Robert L. Bass said:
Funny you mention that. I've been learning quasi-gourmet cooking for the
past two years. I say "quasi" because I don't have any formal training;
only some good FAQ's (cook books) and tech support (my Mom is a *real*
gourmet cook). To this I bring a modicum of skill with pots, pans and
utensils and a LOT of patience. Almost every meal brings praise and lots of
requests for more. Soooo.... I guess you could become a chef if you wanted
to, assuming you've got the prerequisites.
What Robert is saying above is when he served time in Florida State Prison
he learned to cook.
All the prisoners liked Robert's cooking especially old "BUBBA the
fudgepacker"
Reference taken from the testimony shown below.
"The Testimony" by Robert L. Bass
I thought you might be interested to know that one of your competitors,
Robert L. Bass (me) of Bass Home Electronics, is also a born again
Christian. I saw your post in the news group and decided to visit your site
to see what you sell. Actually, I was intending to check your prices since a
prospective client had told me you charge less than I do on a couple of
items. I wondered about the reason your company's name is "Alpha & Omega,"
since it is one of the names of God. Boy was I happy to find out! I read
your testimony and was glad to hear of the change Jesus has made in your
life. I, too, have had a drastic turnaround in my life after meeting Jesus
Christ. In brief, I grew up in a loving home with good, honest parents. But
I was always the rebel. I fought constantly with my brothers and sisters,
the kids in school and most of all with any form of authority. By the end of
seventh grade my parents could no longer control me. They sent me to a
private school for troubled youth in New Hampshire. It cost all they had
tried to help me. Soon I got into a fight and stabbed a classmate. I was 13
years old then. I spent the next four and a half years locked up, all the
while building a rage inside me against everyone around me. At age 17 I was
released and came home to live with my family. In a few months I dropped out
of the school my parents had enrolled me in, moved to Grenwich Village in
New York City and joined the "hippy" scene. That was 1969. I spent the next
10 years on drugs, wandering around the country, in and out of jails on many
felony charges. I wrecked several cars, destroyed the lives of anyone who
tried to help me and caused the death of an innocent woman in a car wreck in
Missouri. Still I had no clue how to change my life. In Florida my road to
destruction finally came to the brink. Convicted of multiple felonies and
facing many years in prison, I was about to go right down the drain forever.
With the "winning" personality I had developed, I got in some fights in the
jail as I awaited the sentence. I was charged as a "Habitual Felon" and
faced 35 years to life. It was finally over...And then God did a miracle. He
sent a man into the jail all the way up to the solitary block where I was
being kept due to fighting. This man brought the message that someone still
cared about me. That there is a God and that He really loves me -- just as I
am. That night I got down and prayed an honest prayer of repentance for the
first time in my life. I asked Jesus Christ to come into my life and to
enable me to deal with the terrible prison sentence I was expecting. I
didn't dare dream of ever being set free. I was certain I would not live 35
years in the Florida prison system. Too many other convicts hated me and
wanted to see me dead. But God had a plan for my life. A glorious plan of
redemption, freedom and joy in the Holy Spirit! Three months later the judge
allowed me to go to a Christian drug treatment facility in Hartford, CT.
There I spent nearly two years, first as a student in the program and later
as a volunteer staff member helping others learn to follow Jesus as I had.
Well, it's been 18 years since I was set free from prison and 18 years since
I was set free from the bonds of death and destruction that I had wrapped
around my life. God has never failed me. Jesus has given me two wonderful
children and a lovely wife. In fact, both of my boys have been called into
missions. Praise God! And just to show the world that Jesus can and does
really change lives completely... He has given me a burglar alarm business.
I was a thief and a con man. But Jesus has enabled me to protect the homes,
lives and businesses of over a thousand people in Connecticut. And now He is
helping me build a national security business over the Internet. Sometimes I
think God really has a great sense of humor, too. You see, some of the
people whose homes I protect are judges, police officers and attorneys.
Several good friends of mine are state police officers. Even a federal judge
has entrusted me with his safety. I have key safes with about 300 keys to
homes and businesses and God knows he had made me into a man who wouldn't
even think of abusing that trust. Isn't He wonderful? I will encourage you
to never stop seeking Him. Keep sharing your testimony with anyone who will
listen, my friend. And as God gives you opportunities to speak for His
glory, you go right on and obey Him.
In His Service,
RLBass