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join the discussion: What are your reactions and thoughts after viewing Country Boys?  What most struck you about the struggles of Chris Johnson and Cody Perkins --  two boys  coming of age in eastern Kentucky's Appalachian hills?

Note: This opportunity extends through Friday night, January 13, 2006. FRONTLINE cannot promise to post every question sent in to Chris, but we will do our best to represent the range of viewers' questions and comments.

Dear Chris,

My name is Colin and im a freshmen in College down in Baltimore at Goucher College. I grew up living in a completely different lifestyle than yours; living in the surban sprawl of Long Island, New York. Living in a different world then yours is probably why I was so attracted to hearing about your very different and very interesting story. For me the documentary and your story helped me see a humanity and intelect that exists in all people. I grew up in a community where the terms "best" and "brightest" were the only acceptable terms to live by and the idea of a clean and honest life was not nearly as imporant as gaining wealth and power. I cannot begin to express how watching the documentary made me feel on the inside as a person and how it drove further home to me certain ideas of humanity and acceptance for ones differences and lifestyles. I have never seen upclose the silent majority of Americans living in it's heartland and now because of this show I have gained a new found respect for it. Thank you.

Colin Rynne
Baltimore , Maryland

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posted jan. 9, 2006

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