A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-06-02

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[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

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A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

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TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett.
MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17.
BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.

TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,
dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony
BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang

TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx
MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law
BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68.
MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack

We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 1A: TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

GROUP 2A: TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

GROUP 3A: TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

GROUP 4A: TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

      

GROUP 9A: TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog. MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son. BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

GROUP 11A: TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son. BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset); WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.

                     

I.  An Introduction to Mudboy Slim: Or, How the Libertarian Lyricist Acquired His Label

Mudboy Slim by FreeTheHostages

Here on Free Republic, there is a fine line between Republicans posting drunk and Libertarians posting sober. I realized this for real when I discovered Mudboy Slim's posts. Was he joking? Would it be less scarey and interesting if he wasn't joking? These are questions that many who encounter his posts are prone to ask.

He's been gracing our Freeper's Finest thread for a while now, so it's time for a proper introduction to Mudboy Slim.  Indeed, it's time for an unauthorized biography -- I believe a new genre for this thread.  But hey, you asked for volunteer guest hosts and I guess you can't be picky.  So, with apologies to Bob Woodward, here is my highly accurate, highly telepathic account of Mudboy Slim.  What's the real story behind those brilliant reworked song lyrics you see him post? What about the exuberance and the practical jokes that make one nostalgic for Junior High School?  And is it really true that  he'll be hosting a big party at his house with free drinks during the CPAC conference? 

C'mon, join in!  If you're owed money by Mud (and who here isn't?) or just in the mood for some holiday roast Mud, pile on!  Read this highly accurate account of Mudboy Slim and add your own poignant memories of Mudboy Slim's youth and adult political adventures to this lore.  Then without further ado, let us begin, on the What, Where, How, When, and especially WHY of Mudboy Slim.

II.  Mudboy Slim's Adolescence: The Roller Derby Years and A Very Dirty Neighborhood Prank

According to a highly placed source (OK, someone who posted here), for some time in the 1970s, Mudboy was involved in the Roller Derby.  (Our source adds that "Mud's the one that told him this, so it may be embellished a bit.")  He was wildly successful.  His roller derby career earned the fortune that now allows him to write/rework the lyrics of popular songs to reflect his conservative/libertarian views in contravention of this nation's copyright laws.

Mudboy in his early days, (notice the baby fat) wore the #36 jersey of the Richmond Renegades.

Shortly after the above photo was taken, Mud went on a diet and was soon traded to.......the Petersburg Patriots,

where he became a star member of the team. It is with the Patriots that Mud made his vast fortune; which allowed him the small indulgence of buying the house of his dreams.....

He shares this manse in the line that time forgot, Richmond Virginia, with his better half, Mrs. Mud, and all the little Mudrats.  It looks substantially better from the back.

But apparently the fortune did not last . . . .   Several Freepers, including ChadGore, Chad Fairbanks, Landru, and dubyagee, claim that Mudboy Slim owes them $ or at least an Ann Coulter book.  Something about being denied a prize in a contest,   which gives you a fair idea of the amount of trouble this guy can cause here.   Actually, no it doesn't - he can cause MUCH more, but that will be the subject of our Part III below.

But what about the name? Ah, yes the name.  Well, as our introductory photograph suggests, Mudboy Slim got his name due to his daring-do in a little known field in Virginia called "the mudpits." There, many of his neighbors and friends decided to play a practical joke by claiming that they liked to belly-flop in mud. They all got themselves Muddy, and then invited Mudboy along, and Mudboy took the bait.  The rest is history. Mudboy realized that in fact he really enjoyed this activity. To this day, after a 'specially heated discussion with a liberal progressive, Muddy (as he is known to his many fans on Free Republic) likes to just go SPLAT!

Lurking behind the surname "Slim" is an even dirtier tale.  I was in a dingy Mississippi Delta bar last year, and I overheard this old black bluesman whispering about a "Howlin' Harp" northerner who got his moniker of "Slim" by selling his "vote" to a DemocRAT named "Slick" in some Arkansas blues joint return for incomparable musical ability.  Slick gave Mudboy the name "Slim."

