Older Robbin's Memories of Hialeah, Dade County and Florida - July 1, 2009 thru December 31, 2009 Photo Gallery by Don Boyd at pbase.com

Older Robbin's Memories of Hialeah, Dade County and Florida - July 1, 2009 thru December 31, 2009

This comments gallery is for use by Robbin and his buddies to chat about Hialeah, Dade County, Florida, People, Places, Events, Girls, Guys, Food, Restaurants, Grocery Stores, Hush Puppies, Chili Dogs, Motorcycles, Military Madness, Boot Camp, Go Karts, etc. As with the other gallery comments sections, comments that offensive to others will be deleted without hesitation, with the exception of the Adult Comments Gallery which is password-protected and viewable only by invited guests.

OLD Robbin's Memories - July 1, 2009 thru December 31, 2009

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Don Boyd		01-Jan-2010 01:34
Well, all good things must come to an end and that includes this comments gallery. Please start posting your comments in the brand new Robbin's Comments Gallery starting January 1st, 2010. I do this to keep the PBase website, or at least my section of it, from exploding from all the comments that are posted. Breaking it down into 6-month time periods will hopefully help to keep stuff from crashing. The URL for the new 2010 Robbins Comments Gallery should be the same as it was - I simply renamed this gallery and gave the new gallery the same URL. The URL is: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories_hialeah_robbin_current Best regards, Don

Dave		01-Jan-2010 00:57
Looks like three was enough for me, after all....Terry, got that song sent by Don Boyd, at your request, thank you...... Happy New Year, gentlemen

Terry		31-Dec-2009 23:45
Hey Robbin, How many beer cans have you empty yet?? I have enough aluminum so far to make an intake manifold for a 1971 Pinto. Oh remember So. Fla. radio stations. Like- 93.9 Fm, in the early 60's it was WBUS. Hard core jazz. Around 69-70 it was "The Majic Bus" good underground progressive rock. Then I think it when back to jazz before becoming than softie girlie Love 94. Now I like Jazz, but not the "Teddy Pendergrass" genre--etc. Now come WEDR I think 99.3 Fm. That was also jazz early on. But back 1965 thru 1969 that was the best underground Fm. When every body was listening to WQAM/WFUN I was into WEDR Fm. Now November 1970 was the birth of the best WSHE Fm. Remember Sonny Fox in the Morning. ??? The day WSHE changed to Planet Radio, the big corporate air wave take over, all good radio was loss for ever. Look in the Yellow Page Directory. All the So. Fla. Station are at the same address, same phone number, own by the same A-Holes. And that 105.9- Big 106 is a sad excuse for a radio station. The station here are a little better. Not big corp. owned. No jazz stations at all. And takes what my wife misses from Port Charlotte Fla. when we lived there. They had a lot of stations, rock, jazz, everything. I have XM/Sirius thru my Dish TV. I listen to 6005 and 6006. And even they have the same repetitious play list. MP3 in your pocket with 1000 songs solves all that. Yeah Robbin Those chrome with the flip pages Juke Boxes. And Royal Castle Breakfast. you could not make take for $0.49 in 1967.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 23:25
Dave, Thanks A Million !!!!!!! I Will Pick Up My 3 Bose Wave Radio- C. D. Units, and A New Windows 7 Laptop Computer ASAP. Your Generosity is Very Admirable , and is To Be Commended !!!!!! After I Walk Outa The Store with The Merchandise, Can I Call You To Get Me Out ?????? Hialeah Police, or Miami- Dade Police, Will Most Likely : Be On The Scene, and Give Me A Ride, To The Dade County Jail, or To TGK , The 2 Main Lockups Here. Expect My Call !!! I Will use My 1 Call To Call You. Thanks Again !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 23:13
Terry, I Remember : Stranger On The Shore, By MR. Acker Bilt, I Have it on A C. D. that Dave Sent Me. That's A Beautiful Song !!!!!! I Remember Hearing it as a Kid on The Mini Juke Boxes At Royal Castle. The Juke Boxes Had 45 RPM Single Records then. That was around 1960 Maybe, around there . I used to go to Peaches on Wednesdays, My Day Off, Back in The 70's. I Worked on Saturdays Going around to Publix Stores on A Tractor Trailer Delivering Quarters Of Beef, and I was off on Wednesdays, and I would Drive up to Peaches on Sunrise Blvd., To Look Around , and Buy Some Records, and I Would Eat Lunch Somewhere, and Make a Day Of it. And Then Years Later, They Moved To 167th Street, and 163rd Street, and I went to those, And after they Closed, I Went To Spec's in Westland Mall. Remember Recordland, By Ruffy's Restaurant, 49th Street ????? I Bought A Lot Of Record Albums there, around 1965 - 67. Great Memories !!!!!!!!! We Are Reliving Our Past, and I'm Glad Our Memories are That Good !!!!!!! We All Get A+ For our Memories !!!!!!! Later. I Gotta Go Eat Dinner. Robbin.

Dave		31-Dec-2009 22:56
The Windows computer for Robbin is so minor, money wise, that there is no need to ask. Consider it done.

Dave		31-Dec-2009 22:55
Robbin, go for it. You want three, you got three. Carlos, that price is below 200k so it is okay, no need to even ask about it. Usually, anything under 200k is fine, beyond that I need to watch my pennies.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 22:54
Terry, Happy New Year To You Also !!!!!! The 8 Tracks, At the time, were The Rage, and I Had Them, But To Me: They Were Miserable. They Skippedfrom one Song to The Other, Sorta Like Cassette Tapes, But Maybe Even Worse. I Enjoyed My Music on Them at The Time, But Cursed Those Things. They Gave Me A Fit Sometimes. When I Processed Out Of The Army, In 1973, at Fort Jackson, where I was Permanent Party, Driving For The Motor Pool, I Brought 2 8 Track Players Home , 1 For Me, and 1 For My Brother. I Bought Them used from Guys there, that were Shipping Out. They only Cost Me, about 20 Dollars each, and They Worked Pretty Good. They Were Black, and Had The Main Box in The Middle, and 2 Detachable Speaker Boxes , That Went Out To Each Side A Few Feet. I Can't Even Remember The Brand Name. I used to Take Mine in My Dad's Impala, and Ride Around Our Neighborhood with it Playing. I Liked The 4 Channel Quad Sound and Idea, But Like You Said: That Fizzled out Pretty Fast. I Had 2 Pioneer Receivers, That were 4 Channel Quad, The First one I Had, I Bought at Olson's Electronics On West 49th Street, By The Library, I Think The Model was A 440, and it was Good, But One Side , Went out, and I Took it To SEH For Repairs, But it was a Lemon, and Broke All The Time. After That, I Bought The One I Really Wanted . In June of 1977, I saw it Advertized in The Miami Herald, at Luskin's , on 163rd Street , for $ 299.00 , and at Olson's in Hialeah it was Like : $ 700.00. It was A Pioneer SX 747 Model Receiver 4 Channel Quad. It Had A Round Place on one side, which Was Like Sonar: It Was Green, and Had 4 Beams Crossing, Which Showed The Signal Strength Of Each Channel, and in each Corner, was a Little Adjustment Knob to Adjust The Volume to Each Speaker. I Loved That Receiver, But Just Like The Previous one: It Started Doing The Same Thing: Cutting out Like it Had Shorts, or if on F. M., Like The Signal Wasn't Strong, when it was. I Think They Were Lemons, Never Very Good, only Beautiful Looking. They Sounded Beautiful Too, But That Ended Soon. The Big Kenwood Receiver I Got Next, was Wonderful, I Loved it, Worked Perfect. I Gave it To A Girl I Thought I was Gonna Marry, and We Broke Up, and I Walked away, and Left The Kenwood, and other things, in A Rage, and Never Went Back. I Remember That Song, and I Like all Of Patsy Cline's Music. Dave sent Me A Lot of Her Songs, on C. D.'s. Stevie Ray Vaugh, was Great, There will Never Be Another. I Watch Austin City Limits, a Lot, and I Think Of Stevie Ray, and Can Picture Him There. I Did See Him On Austin City Limits, A Long Time Ago. I Wish I Could, But With This Antique Computer, I Can't Download anything. Maybe Dave , will Buy Me A New Windows 7 Computer !!!!! ???????????? Later. Robbin.

Terry		31-Dec-2009 22:46
Carlos, Yes Tom Wait. He's more song writer/actor. Broardway musical style. That song Heartattach and Vine, the video is him hanging on to a dimly lite street lamp with Frank Sinatra hat pulled down over his eyes. Lots of gravel and pain in his voice. Bob, yes Peaches Record Store. Sunrise Blvd, & N.E. 14 ave Ft Laud. I lived across the street on 12 ave. then. I bought my wife to be a Peaches , peach colored tank top there. And as far as taking of your LP's, I had the Disc Washer. That block of stained wood with black acrylic cordaroy ,And the block was hollowed out for the bottle of anti static solution. I've got record from 1974 that look-play-sound brand new. Never ever lent them out. Every called me a Pri#k. But the records are still new. Not even my wife played them without me. Oh and some where between Carlos last 2 post it's the invisible man. I sent Don Boyd a song to forward to Dave, Carlos, and Bob. Robbin you said you can't get email. But if you can he'll send it. It's The Hellecasters. Enjoy it!!!!

Carlos		31-Dec-2009 22:16
Hey anyone heard of a cat named Tom Waits he had a song back around 1982 called Heartattack and Vine? He has a real raunchy voice. ZZ Top I used to love their videos with the hot cars and hotter chicks.

Carlos		31-Dec-2009 22:08
Hey Dave I saw for sale a 1967 Shelby GT500 KR it's only 118,000.00 you think maybe???

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 22:08
Dave, Thanks A Lot, But I Am Greedy, and Need 3 Waves, By Bose !!!!!! Any Problem with 3 ????? Robbin.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 22:05
Dave B., - Boston Legal, Have A Few More Bud Lights, You're Right , it's Early !!!!!! Why By The Time The Ball Drops in Times Square, You Could Have Washed Down 109 Beers, and Be Feeling No Pain Whatsoever !!!!!!! But Please, Please , Please : Do Not Drive !!!!!!!! Your Safety is at Risk, as Well as others, and You Could Lose Your License Or Your Life. But I Know You are Way Too Smart to Do That anyway, I Just wanted to Lecture You and Bust Your B's. Enjoy Your Bud Light's, No Limit !!!!!! And Bob Sara, is Buying Your Beers Tonight: He Told Me So !!!!!!!! So Order Up On Him, and Throw in A Large Pizza, and That's On Me. Happy New Year Dave !!!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Dave		31-Dec-2009 21:56
I just arranged it with Bose, it is all prepaid, just walk in and give them your name etc and pick up the Wave . I am surprised you felt like you had to ask.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 21:53
Carlos, Excellent Desserts !!!!!!!!! Publix Bakery Key Lime Pie, and Sara Lee Chocolate Cake !!!!!!!!!! We're Talking Delicious Here !!!!!!! Heavenly Sweets !!!!!!! And Whipped Cream, To Go on Top, Even Better. Un Punto Mas , Senor !!!!!!! Yeah, Bose are Innovators, to Be Sure. I Like Those Bose Sound Wave Boxes. They're Small, and Just Plug in To The Wall Outlet, Yet They Have Big Sound. I May Order A Couple Or 3 , if Dave Gives His Blessing, and Authorization !!!!!!!!! And We all Know How Generous Boston Legal Dave is, and He Has Money Trees in His Back Yard, So He Has Beaucoups Greens. Anything Expensive You Ever Need, Just Ask Good Old Dave !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Terry		31-Dec-2009 21:53
Happy new year to all.And Robbin mentioned Quadraphonic sound. Boy that didn't last long. I remember a friend had it I was the same principle as 8Track tape. But only had 2 tracks. Remember that song "Sweet Dreams" in the fifty's by Patsy Cline. Then in 1966 by Tommy McLain. If you ever get the chance, download that song by "The Hellecasters". They're a group of studio musician from Nashville that play modified Fender Telecaster's. They play the hell out of them-hence the name Hellecaster's. Unbelievable sound. I still can't believe that I'm able burn CD's , and these songs fly threw the phone cord, in minutes. I remember in 1974 I bought a cassette recorder. I was able to take cuts from my LP's and make tapes. Back in 70's take was cutting edge tech. I make my mother in law CD's. Every once in a while I slip a modern rocker on the disc. I got her listening to ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots, etc. She loves Stevie Ray Vaughn. Another good one I just remember to down load is the song "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk, Lots of clarinet.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 21:33
Carlos, Good Afternoon, My Friend !!!!!! I Remember Those Coffin Like Living Room Console Stereos. They Were Real Nice !!!!!! Most Families, Had One: Mine Did Not. We Only Had A Big Black And White T. V. With 4 Legs. My First Record Player I Ever Had, was a Little Fold up Phonograph, which I Played My 45 RPM Records on. I Got it at Woolworth's at East Hialeah's Flamingo Plaza Shopping Center, when I was Like 4 Years Old. Then when I was Maybe 13, I Had A Combo Radio and Automatic Record Changer By Zenith. Had that for Years, and Played 45's and LP's on it. And then From around 1967 to Around 1973, I Had a Hobby of Buying Stereo Components, Especially Stereo Receivers. I Had All Kinds, and Mostly : I Played F. M. Radio, Record Albums- LP's, and Cassettes. I Had Some Great Stereo Receivers : Like: Pioneer, Kenwood, Marantz, Realistic, ect. I Had Fun with that, in Search Of What I Liked Best. I Liked Best: Pioneer and Kenwood, But My 2 Pioneer 4 Channel Quad Receivers , were Lemons: They Broke Down, all The Time. The Kenwood Receiver, was Fantastic !!!!!!!!!! I Hade 1 Yamaha Receiver, and it was Great also !!!!!!!! Realistic Receivers From Radio Shack, were Great too, I Had 2 Of Them. I Now Have an Old System, with Separate Components, Put Together, From 1975 To 1987. And I Don't use it Much Now, I use My Little Sony Boom Box, which Has Cassette, and C. D. Players, and I Can Record From The Radio, and From C. D. onto Cassette Tape. I Only use My Stero System: To Play L. P. Records, and I Have An RCA Double Cassette Tape Deck, and I use that Sometimes to Record From one Cassette to A Blank Cassette Tape. I Don't Have A C. D. Player on My Stereo Components System. My Stereo Receiver , is a 1987 Realistic from Radio Shack, The Old Turn The Knob Tuning, Not Digital, But it Looks Pretty at Night with Color Lights , ECT. It's A Realistic STA 460 Model . It Still Works Good !!!!!! Enjoy Your BBQ, and Key Lime Pie !!!!!! I Love Key Lime Pie, and Publix Makes A Great One !!!!! Good Choice !!!!!! Have A Great New Years Eve Tonight, and Best Wishes, To You And Your Family: For A Safe , Healthy, Prosperous, and Happy 2010 !!!!!!! Later, My Friend !!!!!!! See You Next Year !!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		31-Dec-2009 20:52
I'm on my third Miller Lite, starting early :))

Carlos		31-Dec-2009 20:41
Well I got a Key lime pie and a Sara Lee chocolate cake for later (and whipped cream) Now Bose has these little speakers that sound better than those old big box ones times sure have changed everything thats small now is really big on performance. Robbin you can get a new radio with cd for less than a hunderd dollars at Best Buy they will install it for free, I want to get one that has a DVD that slides out so I can watch movies when I waiting for a ship or during lunch breaks.

Road Runner		31-Dec-2009 20:29
Bob Sara, Total Agreement , on Cassette Tapes !!!!! I Have a Lot Of Them, and Still Record on Them, and Still Buy Blank ones at Walgreen's, But Yes, They Do Stretch, and Break, and To Find A Song You wanna Hear, You Have To Find it Fast Forwarding , and Rewinding it, and Car Cassette Stereos, Sometimes Do What They Want to, and You Can't Get Your Song You Want to Hear to Play. It Gets Lost. With C. D., You Don't Have that, and You Can Pick Your Song By Number. Cassettes are A Pain, L. P.'s are More of a Pain For Me, But C. D.'s Are Best For Me. My C. D. in My Expedition, is Broken, and I Don't Know When Or if I'll Get it Fixed. I Just Play Cassettes in it. Later. Road Runner.

Road Runner		31-Dec-2009 20:19
Bob Sara, Amen, on Miami Being The Fraud and Corruption Capital, it Sure is !!!! Do The Right Thing, and Honesty, Here in Miami, are Very Rare !!!!! Once in a while You See it, But that's a Rare Exception, not The Rule. I Can See it Now : A Chain Of Pork Spareibs Car Tailgate Places, From Miami, To Daytona, Founders and Owners, and Chefs: Terry Bocskey, and Bob Sara. Yearly Profit: 1 .8 Million Dollars. A Big Massive Success !!!!! Best Customer: Robbin Learned. 2nd Best Customer: Carlos Betancourt. You Never Know !!!!!!! ???? Yeah Bob, in WW 2, They Served SOS A Lot, and a Lot Of Guys , Like Yor Dad, Got Sick Of it, and Never ate it again, But My Dad , Loved it, and All Of My Family always Did. But Kike You Said: If You Don't Care For Biscuit and Gravy, Then You Would No Doubt Not Like SOS. Dave, Pokey, and I Love it, But Not Everyone Does. My Family, never Had A Console Stereo Cabinet, in The Living Room , Like Many Families Did. My First Little Phonograph, The One That Folded up Like A Suitcase And Had A Carying Handle. I Got that at Woolwort's in Hialeaeah's Flamingo Plaza. And Bob, That Stereo Store You Mentioned , I Think was : Lafayette Electronics. I Went there sometimes, Back in The 60's and Early 70's . Good Place !!!!! Back Then, I Loved Stereo Receivers, and Had Lots Of Them. I Had 4 Channel Quad Pioneer Receivers : 2 Of Them, and Lots Of Others. I Bought And Sold, Traded, Ect. It Was A Hobby, and an Obsession, Back then. Denon, Made Good Power Amps and Receivers, I Remember them. Yamaha, Made Excllent Receivers too, and Onkyo, Sansui, Fisher, Scott, Marantz, Kenwood, Sherwood, Realistic, Sony, and Pioneer. I Have no 45 's Either, Gave Em All Away, Ect., I Do However Have Maybe : 200 Record Album - LP's. But Mine Are All Dusty, and Cramped in, ect. When I Go To Play them, I Carefully Clean Them Up A Bit. I Play them sometimes, But Mostly : I Play My C. D.'s and Cassettes, on My Little Sony Boombox. I Play My Cassettes, in My Expedition. And Any C. D.'s that I wanna Play in My Expedition, I Transfer Them From C. D., to Cassette on My Boombox. I Have a Lot Of Steely Dan on Cassettes, and I Listen to Them a Lot. I Like C. D.'s The Best. I Like Jimmy Buffett too !!!!!! I've Got 3 Cassettes Of His Greatest Hits. I , also went To Spec's and Peaches, and Music Makers at Northside Shopping Center . Our Album LP's, are Attic Treasures, and Like Time Capsules !!!!!! Happy New Year Bob, And Be Well, and Happy !!!!!!! Your Old Friend, Old As Hell 58, Road Runner.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 19:28
Dave, I've Been out Running Errands, until Now, Paying Bills, Buying things , ect. I Had Lunch, at Ranch House, A Turkey Club Sandwich, Potato Salad, and Iced Tea. Super Lunch , Very Delicious !!!!!! I Love BLT, and Club Sandwiches !!!!!!! Right Now, at 2 :24 P. M., it's 75 Degrees Farenheit, Here in Miami. So To Be Honest about it: While You Are Freezing Your Keister Off, up There, I'm in Perfect Temperature, Here in Paradise Lost , Miamuh !!!!!!!! Happy New Year Councilor,- MR. Boston Legal !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		31-Dec-2009 18:54
Good afternoon to all HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember my first record player, my dad bought a Zenith in 1966 at the Northside Sears store it looked like a 6ft long casket with big ass speakers but for many years it was the love of my life. I wished I had kept all my 45s and albums but sadly I gave them all away years ago. I was just seasoning the ribs I got for tonights barbeque, but I going back to Publix before they close to get a key lime pie. Maybe when work slows down I can install a grill in the front trunk of my Bug and go sell ribs pork along little Havana LOL!!! Talk later

Bob Sara		31-Dec-2009 15:44
Good morning all, and Happy New Year. Road Runner, I've never had SOS. My father wouldn't allow it in the house. He said he'd had more then enough when he was in the Army in WWII, and he vowed he'd never eat it again. I have had biscuits and gravey, and I'm not a big fan of that either, so I'm guessing I wouldn't care for SOS. If you've seen The Jersey Boys on TV, you've seen the four actors doing Four Seasons songs. The play includes that, of course, but it tells the story of how the group formed, and their lives. It's really a great story. You were talking about stereo equipment. In the past I've had a GE Mustang record player, which I got for Christmas in 1965. Later I bought a real system at the stereo store on Biscayne Blvd around 25th Street. I can't recall the name of the place. I had a Pioneer receiver, a BIC turntable with a Shure cartrige and Advent speakers. Later, I added a Yamaha cassette deck. The system I have now I started building almost 20 years ago. It's based around a Denon receiver, Klipsch KG4 speakers, a Denon Direct Drive turntable with a Grado cart, a Yamaha cassette deck with Dolby b and dbx, and two CD players, an old NEC that I won, and a Sony ES series five disc changer. The Sony is the newest part of the system, maybe less then 10 years old, and it died over Christmas. The electronic controls quit working. My old LP's still sound great. They just need to be handled with care. Never put your fingers on the groves. keep them clean and in the jackets, and wipe them with a clean soft recoud cloth before and after playing. Most of my LP's are the origionals I bought back in the seventies, with the price labels still on them from Specs, Peaches, and Sounds Terrific (3 for $10) on NE 6 Ave near Vitos old place. The problem with tapes, long term is that they will stretch, or get brittle with age and break. Terry, I'm out of work also, since May. I like the Rambler thing alot. The Fort Pierce crossover from the Turnpike to I 95 is a standard gas stop bikers running between Miami and Daytona. So, you be selling roast pork with no license, permits, insurance or inspections. You'll fit right in here in Miami. Nobody bothers with crap like obeying the law down here. It's the fraud and corruption capital of America. Welcome home, brother.

Dave		31-Dec-2009 15:27
Happy New Year, everyone!

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 04:56
Good Night To All Of My Friends !!!!!!!! Sleep Well !!!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow !!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		31-Dec-2009 04:54
Bob Sara, I've Seen The Jersey Boys, on T. V. In Concert, and Yes: They Are Great !!!!!!! I Enjoyed Their Concert !!!!!!! And Frankie Valli, and The 4 Seasons, One Of The Greatest Singing Groups Of All Time, in My Opinion. Do You Like SOS ??? Creamed Chipped Beef . Not Everyone Likes it, But I Do. It's Just A White Cream Sauce with Shredded Pieces of Beef, and You Serve it Over Biscuits, or Toast. Sleep Well !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 04:47
Terry, Do You Like SOS For Breakfast ???? Creamed Chipped Beef . Dave, Pokey , and I Love it !!!!!! I Make it For My Wife and I , Homemade, all The Time. I Hate To Brag, But I Make it Delicious !!!!! My Mom and Dad, and My Grandma , all 3 Made it. My Brother and I Grew up Eating it, Especially on Chilly Mornings, and We Loved it . I Make it in The Microwave, and I use Armour Dried Beef, in The Jar, Smart Balance, all Purpose Flour, and Milk, or Canned Milk. It's So Simple, But Really Delicious !!!!!! We Put ours Over Waffles, Pancakes, Toast, Biscuits, and Baked Potato. In WW 2, The Military Served it all The Time, But in My 3 Years in The Army, I Only Had it Maybe 6 Times. I Love it, and Have it A Lot. Have A Good Night, and Rest Well, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 04:27
Carlos, I Have A C. D., With All Of The Greatest Hits Of Frankie Valli, and The 4 Seasons, and another C. D. with The Rascals Greatest Hits, and I Love Those 2 C. D.'s . They Sound Great, and They Take Me Back !!!!!!! And I Have Crimson and Clover, and Crystal Blue Persuasion, on C. D.'s. I Play all of Them , A Lot. Great Music !!!!!!! When I Put on : Sherry, Candy Girl, Walk Like A Man, Groovin, How Can I Be Sure, Love Is A Beautiful Thing, I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore, and Crystal Blue Persuasion: My Mind Goes Back To Magic Moments, Golden Memories, and I Smile, and Feel Peace and Pleasure Come Over Me !!!!!!!! Sleep Well, My Friend !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 04:10
Terry, My Brother, who Lives in Titusville, Said He Listens to A Good Smooth Jazz Orlando Station WLOQ, I Think it is, and He Said it's A Good Station. He Likes Smooth Jazz too , Like Me. Do You Get That Station, and if So, Do You Like it ?????? I Cannot Believe There's No Smooth Jazz Station Here in South Fla., anymore !!!!! I Thought Love 94 , would Be Around Forever !!!!!! I Was Wrong !!!! The Geico Geco Shop in Hollywood, was Good Humor, and The Cave Men. I Like The Cavemen at The Bowling Alley Commercial: it's Funny !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 04:02
Terry, My Computer is Old as The Hills. It's a Gateway Essential Windows 98, and I Have Dial Up, with Earthlink, so I Can't Do A Lot of Things With My Set Up. I'm Thinking about Getting a New Dell Notebook Windows 7 Soon, and I will Then Get High Speed Internet, and Then I should Be able to Do A Lot Of Things. I Think Dave Goes to I Tunes a Lot !!!!! I used to Listen To Our Love 94 93.9 Station a Lot, For Years Smooth Jazz, But Now it's 93.9 Miami, and it's Not Smooth Jazz anymore, it's Like Our Power 96, Y 100 , and others, and I Don't Like it. But I Do Have a Lot Of Cassette Tapes, and A Lot Of C. D.'s, That I Listen to, So I'm O. K. !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 03:50
Terry, That Trip to Miami With Pork Cooking in The Trunk Of The 59 Ambassador, if You Can Find One, and it Cooking On The Way to S. W. 8th Street Calle Ocho, is A Winner, and I Speak Fluent Spanish, so I'll Go to 8th Street to Help Sell The Pork, and To People Watch, Especially The Pretty Latin Girls There. Maybe Dave will Buy all the Pork From Publix For You, He Has Deep Pockets !!!!!! Oh and By The Way, At Fort Jackson, and Fort Leonard Wood, We Had Real Whole Eggs. I Never Saw Or Had Powdered Eggs that I Know Of. But Yes I Love Egg Beaters. I Never use Eggs anymore. I Get Egg Beaters, and Publix Egg Stirs. I Make Omelets , Scrambled Eggs , Ect. , with Them, and I Think They Taste Much Better Than Eggs, and They're Easier To Use, and Better For You. I've Been using them, for Years now. I use a Microwave Dish, Nordic Ware to and Make My Egg Beaters Western Omelets in The Microwave, and They Are Delicious !!!!!! & Made in 5 Minutes . I Swear By Egg Beaters, and Egg Stirs. I Believe I Had Powdered Eggs On Airline Flights, Scrambled Eggs For Breakfast, and They Were Delicious !!!!! I used To Love The Old Stereo Receivers, in The Late 60's and Early 70's. Remember Olsons Electronics, on West 49th Street By The Library ????? I Went There all the time, and To Luskin's Electronics. I Had Pioneer, Realistic From Radio Shack, Kenwood, and A Marantz. I Either Sold Them, or They Went Bad, and I Pitched Them. I Liked The Old Receicers , with The Pretty Dial, and Lights ect. The New ones now are Digital, and Better, But They're Ugly. I Have an old one, a Realistic. I Bought it at Aventura Mall's Radio Shack, in Probably, around 1987. It's The Old Pretty Dial Type, But it's A Small One, and Not Real Powerful, Maybe 45 Watts Per Channel RMS. , But it Sounds Good, and it's Still Working. I Only Have Hooked up to it: A Strobe Lab Turntable _ Realistic, And An RCA Dual Deck Cassette Deck, and 4 Realistic Nova 8 B Stereo Speakers. For Playing My C. D.'s, I use My Little Sony Boom Box. And My C. D . Player in My 1999 Ford Expedition, is Broken, So I Only Play Cassettes in it. Dark Ages , HUH ???? Later. Robbin.

Terry		31-Dec-2009 03:43
One more thing while were on this music. Down load I Tunes. It's free. I use it to research songs if I forgot the correct artist. Plus they have about 3000 free internet radio stations. Robbin you like Jazz, no station in South Fla. Fire up I tunes . It's free as good or better then XM/Sirius

Terry		31-Dec-2009 03:27
Robbin, LP's and Tapes are good as long as they still sound good. Beside there's that new music store in Hollywood, Gieco Records and Tapes. So easy a caveman can play it. Just Joken

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 03:19
Everybodies Ahead Of Me !!!!!! I'm in The Dark Ages Musically !!!! I've Only Got Record Albums LP's, Cassette Tapes, and C. D.'s , No Sirius Radio, No MP3, Nada !!!!!!!!! I Am A Cave Man, A Neandrethal !!!!!! But I Do Enjoy My Music : 50's and 60's Oldies, and Smooth Jazz, & I Love Motown !!!!!! Oh Well, at Least I Enjoy My Music, in My Cave !!!!!!!! Caveman Robbin.

Terry		31-Dec-2009 03:15
Bob Sara, I'm unemployed at the moment. I might just have to take your 59 Rambler BBQ Pork idea and run with it. Check it out. I get me another Rambler or whatever, and jam that trunk really deep with Pork. Now help me with this , I pull out of Daytona , lets say around 9AM. Buy the time I'm running through Cocoa Beach, that trunk should be flamin' just about right. Pull into the rest stop in Fort Pierce for a quick seasoning, Back on the road by noon. By the time I pull on to S.W. 8th in Miami, I can be peddling pork in Little Havana. Make a few bucks. No occupational license, no food permits or anything. Just pure clean profit. Havana Style. Thanks Bob we're in business again

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 03:08
Carlos, Thanks For asking !!!!!! I went to My Foot Doctor - Podiatrist, at Palmetto General Hospital Monday, and He said My Foot is Looking Good, But he Ulcer was getting a Blister, and He Had to Trim that off, or it can Spell Trouble for Me. I Go to Him every 2 weeks , to Check it, and Do whatever's Necessary. It's a Little Sore and Hurting Now, after He Cut on it. But Over all: I Guess I'm Lucky, and Doing O. K. I Have My Foot and Leg Still, after Several infections, and I'm Diabetic, and I Have Too Much Sugar, So I Suppose I Am The Miracle Guy, Blessed and Very Lucky !!!!!!!! I Really Need to Cut Way Back on The Sweets, cause My Luck May Run Out one Day !!!!! I Love Root Beer Too !!!!!! Barqs and Publix, Both are Real Good Root Beers. And Winn Dixie , Has Pretty Good Root Beer Too, - Their Draft Style in The Cans. I Have Been Having Too Much Ice Cream, Milkshakes, and Sodas Lately, Gotta Cut it Out. Wanna Try those Throw Backs Though. Thanks , for Your Concern , Much Appreciated !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Terry		31-Dec-2009 02:57
Hi Carlos, I've got almost 3000song and still have 58% hard drive left. It's a 2004 Dell but when I got it I did the 80G hard drive and 560 RAM the processors a 3.5 G. So I good for a while yet. I upgraded to Media Played 11 years ago. It files everything it's unbelievable. If I download a song from Limewire and the person before me has the wrong artist or the name of the song wrong, I can edit and store it. I also have a Radio Shack A/V signal sender. It has a transmitter and a reciever. There about the size and look like a women makeup compact. Ones on my computer, the other at my stereo wallunit. So I can send the music signals threw the air from one room to the next. So i click up me Media Player make a song list on my deck top, and the music comes out of my big ass Fisher Studio Standard 300watt w/15''woofers, in the living room. I still make CD's but not for home use anymore. Try to upgrade to Media 11, !!!

Road Runner / Robbin		31-Dec-2009 02:51
Bob Sara, A Good Low Mileage Rolls Royce in Showroom Looking Condition, will Have to Do, Because I Don't Think Old Money Bags Boston Legal, is Gonna Let any more Eagles Fly !!!!!! As Long as it Looks Good, Like New, and it Will Be Reliable, It Will Have to Do. We Need A High End Prestige Automobile To Host Playboy Bunnies, For Drive around Hayrides !!!!!! We Must Impress Them, and Perform !!!!!!! See What You Can Find !!!!! I Know You Will Find what We Need !!!!!!! I'm Going to Be Looking For Those Made with Sugar Cokes and Pepsi's Myself !!!!!!! I Can Imagine Seeing Terry's Rambler Ambassador Dragging Ass on The Road Sparking, and The Pork Chops BBQing, That's Quite a Scenerio !!!!!!!!! That was a Good One !!!!!! I Haven't Been to Daytona Beach, For Years. Gotta Go Again Some time !!!!!! But Bike Week , is Too Much Crowds an Commotion For Me. I Am An Old Grouch Now, and A Homebody Couch Potato. I Do Want to Try Dixie Crossroads in Titusville Some time though, My Brother said it's 1st Class !!!!! After The Holidays: Yes, We Will Start Lunching Around, When Possible. There are Lots and Lots Of Possibilities !!!!! Later. Happy New Year, My Friend !!!!!! Road Runner .

Carlos		31-Dec-2009 02:48
Hey Robbin how have you been feeling has your foot improved? I don't drink to much sodas but I just had to try these throwbacks my son will drink most of them since Mountain Dew is his favorite soda, mine being rootbeer. I do like that Simply Limeade I usally put some sugar in it, and nothing beats fresh orange juice.

Carlos		31-Dec-2009 02:35
Bob Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons together with the Young Rascals and Tommy James and the Shondells were my favorite groups while growing up I have most of their songs on my MP3 I remember listening to the long version of Crimson and Clover while stoned I thought the song was never going to end.

Robbin		31-Dec-2009 02:31
Carlos, Good to see You Back !!!!! I Know You Have Been Busy At The Ports. I Hope You Had a Nice Christmas !!!!! I Did !!!!! I've Got a Few new Hot Wheels Cars Now. My Collection now Numbers 50 Cars. I Love Mountain Dew, But I Quit Drinking it, Because I Realized That it Probably Has Some Grapefruit in it, and That Can interfere with My Blood Pressure Medicines. I used to Get The The Extra Large Mountain Dew, in The Rubber - Plastic Cup With Ice, a Lot at Taco Bell. I notice Nearly all Sodas, and Drinks today, Say : High Fructose Corn Syrup, on The Label, and Corn Syrup, is Bad for Me, Because it Can Make Me Build Kidney Stones. And Even Though I Am Diabetic, I Like A Coke or other Soda, once in a While, and The Coke with Sugar , would Be Better For Me. Probably , Soon, All Publix will Have The Throwbacks , with Sugar. I Really need to Drink only Bottled Spring Water, But I Like A Soda, once in a while, Like Coke, Pepsi, Ginger Ale, Vernors, Root Beer, RC, ect. If You Drink sodas all the time, it Gets Old, But once in a while: it is A Special Treat !!!!!! I Drink A Lot of Ocean Spray Cranberry Light Juice with Splenda, Simply Limeade, Simply Lemonade, Fresh Squeezed Florida Orange Juice, From Publix Produce, White House Apple Juice, and Zephyrhills Bottled Spring water, and Sometimes : Volvic French Bottled Spring water. All The Best, My Friend, And Happy New Year !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		31-Dec-2009 02:25
Terry I have Media Player 10 I had over 1800 songs which I transfered to an external hard drive with videos photos etc. but everytime I try to acess my files my laptop does want to recognize it now I have about 700 songs which most are repeats of the ones in that external hard drive. Bob come out of the cave it's almost 2010 MP3s are the way to go imagine having hunderds of yout favorite songs in a small player which you can carry in your shirt pocket. I have sirus radio in my truck but I carry my MP3 everywhere. Bob my family and I get medical coverage (Humana HMO) from my 21% union dues also prescriptions, dental and vision are included. Man yesterday at a traffic stop a dude pulled up next to me in an awesome 1967 GTO I almost wet my pants listening to the engine sing, what a beautiful car that was.

Bob Sara		31-Dec-2009 01:27
Wow, you guys are way ahead of me on this music thing. I still have LP's and CD's, and Sirius radio. And that's it. Carlos, it's good to hear from you. I figured you were working your tail off. What's the old saying...gotta make hay while the sun shines? You're doing it, man. We went to see Frankie Valli at the Hard Rock last year. He is worth seeing. A great show. In fact, I took my mom. The Four Seasons were from the area in north Jersey were she grew up. Her brother used to see them playing in the bars and bowling alleys before they hit it big. Mom had a great time, and so did we. I also went to see "The Jersey Boys" when it played in Ft Lauderdale last spring. Also a great show. I have to look for that Throwback Pepsi. It does taste better made with real sugar. Mexican made Coca Cola is also still made with real sugar, and you can find it in the supermarkets in California. When soda is made with real sugar, it will form little ice crystals when you get it real cold. In Publix today I saw a brand called Boylan, I think, and it says right on the bottle made with real cane sugar. They had cherry and orange. Terry, a Rambler Ambassador? That's great. I can just imagine that old bucket chugging up those grades on 101, suspension bottomed out. Bet you had a little smoke coming out of that tailpipe as well. You're lucky the sparks didn't set the gas tank on fire. Bar B Que pork chops. Not so bad, afterall. Did I see that you live in Daytona? If so, if I come up for Bike Week, I'll let you know. Maybe we can get Road Runner up to visit his brother in Titusville, and Pokey down from Indiana. Do you still ride? Dave, I can't believe you can get health coverage for only $458 a month. When I left California I COBRA'ed for about 9 months. At $900 a month. And that was just medical and prescriptions. When you come down, I've got some stories about my experiences with jury duty. I've been called a few times, both here and in San Francisco. They are too long to retell here, and I am not much of a typist anyway. Just remind me when we see each other. Road Runner, a new Rolls costs about $340K. So I am looking for a clean, low miles pre owned. I hear that the Ponzi Scheme attorney, Scott Rothstein had a white one picked up by the feds. Maybe we can make a bid on it. We do have a budget to live with. Once the holidays are behind us, and with Don mobile again, we should look into getting together for lunch. Let talk about it and see how Carlos' schedule works out.

Dave		30-Dec-2009 23:51
I had the version of limewire that you had, but it began giving me trouble...on mp3 downloads, and it had been perfect up until then. I guess I downloaded over 1000 songs from it

Terry		30-Dec-2009 23:48
Dave, yes Limewire can be a pain if you let it. I've had 3 or 4 versions. I got lucky with the " 4.18.8 " . Only download " MP3 "---not wma-mp4 , or the other garbage. Or you'll be chasing it around your hard drive. Only "Down Load " when you get a Bit Rate. If you do that your save. I've never gotten a virus, trojan etc----

Terry		30-Dec-2009 23:40
Carlos, About how many song do you have on file? And do you use Media Player 10 or 11?

Terry		30-Dec-2009 23:32
Carlos, thanks I will try it

Dave		30-Dec-2009 23:32
Carlos, good to hear from you. I will try that site , as I used to use limewire but started having trouble downloading stuff......

Carlos		30-Dec-2009 23:30
Hi Terry, Yes it's free like Limewire in fact the site looks like it. My cousin who gave me the web site told me that it's much safer than Limewire when it comes to downloading. I also use Media Player to sync music and music videos to my Mp3 players or to burn cd's.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 23:23
Dave, Good Post, Very Informative, Thanks !!!!!! Here , They Call The Same People Like My Wife and I : once a Year, Every Year, and I Know People Who Wanna Serve, and They've Never Been Called. It is Very Unfair. Here you can Be called By Different Courts, More than once a year. That's Too Much, and With Like 4 Million + People Here in Miami- Dade County, That's Really Unfair. They used to call People From Voters Registration, But I Think it's By Driver's Licenses Now, ButThey Keep Calling us once a Year. When I was working, I Hated it, But Maybe now that I Am Retired , I won't mind so Much !!! ??? If I Can Walk, that is. ????? I Enjoyed Your Post Very Much !!!!!!! Too Bad about Your Having No Benefits, That's The Down Side. I Gotta Go with My Wife to Have Dinner. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Terry		30-Dec-2009 23:21
Hello Carlos, First time speaking to ya, so the music download www.frostwire.com , is it free like "Limewire" When I first started my music files I did the I tunes-- "can you say ripoff". I have Media Player 11. With 2915 songs. Let my know???

Terry		30-Dec-2009 23:13
Robbin, I've been meaning to ask? In the Army do you like the Powdered Eggs? I eat a lot of Egg Beaters now. But back then the powdered scrambled egg's, I loved the flavor. Just about everybody else hated them. I thought they had a better flavor.

Carlos		30-Dec-2009 23:12
Hello to all, Robbin Dave, Bob, Don, Pokey, Carey Gigi and everyone else on this site. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and here we are at the tip of another year coming. I been very busy these past weeks this is our busy season with all the cruise ships back in south Florida, and also the container ships been moving a lot of cargo. Robbin I stopped at a Publix on 441 and Commercial Blvd. to get a sub and found they were selling Pepsi and Mountain Dew that are called Throwbacks because they are made with real sugar like the old days, I tasted one and it tasted like the Mountain Dew I drank as a kid. Later I stopped at the Publix near my house but they did not have them. I see Don is doing better. I hope Manocarz is doing good too. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons are coming to the Hard Rock but the cheapest tickets are about $51.00 dollars. Between work, the holidays, plus helping my wife with her photography business I am ready for a break. I found a great site to download music from it's called Frostwire (www.frostwire.com) I tried already and downloaded some songs from the Dave Clark Five. Pokey keep them e-mails coming in they are great. Hey what the f@#$% is going on with the gas prices last week I paid 2.53 a gal. today same station 2.63 it's out of control. I guess it's time to take the Bug back on the road, it needs tires and some TLC. Well I'm going to drag my wife to the gym for awhile, talk later.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 23:10
Terry, I Agree with Dave: That Was A Classic !!!!!! Jolly Good Show, I Say Oh Chap !!!!!!!!! A Bloody Good Car !!!!! Hip Hip Ol Boy !!!!!!!! That Was Really A Good one !!!!!!! I Give You A Long Round Of Laughs , and A Bottle Of Spirits for That one !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 23:05
Terry, Sounds Like You Ate A Lot Of Pork Chops, and The Price was Right !!!!! And That Ambassador, Sounded Ferocious, and I Can Picture it. It's a Shame , The End Of The Road For The Old Rambler was The Junk Yard !!!! I Had a 1959 Fiat 4 Door, in 1969 I Bought for 50 Dollars, and I Ran The Dog Sh%# out of The Poor Little Car, and it Lasted a Few Months, and Then it Got A Funeral, and Went to Fiat Heaven, For Eternal Rest. I Drew Circle with that Car, Rode on The Golf Courses, Peeled out Everywhere, ect. That was one Hell of a Tough Car !!!!! My Younger Brother Sold it to Me, and He Had it for Like 3 Months, and He Ran The Piss Out Of it too. I Wish The Cars were Made that Way now !!!!!!! Later, Robbin.

Dave		30-Dec-2009 23:05
Terry, that was good

Dave		30-Dec-2009 23:03
Hi Robbin-----it is good to be home after hitting all that traffic today, out visiting......we are going to stay home for New Year's Eve, as is normal for us......nice and quiet

Terry		30-Dec-2009 23:02
Robbin , I used to have a Rolls Kanardly, Rolls down one hill. Kanardly get up the next!

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 22:53
Dave, Thank You !!!!!! A Rolls Royce it is , 200 Grand Worth !!!!!! And Bob Will Be The Driver, and I Will Offer Myself To The Playboy Bunnies, while Bob Drives, and Later we can Switch so Bob Can Get His Share of The Pleasure !!!!!!!! And When You Come Down, I'll Drive For You. The Rolls will Be A Rolling Along Pleasure Place , and Some of The Time : The Pleasure , will Be all Mine !!!!!!!!! Hope You Had A Good Day !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		30-Dec-2009 22:43
Robbin, your post, much earlier, about the legal system, is correct..... Re Jury Duty, here it is once every three years and if you are not going to be chosen for a trial, you are out of the courthouse by noon, and it is only one day or one trial per three years. Not bad. Years ago, maybe 25 or 30, it was jury duty every DAY for a month......I am not sure how they pick jurors to serve before they get to the court, but the same folks are picked over and over again every three years, so it must be by driver's license data bank or something like that, because there are those who are never picked, and that is unfair to others. And yes, re the caseload, I can work as much or as little as I want, take time off simply by not mentioning certain dates to the judges. They never tell you when to come back on a case, they ask. So by not mentioning the first two weeks in June, for instance, I automatically have it off. If I mentioned no dats in June, I would have the entire month off. We are 1099 independent contractors, no benefits, we are not employees of anyone, we are all in private practice but also accepting court appointed cases, which we bill the state for on a case by case hourly basis. So it can be as busy as you want it to be. Quite a few people want light caseloads. I am not one of them. I have the fourth highest caseload of all 10 courts but that is strictly by choice. They don't care if I take two cases a month, as long as they all get assigned to someone. You get really spoiled, because you have no boss, no one tells you what to do. Ever. So if we ever got a regular job, we would be fired for insubordination, probably, with all the petty nonsense that goes on in companies. I have not had a boss for the past 30 years. We still have rules and regs etc naturally, and the judges rule for or against us put they don't control our work. So it is kind of a unique kind of job, where we are on our own. The downside is that we pay for everything,, for example, health insurance, to the tune of 458.00 a month. So it is not all rosy, but it is independent.

Road Runner		30-Dec-2009 22:42
Bob Sara, I Picked up all of Those Car Dealers, Char Hut, & a Shorty's BBQ that was there a Short time too. But I was On That Route Later than that, Like around 1988. I Love Fleetwood Mac Too, But You Know a lot More about them than Me. I Have " Rumours," and The " Fleetwood Mac " Releases, Both Gold Masterpieces , in My Opinion !!!!!! Christine McVie, Was A Great Performer !!!!!! I Never Saw them Live though. They Made a Lot Of Great Songs !!!!!!! Like Terry, I Said Dania Beach Blvd. For Pirates World, Because it was in Dania, But it was on Sheridan Street. Ahoy Captain: Our New Vessel, Shall Be A Brand New Rolls Royce, Bought with Dave's Offered 200 Grand !!!!!!! We Will Party Hearty in The New Pleasure Craft !!!!!!!!! Full Of Playboy Girls !!!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Terry		30-Dec-2009 22:34
Bob, You really know your Fleetwood. That's right Peter Green and Mick were the start. Then John McVie on bass. I also have Bob Welch Sentimental Lady solo. Fleetwood Mac 1966 " Oh Well" and the other really early stuff was good Jazz roots. Back to the Rambler with the Pork Chops. It wasn't just that , I was totally loaded down with everything. This was weekly, sometimes Bi weekly. These were from like from 20 Mess Halls. Robbin a little bit about this old 1959 Rambler. It was 4 door Ambassator 327, 4 barrel V8, with a 3 speed "Flashomatic" like Fords Cruisamatic. I bought it from the guy that got me transfered to my S4 job for $150.00. When I got orders for Korea I tryed to sell it , no luck. So I added some octane booster and smoked the back tire off in one day on the side streets. Junk yard gave me ? $25.00 est.

Dave		30-Dec-2009 22:28
A Rolls Royce it is, then. The yacht order has been cancelled. Nothing is too good for my friends in Miami.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 22:23
Dave, Captain Bob, Now Says: Forget about The Yacht Pleasure Cruise, and instead : He now wants A Rolls Royce !!!!!! A Capital Idea, And Fine with Me, as Long as The Rolls is Filled with Playboy Bunnies, and I Am A Permanent Passenger, Riding Around in The Rolls, Being Entertained By The Babes, While Captain Bob, is Driving around Town !!!!!! Under those Terms, I Give My Stamp Of Approval !!!!!!!! And At Least 5 Girls with Me, Should Be Adequate, But 6 or More: Outstanding !!!!!!!!! The More Girls, The More My Pleasure !!!!! And If Bob Derives Any Pleaure From Driving, and The Sights and Sounds: Good For Him, and in Fact, I Would Be More Than Happy To Drive The Rolls a while so Bob Can Be Entertained By The Girls too, and if We Don't Have To Wear a Chauffer's Uniform, I Can Pretend and Be Seen Like it's My Own Car, and Show Off Like A Palm Beacher !!!!!!!! So Can Captain Bob Spend Your Money - 200 Grand, on A Rolls Royce ?????? I Hope So, Cause if So, I'm Gonna Ride around in A Rolls Royce, with A Bunch Of Beautiful, and Willing Girls !!!!!!!! Please Let Bob And I Know ASAP, So The Pleasure Ride Can Begin. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		30-Dec-2009 22:14
Road Runner, did you do a pick up at Bob Houston VW? They were right at the Cloverleaf, in the parking lot of the bowling alley. That was my last car job before I moved to San Francisco In march of '81. The other dealers on 441 at that time were Dave Zinn Toyota and Warren Henry Volvo. There was also a Charhut on 183rd just west of 441. On 441 going north was a taco place, a Wendys, and a good Bar B Q place on the east side of the street. Charhut latter moved up to 441 in Hollywood accross from the Chrysler dealer.

Bob Sara		30-Dec-2009 22:03
Terry, Buckingham and Nicks were both a recording duo and a couple before joining Fleetwood Mac. They had released an LP together. They joined Fleetwood Mac around '74. Their first LP with the group was titled "Fleetwood Mac", and it was followed by "Rumours". Before them Mick Fleetwood and John McVie had a series of guitar players and vocalist, among them Peter Green, Danny Kerwin, Bob Welsh. Christine McVie was the first female vocalist, and she joined the group in the early '70's, and was married to John McVie for a while. Christine and Buckingham/Nicks wrote and sang almost all the hits. Lp's before Buckingham/Nicks included "Bare Trees", "Perguin", "Heros are Hard To Find", and "Mystery to Me". Christine McVie also released a solo LP under the name Christine Perfect before joining the group. As you can tell, I am a big fan, and I have all those titles and more on both LP and CD. Christine wasn't with the band when I saw them at Pirates World. But I saw them again at Miami Stadium during the "Rumours" tour, and then again when they reunited in the late '90's at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountainview, Ca. That was Christine's last tour. She retired after that, and no longer performs with the group. She was always my favorite, and I liked her songs best.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 22:02
Terry, I Hated White Milk as a Kid, Wouldn't Drink it, But Now: I Love it, But only Iced Cold. I Can Take a 32 Ounce Ice Cold Milk Bottle, and Chug A Lug it Right Down, and Enjoy it !!!!!!!! And on Cereal, with Oreos, Pecan Pie, With Chocolate Cake, Oreo Cheesecake, ect., Iced Cold Milk, Becomes Wonderful !!!!!!! Those Norris Dispensers, All I Remember is They were a Big Box, with Two Ball Shaped Knobs, one For Chocolate, one For White Milk, and You'd Lift The Ball Knob to Fill Your Plastic Tumbler with Milk. I Remember When I Had K. P., Al Of The Delivery Trucks Like Milk, Bread, ect., Would All Come Very Early in The Morning to Deliver to The Mess Halls . And I Remember Our Milk and Chocolate Milk Came Out Of Those Norris Dispensers Iced Cold And Delicious : Like I Like it. To Each His Own, But I Have Always Loved Stevie Nicks, and The Sound Her Voice Gives to Fleetwood Mac . I Always Loved Blondie, with The Beautiful Debbie Harry,and Her Silkie Smooth Voice. I Keep Picturing The 59 Rambler Draggin it's ass On The Road, and Sparkin, and Bouncin, and You Gettin On Down The Road, on Highway 101, A Kodak Moment, and I'm Laughin My Rusty Dusty Off about it, And Of Your Cargo: The Item That Stands out, was The 20 Pounds Of Pork Chops !!!!!!!! A Lot Of Good Eatin !!!!!! My Grandma , used To Fry Pork Chops, in An Iron Skillet Golden Brown, and We'd Pour Cream - Chicken Gravy Over them, and They Tasted Wonderful !!!!!!!! It seems that Bob Sara , knows The General area around Fort Ord. Bob Lived in The Oakland - San Francisco area , For Years. Does Your Brother Remember Me From PSJH ?????? Later. Robbin.

Road Runner / Robbin		30-Dec-2009 21:17
Bob Sara, 58, and Still Riding A Harley ????? Man, That's Like A Record !!!!!! Just Kidding Bob, May You Ride A Harley, 42 Years Longer !!!!!! I used to Pick up The Nissan Dealers Money, Every Day, on one Route I was on At Wells Fargo Armored, for A While. I Picked up Peterson's Harley, and Lots Of Car Dealers up on 441, north of The Golden Glades Clover Leaf, & South Of County Line Road . My Mistake: I Accidently Said Pirate's World was on Dania Beach Blvd., When it was on Sheridan Street, on The Causeway, Just West Of The Ocean. That was one Great Place !!!!!!!! You Know What Bob : I Can't Imagine Fleetwood Mack, without Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham. Both Beautiful, and Great Singers !!!!! I Always Have Loved Fleetwood Mac, and Stevie Nicks, Her Unuasual Singing Style and Her Sort Of Raspy Voice, are Unique. I Have Rumors, on A Record album, and A Cassette, and A C. D. Too. My Absolute Favorite Fleetwood Mac Song : " Gypsy " . I Hope Your Birthday was A Winner !!!!!! I Agree with You: Patricia Should Post More Often, But She Has No Home Computer, So She can only Post, on Her Work Computer, and She Has Very Little Time At Work to Do That. And if She Posts More, I Will Clean Up My Language More, outa Respect Of Her, A Lady !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Terry		30-Dec-2009 21:07
Hey Bob, you're right, I just googled Pirates World, north side of Sheridan St. in Dania. That's why I said Dania Beach Blvd. Open in 1966. But on the Fleetwood Mac thing I think Lindsay Buckingham was there from the start. Stevie Nick's was an un-needed addition. And riding in my 59 Rambler, it was a short jaunt down Hwy 101, then veer to the left and Fremont Blvd to the Apt. in Seaside. Robbin , those Norris milk dispensers were polished Stainless Steel. And those 1'X1'X36" cardboard milk containers were plastic bladder lined. Something like 21 gallons. It's funny I always remember hating white milk. My mother thinks I got a hold of some warm milk early on. If I eat cereal or have a piece of chocolate cake, something sweet, I'll do a little white milk. But to see people wash down perfectly good food with milk , Oh and the dried white milk crust on to lip, OH NO!!!!!!

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 20:09
Don Boyd, And When You Go To Knause Farms, and Robert Is Here : If You're Hungry, and Want to Eat A Meal Down There: I Highly Recommend: Cracker Barrel, Sonny's BBQ, and Toro Taco . And if you Should Decide on that : If You are at Robert Is Here, and You wanna Go to Cracker Barrel: Go East on Palm Drive, To The Street Before US1, Look To Your Left, and You'll See Walgreen's and The Side and Back of Cracker Barrel That Dark Brown Bldg. Turn Left and Then Right to Get to Cracker Barrel. Now if You Want Sonny's BBQ: , Turn Left at US1, and Stay in The Right Lane, and Sonny's BBQ, will Be on Your Right, Just A Short Distance From There. Or if You Wanna Get On The Florida Turnpike Northbound: You Can Get On Right There on The Right, Right Before Sonny's BBQ. And if You Like Mexican Food, There are like 4 Good Mexican Restaurants, on Krome Avenue, in Downtown Homestead, Right near The Homestead Police Station, on Mowry Street. All Of Them , are Owned and Run By Mexicans, and The Cooks are Mexicans, and The Food is Authentic Delicious Mexican Food. My Favorite 2 Places are : Toro Taco, on Krome Avenue, and Mowry Street, and La Quebradita, on Krome Avenue, just south of Campbell Drive. My Wife and I Like, and Eat at all Of These Places. They Are Good !!!!!!!!!! Bon Apetite !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		30-Dec-2009 20:03
Thank you all for the birthday good wishes. Patricia, it sure would be nice to see more comments from you here. It's always good to get a woman's point of view, and keep us men from reverting back to our adolescent behavior...lol. Road Runner, you and Terry are correct about The Place being on NW 7th Ave, up the street from Mary's Italian Restaurant. And it was an old Food Fair, and later, after The Place closed, it was a Datsun dealer. And I am still riding, even at the advanced age of 58. Two of the guys in my group are 73, so I figure I still have some time left. Terry, I recall Pirated World being on Sheridan Street, not Dania Beach Blvd. I saw T Rex there and Fleetwood Mac before Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham joined the band. That was the first concert place we went to where we were patted down at the door. They weren't very good at it because we never had a problem getting in with plenty of joints in our pockets. And it seemed no one else had a problem either. I can just imagine you driving down 101 with a trunk full of pork chops. Having lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 26 years, I made the drive down to Monterey and Carmel all the time. When I would ride down on the bike, sometimes I'd cut over to 17 through the mountains and down into Santa Cruz, then take 1 south to Carmel. A beautiful ride, but a long way to go. Pokey, glad you and the Harley are staying warm. Spring is right around the corner. Have you given any thought to coming down to Daytona for Bike Week? Don, I'm glad you're feeling better, and you are up and around. If you are heading down to the Redlands, try to do it on a week day. Knause Berry Farm is jammed on Saturday, and closed on Sunday. And Robert is Here is worth the trip for the Key Lime milkshake, but it is also a great place for fresh produce. Dave, now that "cold weather" has arrived, I've lost interest in the whole boat idea. Hang on to the money, and I'll let you know when I find a suitable pre owned Rolls Royce for around 200K. I love it when the temps drop a bit here. Everyone breaks out the leather jackets, hoodies, boots, gloves. Give me a break, it still gets into the seventies once the sun comes out. I'm running around in a tee shirt and jeans.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 19:45
Don Boyd, The Place with the Great Baked Goods, is : Knause Farms, and it's On Coconut Palm Drive , Which is S. W. 248th Street, and it's about Halfway Between US1 - South Dixie Highway, and Krome Avenue, in The Redlands. It's Right Across The Street, From The Redland's Middle School. They Have a Little Produce: such as Tomatoes, Yellow Squash, and Strawberries. And They Sell Wonderful Strawberry Jam, in Jars. And Their Bakery, has : Shoo Fly Pie, Sticky Buns, Great Brownies, Wonderful Breads and Rolls, Ect. Their Stuff is Homemade There, and They are Amish, and Their Baked Goods , are Really Good. To Get There: I Take The Palmetto Expressway 826 South, To 874 The Don Shula, Left Lanes Just Past Bird Road, and I Stay on The Don Shula into The Turnpike. I Stay on The Turnpike, To The Caribbean Drive Exit, in Cutler Ridge . And After Exiting The Turnpike at Caribbean Drive, I Go to US1 Nearby, Turn Left, Heading South, and Go to Coconut Palm Drive,- S. W. 248th Street. Turn Right At Coconut Palm Drive, and Go west around 3 1 /2 Miles, or until You See The Redland Middle School on Your Right. Turn Left into Knause Farms. You Are There !!!!!!!! Their Milkshakes out Front , on The Right, are Good, Especially : Their Strawberry Shake !!!!!! And Then when you Leave: To Go to Robert Is Here, From Knause Farms, I Go West to Krome Avenue, and Turn Left, Head South on Krome Avenue. Keep Going until You See Palm Drive- S. W. 344th Street . Turn Right there, and Go Down A Little ways, and Soon : Straight Ahead, But Sorta on The Left Side: You Will See Very Large Letters Saying : Robert Is Here, That is it. Robert Is There. You'll See A Guy in A Red Knit Shirt, with Glasses on, and A Short Beard. That is Robert, The Owner, and Founder Of The Place, and He's Always There, and He's Very Nice. Then To Return Home, I Leave Robert Is Here, Go East To US1, Make A Left, at US1, and Head North. I Stay in TheRight Lane, and Turn Right at Campbell Drive, - S. W. 312th Street, I Go Straight On Campbell Drive, Staying in The Right Lane, for a Short Time. And Right Past Campbell Drive Middle School, which will Be on Your Left, Look For The Sign, and Entrance Ramp, to Get on The Florida Turnpike, Headed Northbound. Once You Get on The Turnpike , Take it Northbound, until You See The Sign For 874 The Don Shula, Pay Your Toll There, unless You Have a Sunpass, and 874 will Run You Right into The Palmetto Expressway 826 North, and You Stay on That to The N. W. 122nd Street / N. W. 138th Street Exit. and Turn Right, and Go To Checker's, at W. 12th Avenue, Make A Right, and Go Straight ahead to Miami Lakes Elementary School, and Turn Left, and Go Home !!!!!!!!! That's My Way Of Going To Homestead- Fla. City, and Back, and I Think it's Best. You Can Go Out To US 27, and Take Krome Avenue all The way Down, The Nature Trail Way. But Krome Avenue, is only 2 Lanes , and it's Very Dangerous, with People Passing, and LotsOf People Turning on and off of The Highway. Either way You Go, Be Safe , and Have A Good Outing !!!!!! Robert Is Here, Has A Neat Little Petting Zoo Type area out Back, and it's Nice to Walk Thru The Store, and Go Back There. And The Restrooms ,- 2 Porta Potty's , are Back There too. My Wife and I Love Both Places, and They Both are Very Popular !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 18:50
Don Boyd, I'm Sure The other Branches Of Service, Had Mess SGT.'s, Supply SGT.'s, and other People in Charge, That Requesitioned Food and Equipment, to Blackmarket Sales, ect., and For Personal Gain and Personal use, But In The Army, I Know Personally 1st Hand: That it was Very Widespread, in The Early 70's Vietnam Era, But My Dad, was in The Army in The 40's WW2 Era, and He Said That was Common, Back then Too. In Basic Training, in 1970 at Fort Jackson, on Tank Hill: Our Company Mess SGT., Had us: Trainees: To Load Perfectly Good Food, into Civilians' Cars, all The Time, when We Had KP Duty, and We Figured out Real Fast : what was Going on. I Knew Right Away. I Said To Myself: This Mess SGT., is A Crook, and He's Selling Cheap Army - Govenment Property, and Then We Go Hungry at Night, Because Our Chow, was Small Portions, and No 2nds allowed. They Put out Just Barely enough. When I Had Weapons Guard Duty, in The Arms Room, or a Detail, By The Time I was Relieved: There was Hardly anything Left in The Mess Hall, For Me To Eat. And Many times: I Had to Go To The PX, and Buy Snacks to Get Me By. Honest Accounts, No Exageration !!!!!!!! Our Company Mess SGT., was A Major SOB !!!!! I Detested Him !!!!! I was in The Orderly Room, one Day in The Afternoon, and Captain Silverthorn, our Company Commander, C O : A Young West Point Grad, Sent Me to The Mess Hall, For A Snack For Him, So I went to The Mess Hall, and Told The Mess SGT.- SFC E 7 Tolbert, that Capt. Silverthorn, would Like A Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, ans That I Would Deliver it to Him. Well The Mess SGT., Told Me : To Tell The C. O. That The Mess Hall was Closed, and For Him to Wait until Evening Chow at 1800, Like everyone Else. I Went and Gave Capt. Silverthorn The Mess SGT.'s Message< and The Captain's Face Turned Real Mad Looking, and He Said : We'll See about that, and He Put on His Black 3rd Army Patton Helmet with a Blue Stripe, and a Big A on it, and He Stormed out The Door Headed For The Mess Hall. And in about 10 Minutes, He Returned To The Orderly Room, with A Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, and A Tumbler Of Milk. I Told Him: Sorry Sir !!! And He Told Me: It wasn't Your Fault, it was His, But He Knows Not to Do it Again. And He Told Me : at Ease Private, as You Were. I Said : Yes Sir , and He went into His Office to Have His Snack. I Wished I Were There in The Mess Hall, To Hear The Chewing Out, and Heel Locking that That SOB Mess SGT. Got, From Captain Silverthorn. An Enlisted Man , under A Captain, The Company Commander Getting An Attitude, with An Commissioned Officer: The Mess SGT. Got Too Big For His Pants, and Showed How Stupid he was, and Captain Silverthorn, Reminded Him about Chain Of Command , and That Officers are In Charge. That was Funny !!!! I Laughed inside, all The Time about that one. And Captain Silverthorn, was Very Nice, and Treated Even us The Private Trainees - Recruits : With Respect, As Long as You Rendered Him : Proper Military Courtesy, Calling Him Sir, and Rendering A Salute. He was A Real West Point Gentleman, Very Professional, and Military Looking and Acting. When We Marched and Doubletimed to The Rifle Ranges, and other Classes in The Field , Captain Silverthorn: Often Lead us . And He Lead PT, a Lot. He was in Superior Physical Shape, just Like Our Drill SGT.'s. I Guess The Army is no Different than anywhere else: Human Beings Involved. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 18:01
Don Boyd, Glad to Hear that You Are Getting By , without Severe Pain, all The Time, and That You Can Walk Around Some, Even With a Cane, is Still Better Than Being Bedridden, or Stuck On The Sofa, with The Leg Elevated. You Are Making Good Progress, I Believe, But it will Take Some More Time, to Get You Back To Mall Walking , ect. Hang In There !!!!!! Those Days , are Coming Again, But Just A Little Later. Yeah , The Cold is Hard on Those Poor Iguanas, They Have a Hard time, with the weather outside in The 40's. They are very Tropical Creatures. It's a Beautiful Day Here, But I Prefer 70's and 80's, and Dave and Pokey's Weather: Not Me either. I Hate Snow and Real Cold weather. I Like Our Miami Weather. It Suits Me !!!!!!! Continued Progress in Your Recuperation. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 17:47
Dave, I'm Very Surprized: I always Figured that Your Near Boston, and Boston's Winter Weather, would Be The Same, or Near The Same as Pokey's, But it appears not. I Guess Pokey, Being So Close to Chicago Makes The Difference. I Always Thought Chicago Winters would Be The Same as Boston Winters. But Both are Too Cold For My Thin Miami Blood. I Will Stay Here, So I Don't Freeze To Death, and Besides: I Like it Here in Miami. Enjoy Your 5 MPH Turns at Intersections !!!!!!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 17:40
Dave, Crime Never Takes A Holiday, and All Courts are always Full, so Your Business is Always Good, I Am Sure, and as You Said: You Can Take Time Off , anytime, Because You Are Sort Of A Free Agent, Working in The Boston Legal System, But if You Wanna Work Non Stop, The Work is There !!!!! Am I Correct, about That ????? I Might Be A Littled Misguided. I Know when ever I've Gone to any kind of Court Here in Miami- Dade County, it was A Packed Courtroom, and The Waiting Rooms For Jury Duty, were Stadiums Sardines Packed in a Can Style Herded in, with People On Crutches, and in The Aisles in Wheelchairs. When They Summons You For Jury Duty Here, They Won't Excuse You With A Cardiologists Doctors Note, or Most anything. They tell You Yo have to Appear, and Then they tell you there, to Show The Note to The Judge. I Wanted to Punch The County Clerk, in His Punk Face. He called My House 3 Times asking My Wife if I was Going to Appear or not, and then when I Hobbled there on a Sore Foot, I Faced Him at The Window, and He Told Me: Show The Doctors Note to The Judge. I Didn't Even Waste My Time Doing that, Because I was in The Courtroom, For The Budoir, and I Just went along with The Proceedings. I was Questioned By The Attorneys, But was not Picked For The Jury. The Judge was very nice. He Dismissed us at about 5 :30 P. M., and We Did not Have to Return The Next Day. That was about 1 Year ago, My Most Recent Jury Duty. They Call My Wife and I , at Least once Every Year. That Case, was a DUI. I've Been to Jury Duty, around 6 Times, and While it is interesting, and Kinda Neat, it is a Big Hassle. I , overall : Do Not Like it. The worst Scenerio, would Be to Be Put on A Federal Grand Jury Case, and To Be Sequestered in A Motel, for A Week or Two, or More. That would Be Torture For Me, Like Jail, or in A Hospital as a Patient. Best Regards, and Enjoy The Cold On The Cape !!!!!! And Happy New Year !!!!! Be Safe !!!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		30-Dec-2009 15:42
Robbin, thanks for your words about the recuperation. I'm now walking though slowly and sometimes with a cane. There's some pain at times during the day but nothing bad and I have some Lidocaine adhesive pads that really help to ease the pain plus pills that I prefer not to take. I've been off-line from Sunday night through Tuesday night because AT&T had a widespread outage of their DSL service in northwest Dade and it sucked not to have the internet or e-mail capability. Terry, the things I've learned about you are interesting, especially your stunts in the Army. From what Robbin and you have said there were a bunch of crooks in the cooks division, haha. Dave, you can have that cold weather even if it's better than Pokey's. We got down into the upper 40's two nights ago and yesterday all the big iguanas were out next to the small lake behind me sunning themselves all day trying to warm up. If it gets too cold they'll go into a state of suspended animation and fall out of trees and bushes and some never recover and die. Robbin: what's the fastest way to get to Robert is Here and the other place that sells baked goods? I want to take my ladies down there one day next week - not on the busy weekend. Don

Dave		30-Dec-2009 13:50
Court is real busy, being an inner-city court, one of ten in the city.......we will be visiting relatives all day today about an hour north of here. Cold today but warmer tomorrow. It changes all the time. As I mentioned before, our weather here is very mild compared to where Pokey lives. We have it pretty good around here compared to other parts of the USA

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 11:20
Pokey, I Made and Enjoyed SOS, Lots Of Times Lately !!!!!! It's Still one of My Absolute Favorite Dishes !!!!!! Simple , But Very Delicious !!!!!! Stay Warm, My Friend !!!!!!!! Later . Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 11:17
Dave, Donde Esta Senor ????? Greetings From The Tropics !!!!! Are You Frozen Solid Yet ????? How's Court ???? I Ask, Because Afterall: You Are A Part Of Boston Legal !!!!!!! I Assume that The Hood Latch On Your Bentley, got Fixed !!!!! Must Of Cost A Pretty Penny, But Then again: It's Only Money, and You Have A Giant Money Tree, in Your Back Yard !!!!!!! Bob Sara, Captain Bob Sara, is Going to Pick Up Our Yacht ASAP, and I'll Be Riding Shotgun, in Case There's interference. The Pleasure Cruise, will Soon Sail !!!!!! Ahoy Mate !!!!! Enjoy Your Snow and Cold !!!!!! You Can Have My Share Of it Too !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin. Boston Legal, William Shatner, or Dave Bruce ????? Both I Guess !!!!!! ???

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 11:05
Carlos Betancourt, Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!!! I Know You are Working A Lot these Days, at The Port Of Miami, and at Port Everglades, as it's The Busy Cruise Ship Season Here . Take Care, and Stop By Here , when You Can. Suave, No Coje Lucha !!!!!!!!! Your Friend, Robbin. Ps- The 3 Amigos, will Lunch Together Sometime Again, When Possible !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Road Runner / Robbin		30-Dec-2009 10:59
Bob Sara, I Hope You Had A Nice Birthday !!!!!! Only One Problem though : I'm Concerned , that You May Be Too Old To Ride Your Harley Now !!!!! 58, is Pretty Old !!!!!! Drive With Care , My Friend !!!!! Look who's Talking : Me, who's almost 59, a Real Old Geezer !!!!!!! My Mistake: We Are 58 Years Young !!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!! Ride On, Harley Man !!!!!!!!! Your Friend, Road Runner, Robbin, The Old Swift Truck Driver-, Gear Jammer, Trucking Maniac !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 10:52
Hopefully, Everyone Had A Nice Christmas !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 10:49
Don Boyd and Manocarz, I Hope Both Of You Gentlemen, are Coming Along , in Your Recuperations !!!!!! I Know it takes Time , for Healing, it's Not Overnight. Best Wishes , and Regards !!!!! Take Care !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 10:46
It's 5: 16 A. M., and I woke Up and Had To Take A Whiz, which I Did, and I thought I'd Stop By Here A Few minutes, Before I Go Back to Bed, So Here I Am !!!!! Last Night, My Wife and I , Stopped By Ranch House, and Got Us Some Of Their Great Homemade Soup To Go. We Love Soup, and When it's Cool or Cold Outside, Nice Hot Soup, is Worth it's Weight in Gold !!!!!!!! Ranch House, Has 2 Soups Of The Day, Every Day, and Last Night they Had : Chicken Noodle, and Split Pea, Both Of Which We Love, and Get There all the time. We each Got one of Each, and Enjoyed Our Soup with Lance Saltines they Gave us, and washed it Down, with Checker's Iced Tea, and we were Happy as Larks !!!!!!! I Like Soup, Pot Roast, Beef Stew, Chili, Beef Stroganoff, Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Grits, Buttered Toast, ect., anytime, But When it's Cold , or Chili, Even Better. I am a Big Fan, of Wendy's Chili, it's Really Good , especially : For A Fast Food Place !!!!!! I Get Wendy's Delicious Chili, a Lot, and Enjoy it !!!!!!! And The Price is Right, Very Reasonable. My Dad Loved Wendy's Chili. He Tried it one Day, and He Said: Man, Their Chili , is Real Good, and My Dad , Made Great Homemade Chili Himself, So He He Knew Good Chili When He Tasted it. I Think , I'm Gonna Have Wendy's Chili Today !!!!!!! Anyone Else Like Wendy's Chili ??????? I also Like Their Birch Beer, and Their Chocolate Frosty. And once in a while: I Get A Single, or a Double Wendy's Hamburger. Best Regards , to Everyone Reading this !!!!!!! I'm Going Back To Bed. My Wife Already Left for Work , at Publix. She Starts at 6 A. M., and The Store Opens at 7 A. M., and She Cooks in The Kitchen, and When The Store Opens at 7 A. M., All Fried Chicken, Chicken Tenders, and Hot Food to Go, Must Be Out and Ready For Customers, or MR. Redding, The Store Manager Breathes Fire. He Watches The Deli Closely, Rightfully so: it's in His Store, and The Customers Deserve What they want to Be There. I will be back later, Maybe around 12 Noon. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 03:17
Terry, I Always Loved Chocolate Milk, and Still Do, But As A Kid, I Hated White Milk, and Refuse To Drink it, or Drank it with A Gun To My Head, ect. Until I Got to Fort Jackson, in The Army. At Fort Jackson, We Had Those Big Chrome Norris Dispensers With Chocolate Milk, one Handle, and White Milk, The Other Handle, And We Had Punch, sort Of Like Cherry Kool Aid. All 3 Were Ice Cold. I Liked The Chocolate Milk, and I Liked The Cherry Kool Aid Type Drink, and I Had those. One Day, I was Curious about The White Milk, So I Tried it , and Loved it. Been Drinking and Enjoying White Milk Ice Cold , Ever Since !!!!!!!!!! We Couldn't Go Back To Get Seconds Of Food, in The Chow Line, But We Could Have All The Milk, Chocolate Milk, and Kool Aid We Wanted, and I Got Lots Of All 3. Sleep Well !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 03:04
Terry And Dave, Good Night , Gentlemen !!!!!!!! I'm Gonna Have A Horse Piss Coors, and Turn In For The Night !!!!!!!! Horse Piss Coors, Make You Sleep Like A Baby Colt, and You Whinny Al Night !!!!!!!!!! I Guess You Can Tell That I Liked That Term Terry used : Horse Piss Coors !!!!!!!! That's A Good One !!!!!! I Never Heard it Before, But I Like it !!!!!!!!!!!! Best Regards , to Both Of You, and Sleep Well !!!!!!!!!! Later, Tomorrow, to Be Exact !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 02:57
Dave, No Thanks Anyway !!!!!! You Can Enjoy Your Ice Station Zebra, and Your Frigid Ice Olympics Area, But I Will Pass On Your Invitation !!!! Too Damn Cold For Me, My Friend. I Will Stay Here in The Tropics Of Miami, and Enjoy Our Great Weather and The Palm Trees !!!!!!!!!! You Can Have It !!!!!! Frigid Weather, is Not My Cup Of Tea !!!!!!! I Hate it !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Boston Legal, Of The Frigid Northeast !!!!!!!!!!

Robbin		30-Dec-2009 02:50
Terry, Around 1967, I went to The Place and The World, all The Time. They Were Good Dance Places, With Good Bands, and Lots Of Girls !!!!!!!!! I Loved to Hear The Live Music Of The Great Local Bands, and To Watch Them Play The Music. And I Met Beaucoups Girls there !!!!!!!! The World , as You Said , was at US1 - Biscayne Blvd., and 142nd Street, Just over The FEC Railroad Tracks. The Building The World was in, was A Boat Factory Before The World Took it over. Remember The 2 Big Up Real High Stages Where The Bands Played ????? And The Place, as You Stated , was at 1 41st Street, On N. W. 7th Avenue, and it was A Food Fair Supermarket Before The Place. I Sure Had A Blast , at Both. I Liked The Fort Gordon and Fort Ord Story, and I Can Picture Your 59 Rambler Going Down Highway 101 Dragging it's Ass On The Road !!!!!!! That Made Me Laugh My Ass Off !!!!!!! 20 Pounds Of Pork Chops, and Those Big Pails that Held The White Milk and Chocolate Milk, For The Shiny Chrome Norris Dispensers That Had The Big Ball Handle to Fill up Your Tumbler with Milk. I Remember those Well !!!!!!! And Even The Coffee, The Coffee Mate, ect. !!!!!! Man, You Cleaned Em Out. I Think You Were A Better Mess SGT., Than SFC Tolbert , our Fort Jackson D- 3 - 1 Mess Hall SGT. !!!!!!! Your Back Door, worked Better Than His !!!!!!!! Your Off Post Apartment, was A Warehouse !!!!!! You Were Slick !!!!!!!! Was Your 59 Rambler, a Sedan, or A Station Wagon ???? I Remember Them. At Fort Jackson, That was one Good Thing: We Sneaked around at night and Got Cans Of Coke, outa The Coke Machines, By Supply, and if We Were Walking Guard Duty, at Night, We Would Stop at The Coke Machines, and Buy A Coke and Drink it Walking Around Our Company Area, with Our Helmets, Arm Bands, Flashlights, and Ball Bats. And When We Went To The PX, We Went on our Own, after Dinner Chow, Free Time Until 2100, And We Bought Candy Bars, Cookies, Beer in The Beer Garden, Ect. Now , if We Got Caught with that Contraband in The Barracks, our Hiny was in Big Trouble. We ate and Drank That Stuff Outside The PX, By The Row Of Pay Phones. Unless We Had Night Fire, Infiltration Course, or Bivouac: After Evening Chow, around 1900, Our Drill SGT's were Gone, and We Had Free Time , From 1900 To 2100 Lights out, and Besides Cleaning Up The Barracks, We Wrote Letters, Read The Newspaper, Joked Around, Went To The PX, Ect. AIT, at Fort Leonard Wood, Was Less Strict, and We Got More Food in The Mess Hall , Ect., But Our PT, was Hard. We Didn't Expect PT, in AIT, But It Was There. We Did Lots Of PT, in My AIT MOS 12 Bravo Combat Engineer School, But I Think FT. Benning Infantry School, was Much Worse. 11 Bravo. Such was , The Army, For Us !!!!!!!!! Great Memories, and A Lot Of Laughs Now. I Got Out At Rank Spec 4. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		30-Dec-2009 01:45
Terry, that's cold for you folks, after all those warm temps

Terry		30-Dec-2009 00:14
Hey Dave, Doing OK, thanks for asking. Just a bit chilly these couple of days. Last night 39 and today all of 55. Might even be 32 sat/sun.

Dave		29-Dec-2009 23:42
Robbin, wish you could be enjoying this wonderful weather here, but I guess you are not too much into wind chills of minus two degrees. I can hear the wind howling outside right now. It was good to get home.

Dave		29-Dec-2009 23:40
Hi Terry, how's it going?

Terry		29-Dec-2009 23:32
Robbin, I remember the old World and the Place. The Place was at N.W. 7 ave & 141 St. I think the World was on US 1 ? I saw Spirit at the World in 1968. No when I was at Ft. Gordon, it was for basic , only shaving cream, etc. Now at Fort Ord ojt and permanent party we had full strenght Coors, which is horse piss anyway. About that E-7 mess seargant. Ha Ha. When I was at Ft. Ord after ojt at SPD Special Processing Detachment, I got a real gravy job at S-4. When I came back to Ft.Ord as permanent party, after walking all night from company to company, because they were all over strenght on there rosters. I finally settled in at this real gung ho outfit. In the first 3 days the first seg sent me for 10 haircuts. The final cut was a jarhead! They didn't have a job for me so the made the Mess Seg clerk. There is no such job. But I did all the paper work , menu's , ordering food, etc. I use to go to S-4 for my Mess Seg. There was a guy at S-4 getting ready to ETS, I said get me transfered here, I've got to get out of that crazy company I was at. So now I'm transfered to S-4. I use to work all of maybe 4 hrs. a day. My paper work was balancing food supplies to brig and batt mess halls. And I use to inspect these mess halls. Now I'm getting to the good part. I was spec4 ( 71B20) holding at (76X50) slot. So I'm a spec4 , wearing E-6 hard strips, and pulling E-5 pay grade. I had my own jeep and driver. All the end of the day, I would drive around to all the mess hall to collect my bribes , You should have seen my 59 Rambler driving down Hwy 101 with the ass dragging from all the food in the trunk. 20 lbs. pork chop, etc. Oh and remember those 25 gal milk containers that went into those Norris milk depensers, I'd had those and choclate too. Every body at my apartment ate very well. The other part of my job was to supply all the offices with cans of coffee, cans of condenses milk to keep them happy. Also had the list of all the brass, Gen , Col, Maj. All there important occassions. So I could have the appropriate cake made at the bakery. Now you why I said i felt bad for the 11B dudes.

Dave		29-Dec-2009 22:54
Just came in from work, have to go relax etc for the night. It is 17 here, winds 20 mph gusting to 40, wind chill is MINUS 2. Wonderful :)

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 22:49
Pokey, Not Me !!!!!! You Can Have All That Fun, Without Me !!!!!!! I Want No Part Of That !!!!!! But As Your Friend: If I Was There , I Would Help You Shovel, But You Won't Ever Catch Me There in That Climate !!!!!! It Might Sound Sarcastic, But I Say To You : Have Fun, In Your Winter Wonderland, and Stay Warm afterward inside !!!!!!!! Best Regards, and Soon Happy New Year !!!!!!!! It's 64 Degrees Here Now. It was 40 Degrees Here Last Night. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 22:42
Terry, I Saw Rare Earth, and Santana, at Pirate's World, in around 1969, and Both were Fantastic Live !!!!!!!!! I Missed Grand Funk Railroad. I Always Loved Grand Funk Railroad's Music, and " Closer To Home ", was A Favorite Of Mine , when I was at Fort Jackson, in 1970. I'm Getting Closer To My Home !!!!!!!!! I Played That Song on The Juke Boxes at Fort Jackson, and A Brand New Me, By Dusty Springfield, Stillwater, By The Four Tops, Woodstock Songs, Jackson 5 Songs, Smoky Robinson Songs, and other Songs, Take Me Back. We Had Juke Boxes at The Huts, which Were Like Dairy Queens, and in The PX's, By The Snack Bar, and 3/2 Beer Garden. I Used to walk in , and Play A Bunch Of Songs. Remember The 3- 2 Reduced Alcohol Beer They Had ?????? And Remember The Ice Cream Sandwiches From The Machines By Kinnet Ice Cream Dairies, and The Red Cream Soda, in Cans From The Coke Machines ????? I'm Sure You Had All That Too at Fort Gordon. And Cheese Crackers, Cookies and Candy Vending Machines On Main Streets, with Stuff By : Lance, Atkinson's, Tom's, and Frito Lay !!!!! ??? We Had All That at Fort Jackson, But The Drill Sergeants Told us They Were Off Limits to us, The Trainees, And When We went to The PX For Supplies, Like Brasso, and Kiwi, ect., We Were Told Not To Buy Cookies and Things Like that From The Px, Only Supplies, and The Beer Garden, was Off Limits !!!! Yeah Right !!!!!! We Did as We Pleased , on our Freetime, as Long as The Drill Sergeants Weren't Around . It was Like Defiance, to Get Even with Them, and The Cookies, Cokes , French Fries with Ketchup, ect. Tasted Wonderful, Especially When The Mess Hall Starved us, with Their Small Portions, and Backdoorin The Food. Our Mess SGT., was Giving and Selling Our Mess Hall Food, To People. We Took it to Their Cars On KP, ordered By The Mess SGT. , an E 7 Old Timer, who Was Greedy , and Dishonest, Adding to His Retirement at 30 Years. We Should Of Squeeled On Him, and Got Him Busted, But We Just Wanted to Get Off Tank Hill, and Ship Out to AIT, Without any Problems, and anyway: That Bastard Had almost 30 Years in The Army, So The Army Probably Would Of Covered For Him, and We Would Of Got Recycled or Something, I'm Sure. Many, Many Years Ago !!!!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 22:02
Terry, Yeah Pirate's World, was A Great Place to Go, To Go On The Rides, and They Always Had Battle Of The Bands, to Watch and Listen to, and Lots Of Big Name Bands Played there. And It was A Nice Location, with it Being on The water . I Loved That Place !!!!! And There was always Plenty of Girls there too. I Think I went there Most, in 1969. I Never Had any Experience Using A Surfboard , Less than 9 Feet. I Surfed at South Beach, By The Pier, When I was a Student, at PSJH, in 8th Grade, and 9th Grade, 1965 And 1966. I First Rented Boards, From The Surfboard Shop, next to The Beach Bagel, and then , I Got My Own Surfboards Hawaii 9' 6" Board . I Surfed Mainly There By The Pier, But Went up to Juno Beach, and To Cocoa Beach, A Few Times, For Bigger Waves, when The Surf was Up. Surfing , was A Lot Of Fun , and was Good Exercise . And There were always Lots Of Surfer Girls there. Small World, HUH !!!!! That You Played Football , in the yard, with Mike Cleveland, Julie Szhgetti, Daryl Bobcik , Jack Terrell, and others, that I Had Mentioned. I Always Thought that Daytona Beach, Holly Hill , Ormond Beach, New Smyrna Beach, And All around there was A Neat Place, ever since I Went there as a Little Kid. But I'll Bet it can be a Real Pain, Around there, when there's Bike Week, Races at Daytona Speedway, and other Special Events. I Believe I Remember that When I worked For Wells Fargo, Our Daytona Beach Branch, was On Nova Drive , in Ormond Beach. I Went there one time, in Around : 1990 . If it's still there now: It's Loomis. Loomis Bought out Wells Fargo, Quite a Few years ago. I Left in 1996, Before Loomis took over. They Were Loomis Fargo & Co., for A Couple Or More Years, and then went Back to Just Plain: Loomis, with White Trucks. I Worked For Brinks, and Wells Fargo, after Swift & Co. Living Near The Beach, Must Be Nice. I Love The Smell Of The Salty Ocean Breeze, Always Did, and Still Do. And I Love Swimming in The Ocean, But I Can't Now, Because I Have A Diabetic Ulcer, Like A Cut, on My Left Foot, under The Little Toe, and I Can't Risk Swimming anywhere, Or I Could Lose My Left Foot and Leg. I Spent 5 1 / 2 Days in Palmetto General Hospital, 3 Years Ago, with A Real Bad infection, Most Likely : Caused By Swimming in The Lake I Live on, with a Small Cut on My Foot. The Infection, was Almost to The Bone, and Close To Gangrene, Which Would Of Been Automatic Amputation. So I Have to Be Careful. But I Love Swimming, and A Day at The Beach, to Me, is Heaven. I Like To Walk Out, in The Ocean, ad Dive Thru Waves, Ect. My Wife and I used to Love to Go To Myrtle Beach, To Swim in The Ocean Most Of The Day, Then Go To Our Motel Pool, Then We Went Out To Eat, usually at The Calabash Seafood Buffets. That's The Life !!!!!!! I'm Curious, if Your Brother Larry Remembers Me From PSJH at All ???? Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		29-Dec-2009 21:31
Robbin Just a simple weather update------I pushed/shovled snow yesterday for 10 hours, thats with a shovel, walk-behind blower and a truck, it was around 18-22 degrees. We are suppose to get some more snow Wed night with temps droping to 6 degrees, We get alot more ice, then we do snow, so it makes driving alot of fun. Bob The Harley is keeping warm, hooked up to the trickle charger, and waiting for spring. Its only a couple months away. Have you guys come down from the clouds yet, since the Colts lost------ha ha take care and keep warm Pokey

Terry		29-Dec-2009 17:45
Ah yes, Pirates World, on Dania Beach Blvd. I remember when it opened. Who in the day 1967-69 that dated didn't go the Pirates World. A guy named Mike Phillips and me were there to Grand Funk RR. I think all or must of the" LIve " album was recorded there. It's the album after 'Closer to Home". At 11 and 12 we all play tackle football in Jack Terrell's big backyard. Daryl, Julia Szeghette, Mike Cleveland , my brother and me. I even have it on 8mm home movies. I left Hialeah in 1971. ETS from Korea , port call Nov. 1 , 1970. March 71 I moved to Ormond by the Sea. On Silk Oaks Drive. Right down the street from the ocean. LIved here for 2 yrs., not much work in this area in the 70's. So I surfed just about everyday. I had a nice 7'-6'' Daytona Banshee. The board was made right he in town at the old Daytona Beach Surf Shop. It worked well on 2 footers, and was save 10, 12 -15footers. November is when we get the big waves. Lots of paddling out. Sometimes 100 yds, and we didn';t use Bungee cords back then. You lost the board, you swam for it. Sometimes you paddles all day for 2 good rides. November to March is no doubt wetsuit weather.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 16:37
Terry, I worked For Swift & Co. For 14 + Years, So I Knew that, But No Problem anyway. We All Make Typos, I Know I Do !!!!!! Your Info, and Your Intentions, were Good, and I Appreciate it !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 16:33
Terry, Good Morning !!!!! Top Of Tuesday to You !!!!!! Thanks, For The Valuable Info, About Ground Turkey , and Ground Beef, ect. You Certainly Know Your Stuff, A Lot about Foods , Eating , and Cooking , and Eating Healthy, and That's Great, and Really in Your Favor. My Mom's Relatives in Kentucky, and My Grandma, and All Of Her Relatives in Southeastern North Carolina: Grew Vegetables, in Their Home Gardens in The Country, and They Put Up in Mason - Ball Jars, Lots Of Fruit and Vegetables, and Froze in Their Deep Freeze: Lots in Plastic Freezer Bags. My Wife and I Got Packets of Burpee Seeds at Home Depot, years Ago, and We Grew in Our Backyard: Big Beautiful, and Delicious Beefsteak Tomatoes, Big Delicious Cucumbers, and even Some Boston Lettuce. And We Feasted on Them, But We Never Tried it again, I Guess Due To Working, Lack Of Time, Other things to Do , ect. But The Growing, Jarring, and Eating of Homegrown Vegetables and Fruits, is Great, and I Salute Your Doing it !!!!!!!!! It is an Art, and A Knack, and Very Rewarding !!!!!!! Maybe, Thanks to You : We Will Try our Hand at it Again !!!!!!! Thanks, For The Reminder. You're Right: It was Patsy Murphy, I Stand Corrected. I Was Confused: If it was Patty or Patsy, and I Put The Wrong Choice. I Thought Daryl Bobcik, was Gorgeous !!!!!! Never even Spoke to Her, thought she was older, and outa My League , But Admired her in the Halls Of PSJH. The 2 Guys you mentioned, and Their Band: Weren't Familiar at all to me. I Remember The Button, but never was there. Only Pirate's World !!!!!! I Loved that Place !!!!! Patsy Murphy, was A Looker, as I Remember. Do You Remember : Donna Taylor, at PSJH ???? She was Pretty, I Thought. I Heard things Back then, about Cindy Martin, But Never Knew Her, only Saw Her in School, But She was Pretty, as I Remember. I'm Sure you are Quite a Bit Colder , or Cooler, in Daytona today , than We are Here in Miami and Hialeah. You are in Sorta Central and North Florida, So I Know You Are Much Colder than Here. My Younger Brother, 3 Years Younger - 55 Lives in Titusville, and Though it's South of You, He Gets Cooler than us. He's Happy there. He Doesn't Like Hialeah Anymore, Like Many, who Left. Me , I'm used to it, and Tolerate it, As Best I Can, But I Must Admit : It Tests My Patience Sometimes. Do You Remember : Ranch House On West 84th Street ???? We Go there a Lot, and it's Still The Same , and Real Good. We ate Breakfast and Dinner there Yesterday. That Ranch House is The Only one Left. The Owner, Panos, was A Big Wheel, with Ranch House, When They were a Big Chain. It's Very Popular, and Busy. The Hialeah Police, Metro- Miami- Dade Police, And Hialeah Fire- Rescue, all Go there, and The Same Nice People, Mostly Old Timers , Go There Every Day. And Panos, The Owner, is Very Nice, Most Always There, and Runs A Great Place. Talk To You Later. Gonna Have Breakfast in The Kitchen with My Wife , Who's Home For Lunch From Publix. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Terry		29-Dec-2009 15:54
Oops, a tiny correction on the ground beef scale from healthiest ground sirlion, extra lean grond beef , gound chuck is the fattiest.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 15:50
Sofia, Have You Ever Been to " Robert Is Here ", A Fruit Stand, on Palm Drive, About 1 1 / 2 Miles West Of US1- South Dixie Highway ?????? In addition to Great Produce, and A Little Petting Zoo out Back: They Have Wonderful Tropical Milkshakes. My Favorite Flavors there: are : Key Lime, Orange, Mango, and Mamey. And On Saturday, and Sunday Afternoons: They Have Real Good Folk Singers, Playing a Guitar, and Singing Great Songs We All Know and Like: Such as Eagles Songs, James Taylor Songs, Ventura Highway, ect. My Wife and I , Love to Go there. We Buy Produce, Honey, Have A Milkshake, Go Back and Visit The Cockatiels, Parrots, Goats, Roosters, ect., and Listen To The Guitarist's Music, Which is Always A Treat too. And Every time we Go there : There's A Different Guitarist And Singer. I Remember you said before: That you liked the Mexican Food in Homestead, Me Too, But Maybe You've Never been to Robert Is Here. It's a neat Place to Stop By. And if You were to Eat Mexican Food, on Krome Avenue, A Great Milkshake at Robert Is Here, would Be A Perfect Dessert For You !!!!!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Terry		29-Dec-2009 15:41
Hi Robbin, On the turkey meal , yes it is somewhat healthier. There are 3 different types. 1. 100% lean, but to dry to cook with. 2. whawe use 85/15, which is 15% fat. 3 thenthe regular that is unmarked. Have to read the nutient lables on everything today. But thr 85/15 is what I use. On the ground beef scale, they're different type also. Ground sirloin, to dry for hambergers. Ground chuck, fairly lean. And then the ground meat, loaded with who knows. Some ground chuck is listed as 85/15. So what I'm saying. You can use a leaner beef compared to the fatty turkey meat? Must read and understand labling!!! The there is The 'COOL" labling today. Which we use a much as possible. Country of Origin Lable. I try to eat what is in season for USA. I don't trust fruit & Veg from Mexico, ETC. I grow all my own tomatos peppers cucumbers ETC. I just jared 24 gt.of pickles. The refrigirator style. They stay 8 months cold. Daryl Bobcik leaved next door to Jack Terrell, and across from me. I know a Patsy Murphy, with two sisters Marilyn and Rosilyn.Billy Chenault is in my Dupuis 1960 picture in 'old Hialeah". Remember David Petratos and Billy Livesay. Both as PSJH. Had the band "SLYDER" . they played at the Button South, Agora Ballroom, in Hallendale Blvd., in the 80's. They played there with Johnny Deep when he was in a band called "The Kids" . Some thing on fort Gordon and Ord soon I hope!!!

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 15:33
Good Morning Everyone !!!!!!! For All Of You Who Are Out Of State : It's 50 Degress Farenheit in Miami, and 40 Degrees in Tampa, 250 Miles Northwest of Miami. This is Sorta Cold , For Us Here in Miami, after it's 80 and 90 Degrees, Most of the time, But I Know Some Places , are Really Cold Today, and People Like Dave , and Pokey, are Really Cold, and Are Dealing with Snow, and Typical Northeast and Midwest Winter Conditions. I Salute their Bravery, to Live with Their Frigid Winter Weather, But that is not for Me. I Like Miami Weather, Especially in The Summer. I Could Stand and Enjoy : Summer all year Round here in Miami, and Most People would say : Well, It is that way, But we Do get a Few Cool Days Here, Maybe : 10 to 12 Days or so, of From 38 Degrees to 50 Degrees, and That's Our Winter usually. But when we get these Cool Days, of 50 Degrees or Lower: It reminds me: Sorta How The Canadian Type Frigid Winter Weather Feels in The Northeast, and Midwest, Canada, ect. In This Kind Of Weather, All I Feel Like Doing, is : Staying in Bed warm and Comfy, Drinking Hot Cocoa, or Hot Coffee, Having Nice Hot Soup, Reading A Book in Bed, and Watching T. V., or A DVD or VHS Movie, From Bed. But Wher Dave , and Pokey Live: To Go out and about, and to Have to Drive on Those Icy Roads: That's For Them, But Not For Me. I was Born in Miami, and My Blood is Thin, and I will Pass on The Real Cold Weather. I Have Been in Snow, a Couple of Times, in South Carolina, and in Missouri, and it was A Good Experience to Be in Snow, But to Live in that type Of Climate, Year after Year: No Way Jose, Not Me, When I can Be in Tropical Miami Drinking Key Lime , and Mango Milkshakes, at Robert Is Here, In Homestead !!!!!!!!! To Each His or Her Own !!!!! Wherever You Are: Have A Nice Day Today !!!!!!!!! It's Tuesday, and Here in Miami: It's A Beautiful Bright Sunny Day !!!!!!!!! Later Folks !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 04:26
Carlos, I Know You Are Working A Lot, these Days, at The Ports !!!!!! I Hope You Had A Good Christmas !!!!!!! Write , When You Can !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 04:22
Dave and Pokey, It's 60 Degrees Farenheit Here in Miami Right Now, at 11 : 16 P. M. Delightful Weather. I Know you Guys are Cold Where You Live. No Palm Trees There !!!!! My Palms Here are Fine !!!!!! I Don't Mean to Sound Synical, But You Can Have Your Cold Weather and Snow: I Want No Part Of it !!! I Hate Cold Weather. My Nephew , Lives in Winchester , Virginia, about 1 Hour west Of D. C. , and He Said that Last Week, it was 6 Degrees there. Enjoy Your Winter Wonderland !!!!!!!!! Best Regards , Gentlemen !!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		29-Dec-2009 04:13
Bob Sara, I Hope Your Birthday, was A Nice One, So Far, and You've got 54 More Minutes, to Enjoy it !!!!!!! And I Hope Sincerely : That You Had A Good Birthday Meal, A Birthday Cake, People Singing You Happy Birthday, A Girl Popping Out Of A Cake, and Stripping, Pretty Balloons, Presents, Good Job Offers, A Harley Ride, A Suitable Yacht, Ect. !!!!!!!! Sleep Well, My Friend !!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 04:03
Terry, As I Said: I Love Sour Cream, it's Good Stuff, So I will Definately Try Some Mixed in with The Tomato Gravy , poured over The Outside of The Stffed Cabbage Rolls. Sounds Good !!!!!! Thank You , For The Idea !!!! And You're Absolutely Right about The Hot Dogs: Full Of Salt, and The Nitrates, are Real Bad For Your Health too. Bratwurst's are Good. I Have them , once in a while. And I Like Italian Sausage A Lot, Both The Hot and Mild, - Sweet. Some Foods, and Their Ingredients: are Killers. And Your using Ground Turkey, is Great. I Use it Sometimes , Myself. The House Smells Different, when You're Cooking Ground Turkey, But When You Put it in Chili, Stuffed Green Peppers, Stuffed Cabbage, ect., It Tastes Like, and Has The Same Texture as Ground Beef, But as You Said: it's Much Healthier For You. Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, is Delicious, with Ground Turkey !!!!!! Sounds Like You Eat Good, and You Eat Well: Very Healthy , and That's Real Good !!!!!! Do You Remember : Daryl Bobcik, at Palm Springs JR. High ????? I Thought She was A Good Looking Girl. I Think I Read Somewhere : That She Died Before. ??? Remember : Diane Bermudez, at Palm Springs JR. High ?????? And what about : Patty Murphy ???? Remember : Vivian Mursuli ???? Gary Morey ???? Bill Chernault ???? They Were Surfers, when They were at Palm Springs JR. High !!!!! And Did You Know : Bob Frith ???? He was A Great Guitarist !!!!! And Someone Told Me Years Ago: That He Once was A Cop in Hialeah. And Did You Know : Susan Black ????? Or Margie And Sandy Kuhn ?????? I Just Remembered : At One Time : I Believe Teri Knight, went Out With John Thompson . ??? Do You Remember : Kristin Sjolander ???? And Remember : The Great Desserts That They Had For Lunch, in The Palm Springs JR. High Cafeteria ???? I Loved Those, Like : The Cherry Cobbler, The Peanut Butter Cookies, The Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, and The Little Square Pieces Of Cake . And Their Beefaroni Homemade, was Real Good, and Their Spaghetti With Meat Sauce, was Real Good too, But Their Cold Hot Dogs Were Awful !!!!!! Talk To You ASAP !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 03:16
Patricia, I Thought Of You, Saturday Night. My Brother and His Son, 15 Years Old, Came to My House to Stay and Visit, For 2 Days and Nights, and We Went To Sunny Isles Beach, Across From Where The Newport 7 Seas was, and We Ate Dinner at Emerald Coast, a Wonderful Chinese Buffet. A Really Great Meal !!!!! And Afterward: I Drove Down To South Beach, and Rode Up and Down Ocean Drive, The Art Deco Area. My Brother Lives in Titusville , Fla., Up Near Cocoa Beach, and Cape Canaveral. And His Son, Lives with His Mom, in Winchester , Virginia. We Had A Nice Visit, and They Left Today. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 03:06
Patricia, Welcome Back, To The Wonderful World Of Posting Here !!!! Good to See You Back Again !!!!!!!! I Hope You Will Post Often. And Happy New Year to You as well !!!!!!! Health , Happiness, and Wealth, in 2010 !!!!! And Hello to Sparky too !!!!!!! Sincerely, Robbin.

Robbin		29-Dec-2009 03:01
Dave, The Doctor's Appointment, with My Podiatrist , Went Well, Thank You !!!!! The Doctor Said That My Foot Looked Good, But That A Blister was Forming, So He Trimmed it off - ( Debriding ), and Cleaned it Off with Alcohol, And Rebandaged it. My Wife and I went to Eat Dinner, at Ranch House. The Yacht Issue, We Can Take Up , with Captain Bob. Yes, A Lunch Of Chili Dogs, at Arbetter's Would Be Cheaper, But as Terry Pointed Out: Those Hot Dogs, are Full Of Sodium Nitrates, Very Bad For Our Health, So Maybe The Yacht Caper, would Be Better after all !!!!! We Will Wait For Captain Bob's Input, and Decision. Again: I Know Money Doesn't Grow on Trees, But Dave: Isn't Our Health Important To You. Money Isn't Everything, and Besides: It's Only Money !!!!!!!! I Like Arbetter's Chili Dogs, But A Pleasure Cruise, with Playboy, Penthouse , and Hooter's Girls, Would Be Much Better !!!!! But You Are Obviously : Thinking about The Cheap way out for You. Thanks A Lot !!!!! Remember : Mad Magazine ????? Alfred E. Newman, Cheap. Poor Captain Bob, He's Got Harley's, But No Yacht !!!!!! We'll Take The Original 200 Grand Offer, and Captain Bob and I , will Shop Around, For A Suitable Vessel, for Our Frolicking Around On The Open Water. Best Regards , Dave, ( Boston Legal ). Robbin.

Dave		29-Dec-2009 00:49
Hi Terry! Hi Patricia!

Terry		28-Dec-2009 22:39
Hi Robbin, On those stuffed cabbages. What I do is just put the sour cream on the cabbages. You don't put the sour cream in the cabbages. Just make sure the cream is as close to room temp, so not to cool the food off. Best thing is to add the cream to the side of the plate in the cabbage gravy. Then kind of beat it like a scrambled egg. Now I take that sour cream/tomato mixture and spoon it over all the cabbages. My wife makes the best, because it's exactly what has been past down over 100+ years. No sugar, no raisin no junk. Want the recipe? Oh, not to stick my nose in on you guy Hot Dog adventures but, those are loaded with sodium nitrates, better off eating , Brat's or sausage. I don't think that there are any save hot dog to eat. I know they are tasty but?????

Patricia		28-Dec-2009 21:54
Bob Sara, Happy Birthday and many more blessings to you and your family. And Happy New Year to Everyone! With Love from Patricia and Sparky

Dave		28-Dec-2009 21:01
Yes, the chili dogs would be a lot cheaper, good idea. Let me (us) know how the doctor's appt went today, when you get the chance.

Robbin		28-Dec-2009 20:13
Dave, Or Maybe: We Should All Go To Arbetter's For Some Great Chili Dogs, and Barq's Rootbeer, and Dream On, About The Pleasure Yacht, To Be on The Safe Side. And Maybe Don, will Send Us Some Girls To Help us Enjoy our Chili Dogs Even More !!!!!!! We Will Work Out The Details ASAP !!!!!!!! As For New Years Eve : I Am Staying Home, and Out Of The Madness !!!!! Drunk Drivers, Drunks, Crowds, Too Loud Music, Ect., Make it A Bad Night to Be Out, I Think, so I will Be Relaxing at Home, Drinking Ginger Ale, or RC Cola, Iced Cold, And Eating Chips and Dip, ect. , and Watching T. V., until 12 Midnight, at Which Time I will Go Outside, and Scream Like A Mad Man, at The Top Of My Lungs : Happy New Year !!!!!!!!! I gotta get ready to Go to My Podiatrist, for My 2 Weeks Routine Foot Check Up at 4: 00. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		28-Dec-2009 19:58
Dave, Nice Of You to Authorize The Purchase Of The Dream Boat . Even if The Owners of The Boat Yard, Don't Know anything about The Transaction: No Problem: I Will Go with Bob, and Bombard The Owners with More BS Than They Can Handle, and Then Bob and I Will Tow The Yacht Off The Yard, and if it's in The Water : I Will Say To Bob, after We Board The Ship: Ahoy Captain !!!!! Out To Sea , and Away We'll Go, To Take A Spin, and So What: If The Coast Guard, Marine Patrol, and other Law Enforcement Agencies Converge on The Stolen Yacht: We Will Have A Great Massachusetts Attorney - Boston Legal, To Represent us, and After He Explains That it was A Mistake, A Joke, and A Test Of Their Security, Bob and I , will Be Out Scott Free, in Now Time. And if no one Converges on us, We Will Call The Playboy Girls and The Penthouse Girls, to Meet us Somewhere, Like at our Government Cut, and The Party will Begin. Thanks agin , for Your Help in The Matter. My Company , Is Gone Now. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		28-Dec-2009 19:34
Terry, I'm Curious : When You Have Stuffed Cabbage : How Do You Serve The Sour Cream with it ???? Do You Spoon it on over The Cabbages ???? Or Fill The Cabbage inside with Ground Meat, White Rice and Sour Cream ??? I Wanna Try it Your Way. Maybe , Your Way is Better !!!!!! ??? I Always Have Sour Cream, in My Fridge, I Love it !!!! I Buy : Publix, Breakstone, Daisy, and Friendship Sour Cream . I used to Deliver to, and Eat There, at The Hungarian Charda Restaurant, on Biscayne Blvd. , all The Time , in The 70's, and until around 1981. I Absolutely Loved Their Wonderful Hungarian Goulash !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +++++++++ Very Rich, and Very Delicious Dish !!!!!! Do You Remember : Gordon Janko ??? He Went To Palm Springs With Me, and He Played on My Baseball Team, at Sparks Park. I Think He Lives in Colorado. And Did You Know : Kathy Keahey ???? I Chased Her, at one time . Later. Robbin.

Dave		28-Dec-2009 19:21
Bob, your future yacht is located in Miami and is called "Dream On" Yachts, Inc,. I hope you have no trouble finding it. If you do, we'll just cancel the order and have chili dogs insterad, at Arbetter's. Robbin, everyhone, what are you folks doing New Year's Eve? Here---staying home and watching the festivities on tv instead of being out and about on amateur night, as they call it for good reason.

Dave		28-Dec-2009 19:17
Bob, very sorry to hear about your two best friends. That is a hard thing to go through........no one knows, as Robbin said, the whys or wherefores of why these things happen to some but not others.

Dave		28-Dec-2009 19:12
I already authorized the yacht for Bob, all he has to do is pick it up. They may not know anything about the order but it is authorized. He may even get locked up trying to take the yacht off the property, but it is authorized by me. He knows the limit is 200k, as I am not made of money.

Road Runner		28-Dec-2009 19:08
Bob Sara, Paul Simon : Top Of The Line !!!!! And James Taylor !!!!!! I Love Everything By Both Of Them. Anything They Ever Did, was Gold , and Masterpieces . And That Song By Paul, and The Words and Meaning, were True To Life. If We Live to Be 150, I Don't Think We'll Ever Have A Clue : What Life Is All About, and How it Works. But I Guess The Creator Knows, and That's Enough, and We're Not Supposed to know. !!!! ?????? It's A Very Deep Subject, and A Real Mystery !!!!!!!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Road Runner / Robbin		28-Dec-2009 18:59
Bob Sara, Glad You Are Still Standing, and Kickin Ass !!!!!! You Will See Roger And Ernie Again, One Day, I'm Sure You Will. Like You said: Life Is Funny, Really Strange. I Haven't Figured it out Yet, Probably : Never Will !!!! I Have Lost Many Friends to Suicide , and Drug Overdoses, Car Accidents, ect., and After Many , Many Close Calls with Death: I'm Still Here !!!!!!! Go Figure. Am I A Special Character, Or Being Spared For Some Reason ????? I Guess !!!!! Or Do The Good Go First ???? ???????????? Celebrate Your Special Day, I Believe Our Birthday, is A Very Special Day. Some People Don't, But I Do. To Each His Own !!!!!!!!!!! Dave Should Authorize The Purchase Of A Yacht For Your Birthday, So We Can All Take Some Playboy Bunnies, and Penthouse Pets out On The Water, For A Pleasure Cruise, and The Pleasure : Will Be Ours Too !!!!!! It's A Pretty Day Here, A Good Harley Riding Day, Indeed !!!! Take Care. Robbin / Road Runner.

Road Runner		28-Dec-2009 18:44
Bob Sara, My Old Friend, and The Birthday Boy : Happy Birthday, My Friend !!!!!! And Best Wishes , For Many , Many, Many More !!!!!! You Are 58 Today , and So Am I. But Feb. 10, I will Turn 59, and Leave You Alone at 58. I Hope Today , is A Wonderful Day, For You, and Visiting Your Mom, is A Great Start. And : The Next Meal We Have Somewhere Soon: Yours , Is On Me, as Your Birthday Gift !!!!!!! So Make it A Good Place Expensive, ect., and Order Up, and Make Me Cry, and Bitch An Complain !!!!!!!! You Have My Authorization , and My Blessing. Just Pretend I Am Dave- Boston Legal !!!!!!! Sorry about Roger and Ernie. RIP. It always Hurts to Say Goodbye To Friends, Family, and Even Pets. Pets Are A Part Of Our Life, and They Are Family, as Far as I Am Concerned. We Mourn Their Loss, and Miss Them, Rightfully So. My Company: My Brother, and His 15 Year Old Son, My Nephew: Left this Morning, about 10 :00 A. M. My Brother , Lives in Titusville , near Dixie Crossroads, and His Son, Lives with His Mom, in Virginia. They Stayed 2 Days and 2 Nights. My Brother wants us to Come up sometime , and Stay a Couple Of Days at His House, and He Emphasized: I'll Take You to Dixie Crossroads For Dinner. He Eats There A Lot, and Loves it. So I Am Back To Normal, on The Computer. Like You Bob: I'm used to White Rice, and Ground Meat, in Stuffed Cabbage, and with a Tomatoey Sweet and Sour Vinegary Gravy Over the Top. That's How I Make it. My Mom, was Taught to Make Them, by A nice Armenian Friend Of Our Family, and My Mom's Stuffed Cabbage: Thanks to Teresa The Armenian Lady: Was Simply : To Die For. I Make Mine The Same Way. I use Ground Beef, But Ground Lamb, is Common , and Terry's use Of Ground Turkey, is The Best. I use Ground Turkey , Sometimes. In Chili, Ground Turkey, Tastes Like Beef, and as Terry Said: Much Better , For Us. Enjoy Your Special Day , Bob !!!!!! Later. Your Friend , Robbin, The Old Swift & Company Road Runner.

Terry		28-Dec-2009 18:08
Bob, I think you had Chinese stuffed cabbages. But yes in general there is a lot rice mixed with the gound beef. My mother taught my wife who is Polish how to make then. We use ground turkey 85/10. Best thing to eat. Tomato and the cabbage juices are the top cancer fighters.

Bob Sara		28-Dec-2009 15:44
Good Monday morning to all. Terry, yes we did have plenty of sour cream with the stuffed cabbage. My daughter-in-law has only been in the USA for five or six years, so I assume what she makes is authentic, but it was stuffed only with rice. It was good, but I did expect to find some sort of ground meat in there as well. Yesterday my wife and I went to Billy's Stone Crabs in Hollywwod Beach. We were disappointed to find that they were sold out of stone crab. We'll make another try during the week, but this time we'll call first. We ended up at Wayne Arnolds Royal Castle instead. Today is my 58th birthday. I am going to visit my mom this afternoon. I always like to spend time with her on my birthday since she had a hand in this blessed event stuff as well. I have had two best friends in my life, Roger and Ernie. I lost Roger first in '94 to AIDS, and Ernie to MS in '06. I'm the one that was always overweight, I ride a motorcycle, and I smoke cigars. I never expected to be the last one standing, and certainly not so soon, at 58. Life sure has a way of playing tricks on us. So, here I am, as Paul Simon wrote, 'I spent one more year on the vine." Well, off to see my mom....later all

Robbin		28-Dec-2009 01:50
My Wife and I , Spent The Entire Day , with My Brother and His Son, At Sawgrass Mills Mall, and We Ate Lunch at Sweet Tomatoes , in Pembroke Pines. Last Night, We Ate Dinner, At Emerald Coast Chinese Buffet, in Sunny Isles Beach. We Had A Great Meal, and A Nice Visit, and Then We Rode Around Ocean Drive at South Beach. And Tonight : My Brother and His Son: Went Back to South Beach again, But To This Time Walk Around on Ocean Drive. My Wife and I Stayed Home, So I Had A Chance to Use The Computer to Come Here. Good Night Everyone. Robbin.

Robbin		28-Dec-2009 01:42
Terry, I Love Sour Cream !!!! I Eat it , Like Pudding, But I Never Had Stuffed Cabbage, with Sour Cream. I've Had Hungarian Goulash, Made with Sour Cream, But Never Stuffed Cabbage, with Sour Cream. The Stuffed Cabbage I've Had: Was Stuffed with Ground Meat and White Rice, and Had A Tomatoey , Sort of Sweet And Sour Sauce Over Them. And I've Had them Made Homemade, By Armenians, Hungarians, And Polish Cooks. Maybe , I Never Had it Your Way, and I Am Not Of Hungarian Decent. Just Telling You What I Know. And I Make Stuffed Cabbage Myself. No Offense !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		27-Dec-2009 16:01
Dave, I Had A Nice Christmas, Thank You. My Brother is Staying in My Computer Room, So I Am Very Limited in When I Can Be Here. He and His Son Went Out To Visit Old Friends, So I Could Come Here . I Will Be Back Here Normally, By Tuesday, But Until Then, I Won't Be Here Much. Take Care, and I Talk To You Later. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin. Boston Legal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robbin		27-Dec-2009 15:55
Pokey, Hey !!!! I used to Belong To The American Legion Post 29 Harvey Seeds Post along with My Dad. That was a Long Time ago , and I Let My Membership go. That Post was Right off Of Biscayne Blvd., and The Biscayne Bay, in Morningside, where I was Born. I Know Both The American Legion and The VFW, and The DAV, are Good Organizations. Thanks , For The Reminder. I Am Not Going to File A Claim For Agent Orange Effects. I Don't Honestly Deserve any, But Thanks , For The Caring Help anyway. It's Appreciated. I Had A nice Peaceful Christmas, and I Hope You Did Too. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		27-Dec-2009 15:43
Terry, I'm Glad You Got A Hold Of Earl Greenwell. At Least now You know a Little Bit about Jack Terrell's Past, and Maybe it will Lead To Him now. I Will Look for Earl to Post here ASAP. I Have My Brother and His Son at My House Visiting for a Couple Of Days, So My Time and Availabilty Here will Be Limited , until Tuesday. Those Stuffed Cabbages , Sound Heavenly !!!! I Love Stuffed Cabbage !!!!!!!! Talk to You Again ASAP. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Road Runner / Robbin		27-Dec-2009 15:36
Bob Sara, I Appreciate The Road Runner Tribute, and I'm Glad You Had Favorite Foods Of Mine Down South in Homestead !!!!!! And Stuffed Cabbage???? I Love it !!!!!! It is To Die For !!!!! My Mom made it Homemade , all The Time, and She Made it Great !!!!! My Mouth is Watering For Stuffed Cabbage Now !!!!!!!! Thanks, For Reminding Me Of it . The Ganules, I Like, But The Roast Pork: I Can Do With out. My Brother and His 15 Year Old Son, are Here at My House, For A Couple Of Days, Down From Titusville. They Went Out For A Little Tour Arond Miami, So I Got To My Computer to Read , Lurk, and Write, So Here I Am. Gotta Leave The House Soon, to Meet My Brother and His Son For Lunch at Sweet Tomatoes , in Pembroke Pines. That was Good about You Watching For My Burgundy Colored 1999 Ford Expedition, and Thanks again For The Road Runner Tribute !!!!!! Best Regards , My Swift Brother. Later. Road Runner.

Dave		26-Dec-2009 22:07
Robbin, Bob, Pokey, Terry---I hope all of you had a good Christmas. Also, Don, Carlos, Manocarz, Sofia, Patricia and all the rest of the folks.........

Pokey		26-Dec-2009 22:03
Robbin just getting caught up on all the entries and I see that you and Don have been talking about the VA and disability. I want to let you know that since you were in Vietnam, agent orange is a very big subject now for the Va and disibility. Are you a member of the American Legion or a VFW post, they are very good at helping you get the info and paper work done, also check with the local VA representive in your area, every area has one, they will do the paper work for you. It is worth the try. Hope all had a nice Christmas take care Pokey

Terry		26-Dec-2009 21:22
Hey, Bob Sara, So you had Hungarian stuffed cabbages. So do I. My family is from Hungary. Ask her if she recognizes "Bocskey" my last name? Did you use lots of sour cream?

Terry		26-Dec-2009 21:10
Robbin, Earl Greenwell just called me back from Ala. . He,s seen Don's website before. I told him how to get to this page. He said he'll say hi soon. He also ask if I know Jim Phillip's. He said that Jack Terrell and Mary Lee divorced 25 yrs.ago. I gave him my email to give to her. Maybe she'll mail back.

Bob Sara		26-Dec-2009 21:00
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. At our house, my wifes family all came over for Christmas Eve dinner. We had roast pork, gandules and rice, and my daughter in law, who is from Hungary, made stuffed cabbage. On Christmas Day, my wife and I went to my sisters in Pembroke Pines for dinner. My nephew is on leave from the Marines, so it was good to see him again. He is leaving on January 4 for deployment to the Med aboard a small carrier. My wife and I had a Road Runner tribute day today. With the nice weather, we took one of the Harleys and headed south on Krome to Knause Berry Farm and picked up some cinnamon rolls, the south again to Robert is Here (and he was), for a Key Lime milkshake, then to Sonny's BBQ for lunch. I kept an eye out for a burgundy Expedition, but in vain.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 19:05
Terry, Yeah, That's Where Earl Lives : Hartselle , Alabama. Never Have Seen Or Heard From Him Again, Since Probably : 1970. I Only Know About Peter Greenwell, Their Cousin. He Works at The Publix in Miami Lakes, at 15000 Miami Lakes Drive, But He Never Seems To Know Much About The Whereabouts Of The Rest Of The Greenwell's. I Saw Mike Clevelands E- Mail Address, The One You Have, on The Hialeah High Alumni Class Of 69 Site, But Thanks. Maybe , I'll Give Him A Shout Some Time, But Can't On This Computer, No E- Mail Possible. Talk To You When Possible: My Brother and My Nephew , are Driving Down For A Visit From Titusville. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 18:55
Dave, 36 Degrees in The Daytime, and 80 % Humidity, That Spells Damp And Cold. But I Guess That's Summer T- Shirt Weather For You, Being A Native Born Bostonian, - Boston Legal, To Be Exact !!!!!!!! I Think I Meant To Look Up That Site A While Back, But Forgot to. I Will Give it a Try ASAP. Thanks , For Reminding Me About it, and For The Website. I Loved The Fort Jackson Incident Story, That Was A Good One !!!!!!!!!! But I Say it was Military Courtesy, Rather Than You Standing Up To Him. But Of Course That's My Army Man's Point Of View !!!!!!!! I Am Preferential To The Army, Of Course !!!!!!!!!! I Am Not A Marine Devil Dog. I Am An Army Dog !!!!!!!!!! You Know What The Army says about The Marines : Over Rated !!!!!!! My Brother, and His 15 Year Old Son, are Driving Down To Miami, and Will Stay At Our House Maybe 2 Nights. My Brother Lives in Titusville , FLA., up Near Cocoa Beach, and Cape Canaveral. His Son , Lives with His Mom, My Brother's Ex Wife, in Winchester Virginia. He Flew into Orlando , Fla.'s Airport This Morning, and He and My Brother Are Enroute to My House Now On I-95 From Titusville. ETA To My House : 1500 Hours. They are gonna Sightsee around Miami Beach, and Miami in General, a Couple Of Days, and Then We Will Visit in The Evenings, and Go Out To Dinner, and Then After 2 Days And Nights, They're Going To Their Old Neighborhood in Davie, 15 Miles North of My House, to Visit Old Neighbors, and Then They're Going Back Up To Viera, Where They Lived Before The Divorce, and Everyone Moved, to Visit Those Old Neighbors, and Then They'll Return To y Brother's House in Titusville, and After A Couple Of Days There, His Son , My Nephew, Will Be On His Way Back Home. He Flew Out Of Dulles, and Will Likely Return There, and Then His Mom, will Pick Him Up and Drive Him Home To Winchester, around 1 Hour From D. C. I Gotta Go A Do A Few Last Minute Things Around The House To Get Ready For Their Arrival. The Computer is in One of The Guest Rooms, So I May Not Be Able To Be On Here Much, For A Couple Of Days. Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Terry		26-Dec-2009 18:44
Robbin, Your post Dec 26@3:07. Listing all the Greenwell's. Yes I lost track of Jack Terrell in 1973. He and his wife visited me , when in lived in Ft Laud, after I moved back down from 2 Yrs. in Ormond by the Sea. We all use to double date, he had a 65 Olds 442, 4 speed with A/C. I took it upon myself and located a Earl Greenwell in Hartselle, Alabanger. I called and left my phone#, maybe he'll call. I'm trying to locate Jack. Oh don't be jealous of Mike Cleveland. Go to www.completecommercialflooring.com. And click on "about us" I don't know is that a shaved head???? I'm doing a little work today I'll post later about Ft Gordon & Ft Ord.

Dave		26-Dec-2009 16:56
You and Terry could look up a lot of guys if you join togetherweserved.com and click on Army. When you register and type in your units, automatically you will see anyone else who was in those units who is also on togetherweserved, it is unbelievable. Thousands of profiles there. Both of you would like that site. Don is on the Coast Guard section of it, when I told him about it months ago.

Dave		26-Dec-2009 16:44
That incident was in April of 1965. I was in boot camp 31Oct63--30Jan64, then to Advanced Infantry training at Camp Geiger right near Lejeune, 30Jan64-Mar64, then to Naval Communications Training Center, Pensacola, Fla for six months, done on 18sep64 then to Camp Lejune again for a year, then to Puerto Rico on a Navy intercept station for two years. Got out 1967, USAF JAG 1979-1982, Captain. I had a great time in the Marine Corps for the four years.

Dave		26-Dec-2009 16:41
Robbin, it is 80 % humidity too, so it is really raw outside. True Ft Jackson story for you. When I was an E-3 Lance Corporal at Camp Lejeune, a friend of mine was going thru basic at Ft Jackson SC. I went down to visit him, had no car, hitch-hiked the whole way, we all did in those days, in full uniform, got plenty of rides, it was not even dangerous. Anyway, I walked onto Fort Jackson etc and from a long long distance this booming voice comes across the grass at me. HALT! Who goes there? This is Master Sergeant Joseph Smith, or whatever his name was, he was a crusty old guy. I yelled back at him, Lance Corporal Davis C Bruce, United States Marine Corps, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune North Carolina!!!!! and he waved me over and shook hands because I stood up to him. It was funny. They got my friend out of a class and let him visit with me for a little while, then I stayed overnight in the visitor's quarters and saw him again the next day....funny story....the old MSgt was not expecting any unknown guest to holler back at him across that distance. He was a great guy.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 16:30
Dave, That Was Also A Classic Back At Me !!!!!!!!! A Great Comeback !!!!!!!! It Might of Got to 36 in Miami Before, But Hardly Ever. 38 Or 40, is Our Coldest Days, and Not Too Many Of Them, Maybe 10 Days Like that , Here and There, But Then Again : Miami , Fla., is Not in Massachusetts. If We Had Snow Here: There would Be A Million Accidents A Day, With These Idiots Here Behind The Wheel. Thank God, That's Not The Case. If You Want To Look At Palm Trees, Look At The Arbetter's Picture, With Carlos Standing there. There are Nice Looking Palm Trees In The Medium there on Bird Road. But You May Not Be Able To See Those Trees , Cause You'll Be Looking At Tah Tah's , and The 2 Babes In Toyland !!!!!!! Talk About Distraction !!!!!!! Sakes Alive !!!!! Dreams Of Army Guys Beating Up Marines, is A Good Thought !!!!!!!!! I Can Picture That Scenario !!!!! A Bus Arrives At Camp Lejeune, And The Bus is Full Of Army Special Forces Guys From Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, and They Tell The MP's on The Gate: That They Have An Appointment To Show Up, and Start Kickin Marine Ass. I Can Picture That Scenario too, with Marines Coming Out Of Everywhere, And One Hell Of A Brawl, with Marines Laying On The Camp Lejeune Ground, And The Army Guys Getting Back On The Bus Enroute To Fort Bragg. Man, What A Dream !!!!!!! Almost As Good As A Wet Dream !!!!!!! The Human Mind !!!!!! On A Serious Note though: When I was in The Army: I Saw Some Good Brawls Between The Army And The Marines, and So You'll Know: The Marines , Didn't Always Win The Fight. The Army, Does Kick Ass !!!!!!!! But I Know You Are Proud to Be A Marine, So I Will Show You And The Marine Corps Proper Respect, and Salute Both !!!!!! But For Me: It's The Army All The Way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have A Nice Day, Marine !!!!!!!!!!!! Eat Well, Be Safe , And Enjoy Today !!!!!!!! Boston Legal !!!!!!!!! William Shatner. Later. Wise Ass Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 16:04
Don Boyd, Good Morning !!!!! Isn't it a Beautiful Morning Here in Miami ????? I Hope You and Your Family: Had A Wonderful Christmas, While I Know it Could Of Been Much Better, With Your Ankle Normal. I Appreciate The Info, From The VA. Thanks !!!!! My Dad Got I Think it was 60 % Disability, For Hearing. He Was 99 % Deaf, in one Ear, a Result Of Mortars, and Army Weapons Fire . He Loved The Miami VA Hospital, and They Loved Him. He went there for Everything, Even To The Canteen, For Their Wonderful Potato Soup !!!!!!! He Also Died There, in 1987, But I Know that it was Just His Day To Die, No Fault Of The VA Hospital. When I First Got Out Of The Army in 1973, My Dad took Me to The Miami VA, to Get A Physical, and They Gave Me A Prescription For Distance Only Eyeglasses, Which I Used At Sears Optical at Westland Mall, to Get A Pair Of Glasses For Driving. But other than that, I've never used The VA For anything Else. Nice To Know that we Can Go there for Help, if We Need it Though. I Get 10% Disability, For A Foot Injury I Got in The Army: Broken Bones. I Remember That Lum's, it was Next To A Car Wash, and There was an Abner's Roast Beef there at one Time. It was West Of Johnson Ford. I Went There Sometimes, But Didn't Get Lucky , and See Cathy Greenwell there. If She Would Of Served Me, I Would Of Gave Her A Big Tip !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Also went to The Small Lum's across The Street From I- Hop and Publix, East Of There on 49th Street Also. Lum's Was Great, I Loved Lum's !!!!!!! And I LovedThat Story About You Throwing Your Seabag, and Suicase in The Boat, and Then You Jumping Into The Boat . I Can Picture The Whole Thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!! That Was A Definate Kodak Moment !!!!!!!!! I Can't wait to see My Other Pictures Posted. Have A Nice Saturday Don, and Hopefully: You Can Carefully Walk Outside Some, Without Frank, That's Frankenboot, That SOB' in Apparattus !!!!!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Take Care. Robbin.

Dave		26-Dec-2009 15:58
Yes, Robbin, Army guys DO dream a lot, about beating up Marines :) A wonderful day of 36 right now, very overcast. No palm trees in sight. Only in movies and travel books, that's as close as we get to them.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 15:32
Dave B., That was A Good One Dave, and I Laughed, and Did Not Get Pissed Off, I Swear , I Really Liked Your Joke. It was Good enough to Be Printed in Reader's Digest, Military Humor. Good Morning, and Happy Saturday, TGIS , My Friend !!!!!!!!!! I Hate to Brag, But Just Like The Rascals Sang: It's A Beautiful Morning. Here in Miami, Right now , at 10:25 A. M., EST , it's Sunny, and Very Nice, and : Our Outside Temperature, is Currently 66 Degrees Farentheit. Delightful, is The Word !!!!!! I'm Looking at My Palm Trees. Boston Legal, That's You !!!!!!! I Hope You Had A Pleasant Christmas , and I Wish You A Good Saturday , Both Of Our Favorite Day Of The Week !!!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Ps- Army Soldiers Don't Wanna Be Marines, They only Wanna Beat The Marines Up, That's All !!!!!!!!!! Laugh Please, Don't Get Pissed Off Devil Dog !!!!!!

Dave		26-Dec-2009 13:15
Robbin, I can imagine a handful of Marines staying together on the Army bases, so they would not hurt the soldiers too badly if attacked :) The letters in "Army" stand for "Ain't Ready To Be A Marine Yet" (smile, now, Robbin)

Don Boyd		26-Dec-2009 05:09
Robbin: thanks for the tip on the newer VA cards; I still have the old purple and white card. Someday I'll get a new one. Here's some info I received today about VA benefits that I didn't know about that might be of benefit to all vets: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VA Eye Glasses and Hearing Aids The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) not only covers eye examinations and audiology tests and writes eyeglass and hearing aid prescriptions for all its eligible patients. In many cases it also covers eyeglasses and hearing aids---even for some non-service-connected Priority 5 and 7 patients (generally, veterans honorably- or generally-discharged after at least two years’ service with incomes under about $35,000). The little-known Veterans' Health Administration Directive 2002-039 of July 5, 2002 [paragraph 4.a.(1)] authorizes eyeglasses and hearing aids for: * those getting service-connected compensation for any reason or at any percentage; * former prisoners of war and Purple Heart recipients; * those getting Housebound or Aid and Attendance increments to needs-based disability Pensions; * those needing eyeglasses or hearing aids due to any other (even non-service-connected) medical cause; and * those with any other functional or cognitive impairment-- as shown by Activities of Daily Living (ADL) functional deficiency(ies) --who need eyeglasses or hearing aids to participate in their own care. Replacements are allowed in cases of loss and breakage and for new or changed prescriptions. Hearing aids, without a prescription change or loss, must last 4 years. Issuance of spares is determined by the VA audiiologist or eye care specialist. Although general information on the VA website may wrongly suggest that the above benefits are restricted to those with service-connected disabilities and other limited groups, in fact Directive 2002-039 remains fully in force. The VA ordinarily offers comprehensive dental services only to 100% disabled, service-connected veterans and those held as prisoners of war over 90 days; but other, non-service-connected veterans may apply to the VA, no later than 3 to 6 months after discharge, to get dental treatment that wasn’t completed while on active duty. For qualified cases, the VA may then pre-authorize some treatment with approved private dentists. VA health centers are listed at www.VA.gov. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terry, I never said Fat Jack lived in the NW section. But thanks for reminding me of where he did live because I totally forgot about he lived, despite being across the street from where I was a lot of the time. The other guy, John, in the photos, lived on 10th Lane. Robbin and Terry: the last time I saw Kathy (or is it Cathy?) Greenwell was in the early 1970's when I was going to Miami-Dade and I went to the large Lum's on 49th Street (west of 12th Avenue on the south side of 49th) for lunch and she was my server. We chatted for a while in between her waiting on other customers and that was it. I'll never forget the night in June 1967 when she rode along with Jack Sullivan and Linda Russell taking me up to the CG Station on Peanut Island (next to Palm Beach) to report in for assignment after a transfer from Baltimore. My green Volvo, my second Volvo, was in the shop and I needed a ride up to report in before midnight or I was AWOL. We got up there and there were only a couple of lights lit on the seawall at the Port of Palm Beach and I used the hand crank telephone on a piling to call the station. They dispatched a 16 foot Boston Whaler with two guys on it. It was low tide and it was choppy as hell and after saying goodbye to Jack, Linda and Kathy I had to throw the guys my heavy as hell sea bag and suitcase and then time my jump off the seawall of at least 4 feet down to the boat when it came up on a wave. My friends thought that was pretty funny stuff but it all worked out well in the end and I enjoyed a hard working six month tour of duty there before I was promoted and put on recruiting duty in Tampa. I don't think I saw Kathy again until the early 70's at the Lums. Don

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 03:20
Good Night Everyone. I Hope All Of You Had A Wonderful Christmas !!!!!!! I Am Going to Another Room to Watch T. V. A Bit. Tomorrow , is Another Day !!!!!!! I Will Talk To anyone Who Listens Tomorrow !!!!!!!! See You Then !!!! Rest Well !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 03:16
Don Boyd, Thanks , For The Info, Reference My Military DD 214 . So Far, I Haven't Needed it, But it would Be Good to Have Just in Case. I Will Check into Getting A New One. I Still Have My Old Purple and White VA Priority Disability Card, From 1973. I Have Been Meaning to Get The New Red And White Card, with My Picture On it, From The VA Hospital, or From The VA Clinic, on Sheridan Street, near 72nd Avenue in Pembroke Pines, But Never Have Yet. Talk About Procrastination !!!!!!!! I Take The Cake !!!!! Sleep Well Don. Later . Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 03:07
Don Boyd, I Hope You Too, Had A Nice Christmas !!!!! And I'm Glad to Hear The Good News That You Got Out and Went To Eat Fantastic World Class Food At Joe's Stone Crab, and Took A Nice Ride, all The Way Up To Sunny Isles Beach. I Love That Drive, and Both South Beach , and Sunny Isles Beach Are Neat Places. I Like Around Baker's Haulover Beach Too. As A Kid, I Always Loved That Tunnel That Takes You From The Parking Lots To The Beach. We Walked under Busy Collins Avenue A1A, and I Was Thrilled . A Cheap Thrill. I Loved The Story About The Army Guys Saying : Man, Look At The Great Barracks The Coast Guard Had, and We Got Old Broken Down Wooden Barracks !!!!!!!! And Yes Don, Terry And I Had Miserable Barracks at Fort Jackson, and Fort Gordon. They Were Cold, and Lousy. Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, and Fort Dix New Jersey, Had Nice 3 Story Red Brick Barracks, Even Back in 1970, when I Went To Fort Jackson. I Know it Gets Colder in New Jersey, and in Missouri, But Who The Hell Did They Know, To Get Those Great Modern Buildings, While We Had WW2 Broken Down School Portable Type 2 Story Barracks At Fort Jackson, and Fort Gordon ?????????? We Were Cheated !!!!!!! I Saw Jack Terrell, at Palm Springs JR. High, and at Sparks Park, But Never Knew Him Very Well. I Knew Old Stoneface Scarface Lanier Better, as I Was in His Office Quite A Bit. He's Probably Dead Now, Don't You Think ??????? I'd Like To Paddle His Headstone, with A Pallet Board , The Way He Paddled My Keister. I Will Check Out Those Sites You Provided Me With Showing Jack Terrell. I Heard, that Jack Married Mary Lee Greenwell, Who is Cathy Greenwell's Cousin. The Greenwell's Came From Kentucky , Originally, But Some Of The Kids Were No Doubt Born Here. I Think They Were From Madisonville, Over Near Evansville , Indiana. Earl Greenwell, Cathy's Cousin, was A Good Friend Of Mine. He Graduated From Hialeah High, in 1967, and Before Hialeah High, He Too Went To Palm Springs JR. High. His Sister Becky Married Tommy Huffstettler. I Know Earl, Lives in Alabama, But I Lost Track Of The Rest Of The Greenwell's Except for Earl and Cathy's Cousin Peter Greenwell, Who Works At The Publix, Where My Wife Does. There Were Beaucoups Greenwell's around Palm Springs in The 60's, and All Related. Cathy Greenwell, Had All The Guys At Palm Springs JR. High Hot And Bothered, when She Transferred in From Immaculate Conception . I Remember I Saw Her The First Time, in The Hallway, at Palm Springs, and I Turned Around To Take another Look, and Said Dam !!!!!! I Think Cathy Went Out With Mike Cleveland , when She Arrived at Palm Springs JR. High. Mike Cleveland , was A Handsome Devil, and Quite A Ladies Man. I Was Envious Of Him. But He Was A Nice Guy, and My Friend. I Hope You Didn't Overdo it, With The Tennis Shoes, and Outing, and Damage Your Ankle Further to Set You Back. Best Wishes , Though Don. Get Well. And Thanks, For Wanting to Post More Of My Picture. Oh And I Saw The Latest Additions to My Private Rogues Picture Collection. Great Additions, I Approve Of Them, Big Time. Thanks For The Eye Candy !!!!!!!!!!! Take Care !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 02:25
Dave, I'm Glad You Had A Good Christmas Dinner, Me Too !!!! We Ate Take Out To Go Food From Ruby Tuesday's, in Miami Lakes Near Main Street, where Shula's Hotel and Steak 2 Are. And I Hope Your Commute, and Volunteer Shifts Went Well !!!! A Lot Of Marines Trained at Army Bases in Some MOS's. I Remember that The Marine MP's , wereTrained By The Army MP School. My Brother Said They Had Several Marines in His MP School Classes at Fort Gordon, in Augusta , Georgia. That was in 1975. I Don't Know About Now. And Marines Went To Field Artillery School at Fort Sill Oklahoma Army Base. The Army's MP School , is Now at Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri. It Went From Fort Gordon, To Fort McClellan , Alabama, and Then To Fort Leonard Wood. The Marines I Talked to: Told Me, That They Had To Be Carefull Not To Get Jumped And Worked Over on The Army Bases, as They Were Only a Few There, with Beaucoups Army Guys, So They Would Stay Together Walking Around. Especially , at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Have A Good Sleep Tonight, and A Great Day Tomorrow. It's 72 Degrees Farenheit , and Breezy, in Miami, Right Now, at 9 : 24 P. M., and We Just Got A Little Drizzle Of Rain, Just Enough to Wet Our Driveway a Little Bit. Take Care !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 02:06
Terry, I Missread or Missunderstood What You Wrote about the MOS's. My Mistake. Thanks , For The Website About A Listing Of MOS's. I Will Check it out. I Never Knew what too many ARMY MOS's were , other than : 11 Bravo and 12 Bravo . 11 - B- 10 and 11 - B- 20 and 12 B, Infantry and Combat Engineers, are Closely Related. Combat Engineers Always Have A Locked And Loaded M16 Leaning Against A Tree, or Close By, While Working. An Old Army Joke, was Always : That Combat Engineers, Are Infantryman, with A #2 Shovel, A Sledge Hammer, and other Tools, and An M16 against A Tree , Part True, But We Never Did Recon Patrols , or Anything Like That. And I Never Killed No Babies. But We Did Take Incoming Fire, A Lot, and We Would CYA, and Return Fire Guaranteed. CYA, was Always The Rule, in Combat. Charlie, Victor Charles VC, Didn't Play !!!!!! If You Got Careless with Him, He Would Kill You !!!!!! We Were Playing For Keeps. Robbin.

Dave		26-Dec-2009 01:35
Robbin, thanks-----yep, we had a good dinner.......my MOS, by the way, was the equivalent of what the Army Security Agency does and did. Morse Code Intercept Operator. We all had top secret clearances. That was the best job I ever had, including my present one, listening to morse code all day. Spent 2 years out of my 4 years, in Puerto Rico doing that stuff.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 01:28
Terry, I Hope You Had A Nice Christmas Day !!!!!! I Remember Jack Terrell, But I Couldn't Tell From The Pictures if it was Him Or Not. I Haven't Seen Him Since Palm Springs JR. High in 1966. Later . Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 01:23
Terry, Speaking Of Boot Legging : My Dad, and My Grandma, Had Relatives in Southeastern North Carolina, around 30 Miles West Of Camp Lejeune Marine Base, in Jacksonville , N. C., who in The 50's and 60's Made Bootleg Corn Liquor, - Moonshine, out in The Country . My Dad used to Buy it from them, in Big Mason Jars, and Theirs was not Clear, it was The Brown Color Of Jack Daniels, and Like 150 Proof. I Bothered My Dad about: Daddy , What Does it Taste Like, one Time Too Many , one Day, And He Told Me: Go Ahead Try it. I was Like 4 Years Old, and I Took A Taste, and it Almost Did Me in. My Dad Laughed , and Asked Me: You Want Some More ? Go Ahead, Have Another Sip. But That was it, I Didn't Ever Ask For More. But My Dad Always Went and Bought Some More. Some Of The Relatives Got Busted and Served Time, in Central Prison, in Raleigh, Came Out, and Started Making More. My Dad Said They Made The Best , But I Never Wanted any More. There was a Place Called The Rocky Point Sandhills, and That's Where They Made it. And We Always Got Good Home Made Smoke House Country Hams, From The Relatives. They Made The Best Country Hams, in Their Old Wooden Smokehouses. And My Grandma, Made Fried Country Ham, White Rice, Red Eye Gravy, Collard Greens, Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits Like McDonald's Has, and Wonderful Home Brewed Sweet Iced Tea. And Good Country Breakfasts. We Ate Good There in The Summers, at My Grandma's House. Great Memories !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 01:02
Terry, MOS Stands For : Military Occupational Specialty . I Always Figured That The Other Branches Had Different Codes For Their MOS's. About The Worst, or Dreaded Army MOS, was 11 Bravo, which was Infantry Ground Pounders, From Fort Benning, or Trained There, either At The Old Harmony Church Area, or More Recently, at Sand Hill. Harmony Church Off Cussetta Road, Had Those Horrible Old Wooden 2 Story Barracks Like We Had At Fort Jackson, and Fort Gordon, But Sand Hill, Has The Starships Type 3 Story Red Brick Buildings, Like Tank Hill Has at Fort Jackson. Like Don Said : The Army Bases , used to Have those Old Broken Down WW2 Wooden Barracks, and They Were Cold as Hell in The Winter, and Decrepid. The other Branches Of Service , Did Have Much Better Facilities, For Initial Entry Recruits. I Remember Jack Terrell well, at Palm Springs. He was A Pretty Big Guy. I Never Knew Him Very Well, But I Saw Him in School, and at Sparks Park. That was Good About Our Class A Uniforms, And Without The Need For High Heels. I Remember Halfway Thru Our Basic Training at Fort Jackson, The Army Banned The Use Of Blousing Ropes, For Reasons Of Cutting Off Circulation. They Made A Nice Neat Appearance, But We Had To Quit Using Them, and Start Tucking Fatique Pants in The Army Boots. And in The Cold Winter, with Old Wooden Box Windows Stuck Half Open, The Drill SGT.'s Forbid us To Sleep in Long Johns, But I Was Cold , and Did it Anyway, and Never Got Caught. Some Of The Stuff Was BS, anyway , and We Chanced it. I Graduated Basic, in January of 1971, in My Green Class A Dress Uniform, with 1 Stripe - Private E2 , and Without The High Heels, HAH HAH !!!!!! Our Parade Field At The Top Of Tank Hill, Where I Graduated , was Hilton Field. There was another Parade Field At Fort Jackson, named Darby Field, and Some Graduations Were Held There. It was Near Our Big High Obstacle - Confidence Course . And I Heard that if The Weather was Real Bad, Lots Of Snow, The Graduations were Held Inside The Field House. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Dec-2009 00:25
Dave, I Hope You Had A Proper Square Meal, For Christmas . All The Volunteering You Do, Should Account For Something, At Least A Good Meal. My Wife and I and Chuckie our Cockatiel Got Take Out To Go, From Ruby Tuesday's , in Miami Lakes, and We Had A Good Dinner. And We Had A Gift Card From Friends, and only Had to Add 59 Cents, To Pay For Our Meal. I Had The Appetizer Southwestern Spring Rolls, and A Side Order Of White Chedder Mashed Potatoes, and A Bottled Spring Water, and My Wife Hade A Crabcake Dinner, and A Bottled Spring Water. And Soon : We're Gonna Have Ice Cream Here At Home For Dessert: Chocolate For Me, and Vanilla For Her. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		25-Dec-2009 23:19
Sofia, you are TOO nice to call yourself a "lurker". Shame on you :))))

Terry		25-Dec-2009 21:59
Don, Those MOS were only for the Army... Chief boot legger, that was me

Terry		25-Dec-2009 21:57
Don, you see, Jack Terrell aka (Fat Jack ) did not live in the N.W. section , Fat Jack Terrell lived at 5470 W.11 Ave. Right across the street from Zimmerman. Fat Jack's head was fatter,,, Hence--Fat Jack... Oh, I know the CG had better everything than the U.S.Army, where all the men were. At least our Class A uniforms didn't require high heels, we wore blousted boots. Ha Ha......

Don Boyd		25-Dec-2009 21:21
Terry, you're probably right but I did ask Rick S about it and I swear he said "Fat Jack" and then I heard Terrell. The guy's name was John and it seems to me that he lived in New York part of the year and part of the year on the street behind Sullivans/Zimmermans (10th Lane), two or three houses south of 55th Place. I'll re-ask Rick about it via e-mail. I looked up those MOS's on the site you provided. What does a 'chief boot licker' mean? : ) Don

Terry		25-Dec-2009 20:09
Robbin, ever wonder what MOS, was what. Alas--. www.ichiban1.org/html/history_mos.htm#three. I was OJT as PMOS 71B20. And worked as a 71B20, 71F20 and 76X40

Terry		25-Dec-2009 18:49
Hey, everybody Merry Christmas to all. Robbin, I'll be typing you later this afternoon to catch up. Hey Don, on those picture of Jack Terrell you posted , only the bottom one by the cars is correct. In the other drunk-out Zimmerman shots , it's not Fat Jack, trust me on this. Ask Sullivan or Zipperman who it is.

Don Boyd		25-Dec-2009 18:34
And ditto on Robbin's comments about remembering and honoring our military members on Christmas, serving all over the world on land and sea and in the air, in two war zones, and not at home with their families and loved ones. And honoring the family members of those in the military who are celebrating Christmas without their husbands, fathers, brothers, wives, mothers or sisters. Thank you for your sacrifices. Don

Don Boyd		25-Dec-2009 18:23
Merry Christmas to everyone but especially to Robbin, Dave, Bob, Carlos, Carey, Terry, Manocarz, Patricia, and Sofia. I hope that all of you and your families have a great day. As Robbin said, it's overcast here but the temps are good. My leg has healed enough to walk slowly and without the orthopedic boot so yesterday I took my wife, daughter and mom-in-law to lunch at Joe's Stone Crab, for a drive up A1A from Joe's to Sunny Isles Beach, church last night and a dinner party at friends. My leg and ankle were hurting and I was exhausted from all that activity after not moving around much for two months and I slept 9 hours last night which is 2 or 3 more than normal. My leg feels good today so apparently I didn't screw it up. : ) Manocarz: I hope you are recuperating fine and that we hear from you one of these days. On a non-Christmas note, Robbin and Terry: it sure sounds like youse guyz got ripped off with your Army living conditions at Ft. Jackson. Our barracks in recruit training at Cape May, NJ, were concrete and glass and only a couple of years old so we had A/C and heat and we needed both in the June-July-August due to weird NJ weather. However, for the first few days in forming company we were in old as hell creaky wooden barracks, so it was the opposite of what you endured in that we got the worst in the beginning and the better for the other 8 weeks. Years later, after four years active duty and a couple of years in the reserve, I was an E-6 and I went to a two-week training class at the CG's reserve training center in Yorktown, Virginia. I flew in to nearby Newport News and rode some kind of shuttle from the airport with a few other Coasties and a bunch of Army guys. The Army guys were going to Ft. Eustis and the shuttle stopped at the CG training center first and when the Army guys saw the beautiful new red brick and glass barracks they were all muttering stuff like "Are you sh*tting me? Look at these beautiful barracks!" and "we get old wooden barracks and they live like this?" It made me appreciate the facilities I got to live in for two weeks because surely they were a lot nicer than other military facilities. Robbin, you mentioned Jack Terrell possibly marrying a Greenwell girl. I totally lost track of Jack after I went into the USCG in 1966. I have a couple of shots of him in my Friends gallery, specifically at: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/61438892 http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/65431721 and http://www.pbase.com/image/61337720 Does anyone know whatever happened to him? Robbin: now that I can stand for durations I'll work on the photos you gave me to scan this coming week. Thanks for your patience. Also, you can get your DD-214 from the military records center in St. Louis, MO. The DD-214 is needed when you apply for Social Security so they can credit you with more earnings for your military years than what you actually made (peanuts back then) and that increases your monthly benefit by a few dollars a month. If you're already drawing disabled Social Security it may not apply to you but then again it could and you should check it out. In any event you should always have a copy of your DD-214 on hand, especially since replacements are relatively easy to get. Seehttp://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/standard-form-180.html for more info. Don

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 18:02
Right at This Moment, I Am Remembering Jesus, and Our Troops. And After I Finish This Post: I Will Bow My Head, in Prayer For Our Troops, World Peace, and To Praise The Lord Jesus. Merry Christmas, From Me , To All Of You !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 17:58
My Wife And I , Will Most Likely Get Take Out Today, at Piccadilly Cafeteria. They Have Good Food, and Our Piccadilly, is only Like 2 Miles From Our House, By Where The Old Palm Springs Theatre was, at Red Road, and West 49th Street, in Hialeah. We May Get A Ham, or Turkey Dinner. They Make Both Real Good !!!!!! Enjoy Your Christmas Meal Everyone !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 17:50
For Christmas, Santa Claus Brought Me : A New VW Toureg SUV, A Comet Kart Racing Go Kart, A Harley, A New Windows 7 Notebook Computer, A Picture Of Faith Hill, A Case Of Suzi Q. Snack Cakes, A Case Of Publix Ginger Ale In Cans, A New 50 Inch Plasma T. V., A New Schwinn Bicycle, And A New Tempurpedic Bed . I Wish !!!!!!! All Lies !!!!!!! I Got None Of These, But I Am Happy Anyway !!!!! While I Would Like All Of Those Things: I Will Be Fine , without them. Maybe Next Year !!!!!!! Actually , My Wife and I , are Going to Stop at Walgreen's and CVS, and Buy Each other Something there. And We Got No Big Expensive Gifts, Because We Agree : That Top Priority , For Us, is Buying My Wife A Better Car. Her 1992 Ford Explorer, Has A Messed Up Transmission, and She's Driving My Old 1991 Ford Aerostar Van Right Now, and I Want To Buy Her A Ford Expedition Like Mine, a 1999, and That Should Be Good For Her. I Love My Expedition !!!!!!! Joy To The World !!!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 16:36
I watched A PBS Special Presentation, Last Night, and it was A Wonderful Musical Program, with Faith Hill Singing Christmas Songs. I Enjoyed The Concert , A Lot. Faith Hill, is Very Beautiful, and She Sings Beautifully Also !!!! I Don't Have Her C. D. , of Those Songs, But I Am Going To Buy it Now. Did anyone Else See The Concert ?????? Merry Christmas, Everyone !!!!!!!! Your Friend, I Hope, Robbin.

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 16:28
To Everyone Here, I Wish All Of You , A Merry Christmas !!!!!! A Good Meal, Company, The Christmas Cards, The Lights, The Christmas Music, and Remembering Christ, and The Reason For The Season, all Make Up The Happiness Of Christmas, and I Hope You Experience All Or Most Of Them. My Wife , and Our Little Bird, are Going To Get Take Out Food Somewhere, and Celebrate Our Christmas Alone, By Choice. But We Were invited to Many People's Houses, and We May Stop By Their Houses A Few Minutes , So As Not To Offend Them, and To Wish Them Well , on Christmas Day. For Those Of You Who Are Not in Miami : It's Not Real Sunny, But Rather Sort Of Overcast Looking, Breezy, and at 11: 27 A. M., Right Now, it's 77 Degrees Farenheit. A Pretty Nice Day. Later Everyone !!!!! Best Regards To All !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 16:14
Sofia, I Hope You Have A Nice Christmas Day !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 16:12
Terry, Merry Christmas !!!!!!! That House, I was in, a Thousand Times. That was The Jim Greenwell Residence. Earl Greenwell, Jim's Son, was A Good Friend Of Mine , Back in 1966, 67, 68, and Around There. Also at The House, You Had His 3 Sisters: Rita, Becky, and Mary Lee. MRS. Greenwell, Died around 68 , I Think it was, and The Whole Family Drove to Kentucky, where The whole Greenwell Family Were From, For The Funeral. I Remember : Because I Went To Publix, and Bought Them Snack Cakes, Sodas, Chips , Ect., as A Condolences Offering, and To Give them Something to Enjoy on The Trip. The House Was On The Corner of West 14th Avenue, and West 77th Street. I went to Visit Earl, one Night, at The House , and I Saw and Talked to Tommy Huffstettler, who was there. I Knew that He and Becky, were An Item, But I Didn't Know They Were Married, But I Guess They were. Mary Lee, I Believe: Married Jack Terrell. My Friend Earl Greenwell, went in The Marines, in I Believe around 1968. I Lost Track Of All Of Them Later. I Think Earl Lives in Alabama, Jim Greenwell, Their Dad, Moved to A Townhouse in Miami Lakes, Probably in The 70's, and I Lost Track Of The Greenwell's around there. But as I Said: I Talked to Tommy, For The 1st Time at The Greenwell House, And He And I Got Along Good. I Had Seen Him at Palm Springs JR. High, and I Knew Of Him, But Had Never Met Him, or Talked to Him. His Younger Brother , Terry, and The Tommy Meredith Bunch, and I Had A Run in A While Earlier, And I'm Sure that Tommy knew Who I was, But He Didn't Mention it, and Neither Did I, and We Talked Like Old Friends. He Seemed Like A Nice Guy, I Liked Him. So Sorry He Took His Life. That's Sad. I Remember He Had Fire Red Hair, Really Orange, Like Harold Russell. His Wife Becky, was A Real Pretty Girl: Slim, and with Long Hair. I Liked Her at one time, and Her Brother , My Friend Earl, said: Hey , That's My Sister, and She's Younger than You, So I Backed Off, and Forgot About Her out Of Respect To My Friend. Mary Lee, was A Book Worm, Very Smart, But Not That Pretty, with Her Horn Rim Glasses , ect. Rita, The Youngest Greenwell Girl, Turned Out to Be Beautiful, in around 1973, and I was Sorta After Her, But She Told Me: You're My Brother's Good Friend, and I Don't Want Trouble with That, So I Got Nowhere with Her. She was Then about 15, and I was 22. Life is Funny , isn't it ???? We Remember The Past, Know What We're Doing Now, But Never Know What To Expect in The Future, or Even Tomorrow. Talk To You Later. And I Hope You Have A Nice Christmas Day. Robbin.

Sofia (long time lurker)		25-Dec-2009 16:06
To all, Merry Christmas, and may you spend the day surrounded by loved ones .

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 15:34
Dave B., I Know You Have Gone To Ring The Bell For The Salvation Army, Which Helps The Lives Of Many, or You've Gone To Try And Save Lives At The Suicide / Crisis Hotline. Both are Very Worthy Causes, and it's Very Nice , and Unselfish Of You To Give Your Time, and Take Such an Interest in Others. That Alone , Should Be Your Ticket to Heaven, in My Opinion. Merry Christmas , To You My Friend, and I Hope You Have A Good Meal, and Some Free Time To Enjoy This Special Day. And I Hope You Read All Of Terry and I's Postings . There's A Lot Of Military Stuff there, Even if it is about The ARMY, and You Are A MARINE. Take Care , My Friend. Later. Robbin.

Dave		25-Dec-2009 13:08
Merry Christmas, Robbin, Terry, Don, Carlos, Bob, Carey, Patricia, Sofia and all who have ever posted here and those who read but don't post. Meerry Christmas to you and your families.

Terry		25-Dec-2009 04:33
Robbin, I'll get to your last 2 post tomorrow. But just real quickly. BeforeTommy Huff died he lived W. 77-78-or79St. 13 or 14 Ave. I was a green house on the southeast corner. Now I remember , I met his wife and her last name was Greenwell . Not sure but then was that Becky??? I did date Cathy but that was way back 1966. It was 1978 when I was there at his house. I want there to show him a Karman Ghia I had just bought. Tommy, Walter, and me when riding around.

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 03:37
Terry, In Post 1954 , You asked Me What Cars Did I Drive Back Then, in 1967 - 1969, and I Forgot to Answer You. I Got A Motorcycle First, A 305 Cc Yamaha, and Then I Had 2 other Yamahas, a 250 Big Bear, and A 350 California Street Bike. And I Drove My Dad's Yellow 2 Door 66 Impala. I Had No Car until 1973. And in 1973 Fresh Out Of The Army, I Got A Job With Swift & Co. Loading Trucks At Night , Then A Driver, and My Mom Got Me A Loan Thru Food Fair's Credit Union, and I Ordered a Brand New 1973 Rally Nova Copper in Color 350 V8 Automatic, Rally Wheels, A Black Rally Stripe on The Sides, Ect. That was My First Car, and it only Lasted 6 Months. I Waited For it From The Factory, Like 3 Months, and Then My Dad Borrowed it one Day, and A Drunk Lady Totaled My Car. My Dad then Helped Me to Get A 1973 Buick Century Luxus, Yellow with A Beige Vinyl Roof, 350 V8 Automatic, Ect. I Drove That Buick till 1981. In High School , I Had No Car, I Rode The School Bus, and I Walked. I used to Miss My Buss Because Of Track Practice, at Hialeah High, and I Walked Home, 3 Miles, all The Time. At Palm Springs JR. High, I Walked To And From. Our House was only About A Mile and A 1 / 4 From Palm Springs JR. High. I'm Surprized That Alligators Didn't Get You Guys Swimming Next To The 7 -11 on 12th Avenue and 51st Street. There Are Gators There, I've Seen Them Many Times. Sorry To Hear About Tommy Huffstettler RIP. I Didn't Know About His Death. Never Knew Him Well, But I Talked to Him Before, at Earl Greenwell's House. He Was Becky Greenwell's Boyfriend, at one Time. And Yes Earl, and Becky Greenwell, Were Cathy Greenwell's Cousins. Earl Was A Close Friend Of Mine. He Went in The Marines, Nam , Ect. Have A Good Christmas Tomorrow, My Friend, and Army Brother. Robbin.

