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Today's Featured Biography
Donivan Redwood
Born in Tulsa at Hillcrest, Feb. 15th, 1957.
Lived with some woman call "Mom" and a older brother "Roger", never knew my dad.
Attended Jefferson Elemtary grades Kindergarten thru 3rd. Moved to Chelsea, Okla, in 1965. Attended McIntosh Elemtary, Longfelow Jr High for no apperent reason.
In May of 1969, brother ran away back to Tulsa, with "Moms" car. In June of '69,"Mom" ran away back to Tulsa and left me alone.
In June 1969, I became on my own, and got a job with a traveling carnival for the summer.
In Sept 1969, enrolled myself in Alluwe High school, stayed one year. Left Alluwe in 1970, traveled with traveling Carnival, again.
In Sept 1970, found myself in a Boys Ranch in a poedunk little town called Kansas, Ok. worked during the winter at a Boys Ranch, learned how to butcher a cow, drive a truck, use a chainsaw and other implements of destruction. Left Boys Ranch with short hair and a bad attitude, came back to Tulsa, and got a job as a dishwasher at Kips'Big Boy on 11th and St. Louis. During my Carnival days I learned how to drink whiskey, fight, play poker, steal, smoke, cuss and con people.
I enrolled in Horace Mann Jr Hi in Sept 1971, life was hell, and I had no one to call a friend. I was chased constantly by Densel Vance, Clay Walker, and the Bell brothers.
finally got caught on day in Central Park, after school and beaten by six guys all at once, until I finally was able to get up and smach in the face of one of them with a brick.
from that day on, I carried a switch blade and a .22 pistol in my boots.
In sept of 1972, I enrolled in Central High School, I was angry, frustrated, hateful of all authority, distrustful, rude, belligerant, defiant, and lonely. I had no money, no car, no friends, no love, and living in a hole in the wall apartment for $35 a month. I worked at night as a dishwasher/fry cook and attended school by day, on the weekends I dealed in pot, cocaine, speed, uppers, downers, and sometimes would take a job as a "runner", one who takes stolen cars up across state lines.
I liked going to school, but I didn't make any real lasting friends, I was too suspicious of their motives. I was disdainful of those who seemed to have money and positon because of their parents, and mistrustful of all others, except the ones who smoked pot, or did other drugs, I could speak their language, but I never trusted them.
I wanted desperately to change things but I didn't know how, I didn't believe all the hype by the "powers that be", but I should have listened to them anyway cause now I can see that they were right, to get a good job, you have to get a good education. I messed up by going to Texas to sell a pound of marijuana, and didn't come back for Graduation. I had to take my Jr year over again, and by that time, I was burned out on going to school, and felt hopeless. I also struggled with being so "worldly Knowledgeable" but had to sit in a class with a bunch of sophmoronic idiots learning english, etc....forget math, that was a joke. I ended up hitting a kid in the head with a desk and getting expelled for three days. I was told not to come back or face prosecution, I came back anyway just to show them I could and on the third day, I had dropped some acid that morning, and wore boots, so I couldnt run as fast as usual, so, Mr Wright and his helpers, helped me to the principles office, and then off to jail.
That was the last time I set foot inside Central High School. Mid May, 1976. Later that year, the school closed down.
So much for that, but my life has been one adventure after another. Woo Hoo!
Donivan Redwood
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