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Comments: Obviously I'm not a SOCite cause I call the SCOites...but my main problem is I can't type!
Comments: John...I think you know I'm not a SCOite, just married (for 42+ys) to a '62 SOCite....but...I think I recognize that "Plastic Jacket"!! Jimmy won it in a poker game at Stephen F. Austin and, believe it or not, he still has that very jacket!!! If you want it back I'm more than ready to deal!!!!!!
Comments: Cousin Sammy, this was taken at The Beggar Club on Northwest Hwy near Love Field. It was probably a Screwdriver I was drinking (as Harvey Wallbangers tended to make me really sick). The club put on a weekly backgammon tournament. Usually, it was on a week night and ran late, causing me to stumble through work the next day at Blue Cross/Blue Shield's downtown office.
Comments: That's either a screwdriver or a melted pina colada to your right there Johnny. It looks like it's deep into the evening at the It'll Do Danceland, and the only thing you're playing with is your tie. Bet that was fuuuun cuz?
Comments: I know this is a repeat performance of my 1975 bar-hopping pic, but CLEARLY I am NOT wearing a kerchief. (I probably took it off after a hard day at the salon). The early 1970's (1971 thru 1976) were some of the "funnest" years of my life. That Three Dog Night video has so much energy in it. Unfortunately, the long haired guy to the far left (Chuck Negron) went downhill on drugs and lost everything over the years. 
Comments: Thank you, Cynthia. Is it just me, or can anyone else picture JS in that floral pink shirt and neckerchief? Great clip!
Comments: Oh my gosh! Need to watch John's little clip just to see the outfits those guys were wearing. Nice and tight. I don't remember too many guys I knew dressings like that.....except at the salons.
Comments: Happy Anniversary to one of the most delightful couples - Lynell and David. The only people I have ever known on the Newlywed Game and they are still together too! Way to go you two.
Comments: 41 Years!? Congrats to Lynell & David. If the history of the 1970's taught you anything, I hope you'll always remember you'll never get away from the burning heartache I walk to Apollo by the bay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U0viaAqouA&feature=related (I'm sure there's a message there somewhere)
Comments: Happy Anniversary David and Lynell, a model couple. Have a romantic day.
Comments: Happy 41st Anniversary to my husband David! It is hard to believe it's been so many years.  
Comments: I mailed Peaches a check yesterday for the 65th Birthday Party then noticed later that I had not included the information form. Maybe I will get this right today. Still trying to get my sister to send me some of my baby photos.
Comments: Brenda, add me to the Cordoba Club. Bought one new in 1975. Sam, you ruined my day by forcing me to have a visual of a nakedly cavorting cousin Johnny. I've already seen enough of that on YouTube. The man has no shame, but good taste in his last wife!
Comments: Martha so glad to hear you are on the mend...and Tanya!!! I thought me and Ricardo Montebalm were the only ones that ever drove a Cordoba!!!! Welcome to the club...small as it is!! I admire all the memories everyone has of the cars in their lives...my memorie is rusty on that...I never had a car of my own as a kid...drove Mom's. My 1st husband and I had a chev of some sort when I married...numerous trucks along the way and a Cordoba!! I like to think my life really started when I married Barney and of course the story becomes colorful with trucks that get drowned in the lake and Explorer that gets totaled when I hit a bull and another truck that got stolen from Walmart! Had a bright red Chev Camero with T-tops that I loved and now just bought a 2010 Hyundai Tucson. Hopefully this will last till I get my motorized roust about!!
Comments: The Class of 1965 is having our 45th Reunion this weekend. I am hosting a visit back to SOC on Saturday that is open to all that might wish to attend. You can either meet us at the hotel - Double Tree on Central at NW Highway in the lobby at 10:00 am to carpool to the location or meet us at the front of the school at 10:45. We will have access to the auditorium, lunch room, gyms and some of the classrooms for photo opportunities and adventure. After the tour, anyone that wishes may meet up at the El Fenix in Downtown Dallas at Woodall Rogers and Griffin. The plan is to be there at 12:30 for lunch. This is dutch treat so everyone is on their own dollar. You do not have to be registered to attend our Reunion to join us in this time. There are no charges except for what you eat and drink. If you have some time on your hands Saturday and are interested, come join us in both or either of the places. If you wish to come, it would be helpful to me to know how many are planning to come so if you would please email me, I sure would appreciate it. Have a safe and fun Labor Day weekend. Cynthia
Comments: John: While Randy and I were stationed in Germany in 1969, we bought a used VW from a German doctor. He had hand painted it and the brushstrokes showed. It had also been modified for US regulations so you can imagine how shocked I was to discover the signal flippers. We knew about the reserve tank and only ran out of gas once. The thing I really liked about it was the canvas hatch in the roof. But I guess the best part was after driving it for a year, we sold it and actually got more than we paid. Off the car subject, do any of you have hummingbirds? They are so much fun to watch. This year we've only had 4, but last year we had 10 or more. Steve said that we were easily entertained.
Comments: He didn't forget. He was just busy composing!
Comments: Barry, John has been so preoccupied with those Ferrari decals that he forgot to mention that the Burning Man Festival gets underway today in the Nevada desert. John discreetly celebrates by driving the Miata naked (with neons on, however) to a park in the Woodlands after dark to privately celebrate the festival. If he stands some distance from the Miata, it sort of gives off a fiery glow (albeit purple) to capture the festival's essence. Of course, there'a always the chance that Jud will be there taking pictures, or The Woodlands Police Department.
