My uncle Johnny would say to me on more than one occasion when I was young, “Sammy or Webb, stay sober and keep the faith.” I think he had heard through one or more of the grapevines that tie together extended families and small towns that my youthful escapades were a bit outside the bounds of what was considered proper and acceptable behavior for a teenage (Catholic) boy. I always acknowledged what he said and loved him for giving me his advice. But then I promptly ignored it, both then and to this day. No regrets! We have to make the journey fun as well as noble.
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Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
