To everyone calling this man a pathological liar, there are major inconsistencies in his stories, there's also a major dent in his forehead, massive brain damage is a likely culprit for the inconsistencies/lies.
Glad you put this up. Perfect example of why we need more mental institutions and less prisons. It's cheaper to house these people and give them welfare and social workers than it is to keep them locked up.... It's around 25k vs 30k or more are year. Check it out, a hospital in Philly did a trial program for 25 of their worst "repeat customers" to keep them from clogging up the hospital.
Please do more veteran interviews *Mark*. If you could find veterans from different wars/conflicts and people who experienced being drafted, that could enlighten so many about the effects of war and the humanity of soldiers. Stay safe out there, and thank you for sharing what you’re learning out there with us. I respect the people being interviewed for putting themselves out here.
He went to California Youth Authority it sounds like he got juvenile life which meant he would get out at 25 yrs old. Paso Robles is a CYA facility that has been closed probably less then 10 yrs now.
Ahhh comment section. Show a little understanding and compassion. Ronnie has Brain cancer which would undoubtedly impact on his cognitive and memory functions. This is his story, his life as he remembers it. His truth.
Went into prison at 13, spent 28 years inside, but then went to Nam? Is 68, but his kids are in their 50's? Don't get me wrong, Ronnie clearly has some deep struggles, but much of his "story" doesn't add up.
A lot of gaps in the stories. Murdered his best friend, when asked why, he said "I was a big dealer." Not sure what that even means (I don't think he meant drug dealer, I think he was referring to him being a big kid, cuz then he went into how he was tall for a 10 year old). ??? Nothing against him, it was just a difficult interview to follow and really understand what went on in his life.
He honestly probably has brain damage; seems as if he's telling a mixture of truths and lies but acting candidly unaware because of the trauma to his nervous system
This dude looks like a badass Odin. If he got a pet raven it would be so awesome. I seriously hope this guy can get back on his feet and find true happiness. Stay strong man :)
I hope the Vegvisir allow him to find his way, Odin shall welcome him to the big feast upon arrival to Valhalla! Odin please be upon thy with loads of Saehrimnir and Mead! He deserves it.
I've known a few men who've had health problems and don't get hard, can't perform. It really bothers them. It's hard for a man to accept that his manhood doesn't work. It's psychologically huge for a man. I wish him the very best.
Mark. I have been following you for some time now. I used to live in San Francisco and my ex husband is from Los Angeles. I now live in my home state of New Jersey and I follow vloggers AML Films and Morals over Money here in Philadelphia, I am in recovery and I appreciate all what you do. THANK YOU>
So interesting to see all types of people across your channel I simply would have always thought LA was full of famous people. Thank you for these videos
Most of these "fancy cities" have the HIGHEST homeless population. I live near San Francisco and The Tenderloin is very similar to skid row (it's a bit smaller though). You come to a certain spot in SF and you can buy ANY drug you want without needing a dealer's number. A police officer can watch you smoke crack and he won't do shit. That's how bad it's gotten.
Ronnie obviously tells a few tall tales, but in large measure he seems harmless. Often times, as Mark can likely attest to, when someone has spent a life on drugs, they embellish the grandiose nature of their former existence. It’s a fairly common phenomena. My guess is that deep down they know their years getting high was wasted time- and they don’t want to think their entire life was futile. So, they gussy up the exploits of their younger years. The goal is to make it seem like, prior to the drugs, they lived this awe inspiring, movie-esq fast life. It’s a defense mechanism. It’s as if they are saying sure, what you see now may not impress you, but if you only knew who you were talking to, you’d realize in fact they’d lived a very formidable existence. Listen, at his age, and if he truly has brain cancer, and did serve our country in war, that old timer can tell me any tale he so desires. He deserves our attention. Because partner, whether you realize it or not- you do matter, your life was worth living, and I’m sure if we could sift through the annals of time, you were an impressive man worthy of adulation.
@@christiand.j.1054 I'm not medically educated but it should be easy to find the answer on the Internet. It must have something to do with neuroplasticity. Fake memories can happen to anyone, a déjà-vu is for example some kind of brain stutter, purely neurological, explainable.