Robbin		25-Dec-2009 03:01
Terry, My MOS was : 12 Bravo - Combat Engineer, and My AIT, after Basic Training at Fort Jackson, was Combat Engineer School, at Fort Leonard Wood, in The Ozark Mountains, about 100 Miles West Of ST. Louis . There were 2 Kinds Of Combat Engineers Taught at Fort Leonard Wood , and Some were Land Mine Sweep Specialists, and Others Like Me: Were Trained To Assemble Collapseable Portable Pontoon Bridges, And We Also Learned A Lot About Rigging , Ect. Our MOS and School, were Very Physical, So Just Getting Out Of Basic Training Helped A Lot. At First , We Could Not Believe it : They Had Us Racing Across Fields, Carrying Telephone Poles, Like 6 Of Us On Each Pole, and In Squads. Each Squad Of 6 Guys, Would Carry A Wooden Telephone Pole, and The Squads Would Race To The Other Side of The Field, Seeing Who Won, and It Was Very Tiring, and We Got Sore Muscles . But if We Would Of Came There From Home, Forget it, We Would Of Fell on our Faces, But After Basic Training, it was Manageable. They told us that it was To Build Upper Body Strength, and Endurance To Make Our Work Easier. Believe Me: Between Fort Jackson, and Fort Leonard Wood, Physically : I Was Ready For Most Anything. We All thought that after Basic Training, it was Easy Street, unless Your MOS was 11- B -10 Infantry, Fort Benning, Or Airborne. But We Forgot, that 12 Bravo Combat Engineers, are Like Navy Seabees, Ect., and They Do A Lot Of Work. We Soon Found Out !!!!!! We Woke Up , From Our Wet Dreams !!!!!!! And Yes, Peeling Potatoes On The Side Steps Of The Mess Hall, Sitting on Plastic or Metal Milk Crates, With Big Metal Buckets Of Potatoes in Water , and Joking Around About Home , Ect., was Relaxing and Nice. That was Good KP Duty, Except When it was Real Cold and Snowing. And Server, on The Line, was Easy too. Breaking 3 Eggs in A Bowl, was Easy KP too. How was your Chow, at Fort Gordon ????? Our Mess Hall Chow, at Fort Jackson, was Delicious, But Not Enough to Eat. They Rationed Our Food. We Were always Hungry. We Got No Seconds Of Anything. And At Morning Chow, Breakfast , was either Eggs, or French Toast, Pancakes, Or SOS, ect. You Picked one or The Other. You Could not Have Say : Eggs, French Toast, and SOS. They Were Very Chincy, with Our Food Portions. In The Serving Line, I Would Linger, or Try to Get More Food, and The Drill SGT.'s would Come Over And Scream at Me and The Server. The Very First Day We Got To The Company Area on Tank Hill, We Went For Evening Chow - Dinner, and I Asked The Guy Next To Me Something, and A Drill Sergeant Came Over Screamed At Me, Grabbed My Tray Of Food, Ordered Me To Get Outside, and He Threw All Of My Food Away in The Garbage Can, Then Threw My Tray in The Window For Cleaning. I Never Had one Bite. And it Was Roast Beef, and Lyonaise Potatoes. I Love That. I Went To Bed Hungry. And Then In The Morning, at Chow - Breakfast I Got My Food , Sat Down To Eat, and Here Came The Same Drill SGT., and He Asked Me: You Hungry Private ?? And I Screamed : Yes Drill SGT., and He Said : I'll Bet You Are. And Then He Asked Me : You Wanna Talk Trainee, and I Screamed : No Drill SGT. And He Then Said : Eat !!!! And I Replied : Yes Drill SGT., and I Ate. We Couldn't Talk in our Mess Hall, only Eat and Get Outside in Formation. We Had one Guy in Our Company, in The 2nd Platoon, Who Said He Was Gonna Shoot And Kill His Senior Platoon Drill SGT. They Took Him To The Stockade, and Then Put Him in Special Training, and Later Recycled Him. We Had Coke Machines On The Side Streets, and They Were Off Limits For Us, and They Were Traps. After Lights Out at 2100 Hours, Some Guys Would Sneak Out To Get A Can Of Coke, and If Caught: They Got An Article 15, and Lots Of Guys Got Caught too, Fort Jackson, was Really Bad News !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 22:30
Terry, Yeah, I Rememeber John Thompson, But Not Much about Him, at all. I Remember Your Brother Larry too. Does He Remember Me ?? Debbie Sherman ? No, Don't Remember Her. I Heard that Fort Ord, was A Beautiful Army Base , and A Really Scenic Place. But Hey Terry, You Did Your Share, and Served Your Country, That Was Enough. Some A. Holes Like Tommy Meredith Never Even Served Their Country. And I Can Tell You First Hand: That You Didn't Miss Anything Worthwhile in Vietnam, Except Hoochie Mamas, and A Lot Of VD. It Was A Real Bad Scene, Believe Me. I Think I Had Classes with Your Brother Larry, at Palm Springs, and I Saw You in The Hallways Plenty Of Times. Remember : MR. Thomas Dietrick, The Big Biceps Guidance Counseler ???? He Was A Super Nice And Cool Guy, But Very Strong, and He was Definately Not A Guy To Mess with. I Remember John Carroll was Scared To Death Of Him, You Could See it. I Liked MR. Dietrick, He Was Nice , if You Were. He was originally From Boston, and He was A Champion College Wrestler. Yeah Even Now as a 58 1 /2 Year Old, If I Get A Hold Of That SOB Mike Beard, I Will Kick The S. Outa Him, For All I Went Thru Cause Of Him. Who Knows , I May Get Him Yet. On My Profile , on Classmates. Com, I Put A Bounty On His Head, For Info Leading Me To Him. He Suckered Me into Stopping, and Then He Cowardly Punched Me From Behind. A. Hole MF !!!!!! Gotta Go To Eat, Wife Hungry !!!!! Talk To You Later, With Much Pleasure !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 22:05
Terry, My Dad Drove Up To Fort Jackson, For My Graduation, in 1970, and For My Younger Brother' s Graduation There in 1975 . He Took us Out To Eat, and Then He Drove 200 Miles East To Wilmington, North Carolina, To Visit Relatives, of His Mom's. I Was Proud For My Dad to Be in The Bleachers Watching Me Passing in Review Eyes Right With My Delta Company 3rd Battallion 1st Brigade In Our Class A Uniforms, Bloused Spit Shined Boots, M16's With Fixed Bayonets, ect. And Our Drill SGT.'s Proudly Out Front Leading Us . What A Relief !!!!!!! Remember Rubbing Circles with Cotton Balls , Water and Kiwi, For 2 Hours , To Get A Spit Shine ?????? I Sure as Hell Do !!!!! And Cleaning and Cleaning Our Weapons M16's, And Singin Cadence: I Don't Want No Teenage Queen: I Just Want My M16. We Had Fun, Didn't We ?????? Dave Bruce, our Dave Here: Was In The Marines For 4 Years , and 3 Years In The Air Force. And if You Ever See Pokey on Here: He Left Miami, Near Northside Shopping Center, For The Air Force, and Put in 22 + Years . And You Know About Don in The Coast Guard. And I Put in 3 Years. We All Served Our Country !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Terry		24-Dec-2009 22:02
Robbin, I just talk to Larry my brother. The kid that sucker punched him was John Tompson. Just as you , he said if he ever sees him again he'd whack him! KP I liked the potato peeler machine. Outside , you could smoke. And when you were done , well you were done. Yup still got my dog tags and all my medal. How many medal could you possible achive with MOS 71B20 Ha Ha. Yes meningitis was big time. It kept us on a airplane at Kimpo in Korea for 31 hrs., with no A/C. Plus at Kimpo there was a hi-jacked Korean Air on the strip with the hi-jackers still on board, And I hate to keep bringing up A-Hole Meredith, but I could swear his lottery # 365-363, something to that. You should get a copy of the DD214. I think you'll need that to collect SS. If you ever get a moment check out www.fortord.net. Fort Ord was closed by Pres. Clinton. For being in the Army, and I lived off post in Seaside, Ca., man it was beautiful there. Would weekend in Carmel, Carmel by the Sea, San Fran. San Jose. I type slow and crappy, even though that was my MOS , clerk typist. But when I get a little time I'll tell you my jobs when I was at Fort Ord & in Korea. I sometimes feel real guilty when so my others went to Viet Nam, as 11B. My brother wants to ask, do you remember a Debbie Sherman? Later

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 21:33
Terry, I Only Have 1 Picture Of Me in The Army: It's A Small Wallet Sized Picture Of Me From one Of Those PX Photo Machines 5 Pictures For A Dollar in 2 Minutes Deals, and You Could Even See My Earplugs For The Rifle Range, in A Little Bottle on My Fatigue Shirt. All Of My Other Pictures : That Bitch Threw Them Away on Me. F Bitch !!! Sooner Or Later Maybe Don Can Post it. He's Real Behind Cause Of His Fall and The Bum Ankle, and He Always Says: He Has Lots Of Photos to Post. Good Idea Though. We'll See !!!!!! Charlie Whiteacre, was A Tall Slim Redhead , who was Always Clowning and Joking Around, Lively I Guess You Could Say. AAfees On Aurora Street, in Coral Gables ???? Yes Sir, I Remember That Dam Place, I Should : I Went There Like 4 Times. And The Last Time, At Like 3 :30 P. M., A Dark Blue School Bus From Homestead Air Force Base, Picked Up A Group Of Us, after Our Swearing In, and Took us To Miami International Airport, and Dumped us There. We Flew On Delta To Atlanta, Had A Couple Hours Layover there, and Then We Flew To Columbia Metropolitan Airport. We Checked in To The Military Desk there, and They Told us To Go Out and Stand On The Ramp, and A Bus Would Pick Us Up and Take Us To Fort Jackson, and Soon They Did. The Bus Was Silent, we Were Tired And A Little Bit Quesy Going into The Unknown. When we arrived at Fort Jackson, They Gave us all A Field Jacket, and A Ball Cap. And Then We Had To Fill Out Some Papers. Then They Took us To A Beautiful Modern Red Brick Mess Hall, and Fed us A Very Early Breakfast Of Cereal, Toast, Eggs, Milk, and Bacon Strips. Then They Put us To Bed in Beautiful 3 Story Red Brick Barracks, in Rooms Of Like 6 or 8 Single Beds With 7 inch Thick Mattresses Like Home. We Stayed There For 3 Days, and We All Laughed: This Is The Army ??? Piece A Cake !!!!!! Then We Went after 3 Days To Tank Hill, To Those Old Piece A S. Wooden Barracks. I Liked Your Story About The Marine in The AAFEE's Center. That was A Good One, and You Guys Did Right, and Lucked Out. That AAFEE's Center on Aurora Street, was A Dungeon. I Went There Everytime, at 5:00 A. M., and Never Saw Outside, until Late Afternoon. And That Line Up and Drop Your Drawers, Doctors in White Checking Out Your Rectum, with Flashlights : That Was Humiliating, Degrading, and I Hated it, But We Had No Choice. I Hated That Place !!!!!! Did They Really Have To Do That ?????? Gross !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 20:54
Terry, Your Right : I Was an RA, Because I Enlisted, and That Proved I Was Stupid, But Like My Dad Told Me: My Draft Lottery Number at the time , was 46, so I Would Of Been Called Soon Anyway. My Service Number, was RA 36815224, Never Will Forget it !!!!! We Had The Same Type Of WW2 Barracks as You Did, With The Old Box Windows , either Out Completely Or Broken, and Half Open. And Those Coal Furnace Heaters Pipes Knocked All Night. And Fort Jackson Smelled Like Coal all Over, it was in The Air, and I Saw Hopper Train Cars on Sidings Full Of Coal too. And Every Barracks Building , Had A Coal Furnace Room , with 2 Doors , on The Back Side Of The Building. I Slept in My Long Johns, Socks On, And I Too Pulled The Blanket over My Head. We Still Froze Our A%%%& Off. Imagine Me: A Born In Miami Boy, Never Seen Snow, and Never was in Weather Below 38 Degrees. And Suddenly : at 19 Years Old, Here I Am in Columbia , South Carolina, in 12 Degree Cold with Snow. I Was Sick The Last Part Of Basic Training. We Had A Lot Of Spinal Meningitis Going Around At Fort Jackson, at The Time, and Several Deaths From it. I Took A Spinal Tap, one Afternoon, Cause I Had Some Spinal Meningitis Symtoms, So I Cosented To Check For it. That Was A Horribly Painful Like A Half An Hour Of Long Needles Drawing Fluids From By My Spinal Cord. For All The Tea In China, and All The Money In The World: I Wouldn't Go Thru That Again. It Was A Nightmare !!!!! I Liked KP, But For 24 Hours Straight ???? That Would Wear You Out Completely !!!!!! I Liked K. P. , Because The Mess Hall, was Always Nice And Warm. I Volunteered For it, to Get Out Of Marching To The White Christmas Woods, and Freezing My Jewels Off. In The Mess Hall Though, Some Jobs , were Easy , others were not. DRO, was Easy: Fold Napkins, Fill Salt And Pepper Shakers , ect., But if You Got The Side Sink , or The Back Sink, Cleaning All Those Big Heavy Pots and Pans, Man That Was Hard Ass Work. Charlie Whiteacre, was The Son Of Charlie Whiteacre SR., Who was a Hialeah Councilman, For Years. I Still Have My Original Issue Dogtags. But My Basic Training Graduation Book, My original Expert Badge, and Medals, and Even My DD214 , all got Thrown Out By A Jealous Girlfriend, in 1974. We Were Living Together Down Near The Orange Bowl, Had A Big Fight one Night, and The Next Day after Work At Swift, I Came Home To Her Gone, and All My Stuff Gone Forever. I've Wished A Thousand Times , that I Had My Graduation Book From Fort Jackson. But That's That, My Friend. Such Is Life !!!!!! So You Now Live In Daytona Beach ! Neat Place !!!!!! As A Kid, We used to Go to Daytona Beach, Or Spend The Night in A Motel, either Coming Or Going To Wilmington , North Carolina, To My Grandma's House . We Would Go to the Boardwalk and Ride Rides, and We Went Swimming in The Ocean, and The Pools. When I was Real Little, We ate At A Real Good Restaurant Named : Johnston's, and They Had Famous and Wonderful Apple Pie, Like My Mom Madewith The Cross Lattuces On Top. And I Ate At My First Morrison's Cafeteria, and I Loved it: Especially Their Macaroni And Cheese. Wonderful Memories !!!!!! And At That time, My Dad and His Mom, My Grandma: Were About to Buy A Small Mom And Pop's Motel, on US1, Called The El Rancho Motel. They Ended Up Not Buying it, But I Remember us Going There. Later. Robbin.

Terry		24-Dec-2009 20:36
Robbin, If you have a couple of Army photo's , have Don post them in friends, or in your Rogue Section, Bye

Terry		24-Dec-2009 20:26
Robbin, honest true story. Feb. 3, 1969, at 7 AM. Myself Tommy Huff and Jim Hunt. You can see Jim Hunt with me in the " Friends " . We arrive at the Afees center in Coral Gables. You know where!. The three of us are sitting next to each other on those low wooded benches. Now it around 7:45-8 AM. This Marine approches the podium, and starts to give this bullshit speech about how tough the Marines are. I'm some what listening. Tommy and Hunt are yaking. Now this Marine is looking for volunteers. Nobody comes forward. Now if no one volunteers, he going to pick. I swear , in a split second I grab Tommy, Jim Hunt follows. We are now in the restroom. Think to say it had about 4 stalls. I swear to God, we stayed in there, had to be 10 minutes, till we were almost dragged out. But the Marines were already picked. Talk about sweating it out, WOW. I'm staining some interior doors today... More on Ft Gordon, later. But was that the Charlie Whiteacre ? I think he was a bit skinny with a crew cut?

Terry		24-Dec-2009 19:44
Robbin-ans to 18:50 You are 150% right Ft jackson. First 3 days avacation. Except the second day got put on KP with Huffstettler for 24 hr. My parents drove all the up from Miami, I don't know why? Tom and I walked right out of the new barricks and when riding around in my fathers LTD. Hell I didn't any different. But I soon learned your in the army now. Ft Gordons Barracks had windows missing, in the winter time. Two old coal space heaters. Had to go to sleep with the covers pulled over your head to keep the coal soot out of your lungs.YouMentioned Charlie Whiteacre. Was his father named Sid Whiteacre? Lived west of the Palmetto? You had an RA#, I was US53582818 -Huffstettler was US53582819 More later

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 19:23
Don Boyd, Yeah, After Under The Sign Proceedings, Back Out On East 10th Avenue's Sidewalk, Beside The Sign, I Would Brush Off The Girls Dress, and Take Her By The Hand Across The Street To Enjoy Royal Castle On Me. We Were Hungry And Thirsty , after All That Making Out. Great , Great Memories !!!!!!! And I Remember Most All Of Their Faces and Their Names, But I Won't Tell !!!!! Better Left A Mystery, and My Secrets. All The Best !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 19:13
Terry, Remember The Courtesy Corps Hall Monitors At Plam Springs JR. High ???? A Bunch Of Girls With Arm Bands, on The Stairwells Telling You To Go To Class. What A Joke they Were !!!!!! At Miami Springs JR. High, We Had The Varsity Patrol, and They Were The Biggest And Toughest Guys in The School, all Big 9th Graders, Who Rode Motorcycles to School, and They Were All Bullies. They Would Tell You : Get To Class Punk, And Then They'd Push You, Or Kick You, and Almost Knock You Down. I Hated Them. Remember The Hialeah Police Paddy Wagons Riding Around Palm Springs JR. High, in 1964 ???? I Took Crafts Class in 8th Grade, with MRS. Malamed, and Who Do You Think Were in My Class ???? John Carroll, Fred Silvio, and Some Other 9th Grade Rowdies. They used To Throw Clay at The Clock and Around The Room. One Time , The Teacher Had Enough, and She Went and Got Lanier, and He Came in The Class and Took John Carroll Away, and He Came Back in A Few Minutes Holding His Butt. And Another time, We Had All Made Clay Things, and The Teacher Came By To See if We Wanted to Bake The Things in The Kiln, or Rework Them, and When She Came To John Carroll, He Asked Her: What Do You Think, And She Replied : I Think You Can Do Better than That , John, And To That John Replied: All I Want it For , is To Dump My Ashes in it. He Had Made An Ugly Ass Square as Hell Ashtray with Little U's on all 4 Sides For His Cigarette . That Was Funny, I'll Never Forget That. Our Class Had Those Big High Bar Stools, and it Was A Graphic Arts Class. What A Riot that Class Was !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 18:50
Terry, When You Went To Fort Gordon, for Basic Training, I'll Bet You Went To Fort Jackson , For Processing, as I Know Back then : That Fort Gordon , Had No Processing Center, For Clothing Issue, Testing, ect. So You Most Likely : Went Thru The Same Big Red Brick Reception Center and Processing Center that I Did. We Went There From Our Reception Center Barracks, Which Were 3 Story Red Brick Buildings To The Left Of The Gate 1 Traffic Circle, or North Of The Processing Center. We Were there for 3 Days, and it was Disneyland, But At The End Of The 3rd Day, They Picked us Up in Army Trucks and Cattlecars, and Took us up to Tank Hill, and Our Old Wooden 2 Story Barracks , and That was The Beginning Of Hell For Us. 8 1/2 Weeks More Of Hells Half Acre, with Those SOB Army Drill Sergeants, Marching And Double Timing , up and Down Those Dam Steep Hills, Being Screamed at All Day Long. I Went to Fort Gordon, in The Late 80's , Just to See it, and it Looked A Lot Like Fort Jackson. And They Are only 80 Miles Away From Each other. We Had A Lot Of Hialeah Guys There , when I was There. Jack Catlett, and Charlie Whiteacre, were there, I Saw them. And We Had A Lot Of Guys From San Juan there too, that Got Drafted. What A Rude Awakening, and From My First Day On Tank Hill, I was Sorry as Hell that I Had Enlisted. And Graduation Day, When We Marched In Review Off The Hilton Parade Field, was A Real Happy Day For Me, I'll Tell You That. There Were Times That I Wondered if I Would Ever Make it. They Threatened Me with Going To The Dreaded Special Training Unit, Many Times, and Then Recycled, But It Never Happened. The Fort Jackson Special Training Place, was Like Parris Island's Motivation Platoon. It was Where they Sent Fat Boys, and Bad Attitudes , to Get Them in Shape, and To Follow Orders. A Friend Of Mine Went There, and He Said: The Difference Between There and The Regular Company Area, Was Like Comparing Disneyland To Hell. He Told Me: Try Harder Here, Cause Take My Word For it: You Do not wanna Go There. I Took His Word For it, and Did Try Harder, and Luckily: I Made it. I Got The Highest Score At The Range in Our Company,, 99 % And Of Course My Expert Badge, and I Was Company Champion, in Pugil Stick Fighting. On The Final PT Test, I Did Pretty Good, about 90 %, and Final Testing: I Did Well, about 95 %. And My Senior Platoon Drill SGT. Wallace Passed Me. He Was Mean, and Tough As Hell. At Our Graduation , He Got Trainer Of The Cycle, Over All Of The Other Drill SGT.'s on Tank Hill, Pretty Good !!!!! But He Killed us to Get it. He Was An E6 Staff SGT. A Black Man, and From Detroit. And 3 Tours Of Nam, with The 1st Cav. He Was Heartless !!!!! What A Nightmare !!!!! Glad I Woke Up. HAH HAH !!!!! I'm Sure You Have Your Stories Too. I Could Go On And On About My BCT there at Hell Hole Fort Jackson. Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 17:21
Terry, Yeah, I Had Heard Back then , in 1969, That Tommy Meredith, was Not Of Real Good Character, and Whiz Kid: He Looked Like one: Black Hair and Glasses, and Doofy Looking, as I Remember. I Had a Run in with He and His Bunch one Time. They Rode By My Little Brother on West 16th Avenue, Behind Digiorgio's, and They Bullied My Brother and His Friend. They told them that they were Gonna Piss On Them. Well , My Brother came Home and Told Me, and I Hopped in My Dad's 66 Impala, with My Brother, and I Went and Got My Friend Noel Martinez, and We Went to Where they Were. There was Tommy Meredith, Terry Huffstettler, Buddy Fray, Joe Scoccimaro, and A Couple others at a House , Probably Sniffing Carbona or Airplane Glue. I Rolled up , as They were Comin out, and I Parked The Car Right in The Middle Of The Street, and I Got out, and Asked Them: If They Wanted To Piss On Me ??? They Said No, and I Said: Well , You Wanted to Piss on My Little Brother , Why Not Try and Piss On Me instead?? They Chickened Out Big Time, and I Hurled Every Obsenity In The Book at Them, and Drove Off. My Dad Went to Hialeah City Hall, and Swore Out Warrants For Their Arrest, To Offset What I Had Done, and Avoid Further Problems. MRS. Huffstettler Called My Dad on The Phone, and Asked Him to Come By Her House. He Did, and At Her Insistence, He Dropped All Charges, and All Was Well. But Those Guys were Like A Gang, and were Going around Like They Owned The World, But I Calmed them Down, and They Avoided Us after that. I Was Real Pissed Off That Night. I Would Of Taken All Like 9 Of Them on Myself. I was in A Rage. That's Something about Robyn Porter at The Hunter's Big Daddy's Lounge. I Went There Sometimes, in The Late 70's, and To The Dutchman's Bar in Medley, and The Hideaway, By Hialeah Gunshop . In My Wild Days !!!!!! Those Places were Crawling With Girls !!!!!!! Almost Heaven !!!!!!! I Had A Good Fight in The Parking Lot Of The Dutchman's one Night. This A. Hole Accused Me Of Looking at His Woman, and I Told Him: Man, Nobodie's Lookin at Her, cause She's Ugly As Hell, and We Went to The Parking Lot. I Knocked Him Cold, and His Friends thought He was Dead, But Luckily He Wasn't . The Dutchman's Was A Good Place: Good Cold Draft Beer, Good Sandwiches, and Lots Of Babes. The Good Old Days . That was around 1977, when I was Driving The Swift's Premium Meat Truck. I Was In Shape, Strong As Hell, and Fearless !!!!!!!! I Didn't Take No SH%$ Or Prisoners either. I Disco Danced, and was A Party Animal, and A Magnet For Girls. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 16:48
Carey gigi, I Hope You Have A Nice Christmas, and Hopefully : In Asheville, with Family !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 16:45
Manocarz, I Hope You are Doing O. K. We Haven't Heard From You For A While. Even Though Things are not Ideal, For You and Your Family: I Still Hope that You Can Have A Nice Christmas, And I Wish You A Great One . Be Well, Happy , And Safe, My Friend, and Hialeah Brother !!!!!!! I Have 50 Little Cars Now, Mostly : Hot Wheels . Take Care. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 16:39
Pokey, I Hope You are Enjoying Your North Of Indianapolis Snow , and Frigid Weather !!!!!!!! Happy Snowmobiling !!!!!!! I Am Enjoying My Palm Trees, and Mild Miami Weather. Right Now in Hialeah, it's 76 Degrees Farenheit, and Breezy. Not Sunny at all, sort Of Overcast Looking. But The Temperature is to My Liking !!!!!! I'm Wishin And Hopin, that Santa Claus Brings Me : A Brand New Tony Kart, A Brand New Harley, A Brand New VW Toureg, My 2 Front Teeth, 25 Suzi Q.'s, and Peace On Earth !!!!!!! I'm Not Greedy at All !!!!! I Hope You Have A Wonderful Christmas, and By All Means: Have A Suzi Q. To Keep You Warm , My Friend !!!!!!!! All The Best !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 16:26
Carlos, I Enjoyed Your Posts A While Back, Sorry I Didn't Answer You. I Was Fewding with Dave, and Was Pissed Off, and in a General Case Of The Ass Mood. I Know you are Working a Lot at The Port now, Busy Winter Cruise Season, But I Hope You Get to Be Off with Your Family, to Celebrate Christmas. And I Wish You and Your Family: A Very Merry Christmas !!!!!!! Be Safe, Be Happy , and Remember The Reason For The Season, My Friend !!!!!!!! I Know You Will !!!!!!!!! And May Santa Clause Bring You A Brand New Harley, And A Brand New Mustang GT, And A Brand New VW Toureg !!!!!!!!!! Best Regards , My Friend !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Road Runner ( Robbin )		24-Dec-2009 16:18
Bob Sara, Season's Greetings , My Friend !!!!!!! Me Too !!!!! Dave and I sometimes Bicker, But We Are Friends , after All !!!!! My own Father, and I used to Almost Fight, We Argued Constantly, But He was Still My Dad, and The Day He Died at The Miami VA Hospital, I Cried Like A Baby. I Had Lost My Big Brother, My Best Friend, My Coach, My Mentor, And My Dad, and I was with Him, Under His Wing, and Under His Roof, For 36 Years. He Died in 1987, at 72 Years Old, and My World was Shattered, But His Memory Lives on with Me, Every Single Day, I Remember Him. Harry M. Learned , was A Great Man, and I'm Sorry now, that Many times I Didn't Realize it. I Call Him The Man From Pittsburgh !!!!!!!!! I Enjoyed Hearing about Your Hog Chapter's Ride To Lantana, Ect. I Also Enjoy Looking at My Swift Pictures, and Remembering When You and I Worked For Swift & Co. In Miami. We Had Some Good times there, and Some Stress and Hard Work too Mixed in. I Really Don't Know How I Lasted 14+ Years there Delivering all Of That Swingin Beef, Ect. , To Publix , and Everyone Else. I Really Hung in There, But Broke My Poor Back, in The Process. Great Memories Though. Hey Bob, Have a Wonderful Christmas , with Your Mom And Sister, and Wife . Above all , though: Be Well, And Happy, My Friend. The 3 Amigos , will Eat Together Soon Again !!!!!!!!! Ole !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 16:00
Don Boyd, Glad to Hear that You are Getting around more now, and in Tennis Shoes !!!!!!! Sounds Good !!!!!! You're Getting there !!!!!!! Me , I'm a Bit Stowed Up, with The Sciatic Nerve , on My Right Side, But I'll Live. My Philosophy I Live By, is : Feel The Pain, But March On. There is no Can't For Me. I will Crawl, if I Have to !!!!!!!! Anybody can Give Up, that Takes No Gumption at all. I Will Try, no Matter What, and that's Better Than Wimping Out, and Saying I Can't While Crying. That's Pathetic !!!!!! I Call Somebody Like That A Worthless Piece Of S%$# !!!!! Aren't You Glad we're Not Like that. I Enjoyed Your Post. I Tried Getting on Facebook, a While Back, and Couldn't Get On. I Think it's My Old Windows 98 Computer. There's A Lot Of Things I Can't Do with this Old Outdated Obselete Computer.Maybe Soon, I Will Get A Windows 7 Notebook Computer, so I can Get On The Facebook Of Sex, You Tube, For Music, Classmates . Com Again, E- Mails , ect. But Bottom Line : I'm Glad as Hell, that I Can Be Here on Your Wonderful World Of Terrific Sites !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good to Have Terry Here now. Between He and I, We're Digging Up a Lot Of Memories. Be Well, and Have A Nice Christmas Don !!!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Bob Sara		24-Dec-2009 15:59
Road Runner, Don, Dave, Carlos, Pokey, Manocarz, Terry, and all the rest, I am so happy to see peace break out here in the Gallery. A very Merry Christmas to all. Bob

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 15:43
Dave, You are Really Staying Busy this Christmas Holiday, But I Salute Your Doing The Great Work , For 2 Good Causes. My Dad , always Thought The World Of The Salvation Army, and I Always Give them a Dollar or 2 , Every time I see them in Front of Stores. I Wish You A Very Merry Christmas also , My Friend !!!!!! Be Safe , Well, and Happy !!!!!! And I Hope Santa Claus Brings You A Brand New Rolls Royce , with Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, and Joanna Garcia all in it. And Then, Please Drive The Rolls To My House, and Let Me Visit with The Girls, For At Least 2 Hours. Later. Robbin.

Dave		24-Dec-2009 13:17
Robbin, just to let you know, my time on here is gonna be limited the next couple of days. I have the Salvation Army bell ringing again today, 10 to 3pm, then tomorrow I hve the suicide line special shifts 10 to 12 then 12 to 2pm; Sunday the same thing 6-1030PM, so I'll get on here when I am able to. I did not want you to think anything was wrong etc. Merry Christmas once again, to everyone!

Dave		24-Dec-2009 11:43
Hi Don----Merry Christmas and Happy New Year....that must be tough, getting around like that, and you will be glad when you are healed... Robbin and ALL , Merry Christmas.

Don Boyd		24-Dec-2009 07:04
Dave: thank you for your comments in the past couple of days and for asking about my leg. No problem on the password deal. I've been busy trying to get some yard work done and trying to get all my Christmas cards out and did so last night. I had to take them to the Milam processing center last night to get them into the system and some obviously won't make it to where they're going on time. The doc approved me to walk on my leg with the orthopedic boot as of a week ago but that only lasted one day; the boot makes me feel like I'm going to knock my back out of whack so I've been going bare legged with sneakers on. It's good to get the hell out of the house without having to use a wheelchair or crutches, even though I have to walk slower than most people temporarily and I use a cane some of the time. Terry, welcome to Robbin's gallery and I'm glad to see you posting all kinds of memories for the rest of us to wonder about for days because some of us remember the names but not why, haha. You asked Robbin if he remembered Anita Pomposelli and I just saw her name on Facebook, responding to something one of my Facebook friends (Susan Lowden) posted. Anita's Facebook page is at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/aplang1 - you might have to join Facebook to be able to see anything and even then she may have her info and photos restricted to friends of friends. I think Facebook may be chock full of a lot of kids that you and Robbin knew way back when. Robbin: thank you for your Christmas card recently. I'm sorry mine went out so late this year but I'm behind in everything thanks to being laid up for two months. Man, I can't even believe you convinced girls back then to alligator crawl under the edge of the Flamingo Plaza sign to get into the middle for a makeout session. Didn't they get dirt and stickers all over their blouses? I guess being a gentleman you helped them clean up, eh? : ) Terry and Robbin: I remember a lot of the names that you guyz have been mentioning. Clell was Tony Villela's older brother and my age - I received some e-mails from him a few months ago. He's involved with industrial real estate down in Homestead. I didn't know that John Carroll passed away; his sister Sarah has posted on my site somewhere. I remember that one of the Martells and a local buddy of his used to do some Peeping Tom activity without my knowledge when I visited a girl's home in their neighborhood on Saturday mornings when her mother was at work; they told me about it months later and I couldn't believe I never heard them outside her window. Bill Dwyer and I were buddies for a while when he had some kind of a motor scooter (Vespa or Allstate) - he lived east of 8th on 51st Terrace or Street. Don

Terry		24-Dec-2009 03:47
So many years have past, I can safely say and Meredith won't go to jail . Atleast not for this. When I said Wiz Kid I meant it. Tommy and his buddies would go out and steal brand new top of the line motorcycles. Take them back to his house. Strip it down to bare frame. There were a couple of salvage ( junk ) yards on South River Dr., down where Dade Cycle was located. At night throw the frame over the fence. Go back the next morning and buy back that frame for pennies. But now they had receipts to apply for a clean Florida title. Smart . Tommy always had a new bike, and never got caught.

Terry		24-Dec-2009 02:31
Oop's . It was Gary Jacoby. Yes early on his first bike was a black Honda 160. I got along well Jeff Bischoff. Hey check this out. My brother and I were in a Big Daddy's, I want to say Miami Spring, could have been Hialeah. We're sitting two seats away from this young good look women. Just then she says to us aren't you the Bocskey brothers. It was Robin Porter. We bought her a drink. This was in the 80's.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 02:22
Terry, Eddie Insalaco, was Not A Bully , or An A. Hole. He Was A Decent and Nice Guy, But He Could Fight if He Had to. Do You Remember : Carol Franz ??? She was A Real Pretty Blonde My Age, at Palm Springs. I Think I Remember You And Your Brother Larry, at Palm Springs. A Long Time Ago, But Our Memories : Thank God, are Good. My Wife wants Me To Watch T. V. with Her, So I Will Say Good Night , and Talk to You and Dave , and My Other Friends Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 02:16
Terry, I Remember A Gary Jacoby Who Rode A Motorcycle, Maybe A Triumph. Did You Know Jeff Bischoff, and His Sister Janet ????? Janet was A Big Husky Girl, But Her Face Was Pretty, and She Had A Great Personality. I Had Classes with Her at Palm Springs, and Kinda Liked Her at one time. Robyn Porter, was Real Cute, The Coppertone Baby. Palm Springs JR. High, Had it's Fair Share Of Pretty Girls. Later, Robbin.

Terry		24-Dec-2009 02:16
Some guy sucker punched my brother in the month onPSJH courts. I looked for him for a while . Funny though, I can't remember his name. Next time I talk to Larry I ask him who it was. Yes Eddie had one of those Mustang's(like Cushman). And I do remember him getting his face whacked. But it didn't happen to often. Never heard of a Mike Beard.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 02:08
Terry, Didn't Know Linda Miller or Annie. Terri Knight , was A Real Beauty. I Think I Rememeber Jack Adams. Debbie Trevison, was Pretty , and My Friend Jim Phillips and I Liked Her Back Then. I Do Remember The Surfers and The Greasers at Palm Springs JR. High. I Was Both. I Surfed at South Beach, and I Used Brylcream, Vitalis, and Wildroot on My Hair. I Got Along with Both Groups. I Remember When Pat Trevison Worked as an Usher At Palm Springs Theatre. Later. Robbin.

Terry		24-Dec-2009 02:01
In Tommy Meredith neighborhood on the lake, Scott Jacoby he had a Honda 160. It was either Scott or someone in that area had a brand new Plymouth Hemi Cuda, with a 4 speed. Pretty sure it was Scott. It's was 69-70.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 01:58
Terry, Yeah I Remember Hearing Back Then, in Around 1969, that Tommy Meredith , Terry Huffstettler, And Others Sniffed Glue and Carbona. I Heard that Tommy Meredith was also A Real Good Motorcycle Mechanic, and He Souped Up All Of His Friends ' Bikes To Race Em, Like Buddy Fray. Tony Villela was Pretty Good Sized, and Had A Tendency to Be A Bully at times, when I Knew Him, at Palm Springs. My Friend Noel Martinez, Beat The Crap outa Him in The Auditorium, in 8th Grade History Class, For Spitting Spit Wads at Him. Noel Martinez, who Fought Larry Rhymer, was Pretty Tough too. Eddie Insalaco: He was A Nice Guy, I Remember Him Well. He was Anita Pomposelli's Boyfriend , at one time at Palm Springs. He Had a Blue Scooter or Cycle. I Think it was a Mustang. He Could Hold His Own, in The Fighting, But I Saw Him Get Popped in The Nose Real Hard one Day, By A Big Florida Power And Light Worker, at Sparks Park, and Blood Gushed outa Eddie's Nose. People there told Him: Eddie, I Think He Broke Your Nose. It was At The Larry Rhymer VS Noel Martinez Fight in 1964, and Eddie was Watching and So Was I, and A Fla. Power And Light Truck Stopped and The Guys Were Watching The Fight too, and They Thought Eddie was Going to Interfere, and This one Big As Hell FPL Guy Told Eddie : Stay Out Of it, and Eddie Told Him Screw You, and The FPL Gut Walloped Him in The Nose. I'll Never Forget that Punch. It was A Powerhouse Knockout Punch. That Guy Would Of Killed Eddie Insalaco, But Wisely: Eddie Had Enough, and Let it Go. Me, I was A Tall Skinny Kid, who Tried to avoid Fights, at Palm Springs. I only Had one Fight, at Palm Springs, and The Guy Started it with Me, on The Basketball Courts, in Phys. Ed. 8th Grade 1965. He Threw The Basketball Hard at My Sweating Bare Back, Playing Basketball, Shirts and Skins, and Then Laughed. I Rushed Him Punching Away, And After I Hit Him Probably 6 Times, with Him Running Away Backwards , and Begging Me To Stop, He Said O. K. I Give. And I , Like A Fool, Turned My Back, and Walked Away, and From Behind, He Clobbered Me, and Split My Lip, which was Bleeding Profusely. I Had Metal Braces On My Teeth. I Had To Go to The DR. That night and Got Stitches in My Lip. I Never Got Even, But if I Ever Find That Guy Now, I Will . I Owe Him. His Name is Mike Beard, Red Hair, and Freckles. He's The One That Dennis Martell Made Cry. He is A Lousy Coward. And I Was Stupid to Turn My Back, and Walk Away, When He Wasn't Out Cold. Live And Learn, Right. And Another Day after That, I was in Class, and My Stitches Got Caught in My Braces, and Pulled them out, and I Had to Go Back to The DR., For More Stitches. I Owe That SOB, Big Time, and I'm Hoping I Meet up with Him, So I Can Teach Him A Lesson. And This Time I Will Knock Him Cold. Later. Robbin.

Terry		24-Dec-2009 01:24
Yes Pat has a 1955 Pontiac greem/white 4 door. Anasty old piece of crap. One night it was Pat Trevison Tommy Huffstettler, Bill Dwyer Rick Eggles and me, in the old Pontiac. When I talked to Pat about 6 mo. ago the first thing out of his mouth was, "remember the old time in the Pontiac" Yes Debbie Trevison was very developed for 14 yrs. And a pretty face. I was riding in the back seat with Debbie coming back to my house and Jackie saw Debbie climbing over me. Boy was Jackie pissed and hirt. I was an ass hole would date 4-5 girls at a time. Ever here of a Linda Miller, had a sister Annie Miller. They lived W 68st , east of Red road. The road curved at 68 there were apartment there. Terri Knight married Jack Adams. To answer from before, Julia Szeghette and the younger sister Wendy. I think Mike said that most of them live in Ocala.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 01:19
Don Boyd, I Got Your Summit Photo Christmas Card. Enjoyed it. Thank You. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Terry		24-Dec-2009 00:49
Oh somebody else--David Petratos and Billy Bullington ( Billy Livesay)

Terry		24-Dec-2009 00:41
That was tommy Meredith on the Lake. He use to steal all his motorcycles. He was a wiz kid. Never study didn't have to. To bad he got so addicted to glue sniffing. I bought a 1971 VW bug from him in 1976. It took two days with a claw hammer to chop out all the rock hard socks out of the back seat, He was into Yamaha's. What Tony Villella got to be a big bruiser. I would walk to has house in 4-5 grade. His older brother Clale would beat him up . I remember Tony as short and chubby, but that was yrs. ago.Dennis Martell a certified full blown nut whack job. I was at there house visiting his brother Walter (Marty as he called today). Some how a fight started and Dennis tryed to hit me in the head with a steel sidewalk roller skate. If you asked Marty today he would still remember the ass kicken I gave Dennis. By the way Walter Martell & Tommy Huffstettler were tight biker buds. Last time I saw Huffstettler was 1979-80- He killed himself in 1980. Viet nam bull shit. In basic training we had to low crawl in the snow everwhere. Me and Jim Hunt got sick for a month and got recycled. Tommy ended up go to Fort Polk for AIT. I lucked out and shipped to Fort Ord, in Monterey Calif. I got 71-B-20 Tommy got 11-B-20

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 00:36
Terry, Terri Knight Was A Beautiful Brunnette, and She Lived On West 78th Street, Just West Of West 12th Avenue. I Dreamed Of Her. Richard Alfonso, Sounds Familiar, But I Can't Place Him. All I Know about John Carroll, is that He Was Older than Me, and He Looked and Acted Like A Real Rough Guy, and He Had The Rep, So I Tryed To Avoid Him. As Far As Lanier, I Can Tell You in All Honesty: He Was Not A Wimp, and He Had No Fear. He Was Confident And Capable. My Dad was A Military Man, Army, A Teacher , and A Coach all of His Life, and He Told Me: That Lanier was The Man For The Job There At Palm Springs JR. High. Between You and I : We Have The Scoops, and I'm Enjoying it. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 00:26
Terry, Yes Pretty Martha Toms, Lived in a House By itself, Off The Palmetto Expressway, By The Big Curve, and Her Father Jerry Toms Ran Graham's Dairy. Her Mom had an Old Mercedes Benz, and I would See Her Mom Dropping Her Off at Palm Springs . She was a 9th Grader, and I was a Little 7th Grader, But I Adored Her. Pat Trevison, Got Me in Big Trouble with My Dad one time, in around 1967. He Had An Old Pontiac, and He Stopped at My House One Afternoon, with My Friend Jim Phillips in the car, I Talked to them on The Right a Way , and When They Left: Pat Peeled out and Tore Out Grass that My Dad Cut and Fixed, and My Dad Got Real Pissed Off, and Asked Me: What The Hell Kinda Friends You Got anyway ?????? You Tell Them I Am Pissed with Them. I Didn't See Pat after That , But I Took it Up with Jim Phillips, and He Gave Me An Attitude, and Told Me To Tell Pat, Not Him. So I Told Him: Step Outside, and We Had A Good Fight, and Bloodied Each Other's Faces, and Our Sweaters, and That was That. Pat Trevison, used to Ride Horses At The Old Miami Lakes Riding Academy, I Remember, and He Had A Pretty Younger Sister, Debby I Think. Pat , was A Friend Of Tommy Huffstettler. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Dec-2009 00:10
Terry, Rustic Roller Rink, Had A Cement Outside Open Air Rink, and A Wooden Basketball Court Type inside Floor. Beginners usually went inside on the wooden Floor, and Most Big Kids, and Adults: Were outside on The Red Cement Floor, Except if it Rained, and then The Inside Wooden Floor , was Jam Packed. There's A Big Home Depot, across The Street from Where Rustic was. No, I Don't Really Keep in Touch with any old Hialeans any more. I Tried to on Classmates. Com, and Here, But I've Been Unsuccessfull, So Far. Most Everyone Here Before, are Gone Elsewhere. I Guess I Just Don't want all The Hassle and Pain In The A. of Moving, So I Stay. Fusaro's, Had Great Food. I Loved Their Meatball Sub, Pizza , and Spaghetti and Meatballs. Small Little Place, But Great Food. Tommy Morrison , was A Good Friend Of Mine, and He was on My Hialeah Optimist Club. Tony Mijares's Band was Tony & The Tigers, and They also Played at Sparks Park Dances and at Our Palm Springs JR. High Friday Night Dances. I used to Ride to our Hialeah Optimist Track Meets, With Our Coach MR. Stan Romero, and His 2 Sons Stan JR. and Ricky. They Were Great Friends Of Mine too. We Had Lots Of Laughs Going To and From Our Track Meets. MR. Lanier, was Not The WimpyBurger , He Looked Like. I Heard Something about Those Scars too, The Same Story You heard, and He was A Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, in The Military, That I Know. I Took My Whacks, and Did what He Said, and He was Very Fair with Me, and My Dad Liked Him. He Said MR. Lanier, Was A Good Dean Of Boys, and that He could see that He Had Good Control of His School. Lance Vibeck, and Mike Cleveland, I Always Thought were Pretty Boy Ladies Men, Handsome Dudes. Larry Rhymer's Face was Red, Like He Had Been Burned. Larry was in My Opinion: A Good Fighter. I Saw Him Slug it out really Good with Noel Martinez, and He Had My Respect after that. And I Never Saw Larry Bullying anybody, in Fact I Heard That That Fight, was Larry Defending Lance Viebeck, so in My Eyes Larry Rhymer, was a Good Guy. I'll Tell You Another Guy, who was An Unknown Good Guy, But A Good Fighter: Dennis Martell. I Saw Him Beat The Living Crap outa this Guy Over By Dupuis, one Afternoon. He Was Really Boxing, and The Other Guy Cryed Like A Baby. I Remember Burt Eisenburg: He Was A Big Wiry Guy, and A Good Wrestler. He was always at Sparks Park. You Remember, I'm Sure, Mike Jula, Ted Del Rio, and That Hot & Pretty Spanish Girl Director at Sparks Park: I Think Her Name was Miss Fernandez, or Hernandez. You Went to Fort Gordon, in 1969, and I went to Fort Jackson, in Oct. of 1970. My Brother Went To Fort Jackson too, For BCT., But 5 Years after Me, and Then He Went To Fort Gordon Brehms Barracks For M. P. School. At Fort Jackson, on Tank Hill, I was in D- 3 -1 . Then I went To Fort Leonard Wood 12 Bravo MOS Combat Engineer School. I Enlisted For 3 Years. I Remember Tommy Meredith, He Lived On The Northwest Corner Of Lake Tahoe on West 8th Avenue, and He Had A Honda CB 350, and He Rode with Terry Huffstettler, and Buddy Fray. I Raced Them on Fairway Drive in Miami Lakes, With My Yamahas. I Had A 250 Big Bear, Bored Out, A 305 CC Yamaha, and Later a California 350 Yamaha, all 3 Very Fast. MR. Viebeck Did Some Roof Patching On Our House Years Ago. Nice Man, and From My Dad's Hometown : Pittsburgh PA. He Said He Had Adopted Lance, at A Very Young Age. Lance , I Found to Be a Nice Guy. Did You Know Tony Villela ????? He was A Big Bruiser, and A Bit of A Bully. Your Posts, are Very Informative, and I Remember A Lot Of The Info. Robbin.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 22:18
I don't think I was ever at Rustic Rinker. But I know where it was at. Did that have the old wood plank floor, or Terazzo like Hialeah?

Terry		23-Dec-2009 21:59
Is there anybody from old Hialeah you stay in touch with??

Terry		23-Dec-2009 21:19
How about Glen Guthrie. A little short wise guy. He would tag along by Doug Rupert Side. Oh and for Doug Rupert, I pinned him in seconds in wrestling. After that we were buddies. Oh back to John Carroll just one more time. How could he have been tough. He wasn't good in P.E. Did'nt run , jump. Just had cigarettes rolled in his sleeves.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 20:59
That 7-11 at w.51, was our 7-11. When they dug the canal west, before they built the bridge and connected the canals. We had tree houses on the canal banks with ropes to swing into the water. Real Tom Sawyer. Do you remember the first Honda shop in So. Fla. W.49 & 13-14 Ave. By the liquior store

Terry		23-Dec-2009 20:41
Robbin, what just dawned on me when you said "Lanier" I don't know if it was true, but now I remember it was rumored that all those scars on his face and neck, were from 2-3 yrs prior. It was at a black school. Don't know if it was Dade Cnty. But no wonder he got cut up. One strange dude

Terry		23-Dec-2009 20:35
The Guest below is Terry, Not use to this yet. Old age

Guest		23-Dec-2009 20:33
Me and Tommy Huffstettler got drafted togther. Ft Gordon , Ga Feb 3, 1969. Funny A-2-1 basic training. More latter on that funny story. I was emailing Pat Trevison till about 2 months ago. He got really weird on this Obama thing, I did'nt want to here it. Lance Viebeck would ride around in my Fairlane with Tommy Meredith. His sister Sandy got killed in 1966, falling out of a convertible sports car. My dad and Furaro were chums. It was the old man Fusaro making the Pizza's, and the wife and daughter waited tables.Fred Silvio. No tough guy there, maybe rolly polly Ha Ha. I think my brother hung with Tommy Morrison. I remember Martha Toms, think her parents work a dairy out west. Yeah old Lance did have the coolest black hair for those days. His father was a roofer also a big ass dude

Terry		23-Dec-2009 19:54
Way to kool in the names you through out. First John Carroll trust me on this he was no tuff guy. He was more of a lover. He married Mary McGuire who he dated in Jr. High. Last time I saw John was on a job site in Ft Laud. It was 77-78, I was a super for Padula Constr. John was there as a A/C salesman. You know john's hair was gray at 14 yrs old. I saw on the Hialeah High site him as died. Mary McGuire Carroll name and email is still , I talked to Mary around 85-86. She said her and John were divorced, and he was living in Puerto Rico. I bought a home in Hollywood in 1979. John lived in Hollywood Hills. I use to see him riding around in his Fiat Spider 124. Now if you want to talk truely bad ass to the bone . It was Eddie (Insalaca). We were tight. Larry Rhymer, me and him fooled around in shop. He had red birth marks on his neck and arm. Again super mellow dude. I even had a super bad ass rep. And never faught . They used to say "Stay away from the Bosk" The only person toever beat me in westling, was this guy Bert Esenberg, cause he was a big burly jewish kid. There's a picture with Kathy as my date at my 18th b-day party, in the Friends. Bill Byrd , Randy, Stan Romero. Stan and Tony Maharis also a band. They played at the Big Daddy's in the Springs , 1970-1973. Spark's Park was real rowdy. Remember Pat Doan, Mike Morton , a girl Terri Knight. Yes on the Cindy Martin--no on Jim Burch. Larry Rhymer's brother Bill in 1966 had a bad ass 1966 ChevyII Nova. L79, 4 speed. 327ci--350 hp. So did you know who Richard Alfonso was? Tell me what the cars were that you had back then. I'm better at remembering with who drove what! Do you remember Donna McGee. Lived at W. 56 Pl & 8 Ave. That was my brothers squeeze.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 19:47
Terry, Yeah , in The Summers Of 64 65 and 66, I Went to Hialeah Roller Rink on Their Red And White Bus, and Yes: The Driver, was Roy Raebold, always Smiling and Nice. I Always won Free Grape Snow Cone Drinks there too. My Friends and I would Win The Team Events, Like Cannonball, and Relay Races With The Cones and The Tennis Ball. That Place was So Damned Hot in The Summer, and You Sweated Buckets. Those Grape Snow Cone Drinks, were Wonderful, Good Tasting, Refreshing, and Very Welcome. I Loved those !!!!! It was a Real neat Place, and there were Lots Of Pretty Filer Girls there too. I Couples only Skated, But not always. Sometimes, I only Skated All Skates at Night, and Rested Sitting Down Drinking a Grape Snow Cone Drink. I Had a Lot Of Good Times there. Did You Ever Go To Rustic Roller Rink, over By Southeast Park, in The Industrial Section, South Of The Old Winn Dixie Warehouse ??? I Went there too. Both Places were Great !!!!!! Ever Eat At Fusaro's ????? We Loved Their Food, and We Got Take Out There all The time. Remember Figaro's, Burger Boy, Pollart's Bakery next to Hobby Mart ???? Remember The 7-11 on West 12th Avenue By The Bridge around 51st Street ???? And The Lindlsey Lumber Near there ????? And Remember The Royal Castle Type Honey Buns at Moo Cow ????? And Recordland Record Shop, By Ruffy's Restaurant ????? And Remember The Putt- Putt Golf, next To Pizza Palace ????? And Did You Know : Paula Sturniolo ???? And Lance Viebeck ????? And What about Hugh Tommy Huffstetler ????? And Pat Trevison ???? Remember : Lucy Walsh ???? Diane Abreu ?????? Chuck Hyatt ????? Tommy Morrison ???? Fred Silvio ????? Martha Toms ????? A Few People I Remember, That Stood out. I Remember The Palm Springs JR. High Skating Party at Hialeah Roller Rink. That was a Blast !!!!!! Watching Old Stone Face Lanier Skate was Funny, But Actually: He Was A Good Skater. Remember Lanier : How He Called You Over ? With His First Finger after The Thumb on His Right Hand Curling, and Him Saying : Son !!!! He Looked Meek Like An Old Man Wimp, But He Was Actually A Pretty Strict and Tough Dean Of Boys. I Know He Paddled The Hell Outa Me, and John Carroll, and Plenty Of Others. Many Times: I Had To Wait in Line to Get Paddled by Old Man Lanier. Did You Ever Get His Paddle On The Keister ???? I Did, and He Hit Hard. The Good Old Days, HUH ?????? !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 19:09
Friends, It's 2 :07 P. M. Right Now, and I've Got to Go To Walgreen's, CVS, and Publix. I Will Be Back , a Little Later. Later !!!!! Robbin.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 19:02
Yes we use to also go to the Hialeah Skating Rink. We got picked at Ludlum and 54 terr. Right in front of Cleveland's old house. Not much for dance with the girls, just speed skate like a nut for a free snow cone. The driver of the bus, I think his name was Roy? Hung out at the Pizza Palace and McDonalds. The palace more when I would race around in my Fairlane. Then more McDonald 1968 when I had my 57 chevy hardtop. The Palace was Greaser , Mc's was surfer , Remember.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 19:01
Terry, Thank You, For The Heads Up, Reference The PBase Server. I Guess I Just Need to Wait till it adds The Comment. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 18:58
Terry, I Knew Jim Renderer, From His Dad's Shell Gas Station , on Lejeune Road, and about East 10th Street. I Lived near there then, around 1963, and I would Stop at Renderer's Shell, For A Cold Drink Of Water, and A Coke outa The Machine, in The Little Bottle Ice Cold, and I Got to Know Jim, and His Dad Lee. He Told Me that He Lived Out West, and Went to Palm Springs JR. High, and Soon My Family Moved to Where I Live Now, on West 12th Avenue and 75th Street. I was in The Middle Of 7th Grade, and one Night I was Riding My Bike, near Jimmy Renderer's House, and I Saw Him, and He was Going to A Party at John Carroll's House. I Went With Him to Out Front Of The House, and John Carroll Came out, and Jim Introduced Me To John Carroll, and He Told Me: This is The Undisputed Toughest Guy in Our School, and John Carroll Told Me: if Anyone gives you any Problems in School: Let Me Know, and I'll Take Care Of Them. And Then Later: He Must Of Forgotten Who I Was, and He Started to Bully Me. I Never Saw Him Actually Fight, But He Looked Mean, and Acted Mean, and it Seemed Like Most Everybody Feared Him, So I Tried to Stay Outa His Way, all I Could. About Maybe 6 Years ago: I Saw His Picture, in The Obituaries, of The Sun Sentinel FT. Lauderdale Newspaper, and The Story Said He Lived in Broward County, and Died after An Illness. It was Him. He Looked The Same, Just Older. Mary Ann Savage: I Had Eyes For Her, But She Acted Like A Rude Bitch , with Me. I Asked Her Out one time , She Sad No walking away, And I Said Screw it, Forget about Her. I Saw Her at Eckerd Drugs, in Miami Lakes next to Publix, maybe 10 0r 12 years ago, and She Looked The Same. I Didn't Even Waste My Breath or My Time, To Say Hello to Her. Were You at Palm Springs, when There was a Big Fight at Sparks Park, Between : Larry Rhymer, and Noel Martinez ???? I Think that was when I was in 7th Grade, in 1964. That was A Good Fight. Lots Of Slugging. Larry Rhymer Won. He Had Noel Pinned On The Ground, But Noel Told Me Years Later that He Broke Larry Rhymer's Jaw. Noel was not My Friend at that time, But in 8th and 9th Grade He was, and We Played Baseball on The Same teams, at Palm Springs JR. High, and at Sparks Park. He and I Did a Lot Of Crazy Things Together. His Dad, always Told Us : Noel, Robbin, Take it Easy, Crazy Boys. He Knew We Would Be Messing Around. Did You Know Debby Ray ??? Beautiful !!!!!!! She Married Alex Brawner. Did You Know Bill Byrd ???? And Randy Touchton ???? I Never Knew Personally: Anita Pomposelli Of Miami Lakes, But I Saw Her all The Time. She was Real Small, But Super Pretty. Her Dad Ernie, Worked with My Mom, and She Knew Ernie, For A Long time. They Worked For Food Fair- Pantry Pride, at The Miami Offices and Warehouse. Anita Looked So Cute, and Seemed Nice. She Had A Boyfriend, For A While there at Palm Springs: Eddie Insalaco. Did You Know : Cathy Greenwell ??? Nice Looking Girl. I Know Don Knew Her, I Saw Her Picture on A Site with Him. Did You Know Jim Burch? I Remember when He Transferred into Palm Springs, From Carol City JR. High. Did You Know: Stan Romero ?? His Dad , was My Hialeah Optimist Track Coach, and Stan , was A Sprinter on The Team. Did You Know The Calvert's: Rick and Mike ?? Rick is Deceased . RIP. Mike is a Good Friend Of My Brother. Do You Remember : Peggy Stoetzer, of Miami Lakes ????? She Was A Real Beauty. What about Lee Ann Williams, Did You Know Her ???? What about Harold Russell ???? Nice Guy !!!!! Cindy Martin ????? Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 18:02
It's not anyones computer. It's the Pbase server. Just hit add once, mine took over 2 min.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 17:58
Well, My Computer did it again. It Freezes Up, and Does not Add Comment, and Then I Hit it a couple More times , and Bingo : It Adds The Comment: 3 Times Worth.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 17:53
Dave and Terry, Good Afternoon Gentlemen !!!! It's Presently : 71 Degrees Here in Miami, and it's A Real Pretty Day: Sunny and Breezy. Dave, I Hope You Are Enjoying Your Weather !!!!!! I'll Still Take Here, any Old Time. Robbin.

Dave		23-Dec-2009 16:11
Thanks a lot, Terry, I went to that site, saw the waves coming in, the temp 65 and going up to 70 or so, and shivered even more here :)

Dave		23-Dec-2009 15:57
We always do weather reports, Robbin started that stuff, talking about high temps when he knows it is below freezing here :) And he mtnions his palm trees swaying in the breeze just to rub it in.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 15:35
I'm the Newbe. So what everybody does the weather report, heres the "Beach Report" www.sunglowpierlive.com---or---www.volusia.org/beach/daytona.htm Bummer surfs only 2ft.

Dave		23-Dec-2009 14:07
Again, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.......I hope the folks who used to post will return, Carey, Patricia, Sofia, Eastsider, others. And to Pokey, Carlos, Bob, Robbin, Terry, Don, and others, Merry Christmas to you and your families. I am sure we will be on here the next couple of days but I wanted to give you those best wishes now anyway. This is the first white Christmas we have had here in years. As I mentioned, Boston got 13 inches, we got hit with a blizzard and 20 or 22 inches, and it ain't going away anytime soon, not with temps reaching 26 today, 16 right now and only 36 tomorrow, but Christmas Day it is supposed to climb up to almost 40. The weather around there changes very dramatically from day to day...........

Dave		23-Dec-2009 13:39
16 wonderful degrees here at 840am, soaring up to 36. I get all the way to the auto body shop where I have had an appointment for three weeks and they say oh no, we can't do it TODAY, after it snowed on Sunday.......they never called me to cancel the appt, so I said ok, and they said maybe next week, and it reminded me of rural Maine or rural Arkansas where time stands still and an appointment made three weeks ago might as well have been made three years ago, like there is all the time in the world to do this, no hurry....so it was funny in a way.....only 30 miles round trip in 16 degree weather, no big deal :) But we figure, hey, these things happen.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 05:06
Do these girls name ring a bell--Anita Pompiselli and Doris Bagwell. Doris I think ended up marry Richard Alfonso, How about Kookie Pervese. Not to sure in the last name spellings.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 04:59
It was either That 4th grade or 5th. I remember buying Mary Ann Savage one of those cheap perfume baskets at G.C Murphy. I went to deliver and her father chased me away. Had nothing else to do with it, I took it over to Jackie Tuckers. Hey what can I tell ya. And hey her father ended up getting realy rich on aircraft part. I could have married into the millions!!!

Terry		23-Dec-2009 04:49
Jim Renderer yes yes yes. John would pick on him to no end. And dumb Renderer just came back for more. Me, Renderer, Sammy maniritte and John, painted Johns mothers house. We all got shit faced on mixed drink. Something lime and icy? Ended up paint each other drunk.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 04:35
Terry, I Saw Mary Ann Savage , on The Dupuis Site, and Her Sister Carol, and Brother Edward. I Asked Mary Ann out one time , and She Said Flat Out No, and Whizzed away From Me. That was On The Palm Springs JR. High Field, one afternoon in 8th Grade, 1965. I Guess John Carroll's Gorilla Walk, and His Rep., intimidated Me A Bit, and He was Older than Me too. He Threatened Me in The Library one Day, and walked towards Me, and A Real Tough Counselor, Told Him: Point Blank: Leave Him Alone Carroll: Stop Right There, and He Did. I Guess he was a 9th Grader, and I was a 7th Grader. To Me, He was A Big Bully. Did You Know Jimmy Renderer ??? He was a Friend Of Mine, and A Friend Of John Carroll. Good Night . Sleep Well. Robbin.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 04:20
Robbin, go to Hialeah memories page. Mrs Coonley's 4 grade class , there's Mary Ann Savage. How many others can you name. I did this from memory just this year. I 'll write more tomorrow ok, bye

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 04:06
Terry, The Name Bill Dwyer , Sounds Familiar. I Went To The Dances At Municipal Auditorium, The Fireman's Hall, and at The Knight's Of Columbus Hall. I Don't Remember The Chains Band, But I Do Remember : The Drones, The World Of Matter, The Spellbinder's, & The Warlocks. I was at Palm Springs JR. High then. When I was in 7th Grade at Palm Springs, in 1964, were You Still There in 9th Grade ????? I Think I Remember You There , and Seeing You With John Carroll, Jim Burch, Bill Dwyer , and Others, in The Halls , Ect. Palm Springs, is A Middle School now, as are All Dade County JR. Highs. They Added A New 2 Story Wing in Front Of The School, a Couple Of Years Ago, So The Front Looks A Lot Different Now. I Think Don Has Pictures Of How it Looks in Front now. My Favorite Class At Palm Springs JR. High, was Shop. I Loved Wood Shop, Making Bowling Pin Lamps, Folding Book Ends, Salad Bowls, Cutting Boards, Coffee Tables, Ect. I Even Went there in The Summer, For Fun. I Loved Roller Skating Too. I Went To Hialeah Roller Rink, a Lot, Especially in The Summer. I Got On The Hialeah Roller Rink Courtesy Bus at Sparks Park, and Went Skating. That was Fun. And I Played Baseball on Two Teams , at Sparks Park: Coach Jula's Team, and Coach Del Rio's Team. I Was an Outfielder. And I Went To The Stock Car Races at Hialeah Speedway a Lot in 1964- 1966. And I Swam in our Lake- Lake Laurence North, and I Went To Municipal Pool to Swim a Lot, and To Dive Off The High Dive. I Went to Hialeah High Football Games, and Sock Hops After. And I Went To The Place And The World, in North Miami. Do You Remember : Gloria Amerson ????? I Was Crazy Over Her, at Palm Springs, and Lynn Morgan, and Mary Ann Savage too. The Good Old Days , My Friend !!!!!!! And if We Can Remember all Of These Great Memories: Hell, We're Not Old At All !!!!!!!! Remember Pizza Palace, And Royal Castle ???? Well Good Night. Talk To You Some More , Tomorrow, or Some other Time. Robbin.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 03:54
Oh , real quick for I hit the hay. Yeah Mike Cleveland Chevy, the dark green it was a 56' as a matter of fact my father and Sonny, we all went to Opaloka to pick up a running 265ci with powerglide. Help him put it in. And wow how things look bigger when you're young. John Carroll maybe 5'7'' -5'8'' tops. And 150lbs.tops. Yes I knew Ruffino from the guys one block over 10 lane. Again all good guys. And it's funny you mentioned the name Rathman. If you go to Wikipedia and look up Jim Rathman. Well-- There was Jim and Dick. One stold the others name and drivers license to run at Indy 500. Now when our family just moved to fla. from Cleveland, we live at 1920 N.W. 31St Allapatta. One street over was this little 7 yr old kid, named Gus Rathman. The family was greek. Any way he was the son of the not so famous Rathman, either Dick or Jim. But Jim was the one how won at Indy 58-59? Anyway I traded little Gus a little pool table with balls the size of marbles, for a new 57 ford thunderball 1-25 scale. red model. Not the ones you put together, but the kind the dealers would hand out. I have tryed many times to look up Gus Rathman on the internet. And I talked to Mike Cleveland about 6 weeks ago in the phone. He's in Idaho Springs Co. 30 yrs. in the Floor Covering Biz. Later Terry

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 03:31
Dave, Understood !!!!! Good Luck with Getting The Car Hood Latch Fixed . And It was Nice Talking to You Today on The Phone too. And I, Too Am Glad We Patched Up Our Mini Fewd. We Have Been Friends Too Long To Let Some Little Petty Bullshit Cause Problems To Our Friendship. We Simply Will Not Allow it, That's All !!!!! Our Friendship, Is Stronger Than : Monkey Glue !!!!!! Good Night , My Friend !!!!!! Talk To You Here Tomorrow. Sleep Well. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 03:19
Terry B., I Enjoyed Your Posts, Especially about Old Stone Face Lanier, and MR. Danny Holcombe, My Phys Ed Teacher in 8th Grade. I Had MR. Miller, in 7th Grade For Phys Ed . Do You Remember Coach James Miller ? John Carroll, was Said to Be : The Toughest Guy in The School, in 1964, When I Transferred into Palm Springs, From Miami Springs JR. High, in January. He Rode A Motorcycle To School, Smoked, Walked Like A Gorilla, Had Black Curly Hair, Around 5' 10" and 185 Pounds, and He was A Bully. I Saw John Carroll Plenty Of Times , in Lanier's Office. I Got Sent to Him, for Goofing Off in Class , Ect. I Was on The Palm Springs JR. High Track Team too. I Was A Shot Puter, The Best They Had, and I Got 2nd Place in The County, Behind Joel Edlowski, A Real Big Guy, From West Miami JR. High. I Was A Tall Skinny Kid then. 6 Feet Tall, and 160 Pounds, But Besides Being on Palm Springs JR. High's Track Team, I was on The Hialeah Optimist Track Team, and Hialeah High's Team, and On All Three Teams: I Always Got 2nd Place to Big Joel Edlowski. He was an Animal. But He only Beat Me in The Shot Put, By Like 2 0r 3 Feet. Not Bad For A Skinny Kid VS A Cyclops. I Liked Palm Springs JR. High, For The Dances, The Track Team, and The Pretty Girls. I Loved Jackie Zimmerman, and Had Classes with Her, and Talked to Her, But Never Tried For Her , or Got Anywhere with Her. I Heard aouth Her Being Deceased. RIP. She was Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lanier, was Just Doing His Job, But He Was A Pain In The Ass. My Dad Had to Go see Him A Few times. I Heard Of Doug Rupert. He was Said to Be A Real Rough Guy. Didn't He and John Ruffino Have A Real Big Fight one Time , Back then, in Your Time there ???? I Later Knew John Ruffino. He Lived Near Me, and Parked Cars Valet, at Miami Lakes Country Club. Nice Guy, and Good Family Man. I Saw You And Don, and Bobby Zimmerman, and others in The Pictures Of You Guys On A Big Boat Reunion Cruise, or Something. I Had 3 Go Karts at Different Times, when I was in Elementary School, in East Hialeah. The Last one I Had, was A Jim Rathman X Terminator, with a MC 10 Chain saw Engine. My Grandma Bought it For Me, From Rathman's Shop, By Plager Brothers on N. W. 27th Avenue, in The 2600 Block. I Never Raced Officially, My Dad Wouldn't Let Me, But I Wanted to. I Drove it in Hialeah Shopping Centers, Like at Flamingo Plaza, and At Hialeah Park Race Track's 32nd Street Parking Lots West Of The Moose Lodge. I Surfed at South Beach, in 1965- 1966, Just South Of The Pier. Ate Beach Bagels , and Drank Pepsi In The Can, For Lunch. My Main Surfing Pal, was Rod Bauza RIP. Mike Cleveland, Had A Younger 1/2 Sister I Liked: Julie Szghetti. She Was Pretty ! Mike Cleveland , Had A Nice 55 Chevy, When He and Jackie Were Going Out . My Friend Noel Martinez Raced Him one Time On West 68th Street, From Grand Union, to The Palmetto. Jackie was Next To Mike, and I was in Noel's Olds Starfire. They pretty Much Tied. Lots Of Great Memories !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		23-Dec-2009 02:43
No big deal, Robbin-----I was just getting ready to hit the hay myself, have to be up very early to take the car to get the hood latch replaced. It will not open. Only an auto body shop can do that, around here, maybe 15 miles away. Talk to you tomorrow. Take care. Robbin, offline for the night but I want to say one more thing. On this site, we have always patched up our differences, and today was no exception. Good to talk with you on the phone a couple of times today too. Headed for bed now.

Robbin		23-Dec-2009 02:35
Terry and Dave, I went with My Wife to Palm Springs Mile And Waited in The Car, while She Shopped Some . Sorry I Ran Off On You Guys. I Should Of Told You I Was Going, But My Wife Asked Me All Of A Sudden, and We Went. I Know Terry Remembers Palm Springs Mile Well, But Dave Doesn't Know it at All. It's Changed a Lot. No More Palm Springs Theatre, No J. Byron's, No G. C. Murphy, No Neisners, No Hobby Mart, No Richard's, No Publix, Lots Of Changes. Robbin.

Guest		23-Dec-2009 01:38
Robbin, I forgot to add before, if you go to Don's " Friends " page. You can see an old picture of me with the old neighborhood gang, and that gold 66 Fairlane GT I had. And down the page to 1985 me on my trusty twin fin. That day we went for a picnic at Dania Beach, and I brought my board just for the hay of it. A no crap 2-3 ft surfable wave go figure? Oh, and something else, about Hialeah trivia. Remember the dances at Fireman Hall 1965-1966. There was a local band called "The Chains" they played at my 18th birthday, That another story WOW.

Terry		23-Dec-2009 01:19
I don't know what happened, every thing slowed Robbin's printed out three time and the world came to an end! Robbin I try to answer your questions. Are we talking about the same John Carroll??? Tough Guy??? I remember about a year after John started coming over, I think my dad call his bluff. Ole Joe Bocskey said to John, "hey you think you can take my kid" Well with in fifteen seconds I popped John lip twice. But we always remained the best of friends. It's was all of us that were tight, me, John Carroll, Sammy Maniritte, Richard Alfonso, Doug Rupert, Bill Dwyer, Jack Bullock. We all rode our motorcycles together. I lived at 5391 W.11 ave. I've known Mike Cleveland when he lived at the corner of W 54 & 12ave.. WE were 11-12 yrs old? Jackie Z. lived 4 houses down from me. Again we were 12-10 yrs. old. She dated Mike Cleveland 1966, I think they broke up Nov.1966. I started dated Jackie New Years Eve 1966. We dated as main squeez thru 1967, till I meet a girl Fran Damico. Did I like PSJH. Yeah till Queer Lanier kicked me out. Long story I was on the track team with Dade County records in the 50 & 100 Yd. Got thrown off the team for what they said were dirty sneakers> Actually Holmcome tryed to grab my crouch , what he was good at. I told my dad. He came to school and tore Laniers office apart. I was asked to please depart from the public school system. So I worked with my father. Fifteen years later became a builing contractor. I live in Daytona Beach, and I even still surf sometimes. But only if It's 4-6 ft glass and kickin' I still ride my old 1972 5'8'' Nomad twin fin. But I need to start long boarding. Im gettin to old for the tricks! So thats about it , My life in a nut sack. Did I read some where you use to Kart. I had a "Dart" by Rupp, With a Mac8 . Later Terry

Dave		23-Dec-2009 00:28
He must have gone off the air for awhile......

Terry		23-Dec-2009 00:27
What happened? Robbin stuttered 3 time and it killed it , Well Hialeahian I'll try again some other time. Bye Bye

Dave		22-Dec-2009 23:03
Robbin, same thing happens on this end, where you press Add Comment and it takes its sweet time, so you press it again and again.

Terry		22-Dec-2009 23:00
Hey Robbin, John Carroll and me rode our motorcycles.together. Back in the 7-8grade at PSJH John, Richard Alfonso, Sammy Maniritte, Doug Rupert, Billy Dwyer, Jack Bulluck, we would all hang out at my house in the morning for coffee. Mike Cleveland dated Jackie Z. , when I dated Janet Mason , 1966. Mike and Jackie broke up 1967 and me and Jackie Z. dated till I meet A Fran Damico. I had a killer brand new 1966 Fairlane GT 390 4 speed. Back at PSJH I had a Honda 125 Benly Super Sport red and silver.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 22:57
My Stupid Computer, or it's Stupid Operator, Printed The Story 3 Times, By Mistake. Not On Purpose. We're All Old Farts, Some A Little Older than others. I'll Be 59 in February. I was Hatched in 1951. Robbin.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 22:50
Maybe we need a separate site, just for Don's shenanigans. Don, are you healing okay? Merry Christmas to you and your family. I am still sorry for divulging the password that time when you had told me ahead of time to give it to one person. Lots to learn, me foremost among those who make mistakes. Manocarz, how are you progressing? And hello to Carey Gigi, we miss you here, Sofia, also. Bob and Carlos, I hope all is well. There are flareups here like on every other iste, but we work it out and press onward.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 22:47
Terry Bosckey, I Remember You and Your Brother Larry , at Palm Springs JR. High. I Think it was Your Brother who Hung around with John Carroll , The Toughest Guy at Palm Springs JR. High , when I went there, from 1964 to 1966. Glad You Like Our Soap Opera, and Hatfield and McCoy's Fewds, Ect. I 've seen Your Name on other Don Boyd Sites, His Guestbook , Ect. I Knew You were a Friend Of Don Boyd. Were You At Palm Springs JR. High When Don Was ? If So, You were there 4 Years Before I Was. I Still Live On West 12th Avenue, in Front Of McDonald Park. Do You Still Live Here in Hialeah ????? Did You Like Palm Springs JR. High ???? I Did !!!!!! I was on Classmates . Com, But They Cut Me Off, For No Reason. I Think I saw Your Name there too. Did You Know Jackie Zimmerman ????? She was Mike Cleveland's Girlfriend, at one time, and I wished She was Mine. Best Regards , Terry, and Welcome !!!!!! Stop By Any Time. Don't Be A Stranger. I'll Bet , we Know a Lot Of The Same People. Remember : Fusaro's, and Moo Cow ?????? Later. Robbin.

Terry		22-Dec-2009 22:46
Well we all just had our Old Farts reunion in South Fla. Tell you old secret stuff , I'm sworn not to. Oh, one thing, just look at those Volvo's he drove! We all hung out on my block W.11 ave - 53 terr.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 22:43
Terry, Merry Christmas to you and your family, by the way.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 22:38
Hi Terry, if you hung out with Don, you are automatically an okay guy. Tell us some of the confidential stuff he did as youngster. Well maybe not :)

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 22:32
That's Right Brother Dave, Thank You !!!!!!! Well Put !!!!!!! Best Regards !!! Robbin.

Terry Bocskey		22-Dec-2009 22:31
I grew up in Palm Spring Hialeah. Me and don hung out as older teens

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 22:30
Guest, I Don't Remember Janet Mason, But I Do Remember Mike Cleveland, He Was A Friend Of Mine, and We Went To Palm Springs JR. High Together. Mike 's Dad was Sonny, a Big Texan. I Knew Danny Mason, and His Older Sister Sherry Mason, in East Hialeah, But I Didn't Know A Janet Mason, across From Mike Cleveland's house where you said. Best Regards , Robbin.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 22:28
Soap opera? Hatfields? Welcome to the site. Want to use your name? We are leery of anonymous folks :)

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 22:22
Dave, That Historical Marker, is A Good Idea !!!!! The Sign is Long Gone, and There's A Big Bank Of America There Now, But The Historical Marker Could Be Put Somewhere Near There. They Could Put Knotches on The Monument, 1 For Every Girl I Made Out with Under The Sign, Like The Knotches On Wild West Revolver Grips For All The Kills To The Owners Credit. No Names On The Monument, only Knotches: Around 50, to Be Exact. Those Were The Days !!!!!!! Maybe The City Of Hialeah, Will Construct The Make Out Monument !!! ????? Thanks , For The Idea. Robbin. Ps- Happy Snow Mobiling, and Snow Plowing !!!!!!! Me, I'm Watering My Palm Trees.

Guest		22-Dec-2009 22:21
Just trying to keep up with this "Soap Opera" you guys have going. The Hatfields etc. You mentioned the Church of the Nazarene. Was that like in East Hialeah somewhere. And if you were a member, do you remember a girl , Janet Mason , she lived across the street from A guy name Mike Cleveland on W. 12 Ave Ludlum maybe 63-64 st ???

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 21:54
There Were Some Older Girls, That I Wanted To Take Under The Flamingo Plaza Sign, But I Chickened Out, and Never Asked Them. They Were : Sandy Jennings, Sharon Quigg, Mary Ann Royals, Linda Race, Marcia Price, Josie Ritter, Patty Gilbert, Alana Temple, and others. My Loss !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 21:45
It should have a historical marker there :)

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 21:36
I Was in A Nostalgia Mood Today, Recalling Bits and Pieces Of My Life, and I Happened to Think Of My Under The Sign Romances. The Time was around The 50's, and I was a Student, at Hialeah Elementary School. The Place Of The Romantic Encounters , was The Big High Sign with The Flamingo, at the Flamingo Plaza Shopping Center, in East Hialeah's Sun Tan Village. And The Idea was : If I Could Lure Some of The Girls I Liked Under That Sign, We Would Be Alone and Out Of Sight, And Just Maybe, they Would Be inspired to Make Out with Me. And I'll Be Darned if it Didn't Work. 99 % Of The Girls I Gave The Tour, Made Out, and Only one Of Many Balked. She Slapped My Face Hard, and Told Me I was a Jerk. I will never Forget that Day, and Her Face, as She Slapped Me. Romeo Struck Out with Her, But My Batting Average Overall on The Tour, was Very High. And I Hurt No One: The Girls Enjoyed Making Out with Me, and I Even took Most Of Them To Royal Castle, across The Street, For A Birch Beer and A Honey Bun , Or A Hamburger. The Sign, Had A Crawlspace, at The Bottom, and To Get Under The Sign, To My Make Out Heaven, Each Person , Had to Alligator Crawl Head First, to Get Under inside The Tall Sign. It Was Very Cozy, and Private and I Was Romeo with A Lot Of Juliette's. You Might Say My Little Secret Hideaway , was Suzi Q. Heaven. A Wonderful Memory, For Me, and I'm Sure For The Girls Too, Now As 58 Year Old Ladies. It Was Harmless Fun, and I Enjoyed Myself, and They Did Too. Being The Proper Gentleman, I Am Prevents Me From Identify ing The Girls, But I Remember Them, Even Though There Were Many , Many. I Was The Romeo Of That Sign. Robbin.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 20:37
Robbin, what else do you remember from those days? You have a good memory, better than mine

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 20:31
I was Just Daydreaming, Thinking About When I was A Kid , and Going Caroling , on A Hayride Trailer Being Pulled By A Car. We Left The Church I went to back then : The Hialeah Church Of The Nazarene, at Night around 8 P. M., and We Sang Christmas Songs until around 10 P. M., around Hialeah Neighborhoods, From Sun Tan Village, in South East Hialeah, to around Meadowlane Elementary School, in West Hialeah. We Had A Lot Of Fun, Felt Good about what We had done, and Really Got The Christmas Spirit. That was a Great Memory For Me, and I Can Picture it now. Happy Holidays !!!!!!

Dave		22-Dec-2009 20:16
Robbin, good talking with you on the phone once again. We agreed to immediately chastize anyone coming on here attacking Robbin. So if you are out there and feel like attacking, you can begin. No one, no one is going to disrupt this board.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 19:01
And to lurk here with the intent to hurt, is similar to a sick wild animal roaming back yards waiting to bite someone just for the pleasure of it. Whoever does this is very sick.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 18:57
Let's start over, before the anonymous morons began-----Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Robbin, Bob, Carlos, Pokey, Don, Carey Gigie, Sofia, Patricia and everyone else, even the ones who began the trouble here. How for a holiday message to the anonymous morons: Maybe this Christmas season will be one in which those posters will begin to realize that there is a big differerence between right and wrong. Maybe they will get some boundaries, through the influence of the holiday season. Thinking not only of themselves but of others and their feelings. Maybe for the very first time in their lives. If you don't like Robbin, why broadcast it here? What purpose does it serve? For you to get some perverse pleasure out of it? Are you demented? For those people who like to hurt, I pray for you all.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 18:57
Acknowledged and Agreed !

Dave		22-Dec-2009 18:39
No one is ever going to admit to the cowardly acts. The best thing to do is to move foward toward the holidays, not allowing these people to have us accuse each other. Ignore those posts and don't accuse unless we know who it is. Look at the trouble they already caused, which is just what they want. They caused problems between us, which was unnecessary if we suspend judgment until we know who said what. Ignore them and they will go away.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 17:52
I have an idea who it is because of a remarkable "coincidence" but I will give you a call right now. I left a message.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 17:46
I Must agree . This Site is Out Of Control alright. I Am not a Warrior at Heart, I Like Peace and Harmony, But There are Some individuals Here who Like to Stir Up Trouble , so they can Be Happy , and Sit Back and Laugh. Just Last week, I Wrote some things about Christmas Memories Of Mine, to Get Myself and Everyone in The Holiday Mood , and Then The SOB's Whoever they are, Started Stupid Malicious BS about Me, that was First Of all : Uncalled For, and Outa Left Field, But it Got My Goat, Because I Wondered : It's almost Christmas, and Someone Comes After Me Like This. Why ????? They Started BS, and Then They Overdid it. I Readily admit, that I Have Posted Under Ficticious Names, But only to Be Funny, and as a Joke, and I Never Put another name, and Went after someone else. That is Cowardly. Anyone can Plainly see : That I Am An Honest, Patriotic, and Person with A Heart, and That I Mean Well. I Only Become Hateful, Warrior Like, and Pissed Off In General: When Someone Stabs Me In The Back, Writes Malicious Bullshit about Me, and Embarrasses Me in Front Of Everyone. When I was a Little Kid, I was Picked on , and Bullied A Bit, Mostly By Bigger and older Kids, and then My Father Taught Me To Box A Little Bit, and Taught me to Stand up to Bullies, and Fight To Win with them, instead of Being Scared, to Be Confident, and to Stand My Ground, and I Did thereafter, and then I Took 4 Years Of Judo, and Then A Class in Karado, which was a Combination of Judo and Karate. I Took that Class for 1 1 /2 Years. My Point is : I Was Taught Self Defense, And Self Confidence, and Honor in Who I Am, and I Don't Like Being Disrepected, Even Kiddingly. But I Do Have a Great Sense Of Humor. I Just Don't Like Anyone Aiming Disrespectful insults at Me. Within Reason : I Am Forgiving, Loyal, and Respectful, But I Will Not Tolerate Disrespect and Dishonor Towards Me , and any infringement of that Rule, and I will Come out of My Corner Fighting. That's The Way I Am, and I Will Make No Apologies For Being That Way. Dave says those Ficticious names were not Him, So Who the Hell was it ??????? I Would Like to Know, So I Could Curse You Out Good And Proper, and I Will, if I Ever Find out who it was. Like Dave: I Am Leaving For A While Too, with Hopes that This Battleground, will Soon Become A Friendly Cafe, where There's Peace and Harmony, unlike Now . Happy Holidays, To Those Who Deserve it. Robbin.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 11:58
And who are the people posting under all different names, causing trouble and Robbin is believing that bullshit? I am out of here until the site straightens out and gets back to where it used to be. Right now it is out of control. Trouble is being started just for the sake of doing so. It is disgraceful, the cowards who think it is a game. That is it for me, folks.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 11:51
Robbin, the way you attacked me was inappropriate. Without any evidence at all, you tell me and others that I made comments about you under a different name. That is disgraceful and you should be ashamed of yourself that you have no idea what friendship is. You think it exists for your convenience only. To you, a friend is someone who posts when you want him or her to.

Batman		22-Dec-2009 02:18
Britney & Brandy but hung like a Randy , All I can say is, that when I eat my hotdogs, I start in the middle. You Cat's have no sense of humor, gotta split like a banana daddo

Dave		22-Dec-2009 01:32
You said you stayed silent because of what someone said about you. That someone was not me. I can guarantee you that much. If I have something to say, I say it. So why blame me for someone else's nonsense?

Dave		22-Dec-2009 01:29
All that about thinking with your other head, none of that was me. The only time I ever used another name was when I used Britney and Don was Brandy. Using other names to insult someone is cowardly.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 01:27
I May Not Calm Down At All, or I May Just Read And Lurk, or I May Just Unhook My Computer altogether. My Choice. I'll See.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 01:25
Bullshit . You Do it once, and you'll Do it again. Don't waste your Time trying to Convince me of anything. You Were All Of Those Stupid Names You Made Up, So Come Clean, and Confess, Don't Lie. Maybe this site Fails, because There's Not Enough Stones Down Below. I Know I Have Big Cojones, What about You ? I've never Been Called a Coward, and I Probably never will, Especially To My Face. I Don't Hide Behind Names or Someone Else. Real Nice Behavior For The Holidays, HUH ? Well I Didn't Start This Hatfield And McCoy's Fewd, Remember That MR. Boston Legal.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 01:15
I Stayed Silent For Four Days, Because I Was Pissed Off about what was said about me, By Someone, Probably You. I Think with My Other Head, and I Chase Everyone Away, Ect. I Took that Very Serious, and I was Insulted , and Felt Disrespected, and Took Time Off To Think, Wouldn't You ?? It's Almost Christmas, and I was nice at First Writing Nice Christmas things, and then I Got Insulted, and I Backed Off, So I Wouldn't Say Nasty Things, But Right Now, I Couldn't Care Less. I Am A Good Person, But I Don't Like Being Disrespected, and I Was. Think and Say What You Like, But You Mister Are Full Of Kaka, and You Are Not My Friend. Get That In Your Law Head.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 01:10
I told you earlier that that was not me, that it was cowardly and I never have posted under another name except the one time Don and I were Britney and Brandy. But you are in attack mode and will not calm down til later on. Which is fine. But don't deny that you were again admonishing people who did not post soon enough, which is what started this. My usual reaction to that was to ask you not to alienate your friends, a reasonable suggestion.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 01:06
Dave Bruce Synd Lee Roachclip, Your Cruel Heartless Attack On My Health Problems , was Real Nasty, and Lowdown. There is a God in Heaven, and I Hope He Punishes You Severely, For Writing That Bullshit. I Wouldn't Say Anything Like that about You if you were Hurting. And Then You Have the nerve to say you're My Friend. My Ass, you're My Friend.

Dave		22-Dec-2009 01:06
You should have just come on and said you were joking, when I once again admonished you for criticizing people who don't post as often as you would like them to. But you stayed silent for four and a half days, and only broke the silence when I answered Bob's question about whether you were pissed or not. Now, who just kids around, then someone says something about it and the other person stays silent for almost five days? But, I don't think you were joking, because of the wording of the whole post, people accusing you of being the other posters etc so it was something that irritated you, then I made a comment, then silence for five days instead of just saying oh I was kidding around.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 01:00
And Furthermore : As For The 4 People You Named : Who The Hell Needs them anyway: Not Me . And You Even Told Me on The Phone: If They Don't wanna Be Here, Who Wants them Here. That's What You : Dave Bruce Said. But You Being An Attorney, You Bring up all The Dirt On Me That You Can always to Discredit Me, and To Win Your Case. You Have to Have the Last Word, and Make Me Look Like a Damned Fool, and Try and Show Everyone that, well You are on Display Too, and Not always as A Good Guy: Smart People Can See What You Are. You Need To Try Some Other Fun Games, You Are Going Against My Grain. Go Have A Chili Dog, and I Hope You Choke on it.

Robbin		22-Dec-2009 00:50
The Usual Snow Job, From A Snow Expert. All Of Those People Left Because They Wanted to. They Could Of Came Back Anytime, But Some of them Have Petty Issues, and They Are Petty anyway, and that's why they never came Back. I Forgive People Like God Does, But They Do Not, So They are Fair Weather People only. You Try Your Best to Convince Me , and Everyone Else that I Am The Bad Guy, An Eratic Mental Case , Well You Are Wrong, and You Have Not Convinced Me. I Was Kidding about The Cats Having The Tongue, and Meant it as a Joke To Make You Laugh, And You Made a Big Deal Out Of it, and Then You Made An Issue out Of Clem and Petunia, ect. instead Of Going along with it as a Joke, Like I Intended it to Liven up Things. And Don't Tell that Lie, that you've never Posted as other names. What about Britney, That was you, You Told Me So By Phone. So MR. High And Mighty Perfect Crusader Against Evil, and Ficticious Names, Come Down Off Your High F Horse. And For The Record: I Think All Of The Other Names , are You, and Someone Else I Know. How Can You Talk All Of This Bullshit ???? I Didn't Start This , You Did. And Who was it that was Peaceful, and Recalling Christmas Favorites , Ect., ? It was Me, Trying to Set The Mood Here For Approaching Christmas. My Mood and Spirit , was Ruined By Your Bullshit , of Saying I was Clem, and Your Lecturing Me, When I was Joking. You're Not Myu Father: Harry Learned is Dead, and I Don't Need Lectures From You or anyone Else, I am Almost 59 Years Old, not A Little Kid, and Not Your Client. So I Resent Very Much : Your Singling Me Out, and Branding Me The Reason All the People Left. Maybe it's Because They Are Screwed up, not Me. You Need to Lay Off Of Me, I'm Fed up with it, and A Friend? That's Really a Joke !!!!!!!! I Don't Know You: and You Don't Know Me, We are Total Strangers. I Did Not Start This Or Want This For Christmas, But My Words Had To Be Said Too. I Will Fire Back At Anyone, Even You Lawyer, I Have The Right and The Balls.

Dave		21-Dec-2009 22:46
Let me make one thing very clear. I never ever post under any name other than my own, so I am not posting under Snyd Lee, I can assure you. If I had anything like that to say, I would have said it. I think it is cowardly go post things that are inflammatory, under an assumed name. That's the way I feel about that kind of thing. Robbin, maybe the holidays have you upset, I know it is possible, I know it is understandable, but the fact remains that you alienate friends unnessarily, and saying they are not your friends, those are just words. Your friends have stood by you on this site through thick and thin. Your calling them your enemies doesn't make them enemies. I know you will rethink this whole thing and maybe from now on you will see the harm caused when you insist people post when they don't feel like it. It would be nice if anyone who posts, does so under his or her own name. Again, Robbin, Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Snyd Lee Roachclip		21-Dec-2009 21:26
As for " Robbin of the Roost " 18:11 post-" I am very pissed off" Well my friend, just remember what the Ant on the toilet said, " It's better to be pissed off , than pissed on" Whin, whin , whin, kidney stone, well drink more water. Bad feet, loose some weight. Stop having photo's with fifty hotdog at your jaw. You got problems with your Right Knee. Sure It's not The Wee Nee?

Dave		21-Dec-2009 21:20
Where are the following people, and why have they gone? Eastsider Patricia Sofia Carey Gigi You tell me the reason you think they are no longer on here. Be honest with yourself.

Dave		21-Dec-2009 21:17
Let's look back to Robbin's post of 16 Dec at 22:59, saying cat got your tongues, I am outta here, which sometimes is kidding around but not this post. Then see my response to that post 16 Dec just ten minutes or so later, at 23:09 Now, see Robbin's complete silence Dec 17 18 19 20 and not until my post of 21 Dec at 17:24 explaining things as I saw them, to Bob, regarding Robbin's silence, then all of a sudden Robbin unleashes the usual "my friends are my enemies" thing. These posts speak for themselves. Go back and read them. They are there just as they were when posted, unaltered. I think friendships are important. We all have enough enemies in this world. Why in the world would we want our friends to be our enemies? Why are friends punished for not posting constantly? Why would anyone feel upstaged, insulted, etc when they themselves bring this on by insisting that their friends post constantly, whether they are working or tired or just plain not on the computer? As I said, the drama here is not good. Go back to the posts that "offend" and figure out the time line I outlined above and then figure out whether any of this is necessary.

Dave		21-Dec-2009 21:09
One question, only. If your post of 16 Dec was just kidding around, why did you then not post on 17 18 19 20 and half of 21 December?

Dr. Clyde Tortoise		21-Dec-2009 19:31
Boy this dude's way out there. You know who " The Whinner " He states in post 18:11 " I was only KIDDING about the Bitching about Silience here. You see no one else can joke around and add life to this boring ass page, but Robbin the Roost Ruler. In 18:54 " His two best friends are his testicles " He must hang out with Midgets. Robbin needs to get a life, or atleast write a column for The Hearld. Lets have a contest naming his newspaper column!

Robbin		21-Dec-2009 18:54
All Of My Posts Before I Quit Writing , were Joking, and Christmas Time Talk, and if you are too Blind or Narrow Minded to see it, then You too , Have Issues, Just Like all the others that are not here anymore. And You always say : friends: yeah Right : Friends Don't Talk BS on You, and Friends Don't Try to Stab You in The Back , so they can Look Good. Friends, Real True Blue Friends: Understand, and will Defend you Like Family, not Expose Your Weaknesses, and Make a Big Deal outa nothing. I Don't Say I'm Perfect: I am Not, But neither is anyone Else. Eastsider, was Right about one thing He Stated to Me: He Said : He was not my Friend, that He Had Never even Met Me On The Street, Ect. He was Right : We are all 1/2 Strangers, Aquaintances on The Computer at Best. That is not a Friend. My 2 Best Friends , are My Testicles, The Family Jewels. You Counseler: Have Issues, and You Always Assume that you're always Right. Wrong !!!!!!! You Were wrong this time. Who Died and Made You The Supreme Always Right Being ??? You may not be as High And Mighty as You Think You Are . Get A Life !!!!!!!!

Dave		21-Dec-2009 18:34
Robbin, 100% wrong again, as usual, trying to paint your friends as enemies. Whenever someone does not post, you become upset and you think your friends are your enemies. Your post of "I'm outa here" etc was not joking around, so I responded to it as I always have, asking you not to alienate your friends here. This happens all the time, sad to say. People do not feel that they must perform or be blackballed, but when people don't post every two minutes they get chastized, and sometimes you are joking but sometimes not, and we both know when you are not. Merry Christmas to you, Robbin, and your family, and to all here. I will talk to you after the New Year. The drama part of this site is not good.

Robbin		21-Dec-2009 18:12
Take Your 2309 and Cram it .

Robbin		21-Dec-2009 18:11
Yeah, I'm Plenty Pissed Off, That's Correct. I Don't Like People Joking about Me Thinking with my Penis, and Following Me around Exposing Me to Be Clem Or Petunia , or Whoever, when all you had to do is Play along with the joke, and not Try to be Charlie Chan Whiz Kid, and Embarass me for nothing , just so you Look Smart and I Look stupid. I Don't Like Being Upstaged, I Lose Face and Respect that way. And I thought we were in agreement that I was only Kidding about Bitching about Silence Here, and Then After I Kidded: Has The Cat Got Your Tongue ? I Get Lecture # 988, From Know it all Professor Dave Bruce. I didn't need or appreciate that correction Lecture from you. Why Did You Take it serious, and Lecture Me??? This Site is a Dead Piece Of Crap, and all Know that, But to say that I Chase everyone Off , is A Lie. They Left on Their own Volition. I Chased no one. They either caused Trouble, or they Had Issues, But to Say I Ran them off is BS. I was writing nice Christmas Related Stories , ect., and Then I Made Up Clem and Petunia, to Try and Liven up The Dead Site, and Some of you people Here, Just Had to Louse it up for Me, By Being Courtroom By The Book, and Talking BS about me, instead of Being Nice, and Getting The Christmas Spirit. You Ruined My Joy Here, and So I Will Be Only Reading, if anything. Read Back to Posts: 1602 1626 1911 2123 2127 2154 2158 2225 2240 2309, and Know that these were the posts that pissed me off, and Turned me against this site. I Appreciate Bob's Concern, and Carlos's Nice Posts, But I Resent Like Hell: The Smart Ass Un Called For Remarks About Me, and The Disregard For Me, and The Christmas Holiday By Whoever it Was. And Furthermore: Whoever it was Saying that Bullshit: You Owe Me An Apology. I Have Kidney Stones Again, and My Foot is Bad Again, My Right Knee, is Hurting, and I am in Pain, and Can Hardly Walk, so now those who care know my Status, and Attitude approaching Christmas, I Am Very Pissed Off.

Dave		21-Dec-2009 17:24
Bob, re Robbin, scroll down to 16 Dec at 22:59, which happens quite a bit. Then see my response at 23:09, which I have made many many many many many times before. This will, I think, explain what happened. But it has got to be said. It just has to.

Bob Sara		21-Dec-2009 16:00
Dave, glad to hear you chose to stay home. That is the best course of action. No matter how careful you are, a sliding car can slam into you. So now you can relax, light a fire in the fireplace, put some music on and sip some eggnog. Have you heard anything from Robbin? If he's just pissed off here, that's his choice. But I hope he is not having a health problem. Let us know if you hear something, and I will do the same. Over the weekend we learned that an old friend of my wife had a stroke. She is very elderly and partially blind and living with her son in a town called Lehigh Acres up near Ft Myers. Her family does't expect her to last more then a few days, so my wife is coming home around noon, and we are going to drive out to see her. I had only met her once, about two years ago, but she was a wonderful, sweet lady. I'll check in with you later.

Dave		21-Dec-2009 15:47
Around Lake Tahoe and Truckee, I think they MAKE you put chains on your car past a certain point on the highway, a sign posted there, I think, requiring it......that is a different story than around here. Being so close to the ocean, we actually make out pretty well all winter compared to places like Buffalo NY, Chicago, the Midwest, Iowa. We have it made here, compared to those places. Pokey would think this was Florida weather compared to where he lives :)

Dave		21-Dec-2009 15:44
Hi Bob---I just came back from driving just to the post office about three miles away and only the main road is plowed down to the road surface, the rest of it, even main roads, are just packed snow, which is really bad. I had a busy week last week at work, and this week I only have three matters today, for the whole week, so I just called to get a new date for those cases....the Cape got hit harder than Boston. They only got 12, we got 22, so everyone understands. Our snowplow guy came late last night so strictly speaking I could have made the 77 mile one way commute but chose to just continue those three simple matters instead, as I hardly ever miss days. They understand......I knew what it would be like, and sure enough, just a simple drive to the local post office was horrendous....I am now in for the day :) You can get used to driving in snow, on the packed or loose stuff, but you have to allow ten times the normal amount of time for stopping, and turning is a real challenge, people going off the road when all they want to do is make a routine turn. But a turn at four or five mph is the only way to do it.......just Jan and Feb of this nonsense and March is pretty quiet, snow-wise, although one April a long time ago, we had a blizzard each Monday for the first three Mondays of April, this was around 1969 or 1970 or so. So it can snow here in April but is unlikely. Normally that is our rainy season, April and November.

Bob Sara		21-Dec-2009 14:15
Carlos, I know your work goes on seven days a week, but I sure hope you don't have to work on Christmas. That's a day for family and faith. Christmas Eve my wife's family will be coming over to our house. And Christmas Day we are going to be with my family at my sisters. My nephew the Marine is home on leave for the Hoildays, and will be sent on his first deployment when he goes back in January. We all worry about where he will end up.

Bob Sara		21-Dec-2009 14:07
Dave, I was wondering if you were able to make it to work today. I don't know how you drive in those conditions. When I was living in San Francisco, I worked for a man who owned a beautiful townhouse at Lake Tahoe on the west shore not too far from Truckee. He made it available to all his employees. All you had to do was sign up on the calander, and pick up the key from the office manager. Bring your own bedding,towels and food. Everything else was there. We went up as often as possible, all year around. One winter trip it snowed while we were there. We had to put chains on the car, which is no fun. The morning we left, the snow stopped, and they cleared the roads. So the chains came off, and we headed home. We were in my VW Rabbit on the wesr slope of Donner Pass on I 80, when I caught a patch of black ice. My wife looked over at me, and my eyes must have been as big as saucers, because she says to me "we're sliding, aren't we?" There was a big rig just ahead of me and in the right lane, and we were drifting right toward the back of his trailer. I'm thinking if we nudge into him, maybe it will slow us down and keep us away from the guardrail. Just as we were about to hit him, the tires caught traction. I got back into my lane and around him, and I think I finally stopped shaking about two miles down the road. Over the years, I got better at driving in the snow, but it is not something I would miss if I never did it again.

Dave		21-Dec-2009 00:09
Sounds like preferable weather, and you had a good ride, that is great.....the streets are already plowed, they don't fool around here, they have it down to a science, but our driveway won't be plowed til later on, we have landscapers do it all winter, we are on their list and never have to call them. Long driveway, would take six or seven hours to shovel out and after a heart attack they told me to never ever ever shovel snow......so I said, "gladly!".......anyway, as I mentioned before, we are not usually hit with any snowstorms this early in the season. It might snow, but only an inch or two, not 22 inches, not til Jan and Feb.......take care.......

Bob Sara		21-Dec-2009 00:05
Good evening, gents. Dave, it was in the 60's here today, all day. We had a high cloud cover, so the sun never had a chance to warm things up. Tonight it will be in the high 40's to low 50's. I'm sure you'd much rather be here then there. We did our ride to Lantana today. Given this glorious weather, it was a delightful ride. About 200 miles round trip, and we even stopped for ice cream at Jaxsons on the way back. We had about 30 bikes on the ride up. Some of the guys were wearing chaps. I told them they needed to man up. It just wasn't that cold. What are you going to do. Miami riders...lol Well, Christmas Week is here. Merry Christmas to all, even Robbin, where ever he might be.

Dave		20-Dec-2009 22:27
20 inches here, gusts up to 62 mph, it's over now. Boston got about 12 inches......

Carlos		20-Dec-2009 17:50
Dave I have never seen snow everytime I have traveled up north it's been in the summer or fall I have seen the change of the leaves in N. Carolina which was very beuatiful, most of my travels have been to Mexico and differant Caribbean Islands, we enjoy snorkelling, fishing boating etc. I used to scuba when I was younger. My brother lives in Colorado and likes the cold. I just came from the gym and going to relax for a while we have a photo shoot at 3:30pm.

Dave		20-Dec-2009 13:07
There are a couple of tree branches outside my window, right up against the window, snow weighing them down----but normally they are far away from this window, so we got pounded but good-------about a foot of snow....but Pokey sees this all the time, too, no big deal.....by tomorrow it will all be plowed out of the way. Right now we are snowbound, for the day.

Dave		19-Dec-2009 21:57
Hi Carlos, I knew you would post when you were able, just like all of us. Very hectic this time of year, more than usual, and a blizzard coming our way here in about an hour or so. Fun and games :)

Carlos		19-Dec-2009 21:37
Hello to everyone, Just got home from work what a beautiful day at the Port Of Miami compared to yesterday which I worked in that nonstop and heavy rain all day, even the rain gear was useless I got home soaked yesterday. But it's work this is our busy season and I'm happy to get has much work as I can. Who are all these strange people posting?? with all these Alice in Wonderland names? Smoking mushrooms must be back. Well anyway I'm going to take a shower and go out to dinner with the wife. Tomorrow I have a photo shoot at a kids birthday party, so that will keep me busy. Goodday to all.

Dave		19-Dec-2009 16:30
I remember SF in Dec 2000, was there about a month, as I mentioned before. What great weather, just a very light jacket.....about visiting, I am not sure about next month but as soon as I can get down there I will be looking foward to it, big time ---what is interesting around here is that a white Christmas is very very rare, but no this time, apparently. Our brutal months for snow are Jan and Feb with March a little iffy. We have gotten big snowstorms in March and even in April, but generally, Jan and Feb are the months----it is not all that common here to get hit in December. No Christmas I can remember has ever been white. (til this one)...but like Pokey, I don't really mind it, you just stay home and relax. Get groceries, stay in, wait til it all gets plowed, then go out. Not a big deal, because you really don't have to be out IN it all that much. By Monday morning, the roads will all be clear.

Bob Sara		19-Dec-2009 16:11
Dave, That's what I loved about the San Francisco Bay Area. It get cooler to cold, but never like that. In Miami you have people wearing down jackets and hoodies when the temps drop below 70. Give me a freakin break. It will be in the 70's today, and I'm riding in a short sleeve tee shirt. Perfect riding weather. Are you still planning to visit here next month? It would be great to meet you and do some sightseeing. Keep warm and stay indoors. Later

Dave		19-Dec-2009 14:52
Hi Bob, hope all is well, yep, we are going to be in blizzard conditions by tonight. Doesn't get any better than that. Who wants palm trees and warm temps when you can be in an actual blizzard :) You folks have no idea what you're missing (or maybe you do, and that is why you are smart enough to be down there)

Bob Sara		19-Dec-2009 14:26
Well, if anyone is still here, Happy Saturday. The rains appear to have moved out, and it should be a clear and cool weekend. Dave and Pokey, it looks like your weather won't be very much fun, however. Today, my wife is wrapping Christman presents at Petersons Harley in Cutler Ridge, and tonight we are going to a Christmas Party at the home of some friends we ride with. It should be fun. Tomorrow is our last ride of the year. We are going up to Lantana to the Old Lime House for lunch, then riding A1A back, with a possible stop at Jaxons for dessert. ....Later

Bob Sara		18-Dec-2009 21:40
Wonder Who? Has Frankie Valli been lurking? If that's you, Frankie, Don't Think Twice, It's Alright. It appears we may have lost road Runner along the way. I hope he finds his way back. I had mentioned in an earlier post a story I saw on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network, about Sonny's Famous Steak Hogies in Hollywood. Road Runner said he knows the place and has been there, and it is great. And it is. I had lunch there yesterday, and it is one of the best Philly Cheesesteaks I've had. Two complaints: the booths are too small for my girth, and the Cheesesteak sandwich is not big enough. One is not enough, and two would be too many. But that leads me back to my girth. I learned about cheesesteaks in 1981 in San Francisco. I was selling VW's and Subaru's on Van Ness Ave, and working with a guy from Philly. I got a customer looking for a used station wagon for his new business, The Cheesesteak Shop. He and his best friend had moved to San Francisco and started this new business not far from our dealership. They had everything shipped out from their old suppliers from Philly. The rib eyes, the cheese, the rolls from Amaroso bakery, even Yoo Hoo's and TasteCakes. Needless to say, my buddy Dave and I had lunch there that day. It was heaven on a roll, and Dave declared it as good as any he'd had in Philly. The problem was the regular size was a 10" roll. It was not enough, and both of us ordered a second. We did the same the next three days in a row. The following week, the menu featured a 15" large. That one little shop grew to about 10 locations over the next twenty years. Carlos, I hope you got your house decorations up before the rains set in. And Pokey, I'll pray for a heat wave up your way. Maybe we can get it up to a more reasonable 45 degrees. Dave, I hope you do make it down here soon. And Don, I hope you're out of the frankenboot soon, and we can share a couple of chilidogs at Arbetters. Road Runner, I hope you find your way back to your Memories page. And Wonder Who, thanks for the encourging words. Later all....

Dave		18-Dec-2009 20:01
Merry Christmas to everyone, and a Happy New Year

Wonder Who		18-Dec-2009 16:48
Well, we seem to have aquired a somewhat odd group of new posters. Drs Titsoff and Tortoise, Clem, Stu, Henry, and Petunia, And the Revs. Kool and Hip Hop. It is curious how this motley crew wandered into our friendly little piece of cyberspace. I hope our older friends, whose feet are planted a little more firmly on terra firma, might return to talk about things more relatable to real life. Robbin, Dave, Don, Carlos, Pokey, Manocarz, Bob, Mikecox, Patricia, Fran...when time and health allow, and the spirit moves you, stop in and say hello. Merry Christmas to all.

Dr. Clyde Tortoise		17-Dec-2009 21:54
In further analysis of Dr. Tutter Titsoff dianosis, as confirmed by Stu Padasso, I've come to these conclusions. (1) I don't know if Clem likes Fruitcakes. Why? Is Road Runner a fruitcake. (2)And who is this new player "Henry" ? O Henry , O Henry lets talk . Oh wait you can't talk- you're just a candy bar. I never knew Timothy Leary , but I studied with his brother Realy Leary. It was there that Dr. Marc Bongwater and myself founded the Liberty City Sanitarium. All of us were into Freudian Slip. Now we don't cross dress any more. (3) My hat goes off to Petunia. How can grown men jabber about nothing? (4) And Robbin is always chasing visitors away. Shouldn't he just stay Robbin in the Hood.

Stu Padasso		17-Dec-2009 16:26
Yes I agree with Dave and Dr. Titsoff. The laptop over his genitals are causing him to think with the wrong head.

Dr. Tutter Titsoff		17-Dec-2009 16:02
Yes I have to agree with Dave on this. My diagnosis is that Clem, and Petunia are actually Robbin's alter ego. It all stems from his holding his Laptop directly on his genitals.

Dave		16-Dec-2009 23:47
That is precisely what I was just talking about. Carlos is a good example of this time of year. It can and does get crazy.

Carlos		16-Dec-2009 23:35
Hello hello to all, I haven'nt been able to post or for that matter be on my laptop for days, between work, family get togethers, school concerts, church, decorating the house the tree and so on I have been very busy. most of my X-mas stuff is in the attic and it's a pain to bring down I need to have a attic ladder installed someday. Pokey thanks for the Christmas card it was very nice, and all the e-mails I get from you are fun to read. Robbin, Dave, Don, Bob I hope all of you and your families are doing well. Well my laptop is really slow it might be the internet. got to go to prepare dinner.

Dave		16-Dec-2009 23:09
Robbin, I'm not going to go back into the previous posts and count how many times we have been over this ground, about people not posting when you want them to. But let me tell you that the more you put pressure on people to respond, the more they back away. I myself could gaf but others have been driven away. I hate to see this happen. We have seen it happen, we have seen folks leave because they had to perform or else. I wish you would rethink this part of the boards. You are recently retired. Some of us are. I am not. I know Carlos works hard, others are still working, can come on then have things to do and are just plain exhausted. Or it being one week til Christmas, they might be out shopping or running around like chickens with their heads cut off. You have got to cut people some slack, I tell you this as a friend.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 22:59
Has The Cat Got Your Tongues, People ? After Accusations of Me Being other People, then You Leave, I Don't Understand. Hit And Run ! O. K., I Will Do The Same. Good Night. I'm Outa Here. Robbin.

Henry		16-Dec-2009 22:55
Hi, I am Henry. does anyone want to talk with me ? If so, reply to me. Henry Warrick.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 22:50
Dave, I Have it My Way, at Burger King, I Have it My Way, With Women, So it's Fitting : That I Should and Will : Have it My Way Here, on My Site. Thank You Very Much !!!!!!! And if I Should Run into Clem and Petunia, I Will Tell them You Said Hello, But I'd Rather Not See Them at All. I Think They Are Both Nothing Less tha A Waste Of Time, and Both are no Doubt Pain In The Asses. Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		16-Dec-2009 22:42
Bob Sara, You're Right About Me Forgetting To List The Famous Claxton Fruitcake. I OverLooked That one, and I Love Fruitcake, and We Always Have it At our House During The Christmas- New Years Holidays. I Love The Claxton Cake, and We Always Get The Deluxe Fruitcake, from Corsicana , Texas. Whether Clem Likes Fruitcake or not, I Don't Know, But I Can Guarantee You: That He Likes Sardines in The Can. Personally, I wish Clem, would Ride A Boxcar Outa Town, and never Return. He's Making Me Look Bad. Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner.

Dave		16-Dec-2009 22:40
Sure, Robbin, have it your way :) Whatever you say, my friend. Say hi to Petunia and Clem, oh I mean just in case you happen to run into them.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 22:32
Dave, No Way Hey Hey !!!!!! Petunia, Obviously, is A Man Hater, and She Doesn't Like Our Format Here, But To Say She's Me: You Are out of Your Tree . But one thing I can Tell You: Be Careful, with That Lady, She Sounds Very Pissed with all of Us Bubbas Here. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 22:28
Dave and Bob, I Hate to say it, But You Are Both Wrong. I Am Not Clem. Clem is Clem. Now, I wish The Hell that Clem would of Kept On Going. Why'd He Have to come Back ????? To Be a Pain In The A&& For Me. Why The Hell Doesn't He Go back to The Everglades, or The New Jersey Piney Woods ????? I Wish He Would !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		16-Dec-2009 22:25
Hi Robbin aka Petunia aka Clem

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 22:20
Dave, About Parris Island : Understood !!!!!! 1st Battallion, Wooden Structures, But Not Quonset Huts. Now : about this Clem: I Do Not Know him, and I am not Clem. Clem is Clem. I would change my Name, it it was Clem. That's A Stupid Name, Sounds Like A Backwoods Hillbilly Name. I am not a Hillblly, and once and for all : I Am Robbin, But I Am Not Clem. I Hope I Make Myself Clear. Clem , is no Doubt, Very Ignorant, An Ugly Mother's Child, From The Hills, or out in The Boonies, Maybe The West Everglades, and He Drives And Old Beatup Pick Up Truck, Drink Beer and Whiskey to Excess, Smokes Like A Chimny, and Swears Like A Drunken Sailor. That's Who Clem Sounds Like to Me. Think What You Like, But Remember: I Am not Clem. Robbin.

Petunia		16-Dec-2009 22:05
You men here on this wacko page, are all 2 screws short of insanity. i have read here for a short time , and i cannot keep quiet any more. you people are crazy, always talking about stupid nonsense, and acting silly. you should all be committed to the looney bin, yu nut cases. get a life you imbeciles.

Dave		16-Dec-2009 21:58
Hi Robbin, nice to see you again, I mean, Clem, nice to see you--Robbin, do not capitalize a few words by mistake when you are Clem and all will be well.

Clem		16-Dec-2009 21:52
Why I never met Robbin, but he seems to be a very nice religious fellow. Why do you all insist that Robbin is Me ? We are two separate persons. What ailes you gents anyway ? I am Clem Hart, and I'll thank You not to say I'm Robbin anymore. Mary Christmas and do be well. Clem Hart.

Bob Sara		16-Dec-2009 21:27
Dave, I think you're right, they are really close.

Dave		16-Dec-2009 21:23
Bob, I think Robbin and Clem know each other real well.

Bob Sara		16-Dec-2009 20:56
Road Runner, your list of Christmas treats missed the most dreaded item. Claxton Fruit Cakes. I hear it's a favorite with your friend Clem. That's how he lost those two front teeth. Clem got so excited when he saw it, he forgot to take it out of the can.

Dave		16-Dec-2009 19:11
HI Robbin, no quonset huts at PI except a few years before my time. Good to see Clem again, since he is Robbin. Nice try waiting ten minutes to throw us off, though :)

Clem		16-Dec-2009 18:45
I'm back. I like reading you peoples postings especially Robbin's writings. I changed my mind about leaving . As for my christmas wishes, all I want for christmas is my two front teeth and a young college coed girlfriend. All of you take care now hear. Clem.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 18:37
Dave, I Thought My 2 Friends Told Me Something Like that. They Both Went in The Marines, on The Buddy System, in 1967, and They Ended up at Parris Island, in Platoon 3030, 3rd Battallion , I Guess. They Said They Were On one Floor, of One Of Those 3 Story Red Brick Buildings. I think The Floors in The Buildings , were Referred to as : The Squad Bay. But was Your Building An Arched Roof Quonset Hut, or A Square Building ????? It's A Beautiful Day Here in Miami. It's 79 Degrees Farenheit, Sunny, and Breezy, at 1:13 P. M. Right Now. My Palm Trees are Swaying. I Meant to Tell You: If You Wanna See Palm Trees in Miami, for Refreshment From The Winter: Look at The Picture at Arbetter's, Where Carlos is Standing there with the 2 Girls . There are Lots of Pretty Palm Trees in a Row in The Medium, on Bird Road, Which is also: S. W. 40th Street in Miami. This area, is Referred to as : Southwest, or Southwest Miami. Bird Road, is Full of Businesses, and is A Very , Very Busy, Heavy Traffic 4 Lane Road. Arbetter's, is West of The Palmetto Expressway - 826, and Tropical Park, Which used to Be A Thoroughbred Horse Racing Track, Back in The 50's and 60's, and Then it Closed. And Now: it's A Sports and Family Recreational Park. In The 50's and 60's, In Miami, There were : Tropical Park, Hialeah Park, and Gulfstream Park Race Tracks, and There was Miami Jai Lai, Still Open now, Miami Beach Kennel Club, Flagler Dog Track, & Biscayne Kennel Club . Nowadays: We Have : Miami Jai Lai, Hialeah Park, which Just Reopened, Gulfstream Park, and Calder Race Track, a Horse Racing Track, that opened in The 80's . Gulfstream, and Hialeah: Both Have Simulcast Racing, Some Slots and Casino Action. I Believe : That the only Dog Racing now, is at Hollywood Dog Track, Just a Ways Up The Road From Gulfstream. And For Lots of Gaming, Slots, ect., There's The Seminole Indians Casino , Hotel, and Gaming Resort, And The Miccousoukee Indians Hotel, Gaming and Resort. Almost Sin City, But Not Quite !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin. Later !

Dave		16-Dec-2009 17:01
Robbin, I was in First Battalion, there are three there at PI, mine was where the big parade deck is, with the Iwo Jima statue. All those barracks are brick now, but the one to the right of the chow hall was ours, was white, wooden, was still there in 1996 but used as offices. Then they tore it down since then, from what people say.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 04:31
Good Night Everyone !!!!!! It's now Precisely : 11: 30 P. M., and I've Written Enough, and I Will Retire now , for The Night , to Get My Sleep. I Will Be Back Tomorrow, Most Likely By 12 :00 High Noon. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 04:27
Does Anyone Love Christmas Music, Like I Do ???? I Think it's Beautiful !!!! Some Christmas Music Songs I Like Best , are : The Christmas Song, Do You Hear What I Hear, Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer, White Christmas, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Silver Bells, Jingle Bells, and Others. And One Song , That I Roller Skated to as a Kid, at Rustic Roller Rink, and at Hialeah Roller Rink, and I Loved That Song, and I Still Do, and That Song, is : " The Jingle Bell Rock ", By Bobby Helms. Anyone Else Like That Song ??????? I Have C. D.'s Of Christmas Songs that I Put on in My House During The Holidays. 2 In Particular: That I Love, is The Temptations Singing Christmas Songs, and The Four Tops Singing Christmas Songs. I Love The Christmas Holidays, But I Am Always Sad, Because My Mom And Dad, and My Grandma Learned, are Not Here anymore On The Holidays, And My Brother Lives In Titusville, and His Son, Lives in Virginia, So Our Family, is Not Together anymore, and I Miss Them. I Even Miss Our Pet Dogs that Died Years Ago, They were Family too. But Life For Us Goes On, So My Wife, and I , and Our Little Cockatiel Bird Chuckie, will Celebrate Our Christmas, in The Learned Family House, And I Will Remember My Family Dearly Departed, But Try To Enjoy Christmas Without Them all Here. They Remain on My Mind Though, and In My Heart. Sorry to Be So Sad and Melancholy, But It's The Truth. Enjoy Your Holidays !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 04:05
Friends, As Christmas Approaches , at A Brisk Pace: I Think of all The Things That I Like, and Have To Eat and Drink, Over The Christmas , and New Years Holidays, and Some of Them are : I Enjoy The Christmas Lights, Chrirstmas Music, Christmas Cards, People Send to Me, The Holiday Spirit, and The Foods and Drinks, That I Like , and We Always Had at Our House, When I was Growing Up, and I Continue Those Traditions, and Those Foods and Drinks are : Egg Nog, and My Favorite, is Borden, in The Can, Plum Pudding & Hard Sauce By Crosse & Blackwell, Whitman's Sampler Chocolates, Baked Ham, Peppermint Ice Cream, Hot Chocolate, Hickory Farms Smoked Summer Sausage, Creamed Chipped Beef, SOS, on Biscuits, Homemade Macaroni & Cheese Casserole, Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Bean Casserole, Pumpkin Pie, Fresh Whipped Cream, Ginger Ale, and Fresh Brewed Iced Tea, and Christmas Cookies. Tis The Season To Be Jolly !!!!!! Ho Ho Ho, and A Partridge in A Pear Tree !!!!!!!!! I Hope I Got You in The Holiday Spirit !!!!!!!! If Not : Snap To It, You Scrooge !!!!!!!!!!! This Holiday Season, will Never Return, For a Second Performance: It's All We've Got, So Let's Enjoy it To The Fullest People !!!!!!!! My Intentions Are Good, I Mean Well !!!!! Take Care, and Remember: As of Right Now: There's Less Than 10 Days Till Christmas: Chop Chop !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 03:33
Carlos, Is All Well with You???? Or Are You Just Plain Tired From All The Work at The Port ?????? Either way: You Are Missed Here. Just Checking , My Friend !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 03:29
Pokey, When I drove A Truck For Swift & Co., I used to Go to That Carvel, in North Miami, all The Time. It was just South Of The Royal Castle, on 125th Street and 7th Avenue. I Always Got A Large Chocolate Milk Shake there. And Your Northside Howard Johnson's,- Hojo, I Ate there Lots Of Times. It Later Became A Bank, But I Believe The Building is Vacant Now. I Went to The Dairy Queen on 87th and 27th Too. That Dairy Queen, is Still There and Open. Howard Johnson's, Had Great Food , and Ice Cream. My Dad, My Little Brother , and I , always Got Chocolate Ice Cream Cones at Hojo !!!!!!! And as a Kid, When My Mom went to Steven's Market, I Would Get Those Fresh Plain Donuts Hot out of The Machine, and We'd Get Pints Of Howard Johnson's Ice Cream to Take Home. They Had some Great Flavors We Liked , Like : Peppermint Stick, Chocolate Chip, Coconut, Butter Brickle , Pistachio, and others. The Good Old Days. And There was A Carvel, we Went to, Just East Of Hialeah Hospital, and Lejeune Road, and Diagonally Across From The Royal Castle, on Lejeune Road, and East 25th Street. I'll Bet You Went there too. It Had The Big Ice Cream Cone Sign Up High, in Front On Top. I Enjoyed My Lighthouse Christmas Card, as Much as You Enjoy The 10 Degree Weather, and Snow. I Wish You The Same, My Friend, and I Will Say it again, Right Before Christmas Gets Here,in A Few Days. Ho Ho Ho Hojo !!!!!!!!!! Take Care !!!!!! And By All Means: Snuggle with Some Pretty Suzi Q., So You Don't Freeze To Death in Indiana , Antartica !!!!!! Like Bob Said: Too Cold For Him !!!! Me Too !!!!! No Way Jose , I Would Brave That Kinda Cold, and I'm Sure it will Get Much Worse Soon !!!! I'll Bet You Get Plenty Of Way Below Zero Actual Temperatures, and Then There's The Wind Chill Factor, to Make it Worse. Not Me Never !!!!!! Too Cold !!!!!!!!! 38 Degrees in Miami, on our Coldest Day, is Bad Enough, But Where You Are: It's Inhumane Weather !!!!!!!! I'm Glad You Like it, or Can at Least Stand it. Not Me !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Dec-2009 02:59
Dave, At Parris Island, Were You in Quonset Huts, Like On Gomer Pyle USMC ????? Or Were The Buildings Square ???? I Believe I Remember seeing some Quonset Huts, when I went there as a visitor to See Graduations. I Figured you were in Those nice 3 Story Red Brick Buildings, Like They Have Now. Were You Near The Parade Grounds, With The Iwo Jima Statue ???? Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		16-Dec-2009 02:52
Bob Sara, Jaxon's, in Dania, is Fantastic !!!! Been there , many times. Best Regards !!!!!!! Road Runner.

Road Runner		16-Dec-2009 02:49
Bob Sara, I've Been to that Sonny's Famous Hoagies , Many, Many Times, and They Have Wonderful Philly Cheesesteak Hoagies !!!!! It's Owned and Run By Two Brothers From Philadelphia, and They Do The Cooking, Most Of The Time on The Huge Griddle. They Serve The Real Authentic Philly Steak, Just Like Geno's, and Other Places in Philly. If You Like Philly Cheesesteaks, Then You Will Love Them at Sonny's !!!!!! It's on N. 66th Avenue, Right Off Taft Street, in Hollywood. I Highly Recommend it !!!!!!!! I went By The old Dairy Queen , By The Orange Bowl, and it's another name now, Dairy Palace, I Believe. I Used to Go to that Dairy Queen, all The Time, around 1974- 75, when I Had a Girlfriend, who Lived Near there. Howard Johnson's, Had Great Ice Cream 28 Flavors, and Some Of The Flavors: Only They Made . I went to The Northside Hojo, and To The Dairy Queen, on 87th and 27th Avenue, next To Plantation Pit BBQ, Where I Ate at A Lot too. And The Carvel, on 54th and 7th Avenue, and The Carvel, Next To Arnold's Royal Castle, at 125th Street and 7th Avenue. I Stopped at that Last one all the Time in The Swift Truck. We Had A Carvel, at one Time , in East Hialeah, Just East Of Lejeune Road, on East 25th Street, and We Would Go There a Lot. I Love The Soft Serve Chocolate Like Carvel Has. Hojo, Had A Great Chocolate Ice Cream. My Dad and My Brother and I, Would always Get A Chocolate Ice Cream Cone, at The Hojo Counter, and Hojo Mint Chewing Gum too. My Whole Family, Loved Eating at Howard Johnson's !!!! I Go to Carvel, and Dairy Queen, on 49th Street in Hialeah, and I Get Breyer's, Edy's, Ben & Jerry's, Haagen Dasz, Blue Bell, and Publix Premium, all at Publix. I Love Ice Cream, All Flavors, But My Absolute Favorite, is Chocolate !!!!!!!! Good to Hear From You Bob. Take Care !!!! Road Runner.

Bob Sara		15-Dec-2009 23:59
Pokey, I think I remember that Carvel shop. Ten degrees? I like cold, but that is way too cold for me. Keep you and the loved ones, (and the Harley), warm. Spring is only a few months away.

Dave		15-Dec-2009 22:15
And to everyone else, also...but we will be on here right up to the holidays, anyway.

Dave		15-Dec-2009 22:15
Same to you, Pokey, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Pokey		15-Dec-2009 21:37
Robbin glad you got the card, hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and also my best wishes to Carlos, Dave, Bob, Don, and all for a real nice holiday. Bob I have gotten ice cream from most of the Dairy Queens that you mentioned, but my favorite place was Howard Johnsons, near northside shopping center, and also a Carvel ice cream store on 7th ave somewhere around the 119 st area, I would go there everytime I was home on leave, loved the soft chocolote cones. Its suppose to get down to 10 degrees tonight and up to the 20-30's tomorrow. take care Pokey

Dave		15-Dec-2009 20:24
Robbin, just came in from work this minute 325pm.......at Parris Island when I was there they had only two barracks complexes that were brick. The ones we were in, and most of the barracks there, were the old white wooden barracks....they had one of them up until around 2000 and now even that is gone. They used it for offices etc but now all the barracks are brick

Bob Sara		15-Dec-2009 19:41
Road Runner, no, I'm still stuck in Miami, dreaming of those San Francisco nights. On Saturday, my HOG Chapter had our annual picnic at Larry and Penny Thompson Park behind the Metro Zoo. The weather was great, breezy and not too hot. We had about 100 turn out for Bar B Que from Shortys, sodas, and beer, vollyball, horse shoes, and other games, and a raffle for some nice prizes. On Sunday, my wife and I went to breakfast at Roasters and Toasters , then came home to watch the Dolphins game. Any win is a good win. I just wish somebody would beat the Colts and the Saints. As a season ticket holder for the '72 Perfect Season, I feel like I have a piece of that history too. I'm not a grumpy old man, like many accuse the guys from the '72 team of being, but I still would like to keep that piece of history for us. I may not be as big a fan of ice cream and sweets as you, Road Runner. But I do like ice cream from time to time. I always loved Dairy Queen milk shakes and blizzards. We went to the DQ on NW 27th Ave and 87th St accross from the drive in, or the one on NW 7 St near the Orange Bowl. The one on 27th Av used to give out free small cones on Halloween to the Trick or Treat'ers. My HOG Group likes to make runs up to Jaxsons on Federal Hwy in the warm weather. That is great home made ice cream and killer shakes. So you were up in my old neighborhood, by our old store. It didn't start out as a triangle. The origional building was an old wood frame, Dade County pine structure. It was two stories. First floor was our grocery store, which had a chain link fence and canvas awing extension in the front, and Highland Park Bar, a beer and wine bar owned by a couple named Russ and Ruth. Upstairs were boardinghouse rooms that hadn't been rented out in years. The old building was condemned and torn down in the early sixties. In it's place, the landlord built a concrete block building with a stressed concrete roof. It had two units, and we took the 15th St side one. The other remained mostly vacant. We were in there for just a couple of years when they came in with the 95/836 interchange. The government only took exactly what they needed, which was not the whole building. So, with house jacks to hold the roof up, and a plywood wall to close the open south side, they came in and tore down the south side of the building. That left the pie shaped building you see today. On the Food Network last night, the show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives did a feature on Sonnys Famous Streak Hoagies on N 66th Ave in Hollywood. They have been there for 50 years, doing Philly Cheesesteaks and meatball subs. Everything is made from scratch, even the bread. It looks like a place we need to evaluate.

Robbin		15-Dec-2009 18:56
Manocarz, Man O Carz , Did The Cat Get Your Tongue ??? Or Are You unable To Type ?? or Have You Forgotten Us ????? It would Be Nice to Hear From You, at Least once in a While, and To Know , that You Are O. K. !! I Don't Mean To Hound You, Just Concerned , that's All. Please Check in When You Can. Best Regards !!!!! Your Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

Robbin		15-Dec-2009 18:49
Carlos, Que Tal, Mi Amigo ????? Que Pasa ??????? Esta Perdido !!!!! Busy At Work ?????? Busy Chtristmas Shopping ?????? I'm Sure that's The Case !!!!!!!! I Hope All is Well, with You, and Your Family. Hopefully , You can Check in Here Soon !!!!!!!! Su Amigo El Gringo Cubiche De Hialeah, Robbin.

Road Runner		15-Dec-2009 18:44
Bob Sara, Have You Moved Back to The City By The Bay, San Francisco ????? Beautiful Day Here Today, HUH ????? That's one Reason Why I Stay Here !!!!!!! How About Those Miami Dolphins ????? Ricky Williams, Sure Did Have A Rather Bad Day, in Jacksonville, though. I'm Sure He Heard About That from Coach Sparano, and GM Bill Parcells, Big Time. He is A Great Player, But He Looked Like An Amateur in That Jax Game. I Guess we all have Bad Days though, in all Fairness to Ricky. Overall though: I'm Glad He Came Back to The Miami Dolphins , Because He is A Great Asset For Them to Have. He Can Do Great Things on The Field, But Sometimes: He Does Nothing But Screw Up. We're All Human, I Must Remind Myself. I Passed By The Building on N. W. 7th Avenue, and 15th Street, That Was Your Parents : Quality Foods Market. It's Painted A Hideous Mud Yellow Color Now, and it's Sleeping Vacant. It Has A Neat Sort Of Trangular Shape, and it's Darn Near Right Under 836 . I Enjoy Riding around There, and Remembering. I Saw The Building that was Zion Kosher Meats, at 1701 N. W. 7th Avenue, and The Cable T. V. Place where Valenti's was. Best Regards !!!!!!!!!! Please Stay Away From The Evergreen Acres Cemetery Of Silence, as Much as Possible. I Know it's Become A Popular Place To Go Lately, But We Need The Life More Here than they Do. Later. Road Runner. Beep Beep !!!!!!!!!!!!

Robbin		15-Dec-2009 18:20
Pokey, I Got Your Christmas Card Yesterday-, Monday. Thank You , For Remembering Me , on Your List. Nice Card, I Love Lighthouses !!!!! Right Now, at 1:10 P. M., in Miami, it's 80 Degrees Farenheit, Sunny and Breezy. A Real Nice Pretty Day !!!!!! I'm Hoping that Santa Claus, Brings Me A Racing Go Kart. I Asked For One. It Can Be A Margay Kart, A Tony Kart, A Comet Kart, or a Birell Kart. And it Should Be able to Hit 90 To 100 MPH. We Will See !!!!! I Still Love Go Karts !!!!!!! Did You ever Eat at Hialeah Lanes Bowling Alley's Restaurant ?????? I Did, Lots Of Times, They Had Good Food, and The Restaurant was Run By A Real Chef. And Did You Ever Eat At Carole's Restaurant On Lejeune Road near The Hialeah Lanes ???? That was A Great Restaurant Too. I Hope You Are Enjoying Your Snow !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		15-Dec-2009 18:05
Dave, I Have 4 Dairy Queen's in My Area, and 2 Carvel's. And at Miami Sub's, You Can Get A Baskin & Robbin's Shake, or Ice Cream. And At our Dunkin Donuts here, You can also get a Baskin Robbin's Shake. And For Milkshakes, We also have : Burger King, Mc Donald's, Wendy's, and Checkers. Plus: In The Supermarkets: You Have Beacoups Ice Cream, So Here we are Ice Creamed : Wall To Wall. I Love Ice Cream, Especially The Soft Serve , Like Dairy Queen, and Carvel Serve, and I Love Carvel's Thick and Wonderful Chocolate Milkshakes. Now if I'm Down in Homestead: I Will Go to Robert Is Here, and have A Key Lime Milkshake. And if I'm in The Redland's area, Just North Of Homestead, I'll Go to Knause Farms, The Amish place, and I'll Have a Srtawberry Milkshake. Did You ever see the PBS Special on T. V. about Ice Cream ?????? Great Show. And They also have specials, on : Hot Dogs, Sandwiches, Amusement Parks and Roller Coasters, and Diners. I Love all of those shows !!!!!! Hungry ????? Thirsty , For A Milkshake ?????? Solution : Run out and Get Food , or A Milkshake, at Your Nearest Dairy Queen. Do I Have Perfect Solutions, or What ??????? Just out of Curiosity: What Platoon were You in at Parris Island , in Boot Camp ????? My Marine Friends , were in 2020, 3030, 1020, and 1030. You Guys , at Least Had Nice Modern Red Brick 3 Story Buildings. At Fort Jackson, We Had Old Wooden WW2 2 Story Slanted Roof Barracks, Like They Showed in The Movie : " Stripes", Which was Filmed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, But We Had the Exact Same Barracks. But Now: Fort Jackson, and all of The other Army Bases: Have Modern 3 Story Red Brick Buildings , Much Like Parris Island's Recruit Buildings, with Squad Bays , as You Called them. And You Had Head's, We Had Latrines. We Had Squat Thrusts, You Had Bends And MF's. We Had Modern Electronic Pop Up Range Targets, and You Had The Pit, and Maggie's Drawers. You Had Drill Instructors, D. I.'s, We Had : Drill Sergeants. You Had Misery, and Pain, So Did We. Talk to You Tomorrow, Possibly . What is This Silence ????? The Miami Monastery , is Gone, But Now Everyone's Hanging Out at The Evergreen Acres, and It Looks As Though They Really Like it there. I Will Vow No Oath Of Silence, That's Not For Me, But it Seems That the Bunch Here Have Been Sworn in To The Evergreen Acres Underground Silent Club. No Habla Nada !!!!!!! That's Their Oath Of Silence. Me, I Am The Opposite: I Will Talk Talk Talk, until I Am Lowered into The Evergreen Acres Cemetery. But that's Me, and According to one Person Here: I Don't Respect People who are Different. Maybe I Don't, Big Deal, So What ????? Later. Robbin.

Dave		15-Dec-2009 02:29
Dairy Queens here but few and far between, one Outback Steakhouse in Hyannis area. I was recuperating from the work day and getting ready for tomorrow's stuff. So will be back on here after work tomorrow maybe around 5pm or so---some work days are easy, others are a pain

Robbin		15-Dec-2009 02:23
I Guess The Gates Of The Evergreen Acres Cemetery Are Closed Now, As I Hear No One, and Posting By Exactly 1 Person Has Ceased, so I guess I Will Cease To Post any more Tonight as well. I Hate Talking to Myself . Robbin.

Robbin		15-Dec-2009 02:19
Dave , Right now, at 9:01 P. M., it's 76 Degrees Farenheit, Breezy , and Very Pleasant Outside, in Miami. Do You Have Carvel Ice Cream Stores , in Boston, or on The Cape? And What about : Dairy Queen ? We Have Both Here, and The Supermarkets Here Like Publix, and Winn Dixie : Have Carvel Ice Cream Cakes, and other Carvel Ice Cream Products. They Are Both Real Good. I Like Both !!!!!!! Do You Have Outback Steak House on The Cape ??? We Have them Here, and We Like Them. My Darts I Had: Had The Metal Tip, for Throwing at A Dart Board. I Also Had A Daisy Lever Action BB Gun, as A Kid, and I Had Lots Of Sling Shots. And I once Had A Pellet Pistol, that Shot Big Metal Pellet Balls, almost as Big as Marbles. Even as a Little Kid, I was always Packing, and a Good Shot. My Dad Said I Was A Sharpshooter Marksman, when I was Like 6 Years Old. I Fired His 12 Guage Shotgun, with 00 Buckshot, and His 22 Rifle, all The Time, when I Was 6 Years Old. My Dad taught Me A Lot About Guns, Gun Safety, Marksmanship, Survival In The Woods, Self Defense, Etiquette, Sports, and Girls. He was My Mentor. And He Was A Teacher, and Coach, most of His Life, So He was Certainly Qualified !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		15-Dec-2009 01:59
Dave B., I Just Got in Myself, about 15 Minutes ago. I Went to My Podiatrist, at Palmetto General Hospital, 2 Miles From My House at 4:00 P. M., and After We Got out Of The Hospital Complex, We Went Home, Went To The Bathroom, Got Our Bird Chuckie, and Went to Little Caesar's To Get A Pizza. We Then Ate The Pizza in The Car, and Then Went to Carvel, For A Cup Of Chocolate Soft Serve Ice Cream. Then We Came Home, and Here I Am. I Read Your 2 Posts, and Enjoyed them. I Remember when I was around 4 or 5 Years Old, in My Neighborhood, Of East Hialeah's Sun Tan Village, I Had A Kids Police Wallet, with a Phony Silver Police Badge, and I used to Go around By Hialeah Lanes Bowling Alley, and Sun Tan Village Plaza, and I Would Flash My Badge At People, and Say : Hialeah Police. And The Adults Would Look at Me and either Laugh, or Say : O.k. Hialeah Police Man, Don't Shoot. And I 'd Laugh and Feel Big. And When I'd See The Real Hialeah Police: I'd Show Them My Toy Badge, and They Were Nice, and Told Me: Thanks For Your Helping Us : The Hialeah Police. And They'd ask Me: When You Grow Up, Do You Wanna Be A Hialeah Policeman ????? And I'd Say Yeah !!!!! But even at That time, I Always wanted to Be A Truck Driver, Driving Semi's,, Especially Gasoline Tankers. That Came From Riding with My Dad, on Trips to North Carolina, Virginia, and other Places, on Summer Trips, and The Big Trucks, would Pass us, and When We'd Stop to Eat, We'd See Them, So I Was Influenced By That, and at Swift & Co., in 1975, when I was 24 Years Old, I Got My Golden Opportunity , to Learn To Drive Tractor Trailers. I Learned On The Job Training, in Parking Lots, and Later Driving From one Publix Supermarket to another, and Then From Homestead, Back To Swift, in Near Opa Locka, around 42 Miles. Later : I Took A Ryder DOT Written Test, A Physical, and A Ryder Road Test, I Passed, and Got Ryder Certification, and A Ryder Card. I Earned My Official Wings That Day, in 1977, and I Was A Full Time Tractor Trailer Driver For Swift after that, instead Of A Helper, and Part Time Semi Driver Learning. 2 Guys Retired, after they Had Taught Me, and I Took Over, and I Was Proud, and Happy Then. I Had A Helper, and I was The Driver , and The Boss, For Once. When I Was Learning, it Was Stressful, and Hard For Me, and I Took Orders From The 2 Guys Who Retired, But I Was Learning To Drive, and Proving Myself. Of My 14 Years With Swift & Company: I Drove Tractor Trailer , Like 12 + Years, and I Also Drove Straight Trucks, That Had The Swift's Premium Logo too. As A Boy, I wanted to Drive Semi's, and 20 Years Later, I Was Driving them, as A Professional Trucker, Ryder Certified !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		14-Dec-2009 18:44
Mid 40s here, maybe close to 50, sunshine. Nice.

Dave		14-Dec-2009 18:43
Hi Robbin, just back from work.......I did not do the shift yesterday, was not scheduled, someone else had grabbed my one pm shift and I couldn't do the 6pm one, so they put me down for next week etc instead...knives, I used to go crazy about hunting knives with the ivory handles, for some odd reason....dart guns, the ones with the rubber tips, when I was in Miami at Bell Haven my friend and I were the Fla Highway Patrol on our bikes, patrolling the trailer park, with the dart guns with the rubber tips REMOVED, to make them lethal :))) Then I moved to Calif, where I grew up, and out there I was the Director, Calif Highway Patrol, same thing, patrolling on my bike with the dart gun with no tips......just in case I stopped any real criminals. It was funny. My friend and I exchanged reports with each other but as there was no crime to speak of, we quit doing that after a month or so.... Have to do a few things after just walking in the door, so will be on here after a little while

Robbin		14-Dec-2009 17:22
Did anyone Else besides Me: Collect Pocket Knives ????? I Don't Have any of them now, But as a kid: I always Liked and had Pocket Knives, Like The ones you see at Hardware Stores in a Glass Display Case. I especially , Remember : Barlow Pocket Knives. I Still Like Pocket Knives, and Hunting Knives, Like: Buck , Schrader, Uncle Henry, Ect. I also Like Military M- 7 Bayonets. A Pocket Knife , is Handy to Have in Your Pocket, in Your Car, or in Your Purse: It Could Even Save Your Life. The Bad thing about that is: That these Days: So Many stores, and other Public Places, Have Metal Detectors, and Top Security in Place, and Laws about Concealed Weapons, all Because of Criminals, Terrorists, ect., So We Have to Be Careful about Carrying a Pocket Knife, on Our Person. What A Crying Shame. Robbin.

Robbin		14-Dec-2009 17:07
As a Kid, I always Loved Darts, and I always Had Them, Bothe The Wooden ones, with the feathers on the end, and The Rubber - Plastic ones. I Never really had a Dart Board, But Rather threw them at old Wooden Doors, Trees, ect. A Good many Years ago, maybe 12, I bought a Heavy Round Dart Board, used it a Few times, and Left it to collect Dust, up on our Heavy Wood Garage To House Door. Well , Just Last Week, I Got The Idea, and The Urge: To Put Up The Dart Board, Somewhere that I Could Enjoy it, and I Did. I Hung it up on a Closet Door, in a Spare Bedroom, and Now: I Can Sit on The Bed, and Throw Darts, anytime I Feel Like It. Throwing Darts, is Fun, and You Can Release Anger, and Bottled Up Stress too. Robbin.

Robbin		14-Dec-2009 16:07
Congratulations, Are In Order, For The Miami Dolphins, Who Won Yesterday, in Jacksonville Defeating The Jacksonville Jaguars 20 To 16. I Salute My Home Town Team !!!!!! Good Job, Guys !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		14-Dec-2009 16:03
It's 79 Degrees Here In Miami, at 10:54 A. M. !!!! Good Morning !!!! It's Sunny and Breezy, a nice morning. And I Know it's Monday, But Try to have a nice day anyway. I Have a Doctor's Appointment, with My Podiatrist, this afternoon at 4:00 P. M.. Only a 2 Weeks Routine Foot Check, which is very necessary, in my case, with Diabetes, and with The Foot ulcer I have under my Little toe, on The Left Foot. In The Meantime : I am going to be Filling out Christmas Cards, getting them Ready to mail. I Have already mailed some, but I still have about 25 more to do. Reminder: only 11 More Days Till Christmas !!!!!!!! It's Creeping Up on Us, as usual. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		14-Dec-2009 02:24
I See that Most Everyone Went To Evergreen Acres today, and never Left there. That would Explain The Fricken Silence !!!!!! It Was 85 Degrees Here Today, I Believe and Now at 9 : 20 P. M., it's : 75 Degrees . Later, or Tomorrow !!! ????? Robbin. Good Night.

Robbin		14-Dec-2009 02:11
Dave, Hi Dave !!!!!! I Hope Your Hotline Shift Went Well Today, and Also : The 43 Mile Commute each way. I was Busy this afternoon Filling Out Christmas Cards until My Wife Came Home around 4:00 . For Our Dinner: We Had Carvel Chocolate Milk Shakes. Man, was that Good !!!!! Have You Ever Been to a Carvel ????? I Think Tom Carvel , Started in New York, and We Always Had them in Miami, when I was Growing Up. And Dairy Queen too. We Have 2 Carvel Stores in Hialeah, and I Think We Have 2 Dairy Queens. And I Like Both Of Them !!!!!! We Just Got Back a Few minutes ago, From Carvel. About Trains: Yes I Remember that We Both Like Them, and We Discussed them before here some. To This Day, I Still am Fascinated By Trains. Last Evening, Yesterday: My Wife and I were Going home, from our Saturday Drive around Central Miami, and When We Were Between Lejeune Road and East 4th Avenue, west Bound on East 21st Street, We Heard and Saw An FEC Freight Train East Bound By Hialeah Park Race Track, and it Sounded Real Neat, snd Looked Real Neat Too . That's The Same Trains and Tracks that Went Behind BEll Haven. I Rode On The Catwalks, on The Engines, Holding on to The Railings, and I Rode Up in The Cockpit Where The Engineer Drives The Train, and Both Are A Thrill. Nowadays They Are High Tech, and They Have Radios, We Did Not. They Talk to The Engineer. We Had To Signal, with Battery Powered Lantern Lights, And White Papers in Our Hand. With Radios, it's Much Better. I Love The Sight And Sounds Of Trains. My Father's Good Friend, MR . Kelly, was A Veteran Railroader: He was Originally From Atlanta, and worked For The Seaboard Coastline Railroad, Now CSX, For 30 Years, in Atlanta, and in Miami. He Pulled some springs , and Got Me On There. I Always Liked The Names Of All The Railroads on The Boxcars Such as : Milwaukee Roads, Sante Fe, Indiana Central, ILLonois Central, Penn Central, L & N, Conrail, Union Pacific , Southern, Norfolk Southern, Northern Pacific, Rock Island, ChessieSystem, B & O. I Like The Blue and Yellow Colors of Some Sante Fe Engines, around Kentucky. I Would Really Like To Take A Train trip again Sometime . I Know The Days Of Class and Glamor, on Trains, is Long Gone, But I Still Like Trains. Thanks, For the Website. I Look up Train Picture Galleries ect., a Lot. When I was Young, I Rode On Passenger Trains, with My Father Some, and That Was Neat and Fun. When I See Trains Now, I Am Still Enthused, But I Also Fear and Respect Them, They're Very Dangerous !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		13-Dec-2009 17:47
railwayshop.com

Dave		13-Dec-2009 17:43
I always liked trains, too.....on my wall I have one of those porcelain railroad logo signs, circular, Santa Fe (the old logo, before they became part of another rr line). There are places online that sell all those signs at maybe 15.00 each.

Robbin		13-Dec-2009 16:57
Don Boyd, I Always as a Young Kid Liked Trains, and I Still Do. And I used to Hang around The FEC Train Tracks , on East 21st Street, From East 11th Avenue, to East 4th Avenue. I Waited For The Trains to Pass, And I'd Ride My Bicycle Real Fast, and Try and Keep up with The Train. And Sometimes: I Would Grab onto The Train, Holding On with 1 Hand , and My 20 inch Bike in The Other Hand, and I'd Ride On The Freight Train, To Palm Avenue, or Red Road, and Jump Off, The Ride My Bike Back to There, or Home. I Worked For The Seaboard Coastline Railroad, Now CSX, outa The Hialeah Yard, For A Short Time Too. So I Was On Trains , Many Times , and Liked The Thrill of it. I Quit, Because The On Call Schedules Interfered with My Youthful Activities, Like The Movies, T. V., Girls, Riding My Yamaha 250, and 350. I Think Back at That, and I Remember Being On The Trains, and Switching and Cutting Boxcars, at All Hours Day and night , and in The Wee Hours, in Warehouse Districts, and Out in The Boonies, at The Rock Quarries, off The Palmetto and 836. It was Spooky and Lonely out there at 3 :00 A. M., in The Rain, Morning Dew, and Dark. And it was Very Bad Footing, Slippery, and Dangerous Overall, But I Liked it, Just Not Having to Work All The Time. They Were Calling Me, Everytime I Moved. I was 18 at The time, and My Dad Pulled Strings to Get Me That Job, and He was Mad as Hell, When I Quit, and Told Me: Let's Go See The Army Recruiter on 49th Street, By Zayre, and I - Hop, and We Did. He was Fed Up , with Me Quitting Jobs. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Dec-2009 16:33
Don Boyd, I'm Glad You Liked The Story About The Teen Bubbas in Viera !!!!! And A Happy Pleasant Valley Sunday, To You and To Dave. And Yes : You Are Correct: You and I , Did Some Crazy Things too, as Kids. Your Playing In Traffic, Near ST. Mary's, Was Just Like Our Shopping Buggy Bunch, on East 9th Street. We Could Of All Been Killed , Playing In Traffic That Way, But We Were Young Foolish Kids, and We Did Laugh, and Have Fun !!!!! At The Time, it Seemed Like The Thing To Do. I Laugh about it Now, But I Could of Been in A Maroon Slade's Ambulance, on The way to Hialeah Hospital, or Being Picked Up By Joe Davis's People. That's The Hard Reality of it. When I was at Palm Springs JR. High: I Rode on The Trunk Of A 1958 Buick, with A Friend, From The School to By My House, and it Had Rained, and the Trunk was Slippery. We Had Nothing to Hold On To, Except The Cracks Of The Trunk, With Our Fingers, and My Crazy Friend, Kept Telling Me That He wasd gonna Push me off. The Car was Full of Bubbas, and We Wanted A Ride Home anyway, So On The Trunk it was. And Our Friend with The Buick, Hauled ass, Like We Weren't Even Back There on The Trunk, Like 40 MPH or Faster. I Don't Know How, But We Made it to My House, and Ramon, Stopped and Let us Off on 12th Avenue, in Front Of My House. What A Relief, To Make it. We Laughed , and Agreed: That Was A Wild Ride !!!!! And There were Plenty More Crazy Things We Did Back in our Kid Days. Those Were The Days !!!!!! Have A Good Sunday Don, Frankenboot , and All !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Dec-2009 16:09
Dave, Good Morning, and Happy Sunday To You !!!!!! What Your Marine Buddy Said, is More than True . Bob Sara , said Something to that effect , in a Recent Post, a Short time ago, and I Have thought it, and Probably Wrote it, A Good while ago Here. Thank God, We Still Have Some Joy , By Remembering The Past, in The Good Old Days We Knew. And We Find Joy, in This Rotten Decayed Society, also by Enjoying Certain Foods and Drink, Good Meals, Our Music, A Good Book, A Good DVD Movie, Like James Bond 007 Movies, and Discussing All Of Our Memories Of Our Childhood Joys, Ect. But if We Don't Dawn On Those, and Rely On The Present Life to Tide us over, We Are in Trouble. Our Present Society, is One With Lots of Fear, Disbelief , Hatred, Attitudes, Violence, Moral Decay, Ect. Most All Of The Joy, We Knew, is Past Tense, as Your Marine Buddy Stated: It's Gone !!!!! We Have to Make our own Joy, Carry A Gun, Keep our Eyes Wide Open, And Be Careful. Our Society, For The Most Part, is A Dangerous Blackboard Jungle, A Town Without Pity , And There's Little Peace Of Mind. You Relax Too Much, out in Public, and Let Your Guard Down, and Get Careless , and Think All is Well, and You're in a Fairy Tale Safe World, For one Second, and all Hell Can Break Loose Real Fast. We Must Try To Relax, But Be Vigilant , and On Guard at all Times, In Big Cities, Which all Have Lots Of Thugs, and Animals, Who Don't Care About Their City, Other People, Pets, Your Property, or Much Anything But Themselves, and They are Are Out To Get Us, and Make Us A Victim. And And Our Elected Officials, and The General Public Aren't Much Better: They're All Out For Themselves , and Could Care Less About You and I , - The Good Decent Law Biding Citizens, Who Care. That's How I See it !!!!!!!!! We Have Control over Ourselves, But Not Our Society. I Know You Have to Go Soon to The Suicide Crisis Hotline. Great Work, and I Hope You Have A Peaceful and Calm Shift. It's A Beautiful Miami Sunday Here: It's Sunny, Breezy, and Right Now, at 11:05 A. M., it's : 81 Degrees Farenheit. And One More Thing: Where In The Hell, Is Everyone ????? Have They Possibly Gone To The Evergreen Acres Cemetery, To Cheer Up The Unhappy Underground Residents There ????? Could Be !!!! There's Always Silence There, Just Like Here. Have A Nice Sunday, My Friend !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Don Boyd		13-Dec-2009 16:08
Robbin: your tale of the guys in Viera was amusing, but I had visions in my head while reading it. All of those visions are of young Robbins and young Dons trying crazy stuff. : ) What the Viera bubbas were doing just doesn't sound much worse than you and your buddies pushing each other out into Hialeah traffic in grocery carts. When I was 6 or 7 a buddy and I had to walk from St. Mary's on NW 2nd Avenue west on NW 75th Street to some type of after school child care place and we got the bright idea of jumping out into the eastbound lane causing cars to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting us and if they didn't react in time we'd jump out of the way. We'd run off and people would curse us and it was great fun. One day I did it and the driver of the oncoming car was my father which I didn't realize until he stopped five feet from me after locking up his brakes and tires. He was sweating bullets at the thought of hitting a kid and really sweating bullets when he realized it was me. Needless to say I got the whupping of my life that afternoon and I never did that again, primarily because he yanked me out of the child care place and I had to ride a bus to where my aunt worked and he picked me up from there. Dave: you're right, of course. This America is dramatically different than the America we grew up in. For one thing, I don't remember most of our elected officials being crooks who vote the way highly paid lobbyists tell them to vote regardless of how their constituency feels. It seems to me that we had state attorneys with the guts to go after crooked politicians and now they seem scared to take on politicians unless the crooks are really blatant about what they do. I could go on for hours but I'd rather work on old photos and think of better times in my life. Don

Dave		13-Dec-2009 13:51
A Marine Corps buddy of mine told me a year or two ago on the phone a very scary thing. It was simple, but true. He said "The world you and I grew up in does not exist anymore". This is not the same United States we grew up in, no matter how much we want to think it is.

Robbin		13-Dec-2009 04:46
I Went to Bed at 10:00 P. M., and I Couldn't Sleep, and I Was Thinking about a lot of things, and I Happened to Think of one Thing: That I wanted to Share with Everyone Here, and Here it is : A Few Years ago, Maybe around : 10, My Wife and I Drove up on A Sunday, To See My Brother's House He Had Bought in Viera, West Of Cocoa Beach. He Was Still Living in Davie, But He was Planning to Move into That House in Viera, around 190 Miles North Of Fort Lauderdale and Davie, Later on. Anyway, He and His Wife and Small Son, Had Gone up there to Sleep in the New House Friday and Saturday Night only, and My Wife and I Decided to Drive Up, and Visit Them, and See Their House, then Drive Back Home the Same Day, Which We Did. But On The Way There: Right Down The Road From Their New House: I Saw These Stupid Local Yocal Kids: Water Ski- ing on A Dirty Murky Old Canal , which No Doubt Had Alligators, and That was Bad Enough, But Even Stupider: There was no Boat Pulling The Skier: There was another Idiot in A Pick Up Truck, Riding The Sloped Canal Bank Pulling The Skier. I Saw it, and Couldn't Believe it, and I Asked My Wife: Tell Me : What You See: and She Said : A Guy Water Ski- ing, and He's Being Pulled By A Pick Up Truck, and I Said Yeah, That's What I See. Now I've Seen it All !!!!! I've Seen Some Real Stupid things in My Life, But I Believe : That one Takes The Cake. Talk About Bored and Stupid Teens !!!!!!!! 1st Prize in The Idiot Category !!!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Dec-2009 01:01
Dave, It's Presently : 76 Degrees , Here in Miami, The Magic City !!!!!! And it's now : 7 : 57 P. M. My Wife Wants To Watch a DVD Movie We Rented From Blockbuster Entitled : " Land Of The Lost ", Starring Will Farrel. Talk to You Later, or Tomorrow. My Wife Works 6 - 3:30 Tomorrow at Publix, So I'll Be Around and Here. Good Night . Robbin.

Robbin		13-Dec-2009 00:54
Dave, My Wife and I , and Chuckie, Took A Ride around Town, Ate A Couple Of Times, And Picked up some items We needed at CVS, Walgreen's, and Publix . We Had A Hamburger and A Hi C Fruit Punch With Ice, at Checker's , Then we Had A Chocolate Milk Shake, at Carvel. Then We Went To Flagler Memorial Cemetery, to Put Flowers , and Pay our Respects to My Wife's Grandma, and Grandpa, and to Our Next Door Neighbors' Son, and Then We Rode Around The City Of Miami, and Coral Gables. We Went By The Orange Bowl Site, and There's Now An Iron Fence with Spears Around The Whole Site, and Workers Were there Working On The New Baseball Stadium. They Have Made Quite a Bit Of Progress, since I Went By There Last, A Few Months ago. They Have Some Real High Columns up in The Air, that must Be To Hold The Roof, or For The Retractable Dome to Go Across. We Stopped at Riviera Bakery, Down Near The Miami River, Just North Of The Orange Bowl Site, To Get Some Cuban Pastelitos Pastries, and We Ate Those in The Car For Dinner, Right in Front. We Had Bottled Spring Water Iced Cold, And Meat Pies, and Cream Cheese Pastries, and Flan. That Made us Full, and it was Delicious. I used to Go to That Bakery, Every Morning For Breakfast , When I Worked For Wells Fargo Armored. Wells Fargo, was near there, and Lots Of Our Trucks and Crews would Stop There on The Way Out For Cafe Con Leche, and Pastelitos, For Breakfast, So I Know about Riviera Bakery, and Their Wonderful Pastelitos. It's A Little Bakery, and Cuban Bakeries in Hialeah and All Of Miami, are Plentiful, But Rivera Bakery, Has Some Of The Best Pastelitos , Cookies , Flan, Ect. We Had A Nice time, and Got Home Safely. We We Left The House at around 2 :30 P. M., and Got Home around 7:00 P. M. !!!!!! I Enjoy Riding Around Like That, and I Thought Of You, And Like I Was Showing You Around Miami, My Birthplace , and Hometown !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Dec-2009 00:24
Dave, The Miami Monastery Was Sold By You to Sir Donald Trump, So We No Longer Have any Ties to The Monastery, But We Do Have An Agreement with Evergreen Acres Cemetery, Where Peace and Quiet, Can Always Be Found, and When any of Our Posters, is Not Here Posting, They May Be Paying Their Respects To Quiet Residents who Now Reside there Underground. I've Been Neglecting My Own Post Here Lately, Going There, and I Know I Must Cut Back. I've Run into Many of Our other Posters There too. So Now We Know where they are, when the'yre Not Here. Mystery Solved !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		12-Dec-2009 22:32
What is this, a monastery?????????????????????????????

dave		12-Dec-2009 18:02
Happy Saturday, Robbin, our favorite day

dave		12-Dec-2009 18:01
Don, that was good...one old monk. Robbin, you have a nerve, you were off duty five hours yesterday when you should have been here posting!

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 17:57
Don Boyd, Good Saturday Afternoon, To You Sir !!!!!! The Old Monk, was Out Of Control, A Real Ratchet Jawl, Afflicted with a Bad Case Of Diarrea Of The Mouth. I Hope The Bucket Full Of Cement Boot, isn't Too Much of a Pain. And I Hope Your Pain is Less , or Zilch. Soon , You Will Be At Arbetter's, Or Ranch House, With The Fellows-, A Bunch Of Bubbas. Take Care, and Good to Hear From You. Later. Robbin, The Rogue with 4 Girls. +++++++++++++++++++********** !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 17:49
To All Of My Friends Here, Happy Saturday !!!!!! TGIS !!!!!! Have A Nice One !!!!!!!! My Wife is Off Work From Publix Today, and We May Go For A Saturday Weekend Drive, Joy Riding, and Picking Up A Few Things We Need . We May Go To Homestead, and if We Do, We Will Get Milkshakes, and Fruit and Vegetables, at Robert Is Here, and We Will No Doubt Eat While We're Out, at Either Sonny's BBQ, Toro Taco, Cracker Barrel, or Ranch House in our neighborhood. Either way, we will Enjoy our Ride, A Good Meal, and I Will Be Here Later, To Read The Mail. And I Will Reply, to All My Mail. Best Regards To All Of You. Later. Robbin. Ps- Would Someone Please Mind The Store, While I'm Gone ?

Don Boyd		12-Dec-2009 17:43
What is this, a friggin monastery with one old monk yabbering by himself? : ) FrankenFoot Don

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 17:37
Dave, Post 1719, was A Joke, intended to Make You Laugh. I'm Quite Sure that you will Figure that out, Right From The Jump, But Just in Case: I'm Making This Clarification, To Avoid The Distinct Possibility of You Going Ballistic, Starting Legal Proceedings against Me, Firing Missles From Your House To Mine, Hard Feelings, Ect. I Hope Sincerely, that You Laughed So Hard, that Coffee , Beer , or Orange Juice, Came Out Your Nose. That was My Objective. It's 80 Degrees Farenheit, Breezy , and Sunny, in Miami Right Now. My Palm Trees are Swaying, Like a Spanish Flamenco Dancer. It was 78 Degrees a few minutes ago, so the Temperatures' going up. It's Really A Nice Day Here and it's Saturday, our Favorite Day Of The Week. TGIS , My Friend !!!!! Have A Nice One !!!!! And Above All : Vaya Con Dios !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 17:19
Dave Bruce, Where The Hell are Ya????? You Should Be On My Case, Here Councilor , Bitchin Me Out, For My Complaining About The Silence Here, and Then Not even Being Here Myself . Much More Of This Absence, and I Will Personally Fire You as My Attorney . Get With The Program, Marine !!!!! Such Leaving The Store Unattended, could Lead to Many Ramifications , So Let's Get On The Ball Here. This Board, is For Use, non stop, and This Availability: Should Be Utilized. I Hope I've Made Myself Clear !!!!!!!!! If You Have any Questions: Call : 1- 800- Eat &%$#, For Clarification. Have A Beautiful Saturday, Even if You are Not in Miami, with it's Palm Trees Everywhere , Mild Temperatures , Sunshine, Beaches Full Of Bikini Clad Suzi Q's, and The Best Cuban Food anywhere. Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 17:04
Hi Everyone: Friends and Foes, Robert Is Here, is The Fruit Stand in Homestead, and Robert Is There, But Robbin Is Here !!!!!!!! I Slept in Getting My Beauty Sleep, ( A Lost Cause ), and I Have Arrived To My Site, and I Will At This Time Receive Visitors, and Will Reply to them. Feel Free and Most Welcome, to Enter My Air Space. No Obligation, No one will Call, And Here , You Can Be Yourself, Say What You Feel Like Saying, ( Within Reason, and Don Boyd's Rules ), and You Can Talk to Some Nice People Like Me, about any Topics Under The Sun. There Should Be No Silence Here, This is Not A Library, and I'm Sure as Hell No Librarian, So Non Stop Chatter, is Allowed , and Encouraged, So Feel Free, To Open Up, and Speak Your Mind !!!!!! Later, People . Robbin, The Robbin Of Robbin's Memories.

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 02:42
Friends, I Thought of some More Childhood Gifts and Toys We All Had: Hohner Marine Band Harmonicas, Toy Guitars, Toy Ukeleles, Electric Football Games, Air Matresses For The Beach, Electronic Basketball Games, & Static Radios . And They Were all neat, and Fun. Good Night All !!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		12-Dec-2009 02:18
Bob Sara, The 2 Men Of The Cloth, are Dedicated Preachers, With One Purpose: To Spread God's Word , and I Respect That !!!!!! I Believe That they are old Friends, From Way Back !!!!!!! Good Night Bob, I'm Going to watch The Movie We Rented from Blockbuster: " The Land Of The Lost " , with Will Farrell. Talk To You Soon , Maybe Tomorrow !!!! ???????

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 02:10
Dave, O. K. Dave, You Are Dissmissed !!!!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow-, Saturday -, our Favorite Day Of The Week !!!!!! Rest Well !!!!!! Robbin .

