{"id":259,"date":"2010-02-27T14:05:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T14:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/?p=259"},"modified":"2010-02-27T14:05:53","modified_gmt":"2010-02-27T14:05:53","slug":"259","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/?p=259","title":{"rendered":"\u00dar s\u00f6gu Jims H."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00dar s\u00f6gu Jims H…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00c9g f\u00f3r langa lei\u00f0 me\u00f0 lest inn til Manhattan og sat yfir bj\u00f3r \u00e1 bar \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00e9g \u00e1tti a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta hj\u00e1 l\u00e6kninum. Honum br\u00e1 ekki vitund \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g seg\u00f0ist hafa tapa\u00f0 \u00f6llu m\u00ednu f\u00e9 \u00e1 ve\u00f0rei\u00f0um en \u00fea\u00f0 sem hann sag\u00f0i var ekki uppl\u00edfgandi. Hann sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g k\u00e6mist ekki a\u00f0 fyrr en eftir \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r og \u00fe\u00e1 \u00feyrfti \u00e9g fimm til sj\u00f6 \u00e1ra me\u00f0fer\u00f0, fimm t\u00edma \u00ed viku sem kostu\u00f0u sj\u00f6t\u00edu og fimm dollara hver. \u00c9g vissi a\u00f0 foreldrar m\u00ednir hef\u00f0u ekki efni \u00e1 sl\u00edku \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeir hef\u00f0u hva\u00f0 eftir anna\u00f0 bjarga\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00far kr\u00f6ggum. \u00c1standi\u00f0 virtist vonlaust, ekki s\u00edst \u00feegar l\u00e6knirinn t\u00f3k fram a\u00f0 s\u00e9r gengi yfirleitt illa me\u00f0 spilaf\u00edkla.
\nMargir a\u00f0rir l\u00e6knar h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 \u00e1l\u00edka svarts\u00fdnir \u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a b\u00f3t \u00e1 spilaf\u00edkn minni. Einn sag\u00f0i: \u201e\u00de\u00fa hef\u00f0ir meiri l\u00edkur \u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00e6knast af banv\u00e6nu krabbameini.\u201c
\n \u00c9g haf\u00f0i m\u00f6rg hundru\u00f0 sinnum reynt a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta \u00e1 spilaferli m\u00ednum sem h\u00f3fst \u00feegar \u00e9g var \u00ferett\u00e1n \u00e1ra og st\u00f3\u00f0 til \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og sj\u00f6 \u00e1ra aldurs. \u00c9g spila\u00f0i fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil \u00ed framhaldssk\u00f3la, h\u00e1sk\u00f3la og her\u00fej\u00f3nustu. \u00c9g var rekinn \u00far fj\u00f6rt\u00edu st\u00f6rfum, tapa\u00f0i \u00feremur fyrirt\u00e6kjum, var lag\u00f0ur inn \u00e1 \u00ferj\u00fa ge\u00f0sj\u00fakrah\u00fas, \u00e1tti \u00ed \u00fdmsum \u00fatist\u00f6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 l\u00f6gin og var margoft tekinn og barinn. \u00c9g var\u00f0 l\u00edka \u00e1fengissj\u00faklingur og eftir \u00f6ll \u00feessi \u00e1r \u00ed \u00f3g\u00e6fu og eymd var\u00f0 m\u00e9r loksins lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 hva\u00f0 mig snerti var eitt glas e\u00f0a eitt ve\u00f0m\u00e1l \u00fea\u00f0 sama og hrein ge\u00f0veiki.
\n S\u00ed\u00f0la \u00e1rs 1961 las \u00e9g grein um GA samt\u00f6kin \u00ed bla\u00f0i \u00ed Ohio. \u00c9g sendi br\u00e9f \u00ed p\u00f3sth\u00f3lf i Los Angeles og f\u00e9kk b\u00e6kling og lista me\u00f0 tuttugu spurningum fyrir f\u00f3lk sem taldi sig vera \u00ed vanda vegna fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspils. \u00c9G svara\u00f0i \u00f6llum tuttugu spurningunum j\u00e1tandi. \u00c9g skrifa\u00f0ist \u00e1 vi\u00f0 Jim W. ritara GA. Seinna f\u00e9kk \u00e9g a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 hann var stofnandi samtakanna. M\u00e9r var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 fund f\u00f3lks sem v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 losna undan oki sj\u00fakd\u00f3ms sem nefndist spilaf\u00edkn.