lol what a stupid comment. 99% of the time that people get off heroin it’s like they’re reborn again their spirit is reborn they have a glow in their eyes and a whole new outlook on life all the people that I know have started businesses started families I have happy joyful lives and help other people this comment is so far from true. This man here clearly has more issues than just his addiction. He lives out of a motel he’s been on the streets for years and also incarcerated for a long time who knows what he seen or been through. So yeah again this comment is about as horrible as my penmanship. Edit: watching further into the video he drank last night, he smoked a bunch of weed and did a shit ton of coke so to say it’s him after being clean off heroin is just plain dumb🤦🏻
@@Alienspecies635 I think he's proud of himself for not letting the needle control his life. I think now he mostly relies on prescription narcotics, which in my book still doesn't make anybody "clean" but it's more sustainable and affordable (esp if he's giving morphine away. Jesus I had to pay SO much for that shit in pill form). Like yes he might have the occasional binge, but the fact that he's not a slave to specifically heroin probably fees like a victory to him. Idk. This is coming from my point of view, and I'm just a girl in her 20s with one week clean off fentanyl
@@kittykatia754 I know I get it I’m 35 and have been through it ALL. My point is this comment says your soul is scathed from heroin even when your clean. It’s just not true. Some of the most genuinely happy people are recovering addicts. This mans soul is the way it is because of his lifestyle and choices and the fact that he’s still drinking and drugging with a bulllet in his spine and at probably what appears to be 65-70 years old (I don’t remember what he said his age was) P.S. you got this keep your head up one day one hour one minute at a time and life will continue to get better. Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better but it ALWAYS gets better in the end💪🏼
Thank you for your service Ronnie. I would love to know more about the heroine use over in Vietnam. My father and family served but I was born in 84. Wished he would have asked a lil more on that
There's many documentaries about it, including some on UA-cam for free. It's just awful what happened to soldiers over there. So many were using they eventually made it so they weren't allowed to return if they tested positive. Unfortunately that caused some to commit suicide because they couldn't stop the heroin with no support besides detox.
Dude reminds me of a friend of mine. He once said he got cut in a bar fight, but healed himself through direct application of robitussin to the wounds.
@@laughwithcourt He also claims to be a champion rodeo rider and Gulf War vet, which would have put his age at service around 11. He's like the Picasso of bullshit artists, and ironically he really is a true badass. Survived getting picked up by a tornado, spun hundreds of feet away, and spiked like a football from the hand of God.
Hey you better watch out! He was a kingpin at 10 was also the same height he is now, was also shooting at 10. Got the house raided 6 times and killed 2 people.
Remember when in Jail and Prison you get “Game Time” which shaves time off your sentence for not causing any problems.. that’s the only way I figure his math works.. 🤷🏻♂️🥴
You would cross the street if you seen this man. First impressions are he's a bum who never worked a day in his life. Every decision he has ever made was the wrong one, when in all reality he is fascinating. He has been through more than we will ever know. Every down and out has a story, that is what I have learned in life
Respectfully, I dont believe a word that's coming out of his mouth. The way he told his story is exactly the way my younger cousin tells stories, and he's a pathological liar.
This comment was very eye opening. Reminds me of a thief who everyone was okay with because he was "nice" and trying to improve himself only to steal from those same people.
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I put my money on Ronnie is Irish 🇮🇪 believe him on that. My family plus many other faces I could pick out of a crowd looks like him and eyes blue like the ocean, the men of have the born strong body like this man, ready to fight life. He is a human who faces drug addiction and illness. His family is common and so is his path and so is his tales of grandeur. But we still care about him and none of us are better or worse. Please stay safe seek any treatment you qualify for be it veteran, senior and/or social services.
I think there’s a genuine story about his life entangled somewhere in there. I think people need to stop harping on him being a “pathological liar” and only that. This man has obviously been through trying times in some way shape or form and substance abuse definitely has a role to play in damaging his cognitive abilities to communicate, remember, etc. and he’s recalling on what he believes to be true. Given, doesn’t make a completely accountable story, but I don’t think it’s fair to only be describing him as a pathological liar.
It's like Sharpe has said in his interviews; "most people watching Mark's channel aren't watching it because they feel sorry or empathize with the subject of the video. They watch it so they can feel good that they aren't the person in the video. They use other peoples misery to make themselves feel better about themselves...." Sadly its true, and the majority if the audience dont empathize or try to understand the subjects, and Instead just wanna grand stand in the comments about how virtuous they are.
Lilly Watness, I agree with what you said but, I would also like like to ad the fact he has Brain Cancer. The fact that he does have Brain Cancer (plus we don't know what stage it is at or, for how long he has had it) would most likely add sever depression to his list of his ailing problems and, it also could create cloudy memories along with some confusion for him when he is thinking back through all his memories of his 68 years of living... a very hard life.
Irish were treated very badly in America. This can get overlooked. Ronnie's story just blew me away. Especially the aliens bit. Very fascinating man.🇮🇪🧚♂️☘
This man is a walking miracle of sorts. He has brain cancer, for God's sake, and two bullets. All those drugs and alcohol he's consumed over the years, it's amazing he can relate at all. He's not long for this world, people. Cut him some slack for not being great with numbers. At least he's clean now.
Kudos to this dudes memory despite heavy abuse, brain cancer and injuries. Bud, write it all down.....you have a story to tell. Sending love stay strong
68 years old born in 53, 13 in 66 went prison for 28 years did 25, released in 91. So how did he do a tour in ‘Nam where he was shot with a “German bullet?” I’m not connecting the dots here. I wish him all the best for the rest of his life
To all those people calling him out for lying.. you must remember that there is a difference in speaking “Your Truth” and “The Truth”.. He’s definitely an interesting interview to say the least.. Stay strong man! 👊🏻👊🏻
People don’t seem to understand the correlation of funding being cutoff for mental health facilities and those same individuals then becoming incarcerated. They are mentally ill often and roaming until they are arrested. County jails normally seem more like mental institutions. Especially with “For Profit Prisons”. This guy may have A TBI looking at his head. Makes me realize how fortunate I have been to have family my entire life that was involved. It’s a blessing I overlooked for many years.
i dont know if this is even really you but i just wanted to tell u how much u inspired me i love your work i never thought someone could see things the way i did and give these people a chance and let them tell their stories ! i really wanna do something like this
This man literally reminds me of the trapper character in the last vignette, "The Mortal Remains", in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. If anyone has ever seen that movie, the resemblance here is uncanny! (It's on Netflix and is an amazing and underrated movie, by the way. The Coen Brothers rock!)
