies from my backdoor. I designed the land and the stand in a way that would bring the deer to me, and I wouldn't have to intrude on bedding. I can sneak in silently, with the deer between 75-300 yards bedded, This helps. You don't want to crash through the woods to get in your stand. Not when you are hunting only 20 acres, I am very pleased with my results this year. I would never go hungry in an apocalypse. LOL Hunting is one of my greatest joys, and I wish more people wold get out and try it. Problem is, it requires getting off social media and TV, and getting into reality. And it is a VERY VERY HAARD ACTIVITY. Requires absolute concentration, patience, and skill. The average person, if you told them gorilla a deer with a bow they would hunt the rest of their lives and likely never even see a deer, let alone kill one at 20 yards. But you can learn and get better. I got luck on my first buck 4 years ago. But last year, I killed an 8 point on pure skill, first day I hunted a new property. I had to scout for 6 hours and wait for the right wind, Then I came ini saw the luck grunted it in and made a perfect kill shit at 30 yards. I am still learning, obviously. Some guys can get a big one every year. I'm not there yet. Maybe someday after I buy some more property, I will get there. For now,I are the best of what I got, and certainly cannot complain with the results. In tiger end, it is the experience I am after. Off social media, away from my computer, time alone with God and nature. Priceless!
I hope these vids inspire you to put the phone down and do something remarkable. Doesn't;t have to be hunting. That is MY thing. What is yours? Find it and get there. Maybe most a video and inspire the next man. Playbit forward. We are losing reality to virtual reality. People are firgettubg how cook ad excite reality is, so layout forward Go do something cool and kasha it nb FB IG, or wherever.God bless. Go enjoy life, If I get a buck, you'll know. Until then, days like this are my drug, I am so thankful to GOD that He has instilled in me the one for the outdoors, and I don't have a resentment towards anyone I just go live. We ask should.
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Winter, Summer, Spring, Fall... Get Outside And LIVE!!
Just a compilation of hunting and snowmobiling and having fun outside. You have to get out and enjoy life. The virtual world will suck your mind dry Your can lose weeks, months, years staring at a phone or computer. STOP IT!! Put it down, go do something in real life Virual is ff suckers. If you watch this video, watch it ONLY to be inspired to get off tour ass and get outside. Nowmviles can be bought for under a $1000. They Donny have to be bad ass ones. Just as long as the ride and start. Enjoy the beauty of the wilderness.. The steelhead are starting to run. Get in the river. Enjoy life. Forget me. I'm just some dorky old writer. Get outside and live your life. Time is the most precious commodity. Don't waste it staring at a screen, even if I am on it. Okay, if I am on it fine. LOL
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YouTube lifted my ban. LOL - I'm Back in The Game, Bi%ches!
This is just a funny video updating people on what has happened with my YouTube channel and everything I am involved in. I really won't be posting much on YT Still, it is nice to have the victory. I am sure the trolls will keep reporting me and get me banned again. Literally my first day back they gave me a strike. So my guess is it will be a short lived victory. Not that I really care. I honestly have better things to do than YT. I don't need $200 a week in superheat money like the mob tube geeks. I don't have time for the kid shit, the trolls and drama. I am a grown ass man living a big boy life. I have a radio show, a writing career, a TV series, an apparel company, coaching, speaking, and fun to have. YT took up waaaaaay too much time, so I am over it. Still, I will release some of my older videos just to annoy trolls and to entertain my many fans who have messaged me and expressed how much they loved and miss my shows. Many had listned to my shows many times over. Even the obsessed trolls listened to me all day everyday, just an attempt to find an inconsistency or lie, which of course they never did. I've been called a liar and when I ask what about, I get crickets. Nobody ever has an example. Or it is how I quoted my wrong great grandfather in an interview, because I honestly didn't know or GAF because I am not a mafia groupie r fanboys who spends his life researching old dead mob guys. Or I said my uncle told me the tunnel in our basement was for liquor in prohibition, but that house was built after prohibition. LOL I told that when I was ten. Repeated what I was told. This doesn't make me a liar. I find it fascinating that there are grown men who obsess over other men on YT, and make it there life to stalk and troll every word they say. Some of these geeks have watched hundreds of my interviews and shows. They know my stories better than me But these are grown men who live in basements and collect SSI checks for mental disabilities. They are have nots So creepy and weird.. Meanwhile, I am out fishing and hunting and pursuing my dreams, while they make videos using fake voices, under fake accounts and fake names because they are too cowardly and scared to expose their true identities. LOL Funny. But in a week, I will blast back onto YT with some of my classic shows,. I could post them here but with 65 subs what is the point? I like Rumble better but there just aren't enough people here. The demographic I will try to b8uild on Yt will NOT be mob obsessed broke bums who troll aa handful of TINT mob related channels, most of which are hosted by never have beens or just fanboys wannabes., I can never relate to. Though I am removed from that life today, I was still involved in that life. I can't relate to some dork in. a basement, or some keep mob hero worshiper who idolizes rats like Sammy the Bull., or a dim witted village idiots like Fat Bald Gump or Lee Creep. Anyway, that's the news. Enjoy the video.
