Sigh.  As if any vanagon shop could afford to be anywhere near Harvard
Square these days.  The Republic of Cambridge is still interesting, but it's
also awfully chi-chi and yuppie and all that stuff.  And the Marxist grocery
store on Oxford Street has turned into a trendy cafe, or something like
that.

On the other hand, to my great surprise I came across a delightful VW place
just a mile or so from my house - in Virginia, that is, not in the Republic
of Cambridge!  Called Bugs and Bunnies.  Owned and run by an elderly man who
clearly should have retired decades ago, but he and his doctors agreed that
if he ever stops working he might just drop dead.  Poor fellow, he seemed so
stiff and achy that I felt bad for him, trying to do anything on the great
crowds of VWs inside and outside his shop.

Alas, he doesn't work on vanagons.  Only on bugs and bunnies.  Poor Matilda,
I thought I'd found her a good friend and someone with the wisdom to handle
all of her little pains and crochets.  But if anyone in the DC area needs
help with a bug or a Rabbit, and you can get him to work on your vehicle
before he goes on to vanagonaut heaven, he seemed like a great find!  On
Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, half a mile or so east of Ballston.

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of ROBERT DONALDS
:::Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 2:13 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Darn commie's Come out of the closet
:::
:::> Darn commies
:::don't forget the pinkos and the white trash
:::and those dam hippies with there free love
:::
:::My first VW shop was just outside Harvard square in the 70s
:::and I had a pony tail
:::the Republic of Cambridge had some very interesting things going on
:::and still does
:::
:::I thought of this while driving in my VANAGON
:::
:::B Bob
:::
:::
:::----- Original Message -----
:::From: "Sudhir Desai" <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
:::To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
:::Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 11:57 AM
:::Subject: Re: Come out of the closet, all
:::
:::
:::> (sarcasm)*grumble* *grumble* ~darn commies~ *grumble* *grumble*
:::> ~shoulda shipped em all off to mars when we had the chance~ *grumble*
:::> (/sarcasm)
:::>
:::> :D
:::> Sudhir
:::>
:::> On 12/26/06, Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote:
:::>> RED! And proud to be!
:::>>
:::>>
:::>> Route 66 Rider!
:::>> Ramon Hill
:::>> Live Long and Be Free
:::>>
:::>> -----Original Message-----
:::>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
:::Behalf
:::>> Of
:::>> BenT Syncro
:::>> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 10:11 PM
:::>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::>> Subject: Re: Come out of the closet, all
:::>>
:::>> On 12/25/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
:::>> >
:::>> > ???
:::>> >
:::>> > Brady, do you think you're white?
:::>> > Sudhir, how about you?
:::>> > Ben T.? you?
:::>> >
:::>> > The short answer is, no.
:::>>
:::>>
:::>>
:::>> Clearly, my rear is as white as most parts of your Vanagon which does
:::not
:::>> see much sun. However, I am Tan all over. Contrary to Mike Miller's
:::>> musings,
:::>> I am only green because I was originally from Mars.
:::>>
:::>> BenT
:::>>
:::>