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DECEMBER 2024 Welcome members! ~ to the OKEFENOKEE JOE ‘DECEMBER 2024’ NEWSLETTER ~
Over the past two years, I’ve had the privilege of sharing treasures from Okefenokee Joe’s private collection—his archives brimming with wisdom, passion, and heart. Through his work, we’ve been reminded of the beauty and balance in nature, with his storytelling breathing life into his message of conservation, education, and the divine intricacy of ecosystems. While snakes were his special joy, Okefenokee Joe’s true gift was his ability to connect us all to the wonder of the natural world. And it’s a gift we don’t want to lose. But here’s the reality: without a small amount of consistent funding, we won’t be able to sustain the upkeep of okefenokeejoe.com or continue sharing his invaluable legacy. As 2025 approaches, we’re inviting everyone who has been touched by Joe’s work to consider joining the Okefenokee Joe Fan Club. For just $2 a month, you can help ensure this remarkable legacy thrives. Your support will unlock access to an incredible collection of downloadable content, including:
- Rare live music, unreleased demos, and recorded interviews
- New series like Storytime with Okefenokee Joe and Snake Lectures
- Monthly additions to the Okefenokee Joe LIVE series on YouTube
This is your chance to help keep his voice alive, bringing his wisdom and spirit to new generations. To all of you who have supported Okefenokee Joe over the years—whether by purchasing Joe's books, CDs, DVDs, or merchandise—thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The Flood family are deeply grateful for your love and encouragement. Let’s keep his legacy alive together. Wishing you all Happy Holidays and a bright, joyful New Year! Help spread Joe’s words ‘Streetwise is cool, Swampwise is Awesome!’
David Flood
Partner
Okefenokee Joe Enterprise OKEFENOKEE JOE ENTERPRISE SURVEYOkefenokee Joe Enterprise wishes a joyful holiday season to all. Thank you for the support and contributions all of you have given to help keep the Okefenokee Joe legacy alive throughout 2024. Our wish is to keep going strong in 2025 but our efforts are not enough. You can make the difference and tell us what it will take to improve or require from the Okefenokee Joe Enterprise to make it worth it for you to keep the spirit of Okefenokee Joe going. Your involvement by taking this survey and telling us a little more will encourage us to make what really matters to keep the legacy of Okefenokee Joe alive. An email will be sent to you, please help by filling out the survey and submitting it back to us.
~ Thank you,
Okefenokee Joe Enterprise  
I'M MY OWN MAN NOW
Guess I'm my own man now, and restlessness is growin' Don't know where I'm bound now, got no way of knowin' But if it's really over, between us like you say Ain't no reason I should stay Wonder if the grass will grow any greener anywhere Long as I keep movin' on, I don't guess I'll care But one thing is for certain, I'll get over you somehow Baby, I'm my own man now I'm my own man now Once again I'm free With mountains to climb, rivers to cross And a highway callin' to me Yes I'm my own man now, nothin' bindin' me Love is just another word, don't mean much to me I can't give forever, gettin' nothin' in return And that's somethin' you'll never learn So I'll be movin' on now, alone and take my chances I'll catch love from time to time, in fleetin' passin' glances And if I'm ever back this way, it's by mistake somehow Baby, I'm my own man now I often call this song “Swampy's Song! In a way that short legged lovable little dog helped me to write it. He had just come into my life the night before I left my camp in the Everglades. And his name wasn't Swampy yet. I was not sure what to call him so I called him “Dog” for quite a while. We were on our way to a new life in the Okefenokee Swamp. As I drove I began thinking about the chain of events that had brought me to where I was at the time. I was feeling a little bit depressd, and at the same time excited, and anxious to get started in my new life in the wilderness! Neither Swampy nor I had any idea what lay ahead in our lives. It was a new adventure for us both! He was good company on the twelve hour drive from South Florida to the swamp. It was during that drive that I put the finishing touches on this song. I have included it in this series because it describes, at least in part, the way I was feeling at the time.
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' THIS NIGHT OF PEACE’ by OKEFENOKEE JOE!
~ Okefenokee Joe Enterprise, 2024 
Okefenokee Joe aka Dick Flood 1932 - 2023
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