Letter #5 by Roy PippinMarch 11, 2007

March 11, 2007

Sunday 2:25 PM

18 Days to Freedom

Dear Deborah:

Hopefully this letter will be a little more easy to follow. When I'm tired I tend to ramble on to the point - I can't make a point. (smile) Big J is listening to "shoutouts on KDOL and said I got a couple. My radio does not pick it up so I just let buddies tell me who said what to me. They do "a special show" for the prisoner being killed the next day but I will not be listening unless I get the signal in. We will see.

Not a whole lot of Earth shattering revelations happening lately but one thing to mention to your readers is the disinterested "card" (guards and rank are on 4 days - off 4 days, two different cards) of rank that refuse to even show up to solve problems that arise. I've mentioned Charles Smith #000953 before. He goes for dialysis 3 times a week. He did get back level one status because he refused his treatments - and caused a scare in TDCJ officials because they are responsible for our health, Yes, isn't it ironic, they plan to murder us but are obligated to keep us alive to "get their kill."

Almost every day Charles is messed around on his rec, shower, or food trays & snacks. He is on a VERY high protein diet which includes two meat sandwiches as snacks 3 times a day. Fat guards feel hamburger patties in the bag and snatch them up to eat them themselves and then refuse to go get more. When confronted by Smith that his medical problem demands that he receive the meat sandwiches, these guards, for the most part, just ignore his pleas for help to get the matter resolved. It started at chow time at 9:30 am (lunch!) No meat sandwiches in a bag for Smith - the guards said (but one is a huge fat bastard - hmmm) so Smith started yelling out every ten minutes for rank. Nope! The guard brought back two peanut butter sandwiches. Finally - after the whole section went off - at 1pm - they brought Smith his two meat sandwiches. He is frail and the protein goes through him quickly. It's a sad situation and the guards just don't give a damn.

Me? I'm fine! Day 21 of water only. I was 233 yesterday - but it was funny. I hold my urine knowing they will want a sample. I was about to bust and they weighted me first at 235 1/2. I give the sample & relieved myself for what seemed to be hours and re-weighed. Yep - 2 1/2 pounds! Unreal. So the way they do the weighing & testing kind of is ass backward to get a real weight loss. Twice guards didn't, or refused to write down that I UR'd in my trays. Twice I took the dayroom saying I needed to speak to Rank. It's all part of their discredit game. They feel you will just rollover and start eating. Nope - like I said - I am extremely bull headed. Taurus too ;-)) So, it's over 30 pounds in 21 days. I remember it slowing down on pounds lost after a few weeks back in 2001 - but not this much. Guess my sitting here typing all the time doesn't use up calories - Huh?? ;-))

Speaking of typing. Yes - I know I said I was done with legal work. I was wrong. I'm going ahead with the basic lawsuit Michael Turner drafted in 2006 - with my unique medical condition and some other arguable points in it. Like Angel Diaz being tortured to death for 34 minutes in Florida. Tell them sodium pentothal is given in lethal doses and that you will stay unconscious throughout the killing procedures. NOT! The state argued in their Motion to Dismiss my Motion for Stay of Execution & Subsequent Unit that 99.999999999% of the population would stay in a complete unconscious state throughout Texas killing procedure. Uh - duh - em - if the idiots administering the drugs do their job right! So, it's up to volunteer guards to do the IV in us. Real professional.

I will admit I got a little excited Friday - I think it was - when they said I had an attorney phone call. False alarm. Nothing but a TDS guy checking in on me at Nancy's request. I filed my subsequent writ 2/13 and it's 3/11 already. It may just be Texas playing the stall game. Thinking I will not have time to file appeals of their denial of relief. I anticipated such tactics. Nancy has filed - should have by now - my appeals to allow my Successor Writ on its merits to the 5th Circuit & Supreme Court. Now - my lethal injection 1983 lawsuit will be filed this coming week. And it will be appealed al the way to the Supreme Court. (smile) At least I will make them work girl! But I know the odds of success. I'm not kidding myself for a second.

