[tcb] Re: What's the long lost history of your bus?
- From: "Shelby Shook" <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:57:26 -0500
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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