I still call your bus Fred.? I loved seeing it on the road that day with no doors and the hole in the floor.? Y'all had a blast driving it up your street. -----Original Message----- From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 7:50 am Subject: [tcb] Re: What's the long lost history of your bus? I don't have any history on my bus except that it was a Texas delivery bus. I don't know any of the previous owners, but they must have been toothless rednecks because the repairs were really, really bad. Took me a long time to get this bus driving and looking [relatively] decent. Neil the VWDUDE said: > Thanks for the kind thoughts...yeah, I JUST got my > beard lookin' good (thanks to Dan's helpful tip!)... > I own't be able to work on the bus for a while, thats > what REALLY sux! > --- Shelby Shook <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Man that sucks, goodluck and I hope your beard grows >> back quickly. >> >> On 8/28/07, Will <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > >> > You can be like that character from Judge Dredd >> > >> > Will they put the knob in your forehead? >> > >> > >> > Well titanium.... Think of it as a body cavity >> search every time you fly. >> > >> > kiddin.... >> > >> > Hope it goes well. >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> >> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:47 PM >> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: [tcb] Re: What's the long lost history of >> your bus? >> > >> > Naw, the pain in the neck I ALREADY have is >> enough! >> > Surgery is in the cards in about 4 weeks...gonna >> get a >> > titanium plate and some herniated discs >> > trimmed...worse thing about it is that I'll have >> to >> > freakin' shave my beard! That and it'll take >> about 11 >> > months to completely recoved... >> > --- Will <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > > Bad news? Is Hillary Clinton moving in? >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> >> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:23 PM >> > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > Subject: [tcb] Re: What's the long lost history >> of >> > > your bus? >> > > >> > > Oh yeah, I did listen to the ALlman Bros live at >> the >> > > Fillmore on the way to the neck DR this >> > > afternoon...it >> > > helped with the bad news... >> > > --- Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > > >> > > > Today, I was listenin' to Spoon Fed >> > > > Tribe...yesterday >> > > > Steppenwolf...tonight, probably George >> Clinton... >> > > > --- Stephen Brannan >> <ozarkcycleworks@xxxxxxxxx> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > "Matchbox 20" and "They Might be Giants" >> > > > > >> > > > > That was when I had a running VW and a >> working >> > > > > radio concurrently. >> > > > > My VW was bought by the PO in 1980, driven >> for >> > > a >> > > > > year and parked near some woods. The woods >> > > > engulfed >> > > > > it and some good sized trees had to be cut >> for >> > > > it's >> > > > > rescue. I'm very surprised that it isn't >> rusted >> > > > > out. I don't know any history on it from 63 >> to >> > > > 80, >> > > > > but the 66 parts car next to it has a >> Canadian >> > > > > sticker. >> > > > > >> > > > > Shelby Shook <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > > > > Alright, so I was driving to school >> today >> > > (my >> > > > > second day of college) in the bus playin the >> > > > > Zepellin 2 album, and I was thinking, the VW >> bus >> > > > has >> > > > > undoubtably been a big figure of music in >> the >> > > 60's >> > > > > and 70's. I was wondering, what's everyone's >> fav >> > > > > album to listen to while driving their bus? >> I >> > > just >> > > > > can't decide what mine would be, they all >> sound >> > > so >> > > > > great and the bus just magnifies their >> coolness. >> > > I >> > > > > find myself imagining what the original >> owners >> > > of >> > > > my >> > > > > bus might have listned to as I rock out to >> > > > anything >> > > > > from Hendrix, to Dylan, to the Gratefull >> Dead, >> > > and >> > > > > too many others to mention. I do know one >> thing, >> > > > > according to the guy I bought Sunnie from, >> she >> > > had >> > > > a >> > > > > Gratefull Dead sticker on her back window. I >> > > > wonder >> > > > > how many Dead concerts she's been to. I wish >> > > knew >> > > > > what she went through, or maybe it'd be >> better >> > > if >> > > > I >> > > > > didn't know haha. She was a Colorado bus >> after >> > > > all, >> > > > > I wonder how many hippies she's hauled off >> to >> > > > > concerts and music fests back in the day. >> And >> > > yes, >> > > > > even though I'm very >> > > > > against drugs, I sometimes wonder if >> there's >> > > any >> > > > > pot under the back seat (since I havn't >> cleaned >> > > > > underneath it yet). >> > > > > >> > > > > So anyway, what do you guys listen to >> while >> > > > > cruisin' in your bus? Do you often wonder >> what >> > > it >> > > > > went through just like me? Where do you guys >> > > think >> > > > > your bus has been? >> > > > > >> > > > > It's really fun to imagine where Sunnie's >> > > been, >> > > > > wish I knew. >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > --------------------------------- >> > > > > Park yourself in front of a world of choices >> in >> > > > > alternative vehicles. >> > > > > Visit the Yahoo! 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