to 33 years in jail....with eligibility for parole after just
nine years! The pathetic shadow of his former self....tried
his best to use his waning acting skills to thwart and deflect
...with the hope that the Judge would be moved. She was not!
OJ used to live in Laguna Beach...half way up the hillside on
Victoria Beach. He lived there in the late 70's and early 80's
with Nicole and entertained constantly. How many drugs and odd
ball parties did he have? Who knows? The rumors were a plenty
but then...."OJ" was "OJ". He had a get out of jail card since
his days as a USC Heisman recipient from the LAPD. Everyone
more or less knew that whatever OJ was up to....it was probably
better just to leave well enough alone. Al Cowlings and Marcus
Allen were his constant companions. Sex, Booze and Drugs seemed
to be normal day activities.
OJ however, somehow had forgotten his roots. He lived and acted
like a "White Man". He did everything from Avis car rental ads
to motion pictures and NFL sports shows. OJ had the world by
tail on the downhill drag. Jim Brown would call and remind OJ
that he was still a black man and that just because he was very
popular - didn't make him white! When people do drugs, become
involved in passing their wives or girlfriends around to their
pals and others....depression can ensue! And so it did with OJ.
He started feeling sorry for himself...constantly. He started
playing the "Victim role" at every turn. OJ was no longer that
virile attractive super hero. He was a debauched user of people
and his celebrity.
Instead of being humble and grateful for all his successes...OJ
struck back at everyone around him. Nicole was a serious target
for years. When OJ appeared on an NFL pre-game show....with his
bright Yellow ABC jacket and dark sunglasses....his co-hosts were
the first to ask: "What's with the sunglasses, OJ?"..his answer:
"Hey...the sun never sets on the cool!" The message was...that
OJ could do whatever he wanted....whenever he wanted. Take those
powerful emotions, jealousies, depression and victimization and
that "cocktail" proved too much to handle...even for OJ.
Did OJ kill Nicole and Ron Goldman? Did OJ beat and traumatize
every woman he was ever with? Had the negativity and very brutal
attacks by the world press force his depression into a state of
constant "self destructive behaviour"? Will OJ truly get out of
prison in nine years....or will he die in prison? Is there going
to be good ending to this Fairytale story? Poetically, today is
the USC-UCLA game at the Rose Bowl. The Trojans are favored by
31 points. Even with all his many awards, OJ lost a rivalry game
to UCLA. The rule is to remain focused...remain humble....and
then to give it all you have to achieve your goals. You cannot
be an egomanical personality one day and a victim the next! Not
very attractive OJ....not very attractive!
OJ now faces the greatest challenge of his life. It will not be
to make a remake of the "Longest Yard"....by the way! OJ needs
now to become the person that he always was....but could never
be because of his success. A humble, caring and loving parent.
If he can achieve that now....without the spotlight of the press
or paparazzi.....he still can win the most important prize in
life.......doing for others and his family! Good luck #32, it
will be "student body left" for twenty yards..and you only have
to do it for nine more years - if you are lucky and then can
apply yourself consistently! OJ turned 61 on July 9th.........
Hey OJ, 70 years old is the new 50 OJ....things could be worse!
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