This man is the definition of why the Irish are the toughest people in the world and most craziest. Just one of the things this man went through would have killed an average man..
He's right about ET's. I've had experiences with them ever since I was a little kid. I've moved multiple times throughout my life and they always know where I am. My mother and father experienced them with me as well as an ex girlfriend of mine who has since committed suicide. July 8th 2021 💓 Look into it.
This man has what 15 mins to tell 68 yrs of life and people once again judge, , I have 60 yrs and if i was trying to tell my story in that short time would sound probably same and I don't do drugs and never have... God bless you sir and all.
So he’s right that kids in the CYA at Paso de Robles were given recreation time while detained. It’s plausible that on one such occasion he was able to impregnate someone. It sounds like some of his stories might be shrouded in bits of truth with some facts not lining up due to years of substance abuse.
Watching this channel helps stay on the right path. Im sure it does for others as well. I don’t wanna judge but lets be real you dont want to end up like some of these people. I feel sorry for them.
That's cool you use homeless people and addicts to "scare" you into being a normal citizen lol. I'm a junkie and you wouldn't even know it if you met me. It's a disease and I'm constantly in rehab and trying to stay clean. I'm in my mid 20s and I would have never chosen this life for myself. So pls don't feel sorry for us or use us as a fear tactic. We're just people who need help.
@@kittykatia754 yes i do use them to scare me into going back to what i was. I was an addict too. Im sure youve heard that you need to remember the bad times so it doesnt happen again. And when i say i feel sorry for them i mean it like they should get some help. Obviously, your not as bad as them you said so yourself. But do you wanna end up like them? Im sure you dont
Don’t know about the other two and Mark could still comment on them, but I thought I’d inform you that Norman passed away about a month ago. There’s a comment from his daughter pinned on his last interview with her confirming it in the replies.
poor guy tumours on brain. i had end stage four was close to death but didnt take long stricyt gerson diet juicing to quickly start feeling better. i used bl ack salve cansema to pull out my head tumours and from head to toe all naturally. i was head to toe in tumours too me 2 and half years salving all over to get them all out. and did gerson therapy self taught with a book.organic juicing i did 8 juices a day for three years i ewas end stage four survived it. whole body has cancer tumours are just the symptom. got to trigger body to heal the broken immune systems. truth about cancerseries and chris bear cancer youtube is what lead me to naturalky healing cancer its only way to heal the immune systems. strict gerson diet stops feeding the cancer cells.
i saw u said u wanted to interview a functioning heroin addict im not clean 4 months but i was using and working and functioning while no one knew i was on heroin id love to tell my story im in nyc
The alien abduction story is a lie/cap. But everything else I think his mental health issues and cancer have caused him to not remember accurate timeline of events of his life. The math in terms prison term, military service, kids age and possibly his age don't seem accurate.
Man, addiction is so similar in its manifestation from the human personality. Once you KNOW what it is, you can spot its affect pretty quickly. The more interesting part of this interview is the relationship between this man's personal decline and the decline of America itself, as a nation.
Our past is just memories we file away in our minds. If this is what he remembers then it’s true for him. If he can’t remember the “real” life who cares. Plus not knowing timeline is normal for people of his age who have used. When you use your concept of time gets warped. I Hope he can have a nice rest of his life
This cat was asked Twice if he is clean, and both times he said yes I’m clean. Actually he said he is currently clean 3X. Then he goes on to say the laundry list of drugs he is currently on 😂. This cat is so high during this interview. Look at that boy rockin’ the opioid itches! He got that itch man. But nope. He clean. And he remembers being abducted by 👽 Aliens vividly 😂. Man this guy has stories for days…
To everyone calling this man a pathological liar, there are major inconsistencies in his stories, there's also a major dent in his forehead, massive brain damage is a likely culprit for the inconsistencies/lies.
And he has brain cancer and most likely PTSD.
I don't think he is lying. His mental issues and the cancer has cause him confusion in terms of the timeline of events in his life.
@@micahhayes8770 I agree.
@@micahhayes8770 Good possibility.
@@bobbybrooks4826 you're* not "your". always stupid people calling people stupid 🥴
Glad you put this up. Perfect example of why we need more mental institutions and less prisons. It's cheaper to house these people and give them welfare and social workers than it is to keep them locked up.... It's around 25k vs 30k or more are year. Check it out, a hospital in Philly did a trial program for 25 of their worst "repeat customers" to keep them from clogging up the hospital.
he killed two kids when he was 13 years old
@@willyc3094 yes, but prison bad. Not his fault.
@@Bassmasterwitacaster his fault he killed 2 kids tho lol
Unfortunately most mental institutions are just as bad if not worse.