Road Runner		12-Dec-2009 02:07
Bob Sara, Your Condolences to Carlos in The Loss of His Friend, was Very Nice, and Your Word of Wake Up Wisdom, Were Very Deep, and To The Point !!!!! I Believe The Very Same Way !!!!!! We Never Know When Our Number Will Be Up, So We Need To Enjoy Each Day, to it's Fullest. There May Be No Tomorrow. That's The Sad Reality. Great Post , Bob !!!!!!! And About Our Miami Weather, was Right On The Money, For Sure !!!!!!! Our Humidity, and Temperature Combined in The Summer, Makes it Very Hot and Miserable in Miami !!!!!!! With The Heat Index, Our Temperatures are Well in The 100's !!!! But Our Winters are Very Mild Overall, and that's Very Good !!!!!! Storms and Hurricanes: That's Another Story : Bad News !!!!!!!! I Am used to it Here. That was Good About Tiger Woods and Santa Claus !!!!!!!! I Love Tiger's Wife !!!!!! She's A Beautiful Girl, and I Like Tiger: He's A Good Kid, and A Legendary Golfer !!!!!! He Really Showed Everyone A Thing or 2 About How to Play Golf !!!!! I Admire Him !!!!! He's A Great and Humble Champion. Ho Ho Ho !!!!!!!! Later , My Friend. Road Runner. Ps - Did You Read My Posts about Trucking, and Swift ????????

Dave		12-Dec-2009 01:50
ok, amigo, offline for now, talk with you tomorrow

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 01:47
Dave, No Not Really: I Stayed in The Car, and Only Drove My Wife Around. She's The One Who's Tired !!!!!! I Was Girl Watching, on The Outing, and There Were Plenty Of Sightings !!!!!!!! I Enjoyed My Girl Watching Immencely !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 01:43
Dave, Thanks Dave !!!!!!!!! Naw, Like You Say : We'll Be Back to The Stores Again. My Wife and I Always Go To Walgreen's, and CVS, on Christmas Day. We Like to Do that !!!!!! And Before Christmas, I Am Always Running To Both Stores Getting Last Minute Gifts. I'm Famous For That, it's A Tradition. Good Night , My Friend !!!!!! Manana !!!!!!! Sleep Well !!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		12-Dec-2009 01:40
You must be tired after all that shopping.

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 01:36
Dave, I Thought You Were Talking About Clem !!!!!!! But I Guess I Fit That M. O. Too !!!!!! Oh Well, I'm Back Now, even if I Did Leave The Shop For A While, 5 Hours , to Be Exact. But Now, all is Forgiven, and We're Back To Normal, HUH ?????? I Wonder if Our Fine Feathered Lurker Clem, Did Indeed Leave, or if He's Still Got His Big Ears Against The Door Of Our Office ???????? I'm Glad to Be Back !!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		12-Dec-2009 01:35
Monastery Hall of Shame is a good one, Robbin :) That's a lot of shopping, hope you got everything you need for Christmas. Probably still some things to get, though. Will talk with you tomorrow....

Robbin		12-Dec-2009 01:28
Dave, I Just Got Back, From My Wife's Shop Till She Dropped Christmas Shopping. We Were Gone Like 5 Hours, and Went to Darn near every Store in Hialeah. I Waited in The Car, with Our Cockatiel Bird Chuckie. We Had Arepas For Dinner At Don Pan. Arepas Are 2 Corn Pancakes, with Melted Queso Blanco,- White Cheese in The Middle. They Were Good !!!!! And After All Of That: We Went To Blockbuster Video, and Got A DVD Movie to watch : " Land Of The Lost ". I Know By Now : That I Have Been inducted into The Miami Monastery's Hall Of Shame, For Abandoning My Post Guarding The Monastery. I Sat in My Expedition, in Front Of The Stores People Watching. The Traffic, and The Crowds in The Stores , was Pure Kaos !!!!!! Christmas Shopping 2009, Ho Ho Ho !!!!!!! Pimp Pimp Pimp !!!!!! Thanks , For The SOS Pardon !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 21:24
Hi Bob....where is the one who moans and groans about no activity here, then disappears??????? Robbin, what is this , a monastery?????

Bob Sara		11-Dec-2009 19:45
Carlos, first let me add my condolences on the sudden loss of your friend. I learned a long time ago that we never know when out next breath will be our last. We have to plan for tomorrow, but we also must live in the moment. Too many people place a higher value on money then on time. You can always earn more money, but every minute spent is gone forever, and can never be earned back again. So, spend your time wisely. Road Runner, I was beginning to feel like a lurker here just trying to catch up with the posts from the last day and a half. And we now have a new un named guest and two fine men of the cloth. My how our ranks have swollen. You and Dave have been speaking about the weather conditions, and how beautiful it is in Miami now. And it is true that Miami in December and January is beautiful. But the price we pay is Miami in July and August. My friends in San Francisco never could understand why rational human beings would live in Miami with the heat and humidity. Where I worked in Walnut Creek, Ca, 100+ degrees in the summer was common. but never with the ungodly humidity. And it didn't last for four or five months. And we didn't get the blinding thunderstorms mid day to turn everything into a stream bath. It's all a matter of what you get used to. You may have heard this , but I'll post it anyway: What's the difference between Santa and Tiger Woods? Santa stopped after 3 Ho's. Later all

Dave		11-Dec-2009 19:33
Well, since you fixed you and your wife some SOS, all is forgiven.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 19:11
Dave, You Would Be Surprized How Fast I Would Leave Boston, The Cape, The Snow, and 26 Degrees and Lower Temperatures than that. Like A Flash Gordon, That's How Fast, But I Really Wouldn't Be There in The First Place in Winter anyway. I Don't wanna Get used to that, Heat on , in a car, or House Smothers Me , and You Wear A Coat, and You Sweat in it, and You're All Weighted Down, with Heavy Coats. I Prefer Here, in Tropical Mild Miami Weather. It's Better For Me Here !!!! It's Funny: You Think I Am Rev. Hip Hop, and I Think You Are : The Rev. James B. Kool !!!!!!! We May Both Be Mistaken. Gotta Go On Errands Driving My Wife Around. I'll Be Back A Little Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 18:45
Dave, Yes Indeed !!!!! I Said I was Going Back to Bed, and I Did , until Near 11:00 A. M. I Didn't Close My Eyes or Sleep anymore, But I Just Layed There and Rested, and Read Some Of THe Recipes in A Good Cookbook. I Do That Often, in The Mornings. I Like to Look at My Cookbooks, one at a Time. And I Have Some Good ones. Awol, Dereliction Of Duty, Leaving Post Unattended, No Posting: All Very Serious Charges !!!!!! And I'm only A Buck Private !!!! The C. O. , Will Likely: Throw The Book At Me. I Will probably Get A Court Martial, Stockade Time, A Big Fine, Forfeiture Of Pay, and A Dishonorable Discharge. One Good Thing: They Can't Take My Stripes, cause I Don't Have Any. The Silence in The Monastery, was Unbelieveable. Not even the Monks were Chanting. And Where was I : The Guard Of The Monastery ????? No Where to Be Found, and No Posting Here. Unforgiveable !!!!!!! I Plead Guilty To All Charges, and Throw Myself On The Courts Mercy. I Have 16 Kids, and 3 Wives to Support. I Fixed My Wife and I SOS, and it was Delicious !!!!!!!! And To Drink: I Put A Bunch Of Popsicles in The Blender, with Spring Water, and Ice, and I Made A Sort Of Fruit Punch Icee. Very Tropical, Very Cooling and Refreshing, and Super Delicious !!!!!!! It Had Orange, Cherry, and Grape Popsicles. That Was So Good !!!!!! 26 Degrees ???? Indeed !!!!!! Not For Me, Thank You !!!!!! I'm Glad You Got Your Tire Fixed On The Bentley. You Can Have The 4 Seasons, The Snow, and 26 Degrees, I'll Take Key West, Sanibel, or Daytona Beach. Robbin.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 16:01
Robbin, you are going back to bed??? Are you kidding me??? Your duty is to stay on your post and post, here. What is this, the Miami Monastery, quiet as can be? None of us took any vows of silence. We did not have to take them as to poverty, though. But your duty is to remain at your post, Private Learned!!!! You are off sleeping somewhere while the board remains silent?

Dave		11-Dec-2009 15:52
Robbin, you would be surprised at how we get used to it, though, and after six or seven weeks of this nonsense, look how much we enjoy the springtime here! The seasons being sharply defined, I don't mind it at all. I was just out to fix the flat tire at a gas station, it was 26 degrees but I had a coat on, took it off inside the gas station, not a problem. We just dress for it, is all......the only truly horrrendous part is driving long distances in blinding heavy snow. That, I can do without, but that does not happen all that often. I made sure I crossed out a few weeks in Jan and Feb so the chances would be drastically cut down that I would have to make that long drive in a snowstorm.....but anyway, that Reverend still, I say, looks suspiciously like you......just admit it, Robbin :)))

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 13:52
Dave, Typos ??? Not A Problem, My Friend !!!!!! We Make them too, and We Can Figure Out What You Meant, to Write. Later. I Couldn't Sleep, so I Got up at 5 A. M. I May Go Back to Bed For A Short Snooze, and Get up around 10 or 11. Later !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 13:48
Dave, I Mind The Cold and Snow. I Would Never Live in that Envirnoment. I Saw Snow Twice: in South Carolina, and In The Ozarks Of West Of ST. Louis - 100 Miles West, when I was in The Army, At Fort Jackson, and at Fort Leonard Wood, and That was enough For Me. I Don't Like Cold Weather. Anything Below 60 Degrees, is Too Cold, For Me. I Like Warm Weather better !!!!!! There May Be Worse Places Like Minneapolis, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland, Ect., But Where You Are, is Cold Enough, and Way Too Cold For Me, Especially in January, February, and March. Buffalo, in The Winter: Must Be Hell On Earth !!!!!! And I Hear that it's A Real Dirty City, and Nowhere To Live. Crime, Poverty, and Pollution, I Hear, are Bad There. Poor Quality Of Life there. And Lurkers Wanna Bust our B%$$&, But WE WiLL End Up Busting Theirs, and Run Them Outa Town. I Noticed That about The Reverend Hip Hop, He Copied My Writing Style, The Nerve Of Him !!!!!!!!! And Yes it's Just Coincidence !!!!!! Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 13:28
Dave, I Think New England, is A Beautiful Place, and Has Some Great Places To Live, But it's Just Way Too Harsh a Winter Climate For Me, otherwise: I Think it would Be Suitable For Quality Living, Like in Vermont, out in The Country, and Maine, in The Country. But The Cold, and Snow, in The Winter: Too Cold , For Me. And I'll Bet that Where You Live, and in Boston: It's Very Expensive to Live. I Think there's Places in Florida, Little Towns, Where it's Much Cheaper To Live, and There's Quality Of Life. Dade City, Fla., Near Tampa, Lakeland, Fla., & Zephyrhills , Fla., Both also near Tampa, are Possibilities. I Like Little Towns, and Out in The Country, A Few Miles outa Those Small Towns. Other Than The Mild Weather, To Be Honest with You : Miami, and Hialeah: Are Big Major Rat Races, and Quality Of Life Here is Nonexistent !!!!!!! Our Crime is Always High, and A Threat, Our Traffic and Terrible Drivers, is Unbearable, and The Attitudes Of The People, are P. Poor. And Our Cost Of Living, Especially Taxes and Insurance, are Pretty High. I Stay Here, Because it's A Big Hassle To Relocate, and I Don't Know Where is Better to Go to. But There is A Better Life Somewhere, That I Know !!!!!!! We Can Discuss Possibilities Of Better Places to Live, along The Course Of Time. Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 13:28
I have to take a little drive and have that spare flat tire fixed, that happened after my little commute to court Wednesday. All that way, then later on a flat tire in the parking lot. One to three inches of snow, good thing I was not stranded on the side of the road on the way up to Bsoton. Talk with you later on, Robbin and others.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 13:20
Typos again, sorry. This is what happens when you get in a hurry doing something.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 13:19
How's it going, Robbin....you know, that Reverend capitalizes a lot just like you do, but it could be a coincidence :) You're right, the lurkers can lurk but when they have the audacity to complain about low activity levels here? When they themselves never posted? I can virtually guarantee some chastisement every time they spout that nonsense. Being here in this area----we just fall into things sometimes. I was born here but not reasied here, but my mom was from here, so we loved back here and just ended up staying. But I have been to every state but three, 7 or 8 times, and have lived in Calif, Texas, Okla, Florida, so I have been out of this area half my life and know about the warm weather places! That is where I want to head after this retirement thing comes around. I can't say that I mind the cold, though. The only thing we don't like is driving in a severe snowstorm. But take yesterday, it was about 50, then today and tomorrow the high is only 34, it is 26 right now, but the next several days will be mid-40s temperature-wise. So still, we are not too bad off. Jan and Feb are the killer months here. March is cold and cool but not half as bad as Jan and Feb........But you really do get used to it. Now, because of the ocean being very close, that makes it milder here, but take a look at places like Buffalo, NY. Their winters are a hundred times more brutal than here. We are not half as bad as some other places like Green Bay, Iowa, Buffalo, the Dakotas etc

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 13:11
Dave, TGIF !!!!!!!! Happy Friday, My Friend !!!!! Boy Those 2 Holy Roller Preachers, are Something Else, and Their Drunken Friend , Sounds Like A Real Storybook Character. Thanks , For The Info, about The Winky Dink Show. I Thought it was a Toy. The Name Sounds Familiar, and The Part Of Putting A Cover over The T. V. Screen , Does Too. I May Have Seen it, Because During Those Years: I Watched : Mighty Mouse, The Lone Ranger, and Tanto, Lassie, and Popeye Playhouse with Skipper Chuck, and other Shows on T. V., But it's Not Real Clear in My Mind, about The Show. I Know what you mean, about Where People Live. I Am Settled, and in My Comfort Zone Here, and I Most Likely: Will Never Leave Hialeah. But I Definately: Would Encourage You to Get to A Milder Climate, Like Daytona Beach, or ST. Augustine. I Know You Were Born in Boston, But it's Way Too Cold There, Year After Year. When You Retire, I Agree with You Leaving There , For Florida, so You Can Look At Palm Trees, Every Day, and Not Have To Be Freezing Cold, and Drive In Snow. To Me, That's A Hard Life. I'm Guessing , that Employment, Brought You Back to Mass. !!!! Pokey, Seems To Like The Freezing Cold, and Snow. He Can Have it !!!!!!! I Want no Part Of That. The Lurkers, are Like Drunk Derelicts: They Never Contribute Anything. If They Read only, and Never Complain: That's Alright, But if They Talk BS, or Complain, Like this Clem, Then That Does Get Our Dander Up. Why Don't They Get A Life, and Fit in Somewhere, instead Of Being Misfit Outsiders . I Have No Time For Them either. They Give Me A Big Case Of The A%$ !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Rev. Hip Hop		11-Dec-2009 12:45
Rev. James B. Kool Fool, See Ya There, But Leave The Drunk Pop Top, at His AAA Meeting, so He Can Get Sober. I Know Him, He's A Disgusting Public Drunk. He is not Good Company, He Gets Drunk, and Comes to Church that Way, Staggering in, and Makes a Disturbance, and Never Leaves An Offering, He Has No Money, Because The Liquor Store Gets it all. No , I'm Sorry Rev., But Don't Bring Pop Top to The Southern Christian Alliance Revival, or He Will Disrupt, The Goings On, and Embarass us Both. He Needs Help, Let AAA and The Salvation Army Help Him . He is A Pee in The Alley Public Drunk. His Wife, Althea, Left Him Long Ago: She Gave Up on Him. Come Alone, To The Conference, No Pop Top Please. He is not Reformed, Leave Him at Alcoholics Annonymous, to Get Cured, and Don't Take Him to Walgreen's Liquor Store No Mo. I Saw you Drivin Him there befo, and you be contributing to His Addiction . You should Be ashamed of Yoself Reverend, a Man of The Cloth, like maself. But Do Come to The arena, for The Conference. Ah will C U thar. Yo Fraind Reverend Hip Hop.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 12:41
Google wikipedia and it says Winky Dink was only on 1953-1957, so Robbin, you were only six when it ended, maybe too young to care about it on TV.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 12:29
typos, as usual, in my last post. Robbin, as I said, the most likely explanation for you not remembering is that it just went off TV as quickly as it started, a contract fell thorugh or something happened. That was something you would have remembered had it been on TV when you grew up. So it must not have lasted all that long as a program.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 12:26
Hi Robbin---I'm a little harsher with lurkers who stay silent, read, then moan and groan about no on posting, when they themselves have never posted. It's laughable. Anyone coming on here like that will look forward to immediate busting :) Anyway, I was born here but raised in southern Calif where it was 100 every day in the summer. People end up staying around where they are from or grew up. Someone has to live in a particular area. I think about North and South Dakota in this connection. There are plenty who live there and it is because they live there. They get used to it.....Most people here, I am not one of them, think that there is no place like New England, so they don't care that they can barely make ends meet around here, they would not move anywhere else if you gave them a free house and free food for a year. It is a strange mentality. To them, Ohio is the far west, Virginia is the deep south. They would not move away from here if you paid them, so it is a psychological thing here in this whole area. Myself, I could take it or leave it. When I retire, which will be in a couple of years, I am getting outta here. I could never afford it. Anyway, going back to the Winky Dink thing, Robbin, you remember everything. We talked about his before, how you don't remember this particular thing. But one thing you forgot and ten thousand things you remember.....It was a little kit type of thing, where inside was a special crayon, a plastic square that you put over your TV screen. Now Winky Dink comes on and he is a little cartoon character. He needs this and that in every episode. He comes to a cliff and there is no bridge, so the asks you at home to please draw him one, so this is great for kids because they are part of the cartoon now, drawing a bridge or a ladder or a rope, to help Winky out...you can see this on You Tube, typing in Winky Dink.....it was the first (and probably) last time kids got to be part of something on TV. And the program warned you time and time again, to not forget to put the plastic thing on your screen so the carayons would not mark up your TV, but some kids would forget and the moms would go crazy. So that basically was Winky Dink. It is quite possible that it lasted just a couple of years and that would account for the fact that you don't remember it, it might have been gone in say, two years or so, on TV.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 12:25
Guest, I Will Check out The Web Site , For The Whizzer Bike. Thank You , for The Heads Up about it. It was Before My Time , as I was Born in 1951, But I'd Like to See one anyway. And as far as Putting Baseball Cards On The Back Wheel Spokes attached With Clothes Pins: I Did That as a Kid, all The Time. And Blown Up Balloons Turned Under Too. Western Auto Mechanics, and The Bike Shops, Told Me: It was Bad For My Bike to Do That, Because it Loosened The Spokes, But I Was A Kid, Didn't Care, and Kept On Doing it, For The Motorcycle Sound. Be Well !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Rev James B. Kool		11-Dec-2009 06:09
Yes Rev. Hip Hop.Iz b dare 4 da meatin. Can I bring my good bud the Rev Pop Top he's a recovering alcoholic

Guest		11-Dec-2009 06:02
A heads up on the Whizzer---www.whizzermotorbike.com . The history dates back to 1939, $54.95 for a new one. This site shows the "Classic" I remember this in the 50s long before Mopeds Take a look. They just might make sense. Hell put some baseball cards in the spokes.Make sound like a Harley

Rev. Hip Hop		11-Dec-2009 04:58
Rev. James B. Kool, I Thank Ya, Fo Bestowin on Me, The Honor of The Golden Keys To Lemon City. Lemon City, is just a Piece west of where this cat Robbin Be From. I saw he mentioned about being born in Morningside. I Know where Tis. Morningside, is on The Biscayne Blvd., and Lemon City, is Near Edison Center, By The Old Miami Edison SR. High School . Know The area well Rev . Kool. See You this Weekend at The Miami Arena, When We Attend The Southern Christian Alliance Fellowship. Praise The Lord, My Brother. Rev. Hip Hop.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 04:47
Dave, I Could write a Book, about all of my Experiences Driving Trucks. I Lost My Brakes, in The Smokey Mountains, near Black Mountain on I - 40, Driving A Tractor Trailer, and I Was Real Lucky. And I Had Tires Blowout, On Swift's Premium Trucks on Our Miami Expressways, in Real Heavy Rush Hour Traffic, Many Times. And I Almost Turned The Swift Trucks Over Many Times , When I Lost My Brakes, and Had To Turn A Corner at an Intersection, Going Way Too Fast. I Am A Real Good Driver, and I Don't Panic, And That Helped Me A Lot, Every Time. I Logged over 25 Years Driving Straight Trucks, 10 Wheelers, Armored Trucks, Steel Trucks, and 18 Wheel Semi Tractor Trailers, So I Am A Professional Trucker at Heart, and When I See Trucks , and Drive in Traffic with Trucks Now, I Feel Like The Drivers Are My Brothers, Just Like Bob , with Fellow Harley Owners. I Really Miss Driving Trucks. I Don't Miss All Of The Unloading Though, and I Am Glad To Be Retired. I Had My Days, of Glory, and Driving Trucks, But it's All Behind Me Now. I Almost Fell Asleep at The Wheel, Many Times, on The Interstates At Night, I Ratchet Jawed On The C. B. Radio Channel 19 The Traffic Channel, I Had A Few Fights, in Truckstops, with Troublemakers, But All in all, I Had A Lot Of Good Experience in Life, Driving Trucks. Talk To You Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 04:26
Dave, I'm Sorry To Rub it in . We Do Have Great Weather Here Overall, But I Shouldn't Make You Suffer Reminding You About it. I Know You Were Born in The Boston Mass. Area, and it is Your Home, and Your Roots are there, So I Can Understand Why You Wanna Live there, and You Make Your Living There too, You're Established There, in The Boston Court System, So That Too: Keeps You there. I Have Heard Many times: In New England, If You Don't Like The Weather: Wait A Minute, So I Guess that's what you were saying, in Essence. Sorry to Hear about the Flat Tire, That's Never A Bargain. I've Had My Share Of Those. A Flat Tire , is A Pain In The A., and A Big Inconvenience. I've Had Them with Cars, Trucks, and Tractor Trailers, at High Speed, on The Expressways, and On Turnpikes. I Once Blew A Front Steering Tire, on A Diesel Tractor, Pulling A 42 Foot Trailer, At 65 MPH, on The Florida Turnpike, in Cutler Ridge, Near Homestead, and The Trailer, was Fully Loaded, with Beef On Hooks ,- 41,000 Pounds. The Left Front Tire, Blew All The Way Off The Hub, and The Tractor, was Leaning To The Left, Because The Wheel, was On The Ground, with No Tire. The Lord was with Me That Morning. I Could Of Been Killed. Luckily: I Applied The Trailer Brake Lightly, Downshifted A Couple Of Gears, and Did Not Panic, and Jump on The Foot Brakes, or Pull The Emergency Brakes, or The Whole Rig would Surely Of Flipped. The Rig Went Across Towards The Infield Ditch, But I Held On To The Steering Wheel, And Luckily, it Came To A Safe Stop. I Had A Rental Tractor, and They Had Illegally Put Recaps On The Front, and Them Being Cheap, Cutting Corners, Could Of Got Me Killed. I Was Driving For Swift & Co. Delivering Quarters Of Beef to 9 Publix Supermarkets that Day. And Then, The Tire Man, Brought The Wrong Tire, and Had To Return To Central Miami, Like 36 Miles ForThe Right Tire. And Then , By The Time He Changed The Tire, and Got us Going: We Were Way Behind Schedule. I Had A Helper, and He And I Had To Really Step On it, Because The Publix Stores Were Waiting On The Beef, and it was Friday, A Very Busy Shopping Day For Publix Stores. I Had To Drive, and Unload Beef, and That Day, was A Real Bad Day , For Us. That Happened at 8:30 A. M., and We Would Normally Finish, and Have An Empty Trailer, By Around 4:00, But That Day Rushing Like Mad Men, We Finished at 6:00 P. M. The Beef Was From Guymon, Oklahoma. I'll Never Forget That Day !!!!!!!!! Good Night , My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 03:51
Dave, I Don't Remember, what a Winky Dink was, But The Name Rings A Bell. The Wizzer, I Don't Remember, only The Simplex, and The Sears Roebuck Puch Moped . And Yes, I Welcome Everyone, and Anyone To This Board, as Long as They Either Post, or only Read, But Don't Talk BS, and Cause Trouble. Those Are Lurkers, Such as This Clem, and We Don't Need them at all, to Piss and Moan, and Get Something Started. I Say To Them: Join us in Peace, Stay Silent and Read, or Get The GD Hell Outa Here, and Keep On Going. I Agree with You Dave, on That. My Complaints Now, are A Joke only, to Make You Laugh, So Coffee , or Beer, comes out Your Nose, Like Happened to Don. But Bitchers For Real: Piss Off, and F. Off !!!!!!! Your Post To Carlos, was Nice, and Very Caring, and The Gospel Truth, To Which I Agree Fully, and Say Amen. Best Regards, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 03:33
Robbin----just the THOUGHT of palm trees makes me sick, thinking about how much I would rather be there than here!!!!!!!!!!! Yesterday en route to court, it was pouring rain here on the Cape, but in Plymouth it began snowing, hard, only one to three inches but snowing hard all the way to Boston, and as I pulled in to the parking lot I had a flat tire a few minutes later. Then today the trial that began yesterday finished and it was sunny and maybe 50, so not too bad but that is the way it is here, one day snowing, the next sunny

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 03:30
Carlos, I'm Very Sorry to Hear About Your Friend. My Sincerest Condolences. You Will Miss Him, But Be Glad For Him, as He's Now in A Better Place. He Was Called Home, By The Creator. RIP. I Am Positive About REL Having Lots of Pretty Girls, Because With My Friend Noel Martinez, Who Went to REL, for A While, I Saw Lots Of Pretty Cuban, and Puerto Rican Girls, around Wynwood, and Near REL. We used to go to Miami Stadium, and Then we'd Cruise Around Robert E. Lee, and Beep The Horn, Whistle, and Talk to , and Hit on Girls there, and There was some Real Honeys around there, and When we Talked to them: They told us that they went to REl. We were Students at Palm Springs JR. High, in West Hialeah, at The Time, and Yes Yes Yes, We Had Lots Of Pretty Girls at Palm Springs, and at Miami Springs JR. High , we Did Too !!!!! And Henry H. Filer JR. High, across The Street From Hialeah Roller Rink, Had A Lot Of Pretty Babes too. I Met a Lot Of Them, and Skated with them , at Hialeah Roller Rink, and I Met a Lot of Filer Girls , at Hialeah High. I Guess All The JR. Highs Did. I Know Shenandoah Did. I Had A Girlfriend , once, Who was A Student at Shenandoah JR. High, when I was at Miami Springs JR. High, in 7th Grade, - 1963 . I'll Bet Citrus Grove JR. High , Had Some Honeys !!!! There will Be Other times, When You Can Go, Don't Worry About it. You've Got To Work, When You Can. I'm Glad You Have Work !!!!!!! Have A Good Day at Work, Tomorrow, My Friend . Later. Robbin.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 03:29
Carlos, I am a Christian too. This life is not "the" life, it is a dress rehearsal for the "real" thing. It is over with before we know it. We have to run the race, as Paul says in his various letters to all the churches of this time. Run the race and finish the race as best we can. Everything happens for a reason. We don't understand it and we're not supposed to. We are to: 1. Find out what God wants us to do, and 2. Do it.

Carlos		11-Dec-2009 03:15
Thanks Dave I'm sure he's in a better place God does promise us eternal life something that keeps belivers like me going even when hardship hits home. When a loved one goes home to God it's the remaining family that suffers. Theres a couple of songs by a Christian group called Mercy Me, Homesick and I Can Only Imagine that relax me when the need is there. When I have my moments of feeling down I listen to a collection of Praise music that picks me up again.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 03:07
Dave and Carlos, I was Watching : " Octopussy ", The James Bond 007 Movie with Roger Moore, as Bond, James Bond. I Have it on A VHS Tape. Great Movie. I Love all Of The James Bond Movies. They Are All Wonderful, in My Opinion. I Enjoy Watching all of them again, as after only seeing them once: I Don't Remember that much about the movie, and if it's Been Years, I Really Remember Very Little . A Dry Martini: Shaken , Not Stirred !!!!!! Dave, I'll Bet You're Cold now !!!!!!! Don't You Wish You Lived in Miami ?????? Palm Trees, and Mild Tropical Weather, Most Of The Time !!!!!!!!! I'm Glad I'm Here !!!! Later Gentlemen !!!!!! Robbin.

Rev. James B. Kool		11-Dec-2009 03:00
O my Lord. Da Rev. Kool doz here by bestoze da Golden Keys to Lemon City to U. Ad da mo ment you be da master of kool aid. I can not compet.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 02:59
Carlos, I hit "add comment" before reading your post of two minutes ago and I am so sorry for your friend and for all who knew him. That is a real tragedy for which there is no good explanation.

Dave		11-Dec-2009 02:56
I remember Winky Dink like it was yesterday, Robbin.....and a Marine Corps buddy of mine sent me a photo of him on his "whizzer" and it was a bicycle, but I had never heard of that word before. I will ask him about it. And Carlos and all the rest of the folks, hello, and good to read your posts. Always interesting, but not the ones from the lurkers, the silent few, who lurk then have complaints to make? give me a break :)

Carlos		11-Dec-2009 02:54
Robbin tomorrow I'll be at the Port of Miami, but thanks for the invitation. there was a lot of pretty girls at REL and I'm sure you had some real lookers at Miami Springs and Hialeah Jr. High schools I remember all the nice looking girls that went to the roller skateing rink on 29th St. I just lost a friend this weekend to a heart attack he was only 45 years old, they told me he felt some pain in his chest and when he reached the hospital he died, how sad he was a real nice guy always in a good mood. Life is like that that's why we have to live it to the fullest because it can change very quickly. After going through the prostate cancer and surgery I make my mind up to start taking care of my heath and body.

Rev. Hip Hop		11-Dec-2009 02:53
Rev. James B. Kool, I's Cool Man, now how bout You Fool ? Praise The Lord , Whew, I can feel his presence. He's wid us, all the time, My Brother. Halleleuya, Rev. Kool, can I get a witness ? Praise The Lord, Amen. Go With God. Rev. Hip Hop, Of Brownsville- Liberty City.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 02:47
Guest, The only thing I Know about a Wizzer, is if A Man Has To Do A # 1, Then He Would Be Said to Be A Wizzer, Taking A Wizz !!!!! I'm Guessing: That Those 1st Motorbikes, Had A Gas Tank, in The Place where The Schwinn Bikes Had The Phony Or Bell Tanks. My Schwinn Jaguar, Had A Tank, and A Button which Rang A Bell When You Pushed it. It was Neat , I Thought. The Bell Sounded Great, and it Warned Someone on The Sidewalk or Street , that You Were Coming. Were Those Motorbikes , Like Simplex's ??? I Remember Seeing Bicycles, with a Small Motor Mounted On The Front Fender. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 02:37
Carlos, Whoever Clem is: He or She, is a Loser, and Needs to Keep On Going. With a Name Like Clem: How Could They Be Much ? ???? ? ???? That Time Machine, Sounds Wonderful !!!!!!! I Would Love to Be inside Robert E. Lee JR. High, With You Showing Me Around, and Both Of Us Finding Girlfriends there. I'll Bet REL, Had Some Real Pretty Girls !!!!!!!! And Yes, We Can Take Dave , and Pokey, Back To Belle Haven, and We'll All Swim in their Neat Swimming Pool. And I'll Swim in Curtis Park Pool, and Hopefully : You Guys will too, instead of The Polluted, and Full Of Alligators Miami River. I Will Be Dreaming , and Waiting For The Time Machine To Arrive. And I Will Go For Sure !!!!!!!! Sounds Great , to Me !!!!!!!! My Wife is Off Work From Publix Tomorrow, and We Might Run Down To : Knause Farms, in The Redlands, and To Robert Is Here. If You're Off Work, and You Wanna Go, Let Me Know Here. Best Regards , My Friend. Robbin.

Rev. James B. Kool		11-Dec-2009 02:29
Now-- Rev. Hop Hop wid da flip flop. You be way cool jinin' mista brownsviilen

Rev. Hip Hop		11-Dec-2009 02:23
Rev. James B. Kool, Hey Rev. , What Tis Bro ? Praise The Lord, Brotherman. What brings you to these parts, Pastor ? Are You in town, for The Magic City Revival, in Overtown, at The Miami Arena , This Coming Weekend ? I, Myself, God Willing: Will Be there, and I Look foward to seeing You again, My Brother. Praise The Lord Almighty. Great Jesus. Until this weekend, Rev. Hip Hop of The Devine Sanctuary Of Brownsville- Liberty City .

Guest		11-Dec-2009 02:21
This is a little bid before my time, but in the early 40's "The Wizzer" , they have the remake of the old wizzer's. The first motor bike. If you see them on Ebay, you'll see why they put those phoney "tanks" on the 50's-60's kid bikes

Carlos		11-Dec-2009 02:20
Hello to all Yesterday after work we we to church I'll be going to church on Wednesdays now Sunday is a busy day. Today after work my son had a concert at school so we went to listen to him play I just got home now. Is Clem a he or a she umm I wonder??? Anyway who gives a crap about the silent readers. Robbin yes when I get the time machine we'll go back to REL 1968 I'll show you around the most beautiful school that Miami had. Than we can get Dave and travel back to Belle Haven and rides bikes around all our old neighborhoods. I'll take you all for a swim in the Miami River.

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 02:10
Guest, The Name : Winky Dink, Sounds familiar, but I can't remember the Toy. J. C. Higgins Bikes, 22 Rifles, and Lots of things at Sears Roebuck & Co., Had that Name, and they were in The Old Sears Catalogs. And We Had Neighbors on East 6th Lane, and The Man Of The House: Harold Hinson, was a Repair Man , For Sears, and The Kids 's Bikes were J. C. Higgins, and Everything they Bought , Was From Sears, cause Harold Got An Employee Discount. I remember Well: The Schwinn Corvette. My Younger Brother, 3 Years Younger than Me: Had a Schwinn Stingray 20 Inch Bike, Blue, with a White Banana Seat, and Chrome Fenders. I Love Schwinn Bicycles, They Are The Best, I Think. I Wish I Still had My Beautiful Custom Gold Schwinn Jaguar. I got it when I was around 11 or 12 Years old, in Sun Tan Village,- on East 6th Lane, and Then We Moved when I was 13, in 1964, and I Still Had it, But Later I Guess My Dad Sold it, when I was Like 15 or 16, I Don't Remember exactly : What Happened to it. I Have A White Beach Cruiser Bike, That I Bought at South Beach, Years Ago, and I Ride it: Once in A While. I Love Riding A Bike, always Did , since My 1st Bike, with Training Wheels, at around 4 Years Old. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Rev. James B. Kool		11-Dec-2009 02:07
Where the hell evemboby da be. I is here wants ta chat wit da rev?

Rev. James B. Kool		11-Dec-2009 02:06
Where the hell evemboby da be. I is here wants ta chat wit da rev?

Rev. James B. Kool		11-Dec-2009 02:06
Where the hell evemboby da be. I is here wants ta chat wit da rev?

Robbin		11-Dec-2009 01:53
Dave, Why Thank You Dave !!!!!!! I Remembered 2 More: The Stars , Jacks, and The Ball, and The Jump Rope. And We used to Make our own Puppet Show, With A Big Cardboard Refrigerator Box, and We Would Cut out A Window, and Put Gloves, or Socks on our Hands, and Duck Down Inside The Box Below The Window, and Our Hands Were The Puppets. I Had A Roy Rogers's Nelly Belle Jeep, That I Peddled. And I Had A Fire Chief Car, That I also Peddled. And A Farm Tractor, That I Peddled Too. And Yes, Those are Golden Memories, For All Of us. Why is it so Quiet Here ????? Where The Hell is Everybody ??????? Is This The Morgue At Midnight, or What ????? Talk about Hearing a Pin Fall, This Is Ridiculus !!!!!!!! Could it Be : That Clem was Right ?????? Where Have All Our Posters Gone ????? Are We Alone, in This Galaxy ?????? I Feel So Alone, Have I Been Abandoned ???? Will I Ever Be Reunited, with The Mainstream Crowd ????? Carajo !!!!!! Good That You Are Still Here, My Friend. You Are The Rock, and The Backbone Of Robbin's Memories. You've Stayed Thru Thick And Thin. Thank You !!!! I Owe You A Debt Of Gratitude !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Guest		11-Dec-2009 01:32
You forgot about "Winky Dink" I had the TV screen cover and the Halloween Costume. How the hell you ever remember J.C. Higgins Bikes? Schwinn Corvette with 3 speeds. How about the toy boats in ceral boxes. Put a piece of soap on the back, and it would propell in the bath tub. Out run the rubber duck Ha Ha.

Dave		10-Dec-2009 22:24
Good post, Robbin (19:00 hrs). I don't think you left anything out. That list sure brings back a lot of memories

Robbin		10-Dec-2009 19:00
Friends, With Christmas right around the corner, I was Remembering Christmas Gifts I Got, as a Kid, and Some Of My Favorite Toys, Back Then in Sun Tan Village, Of East Hialeah. And Some of those Toys, ect. were : Cootie, Monopoly, Candyland, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, Dominoes, Parchesi, Tidly Winks, Old Maids, Authors, Fish, Pick Up Stix, Paddle Ball, Slip And Slide, G. I. Joe War Set, Pogo Stick, Scrabble, Lincoln Logs, Lego Set, Erector Set, Chemistry Set, Telescope, Microscope, Willy Wooly, Etch A Sketch, Slinky, Silly Putty, Play Dough, Hot Wheels, Kaleidoscopes, Marbles, A Football, A Basketball, Baseball Gloves, A Baseball, Model Car Kits, Model Airplane Kits, Model Airplanes You Fly, Model Battleship Kits, Toy Boats with Little Motors, Mousetrap, Tents, Water Pistols, Machine Gun Toys, Daisy Air Rifles, Toy Pool Tables, Radio Red Wagons, Peddle Cars, Kiddie Pools, Badminton Sets, Water Rockets, Transistor Pocket A. M. Radios, Toy Binoculars, Coloring Books, Crayons, Tonka Toys, Comic Books, Peddle Farm Tractors, Toy Bowling Sets, Tricycles, Bicycles, Baseball Cards, Cap Guns, Caps, Toy Horseshoes, Army Men in a plastic bag, Darts, MR. Potato Head, Viewmasters, Hula Hoops, Yo Yo's, Spinning Tops, Toy Revolver 6 Guns and Cowboy Holsters, Mickey Mouse Watches, Sorry, Train Sets ,Tinkertoys, Frisbies, Balsa wood Airplanes, Yahtzee, Clue, Puzzles, and Many Others I Can't Think Of Right Now. But I Know All Of You Remember Those. And Our Bikes were either: Huffy, J. C. Higgins, Columbia, Western Flyer, or Schwinn. I Had Columbia, and Schwinn. My Best Bike I Ever Had, was A Gold Schwinn Jaguar, with A Bell in The Tank, A White Banana Seat, Chrome Fenders, and A Shock Absorber Coil Spring On The Front Fender. That was one Beautiful Bicycle !!!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!! What Memories !!!!!! Does That Take Me Back !!!!!!!!! Best Regards , to all of You !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Dec-2009 03:37
Good Night Everyone !!!!!! I Am Retiring To My Quarters Now !!!!!! Sleep Tight, and Rest Well !!!!!!!! I Will Be Back, in Quite A Few Hours, Possibly: around : 1:00 P. M. Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Dec-2009 03:34
Only 16 Days Till Christmas !!!!!!!!! Ho Ho Ho !!!!!!!!! Bah Humbug !!!!!! Santa Claus, is Preparing , For His Long Sleigh Ride, and His Toy Shop, at The North Pole, is Very Busy , Getting All The Toys Made, For Santa Claus to Deliver on Christmas Eve. And A Partridge , In A Pear Tree !!!!!!!! Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire, and On The Push Cart in Central Park, And Silver Bells , are Everywhere : Chim Chimeree, Chim Chimeree , And : Do You Hear What I Hear ????? Noel Noel Noel Noel Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Rudolf , I Do Declare: Your Nose is Mighty Red, and Here Comes Santa Clause's Sled !!!!!! Tis The Season To Be Jolly, So Cheer Up, and Let's Be Jolly : People !!!!!!!!!! Best Wishes To Everyone, This Christmas Holiday Season !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Dec-2009 03:02
Dave, If I was Clem, Just Bustin Em again, I Would Say So, But it was not me, This Time. But Now that We Mention it: Where The Hell Is Everyone anyway ???????? Carajo !!!! Cojollo !!!!!! Caramba !!!!!! Vaya Con Dios Hombre !!!!!!!! Good Night !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Dec-2009 02:55
Dave, How Are Ya ????? Me , Clem ???? No Sir !!!!!! Clem, is Some Open Air Rear Nobody Complaining about this site dying , when I Never Saw Him Post Anything in his name. Apparently: He was only a Reader, and Possibly A Lurker. But according to him, he flew the coup, so bye bye birdie, and who the Hell will Miss him ????? Not Me !!!!!! I Never knew the Reader. Good to Hear From You Councilor !!!!!! And Have A Good 2 Days in Court, and away From Home !!!! Saturday, and The Weekend, are near, and in Sight Now. So Hang in There !!!!!!!! I Had SOS, For Breakfast 2 Days in A Row Now, and Man, was it Delicious !!!!!!!! Believe Me : I Make it Real Good !!!!! And For Dinner: 2 Nights in a row: I Had A Nice Thick Boar's Head Oven Gold Turkey Sandwich Sliced Paper thin, with Duke's Mayo, & Sliced Raw Onion, on Bakery Seeded Rye Bread . Delicious !!!!!!! And For Dessert, I Had Oreo's & Iced Cold Milk. Did I Make You Hungry ???????? I Tried To !!!!!!!! It Reached a High Temperature Here Today, of 86 Degrees Farenheit, and Right Now, at 9:50 P. M., it's 74 Degrees , Here in Miami, The Magic City. I See By The News: That Everyone's Getting Snow, way up North, Midwest , ect. Not Here, Our Palm Trees are Swaying in The Tropical Breeze, and We're Comfortable: indoors and Outdoors. It's 74 Degrees outside Rigt Now, and Very Pleasant. I Hate to say it: But I think You're in The Wrong Place !!!!!!!!! You May Disagree with Me, But That's My Opinion. Sleep Well, My Friend !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		09-Dec-2009 23:44
I just got in from work and have to go back in the morning, on the road by 530am so I just have to ask what Clee has contributed toward keeping this discussion board going. And I have noticed that it is as busy as ever, so maybe he is speaking about some other board? I don't see any inactivity on here..... Ya gotta wonder. Unless Clem is Robbin, just busting em again :) Which I think may be the case. Takl to all of you tomorrow. Have a good night, all.

Road Runner		09-Dec-2009 22:29
Bob Sara, I'm Really Glad That I Am Retired Now. I Am A Free Man !!!!!! I Worked Hard, at Various Jobs, for over 41 Years, and I Took orders , From Heartless Tyrants, Every Minute I Worked , Cause The Companies were Paying Me, and I was on Their Time. Well, Not Any More !!!!! Now , I Am On My Time, and it's My Way. Every Waking Day, I Am Happy, Because I Am Free Of The Workplace. That Removed A whole Lot Of Stress, From My Life. I Am Very Thankful, That I Could Retire 7 1 / 2 Years Early, Even if I am Partially Disabled. It's Much Better For Me, This Way. But Everything in This Life , Has A Price, and My Price I'm Paying , For Early Retirement, is Pain, and Suffering, From Medical Conditions. But I Carry On, and I Will Continue. Take Care My Friend. Later. Road Runner.

Road Runner		09-Dec-2009 22:11
Bob Sara, Almost every Day, I Drove That Swift Truck in Traffic, and Unloaded , and Delivered All Of That Beef, Pork, Poultry, Lamb , Veal, Frozen Foods, Canned Goods, Ect. , I Swear I Wished I Was Unemployed: Everyday , Except Payday !!!!!!!! That Job, was A Real Hard Job, But it enabled Me , to Buy a New Car, and to Go on Long Car Trip Vacations, and to Wine and Dine Girls I Dated, ect. But All Kidding Aside: I Worked Like A Dog There, and Old Man Burgess, and Mike Cohen, and other Superintendents at Swift & Co., were A Bitch To Work For. They Were Tyrants, and Slave Drivers. They Would Put Way Too Much Weight On Your Truck, Which was Dangerous, and ILLegaL, They Would Give You All Places To Deliver that Delayed You , and Made You Do All Of Their Work, Rotating Stock, ect. , and Then They'd Tell You To Step On it, and Hurry Back, That They Had More Product , For You To Deliver. Swift and Armour Drivers, Both Worked Our A&&^& Off . And The Pay Scale, For All Of Our Backbreaking Work, and Fighting The Heavy Traffic, wasn't Much. Swift , Made all The Money, and We Made Peanuts !!!!!! And With All Of The Stealing, that was Going on, By Bosses, and Drivers , Ect., Honest Employees Like Me, Were in The Middle. I Tried to Stay Out Of it, and to Keep My Eyes and Mouth Shut, But it was Stressful, Because The Big Bosses in Chicago Wanted Answers, Why There was So Much Shrinkage Of Products: Way, Way Too Much, and Honest Guys Like Me, Were Questioned, But Lots Of Times : They Knew Who and What it was, But They Wanted Some Poor Joe Like Me To Squeel , and Use Me To Prosecute Them. The Bosses Were Cowards, They Wouldn't Do it Themselves, They Needed A Patsy, and I Refused, and They Punished Me, By Bad Loads, Extra Work, and Harrassment, Like Rushing You on Your Route, Putting You in The Middle, Ect. Old Man Burgess, Treated The Thieves, Better than Me, an Honest , and Good Employee. I Wish You All The Best Bob, in Latching Onto Some Golden Opportunity , With Some Good Company !!!!!!! I Know You Will Be Fine, I Have Confidence in You. You Are A Good Man, and Something Will Develop, For You. Hang In There, My Friend !!!!!! Your Swift & Co. Brother, Road Runner.

Robbin		09-Dec-2009 20:04
Pokey, It's Presently 82 Degrees Here in Miami, and Winds are at 13 MPH. It's Like Paradise Here !!!!!! Enjoy Your Near Chicago Frigid Cold, Thanks , But No Thanks: I Am Happy Here, and I Can Do without Your Canadian Weather. I Honestly Don't Know How People Live in That Kind Of Cold, Year After Year. ??????? I Would Probably Get Pneumonia and Die , in That Kind If Climate, in The Winter. I Like Our Weather Here, Except For The Hurricanes. You Can Have Your Snow and Cold, I Pass !!!!!!!! For Me: Perfect Temperatures Outside, are 69 To 74 Degrees. And in The Summer: I Keep My Central A/ C, Set At : 75 Degrees. Have Fun, in Your Currier & Ives Winter Wonderland Paradise, But Don't Look For Me: Cause I Ain't Gonna Be There. Look For Me There, in The Summer, and You Just Might See Me. Too Cold For Me !!!!!!!!! Take Care !!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		09-Dec-2009 19:47
Bob Sara, I Remember : Edna Buchanan !!!!!! She Had A Real Great Column , Back in The Day. I Read Her Section A Lot. Regarding Clem: Clem, is A Schmuck, and A Coward. He Won't even Give His Name, and He Never Wrote # 1 Nothing Here, and Then He Has The Gall to Say thay My Site is Dying !!!! Indeed ?????? Well , I Say To Clem : Piss On You A. H., and I Hope You Are Gone, Good Riddence. More Or Less Like You Said, Bob. Who Needs Dead Wood Like Him. See You Soon, on our Next Luncheon Outing !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		09-Dec-2009 19:17
Carlos, Robbin's Spa And Monastery : That's A Good One !!!!!! We Should Open A Spa, With Beautiful Gardens, Beautiful Piped In Muzak Music, Healthy and Delicious Food, Spring Water Heated Ponds, Chippendale Dancers, and Playboy Bunnies, and Penthouse Pets, on The Staff, and out and about. My Dear Guests: Welcome To Robbin's Fantasy Island Spa And Retreat !!!!!!!!! Monastery, on Grounds, Behind The Trees. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Dec-2009 19:06
Carlos, Que Tal, Mi Amigo ??? Que Lo Que Hay ??? I'm Glad Your Work is Busy, So Your Bills Can Get Paid, But I Know it is Tiring. It's Not Easy !!!!! Clem, is no Doubt some Piece Of $#@% Low Life, Lurker, who Doesn't Have The Cojones to Write anything, so He Just Reads. And Hopefully , He Did Leave, and in that way: We Have 1 Less Lurker. Lurkers can Be Trouble, But Not All Of Them, Just Some. And Yes, I Think Dave will Treat us all to Joe's Stone Crab, at South Beach !!!!! Why Not !!!!!! Dave is Generous, and A High Roller !!!!! I Love The James Bond Movies, and Every Day Lately: I've Been Watching one on VHS Tapes I Have. I Have A Complete Collection of The Old Ones , Up To Casino Royale, with Peter Sellers, and Ursula Andres. Yesterday, I watched License To Kill, with Pierce Brosnan, and Hallie Berry. Two Days Ago : I Saw : Tomorrow Never Dies: with Timothy Dalton, and Talisa Soto. Today : I'm watching Live And Let Die. They are all Great Movies , I Think. I Love to watch Them Over Again, every so often. When You Get Your Time Machine: Can I Go Back To Robert E. Lee JR. High School, in Wynwood, with You ?????? I Would like that. You Could Show Me Around. Good to Hear From You, My Friend. Robbin.

Bob Sara		09-Dec-2009 18:32
Pokey...I don't mind the cold, but that is over the top. We are having a heat wave...in the 80's every day. Do you wish YOU were HERE????

Pokey		09-Dec-2009 17:21
Robbin Just for your info-------------we are having 40-60 mph winds and its suppose to go down to 10 (ten) degrees tonight. Wish you were here------ha ha take care Pokey

Bob Sara		09-Dec-2009 17:14
Carlos, it's good to hear from you. Be happy to be busy at work. It beats the hell out of unemployment. When I was a kid, I read all the Ian Fleming "James Bond" novels. In fact I saved them for years, and just discarded them, along with a bunch of other old paperbacks, when I moved back to Miami three years ago. I also read the early John Gardner "James Bond" novels in the eighties. In those the old Bentley was replaced by a SAAB 900 Turbo. I also started reading Edna Buchanan novels and her nonfiction stuff. She was a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the Miami Herald back when the Herald was still a world class newspaper. Her novels are crime mystries revolving around a Miami newspaper reporter named Britt Montero. Since I was living in San Francisco at the time, it was fun reading Buchanan's references to shops, restaurants, parts of town, intersections and so on, that I could relate to. And she is also one hell of a good writer. I was also wondering about Clem. I guess he is one of those lurkers that Robbin refers too. Doesn't contribute to the discussions, or start new ones, then leaves because this site is "dying" It's hard to miss someone who was never here. Good luck to you, Clem. You never know what Deep Pocket Dave might pitch in for. And I'm sure you meant Joe's Stone Crab. I love Joe's and have eaten there many times over the years, back in the day's when you waited at the bar for hours to get a table. I took my parents and sister there once many years ago, and we were seated at a table next to former Gov Askew. He was very friendly and chatted and joked with my father. Last year my wife and I went to Billy's Stone Crab on the ICW in Hollywood. Not in the same class as Joe's, but very nice views of the boat traffic on the waterway, and they have an "all you can eat" stone crab special. Our waitress thinks I may have set a record with 18 jumbo claws. I got my moneys worth. Let us know when you're free for lunch, and we'll figure out a place to go.

Carlos		09-Dec-2009 02:56
Hello to everyone at Robbin's Spa and Monastery. I have not been able to post much lately work has picked up a little and been busy on my time off working out , doing chores around the house and reading I started reading a paperback "Urge to Kill" by John Lutz, it's one of those that you don't want to put down. Dave I have read books by Dean Koontz, and Micheal Connnelly they are also great writers. When I was younger Steven King was my all time favorite, I also read some of the James Bond books by Ian Fleming. Hey who is Clem?? Santa is going to bring me a timemachine to take me back to Robert E. Lee for a while. Well going to watch some TV with the wife. Robbin think Dave will pitch in a dinner at Joes Crabhouse at south beach?

Robbin		09-Dec-2009 01:41
Dave, Thanks !!!!! Yes it is Christmas Time, and I Figure Some Holiday Cheer, Humor, and Discussion, Will Get all Of us in The Christmas Holiday Spirit !!!!!! Good Luck, with Your Court Proceedings !!!!!! May Good Outcomes Be Your Conclusions !!!!!!!! I Want An RV, A Harley, A new VW Toureg, a Racing Go Kart, and Eva Longoria. Is That asking Too Much ?????? I Think that's a Reasonable List . Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Dec-2009 01:33
Clem, I wish You A Nice Holiday Season, and A Good Life. I Know this site has Lost a lot of Posters, and it's not as Lively as it used to be, But Shnit Happens and We're Stuck with The Way it is now. Maybe it will pick up, sometime !!!! I Hope So. Go With God , My Friend. Robbin.

Clem		09-Dec-2009 01:28
Good Folks, It looks like to me that this blog is dying a slow death. I been a readin what you people write for some time now, and there's not much goin on here anymore, and it appears that the good days are over, so I will be movin on. Nice being here before, but I like to pay attention to a more lively forum. Do take it easy , and enjoy your life. Clem H.

Dave		09-Dec-2009 01:27
Robbin------Those are good posts, as always. Funny......Keep that Christmas list short, as we can't get you all the stuff you want. What with Don Shula hotel bills and Bob's little yacht there, and a Harley or two for you and others, money doesn't grow on trees......talk with you folks tomorrow OR the next day, depending on this bizarre thing tomorrow.......

Robbin		09-Dec-2009 01:17
I Talked To Old ST. Nick Himself, Santa Claus, And I Put in My Christmas List Wishes !!!!!!! He Said My List, was A Real Long one, But He Would Try To Fill My Order. I Hope He Does !!!!! I need and Want Beaucoups Things, But If I Don't Get Anything: I Will Be O. K., Because Truthfully: I Have Lots Of Things Already, and Lots Of Others Have Nothing. Jingle Bells, And Peace On Earth !!!!!! Ho Ho Ho Y'all !!!!!! Where is Everyone ????? I Guess They're All Out Christmas Shopping, HUH !!!! ????? Good Night !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		09-Dec-2009 00:00
Warning:::::::::::::::::: Only 17 Days Till Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shop Until You Drop, and Run Outa Money !!!!!!!!! Have Fun !!!!!!!!! Ho Ho Ho !!!!!!!!! Be Well, and Don't Worry: Be Happy !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		08-Dec-2009 23:54
Dave, Thanks , For The Cape Of Mass. Weather Update, and For The Info Reference Cases which Might Prevent You From Posting, Normally. But Even if You Do Stay at a Motel, You Can Post in The Lobby Like Before, So You Don't Get on The Monasterie's Mailing List . I Just watched The 007 James Bond Movie : " Die Another Day ", on VHS Tape. This one Had Pierce Brosnan, A Great Bond !!!! The Monastery Monks, were Chanting Heavenly today, when I Stopped By. I saw on the 6:00 News a few minutes ago, that the High Temperature in Miami Hit 84 Degrees Today. At My House Tonight: We're Having : Boar's Head Oven Gold Turkey Breast Sliced Paper Thin, on Rye Bread, with Mayo, and Sliced Onion, and We're also Having Dill Pickles, and Potato Chips, Lemonade Iced Cold, To Drink, and Watermelon, For Dessert. It's Now : 6 :47 P. M., and We're Going to The Table in The Kitchen to Eat at 7:00. Miserable Murphy's Monday, is Almost Over, Thank God. Our Christmas Tree, and Our Outside Christmas Lights, are All On, and They Look Nice. This Year, We Have All Multi Colored Lights. Some Years , We Change For A Change, and Put All One Color Lights, Or Red and Green, All White Ice Sicle Lights , Ect. All Blue , is Nice , and We Sometimes Do That. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Dave		08-Dec-2009 22:07
32 here now, 40 for a high, tomorrow rain and 50 (heat wave!) Robbin, besides today, where I was busy, I have a three co d matter tomorrow that may go into Thurs and Fri so if you don't see me on here, I had to get a motel near the court etc Will be back here Friday at the latest though. I tell you all this so you will not start that stuff about monastery is quiet, where IS everyone!!!!!! :))) Talk with you tomorrow but if not possible then as soon as I am done with this trial.

Robbin		08-Dec-2009 19:00
For Anyone Reading This, Out Of The Metro Miami area: Right Now , at 1 :58 P. M. EST. : It's 80 Degrees Farenheit, Sunny and Breezy. A Real Nice Day Here in The Magic City !!!!!!!!

Robbin		08-Dec-2009 17:10
I Just Came Back From The Miami Monastery, and I Saw Donald Trump There. And The Monks , were Chanting. And To My Surprize: I Saw All Of Your Pictures On The Walls In Frames !!!!!! Donald Trump, was Very Nice, and Said He was About to Head over to Check on His Trump Plaza Hotel Tower, on Sunny Isles Beach. Imagine Me: Meetimg Sir Donald Trump, one Of The Richest Men, in Our World, on Planet Earth !!!!!! I Am Very Proud Of That !!!!!!! Happy Tuesday, Everyone !!!!!!! Robbin. Later.

Robbin		08-Dec-2009 01:31
Everyone, I Am Going To My T. V. Room, To Watch PBS CREATE, Shows, and Old Jmes Bond 007 Movies I Have on VHS. Yesterday, I was Watching : " License To Kill ", and I'm Going in now to Finish it. Have A Good Night, and Rest Well !!!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		08-Dec-2009 01:26
Bob Sara, That's A Big Steak, But I Know We Can Both Handle One !!!!!! I Like Rib Eyes, N. Y. Strips, Ect .Too, But I Like A Tenderloin Filet Best, I Believe. I used to Buy A Whole Tenderloin at Publix, Back in The Day, and Cut it into Filets For The BBQ Grill. That's When My Whole Family, was Living and at The House Though. At Swift , We Had Employee orders, at one Time, But Some Guys Were Abusing it, and Reselling Meat, So They Discontinued it. But When We Could Buy Wholesale at Swift, I Did Sometimes. I Agree with You About Shula's: I Believe Our Steaks , will Be Good, But if Not, We Will Raise All Kinda Hell, and Demand Loudly : A Decent Steak on Our Plate. As We Said: You And I Know What A Steak Should Be, We Worked For Swift & Co., Who at one Time : was The Biggest Meat Packer in The World, Old Man Swift's Company Started at The Chicago Stockyards, Down By The River. Swift And Armour, The Chicago Giants Of Meat Packing. Most Of The Best Steaks I've Ever Eaten, were Made On The BBQ Gas Grill, at My House, and The Beef Came From Swift and Publix. Best Regards , My Swift Brother. Road Runner.

Bob Sara		08-Dec-2009 00:21
Dave, as Road Runner says, we were both in the meat business, and know a bad steak when it is served to us. But I have no concern with that at Don Shula's Steakhouse. I know it will be only the best. Road Runner, that 20oz NY strip is boneless. You know it nets out to about 16oz after it's cooked, and the bits of fat cover and gristle are left for the dogs. I have never been a big fan of tenderloins. They are too soft, with not enough "bite" to them. But, to each his own.

Robbin		07-Dec-2009 22:45
Dave, Bob And I , Worked For Swift & Company Of Chicago, For Years, and We Know Our Beef, So if Some inferior Steak Comes to our Table, We Will Push it away, and Start Cursing Loudly Making A Scene, and Demand That We Be Served The Best Steaks in The House, and They Better Be Prime Angus Beef !!!!! We Are Both Discriminating Gourmet's, and 2nd Best , will Simply Not Do For Us. The Steaks, Must Be Up To Our High Standards. And Thank You , Very Much in Advance, For Making Your So Generous Offer !!!!! And Since You've Given us The Go Ahead: We Will Order Up !!!!!!! We May Have to Be Carried Out, or Rushed By Rescue To The E. R., After We Consume All The Food we're Going To. And I Hope Your Credit Card is Current, and Good, So there will Be No Problems Paying The 6 Figures Bill. Of Course , All Of The Playboy Girls, and The Penthouse Girls are invited, So The Bill will Be For around At Least 50 People. And Dave, We May Be Using Your Room, at Times, For You Know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hint: Playboy And Penthouse Babes, and Normal Men !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		07-Dec-2009 20:38
About those expensive sounding steaks---nothing is too good for you guys. When I come down there and treat you to a steak or two or three, if they serve us with less than the very best, I am going to ask them most respectfully to throw it all away and serve these guys THE best steaks available. Nothing less than the best :)

Robbin		07-Dec-2009 19:54
Don Boyd, In Basic Training, We Had A First Cook, A Former E5, But Lost His Rank, And Was Demoded to Private E1 , Like us, for Fighting, and He Had Knifed A Guy, Real Bad. That Had A Cadre Room, in Our Platoon Barracks Upstairs , Where I Was, and He was a Big Thief: He Stole All Kinds Of Things From Everyone, When They Went in The Shower, ect. , and We All Knew it, But We Waited Till We Graduated on Hilton Field, to Take Him Out. The Next Morning after Graduation, We Were All Ready to Ship Out to AIT, So We Knocked on His Door, and When He Opened Up, We All Jumped Him, Beat The Crap Outa Him, and Threw Him Down The Stairs. We Nearly Killed Him, But He Deserved it, He Was A Real Piece Of Crap, A Thief, and A Troublemaker. We Left Him Unconsious, and Rifled His Cadre Room, and Took Back All Of Our Stuff. We All Shipped Out, and There was No Charges , Nothing. He Was A Hated Guy, By Everyone, So Nobody Cared. I Guess They Figured He Slipped On A Bar Of Soap !!!!!!!! Justice Was Served !!!!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Dec-2009 19:38
Pokey, It's 81 Degrees, Hazy Sunny, A Little Breezy, and it Feels Warm outside, Here in Miami. 30 Degrees , is Freezing Weather, and You Are On Your Way !!!!!!! You Can Have it, I'm Happy With our Mild Weather Here in Miami. I Can Imagine : What A Mess it would Turn into Here in Miami, if It Snowed Here. These Idiots Here Can't even Drive on A Dry Road, and When it Rains: They Speed Up, And With Snow and Icy Roads, I Don't Want to Be Here. Believe Me: Our Drivers Here: Are The Worst, and They Don't Care. I Did Remember Pear Harbor Day, But Thanks Anyway. I Know All is Fair In Love And War, But That Pearl Harbor Attack, was Real Dirty, and Low Down, But We Paid Them Back, They Got Theirs, and We Won The War Anyway. They Screwed Over Us, and The Phillipines Real Bad . Pearl Harbor, was a Cheap Surprize Attack, But It was Said: That The Military Personnel at Pearl Harbor, were Told Not To Get Too Relaxed, Because They Better Beware Of The Japs, But They Didn't Pay Any Attention, and Relaxed Anyway, and Sure Enough: Here Came The Japs !!!!! That Was A Terrible Rude Awakening, and Lots Of Military Personnel: Lost Their Lives. Maybe Dave, Will Stop By, and Pick You Up, on His Way Down To Miami Soon. You Can Thaw Out Here, and Have A Free Steak Dinner, Arbetter's, Ect. Take Care. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		07-Dec-2009 19:16
Bob Sara, The Sound Of The Steaks, Does Sound Good. And Free, even Better Yet: Compliments Of Our Good Friend Dave !!!!!! 20 Ounces ?????? That Must Be Bone In. I Prefer Tenderloin Filets, But The Way I'm Choking Lately: I May Be Having Soup, Pudding, Consomme, and Iced Tea. But Just That, and The Fellowship: will Still Be Nice. My Problem, with Strip Steaks, is That They Most Always Have a Lot Of Gristle, and I Don't Like That. Filets, Never Have That. You Can Eat Every Bite. So My Choice is A Filet Mignon, or A Boneless Prime Rib 1 Inch Thick, with Creamy Horseradish Sauce, and Scalloped Potatoes. We Should Run Up The Bill, Real High, Since Dave is Going To Be On Vacation, and He's An Attorney, A High Roller, So He Can Afford Our Gouging Him To The Max, No Mercy. We Will Order Take Out, For The Next Day Even !!!!! WHat Do You Think ????? Soon We Will See !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		07-Dec-2009 18:56
Don Boyd, Not in The Army, But When I was A Little Kid, These Bigger Kids , Young Teens: Did That Gas Explosion Thing, and I Thought it was Nasty and Disgusting, at The Time , and it Still Grosses Me Out to Picture it. I Was Sorry that I Was There. It's Like Garbage, at The Dumps, Can Be Made into Fuel, Methane Gas. And About The Coffee Coming out of Your nose From Laughing, Sorry I Did that to You. I Know How Creepy that feels, as it's Happened to Me OOUdles of Times. It Happened to Me Big time in Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson. One Fternoon, Our 3rd Platoon, Of D- 3- 1, Got Punished For Screwing up, at a Class, and The D. I.'s Heard about it from The 1st Brigade Commander, Col. Koester, Thru The Chain Of Command, and our 3 Platoon Drill Sergeants Told us in A Company Street Formation, That They Were Embarrassed and Disgraced, and That We Were Gonna Pay, and We Did. Our Punishment, was To Drink Water: Lots Of Water. From Our Canteens, We Drank Water, Chug A Lug Style, Non Stop, for Like A Half an Hour. We Drank Water, Filled Our Canteens Again, and Drank More, Over And Over. We Puked All Over Everywhere, and Had To Keep On Drinking Water. I Almost Drowned By Water and In By My Own Vomit. It Was Horrible, and The Whole time: The D. I.'s, Were Screaming At us and Harassing us. That was one of the Worst Days and Events, in My Whole Life. And After That, We Hated The D. I.'s Even More than Before. One Guy was Smoking in A Non Smoking Area, at The Rifle Range, and They Made Him Eat The Cigarrette, and Swallow it. They Were Very Mean, and Sadistic. One Guy was Sleeping one Night in our Barracks, and The Fellas, Short Sheeted Him in, and When The D. I.'s Came in at 0430 To Get us up, He Couldn't Get Out, He was Trapped, and The D. I'.s Threw The Whole Double Decker Metal Bunk over on it's Side, with Private Lowe in it . Also , One Guy in The Platoon was Sleeping one Night, around 0200, and The Fellows Put His Hand in A Bucket Of Warm Water, and He Peed All Over Himself. Those were some of our Delta - 3 - 1 - 3rd Platoon Happenings. Our Senior Platoon D. I., was Staff Sergeant Michael G. Wallace, From Detroit, and To other Sgt.'s, He was Called George: George Wallace, and He Was Black. He Was Very Abrubt, Cruel, and Sadistic, and His 2 Assistants, Mirrored Him. And As A Fat Boy, and with My Name, I Was Their Main Target to Harass , all The Time. They Screamed Down My Nose All Day Long. I Almost Couldn't Take it, But Somehow: I Hung On, and Made it. And as For Steaks at Shula's: I Prefer an 8 Ounce Prime Filet Mignon Bacon Wrapped Charred to Medium, A Stuffed Loaded Potato, Scampi Style Shrimp, Cucumber Salad, A Club Sourdough Roll, Iced Tea, and For Dessert: Red Velvet Cake. Either Venue , is O. K. with Me, as Long as Dave Is Paying. I Wear Size 13 Wide Shoes Don, So Yes, My Shoes are Probably Bigger Than Your Boot. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		07-Dec-2009 15:28
Don't forget Pearl Harbor Robbin its about 30 degrees up here now, it snowed overnight, and had to use the plows for the first time this season, boy, there were alot of cars in the ditches this morning driving to work, that always happens on the first couple of days of bad weather. Bob, the harley is in storage, pluged into a trickle charger and waiting for spring time,,,,,,ha ha the cookout sounded real nice. take care and keep warm Pokey

Bob Sara		07-Dec-2009 14:53
Don Boyd, in my earlier list of things I remember from growing up in Miami, I somehow forgot fart lighting. I don't know what came over me! I was thinking of Shula's Steak House for those steaks Dave will be springing for. For butchers and those who have worked in the fresh meat trade, there is a distinct prefernce for USDA Prime, dry aged NY Strips as the steak of choice. I am among that group. I am thinking a 20oz, medium rare, seasoned with just a little sea salt and freshly ground pepper, salad and baked potato, and a really good Napa Valley Cabernet, will do just fine after a long day of site seeing.

Don Boyd		07-Dec-2009 06:33
Robbin, that was an awful feeling having a little coffee come out my nose like that - I haven't had liquid come out my nose like that since kid days. That reminds me of a Far Side cartoon that showed two lions eating on an antelope or something that they caught and one lion says to the other "Do you remember that joke I told years ago while you were eating and you laughed so hard an antler came out your nose?" For those of you interested in new photos that I've added all over the site, go tohttp://www.pbase.com/comments and look for entries from me where I have listed the new photos added. That is the main comments site for the Old Hialeah / Old Miami / Old South Florida section of my website. They have their own Rogue's gallery similar to the Robbin's Rogues. Robbin, regarding your military barracks jokesters, one of the things I remember most when stationed in Baltimore and living in a large squad bay was an argument between some guys about whether you could light a fart on fire. One of the guys had been drinking a lot of beer at the base enlisted club and had a lot of gas that he was expelling all over so he volunteered to get on his hands and knees with his pants down and another guy lit a couple of those long wooden stick matches that you use to light ovens and held them behind the guy's exhaust pipe. They turned all the lights out in the squad bay and finally the guy with the gas let loose a huge fart and damn if it didn't cause a 3 foot flame to shoot out and light up most of the room. It was hilarious, or should I say hilari-ass. Just for clarification on Shula's restaurants because there are two in Miami Lakes. The Don Shula Hotel's restaurant is Shula's Steak II and is not the Don Shula Steak House which is further west by the Palmetto and next to the golf course's clubhouse. Shula's Steak II is more casual and the meal and drink prices are far more reasonable. Both restaurants serve steak from closed herd specifically bred Angus cattle raised on the Graham family's ranches in Okeechobee, FL and Albany, GA. So if youse guyz are going to nail Dave on steaks, nail him good at Shula's Steak House and not the Steak II. If you're being charitable towards him then nail him at Shula's Steak II. Don Owner of FrankenFoot with this friggin orthopedic boot on - though it's probably smaller than Robbin's bare foot, haha....

Road Runner		07-Dec-2009 03:25
Bob Sara, Sounds Like You Had A Busy Weekend !!!!! We've Got Our Christmas Tree Up, Decorated, and Our Outside Lights Up. Dave Will Pay For The Steaks at Shulas, and Don, Will Buy The Drinks !!!!!! Mine Will Be Cheap: Only 3 Ginger Ales. That Publix Pork Roast Sounded Good. I Delivered Lots Of Them, For Swift, over The Years, Especially : To Publix. They Alone: Bought A Lot Of Pork. I Love The Redlands, and Some of The 2 Story Mansions, But I Don't Like All The Dirt BLowing Around in The Air , AND aLL Over Your Car. That's A Real Pain. And I Figure all of that Dirt Blowing Around, Could Be A Health Hazard Dirt Dust in Your Eyes And in Your Nose, and Lungs. It's Nice to Live Out in The Country on A Few Acres, But With Farming Fields Full Of Dry Dirt, and Dirt Roads ??????? I Think Not !!!!! Next Time , We Go To Lunch: I'm Putting Myself On A 100 % Liquid Lunch !!!!!! Coke , Pepsi, Fruit Punch, Lemonade, Milkshake, Juices, Cold Milk, Bottled Water, Coffee , Soups, Ect. I've Been Choking On Solid Fiood Too Much Lately, So I Must Do it, But I Really Love Liquids anyway, so No Problem. Glad You Got Your Tree Up and Your Outside Lights Too. They Do Look Nice. Have A Good Night, and Sleep Well !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Dec-2009 02:40
Dave, Hopefully, You Will Like Post 02:07, as Well as Post 23:45. I Am 1/2 Clown, and I'm After Laughs, In Spanish, I Would Be Said To Be Gracioso !!!!! Since I was A Kid Growing Up in East Hialeah's Sun Tan Village, I Have Loved Good Humor, Practical Jokes, Harmless Pranks, ect. I Live For That Kinda Stuff. Don Boyd Said He Was Eating Breakfast, and One Of My Post's Made Him Laugh So Hard That Coffee Went Out Thru His Nose. Bingo !!!!!! Now That's What I 'm Aiming For, With My Humor, A Response Like That !!!!!!! I Remember at Hialeah Elementary School, Drinking My Milk, and One Of My Friends : Did or Said Something, That Made Me Laugh So Hard that Milk Sprayed Outa My Nose, and I Got in Trouble, With MR. Brewer, The Principal, Who Happened To Be There. Dave, In The Military, Did Anyone Ever Shortsheet anyone, or Put Their Hand in Warm Water, or Did Any Blanket Parties Occur When You Were Present ???? In My Army Time, All Of The Above Took Place. And In Basic Training, We Had Lots Of Fist Fights, Between Fellow Recruits. And One Time, We Almost Had A Big Race Riot, Blacks VS Whites, Because The Blacks Were Trying To Take Over, and Push The Whites Around, But The Whites Stood Tall, and Were Ready To Fight Back , And We Did, But When it Started one Day, The Drill Instructors Came Running, And Put A Stop to it. And That Was it. The Army May Not Be The Marines, But The Army , Is Not Wimpy, The Army is Tough And Tumble !!!!!! I Can Honestly Say That, And Mean It !!!!!!! It's A Shame, That There's Such A Rivalry And Resentment - R & R Between The Army And The Marines, But There Is. The Army Thinks That The Marines Are A Bunch Of Over Rated Jar Heads, and The Marines Think The Army is A Bunch Of Wimpy Candy Asses. That's The Problem. In My Army Time, I Saw Some Real Good Brawls, Between Marines, and Army Personell . And We Are Supposed to Be on The Same Side. ????? Best Regards , My Friend. Robbin. Good Night.

Bob Sara		07-Dec-2009 02:26
Dave, by the way, Arbetters is on me. All the chilidogs you can eat at one sitting. Don Shulas is a great choice, I'm sure. Don Shula is a class guy, and anything he puts his name on will be first class as well. By the way, I figure since I'm springing for the chilidogs, you'll spring for the steaks at Shulas. Sounds fair to me....lol Can't wait for your visit.

Bob Sara		07-Dec-2009 02:20
Good Sunday evening all. It looks like everyone had a somewhat restfull weekend. On Saturday, after a late breakfast, my wife and I went out and got our Christmas tree. We got it home, in the stand, and in the house just in time. The rains started early afternoon, and it rained on and off till about 5. My wife loves Christmas, and decorating. After I helped her put the lights on, I left her to do the rest, and she happily spent the afternoon working away. She worked away until it was time for us to leave for a party down in the Redlands. A couple from our HOG Chapter was doing a Cuban style pig roast. He's a doctor at Baptist Hospital in Homestead, and she is a semi retired attorney from Pittsburgh. He has a house on a few acres about 4 miles west of Robert is Here. In spite of the earlier rain, which muddied the dirt roads that lead to his house, we had a good time. There were about 60 people there, mostly HOG's and some friends from his hospital. There was one little problem. The guy that was in charge of roasting the pig miscalculated the time needed. that left a bunch of hungry people munching on chips, and sharing a 23lb turkey from the deep fryer. Needless to say, the turkey didn't go very far, but there were lots of black beans and rice, potato salad, slaw, baked beans, and desert to satisfy all. By the time we were ready to leave, our hostess was suggesting roast pork and Dolphin football on Sunday afternoon. Today was the annual Toys in the Sun charity ride for the Joe Dimaggio Childrens Hospital. It's the largest Toy Run in the country, and draws about 30,000 riders. The parade route is about 15 miles of expressways with a police escort. I rode it three years ago, and vowed to never do it again. It is just too big, with too many riders with varring levels of experience and skills. So, my wife and I stayed home, finished the tree, and put lights up on the house. Then settled in to watch the Dolphin game. I still had a taste for the roast pork we never got to last night, so at half time, I ran to Publix and got a pork butt roast, loaded it up with garlic, and put it in the oven for four hours. So, that was the weekend here on the edge of the glades. Now if you all will try to hold it down, refrain from chanting, and no rants, I'm going to try to get some sleep.

Robbin		07-Dec-2009 02:07
Dave, My Wife and I Were Finishing Putting Up Our Outside Christmas Lights, Then We Were Watching : " License To Kill " , The James Bond 007 Movie, From My Bond Collection, on VHS, And Then I Fixed Our Dinner: Boiled Shrimp, Wih Eggplant and Spaghetti And Spaghetti Sauce. And For Our Beverage: RC Cola, Ice Cold. And For Dessert: Double Stuff Oreos, With Chocolate Ice Cream. A Delicious Dinner !!!!! My Wife and Chuckie, our Cockatiel, Called it a night, at 8:30 P. M., and it's Presently : 8 :50 P. M., Too Early For Me To Say Good Night !!!!!! I Hope Your Hotline, was Quiet !!!! I Know it can Be More Boring that way, But it's Really Better, I Think, That Way. It's Presently : 68 Degrees , in The Magic City, Breezy, and We Did Get A Little Rain Earlier. I Have A Question For You Dave : Just Where The %$#& is Everybody ?????? Has Everyone Lost Interest, Abandoned Ship, Gone Over Bunker Hill, Gone To Crump's Monastery, Chasing Their Neighbor's Canine, Left For Rome, or What ????? You Tell Me, if You Know, cause I'm Looking For Answers. It's Been Much, Much Longer Than Any 10 Minutes, and I Am Enraged, and Ready to Hit The &^*%#@ Roof !!!!! This is An Outrage, and I Won't Stand For it !!!!!!! The Ship Has Hit The Fan, and The Fan Can Be Thrown Out, it's Now FUBR !!!!!!! This Cannot Go On: This is BS !!!!!!! No one Writes Anything anymore: Totally Unacceptable !!!!!!!! We Must Get To The Bottom Of This Mutiny. Good Night My Friend On The Cape, in Mass. !!!!!! Manana Marine !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		07-Dec-2009 00:34
Hi Robbin----just got in, and have five matters tomorrow but will be out of there relatively early, then back on here tomorrow! Thanks for all your posts, as always quite interesting.

Robbin		06-Dec-2009 20:13
Happy Sunday, to Everyone, From Me, Robbin !!!!!! I Hope Your Sunday is Going Your Way, and Wonderful !!!!!!

Robbin		06-Dec-2009 20:08
Pokey, How's The Weather Up Your Way, North Of Indy, in Indiana ????? I'll Bet You've Got Beaucoups Snow, and You Are Cold !!! ??? It's 75 Degrees Here, Cloudy, and Breezy. Not Bad , at All. I Like it This way !!!!!! To Me, Indiana, is A Summerplace Only. In The Cold Winter Time: Forget It !!!!!! Too Cold For Me, But Apparently Not For You. Good For You !!!!! Enjoy The Snow !!!! I Will Keep On Enjoying Miami Mild !!!!!!!! I Don't Like Snow, and Cold Weather. Neither Does My Wife. Like Me, She Was Born in Miami. She's Never Been in Snow, and Doesn't Want to Be. I Made SOS This Morning , For Breakfast, and it was Delicious !!!!!!!! I Had it with a Cup Of Folgers Coffee, and a Large Cup Full Of Fresh Squeezed Indian River Florida Orange Juice Iced Cold, and With Ice Cubes in it. It's 2 :55 P. M. Here Right Now, and My Wife Works at Publix in Miami Lakes, until around 4:00 , and We May Drive to Arbetter's on Bird Road, For Corn Dogs , Chili Dogs, and Barq's Root Beer, For Dinner Later This Afternoon. Bob Sara, and I went to Lunch, in My 1999 Ford Expedition Thursday. We Went up to FT. Lauderdale, on US1 - Federal Highway, Near Downtown, and Just South Of Davie Blvd., To Tom Jenkin's BBQ, a Real Great Log Cabin Looking Place, That Really Pit Smokes The Meat, and When You Drive By: You See Smoke Billowing Up Out Of Their Chimney, and You Smell The Heavenly Aroma Of Their Smoked BBQ. We Had A Great BBQ Lunch There. And I Swear To God , Pokey: Ask Bob: The Place was Crawling with Suzi Q.'s Lots Of Secretaries, in Dresses, All Dolled Up, From Downtown Offices. Bob and I, Got An Eye Feast Too !!!!!!!!! You Should Of Been There !!!!!!!! Your Suzi Q. was Definately there, I Swear !!!!!! All The Best , My Friend !!!!!! Robbin. Take Care, Above All !!!!

Robbin		06-Dec-2009 19:42
Carlos, Yes , Our Dinner Last Night At Ranch House, was Great: Fried Shrimp, French Fries, Cole Slaw, Dinner Rolls, and Iced Tea. It Just Got Sunny Here Right Now, at 2 :16 P. M.. It was Cloudy, and The Sun Keeps Going In, When it Comes Out. Pollo Tropical, is Real Good !!!!! We Like it too !!!!! We Go to The One in Miami Lakes, on 67th Avenue, and By The Palmetto Expressway at 167th Street. I Like Everything They Have !!!!!! In My Young and Foolish Days, in The 60's and 70's, I , Too, Went out in The Everglades, Shooting, And Joy Riding with Friends in Their Airboats, and Fishing on Krome Avenue, and Tamiami Trail. And During That Time, I Saw Beacoups Gators, Snakes, Florida Panthers, Ect. And Many Times, We Spent The Night Out in The Glades Sitting in The Airboat, Just To See The Sunset, and Sunrise there, and To Experience The Night There. Crazy, Crazy, Crazy !!!!!! Downright Stupid, and Insane !!!!! I Know that now, But Back then, it was what to Do !!!!!! We Drank Cold Sodas, Beer, & Bottled Water, From A Big Cooler we Had On Board, and We Ate Beef Jerky, Canned Beanie Weenies, and Snack Cakes, and Cookies. Nowadays, I Have Better Sense than to Sleep in The Glades, out in The Open Air, Miles From Anywhere Civilized. We Grow, And Mature, and Gain Wisdom, Mellow Out, and Leave a Lot Of Foolish Things and Ways Behind. We Still Have Youth in Our Minds And Bodies, But Wild Things Like That, We Are Too Wise Now to Do. Thank God !!!!! But The Memories Of Our Wild As Hell Tarzan Days, Are Funny to Recall, and Ask ourselves , What Steve Irkle always Said : Did I Do That ???? Enjoy Your Sunday, My Friend !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Dec-2009 19:12
Dave, I Plum Forgot about You Going To The Suicide / Crisis Hotline Today, 1 To 6, and Then I Remembered. And Again: I Say : Great Work, and A Really Good Deed !!!!!!! I Would Do it Here Myself, But I Figure My Wife and My Cockatiel, Need Me More. I Salute Volunteer Work, For Good Causes: It's A Nice Thing To Do. I'm Going To Watch A Little Of : " License To Kill ", a 007 James Bond Movie , Starring Timothy Dalton, as Bond, James Bond. I Saw it , at The Movies, when it first Came out, and I Have it on a VHS Tape, so I've watched it A Second and 3rd Time, and I Just want to Refresh My Memory Watching it a Few Minutes , until My Wife Comes Home from Work, as I Love The James Bond Movies So Much. I Hope You Had A Calm Day At The Hotline. And I Hope Your Weather is Mild Still. Right now, at 2:06 P. M., it's Cloudy and Overcast, Breezy, and 75 Degrees Farenheit. When I Got up at 10:00 A. M., it was 69 Degrees. I Was Listening To 89.7 F. M. Classical Music, For A Few Minutes, Very Nice !!!!! And Now , I'm Listening to Our Majic 102 .7 F. M. Oldies Station, Very Nice Also !!!!! I Just Heard : " The House Of The Rising Sun ", By Eric Burdon And The Animals, A Classic, To Be Sure !!!!!! Talk To You Later Tonight, or Tomorrow. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Dec-2009 17:18
Dave B. and Carlos B., Good Sunday Morning to Both Of You !!!!!! I Slept in , this Morning, after My Wife Left For Publix, Early This Morning. She Had to Be to work at 6 A. M. I just Got up at around 10:00, and Had A Little Breakfast Of SOS, with A Cup Of Coffee, and Fresh Squeezed Florida Orange Juice. It's now : 11:42 A. M., and Here I Am True To Life !!!!!! Dave, I'm Glad You Liked My 23:53 Post !!!!! I Try to Be as Funny as I Can, to The Point of Ridiculus !!!!! No Harm, and if it Keeps us Laughing, What The Hell !!!!!!! I Love Humor !!!!!! My Wife Likes Paperbacks, and She Reads Love Stories. I Might Start Reading Paperbacks Soon. I Did, a Long time ago, and I'm overdue to Start Again. I Like Military, Action, and Science Fiction Paperbacks, and Things Like About Dallas, The T. V. Show, and Country Type Stories. I Will Start Looking around For Some Good ones to Read Before Bedtime. I Remember The Joy Of it: Especially: when You Have A Book that You Really Get involved in, and Like A Good Movie: You Find Yourself, almost in a Magical Trance, and in The Scenario. And Carlos, I'm Glad Your Wife Could Talk Some Sense into That Huevona, and She Didn't Go Out To Shark Valley. And I'm Glad You Do Keep Your Distance From Gators, Because We Are No Match For Them, unless We Have A 30 06 Rifle Aimed at Them, From Dry Land. Indian Alligator Wrestlers, Have Beacoups Experience Doing That, and They Pick The Gators They're Going To Put On A Show With, and Even They Make Mistakes, or The Gator Changes Up On Them. Shnit Does Happen, and Murphy is Always Around too !!!!! Me, I Don't Like Gators, I Don't Go Looking For Them, And If I'm Around Them, I'm Very Careful, and if They Go To Attack Me, I Will Shoot Them, Bayonet Them, and Fight For My Life, - Survival, But I Try to Stay away From Them. They Give Me The Creeps, Like Count Dracula, Cemeteries at night, Hearses, Total Darkness, Tight Spaces, Ect. Some People Take Awful Foolish Chances with Gators and Crocs: Not Me !!!!!!! I Respect Them, For Their Viciousness, and Potential, Normal Sane Fear. Anything Less, I Feel is Insanity !!!!!! Dave , around Coastal North Carolina, Especially By Camp Lejeune, As You No Doubt Know: There are Beacoups Alligators. And in The Cape Fear , and Brunswick Rivers, in and around Wilmington, N. C., Alligators are in Abundance. My Brother and I Saw them in Shelter Creek, Which Runs into The Cape Fear River. I'll Bet You Saw Plenty Of Them, While You Were at Camp Lejeune. The Tarzan Movies, were Filmed at Silver Springs in Ocala , Fla., instead Of Africa, Like They Implied. That Johnny Weissmueler, was Something Else, and I Always Watched and Enjoyed Tarzan Theatre, as A Kid. And I Have Been to Ocala, and I've Been To Silver Springs , and Rode in The Famous Glass Bottom Boats, Over The Crystal Clear Spring Waters, and Past Where Tarzan Films, were Made. It's Beautiful There, and You See Gators Swimming Around on The Boat Tours. My Wife's Home For Her Lunch, So I Will Leave For A Few Minutes, To Visit With Her, and I Will Be Back. Robbin.

Dave		06-Dec-2009 13:09
And Lee Child, especially Persuader.

Dave		06-Dec-2009 13:06
Carlos, thanks---let me know if you have ever tried John Sandford, Harlan Coben, Dean Koontz, Michael Connnelly, James Lee Burke, Barry Eisler, Michael McGarrity.

Carlos		06-Dec-2009 04:30
As a young man I went hunting several times in the glades with friends now that I think about it I was a fool to go out there, young daring but stupid!!!

Carlos		06-Dec-2009 04:27
Dave, Go to John Lutz online and Lisa jackson.com These two are very good suspense/thriller writers, I just started reading "Urge to Kill" by John Lutz. I finshed one by Lisa Jackson "Left to Die" and wanted the sequel "Chosen to Die" but didn't find it so I got the Lutz novel. Robbin, I hope you enjoy your dinner, I went to Pollo Tropical on the way home from work and got dinner there. I just found out a little while ago that my wife had talked her out of the ride at the last moment. Gators don't bother me but I aways keep my distance, there is to many nice areas to go bike riding other than that Shark Valley.

Dave		06-Dec-2009 01:34
Robbin, that cracks me up, your 23:45 post about ten seconds going by. That was good.

Dave		06-Dec-2009 01:33
Carlos, can you email me info about that new book you have? I am always interested in thriller/mystery/suspense novels.

Robbin		06-Dec-2009 00:26
Carlos, That Bicycle Lady, Has Big Huevos, and I Hope She's Careful !!!!!! I'm Brave as Hell, But You Won't Catch Me Out There on A Bicycle At Night . No Way !!!!!!! Is She O. K. ???????? She Better Watch Out For Those Gators, and Rapists too !!!!!!! I Wish Her Luck, and I Will Pray For Her !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Dec-2009 00:22
Carlos, Good to Hear From You , My Friend !!!!!! Sorry to Hear You're Working So Much, But I Know it's Your Busy Season, and We All Need The Money. Glad You are Off Tomorrow, For R& R !!!!! My Wife and I are Going To Ranch House, To Get Dinner. I Hope You Enjoy Your Paperback Reading, and Your R & R Day Tomorrow. All The Best , My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Dec-2009 00:05
Dave, Well , if You insist: You Can Reimburse Me , For Once. I Paid You Up For One Week, So You Can Settle Up, with Me Later. And Bob Must Of Forgot About Arbetter's, a Mere Oversite, But We Will Surely Go To Arbetter's To Eat Great Chili Dogs, and To See Suzi Q. Girls, Showing Their Breasts. !!!!!!!!!!! It's Hard to Believe : That You Have No Snow, and Your Temperature , way up There North, is only 20 Degrees Less than ours, in December !!!!!! Well, We are Off to get Dinner Take Out At Ranch House. Talk to You Later, or Tomorrow !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		05-Dec-2009 23:51
Hello to all been working these pass few days yesterday and getting home late. tomorrow I'm off a little R&R than going to my cousins wedding in the afternoon. I guess everybody seems to be doing good. Check this out my wifes's best friend is into cycling and she is going on a night ride with a bicycle club to Shark Valley I mean this chicks nuts going bike riding there at night. in the daytime you see the gators hanging around but at night they see you!! Well anyway I'm going to take a shower and read for awhile I just got a new paperback a thriller by John Lutz he and Lisa Jackson are my favorite fiction writers. Goodnight to all at the Miami Monastery.

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 23:45
Dave, That's Right: Dam Straight !!!!!! And By The Way: Where The #@$% is Everyone anyway ????????????? Silence is Golden !!!!! ???????? Sometimes: In A Library, At A Funeral, When You're Trying To Sleep, In A Monastery Full Of Monks, Like The One You Just Sold, But Here ??????? No #@$%&( Way !!!!!!!!! There Must Be Life on This Forum: Silence is Out Of The Question, Off Limits, Forbidden, Not in The Contract !!!!!!! And Yes: 10 Minutes Of Hush Hush Silence, is Way Too Much. In fact, 10 Seconds of Lapsed Time, is Too Dam Much, and Reason For Me: To Hit The %^&*$# Roof, and I Will Every time no one Posts in 10 Seconds. The Chatter Here, Should Be Constant, Like Machine Gun Fire, on Automatic Mode. Anything Less , is Reason For Me To Go Bananas, and Raise All Kinda Hell, and You and Don, and Everyone Reading This Bubba Column, Knows I Will !!!!!!! Expect it, and Listen and Watch For it, My Fireworks Explosion. Robbin. PS- At Times , I Love Silence, and at Other Times: I Detest it !!!!!!

Dave		05-Dec-2009 23:40
Robbin, you guys are very very generous indeed. I could not possibly accept all of that, so let me pay for my own hotel and meals etc, except at Arbetter's. What would a trip to Miami be without those chili dogs? The rest of the Northeast is getting snow right now but it is raining here and we are not due to any snow, but Plymouth, just 37 miles from our two bridges, will get one inch, Boston 2 inches and 5 or 6 elsewhere but we made out very well this time, the very first storm of the season. This hardly ever happens. We get pounded with the rest of the state. Very rare for the Cape to get rain only and the rest get snow....very lucky this time. I guess the temp now is low 40s and it is raining, as it has been all day, or most of the day.

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 23:28
Don Boyd, I Have to agree, with Dave: That Was An Excellent Imitation Of Me !!!!! You Got it Just Right !!!!!! Except it Needs Some More French in There, Like %$#&*@!)-=+<>?/;'""{[ ..< , . Add That, and You'll Have it Perfect. I Wouldn't Do That Kind Of Swearin in Church, But Outa Church: Oh Hell Yeah, especially With The Guys !!!!!!! Stories Sound Much Better, with Lots Of French Mixed in. Have A Good Saturday Night Don !!!!!!!! Ridiculus Robbin.

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 23:17
Dave, On Our Rounds Today: We Went to Sears, J. C. Penny, Staples, Publix Sabor, K Mart, Carvel, Target, and Toys R Us. And Reference Your Booking At Don Shula's Hotel On Mainstreet In Miami Lakes : Consider it Done !!!! You Are All Set: Confirmed For The 2nd Week in January. What Are Friends For ?????? Glad To Help !!!!!! I Know You Will Like it there !!!!!! Bob said: All Miami Meals, are on Him : But There's A Catch : Every Day: Breakfast Will Be at Dunkin Donut, with A 2 Donut Limit , with Your Cup Of Joe, and Lunch Will Be Skipped, And Dinner, each Day, will Be at Royal Castle, and there will Be A Limited Dinner, Of 2 Castle Burgers, and 1 Birch Beer. Generous Bob, Really Took The Worry Out Of Where Your Next Meal's Coming From !!!!!! What A Guy !!!!!!! And Carlos Said: That Any Miami Souvenirs You Want, While You're Here, are on Him. And Pokey Said : That All The Beer You Wanna Drink, while You're in Miami, is On Him, Just Send Him The Bills. Looks Like all Bases are Covered, and You My Friend: Have Got it Made. Nice To Have Friends , HUH ????? Soon, We're Going Back Out, to Get Take Out Dinner: Either : Taco Bell, Little Caesar's Pizza, Or Ranch House. My Wife is Taking A Nap, and I was Laying Down Watching Create PBS Cooking Shows, and Design Shows, on T. V. It's Cloudy, Dark, and Breezy Here, Right Now , at 6:05 P. M. Temperature : 64 Degrees Farenheit, and it's Been Raining Quite a Bit Today. I Love Windchimes, and Their Songs, and I Have A Lot of them outside around My House, and They Are Serenading Me Today, and Right now, with Their Beautiful Music !!!!!! I Love it !!!!!!!! I Notice , that all around The State Of Florida, The Temperature , is in The 50's. Tampa, Gainesville, And Tallahassee, I Saw on T. V. were in The 50's This afternoon. We Were in The 70's This Afternoon , Around 78, I Believe, But 64 now. I'm Sure You Are At Least in The 40's Right Now. Later. Robbin.

Dave		05-Dec-2009 22:58
One thing you will never hear Robbin say, and that is: "Can we have a moment of silence?"

Dave		05-Dec-2009 22:46
And all it takes for him to do it is ten minutes of silence here

Dave		05-Dec-2009 22:45
That was an excellent imitation of Robbin. If you hadn't said it, he would have!

Don Boyd		05-Dec-2009 22:43
What is this place, a friggin' monastery? Don

Dave		05-Dec-2009 18:12
As long as you're out, why don't you swing by Schula Hotel and book me in there, paid in advance ,etc. Just something you could do for me. The airfare thing fell through, I did buy the monastery, sold it, working on a boat for Bob, what more should I do?

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 17:48
Dave B., I Put Dave B., Because Of all of The other Dave's we have on this Forum, to Avoid Confusion, so All of The Other Dave's Don't Answer Me, with a Reply. My Wife is Off Work today From Publix, So We Might Go To The Stores , for a Few Things. I Will Return Later in The Day: Like Maybe around 4:00 P. M. . It's Very Cloudy Here, and it Looks Like Rain, and Presently it's 78 Degrees, and Breezy, in Hialeah, and Miami. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 16:41
Manocarz, Status Report ASAP Requested , Please !!!!!!!! We All Hope You Are Coming Along Well !!!!!!! Your Hialeah Brother , Robbin.

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 16:39
Dave, Happy Saturday, Our Favorite Day Of The Week !!!!!!!! TGIS !!!!!! I Make My Share Of Typo's, cause I Get in a Hurry, Typing with 1 Finger. I am Really Fast and all over the keyboard, with My 1st Finger of My Right Hand. I Took Typing 1 Class in 10th Grade, at Hialeah High School 1967, and I Remember The Home Row, and all that Jazz, But I Like My Way Better. My Dad, Typed on His old Manual Royal Typewriter, Exactly Like I Do, and He was Very Fast and Accurate. He always Wrote Letters to Everyone on The Typewriter, and They Were Professional Looking. But I Am Not My Father, He Was A Lot Better at Everything than Me, I Know I Could never Walk in His Shoes or His Footsteps, But I Try My Best !!!!!! My Father , Had a Lot on The Ball !!!!!! You and I , I would say Offhand: Make About the same amount of Typo Errors, so Don't Worry about it. If You Are in My Class, You Are Good !!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!! Don't Worry, As Long as They Have A Room For You, We Will Help You Out on The Bill, at Don Shula's Main Street, I Will Chip in Some, and Maybe Bob, will Chip in Some, or Who Knows: Bob May Pay The Whole Bill, as His Middle Name, is Generoso !!!!! And I Will Panhandle. with A Football Helmet With A Donations For Dave Decal on it, in The Middle Of Ludlam Road, By The Palmetto Expressway: A very Busy Intersection. I Will Bring in Beaucoups Cash and change, in No Time, for The Cause. The Only Problem could Be: That I Get Arrested For Panhandling without A License, By Miami - Dade Police, and Then I Will Need A Hand From You. We Will See !!!!!!! The Worst Scenerio, Would Be: That You Have To Sleep at The Camillus House , or The Rescue Mission, or at My House. God Forbid !!!!!! But We Will Work With You, To Make A Way, and The Tour Of Miami, is My Baby, That's Handled !!!!!!!!!! Prepare Yourself Mentally, For Your Miami Escape From The Cape !!!!!!! Later. Robbin. Gotta Eat Breakfast, Stomach Growling !!!!!!

Dave		05-Dec-2009 15:55
That was good, Robbin :))) Shula hotel it is. Might be sooner than you think.

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 15:52
Don Boyd, I Know Shula's , is A Great Place. We Have Eaten there , Many times. As For The Beers , and Happy Hour: I Can Drink Ginger Ale, or Cold Milk , and Get asked to Leave, or Die From The Humiliation Of People Saying : Milk ??????? And Laughing at Me. But Many times , I went along with Bubba Friends, to A Lounge, and I Had Ginger Ale. They Got Drunk as Skunks, I Didn't , and I was The Designated Driver. We Had Lots Of Laughs, They Got Their Buz on, and We All Got Home Safely !!!!!!! Now in The Case Of Dave: If He were to Stay at Shula's Hotel, and He Got Too Happy, at Happy Hour, if He Could Mumble His Room Number, Someone Working there, would Get Him to His Room. There's No Question in My Mind: That Dave Should Stay At Shula's On Main Street, if Possible. And if He Comes up Short on Money , for His Stay, I will Personally Chip in, To Help, and Take up A Collection, With A Football Helmet, in Front Of The Miami Lakes Miami- Dade Fire Station 1. And Maybe: The Other Bubbas: Will Chip in Too. Don, I Got Nervous and Was Holding My Breath: When You Said : You Were Gonna Whip it out, and then I Read On, and Saw that it was Your Civic Association Card , That You Whipped Out. My Mistake: I Guess I Assumed , and Read Too Fast. I Guess We All Don't Read Every Word, Before We Go Off . Hopefully, You Can Get Around , O. K., with That SOB in Paul Bunyan Boot on. Take Care, and By All Means: Have A Brewski , to Take Your Mind Off That Boot !!!!!!! Have a Good Weekend !!!!!! Robbin .

Dave		05-Dec-2009 14:04
Manocarz, how are you doing these days, healing okay?

Dave		05-Dec-2009 13:19
I must think I am still a USMC Morse Code Intercept Operator; we used to type away like crazy to try to keep up with our "targets"......typo on "automatically". Need to slow down, like Robbin, the retired one. I am jealous. :)

Dave		05-Dec-2009 13:16
Sounds like that is the place for me, and it might not be all that far off, if this weather keeps up :) One good thing about my job is that to get time off, I don't need to ask anyone about it, I just fail to give certain dates to the court when they ask me what date for this or that case. That is how it works, they never tell you what date you have to return on a particular case unless there are co-defendants. So by NOT telling them the first two weeks in Jan, that automaticaclly leaves me off from work for that time. That is about the only benefit of doing this aggravating work :))

Don Boyd		05-Dec-2009 03:47
No problem, Dave, I'm sure you'll pick something decent if you listen to us. My daughter and I had dinner tonight in the restaurant at the Don Shula Hotel and it was very good as usual. They have the cheapest beer prices in town during happy hour during the week from 5 to 7pm - 23 ounce draft beers are $4 to $5.50 depending on the brand during non-happy hour and you get 2 for 1 during happy hour. That's 46 ounces of beer, 2 ounces shy of 4 beers, for $4 to $5.50. On top of that I whip out my civic association card when it comes time to pay and I get 25% off of the dinner and drinks total. Robbin and Dave, thanks for the comments regarding the boot and the recuperation. How is Manocarz these days? I haven't seen anything from him lately. Don

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 02:51
Don Boyd, I Hope The Boot, is Not Giving You Too Much Of A Fit. I Wore one of those Before For A Couple Of Weeks, and I Got Thru it. I Have to Wear Tempurpedic House Slippers around the House, to Cushion My Feet, Because The 5th Metatarsil Bone on The Bottom of My Feet under The Little Toe Pushes Thru The Tissue, and Makes A Cut Open, Which is Called A Diabetic Ulcer, So I Can't Walk Barefooted Ever Again. I Wear White Sweat Socks, and The Slippers. It's A Pain, But It Beats Being in The Hospital, So I Can Do it. Miami Lakes , is As We Both Agree: The Best Place , For Dave to Stay. I'd Hate Like Hell, For Him to Come Here, and Stay at The Wrong Place, and Have Problems, and I Think The Odds Are Against That Happening in Miami Lakes. I Enjoyed The New Picture. Poor Tiger, He Doesn't Look Too Good !!!!! But His Wife, On The Other Hand, Looks Absolutely Positively Gorgeous !!!!!!! Best Regards, and Have A Nice Weekend !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Dec-2009 02:36
Dave, We Just Got Back , From Dinner at Ranch House . And as Don Said: That's Why I Didn't Even Suggest Any Hotels in Hialeah, Because I Too Know that it's not as Classy and Decent a Crowd in Hialeah, as Shula's or Courtyard By Marriott, in Miami Lakes. If You Can Manage to Do it, I Still Highly Recommend Don Shula's Main Street, or The Indigo Don Mentioned Would Probably Be Fine. The Indigo, is Right Where The Original Devils Elbow Dining Room, and The Miami Lakes Inn and Country Club was, and The Driving Range and Pro Shop, used to Be Adjacent. It's Right By The Miami Lakes Golf Course. I Gave it a Lot Of Thought and Consideration, and Anything in Miami Lakes, Should Be Perfect For You: Safe, and Close To My House , and Convenient To Start Out Your Tours Of The Miami Area. The Price of The Rooms, May Be The Difference, or Problem, But I Definately Hope That You Stay in Miami Lakes. Other Areas, May not Be as Safe, or Nice, and They Will Definately: Be Outa The Way, If I'm Gonna Show You Around. Shula's at Main Street, is about 1 3/4 Miles From My House, and The Indigo, is around 2 1 /2 Miles. If You Type in Hotels in Miami Lakes Fla., I'm Sure They'll Have a Lot Of Listings there. It's Presently 75 Degrees Here in Miami, at 9:36 P. M. Talk To You Tomorrow !!!!! Good Night . Robbin.

Dave		05-Dec-2009 02:17
Sounds very good, Don, thanks, I appreciate it. Will look it up online. I hope you are recuperating nicely....it has got to be very frustrating.

Don Boyd		05-Dec-2009 02:03
Dave, I concur with Robbin's suggestion of Miami Lakes. I always have family and friends stay here when visiting because the prices aren't outrageous like other areas. The Don Shula Hotel is fine as Robbin stated, with plenty of places to walk to, and my daughter and son-in-law stayed there two plus years ago for several nights. Fortunately I didn't pay their going rate because I had them booked at the Don Shula Golf Resort for $99 a night and they filled up and moved the overbooked guests, including my daughter and her husband, over to the Don Shula for the same price. If the Don Shula's rate is too steep for your preferences, the Don Shula Golf Resort has been totally refurbished in the past year or so and is now a Hotel Indigo, part of the Intercontinental Hotels Group. I don't know if the Indigo puts overbooked folks over in the Don Shula or not. I've had friends stay there and they liked it. There is also a Marriott Courtyard nearby on the west side of the Palmetto Expressway along with another Marriott something on Miami Lakes Drive and a LaQuinta on the same street. All of them are within walking distance of the Royal Oaks Plaza which has a Winn-Dixie and a few restaurants and various shops in it. I would check a couple of websites other than the hotels' websites to see if you can beat the rate. I used Hotel.com to get the Don Shula Golf Resort for $30 cheaper than the hotel's website at the time. When I checked in for my daughter the desk clerk told me to use their website the next time and they would give me 10% off. 10% off of $129 a night is $13, hardly cheaper than the $30 I saved using Hotel.com. Check Travelocity and Expedia and whatever else to see who really has the cheapest rate. I use Priceline.com 95% of the time when we travel and we have ended up with incredible hotel deals all over the country, always in Marriott brands, Hiltons, Hyatts, Radissons, Crowne Plazas, etc. However, if you know what you're doing on Priceline and want to try it, don't. The Miami Lakes area has a few Hialeah hotels in the same bidding area and you'll end up with a Hialeah motel/hotel the majority of the time. Trust me, there are some shady characters around them. I had some aviation photographer friends get stuck with a Ramada Inn on the Palmetto and W. 49th Street a few years ago when they were in town coincidentally during the big Doral Open golf tournament and lots of area hotels were fully booked at high prices. The Ramada was definitely "interesting" to them and they were thankful nothing happened during their stay. Don

Dave		05-Dec-2009 00:03
Robbin (and Bob) thanks for the hotel recommendations, that is great info

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 23:44
Dave, I Respect Your Opinion, But I Have No Confidence, or Trust in Our Government, Whatsoever !!!!!!!! Nada !!!!!! Ninguno !!!!!!! The Washington Capitol Hill Bunch, are A Bunch Of Crooks, That Daily Pull The Wool Over Our Eyes, and Screw us, as Far as I'm Concerned. I Think Our President, And All Of Our Govenment , is A Poorly Run Puppet Regime, Programmed Only To Pocket Money For Themselves, and The Hell With us. That's My Opinion. And As You Say: Moral Decay, Is in High Gear, and Quality Of Life, is Very Low, in Comparison to The 50's, and I See The End, The Last Days: Closer Than We Think. Our Society, Has Become A Wicked Rushed Dog Eat Dog Frenzy, and it's Very Evident. Just Stand Back and People Watch, anywhere, and You'll See How People Are These Days. The Good Decent People, are Scared to Death, The No Good People, Don't Care about Anyone, and Prey on The Good People, and The indifferent People, Don't Have an Opinion , either way. What A Mess !!!!!! I Will Believe anything anymore. I've Seen it All !!!!!! Gotta Go To Ranch House To Get Our Dinner Now. Later. I Will Return Probably about 8:00 P. M. , if You're Gonna Be Around. If Not, I'll Talk to You Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 23:28
Dave, Reference Motels, and Hotels Here in Miami: Bob had a Lot of Good info for You, especially : that Even though We Have Good Beaches, For Summer Swimming, When it Gets Cold Up North, and in The Midwest, Ect., It's Our Busy Tourist and Snowbird Season Here, and The Prices Go Up. It will Be Your Choice Where You Stay, and The Price Range You Can Afford and Want to Spend, But I Highly Recommend Miami Lakes, By Me. It's A Quality Area, Pretty Safe, as Far as I Know, and Very Close to My House, and Convenient to Most All Of The Miami Area, Just Like When I Go All Around Town, and You May Want to Explore Some on Your Own, But if You Are Gonna Tour With Me: in Miami Lakes, You Would only Be Around 2 To 3 Miles From My House, Depending on Which Hotel You Stay at. My First And Absolute Choice Hotel, for You To Stay at, Would Be Don Shula's Hotel on Main Street in Miami Lakes. It's A Classy Prestige Hotel, With Shula's Steak House, and Shops, and other Restaurants, Such as : Tony Roma's, Thai Cafe, Johnny Rocket's, Vie De France French Bakery Cafe, Ruby Tuesday's, Pizza Scene, Cold Stone Creamery, On The Border, & Bucca de Peppo . And My Wife's Beautiful Miami Lakes Publix Supermarket only 2 Years + Old, is Right Across The Street, as is CVS Pharmacy, open 24 Hours. And Closeby, You Have McDonald's, Blockbuster, Beverly Hills Cafe, and Holiday Latin Bakery. And They Have Security at The Hotel, and Roving in Ford Escapes, and Golf Karts, and On Foot around The Main Street Complex, and Miami- Dade Police, Have Miami Lakes Units around There at all Times. My Wife Just Called Shula's Hotel, to Inquire about The Rates, and They Said that December Rates would Be 99 Dollars a Night, and In January: The Rates Go Up To : $ 169.00 For Your First Night, and then $149.00 every additional night, and it's The Same Price For However Many People stay. In other words, The Price is For The Room, and as Many People as You Have, is not Extra. I Don't Know if You Can Afford that, or Wanna Spend that Much, But I Can Honestly Highly Reccomend Don Shula's Hotel At Main Street. The Miami Dolphins, and A Lot Of Famous People Stay There, and it's A First Class Place. You Might Find Out More online, at Don Shula's Hotel Main Street Miami Lakes . Don Shula's Hotel. Com . There are other Hotels around, that might be a bit cheaper, in Miami Lakes , and Hialeah, But I Prefer Don Shula's. I Think Security , would Be Much Better there. Fort Lauderdale, would Be Far if You Want to See Miami. It's 30 = Miles away. And Near Miami Intl. Airport, Would Probably Be Pricey, Because Of Convenieve to MIA, The Airport, and Crime wise, I Don't Think it's Nearly as Safe there as in Miami Lakes. Miami Beach Hotels, Would Be Expensive too, and Far From My House. I Will Try and Gather More Rates and Info For You ASAP, and I'll Let You Know. I Thought Shula's Hotel, would Be More than it is Per Night.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 22:31
Once a society is in decline, like Rome was, and like we are, it is just a matter of time til the end of things as we know them. We see that already. In many areas.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 22:30
I don't think the government as a whole is like that, just my opinion. I think the problem is that we are morally bankrupt.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 22:20
Dave, Thank You !!!!! And Yes, It is A Real Crying Shame, The Way Our Great US Of A Has Been Handed Over , Neglected, Disgraced, Shamed, and More. We All Try To Remain Patriotic, and Optimistic, But it's Out Of Our Hands, Not Our Doings , or Our Fault. We Are All Innocent, and Our Elected Officials , Are All Guilty As Sin , For Making Money, Selling Out Our Country. There's No Honesty, Integrity, Loyalty, Patriotism, in Washington D. C. anymore. The Majority Of The American People, or Should I Say: People in The U. S., are Patriotic , But Our Government is Crooked, and Out For Power and Money, and We are All Powerless, to Do Anything. If We Protest and Raise Hell, We Will Be Arrested, So We Have to Go along with whatever Our President, and other Leaders Say. We Have No Choice About Military Actions , Ect. I Vote and Elect Paid Servents, But We Have No Vote On What They Do. And That's Real Bad. We Are Powerless, against Our Governmemt, Just Like Gemans Were with Adolf Hitler, Like Italians Were with Benito Mussulini, and Cubans Were and Are With Fidel and Raul Castro. Robbin.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 22:07
Just something more or less near Miami itself, doesn't make too much difference to me, 10 miles out or 20 miles out. etc Trip Advisor will be a good resource. Plus the AAA tour book for Florida.

Bob Sara		04-Dec-2009 22:00
Dave, it's always difficult to recommend hotels or motels in an area where you live.I used to have the same problem in San Francisco. Since we never go to motels here, we just don't know. As far as areas, the safest areas will also be the most expensive. It's easy to say Coral Gables, or South Beach, or Ft Lauderdale beach, but that would be high dollar stuff. If you're thinking about coming in the winter, remember that is the season, so prices will also be higher. But it is also the best time to come. The few remaining motels are old properties in questionable areas. Anything newer will be hotels. When I am on the road, I look for Holiday Inn Express, or Best Western, or Quality Inns. Decide iff you prefer Dade or Broward County, and then we can help you narrow it down from there. It will be great to see you....

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 21:57
Dave, To Me, Lurkers are Lurkers, and it Doesn't Matter to Me: whether they are Our Old Friends, or New Lurkers. And Whether They Are Friend Or Foe, I Don't Care, as Long as they Behave themselves. They Can Read What We Post, Join us, Break in Politely, or Anything they Please: But They Need To Respect us, Don Boyd, and Everyone in General. We've Had Wars Here Before, But I Don't Want Any More, and I Know Don Doesn't either, So To The Lurkers, I Repeat : Continue Reading and Lurking, Join us, in Peace, and Be Nice and Take Your Place, and All Will Be Fine, But Come Here Looking For A Fight, and I'll Give You One, and if I Identify You, I Will Ask Don Boyd, To Throw You Overboard, and Off The Site. That's My Spill To The Lurkers, and I Know there are Some here. Robbin.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 21:47
Good post as usual, Robbin. Too bad those days are gone, never to be repeated . Very sad.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 21:43
Dave, Yes, I Agree Sadly Too: Our Country , Has Slipped !!!!! It's Half Sold Out to Foreign Nations, Some Of Them Communist, and others Are Of The Same Religion and Ethnic Background As The Terrorists, Which Does Not Automatically Make them Terrorists, But You Never Know. ?????? And Our Leadership, is P. Poor, no Backbone, No Solutions, Just Getting us Further in Debt, Sending in More Troops, to Get Killed , And For What ??? For Absolutely Nothing !!!!!! I Am Very Patriotic, But Our Country, Has Gone To Hell, Thanks To Polititians Selling it Out, and Making Money Stealing Ours . During World War 1, and World War 2, Things were on The Level, But Not Now. Then Wars Were Necessary, For Our Freedoms, But Now: They Are A Political Farce, Where The Polititians, and War Contract Companies all Work Together, and All Get Rich, and Keep The War Going, in The Name Of Making A Democracy in Iraq, and Keeping Terrorism There. That is a Big Crock Of Kaka !!!!!!! It's All About Money !!!!!! Our Country, and Our Overall Quality Of Life: Have Gone Down The Drain. That's My Opinion on The Matter. Robbin.

Road Runner		04-Dec-2009 21:27
Bob Sara, Man, Did You Bring Back A Lot Of Memories To Me, of Growing Up in Hialeah, and Miami. Sakes Alive: So Many Familiar Things, You Mentioned. My Dad, always Said : Miamah. He never Said Miami. He was from Pittsburgh PA., Maybe that was why !!! ??? And We Never Locked our Doors, We Had No Keys even. And The Crank Out Windows: Were Always Open, so We Didn't Suffocate in The Hot Miami Summers. And Going to Downtown Movie Theatres, Royal Castle, and The Juice Bar, For Pina Coladas, and To Richard's, Burdine's, Jordan Marsh, Walgreen's, Mc Crory's, Shoe Stores, New York Delicatessen, & Polly Davis Cafeteria. That Was A Treat, To Go Downtown, with My Mom, Grandma, or My Dad. My Dad, would Drive, and Sometimes : My Mom would Too, But My Grandma, and I Went Downtown, on The # 29 Metrobus, From Lejeune Road, and East 9th Street, in Sun Tan Village In East Hialeah. And At Christmas time, Remember The Kiddie Rides on Top Of Burdine's ????? I Went up there , with My Grandma. And The Nailing Board into Trees For Steps, Yes, We Did That too !! And We Had A Neat Treehouse We Built, in A Big Oak Tree in A Field By Food Fair, and in Front Of Hialeah Lanes Bowling Alley, and My House was Right By That Field. And Plantation Pit BBQ, Yes, Yummy, I Loved Their BBQ. , and Their BBQ Sauce . I Went to The one on 27th Avenue, a Lot, When I Drove For Swift, in The 70's, and in The 60's, I Went To The one near Hialeah Gun Shop, on East 49th Street. And Funland Park, I Went There Every Week, in The 50's, with My Dad. And Northside SS, it was The Place to Go, in The 50's, and Mid 60's, But Then it Got Dangerous, and Went Down. Remember The Good Year, on 27th Avenue, Just North of Northside ???? I Got My 2nd Go Kart there, But it Looked Like A Midget, Because it Had a Rounded Fiberglass Body on The Frame . It was Called A " Track Rabbit ". And Master's Field, I went With My Dad, and Our Neighbors there to Drag Races, Many times , in The 50's. And Harvest House Cafeteria, at North Side, and Toby'safeteria, on N. W. 7th Avenue, at 54th Street. And Carvel, at 54th Street and 7th Avenue. And I went to all of Those Drive In Theatres, in The 50's, 60's, and 70's. And I went to Steven's Market , Fredrich's, Kwik Chek, A & P, Grand Union, Food Fair, Shell's City , & Grandway . Those Were The Day, My Brother. Rosedale Deli, Falcone & Sons Italian Grocery, The Regal Beer Brewery , Venetian Pool, Red Diamond Inn, Duke Mansene's, Carole's Restaurant, Biscayne Cafeteria, on Bisc. Blvd., The Bottle Cap Inn, Mae & Dave's, Pumpernik's, Wolfie's, Fun Fair, The Bonfire Restaurant, Pastime's Bar, White Castle, By Miami High, Randle Eastern Ambulance Service, The Ludway Bar Hamburgers, Miami Beach Kennel Club, The South Beach Pier, Pee Wee Fruit Drinks, Lilly - Dilly Ices, Venetian Italian Ices, Royal Bakeries, 163rd Street Shopping Center, Biscayne Shopping Center, Corky's, Rascal House, And So Much More. I Wonder who That Was, at Master's Field, That Came Right at You, and Made You Wipe Out ??????? Great Post, Bob, and We Went Over A Lot Of Our Growing up in Miami Memories !!!!!!!! That Was Fun !!!!!! Road Runner.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 21:22
Yes.

Bob Sara		04-Dec-2009 21:11
Dave, are you asking about motels in the Miami area?

Dave		04-Dec-2009 20:57
Robbin, I am interested in making a trip down there, driving, what are some good areas for motels etc?

Dave		04-Dec-2009 20:29
Robbin and Bob---on my way to work today I heard something on the radio that I already knew, but it was sad to hear it said. That the United States we live in today is NOT THE SAME COUNTRY WE GREW UP IN. Bob, your post of 19:57 was excellent. coincidence that that was one of the years you were talking about also. Robbin, I was talking about lurkers who have never surfaced before. Not our old friends.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 20:13
Dave, Bait The Lurkers ?????????????????? You and I already Have Today, Big Time !!!!!! But I Honestly Love Peace , Better than War, So I Said What I Said: To Get People to Come Back, But Not To Bait Them, or Stir Them Up. I Simply Shake The Tree, Hoping That Fruit Will Fall Off, and By That : I Mean That I'm Hinting For The People Who Left, To Come Back, That's All !!!!! And To Answer Your Question: Have I Ever Gone Too Far ????? Yes, Indeedy , All My Life !!!!!!! I Overdo Everything !!!!!! I Run Things in The Ground !!!!!!! But In Your Case, I Can See and Understand What Happen There, Misscommunication. You Meant Well, and Had Good intentions, But You Were Mistaken, and Accidently Went Against Don's Wishes, and Don Came Down On You Like 5 Tons Of Bricks, You Humbly Apologized, and I Believe All Is Well. The Way I See it Marine: You Have No Problem, anywhere, and Like Me, You Are A Comfortable Communicator, and Good BS er, So You And I Can BS , Sweet Talk, and Diplomatically Talk our Way Out Of Most Anything, and When We're Wrong, We Own Up To it, apologize, and Make Things Right. I Recognize That You And I are The Same, in That Area, or That Respect. And That is The Old School Right Way. Robbin.

Bob Sara		04-Dec-2009 19:57
Hey Road Runner, you mentioned quite a few things that could also be found right here in Miami in the 50's and early 60's when this was still a southern town, and before it became the Gateway to Latin America. I remember when people still pronounced it Mi-am-ah. The only thing that came with ham and eggs were grits. Dirt roads and fields of pine trees in the neighborhood. Hammering pieces of wood into the pine trees so we could climb them, and getting sticky pine sap all over your pants and shirt. Green garter snakes on the carport looking for shade. Cracking open coconuts for fun. The snow cone lady coming by, and having rainbow snow cones on a hot afternoon. Sleeping at night with the windows open, because only rich folks had air conditioning. Nights so quiet you could hear the freight trains in tihe distance. Mom yelling to close the door quick to keep the mosquitoes out. Bar-B-Que from Plantation Pit and fried chicken from Georgia Pan Fried Chicken, both on 27th Ave. Friday nights at the 27th Ave Drive-In or the Palm Drive-In to see movies like "The Blob" Going to Funland Park. Long summer days spent at 71st Street Beach. A big night out was going downtown with Dad to have hot dogs and fresh pina coladas at Sloppy Joes next to the Town Theater, then going to see "Goldfinger" at the Olympia Theater. Cherry Cokes from the soda fountain at Broadmoor Drugs on 32nd Ave, after school. Go Karts at Masters Field. Kwik Chek, A&P, Food Fair, Grand Union, Stevens, and Fredrichs Markets. Burdines, Richards, Jordan Marsh...Floridas stores. Thom Mc Canns, National Shirt Shop, Kressges, Woolworths, Music Makers, Sears, and looking through the peephole to see Santa at Northside. And that's just a few things I remember growing up in Miami.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 19:52
Dave, Could Be !!!!!! ?????? I Never Profess to Know Everything, Even at 58 3/4 Years Young, I Know I Have a Lot To Learn, and I Learn Something New, Everyday. Thank God, For Teachers !!!!!!!!! Without Them, We'd All Be Illiterate, and Signing our Name with an X. I Can Read and Write, and I Thank My Teachers , For That. As For The Federal Government Sending Farmer Brown Checks, For Not Planting Crops, That Sounds Like A Trick Question, and Stupid, But it Probably : is True. It Just Doesn't Make Much Sense, That's All. Do You Like Eggplant ???? And What About Yellow Crookneck Squash ????? I Love Both Of Them, and Cook Them Often, in A Casserole. I'm Like My Mom was: I Love Vegetables : Cabbage, Corn, Tomatoes, Squash, Carrots, All Beans, Spinach, all Greens, Potatoes, Okra, Cucumbers, Lettuce, Broccoli, Cauliflower , Peas, onions, Ect. And I Enjoy Fruits also. Did I Make You Hungry ???? I Hope So !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 19:40
Nice post, Robbin----speaking of Don, I hope he is recuperating nicely. I would like to bait the lurkers, that would be interesting, but it would draw the ire of Don, as it should. Besides, I think he may still be angry with me for the password passing incident, when I was supposed to give the password just to you but I was trying to help and so emailed Carlos and Pokey with it. Have you ever tried to help but went too far? That's all it was. I was sorry for it and apologized right away.

Raving Robbin		04-Dec-2009 19:32
Dave, It's 80 Degrees Farenheit, Here in Miami, Right Now, at 2: 06 P. M., and it's Raining, and Has Been off and on, since 5 A. M. My Wife is at Work. She Came Home For Lunch, as usual, around 11 : 00 A. M., and She will Probably Be Home, at around 4:00 P. M. For Dinner, e're Going To Have : Jumbo Crispy Breaded and Fried Shrimp, French Fries, Cole Slaw, Iced Tea, and Banana Pudding, Take Out, From Where Else But : You Guessed it : Hialeah's Ranch House !!!!!! I've always Loved Seafood on Friday Night, and I Love Ranch Houses' Jumbo Butterflied Crispy Fried Shrimp. My Family used to always Go to either Howard Johnson's Friday Fish Fry, when I was A Kid, and in The 70's and 80's, we went To Howard Johnson's, and Piccadilly or Morrison's Cafeteria, and Had Fried Fish ,or Fried Shrimp. For Years, I Worked until 8:00 P. M., or Later, so I Couldn't Go Out To Eat Seafood on Friday, Like Many People Do, and I Made The Best Of it, But Hated it. Well Now: I Can Go Out For Seafood On Fridays, and I'm Enjoying it. Now I Realize, What I Was Missing , All Of Those Years !!!!!!! I Hate To Admit it: But You Are Right: We Have A Nice Little Family Here, And Who Wants People Here Against Their Will, With A Gun To Their Head. If They Don't Want Us, Then We Sure as Hell : Don't Want Or Need Them. And As Far as People Reading only: I Welcome that , But Malicious Lurkers, Who Are Waiting , and Looking For Trouble, I Say To You: Get A Life, Stay Busy, Doing Something Constructive, Get Laid, Play Russian Roulette, Play In Traffic, Donate Organs, Paint Your House, Get Drunk, Whatever !!!!!!! Or: You Know What: ???? You Lurkers, Could Join Our Discussions, Conform to our Etiquette, Behave Yourselves, and Have Fun, Like us. The Latter, would Be Best, and Really is My Hopes, But if You Don't Come Here in Peace, with Good Intentions, Then Don't Even Bother Showing Up. That's What I Say, and I Am Robbin, Of Robbin's Memories, It's My Site, Made For Me, By MR. Don Boyd, The Owner of All Don Boyd Sites, and My Boss.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 19:32
True. Do a Google search, Farmers Paid for Not Growing Crops and also a search for Farm Subsidies.

Robbin / Road Runner		04-Dec-2009 18:59
Dave and Bob, Good Afternoon, Gentlemen !!!!!! The Federal Government, Probably Paid Woodstock Hippies, not To Grow Pot - Marijuana - 13 - Mary Jane : That's The only Crop, other Than Heroin Poppies, ect. , that I Can Think of That Sam would Pay People not to Grow. Maybe So, But I've Never Heard Of Farmers Paid to Not Plant Crops. I Have Heard of Farmers Being Helped By The Government, after their Crops were wiped out, By Drought, and Floods , Ect. That Does Sound Like SNL, A Great Comedy Show that I Watched all The Time, Back when The Regulars were : Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, and others. My Grandma Learned, was From Rural Southeastern North Carolina, and The People there in The Country, were 98 % Farmers, & Loggers, and My Mom, was From A Small Town, in Kentucky, Where Her Dad, and Most Everyone, were Farmers, So I Know a Little about Farming and Farmers. In Kentucky, and North Carolina: The Main Crop, was , and probably : Still is : Tobacco. And Like Many other States: Corn was a Major Crop also. And Down in Southeastern North Carolina, Near Wilmington, Blueberries, are A Big Growers Crop. As Kids, My Younger Brother , and I Went to North Carolina , Every Summer, and We Saw 1st Hand: Loggers, Farmers, with Rows Of Corn, Rows Of Tobacco, Tobacco Barns, John Deere Tractors, Hogs, Stockyards, Livestock Auctions, Volunteer Fire Dept.'s, ABC Liquor Stores, Dry Counties, Saw Mills, Houses With No Inside Plumbing, They Had Outhouses, Little Towns, with The Courthouse , or Public Square , in The Middle Of The Little Downtown, Oyster Roasts, Fish Fry's, BBQ's, Ect. For The Benefit Of Volunteer Rescue Squads, and Fire Dept.'s, Farmers with Blue Jean Overalls on, Log Cabins, Timberframe Houses, Pig Pickin's, Peach Orchards, Drive In Theatres, - outside Of Town, Friendly Country People, Yellow Flies- Like Mosquitoes That Leave Welts on You, Ticks , out in The Woods, Tall Pine Trees, Pine Combs, Forestry Lookout Towers, Dirt Roads, Drugstore Soda Fountains, Western Auto Stores, IGA Foodliner Stores, A & P Stores, Chainsaws, Mill Ponds, with Alligators, Chevrolet and Ford Pick Up Trucks, 5 & 10 Stores, Great Country Cooking, Moon Shine Corn Liquor, Sorry Hillbillie Troublemakers and Thieves, Copperhead Snakes, Water Moccassin Snakes, Creeks, Good Fishing, US Marine Convoys, Passing By Going On Bivouac Manuevers, Men Chewing Tobacco, Old Ladies Dippin Snuff, Awful Sulphur Water, Ice Cold Spring Water Bubbling Outa The Ground, Hand Crank Water Pumps, Wells, with The Bucket on a Chain, Deer Hunting Clubs, Fishing Camps, Game Wardens, Drainage Ditches, North Carolina Southern Accents, Ponds Next To Houses, Country Cemeteries , Blackberries, Wild Strawberries, Fireflies in Total Darkness, Trailways Buses Going By Enroute To Jacksonville, N. C., From Wilmington, on Highway 53 East, Great Chili Dogs, Great Popcorn at The 5 & 10, The County Sheriffs, & Fresh Country Air. Great Memories Of My Summers as a Kid in North Carolina. And Dave, Where We Went, and Where My Grandma was Born And Raised, is 30 Miles West Of Camp Lejeune. Best Regards Guys !!!!! Your Friend Robbin, The Former Swift & Co. Road Runner .

Dave		04-Dec-2009 18:24
Not everyone feels the same way. There is, on the boards now, Don, you, me, Bob, Carlos, Pokey. How many more do we need? If they felt like posting, they would. They don't see it the way you do, how could they. It is Robbin's Memories, not guest's memories, so you see it differently than others do. If they post, they post, if not, why would you want them to post? I mean, someone who posts, has to first be interested in doing so. We cannot make anyone become interested. But they sure jump in in a hurry when something does not go their way, don't they???? That's the part that cracks me up, Robbin. People who have no interest, supposedly, and yet they lurk. So they must be interested, after all. It is a mystery to me, but not to them, I guess. Tomorrow is Saturday, our favorite day. I will just be hanging around, it is getting a litttle chilly here. Set a record yesterday 68 degrees, now today just about 50 then mid-40s the next few days. Not too bad.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 17:52
Dave, Sounds Good to Me, as Long as You're The Fool that's Gonna Pay Them, cause I'm Not Paying any of them one Copper Penny to Post or Do anything Else. No one is Required to Post Here, But I would think they should want to Talk with High Class Gentlemen Like Us, Especially Robbin Himself. I Don't Bite, and if People are Nice to Me, and Show Me Proper Respect that I Deserve, Then I will Be Nice to them, and Show them Proper Respect as Well. But For People who posted Here Before: To Avoid us, and Our Forum, Because Of Their Pettiness, and Narrow Minded Views, is Pure 100 % BS, and I Say So. And if The Weight of My 280 Pound Body with Size 12 Shoes Stepping on Your Toes Hurts, Too Bad, You Deserve it. I Speak My Mind, and if anyone Doesn't Like it , Tough S%$# !!!! That's Who and How I Am, I am not a Mouse, or A Chicken Sh$% Coward, Like Others. I Think we Have a Real Nice Group Of Posters Here, with A High Level Of Intelligence, and Superior Wit, and Writing Skills, So in My Opinion: It is An Honor, To Post On Robbin's Memories, and People Should Be Flocking Here in Numbers Like Sheep, instead Of Pouting, and Holding Grudges, and not Allotting 10 Minutes of their Precious Time, to at Least Say Hello to Robbin. I Will Shake The Tree, To Make Fruit Fall Off , if That's What it Takes. I'm Robbin, Remember Me ????? Best Regards , Dave !!!!!!! And Happy Friday !!!!!!!!!! Hellcat Robbin.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 17:42
I don't know if it is still done but it sure was done at some point, to control things etc. People were paid for not growing certain things. They got a check from the federal government.

Bob Sara		04-Dec-2009 17:34
Dave, you mean I could have been paid to not grow crops if I had claimed to be a farmer? I've never grown anything but old. Can I apply for back pay? How did I miss out on this? Is this the source of the Dave B forture?...."Boy, you sure ask alot of questions for somebody from New Jersey"....Rosann Rosannadana on SNL circa 1976. Not Richard Fader from Ft Lee, but Bob from Passaic.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 16:55
Let's start paying people to post. That's what they do in other areas of society. The do or used to pay farmers for NOT growing crops :)

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 10:38
Good Morning People, It's Friday, TGIF , Indeed !!!!!!!!!! It's 5:10 A. M., and I Got up to Go To The Latrine, and Afterward: I Thought I would Write a Little Friday Inspiration, so Here Tis : The Weekend, is Near, Right around The Corner, and Over The Friday Corners Bridge, So Try to Get Through, Today, and Most Everyone: Will Get A Break Of 2 Days R & R: Rest and Recuperation, or Rest and Relaxation, Whichever Applies, in Your Case, and Some Will Work Saturday, While Some Poor Tired Souls: Will Work Saturday, and Sunday. If You Are working This Weekend, Because You Have to: I'm Sorry for You, But if You're Working All Weekend, Because You're Greedy, and Choose Work, over Rest and Recreation, Then I Say to You: Enjoy Your Weekend Of Work, While I Relax and Enjoy The Special Time Of The Weekend. My Wife Works Weekends , 1/2 Of The time , at Publix, and Carlos Has to Work at The Port, as Lots Of Cruise Ships Come in and Set Sail, So I Exclude You Both, From The List Of People Who Don't Think that The Weekend is Special, and Work Their Life Away, Just For Money that they Can't Take With Them, On The Heaven Express in The End . I Don't Mean to Step on Anyone's Toes, But I Do Like Telling it Like it is, and I never Pull any Punches !!!!!!! But My Wishes to Everyone: For A Great Weekend, are Sincere, Real, and Genuine: You Can Be Sure Of That !!!!!!! Our Amount Of Posters Here, Has Dwindled, to a Mere Handful, and I Do Regret that, But Many Have Left By Their Choice, For Little Of Nothing: Petty BS, so if they Feel that way: Who Needs them ? I'm Sure there are Plenty of others Reading This Site, But They only Read, But Don't Post, But that's alright with Me, if You Enjoy Reading what our Little Group of Posters Writes, Well Then: Stay Tuned , and Read on !!!!!!! I Guess The Old Saying : Quality, Not Quantity: Does Apply Here, Reference Our Very Limited Amount Of Posters. Be Well, Everyone !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 02:01
Dave, Well Excuuuuuuuuussssseeeee Meeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!! I was probably Typing, when You Published that Advisory, So I Did not See it until after I Finished, But I would Of Said that anyway: Just To Bitch and Complain, and to Bust Everyone's Chops, Because I Am Robbin, and I Like to Misbehave. I Am Known For That. It's My Trademark !!!!!! To Behave, and Conform, is Dull , and Boring !!!!! I Am A Hell Raiser, A Rebel Rouser !!!!!! I Am Robbin, Y Yo Soy Asi !!!!!!! Luego, Senor !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 01:52
Dave, Good News, Reference The Sale Of The Monastery !!!!! Thank You, and Congratulations, are in Order. Soon, We Will All Be Out On The Water, with Non Stop Partying With The Hefner Girls, and The Penthouse Pets !!!!!!!!!! I Can Hardly Wait !!!!!!!! The Cruises' Theme, Will Be : Party Hearty !!!!!! And We Will !!!!! I Know I Will !!!!!!! Cappy Bob, Can Now Begin Reservations, Invitations, Ordering Foods, Drink, Ect. WOW !!!!!!! Are We Lucky Men ???? Yes , Indeed !!!!!! Yes, You Can Buy The Whole Set Of 007 James Bond Movies. I Like all of The Bonds, But I Like Best: Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, and Daniel Craig. But The Movies are Great, Regardless of Who Played James Bond. A Martini: Shaken , Not Stirred Bond, James Bond. Good Night Dave, Sleep Well, My Friend !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 01:51
Exactly two minutes before you said that, I posted.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 01:41
I'm Going Back to My Movie, Because No One is Writing Anything Here Now, So Good Night All, and I Will Talk to Someone , when They Talk To Me, Whenever That May Be . Robbin.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 01:39
Monastery is now sold, money tied up for a week or so though, my apologies to Bob and you. My favorite Bond is Roger Moore. I wish I had all those movies. I have to get them all soon, via amazon. Offline for the night, another tough day tomorrow just like today and all this week.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 01:38
Dave, Did You See The New Picture In Robbin's Rogues Picture Gallery ??????? It's Of MR. & MRS. Tiger Woods. Tiger, Looks Like He Got Worked Over, By A Few Guys, But His Beautiful Wife, Can Be With Me , anytime at All !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would of Told Him: If You Hand Over You Wife: Then I Won't Beat You Up, and He Wouldn't Of Got Beat Up at All. He Dealt With The Wrong People, instead of Me !!!!!! I Could Of Saved Him all of That Pain, and His Wife Would Of Had Me !!!!!!!! Too Bad , for all 3 Of Us !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 01:28
Dave, I've Been Watching 007 James Bond Movies, on VHS Tapes From My Collection Lately: 1 Each Day, and Today : I was watching : " Tomorrow Never Dies ", With Pierce Brosnan,as James Bond, and with The Beautiful Favorite Of Mine: Teri Hatcher. This One is One Of The Best 007 James Bond Movies, in My Opinion, and I Think Pierce Brosnan, is One of The Best James Bond's. And Teri Hatcher, I Love Her, always Have , Since She Played Lois Lane on The New Adventures Of Superman, Years ago. She's Gorgeous !!!!!!! I Think James Bond Movies , are The Best Movies Of All Time !!!!!!! I Enjoy Them , Very Much !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		04-Dec-2009 01:20
Bob Sara, That's Wy I Like Tom Jenkin's BBQ So Much, Because They Called Me A Gentleman, By My Going in The Door That Said Gentlemen, and Their BBQ, and Everything there: Is 1st Class !!!!!!! It's Really A Great BBQ Restaurant !!!!! I Highly Recommend it to Everyone !!!!!!!! Later . Road Runner.

Robbin		04-Dec-2009 01:15
Dave, Good Evening Sir !!!!!! Close The Deal, and Sell The #@$%@@@ Monastery !!!!!!!!! As Long as The Monks Get to Stay There, Then I Say All is Well. I cannot Help But Feel that it was A Big Mistake, Buying The Monastery, in The First Place, and I Know I Pushed The Issue, and Sold You on The Idea, But Let's Face it : Neither You Nor I: Know Anything about Running A Monastery, and The Place Can't Run it's Self, So Who would Run it ???? The Monks ???? No Way !!!!!! So All Considered: It's Best To Unload it on Donald Trump. He can Write it off as a Tax Shelter, and He can afford to Pay For Someone Competent to Run The Place. That's My Opinion, on The Matter . And As Long as We're involved with The Monastery: There Will Not Be A Pleasure Cruise, With Unlimited Pleasure, and That would Be A Real Shame !!!!!!!!!! So I Say: Sell The Monastery ASAP !!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		04-Dec-2009 01:03
Bob Sara, Many Fine Women, Have Called Me A Gentleman, after I Cooked Them A Gourmet Breakfast, and Served it to them, In Bed !!!!! And Thanks , For Bringing Out about Me Coming out The Door That Said Gentlemen On it. That Proves The Point: To The World: That I Am Indeed A Gentleman : Once and For All !!!!!!!! I Too Enjoyed Our Drive To And From Tom Jenkin's BBQ, in FT. Lauderdale, But I Wish I Could Of Eaten My Food, instead Of Choking, on The 1st Bite Of BBQ Pulled Pork. I Love Their BBQ There, But Sometimes: I Am Prone to Choke on Food: Especially : Chicken, Beef, Pork, and Bread. It was Very Unfortuneate For Me, That I Had to Suffer, and Do without My BBQ, Coleslaw, French Fries, and Hushpuppies, But Once I Was Choking, Nothing would Go Down, so I Had to Quit Eating, and Keep on Trying To Cough Up, or Get The Food To Dislodge, and Go Down. I Want to Go There again, when I'm Not Choking all the time, and I Can Enjoy it. I Am Glad you enjoyed Your Spareribs Plate. It Looked Good !!!!! Also , Sorry I Forgot My Digital Camera. Next Time, I Will Remember to Bring it. And Yes, That Yacht, Was Perfect, For The Playboy -_ Penthouse Pleasure Cruise. Now if Dave can Get Sir Donald Trump, To Sign The Check Buying The Monastery, We Can Cruise and Caress The Babes Of Ecstacy, From Playboy, and Penthouse !!!!!!! Best Regards !!! Road Runner.

Dave		04-Dec-2009 00:42
Working on it now, Bob, first I have to be sure Robbin wants to close the monastery. I can't do both.

Bob Sara		03-Dec-2009 22:04
Hey Road Runner, I know you're a gentleman because I saw you come out of a door that said that on it....lol. Thanks for lunch. I enjoyed the BBQ and the company and our tour of south Broward and Miami Lakes. Too bad we didn't have a camera to take a picture of the 100' Broward motor yacht Dave will be chartering for our cruise. But I'm glad you got a look at it and approve. Now Dave just needs to close the deal with The Donald.

Robbin		03-Dec-2009 21:20
Don Boyd, It Wouldn't Be The First Time I Was Called A Gentleman, People Have Made That Mistake, Lots Of Times. Glad to Hear You Got The Cast Off: I've Had Plaster Casts before, and I Know about The Discomfort and inconvenience, of Wearing Them. Congratulations, on Getting The SOB MF Off !!!!! And Soon, You Will Get Rid Of The Paul Bunyan Bastardly Boot , and Very Soon: You Will Be Able to Walk On 2 Feet And Legs, and Then One Fine Day: You Will Be Sitting inside Ranch House, with 3 Bubbas , Eating A Free Meal On The House, Paid By The 3 Amigos, Who Are Bubbas, Alright !!!!! So Cheer Up, Things are Looking Up, and The Worst : is Most Likely Over. I Checked out The New Picture, Of MR. & MRS. Tiger Woods. Poor Tiger Looks Like Somebody Beat Him Up Real Bad, But His Beautiful Wife, Looks Ravaging !!!!!!! Nice Picture, Thanks Don !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		03-Dec-2009 06:28
Hello gents, and you too Robbin, haha. Today I had my cast removed and I'm now wearing an orthopedic boot for the next two weeks and still under orders not to put any weight on my left leg. I thought I'd be able to walk on the SOB starting today but was ordered not to. #$@#$@!! This friggin' boot is as heavy as the cast if not heavier but at least I can take it off to shower and to sleep. Someday when youse bubbas go to the Ranch House I'd like to join you, after i can walk again. In the meantime, there's a new pic in the Robbin's Rogues - direct link http://www.pbase.com/image/119950397 Don

Road Runner		03-Dec-2009 03:08
Bob Sara, I Got Your Message !!!!! 11:30 A. M. at My House, and You Will Call For My Address, Prior to That. I Can Taste The BBQ Now !!!!! Sleep Well, and I Will See You Tomorrow Morning !!!!! Road Runner. Good Night !!!!

Robbin		03-Dec-2009 03:03
I'm Listening to The Jazz C. D. " Flipside ", By Jazz Great Jeff Lorber on Piano. The C. D' , was Recorded in 2005, and It is A Great Jazz Piano C. D., with Lots Of Great Saxophone Playing, in Addition to Jeff Lorber's Great Piano Playing. There are 10 Great Songs on The C. D., But My Favorite , is a Song entitled : " Bombay Cafe ". Great Jazz Like This Transcends Me, To A Very Relaxed State Of Mind, Yet Very Much Awake , and Joyful !!!!! If I Want to Really Be Happy, and Focus On My Life, I Listen to This Sort Of Smooth Jazz, I Love it !!!!!! There are Many types of Jazz, But Smooth Jazz, a Jazz that Started Maybe : 22 Years or So Ago, and Still Exists Nowadays, is My Absolute Favorite Type Of Jazz !!!!!!! Electric Guitar, Saxophone, Drums, Piano, Organ, and Vocals, Such as Al Jarreau, Jean Carne, George Benson, and others. This Kind Of Jazz Music, Does it , For Me !!!!!!! Freddie Ravel, Bob Baldwin, The Late Great Grover Washington JR., Ramsey Lewis, Art Porter, Bob James, Doc Powell, Ronnie Jordan, Stanley Jordan, Richard Elliott, Paul Jackson JR., Earl Kleu, Paul Hardcastle, Russ Freeman, The Rippingtons, Fattburger, Eric Darius, Everette Harp, Nestor Torres, Pat Metheney, Kirk Whalum, Walter Beasley, Warren Hill, Kim Waters, Euge Groove, Jimmy Sommers, Larry Carlton, Tom Scott, & Fourplay, are Some Of The Best in Smooth Jazz. But There are Many, Many others !!!!! This is Some Beautiful Music !!!!! If You've Never Listened to Smooth Jazz: I Believe : That You Have Really Missed A Treat !!!!!! And Like All Music: It Never Dies, it Lives On Forever, Even Though The Artists Die. Jazz Awareness By Robbin.

Bob Sara		03-Dec-2009 02:47
Road Runner...see you tomorrow at your place about 11:30. I don't remember your address, so I'll give you a call in the morning.

Robbin		03-Dec-2009 02:00
Robbin IS Here !!!!!!! I ate My Dinner, and it was Real DeLicious !!!!!! We Had Eggplant Parmigiana, Garlic Bread, Cucumbers In Sour Cream Salad, Lemonade, And Nestle's Drumsticks, For Dessert. I'm Listening To Jazz on C. D.'s on My Boom Box, Next to My Computer, as I Type. Some Of The Jazz I'm Listening to Right Now, Is : Guitarist Norman Brown, Pianist Gregg Karukas, Saxophone Player Kenny G, Guitarist Joyce Cooling, Guitarist Jeff Golub, Saxophone Player Boney James, Guitarist Peter White, and Saxophone Player Candi Dulfer. They Are Some Of The Absolute Jazz Music Greats, on The Planet Earth. I Really Enjoy Listening To My Music On C. D.'s, on My Little Sony Boom Box, While I'm Typing On The Computer. It Puts Me in A More Relaxed State Of Mind. Sometimes , I'm in a Mood For 50's and 60's Oldies, But Tonight : it's Smooth Jazz. I'm Glad I Have Lots Of Smooth Jazz C. D.'s, Because We Lost Our Miami and South Florida Smooth Jazz F. M. Radio Station, A While Back. 93.9 F. M. - Love 94 , is Now : 93.9 Miami, and The Music , is Completely Different. It's Now Playing Nearly The Same Music, as other Miami F. M. Stations : Power 96, Y 100, Zeta 4, and Others, and I Don't Like The New Station's Music at all. I Listened To Love 94, For Many Years, and Really Liked it, But all things Change, and it's Gone now, Probably : Forever, and Now All I Have: Is Memories Of Love 94, My Smooth Jazz Collection, on C. D.'s, and Cassettes. Unfortuneately: All Good Things , Are Not Forever, They Do Change , and End one Day, Just Like Our Lives: We Were Here Yesterday, We're Here Today, But Who Knows About Tomorrow ????? God May Know, But none Of Us Do: We Hope, We Pray, and Figure We Will Be Around Tomorrow, The Next Day, and Next Week, and Maybe We Will, But Maybe Not !!!! Life is : Very Uncertain, My Friends, We Never Know What Tomorrow Brings, and What's Around The Corner. I Will Leave it at That. I Am Robbin P. Learned Of Hialeah, A 58+ Year Resident Of Hialeah, and Still Here. Best Regards, To Everyone.

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 22:50
My Friends, I Am Going to My Kitchen now, To Eat My Dinner, of Eggplant Parmigiana, Made By Me. I Will Be Back Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		02-Dec-2009 22:48
Bob Sara, Piemontes Sub's, Sounds Good, and We Will Definately Try it another Time, Maybe Next Week, and Hopefully The 3rd Amigo, Carlos Can Join Us. But I , too am Glad He's Got Work, Very important to Pay The Bills. See You Tomorrow, Maybe at 11 To 12. I 'm Sure That Place will Be Packed at 12 Noon, and A Little Later, Might Be Better !!!! ????? Road Runner.

Road Runner		02-Dec-2009 22:41
Bob Sara, Tomorrow : It Is !!!!!!! And Tom Jenkin's: Is The Venue !!!!!! If You Wanna Park in My Driveway, and Ride with Me, in My Ford Expedition, You Are Most Welcome, and Besides Shooting The Breeze BS ing, We Can Listen to Good Oldies, En Route There. I am Sure Tom Jenkin's , will Be Very Crowded at 12 Noon, and All Around Lunchtime, But Anytime Yo Wanna Go, is Fine with Me. Yeah A Prevost, or A Liberty Coach, With A Cat Pusher, or A 450 Cummins Pusher, will Get Pokey to Miami, in A Hurry, But I Guess : Whoever Will Be Driving All The Way From Near Chicago, To Miami, will Know Not To Open it Up, Because OF The Icy Roads, in Fact They May Have To Poke Along, as in Pokey. But Coaches are nice, I Like them Myself !!!!! Tower Of Power , From Oakland, Always Have A Beautiful Prevost Custom Coach, That They Tour The U. S. in Doing Concerts in Lots Of Major Cities. I've Seen them 3 Times in Miami . And They Are Great Live !!!!!!! I'm Waiting for Them to Come Here again. Later. Bob. Ps- I'm Making Homemade Melanzana, I Know You Know what that is. To Others Eggplant Parmigiana, Now That's Italian !!!!!!! Everything From Scratch, and I Make it Good !!!!! Bono Bono !!!!!!! In Spanish: Eggplant: , is Verajena, Pronounced in English : Baired- Ah- Hen- Ah. And Of Course You Know : In Arabic: Baba Knoosh. I Love Eggplant, any Style, But Parmigiana, is My Favorite !!!!!! See You Tomorrow, Probably At My House. Just Let Me Know about What Time.

Bob Sara		02-Dec-2009 20:55
Carlos, sorry you can't make it this week. You are working some serious hours. That alone would take weight off of you. I had mentioned a sub shop on Oakland Park Blvd that my sister told me about some time ago. I found out the name of the place is Piemontes. Have you heard of it or been there? My sister and mom have been there and say it's great. Maybe we can give it a try sometime in the future.

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 20:45
Carlos, Keep Up The Good Work !!!!!! Your Diet, and The Gym, are Working Wonders For You !!!!!! I'm Glad, it's Good For Your Health !!!!! And One Day: All Of Us Will Be Buying Your Juicer- Blender, after Seeing You on T. V., on Your Own Show Demonstrating Your Juicer. I Love Vanilla and Orange Together, and I Get Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice at Publix in Porduce, and I Put a Little Milk, A Little Vanilla Extract, and Ice Cubes in All That, and Mix it in The Blender, and it's A Wonderful Cooler Drink. It's Called An Orange Julius !!!!! And Orange Creamsicles, By Popsicle, I Love. It Sounds Like Bob wants Some Tom Jenkin's BBQ, So if You Don't Mind: Maybe Bob and I Will Go his Week, and You Can Join us : Wherever we Go Next !!!!! ??????? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 20:29
Dave, Try To Expedite The Sale Of The Monastery, So Captain Bob, Can Pay Up Our Cost Of The S. S. Sugar Britches Pleasure Days Cruise !!!!!!! The Responsibility, All Rests On Your Shoulders, so Walk Good !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Bob Sara		02-Dec-2009 20:24
Road Runner...tomorrow is fine. Jenkins it is for some good BBQ. Do you want to meet there, or drive up together? Either way works for me. Did you hear, the limo is out for Pokey. Dave agreed with me that nothing less then a motorcoach like the MaddenCruiser would do, and Pokey can bring his own bike down on the back. I guess Dave will fly in on his Gulfstream to meet us.

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 20:22
dd, Enter and Sign In Please !!!!!! Excuse Me , For Asking: But Who The Hell Are You ??????? I Don't Know any dd !!!!! It May take everyone here a while to Recognize You !!!!!! Happy Days !!!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		02-Dec-2009 20:17
Bob Sara, Tomorrow, or Friday , is Fine For Me, But Carlos Said That He Can't Go This Week. If You Wanna Go Tomorrow, or Friday: Let Me Know Here ASAP, and We'll Go. And Then Carlos, can Go To Our Next Luncheon. Yes, The Pleasure Cruise is Back On, Thank Dave !!!! He and I Realize Our Mistake, in Buying The Monastery, And Sir Donald Trump, said He Will Be Glad to Bail us out. So We're Good !!!!!!! If and When I Get My Harley: I will Join Thr Hog Chapter. Sounds Like Soon : Dave and Pokey, will Be Down Here in Miami, to Thaw Out, and To Look at Palm Trees, and Look For Suzi Q's !!! Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 20:07
Pokey, Enjoy Your Friday In 16 Degree Freezing Weather !!!!!!! Not Me !!!!!! The Limousine, Paid For by Dave: Sounds Like The Perfect Way For You To Get to Miami. Don't Worry about The Cost, Dave , Has Beaucoups Yang !!!!!! And Phil Peterson's, will Rent You A Harley, so You Can Ride around Miami, with Bob, and Good Old Dave: Will Pay For that too !!!!!! And Dave says: that You Can Stay at The Fountainbleu Hilton, And He'll Pick Up TheTab. So You See: You've Got it Made !!!!!!!! See You Soon, in Miami. We Can All Go To Arbetter's !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		02-Dec-2009 19:30
Thanks, Carlos

Carlos		02-Dec-2009 19:21
Dave it's 100% whey protein the brand I use is " Perfect Zero Carb Isopure" I buy the creamy Vanilla favor which I can mix with water, fat free milk or my favorite way with orange juice. you can find whey protein at any supplment store. As I work out I take sips of a amino acid blend "Xtend" which when mixed with water provides me with speedy recovery between sets and energy. Years back when I was in my late thirties and early forties I would take supplements containing Epherdra which is now off the markets and a product called creatine for energy but it would me me very jittered so I stopped.

Dave		02-Dec-2009 18:56
Carlos, what kind of protein shake exactly? I am interested in getting some of those at the supermarket

Dave		02-Dec-2009 18:49
what is this typo stuff, dd.....sorry

dd		02-Dec-2009 18:49
Bob, you are right. I will get the motor coach. Carlos, stop doing all that work, I will hire someone to get it done for you

Bob Sara		02-Dec-2009 17:59
Hey Dave, that is too long a drive, even in a limo. I think nothing short of a motor coach like the MaddenCruiser that John Madden used would be more in order. Pokey needs to be comfortable on the trip. And he can load his Harley on the back so we can ride when he gets here.

Carlos		02-Dec-2009 17:55
Man, I need to have some of whatever you all are smoking!! LOL Just got back from the gym and had a protein shake, a breast of chicken with a salad, I have been keeping to my diet I have lost 9.5 lbs, one pant size but also been bulking on the arms, shoulders,and legs the hardest thing is to lose the belly but is has gone down some and I will keep at it till it's gone my mental state is great. I worked a container ship yesterday from 0700 to 2100 and still had enough energy to keep on going. Guys this week I won't be able to make it for lunch. I going into the garage now and start pulling out all the outside xmas lights.

Dave		02-Dec-2009 17:27
Pokey, I will have a limo pick you up in Indiana and take you straight to Miami

Pokey		02-Dec-2009 17:05
Robbin and Bob I appreciate the offers to fly me to Miami at Dave's expense, but he would have to pick me up in a limo, because this retired Air Force dude does NOT fly,,,,,,,ha ha I put in 22+ years in the Air Force and only flew 6 times, back a forth to basic, and two tours overseas. The last plane ride was in 1975. If I can't drive there, I don't have a need to get there,,,,,,,,,ha ha I know that Dave will appreciate the savings, not having to pay for the air fare. Bob I will check out the HOG chapter around here, thanks take care Pokey

Dave		02-Dec-2009 14:06
Hi Bob---give me some time to dispose of the monastery and get the money available for the boat. Sorry for the delay

Bob Sara		02-Dec-2009 13:58
Hey Road Runner, let's set a day for lunch, and hope that Carlos can join us. We can alway adjust if need be. How about tomorrow, Thursday? It would be great if Don Boyd could make it also. So the Pleasure Cruise is back on just as soon as Dave can finalize the sale to Mr Trump. Maybe Dave can take his Gulfstream to pick up Pokey and fly into Ft Lauderdale to join us. Let me know so I know how much stone crab to have Joe's Stone Crab send over, and how many prime, dry aged, 12-14 180 boneless New York Strips to get from Mortons.

Bob Sara		02-Dec-2009 13:49
Pokey, I ride with the local HOG Chapter. If you haven't joined HOG, you should look into it. You must belong to HOG national first, which you can do online through the Harley web site. The local chapters are sponcered by the Harley dealer network. Almost all dealers have a chapter. HOG is not an MC like Hells Angels ot Outlaws. It is a riding group. Our members cover the spectrum....lawyers, doctors, cops, college professors, mechanics, CPA's, bus drivers, unemployed sales managers (me), teachers, retirees....you name it. We have rides scheduled every weekend, social get togethers every Wednesday evening, plus we do overnighters and long weekend rides, and road trips like the ride to Milwaukee I did last year. I've been luckey in that I have always lived in 12 month riding areas. My first chapter was Oakland Ca, and now Dade County. I hope you check it out.

Pokey		02-Dec-2009 12:56
Bob Sounds like a nice ride, the group that you mentioned, are they a regular group that you ride with most of the time. Mine is in the garage, its suppose to get down to 16 degrees Friday morning and top off at 32 in the day, I put the studded snow tires on the car yesterday,,,,,,ha ha take care------keep warm Pokey

Road Runner		02-Dec-2009 04:03
Bob Sara, Sounds Like Your Road Trip , to Goodland, was A Nice Outing. Robert Is Here, is A Neat Place, and Even on The Weekend, it's Never Too Crowded to Prevent You From Getting A Milkshake, Or Buying Field Fresh Produce, ect. Their Tropical Fruit Milkshakes, are Worth The Drive Alone. They Have All Kinds, But My Favorite Flavors now are : Orange, And Key Lime. Delicious, A Real Treat. And Their Produce, and Honey, ect. are all Good. And On The Weekends, They Have Old Ford Trucks, and John Deere Tractors , Ect. in Front On Display. And In Back, They Have Farm Animals, Cockatiels , Parrots, ect. And There is A Guy There Plaing The Guitar, and Singing Good Songs: Beatles Songs, Eagles Songs, Ect. And The Guy's Are Real Good. Overall, Yes, We Like Robert Is Here, It's A Good Place !!!!!!! Later, My Friend !!!!! Road Runner. Good Night !!!!!

Road Runner		02-Dec-2009 03:52
Bob Sara, Yeah, During The Week: Knause Farms, Should Have Less Lines. Saturday, is A Bad Day to Go there. I Still Love Shorty's BBQ, But I Also Love Sonny's BBQ. There's Another Sonny's Up on University Drive, Just South Of 595, But That's Probably Further away For You than Homestead. That ones' in Davie, Near Hometown Buffet. Tom Jenkin's BBQ, Sounds Good to Me, Any Day Now !!!! We Must Check with The 3rd Amigo Carlos, or Possibly, only 2 Amigos Can Make it, This Time. Let Me Know, and Hopefully Carlos , will See This and Let Us Know When He Can Go. ???? Good News: Dave is Going To Sell The Miami Monastery to Sir Donald Trump, So Make The Reservations For The Pleasure Cruise, and Call The Girls, and Tell Them That The Cruise is On Afterall !!!!!! I Can Hardly Wait, To Be Out In Interntional Waters, Having The Time Of My Life, With All Of Those Babes !!!!!!! It Will Be Fun !!!!!!! Ahoy Captain Bob !!!!!!! The Cruise Is On !!!!!!! Sleep Well !!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 03:38
Dave, You Too ????? I Went To Men's Warehouse, and Got Fitted For My Monk's Robe, in Orange Silk. Why We Must Both Have Strong ESP Powers Working. That's Almost Erie !!!!!!! The Whole Monastery Thing, Has Taken Possession Of Us !!!!!! We Must Break Away !!!!!! For God's Sake Dave, Please Sell The Monastery Yesterday !!!!!!! This is Not Good For Us, We Are UNder The Spell Of The Monastery now. It's Directing Us Now. Manana , Mi Amigo !!!!! Suave !!!!!! Sleep Well, and Try to Forget About The Monastery, and if By Chance: You Should Dream Of it: When You Wake Up, Chant : Over and Over: It was only A Dream: There Is No Monastery !!!!! Lord Have Mercy !!!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		02-Dec-2009 03:29
Brother Robert The Biker, All is Well, at The Monastery, The Monks Are Chanting, and The Directors Are Directing. And There Is Above All : Unity, inside The Confines Of The Miami Monastery !!!!!!! All Is Well, All Is Well !!!!! Peace Brother Robert !!!!!!!! Road Runner.

Dave		02-Dec-2009 03:25
That was my comment, as you know.....I hit the wrong button too soon...offline for the night, Robbin-----talk with you tomorrow, amigo

.		02-Dec-2009 03:24
I knew things were getting too serious when I went out tonight and bought a monk's robe

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 03:19
Dave, Yes , That's Very True . No one Else Would Ever in a Million Years : Believe all of This BS Happy HS, that You and I Are Bombarding The Firing Line With. But The Tendency, For You and I To Begin Believing it, and Assuming The Roles, are Very Likely, Like The Old Anthony Hopkins Movie " Magic " With The Charlie McCarthy Look A Like Ventriloquist's Dummy, Who Smiled insanely, When The Ventriloquist Stabbed People to Death. We're Having A Blast Here, But God Help Us, To Keep Our Sanity, and Not Let us Believe all We Say, and Fall Pray To Schitsophenia, Dillusions, Flashbacks , ect. God Forbid !!!!!!!! We Must Get A Hold Of Ourselves, and Be Strong, But Most Of All: We Must Beware !!!!!!! I really think We Will Be Fine, It's Only Jokes, Not Real. Maybe We Should Repeat That 25,000 Times Tonight, at Bedtime, instead of The Usual Counting Of Sheep !!!! ???? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 03:06
Dave, The Monastery Goes On The Block, and Bob's Pleasure Cruise is A Go !!!!!! That's My Vote !!!!! But I Do Care about What Happens To The Monks Of The Monastery. I Would Hate To See Them Sleeping Under The Expressway, in The Cold, and Getting Sick, and Losing Their Voices , Thus Preventing Them From Chanting. Monks Not Chanting, is Unheard Of, Absurd , No Way Jose !!!!! Hopefully , The Creator, will Guide us outa This Mess, and Make A Suitable Solution For All, A Happy Medium !!!!!!! We Shall See !!!! Lowe's Knows, and So Does The Lord, But We Don't Have A Clue. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin Of Upper Ship Creek !!!!! Ahoy Mates !!!!!!

