Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:54:59 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: age of listees?
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Jake, not to worry about remembering everything. There is an advantage.
To quote a favorite line:...........
"My memory is old so I don't remember old stuff to well. That’s the fun
of it. Old stuff can be new stuff all over again." – John Rodgers,
Potter, 2005
Regards,
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Jake de Villiers wrote:
> Well, I'm presently 51 and I'm not sure I remember everything!
> (With apologies to Peter Egan)
>
> 1959 VW Beetle with '61 motor
>
> Big Bang!
>
> 1959 VW Beetle with '59 motor (Sold)
>
> 1960 VW Kombi (Sold)
>
> 1970 Japanese Dreadnought (Awful guitar)
>
> 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder (Sweet California car. Sold)
>
>
> 1972 Martin D-28 (Went to NYC & bought it in the Village. Still have this
> one)
>
> 1964 MGB (Broke one too many times; abandoned)
>
> 1957 Gibson Les Paul Junior (traded for Tele!!)
>
> 1956 Plymouth Savoy (Sold)
>
> 1965 Fender Twin (Sold)
>
> 1967 Ford F-100 (Drove from Toronto to BC; Rusted away)
>
> 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom (Great guitar!)
>
> 1957 Chevrolet C 10 with Cedar "Hippie Camper" (Driven all over the West
> and into Michigan and Ontario. Traded for Datsun)
>
> 1969 Datsun 510 Station Wagon
> (T-boned by three drunken kids from Alberta; "Didn't you see the Stop
> sign,
> man?"
>
> 1960's Harmony 'A' Mandolin
>
> 1966 Citroen 'H' Van (Wacky and wonderful, strong as an ox. Sold )
>
> 1970 Fiat 124 Special (Nice & reliable car. Vancouver to Bisbee,
> Arizona and back no sweat. Junked)
>
> 1976 Jeep Cherokee (360 seized in Wawa, Ontario. Replaced with 304
> behind Esso station in snow storm using 2 big logs and my brother-in-law.
> Sold)
>
> 1978 Jeep Cherokee (Bought for parts when tooth sheared off R & P of
> '76. Junked)
>
> 1978 Fiat 128 (Beautiful low mileage car. Sold)
>
> 1974 Fiat 128 (Bought for parts for $50 and became my winter warrior.
> Junked.)
>
> 1971 Fiat X1/9 Race car (9000RPM & a welded diff. Good car that went much
> faster when we put my other brother-in-law behind the wheel! )
>
> 1969 Chevrolet C10 350/400 (From Saskatchewan. Completely restored and
> eventually traded for 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon. I know, I know!)
>
> 1974 Fiat 124 Special (Parts car. Junked)
>
> 1969 Fiat 124 Spider (Parts car. Junked)
>
> 1967 Martin D-18 (Killer guitar mistaken for 1947 D-18 by Martin
> repairman. My favorite all around guitar)
>
> 1970 Volvo 144S Station Wagon (Bought this one on my MasterCard so I
> could
> get home!)
>
> 1987 Honda Civic 1500S (Bought new to replace Volvo & eventually sold to
> purchase '84 Vanagon)
>
> 1970 Chevy Nova 327/4 speed (Also sold to purchase '84 Vanagon. I miss
> this one!)
>
> 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier Station Wagon (Awful transportation appliance.
> Sold)
>
> 1987 VW Golf (Amazing car. Bought with 230,000km, sold with 385,000km.
> Did nothing but commute, teach both kids to drive in it, go to Mt Baker.
> Sold)
>
> 1984 VW Vanagon GL (Bought at Campbell/Nelson with 80,000miles. Now has
> 210,000. Took the kids to school etc, the family camping in 5 states
> and 2
> provinces, now takes me to work daily. A champ)
>
> 1990 VW Golf (Another great car, my wife's daily driver)
>
> 1986 VW Vanagon Weekender (Bought in Dixie, Washington, giant rod
> knock on
> second camping trip! Came home 400 miles on the trailer. Going strong on
> re-sealed used motor)
>
>
> An interesting exercise, this. Remembering brings on images and wafts of
> smells from people and places long forgotten and consigned to the past.
> Campsites, songs, starry, starry nights.
>
> Thank you all.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 1/16/07, Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote:
>>
>> Does it count if you actually DID die? Even if it was just for a very
>> short
>> while, and as a result of a dumb motorcycle accident. I am one of those
>> few
>> who can claim that distinction! My DOD was May 25, 1965. Does that also
>> mean that I have two birthdays? What do I have put on my gravestone?
>>
>> Just food for thought.
>> Route 66 Rider!
>> Ramon Hill
>> Live Long and Be Free
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> John Runberg
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:20 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: age of listees?
>>
>> >> How about considering how close to that dreaded "end" you are?
>> I completely failed to die in my 20s so have resolved simply not to.
>> We'll
>> see if that works.
>>
>>
>> Usually, I forget how old I am, but we'll say 33. Doesn't seem much
>> different than when that first digit was a 2, although maybe i'm a bit
>> slower.
>>
>> VW credentials:
>> '01 Golf TDI (god, I love this car)
>> '96 Jetta Wolfy (totalled, very uncomfortable and lousey powerband)
>> '91 Vanagon Carat (miss her, looking for another in Orly blue)
>> '87 Golf
>> '83.5 Westy (will need rust attention soon, but would drive her
>> anywhere)
>> '82 Vanagon diesel (bright yellow. At least people could see it before
>> they
>> ran it over)
>> '79 Champagne Bus (given by a client ? sent to Europe for live near the
>> homeland)
>> '78 Champagne Westy (didn't fit :( )
>> '78 Westy
>> '72 Beetle (bought w/ my dad @ 16. Overheated on the way home, and that
>> was
>> the best it ever ran)
>> '71 Ghia (towed home for $300. My first car, but no rockers or front
>> beam
>> after a couple years)
>>
>> Besides my wife's Jeep and previous 4-runner, this is all we've owned.
>>
>> john
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>
>
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