Robert Hall

I'd like to see a big sedan and coupe named 'Legend' again..

Updated pictures after recent restoration after a 20 year slumber. 65k miles now. More pictures, now stored for winter. Got to get more boxes out of the garage from the move to make room for the '69 which will be going in eventually.. A couple photos of how grubby it was in June 2022 when I put a new battery in and drove it out of the barn. Not sure the last time it had been driven, I hadn't been in the barn since June 2017 due to ongoing dispute with my (now-deceased) deranged brother after our mother's death in April 2015.

I'm not seeing ads on Safari on the desktop, but am seeing a lot of ads on mobile Safari. The site is pretty much unusable on mobile because of the ads.

Yeah, I'm a premium subscriber and see a huge number of ads when trying to access the site on Safari on my iPhone. I would have thought being a premium subscriber would reduce the number of ads, but It's pretty much unusable on a phone with all the ads....so I usually only go to the site on my laptop.

I've used carfax and just google searches of the VIN to find info on past cars I've owned... found out my '00 Grand Cherokee I sold in Phoenix in 2017 turned up at a Copart lot in Tuscon 6 months later, and that the '88 Bronco II I traded for that Jeep in 2000 was registered in a small town in Colorado until 2003. Also found out my brother's Ranger that sold at the farm auction in 2022 appeared on a nearby used car lot a few month later, at 50% markup.

I'm sure there is a substantial price difference...

Nice sunny day, went down to the restorer's shop and picked up my Mustang and drove it home today. 94 mile drive on freeways w/ low traffic, hit the 65k mile mark driving through the Akron area. Happy to have it home, with me again after 21 years apart. I felt 25 again driving it... drives like a new 36 yr old car..tight and free of rattles, quick, loud, stiff springs and bouncy/jarring over freeway expansion joints...tiny side mirrors, no cupholders, comfortable seats though. It feels so small in traffic and sitting down low. Great to drive a manual again. And so very RED. One thing that gets me is the realization that when I was 26, I drove this car from Ann Arbor, MI through Chicago to Colorado Springs over a few days..without cupholders, NAV, and only a rudimentary 1997 cell phone (Motorola Star-Tac). How the world has changed in the last 25+ years. Hard to get good photos at 3:30 on a late fall afternoon, so many shadows.. got a few minor things still to fix but no biggies.

People are people.

Cheaper to manufacture...fewer parts. And it looks cleaner without the strips inset into the bumpers.

Keep on keepin' on...you do [email protected] boring.

They were great...2 hr show tonight on the new 'Memento Mori' tour...new songs and songs from throughout their career. Gore and Gahan don't disappoint.

I think so. It’s been over 10 years since I’ve driven it more than 50 feet. It sat most of the last 20 years. And I’m at a Depeche Mode concert tonight, and going to a Geddy Lee event where he tells stories from his autobiography next week. So I’m really indulging in 80s nostalgia.

Yes, taken this morning at his shop. That's the original paint, they buffed it out, waxed, etc.

Got a call today from my auto mechanic that my '87 Mustang GT is done and ready to go. Plan to go pick it up next week. Looks good after 20+ years in storage--been thoroughly cleaned inside and out (original paint, 64k miles). Went through it mechanically and replaced a lot of seals, gaskets, hoses, etc. Looking forward to getting it home and enjoying it again like I did in Colorado in my 20s.

Rossi Nuccio.. the kids I went to school with were the 1st gen...parents were born in Italy and immigrated to the US in the late 60s I believe..we went to school together in Marathon in the 80s. IIRC, they had a home in Marathon and one in Westchester County, NY--I think the kids were born up there.

Can always use the name of a beloved grandmother or aunt.. my folks did that w/ my sister's name (which is still a very common name in the UK but has become quite uncommon in the US).

'Gzhn' would be pronounced 'John'.. maybe 'Ae37-XD' could be 'Alex'...

I went to high school with a Rossi, Enzo and a Giovanna..3 siblings whose parents immigrated from Italy to S. Florida in the 60s.. They were the 1st generation born in the US in their family. The kids spoke a bit of Italian IIRC. I wonder how they named their kids.. I've worked w/ people who had unusual names, and not names that would be considered 'ethnic'.. like a Jhonathn.. spelled like that, said his parents were non-conformist and wanted a non-standard spelling for his name.. also went to high school with a guy named Sky Rockett. Then there were people whose names seemed unfortunate...like a Richard Head (just like the actor)...hated being called Dick. We shared an office in grad school. Also worked with a Vincen... don't know what happened to the 'T' at the end. As far as naming babies, there has been a trend in the last 20 years of names seemingly made-up rather than previously exising--such as lots of names ending in -den (Kayden, Jayden, Chaden, etc). Also names borrowed from series like Game of Thrones seem to be popular.. Maybe people should be forward looking and use names that sound like they are from the future, as Elon Musk did with his kids... why not names like Ae37-XD, a Zdx223-b, Khelbhar, Gzhn, Ztorr, etc..

I went to high school with a Rossi, Enzo and a Giovanna..3 siblings whose parents immigrated from Italy to S. Florida in the 60s.. They were the 1st generation born in the US in their family. The kids spoke a bit of Italian IIRC. I wonder how they named their kids.. I've worked w/ people who had unusual names, and not names that would be considered 'ethnic'.. like a Jhonathn.. spelled like that, said his parents were non-conformist and wanted a non-standard spelling for his name.. also went to high school with a guy named Sky Rockett. Then there were people whose names seemed unfortunate...like a Richard Head (just like the actor)...hated being called Dick. We shared an office in grad school. Also worked with a Vincen... don't know what happened to the 'T' at the end.

Happy Birthday, Drew!

Got the leaves piled up on the tree lawn for the city to Hoover up.

Still got some fall color in my little woods, but a lot of leaves down.

I can see my driveway and sky from my office window. Will be interesting to look out when we get snow…

Yeah. Nice to have sort of daylight when getting up (7 am) but I know I won’t like it getting dark at 5… always messes up my sleep a few days when the time changes. I don't really like dark when I get up or dark at the end of the workday, but it is what is.. The lack of time change was something I did like about living in Arizona.

I'd assume its for law enforcement and taxes or something... need to know what county drivers are from as the registration cost varies depending on the county, some counties require emission tests, etc..