Please do more veteran interviews *Mark*. If you could find veterans from different wars/conflicts and people who experienced being drafted, that could enlighten so many about the effects of war and the humanity of soldiers. Stay safe out there, and thank you for sharing what you’re learning out there with us. I respect the people being interviewed for putting themselves out here.
He went to California Youth Authority it sounds like he got juvenile life which meant he would get out at 25 yrs old. Paso Robles is a CYA facility that has been closed probably less then 10 yrs now.
Good ol’ gladiator school
This interview reminds me of my job interviews. I looked presentable and sincere...until I opened my mouth about my skills and job's history. 🙈
Ahhh comment section. Show a little understanding and compassion. Ronnie has Brain cancer which would undoubtedly impact on his cognitive and memory functions. This is his story, his life as he remembers it. His truth.
Thank you!👏👏👏❤
FINALLY, someone who understands the purpose of this channel.
@@eunheS 👍👏
Went into prison at 13, spent 28 years inside, but then went to Nam? Is 68, but his kids are in their 50's? Don't get me wrong, Ronnie clearly has some deep struggles, but much of his "story" doesn't add up.
That may be why it’s such a short interview..
A lot of gaps in the stories. Murdered his best friend, when asked why, he said "I was a big dealer." Not sure what that even means (I don't think he meant drug dealer, I think he was referring to him being a big kid, cuz then he went into how he was tall for a 10 year old). ??? Nothing against him, it was just a difficult interview to follow and really understand what went on in his life.
He honestly probably has brain damage; seems as if he's telling a mixture of truths and lies but acting candidly unaware because of the trauma to his nervous system
Do you see the dent in the guys head? It may have to do some of the inconsistencies in her story.
@@kregoryklements6918 precisely my thoughts.
This dude looks like a badass Odin. If he got a pet raven it would be so awesome. I seriously hope this guy can get back on his feet and find true happiness. Stay strong man :)
L right OL
He would play great in a movie
I hope the Vegvisir allow him to find his way, Odin shall welcome him to the big feast upon arrival to Valhalla! Odin please be upon thy with loads of Saehrimnir and Mead! He deserves it.
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He will be welcomed in Valhalla!
I've known a few men who've had health problems and don't get hard, can't perform. It really bothers them. It's hard for a man to accept that his manhood doesn't work. It's psychologically huge for a man.
I wish him the very best.
thanks for the continuous posts and updates for these folks!
The best part of this interview was that a barbecue somehow lasted 5 days lmao. I guess a coke binge will do that.
Same😜. I burst out laughing at that. It’d be the only BBQ where after 5 days , Most of the food is still there
Oildale parties hard I believe it
I think he said he shot crank, that would do it 😆
Naw....the best part was when he said all I can do is the tongue 😝 I was like what????
“All I can do is the tongue” … I felt that
5:30 and on/around 5:42......"it's German, it's that long"
Me: 🤔.....the bullet or ?
I know I'm so awful.
Yeah poor guy
Lickity doo daaaaa🤣
Can you prove it?? 🤔
@@brown2796 only if you’re in LA 😉
Mark. I have been following you for some time now. I used to live in San Francisco and my ex husband is from Los Angeles. I now live in my home state of New Jersey and I follow vloggers AML Films and Morals over Money here in Philadelphia, I am in recovery and I appreciate all what you do. THANK YOU>
Thank you Shannon.
So interesting to see all types of people across your channel I simply would have always thought LA was full of famous people. Thank you for these videos
Most of these "fancy cities" have the HIGHEST homeless population. I live near San Francisco and The Tenderloin is very similar to skid row (it's a bit smaller though). You come to a certain spot in SF and you can buy ANY drug you want without needing a dealer's number. A police officer can watch you smoke crack and he won't do shit. That's how bad it's gotten.
Sounds like he looked up to or had respect for his father. Sometimes the wrong road just happens to the one you end up on ..
Oildale....hillbilly part of CA
Brother in law had him doing hard drugs at 10, that's what ruined his life.
Ronnie obviously tells a few tall tales, but in large measure he seems harmless. Often times, as Mark can likely attest to, when someone has spent a life on drugs, they embellish the grandiose nature of their former existence. It’s a fairly common phenomena. My guess is that deep down they know their years getting high was wasted time- and they don’t want to think their entire life was futile. So, they gussy up the exploits of their younger years. The goal is to make it seem like, prior to the drugs, they lived this awe inspiring, movie-esq fast life. It’s a defense mechanism. It’s as if they are saying sure, what you see now may not impress you, but if you only knew who you were talking to, you’d realize in fact they’d lived a very formidable existence. Listen, at his age, and if he truly has brain cancer, and did serve our country in war, that old timer can tell me any tale he so desires. He deserves our attention. Because partner, whether you realize it or not- you do matter, your life was worth living, and I’m sure if we could sift through the annals of time, you were an impressive man worthy of adulation.
Beautiful!
Fake memories is an actual symptom of heroin addiction.
@@axelbauron155 how?
This makes sense
@@christiand.j.1054 I'm not medically educated but it should be easy to find the answer on the Internet. It must have something to do with neuroplasticity. Fake memories can happen to anyone, a déjà-vu is for example some kind of brain stutter, purely neurological, explainable.
