I’ve been reading Billy’s writings for a long time, at least 15 years. Billy has an incredible way with words:
The clamor is horrifying and no more so than knowing when the times are turning right in front of you on hinges of principle so heavy that you’re amazed how few can see it.
Billy has a grasp of metaphor and imagery that few will ever understand, appreciate, or even recognize.
Thank you, Billy.
A recent email discussion got me searching a bit for info on Mark Scott, a talk show host? here in Detroit on AM 1270 WXYT before it became an all-sports station. I listened to Mark for years and he’s the one who really got me thinking about philosophical concepts.
Turns out Mark’s on YouTube, in a recording of a speech he gave at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights, MI in 1995. I was there. Much of his speech is about gun legislation and the bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City but he touches on some important concepts, beginning at about 7:30 into part 3.
I’ve never heard anyone so consistently discuss fundamental underlying concepts before or since on any mainstream radio or TV station.
That’s what I was thinking when I met Billy, but nowhere near as eloquently. Meeting Billy was one of the high points of my life. If I hadn’t, I’d regret it forever.
My comment, which I attempted to post, only to find that I’m still banned:
“For the warrior who has such a code, certain actions remain unthinkable, even in the most dire or extreme circumstances.”
Warriors aren’t just people who participate in wars and carry weapons.
Some warriors use mechanical weapons. Some use ideas. What makes a person a warrior is relentless pursuit of truth and integrity, despite opposition.