Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:01:46 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM>
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From: Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject: Re: From the Type2 list: Uncle Joel and that great Bus in the sky
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No!
Not Joel .
Cranky and good, we had communicated since I joined list back in 93 . He was one of a kind , he was …
I can’t say anymore….
Except , bless you Joel , thank you Joel.
Alistair
> On Jun 22, 2025, at 10:01 AM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>
> For us graybeards, from the type2 list. Thanks for everything Unca Joel. The world is a little darker without your light in it.
>
> For those who care, Joel’s posts are in the gerry.vanagon.com <http://gerry.vanagon.com/> archives. Search sender: jwalker and Search sender: uncajoel
>
> Joel left the list on June 3, 2010.
>
> I’ll leave you with this:
>
> not sure why, but this bubbled up in the septic tank of my mind ... ;)
> unca joel
>
> Vanagon Gasket Blues in the Night
>
> by Johnny Merciful-Sakes-Alive
>
>
> my vanagon told me,
> my gaskets are leaking.
> my vanagon told me,
> hon,
> the gaskets are big time,
> and you'd better make time,
> and if you don't do it right,
> i'm going to leave you
> all stranded alone without any phone
> alone in the night.
>
>
> now the coolant's falling
> hear the steam a-calling,
> whooooeeeeee
> my vanagon told me.
>
>
> see that light a-blinkin',
> smell the coolant stinkin',
> whoooeeeeeee
> my vanagon told me.
>
>
> a-whoooeee-dah-whoooeee
> all stranded out here without any beer
> alone in the night.
>
>
> oh, well, the stars above are great for love,
> and sighing, if you please,
> but when your ride has up and died
> and left you lonely in the night,
> you can take my word you've never heard
> a sadder kind of sound ...
> my vanagon done told me, and it's right
>
>
> from Boston to Portland,
> Miami to LA,
> wherever vanagons go
> i seen me some big towns
> and heard me some big talk
> but there's just one thing i know ...
>
>
> if gasket's start leaking,
> you'd better move fast or you'll find your ass
> alone in the night.
>
>
> Jim
>
>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> From: david raistrick <keen@icantclick.org>
>> Subject: Re: Uncle Joel and that great Bus in the sky
>> Date: June 13, 2025 at 1:36:07 PM PDT
>> To: Richard Palmer <richard@teamspatula.com>
>> Cc: Al Brase <alribee@gmail.com>, "type2@type2.com" <type2@type2.com>, Vintagebus <Vintagebus@type2.com>
>>
>> this is one is pretty apropos, david shared it in '10 a few days after bob died - maybe it was shared on vanagon by joel?
>>
>> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:18:07 -0500
>> To: Type II List <type2@type2.com <mailto:type2@type2.com>>
>> From: David Schwarze <dschwarze@dfwair.net <mailto:dschwarze@dfwair.net>>
>> Subject: Friday poem from Unca Joel Walker
>> Message-ID: <4C6F537F.6070100@dfwair.net <mailto:4C6F537F.6070100@dfwair.net>>
>>
>> Bob Hoover
>>
>> the sky is dimmer now ...
>> a star is missing from our view ...
>> but, oh, how bright it shone, the light we knew ...
>>
>> the wind is quieter now ...
>> a voice no longer speaks ... the clear
>> unvarnished truth is silent ... gone, i fear ...
>>
>> the earth is sadder now ...
>> a man of note has left her care
>> and passed beyond our meager deeds of prayer ...
>>
>> I, too, am sad, and quiet now ... my selfish grief will pass and fade away,
>> yet still, within my thoughts, the light and voice will stay.
>>
>> unca Joel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM Richard Palmer <richard@teamspatula.com <mailto:richard@teamspatula.com>> wrote:
>>> Yes he was the one years ago who did the weekly statistics, tallying up how many busses of what years were on the list, and keeping up with that sort of thing. He also was a great writer and wrote up a lot of humorous "Friday" posts as well. I wonder if the Wayback Machine can dig up some of those? those were the good old days for sure.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM Al Brase <alribee@gmail.com <mailto:alribee@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> Wow. I remember that name. Seems he did a lot of posts. Was he the guy that always posted links to where a Vanagon was for sale? BTW, I'm still kicking at 75 y.o.
