to reach 400 friends on its MySpace Friends List. I've learned that most people seem to try and get as many "people" on their list of MySpace friends as they can, just as a means of self gradification,  but for me it is NOT so much "people" as it is actual "friends" who believe in our cause. 99 percent of everyone of those current 395 plus friends mean a lot to me because they, "hopefully",  believe in the same cause as I have strived for years to achieve

"Awareness to Tobacco Abuse".

My sister Sherry's death certificate (who died suddenly before my eyes) stated as the cause of death, "Tobacco Abuse".

My greatest hope is that anyone who comes across anything on the internet that has my name on it will in some way be influenced to quit smoking or to help others quit. I hope future generations who may do their family genealogy will not read, "Died as a result of tobacco abuse." as a cause of their ancestor's death.

So to "Freedom Village MySpace Friends" (who a few are FV Forum original members) I want to thank you for making it a success!

Everyone on the list IS  connected or been influenced in some way by tobacco abuse. If you see someone on the list and you're wandering, "What do they have to do with tobacco abuse or BubbaJames?" then feel free to ask me.  I once told someone that my goal was to reach 5000 friends on MySpace and they responded in a somewhat negative way with, "Humm, good luck.".....My goal is still 5000 .