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Why Coke & Me Don't Mix - Never Have Part #1
This is a really funny and long story about the time I stole 25 lbs of weed, and then stole another 50, and had it stolen back from me, all in one week, ALL while I was getting high on coke and planning my great escape from Detroit to start a new life. You will have to watch Part #2 to hear how it ends. Karma, It always seems to win.
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Cocaine & Me Don't Mix - Part #2 - How I Jacked 50 lbs & had them jacked from me!
This is the second half of a crazy story that was about a week of my life when I was really off the rails, doing coke, robbing drug dealers, paranoid, doing all kinds of crazy stuff. It is kind of a funny story because I survived. I ended up right where I started off, full circle. Stupid criminal. I sit here and marvel at how I am still alive to tell these stories. That is how you know there is a God. LOL
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The Day Of My Arrest & What Led Up To It - Makes Me Appreciate My Life Now
I just wanted to toss a video up here for people. I had to relive this memory in my writing recently, and it made me realize just how far I have come. So I figured I would share it with you, and really sit there and try to imagine being in my shoes at the time. On the surface I was living the American dream. But just below the surface, I was an utter train wreck and disaster waiting to happen. And eventually, it did. Still, if there is one thing nobody can accuse me of, it's not being gangster. I am NOT proud of this behavior. Not at all. BUT, when people call it into question that is because they are to coward to do the type of shit I did. They call my life in question because they can't google it, too stupid to realize that you can't google the lives of 99% of gagsters. They are used to their rat packs on YT and google. I did what I did, and here I am to share it. Not proud of it. I simply want you to see that people can change. And how far anyone can come.
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My Life Living In Winter Wonderland - Always be having fun!
This thumb nail is a real pick of my back yard. Maria took it after we woke up. Looks like an oil painting. This video is just a few snapshots from my life on the homestead. Winter has just arrived full force This was the biggest snow storm I think I have seen since I've been home. The irony is, they only predicted 1-3" inches of snow. We got 12". And then another 3=4" after the fact. I guess my neighbor isn't plowing may drieway anymore, since I snapped off on his poacher nephew. Which is fine. I have no respect for these backwoods hicks who shoot deer from their pickup truck behind the barn, and call themselves hunters. They can't ever EVER do it the hard way. Mfrs will never see a buck in their lifetime. So yeah, I had to hillbilly plow the driveway with my Jeep. That always does the trick. Man, this is going to be a LOOOONG ass winter if we don't get a major warmup that melts this snow. Unlikely I see grass again till next May. Such. But I am going snowmobiling to morrow with my boy Dan the man. We are hitting Black Mountain and brerrrap braaaaping the day away. Cn't wait. I will post videos to inspire you Nora people, and for the haters to hate on from their mom's basement. Because we all know, they do all the fun and interesting stuff. LOL
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Hunting The Snow Is Magical
Man, I wasn't able to get this on camera but I had 7 does fighting under my tree last night, because I sprayed doe in heat urine. It was really bizarre watching them all fight and sniff each other's asses. Also, the night before, I called in a huge buck. I cannot believe I didn't get a shit. Maybe tonight. I am headed out there now. Freakin huge buck just barely beats me. We got a blizzard and a foot of snow. Too dangerous to climb up in my stand, but I am going to hunt under a tree where the monster keeps scrapping. I will be down wind about 30 yards. If he shows up, he is mine!
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Freedom has a special meaning to me. Learn to love your life. Experience.