>>>> All the best, Al
>>>> and, Godspeed, Unca Joel Walker.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM Richard Palmer <richard@teamspatula.com <mailto:richard@teamspatula.com>> wrote:
>>>>> It is with much sadness that I pass on to you that Uncle Joel, from the EARLY days of vanagon@lenti, type2, and other early lists, has departed for that great Bus in the Sky.
>>>>> I hadn't seen him in years, but we emailed every now and then. He had a wealth of VW information, and a knack for great storytelling, and a great sense of humor. He will definitely be missed.
>>>>> Here is a pic from 1996 I believe when I met him on a VW road trip:
>>>>> http://teamspatula.com/joel.jpg
>>>>> And here is a link to his Obituary in his local paper.
>>>>> https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/obituaries/ptus1189221
>>>>> I just wanted to pass that on to those of us old timers who remember the early days of the lists.
>>>>>
>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to type2+unsubscribe@type2.com <mailto:type2+unsubscribe@type2.com>.
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> From: david raistrick <keen@icantclick.org>
>> Subject: Re: Uncle Joel and that great Bus in the sky
>> Date: June 13, 2025 at 1:36:07 PM PDT
>> To: Richard Palmer <richard@teamspatula.com>
>> Cc: Al Brase <alribee@gmail.com>, "type2@type2.com" <type2@type2.com>, Vintagebus <Vintagebus@type2.com>
>>
>> this is one is pretty apropos, david shared it in '10 a few days after bob died - maybe it was shared on vanagon by joel?
>>
>> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:18:07 -0500
>> To: Type II List <type2@type2.com <mailto:type2@type2.com>>
>> From: David Schwarze <dschwarze@dfwair.net <mailto:dschwarze@dfwair.net>>
>> Subject: Friday poem from Unca Joel Walker
>> Message-ID: <4C6F537F.6070100@dfwair.net <mailto:4C6F537F.6070100@dfwair.net>>
>>
>> Bob Hoover
>>
>> the sky is dimmer now ...
>> a star is missing from our view ...
>> but, oh, how bright it shone, the light we knew ...
>>
>> the wind is quieter now ...
>> a voice no longer speaks ... the clear
>> unvarnished truth is silent ... gone, i fear ...
>>
>> the earth is sadder now ...
>> a man of note has left her care
>> and passed beyond our meager deeds of prayer ...
>>
>> I, too, am sad, and quiet now ... my selfish grief will pass and fade away,
>> yet still, within my thoughts, the light and voice will stay.
>>
>> unca Joel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM Richard Palmer <richard@teamspatula.com <mailto:richard@teamspatula.com>> wrote:
>>> Yes he was the one years ago who did the weekly statistics, tallying up how many busses of what years were on the list, and keeping up with that sort of thing. He also was a great writer and wrote up a lot of humorous "Friday" posts as well. I wonder if the Wayback Machine can dig up some of those? those were the good old days for sure.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM Al Brase <alribee@gmail.com <mailto:alribee@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> Wow. I remember that name. Seems he did a lot of posts. Was he the guy that always posted links to where a Vanagon was for sale? BTW, I'm still kicking at 75 y.o.
>>>> All the best, Al
>>>> and, Godspeed, Unca Joel Walker.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM Richard Palmer <richard@teamspatula.com <mailto:richard@teamspatula.com>> wrote:
>>>>> It is with much sadness that I pass on to you that Uncle Joel, from the EARLY days of vanagon@lenti, type2, and other early lists, has departed for that great Bus in the Sky.
>>>>> I hadn't seen him in years, but we emailed every now and then. He had a wealth of VW information, and a knack for great storytelling, and a great sense of humor. He will definitely be missed.
>>>>> Here is a pic from 1996 I believe when I met him on a VW road trip:
>>>>> http://teamspatula.com/joel.jpg
>>>>> And here is a link to his Obituary in his local paper.
>>>>> https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/obituaries/ptus1189221
>>>>> I just wanted to pass that on to those of us old timers who remember the early days of the lists.
>>>>>
>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to type2+unsubscribe@type2.com <mailto:type2+unsubscribe@type2.com>.
>>>
>>>
>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to type2+unsubscribe@type2.com <mailto:type2+unsubscribe@type2.com>.
>>
>>
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