He forgot to mention, he used to race spaceships professionally on the moon, youngest ever driver to compete, started racing at four years old....
He was only an inch shorter at four.
lol
@@EVRYMANaKING @sdb plumbing
He raced THE SHIP that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs!
Don't have to be rude and make fun
@@nikkimcmurtrey8931 🚑🚑🚑🏥🏥🏥
Even after people get off of heroin, their soul is still scathed.
@@ItsSauIGoodman that part 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
lol what a stupid comment. 99% of the time that people get off heroin it’s like they’re reborn again their spirit is reborn they have a glow in their eyes and a whole new outlook on life all the people that I know have started businesses started families I have happy joyful lives and help other people this comment is so far from true. This man here clearly has more issues than just his addiction. He lives out of a motel he’s been on the streets for years and also incarcerated for a long time who knows what he seen or been through. So yeah again this comment is about as horrible as my penmanship.
Edit: watching further into the video he drank last night, he smoked a bunch of weed and did a shit ton of coke so to say it’s him after being clean off heroin is just plain dumb🤦🏻
@@UnityJ12 well when you have PTSD and it's not treated, it's very hard not to lose yourself in the trauma (which is STORED in your body)
@@Alienspecies635 I think he's proud of himself for not letting the needle control his life. I think now he mostly relies on prescription narcotics, which in my book still doesn't make anybody "clean" but it's more sustainable and affordable (esp if he's giving morphine away. Jesus I had to pay SO much for that shit in pill form). Like yes he might have the occasional binge, but the fact that he's not a slave to specifically heroin probably fees like a victory to him. Idk. This is coming from my point of view, and I'm just a girl in her 20s with one week clean off fentanyl
@@kittykatia754 I know I get it I’m 35 and have been through it ALL. My point is this comment says your soul is scathed from heroin even when your clean. It’s just not true. Some of the most genuinely happy people are recovering addicts. This mans soul is the way it is because of his lifestyle and choices and the fact that he’s still drinking and drugging with a bulllet in his spine and at probably what appears to be 65-70 years old (I don’t remember what he said his age was)
P.S. you got this keep your head up one day one hour one minute at a time and life will continue to get better. Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better but it ALWAYS gets better in the end💪🏼
Thank you for your service Ronnie. I would love to know more about the heroine use over in Vietnam. My father and family served but I was born in 84. Wished he would have asked a lil more on that
There's many documentaries about it, including some on UA-cam for free. It's just awful what happened to soldiers over there. So many were using they eventually made it so they weren't allowed to return if they tested positive. Unfortunately that caused some to commit suicide because they couldn't stop the heroin with no support besides detox.
"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast". Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland
I always love the background you use !! It is unique !!
Dude reminds me of a friend of mine. He once said he got cut in a bar fight, but healed himself through direct application of robitussin to the wounds.
He put some tussin on it? 🤣🤣🤣
@@laughwithcourt He also claims to be a champion rodeo rider and Gulf War vet, which would have put his age at service around 11. He's like the Picasso of bullshit artists, and ironically he really is a true badass. Survived getting picked up by a tornado, spun hundreds of feet away, and spiked like a football from the hand of God.
The truth path he was on probably started with drinking bottles of robitussin then going out & fell ,cut himself & can’t remember what happened.
@@user-wickedflower You might be led to believe that. Except that there were no cuts the next day. This guy really is the Walmart Wolverine.
The math on them years in prison and the age he was when released worked out perfect 🙃
Plus the age of his kids..but age and health does impact memory,doesn't mean he's lying
Yeah not sure of what he’s saying is actually reality 😯
@@chrisvig123 Went to Vietnam and got a 4" German bullet in his spine.
LOL right . His whole story is off. I’m sure a lot of them make that shit up
German bullet but he went to Vietnam 😂 bruh
Just a man that's had a hard life God bless you sir ❤️
Amen. ❤
“How many years (prison) did you do?”
“28”
“How old were you when you got out?”
“25”
Hmm 🤔
Many things he's 60 something and was in war.. the bullet crippled him for 5 years n had 50 year old kid but still love all these things mark does
Hey you better watch out! He was a kingpin at 10 was also the same height he is now, was also shooting at 10. Got the house raided 6 times and killed 2 people.
06/23/2021
@Hankowitz
DETAILS !!🤣
Remember when in Jail and Prison you get “Game Time” which shaves time off your sentence for not causing any problems.. that’s the only way I figure his math works.. 🤷🏻♂️🥴
His sentence was maybe 25 and then they serve only half of that. So ....
You would cross the street if you seen this man. First impressions are he's a bum who never worked a day in his life. Every decision he has ever made was the wrong one, when in all reality he is fascinating. He has been through more than we will ever know. Every down and out has a story, that is what I have learned in life
I try to remember it can happen to anyone, many would crash and burn faster than they think if sh*t went sideways 🥺
@@ennuiblue4295 the worse culprit is a broken heart
Hes full of it...and by it I mean shit
@@HobsonLawrence probably but still tells a good story
@@ennuiblue4295 I don't believe I'd make it on the street.
