Bob Parsons

feeling like your soul coming out of your chest. Yeah. And, you know, at the time, I knew it bothered me, but I didn't think it bothered me to the extent that it did. You know, because I got to the point where I had people come up to me and they'd say, hey, weren't you in the Marine Corps in Vietnam? Sure, I'd start crying. That's when you fucked up.

And so, and then one of the things that I found, I was doing the book and I took some mushrooms, psychedelic mushrooms, when I was working on the book and I had a flashback. I had a flashback, baby. And it was a flashback, not to Vietnam, But to when I was in troop processing, seeing those guys, I mean, it bothered me to the core. And, you know, well, you know, I'll never say I haven't cried.

And so, and then one of the things that I found, I was doing the book and I took some mushrooms, psychedelic mushrooms, when I was working on the book and I had a flashback. I had a flashback, baby. And it was a flashback, not to Vietnam, But to when I was in troop processing, seeing those guys, I mean, it bothered me to the core. And, you know, well, you know, I'll never say I haven't cried.

And so, and then one of the things that I found, I was doing the book and I took some mushrooms, psychedelic mushrooms, when I was working on the book and I had a flashback. I had a flashback, baby. And it was a flashback, not to Vietnam, But to when I was in troop processing, seeing those guys, I mean, it bothered me to the core. And, you know, well, you know, I'll never say I haven't cried.

I have. But I've never cried like that. And then I don't cry over it again since. I mean, it purged me. Somewhat. So anyhow, and then I just went to work in a steel mill, shoveled steel. And it was a hard job. And then I got another job, applied for a job as an apprentice.

I have. But I've never cried like that. And then I don't cry over it again since. I mean, it purged me. Somewhat. So anyhow, and then I just went to work in a steel mill, shoveled steel. And it was a hard job. And then I got another job, applied for a job as an apprentice.

I have. But I've never cried like that. And then I don't cry over it again since. I mean, it purged me. Somewhat. So anyhow, and then I just went to work in a steel mill, shoveled steel. And it was a hard job. And then I got another job, applied for a job as an apprentice.

machinist apprentice, and this guy that sent me up to hire was this old guy named Roy that was with the union so long that he had, you know, he had tenure. He couldn't be fired no matter what. And the guy wouldn't talk to me, wouldn't talk to me. You know, I'd say anything to him, he'd say, leave me alone. And he would set his machine up every day. So he was running this huge turret lathe, right?

machinist apprentice, and this guy that sent me up to hire was this old guy named Roy that was with the union so long that he had, you know, he had tenure. He couldn't be fired no matter what. And the guy wouldn't talk to me, wouldn't talk to me. You know, I'd say anything to him, he'd say, leave me alone. And he would set his machine up every day. So he was running this huge turret lathe, right?

machinist apprentice, and this guy that sent me up to hire was this old guy named Roy that was with the union so long that he had, you know, he had tenure. He couldn't be fired no matter what. And the guy wouldn't talk to me, wouldn't talk to me. You know, I'd say anything to him, he'd say, leave me alone. And he would set his machine up every day. So he was running this huge turret lathe, right?

So he was milling down these lathes for ships, seagull liners, right, to do propeller shafts. And so it would come all the way up but never touch it, just go back and forth, back and forth. And my job was to help him.

So he was milling down these lathes for ships, seagull liners, right, to do propeller shafts. And so it would come all the way up but never touch it, just go back and forth, back and forth. And my job was to help him.

So he was milling down these lathes for ships, seagull liners, right, to do propeller shafts. And so it would come all the way up but never touch it, just go back and forth, back and forth. And my job was to help him.

And so after a couple months of this, I went to, I'd seen an ad by the University of Baltimore where I could go there with the GI Bill and I didn't have to take any of the entrance exams. My high school grades didn't matter. I mean, I couldn't have got into Harvard with an A.R., So I went to the University of Baltimore.

And so after a couple months of this, I went to, I'd seen an ad by the University of Baltimore where I could go there with the GI Bill and I didn't have to take any of the entrance exams. My high school grades didn't matter. I mean, I couldn't have got into Harvard with an A.R., So I went to the University of Baltimore.

And so after a couple months of this, I went to, I'd seen an ad by the University of Baltimore where I could go there with the GI Bill and I didn't have to take any of the entrance exams. My high school grades didn't matter. I mean, I couldn't have got into Harvard with an A.R., So I went to the University of Baltimore.

I go into the registrar's office and I said to him, I said, I want to register for college. He said, what do you want to major in? I don't know. I said, well, you know, nobody in my family went to college. So I went, he says, go see this counselor. And I did, and it was a huge line to see this guy. I'd about have been just getting to see him today if I... Got into it.

I go into the registrar's office and I said to him, I said, I want to register for college. He said, what do you want to major in? I don't know. I said, well, you know, nobody in my family went to college. So I went, he says, go see this counselor. And I did, and it was a huge line to see this guy. I'd about have been just getting to see him today if I... Got into it.

I go into the registrar's office and I said to him, I said, I want to register for college. He said, what do you want to major in? I don't know. I said, well, you know, nobody in my family went to college. So I went, he says, go see this counselor. And I did, and it was a huge line to see this guy. I'd about have been just getting to see him today if I... Got into it.

I mean, I never got to see him. And so I went back, and the guy at the registrar's office says, if you can sign a waiver, you can pick your own major. I said, why didn't you tell me that? I said, you have a list of majors? He gave me a book. I opened it up. First one, accounting. I said, what's accounting? He said, well, do you like numbers? I said, yeah. He says, you go with math?