Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:40:25 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Owsley died
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I was given a '63 Bug as a wedding present. Later I bought ragtop
sunroof bug - can't remember exact year - Then I got a '68 Loaf and
later a '69 hard-sunroof Bug. I have serious Bug and Bus history through
the 1960's. Then in 1990 came an '85 Vanagon - my first, then in
succession came an '88 GL, then another '88 GL, then a '91 Carat. These
latter three I still have. I'm old enough that it would be foolish to
consider trying to buy anything new. I'd probably never get it paid for.
So I'll just drive what I have until either I - or they - just stop
running. I've told the kids to dig a big hole in the pasture, strap me
in the Red Brick with a fifth of Jack Daniels, and roll us both in the
hole. In ten thousand years or so, some archeologist will likely dig us
up and think he's really found something. Prol'ly so. Jack Daniels aged
10,000 years would be like rocket fuel.
John
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.comI agree that it has VW relevance and should be an acceptable post on the
> list. And for those of you who disagree well you can find solace in the fact
> that it can't be posted again now can it.
> Paul Rogers
> 85 WWW
> my first car was a 64 Beetle with peace stickers and Grateful Dead
> influences on and it it
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 4:44 PM, John Rodgers<inua@charter.net> wrote:
>
>> I think it's an era and generational thing, and VW's bugs and buses
>> were part of that - and there are enough of us still around who lived
>> through the period to still make the connection. So, I think the subject
>> OK, but most definitely a Friday thing.
>>
>> John
>>
>> John Rodgers
>>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>>> Chelsea, AL
>>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>>
>>> On Mar 19, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Rob wrote:
>>>
>>> I again disagree with you Ben, just because you don't have a
>>>> connection between Owsley and the VWs doesn't mean that it's not
>>>> there. FWIW I did think about this before I sent it.
>>>> Then again this is your list not mine. I'll stop.
>>>>
>>> No, this is our list. Ben and David are there to try and keep it a
>>> civil list that is more or less about Vanagons. It is NOT "Ben's"
>>> list. (And having known Bear back in the day (old Haight hippy)... the
>>> connection is tenuous at best. Ben's right in that the only real
>>> connection is Dead stickers.)
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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