III.  Mudboy Slim's "Adulthood:" The FREEPER years

Mudboy Slim has opinions and he gets them from Rush!!   Tom Daschle was talking about Mudboy Slim recently!  Ok, not really, Mudboy Slim has his own opinions, but, like Rush, he has his favorite hobby well-defined.  You can't travel far in a Freepers Finest thread without encountering the warning: Whuppin' Lib'rals is a favorite pasttime of mine...MUD.  Or his oft-repeated comment that parents are the real heroes.  We have to think the Mudrats are being raised Right. Said Mudrats (of which he and the Missus are inordinately proud!) being his seven-year-old daughter, JessieLee, and JakeyBoy, his four-year-old son.

With as much seriousness as we can muster, we do note: Mudboy Slim is serious about being a conservative activist.  He lives near Richmond, VA, but he travels to DC regularly for DC Freeps.  He loved attending CPAC   last year ;  and will be there again this year.  Here's a photo of our subject -- no really, you've waded through this muck this far; you're entitled to a REAL photo of him counter-protesting against anti-capitalist protestors:

Mudboy also maintains the "Black Thread" posts, which are hard to describe but easy to experience.

On the biographical front, Mudboy Slim has other forms of fun, as evidenced by the occasional references to liquor in his post, the existence of "MudRats" in his "MudCave," and his regular attendance at fun DC counterprotests against various anti-Americans who periodically invade our nation's capital.  Despite all the fun and all the exuberance, those with a more button-down approach need not doubt the strength of his conviction on his political beliefs.  This fact perhaps sums it all up: the night before a big DC Freep, he was so excited about going that he was having trouble sleeping.  Now *that's* political enthusiasm.  And as many of you saw on CSPAN, Mud came rapidly to the aid of Tglstakoma during the Patriots Rally II, keeping the left at bay with shouts and gestures, protecting Tglstakoma until the police could arrest two rabble-rousing leftists.

Mudboy Slim has not wasted his hard-won musical talents.  He's got musical equipment and plays in a band and thinks and talks about music A LOT.  All of us have enjoyed his reworked lyrics here on Free Republic.  Even if it's a tune you don't know, the lyrics are fun to read.  He does lead vocals and keyboard performances for his band.

The author of this unauthorized biography notes that she doesn't know Mudboy Slim very well except as someone who makes this place fun.   Those few readers who have straggled this far may strongly suspect that portions of this biography aren't up to the highest standards of journalistic integrity you've come to expect from FR'S Finest.  That's for the better.  We had help via a vanity thread where Mudboy Slim's fans shared their remembrances of his youth, and the enthusiasm with which people lept in to share their own fictional rembrances confirms the author's impression that many Freepers think Mudboy Slim is fun, fun, fun, and enjoy the cheerful vibe he imparts to this and many other threads.  As one poster of the bio preparation thread said to me, noting Mudboy wasn't then logged in, "You have a head start on Mudboy Slim, but I don't think it's enough. Since I'm doing this from a distance, ping if you need some close air support.  #;^)   Here's to responsible journalism!"

Besides, the vigorous, decidedly and exuberantly liberal-whoopin' stance of Mudboy Slim cannot be explained by a purely biographical approach. It has to be, rather, sung. And so we'd like to close out our biography with one of Mudboy Slim's new lyrics to an old tune . . . .

Here's one of the Freepers' favorites.  Let's all sing together, shall we?  (Don't worry if you don't know the tune -- just launch forward and bellow.  This, we are reliably informed, is how Mudboy does his vocals.)

"Vile Forces"
(To be sung to the Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses")

Bill thinks this Country is easy to fool,
Abusing his power, obstructing the truth!
Shameless traitor, Presidency's a sham,
You know we can't let this High Treason stand!
Vile forces hold Bill's critics at bay,
But wild, wild horses couldn't drive me away!

America's sufferin' a dull, achin' pain,
Networks can't hide it, their power has waned.
No explanation, no compromise...
Will make us feel better until Slick resigns.
Vile forces try to lead us astray...
Lib'ral "choices" drain our freedoms away!

