Craig "Sniper" Gabaldon - Baptized Outlaw - "For Goodness Sake" With Chad Barela - Ep 21

In this episode, I have my friend Craig "Sniper" Gabaldon as a guest. We met over a year ago when he was a member of a notorious biker club. Craig is a fellow New Mexico native with deep cultural roots that span from ranching to being a musician and relative to the legendary Al Hurricane. He shares about the contrasting influence of his saintly mother and outlaw father, and tells of his struggle reconciling being both a Christian and a 1%er, and where that eventually led him.

0:00 - Show Introduction
0:32 - Growing Up Ranching In New Mexico
3:04 - Sniper's Dad
6:47 - Sniper's Mom
10:13 - How Craig Got The Nickname "Sniper"
11:00 - Sniper Getting Involved With Biker Clubs
15:49 - The Strange Enticement Of Trouble
17:16 - The Inner Conflict Of Being A 1%er And Christian
21:04 - Sniper's Life Changing Dream
25:38 - How Chad And Sniper Met
28:22 - Retiring From The Club And Getting Baptized
34:43 - Sniper's Experience Taming Wild Horses
36:44 - Sniper's Relation To Al Hurricane
39:52 - Mariachi Music And New Mexico Heritage
44:07 - The Story Of Discovered Treasure in Chilili, New Mexico
46:41 - The Lore Of The Barela Name
48:11 - Preserving Spanish Tradition In New Mexico
53:27 - Technologies Impact On Culture
54:23 - Sniper's Rowdy Days
59:18 - The Consequences Of Taking God Out Of Culture
1:05:35 - Sniper's Parting Advice

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