I BELIEVE IT WAS AROUND THE TIME NE4 HAD DROPPED THAT WOODIE, HIS CAMP, NEVER AN WYNO, 14 KALIBER, BIG OSO LOC, V-DUB, BIG TONE AND GOD KNOWS WHO ELSE DID A SHOW AT THE GAS LIGHTER IN GILROY.. THERE WAS A SHIT LOAD OF HOMEBOYS IN THE BUILDING AND TO MY EYES SEEMED TO BE NO THREATS.. ENJOYING THE SHOW AND SHAKING HANDS TALKING TO PEOPLE SEEMED TO BE WHAT EVERY ARTIST.. EXCEPT WOODIE.. WAS DOING.. BY THE END OF THE SHOW WHEN HE CAME OUT AND DID HIS THING HE WAS SURROUNDED BY HIS SECURITY AND HOMIES.. I COULDNT GET A HAND SHAKE OR A FUCKIN HEAD NOD AKNOWLEDGMENT FROM DUDE AND I TOOK IT REAL PERSONAL BECAUSE I GUESS I FELT HE OWED HIS FANS THAT.. WELL ANYWAY THE NIGHT ENDED I CAME HOME THE NEXT DAY TO START MY "FUCK WOODIE CAMPAIGN".. I HIT HIS INBOX AND PULLED MY SUPER SOLDIER, SUPER SERIO CARD ON HIM AND LEFT HIM MY NUMBER TO SEE IF HE HAD THE BALLS TO HIT ME BACK.. WELL, HE DID.. HE CALLED ME AND ASKED IF HE COULD JUST HAVE A MOMENT OF MY TIME.. 3HOURS LATER AT THE END OF OUR CONVERSATION I FELT LIKE A JACK ASS AND REALIZED HOW MUCH OF A GOOD MAN THAT VATO ACTUALLY WAS.. HE EXPLAINED HIS CONCERNS WITH HIS SAFETY IN PUBLIC SOMETIMES BECAUSE HES A PUBLIC FIGURE TO OUR KIND AND HOW WE GET TESTED FOR BEING THAT AND IT TOOK YEARS FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY AFTER RELEASING MY STUFF THROUGH THE YEARS OF COURSE HIS WAS ON A MUCH HIGHER SCALE NONE THE LESS I GOT THE JUST OF IT.. I INVITED HIM TO MY RANCHO AT THE TIME I HAD IN SALINAS AND HE CAME.. WE TALKED ALOT ABOUT MUSIC AND OUR FAMILY'S.. HE LEFT ME WITH CD'S, POSTERS, FLYERS ETC ALL OF WICH I ASKED HIM TO SIGN.. I WAS PROUD WHEN HE TOLD ME HE KNEW I WAS A GOOD MAN FOR DOING WHAT I DID.. YOU SEE HE DIDNT HAVE TO GET BACK AT ME.. HE COULD HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH LIFE LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED BUT HE GAVE A SHIT ABOUT HIS FANS.. HE CARED ABOUT HIS IMAGE TO US.. HOW MANY OTHER "BIG NORTHERN NAMES" DO YOU SEE EVER TAKING THOSE STEPS? THAT DAY SPENDING A FEW HOURS WITH HIM AT THE RANCHO EATING COSTCO CHICKEN BAKES AND SIPPIN CORONAS I PUT HIM UP ON CORRIDOS AND I CAN BET HE STILL HAD NO CLUE AFTER OUR VISIT ABOUT THE MUSIC LOL BUT HE SAID HE LIKED EM.. HE ALSO GOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO MY PEACOCK TO PISS IT OFF AND IT RAN HIM OFF A BIT.. END OF THE DAY WE BECAME FRIENDS AND FOUND A RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER.. HE REALLY WAS A GOOD MAN.. REST EASY..