#bobbythompson

[justintrawick]

Last night Bobby Thompson led a Hawaiian hula clinic before his set for Sofar in Columbia Heights. He’s very talented. @bobbythompsonmusica @sofardc @sofarsounds —— #hawaiian #hawaiianhula #hula #huladance #bobbythompson #sofarsounds #sofardc #sofar (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1jsESgEtV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ndmulbswx9bt

[skydiveacademyltd]

Skydiving Christmas Gift Vouchers - Make it easy on Santa & Shop On Line for a Skydiving E-Voucher at www.SkydiveAcademy.org.ukwhere information also available. Options from £200, with staged or part payment vouchers available from £44. DZ established 30 years although Bobby Thompson (pictured) apparently used it to take off for his holidays well before we got there!

[mikealexandercpt]

One of the things I'd like to stress on my blog and on whatever social media platforms I use is community. I love when people with a common goal come together to make things better for everyone else. See this? This is the Thompson Fat Pad by @roguefitness, donated selflessly by @vwbrian83, paying for it out of his own pocket. This particular bench has officially become a competition style bench, which is actually beneficial to benchers of all kinds, as the width of the pad, along with the material used, helps the lifters keep his/her arch, thus providing a lot more stability and safety. You won't find a community feel like this is a commercial gym. #unitedinstrength #powerlifitng #strongandshapelygym #igpowerlifting #igfitness #benchpress #competitionbench #roguefitness #thompsonfatpad #bobbythompson #strong #strength #community (at "Strong and Shapely Gym Inc.")

[alisonsye]

I have been trying to clear out my parents' attic. I'm pretty much the same person at 50 as I was at 15... #thejam #inthecity #billybragg #bobbythompson #ivorcutler #glasgowdreamer #robertjohnson #martinstephensonandthedaintees #thedubliners #elviscostello #louisarmstrong #buzzcocks #tedhawkins #peelsessions #woodyguthrie #thepogues #billybragg1986kilburn

[amarsters]

#revelatorhill #bobbythompson #blues #houseconcert (at Cilla's Creations)

[masterofdeceit-blog1]

This book has been percolating for six years.  Six long years, of research, interviews, analyzing records and large scale reading about events surrounding events in the book. The hunt for Bobby Thompson became part of my job at the Ohio Attorney General’s Office in 2010 and remained my focus until I left the office in early 2012. You would think after I left my job at the AG’s Office, I would be able to leave the case. Move on, right? Apparently not. There were just too many unanswered questions. How could one man build a fake national charity on his own?  And why didn’t states realize the charity was a fake when it was approved in more 40 states? Where did the $100 million raised for veterans go? And how in the hell did a man with a fake ID get in the White House and get next to President George W. Bush as “Bobby Thompson” had done? The story for me should have ended when a small team of U.S. Marshals from Northern Ohio and the U.S. Secret Service Office nabbed Thompson in Portland, Ore., in 2012.  But nothing pointed to “Bobby Thompson’s” real identity and “Bobby” wasn’t talking. It would be six months before they would determine he was really John Donald Cody – a Harvard Law School graduate and former Army Intelligence Officer. That only made me more determined. How could a former military man scam the men and women he fought alongside? I was devoted to finding answers in the case because of my deep appreciation for our U.S. military.  To learn the scam was led by a military man was sickening. My pending book Master of Deceit is the culmination of that work aimed at finding out more about this scam artist. That’s because Bobby Thompson is not just any conman. I think history will show him as one of America’s most formidable conmen of all time. I began work fulltime on my book about Mr. Cody and his scams this summer. I say fulltime, though to be honest I use that word loosely. I am married, a mother of 3 and we have seven (yes, seven) animals in our house. So, there is never a dull moment around here. A new friend I have in the business, Lynette Hoy, suggested the blog. She said people will want to follow along on the chronicles of the book and I hope she is right. The book is a fascinating journey. I not only want to share the book with the nation, but share the roller coaster ride that goes along with finishing it. This is the first installment of my blog with many more to come. For anyone following along, you can expect to hear about the difficulties in gathering information, ethical battles I may run into when writing, writers block (though hopefully not), how this story is important to the nation and other important topics. Of course, since this is a blog you may occasionally hear about my husband, Jason; our children, David, 17, Andy, 15 or my step-daughter, Olivia; and even more likely you may hear about my writing partner, Oliver the English bulldog. Oliver has become my writing partner because, well, I really have no choice. We got Oliver as a puppy this summer. I fell in love. This roly-poly, wrinkly, playful pup tends to stay by my side. And he has a knack for creating trouble. In his few short months with us, he has tangled himself in a cord leading to the printer and broke the cord. (Mind you, most of the cord was encased in a floor strip. He somehow miraculously got the wee-bit that was exposed leading to the computer.) He also decided to wrestle with our Labrador mix, Air Bud, right by my computer, hitting and unplugging the computer power cord as I worked on a chapter causing me to lose work and utter more than a few swear words. He has also knocked down a blow-up Christmas tree outside and nearly pulled down the Christmas tree inside. Need I say more? So, don’t be surprised if he ends up in the mix. But I digress. I have never been more excited for something professionally as I am this book. I hope you follow along with me and of course read the book when it comes out.  This book is a labor of love and I believe it will be an eye-opening experience for the nation. I hope you enjoy.

[srdill]

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[amarsters]

#bobbythompson #musician #blues (at The Extended Play Sessions Fallout Shelter)