Date:         Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:16:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
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From:         Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Subject:      Re: Birth Announcement- Ellis Boy Born
Comments: To: Jim Ellis <ellisjames@yahoo.com>
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> Bill Kasper <dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu> wrote:
>> congratulations, jim, to you and yours.
>> hope he came home in a vanagon, or your list membership is momentarily
>> suspended (from 6:43pmEST to 6:44pmEST this evening).
> --------------------------------------------------------|
> Oops, count me out then. They say each child is different. Child numero uno
> came home in a restored '67 SO42 poptop with safaris kicked and Marley on the
> 4-track. This one is riding home in the comfort of a low milage '97 Eurovan
> Camper with A/C on high and Coltrane's Blue train on MP3. =)
> -ellis\

Congrats Jim!!!
You are absolutely right about each child being different.
My experience is...
Son #1 ...Home in 74 MGB with the top down (Sept. 1977) w/ Chick Corea
Son #2 ...ditto ( July 1979) w/ Jean Luc Ponte
Son #3 ...Home in my 1981 Vanagon (March 1985)... w/ John Prine
Son #4 ...ditto three days later ... w/ Todd Rundgren or Frank Zappa
Son #5 ...Home in the wife's Saturn (Sept. 2001) The Van's AC was out and
            none in the '84 Westy. (Wife only rides in the Rabbit when
            absolutely necessary. No Way with her newborn!)... w/ news about
            9-11 :(        Oh Brother Where Art Thou? in the CD player.

The two older sons still keep pretty good company in music and cars...
#1  Drives a 98GTi VR6...does lots of my old stuff with some rave thrown in.
#2  Drives a 92Jetta GL ( has a 68 K. Ghia) is a bit more conservative
        w/Bella Fleck and Dr Didj (sp).
#3 & #4 Drive a 90 Jetta GL  and I don't even want to talk about their music
        yet; although I did catch them with a Moby CDlast month.
#5  Likes Raffi.
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Stephen Steele*
Chillicothe OH
'91 Caravelle  "Hans"
'87 Westy      "Franz"
'84 Westfalia  "Fritz"
'81 Diesel Rabbit "Ol' Yeller" by PO
'82 Caddy VW Diesel P.U.
'90 Jetta GL  17 yo Sons' "together" car
'74 MGB  My first car...yep, I've kept it since '74
'93 Chevy S-10
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