\n \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma vara enginn GA h\u00f3pur n\u00e6r m\u00e9r en \u00ed New York. Lagt var til a\u00f0 \u00e9g stofna\u00f0i h\u00f3p \u00ed heimab\u00e6 m\u00ednum. \u00c9g \u00feekkti marga fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspilara en sj\u00f6 \u00e1rum \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i \u00e9g reynt \u00e1rangurslaust a\u00f0 f\u00e1 suma \u00feeirra til a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta a\u00f0 leggja undir. \u00c9g hafna\u00f0i \u00feessari till\u00f6gu. \u00cd sta\u00f0inn \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00e9g a\u00f0 treysta \u00e1 vilja\u00ferek mitt og t\u00f3lf spor a batastefnu GA samtakanna sem sk\u00fdrt var fr\u00e1 \u00ed b\u00e6klingnum. \u00c9g h\u00e9lt \u00fat \u00ed sj\u00f6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i og f\u00f3r \u00fe\u00e1 aftur a\u00f0 drekka og stunda fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil jafn \u00f3stj\u00f3rnlega og fyrr. N\u00fa h\u00f6f\u00f0u foreldrar m\u00ednir, \u00e6ttingjar, vinir og vinnuveitendur fengi\u00f0 sl\u00edka \u00f3beit \u00e1 m\u00e9r vegna drykkju og spilamennsku a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1tti engan a\u00f0. Fa\u00f0ir minn gaf m\u00e9r flugmi\u00f0a til Lor Angeles. Hann sag\u00f0ist ekki lengur geta bjarga\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00far kr\u00f6ggum m\u00ednum og h\u00e9\u00f0an af yr\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 um mig sj\u00e1lfur hva\u00f0 sem \u00e1 dyndi. Fj\u00f6lskyldan hef\u00f0i sagt skili\u00f0 vi\u00f0 mig fyrir fullt og allt. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00e9g oft heyrt \u00feetta \u00e1\u00f0ur en n\u00fa skildist m\u00e9r a\u00f0 honum var alvara.
\n \u00c9g \u00e1tti a\u00f0 skipta um v\u00e9l \u00ed Chicago og fara um Las Vegast til Los Angeles. \u00cd lj\u00f3s kom a\u00f0 v\u00e9lin til Chicago var fullb\u00f3ku\u00f0 en \u00e9g var fyrstur \u00e1 bi\u00f0lista. Allir far\u00feegarnir m\u00e6ttu og \u00e9g var settur \u00e1 bi\u00f0lista me\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldv\u00e9linni. \u00deegar \u00e9g gekk fr\u00e1 brottfararhli\u00f0inu heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g g\u00edfurlega sprengingu og f\u00f3lk \u00feaut \u00ed allar \u00e1ttir. V\u00e9lin sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 haf\u00f0i hrapa\u00f0 \u00ed flugtaki og allir um bor\u00f0 f\u00f3rust.
\n \u00c9g haf\u00f0i oft sagt a\u00f0 \u00e9g vildi deyja \u00ed flugslysi \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00e6ki flj\u00f3tt af. Fyrir \u00feessa fer\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00e9g keypt h\u00e1marksl\u00edftryggingu, 250 \u00fe\u00fasund dollara.