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 02:56
Dave, What A Relief, and Releasing A Huge Load Of Burden, and Guilt !!!!! Thank You , Thank You !!!! I Am So Sorry, that I Suggested to You Buying The Monastery, in The 1st Place, But I Did So, Because th 48 Monks Living in The Monasrery, were Facing Eviction, and Would Of Had No other Place to Go, But To The Hills: And There are No Hills Here: it's as Flat Here, as A Kitchen Table. I'm Sure You Can Get Your Money Out, and Maybe Donald Trump, will Buy and Run The Monastery, as A Tax Write Off !!!! ???? Hopefully So !!!!! And Then The Monks Can Chant On !!!!! And I Know Captain Bob, will Be Overjoyed byThe Good News. But For My Sins, in The Past, I Will Be Seen In My Canoe Paddling My Way Back Home, With My Hands, The 55 Miles Up River, on Ship Creek Without A Paddle. And How will I Pay My Alimony For My 16 Love Child One Niters Kids, if You Sell The Monastery, and I Lose That Income, as ASS T. Director ???? I'll Have to Seek Other Income. Maybe Britney and Bambi, will Help Me Out, I Know They are Well Off, They Make A Lot Of Money On 79th Street Helping Lonely Loser Guys Feel Like Studs. Glad You Enjoyed 1:52 !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		02-Dec-2009 02:46
What's scary is that you and I are starting to BELIEVE half this BS we sling around here :))

Dave		02-Dec-2009 02:46
Want to keep the monastery, then? That's fine with me. Let me know

Dave		02-Dec-2009 02:45
I don't have money enough for both---so you decide

Dave		02-Dec-2009 02:45
I thought you wanted to sell the monastery and get that boat????

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 02:39
Dave, I Know I Have A History of Being AWOL, But Please I Beg You : Don't Fire Me, as The ASST. Director Of The Monastery, Because I Need This Position, Because Of Several Love Child Obligations I Have, Called Alimony. I Kept This Quiet until Now, But I Am Worried, about How I'll Get By , if You Fire Me. There's No Jobs out There, times are Tough, and I Need That Position, to Supplement My Income. When The Kids Are Asked: Where's Your Father ????? They All Reply: My Papa Was A Rolling Stone, and He Did The Deed, and Left Mama, and Me Alone, and Now That Sucker Has To Pay Us Money. And Right They Are !!!!! Smart Kids, Those Kids Of Mine !!!!!! Hopefully, We Can Keep The Monastery Running Smoothly, with Some Help From The Man Above . Bob , will get over The Cruise That Wasn't . But The Playboy and Penthouse Honeys, May Not. They were Already Invited, and They Might Hold Grudges , against us, and Never Come again, To Anything Else We invite them to . What A Loss Of Pleasure , that would Be. Oh Well, Shnit Happens !!!!!! Good Night Boss , MR. Director. Robbin, - ASS T. Director Of The Monastery.

Dave		02-Dec-2009 02:30
Robbin, that 01:52 post is hilarious :) Okay, selling Miami Monastery just so you and Bob can be seafarers.

Road Runner		02-Dec-2009 02:09
Bob Sara, I Take Full Responsibility, For Talking Dave into Buying The Miami Monastery, with The Pleasure Cruise Money. I Know that You Were The Organizer and Captain in Charge Of The Pleasure Cruise, and Pokey, and Carlos, and Others Were On The Board Of Directors, and Were involved, and Should of Had A Say So, or Vote, on The Matter, and Dave and I Selfishly : Closed The Deal, without Consulting You, and For This : I Say : We Were Wrong, and We Are Sorry. And As For The Canoe Cruise Up Ship Creek, I Will Be in The Boat By Myself, as Usual, But Not To Worry, I Know The Route Well, as I've Been There Many times Before, and it wouldn't Be Fair, To Have You Guys Suffer That Smelly, and Nightmarish Journey, with Me, So I Will Canoe Alone, Up Ship Creek, and Back Paddling With My Hands and Arms, Without A Paddle. Pray For Me Please: The Canoe Captain 55 Miles Up Ship Creek, without Nary Paddle . Best Regards , Bob !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		02-Dec-2009 01:52
Dave, Our Dinner at Ranch House , was Great !!!!!! Fried Shrimp, French Fries, Cole Slaw, Dinner Rolls, and Iced Sweet Tea !!!!! No Dessert, we were Full !!!!!! We Brought it Home. About The Miami Monastery Aquisition: I Hope Your Heart is in Running The Monastery !!!!! I Know it Cost You A Lot Of Money, and Now The Yacht Charter With All The Frolicking, and Good times with The Playboy Bunnies, and Penthouse Pets, is History, and All Of Us will Suffer, about that, For a Long time. And Captain Bob, I Know is in a State Of Shock, as He Knew nothing about The Buying of The Monastery, with The Yacht Money. And Now: You and I Are Running A Monastery, a Big Responsibility, and A Big Headache. I Guess We Should Of Chartered The Yacht, and Left The Miami Monastery Be. I Know it was Mostly All My Idea, and Now : I'm Having Regrets. And Poor Captain Bob, He's Got His Harleys and His Mustang To Pilot, But I Know How Much The Babes Pleasure Cruise meant to Him. And Now Like Bob Said: I Am Reduced to Paddling A Canoe Up Ship Creek, as I 've Done So Many Times Before. From My Experience: I Am Known as The Canoe Captain Of Ship Creek, and Believe Me : I've Been Up That Creek, Too Many Times, and Without A Paddle. I Said Ship Creek, to Be Polite, But It's No Typo, You Know What Creek it is !!!!!! I Have to Paddle , with My Arms and Hands, as I Never Have A Paddle. Captain Bob, Sorry About The Way All Of Your Plans Fell Thru. I Would Sure as Hell Rather Have Been On That Yacht Full Of Beautiful Babes Pleasure Cruise, Than Navigating Ship Creek in A Canoe, And Paddling With My Limbs. That's Part Of The Time, and Now My Community Service, is Helping Dave Run The Monastery. Help Me Lord !!!!! I Sure Need Devine Intervention !!!!!! Maybe we can Make A Go Of it, and if Not: Maybe Dave Can Sell it, without Losing His A#@ . We Will See !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		01-Dec-2009 23:43
Have a good dinner, Robbin

Robbin		01-Dec-2009 22:33
Dave and Bob, The ASSt. Director, Has Entered The Bldg., Making His Grand Entrance, Of Course !!!!!!! I Read All Of Your Posts , and Enjoyed them, But I've Gotta Go Now, to The Pharmacy to Get Some Meds, and Then : We're Going to Get Take Out From Ranch House, Fried Shrimp , French Fries , Cole Slaw, and Sweet Iced Tea. Will Either Eat it in The Car, or Take it Home. I Will Reply to Your Posts , when I Get Home, Maybe around 7:45. Later , My Friends !!!!! RRR.

Dave		01-Dec-2009 21:58
Bob, unfortunately, yes, but blame the Asst Director, wherever he is!!!!! How come he is not here on the board and yet complains when others are not here?????? These are the kinds of things we shall address

Bob Sara		01-Dec-2009 21:45
Dave, does this mean the $200k set aside for the charter is also gone? Just when we were planning a cruise up and down the ICW to view the Christmas lights. It seems Road Runner has a great deal of experience with a paddle, so maybe we'll just make due with a canoe.

Bob Sara		01-Dec-2009 21:34
Road Runner, I see you are becoming a regular at Robert is Here. I've never been there, and I really need to check it out. And as you know, I am not a big fan of Shorty's, but I do like Sonny's. Sadly that one in Homestead is the only Sonny's in the area. And speaking of things Bar-B-Que, how about a Three Amigos lunch this week at Tom Jenkins? And Don, it would be great to have you join us as soon as you are able. Our ride to Goodland was very nice. Great weather. The group started out at Peterson's in Cutler Ridge. My wife and I met them at Dade Corners, which is only three miles from our house. There were about 28 bikes, which is a good sized group. We took a brief break at the Oasis for those that needed a bathroom or a smoke, then on to the Little Bar Restaurant. They were all set up for us whan we arrived. Tables ready, filled glasses of ice water, and menus written out on large dry erase boards. The food was good, the service was great, and this will be a "do over" run in the future. We sat at a table with some friends from Homestead and the Redlands. They had tried to go to Knause Farm after Thanksgiving with the same result....so crowded they just turned around and left. Another place I've never been to. I might have better luck mid week. I read the comments from Carlos and you about going to the Asst Principal's office. I went to Catholic school, and the Nun's just handled it right there in class, with a ruler accross the knuckles. I didn't care for that, so I avoided trouble. And we also had some of those lift top desks in some of our classrooms at St Mary's, but Msgr Pace was a new school and had modern desks. Some you could put your books under your seat, and later we had moulded plastic type set ups with wood desk tops attached, and no place to put your books.

Dave		01-Dec-2009 21:08
Bob, I could not buy both the monastery and your yacht, so I had to choose. See below for Robbin's statement that I bought the monastery for "a song". IT was a pretty expensive song. But that is where the boat money went. Will have to buy you a chili dog at Arbetter's to make up for it. Better yet, I will have Robbin buy it for you.

Dave		01-Dec-2009 21:06
Will do, Bob :))))

Brother Robert the Biker		01-Dec-2009 21:05
To the Head Monk and the Asst Monk....who I suppose would be the Chip Monk, monastic life requires solitude, so please keep it down, and by all means, remain clothed.

Dave		01-Dec-2009 20:34
Dave (chief Monk of the Monastery). Back on the boards here, the asst director wanted me to come on here, I guess, and back up his directives :) But I want him to calm down when no one posts for awhile!!!!! Otherwise he will be fired from his asst director job

Miami Monastery Asst. Director		01-Dec-2009 20:17
The Miami Monastery, is Alive and well, Open For Business, Stop by some time , one and all. Everyone is Welcome, No one Will Be Turned away, But Shoes , Clothes, and Proper Behavior, are all Requirements of Entry to The Monastery. No Attitudes , or Troublemakers, will be permitted in The Monastery. And if You Enter The Monastery: Please use Your Inside Voices, and Keep it Down, as The Resident Monks, are Meditating, and Chanting. Your Cooperation, is Appreciated. Thank You. The Asst. Director- Of The Miami Monastery.

Robbin		01-Dec-2009 03:43
Carlos, I Sure Remember The Paddle Master : Dean Of Boys -, ASST. Principal, MR. Arthur Hugh Smith, and His Famous Words : Empty Your Back Pockets, and Put Your Hands on My Desk And Lean Forward !!!!!!! And Then When You Did : He Would Wallop The Hell outa Your Backside, and It would Hurt Like Hell. You Had Him Paddling You, at Robert E. Lee JR. High, in Wynwood, and I Had Him Paddling Me, 3 Years Before that, at Miami Springs JR. High. That Man, Was An Animal, He Hit us So Hard, and I'm Sure He Enjoyed it !!!!!!!!! I Don't Know about at Robert E. Lee, But At Miami Springs JR. High, When I Went There: He Had A Lot Of Customers Getting Paddled, Besides Me. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		01-Dec-2009 03:33
Carlos, I Remember Those Desks, with The Lift Up Top, and You Put Your Books inside. And The Ink Well on Top. And I Got in Trouble, For Writing Bad Words on The Blackboard, in Elementary School. And At Miami Springs JR. High School, in 7th Grade, I Would Get in Trouble in My English Class , For Chewing Gum, Talking, Laughing, Passing Love notes To Girls, Ect., and My Pretty Teacher: Miss Dotson, Who I Had A Big Crush On: Would Make Me Hold Up Dictionaries, in Front Of The Class, and to Stand in Front Of The Class, with Gum on My Nose, To Stand With My Face in The Rear Corner Of The Classroom, and All The Time: I Had to Stay after School, and Write 1 Thousand Time: I Will Behave In Class !!!! We Made and Threw Paper Airplanes Too, But We Would Throw Them Out Of 1 Story , and 2 Story Windows. We used to Call The Teacher, For Help, and Some one would Run and Put A Thumbtack on The Teachers Seat, and Lots Of Times: The Teacher Sat On It, and Jumped up with A Scream, and A Thumbtack In Her Cheek. And At Palm Springs JR. High, We Once Gave Our Math Teacher,- MR. Carrera, A Huge Bottle Of Listerine, Because He Had Such Bad Breath, and He Was So Nice and Humble , about it, and He Told The Class : Thank You Very Much, and Promised us that He Would Use it. We Never Did The One With The Mirror, and Gum, on The Bottom Of The Shoe To See Underneath The Girl's Dresses. Good Idea Though !!!!! I Enjoyed My Time in Elementary School, at Hialeah Elementary , and JR. High, at Miami Springs JR. High, and Palm Springs JR. High. I Would Have to Agree with You Carlos : That My School Days , Were A Great Time , in My Life. Hialeah High, was O. K. Too, But JR. High, was Better !!!!!!!! We Were Young and Foolish Kids, and We Had Fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Will Always Remember Those Days !!!!!!! And Carlos, How was Citrus Grove JR. High ???? Did You Like it as well as Robert E. Lee JR. High ????? And Did You Go To The Old Citrus Grove, or The New One ????? I Went By The Old one all The Time in 1973, But I Can't Remember what it Looked Like. Was it 2 Story ???? All I Know about Citrus Grove JR.High, is That it Was Near The Orange Bowl, and That The Nickname Of Their Sports Teams, was The Eagles, The Same as Miami Springs JR. High, also The Eagles. Palm Springs JR. High, Was and is The Pacers, with a Horse as it' s Mascot. Great Memories !!!!!!! Take Care !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		01-Dec-2009 03:00
Dave, Thanks !!!!! My Foot is Much Better, Mainly Due To My Retirement, and Not Walking Too Much, and Special Foam inserts in My SAS Shoes, ans Wearing Tempurpedic House Slippers around The House, instead of Walking on The Tile Floors Barefooted. I Hope You Do Get To See All Of These Neat Miami Areas , and Things. There's A Lot To See and Do Here in The Miami Area, and Most Company that I Show around, either Get Tired , or Run Out Of Time, and I Get Frustrated Because I Want Them To See Everything, and By Their Fault: They End Up not Seeing it all. If You Want to See and Do Everything Here in Miami, I Am Perfectly Willing To Take You Around. I Know Miami Well : 58 Years Worth !!!! So When You Come Down, If You've Got The Time, and The Interest: I Will Give You A Great Tour Of The City. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		01-Dec-2009 02:48
Dave, Yes My Foot is Doing Pretty Well, But Every 2 Weeks, I Have to Go, and Get My Foot 's Calluses Sanded Down, My Toe Nails Clipped and Trimmed, and A New Bandage Put on . But I Got A Good Report , From My Podiatrist, and I'm O. K. I Saw Something about 47 Degrees in Boston, on The T. V., in My Doctors Office. I Think Miami was 83 Today . But at Night , it Gets A Little Cooler. Sleep Well, and Have A Good Day Tomorrow !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		01-Dec-2009 02:37
Carlos, Yes, You Are Correct !!!!! Dave Bought The Miami Monastery, For A Song, and He Made Me: The Assistant Director There. Dave , Himself, Being The Owner, is The Director. There are Lots Of Monks, All Sworn To Silence, Except For Chanting, Of Course. Unfortuneately, Carlos: My E- Mail is Out Of Service, and I Can't Get On Classmates . Com Either. I'm Hoping that Santa Claus: Will Bring Me A New Computer For Christmas. I Want A Notebook Windows 7. We'll See !!!!!! ?????? I Miss out on a Lot of Things, Because of My Lousy Old Outdated Obselete Windows 98 Computer. I Can't Get You Tube any More. They Tell Me that My Browser Needs to Be Upgraded. I Went To Robert Is Here: Saturday, and Sunday, and Had My Favorite Milkshake-, Key Lime. And We Got Vegetable to Take Home. Then We Drove Thru Sonny's BBQ 's Drive Thru , on US1, and Got BBQ, Corn Nuggets, Cole Slaw, and Sweet Iced Tea, to Take Home For Our Dinner. I'm Glad You Are Going To The Gym, to Work Out: Good For You !!! I Remember : Moody River , By Pat Boone !!!!!!! I Heard it as a Little Kid , on My Dad's Car Radio , and At A Neat Swimming Lake's Boardwalk, in North Carolina,, Near Fayetteville, Called : White Lake. We Went There sometimes, in The Summers , When We Were up There in Southeastern North Carolina. I Love that Song, Always Have , since then. And That Song, Has A Nice But Sad Story. Pat Boone, Made Some Good Songs !!!!!! April Love, and Speedy Gonzales, Too !!!!!! I Had Some Good Looking Teachers, along The Way in School . Miss Kleinfeld, in 5th Grade, at Hialeah Elementary, A Young Pretty Brunette, and Another Teacher was Beautiful There, But I wasn't in Her Class : MRS. Jaquelyn Greene , a Beautiful Young Blonde, Who Looked Sorta Like Pamela Anderson , And At Miami Springs JR. High, There was my 7th Grade English Teacher Miss Carol Dotson, A Pretty Young Brunette, And Miss Karen Little, A Pretty Young Red Head , Who was A Seating Chart Roll Taker, and Conduct Monitor, in The Auditorium Science Class At Miami Springs JR. High. Attention : Pokey !!!!!!! Your Suzi Q. !!!!! And at Palm Springs JR. High, There was A Girls P. E. Teacher , That I Liked, A Pretty Young Fox Named Miss Clifford. And at Hialeah High, My 10th Grade English Teacher, Miss Priscilla Nackley, was Real Cute. The Rest Of The Teachers at My Schools, were Old Hags, or Guys. We never Had any Food Fights in The Cafeterias of My Schools, Because in Elementary School: MR. Brewer, our Principal, was There, and He was Mean, and Very Strict. And at Miami Springs JR. High: Our Dean Of Boys, MR . Smith , The Paddler, was There, and At Palm Springs JR. High, MR. Lanier, Our Tough Dean Of Boys, Was Always There, and He Was A Real Paddler too. At Palm Springs JR. High, Some Students , Did Throw Cherry Bombs, in The Toilets, But it wasn't Me. Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Dave		01-Dec-2009 01:58
Glad to hear your foot dr visit was fine------I will have to see some of the places you talk about, when I head down that way at some point---offline til tomorrow, i have a long long day ahead of me.

Robbin		01-Dec-2009 01:50
Dave, My Foot Doctor's Office, was Packed, and I Got outa there Late, a while Ago, and Then My Wife and I Went To Taco Bell, and Drove Thru The Drive Thru, and Got Our Dinner to Take Home. And We Just now Finished Eating. It was Good !!!!!! Yes The Parrots on Your Arms, or Shoulders, For Pictures : I Remember That , ant The Old Parrot Jungle Down South in Pinecrest, And You Can Still Do that at The New Jungle Island, on Watson Island. That Makes Wonderful Pictures !!!!!! Watson Island, Where it is Now: Had A Japanese Garden, and A Good Year Blimp Based There, and A Seaplane Of Chalks Airlines, Years and Years Ago. And Watson Island, is Right By The Ship Channel, where all of The Huge Cruise Ships Leave and Return From The Port Of Miami, where Carlos Works, and Carlos Knows about The Japanese Garden. He Remembers it Well !!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!! He was Lover's Lane ing There one Night, and He Got Rousted By The City Of Miami Police. That whole area, is A Neat Scenic Place. People used to, and Still Do: Park By The Water, on Watson Island , Especially On The Weekends And Watch The Cruise Ships Departing Full Of People. When You Come Down, I'll Make Sure You See and Experience : all Of These Places. Later. Robbin.

Carlos		01-Dec-2009 00:58
One thing, all through school all my female teachers were old and or ugly I never had a hot looking teacher.

Carlos		01-Dec-2009 00:55
Thanks Dave just some great memories I wanted to share. It's to bad there wasn't any video cameras in those days just the old movie cameras which were a pain to watch the movies on those projectors, I still have and old Bell and Howell projector unused still in the original box it's up in my attic, it belonged to one of my uncles who passed away in 1977.

Dave		01-Dec-2009 00:43
I remember nine-tenths of all that stuff, Carlos!!! Good post.

Carlos		01-Dec-2009 00:26
Anybody remembers Moody River by Pat Boone What about the desks at school that had the ink hole at top I remember getting into trouble for opening the desk top and letting it slam down. what about sticking pieces of chalk inside the eraser the teacher was using, or having to stay after school writing 500 times I will behave and stay quiet or whatever the teacher made you write. I hated the feel of the chalk againist the blackboard, in Jr. High we would stick a piece of mirror to our shoe with gum to look under the girls skirts. and the great cafeteria food fights boy the joys of school what great memories at Robert E. Lee when we had classes in the 3th floor we would make paper airplanes and throw them out the windows, the rooms always had a nice breeze coming in. once we threw a smoke bomb into the bandroom, we got caught and had a visit with the paddle master that sadistic sob!! I remember his words " take everything out of your back pockets and face the wall with your hands on the desk" at that moment your heart was beating at full blast especially if you were the last to go in and could hear the other kid being paddled. Those were the longest minutes of your life! But all in all Jr. High was the greastest time of my school years and hold the best memories.

Dave		30-Nov-2009 21:59
Thanks, Carlos, I got the photos....what a ship!

Carlos		30-Nov-2009 21:48
Hey Robbin and Dave have you two become keepers of the Maiami Monastery?? This weekend flew by to busy. Dave I e-mailed you photos of the Oasis of the Seas the new huge cruise ship, I copied the rest of the gang, Robbin are you still unable to receive e-mails?? Don was nice enough to post one of my photos on the 2000 and later Miami area photo gallery. I saw that the Hialeah Horse Track reopened this past Saturday, I must go and watch a race there. I was playing around with Google Earth and found the Orange Bowl still there wow what a painful thought of knowing it's now gone. Well got to go for now I'm going to cook dinner for my son then go to the gym with the wife.

Dave		30-Nov-2009 21:14
I remember people posing for photos with parrots on their heads and shoulders.

Robbin		30-Nov-2009 21:05
Dave, And By The Way: Is This The Miami Monastery ?????? If Not, it Must Be The Brockton Monastery !!!!!!! Oh and You Recently asked Me About The Parrot Jungle. The Parrot Jungle Moved Years ago, From it's Longtime Home Down South in Pinecrest. It's Now, on Watson Island, which is on The Mc Arthur Causeway, Close to The Port Of Miami, and Downtown Miami. It's Bigger now , at The New Location, and it Has a New Name too. It's Now Called : Jungle Island. My Wife , and I Have Been there many times, and it's A Great Attraction, in A Real Pretty Setting. They Have Neat Shows, And Walkways, with Parrots To Pose with, A Huge Aviary, Full Of Cockatiels, And A Big Waterfall, And A Big Area Closed in with Fences , that Had Turtles , Ducks , and Barn Yard animals, and They Have A Pond with Alligators, and Crocodiles. It's Real Nice, We Like it. And Across a Ways from Jungle Island, is The Miami Children's Museum, and it's Nice too. Our Miami Metro Zoo, is Way Down South, in Richmond Heights , on Coral Reef Drive,- S. W. 152nd Street, and it is A Modern Cageless Zoo, with Natural Habitats, For The Animals. It is One of The Best Zoos in The Country. It's probably about 25 Miles Southwest of Downtown Miami. And The Monkey Jungle, is A Very Popular Miami Atraction, and it's Down South Also, Just West Of Cutler Ridge, on Hainlin Mill Drive -, S. W. 216th Street. nd There's The Coral Castle, on US1 Just North Of Homestead. Every Part Of The Castle is Made Of Coral Rock, Even The Furniture inside. It's Real Neat. And There's The Orchid Jungle, Down South Near The Redlands. And There's Vizcaya, And The Museums, and The Miami Space Planetarium, and Calle Ocho, South Beach, The Miami Seaquarium, The South Florida Historical Museum, in Downtown Miami, Coral Gables , The Beaches, Venetian Pool, The Biltmore, Sunny Isles, The Monastery, in North Miami Beach, The Lighthouse, at Cape Florida, The Redlands Winery, Knause Farms, The Metrorail, Matheson Hammock, Old Cutler Road, Haulover Beach, Bal Harbour Shops, and Lots More. Later. Going to The Doctor. Robbin.

Dave		30-Nov-2009 20:41
ok, see you then

Robbin		30-Nov-2009 20:30
Dave, This is True, and A Truly 100 % Optimistic View, Which Is Good !!!!! Pessimism, Leads To Depression And Defeat , Which is Not Good !!!!! Good Monday Afternoon to You , My Friend !!!!!!! Soon, I will Have to Leave , to Go To My Podiatrist. I Have A 4:30 Appointment, For My Regular Routine 2 Weeks Check Of My Left Foot. My Wife , will Be Home Soon, and She Goes with Me, Lets Me Off Close To The Hospital's Entrance, which is Less Walking For Me, then She Parks The Car, in The 4 Dollar Parking Lot, and She Goes up to My Doctor's Office. And Then After : She Goes and Gets The Car, and Picks Me Up. This Saves Me A Lot Of Walking on My Bad Foot. After We Leave The Hospital, I Think We'll Go To Arby's For A Big Roast Beef Sandwich, For Dinner. Our Hialeah Arby's, is only about 2 Miles From The Hospital. And then : When We Get Home, I Will Come Back Here at Maybe 8 :00 P. M. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		30-Nov-2009 19:59
Monday is one day closer to Friday!!!

Robbin		30-Nov-2009 18:03
It's Monday, in Case Some of You Forgot . Not My Favorite Day Of The Week, By Any Means, But it Rolls around , Every Week, after The Weekend. I Say : Monday, Yuck, usually A Rotten Hurry , Hurry Screwed Up Day. Even The Traffic: is a Disaster, on Mondays. Monday, is Good Old Murphy's Day. And You Know His Law: If it Can Happen, it Probably Will !!!!!! Smart Guy, That Murphy , But a Real Pessimist !!!!!! But Like Always: We Will Get Thru it !!!!! Hang In There People: By 7:00 P. M., All Should Level Off !!!!!! Heaven, and Hell: Supposedly: Last Forever, But Most Things on Our Planet Earth, in This Life: Don't: Good or Bad !!!!!!! So No Matter What : Hang In There, But Be Realistic, and Aware : That Things Change, and You Must Roll with The Punches, Go With The Flow, and Cope !!!!!!! We all Have to Face Mondays, and We All Have Problems, and We All Must Deal With Reality, and Find A Way. Adapt, Improvise, And COPE !!!!!!!!! This Relates to Monday, and Life, and That's why I Wrote it. Hopefully: it Will Inspire, Encourage, and Motivate Someone who's Troubled , Frazzled, and Ready to Give Up !!!!!! Don't Ever Give Up, or You're Thru !!!!!! Give it another Try, Like Henry Ford, Milton Hershey, and other Great People Did !!!!!!! It Takes No Effort, Ambition, Preparation, or Gumption, To Quit, That's Easy To Do: You Just Walk Away, But To Get Back in The Saddle, and Ride Again: To Give it another Try, and Say : I Will not Be Defeated: Now That Takes Courage, Determination, and Gumption !!!!!!! In The Army, in Basic Training: Our Drill Instructors told Us Always: A Winner Never Quits, and A Quitter Never Wins !!!!!!! Be Driven, With Determination !!!!! My Monday Inspiration !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Nov-2009 17:38
Robbin Was Here !!!!!!!! It's Presently: 12 :34 P. M., 78 Degrees Farenheit in Miami , and The Sun's out. Time and Weather Presented By : The Miami Monastery, Very appropriate, at This Time, it Appears !!!!!!! I will check back here Later, and Maybe By Some Miracle: There will Be Life !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Nov-2009 03:13
At 6:18 P.M., I Was Preparing to Watch The Movie : " Staten Island ", But Things Came Up, and I Did Not Start watching it Till Much Later, After 8:00. I Just Finished watching it, a Few Minutes ago. The Movie, was Very Violent: it was about The Mafia, and There was Much Shooting and Killing, and Sorrow. It Had Action, But was Kinda Depressing too, So Overall: I Didn't Care For it too Much. Maybe , a Bad Choice Of Movie, at Blockbuster. I Do Not Highly Recommend The Movie. I'm Outa Here, For Tonight: Nothing Going On.

Robbin		29-Nov-2009 23:23
I Am Back From My Sunday Crusin Around Town, From Miami Lakes, and Hialeah, To Homestead and Fla. City We Went To Costco, in Miami Lakes, Publix in Miami Lakes, Holiday Bakery, in Miami Lakes, Bed Bath And Beyond, in Hialeah, Publix Sabor in Hialeah, Robert Is Here In Homestead- Florida City, Sonny's BBQ, in Homestead- Florida City, and Carvel, in Hialeah, And Walgreen's, Near My House in Hialeah, To Blockbuster Video, and Then We Went Home. We Got a DVD Movie to Watch, Entitled : " Staten Island " , An Action Crime Drama. We are going to Watch it, in a Few Minutes, and it's Presently: 6 : 18 P. M. !!!!!! I Will Be Back on Here , around : 8:00 P. M. See You Later Alligators, and After while : Crocodiles !!!!!! Rockin Robbin.

Robbin		29-Nov-2009 16:57
Happy Sunday , To Everyone !!!!!!! Enjoy Today, Beyond Belief: To The Max !!!!!! Dave B., Best Wishes , For A Smooth Commute, To And From, and A Peaceful Quiet Shift , at The Suicide Crisis Hotline !!!!! Bob Sara, Have A Good Ride, on The Old Loop Road, and Wherever Else You Cruise around Today !!!!!! Carlos B., I Hope You Had a Nice O. K. Sunday at Work at Port Everglades !!!!!!! And To All 3 Of You: I Hope You have a Great Sunday Evening !!!!!!! It's 11:42 A. M., and My Wife and I and Chuckie, our Cockatiel, are getting Set to Head out, on a Sunday Drive around town, My Town, Miami, and My Way, cause I'm Driving, My Expedition, so I'm The Captain Of The Ship. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We Will First Have Breakfast - Brunch Somewhere, Maybe at Don Pan, A Real Good Bread, Sandwiches, Coffee, and Desserts Cafe, that We Like , and Go Sometimes. I Love Their Arepas, which are A Colombian Treat, Made of 2 Corn Pancakes, with Melted Mozzarella Cheese, in The Middle. Our Don Pan Location , is on Palm Springs Mile - West 49th Street, in Hialeah, about 2 Miles from My House. And after Breakfast , We're Off to Homestead, and Will Cruise around Homestead, and Florida City, Go to Robert Is Here Fruitstand, For A Great Key Lime Milkshake, and Some Produce, and We Will Likely Get Some BBQ, To Take Home For Dinner, at Sonny's BBQ in Homestead- Fla. City. Then it will Be The 43 Mile Drive Home, and We'll Watch A DVD Movie From Blockbuster Video, after Dinner, and Then, I May Be On Here, a while, Then My Sunday, Will Come To A Close: Curtain Down, and Bedtime !!!!!!!! Later You All !!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		29-Nov-2009 04:12
Bob Sara, Miami, is A Beautiful City, and Dade County, is A Neat Place, with Great Weather, and Lots Of Things to See And Do. But I Must Agree with You: That The People Running Miami- Dade County, The Polititians, Ect., are A Bunch Of Crooks, Assholes, Bitches, & Pricks . They Stink !!!!!! All They Do, is Steal Money, and Run, or Take Bows For Things They Don't Even Do . They Cancelled Our Beloved Traditional King Orange Bowl Parade, That Was on Biscayne Blvd. Downtown Miami, Every New Years Eve, Because They Said That There was no Money to Fund it anymore. Yeah, and We all Know Why: Because The Polititions Stole All The Money, and Now: We Don't Have Our Parade. We Have Lousy Crooked Polititions, The Worst Drivers in The Nation, High Insurance Rates, High Taxes, High Crime, Bad Roads, Ect., But Other than That: Our Greater Miami Metro Miami Plex Miami - Dade County, is A Beautiful, and Famous Place. But Our Paid Elected Officials, of Miami - Dade Stink to High Heavens, and Should all Be Thrown Out Of Office. That's My Low Opinion Of Them. But Best Regards To You My Friend !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		29-Nov-2009 03:53
Carlos, It Sounds as though You Have Stayed Very Busy Lately. I Hope You Had A Nice Thanksgiving. I'm Still Playing , and Enjoying My 3 C. D.'s You Gave Me. They Are Great !!!!!! Thanks Again. I Never Had A Milkshake, at Norman Brothers, But I Sure Have Had Their Pies, and They Are Great !!!!! I Went To : Robert Is Here, This Afternoon, and You Know What: ????? Robert Was There !!!!! My Wife and I Both Had Key Lime Milkshakes !!!!! Devine !!!!! And We Got A Lot Of Vegetables To Make Dinners out of This Week, Like : Yellow Squash, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Okra, Tomatoes, Green Beans, & Oranges . Of Course it was Very Crowded. And They Had A Guy Playing The Guitar and Singing, and He Was Terrific. We Sat in The Car Listening to His Music, and Drinking Our Wonderful Key Lime Milkshakes, For A While. He Did Some Eagles Songs, and He Did Them, Real Good !!!!!!! We Went to Knause Farms, The Amish Place in The Redlands, on Coconut Palm Drive, But We Didn't Stop. It was Too Crowded. At 3 P. M., The Lines For The Baked Goods inside, Were Out To The Road. We Ate Dinner at Sonny's BBQ, on US1. We Like Their Food, and Their Iced Tea. Have A Good Day At Work Tomorrow, at Port Everglades !!!!! Talk To You Soon. I Love The Brickell Area, It's High Class !!!!!! Ball Point, The High Rise Condos, The International Banks, The Sidewalk Cafes, The Riverview, at The Bridge, THE Hotels, Southside on 13th Street Coral Way, And Following Brickell Avenue South To Federal Highway, South Miami Avenue, and West On South Bayshore Drive. And Seeing The Port Of Miami, Downtown Miami, and Brickell Avenue Highrise Condos, From The Rickenbacker Causeway, is A Beautiful, and Most Impressive Sight. And When You Get On The On Ramp To I-95, Just North Of The Entrance to The Rickenbacker Causeway: The Downtown Miami Skyline Is Really Impressive From There , and as You Curve to The Left, it Really Impresses You, with all Of The Tall Buildings it Has. And if You' re on US1 - South Dixie Highway, Next To The Museum, Planetarium, and Vizcaya , Eastbound, Going up The On Ramp To I-95, The Miami Skyline, is Staring You in The Face, as You Curve to The Left. I Hope You Can Make it to Brickell, To Help Your Wife with ThePhoto Shoots. Take Care , My Friend !!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Nov-2009 03:15
Dave, Yes I Will Pay The Bill, at Arbetter's: Gladly !!!!!! But I Will Turn Around, and Send The Bill to You, For Reimbursement !!!!!! We All Derive Joy, From Emptying Your Bank Account, One Meal At A Time !!!!!! A Little Here, A Little There, and it Adds Up !!!!!! Good Idea you Had: I'll Pay For Bob's Arbetter Chili Dogs, and You Pay For His and Mine !!!!! After All: It's Only Money !!!!!!! And We Can't Take it with Us !!!!!!! Later. >>>>>>>>>> Robbin.

Road Runner		29-Nov-2009 03:08
Bob Sara, I Remember The Old WQAM Studios, on Arthur Godfrey - 41st Street, By The Bridge , and On The water, The Indian Creek, and Across The Street, From A Capital Bank. I Passed it a Million times... That was The Good Old Days, When Rick Shaw, Roby Yonge, Lee Sherwood, Charlie Murdock, Johnny Knox, Jim Dunlap, Dan Chandler, and Clark Moore, Were Disc Jockeys At Tiger Radio WQAM . I Grew up Listening to them, and also : WFUN Fun Radio. Both Stations Were Popular and Good A. M. Radio Stations, All We Had, at The Time. Great Memories !!!!!!! Later !!!!! Road Runner .

Road Runner		29-Nov-2009 02:46
Bob Sara, Sounds Like You Had A Very Nice, But Very Busy Thanksgiving Day !!!!! And Your Ride, was A Nice One Too !!!!! Of Course You Know I Know Every Part Of Your Ride, More Than Well !!!!! I Usually Go in Reverse Of Your Route : Starting At Miami Beach, and On To Downtown, Over The Brickell Bridge, Over To Main Highway, at Cocowalk, out Ingraham, to Old Cutler Road, and Down Old Cutler, To Matheson Hammock, or West On Kendall Drive, To US1, or The Palmetto Expressway, By Dadeland, and On Home to Hialeah. I Pictured You on Your Route !!!!! Great Route , You Picked !!!!! And That French Bakery, I Know it well !!!!! Across The Street on Prarie Avenue, From CVS Pharmacy, Which Used to Be Pantry Pride, Wooley's, and Hyde Park. I used to Go there All The Time, When I Worked For Wells Fargo. They Have Tables Out Front, By The Sidewalk. I Went There, One Of His 1st Customers , when He Opened, in around 1994. They Had The Best Almond Croissants, I Ever Tasted in My Life, and Great French Coffee, and Gourmet Soups too. I Love that Place !!!!!!!!!! And Norman Brothers Market, I Haven't Been there For A While, I Plum Forgot about it, But I've Been There A Thousand Times, and Yes, Yes, Yes !!!!!!! Their Pies , are Heavenly !!!!!!!! I Must Return There ASAP !!!!!!!!! And I Have Been To The Loop Road, and it's Definately Not Suitable For Your Hogs. You Would Get Them Filthy Dirty, and The Possibility Of A Fall, is Too High. I Definately: Would Not Take Your Harley there !!!!!!! And if You Don't Like Gators , Like Me: Don't Go There. I Hate Alligators. They are Vicious Savage Wild Animals, and They Have Tried to Attack Me, and They Killed My Neighbor's Little Cocker Spaniel Dog Johnny, By Miami Springs, in around 1957, and I Have Hated them, Ever Since. And I've Killed Plenty Of Them. They Swam Towards Me, and I Shot and Killed them, with My Shotgun, 357 Magnum Revolver, and An AR 15 Assault Rifle. I Don't Like them, and if I see them, and I Have A Firearm, and they Challenge Me , and Endanger Me: I Will Kill Them, in A Minute. They Are nothing to Play Around with. Have A Good Drive Tomorrow Bob !!!!! Be Careful, around Gators. Later. Best Regards !!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		29-Nov-2009 02:14
Dave, I Know Later on, Like You Said, in January and February, Your Boston Area, Will Be Freezing, and Snow Piled Up High, But It's Amazing: That Right Now: Miami , Was Almost as Cold As Boston . Hard to Believe !!!!!! Last Night we Hit 50 Degrees , Overnite. And We Can Go to 38 Degrees Here, Which For Us, in Miami, is Very Cold. But in January, and February, I Know Your Area Can Go To 0 Degrees , and Below 0 . Your Boston and Cape area Probably Get Frigid Canadian Weather, after Christmas , and until April or May. That's My Guess. All The Best !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Nov-2009 01:56
Dave, I Just Got Back, From our Saturday Outing , and Drive. We 1st Went to Vicky Bakery, in Miami Lakes, about a Mile From Our House, and We Had Cuban Pastries-, Called Pastelitos, Guava, Cream Cheese, Coconut, and Beef and Spices, and We Had Cafe Con Leche, and Then Fresh Squeezed Florida Orange Juice, from Publix Supermarket Produce Dept. We Enjoyed Our Continental Breakfast , Very Much. And Then We Drove to Homestead. We Went First: To Knause Farms, The Amish Place in The Redlands. It was The Most Crowded , I Have Ever Seen it: Cars Everywhere, and Down The Road Both Ways, and The Lines To Get in There to Buy Baked Goods, were way out to The Road, about a 1 To 2 Hour Wait, at 3 :00 P. M., So We Left. Usually, at that time, it would Be Short or no Lines there at all, Everyone usually goes in the Morning, But not today. We Got Nothing there, due to Crowds , and That Stunk. We then went to The Robert Is Here Fruitstand, and it too was Crowded, But Better. We Had A Key Lime Milkshake, Bought A Bunch Of Vegetables, Listened to A Folk Singer Play The Guitar, and Sing Awhile, and then We Went To Sonny's BBQ, and Had Dinner. Then We Drove Home. We Had A Nice Time !!!! The Traffic, was Very, Very Heavy, and Hectic. But We Arrived Hom: Safe And Sound, So it was A Good Trip. Cagney, was Like Bogey, A Great Actor !!!! They Don't Make Em Like That anymore. My Palm Tree Baby Boy in A Big Plastic Bucket, Grew up to Be A Big Guy Now. I Will Be Sending You Some Pictures Soon, and My Palm Tree Out Back By The Lake, will Be Featured. I Second That Notion , That Bob Said, about Your Volunteer Work !!!!!! Great Humanitarian Deed !!!!!!! And I Salute You , For it !!!!!! God Bless You !!!!!!! Now: Can Bob Buy An Expensive Yacht ????? I Think He Will Be A Very Good Captain Bly !!!!!! Please Empty Your Pockets, and Your Piggy Bank, So We Can Cruise The High Seas, with The Playboy and Penthouse Babes, and Challenge Neptune. Sleep Well, and Have A Good Volunteer Shift Tomorrow. Talk To You Tomorrow, after You Get Home, after 6 :45 P. M. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		28-Nov-2009 23:48
Hello to all, Been busy these past 2 days with Thanksgiving, work and going to the stores with the wife. Tomorrow I have to be at Port Everglades @ 06:00, my wife has a photo shoot in Brickell at 3:00pm if I get off in time I will drive down and help her with the photos. Bob if you decide to check out the Loop Road take your Mustang or your wife's F150 it gets dusty along the unpaved section but it's still an intresting drive, yes that CD has some really nice songs on it. Normans Brothers also make some great milkshakes I have'nt been there in a long time. I will be hitting the sack early tonight.

Dave		28-Nov-2009 19:38
Thanks Bob, I appreciate it. Tomorrow 1-6pm is getting to be my regular shift. But on Christmas Day, they will have separate sign-up sheet, so I will man the phones that day to, for two or three or four hours. I enjoyed doing it Thanksgiving 10am to 2pm. Not too many calls, which was surprising. Everyone was doing a lot better than I would have thought, thank goodness. Have a good road trip tomorrow. Stop in at Arbetter's first and let Robbin treat you fora change

Bob Sara		28-Nov-2009 19:32
Good afternoon all. What perfect weather we're having now. If it was like this all thge time, I would never want to leave. Thanksgiving was family day here. We had my wife's parents, and her son and his wife, and her brother and his wife over for early dinner. I'm the cook in this house, so I had my hands full. We had to eat by 2 PM because my stepson is on duty at 6. He's a police officer in Sunny Isles Beach. It also allow my wife and I time to go to my sisters in Pembroke Pines later in the afternoon to spend some time with her and my Mom and my nephew who is home from the Marines on leave till Sunday. In spite of the temptation of a second turkey dinner ay my sisters house, I didn't eat again. I did, however bring a cherry pie from Norman Brothers Produce, so I had a slice of that to top off the slice of Norman Brothers apple pie I had at home before I left. If any of you still local locals haven't been to Norman Brothers for pies or baked goods, it is well worth the trip. Galloway Road, just south of Sunset. Don, I see you are also a member of our newly formed Kardiac Kids Klub. After my proceedure, my doctor gave me a picture of my heart showing the blockage. I brought it to work to put to rest the rumors that I was a heartless boss. I never used the nitro pills the doctor gave me, although I carried them in my pocket for a year afterward. One other thing I wanted to mention, Don. In the Comments Gallery you posted the link to the Miapoliscity proposal. Am I the only one that see's it as a huge phallic symbol? Which makes sense since Dade County is run by a bunch of penis craniums. Road Runner, Friday was just too nice to not go for a ride. My wife and I rode out to Old Cutler Rd, then headed north through the Grove and along Bayshore to Brickell, accross the River and north on Biscayne to the Julia Tuttle Causway. Look at that, I got the names of two of the most important women in Miami's history, in the same sentence. And both on the correct side of the River. I wonder how many of todays local "leaders" would understand that. But I digress. Moving on, we crossed the Bay on the Julia Tuttle Causeway and headed east on Arthur Godfrey Rd...41 Street, past the old WQAM Studios building, and stopped for lunch at a little French bakery just off of 41 Street at Prairie. After lunch we rode north up to the 79th Street Causway and back to I 95 and home. All in all, a very nice afternoon ride. Carlos, thanks again for that CD. My wife has been playing it since I brought it home. My HOG Group is riding to Goodlet for lunch tomorrow. I will look for the Loop cutoff on the way. Although I learned a long time ago to avoid dirt or gravel roads when on an 850lb motorcycle. Dave, I hadn't mentioned it, but I think the work you do with suicide prevention helpline is wonderful. I very much admire you for that.

Dave		28-Nov-2009 16:18
47 right now, 66% humidity, 52 or so for a high, all week. Not bad---our bad months are January and February, they are horrendous, where the snow will not melt the entire time, very often. You have to be careful at intersections because the snow on the edge of the road is piled five feet high. But Nov and Dec are not bad. March, it can snow but usually is not bad, just raw and rainy. Does not really really warm up til May. That post just now by you and the one last night, about the palm tree on the porch in a bucket, reminds me of James Cagney as the Captain in Mister Roberts, where Ensign Pulver, Jack Lemmon, threw it overboard, remember that movie? It was great. The palm tree the way you have it reminds me of that scene. Talk with you later, as we have to go pick up my new suit coat which was not in the other day, althogh the pants and shirts were. Every once in awhile you have to get a suit for court. They are not cheap (but I am) Talk with you later on. Hello to everyone else in the Miami Monastery here :)

Robbin		28-Nov-2009 16:15
Dave , I Will Return Later Today !!!!!!! As The Governor of California Says : I'll Be Bock !!!!!! And By The Way: Are The Other Posters Boycotting Me ????? Lots Of Posters Didn't Even Remember Us on Thanksgiving Day, To Well Wish Us. Real Nice, HUH ??? Oh Well, I Guess that says it All. Fair Weather ---------- . I Guess , I Expect Too Much. Later. Robbin. Ps- I Did My Bitchin For The Day.

Robbin		28-Nov-2009 16:07
Dave, Happy Saturday Morning !!!!!!! TGIS !!!!!! Our Favorite Day Of The Week Has Arrived !!!!!! It was Chilly 2 Nights in a Row Here, The Last 2 Nights , it was 55 Degrees, and 50 Last night. We Do Get Colder than that Later, Like 38 or 40 Degrees, and that's Our Coldest Temperatures we get here. I Know that's Beach weather for A Bostonian, Like You. Right now, at 10:33 A. M., in Miami: It's Sunny , a Little Breezy, and 60 Degrees Farenheit. It's A Really Beautiful Morning Here. Our Lake , Has a Little Ripples, Ducks are Floating Around, My Palm Tree, Looks Pretty, and it's Swaying Gracefully, and My Redwood Privacy Fence, on one side: Looks Real Pretty, with the Sun Shining on it Has a Light Honey Colored Glow. My Wife , is off work today, and We are going in a Few Minutes , to Have Breakfast out. We Have Lots Of Good Cuban Bakeries around our Immediate area, and We Like to go to them, and Get Pastries and Cafe Con Leche, and We Sit in The Car, and enjoy them. And on a Cool Chilly Day Like Today, You enjoy it even More. I Get their stuff a Lot anyway. We Have 3 Good Cuban Bakeries, That we Go to all The Time. Habana Vieja Bakery, Vicky Bakery , and Holiday Bakery. All 3 , are are Real Good !!!!!! We're Going to all 3 , this Morning , in a Few Minutes. We Get Cream Cheese Filled Pastries, Guava Filled Pastries, Coconut Filled Pastries, Ham And Cheese Filled Pastries, and Cafe Con Leche. We Will Be Eating Breakfast , in Miami Lakes, near Our Blockbuster Video, McDonald's, Beverly Hills Cafe, and Holiday Bakery. They are in a Little Shopping Plaza, called Cypress Village, and That Plaza, is about 2 1 / 2 Miles , from My House. And After our Delicious Crispy Phylo Dough Type Pastries, and Good Hot Cuban Coffee with Warm Milk, We Will was that all Down, with Fresh Squeezed Florida Orange Juice, From My Wife's Publix Supermarket nearby. And Then , we're Taking A Drive Down to Homestead, and We Are going to Go to Knause Farms, in The Redlands, That's The Amish Bakery, and They Make Great Brownies. We're Gonna Get Some Brownies there, and Then : We're Going to : Robert Is Here Fruitstand, to Get Some Vegetables. I Feel Like Eggplant, I Love it, So I Will Get Some Eggplant , and Make Eggplant Parm., And We Will Have A Key Lime Milkshake there too. I'll Probably Buy Other Fruits and Vegetables there too, Like Some Florida Oranges, Some Okra, and Tomatoes Fresh Vine Ripe From The Fields Right there. I Hope You Have a Nice Day there too. I'm Curious : What is Your Cape Temperature Today ???? I Know it's Cold !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin. Miami Monastery ????????

Dave		28-Nov-2009 00:32
Thanks Robbin, great comments, all of them........don't worry if people don't post. They are just busy or working etc etc. Offline for tonight, but will rejoin you here tomorrow....

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 22:41
Dave, It's 5:29 P. M., and The Golden Orange Sun, is Setting in The West , over Our Lake, and it is Such A Beautiful Post Card Picture Sight !!!!!! I'm Looking at it and My Palm Tree, out My Sliding Glass Doors, of The Master Bedroom, Where I Have My Computer. My Palm Tree, was in A Bucket, and only Like 1 Foot High, when I Got it, and I Planted it, on The Beach , By My Seawall, A Few Years Ago, and It's Grown to Like around 14 Feet High, and it's So Beautiful, and Miami Tropical Looking. I Love That Tree, and I Look out at it Like 40 Times a Day, in Awe !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 22:28
Dave, When You Come Down, You Will Recognize Many Old Familiar Sites Here in Miami, Such as Where Bell Haven Was, The Railroad Crossing, just West Of Bell Haven, Blessed Trinity Church and School, ST. John's The Apostle Church and School, The Circle, in Miami Springs, Curtiss Parkway, Village Shopping Plaza, In Virginia Gardens, Greynolds Park West, Miami Beach, Miami Jai Lai, and Some other Places. I Will Be More than Happy to Show You Around, and We Simply Must Go To Arbetter's, For Chili Dogs , and Girls !!!!!!! Later Dave !!! My Wife and I Are Going To Have Jumbo Fried Shrimp and Iced Tea, at Ranch House. Robbin.

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 22:15
Dave, Yes !!!!!!! I Must Take A Deep Breath, Count To 10, and Get A Hold Of Myself !!!!!!!! Bitching, and Pissing and Moaning Accomplish Absolutely Nothing, Except Make Everyone Leave The Site, or Hate Me, Like Some Do. I Just Like to See More Enthusiasm, about our Site Here. But if People Wanna Not Come Here anymore, Then Good Riddence: Who Needs You Anyway. I Sure as Hell Don't. I'm Really a Nice Guy, But I Don't Like Pettiness, and Fair Weather Friends. People Who Turned against Me, and Left this Site, Did So Because of Their Own Petty Issues, nothing to Do with Me. I Did Nothing To Nobody . So Keep On Going The Other Way, away From Me. Be That Way !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 22:05
Dave, Complicated, Yes, But after A While, You Get Used to it. I Have Been Here in Miami, for Almost 59 Years Now, So Yes: I Know My Way Around. Just as You Do, up There in Boston, and Vecinity. I Would Be Lost there, as I've Never Been there. And I Drive around Town a Lot, on Sunday Drives, so I Stay Up To Date about My Birthplace , and Hometown. Oh, and To Honor Your Hometown: Boston, I Had A Bowl Of Navy Bean Soup, For Lunch. It Came with our Thanksgiving Meal, From Ranch House yesterday, and I Refrigerated My Cup, and Reheated it in The Microwave today, and it was Delicious !!!! I Put a Little Bulls Eye Hickory Smoke and Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, in it, to Flavor it, and Man, was it Good. The BBQ Sauce, Made it Wonderful !!!!!! I Love Beans, all Kinds !!!!! I Like All Vegetables , and Fruits too. Best Regards, My Friend !!!!! Robbin The Bitcher.

Dave		27-Nov-2009 21:47
Calm down now, Robbin :)))))))

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 21:45
Dave, Right now, it's 67 Degrees Farenheit, Bright Sunny and Hazy, and There is Some Breeze, I Can See that By My Palm Trees Swaying, Out By The Lake. The 67 Degrees , is Delightful !!!!!! When You Come Down, I Will Show you Where all of the Toll Roads, and Causeways are, and We Will Probably Be on Them anyway Driving Around. And Yes, I Had A Real Nice Thanksgiving Yesterday. And Now Finally: Where The Hell , is Everyone ????? This is Officially: The Other Miami Monastery !!!! I Guess Turkey Hangover, Work Today, and Fatigue, From Black Friday Shop Till You Drop, Took Their Toll, on All Possible Posters Here. I Can't Believe The Silence !!!!!! Why You Could Drop a Bobby Pin, and Never Hear it Right Now. I'm even Hearing Myself Breathe. What Has Happened to our Association ????? Out Of Business, or Low Morale, Comes to Mind !!!!!!!! I Remember The Good Old Days Here, When There Was Peace, and Harmony, and Meaningful Conversation. There was Friendship, and Caring, and Lots Of Opinions , and Conversation. But Not Any More !!!!! There are only a Handful Of Us, Our Membership Club, Has Diminished, Because Of Wars, and People Being Petty, and Narrow Minded, and I Say So !!!!!!! Robbin

Dave		27-Nov-2009 21:20
Sounds complicated! But you know your stuff, that's for sure. I would not even recognize the Miami area these days.

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 21:13
Dave, You Are Correct about The Curtiss Parkway, it Connects Miami Springs and Virginia Gardens, Where You Lived, For a Short time, in The Early 60's. But The Don Shula Expressway 874, is A Connector Toll Road , which Connects The Palmetto Expressway 826 South, with The Florida Turnpike South Extension. The Palmetto Expressway 826 South bound , Bears To The Right, after The Bird Road Exit, and Continues South, and The Don Shula , Forks to The Left Lanes , after Passing The Bird Road Exit . But if You are Down South, Say in Homestead, Or Cutler Ridge, and On The Florida Turnpike, There is A Fork in The Road, Where The Florida Turnpike Curves to The Right, and Continues North, and The Don Shula Expressway, Curves to The Left, and Takes You Straight into The Palmetto Expressway Northbound. Both are Toll Roads, But The Don Shula, is Operated By MDX, Which is MIAMI - Dade Expressways, and The Florida Turnpike, is Operated By The State Of Florida. We Also Have Here in Miami: 3 other Toll Roads, Which are MDX, and They are : The 112 East West Airport Expressway, and The Dolphin Expressway 836 , and The Gratigny Parkway, Which Connects N. W. 119th Street Gratigny Road, and I-95, with The Palmetto Expressway, and I-75 North. I Use All Of These Roads a Lot. Oh and The 112 Expressway, Starts on Lejeune Road , By Miami Intl. Airport , and Runs into : The Julia Tuttle Causeway, which Goes East to Miami Beach. And it Becomes 195, when it passes I- 95. And The Dolphin Expressway 836, Runs into 395, By I- 95, and it Becomes The McArthur Causeway, and Also Goes To Miami Beach. When You Reach Miami Beach, on The Julia Tuttle Causeway 195, You Go Straight into 41st Street Arthur Godfrey Road, which Goes to Collins Avenue, near The World Famous Fontainebleu Hilton Hotel and Resort . And When You Reach Miami Beach, on The McArthur Causeway, 395, You Go Straight into 5th Street, which is The South Beach Area, which Has : Ocean Drive, Joe's Stone Crabs, Penrod's Club, And Many other Shops, Restaurants, High Rise Condos, and The Atlantic Ocean Beaches Of South Beach, Miami Beach. There are 2 other Toll Roads Here: The Rickenbacker Causeway, which Goes to Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, and Cape Florida, and Bill Baggs State Park and Beaches there. And There's The Venetian Causeway, which is A Toll Road, and Goes From Just East Of Biscayne Blvd. And Just North of Downtown Miami , To Alton Road , Miami Beach, near The Miami Beach Convention Center, and The Lincoln Road Pedestrian Mall. There is Also The 79th Street JFK Causeway, which Goes To North Bay Village, Normandy Isle, and Miami Beach. There is no Toll on This Road Causeway. And There is The Broad Causeway, Which Has A Toll, and it Goes From East Of Biscayne Blvd., in North Miami's San Souci Area, To Bay Harbor Island, and To Bal Harbour, and Surfside, and Collins Avenue. And Also: There is The William Lehman Causeway, Which Goes From Biscayne Blvd. By Aventura Mall, To Sunny Isles Beach, on Collins Avenue A 1 A . And There's Another Causeway, The Interama Causeway, and it Goes on 163 rd Street, From Biscayne Blvd., To Collins Avenue, and 163rd Street, By The Ocean. There You Have it, Our Causeways, and Toll Roads in Miami , A To Z !!!!!! I Hope I Answered Your Question, Dave. You Were Tolled ( Told ) , By A Native Miamian, Me -, Robbin.

Dave		27-Nov-2009 20:09
He lived in that area only a couple of years so was not certain on a lot of that stuff like you are, having lived there all your life without interruption.

Dave		27-Nov-2009 20:08
Robbin, again, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Yesterday a guy who used to live in Miami was at the house where we went tfor dinner and he was talking about Curtiss Parkway, which I did know about , but then he mentioned Schuyla Parkway and said it connected with something. I thought it connected Hialeah and Miami but he said no, but did not get around to telling me thre rest of it, and I wondered if in fact did or does connect Hialeah with Miami. I never heard of it, must be something built since I lived there.

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 18:09
Dave, Understood !!!! I Took the Good Advice, Of Yours , and Don's, in The Way it was intended, to Make Me aware of other Products , other than Aspirin. And I Appreciated Both Of Your Advice. Thank You !!!! I Did Have A Nice Thanksgiving Yesterday, and I Hope You Did too . It was Sorta Cool and Breezy Last Night , around 68 Degrees , I would Guess, and This Morning , at 5 A. M., it was 55 Degrees. But when Daylight Hit, and The Sun Came Out, it warmed it up a bit, and at 1 :00 P. M. Now, it's Sunny and A Little Breezy, and Currently: It's 65 Degrees Farenheit, Here in Miami. I Will Turn My Cell Phone on now, at 1:07 P. M. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. PS- Where The Hell is Everyone ????? This is Indeed: The Miami Monastery 1/2 Of The Time. HAH HAH HAH !!!!!

Dave		27-Nov-2009 15:54
Robbin, check your cell phone voicemail so I can give you a call....hope you had a good day yesterday, it sounds like you did

Dave		27-Nov-2009 13:45
Robbin, I was just stating a fact, i.e. what else is out there in terms of cardiac precaution drugs, is all. Nitro Spray is just another product to check out. It's like people talking about any topic, one suggests this, another says oh by the way this other thing is on the market. It is certainly no big deal to mention it.

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 05:13
Don Boyd, No No !! Not At All Don. On The Contrary: I Appreciate The Heads Up, on That Fairly New Product, andit would be Much easier to Swallow than a Pill, and Also it would Probably Get to Work Faster, to Save You. And Lime Flavored ? Yes, That's For Me , I Love Lemon and Lime Anything !!!!!! I Will Ask My Cardiologist About it, on My Next Visit. I Go For A Check Up, with My Cardiologist, Every 6 Months, and I Go Next Time to Him, in about 4 Months. My Cardiologist, is A Real Good One. His Office is in Palmetto, But He's On The Board Of MT. Sinai, and He is Also, on The Board of Miami Heart Institute. He Helped Me to Make A U Turn, From The Road To Death, Back On The Highway Of Life, So I Really Like and Trust Him. Hey Don, Remember Fizzies Tablets ????? I Loved Their Lemon - Lime, and Root Beer Tablets. We'd add them to Water, and Voila : It Fizzed, and Then We Had A Great Drink. I Even Like The Lemom- Lime Flavored Alka Seltzer Tablets. Thanks , For The Info. I Appreciate Good Ideas, and Advice. Sleep Well, Don. Talk to You Next Time. Robbin.

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 04:52
Dave, I was only Given A Tiny Nitro Pill one time, under My Tongue, in The Rescue Truck, By Orders Of A Doctor in The E. R. The Lieutenant Of The Rescue, Sent A Strip to The Hospital, and Told About Me, and The Doctor there , Ordered 1 Nitro Pill, and An I. V. , and Then I Blacked out, and Woke up Pain Free, and Feeling Great, in The E. R. But I Have never Been Told To Take Nitro Pills, or Given any, ever again, only Aspirin, which I Do Carry , in My Car, and in My Pocket. I Have Heard Of The Nitro Spray, But I've Never used it. We Are All: Indeed: Very Lucky !!!!!! The Events Could Of Gone The Other Way, and We Wouldn't Be Here Now. I Realize that, and I Never Take Life For Granted, and I Try and Live Life to it's Fullest Measure, Because Life Is Very Short, and We Never Know When Our Departure Date is. God Knows, But We Haven't A Clue, So We Must Relish Life. I Look at, and Enjoy and Appreciate The Sights of Nature: Such as : The Trees, The Plants, The Flowers, Ducks On My Lake, My Lake, A Rainy Night, Seen From My Window, Sunrise, Sunset, Cool Breezes , Hearing and Seeing: Ocean Waves, Smelling: Salty Ocean Breezes, Smelling: Jasmine, and Orange Blossoms Blooming, Butterflies Flying Around, And I Listen to and Enjoy: The Sounds Of The Birds Whistling, Chirping, ect., and I Love Hearing All Of My Many Windchimes outside, and I Love Seeing Rainbows, after The Rain, and I Love Eating Tropical Fruits Iced Cold: Like Mango, Watermelon, Peaches, Blueberries, Honeydew Melon, Cantalope, Fresh Strawberries, Oranges, Grapes, Apples, Ect. !!!!! They Are Gifts From Nature, and Joys And Pleasures , Here On Earth. All of These Things , Bring Me Joy, and I Appreciate them. Robbin.

Don Boyd		27-Nov-2009 04:49
Robbin, I'm sorry if what I said sounded like good medical advice but you shouldn't do something just because I think it's a good idea. I just wanted something easier to carry around than a small bottle of aspirins. I used to carry two Bayer aspirin around in a sealed packet that they come in (hard to find) but then I got the bright idea of the quick release granules working faster when I saw them when they first came out this past summer. I told my primary care doc about it and he wanted to know the dosage and when I told him he said it was about 7 times more than needed but he liked the idea of the granules dissolving on your tongue immediately. I'll ask my cardiologist in a couple of weeks at my next checkup and see what he says and you should ask yours. Don

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 04:22
Dave, Yes, Don has been inducted Into our Cardiology Club, as A Charter Member. Welcome Aboard, Don !!!!! And How Right You Are , Dave: We Can All Give Thanks To God and Our Lucky Stars That We Sustained no Permanent Damage to Our Hearts, From Our Events, and Today , On Thanksgiving Day, was A Perfect time to Say Thanks, and I Did. I Had A Nice Turkey and Dressing Dinner, with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes Candied, Dinner Rolls, Cranberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Iced Tea. It was A Good Thankgiving Day Meal, From Ranch House. My Wife and I Enjoyed it. I Hope You Had A Good Thanksgiving Day Meal !!!!!!! ?? I'm Sure You Did !!!!!! I Can Picture The Pilgrims: Having Their Meal, at Plymouth Rock , In Their Beginning A New Life, On A New Land . That's A Scenerio: That I Can Picture !!!!!! Very Interesting Subject, Indeed !!!!! Talk to You Tomorrow, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		27-Nov-2009 04:12
For a time, I had nitroglycerin tablets in a small bottle, but they were recently superceded by NITRO SPRAY, which I have with me at all times. My cardiologist switched me over (a few months ago) to the spray, just so you know about that product. Might want to ask him about both the granules and the spray. Just to cover all bases.

Robbin		27-Nov-2009 04:02
Don Boyd, Thanks , ForThe Info about The Bayer Instant Release Granules. I Knew nothing about that Product, and I Love Anything Lemon or Lime, and I Always Liked Kool Aid, So I Will Now Get Some of Those ASAP, Like Tomorrow, at CVS, or Walgreen's. I Never Had The Angioplasty done, or any Stents Put in, and Just Like You and Dave: Tests Showed My Cardiologist , After My First and only Heart Attack, in 1995, that Luckily: There was no Damage, to My Heart. My Cardiologist Says That I Have The Heart Of A Lion. My Wife and I Got Take out From Ranch House: A Complete Turkey Dinner, and it was Real Good. We Put A Few Christmas Lights Out, on An Iron Fence , in The Evening after Dinner, and Tomorrow Afternoon: We Will Put New Multi Color Lights From Walgreen's, all Around The Facial Boards of The House: Front , Back , and Sides. And Our Christmas Tree, is Up, and Completely Decorated, and Lit Up. It's in Our Living Room, in Front Of The Sliding Glass Doors there: Facing our Lake. It Looks Nice. I'm Glad You and Your Family: Had A Good Thanksgiving Dinner At Shula's. I'm Sure that The Other Rogue's, Had A Nice Thanksgiving also. Best Regards !!!!! Sleep Well !!!! Robbin.

Dave		27-Nov-2009 02:42
Heck of a subject for Thanksgiving Day, I was thinking earlier, but then I realized that it IS very appropriate for today, of all days, because we are all thankful that we got thru that stuff okay.

Dave		27-Nov-2009 02:40
Good points....and thank goodness my event, as they call it, had no damage; they can see on the cardiograms etc where I did have a cardiac event but thankfully no damage from it, which is often not the case, so I lucked out big time

Don Boyd		27-Nov-2009 02:37
Ah yes but I'm glad my problem was discovered before any damage was done such as in a heart attack. I get quarterly checkups and annual stress tests and it's in better shape than 10 years ago. My dad had heart problems for 20+ years and treatment back then in the 50's and 60's was really primitive. One thing I remember vividly was him popping tiny nitroglycerin pills a lot to relieve the bad pains he was having in his heart. Thankfully I grew up when I did when the treatments and tests are so far superior to what our parents received. Don

Dave		27-Nov-2009 01:36
Happy Thanksgiving to you also, Don....looks like you are a charter member of the Cardiology Club like me and Robbin and Bob.....

Don Boyd		27-Nov-2009 01:10
I hope that Robbin and all his Rogues had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family, food and good times. We pigged out at the buffet at Don Shula's Hotel here in Miami Lakes and got a convenient table so I could get in and out with my wheelchair easily. Regarding angioplasties and stents, I had a stent put in an artery in 1998 because it was blocked and causing horrible pain. I had an angioplasty two years ago to see how the stent was doing and everything was fine. Instead of carrying a bottle of aspirin around in the event of a heart attack I carry a tubular packet of Bayer instant release granules - it almost tastes like Kool-Aid because it has a lime flavor to it. It will kill a headache in no time. Don

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 17:35
To Everyone Out Of The State Of Florida, It's Presently : 78 Degrees Farenheit, Sunny, and A Little Breezy, at 12:31 P. M., on Thanksgiving Day. But The Sun, Goes in and out, so Sometimes: it Looks Partly Cloudy. It Rained , Yesterday, Last Night, and in The Wee Hours , This Morning. Enjoy Your Turkey, or Whatever You're Having Today. Robbin.

Road Runner		26-Nov-2009 17:22
Bob Sara, Happy Thanksgiving, and All The Best To You My Friend, and Swift & Co. Brother !!!!!!!!! I Delivered My Share Of Swift Butterball Turkeys, on Holidays, To Factories , Car Dealers, Catering Companies, and other Commercial Businesses. They Worked Me To Death Delivering Frozen Turkeys, and Swift's Premium Canned Hams. I Dreaded it , Every Year, Because We Had all Of That Extra , Besides : Our Regular Publix , Sedano's, and Everyone Elses' Beef and Pork, Lamb and Veal, Poultry, Cheeses, ect. Business . I Made Lots Of Trips, in and Out Of Our Sales Unit Warehouse Cooler. I Wore My Work Clothes, A Jock Strap, A Back Support, Ect., During The Holidays, Because I Worked A Lot Harder. And At Christmas Time, We Had Henry Morale's Whole Pigs Frozen, To Deliver For The Noche Buena Cuban, and Latin's Traditional Celebration, Of Roasted Pig , Yuca, Black Beans And Rice, Cuban Bread, 12 Grapes, and Apple Cider ( Sidra ). The Good Old Days !!!!!! Back Then Bob, I Was Invited , and Went To Many, Many Noche Buena Parties, Of People I Delivered to ( Swift Customers ), and I Ate The Meats I Delivered to Them. Henry Morales, was A Bit Pushy, and Sometimes Hard to Get along with, But Let Me Tell You: That Guy Really Sold The Pork !!!!! He was The Top Pork Buyer and Seller, in The United States For Swift & Company. And Swift , was The Top Brand Of Pork Sold. Take Care Bob, and Have A Nice Turkey Day !!!!! Later . Road Runner.

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 16:48
Dave, Nice Of You, to Volunteer 4 Hours of Your Thanksgiving Day, Helping At The Crisis Hotline Center: That's The Spirit !!!!!!! My Wife and I , are Watching The Macy's Parade On T. V., and it's Now 11:25 A. M. We Got up at 9 :00 A. M., and Had Our Continental Breakfast, While Watching The Macy's Parade. My Wife's Employer : Publix Supermarkets, Has all of Their 1 Thousand Stores, in 5 States Closed Today, So My Wife is Off. Publix, is Always Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Easter. And You are Absolutely Right , about Old Honest Abe !!!!!!! And I Thank Him, For This Special Day. And I Also Remember The Pilgrims, Who Landed on Plymouth Rock, in Your Home State ,- Massachusetts. They Had Their First Feast Of Turkey, and Berries, Corn, Ect., in Their New Land,- Of America. That Story , Of The Plymouth Rock Landing Of The Pilgrams, Fascinates Me, always Has !!!!!! Enjoy Your Meal Today , Dave !!!!! Happy Thanksgiving !!!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Bob Sara		26-Nov-2009 15:34
To all my friends here, I want to wish you all a Happy, Healthy, and Safe Thanksgiving.

Dave		26-Nov-2009 13:11
Headed over to the call center for the suicide/crisis lines, they have two hour shifts on holidays, not the usual 5 hrs, but the holidays, as all of you know, bring a ton of emotions, so these folks will be calling. So instead of driving 43 miles for only a two hour shift, I signed up for back to back two hours, 10am to 2pm and I am outta there and home to enjoy a turkey dinner. Same thing on Christmas Day. All of you, have a Happy thanksgiving. If it were not for President Lincoln, it would not even be a national holiday. He had a good idea in doing what he did--made it a national holiday. So we owe him thanks too.

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 11:30
And Above All, I Am Thankful, on This Thankgiving Day, To Have The Freedoms, We All Have: Living in The United States Of America !!!!!!!! We Are Very Lucky, To Share That. And I Thank Our Troops, and God, For Our Freedom. Many Military Personnel, of All Branches, Fought , and Are Still Fighting, For Our Freedoms, and Many Died in The Process, So on This Day, I Remember, Thank , and Honor All Of Them. And I Pray, For The Troops Still At War, For Us. They Are My Heroes !!!!!!! And : Thank God, For Everything !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 11:19
On Thanksgiving Day, I Always Think Of : The Christmas Song, and My 2 Favorite Versions, are : By : Nat King Cole, and The Temptations. And it's Such a Pretty Song, and it Gets You in The Mood , and Spirit, Of The Holiday Season. I Will Find Time , to Play The Christmas Song Today, To Get That Special Holiday Feeling. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 11:13
Dave, Thank You, Thank You !!!!!! I Wrote What was on My Mind, From My Heart. May You Have A Happy Thanksgiving, My Friend !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 11:10
Happy Thanksgiving To Everyone !!!!!!!!!! Enjoy This Special Day !!!!!! Me, I'm Getting Up Early, To Watch The Parades On T. V., at 9:00 A. M. I Like Parades, Always Have, since I was a Little Child. I Agree that The Macy's Parade, is The Greatest, But I Liked Where You Had A Choice, and Could Watch Other Parades, From Toronto, Honolulu, Detroit, and other Places, as Well, But Now Here in Miami, all We Have is The Macy's Parade , From NYC. 2 Network Channels Cover only The Macy's Parade. But Regardless, I Will Be Watching it, From My Kitchen T. V., While I Have My Continental Breakfast of Entenmann's Chocolate Donuts, A Cup Of Coffee, and A Glass Of Fresh Squeezed Florida Orange Juice . And Then Later in The Day, I Will Make A Few Long Distance Phone Calls, To Family, Wishing Them, A Happy Thanksgiving . Then at Maybe 3:00 P. M., My Little Family, Of Myself, My Wife, and My Little Cockatiel Bird,- Chuckie, will Go To Ranch House Restaurant, Near Our House, and We Will Order 2 Take Out Thanksgiving Dinners, To Go, and We Will Either Eat in The Car, or We Will Take it Home to Eat. We Don't Have any other Family Here in Miami, and We Prefer to Have Our Little Family Dinner, That Way, and We Will. May Peace and Happiness, Be With All Of You Today, and Please Remember Our Troops. Robbin.

Dave		26-Nov-2009 03:13
Robbin, your 01:48 post is right on the money!

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 02:39
Manocarz, The Philbrick Stanfill Funeral Home, on South Dixie Highway, in Sunniland , is Still There, and in Operation, But it's Now: Stanfill Funeral Home. I Hope You Are Doing Well, in Your Recuperation !!!!! And I Hope inspite Of All Your Hard Luck Health Concerns: That You Can Enjoy A Nice Thanksgiving . That is My Wish For You and Your Family. I Got a New Car, Yesterday: A Hot Wheels Triumph T R 3, Bluish - Purple , in Color. It Rained Hard Here Today, Since Early A. M., The Wee Hours, Thundering, and Lightning, and Really Pouring. Our Temperature Today , was around 72 Degrees, and Tonight: it's around 70 Degrees, Windy and Rainy. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 02:23
Anyone Remember This Song: " Milk And Honey ", By Eddie Fisher ?????? I Just thought of that song . It was new, I Think around 1960. ?? And it said: Oh This Is The Land Of Milk And Honey. Also, Anyone Remember A Song Called : Tall Paul ????? And What about: " Who Put The Bop " ???? And : " He's A Rebel " ????? And : " Sandy ", By Ronny & The Daytonas ?????? And : " Sail On Sailor ", By The Beach Boys ????? And : " Wendy ", By The Beach Boys ???? And : " Honeycomb ", By Jimmie Rodgers, And The 50's Song : " Linda " ???? Good Old Songs, and Most Of Them , are Long Forgotten, and Probably Never Played. What A Crying Shame !!!!! A Great Local Miami Rock Group, of The 60's, DR. T. & The Undertakers, Made A 45 RPM Single, called : " Blue Blue Feeling " And It Had Different Words, But The Instrumental Electric Guitar , was The Same as That On The Standell's Big Hit : " Dirty Water ". And Also: The Shaggs, another Great Local Miami 60's Group, Made A Fantastic Version , Of Sam & Dave's Big Hit: " You Got Me Hummin ". Robbin.

Robbin		26-Nov-2009 01:48
Tomorrow , is Thanksgiving, A Very Special Day , That We Eat Turkey, and Give Thanks , To The Lord, For All We Have, and All That Has Been Done For Us. Friends , and Family, Will Gather, To Visit one another, To Eat A Great Meal Together, and The Food May Be Different, But Most Every Table Full Of People, Will Say Grace, A Prayer Blessing The Food, and Thanking The Creator, God, For The Meal, The Fellowship, and Everything. And That Makes it Officially A Special Time and Place, Under God. It is His Will, That We All are Still Here On Earth, and That in itself, is Reason Enough: To Thank Him, For Our Gift Of Life, and For Some, Like Me: The Borrowed Time, Here on Earth. Life Here, on Earth, is Not Perfect , By Any Means, But it is All We Have, Until The Creator Calls Us Home, So We Must Give Thanks Tomorrow, For Our Life Here on Earth, Being as Good as it is. Some Poor People, Live on The Streets, in The Rain, In The Cold, and They Have No Family, Little or No Food, old Worn Out Clothes, and Shoes, and They Have Nothing. But I, Myself: Have A Home, A Car, A Wife, Good Clothes, I Eat Well, I Have A T. V. , and A Pretty Good Life , Overall, and Tomorrow: My Daily Prayer, Will Include Special Thanks To God, For My Borrowed Time, and My Good Life, I'm Living. I Hope All Of The Persons Reading This: Will Tomorrow : Realize What A Good Life You Have, inspite Of Minor Inconveniences , and Setbacks, and That You Will Thank God, For it All. Happy Thanksgiving To Everyone Tomorrow !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 23:10
Dave, My Doctor - ( Cardiologist ), Just wanted to Run The Balloon, to See if I Had Any Clogs, But My Reservations with it: Were : That I Would Have Had To Spend A Day as A Patient , in The Hospital, and People Say: That You Bleed A Lot, Must Stay Still, and They Put Some Form Of Weight On Top OF You, To Stop The Bleeding, and That The Incision , For The Tube, is Very Close to Your Groin, and I Asked The Doctor: If that Could Cause Problems, with Sex, and He Said : Well, There is The Chance, But Not For Sure. That Was Enough !!!!! And Dave, You Positively Needed The Procedure Done, But I Did Not, So I Figured: Why Should I Go Thru All of this, When I Can Do without it, Just Because A Doctor wanted to See Positively if there were any Clogs anywhere inside. He Admitted : That He Would Like Me To Do it, But it was Not Absolutely Necessary. But Thank You , For The Info. I Hate Being in The Hospital, as A Patient, and If I Go There To Be Hospitalized, It will Be Because There's No Choice: It's Totally Necessary . Just So You Know. I Have Been A Patient in Many Hospitals, and Paid My Dues that Way, And I Don't Wanna Be There. I Love Being at Home, in My Own Bed. There's No Place Like Home, and That's Where I Wanna Be. The Last time , I was in the Hospital, I was there , for 5 Days, on I. V. Antibiotics, To Save My Left Foot and Leg. I Had A Real Bad infection, in A Diabetic Ulcer, under My Little Toe, of My Lefy Foot. I Was Very Close to Gangrene. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 23:00
Carlos, I'm Glad Your Blood Pressure, is Down. That's Very Important, and Good News !!!!!!! Keep Up The Good Work, But Enjoy Your Meal Tomorrow. Thanksgivivg Day, Christmas Day, New Years , La Noche Buena, and Easter, are Special Times, That We Must Make Exceptions, and Skip Our Diets, and Savor Our Food. Have A Nice Day Tomorrow !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 22:52
Carlos, I Know You are Tired, as Being A Host House, Requires a Lot Of Running Around Buying Groceries, Cleaning and Readying The House, Ect. I've Been Thru all of that, many Times Before, so I Know What it's Like. And Yes, we Got a Lot Of Rain Here at My House too. Good For The Birds, The Ducks, The Grass, The Trees, The Flowers, The Plants, and The Frogs. And indirectly: Good For Us Too !!!!! I Wish You and Your Family, A Happy Thanksgiving !!!!!!! And Good Luck , With The Hosting !!!!! Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 22:40
Dave, Happy Thanksgiving, Tomorrow, To You Also My Friend !!!!!! All The Best !!!!!! Enjoy Your Meal, Whatever You Have !!!!!!!! My Wife and I Are Going To Have A Traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner , at Ranch House, Near Our House. I've Never Eaten Their Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner, But I Know Many Ranch House Regulars, Who Have, and They Say: It's Real Good. We Also Considered Eating At Piccadilly Cafeteria. Their Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner, is Real Good, But Very Salty, So That Ruins it. I Try to Leave The Sodium Alone, a ll I Can. I Watched again today : " You Only Live Twice " , on VHS : Bond , James Bond !!!!! A Dry Martini, Shaken, Not Stirred. 007 !!!!!! Great Movie, Just Like All Of Them !!!!!!!!! I Made My Wife and I , A Yellow Squash Casserole, For Tonight's Dinner. We Both Love that. That's The Last Of The YellowSquas, From Robert Is Here, In Homestead. We're Having Lemonade, with Our Dinner, and Pumpkin Pie, with Cool Whip, for Dessert . Take Care My Friend !!!!!!! Roarin Robbin.

Carlos		25-Nov-2009 22:29
Hello to all, I have been busy doing chores today getting ready for tomorrow, We are going to have friends coming over for Thanksgiving dinner and my wife wants the house spotless. So to all of my friends HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY (tomorrow I will break my diet for one day) I take meds for high blood pressure, since I started to watch my diet and going to the gym my pressure has improved. What rain today all the ducks in my neighborhood are happy so is my grass and trees.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 22:16
Dave, My Doctor - ( Cardiologist ), Just wanted to Run The Balloon, to See if I Had Any Clogs, But My Reservations with it: Were : That I Would Have Had To Spend A Day as A Patient , in The Hospital, and People Say: That You Bleed A Lot, Must Stay Still, and They Put Some Form Of Weight On Top OF You, To Stop The Bleeding, and That The Incision , For The Tube, is Very Close to Your Groin, and I Asked The Doctor: If that Could Cause Problems, with Sex, and He Said : Well, There is The Chance, But Not For Sure. That Was Enough !!!!! And Dave, You Positively Needed The Procedure Done, But I Did Not, So I Figured: Why Should I Go Thru All of this, When I Can Do without it, Just Because A Doctor wanted to See Positively if there were any Clogs anywhere inside. He Admitted : That He Would Like Me To Do it, But it was Not Absolutely Necessary. But Thank You , For The Info. I Hate Being in The Hospital, as A Patient, and If I Go There To Be Hospitalized, It will Be Because There's No Choice: It's Totally Necessary . Just So You Know. I Have Been A Patient in Many Hospitals, and Paid My Dues that Way, And I Don't Wanna Be There. I Love Being at Home, in My Own Bed. There's No Place Like Home, and That's Where I Wanna Be. The Last time , I was in the Hospital, I was there , for 5 Days, on I. V. Antibiotics, To Save My Left Foot and Leg. I Had A Real Bad infection, in A Diabetic Ulcer, under My Little Toe, of My Lefy Foot. I Was Very Close to Gangrene. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		25-Nov-2009 21:57
Everyone---Have a nice Thanksgiving Day. Talk with you Friday.

Dave		25-Nov-2009 19:52
Of course I was having a heart attack at the time they did the angioplasty, so it was urgent, but not only did I not feel anything, I did not care :))

Dave		25-Nov-2009 19:51
Just so you know, before the angioplasty, they give you some very strong stuff. Atavan but a lot of it. You don't care if they take your heart out, when you feel that stuff. I was watching it on the TV monitor and we were talking about the Red Sox during the procedure, which you described. That balloon pushes all the clogged stuff out of there, then the stent keeps it open. I wanted you to know, just for refernce, that it is like cataract surgery, absolutely painless, and as I said, you are awake and talking about could care less, with the atavan so strong like that. So if they ask you to do it, keep in mind that it is nothing at all but it sounds bad.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 19:47
Dave & Bob, I Said Last Night : To Take An 81 Gram Aspirin Every Day. That wasd a Mistake. Correction :::::::::::: You Should Take at Least 1 - 81 MG. Childrens Aspirin, Every Day, But Some People Take one Regular Strength 325 MG. Aspirin. I Take 1 in The Morning around 11:30 A. M., and 1 at Bedtime, Which For Me, is From 11 P. M., To 2 A. M. !!! And I Carry with Me, at all Times: A Bottle Of Regular Strength 325 MG. Aspirin, in My Pocket, and if I Feel any Pain anywhere in My Heart area, I Take 1 Immediately, without Fail !!!!!!! At Work, I was Stressed Sometimes, But Now: I Can Pretty Much Do What I Want, and I Feel Better Now. My Foot, and My Back Mess Me Up Sometimes, But Overall: I Am Much Better Off Now, Since I Retired. When I First Started with My Present Cardiologist, He Wanted to Do The Angioplasty on Me, where They insert A Tube with A Balloon, and Then a Snake Type Tube, in Your Leg, near The Groin, and it Goes Thru, to Your Heart , and Shows any Blockages, and Clears Those Blockages. I Said No, I Didn't Want To Do That, So He Asked Me If I Could Do A Stress Test, And I Said Yes , I Would Do That, and I Did. That was My Second Stress Test, I Had Done one For My 1st Cardiologist, Who Retired. I Breezed Thru The 2 Stress Tests, and Both Cardiologists , Said I Did Well. And When I Went in To My Primary Physician with Breathing Trouble, Day And Night, I Wore A Heart Monitor, For 24 Hours, and The Doctor, and The Cardiologist, Both Said : That They Learned A Lot, about My Heart, and My Condition, From That. I Hate Taking All The Pills, I Have To Swallow, Every Day, But I Do it. I Take 10 Different Prescription Meds. Gotta Take Them, No Choice. We all Wish we were a Kid again, But We're Not, So We Must Do What We Must Do. Remember The Song: Sooner Or Later, By The Grass Roots ??? I Just Heard it on our Miami Oldies Station: Majic 102- - - 102.7 F. M. I always Liked that Song, and The Grass Roots , Especially: in 1967. Best Regards , To You Both !!!!!! Later. Robbin / Road Runner.

Road Runner		25-Nov-2009 19:03
Bob Sara, I Didn't Know that You Also were a Heart Patient, But I'm Glad You Take 1 Regular Strength Aspirin Every Day. I used to Take 1 A Day also, But My Cardiologist: Told Me to cut it Back to 1 81 MG. Childrens Aspirin a Day. As A Precaution though: I Take 1 Children's Aspirin, in The Morning, and 1 at Bedtime. Sounds as though that all 3 of Us, are Doing Well. And I Know Bob, That You and I : are Strong As Horses, and We're Doing Fine. As Long as We Take our Meds, Eat Well, Exercise Some, Chase Women, Think Young, Favor Ourselves a Little, Listen To Our Oldies Music, Show Up Here And Talk With Our Friends, Take Sunday Drives, Go To Arbetter's, Ect., We'll Be Just Fine, and Rock On !!!!!!! Bob, You've Been To : Robert Is Here, For A Milkshake, Haven't You ????? Out on Palm Drive, and 192nd Avenue. I Love Their Tropical Fruit Milkshakes, especially : The Key Lime one, and The Orange one. That's A Real Neat Place. Later. Road Runner.

Dave		25-Nov-2009 16:12
Hi Bob. Sounds like what I had--an angioplasty as opposed to surgery (?) The stents are good, and I am actually glad I have three of them as opposed to none. That's three of us in the new "Cardiology Club" :))

Bob Sara		25-Nov-2009 15:22
Dave and Road Runner, this is a good sized club we have here. I also have a heart condition. In early 1997 I was noticing shortness of breath, sweating form just walking a few hundred feet and so on. I when to my primary care doctor, who sent me to a cardiologist. He did an echo stress test and said he detected a problem. He wanted to do an angiogram asap. The following week I went to the hospital for the angiogram. In the middle of the proceedure, I started to go into cardiac arrest. My LAD artery was 95% blocked. He put me under and inserted a stent, and also reopened two smaller arteries, but without stents. Since then I did lose alot of weight, but put it all back on, and then some. I do take a regular aspirin every day, along with two cholesterol meds, a blood pressure med, and thyroid med.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 04:09
Tomorrow Everyone !!!!!! I'm Going To Bed Now !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 04:07
Dave, I Hope You Take At The Very Least : 1 81 Gram Children's Aspirin a Day. And It's Good to Carry A Bottle Of Full Strength Aspirin, in Your Pocket, I Do. And if You Ever Feel Bad Chest Pain, over Your Heart: Take one Immediately !!!!!! It Could Save Your Life !!!!! It's A Miracle Drug !!!!!! You May Know all Of This, and Practice it, But if Not: I Highly Recommend That You Do, For Your Own Good !!!!!!! I Tell You This, To Be Helpful, not to Try To Be A Know it all. You Have Helped Me, and This is Good Pay Back. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		25-Nov-2009 03:55
Dave, I Love All of The James Bond Movies, and Like You: I Could watch Them, Around The Clock !!!!!! They Are in My Opinion: Among The Best Movies , Of All Time. Sean Connery, was A Great Bond, and I Also Thought Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan, Were Great Also, But No Question: Sean Connery, was The Best !!!!! The New Guy, Daniel Craig, in My Opinion: Is A Great James Bond Also !!!!!! I Loved The First New James Bond Movie He Made, and I Bought it on DVD. I wasn't Aware , that You Had ever Had A Heart Attack, and I Was Shocked !!!!!! I Know what it is: Because in 1995, I Too , Had A Heart Attack, at 3: 30 A. M. I was 44 Years Old, and was working For Wells Fargo Armored Service, and I was Very Stressed, Because For A Few Months: The Company , was Giving Me New Employees To Go On My Route with Me, and I Had To Do My Job, and Theirs, and Train Them Too, While in Big Danger, on The Streets Of Miami. And After Months Of Being Over Stressed: One Night , I Woke Up At 3 A. M. , with Terrible Chest Pain, over My Heart, and Trouble Breathing. We Called The Fire - Rescue, and in A Couple Of Minutes , Hialeah Rescue 5 Drove Over, From Their Station Which is Across The Street, From My House, and They Transported Me, To Palmetto Hospital, 2 Miles Away. They Established an I. V., Called Palmetto , on Their Med Com Radio, and Took Off Real Fast Code 3. I Blacked Out, and I Woke Up, in The E. R. At Palmetto General. The Awful Pain was Gone, and I Felt Terrific. The Lieutenant Of The Rescue: Asked Me : How Do You Feel Now, and I Told Him: Great !!!!! I Was Admitted, and Spent The Day There, and Saw A Cardiologist. I Was Released , and Was Given a Stress Test, By The Cardiologist, and He Said it Showed No Damage to My Heart, But I Needed To Make Changes in My Life, Like Less Stress, Lose Weight, Eat Better, And Exercise More. I Did, and Lost Like 40 Pounds, was Running, Doing Push Ups, ect., But I Was Still at Wells Fargo, in A Very Dangerous, Demanding, And Stressful Job. I Left Wells Fargo, in 1996, after 14 Years there, and Got Another Security Job, But Much Less Stressful. I Started with Pinkerton Security, which is now : Securitas Security, and I Worked For Them, For 12 Years, and Retired. In 1999, I Had Congestive Heart Failure, and Found out at That Time, That I Have Type 2 Diabetes, and An Under Active Thyroid. I Have A Great Cardiologist, and I See Him, Every 6 Months, And My Heart is Now Fine Medicated, and My Sugar, and My Thyroid , are Under Medication, and are Controlled, Thank God !!!!!!! So I Can Relate to What You Went Thru. I'm Doing Well, Presently !!!!!! I Hope You are Too !!!!! Best Regards , Dave !!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		25-Nov-2009 03:08
Bob Sara, Yes , I Knew that Dave's Budgeting You, Would Not Allow You To Get The Yacht We Would All Need, To Sail Around , with All Those 20 To 30 Bunny Honey's . It would take Much More Yang than 200 Grand. That is a Drop in the Bucket, and Would only Buy A Used Dingy, as You Said, So That's Out, But Your Idea, For A One Time Charter Cruise, With All Of Us, and All Of The Bunny Honey's, Could Be The Ticket !!!!!! It Sure Sounds Good to Me !!!! And The New York Strip Steaks, Got My Attention Like Radar !!!!! Only A Vegetarian, wouldn't Like A New York Strip !!!!! You Have My Vote, on This Plan !!!!!! And Congratulations , are in Order, On You Getting Your New Jaguar !!!!! It Must Look Stunning, in Your Driveway, or You May Keep it in Your Garage. And A New Harley, also ??? Indeed !!!!!! Your Ship Has Come In !!!!!! You Sir, Have Arrived !!!!! Next Will Be A House on Fisher Island !!!!!! Maybe , We Can Be Neighbors !!!!! ???? And Finally: Hats Off To Dave B., A Legend , in His Own Time !!!!!!! He Sure Has Been Good To Us !!!!!! How Do You Like My Two New Pictures ?????? Am I A Magnet , For Cuties, or What ?????? I Am Proud as Hell, To Be Such A Ladies Man !!!!! Why , I'm A Regular Bond : James Bond !!!!! No One Would Believe That I Could Get The Attention, and Affections Of Beautiful Girls Like That, But Hey : I Do, and I Did !!!!!!!! Seeing is Believing !!!!!! Soon, Maybe The 3 Amigos: Can Take A Spin, in Your New Jag, and Have Lunch, and Another Photo Shoot XXX !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!! Road Runner !!!!!!

Dave		24-Nov-2009 22:24
Robbin, look at the weight gain just between the 2001 second floor deck photo, and the very next year at Lake George NY, 2002. That is due to the scariness of having had that event. I have to tell you, it is one scary thing. Not now, years and years later, but certainly for a year or two you feel like a stiff breeze might cause something, anything might cause something again. It is a very vulnerable feeling. But it wears off in time.

Dave		24-Nov-2009 22:20
Robbin, going back to those James Bond movies----I literally could watch them day and night. I have a couple of them but need to get the whole set from amazon one of these days, soon. My favorites are with Sean Connery and Roger Moore, the others are okay but it is just because I (we) grew up with Connery and Moore, so are more used to it, probably.

Dave		24-Nov-2009 22:16
Hi Robbin, Bob and all....Bob, you are welcome! Robbin---that back porch photo was on a second floor deck maybe 10 ft or less from the patio below. That was in a previous house, in May of 2001 about four days after a heart attack, angioplasty, no actual surgery, 3 stents, most scary. Caused panic attacks for years.

Bob Sara		24-Nov-2009 20:09
Road Runner, I must report that I have given up on the yacht idea. The budget Dave had proposed will not allow for a suitable vessel for men of our stature. A dinghie will simply not due. However, the good news is that a $200,000 budget will allow for a very nice charter of perhaps a 100' Broward with crew, including a chef. We can tool around the islands and up the coast munching on stone crab and prime NY strips. After Thanksgiving I will be taking delivery of the new Jag that Dave has so generously purchased for me. It's a new XJ long wheelbase with the supercharged V8, 407HP in Indigo Blue with British Tan leather seats and blue piping and stitching. And my new Harley should be ready just after the new year. Thanks again for all of your support, Dave.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 19:23
Dave, So Now That I Buttered You Up, with The Wine: Does That Mean, That : Patricia, Gets A Computer, Pokey Gets A Round Trip Plane Ticket, To Miami, To Go To Arbetter's, And Bob Sara , Gets His Yacht, I Get My Harley, Carlos Gets A Harley, and Then Everyone , will Be Happy !!!!!!! Either Early Christmas, or Christmas Presents !!!!!! Your Choice !!!!!! And as An Extra Bonus : Can You Arrange : For The Playboy Bunny Nurses To Keep on Giving Me Therapy, at My House, For At Least 10 More Years ?????? They May Not Make Me Well, But I'll Always Have A Big Smile on My Face Regardless !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 19:10
Dave, Thanks !!!!! I Appreciate That !!!!! And As Far As Them Dropping Them, They Probably Did , Many Times. I'm Glad You Got it, and I Know You Will Like it. I Tried Little Sample Cups, and To My Taste: Those 2 Were Excellent !!!!!! I Really Liked them Both. Enjoy !!!!! Oh, I've Been Meaning To Ask You: In The Picture You Sent Don, Where You Are Sitting in A Chair, on A Wooden Deck, is That Where You Live Now ???? You Mentioned Before , Months Ago, about Sitting On Your Back Porch Having A Beer. Is That Where you Were ?? And about How High Up Off The Ground, is The Deck ???? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 18:59
Dave, I Watched " Goldfinger ", The other Day again, on VHS Tape. And Yesterday, I Watched " Thunderball " . I Have A Complete Collection, of 007 Jame Bond Movies, on VHS Tapes, Except For The Daniel Craig New ones. But I Do Have The 1st One with Daniel Craig, on DVD. I Love all Of The 007 James Bond Movies, and I Like to Watch Them Over and Over again. A Few Years Ago, Maybe 5, I Decided That I wanted to Have all of The 007 James Bond Movies on VHS, so I Set out to Find and Buy them all. The Hunt , was Fun too, actually. It Became An Obsession, and Gave Me Something Special to Enjoy, and When I Found another one I Needed, I Was So Happy. I Went all Over Town, to Different Places, and I Found 1 Here, 2 There, ect., and This Continued After work, until I Had Them all . I never Remember that Much, From Just Seeing them once, at The Theatres, So Now, I Can Enjoy them, Lots Of Times, one By One , When I Feel Like it. I'll Bet After Parris Island Boot Camp, Lackland Basic Training, was Like The Boy Scouts, For You. Later. Robbin.

Dave		24-Nov-2009 18:51
They were wrapped so well, someone could have dropped them on the floor several times and they would still be okay. Good job with the packaging!

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 18:23
Dave, I'm Very Happy , to Hear That !!!!!!! And You Are Very Welcome !!!!!! I Tried to Wrap it As Best I Could, and Yes : That Bubble Rap, and Shipping Peanuts, of Foam, are Great For That. Enjoy !!!!!! I Know , You Will !!!!! And Thanks For Letting Me Know, ofit's Arrival, and That The Wine Bottles Didn't Break. I Was Worried They Might. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 18:16
Dave, I'm Glad You Got The Wine, and You Didn't Mention any Breakage, So I Assume Both Bottles Arrived Perfect !!!!! I Hope So !!!!! You mentioned that You Loved Mangos, And I Tasted The Mango Wine there, and I Found The Mango, Guava, and The Hurricane, to Be The Best Tasting Sweet Fruit Wines they Have. The Hurricane, is Delicious, and Their Best Seller. I Really Like it, sort of A Hawaiian Punch Taste, and The Mango, is Also Delicious !!!!!! I Know Positively : That You Will Love Those Wines !!!!!!!!!!! What's Your Temperature Like there, Right Now ??? Pokey Said Yesterday, That They Were Supposed to GetSnow, on Thanksgiving Day. You May too !!!! I Know You Are Originally : A Bostonian, So I Assume You Have Had Boston Scrod Fish. I Love it, it's A Real Tasty Fish. I Had it in Miami, at a Real Good Seafood Restaurant, That Gets it From Boston. If You Have a Chance Sometime: Watch Law And Order. I Think You Would Like it. And You Certainly , Could Relate to it. It's A Great Show !!!! I watch it a Lot. Ever Try : Cheese Ravioli, Boiled in Water, Drained, and Covered with Marinara Sauce, or with : Bleu Cheese Sauce, or as Dessert, with Caramel Sauce, or Chocolate Sauce. If You're Going to Cover The Ravioli, with Bleu Cheese Sauce: I Recommend This Sauce: To A 16 Ounce Container of Sour Cream, add 1 4 ounce, or 6 ounces, Container of Crumbled Bleu Cheese, to the Sour Cream, and With a Mixer, or By Hand , Mash The Bleu Cheese, into The Sour Cream , Then Stir Well. Spoon This over The Cheese Raviolis, that are on A Plate , or in a Bowl. This is Wonderful !!!!!! I Have it Often. It Goes Good with Iced Cold Pepsi Cola. Try it , You'll Like it !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		24-Nov-2009 17:50
And the bubble wrap works well, Robbin, no cracks etc, Perfect delivery. Thank you again.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 17:46
For Out Of Towners Not In Miami, At 12:34 P. M., Right Now, It's 80 Degrees Farenheit, A tiny bit sunny, but sort of cloudy, and it's a Little Breezy. Pretty nice weather, For Around Thanksgiving. I Know it's Cold some Places now. I'm Glad I'm Here, as I Don't Like Cold Weather and Snow, Very Much, Really Not at all. But Some People Like it, at Least For Thanksgiving, And Christmas. And Others Like The Snow , For Skiing. If I Went to Aspen , or Vail, on a Skiing Trip: I Would Stay in The Lodge, in The Hot Tub, Warm and Toasty, and I Would Be Eating at The Lodge's Bistro, and Enjoying The Sights, Ect. !!!!!! I Would Not Be Skiing, I Would Not Be on A Ski Lift, and I Would Not Be Playing in The Snow. I Would Not Be Outside in The Winter Wonderland Period !!!!!!! But That's Me !!!!! If You Love Snow , and Cold Weather: More Power To You !!!!! And if You Like To Ski, Then Don't Let Me Stop You : Ski, By All Means !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		24-Nov-2009 17:43
Robbin, thanks---just got the two bottles of wine and I was hoping one would be Mango and sure enough it is......this is awesome, thank you!!! Was out running errands all morning and post office box was the first one....

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 17:31
Carlos, In Elementary School, I Used to Buy Comic Books, at The Rexall Drugstore , in Sun Tan Village, and in North Carolina , in The Summers, at Drugstores there . I Remember Dick Tracy, Mighty Mouse, and Yogi Bear ones. I Loved , and used to Back then: Send away, for all of The Special Offers, For Toys and Grab Bag Assorted Toys, From The Comic Books, and From The Back Of Cereal Boxes. That was neat Stuff, and I would Send for Them, and Then Wait and Watch The Mail, For Them. I Remember these neat Plastic Rings, for your Fingers, that each one was Different, and they had All Kinds of Things on the Top of The Ring,- Little Whistles, A Tiny Car, A Tiny Lion, ect. They were Like the ones you got in The Machines, for a nickel, at the supermarket entrance. And From The Cereal Boxes, I Sent away for and Got: These Rainbow Colored Rocks, and You Put them in Water, and The Grew Or Made A Moon Garden, They Called them. The Garden, was Like a Beautiful Rainbow Garden. I Loved those. Sometimes, I only Bought the Comic Books, For The Coupons inside them, yo send away, for that neat Stuff. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 04:22
Dave, Pokey Wants to Fly Down to Miami ASAP, So He Can Go to Arbetter's, and Eat Chili Dogs, and Find A Suzi Q. There !!!! Can You Please Pay His Air Fare ?????? I Will Pick Him Up At The Airport, and We'll Go Directly, To Arbetter's !!!!!!! Thanks . Robbin. Ps- And Remember: A Friend in Need , is A Friend Indeed !!!!!!!

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 04:12
Dave, Here's My 20 Songs List, For You To Add to The Other 4 , and Put Them All On A C. D. For Me ::: All Alone Am I, Don't Worry Baby, The Big Hurt, The Bristol Stomp, Chains, Cryin In The Rain, Don't Make Me Over, Down In The Boondocks, Dreamy Eyes, There Goes My Baby, So Fine, Ain't That A Shame, His Latest Flame, I Fall To Pieces, I Want To Be Wanted, It's Now Or Never, Make Me Your Baby, Please MR. Sun, Rama Lama Ding Dong, Rose In Spanish Harlem. That's 20 !!!!!! And I Believe You Have The Other 4. If Not, I Will List Them Again. I Hope The Wine Made it without Breaking. If So, You Will Like it !!!!!! Good Night, My Friend !!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		24-Nov-2009 03:17
Bob Sara, Did You Find A Suitable Yacht For All Of Us Mariners To Challenge Neptune in Captain Bob ????? Dave Will Pay For it, But I Know He Told You To Shop Around For A Vessel Less Expensive, So That Makes it Hard For You To Find What We Need. 2 Hundred Thousand Dollars , For A Yacht ?????? That's Chicken Feed !!!!!! You Need Like at Least A Million Dollars , to Get Any Kind Of Yacht !!!!!! How Can Dave Expect You to Get Anything Good For That Peanuts ?????? I Guess that's Why We Haven't Heard anymore about it. Dave Ruined Our Cruising The High Seas, with Babes Aboard, By Getting Cheap On Us. We Must Persuade Him, to Budge, So You Can Get Us A Yacht, and We Can Get Out On The Water, with The Playboy, and Penthouse Girls. Me , I Can Hardly Wait. And We Must Call The Boat, The : Love Boat, For Obvious Reasons !!!!!!!! Ahoy Captain Bob !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 03:03
Carlos, When I was in Elementary School, I Always Chewed Bazooka Bubble Gum, and I Remember , The Little Tiny Comic Strips They Had in the Wrapper. I Also Chewed Double Bubble, Super Bubble, and These Banana, and other Flavor Bubble Gum Cigars. Also, There were these Small White Golf Balls Bubble Gum I used to Get. I Used To Blow Big Bubble, and Sometimes They Would Pop, all Over My Face. I Loved to Chew Bubble Gum, When I Went Roller Skating at Rustic Roller Rink, and Hialeah Roller Rink. And Yes, I Read Mad Magazine, Back Then. Alfred E. Neuman Only 25 Cents Cheap !!!!!! And I Bought Mad and Sick Magazines, Like 8 Years Ago, and They Got Too Gross and Sick For Me, Especially Sick Magazine, So I Never Bought another one of either. And They're Too Expensive anyway Nowadays. But As A Kid, Mad was Neat, I Liked it. It's Like Beavis and Buthead, They Go Too Far. Bad For Kids to See. They Get Ideas, to Do Bad Things. Remember Sugar Daddy Bars ???? And Jaw Breakers, Malo Cups, Tom's Peanut Planks, Mary Jane Candies, Lily Dilly Ices, Banana Flip Cakes, Mickey Devil's Food Cakes, Life Saver's Gift Books Of Life Saver's, Top Cola, Nehi Peach Soda, Silly Putty, Etch A Sketch, Slip And Slide ????? Flashes From The Past. Rest Well. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 02:36
Carlos, I'm Glad You Took a Ride with Your Wife !!!! It's Nice to Get Away, and Go Out into The Country, and The Everglades. It's A Lot More Peaceful, Than The Asphalt Jungle That We Know !!!!!! It Does Us Good, to Get Away Sometimes. We Like The Redlands, Homestead , and Florida City. It's Not That Far, And it's Not All Wilderness Down There, But it' s A Different World !!!! And When We Go Down There, in A Few Minutes : We're Home. Less Than an Hour. And We Now Love to go to : Robert Is Here. Great Place !!!!!! Thanks Again, For Telling Me about it. My New Favorite Shake at : Robert Is Here now, is The Key Lime Flavor. It's Wonderful !!!!!! Tastes Just Like Key Lime Pie, Which I Love !!!!!!! The Amish Place is open Now, In The Redlands : Knause Farms, But They Are Closed Sundays. I Love Their Brownies. We Were Down There Yesterday, Went To : Robert Is Here, Had A Milkshake each, Bought Some Fruit and Vegetables, and Went To Sonny's BBQ, For Dinner, Then We Drove Home. We Enjoyed Our Outing. Have A Good Day at The Port Tomorrow, My Friend. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 02:11
Pokey, I was Sure that The Marines and The Army, were Harder Initial Entry Training, Than The Air Force, and The Navy, But I Was Curious About it. I Know Exactly what You Mean about Being A Young Kid, Away From Home, Homesick, Sorry You Enlisted, Lonely, The Feeling Of Being Trapped There, Ect. I Felt All Of That , and More, and I Knew: That I Had to Stay, I Couldn't Leave, and Especially The First Night After 3 Days Of Clothing Issue, Testing, and Processing, at The Reception Center. We Were now on Tank Hill, at Fort Jackson, in Our Basic Training Company and Our Platoon's Barracks. I was in D- 3- 1 3rd Platoon. Delta Company Third Battallion 1st Brigade, and The 3rd Platoon. We Had The Exact Old Wooden 2 Story World War 2 Barracks that You Saw at Fort Knox, in The James Bond Movie Goldfinger, and in Stripes, with Bill Murray. And There were 50 Of us, in Each Building. 25 Upstairs, and 25 Downstairs, and We Had Double Decker Steel Bunks, Tall Wall Lockers, and Foot Lockers. And On one End, was The Latrine,- Army Bathroom, and on the other End, was 2 Cadre Rooms, Bedrooms For Permanent Party, Like Drill Sgt's, Cooks, Armorers, Ect. The Same On Both Floors. We Did Some Drill And Ceremonies Practice , with only our Platoon, But Most Of The Time : We Marched To Classes, The Rifle Range, and Everywhere, as A Company,- which was all 5 Platoons Together. And Each Platoon, Had 3 Drill Sgts: One Senior One, and 2 Assistants. And The Companies, Each Had : A Company Commander, usually A Captain, and A First Sgt., 3 Lieutenants, - 1 1st LT., and 2 2nd LT's , A Mess Sgt., A Supply Sgt., An Armorer, A 1st Cook, And A Training NCO. Our Training Cycle was 8 Weeks, and We Had Zero Week, which was Processing, and Details, ect. And it was Much Tougher than I Thought it would Be. Besides Being Lots Of PT, Lots Of Marching, Lots Of Double Timin: There was Entirely Way Too Much Picking on Us, Humiliating Us, and Kicking and Pushing us. They Screamed Down Our Noses All Day Long. We thought We were at Parris Island in The Marines, Honestly, For Real. I was Glad to Graduate, and Get Outa There. It Was Real Tough there in 1970, at Fort Jackson, I Swear To God. My Brother , was an Army M. P. He went in 5 years after Me, Took Basic Training at Fort Jackson, and Then H was in The Last Class of M. P. School, at Fort Gordon, in Augusta , GA. , Before They Moved it To Fort Mc Clellan, Ala. The Army's M. P. School, is Now at Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri. I Took AIT at Fort Leonard Wood 12 Bravo MOS - Combat Engineer School, After Basic at Fort Jackson. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		24-Nov-2009 01:29
Hello to all, I have a nice day riding around with the wife we drove along the loop road to check out the alligators, and stoped to photograph a old very rusty 1951 Dodge and some old vintage gas pumps at this long closed down station. Price on the pumps? 33 cents then when headed down Krome to the Redlands just to take in the country. Back to work tomorrow at the Port of Miami. Anybody remember or used to read Mad magazines? I used to read alot of comic books. How about Bazoka bubble gum that had the little comic strips inside the wrapper.

Robbin		24-Nov-2009 01:23
Dave, Understood !!!!!! about 20 Songs, Plus The 4 , I Mentioned . I Will Make You A List Here, ASAP. And Thanks, For That Courtesy, and For The New Computer. With That: I Can E- Mail, and Listen to Songs on You Tube, Ect. , Things that I Can't Do Now, with This Old Outdated Obselete Windows 98. I Look Forward , to using it. Oh and I Hate to Seem Greedy, But Patricia, Has No Computer at Home, and I Was Thinking: Maybe You Could Buy Her One Too, While You're at it. Then She Could Join us More Often, and Not Chance Getting in Trouble at Work using Her Work Computer, For Unrelated Things, To Their Business. I saw 2 1 Hour Episodes Of Law And Order, Last Night on T. V. And They were Both Good. I Like Law And Order, I'm Surprized You Don't Watch it. There's Law And Order, Law And Order-, Special Weapons Unit, and Law And Order ,- Criminal Intent. All 3 Shows Have Different People, But They are all 3 Great Shows. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		23-Nov-2009 21:31
Robbin Air Force basic training is not as bad (hard) as the Army-or-Marines, we didn't have near as much physical training as the other two, we had the normal rifle range, obsticle course and alot of drills. there were about 30 guys to a flight, but when you are 18 and away from home, you think it is the worst place in the world,,,,,,ha ha. When I finished basic at Lackland, I stayed another 6 weeks for the Secutrity Police training, that went alot deeper into weapons and base defense training, then after that was finished, I attened the AZR course, it was held at Camp Bullis (Army) for another 3 weeks, and it delt only with weapons and base defense training, i.e. guick reaction courses with a 12 ga, long range firing with the M-16 from bunkers, M40 granede launchers and the M-60. While you were in Homestead yesterday, I was watching the race on TV, and every so often they would scan the track area and I could see the Palm Trees blowing in the breeze, it sure looked nice,,,,,,,ha ha take care Pokey

Dave		23-Nov-2009 21:25
New computer is now on its way to you, Robbin.

Dave		23-Nov-2009 21:14
About 20 or so songs in addition to the four you cited, would do it.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 21:04
Dave, Do You Need 30 Songs, or 26 Plus Those 4 ???? I'm assuming that You Can Oly Put 30 Songs On A C. D., Pleas Correct Me if I'm Wrong. I Don't Know What Blank C. D's You Have. Thank You , in Advance. I Hope The Wine is There Tomorrow, and That The Bottles Didn't Break. And I Knw if So: You Will Love The 2 Different Wines. Christmas Early. Now About My New Computer, I Want A Notebook: Microsoft Windows 7. And Santa Claus, I Don't Need Overnite Delivery. When You Make Your Rounds In The Sleigh with All The Toys Christmas Eve, You Can Drop Off My New Computer. Thanks , Santa Clause !!!!!!! And Roger That, on The Phone Call !!!!!! Let Me Know What Day, an What Time . Best Regards !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		23-Nov-2009 20:32
Typo, plut should be put......will call you sometime this week, too.

Dave		23-Nov-2009 20:31
Robbin, those four songs you mentioned, I found them on i tunes, bought them, will plut them on a cd, lost the list you gave me of the 30 songs if you have those written down still, give them to me here. Did not get to the post office today but will go tomorrow re the wine you sent from that winery down there. Thanks in advance and will let you know when I get it.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 20:15
Monday , Monday, It Just Happens That Way, as The Mamas and The Pappas Sang , with Mama Cass Elliott !!!!!! Great Song, I Like it !!!!!!! Monday, is The Beginning Of The Week, For Most People, and it Can and usually is : A Hard, and Hectic Murphy's Law Disaster Day. And I Think Most People Dread it, and Rejoice, when it's Over, I Know I Always Have. Not My Favorite Day , By Any Means !!!!!!!!! But You Must Somewhere, and Sometime. If it wasn't Monday, it would've Been Tuesday. We Have Got To Pay Our Dues, and Believe Me: I 've Paid Mine , For Years and Years Now, Lots Of Sweating , Straining, Breaking My Poor Back, and Taking Orders, From 2 Bit Big Shot Bosses. But It Has To Be Done, and There Will Aways Be Mondays, with Their Madness, People with Hangovers, Tired, In A Frantic Rush, amid Car Accidents, and All Kind Of Disasters. Murphy Makes Sure : That Everything Possible that Can Go Wrong Does, on Mondays: I Think His Full Given Name, is : Murphy Monday !!!!! Monday, is One Dreaded and Screwed Up Day !!!!!!!! But it Must Be Completed !!!!!! What Can We Do ?????? My Thought For The Day, For Everyone to Ponder !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 19:53
Pokey, It's 82 Degrees Here in Miami Right Now, at 2 : 35 P. M., it's overcast, and Cloudy, and A Little Bit Breezy: I See My Palm Trees outback By Our Lake Swaying A Little. I Know it wasn't A Fun Picnic, But I wanted to ask You: How Was Your Air Force Basic Training , at Lackland Air Force Base ???? Was it Horrible, For You, or Not That Bad ?????? I've Known Lots Of Guys Who Went Thru There, and I Guss it Can Vary From One Individual, to The Next. In The Army, We Trained in Companies, But Each Barracks, Held A Platoon Of 50, and in Each Company, There was either 4 or 5 Platoons. And 5 Companies , Made up A Brigade. I Know in The Air Force At Lackland, You Had Flights, and Squadrons, But I Don't Know Much More about it than that. I Know inside Out, about Marine Boot Camp, and Army Basic Training, But I Know Hardly any thing about The Initial Entry Training Of The Navy, The Air Force, and The Coast Guard. And I'm Curious about Them. My Aunt Corine, used to Live in San Antonio, For Years and Years. Her Husband, was A Career Air Force Man, 30 Years, And Soon After He Got Out, He Died. She's My Mom's Younger Sister. She Now Lives Near Paducah, KY., with Her Daughter My Age. We Went to Visit Her in San Antonio, in 1984, and I Loved The Riverwalk !!!!!!! I'll Bet You Went There !!!! ????? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 19:31
Pokey, My Wife and I Went to Homestead Yesterday afternoon, Like we Like to Do, and We Went to Robert Is Here Fruitstand , as usual !!!!! It's A Great Place, way out west, on Palm Drive, which is S. W. 344th Street. It's Sorta Between The Size Of A 7-11 Store, and Arbetter's. They Have Great Fresh Vegetables, and Tropical , and Citrus Fruits, All Grown Right in The Area Fields, and they Have Locally Produced Honey, BBQ Sauces, Pecans, Ect. , and They Have A Dairy Bar, Where They Make : Al Types Of Tropical Fruit Milkshakes, Like : Mango, Guava, Key Lime, Orange, Banana , Coconut, Passion Fruit, Strawberry, Mamey, A Cuban Favorite , Pronounced : Mom May, and others. Great Shakes, Thick , Rich and Delicious. My Personal Favorites, Are : Key Lime, Orange, and Coconut. And They Have A Little Farm outback, with Goats , Roosters, Cockatiels, Parrots, Ostriches, Geese, ect., For Everyone to Go and see. Carlos , told Me about The Place, a While Back, and We Go There all the time now. We ate Dinner again, at Sonny's BBQ, The one You Went To on US1, near or in Florida City. We Had A Great BBQ Meal, with Their Great Sweet Iced Tea, I Love it. We Were Near The Homestead - Miami Speedway, and There was a Big Nascar Race there Yesterday, and On Our Way Home, We Were On US1 and 826 North , The Palmetto Expressway, with Lots Of Racing Teams' Tractor Trailers. They Were Beautiful Rigs, Custom Kenworth Long Nose Conventional Tractors Pulling Custom Trailers, Al Lit Up Pretty, with Lots Of Lights all Around . I Especially Noticed Terry Labonte's Racing Team Rig, Absolutely Beautiful. They Were All Going To I-75 North, I Noticed As I Got Off At My Hialeah Exit N. W. 122nd Street, which is West 68th Street, in Hialeah. Being As Close To Indianapolis, as You Are, I Guess You Probably See That Sometimes. I've Rode By The Homestead - Miami Speedway Before, But I Haven't Been To Any Races There, But I Would Like to Go at Least Once. The Speedway, is A Little Bit South Of The Homestead Reserve Air Force Base. The Turkey Point FPL Nucleur Power Plant, is Pretty Close to There too. That Sonny's , where You ate Before, is 43 Miles From My House. We Have another Sonny's in Davie, thats North Of us Like 22 Miles, But I Like The Homestead one Better, and I Like Going Down To Homestead. It's Got Lots Of Rural Roads, and Farming Areas, But Man, Hasit Grown. Lots Of Everything Down There, as Far as Stores, Shops, Restaurants, Ect. They Have Everything Down There now, But it's Still Different Than Miami. It's A Nice Change Of Scenery, a Getaway, and Not That Far. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 18:12
Pokey, Hey Pokey, Road Runner Here !!!!!! We Sound Like A Kart Racing Team, I Wish !!!!!!!! I Assume Louis's is in Your Town. I Don't Know How Their Hot Dogs are there, But I Guarantee You, That Arbetter's Has Great Hot Dogs, Corn Dogs, Cheese Fries, Chili Dogs, and Now they Have : Barq's Root Beer, Which I Love. And The Girls, and Ladies Love The Wieners there too, They Flock there , Like Sheep !!!!!!!! If You Ever Come Down Here Again, We Will Go There For Lunch , on Me, all You Can Eat and Drink, And I Guarantee You 2 Things: You Will Love The Food, and You Will See Plenty Of Suzi Q's !!!!!!!!! Lunch Time Weekdays: Plenty Of Beautiful Secretaries, High School and College Students, Ect., all Suzi Q's !!!!!!!!!!!!!! You Will See !!!!!!!! I Never Lie about things Like that !!!!!!! I'll Bet it will Be Snowing there , on Thanksgiving !!!!!!! You Are Too Close to Chicago, That's The Problem !!!!!!! Here, in Miami, it Will Be Sunny, and Probably : Like Today, around 78 to 80 Degrees !!!!!!! Lovely !!!!!! And if I Had A Harley, I Could Ride it on Thanksgiving Day. No Offense My Friend, But You Can Have Your Winters in Indiana, North Of Indianapolis, and Close to Chicago. Not Me: I Am A Softee, used to This Mild Weather Here. My Dad , Being From Pittsburgh, used to Say: I Love Cold Weather, Like My Birthplace Pittsburgh, and My Mom, would always Say: So Why are you Here in Hialeah Then ??????? And I Would Laugh, and My Dad would Look at Me, And Laugh, and Tell My Mom: Ah, Go Jump in The Lake, and We'd All 3 Laugh. I Wish You and Your Family : A Nice Thanksgiving !!!!!! My Wife are going to Go To Ranch House, near us: We Hear that they Serve a Real Delicious Turkey Dinner there, For 12 Dollars a Person, Complete Meal: Turkey and Dressing, Cranberry, Dinner Rolls and Butter, 2 Side Dish Vegetables, Beverage, and Dessert. A Good Deal !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Later, My Friend !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 17:47
Hi Folks !!!!! Welcome to The Miami Monastery, on Monday !!!!!!! All I Hear Here Now, is Miami Monks Chanting, Very Quietly. I Guess I Must Have Dog Ears, to Even Hear Them !!!!!! Where Is Everyone anyway ????????????????? What Happened ??????????? Did The Felix The Cat In The Hat Get Everyone's Tongue ?????? I Think So !!!!!!! Is There Now A Code Of Silence Here, That I'm Not Aware Of ?????? That Must Be It !!!!!! Wellllllllllll Excuuuuusssseeee Meeeeeee !!!!!!!!!! This is Only A Joke, So Please Don't Anyone Get Your Dander Up !!!!!!!! If I was Serious, and Mad: I Would Use Much Stronger Language, That Might Offend Everyone. That's The Way You Can Tell the Difference. And I Would Be Yelling and Screaming , Like A Mad Man. Later You All !!!!!! Relaxed Laid Back Robbin.

Pokey		23-Nov-2009 17:45
Robbin---Bob---Carlos Just got back from lunch, and that picture at Arbetters, made me hungry, so I went over to Louis and got 4 coney dogs with cheese, they were pretty good, I haven't been there in about a year. Must say, though, the scenery wasn't as good as at Arbetters, but then its not Harley weather up here either, I was able to put about 50 miles on it this past weekend, but it was a little on the cool side. Hope everyone has a nice holiday, they are talking snow on Thanksgiving day, up here, I may have to get the snow tires on pretty soon,,,,,,ha ha take care Pokey

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 17:35
Don Boyd, I went to You Tube, in The Past, and I Got to Hear and See Some Songs and Videos, But now I Can't Get any You Tube Selections, I Guess Because Of My Old Windows 98 Obselete Computer. They Say Upgrade Your Browser, and I Tried to Upgrade to The Adobe Flash Player, But It Won't Do it for Me. I Need A New Notebook Microsoft Windows 7, and Maybe Santa Clause Dave B., will Give Me One , For Christmas. !!!!! ????? Anyway, Thanks For The Info, and The Redirect. I Tried. Yes, Canoe is Light and Citrusy, I Love it !!!!! I Never Knew Danny Jula, Never even Heard of Him, I only Knew My Coach,- Mike Jula, Of Sparks Park, and Pizza Palace, and I Knew Tommy Jula, From Palm Springs JR. High. When I went to Palm Springs, We Heard About John Ruffino, and He was Said To Be An Animal, A Real Tough Guy that Nobody would Mess with , Except Doug Rupert. And as I Said: That Fight Was Famous. Years Later, My Dad and I Met John, at Miami Lakes Country Club Where He Valet Parked Cars, and We Got To Know Him, and He Was Always Nice, and Then He Moved into A House, on West 76th Street, Just west of West 12th Avenue, Right near us, and He was Married, and They Had A Little Girl, A Nice Family, and That's All I Know: He Appeared to Have Grown Up, Changed , Settled Down, and Was A Model Citizen, and A Good Family Man. My Dad and I Liked Him, A Really Nice Guy. But He was Supposed to Have Been A Real Good Fighter, and Tough as Hell, When He Went To Palm Springs JR. High. He Later Moved away Somewhere, and My Dad and I Lost Track of Him. Yep, Gordon Janko, and Rick Soriano, Lived Right Where You Said, and They Were Classmates Of Mine, at Palm Springs JR. High. And We all Played on The Palm Springs JR. High Sports Day Softball Team, And We Played against other Dade County JR. Highs. We Won A Lot Of Games Too !!!!!! And Yes, You Did Mention all of Those Places Long Ago, Before Me, and I Always Enjoy Reading Them Again, and Again. You and I Remember A Lot Of The Old Familiar Things and Places Of The Old Hialeah. Isn't it Great ????? We are Rich in Memories. And We Both Were Palm Springs JR. High Pacers. And We Like The Same Songs: Hey Don, That Means to Me, That You Can't Be All Bad !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		23-Nov-2009 06:39
Robbin, I liked those four songs you mentioned in one posting. You can hear "Young Wings Can Fly" by another group athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYRey--l0ck - the Ruby and the Romantics version used to be on YouTube but it's not there now. I'm going to buy a bottle of Canoe the next time I go shopping for cologne. It sure brings back some fond memories of great times in the mid-60's for me. Yep, the Jula boys were cool guys. You didn't mention their brother Danny who was my age (4 years older than you) and the one I'll tell you a funny story about in your adult gallery. Yeah I remember most of those places that you mentioned and I described most of them for everyone to read about in the narrative gallery about Hialeah when I first started getting into this Old Hialeah / Old Miami / Old South Florida section on my website in mid-2006. Three years have flown by and there are a lot of comments by readers in that gallery, including a couple from you. The Ruffinos lived near me and John went to Immaculate Conception and Palm Springs the same time I did but he was a year behind me. Some people thought he was a really nice guy and others have very different opinions. I'm not going any further on this topic though. I remember Gordon Janko and Rick Soriano - they lived on my old Miami News route west of 12th Avenue as I recall and south of Sparks Park. Sleep good Robbin - I'll be hitting the sack soon. Don

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 04:55
My Intentions Here, and Everywhere, Are : To Try And Enjoy My Life, To Be At Peace, with Everyone I Can, But Not To Take Any BS From Anyone !!!!! I Will Go The Extra Mile, To Avoid Problems. I Don't Like Problems , with Anybody, But if They Want Problems with Me, I Won't Retreat, Like A Yellow Bellied Coward. That is Not Me. My Dad, was Tough, and Confident, and So Am I. I Ask Everyone Here, To Join Me, in Being Nice, So We Have Peace And Harmony. I Really Mean That !!!!!! I Am Committed To Being Nice, and Keeping This Site Friendly, Like The Cheers Bar , in Boston. Robbin Of Robbin's Memories .

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 04:35
Anyone Remember : The Andy William's Song: " Can't Get Over Losing You " ???? I Always Loved That Song. And What About : " Young Wings Can Fly ", By Ruby & The Romantics ??? I Absolutely Love That Song , But Don't Have it, and Haven't Heard it again, Since Like around : 1963. And " Diamond Girl " , By Seals & Crofts, I Love That Song !!!!! And : " I Only Wanna Be With You " , By Dusty Springfield. Those Are All Songs That Do it For Me !!!!!! Music, Does Transport us Back in Time, That is True, and For Sure !!!!!! I Love it !!!!!!! All The Best To Everyone , From Me: Robbin.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 04:20
Carlos, My Wife, and Chuckie and I, Went To Homestead Today, and We Went To : Robert Is Here, and You Know What ???? Robert Was There !!!!! We Had Key Lime Milkshakes, Visited The Birds and Animals, out in The Back, People Watched, Listened to A Man Playing The Guitar, and Harmonica, and Singing Popular Songs, and We Bought Some Vegetables, For Meals At Home this Week. The Key Lime Milkshakes, The Field Fresh Vegetables, Honey, Ect. there are Really 1st Rate !!!!! Great Place !!! We Love it !!!!! And it was Packed with Customers. They Had John Deere Tractors, and Old Antique 50's Ford Pickup Trucks Out Front. Like You Said Before: It is Worth The Drive: Just To Have A Tropical Fruit Milkshake there !!!!!! I Hope You Had An O. K. Day At Work Today !!!!!! Later, My Friend !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 04:07
Dave, I Hope You Had A Nice Sunday. I Know You Work Sundays 1 To 6 on The Boston Suicide Crisis Hotline, as Volunteer, and I Support and Salute That !!!!!! You Are The Right Person, to Be There, For Sure. With Your Super Way With People, You Are A Natural, at That. Lives Are No Doubt Saved By You Being There. Someone Once Said That I Was : A Comfortable Communicator, Well I Say You Are Too !!!!!!! And You Must Know , That You Are Very Well Thought Of , By Everyone Here !!!!!!! We All Rely on You, To Hold This Family Together, and You Do !!!!!! You Have My Vote, and My Respect, Always !!!!!! Good Night, My Friend !!!! Sleep Well !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 03:55
Don Boyd, Canoe, is Still one of My Favorites, and I Have A Bottle I'm using now. Others I Like and Use now are : Old Spice, Varon Dandy, Royall Ambree, 4711, Royall Lyme, Royall Spyce, Bowling Green, Avon Wild Country, and Avon Black Suede. I Like To Smell Good, For Myself, My Wife, and All The Ladies !!!!!!!! Part Of My Well Being. Nothing Worse Than B. O. , and Bad Breath !!!!! I Hate That, and I Make Sure that I Don't Purvey either. Good Hygiene, is A Habit, a Habit I Believe in . Some People are Pigs. Not Me. Maybe it Comes From Being A Palm Springs JR. High Pacer . Miss Moore, & Old Stone Face Lanier. I Am Proud to Have Been A Student at Palm Springs JR. High. I Think it was a Great School, and I Have So Many Memories, of My 2 1/ 2 Years there. And How well , I Remember The Jula Brothers : Mike and Tommy !!!!! Mike , was My Baseball Coach, at Sparks Park. I was a Left Fielder, and I Had A Real Good Batting Average. I Hit Home Runs , over The Left Field Fence, a Lot. And Coach Jula, was A Nice Coach. And He Was A Cool Guy, and I Know About Him Being Quite A Ladies Man, at Pizza Palace, on 49th Street, in His Route 66 Corvette Convertible !!!!!! He Almost Played Football, or Actually Did For The Boston Patriots, But Hurt His Knee, and that was it. And Tommy, went to Palm Springs with Me. Both Real Nice Guys. Some of My Team Mates, I Remember, are : Gordon Janko, Rick Soriano, Tommy Maratta, Noel Martinez, Tommy Morrison, and John Quirello. We Played Against Other Hialeah Park's Teams. That was when I was at Palm Springs JR. High . It was The 13/ 14 League. And then I Played On Coach Ted DeL Rio's 15 / 18 League Team , also at Sparks Park. Great Fun, and Now: Great Old Hialeah Memories !!!!! Good Night Don. Sleep Well !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Nov-2009 03:13
Don Boyd, Yeah That Fire Exit was The Ticket for us Broke JR. High Teens, But it was wrong, and Wometco did lose Money that way. But We Were Just Kids, Goofing Off, and Besides Getting in Free, We Thought we were Real Slick, and Laughed about it. It's Like Free Food: It always Tastes Better !!!!!! And on top of that: We Romeoed Around, using The Palm Springs Theatre , For Finding Girls, Putting The Move, and Charm on Them, and Then Making Out With Them. What Nerve !!!!!!! And The ushers , Never Thru Us Out. Incredible, HUH ????? We Had Fun, Fun, Fun !!!!!!!!! Remember , The Ice Cream Machine, in The Lobby, Of Palm Springs Theatre ????? It Had: Ice Cream Sandwiches, and Eskimo Pies !!!! I Loved Those Things, and I Always Got them. That Song Title, Sounds A Little Familiar, Don. Remember : Johnny Get Angry, and Johnny Angel ???? I Always Loved those 2 Songs, and I Still Do. I Have Johnny Angel, and I Play it a Lot. Johnny Get Angry, I Do not Have. I Looked over The Dupuis Pictures, and I Recognized Lots of Kids , that I Saw and Knew, at Palm Springs JR. High. I Enjoyed Looking at them. I Think Of Jackie often, and I Still Can't Believe She's Gone. So Sad About that. I Would Of Loved Being Married to Her. She Was Gorgeous . Jackie Zimmerman, RIP. I Still Love You. Don, Remember: Hobby Mart, Pollart's Bakery, RecordLand, and Ruffy's Restaurant ??? And G. C. Murphy, and Neisner's ??? I Went to all of Them. And John Ruffino, Lived near Me, at one time, when He was Valet Parking Cars at Miami Lakes Country Club. Nice Guy !!!!! He went to Palm Springs JR. High also !!!!! He was Said to ave Been The Toughest Guy in The School, when He Went There , Years Before Me. I Heard He Had A Real Famous & Tough Fight, with A Guy Named : Doug Rupert. It was Said to Have Been A Real Good Fight: 2 Real Tough Guys Kickin Each others ass . I Never Heard Who Won, But I Heard it was A Real Fight, not Some One Punch Fluke. I Never Knew Doug Rupert, But I Knew John Ruffino, and He Was A Good Neighbor, A Nice Guy, and A Good Family Man. I Recently Rediscovered Majic 102, and I'm Enjoying it. I Put it on, while I'm Here At The Computer Typing , and in My Bathroom, while I'm Bathing. It Really is A Good Radio Station !!!!!! Have A Good Night, and Sleep Well Don. Best Regards , and Prayers. Your Friend Robbin.

Don Boyd		22-Nov-2009 19:05
Yeah Robbin, I figured you would know a lot of the DuPuis kids. There's a lot of kids in there from my old neighborhood plus younger bros and sisters of guys and gals who were my age or slightly younger. Yeah the fire door trick was used by kids my age when the theatre first opened and it's surprising how much admission money they lost over the years when a simple alarm on each door would have prevented a lot of it. Canoe was my fav cologne back then and I even bought a bottle of it a couple of years ago. Every time I put it on it brought back memories of the 60's in Hialeah. Okay on not knowing those two songs I mentioned but I thought you'd remember the "(Johnny) Wait For Me" song. Maybe if you heard it you'd remember it. I have a funny story about one of the Jula brothers that I'll tell you in the Adult gallery because of its nature. His older brother was the one who worked for the City of Hialeah Parks and Rec for a career and the one you mentioned in your baseball at Sparks Park comment. Don

Robbin		22-Nov-2009 16:46
Don Boyd, I Am Going to Check out The John G. Dupuis Elementary School Site, again to see The New Pictures You Posted. As You Said Before: Most of the kids From Dupuis, went to Palm Springs JR. High, so I Know a Lot of Them, My Favorite , from Dupuis, and Palm Springs, was Jackie Zimmerman RIP . Thanks For all of Your Hard work, and Sleep Loss, in Posting Stuff, for all of us. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		22-Nov-2009 16:37
Don Boyd, I Too, Got The Flashlight Shined on Me, at The Palm Springs Theatre, By The Ushers, So Many Times. I was a Student , at Palm Springs JR. High then, and I would Go there , with a Friend, or Friends, to see The Movie, and to Look For Girls. We would Look for Girls , By Themselves, either 1 alone, or 2 or 3 Together, and we would ease up on them, and Start Conversation, and Lots of times, we Made out with them, and Left with them. That was usually, in The Summer. Summer Loves. A Lot of the Girls I Met there, were students , at Henry Filer JR. High, and some , were From Our Palm Springs JR. High. And You Can Guess: The ushers , Had a Field Day , with us. Every time , I went to Kiss a Girl, We were in The Spotlight of The Ushers' Flashlight. And The Funny thing was : That only one of us Guys: Paid to Get in. One of us , would pay to get in, and He would watch The Ushers, and when they went out to The Lobby, He would open The Fire Exit Door, By Jackson / Byron's, and The other one or 2 Amigos , would Run in. So The Ushers were Really Paying us Back, For Getting in Free, without Even Knowing The Whole Story. Man, Did We Have Fun. And We'd Go To Jackson/ Byron's First, and Get Free Samples Of Dante Cologne, To Make Our Romeoing at The Movies easier. Remember : Dante Cologne ???? I Loved it !!!!! Dante, Canoe, and English Leather, were 3 Of My Favorite Colognes Back then. I Still wear Canoe now. I Don't Remember those songs, Don. When I went to Palm Springs JR. High, From 1964, To 1966, I Had A Blast !!!! Life was Good !!!!!!! I Played Baseball at Sparks Park, on 2 Teams: MR. DelRio's Team, and MR. Jula's Team, I Went Bowling at Palm Springs Lanes, I ate at Fusaro's, Burger Boy, Royal Castle, Mc Donald's 49th Street, Went to 7-11, and U Totem, for Snacks, Went To Palm Springs Theatre, Went Skating at Hialeah Roller Rink, Pushed The Shot Put, on Coach Stan Romero's Hialeah Optimist Track Team, Swam in our Lake, High Dived at Municipal Pool, Had Fun at Palm Springs JR. High, Went out to Eat, with My Family, at : The Painted Horse, Gracie's, Pumpernik's, Wolfie's, Royal Castle , ST. Clair's Cafeteria, I- Hop, Biscayne Cafeteria, Howard Johnson's, and Lots of Other Good Places. And My Family Went in The Summer Sometimes, to : Wilmington N. C., Charles Town W. V., Saratoga Springs N. Y. , Valley Stream, - Long Island N. Y., Norfolk, Va., and other Places. Great Times, and Now Great Memories !!!!!! Have a Nice Sunday Don. Robbin.

Don Boyd		22-Nov-2009 15:26
I remember the ushers in those theatres but especially the Palm Springs. When a movie was filled with kids it seemed like they made their rounds every five minutes. I got the flashlight numerous times. I don't know what they had against kissing, even if there were few people in the theatre and no one around you. They really hated it if the girl's blouse was wide open for unknown reasons. I remember Neil Sedaka's "Stairway to Heaven" - I liked it and hear it every so often. I heard two songs on XM/Sirius via DirecTV yesterday afternoon that I haven't heard in a long time: "(Johnny) Wait For Me" by the Playmates and "Pudin' N' Tain" by the Alley Cats. I love XM! Well I finally finished the 1963-1964 yearbook for Dr. John G. DuPuis Elementary after working on it off and one for a few weeks. 42 new images with a lot of photos and names of kids that grew up in my Palm Springs neighborhood and surrounding areas. It's in the Hialeah gallery at:http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories_hialeah_dupuis64 Have a nice Sunday, y'all. Don

Robbin		22-Nov-2009 04:51
Remember The Ushers , in The Movie Theatres, in The 50's and 60's ???? They Wore Suits, and Would Shine A Flashlight on You, For Any Little thing, Like Kissing, Throwing Peanuts, Making Noise, ect. As A Kid, I Went to The Essex Theatre, and The Circle Theatre, and I Got The Flashlight Shined on Me , a Lot, By The Ushers, But I Can Honestly Say : That I Never Got Thrown Out By Them. Sometimes, or Rather : Most of the time: They would only Shine The Flashlight on You, as A Warning , To Straighten Up. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Nov-2009 04:41
Anyone Remember, And Like 1960 The Neil Sedaka Song : Stairway To Heaven ???? I was 9 Years Old , when that Song First Came out , and I Loved it. After I First Heard it: I Hummed it to Myself, Walking Around, and While Riding My Bicycle around. Great Song !!!!!!! A Flash From The Past !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		22-Nov-2009 04:18
Carlos, We are in Total Agreement !!!!!! Papaya Or Fruta Bomba, one in The Same, and Delicious. Nothing Else , Like it !!!!!! You and I Appreciate, This Gift From Nature !!!!!! Some Men, Don't Like Papaya, and Some Women , Don't Like Papaya, either. But I Love it, it's Very Good !!!!! And Papaya, is Everywhere, and Free and Cheap. There's No Reason For People to Not Enjoy Papaya. A Mi Me Encanta Papaya !!!!!! It's Good that You Will Have Time to Spend with Your Wife !!!!! Asi Es !!!!! Muy Bien !!!!!!! Hablamos Pronto, Mi Amigo !!!!!! Take Care !!!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		22-Nov-2009 02:29
Robbin, yes nothing like eating a good juciy papaya we cubans call it una buena papayona!!!!! I'll be working tomorrow, my wife is taking next week off so I will be able to spend a little more time with her. I should be getting my tree next next the place I always get them from just started to sell this weekend.

Robbin		22-Nov-2009 01:25
I Sure Hate To Bring it Up, But it Sure is Quiet Here, Like A Ghost Town, or A Monastery. I Guess , I'll Go Watch T. V. !!!!!! Sabado Gigante, with Don Francisco, is on, and so is Cops. I Like Both !!!!!! Maybe , Tomorrow, will Be More Lively Here, But Tonight : It's A Place Called : Lonesome Town. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Nov-2009 01:19
Carlos, I Was Very Happy , when Those Photos Were Taken !!!!!! For A Guy My Age, To Have Such Young Beautiful Women, With Me, Was Like A Miracle Gift !!!!!! To Be in Such Great Company: You Must Have A Lot Of Money, Something Big, Or Charm Galore. I Have The Last 2, But Not The First one. I Guess Those 2 Were Enough to Get Their Attention, HUH ?????? I am Very Proud to Be Seen with Them, and Of Course The Other Things Too, are Great !!!!! Have A Good Night. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Nov-2009 01:11
Carlos, Hey !!!!!! We are Both Amazed at The New Developments, in The Photos !!!!! And Yes The 3 Girls in The Office with Me, are The Bunny Nurses. The One I'm Pointing at, is My HEAD NURSE !!!!! And The Beautiful Redhead eating Pizza Naked in Public , is Bambi, Britney's Sister. And The Girl Lowering Her Top, By Bob's Harley, is Their Cousin. Bambi , Made My Eyes Pop Out, Being Naked in The Mall. I Couldn't Believe She was Sitting There Eating Pizza Out of The Box Completely Naked, And So My Eyes Popped Out. But I Sure Liked The Sight, and The Idea Of it. And She Told Me , that After We Finished The Pizza, We Were Going in A Back Room, and Have Dessert. And We Did !!!!! The Dessert, was Shakey Pudding, with Papaya. Dessert, Was Great !!!!!!!! I Hope You Had a Good Day At Work. My Wife is Off Work From Publix, Tomorrow, and We Might Go Down To Robert Is Here, For Milkshakes. We Now Have Our Christmas Tree Up, and All Finished . It's Pretty. And This Week, We're Going to Put Christmas Lights on The Eaves Outside Around The House. I Like to Have The Tree, and Outside Lights Up and On at Night By Thanksgiving, Every Year. Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Carlos		21-Nov-2009 19:35
Just got back from work, Don I got the e-mail with the password, Whoa I musta been blind not seeing her in front of me, holy moly that is one way out photo. Robbin you sure look pretty happy in your photo are those the bunny nurses??? Don we need photos of you, Pokey, Manocarz, Carey Gigi

Robbin		21-Nov-2009 19:29
Don Boyd, Yes, it Worked Like A Charm, and I Enjoyed The 3 Pictures. When We - The 3 Amigos Go To Lunch, From Now on, We Will Have at Least 1 Digital Camera with us, and We'll Be Sure to take more Pictures. By The Way, Did Everyone Go To The Monastery, and Swear To Silence ???? Where The Hell ,is Everyone ?????? Does That Sound Like Me ??? My Trademark !!!!!!! I'm Listening to Majic 102 , Right Now, Pretty Good. They've Been Playing 60's and 70's Music, and The Songs were a Good Selection. I Like 50's and 60's Best, But The 70's , Had Some Real Good Music Too. I Love The 70's Song " Diamond Girl ". Music Soothes Us, it's Enjoyable, and it Reminds Of Of The Past, Lots Of Great Memories !!!!!! Thank God, For Our Great Oldies !!!!!!! It's A Beautiful South Florida Day, 83 Degrees, Sunny and Breezy. I'm Going into another Room, And Watch PBS Cooking Shows, or whatever 's on PBS. I Like PBS Shows. Talk To You Later. And Be Comfortable !!!!! Best Wishes. Robbin.

Don Boyd		21-Nov-2009 18:59
Robbin, glad the password worked! I'll add more photos but I need a few more of you to put into other photos so have Bob or Carlos take more the next time y'all go out to eat. My wife has the XM in her car and I fell in love with it and then a few years ago I found out that DirecTV offers most of the XM stations so I listen to it on our TV's when I don't feel like watching TV. I particularly like the 50's station, which plays early 60's music too, and switch between it and the 60's station all the time. Yeah living on a busy road like 12th Avenue doesn't help with all the noise blasters in the area. We rarely get any noise at all where I'm at and I love it. I've been in this townhouse for 29 years on December 7th (Pearl Harbor Day) and I like the quiet neighborhood. It was too quiet for one neighbor a few years ago - the wife couldn't stand it and demanded that they move. Don

Robbin		21-Nov-2009 17:04
Don Boyd, Good Saturday Morning To You Sir !!!!!! Affirmative, on The Password. I Got it !!!!!! Thank You , For The Voicemail, and You Did A Great Job, as usual. I Just Checked out The New Adult Comments Section, and I Enjoyed What is There Thus Far, and I Look Forward to More , in Due time, as You Can Put More there. And About The Oldies Music: That's True, about Say: Majic 102.7., and other Oldies Stations: You are Limited to Their Formats, and Lots of Songs We Heard when we were at Palm Springs JR. High, that we Like, they Never play them.I'm Sure The Sirius Digital Radio, is Great, and I Might Get it Myself. We all Not only Love Our Music, From Our Youth, But We All Agree : That it's Better than a Lot of , or All Of This Garbage they call Music Now. I Detest it !!!! To Me, only The Country Music nowadays, is any Good, The Rest: Hip Hop, Rap, ect., is Annoying Sinister Trash. Living on A Main Thoroughfare, Like I Do, The Kids Come By Here, Shaking My Windows, with That Crap Booming and Blasting, and I Get Train Horns, Loud Muffler Cars, That Sound Like Farts, Screeching Tires, Ect. It's A Curse To Live Here. I Wish I Lived on A Quiet Cul de Sac, Somewhere. There is Absolutely : No Peace Here, where I Live, Most Of The Time, Except For 3 A. M. !!!!!! Pray For Me, Please !!!!!!! Best Wishes For Your Comfort. Robbin.

Don Boyd		21-Nov-2009 15:30
Robbin, yeah that's about the same for me in the first group, 16 or 17, as I counted them up. And 9 for the second group. I suspect I would remember more if I heard the songs instead of trying to remember them by title and group. It's amazing how many songs are out there that we haven't heard since the 60's/70's though XM/Sirius does a pretty good job compared to FM oldie stations. I left a message on your voice mail with the new password and will send the password to the others via e-mail. I was only able to get 3 images up - they all take time - because I had to work on some other old photos for the site. We'll see how it goes in there but at least we won't offend the general public. Don

Robbin		21-Nov-2009 04:44
Don Boyd, Actually: I Remember 17 Of The First 20 Songs, and 10 Of The 2nd List. Rest Well Tonight !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Nov-2009 04:39
Don Boyd, Great List Of Songs. In Truth, I only Remember about 3 / 4 Of The Songs on Your Lists. Some Of Them, I Must Confess: are New to Me, I've never Heard of Them. Most all of the Songs on The First List, I Know, But On the Bottom List, I only Recognized about 3 Songs. Take Me Back, By Little Anthony And The Imperial, was Always A Great Song. I've Been Listening Lately to Majic 102, and Rediscovering it. I Remember Very Well The Kollektion, From The World, in North Miami, I Saw them there in 1967. And I Loved Savage Lost. In Fact , I Had it on a 45 RPM Record, Back then, But Don't Have it now. We Had Some Great Local Bands Back Then, Like : The Birdwatchers, The Drones, The Shaggs, DR. T. & The Undertakers, Echoe, The Razor's Edge, The Spellbinders, The Sounds Unlimited, The Warlocks, The 7 Of Us, Chelsea's Children, The Beaver Patrol, The World Of Matter, and Many others. I used to Go to The Place and The World, all the time. I Enjoyed Seeing Those Song Titles again , and Remembering them . Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Nov-2009 04:07
Good Night Everyone !!!! Sleep Well !!!!! Talk to All Of You Tomorrow . Robbin.

Don Boyd		21-Nov-2009 03:57
Robbin: I copied this list of songs from a radio group that I belong to. Do you remember most of them? Johnny Dark: Here are some of my "favorites" that don't get played. 1. Sit down I think I love you-Mojo Men 2. Bluebird-Buffalo Springfield 3. You're gonna miss me-13th Floor Elevators 4. Psychotic Reaction-Count 5 5. Rings-Cymarron 6. Sugar and Spice-Cryan Shames/ Searchers....both are great 7. Little Black Egg-The Nightcrawlers 8. Stop and get a ticket-Clefs of Lavender Hill 9. Double Shot of my baby's love- K-Otics 10. I see the light-5 Americans 11. Run Run Run-The Gestures 12. Yellow Balloon-Yellow Balloon 13. Dance with me-Mojo Men 14. Sometimes good guys don't wear white-Standells 15. Can't seem to make you mine- The Seeds 16. Are you a boy or are you a girl- The Barbarians 17. I want Candy- Strangeloves 18. Open my eyes- Nazz 19. Live- The Merry Go Round 20. Get Down- Gilbert O'Sullivan Great list, Johnny. A few of my favorites include: Pretty Ballerina - The Left Banke Matthew and Son - Cat Stevens Whatcha Gonna Do About It - Evil Savage Lost - The Kollektion Mind Body & Soul - The Flaming Ember Baby I'm For Real - The Originals Seven Rooms Of Gloom - Four Tops She's Not Just Another Woman - The Eighth Day I Love You For All Seasons - The Fuzz Holy Man - Diane Kolby Gloria's Dream - Belfast Gipsies Love Is A Bird - The Knickerbockers Many's The Slip... - The Present Gilbert Green - Gerry Marsden Per-so-nally - Bobby Paris Mechanical World - Spirit We Can't Go On This Way - Teddy & The Pandas (Come Round Here) I'm The One You Need - The Miracles Take Me Back - Little Anthony & Imperials Conquistador - Procol Harum 2+2=? - Bob Seger System Flower Girl - Plant Life Your Husband My Wife - Brooklyn Bridge Love Machine - The Roosters Dancing Bear - The Mamas & Papas Paperback Writer - The Beatles (yes, a huge Beatles hit that has been virtually forgotten by radio) Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do - Betty Wright I Can Remember - James and Bobby Purify Plenty more from the 70s and 80s, too. Jeff Lemlichhttp://www.limestonerecords.com

Dave		21-Nov-2009 03:13
Again, for emailing the password I take full and entire responsibility, was only trying to help, by passing on the info. that had just been passed on to me. I figured it was to be passed on, did not read the email as carefully as I should have, but if I was being asked to pass the password on to Robbin, then I figured, why not pass it on to Carlos and Pokey too. I think some time away from here would be beneficial, as everyone is overreacting to the slightest thing, just like in the old days. Robbin, let me postpone tomorrow's phone call.

Dave		21-Nov-2009 03:10
Robbin, this is yet another example of everyone on here overreacting. I was not even talking about you, I was talking about an individual who came on here and complained about you.

Robbin		21-Nov-2009 02:05
Dave, If You are in The Shoes, Comments Can Hurt, and Embarrass You, But if You Are not wearing the Shoes, Then You Will not Understand , or Feel The Pain. I Have Been Attacked Lately, By Someone , Who Belittled Me, and Tryed to Embarrass Me, By Attacking My Normal Manhood, ect., and That was Totally Un necessary, and Not Very Nice. And I Resented it Highly, as I Was Put On Display, to Be A Laughing Stock, Ect., And I Fought Back. And if that's WW3 Then So Be it. And Again, I Didn't Start it, or Ask For it, But I Will Fire Back, when I'm Fired on, Every Time, Without Fail. I Want Peace, and Friendship Here, But it's Readily Apparent That Some Here Do Not. Who They Are, I Do Not Know. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		21-Nov-2009 02:00
Well Robbin, we'll just have to tell those ladies to watch what they say in the new adult gallery, eh? I'll delete Bambi's comments about what you mentioned. Don

Robbin		21-Nov-2009 01:50
Don Boyd, I See You DeLeted The Nonsense About The Preachers Arguing. I Agree with that, as Someone, who ever it was: was Trying to Start Trouble, when it was un necessary. I Always Try to Keep this Site Open to Everyone, and I Always Come in Peace, But Sometimes I Am Fired On, and I Will Fire Back, it's My Nature. Someone Hits Me, I Will Hit Them Back, I was Taught to Defend Myself, By My Dad, and To Give it Back, and I Believe in That Way, But I Really Don't Consider Myself A Troublemaker. It's always Started with Me First. I Hope You Can See That. I want To Behave Myself, and Have A Good Time Here, But I Don't Like Being Upstaged, and Made to Look Like A Fool. After all, I Am Not A Clown. I Lose Face, When People Make Me The Object Of A Joke. To Them, it's Real Funny, But To Me: It's Public Humiliation. I Like To Be Respected, Not Disrespected, and if People Bring Up Questions About The Size, ect., then others May Believe it, and Then I Lose My Respect that I Rightfully Deserve. People Have no Right Getting so Personal, and Joking About Such Things. I Have No Complex, But it's Not Right To Joke about Any Man's Manhood, or Equipment. Men, Have To Be Men, Strong and Confident, and Any Assault On That, is Uncalled For. Best Regards. Robbin.

Don Boyd		21-Nov-2009 01:50
Please do not mention Fran's name in this comments gallery. Any posts with her name will be deleted immediately as well as any posts from her. In addition, any posts from "Guests", "Guest (whatever)", or anything that sounds like "Guest" will be removed immediately unless their comment has some really important information about Old Hialeah in it that we have never seen before. The new adult comment gallery is no longer accessible to anyone but me. I said earlier that I would send e-mails to certain people when I was done with the gallery and Dave tells me in an e-mail that he already e-mailed people which I did not ask him to do. He was only supposed to give the password to Robbin on the telephone. That password will no longer work because I changed it. Again, I will send e-mails out with the new password "when I am done with the gallery." Don

Dave		21-Nov-2009 01:39
Forgot all about that prohibition, sorry.

Dave		20-Nov-2009 22:58
I just find it interesting how uptight people are in general, and it shows up here too, when someone says this or that, it causes WWIII, and it is just such an overreaction. I can't figure out why people joking around is so offensive to some. Look at the history here and way way back you can see the theme over and over again, where someone said this or that and others went wild. But why? Because any little thing is a big deal. And we wonder why the whole world is as neurotic as it can possibly be? Then there are those who just post when the topics are harmless, and no controversy can ensue. Then there are the ones who lurk (I love that word) and who jump in here once every six months, but are there minute by minute. But I cannot figure out what is said here that is so important that it would cause some folks such misery. Is it human nature to be offended at nearly everything?

Dave		20-Nov-2009 22:24
I can't stop laughing...have to take a short break here.....

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 21:02
Guest, That was a Good Story, I Liked that. Thank You For Sharing it with all of us. I Think Monica, was and is, a Nice Looking Woman, But Her Morals, were that of Marilyn Monroe. She and President Bill Clinton, were Wrong, as Were JFK, and Marilyn Monroe. They Tarnished The Honor Of The Office Of The President Of The United States, and Disgraced Themselved Before The World, and Before God Almighty. That's My Serious View Of it. But I Did Enjoy The Joke, and it's True, of Monica, and Many others. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 20:00
Don Boyd, Nice to Hear from You, and it sounds Like You are Coming along well, and Will Soon Be Westland Mall Walking again. Thanks , for The New Risque Comments Section, Where All Of Us Can Speak Our Minds, and Behave Like Drunken Sailors , in Port, on Liberty, But No Shore Patrol Officers will Screm : At Ease at us, and We Won't Get Clubbed in The Head with Nightstick Batons, and Locked up in The Brig, Thank God !!!!!! I Am Looking Forward to The New Site. And I Will Get The Password, From Dave, on The Phone. And Don, Can I Please Have The Phone Numbers, and Addresses Of The Girls in The Picture with Me ??? Especially The One Flashing Me, that I 'm Pointing at. You Can Give Dave The Info, and I'll Get it From Him. They Are Real Foxes !!!!! Just My Types !!!!! And Can You Please Feature More Pictures Of Them, in The New Risque Comments Site ????? Thanks Don . Best Regards !!!!! Robbin The Romeo.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 19:30
Dave, On The Contrary, My Friend !!!!!! I Am The Same Romeo, That I Was , As A Kid, Taking Girls For A Special Private Tour Down Under The Flamingo Plaza Sign, in East Hialeah's Sun Tan Village Neighborhood. And For My Age, I Am A Strong Performer, My Batting Average, is : 397, and I Hit Lots Of Home Runs. My Age is : 58 3/4 Years Old, But I Perform, Like A Very Strong 22 Year Old. I Will Put My Cell Phone On Tomorrow, at 12 High Noon. Glad You Had A Short and Pleasant Day in Court Today. TGIF !!!!! And Even though you Had a Little Change Of Pace, and A Little Break From The Commute, I Know You are Glad to Be Home. There Is No Place Like Home, That's For Sure. And Finally: Yes , Don, is A Master, of What He Does !!!!!!! His Cutting in Pictures Of Girls, is Cutting Edge. His Works Of Art, are Modern Masterpieces !!!!!!!! And His Choice Of Girls, or His Taste in Women, is Exactly The Same as Mine !!!!!! Hats Of To Don !!!!!!!! Later, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		20-Nov-2009 19:21
Don, if you and Robbin don't have each other's numbers, leave a voicemail for me on my office line at 508 398-0111 and I will get him the info. Same goes for anyone else who needs to contact Don and cannot and vice versa, call my office number and I will act as go between anytime.

Don Boyd		20-Nov-2009 19:19
Robbin, thank you for your comments and prayers about me being laid up like this. I'm not too happy with this situation but I'm dealing with it. If I were younger I'd really be pissed at being laid up for weeks but I only have another 12 days to go before the cast comes off and I should be able to walk with an orthopedic boot after that and only for a short time I hope. Fortunately the days and weeks are flying by fast and I have a nice metal tipped yardstick to stick down the cast to scratch the itchy areas that could drive me crazier than I already was. Hey y'all, you weren't supposed to be able to see anything yet because I'm not done moving all the questionable comments from this gallery to the new one. Robbin, sorry it took me so long to do this but it's a long and laborious project that is taking hours. I should have thought of it in the beginning. The new gallery will be password protected. No one will be able to see anything without entering the lengthy password. I will e-mail the password to those of you who participated, including Britney and Bambi, when the gallery is finished. They e-mailed me privately and said they want to be our friends and that they have a couple girlfriends who might be interested in participating too. Robbin, you'll have to call me for the password. Hopefully you still have my cell phone number and/or home number. If not I think I have your number on my cell and I'll call you. Don

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 19:16
Casual Guest, Many People Have Said: That I Look Like Bill Clinton, But My Hair was a Little Longer then. The People would Kiddingly address Me as : MR. President. I 've Had My Hair Faded, and A Bald Head, For A while now: Summer Haircut, But I'm Letting it Grow out now, Maybe Even Long, Like A Beatles Style, or Like Antonio Banderas. Your Interpretation Of The Scenerio, is Funny, But I Consider Being Compared to President Bill Clinton, an Honor, Even Though I Resented His Draft Dodging, But Otherwise: I Think He's A Real Smart Man, and He Led Our Country Well. Our Country , was Very Well Off Financially, under His Leadership, and He was A Great Romeo, So I Admire Him. Thank You , For Your Input . Best Regards. Robbin.

