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Date:         Fri, 7 Oct 2011 18:30:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fwd: Van stories.
Comments: To: John Jensen <bluesbug@verizon.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4E8FA140.1020602@verizon.net>
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Sure, lets find out how many people are interested and then come up with some guidelines.

The PIF is Pay it Forward fund. I guess it should be PIFF.

~Annie On Oct 7, 2011 6:03 PM, "John Jensen" <bluesbug@verizon.net> wrote: > If we're going to compile stories into a book, it might be a good idea > to create some guidelines. > For example: How many people want to contribute, how many pages to > shoot for on the book, > and therefore how long the stories should be. It could be twenty or > thirty stories of ten pages each. > Ten stories of twenty or thirty pages each. or two hundred stories of > one page. > BTW what is the PIF? > > John Jensen > johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com > http://www.johnjensenartist.com > bluesbug@verizon.net > > > On 10/7/2011 8:45 PM, Annie wrote: >> Hey, speaking of stores - writing a book about them isn't a bad idea. >> >> If everybody wants to, I'd be happy to compile the stories into a book and >> publish it. Proceeds (if any) could go to the PIF. >> >> Let me know . . . >> >> *Thanks, ~Annie* email: lsandrsn@gmail.com >> >> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 5:19 PM, John Jensen<bluesbug@verizon.net> wrote: >> >>> First van: as mentioned, a 66 Kombi >>> Second: 64 with seats and stuff, really worn out old delivery van >>> Third: Nice pretty much cherry 66 with walk-through front seats >>> Fourth: 66 walk through >>> Fifth: 66 bench seats >>> Sixth: 71 with high top added >>> Seventh: 68 Bay...really worn out >>> Eighth: 82 GL Vanagon >>> Ninth: 80 Westfalia >>> Tenth: 82 Westalia >>> Eleventh: 85 Synchro converted to Westy >>> Twelfth: Synchro parted out for making the previous Synchro actually run >>> Thirteenth; 80 Vanagon Westy. >>> A few beetles and a Ghia thrown in here and there for good measure >>> don't really count, do they? >>> Oh! There was a 68 Westy I bought for the gas cap and the roof and >>> ended up parting it out. I still have some of the parts. >>> Gosh, doesn't seem like many, >>> Every van seems like it will be the last. It would be interesting to >>> compile a book of stories about these vans. >>> we must have a few hundred good stories between us all. With not a few >>> broken hearts and a lot of exultation. >>> >>> John Jensen >>> johnjensen@johnjensenartist.**com<johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com> >>> http://www.johnjensenartist.**com<http://www.johnjensenartist.com> >>> bluesbug@verizon.net >>> >> >


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