What are ya'll's Backgrounds?
03-25-2008 | 09:00 PM
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RE: What are ya'll's Backgrounds?
Grew up in a small farming community in West Central MN worked on my grandpa's farm. Moved to California for 3 years with myfiance(wife now)and lived in the Eastern Sierras spent a lot of time Hiking and Snowboarding. Moved back to MN and started a family now we wanna move back to CA we like the winters better out there.
03-25-2008 | 09:21 PM
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RE: What are ya'll's Backgrounds?
Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.
My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery.
I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school.
Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.
My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery.
I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school.
Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".
03-25-2008 | 09:23 PM
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RE: What are ya'll's Backgrounds?
ORIGINAL: BigJ71
Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.
My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery.
I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school.
Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".
Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.
My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery.
I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school.
Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".
03-25-2008 | 09:27 PM
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RE: What are ya'll's Backgrounds?
ORIGINAL: ducsauce
Were you, should I say, "bulked" back in the day? If so, I don't think you had anything to worry about.
ORIGINAL: BigJ71
Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.
My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery.
I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school.
Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".
Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.
My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery.
I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school.
Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".
I still carry that scar.
03-25-2008 | 09:31 PM
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RE: What are ya'll's Backgrounds?
ORIGINAL: BigJ71
Yep, I was big in Highschool....but that didn't stop me from getting a pipe to the forehead at 103rd and Halsted St. one night.I still carry that scar.
ORIGINAL: ducsauce
Were you, should I say, "bulked" back in the day? If so, I don't think you had anything to worry about.
ORIGINAL: BigJ71
Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.
My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery.
I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school.
Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".
Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.
My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery.
I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school.
Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".
I still carry that scar.
Care to share any details. I love stories.
03-25-2008 | 09:41 PM
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RE: What are ya'll's Backgrounds?
ORIGINAL: popeandyoungchaser
Wholly chit!!! Was it a random thing or not would like to see a pic of that scar!!
Wholly chit!!! Was it a random thing or not would like to see a pic of that scar!!
It was random...we were in the wrong place at the wrong time.........I just took these.