Dave		20-Nov-2009 18:51
Don is a master at photo retouching.....Robbin, better take a close look, as those days are over for you. If you don't believe me, ask your spouse. :) I will give you a call tomorrow about 12 or 1pm, amigo. Back from court early today, I really lucked out big time. Six cases but they got me out at noon. That was amazing and was also very nice of them. Then the 77 mile trip back here and now 10 days off after this marathon week.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 18:13
Happy Friday To Everyone !!!!!!! TGIF !!!!!!! The Weekend , Is Here !!!!! Have A Nice One !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 17:14
Don Boyd, Thanks , For Putting Me in Such Good Company !!!! The Girls Are Beautiful, and They're With Me, so That Makes Me Super Stud, or Hugh Hefner JR. I Don't Mind Being in This Scenerio at All !!!!!!!! You See, I've Still Got It !!!!!! Hopefully, Lots Of Other Pictures From My Dumpster Diving, at Photo Labs, will Show Up Soon. Thanks again, For Posting One Of The Photos I Submitted to You. Everyone, Will Surely Love This Picture !!!!!!! I Do !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 03:47
Don Boyd, I Know You Are Couped Up, and Uncomfortable, But Hopefully Not in Pain. I Know What You are Going Thru, As I've Had Several Bad Injuries, that Laid Me Up, and Confined Me To The Hospital Bed, and The House. It's The Pits, I Know. And You Have No Choice: If You Want it to Heal: You Gotta Stay Couped Up, and Stay Off it. Just Keep in Mind: That Your Mall Walking Days, are Coming Soon. They Are, as Sure As You and I Went To Palm Springs JR. High , With Miss Moore, and Old Stone Faced Lanier. Think About How Pretty Jackie Zimmerman was, and That Should Cheer You Up. Jackie, was Beautiful !!!!! I Loved Her !!!!!! RIP. Well, I Have Bored You Long Enough Don, So I 'm Leaving You Alone, Right Now. Get Well Soon !!!!!! You Have My Best Wishes, and You're in My Nightly Prayers, along with Manocarz, and Our Troops. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 03:35
Manocarz, I 'm Sure you Said before : That You Went to Hialeah Roller Rink. Wasn't That A Great Place to Go, Back in The Day ???? I Loved That Place, and Went Skating there a Lot. And My JR. High, Palm Springs, Had a Skating Party, there , Every Year, Where Students , Teachers , Coaches, Principals, Counselors, and Parents all Went Skating, and it was Officially : Palm Springs JR. High Nite There. We Had A Blast !!!!!!! I Always Went, Just to See The Teachers, and Principals Skating. And Some Of Them, Were Good Skaters, Especially : The Physical Education Coaches. Great Hialeah Memories , For Me, and Maybe : For You Too. I Hope All is Reasonably Well, with You, and Your Family . Your Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 03:24
Pokey, Did You Go Skating , at Hialeah Roller Rink, on West 29th Street ???? I Think You Might Have told Me You Did already, But I'm Not Sure. It was across the Street , From Henry H. Filer JR. High, where Manocarz Went. It Was The Old Quonset Hut Looking Skating Rink, Sorta Like Your Miami Central High School Gym. I Went There a Lot, From Say 1959 to 1966. It was A Real Good Skating Rink, And Lots Of Pretty Suzi Q's Went Skating there. The only Thing I Hated there, was: it Was So Hot in There in The Summer, With No A / C, and only That Big Fan Built into The West End Wall, Blowing Hot Air. And Skating: You Sweated Up A Storm. But I Loved That Place. I used to Have My Own Chicago Shoe Skates, with Precision Plastic Wheels, and I Had Rabbit's Feet on Them. Pokey, Did Your Kart Engine , Sound Like A Chainsaw ??? The New Karts now, aren't as Loud, as The Vintage Karts and 1 / 2 Midgets were with Mc Culloch Chainsaw Engines MC10 and MC 90 's . I Like The Louder Sound Of Those, and I Love to Hear Chain Saw Engines. I Like 4 Cycle 4 Strokes too, But I Still Love Better : 2 Cycle 2 Strokes, High Reving, and Very Powerful !!!!! And You Know, if I Saw The Michel Brothers and The Old Man, all The Time, I Had To Of Seen You too: Don't You Think ???? It Stands To Reason. I'm Still watchin The Quincy Kart Show, and The Races at The Track there. I Love that Sound. And Did You Run Gasoline, or Alcohol, in Your Kart ????? You Could tell , if Someone was Running Alcohol, it Had a Distinct Smell, Sorta Like Buttered Popcorn. Take Care, My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin. Ps- Remember : The Great Candy Counter , at Sears Northside ????? My Dad, My Little Brother, and I Loved That Dept.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 02:53
MR. Dave Motel, Nice to Meet You, MR. Motel !!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!! Que Gracioso, De Verdad ???? There's A Wise A., in Every Town !!!!!! Saturday , Sounds Good To Me !!!!!! Maybe , around 1 :00 P. M. To 1 :30 P. M. !!!! Let Me Know, if That suits You: and if So: I Will Turn My Cell Phone on Then, to Receive Your Call. Do You Remember The Song : Don't Hang Up, 1962, By The Orlons ????? Carlos Said He Has it. I Always Loved That Song, and Roller Skated to it, in 1962. I Might Take A Run Down To The Redlands Tomorrow, or Saturday, To Get Some Molasses Brownies, From Knause Farms, The Amish Bakery. They Make Great Baked Goods there, and Great Fresh Strawberry Jam. And While I'm There: I'll Get A Strawberry Milkshake too. It's About 40 Miles From My House, Lots Of Traffic Though. Not An Easy Drive to Get to, But Worth it. The 2 Best Brownies I Know Of in Miami, are at The Publix Bakeries, and at Knause Farms, I Love Brownies with Ice Cold Milk !!!!!!! What About You ????? Knause Farms, also Has : Homemade Breads and Rolls, to Die For, and Shoefly Pie, Rhubarb Pie, Philadelphia Sticky Buns, Ect. Some People Go There From Broward and Palm Beach Counties, Further North than Me, and Buy Lots Of Stuff, and Put it in Their Deep Freezes, They've Told Me So. It's A Real Popular Place, and Gets Real Crowded , Especially Saturdays. They are Closed on Sundays. It's A Good Place. Maybe , when You Come Down, You Can Try their Baked Goods, and You'll See Just How Good They are. Later . Your Friend Down South , Robbin.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 02:22
Carlos, I Know you went to Hialeah Roller Rink, on West 29th Street, But You Said You never went to Rustic Roller Rink. Lots of Kids From Melrose Elementary, and Robert E. Lee JR. High, Skated at Rustic Roller Rink, when I Went there, From 1958 To 1963. It's not there anymore, But if you wanna see where it was: There's A Small Parking Lot, with Parking Spaces Marked Off and Cement Curbs in Each. That's Where Rustic Roller Rink was. It's Right across The Street, From A Big Home Depot Store, and Near The Southeast Park, and Close To The Old Hialeah Train Station, that's A Tri Rail Station now . I Go There all The Time, and Park in The Lot, and Remember Rustic Roller Rink. You Can See The 112 Expressway On Ramp, from Okeechobee Road, Just East Of Lejeune Road, Going Over, From There. Rustic Roller Rink, Had An Outside Red Cement Rink, Open Air, and An inside Rink, with A Wooden Floor, Like A School Gym's Basketball Court. And They Had A Concession Stand, That Sold Cokes, in a Cup of Ice, Popcorn, and Crummy Pizza. Most All Of The Good Skaters, And Big Kids, and Adults: Skated Outside, and Real Young Kids Learning to Skate: Went inside. But When it Rained: Everyone went inside, and it was An Overcrowded Mess. I Started Roller Skating, on The Sidewalk, with Those Crappy Steel Wheels Skates that you Clamped on Your Shoes. And Then Later on, I Heard about Rustic Roller Rink, From The Teenagers around My Area, and I Went there , and Went inside , as a Beginner. And Then Later: I Went Outside Skating with The Big Older Kids. I Had A Lot Of Fun there too, and Have Lots Of Great Memories From There. No one can ever take Those Great Memories away From us, They are Ours, My Friend, and at our Age, They Now Mean Something. Best Regards !!!!!! Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Nov-2009 01:57
Carlos, Hello My Friend !!!!!! WOW, You Not only Remember Don't Hang Up, But You Have it To Boot !!!!!! I Love that song !!!! And The Wah Tusi: I Love that one too, and they Played that at Rustic Roller Rink Too. Not only Our Memories Of People, ( Friends , and Special Girls ), ect., But Skating to certain Songs, Made You Happy, and You Would Speed Up. I Went to Rustic, and Hialeah Roller Rinks, and Both Had A D. J. , in A Record Room, and You Would See them Putting 45 RPM Records, on The Turntable, Playing the Songs. At Hialeah Roller Rink, on West 29th Street, Across The Street from Filer JR. High, The D. J. Record Playing Room, was Behind A Plate Glass Window, to the Left Of The Skates Window, where You Got Your Rental Skates, and You Could See Him Sitting there Playing The Records. And Sometimes : They Had The 45 RPM Record Covers, in The Window, of New Popular Songs out Then. My Favorite Song They Played at Hialeah Roller Rink, Was During The Christmas Holidays: The Jingle Bell Rock. I Love That Song, and it was A Great Song To Skate To !!!!!!!!! Hialeah Roller Rink, was A Great Place to Go, as you Know: Lots Of Fun !!!!!! They Had A Roller Hockey Team there, called : The Hialeah Cannons, and They Were Some Big Mean Looking Guys. They Traveled and Played other Roller Rink's Hockey Teams, all Over The Country. All The Best. Robbin.

Dave (motel )		19-Nov-2009 22:43
Robbin, got your message, not a problem at all. Thought you forgot about my arrangements this week. Will call you on the phone Saturday sometime. Let me know what a good time is. Leave it on my office phone voice mail when you get the chance. Will not be back on here til tomorrow night.

Carlos		19-Nov-2009 20:33
Going now to pick up my son at school

Carlos		19-Nov-2009 20:32
Robbin, I got Don't hang up by The Orlons also by them The Wah Watusi

Robbin		19-Nov-2009 20:18
Manocarz, Did You See My Post to You Way Down, From Last Week ???? It was about Blue Ribbon Meats, and Ecomomy Meat Packers next Door. Maybe You Read it, But if not: Scroll way Down, and You'll See it. Also, I Don't Know exactly when it closed, But The VFW on east 32nd Street, is Closed and there's a For Sale Sign Out Front. But The Hialeah Moose Lodge , Next Door, is Still Open, and Going Strong . It's Sad For Me, to see The Hialeah VFW Fold, Because in arund 1962 and 1963, I Went To Dances There, on Friday Nights, and They Were Free, Had Free Cokes, Free Hamburgers, and Tuna Fish Sandwiches, and They Were Fresh Made , and Real Good. And They Had A Dance Floor, a Phonograph, and Lots Of 45 RPM Records. I Had Lots of Fun there: Meeting and Dancing with Girls From Other Schools, Like: Filer, Mae M. Walters, Flamingo Elementary, and South Hialeah Elementary. I Was 11 Years Old, and 12 Years Old, and The other Kids there, were From 11 To 15. I Loved Going There, Most Every Friday Night. My Best Friend, and Neighbor , Bobby Nau also Went. And They Always Had A Very Successful VFW Bar, in The Front. I Was Sad to see that Place Abandoned, Just Like Big Ed's. I Hope You're Getting Well, One Day At A Time, My Hialeah Brother. TakeCare. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		19-Nov-2009 19:57
I Just thought of a Song From The Past. I Skated to this song , at Rustic Roller Rink, in Southeast Hialeah, and it was new on The A. M. Radio then. I Always Have Loved this Song, But never Hear it anymore, and I Don't Have it in My Oldies Collection. The Song is : " Don't Hang Up ", By The Orlons, and it was Recorded in 1962. Anyone else Remember This Song ????? This song Brings Back Real Memories, For Me, Especially at Rustic Roller Rink. I was 11 Years Old. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Nov-2009 19:36
Carlos, I'm Glad Your Work, Picked up, Now at Least: You'll Have More Yang, To Pay Bills with, Buy Groceries with , Ect. , But I Know Work Can Be Tiring. Yes, Our Weather , Has Been Great, Near Perfect. I Talked to My Cousin Nancy, in Western Kentucky, over near Paducah, on The Phone The other night, and She said it was 42 Degrees there, But that's Not Cold For there. It Can Get to Zero Degrees There, and Lots Of Snow, and it Probably will Later , say around February, and March. They Can Have that. Bass Pro Shops , is a Real Neat Place. I Like it !!!! My Wife and I Ate Lunch Outside there a Couple Of Times, and it was Good. Islamorada Seafood Co. They Have A Guy on The Scale, And The Fish , is Weighing Him. That's Neat !!!!! At Port Everglades, It Looks So Neat, When You Look around at The Water, and The Ships,Ect. When I Worked For Swift & Co. , as A Truck Driver, I went to a Huge Warehouse Cold Storage, on Eisenhour At Port Everglades to Deliver Export Orders there. It Was Called Primetemps . And I used to Go to Gun Shows, in The Broward Convention Center, in Port Everglades. I Like To Drive on The 17th Street Causeway also. Lots Of Good Places to Eat around there. And if You Drive to The Harbor Beach Area, and A1A, it's Pretty there. I Like too, when You're either on : 595 or US1, Passing Hollywood- Fort Lauderdale InTL. Airport, and Port Everglades. Both Look Real Neat, and Very Impressive. Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Nov-2009 19:07
Pokey, Yeah, The PBS Stations, Have A Lot Of Good Specials, Like This One !!!! I Like PBS, and Watch it a Lot, not only For Specials Like This One, But For Great Shows Like : This Old House, Ask This Old House, Hometime, Cooking Shows, New Yankee Workshop, BBQ U., Ect. I See The PBS Station who Presented Hallowed Ground, was : WYFI Indianapolis. Patton's Gravesite, is Very Fancy, and Rightfully So, as He Was A Very Distinquished General. Old Blood And Guts, As He was Nicknamed. I saw The Movie " Patton " , When it First Came Out, and I Have it on VHS . Great Movie, about A Great Man. And as For: Hallowed Ground: It is A Great Presentation, And Nice to See, But For Me: Very Sad !!!!! But Nonetheless : Thanks Again, For Taking The Trouble, to Record, and send it to Me. I Appreciate it. It's 82 Degrees, Cloudy, and A little Bit Breezy, Right now, in Miami, and Hialeah. Hard to Believe; That it's only a Week away From Thanksgiving !!!!!!!! Do You Ever Go into Indianapolis, or Chicago ????? I would Guess : That You Don't Like Going To Either. Your Small Town, and The Corn Fields , and Countryside, are Probably Paradise, Compared To Miami, Indianapolis, and Chicago. Too Cold For Me in The Cold Winter Months, But I Probably Would Love it There in The Summer. It's Probably , a Lot Like the Rural areas of southeastern North Carolina, North Of Wilmington, and West Of Camp Lejeune Marine Base, Where My Little Brother and I Spent Our Summers , as Kids. Outside Of A Little Town, called Burgaw. My Grandma, was Born and Raised there, and She Had A Cottage There, 8 Miles out Of Town. I Like Little Towns, Country Cooking, and Country Living. It's A Better Life, I Believe, More Peaceful. Here , in Hialeah: There's Not Much Peace. And All Of Miami, is A Major Rat Race. Later. Robbin.

Carlos		19-Nov-2009 17:59
Hellooo to alllllllllllllll I"mmmmmmmmmmm Backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Man last two days been working like a dog been a busy week at the docks, at least today I slept to 7:00am took my son to school and just came home from the gym. Been having beautiful weather here I could see the intercoastal from work and there's alot of boat traffic. Once it cools off I'll be going fishing again. I just got a flyer from Bass Pro Shops the Ft. Lauderdale store is having all kinds of activities for kids incuding SLOT CAR RACING I don't know what kind of a track they set up but I will be going this weekend to check it out.

Pokey		19-Nov-2009 16:03
Robbin Glad you liked the dvd. I was at the one in Manila, they say thats the largerst one outside of the US. I also liked the way they did Pattons grave, over looking his troops. Yes---the temp is staring to drop up here. I scraped ice the other morning......it won't be long. take care Pokey

Dave from motel lobby		19-Nov-2009 11:09
Hi Robbin! Sorry about the phone call. I was still in court at 3pm yesterday, and as I mentioned before, I planned to cut down my commute this week by staying in Boston Wed and Thurs nights, left the house yesterday at 530 in the morning and have not had access to a computer, have no laptop...will be back home Friday afternoon, look down at previous messages...I knew you would forget about this! I have your number at home but not with me, so could not call you even if I got out yesterday--earlier....back upstairs to get ready

Robbin		19-Nov-2009 01:37
People, Please Excuse Me: I Am Lost, it Seems as Though I Have Mistakenly Walked into A Monastery !!!!!! I Was Trying to Reach Robbin's Memories A Forum, That Has Chatter, But There is Way too Much Silence Here, So I Am Convinced , that I Entered The Wrong Place. My Apologies, To The Father, and The Monks, for Intrusion, and Breaking Your Silence. I Will Be Leaving Now. Back To Your Silence, Chop Chop. I Will Try Again Tomorrow. I Must Buy A New Compass and A New Monikel . Good Night All. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Nov-2009 01:28
I Never Knew That Going To Arbetter's in Southwest Miami, For Some Chili Dogs, would Lead To The Saga that Ensued !!!!!! The Last Couple Of Days, I Went Thru Hell and High Water. I Hope My Nightmare is Over. I Learned My Lesson: No More Chili Dogs At Arbetter's, and No More Cheating On My Wife. I Guess God Punished Me, For Not Remembering and Obeying The 10 Commandments. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Nov-2009 01:21
Dave, Did I Miss Your Call ???? I Had My Cell Phone on at 3:00 P. M. And Nada. Que Paso, Mi Amigo ???? I Am Guessing: Something Unforseen Came Up, and You Got Busy, and You Forgot to Call Me. Looks Like An Article 15 , To Me !!!!!!!! AWOL, on The Phone . But I Will Recommend to The C. O., That He Go Easy on You, in View Of Your Outstanding Record, and Since it's Your First Offense. My Guess is That You'll Get Off With Just A Warning, But You May Have to Scrub some Pots and Pans. Be Prepared, For The Worst , Marine !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Nov-2009 01:10
Pokey, I Finally Watched : " Hallowed Ground ", Tonight, and I Just Finished it. My Feelings about The Film Documentary, are Mixed: I Liked it, and The Military Cemeteries , around The World, are Beautiful, But it's A Sad Thing to Watch. But I Would Have to Say: It's A Really Great Tribute Honoring Our Veterans, Who Fought in The Wars There, and I Salute That , Forever !!!!! Taps, and RIP. I Saw Flander's Field Cemetery, From One of My Favorite Poems, and That was A Thrill for Me , to See it. I Watch PBS, a Lot Here, on Our 2 PBS Channels 2 - WPBT, and 17 WLRN, and I'm Surprized that I Missed it, But I Did. I Thank You, Very Much: For Recording it , and Sending it to Me to See. I Saw Glenn Miller, and His Grave Featured. And General Patton , And Theodore Roosevelt JR., and His Brother Clinton. I Enjoyed it, A Lot. Thanks Again. It was 83 Degrees Here, This afternoon, around 3:00 P. M., and it's 74 Degrees now, at 8:04 P. M. I'm Sure You are Much Colder, Like in The 30's Right now. I Talk to a Cousin Of Mine, near Paducah, Kentucky, Tonight earlier, and She said it was around 42 Degrees. She actually Works in Paducah, But Lives in Murray , Kentucky, about 40 Miles South of Paducah. She's My Mom's Sister's Daughter, and She's My Age. Take Care, My Friend. Later. Robbin.

Pokey		18-Nov-2009 19:37
Robbin You said you received the dvd, since the ladies (hopefully) have left, have you watched the dvd yet. take care Pokey

Robbin		18-Nov-2009 19:00
For All Of Our Posters and Readers, Who Live Out Of Town, and Out Of The State Of Florida: Right now , at : 1 : 37 P. M., In Miami, Fla., The Temperature, is : 83 Degrees, and it's Slightly Breezy, and Sunny at times, But The Sun is in and out. Not Really a Bad Dy: weather wise. Have a Couple Of Errands to Run, and I Will Return Here Later. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Nov-2009 02:09
Carlos, Your 16:22 Post , was The Real Deal !!!!!! I Liked it Very Much, and Agree with it 100 % !!!!!!! The United States, Is Not Perfect, and Has A Lot Of Shortcomings: But it's Still The Best There is !!!!!! I Love Lee Greenwood's Song: I'm Proud To Be An American, and America, By Ray Charles, RIP. They Say it All , and How I Feel. I Get Goose Bumps, When I Hear Those 2 Songs. They Are Great Tributes To Our Country. And The Other Countries, Especially Our Enemies, Can Burn Our Flag, and Talk Bad About Our Country, and Our Troops, But Our Troops , are Kickin Ass, Even if Some Get Killed, They are Fighting Couragely, And Valiantly, For The Freedoms, and The Honor, of Our United States Of America, and I Am Behind Them Always !!!!!!!!!! Sleep Well, My Brother. Manana !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Nov-2009 22:04
Dave, Hi, Why Not ????? You Drive A Long Commute, Work in Court, and Then Drive Another Commute. That Can Be Tiring !!!!!! A Little Nap, Before Dinner: Refreshes Yo, For Dinner, and The Evening !!!!!! Not A Crime, No Charges Filed !!!!!!!!! I Support Your Actions !!!!!! Gotta Fix Dinner now, and Eat. Be Back Soon. HaveA Good Dinner Yourself. Later. Robbin.

Dave		17-Nov-2009 21:52
Hi Robbin, once in a great while, I will take a short nap after that commute....not usually but certainly sometimes......

Robbin		17-Nov-2009 21:46
Don Boyd, Don't Worry, I Was A Good Boy Today. It Was Only Lunch On Brickell, That All: Scouts Honor . Hope You're O. K. Today, But I Know it's Rough, Being in Your Predicament Right now. Better Days , are Ahead, Hang in There !!!!!! Britney and Bambi Send Their Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		17-Nov-2009 21:42
Carlos, Your Post Of 16 :22, was Very Patriotic, and Nice . Thank You. And All Of Your Posting today, Was Good , in Fact. Robbin.

Robbin		17-Nov-2009 21:29
Dave, Gee Thanks Dave !!!!! No Article 15 ????? That's Swell !!!! I Gues My Gift Of Gab, and My Doctorate Degree, in BS Got Me Outa This One. My Dad always Said: I Can BS with The Best Of Them, Well So Can I !!!!!! I Am A Chip Off Of The Old Block , I Guess . Have A Nice Nap. Later. Robbin.

Dave		17-Nov-2009 21:09
Back to my nap for a few minutes----------

Robbin		17-Nov-2009 21:07
Carlos, Make That Post 20:04. My Mistake !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		17-Nov-2009 21:06
Actually, that was such a good story, no article 15 :)))))

Robbin		17-Nov-2009 21:05
Carlos, That 20:24 Post, was a Riot !!!!!! I Laughed Hard , almost Broke My Side !!!!!! Sounds Like You Silenced all Of Your Animal Friends !!!!! They Got The Message Alright !!!!!! Good Post !!!!! I Enjoyed it. Later, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 20:05
I'm going to pick up my son at school seeya>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 20:04
I told my parrot to keep it's beak shut or I'll let my cat take care of her, I told my cat if she says anything I'll let my 2 dogs loose on her, I told my dogs if they say a word I'll leave them outside and call the dogcatcher, my Iguana decided to take the 5th.

Dave		17-Nov-2009 20:02
Heading offline to run some errands.....what excuses will Robbin come up with NOW for not posting?????????????????

Dave		17-Nov-2009 20:00
I guess so, Carlos------and he moans and groans when no one posts??????

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 19:48
Dave I think we are the only ones LEFT BEHIND

Dave		17-Nov-2009 19:46
What is this, the Miami Monastery????????????????????????????

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 19:45
I guess we're not in Kansas anymore

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 19:41
CAT GOT YOUR FINGERS?????????????????????

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 19:40
WHERE IS EVERYBODY AM I THE ONLY ONE WRITING HERE???????????????????

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 19:37
Now we need photos of Don, Manocarz, Pokey, Carey Gigi, Patricia, and Bambi

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 19:35
Yep Chuckie must have sang like a Canary

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 19:33
Bob Sara, Check out this web site: cruisinsouthflorida.com Starting on Nov 3th every 1st Tuesday of the month from 6 to 10pm they are having Harleys and Hot Rod Curise Night at the Dania Jai Alai Fronton

Bob Sara		17-Nov-2009 19:25
Carlos, I think Chuckie may have squeeled on our friend Robbin

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 19:19
Just got back from the port and wow no Robbin??? I think Robbin went to check out the nuns at the Miami Monastery, or Mrs. Robbin indeed found out and has him hog tied in the back of his Expedition.

Dave		17-Nov-2009 18:00
What is this, the MIAMI MONASTERY? IS ROBBIN AWOL AGAIN, after complaining that no one posts if ten minutes of silence go by??????

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 16:22
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Good morning to all, I'm heading down to the Port of Miami to place a vote on our coming contract, I proud that I still have the ability to vote and pray to GOD that it will never change. God Bless this Beautiful Country all the Americans Soldiers fighting for her!!!!!! Robbin, Bambi never showed up but hey I still have my wonderful wife.

Carlos		17-Nov-2009 01:42
I hope everyone can sleep tonight. Goodnight to all

Robbin		17-Nov-2009 00:00
Friends , I'm Going To My Kitchen to Eat Dinner now. A Salad !!!! I Probably , Will Return ASAP, But if not: Tomorrow, For Sure. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 23:39
Pokey, Yeah, I Like Sonny's BBQ, and That one in Fla. City, on US1 , is Real Good. We Go There A Lot. I Love BBQ , anyway. There's A Cracker Barrel Restaurant, near there now. We Love Cracker Barrel Too. We Go There Sometimes. Do You Have any Sonny's BBQ Restaurants , Up There near You Anywhere ????? Or if Not, Do You Have any other Good BBQ Places at all Around You anywhere ???? In Miami - Dade, and Broward Counties, There are Quite A Few BBQ Places. There are Some Black Churches, That Have Good BBQ Ribs too Here. I Go There a Lot. Maybe Old Deep Pockets Dave, Will Pay For Your Air Fare To Come Down Here Again ????? That Would Be nice, and Believe Me: You Would Like Arbetter's !!!!!! It's Real Good, and Lots Of Suzi Q.'s Go There all The Time. Everytime Bob and Carlos and I Go There , The Place is Full Of Suzi Q.'s, and We Enjoy That. Best Regards !!!!! Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 23:28
Carlos, We Went to The Winery First, and Then We Went To Robert Is Here, around 5:00, and Robert Was Not There. We Saw The Sign, and Were Very Dissappointed. I Wanted A Key Lime Milkshake. Well, We Then Went To Sonny's BBQ, on US1, and Ate Dinner there: Take Out In The Car. It was Good, We enjoyed it. Then We Went To A Good Dairy Queen on US1 that I Knew About, at 14234 South Dixie Highway, and For Dessert, We Had There : Large Chocolate Milkshakes. Thick, Rich, and Delicious !!!!!! Then We Continued Up US1, To The On Ramp to 826 North The Palmetto Expressway, and Went Home. We Had A Nice Time. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 23:09
Carlos, Amen, Brother, about The Winery !!!! Those People are Stupid !!!!! They Have Delicious Wines, But I Will Not Go There again, Because They are So Cheap, and Chincy. We Bought 1 Bottle, a Couple of weeks There, and We Bought 2 Bottles Yesterday, and They Only Would Give us 1 Little Plastic Cuban Coffee Cup Sample Of Wine, in The Store, and We asked For One More to Try another wine, and they said no. Only 1 cup Per Day, She said, and We Had Spent $34.00, Right Then, Buying 2 Bottles Of Wine. They Can Cram Their Wines. And I Agree With You: $7.00 a Person for A Tour ????? It Should Be Free !!!!! I Will Not Go Back, They Stink . I Hope They Go Bankrupt. They Should Be More Accomodating to The Customer. I Told My Wife: If We Came Here All The Time, and Never Bought anything, and only Sampled , and Sampled, For Free, That would Be One thing, But Paying Customers, wanting one More Little Cup to Try A Wine, and They Say No: Totally Unacceptable, in My Book. I Will Not Patronize anywhere, That Treats A Paying Customer that way. So You Had Britany's Company too !!!! Now She is A Complete 3 Amigos Groupie Girl. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 22:52
Dave, I've Been to Montgomery , Ala. , and I've Heard Of Maxwell AFB , But I Never Went To Maxwell , as A Visitor. When I Worked For Swift & Co., our Swift & Co. Montgomery Branch Delivered A Lot To Maxwell AFB, and Gunter AFB. I Know that, Because A Girl Secretary, Who Worked at Swift in Miami, Transferred to Montgomery, and She Told Me. Was Basic Training at Lackland Very Hard ???? I Heard it wasn't , in Comparison to Marine Boot Camp, and Army Basic Training. But I'm Sure All Initial Entry Training , Are A Rude Awakening, For Young Kids, Away From Home. Now Bambi, is On The Set , I See. I've Heard about Her, From Britney. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 22:37
Pokey, I Got PBS DVD. It Came This Afternoon, in The Monday Mail. I Will Watch it ASAP, Maybe Tonight, and I Will Report to You My Opinion, on The Film. Thank You, For Sending Me he Film. And Whether I Like it or not: Regardless: It was Nice Of You To Send Me Anything at all. An Itallian Chassis Racing Shifter Go Kart, Would Be Better, HAH HAH, But Again it's The Thought, that Counts, and After All, You Aren't Dave B., with Money To Throw away. And Britney, The Blonde Suzi Q. in The Picture, says Hi !!!!! And By The Way: She Rode On Bob's Harley, But She Stayed With Me. Later. Robbin.

Carlos		16-Nov-2009 22:30
Robbin I also went to Robert is here yesterday about 1430 but I saw the sign, we drove to the winery the girl said it was $7.00 per person to test the wine I told her forget it I rather spend the money on food. I belive if they want to sell their wine the samples should be free. My wife, son and some friends ended up at the Golden Corral.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 21:54
I had to go out to a small SAC base near Lubbock, maybe Reese? To conduct a hearing on a Captain-doctor who did not want to go to wrok, after the USAF put him through medical school! Besides that and Lackland, once, I never went anywhere else. I was stationed at Sheppard the whole three years, 1979-1982...oh, and JAG school, at Maxwell AFB Montgomery Alabama, which I found a very tough school. It shocked me how tough it was academically.

Pokey		16-Nov-2009 21:29
Robbin I have been to that Sonny's in Homestead/Fla City near Krome ave a couple of times, both with my son on his spring break appox 02 & 03 time frame, the last time I was in the MIami area. It was real good, I usually get the large plate of ribs, but I would be willing to try your hot dog stand, if I ever get back down that way,,,,,ha ha take care Pokey

Dave		16-Nov-2009 21:07
Robbin, it was a busy three years there. The thing that surprised me was that in military proceedings, all the regular civilian safeguards in a trial, apply in a military trial. And there are maybe three automatic levels of appeal, much more than in a civilian court. So all federal law applies, even thhough it is a military trial. All US Supreme Court cases, all the same laws on search and seizure apply etc. All that stuff is not ignored just because it is a court-martial. The prosecution is bound by the very same standards as in civilian court.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 21:00
Where everyone is sitting and standing, that is where the jury sits.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 20:59
Those 32 were admin discharge boards, held in the same USAF courtroom but not criminal proceedings, although it looks like it if you walked in during the day or two day hearings. I also had the 20 courts-martial. That courtroom is the one that the USAF legal office photo was taken in, the one Don put up for me in Rogues Gallery.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 20:57
Wichita Falls, yep. One of the USAFs four or five Technical Training Centers, so very crowded. Where people go right out of boot camp at Lackland AFB Tx to go to school. Sheppard is a big school type base.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 20:54
Dave, I've Heard Of Sheppard AFB. Is it in Wichita Falls, TX ???? Sounds Like You Had A World Of Good Experience There. As Far As Air Force Bases are Concerned, I Only Know Anything about A Handful, Such as : Homestead, Andrews, Keesler, Pope, McGuire, Eglin, Mc Dill, Seymour Johnson, and Vance. Your Conviction Record, at Sheppard : 28 VS 4, was Excellent !!!!!!! Good Job !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		16-Nov-2009 20:10
Patrica Thanks for the kind words The Three Amigos will be having a autograph session next week at Arbetters all donations going to the Miami Monastery Nuns Foundation.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 19:54
Dave, Sonny's BBQ, is Real Good !!!!! I Like it. They Are A National Chain, and Sonny Tillman, The Founder : Started out in Gainesville , FLA., Where Manocarz Lives, and Where The Famous University Of Florida is. We Have one, in Davie , Fla., up By Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County, That's around 22 Miles, From My House, But I usually Go to The one By Homestead, in Fla. City, which is 45 Miles, From My House. There Are Sonny's BBQ, in Myrtle Beach , S. C., and Columbia, S . C., and Lots Of Other Places. I , Too Love BBQ !!!!! All Different Styles : Memphis, Texas, Kansas City, Alabama, Georgia, ect. We Have Some Good BBQ Places Here Too. I Like Pulled Pork, and Pulled Chicken Smoked BBQ, Ribs, Shish Ka Bob, Steak, BBQ Shrimp, Ect. A Trip To Parris Island, would Be A Nice Visit For You To Remember What You Went Thru, Back in The 60's, and Now You Can Relax, Cause You'll Be A Civilian Guest Visitor, and Not A Marine Boot Recruit. I Have Been There, as A Visitor , Twice. I 've Also Been Back to Fort Jackson, as A Guest Visitor, Like 3 Times, and I Remembered My Blood, Sweat , & Tears, and Humiliation, I Endured There, But I Also Enjoyed My Visit, Because I Was Free, A Civilian, And Not in The Army, and Not A Punching Bag, Of The Drill Sergeants, any more , Thank God !!!!!! I Think You Will Enjoy That !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Patricia		16-Nov-2009 19:18
You "Bad Boys" look good! The pictures are wonderful, it's so good to see what all you "beautiful hearts" look like. Like the picture of Dave and his Mrs. too! The "cut in" is too funny, Don! Bye for now friends.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 19:12
I believe..........I just looked at Sonnys BB online and they have a lot of locations, but as usual, nothing around here. And I love BBQ. It is big in the South, as you know. Speaking of which, I might take a ride down to Parris Island soon, have not been there in 13 years. USMC buddy of mine might do the 4 hr trip to meet me there.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 19:08
Dave, I Believe: You Can Believe That !!!! I Am Convinced !!!!!!! WOW, What A Fantasy !!!!!!!!! A Real Kodak Moment !!!!!!! See How Good A Place Arbetter's is ????????? The Food is Good, and So Are The Sights There, at Lunch Time: Ask Bob and Carlos !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 19:04
Manocarz, Nice To Hear From You, and I'm Glad All Is Going Well !!!!! It's Good that you can Type Some, But Be Careful: Not to Overdo it. We Did Look Different, in The Photos , Didn't We ?? I Couldn't Believe it was Me. I'm Letting My Hair Grow out now, Maybe Like A Beatles Style !!!!!! I Had My Head Shaved, and The Fade Hair Style, For A Long While Now,, and I Like it that way, But I Think I Look a Lot Better, with Long Hair. The Blonde , was with Me, and She was standing in Front Of My Slade's Maroon 1999 Ford Expedition. Her Name , is Britney, and She's A Model + !!!!!!!!!!!! I Have Many Such Female Friends, Lucky Me , HUH !!!!!!!! I Know How To Live !!!!!!! I Ate at Sonny's BBQ, in Florida City , Down By Homestead , Last Night. It was Real Good !!!! Our Sonny's Here: Don't Have Hushpuppies, But They Have Real Good Mini Loafs Of Sweet Corn Bread, I Like that. We Had : Pulled Chicken BBQ Dinners, with Cole Slaw, Corn Bread, and Sweet Iced Tea. A Real Good Sunday Night Meal. It's 45 Miles, From That Sonny's to My House. My Wife and I Like to Go Down There , to Homestead, and Fla. City Riding Around, and We Get Some Good Fresh Vegetables, and Fruits, and Have Dinner at Either : Sonny's BBQ, Cracker Barrel, or Toro Taco, a Good Authentic Mexican Restaurant, in Downtown Homestead, on Krome Avenue, and Mowry Street. It's A Change Of Scenery, and A Mini Getaway. I'm Sure You Remember at Least a Little About Homestead, and FLa. City. It Has Really Grown though, Especially After 1992 When Hurricane Andrew Destroyed The Area. It Made A Real Comeback, and Then Some. The Speedway, is Some Complex !!!!!! And Mexican Restaurants There, are Wonderful, and Plentiful , Real Authentic Mexican Food, Cooked By Mexicans. I Love Mexican Food, and Tex Mex, Like Fajitas !!!!! All The Best, My Hialeah Brother. Robbin.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 18:16
Pokey, the four admin discharge boards I lost were all "personality disorder" ones, because you have to prove that the person has a peronsality disorder AND that it interferes with his or her duty performance, and that last part is nearly impossible to prove, so I lost those four out of the 32. If they didn ot have that duty interference requirement, they would be discharging tens of thousands of folks, because the disorders are very very common. So, as long as no interference with duty, no discharge. Sheppard AFB, being as huge as it is, was a busy place to be a JAG for three years, I can tell you. Plus they had me going downtown to federal civilian court prosecuting civilians who came on the base committing major crimes.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 18:12
Okay, Robbin, but this involves my taking money out of Cayman Islands banks etc and all because you and Bob have to live high on the hog, when you did not even take a full shot of the Arbetter's gal for us. I would rather Bob get something a little bit cheaper, though.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 18:10
Maybe a general CM or at at least a Special CM....I did 20 of them, plus 32 administrative discharge boards, all at Sheppard AFB, plus who knows how many article 15s, but we never got directly involved with those, just advised all the commanders on base about how to do them, from 2Lt up to full bird Colonels.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 18:10
Dave, Excuse My Rudeness, and Greed, and My Being Blunt: But Never Mind Your Convenience !!!!!!!! We Need Bob to Get A Palm Beach Yacht, That Will Fit All Of Us Gentlemen, and Approximately: 30 Females, Invited Guests, From Penthouse , and Playboy, Escort Services, Gentlemen's Clubs , ect. !!!! And The Craft, Must Be Very Seaworthy, and Have All The Amenities We Require, To Properly Entertain Our Special Guests, and in Turn: Fully Enjoy Ourselves, as well. So, I Think You are Being a Bit Selfish, as You Yourself Admitted, in Thinking only Of Your Convenience, in Paying For The Vessel. And Remember Dave: There's Another Consideration Here: You Will Be On The Craft, as well as Us, and Do You Want Us To All Be Out On The High Seas, in High Gear, on A Used Not Up To Par Boat, Challenging Neptune ????? Things Could Go Wrong : Murphy's Law, and We Would All Be Up The Creek, without A Paddle, All Because You Don't Want To Have To Liquidate Your Finances. Can't You Work with Cappy Bob, on This ????? He Needs More Yang, to Buy A Yacht, Not A Dumped Dingy !!!!!!! Please Reconsider !!!!!!! Our Guests, are Invited , and Are uesd to Extravigant Love Boat Cruises , on Rich Peoples' Yachts, So We Must WOW Them !!!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Pokey		16-Nov-2009 18:09
Dave I think an Article 15 is too lean for punishment. I would go for court martial under the UCMJ or MCM for Dereliction of Duty, unless he is just hoarding all the rest of the shots. Robbin the guys in my shop, said they would take up a collection, to buy a new lens for the camera, if that was the problem. take care Pokey

Dave		16-Nov-2009 18:06
Well, we sure wouldn't just sit there and ignore her in favor of chili dogs

Don Boyd		16-Nov-2009 17:57
Welcome back Manocarz and congrats on your slow but sure recovery. The healing time must be frustrating to you as it is to me. I can't wait to walk again normally because I'm fed up with being laid up like this. Keep on getting better. I'm sure that Dave, you and me at Arbetter's would know what to do when a babe came up to us wanting a ride. :) Don

Dave		16-Nov-2009 17:49
Robbin, then why is she only in the background in the photo? Manocarz, glad to hear you are healing okay.

Manocarz		16-Nov-2009 17:45
Update: The Dr. removed the long stainless steel rod out of the side of my hand today. Healing is slow but progressive. No strength therapies for at least one more month. Small motion excercises like this short note only for next month. You guys don't look the same in the photo's as you have always looked when writing here! Looks like you guys had company at Arbetter's!

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 17:39
Pokey, Hey Pokey !!!!! There is Nothing at all Wrong with Gilligan's Island , in Fact I always Loved The Show , and Of Course : Ginger and Mary Ann !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And if I was Stranded on Gilligan's Island: There Would not Be any MR. & MRS. Howell, No Skipper, No Professor, and No Gilligan. Just Me and Lots Of Gingers and Mary Anns, Who Would Be Invited Female Guests From Playboy, and Penthouse . Does That Completely Answer Your Question , Sir ?????? Do I Know How To Plan A Party , Or What ??? Yes I Do !!!!! And that Blonde in The Picture in Front Of My Expedition's Left Front Fender, is A Definate Suzi Q., A Perfect 25, on a Scale From 1 To 10. Best Regards , My Friend !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 17:11
HEY, WHERE'S ROBBIN, WHO ALWAYS COMPLAINS WHEN NO ONE POSTS WITHIN TEN MINUTE TIME FRAMES.....WHAT IS THIS, THE MIAMI MONASTERY?????

Don Boyd		16-Nov-2009 16:52
I was wondering why Carlos didn't send out a couple more shots of her but I guess Robbin is losing some of his eyesight and didn't even see her standing there so he didn't take more photos? Now I really want to go to Arbetter Hot Dogs in case she returns. Don

Dave		16-Nov-2009 16:37
How Robbin missed that photo opportunity is beyond me.

Pokey		16-Nov-2009 16:22
Robbin/Carlos I just saw daves entry on the one picture with the CAR HOP ??????, after I enlarged the PICTURE, I was able to see what he was talking about. WHAT happened to the WIDE ANGLE lens on your camer, that could have been a suzi-Q take care Pokey

Dave		16-Nov-2009 13:18
Carlos, was that woman with you, or just happened to be in the picture Robbin took outside Arbetter's?

Dave		16-Nov-2009 12:58
Robbin, about the yacht, it is not that I don't have the money, it is that it is a lot of trouble to liquidate assets etc when all it is is a boat, so if Bob can find something cheaper, that is easier for me, because then all he has to do is charge it to my account at Ranch House, where they have my credit card info for all your meals. Just thinking of myself, I guess, in a selfish way, to not go out of my way to go around and cash in all my foreign properties just for a fancy yacht, when we could get a cheaper one. Just a matter of convenience.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 12:51
Robbin, in the photo gallery, the photo you took of Carlos outside Arbetters, there is some woman to the right and you just caught a glimpse of her with the camera, but did not take her full profile or another photo of her. How come?

Pokey		16-Nov-2009 12:45
Robbin What's wrong with Gilligans Island if you have a Maryann or Ginger there. take care Pokey

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 02:52
Dave , What ?????? A Couple of Hundred Grand ????? Why, What Kind Of Seaworthy Yacht, Could Cappy Bob Get For That Chump Change ???? We Need A Yacht That We Can Head Out To Sea On, and Not End Up Shipwrecked on Gilligan's Island. I Thought Money, would Be No Object Here, and Cappy Bob, Would Have A Free Hand, with Your Blessings: To Spend At Least A Million 5, To Get A Decent Craft, For All Of Us. I Am Devastated !!!!! For 200 Thousand, Only To Spend, We Better Scrap The Whole Deal. But I Thought 1.5 Million, would Be Mere Peanuts, Spare Change, For You. I'm Surprized and Shocked. I Guess I Shouldn't Of Got The Bentley, and The Harley, and The Racing Go Kart . Poor Captain Bob, A Captain, without A Ship, He Will Be Devastated !!!!! I Really Feel Sorry For Him. I Didn't Realize That You Had To Tighten The Rains On The Cash Flow. Devastated Robbin.

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 02:38
Dave, I Never thought Of Looking up About Winery Locations, But You Gave Me an Idea, and I'm Going to Do Just That. Wineries are neat, I Think, and I Like Wine, I Just Can't Have Much Of it, But I Can Have Just A Little NipSip, Like A Tablespoon Of it as a Sample, once in a while. I Will Talk To You Here Tomorrow, At Some Point, and I've Got it about Wednesday, and Thursday Night: You Will Be AWOL, and Elgible For An Article 15, Under The Uniform Code Of Military Justice, and The C. O. Could Make it A Very Complex and Severe Article 15. I Wish You Luck, in The Matter. I Will Make a note, in Front Of My Computer, About Wednesday, and Thursday Nights. Thanks , For The Warning. I Will Bitch And Moan, Anyway !!!!! It's My Nature. Manana, Mi Amigo !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 02:22
I asked Bob to keep that stuff down to a couple of hundred thousand, and not becasue I care about the money so much as I want to keep from spending it all so quickly.

Road Runner		16-Nov-2009 02:21
Bob Sara, Don't Worry About Tuesday !!!!!! Do What You Have To Do, and We Can Go To Lunch Any other Time. Not A Problem , at All. Actually: I Wasn't Planning On us Going Tuesday anyway. Another Time. And By All Means : Buy A Yacht, and Dave Can Pay For it. You Can Get A Good one , for Around 1. 5 Million. You Will Be The Captain, I Will Be Your Onboard Galley Chef, and Dave, and Carlos, Will Be Your Co Captains, and 1st Officers. We Will Do Some Serious Boating, and Fishing, and We Will Invite The Bunny Nurses, To Go Along. I Can See It Now: Captain Bob Of The High Seas, On The PT 69 Bunny Boat. Ahoy Captain !!!!!!!!!!! Leaving Port, Heading Out To Sea !!!!! Talk To You Later, Captain Bob !!!!! Best Regards !!! Road Runner.

Dave		16-Nov-2009 02:07
Robbin, thanks for even thinking about sending us some wine, I got your phone message too....thank you.....I will try some vineyards around here, also....I went on some website some time back and it showed that there are vineyards in all 50 states, including Alaska, of all places for a vineyard---that surprised me.....I will have to look for that website directory of vineyards again...your mileage was about my round trip to court in Boston!!!! But this week, having court Tues thru Friday I am going to do something different and get a motel Wed and Thurs nights, then reduce my driving by half, knocking off four drives of 77 miles each, but I don't have a laptop and don't want one, so be advised I will not be on here Wed or Thurs night at all due to having no laptop in that motel room, which is maybe 10 miles from the courthouse......so that will be a relaxing time, without the round trip of 160 miles per day for four days in a row........anyway, will be on here tomorrow after the office phone line is taken care of

Robbin		16-Nov-2009 01:57
Dave, We Just Got Home, a Few Minutes Ago, From Our Sunday Afternoon Drive. We Went To The Redland's Winery, and To Robert Is Here Fruitstand, to Get A Milkshake, But Robert Was Not There, They Were Closed, as Robert's Daughter Got Married This Weekend. We Ate Dinner , at Sonny's BBQ, in Florida City, and Got Milkshakes, at Dairy Queen. Our Milkshakes, were Wonderful , Thick and Delicious !!!!!! At Sonny's BBQ, We Had : Pulled Chicken BBQ, Cole Slaw, Sweet Corn Bread , and Sweetened Ice Tea. It Was Very Good !!!!! We Went Thru The Drive Thru, and Ate In The Car, in Their Parking Lot, With Our Cockatiel Bird Chuckie. After Dairy Queen, We High Tailed it Home, on US1,- Our South Dixie Highway, and Then Got On Our 826 North The Palmetto Expressway, To Our Hialeah Exit, and Went Home. We Went A Total Of 167 Miles, Round Trip, We Enjoyed Our Drive, But We Were Glad to Get Home. Home Sweet Home , No Where Like it !!!!! I Hope Your Crisis HotLine Shift Went Well !!!!! They Had A Wine Tasting, and A Tour Of The Winery Today, But We Only Looked Around, on Our Own, and Bought Some Wine. I Inquired There : If They Can Ship Wines , to Massachusetts, or Not, and Unfortuneately: They Cannot. So Much For That !!!!!!! Their Wines Are Unusual, and Really Good Tasting. They Can Ship to Connecticut, But Not Mass. I Like Best Their : Mango Wine, Guava Wine, and Hurricane Wine. I Like Sweet Wines, Not Dry Wines. I Will Have A Little Sample Sip, But I Can't Have Any More than That, Due To My Medications. But I Do Like Sweet Wines. And That Winery, Makes Some Real Good Tasting Wines. And The Winery, is Way , Way Out in The Country Boondocks. There's Agricultural Growing Fields , and A Mansion Here and There, By Themselves. It is Quiet and Peaceful, way Out There. Neat Place, The Winery, I Like it. Rest Well, and I Will Talk to You Tomorrow. Good Night, and Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Where The Hell Is Everyone , Anyhow ????? Did I Accidently, Walk into The Miami Monastery ????

Dave		16-Nov-2009 00:09
Phone COMPANY tech coming out tomorrow morning, then I will be back on here

Dave		16-Nov-2009 00:06
Hi Robbin, thanks for the call.....I just walked in from my phone line volunteer 1-6pm shift.....tired!!!!! Will come back here tomorrow morning, don't have to work tomorrow. Phone coming to get static off the line re my office line

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 16:53
Hello , To Everyone, and Have A Nice Sunday, Doing Whatever You Choose, That Makes You Happy !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 16:50
Don Boyd, Understood !!!!!! Sorry , To Be So Greedy: I Am Grateful, For The Rogue's Gallery, and All You Do. Be Comfortable, and Get Well Soon. Me,- I'm Doing Wonderful !!!!! I Guess Like Carlos B. Said: I Am an Ironman !!!! My Dad , was From Pittsburgh, so I Guess I Am Just A Chip Off Of The Ironman, Harry Learned, My Dad. Have A Nice Sunday !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 16:44
Dave, It's Another Beautiful Miami Morning !!!!!!! 71 Degrees, Sunny , and Breezy. The Lake, Has Little Ripples, From The Breeze, and it's Color, is A Light Sea Blue, It Looks So Beautiful. I'm Looking Out at it , Right Now, as I Type This. I Have My Computer, in The Master Bedroom, and it Has Sliding Glass Doors, Which I Can See Thru, and Look at The Lake. And For Privacy, I Have White Vertical Blinds. From Here, The Lake , Looks Beautiful: In The Morning , Noon, and At Night, it Really Looks Spectacular. My Wife and I , May Take A Sunday Drive Later on This Afternoon. I Have on My Mind : A Tour Of South Beach, Past Vizcaya, and The Museum Of Science And History And The Planetarium, Thru Coral Gables, and Coconut Grove, and Down To Homestead, and Florida City. Where We Will Eat Dinner: ?????? I Haven't Decided Yet, But it May Come to Me, Later On, as I Drive Along. Possibilities, are : Arbetter's, Frankie's Pizza, Shorty's BBQ, Cracker Barrel, Joe's Stone Crab's Take Away, Sonny's BBQ, Toro Taco, Ranch House, Ruby Tuesday's, Arby's, Beverly Hills Cafe, Rice Bucket, I- Hop, Piccadilly Cafeteria, or Somewhere else, But Most Likely: one of Those. And I Plan to Stop at Robert Is Here Fruitstand in Florida City, To Get A Key Lime Milkshake. And I Might Stop By The Winery. I Love Sunday Drives !!!!!! Do You Like Key Lime Pie ????? I Love it !!!!!!! And Pecan Pie too !!!!!!! I Make Both, and I Hate to Brag, But I Make Both : Real Good !!!!!! I Have Great Recipes, for Key Lime Pie, if You Want to Make one Yourself !!!!! Let Me Know. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Don Boyd		15-Nov-2009 16:07
Robbin, I need to stand because of where my scanner is and with my broken leg I'm not doing any scanning. All photos on the site were directly from cameras and e-mail transmittal. When my leg is ready to stand on then I'll get back to scanning the photos you gave me. In the meantime you'll have to enjoy what people have sent me. Don

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 15:56
Dave, I Accept My Punishment, Pleading Guilty, To The Awol Charge, and Thank The CO, and Jag, For Making My Article 15, as Light A Punishment , as was Possible. I Know Very Well: That An Article 15, Can Be Many Things, and Some People's Article 15's, are Dealt Out very Severe, Like A Big Fine, Forfeiture Of Pay, Stockade Time, Extra Duty, Reduction Of Rank , And More, all For One AWOL Offense. It Happened to Friends Of Mine, in My Company. I Got Off, Very Light. No More AWOL, For Me. I Will Notify Jag, By Checking in Next Time, For A Pass, to Go On Errands, and Joy Rides. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 15:45
Don Boyd, The Rogues Gallery, Looks Great, Good Job !!!!!! I Feel Like A Heel, though: Sorry , You Had to stay up so Late, working on it, While all of The Rogues Slept Like NewBorns . Even though , Carlos's Camera, and His Professional Photography, are Right On The Mark, Very Actual, and LifeLike, I Am Sorry that I Look Like An Old Geezer. I Have Lots Of Pictures Of Me, That I Like Better, Like The ones I Gave You, with My 3rd Grade Class Picture, From Hialeah Elementary School. Hopefully, You Can Post at very Least: The picture , where My Hair is Longer. That's My Favorite Picture Of Me, and it was My Mom's Favorite too: She Had That Picture , on Her Dresser. Thanks Again. Hope You Are Progressing, With Little , or No Pain. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		15-Nov-2009 13:23
Robbin comes on here AWOL for hours, complains that there is no one here, then goes to sleep? It is definitely Article 15 time, as he suggested himself. Don can sign it as the commanding officer. I as the JAG will advise Robbin to accept it and not demand a court-martial, but I will recommend to the CO that the punishment be a simple verbal reprimand, the very least punishment under the provisions of the UCMJ for an Article 15 (non-judicial punishment).

Dave		15-Nov-2009 13:10
It looks real good, thanks, Don....

Don Boyd		15-Nov-2009 05:43
The Rogues Gallery for Robbins Comments gallery will hopefully be up in another hour or two and not 0100 as I previously mentioned in an e-mail or two. I was hit up to work on a Rogues Gallery for the main Comments gallery on the main memories page before folks started talking about it here and it took longer than I thought. I don't want to do a slop job when I do it so please bear with me if I don't get it totally done tonight - it will be done by tomorrow afternoon. Thanks. Don

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 04:06
Robbin Was Here !!!!!!! I Am Sleepy, and I'm Going To Bed !!!!! It's Now : 11 : 03 P. M. Tomorrow Is Another Day !!!!!! Sleep Well, Everyone !!!!!!!!! Talk To Some Of You Tomorrow !!!!!! Good Night . Robbin.

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 04:00
Where The Hell is Everyone ?????? What is This ?????? Is This The Miami Monastary ?????? Why Is It So Quiet Here ????? Are You All Monks ????? Cat Got Your Tongue ????? No One Writes Anything .

Road Runner		15-Nov-2009 03:51
Bob Sara, It Sounds Like You Had A Nice Ride Today, and That Hamburger Sounded : Real Good !!!!! I Will Be Your Chef, and Chili Dogs, Will Be Served: Every Day !!!!! I'm Glad: That You And Your Wife, Had A Nice Day !!!!! Later !!!!! Road Runner.

Guest		15-Nov-2009 03:44
Kilroy Was Here .

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 03:41
Dave, You Will See Them All, When You Come Down. And I Will Be The Chef, on Bob's Yacht !!!!!!! I Accept The Challenge , and The Honor !!!!!! We Will All Eat Like Kings, out on The Water !!!!! For 1 Million Dollars, Bob Should Be Able to Pick Up A Suitable Water Craft !!!!!! We Will Be : The Merry Mariners !!!! My Wife and I Went To Publix Sabor Pharmacy, to Get 2 Prescription Pills I Needed, and Then: We Went To Applebee's To Eat Dinner, and Then We Stopped At Walgreen's, to Get A Couple Things, and then We Came Home. I Was AWOL, and I Know: I Will Surely Get An ARTICLE 15 !!!!!!!! I Will No Doubt: Get A Fine, Time in The Army Stockade, Forrfeiter Of Pay, Loss Of Stripes, And Possibly : A Dishonorable Discharge. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		15-Nov-2009 03:12
Carlos, Sounds Like You Had A Full Day, at Port Everglades. I Always Thought Port Everglades , was A Neat PLace. Enjoy Your Movie !!!! Best Regards. Later. Good Night !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		15-Nov-2009 02:30
Bob, I can do half a million, maybe you can fix the boat up etc. Robbin can be the captain and the chef, esepecially the chef, if you don't mind having chili dogs morning, noon and night... He moans and groans when no one posts, now here he is, AWOL again....OUR turn to moan and groan about it, what is this the Miami Monastery?????

Bob Sara		15-Nov-2009 02:25
Dave...I guess the line from "Jaws" doesn't apply..."I think we're going to need a bigger boat"...Ok, I can downsize to maybe a Searay 55' Sundancer...I'll keep it under a million, I promise. I will need a captain and a chef/mate, however. It looks like Kilroy wasn't here.... where or where is that Rascal?

Dave		15-Nov-2009 00:02
I like that expression, Chamber of Commerce weather. Perfect description of it. Robbin complains when it is quiet here, and then he leaves and it becomes okay....oh no, he does not get away with it, when we have to listen to him complain about no one posting!!!!! :)))))

Dave		14-Nov-2009 23:59
Bob, I just re-read your post and it was a couple of million, so that is a little over my limit, not by much, but still over. I would appreciate it if you could find boats that are a little cheaper.

Dave		14-Nov-2009 23:56
Bob, I am surprised you even ask. You know the sky is the limit, amigo........Run it by me if it is a few hundred thousand, otherwise you can just charge it without even asking. Sounds like a good little road trip today. Glad to hear you had a great time. Robbin, where are you??????????????? Is this the MIAMI MONASTERY???????

Bob Sara		14-Nov-2009 23:33
Good evening to all. It was a beautiful day today. I call it Chamber of Commerace weather. Road Runner, I hope you got out with the wife today after she got home from work. My mom used to make okra and tomatos all the time. I love it spooned over white rice, as a side dish with baked ot BBQ chicken. Our ride took us up A1A with a lunch stop at Le Tub, which is on the Intracoastal side of A1A just north of Hollywood Blvd. Without question, they make on of the best burgers you will ever have. It's 13 OZ of ground sirloin cooked to perfection over an open flame, and served on a seeded Kaiser roll. It isn't cheap at $12.00, but I've paid more for steaks that weren't as good. Plus, we could relax and watch the boats cruise past on the ICW. Hey Dave, I saw a few boats I would like to have. Would a couple of million plus crew, fuel, and insurance be asking to much? Road Runner and Carlos, Tuesday may not work for me. My in laws are due back from PR on Tuesday, and I have to go with my wife to pick them up at the Ft Lauderdale Airport. While they both can walk short distences, getting them around in airports requires wheelchairs for both, so it is a two person task to pick them up when they travel. Maybe another day.

Dave		14-Nov-2009 23:32
It posted before I could change Guest to Dave.

Guest		14-Nov-2009 23:32
Robbin---those places you mentioned earlier, I would like to see them on my grand tour :)

Dave		14-Nov-2009 23:31
Thanks, Carlos, I looked it up on oasisoftheseas.com Must be spectacular close-up.

Carlos		14-Nov-2009 20:05
Hello everyone just got back from work I was at port Everglades working a cruise ship, the Enchantment of the Seas across from where I was I could see the new cruise ship The Oasis the biggest in the world it is magnificant a sight to see Monday I'll be back at Port Everglades on a container ship if I have time I will drive pass the Oasis and take a photo of her, she'll be in dock for 2 weeks before going on her maiden cruise. I can't wait to work the Oasis so I can get up close. Well I'm going to take a shower a relax on the sofa watching a movie.

Robbin		14-Nov-2009 18:55
Dave, Yes, Vizcaya, is A Must See. The Mansion, Sits on Biscayne Bay, Is Magnificent Architecture, Has Marble , Throughout, and The Grounds , Are Also A Work Of Art. Everyone Loves Vizcaya !!!!! And The Area, is Miami, at it's Best. And Coral Gables: That's another Fantasy Place. The City Beautiful, as it's Named, and it Certainly is !!!!! I Love Coral Gables, and Coconut Grove !!!!!! And A Drive From Lejeune Road , By Coral Gables High School, on Bird Road, is Great, if You Continue Straight Across US1 South Dixie Highway, Go Around The Circle, and Take The Second Right, and You Are then onto Old Cutler Road, Which is Beautiful, and Passes The Guard Gates to The Prestigious Rich Communities on Biscayne Bay, Of Cocoplum, and Gables Estates. I Think Sylvester Stallone, Has , or Had A Mansion, in Cocoplum. You Are in For A Treat, when You Come Down, Seeing Miami Thru New Eyes, after 46 Years Being Away. Oh , and Knause Farms, The Amish Bakery, in The Redlands, Down Near The Schenably Redlands Winery, is Now Open. The People There, Live in Ohio, and Kansas, and They Come Down, and Open, in November, and Stay Open, Till Around May, and Then They Go Home. They Make Great Milkshakes, And They Have Fresh From The Fields Produce, Homemade Strawberry Jam, And Baked Goods, Such as Dill Bread, Whole Wheat Bread, White Bread, Philadelphia Sticky Buns, Dill Rolls, Shoefly Pie, Rhubarb Pie, Brownies, Made with Molasses, Ect. And The Girls , and Ladies, all Have on Bonnets, and Amish Country Dresses, and The Men, Have on Overalls, and They Have Long Beards, Glasses, and Tall Black Hats. Traditional Dress, For Amish. Everything There, is Delicious, and They are always Crowded, and I Know Why. It's A Great Place. More Miami Touring For You, on This Rainy Saturday, on The Cape, Of Mass. Robbin.

Robbin		14-Nov-2009 18:29
Dave, Good Afternoon !!!! It was Very Chilly Here Overnite, Like 56 Degrees. I Looked out at My Expedition, in The Driveway: around 4 A. M., and The Windshield, was Dewy, and Looked Sorta Frosted. It's Warmed Up A Lot, and it is A Picture Perfect Day Here. At 1 : 13 P. M., Right Now, it's 75 Degrees , Sunny , Breezy, and Lovely. I Remember , The Sherry Frontenac Hotel . The Fontainebleu, Ialways Say : The Fountainbleu: is All , or Most All New Now. There was Like 2 Buildings, and They Tore Down One Part, and Built A New Building There, and Then They Did The Same, With The Other Side, So The Hotel, is On The Same Parcel, But For All Practical Purposes, is A New Hotel. The Same , with The Diplomat Hotel, on Hollywood Beach, all New Hotel, as Of A Few Years Ago. Remember The Old Movie : The Bell Hop, with Jerry Lewis?? It Was Filmed at The Fontainbleu, in The 50's. Miami Beach, is Still A Beautiful , and Desirable Tourist Destination. I Like it. When I was A Kid: They Called it : The Devil's Playground, But Another Nickname For it , is : The Electric Island. It's Quite A Place. My Wife and I Sometimes Take Sunday Drives There, Just Riding Around, and When We Do: We Go To Joe's Take Away, at Joe's Stone Crabs, and We Get Take Out, Park Somewhere Pretty, and Eat, and People watch, and Enjoy The Miami Beach Scenery. South Beach, and Ocean Drive, are Very Pretty, There's Good Restaurants, The Beaches, and Shops. It's Nice, and Gets Very Crowded , Especially on Weekends, and at night. Miami Beach, Has Still Got it, Like You And I . Best Regards. Robbin.

Dave		14-Nov-2009 16:47
Not the Fontainebleu, the Sherry Frontenac.......

Dave		14-Nov-2009 16:41
My grandmother was a cashier at the Fontainebleu on Collins Ave in Miami Beach, mid 1950s, she met a lot of people there, celebrities etc over the years. I have to see Vizcaya, that's for sure. I recall it as a kid but probably never went there, just heard about it. Good for Bob, getting out and riding around on a good weather day. Here it is raining but at least 60.

Robbin		14-Nov-2009 16:36
Dave, Good Morning, This Saturday Morning !!!!! It's A Beauty Here : Sunny & Breezy, and 71 Degrees, In The Magic City,- Miami !!!!! I Just Made another Yellow Squash Casserole, and it's Ready , For My Wife and I , to Have For Breakfast, when She Gets Here Soon. She's Working today, But I'm Expecting Her to Come Home For Lunch. We Went to Homestead , Last Weekend, and I Got A Lot Of Yellow Squash, at The Robert Is Here Fruitstand, and So We've Been Enjoying it, A Lot. It was Fresh , From The Fields, in Homestead. Homestead, Has A Lot Of Fields, and Great Produce. I Had not Had any Yellow Squash, For Quite A While, and I Was Hungry For Some, So Now, I Got My Fix. I Also Got Okra, and Beautiful Homestead Tomatoes, and My Wife and I Love : Okra and Tomatoes, So I've Been Making that too. I Make it in The Microwave. Very Simple, and Fast too. Just Wash The Okra, and Whole Tomatoes, under Running Water. Then Cut The Okra Ends Off, Then Cut The Okra, into Little Wheels, and Take The Skin Off The Tomatoes, By Peeling them. Cut The Tomatoes Up in Pieces about The Same as The Okra. Put Both Together, in A Microwave Dish, add Some Water, Halfway up, or A Little Less, and Then Microwave on High Power, For about 14 To 16 Minutes. Drain Off The Water, and Add either Bread Crumbs You Buy, or Crumble Bread in onto The Okra and Tomatoes, and Mix All 3 Up Together. Add Black Pepper, a Sprinkle, and A Little Accent, or Salt , if You Want to. I Don't Add Salt, But I Do Like Accent. I Also : Add A Little Pinch Of Sugar, or Splenda. Where is Everybody, anyway ?????? The Miami Monastery, is Alive And Well !!!!!!! Maybe: Everyone Went To Arbetter's In Southwest Miami, To Have A Chili Dog Luncheon !!!!!!!! Very Possible !!!!!! Best Regards. Oh And Vizcaya, and The Museum Of Science And History And The Miami Planetarium, are Great Places, and The Area Where They Are is Beautiful, Tree Canopied Streets, Lots Of Greenery, Near The Biscayne Bay, and Between Coconut Grove, and The Rickenbacker Causeway. I Love that Area, it's Beautiful, So Tropical Looking. And A Cruise Down Brickell Avenue, The Miami Financial District, Which Goes From Downtown Miami, To The Rickenbacker Causeway, and Vizcaya and The Museum, and Planetarium, is A Favorite Of Mine: On Brickel, You Have Lots Of High Rise Banks, High Rise Luxury Condos, Overlooking Biscayne Bay, ect. Brickell Avenue, is A Very Impressive Looking Place, and Bank Of Boston, and Lots Of Foreign Banks , are There, and Brickell Avenue, is A Very Prestigious Address To Call Home, and on Ball Point There, There are Some Luxury Prestigious High Rise Hotels. Just A Little Nickel Tour For You. You Will See What I'm Talking About, When You Come Down. Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		14-Nov-2009 15:45
Bob Sara, Good Morning, My Swift Brother !!!!!! It is indeed, A Beautiful Morning, and it's My Favorite Day Of The Week, Saturday !!!!!!! And That Ride , Sounds Great Too !!!!! I Like Your Hog Chapter's Motto, and I Fully Agree , with it !!!!!!! Enjoy The Ride, and The Meal !!!!! And May I Suggest : Tom Jenkin's BBQ, or Ernie's !!!!!!! Later . Road Runner.

Bob Sara		14-Nov-2009 15:20
Good morning all....It is just too beautiful a day to not go for a ride. Bright, clear, and cloud free, temps might reach the mid 80's. My wife and I are going to take the Road Glide and head north on A1A, and find a nice lunch spot. My HOG Chapter's motto is "Live to Ride, and Ride to Eat" I feel compelled to honor that motto.

Robbin		14-Nov-2009 03:09
Dave, One More Thing to Keep in Mind, When Shopping For A New Lawnmower: Sears, Has One Of The Best Stand Behind What They Sell Warranties , in The Business, and As A Result: The Risk Their Good Name, and Their Products, are usually: Very Good. My Dad always Had Sears Mowers. He Bought Everything at Sears, on His Sears Charge Card, and Paid The Bill at Sears, Right Away, When it Came. He Loved Sears, and So Do I, But I Sure Do Miss Their Candy Counter, and Their Thick Catalog. My Dad, My Little Brother, and I used to Go to Sears At Northside Shopping Center, in The 60's, and We Would Always Beeline To The Candy Counter, and Get Bags Of Fresh Nuts, and Chocolate Candy. Northside Shopping Center, was Not too Far, From Bell Haven Trailer Park. It was on N. W. 79th Street, and 27th Avenue. If You Would Of Left Bell Haven, You Would Of Turned Right, And Gone Straight East, Maybe 1 Mile, and Then Turned Left into The Parking Lot Of Northside Shopping Center. Sleep Well , My Friend. Man~ana !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		14-Nov-2009 02:53
Dave, I Think Personally: That You Are Correct: #2 , is Best. The Cheap Mowers May Not Last , Long at all, And Break, Right After The Short Warranty, is Up, or Certain Parts Are not Covered in The Warranty. But The Toro, and Snapper, Are Better Mowers, Will Last Years, and They Have A Longer Warranty, in Turn. We Are in Agreement !!!!! ????? And Reference The Shark, That's Interesting, But Not My Cup Of Tea, Only Yours. Oh And : The Museum Of Science And Natural History, And The Miami Planetarium, Are On South Miami Avenue, Right Next Door, To Vizcaya. They Are By Coconut Grove, and Not Far From The Entrance To The Rickenbacker Causeway, That Goes To Crandon Park, and The Beaches There, and To Key Biscayne, and To Cape Florida Beaches and The Cape Florida Lighthouse. And Also: Vizcaya, and The Museum and Planetarium, are Not Too Far, From Downtown Miami, Little Havana( Calle Ocho ), and Coral Gables, and South Miami, Are Not Too Far either. And The Metro Rail, Goes Right By Vizcaya, and The Museum. And There is A Metro Rail Station, For Them : Vizcaya Station. The Main Public Library, Downtown, and The South Florida Historical Museum, are Nice, and Thy are By The Dade County Courthouse, and The Miami Federal Bldg., and There's A Metro Rail Station , For Them: Government Center Station. And At Miami Beach, By The Miami Beach Convention Center, and Jackie Gleason Center For The Performing Arts, There's The Holocaust Museum. And The Closters-, The Miami Monastery, is Way up in North Miami Beach, on West Dixie Highway. Greynolds Park West, is Also in North Miami Beach, in An Area Between I-95 and A Ritzy Area Called Aventura, and it's in An Area Called : SkyLake. All Of Those Places Are To Me : Must See !!!! And Miami Beach, Bal Harbor, Sunny Isles Beach, and Coral Gables, are Neat Places to See. The South Beach, Art Deco Area, is A Must See Area Too. And There's Homestead, and Florida City, Kendall, and The Redlands. All Have Their Unique Character, and Things to See. And There's Bayside Marketplace , Downtown, By The Port Of Miami, and Our Miami Metro Zoo, and Jungle Island. And The Monkey Jungle, The Venetian Pool, in Coral Gables, and The Biltmore Hotel. Lots To See, Down Here. Talk To You Tomorrow, Our Favorite Day , Saturday. Good Night , My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		14-Nov-2009 02:16
Dave, Glad You Liked it !!!!!! I Don't Buy Many Magazines , any More, as They Are So Expensive, and A Luxury Frill, That I Really Don't Need. I Used to Like GQ, Guns And Ammo, Soldier Of Fortune, Southern Living, Readers Digest, National Geographic, and others, But I Never Get Them Now. One Magazine, That I Do Buy, Still , is : Woman's World. It only Cost Like : $ 1.79, an Issue in The Supermarket Checkout, or at CVS, or Walgreen's, and I Get it For All The Great Cooking Ideas and Recipes, they Have, and For Their 2 Page All In Color, With Pictures Travel Feature. For My Money, it's Well worth the Cheap Price, For The Recipes, and The Travel. My Wife , Likes it too, and Looks at it too, For The Women's Things Of Interest. It's Really A Great Magazine, and The Price is Right. But All Of The Other Magazines, are Sky High Priced. Woman's World, Has Some Good Health Tips, Natural Cures Tips, and Some Good Uplifting Stories. I Highly Recommend Woman's World, For Men and Women. Brace For Stardom, We Will All Be In GQ Magazine, and After that: We Will Be On The David Letterman Show, The Jimmy Kimmel Live Show, The Jay Leno Show, The Conant O'Brian Show, Regis & Kelly's Show, And Maybe Even Jerry Springer, Will Ask Me To Join His Staff, as A Bouncer, To Contain Their Staged Fighting. And Then , Of Course : There Will Be Endorsements. We're All Gonna Be Filthy Rich !!!!!!! And Famous Too : Our Names Will Become Household Names , Like: Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Donald Trump, John Travolta, Ect. I Hope We Can All Handle The Instant Fame , and Fortune, and The Stress it Will Put on Us. We Will See !!!! But it's Coming, Like Agreyhound Bus Headed Across The Causeway, To Parris Island, in The Middle Of The Night, Full of Recruits !!!!!! Mucho Gusto, Senor !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		14-Nov-2009 02:02
Tired from work, so am going to head offline for the night and will be back on tomorrow, our favorite day, Saturday. Take care, Robbin and others, will talk with you folks tomorrow.

Dave		14-Nov-2009 02:00
Robbin, I was just now looking at Miami Museum of Science, they have a megalodon exhibit there. The largest shark that ever lived. 50 times bigger than a Great White. I have a megalodon tooth here and so I emailed a photo of it to a paleontologist, an hour ago, and he just IDd it for me, it was as I thought, a megalodon, lived from 16 up to 2 million years ago. I was reading about this stuff just now online and came across the mention of the exhibit at Miami Mus of Sci.

Dave		14-Nov-2009 01:56
I hear two conflicting things about lawnmowers, Robbin. 1. That it is best to buy a cheap one and junk it when it wears out. 2. That it is best to buy one from a sales AND SERVICE place, like Snapper and the others you mentioned, as they can fix them too... I am inclined toward number 2, just because you can go thru mowers in no time and might as well get really good one.

Robbin		14-Nov-2009 01:50
Dave, Our Lawnmower Shop Owner and Mechanic, Told us : That About The Best Lawmower, and Most Reliable, with Less Repairs Necessary, is The Toro Lawnmower, With A Briggs & Stratton Engine. I Thought I Would Pass that on to You, as You Said that Your Mower was Kaput, and You Needed a New one. And We Had A Toro before, and it was Great. The Real Cheap Mowers, Like Murray, usually : are Not worth Bringing Home. We Had one a Long time ag, and We Hit A Small Tree Root, and That was it. My Dad, always Got Sears Craftsman Mowers, and They Were Real Good. I Think Snapper , are Real Good Mowers too, But Probably Pretty Expensive , Just Like Toro. They are Top Of The Line, I Believe. Good Luck , When You Go To Buy A New One. Good Night. Robbin.

Dave		14-Nov-2009 01:47
Robbin, that's funny---about GQ

Robbin		14-Nov-2009 01:40
Carlos, Yes, Those 3 C. D.'s , are Great, and I've Been Playing Them On My Boom Box, Here next to My Computer, Nearly Nonstop !!!!!! Lots Of Good Music on Them. Thanks Again. I Hope You Had An O. K. Day At Work, But I Know, That Afterall : Work , Is Work. The Pictures , Are The Talk Of The Town. We Are Hot !!!!! Soon: GQ Magazine, Will No Doubt : Be Contacting Us: Wanting Us To Model Clothes, and Appear in Their Magazine !!!!! And We Will Be Stars, and Counting All Our Green Money !!!!! But I Was once Told : That If You Can Count Your Money, That You Don't Have Any Money. He Told Me: That He Had So Much Money, That He Couldn't Count it. It Sounds Funny anyway though, Even if it wasn't True, Which I Doubt Very Seriously it was . Oh I Forgot to Tell You: I Got another Car the other Day at Publix: An Aquamarine Vega. Later, My Friend . Robbin.

Carlos		14-Nov-2009 00:27
Well I'm glad the photos were a hit, Don yes you can post photos of me. Just got home from work I going to shower and have dinner with the wife. Robbin I see your are having fun with the cds, I soon as I can I will be mailing Dave his copy.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 23:21
Dave, Thanks A Lot. I Will Buy A Brand New Toro Mower, and A Brand New Harley, Tomorrow, and Put Them On Your Tab. Very Nice and Extremely Generous Of You, as Usual , Nothing New !! I Should Be Used to it By Now. Leaving For Ranch House Now. Their Number Is : 1 - 305- 821- 1402 , in Case You Wanna Order Take Out. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 23:13
Dave, Thanks A Lot !!!! It's Nice To Be Able To Just Eat , and Walk Out, No Bill To Pay, No Tip to Leave, No Formalities !!!!!! And So What: If Hialeah, and Miami - Dade Police , are Outside Waiting. You'll Represent Us, at Our Trial, and Clear Things Up, as it was all A Big Missunderstanding, in The 1st Place. And You're Right: It Does Taste Better, when it's Free , I Don't Know Why, But it is So !!!!! We Are Going Now, So in A Short While, Maybe By 7:30, I Will Call Your Phone Recording , So You Can Call The Authorities, and Arrange To Get us Outa The Clink , after We Are Arrested For Walking out Without Paying. Later . Robbin.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 23:00
Get a Harley tomorrow, Robbin, add it to the lawnmower and the Ranch House

Road Runner		13-Nov-2009 22:56
Bob Sara, I Was Very Impressed By Your Harley !!!!!! It is Really Nice !!!! I Can Picture Myself Riding One Like it !!!! That is Defineately Me !!!!! When I Hit The Lotto, or Powerball, I'm Going To Phil Peterson's First, To Buy Me A Harley !!!!! One Day, I Will Be A Harley Owner- Operator, and Everyone Will Take Notice , And Say : There He Goes, The Old Man, on His Harley !!!!! And I Will Be in My Glory Riding Off into The Miami Sunset , on My Hog !!!!! WOW, What A Dream !!!!!! Did I Have To Wake Up ????? Now I Have To Wait For A Lotto, or Powerball Win. Soon, We Will Go To Tom Jenkin's BBQ, For Lunch. Let Me Know What Day. Carlos Mentioned that He's Usually Off On Tuesdays, Maybe We Could Go Tuesday. And When We Go, If You Want To, You Can Park At My House, and We Could Pick Up Carlos in Miramar, on The Way. You Guys Can Ride in My Bentley Expedition !!!!! Talk To You Later, My Swift Brother. Road Runner.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 22:54
Now, remember that the Ranch House has my credit card info on file for all your visits there, so you can have dinner there anytime, at my expense. And it tastes better when someone else is paying for it. I wonder why that is.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 22:53
Consider the lawnmower paid for, Robbin (by you) :))))))

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 22:33
Dave, Better Yet: Have The Hugh Hefner Playboy Bunny Nurses Deliver The Chili Dogs , To Don, and Then, after He Enjoys His Chili Dogs, and Has His Spa Therapy Treatment, We Will Be Sure to Have Our Photos Posted, Right Away !!!!! I Have Some More Pictures, I Can Submit to Don. Some Of Them , are My Pride And Joy Glamour Shots !!!!! I Have Some Pictures Of Me, in My 70's Disco Days, With Long Hair, Ect., I Just Went To The Lawnmower Shop, to Pickup My Lawnmower, But I Have to Take it To Where My Mother In Law Bought it, in Southwest Miami. It's A Honda, and it Needs Honda Parts, and We Have to Take it To The Honda Dealer. It Has Transmission Problems. It's Self Propelled. Can I Sendf You The Bill ???? We're Going To Ranch House For Dinner Soon, Maybe By 6:00 P. M. , and it's Presently 5 : 26 _P. M. It's 73 Degrees, Here Right Now, Breezy, and There's A Beautiful Orange Miami Sunset, out West, Over The Florida Everglades. Maybe Don, Will Post Some Of The Pictures That Carlos and I Found Dumpster Diving, at Pitman Photo !!!!!!! That Would Go Over Real Big : Off Limits, To Some !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin, ONE Of The Rogues !!!!!!

Dave		13-Nov-2009 21:21
Bob, it'll be really interesting. I was thinking about it when I saw the Arbetter's photos of you three chili dog eaters and I emailed Don and he is all for it, except it will take awhile as he is busy with lots of other stuff at the moment. Maybe if you were to bring him a couple of chili dogs to his home recuperation bed, from Arbetter's, he might give us priority? I would pay, as I always do, but you guys would have to deliver to Don.

Bob Sara		13-Nov-2009 21:08
Don, you have my permission to post piuctures of me on this site. I see talk of a Rogues Gallery of then/now photos from us, the usual supects, as well. I don't have a scanner, but when you're up and around I'd be happy to bring you some stuff to scan and put up on the site.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 20:21
I just send Don 6 of mine, ranging from USMC to USAF to present day photos etc.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 20:00
Don said he would do it, and you are right, just those specific photos of you or of me etc, the only problem comes in like at Arbetter's where you, Bob, and Carlos all have to tell Don it is all right to post those pictures, because all of you are in them, and yes, any particular photo has to be run by you to see if it is okay. But none of us will ever send Don any photos to post when in fact we do not want them posted, so all should be well. Don, I have three or four of me to post. Will send them to you via email attachments.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 20:00
Manocarz, Status Report, When You Can Please !!!!! Hopefully, You Are Ahead Of Schedule, as Far As Progress !!!!!!! Thinking Of You, My Hialeah Brother !!!!!!! Get Well !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 19:56
Don Boyd, Best Regards !!!!!! I Hope You Are Recuperating Nicely, and With Minimal Pain. And Reference Dave's Idea Of Posting Photos Of All Of The Posters, Here on This Site: You Have My Permission, to Post Pictures Of Me, But No Nudes Of Me, Please, as I Am Not A Nudist, And Don't Want Trouble. Continued Progress in Getting Back, To Mall Walking. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 19:49
Dave, I Hope You Like , and Eat Yellow Squash. Glad You Liked The Recipe. It's Sunny, Breezy, and 72 Degrees In Miami , Right Now, at 2 :45 P. M. And The Palms , Are Swaying, Like A Spanish Ballerina ,- Espanola Flamenco Dancer !!!! Happy Errand Running !!!!! And as For Photo Permission: Don Has My Permission, and My Thanks , and My Prayers !!!!! Later Hombre !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 19:42
Dave, Great Idea !!!!! I'm All For it !!!!! I Vote Yes !!!!! But, We Could Choose What Photos Don Would Post, or Submit Our Photos , I Assume !!! ???????? We All Want People to See us At Our Best, or at Least Halfway Like we want To Be Seen. I Didn't See The Pictures From Arbetter's. I Know Carlos Takes Great Pictures, But I Don't Know How I Looked in Them. You Know, In Some Pictures We Look Good, and in others : We Don't. But I Do Applaud Your Idea. We'll See What Don Can Do. There's Not Many Of Us, on This Site, so I Would think , that We Could Each Have Multiple Pictures, of us, Small Pictures that You Could Click on , and Enlarge them. Best Regards !!!!!!!! Did I Make You Hungry Yet ??????? And I Never Once Mentioned Chili Dogs, Till Now !!!!!! Unbelieveable, HUH !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 19:35
Robbin, thanks for the recipe, I appreciate it very much. Just came home from work and have to run a few errands before tomorrow's torrential rains come.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 19:27
So I guess for an individual photo, Don would need permission only from the individual in the photo, and re group photos, he would want permission from each and every person in that particular photo.....I gave him permission to post any and all photos with me in them. So he needs your permission in advance of posting your photos or photos with you in them.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 19:27
Carlos, Just To Let You Know: Ranch House, Has A Friday Special: The Owner ,- Panos, Makes Homemade Banana Pudding, with Vanilla Wafers, and Meringue on Top. He only Makes it on Friday's, and it's Wonderful. It's $1.50 A Portion. My Wife and I Get Like 6 Portions , Every Friday, and Put it in The Refrigerator, For Ice Box Raiding Snacks. I'm Still Playing The 3 C. D.'s You Made For Me, and I'm Enjoying Them. They Are All Great Songs. And I'm Making Cassette Copies of them, To Play in My Expedition. Thanks Again !!!!!! Best Regards , My Friend !!!!!! Later !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 19:23
Carlos, Pokey, Robbin, I emailed Don yesterday about the possibility of posting photos in conjunction with Robbin's part of the site, and he said no problem but in an email to me and Pokey and Carlos he did say he needs to be sure no one objects to it. So let Don know what you think. He is able to post photos of this group but not if anyone says no. Or maybe he can post the ones from the people who say yes, and for the others, he will not post their photo.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 19:17
Patricia, Did You ever Check Out The Vacations And Trips Comments Forum, Here On Don Boyds Sites ???? If not, I Think You Would enjoy all of The Travel There. I Wrote Several Stories Before on Some Of My Travels. And Others Did Too. There's A Lot Of Good Reading There, and if You Close Your Eyes , and Use Your Imagination, You Can Travel, From Those Stories, Like Magic. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 19:00
Patricia, I Don't Know if you Like Yellow Squash , Or Not, But if You Do: You Might Like The Recipe I Gave Dave , Just Now, it's My Recipe , and My Way, and it's Delicious, Believe Me !!!!!!!! I'll Just Guess, That You Are A Real Good Cook !!!!! ????? If Not, That's Why There's Restaurants, and Deli's !!!!!! Either Way : Eat Well, and Enjoy !!!!!! Happy Weekend. Robbin. PS- At 4:00 A. M., This Morning, it was 56 Degrees, and now at 2 : 00 P. M., it's 72 Degrees, Sunny and Breezy: And Delightful !!!!!!!

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 18:48
Patricia, Hi Patricia !!!!! Happy TGIF, To You !!!!! Have A Sonic Sundae, on Me, This Weekend !!!!!! Yes, I Pray, Every Night , Before I Retire, and I Thank God, For All I Have, For Keeping Me Alive, and Reasonably Well, inspite of Many, Many Close Calls, I've Had, in My Life, and I Pray For Our Troops Risking Their Lives, Every Day. And Lately, I've Been Praying also: For Don Boyd, and Manocarz, who Are Recuperating , From Surgeries. Thank You For The Well Wishes , For My Wife Patricia,- ( Patti ), and Chuckie. They are Doing Fine, and I Will Tell Them , You asked about them. Best Regards , To You And Sparky !!!!! Have A Great Weekend !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 18:38
Dave, Happy Friday, The Gateway Bridge, To The Weekend !!!!! I Also Saw, and Liked : Papillion , Where Steve McQueen, was A Prisoner , on Devil's Island. Steve Mc Queen, was A Great Actor, and I Liked All Of His Movies. Remember : Nevada Smith, with Him ????? Now That was a Great Western. I Saw that Movie, When it was 1st Run, Just out. My Friend , and I , Went To Downtown Miami, To The Former Grand Ballroom, Turned Movie Theatre: The Olympia Theatre, and Saw Nevada Smith there. I Now Have The Movie, on DVD. I Like it so Much, I Had to Have it. I Love Westerns , anyway. I Fixed A Yellow Squash Casserole, for My Brunch, and For My Wife's Lunch. I Had it Ready, when she Came Home , on Her 1 Hour Lunch Break. It was Delicious !!!!! I Make it with Steamed Sliced Yellow Squash, Crumbled Ritz Crackers, Colby Longhorn Chedder Cheese, A White Sauce, and Black Pepper. I Grease a Hefty Aluminum Pan, with Margarine, Then I Make Layers Of Crushed Crackers, Chedder Cheese, Yellow Squash, and I Drizzle A Little White Sauce, over each Layer. And Over each Layer, I Sprinkle a Little Black Pepper. And I End The Layers, with Chedder Cheese on The Top. I Bake The Casserole, for 20 Minutes, at 375 Degrees, or until The Cheese on top, is Browned. This Is A Great Casserole, to Have as a Side Dish, or as a Main Dish. This is My Recipe, Similar to My Late Mom's. I Learned to Make this, after I Loved My Mom's Casserole So Much. My Wife and I Both Ate a Lot Of it, When My Mom Made it. For Lunch , We Had Iced Cold Lemonade, with Our Yellow Squash Casserole. If You Like Yellow Squash, Try Making This. It's Fast and Easy To Make, and You Will Get Raves, if You Serve it to Others. When You Buy The Yellow Squash, Rinse it off with water, Then Cut Off The Ends, and Slice it in Wheels, about Like a Kennedy Half Dollar, Put The wheels, in a Microwave Dish, with Water 1/2 way up. Them , Cover The dish, with Something non Metal Microwave Safe. Microwave on High Power, For 16 To 22 Minutes. When The Squash Are Soft, They're Ready. Drain Off The Water, Carefully: Watch out For The Hot Water, and The Steam. You Can Serve the Squash, Now, with only Margarine, or Butter, or it's Ready, For Your Casserole. Cut The Colby Chedder Cheese, into Little Thin Pieces, so The will Melt Faster. For My Casserole, I use 1- 1 Pound Block, of Colby Chedder , 5 or 6 Yellow Squash, and about 30 Ritz Crackers. The White Sauce, is Made with : 3 Teaspoons Of Margarine, and 3 Teaspoons, of All Purpose Flour, and about 2 Cups Of Milk. Microwave The Margarine, about 30 Seconds to Melt it, Add The Flour, Microwave For another 20 Seconds. Stir Vigorously. Now add The Milk, and Microwave on High, for 1 Minute. Stir. Microwave Another Minute, Stir. Keep Repeating This, until The Sauce Thickens. I Hope You Try This, and You Like it. Happy Kitchening !!!!!! Robbin.

Patricia		13-Nov-2009 18:29
Glad you told us about kneeling and saying your prayers, Robbin, I do too! Happy weekend to you, your wife, little Chuckie and to every friend here. Bye for now

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 17:55
Happy Friday, Everyone !!!!!! TGIF !!!!! The Weekend , is Here Upon Us !!!! I Am Retired Now, So one would think that Everyday, I'm Off Work, and So The Weekend Means Nothing Special , to Me. But it Does !!!!! I Still Love Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I've always Loved Weekends, Even when I Worked Saturdays, and 6 Days a week, which was 90 % , of My Work Career. It's A Special Time, Like a Mini Vacation, I Get That Special Weekend Feeling, Starting Friday Mornings. The Weekend , Has Endless Possibilities, For Most All Of Us. There's Boating, Fishing, Swimming, Playing Sports, Visiting Family and Friends, Sleeping in, Breakfast Out, Brunch, Dinner out at Restaurants, Relaxing at Home, Watching Rented DVD Movies, Going To The Movies, Riding Motorcycles, Riding Go Karts, Marksmanship Shooting At A Gun Range, Archery, Watching T. V., Weekend Drives, Camping, Playing Boardgames, Domino's, Scrabble, Monopoly, Checkers , Chess, Chinese Checkers, and Then There's : Gardening, Cooking, Scrapbooking, Having Special Weekend Treat Snacks , Like : Ice Cream, Twinkies, Snowball Cakes, A Coke or Pepsi, RC Cola, Mountain Dew, DR. Pepper, Ginger Ale, or A Candy Bar, ect. Whatever , You Really Like and Enjoy, on The Weekend, Then That's What You Should Do, if You Can, and Enjoy Those Things. I Encourage You To Do So, and You Have My Best Wishes, in Your Pursuit Of Weekend Happiness !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 02:48
Once again we posted at the same time....talk with you tomorrow, Robbin, and all.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 02:47
Robbin, I have seen The Dirty Dozen (1967), one of my all time favorites, and also The Great Escape.....another good one with Steve McQueen is Papillon, with Dustin Hoffman, true story. Came online for a second, now back to sleep......

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 02:47
Friends, I Am Going into My T. V. Room, To Lay Down, and Hopefully Get Comfortable, To Watch T. V. For A While , Before My Bedtime. I Like to Watch : Everybody Loves Raymond, and Seinfeld, and Sometimes: I Watch Jimmy Kimmel Live, and David Letterman. And Before I Get in My Bed to Sleep, Fror The Night: I Say My Prayers, on My Knees, By My Bed. Sleep Well, Everyone !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 02:40
Carlos, I Liked Your Punishment and Our Revenge, For Sex Offenders, Rapists, Ect. Very Good Idea, and it Would Be Very Effective, as A Deterrent. I Have another Good One For Those Degenerates Too : Send Them to France For A Sex Change Operation, and Then Bring Them Back To The United States, and Put Them in The General Population, at Leavenworth Federal Prison, To Be Everyone's Girlfriend, and Get Sexually Abused Themselves, Just Like they Did To Kids , and Women. Now That's My Idea Of Justice !!!!!! What Do You Think About That Way To Get Even With Them ?????? I Think That's What They Deserve. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 02:25
Carlos And Dave, I Especially Like : Patricia, By Perez Prado, nice Song. And Patricia, is My Wife's name. I Had Heard The Song Before, in The Past, But I Didn't Know that it was Called : Patricia. I'm Listening To The: A Little Latin Flavor C. D. Right now, at 9 : 19 P. M., and it is a Great C. D. Of Some Nice Music, and Like You Said , Carlos: It is a Nice Change Of Pace, For Me, I Really Like it !!!!!! I'm Enjoying it , a Lot !!!!! Thanks Again, For The Great Music on The 3 C. D.'s. I Know Dave , Will Love This Latin Music Too !!!!!! He Knows a Lot about it. Good Night Gentlemen !!!!!!! All The Best To You Both !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin. Hablamos Manana, Por La Tarde, o La Noche, O Hasta La Proxima !!!!!!

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 02:12
Dave, I Like Tom Hank's acting, He's A Great Actor !!!!! I Never Saw : Castaway, But I Will Look For it at Blockbuster Video, So I Can See it. I Loved : Forrest Gump, and Terminal, with Tom Hanks !!!!!! Did You Ever See : RV, with Robin Williams ???? It's A Hilarious Comedy. And if You never saw it, You Need to. I Did ask My Doctor, about Taking A Traditional Normal Full Shower, and He Said: That He wants Me To Wait A While, To Make Sure that The Diabetic Ulcer Wound On My Foot is Completely Closed, and That I Should Not Take A Chance , By Showering, Because it May Have A Pin Hole Opening Still, and if Any Water Or Moisture Gets To it: Infection Could Set in, and I've Had That a Couple Of Times now, and Had To Fight For My Life , To Avoid Amputation, Of My Foot and Leg, Because Of Diabetes. I Believe in My Podiatrist 100 %, He is A Great Podiatrist, So I'm Taking His Good Advice. I Shower My Head , Face, Shoulders , and Back, But I'm Careful , not To Let Water Run Down To My Feet and Legs. Rest Well, and Have A Good Commute, and Good Outcome, of Your 4 Cases !!!!!! Till Tomorrow Afternoon, My Friend !!!! Old Geezer Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 01:57
Carlos, We Were Soldiers, and The Patriot, were Great Movies : I Liked them Both. Later. Robbin. Good Night !!!!!

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 01:54
Carlos, The 3 C. D.'s Are Fantastic !!!!! I've Been Listening to them, as I Type Here, and Since I Got Home From The Foot Doctor. Thanks Again. I Love The Songs, Some of Them, I Love , and Haven't Heard For Years ,and Years, Like : Bobby's Girl, She's A Fool, It's My Party, Judy's Turn To Cry, Gloria, and others. I Always Loved Lesley Gore, and Her Music, and So I'm Really Enjoying Her Songs: They Bring Back Special Memories, of My 1/2 A Year Of 7th Grade at Miami Springs JR. High. Great Memories !!!!!!!!! Sleep Well, My Friend, and Have A Good Day At Work Tomorrow !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 01:43
Dave, I t's Been A Long While, since I Saw Saving Private Ryan, But Yes , I Think I Remember That Scene. I Would Like to Watch that Movie again, and I'm Going to Rent it From Blockbuster, and Watch it again. The Old Chili Dog Eatin Geezers, were In True Form today,, Our Day Of Glory, In Southwest Miami, At Arbetter's. And Yes, Arbetter's , is A Bit Small, But They Pack Em in alright. Even Carlos Remarked: Man, This Place , is A Gold Mine. I Agree !!!!! It's About 50 Years Old, and Very Popular, in Miami. I've Been Going there, For Many, Many Years Now. Same With Shorty's BBQ, and Frankie's Pizza, They are 50 Years Old , and Very Popular too. My Wife, and I , Go To All 3 Places A Lot. I Think You Would Like All 3 Places. We'll See !!!!! Did You Ever See : Carter's Army, with Stephen Boyd, and Benjamin Hooks ???? That was a Good old Movie. And One Of My Favorites, of all Time : The Dirty Dozen. And There's A nother Good Militart Picture , You Should Rent to See: Cadence. The Great Escape, Von Ryan's Express, & Kelly's Heroes, are Good old Movies too, if You've Never Seen Them. All The Best. Robbin.

Carlos		13-Nov-2009 01:38
I'm also calling it a night got to be up early tomorrow Goodnight to all

Carlos		13-Nov-2009 01:37
I think the scene fromThe Patriot by Mel Gibson was a tear jerker when his son gets shot. Also When we were Soldiers by Mel Gibson is also an excellent movie.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 01:33
Have to head offline, four matters tomorrow, 77 miles from here........another fun day

Dave		13-Nov-2009 01:32
I remember Perez Prado. His big hit was Patricia, in 1958

Carlos		13-Nov-2009 01:31
Dave I used a simple compact camera but it takes very nice photos, The files on my pro cameras are to big and I would have to reduce them in order to e-mail them thats why I got this compact for everyday use. By the way I burned a cd of music by Perez Prado (King of the Mambo) I gave Robbin a copy and I will be mailing you a copy also. Robbin have you listened to any of the cd's yet?

Dave		13-Nov-2009 01:30
Another tear jerker was Cast Away with Tom Hanks.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 01:29
Did you ask him about taking a shower with a plastic thing taped to your foot etc? per Don's suggestion.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 01:22
Carlos, Yeah, We Are Getting There, But We're Not George Burn's Look a Likes, or The Golden Boys Yet. I Think We're Aging Real Well, Just Like Fine Wines. The One Common Denominator, is : That Everyone Ages , and Gets Old , one Day, So As We Look around, at People our age: They are Getting Old Too, and so : In Reality: We are All in The Same Boat, and That Boat , is Very Crowded, Indeed !!!!!! We Are The 3 Amigos, what A Trio !!!!!!! I Enjoyed our Lunch and Visit Today. We Had a Nice Time. I 've Been Playing The C. D.'s, and They Are Great. Thanks Again. All Went Well, at My Foot Doctor. The Doctor, was Pleased, with My Foot. Later, My Friend. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 01:19
In that movie Saving Private Ryan I remember one scene where it was hand to hand combat inside a house, and the American guy was telling the German soldier, in essence, to just let it happen, let himself be killed, as he was on the losing end anyway, do you remember that scene? That brought home the real horrors of war.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 01:12
Dave, Yes it was !!!! It was a Great Movie, But Very Sad, with Those Yellow Cabs, Bringing Bad News, and The Wives Seeing them Driving around Their Neighborhood, Wondering : are they Coming to My House ???? I Like Violent Action Movies, But When The Bad Guys Get Theirs, But I Don't Like Seeing Gore, and Sad Endings, I Can Do without that. I Like Steven Segall, and Jean Claude Van Dam Movies, and James Bond 007 Movies, and Comedies too. I Hope You Enjoyed Your Chili Dogs. The 3 Amigos Enjoyed Theirs !!!!! All Went Well, at My Foot Doctor, I'm O . K., in The Foot Dept., if I Take it Easy. No Boston Marathon, For Me , This Year though. Maybe , Next Year. Best Regards. It's Cool Here Tonight: 65 Degrees and Breezy, Really nice. Later. Robbin.

Dave		13-Nov-2009 01:01
Of course you all looked like handsome old geezers, I mean, handsome chili dog eaters.......Good photos, too, Carlos. Of course, you do a lot of pro photography, and it shows....nicely done......that Arbetter's looks like a small place but I'll bet they are crowded.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 01:00
Pokey, and Bob, I Have Been To Brown County , Indiana, and I've Seen The Covered Bridges There. I Believe That The Movie with Clint Eastwood, and Meryl Streep, was Filmed around There. The Bridges Of Madison County. I Think there's a Lot Of Amish around there. I've also Been to Indianapolis, Louisville, KY.., Evansville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Paducah, Owensboro KY. , and ST. Louis, Branson,, & Springfield MO. My Mom , Lived in Louisville, as A Teen, and Young Adult, But She was Born and Raised in Campbellsville , KY. Taylor County, East Of Bowling Green. Take Care. Robbin.

Carlos		13-Nov-2009 00:59
I did'nt see any comments about how handsome we looked in the photos, how sad I guess we are old geezers. LOL LOL

Dave		13-Nov-2009 00:43
That Saving Private Ryan was a tearjerker.......

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 00:42
Pokey, I Generally Don't Like Tearjerkers, But I Watched , and Stood : Taking Chance, and Gardens Of Stone, and Saving Private Ryan, But if I Know A Movie is Sad Like That, I Don't Watch it. But Since you Made it For Me, and Went to The Trouble to Send it to Me, I Will Watch it, and I Will Let You Know: When it arrives. And Thanks, For Thinking Of Me. I Appreciate it. I Saw Bob's Harley today, at Arbetter's, and it is Beautiful, and it Sounds Great too. It's A Great Looking Harley, and I'm Sure Yours is too. It's 65 Degrees Here Tonight, and it's Windy and Cool, Compared to our usual 80's and 90's. We're Noticing The Difference. It's Rather Nice Out Tonight, Like Natural Air Conditioning. Nice to Hear From You too. Take Care , My Friend. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Nov-2009 00:29
Patricia, I Agree, with You. Being Abusive To His Patients, and Confrontational, Should Have Been Quite Enough, To Throw Him Out Of The Army, and Hell, is Certainly: Where He Belongs. Robbin.

Pokey		12-Nov-2009 23:32
Robbin I am sending you a dvd in the morning, I just recorded it from the local PBS station, I am very sorry to say, but you will probably need a box of kleenex, if you can watch it all the way through, its only 1hr long. I was able to visit the Manila site, (that is in the show), and have pictures from it. Let me know how you like the show. BobSara I know the way you traveled through Ind. and that is a very pretty part of the state. That bike of yours makes mine look like a mini-bike,,,,,,haha Carlos Thanks again for the pictures. take care Pokey

Dave		12-Nov-2009 22:19
Thanks for thinking of the rest of us, taking those photos.....we all appreciate it.....

Dave		12-Nov-2009 22:18
Real nice looking bike, is right......

Dave		12-Nov-2009 22:17
Those photos were great! And you would have to take a photo of the chili dogs themselves. Luckily I did have two at noon, just about the time you guys did. Mine were free, though.....who paid, today? me???

Dave		12-Nov-2009 22:10
Robbin, re your 20:09 post, that is MY question. What could have been done? With hindsight, everything. In reality, not much. And this is natural, not odd. His abuse of patients etc still does not tip off authorities that he is a potential mass murderer til after the fact.

Carlos		12-Nov-2009 22:06
Bob I'm sure your wife will enjoy the cd. I'm waiting for my wife to get home from work we are going to watch Peggy Sue got Married, I just got it from the Columbia House DVD Club.

Carlos		12-Nov-2009 22:01
Pokey, Glad you liked them, don't the hotdogs look good?? Right now it's kinda cool outside a new change from the heat and a break for the ac

Bob Sara		12-Nov-2009 21:54
Pokey, glad you enjoyed the pics. As far as the routing for the trip to Milwaukee, we were on I 24 north out of Nashville, with our planned overnight stop in Champaign Il. We wanted to avoid Chicago traffic, so we planned on riding west a bit before turning east into Milwaukee. We expected to stay on I 24 through Paducah, and picking up I 57 north to Champaign for the night. Instead the GPS took us off I 24 at Alt 41 and north into Indiana. It kept us on 41/150 running along side the Wabash River, switching us to 63 at Terre Haute, north to I 74 west into Champaign. It turned out to be a very nice ride.

Pokey		12-Nov-2009 21:35
Carlos Thanks for the pictures they are great, its nice to beable to put a face with the name on the computer. The food looked real good and the weather looked pretty good too. Bob------nice looking bike Take care Pokey

Bob Sara		12-Nov-2009 21:31
Carlos and Road Runner, I really enjoyed our visit today. Good fod and good conversation. Thank you both. And Carlos, thanks again for the CD. My wife just walked in and saw it. It's the last I'll see of it. Dave and Pokey, Carlos took a few pics and they are on the way to you. Enjoy!

Carlos		12-Nov-2009 21:26
I have the solution for child molesters and rapist: 1) Castration with a dull blade than break the legs and throw them into one of the many alligator infested ponds we have here in South Florida, cheap for the taxpayers and a source of nutrition for the gators. If you murder a firing squad right after the trial no jail time no last meal.

Patricia		12-Nov-2009 20:48
Considering that as a Dr. he was confrontational and abusive to his patients (as reported on TV), he should have been discharged to Hell!

Carlos		12-Nov-2009 20:27
Robbin, Bob thanks for lunch I had a very enjoyable time talking and reminising about the past. Dave, Don, Pokey Check your e-mails photos on the way

Road Runner Robbin		12-Nov-2009 20:22
Bob and Carlos, I Enjoyed Lunch, at Arbetter's !!!! We Had A Good Lunch, Good Conversation, and A Real Nice Fashion Show. Carlos, Glad You Could Make it, and Thanks a Lot , for The Great C. D. 's. I'm Enjoying them now. I Really Like Them !!!!!!!! I Gotta Go To My Foot Doctor, For A 2 Weeks Check Up. Be Back Later. Robbin Road Runner.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 20:17
Dave, And As The 3 Amigos Ate Chili Dogs At Arbetter's, We Thought Of You, and Your Name Came Up. We Had A Nice Lunch. Bob Rode His Harley there. It's A Beauty !!!!!! Later. Robbin. Ps- I've got a 4 : 00 P. M. Doctor's Appointment, with My Podiatrist, So I Will Be gone , for a Little While. Be Back Later on.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 20:12
Patricia, Life in Prison, is Too Good For Them. I Say Shoot Them Dead On The Site. No More Problems with Them Then. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 20:09
Dave, First Of All: In View Of All That Has Happened : 911 Ect., and With The War in Iraq: Don't You Think it Should Of Raised A Red Flag, when A Major of The United States Army Converts To A Muslim ????? That Should Of Been A Big Warning There. I Would Of Been Very Leery and Suspicious Of Him, Then and There. So Why Wasn't The Army ???? Maybe Not Everything Tragic is Preventable, But More Can Be Done. It Looks Like To Me: That Life is A Game, and A Lot Of Times, or Most Of The Time: Nobody Does Anything. I Still Say : Our System, and Our Government, are Are Joke, A Big Farce. And I Don't Believe in Prisons, I Believe in Shoot To Kill, on Sight. No Trial, No Plea Bargaining, No Sunshine Law, Only Pure Justice !!!!!! Anything Less, is A Waste Of Our Money, on A Bunch Of Losers, Who Always Do Wrong. And Convicted and Paroled Sex Offenders: Should Have Like Parole Officers That Check On Them Daily, and Really Keep Tabs on them. And Murders Like The Major, Should Be Put To Death. Maybe Not Every Bad Guy, But A Lot Of Them, Could Be Watched. What Do We Do GiVe Up, and Let Them Rob, Rape , Molest, Ect., over , and Over ???? I Say More Can Be Done. And with all of The Taxes we Pay, Why Not ????? We Don't Get Much For Our Tax Money, I Don't Think. Later. Robbin.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 18:53
Agreed, but what if they have not done anything yet. How do we know they will? The major at Fort Hood had no record, had not committed any crime, how could they lock him up and prevent this tragedy? Because anything short of locking him up would not have prevented anything. My point is/was that some things cannot be prevented. But a lot of folks think they can. I wonder how.

Patricia		12-Nov-2009 18:35
Once they molest or rape or armed robbery ect., keep them in jail forever!

Dave		12-Nov-2009 17:24
Robbin, Bob, Carlos, I had a chili dog at noon, just to be part of it all :)

Dave		12-Nov-2009 17:23
What bad signs were seen by his superiors and what should they have done about him? Lock him up at that point? It's not that we disagree in general. It's that I would be interested in learning just what the authorities were supposed to do prior to crimes being committed. If you can tell me that, I would be much more optimistic about preventing crime.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 17:20
I don't think we fully realize just how dangerous this world can be. Even with your example of a known child molester, he can be kept track of, but only generally, again ,unless he is followed around all day and night. I am not sure the police have the resources to do this with thousands upon thousands of individuals. And I would still like to know how tragedies can be prevented. Without following people around day and night, how would non-threatening emails qualify to hold someone in custody where they could do no harm? How would you suggest we stop criminals before they commit crimes? As I said, not one of us has ever contacted the FBI about some nut we thought would kill someone. But we have all seen nutty people, so why haven't we come forward with this information? I am very interested to learn how evil acts can sometimes or usually be prevented.

Road Runner		12-Nov-2009 16:05
Bob Sara, Good Morning !!!!!! See You At Arbetter's !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 16:04
Dave, Good Morning !!!!!! We Still are not in agreement , on The Major, But it Doesn't Matter, it's Over, and The FT. Hood 13, are Dead. RIP. I Think More can Be Done, with People Like The Terrorists Of 911, The Major, and anyone that the Authorities Know about. What about Known Child Molesters, Should they Just Let Them Be, To Molest other Children ???? And Rapists Too. The Major should of Been Dealt with By His Superior Officers at Fort Hood, Who Defineately Had to of Seen Some Bad Signs, and if He Went To The Mall or Somewhere Else to Kill, That's another Matter, of Everyone's Negligence, in Not Watching Him. It Can Be Done , and Should. We Dissagree on That Point. What Do We Do: Nothing. I Think Not. Gotta Go. Talk To You More Later on Today. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 15:54
Carlos, Good Morning !!!!! I Got Your Message. See You and Bob, at Arbetter's at 12 Noon. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 15:53
Good Morning Friends !!!!!! I Stayed in Bed until 10 :00 A. M., and I Had a Few things to Do, so I Just Got a Chance to Check in. I Have to Be Brief, Because I've Gotta Get Ready to Go To Lunch, at Arbetter's , with Bob and Carlos, at 12 Noon. Robbin.

Guest		12-Nov-2009 15:48
Pokey, I agree and want to know about the 29 who were wounded. He faces charges concerning those who were wounded too. We as civilians should give the military court system credit. 13 dead, 29 wounded can not be a simple matter.

Bob Sara		12-Nov-2009 15:16
Dave...it's only right since you're paying....

Dave		12-Nov-2009 14:11
I was just coming on here to let Carlos and Robbin and Bob know that I have chili dogs here, and at twelve noon will take a bite out of it just to say that I joined you for lunch.

Carlos		12-Nov-2009 13:55
Robbin I will meet you and Bob there @ 1200 from there I'm going to vist a cousin of mine that lives in the area. See you later. Carlos

Dave		12-Nov-2009 13:44
Robbin, I should have that latest cd to you in a few days. I will just mail a copy of it to Carlos and to Carey, like the other one, figuring you folks will like the second one if you enjoyed the first one. Robbin, you have not posted yet and it is 845am. Is this the Miami Monastery, after all?????

Dave		12-Nov-2009 13:24
Another survey question for you. There are a lot of murders in the United States. Can they be prevented? How. By locking up people in advance of them doing something wrong? Following them around 24/7? Thousands of people? How do you prevent evil people from doing evil, other than have someone follow them around day and night. Who is going to do the following? Cna you imagine hundreds of thousands of people being followed by hundreds of thousands of officers, just to see if they do anything wrong?

Dave		12-Nov-2009 13:18
Let's take a survey here and find out how many of us have ever reported a person to the police or FBI or intelligence agencies because he or she was an oddball or off the wall, or because we thought the person would kill people at some point in the future. I will answer first. I never have reported anyone like that.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 13:11
We don't have to agree on anything. Some think all evil can be prevented. I don't think it can. Does evil go on in the world? Then I guess it can't be prevented.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 13:09
In one of my first posts about the Fort Hood thing, I mentioned that the military charge against him could have been conduct unbecoming an officer, due to the emails, and other comments by him. The UCMJ includes all crimes, but some are just military crimes, like the conduct unbecoming. The same civilian safeguards and laws apply to those int he military. In fact, military law has more safeguards than civilian law, because they have many automatic appeals processes than in civilian courts, but all the US Supreme Court laws apply, all federal law applies, separate from the UCMJ. But within the UCMJ are also strictly military crimes such as failure to go to your duty station at the appointed time, i.e. being late for work, which is a military crime but not a civilian one. So they could have and should have charged the Major with conduct unbecoming.....or at the very least, gotten rid of him via an administrative discharge board. There are just as many protections and safeguards under the UCMJ as there are in civilian life, though. But would being discharged from the Army have prevented him from shooting people at some other location? I doubt it. He still had it in him to do the very same thing outside of Fort Hood, so yes, the victims would have been different people. But evil people are people, and you cannot legistlate the evil out of them. Military steps could have been taken to take care of the Major. But he would have been gone from Fort Hood only to kill others somewhere else, maybe twice as many as he did. Not everything can be prevented, but we love to think so. What if during his court-martial for unbecoming conduct of an officer, he decided to shoot up the base? He would not have been locked up for that charge pending a trial, so he would be free...people don't realize that just as you cannot stop good people from doing good, you cannot stop evil people. You would hve to watch everyone in the United States 24 hrs a day. That's why murders cannot be prevented, usually. They have not happened yet.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 13:01
Still working on the latest CD.....Last time I bought blank CDs I only saw the package of ten, not thirty like I usually get, so I need to get more blank cds first. Should have gottne them while I was out running errands yesterday in that general vicinity in Hyannis, 15 miles west of us.

Pokey		12-Nov-2009 13:00
Just a thought,,,,,,,In the military, you have the UCMJ (uniform code of military justice), take a look at the last two words-----MILITARY JUSTICE------you do NOT have the same rights as the cilivan world. You are limited in what you can say, where you can go and who you can associate with, when you violate any of them, you are subject to punishment/discharge. There is also the PRP (personnel reliablility program), where you are constantly investigated and monitored, if you are in a sensitive position. Sooooooo for the most part I do NOT agree with some of the posting on the Ft Hood massarce. But this is just my thoughts take care Pokey

Dave		12-Nov-2009 12:59
Robbin, 47 degrees here and raw and overcast...typical for November around here,though. Could be much worse. Jan and Feb are our worst snow months, most of the time it never melts til the end of Feb once it snows.....so you see these huge snowpiles alongside every road and sidewalk, and they never melt til much later. Not too bad driving in that stuff because like most other places they have the snow removal down to a science.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 12:57
Robbin. I know you are only joking about no one posting....I always know when it's for real :)

Pokey		12-Nov-2009 12:52
Bob Sara You probably came out of Louisville Ky on 65 and headed to Indianapolis, then on to the Chicago (NW Ind. area) on 65. I am off 31 out of Indianapolis heading north for about 70 miles I sounds like you are still in the Miami area, since you are able to have lunch with Robbin and Carlos A get together would be fine, but it has to be in the summer, I had to scrap ice this morning before I left for work,,,,,,ha ha take care Pokey

Dave		12-Nov-2009 12:00
Robbin, do you really think that everyone who is losing it can be kept under observation? Who is going to keep these people under observation? Police officers, following individuals to see if they shoot people? Sorry, my friend. The Major could not have been taken into custody because he was off the wall. As I said before, how many of us have ever contacted authorities because we saw some oddball acting strangely? Were we derelict in our duties toward society because this or that person might have killed someone? Is there anyone reading this who has ever turned in a person to authorities because he or she was acting strangely? What would the authorities have been able to do about it? Hindsight is 20/20. Of course, NOW, the major should have been executed beforehand, that would have prevented the tragedy. Now, after the fact, it is easy to see where a Killeen Texas police officer should have been assigned full time surveillance tasks of watching the Major day by day. An FBI agent could have staked out his house and the NSA could have monitered all communications, everyone waiting until just before he committed murder to swoop down upon him and prevent this whole tragedy. Real life does not work that way. You are not going to be able to prevent things like this unless you lock up everyone who appears to be odd and unstable, beforehand. And what would be the grounds for doing so? You can say all you want that this could have been prevented, but that is the wishful thinking that comes after every tragedy. As I mentioned, the three North Dakota young women whose car went off into a small farm pond a week or so ago. That could have been prevented by draining all farm ponds ahead of time, keeping these women home as a precaution, having an alarm installed on their car where a siren goes off it is approaches water too closely. It was an accident, and could not have been prevented except in hindsight. We can prevent anything in hindsight. All we have to do is take what happened and work backwards and we have the solution. It is a very simple thing to do. An airliner crashes because of a defective part. Well, all we would have had to do is to replace that defective part, even though the maintenance schedule did not call for it for another two years. We can still say oh yes, the part should have been replaced, and we can even fire the maintenance tech for not doing it properly. We can see behind us very clearly. Even 9/11 could have been prevented by takinmg into custody all person having anything to do with something that had not even happened yet. Imagine going around the country taking people into custody left and right because they could do something at some future date? That would be the only answer to prevent tragedies.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 06:52
Dave, I Was only Joking !!!!! I Am Not Pissed Off !!!!!! But I Was Not Joking About The Chili Dog , For Breakfast. Just Call it : A ST Louis- --- San Antonio Breakfast . And Do Enjoy It, My Friend !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 06:48
I Am Now Going To Bed. It's 1: 45 A. M. , Early !!!!! In The Morning , That is !!!!!! To Think that The Roosters Haven't Even Crowed Yet, But You Can Bet : That The Owls Are Hooting About now !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 06:43
Dave, It's Now 1:35 A. M., a Reasonable Hour, and I'm The only one Writing Here Now. There Should Be Lots Of Posters Here Now, it's Early !!!!! Where The Hell, is Everyone ????? What is This , The Miami Monastery ??????? I Am Really Pissed !!!!!!! I Don't Believe This Ghost Town Here, and it's Not Late, it's Early !!!!!!! Boy am I Pissed Off, and That's Why I'm Bitchin so Much. And For Breakfast: Have A Chili Dog Already !!!!!! Have A Nice Day !!!!!!! Robbin The Bitcher.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 06:34
Carlos, Hopefully: You Are Going To Arbetter's For Lunch Today- Thursday !!!!! And if so: It would Be Great , If You Come to My House, and Ride with Me, in My Expedition. Bob Lives Near FIU Tamiami Campus, So He's in The Southwest Already, and He'll Meet us there. If You Can Go, and Wanna Ride with Me: Try to Be at My House: No Later than : 11 :30 A. M. . But if You Did Need to Drive Straight There: Arbetter's is on Bird Road, and S. W. 88th Avenue. I Take The Palmetto to Bird Road, Then Go Straight ahead, Just 1 Block Past Galloway Road 87th Avenue, and Arbetter's , is on The Right Side. Hope to See you at My House at 1 :30 A. M. And Trust Me: You Will Love Arbetter's !!!!!! Their Food , is Real Good !!!!!! Manana !!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		12-Nov-2009 06:23
Bob Sara, Arbetter's , At 12:00 High Noon !!!!! I Will Be There !!!!! And Hopefully Carlos , Will Come to My House By 11: 30 A. M., and He Can Ride With Me. ??? But I Will Be There, For Sure. And ASAP, We Will Go To Tom Jenkin's BBQ. I Wanna Go There too. See You At Arbetter's !!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		12-Nov-2009 06:16
Dave, Not all Attacks, or Someone Snapping , Can Be Predicted, But in This Case : I Still Think that The Major Gave Some indications , That He Was Losing it, and if He would of Been Monitored Closely: Maybe Those 13 People would Still Be Alive, and Furthermore: Maybe Some of His Co Workers Did Notice Signs, Of His Losing it, But Didn't want to Get Him in Trouble Reporting Him Acting Mentally Unbalanced, Troubled, Suicidal, Stressed, ect., Or They Feared Him, and Reprisal , if They Blew The Whistle on Him. That is a Distinct Possibility that you are Ruling out, Don't You Think ???? Many Co Workers, In Jobs, and Even in The Military: Prefer to Mind Their Own Business, and Not Get Involved. But To Say: That Positively: No one He Knew, Saw This Coming, or Him Showing Signs Of Violent Behavior, Outbursts, Moodyness, Personality Changes, ect., I Believe is Closing Your Eyes To A Possibility. This Major, Had This Planned, on his Mind, in His Dreams, or Something: I Firmly Believe that, and Someone Had To Have Seen Red Flags. I Agree 100 % with The Media. Why Didn't The Army Catch On To This Man, And Take Some Action, To Keep Him Contained, or Under Constant Observation. He Had Too Much Freedom, For A Man Who Must Of Attracted Some Attention, For Personality Changes , ect., all of a Sudden, and I Guarantee You: That He Had Changed, Especially Since He Converted To A Muslim and Reading The Koran. And I Know We Are Just Talking, and it Really Doesn't Matter anyway, All Of Our Talk, Will Not Bring Back Those 13 People. We Both Have our Opinions, And Now You , and Everyone Else Here Knows Mine. I Will Have an Extra Chili Dog, For You Tomorrow At Arbetter's. Talk To You Soon. Robbin.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 00:20
And, Robbin, so what if we disagree? We are only talking. Nothing either of us says is binding in any way. We are not telling each other what to do or how to think, just talking about an event.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 00:12
Bob, those dogs are on me. Always glad to pay, and you never even have to ask. The sky is the limit.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 00:11
Robbin, let me ask one final question to illustrate my whole point. Out of all the people at Fort Hood that the Major knew or was in contact with, why is it that not one person came foward and said to authorities: hey, this guy is liable to kill somebody? There is only one reason no one came forward with that information. It did not exist. Being an oddball or behaving oddly is never grounds to suppose that that individual will open up on innocent and unsuspecting people. Not one co-worker said a word prior to the actual events. This is natural. But afterwards, of course we all know what should have been done.

Bob Sara		12-Nov-2009 00:06
Road Runner and Carlos, Arbetters is fine. Thursday at High Noon, chili dogs on Dapper Dave.

Dave		12-Nov-2009 00:00
I didn't say nothing can ever be done. I said that not every bad thing can be prevented. So someone is acting whacko, can you just lock them up in case they committ mass murder? That is never done. A rising river is a completely different thing. Predictable that a flood will occur if the water keeps rising. How many people do you know or have you ever seen, who seem like they are not all there? Did you ever notify authorities? In case they ever do something? If not, how come? You must have noticed oddballs at Swift Co and other companies, where you were a fellow worker. Did you ever report them in case they committed a murder? This is what I mean. We can Monday morning quarterback everything, and we do. So easy to figure it out after it happens. Preventing evil is not always possible.

Road Runner		11-Nov-2009 23:42
Bob Sara, Carlos , is Off Work, and Available For Lunch Tomorrow, But He Mentioned Chili Dogs, I Guess Because I'm Always Telling Him About Arbetter's Chili Dogs. Any Chance You'd Wanna Go To Arbetter's Tomorrow, and To Tom Jenkin's , Another Day ????? Let Me Know Please !!!! Thanks. Road Runner.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 23:37
Dave, Enjoy Your Chili Dogs !!!!! I Dissagree with You on The Major. The Major, For Sure was Showing Signs Of Cracking Up, or Acting Irrational, and I Say The Handwriting was on The wall, and Someone Could Of Down Something. I Believe that Something Could Of Been Done. If I Suspect You Of Something, or I'm Out To Get You: I Guarantee You, if I Follow You Around, I Will Get You. I Totally Dissagree with The Idea That Nothing Can Ever Be Done, That's A Joke. When You See The Water Rising On The Ohio River, and it Looks Like It's Gonna Run Over, and You Do Nothing, and Ignore The Signs That are There, Then Your Whole Family May Drown, When You Coulda Left. I Say Some People Close to Him Knew He was Gonna Snap, and Someone Shoulda Blown The Whistle, Push The Code Red Button, or Something, But All Did Nothing , and Now 13 People Are Dead. But That's Only My Opinion. If I Was There, I would Of Noticed Him Headed For Cracking Up, and I Would Of Got Him Relieved Of Duty, Ect. He Would Of Been Jacked Up, with People Watching Him, and I Believe Those 13 People, Would Still Be Alive. I Gotta Go To The Kitchen and Eat Dinner. I Made A Yellow Squash Casserole. Later. Robbin.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 23:07
That's okay, Carlos, I decided to have a couple of chili dogs here in a refrigerator by the computer for when people mention it here. Keeps me from having unncessary cravings.

Carlos		11-Nov-2009 23:03
Robbin, Bob Sara, I did not get orders for tomorrow, maybe chili dogs?? sorry Dave don't mean to make you hungry, if not we can leave it for next week I usally do not work on Tuesdays.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 22:48
P.S. I really do know how to spell "county", but did not do it due to fast typing like I was a Morse Code Intercept Operator again, listening to 45-50 wpm

Dave		11-Nov-2009 22:47
One of my favorite states, Indiana, all parts of it, including Brown Cuonty and the other cuonties that have a lot of covered bridges down in the southern part of the state. Beauttiful state. A Marine Corps buddy of mine lives in Kentucky, walks up a hill from his house and it overlooks the Ohio R and a portion of Indiana around Rising Sun, Ind.

Bob Sara		11-Nov-2009 21:32
Pokey...I rode through a part of Indiana last year when we went to Milwaukee for the 105th. The GPS routed us through there out of Kentucky, which we didn't expect. And we did ride through a bunch of corn fields. It was actually one of the nicest parts of the ride. The Silver and Black two tone paint was the feature color for the '03 model year. It got all the trim as standard. I had to wait three months to get the Gunmetal Pearl, and they kept calling to say they had a Silver and Black ready to go now. I was living near Oakland Ca. then, and dealing with Oakland HD. Silver and Black are the Oakland Raiders colors, and I am a lifelong Dolphins fan, and a Raider Hater. There is no way in hell that I would own or ride a Raiders bike. When the weather warms in the spring, and if I'm still not working, I may take a week or so to ride up your way, and we can burn a little daylight.

Pokey		11-Nov-2009 20:58
Bob Sara I live up in north-central Indiana, in the middle of a corn field, about 70 miles north of Indianapolis, and today it was 33 degrees when I got ready for work. I have a couple of old battery trickle chargers, but just bought a Battery Tender version and will hook both the Harley and the Honda up for the winter. Most of the anniversary edition bikes that I see, are the black/silver versions, so I was happy to find the other color one, I don't like to have what everyone else has, and yes, I was thrilled to find one with low miles. I spent alot of time in the Smokies, and on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the 50-60's but never was in Ashville, take care Pokey

Dave		11-Nov-2009 20:48
It is simple to trace the result back to the cause. But this is after something happens. Beforehand, try tracing the present to the future possibility of someone doing somehthing wrong. Not quite so easy.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 20:45
Robbin, naturally, after he killed 13 people, someone should have followed him around. What do you do with some guy who is a Navy Commander at sea and makes comments that are anti-U.S. and emails a couple of questionable characters? Do you figure he is going to kill people? do you watch him night and day and follow him? What about hundreds of other oddballs? Detail an officer or two to follow them too? None of this can be done. There are not enough resources or evidence beforehand to follow the Major around, just IN CASE he does anything. This is what I mean when I say that some things are not preventable. They just aren't. Remember the three young women in North Dakota whose car went into a farm pond and they drowned? Of course that could have been prevented, by following them, by having them stay home, by draining all the farm ponds in the area just in case, and it goes on and on. This is just like Monday morning quarterbacking when the media now wants the Army to explain why they did not "do something" before they even knew this nut was going to kill people. We can hire thousands of special marshals to follow undesirables around, night and day, in case they do something. We investigate airline disasters thoroughly. Does this mean there will never be another airplane accident? Should be have a NTSB person on each flight? See where it leads? Trying to prevent all evil from happening. Absolutely impossible. What did the Ft Hood Major do that would have gotten him locked up beforehand? Can you lock up someone for sending emails? Should he have been followed night and day? Would anyone have ordered such a thing? No. But afterwards, we have the easy answers, and so we think this stuff could always have been prevented. Some idiot could be on the Golden Gate Bridge right now with some high explosive. Because this could happen, do we have Calif Highway Patrol officers stationed at intervals along the bridge? Just in case? After a major incident there, there is no doubt that there will be those who thought it could have been prevented! But how, by seeing into the future?

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 19:53
United States Army - Oct. 8, 1970 To Oct. 8, 1973. Specialist 4 MOS - 12 BRAVO- Combat Engineer- Collapsible Portable Bridge Specialist. Trained At Fort Jackson BCT- Basic Training and Combat Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood TDY- ARVN- 12 Months Then TDY - Permanent Party- Driver For Motor Pool - Fort Jackson Processed Out- Fort Jackson, Columbia , South Carolina. Honorable Discharge. Vietnam Veteran.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 19:36
Dave, Glad To Hear, That I Pissed You Off By Bitchin !!!!!! You Asked For it, and I Delivered, Just Like Domino's. We Were Both Only Joking, But You Got Your Fix. My Bitching , For You , is A Love - Hate Proposition: You Hate it, But it Makes You Laugh too, So You Love it. I Will Tell You, if I'm Joking, or Pissed For Real, But I Think You Will Know Anyway, By My Words, and The Tone Of My Voice. I Sure Hope You're Right, about The Death Penalty, For This Bastard, Because He Deserves Nothing Less. An Eye For An Eye, and A Tooth For A Tooth, and A Life For 13 Lives. Anything Less, is BS, Pure BS. I Believe in Justice, Real Justice, Vigilante- Charles Bronson Style, But unfortuneately, That's Against The Law, And I Am A Good Law Biding, God Fearing Citizen, So I Can't Do That, But I Would, if it was Legal to Do So. And I Believe in Firing Squads, Hangings, Electric Chairs, Electric Stadiums, Ect., For Misfit Murderers, Rapists, Child Molesters, Armed Robbers, ect. I Say: Get Rid Of Them, and They Won't Do Any More Of Their Crimes, Against Good Innocent People. No Offense, But To Me, our System, is A 3 Ring Circus, Nothing Less. Everyone's Trying to Make A Living, And They're Going Thru The Motions, But Do The Hardened Criminals, Who Pollute and Ruin Our Society, and Terrorize The Good People, Ever Get Theirs: What They Really Deserve: ??? I Seriously Doubt it, and Why Not ???? Because Of The 3 Ring Circus, Who Let's Them Slip Thru The Cracks, So They Can Go Out and Kill Somebody Else, When They Shoulda Been in Prison Still, or Better Yet : 6 Feet Under. That's How I See it !!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 19:13
Dave, O. K., I Agree Somewhat, with Most Of What You Said, But I Still Think His Superior Officers, Were Derelict In Their Duties, For Not Doing More, Like Following Him Around, Administrative Discharge, A Court Martial, Anything, But it Looks Like They Were Lumps on A Log, and Did Nothing, and Lives Were Lost, as A Result. And I Have no Doubt: That He Would Of Killed at The Mall, or Elsewhere Later, Had He Not Killed at FT. Hood, But to Me: That's Beside The Point. First Things First: They Should Of Done Something with Him, To Avoid The Ensuing Massacre, And Then He Should Of Been Kept up with By Law Enforcement Authorities , Just as Sexual Predators Are. I Do Believe in The Saying : Where There's A Will, There's A Way, But He Could Of and Should Of Been Tailed, and Discouraged From Getting Ideas Like He Did. No One Did Anything, or Enough, or it Wouldn't Of Happened. That's The Bottom Line, as Far as I'm Concerned !!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 19:01
With the Ft Hood guy, obviously I meant court martial him or administratively discharge him before the shootings, based on his contact with known terrorists. And now if they do a court martial, he might not get the death penalty, but with Texas prosecuting him, in civilian court there, he would stand a better chance of paying the supreme price. But enough of that idiot--------

Dave		11-Nov-2009 18:58
Once again, you made my blood boil by complaining about no one posting!!!!!!!! Just kidding, of course. Sort of. :)

Road Runner		11-Nov-2009 18:58
Bob Sara, I've Been to The Biltmore Estate, in Asheville. I Never Stayed at The Hotel, But I Toured The Whole Place, Hotel, Winery, Gardens, Restaurants, ect. It's A Beautiful Place, and Very impressive !!!!! As For Asheville , I Can Take it or Leave it, I Am Not Crazy About Asheville. You Can Have it !!!!! Now, The Blue Ridge Parkway: I Love it, it is So Beautiful !!!!!! I 've Been on The Whole Length Of it. I Love it all, But My Favorite Part, is : Mabry Mill, Grist Mill. I Would Love To Go Over it again, sometime, and On A Harley, or Driving an RV, would Suit me Best. Later. Road Runner.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 18:57
They can't do that with everyone who sends emails or says things, Robbin. They just can't. Then what? Hold him in jail? For how long? For sending emails? A better alternative would be to either court-martial him for conduct unbecoming an officer or get rid of him via an administrative discharge board. But, if he was determined to kill people, as I said, he would have gone to some mall instead, and would have done the very same thing. There is no way to prevent each and every problem. We would like to think so. When anything bad happens we think of how it could have been prevented, like in a train accident. But that's why they call those things accidents. You cannot prevent everything bad from occurring. With this Major, steps could have been taken but they would have been very limited steps.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 18:49
Dave , Miami Monastery , Indeed ???? What is This ???? No One's Posting Today ?????? Could it Be, That The Whole Bunch are Pissed Off at Me again ????Do You Have any Clue , What is The Meaning Of This Alliance Of Silence ????? What The Hell, is Going on Here ????? Silence, is Not Always Golden !!!!! Post People !!!!!! Dave Doesn't Like The Silence either, and He Despises , When I Bitch, So Write Something. How's That Dave ???? Did I Step On Toes, or what ???? You Asked For it, and I Did it. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 18:39
Dave, I Had That one Figured out , From The Start. About The Shooter at FT. Hood. And The Army, FT. Hood, His Superior Officer, and Fellow Army Personnel, Should Of Seen it Coming, and He Should Of Been Kept under Constant Surveilance, or Taken into Protective Custody, or Ordered To Be Evaluated By A Review Board, of Pychiatrists, and Pychologists. But it appears that Nothing was Done, and He was a Free Spirit walking around with Killing on His Mind, in The Name Of Allah. To Me, The Whole Thing Stinks: 13 Human Beings, Lost Their Lives, Gunned Down By A Religious Fanatic Lunatic, and on A Huge Army Base, and No One Lifted a Hand, to Do Anything, When They Knew this Guy, was A Kook, and A Muslim, and Possibly A Terrorist. What A Joke, not Funny at all Though. And Besides This Terrible Incident, The World is Watching, and They Are Going to Get The Idea: That Our Army Bases, are A Piece Of Cake, and anyone Can Go There , and Kill Soldiers, and Take Over The Base, and That Should Not Be. And When People Know Something, Like What They Knew: They Should Take Some Preventative Action, Not Funerals For The Dead, and Ambulatories To The Hospital . That's Stupid. I Totally Dissagree, with The Way Things Are Going, and Say: It's Illogical !!!!!! Agreed , Though that Intelligence, Has No Doubt : Foiled Many Terrorist Attacks Here, Since 911, and that's Great, But On Military Installations ????? Come On !!! I Compare This FT. Hood Massacre, To The One in Amish Country, Where The Milkman, Went Berzerk, and Killed All Of Those Poor Kids, For Nothing. Terrible. Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		11-Nov-2009 18:18
Bob Sara, I Don't Have Cable , or A Satellite Dish, So I've Never seen That Program, on BBQ, But I've Seen Many other BBQ Programs, on PBS Channels 2 and 17. And I Flat Out Love BBQ, always Have. I Know You Don't, You Told Me, But My Wife , and I Love Shorty's BBQ. They Have Real Good Spareribs, and We Get The Chicken Breast Sandwich , Most of The Time, it's Really Good. And Their Creamy and Sweet Coleslaw, is The Best, I Think. And Their Homemade Shorty's Sauce, is Unique: Smoky and Bitter, and I Think it's The Best !!!!! Oh Well, We All Have Our Favorites, and Diffent Tastes. But Tom Jenkin's BBQ, is Real Good Too. I Like it !!!!!! Have You Ever Tried Scruby's BBQ, in Pembroke Pines, and Davie ????? It's Real Good too, But I Hate Their Ribs. No Good. And The Pit, on The Trail: I Will Never Go There again. I Got Ribs from there one time, Back in The 70's, and They Made Me Sick, They Were Awful. To Me, That Place Serves Garbage, But others Rave on it. Not Me !!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Road Runner Robbin		11-Nov-2009 17:58
Bob Sara, Now You're Talkin !!!!!!! Sounds Great to Me !!!!!! It Also Sounds Like to Me, That You Are Enroute To Arbetter's !!!!! ???? I Ate Steamed Squash, with Smart Balance For Lunch, and I'm Full, or I Would Head to Arbetter's Myself !!!!! Chili Dogs , Are Soul Food, Very Good For The Soul !!!!!!! And At Arbetter's, They Are Devine !!!!! Carlos, and Dave, Must Go To Arbetter's !!!!!!! I Enjoyed Your Post To Pokey. Pokey is Now Officially: A Harley Man, A Hog Owner. Maybe , One Day , I will Be Too !!!!! I Hope So. But I May Be Riding A Hog, When I'm 86 Years Old, an Old Codger !!!!!! Enjoy Your Lunch. We'll See About Tomorrow: Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 17:46
Carlos, Great Post, Very Patriotic: Thank You !!!!!! I Enjoyed Reading it, and I'm Happy to Hear that You Have Your Flags Up too. It's The very Least We Can Do, Out Of Respect !!!!! I Liked it when you said : 2300 Hours Military Time. In Security, Police Work, Hospitals, Nurses, and I Think Maritime, Military Time, is Either always, or Sometimes used. In The Security Field, There are 4 Cardinal Rules: Never Assume, Use Military Time, Use Black Ink, & Never Leave Your Post, Without Being Properly Relieved . I Know this First Hand, Because I Worked in Security : For 23 Years. You Are A True Chili Dog Lover, Just Like Dave, Bob, and Me. Wait until You Go To Arbetter's: You Will Love Their Chili Dogs, They Are Real Delicious !!!!!!! Enjoy Your Day, With Your Family, My Friend !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Bob Sara		11-Nov-2009 17:45
Dave....chili dogs...hot, with a little hot sauce, some chopped onion, and maybe a bit of chedder cheese on a fluffy bun.......lunch time, gottta run

Dave		11-Nov-2009 17:42
Sorry folks, but Robbin mentioned the Fort Hood thing, so I was thinking out loud about it here. Anyway, we certainly honor those fallen 13 on a day like today.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 17:41
I would venture to say, also, that the various intelligence agencies in this country have probably foiled hundreds of plots against the USA, even though none of these agencies is authorized to intercept domestic communications wtihout a courrt order/warant. But in times of undeclared Marshal law like this, I don't blame them for trying to stop any plots. I would say they have saved many lives since 9-11-01 just by listening in.

Bob Sara		11-Nov-2009 17:39
Pokey, that color is Gunmetal Pearl, like my Heritage. It sure has low milage. I don't ride my Heritage often, and I have almost 27,000 on it and over 38,000 on my Road Glide. Be sure to keep your battery charges with a trickle charger. I have a 2 bank Deltran Battery Tender that both bikes are hooked up to between rides. Deltran is based in Deland Fl, near Daytone Beach, and they make the Harley Davidson branded tenders as well. You will pay more for the HD name on the unit. The rides sound like fun. Where do you live? My wife and I went to the Biltmore Estate near Ashville in Oct of '07, and we drove up in her F150, and I loaded the Heritage in the back. After a three day stay at the Inn at the Biltmore, they let us leave our truck there, and we took the bike up the Blue Ridge Parkway. However, the weather was horrible, heavy fog and rain. We made 200 miles in two days and gave up. We did really fall in love with the Ashville area, and have talked about the possibility of moving there. Biggest concern is job availabilty there. Of course, there are no jobs in Miami right now either.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 17:39
I had thought the Ft Hood guy was some nut. Not so. Terroristic act, whether alone or in league with others, but it turns out he went to the same temple that a few 9/11 hijackers went to! Plus the emails to a radical extremist guy. Case closed. Plus chanting allah something or other during the shootings. Those emails were known to authorities (intelligence agencies) some time ago but one point I want to make is this: Not everything can be prevented. It just can't be. If someone wants to kills someone, they can do it, eventually, somehow, somewhere. So if the Army had acted and kicked this guy out, he would have gone to some mall instead, as a civilian shooter. You just cannotg prevent every bad thing from happening.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 17:34
We posted at exactly the same time, Robbin-----yes, the Fort Hood tragedy. Looks like due to those intercepted emails from the suspect to terrorists, and other evidence, establishes, in my mind at least, a definite link with the terrorist community. I think the evidence will continue to show that he was and is a terrorist, pure and simple, and of course needs to be executed as one. In the scheme of things, this country's safety first, terrorists' lives, second.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 17:32
What is this, the Miami Monastery? No one has posted in two minutes.....good imitation of Robbin the Rascal once again.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 17:31
Dave, Thank You !!!!! I Always Feel Compelled To Honor Us, and All Of The Other Veterans, on Veterans Day, and I Feel Real Good Doing it, But A Wave Of Saddness also Hits Me, as I Type, and Think about All Of The Fallen Heroes, in All Foreign Wars We Were in, and Atrocities, Like at FT. Hood recently. But What I Said, Must Be Said, Thought , and Felt, By Every American. It is Reality, A Very Sad Reality. It's Presently 77 Degrees in Miami, Sort Of Cloudy, and Dreary Looking, a Bit Breezy, and We Got a Short Rainshower, at around 11:40 A. M. It's Now : 12 : 26 P. M., and The Sun Has Come out A Little Bit, But it's not Bright Sunny. Did You Make Your Own Chili Sauce, For Your Chili Dogs, The Other Day ???? If So, Then You are Now Officially : " The Legal Chef " !!!!!! Have You Ever Read The Poem: In Flander's Fields ????? It's About Fallen Fighting Men, Lying in State, on The Battle Fields. And Though it's Very Sad: I Love it !!!!! Later, My Friend . Robbin.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 17:31
No more mentioning chili dogs-----please!

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 17:14
Dave, Happy Veterans Day !!!!! I Know That You Served 4 Years in The United States Marine Corps, and then 3 Years , in The Air Force. Thank You , For Your Service , To Our Country. And My Last Post to You, was True, and Was My Distinct Pleasure , To Write. You are A Gentleman, and A Scholar !!!!! Enjoy Your Day !!!!!!! All The Best !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		11-Nov-2009 16:59
Happy Veterans day to all on this site and God Bless all our soldiers all over the world defending our great and beautiful nation. I have my flags up and flying and may they forever fly in freedom. I had a all nighter started last night at 2300 hrs and finished this morning at 8:00am, It was very nice to see the sunrise. I went home had breakfest than went with the wife to the gym, (she wanted me to get some sleep) but I can't sleep in the morning I will crash early tonight. It's about lunch time than we are going over to Barnes and Noble. Robbin about 3:00am this morning I was thinking about those darn chile hotdogs and birch beer my stomach kept growling.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 16:49
Robbin, good tribute!!! Happy Veteran's Day to all. USMC 1963-1967-------USAF 1979-1982

Pokey		11-Nov-2009 16:27
Bob Sara Its a 03 superglide with 6100 miles, it is that bluish grey color, with all the 100th anniversary badges and the gold key. Runs real nice, but with winter around the corner, it will have to sit for a while. A friend in Port Charolett and I are planning to make a trip to the Smokies in Apr/May time frame, we have another friend that lives in Sieverville, with a bike and we will ride the Mountains. The three of us road bikes in the middle 60's and lived in Bell Haven, but haven't seen each other in over 40 years, so it will be a nice reunion, if we can pull it off. If you are available, maybe you can bring your bike up there too. take care Pokey

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 16:05
Happy Veterans Day, To All Veterans Of Military Service , To Our Country, Of Which I Am one. I Served in The Army 3 Years. And I also Must Mention, and Salute: Pokey- Air Force, Don Boyd- Coast Guard, & Dave Bruce- Marines, and Air Force. But on This Special , But Sad Day: I Would also Like to Remember All Veterans, Deceased and Living, Who Served Our Military. And For Those Who Gave The Ultimate Sacrifice, and Remained in Flander's Fields: TAPS !!!!!!!!!!! RIP !!!!!!!!!!! And To Our Troops , around The World Serving Now, Especially: In Iraq, and Afganistan: I am Thinking About You Today, and You Are In My Prayers, Today, and Every Night , Before My Bedtime. I am Flying Flags , On My Cars, and On My House Today, and I Hope You are too !!!!!! Best Regards, To All Of The Veterans, and Everyone !!!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		11-Nov-2009 15:18
Road Runner, it looks like Thursday may be Carlos' best shot for lunch We'll find out this evening.I am looking forward to some good 'Que. I was watching "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" on the food network Monday night and he did a show on BBQ places, and it made my mouth water.

Bob Sara		11-Nov-2009 15:12
Pokey, congrats on the '03 Super Glide. What color is it, and how many miles are on it? My Softail Heritage Classic is also an '03 100th Anniversary Edition in Gunmetal Pearl. In the '03 model year there were two "one year only" colors, Silver and Black two tone, which came with gold trimmed tank badges, and 100th Anniversary badging all over the bike, and Gunmetal Pearl, which had the same tank badging, but without the gold trim. All the other badging were sold as accessories, which I ended up installing over time. Black bikes came with the same tank badging as the Gunmetal Pearl. The other colors that year were White Pearl, Luxury Red, and Luxury Blue. Those three came with decals on the tank, instead of badges. My other bike is an '05 Road Glide in Black Pearl, which is really charcoal grey. I call that bike my battlewagon. It is set up for cross country touring with fairing lowers and a king tourpack, lots of engine mods, sat radio and gps. That bike has been ridden through 15 states and back, through hail storms, wind storms, sand storms, thunder storms, and desert heat. It never missed a beat, and it always got me there and back. Good luck with your ride, keep your eyes wide open, remember that you are invisible to the cage drivers, and keep the rubber side down.

Dave		11-Nov-2009 03:23
Thanks, Robbin, much appreciated....we'll talk this week sometime, again, by phone. Always some laughs.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 03:08
Dave, In The Case of Presents: It is The Thought That Counts !!!! And We All Know That You Have Good intentions, and A Great Big Heart Of Gold, But If We Believed , For one Minute: That You Would Pay For Big Expensive Lavish Purchases , Like Bentley's, Harley's, Porshe's, Racing Go Karts, and R. V.'s, Then We Would Be The Fools Of The Century, But We All Have Fun, Kicking The Ideas, and Dreams of it all around anyway !!!!!!! And You Have Made Us All C. D.'s Of Music, and in My Case: You've Always Supported Me, and Given Me Good Advice, And Calmed Me Down, When I Was Ready To Go To War, Ect., So That, is Worth Far More Than The Material Things, That We Really Don't Need anyway, So In My Mind: Thanks Are in Order, For All You've Done On My Behalf, Without You Buying Me , all Those Things !!!!!! I Owe You A Debt Of Gratitude !!!!! Thank You Dave !!!!!! You Are A Friend Indeed !!!!!!! Sleep Well, My Friend. Manana !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Nov-2009 02:55
I Just Got Home , a Few Minutes ago, From Going to My Publix Sabor Pharmacy, in Hialeah, By Westland Mall, to Pick Up a Couple Prescriptions I Had Filled There, and My Wife and I Went To Arby's To Eat Dinner, -_- A Large Roat Beef Sandwich Each, and A Bottled Spring Water. And Then We Went To Blockbuster Video, in Miami Lakes, Returned 1 DVD, and Got Another one. We Then Came Home, and Had Some Watermelon Chunks, For Dessert. It's 9 : 50 P. M., and My Wife Went To Bed. She Gets Up, at 4 : 30 A. M. To Get Ready For Work. She Has To Start at 6:00 A. M., But She Likes To Get There Early, to Get A Head Start, To Have The Deli Ready at 7:00 A. M., when The Store Opens. Lots Of People Head Directly To The Deli, at 7 :00 , When Publix Opens, and Everything Must Be Ready Then. Me , I will Most Likely: Go to Bed around Midnight, or Later. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 22:46
Pokey, Any Harley, is A Prestige Item, A Status Symbol, and I Salute You, Cause You Got A Harley, Before Me. Your Harley , Sounds Good To Me !!!!! I Remember When Phil Peterson's Was on N. W. 77th Street, and 7th Avenue too. I Stopped There on My Yamahas, Plenty Of Times, and They Always Kidded Me About The Yamaha, and Asked Me: When You Gonna Move Up To A Harley ??? And We Would Laugh. I Loved Looking at The Harleys There. I Always Liked Back Then : The Fatboy Model Harley, and I Still Do, But I'll Take any Harley, at all. Now : Phil Petersons , Has 2 Locations: In Miami, Up North on 441, orth Of The Golden Glades Cloverleaf, and Down South, on South Dixie Highway, in Cutler Ridge. And Remember : Cutler Ridge Mall ??? Hurricane Andrew in 1992 Destroyed it, and Now The New Mall there is Called Southland Mall. There was an Air Show, at Homestead Air Force Reserve Base , Saturday, and Sunday. Enjoy Your Harley Rides. Oh and Don't Feel Bad: I Drive A 1999 Ford Expedition, with 102,000 Miles, and That's My Bentley. But I Am Proud Of it, It Looks Beautiful, Has Good A/ C, Runs Good, ect. It's A Nice Vehicle. It Has 4 Wheel Drive, A Switch , That I Leave on 2W, and It's Up A Little Higher than Most Expeditions. It is A Good Looking Truck, SUV, or Car. I Love it, It's A Joy To Drive. Take Care, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		10-Nov-2009 22:25
I always thought it was the thought that counts.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 22:23
Pokey, Sounds Like Dave , is A Very Loyal Elvis Fan !!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!! I'm Surprized He Didn't Send You A Bill For Shredding Your Bill !!!!!! That's What He Does , With Us. He Tells us: Sure Buy A Bentley, Buy An RV, Buy A Harley, Buy A Kart, No Problem, Just Send Me The Bill, and We Do, But We Get No Reimbursal . I Guess You Are in The Same Boat, with All Of Us. Welcome , To The Boat !!!!!! Next , Dave Will Tell Us To Buy A Boat, or A Big Cabin Cruiser Chris Craft . But By Now: We all Know, That Dave Ain't Paying For Nothing . He's Like The Devil, He Says: Yeah, Go Ahead, Buy it, I'll Pay For it, it's O. K., and Then After You Do Buy it, He Laughs at you, and Says : What ??? I Didn't Say To Buy Anything !!!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 22:03
Carlos, I Have A Doctor's Appointment, at Palmetto General, with My Foot Doctor, at 4:30 P. M., Thursday, But if We Go To Lunch, at 12 Noon, it Shouldn't Be A Problem. If You Have to Work Thursday, Then We'll Make it another Day. I Saw Tribes before, With Darren McGavin, as The D. I., and Jan Michael Vincent, as The Hippie Recruit. And Earl Holliman, was The SGT. Major, Darren McGavin's Friend, and His Boss. It was Filmed at The USMC San Diego Recruit Depot Boot Camp. It was A Special For T. V. Movie, and A Real Good one. I Loved it , and Have always Tried to Find it. I Had Recorded it on A VCR VHS Tape, Years ago, But I Lost it. It is A Real Good Portryal, of Marine Boot Camp, and Very Similar, to My Army Basic Training, at Fort Jackson . You Will Definately : Love The Movie, I Did. If Dave and Pokey, Haven't Ever Seen Tribes, They Should !!!!!! I Hope You Have A Good Day, at Work , Tomorrow, and Every Day . Best Regards , My Friend !!!! Robbin.

Pokey		10-Nov-2009 21:44
Robbin I forgot to tell you, I did send Dave the bill, but the envelope came back Return To sender, Address Unknown take care Pokey

Pokey		10-Nov-2009 21:41
Robbin I picked up a 2003 Superglide (100th anniversary edition) with 6100 miles on it, and it sure run/handles great, but it is NOT a prestigious item, its just a nice bike. I can remember in 1966 at Perterson's (on 7th ave just off 79th st) looking at the bikes an wishing I could afford one, and after 43 years I was able to get one. Only after both kids were grown and on their own.....ha ha, as for the Bentley and Roll Royces, I still drive an old Oldsmobile with 365 thousand miles on it. Remember your Veterans tomorrow and Prey for the Ft Hood families take care Pokey

Dave		10-Nov-2009 21:33
Hello to Mike and to Patricia---welcome back. Long long time since we have heard from you and glad to hear you are okay.

Dave		10-Nov-2009 21:32
Carlos, I saw that movie, but it was ages ago, all I remember is the general plot summary you outlined. Let me know how it was.

Dave		10-Nov-2009 21:25
I'm sorry to think that Pokey did not think he could just charge it to me without asking. Of course you can, Pokey, restaurants, Harleys, whatever. The sky's the limit.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 21:18
Mike Cox, You Should Be Able, To Get White Castle Hamburgers in The Box Frozen, at Your Supermarkets there. I Get Them Here in Miami, at Publix, Put Them in The Microwave On High Power, For one Minute Each, and They Are Delicious, and 99 % The Same as Royal Castle Hamburgers, You Got in Miami, Years Ago. I Know: I Grew up in Hialeah, Eating At Royal Castle, All The Time. Check Your Supermarket, My Friend. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 21:10
Pokey, I'm Curious: What Model Harley , Did You Get ???? Send The Bill to Dave, For Reimbursement, Like We Did. But Make A Copy Of it, Because Dave Will Shred It, as Sure as God Made Green Apples !!!!!!! I Want A Harley, Have For Years, But I Need other Things More. Maybe I'll Get one Someday !!!!! ????? Bob Sara, Actually Has 2 Harley's, That Lucky Dog !!!!! I'm Glad You Got One !!!!! They Are Neat, and A Real Prestige Item. Some People Brag: Well I Have A Master's Degree, and Others Brag: Well I Have A Mecedes Benz, And Others Say : I Have A Harley, and All 3 Are Very Prestigious, Indeed !!!!! Congratulations, On Getting Your Harley. My Favorite Model, is The Soft Tail Heritage Deluxe. But For Now: I Must Dream On !!!!!! I Did Enjoy Taking Chance, But it was Ver, Very Sad, And Hard For Me To Watch. It Hurt Me, Because I've Seen Many Soldiers , and Marines, Like Chance Phelps, Coming Home in Boxes, and it's Hard to Handle. They Were Human Beings, Like us , Serving Their Country, Like You and I Did, So I Always Feel Sad, When I See A Military Honors Burial Detail. It Could Of Been Us, You Know. And Yes, I Must Now Find and Watch: The World's Fastest Indian. Best Regards !!!! Your Friend in Hialeah, Robbin.

mike cox		10-Nov-2009 20:46
Hello all,hope everyone is doing well as can be,and looking forward to Turkey Day . question for Madison alumni..what high school would those who went there in the late '50's hae attended? I'd like to hunt up some old school mates on the net,but have forgotten where the nearest high school would have been. I sure miss Royal Castle burgers ! lol MIke, way up in Wa state

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 20:34
Patricia, Hi .

Road Runner		10-Nov-2009 20:29
Bob Sara, Tom Jenkin's BBQ, Gets My A+ Yes Vote , Anytime !!!!! Whenever You Wanna Go There: We Are Going !!!!!! I Think Carlos , Has Been There, and He Likes it Too, So it's Just A Question, of What Day He Can Go. And Like I Say: We Can Take My Poor Man's Bentley, The 1999 Ford Expedition, To Pick Up Carlos, in Miramar , On The Way, and You Can Leave Your Car in My Driveway. I Haven't Been To Katz, For Quite A While, and I Went To That One, By Marcella's, at Pembroke , and Flamingo. They Had Good Corned Beef Sandwiches, and Good Brisket Of Beef Sandwiches . The Roasters And Toasters, in Pinecrest: Never Been There, But it Sounds Like : Yes Indeed, To Me !!!! I Love Corned Beef, Pastrami, and Brisket Of Beef Sandwiches, and Reuben Sandwiches, and Rachel Sandwiches, and The 1 /2 Sour Pickles, ect. I used to Go to Wolfie's, Rascal House, Pumpernik's, Rosedale Deli, Katz, Brothers Of Brooklyn, Bertram's, Wolf's, The Pastrami Club, and Others, and I've Been to NYC Deli 's, Like Katz, and 2nd Avenue Deli, and also Italian Grocery Deli's In Bayonne , New Jersey, Like Mangano's, So I Know Good Kosher, and Italian Deli's. Doris, Is Real Good, And So Are Gino's, Mimi's, And Of Course :::::::::: Laurenzo's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Love All Of Those Places !!!!!!!!! I Must Be Half Jewish, and Half Italian, For Real !!!!!!!! Great Combination, Food Wise , Especially !!!!!!! And I Am Only Kidding, and I Respect Both Races Highly, So I Mean No Disrespect, But Rather Much Respect, To Both : I Love Your Foods, Very Much !!!!!!!! We Must Go To Roasters And Toasters, in Pinecrest sometime, For Lunch. I Love Kendall, Pinecrest, and That Area Anyway, Especially Over toward Old Cutler Road. I Hope We Made Dave Hungry !!!!!!! It's Almost Dinnertime , anyway. And He Must Stay Healthy. Later. Road Runner.

Pokey		10-Nov-2009 20:20
Mike Cox Most of the kids from the area went to Miami Central, Miami Jackson and Miami Edison high schools, they were the ones in our district. Good to hear from you. take care Pokey

Pokey		10-Nov-2009 20:18
Carlos-------glad you liked the music and video Robbin------glad you liked Taking Chance, now what about the Worlds Fastest Indian. I have been real busy with riding, trying to get in a much as I can before the snows, I saw awhile back that you and Carlos were getting Harleys from Peterson's and Dave was paying for them, well at that same time I was getting one too, but Dave didn't pay for it, I guess I am not at good a friend as you two,,,,,,,ha ha. It was 48 degrees and I took it out for a 50 mile run and just about froze my ////// off. Last weekend it was in the low 60's and I put about 250 miles on it. Hope all are starting to feel better take care Pokey

mike cox		10-Nov-2009 20:16
Hello all,hope everyone is doing well as can be,and looking forward to Turkey Day . question for Madison alumni..what high school would those who went there in the late '50's hae attended? I'd like to hunt up some old school mates on the net,but have forgotten where the nearest high school would have been. I sure miss Royal Castle burgers ! lol MIke, way up in Wa state

Carlos		10-Nov-2009 19:54
Robbin, Bob Sara Maybe If I'm not working on Thursday we can get together but I won't know till Wednesday afternoon I get the orders after 5:30pm for the next day. Tonight I have a ship at 11:00 pm should be home between 6:00 to 7:00 am so tomorrow after getting some sleep I'm spending the day with my wife and son. Pokey that is an very inspirational e-mail it made me get goosebumps listening to it. thanks for sharing it with me. Dave I started watching a movie last night called Tribes (1970) it's about a Marine Drill Sergeant trying to break in a hippe in boot camp I wasn't able to see it but I recorded to watch it on a later day, should be intresting. Got to go, see you all>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 19:27
Dave, Hi Dave !!!! The One I Got this Morning, at 3: 45 A. M., when I Woke Up: was The First Type You Described. Your Throat Burns, and Even Further Down, It Burns, and You Have To Cough Violently, to Try And Clear Your Throat, To Breathe. And I Get it , after I Eat Too Late, or I Eat Rich Foods. Examples: Italian Food, Spicy Foods, Cinnamon, Cheese, Tomatoes, Garlic, Lemonade, Limeade, Orange Juice, Tomato Juice, Grape Juice, Cider Vinegar, or Vinegarette Dressing, Chocolate, Mayonnaise, and Buttermilk. I Only Get it , once in A While, From Eating or Drinking Those Things, Or Eating Too Late, Say Past : 9:00 P. M. !! I Know Better, But You Know: We're Human, and Sometimes: We Say: AH, What The Hell, I Feel Like This, We Have it Too Late, and Bingo: You Wake Up Coughing, and Very Sick. I've Had it a Million Times , Since Like 1973, and Now: If I Think I'm Going To Get it Later: I Take A Rantidine Pill, and I'm Fine. Or If I Get it: I Take A Rantidine, and in 25 Minutes Of Sitting Up in A Chair: I'm O. K. , and usually , Later in The Morning, I'm Fine, Like Today. It's Now 2 : 10 P. M., and I'm Fine. Rantidine is A Generic Zantac 75, and it won't Interact, with My Meds, Where Zantac, Pepcid A. D., and Some others Will . I Always Have Plenty Of Rantidine Tablets On Hand, and Plenty Of Rolaids too. Sometimes I Get Simple Heartburn, and 2 Rolaids Always Cure that. Rantidine, Comes in Tiny Leaf Or Shell Type Pills, and They're Very Easy To Take. And They'r Over The Counter. I Get Them at CVS, Publix, and Walgreen's. I Know About Acid - Reflux, Your Esophigous, Opens , and Spews Stomach Acid out into Your Throat, and it's So Caustic, That it Burns , and Causes Big Time Discomfort. Thank God, I Don't Get it Real Often, It is Really Bad. It Makes You Deathly Sick. Thanks , For The Concern, and Good Info. It's Sort Of Overcast Here, Windy, and 80 Degrees Farenheit. The Sun ,is In and Out. Last Night At 8 : 30 P. M., I Fixed My Wife and I For Dinner: Elbow Macaroni, With Okra, And Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, and For Dessert: We Had A Real Rich Bread Pudding, That I Made Homemade, From Scratch, and Both , Were Very Rich. And We Ate A Lot, So There's Why I Was Sick at 3:45 A. M., with Acid Reflux. Best Regards !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Bob Sara		10-Nov-2009 19:20
Road Runner, I would like to try Tom Jenkins ribs. So that would be my choice, if it's agreeable with you and Carlos. I see you mentioned Katz Deli. Was that the one in the same strip mall as Marcellas in Pembroke Pines? If so, they are gone. I understand that one of the sons opened a Kosher Deli somewhere in Hollywood, but I don't know where. Have you been to Roasters and Toasters Deli? They are on South Dixie in Pinecrest, but they have a few other locations as well. Great deli food. Lox, nova, corned beef and pastrami, chopped chicken liver, and wonderfull breakfasts. Like the old days of Corkys, Wolfies, Pumpernicks, Rascal House, and the rest. I'd better stop now, or I'll make Dave hungry.

Patricia		10-Nov-2009 19:04
Hello Friends, Been reading here and hope everyone will be feeling better soon to enjoy the beautiful Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. I have been very busy at work due to new computer program, since July, and it's getting worse every day. It's down now, so I have a minute to write. Everything else is fine with me. My girlfriend since Jr. High, Kathy, will be visiting me in two weekands. She lives in Delray, Florida, and is a Catholic school counselor. Her former boyfriend lives here in Nashville and we'll probably have dinner with him and his new wife! We'll probably go shopping and also to some nice restaurants and maybe even for a Sonic junk-food snack including their excellent ice cream sundaes! And, of course, we'll sight-see whatever she chooses. Got to get back to the rat race. Best to All Always.

Dave		10-Nov-2009 18:38
Or was it just the regular acid reflux heartburn etc etc.? Which is a lot different. The other thing happens to me maybe once a year or so but it is not something I enjoy, believe me.

Dave		10-Nov-2009 18:37
Robbin, if that kind of acid reflux is what I think it is, you woke up with fluid in your larynx and no amount of coughing helps, til the bile or liquid evaporates an hour later? Is that it? It hurts to cough, because the liquid should not be in there in the first place. And it can be scary when it happens because it happens very suddenly. Feels like drowning must feel.

Road Runner		10-Nov-2009 18:31
Bob Sara, Interesting about The Presidio: Thanks A Lot , For The Info , about it. I was Curious, if it Still was An Active Army Base, And You Answered My Questions. Thanks Again. Later. Road Runner. Beep Beep !!!!!!!

Road Runner- Robbin		10-Nov-2009 18:27
Bob Sara, I'm Glad we Agree about Vito's. Our Meal, wasn't Bad, The Day We Went, But it Wasn't A Stand Out, either. I Have Had Much Better, and I Was Hoping You Wouldn't Want To Return there, But if You Did Want to, I Would Of Kept Quiet, and Gone, Out Of Respect To You, as My Friend. But Anyway, Now That's Out Of The Way. Mama Jennie's: You And I , and Lots Of Loyal Regular Customers, all Agree: Mama Jennie's: is 1st Class, For Italian Food !!!!! Any time You Wanna Go There: You Have My Yes Vote !!!!!! As Far as Other Possibilities, For Other Lunchs: Some Of My Recommendations, are : Dixie Pig North Carolina Pulled Pork BBQ, Tom Jenkin's BBQ, Frankie's Pizza, Golden Corral, Hometown Buffet, Piccadilly Cafeteria, Cracker Barrel, Versaille's , Chico's, Don Pan, Jack's BBQ, Arbetter's, Steve's Pizza, Ernie's, Katz Deli, Beverly Hills Cafe, Flanigan's, Arnold's Royal Castle, Fuddrucker's, Johnny Rocket's, I- Hop, Kendall Diner, Moonlite Diner, Shorty's BBQ, Knause Farms, Robert Is Here, Toro Taco, and I'll Think Of Some Others ,ASAP, and Get Back to You. I Enjoyed Your Weather Story, about The Bay Area, Very Informative: Thanks !!!!!! I Always Watched : The Streets Of San Francisco , and Of Course : All Of The Dirty Harry Movies, which were Filmed there, and The Movie Time After Time too, and I Loved The Scenery, and Seeing San Francisco, a Little Bit. I Hope Carlos , Can Make it this Week too. We Can Go Any Place , For Lunch, and Any Day. Let Me Know, and We'll Check With The 3rd Amigo. If We Go To Anywhere in FT. Lauderdale, You Can Drive to My House, and We'll Pick Carlos Up on The Way. He Lives in West Miramar. We Will Take My Expedition, I Mean My New Bentley !!!!!!!!! 80 Degrees again Today, in November. Unbelievable , HUH ????? But This Is Miami !!!!!! Talk To You Later Bob. Your Friend , and Swift Brother, Road Runner Robbin.

