{"id":13851,"date":"2014-11-23T02:36:48","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T06:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/?p=13851"},"modified":"2014-11-23T13:25:06","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T17:25:06","slug":"saturday-night-celebrate-sam-donate-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2014\/11\/23\/saturday-night-celebrate-sam-donate-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday night &#8211; Celebrate Sam, Donate Life !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s the day we mark when sam did his ultimate act of kindness. He donated four of his organ and saved 4 other peoples lives.\u00a0\u00a0 You can honor Sam&#8217;s memory by telling your loved ones how you feel about organ donation. thats the most important thing you can do so they know your wishes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Happy-18th-birthday-Sam-we-miss-you-my-son2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We were surrounded by love and support today.. many friends showed up and freinds and family checked in from all over. We appreciate the support even after 8 long years !<\/p>\n<p>First to show up were morgan, phil and james.. expecting their 2nd baby as of yesterday.. they stopped by on their way to eat spicy Thai food in the hopes that would get things going !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96632.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96652.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At 1 we met friends at Bolton parkign lot for our traditional Sam day walk up bolton. we had between 6 and 12 inches of snow up there.. it was a beautiful day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96672.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96742.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96712.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>we all gathered for a redbull toast to sam at the top.. and I passed around some of my homemade moonshine..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96812.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96832.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96852.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96862.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96942.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>gabe and I ten climbed the icy fire tower to launch a mortar off the top as we have every other year for sam.. Nothing like being on a shaky 8&#215;8 foot piece of ice with a live munition to make you appreciate life !<\/p>\n<p>h<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96962.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96982.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97012.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_96992.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97022.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97112.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97062.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97132.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we headed back to the house for a pot luck. lots of good friends showed up<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97232.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97252.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97262.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97282.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>we had another redbull toast for sam<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97302.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97292.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and then a proper birthday celebration for Kevin !. Happy 23rd man !<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97272.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97372.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97352.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then we settled in to make samstones.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97402.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s ari demonstrating the technique \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97422.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97442.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97462.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97472.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97622.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97492.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I did manage to slip out for a few minutes and test my new ruebens tube, it&#8217;s a tube filled with propane on one end and music on the other.. pretty good for a first test (after a near disaster \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_97511.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GPXMgEIlaYc\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ok..sam.. thats another year.. we all love you and miss you&#8230;<br \/>\nmore frome earth tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>nite all, nite sam<br \/>\n-me<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s the day we mark when sam did his ultimate act of kindness. He donated four of his organ and saved 4 other peoples lives.\u00a0\u00a0 You can honor Sam&#8217;s memory by telling your loved ones how you feel about organ donation. thats the most important thing you can do so they know your wishes &nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2014\/11\/23\/saturday-night-celebrate-sam-donate-life\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Saturday night &#8211; Celebrate Sam, Donate Life !<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[1003,326],"class_list":["post-13851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-celebrate-sam","tag-donate-life"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13851"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13891,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13851\/revisions\/13891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}