Gregg Wilson

A fellow had three serious girl friends. He did not know which one to marry, so he gave each gal $5,000. The first girl told him "I spent the $5,000 on making me incredably beautiful because I love you so much." The second girl said "I bought you golf clubs and a 100 inch TV because I love you so much." The third girl said "I invested the $5,000 and made $10,000. I am giving you back your $5,000 because I love you so much."

He thought long and hard about it, and married the gal with the biggest bazonga's.

Virginia Wolfe (Scheffer)

Al, thanks for the birthday wishes.  My friends had a big party for me with a large banner saying, "Happy 90th."  Table decorations saying born in 1935!  Fun day!  Hey, I remember that Danish Bakery.  About once a month, my mother would take us in there for a special treat.  Guys, just keep posting the memories and jokes!

Bob Nicholson

"...on the east side of 1st going north?"

Al, is it on the west side going south?

Al Peffley

That was a long time ago - I remember that theater facility just north of 136th on the east side of 1st Avenue, going down into the dip towards 128th. my first guess was the 132nd Block and 1st, but I changed it. I remember a short row of shake-sided houses on the west side of 1st, almost directly across from the theater. But I'm and old fart now, and I have some trouble remembering where I left my truck keys at times. The area changed when they widened 1st Avenue and the Coy theater was torn down. I think the old building on the NW corner of 136th and 1st was originally an AMC auto dealer showroom... or maybe not. 1st Avenue in Burien became "Auto Row" between 152nd and 136th in the late 50's and early 60's. The Burien economy was booming. Dad bought a new car - a '52 Pontiac Deluxe Chieftan "straight eight" with a 4-speed automatic; It would become my first car before I bought the '52 white Chevy custom sedan from Gary Wright. People traded-in and bought new cars more often in those days. The more the new car looked like a limo, the more you looked "classy" owning it (if you lived through the Great Depression and WWII.) It was a state of mind.

Dick Surman

Al, your last post brought back memories for me.  In '62 I bought my first car, a '52 Chev 2-dr sedan from my uncle for $100 (paper route $).  It was a 3-speed manual column shift.  Kept it until I entered the Air Force in '64.  Memories...it was back in the day of carburetors and changing your own oil.  Good times...

Bob Nicholson

Ahhhh.... You guys and your hot cars. I drove my 1930 Model A Ford 2 door until I entered the Air Force.  But it was the fasted car going around the running track when we had that pushing race between the Knights Of The Cuttless and The Coachman.  My thanks to Mike Clausing for the nice article.

Cheryl Miller

Bob, I remember riding to school in that car.  The only source of heat in winter was a light on the dash!

Bob Nicholson

That's harsh Cheryl, but true. No air conditioning in the summer either. We really had it ruough back then. But, it was fun.

Al Peffley

The '52 Chev was modified for a 272 c.i. V8. Theron helped me install the V8 while I worked at Alan Green. I needed money when I came off Active Duty in the Navy and returned to Boeing and HCC, so I sold it. I bought a '39 Chev with a 283 Corvette engine and less than 75K miles on the body with a BECU loan and also purchased George Brower's MG Midget to commute to my transfers to Boeing Tulalip Test Site and Whidbey NAS in the winter of '68. I sold both of those cars. I bought a used 1970 Pontiac Lemans Sport from Danny Hill (RIP) when he worked for a Pontiac dealership on Capital Hill. That was a wonderful car with all of the accessories for family road trips with the kids. My ex-wife, Cathi, after a few too many, totaled it and my son never forgave her for it. I still like cars but I have to divest of my car collection with my current disability issues... Just think what value a 30-year old car is to someone today? My 1997 Chev pickup  that I bought new from Glen Grant is getting there! It is a very comfortable ride and a great tow vehicle, when needed. I turn down offers to buy it.

Al Peffley

We pause for a moment from nostalgic topics of "unserious" nature and "political" cartoons to share a brief experience with real life...

I just finished VP J.D. Vance's 2016 book HILLBILLY ELEGY. It brought back many memories of my parents' and my own childhood. You might find it a good read and interesting. My mother's family was from Richmond, VA. My father was a cowboy, wooden boat builder, and former Merchant Marine from Eastern Washington -- a blue collar worker. My grandmother and uncle both died of a blood disease (some said lukemia) early, and my mother assumed the roll of "MOM" in her family (she was a great cook.) Grampa moved back to Richmond when the three girls were raised by a single father who had lost his wife and only son so unexpectedly. Grandpa was shot dead after a tavern card game with a irate loser who accused him of cheating! There were no drug addicts that I knew of in my family, but my father had an alcohol problem when he ran his butcher shop business, so I can identify with parts of J.D.'s life account. It gives you a great insight into the background of our current VP, his views on personal relationships, value system, and his demeanor as a young lawyer, father, and a successful politcian.

