Doing Time at Marion Supermax Prison-Joel Blaeser (follow up)

MARK THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CREATION, I LOVE YOU ALL

I grew up abused from a father that fought in Vietnam. The media does not talk about how families are destroyed after the war is over.

My dad would beat my mom and me and my two brothers. He was an angry alcoholic and drug addict. We were constantly in and out of women and children shelters. Eventually he overdosed on my 14th bday. I got put in a boys home a year later my mom couldn’t take care of us. I got out and quickly became addicted to cigarettes alcohol hard drugs and was homeless most of the time. Fast forward to now I’m sober living on Kauai making good money in really good shape and putting the pieces back together talking to psychiatrists and therapists. All Glory to god that I got out of the world I was in. There’s hope for us all

Mr. Clean has returned!! ❤ I loved his stories about following The Dead!

This is what healthy recovery of life sounds like acknowledgment, acceptance, and release.

Bless this man, and how far he has come on his journey of overcoming all the suffering he endured

This is one of my favorite interviews…ever. And , yes, some beatings, molestations or rape we just slough off. Sometimes, I believe that some of us were born just to survive. Did it have an effect on my growth? Yes. It made me horrendously protective of the weak from the age of four. It gave me purpose. Save the ones who can’t protect themselves and move on. Joel, you are amazing.

I wish men spoke of their abuse from women more - my partner was severely abused by his mother sexually and he was drugged its never spoken or conviction forthcoming. Men are also way more forgiving in these situations. Its so wrong.

So crazy that i just finished watching his first video and came to see what was uploaded this morning and low and behold his update!! Goodmorning Mark

Good morning Mark! Hope everyone has a terrific Saturday! Much love from the mountains of Southwest Virginia ❤

I could listen to him talk all day!

This dude is solid! And very intelligent. Great to listen to. Hi from Humboldt County Ca. 🤙🏽👣

this was a great interview. he’s a great storyteller.

Joel we need your hardcover book back in stock!!!

Joel, Scott here, we spoke quite a bit after your last video, I know it's difficult to remember everyone though. I just wanted to thank you for pt.2, Brother. So good to see you doing well. I had told you when we spoke that I was on from 84' to 95' As far as good time's spent with friend's goes, i had the "Time of my Life!" That decade cost me alot but there ain't nothing like a Grateful Dead show, period ! Jerry up on stage, what color shirts he wearing & that'll set the tone... Such amazing time's, listening to you speak on it, I almost looked over a couple time's as if we were really speaking to me as we made our way up Shakedown.... Can you believe I still have some of my DeaD T's from the 80's, Brother! Still wear them a couple time's a year on special occasions.... I've still got an 89' Alpine Vallet-shirt that's embroidered, I've gotta send you a pic of it, you'll be able to explain it to me, the Egyptian symbolism on it, I think that's what it is, it's beautiful ! I'd get married & buried in this thing, Brother... I'm gonna see if I can find you on here or or somewhere music oriented... Drop me a note & I'll getcha back, can't remember where you call home ? No worries, thanks again, happy for you, Joel, you're obviously good people.. . scott

My dad beat me too and ridiculed me constantly once I became an adult I began to realize how pathetic he was. Once I grew up he knew not to even try to beat me. I would never beat my kids.

I went through hell as a kid, but I had no idea it wasn't normal. when you're around a stench long enough you cant smell it anymore. never look back, keep moving forward.

I do not agree with Mark on what he said about forgiving parents just because of what they went through. We are all responsible for breaking generational trauma and it is up to us to change. No one else.

This is a cool guy with an awesome story. Appreciate your transparency.

Live in Marion and know more than a dozen people who work at the prison. He speaks the truth. Very interesting interview.