Comments: "Great cities are organic, spontaneous, heterogeneous, and untidy hubs of social interaction. At Burning Man 2010, we will inspect the daily course of city life and the future prospect of civilization." Okay, it is time for my annual blathering about the "Burning Man" event which kicks off today on the Black Rock desert in Nevada. This year's art theme is "Metropolis" (as described above). Perhaps next year we can get the promoters to embrace a Bare ... I mean "Bear" theme; and get a whole group of us together to attend. In the meantime, our SOC committee is VERY close to finalizing that deal with Bob Clifton to hold a similar event titled "Burning Man: Tejas" in his Texas orchard. Think of the fun an estimated 5,000 people will have next May cavorting on his property. It'll be like the Garden of Eden, only we'll be surrounded by peaches rather than apples. Here is a link to an intriguing slide show of Burning Man 2007. CAUTION: the event is always "clothing optional" although most of the 40,000 participants choose to remain covered. If partial nudity offends you, just stop here and move on to the next guestbook post. I mean it. Really. No kidding. http://themottas.com/slideshow.php?set_albumName=BURNINGMAN
Comments: JS: That's why they have owner's manuals to tell you silly things like how to turn on the fuel tank reserve, recommended tire pressures, how much oil it holds and what kind is recommended. I always thought those turn signals were little wings and that if you got over 100mph, it would fly. Wait, if you were doing over 100, you were already flying-straight down off a cliff! Have you read the manual on the Miata/Ferrari? I think there is a warning in there about pinstriping and neon lights.
Comments: I've loved hearing about everyone's rides over the years. Mine look pretty tame compared to some! Wish I still had the '64 Chevy II SS, and that zippy Supra! Of course, I'd probably need to be married to a mechanic, and I like the husband I have. The fraudulent charges were removed from my Visa bill. I guess that feverish rant from an irate alleged customer mentioning the Minnesota Attorney General did the trick. Mad at some company? Get a virus and 103 temperature and give them a call. Works for me!
Comments: Lynell I see your favorite show "Bad Men" won the Emmy last night! You guys talking about cars, mine were not so great but will list them. 1965 Chevy II 1966 MGB red convertible 1968 Ford Mustang 1973 Ford Gran Torino Station wagon (had kids then) 1979 Chrysler Cordoba 1984 Pontiac Firebird, white with leather, Corvette Engine (fast car) 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix 1995 Mitzibushi Eclipse 2000 Mitzibushi Diamanti 2005 Mitzibushi Sport SUV Ready for something new!!!
Comments: Cynthia, I am truly on the mend and amazed by the progress. Thanks for asking. John, I don't ever remember those turn signals. Glad you had a photo. The batteries for my MGB were under the tiny back seat area.
Comments: I don't remember seeing too many of the VWs with those semaphore turn signals, but when I was growing up on McVey St. our neighbors had one. It was the Newman family and home of Pat (SOC '61 and Bobby (SOC '65). At the time I thought they looked really funny (the turn signals, not the Newmans.)
Comments: Martha, I see you owned two VW Bugs. In the late 1960's I bought a 1959 VW from a grad student at UTA. Paid $650 for it ... a little beat up with flower decals over a couple of the dents. To me it had unique characteristics like semaphore turn signals that popped out from the sideposts (see pic). The car didn't have a fuel guage (they became standard equipment in the early 1960's) and the previous owner forgot to tell me how to manage the gas situation. A few days after purchase the little car just died on me on the way to Denton. I had it towed in to the nearest shop. The next day the shop called and said my car was ready and I owed them $35. I asked what the problem had been and the mechanic said "No real problem, you just ran out of gas in the main tank. There is a little lever you turn by the base of the stick shift that releases a gallon and a half from the 'reserve' tank. That allows you to drive about 40 more miles and hope to find a filling station." [I paid $35 for a guy to flip a lever ... arrrgh!] That would have been helpful information at the time of purchase. Also, the seller could have told me the battery wasn't in the front nor back of the car ... it was located under the back seat! Still, it was a fun little back-up car and I later sold it to my sister after her divorce. She's probably STILL driving it. 
Comments: Martha - good to see you posting. How are the eyes doing? Well I pray - guess not too bad if you are posting again.
Comments: Checking in for the first time this week. Love remembering the old cars. Mine were: 1955 Plymouth Belvedere 1957 Plymouth Savoy 1962 Impala Convertible 1964 VW Bug 1966 MGB Roadster 1969 VW Bug 1973 Mercury Cougar 1977 Mercury Monarch 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am 1988 Honda Accord 1998 Mercury Mountaineer 2009 Toyota Highlander Glad to see John is out seeking his fortune. Hope Lynell is mending and also looking forward to November Sam.
Comments: I read an interesting article by Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post this morning, which in part says "The Democrats are going to get beaten badly in November. Not just because the economy is ailing. And not just because Obama over-read his mandate in governing too far left. But because a comeuppance is due the arrogant elites whose undisguised contempt for the great unwashed prevents them from conceding a modicum of serious thought to those who dare oppose them." Bring on November!
Comments: More details, please, on getting serviced for $7.95. And Lynell, WC Essentials? That's some very expensive toilet paper!
Comments: Lynell, John mentioned to me a while back that for convenience he gets billed each month on his credit card for "Executive Services". As a matter of fact, it's also $7.95. I think he said something about it being so dark in that place that he couldn't see what he was signing, so he got the automatic charge set up. Sounds real cheap to me, in several ways, if you know what I mean. |
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