BBB at Ski's BarAdonis Rinker

NEW ADDRESS:
Miami Correctional Facility
3038 West 850 South
Bunker Hill, Indiana 46914-9810

Adonis Passes His GED Exams, He Is Masking Good His Commitment To Improve Himself !!

Adonis is a friend of mine, who used to live with me for a bit. Deep inside he has a kind heart and is caring. I helped get him involved in ABATE and wanted to share some of this with you and give you some idea of his plight.

Just some Prison Humor that
caught his attention and he forwarded onto me:

Kinda sad to mention that
much of it is "true".

Just visited him recently, doing fine, going to school. As he would say "same old, same old".
Tells me he would like to have a cat if he gets out soon.

January 14, 2006

I visited Adonis on December 23rd, He is doing fine and we had this picture taken of us in front of their Christmas Tree.
He told me that after my last visit one of the other inmates told him that his father looks a lot like him....

From my recent visit in March 2008

Another Visit with Robyn in May 2010


IMMORTAL LOVE By: ICE I shall call her love a gift of the ages, A masterpiece engraved upon life's pages. How is it that such grace befall the common man, Such elegance and style to never be witnessed again. To embrace her in the night till slumber comes to call, Would cause my heart to echo her name through eternity's hall. With flickering candles and champagne on ice, We shall glimpse into the majestic nature of paradise. Carnal instinct upon romance delight, A characteristic of nature by bounding a life. With actions words need not be said, For within the art of passion tonight our souls shall wed.		THE SHOW By: ICE Come on and let's go, The show is about to start, Never mind the sad parts, They're are only temporary, Things are never what they should be, Remember when you were young, Never had a care in the world, Now is that a boy or a girl. Dancing in a twisted masquerade, People are more plastic than cellophane. When we lived, We use to run these streets, Now you left it up to just me, But I'm caught in a vortex of time, Looking for a life outside of mine, Tumble down the rabbit hole, One more line and then I'll go, I hope you enjoyed the show.
"SO-CALLED LIFE" By: ICE Another lyric, literary life-line, A winged traveler, caught in the grasp of time, Stolen by fate, their lips are sealed, Try to turn away, but the pictures are real. --CHORUS-- I can't keep my eyes from the melting sky, Tongue-tied and twisted, I'm sick of this, so-called life. Misspoken secret, the world stands still, Can you tell me stranger, which reality is real, Azazel sits, his face forever in the dark, Try to be civilized, but animals are what you are. ---REPEAT CHORUS---		SUMMER OF '67 By: ICE Her name was Gypsy-Moon, She had raven hair, Even to this day, I can still see her standing there. With those flowers in her hand, And no shoes on her feet, The summer of '67 was so good to me. Papa Shroom had a shop, Down on Feel good Avenue, If you had no money, He would always still help you. One night Gypsy-Moon, Had just a little too much, There went my summer of love. -----CHORUS---- We miss you Jim and sweet Mamma Cass, Your gifts of music they will forever last. They taught us how to love and live as a friend, I know those flowers will bloom again. The colors dance and blended with the music, As she took my hand, Said "I know you're new to this," We fell in love, As we walked amongst the stars, '67 is a tattoo upon my heart. Now I lay awake, Staring up at the darkening sea, Often I wonder if, my Gypsy-Moon watches over me, We danced in sunsets, Quite like this one, Summer of '67 here I come. ---REPEAT CHORUS----

-Family, Friends, and Others -
It is hard to believe that on the 29th of this month (June), I shall officially be a college graduate. I will have obtained my Associate's Degree, and I have already begun classes towards my Bachelor's (which I should obtain in 24 months). Time goes by fast when you keep yourself busy with studies and the such.
Everything is going great. The organization which I have created is coming along as well as can be expected ( given my present situation) - I already have four employees, I am seeking out a publisher for this manuscript that I recently penned, and I am still alive (which I hear is a good thing in places such as this).
It has been brought to my attention that there is still some unintelligent prattle going on. It actually use to bother me, but it does not anymore. This is how I look at it:
You never uttered a disrespectful word when I was among you, but now that I am incased in steel and concrete, while being guarded by men with guns and dogs, you feel safe enough to open your mouths. So, please, speak until you are hoarse, should you so desire, because I know you will just go back to being quiet when I get out. Plus, I must be something special, if I have been gone for 6 years, and you are still talking about me. Remember what Scripture says though: "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
It does not bother me what anyone has to say, or even think, about me. When the day comes that you eat your Wheaties, and you get enough courage up to throw me a beating, then I may care what you have to say or think about me. But until that day comes, you can quite pretending that any word which comes from your mouths, has any significance to my existence.
In other news - Starting July, 2010, prison inmates will be afforded the opportunity to bail out of prison ; the prison managed to stand up against the tornado *sporting a sad face* ; I am still awaiting the decision on my transfer request - if granted, INDY here I come (New Castle Correctional Facility)! Other than that as I previously stated, everything is great.
Thank you for your correspondences, prayers, thoughts, donations, and even birthday cards (I think another grey hair just popped up. LoL)
I would also like to pay my respects to my awesome sister, at the tattoo shop on Mayflower Road in South Bend, and her crew (Red, Amanda, Joe, and their families). To the Christians - I would just like to say: "Keep fighting the good fight - In meditatione mea exardescit ignis pro tu." And of course, thank you to my brother English Mike, for his support, and making my updates to you guys possible.

Respectfully,

Adonis "ICEMAN" Rinker

I might mention that he has started school and is getting his GED. He even mentioned that he is thankful for the opportunities that he has gotten since he has been in prison, as he is also having major dental taken care of. I visited him of November 5th and he has actually grown his hair long enough to put it in a (very small) tail.

Now this is my call to action - I will be starting a COMMUNITY SUPPORT PETITION for Adonis. I need names and addresses to show that the community supports a modification to his sentencing.

The petition will say in part:

State of Indiana v. Adonis Rinker
St Joseph Superior Court
Cause No. 71D02-0409-FA-00093
John M Marnocha (Judge)
   The below signed people within the community of the above and named Petitioner wish to show our continued support of him and his family, by requesting that this Honorable Court allow this petition to be filed with his request for alternative sentencing.
   We feel that during the period of time that he has been incarcerated, he has had ample opportunity to reflect on both the actions that brought forth his present incarceration and all of the other circumstances in his life that lead to such.
   WHEREFORE, we believe that the Petitioner in this cause is ready for this Court to allow his requested alternative form of sentencing, so that he may continue with his rehabilitation and further prove to this court he deserves a second chance to live his life as a productive member of a law abiding society.
   Some of the reasons that he believes that he should be given another chance are:
1, The character and attitude of Petitioner indicates that he is unlikely to commit another crime if released from incarceration.
2. Further incarceration of Petitioner will only result in a undue hardship to Petitioner and his family.
3. Petitioner will abide by any special stipulations the Court may impose in granting this motion.
4. Petitioner has no prior record of violent crime.
5. The interest of society, as well as the Petitioner, would best be served by a reduction of his sentence or his release on probation.
6. He has begun school and plans to continue education after he gets out.

Name -
Address -
Phone (Optional) -

Anyone who reads this and wishes to add there name to the Petition can copy and paste the above and e-mail it with your full name and address to me at skisbar@comcast.net. I promise that any such letter will only get a thank you in return and will NOT be used for any other purpose. Thank you - English Mike