It must concern you, Bill's sins and his lies,
But now Slick's beholden to his Communist spies.
Our faith's been broken, Bill must be tried,
He'll rot in prison to pay for his crimes!
Vile forces try to excuse it away,
Democrat voices remain silent today.

Vile forces mustn't lead us astray...
Righteous forces, they'll triumph someday!!

Muchas Gracias...MUD

Finally, it's perhaps music to all of our ears to hear that in a recent post, Mudboy Slim encouraged every one to attend CPAC.  As Mudboy Slim would/has/will say:

FReepers, we must, and WE SHALL.........
RE-IMPEACH..... CONVICT..... DETHRONE.....
DISBAR.... DE-PENSION.... DE-LEGITIMIZE....
INDICT.. CONVICT.. IMPRISON.. DISCARD KEY.

Please join your fellow FReepers in Washington, DC for the CPAC Convention (January 30-February 2, 2003)!! 

FReegards...MUD

BTW...SlumberParty at Mudboy Slim's House!!  Free Drinks.

I'm going to kill FreeTheHostages for Making Up These Fake Party Invitations, BTW.  WOOO HOOO

Congratulations to MudboySlim....
And Special Thanks to our GuestWriter.... (Enjoyed working on this presentation with you!)

FreeTheHostages

Here's Mud in yer eye! ~ Billie

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[Mudboy Slim]

"This is how I see you. : )"

You, too, Louie?!

Heh heh heh...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"...good to see you finally got your own tribute. Or is it FR's version of the Friar's Club?"

I reckon if you've been perusin' you've figgered out it's a little bit of both...LOL!!

FReegards, CCC, good to see ya, my FRiend...MUD

[nicmarlo]

Mud, when I saw this, I thought of you:

[Mudboy Slim]

"I got you a piece of MUD PIE to help you celebrate your special day"

Thanks Julie, that shore is tasty stuff...I musta put on ten cyber-pounds since this thread began...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

[Billie]

LOL! Aren't you cute when you pout! :)

     

[Mudboy Slim]

"I don't know why everyone else FReeps..."

"The FreeperChicks, Mud, the FreeperChicks"

Of course you are Right...I stand corrected...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

[Billie]

I'm really more like this, you know:

Very true, but.....Wolfie has his fantasies. : )

The wolfie is a wolf. :)

[Mudboy Slim]

I'm listenin' to yer song now...Bing Crosby's version of that song is my favorite Christmas Carol of all, but I gotta admit that gettin' the Chipmunks involved does make every song just a little better...LOL!!

Dave's got a nice voice, doesn't he?!

Thanks and FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"living and eating well - the best revenge."

Yep...and sometimes I fire up a fine ceegah jist to piss off the Lefty NannyState...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

[Billie]

"This is how I see you. : )"
You, too, Louie?!

Now see what you've done, Louie!! LOL! (Course, the wolf sees all of us that way!)

[Mudboy Slim]

"No flame wars because we don't agree on every little thing."

It'd get awful boring around here if all FReepers agreed on everything, wouldn't it?! Key is to not get into personal sniping...those who revel in that sorta fightin' usually got bigger problems botherin' them than the disagreement at hand, IMHO.

FReegards...MUD

BTW...hey Luis, how's my favorite Banana Republican doing these days?!

[Mudboy Slim]

"I was a wonderin' iff'n anybody would notice the similarity."

One of my favorite Limbaugh parodies has got to be the one where the HildaBeast sings that her mind has turned to "Jell-O"...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"How about creating a song in recognition of being featured today? MUDdy Water to the Pat Boone #1 song of 1961, "Moody River."

I believe I've got that song in my CD collection back at the MudCave, so I'll see what I can do this evening. Thanks fer the concept, mi amigo...MUD

[lodwick]

YOUR MALL HAS A BAD SANTA WHEN...



10. Instead of saying, "Ho-Ho-Ho," he hollers "Oy vey!"

9. He asks the mothers if they want to sit on his lap.

8. Resume includes appearing as Santa in "Naughty, Naughty Girls."

7. You recognize him as a former NFL star doing Community Service hours.

6. He complains that the food court has no whiskey.

5. He refers to the wishing fountain as his "tip jar."

4. He won't talk to the kids without conferring with his lawyer.

3. He asks the kids to leave him milk and crack.

2. He replaces Joe Camel as the new Camel cigarettes spokesman.

1. Before the kids sit on his lap he orders the elves to frisk them.

[Mudboy Slim]

One of my favorites...

