[Big Six]

Hey, Carlton! Long time no see!

Thanks for the info about Cobb. I read the story about his experiences in Cuba somewhere, too. I'm changing the story just a bit for the sake of a plot line I want to follow a little bit, though.

You're right; Cobb was really like a lot of Southerners who softened their views about race as time went on, as they saw more of the world, and as attitudes about race throughout America began to change. I grew up in Georgia, and knew quite a few people like that when I was a boy. George Wallace did the same thing, as did Strom Thurmond, to cite two examples from politics.

Cobb here is still the angry young man, and if I'm overdrawing his character a bit, it's for the sake of the story. My apologies, of course, to any fans of the players (Cobb, Jackson, or Pratt) who might be offended by my drawing them in such broad strokes. They won't be stereotypical rednecks, because those kinds of characters aren't fun at all.

I admit I'm taking a little artistic license here, but since my main character is completely fictional, I hope you'll all excuse it for the sake of what I hope will be a good story.