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I am saddened if this is true. Its easy to say "oh well, it was a good run" especially 25 years worth. Its true, that many sports cars dont see a 25 year production run and that is an amazing feat in itself, but like a marriage, when you pass the 7 year itch (I wouldnt know what would be the equivalent in the automobile world if there actually is one) I tend to think that things should be smooth sailing as a name has been established and a core of loyal buyers too. Yes I know, both Camaro and Trans Am went away...and wasnt THAT sad? Proof of what Im talking about though is that CAmaro came back with a vengeance in both sales and performance to beget a 2nd generation Camaro loyal following and a 2nd generation of the 2nd generation resurrection. When Viper briefly went away a couple of years ago, I naively thought it was never permanent and I naively thought that when it did come back that it was here to stay forever, like the Corvette. In turn, I naively think the Corvette is here to stay forever also ignoring the fact that Corvette was nearly canceled several times in its history. As recently as the C4 to the C5 and the C6 to the C7. The C8 is a lock to happen, but are we sure the C9 will happen? Anyway, its sad when an automotive icon has to go away, especially an American legend like the Viper as I am an American car guy. Just to say, the Corvette eats up another competitor...

yup... You wanna get freaked out? There was a fellow Greek kid that came to my high school when we were both in Grade 10. His high school closed down. We became good friends for the next 2 years when we both graduated high school and then we both went our different ways...This was in 1990. No news from him since then. I met my future wife in December 2001. Her dad had died in 1998... When April 2002 arrived, we went to cemetery to see where her dad was buried, because that was the same cemetery where my grand parents were buried, we did a meeting of our dead relatives... I was looking around at my future father-n-law's neighbors when I saw not too far away down from my future father-n-law, my friend that I havent seen since 1990. He had died in 1994.

Yup...I would rather see your 'Canes play my Bruins in the Conference Finals, but hey...Ill take this too. But Id like to point out that the Jays are not "my" Blue Jays....Im more on a bandwagon on this one....

I take it you are a HUGE fellow...at over 6 feet tall with all those years pumping iron... I wouldnt want to make you angry, I dont think Id like you if youre angry... Dont sell yourself ...ahem...short... but pumping iron is a form of athleticism...ancient Greeks trained themselves lifting rocks and stones to become stronger when competing in the Olympic Games...and THAT in itself eventual became a sport. The male physique was revered and became a sport to build it up and perfect it... and weight lifting stones Discus Thrower as shown to be strong and muscular to throw the disc even farther... Poseidon Statue depicting the beauty of a perfect male body... And yes...there was no Doritos back then to help with love handles, but...weight training was indeed a factor for Olympic athletes and Olympus Gods to have those wonderful 6 packs... As far as those crazy salaries go...sports is a billion dollar industry world wide...and yes...I contribute to it....its not as if Im not entertained by it though, and the billion others on the planet that see the same as I concerning sports... Yes Russel, I am entertained... I have been for thousands of years actually... As far as family bonding goes....there are no rules as to how that happens.

I LOVE your ride Cletus. I enjoyed the video and what the video's message was about that Impala and about muscle cars in general...well, those are my exact thoughts too.

Oh...I got a solution to the $10 beer. DONT BUY IT!

I love to Travel, Photography, Working out in the gym, Home Theater reviewing movies and auto's. I do love bowling and I have a wine collection that I enjoy with Chocolate. I also love to travel. I used to like taking photographs. I dont anymore. I used to work-out, to play sports, to be stronger and faster with my athletic ability. I enjoy my home theatre watching movies. I also enjoy going to the movies...although my home system set-up and TV is top notch for home theatres, nothing beats going to the movies to watch a block buster. I enjoy wines. I cant drink anyore though. I LOVE CHOCOLATES. I do two drugs. 1. Chocolate 2. Speed and danger. I LOVE getting my adrenaline pumping. I get adrenaline pumping by driving fast, skiing, skating, playing team sports, even working. Riding on roller coasters etc... But...I also enjoy watching sports. Why? I used to play hockey and baseball. And other sports, but I used to play baseball and hockey at competitive levels and so watching sports takes me back and makes me remember all the feats I was able to do. I have two kids and I also make them play sports, because its good for the body and soul. And I enjoy more to watch them play and excel than these professional guys, obviously...but watching pro sports on TV is MORE than just entertainment, its an understanding that I have in realizing how hard it really is to accomplish athletic abilities...I marvel at what the human body and mind and soul can do to overcome adversity to win... Yesterday's Blue Jays game versus the Rangers is a perfect example. I saw a very short version of the game, but I felt all the emotions involved and knew exactly how Bautista felt when he pelted that ball out of the park as I have won games myself for my team in that type of dramatic situations. I have also lost games in which heroics of my opponent sank us by that same dramatic fashion... You know what I miss the most in playing sports? The emotional roller coaster ride an athlete goes through winning and losing. I miss losing games as much as I miss winning them. Because the emotions of losing made me stronger and made me want it more the next time around which made me a better player and athlete. I pushed myself to be better so I could win. AND THAT is why I still LOVE watching games...THAT emotion comes alive in me watching my favorite teams play. Adrenaline... Which in turn, makes me teach my kids HOW to win...and HOW to lose...and HOW TO COMPETE...yes...my kids are taught NOT to be sore winners nor sore losers, and I teach them to channel those frustrations or glees to better themselves and I try to correlate that for real life situations...Im still working on that as they are still young...

