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Library of Congress Control Number: 2007907023
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Published 2007 by www.our-mission-possible.com publishing,
1430 Willamette St., #274,
Eugene, Oregon 97401
U.S.A.
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978-0-9794986-4-0
Copyright Vincent D. Faini 2007
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Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
All characters, places, and scenarios utilized are products of the author’s imagination and experience.
All names have been changed and personalities have been constructed into amalgams or some people have been represented by two or more personalities to protect both the innocent and guilty and to allow anyone plausible denial. Any resemblance to actual persons, events, locales, or businesses is strictly coincidental.
FORWARD
“On the debris of our despair we build our character.” --- Emerson
I am telling my story for the purpose of achieving personal redemption, to cleanse the horrors I have endured and the evil I have done. Like most people, my life has been unremarkable for the most part. I have had lived through both good times and bad times.
“There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings” --- Dostoevski
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Table of Contents
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER ONE
Fade back to Birth
I Struggled for Years With My Drives
CHAPTER TWO
1955 Events during The Year that My Parent Vessels DNA Merged and My Subsequent Launch
CHAPTER THREE
The Year of my Birth - 1956
Cribs, Potties, and Playpens
CHAPTER FOUR
In 1957 The World Around Me Continued To Move
November – 1957
Perception of Self-awareness Came Slowly To This Primate
CHAPTER FIVE
1958 – The Year I Turned Two
CHAPTER SIX
1959 – The Year I Turned Three
Vas dis Jeopardy
CHAPTER SEVEN
1960 – The Year I Turn Four
Mystical Awakening for Mankind
My parents Have Three Kids
Mom, Why Doesn’t Lynn Have One?
CHAPTER EIGHT
1961 – Kindergarten – The Year I turned Five
Camelot Was Born In America
Me and Marlin Perkins of Wild Kingdom
Great Italian Neighbors and Their Two Fine Sons
The Evil Carolina Sow
Designated Man Of The House
CHAPTER NINE
1962 – The Year I Turned Six
The Second Year of Camelot
High Fashion for Witches, Gypsies and Nuns
Nazi War Nuns and Ninja Nuns Do Not Tolerate Crying
Daddy’s Little Girl Sells Us Out
The Cold War Has Us Bending Over and Kissing Our Asses Goodbye
CHAPTER TEN
1963 –The Year I Turned Seven
The Death of Camelot
Murderous Rage!
My Brother was O.J. Simpson - I Was A Klutz
Mexican Jumping Beans and My First Three Original Sins
CHAPTER ELEVEN
1964 – 3th grade – The Year I Turned Eight
First Love and First Feelings of Tension
Surgery, A Priest’s Blessings and Last Rites
Brown Bag Lunch, Flirting with Lolita, Detention and The Inquisition
Mother Superior Corleone Orders Wise Guys to ‘Whack’ Me!
My Italian Family
I Wanted To Become A Priest – Order of The Thorn Birds?
The Day Of Confirmation
CHAPTER TWELVE
1965 – The Year I Turned Nine
The world and the people in it kept moving, so did my life
Public School - Just Say No to Nuns
Greater Freedom, Greater Risk, Greater Danger
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
1966 – The Year I Turned Ten
A Change In The Pecking Order
The Longest Ride Home
Bloodletting of the Primates
From Omega Towards Alpha
Things Were Not To Be The Same
Wife Abuse and the Terror that Follows
My Father’s Conspiracy
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Winter of 1966
Uncle Antonio Old School Tough, - Aunt Angie Old School Wife
Uncle Antonio Was The Local Conan The Barbarian
Bruised Pride and Missing Teeth
Flawed and Beloved
Pro Wrestling, Hot Peppers, Beer, and Early Morning Tears
Mayberry RFD, Hee Haw and Deliverance For Real
The Loss OF My Italian Family
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
1967 –5th & 6th grade
Winter and Spring of 1967
Life in the South After the Civil War For Papist, Eyetalian Yankees!
I’ve Been Watching You!
Things Got Worse
The Blood-fest Begins
My Mother Threatens to Take My Teacher to the Mat
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Spring of 1967 – I Think
Sneads Ferry – The Promise of Deliverance
Hunger My Constant Companion
South Eastern North Carolina – The Untamed Frontier
Local Myths and Legends of The Wild Kingdom
Old Red and Other Livestock
Trapped By Wild Pigs
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Fall 1967 Thru Late Spring of 1968
Have Marbles, Looking for Friends
Deliverance and Scratching Them Itches
Uncle Jose’ Bans the Eyetalian Mulattos
Deliverance Instead of Deliverance
Midnight Betrayal
We Move Away From The River and Deeper Into The Barrens
Teresa was Heaven Sent
I Am Lazarus, Lord of the Barrens
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
UFO’s, Alien Beings and Carnivorous Plants!
UFO’s vs. The Local Yokels
Captain Jack Finbar - A Man of Mystery
Captain Jack – My Mother’s Guardian Angel
Captain Finbar and Alien Encounter
I Do Chewbacca Proud
The Devils Circles
Late Night Visitors
Finbar and the Salamander People – A Meeting of Minds
What Do They Want?