Bob Sara		10-Nov-2009 15:20
Road Runner, I agree with you about Vitos. After we ate there, I went back one more time to try the BBQ, and it wasn't that great either. Mama Jennie's is far, far better. As far as San Francisco's weather, no it doesn't get anywhere near as cold as the northeast or midwest. No snow, for example. The thing is, it doesn't really get hot, either, except for that three or so weeks, usually in October. And I am only speaking of San Franciso, and the area just south, Daly City (the home town of John Madden). The rest of the Bay Area, especially the East Bay (the greater Oakland area) once you go east over a small range of hills, it gets very hot in the summer. Temps over 100 degrees are common in the summer there. But San Francisco, and the areas right on the Bay tend to stay cool or cold due to nature's air conditioning....the fog. For a San Franciscian, it was easy to spot the tourists waiting for the cable cars in the summer...shorts, and short sleeve shirts, freezing their butts off. Dave got lucky having good weather in December and January. It must have been a drought year. Normally, rainy season starts in November and runs into April. And thats when the weather can get really nasty. Rain, wind, and 42 degrees. The good thing is, these storms don't just pop up out of nowhere like in South Florida. They form near Hawaii, and move east. It is sometimes refered to as the Pinapple Express, because you can see them lined up over the Pacific on radar, and you know when they are going to hit, and how much clear weather you will have till the next one arrives. I have seen the movie "The Presidio" and I've been there many times. When I first moved to San Francisco, it was an active US Army base. In the 90's it was decommissioned and truned over to the City and County of San Francisco. All the approaches to the Golden Gate Bridge go through the Presidio, because it occupies the the very tip on the city that overlooks the Gate. I hope Carlos can make it this week. What are you thinking about a dining location?

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 10:03
I Woke Up, at 3 :45 A. M., with Acid Reflux, Coughing, and Burning in My Throat, So I Got up, Took A Rantidine Pill, and Came Here To Write on This Forum, To Sit up, and Let The Pill Do it's Work, and to Write Some Things that were on My Mind. I Have Done that, and I Am Going Back to Bed. It is now : 5:07 A. M. Good Morning to Everyone !!!!! I Hope You All: Have A Nice Day Today !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 09:55
As A Young Kid, in My neighborhood: We used to Put Beer Bottles, Tin Cans, ect., on An old Table We Found, and We Would Throw Rocks, and Try to knock The Stuff Off The Table, Like An Arcade Shooting Gallery. That was A Challenge, and A Lot Of Fun. Did anyone Else Ever Do This , as a Kid ????? And as a Kid, I Always Loved Darts, and Throwing Them, and Even Now, I Still Do. I Can Spend Hours Enjoying Throwing Darts, at My Dart Board. It's Relaxing, and A Challenge, and it's Concentration, and An Exercise , For My Mind, and So is Writing Here !!!!!! And I Enjoy Both !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 09:42
I Remember as A Kid, Growing up in East Hialeah' s Sun Tan Village Neighborhood, Myself , and My Friends: Would Have Water Filled Balloon Fights, or More Accurately : Wars. We Would Split up, and either Have an all out War: Right Then and There, in The Middle Of Our Street,- East 6th Lane, or We Would Go and Hide, Like Hide and Go Seek, and We'd Surprize Some other Kid, with a Bombing of Water, From an Exploding Water Filled Balloon. No One Got Hurt, and No One Got Mad !!!!!! Just Kids , Being Kids, and Having Lots Of Fun, That's All !!!!!! We would Buy Balloons In A Big Bag, or Box, and The Fun Began. A Great Memory , For Me. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 09:29
Manocarz, I Remembered another Old Hialeah Memory. On Red Road, Just North of Hialeah Lumber: There was : a Long Time ago: Say in The 60's: A Place Called Chicken Town, and it was A Chicken Processing Plant . Nowadays: Along There, on Red Road: You Have : Nachon Lumber, _ Where Hialeah Lumber was , Gilda Crackers Factory, and Regions Bank. Red Road Lounge, Was Gone Years Ago. But other than that, Red Road , around there : From West 23rd Street, To West 29th Street, is About The Same, as You Remember. Hialeah, Has A Lot More People, and A Lot More Traffic , Than When You Left, But Otherwise: It Looks The Same. Hialeah Park, May Open Again, For Some Horse Racing, Slots, Shops, Restaurants, Ect. Later on. They are Working on it there. I Passed By There , Last week, Taking My Lawnmower To A Lawnmower Shop, by The Track, on Palm Avenue, and 23rd Street, and I Saw Some Kind Of New Barns Going up, and Cement Trucks There, and People Working. I Wish The Track Luck, and I Hope they Can Make A Go Of it , This Time. Later, My Friend . Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 09:11
Manocarz, Remember : Blue Ribbon Meats, and Economy Meat Packers , off Red Road, and West 23rd Street, in Hialeah ???? They Were The Stinking Places , You Smelled on Red Road, as You Walked to School, at Filer JR. High School. I Don't Know Exactly When They Closed, But They Did. I Rode By there , Last Week, and The Whole Complex, is Abandoned , and Vacant, and There's For Sale Signs, on The Site. I Remember Riding Up and Down Red Road, in My Parents Cars, as A Kid, and Smelling That Place, From There. And as A Young Adult, Driving A Delivery Truck, For Swift & Co., I Went to Blue Ribbon Meats Sometimes To Deliver Beef Plates, Which They used to Make Ground Beef. I Won't Miss That Place, Because it was a Bad Smelling Old Place, But I Wanted You To Know about it's Being Out Of Business, Because it is Now Another Hialeah Memory. Not A Good one, But A Memory , For You and I, and Many others, nonetheless . When I Lived in Sun Tan Village, as A Kid, My Mom, would Take Me To Hialeah Roller Rink, By Filer, and We'd Pass 23rd Street , on Red Road, and I'd Say : Yuck, What A Bad Smell !!!!!! I Hope Your Recuperation, is Coming Along Well. Best Wishes, and Prayers. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 03:52
Everyone, Good Night !!!!! I Am Getting Ready For Bed . It's 11:00 P. M., Earlier Than My Usual Bedtime, But I Just Feel Like Retiring Early Tonight. I Will Talk To All Of You Tomorrow . Sleep Well !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Nov-2009 03:48
Dave, Did You Ever See The Movie : The Presidio ???? Your Time in San Francisco, in 2000, Sounded Like An Experience Of A Lifetime: Walking On Foot , Exploring The City. WOW, I Would Love To Have Done That, and To Ride The Cable Cars, To Go To China Town, and Fisherman's Wharf, Ect. !!! One Day, I Would Love To Go There, to Experience San Francisco. Same With Boston !!!!!! If You Never Saw The Presidio Movie, Try To Rent The DVD, and See it. The Movie we Saw Tonight : The Maiden Heist, was Set in Boston. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		10-Nov-2009 03:39
Bob Sara, Did You Ever See The Movie : The Presidio ????? A Great Movie !!!! And Did You Ever Go To, or See The Presidio Army Base, in San Francisco ????? I Loved That Movie !!!!! I Guess You Know: That Tower Of Power , Makes it's Home, in Oakland. I Love Their Music. I Am A Big Fan Of Theirs !!!!!! I Definately: Want To Go To San Francisco , Some time. I Know it is A Really Neat Place. Best Regards !!!!!!! Road Runner.

Road Runner		10-Nov-2009 03:31
Bob Sara, To Be Honest with You Bob, I Wasn't Real Impressed with Vito's Anyway, So Not A Problem. Our Meal there, was O. K., But Sorta Mediocre, as Far as Italian Food Goes. Mama Jennie's, is Light Years Better than Vito's. I Always Heard that their Pizza , A Long time ago, Like in The 70's and 80's, was Good, But Our Plate of Food that Day, Wasn't Anything to Write Home about, So I Really Didn't Want to Return there. We Will See When Carlos Can Make it, and We'll Go For Lunch, on Delightful Dave, Of Course, The Reimbursement Plan Man, otherwise Known As : Deep Pockets, and The Treasurer. Does San Francisco, Really Get That Cold ???? I Don't Know, I've Never Been There, But I Didn't Think it Got That Cold, Say Compared To Detroit , Boston, Cleveland , Jersey, Philly, ect. I Knew it Got Chilly, But I Didn't Think it was Real Cold there ever. But You Would Know, cause You Lived there. You Know Bob, I was Thinking About How Small Our Swift Miami Sales Unit was: Way Too Small, and Lots Of Times , We Had No Room to Even Walk in The Cooler, it was So Packed with Product. Swift Should Of Had A Lot Bigger Place. And You Know , When They First Moved in There: in 1969, I Believe: in 6 Months, They Had To Add On The Building, They Had Outgrown it. Stupid !!!!!! And it never was Big Enough. Poor Planning, Poor Management , Ect., & Burgess, was The Stupidintendent, not The Superintendent !!!!!! And For Being The Biggest Meat Packer, in The World: They Were Mickey Mouse, in A Lot Of Ways, Like The Building of our Swift, needed Painting, at one time, and Some Of The Trucks Looked Terrible, But They Did nothing. It was Downright Embarrassing Driving Certain Trucks Around, Like Some Of The Junk, From FT. Lauderdale, Especially T- 21 A Real Ugly, and Worn Out Truck, That we Got from Lauderdale, when They Closed. Oh well : All History Now. Some Places , Had Beautiful Buildings, and Bigger than our Place, Like: Augusta , Maine, Green Bay, Wisc., & New Orleans. Later. Road Runner.

Dave		10-Nov-2009 01:13
Geary and Arguello Blvd, that is, all the way to downtown and around the whole area.....I did not want to come back to Massachusetts, that's for sure.

Dave		10-Nov-2009 00:50
I know, Bob------as I once mentioned, I spent a month there from mid-Dec 2000 to mid-Jan 2001 there. It was absolutely great weather, very light jacket, was all. I walked from Geary way up by Pacific Heights all the way downtown and to Mission district, around to the waterfront, up and down Van Ness, Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, all over the city, walking for hours each day. I have never seen a place with better weather.

Bob Sara		10-Nov-2009 00:39
Dave, there are worse places to be stuck then San Francisco, just not in the winter. Come to think of it, not in the summer either. Mark Twain once said "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" Actually, San Francisco's summer lasts about three week in October. Road Runner, I forgot to mention that we need to scratch Vito's off out dining list. My mom called to tell me she saw them on Channel 10's Dirty Dining segment. The health department closed them down for rodent and roach infestation. I looked on Channel 10's site, and sure enough, there it was. Carlos, what day will work for you? I can work around any day you need. Just say the word, and the Three Amigos are dining in style on Dapper Dave's dime.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 23:45
Friends, I Gotta Go To My Kitchen, To Eat Dinner. I May Be Back Soon. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 23:43
Don Boyd And Manocarz, I Hope You Both Had A Good Day Today !!!!! Thoughts and Prayers. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 23:41
Dave, You Don't, But I Do !!!! No Miami Monastery Here , on This Site, For Me. Too Quiet !!!!!! If I Want A Monastery, I'll Become A Monk !!!!!! We Need Life, and Enthusiasm Here, on This Forum, Not The Alliance Of Silence !!!!! Silence Is Golden, But Here: Forget About It !!!!!! You Must See The Cloisters, The Miami Monastery, When You Come Down. It's Real Nice !!! 5 Seconds Of Silence ????? What's The Meaning Of This ?????? Utterly Awful !!!!!! Robbitchin.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 23:31
Carlos, Publix, Has a New Ginger Ale With Splenda, and it Should Be Less Calories, and Qualify as Diet Soda, even if it's Called Sugar Free. You Might Check it Out. Yeah, The Dolphins , Are Very Dissappointing, as They Usually Are. Overall, They Always Let Us Down. I Hate to Say They Stink, But ????? You Are Doing Well, with The Gym, Keep Up The Good Work. And Thanks, For Your Prayers, I Can Use Them !!!!! I Still Have Back Pain, and A Little Blood in My Urine, But I'm not Worried, Because My Back is Better, and I've Seen Gravel Like Particles, in The Toilet, and The Blood , is From The Stones Gravel, Leaving My Boby, Thru My Male Member and Urine. I Am Improving , I Believe. Bob Sara Asked : Can We Go To Lunch , This Week ????? The 3 Amigos. He and I Can Go Any Day, What about You ????? As Always: We Will Probably , Go At 12 Noon, whatever Day We Go. Best Regards, Robbin.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 23:24
I don't mind if it occasionally becomes the Miami Monastery :)

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 23:19
Dave, No Way !!!!! I Will Leave My Paupers Penny Savings , at Home, in Miami, Don't Need it, Cause You'll Be There: Paying Our Ways, and If Not, I'll Check into The Skid Row Ramada Inn. They'll Give Me A Room, and 3 Squares, and I'll Be O. K. !!!!!! Is Your Lear Jet, at MIA ???? I Hope So !!!!! I Really wanna Go To San Francisco !!!!!!! Later. Ready To Go To San Francisco Robbin.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 23:11
Dave, 5 Seconds , No Problem !!!! But 1 Day: Now That's A Problem !!!! ! Day Of No Posting Here, and I Will Be Raisin Hell, Bitching, Swearing, Throwing Things, Making Insults Toward Everyone, and Preparing To Leave The Site, and Your Leavenworth Prison Siren Alarms, will Be Going Off , Like An Air Raid Warning. God Forbid, Good Heavens !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 23:05
Carlos, good to hear from you, as always

Dave		09-Nov-2009 23:05
Better if you sang I left My Money In Miami and Am Now Stranded In San Francisco

Road Runner		09-Nov-2009 23:03
Bob Sara, Bob, I Have A Doctor's Appointment, This Thursday, at 4 : 30 P. M., But We usually Go at 12 Noon, so That Should Not Matter, and So : Any Day, is Good For Me. We Can Check With Carlos, and See When He Can Go, and Then We're On !!!!!!! The Royal Castle, Sure Sounded Good. I Know You and Your Wife Enjoyed it. The Frosted Glass Birch Beer Mugs, Like The Old Days, Sounds Good Too. Wayne Arnold, Has A Good Place There , I Like it !!!!! Now all He Needs, is The Little Mini Juke Boxes on The Counter, with Oldies. I Love Prime Rib, and I'm Dying To Go to San Francisco, So Like You Said: When Dave Comes Down: We Will Give Him The VIP Royal Tour Of Greater Miami, and When He's Ready To Leave: He Can Take All Of Us , To San Francisco, on His Private Lear Jet. And The House Of Prime Rib, 1st Dinner, Outstanding !!!!!!! And When We Leave The City By The Bay: I'll Pretend That I'm Tony Bennett, and Be Singing: I Left My Heart In San Francisco !!!!!!! Sounds Like A Capital Plan, To Me. I Vote Yes !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!! Road Runner.

Carlos		09-Nov-2009 22:49
Hey, Hey, Hey Whats up you all??? after working all weekend I have a busy day up at 5:00 am down to the port to renew my ID, then to the gym (3 hour work out) back home to do chores. man this Monday flew by I'm going back to the gym with the wife she's doing really good with Jenny Craig really sticking to the meals, now she needs to get active with some excercise. Glad to see that Don and Manocarz are coming along, I'm still praying for you guys incuding you Robbin for your all around health. Dave I'm praying for your volunteer work may God bless you in your work. Well the Dolphins lost again I'm about to give up on them this year. I got a bottle of A&W diet rootbeer but it has some after taste I'm trying to switch to diet sodas so I'm going to try each one to see if I find one that I can drink. Weel I might be back later, bye for now.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 22:40
Gee, no one has posted in over five seconds.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 22:39
That was good.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 22:33
Dave, Understood !!!!!! Serious Bitching, Stew It !!!!! Comedy Bitching , Hilarious, and Allowed. I Agree Wholeheartedly, and Will Try To Keep It Comical, and I'll Announce, When it's A Joke, So No One Gets Pissed Off. Everytime I Bitch, For Real: Leavenworth Prison Siren Alarms Go Off, at Your House, I Know. We Don't Want That, So I ill Keep it Light, and Jokingly. Later. Robbin.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 22:30
Exactly. None of this stuff is ever meant for guys only. It will be good to see her back tomorrow, she is on her way home from work right now, I guess.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 22:26
Patricia, Hi, I Thought You Had Left, and Weren't Even Reading Here , anymore. I Had No Idea, That You Were Still Around. And As Dave Said: This Has Been A Men's Only Site , For A While Now, Simply: Because You and No Other Ladies Have Been Here Posting, That's All. It Was Not That Way, Because We Wanted it That Way, It Just Was Because No Ladies, Like You Posted Anything. I Always Enjoyed Our Coversations, and I Personally Welcome You Back, and Would Like To Assure You: That You Don't Have to Worry About Breaking in. You Are Never Breaking in, or Interrupting Our Conversations. Feel Free, To Post Here , anytime. Glad To Have You . All The Best To You and Sparky. Robbin.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 22:22
So it looks like Patricia will be back tomorrow, that is great!

Dave		09-Nov-2009 22:21
I like it, when you are joking......only when you are serious, does it bother me, like when ten seconds go by and no one posts :) But when you are joking around about it, it is hilarious.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 22:16
Dave, I Know How You Hate My Bitchin : With A Passion !!!!!!! And Most People Do Dislike Someone Griping and Complaining. Even Me: If Everytime I See Someone, They Are Down in The Dumps, and Bitchin, and Negative, I Go The Other Way, So They Don't Drag Me Down too, and it's Really A Waste Of Time to Join them. Nothing Really Constructive, To Be Gained By Joining Them. I 've Been Joking with You about it, and We've Had Some Laughs About it, But Now: I'm Really Going To Try, and Turn Over A New Leaf, and Quit The Bitchin, about No One Posting. And if I Do Bitch, it Will Be Jokingly Only, and I Will Tell Everyone So. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 22:08
Hi Patricia: Robbin and I were on the phone and that topic came up, well, maybe because it's all guys, at least now, Patricia has not jumped in. But we miss you! This is not for guys only.....

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 22:05
Dave, That's True: The Red Carpet is Rolled Out, and The Invitations, Have Gone Out, So Now: The Ball Is In Their Court, and If They Are Supposed to Return, I Believe They Will, But if They Don't Return: Then They Really Weren't Supposed to. You Have Lead The Horses To The Water: And Now : They WIll Drink Water, if They Want To. You Have Shaken The Mango Tree, And Now Let's See How Many Mangos Fell Off The Tree. We Will See !!!!! Time Will Tell !!!!!!! But I Echo Your Words, and Repeat: That Everyone Is Welcome , Just Like In Churches, But You Must Behave Here , as You Do in Churches. Show Respect To Other Posters, Don't Make Remarks, That Will Cause Trouble, Be Nice !!!!!! Don't Bring Attitudes To This Site. Those Are My Guideline Rules, To Help Make Robbin's Memories A Good Site. Robbin.

Patricia		09-Nov-2009 21:59
I'm right here always. Just didn't want to interrupt the flow of your "men's" conversation. Will write more again Tuesday, got to take bus home.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 21:48
Bob, I see where Bone Valley is in central Florida.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 21:44
Robbin, just reading that post, even though I know you are joking, irritated me :) I hate that complaining whining BS when no one posts ::::)))))))) But you do a much better imiation of yourself than I do :)

Dave		09-Nov-2009 21:43
Bob, that oceans of kansas site is indeed cool. There are many more like it. A very interesting thing, the fact that those marine reptiles, and there are three basic kinds, not dinosaurs but marine reptiles, they existed for millions of years. That is mind-boggling to us because we cannot even really conceive of such a long time. Look up on wikipedia and google Western Inland Waterway or something like that, and they show what parts of the USA were underwater for millions of years, and in the chalk bearing formations of western Kansas and others states, those fossils are there for the taking. But my problem would be identifying them. I could not. Not without a lot more expertise than I have now. There is a big fossil site in Florida called Bone Valley. Ever heard of it? Popular with paleontologist, amateurs and pros

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 21:42
Dave, I'm Smiling !!!!!!! Good Show !!!!!! A Real Good imitation , Of Me !!!!! But Here Goes Mine: Where The Hell Is Everybody ???? What Is This, A Boycott Of Robbin ???? Nobody Writes anything Anymore !!!!!!! What Happened ???? Is This Site Dead Now, or is There An Alliance Of Silence Here ????? What Gives ?????? Is Everyone Mad At Me, Or What ???? Write Something Already !!!!!!! How's That , For Me Bitching, And Pissing And Moaning, Dave ???? And For Anyone, Who Took it Serious, Get A Life !!!!! I Was Only Joking, and Doing it For Dave's Pleasure, So He Can Laugh, and Be Healthy. I Am not Mad about Anything, Only Joking, and Be Advised : That I Like To Joke Around . I Live For That !!!!!! Now Everyone, Drop Everything, and Write Something Here Already !!!!!!!! Pissed Off As Hell Robbin. Ps- I Have Steam Coming Outa My Ears. I Am So Mad !!!!!!!

Dave		09-Nov-2009 21:30
Maybe all or some will come back, but as you say, it is basically their choice and we cannot beg or plead. Just invite, is all. I'll give you a call once a week or once every two weeks, whatever. It's always enjoyable.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 21:18
Dave, I Enjoyed Our Phone Conversation, as Well !!!! Sorta Like The Charlie Rose Show, one on one. I Don't Know if you ever watch Charlie Rose, or not, But I Do, often, and I Really Like His Show. He Always Has Very Interesting Guests. I Also Like The Jimmy Kimmel Show, Late At Night. He Has A Good Show too. I Welcomed All Posters From The Past Back, and No one Replied, But Maybe if You Say it, They Will. It's Up To Them, As For Me, They Are Still Welcome, But I'm Not Gonna Beg Anyone. There are some people, who Start Trouble, and Blame it all on Me, and I Don't Like that, But if People wanna Join us, and Behave, I'm All For it . It's Cloudy Here Now, at 4 :22 P. M. , Windy, and : Still 80 Degrees. It Gets Dark Early Here Now, at 6 : 00 P. M. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 21:01
Okay, here goes an imiation of Robbin again: HEY< WHERE IS EVERYONE??????????????????????????????????????? WHAT IS THIS, THE MIAMI MONASTERY??????????????? NO ONE HAS POSTED IN OVER TWO MINUTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Smile, Robbin :))))

Dave		09-Nov-2009 20:59
Bob, you don't need to wait for me to use the corporate jet, just use one of my many that are based around the country, like the one at Miami International. You can use that anytime, pilot included, and it would be very rude of me to charge any of you for that. And as always, meals are included.

Bob Sara		09-Nov-2009 20:57
Happy Monday afternoon, all. Did I see something about sponge baths being given by Playboy Bunnies posted here....naw...I must have mis read that. Dave, I looked at that Oceans of Kansas site...really cool. I love that sort of stuff. Carlos and Road Runner...what day will work for lunch? I'm pretty available, so just let me know. My wife and I were out running around on Saturday, and ended up at Royal Castle for lunch. Wayne Arnold did get the glass mugs for the birch beer, and somehow it looks more brown then red in the glass mug. I saw mention made to Dave about prime rib. Perhaps when Dapper Dave flys down, after a tour of Old Miami, he can fly us all out to San Francisco on his private jet. I'll lead the tour of my other home town. Dinner the first night will be at The House of Prime Rib on Van Ness Ave. That is all they serve, and seconds are on the house. I'm sure we will all work up an appitite walking those hills.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 19:48
Don and Manocarz, we are still praying for your recovery and hoping you just hang in there and be patient with the healing process. It has got to be annoying not to get around , for now, like you used to. And Bob, Carey, Carlos, hope all of you are doing okay, as well.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 19:46
Fran came back on but just for the Fort Hood comments. What a tragic incident in Texas. Too much of that thing going on the past several years. Eastsider might still be around, too. Would be nice if everyone could bury the hatchet; I mean in the ground, and move on from there.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 19:33
Robbin, great phone conversation once again. As I mentioned to you, it would be great to have Patricia and Sofia back here again

Dave		09-Nov-2009 17:59
62 here and sunny, but back to low 50s for the rest of the week, besides tomorrow. It changes here like crazy.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 17:09
Robbin Is Here !!!!!!!! Have A Terrific Monday, People !!!!! For All Of You That are Out Of State, or out of Town: It's Presently : 80 Degrees Farenheit, Here in Miami, and Hialeah, and it's Very Breezy. It Has Been Very Breezy , all The Time Lately. And The Evenings Lately, Have Been Delightful, Breezy , and Cool, Like Natural Air Conditioning, and The Evening Temperatures Probably around 72 Degrees. Best Regards, To Everyone !!!!!!! Peace On Earth !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 03:43
Dave, Total Agreement, With Your Post, and Your Logic. It Comes From Experience, and Wisdom. 12 Noon, is Perfect , For Me, and Please Call Me On My Cell. Phone. I Will Turn it on Right Before 12:00 High Noon !!!!! My Wife, and I were watching A DVD Rental Movie , from Blockbuster Video, Entitled : The Maiden Heist, Starring : Morgan Freeman, and Christopher Walken. We Didn't Finish it, But Will Tomorrow Night. Seems Like A Good Movie. We Saw : Taking Pelham 1 2 3 Last Night, and it was Real Good. It Stars : John Travolta, and Denzel Washington. And Friday Night: We Saw : The Tournament: Very Good Movie, Lots Of Action, - Fighting, and Shooting, and Beaucoups Violence. This Afternoon, We Went To Blockbuster Video, and around Miami Lakes, and Hialeah, Near our House, and We Had Cheese Ravioli, with Meat Sauce, at Home, and Washed it Down, with Ginger Ale. I Bought Frozen Celantano Cheese Ravioli, at Publix , and Ginger Ale, and We Bought A Big Portion, Of Spaghetti Meat Sauce, Last night at The Church Dinner, For 2 Dollars, And We Heated up The Sauce, in The Microwave, and I Boiled The Ravioli, in The Microwave, And We Had A Great Dinner, and We Have Enough Frozen Ravioli, and Enough Meat Sauce , For Tomorrow Night's Dinner, and Then For Tuesday Night, and Wednesday Night: We Have Fresh Yellow Squash, Tomatoes, and Okra, From The Fields in Homestead, That We Got There, Saturday. Good Eating !!!!!! I Hope I Didn't Make You Hungry !!!!!!! There I Go Again !!!!!!! Please Pardon Me !!!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow, at 12 High Noon. Good Night, My Friend. Robbin.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 01:52
Let me just add one thing, Robbin----when you and I are joking, and others are, and the occasional person comes along who knows we are joking and finds fault with it, I personally would ignore that, because that is like telling us what to laugh at, so I would completely ignore that situation. But as you said, we have our different ways of looking at some things, and that is not only understandable but normal-----let me know what time to give you a call tomorrow......just to chat every couple of weeks like we have been doing. One thing is for sure, we always have a couple of laughs.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 01:42
Well, I really and truly hesitated to post what I said, because I did not want you to think that I was being critical.....But going overboard is okay with me, just so you know :) But we see eye to eye on quite a few things.....will give you a call tomorrow, as I have no court. Tell me a good time to call you.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 01:20
Dave, Hi Dave. As usual, You Made Good Points, I Read Your Posts. Mostly All Agreement, However, I Do Believe : That Some Good Things , Do Come to an End, Unfortueately . And Some People , Like Me, Go Overboard, and Carry Some things Too Far. I Enjoy Joking around, and You and I Volley The Jokes Enjoyably Back and Forth, No Harm. But We Have Some People Who Find Fault , with Our Humor, or Don't Understand it, and That Makes Curves in The Road. I Have My Opinions, and Beliefs, about A Lot Of Things, and I Was Not Born Yesterday, I Rationalize, and Figure Most Every Scenario Out, So I Do Not Accept Everything, I Reserve The Right To Differ, and Form My Own Conclusions. But You and I , Have A Special Bond, and We Are Good !!!!!! You Must Know That !!!! And Again, I Value Your Friendship, and Support, and I Salute Your Volunteer Work, on The Crisis Hotline, To Prevent Suicides. Great Work !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 01:08
Guest, I Will Say No Such Thing, # 1 Because I Am not Returning any more , to The Hialeah Comments Forum, and # 2 Because I Meant What I Said There. I was not Joking, They Blamed Me, For Taking Over there, and Said No One Posts There, Because Of Me, Ect., and To Them, and That : I Say : Hogwash !!!!! That's Not True, and I Won't Be Blamed For No one Posting There, nor Will I Apologize, For What I Said. I Don't Start Trouble, But if Someone Critizizes Me, about Things that are not True, Ect., I Will Fight Back. That's The Way I Am, So Whoever You Are: Now You and Everyone Else Know About The Hialeah Comments. And Why Don't You Take The Time to Write Stories, Here, or on The Hialeah Comments Forum, instead Of Telling Me What I Should Do. Have A Good Life. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 00:56
Carlos, Hi Carlos . Good to Hear From You. Talk To You Tomorrow !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		09-Nov-2009 00:52
Manocarz, I Am Glad to Hear From You, and I'm Pleased to Hear: That Overall, Your Recuperation: is Coming along Pretty Well. I Know it Hasn't Been Easy, But You've Been A Spartan Fighting Bravely, and I Must Commend You For That, and it's Certainly: In Your Favor. Keep Up The Good Work, Buddy, and Get Well, in A Couple Of Months. And Remember : Your Piano Concert, at Madison Square Garden, In The Big Apple , Next Summer !!!!! But in The Meantime, Please Be Kind to Animals, and Remember The Cats, and Don't Play The Piano, until Near Summer, as By Then: You Should Be in Form, For The Concert, and The Cats, will Enjoy Your Music, and Not Run Away From Home. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		09-Nov-2009 00:11
Robbin, not being critical, just saying that the old saying that all good things must come to an end? I don't believe in that.....

Dave		09-Nov-2009 00:09
Manocarz, glad to hear you are recuperating fine. Don Boyd, same thing. Carlos, good to hear from you. Robbin, I notice that this is a recurring theme here too, that when we joke a lot about one particular thing, whatever it is, you eventually feel that it has to end. But I don't see the logic in that. You say others will not understand, but yes, they will, if we let them know we are joking. Then of course they will understand. But every time we hit upon a good joking theme, you make sure it ends, because in a way, it seems too much for you after awhile and you begin to get sensitive about it. But we all have our ways of doing things. Just saying I noticed it, is all......I don't know why we need to set limits on joking around.......I know, others may not see it that way, but I think it is more than that. But anyway------------had a good volunteer shift today 1 to 6pm and just got home. A lot of hurting folks out there, that is for sure. Just to talk with someone besides their own families etc is helpful, so that's why we are there.

Manocarz		08-Nov-2009 23:39
hello all - recovery slow w/ a few small setbacks. still moving ahead - stitches are out in both incisions. steel rod will come out maybe next week. i have beeen reading posts and enjoying them - thanks for well wishes. i will be back to old self within next 2 or 3 months. keep posting - i'm reading.

Carlos		08-Nov-2009 23:12
Hello to everyone on this site tonight, had another Saturday and Sunday work weekend seems like this ships are not coming in during the week, anyway I'm dead beat, and tomorrow I got to be at the Port of Miami at 6:00 in the morning to renew my ID card if I don't get there early I'll spend the day there waiting. Gotta eat and spend some time with the wife, I'll back back tomorrow.

Guest		08-Nov-2009 19:11
Robbin, you need to tell the person in the Hialeah Memories that you were joking too. The guy thinks that you were serious.

Guest		08-Nov-2009 17:17
Carey gigi, You are not Required to Post anything. And I was only Joking lately, as Dave said, about Bitching. It's Up to You, what You Do , or Don't Do, Post , or Don't Post: After How You've Been Lately, and Now: I Really Don't Care, Either Way. Suit Yourself . Robbin.

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 16:58
Dave, Correction: That Was Post # 1222.

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 16:55
Dave, Just To Let You Know, Your Post # 1122, was Right on The Money, The Whole Truth of The Matter. Thank You , For The Clarification. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 16:52
Dave, I Took a Look at Oceans Of Kansas, Com, Right after you Told Me about it Before, But it is not Really My Cup of Tea, Though Interesting. I Did find it Interesting, and A Bit Hard to Believe, That Kansas, was once Covered By The Ocean Water. That is Amazing. But Archeology, and Fossils, and Dinosaurs, Ect.,, Really Don't Thrill Me, But Thank You , For Thinking Of Me, to Tell Me About it, I Do Appreciate it. Now to The Matter Of My Sense Of Humor, and My Joking, and My Bitching, and The Difference. A Little Fun is Good, But You Can Over Do it, and Today, I was Going to Tell You, and Everyone: That I am Thru Joking around about Bitching, and That's All it's Been Lately, To Have Some Fun, But I Really Spoke The Truth Afterall. And if I Stepped on Toes, I Really Don't Care. I Will not Bitch, or Joke around about Food, or any of Those type things any More, as I See that I Have Made My Point , and We Had Some Laughs, and That's Enough. You and I Have Enjoyed Our Jokes, But Obviously, Some People Take it Seriously, and Get Ruffled Feathers, So From Now on, I Will Censor Myself, watching What I Say, So I Don't Piss Others Off, God Forbid !!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Dave		08-Nov-2009 12:25
Robbin, I'm interested in the things you mentioned, too, but take a look at oceansofkansas.com sometime anyway. Can you imagine something being on the earth for millions of years before mankind came around? On a clock of 24 hours, representing all of time, man came on the scene at 5 seconds before midnight.

Dave		08-Nov-2009 12:22
Carey, in the past, Robbin has complained when no one posted, but these days, after our phone call the other day, he does it as a joke, to get my goat, as he says and it is funny when he does do it, but lately he is only kidding around because of our phone call.......just so you know.....and I coined the term Miami Monastery. So his last posts about this silence now and then are only meant to "get my goat". But he used to do it for real, and will probably do it again, so it is confusing. But his post below is strictly in jest.

Dave		08-Nov-2009 12:15
carey, you are most welcome.....that is one tough schedule you have!!!d

carey gigi		08-Nov-2009 06:04
Robbin:: I have been really busy with work for the last three weeks, working 7 days and writing on Facebook and E-mailing to family and friends. I started to post something on about the 27th last month, but you were upset because nobody posted for a day. I am not mad about anything ,but I am sure that others who write on here, like myself have Family things to do or busy with work. I enjoy this site , however I don't like feeling like I am required to post something just for the sake of writing something. The last post you wrote below where you said be advised is just what I am talking about. Your friend Carey

carey gigi		08-Nov-2009 05:34
Dave:::: Thank you very much for the CD I received it last Saturday and have been listening to it in my work van, I was really impressed with the packaging and the business card was a touch of class. I really do appreciate the effort that I know you put into it. Thank you. It is 12:20 a.m. I didn't get home until 11:00 p.m. I was up in Port St. Lucie about 130 miles north setting up work for Dec. and Jan. . I am back to working 7 day weeks again. I have to be in North Fort Lauderdale Sun. at 8:00 a.m. to look at some work and then back to finish 2 smaller jobs, one of them is a ground floor condo right on the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk about 100 feet from the ocean. I have been on Facebook quite a bit lately and E-mailing to family and friends. Most of my extended family are on Facebook. I find it amazing what can be done with a digital camera and computer. Just last week my daughter who lives a half a mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance went for a drive of about 20 miles west and stopped and took pictures of the leaves changing colors, she took them with her phone , her phone has the best built in camera I have ever seen,and she E-mailed them to me a minute after she took them, really amazing stuff that can be done nowadays. Thanks again Carey

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 04:15
Dave, The New Movie : The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3, Was A Real Good Action Movie, and Denzel Washington, and John Travolta, Were Brilliant, as Usual !!!!!!! My Wife and I Enjoyed it !!!!! Good Night, and Sleep Well, My Friend !!!! And Tomorrow: Have A Chili Dog !!!!!!! And Be Advised: That I Know Silence Is Golden, But Here I Don't Like it !!!! It's Too Much Like A Monastery: Robbin's Monastery !!!!!!!!! What is This ???? Where is Everybody ????? Are You Boycotting Me, and My Site ???? And if So, For What Reason ?????? What The Hell, is This ???? The Silent Treatment ??? Am I Being Punished ?????Talk to You Dave, Tomorrow !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 03:01
Dave, My Wife and I , Have Been Watching A DVD Movie: Pelham 1 2 3, A Remake Of The Old Movie, with John Travolta, and Denzel Washington. A Real Good Movie. I'm Glad You Enjoy That Study. It's Really Not My Cup Of Tea, But To Each His Own. I Like UFO's Ect. Better, But We all Have Different Interests, and Common Interests, Like Chili Dogs , and Roast Beef !!!!!! That's What Makes The World Go Round. And I Respect Your Being interested in That Subject. I Like Astronomy, and Science Fiction, and UFO's, Project Blue Book, Area 51, ECT. That's A Subject I Am Very interested in, and The Likelyhood of Life on other Planets, Ect. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 02:48
Manocarz, My Prayers, are Still in Effect Every Night Before Bed, For You , and Don Boyd, Your Brother, and The Troops. Thinking Of You, My Hialeah Brother. Robbin.

Dave		08-Nov-2009 01:46
I'm still reading about that ancient life-------I should have gone into paleontology. I've been interested in this for twenty or thirty years.

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 01:39
Dave , I Will Do That !!!!!! Agreed, The Home Teachings, are Pretty Much A Thing Of The Past, and Everyone Pays, For The End Result Of Ignorance, and Insolance. It's Like A Town With out Pity, Not Very Pretty !!!!!!!!

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 01:35
Dave, Thanks !!!! Ah Shucks, I Wanted You To Be Hungry, and Left Out !!!!!! Nah, Seriously: I'm Glad You Ate !!!!!! Miami Monastery,- Robbin's Monastery, The Site Of Mucho No Habla !!!!! Silencio !!!!!! Que Paso ?????? Te Parece, Que Hay Gente Bravo Aqui, Y Por Gusto, Sin Razon !!!!!!! A Mi No Que Importa, Voy A Hablar !!!!!! Mucho Gusto, Mi Compradre. Robbin.

Dave		08-Nov-2009 01:34
Yes, you would feel better asking your podiatrist first, just in case he says oh no no no NEVER do that. You never really know. Better to run it by him first than to run it by him later, after it is too late.

Dave		08-Nov-2009 01:32
I think, probably, the number one factor is the disintegration of the traditional family, mom and dad. They ain't around anymore. Not compared to 50 years ago, which is when most of our real problems had their beginnings.

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 01:30
Dave, Total Agreement, Reference The Fort Hood , and Orlando Shootings !!!!! No Teaching Kids Manners , and Values. And Broken Homes, and Laws Of Leniency, Don't Help Either. No One Can Do Anything to Kids These Days. If You Look at Them Wrong, The Police, HRS, and All Authorities Show up, and in Schools, There's No Prayers, and The Rod Is Spared, And The Kids Are Spoiled , and Out Of Hand. Bad Conditions, For Law And Order, and Any Kind Of Discipline. Impossible, and Stupid !!!!!! And The Beat Goes on !!!!! All Quiet, and Normal, at The Miami Monastery. I Will Send The Girls over To Don's House, after My Next Therapy Session, and You Will Get The Bill, From Hugh Hefner, The Godfather Of Playboy Bunnies . I Will Take Your Good Advice , and Ask My Podiatrist, if I Can Shower in The Shower, with Those Boots , Like Don Has, Before I Try it. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		08-Nov-2009 01:26
Glad you folks had a good time, Robbin-------but we just had dinner, so no amount of food talk can get me hungry now, at least tonight

Robbin		08-Nov-2009 01:11
Dave , I'm Back, From The Church Spaghetti Dinner, and I Must Tell You All About it, So As To Make You Hungry, and To Rub it in !!!!!! The Spaghetti, was With Meat Sauce, and The Meat Sauce Had Italian Sausage Mixed in , with The Ground Beef. It Was Really Delicious !!!! And The Garlic Bread, was Like Cole's Frozen one , from The Supermarket, also Delicious, and For Dessert: Squares Of Homemade Cake, also Delicious. A Very Good Dinner, Indeed !!!!! Remember , if You Want A Chili Dog, Anytime: Buy Hot Dogs At Stop And Shop, And Buns, and Drive Thru Wendy's , and Get A Chili, and You've Got it. No Need to Do With Out it. Robbin.

Dave		08-Nov-2009 00:19
Ah, the silence of the Miami Monastery :)

Dave		07-Nov-2009 21:38
Don, you were right, with your advice to me about not reading Robbin's posts when I am hungry, and now he is off to some spaghetti dinner while I have to read about it and chili dogs. Making me hungry again.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 21:37
Sure, Wendy's here, about four miles away, Mc Donald's four miles, Burger King 3 miles. It's like living in Quebec here, out in the middle of nowhere. 15 miles east of Hyannis.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 21:28
Dave, Don Will Be Playing Hop Scotch On The Sidewalk, Like A Kid, after only one Therapy Session, with These Cuties, Guaranteed !!!!!! And He Can Send His Wife Shopping, For Groceries, Like I Do With My Wife. And Then All would Be Well. My Wife wants Me to Be Well, and So She Lets The Cute Bunny Nurses Administer Their Healing Therapy. Send Them To Don's House, if You Care about His Health and Happiness !!!!!!! He Will Thank You, A Million Times For Their Loving Care. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 21:21
Dave, Your Imitation, or Mimicing Me, was Great, Just Like Me, Pissing and Moaning, about My Lonliness at The Miami Monastery, Full Of Monks, Que No Habla !!!!! The Miami Monastery, was A Good one too , I Liked that too. You Know, We Actually Have A Miami Monastery, The Cloisters, Built Long ago, From Pieces Shipped Over From Spain. It's in North Miami Beach. It's A Tourist Attraction, and A Church on Sundays. It's Real Neat !!!!! And I Insist That You Have A Chili Dog, or 2, And Send Me The Bill. You Must Have Somewhere that Makes Chili Dogs There, and if Not, You Can Easily Make Them at Home. And Yes, If The Playboy Bunny Nurses Say To Do Anything, I Will !!!!!!! You Would Too, if You Saw Them !!!!!!!!! Robbin's Monastery, Where There is A Code Of Silence, Much Of The Time, By Many Of The Posters, and I'm Bitching About it, Just To Step On Toes, and To Piss Off Dave, Who Hates People Like Me Bitching !!!!!! I'm Going with My Wife To The Palm Springs United Methodist Church, To Eat Dinner, at Their Spaghetti Supper. Be Back Later. Your Friend, Chili Dog Robbin. Do You Have Wendy's Near You ????? If So, Buy A Chili there, and Boil Hot Dogs in The Microwave in Water, And Put A Hot Dog on A Bun, and Pour Wendy's Chili on it. And You've Got A Good Chili Dog, My Friend. Why Suffer, Doing Without ?????? Later.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 21:06
Robbin, when the nurses are done there, just send them over to Don's house and have them explain to his wife what is really going on. This might not help with his recuperation though, it might add to his injuries.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 21:02
Don Boyd, Thanks , For Updating The Robbin's Memories Advisory, or Picture. I Saw that You Had, Today. It's Much More Accurate Now, as Things Have Changed a Bit. I Am On 10 Prescription Meds, for Various Ailments, and if it Takes That to Get Those Playboy Bunny Nurses Over To My House, Then I'll Keep On Taking The Meds. IT's Definately Worth it !!!!!!! Sorry to Hear that You Are Sentenced to Old Hags, From AARP, All Sagging, and Wrinkled, Yuck, Have Mercy !!!!!! My Nurses, are Gorgeous , and all 3 , in Their 20's, and 30's. Maybe Dave Can Send Them to Your House, as You Don't Live that Awful Far , From Me. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 21:00
As soon as we got done here talking about the Fort Hood shooting, one occurred in ORLANDO. This stuff did not go on when we were kids. My own theory is this: That with so many more people around nowadays than when we were kids, the numbers of undesirables is up up, way up, not the majority of people but still a very very sizeable minority compared to 50 years ago. The utter failure of families to transmit values to kids. The fact that not many families ARE composed of dad and mom these days. So no father figures. No good role models. The role models are there but they are poor ones. We just don't get it. We have serious problems, worldwide, but we figure they will eventually take care of themselves without our intervention. So aws a society we react to the problems. We send ambulances out afterwards instead of finding out what could possibly be done beforehand, if anything. We never do anything about problems, it is so much easier to sit back and watch it like some movie. There are incidents like this worldwide, so it is not a USA problem only. It is a downward spiral of Western Civilization as we know it. All you have to do is look at now, then look back to how it was 50 years ago, and if you see a difference, my theory is that it is all due to what I mentioned above, hardly original with me, it is just common sense explanation.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 20:53
Robbin, your doctor must have run up against this many times before, you can ask him if doing what Don suggests is workable. He will say oh yeah, a lot of folks do it, or no no no don't take chances, so you should ask him in a phone call. If things are that dangerous, I would ask him first, but for all you know, he may say oh sure, here's how to do it the right way etc etc

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 20:50
Don Boyd, Thanks , For The Motivation, to Find A Way, To Take A Nice Normal Refreshing and Relaxing Shower. I Will Look For Those Clear Plastic Boots, and Get With The Program !!!!! I Always Enjoyed My Hot and Cold Showers, Years Ago, and I Have Missed That, But I Recently Began Putting My Face , Head and Shoulders in Under The Shower, While Keeping My Feet Back, and Dry, and This is A Real Treat, and I'm Enjoying it. It's About 90 % As Good as A Full Regular Shower, and No One Has Told Me I Stink Yet !!!!!!! My Foot Ulcer, Right Now, is Healed, I Believe, But if I'm Not Careful, it Can and Will Split open again. And I Don't want to Chance infection, if it opens again. My Podiatrist, DR. Scavone, Said That Even A Pinhole opening, can allow Thousands of Germs , and Bacteria in. And Just Recently: He asked Me: You are Keeping The Foot Dry, aren't You ??? So I'm Not Taking Any Chances. But Maybe , with Those Clear Plastic Boots, I Can Shower Completely. And Don, I'm Glad I Make You Hungry Too, Because You too , Must Eat to Be Healthy !!!!!! I Went to The Crandon Park Picture, and I Enjoyed it, Thanks !!!!! Take Care. Robbin The Rascal.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 20:47
Things are quiet at the Miami Monastery. Don, keep up the recuperating process. Manocarz, let us know how you are progressing. Robbin, No more mention of chili dogs, please. Bob, Carlos, Carey, hope all of you are okay and just enjoying another Saturday. Carey, let me know if you got the CD okay. Back to my book for a few hours. Take care, gentlemen.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 20:26
Don, what you and I say about Robbin taping his foot and insulating it from water, he doesn't listen to us but if the Playboy BUNNIES suggested it, he would have done it by now!!! Gonna do an imitation of Robbin now;;;;HEY, WHERE IS EVERYONE????????????? is this the Miami Monastery??????????I'm tired a coming on here by myself!!!!!!!!!! How's that? Pretty accurate?

Dave		07-Nov-2009 20:22
Robbin, I did figure out that you were moaning and groaning as a joke, but the very first time you did it after we spoke on the phone, I fell for it. Robin's Monastery, that was good.....and just do like Don and I say and waterproof the foot and take a regular shower, stop arguing :) And stop mentioning chili dogs unless you can send some up my way here

Don Boyd		07-Nov-2009 20:10
Robbin, what kind of pain meds are you on? You're having much finer hallucinations than me. The nurses coming over here are from AARP magazine and I've never seen so many wrinkles and sagging in my life. The photo that represents your gallery has been updated with the current names of buddies participating in the comments. I should have done that a long time ago but didn't have the time until now. Mrs. Manocarz: how is Mr. Manocarz coming along? Tell him we send our best regards and wishes for a speedy recovery. Don

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 19:47
Dave, I just Had A Therapy Session, Administered By 3 playboy Bunny Nurses. They Were At My House For 1 Hour, and I Feel Wonderful, Like A new Man, and I Haven't Smiled Like This, For Years !!!!!!!!! They Are Real Professionals, in Their Field, & Besides Being Beautiful, They Know How To Nurse You Back To Health. Thanks Again, For Sending Them, and Paying Hugh Hefner, For Their Services. And As For My Wife, I Sent Her Shopping, While The Bunny Nurses Were Here. We Needed Some Groceries, anyway. Later. Robbin.

Don Boyd		07-Nov-2009 19:24
Robbin, I was also using the sponge bath term like you and was referring to washing with a hand and/or wash cloth. It flat out sucks compared to a real shower and if I can make my lower leg and foot waterproof in a regular shower you can too. The clear plastic boots are far more expensive than regular kitchen garbage bags but easier to put on and you don't have the shipping tape pulling out hundreds of leg hairs. Dave B, I never read Robbin's comments before a meal because it makes me hungrier. Trying reading after a big meal and then you won't get the chili dog or whatever DT's. Here's a photo I just added that most of you should remember: http://www.pbase.com/image/119138083 Don

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 18:40
Dave, First Of All: Where Is Everyone ????? Too Much Silence !!!!!! Is This Now : Robbin's Monastery, or Something ????? Has The Cat Got Everyone's Tongue ???? What is The Meaning Of This ?????? I'm No Monk, and None Of You are either, and Let Me Make One Thing Perfectly Clear: Now Hear This : This is Robbin's Memories, Not Robbin's Monastery. I Think Some Of Our Posters , Have Become Monks, as They Never Post. And I Have Nothing Against Monks and Monasteries, But Just Not Here. And Dave, I'm Glad I Made You Hungry, You Need to Eat !!!!!!! My Power Of Suggestions, Is Very Powerful , Indeed !!!!! And As For You Walking A Mile, For A Chili Dog, BS !!!!! You Are A Marine: and You Should Run Like 4 Miles, For A Chili Dog !!!!! And Yes , I Remember That Camel Cigarrette Commercial. My Dad , Smoke Camel's with no Filter, Most Of His Life. And Remember The other Cigarrette Commercial: Where The Person Had A Black Eye, and Said They'd Rather Fight Than Switch ??? I Think it was Viceroy !!!!! ????? No Place around You, to Get A Decent Chili Dog ?????? Wait Till You Come To Miami, We Will Head To Arbetter's, on Bird Road , in Southwest Miami, and You Will Eat Great Chili Dogs there. They Are Really Good There !!!!!!!! Talk To You Later Here. My Wife and I , are Going To A Spaghetti Dinner, about 1 1/2 Miles From Our House, at Around 5:00 P. M., and By Around 6 :15 , I Should Be Back Here. Best Regards !!!!!! Where Is Everyone , Anyway ??????? Robbin The Bitcher.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 18:17
Don Boyd, I Thought about Wrapping A Plastic Garbage Bag, around My Foot, and Leg , and Taping it , or Tying it Around, with a Shoelace, or Something Similar. But I Haven't Yet. I Do Get In The Shower at Least Halfway Now, But I Keep My Feet and Legs, Back, and Sponge Bathe Myself, From The Waste Down, From The Sink Basin, But I use only Body Wash, and Water, and My Hands, or A Clean Wash Cloth, But no Sponge. Sponges Can Harbor Germs, and Bacteria. I Only Like Them, for Car Washing. For Me, Sponge Bathing, is Just A Matter Of Speech. But I Do Thank You, For The Good Ideas, and I'm Glad You Are Enjoying Life A Little More Lately. What Has Helped Me The Most, Is The Playboy Bunnies That Call Themselves Nurses, That Dave Sent To My House. They Get Rid Of Your Pain, and Put A Big Smile On Your Face. They Won't Leave, Until You're Smiling Non Stop. They Are Really Wonderful !!!!!!! And Dave Had The Idea, and Paid to Have Them Come To My House, To Comfort Me, into The All Better Mode. What A Guy, That Dave !!!!!!! Have A Nice Saturday, and Sunday too, Don. And Enjoy Your Hot Shower. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 17:43
Dave, I Know You Hate My Bitching !!!! And That's Why I Keep Doing it, To Get Your Goat, as A Joke. I Thought We Were in Agreement, That Now I Do it as A Joke, So You Will Say: Dammit, I Wish He Would Stop That Bitchin !!!!!!!! I Am Not Complaining For Real, or To Everyone: Only , For Your Benefit. I Thought You Would Figure That Out. I Can Be Dead Serious, and Bill Murray, The Next Moment. I Have A Real Good Sense Of Humor, and I Like Comedy, and Joking Around, But When I Get Perturbed, I Can Be A Real P. I. T. A. with My Bitchin !!!!!!!!!! Your John Deere Riding Mower, is En Route To You, On A Truck, From Homestead, Fla. The Collections Went Well, and We already Raised Enough For Your John Deere. It should Arrive, at Your House, By Monday , Some time. Like They Say : A Friend In need , Is A Friend In Deed !!!!!!! Now Cutting The Grass, will Be Much Easier , For You. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 17:34
Back to this book about prehistoric marine reptiles, and will be back on later.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 17:25
Yes, there are steak houses and yes I am now hungry!!!!! Thanks for busting them. And that complaining about no one being here, I hate it with a passion, and we had a few laughs about it on the phone, but after that you got me good, complaining, but just to get my goat. You fooled me but good. I thought you were really complaining, for real. But what you mentioned about chili dogs has me craving one, and it is about 48 degrees but I would walk a mile for a chili dog right now. Remember the old Camel cigarette ad about walking a mile for a Camel?

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 17:19
Dave, Any Good Steak Houses, or Places To Get A Good Prime Rib Dinner, on The Cape , Near You ????? I'm Guessing There Probably Is !!!!!!!! Any Diner's , or Coffee Shops Around There, Near You ????? I Know You Said That You Are Near The Ocean, and That You Have Good Seafood Restaurants around Your Area. The Main Reason I Ask: is None Other To Make You Hungry !!!!!!!!!! And To Get Your Goat: I Will Use: Where The Hell, is Everybody !!!!!!!!! That Should Do it. If So: You Will Say: Man, Am I Hungry, And Why Does He Bitch , Always ???? Food For Thought !!!!!!!! Have An Apple !!!!!! Like Baked Apples ????? I Do !!!!! Easy To Make. Wash The Apples, Core Them, Put Them in A Greased with Margarine Microwave Dish. Pour Maple Syrup, Honey, or Corn Syrup, over Them, and Microwave Them , on High Power, for Around 10 Minutes, or More , if Needed, to Make Them Look Like Baked Apples. Enjoy !!!!!!! Great Topped with Vanilla Ice Cream. Later. Robbin.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 17:17
Don, I remember when I had just a sprained ankle, although it was a class IV sprain, all I could do was to crawl around for days, becasue any lowering of the leg meant the blood would flow to that ankle and it was painful.....but that was just a severely sprained ankle, your surgery must be hundreds of times worse. But as we said, it just takes time, and time will heal it. But it is annoying to have your entire way of life interrupted all of a sudden. My sister just had some minor foot surgery and is unable to get around without a lot of pain, so it doesn't take much to take us out of commission for awhile.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 17:14
I was thinking of that earlier, Don, how Robbin could perhaps make that foot watertight etc by doing something like you did, maybe run it by a doctor.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 17:08
Take a look at that massive site oceansofkansas.com, mentioned before. Another world. What fascinates me, besides just the fact that those creatures liveed, and the USA was mostly covered by seas, is the idea of how LONG they were around. We cannot even imagine millions of years. Those things were not only living here millions of years ago but their species existed FOR millions of years, like in some cases a hundred million. Can you imagine the time span? No humans, just these water reptiles of all kinds, for millions upon millions of years. I find that absolutely fascinating. Am reading a good book about it right now. Richard Ellis writes a lot about this kind of thing, all non-fiction. Truth is in fact stranger than fiction.

Don Boyd		07-Nov-2009 17:07
Dave, no problem on the Jarmels. At least you named the right group, haha. Robbin: prior to my operation when I was still taking showers standing on one leg, I was putting a kitchen garbage bag over my left foot and leg with the splint on it and tying it tight around my leg below my knee. Then I put 2" wide cellophane shipping tape around the top of the bag to really make it watertight. The tape of course pulls out leg hairs which is really fun. But the arrangement worked well and I never got my splint wet. When my wife went to get the shower chair yesterday she also picked up two thin clear plastic boots (one for a spare in case I screw up one) shaped like a leg and foot to protect casts and splints from getting wet and they come with two velcro straps to put around the top of the boots in two locations to keep water from getting down the leg. It worked like a champ last night in the shower and not a drop got down my leg to wet the splint. You might want to try it rather than your current method of staying clean. I can't stand sponge baths. I can't tell you how much a warm shower felt last night. You take little things like that for granted until you can't do them and then they seem like luxuries. And of course since I was already upstairs I tried using my normal desktop computer in my office bedroom but my leg started hurting because there's no way to elevate it under my desk and still be able to type. I was able to sleep in my bed for the first time in 2.5 weeks and I finally got a good night's sleep instead of sleeping on the couch downstairs. Of course the wife felt good next to me too. : ) But now I'm back downstairs in the living room on the laptop with my leg elevated and I feel good after a good night's sleep. I'm only going to crawl upstairs once or twice a day at the most. Don

Dave		07-Nov-2009 17:05
I hate it when you complain about no one being here. We had a few laughs about taht on the phone the other day. That was funny.......maybe if you stop asking them where they are, they will have a chance to jump in and type something :))) High today, as mentioned, 49. Not too good.....but 62 tomorrow and the next day, which is like a heat wave

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 16:56
Dave, Thanks To You Also, For The Name Of The Group, who Made : " A Little Bit Of Soap. Now I Know. I Just Happened to Think Of That Song, The Other Day. It Hit Me Like A Bell. It's Very Windy, Hazy and Bright Sunny, and 76 Degrees , in Miami, Right Now, at 11: 47 A. M. You Could Fly A Kite, with Good Results Today. It Would Go High !!!!! I'm Always Glad To Make You Happy, it's My Distinct Pleasure !!!!! That Mango Site, Sounds Good, Thanks. I Will Check it out. My Mom , used to Make : Mango Bread, and it was Simply Wonderful !!!!! Where The Hell, is Everyone ?????? Have They Denounced Our Fellowship , or Have They All Become Monks, Sworn To Silence. What Gives Here Anyway ??????? Enough Bitchin, For You ???????? Mango Milkshakes , are Devine !!!!!!! I Fixed My Wife and I : A Very Interesting , and Different Breakfast , This Morning: Stewed Okra and Tomatoes, and Steamed Yellow Squash, with Margarine. It Was Delicious, and Different , For A Change. Happy Saturday, My Friend !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 16:35
Don Boyd, I Know about Hose Baths: I used to Go Out Back, and Shower Myself, with Our Backyard Hose, Soap, Shampoo, and All, Because I Got Where I Liked it, and in That Way, I Saved Wear And Tear, on My Shower Stall. And it was neat, Because I was out in Nature, Looking around at The Lake, Flowers, Plants and Trees, ect. I Did Wear My Shorts , I Had To Outside, But That was O. K., as I Am Not A Nudist, Exhibitionist, or Pervert, Thank God !!!!!! I Enjoyed Swimming in our Lake, and My Hose Shower, in The Backyard, But I Can't Do Either , any More: Because Of My Foot, The Diabetic Ulcer. I Stick My Head, and Shoulders , and My Back, in The Shower, And Clean, and Shampoo, My Head and My Upper Torso, But I Have To Sponge Bathe The Rest , in The Sink. I Cannot Get My Left Foot Wet, or Risk infection. We Clean My Foot, every day, with Alcohol, and Rebandage it Lightly, and I Put On Clean White Sweat Socks. Maybe , One Day, I Will Be Able To Get in The Shower Fully, and Maybe Even Swim. I Love To Swim in The Ocean, But A Lot Of Times it's Polluted, and That Means infection , for Me, and Possibly Even Amputation, So I Don't Know About The Beach. We'll See. Time Will Tell. Take Care Of Yourself. Robbin.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 16:22
Robbin, thanks for making me hungry, as usual

Dave		07-Nov-2009 16:21
Sorry, Don, I did not see that you mentioned the artist's name, Jarmels, when I jumped in.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 16:11
Don Boyd, Upstairs, is A Few Steps , in The Right Direction !!!!!! I'm Glad to Hear it, and Sitting Down, Taking A Hot Shower, Sounds Almost Like A Wet Dream, To Me !!!!!!!! Sounds Like You Are Progressing Greatly !!!!!! Maybe, From Here on in: It's All Good , I Hope So !!!!!! Take Care, and Best Wishes , and Prayers , For Continuing Progress. And Thanks , For The Info, and Site, on The Song : A Little Bit Of Soap. Now I Know Who it was By. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 12:40
Robbin, go to mango.org for the National Mango Board, there is a link there to click for recipes

Dave		07-Nov-2009 12:38
Robbin, that song is 1961 by the Jarmels. The only hit they ever had. Don, nice to hear you are coming along slowly but surely. Robbin-----33 degrees here, high of 49 today, Saturday, but 62 the next few days after that, for a high.....not bad.. Robbin, don't start that stuff about people not posting!!!!!!!!!!! ::::)))))))))

Don Boyd		07-Nov-2009 06:08
Robbin, you're thinking of the Jarmels song in 1961. The lyrics are at: http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/a/alittlebitofsoap.shtml I never would have remembered the name of the group if I hadn't Googled the title. Don Fan of my first hot shower in 2.5 weeks - I crawled upstairs tonight for the first time and used my new shower chair that my wife bought today. I'll never take another hose bath outside again if I can help it though it was refreshing.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 05:54
Dave, I Think I'll Go To Arbetter's, Today , For Breakfast, and Have Around 4 Of Their Great Chili Dogs !!!!!! Sounds Good , HUH ????? I Know How Much You Like Chili Dogs !!!!!!!!!! Makes You Hungry, For Chili Dogs, Doesn't it ?????? I'll Think Of You, as I Enjoy My Arbetter's Chili Dogs !!!!!! We Don't Have Sonic Drive Ins here anymore, But We Still Have Arbetter's !!!!!! Arbetter's Chili Dogs !!!!!!!! Outstanding !!!!!!!!!!! Too Bad You Aren't Here in Miami, Cause if You were: You Too , Could Go To Arbetter's for Chili Dogs !!!!!!!! What A Shame , That You Can't Go To Arbetter's For Chili Dogs !!!!!!!!!! Later, Robbin.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 05:45
Dave, If You Like Roast Beef, Like I Do, and Want to Have it at Home, You Should Invest in A Showtime Oven, By Ronco. You May Have Seen Ron Popeil, on T. V. Demonstrating The Showtime Rotisserie Oven, and Believe Me: It Makes The Best Roast Beef. I Know, Because I Have One, and it Lives Up to Ron Popeil's Promises. And it is Very Easy To Cook With it. You Just Stick The Rotisserie Rods Thru The Roast, Put The End Plate On, Push The Roast On The Rods Back To The Back, Close The Front Door, Turn The Oven On, Set it and Forget it. And in A Little Over 1 Hour, You Will Have Delicious Roast Beef !!!!!! We use ours A Lot !!!!! And They only Cost about 100 Dollars, and They Last A Long Time. I Cook: Top Rounds, Bottom Rounds, Brisket, Eye Rounds, and They Are A Snap to Cook in The Showtime Oven. And Speaking Of Wine, and Wineries: Check Out: Duplin Cellars Winery, in Rose Hill , North Carolina, West Of Camp Lejeune, around 45 Miles. They Make Excellent Wines !!!!! My Favorites, are : Carolina Red, and Scuppernong, a Sweet White Grape Wine. I Have Been To The Winery, and I've Drank Their Wines, and Believe Me : If You Want A Sipping Wine, to Enjoy , When You are Just Sitting Around Relaxing: Duplin Cellars Scuppernong Wine, is Delicious Chilled. Also: Eden Winery, in Florida, Puts Out Some Good Wines. It's Very Windy Here Tonight, And All Of My Wind Chimes , are Sounding Pretty. It's Nice and Cool Here Tonight Too. I Would Guess The Temperature, is Around : 70 Degrees, and The Cool Breeze, Feels Like Air Conditioning. Our Lake, and Across The Lake , Looks Pretty Tonight, and it's Sort Of A Stormy Night. My Wife and I , are Going To A Church Spaghetti Dinner , Tomorrow Evening,- Saturday Afternoon, That is. They Always Have A Good Spaghetti Dinner, once A year, at This Time. And it's only 7 Dollars A Person, For A Big Plate Of Good Homemade Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Good Flat Garlic Bread, Salad, Iced Tea, or Coffee, and Homemade Desserts, Like Cakes. We Go There Every Year. It's At The Palm Springs United Methodist Church, In Hialeah. And They Give 2nds Of Everything, if You Want it. And They Have A Crafts Show, Of Homemade Holiday Handicrafts, You Can Look at, and They're For Sale. It's A Nice Event. Talk To You Later Today, It's now 12 : 47 A. M. Did I Make You Hungry ????? And I Still Say: Where Is Everybody ?????? Are They Lost, Losing Interest, Pissed Off, or What ?????? You Tell Me, Cause I Don't Know !!!!!!! It Sure is Quiet Here Lately, What Gives ?????? And Yes, I'm Bitchin Again, I Guess it's My Nature. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 05:00
I Thought Of A Song, From My Childhood, That I Haven't Ever Heard Again, since Then. The Song , is : " A Little Bit Of Soap " . Anyone Remember That Song ??????? I Believe it was From The 50's, but it Very Well Could Of Been From 1960, or 1961 . It was a Neat Song. I Cannot Remember Who it was By , either, But I Keep Thinking, that it Might Have Been, The Marcels !!!!! ???? Robbin.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 04:53
Carlos, My Wife and I Went To Robert Is Here, again Today, and We Both Had Key Lime Milkshakes, and They Were Really Delicious !!!!!!! And We Got Some More Tomatoes, Yellow Squash, and Some Okra. We Also went to The Schnebly Redlands Winery. Also , A Neat Place, Just Like : Robert Is Here. We Like : Robert Is Here, and Will Be Going There, Every Chance We Get, and We Will Be Having Milkshakes, For Sure. As You Said: The Milkshakes, alone are Worth The Trip, Down To Homestead, and Florida City. Thanks , again: For Telling Me about it. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin. Ps- My Favorite Milkshakes There Now , are : Key Lime Flavor, and The Orange Flavor.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 02:46
Dave, The Next Thing You Know: I'll Be Buying The 4 Seasons Hotel Chain, and Sendig You The Bill. I Think I've Gotten Out Of Hand. Stop Me, Before I Break Your Bank Account !!!!!! I Have Abused Your Good Nature !!!!! Sorry about That !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 02:42
Dave, I was Going To Give You Their Website, But You Beat Me To The Punch !!!!!!! It is A Nice Place, and it's Out In Nowhere, in The Agricultural Farming Area Of Homestead, and By Itself !!!!! There are some Beautiful Huge Mansions, Here and There, out Around There, And Some of Them Look Sorta Like The Ewing's Southfork Ranch, in Plano Texas, and Some Are Even Bigger, and More Impressive, By Far. And They Are On Huge Ranches, all By Themselves. Glad You Liked The Website, and You Would Love Their Mango Wine, and Their Guava Wine, Guaranteed !!!!!!!!! I'm Going To Watch A DVD Blockbuster Movie, with My Wife, in Another Room now. Talk To You Tomorrow !!!!!! Good Night , My Friend !!!!!!!! And : Where The Hell, is Everybody anyway ????????? I'm Bitchin, and Lovin It !!!!!!!!! Manana !!!!!! Sleep Well. Robbin.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 02:36
I don't mind the Bentley and the RV and the restaurant stuff, not at all. The sky's the limit, Robbin------I wish the Cape had an Arby's but I think the nearest one is over 50 miles away. I have to see if our supermarket has any mangoes, I love em. They usually have some. Picadilly's- yes, a few but again, not around here. Signing off for the night---talk to you tomorrow......

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 02:32
Dave, I Figured You Probably Had Arby's around There on The Cape. My Wife and I Love Roast Beef, Prime Rib, London Broil, Beef Tips, Steaks, Boiled Beef Texas Brisket, Ect. I Like Beef, and Chicken Best. We Go To Arby's A Lot, and We Like The Roast Beef , at Piccadilly Cafeteria too. And We Have A Ron Popeil Showtime Rotisserie Oven, and it Makes Wonderful Roast Beef, in Around 1 Hour, or So. Arby's is Real Good !!!!! Our Arby's, is About 4 Miles , From Our House, and in Hialeah. Our Piccadilly Cafeteria, is about 2 Miles , From our House, in Hialeah Also. We Really Have A Lot Of Things Close to Our House. That Winery, is Neat, and The Wines , are Excellent, and Very Reasonable: Only Like 15 or 16 Dollars A Bottle. I Love Mangos Too !!!!!! And We Have Plenty Here. A Mango Milkshake , or Smoothie, is Great, or Iced Cold Mango Slices, in A Bowl. Do You Have Any Piccadilly Cafeterias Around There ??? We Love Piccadilly, and We Loved Morrison's Cafeterias, But There's None Anymore: Piccadilly, Bought Them Out. A Nice Boneless Prime Rib, is Great, or A New York Strip Steak, Or Filet Mignon Tenderloin, is Great Too. And Yorkshire Pudding: Wonderful !!!!!! Heavenly Food !!!!!! Are You Hungry And Tortured Yet, My Friend ?????? Friends , and Family, Will Put You in The Middle, and Mess You Up, Faster, and Better , Than Any Stranger, or Enemy. This I Have Learned From Experience. There is The Take You For Granted Principle : Oh Dave, He Won't Mind !!!!!! Will You Dave ?????? And You are in The Smack Dab Middle, and Imposed On, Big Time !!!!!! Like People Charging Meals, Bentley's, RV's, ect., and Sending You The Bills, For Reimbursement !!!!! The Nerve Of These People !!!!!!!!! Such Gall !!!!!!! How Can They Ask For Such Favors ???? Don't They Have Any Decency, or Upbringing At All ????? I Tell You, it's Unreal !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 02:00
I just looked at the winery's website. Very nice place. There are a couple here on the Cape. I was reading once where all states have them, even Alaska. A couple of websites have huge winery directories......interesting stuff. Talk with you tomorrow, Robbin.....take care

Dave		07-Nov-2009 01:58
That winery sounds interesting, and the mango wine too...I absolutely love mangos/mangoes.....

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 01:05
Dave, After Stopping At Robert Is Here Fruit And Vegetable Stand, We Went To A Winery, That Makes Tropical Fruit Wines, From All Kinds Of Different Exotic Tropical Fruits. They Don't Make Grape Wine, at All, But They Do Make : Guava Wine, Avocado Wine, Starfruit Wine, Mango Wine, Lychee Wine, Passion Fruit Wine, Ect., and They Have Free Wine Tastings, Tours Of The Winery, and Friday Night Live Music, - Classical Acoustic Spanish Guitar, ect. . And We Tasted The Wines, and They Are Great !!!!! My Personal Favorite: The Guava Wine !!!!! And The Winery, Is Real Neat Looking, and Pretty Big. Half Of it, in The Middle, is Covered With Indian Chickee Hut Roofs. It Called Schnebly Redland's Winery. And it's In Homestead. Neat Winery, and Great Unique Wines. And Reference That Army Officer Pyschologist , Turned Muslim, Turned Murderer: I Wish They Would Of Shot Him and Killed Him, on The Spot, But 2nd Best, is Swift Justice Texas Style, or Any Style, But Right Away. He Killed, now He Needs To Die, To Pay His Debt. It Won't Bring Back The Dead, But it Will At Least Be Some Kind Of Justice. Life Sentence, is Too Good For Him, The Victims Got Death Sentences. That's How I Feel about it. I Hope All Agree, with Me, and if Not, I Really Don't Care. Think What You Like !!!!! It's A Free Country, to Have Your Own Beliefs. Tomorrow , Is Saturday Dave, Our Favorite Day , Of The Week, Hooray Hoorah !!!!!!! Talk to You Later Tonight, or Tomorrow. I Gotta Eat My Dinner now. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		07-Nov-2009 00:45
Hi Robbin, glad you folks had a great trip! No Arby's on the Cape BUT there are some in Massachusetts, few and far beetween as they are. I love their roast beef. I had a longer than normal day in court today. The asst-clerk magistrate, calling the cases (I had 4), she usually gets me out of there asap, but today I knew I was being punished. Last week she emailed me about her hairdresser's daughter, on probation far from here, wanted to change a condition of probation, her prob officer agrees, he could do it in front of the judge, she begged me to go out there and do it, totally unnecessary ,just showing off to her hairdresser, like, hey, I know a lawyer who will help you......very presumptuous to have me drive a hundred miles for something where she needs no lawyer....so I said yes, sure I will help her because of you but it is not a good idea, have the prob officer do it without the client even being there. So due to my answer the other day, sure enough, I was there for hours today but I ignored it and acted like it was fine :) Cannot let em get to you!!!!! I mention this because even close friends can pull stuff like this, when you least expect it.........

Robbin		07-Nov-2009 00:38
Dave, My Wife and I , Just Got Home, a Few Minutes ago, From Our Friday Afternoon Outing, And Drive, To Homestead, and Florida City. We Had A Real Nice Time, Today And Yesterday. It was Like A Mini Vacation, For Us Both. We Went Today, To Arby's Again, on The Way Out in Hialeah, On US 27, Near Where Our Beloved Hialeah Speedway , used to Be, and Had Roast Beef Sandwiches, and Iced Cold Spring Waters. Do You Have Arby's, Near You , on The Cape ????? We Love Arby's !!!!!! After that, we went to Homestead , and Florida City. And Down There, We Went To Robert Is Here Fruitstand And Got More Tomatoes, Okra, and Yellow Squash. They are Fresh Picked From The Fields There. Homestead, and Florida City: Are Big Agricultural Farming , and Growing Areas, and The Vegetables From There, are First Rate, and My Wife and I Love Fruit and Vegetables. We Have Enough Vegetables , Now, For Like 3 or More Meals. We Love Okra and Tomatoes, with Bread Crumbs, and We Love Yellow Squash. I Boil All Of Those in Water, in The Microwave, and They Taste Wonderful !!!!!!! I Wash The Squash Off, with Running Water, Then Slice The Squash, in Thin Slices, Like Quarters, Put Them in a Microwave Dish, or Bowl, Cover Them, or Almost, with Water, and Put 20 Minutes , on High Power. Drain Off The Water Carefully, Then Put Margarine Or Butter, and Enjoy. The Okra, I Rinse With Water, Cut The Okra, in Little Pieces, Like 1 inch Long Each, Put The Okra, in A Microwafe Dish, And Then: Dice Up Tomatoes, and Put Them in The Same Dish. Cover with a Little Water, Not Too Much, and Then Put The Dish, in The Microwave, on High Power, For 16 Minutes. Drain Off The Water, and Crumble White Bread in With The Okra and Tomatoes, or Sprinkle in Bought Bread Crumbs . Stir Up A Little, and Enjoy. Robbin.

Dave		06-Nov-2009 20:35
Robbin, about that guy at Ft Hood, you know that Texas has a lot of executions, like Florida and Louisiana.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 17:17
Kilroy Was Here !!!!!!!! Prayers and Consolation, To All The Families Of The Tragedy at Fort Hood Texas U. S. Army Base. RIP.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 17:14
Carlos, Robert IS HERE !!!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 17:12
My Wife is Off Work This Week, 1 Week Of Her Vacation, and We Are Going To Take A Little Short Ride around Town, and Have Lunch. I Will Be Back Here Later Today, Late Afternoon, Probably : Around 6 P. M. Catch You Later !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 17:07
Happy Friday Everyone !!!!!!! TGIF !!!!!! And The Weekend , is Here, Enjoy !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 04:35
Don Boyd, My Brother Said: That when He Eats at Dixie Crossroads, He Always Orders The Rock Shrimp, and that They Are Delicious !!!!!!!!! He Also Likes The Corn Fritters, That They Bring You, When You Are Seated. He Mentioned Another Titusville Restaurat, Near there that He Likes Too : Betty Belle's, I Think it Was. He Said it Looks Like An Old House. Hope You Get Lots Of Relief, From Your Pain. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 04:28
Dave, My Bentley, is Such A Fine Automobile !!!!! It Runs Nice And Quiet, and is So Luxurious !!!!! I Am Very Proud Of it, and I Would Like To Thank You again, For Buying it , For Me. And Soon, I Will Go RV Hunting, and I Will Let You Know: Which one I Choose, and I Will Send You The Bill. It Should Be Around : 200 G's. Mere Peanuts , For You. Later. Robbin.

Road Runner - Robbin		06-Nov-2009 04:20
Bob Sara, I Hope Carlos Can Make it Also !!!!!! We Must Pick A Day When He Too, Can Go. The 3 Amigos, Must Stay United !!!!!!! That Was Nice Of You, To Get Those Great Arbetter's Chili Dogs, For Dave, But I Think You Were Right: The Chili Would Oouze Out Of The Envelope, and The Post Office: Would Have A Fit. Too Many Hassles, Could Come From That one. Poor Dave , Just Had To Imagine: How Good A Chili Dog, would Have Tasted. But Your Intentions , Were Good, Bob !!!!!!!!! A Very Nice Gesture. Next Week, Lunch For The 3 Amigos. We Will Discuss Where We Will Dine ASAP. And As always : We Will Send The Bill To Dave, For Reimbursement. Why Change That ????? He Loves Treating Us To Lunch !!!!! A Real Nice Guy, That Dave !!!!!! Sleep Well, My Swift Brother !!!!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 04:08
Carlos, Yes, The 3 Amigos, Will Have Lunch Next Week, in Miami Somewhere, The Venue: Is Still To Be Decided, But Where ever, We Choose, Will Be Fine !!!!!!!! See You Then, and I'll Be Talking to You Here Even Before Then. Your Friend, Robbin.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 04:03
Carlos, I Agree with You !!!!! The Fort Hood Killings, Were Senseless, and A Horrible Thing. This Guy Snapped Obviously, and Look What Happened. My Guess is that He Had Mental Problems , All Along, and They Finally Caught Up with Him, And Tragically Now : All Of Those Poor People, are Dead, and Others Injured, Because A Mad Man Went On A Mad Rampage. Regardless , Of The Reasons: He Did The Terrible Deeds, and Now He Should Pay, with His Life. But We All Know What's Gonna Happen : He Will Parade around , in and out of Courts, Showing No Emotion, or Grinning, and His Sentencing, will Drag Out, and He Will Never Get What He Deserves, and Even if He Does: It Will Never Bring Back The People He Killed, or Make All Of The People Well Both Physically, and Emotionally, that He Injured. That's The Sad Reality. But I Personally : Wish The Bastard The Very Worst, For All He Did. We Sure Did Enjoy Robert Is Here !!!!! Great Place. I Could Drink 3 Or 4 Milkshakes There. They Are So Good. I Might Try A Mango Shake , next time !!!!!!!!! Sleep Well, My Friend, and Have A Good Day at Work Tomorrow. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 03:47
Dave, I Used to Have Both Of Those Books, But At The Time: I Was Going Out with A Girl, and Her Brother, was Going in The Marines, and I Had Read Those 2 Books, So I Gave Them to Her Brother, to Be Nice, and To Make Points , with The Girl. The Books , are Quite Real, and are Both : Very Good Reading. If You Can Get Them, I Certainly Wood , if I Were You . And Yes, The Fort Hood , Texas Massacre, is A Horrible Event, and I Agree With Carlos: He is The Shooter, No Due Process: Only Firing Squad, Electric Chair, Hanging, or Lethal Injection, Any Will Do, But Get Rid Of That SOB, Right Now. I Never Spent any time , at Fort Hood, But I Hear that it is A Huge Army Base. That's All I Know about it. I Was only at Fort Jackson, Fort Leonard Wood, and Fort Bragg. I Went in at Fort Jackson, and I Processed out at Fort Jackson. Sleep Well, My Friend. Robbin.

Carlos		06-Nov-2009 01:31
I just came back from Jenny Craig I took my wife for her weekly visit and meals, she started last week and lost almost 3 lbs I'm very happy for her. That shootout at Fort Hood is really sad, again innocent victims shot for no reason. The shooter should be quickly given an death sentence by a firing squad no later than a week after his conviction. I read a lot of books by Lisa Jackson (crime mystery novels) Robbin I'm glad you enjoyed Robert is Here it's worth the drive 2 shakes each wow! one alone will do it for me. Maybe next week we can get together for lunch with Bob, I'll bring my little camara and have someone take a photo of the three amigos and e-mail them to the rest ot the gang so they can see what fine handsome fellers we are LOL LOL LOL well it's time for my beauty sleep got to get up early for work Goodnight to all

Dave		06-Nov-2009 01:05
Hi Fran-----Everyone there is in our prayers. What a (another) senseless tragedy. This senseless stuff is not limited to the USA, it is worldwide, and is the result of not transmitting values on to the young ones. They grow up in a moral vacuum. Speaking of the old days, Bob, that link, Don can fix that so we can click on it. I watched it and sent it to all my USMC buddies then to everyone else I know. That is a very touching video, Thanks.

Fran		06-Nov-2009 00:48
Carlos, 13 were killed and 31 injured. they were taken to several in the central area. The shooter was a recent convert to the muslim faith. He was 39 years old, single and was a Psychologist at Ft. Hood. The major had a less than outstanding review of his work and was waiting to be sent overseas. The alarms were sounded. The sound was horrific in nature. We were headed that way and had to turn around. It's a sad day here. Please keep all at Ft. Hood in your prayers.

Bob Sara		06-Nov-2009 00:30
Road Runner, I hope Carlos can make it also. Let's figure out where we want to go. I felt sorry for Dave, and ran over to Arbetters to pick up some chili dogs to send him, but it occured to me that they would probably leak through the envelope, and the Postal Inspectors would come looking for me....so I ate them. Sorry, Dave. My Mom sent me a link that I am posting here. I hope that's OK, Don. It pretty much describes my childhood here, and I bet most of you will say the same. Sadly, we can't put the genie back in the bottle. I think in many ways. we have lost more then we gained. Enjoy. www.greatdanepro.com/The%20Good%20Times/index.htm

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 00:27
Dave, Think Chili Dog, Devil Dog !!!!!!! Our Arbetter's Here in Miami, Makes Great Chili Dogs !!!!!!!! You Will Try Them, Soon Enough, When You Come Down. Ask Bob, How Good They Are There. He Gets 4 Of Them Per Visit !!!!! In The Meantime : Suffer !!!!!!!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<< ARMY Soldiers, Do Not Wanna Be Marines, anyway !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		06-Nov-2009 00:22
Robbin, I looked up both those books on amazon just now. The first one, Parris, is 56.00 for a used copy, the other is 10 bucks or less. I thought you were making up those titles but they look interesting enough. Thanks for the recommendations.

Road Runner		06-Nov-2009 00:17
Bob Sara, Hi Bob !!!!!! The Luncheon Plans Sound Good To Me !!!! I Hope Carlos Can Make it This Time. And Yes, We Can Go in My Bentley, that Gold Miner Dave Bought For Me. Next is An RV !!!!!!!!!! I'll Be Talking to You ASAP. Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner.

Dave		06-Nov-2009 00:15
Robbin, you know what ARMY stands for. Ain't Ready to be a Marine Yet.

Dave		06-Nov-2009 00:14
I wish I could somehow pay you back for making me absolutely crave a chili dog right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave		06-Nov-2009 00:13
There you go again. It is not IF you are wrong, it is WHEN you are wrong :))))

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 00:09
Dave, I've Got 2 Good Books , for You To Find and Read. They Are Both Based On True Stories Of Recruit Abuses By D. I.'s , at Parris Island. They Are : See Parris And Die, and Maggot. I Had Both of them, Back in 1974, But Gave Them Away. See Parris and Die, was A Hardcover Book, But Maggot, was a Paperback. If You Can Find Them, You Will Enjoy Them, I Guarantee You. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Nov-2009 00:04
Dave, It Is Always My Distinct Pleasure : To Make You Hungry As Hell, To The Point Of Torture !!!!! I Delight in This !!!!!!! You Can Count On Me To Make You Have To Run Out and Get Something to Eat. Just Call Me The Culinary Devil !!!!! Like The Italian Mom Always Says : Mangia, Mangia !!!!!!! Wouldn't You Like A Chili Dog, and A Root Beer, Right Now ?????? I Know You Would !!!!!!!!!!! Go Ahead, Have That !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 23:56
Dave, Thank You !!!!!! And I Have No Doubt Whatsoever: That if I Am Wrong: You Gents Will Demand A Correction and APOLOGY Before God , and Everyone !!!!!!!! I Know That First Hand !!!!!!! But I Can Handle That, and I Know I Screw Up My Share, I Am Not Perfect, Not Even Close !!!!!! Do You Like Milkshakes ?????? My Wife And I went to A Fruitstand Store In Homestead Today, that Carlos Told us about, and They Make Heavenly Fresh Fruit Milkshakes !!!! We Had 2 Each !!!!!! They Are Thick and Creamy, and In Lots Of Tropical Fruit Flavors, Such As Mango, Orange, Key Lime, Mamey, ect. We're Talking Complete Satisfaction Here !!!!!!!! When You Come Down To Miami, You Must Try Milk Shakes There !!!!!!!!! And I Think Marines And Army Veterans, Such as Us: Can Be Friends, in spite, of The Rivalry. But I Am Still Partial To My Branch, THE ARMY. Later !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 23:55
If any of you folks are readers of mystery/suspense/thrillers along the lines of Lee Child, Michael Connelly, and many others, try Jeffery Deaver. Jefferydeaver.com I just read The Bodies Left behind, and now am reading The Devil's Teardrop. Very interesting.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 23:53
At 48 degrees here now, I probably would not go for a milkshake.......mid 50s all week....we could use some of that heat here

Dave		05-Nov-2009 23:51
Sure, make me hungry yet again

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 23:44
Carlos, My Wife and I Finally Went To : Robert Is Here, in Florida City. We Had 2 Milkshakes Each, 2 Orange Ones, and 2 Mamey Ones, And They Were Wonderful !!!!!!!! We Also Got Some Yellow Squash, Some Tomatoes, and Some Tupelo Honey. Great Place !!!!!!! I Talked To Robert Himself, Nice Guy !!!!!!! WE Will Go Back, Lots Of Times, I Guarantee You. We Stopped at The Amish Place in The Redlands ,- Knause Farms. They Open This Winter: Next Tuesday Nov. 10. They Will Be Open 8:00 A. M. To 5 :30 P. M., Monday Thru Saturday, and Closed Sundays. We Stopped There Today, and Checked. Thanks For Making The C. D.'s For Me. I Will Call You ASAP, By Phone. Thanks again , For Telling Us About Robert Is Here. We Love That Place !!!!!!! The Shakes, are Wonderful !!!!!!! Later, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 23:39
Robbin, you said it correctly, we took it wrong. For example, I say "Maybe Miami is really hot in the summer, but it is not as hot as Arizona is", like that. That does not mean that I am not certain that Miami is hot. It is just an expression, "maybe" in other words, I could have said, even though Miami is hot, Phoenix is hotter, so your use of the word was absolutely correct, and we took it to mean something different, a secondary meaning. Don't worry, we will demand apologies when you should make them, but this ain't one of those times :))))))))

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 23:34
Dave And Don, I Appreciate Both Of You Reaizing, and Clarifying About My Comparisons Of Parris Island , and Fort Jackson, And I Too Must Say: That I Was Not Clear enough On What I Said, and So I Can Understand How Both Of You, Could Missunderstand , What I Said. I Was Wrong Too. I Know That You Know, now That I Meant To Say That Parris Island Marines Boot Camp, Was and Is : The Toughest Boot Camp, of All Five Branches Of The Military, and That Army Basic Training, Such as At Fort Jackson: is The 2nd Toughest. Everyone Knows : That Parris Island, is The Longest , and Toughest Boot Camp. I Would Never Question That. And I Know that All Initial Military Training is Tough, None Are A Piece Of Cake, But The Marines, and The Army, are Known to Be The Hardest, in That Order. I Tried to Post This Today, at around 12:25 P. M., But PBASE Was Rebooting The Site, and Cut Me Off, and My Story Didn't Get Posted. My Wife and I Went To Lunch at Arby's, and Then We Took A Drive To Homestead. Just Got Home , a Little While ago. Don, Glad You Are ComIng Along, Continued Progress , and Little Pain. Best Regards , Gentlemen !!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 21:42
Was typing too fast, I meant to say we have serious serious problems but we never try to figure them out, we just react to them when it is too late. We do not address many issues like this.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 21:38
Those things are scary, and are all too common. Remember growing up as kids, they did not have shootings like that, random violence. It might be one on one but not groups like today. This is what happens in a world where you do whatever you feel like doing. We haev serious but we never deal with them. We react to them.

Carlos		05-Nov-2009 21:05
I was just reading the news and there was a shooting at Fort Hood military base in Texas, 7 dead and 12 wounded

Dave		05-Nov-2009 20:44
I guess as long as I pay imaginary taxes on imaginary transactions, there is no way I could ever run afoul of the law, and if I do, I will have to find a good lawyer. Somewhere. There must be one.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 20:42
Any IRS people reading this, get whatever you want also, put it on my tab. There, Carlos, that should take care of that.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 20:41
Or, the RIGHT idea, which would be even more unfortunate

Carlos		05-Nov-2009 20:41
I hope no one from the IRS reads these posts they might get the wrong idea LOL

Dave		05-Nov-2009 20:30
As a basic rule of thumb, anything under 100 grand, don't even run it by me, just get it. The Ranch House has all my credit card info. But for things over 100 thousand, please just run it by me so I can deduct it from my checkbook. There's nothing worse than being overdrawn by a couple of hundred thousand, all those late fees etc

Dave		05-Nov-2009 20:27
Don, for simple stuff like that you don't even need to ask. It is as good as done. And get a fancy one, not just something inexpensive, like Robbin, with the RV he wants to get.

Don Boyd		05-Nov-2009 20:21
"A bunch of 50 and 60 somethings"? I don't know about youse bubbas but I'm 18 wondering what in the hell happened. You guys definitely amuse me with most of the stuff you write so that has to be good for my recovery. Dave, can I buy a souped up motorized scooter or wheelchair on your credit card? I went to the mall last night after my doc appointment and the ladies were walking faster than I could manually roll my rental wheelchair. Thanks for your comment, Carlos. 4 or 5 more weeks and I may be good to walk on it. I've been to the Dixie Crossroads in Titusville a couple of times in the past year or two with friends who live up there. Great meals each time (rock shrimp). http://www.dixiecrossroads.com/Menu/Seafood.asp Don

Dave		05-Nov-2009 19:45
Carlos, got it, thank you. Bob, Don loves to read this stuff, he said before. I just hope his laughing does not cause him even more injury. And yes, the credit card. I was thinking mainly of your convenience and of Robbins's, so what I did was to call the ranch House and give them my credit card info, that way the next time you are there you can just leave after eating, and when they detain you, I mean ask you to wait a second, you just tell them Dave called with the credit card info and all will be well. I know that in this age of information, the info sometimes gets lost, so it is possible they may not know what you are talking about, but just insist that Dave called with his credit card info. There are many other restaurants, once you get barred from there, should that happen. My intentions are good, though.

Bob Sara		05-Nov-2009 19:19
Dave...LOL, I've often wondered the same thing about Don. I guess we are all just a bunch of 50 and 60 somethings that still enjoy acting like we're 16 from time to time. I don't have a problem with that, I figure we've earned it. Now, about that credit card.........

Carlos		05-Nov-2009 19:19
Dave I just resent it let me know if you get it.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 18:53
How does Don put up with us? Does it hasten his recovery or slow it down? :))))

Dave		05-Nov-2009 18:52
Bob, it was kind of negligent of me not to have already sent you guys my credit and debit card info to use for all your meals. Sorry for that oversight. That was just bad manners on my part. I will take care of any and all meals. I even gave Robbin the green light to go ahead and buy that RV he wanted.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 18:50
Carlos, no, did not get it, can you re-send it if you still have it? The Phillies were plain old outplayed by the Yankees, does not mean the Phillies are not a great great team, just that in this particular set of games, they lost. Interesting to think that if they played the Yankees tonight, for instance, they might beat them 15 to 1, but what is over is over. Phillies are as good as the Yankees in general but just happened to be not good enough in those particular games. But what an interesting World Series. I watched every game except the first one. I don't mind the Yankees winning for two reasons: They have not won in 9 years, while Philly won just last year, not that that is a be all and end all reason, and secondly, you gotta hand it to the Yankees, they are good, and they earned their way to that title, for the 27th time. Whether you love em or hate em, they are good.

Carlos		05-Nov-2009 18:25
Good afternoon Gents, Well so much for the Phillies I was hoping that they would beat the Yankees. Don good to hear about your recovery, Manocarz hope yours is going along well. Robbin I burned a couple of cds one with early sixties songs that I know you will enjoy, and one cd of the songs I use at the gym while working out this one is a mix of sixties and seventies I know about your problems with your e-mails, That card I gave you that day at Ranch House has my cell phone number on the back call me so that I can get your address and I will pass by a give you these cd's. Dave, I was just wondering did you get that e-mail I sent to you about Suicide Prevention around Oct. 06th?

Bob Sara		05-Nov-2009 18:12
Good afternoon to all. Don, I'm sorry to hear you're still suffering, but at least you are also improving. One of my cousins broke both his legs in a motorcycle accident about six months ago, and he is still recovering. You have his picture in the St Marys Gallery here on the site. Also, thanks for the new pictures, and for mentioning that you link the new additions in the Comments Gallery. I added a few comments to some of the pictures in the Fifties Gallery, and one on the Florida Crackers Gallery. Road Runner, I've been watching the posts for the past few days, but haven't chimed in since it was mostly concerned with things military. I was never in the military, a situation that I have never regretted, and didn't feel I had anything to add. I did see your post about your brother's visits to Dixie Crossroads. You do drive past Publix when you go there from exit 220 on I 95. The next time you visit up there, do plan on lunch there, you will be happy you did. I will be happy to add to the fund for Dave's new power mower. Remembering that snow season is upon Brother Dave, we will have pleanty of time before there is a need to mow the lawn there. Let's see about a Three Amigo's Lunch next week. Since we have Carte Blanche from Deep Pockets Dave, ( I'd be more comfortable if we had his Carte Blanche Card ), I was thinking Joe's Stone Crabs. Since my Jag is on order, I'll meet you at your house, and we can tool over in the Bentley.

Don Boyd		05-Nov-2009 17:17
Thanks Dave. You're right, it's slow but sure. The pain continues but it goes away from time to time, unlike right after the operation. It's a real hassle not being able to get up and do things like normal and I can't even imagine having two legs broken at the same time. But at least I have my laptop to use and I've been working on a lot of photos for the site so that it's not a total waste of time. The photos that I've added are all listed in the regular Comments gallery at: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories_comments Don

Dave		05-Nov-2009 16:22
Hi Don, sounds like you are coming along fine, slowly but surely, as they say. Hang in there and get well soon, or as soon as possible.

Don Boyd		05-Nov-2009 14:09
Thanks for your comments, Robbin. Yep, I guess I did misunderstand your wording on USMC Parris Island vs. USA Ft. Jackson recruit training and I interpreted the word "may" wrong like Dave just mentioned. Sorry! I agree with your assessment of Ft. Jackson being #2 in toughness. Robbin, those names (Berube and Stout) sound vaguely familiar but I can't place them. I don't think the CG Reserve was at Tigertail after 1970 because that was a Naval Reserve Training facility. They could have been there prior to 1970, like when the CG Air Station was at Dinner Key. The Coastie reserves drilled at the CG base on MacArthur Causeway, at least since 1970 when I went into the reserve program after active duty. Don

Dave		05-Nov-2009 12:19
Robbin, your post at 01:02, I was wrong. I saw that you said Marine boot camp may have been tougher, and I mistakenly thought you meant "may" in the sense that you didn't know, but "may" can also mean someone definitely thinks a certain way. So we can say "World War II may have been a bigger conflict than the Korean War, but it was spread out more", not meaning that it is in doubt that it was bigger, but meaning it was bigger....so that was my mistake. I saw it but mistakenly wrote what I did, saying I liked the way you said it MAY be a tougher boot camp. You meant that it was, and I saw that but still made the mistake of taking it literally. So I was wrong. There's a first time for everything :))))))))) So yes, I did misunderstand, for the very first time in my life. Just kidding, obviously. Manocarz------well wishes from here too....hoping you are recovering okay. Don Boyd's reports are encouraging, too.......slowly but surely, I guess, is the way it is. Robbin, you did get a big laugh out of me when you posted that no one is posting etc, that is the most aggravating thing, but I did not suspect you were kidding around........great, the way you got me on that !!!!! I gotta hand it to you.

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 06:22
Manocarz, I Hope You Are Coming Along O. K. I Realize , that it Hasn't Been Long At All, But Hopefully: You're Progressing At Least A Little Bit, and The Pain Level, is Low. Please Give us A Status Report, ASAP !!!!! And if You Can't Type : Please Have MRS. Manocarz Let Us Know How You Are Doing. Best Wishes , and Prayers. Your Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 06:16
Don Boyd, I'm Glad You are Making Progress !!!!!! Good News !!!!! Keep Up The Good Work !!!! Now: About The Fort Jackson VS Parris Island Issue : You Missunderstood , what I Said. Hands Down, I Know that Marine Boot Camp, at Parris Island, is The Toughest Initial Training , of All Of The Military Branches. Always Has Been, And For Sure : Always Will Be, No Question About it. But What I Said in Essence: Is That Fort Jackson Basic Training, in 1970, was Definately: The 2nd Toughest , But Never Did I , or Ever Would Say that The Army Basic Training, was Tougher than The Marine Boot Camp. I Am No Born Yesterday Fool, Dumb Enough To Think That. First Of All: Army Basic Training, was 8 Weeks, + 1 Zero Week. Marine Boot Camp, is 12 Weeks + 1 Zero Week. The Marines Boot Camp, Has 1 More Month Of Training, Than The Army. I Would Never Say That Initial Training, is A Piece Of Cake, in any Branch, But it's A Known Fact: That The Marines Has The Toughest Boot Camp, And 2nd Toughest, is The Army Basic Training. But I Will Tell You: That I Believe That All Of Them Are A Bit Easier , than They Were A Long Time ago, Like When We Went Thru Them. Some People Say That Nowadays: There is Some Coddling Going On. I Know Dave Caught Hell, at Parris Island, in 1963, and so Did I , at Fort Jackson, in 1970. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin The Rascal. Ps- Don, Did You Know: Mark Berube, and J. D. Stout in The Coast Guard Reserve, at Tigertail Avenue ??????? I Thought Maybe You Knew Them.

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 05:56
Dave, Especially , After Our Phone Conversation Today, I Thought I Would Get Your Goat, or Give You A Laugh about it anyway. I Do Wonder Why The Hell No One's Writing, But With You, I Was Joking About My Pissing And Moaning !!!!! Glad You Liked it !!!!!!!! And To Set The Record Straight: I Never Said, or Ever Would Say That Fort Jackson Basic Training, was Tougher than Parris Island Boot Camp. What I Said : is That Fort Jackson Army Basic Training, was When I Took it, in 1970, Was Rough, and A Lot Tougher than I Thought it would Be, and Everyone Including Me: Said that Army Basic Training, in 1970, was Second Hardest To Marine Boot Camp, at Parris Island. I Know that Parris Island Boot Camp, Was and is The Hardest Initial Military Training. But When I Was There, at Fort Jackson, Both Parris Island , and Fort Jackson, Made Look Magazine, For Recruit Abuses, and Deaths. You Were there in 1963, and it was Tough Then I Know, But Years Before that, I'll Bet You: It was A Lot Harder Then. And Guaranteed: It was a Lot Harder At Parris Island, in 1963, Than Now. And I'm Quite Sure: That Basic Training, at Fort Jackson Now, is A Lot Easier, than When I was There in 1970. But I Would Never Say That Fort Jackson Basic Training Was Harder Than Parris Island Boot Camp: I Know Better Than That. But 2nd Hardest, To Parris Island : is and Always was : The Army Basic Training. And Some Marines Couldn't Believe That The Fort Jackson Basic Training, in 1970, was as Tough as it was. That's What I Said. There are Some Similarities, and also Differences. I Watched A Lot Of The Series Game. Good Game !!!!!! And Congratulations, To The Winners,- The New York Yankees. Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 01:52
World Series commercial break on right now....Hi Don, glad to hear you are doing well.....Robbin, yhou got me good with your bitching and moaning about no one posting, that was meant for me, because you know how I go crazy when you do that...you got me GOOD. I did not even suspect you were joking. :)

Don Boyd		05-Nov-2009 01:39
Dave - Robbin - Manocarz, I had a followup with the orthopedic surgeon today and he says I'm healing nicely. Next Wednesday he's going to remove the staples holding me together and put on a hard fiberglass cast which I'll have to wear 3 or 4 weeks. I can then stop the ice water cooling tubes that surround the splints I've been wearing almost 24-7. Manocarz, I hope your recovery is coming along okay and I wish you the best. Dave, you're right, Marine Corps boot camp was the toughest of the five military branches. I had numerous buddies go through Parris Island and numerous go through Ft. Jackson and no one ever mentioned the possibility of Ft. Jackson being tougher than Parris Island. Coast Guard boot camp at Cape May, NJ, was no picnic whatsoever but I wouldn't ever compare it to Parris Island. Don

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 01:34
Dave, Enjoy The Game !!!!!!!! I Agree, We Should And Could Talk More On The Phone. I Enjoy Our Talks Also. Why Not ????? Talk To You Tomorrow. I Also Enjoy Our Army Marine- Corps Conversations. Good Night . Sleep Well, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 01:30
Dave, No Argument There !!!!!! The Marine Boot Camp, at Parris Island , is Known to Be The Toughest Boot Camp, of All Branches. I Will Concede That, But Next, was Our Army Basic Combat Training BCT. Some People , Mainly A Lot Of Marines, Think That The Army, is A Piece Of Cake, and That We Are All Wimps, and Panty Waists, That's All I'm Saying, and It's Not True. I Will Give You An Example : In My Platoon, at Fort Jackson, We Had 2 Marines, Who , Like You Re Enlisted in Another Branch, After The Marines. And They Could Not Believe How Hard Our Basic Training Was, and They Both Had Run in's with The Army D. I.'s. They Said Parris Island , was Harder, But Not That Much, The Easily Made it Thru, But They Told us: Dam, Army Basic Training, is Hard Too. An Honest Story. And Yes, Dave: Besides Basic Training, Fort Jackson, Has Many Schools : The Army's Chaplain School, Drill Instructors School, Wheeled Vehicles Maintenence Repair School, Ordinance Repair School, Cooking School, Clerical School, and Many Other Schools. And There are Many Infantry Troops Stationed There Always. And Lots Of Civilians Work There Too. Just Like Parris Island, Fort Jackson, Has A Burger King, But in 1970, When I Was There, There was No Burger King. There were Lots Of Old Wooden Buildings there then, and Lots of Red Brick 3 Story Modern Buildings. I Hear that now, It's All Modern Red Brick , ect . Modern Buildings. It's Grown, and Been Done Over. And About My Complaint, Reference No Posting, That was For You, A Joke, to Make You Laugh Only. Later. Gotta Go Eat Dinner, in The Kitchen, Wife Bitching Now. Later. Robbin.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 01:09
Robbin, going to watch the World Series, it already started and I missed a couple of minutes of it without thinking. Talk with you tomorrow.......again, great great telephone conversation earlier tonight. We ought to do that more often. Offline for the night.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 01:08
Robbin, if I remember correctly, Fort Jackson had schools there too, besides boot camp? Communication school was one of them, I think.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 01:06
I like the way you say Marine boot camp MAY have been tougher.....I think, seriously, that at that time, late 1963, it may hafve been the toughest boot camp of any military organization in the world. Not because I went thru it, after all I was just a 17 year old kid, and had been for only two weeks, when I found myself at Parris Island after quitting high school in my junior year. But speaking of the military as a whole, worldwide, in those days I think Parris Island was probably the roughest boot camp in the world, literally.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 01:03
I can imagine it was tough, indeed......

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 01:02
Dave, Getting Back To Our Times At Fort Jackson, and Parris Island: I Remember Our Army Drill SGT's Making us Do Duck Walks, and Alligator Crawls, in Our Company Area, all The Time. The Duck Walks, Hurt and Made us Get Bad Charlie Horse Cramps at night, and When We Did Alligator Crawls, You Got Knees and Elbows , in Your Face, Bloody Noses, ect., Because You Would Crawl Forward about 100 Feet, and Turn Around and Head Back, and The D. I.'s Would Start Someone out Right after You, and if You Slowed Down, They Would Be Screaming : Run Him Over, Pass Him Up, Move it Private !!!!! And You Would Get Run Over, and A Bloody Nose, ect. You Would Get Tired, and Slow Down, Or Stop, and The D. I.'s-, Our Drill SGT.'s, Would Be Annoyed, and Screaming, and You Would Get Run Over By A Fellow Recruit, and Pushed , and Kicked By The Drill SGT.'s . I Know about this 1st Hand, Because it Happened To Me, Many Times. I Think Our Fort Jackson Drill SGT.'s Were At Parris Island , as D. I.'s , Before They Came to Fort Jackson. They Were Mean As Hell, and Had No Mercy Whatsoever , on Us, and Most Of Them, Were Never Friendly , or Nice To Us, Even After Graduation. They Were Always Professional, Mean Faced Screaming Bullies, Picking on Us, The Whole Time, we Were There. My First Afternoon there On Tank Hill, in D- 3 - 1, 3rd Platoon, We Went To Evening Chow, all Frazzled, after Just Getting There, From The Reception Center, and Screamed at By Like 60 Drill SGT.'s. We Went To The Mess Hall, and I Went To Say Something to Another Recruit Next To Me, and My Senior D. I., Came Storming Over Screaming at Me, Grabbed My Tray Of Food, and Threw it in The Garbage, and Screamed For Me , To Get Outside. I Didn't Even Have One Bite Of Dinner, and Starved That Night. The Dinner was Roast Beef, Lyonaise Potatoes, Green Beans, and A Dinner Roll, and A Square Of Cake, with Icing. And The Next Morning, at Chow, He Came Towering Over Me , in My Face, And Asked Me: Hungry Private Fatso ?????? Wanna Talk Again, Like Last Night ????? I Ate My Breakfast , And Didn't Talk , or Even Look at Anyone, in The Mess Hall, after That. I Only Ate Fast, and Got Outside. I Learned A Hard Lesson. We Had it Hard, But The Marines Said We Had it Easy, and Were A Bunch Of Wimps. Not So !!!!! Your Marine Boot Camp, was one Month Longer than Ours, and May Have Been Tougher, But Ours Was No Rose Garden Party, I Assure You !!!!!! I Left My Blood , Sweat , And Tears, on Tank Hill, at Fort Jackson. There Should Be A Monument To My Suffering There. Robbin.

Dave		05-Nov-2009 00:52
Robbin, re your saying there is a God in heaven, go to allaboutGod.com and gotquestions.org www in front of them. Run by a former atheist. Now a Christian. Massive evidence indeed. No arguing about religion here, merely pointing those who care, to a couple of sister sites. Was reminded of those sites by your comment re there being a God in heaven. Once again, no arguments for or against Christianity, here, on Don's site. Not the place for it. But Robbin, your comment reminded me of the sites, so those who are interested can go to them. Those who are not, obviously do not go to them :)

Dave		05-Nov-2009 00:21
Thanks, Robbin.......don't worry about people not posting. Any number of reasons come to mind, as you know. They will be back, as always :)

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 00:16
Dave, Not To Worry, As The Chairman, Of The Dave Fund, I Will Accept Only Cold Cash, In U. S. Currency, and Bonifide Delta Airlines Tickets. I Will Not Take Any Checks, Food Stamps, I. O. U.'s, Promises , Pledges, or Anything Else. I Run A Tight Ship, in My Fund Drives, For Elgible, and Deserving Persons, Which You Most Certainly Are !!!!!!!!!! And After All This, is Over: I Would Not Be Surprized At All: If Home Team, Or Habitat For Humanity, Built You A New House, or Re Did Yours. This Fund Drive , May Be The Start Of Lots Of Kindness Coming Your Way. All Of Your Kindness, I Believe: Will Boomerang Back At You, Big Time !!!!!!! You Have Given, and Now it's Your Turn, To Receive, My Friend !!!!!!!! Above All : There is A God In Heaven !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin, Your Brother in Miami.

Robbin		05-Nov-2009 00:00
Where Is Everybody ???????? Please Don't All Speak At Once, That Would Surely Be A Problem, That Nobody Needs !!!!! Did I Accidently Wander into The Wrong Place ????? I Thought I Had Come To Robbin's Memories, where There's Always Plenty Of Lively Conversations, On Varied Topics, And A Seemingly Friendly Hometown Friends Atmosphere. I Don't Think I'm There Yet, I Must Re check, My Directions, So As To Return There, For Some Contact, With My Friends , and Brothers On That Site. This Cannot Be That Site, Because No One is Writing. Excuse Me, I Must Go To Robbin's Memories. Robbin Himself.

Dave		04-Nov-2009 23:54
Cash only :)

Robbin		04-Nov-2009 23:26
Dave, I've Formed A New Committee, To Ask For Donations, To Buy You A Brand Spankin New John Deere Riding Mower, and We're Also Haggling With Delta Airlines, To Get You On A Seat On Seniors Standby . Donations, are Rolling in Well Past My Expectations, and Negotiations, With Delta, Are Going Very Well !!!! I Think We Are Gonna See Success , This Time !!!!!! I Am Very Optimistic, at This Time. And At This Time: Let Me Ask That All Reading This : Send Donations, For The Dave Fund, A Real Good Cause. He Needs A New Lawnmower, and A Miami Vacation. Lets Make Both Possible !!!!!! Please Help !!!!!!!!! Pretty Please !!!!!!!!!!! Robbin,- Chairman Of The Committee.

Robbin		04-Nov-2009 23:14
Dave, The Pleasure , was All Mine, My Friend !!!!!!! You're Right: We Do Have A Few Laughs , Every Time, We Talk By Phone, Besides Here !!!!!!! And it is An ESP Coincidence: That I Was Gonna Call You, and Then You Called Me. We Are Obviously : On The Same Wave Length !!!!!! Twilight Zone !!!!! I Still Can't Get On Yahoo Mail , to Send Or Receive E - Mails, Something to Do with My Old Computer , I Believe. It's A Windows 98, Very Obselete Now, and Lots Of Things Like You Tube, Won't Work, and They Tell Me To Upgrade. Maybe: A Collection Can Be Started To Buy Me A New Windows 7 Computer, or Maybe Santa Claus, or The Fairy Godmother, Will Bring Me A New Computer , For Christmas ?????? !!!!!!! ?????????? I Hope So !!!!!! I Know that Right after You Talked To Me on The Phone, that You Had To Run To Eat Something Right Away, Cause I Always Make You Hungry Talking about Food. I Cannot Send E- Mails, and I Can Only Read E- Mails That You Or Someone Else Sends Me, on Windows XP Computers , at My Public Library, which is Very inconvenient , for Me. Wait Till You Come Down: I Have Lots Of Places To Show You Here in Miami, and Lots Of Good Restaurants For You To Try. You Will Have A Ball, I Believe !!!!!! Restaurants, that I Really want You To Try, are : Ranch House, Arbetter's, Royal Castle, Joe's Stone Crab, Checker's, Toro Taco, Dixie Pig N. C. BBQ, Tom Jenkin's BBQ, Jack's BBQ, Shorty's BBQ, Mama Jennie's Italian Restaurant, Rustic Inn Crabhouse, Frankie's Pizza, and Others. Bobby Came To My Birthday Party Afterall, and The Model Car Kit AMT, was For Me , not His Cousin Bobby. Bobby Had Asked My Dad: MR. Learned, What Should I Get Robbin For His Birthday, and My Dad Devised The Plan. Both Bobby, and My Dad , Were From Pittsburgh PA.'s East Liberty Neighborhood . My Younger Brother, and I , were Both Born, in Miami , Fla. , after My Mom, Moved To Miami, From Kentucky, and My Dad, Moved Here From Pittsburgh. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Dave		04-Nov-2009 22:39
Robbin---by the way, can you still RECEIVE emails but not send them?? Do they still come thru to you okay?

Dave		04-Nov-2009 22:35
Robbin, always nice talking with you by phone, like just now. I called you but you were about to call me. Coincidence. I will give you a call next week, too. We always have a few laughs, that's for sure.

Dave		04-Nov-2009 21:42
Hope Don and Manocarz are continuing to recuperate okay

Dave		04-Nov-2009 21:22
Same people who paid for my plane tickets???????????

Robbin		04-Nov-2009 05:23
Dave, Thanks , A Lot, I Appreciate it, But Only This C. D. You're Gonna Make Now, Should Do It . I Have Plenty Of Great Oldies to Listen To, Thanks To You. Much Obliged, My Friend !!!!!!! Talk to You Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Nov-2009 05:17
Dave, Reference : Your Having To Junk Your Lawnmower: We Will All Take up A Collection, To Buy You A John Deere Riding Mower, So You Can Show The Neighbors How To Cut The Grass , With A Touch Of Class !!!!!! They Will Be As Green as The Grass, with Envy !!!!! You Will Be A Star, and Everyone Will Refer To You : as The Grass Man !!!!!!!!! And As For Your Plane Tickets: I'm Working On It !!!!!!! For All You Do: We're Working On Things For You !!!!!! Manana !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		04-Nov-2009 01:59
no problem, Robbin, will get that CD to you. Now, Carlos and Carey and others, who may want that cd, just let me know if you want a copy. And Robbin, I really don't mind if you have ten or fifteen more cds, what's the difference? They are easy to make, just spread it out a bit and I can do all you want, a few at a time.

Robbin		04-Nov-2009 01:54
Dave, Thanks A Lot !!!!!!! I Will Go To Pick Out My RV, Soon, And I'll Tell Them To Send The Bill To Dave, on The Cape. The New Ones I'm interested in, are in Around The $ 200,000 Range. I Like Gulfstreams, A Lot. I'm Not interested in Prevost, or Liberty Coach: They're Too Big, and Too Expensive. They Start Out Around 1 Million Dollars, and They're The Size Of Your Favorite Bus: The Greyhound. To Own , Maintain, and Drive One Of Those, is Too Much Expense , and Hassles. The Kind I Want Are Like A Small Transit Bus, around 34 Feet Long, and I Want it Diesel Powered. When I Get Mine, I Will Pick You Up, on The Cape, And You Can Travel , with Us. And We'll Stop By And Pick Up Pokey , and He Can Go Too. We Will Go Everywhere. I've Always Wanted To Go To Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. My Wife Flew to The Oklahoma City Airport. Back in 1981, And Her Friend Picked Her Up, at The Airport, and Drove Her To Their House in Enid. That was Before We Were Married, and Her Friend's Husband, was in The Air Force Stationed at Vance Air Force Base, and She Went To Visit Her Friend There On Her Vacation. But I Have Never Been There. I Have Been To Houston, Dallas- Fort Worth, San Antonio, Waco, Austin, Little Rock, ST. Louis, Branson, Hot Springs, Texarkana, and Memphis. I Wanna Travel Some More. I've Been in 32 States. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Nov-2009 01:34
Dave, Here is My List Of 30 Songs. If You Can't Put 30 Songs on The C. D., Make it Whatever You Can Get On There. Thanks , in Advance , For The C. D. Songs: Baby I Need Your Lovin, Don't Worry Baby, Sad Eyes, Beyond The Sea, Like A Rolling Stone, Lipstick On Your Collar, Dance With Me, Do You Wanna Dance, Don't Make Me Over, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Mother In Law, Finger Poppin Time, His Latest Flame, I Only Have Eyes For You, It's Just A Matter Of Time, It's Now Or Never, The Battle Of New Orleans, Kiddio, Little Star, Lonely Boy, Lonely Teardrops, Lonesome Town, Morning Side Of The Mountain, New Orleans, I'm Sorry, The Poor Side Of Town, Playboy, Travelin Man, Twilight Time, The Wonder Of You . Dave, I Tried To Figure out: How to List The Songs Vertically, But I Could Not Figure it out. I Tried Using The Arrows, and The Space Tab, But I Had to List Them Horizontally Across, Only Way I Could. Sorry, I Had Planned To List Them Top To Bottom, But I Could Not Do it. I Have Listed 30 Songs. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		04-Nov-2009 00:27
You don't need to win powerball to get an RV, just do it like we've been doing with the restaurant tabs and the cars, just charge it to me and fill it up with gas and have a good trip. Lived in Oklahoma City 3 years, my whole family, my dad's side ,is from Oklahoma. Lived in Texas, too. My favorite state west of the Mississippi is Wyoming. Been to all those states several times.

Road Runner		04-Nov-2009 00:26
Bob Sara, I Talked to My Brother, Who Lives in Titusville, On The Phone , This Afternoon, and I Asked Him: If He Ever Went To Dixie Crossroads, and He Said Yes, Lots Of Times. If Fact He Said He Goes There Very Often. He Said it's A Real Nice , and Fancy Restaurant, and that Their Food , is Real Good. He Said They Have Little Ponds Out Front, with Poi Fish , in Them. And He Said He Only Lives About 5 Minutes From There, and That His Publix, Where He Shops , is Near There. When I Go Up to Visit My Brother Sometime, I Will Definately Go There , to Eat. My Brother Loves His Life Up There !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		04-Nov-2009 00:18
Dave, We Have A Real Good Self Propelled Mower. It's A Big Honda Lawnmower, My Wife's Mom Gave us, after She Got A Lawn Service Cutting Her Lawn, in Clearwater, a Year and a Half Ago. Soon, in The Near Future, I'm Considering Getting A Riding Mower, to Make The Chore Easier. I Can See Myself Now: Riding Around My Yard, With An Umbrella Overhead Shading Me , from The Bright Hot Sun, and A Big Cup Of Iced Cold Limeade with Ice, in A Cupholder. The Life Of Riley Yard Cutter, The Riding Mower Road Runner, Beep , Beep !!!!! We needed one New Tire, and Some Work Done, on The Self Propelling Mechanism. Some People Enjoy Cutting The Lawn, I Don't. For Me , it's Just Something to Get Over with. With A Riding Mower, it wouldn't Be So Bad, only Putting in The Time. Our Yard , Front and Back, is Probably Average Size. I Will Chck Out That Kansas Site. I Have Been To ST. Louis, And Branson Missouri, But Never Been in Kansas. I Would Like to Go To Kansas City , Missori, and Kansas City , Kansas, Dodge City, Wichita, Tulsa , Oklahoma City, and Some other Places Out West. Maybe , one Day, I Will, and in My Powerball Win RV. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 23:59
Dave, Hi, I Just Got Back From Errands , with My Wife, and Eating Dinner. We Dropped Off The Lawnmower, For Repairs, Picked up A Prescription I Had at My Publix Pharmacy, Stopped at The Post Office, Had Pizza, From A Good Place, ate it in The Car, Went to Walgreen's , and CVS, Bed Bath And Beyond, Staples, and Radio Shack. Reminds Me Of My Brinks and Wells Fargo Truck Days: We Would Enter A Shopping Center, and Go To Nearly Every Store in The Plaza, Then Cross The Street, to another Plaza, and Repeat That there, Then We'd Go Down The Street 2 Blocks, to A Bank, or 2, and Then On And on. Our Routes , Had Anywhere from 45 Stops , to 125 Stops. We Had to Be Quick, To Get it all Done, in 8 To 12 Hours. The Walgreen's Stores, Were One Of The Worst For Delaying us. They Took Sometimes 30 Minutes Each, and then We Had to Run More , to Make it up. That's True, What you Said, about not Every Army Soldier , and Every Marine, Who Goes to Iraq, and Afganistan , Getting Killed, But Many Do, You and I Both Know that, and The Likelyhood of that Happening, is Great. And I Am Not For Any Of Them Being There, in The First Place. 1 Death There , is Way Too Many !!!!! And How Many Army Soldiers, and Marines , Have Been Killed There , So Far ????? Far, Far Too Many !!!!!!! And That Burns Me Up !!!! And How Many Purple Hearts , Did George W. Bush Receive ???? And Obama ??? And Dick Chaney ????? But They Made Plenty Of Money From it, While Soldiers and Marines Were Maimed, and Killed. I Am Very Bitter about This Subject. I'm Sorry , if I Unload on You, But I Am 1000 % Bitter Towards Iraq, Afganistan, Bush , Cheney , Obama, and The Whole War. I Only Support Our Troops, That's All. Not Our Government. Our Government Stinks, in My Opinion. I Think We're Closer To Communism, Than We Know, and Bush's Un necessary War, I Despise it !!!!! Why Are We There ????? Cause George W. Bush Ordered Our Troops There, For Nothing, That's Why. And Obama, is No Better: He's Keeping Us There, instead Of Getting Us Outa There. It's A Big Lie. Later. Robbin.

Dave		03-Nov-2009 18:14
Robbin, on another topic completely, go to oceansofkansas.com I have always been interested in history, and even in prehistory, the life back then. Hard to believe a lot of the USA was underwater, with deep seas covering it......plesiosaurs and mosasaurs in Kansas, swimming around. And this lasted millions of years, so it is quite dramatic........I have a megalodon tooth, a giant shark that used to eat whales, many times bigger than the great white shark of today. Very interesting stuff.

Dave		03-Nov-2009 18:10
Robbin, keep in mind that not everyone in the Army or Marine Corps who goes to Iraq or Afghanistan is killed, so it is not quite that black and white, but the risk is greater, as we said. We need to get a new lawnmower, too......the one we had we had to just junk it, it was so bad, so we need a new one.......

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 18:05
Dave, They're Filming A New Movie: Instead of : Breakfast At Tiffany's: The New Movie will Be Called : Lunch At Leavenworth, and it will Be about The Scum Criminals , at Leavenworth Federal Military Prison. We Must See That Movie !!!!!!!! Only A Joke I Made Up, Not For Real. Later. I Selected My Songs, from the List, and will List Them a Little Later , this Afternoon. Gotta Go with My Wife, To Take Our Lawnmower to The Lawnmower Shop, For Repairs. Be Back in A Short While. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 17:57
Dave, Agreed !!!!!! To Enlist in The Army , or The Marine Corps, Right Now, is Suicide, Most Likely. You Could Be A Cook, or Mechanic , ect., and Stay Stateside, or Go to Germany, or Greenland, or Elsewhere, and Never See Combat Action, at All, But There is A Strong Possibility, That You Would Be Sent To Iraq. But as You Say: In The Air Force, and The Navy, You Would Definately: Be Safer. They Have Both Been involved in other Wars, Like WW2, & Vietnam , But as Far as I Know, They are not Very involved, in This War, if at all, So You Are Absolutely Correct. Some Young Guys, are Gung Ho, and Want To Prove Something, or Their Dads, or Brothers, or Someone Else they Know, or Knew, Were In The Army, or The Marines , and Possibly: In Combat, and They either Want Revenge , For Them, or They Just want to See Combat , For Themselves, and That Can Be Tragic, and A Sad Ending. I Hate to see that. But it Does Happen, all The Time: Just Like That. We Are Human Beings, with A Mind Of Our Own, and Some Kids Want To Go in The Army, or The Marines, and They Will Request Combat Duty. And For The Ones Who Do So, and The Ones Who Get Sent There, Without Any Choice : I Pray For Them, For Their Returning Home Horizontally Alive and Well. This is Always A Big Part Of My Nightly Prayers , Before I Get in Bed. I Know I went on and on , Last night , about The Iraq War, But I Feel Very Strongly, about that, and I Am Extremely Pissed Off . Obama Said We Were Getting Out Of There, and Now He Sends 120,000 Additional Troops. What Gives ????? Later. Robbin.

Dave		03-Nov-2009 11:57
All politics aside, the chances of something bad happening with the Air Force is much lower than Army or Marine Corps. That's what I was thinking, re two sides to a coin.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 05:19
Dave, With No Wars Ever: Yes The Military , is An Excellent Choice For Graduating High School Seniors, But I Am Not For Kids Going in The Military, and Not All Of Them, But Many Of Them, will Never Make it Home again, and if They Do: It will Be By Plane, in A Body Bag, in A Box, with A U. S. Flag Draped Over it. It's Wrong, All Wrong. What Are We There For , Anyway ?????? And What are We Fighting For ????? These Army Soldiers, and Marines, Are There Fighting, and Risking Their Lives, And Some Are Dying, Too Many. And For What ???? And For Who ?????? They're Working For, and Dying For Our Government, Not For Us. What Does This War, and Them Dying Do For Us ???? Absolutely Nothing. And All This Money, they've Spent Thus Far, and The Huge Spending: Every Day: Who Does That Help ??? Not Us , Here at Home, and Certainly Not The Troops. It Makes All The Fat Cats Fatter. And All Of That Money Wasted There, is Needed Badly Here at Home. I Say The Troops are There Fighting, and Trying To Stay Alive, For No Reason. They Should Be At Home. And To Say That They Are Fighting There, For Our Freedom: is Pure BS. It's All About Money !!!!!!! Very Sad. And it all Makes Me Wanna Puke !!!!!! Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 05:00
Dave, I Know there are 2 Sides of A Coin, and More Than one Belief, Opinion, and Way of Thinking, on Most Every Topic, and Question, and Especially : On The Topic Of : The Iraq War, and The Question: Should We Be There, or Should We Not Be There. Some People Say: If We aren't There, The Terrorists, From there , will Do More 9- 11 type Bombings, and Destruction, While others Like Me: Say: Baloney , To That Theory, Because if They Wanted to , They Would Of Done Some More Here By Now. And: The Iraqi Nation, For The Most Part: Hate America, and Americans, And They Live To Bomb, Their Own People, And Especially Our U. S. Troops. And We are Led to Believe By Bush JR., and Obama: That The People Of Iraq, want A Democracy, and Peace, and They Need Our Help ???? Yeah Right !!!!! BS !!!! I Don't Believe That , For A Minute, and Furthermore: I Resent Our Polititians Like Bush JR., Obama, and Others Wasting Our Taxpayers Money, and Offering Our Troops On A Silver Platter, To These Insane Religious Fanatic Savages, For Nothing, Just So They Can Get Richer. Experts Have Said, That We Cannot Win This War. I Agree, and Disagree. On Our Present Course, We Cannot Win, But if The U. S. Wanted to Win, instead Of Political Playing Around, I Believe it Could Be Done, But Really, For What ??? We Should Not Be There, in The First Place, and Should Get Out. But if They're Not Going To Leave, Then They Should Kick AS$, and Get it over with. I Am Not For This BS Farce. It Has Cost Lots Of Money, and Way Too Many Lives, For Nothing: Zilch, We Are Nowhere There !!!! All Of This, For How Many Years Now ???? And For What ?????? Absolutely Nothing !!!!!!!! There is No End To This Atrosity !!!!!! I Say it was a Mistake, From The Start, and They're Dragging it out, and Obama, and Others: Don't want it to End. I Am Very Patriotic, and A Nice Guy, But I Say this is not on The Level, Troops Are Dying, and as Far as The Iraqi People : Screw Them !!!!! I Couldn't Care Less , if They All Perish, Who Cares About Them ???? I Sure as Hell Don't !!!!!!!! I Say : Take Care Of Home !!!!! What about Our Beloved United States ????? Screw Iraq !!!!! That's My Thought on The Matter. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 04:29
I Watched A Movie, at Home , on DVD, A Very Disturbing Movie Called : The Bridge To Nowhere, about a Group Of Friends in A Pittsburgh Neighborhood, Who At The Peer Pressure Of One Of Them, Go Bad, and Become Criminals, Make Big Money, and Ruin Their Lives, and Some Of Them , Lost Their Lives, Eventually. It was a Scummy Movie, And Very Low Class, and Depressing, But One Thing I Liked about it: Was That it Made The Point: That Crime Does Not Pay, Which I Believe 100 %, always Have. And This was only a Hollywood Movie, But in Reality: It's The Same: Crime Does Not Pay !!!!!!!!!! Some Think it Does, But Sooner Or Later, They Pay The Price: Prison, or The Cemetery, and God, is Watching The Whole Production, all The Crimes, and After they Die: They Have to Answer To Him, and Spend An Eternity in Hell . I Am So Glad I Am Honest, and Not A Criminal, I Don't Have To Look over My Shoulder, all The time, And As Far as I Know: I Am Good , with The Lord. Someone Gave Me The DVD, But I Would not Buy , or Rent it. I Watched it, But it wasn't Uplifting, it was Very Depressing. Best To Everyone !!!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		03-Nov-2009 02:18
Robbin, you're right about war time. Re kids out of high school. But there are two sides to that coin, too, I guess.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 01:29
To Dave, and All Of My Other Friends : I Am Going To Watch A DVD Movie , With My Wife, in another Room of The House. I May Be Back Later, or if not: I Will Talk to all of You Gentlemen, Tomorrow. Good Night. Sleep Well !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 01:24
Dave, In Peace Time, I Would Agree with You Wholeheartedly, about A Kid Joining The Military, But During War Time, Like Now, I'd Hate to See Some Poor Kid Be Off To Iraq, or Afganistan, to Maybe Get Killed. But As Far as Education, Travel, Learning A Trade, And Learning Discipline, Ect., Yes The Military, is An Excellent Choice For A Young Man After Finishing High School, But in Peace Time. And it's all Volunteer Now, in All Branches, But The Navy, The Air Force, and The Coast Guard, were Always Harder to Get in, Than The Army , and The Marines, During The Draft Years. They Were More Technical, and More Picky. No Offense , to Either Of us, But if You wanted to Join The Army, or The Marines, Before During The Draft Years, Barring Any Legal Trouble, or Medical Problems, You Could Go in, But The other 3 , Were More Picky, and You Had to Score High, on AQB Tests, to Get in. And No Question that The The Air Force, and The Navy Offer Lots Of Careers. The Army And The Marines Do Too, though, when you Come Down To it. It All Depends On The Kid, What His Aptitude is, and What He or She Wants to Do. Now if They Go in The Army or Marines Now, and Persue Infantry: They Will Probably Go To Combat in Iraq, and Their Chances Of Survival there Will Probably Be : 50 / 50, or Less, I Say Sadly, But Realisticly. I Am Very Patriotic, But if I Had a High School Kid Now Graduating From High School: I Would Steer Him Away From Enlisting in The Military, Because My Chances Of Losing My Son, in The Military, would Surely Be Much Higher, Than if He Worked at Stop And Shop, or Publix. I Would Prefer To Keep My Son , Than To Have Him Sent Home in A Body Bag, and A Box, and The Military Giving Him A Military Honors Burial. Big Deal, I Lost My Son, For BS, When He Shouldn't of Even Been Sent To Some Stupid Unjust wste Of Time, Money and Lives BS War anyhow. That's How I Feel about Bush's and Obama's War, Helping People Who Love War, and Hate America. It's Stupid, and A way for All The Fat Cats to Make Money and Get Richer. If I Had A Son, I Would Rather Keep My Son Alive at Home, Than Have The Medal Of Honor Given To Him, Posthumoresly, and I'm To Be Proud Of My Son, The Medal Of Honor Hero, Who Died For His Country?? I Don't Think So !!!! That's BS, My Friend. It Makes Good Movies, But I Personally would Not want To Go That Route, and Suffer Like That. To Each His Own, But I Would Try to Stop Him from Going in Now. I Don't Believe We Should Be There, and I Support The Troops, But Not The War, It's A No Win Blood Bath Political Farce. Obama, Needs to Get us The Hell outa There, unless He's Another Bush. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 00:48
Dave, My Wife and I Ate Dinner at Arby's . We Love Arby's !!!!! Do You Have Arby's On The Cape Area ???? And Do You Like Their Food ???? We Go There Quite Often. Our Closest Arby's , Where we Go , is about 4 Miles From our House, not Bad. Between The Marine Corps, and The Air Force, You Had Good Experience, and In The Air Force Jag , You Prepared For Your Present Profession there, I Would Say, or it Lead You in that Direction, anyway. Fortuneately: I Never Had Any Dealings with Army Jag, I Never even Had An Article 15, in 3 Years in The Army. And No Court Martial, And No Fort Leavenworth, Thank God !!!!! I Heard About it, and That Was Enough , For Me. Fort Riley , Kansas, Never was there either. Only Heard about it too. One Thing I Believe: is Military Law, and Civilians Doing Crimes on Military Installations, Are Treated And Charged Much More Harshly, Than In Civilian Cases, For The Most Part . Am I Right Or Wrong ???? You Would Know !!!!! I Do Know, That Army M. P.'s, Marine M. P.'s, Navy Shore Patrol, and Air Force Security Police, all Do Not Play: They Are Rough And Tumble !!!!! I Saw that , Many Times, in Many Places. You Had Best Do As They Say, and When They Screamed : At Ease, it was Time To Stop Fighting, and Recover. Whenever I Saw M. P.'s, I Respected them, and Did What They Told Me to Do, if Anything. I Tried to Steer Clear of Them, if Possible. They Represented Authority, and Could Really Mess You up, Physically, and Legally, and I Knew that, So I Behaved Like A Perfect Gentleman, and if They Called Me Over: I Gave Them No Attitude, and Answered Them Politely, and I Had No Trouble. I Processed Out, With No Record Of Trouble in The Army. I Got An Honorable Discharge, at The Army Rank Of E-4 Specialist Four, Equal To A Corporal, in The Army. I Will Begin another List, either Tonight , or Tomorrow . Have A Good Night, and Rest Well. Robbin.

Dave		03-Nov-2009 00:41
I am talking generally, nowadays, not re Carlos' situation back then, not at all. I would say that right now, 2009, a kid out of high school would never regret going right into the military. I think the Air Force requires the highest score on the Armed Forces Entrance Exam. They also have the fewest disciplinary problems overall, the most schools, no one has a rifle except in basic training, etc etc I would not even recommend the Marine Corps to a kid out of high school unless it is reawlly and truly something they have always wanted to do. If they did not have a big desire to go into the USMC, I would recommend the Air Force, and not because I was a legal officer there for 3 years. Just that it seems to be the most school-oriented service.

Dave		03-Nov-2009 00:38
Robbin, I don't know how you feel but for any kid right out of high school or even college, I would recommend the military, Air Force simply because they have the best deal for anyone. And for college grads, Officer Candidate School. There is no better experience etc for making friends, learning skills, being on your own, anywhere, than the military. Right out of high school or college. I would never recommend that a kid out of high school just go out and get a job. The people I was in the USMC with, we keep in touch ALMOST DAILY, just like here, and I was in from 1963 to 1967. I just got an email from two of the guys a few minutes ago, we are in constant touch all that time, plus reunions every year in a different part of the country.

Robbin		03-Nov-2009 00:12
Carlos, You Had Good Intentions, about Going in The National Guard, and You Didn't Run To Canada Draft Dodging. I Know, You Would Have Gone , if You Were Called, Ect., So You Did The Right Thing, and As Far as I'm Concerned: You Did Your Part, and In Some Things, and Places: You Didn't Miss Much. You Are A Very Squared Away, and On The Ball Person, So You Didn't Need The Military , to Get You Squared Away. Some People Did, Like Me: I was Lost, and My Dad, An Army Veteran, Told Me: You Are Out in Left Field, with No Direction, Only One Place For You Now : The Army, Let's Go See The Recruiter, and We Did. He and I , and His Best Friend, of 40 + Years, Major Blanchard, a 30 Year Army Major Retired, All 3 Of Us went to West 49th Street, By Publix, Zayre, and The I - Hop, to The Army Recruiting Office, and I Enlisted in The Army, For 3 Years, For The Army MOS 12 Bravo,- Combat Engineers. My Dad, asked The Recruiter: SGT. , Where's He Going For Basic Training, and He Said : Fort Jackson, and My Dad, and His Best Friend Major, Looked at EACH OTHER, AND LAUGHED, and They Said: Oh God !!!!! And I Asked them: What's Wrong with Fort Jackson ??? And They Said, that Fort Jackson, was Always A Bad Base to Have Basic Training at. It Had A Bad Reputation , For Being Very Hard, and Tough, and Lots of Abuses, ect. And I , Too Said: Oh No !!!!!!! Of All The Other Bases Giving Basic Training, Like 10 Of Them, I Had to Get Sent , to The Hardest One. Just My Luck. My Dad, and Major Blanchard, Were Friends in The Army, and They Took Basic Training, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Home Of The 101st Airborne Division, The Screaming Eagles, and They Were Both Screaming Eagles Paratroopers. I Miss My Dad and Major Blanchard. They are in A Better Place Though, So I'm Glad , For Them. They Died a Year Apart, My Dad Went 1st, in 1987, He Died at The V. A. Hospital, in Miami, By Jackson Memorial, and Major Died in Milwaukee, While Visiting His Daughter there. My Dad is Buried in North Carolina, and Major is Buried in The National Veterans Cemetery, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. RIP. Later. Robbin.

Dave		02-Nov-2009 22:38
Carlos, this way you can have the Cds with the songs of your choice. Just let me know if you want me to mail you the list.

Dave		02-Nov-2009 22:37
No problem, Carlos......let's see what Robbin picks next, OR I can send you the same master list if you want it, and can make several cds for you, separately

Carlos		02-Nov-2009 22:36
Hi Dave, thanks again for the cd

Dave		02-Nov-2009 22:31
Hi Carlos, we posted at nearly the same time. Hope you are doing well.

Dave		02-Nov-2009 22:31
Robbin, do several lists, just spread them out a couple of weeks apart, is all. I don't care of you do ten more lists, not a problem, really. When I was a JAG in the USAF 1979-1982 at a big base in Texas, I signed the order for military police to transport prisoners to either Fort Riley or Fort Leavenworth, after I had done a court-martial as prosecutor, either Special or General CM. I did 20 of those, 32 administrative discharge board hearings in the same courtroom, plus I got to go downtown to civilian federal court to prosecute civilians coming on the base committing major crimes. So I got a lot of experience in those three years. But signing the "confinement order" as "trial counsel" and waiting for the Security Police, it was just me and the defendant standing there in the courtroom, with one guard only, til the wagon arrived for transport.

Carlos		02-Nov-2009 22:26
Robbin in 1972 I got my draft card but I was never called, some of my friends were who got thier card at the same time were drafted, I guess it wasn't meant to be. I was going to join the National Guard but at that time I was going to school at night where I met my ex-wife and one thing led to another and got married. (that lasted 8 years) Does anybody remember Johnny and Mack (by the railroad track)? my dad had his 1965 Chevy Impala painted there at the NW 36th shop, I had a friend who worked there for a short time doing bodywork.

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 20:09
Dave, Fort Leavenworth , and The Navy Brig in Portsmouth Virginia, Staffed By All Marine M. P.'s, Were always The Toughest, and Most Feared Military Prisons. A Friend of Mine, was A Prison Guard, and M. P., at Leavenworth, And He Carried An M14 Rifle , walking The Outside Perimeter at Leavenworth Military Prison. He was an ARMY Sergeant, and that was in 1964. He Said it was a Really Dangerous Assignment, as All of The Worst Military Criminals , were there, and They Would Kill in A Minute, and He Said: That Because Of That, The Guards , Were Real Tough, and Careful, and Ready To Kill Too. He Walked The Perimeter, with Orders To Shoot To Kill, any one Outside The Fence Escaping. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 20:00
Don Boyd And Manocarz, Thinking Of You, and Nightly Praying For You Also . I , Too, Hope that All is Going Well, with Your Recoveries. I Know it's Not an Overnite thing, But All The Best Wishes Come To You From Me, For Miracles to Happen, and For Your Brother,- Manocarz. Be Well, Guys !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 19:55
Dave, Happy Monday !!!!!! I Appreciate That Offer, and Since You Emphasize, Emphatically: That it's No Trouble: I Will Make at Least one More Music List. I will List The Songs Vertically, this Time, and Start on it ASAP. Thanks Again !!!! I Hope You Read My Posts to You, and Bob, and Carlos. I Know you will enjoy All About Fort Jackson, and My Time There, All 100% True Stories. And I Aways Enjoy Hearing About Parris Island, and Your Time there. Some of My Marine Friends, were in Platoon 3030, at Parris Island, and another Friend was in Platoon 1041 . And another Guy I Know, was in Platoon 2020. They were all at Parris Island, From 1968, to 1970. I went to The 2 Guys Graduations, at Parris Island, in 1968. They were Neighbors of Ours, and My Constant Friends, and They went to Parris Island, on The Buddy System, and Trained in Platoon 3030, and I was Gonna Go with them, But My Dad , Talked Me Out of it, and Then in 1970, I Enlisted in The ARMY, and went to Fort Jackson. I've Gotta Go out For a Few Errands, with My Wife To Sears, Publix, Kmart, and Ace Hardware, and We'll Probably: Get Take Out Dinner, while we're Out. It's Now 2 : 58 P. M., and I'll Most Likely Be Back Here, around 6:00 P. M. . I'm Enjoying Our Marines, and Army Talks, About Our Times at Parris Island, and Fort Jackson. And There's More To Come, From Me. Best Regards !!!! Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		02-Nov-2009 19:32
Bob Sara, I Enjoyed Your Post, Great Post !!!!! I Laughed at Many of Your Jokes, Especially : About Your Nephew Being in The Marines, Because He Doesn't Listen , and About The Jets, Jerks , Jerks, Jerks !!!!! Those Were Good ones !!!!! Bravo !!!!!!!! And About Johnny W., He Sounds Like A Remarkable Human Being, and I Too, Hope He Joins Our Brotherhood Here !!!!! Some , or Most People only Care about themselves, But People Like Johnny W., Care about others, and Make A Big Difference in The Lives Of Others. I Salute Johnny W. !!!!! Good Job , Johnny !!!!! The World Needs More Good People, Like Johnny. Mamma Jennie's , is Heavenly Italian Food !!!!!! I've Been to Mama Jennie's, A Million times, Bob , and You Have My Vote, For The 3 Amigos Next Lunch Place. They Have Great Food , Always Have. It's Funny, I Was Thinking about Mama Jennie's Lately, and I was Planning a Visit there soon. In My Opinion: Mama Jennie's, Mario The Baker, and Marcella's in Pembroke Pines, Have The Best Italian Food , In South Florida. All 3 , are Very Good !!!!! Marcella's , is owned and Run by Tony, The Original Owner of the Marcella's in Norwood, on Miami Garden's Drive, and N. W. 7th Avenue. I Used to go there, and I've Been to His New Place By Century Village, on Flamingo Road, and Pembroke Road. Me , I Like Eggplant Parm., and Spaghetti and Marinera Meat Sauce !!!!! Marcella's, and Mama Jennie's, Both Have Excellent Rich Marinera Sauce. Mama Jennie's, Has Regulars, Who've Been Going there , For Years , and Years, and The Barry College-, Now Barry University Students, and Faculty, nearby, Always Go there too. Great Place !!!!! I Hope you Read My Posts about Army Basic Training, ( BCT). , at Fort Jackson, in Columbia , South Carolina . Dave and I were Exchanging Stories about Our Boot Camps, and I Figured You And Carlos, and Others , Might Enjoy Our Stories. I Hope You Did , or Do. We All Thought, that Our Army Basic Training, would Be Easy, A Real Piece Of Cake, But when We Got To Tank Hill, at Fort Jackson, We Thought we were in The Marines at Parris Island. It Was A Very Rude Awakening, To Say The Least. And Me being a Fat Boy, I Suffered Even More, as They Pushed Me Harder, and Picked on Me More. But They Picked on Everyone: If You Had Red Hair, Were Fat, Skinny, if Your Name was Funny, if You Had A Southern Accent, New York , Jersey- New England Accent, Spanish Accent, or if They Just Didn't Like Your Looks, or For Some other Reason, They Would Give You A Nickname, and Pick on you Extra, Like they Did with Me. We Had a Guy in our Platoon, named Keith Outhouse, and Everytime He Moved: The D. I.'s , Would Call Him Out: Outhouse: Front And Center, Just to Humiliate Him. Another Guy Had Fire Red Hair, and He was : Red On The Head, and They Bothered Him a Lot too. I was Known to The D. I.'s as Fat As% , and I Got Called out, Every Minute. And when They Called You Out, You Had To Run Near Them, Snap To Attention, and Scream As Loud as You Could: Yes , Drill Sergeant !!!!! This went on, Every Day, all Day. There were Moose, Ugly Kid, Fat AS&, Red On The Head, Hillbilly, Jersey Boy, Skinny Bones, Slow Poke, Lefty, Goldenboy, Arrowhead, Kemosabe, Chico, Dumbas&, Whizkid, TigerLiLLy, Pokerface, Buthead, Muleskinner, Buffalo Bull, Misfit, and others. They Had Nicknames For Most all of us, and Mine was : Fat AS& . Once in a while, They would call you By Your Name, Especially on Graduation Day. What A Memory !!!! Best Regards, Bob !!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Dave		02-Nov-2009 18:48
Don and Manocarz, hope you guys are coming along all right, slowly but surely. If there were any complications we would have heard by now, so just take it nice and easy and get well.

Dave		02-Nov-2009 18:47
It is a simple thing to make a CD, plus I go to the post office anyway to check my own post office box, so I mail the CDs from there, not a problem at all.

Dave		02-Nov-2009 18:46
Robbin, even though you said you're all set, pick out another 30 songs from the master list I sent you. No trouble at all for me to make a CD, takes just a couple of minutes. Never a problem to do it. You just list the songs here. Even if you could use another 10 cds, just give me the 26 or 27 song lists one at a time and spread it out a little bit. Then anyone who is viewing here, can request the same CD like this time. If it would be a problem I would not be offering. I would remain silent on the matter, but since I offer, think about a few more lists.

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 18:21
Carlos, Happy Monday , to You as well, My Friend !!!!!!! My Wife is Off Work , From Publix, this Week. Her Boss Said She Seemed Stressed , and Looked Tired Lately, So She Told Her To Take A Weeks Vacation. She Gets 4 Weeks a Year. My Wife Said : Sure, I Do Need A Rest, Thank You. So I've Been Busy Doing Things with Her , this Morning, and Just Came Here. Thanks, For The Compliments, I Appreciate it. Muy Amable, Mi Amigo !!!!!!! I'm Glad you Liked The C. D. Songs Selection, and Are enjoying The Music, Me Too !!!!! And I'm Still Playing The C. D. You Gave Me too. Great Songs, all of Them, And I Always Liked Jay Black & The Americans Music, Still Do. I Especially Love : Come A Little Bit Closer !!!!! That Mexican South Of The Border Theme, and Sound, I Really Like About That Song. And The Robbin The Ironman: I Like That !!!! That was a Good one Carlos !!!!!! Thanks !!!!!!! Yeah, I Know , I Probably Need Medical Attention, to see what Exactly, is Making My Back Hurt , and Lock up, But I May Wait a Little Longer, and See What Happens, Because I Am A Hardhead !!!!!! Thanks , For The Concern, and Good Advice Though. I Made a Cassette of Your C. D., and Dave's C. D., and I'm Listening to Them, in My Expedition too. Great Oldies !!!!!!! Oldies Rule Forever !!!!!!! I Always Loved : Killer Joe, and I'm Playing it A Lot now, and Enjoying it !!!! And : Do The Cha Cha Cha, And What Will My Mary Say !!!! These Songs, Bring Back So Many Memories. They Really Take us Back !!!!!!! They are Our Magical Vehicle, our Time Machine !!!!!! You Just Have to Try Arbetter's !!!!!!! Bob and I Will Wait to Go There again, Till You Can Go. Arbetter's , Is Gooood !!!!!! I Know you will Love it There !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin. Ps- I Hope You Read Dave and I's Posts from yesterday , about The Army and Marines, You Might get a kick outa What we Went Thru There, it was an Experience, That We'll never Forget, as Long as We Live. I Guess I'm Bragging a Bit about it too, But it's All True. Talk To You Later. I Hope The Gym, is A Good Experience for you today. Robbin.

Bob Sara		02-Nov-2009 16:03
Happy Monmday morning to all. Don and Manocarz, I hope your recovery continues at a swift and painless pace. And Dave, I'll pass along to my nephew that better days are coming. Of course the boy never did listen, which is why he is in the Masines in the first place. We had a beautiful weekend here in Miami. Still a bit hot. This has been the summer that won't end. On Saturday I went with my wife to visit an old friend of her's, Johnny W. What a great guy, a real inspiration. Johnny suffers with Muscular Dystrophy, but lives on his own, and works with others to help them overcome their own disabilities. He has the biggest smile, and the most positive attitude you've ever seem. He is a local guy who grew up in North Miami and graduated from Norland in '65. I showed him Don's site, and this page, and I hope he joins our group of friends. We all went to lunch, and I tried Vitos, but we were too early, as they open at 2:00 on Saturday. Johnny suggested Mama Jennies in Miami Shores on NE 2nd Ave and 117th Street right where W. Dixie intersects. I had heard the name of the place, but never been there. It is a favorite of Johnnys, and he is friends with the owner, John and his family. This is the Italian Restaurant I've been looking for since I got back from San Francisco. An Italian restaurant owned and operated by Italians from New Jersey, just like me. The owner, John, told me he worked at Mary's and Marcella's when he was young, and it shows in the food and atmosphere here. Road Runner and Carlos, this will be our next lunch place. I know you'll love it. Well, the Dolphins found a way to beat the Jets again. It was great to see. And the Jets from the coach to the players showed their usual lack of class and character. The new chant for the Jets should be....J-E-R-K-S, Jerks, Jerks, Jerks.

Carlos		02-Nov-2009 13:45
Good Monday morning, Don and Manocarz I hope you two are feeling better, Ironman Robbin I know you can put up with pain but you still need to go see a doctor if your kidneys and back still hurt. Robbin I was enjoying your song pick from the cd Dave sent me a very good selection. Hello to Pokey, Bob Sara, Carey Gigi Dave I got the cd on Saturday, thank you very much, the songs Robbin picked out are all great I especialy enjoyed Killer Joe I have not heard that song for the longest time It never gets played on the radio. I listened to the cd on my way to work yesterday and it made the ride very enjoyable. Well I'm taking my son to school and then off to the gym for a couple of hours. Talk later

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 04:46
Dave, Yes, Fort Jackson, is A Very Big Army Base, and I Hear that Now, it's Even More Modern, and Much More Spread out and Developed. Most of, or all of The Old Wooden Barracks, are Gone Now, and They Have Pretty near Everything There. At Parris Island, You Had The Motivation Platoon, For Fat Boys, Underacheivers, and Bad Attitudes. At Fort Jackson, We Had The Same Thing, But ours was Called : Special Training, and A Buddy of Mine Got Sent there From My Platoon, and He Told Me: It was Hell On Earth. He Said: You Never in Your Life, wanna Go There. He Said all They Did was Run all Day, Crawl In Dirt, Get Beat Up, and Screamed at. He Said After Being There: Your Regular Platoon, is Like Disneyland. I Heard about that Place, From others too. Thank God, I Never Got Sent there. They Had Some Deaths Of Recruits There too, Just Like at Parris Island. My Dad, and His Best Friend, were Both in The Army, and They Said: That Fort Jackson, in Their Day, was Known as A Hell Hole, And People Said it was The Toughest Basic Training Center , in The Army. They Both Took Their Army Basic Training, at Fort Campbell , Kentucky, 1 Hour From Nashville, in Clarksville, Tennessee, But it was Camp Campbell Then. They were Both Screaming Eagles, Paratroopers, with The 101st Airborne Division, From Camp Campbell, Now Fort Campbell. Our Military Experiences, in The Army, For Me, and For You: In The Marine Corps, and The Air force, and Pokey, in The Air Force, Were Great Experiences in Our Lives, and Now We Have Something in Common, to Talk about too, as A Result, and Most Of All, We Served Our Country, and Did The Right Thing. We Can Really Be Proud Of That , Gentlemen !!!!!! I Am !!!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 04:23
Dave, You Poor Guys, were not Marine Recruits, at Parris Island, You Were The Monks Of Leavenworth !!!!!!! We Couldn't Talk in The Mess Hall, or in Classes, in Formation, ect., But Among ourselves, on Freetime, in The Barracks, and When The D. I.'s were not around, We Could , and Did Talk Freely, about Our Families, Girlfriends, Our Hometowns, ect. We Even Kidded about The D. I.'s, and Mocked them, imitated them, ect., But if they would of Caught us, We would Of Been in Deep Do Do . Those Guys, Just Like Yours: Were Mean As Hell, Sadistic, and They Had The Authority, of The United States Government, and The Military Branches, Behind them, So They Could and Did Bully and Humiliate Us , For Nothing, a Lot Of Times, or For Some Little Mistake. If I Screwed Up, They Punished Everyone, in The Platoon, and Then Everyone got Mad at Me, and I Got Beat up, By The Entire Platoon. Our Platoons, were 50 Guys to Each Old 2 Story Building, and We were in a Company, of 4 or 5 Platoons, of 50 Each, and Most of the Time, We Went To Classes, The Rifle Range , Chow, PT, ect., in Formation, as A Whole Company, But Sometimes: Each Platoon, would Split Up, From The Company, For Separate Drills , ect. I was in D- 3 - 1 Delta Company, 3rd Battallion, 1st Brigade, and I was in The 3rd Platoon, of D - 3 -1. Each Barracks, of 50 Recruits, Had 2 Floors, and Held 1 Platoon, and Each Platoon, Had 3 Drill Instructors, Which We Called Drill Sergeants, and There was 1 Chief D. I., and 2 Assistant D. I.'s, in Each Platoon. And Then There was in each Company: The C. O.,- The Company Commander, A 1 st LT., A 2nd LT., A 1st SGT., A Mess SGT., A Supply SGT., And A Training NCO. When We went To The Rifle Ranges, We Left Our Barracks, Each Morning, Marched Miles To The The Ranges, Spent The Day There, Practicing, And Qualifying, and We Ate Lunch there, - Field Mess Kitchen, and then We Marched , and Double Timed Back, to The Mess Hall, and Ate Evening Chow, at 1800 Hours. I Know at Parris Island, For Rifle Range Training, and Qualification, You Guys Stayed in Barracks, near The Ranges, and Later Returned to Your Regular Barracks. Also: You Guys: Chained Your Weapons, To Your Bunks, But We Did Not. We Had Weapons Cards, with A Number on it, and The M16 I Used each Time, Had My Number on it, and Each Day We Needed Our Rifle, We Would Line up, outside The Arms Room, in Numerical Order, and You Would Walk up to The Door, Hand Them the Card, and They would Hand You Your Weapon, and Then in The Evening, Before Chow, at 1800, You Would Hand Them Your Weapon, and They would Hand You Back Your Weapons Card, from The Rack, where Your Weapon Went. That was Our System there. And Each Platoon, Had 1 Platoon Guide, and 5 Squad Leaders. And We Had Sick Call, every Morning. If You were Hurt or Sick, You Would Sound Off To Go To Sick Call, and You would Get a Pass , and Go To The Dispensary, A Clinic, and if Necessary: They would Send You To The Fort Jackson Army Hospital. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 03:41
Pokey, I Watched Taking Chance, and You were Right: It's A Great and Very Powerful Movie, But Very Touching , and Sad The Whole Movie. I Really Had to Hold Back The Tears, They Wanted to Flow. I Feel Very Close to That Picture, Even Though I was in The Army, Not The Marines, But Every Airman , Army Soldier, Marine, or Sailor, that Loses Their Life, in The Line Of Duty , to Our Country, I Feel The Pain Personally, Being An Army Veteran Myself, and An American. It's Always Very Sad, To Lose A Loved one, and We Know that when You Enlist in The Military, Especially During Wartime, that You May Go To War, and You May End Up A Casulty, In Flander's Field, We Always All Hope not, But Troops Do Die, That's A Fact, A Sad Reality, But It Does Happen. And All We Can Do, is Pray, For The Living, and Honor The Dead. When I Was in The Army, I Was A Rifleman, One Of 7 Firing An M16 3 Times, For The 21 Gun Salute, at Military Honors Funerals, Which We Also Called Burial Details. When I Was at Fort Jackson, in Columbia , South Carolina, I Went To The National Cemetery, in Beaufort, on Details, and I also went To Fayetteville, North Carolina, To The National Cemetery there, on Details. I Was Happy to Pay Final Respects to Fallen Heroes , But It Was always : Very Sad , To Do So. War, Unfortuneately, is A Way Of Life, in This Life Here On Earth, We Wish it was not, But it is, and Somebodies Gotta Do Those Sad Burial Details, To Honor Our American Service Men and Women, Who End Up in Flander's Field Serving Their Country. I Believe in This, With All My Heart. Thanks, For Telling Me, about The Movie. Though Sad, A Great Movie, and Kevin Bacon, was Brilliant, as A Marine Officer, and Escorting The Remains Of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps USMC , Home To Montana . Have You Ever seen : Gardens Of Stone ???? It's Very Similar to This Movie. And Rennaisance Man ????? That was Filmed at Fort Jackson, Where I Took My Army Basic Training. Part Of it, was At Fort Jackson, The Army Base Part, and Part Of it was Near Detroit: The Windsor Tunnel, ect. Another Great Movie, Part Comedy, and Part Serious. I Went to See Rennaissance Man, at The Movies, When it First Came Out, and I Told My Wife: That's Fort Jackson, I Know That Place Well: And it was. I Left My Blood , Sweat , and Tears There, in 1970, I Know That Base Very Well. I'll Never Forget My 9 Weeks There, in Basic Training, and Later, I Went Back there , for 3 Months, as A Permanent Party Driver, For The Motor Pool, Right Before I Processed Out Of The ARMY. Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!!! Take Care. Robbin.

Dave		02-Nov-2009 00:44
Hi Robbin and Bob---Bob, tell him to hang in there, it gets a little better after the one year point....Robbin, our Sundays at PI involved no formal training, but they still insisted we say not a word to anyone, did not leave the barracks except in formation, no PX run, nothing. It was like any weekday. There are guys in my platoon of 81, that nowadays, I found a couple of them, and there is no bond there at all, because we never spoke a word to each other til the other night, when I looked up a couple of guys. Not one word all during the 13 weeks. During our one hour of free time, we cleaned rifles, cleaned web belts, wrote a letter or two, took a shower, etc but no talking at all. Sundays included. 13 weeks of Fort Leavenworth. I liked your Fort Jackson comments. I dropped by there one time to see a friend of mine, big big base. Columbia SC..........but as we said, the boot camp experience is not the same nowadays, too many things have changed. It is tough, to THEM, to the recruits, because they did not go thru in the sixties and seventies, so they have nothing to compare their experience to, so for them, it is as rough as they can imagine. Things change over the years, tremendously, the military included. Anyway, will talk again tomorrow after work

Dave		02-Nov-2009 00:15
Hi gentlemen---just got back home and ready to watch Game 4 later on, will re-read these great posts and be back on tomorrow after a very easy work day...will be home around 1pm. Talk with you folks then

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 00:07
Dave, I'm Going to Watch The DVD Movie Now : Taking Chances, with Kevin Bacon, About The Marines. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Nov-2009 00:05
Dave, I Set All Of My Clocks, and Watches , Ect. Last Night , Before Bedtime, at 0100 Hours, But Thanks , For The Reminder, anyway. Very Nice , and Thoughtfull of You. By The Way: Do The Terms : Spit Shine, A & H, Parade Rest, Maggie's Drawers, Water Survival, and Squad Bay, Ring A Bell ????? A Long Time Ago, But Etched in Your Mind, I'm Quite Sure . Later, Whenever !!!!!! Robbin, Of The Army.

Robbin		01-Nov-2009 23:55
Dave, I Hope Your Commute, and Your Shift, at The Suicide Crisis Hotline Went Well. Hopefully, There Were Not Too Many Poor Souls, Up On The Bridges, and Ledges. But I'm Sure You Stay Busy There. Thank God, You And I , are Not There in Their State Of Mind, Feeling Their Desperation. It's Really Sad. I Enjoyed Your Parris Island Story, and I Really Hope You Enjoyed My Fort Jackson Story. You Were in The Swamps Of Coastal South Carolina, in Boot Camp, and I Was In The Hills, Like Mountains, of The Piedmont Section, of Central South Carolina, in Columbia, The State Capitol. We Were 93 Miles South Of Charlotte , North Carolina, and I'm Sure You Know How Rolly The Terrain is There, a Lot Like Atlanta, and Raleigh, and There's That Orange Georgia Clay, Everywhere You Look. It's Funny, When We Did Push Ups, Which was all The Time: Our D. I.'s, Told us that We Had A Mission, A Job To Do: And that was : To Push South Carolina All The Way Plumb into Georgia !!!!!! Believe Me, We Did Our Share , Doing That. And They Told us : Push The World Away !!!!!! I Did So Many Push Ups, That My Arms almost Fell Off, and South Carolina, almost Passed Georgia, and Darn Near Ended up in Florida. What Memories !!!!!!! Have A Good Night, and Sleep Well, My Friend. Robbin.

Road Runner		01-Nov-2009 23:38
Bob Sara, Hi Bob !!!!! I Salute Your Nephew, and I Know you Must Be Very Proud Of Him, as it's Quite A Distinction, and Honor, To Be A United States Marine !!!!!!!! I Know How He Feels: I Enlisted in The Army, For 3 Years, and I Regretted My Enlisting, The 1st Week, at Fort Jackson, and I wanted out, But The Only Way, was To Go AWOL, and That was no Alternative, only a Real Dead End !!!! So I Stuck it out, for My 3 Years, Got Out, and within 6 Months, after other Piddly Jobs, Paul Herda , Got Me A Job At Swift Metro. That was in 1973. Being in The Military, after Being at Home, is A Real Rude Awakening, Especially: When You Go To Parris Island, or Fort Jackson. The 1st 3 Days For Us, was Nice, But After That: We Went To Tank Hill, The Basic Training Area, and The Hell On Earth Began There, and Ended 8 Weeks Later, When We Graduated, Marching Off The Hilton Parade Field, at The Top Of Tank Hill. A Very Happy , and Proud Buch , We Were That Glorious Day, That We Thought Would Never Come. I Thought it Never Would, and at First, I Thought I Would Not Ever Make it !!!!! I Was Fat, outa Shape, and Not used To People with Smokey The Bear Hats, Yelling Down My Nose , all Day , Every Day. I Was only used to Getting Yelled at , By My Dad, when I Did Wrong, and He was My Dad, But Total Strangers, Yelling at Me, and Most of The Time: For Nothing, and Kicking You in The Legs, Punching You in The Ribs, Pushing and Humiliating You, You Wondered : Hey, What is This ???? Can They Do This ???? They Could, and They Did , and You Had to Take it !!!!!!! We Ran, We Marched, We Sat in Bleechers, or on The Ground, out in The Woods, Freezing, with Snow in The Pine Trees, and all Around. And Our Barracks, Were Old Wooden 2 Story WW2 ones, and our Bunks, were Double Decker Metal Army Cots, with Sagging Springs, going Down, Like A Hammock, and The Mattress on it, was Very Thin, Like About 2 inches Thick, and Very Uncomfortable. And Like A Hospital, It was Hard to Sleep There, With Noise From Perimeter Guards Outside Passing By, Hitting Their Ball Bats, on The Asphalt Walkways, and The 2 Of Them Talking, Ect. Some Nights , Especially: At First, You Got Little , or No Sleep, Because You Were Thinking Deeply Troubled, Hurting, From All The Running, and PT, and Noise. Morning Came Real Fast. Our Food, We Called Chow, Was Real Good, But They Half Starved us, Small Portions, and No Going Back For Seconds. At Breakfast, if You Got Pancakes, You Got No Eggs, and if You Got Eggs, You Got No French Toast, or Pancakes. I Was Always Hungry. They Never Gave us Enough, and if You Asked For More, The D. I.'s, Would Come and Scream at you To Move Out, and Sometimes: They Would Grab Your Tray Of Food, Throw it in The Window, and Tell You To Get Outside, and You Didn't Eat anything. And You Couldn't Talk, in The Mess Hall, and if You Got Caught Talking, The D. I.'s Took Your Tray, and Pushed You Out The Door, Screaming at You. And You Had to Eat Fast, They only Gave us Like 15 Minutes to Hog Down Our Little Bit Of Food. There was No Eat Leisurely, and Take Your Time, No Way !!!!! When The Drill SGT's, our D. I.'s, were Ready, They Would Start Screaming: Everybody Outside , in Formation, Whether You Finished Eating or Not, and if You Ever Questioned Their Orders or Authority, You Would Get Beat up Real Bad, and Get Extra Duty, Ect. I Tell You Bob, it was Not Easy. You Had To Put Your Pride in Your Pocket, Do As You Were Told, and Hope You Would Make it. My Prayers, Will include Your Nephew, A United States Marine. Best Regards !!!!!!! Later. Road Runner. Ps- I Love My Bentley !!!!! How's Your Jaguar ?????? Good Old Dave, The Man With All The Gold !!!!!!

