Hey now:
I am a fireman.(That's not a PC title, you. Firefighter is more "correct".)
My #2 son is a newbie fireman and has an'87 Westy.
A fellow VWer fireman in Ashland KY just picked up a single cab Vanagon.
And we camp with another KY fireman (retired) is a Listee.
And for some reason we seem to attract a lot of musicians and lawyers to our
campouts, too.

Stephen Steele
Chillicothe OH
'89 Westy no name yet
'91 Caravelle  "Hans"... FS on the Samba
'90 Carat      "Parts"
'74 MGB  My first car...yep, I've kept it since '74
'93 Chevy S-10
'91 Jetta Diesel   My daily driver....STOLEN 10-12-06
'00 TDi Jetta    New daily driver
'02 Jetta Wagon VR6  Wife's car
Ex Vans/VWs:
'81 Vanagon  from 1985-1990
'84 Westfalia  "Fritz" 2000-2004 now with Son #1
'87 Westfalia  "Franz" 2002-2005  now with Son #2
'88 Jetta GL  1990-1992
'92 Jetta GL  1992-1998
'90 Jetta     1999-2003
'81 Rabbit diesel   1999-2003
'82 Caddy VW Diesel P.U.  1999-2004

on 12/23/06 7:36 PM, Jake de Villiers at crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM
wrote:

> Well Harold is a fireman and he drives his Westy to work in Richmond;
> doesn't seem to slow him down.
>
>
> Back on topic, I am a singer, songwriter, guitar player, upright bass
> player, mandolin player, luthier & remodeller.  I have no qualms about being
> creative; its my nature to make things or make them better.
>
> I too don't care for the dismissive quality of the term 'artsy-fartsy'; what
> we do is much more important than that, as important in its own way as
> Harold's firefighting/first responder gig.  Its a good topic to consider at
> this time of year.
>
>
> Merry Christmas Everybody!
>
>
> On 12/23/06, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Dec 23, 2006, at 10:12 AM, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
>>
>>> I love this topic. I also thing that "Artsy Fartsy" doesn't just
>>> mean fine
>>> arts - I think those of you who are craftsmen and educators
>>> definately fit
>>> under the unbrella of "Artsy Fartsy".
>>
>> In my opinion, artsy-fartsy doesn't mean anything except to 1)
>> dismiss the creative as something silly and 2) among the creative in
>> the way the N-word is often used in rap music lyrics... "oh, don't
>> take me too seriously, I'm just fartsy."
>> Few are comfortable saying "I'm creative" the way they might say "I
>> can bench press so-and-so" or "I'm a good shot" or some other
>> physical or mental ability.
>> This thread makes for interesting reading, but there are so many
>> people on this list, I'm not sure we've spotted a trend. Creative
>> folks may actually be in the minority!
>> I also hope that doctors, firemen and cops don't drive Vanagons. It
>> matters too much that they get to work. : )
>> Jim

> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com