"No Sympathy Fer the Lib'rals!!"
(To be sung to the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil")

Please allow me to introduce the World...
To the Left, they feel no shame!
Been around here for forty long years...
Stole many a man's Hope and Faith!
Fascists in Power when Jesus Christ...
Bore our crosses and bore our pain.
Made damn sure our Savior...
Wouldn't threaten Left's Evil Reign!
Please believe me...Lib'rals are to blame!!
Despite their righteous talk, more Power is their aim!!

They saw their chance in St. Petersburg,
When they saw the Monarchy had been shamed.
Killed the Czar and his ministers...
As well as any Man who could think!
They rode the tanks in Heil Hitler's ranks...
When the blitzkrieg raged and all Waco stank!
Please believe me...Socialists are to blame!!
Oh, yeah! Bloody failures, yet, they seem oblivious to shame!

They cheered with glee helpin' Pol Pot succeed...
Led by Hanoi Jane, their hands are bloody-stained!
They shouted out, "Who killed the Left's Elite?"
While slaughterin' all who just wished to breathe free!
Let me please clarify myself, these Elites have wealth and "taste"...
But their attacks on Liberty...have become a National Disgrace!!

I swear to you, DemonRATS are to blame!!
Oh yeah! But what's puzzlin' me is their arrogant lack of shame!
Ah, yeah!...Go out and get 'em, boys!!

(cool guitar jammin')

Please believe me, Slick's Tyrants are to blame!!
Oh yeah! But what's important now is the ending of Bill's reign!

'Cuz EX-Prez'dent's just a criminal...and all his critics Saints!
While I could call Slick "Lucifer," I'll exhibit some restraint!
When you see Slick, show due courtesy...
But have no sympathy, 'cuz Bill's a snake!
Condemn all his corrupt politics, or be ashamed to show your face!!

Pleased to meet you...Mudboy Slim's my name!
Uhm, yeah! Bringin' Clinton down is why I must serenade.
Uhmm, I mean it...Get out...Yeehah...Resign!...Get on out, BOY! Ah, yeah!

Tell you Country, Lib'rals are their name.
Tell you, voters, it's something you can change!
Tell us, Willie, where's your shame?!
Tell you one thing, Slick's to blame!!
Ooh Hoo! Ooh Hoo! Wahoo!! Alright! Ooh Hoo Ooh! Ooh Hoo Ooh! Ah yeah!

MUDBOY SLIM

1 Posted on 04/24/2000 06:24:56 PDT by Mudboy Slim

Rollin' Stones ROCK...MUD

[ST.LOUIE1]

"This is how I see you. : )"

You, too, Louie?!
Heh heh heh...MUD

Hmmmm..... I don't think Billie would appreciate you fantasizing about her, Mud.

Your looks don't even register on the 'Handsome Scale'. : )

[Teacup]

Have a great evening all.

[Mudboy Slim]

"The only lizards I ever saw in Virginia were there."

Then you obviously never hung out at the Tobacco Company Lounge at 12th and Main...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

[lodwick]

Yikes! Spooky MUD Meister.

[Billie]

I think it's probably very hard for most to keep track of who did/does what on these threads! I hate that, because I always want credit to go where credit is due, and there's much work that goes into the whole thread. You already know that, as you've 'done' daily threads before, and on this daily, you have been profiled, so you know that the profilee has put some time into his/her profile, most of the time writing much of it in his/her own words. But just as you know that, you also know that when you see the thread as it is posted, you know that one of us - daisy or dansangel or me - has spent quite a bit of time putting it together, making it 'pretty', so to speak! Mama Bear has also done some of the threads and will be doing more after the first of the year.

Anyway, with all that in mind.....FreeTheHostages was our creative 'writer' in this satirical life story of Mudboy Slim, and I 'made it pretty'!