

| Subject: | Re: age of listees? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:39:44 -0800 |
Sorry Joe. You'd have to fight my 19 year old rock star wannabe for it! He's got a couple of Fender knock-offs and a Flying Vee, but he used my guitar for the CD they recorded. It really snarls, especially through his 4 x 10 HotRod deVille. :) Hear it here. www.myspace.com/coffeeandcigarettes On 1/17/07, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote: > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes is here. Get all the scoop. > http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline2 > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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