Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:39:44 -0800
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: age of listees?
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Sorry Joe. You'd have to fight my 19 year old rock star wannabe for it!
He's got a couple of Fender knock-offs and a Flying Vee, but he used my
guitar for the CD they recorded.
It really snarls, especially through his 4 x 10 HotRod deVille. :)
Hear it here. www.myspace.com/coffeeandcigarettes
On 1/17/07, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'll trade you a Vanagon for the '72 Telecaster.
>
> Joe T.
>
>
> >From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> >Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: age of listees?
> >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:24:58 -0800
> >
> >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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--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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