I know how you feel Mark,

After all, when they were in there prime, it was these very fallen angels
(and their forbears) that got us hooked on buses, and they can still kindle
a flame when in their presence.

However, it goes without saying that some (but not all) have fallen too far.

It is a pity.

Cheers,

Dave Milo

On 1/18/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Though I swore off being an airhead years ago, attending BBTB this time
> seems to have triggered a relapse. I just now went and looked at a 1971
> Bus, for sale cheap not too far away. It was a fine sunny afternoon and
> I decided to check it out in the warmth of the day. I pulled up in my 88
> GL hauler right across the street from the address given but I did not
> see it. What I did see right near me was a cherry looking Type 34
> Variant, a very rare Karman Ghia made VW like this one.
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=407266
>
> In the same driveway was a clean 1966 or so Splitty Camper. When I
> finally spotted the 71 across the street behind a fence my head was
> spinning as I walked over and waited. The owner pulled up shortly and I
> started looking it over closely on the outside.  Not as nice as
> described but nicer than many I have seen. Then the sun seemed to dim as
> I raised the rear lid. Little bits of engine case were sitting inside
> the engine compartment on all the flat surfaces. The spell was broken
> and faded away even more when I pulled up the front floor mat and saw
> the ground through the rust holes.
>
> Not beyond redemption but a fallen angel for sure.
>
> Mark
>