Chuck Bamata: The true story

I often ask myself, why me? Then I think about the first time I met Chuck, we were in the First Grade, in the Cleveland Public School system, I was six years old, and he sat behind me. He got sent out of the room on the first day after summer vacation.

Chuck always had some remark, some sound, and sometimes even some smell, but the smells, as bad as they were, never got him into trouble. The first two did all the time.

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The experiences of Chuck Bamata, as told to William S. James, chronicle memorable vignettes in the life of Charles C. Bamata, thinker, patriot, freak. Throughout the narratives, Charles will be referred to by his familiar “Chuck”. The names of the characters in the stories have been changed to protect the identity of the innocent and guilty, and to protect Bamata and James from a series of frivolous lawsuits.

The settings, circumstances, and occurrences are true and only compromised by the a loss of memory brain cells caused by Chuck’s adolescence in the 60’s and young adulthood in the 70’s. Those same years also became the formative years of a true American “character”. The narratives that follow will sometimes be shocking or controversial, are not intended for anyone under 13 years of age. The author asks that parents monitor the internet usage habits of their own children.

Regardless of their controversial nature, William S. James views this collection, as a piece of contemporary history, and holds no responsibility for its content, only the manner in which it is presented.