Respectfully, I dont believe a word that's coming out of his mouth. The way he told his story is exactly the way my younger cousin tells stories, and he's a pathological liar.
I agree. 100% Bullshit. The way his time ads up he’d be 140 years old.
Totally agree.. U cant bullshit a bullshitter.. Im a used car salesman!
@@Jelus1 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This comment was very eye opening. Reminds me of a thief who everyone was okay with because he was "nice" and trying to improve himself only to steal from those same people.
You’re the only perceptive one here.
"I believe in extraterrestrials but I believe in Jesus too" best statement I've heard in a long time!
@@joefox9765 So, what's your point? Do you think everyone else on Earth has to have such a narrow mind and think the same thoughts you do?
His body language when he says he has friends says a lot about those "friends ".
🤣LMAO
I wonder how much of this is true. Trying not to penalize him too bad....pretty sure the gash in his head mixes up his brain pan every so often.
Lol
The way you said that makes it sound like you keep a scorecardfor determining a humans worthiness in life.
Hw said he has brain cancer. That is what you see.
Fake memories is an actual symptom of heroin addiction.
This CHANNEL is my favorite!! Hands down about "LIFE" Perfect for the young generation to learn how not to be,and fly straight#savethechildren #realtestimonys
You have inspired me!!!! You have opened my eyes to help the 🌍 even by making these videos!!!!!!!
This is a very interesting person I really hope he comes on again In the future
He is interesting.👍
I put my money on Ronnie is Irish 🇮🇪 believe him on that. My family plus many other faces I could pick out of a crowd looks like him and eyes blue like the ocean, the men of have the born strong body like this man, ready to fight life. He is a human who faces drug addiction and illness. His family is common and so is his path and so is his tales of grandeur. But we still care about him and none of us are better or worse. Please stay safe seek any treatment you qualify for be it veteran, senior and/or social services.
I could listen to his voice and stories for days.
😊👍
Hey it's a fellow Ronnie that's what's up. 👊 I hope this dude finds true happiness. Deep down. Damn he was slamming at 10 holy shit.
Sure in 1962, with William Burroughs.
Had to laugh after his abduction by aliens story..Mark asks " Were there drugs involved?"
Beam me up Scotty! 🤣lol
"The aliens TOOK our drugs! Then we went before their "Grand Wazoo" and he set our bonds..."
I think there’s a genuine story about his life entangled somewhere in there. I think people need to stop harping on him being a “pathological liar” and only that. This man has obviously been through trying times in some way shape or form and substance abuse definitely has a role to play in damaging his cognitive abilities to communicate, remember, etc. and he’s recalling on what he believes to be true. Given, doesn’t make a completely accountable story, but I don’t think it’s fair to only be describing him as a pathological liar.
But also given, sounds like he’s a damn murderer so ..
It's like Sharpe has said in his interviews; "most people watching Mark's channel aren't watching it because they feel sorry or empathize with the subject of the video. They watch it so they can feel good that they aren't the person in the video. They use other peoples misery to make themselves feel better about themselves...."
Sadly its true, and the majority if the audience dont empathize or try to understand the subjects, and Instead just wanna grand stand in the comments about how virtuous they are.
@@MrCaptainSnax yes so true! Very well put!
Lilly Watness, I agree with what you said but, I would also like like to ad the fact he has Brain Cancer. The fact that he does have Brain Cancer (plus we don't know what stage it is at or, for how long he has had it) would most likely add sever depression to his list of his ailing problems and, it also could create cloudy memories along with some confusion for him when he is thinking back through all his memories of his 68 years of living... a very hard life.
Irish were treated very badly in America. This can get overlooked. Ronnie's story just blew me away. Especially the aliens bit. Very fascinating man.🇮🇪🧚♂️☘
I agree. Poor Irish Americans so oppressed they gotta kill their best friend and other friend to get a voice. Damn america is racist
You're right the Irish were treated horribly but they don't complain about it, they move on becoming successful on their own steam.
@@Mia-qt4th Yes Ronnie has moved on and become very successful.
@@Mia-qt4th Maybe it's because they are still white people and their descendants weren't chattel slaves. That probably has a lot to do with it.
@@IAmRaine1980 had everything to do with it.
That line of “ they didn’t complain about it” is total bs.
This man is a walking miracle of sorts. He has brain cancer, for God's sake, and two bullets. All those drugs and alcohol he's consumed over the years, it's amazing he can relate at all. He's not long for this world, people. Cut him some slack for not being great with numbers. At least he's clean now.
I m still confused... Not sure what happened but I m totally lost...
Super awesome interview!! I wish it was much longer. He has some good stories to tell. Thanks for sharing! 😊💛
Kudos to this dudes memory despite heavy abuse, brain cancer and injuries. Bud, write it all down.....you have a story to tell. Sending love stay strong
68 years old born in 53, 13 in 66 went prison for 28 years did 25, released in 91. So how did he do a tour in ‘Nam where he was shot with a “German bullet?”
I’m not connecting the dots here.
