This is an actual vinyl 45 rpm record I received a very long time ago from a man, an assistant prosecutor in Gadsden, Alabama. I was doing a story about this 30-something who wanted to be a judge. He was making news by railing against sitting judges in Etowah County, alleging ethical lapses and such.
Maybe I was committing an ethical lapse taking the 45, but i think its value then was under our company policy prohibitions.
The man running in Alabama for a U.S. Senate seat is now facing a wave of allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior with underage girls.
I’m not going to comment right now on guilt or innocence or the guilt and shame of the innocents.
But I do want to say that I have a regret about that time way back in 1982 when I, a cub reporter, was living in Jacksonville, AL for nine months covering Anniston, Gadsden and Talladega for the Birmingham News.
My regret: That I didn’t spend more time in Gadsden. More time covering Roy Moore.
Curious about the music? I’ll reserve judgement on that as well, but you can listen yourself.
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/02/alabama_anti-gay_judge_roy_moo.html