You’ve heard the term chip off the old block or the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.  Those were both terms that described Mark Richards.  Born in 1941, his mother died during child birth and he was raised by his father and a long list of lady friends.  One was his aunt but most were just women that his father brought home for a night, a week or a month.<br/><br/><br/>Charles or Charlie Richards, his father was injured in a farming accident as a teenager that left him with a severe limp.  When WWII started up, he wasn’t allowed to enlist and ended up stuck at home.  He couldn’t work most jobs since he couldn’t stand for long lengths of time.  He made his money playing cards, shooting dice, shooting pool and driving things from one place to another.  He taught all those skills to his son.<br/><br/><br/>There was no radio or TV in the Richard’s home.  When Charlie was home he would get out the cards and teach his son the skill of a playing poker.  There were odds and reading people.  Many people thought it was a game of luck but those that won regularly knew that luck played a small part in winning.  Charlie was killed a week before Mark graduated high school when he was caught in bed with a married woman.<br/><br/><br/>One of the other things Mark’s father was known for was his cock or as some called it his horse cock.  The man was blessed in that department and passed along a nine-inch legacy to his son.  Charlie lost his wife at a time when most of the men his age went away to war, leaving some very horny women behind.  He didn’t flaunt it but many a woman came after him for a taste of what they were craving in the bedroom.  Many men never made it home and many had injuries that left them as less than the man that went away.  Charlie was a poon hound and never let up until it finally caught up with him the final time.<br/><br/><br/>Smoking, drinking, cards, pool, illegal drugs, and fighting were all things that made up the life of Mark Richards.  When his father passed away and his will was read, there was a lot of money and a letter.  The letter was about six pages long and talked about what he’d done how he saved his money and some of the people that owed him favors if Mark needed any help.<br/><br/><br/>With all the people talking about his father and many also talking about him, he sold the house and moved down to Atlanta.  He went to a couple pool halls and found a few card games and met the people that lived in the world he was comfortable with.  When the sixties started to become the hippie generation, the need for pot grew and Mark was asked to drive some to New York City.  Mark started driving from Atlanta to New York City.<br/><br/><br/>He set up some people north of Chattanooga in the mountains as growers to start supplying the demand.  He traveled out to Humbolt County CA, and back to the east coast.  Along the way, he would stop and shoot pool, play cards and play craps in back room games.  He was working hard, playing hard and making money all along the way.<br/><br/><br/>The sun was starting to crowd the horizon as he was leaving Memphis and he thought it might have just been the shadow from a tree but as he got closer he could see the sun shining through her clothes and her body silhouetted.  It was a lovely body with an arm out and a thumb up hoping for a ride.  He almost skidded as he hit the brakes.  He came to a stop a few yards past him and he looked in his rear-view mirror.  She picked up her duffle-bag as he walked to the car and leaned in the passenger window and looked in the back seat and then up at him.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Thanks for stopping.  Where ya heading?"<br/>
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