Memories… from 45 years ago… I was one of those kids, in a brown shirt. A video tribute to the young folks who work the Navy’s aircraft carrier flight decks, which when operating – regardless of world events – have … Continue reading
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This past weekend is responsible for today’s post… Some of us from the class of ’69 got together for dinner and conversation, and memories… There were two A&W drive-ins in town, one on the Arkansas side, and one on the … Continue reading
Digging for something else in the closet, I found this… I must have been washing in for a date on Friday or Saturday night! 🙂 My old ’66 Goat… Sigh… I miss that car! Gold with the black vinyl interior … Continue reading
Keyboard is giving me fits, so you get pictures… These were a series of billboards in/around Detroit a few years ago… Sigh… The good old days! When you could tell from 2 blocks away both visually and aurally what kind … Continue reading
Back to the old cars again, and this time, the FIRST Cadillac Eldorado… This was based on the 1952 Futurama show car, and the same year the Corvette debuted… $8000 in 1953 was damn near a house, if not MORE … Continue reading
Trains… Well, at least the back-end of one… An early 1900s Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe caboose… In front of it are two 1900s artifacts, one the old crossing sign, then other the arm with three lights on the left. … Continue reading
Back in the day, when I was travelling my ass off, some of us ended up on the same planes on occasion. The stories about what could/did happen were ‘hilarious’ and most of us had experienced at least a few … Continue reading
Haven’t done a car lately, and a side conversation today got me thinking about Hurst branded cars… Back in the 60s/70s, if you had a 4 speed, and could afford it, you put a Hurst shifter on it. Hurst also … Continue reading
Soooo, I’m out taking a walk and run across a yard sale… And what do I see sitting on one of the back tables? Can it be? Something from my childhood! I see a set of aluminum glasses and a … Continue reading
We’ve been here before… Under Carter… NOT A WARM & FUZZY FEELING….. The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet strike fighters are the tip of the spear, embodying most of the fierce striking power of the aircraft carrier strike … Continue reading