Just a little montage of my hunt yesterday. I have more but they will probably be boring to most people. Let I get private messages everyday asking for more of these outdoors shows. And show sin general. I haven't recorded any "street" stories lately because I am now working with a professional publicist who has a very strategic plan for PR for me and the television project I am involved with. There really is no point in posting such videos here. I don't market y Rumble channel. I don't care. I will build a market when the time comes. For now, it is more important that I listen to the professionals and follow their direction. Video content here and YT had very little ROI. I found over the few years I was involved in that space it is really a bizarre world of obsessed groupie types. Some were fans of me, but I eventually told them if they have been watching my show for 2 years and never bought my books, or merch, than I probably am NOT tiger channel for them. They got really butt hurter that. Not that I cared. They weren't buying books and merch. But they all went in a smear campaign against me and eventually got mt channel deleted. Thank GOD. They did me a huge favor. I have gotten so much done since then. Shame on me for stepping over $100 bills o chase pennies. Life lesson. So stay tuned. Big things coming. IN the meantime, enjoy my outdoor adventures. I hope they inspire you to get off the phone and get into reality. Life is too short. Get outside and live. Rumble, YT, FB, all fake places loaded with fake people, many of whom use fake names under fake accounts. What is the point? It's all fake. Personally, I am a real dude. I live in reality. And if I am going to talk gangster with someone, I will do it. in real life or not at all. I am old school like that. I did 13 years in prison, and would sound your face in if you stepped to me. Now ask why no one ever did? Simple. They knew I was a real one. Here in fake fantasy land, anyone can pretend to be anything. Sad.
Enjoy the video. I am getting ready to workout so I can get out there and hunt again tonight. Run is on. Got good wind. I'm out there, yp!
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I miss summer already!!
Just pining for summer already. Found some snippets of trout and salon. I have thousands of videos. I figured I’d share a few. All I have is work—writing—, deer hunting and snowmobiling to look forward to all winter. It’s so long and cold. But I get a ton of work done so I can play hard with Maria in the spring. Can’t sit to return to my new secret trout Rivers!!!
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"OUR THING" official relaunch! Take Pride In Where You Come From - Make "OUR THING" your thing!
Just a little promo for the relaunch of our apparel line. We are now fully automated and integrated with one of the largest manufacturers inbthe world. Custom table. Free 7-day shipping. Everything from custom track suits and varsity jackets to t-shirts, hats, hoodies and more. Close your city, your garment, your color and size--BOOM. It's on then way. Everyone has a little gangster 9n them. Don't think so? Let someone smack your momma. See how fast your gangster acmes out. LOL
We will be adding new designs weekly, and running various discount promotions. Why spend money on a brand that has no meaning. Rep gear that means something. Take pride in your city/state. Let people know you have an inner G.
To be featured in our gallery, email a photo of yourself in "OUR THING" and we will add you to the gallery. Fine our email at the website below. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter to receive updates on new designs and discounts. The holidays are coming, and we will be doing some giveaways and discounts.
Let the world know here you come from. After all, it's YOUR thing.
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We are always looking for brand ambassadors. If you or someone you know would make a great brand ambassador, shoot me an email.
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Wait For It... Salmon steaks my eod!
A funny blooper from yesterday when a salmon seam off with my rod. I had to run down the river chasing it. Damn near last my shorts.🤣🤷🏻♂️
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WISE GUY WEDNESDAY - CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
Today Bill and I talk about the broken criminal justice system. aTh corruption and how it has been turned into a big business. Human suffering for profits. Pure evil
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"OUR THING" Apparel Update ~ Relaunch in 2 Weeks!
Juts a quick update on what is happening with my apparel company. We shutout down a few months back because it just became too much work for me, as I wear many hats - radio show, new novel, TV project, book marketing campaigns, coaching, on and on. We had to find a way to fully automate the store. It was a LOT of work. God bless my amazing wife for talking so much time and energy to integrate our website with a huge new manufacturer that handle the entire process from A-Z. Now it will be just click and buy. The garment will be made, packaged, and shipped within 7 days. Custom garments, custom label, custom packaging. Just an incredibly efficient system that cuts me out of the equation. No more packaging and shipping. NO more screwing up orders. Just promoting and marketing. We will be introducing some really big brand ambassadors soon. It is a really cool brand, as you get to take possession of where you come from, and tap your inner gangster a little. Because we all have one. Don't think so? Let someone smack your momma. See how fast that gangster comes out. LOL
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Date Day With Maria - Salmon Steals My Rod!!!
