Happy! - Mar 20 (Chief James Billie)

20 Mar 06 - 07:57 AM (#1698522)
Subject: Happy! - Mar 20 (Chief James Billie)
From: Abby Sale


Happy Birthday!

Chief James Billie

ex-Chairman of Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc.

was born 3/20/1944

          I was raised in the swamp by my old grandpa,
          We ate turtle meat, a fish called gar.
          Grandpa told me 'bout panthers and bears
          But most of all - he told me to beware
             'Bout hul-pah-te cho-bee nock-sho-nitch-kee-kah
             Hul-pah-te cho-bee oo-kun kay-ye-wah
             Hul-pah-te cho-bee heh-nu-kah che-che wah
             Hul-pah-te cho-bee he-mah-shah che-wah.
          I learned to live and I learned to survive
             With Hul Pahtechobe.
  
                  "Big Alligator" by Jim Billie

His road band, The Shack Daddies has been very successful. He's also credited with the first effective tribal-land gambling casino and $ multi-million income to the Seminoles. And after 20 years, the mandatory financial scandal.

I'm sure you'll be interested to know he lost his right ring finger alligator wrestling on 2/2/2000.

Early warning notice: This series of the Happy File noncontinues beginning April 16.
Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved
What are Happy's all about? See Clicky

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20 Mar 06 - 08:29 PM (#1699139)
Subject: RE: Happy! - Mar 20 (Chief James Billie)
From: GUEST

"I think I might have paid too much for Jim Billie's hat!"

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