Are you old enough to remember Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997)? He was the radio, television and movie clown of my youth. He played a lot of roles. My favorite was Dead Eye Dick who fired before he was supposed to in a gunfight. But he played a character called Freddy the Free Loader on television many times, sometimes with Carol Burnett.

Freddy was not like the hobos who came to our backdoor during the depression. They were looking for work and they usually offered to work for their bread and beans provided by my mother. Freddy was different. He was not looking for work. He was looking for a handout.

We have some visitors come here who are down and out. Some are young and experienced. Some are not. But they see the opportunity that is here.

IF they could just get the money for the tuition (membership).

Freddy was continually down and out but he always looked on the bright side, things were bound to get better.

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