Any day with Maria is a fun day. Today we took a hike and did some fishing in favorite happy place. Likely the last nice day of the year. We wanted to get out and enjoy it. And we did. Walked a few miles and got into some nice salmon. Set my rod down and a damn salmon tried to run off with my rod! Had to chase the sucker down the river. Almost lost my shorts. Maria was dying. All in a day. LOL We always try to enjoy life and have fun. Nothing virtual. Real life. The world brings so much more joy in real life. Hope this makes you laugh and inspires you to get outside and have some fun. Winter is almost here for us, so besides some bow hunting, snowmobiling is all I have to look forward to for the next 4-5 months. But I am incredibly busy with work, and will be traveling to NYC soon and LA in December. I'll share more about why when I can. Stay tuned. God bless. Stay safe and free. Revel in your life.
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Little Tour Around My Prop - And I See 12 Deer On My First Hunt Of the Year
Just a little walk around my property. It is so beautiful this time of years with the fall colors. It is a very special feeling for me, as this its the first home I hav ever owed. It's only 20 acres but it tis beautiful and all mine. I spend the who;e year designing the habitat to attract deer. It's not the perfect setup, because the prevailing winds mess me up. Still, I do my best. I saw 12 deer on my first hunt. About half busted me and knew I was there. One buck snuck on behind me a racked his antlers in some brush, showing his dominance to the 6 does he was trailing. But he winded me and vanished. Such is life... I just enjoy being out there in nature, watching. I have freezers filled with meat, so I don't need to kill just to kill. I am trophy hunting ONLY, and will give most of then meat an old retired guy I know. I gave him a whole deer a few years ago, and he was very grateful for it. I shot an 8-pint last year on a perfect hunt. So for me to loose a bolt, it will have to be a bigger deer that last years's. If they beat me, I still win. I get to be out there with God, in my happy place. Hope this inspires you to get out of the city, into nature, and make some memories. Get off social media and LooserYube. Mind sucking vortex that steals your life and makes you forget reality. Hope this snaps you out of it. Go live your life. Post YOUR own video. YOU can inspire people to live in reality, too! ! BE an inspiration, not just another bot staring at a screen in fantasy land. God bless. Be safe. Find your happy place and get there!!!!!!
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Wise Guy Wednesdays - PayPal is a Big Corp Scam Artist
Gunner Lindbloom and Bill Crooks catch up on the last week and discuss PayPal's shady business practices and Gunner's staph infection on his elbow. Plus whatever else is hot in the news. Join us live on Wise Guy Wednesday.
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Mob Obsessed Wannabes Are NOT My Target Market - Intellectual Readers Are!
I recorded this a fewnweeks back while heading fishing. I almost didn't publish it because it ires on the side of negative. It does, however, tackle some of then goofy things people have said about me. I figured I would at least publish this, Now it's out there. I'm sure SURE the only comments will come from my 2-3 obsessed pea brain haters, I cover it all. But I won't address haters, or anything negative. I won't even publish a negative video. I just wanted some facts and answers out there. I have better things to do that engage negativity. God bless. Make sure you find your happy place and get there. Make memories. Live your life~~~
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Salmon - Last Day On The River - Almost Blew Up My Paisan's Mustang! Had A Blast!!!
This was the last day on the river fishing, I met a friend from the old neighborhood, and his life, on the river to do some hiking and sight seeing. As Projected, they loved it and thought was truly a special, spectacular lace to see. They even watched me catch several nice king salmon. IN fact, the last fish I caught was the exact same spot I caught my last and biggest fish last year. This was probably my biggest too. Was a trip. All in film. Now I Der hunt. Hope to inspire you to get off your butt and go do something in reality. VR is mind numbing, brain sucking waste of time. Fid your happy place and get there. Fund your passion and what you anew good at, and do it. We are wired to live in reality. We see it all the time, how psychological problems people have from living in VR. Don't be them. Get out and live.
God bles
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Age 16 - Nearly Shot A Guy - Already Racing Down The Path Of Self-Destruction
In this video, I talk more about my early years, age 14-17, when I was out of control and hung around all the wrong people. I had a chip on my shoulder and was constantly feeling the need to prove myself. I did it though fighting and violence. This was also around the time I became young drug dealer. I just had NO positive role models or supervision. Sad, I was a really smart kid, too. I loved to read and all I ever watched was Mutual of Omaha's "Nature" shows. I read books on birds and wildlife. Privately, I was a nerd. Publicly, I was a trainwreck. Between my drunk father and sick mother, I mentally was in a dark place, and nobody seemed to care. I coped hy acting out. Sad.I never had a chance. I was voted "Most likely to end up on prison" while in 8th grade. Go figure.
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