RIP Bobbie Sue

[seagrovegirl]

I forgot Greg was a snake collector for the Snakatorium in Miami. I have never seen him do that, but I heard stories from his childhood buddies in Miami. Wow, DuneAhhhh! What a story and I can picture this clear as day. he disliked killing anything unneccessarily, unless it's bacon.

 

[Crazy K]

Probaly noon to early afternoon. We got a late start since Crazy had to put make up on.

I'm peeing in my pants as I'm reading this!! But you gulls know that's not unusual. This is the funniest thing I have read and I was there for both escapees!

 

[Crazy K]

I'm peeing in my pants as I'm reading this!! But you gulls know that's not unusual. This is the funniest thing I have read and I was there for both escapees!

Since this was my first time being in the pig business, I didn't know the parts & pieces needed to be "cured" so upon delivery of Mr Taco Bell, there was nothing but "fatback" plus the head in a bag. I would say we lost money on this deal! I have never seen a whole pig head, including ears & snout AND I hope to never see that sight again!! I'm no country gull!

 

[seagrovegirl]

}}snort{{.....JEEZ...THE PIG HEAD! The pig parts came in a bags and Crazy was sorting it out to give us our share and she suddenly flipped out. As she said, the whole pig head was in a bag. Who does that?! I guess we were in Alabama when we dropped of pig #1 with a touch of taco. The adventure with the pig was not over.......

 

[Teresa]

Dunahhhhh you are tops. Thank YOU for sharing so much of your life with Greg with us. You are the best of the best. Thank you

 

[DuneAHH]

I forgot Greg was a snake collector for the Snakatorium in Miami. I have never seen him do that, but I heard stories from his childhood buddies in Miami. Wow, DuneAhhhh! What a story and I can picture this clear as day. he disliked killing anything unneccessarily, unless it's bacon.

Exactly. He saw his fill of unnecessary killing in Viet Nam.

For instance, Greg liked to GO on fishing trips (calling out as he pulled away from the dock "Don't wait up for the shrimp boat Baby, cuz I'm comin' home with the crabs!") but it was really more about being on his boat, enjoying nature and friends. It had very little to do with catching fish. He typically released his own catch to carry on with a happy swimming fish life.

For himself he didn't really like fish to eat... although he delighted in cooking it for others enjoyment. Greg's smoked fish dip was a real treat, the best evah!

 

[seagrovegirl]

Oh yeah, the "coming home with the crabs" quote.....it's never ending.

One of his boats was dubbed No Catch until it became the USS Minnow when it grounded. Just after he said, "Hey Roger, what this!" It took a day and many wenches (the cable kind) to get that one back in the water. And people wonder how I earned the name Captain DonnaBiotch.....

 

[Allifunn]

I don't have a funny story, but I do have a few that DuneAhh asked me to share. About 2 weeks before he passed I prepared some dinner for Greg. He requested something with enough spice (not hot) so he could taste it.(no weak tasting food for this man!!) I opted for my cheese grits and grilliards. Donna emailed me that night and said it was the best he'd ever had and he even had @ helpings, which Gregg France NEVER did!! I was quite honored!
A few days later I was driving down the DR and saw Gregg driving his cart, on his way to visit Foley!! Party to the end!!

 

[DuneAHH]

I don't have a funny story, but I do have a few that DuneAhh asked me to share. About 2 weeks before he passed I prepared some dinner for Greg. He requested something with enough spice (not hot) so he could taste it.(no weak tasting food for this man!!) I opted for my cheese grits and grilliards. Donna emailed me that night and said it was the best he'd ever had and he even had @ helpings, which Gregg France NEVER did!! I was quite honored!
A few days later I was driving down the DR and saw Gregg driving his cart, on his way to visit Foley!! Party to the end!!

Allifunn your cheese grits & grillades may have been the last REAL food Greg truly enjoyed!
It was so delightful seeing him chow down with true multiple-helping gusto (on something besides gacky Lucky Charms and banana split ice cream covered w/ peanut m&m's; which had become his favorite comfort foods).

I was stunned, and Greg crowed his vindication, upon discovering that there is a whole world of CLOSET Lucky Charms lovers out there... a-Dults who secretly covet the Magically Delicious!!!! BTW: Publix Magic Stars just ain't the same according to authentic Lucky Charms connoisseurs :roll:

Darling AFunn, Foley has YOU (and your grits & grillades) to Thank for supplying Greg with the energy for his 'final 4mile foray down the Drnk Road to Foley's' on Alvin the Garden Cart!

Greg named his golf cart 'Alvin' cuz he said "it's cute as a li'l chipmunk". As red golf carts go... Alvin IS a cherry little stud-muffin!!

Alvin has taken up place-of-honor as Greg's 'occupied seat' at Mac Farms http://www.macfarmsfl.com/how_we_grow ... outfitted with Greg's straw sunshine hat, mismatched flip-flops, the ever present warm Busch beer, and unopened pack of Camel non-filter cigs!

 

[DuneAHH]

I am writing this story for Grayton Pearl Girl (at her request). It's so quirky and improbable that we're convinced that ONLY Greg could have made something like this happen expressly to make us all laugh!

Naturally, the evening that Greg passed, Hospice came to the house to 'do what they do'. After quite some time had passed, the Hospice nurse informed us that the coroner's van would be arriving shortly to pick up Greg's body for transport to the mortuary. By that time it was dark outside and as ours is a very dark street; Chase and CrazyK went outside to move some vehicles around and wait in the street to hail the coroner's van.

Suddenly a UHAUL truck pulls up.

Chase and Crazy were HORRIFIED:
"WTF???? For the Lova God, have they come to pick up Greg in a fk'ing UHAUL moving truck?!?!"

As it turns out it was not the coroner; but Dom, who had stopped by after a delivery job to bid adieu to Greg!
However in the moment and amidst the situation, Dom's expected arrival had been completely forgotten... and Dom and his UHAUL truck were momentarily mistaken for the coroner.

Greg didn't waste any time to start up his teasing from the other side ;-)