Gainesville, Florida
Let's imagine for a minute that your family decided to named you
Bamboo Flute. At the very least it wouldn't be a stretched to imagine that you would probably resent them greatly for doing it. It's also very possible that as a male, you might feel the need to compensate for your bizarre name with an over the top "gangsta" persona.
Judging from
the Facebook page kept by the real Bamboo Flute Blanchard of Gainesville Florida, he either enjoys attempting to be dangerously ironic or is trying way to hard at being an O.G.
Below is a screen shot from one of the pictures on his page. In the comments, he states:
"Ima Fly Every Last One Of my niggas Out Here. Best believe Ya boii Cominn Up in this world !! I miss all My gville shady cats! Represent 352 all Day son !!"
Translation: I would like to procure a flight for all of my good friends to come visit me at my current location. You should also be aware that I am doing quite well and currently on a path to success. I miss all my good friends from the Gainesville area and I am also making a concerted effort to represent the 352 area code as best I can in everything that I do.
Unfortunately for Bamboo's family, his attempts to demonstrate just how hard core he really is extend beyond Facebook ramblings. According to
one of his 16 siblings (!), Bamboo has always been a little bit nuts. He was also
arrested just last month on a DUI charge.
But almost immediately following that statement, Bamboo decided to test his own resolve by walking into the bedroom of his 54-year-old father and
stabbing him in the chest.
Emergency services were called and the father was (thankfully) saved, treated, and released from the hospital. But when the police tried to ask Bamboo why he stabbed his own father, he would only
respond to them with a series of grunts....which is not nearly as cool as it would have been if he'd busted out an actual bamboo flute and started playing
'The End' by The Doors.
Bamboo Flute Blanchard was
arrested and charged with attempted murder. Bamboo's father (who was not identified in any incident reports)
refused to give a written or verbal statement against his son.
...which still might not make them even for giving his son that name.
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