I wish him all the best for the rest of his life
I think he was saying he did a total of 28 years not all in one go
@Jodie Stockwell whatever the reason being, he’s an old man who deserves better than what he has.
great interview Mark! everyday it's sadder & sadder 🇺🇸🇨🇦
I bet he has so much more to tell I really enjoyed listening to his life stories,
Thanks for this videos Mark ,I appreciate ✊
Yes!👍
people saying he's exaggerating, please be respectful towards him at least. It's the most we can do
I thought it was really funny when he said they went up in the mountain and was taken by aliens and they did test on him LOL
Yes,my thoughts too..some people hey..🙄🙄
Thank you. Great comment!!!👏👏👏❤
@@latchmangle2636 👍
This dude was out of his mind. At the end Mark was like, okayyyyy time to go now 😂😂😂😂
To all those people calling him out for lying.. you must remember that there is a difference in speaking “Your Truth” and “The Truth”..
He’s definitely an interesting interview to say the least.. Stay strong man! 👊🏻👊🏻
What? Lmfao
People don’t seem to understand the correlation of funding being cutoff for mental health facilities and those same individuals then becoming incarcerated. They are mentally ill often and roaming until they are arrested. County jails normally seem more like mental institutions. Especially with “For Profit Prisons”. This guy may have A TBI looking at his head. Makes me realize how fortunate I have been to have family my entire life that was involved. It’s a blessing I overlooked for many years.
i dont know if this is even really you but i just wanted to tell u how much u inspired me i love your work i never thought someone could see things the way i did and give these people a chance and let them tell their stories ! i really wanna do something like this
This man literally reminds me of the trapper character in the last vignette, "The Mortal Remains", in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. If anyone has ever seen that movie, the resemblance here is uncanny! (It's on Netflix and is an amazing and underrated movie, by the way. The Coen Brothers rock!)
Please do more parts of this!!!
This man is the definition of why the Irish are the toughest people in the world and most craziest. Just one of the things this man went through would have killed an average man..
I dont know if they are the toughest or craziest but i been to Ireland many times,and they are the nicest people i have ever met thru my travels.
your work is immortalizing people it is really amazing
There's more to this story than we'll ever know
He's right about ET's. I've had experiences with them ever since I was a little kid. I've moved multiple times throughout my life and they always know where I am. My mother and father experienced them with me as well as an ex girlfriend of mine who has since committed suicide.
July 8th 2021 💓 Look into it.
@@ghostsof6tharmy644 There's a guy Mark interviewed about aliens.
@@ghostsof6tharmy644 shut up dude
@@marylougeorge9890 Do you remember his name Mary?
@@markoembarko9045 Nope. Sorry I don't.
@@markoembarko9045 I could be confused. Maybe it wasn't in here. I know there is definitely a guy who's interviewed about Big Foot. Very interesting.
That extraterrestrial bit came out of nowhere! And the champagne 😆
This man has what 15 mins to tell 68 yrs of life and people once again judge, , I have 60 yrs and if i was trying to tell my story in that short time would sound probably same and I don't do drugs and never have...
God bless you sir and all.
Amen.👍
This guy mixed a bunch of movie plots together and calls it his life.
I wish this man was my grandpa he's so cute and wholesome
Yeah, this is an admirable gene pool
Proud of u for getting clean
I think this is the second interview where someone talked about alien abduction. Hope you can interview him again. Interesting fellow.
what's the first one about alien abduction? I must've missed that one.
So he’s right that kids in the CYA at Paso de Robles were given recreation time while detained. It’s plausible that on one such occasion he was able to impregnate someone. It sounds like some of his stories might be shrouded in bits of truth with some facts not lining up due to years of substance abuse.
Now I know I’m not the best at math but he did 28 years and got out at 25? 🤯
This man is not being 100% truthful. The math doesn't work.
I figured he meant total time locked up when he said 28 years. Maybe his stint from age 13 to 25 was only the first of several?
Junkies lie all day. He's lied so much he doesnt know the truth of things
Also felony murderers don't get drafted . Vietnam story is BS. Even in ww2 when the military was desperate for man power they did not recruit felons.
@@anticom6099 That's what I thought, too.
@@andrewbellinger6120 In his day they did send criminals in lieu of jail into the army.
Watching all the adds so you can get paid a little Mark...Thanks for the hardwork 💯
Watching this channel helps stay on the right path. Im sure it does for others as well. I don’t wanna judge but lets be real you dont want to end up like some of these people. I feel sorry for them.
That's cool you use homeless people and addicts to "scare" you into being a normal citizen lol. I'm a junkie and you wouldn't even know it if you met me. It's a disease and I'm constantly in rehab and trying to stay clean. I'm in my mid 20s and I would have never chosen this life for myself. So pls don't feel sorry for us or use us as a fear tactic. We're just people who need help.
@@kittykatia754 yes i do use them to scare me into going back to what i was. I was an addict too. Im sure youve heard that you need to remember the bad times so it doesnt happen again. And when i say i feel sorry for them i mean it like they should get some help. Obviously, your not as bad as them you said so yourself. But do you wanna end up like them? Im sure you dont
Mark: And you remember the ufo?
Ronnie: Yeah
Mark: was there drugs involved?
Mark, how is cigarette man?? .......and Tyrone?? Would love to get an update on both of them. Norman as well.