The Houston Chronicle guy, Alan Turner, was a bust. The Associated Press is coming Wednesday. Oh, your efforts - got me Hilary Hughes of Ireland involved heavily. (email: hughesh@indigo.ie) in working for Kintan (?) Keyes. She even talks with the media and got newspapers with headlines saying "Irishman May Be Able to Save Texas Death Row Prisoner." It's a shame I didn't get someone willing to help a long time ago. I wrote two different people in Ireland and they never put out much effort to find him. It takes ten days to get a letter from or to Ireland - so maybe emails are the way to go - huh? I sent Nancy her last letter and email info/address.

I may have gotten gross about bodily functions in one of my letters to you before - I can't keep my train of though clear at times - but I'm here to tell you that you and all your loved ones need to do that "Green Tea" cleansing program - or whatever they call the thing that cleans out your intestines. Girl - 20+ days and ungodly impacted stuff still emerges. I don't remember this from 2001. I guess you and I are close now - since we are talking about bodily functions (big ass smile). I think that is enough on that subject. But get everyone to clean up!! ;-))))

I look forward to seeing my long lost cousin, Gary Ferguson & his wife Sheila, this coming week. I figure that 3/19 will end up happening too - unless my health gives out or I go postal over these knuckleheads disrespecting me or my loved ones. Nancy knows every visit since 2/13 could be our last - so I will play TDCJ's games a little while longer to allow Nancy & Gary these final visits. I may see Kathy Cox, our Sweet Salvation Army minister lady again thought. She will be 83 next week on 3/22. Hey? You want to do me a HUGE favor? I know ya can't wait to! This would make my last few weeks - boy is that an arm twisting lead in or what? (smile)

Kathy Cox: PO Box 140052; Dallas Texas 75214 has been here for countless death row prisoners for almost 30 years. Including the women. Her birthday is March 22nd. She will be 83. It would make my year/decade if she received lots of birthday cards with greetings of appreciation for all her years of helping all of us. At the age of 83 you never know when it might be her last year of driving 3 1/2 hours one way every week for almost 30 years to be here for us. So please put my plea out there to make her feel even more special than she already is to me - for all of us & from all of "her boys" here on the row. You have the avenue to get the cards & letters all over the world to make this a special birthday she will always remember - and remember ME by it. Yes, I'm a greedy bastard - I want her to know it was me who cooked up the idea. So put on your "gettin out there" high heels and make a wonderful woman’s heart jump for joy.

Irene and Jack Wilcox have done the same for 30+ years I still have respect for both of them but some of our views clashed a little. It will be a sad day for all death row prisoners when we lose any & then all of them. They are the face of spiritual advisors for Texas Death Row. They should ALL be put up on a pedestal.

Kathy is something else. Always smiling and always in a good mood. She fills up your spiritual tank when you see her even if you never speak of any religious matters. She has helped countless men and women cross over from fear or facing the unknown to praising there’s a better life and existence. My beliefs have been well grounded for decades but Kathy still uplifts me when we get our visits. We could use 10+ more just like her. If you can't tell - I sincerely love Kathy and her spirit not only as a Christian but as a true friend.

Sorry, I always seem to be asking for you to go to work (smile). Hopefully I will get all my legal work done and can just talk & share life experiences with you before my time runs out. But trying to save my "not as fat ass" (smile) comes first. So I will until when I can & focus on this lawsuit right now. I hope some of your readers know "Cowboy" Michael Turner. He has a group of people here who can't stand him and some that praise all the help (legal and other) he gives to prisoners in need. All of us "Alpha Males" clash at times and Cowboy and I did at first - but he helps a lot of guys on the row. Well, it's his 1983 lawsuit I'm filing - put in my situation. So, if a miracle were to happen and it got action it is his efforts that allowed it to happen.

They just weighed me at 3:45pm. Same weight as yesterday. Guess it's all the water I'm drinking. Guess they gave up on trying to catch me cheating. They didn't bother with a UA. Oops - it's 4:23 now. They're playing tricks. Came to get a UA. No doubt they will keep trying to discredit my protest. So they just bring a sample bottle? No. Go through all the steps - being cuffed & walked over there again. Typical TDCJ harassment!

I will close now and get back to typing. I hope you are doing well and hope to hear from you soon.

Much Love & Respects,

Roy

God Bless

D.R.I.V.E.

DEATH Row INNER-COMMUNALIST VANGUARD ENGAGEMENT