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 Hello Friends, I hope this message finds you well. For those who may not know, my name is John Paul Young, formerly of the band Cardboard Brains and an actor with a rich history in Canadian music and film. You can find more about my work on Wikipedia and IMDB. Over the past two decades, I have faced significant challenges that have profoundly impacted my life. Despite my contributions to Canadian culture, I have struggled to secure legal representation to address these issues due to health and financial constraints. I am reaching out to my community for support and advice on how to navigate this difficult period. If you have any connections to legal professionals or resources that could assist me, I would greatly appreciate your help. Together, we can work towards justice and ensure that my story is heard. Thank you for your time and support. Sincerely, John Paul Young

What shall it profit a man?

What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Mark 8:36.

BIO According to AI

John Paul Young, the Canadian musician, is the lead singer and a founding member of the punk rock band Cardboard Brains. Here's a brief summary of his career: - Born: July 16, 1956, in Toronto, Canada - Active in the music scene: Late 1970s to early 1980s - Band: Cardboard Brains (formed in 1977) - Genre: Punk rock, new wave - Notable release: "Metal Messiah" (1978) - Style: Known for his raw, energetic vocals and rebellious stage presence Please note that information about John Paul Young and Cardboard Brains might be limited due to their underground and local nature during the punk rock era. If you have any specific questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask! Well that is as AI (Meta) when I asked it about myself. ChatGPT seems to be better. The above is rather incomplete. Here’s another snippet: Nardwuar, the legendary Canadian music journalist and interviewer, has indeed met and interviewed John Paul Young from Cardboard Brains! Nardwuar is known for

The Cardboard Brains White EP 1977

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Cardboard Brains White EP 1977 When looking at the Blogger stats I see people around the world tuning into this blog and I would bet that some don’t know what a Cardboard Brain is so let me Illustrate.  (The) Cardboard Brains was…is, because I say Never Say Die… a punk band I started forming in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 1976 but really came to fruition in th summer of 1977. That’s when we put out our first record, The White EP. Before it as pirated a few years ago, it was selling for $US400 a copy. I’m posting this so you can listen for free. Rat d 9 out of ten by New Yorks Killed By Death, here it is first generation original gangster punk

Caesar Drives A Fast Car

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  I wrote this song and we recorded it in 1979. The legendary John Peel played it on his BBC show amongst other things.

1992 L.A. Riots (Rodney King) I was there!

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  I was attending The University of Western Ontario in London when I received a fairly substantial legal win. And as usual I did the reckless thing and dropped out suddenly for some fun. My long time close friend Director Tibor Tackacs invited me to be a guest in Los Angeles for a bit. I couldn’t say no. I should have stayed in University. The University of Western Ontario was my THIRD university after Ryerson University and the University of Toronto. It wasn’t until 2000 that I was diagnosed and treated for ADHD (inattentive type).  The tyranny of the shoulds.  I SHOULD have stayed in the field of Systems Analysis and Electronic Data Processing after being Military Immersion trained by Honeywell Corporation in 1982. If I stayed in that field I would be worth a fortune today. C’est la vie. What happened is I won  CASBY award for most promising male recording artist. My ambitions inflated, I chose to focus on music. So Director Tibor Takacs invited me to L.A. His house was on North Arde

More Than This: Kidnapped in Toronto 2002

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 This video is not exactly Apocalypse Now Redux, shot on my iPhone and an angle, I’m yet to invest in a tripod. It’s 25 minutes long and I describe play by play the occurrence on Yorkville Avenue July 2 2002 Toronto Canada. I ask the question: What was the rationale behind my kidnapping and attempted murder? Consider that my mother had just died and I was the sole heir to the family fortune. Was it a random act of violent crime? Was it a thwarted hit? Was it to scare and intimidate me? Was my father behind it? Were the police behind it? How does this occurrence fit into the larger conspiracy I was unwittingly in the middle of? Spoiler alert: If you have read salient points within this blog, I may have in a roundabout fashion disclosed that I was defrauded out of everything including my inheritance that I earned after working for and with my mother and father Dr. Robert Goddard Young and Margaret Isobel Young (Peace). I didn’t get a nickel out of my late mother’s estate. I would have be