Hard as Rock "The Challenge"
We start shooting a game of pool and lo and behold the dude from last night
is there again..The Dumb Army Ranger Palooka decked out in his Indian and
wrangler outfit, he comes over looks at me and says, "what's up".. I look at him and
acknowledge he's there by tilting my head.. And continue shooting. He ask me
"Where you from." I say, "Down from the canyon".. and continue shooting.. He gets a
little bit closer, Buddha stops him and says, "Man, give the dude some room to
shoot... Dumb Army Ranger Palooka stops stares at me. and walks away with his
Coors in his hand.. Hard rock is going full blast,, the place is getting filled is there
up.. Everything is grovesville... A couple of babes come over and start talking with
Buddha and me.. What a nice change, this time last month I would be in line waiting
for my meds.. I'm starting to get my old self back.. The child that grew up down at the
bottom of the Grand Canyon.. My mother married a Supai man.. I grew up down
away from a real world. She didn't let them ship me away to boarding school.. She
home schooled me.. I learned all about the way of the Indian.... One day at my aunt's
house in Kingman I was watching the tube and saw a Navy Commercial.. from that
day forward that's all I ever wanted to be.... A Navy Seal.. So, I made a workout
outfit.. I started getting ready for SEAL TRAINING.. I still have that outfit. I have to
remember my warrior roots again.. For you 2 boys... Just keeping on
watching.....
That night I'm having one of the most relaxed enjoyable times I have had in
almost 5 years. This girl Mary starts talking with me, man she was so beautiful, she
says "I haven't seen you here before, where you from"..Not being around women
except the psyche nurses, they kept me separated from everyone because of my
capabilities, and I wasn't sure if those nurses were really women) for such a long
time. I stop look in her eyes and see the tenderness of a women.. I say to her "I've
been a drifter and I heard about this place from some buddies of mine, they call me
Ahbleza you can call me "Robert". "Well Robert it is nice to know you" and she
comes up to me and gives me gentle kiss on the cheek. As soon as her lips part
from my cheek The Dumb ARMY Ranger Palooka is standing there. "What the
Fu&#@$ are you doing with my women BOY!" the bar gets quiet the music stops for
almost 5 minutes nobody says a word. Every body turns around and looks at ME!
Mary turns around and slaps that Dumb Army Ranger Palooka. She yells at him,
"You remember you dumped me for that big boobed bimbo Janet 3 months ago you
DUFUS! I'm not your women anymore". He stands there ignoring her looks at me
and says, "If you ever touch my women again fool, I'll bury you". I raise my head and
look directly in his eyes and say, "I don't know you, but I have heard that in order to
be accepted in this bar your allowed to challenge any fool that might what to tangle
with you, they call it "The Truce Challenge" whoever losses no longer is allowed to
come here a pparently that's how the EX Seals and EX Rangers can get along each
other. They made up a TRUCE CHALLENGE I have no IDEA what I just gotten
myself into. If both guys survive the challenges then it is settled with bare knuckle fist
fight. There hasn't been a Truce Challenge for at least a year in all the Truce
Challenges nobody has ever made it to the Bare Knuckle Fight. Were standing
face to face we can smell each other's nose air..the bar is still quiet.. Mary says to
him.. "Jimbob, leave him alone can't you tell he's not up to the challenges he has no
idea what those Truce Challenges are." Now I know this DUMB ARMY RANGER
PALOOKA's name. Jimbob looks at me he's not sure because if he backs down..
then were both allowed here and no more trouble. or maybe he's remembering the
last truce challenge were both guys ended up pretty damaged.. Everybody is
looking at Jimbob and you can see the veins on his neck starting to grow.. Jimbob
says "What's your name fagboy!" I ignore Him. again, he says, "What's your name
girly man " again, I ignore him. Mary yells "Either accept the challenge or shut the
hell up and go away" .. There is no after the bar closes and gang up on the dude,
because both the Seals and Rangers have a code of Honor and whoever violates it
gets beat up by both groups and is banned from the bar.. Jimbob looks at me and
says, "I'll accept your challenge PUNK and turns around and walks away.. The Bar
goes crazy, people start yelling.. "That white boy will kick the spics butt", "Navy
Seals never Lose", "Army Rangers always win", "Cowboys do it with Boots on",
"Mehicans, never shy away from a Fight, Get the body bags we'll have a couple of
dead military boys before this is over, Give them the Tequila", The bartender starts
laying odds, the chalk boards are brought out, geez like a Vegas casino, music
starts and the bar starts buzzing with noise again. Mary looks at me and says, "Do
you know what you just did", I say "Na but it can't be worse than what I just went thru
the past 5 years." Each Challenge is 3 days apart.. If there is to be a bar knuckle
fight it will be in the parking lot at Grottos! The Truce Challenge is ON..
The GAME has begun.. The next day.. Me and Ranger Palooka meet... We're told
you have 45days to prepare.. You're both allowed here.. If any trouble between
either of you until the challenges begins your both banned.
The Seals / hog riders / Long Hairs / beaners / local chiefs / Levi wearers /Budweiser drinkers are rooting for me..
The Rangers / Indian riders / Rednecks / skin heads / Wrangler wearers/ Coors drinkers are rooting for the Dumb Ranger Palooka.
The Bets begin. The Training starts.. God I feel wonderful again.I dump my meds in
the trash.. Guess who's there rooting me on.. Ya Sons "Mary" From the minute I met
her she has not left my side..With me as I train for this challenge.. Yelling at me .. get
up.. do it again.. Just one more time. push it.. push it..." Remember boys that night
your mom let you sleep over.. I had to go to the field.. Mary came along with us...
remember your were all screaming at me get up daddy get up.. .. I'm glad she was
there.. Also your Uncle Michael from Italy .. He's been here since he was 2, but was
born in Italy..You 2 have relatives all over the world..Uncle Michael was a bull rider
"Bad Bull" they call him because after he's done riding a bull it's no longer any good.
It ends up being a Bad Bull. They both have been helping me train..!
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