Tim never felt like he fit in at home or school. The youngest kid in a blue-collar family with a history of alcoholism, Tim was traumatized at the age of 10 when his older brother and mentor was shot by a Black man for no apparent reason. The incident instilled a fear-based hatred of African Americans that festered into rage-filled violence toward pretty much anyone. He numbed his feelings of pain and inadequacy with alcohol and drugs.
As a teen, he found kinship with '80's punk rockers and skinheads. One night in Hollywood, Tim and his anarchist friends assaulted a number of young gay men and prostitutes. They left one for dead, got in their cars, and drove back to the safety of the suburbs.
When the first Persin Gulf War began, Tim marched down to the Army recruiter to enlist but was rejected. Defeated, he decided to fight against all foreign "enemies" of the United States here at home. Tim willingly joined the Neo Nazi movement and worked closely with the infamous Tom Metzger and the White Aryan Resistance (WAR).
He met and married a like-minded woman, had a child, and dutifully instructed his son (at age 3!) the ways of Neo Nazism: Nazi salutes, "Heil Hitler's", and an expectation daddy would beat down any Black person he saw.
Luckily, God, life, or the universe had a different path for Tim, and through A.A. and the kindness of his perceived enemies, Tim learned that living a boozy, hate-filled life was untenable. He desperately wanted to CHANGE--and did.
The coda to Tim's amazing story will leave you gobsmacked!
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Cosmo's Bistro
1031 E. Rout 66
Glendora, CA. 91741
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www.cosmosbistroglendora.com
RECOVERY INFO for meetings, literature, guidelines and questions to ask yourself if you think you have an addiction issue. Some common ones are:
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.aa.org
Narcotics Anonymous
www.na.org
Gamblers Anonymous
www.gamblersanonymous.org
Sex Addicts Anonymous
www.saa-recovery.org
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
www.slaafws.org
Overeaters Anonymous
https://oa.org
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