I'll trade you a Vanagon for the '72 Telecaster.

Joe T.

>From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: age of listees?
>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:24:58 -0800
>
>Well, I'm presently 51 and  I'm not sure I remember everything!
>                         (With apologies to Peter Egan)
>
>1959 VW Beetle with '61 motor
>
>        Big Bang!
>
>1959 VW Beetle with '59 motor          (Sold)
>
>1960 VW Kombi                               (Sold)
>
>1970 Japanese Dreadnought              (Awful guitar)
>
>1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder        (Sweet California car. Sold)
>
>
>1972 Martin D-28   (Went to NYC & bought it in the Village. Still have this
>one)
>
>1964 MGB             (Broke one too many times; abandoned)
>
>1957 Gibson Les Paul Junior       (traded for Tele!!)
>
>1956 Plymouth Savoy               (Sold)
>
>1965 Fender Twin                    (Sold)
>
>1967 Ford F-100                    (Drove from Toronto to BC; Rusted away)
>
>1972 Fender Telecaster Custom     (Great guitar!)
>
>1957 Chevrolet C 10 with Cedar "Hippie Camper"   (Driven all over the West
>and into Michigan and Ontario. Traded for Datsun)
>
>1969 Datsun 510 Station Wagon
>(T-boned by three drunken kids from Alberta; "Didn't you see the Stop sign,
>man?"
>
>1960's Harmony 'A' Mandolin
>
>1966 Citroen 'H' Van        (Wacky and wonderful, strong as an ox. Sold )
>
>1970 Fiat 124 Special      (Nice & reliable car. Vancouver to Bisbee,
>Arizona and back no sweat. Junked)
>
>1976 Jeep Cherokee        (360 seized in Wawa, Ontario. Replaced with 304
>behind Esso station in snow storm using 2 big logs and my brother-in-law.
>Sold)
>
>1978 Jeep Cherokee        (Bought for parts when tooth sheared off R & P of
>'76.  Junked)
>
>1978 Fiat 128      (Beautiful low mileage car.  Sold)
>
>1974 Fiat 128      (Bought for parts for $50  and became my winter warrior.
>Junked.)
>
>1971 Fiat X1/9 Race car  (9000RPM & a welded diff. Good car that went much
>faster when we put my other brother-in-law behind the wheel! )
>
>1969 Chevrolet C10  350/400   (From Saskatchewan. Completely restored and
>eventually traded for 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon.  I know, I know!)
>
>1974 Fiat 124 Special   (Parts car. Junked)
>
>1969 Fiat 124 Spider    (Parts car. Junked)
>
>1967 Martin D-18        (Killer guitar mistaken for 1947 D-18 by Martin
>repairman. My favorite all around guitar)
>
>1970 Volvo 144S Station Wagon  (Bought this one on my MasterCard so I could
>get home!)
>
>1987 Honda Civic 1500S   (Bought new to replace Volvo & eventually sold to
>purchase '84 Vanagon)
>
>1970 Chevy Nova   327/4 speed  (Also sold to purchase '84 Vanagon. I miss
>this one!)
>
>1984 Chevrolet Cavalier Station Wagon  (Awful transportation appliance.
>Sold)
>
>1987 VW Golf      (Amazing car. Bought with 230,000km, sold with 385,000km.
>Did nothing but commute, teach both kids to drive in it, go to Mt Baker.
>Sold)
>
>1984 VW Vanagon GL  (Bought at Campbell/Nelson with 80,000miles. Now has
>210,000. Took the kids to school etc, the family camping in 5 states and 2
>provinces, now takes me to work daily. A champ)
>
>1990 VW Golf        (Another great car, my wife's daily driver)
>
>1986 VW Vanagon Weekender   (Bought in Dixie, Washington, giant rod knock
>on
>second camping trip! Came home 400 miles on the trailer. Going strong on
>re-sealed used motor)
>
>
>An interesting exercise, this. Remembering brings on images and wafts of
>smells from people and places long forgotten and consigned to the past.
>Campsites, songs, starry, starry nights.
>
>Thank you all.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>On 1/16/07, Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote:
>>
>>Does it count if you actually DID die?  Even if it was just for a very
>>short
>>while, and as a result of a dumb motorcycle accident.  I am one of those
>>few
>>who can claim that distinction!  My DOD was May 25, 1965.  Does that also
>>mean that I have two birthdays?  What do I have put on my gravestone?
>>
>>Just food for thought.
>>Route 66 Rider!
>>Ramon Hill
>>Live Long and Be Free
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>>John Runberg
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:20 PM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Re: age of listees?
>>
>> >> How about considering how close to that dreaded "end" you are?
>>I completely failed to die in my 20s so have resolved simply not to. We'll
>>see if that works.
>>
>>
>>Usually, I forget how old I am, but we'll say 33. Doesn't seem much
>>different than when that first digit was a 2, although maybe i'm a bit
>>slower.
>>
>>VW credentials:
>>'01 Golf TDI (god, I love this car)
>>'96 Jetta Wolfy (totalled, very uncomfortable and lousey powerband)
>>'91 Vanagon Carat (miss her, looking for another in Orly blue)
>>'87 Golf
>>'83.5 Westy (will need rust attention soon, but would drive her anywhere)
>>'82 Vanagon diesel (bright yellow. At least people could see it before
>>they
>>ran it over)
>>'79 Champagne Bus (given by a client ? sent to Europe for live near the
>>homeland)
>>'78 Champagne Westy (didn't fit :( )
>>'78 Westy
>>'72 Beetle (bought w/ my dad @ 16. Overheated on the way home, and that
>>was
>>the best it ever ran)
>>'71 Ghia (towed home for $300. My first car, but no rockers or front beam
>>after a couple years)
>>
>>Besides my wife's Jeep and previous 4-runner, this is all we've owned.
>>
>>john
>>
>
>
>
>--
>Jake
>1984 Vanagon GL
>1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>www.crescentbeachguitar.com

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