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John Healy is a British writer and former tournament chess player.
He was born in London in 1942 to Irish immigrant parents in London's Kentish Town. Leaving school at the age of 14, he spent his formative years in the army, where he had a successful boxing career. Dishonourably discharged for drunkenness and going absent without leave, Healy began a downward spiral that brought him into the subculture of London's homeless street drinkers. He spent fifteen years as a homeless alcoholic and was convicted of many petty crimes during this time.
During one of his prison stretches he learned the game of chess from a fellow cellmate, Harry 'the Fox'. Finding that he had a special aptitude for the game, he decided to give up drinking and with the help of his Probation Officer, Clive Soley (now Clive Soley, Baron Soley), he made his first moves back into normal life. He has remained sober since.
His chess career continued for ten years and despite the ravages of his years spent on the streets he became a highly rated player, capable of conducting several games concurrently.
John Healy may refer to:
John Healy (1930–1991) was an Irish journalist from Charlestown, County Mayo, who wrote for Western People and The Irish Times.
Healy was a journalist with The Irish Times newspaper, writing the Backbencher column in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a close friend of the editor, Douglas Gageby.
Healy's book No One Shouted Stop (The Death of an Irish Town), published in 1968, chronicled the economic and social decline of rural life in the west of Ireland in a time of widespread poverty and mass emigration. He also wrote Nineteen Acres on the history and lifestyle of his family, who were small farmers.
Healy was a strong Fianna Fáil supporter and one of the most fervent journalistic supporters and admirers of both Donagh O'Malley and Charles Haughey. Healy's support for the latter caused considerable controversy among his fellow Irish Times journalists, many of whom were outspoken opponents of Haughey.
John Healy died January 6, 1991 and was survived by his wife, Evelyn.
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John Healy interviewed about his brilliant Autobiography "The Grass Arena."
Here is a side glide-BMX freestyle-I ripped a pair of jeans at the knee trying this today
This is my flatland freestyle BMX video.
It was hot today, so I pulled this one time and took a bath. Woody Itson said you sweat more when you get old. I don't know it that is true, but I sure sweat a lot trying this trick. I am riding a Hoffman EP that I just put back together.
BMX, COOL COOL TRICK
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John Healy is a British writer and former tournament chess player.
He was born in London in 1942 to Irish immigrant parents in London's Kentish Town. Leaving school at the age of 14, he spent his formative years in the army, where he had a successful boxing career. Dishonourably discharged for drunkenness and going absent without leave, Healy began a downward spiral that brought him into the subculture of London's homeless street drinkers. He spent fifteen years as a homeless alcoholic and was convicted of many petty crimes during this time.
During one of his prison stretches he learned the game of chess from a fellow cellmate, Harry 'the Fox'. Finding that he had a special aptitude for the game, he decided to give up drinking and with the help of his Probation Officer, Clive Soley (now Clive Soley, Baron Soley), he made his first moves back into normal life. He has remained sober since.
His chess career continued for ten years and despite the ravages of his years spent on the streets he became a highly rated player, capable of conducting several games concurrently.
She's a whiskey headed woman
And she stays drunk all the time
Yeah!
She's a whiskey headed woman
An she stay drunk all the time
Yeah!
Baby, an if you don't stop drinkin'
I b'lieve gonna lose yo' mind
Now, ev'rytime I see you, babe
You at some whiskey joint
Standin' around Mr. Crowley
Beggin' for one mo' half-a-pint
'Cause you's a whiskey headed woman
An ya stay drunk all the time
Babe now, if you don't stop drinkin', little woman
I b'lieve gonna lose yo' mind
Yeah
Now, didn't I tol' you, baby
When you fell down 'cross your bed?
You is drinkin' that moonshine whiskey
An talkin' all out' yo' head
'Cause you a whiskey headed woman
An ya stay drunk all the time
Baby, now if you don't stop drinkin'
I b'lieve gonna lose yo' mind
Yeah!
Now, look-a-here, baby
I don't wanna tell you no mo'
You can get all my lovin'
If you just let him go
'Cause you's a whiskey headed woman
An ya stay drunk all the time
Yeah-hey
Now, if you don't stop drinkin', baby
I b'lieve gonna lose yo' mind
Now, when you start a-drink
Make me a pallet on yo' flo'
'Cause if you keep on drinkin'
I ain't come to yo' house no mo'
'Cause you a whiskey headed woman
Baby, ya stay drunk all the time
Yeah-hey!
Now, if you don't stop drinkin', little woman
I b'lieve ya gonna lose yo' mind
Yeah!
Now you a whiskey headed woman
An you stay drunk all the time
'Play it man, play it long as your satisfied'
Now, you a whiskey headed woman, babe
An you stay drunk all the time
An it's a-sure if you don't stop drinkin'
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