Robbin		01-Nov-2009 22:50
Dave, When I Went in The Army, in October Of 1970, Our Training Cycle, was 8 Weeks + 1 Week Of Clothing Issue, and Other Processing, and That Week 1st, was Called Zero Week. We Spent 3 Days In The Reception Center: Taking Tests, Getting A Big Duffle Bag Full Of Our Clothing Issue, Boots, Shoes, Fatigues, Skivies, Socks, Belts, Ect. It Was A Busy 3 Days, But Easy, and Relaxed, For The Most Part, and We Were in Parris Island Type 3 Story Buildings, Very Modern, and Comfortable, and All was Well, and We All Thought: This Is The Army ???? Piece A Cake !!!!!! Not So !!!! After The 3rd Day, We Left There: Paradise, and Were Taken To Hell, - Tank Hill. Tank Hill , is Where You Take Basic Training, at Fort Jackson, our Boot Camp. We Were Greeted There By It Seemed Like Every D. I. , on The Base: Screaming, and Raising Hell, Ordering Us around , in A Mad Frenzy. That Afternoon, and Night, were The Worst: I Wanted to Go Over The Hill, and I was Real Sorry, That I Had Enlisted. Unless We Had Night Fire, at The Ranges, Or The Infiltration Course, Our Training Week, was : Monday Thru Saturday, and We Got up at 0430., and After Our Evening Chow, around 1800 Hours, We Had Free Time, from 1900 Hours, to Lights Out Time, Which was 2100 Hours. And After 2100 Hours, Only The Fire Guard, and Walking Perimeter Guards , Could Be Outa Their Bunk. And , if You Had K. P. Duty, You Had to Report to The Mess Hall, at 0300 Hours. Sundays, We Had No Training, and We Went To Church, Wrote Letters Home, Cleaned The Barracks, Went To The P. X., For Supplies, and Relaxed. We Did Have A Dayroom, which Had A Pool Table, A T. V., and Chairs. We Could Go There , on Sundays. Also, We Could Go to The Theatre, To See Movies, But We Wern't Allowed Anywhere Else On The Base. After 6 Weeks, if You Were Passing Training, and Were Not in Trouble: You Got Passes,- Like Your Liberty: And We Could Go To Town, On Saturday, and Sunday. And They Had Army M. P. 's, in Town, To Make Sure Everyone Behaved. They Were on Foot Patrols. We Went To The State Capitol, Columbia, and I Always Behaved, and Myself, and My Buddies, always Went To Shimmie's, A Real Good Italian Restaurant, and Then : We Walked around, and Went To The USO, To Relax. We Never Got in Any Trouble. That was our Army Boot Camp. And I Know it wasn't as Long Or Hard as Yours, But it was Tough too. Robbin.

Robbin		01-Nov-2009 22:19
Dave, Hi, For Most, or Some People Anyway: That Kind Of Party, Every Saturday Night : Would Be Great, But For Me Personally, at My Age, and My Present State Of Mind: Once in A Great While, or Once A Year: Is Enough. But Don't Get Me Wrong: I Did Have A Nice Time, it was A Change Of Pace, and Everyone There , were Very Nice, and I Am Not Anti Social, By Any Means, Never Have Been, But I Have Settled Down, Mellowed, And Changed : in That Respect, over The Years. Now when I Worked at Swift & Co., with Bob Sara: In The Early 80's, and Especially : Before that , in The 70's, I was A Party Animal, and I was at Every Party, and I Partied Hearty, Believe Me , In The 70's, I was in My 20's, and I Busted Loose. I would Go To Someone's Party, Dance, Eat, Drink, Mingle, and Leave with Some Pretty Girl, at The Party, and End Up Waking Up, The Next Morning, at Her Place. That was Me Then, But I Have Aged, and Now : 30 + Years Later, I Am Married, More Of A Stay Home Body, A Bit Slower Moving, And A Little Grouchy, and Less Patient, as Far as Noise, Commotion, ect., Which is at Most Parties. So, To Be Honest Dave: To Each His Own, But As For Me: No Party Invites, is Fine By Me !!!!! Fine and Dandy, Indeed. I'd Rather Stay Home. Boring ????? Possibly, For Some, But Not For Me. I Love Relaxing , in Peace , at Home: Doing Whatever , I Feel Like. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		01-Nov-2009 15:46
Dave, my sisters oldest son, my nephew is a Marine. He left for boot camp early last December, so he has almost one year of training under his belt. At this point, he is really regretting his decision to join, but he signed up for 6 years, so it's one down and five to go.

Dave		01-Nov-2009 13:20
Off to the suicide crisis line 1 to 6pm today...remember to put your clocks back one hour---talk to you folks this evening or tomorrow after court or Tuesday

Dave		01-Nov-2009 13:19
Sounds like a good party, too bad it is only once a year!!!! You could do that every Saturday night and not get tired of it

Dave		01-Nov-2009 13:18
It was 13 weeks back then, Parris Island. I was there from Oct 31, 1963 to January 29th, 1964. You could never talk to anyone else. Free time was one hour per night cleaning your rifle and polishing shoes and keeping your mouth shut the entire time. No phone calls, no base liberty, no nothing. You marched everywhere as a platoon, there were no radios, no pool games, no tv rooms, nothing. Then on graduation day you boarded a bus and went nonstop to North Carolina for another six weeks of training in weapons firing etc etc in the field but you did have base liberty then off base liberty the whole time. People think that like some of the other services, after a few weeks you could do little things on weekends, but not so. Not one word to anyone for 13 weeks, not one radio or TV program, nothing but training or standing at attention studying your guidebook. Any infractions were met with severe punishment, physical and mental.

Robbin		01-Nov-2009 10:45
Dave, My Wife, and I , Went to The Halloween Party, at Her Bosses House, Last Night. We Arrived , at 8:00 P. M., and Left , at 12:30 A. M. . There Were About 30 People there, and it was Real Nice. Most Everyone, Wore Masks, or Costumes. And A Girl who works with My Wife, Had Her Digital Camera, and She Took A Lot of Pictures , of Everyone, in Our Costumes. My Wife was A Witch, and She Looked Sorta Like Elvira. She Had Black Everything: Nails, Hat, Dress, ect. Everything, But The Broom. And Me: I wore a Scary Looking Wolf Man Mask, Complete with Big Canine Teeth, and Orangish Hair. And I Painted My Face Up Like A Pirate, So I Could Take Off The Wolf Face, a Lot, Which Was Hot To Wear, and You Could Not See Out Of it , Very Well. The Host: My Wife's Boss: Ordered Lots Of Pizza, From Dominoe's , So Everyone Had Pizza, and There was: Ginger Ale, Coca Cola, A Bar Set Up, For Alcoholic Drinks, Complete with A Bartender, Corn Chips, and Salsa, and Birthday Type Cake, with Buttercream Icing. Everyone There, Were Real Nice, and The Costumes, were Dazzling. The Party , was Held: In The House, and On A Large Wooden Deck, Out Back. At one Point, around 10 :00, Everyone Went to My Wife's Publix Supermarket, and Surprized Their Co Workers, To Show Off Their Costumes, and That was Neat. They were all Thrilled, and More Pictures, were Taken There. All in All, Everyone Had A Nice Time, And It Was A Nice Party. We Got Home Safely, and Saw No Sign Of Eggs Thrown Anywhere, So All Went Well, For Us. In Past Years, Eggs , Were Thrown, at Our House, Cars, and in Our Driveway. Coming Home: We Saw Our Hialeah Police: Out in Numbers, and Very Busy. When We Left The Party, We Saw 4 Hialeah Police Cars Flying, on A Main Street, Going Somewhere , at I Would Guess : 80 MPH, Code 3, with Lights and Sirens. Late At Night, at Our House, That's Common, Especially On Weekends, after Midnight, and in The Wee Hours, and A Lot Of Nights: We Have either Fire- Rescue, or Police Choppers in The Area. Sometimes , The Police Cars, Hit 100 MPH on Our Street. Sometimes , They Are Looking For Someone, and Set Up Perimeters, and Have Miami- Dade Police Choppers, Circling the area, with Floodlights. I Hope You Enjoyed The Series Game. The T. V. , was not on at The Party, so I Didn't See any of it. But There was a Lot Of Good Conversation, and Nice Mingling, at The Party. It's 6 :48 A. M., actually: 5:48 A. M., I Need to Change all Of Our Clocks, and 2 Watches. I Got up , to Go To The Bathroom, and Came Here. I'm Now Going Back To Bed. Talk to You Later Today. Robbin.

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 22:51
Dave, WOW, You Went To Parris Island Young !!!!!! I Went To Fort Jackson, United States Army Base , For Basic Training, Our Army Boot Camp, in Columbia , South Carolina, in October Of 1970, and I was 19 Years Old. Good Training, But it was Super Very Hard , For Me. A Rude Awakening. I Was Fat, and Out Of Shape, Never Away From Home, Only Yelled at By My Dad, and Not Used To Regimentation, and Military Procedures. I Got Screamed at By Our D. I.'s ,-- Drill SGT's, With Their Campaign Hat Brim in My Face, all The Time , Every Minute. They Picked on Me More Than Anyone. I Lost 63 Pounds, in 9 Weeks, and I was Slim, and in Great Condition. I Could Drop, and Knock Out 100 Push Ups, with out Stopping, and I Ran The Mile Run, in Boots, and Fatigues, in 5 Minutes. I Went From 256 Pounds, and Out Of Shape Big Time, To 193 Pounds, and I Could Run , And Run !!!!!! At Fort Jackson, it's Very Hilly, and They Ran Us To Death. We Thought We Were At Parris Island, For Real !!!!!!! Our Basic Training Platoon, and Our Training Company, was A Real Tough One, Like A Tradition Honors Outfit, and We Had To Produce. Against other Platoons, and other Companies: We Always Won !!!!!!!! But it Was Tough, Being in That Area. I Said, when I Got There: I Would Have to Land Up Here, with The Toughest Meanest Drill Instructors, and Honors , in The Past , to Uphold. But it Made Us Better Soldiers, and Prouder, For Sure. Talk To You Later, or Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 22:32
Dave, That Comes From Having Lots Of Marine Friends, including You, And I Have Been To Parris Island 3 Times as A Visitor, For Boot Camp Graduations . I Know A Lot About The United States Marine Corps , and At Times : it's Almost Like I Was in The Corps. I Know About Inchun, Iwo Jima, The Chosen Resorvoir, Chesty Pullen, Quantico, Camp Lejeune, Camp Johnson, Twenty Nine Palms, San Diego MCRD, Camp Pendleton, Camp Geiger, Cherry Point MCAF, Sick Bay, The Marine Corps Boot Camp Rifle Prayer, The House Mouse Duty, The Scribe, Fire Guard, Ect. And I Believe That When You're Younger: Yes Physically, and Mentally: You Adapt Better Than Older Recruits, and Also: I Hear that Boot Camp, was Much Harder, when You Went Thru Parris Island, and Before, Than Now. They Have Gotten A Little Tougher Again, But For A While Years Ago, it Had Gotten Too Easy, Many Said. But I Don't Think it Ever Was A Rose Garden, or Ever Will Be, Because it is The United States Marine Corps, with A Long Proud History, and Traditions, To Uphold. Like They Say: If it was Easy, Then Anyone Could Be A Marine, and it Wouldn't Be : The Few , The Proud, The Marines. And Parris Island, and San Diego, Weed out The Non Marines Material, and Lay out The Groundwork Establishing Basic Marines. On Graduation Day, You Are A United States Marine, But Before That : You Are A Puke, A Maggot, Whale Crap, A USMC Boot , But Not A Marine . And I Do Hold A High Respect , For The Marines Always, Even Though There's The Matter Of : ARMY,- Aren't Marines Yet. That Haunts All Of Us Army Dogs. The Devil Dogs Remind Us Of That Always. Later. Gotta Get Ready For The Halloween Party I'm Going To. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		31-Oct-2009 21:46
Glad you like the CD. Anytime you want to look over the updated master list I sent with the CD, make a few lists and let me know what you want.

Dave		31-Oct-2009 21:45
Robbin, I think the younger you are, the easier boot camp is, because you are more flexible, mentally and physically. I got to PI two weeks after turning 17 years old! That is very young.

Dave		31-Oct-2009 21:39
Robbin, you got that USMC stuff down pat!!!!!!!!!

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 20:43
Trick Or Treat !!!!!!!!!!!! Give Me Some Candy, or I'll Egg Your House !!!!!!! Happy Halloween !!!!!!! Be Safe Everyone !!!!!!!!! Robbin The Wolfman, of Halloween 2009 !!!!!!!! I 'm Wearing A Wolfman Mask Tonight. .

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 20:32
Dave, Thanks Dave, I'm Sure I Will Have A Great Time , at The Halloween Party. I Will Know A Lot Of The People There, Because They Work at My Wife's Publix Grocery Store , in Miami Lakes, and I Never Met A Stranger , anyway, So I Go Anywhere, and Fit Right in, Always Have. I Am Aquarius, We Get Along , with Most Everyone. Maybe , I Will Sneak A Peak , or 2 , at The Series Game !!!!! ???? Her Boss is Having The Party , On Her Terrace, or Deck, out Back, and She Said I Can Do A Lot Of Sitting, which is Good For My Scewed Up Left Foot, As We Lead in Dancing, Marching, Hopscotch, Ect. , on Our Left Foot. Arriving Late At Night or Early A. M., at Parris Island, and On Halloween Night !!!!!!!!!!! I'm Sure it was No Treat, and No Candy was Given out By The D. I.'s Greeting You, and Ordering You Off Of The Greyhound Bus You Came in. Definately Not A Halloween Party, But Rather A Very Rude Awakening , and A Night I Know You Will Never Forget !!!!!! You Stood on The Footprints, and Were Taken To Central Receiving, and Then Thru The Portals, To Begin Being A US Marine Corps Boot Recruit Maggot Ladies. Doing Bends and M. Sir Yes Sir !!!!!!! Eye Yie Sir !!!!! Hey Haydle Left Haydle Left. Sir United States Marine Corps Boot Sir !!!!!! Squad Bay. Elliott Beach. Port Royal. Beaufort, M-14 Iwo Jima Statue on The Parade Ground. The Causeway To P. I. The Bucket. The Head. Devine Worship on Sunday at The Chapel. Maggie's Drawers. Water Survival. Smoker. Did I Bring Back Any Memories ????? Or Should I Say : Nightmares ???????? Later. Your Friend , Robbin. 1 / 3 Of The 3 Amigos.

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 19:57
Dave, I Just Received in The Mail: The C. D., and The New Music List, and I Am Playing The C. D., Right Now, as I Type , and I Am Enjoying it Thoroughly !!!!!!!! What A Great Halloween Trick Or Treat Gift,,, Better Than Any Candy, Indeed !!!!!!! Thanks A Lot Dave !!!!!!!!! My Wife and I Just Went to Her Bosse's House , around 3 Miles From our House, To Drop Off Sodas, Chips , Dips, and Bottled Waters , For Tonight's Halloween Party. Everyone Brings Something, and We Wanted to Bring More Than Our Share, So Everyone Will Remark That We Are So Generous, Just Like Dave !!!!!!!! I Decided, that I'm Going To Go, and I May Even Be The Life Of The Party, as I Usually am 95 % of The Time. In The 70's, I was in My 20's and A Party Animal !!!!! I Was A Truck Driver For Swift & Co. , Making Deliveries of Meats, and other Food Products, and Lots Of People Who Worked For Swift, and Their Customers, Especially Publix, My Wife's Employer, and Other Friends , Who Had Parties. I Went To Parties, Every Weekend, and Honestly: I Showed Everone How To Dance, and Have Fun. I Never Stayed Home. But Now, I Don't Really Like To Go To Parties Too Much, I Guess I'm Older, and More Of A Couch Potato Home Body, But If and When I Do: I've Still Got It, and Can Bust Loose, Like A Goose !!!!!!! When I'm Relaxing, I'm Relaxing, But When I Get On The Dance Floor, or Mingling, I Become MR. Magic !!!!!!!!! I Better Quit Bragging, or People Will Say I Am a Big Bragger, Showoff, and They Will Take Exception. These Songs, Some that I Haven't Heard Since The 60's, are All Bringing Me Joy, and Memories, Good Memories, of when I was in Elementary School, and A Young Teen. Enjoy The Game, and The Remainder Of Your Weekend. Thanks Again !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		31-Oct-2009 16:40
Don and Manocarz, hope all is well re recuperation. It just takes time. Carey, Bob, Carlos, Pokey---- Happy Halloween. Robbin, have a good time at the party tonight.

Dave		31-Oct-2009 16:38
Robbin, just have her boss put the TV on so you can watch the game during the party itself. I went into the Marine Corps 46 years ago tonight!. Arrived at Parris Island late on October 31, 1963, Halloween night, was definitely not a treat, arriving at that place.

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 15:52
Don Boyd, I Sincerely Hope That The Playboy Bunny Nurses, that Dave Sent to Your House, are Helping With Your Recuperation. They Have Helped Me, Immencely !!!!!! Their Therapy Treatments: Are Wonderful !!!!! Happy Halloween !!!!!!!! Praying For Your Speedy Recuperation, The Rascal.

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 15:47
Manocarz, I Hope Your Recuperation, is Going Along Smoothly , and Well !!!!!! I Know You wish That None Of Your Surgeries , were necessary, and That None Of Lifes' Possible Miseries Had Affected You, Me Too, But Unfortuneately: That's The Price We Pay For Being Here. But inspite of That Fact: I Hope All is Well, at Your House. Also , My Regards , to Your Brother, and to MRS. Manocarz. And Happy Halloween , My Friend !!!!!!! Be Well !!!!!!! Thoughts And Prayers. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 15:39
Dave, Good Morning, and Happy Saturday , To You Also !!!!!! Our Favorite Day Of The Week !!!!!! And Halloween, To Boot !!!!!!! Happy Halloween !!!!! Full Moon, and All. I Hope The Full Moon, Doesn't Make Things Worse , Tonight. I Know it Can, and Usually Does. Some People Say No, that there's nothing to that, But Police, Fire, and Hospitals, Tell us that During Full Moon, There are More Than Triple. or More The Cases. I Believe there is Something to it: The Relation of The Tides, To The Moon, and Our Bodies Being Mostly Water. Anyway, My Wife and I are invited To A Halloween Party, at My Wife's Bosse's House, Tonight. We Both Have our Costumes: Mine is A Very Scary Looking Wolf Mask, complete with Red Hair around The Face and Back, and My Wife's Going as a Witch, in A Big Black Witche's Hat, , with Stringy Long Black Hair Attached, and She Has a Kit with Black Fingernail Polish, and Black Makeup , to Rub around Her Eyes, all of Which: Should Make Her Look Like Elvira, with A Witche's Hat. To Be Honest with You: I Really Don't want to Go, I Would Rather Stay Home , and Watch The Series Game, and Relax, But Social Graces, and Adult Peer Pressure: Have Me Going. My Wife's Boss, is A Party Animal, And She's Had Several Parties, all of Which: I Have Not Attended, So I Must Show Face , This Time, so as Not To Offend Her, or Hurt Her Feelings. It's Like Reposes, Funerals, Hospital Visits, ect. The Right Thing to Do. I Do Know, that Tonight : is a Real Bad Night To Be Out, though. We usually Stay Home. We'll See !!!!! I'll Give You A Full Report, Tomorrow. And By All Means: Keep Those Bunny Nurses Coming To Treat Me, I'm Getting Well Fast, Thanks To Them, and Their Treatments, are Painless, and Rather Soothing, and Put Me To Sleep, After Their Visit. And The Bentley, Is Great to Drive, and Looks Great , in my driveway. Thanks Again, For Buying it For Me. I Love it !!!!! Enjoy Your Saturday, and The Game Tonight !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		31-Oct-2009 11:29
Robbin, Happy Saturday....Game 3 of the World Series tonight, from Philadelphia. Should be a good one, as were both games so far. I will be watching it, cracking open a couple of beers.

Dave		31-Oct-2009 01:53
Nothing like Bunny therapy. I wonder how Don and Manocarz are doing....... Carlos, don't work too hard this weekend. Take care, all.......

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 01:00
Dave, My Doctor's Visit , Went Well, and I Owe it All To You, For Sending The 3 Playboy Bunny Nurses, To My House, To Help Nurse Me Back To Health. Their Therapy, Worked Wonders on Me, in a Hurry !!!!! And They All 3 Worked Together So Well. They All Know Ther Job, so Well, and Thanks To Their Devine Therapy, I Am Now : On The Road To Recovery, But Please Keep Them Coming, as I Need More Therapy. You Sure Knew What I Needed. Thanks Again. Robbin. PS- Barbie Benton, was one Of My Nurses, and it was Great Meeting Her !!!!!!! She is A True Professional Health Care Worker !!!!!!! I Got Back A Lot Of Great Jazz C. D.'s Today, From My Podiatrist, That He Had Borrowed, and Now : I Will Now Begin Making You A Cassette Tape, or 2 , Of Some Of The Best Songs On The C. D.'s. And As Soon As I Finish The Tapes, I Will Mail Them, to You. Lots Of Great Jazz That I Know You Will Like. Good Night. Robbin. It Was Real Hot Here Today: Maybe : 92 Degrees, and Almost November .

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 00:41
Carlos, Hi Carlos !!!!! I Know Work Is Work, and I Know You Work Hard, But I Wish You 2 Good Work Days, on Both Saturday, and Sunday !!!!!!! My Wife and I, Went To Dinner Tonight , at Ranch House, and We Had A Nice Meal. We Both Had : The Jumbo Fried Shrimp Dinner, Iced Tea, and Banana Pudding , with Vanilla Wafers, and Meringue. We Really Like Ranch House: It's A Good Place !!!!!! I Got My New Bentley, Bob, Got His New Jaguar, and Now You Can Get Your Shelby Mustang GT, All Compliments Of The Gold Tycoon, Our Friend Dave. What A Guy !!!!!! I watched Bloodsport , with Jean Claude Van Dam, Last Night. Great Movie !!!!!! I Like That one, and The Eye Of The Tiger. I Mentioned : The Bronx Tale, to My Foot Doctor, and He Said: That it's His Favorite Movie , of All Time. I Love That Movie Too !!!!!!! I Got A New Car Today: A Hotwheels Cement Mixer. I Went To Starbucks For Breakfast Today, and Had The Best Iced Tea, I've Had : A Large Black Tea Zen, with Crystal Ice Cubes. It Was Delicious , and Very Refreshing !!!!!! And With it , I Had A Slice Of Delicious Lemon Pound Cake. I Really Enjoyed it !!!!!!! Take Care , My Friend !!!!! Talk To You Monday !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Oct-2009 00:13
Dave, I Haven't Seen any of The World Series Games Yet, But I Still Have Time , to See Some, of The Final 3 Games. I'm Glad it's A Good Series So Far. I'm Like You: I Really Don't Care Who Wins, I Have No Family in Either City, or any Preference. My Doctor's Appointment, with My Podiatrist, went Well !!!!! My Wife and I , Went To Ranch House , For Dinner, after Seeing The Doctor. We Both Had Jumbo Fried Shrimp, French Fries, Coleslaw, Iced Tea, Dinner Rolls, and Homemade Banana Pudding, with Vanilla Wafers, and Meringue. A Great Friday Night Seafood Dinner, and We Ran into Friends There, and Visited , and Caught on On Things: Good Conversation. All in all, We Had A Good Time. Ranch House, Has Good Food, and it's A Popular Neighborhood Restaurant, and Like Cheers Bar, in Boston: Most Everyone there , are Regulars, and They All Know Each Other. It's A Nice Place. My Wife's Mom, and Her Older Sister, who Live in Clearwater, Near Tampa, Love Ranch House !!!!! Every time They Come To Visit Us, The Always Want To Go To Ranch House. We Get Take Out There, a Lot, and Take it Home, or Eat In The Car, and Sometimes : We Eat in The Restaurant. They Have A Long Counter, With Backrest Seats, and Lots Of Booths. It's Very Comfortable, Cool A / C , and The Prices, are Very Reasonable. Tomorrow, Is Saturday !!!!!! Our Favorite Day !!!!!! Any Plans ??? I'm Sure You Will Be Watching The Series Game, Tomorrow Night. Have Some More Cold Beers, and Bill: Pokey, This Time. Sleep Well, My Friend !!!!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		30-Oct-2009 23:45
Hey Guys I'll be working both Saturday and Sunday down at the Port of Miami may not be posting till Monday, everyone have a wonderfull weekend. GO PHILLIES BEAT THE YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Carlos

Dave		30-Oct-2009 18:19
And good luck with the doctor's visit at 230pm a few minutes from now. And hello to everyone else too, Carey, Carlos, Bob, Don, Manocarz, hope the last two are recuperating with no problems or complications......I know you both wish it were faster, but it heals slowly, I guess....just hang in there.

Dave		30-Oct-2009 18:17
Too bad game 3 is not til tomorrow night, this series is getting good.....some very good plays on both sides......for once, the Yankees have perhaps met their match...I am not rooting for any side in particular, may the best playing team win....I like both of them.....

Robbin		30-Oct-2009 17:48
Dave, I used to Have A Partner On The Wells Fargo Truck, in Miami , years Ago , in The 90's, Named Pedro Martinez. A Common Spanish Name, I Know, and Of Course , Not The Same Pedro Martinez. But it Struck Me Funny Anyway. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Oct-2009 17:43
Dave, Thanks , For The Generous Go Ahead Disposition. And On That Note : We Will Continue Our Outings, and Even Plan Many More Of Them , Ahead Of Time, so We Will Be Organized, and Have Our Schedule, all Ironed Out. I Hope We Don't Over Heat Your GF 13 Billing Proceesor. Our Next Luncheon Of Distinction, is Very Soon, and To Be At The Very Elite and Prestigious Morton's Of Chicago Steak House, at South Beach, On Miami Beach. An Excellent Steak House, For High Rollers, and Friend Of High Rollers, Such As Us,-- The 3 Amigos. No More Chili Dogs, and Royal Castle Hamburgers For Us, That's Kids Peasant Food. Morton's, Is More Our Caliber Of Food and Class and Ambience !!!!!!!!!! My Wife is Off Today, and We Had Brunch at Starbuck's, and Ran Some Errands. I Have A Doctor's Appt., with My Podiatrist, ( Routine Foot Check Only ), at 2: 30, so I Don't Have Much Time Here Right Now. After I Come Home , I Will Be Back Here, maybe around 7: 00 P. M. ! We will Most Likely Eat Something Out, after The Doctor's Appointment. Enjoy The Game, and Have 3 Or 4 Cold Ones, and Send The Bill to Your Congressman !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Dave		30-Oct-2009 01:46
We are watching the World Series here....very good game......Looks like the Phillies could win the whole thing quite easily, after all.....I used to think no one would be a match for the Yankees, but these Phillies are looking good this year, and of course they won the Series last year.....very good game, though=====that Pedro Martinez is unbelievable for control of that ball.

Dave		30-Oct-2009 00:18
Why do you think I work these crazy hours in a court in Boston, 77 miles away? I want to be able to help you folks in your culinary expeditions :)

Dave		29-Oct-2009 22:40
I can't think of a better way to spend my money than to treat you guys to lavish meals etc. Really. All seriousness aside, go on spending and sending, the receipts, to my circular file......hope Don and Manocarz are coming along fine these days. A day at a time.

Robbin		29-Oct-2009 21:56
Dave, Thanks , For The Reassurance, Regarding The Extravigant Feasts, That We Are Planning Soon. We Are Going To Do Some Serious Dining, at Some Prestigious Steak Houses, and Stone Crabs Establishments, Such As Joe's, Stone Crabs , at South Beach, in Miami Beach. We Will Eat Them Out Of House and Home, and You'll Be Paying For it , as Our Sponsor. A Very Good Cause to Spend Your Money On. Two Growing Boys, Eating Good, For Their Health. And We Will Owe Our Good Health To You, as Our Food Provider. It's Been Warm Here Today, around 88 Degrees, 79 % Humidity, and Sunny, and it's A Little Breezy, and My Palm Trees, are Swaying in The Breeze , Slightly !!!!!!! I Spoke With A Sales Person, at The Collection, in Coral Gables, Today, After Lunch, and He Assured Me: That Your Say So, was all That Was Needed, To Order My New Bentley, So Thanks !!!!!!! I Will Be Driving A Brand New Bentley, Soon, Thanks To You !!!!!!! I Hope You Had A Good Commute, and Picked Up Some Good New Cases. You Must Work, You Have More Mouths To Feed Now. I'm Sorry We Burdened You So Much, and Made Your Life More Complicated. Do You Have any BBQ Places Around , Near Your House ???? And Do You Like BBQ ???? We Have Lots Of Good BBQ Places Here. Me, I Love BBQ !!!!! Texas BBQ, Memphis BBQ, North Carolina BBQ, and All Kinds . I Love Good Ribs, Beef Brisket, Pulled Pork, ect. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Oct-2009 21:56
Dave, Thanks , For The Reassurance, Regarding The Extravigant Feasts, That We Are Planning Soon. We Are Going To Do Some Serious Dining, at Some Prestigious Steak Houses, and Stone Crabs Establishments, Such As Joe's, Stone Crabs , at South Beach, in Miami Beach. We Will Eat Them Out Of House and Home, and You'll Be Paying For it , as Our Sponsor. A Very Good Cause to Spend Your Money On. Two Growing Boys, Eating Good, For Their Health. And We Will Owe Our Good Health To You, as Our Food Provider. It's Been Warm Here Today, around 88 Degrees, 79 % Humidity, and Sunny, and it's A Little Breezy, and My Palm Trees, are Swaying in The Breeze , Slightly !!!!!!! I Spoke With A Sales Person, at The Collection, in Coral Gables, Today, After Lunch, and He Assured Me: That Your Say So, was all That Was Needed, To Order My New Bentley, So Thanks !!!!!!! I Will Be Driving A Brand New Bentley, Soon, Thanks To You !!!!!!! I Hope You Had A Good Commute, and Picked Up Some Good New Cases. You Must Work, You Have More Mouths To Feed Now. I'm Sorry We Burdened You So Much, and Made Your Life More Complicated. Do You Have any BBQ Places Around , Near Your House ???? And Do You Like BBQ ???? We Have Lots Of Good BBQ Places Here. Me, I Love BBQ !!!!! Texas BBQ, Memphis BBQ, North Carolina BBQ, and All Kinds . I Love Good Ribs, Beef Brisket, Pulled Pork, ect. Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		29-Oct-2009 21:14
Bob, First Of All: Thanks A Lot For Lunch, to You And Dave !!!!! We Certainly Had A Nice One. The Food , as Always , was Great, The Sights, Were Also Great !!!! We Were Birdwatching, Big Time Today !!!!!!!!! I Saw Several Birds , That I Wish Would Catch The Palmetto, and Fly To My House !!!!! Especially The Gym Girl, and The Burgundy Haired Slim One !!!!!!!! Glancing At Them, Made Our Lunch , Much More Enjoyable !!!!!! Who Needed The Booby Trap, PT's, or Hooter's ??????? Not Me !!!!! Bob, Does Gustavo, Ring A Bell ? As The Swift Portion Control Cooler Man, we Spoke About. I Thought of His Name, as I Walked to My Car. I Think that's The Guy we were Talking About. I Got 3 Corn Dogs, 1 Spicy Relish Sauce Hot Dog, and A Large Root Beer, For My Wife. She Had to Go to The Dentist, after Work, For A Deep Cleaning. So 3 Playboy Bunny Nurses Are Here With Me, Giving Me Therapy, at Dave's Request. You Know What ?? Why Would I Wanna Get Well ??????? And Lose The Hefner Nurses Stopping By, all The Time, No Way !!!!!!! I 'LL Stay SNAFU !!!!!! I Am No Fool !!!!!!! Your Lunch Plans , For Our Next Outing, are Perfect, and I Will Pick You Up in The Bentley !!!!!! Your Menu, is Exquisite !!!!!!!! We Will Be Eating Like Kings , and Arriving In A Bentley, so We Must Dress Accordingly, To The 9's !!!!!! I May Even Rent A Tuxedo. And About Your New Jaguar , From The Collection, in Coral Gables: I'm Sure Gold Rush Dave, will Authorize The Purchase Of That Brand New Jag. And A Brand New Shelby Mustang GT, for Carlos. Like He Said: It's Only Money !!!!!!!!! My Wife Decided On A Brand New Range Rover. Christmas , May Come Early, This Year , For All Of Us, And We'll Be Driving Luxury Cars, Thanks, To Boston Legal, our Generous Friend, In Beantown !!!!! Nice To Have Friends With Yang !!!!!!! And He Believes in The Old Saying: A Friend In Need, Is A Friend In Deed, and I'm Glad He Does, So I Can Get That Bentley, and Show People How To Live !!!!!! Wait Until We Pull Up At Morton's Of Chicago, on South Beach, in The Bentley, They Will Know Who We Are !!!!! The Car, Speaks For Itself !!!!!!! It Says : Money And Class !!!!!! I Guess that's Why Dave Drives One. We're Talking Prestige: Coral Gables, Bal Harbour, Worth Avenue Palm Beach, And Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills !!!!!! And About That New Harley, Sure : Go To Phil Peterson's, and Either Order it, or Ride it Out. They Can Make A Call To Boston Legal Dave, and He Will Enable You To Clinch The Transaction , on His Say So. He is Our J. R. Ewing !!!!!! Our Guardian Angel. Our Salvation. Next To God, He's The Man !!!!!! We Owe Him So Much. Thank God, For Dave. Best Regards , My Swift Brother !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		29-Oct-2009 21:13
Carlos, of course you can get the car, no questions asked. You didn't even have to ask. Robbin and Bob, I told you, re the meals, there is no limit as to what I will pay for. Including tips!

Robbin		29-Oct-2009 20:20
Carlos, Lunch At Arbetter's, was Great !!!!! The Place was Rockin, very Busy, noontime Lunch Crowd, But Bob and I Managed to Get A Table inside in A/ C, and We Had A Nice Visit too. Lots Of Good Conversation, Just Like Here. We Missed You, nand I'm Sorry You Missed The Great Hot Dogs , ect . , At Arbetter's. And The People Watching, was Great Too, if You Get My Drift, I'm Sure You Will !!!!!!!! Bob And I Got A Free Show !!!!!!!! And We Were in Full Agreement , About The Food, The Sights , and Our Conversation, all Being Great !!!!! While Eating, we were Nodding Yes, Like We Were Buddist Priests Bowing To Each Other. Another time , You Can Go With us, and Believe Me: You Will Like Their Food !!!!!! Bob Had : 4 Chili Dogs , with Onions, and A Soda, And I Had : 2 Chili Dogs , with Onions, 2 Corn Dogs, 1 Hot Dog, with Relish and Onions, and 1 Large Root Beer, in A Cup Of Crushed Ice. They used to Have Fanta Root Beer, but They Now Have Barq's Root Beer. Both Are Excellent !!!!! They Also Have Coca Cola, and Hi Fruit Punch. And Their Cheese Fries, are Excellent. They are Like Steak Fries, and They Make them to order Fresh, and Pour A Cheese Sauce Over Them, Sorta Like Cheese Whiz. I Am Anxious, to See if You Like Arbetter's . I Brought My Wife Home 3 Corn Dogs, and A Large Root Beer, For Her Dinner. She Loves Arbetter's too. When She and I Go: We usually Go On The Weekends. I Knew There used to Be A Hobby Shop, up By The Fountains Shopping Plaza, South Of Broward Mall, But I Didn't Know if it was still there or not. They used to Have a Lot Of Remote Contro Planes , ect. Is it Called : Warrick's Hobby Shop ????? And it's Just north Of Peters Road, Off University Drive. I've never Been There, But I Know Where it is, and I've Seen Their Commercials , on T. V. . I Heard About Hialeah Park too, and I Think it's True, and I Hope They Open Again, and Do Well, and Stay Open. I Passed By The Track on Palm Avenue , the other Day, and There are Flat Bed Trator Trailers, Full Of Construction Materials, By The Barns, and Where Old Barns , were Before. They Have Fixed Up That Area, a Bit. A Good Sign !!!!!! Publix, is Going yo Build Another Publix Sabor Store, on Palm Avenue, and 33rd Street, Where there's An Empty Lot now. A & P , Had A Supermarket, there in the 50's, and Then : Bagui Supermarket, was there For Years, and Then Bagui Supermarket Demolished The Building. The Lot Looks Very Small, For A Publix Sabor Store, But The Newest Sabor in Westchester, is Not As Big as The Sabor, By Westland Mall, So Maybe, it will Be Smaller Too. Publix is also Going to Build A New Store, near Me, on West 68th Street, From West 12th Avenue, to about West 13th Avenue, Where Jumbo Supermarket was , and Presidente Supermarket is now. And A Brand New Freestanding CVS, will Be Next To Publix. We Got All of This Info, From Publix. Publix, is Doing Good, in These Hard Times. They Are Very Popular !!!!!!! I Hope All is Well , With You. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Carlos		29-Oct-2009 20:16
Bob, If Dave has any money left I would'nt mind a new Shelby GT500KR Blue with White stripes.

Carlos		29-Oct-2009 19:39
Bob, If Dave has any money left I would'nt mind a new Shelby GT500KR Blue with White stripes.

Bob Sara		29-Oct-2009 19:35
Carlos, lunch was very nice. We were sorry you couldn't make it. But we'll do it again in the near future, when you are available. In the mean time, Robbin and I discussed a future visit to Morton's Steakhouse for USDA Prime, dry aged NY Strips, baked potato with all the fixings, Ceasar Salad, Jumbo Shrimp Coctail, and a nice bottle of Napa Valley Cab, which I may be forced to drink by myself, since Robbin's health prevents all but a sip. Of course this is all through the kindness of Friend Dave, as the bill will hit mid triple dollars. Heck, the wine alone is about $250.We will be going in the new Bentley that Dave is getting for Robbin. And I need to speak with Dave about the new Jag I saw at the Auto Show yesterday. As it is less costly then the Bentley, there should be funds left for a new Harley for me as well. Thanks in advance, Dave. I sure hope you can make it as well, Carlos. This will be a meal not to be missed.

Carlos		29-Oct-2009 19:19
Hello to all, Robbin, Bob how was lunch? Robbin I heard on the radio about Hialeah Racetrack going back to action, I hope it does thats a beautiful place I used to photograph brides and quinceneras there. I went to utube and typed in slotcars they have a bunch of clips there. I also found clips on model building showing how to rust out a model car, really intresting now I have to try it I have'nt built a model in a long time but it's never to late to start again. There's a hobby shop up near the Broward Mall.

Robbin		29-Oct-2009 15:02
Pokey, Yeah , That's True, and I Most Likely Will Find The World's Fastest Indian, Sooner Or Later. I'll Let You Know What I Think Of The Movie , after I Watch it. Take Care . Robbin.

Pokey		29-Oct-2009 11:48
Robbin Glad you got the movie Taking Chance, you should enjoy it, all you need to do is now find and watch The Worlds' Fastest Indian,,,,,,,,,ha ha take care and enjoy Pokey

Robbin		29-Oct-2009 03:53
Manocarz, Everytime I Look At My Maroon Ford Expedition, I Say to Myself: What Are The Slade's Doing Here ????? Put A Bubble Gum, Red Blinker on Top, and it would Look Like A Modern Day Carl F. Slade Ambulance. That Makes Me Laugh. We Saw Their Ambulances , Every Day, around Sun Tan Village, in My Old Neighborhood, in The 50's, and Early 60's . They Came To Car Accidents, Houses to Pick Up Sick , and Hurt Persons, Ect. They Stayed Very Busy. We Heard and Saw Them Coming East on East 9th Street, From 800 Palm Avenue, all The Time. A Lot Of Teenagers Got Hit By Cars , on Scooters, on Lejeune Road, Especially: From East 9th Street, to around East 18th Street, and Slade Ambulances Were Called , and There in Like 5 Minutes, or So. And They Always Transported , From Around There , to Hialeah Hospital, The Nearest Hospital, as You Know , I'm Sure. And as You , and I Both Know: MR. Carl F. Slade, was A Super Nice Man, and Ran A Great Ambulance Service, and Funeral Home. And Ricky Slade, was A Real Nice Guy Too, I Thought. I Went to School with Him, in 7th Grade , at Miami Springs JR. High, and He And I Got Along Good. He Liked to Joke around , Like I Do. I Hope You Are Doing Well, and Are not in Lots Of Pain. Me, I'm Alright. I'm Getting Around , Pretty Well, inspite Of My Back Locking Up , at Times, nd A Knawing Pain, all The Way Across My Waist, in The Back . Take Care Of Yourself, My Hialeah Brother. One Question: Are You Serenading The Cats, Playing The Piano, with Your Left Hand ???? HAH HAH !!!!! Hang In There, My Friend: Better Days , Have Got To Come Soon , For Us !!!!! Be Well !!!!!!! Regards To You , and MRS. Manocarz, Your Brother, and The Cats . Later. Robbin Of Hialeah .

Robbin		29-Oct-2009 03:23
Carey gigi, Do You Still Live In Hialeah ????? Is All Well ????? You Have Not Posted Lately, So I Wondered. Stop By Here , When You Get A Chance, if You Want to. Robbin.

Road Runner		29-Oct-2009 03:19
Bob, As For The Golden Goose, I Say : He's The One with The Gold Mine, Not Us, So Order Up, and From Now On: No Mercy, Let's Go To Morton's Of Chicago Steakhouse, at South Beach, For Our Next Lunch, and Order Up, The Best Steaks On The Menu, Potatoes Anna, Club Sourdough Rolls , Jumbo Shrimp Cocktails, Iced Tea , Creme Brulee, And A Latte !!!!!!! And Who Cares , How Much The Tab is, cause We're Not Paying it anyway : Good Old Dave Is !!!!!!!! It's Such A Joy to Have Such A Good Friend, That Dave !!!!!! We Must Escape From The Fast Food Places, and Move Up To More Elegant Dining, and Food , More Suited To Our Royal Palates. We Deserve Such Feasts, and it's High Time, For us To Partake Of Such Cuisine. I'm Sure Dave Agrees. Later. Road Runner. And You Can Keep Your Mustang, if You Like it, But Dave's Buying Me A Brand New Bentley, Just Like His. Soon We Can Drive Up To Morton's, in My Bentley, and Use Valet Parking. If You Want A Bentley, I'm Sure Dave , Will Buy You one too. Good Night. Road Runner.

Road Runner		29-Oct-2009 03:00
Bob, My Wife and I Just Got Home , a Few Minutes Ago, From Arby's, K Mart, Publix Pharmacy, Walgreen's, and CVS. We Made The Rounds !!!!! I was Sorry to See that Carlos , Can't Make it , But He Can Go With us There, another Time. As For Me, I Will Be There, at 12 :00 High Noon Clint Eastwood Time, and You And I, Will Have A Great Lunch, My Swift Brother !!!!!!!!! And What's : More : It's Free !!!!! Old Gold Mine Dave, Will Pick Up The Tab. I Enjoyed Your Account Of Your Recent Day, in Downtown Miami, on Flagler Street. Yes , it Has Surely Changed , From Our Kid Days . I used to Go Downtown, as a Toddler, Sometimes , with My Mom, Sometimes : With My Grandma, and Sometimes : With My Dad. My Dad, Like Your Dad, was The one who Always , Took Me To The Movies, and With My Mom, and My Grandma, I Always Went To Richards Bargain Basement, Burdines, Woolworth's, Walgreen's, and Polly Davis Cafeteria. And My Dad, used to Take Me To The Miami Public Library, In Bayfront Park, and That was Neat. And Sometimes: My Dad and I would Eat At Royal Castle, in Downtown, and We Had Tropical Juices-, Pina Coladas, at That Place Too. Wasn't it Next to , or Near The Open Air Front Royal Castle ????? There were Several Movie Theatres in Downtown Miami, When We were Kids , in The 50's. I Remember : The Town, The Paramount, The Florida, & The Olympia. It was Fun to Go To The Movies , with My Dad, as a Kid, and I'm Sure it was The Same For You. And Right up to Around : 1961, My Mom always Took My Little Brother and I Downtown, To Get New Shoes, From All The Cut Rate Shoe Stores That Showed Off All Of Their Shoes in The Plate Glass Windows , with Their Price , on The Shoes. Like Petula Clark's Song, Downtown: Was A Great Place To Go, as a Kid, with our Parents, it was Exciting, and Neat. But I Must Admit: That as a Real Small Child : The Hustle Bustle , Noise , Crowds, ect., Of Downtown : Frightened Me A Bit. For A Little Kid, it Was Too Much to Comprehend. We Were Not Ready , For So Much Commotion. When Real Small, I Got Lost , Separated From My Grandma, one Time in Richard's, and I Cried , and Cried, and One Of The Employees Had My Grandma Paged on The P. A. , and We Were Reunited. I'll Never Forget that. I was Probably : Like 2 or 3 Years Old. I Cried My Eyes Out !!!!!!! But You're Right Bob: On I 95, You Pass Downtown, and On 195 and 395, You See Tall, Modern Skyscrapers , and Downtown Looks Sparkling , and Nice. And Then You Walk Around on Foot There, and it Looks Like Skid Row: Dirty, and Old and Beat Up, But I Know That Most All Major City Downtowns Do Too, so I Guess it's Just Urban Bleight , and Oldness, and Decay. If The City Of Miami Crooks In Office, would Spend Some Money There, it Could Be Different, But They're Too Busy Filling Their Pockets, So Our Downtown, Looks Like Crap. It's A Crying Shame. Thank God, We Don't Have to Go Down There , Very Often. Sleep Well, My Friend, and I Will See You At Arbetter's Tomorrow. Good Night. Road Runner.

Robbin		29-Oct-2009 02:11
Carlos, Sorry to Hear that You Can't Make it Tomorrow, But Don't Worry: There will Be other Times. Hopefully , Your Work Picked up, and You'll Get More Work, and Money Now !!!!!!!! Bob and I , will Eat Your Portion , For You, We Will Take Up The Slack, and As We Savor our Chili Dogs, and Drink Our Fanta Root Beers, We Will Think Of You, The Missing Part Of The 3 Amigos . Bob And I Love Arbetter's , so We'll Take You There another Time. Have A Good Night , and Sleep Well, My Friend. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		29-Oct-2009 00:18
Road Runner, I'm sorry to see Carlos can't make it, but I'll be at Arbetters at high noon Thursday. Four chili and onion dogs and a mediun soda...$10.01. I'll cover the .01. Let's go easy on Friend Dave and work our way up to Joe's Stone Crab and Mortons. I don't want to kill the Golden Goose. Today I had to go downtown to transfer my Mustang and pay the sales tax on it. The lease came due, and I like the car so much, I bought it. It seems that you must go downtown now to remit tax to the county. Tag Agencies can't collect tax, and the South Dade Govt Center is now closed due to budget cuts. So, while I was there, I decided to take a walk down Flagler Street to Biscayne Blvd. I hadn't walked that street in maybe 35 years. There is very little to recognize from our old downtown. Of course the Dade County Courthouse is still there, and the sign still says "Dade County". I'm sure there are some city and county commissoners still having nightmares about all the money they lost by not being able to tear it down and build another faceless condo high rise there. They could have called it "Courthouse Square" or some such nonsense. Other then that, the Olympia Theater is still there, but looked closed. Burdines is now Macys, and it looks like it hasn't cared for in years. There are weeds growing from the eaves on the upper floors. The Seybold and DuPont Buildings are still there. I couldn't fine where the Paramount ot Town theaters were, or Sloppy Joes, or the Town restaurant. I remembered walking that street with my Dad as a kid. In the summers, I'd go to work with him at his store, Quality Market, in the summers. We'd close at 7:00 PM, and many nights he would take me downtown to see a movie, just the two of us. We would always stop at Sloppy Joes for fresh made pina coladas and hot dogs before the show. I remember it like it was last week, and it was 45 years ago. Where did all that time go?

Carlos		28-Oct-2009 22:58
Sorry Robbin I can't make it this week hope you and Bob enjoy yourselfs.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 21:44
Pokey, Guess What ??? I Found Taking Chances, The C. D. , with Kevin Bacon, as A Marine. A Friend Had it, and Made Me A Copy. I Will Watch it , if Not Tonight: By This Weekend. I Looked at The Front Cover, and Back Cover, and It Looks Good, and Since You Said it is, I Am Excited , to Watch it. I Will Let You Know , what I Think About it As Soon as I watch it. Have You Ever Seen: Gardens Of Stone, with James Caan, James Earl Jones, and Angelica Huston ???? If Not, You Need to see it. Great Military Movie, About The Military Honors Funerals, at Arlington National Cemetery, By The Old Guard , Of The United States Army. I Love That Movie, and I Have it on VHS, in My Library, of Movies. Thanks , For Telling Me About Taking Chances. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Take Care.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 21:33
Dave, Some Wives May Object To The Bunny's Nursing Methods, so I Can't Speak For Others, But in My Case: I Welcome Their Company, and Methods, to Make Me Well, and Put A Smile on My Face, and My Wife is used to Me, By Now, after Almost 28 Years Of Marriage to Me, But if She Objects To The Bunny's Extra Care Nursing Of Me, Then I Will Ask Her To Leave The Room, and Not Watch, as The Bunny Nurse Gives Me My Therapy . And That Should Take Care Of That Minor Detail. We Work Together , Most All Of The Time, But if There's A Fork in The Road, and A Decision To Be Made: I Am The Boss, I Say What Goes, and That's Understood , at My House, So Call Hugh Heffner, and Send The Bunny Nurses to My House , ASAP !!!!!!! I May Require Multiple Bunny Nurses, To Alleviate My Conditions. 4 at A Time, Should Be Sufficient. Thanks Dave , For Your Concern , For My Health and Well Being. I Appreciate it. As Usual , You are on Top Of Things. Good Job !!!!!! Yeah, I Hope You Keep on Picking Up New Cases, Because The 3 Three Amigos, Have Big Appetites, and Lots Of Lunch Plans, and It Could Get Very Costly, For Our Sponsor , You. Please Keep On Working, We Need Our Lunch Get Togethers. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 21:12
Who Knows: One Of These Days, Maybe We Will Be Surprized By New Posters Here, to Join us, in Our Conversations, and Also Just Maybe Some Of Our Past Posters, will Show up also. I Welcome Everyone !!!!! Join Us , If You Like !!!!! The Choice is Yours, and The Door is Open : I Said So, and I Am Robbin, of Robbin's Memories, This Site. But Please Leave Your Attitudes , at The Door, if You Have any. That's All I Ask. Best Regards . Robbin.

Dave		28-Oct-2009 21:10
Robbin, two things. Sometimes the WIVES object to the Bunny's nursing efforts, however unreasonable that is. Then, picking up cases is something I have to do in order to pay for all the stuff you and Bob and Carlos order.......but I am glad to pick up the tabs. My pleasure.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 21:00
Carlos, Bob And I , are Planning A Lunch Tomorrow, at Noon. Can You Make it ????? I Hope So, But if Not, Maybe We Can Go Friday , or Another Time. We're Planning On Arbetter's, I Believe, and I Definately Want to Try it Sometime. Chili Dogs, Cheese Fries, Corn Dogs, and Fanta Root Beer In A Cup, with Ice. Great Place !!!!!!! If You're Around, Please Let Me Know Here. Thanks !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 19:26
Dave, Thanks , For The Warning, so I Don't Panic, and Get An Attitude , and Call The Hotline in Miami. That's Strange about The Ocean Breeze Not Sending Some Salty Smell your way. You Are So Close to The Ocean. Oh Well, That's another Mystery, in Our Lives. We Don't Know Why, But that's The Way it is !!!!!! I'm Glad Business is Good, and You Are Happy to Go Pick Up New Cases. And Most Likely, While You're Working, Near Boston, Bob And I , and Possibly Carlos: Will Be Feeding Our Faces, and Spending Your Money. Nice, HUH !!!!!! The 3 Amigos !!!!!! Have A Good Commute, and Good Picking Of Cases. Picking Cases, is O. K., as Long as it's Not Picking Noses, That's Gross !!!! And Picking Cases, By A Thief, is also A Crime. The Theif Needs To Not Pick Locks Open. Talk to You Next time. Robbin.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 19:12
Dave , I am Glad You See it My Way, We are in Total Agreement !!!!!! Great Idea, For Don's Total Health Package. I'm Sure The Hugh Hefner Rent A Bunny - Nurse Hotline is Waiting For Your Call , To Arrange For Don's Nurses to Be Dispatched to His Residence. They Have Offices in All Major Cities, To Escort Patients Toward Recuperation. And All Bunny Nurses are Licensed , Bonded, and Medically Inspected Regularly. And They Except All Major Credit Cards. Maybe , You Can Sign Me Up For Some Recuperation Expedition Via Bunny Nurses also. Great Idea, Dave. The Bunny Nurses, are Said To Work Wonders on Patients, But Then Again, Some Patients, May Prefer To Stay Convalesing Longer to Keep The Bunny Nurses There, Assisting Them attending to their needs. Later. Robbin.

Dave		28-Oct-2009 19:00
Overcast here and 55. For some reason, even being one and a half miles from the ocean, there is never a salt smell in the air here, ever. I have no idea why. Tomorrow was supposed to be part of my ten days off from that commute, but they asked me to come in and pick up new cases, which I am always happy to do, so I will be in Boston all day tomorrow, off the air here.....

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 18:39
Dave, It's Sunny Here , and There's Some Breeze Now, A Little Bit Of Swaying Of My Palm Trees , Tell Me So. I Love Seeing Them Sway, in The Breeze Off The Ocean, at Miami Beach. And Sometimes , I Swear that Here at My House in Hialeah, a Good 20+ Miles From The Ocean, at Miami Beach, I Can Smell The Heavenly Salty Air, in The Breeze. I Like That. I'll Bet You Get That too, where You Are. ???? Later. Robbin.

Dave		28-Oct-2009 18:36
Robbin, as you said, and I agree completely, it's only money, that is all it is. No big deal. Might as well spend it. If you did not buy the two cqars, I would be looking to spend it some other way. It burns a hole in my pockets. So awctgually you are doing me a favor by providing an outlet for me to spend it all. As far as spending money goes, I was thinking of even hiring Playboy bunnies who have a degree in nursing, to take care of Don while he is recuperating, but I would be afraid he would recuperate slowly, on purpose.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 18:22
Dave, Gee Thanks Dave, That's Very True. My Wife Drives an old car, So Let's Get Her a Brand New Range Rover . The Collection, in Coral Gables, Sells All High End Luxury Cars, and We Can Get Both Cars There, One Stop Shopping. And as We've Mentioned Here Many times : It's Only Money !!!!!!!! Thanks Again. We Appreciate it. And this way: When You Come Down, You'll Be Riding in Your Choice of The Porshe, or The Range Rover. And it's Refreshing To Know that The Cash Flow Supply, is Never Ending, as You Will Need it To Be That way, To Keep up with The Miami Spending, By Myself, and My Associates. Utopia Wishes, For You, My Friend. Robbin.

Road Runner		28-Oct-2009 18:11
Bob, Hey Bob, I Was Just Thinking About Something: Aren't You Glad, That We Have A Friend, Like Dave, With Such Deep Pockets ????? I Am !!!!!! If Not, We Couldn't Afford to Have Lunch All The Time, Like We Do. And You Know What: I was also thinking: That Maybe Soon: We Could Start Having Real Lunches, at Real Class Places, Like : Bal Harbour Shops, The Fontainebleu, The Rusty Pelican, Joe's Stone Crab, Shula's Steak House, Morton's Steak House, Rustic Inn Crabhouse, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, The Four Ambassadors on Brickell , and at The Trup Plaza Hotel Sunny Isles Beach. And in That way, We Get A Change Of Food and Scenery, Enjoy Our Expensive Lunches, and Empty Dave's Bank Account Faster. I Need Your Input , and Your Approval !!!!!!!! We can even Make Reservations, and Bring Paid Escort Girls Along. What Do You Think ?????? What The Hell ????? We're Not Paying For it !!!!!!! Why The Hell Not ???????? We've Got it Made, My Friend. Who Else But us: Has A Fool, or Better Put: Someone Nice Enough To Pay For All Of This Nonsense ??????? I'm Really Glad I Thought of all of this !!!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Dave		28-Oct-2009 17:54
Robbin, order two of them, no sense in having just one car, if I am paying for it. The money supply is unlimited.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 17:52
Don Boyd, I Watch and Enjoy Criminal Minds , also. Good Show. Seems Very Authentic. I Think I watched Cold Case before, at Least once, But I always seem to Miss it now, for some Reason. I'm Glad You Found A way , to Get More Comfortable now, and Can Do More that way. Best Wishes , For Continued Getting Better, Day By Day. Best Regards. Robbin.

Road Runner		28-Oct-2009 17:43
Bob, I Agree: Hill Street Blues , and NYPD BLUE, Won Numerous Awards, and They Deserved them. I Watched them Both, Every Week, without Exception. Thursday, Sounds Best For Me, and Maybe This Time : Make it Arbetter's. We Can Check with Carlos, to See if He Can Make it, and if So, He Can, if He Wants to : Park at My House , and Ride with Me, and We'll Meet You at Arbetter's, at I Guess The Usual Time : 12 High Noon. Speaking About Swift: That Miami Branch, Got Stolen Blind, it was Full Of Thieves, The Employees, and Even Some Management. I Was one of The Honest ones, and Angie was Too. Talk to You Later. I'll Confirm , with You Later Today, about Tomorrow, or Did You Mean Next Week ????? Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 17:31
Dave, I'm Very Surprized that You never watched Hill Street Blues, and NYPD BLUE !!!!!! Those were , as Bob Said: 2 of The Best Police Dramas on T. V. !!!!! Great Shows. If You Ever Have the Opportunity, to See The Reruns of them, I Highly Recommend That You Do watch them. I Also Like Law And Order. I Watch that too. Don't Worry: The 3 Amigos, Here in Miami, Will Eat Pizza , or Chili Dogs, Till They Come Out Our Ears, To Enjoy The Food, and To Empty Your Bank Account. You Are Nice, and So Are We: We Will Take Advantage , of Your Offer, and Show Our Gratitude, By Stuffing, and Running The Bill Up. Thanks Again !!!!! And Can I Order A New Porshe Carrera, at The Collection, in Coral Gables, and Bill it to You ????? I Have Some Pretty Young Girls, that I want to Impress. The Porshe should Work Wonders. I Will Give them a Ride. It's still warm Here, 88 Degrees, 77 % Humidity, and Not Much Breeze, at My House: The Palm Trees , are Hardly Moving at all. Best Regards. Later. Robbin.

Dave		28-Oct-2009 15:50
Don, glad you are recuperating, although slowly... Bob, don't worry about the restaurant bills, I will take care of it all, including tips.

Don Boyd		28-Oct-2009 15:29
Dave, I agree with you about Criminal Minds, one of my favorite shows. There's been a definite change in the show episodes this season but I still love the hell out of it. Another favorite show of mine is Cold Case, I love that one too. Don Now sitting in a chair with the leg elevated onto another chair with a pillow - much better than the couch for typing and working on photos

Bob Sara		28-Oct-2009 14:29
Road Runner, Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue were, in my opinion, two of the best dramas ever shown on network television. Both were created and produced by Steven Bochco, who also did LA Law How about lunch on Thursday or Friday? Arbetters or Frankies, both work for me. A Three Amigos lunch funded by Deep Pockets Dave...ahh, that's the life....

Dave		28-Oct-2009 12:17
Never watched those other shows, Robbin, just Criminal Minds, and sometimes even they overdo it lately, getting more and more graphic.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 01:57
Dave, Agreed: Criminal Minds, I Watch, and I Enjoy it. Great Police Drama. Did You Watch Hill Street Blues, and NYPD Blue, Before , when they Were on ????? I Did, Both : Every Week. LT. Bunce, on Hill Street Blues , and Detective Andy Cipowitz, on NYPD BLUE . A Real Rough And Tumble Character, Dennis Franz Played, Reminded Me , A Lot Of Me. He Was Rough, and Stood His Ground, and Told Off Who He Pleased , Even His Superiors. I Always Admired Andy On NYPD BLUE, and The Way He and Bobby, His Partner Were So Close, and Even after Bobby, was Supposed to Have Died, Andy Saw Visions Of Him, as He Did with His Son, Andy JR. Who Got Killed. Great Shows : Classics, I Would Say !!!!!! Criminal Minds, is in Their Class, I Believe. I Will Let You Know Here The Minute The C. D. Arrives in My Mailbox. And Thanks Again, For Everything !!!!!! Sleep Well, My Friend. Talk To You Tomorrow, or Whenever. I Will Be Here Tomorrow, Around 12 High Noon. Robbin.

Robbin		28-Oct-2009 01:44
Carlos, Good Night , My Friend !!!!! Sleep Well, after The Gym Workout. Until We Speak Again, Possibly Tomorrow, Best Regards. I Will Be On Here Tomorrow, Most Likely, after 12 Noon. Later. Robbin.

Dave		28-Oct-2009 00:01
Offline for the night, but Robbin, Carlos, Carey, let me know when you get that CD in the mail.....a couple of days from now, at least....

Dave		28-Oct-2009 00:00
Robbin, Criminal Minds is a good show.....

Carlos		27-Oct-2009 23:29
Off to the gym with the wife talk tomorrow goodnight

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 23:00
Dave, I'm Going to Eat Dinner, in My Kitchen. It's 7 :00 P. M. I May Come Back Later, or I May Watch T. V. , with My Wife. I'll See. I Watch Criminal Minds too. It's A Great Show. I Like it. Later . Robbin.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 22:55
Dave , That Sounds Like A Plan. You Can Set Up A Tab, Where They Think You're Going To Pay, For Our Endles Eating Marathon, and Then We Can Figure on Walking Out Scott Free, Right into The Waiting Police Cruisers, and Then When We're Booked, You Will Arrange For Our Bail, and Fly Down To Miami, To Represent us in Court, as Our Unpaid - Free Legal Council. That System, Works For Me. We Will See What Bob and Carlos Say, But You Have My Approval. We Will Eat , Get To Ride in A Police Car, and Then Get A Tour Of The Police Station, and A New Experience,- A Night In Jail. And Maybe, If Some one Tries Me, I Get To Beat The Crap Outa Them. I'm Sure The Police Won't Care. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 22:45
Carlos, I Like to Watch Sports on T. V., and I Do Sometimes, But I Don't Like Going to The Arenas, or Stadium, to See Games. It's Too Much Trouble I Feel, and Most Of The Time , You Have to use Binoculars to see anything , from way up High, and People are Screaming in Your Ear, Pushing and Shoving, Unruly, and You Have To Walk A Lot, and Up Steep Steps , and To Me : It's Not Worth The Hassles. I Have never Been in The Dolphins Stadium, only Riding By it, and I've never Been In The American Airlines Arena, By The Port Of Miami, Where The Miami Heat Plays, and I've Never Been In The Arena By Sawgrass Mills, Where The Florida Panthers Play. The Exception, will Be When The New Baseball Stadium Opens: I Will Go There to See The Miami Marlins, Play Baseball, in Their Brand New State Of The Art Stadium. That Will Be Nice, and Knowing that The Orange Bowl was There Before, Makes it Even Better. I Must Agree, That Prices, are always Too Much, and Beer and Sodas, and Hot Dogs, are At A Gouge Price. And When You Take Your Family out To A Ball Game, You Get Taken Big Time, By The Concessions People. The Whole Ball Game , Costs You Dearly: Parking, Admissions, and Snacks. Rip Off !!!!!! But Some Die Hard Sports Fans Don't Care, They Will Go No Matter The Weather, orThe Prices. Not Me !!!!!! And On T. V., They Bring it in Close For You To See, and You're Comfortable at Home, No Admissions, All That Walking, and The Crowds. And You Can Have Your Own Beer, or Sodas Even Colder, than There, and Cheaper, and It's A Lot Easier to Go To The Bathroom. It's Better at Home, on T. V. , That's My Opinion. To Each His or Her Own. Later. Robbin.

Dave		27-Oct-2009 22:26
Robbin, to save you the trouble, I think I might just call these restaurants in advance and just tell them I am paying for all your meals, so that when you and Bob and Carlos are done eating, you can just get up and leave and leave the check to me. If there are any glitches in the system, though, they might stop you and call the police, thinking you are trying to get a free meal, but I will make sure that doesn't happen, if I can. I can afford to be generous when I am not paying for anything.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 22:19
Dave, If You Drive Down Later, I Will Provide A Safe Parking Space , at My House, For your Bentley. I Will Be Providing Your Tour Miami Vehicle, My Ford Expedition, Complete with A Chauffer, and Tour Guide, Yours Truly. No Tips Expected, or Necessary, and The Tours are on The House. And Not To Worry, The Chauffer, and The Tour Guide, Have A Green Card, and They Are Licensed, Insured, and Bonded. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 22:09
Dave, As Usual, Your Generosity, Must Be Noted !!!!!! And Thanks, are of Course , in Order. Bob , Will Mail You The Receipts, to Process on Your FG 13 Model, and We Fully Understand: That There May Be A Slight Charge For Shredding , as The FG 13 Requires Electric Current to Operate. Arbetter's, and Frankie's , are Must Go to 's For You, when You Come Down Here . They Have Great Chili Dogs, and Fanta Root Beer, In A Cup Of Ice. You Will Love it !!!!! Arbetter's, Has Been in Business, For Like 50 Years , or More, and It's A Very Popular Place, in Southwest Miami, west Of Tropical Park,, Which used to Be a Horse Racing Track, when You Lived Here, But Now, For Years, it's Been A Picnic, and Baseball Park, with A Big Lake , Where People Go With Their Families, and Rent Paddleboats, Have Parties, and Picnics, and Play Sports, ect. Arbetter's, and Frankie's Pizza, are A Little Bit West Of there, on Bird Road, a Very Busy Business District, with Lots Of Stores and Restaurants. Bird Road, Starts in Coral Gables, on The East, Near Coconut Grove, and Goes Way Out West, to The Boondocks, nearly to The Everglades' East Boundry. Just to Familiarize You A Little, with Miami. Best Regards , MR. Generosity !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 21:37
Pokey, My Wife and I Don't Drink either. I Cook Hot Dogs in Beer, But I Don't Drink it. But I Don't Condemn anyone For Drinking, But A Woman Drinking A Lot, or Alcoholic, is A Problem. And Anyway, Bars and Lounges , are Not Places to Meet Your Future Bride anyway. A Drunk Man, is Bad, But A Drunk Woman, is A P.I. T. A. . Most Guys want to Get A Girl or Woman Drunk, so They Can Get What They Want, But Afterward, That's Where The Pain Lies, With Trying To Shut Her up, and Get Her Home Safely, or Just To Get Rid Of Her Period. A Sociable Drink, is Alright, But Public Drunkeness, and Drinking in The Daytime, is A Bad Sign, Especially For A Woman. Time To Get Away From That Suzie Q. You were wise to Do So. Liquor Can Be O. K. , When Controlled Responsibly, But Some People Overdo it, or Are Alcoholics, Drive Drunk, and Ruin Their Life, and Others' Lives too. I Don't Crusade Against Alcohol, But Me: I'd Rather Have Sweet Tea, Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Lemonade,, Limeade, Ect. Good Luck , in Your Hunt For The Right MRS. Pokey, or at Least a Steady Companion, to Share Your Life with. I Think The Newer Karts will Fit You and I, Like The Tony Kart, Margay, Ect. But I Guess Your Kart Being Vintage, it's Smaller. Later. Robbin.

Dave		27-Oct-2009 21:37
Robbin, Carlos, Bob---you guys be sure to order as much as you want, as I am paying for it.

Road Runner		27-Oct-2009 21:17
Bob, Carlos Said: He's Never Been to Arbetter's. So Some time, if He Can Go, He Could Come to My House, and He and I Could Meet You There, at Arbetter's. I Know , He Will Love it, as Much as We Do. And another time, We Could Go To Frankie's . The Pizza there , is Great, and Different From Most Pizza Around. You Guys will Like it, Trust Me. We'll Let You Know When . Later, Road Runner.

Road Runner		27-Oct-2009 21:10
Bob, Tom Jenkin's, Arbetter's, Frankie's, Jack's BBQ, Royal Castle Steak House, Dixie Pig BBQ, are all Great Choices , For Our Lunch Rondevous's !!!!!! Sounds Great to Me !!!!! And Thanks Anyway , about The Shrimp and Hushpuppies: I Understand. But Like You Say: We Must Not Let Dave Know, or His Shredder Will Regurgitate, and Choke on all The Paper. I Liked Your Joke about The Guy Eating Gator Tail. I Had Gator Tail only One Time, and it was Fried in Chunks , Like Chunkie Bar Size, and at First, it Did Taste Like Fried Chichen, But Then An After taste, Like Freshwater Fish Came Thru, and The Mix Of The 2 Tastes: Tasted Terrible, and Ruined it. Remember Our Swift Customer: Four Star Provisions ???? I Think they were Mainly Henry Morales's Customer, Because I Delivered a Lot Of Boxes Of Fresh Pork to Them , all The Time, on My Route. Well one Day, I Delivered to Them, They Were Eating Those Chunks, out Of A Big Brown Shopping Bag, and They Offered Me Some, and I Took one, and Ate it, and Then Roger, The Owner's Son, Laughed , and Told Me , What I Just Ate, and I Told Him: Ah, That Explains Why it tasted Like Fresh Water Fish, after it First Tasted Like Fried Chicken. I Have Never Eaten it again, and I Will Not. Roger and His Family, Had An Airboat, and Went to The Everglades , all The Time, So That's Why They Had that. I Would Rather Eat Fish, or Fried Chicken. Gators are Scavengers, and if They Bite You, You Can and Will Get Bad infections, So They Are Gross Poisonous Critters, and with So Many other things to Eat, I Say : Why Eat That ????? But To Each His Own. Wasn't Working For Swift & Co. an Experience ????? I Quit There So Many times, and Sometimes: I Went Back , on My Own, and Many Times: They Called Me Back, Because : They Knew that I Knew all of Their Routes, including The Key West Run, and They Knew And Trusted Me, and All Of The Swift Customers Loved Me, I Took Good Care Of Their Trucks, Ect. All in All, They Knew that I was A Very Valuable Employee For Them , to Lose. I Had Years Of Experience Carrying Quarters Of Beef, and Driving A Truck On Deliveries. Later , My Swift Brother. Road Runner.

Pokey		27-Oct-2009 20:51
Carlos I got a real kick out of the middle age women--------if they didn't day budweiser, one of them could (may-be) have been my Suzi-Q, o-well thats life. take care Pokey q

Carlos		27-Oct-2009 20:26
Robbin, I have never been to Arbetter's but it sounds like a place to go let's see when can go and have lunch. I remember when football games were affordable now taking the family costs a lot of money between tickets, parking, and food. I hope when they open the Marlins Stadium they won't over price the games. Anybody been to a Panther hockey game I been to them but I never really got into the game, baseball has allways been my favorite sport playing it and watching it.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 19:49
Pokey and Carlos, Red Skelton, was Great, I Always watched His T. V. Show, Every Week. I Loved His Clem Kaddiddlehopper, Freddie The Freeloader, And other Parts He Played, and at The End Of The Show, The Way He Always Said : May God Bwess !!!!!! He Was Like Jackie Gleason, and Humphrey Bogart: A Classic Great !!!!!!!! And Carlos: I Agree: The Pledge Of Allegiance To Our Flag, Should Be Recited in The Schools, and I'm Glad it Still is. And Prayer In Schools Should Be There too, and if They'r Atheist Kids, They Can Leave The Classroom, During The Prayer, and Then Return , after it's Over. All The Best. Robbin.

Bob Sara		27-Oct-2009 19:46
Road Runner, next time you're coming my way for lunch at Arbetters or Frankies, let me know, and I'll meet you there. My turn to buy....just don't let Dave know...LOL

Bob Sara		27-Oct-2009 19:43
Carlos, you're right about the '72 season being one we will all remember. A couple of years ago, when New England was crusing into the Super Bowl undefeated, only to be denied, I became an instant Giants fan. The thought that kept going through my mind was that the Perfect Season was ours too...the fans...not just the old players...Nick, Dick Anderson, Manny and the rest. We were all a part of that in some way, those of us in the stands and at home in front of the TV, those of us who went to the airport to great the team when they came home. That season belonged to the Dolphins, and to our town. I know that I'll always feel like a part of that season in mine, too.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 19:36
Carlos, Glad To Hear From You. And That Sandwich, Sounds Great !!!!! And An Iced Cold A & W Root Beer, Heavenly Stuff !!!!!! And Yes, We Are Big Kids, and We Need Our Nutrition. 1 New Car Today, in Fact: From Publix: A Red Hot Wheels Rescue Truck, that Looks Just Like An Armored Truck. That Glass Enclosed Display Case in Your Garage Idea , Sounds Good. Like Jewelry Stores Display Cases , would Be Ideal. Hey, That Orange Bowl Seat, and Piece Of The Wall, is Certainly A Keeper, and Very Collectible. One Day, That Could Be Very Valuable, But For Now, You Have The Joy, of Owning A Piece Of History , and A Rememberance and Souvenir, of Our Beloved Orange Bowl. Carlo, Have You Ever Been to Arbetter's, on Bird Road, and 88th Avenue ????? If Not, I Would Like to invite You to Go There, Sometime, to Have Lunch. They Have Good Chili Dogs, Corn Dogs, Cheese Fries, And Root Beer, in A Cup with Ice. Great Little Place. I've Been Going there , For Years, and Years, and Bob, Goes There all the time. Maybe, You've Been There, I Don't Know, But if Not, I Know You Would Love it. And There's Dixie Pig, in Oakland Park, For North Carolina Pulled Pork, Hush Puppies, and Great Sweet Iced Tea. And There's Frankie's Pizza, on Bird Road, and 91St Avenue. Great Pizza there, and Cans Of Iced Cold Canada Dry Ginger Ale. Possibilities !!!!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Later. Your Friend, Robbin.

Carlos		27-Oct-2009 19:22
I will never forget that 72 season, I was at home most of the time I still lived with my parents. I had surgery on my left foot right behind my toe broke it trying to break a piece of wood ( messing around trying some kungfu) but I was off my feet for a while and watched most of the games. I remember waiting for their arrival on nw 36th street and the big crowd of fans there.

Bob Sara		27-Oct-2009 19:13
Road Runner, I forgot to mention that I picked up a few dozen large shrimp and hush puppies for you at Dixie Crossroads. But in the heat, I got very weak, and was forced to pull into a rest area and I ate all of them. Sorry, my Swift Brother, but I figured you'd understand. You know...the heat and all. Maybe I can make it up with some BBQ ribs from Jenkins in Ft Lauderdale for our next lunch. I'm sure Deep Pockets Dave will do the right thing with the bills...shread, shread, grind, grind...oh well.....

Carlos		27-Oct-2009 19:09
Bob Sara I have to get in the Attic but as soon as I get it I will let you know.

Bob Sara		27-Oct-2009 19:06
Carlos...any idea what section of The Orange Bowl your seat came from. I had Dolphins season tickets from '71 till '77 in section DD in the corner of the end zone, just under the upper deck. Great seat...never in the sun, and never in the rain, and just far enough back that whatever got spilled or dumped over the rail from the upper deck landed about six rows in front of us. We got to see the Super Bowl Dolphins, the Perfect Season, all the Hall of Fame players, plus Namath, Unitas, OJ, Bradshaw, Franco, Stabler, and the rest in their prime. And, we got to boo Howard Cosell on Monday nights, in person.

Road Runner		27-Oct-2009 19:00
Bob, Good to Hear From You. And I'm Glad You Had A Good Trip. The Food Sounded Wonderful !!!!!! I Hope Dave Gets The Bills, For Reimbursement . He Will Process them thru His File 13 G Eliminator Model Bill Rotator. I Enjoyed The Story Of Your Trip. Sorry to Hear about Your Wifes' Back Hurting. You Know I Can Relate to that. I'm Waiting For My Ship to Come in, with My Winning Lotto or Powerball Ticket, So I Can Buy Me A New Harley, and Ride With You, on Trips Like that. My Brother, and our Friends used to Ride to Cocoa Beach , and Key West on our Yamahas, and Hondas, Back in 1969, and We Had Fun. Thinking Of Kathy F. !!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!!!!! Best Regards , My Friend. Road Runner.

Carlos		27-Oct-2009 18:51
I just made myself lunch, Boars Head pastrami with Goulda cheese on Italian 5 grain wheat bread, followed by an ice cold A&W rootbeer. A growing boy needs nutrition. Robbin no more new cars? I trying to figure out a way to reorganize my garage and put some kind of glassed in display racks to put all my car, and sports memobilia collections, Robbin did I tell you I purchased one of the orange seats from the Orange Bowl? they were selling them before the OB went down it came with a small piece of the concrete wall and a certificate of authenticity.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 18:39
Pokey, I'm Surprized , that you Don't Have any Go Kart Tracks Closer to you, than Indianapolis. I Figured that Indianapolis, would Have Some. I Read about A Big Indoor Track, in Indianapolis , Here on The Computer. My Heart , is Still in Go Karts, so I Type in Things, and See what I Can Find. I Respect Your Taste, in Liking Only Vintage Go Karts, But I Like The Vintage And The New Karts Even Better, Like The Tony Karts, and Margay Karts. They Look Really Sharp , I Think, with The Wrap Around Sides. I Would Buy one of Those , in a Minute, if I Had The Extra Money to Buy one, But I Don't. I Need A Lotto , or Power Ball Win !!!!!! Does Your Kart Have A Clinton , or Continental Engine ???? And Does it Sound Like A Chainsaw ???? It is a 2 Cycle 2 Stroke , I Assume, ?? I Love 2 Cycle 2 Strokes, But I Also Like 4 Cycle 4 Strokes, Like Especially : Briggs And Stratton, Tecumseh, Kohler, ect Engines, Like a Lot of Edgers, Mowers , and Generators Had and Have. I Love The Sound , and Look Of Chainsaws, and All Brands, are Distinctive, in Their Style, Colors, Ect. Homelite, Poulan, McCullough, Sears, Husqavarna , and other Brands. My Grandma Learned , Being From North Carolina, 35 Miles North Of Wilmington, Had Lots Of Relatives , Who Were Loggers, and As A Kid, My Brother and I Watched Them Cutting Down Tall Pine Trees , with Chainsaws, in The Summers , when we were up there, From Hialeah. That was neat. I Rememember The Neat Sounds Of Those Big Chainsaws Going, in The Near Distance. I Think I Remember Most Of Them there using Poulan Chainsaws. The Heat, and Humidity, and These Bad Mosquitoes Called Yellow Flies, Made the Woods a Real Pain there. And You Had Ticks, and Snakes. I Got Bitten, By A Copperhead Snake, when I was 9 Yeard old, and My Dad Went 100 MPH, Taking Me The 8 Miles To The Nearest Town, and The Doctor Took Care Of Me, and He And My Dad, and God , all 3 Saved My Life. Any Suzi Q's Yet ?????? HAH HAH !!!!!! Maybe For Halloween, You Will Meet Your Special Suzi Q ???? I Hope So !!!!!! Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Carlos		27-Oct-2009 18:35
Pokey, I did get the e-mail, Thanks, my dad was a big fan of Red Skelton I rememeber watching his shows when I was a kid. The ghost card was also funny but the story of life really made me crackup and it answered all my questions about the dinosuars. I asked my son if in school they still recite the Pledge Of Allegiance and he told me they do. (THANK GOD)!!!!!!

Carlos		27-Oct-2009 18:20
Bob Sara, Welcome back sounds like you had a lot of fun, seems like rain is a part of your adventures but in the end it's all fun. Everytime I drive up north I ask myself the same question why not live up there, same answer comes back to me (no work). Yea them Dolphins are like some women they let you down at the end. The game was a disapointment.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 18:05
Don Boyd, As A Career Military Man, 32+ Years in The Coast Guard, I Know you Are Familiar with The 2 Military Terms : SNAFU, And FUBR. Those 2 Terms, Describe My Medical Condition, all The Time: I Live with Pain, But Make No Mistake: I Bitch And Moan, Whine, and Belly Ache , Like an Old Woman, all The Time, I Guess it's My Nature, But I Am As Tough as Nails, I Wrote The Book on Tough, and inspite Of My Pissing And Moaning: I Get The Job Done !!!!! When I Wanna Do Something , I Will, Even if I Have To Crawl in Pain, For Miles, That's My Nature Too. I Am A Winner, Who Bitches, on The Way to The Finish Line !!!!!!!!!! Thinking Of You, and Praying For Your Best Interests. When You're Completely Well, and Ready To Run The Boston Marathon: We'll All Go To PT's Near My House, For Some R & R, ( A Few Drinks, and A Feast For The Eyes ). Later. The Rascal.

Carlos		27-Oct-2009 18:04
Hello everyone, I was real busy this weekend, I had a photo shoot on Saturday we met at the old zoo in Crandon Park, 22 members of a family for a family portrait it was a of fun some rain but my wife and I pulled it off and got some really nice images for them to pick from. I love that place for photos (and never seen any other photographer there hope it stays that way). Sunday at Port Everglades I worked a large ship from 8:00am to midnight went home showered got 4 hours of sleep and went back on Monday for another ship from 8:00 am to 6:00pm last night I went to bed at 7:00pm. It remained me of old days where we would work countless hours, sleeping in our cars between ships. Robbin I really sorry that your are going through so much pain I agree with everyone about you seeing a doctor. Don, and Manocarz Glad you guys pulled out ok it's now the healing will take awhile but before you know it you'll be 100% It's annoying but healing takes time, it took me almost 8 weeks after my surgery. Pokey, Dave and Don I forwarded you two a e-mail on middle aged women and one of catsI hope you enjoy them. Robbin let me know when you can receive e-mails Manocarz I don't have your e-mail.

Bob Sara		27-Oct-2009 17:54
Hello all. I got back from St Augustine Sunday afternoon, just in time to see the Dolphins choke. What a heartbreaker. Don and Manocarz, I am glad to see you both back, and on the mend. At our age, we do seem to take longer to heal, but hang in there. And I agree...Road Runner, please go see a doctor about your kidney stones and associated pain. As for the trip, I left on Thursday morning. My wife's back is giving her problems, so she drove up with a couple who trailered their bikes, which left me on the ride up alone. And I enjoyed it. It did rain on and off from Hollywood to Palm Bay, but not a hard, driving rain. Just enough to be a pain in the butt. But it did serve to keep it cool. In fact I was running ahead of schedule, which I think may Be attributable to the fact that my wife wasn't behind me thumping my helmet and yelling that I'm going too fast...lol. I always tell her...no, I'm going just fast enough. I made it to Titusville and Dixie Crossroads just as they opened for lunch at 11:00. Shrimp soup, hush puppies, two dozen rock shrimp, fried, and french fries. Hit the spot, and wiped it out. Deep Pockets Dave, the bill is on the way. I got into St Augustine a little past 1:00, and the weather was perfect. In fact is was perfect for all four days. Mid 60's in the morning, heating up to the low 80's by mid day, and no rain at all. On Friday we took a nice ride north, up A1A to just south of Jacksonville, then west to the St Johns River, and south along the river, then east again to St Augustine. We stopped for lunch along the river at the Crab Shack, and I had a really good soft shell crab sandwich. Another one of our group had fried gator tail, which he insisted tasted just like chicken. I told him it really was chicken, but they could charge more if they called it gator. Saturday my wife and I went to have a look at a neighborhood where we almost bought a house two and a half years ago. Then we visited my cousin Mike, who lives nearby in Flagler Estates. We spent the afternoon playing tourist in Old Town St Augustine. Sunday I rode home with three other members of our group. The weather was cool and crisp until our lunch stop...at the Crossroads. By 11:30 it was so hot, the jackets came off for the rest of the run home. It reminded me how hard hot weather riding is. The ride up on Thursday was no problem, even with the rain. After 350 miles, I was fine and still ready to go. But Sunday, with the heat, when I got home, I was beat. I was in bed by nine. Every time I go up to North Florida, I look around, and I keep asking myself...."why is it I'm still living in Miami?" I have to work on that...

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 17:50
Manocarz, You Did Great , with Your Left Hand . Bravo !!!!!!!!! I Know You Are Most Certainly : In Pain, and Have Been Thru A Lot : Now, and in The Past, But Your Courage, and Noble Spirit, Comes Shining Thru, and Shows Everyone : What A Winner, and Tough Guy , is All About . I Admire That, I Really Do !!!!! You Take it as it Comes, and Don't Whine , and Belly Ache, and Remain Cheerful, and Positive, and That is Really in Your Favor: Big Time. Most People Dread Surgery, But You Were Looking Forward to it. What A Guy !!!!!! You Are Something Else, My Friend !!!!!!! And For The Doctors and Nurses, at Shands, You Are Probably: Their Perfect Patient, I Have No Doubt, Whatsoever. Thank You , For Your Concern about Me, and Make No Mistake: I Am Praying For You, all The Way. If My Prayers For You are Answered: You Will Have No Pain, And All Of Your Medical Conditions , will Be Resolved , to Where You Will Be Able To Punch Me Out, with Your New Hands Of Power. I Sure Hope So. My Regards , to MRS. Manocarz, also. Glad You Enjoyed The Memories. I Will Try and Think of Some More to Post. Keep Up The Positive Thinking, it Will Help You. Later, My Hialeah Brother. Robbin.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 17:31
Don Boyd, I'm Glad To Hear that You Are Getting By, Day By Day, And I Know How Painful that Must Be, as I Sprained Both of My Ankles Many , Many Times Over the Years, As A Kid, stepping in Pot Holes, and As A Truck Driver, Jumping Up And Down Off Of Loading Docks, and Trucks , ect. , and When I First Started at Wells Fargo Armored Service, as A Guard, I Jumped Down Off The Wells Fargo Truck, in A Hurry, instead Of Stepping Down, and My Left Food Landed Crooked on The Curb. I Felt Fire, and Limped , and Suffered, Every Day walking With The Messenger Thru Stores, and Everywhere. I Went to The Doctor one Night, and Had it X Rayed, No Break, only A Bad Sprain. I Kept On Going , Like An Idiot, until one Day : It Quit Hurting. I Know The Pain, But it Sounds Like to Me, That You Do Need to Keep it Elevated, and Stay Off of it , For A While, So it Can Heal. But I'll Let Your Doctor Tell You What To Do, as My Advise is only My Opinion, and I'm Sure as Hell No Doctor. Thank You , For Your Kind Words, and Know that I Am Still Praying For You. Oh and I'm Sorry About Your Guestbook. It is Your Site, and I Will Stay on Robbin's Memories only, From Now on. Take Care, And All The Best. Robbin.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 17:14
Dave, Thank You , Very Much, For The C. D., The List, and For Your Very Caring, and Comforting Posts Of Good Counciling and Good Advise, I Appreciate it. You Made A Lot Of Sense, and I Took Your Kind and Helpful Words , in The Spirit That They Were Given. I Know I Jump The Gun sometimes, and Fly Off The Handle, I Will Readily Admit that. I Guess I too ,Need to Call Your Crisis Hotline in My Times Of Desperation, and Anxiety. I Am of A Very Suspicious Nature, and I Do Somewhat Have The Dinosaur Mentality, in a way, I Do Think That Everyone's Out To Get Me, and That Life is a Big Double Cross, and with My Severe Pains, Come Dilusions, and I am Very Sensitive, always Have Been, and With all of This : I Sometimes Start Thinking, and I Don't See The Whole Big Picture, and I Get Overanxious, and Then Pissed Off. I Know We Have Been Over This Before , Several Times, and I Am Sorry That I Drop Hints, and Show Animosity, ect., Because Things Don't Go My Way. I Must Remember, That I Am only one Being, in A Huge World, on One Planet, and Life was not Tailor Made Especially , For Me, or anyone Else, and I Must Accept How it is, and Be Satisfied , and Grateful For All I Have, and Forget about Utopia, Heaven On Earth, and Paradise, Here in This Life, Because I Know : There Ain't No Such animal. Thanks again, For Your Kind Words, and Support. You Are A Prudential Rock To Lean On, in Time Of Need. Best Regards. Robbin.

Pokey		27-Oct-2009 16:24
Robbin No we don't have any kart tracks close, there is a large one owned by Mark Dismore's family just east of Indianapolis and there is a large indoor track in Indianapolis, but I haven't been to them, they run the new stuff, no vintage. There are alot of dirt tracks around Indiana that run stock cars, and sprint cars. I restored my kart (with the original engine) about 14 years ago and when my son was ten, he would drive it in parking lots like the old days, until the cops would run us. But then it got put on the rafters in the garage, and hasn't been run in about 12 years. I can NOT even begin to get in it, if you know what I mean. ha ha take care Pokey

Dave		27-Oct-2009 14:31
Don and Manocarz!!!! great that you are both on the road, rocky though it is, to recovery. Mailed that item to Robbin, Carey, Carlos, just now (finally)

Don Boyd		27-Oct-2009 14:20
Welcome back lefty Manocarz! Continue to get better! Robbin, I agree with Manocarz, it's past the time to go see a doc with all your symptoms. Kidney stones can't possibly cause all of what you mentioned and even if true you should have passed them all by now. Don

Manocarz		27-Oct-2009 12:42
update w/ left hand. harder recovery this time - still going forward. it will take more time. thanks for your thoughts and concern. robbin, i wish you would get checked by a dr. in case pain is serious signal. you don't have to agree with their suggestion after knowing if it is or isn't serious. please get it checked. oh yes, also thanks for giving mrs. those memories to pass on. i enjoyed them. your so kind hearted. regards to don too. more later.

Don Boyd		27-Oct-2009 12:29
Dave B and Robbin, I'm still surviving but restricted to the couch with my leg elevated 99% of the time to keep the swelling down. I have these cooling tubes in the semi-cast and they're hooked up by hoses to a cooler with a pump that forces ice cold water into the tubing on the cast. We add ice three or four times a day and it is a pretty neat system. When I put my feet down on the floor it hurts like hell and I can feel my foot, ankle and leg swelling up to the point where it feels like the cast will explode from the pressure of the swelling. It's difficult to use the laptop for any duration but I'm getting used to it. My first doc appointment since the surgery is tomorrow and I want to find out how much longer I have to keep my leg elevated because it's a real hindrance to getting photo work done for the site. Mrs. Manocarz, please pass on my best regards and wishes to Manocarz for his speedy recovery. He has sure been through a lot over the years. Robbin, I hope to hell that your aches and pains go away one of these days; you sound in far worse shape than me and you have my sympathy. Don

Dave		27-Oct-2009 12:01
Disregard, just printed out the 15 pages, will include it this morning. Robbin, I hope you are not in as much pain, and I hope Manocarz and Don are doing okay, or at least as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Hello also to Carlos, Bob, Pokey, Carey and all others.

Dave		27-Oct-2009 11:53
Robbin, let me know if you want an updated master list of songs, to pick and choose from. It is not a problem, just a simple listing. I might do it now and include it with the CD from the post office this morning

Dave		27-Oct-2009 10:48
I just repeated myself because I didn't think the first post went thru properly. But listen to me, Robbin, don't read anything into this at all about people not posting.

Dave		27-Oct-2009 10:45
Here's what happens. When people are quiet here, for one reason or another, you take it personally, to mean that they are angry with you. So to show them, you want to leave. But you never realize that it is never been days and days of silence, only one or two. Remember the time you wanted to leave and we looked back at posts and it had been LESS THAN 24 HOURS since someone posted? So take it like this. When you do not see someone posting, he or she is tied up, or busy with something, or just has nothing to say. Example, Pokey is a friend of yours, but he does not post as often as others, that is because he jumps in when he feels he has something to say, but he is still here reading all these posts, and he is still a friend, but doesn ot post all that often, but does when he is saying something specific. So you cannot say, ever, that Pokey is not a friend or is ignoring you, because it is not true. Same with Bob, Carlos, me, Carey. We are here but off and on, not constantly like an associated press teletype with the news coming in every two seconds, all night long, in a newsroom setting. So silence here means absolutely nothing. No one is ever angry. No one is ignoring anyone else. No one is rejecting anyone else. We have gone over this a hundred times, Robbin and let me reassure you again that all is well here. And even if someone stayed off of here for a week or two, what would that mean? Nothing.

Dave		27-Oct-2009 10:40
Robbin, What Will My Mary say is the very first song on it.....mailing it this morning from the post office. No SOS yet, but I did print out the recipe you gave me. We don't watch Law and Order, not for any reason, just never have. We do watch Criminal Minds.....we have been over this ground time and time again, my friend, Robbin...you said nothing to irritate anyone. It is like checking your mailbox at home during the day, twenty times, when you know the mailman only comes once per day.....it means absolutely nothing that this or that person does not post for a day or two. The last time this happened we went over the posts and it turned out that it had been LESS THAN 24 HRS since someone had posted and you were upset, because it seemed a lot longer. I can guarantee you that failure to post here has zero to do with how someone sees you as a friend. I know you are happiest when everyone is on here at once, but the reality is that that just cannot be. Sometimes it happens, most of the time it cannot happen. People get tied up in day to day stuff, or have nothing special to say at a particular moment. You take it personally. Please do not take it that way, as you can ask everyone here, it is never meant that way, it is just that just as we don't watch this or that TV program every single day, we don't post here everyday. But to read meaning into that, is not only fruitless but not true, there is no meaning in it except that so and so didn ot post today. That's all it means.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 02:47
Dave, It appears that either I Pissed Off Everyone, or They Left Town Or Something, as only You and I are Speaking. What Did I Say ??????? Why all of a Sudden, Has No One Written anything ????? QUE PASO ????? I've Written to Everyone, But No one's Written To Me. What's Up ????? You Tell Me, cause I Don't Know. If this Keeps up, I Am Leaving, cause This Way, It's not Worth My Time, To Write to People , and Get no Reply. That's Rude, and I'm Tired Of it, and I'm Ready to say Screw it, and Leave.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 02:39
Dave, 24 Songs , is Fine . Basta, Bastante. Forget about The other 8 Songs . I Only Wanted : What Will My Mary Say, so That and 23 More Songs, is More Than I Could Ask For. Thank You, Very Much, for That. Hearing That Great Johnny Mathis Song, that I Love So Much, Should Help Ease My Back Pain Some. Did You Make any SOS yet ??? I've Made it Twice Lately, and As Always : Loved it. Do You Ever watch Law And Order ???? I Like All Of Them. I used to Watch Law And Order, The Original one, With Detectives Lenny Briscoe, and Ed Green. And I Always watched : NYPD Blue, and Hill Street Blues . My Favorites on those Programs, were : Lenny Briscoe, Andy Cipowitz, and LT. Howard Hunter. And I Watched and Liked Barney Miller too. Great Shows. It's 83 Degrees now, Here in Miami, at 10: 42 P. M.,, 79 % Humidity, and Winds 10 MPH. Todays High in Miami, was 88 Degrees. Sleep Well. Robbin.

Dave		27-Oct-2009 01:48
945pm and all three copies have just been made. They hold 24 each, not the 32 you picked out, so we can do it one of two ways. I can just do a second cd with the 8 songs only, or I can list the 8 here and you look at the master list and tell me what other ones you want, so it totals about 24, up to you, either way is fine. But this one is ready to mail tomorrow morning from the post office, to Robbin, Carey, Carlos.

Robbin		27-Oct-2009 00:06
Dave, Take Your Time Making The C. D. , No Rush. I Don't Plan On Going anywhere, For At Least 25 More Years. Thanks For Your Courtesy, and Concern though. The Fact that you are making a C. D. for Me at all, is A Gift, And You Owe Me Nothing at all, in Reality. And as Far as My Pain, Yes I Have More Pain, in My Back , Side , and Front, Than Most People Could Stand, and it Has Inconvenienced Me Somewhat, as Far as Movement, But Overall, I Am ignoring, and Denouncing The Pain, and Going about My Business, So in My Mind: I Am Doing Well !!!!!! Thank You For Your Concern , and Well Wishes, and Prayers. I Am One Tough SOB, and No Matter what, Just Like The United States Marines, I Will Keep On Going, and Take The Hill !!!!! I Am Made Of Good Mud, Just Like You, Even if I Am An ARMY MAN, and Not A Marine . Best Regards , and Thanks For Writing. Robbin.

Dave		26-Oct-2009 21:27
And we hope Don and Manocarz are recuperating okay. And, Robbin, I hope your pain is managable these last few days, and not worse.

Dave		26-Oct-2009 21:25
Hello to all. Now working on those CDs for you.

Robbin		26-Oct-2009 00:06
Pokey, I Took a Sunday Drive around Where Hialeah Speedway was, and Went to Target, and Lowe's, Which are Exactly where The Speedway was. I waited in The Car, while My Wife went in To Both Stores, to Get Things we Needed. While I was sitting There, I Remembered all The Races I Saw There as a Kid, Not only Saturday Night Stock Car Races, But The Destruction Derbies, and Go Kart Races, and 1/2 Midget Races, in The Daytime , on Saturday, and Sunday Afternoons. I Miss Hialeah Speedway !!!!!!! It was A Nice Little Track, Had Great Races, and A Nice Crowd. Hialeah Speedway , RIP. Other than The Indy 500 Track, in Speedway, Do You Have any other Speedways, or Karting Tracks , Near To You ?????? And Do You Ever Drive Your Kart Anywhere, on A Track,, On The Farm, or Around The Corn Fields ?????Sooner Or Later, I'm Going To Buy Me A Go Kart, Even A Flyer Special Used Kart, with A Briggs and Stratton Lawnmower Engine, For A Few Hundred Dollars, So My Wife and I Can Ride A Go Kart, in Parking Lots, Like I Did At 11 Years Old. But if I Win The Florida Lotto, or Powerball, I Will Have The Newest , Fastest , and Best Kart , That Money Can Buy, Probably A Shifter !!!!!!!! And I Will Buy You one too, and Deliver it to You. Best Regards , My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		25-Oct-2009 19:12
Carlos, How Are You ?????? You May Be Working Today, or I Know You Have Your Family, To Visit with, which I Agree with 100 %. More Power to You, My Friend !!!!!!!! I'm Glad that You are Such a Good Family Man. You and I , and Bob, will Have to Have Lunch again Soon. Dave Suggested it, in Fact, and He's Paying For it, Of Course !!!!!!! Have a Great Sunday !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend, Robbin.

Road Runner		25-Oct-2009 18:53
Bob Sara, I Hope You Got Home Safely, and Had a Good Trip , and Hog Rally. And I Hope You Saved All Of Your Receipts, To Send to You Know Who: Old Money Bags. I Can't Guarantee, that Deep Pockets, Will Reimburse You. He May Throw Them in The Garbage Can, and Break Tradition. So I Wouldn't Get My Hopes up, about Reimbursement, if I were You !!!!!!! Some People with Deep Pockets, are Cheapskates, Be Advised !!!!!! Most Important , Of All: I Hope You Enjoyed Some Fried Shrimp, and Hushpuppies, For Me , at Dixie Crossroads !!!!!! I Had Our Fried Jumbo Shrimp Platter, Friday Night , For Dinner, and Really Enjoyed that. And For Dessert: I Had : Their Great Homemade Banana Pudding , with Vanilla Wafers , and Meringue Topping. They Have The Banana Pudding , Every Friday, and it's Delicious, and Like My Mom Made Homemade. I'm Down with My Back, in Lots of Pain, But Thank God, I'm Able to Get outa Bed, and Move around. It's Most Painful, to Get outa The Bed, and The 1st Few Steps I Take, are Even Worse. I Get Like An Electric Jolt, on My Right Side Of My Back at Waist Level. I Guess , I'll Live Though, Enough OF My Belly Aching. I Had Plenty of this, When I Worked For SWIFT & Co. , as you can Imagine. We All Suffer in This Life , From One thing or another. And We Gotta Bitch about Something, or Everything, once in a While, it's Human Nature. Me, I Reserve The Right To Bitch, and Tell Somebody Off, whenever I Feel Like it, and if anybody Takes Exception: Screw Em, I Don't Really Care . That's Their Problem. I Am A Rebel Rouser ,- A Free Spirit, Like Harley Bikers , I Will Not Take Much Crap, From Anyone, And I 'm Proud Of That !!!!!! Take Care , Bob. Best Regards !!!!!! You and I and Carlos: Will Have to Have Lunch Again Soon Somewhere, and Dave Agrees, and Wants to Pick up The Tab. Later. The Old Swift Road Runner.

Robbin		25-Oct-2009 16:55
Pokey, Thanks, For the Clarification . I Watch Nascar Races Sometimes, and The Indy 500, Most Always. My Favorite Tracks, are : Indianapolis, Daytona, Lowe's Charlotte, Talladega , and Homestead. I Do Like Car Racing, But Go Karts, are Still My Favorite. And I Like The Vintage Karts, and The Tony Karts, Margay Karts , and Others. As Far as Midgets, I Like The Old Vintage ones, More than The Modern ones. My Absolute Favorite Midget was The around The 1961 Time Period Moss 1/2 Midget. Back when you Raced Karts at Hialeah Speedway, A Friend of Mine Dale Little: Had a Candy Apple Red Moss 1 /2 Midget, that He Raced At Hialeah Speedway, and other Places. I Loved His Moss Midget !!!!!!! I'm Having Some Corn On The Cob From Publix Today, in Honor Of Your Indiana Corn Fields !!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!! WE used to Have Years Ago Here, a Home Improvement Chain Of Stores called : Builder's Square, But They Didn't Last Too Long. They Had Super Clean and Neat Stores Like Lowe's. A Long time ago, a Cousin of Mine , from North Carolina, and Her Husband and Their Family , Had A Big Store Like That, in Indianapolis . They Were Somehow Connected to Georgia - Pacific Lumber. And They also Lived in Lizton, Indiana, A Little West Of Indianapolis. She and Her Husband Retired, and I Think They Live in Coastal North Carolina. And Her Brother, Also Originally, From Fayetteville , N. C., Worked For Lowe's For 27 Years as an Accountant, at The Home Office in North Carolina. I Like and Shop, at Both Lowe's , and Home Depot. They Both Have Real Good Stores , I Think. Have A Great Sunday, My Friend !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		25-Oct-2009 16:31
Dave, I Slept in Late, until 11:30, this Morning, Just Relaxing , and Trying to Give My Back A Rest, Before I Get Outa Bed, and Go To Walk, and Feel Some Real Pain. I Stayed up till 3 A. M. in My T. V. Room, watching A Very Touching Show on A Religious T. V. Channel. It was Sad , But A Real Heart Warming Presentation, About A Guy, Who I Believe Was Running around on His Wife, and He Gets Beat Up, By 2 Goons, in The Alley Of A Club, and He Staggers To A Church, and He Asks For Help Out Loud, and He Sees A Man Behind Him, Who Says He Will Help Him. He Wakes up in A Hospital Bed, and A Doctor Tells Him that He Has Cancer. He undergoes Chemotherapy, and Looks For The Man Who Helped Him, at the Church. He Finds Him, And He's The Ex Pastor Of That Church, Now Retired , and Living on a Ranch outside Of Town. He Goes to see Him, to thank Him, and A Friendship Ensues, and Like His Angel, The Pastor Takes Him in, and Tries to Help Him. His Cancer Had Spread All Over His Body, and The Doctor Gave Him Weeks To Live, or Possibly Months, if He Kept Up Chemotherapy. His Wife and Little Girl, Came to see Him, and He Made Peace , with Them, and He Told His Wife , To Get On With Her Life. They Left , and He wanted to See The Ocean again, and He Did, and it was near 3 A. M., and I Was Sleepy, so I Went to Bed, without Seeing it to the End, But I Don't Like Sad Endings, and I Think This one was going to End With a Funeral, so Best I Left When He was Happy at The Beach. Before that: I Saw : The Great Escape, with Steve Mc Queen, a Great Classic. I Enjoyed Seeing it again. I Guess you are Going to The Hotline, from 1 To 6. Have A Nice Day, My Friend. Robbin.

Pokey		25-Oct-2009 01:19
Robbin Menards is a chain of stores up here, they are like Home Depot and Lowes. If you watch NASCAR you will see one of the cars that has menards as a sponsor, He was also very big in sponsoring indy cars a few years ago, and his son is (I think) one of the drivers for DEI in NASCAR. Sorry to hear about your pain. take care Pokey

Dave		25-Oct-2009 00:46
Best to get off your feet, is right......good luck with that painful stuff, Robbin, and just take care of yourself first----we will talk tomorrow on here....stay off your feet.

Robbin		25-Oct-2009 00:24
Dave, Thank You . Robbin. I Am Still Not only In Pain, But I Can Hardly Breathe, Or Move, without My Back Locking Up, and if I'm Standing, I Can Hardly Straighten Up. I've Had This , Lots Of Times Before, But I Don't Know What Causes it. ???? I May Have to Go to Pain Management on Monday, to Get A Shot in The Back. I'll See. I've Been to Them Before, and I Believe The Shot Helped Some. But For Right Now, Even if I Lay Down On The Bed, and Get Halfway Comfortable: Then I Have To Get up often, To Go To The Bathroom to Eliminate Water, and it Hurts To Get Outa Bed, My Back Locks Up, and Jolts Me, With Horrible Pain, and Then, I Can Barely Make it Back to The Bed. And This Goes on And On. But I Do Feel Best: Laying In Bed. We'll See. Thanks , For The Concern. I Will Keep You Posted. My Wife is Off Tomorrow, So She Can Help Me Out, if I Need it. Best Regards !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		24-Oct-2009 18:11
Please keep us posted, Don, Manocarz, Robbin, when you get the chance, as to how you are doing.

Dave		24-Oct-2009 18:08
OK, Robbin, join the list of Don and Manocarz, who are also in pain and recuperating. Our prayers go out for all you folks. I hope you feel better.

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 17:58
Dave, Thank You. My Back is Hurting Me Real Bad , and I Am Upset about Something, so I Am Going To Another Room to Watch PBS. Sitting at The Computer , is Uncomfortable, on My Back, so I Will Talk to You Later, or Whenever I Can Sit Here, in Less Pain. Have A Nice Day. Robbin.

Dave		24-Oct-2009 17:25
Got the blank CDs, no court for me Monday, will mail them to Robbin, Carlos, Carey, one cd each, anyone else, last call, email me for a copy. 32 or so oldies, the list Robbin compiled some time ago on this board.

Dave		24-Oct-2009 08:10
Robbin, thanks for that SOS recipe once again.....today is the I can finally get those blank cds and get going on your songs

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 02:43
Carey gigi, I Saw Your Van at Your Sister's House, at around 6 :00 P. M. !!!! Patti and Chuckie , and I were Running Errands. Patti was Off Today, and We Went To Publix Sabor, By Westland Mall, to Get Some Medicines I Had At Their Pharmacy to Pick up, and Then We Were Headed to Ranch House , To Get Our Dinner, and I Spotted Your Astro Van. Talk To You Another Time. My Back is Doubling Me Over Sometimes, Hurting on Both Sides, and When I Lay Down in Bed, and Get up: I Take A Couple Of Steps, and it Locks up on Me, and Jolts Me with Crippling Pain. I've Had This Before , in The Past. It's No Fun. But I Can Stand it, I'm Getting By. Hope all is well, with You. Nothing Else New. Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend, Robbin.

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 02:35
My Friends, I Hope to Talk with You Tomorrow Here !!!!!!! But For Now: Good Night !!!!!! Sleep Well !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 02:33
Pokey, Maybe You Can Go To A Halloween Party, and There You Will Meet Your Blue Jean Queen !!!!!!! I Hope So !!!!! Those are Good Places to Meet Someone. There's Probably Going to Be Some in Your Town, Be There !!!!! Who Knows: You Might End Up in The Corn Fields, with Your New Honey !!!!! ??? Later . Robbin.

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 02:27
Dave, I Should Be Going If I Don't Leave , I'll Be Sorry: What Will My Mary Say ????????????? Good Night Dave !!!!!!! Manana !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 02:25
Dave, For SOS, You Can Also Use Corned Beef, Ham, or Wafer Thin Deli Meats , in The Little Plastic Bags, or Plastic Containers, Like By Hillshire Farm, Jack Frost, Land Of Lakes, ect. And You Can Also Make SOS with Ground Beef, Cooked First, and Then Drained Well, and Added to The White Sauce Mixture. My Dad Made it this Way Too, But With Ground Beef: He Called it : Creamed Hamburger on Toast, instead Of Creamed Chipped Beef On Toast. But it's Still Good Old G. I. and Pennsylvania Dutch Amish SOS. Sleep Well. Talk to you tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 02:15
Dave, Here's SOS Creamed Chipped Beef My Way !!!!!!!! You Need: 3 Teaspoons of Margarine or Butter. I Use Margarine: Parkay, Smart Balance, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Or any Oleo, or Spread. 3 Teaspoons of All Purpose Flour , 1 - - 4.5 Ounce Jar of Armour Dried Beef , 14 Ounces Of Milk, or Canned Evaporated Milk, & A Small Shake of Black Pepper . Put The Armour Dried Beef All Diced up, in A Microwave Dish, and Pour Water Over it. Cover The Beef with Water. Microwave The Beef in Water on High Power For 4 Minutes, to Eliminate a Lot Of Sodium. Drain The Water Off. Add The Margarine, and The Flour, and Microwave on High, for 2 Minutes. Then Stir With A Teaspoon, until The Beef, The Margarine, and The Flour, are Well Mixed. Sprinkle A Little Black Pepper over This. Mix The Pepper in. Now: Pour in The Milk, and Microwave For 3 1 /2 Minutes on High, or until The Mixture Thickens. If it Gets Too Thick: Stir in A Little More Milk. Stir The Mixture, and Get it Smooth. Then Toast Any Kind Of Bread , Biscuits, Rolls, or Bread. About 2 or 3 Pieces Of Toast, Per Person. Then Put The Toast On A Plate, and Pour Or Spoon The SOS Mixture Over The Toast, Or You Can Serve it Like I Do: Pour Some SOS Mixture, in A 16 ounce Styrofoam Coffee Cup, Add The Toast, Broken up in 1 inch Squares, and Pour More SOS Mixture Over The Toast Squares. Eat With A Teaspoon, and Enjoy Your SOS Creamed Chipped Beef On Toast !!!!!!!!! I Often Use Toasted English Muffins, Sourdough Ones !!!!!!! Have This, with A Cup Of Coffee, and A Glass Of Orange Juice, For A Wonderful Breakfast. Especially Good , on A Cold Winter Morning !!!!!!!!!!

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 01:43
Pokey, I Know about Home Depot, and Lowe's, We Have Plenty Of Both Of Them Here in Miami, and All Of Florida, But What Is Menard's ???? We Don't Have any Of Those Stores Here. I've Never Heard Of Menard's. Remember Lindsley Lumber, in Miami ????? You Had one Across The Street, From Bell Haven. They Later Became Known as Westlake Stores, and I Picked Up Their Store's Money, as A Wells Fargo Messenger, in The Late 80's, and Early 90's, and Then They Closed. I used to Pick up a Lot Of Home Depot Store in Miami too. Wells Fargo, is Loomis now, with White Trucks. I Left , Before Loomis Bought Out Wells Fargo. I Put in 14 + Years on Those Trucks. 1 Year at Brinks, and then : 13 Years , at Wells Fargo . Do You Like Miles Davis Jazz ???? His Horn Playing, is A Lot Like Some Of The Big Band 40's Stuff. I Can Send You 2 Cassette Tapes Of Miles Davis, If You Like. Let Me Know : Hay Or Nay !!!!!!! ???? Take Care, and Let Me Hear From You !!!!!!! Your Friend, Robbion.

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 01:27
Pokey and Carlos, Elly May, Mary Ann, and The Petticoat Junction Girls ???? Count Me in !!!!!!!!! I 'll Take any Of Those, and Daisy Duke, would Do Too !!!!!!! Good Choices !!!!!!!! With Those Country Girls, and Mary Ann , The Island Girl, I Could Forget about My Elegant City Girls, For At Least one Night. If You Were Here Pokey, I Would Say : Go To Westland Mall, in Hialeah, or To Dadeland Mall, or To Miami Beach, or To Coconut Grove Cocowalk. Do You Ever Go To Indianapolis ????? I Was There Twice , and There Were Some Good Lookin Women There. !!!!!!!! My Wife Got Mad, Because I Was Smiling at Them,, and Some Were Smiling Back. I Had Fun Flirting With Them. Put Your Kart on A Trailer, and Go To Where There's A Lot Of Women, and Let Them See The Kart, and if Any Of Them Show an Interest: Tell Them The Truth, That You Were A Champion Go Kart Racer, in Miami, Fla. That's Your Secret Weapon, and Your Strong Point. And Tell Them that You Are A Retired Career Military Man, 22 + Years in The Air Force, That's Very Impressive Also !!!!!!! You Have A Lot More Going For Yourself, With Women, Than You Realize , Take Advantage Of It !!!!!!!! Carlos, I Was Playing The C. D. You Gave Me Again Today. It's Real Good !!!!! I Assume Your Wife , Got Home Safely, Yesterday. I Hope So. You Guys Ever Watch Smackdown ???? I Used to, on Thursday Nights, But Since it Moved to Friday Nights: I Don't See it Very Much. I Know it's Mostly Hoax and Acting, But it's Fun To Watch anyway. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 00:56
Pokey, Loose Blue Jeans ????? No Way !!!! I Want Them To Wear Designer Jeans, Hugging Their Contour, and if The Split, Being The Gentleman I Am, I Would Look The Other Way, and Not Peek !!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!! And The Supermarkets Always Have Some Real Honey's Walking Around, and Some Of Them Are Looking For Someone Too. You Mentioned Ding Dongs, and Suzie Q's. I Know You Were Talking About Women, But Hostess Suzie Q's, and Snowball Cakes , are My Favorite Snack Cakes !!!!!! I Love Them !!!!!! With Iced Cold Milk: Pure Heaven !!!!!! That's Right : John Walton, Never Went To Church, But one time He Did, and A Fire And Brimstone Preacher Got in His Face and Screamed Scriptures at Him, and He Got Up and Walked out. I Loved The Walton's, and I Watched it Every Thursday Night. So Did My Mom And Dad. And I Am Like You: I Believe in God, But I Don't Go To Church Hardly at all. I Go When I Feel Like it, Maybe once a Year, or Less. I Think The Supermarket, is The Right Place For You To Meet Your Suzie Q. !!!!!!! Keep On Shopping, and Keep Your Eyes Open, For A Possible MRS. Pokey !!!!!! You May Bump into Her, or She May Bump into You !!!!!! Good Luck !!!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Pokey		24-Oct-2009 00:37
Carlos EllyMae was a little bit to backwoods , and Daisey Duke isn't exactly what I would be looking for, BUT. yes, the girls from petticoat junction and Maryann would be right up my alley. As for malls, we do have a few, but most of my time is spent in Home Depot or Menards------haha take care Pokey

Robbin		24-Oct-2009 00:34
Dave, Robbin Is Here !!!!!!! My Wife was Off Work Today, and We Left The House at 3:30 P. M., To Go And Do Some Errands. We Went to about 7 Places, and Then We Went To Ranch House, and Got Take Out Dinners, and Ate in The Car. It was nice and Breezy, as We Ate Our Dinner, Like Being At The Beach. We Had Jumbo Fried Shrimp, French Fries, Cole Slaw, A Dinner Roll, and Iced Tea. A Real Good Dinner, Indeed !!!!!!!! Can You Keep A Secret ????? Tomorrow, Is Our Favorite Day,- SATURDAY !!!!!!!!!! I Will Write You Out My Recipe, For SOS, Again, ASAP. The Fishing Hole , May Be A Good Place For Pokey to Find His Suzie Q, But A Lot Of Suzie Q's Have Buddy Joe's With a Shotgun nearby, so He Must Use Caution. Later. Robbin.

Carlos		23-Oct-2009 23:50
Try a shopping Mall always a fine selection of wildlife walking around, any in Indiana? I would say the beach but thats kinda of a long drive. How about State Fairs, Rodeos lots of jeans walking around those. I like the Elly May or the Petticoat Junction type remember them? Also Maryann from Gilligan's Island. The baddest of all Daisy Duke from the Duke's of Hazzard Worn jeans short blouse or teeshirt OUCH!!!!

Pokey		23-Oct-2009 20:37
Robbin There you go again------designer jeans-----are you kidding. I can picture a red head in designer jeans trying to rack leaves----she would split them things pretty fast. ha ha, I would like to see them fit a little loose, and leave the guessing to me. Your places to met woman won't work either------I don't drink, so the bars are out, and even though I am religious----I don't go to church, I am more like the character on the Walton's TV show (the dad) that was very religious but never went to church, I just believe in my own way. BUT the supermarket could work, I do go there alot for food, i.e. ding-dongs and suzy-Q's, and I must say that I have met some real ding-dongs there but haven't found that suzy-Q yet-------ha ha But thanks for the advise take care Pokey

Dave		23-Oct-2009 20:13
Now the question of the day, to use Robbin's phrase, is where is ROBBIN?????

Dave		23-Oct-2009 18:37
Robbin, you sent it to me once and I printed it out but lost it, could you re-send the SOS recipe??

Dave		23-Oct-2009 18:36
Robbin, the way you and Pokey were talking, the best place to meet a woman is at an old fashioned fishin' hole :) Just walk up, cast out your line, drink a beer, and lo and behold there she is across the pond waving at you.

Dave		23-Oct-2009 18:31
Going to get those blank cds this weekend for Robbin, Carlos, Carey-----anyone else want one please email me at kb1pdv@earthlink.net with your address.

Dave		23-Oct-2009 18:30
Just this minute walked in the door from many errands-----

Robbin		23-Oct-2009 18:24
Pokey, Believe it or Not: Churches , and Supermarkets, are 2 Good Places , to Meet Women. Bars are O . K. For One Night Stands, But usually Not For Meaningful Relationships. Fairs, Games, Flea Markets , Ect. , are Other Good Places to Meet MRS. Right For You. I Believe in Fate, When You Least Expect it: The Person Right For You, Will Run into You. What's Your Indiana Weather Like There Today ??????? Have You Noticed???? All Of A Sudden, out of The Blue: I Am The DR. Phil Love Advisor !!!!!! HAH HAH HAH !!!!!!!! Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Oct-2009 18:14
The 99 Thousand Dollar Question Of Today, is : Where Is Dave ???????????????? Maybe , He's Chef Dave, in His Kitchen Cooking up Culinary Creations !!!!!!!!! The Answer To This Question, Remains To Be Told !!!!! There's Big Money Up For Grabs Here, For The Correct Answer . Good Luck To Everyone. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Oct-2009 18:08
Pokey, Remember That Country Song : Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On ????? I Like That Song. And Venus In Blue Jeans ????? You Have A Point There: Women and Girls , Do Look Great in Blue Jeans !!!!!! I Must Agree !!!!! And Long Straight Red Hair, A Beautiful Face, A Slim Good Shape And Blue Jeans On: Outstanding !!!!!!!!!! If I Were You, Look For A Cute Lady, Who Likes Go Karts, and Teach Her To Race Go Karts, Like You Did. That's Your Area Of Expertise, and You Can WOW Her with Your Kart Racing Ability. I Had SOS, and Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice Ice Cold , For Breakfast, And It Hit The Spot !!!!!! It's Sunny and Breezy Here Today, and about 86 Degrees Farenheit. Humidity 79 %. How's The Corn ?????? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Oct-2009 17:53
Pokey and Carlos, Hi Guys, TGIF !!!!!!! I Laughed Reading Your Posts !!!!!!! It was Great Carlos, The Way You And Your Wife Met Fishing, and it's Wonderful: The Way You and Your Wife Share The Same interests. That's Very Important !!!!! My Wife and I Both Cook, We Share The Lawn Work, and We Both Clean The House. And Our Interests, are The Same, Mostly. And Pokey: You Said You Like Women in Blue Jeans: Well So Do I. Tight Designer Jeans, on A Well Shaped Slim Girl Or Woman, is A Sight To Behold. Remember The Commercial on T. V., a Long time ago, For Jordache Jeans, and it Had A Good Looking Girl in Jordache Jeans On The Stage, and A Neat Jazzy Song Was Playing, Saying : You've Got The Look I Want to Know Better, The Jordache Look. ??????? I Loved That Commercial, The Girl, The Jeans, The Jordache Look, and The Song. The Perfect Catch in A Woman Pokey, Will : Cook , Sew, Mow The Lawn, Clean The House, Sing , Paint, Camp, Fish, Decorate, Bowl, Shoot, Look Pretty All The Time, Swim, Have Lots Of Money, Likes Go Karts , Like To Travel, Not Cheat On You, Like Your Kids, and Look Beautiful Like A Movie Star. Good Luck , Finding One Like That !!!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!!! And Carlos: I Remember Mike Pinera !!!!! He And His Band The Blues Image, Played at The World in North Miami, and I Saw and Heard Them There. And I Have Their Song : Ride Captain Ride, on A Record Album. I Remember Greynold's Park, was Famous For Hippies, Pot, Ect., Back in 68, and Around There. I Never Went there then though. I Have always Liked Greynold's Park, it's Neat. When I was a Kid, in The 50's , I Went There , on Sundays, Sometimes , with My Family, and We'd Have A Picnic There. Best Regards, Fellas !!!!!! Your Friend, Robbin.

Pokey		23-Oct-2009 16:17
Carlos WOW-----sounds like you have a winner-----she can catch it---clean it----then cook it, you are a very lucky man. Forget about the catching and cleaning, I find alot can't even cook it nowadays, they are to much into careers and other things, I guess I just look in the wrong places----Ha Ha. take care Pokey

Carlos		23-Oct-2009 02:49
Pokey, Thats the way to go I love a woman that can handle a fishing pole cut and bait her own line, feel at home in a tent or snorkeling off a boat. Luckly God gave me my wife. She can catch the fish clean and cook them too. When we started dating most of the other couples went out to clubs dancing and drinking, we were on a pier somewhere fishing. Funny when I met her she had her own rods and reels and they were nicer than mine. We snorkel, ride horses, like camping out though as we have become older it has slowed down some, now we enjoy traveling and photography. Oh she mows grass and helps me with the landscaping.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 22:39
Don Boyd, I'm Still Praying For Your Speedy Recovery, and That The Pain, won't Be Too Bad. Hang In There, Better Days, are Ahead, Very Soon !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 22:36
Pokey, You Cracked Me Up !!!!!! Your Post, was A Golden Classic, For The Books !!!!!!!! I Laughed Something Off !!!!!! If I was The Teacher, You Got An A For That one. And Yes, Some Red Heads, Now Get My Attention, where they never Did, A Long Time ago. We Do Change Our Mind , about Some things. My Favorite Woman's Hairstyle, Has Always Been : The Farrah Fawcett. I Love That one. And I Like Long Hair on Women, But Some Women , Look Great with Short Hair Styles, Like The Old Twiggy Hairstyle. It Really Depends, on The Womans' Looks. It Sounds Like You Like The Hee Haw Farm Girl Style Woman. Nothing Wrong with That. Hee Haw, Had Some Great Beauties !!!!!!!! My Favorite, was Mary Ann Gordon, Kenny Rodger's Wife. I Have Many Types Of Women I Like. I Love The Girl Who Played Cheyenne, on Reba, Joanna Garcia, and Carmen, From The George Lopez Show. I Also Go For: Anne Hathaway, Eva Longoria, Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow , Faith Hill, Jessica Simpson, Marie Osmond, and others. My Wife was Kidding, and Said : That My Picks in Women these Days, all Look Like Call Girls. Well, I Do Like A Woman, To Fix Herself Up, Lipstick, Perfume, Eyeliner, Nail Polish, in Pretty Colors: Pink, Silver, and Purple, and Sometimes Red, And Her Hair Fixed Nice, and High Heels, A Sun Dress, Party Dress, Black Lace Stockings, Ankle Chains, a Nice Bracelet, Ect. That's How I Like A Woman. After 27 Years Of Marriage, My Wife Never Looks Like That Anymore , For Me. She Did, When We Were Dating Though. I Like Hollywood Type Women, Elegant, and Women Who Work in Offices, Malls , Ect., All Dolled Up,- Elegant !!!!!! I Don't Like The Plain Jane Look. I Think Sarah Palin, is Gorgeous !!!!! Make Sure She Can Shovel Snow, and Fix Your John Deer Tractor, and Combine, and Your Go Kart, Pokey !!!!!!! HaH, HAH !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin. Take Care !!!!!! Good Luck, Woman Hunting !!!!!!!

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 21:31
Carlos, Ice Cold A & W Root Beer ? Absolutely !!!!!!!!!!! Yes Yes Yes, and Hell Yeah !!!!!!! Me, I Love Root Beer, and A & W is Delicious. I Like Also Barq's, and Publix, and Fanta Root Beers. But Just Like Beer, I Like My Root Beer: Ice Cold. That's How it's Good !!!!!!! And A Chili Dog, with it ? Hell Yeah !!!!!! I Love Chili Dogs Too !!!!!!!! Have You ever been to Arbetter's, on Bird Road, Near Galloway ????? Bob Sara, and I Go There, and it's Real Good. They Have Good Chili Dogs, Cheese Fries, Root Beer, and Corn Dogs, Like The Youth Fair Has. It's A Real Good Place !!!!!! You and I , and Bob, Could Go there sometime For Lunch. If So, You Could Park in My Driveway, and Ride With Me. Also, There's The Old A & W By Miami - Dade North, on 27th Ave, it's Now The Root Beer Place. Also I Get Chili Dogs, at Checker's, They Have a Good Chili Dog, I Think. I Got Beat Up, and Belt Whipped , By My Dad, Plenty, But Plenty of Times I Did Things that He Didn't Know about, that He Would Of 1 / 2 Killed Me Over. Yes, Me Too , Carlos !!!!! Like You Said: We Were Kids, and Kids Will Be Kids, and Do Stupid and Crazy Things. Most All Kids, Will Do Things , To Laugh At, Or Regret Later on in Life. Like Rock Wars, in The Field. We Threw Rocks, as Big As Baking Potatoes, at each other, in The Sun Tan Village Field, in Front of Hialeah Lanes, and Laughed , and Thought it was Funny, as We 1/2 Killed each other, and Were Bleeding. Crazy Kids !!!!! And Yes, Myself and 2 Slightly older Friends, Once Hitchhiked on Lejeune Road, From Near around East 13th Street , to Up By Where Amelia Earhart Park is now, and Then We walked The Rest of The Way, Over By Red Road, and West 60th Street , and We Trespassed, and Went Swimming in Lake Tahoe, and Lake Laurence East, all Day, Got Sunburned, Were Nearly Starving, and Then We Hitchhiked Home . We Had Fun, But Took Chances, and Did Wrong. I Figured I Got Punished, By The Sunburn. My Parents Only Knew about The Trespassing and Swimming In A Lake, But Not The Hitchhiking. When We Think Back, We Say To Ourselves : Like Steve Urkel : Did I Do That ?????? We Were Young Kids. From Allapattah, to Venetian Pool, and From Allapattah, To South Beach??? Very Dangerous Bike Rides, Because Of The Heavy Traffic , and Busy Streets Getting There . But You Had Fun, anyway. We Were as Careful, as We Could Be, But We Didn't Fear That Much, We only Wanted to Have Fun. Fear, was of Our Dads !!!!!! I Can Really Relate to All Of That You Said, Because I Was Once a Kid too. Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Pokey		22-Oct-2009 20:49
Carlos Thanks for the pictures, they are great, I would take any one of them. take care Pokey

Pokey		22-Oct-2009 20:47
Robbin Well I finally found something that you and I are not even close on---------I do like Blonds and Brunettes, but a Red head will always get my eye. and as for the formal wear and high heels, make-up and nails painted-----no way, give me a red head in blue jeans and a button down shirt any time, and hopefully she likes to mow grass, rake leaves, loves ham & beans with corn bread, and loves to laugh--that is for me. But you know---at my age and situation, I guess the only real requirement that I would want today is that she is breathing------ha ha take care Pokey

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 20:36
Carlos, I Know You Enjoy Your Gym Workout, and it's Good For You, But Be Careful, not to Overdo it, and Get Sore Muscles, and Maybe Pull Or Tear Something. I Guess you Know What You're Doing, and What You Can Safely Handle. Me, I am Old and out Of Shape, But I Never Worry About That Too Much, Because I Know Positively : That in A Pinch, or Attack, Emergency, or Whatever : I Can Handle Myself Physically. To Teens, and others: I Look Like A Fatso Old Has Been, Who Couldn't Defend Himself, if He Had To, But They Would Be Wrong, and Would Get The Surprize Of Their Life, For Figuring Me For A Chump, and A Piece Of Cake To Beat Up. I Have The Animal Survival Instinct, and When Someone Goes To Attack Me, it Kicks in. I Can Die in A Fight, But I Will Take Somebody With Me, That's A Promise To Myself. I Know You Missed Your Wife: That's Natural. And I Wish Her a Good Safe Trip Home. I've Made That Trip From Tampa To Miami, So Many Times. I Broke Down Twice To and From Tampa. One Time, The Transmission Went, in Pinellas Park, Going To Clearwater, and The Next time The Motor Went, on I-75 Coming Back, East Of Downtown Tampa. That's Some Bad Memories. And The Ford Explorer, That That Happen to, is in our Driveway now, Parked , with the Transmission Slipping. I Can Hardly Wait Too, For The New Baseball Stadium, on The Old Orange Bowl Site. I Agree: Football, and Baseball, in The Same Stadium, is Crap. We've Needed A Baseball Stadium, since The Old Miami Stadium Closed. I Will Go To The Marlins ' Games in The New Stadium. I , as a Kid, always Idolized Yankees Players . Like : Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Joe Dimaggio , and Yogi Berra, But The Yankees Mean nothing to Me otherwise. Yes, The World Series That The Florida Marlins Beat The New York Yankees, was A Great Night , and Miami People Went Wild !!!!!!! The City , was Super Happy That Night. My Wife and I went to A Tower Of Power Concert that night, at The Deering Estate , way Down South on Old Cutler Road, And Emilio Castillo, The Leader And Founder Of Tower Of Power Announced On Stage: That The Fla. Marlins , Had Won The World Series, and Of Course The Crowd Went Wild. And Our Drive Home, To Hialeah, Took Forever, with People in The Streets, Parades, Ect. People Were Ecstatic , Rightfully So, The Hometown Team Had Won The World Series, That's Real Big Time !!!!!!!!! I'll Never Forget That Night, The Concert, and Seeing The City in It's Glory !!!!!!!!! Oh What A Night, as The Dells Sang. Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Carlos		22-Oct-2009 19:37
Robbin, I sitting here having a ice cold A&W Rootbeer man I love this things wished I had a chili hotdog to go with it. I used to go to the Venetian pool with my friends on bikes all the way from Allapattah, some times we would ride to South Beach but coming back with salty shorts was no fun, my mother and father would have killed me if they found out about it. They never found out about 1/3 of the things us kids were doing. Thats why my own kids have never been able to pull the wool over me. Did any of you guys ever hitchhike? I did it plenty of times (never alone) I guess I was lucky that I never ran into any kind of trouble. Now days even riding on the Metro Rail you got to be on your toes. Robbin, ever heard of The Blues Image a band from Tampa Bay area? I met the singer Mike Pinera once at a concert at Greynolds Park there was a group they had that song Ride Captain Ride those concert there were something else like mini Woodstocks the bands playing and the joints being passed around. Like they used to say Far out!!

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 18:57
I Was Sitting Here at The Computer, and My Mind went Wandering, and I Recalled as a Kid, When My Dad took My Little Brother and I , Many times, to The Venetian Pool in Coral Gables to Swim. It was in the 50's, Hot Summer, and The Water in The Venetian Pool, was Cool To Cold Artisan Well Water, and it was so Refreshing, and My Dad, My Brother , and I : Always Had A Good Time. And Then, after Hours of Swimming, We Would Stop on The way Home, at Tyler's Restaurant To Eat, in Coral Gables, or Howard Johnson's, on 36th Street, By Eastern Airlines, or Royal Castle, on The Trail,- S. W. 8th Street, and Douglas Next To The Trail Theatre. This was a Wonderful Memory For Me. Robbin.

Carlos		22-Oct-2009 18:43
Hello to all, Justed got home from picking up my son at school they had early dimissal today and no school tomorrow, it's nice being a kid. This moring at the gym after 1 hour on the threadmill I hit the weights really hard I can still feel the muscle burn on my chest, arms, and shoulders. It's 2:25pm and rainy outside I was going to cut the grass but this rain changed my mind. My wife called me about 1:30 she was just getting on I75 southbound back home I figure with good safe driving time she'll be home between 6:00 and 7:00 I'm going to pickup around the house now that my bachelor time is almost over, anyway I miss her. The Phillies are back to the World Series again, I will be rooting for them I hope they play the Yankees and beat them good (I have never liked the Yankees) before the Marlins the Cardinals were my favorite team. The best moment for me was when the Marlins beat the Yankees in the World Series. I can't wait till they build the new stadium baseball games in a football stadium do not feel the same.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 18:37
MRS. Manocarz, Please Tell Manocarz, that I Ask About Him, and I Send My Best Wishes to Him, For Comfort in His Recuperation. And All The Best to You also. And Tell Manocarz, That The Old Hialeah Lumber, on Red Road , is Still There, But It's Now : Nachon Lumber Pronounced : Nah Choan. A Cuban Family, Has Owned it For A Long , Long Time now, and it Has Been Nachon Lumber, all of Those Years. The Cuban- American Funeral Home, Where Rickey Slade , was a Director, on Red Road, and 16th Street, Has Been A Bank , For Years, and The 7-11 Next Door, Has Been An Independent Store Like a 7 To 11, For A Long Time also. Filer, is Still Basically The Same Looking, Except: It's Now a Middle School, as are all Dade County JR. Highs. They Changed Over, a Few Years Ago, Maybe 10, or More ???? Where Richard's Department Store On West 49th Street was: There's Now : Toys R Us, and Walgreen's. And Where ST. Clair's Cafeteria was, There now is Circuit City. And The Old Palm Springs Theatre, is Long Gone, Many Years now. Right Off The Palmetto, And Okeechobee Road, on The East Side Of The Palmetto, There is A Shopping Center, called The Westland Promenade, and Next to it on Okeechobee Road, There's Arby's, Mc Donald's, and Screecher's , a Tennis Shoe Outlet Store. We Go To That Arby's Sometimes. We Had an Arby's on West 49th Street Before, But Years Ago: They Closed. Now there's A Chicken Drive Thru Place there, in The Old Arby's Bldg. It's Pouring Down Rain Hard Here , Right Now. And We Had About 1 Hour of Rain Last Night too. We Needed The Rain, So I'm Very Pleased. Kohl's Went in Where Zayre was on West 49th Street, The I- Hop, is Still there, The Old Publix is Closed and Vacant, on West 49th Street, and in The Corner Of The Shopping Center , Over Where Hobby Mart was, is A Big Only A Few Years Old Winn Dixie, and Between Palm Springs Hospital, and Westland Mall, is Publix Sabor, a Real Big Publix Store. I Get My Prescriptions Filled There at Their Pharmacy, Because My Wife's Publix, Has no Pharmacy. Westland Mall Has Undergone A Lot Of Painting and Remodeling, and it Now Has in The Mall: Chili's, and Fuddrucker's. Fuddrucker's , is Where Piccadilly Cafeteria was , For Years. But We Have A Newer Piccadilly, on Palm Springs Mile, Right Near Where The Old Palm Springs Theatre was. K- Mart, is Still There, on 49th Street, and Across from Westland Mall, You Have : Home Depot, Walgreen's , Pollo Tropical, Miami Subs, Staples, and Bed Bath and Beyond. And Hialeah, Still Has 3 Hospitals : Hialeah, Palmetto, and Palm Springs . I Go To Palmetto General Hospital. It's only 2 Miles, For My House. My Primary Physician, is not In Palmetto, But Nearby, But My Cardiologist, My Urologist, My Podiatrist, My Wound Care Center, and My Pain Management, are all in Palmetto General Hospital. And I Have A 24 Hour Walgreen's, and A 24 Hour CVS Near Me, Like 1 / 5 Of A Mile To Walgreen's, and 1 1/ 4 Miles For CVS. We are Pretty Convenient to A Lot Of Things Here. I'm Praying For You, Hialeah Kid !!!!!! Be Well !!!!!!! Robbin, another Hialeah Kid !!!!!!

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 17:01
Dave, I Just Had My Brunch !!!! I Had A Glass Of Lemonade, and 4 Little Sandwiches Of 2 Saltine Crackers each, with 1 Cheese Single Slice, and 1 thin Slice Of Boar's Head Beef Bologna. A Delicious Change. I Really Enjoyed it, and Was Full Afterward. I Eat Brunch, Most Everyday, at From 11:00 To 12 Noon. And My Wife Comes Home For Lunch, and We Have Brunch Together. Tomorrow, She's Off, So We May Take a Little Drive around Town, and We already Agreed on Friday Night Dinner: Fried Shrimp, From Ranch House, Hi C Fruit Punch, with Ice, From Checker's Drive Thru, and Ranch House's Every Friday Special Dessert: Homemade Banana Pudding, with Vanilla Wafers, and Meringue Topping. My Mom, Used to Make that Great, and All The Time. I Love it !!!!!! And Ranch House's Banana Pudding , is Like My Moms, Really Good !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Hope You Had Lunch Now !!!! If Not, I Just Made You Really Hungry, For Sure. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 16:35
Dave, My Wife and I Love Western Omelets For Breakfast Too , and I Make Good ones in The Microwave . And I Put The Western Omelet, on Either Cuban Bread, Like A Sub, or I Put it on Toasted Rye Bread. And I Either Butter The Toast, or I Put a Little Mayo, on it. And With This , I Have Chocolate Milk, Coffee, Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice, Iced Tea, Limeade, or Lemonade. And For My Western Omelet, I Use Eggbeaters, Diced Onions, Diced Green Pepper, and Diced Ham. 4 Minutes on High Power, without Stirring, in a Microwave Dish, and You Will Have A Delicious Western Omelet. Try it, and I'll Bet You Like it !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 15:32
Dave, Affirmative , On The SOS !!!!!! I'm Like You, I Love it too , always Have , since I was a Little Kid, Probably 5 Years Old. My Dad, My Mom, and My Grandma , all 3 Made it, at our House, and My Little Brother , and I Loved it , as Much , as They Did. It's Funny How it's So Simple, But So Delicious !!!!! I Make it , all The Time, For My Wife and I. I Put The SOS, over Biscuits, English Muffins, Toasted Bread, of any Type, and Over Baked Potatoes too. I Break Up The Toast, in Bite Size Pieces, and Put them in a Styrofoam Coffee Cup, and Pour The SOS over it, and Eat it , with a Spoon. My Little Brother, 3 Years Younger than Me: and I Loved Especially 2 Breakfasts as Kids, and 1 Of Them , was SOS, and The Other was : Eggs in A Cup: Which For us was : 2 Poached Eggs in a Cereal Bowl, Mixed up and Moistened with Toast, and Sometimes : we Crumbled Crispy Bacon up in it. We Had those 2 Dishes, for Breakfast at Home, until We Were in High School. We Grew up on That, Cream Of Wheat, and Morton Frozen Honey Buns, Heated up, in The Oven, and A Cup Of Coffee. And Now as an Adult 58 Years old, I Still Eat These For Breakfast, To Remember, and Because I Love Them. Do You Ever Make SOS, at Home ????? Or Do You Have a Restaurant around that Makes it ??? Homemade SOS , is Really The Best !!!!!!! If You Need instructions to Make Some at Home, Let Me Know. I Will Have You Making The Best SOS, you ever Tasted, I Guarantee You, My Friend. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Dave		22-Oct-2009 12:20
Robbin, re your SOS question. In the Marine Corps there were two lines within the chow hall, one was for SOS only, which had about five guys in in. The other was for more traditional breakfast fare, which had a hundred people in it. I was always in the SOS line, love it. People either hated it or loved it, no in-between or folks with no opinion.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 03:26
Friends , I'm A Bit Sleepy, and I Think I'll Go To Bed. Sleep Well, Everyone !!!!! Talk to You Tomorrow , or Whenever We Meet Up Here Again. Always A Pleasure !!!!!!! Later !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 03:21
Hello, and Best Regards, To Pokey, and Carey !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 03:19
Carlos, I Always Liked Different Types Of Girls, But Blondes and Brunettes. I Never Liked Red Heads , When I was Young, But Now : I Find Some RedHeads , Very Attractive. I Changed My Mind, Now I Like Red Heads, Blondes , and Brunettes. And Surfer Girls??? Yes, Yes ,Yes ,And Yes !!!!!! Especially in JR. High At Palm Springs, I Surfed at South Beach, and our School , was Full Of Surfers , and Surfer Girls, so I Loved Surfer Girls, and Surfer Girl Types. And Some of The Surfer Girls Surfed Pretty Darn Good too, while others Just Went To The Surfer Beach, By The Pier, and Sat and Layed on The Beach Sun Tanning, and Looking Pretty. But all of us Surfers, were Glad that they were there, either way. I Knew Some of them, But I Never Had A Surfer Girlfriend There at South Beach, or At School, only I Talked to Them, and Surfed with them, ect., But no Romance Really. I Like Girls to Dress up, and Wear Make up, and I'm Really Turned on By Fingernails Painted , and Toenails Too, and Ankle Chains. I Girls and Ladies, in Sun Dresses, and High Heels. The Nails, I Like Best Painted Silver, or Pink, or Purple. And I Love to See Girls and Ladies in Evening Dresses, Formal Wear, Like at Quinces, Weddings, Parties , Ect. I Know You See a Lot Of That, Doing The Photography. Lucky You !!!!!!! I Like Girls and Women, To Look, walk, and Act Sexy . Those Are The Things That Get My Attention, With Girls And Ladies !!!!!! Those Things Turn Me On !!!!!! Plain Jane's Natural, without Make up, ect. Do Not !!!!! No Offense, To Each His Own. We All Have Different Tastes, in Certain Things, or in Everything. Variety, Is The Spice Of Life. Best Regards !!!!!! Later, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 02:55
Carlos, Hey Carlos, How's it Goin ????? Yes , I Am Playing That C. D., a Lot, and I'm Really Enjoying it. Great Selection Of Good Songs. Some of Them Favorites From My Childhood, Like 100 Pounds Of Clay, Tower Of Strength, The Point Of No Return, Twilight Time, Palisades Park, and Shimmy Shimmy Kokopop, Goodnight My Love, and Only In America: I Always Loved Those Songs, When I Was A Student At Palm Springs JR. High. I Had 4 Mary's For Girlfriends, and 2 Marias . I Had one Girlfriend, who was Later a Cheerleader, at Hialeah High, But When I Went To Her House, She was Not A Cheerleader Yet. She Lived Near Me, and Went To Corpus Cristi School, near Robert E. Lee JR. High, Because Her Mom Taught There. Then She Went To Notre Dame Girls Only Catholic High School 1 Year, and Then She Transferred To Hialeah High, and Became A Popular Cheerleader, and I Lost Out, She Forgot about Me. When I Saw Her, and Went To Her House, and Swam in Our Lake, Behind Her Parents House, I Was at Palm Springs JR. High, and She was at Corpus Cristi... And She was one of The Mary's. Her Real Name was Mary Ann, But Everyone Called Her Dee Dee. She was a Real Pretty Blonde, and Looked Like in The Face : Cheryl Ladd, from Charlie's Angels. I Lost Track Of Her, after High School, But I Heard one time, Back in The 70's : That She was A Flight Attendant, for Delta Air Lines, and Was Based in Atlanta. I Never Saw Her Again, after High School, say in 1968. But I Remember Our Short Romance Fondly. I used to Be at Her Parents House, Very Weekday, in The Living Room, and On The Weekends: We Swam in The Lake Together, and Kissed under Their Dock. She was Not only Very Pretty, But She was a Real Nice Girl, and Her Family, were Good People. But We were only An Item, about 3 Months, and Later on, When She Became A Hialeah High Cheerleader: She Never Even Noticed Me Anymore, She Had Become Big Time, a Socialite, and I Was Forgotten, as I Was Nobody, and Now Out Of Her New World. That Kinda Hurt Me, But I was over Her Long Before that anyway. I Just Lost interest in Her, and Quit Going to Her House one Day, I Don't Know Why. ???? Life Is Funny, and Affairs Of The Heart, Are Hard To Figure ut Sometimes. Things Just Happen The Way They Do, and We Can't Explain it. Hey , We'll Have To Have Lunch Again Somewhere Soon, and Dave Will Pay. Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 02:22
Dave, Carlos, Seems To Be More Patient than Me. He Says: No Rush For His Tape: Well I Want Mine Yesterday Already !!!!!!!!!!! Chop Chop !!!!!! What's The Delay ???????? Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 02:19
Dave, I Could Watch OO7 James Bond Movies , all The Time Too !!!!! I Have All of The Old Ones on VHS VCR Tapes, and I Have one Of The New Daniel Craig ones, on DVD. Around 2 Years Ago, I Set out to Get All of The James Bond OO7 Movies on VHS, and one By One, I Went around to Spec's Music Locations, From Homestead to Pembroke Pines, and I Got them, for Like $ 5. 99 each. They Were always Favorite of Mine, since I Saw My First OO7 James Bond Movie, Thunderball, at The Shores Theatre, in Miami Shores. That was When I was around 14 Years Old, in 1965. That was with Sean Connery. There are Complete Sets on DVD, For I Think around $ 150.00, if You Want Them. Good Night Dave !!!! Manana , Mi Amigo !!!!!! Sleep Well !!!!!! Robbin.

Carlos		22-Oct-2009 02:17
Dave, No rush with the CD and thanks again. Robbin, glad you are enjoying the CD. With all of the Marys or Marias in the world I never went out with one. I never dated any cheerleaders either most of them acted really plastic I love down to earth girls, with little or no makeup, jeans, short tee shirts also I like the surfergirl type.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 02:08
Dave, Just Out Of Curiosity: Do You Like SOS,- Creamed Chipped Beef, on Toast, or Biscuits, For Breakfast ?????? I Know that You Were in The Military, for 7 Years, and You Must Of Had SOS There. Some Ex Soldiers Love it, and Some Hate it. And it Depends How it's Made , and By Who. I Love it, and I Make it Often. My Wife never Had Eaten it Before We Got Married, But When I Made it For Her, She Loved it, and She Still Does. It's Easy To Make, But Delicious. I Have SOS, Coffee, and Orange Juice, and Now That's A Good Breakfast. It's Especially Good, on A Cold Winter Day. We Sometimes Even Have it For Dinner. If You Like it, and Never Made it, But Want To: Let Me Know, and I'll Tell You How to Make it. I Make Mine, in The Microwave, and in 15 Minutes, I Can Have it on The Table, Ready to Eat. It's an Old Pennsylvania Dutch Amish Dish, But The Military Served it A Lot During WW 2 Especially. Pokey Knows all about SOS, For 2 Reasons: 1st: He's Originally From Pennsylvania, and 2nd: He Spent 22 Years in The Military. Later. Robbin. Ps----- SOS !!!!!

Dave		22-Oct-2009 02:05
I could literally watch Bond movies all day and all night.....I have a lot of them but want to get them all. Headed offline for the night, gentlemen, but will return tomorrow....take care and have a good night, and once again, our prayers continue for Don and Manocarz re their healing process.

Carlos		22-Oct-2009 02:01
Don Glad to see the surgery is over and done with now the healing process comes in affect, it took almost 2 months for me to heal from my surgery but of course mine involved removeal of the prostate and surrounding tissues. Now I feel great I started working out at the gym again light at first but I jumped into the heavy metal right away, I just came home from the gym. Robbin my friend how have you been feeling from your kidneys and foot? When Bob Sara comes back with those saddle bags full of hushpuppies and shrimp you'll be jumping for joy! If those Indiana country girls look like Daisy Dukes from the Dukes of Hazzards who needs hushpuppies, a shady tree in the cornfield is all you need!! LOL :) Yesterday as I passed the spot where Robert E. Lee was my friend and I were wondering why the name was dropped other schools have been replaced and the names have stayed on, Booker T. Washington, Jackson Sr. High plus others. Anybody likes Andy Williams his version of Moon River I think is the best I have heard, also from the movie West Side Story the songs Maria, and Tonight. West Side Story is on my all time favorite movie list together with Grease (First one only) American Grafitti, Thunderball, Goldfinger, You only Live Twice, Godfather 1-2-3 what a soundtrack that movie has, Indiana Jones 1-2-3 Casablanca, Key Largo and more I have a lot of favorites. What about Shirley Bassey what a wonderful classy singer. I have a clip of her singing Goldfinger that I downloaded from Utube.

Dave		22-Oct-2009 01:57
The thing to do would be to get all four Mary's together to listen to the song with you......no cooking yet, Robbin, I have been putting it off.....

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 01:55
Dave, I've Been Checking My Mailbox , Every Day, Looking For My C. D., and Wondering: What Will My Mary Say ??? I Have Been Involved with 4 Mary's, in My Life, So That Makes That Johnny Mathis Song Special To Me: Remembering Them, and From The 1st Time I Ever Heard That Song, in Miami Springs On The Circle, Coming Outa My Little Transistor Radio, in 1963, I Loved it. One Of My Favorite Songs !!!!!!! I Remember That Very Day, in 1963: I Was on My Bicycle, Going Home, From Believe it Or Not: Visiting A Girl Named Mary, Who Lived in Miami Springs, and as I Reached Stadnick's Rexall Drugstore, and The Circle Theatre, Johnny Mathis Singing That Song, Fairly New on The Charts, and it was Coming Outa My Little Radio, on WQAM . And I Loved The Song Instantly, and Started Humming it to Myself, all The Way Home To East 6th Lane in Sun Tan Village. That's The History Of Me and That Great Song, By The Great : Johnny Mathis. And Soon After, I Bought The 45 RPM Record. And Now You , and Everyone Knows That Story. Needless to Say: I Still Love The Name : Mary, too !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 01:39
Dave, Any Cooking Going On, In Your Kitchen Yet ????? If Not, Just Wait Till You Start Cooking, You Will See Why I Like Cooking So Much. You Can Make Great Food, and Your Way. Express Yourself in The Culinary Arena !!!!! Man, I Cook All The Time, in Between Ranch House, Royal Castle, Dixie Pig, ect., When I Eat Somewhere Out. And No Brag, Just Fact: I Know How To Cook !!!!! I Make Lots Of Good Stuff, and When others See and Taste My Dishes: They are Amazed , and Say Wow, Want Recipes, Ect., All The Above , and I Am Proud As Hell !!!!!!! I Am So Happy that I Learned to Cook, and That I Like it, and Not Hate it. You Would Be Amazed How Much Fun it is, and You Can Cook By Recipes, or Ad Lib. I Do Both. You Can Create Your Own Signiture Dishes, and WOW Others. The Choice is Yours, But I'm Telling You, it's Another World, with Endless Possibilities. And Cooking Shows, on T. V. PBS, and Cable, They Are Wonderful: I Love Them... You Enjoy The Shows, and You Can Learn A Lot Too. Happy Cooking, Chef Dave. If You Can Be An Attorney, You Can Cook. Robbin.

Dave		22-Oct-2009 01:38
Speaking of music, I never did get a chance to get over to get those blank cds I need, for the cds I plan to send to Robbin, Carey and Carlos....will try to that this weekend, folks, sorry for the delay

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 01:26
Carlos And Carey, I Hope You Guys Had A Good Work Day. I Was Listening To Oldies Today , on My Boom Box, Playing C. D.'s. I Played The C. D. You Gave Me , Carlos, and Some That Dave Sent Me. A Lot Of Great Songs, on All Of Those C. D.'s. Thanks Again, For The C. D., I Am Really enjoying it !!!!!! I Know You Probably Miss Your Wife, But Before You Know it, She'll Be Back Home. 3 Days is Short. And Carey, Before You Know it: You Will Be Reunited with Your Wife, and other Family, in Asheville. You Have that to Look Forward to. Hang In There, it Won't Be Long !!!!!!!! Have A Good Night Fellas, and A Great Day Tomorrow !!!!! Talk To You Both, another time. Your Friend , Robbin.

Road Runner		22-Oct-2009 01:14
Bob, Don't Forget To Eat Some Fried Shrimp, Boiled Shrimp, and Hushpuppies , For Me, at Dixie Crossroads !!!!! And Send The Receipts, To The One And Only Generous Dave. And I Have A Feeling, that He May Turn Around and Send Them To Pokey, in Indiana. Seriously: Have A Good Road Trip, and Fun At The Hog Rally, in ST. Augustine. Maybe Soon, I Can Ride With You To Rallys, if Dave Buys Me A New Harley !!!!!!!!! I Hope So. I've Always Wanted A Harley, and Never Yet Got One, But One Of These Days: I Will Be Riding A Harley Davidson Motorcycle, A Hog : The Rolls Royce And Class Of Motorcycles !!!!!! Later. Your Friend , Road Runner.

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 01:05
Dave, 3 It is !!!!!! I Will Pay The Tab, To Joe The Bartender, and Crazy Guggenheim !!!!!!! And A Generous Tip Too . Have Another Bud Lite, if You Feel So inclined , and Put it on My Tab. I Will Start With Buying My Harley, SoI Can Ride with Bob, and Join His Hog Club. And Then I Will Buy My Dream Racing Tony Kart, For Around 10 Grand, or so, and Then Pokey and I Can Race around The Corn Fields in Indiana. And I Simply Must Have A Gulfstream 38 Foot Diesel RV. I Will Send You The Receipts, For Your File 13 Circular File, Supplied to You By The Shred It Company, and Before it's All Over : I'll Probably Owe You For The Shredding Service. Sort Of A Round Robbin Revolving Door System. I Hope The Door Doesn't Hit Me in The A. A Distinct Possibility !!!!!! Today it was 85 Degrees Here, and tonight , Now, it's 81 Degrees. It's Very Breezy Here, The T. V. Weather at 6:00 P. M., said 14 MPH Winds, From The East off The Ocean . And Our Humidity, is 67 % . With The Breeze, and The Sundown now, it Feels Nice Outside, But it Feels Much Better inside, with A/C, and My Fan Blowing On Me , From 2 Feet Away. Call Me Anytime , on My Cell. If it's not Turned on, Leave Me A Message, or Tell Me What Day, and Time to Leave My Cell Phone On, and I Will. ARMY FOR ME !!!!!!!! NO MARINE CORPS FOR ME. That's Your Branch. Aren't Ready To Be Marines Yet, Indeed !!!!!! Later Devil Dog !!!! Robbin THE ARMY DOG. So You See: We Are Both Dogs !!!!!!! HAH HAH HAH !!!!!

Robbin		22-Oct-2009 00:33
Don Boyd, I'm Glad to Hear From You !!!!!!! My Prayers , Were Justified, and Easy For Me To Do, and I Hope They Did Some Good. But it Sounds Like , You Had A Rough Time. Sorry To Hear That. I Know About Morphine: That's The Cavalry, and The Marines, and The Army Infantry Combined, Whenit Comes To Pain Management. Cortisone, is An Aspirin, Compared To Morphine. My Dad , Halfway Lived On Morphine, at The Old VA Hospital, At The Coral Gables Biltmore, in around 1962. He Had Bad Kidneys, and And Bad Stomach Aches, That We Think Were Bad Bleeding Ulcers. He was in Horrible Pain, and Before He Died, in 1987, an Ambulance Took Him To The VA, on N. W. 12th Avenue, and 16th Street, in Horrible Pain Again, and Again: He Got Morphine. He Died There , The Next Day. The Autopsy, Stated That He Had Lots Of Internal Problems. In 1968, He Had one Kidney, and His Gallbladder Removed. They Both Had Cancerous Tumors On Them. My Dad Smoked Camel Cigarrettes, Most Of His Life, about 1 Pack a Day. I was Offered Morphine For Pain, 1 Time, But I Declined, as it is Very Habit Forming, and I Was Afraid Of Getting Addicted To it. I Have Been To Pain Management , Like 3 Times , at Palmetto, DR. Vega, and DR. Cuevas, and Got Shots in My Back, To Ease Bad Back Pain. I Have Several Herniated Discs, in My Back, and With Kidney Stones Too, it Sometimes Doubles Me Over, and I Can't Straighten Up. And I Know about Hospital Stays, I've Been in That Situation, Many Times, and it's A Pain In The A. Just To Pee, is Lots Of Trouble. And I Pee Often, Sometimes Every 1 / 2 Hour. And They Are Always Waking You Up. And The I. V., Makes You All Wired up, and Uncomfortable. I Hope I Never Have to Be A Patient in Any Hospital, Ever Again. I Hate it !!!!!!! The Absolute Worst , For Me, Was in 1970, at The Old Fort Jackson Army Hospital, in Columbia , South Carolina. It was Cold Winter, and I Got Pneumonia. I Almost Died. I was So Sick !!!!! The Army Called My Parents, to Start Coming There. Luckily, I Got Better, Like A Miracle, Went Back to My Unit, was not Recycled, and Graduated Basic Training, on Schedule, with My Company D- 3- 1, at Hilton Field Tank Hill. A Very Happy and Proud Camper I Was !!!!!!!!! My Dad Drove Up, For The Graduation. And My Brother's Too, 5 Years Later. I Will Pray Some More For You Don. Get Better ASAP !!!!! Sincerely, Robbin The Rascal.

Dave		21-Oct-2009 23:55
The sky's the limit, Robbin, go for it, send me all the bills. They all go in the circular file......3 bud lights---that was enough.....

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 23:49
Dave, Have 4 Bud Lights, on Me !!!!! Send Me The Bill, and I Will Reimburse You, and Send Your Money, Along With Your Plane Tickets. And Thanks , For The Go Ahead, on The Harley !!!!!! And as You Said: It's Only Money, And Madonna, is The Material Girl, Well Maybe I Will Be The Material Guy, and Start Buying All The Things I Have Ever Wanted, Such as : A Racing Go Kart, A Harley, An RV, A Rolex Perpetual Oyster Gold Watch, A Mercedes Benz, Ect., and Now: They Won't Cost Me A Dime, Since You Will Reimburse Me, For My Cost Of All Of Them. What A Good Deal !!!!!! A Real New York Bargain, One Might Say, Except For You, When You Pay For All Of it. You May Be A Bit Pissed Off, after You Empty Your Wallet. Nothing Like Paying For Hamburgers , and Iced Tea, at Ranch House. Any Week Day, is Fine Dave, For A Call. And Around Noon, is Great. We Did Have A Nice Chat Last Time, and We Will Everytime , I'm Sure !!!!!!! I Will Start Buying Up Everything in Sight Soon, So Be Ready For INCOMING : Bills Galore !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		21-Oct-2009 22:02
Robbin, I had a long day in court today BUT have 11 days off now in a row, beginning tomorrow. Let me know what a good days and time is to call you again. We had a nice chat last time. I cannot be there in person to pick up the restaurant tabs like Carlos and Bob can, but I can talk long distance, which does not involve me paying any food bills :)

Dave		21-Oct-2009 21:29
Don, great to hear from you, just take it easy and recover.....you and Manocarz have both been through a lot and our prayers are still with you, during the whole recovery process.

