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Larry Gatlin Thanks Matthew McConaughey for Putting His Addiction Story in Memoir Celebrity The Gatlin Brothers star reveals hes the mystery cocaine addict who was mentioned by the Dallas Buyers Club actor in his 2020 tell-all book Greenlights. Apr 17, 2021 Matthew McConaughey mentioned in his 2020 memoir, " Greenlights". The Oscar winner didnt name names as he shared an anecdote about a musician struggling with addiction during their time at the University of Texas, but Gatlin has now reveal...

In Part 5 of his book, Greenlights, McConaughey relates an anecdote about a country musician who was struggling with addiction. The actor tells about "Larry" being confronted by the late University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal while under the influence at a party in the 1980s. Talking to People, Gatlin confirms hes the singer in the book, saying he hopes his story can help someone else. "I remember the day, it was October something of 1984," Gatlin tells People. "Coach Royal and I w...

Spending fifty years married to one person is an achievement deserving of recognition. Larry Wayne and Deborah Ann (Morgan) Shaw celebrate 50 years of marriage on April 12, 2021. Larry and Debbi met while attending Rock Springs High School. After high school, Larry enlisted in the Navy. While on a visit home, December 25, 1968, they went on their first official date to the Rock Theatre to watch The Shaggy Dog and The Absent-Minded Professor. When Larry was home on leave in 1971, the pair marri...

Columbus ends mask-wearing mandate Columbus City Council lifted its citywide mask mandate at its regular meeting Tuesday night, though not without some tense back and forth between two council members. The council voted 4-1 to require face coverings only in city buildings. Ward 2 Councilman Joseph Mickens opposed. Joseph Mickens “I think we’re making a huge mistake here,” Mickens said before the vote. “I’ve got to totally disagree with you on this one. What I’m hearing, what the (Ce...

Child killer Michael Mayola, Alabama’s longest-serving prison inmate, up for parole Updated Jan 19, 2021; Facebook Share As of this morning, Michael Mayola has served 58 years, two months, and four days in prison for the 1962 kidnapping and murder of Midfield 11-year-old Larry Wayne Thomas. On Thursday, Mayola, who was born in 1933 and is Alabama’s longest serving state prison inmate, is scheduled to appear before the state parole board. It isn’t the first time Mayola has had a chance to...

Will be your downfall, to quote you. >> detroit had a real serious maybe terminal case of cranial rectumitis. thats a technical term. in 1954, a little half breed indian woman who was born on a reservation southeast of oklahoma never had more than a second grade education issue never had a bank account, but she pulled her grandson to her and put her arms around him and said, listen, larry wayne, she handed him a 5-dollar bill. she said, you take good care of that and dont spend that like a fool ...

0 house. he says the country has been cracking down object al qaeda. >> because of some of the very effective military reforms the president initiated when he came into this office, what weve seen is al qaeda in the huat moved back out of territory it was controlling. >> we learned this information from the state department releasing it yesterday, but along with very few details. >> the department has been apprised of information that out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and...