Don’t know about the other two and Mark could still comment on them, but I thought I’d inform you that Norman passed away about a month ago. There’s a comment from his daughter pinned on his last interview with her confirming it in the replies.
how did he get his “education “if at 13 was imprisoned?
I was wondering about that too. I still enjoyed his story though.
And then in Vietnam. IDK...maybe after the war?
You still have to go to school if you're in juvi. But if he was in an adult prison, idk
@@luvzdogz He's the right age for Viet Nam.
School of hard knocks obviously
Mark, you should interview my husband. he is 21 months into heroin and benzo recovery. He has an insane story that I feel everyone should hear.
Would love an interview to get a clean mind of my addictions
More Ronnie plz!
I bet that guy has some great stories to tell.
poor guy tumours on brain. i had end stage four was close to death but didnt take long stricyt gerson diet juicing to quickly start feeling better. i used bl ack salve cansema to pull out my head tumours and from head to toe all naturally. i was head to toe in tumours too me 2 and half years salving all over to get them all out. and did gerson therapy self taught with a book.organic juicing i did 8 juices a day for three years i ewas end stage four survived it. whole body has cancer tumours are just the symptom. got to trigger body to heal the broken immune systems.
truth about cancerseries and chris bear cancer youtube is what lead me to naturalky healing cancer its only way to heal the immune systems. strict gerson diet stops feeding the cancer cells.
I love this guy for some odd reason he is a real right warrior dead ass strength (mind & physical)is strong!
Seriously. You sound American
@@brucebalsillie8451 nah I’m Jamaican
@@brucebalsillie8451 he is confused I know but he is true on what he saying!
Do you happen to have any updates on Ronnie (the young woman who was working on getting her son back?)
I haven’t seen her since the follow up.
Wonder what the scar on his forhead is from
i saw u said u wanted to interview a functioning heroin addict im not clean 4 months but i was using and working and functioning while no one knew i was on heroin id love to tell my story im in nyc
06/23/2021
His whole story is very difficult to believe ... starting that he murdered his best friend & another companion at age 13 .... 🤔
The man’s name is Ronnie, but he has a son named Terry Jr.
Are you Terry
Maybe he doesn't like the name Terry and goes by his middle name Ronnie ?
@@maplecookies2036 he doesn't like the name Terry so he names his son Terry. Makes sense
I swear I wish I could start doing these in Detroit
All you need is a camera and a way to upload the videos
Check out UA-cam channel. “Chosen Won”. Detroit based
We really don't have a skid row though. Lol they would all get beaten
@@DudeOnFireee we can only hope !!!
I want to start the same in The Tenderloin in San Francisco
I did not expect this to turn into a UFO story
I love how so many people talk shit on this dude. Hes still alive with surviving a shit more then u ever will.
Interesting Interview, thanks! Y'all take care💜🙏
Yes it was.
You stay off your kid's toys!!!
@@marylougeorge9890 😆😅🤣✌
@@wesleyAlan9179 😂😂😂
Wait what was the reason he said he killed his best friend and the other guy?
He didn't.
@SoftWhiteUnderbelly, when you went to SF did you see Evelyn?
No, I couldn’t find her this time. Many homeless people in SF and LA have been relocated or given housing, so it’s hard to find them now.
@@SoftWhiteUnderbelly Thank you Mark.
Man i tell you, mark has heard it ALL.
He's that kid we all knew in grade school that would just lie about anything for the sake of talking
Yep, his name was Jason.
The alien abduction story is a lie/cap. But everything else I think his mental health issues and cancer have caused him to not remember accurate timeline of events of his life. The math in terms prison term, military service, kids age and possibly his age don't seem accurate.
@@micahhayes8770 I don't believe that he has brain cancer , I can appreciate your feelings for him but in my opinion he's a habitual liar
My lil bro is 7 and is just the same lol I wonder where he gets it from
Man, addiction is so similar in its manifestation from the human personality. Once you KNOW what it is, you can spot its affect pretty quickly. The more interesting part of this interview is the relationship between this man's personal decline and the decline of America itself, as a nation.
Last draft call was 72. Doesn't add up. Got out of prison at 25. That would've been 1978 if he got "locked" up at 13.
Our past is just memories we file away in our minds. If this is what he remembers then it’s true for him. If he can’t remember the “real” life who cares. Plus not knowing timeline is normal for people of his age who have used. When you use your concept of time gets warped. I Hope he can have a nice rest of his life
I grew up near Oildale nothing there but drugs, it's never changed.
One of the saddest.
Well, that took a turn.
Plus UFOs? Great Scottttt!
He was trying to unlock the mangekyou sharingan at 13 o,o
This cat was asked Twice if he is clean, and both times he said yes I’m clean. Actually he said he is currently clean 3X. Then he goes on to say the laundry list of drugs he is currently on 😂. This cat is so high during this interview. Look at that boy rockin’ the opioid itches! He got that itch man. But nope. He clean. And he remembers being abducted by 👽 Aliens vividly 😂. Man this guy has stories for days…
Gets recruited by the US Space Force:
*IM BACK!!!* 👽 ✈️💥
How do you do a second tour on your 3rd day in Vietnam,?????