Originally posted by aac
Hey here a suggestion and not for the money either.
BoxCarWillie
shortened BCW or bxcrwile or something of that nature.
Damn .. beat me to it !!! My suggestion would be "BoxCar" .. don't know if its already taken .. if not hurry up !!!
Just to add some meat to why, beside being probably the most famous of all Hoboes.
Boxcar Willie: In Branson, MO., Well known Hobo and Country singer Box Car Willie is back on track in his battle against leukemia. The 67-year-old entertainer returned home from the hospital Tuesday March 2, 1999, he had received chemotherapy.
He had been hospitalized for two weeks after cancer treatments left him ill and weak. "He's doing a little better," said his daughter, Tammy La Core.
Box Car Willie was diagnosed with leukemia in 1996. He was then declared cancer-free in 1997 and returned to performing. But the disease returned last April, forcing him to cancel his shows in Branson. Born Lecil Martin in Sterrett, Texas, in 1931, Box Car Willie was the son of a railroad man who used to play his fiddle on the porch while his son sat in on guitar.
By his teens he had graduated to playing in jamborees all over the state,
but he gave up show business to enlist in the Air Force. He spent 22 years there, logging some 10,000 hours as a flier, Boxcar Willie died 12 April 1999 at the age of 67. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sisters.
10,000 hours ... nuff said !!!
Like acc said ... All this info is for free.
