i don't really know how to feel about this
i believe him, but that is just his side of the story
Danny may have suckerpunched Keith, but from Josh's words, he doesn't say Danny was lying about it, just that other people were saying Keith suckerpunched Danny. who knows if Danny told people that, or if things just got lost in translation because drinking/loyalty.
it is kind of fucked for Danny to be known as a Gay Killer 20 years later (prior to the interview) when he just punched some dude who was starting shit (sucker or not) no bricks involved. I can kind of understand if he wants to distance himself from this situation, no one made Josh and Steve stomp the guy out, regardless if Josh did less stomping than Steve. this whole time people have been saying Danny killed dude with a brick and Josh took the heat for it, when that's not really true.
to me, the other dude (Steve) who lied and threw Josh under the bus is the only true scumbag here
It's extremely fucked up that he (Danny) is being labeled gay killer and everyone is jumping on the Fuck Danny Way bandwagon. Who of you were there and saw what happened? Josh was, Steve was, Danny Way was. So those are the three opinions that matter and spell out what happened. Josh even said Danny punched him once and was then punched out by someone and Steve, the guy runs Rockstar Energy now, said that Keith had punched him, it wasn't even Danny who said it.
we hear that there?s a fight out front. When I walk out the door the first thing I see is Danny Way out cold, bleeding from the mouth. I asked out loud who hit Danny and Steve Mateus responded with ?That fag sucker punched Danny!? So, we get Danny back inside the bar and he?s clueless as to what happened.
Also think back 20 years, they weren't so accepting of gay people, not nearly as we are now, and we're still not that accepting. Simply put Danny hit someone who happened to be gay and wouldn't back off when he was told to. Shit escalated out of control not because of Danny saying "Oh he's a fag, let's stomp him out." but out of loyalty to someone who's your brother. We are all like that still to this day. Anyone of you see's a best friend of yours down on the ground and someone says that guy did it, you're going over to settle shit out. No words will be spoken. I would love for someone to post a reply showing where a friend of their's got hit and they went over to the offender and talked about what happened to get to the bottom of the story.
Y'all are a bunch of can't read hypocrites. I doubt any of you even read the article.
crazy good interview
amazing he's so level headed and at peace with the situation.
It's called taking responsibility for your actions. It's something you do as an adult. Josh knows what he did, he knows what Steve did, he knows Steve punked him, there's no use in being angry at a situation that happened 20 years ago especially cause if he does do anything in regards to revenge/retaliation not only would it be stupid, he'd be going back to jail. The interview wasn't about hate or anger. It was about getting the story out there. He doesn't even call out Danny Way for "letting him hang." Danny even attested to the kind of guy Josh is and didn't throw him under the bus or anything. I wish Josh would reply on to this. It would be interesting to see his response to all the bandwagon people.
I don't think Danni Weigh will tell his side of the story..also danni should of done time for being an accomplice.
Being an accomplice means you are present while the crime is being committed, whether knowing or not. Danny was inside out cold, as it said in the interview, not outside with Steve and Josh. Had Keith lived he could've pressed assault charges on Danny for punching him but that's it.
Good job MM, but you missed the one question everyone wants answered: what does Josh Swindell think about Boston skate shops?
Isn't it obvious? They produce the best skaters out there
I was already kinda thinking Danny Way is a douche for putting his name on the side of the Great Wall of China after he jumped it. Well, maybe China did that for him. But I still think it's stupid. Thousand+ year old monument don't need his name on the side of it.
I think I remember that was China's doing. Kinda how we have the boulevard of stars in Hollywood sort of deal.
All these dudes really sound like pieces of shit back then, but sounds like Josh has used it as a springboard for a lot of growth. So good on him.
I was gonna point this out too. People like Josh who go into prison knowing what they did was wrong and are genuinely sorry usually benefit from being able to reflect on it and see what happened. My girls friend is in prison on bogus charges and he's got a plan for what he's gonna do as soon as he gets out in 11 months, just boom, get his head straight, get his act together and make something of himself while taking care of his grandparents, the only family he has left.