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Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine. (Original Post) hobbit709 Jun 2014 OP
Good stuff! pipi_k Jun 2014 #1
Barry "The Fish" Melton, Mr.Bill Jun 2014 #2
he's also among the last people in CA who read the law, ie; didn't attend law school but studied it mulsh Jun 2014 #4
I'm a big fan. Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 #3
watta flashback OxQQme Jun 2014 #5

Mr.Bill

(24,217 posts)
2. Barry "The Fish" Melton,
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:54 PM
Jun 2014

Last edited Fri Jun 20, 2014, 11:34 PM - Edit history (1)

the guitar player in that band has had a career in the legal profession. He's been a defense lawyer for 30 years and has served as a DA and public defender in several northern California counties. He also for a time ran a law office in San Francisco providing pro bono legal services for homeless people. I've met him and he's a real nice guy. Still plays music, too.

He is possibly the only District Attorney in history that can be seen smoking a joint in the Woodstock movie.

mulsh

(2,959 posts)
4. he's also among the last people in CA who read the law, ie; didn't attend law school but studied it
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 10:41 AM
Jun 2014

on his own or with an attorney's help and passed the state bar exam. CA State Bar managed to ban reading the law a number of years ago.
I've dealt with Barry professionally in the legal field and also a few years later at a phone company I worked for. He's also one of my twin brother's buddies. He's everything you say.

OxQQme

(2,550 posts)
5. watta flashback
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 12:15 AM
Jun 2014

only light in the room coming from lava lamps, laid back (literally baked) on bean bags, hooka on the coffee table, lost in the glow-in-the dark constellations drawn on the ceiling, tripping on Country Joe and The Fish in hi-fidelity with a brand new platter and needle.
Especially this song.
Thanks for the earwig

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