We Lost Time
Twists, Turns and Unexpected Events
Captain Finbar’s Last Word
CHAPTER NINETEEN
My Dad Visits Us
My Mother Meets Jake – A Turning Point
Trading Pain For Food
CHAPTER TWENTY
Late Spring of 1968
Back To Pennsylvania, Frank Zane and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jake Brings The Food
Sexual Awareness and Other Opportunities
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
1968 – 12 – 7th grade
The Sins Of The Father
The Things That Drive Us
Sex Education, How Did I Miss That?
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Winter of 1968
Carlita and Coccoa
My First Time
What Did I Do To Deserve Sex With Carlita?
Reluctantly I Learn About The Birds and The Bees
The Fear of Fatherhood and My Reprieve
Volumes of Sexual Material
Nudity and Crisp Dollar Bills
Wrestling For The First Time Makes Me An Enemy
Wrestling Also Causes a Rift Between Jake and Me
Santiago’s Supplicants
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
1969 – 13 – 8th grade
Woodstock
Trash Room Fire and Trash Talk Gets Us Evicted
Rolling Greens
Husband and Wife Apartment Managers – Role Reversal
Now That I Have Shown You Mine You Can Show Me Yours
Stay Away From Boys Like That!
I Had To Hide My Face From God
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Summer of 1969 - King Manor a Step Up
My Dad Sought Visitation Rights
There Is No Getting Nana Down
I Do Think Of Nana Fondly – However
New Beginnings
Mrs. Klarc Makes Math Fun
Mr. Dano and His Golden Boy
Mr. Dano Tried To Make Adam and Me Into Adversaries
My Food or My Life
Who’s Alpha Now
My Pon Far
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
1970 – 14 – 9th grade
Football -Who Would Have Thought?
The Gauntlet – Pain and Humiliation
The Long Humiliating Walk Home
Any Port In A Storm Jitterbug
Wrestling Again and That Damn Mr. Dano
Jimmy Yacavetti – Mr. Dano’s New Golden Boy
Wrestling and Unlimited Eating – A Recipe For Bliss
Jimmy Was An Eye Opener and A Blessing
A Nemesis From The Past
Who Shows Who-Punishment Long Overdue
Jay Wogamuth – In A Class Of His Own
Training Takes On New Dimensions
Butch and Precious
Arm Wrestling Precious For The Alpha Position
Mr. Brooks Tries To Make An Example Of Me
Senior High Coaches
Summer of Rats On Tobacco Hill Road
Sammy Visits The Farm
Luke Keeps It All In The Family
I Wouldn’t Do That To A Damn Pig
Cornfield Getaway and Run-ins With Rattle Snakes
Uncle Quasimodo
That’s Sure A Purty Lawn Mower
You’re my Honky Tonk Boy, Ain’t Ya?
It’s Okay To Kiss Me Sug - I’m Yer Uncle!
The River’s Purty and The Dead Don’t Talk
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
1971 - 10th grade
My High School Principle and Echoes In The Darkness
I Hate Football, So Bring It On!
Senior Girls Are The Best
The Catwalks At School, That’s Where The Sex Was
Who’s The Whore Norman, -- I Mean Lazarus?
Sometimes It Pays To Keep Secrets
The Second Time I Ever Lied To My Mother
I Had To Act Like Clint Eastwood To Get The Beer
No Ones Mother or Sister is Safe From Horny Teenage Boys
Mr. Eithe – Doc Savage’s Long Lost Brother
Mr. Eithe Accidentally Breaks Me. – Come On Little Fella!
Gym Teacher Gets A Kick Out Of A Student
Wrestling and New Words To Learn
My Disclaimer
Size does matter
Starving to make weight, Hot Tubs, And Naked In The Woods
Team Strategy Was Tough On Me
Nude Driving-Don't tell Jake
Cold Showers Aren't Enough, So How About Yoga
Cold Showers and Yoga's Not Working, So How About Judo
You Are Strong Like Bull! Now I Send You To Your Jesus!
Cold Showers And Weight Training, Yoga, Judo, Hypnosis, And Meditations
Merv Griffin And My First OBE
Perhaps I Am Insane, But I Am Not Alone
Unbalanced Aptitudes
You Haven’t Reached Puberty Kid?
Are You Sure It Was A Girl?
I Wanted To Have A Studio 54
A New Hunger Grows
I Was Half Gandhi And Half Thug
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
1972 – 16 – 11th grade
Plumbing Problems At the White House
The Greatest Wrestler and Other Greats
I Hated To Meet Kathy's Father – Mr. Granite
I Must Digress
Trouble At Home- Reform School Or The Marines?
Recruiter Promises A Rose Garden-They can be Trusted, Right?
Bat Ears, Bat Eyes
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
1973 – 17 – 12th grade
A Send Off Party From My Dad
Indian Mystic Visits In My Dream
Next Destination – Parris Island….
HOMEPAGE
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