[tcb] Re: What's the long lost history of your bus?
- From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:13:51 -0500 (CDT)
I meant it was delivered to Texas, not an actual delivery bus.
:-)
Shelby Shook said:
> Look at the bright side, since you did most of the GOOD repairs you can be
> even more proud of your bus. I love hearing about busses being used for
> delivery trucks and stuff like that, means they've really been put to some
> good use and have lots of history.
>
> On 8/29/07, Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > >
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