Al Peffley

Hall-Penske Corvette Grand Sport & Hall's Chaparral 2A at Road America in 1964

I just bought a 1:43 scale model of the #67 Hall Racing 1963 Grand Sport/005 coupe that Penske and Hall drove in 1964. Only five Grand Sport cars were made when Chevrolet stopped factory racing in FIA/CanAm (SCCA) events.  All five cars were sold to private racing team customers like Hall, Penske,Yenko, Green, and Mecom Racing. The first two 1963 tube-framed stingrays were converted into roadsters from the two thin fiberglass coupe bodies. From then on only Ford violated the late 1950's AMA agreement with GM and Chrysler because of their goal to beat the Ferrari factory entries in FIA and SCCA racing. There are three videos on YouTube (see hyperlink below) of the 1964 Elkheart Road America 500 race. Roger Penske, Jim Hall, and Hap Sharp drove both Hall entry cars at the 1964 race. Hall and Penske had direct help from the Chevrolet factory shops for aluminum block race engines and body parts in 1964. A special parts catalog was hand typed and mimeographed for all racing parts that weren't in the Chevy printed catalog pages that Corvette dealers received in 1963 through 1969. Only racing team customers had the ability to order from the "under the counter", PROTOTYPE [COPO] CARS special racing parts catalog. I purchased parts out of that catalog for my 272 c.i. V8 Project. it was not until I purchased a copy recently of Mark Donohue's book The Unfair Advantage that I learned why I had oil pressure problems with my modified, small block Chevy V8 in the '52! Seems that the new 427 big blocks had the same problem controlling oil into the pump in the oil pan. The fix was a few added baffle panels in a larger, special order oil pan. The new oil pan was deeper (sedan was still lowered), very costly, and definitely NOT in my meager U-dub college funding budget, so I shimmed the oil pump lower and made a longer push rod to operate it... Enginuity in action.

https://www.deansgarage.com/1964-road-america-500/

Gregg Wilson

Now that gold has crashed to $3,342 an ounce, I'm thinking of selling out before it reaches a value of zero dollars.

Al Peffley

Just think -- Gold rings, necklaces, and tooth caps saved from earlier days may be worth thousands when melted down...

We need to go back to a precious metals, "Gold Standard" backed money system (real Treasury Notes) and dump the Federal Reserve fiat paper money to get out of debt to the international banking cabal. The IRS and the Federal Reserve debt notes need to be dissolved from the US monetary system in order to free us economically (like the Founding Fathers, and God, intended us to be.) We have a lot of natural resources to base our national currency on besides gold. Follow the BRICS example and be free of the Western Central Bank economic slavery put in place around WWI against prosperous western world nations. The United Nations is a millstone around our necks. Hold onto your gold and real estate property investments. They don't want you to control and own real property assets. Stay as independent as you can, and enjoy your Bill of Rights that are unique to our Constitutional Republic of the United States of America.

Gregg Wilson

                                 AMEN

David Scott

Cleaning out a drawer, how many still have theirs and what will you do with it...LOL?

and what will you do wth it...LOL

Al Peffley

Dave,

I have gifted items like that ring to my children, grand children, and/or my nephews (when my brother passed). I still have, in some small boxes, personal items that both of my grandfathers owned. I had my aviation wings pinned on a close friend's suit lapel that they buried him in because we both flew as Naval Aircrew in different generations. Someone in your family will treasure that ring in memory of you. Bought gifts don't have a family history like your ring does. Include a photo of you in 1964 with the ring if you gift it to someone in your family that you are particulary fond of or may be interested in the family tree history (cousin, sibling or your "bride's" family)? You might add a short story written in your hand writing with the photo and the ring about things you were interested in, dreamed of, or achieved during your high school years. Just some thoughts....

Cheers,

Al

Bill Engelhardt

Jan Leedy (Politeo)

Such a gorgeous rose, appreciating you sharing it.  I'm in awe of the renewal and resiliency of Nature, of us...

Virginia Wolfe (Scheffer)

Ahhhh, a beautiful rose for all the beautiful Mom's out there!  I too, remember that little band from a very long time ago!  HaHa

Patrick Calkins

Still some of the best music on earth.

Al Peffley

My favorite album of the Beatles was the Rubber Soul album (6th LP, released in Dec. 1965). Revolver was also outstanding to me in 1966 (the year that I enlisted in the Navy). Those two albums revealed their true artistic talents as versatile musicians and harmony singers. Grass and LSD use by the band greatly influenced the creation and production of those two albums. Paul began to draw away from drugs use by the group.

Al Peffley

More information on the JFK assassination is being released next month in the form of a documentary book authored by a former Government DoJ Official directly involved in the original investigations. Go to the User Forums to click on a link and watch an interview with the author. You can learn more about his new book in my posting there. It is fascinating to watch and contemplate about what many of us already suspected by studying the prior released films and ballistics evaluations of the tragic and deadly [treasonous] incident in Dallas,Texas. The motives are often the same on deadly insider attacks throughout history, and even though the killing methods may change, the incident result is the same. RIP JFK/RFK and JFK Jr.; hopefully, justice will be served by our Creator beyond any missing public trials process. WWG1WGA.

Please remember those who served their country in the miltary or in public service honorably this weekend. If you get a chance, watch, read, or listen to VP JD Vance's address to the Annapolis Graduates this week. He is an excellent speaker and a genuine patriot. We salute the flag in honor for the fallen and kneel only before our Creator. Amen!

Bill Engelhardt

Summer family road trips are just around the corner! 

Al Peffley

My brother had a degree in Graphic Arts from the UW. My nephew has a similar Art degree from U Conn.

Cartoons from the grave??? AI? or just recycled cartoon material?  Maybe it's just another "Catch-22". The guy had artistic talent, cultural smarts, and sometimes a slightly dark sense of humor. Is there more than one Joe Heller?  Things that make you go hmmm...

Bill Engelhardt

On this day -- The Greatest Generation