I guess I have to settle for the quick 1 hour recap....its OK... What got my attention REEEEEAAAAAAL fast was a name that I havent heard since like the early 1990s... I mentioned Moises before...as in Moises Alou...but the Rangers scored their first run by a player named Delino Deshields... He got traded and I lost track of him... He looks soooo young in that pic...as a Ranger...he looks, well....GOOOOOD!!!

You ain't kidding. That was a gong show. Now Im peeved. It turns out that every Sports Net feed has the Astros versus the Royals...the satellite guide says that SN west would rebroacast... *SIGH* No Jays Baseball, maybe when this game finishes... *SIGH* I happen to love effed up ball games.

Ive already made me some hotdogs and popcorn. I dont have beer, its OK...chocolate milk will do.

DAMN! I was at work. I just came home! The Blue Jays won, that much I know!!! So...Sports Net replays the game at 9:00 Eastern...I guess Im watching the game then...

Me too. Me too. I even have it on VHS to this day . I had recorded it and watched it the next day. But by then it was no longer a surprise 'cause I knew what had happened. It must have been nuts watching it live as it hapened right then and there. "Surreal" may be the perfect word to describe that game.

The views on most VW owners you know surprised you? Everybody sees corporate greed but yourself...THAT is what surprises me!!! Laissez faire type business models dont work in 2015 corporate Earth...hell...laissez faire type business models barely worked at the start of the industrial revolution where businesses offered slave labour to people, and then very very low wages...yeah...like China standards today, and let us not forget child labour...and yeah...like China today... If you have forgotten, THAT is why unions were formed in the first place...to ensure an honest pay for an honest day's work and to ensure a safe working environment for the worker....and together with the government...made laws for the employers to follow for their employees....hardly laissez faire that is!!!

Hey...that is the good news for the 3 and 4 Series as they will no longer be the asshole birthday present for the entitled kid...Finally, the 3 and 4 Series has moved up a notch. Sadly though. Im afraid they will remain THE choice vehicles for the asshole adults... Seriously though, this and the former 1M are the Bimmers that I respect the most as those to me....represent the best qualities that the legendary 2002 and E30 M3 have passed on to modern Bimmers post 2000s.

Well...if that is the case, I wouldnt mind THAT reality at all...even if it means that the Blue Jays...well...CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!!! But we may be getting ahead of ourselves here... Maybe there will be another Moises doing the Bartman in the next series...you know...curse... But since we are entertaining this thought about Back to the Future II...I want Pontiac back and more important than that....I want my flying Jeep!!! Offroadin', no roadin', flying Jeep!!! With round headlights though...

That Maserati looks damned good. I dont really like modern Maseratis...who am I kidding? I dont like Maseratis at all, but that angle, that colour and that stance makes it a beauty. But I gots to agree wit de others Suave, Post #40 was not one of my faves either....just to be politically correct ....sorry.

Well, If I was a Hollywood producer Id look into re-re-making a classic iconic movie car with this orange Lexus. Id make a modern re-boot of The Dukes of Hazard. Id call it the The Shoguns of Kyoto or something like that... Id have the Japanese Rising Sun on the roof of the car Instead of the Confederate Flag. The Confederate Flag is toast in 2015 anyway...time to be inconsiderate and crass about something new... Id name the car Emperor Hirohito. The crazy stunts would include jumping ramps and drifitng in hot Tokyo Drift nights scenery where R32 Skyline police cars chase them Japanese Duke boys all over Japan and Okinawa... There would be plenty of Japanese sexy girls in short short skirts etc...

Everyone here was heartbroken after game 2... Let's keep the stream-roll offence rolling. Excellence of execution, no less, has to produce an absolute crushing, annihilation, eradication and extermination of Texas. No, it's not that I hate Texas as much as how much I want every opponent of Toronto to utterly lose. Im not a Blue Jays fan...never was. Hated them actually. As much as the Yankees. You know... However, this year, Im riding the Blue Jays bandwagon. You know... So I was saddened big time for the first two games ...so I stopped watching so I do jinx any further...and that is all Im saying so I dont jinx any further... With that being said, I will stop watching the Bruins and the Cowboys play for a little while also...so I dont jinx any further....so far...it aint working 'cause the Bruins took another beating today...

That is a sweet Corvette. I love me the C1. Especially a 1959/1960. I dont really mind the excess vents and chrome on a 1959 versus the 1960. And I see what you mean. Lets be honest, GM had no equal in Harley Earl during those times and then Bill Mitchel. Virgil Exner from Chryco.was a good rival too. I like French cars from the 1930s all the way to the 1960s too...maybe I do those soon...

Just a little defiance because Italian cars are sensual and very easy on the eyes...especially the "vintage" ones from the same years that we ogle cars from Mopar and the General.

yeah....REEEEEEAAAAAAL funny! I am holding out for Blu Ray though... Because the way they are going, we aint gonna see a Super Bowl anytime soon...*SIGH* The railroad pic is cool though, but it reminds me too much of yet another Cowboys season....off the rails....

Nothing like dumping out the trash every so often. Make a speedy recovery and move forward, leaving the little turd in the past! Ive done this two times already. The last time this past year. My dad died from colon cancer 9 years ago this November and my mom was diagnosed with it (on time and cured) 2 months after my dad died... So yeah...that is definitely on my mind... You gotta do what you gotta do to stay alive. So...keep staying alive. No...no disco song will be posted. But Im tempted to...

I must have slipped and missed that post. Thanx and a green arrow for you. Plus another sexy Oldsmobile. She is called the Toronado Stiletto. She is a 1967 model.