\n \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i n\u00e6gt til a\u00f0 endurgrei\u00f0a f\u00f6\u00f0ur m\u00ednum allt sem hann haf\u00f0i l\u00e1ti\u00f0 af hendi rakna til a\u00f0 l\u00e6kna mig af spilaf\u00edkninni og bjarga m\u00e9r \u00far sj\u00e1lfsk\u00f6pu\u00f0um vandr\u00e6\u00f0um. \u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 fagna \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa ekki farist \u00ed flugslysinu tauta\u00f0i \u00e9g vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfan mig: \u201e\u00dev\u00ed gat \u00e9g ekki veri\u00f0 um bor\u00f0?\u201c
\n Daginn eftir kom \u00e9g til Los Angeles og um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00e1 fyrsta GA fundinn \u00ed Gardena. \u00dear heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g um \u00fea\u00f0 bil tuttugu og fimm spilaf\u00edkla tala um sj\u00e1lfa sig og hva\u00f0 spilaf\u00edknin hef\u00f0i gert \u00feeim. Margir h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 fastagestir \u00ed spilakl\u00fabbum \u00ed Gardena \u00fear sem fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil var l\u00f6glegt. Sumir h\u00f6f\u00f0u a\u00f0eins spila\u00f0 \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r, a\u00f0rir \u00ed tuttugu og jafnvel fj\u00f6rt\u00edu \u00e1r. Allir vi\u00f0urkenndu a\u00f0 \u00feeir v\u00e6ru vanm\u00e1ttugir gagnvart spilaf\u00edkninni og a\u00f0 l\u00edf \u00feeirra hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnlaust. Bindindi \u00feeirra \u00e1 fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil haf\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0 allt fr\u00e1 nokkrum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um upp i \u00ferj\u00fa, fj\u00f6gur \u00e1r. M\u00e9r var sagt a\u00f0 n\u00fdr f\u00e9lagi , eins og \u00e9g, v\u00e6ri mikilv\u00e6gast ma\u00f0urinn \u00e1 fundinum; a\u00f0 \u00e1framhaldandi l\u00edf GA samtakanna bygg\u00f0ist \u00e1 einu meginstarfi: a\u00f0 mi\u00f0la bo\u00f0skapnum til \u00feeirra sem enn \u00fej\u00e1\u00f0ust. \u00c9g tala\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0astur. \u00c9g man a\u00f0 \u00e9g sag\u00f0i: \u201eGu\u00f0i s\u00e9 lof a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef fundi\u00f0 athvarf. \u00dea\u00f0 er von\u201c
\n\tFundirnir veittu m\u00e9 aukinn styrk \u00e1 hverjum degi. Dagarnir ur\u00f0u a\u00f0 vikum. \u00c9g s\u00e1 n\u00fdja f\u00e9laga koma \u00e1 fundi og vona\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feeir fyndu \u00fea\u00f0 sama og GA samt\u00f6kin h\u00f6f\u00f0u f\u00e6rt m\u00e9r. \u00c9g s\u00e1 \u00fej\u00e1ninguna og \u00f3ttann v\u00edkja \u00far augum \u00feeirra og br\u00e1tt voru \u00feeir farnir a\u00f0 brosa og jafnvel hl\u00e6ja a\u00f0 \u00feeim brj\u00e1l\u00e6\u00f0islegu hlutum sem \u00feeir ger\u00f0u sem virkir spilaf\u00edklar.
\n\t\u00dea\u00f0 t\u00f3k mig \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og sj\u00f6 \u00e1r a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0last \u00feennan s\u00e1larfri\u00f0. \u00c9g fann hann ekki fyrr \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g kom \u00ed GA samt\u00f6kin haf\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki einl\u00e6ga l\u00f6ngun til a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspili. \u00deegar h\u00fan var komin v\u00edsu\u00f0u GA samt\u00f6kin m\u00e9r lei\u00f0ina til n\u00fds l\u00edfs. \u00deau geta gert \u00fea\u00f0 sama fyrir alla sem leita \u00ed einl\u00e6gni lei\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 losna \u00far martr\u00f6\u00f0 spilaf\u00edknarinnar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00dar s\u00f6gu Jims H… \u00c9g f\u00f3r langa lei\u00f0 me\u00f0 lest inn til Manhattan og sat yfir bj\u00f3r \u00e1 bar \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00e9g \u00e1tti a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta hj\u00e1 l\u00e6kninum. Honum br\u00e1 ekki vitund \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g seg\u00f0ist hafa tapa\u00f0 \u00f6llu m\u00ednu f\u00e9 \u00e1 ve\u00f0rei\u00f0um en \u00fea\u00f0 sem hann sag\u00f0i var ekki uppl\u00edfgandi. Hann sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g k\u00e6mist ekki […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reynslusogur"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":262,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}