Don Boyd		21-Oct-2009 21:24
Robbin, thank you for your prayers, I needed them. The operation was yesterday afternoon and instead of being outpatient they kept me in the hospital until an hour or so ago for pain management with a morphine drip and to make sure I didn't have any clot problems. It was a miserable night because they kept waking me to take blood pressure, temp, give me a shot, having to take a wizz in the bottle twice an hour due to the IV drip, etc. I'm glad to be home but I'm hurtin' and I have to keep my left leg elevated, which makes it a pain to use the PC. Bob Sara, thanks for your comments. Mrs. Manocarz, I'm glad his operation went okay. I know the sleepy thing well and I'm about to go take a long snooze myself. Tell him to hang in there and get back soon. Don

Dave		21-Oct-2009 21:06
Hi Robbin, just got back from a long day at court, this calls for a Bud Light :) Will be back on later on.....sure, buy the Harley, and bill me. I will put that bill with the restaurant bills. It's only money, as you said, Robbin, not a problem, I will pay for it. You may as well get some other stuff too

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 20:04
Dave, I'm Listening To Some Of My Favorite Songs Of All Time, and I'm Thinking About Pleasant Memories Of My Childhood, and Later in My Life !!!!! You Might Say I'm Daydreaming , and The Dreams, are So Enjoyable !!!!!!! The Songs Are Playing On My Boombox , Next to My Computer, and The Songs Are: Pretty Blue Eyes, Dreamlover, So Much In Love, Diana, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Good Timin, Let The Little Girl Dance, Suavacito, Only The Lonely, Chain Gang, In My Room, The Image Of A Girl, Baby It's You, The Bristol Stomp, I Saw The Light, and Others. And These Are All On C. D.'s That You Sent to Me. Thanks Again. We Haven't Heard From Don Boyd. I Hope He's O. K. I Guess No News is Good News !!!!!! Hopefully So. And I Hope You Had A Good Day !!!!!!! Can I Buy A Harley, and Send You The Bill ?????? It's Only Money !!!!!!!! What's 21 Thousand ????? Chicken Feed !!!!!! Right ???? Talk To You Later !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 18:58
Does anyone Remember: The Lifesaver Books That When Opened : WereFull Of Rolls Of All Different Flavor Lifesavers ??????? I Think They were only Sold, During The Christmas Holidays, and They Made Nice Gifts, and Were Given as Christmas Gifts Quite Often. They Were Neat, and Everyone Loves Lifesavers !!!!! I Always Liked Best : The Assorted Fruit Lifesavers, and The Butterscotch Ones. I Don't Think They Make The Books any More, But I Sure Wish They Did !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 18:45
Friends, This is A Reminder To Everyone Who Has Pet Dogs. Never Give Your Dog any Chocolate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chocolate , is Deadly, For Dogs !!!!!!!!!!!! There's Something in Chocolate: That Eats Away at Their internal Organs. I Have Asked Many Veterinarians, about this, and They All Said The Same thing: No Chocolate For Dogs, it Will Eventually Kill them. They Will Beg For it, They Like it, But Never Ever Give Them Even A Little Pinch Of A Brownie, or Chocolate Cookie, Ect. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is A Big Danger, Some Kids , and Adults Don't Know About This. But it's True. Dogs Are Man's Best Friend, and People Must Protect Them, and Care For Them. And They Need Love Too. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 18:32
Reference My Post # 1023 On Halloween: I Left Out Some of My Other Favorite Candy Bars, and They Are : Payday, Snickers, Milky Way, M& M's, Tootsie Rolls, and 3 Musketeers. I Am A Chocolate Candy Addict !!!!!! I Love it !!!!!! But as A Diabetic, I Must Control Myself. I Can and Do Eat Sweets, But Once in A While, Not Every Day, or All The Time. I Can't !!!!!!! Diabetes, is A Wicked Disease, and Diabetics Must Fear and Respect it, or They Will Suffer , Until They Die Eventually, From Kidney Failure, Or Heart Failure, and They May Die Blind, and Without Legs and Feet. That's The Reality Of Diabetes. But if You Are Diabetic Like Me, You Can Lead A Normal Life, and Be O. K., But You Must Take Diabetes Seriously: Check Your Sugar, at Least Twice A Day, Use Lots Of Cinnamon, Take Your Insulin, or Pills, Use Stevia, or Splenda, To Sweeten Nearly Everything, and Limit Sweets. You Can Have Sweets, But Only as A Special Treat, not Every Day, or On The Hour. My Diabetes, is Under Control, Thank God !!!!!! Best Regards , To All Of My Friends. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 18:08
MRS. Manocarz, Hello !!!!! Please Tell Manocarz, that I Had Hushpuppies Yesterday. I Know He Will Like Hearing That. I Got Them From 2 Drive Thru's Here in Hialeah, Both on West 49th Street: Miami Sub's , By Westland Mall, and Long John Silver's, across The Street From The Old 49th Street Publix, And I - Hop. They Both Have Decent Hushpuppies, and Just Like Manocarz: I Love Hushpuppies !!!!!!!!! My Favorite Hushpuppies Now: Are At Jimbo's BBQ, in Tampa. Manocarz's And My Old Favorite Hushpuppies , were at Big Ed's BBQ, in Hialeah, on Palm Avenue, and 9th Street. They Were Really Good !!!!!!! Also, I Have Some New Little Cars : A 10 Wheeler Truck, with A Cargo Back On it, An Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, A Batmobile, A 32 Ford Roadster, A 71 Dodge Demon, An H2 Hummer , and A Bread Truck Sized Ice Cream Truck, Like Mister Softee. I Have all of My Cars Displayed On My Coffee Table, in Our Living Room, and They Really Look Nice there. I Have 40 Cars Now. Besides Hushpuppies, Manocarz Needs Some Ice Cream !!!!!!!! For Flavors , I Highly Recommend, and Suggest These: Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey, Ben & Jerry's Peach Cobbler, Publix Premium Chocolate Trinity, Blue Bell Bridegroom's Cake , Blue Bell Banana Split, and Breyer's Mint Chocolate Chip. Enjoy !!!!!!!!!! I Hope Your Recuperation , is Going Well, So Far, But I Realize that Your Surgery: Was Just Yesterday, and You Are Probably: In a Lot Of Pain. Hopefully: The Doctors Gave You Some Good Effective Painkillers, so you Don't Have to Suffer. Me, I'm Getting By Lately, But I Still Have A Bad Right Side and Back Pain That Attacks Me, When I Get Out Of Bed, and When it Hits Me: I Double Over, or Rather Stop Right in My Tracks, and Yell. After I Get out Of Bed, and walk Like 2 or 3 Steps, and Get That Terrible Jolt, I Reasonably O. K. , For The Rest Of The Day. But When I Lay Down, at Night, To Watch T. V., and All Thru The Night: I Am Uncomfortable, and Hurt When I Move. Also, I Have Had A Little Smear Of Blood Come Out Of My Male Apparatus, a Few Times Lately. I Think that's Associated With Kidney Stones, so I'm not Worried about that. I Think Maybe I've Been Passing Stones as Gravel, and They cut a Little Bit, and That's Where The Blood's From. Other than That: I'm O . K. , Lately. Get Well Soon, My Friend !!!!!!!! Best Regards, To MR. & MRS. Manocarz, and Family. Ps- I Heard Thru The Grapevine: That Your Cats Miss Your Piano Playing. They Feel Lost without it !!!!!!! Be Well !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 03:48
Don Boyd, Thinking Of You !!!! I Hope All Went Well, with Your Surgery today !!!!! I Prayed For You Last Night. Best Regards !!!! Robbin The Rascal.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 03:46
Dave, I Forgot To Mention, That I May Be Buying A New Harley Soft Tail Heritage Deluxe, at Miami's Phil Peterson's Harley Dealer, ASAP, and it's Gonna Cost About 21 Thousand Dollars, Out The Door Price. I Wanna Be Able to Ride With Our Friend Bob. When I Get it, I Will Fed Ex Overnite , The Receipt To You, For Reimbursement. And Carlos Might Be Getting One Too, So He Can Ride With Bob And I. And if Carlos Gets One too, Then You Will Be Getting His Receipt too. Maybe You'll Get One Too, and You Can Ride it To Miami Soon. 21 Thousand, is Cheap, A Real Good Deal, For A Classy Prestige Motorcycle, Like A Harley. You Should Have One, Why Not ????? Just Please Remember Not To Send The Bill to any Of us Down Here. Send The Bill, To Pokey, in Indiana. Sleep Well, My Friend !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 03:34
Dave, Bob will Be Sending You Lots Of Receipts For Gasoline, and Oil, For The Harley, as well as or Lodging, and Meals, Souvenirs, Hershey Bars, RC Cola, and Shrimp and Hushpuppies ,For Me. I Hope He is Reimbursed, as Per Our Gentleman's Agreement. It's The Right Thing For Us To Do, as Your Friends !!!!! And Don't Worry, We Will Not Let You Down. We Will Forward You All Receipts, For Reimbursement. And I Think That Bob, and Carlos , and I : Should Step Up Our Get Togethers For Lunch, to Three Times A Week, So in That Case: Expect More Receipts For Reimbursement. Take Care, My Friend. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 03:21
Carlos, Great Idea You And Dave Had , About Bob Bring Back Lots Of Shrimp, and Hushpuppies , For Me, From ST. Augustine, in The Saddle Bags !!!!!!!! Thanks To Both Of You, For Thinking Of Me. But Carlos, Dave Will Get No Break, From The Restaurant Bills, On The Contrary : No Mercy On Him. Bob Will Send All Of The Bills, For The Shrimp, and Hushpuppies, and Gasoline and Lodging, Ect. , To Good Old Dave, For Reimbursement. We Don't Want To Spoil Dave, so No Mercy, All Bills Go To Him. Sounds Like You And Julio , Had A Great Day, in Allapattah. And After orta Reliving The Old Days In Your Mind, and Being There, and With The Music Of Those Days: I Know You Hated To Go Home, To The Future, Which is The Present Now. But I'm Glad You Went, it Does You Good, once in a while. I Go By My Old Neighborhood, Of Sun Tan Village, and My Elementary School, Flamingo Plaza, Babcock Park, The Site Where Rustic Roller Rink was, ect., and All The Old Memories Hit Me, Like A Ton Of Bricks, and I'm Happy, But Very Sad Too. Especially" When I Drive Down My Old Street, East 6th Lane, and When I Pass The House at 1000, our Old House, and I Look at The Other Houses On The Street, I Can Picture Everyone Who Lived in Those Houses,- Our Neighbors. We Can Go Home Again, Carlos, But Nothing's The Same: It's Changed Drastically, But So Have We, and That Make's it Even Harder To Accept. We Look at Our Old Houses, Where We Grew Up: And We Say: I used to Live There: A LONG, LONG Time Ago, But it's Not Our House Anymore, and That Kinda Hurts, and Makes us Sad, Because Our Roots, and Memories, are There, But Now, All We Have Are Our Memories in Our Mind. It's Like A Foggy Dream, of Our Faded Memories Haunting Us, or Sometimes Delighting Us, By Seeing Things That are Still There. But in The Case Of Robert E. Lee JR. High, Pictures, and Memories Must Do, as it's Gone, But When I Ride By Jose De Diego Middle School, at 3100 N. W. 5th Avenue, I See Robert E. Lee JR. High, in My Mind. I Picture it Still There, and I'm Sure You Do Too. Best Regards , My Friend, and Have A Great Day At Work Tomorrow. And Above All: Be Safe !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 02:49
Dave, I Hope Bob Does Bring Me Back Lots Of Food, But it won't Help You To Save Money, Cause Everything Bob Brings Back For Me To Eat, You Will Be Paying For it, as Bob Will Send You The Bills, For Reimbursement. And After Much Time Goes By, and The Bills Were Not Reimbursed By You: Someone Could Put A Lien On Your House. Not A Pretty Sight. Thank You , For Telling Bob, To Bring Me Back Food, I Need Food. I Don't Want To Get Too Skinny, I Might Get Sick, By Malnutrition, God Forbid !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! And Good Night. Robbin.

Road Runner		21-Oct-2009 02:39
Bob, Thanks , For Letting Me Know You'll Be Gone until Sunday, and That way, I Won't Look For You To Be On Here, until Sunday, or Monday. Sounds Like A Nice Trip, and Shrimp, I Love Shrimp, Cooked Any Way, and Hushpuppies , and Fritters, of Any Kind: Yes, Yes, Yes Definately , Indeed !!!!!!! Have A Good Time, and A Good Safe Trip !!!!!!!!! And Please , By All Means: Have Some Fried Shrimp, Boiled Shrimp, and Hushpuppies , For Me !!!!!!! And Send The Bill For Mine, To You Know Who !!!!!!! Hint: He Lives Near Boston, and Has Special Custom Made Pants, With Very Deep Pockets. Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		21-Oct-2009 02:28
MRS. Manocarz, Great News !!!!!!! I Am Glad that All Went Well For Manocarz. I Prayed Last Night ,that it Would. Please Send My Best To Your Husband, and All The Best To You Also. And Thank You, Very Much, For Promptly Sharing The Good News , With All Of Us,- Manocarz's Friends. I Appreciate Your Courtesy. Take Care !!!!! Good Night. Sincerely, Robbin.

Carlos		21-Oct-2009 02:24
Thanks Dave, Yes it's worth it and will be repeated once in awhile, I also took some photos and will be puting together a dvd with these and some I took a couple of years ago. I have an album with some photos on Classmates now under my site. Well goodnight to all I have to get up early tomorrow for work.

Dave		21-Oct-2009 02:16
Carlos, great post, thank you. You can do it every once in awhile, too, not just once.

Carlos		21-Oct-2009 01:33
For a while we forgot about work being slow, taxes, bills, mortgage payments, and all around adulthood stress. Only old girlfriends, the parks, our treehouse (the tree is gone) the hobby shop, the Royal Castle, the record store, and all the fun we had was important. I found this day as a refreshing way to clear the mind. better than any drug, alcohol, or shrink out there.

Carlos		21-Oct-2009 01:23
Mrs. Manocarz, I so happy evrything went well and surely hope the few complications are minor. Bob Sara, Have a great time on your trip, hope you get good weather going and coming back, if you have saddle bags on your bike just fill them up with shrimp and hushpuppies for Robbin we have to give Dave a break from those restaurant bills. I had a lot of fun today with my buddy hanging around the old neighborhood and remembering all the good and not so good times we had. Allapattah has become really run down it's a shame because it was a really nice place. I drove by the original Burger King on 36th St. and rememeber eating my first Whopper there. Stopped at Curtis Pool I learned how to swim there, by Robert E. Lee's old site, my memory banks were over heating. We drove by all the houses that our girlfriends used to live and the places we took them to be alone. I had the oldies from 1967 to 1969 cranking on the radio, then realitiy hit us and we had to return to the future.

Dave		21-Oct-2009 00:32
The more stuff you bring back for him, the fewer the restaurant bills he will be sending me.

Dave		21-Oct-2009 00:31
Bob, have a great trip. Bring back some food for Robbin, even though he does not like to eat most things :)

Bob Sara		20-Oct-2009 23:16
Road Runner, the wife and I are riding up to St Augustine Thursday morning for the Florida State HOG Rally. It should be lots of fun. As always, food is at the top of our agenda. We plan on leaving in time to be in Titusville for lunch at Dixie Crossroads. They start you out with Hush Puppies in powdered sugar. And the fresh fried shrimp are wonderful. I hope the white shrimp are running at the inlet, they are so sweet and tender. I think 18 or 24 should do it, depending on the size. We'll be back Sunday evening, and I'll let you know how it went. Mrs Manocarz, glad to hear the surgery went well, and he is resting. Keep us posted when you can.

Dave		20-Oct-2009 23:12
Did not read all of it----few complications, but she did say all is well, though. We will have to ask him in a few days...looks like it did go well

Dave		20-Oct-2009 23:11
Great great news. Thanks very much

Mrs. Manocarz		20-Oct-2009 22:53
Surgery went well with few complications. He'll be sleeping for a few days. More later...Thanks

Road Runner		20-Oct-2009 22:00
Bob, Hey Bob, I Read Your Post, and Agreed With All You Wrote. Lots Of Truth to What You Said, and as I Said Before: I Have Had Lots Of Family in Law Enforcement, over The Years, and I Have Lots Of Friends On Various Departments, Even On Miami - Dade P. D., But All Of My Friends , and My Family That were Cops Long Ago, Were , and Are Good Cops, Not Like Some Of The Macho Robo Cops, with Bad Attitudes, Ect., that We Have Nowadays. But Not All Cops are Like That, There are Lots Of Good Ones, and as You Said: The Streets are Very Hostile Nowadays, and They Are in Combat Zones, at Work, Each Shift. I was A Bit Pissed Off Lately, with Miami - Dade P. D., and as a Whole: I Still Don't Think Much of Their Huge Department, But Overall : I Still Am On Their Side , against Criminals, Big Time !!!!!!!!!! And As Dave Said, and You Sais : In Essence: Like All Professions: There are Good Employees, and Bad Eggs Or Apples, Everywhere, and Unfortuneately, I Have Wandered into The Crummy ones' Paths, But I Must Remember : That Some Cops Are Great Ones, There To Protect And Serve, and To Make A Difference, While Mixed in with them, are Some Rotten Excuses For Cops. That's Life, Sweet And Sour. I Must Accept That, and Carry On. Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 21:44
Dave, Hi Dave !!!! I , Too Am Waiting For Some News, about Manocarz, and Don. I Hope all went Well , as well. We Will Have To Wait , For That News. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 21:38
Carlos, Hello My Friend !!!! I Missunderstood: I Thought You Were Going To Tampa Too, with Your Wife. My Mistake. Those Eggs, Sound Good. That is a Good Combination. Do You Make Scrambled Eggs, or An Omelet ?????? I Like Either way. I Make Omelets, and Scrambled Eggs a Lot. I use Egg Beaters, in The Milk Carton, and I usually Make Western Omelets, with Green Peppers , Onions, and Diced up Ham. I Make My Omelets, in The Microwave, in A Plastic Nordicware Dish. They Come out Real Good. And Sometimes : I Make Scrambled Eggs, With Velveeta Cheese, and it Comes Out A Lot Like Waffle House's Cheese And Eggs. And If I Have Shrimp, Corned Beef, Salami, Pepperoni, Sausage, Chorizo, ect., I Will Dice it up, and Put it in My Omelet, or Scrambled Eggs. Add Some Cuban Bread, Croissants, English Muffins, or Toasted Bagels, and Some Orange Juice, and Coffee, and You Have A Great Breakfast !!!! I Sometimes Add Diced Tomatoes, Diced Hot Peppers, and Swiss Cheese, To My Omelets. Man , That Sounds Good , Right Now, at Dinnertime. But We're Going To Get Soups Take Out at Ranch House, to Eat At Home. They Have Great Soups !!!! Toight : They Have Split Pea, and Vegetable Beef Soup. Both are Real Good There. Your Halloween Now, Sounds Like A Great Event !!!!!! Is That The Big Church , Next To Cooper City High School ???? That's The Kind Of Halloween Activities, That Everywhere Should Have. In Dade County, If They Had Something Like That: They Would Charge Admission, Parking, and Sell You Food And Drinks. Miami and Dade County, are All About Money. They Abuse Everyone, and Then They Miss use all The Money, and Declare The City is Broke. They Are Big Time Crooks !!!!! That Tour Of Your Old Neighborhood, and Your Old Stomping Grounds, in and Around Allapattah, Sounds Great. I'm Going To Do That, with My Old Neighborhood , in East Hialeah, Some Time. I Go By There all The Time, anyway, To Remember. And it's Nice that You and Julio, are Still in Contact , with Each Other. I Never See anyone, From when I was 9 Years Old, I Wish I Did !!!!!! Well, Gotta Go Get Our Soup For Dinner, at Ranch House. TalkTo You Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Bob Sara		20-Oct-2009 21:31
Don and Manocarz, I hope all went well with the surgeries today. Please let us all know how you're doing, whenever you can. Carlos, congrats on the PSA test. I'm sure you are greatly relieved. Good luck as a short term batchlor for the next three days. The bed always seems a bit too big without them there, doesn't it? Road Runner, I've been reading the posts about the police in our area. I can offer a personal perspective because I grew up arounf police officers, who were my dad's friends, and my step son is an officer now. The level of civility has changed since we were kids, and so has the attitudes of officers. We live in a society of rude, self centered people who have little self control, and a willingness to behave violently. And far too many carry guns, and use them without regard for others. Look at the news....a 15 year old is set ablaze by a group of his "friends" over a bike. A boy is stabbed through the heart by another student over a girl. Drive by gun battles with AK47's kill little kids playing outside their homes. Road rage is a daily occurence. This is what the police today have to deal with. Every day. I don't believe there are ticket quotas any longer. But there used to be, and they worked. I know from personal knowledge that City of Miami Motor Officers were expected to write 12-15 tickets per shift. That's what they were out there for, traffic enforcement. It generated income for the City, and it made all of us more aware of obeying traffic laws. There were no bus bench ads for lawyers telling us to not pay our fines. We went to court, payed the fines, and got the points, which cost us more for insurance. So, we didn't run red lights and stop signs, we didn't speed or drive recklessly, and we didn't tailgate. Because we didn't want to get a ticket. There is no longer a fear of that, and we now are famous for being the worst drivers in America. It seems like you have to run into a police car to get them to write a ticket today. Road Runner, what happened to you is rare, and no doubt chicken sh**. That officer must have been having a bad day, and she took it out on you. It happens, and it stinks. I'm sure in the time it took her to write that stupid fix it ticket, she could have caught someone going 30 over the speed limit, and that's a ticket that should be issued.

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 21:09
Pokey, I Think that's What Blockbuster Here, and A Little Neighborhood Video Store Said. I Will Try to Find it, and Also: The World's Fastest Indian. But Most Of All, I Am Concerned About The Corn Fields !!!!!!! I Love Corn, and I Gotta Have My Corn. Corn Meal, Corn Bread, Corn Fritters, Corn On The Cob, Corn Flakes, Corn Liquor, Hushpuppies, Cheetos, Corn Tortilla Tacos, Cheese Doodles, Pop Corn, Ect. So Please Keep That Indiana Corn Coming To Miami, HAH HAH !!!!!! I Will Buy it at Publix !!!!!!! I Love Cornbread, or Corn Muffins, For Breakfast With Coffee. I Make Homemade Corn Muffins , From Scratch, With A Little Clear Vanilla in Them, and I Make Them Sweet, and They are Like A Cross Between Pound Cake, and Corn Bread. And Those with Coffee: Devine !!!!!! Take Care , My Friend !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Dave		20-Oct-2009 18:47
Hi Robbin and Carlos and all-------can hardly wait to see how Don and Manocarz made out today! Hopefully everything went well.....

Carlos		20-Oct-2009 12:56
Robbin, My wife is going to Tampa we just wanted to spend some time together last night since we won't be seeing each other for 3 days, she goes up there about once a year for seminers and training. I just my myself some breakfest eggs with jalapeno peppers hot sauce and goulda chesse all mixed up. Don, and Manocarz you two are in my thoughts and Prayers>> I remember Halloween as a kid going out with my friends till late at night in those days 95% of the neighbors had candy. Now maybe 20% For the last 4 years on Halloween we go to our church Christ The Rock in Cooper City they sponser a huge fair called Family Night there are all sorts of games, activities, rock climbing for the kids who at the end of the night go home with bags of candies, they have live music from Christian Rock Bands, and Free yes Free food hotdogs,pizza, sodas, bottled water for everyone. Last year The Broward Sheriff Department had an Mobile crime lab (a converted RV) open to the public plus other police related exhibits. This fair is a very fun and safe enviroment for the whole family. I usally take my sons pals so that they hang around together. Today I'm going to take a trip back in time I'm heading to my old neighborhood to take photos of the places that were part of my youth, my childhood buddy is going with me to enjoy the memories, last night I burned a CD with special songs to listen to as we travel through our old stomping grounds. My friend Julio and I met when we were 9 years old and from that day we clicked and became like brothers as we grew up, we still hang around together go places with the wifes, spend Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners together. Well got to take my son to school I will talk later ...............Carlos>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Pokey		20-Oct-2009 12:02
Robbin and Dave I am finding out that TAKING CHANCE was a made for TV movie about a year ago, so maybe we are just behind the times up here in the corn fields. ha ha But this is a must see movie for both of you, so get it how ever you can. take care Pokey

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 10:34
Don Boyd, and Manocarz, are On My Mind, as They Are Near Their Surgery Times. And Again , I Am Concerned, and Praying For Them. And I Will Be Waiting For Some News About Them, Whenever it Comes. I Wish Them The Best, in Surgery, and In Their Recuperation. Pray For Them. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 10:28
Did I Make anyone Hungry, For Chocolate Candy ????? If So: Treat Yourself, To A Candy Bar, Your Favorite one !!!!!!!!!! And Even if You Are Diabetic, Like I Am: You Can Still Have A Candy Bar, once in a while, Just Don't Overdo it. Moderation !!!!!!! Have A Nice Day Today Everyone !!!!!!!! ****************** >>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<< /////////////////// +++++++++ !

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 10:23
And Reference Halloween: My Favorite Candies From Trick Or Treating , Were : Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, MR. Goodbar, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Malo Cups, Malted Balls, Mounds, Almond Joy, Clark Bar, Zero Candy Bar, Chunky Chunks, Peanut Logs, and Hershey Bars. But There was a Lot More Good Things, that I Can't Remember Right Now. And My Dad, Loved Candy, Especially: Anything Chocolate, and He and I , and My Younger Brother: Would Eat Candy, Like it was Going out of Style. And To This Day: I Love Candy, Especially Chocolate Candy, and Candy with Peanut Butter, Raisins and Coconut. But I am Diabetic, so I Must Limit it. I Remember My Dad, and My Brother and I, would Go To Sears 's Candy Counter , at Northside Shopping Center, and Later on: At Westland Mall. Their Candy Counter, was Heaven On Earth !!!!!!!! They Had The Best Candy !!!!!!!!! And My Favorites There : Chocolate Non Pareils, Chocolate Malted Balls, Chocolate Stars, White Chocolate Chunks, and Cashews. I Remember They would Put Your Candy, and Nuts, in These Speckled Bags. A Great Memory !!!!!!! Anyone Else Remember This ????? Robbin.

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 10:00
With Halloween Approaching Soon: I Remember My Days Of Trick Or Treating, in East Hialeah, as A Kid. I Would Go Out With A Big Brown Paper Shopping Bag, Like 4 Times, and Each Time I Returned Home: I Would Have A Full Bag Of Candy, Ect. I Would Leave That Full Bag , and Go Out With Another Empty Bag. And When I Finished, For The Night: I Had 4 Big Bags Of Candy, Ect. I Lived By Hialeah Lanes Bowling Alley, in Sun Tan Village. My Trick Or Treating Area, Was From By Southeast Park, and Rustic Roller Rink, on The Southeast , And All The Was up to East 43rd Street , on The North, Over to Palm Avenue, on The West, and Then all The Way Down To Okeechobee Road, on The Southwest Side. I Covered A Big Area, and Many times Alone. I Would Stay out Till Like 9:30 P. M., And I was Safe. And I Did this: From About 6 Years Old To 12 Years Old. And After Each Halloween: My Family Ate Candy, For A Long While. I Enjoyed The Candy, and The Trick Or Treating. Most Of The People were Real Nice, and Gave out Candy, But Some People Were Miserable Grouches, and Would Yell at You, to Get Lost, and They Gave You No Candy. And Sometimes: I Had Eggs, and Tomatoes Thrown At Me, By Big Teenagers Who Rode Around in Cars Doing That. They Would Drive up, Beep The Horn, and Yell: Hey Kid: And Then I Got Plastered with Eggs and Tomatoes. But That was The Worst Experiences , Of My Trick Or Treating Days. I Had FUN !!!!! But These Days: I Don't Think Even The Parents Are Safe Trick Or Treating With Their Kids. I Really Think it's Better For Parents To Take Their Kids : To Their School, Church, The Mall, or Only On Their Street, Where They Know Everyone, and are Close To Home. And Kids Alone???? No Indeed !!!!! The Parents Must Go with Them. Things Have Changed , and The Kids Must Be Safe. It's A Crying Shame, How Our Society Has Changed For The Worse, and it's Come To This, But it Has, and if People Realize it, and Act Accordingly: Then Kids Will Be Safe On Halloween, The Night Of Ghosts And Gobblins, Costumes, and Candy. Be Safe On Halloween Folks !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 04:21
Good Night Everyone !!!!!! Sleep Well !!!! It's 12:25 A. M., and I Think It's Bedtime , For Me. Today,- Tuesday, is Another Day,of Our Life. Be Well !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin L. RPL		20-Oct-2009 04:17
Heroes, There Are All Kinds, But My Main Heroes , are Our Troops, In Iraq !!!!! Many Of Them, are There Away From Their Families, and The Sad Reality: Is That Many Of Them, Will Not Return Alive, and Vertically: They Will Arrive , Horizontally in Washington D. C., in A Pine Box, with A U. S. Flag Draped Over The Top Of The Coffin. And They Were There in War, Because They Were Soldiers, and They Followed Orders, As Soldiers Do, and So They Went, without Giving Anyone Any Trouble. All Military Personnel Know When They Sign On The Dotted Line, and Raise Their Right Hand, and Take The Oath , and Are Sworn In, That You Could Or Will Be Sent To A Combat Zone To War. But All Soldiers Do Freely Sign Up, and Many Want To Go To War, and Some Even Return To The War, 2 or 3 Times, For More Tours TDY. This is Bravery, in itself. So Though I May Recognize Others As Heroes Also: My Main, and Steadfast Heroes , are Our Troops in Iraq. I Salute Them, and I Pray , Each And Every Night, Before Bedtime, For Their Safe Return Home. I Was in The U. S. Army, For 3 Years, and I Am A Vietnam Combat Veteran, So The Troops Are Very Special To Me. RPL.

Robbin		20-Oct-2009 03:57
Carlos, Great News, My Friend !!!! I Am Very Happy , For You !!!!!! Thank God, Is Right !!!!!! And Thank You For Sharing The Great News , With All Of Us. That Great News, Should Make You Feel Even Better . And Reference The Police: I Know Plenty Of Good Cops, and I've Had Lots Of Family in Law Enforcement, and I Am Not Against Police: I Am On Their Side. I Am Against Criminals. But You And I, and Dave, All 3 Agree That There's A Lot Of Them, That Are Not Good Cops, and Should Not Be Cops, But The Bad Ones, are Only A Percentage, Of All Of Them, and We Need Police, to Keep Things in Check Somewhat, and There are Lots Of Good Cops, Who Do Right, and Make A Difference. I Have always Noticed What You Said about The Cops Taking Squad Cars Home, To Other Counties, and I Too, Think That That's Very Wrong. That Costs Us The Tax Payers a Lot Of Money, and it's Totally Unnecessary. And Black And Whites, Police Cars in Black and White , Like L. A. P. D., For Miramar, Davie, and Other Departments, is Adam 12 BS, and That Costs Us More Money too, as You Pointed out. We Are Constantly Shafted, By City, County, State, and Federal Government, and Without Our Permission , Or Vote. Crap Like This. I Resent it Too !!!!! And If We Do Something, to Be Pulled Over, and Ticketed, Fine, We Desrved it, And If The Officer, is Polite, And Shows You Respect, As We Do Them, All is Well, We Did Wrong , We Got Caught, And We Take Our Medicine. But if Some AH Big Head Macho Cop, Pulls us over For No Reason, and Humiliates You, Just To Feel Big, and Abuse His Power: That's Very Wrong, and it's Happened to Me, Lots Of Times, And it was Metro Miami - Dade. Some Of Them think they're God, and That They Are Above The Law. That's Why I Mentioned That To Dave. I Don't Hate Police, But I Detest Miami - Dade Police Department. They Stink !!!!! I Am So Glad about Your Test Results !!!!!! And Have A Great , and Safe Trip, To Tampa. I Like Tampa, Especially : Ybor City. There's A BBQ Place, I Go To On Kennedy- 60, West Of Downtown, Near Westshore BLVD. Called Jimbo's BBQ. The Best Hushpuppies, Sweet Iced Tea, and Homemade BBQ Sauce. I Go There for That. And I Like Their BBQ Chicken. Also: There's A Krystal Hamburgers, On Dale Mabry, and Kennedy, Not Far from Jimbo's. Krystal, Has Royal Castle Type Hamburgers. I Know Tampa Well, Been There A Million Times, and My Wife's Mother, and Her Sister, and Her Grown Sons and Family, Live in Clearwater, By Dunedin. We Drive Up there Sometimes, and I Always Go Home , By Way Of Downtown Tampa, Jimbo's BBQ, and Thru Ybor City, and Then I Take I-4 To I-75 and Head Home To Hialeah. Going Up Though, I Take I-75 To I-275, By Bradenton, and I Take That Way, Over The Skyway Bridge To U. S. 19 in ST. Petersburg, and Then I Stay on 19 To Clearwater, around 15 Miles North. Later, My Friend. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin L. RPL		20-Oct-2009 03:11
Dave, I Can Relate to Knee Pain: I Broke My Right Kneecap, when I Was 5 Years Old. I Fell off Of My First Bike, with Training Wheels, and Landed On The Sidewalk, and Hit My Right Knee, Real Hard. I Felt Massive Pain Then, and Thru My Life, I Have Banged That Same Knee Again, Many Times, and Even Right Now: That Knee, Sometimes Wants To Give Out On Me, Like A Trick Knee, and it Causes Me To Limp A Little Bit. And It Hurts Like A Faint Toothache Pain, a Lot. People Ask Me, Why Are You Limping ???? And My Reply to Them, is: An Old Childhood injury, to My Right Knee. About Your Volunteering Related to Your Occupation: Hey, That's What You Do, It's Within The Realm Of Your Chozen Field: Attorney At Law, and if You Don't Mind Doing it, More Power to You. Have A Good Day Tomorrow, and I'll Talk To You Wednesday Here. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		19-Oct-2009 22:00
Robbin, I was planning on being home all day tomorrow but they called for volunteers to pick up new cases and as that is what my goal is most of the time, I will be in there all day tomorrow, so not on here at all.......

Dave		19-Oct-2009 21:59
Carlos, great to hear that good news from the doctor!!!!

Dave		19-Oct-2009 21:54
Great to drop the B. Me too but I forgot on my last post

Carlos		19-Oct-2009 21:51
Hello to everyone, I had a busy weekend wedding to photograph on Saturday, ship in Miami on Sunday weekend blew by! On the subject of cops some are young punks themselves who only join for the excitement of carrying a firearm and driving around in a police car. I belive and have met cops who are truly out there to serve the public, I do not see them as heroes it's a job they signed up for and knew the risks. I belive heros are #1 our troops who go to war to protect our country, any person who would risk their own life to help another human being, Doctors who save lifes and help the sick to heal, Parents who put their children before them and take the time to bring them up with respect and knowledge. Missioneries that go to 3th world countries to help the poor. As a taxpayer this is one thing I do not understand: Why do cops living in a differant county from the one they work for are able to take home their cruisers. I live in West Miramar and I see police cars from Miami, Miami Beach, South Miami, Sweetwater, North Miami Beach, I see them sometimes as they are heading towards Dade County and sometimes heading to Broward County always hauling ass at high speeds (of course they are cops and we the taxpayers pay for the gas they burn and the tires and all of the maintenace on their cars) The expense to the city must really be high. Also now they take the cars and repaint them black n white what for?? I was told by a gentleman that does graphics on vehicles that all the lettering on those patrol cars can cost up to 3000.00 per car. Imagine where that money comes from? Well anyway I went to see my doctor today, my PSA test came back negative (no cancer) Thank the LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Going to spend some time with the wife, she's leaving tomorrow to her companys Florida Headquaters in Tampa for a 3 day seminer. Dave I'm dropping the B!!

dave b		19-Oct-2009 21:15
Torn cartilege in the knee. Move the wrong way and it tears ever so slightly again, and that lays you up for a week, just moving the wrong way even two inches, it is unreal

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 21:07
Dave, What is A Miniscus ???? I'm Curious, and I Really Don't Know. The Way I Feel Lately, with Pains, in My Back, and Front Right Waist Area: I Feel Like Maybe I May Be Added To The List Of People in Surgery. I Don't Want To Rush into it, But I Have A Good Idea, That My Gallbladder, Or Appendix , are Ready to Go Soon. Or it's Kidney Stones Lodged, Or My Sciatic Nerve. I Have Been Thru Hell On Earth Myself, Recently, But With All Of The Health Problems I Have, And Other Factors, Surgery For Me, is a Last Resort, Because My Odds In Surgery, Would Not Be Very Good, So if I Can Help it, God Willing: There Ain't Gonna Be No Surgery For Me. I Will Tough Out The Pain Longer, and Hope For TheBest, and Take My Chances. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 20:49
Dave, We Are Pretty Much in Agreement, About The Police, But I Think A Lot Of Police Departments, Put Too Much Emphasis On Petty BS, instead Of Serious Crime, and That Ticket Quotas, Ect. Harass Us, and Also : I Think Theres' A Lot Of Cops, Who Should Not Be Cops At All. The Main Goal Of Police Departments, is Supposed To Be, and Should Be : To Protect And Serve, The Citizens Who Pay Their Salaries With High Taxes Out Of Our Pockets, But 1 / 2 of The Time: The Goal Of Police Departments, is : To Harass And Bully The Citizens Of The Community, and Raise Money For The City, By Massive Tickets, And To Make The Commanders Happy, And Thereby Get A Promotion And A Pay Raise, While We The Poor Defenseless Citizens Suffer . And The Guilty Law Breakers, Hardly Ever Get Stopped, That's The Reality. And There's More Bad Apples Than We Think, On Most Police Departments, Especially Miami - Dade. They Stink. I Have Been Pulled Over By Them, So Many Times, For Nothing, Just Profiling,- They Thought I Looked Suspicious, or They Didn't Like My Looks. And oly 1 Time, Did I Get A Ticket, The Last Time, For A Tailight Out. All Of The Other times, They Pulled Me Over , For No Reason, and Could Find Nothing to Ticket Me For: I Was As Clean as A Whistle. They Pulled Me Over, Because They Were Trying To Get Tickets, or Wanted To Mess With People, and Be Big Cops, That's All. So I Agree with You To A Point, But Not Entirely. I Made My Point. I'm Satisfied With Leaving it at That, If You Are. Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Dave		19-Oct-2009 20:40
Did not mean to leave out Bob and Pokey on the non-surgery list.

Dave		19-Oct-2009 20:39
Robbin, looks like it is you and me and Carlos B and Carey who are NOT having surgery. I had a torn meniscus or miniscus repaired three years ago, not a big deal afterwards but man was it painful before the surgery, so I know what Don and Manocarz mean when they say they gotta get this done.....the pain is unbelievable and so anything is preferable to that.......

Dave		19-Oct-2009 20:38
Well, let us know, Don, as you are able to----good luck.....all will be fine....but have someone come on and let us know, if you get the chance

Don Boyd		19-Oct-2009 20:26
Thanks Manocarz and I wish you good luck and success on your operation. Hurry back on here when you recuperate. Thanks Robbin and Dave. My procedure is at noon tomorrow and hopefully a blot clot won't break loose to kill me like what happened to a CG Reserve buddy of mine back in the early 90's. I haven't been out of the house in days and only visit downstairs once per day for dinner, TV, read the day's Herald, chat with my wife and daughter, etc. I should be going nuts in about 1.5 weeks, haha. Don

Dave		19-Oct-2009 19:59
Don, you hang in there too.....

Dave		19-Oct-2009 19:59
Thanks, Manocarz, again, good luck------

Manocarz		19-Oct-2009 19:53
Thanks guys for the well wishes. I'm actually not dreading the surgry - I'm looking forward to it. The bad bone began to give way over the weekend, slowly breaking from Saturday morning into Sunday afternoon making the thumb come loose inside. Very painful! This morning I passed all the criteria with the pre-op people with flying colors. I got all the best use out of my hand right up to the end. Now the time has come to rebuild it and I'm very pleased and ready to get it under way. Surgery begins at 7:30am tomorrow. You'll get a report as soon as Mrs. Manocarz can get to it. Remember, I'll be keeping an eye on you guys, looking for some interesting old Hialeah memories...and I'll be back in a few weeks to a couple of months. (unless I learn how to type with a long straw between my teeth) . Maybe I'll remember a few old things to share while I'm in recovery. My best goes out to you Don too. I wish you well.

Dave		19-Oct-2009 19:17
Manocarz, good luck tomorrow! Please let us know how it went. Don, let us know what's going on etc, too......

Dave		19-Oct-2009 18:34
My only point was one thing....that in every group, there are bad apples. We do not come into contact with accountants, bankers, musicians, train engineers every day, but we do come into contact with police, and nearly every time we have that contact, it is something we did wrong or something they thought we did wrong, so that one group gets more flak than any other, even though the very same percentage of bad apples exists in those other groups with whom we have zero contact. How many contacts do we have with police of a positive nature? They never pull us over to say hello :) So what I was saying was that our contact just increases the level of negativity of our thinking towards them, when in fact the percentage of their bad apples is no different than that of any other group

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 18:24
Dave, One Thing I Know We Can Both Agree On: That Laws And Decency, only Apply To Decent Good People. The Bad People and Criminals, Don't Give A Hoot about Laws, Police, or Us . They Will Do As They Please, and Laugh At Us, The Police, The Judges, Ect. They Just Don't Care. They Are Worthless to Society, and Should Be Sent Up The River For Life, or Put To Death. Our System, Doesn't Work. We Need A New One, That Fries The Criminals, in The Electric Chair Right Away: No Sunshine Laws, No Plea Bargaining, Nada. Only An Eye For An Eye Real Justice. That's Not What We Have Now, and Who Knows That Better Than You ???????? But I'm Not Blaming You. I Know You Didn't Make The Rules, and Didn't Make The System. You and I , Just Try And Live In Peace, and Go With The Flow. What Else Can We Do ?????? Nada !!!!!! I've Tried Swimming Against The Current: It Doesn't Work. You Nearly Drown !!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 17:54
Pokey, I Tried to Get That Movie, at Blockbuster in Miami Lakes, But They Don't Carry it, And The Same with A Small Video Store, near My House. How Do You Figure: A Blockbuster in The Middle Of The Corn Fields , in A Small Town, is Better than A Big City Suburb Blockbuster ????????????????? Like The Robot On Lost In Space Always Said : ILLogical, This Does Not Compute !!!!!!! There Should Be More Uniformity Of Selections in Stock, at All Blockbusters. We Expect The Same, at All Of Them, Just Like Mc Donald's. But I Guess not, and Yours in The Corn Fields: Is The Best, it Appears. My Miami Lakes Blockbuster, is a Big Store, and Has Lots Of DVD's , Ect., But Sometimes: We Can't Get DVD's We Want, Like This time. They Seem A Bit Sorry, to Me. Remember : Sha Na Na ???? I Miss Their T. V. Show. I used to Watch it all The Time. They Were Good Singers, and Did Everyone' Oldies Real Good Too. I Wish They would Sho Reruns of Their Show. Have You Seen Bowzer, on Commercials ToSell Time Life Oldies C. D. Sets ?????? He's With A Pretty Lady, in Front Of A 50's Type Burger Drive In Place, and There's A Lot Of Beautiful Classic 50's Cars in Front . I 'm Thirsty: I'm Going to My Kitchen, for An Iced Cold Bottled Spring Water. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 17:34
Don Boyd, I Know it's Like A Bad Dream, Your Slip and Fall, That is, and I Know You've Gone Thru A Lot Of Pain, and Have Been Coouped up. And No One Wants To Have Surgery, But Sometimes : it's Neccessary, and This is The Case Here, So I Wish You All The Best Of Luck, in The Surgery, and Rest Assured : That My Prayers, Will Be With You. Please Let us Know That All is Well, and That you Are At Home Recuperating ASAP. Prayers And Well Wishes. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 17:03
Manocarz, Even Though , You've Been Thru This Before: I Know You Must Be Dredding it, and Wonder Why You Have to Have Been Dealt Such A Bad Poker Hand, of Cards , That is. But I Know Also : That You Want To Do it in Hopes That It will Make You Better. I Accompany You Into The O. R. In Spirit, and I Hope , Wish, and Pray, For Success, in Your Surgery Tomorrow. And ASAP, Please Have MRS. Manocarz, Give us an Update, on Your Condition. I will Be Waiting To Hear Good News !!!!!!!! May God Be With You !!!!!! Your Friend, and Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

Pokey		19-Oct-2009 16:56
Robbin I got the movie from blockbuster up here in the small farm town, we must be behind times, ha ha Check and see if they sell it at a walmart. they have alot of olders shows for sale. This was the first time I saw it at the store, so I didn't know how old it is, BUT it is a must see. Good Luck take care Pokey

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 16:53
Dave, Hi Dave !!!!! I Know That it's Not Just Here, or Isolated Cases. And as You Say: There are Good Cops, Who Want to Make a Difference, and Go to Work Everyday, and Risk Their Life For us, and I Appreciate Them, and Will Call Them , if I Need Help. But There are Some of them, that think they are above the Law, and They are a Bad Example Of Police, and They Abuse Their Power, and Bully The Good People, The Very Citizens , who Pay their Salary. And Almost Always: They are Barking up the wrong Tree: They Fool with Piddly Chicken Sh&% Nit Pickin Things, at The Very Moment That others around Them, are Committing Serious Crimes. And When You Need a Cop, They're never around, Because They Are Busy At Dunkin Donuts BSing with their Cronies. I Am A People Watcher Dave: And as A Security Guard / Security Officer, For 24 Years, Observing And Reporting: I Qualify as An Expert Observer and Witness. I Don't Miss Much Of Anything. I Am Sherlock Holmes, Lieutenant Colombo, Dick Tracy, and Charlie Chan, Combined. I Like to Assess Scenerios, and I Am Ever Vigilant. And My Assessment Of People These Days, Our Legal System, and Just Everyday Life, in General, is : It's Like An ILLogical Saturday Night Live Farce, and A Mockery or Mirror, of A 3 Ring Circus. Nothing Makes any Sense to Me, anymore. I Feel Like I am Clark Kent, or Some Alien from Another Planet, And I Landed on The Wrong Planet, By Mistake. I Watch People, and They Make Absolutely : No Sense Whatsoever !!!!!! Is it Me ????? Or is it Them,- The General Population, that's Screwed up. FUBR And SNAFU, Both Defineately Apply To 90 % of Our Fellow Americans, They Are Lost, and Getting Worse, and You And I, The More Sane and Rational Ones, are Among all of The Other Mutants, Trying To Keep our Sanity, and Carry On. But Things Have Definately Changed For The Worse, in Our Society, Little By Little, since I Would Say The 70's , or 80's, and I Feel The Crunch. Life Makes Little Or No Sense Anymore. Wouldn't You Have To Agree ???? SHNIT Happens, But The Aftermath, Remedial Action, Cure, And Prevention of it Reaccuring: is Never There. No One Does Anything. Nada. And The Reason, Most Often: Is Money, Cause It Cost Money, and if it Cost Money, Oh No Forget it. Everything Is Money , And Money Talks, and BS Walks. That's My Findings. Maybe , I Take it too Serious, and Should Relax, and Live and Let Live, But Over , and Over : I See This on The Streets, Every Day. Later. Robbin.

Dave		19-Oct-2009 13:17
Robbin: about police. NO group is the same caliber as it once was. Western Civilization has been becoming more uncivilized by the hour. We could look at any group and reach the same conclusion, that a lot of thug-like individuals are walking around these days, and numbers-wise, they are at their highest population ever. Not only criminal types but law abiding citizens with aspects of the criminal mind, who never actually do anything wrong, but yet have a lack of respect for others. So while the police stand out more, because we have contact with them as opposed to other groups, and unpleasant contacts at that, the fact seems to be that ALL groups are not what they once were. I am not defending Miami cops, I take your word for it, you are out there driving all the time, but I wanted to point out that this is not a local issue, this decline of values and decency. It is across the board.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 03:13
Good Night My Friends !!!!!! I Am Going To Bed. Sleep Well, and Have A Great Day Tomorrow !!!!!!! I Will Speak to You Whenever !!!!!!! Take Care . All The Best. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 03:10
Carey gigi, I Fully Agree, about The way The Assassination Of JFK, was Just Faded away, like it Never Happened, When We're Talking about The Horrible Murder Of The President Of The United States Of America, not Some Bubble Gum Salesman. In Lincoln's Day, There Was More Justice than in 1963, and Nowadays. I Have Always Thought About How History Would Of Been Different, if President Kennedy, would Have Listened to His Advisors, and Either Had Not Gone To Dallas, or Had Rode in An Armored Bulletproof Limousine. He Would Not Have Been Killed That Day in Dallas at Dealey Plaza. But He was The President, and it was His Way. An Awful Day, For Everyone, Especially JFK, Jackie, and The Kennedy Family. Good Night, My Friend, Sleep Well !!! And Have A Good Day Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 02:55
Carey gigi, I Agree with You: The Police in General, Today, are Nowhere Near The Caliber that they once were. There are Exceptions, But Most Do Not Fill The Shoes Of Their Predicessors. When You and I Were Kids, in Hialeah: The Hialeah Police, were The Best. We Admired them, and Looked up to Them, But Now: These Cops are 2nd Rate, For The Most Part. They Look Fancier, and Have Faster Cars, Computers Onboard, ect., But They Are Still Not As Good A Cops as The Joe Matracia's, and Robert Frost's, and Johnny Stopco's. Those Were Real Hialeah Police !!!!!! Not These Robocops we've Got Now. I've Heard Them using Profanity in Public too, and Milking The Clock, at 24 Hour Coffee Shops, ect. They're Human, and I Know They Get Lunch Breaks Too, But They Are Not The Cops Of Old Hialeah. And Metro, - Miami- Dade, They Are Far Worse, We're Talking KAH KAH Here !!!!!! And I Had Many Police in My Family Too, A Long Time Ago, So I'm On The Side Of The Law, But These Clowns Now, At Times: Don't Deserve Our Respect. I Worked in Security , For Twenty Some Odd Years, and it was Very Dangerous Work too, especially On The Brinks, and Wells Fargo Armored Trucks, Delivering and Picking up Money, and I Made one Hell of a Lot Less Money, than These Showboat Big Head Bully Cops, and Had Little or no Benefits, So When People Tell Me: The Police Have A Dangerous Job, I Reply: Yeah and So Did I , and So Do Lots Of Others, Big Deal. You Sign on The Dotted Line, to Be A Cop, Firefighter, Soldier, Construction Worker, ect., You Accept The Risks and The Danger. I Did !!!!!! Police Do Deserve Respect, But Some Do Not. That was Something at Your House , with The Hialeah Police. They Talk Big, cause They're Cops, and They Know We Can't Do Much To Them, But They Can Ruin Our Life, By Arresting Us, ect. Most Of Them Stink, as Far as I'm Concerned. I've Never Seen Matinaee, But it Sounds Good. Yeah, This Cool Weather, is Like Natural Air Conditioning. I Like it Too, it's Just Right. Refreshing. But The 38 In Asheville, is Too Much Like Cold. And I Know that that is Just The Beginning There. Asheville Gets Pretty Cold !!!!!! You Can Have That, Not Me !!!!!! I Respect Highly: What JFK Did, During The Cuban Missle Crisis. He Took Charge, and Wore The Pants, and Warned Cuba, and Russia Real Good, and They Backed Down, and Got That Sub out of Our Waters, in A Hurry. I Give Him Big Credit, For That . And On PT 109, He was Quite A Mariner, and Military Man. It Sounds Like Your Grand Daughter is A Real Good Cook, as is Most Of Your Family. Good For Her !!!!! I Love Cooking !!!!!!! And I Know My Way around The Kitchen. I Could Actually Teach Cooking. But I Like Just Cooking For Myself, or For My Wife and I. That's Simple, as 1 2 3 !!!!!!! And it's Fun Too !!!!! Take Care, My Friend. Great to Hear From You. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 02:16
Pokey, I think it was a Burger Kastle. And You Know what: I Ate The Same Kinda School Lunches as You, Lots Of Times, at U Totem, and Tom Thumb Convenience Stores. In High School, I Appreciated the Freedom To Choose Where and What I Ate For Lunch, and I Never once Ate in Hialeah High's Cafeteria. I Ate at Burger Kastle, And Tom Thumb, U Totem, Franksville, and Julius Caesar's. Many times , I Ate For Lunch: An RC Cola, A Mickey Cake, and Potato Chips. Same as You, HAH HAH !!!!!!! I Went to A Little Independent Video Store, near My House, and He Said That Movie: Taking Chance, was On Cable about a Year ago, and He Never Carried it. And My Blockbuster, in Miami Lakes, Said They Saw it on Their Books, But Don't Carry it. So I Couldn't Get The Movie. How Did You See it????? On Cable, or From Blockbuster ??? I Was Surprised !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 01:59
Dave, Agreed, and That Comes Back To The Quotas, and Higher Ups Putting Pressure On The Cops To Be Productive, and Write Tickets. And I Was A Model Citizen, When Pulled Over: I Kept My Hands on The Steering Wheel, I Gave No Attitude, I Complied with Her Requests, and Politely Informed Her, That I Had A Weapon Concealed in The Vehicle, For My Self Defense, and I Handed Her My Drivers License, and My Concealed Weapons Permit. She aked Me where it was, I Told Her, and She Told Me O. K. Thank You. You Can Leave it There, and I Did. I Know if they're Told : No Warnings, Just Tickets, They Have No Choice, and That May Have Been The Case, and I Also Know: That Some People Get a Warning, and Never Get The Tailight Fixed, But in My Case: A Warning Would Have Been Sufficient, I Would Of Got it Fixed. I Didn't Know it was out. She Cost Me 71 Dollars Extra, For Nothing, and Made Me More Sour on Her Department than Ever. Again, I Repeat: I Unloaded All Of This on You, When it's Not Your Fault, and Really Has Nothing To Do with You, But I Started it about The Elderly Lady Parking A Little Over The Line, in The Handicapped Parking Space, and They Gave Her A Ticket. I Am Sorry , I Unloaded All Of My Dislike For The Miami - Dade Police Department, on You, You Don't Deserve That. I Got Carried away, Letting You Know about Them. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		19-Oct-2009 01:52
Hello Dave well it looks like winter is here. I read your comments about JFK and I agree about how it seems like the government doesn't really care about the murder of the President they just want everything to fit into the Warren commision and it it doesn't fit they throw it out as if it didn't occur . The Murder of John Kennedy was the worst crime of the century and just the way he was killed to have the side of his head taken off while he is waving to the people is just horrible, and like you said it might as well been in the 1800s for all the government cares. At least in Lincolns murder they got every one involved, and it was quick justice, at the end of a rope they even hung a women in that case. I am going to check on that book you suggested . I have one called The Death of a President it is very forensic as far as small details and times in those four days. I also have a movie called Four Days in November narrated by Richard Basehart, all real newsreel footage, very sad also. Talk later Carey

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 01:41
Dave, Yes, Agreed, But This Department,- Miami - Dade Police, is Rotten to The Core Of Those Apples. They are always Barking up The Wrong Tree, and They Humiliate , and Pick on The Good Citizens, and Ignore The Very ones that need Pulled Over. I See it all The Time. They are Sorry, and Worthless, in My Book. If You Lived Here, You Would See it, and Agree with Me, I'm Telling You. These People Think They Are God, and They Don't Deter Much Of Anything. I Am Going To Write to The Mayor Of Miami - Dade County, and To The Police Chief. I Have A Feeling , that it's A Waste Of Time, But I Am Going To Do it anyway. I Know it Has Nothing to Do with You, But I Figured You Did Not Know this, and I Wanted You To Know. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		19-Oct-2009 01:36
My specific comment about her was that she should have given you a warning, not a ticket.

Robbin		19-Oct-2009 01:32
Dave, Good Evening !!!!! I Just Got Home , From Our Sunday Drive. We Left Home , at 5:00 P. M., Went to Shorty's BBQ, in South Miami, Ate Takeout in The Car, Then Drove just North of Our House to Blockbuster Video, and a Small Independent Video Store, and Then Home. We Had A Nice Dinner, and Outing. I Remembered that You Would Be at The Suicide / Crisis Hotline Center, From 1 To 6, and Probably Home , By 7 : OO , so I Didn't Expect A Reply Till After 7, or Later. I Weigh Everything, and Put Myself in The Other Person's Shoes, But That Cop, Had Little to Do, to Make Me 20 Minutes Late To Work, And To Cost Me 133 Dollars, For Little Of Nothing, and I Put My Lights on, Cause it was Raining a Little, Which You're Supposed To, and if I Would Not Have Put My Lights On, She Would Not Have Noticed My Tailight out. I Was A Victim, of A Cop Justifying Her Being There, and She Threw the Book at Me, a Poor Working Man, on The Way to Work Doing Nothing Wrong. A Warning, would Have Been Sufficient. And People around Me, were Driving Recklessly, But She Didn't See Them, Because She Was Obsessed with Pulling Me Over. Everyone Told Me : You Just Had The Bad Luck of Her Seeing You. She Pulled Out Of Dunkin Donuts, and I Saw Her Pull out and Like A Magnet, Get Behind Me, and I Had A Strong Feeling, that She Was Gonna Pull Me Over, and Like 3 Blocks Later, She Did. A Lot of People say that Police Departments Have Ticket Quotas, and Near the End Of The Month, They Give Lots Of Tickets, And I Believe that. They Have To Justify Their Job , and To Pay Their Salary, or Make Money For Their Town, City, County, or whatever. My Brother was a Cop, for 30 Years, and He Said The Quotas , ect., are not True. I Dissagree, and Say to that : BS. The People who Speed and Drive Recklessly Here never Get it, Only The Good People Like Me Do. They Need to Do More Real Police Work, and Less Nit Pickin BS. Here, Tailgating, Littering, Loud Music,, Booming Bass , Train Horns , ect. Galore, and The Police Do Nothing. And Beaucoups Crime, and All They Do is Show up, after Crime Scene Investigation. Miami- Dade, is A Very Sorry Police Department. They Really Stink. They Have Pulled Me Over , Over The Years, Many Time, For Nothing, Not Even Equipment Out. I Was Driving Good, Not Speeding, or Anything, and They Harassed Me and Bullied with Their Police Power, and Let Me Go, after They Humiliated Me, and Wasted My Time. I Detest Miami - Dade Police. Miami - Dade Fire - Rescue, are Tops, But Their Police Stink. I Know Communities Need Police, But A Good Department, That Makes A Difference, and Does Police Work, not Harassing People, Good People, For Nothing, and They're Probably Scared to Mess with Criminals, or People Who Push Back. Honestly Dave: Miami - Dade , is A Real Sorry Police Department. I Respect The Law, and Police, But I Don't Like Miami - Dade Police. They Pulled Me Over, Many Times in The Swift Truck, For Nothing, Such as : Why is Your Truck Smoking ??? It' s A Diesel, That's Why. The Cop Seemed to Me Like He was Just Trying To Find Something. Another Time: Early in The Morning, Near Swift, on A Side Street: I Was Trying to Pull Next to another Swift Truck, To tell The Driver Something, and out of Nowhere comes 3 Miami- Dade Police Cars, and They Tried to Say that We were Drag Racing, and Lectured , and Humiliated us, and Then Let us Go. Big Police Work !!!!!! See What I Mean ??? Some Police are Good, and Some are Not. This Bunch are not. Trust Me. But I understand What You Said, and I Know There's Truth to That. But when The Higher ups Push Them, We The Citizens, are Caught in The Crossfire, and Suffer from Their Games. Robbin.

Dave		19-Oct-2009 01:30
We all agree that any group, from news anchors to musicians to bus drivers, all have their bad apples----every group under the sun has the same bad element in it.

carey gigi		19-Oct-2009 01:30
Robbin Finally some cooler weather. My wife said it was 38 degrees tonight in N. C. I hope we keep this for a few days. Hope all is well with your health, or at least you feel better soon. I am doing fine health wise I take some Aleve in the morning and feel good all day. I still seem to have a lot of energy lately considering I stay awake until about 3 in the morning. I agree about watching a good movie on DVD ,I rarely rent anymore because I seem to have a better selection than the rental store. Mostly classics and documentaries . Lately I have been watching a lot of movies etc. on my DVR , I have about 30 movies on it now and it is easier than the DVD. Went to my sisters for dinner tonight and my grandaughters on Thurs. she is becoming a good cook she made chicken with baked ziti. Have you ever seen a movie called Mattinee it stars John Goodman and takes place the week of the Cuban missiie crisis in Key West and it reminds me of Junior high school because that is is what a lot of it revolves around, about the kids and young Love and being afraid of the future and not having any control weather we would live or die at that time in history. I believe that on this date in 1962 we were a few days away from being told what the goverment already knew, after that week I was never really the same as before, it was as if we all stared death in the face . I may go watch the movie thirteen days about the crisis. There is a scene in the extras on the DVD that shows jet fighters flying over South Beach and you can see the beach , the dog track and Star Island and the all the other islands in 1962. Talk Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		19-Oct-2009 00:49
Robbin I agree 100% about the police that we have now days. I had an incident in front of my house about 2 years ago, where I went to my daughters house a few blocks away ,I only went for a few minutes ,and I told my wife I was leaving the gates open. When I got back about 5 minutes later there were three cop cars in front of my house blocking my driveway, so I parked next door and went to my house , they had pulled over amoped that failed to make a complete stop at the stop sign when I went to go in my house our dog went out past me and went to the sidewalk and was barking at the police I went right behind to get him and the cop said I grabbed him just in time because he was just about to shoot him. I got so PO'd I started yelling at him and I thought they were going to arrest me. They brought 3 more cars there and one was a unmarked car and he parked in the middle of the road got out and was talking with what looked like a girlfriend and then they shared a bag of potato chips and a coke and were laughing it up. This is about the time I went inside and got my digital camera and started taking pictures from my front yard. This is also about the time that 5 of them left, I was always brought up to respect the police I had uncles that were with Miami and even had an uncle that died in the line of duty In the city of Miami. But I think they aren't like they used to be . I was coming out of Publix down the street from my house and the Hialeah cop security was standing there talking to his buddy and in a matter of ten seconds I heard him say the F word at least 3 times. Talk soon your friend Carey

Pokey		19-Oct-2009 00:01
Robbin yes, there was a fast food resturant just east of the intersection of 17th and 95th, with-in walking distance of the school, I don't remember what it was, because, you know, I never ate there, I use to park my car on 17th ave, just outside of the back gate to Central, and I would go to a mom-pop store outside the front enterance and get a 16oz coke, and some sort of donute and chips and take them to my car to eat and listen to the radio. It was a great lunch,,,,,haha take care Pokey

Dave		18-Oct-2009 23:39
Robbin, plus little things that seem petty, like kids drinking outside on their porches, on the sidewalks etc that is a big big community quqlity of life issue, and when folks get the message that the cops will not bother you, things get even worse, so policing the neighborhoods like that is a good idea too. I have seen judges go crazy because some kid urinated on his lawn or that of a neighbor and they made a big deal out of it because the community does not want animals running around, if they have any say about it. On a different level, the non-moving violations are a little like that, if they get out of hand.

Dave		18-Oct-2009 23:36
Robbin, earlier you asked me about a police incident etc. I just got back from my 1-6pm volunteer shift or I would have answered you a bit earlier. I tink the female cop should have given you a simple warning, there was no need to give you a ticket. What happens sometimes is that when they have roll call the Sgt or Lt will tell them, hey, I notice every ticket is a warning, what's going on, are you people afraid to write tickets? If I keep seeing this warning stuff, your vacation time might not go thru on time, etc so that is how it could work, you never know what is behind it. But it was wrong to write a real ticket, unless she was under pressure from above, which could well be the case. I can see writing tickets and warnings for the parked violations, because it becomes a quality of life community issue, they call it, when no cops are around and everyone is doing whatever they feel like doing, parking all over the place if they know there is no enforcement, so there is a line somewhere between the two extremes and they should be taking that middle of the road approach, not going crazy giving out tickets. I do know taht small town police tend to be a bit full of themselves, unncessarily so, and you don't see that all that often in major cities, so I would say they are going overboard a bit but just a bit. You might want to write to both the chief AND the mayor and just point it out to them. I wouldn't call---that is ineffective. Writing a letter, not an email, gets the attention. Overall, you have to think that the higher ups are being leaned on by the city, hey, there are so many jerky drivers out there, why aren't you guys PRODUCING accordingly? We know people have all these violations but no one wants to write tickets? You had best start to.....that is very common, pressure from above. So it is very tough to tell if they are overdoing it or higher ups told them to get with the program. And it is true that they are and should be concerned about non-street crime as well as regular crimes, because once that gets out of hand, it is tough to turn around.

*******************		18-Oct-2009 20:41
Kilroy Was Here.

Robbin		18-Oct-2009 20:39
I Am Going On A Sunday Drive To Down in South Miami , By Dadeland Mall, To Eat Dinner, At Shorty's BBQ, and I Will Be Back On Here Later, Maybe By 8 :00 P. M. ??? Best Regards , To All Of My Friends !!!!!!!! Remember The Alamo !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Oct-2009 20:34
Pokey, Wasn't There A Hamburger Fast Food Place , Just East Of N. W. 17th Avenue, when You Went To Miami Central SR. High ??????? I Seem to Remember one there on The North Side Of The Street. It was only Like a couple of Blocks, East Of Miami Central. Was it a Burger Kastle, or Something Like That ?????? I Figured you would Remember it, and That You Probably Went There To Eat, When You Were in School at Miami Central. Was it a Henry's ????? The Green Rocket, is Still By The Main Entrance, at Miami Central. Take Care, My Friend. It's About 70 Degrees Now Here in Miami, at 4:30 P. M., Sunny, and Very Breezy. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Oct-2009 20:19
Guest Pokey, Thanks , For The Tip about The Movie, and The Clarification. The Movie Is Called : Taking Chance. I Got it !!!!!! I Will Try to Get it , and Watch it. I Like Military Films, Even if it is The MARINES, and not THE ARMY !!!!!! I Know I Will Hear About This One, From Dave !!!!!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!! He's A Little Bit Air Force, and Little Bit Marine Corps. But He Thinks The Army Aren't Ready To Be Marines Yet, so My ARMY, is Not His Cup Of Tea. Only Kidding !!!!!! I Pray For Every Airman, Sailor, Marine, and Army Soldier, Equally, But Of Course : I Am Very Partial, To THE ARMY, Because I Was in The ARMY. BUT I Do Respect The Other Branches, and After All I Should, Because They Are All Our Armed Forces Of The United States !!!!!! Be Well, And Best Regards !!!!!!!!! And : Treat Yourself: Make and Enjoy Some SOS !!!!!!! I Make it and Enjoy it , all The Time. Later. Robbin.

Guest		18-Oct-2009 16:38
Robbin Looking over your comment (17Oct21;12) about the movie, it is not Take a Chance, it is called TAKING CHANCE, I quareentee you will like it. take care Pokey

Pokey		18-Oct-2009 16:32
Dave and Robbin This is not exactley a tearjerker movie. It just depends on how it effects you. Since you both like Kevin Bacon staring as a Marine in other movies, I will tell you, he does star as a Marine in Taking Chance. A must see show. take care Pokey

Robbin		18-Oct-2009 15:58
I'm Thinking Of The Monkees Old 60's Song : " Another Pleasant Valley Sunday " Right Now, I Guess Cause it is Sunday, and I Always Loved That Song Anyway !!!!!!! Anyone Else Like That Song ??????? It's A Nice Peaceful Sunday Song !!!!!!! All The Sunday Best to all of You Reading This !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		18-Oct-2009 15:52
I Have A Taste For A BBQ Chicken Breast Sandwich Today, and We Will Most Likely Go To Shorty's BBQ, in South Miami, Near Dadeland Mall, and Get Sweet Iced Tea, A BBQ Chicken Breast Sandwich, French Fries, Creamy Cole Slaw, and Great Smokey Unique Shorty's BBQ Sauce. And For Dessert: We Will Have : Either Chocolate Ice Cream, at Shorty's, or We Will Go To Dairy Queen, on Ludlam Road, and Just South Of Bird Road, For Great Chocolate Coated Frozen Bananas !!!!!! Now That's Good Eating !!!!!!! Did I Make anyone Hungry ????? If So, My Sincere Apology !!!!!!! Anyone who Lives Here, Has Probably Been to Shorty's BBQ, and Most Likely: They Love Shorty's Food. I Know I Do !!!!!! There are 4 or 5 Locations now, But I Like The Original Location By Dadeland Best. I Think Their BBQ, is Cooked Better, and More Smoked. That Place is The Same age as Me. It opened in 1951. Lots Of Boaters, coming Home, From The Fla. Keys, Students From The University Of Miami, Families, and Elderly Couples, Go There to Eat . We Will Take The Drive There to Shorty's, in South Miami, probably an 18 Mile , or 20 Mile Drive , from My House in Northwest Hialeah, and Then We will Drive around Coral Gables , South Miami , Kendall, Ect. And Then , When We're Ready, to Head Home: We Will Get on 826 North, The Palmetto Expressway, Towards Home, in Hialeah. A Nice Sunday Afternoon Outing, Indeed !!!!!! Best To Everyone !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		18-Oct-2009 15:22
Dave, and All Of My Other Friends , Happy Sunday !!!!!! I Hope all of You are Off Work Today, and Can Relax , and Do Whatever You Please !!!!!! My Wife is Working Today, at Publix. I Couldn't Sleep, I Woke Up Early, with Acid Reflux, Coughing and Gagging, and with My Back Hurting, So I Took A Rantidine, and 2 Rolaids, for The Acid Reflux, and Came to The Computer, and within 20 Minutes, My Acid Reflux Symptoms , were Gone, and I was Relaxed in My Easy Chair at The Computer, and Enjoying The Internet. It's Cool, and Breezy Here , this Morning. At 4 : 30 A. M., when My Wife Got up, it was 59 Degrees Farenheit. A Big Change from our 84 at Night, and 94, in The Daytime Lately. I Think a Cold Front Came Thru, But 59 Degrees is Not Cold, Just Cool. It Looks Like A Northern Day Out, Very Gray, and Dismal Looking. But Probably, By Monday, it will Be Warm again. I Don't Think our Little Winter, is Here Yet. My Wife Works 6 A. M. To around 3:30 P. M. Today, and She will Be Home For Her Lunch Soon. She Gets An Hour Lunch Break Mandatory, and Comes Home, Has A Snack, Goes To The Bathroom, and Visits With Me, and Chuckie, our Cockatiel. We only Live 1 1 /2 Miles from Her Publix Store. This Afternoon, When My Wife Gets Home, and Showers, Ect., We Will Take A Sunday Drive, and Get Something To Eat From Somewhere, in Our Travels. We Enjoy A Little Weekend Drive, around Town, and Then Tonight, Before Bed, We Will Watch A DVD Movie. We Watched A DVD Movie Last Night, Called : The Hangover, and it was Said to Be Funny. I Found it to Be Psychotic, Stupid, and Sorry I Bought it. I Would not Recommend it, But that's My Opinion only. Some People Like it. I Did Not. I Paid 10 Bucks , for That Movie, Because it's not out Yet, and it's A Bootlegged Pirated Copy, Someone Made. The Guy Sells DVD Movies, for 5 Dollars, But This one , is Not Out Yet, So it was 10 Dollars. To Me, it's Garbage. A Good DVD Movie at Home, is Very Enjoyable, But A Bad Movie, A Bad Pick, is Not. Sometimes, After A Few Minutes, I Realize I Made A Bad Choice, and I Turn The Movie Off. To Watch Something you Don't Like, is A Waste Of Time, and Can Be Sorta Torture. I Like to Watch DVD Movies at Home Though, it is Relaxing, and Transports You into Another World, Like You Are There, Providing That it's A Good Movie, and You Like it. Have A Great Sunday, Everyone !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Talk To You All Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		18-Oct-2009 14:51
Dave, Happy Weekend, and Happy Sunday !!!!!!! Here's A Good one For You, and Everyone Else Reading Here : This is A True Story: An Elderly Handicapped Lady, that Shops at My Wife's Miami Lakes Publix Supermarket, was at The Deli Department , where My Wife Works, and Here's What Recently Happened to Her. She Parked Her Car, in A Handicapped Parking Space, Put Her Blue Handicapped Permit up on The Mirror, and went in to shop. And when she Returned to Her car, She Had a Ticket, on Her Windshield. She was shocked to see that, and wondered why. It seems that she had parked a Little Bit Crooked, and over the Lines, and Miami - Dade Police Ticketed Her , for that. Can You Believe that ?????? A Handicapped Person ????? And For That ????? I Am Basically on The Side Of Law Enforcement, and I Am Not A Cop Hater, or Any Sort Of That, But This is Too Much !!!!!! And Miami - Dade also Goes around That same Private Parking Lot, all The Time : Putting Tickets ,on Cars with Expired Tags, ect. Are They Meter Maids, or Police Officers ?????? With all The Crime , we Have in Miami, I Think This is Chicken S#@% Police Work. They May Be Doing Their Job, and They May Have Legitimate Violations, But Can't They Do Something Better than That, with our Tax Payers Money ?????? That's My Evaluation, of This Matter. And I Am Going to Let The Commander Of The Miami Lakes Miami - Dade Police Station District 1 Know About it, and Voice a Complaint. And if He Condones This Practice, and Has The Wrong Answers For Me, Then I Will Advise The Miami - Dade Mayor Of His Stand on Such Nonsense. The Police, can Do Better than This. Miami - Dade Police Here, in Miami, Have A Long Standing History, of Piddly, Not Hurting Anyone Nuisance Tickets , and Harrassment, Routinely. I Personally , Have Been Stopped By Them, in The Past, For Absolutely No Reason, and They Bullied Me, and Abused Their Power. Examples: I was on My Way to work, one Morning, around 8 Months ago, and I was Drinking My Coffee, and Eating a Breakfast Sandwich, and Driving Excellently. It was Raining A Little Bit, and The Road Wet, and Everyone was Driving Crazy, Skidding around, and Changing Lanes , with no Signal , Ect. , and I See This Miami - Dade Police Cruiser, Pull out of Dunkin Donuts, as I Passed, and Soon: The Police Car , is Behind Me, With Overhead Lights And Siren on, and Pulling Me Over. The Female Police Officer Approached Me, and Asked For My Drivers License, I Complied, and She Radioed in to Run My Tag, and Drivers License. She then Returned , and Told Me that I Had A Tailight out, and Asked Me if I Had My Headlights on, And I Did, as it was Raining. I Was Polite, and Gave Her No Trouble. She Could Of Gave Me A Warning, But instead: She Gave Me A Citation. I Had to Mail in 67 Dollars, Get The Tailight Fixed, another 60 Dollars, I Had Electrical Problems, Then I Had To Try and Find Time to Go To The Police Station, and Show them , that it was Fixed, and They Charged Me 4 Dollars For That. So It Cost Me 131 Dollars, and I Was 20 Minutes to Work, So Her Big BS Police Work, Cost Me Dearly, and was it Necessary, or Life Threatening????? No it was not. And There were other incidents, I Had with Miami - Dade Police, in The Past Years, Similar, so I Don't Think Much Of Them. I Think They Are Chicken Sh&%, and Are Always Barking up The Wrong Tree, and Need To Do Some Real Police Work. It Appears that They Have Nothing Else To Do, or Lots Of Pressure, to Reach Quotas With Beaucoups Tickets, To Raise Money. What Do You Think about this Dave ???? Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 23:22
To All Of My Friends Here: Good Night !!!!!!! I Am Going To Watch A DVD Movie, with My Wife, and Then Later: I Will Retire , For The Night, To Get My Beauty Rest !!!!!! HAH HAH HAH !!!!! I May Need To Sleep , For 100 Years To Be Beautiful, But I Don't Really Want To Be Beautiful Anyway, Just Handsome enough , to Get all The Women's Attention !!!!!!!!! Take Care, and Sleep Well !!!!! Your Friend, Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 23:17
Dave, Understood !!!!!!!! The New York Yankees , Have A Long Proud History, Over The Years, and Are A Great Ball Club !!!!!!! I Must Give Them That, even if I Don't Root For Them. But in The Case Of Bostonians: It's Natural, For Them to Root For The Red Sox, as it's Their Team, and They Are Both Big Rivals, so I Can Understand That. Me, Being From Miami, Born And Raised Here, Naturally: I Am For The Florida Marlins. And When The New Miami Marlins Stadium opens Where the Old Miami Orange Bowl was, I Will Become An Even More Active Fan Of My Hometown Major League Team, - The Miami Marlins. One Thing I've Never Been, is A Traitor, and I Never Will !!!!!! Enjoy The Game, and Your Relaxing Favorite Days' Night. And Have A Beer or 2 on Me !!!! Send Me The Bill, For My File 13 G File Machine,-- Shredder. Talk to you Tomorrow Afternoon, after Your Suicide / Crisis Center Hotline Service . Sleep Well , My Friend,- Marine. Robbin, The ARMY VET !!!!!!!!!!!!! ARMY Thru And THRU !!!!!!!!! Good Night.

Road Runner- Robbin		17-Oct-2009 23:01
Dave and Bob, In Reference to Your Posts : 1740, 1827, 1901, 1921, and 1924: Very Concise, and Pretty Much What I Had Read , and Heard about The JFK Assassination Plot, and About Bobby RFK Kennedy Targeted also, even Before JFK, or Certainly At the same time. And Regarding Medical Examination, and Tampering, with The Corpse OF JFK, on The Plane From Dallas To Washington- Langley AFB: I Had Read or Heard about that. Reminds Me Of Ducky ,- The M. E. , on CSI. I Enjoyed Both of Your Posts , on The ASSASSINATION. Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner - Robbin.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 22:52
I just looked it up for Miami, is all, I did a search for Miami Classical Stations and that one came up as being 100,000 watts........going to watch the Yankees in the playoffs in a little while.....got to hand it to them, they are good, and almost always good...a lot of Red Sox fans here will not give them that, but you gotta.....the rivalry is fine, but people here deny that the Yankees are good? Then why aren't the Sox in the playoffs ?? :) Talk with you folks tomorrow, but after I do my suicide/crisis hotline stuff from 1-6pm tomorrow.....take care....

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 22:48
Dave, I Have Listened to 89.7 F. M. Here in Miami Before. In Fact , I Put it on My Ford Expedition Radio, on A Preset, in Case I Want to Listen to Relaxing Mellow Music. It is interesting intriguing Music. I Might Begin to Listen to it More on 89.7, now that You Mentioned it. I Didn't Know that The Call Letters , and Numbers , were the same Nationally. You Have Done Your Homework. As usual, You Are On The Ball. Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 22:42
Dave, Yes , File 13. Don't Know it's Origin, But I've Heard Of it. We Will Keep The Receipt Coming, and Then one Day, you will no Doubt : Bill us For Shred Service. It's A Cooperative, That's what it is !!!!!!! And The Business End Of it, will Keep Our Minds Active, instead Of Becoming Dormant , as We Age. Robbin.

Road Runner - Robbin		17-Oct-2009 22:37
Bob Sara, Yeah, Castro Knew That The Fellows Were Coming, and Gunned Lots Of Them Down, Like An Arcade Shooting Gallery. I Know some Guys who were there, and Luckily Lived Thru it. They Were Cubans Of The 2506 Brigade. It's A Crying Shame, What Happened There. It was Supposed To Be A Secret Attack, To Overthrow Fidel Castro, and His Communist Regime, But The Secret, was Leaked out, and It Was A Big Failure, and A Massacre. A Big Waste Of Time, and Lives. And As For JFK, I Think You're Absolutely Correct: I Think it Was A Mafia Sent Hit, By Fidel Castro. And I Believe There was More Than One Sniper. Lee Harvey Oswald, and Someone Else, Who I Don't Know, But They Killed President Kennedy, That's The Facts. The Hit, Put On JFK, was Successfull. A Horrible Event in Our History, is About All That Remains , Of That Fateful Day in Dallas, on Dealey Plaza. Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 22:28
Yes, the circular file is also known as File-13....I wonder how it ever got that name.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 22:27
WMCU 89.7 is one of the classical stations there, 24 hrs a day, as most of them are around the country. I don't know a whole lot about it either but have been delving into it for a few years now. What helps me is to look up classical stations from around the country on the internet, then look and see what their recommended top 100 works are, or what the listeners say are their top 100 and I can see the patterns and what stands out in that area of music etc so it is better than not having any idea who is who......just fun to delve into different things sometimes.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 22:21
Dave, I Believe Your Circular File, is Right Over The Garbage Can, Which is Classified : The G File, Am I Correct ????? Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 22:18
Dave, I've Heard Of Gerald Posner, But I Have Not Read His Book, or Books. I Would Be interested in Checking Him Out Though. Maybe I Can Glance at Some Of His Work, on The Internet Here ??? I WlLL Check. Thanks , For The Tip. Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 22:14
Dave, I Appreciate Classical Music, and I Know it is Very Classy, and That Classical Music, and Modern Smooth Jazz, are Usually The Music, That Rich People Listen To, Except For Some Rich Texans, who Probably Prefer Select Country Music. I Like Classical Music , A Little Bit, But Admit: That I Don't Know Much about it. On A Scale From 1 To 10, My interest in Classical Music, would Most Likely: Be around 4 or 5. I Like Oldies, Jazz, Blues, and Some Country Music Better. But I Am Open Minded, about Classical Music. And As For ARMY- Ain' t Ready To Be Marines Yet, Who Said We Wanted to Be Jar Head Marines anyway ????? Some Like Me, Are Perfectly Happy Being ARMY Soldiers. Marines Are Sometimes Over Kill, or Un Necessary !!!!!! I Know That Saying Well, and that Marines Say : That The Army, are A Bunch Of Wimps, and We The Army Say That The Marines , are A Bunch of Over Rated Jar Heads. That's The Feeling Between The ARMY, And The MARINE CORPS. Truth Or Not, Who Knows, Who Cares !!!!!! When I was in, The ARMY, Took Care Of Business, Big Time, That I Can Tell You. Later . Robbin.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 22:01
Robbin, the one guy who wrote a great NON conspiracy book is Gerald Posner, did a great job with Case Closed. I don't agree with his conclusions but of all the NON conspiracy books, his is the best. There are a lot of off the wall books about the JFK assassination, as there are with any topic like that, but there are quite a few good ones. It is very interesting reading.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 21:55
Dave Who ???? , Oh Dave, We Know !!!!! Yeah O. K. Dave , In The Army, it's Exactly The Same For Rifle Range Qualification Medals : Expert , Being Tops, Then Sharpshooter, in The Middle, and Marksman, The Very Least, Acceptable Score To Qualify, and Pass, and Get Off The Range. The only Difference, is The Medals Themselves: The Marine Corps Medals, and The Army's Medals Look Different. I Qualified Expert, with The M16 Rifle, Grenade, and 45 ACP Model 1911, and I Have My Expert Badge, My Dog Tags, and My 4 Decoration Medals: Which Are : The American Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal, 1 Purple Heart, and A Bronze Star, For Bravery. Oswald, was A Marine, So I'll Give Him That, But Like You Say: A Lot Does not add up, concerning Him Acting Alone as The Sniper That Killed JFK, from The Dealey Plaza Area Book Depository. He May Of Took Shots, and May Of Been Effective, But There was Someone Else Shooting , from Elsewhere too, By The Trajectories, Ect. There is A Lot that Remained , and Remains Yet, as Unsolved Mysteries, in This Closed Case. And That's A Shame. It 's A Shame That Someone, Maybe The History Detectives, or Some one Else Can't Shed Some More Light On The Assassination Of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Get Some Concrete Answers. I Am Very interested in This, And Whether I Liked JFK, or Not, IMMATERIAL. He was The President Of The United States, and Any Persons , Who Took His Life, Should Pay, with Their Life, I Contend. It's Justice, Plain and Simple. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 21:35
No takers on classical music, eh? Always been interested, as I said, but am delving into it a little more deeply these past few days. Let me know, if anyone is into it or has been etc....no need for me to ask about OLDIES...we are all oldies fanatics, and that is great

Dave		17-Oct-2009 21:34
Robbin, keep those receipts coming, like I said, they go into the circular file right here, you know what that means........the DI was very realistic, completely realistic except for no swearing or punching....Full Metal Jacket was EXACTLY how it was when I went thru Parris Island Oct 1963-end of January 64. You were in the ARMY, which stands for Ain't Ready to Be a Marine Yet.....:)

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 21:31
Dave And Pokey, A Few Good Men: Was A Great Movie !!!!!! And Kevin Bacon, is a Great Actor, But My Favorite Actor , in That Movie, was : Jack Nicholson, Another Great Actor, and A Perfect Marine Officer Portrayal, I Think. I Like Movies About The Marines, Such As Tribes, The D. I., Full Metal Jacket, and Heartbreak Ridge. I've Had Lots Of Marine Friends, and I Respect Marines Highly, Though I Was in THE ARMY !!!!!!! Best Regards , To Both Of You . Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 21:23
Dave, If You Insist, I Will Bombard You With Bills, For Reimbursement !!!!!! I Was Trying to Be Considerate, But it appears that The Money in Your Deep Pockets , is Burning Holes, in The Pockets, So We Must Give You Some Receipts , to Process, and We Will , ASAP. And Then You Can Circular File Them, and Start The Process. We Will Begin Dining Out , at Every Place in Town, and Also Being in Attendance , at Some Gentlemen's Adult Entertainment Clubs, and You Will Be Sent The Bills, for Our Pleasures. Thank You , In Advance For Funding Our Escapades !!!!!! Very Nice , and Very Generous Of You. And Needless to Say : We All Appreciate it !!!!!!! Since You Can't Be Here, To Go with Us, 2nd Best , is Your Paying Our Way !!!!!!!!! Sincerely, Grateful Robbin, and Friends.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 21:19
Pokey, thanks, I like Kevin Bacon, maybe that is because I was in the Marine Corps and Kevin does a good job portraying Marines, back with A Few Good Men and other movies. Will take a look at it, thank you. Robbin, yes, just sitting around etc is nice on a Saturday......

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 21:12
Pokey, I Don't Usually Like Tearjerker Movies, I Like Happy Endings, But I Accept Your Challenge, and I Will Look For , and Watch Take A Chance, ASAP, and I Will Let You Know : What I Think Of it. And When I Rent The Movie, I Will Go To Walgreen's , and Buy 3 Boxes Of Kleenex Tissues, To Have On Hand, During The Flick, Just in Case !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!!!! It's 94 Degrees Here, and There's A Haze Off Of My Lake, From The Bright Sun. There's A Little Breeze, But it's Pretty Hot Here , For Mid October, But That's Miami , For You. I Must Remember that I Am Not in Cape Cod, or Indiana. The Sun Off My Lake , is Blinding !!!!!! Best in A / C !!!!!! And I Am. Take Care. Robbin. Ps- Thanks , For The Movie Tip.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 21:02
Dave Bruce, My Wife and I, went To The Ranch House Restaurant, near My House, and We Had A Good Breakfast, of : Smoked Sausage, Pancakes, Eggs, Toast, Home Fried Potatoes, Orange Juice, and Coffee. We Enjoyed that !!!!! Then We Went to My Wife's Store ,- Publix, in Miami Lakes, to Costco Wholesale, To Pet Supermarket, and To A Small Video Store, and To Blockbuster Video. We Got us Some Good DVD Movies , for Tonight, and Tomorrow night. My Wife , Works Tomorrow. Then We Came Home, and I Made A Beeline Here to Join My Friends. Hanging around The House, and Relaxing, is My Cup Of Tea, I Love That Agenda. I Am A Real Couch Potato, But When I Have Things To Do, I Go Out, and Take Care Of Business, But I Do Enjoy Being at Home. I Hope Your Favorite Day, is Going Your Way , So Far. Mine is !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 20:50
Dave Bruce, Agreed !!!!! It's Like when We Go to The Deli, Bakery, or Post Office Line, and The Counter Person Says: Next !!!!!! And You are on Your Way, and That's That. There is No Follow Thru, or Real After The Fact Further In Depth Investigation, And Apprehension Of All Guilty Parties, as A Rule. They Got Sadam Huissein, and His Sons, But What About Osama Bin Ladin ?????? He Should Of Been Gotten 1st, But No one Can Confirm That He was Killed. His Tapes , and Messages , are Either Lately, and For Real, or Fabricated Hoaxes, and He's Dead. But We The American People, are Kept in The Dark, with Wool Over our Eyes, By Our Governmental Leaders. As You Said: This Country Accepts A Partial Answer, To Such Atrocities, as The Assassination of The President Of The United States, and it Soon Becomes History, instead of Following it Thru, and Getting Answers, and Rounding Up The Guilty Killers, and Hanging Them, or Executing and Eliminating Them. That is A Big Injustice, Especially In America, Where Supposedly: Things Are Fair , and Just, and Things are Done Right, Indeed ???????????????? I Think Not !!!!!!!!!!!! Mucho Gusto Hombre !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		17-Oct-2009 20:45
ToAll------ Robbin, Dave, Don, Carlos, Bob, Careygigi, etc etc I just finished watching a real powerful movie, on video from the store, called TAKING CHANCE, staring Kevin Bacon. If you have NOT seen it, I will challenge all of you to watch it and let me know how many kleenex boxes you go through. I will Not tell you anything about the movie, except it should be required watching by all. take care Pokey

Dave		17-Oct-2009 19:24
All this was way before the security we take for granted nowadays, metal detectors etc Imagine Jack Ruby walking around right next to Oswald, imagine that happening nowadays? Could not get within a couple of blocks of him. On another note, and pardon the pun, is anyone into classical music? I always have been but the last few days I am heavily into learning more about it. I have maybe a couple of hundred cds but am on some forums trying to learn more etc. Wondered if any of you are interested in it.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 19:21
Yes, they wanted both. Traficante should be Trafficante. I spoke once with David Lifton of the book Best Evidence, where he says medical evidence was falsified on the plane from Dallas to Bethesda. I would not be surprised. It was so much easier in those days to get away with things like this. For instance, a file on Oswald was in the CIA under a different numbering system than was normal, years before he "defected" to the Soviet Union.....another good book is Files on JFK, which is James Files, a prisoner now, detailing his involvement, and it is a good read. What he says rings true, re his own involvement.

Bob Sara		17-Oct-2009 19:01
Dave...interesting, you got the right names. I believe it involved the Chicago, Tampa, and New Orleans families. I had heard once that after it happened, one of the Don's fumed that they hit the wrong Kennedy....it was supposed to be Bobby.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 18:27
Absolutely Mafia, plus elements of CIA. Sam Traficante mentioned many times during investigations, Bay of Pigs, Bobby Kennedy's very tough Atty General policies and prosecutions, all tied together. I don't think there were hundreds involved but all you need is a handful of really disgruntled people. I don't think it was done for any one reason but for a combination of reasons. And we know quite a bit about it these days, even though many players are dead.

Bob Sara		17-Oct-2009 17:40
Dave, Carey, Carlos, Robbin, getting into some serious stuff with the JFK assassination, and the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Even though I was very young, I remember both like yesterday. I have believed for many years that the JFK killing was a Mafia hit. It may have been a paid hit by Castro, or it may have come from within the Mafia. Since all the main players are long dead, we'll never really know. As for Castro knowing in advance about the Bay of Pigs, my father had an interesting insight about that. He had been in the D Day invasion, and he recalled that the troops didn't know when they were going, or where they were going, until they were on the ships, and at sea. But with the Bay of Pigs, he used to comment that even the little Cuban kids on the street would talk about the invasion days before it happened. He used to say, "If I know where it going to happen, don't you think Castro knows?" And he did. He didn't need the CIA to tell him, it was just a poorly kept secret that became common knowledge on the streets of Miami.

Dave		17-Oct-2009 15:00
Robbin, and others, what is on the agenda today? I am hanging around for the whole day, doing nothing, which feels great

Dave		17-Oct-2009 14:59
I have not received any restaurant bills, but trust that they will be filed in a special circular filing system I have here :) I don't know why Carlos and I use our last initial, as there are no other folks using this site by those names......

dave b		17-Oct-2009 14:57
Not the CIA itself but rogue elements within it, and look at the fact that in the Marine Corps, Oswald shot "marksman" which is the lowest score of the three shooting awards, Expert, sharpshooter and then marksman. Plus the rifle he had was a piece of junk, everyone agrees, and with his questionable marksmanship he could never have gotten off effective shots at a moving target, plus the doctors said unequivocally that there was a throat entrance wound, before they did the tracheotomy......and then as I said, in 1979 a select congressional committee determined that there was a conspiracy.....but it is a shame that as a nation we allow it to just fade into the past and act like, well, who knows, at this late date? That is the attitude, so justice will never be done this side of heaven, in this particular case....shameful. On quite another note, it is cool here, maybe not even fifty degrees...overcast, raw, jacket weather........Fall has set in :)

dave b		17-Oct-2009 14:53
Woody Harrelson, the actor, his dad was convicted of killing a federal judge, and a lot of folks say he was one of the triggermen in Dealey Plaza that day. By coincidence I was in Dealey Plaza two months before the event, my dad lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and I was just walking around the area. Bobby Kennedy was really irritating the organized crime people, and JFK had irritated people with Bay of Pigs etc and there were plenty of people who were out to get him. If it was not one, it would have been another.....you see how people hate Obama today? Not everyone but a lot of people, for no good reason. JFK irritated people who had the motive and the means to do away with him. Carey, take a look at the book JFK and the Unspeakable by James W. Douglass, ISBN 978 157075 7556 a 2008 book. What is deplorable is that this country does not care about getting to the very bottom of what happened, as it is just "history" now. So we as a country are not even interested in justice as it pertains to JFK. His assassination may as well have happened just after Lincoln's, so remote in time is it from us now, so as a nation we have other priorities, and justice in this case is not one of them. You would think a country as great as ours would be determined to ferret out the culprits and bring them to justice, even if they are in their 90s by now, but not so.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 14:14
Dave b, Most Defineately !!!!!!!!! The CIA Tipped off Castro, about the Bay Of Pigs Invasion, and Castro Had A Greeting Party To Welcome The Brigade 2506 , and others, and it Became a Slaughter. The CIA, Has Long Been Found to Be Counter Productive, and Worthless. I Put No Trust Whatsoever in Them. I Would Say Positively, that The CIA, was Directly , or Indirectly involved in The JFK Assassination. No Doubt in My Military Mind, about that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And The Mafia ? Yes, I Think it's Entirely Possible that they Played a part in it. But This Plot, involved Lots Of Players, not Simply one Shooter. That we all Can Figure out. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 14:05
Dave b, I Believe That !!!!!! I Never Have Believed That Lee Harvey Oswald was Alone, or that There was not a Conspiracy to Kill President Kennedy. Some Theories Suggest that Fidel Castro was Behind The Plot. I Can Believe that !!!!!!! There was Bad Blood , Between JFK and Castro, and He Definately Had The Motive, and The Contacts , and Means to Contract The Assassination out, to Hired Killers. At First , The Reports Stated that President Kennedy, Had Been Shot, From The Book Depository Up High in The Building, But Later on, The Reports Spoke of , and Showed A Mystery Person, in The Grassy Knoll, and that started Everyone Wondering, Even Me !!!!!!!!! And Then: What Happened? Lee Harvey Oswald, is Killed in Jail, by Jack Ruby. Someone, Did Not Want Anyone Talking, and Dead Men, Tell No Tales. I Still think : that no one Really Knows Exactly what Happened , and who all was involved, and that they never will, except for Details, Ideas, and Theories. That's My Opinion. But though sad, about JFK's Death, it is a Real Erie and Deep Subject. Happy Saturday, Dave !!!!!!! It's A Beautiful Saturday Morning Here in Miami. The Temperature , Right now, is 90 Degrees, and it's Sunny , and Bright, and Breezy. My Palm Trees are Swaying , and The Lake Has A Current, and Looks nice Flowing. And We've Got A Small group of Muscovy Ducks, and Mallard Ducks, out By The Lake Visiting Our Shoreline. So Here, it's A Nice Morning, Indeed !!!!!! My Wife is Off Work Today, and in a few minutes, We are going To Ranch House, For Breakfast. They Serve Breakfast , on Saturday, until 2 P. M. , and they Have Real Good Breakfasts. Talk to you , or Answer You a Little Later. Have a Great Saturday Morning , My Friend !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Gotta Take My Saturday Only Bath !!!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!! I Hope no one Takes Me Serious, or I will Be Labeled A PIG !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		17-Oct-2009 13:41
And from everything I have read over the years, I think that rogue elements of CIA, the Mafia etc were involved. Not anyh government agencies themselves, but certainly elements of them acting independently of the agencies. Tons of evidence for this conclusion.

dave b		17-Oct-2009 12:10
In 1979 the government itself finally concluded that many were involved in that assassination. That was way overdue. Doctors at Parkland Hospital insisted that one of the wounds came from a frontal shot.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 03:55
Carey gigi, Hi, My Friend. Yeah, Patti said that she's Seen Pat, Lots of times, at Her Publix Deli, and that He's always So Nice. We were Getting Take Out, to Take Home, For Dinner. Chuckie and I were waiting in the Expedition, When Pat and Your Sister Parked next to us, and I Spotted them. I Remember when Shelly Fabares Left The Show, and I was Heartbroken, cause I Had A Huge Crush on Her. And I Think I Remember A Little Girl Replacing Shelly, But That Part's A Little Foggy for Me. My Back Still Hurts Like Hell, and It Locks up on Me a Lot, Giving Me A Lot Of Agony. Thanks For Asking, But I'm Really No Better, at All. About The Sit Com's : I Believe You're Right: The're All Gone !!!!! Nothing On Good Like When we were young, Network T. V.Stinks Nowadays !!!!!!!! I Think The Study Of JFK's Assassination, is Very Interesting, and is A Big Mystery. I Don't Believe they Ever Closed That Case, or Really Know What Happened !!!!!! That's My Opinion. When I was in Dallas in 1984, I Drove around Dealey Square, and I Got A Strange Erie Feeling, that Made Me very Uncomfortable, and Made Me Think. One Thing For Sure: There was a Lot More Behind it, Than 1 Man Killing The President. It Was A Conspiracy, involving Lots Of People. Take Care, My Friend. Good to Hear From You. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 03:28
Dave B., Yes Indeed, Absolutely !!!!!!! Tomorrow, is Saturday, My Favorite Day Of The Week, and Also: It's My Bath Day !!!!! The Only one I Take All Week !!!!!! COCHINO Puerco, Cerdo, Pig !!!!!!! HAH HAH HAH !!!!!! My House is A GREENHOUSE !!!!! We're Conserving Energy: We're Using Less Soap and Water, By Bathing only on Saturday , But We Have Lost Friends, as a Result. Good Night . Talk to you Here Tomorrow !!!!!!! Manana Hombre !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Oct-2009 03:19
Carlos B., Hi Carlos, Good to Hear from You. It was Hot Today 94 Degrees !!!!!! I Sure Remember Port Everglades. It Looks Real Neat, From Federal Highway, and From I - 595, with The High Smokestacks Billowing Smoke, and all of The Huge Petroleum Tanks . I Like to Pass By Hollywood- FT. Lauderdale INTL. AIRPORT, and Port Everglades. They Both Look Very Impressive, Especially : at Night. Yes, That Song Tears Me Apart, when I Hear it, Rememembering My Dad, But it's A Great Song, and I Like the Way it sounds. For Your Dad : RIP, and Salute !!!!!!!!!!! Take Care , My Friend !!!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

carey gigi		17-Oct-2009 02:30
Manocarz Hope you are doing well considering what you are going through I got the information to my sister Carmen I called her last night and as soon as I told her the info. she said she remembered you. I kinda thought she would she remembers everyone Kenny Benson is supposed to be there I think on Sunday. Do you remember another girl that was in their class named Rosalind Ingeldoo she lived on the next block from us and was always over she was born in New Zealand and went back when she was 12 . She came back to visit when she was 17 and she was taking acting lessons and now she is an actress has been on many TV shows she is really pretty she was on Home Improvement once playing a reporter who had the hots for Tim and she had a starring role on the show Seaquest on the second season. Her acting name was changed to Rosalind Allen. Just wondering if you know who she is . Hope all goes well on Tuesday Talk Later Carey Gigi

carey gigi		17-Oct-2009 02:17
Hey Robbin I talked to my sister tonight she said she saw you at Ranch House with Patty, she commented to me that Patty is a really nice person. I told her yes I thought she is also my Brother in law has seen her many times at Publix. Hope you are feeling better with your kidney stones. I remember the Donna Reed show on thurs. nights do you remember in 1963 when Shelley Fabares left the show and they brought in Paul Petersons real life sister Patty Peterson who was an orphan who moved into the family. I think the great days of sitcoms are over. Now days I don't even know what comes on network TV, all I watch really are the HIstory channels and Discovery etc. I have been watching JFK the 3 shots that changed America. But then I am a JFK fanatic I must have atleast 25 books on his life and presidency, along with any DVD that is available . I guess you might say I am a history buff. Talk Later your friend Carey

dave b		16-Oct-2009 22:20
Hi Robbin and Carlos and all, just got back from my long drive, kind of tiring day. But Saturday is coming up, my favorite day as well as Robbin's.......will talk with you folks tomorrow.

CarlosB.		16-Oct-2009 20:03
Hello to everyone, Just got home from work had a ship at Port Everglades, very, very hot out on the docks the sun was bright and the asphalt was hot. But hey the days over I'm home air is cranking tomorrow Saturday I have a wedding to photograph about 1:00pm small wedding with no reception I guess the couple can't wait to get away and start the honeymoon. Robbin I also love that song My Dad it reminds me of my dad who passed away when I was only 21. Well heading to the shower bye for now.

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 18:31
Happy Friday Everyone !!!!!!!!!! TGIF !!!!!!! And That Means it's Almost My Favorite Day Of The Week, after Saturday !!!!!!!! I Always Have Liked Fridays, But My Absolute Favorite, is Saturdays !!!!!! I Love Saturday Mornings !!!!!!! Very Special, to Me !!!!!!! What About You ??????? Have A Nice Weekend !!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner - Robbin		16-Oct-2009 18:24
Bob Sara, I Remember Recently, we entioned about The Paul Peterson Song, of The 50's , or Early 60's. - My Dad. He Performed that Song On The Donna Reed Show, on The Stage. He Was The Son Of Donna Reed, and Carl Betz, on The Show, and Shelly Fabares, Who Sang Johnny Angel, was The Daughter, and Paul Petersons Older Sister, on The Show. I Always Watched and Loved That Show, and Their 2 Songs. And Though I Love The Song , - My Dad: If I Play it, I Get Real Sad, cause I Think Of My Dad, Whose Deceased. Shelly Fabares , used to Be On Coach, The T. V. Show, as The Coach's Wife. I Had The 45 Singles: My Dad, and Johnny Angel, as A Kid. I Don't Have those, But I Do Have The Songs, one on A Record Album, and The other , on A C. D. !!! Remember The Alamo, and Remember Swift !!!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!! A Little Monday Humor. Best Regards !!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 18:08
Anyone Else Besides Me: Like This Jazz Song : Is It You ? By Jazz Guitarist Great, Lee Rittenour, and Vocals by Eric Tagg ?????

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 17:37
Heavens To Betsy: I Believe I Have Wandered into A Wild West Deserted Ghost Town !!!!!!! I See The Tumbleweeds, Blowing Down The Middle Of Town, and There's Strange Looking Clouds in The Sky Above, and An Erie Voice, saying Mariah, and a Whistle, and I Now Hear A Mission Bell Ringing. Wow, This is Quite A Greeting to Robbin's Memories !!!!!!! A New Experience , For Me. Anyone Else Like Westerns, Cow Towns, Ghost Towns, Cowboy Beans, Wagon Trail Journey's, Wild West Frontier Towns, ect. ??????? That's Something I Really Like. And Roy Rodgers Type Cowboy Songs. And Cooking, on A Campfire, and Eating Around it, and Telling Stories, and Singing Cowboy Songs. I Saw A Show on Create -PBS, Last Night Late Night, and it Was With Famous Interior Decorator William Stubbs, as The Host, and it was Showing an annual Event, where Lots Of People Ride Horses, and in Wagons, on an old Wild West Trail, in Texas, and They Sorta Relive, and Remember, The Wild West Days , On The Trail. I Really Enjoyed That, it was Neat. I Also Enjoyed The City Slickers Movies. And Tombstone, Wyatt Earp , all of Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti Westerns, and Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Wagon Train, Wanted Dead Or Alive, and other Wild West Shows, on T. V. , in The 50's. Pleasant Monday, To Everyone !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 01:31
Dave b, Thank God, That You and I , and Our Friends, Have Personality, Witt, and Versatility !!!!! We Can Be Serious, and We Can Be Ridiculus, and Outrageous !!!!!! Some Poor Souls, Don't Have Our Gift: They Are Stale, and Have A one Track Mind. We Can Be it All !!!!! I'm Sure Glad I Am How I Am !!!!!! I Have The Confidence, of A Tightrope Walker, Nerves Of Steel, Ability to Stand Stress, and Pain, A Super Sense Of Humor, Compassion For My Fellow Man, And The Heart Of A Lion, as Far As Determination. When I Lose at Anything, it's Because I Didn't Care About Winning, But When I Wanna Win, I Will !!!!!! I Give Up, when I'm Dead !!!!!!! Now, I Have Exposed Myself Legally, to Everyone !!!!!! This Is Robbin, This is Me. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 01:20
Dave b, I Don't Really think I would Be Shocked, By What You Would Tell Them, I've Heard About Everything, But What I Would Tell Them: Now That Would Cause A Big Problem, and Would Most Likely: Get Me Kicked Off This Site, By Don Boyd, P Base , or Somebody. There would Be Name Calling, Insults Galore, and Lots Of Profanity . I Would Really Go Off On That Moron. Later. Robbin The Rascal.

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 01:11
Don Boyd, Just Like Everyone Else Here: I Wish You All The Best , on Tuesday, and You Will Be In My Nightly Prayers. And Please Let Us Know, How You're Getting Along, From time to time. Your Friend, Robbin The Rascal.

dave b		16-Oct-2009 01:06
Robbin, you would be very shocked at what i would say to anyone lurking who thinks our joking around is anything more than that :)

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 01:04
Dave b, Yes, That's True, BUT We Have Had Some People With Issues Here in The Past, and They May Be Reading , and Lurking, and Besides : I Like to Blend Comedy, Like Our Soap Operas, with Some Degree Of Seriousness , as Well, So That was My Seriousness, At This Time. It Balances Everything, Like Feng Shui !!!! I Believe in That: Sweet And Sour, Loud And Mellow, Hot And Mild, Ect., and I Also Believe: That if You Clown all The Time: You Mark Yourself, as A Comedian, and You Lose Your Credibility at Being Serious , and on The Level, So I Try to Drop The Comedy Routine, once in a while , or Explain it , toSome Who Would Fall For it , and Take it Serious. I Hope You Understand , What I Mean. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 00:51
Manocarz, Hello , My Friend !!!!!!! I Called Carey gigi, this Afternoon, on The Phone, and Gave Him : Your Phone Number, and E- Mail, to Give to His Twin Sisters, and Your Friend Kenny Benson. I Wish You The Very Best, on Tuesday. I Know You are Dreading it, But Must Do it , and Want to Get it over with. I Put Myself in your Shoes Though, and I Feel For You. You Will Be in My Nightly Prayers, and I Will Try To Make You Smile , and Laugh. And Most Important Of All: When You Get Home, From The Hospital, Have Your Wife Get You Some Hushpuppies, at Sonny's, and That Will Ease Your Pain !!!!!!! You and I Love Hushpuppies, and We Require Them Often. So Have Some !!!!!! Best Regards , to You, and to MRS. Manocarz . Your Friend, and Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

dave b		16-Oct-2009 00:44
Robbin, anyone who reads this stuff knows we are all joking around about paying etc so you don't have to worry about that, if anyone thinks we are serious, then they have their own issues :)

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 00:39
Carlos B., I Knew You Had Had Surgery, Last Year, But I Did Not Know about Your Wife's Surgeries. I Hope Sincerely, that you Both are Doing Well Now !!!!! And Thanks , For The Vote Of Confidence , For Me. Yeah, I Am A Tough Old Dog, and I Can Take Pain, and I Know I Will Be Fine. Thanks , For Caring Too. I Appreciate it. I Am Enjoying My C. D. Too !!!!! I Listen to The C. D, in The House , on My Boom Box, and I Made A Cassette Tape Of it, and I'm Enjoying it in My Expedition. Lots Of Good Songs on There. Thanks Again. I Hope I Don't Have to Go under The Knife, But You Never Know. ????? I'm Trying To Learn to Never Say NEVER, Because I Have Said NEVER, Many times, and I Ate My Words !!!!! Car Cruising, Back In The Day, was Cool, and Great Fun, But Yes: Today : The Police, Would Hassle You, and That's Sad. It Shows That Our Freedoms are Diminishing , Little By Little. When You Worked at The Gas Station, and You and Your Friends Cruised, to The Castaways, ect., That Was Harmless Fun, and Pride For You Guys. You Were Proud Of Your Cars, and to Be Driving Around Together, as A Group Of Friends. That was a 50's and 60's Thing to Do, But Nowadays things Like that, are Frowned on By The Police, and That's A Real Shame. All The Best Carlos !!!!! Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

dave b		16-Oct-2009 00:24
Manocarz and Don, we will be praying for both of you folks and please let us know how things are going.....we will be wondering.

Robbin		16-Oct-2009 00:18
Dave B., You're Welcome !!!!! I Know We Were All Joking, and Having Fun, and I Am A Big Joker, So I'm At The Head Of The Class , Having Fun, with Stuff Like That, But in all Seriousness: Right is Right, and Fair is Fair, So I Go On Record as Saying: I .- Robbin, Bob Sara, Carlos B., & Carey gigi, are all Fair, and Gentlemen, and none of us would Ever Stick someone else with The Bill. We Can either Take Turns Paying, or Each Pay Our Own Check, as My Family Always Believed in. So Good Old Dave, with His Deep Pockets, and Good Heart, will Never Get Taken Advantage of By Us. But Again: I Know it was all A Joke Skit, and All , But I Also Wanted To clarify The Matter, for all Persons Reading Here, That There Haven't Been, and Never will Be: any Reimbursements for Lunch, or anything Else. We Were Only Making Conversation, and it was all in Fun. In The Evening, Like Now : Here it's 84 Degrees at 8:15 P. M. in Miami. 44 Degrees , is Just The Beginning Of Your Cold Boston Winter, But it's Almost Our Coldest Winter Temperature. We Sometimes Get to 38 Degrees, But Not Always, and Not Many Days Like that. Our Miami Winter, is Like 10 or 12 Cold , or Very Chilly 40 Degree Farenheit Days, usually, and that's it. Best Regards, and Goodnight Dave. Your Friend, Robbin.

Manocarz		15-Oct-2009 23:43
Thanks guys for the well-wishes. Keep giving me something to read about old Hialeah. My wife will bring the screen up for me and I'll keep on reading. Feel free to say funny things because with this kind of surgery, it won't hurt when we laugh. Somehow I'll get a message to you as to how things are going (CLUE: look for the sign in handle: "Mrs. Manocarz"). Surely Don will do the same. Thanks again.

CarlosB.		15-Oct-2009 21:26
Don and Manocarz, good luck with your upcoming surgerys, I had surgery last January (prostate cancer) I was more scared about the surgery itself then of the cancer, but like my wife told me before I know it it is done and over with. Nine months have passed by already. My wife has had been under the knife many times if they gave out medals she would have her share. Robbin I know you are in pain and by the way I watched you walk at the Ranch House I can see your are the type that can handle pain and go on with life, HANG IN THERE! Bob Sara I'm happy your wife is enjoying the CD. Carey Gigi, Yep those were the days, try cruising now with a bunch of souped up cars, the police will not leave you alone. But cars, music, and girls are the universal languages.

dave b		15-Oct-2009 20:39
Robbin, 44 degrees right now, with a high of 48 tomorrow then low fifties rest of the week.

dave b		15-Oct-2009 20:33
thanks, Robbin, that will work out better

Robbin		15-Oct-2009 19:45
Dave B., In Reality: You Owe Us Nothing , Zilch, Nada !!!!!! I Just Saw The Light, and Had A Change Of Heart. There Will Be No Billing Department, No Cash Advances, No Reimbursements, and No Tabs. I Will Pay My Bill in Full, each and every time, and if You Come Down to Miami: Yo Will Be Our Guest, and Therefore: All Of Your Expenses , will Be Paid Me Me, and The Other Gentlemen. Fair is Fair, Afterall !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin The Perfect Gentleman.

Robbin		15-Oct-2009 19:35
Dave B., Gentlemen ?????????? Indeed ??????????? I Guess Because We Go to Gentlemen's Clubs, That Makes us Gentlemen !!!!!!!! Thanks Dave, I 'm Glad You Feel That Way, But I Don't Know How You Could, when Neither Of Us 2 Fine Gentlemen, Have Bought You Plane Tickets Yet. You Are The True Gentleman, Not Us !!!!! If The Truth is Known: We Are Moochers, Decendants of Minni The Moocher, and Possibly Connected to Cab Calloway Himself. What A Puzzle !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin The Moocher.

Robbin		15-Oct-2009 19:27
Dave B., O. K. By Me, if Bob Doesn't Mind. Less Money , for Me To Keep up with, or Get Stolen, By Some Girl, in Shangra La. We Must Get Bob's Seal Of Approval.

dave b		15-Oct-2009 19:24
It's the least I can do for two fine "gentlemen"

Robbin		15-Oct-2009 19:22
Dave B., Receipts, Will Reach You Every Month, on The 1st, And if you Need Them More Often, You Can Notify Me in Writing, and you'll Get them when you Need them. Bob And I , are Very Agreeable, and Easy To Deal With. This Plan, Should Work Very Efficiently. I Don't Forsee any Problems. Thank You, In Advance, For Footing The Bill, For Our Health. Food For The Soul, and Gentlemen's Entertainment, To Relieve Stress. Later. Robbin.

dave b		15-Oct-2009 19:14
I might send 500 to Bob and 500 to you, Robbin, just to make it easier on both of you, if that is okay

Robbin		15-Oct-2009 19:13
Dave B., Thanks, For Your Compliments, and Vote Of Confidence. It is Appreciated. Your Plan seems to Have Merit too, But Bob and I : Must Set Up A Tab, to Be Run Up, By Us, and Paid Up, By You, and The Places Must Set Everything up Legally, and Get Your Approval, and Credit Card Number, ect., Or If Not: Bob and I Will Walk Out Of The Places, without Paying, Right into A Waiting Squad Car. And Then We'll Be in The Slammer, and You Will Have to Arrange Bail, to Get us out, and Then You'll Have to Make Things Right, Paying The Bills, and Defending us in Court. A Lot Of Hassles, So I Think Bob's Idea Is The Best Plan , overall. I'll Be Waiting For The Money, to Arrive, So We Can Get Started Having Lunch, and Going Clubbing !!!!!! We Won't Abuse Your Kindness, and Generosity, Don't Worry !!!!!!! Everything , Will Be On The Up And Up !!!!!!!! We Know What We're Doing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds Like Your Weather, is Changing Towards Cold Winter Now. Glad I'm Here !!!!!! I Don't Like Cold Weather !!!!! And Look what Happen , to Poor Don. That Can Happen, to Anyone , anytime, in Winter Weather, with Snow on The Ground. I Can Do without that. All The Best. Robbin.

Road Runner - Robbin		15-Oct-2009 18:57
Bob Sara, By George: A Capital Idea , Indeed !!!!!!!! You Are On The Ball , to Think Of Such a Great Way , to Keep Things Simple. I Will Be Watching The Mail, For The Thousand Dollar Check, and Of Course : as You Stated : I Will Keep Impeccable Files, and Records Of Everything, For Royal Castle Visits, Ranch House Visits, Master's Gentlemen's Club Visits, PT's Club Visits, The Booby Trap Visits, Solid Gold Visits, Tootsie's Visits, Ect. I Will Itemize Everything, and Dave will Know What He's Paying For. His Money, will Be Accounted For, to The Penny, and Will Be Well Spent, on His Friends' Lunches, and Gentlemen's Entertainment !!!!!!! There Will Be No Questions Whatsoever, as To The Spending Of Daves' Gracious Generosity !!!!!! Thanks, For The Great Idea, Bob !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!! Later. Road Runner Robbin.

dave b		15-Oct-2009 18:48
Low 50s here lately, for a HIGH....maybe 61 later on this week. This time of years the temps begin to drop. September can be warm or hot, but not October, and certainly in two more weeks it will be really chilly. Then in Dec we may or may not have some snow. But we get pounded with snow Jan and Feb, and even into March sometimes. Raw right up thru the first part of MAY.

Robbin		15-Oct-2009 18:42
Dave B., That Sounds Like A Plan To Me !!!!! Very Well, We Will Keep those Bills Coming Your Way. Right Now Here in Miami, It's 91 Degrees, Sunny, and Breezy. The Palm Trees Are Swaying, and The Lake Has Ripples. The Humidity, is 89 Per Cent. It's A Very Pretty Day , But Warm. I'm in A/C, with A Fan on Me, so I Don't Care , How Hot it is outside. I Just Hope We Get Some Rain, once in A while, to water The Lawn, Cause the Sun and Heat Take their Toll on The Grass, and We're On Water Restriction, Have Been, For Years Now, and We Can't Water Much. And The Authorities Here , are Real Tough on Offenders Of The Law Regarding Mandatory Water Restriction. I See Kilroy Was Here, Yesterday. Man, Does That Guy Get Around. And After Years , and Years, and Being in Lots Of Countries, on Battlefields, ect.: Amazingly : He's Still Around !!!!! It Appears that : Kilroy: Is Possibly : Immortal. Did You Ever Find White Castle Hamburgers Frozen, at Stop And Shop ?????? If So, Send Me The Bill, For A Turning Of The Tables. Did You Have A Good Meal, For Your Birthday ???? Wow, The Trees , are All Blowing around A Lot, it's Very Windy Right Now. I Have A Lot Of Wind Chimes Outside, I Like them, and I Can Hear Them Sounding Pretty. That's A Little Joy in Life I Really Enjoy. People are Still swimming Here, it's Like Summer Still. I Assume : That Manocarz, and Don Boyd, Will Both Be Sending You Their Hospital Bills, For Reimbursement, now that The Word's Out About Your Generosity, and Your Fame For Reimbursements. Unfortuneately: No Air Fare Tickets , Have Shown Up Yet, But Maybe They Will, in Time For Your Trip To Miami Later on. ?????????????? I Am Really Surprized: I Thought People Would Be Fighting Over Who Pays Your Way Down To Miami. I Guess There are A Bunch Of Cheapskates Around These Days. Do You Like Fruit Punch ??? I Love it !!!!! Especially : Hi C Fruit Punch. But Snapple, Minute Maid, and other Brands, also Have Good Fruit Punch. I Get A Large Hi C Fruit Punch, in A Cup Of Ice, at Checker's Drive Thru, all The Time, and it's Very Delicious, and Refreshing !!!!!! Checker's Has Real Good Chili Dogs too !!!!! I Also Get Them There. Later. Robbin.

dave b		15-Oct-2009 18:25
Okay, Bob, I can do that. Had not even thought of doing it that way, and that is one thing i like about you and Robbin, you are always available for suggestions like that, not to benefit yourselves at all, of course, but to help me out, make things easier on me, so sure, that would be a good idea. What you and Robbin may want to try, as an alternative, just to keep bookkeeping to a minimum, when you and he go into a place to eat, you may want to just ask if it would be acceptable not to pay right then but to send the bill to me directly. And see how that works out. Either way is fine.

Bob Sara		15-Oct-2009 18:13
dave b, as far as the lunch bills are, here's a better way to handle it. Just send Robbin a thousand dollars, up front, and we'll let you know when we've eaten through it. Of course Robbin keeps wonderful records, and receipts will always be available for your inspection.....LOL

dave b		15-Oct-2009 14:11
Don, and Manocarz, good luck with the operations, and please keep us updated? Robbin, keep those bills coming. I will wait til I get a whole bunch rather than reimburse you one at a time, easier on the accounting part of it that way, fi you don't mind. So let's wait til it gets up into the thousands.

Robbin		15-Oct-2009 05:35
Don Boyd, All The Best !!!!!! Make A Speedy Recovery, So That You Can Join us At Ranch House , Or Flannigan's, or Somewhere. And The Meal, and Or Beers , are On Dave B., MR. Generosity Himself. I Will Pay The Bill, and The Tip, and Then All I Do is Forward The Receipts, to Dave, and He Will Send Me The Money. What A Sport He Is, That Dave !!!!!!!! I Hope You Have Less Pain, from Now on. Take Care . Robbin.

Robbin		15-Oct-2009 05:26
Carey gigi, Hello , My Friend !!!!! Thanks !!!!! Yes , all went well, with My Foot Doctor , this afternoon. I Am Really Hurting, on My Right Side, at waist Level, From My Back, to Where A Holster Goes, in Front. If I Lay Down, and Cough, or Try to Take a Deep Breath: It Hurts Like Hell, and When I Go to Get up, The Minute I Stand up on My Feet, a Lightning Bolt Type Pain Hits Me, and Makes Me Jump, and Yell, From The Horrible Pain. I Don't Honestly Know what it is Causing That. It Could Be The Sciatic Nerve, My Kidney, Kidney Stones, My Gallbladder, My Appendix ?????? I Don't Know, But I Hope it Ends Soon, that I do know. The Holocost Memorial, at Miami Beach ???? I've Been There Before, But once , was Enough For Me, But Maybe that's Just Me. I Enjoyed the Story about The Hangin out at McDonald's on Hialeah Drive, with Your Cars. They used to Do That at Pizza Palace On West 49th Street, Back in The 50's. And At Rustic Roller Rink, Parked along The 10th Court Fence watching Skaters Skate. That was neat !!!!! There were some neat Cars, and Scooters, around Sun Tan Village, in The 50's , when We Were Kids. Some Had Flames on Them, and Most Were Leaning Toward The Front. And they had Fuzzy Dice Hanging From The Rear View Mirror. Those Were The Days !!!!!!! All I Have is Manocarz' Home Phone Number , But I Will Gladly Give it To You, By Phone. Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Road Runner		15-Oct-2009 05:02
Bob Sara, I Enjoyed Our Lunch And Get Together Yesterday , also. It Was Great !!!!! Glad You Enjoyed it , as Well. I 'm also Glad you Liked The Picture Of The Swift & Company Miami Branch, that we worked at Years ago. I'm Enjoying My C. D. that Carlos Gave us also, it's Got Some Great Oldies, that Bring Back Memories to Me. And Yes, We Must Have Lunch Again Soon. How About That Waitress ????? Not Ours, The Other One. She is A Foxy Mama !!!!!!! I Could Barely Eat, For Loss Of Concentration !!!!!!!!!! Later !!!!! Best Regards !!!! Road Runner.

Don Boyd		15-Oct-2009 03:22
Thank you Manocarz, Robbin, Carey Gigi, Dave B, Bob Sara and Carlos B for your words. The operation will be next Tuesday, same day as Manocarz, if I pass all the pre-clearance tests with my internist tomorrow. In the meantime I have to keep off my left leg and keep it elevated most of the time with an ice pack on it to reduce the swelling. I already miss my daily walks at Westland Mall and I've only been back a day. I'm glad to see that a group of you got together at the Ranch House. Perhaps someday I'll join y'all there. Manocarz: good luck on your upcoming operation. Mine is probably nothing compared to yours so hang in there! Don

carey gigi		15-Oct-2009 03:05
Carlos B. :::::::: I really enjoyed your post last week about the Car cruises after work . It brings back quite a few memories from 1965 to 1970. We always hung out at the McDonalds on Hialeah Dr. next to the phone co. every evening about ten of us would all back our cars in against the phone building open the hoods and doors it was great times. Sometimes we would leave and 1 or 2 would follow not knowing where we were going just following the leader with the 8 tracks blasting waiting forever for our favorite song to get back around to hear it. We mostly had Chevy's but when it comes to Hot Rodding everything goes. A lot of older cars around then. When it comes to being a car enthusiest there is no generation gap, you can be 14 or 70 and it is a great love of cars that brings the people together. About a year ago the 17 year old kid next door came to my door and asked to borrow a drill , I told him I would bring it right over he was working on his Honda civic , well I ended up staying there two hours helping him get the rocker arms off to do a repair. After that we were talking about cars for another hour and then he asked me if I wanted to go the the County Line drags one night and he said that later they hang out at the Shell on Sheridan and U.S. 27, it sounded like fun but I had to remember that my grandaughter is older than he is ,and I just appreciated the thought., and realized there is no age requirement to appreciate great cars. PS the kid got rid of the rice burner and got a 05 mustang with flowmasters I love hearing when he leaves like music to my ears. Talk Later Carey Gigi

carey gigi		15-Oct-2009 02:40
Hello Robbin ::::::::: Hope that all went well with the foot Doctor this afternoon, any more Kidney stones, that has to be really painful. The lunch yesterday sounded really great I would have liked to have been there but had to work. I went to the Holocaust Memorial this evening I have been to it about ten times since it opened in 1990, but it alway's has a different look at night. Robbin if you can get me Manocarz contact information I would appreciate it, he asked the other night if I could forward the info. to my sisters to give to their mutual friend from South Hialeah elem. so that he could contact Manocarz after my sisters see him this weekend. I will be home tomorrow night after eight P.M. I am going to my grandaughters place for dinner on Thurs. please call if convenient Thank You . Talk Later your friend Carey Gigi

carey gigi		14-Oct-2009 20:18
Hello everyone I will be back on later I came home early so my sister and I can go to the Holocaust Memorial at sunset to dark. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		14-Oct-2009 20:16
Don Boyd I am really sorry to hear about your fall and injury , that ice can be really dangerous when you least expect it. I hope you have a speedy and uneventful recovery. Talk later Carey Gigi

Private Kilroy - U. S. Army		14-Oct-2009 19:26
Kilroy Was Here.

Robbin		14-Oct-2009 19:23
Robbin Was Here !!!!!!! Road Runner Was Here too !!!!!!! Robbin Is The Road Runner. I Was Here at 3:00 P. M. Will Be Back Later. I'm Going To My Foot Doctor, at 4:30 P. M., and Then I Will Have Dinner Somewhere. Best Regards, To All Of My Buddies, and Don Boyd, and Manocarz: I'm Especially Praying For You Two. Later On, My Friends , Robbin.

Bob Sara		14-Oct-2009 19:22
Road Runner and Carlos B...thanks for the great company at lunch yesterday. It was really enjoyable, and i look forward to doing it again soon. Also, Road Runner, thanks for the picture of "our" old Swift and Co. And Carlos B, thanks for the CD. My wife grabbed it from the counter when she got home, and it's in her truck being enjoyed as we speak. Oh, dave b, Robbin did advance the funds for the meal and tip, and is awaiting reimbursment from you. As Robbin pointed out, your generosity is only exceeded by your good looks. Don Boyd, I am so sorry to hear about your injury. I wish you a speedy and painless recovery. If you need anything, you know you have lots of friends here ready to help.

dave b		13-Oct-2009 22:48
Don Boyd, anything we can do for you, whatever it is, let us know

dave b		13-Oct-2009 21:54
That is great, getting together like that.....

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 21:38
Friends, I Have To Go With My Wife, To The Store, and To Get Her Danner , at Ranch House. I'll Be Back Later Tonight. Best Regards, To All Of You, Robbin.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 21:36
To The Miami Dolphins : Congratulations: You Pulled Out The Win, in The Last Seconds !!!!!!!! I Salute You !!!!!!!!!! Great Playing !!!!!!!!! You Made Us Proud !!!!!! A Fan.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 21:34
Carlos B., Yes , I Am Certainly Enjoying The C. D. Good Music on it. Thanks Again. RC Steak House: Yeah, That's Always A Great Choice !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 21:31
Pokey, Thanks For The Indiana Weather Report. Daytime Temperatures There: Fine And Dandy, But Night Time Temperatures, and The Studded Snow Tires: Forget it, Not Me !!!!!!! That's For You, My Friend !!!! I Like Palm Trees, and Beaches !!!!!! I Am A Miami Born Hialeah Kid, and My Blood is Thin. I Don't Like Cold Weather : I Am A Sunshine Kid !!!!!!! Bob Sara, Carlos B., and I Did Have A Great Lunch, and a Nice Get Together, at Our Hialeah Ranch House. Bob And I , Had Jumbo Fried Shrimp Platters, and Iced Tea, and Carlos Had Beef Stroganoff. I Wish You Could Of Been There, and if You Lived Here, I Would Of Invited You. Same With Dave B. We Sent The Bill to Dave B. He Likes To Treat His Friends , to A Free Meal, Even if He Can't Be There. I'm Still Watching Kart Racing, and Riding Mower Tractor Racing !!!!!!!!!! Best Regards. Robbin. Take Care. Robbin.

CarlosB.		13-Oct-2009 21:16
Robbin, Glad your're enjoying the CD I kinda thought you guys would like the songs I put on the it. Next time maybe RC Steak house. I made it out of Hialeah in one piece! LOL

Road Runner		13-Oct-2009 21:15
Bob Sara, I Enjoyed Our Lunch , The Food was Good, and We all 3 Had A Nice Time. We Must Do it again ASAP, So We Can Dig into Deep Pockets Again, and Drain Their Finances, A Meal at A Time, until The Moolah Runs out. It was nice that Carlos Made it, and it was nice to Meet Him. Nice To Talk About You Know Who Too, No Names, But You and I Know Who. I Wonder Where She is Now ????? Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 21:07
Carlos B., We Certainly Did Have A Great Lunch, and A Lot Of Good Conversation. It was Nice, and We Must All Do it Again Real Soon. We Can Go To Ranch House, or Anywhere Else. And Carlos: I'm Glad You Could Make it, and it was Great to Meet You. Our Food , was Real Good !!!!!! And Thanks A Lot, for The C. D. Of Oldies. I'm Playing it Now, at Home, on My Boom Box, and it is Really Good Songs. I Appreciate it. Talk to You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 21:00
Dave B., Yes, We Had A Great Lunch, and A Nice Get Together, at Ranch House , Near My House, at High Noon. And Your Name , was Mentioned. I Paid The Bill, and Left The Tip, and I'm Sending The Receipts , to You , for Reimbursement. Thank You , in Advance, For The Meal. We All Enjoyed it, and Agreed That We Should Send You The Bill. It is in The Mail !!!!!!! Have A Good Evening !!!!!! Robbin The Billing Agent.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 20:49
Manocarz, Good Idea !!!!!!! As Much as You and I Love Hushpuppies, They Should Take Our Mind Off Our Pain, as Good as Morphine, or Jack Daniel's. I Must Go To Dixie Pig, ASAP, to Eat Some Good Hushpuppies, and Kill My Pain. You Have Hushpuppies up there at Sonny's BBQ, you Said, So You Need Some Of Those . Good Luck , next Tuesday, with Your Surgery. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 20:42
Don Boyd, Yeah, if You Would of Done it Skiing, at Least You Would Of Had Some Fun Doing it. Oh Well, That's Life, Sometimes : It Really Sucks, as You Said. I Must Agree. Help, Someone Call Roto Router, My Plumbing needs Cleaned out: My Body, not My House Plumbing, My Plumbing !!!!!! HAH HAH HAH !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 20:36
Don Boyd, So Sorry , to Hear About Your Accident, and Your Pain, and Need For Orhopedic Surgery. It Seems that Our Lives are Full Of Pain, any more. Good Luck , with Your Surgery, and I Know it will Take a While, to Recover, and You'll Be inconvenienced, But I Wish You a Speedy Recovery, and As Little Pain, as Possible, in The Meantime. Me, I'm Still in Pain, But I'm Getting Thru The Days, and I'm Still Hopeful, that Better Days , are on The Way, For Me, The Rascal. Take Care Don, and I Will Pray For You. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		13-Oct-2009 20:02
Robbin Weather up here is pretty nice now, in the low to middle 30's & 40's at night and into the middle 60's in the day. We just finished a few days of rain, but today it was very nice, I mowed grass all day at work, that is relaxing to me, and we should have maybe two more mowing requirements before the grass stops growing. I did get my studded snow tires down though, and will probably put them on around the 1st - 15th of next month. That get together with Carlos and Bob sounded nice. take care Pokey

dave b		13-Oct-2009 20:01
Glad to hear the lunch and meeting each other went well, but did Robbin pay for the whole thing plus the tip?

CarlosB.		13-Oct-2009 18:44
Hello everyone, I finally met Robbin and Bob Sara today we had a nice lunch at the Ranch House in Hialeah. When shared some nice convesations and enjoy some good food. Don your injury must really be painful, my sister in law broke her ankle while sking my brother and her live in Colorado and enjoy sking. I prefer a warm ocean. My daughter torn some ligaments on hers about 5 months ago and still it bothers her.

dave b		13-Oct-2009 16:52
Don Boyd , that is terrible. Sorry to hear about the accident and all the pain that is still going on. Please keep us posted as to the surgery and aftermath etc?? Good luck. Sorry to hear about this.

Manocarz		13-Oct-2009 10:10
Hello: Carey, Great to hear that Kenny will be stateside soon. I know he has a special affection for the twins. Please get my contact information from Robbin and ask the ladies to have him give me a call. If he makes it to my town, I would like to see him. He has a brother who is a school teacher here. Also, last I heard, he has moved his parents to nearby Jacksonville from Hialeah. Thanks for the kind words. It seems like I won't be alone. If we're not careful this site runs the risk of being re-named the "old man's site" or maybe even the "cranky old man's site." Don: Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope your surgery goes well. Mine is on Tuesday (1 week from now). The orthepedic doctors can do some amazing things nowadays. Robbin: have you considered having some hushpuppies for those kidney stones? They may not do anything about the stones, but they will surely be a boost to the morale while enduring the pain.

Don Boyd		13-Oct-2009 04:54
Pokey, thanks for your comments about my accident. Yeah, there were wrecks all over the place on Saturday in COS and it was such fun letting my wife drive our rental car after my accident when it was the first time she ever drove on ice. This was the coldest weather they've had so far this fall. Today was beautiful and it was in the low 50's and we drove around the Garden of the Gods to take photos. Robbin: I wish I had done it skiing - then it might have been worthwhile, haha. We flew out to Colorado Springs Friday afternoon to visit our oldest daughter and her family. Saturday was cold, in the mid 20's and snow was lightly falling, and ice was all over the place. We were walking down a sloped sidewalk at our hotel to our car in the parking lot and I stepped on a patch of black ice which you can't see. In a microsecond I was on my back and my left leg was bent behind me in a position I haven't seen since my skiing days. The pain was incredible and I knew I broke something. It took me five minutes to rest from the pain flat on my back on a cold as hell sidewalk and then get up on my hands and knees and then up. My wife somehow helped me get in the car and we went to my daughter's where they put me in a recliner, elevated my leg with pillows and put ice packs on it. My son-in-law gave me some leftover pain pills from a recent operation and I went to sleep. After a couple of hours the pain was getting worse so they drove me to an urgent care center and took x-rays. The doc came back and said I had a fracture in my left distal fibula bone just above my ankle and he wanted to schedule me for surgery with an orthopedic surgeon. He said they would have to install a plate and some screws. I told him I wanted to fly home and have it done and the orthopedic doc he was consulting with said that would be okay as long as I had the operation done within 7 to 10 days. They put a splint on me and gave me some good pain pills. I've been hobbling around on crutches for two days now and it's horrible because of the pain. I wake up 50 times a night because I move my leg a certain way and causes incredible pain. We fly back tomorrow night and I have an appointment with a Miami Lakes orthopedic surgeon on Wednesday morning. It really sucks, especially when I think of climbing stairs in our two-story townhouse. Are you still passing stones or not? Or just suffering pain from stones that are stuck in the plumbing? Damn, this is going on too long! Don

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 03:00
Goodnight Friends !!!!!! I Am Going to watch Some More Of The Miami Dolphins Game, and Then : I'm Going To Bed. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Oct-2009 02:56
Carey gigi, Hey !!!!!! How was Your Day ???? More Hard Work, I'm Sure, But I Guess You're used to it, By Now. Bob Sara, and I , and Maybe Carlos, Are Going to Ranch House tomorrow , for Lunch, at 12 Noon. If You Weren't Working, I Would invite You to Join Us, But I Know You Will Be Working. Me, I'm Still in Pain, But I Don't Care, and I Will Live Normally, Business as usual, Till I Can't Stand The Pain No More, or I Drop. I Wanna Be Home, not in No Dam Hospital !!!!!!! I've Had enough Of Hospitals, to Last Me. I Hate Being A Patient in Any Hospital, and I Won't any More, unless I Absolutely Have To. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		13-Oct-2009 02:44
Bob Sara, I Liked That About Old Deep Pockets, That was Good. And Toro Taco, on Krome and Mowry: That Place is Really Good !!!!! Authentic Mexican Food, in Homestead, Fla. My Favorite Dish there, is Chiles Relleno !!!!! I Love Chiles Relleno !!!!!! There's Different Versions, or With Different Fillings, But My Favorite, is With Cheeses. I've Been There Lots Of Times, and Will Go There Lots More. There's Quite a Few Good Mexican Restaurants, in Homestead. I Used to Go to La Quebradita, on Krome, Just South Of Campbell Drive, But I Haven't Been There For A While. There's Some Others that I Have Not Tried. I Love Mexican Food, an Tex Mex too !!!!! I Ate Good Mexican Food, in San Antonio Years ago, so I Know What it Should Be. I Wonder if Deep Pockets Likes Mexican Food ???? If So, He Can Buy us Mexican Food, at Toro Taco, in Homestead !!!!! I Was Watching The Dolphins Game too. I Hope They Win !!!!!! Go Dolphins , Indeed !!!!!! My Hometown Birthplace Team . I Don't See any Baseball Diamond Orange Clay, on The Field. It's About Time they Covered that !!!!!! Why Couldn't They Do that For Every Game ????? It's A Disgrace, and an Outrage, to Leave The Field that way. See You Tomorrow, at Ranch House , High Noon !!!!!! Good Night . Road Runner.

carey gigi		13-Oct-2009 00:48
Manacarz ::::: Hope you are doing OK I was reading your post saying that you are going back in for more surgery. I hope all goes well with you . You seem to have had more than your share. I was talking to my youngest twin sister Carmen and mentioned you and she said hello. She said that a mutual friend of yours is coming to Asheville to see both her and my other sister Carmella, the friend is Kenny Benson she said she hasn't seen him in 30 years I am not sure how he found them but they are excited to see him. My sister is going to mention you when she see's him I think all of you went to South Hialeah. My youngest daughter is hosting a baby shower this Sat. for Carmens #2 daughter who is expecting Carmens 8th grandchild she has all of us beat in that area. Take Care and feel better soon Carey Gigi

Bob Sara		13-Oct-2009 00:29
Road Runner, I have Ranch House saved on my Garmin GPS. 11.7 miles from my house. See you, and maybe Carlos B there. In your post to "Deep Pockets" dave b you mentioned Toro Taco in Homestead. My HOG Group goes there on a regular basis. I always refer to it by it's American name, however......Taco Bull. Time for the Dolphins/jets kickoff. See you Tuesday.....Go Fins!!!!!

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 21:43
My Friends, I Am Going To The Kitchen now to Eat Dinner, and I May or May Not Be Back Later. Voy A Comer !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 21:40
Pokey, What's Your Weather Like Up There Now ???????? I'll Bet it's Starting To Get Chilly Now. I'm Sure By Christmas, it Will Be All White Weather there. Maybe even by Thanksgiving. ???? Ever Heard Of Miles Davis, The JazzGreat ???? I Have 2 Cassette Tapes Of Some Good Miles Davis Music. If You Like, I Will Send Them to You. His Music, is Sorta Like Some Big Band Stuff. Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 21:33
Don Boyd, I Saw Pokey's Post To You, and noticed something Mentioned about injuries , and Your Getting Hurt. Ski ing , Possibly ?????? Just Guessing, Because Of The Venue. I Hope You Are Alright. Best Regards !!!!!!! The Rascal.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 21:29
Dave B., Por Fin, Que Va A Pagar Manana, Es Tu !!!!!!!!! Bueno, ALLi , Yo Voy A Pagar, Pero Despues, Voy A Mandar La Cuenta,- La Receta, a UD., Para Mandar Mi Dinero Por Detras. Deseo, Que UD., Puedes Estar Con Nosotros, Manana , Pero Es Verdad, Que UD. Vivo Muy Lejos De Aqui, Y Es Impossible !!!!! Posible, En El Futuro , Mi Amigo !!!!!!!!! Luego !!!!!!! Robbincito Regresso.

dave b		12-Oct-2009 21:13
o POR la comida? No puedo, porque estoy tan lejos de ustedes

dave b		12-Oct-2009 21:11
Quien va a pagar para la comida manana?????

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 21:08
Carlos B., I Hope You Can Make it, That Would Be Nice. Most important though, is : Your Passport !!!!!! The Immigration Authorities, Hialeah Police, Customs - Border Patrol, ect. all Work Together Now Here in Hialeah, and They Are Watching For Anyone Looking Suspicious Trying To Get into Hialeah Illegally, So Be Careful, and Make Sure Your Passport is in Order, to Avoid Problems , with These People, and So You Don't Get Deported. They Are A Pain !!!!! Bob And I , are Meeting there at 12 Noon Tomorrow. I Like Your Attire, That Should Get You Past The Authorities, as You Will Blend in, and Look Like A Hialeah Native Cubiche !!!!!!!! Es Possible, Que Te Veo Manana, Consorte !!!!!!!! Todo El Mejor, Mi Amigo !!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		12-Oct-2009 21:06
Robbin, got it, one cd it is. Just waiting to go over and get the blank ones, soon.

CarlosB.		12-Oct-2009 21:02
Robbin, If I don't work tomorrow I'll try to make it, I know the area I used to get my tags there. Years ago I used to go to that Flanigans, now I go to the one in Weston, I belive my Cuban Passport is in order if not I will sneak in through the border, wearing a guabayera shirt, designer jeans and open toed sandels, heavy gold chain, and pamella hat. (I'll fit right in with the local natives)>>>LOL>>> Carlos

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 20:55
Dave B., No Need to Make A 2nd C. D. The One You Made, Will Be Enough. Thanks anyway. I Appreciate The One C. D. Thank You , For Making it. I Hope You Had A Nice Birthday, Yesterday !!!!!! If You Would Of Been Here, in Miami: You Would Of Had A Great Birthday Meal Somewhere: Maybe At Joe's Stone Crab, South Beach, Maybe at Rustic Inn Crabhouse, By Hollywood - FT. Lauderdale Airport, Maybe at The Rusty Pelican, on The Rickenbacker Causeway, with it's Great Views Of Biscayne Bay, and Brickell Avenue Skyscraper Condos, Ect., or Maybe The 94th Aero Squadron, Facing The Runways Of Miami International Airport, or Maybe Shula's Steakhouse, at Main Street, in Miami Lakes. All Top Choice Restaurants $$$ To $$$$. Or You Could Of Chosen Such Great Establishments , as : Royal Castle, Ranch House, Arbetter's, Frankie's Pizza, Cancun, Toro Taco, Cracker Barrel, Golden Corral, Hometown Buffet, Shorty's BBQ, La Carretta, Scruby's BBQ, Fuddrucker's, Piccadilly Cafeteria, Johnny Rockets, Taco Bell, Burger King, Wendy's, Mc Donald's, Chili's, Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday's , Friday's , Arby's, Sonny's BBQ, Pollo Tropical, I- Hop, Denny's, Tony Roma's, Dunkin Donuts, Krispy Kreme Donuts, or Somewhere Else !!!!!!!! There's Always Next Year, For Your 64th Birthday Meal. But Now The Question is: Can You Still Climb A Tree ???? At 63 ?????? And I Know That, Because : I'm A Poet, and I Know It !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

CarlosB.		12-Oct-2009 20:43
Robbin, If I don't work tomorrow I'll try to make it, I know the area I used to get my tags there. Years ago I used to go to that Flanigans, now I go to the one in Weston, I belive my Cuban Passport is in order if not I will sneak in through the border, wearing a guabayera shirt, designer jeans and open toed sandels, heavy gold chain, and pamella hat. (I'll fit right in with the local natives)>>>LOL>>> Carlos

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 20:21
Carlos B., I Will Pray, For Your Wife's Sonogram Results , to Be Good, and That Her Kidneys, are in Good Shape. I Know that Bob Sara, wouldn't mind, in fact i know he would welcome it; if you are not working , or busy, I would Like to invite you to Lunch, at Ranch House , in Hialeah. Oh, and I Hope You Got Your Passport, so You Can Pass into Hialeah !!!!!! Bob Sara, and I , are Having Lunch, there at 12 Noon Tomorrow, and I Hope You Can Make it. Sorry , For The Short Notice. If You Can Make it, Your Lunch is Free, on Me, and Then Of Course: I Will Send The Bill to Our Generous Friend,- Good Old Dave, For Reimbursement. I 'm Sure You Know Where Ranch House is, By Presidente Supermarket, and Flanigan's. It's on West 84th Street, and 15th Avenue, Behind The Sunoco, and Just West Of The Post Office. If You Can't Make it, No Problem, there's other Times. I Just Thought it would Be Nice, if We 3 Friends, Could Get Together For Lunch. See You Tomorrow, or Talk to You Later. Either Way: Take Care. Your Friend , Robbin.

dave b		12-Oct-2009 19:57
Robbin, I just went into my i tunes and compiled the list you wanted but four are no longer there, I must have deleted them to make room for other songs over the past several weeks, but even if they had all been there, give me another list of 30 songs you want, and I can compile a second cd list for you, then when i get the blank cds it is simple to just burn the two cds.....so if you would like a second one, with 30 different songs, just pick them and list them here....easier for me if they are listed each one below the other, for when I print them out and then go to i tunes to compile the second list

Road Runner		12-Oct-2009 19:43
Bob Sara, And Some Of The other Swift Truck Drivers: Gave MR. Clark, another Nickname : Hog Head, But They Also Liked : Jackie Gleason, and Called Him both, Behind His Back, Of Course. And The Cuban Workers, in The Cooler, Called Him: Cabeza De Perro, - Dog Head. Angie, The Freezer Man, Hated Him, Especially When George Clark First Took Over as Branch Manager, Because MR. Clark Made Him Change All Of The Freezer, and Freezer Inventory Around, Causing Angi Lots More Work, and Agravation. Angie Was Calling MR. Clark : King George. That Sounded Funny To Me Too. He Wasn't Very Popular, among Th Workers, But He Was Still The Boss. He Did Run A Tight Ship !!!!!!!!! Paul Herda, and George Clark, were Close Friends, Same With George Knight. They Were Over Here at His House , Many, Many Times. Besides Road Runner, I Found Out From My Father Thru Paul Herda, That in The Office at Swift, I Had Another Name : The Mouth Of The South, cause I Would Raise Hell, and Fight With The Superintendents, Like Don Burgess, When They Did Me Wrong. The Good Old Days !!!!!!!! I Would See MR. Clark Coming To Work, and He Would Cross The Railroad Tracks, and I Would Laugh inside, and Say To Myself: There He is : Jackie Gleason !!!!!! Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 19:19
Carlos B., Hi Carlos. I Sure Appreciate Your Support, and Prayers, For My Health To Improve. That Means A Lot. Especially Prayers: They Can And Many Times Do: Work Miracles. I Hope And Pray , For You And Your Wife Too. My Wife Wants Me to Go To The Doctor Now, to Check, to See if I Have A Bad Appendix or Gall Bladder , and I May Have to, Because The Pain, is Gradually: Getting Worse, on My Right Side in Front, Where My Holster , and Gun would Be, When I'm Armed on Duty. You Have Certainly Been Thru A Lot Yourself, and You Are Doing Very Well Now, and I'm Very Happy to Hear That. My Mom, Had Her Gallbladder Out, at Palmetto, in Around 1996, and She Passed away, at Palmetto, in 2000, No Connection, Just Facts. And Yes: Considering All That You and I , Have Been Thru: We Are Very Lucky, To Be Here, Thank God, We Are . Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Road Runner		12-Oct-2009 19:01
Bob Sara, Ranch House , is On West 84th Street, which is N. W. 138th Street,- County Address, and it's at 1550, which is Right off West 16th Avenue. It's Between Ludlam Road, - West 12th Avenue, My Street, and The North South Leg Of The Palmetto Expressway. MY Guess is That You Will Be Coming North On The Palmetto, From S. W. 8th Street.??? If So, Your Best Bet: Would Be To Take The Palmetto Expressway 826 North, to The N. W. 122nd Street / 138th Street Exit, At The Light: Go Straight , across 122nd Street, then Make A Left, at The First Street, Go To The Curve, and Make A Right: Then Take That ------- The Service Road All The Way To The End, at 138th Street. Turn Right, and Go Straight Ahead, about A Mile, and 1 /4. Pass The Light At West 16th Avenue, and Go Slow. You Should See : On Your Right: Flannigan's, and Eastern National Bank, and Then Sunoco. Turn in After Sunoco, By Big Daddy's Liquor Store, Go Straight, and Turn Right By Mendez Tag Agency. Ranch House , Will Be On Your Right , Immediately After You Turn Right At Mendez Tag Agency. Ranch House Is Hidden Rght Behind Sunoco. See You There At High Noon, But No Six Guns Colt - 45 's Will Be Required !!!!!!!!!!! As It's A Lunch Meal,-- Grub, at The Ranch House, and Not A Shootout With The Clanton's at The O. K . Corral, Thank Goodness !!!!!!!! High Noon Suggested That To Me. I Hope You Liked The Joke. See You Tomorrow. Your Friend , Road Runner.

CarlosB.		12-Oct-2009 18:54
Robbin, I wished I had a magic pill to end your kidney stones, and one to heal your foot but all I can give you is support and prayer for your heath to return. just last month I had the injury to my wrist, the disk in my back, and still reeling over my cancer surgery, but thank God I'm over coming all these problems. I just came back from the gym spent 1 hour on the threadmill than worked on the weights I was feeling great when I left. I started to eat better and leaving out a lot of foods that I love but have been making my weight go up. I know that at 55 I can't do on the weights what I did at 35 but I'm going to try the best without hurting myself. About 12 years ago my wife and I were going fishing half way to the Keys she started having a terrible pain so I turned back and took her to Pametto hospital, it was her gall bladder, they kept her there and the next day it was removed. We are still waiting for the results on the sonagram she had done last week on her kidneys, hopfully everthing will be alright.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 18:31
Dave B., Very Well, But I Take Offers , Very Seriously, and We Will Send You The Tip Bill, For Reimbursement. And The Way I See it: We Have A 50 / 50 Chance, of Collecting. You Made The Offer, So I Hope You Will Consider Reimbursement. I Pretty Much Figured that By Now, in The 2nd Week Of October, that Your Weather Would Be Getting Colder . And Our Weather, is Pretty Much this way, every Year, at this time. Our Miami Summers, are Very Long. And Our Winter Cold Weather, is usually : 10 or 12 Days of 40 to 50 Degrees Chilly Weather. But That Can Vary, and We Do Sometimes Get More or Less Chilly Days. And Sometimes: We Get Temperatures, in The 30's. It Does Surprize a Lot of People Here. I've Heard People From New Jersey, and Louisville, and other Northern Climates Say : Man, I Never Knew it Could Be This Cold in Miami, and I Was Amazed, and Dazed. I Figured : For Them: A Cold Day in Miami, Should Have Been Nothing. Later. Robbin.

Bob Sara		12-Oct-2009 18:26
Road Runner, tomorrow at High Noon is fine. But I don't know where the Ranch House is. If you give me the address or even just what intersection. I'll find it on the map. That's funny about you calling George Clark "Jackie Gleason". He sure did look like "The Great One" I remember one of Mr Clark's favorite expressions was " I'd like to buy him for what he's worth, and sell him for what he thinks he's worth" I've known a lot of people over the years that you could say that about. Yes, Gus Mancuso was a good guy, a fellow "goomba" He lived not to far from me, just west of NE 6 Ave, about 143 St, I think. Those were the days when North Miami was an Italian neighborhood, and North Miami Beach was Jewish. I was glad to see dave b is willing to consider thinking about maybe covering half the tip...with a copy of The Miami Herald. Our dear friend in Boston is nothing if not decisive when it comes to such things. LOL, dave....just kidding. Hope to see you down here when snow comes to New England.

CarlosB.		12-Oct-2009 18:18
Robbin, I wished I had a magic pill to end your kidney stones, and one to heal your foot but all I can give you is support and prayer for your heath to return. just last month I had the injury to my wrist, the disk in my back, and still reeling over my cancer surgery, but thank God I'm over coming all these problems. I just came back from the gym spent 1 hour on the threadmill than worked on the weights I was feeling great when I left. I started to eat better and leaving out a lot of foods that I love but have been making my weight go up. I know that at 55 I can't do on the weights what I did at 35 but I'm going to try the best without hurting myself. About 12 years ago my wife and I were going fishing half way to the Keys she started having a terrible pain so I turned back and took her to Pametto hospital, it was her gall bladder, they kept her there and the next day it was removed. We are still waiting for the results on the sonagram she had done last week on her kidneys, hopfully everthing will be alright.

Road Runner		12-Oct-2009 18:07
Bob Sara, B. J. Jones, From Tampa : He Was said to Be A Real SOB , and A Bastard . Everyone Said that. He would Scold Bosses, and Employees , in Front Of Their Family, and Everything. I Saw Him Many Times, But Never Crossed Paths with Him, Fortuneately !!!!!! He And Don Burgess, Should Of Really Hit it Off, cause they were The Same Type Of Grouches. And as You Know: Gus Mancuso, was a Nice Guy, a Swift Professional, - Good Employee, and A Long Time Employee. It was Like Henry Morales: If He Was Mad at You, He Would Railroad You. And As A Saleman under Him, Like Leo and Pablo: He Made Their Company Quotas So High, That To Make Any Commission, They Had To Sell Like Crazy. Henry, and I Went Round And Round , A Few Times, and He Tried ToGet Me Fired, But The Branch Managers Said No. Burgess Did The Same, and The Managers Said No. Swift Fresh Meats Miami Sales Unit, What A Place !!!!!!!! I Remember All My Time There: Some Good, and Some Bad . But Now it's All Fading Memories !!!!!!!! Enjoy The Remainder Of Your Columbus Day. See You Tomorrow At Ranch House, at I Guess : 12 High Noon ????? Anytime , is Fine with Me, Just Let Me Know Here. Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner. Ps - Dave Will Be There in Spirit, and He's Generously: Paying 1/ 2 Of The Tip.

dave b		12-Oct-2009 17:46
And Robbin, the offer to pay half the tip was just that, an offer. Doesn't mean it will be done :) That's the good thing about online stuff, you can talk about it but never have to follow through, sort of like airline tickets.

dave b		12-Oct-2009 17:44
Robbin, right now it is 52, although it was 70 last week. Those good temps are over with, around here this time of year, highs in the fifties all this week. All windows closed, sweatshirt on, and the heat has to be up a little bit or it gets raw very quickly. A far cry from where you folks are. October is a cold month. The worst are Jan and Feb, by far, though.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 17:42
Dave B., Thanks Dave !!!!!! And Thanks, For The Offer To Pay 1 / 2 Of The Tip, at Ranch House, Very Nice Of You. We Will Get A Hand Written Receipt For The Amount Of The Tip, and Send it to You, For Reimbursement. And Most Of All: As We Enjoy Our Big Charbroiled 1 / 2 a Pound Hamburgers, We Will Think Of You, Who Could Not Join Us. But Soon, Whe it Starts Getting Cold Up There, and A Little Chilly Here, or Maybe Even Warm Still, You Never Know: You Will Be At Ranch House too !!!!!! Some times: Christmas Day Here in Miami: it's Warm and Sunny, at 75 To 80 Degrees, But I Have Seen it Dark and Dreary, and Wet, and Damp, at Like 50 Degrees. It Varies , From Year to Year. It's 91 Degrees Farenheit Here in Miami, Right Now, at 1:42 P. M. Have 3 Bud Lights Today, Ice Cold, and Send The Bill To Me, For Reimbursment, and Have A Surf And Turf Dinner Tonight, and Send The Bill to Bob, For Reimbursement. It's Sunny and Bright Here, and My Palm Trees are Swaying Pretty Enthusiastly !!!!!!! It's A Nice Day !!!!!!! Have A Nice One !!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Road Runner		12-Oct-2009 17:23
Bob Sara, Happy Columbus Day, My Friend !!!!! Tomorrow, - Tuesday: Sounds Good !!!!! Yeah, Paul Herda, was our Next Door Neighbor, for around 30 Years. He Got Me A Job at Swift. He was A Nice Guy, But He Was Boisterous, and A Lot Of People Probably Took Exception To that, But He Was Well Liked By Many. And Yes , He Would Wear Those Loud , But Neat Hawaiian Shirts , A Lot, and He Loved to Play Golf. 2 Of His Golfing Buddies, were : George Knight, George Clark. And Paul Loved to BBQ, and Entertain. He used To BBQ, and Have My Family Over on Sunday Evenings, For Dinner , A Lot, and My Dad, used to Go With Paul And George Knight, to Orange Bowl Games Together , a Lot. Paul was Originally From Holyoke , Mass., Born There, And Later Lived in Baltimore, Before Coming to Miami. His Family Owned A Bakery, in Baltimore, and That's Where He Found Out About Shortening, Oils, and Baking. He Was Very Jolly, always Kidding Around, But Bordering Sarcasm. Paul Sold His House, in Maybe : 1995, and Moved to Marco Island, and Sadly: We Got News Of His Passing Away, From His Sister, in Maplewood N. J., about 3 Years Ago, I Believe it was ??? Paul Herda , our Friend and Neighbor : RIP. Speaking Of Cattle: I Delivered So Many Cattle , to Publix Stores, By 2 Fronts, and 2 Hinds. Miami Lakes Publix, Got The Most Beef. On The Tractor Trailer, Direct, They Would Get Like 17 Cattle, and Then Other Days , I Delivered Them More, on The Swift Truck . My Swift Truck , was always Loaded Ful Full, and Most Of it : was Cattle, Lamb, Veal, Spare Ribs, Pork Loins, Tripe, True Tender Beef Livers, in A Box Sliced, Ect. Lots Of Tonnage, and Lots Of Work !!!!!!!!!! Gus Mancuso, was A Nice Man. George Clark, was A Nice Guy, But A Stern Boss, To Work For. He Came To The Miami Branch, From The Fort Lauderdale Branch, Preceded By His Tough Reputation. We Were Told Before He Got There, To Watch Out, That He Ran A Very Tight Ship, and That Was True !!!!!!! I Gave Him The Nickname: Jackie Gleason, When He First Arrived, Because Of The Obvious Resemblence. Later, My Friend. Road Runner.

dave b		12-Oct-2009 16:54
Robbin, happy Columbus Day to you also!

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 16:49
Happy Columbus Day, To Everyone !!!!!! I Am Off, and I Hope You Are Too !!!!! I Know Carey gigi, is Not. He's Never Off, He Works All The Time, EveryDay. Enjoy Your Day Off, all Who's Off !!!!! My Wife is Working at Publix Today, and They Are Super Busy, Because Monday's Are A Busy Shopping Day at Publix anyway, and Now Today, Columbus Day: Lots Of People are Off Work, and Tonight There is A Miami Dolphins Football Game, so The Publix Deli, is Much More Busy, Making Platters, Chicken Tenders, Fried Chicken, ect. All The Best To All Of You. Robbin. In 1492, Christopher Columbus Sailed His 3 Ships: The Pinto, The Nina, and The Santa Maria. What A Sailor, and Navigator !!!!!!!! I Personally Salute Columbus, and All Of The 3 Ships' Crews !!!!!!! RIP. Robbin.

Pokey		12-Oct-2009 16:16
Don I see where you took a trip back to Colo Springs, sorry to hear about you accident, hope you are feeling a little better. You know that I lived in the Springs for about 12 years in the military ( from previous posts). I see in the paper that this past weekend they had over 300 crashes and had all the trucks on the city streets working. I also heard about a 50-60 car pile up near the Springs yesterday. I guess the weather in on its way. take care Pokey

dave b		12-Oct-2009 15:05
Bob, when you and Robbin go to lunch, half of the tip is on me

Bob Sara		12-Oct-2009 13:30
Road Runner, good morning. I never knew you were Paul Herda's next door neighbor. I remember Paul liked to wear Hawaiian shirts. A real colorful guy. Yes, I worked for George C Clark. He had just been moved down to Miami from Ft Lauderdale when he hired me. I recall how much Gus Mancuso disliked him, also. But Mr Clark couldn't fire Gus because Gus had so many years with Swift, only the Regional Manager in Tampa, Mr Jones , could fire him. The reason we did so much export business was that we were a USDA inspected plant. You had to be a USDA plant to sell for export, or even out of state.When we see each other, I'll tell you a story about our contract to sell "cattle", which is two forequarters and two hindquarters to the Navy at Stock Island. How about lunch tomorrow? Let me know if that works for you.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 03:42
Carey gigi, Thanks, For Caring, about My Health, and The Well Wishes. I Appreciate it, and Remember: that you will Be Reunited with Your Wife , and other Family, in N. C. Soon, and You Will Be Happier !!!!!!! I Know it's Rough The way it is now, But Hang in There. It Won't Be Long !!!!!! Good Night My Miami, and Hialeah Brother, and Friend. Sleep Well !!!!!! I'm Going to Bed now, at 11:50 P. M. Talk To You Soon again. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 03:35
Carey gigi, Yeah, The Pain Of Kidney Stones Lodged in Your Kidneys or Your Back, at The Waistline, is Horrible, I Must Admit, and This Pain in Front, is Bad Too, and Seems to Be Getting Worse, and Then There's My Messed up Diabetic Ulcered Left Foot. All At Once, Triple Whammy. It Has Taken it's Toll, on Me, But I Am Like You, Tough, and I Can Stand it, and Ask For More. I Am Trying To Keep My Mind Right, as Paul Newman Said , in Cool Hand Luke, But it's Not Easy. I Hope I Never Snap, as Some Do, But I Really Doubt I Will, Because in My Life, I've Had a Lot Of Stressful Times, Bad Injuries, Bad Breaks, Big Danger, Ect., and I Would Of Snapped Long Ago, if I Was Going To. And Yes, I Remember Those Family Meals, at The Dinner Table, and The Conversation, But in My Case : I Also Remember Being Sent To My Room, without Dinner, By My Dad, For Not Drinking My Milk, or Not Eating What was Put in Front Of Me, ect. You Did Not Pull That With Harry Learned, My Dad, and if You Did, You Were Sorry You Did. I Ate No Dinner, and Sometimes, on Top Of That: I Got A Belt Whipping. My Dad Didn't Play, Strictly Old School. And Yes, all of this Modern Technology, is Amazing. I Still can't Believe I'm Here Writing on A Computer !!!!!!!! Now That is Amazing !!!!!! We Get Cobblestone Mill Hot Dog Buns. They Have Good Bread and Rolls. With Your Great BBQ Set Up, I Know You Can Get Great Results. We Had Boar's Head Hot Dogs Cooked in Beer, in The Microwave, the other night, with Cobblestone Mill Bratwurst Buns, and Chili and Onions, and They Were Real Tasty. I Like Ground Round, But Some People Say, that Just Like Eye Round: it's Too Dry, But I Disagree. I Cook An Eye Round in The Microwave, and it Comes Out Teriffic !!!!!! Just Add Gravy, water, onions, ect. Ranch House , Does Have A Wonderful Hamburger !!!!!! Do You Like Fried Shrimp ????? Theirs Are Wonderful too !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 02:53
Carey gigi, I Liked That Story, it was a Good one !!!!!!! If You Would Of Gone to The Doors Concert, You May Have Never Met and Later Married Your Wife. And if Your Car, wouldn't Have Blown The Transmission, You Would Have Gone To The Doors Concert. Now That's What I Call Fate !!!!!!! That was The Doors Concert, Where Jim Morrison Whipped it out, and Got Arrested. I Always Liked The Doors' Music, and I Have Their Double C. D., of Their Greatest Hits. I Like Best : Riders On The Storm, When The Music's Over, Soul Kitchen, Light My Fire, and People Are Strange. They Were Great !!!!!!!! I Loved The Way Ray Manzarak, The Organ Player, Made The Vox Continental Organ Sound. You Know, The Same Sorta Thing Happened , with Fate, Between Myself and Patti. If We Wouldn' t Of Moved to Where I Live now, I Probably : would Never Have Met Patti. You See, When We Moved To Our New House, Our Next Door Neighbor,- Paul Herda, was a Big Wheel, with Swift & Company, and Years Later, He Got Me A Job , with Swift, and I Delivered Meats, to Publix Stores, and That's Where I Met Patti. She was a Publix Employee, and I was A Swift Truck Driver, Making Deliveries to Her Publix, Stores, Where She Worked. Now That Series Of Events, was Most Certainly : FATE, Just Like in Your Case. Similar Stories !!!!!! Life is Funny, and Very Unpredictable !!!!!! We Never Know, From Day To Day ???????????? We Live in The Twilight Zone !!!!!!!!!!! Take Care Of Yourself !!!!!!! Your Friend in Northwest Hialeah , Robbin.

carey gigi		12-Oct-2009 02:48
Robbin hope you feel better soon all those things going wrong at one time can mess with your mind and get you down. I remember my wifes Gall Bladder went one morning and she was in extreme pain until they removed it, she had no warning it was about to go bad. Those kidney stones have to be the worst pain there is. Hope all goes well soon and Ranch House does sound really good. I have gotten to where I make really good hamburgers lately almost like Ranch House I put them on Cobblestone onion rolls and alittle salt and eat them plain, but I use ground sirloin meat. Yes the family dinner is important we would sit for about a half an hour after and just talk and everones input was equal no matter what age. They are still doing it in N.C. I talked to all of them this evening,and my 6 year old grandaughter wanted me to E-mail pictures of her birds and fish so I took some pictures and sent them within ten minutes, amazing technology now days. Later your friend Carey

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 02:21
Carey gigi, Hi, I Guess I'll Make it !!!!! I've Still Got A Lot Of Back Pain, so I Must Still Have Kidney Stones, and I've Still Got A Pain, on My Right Side in Front, By My Waist, and Just Above. That Pain , has Been there Faintly, for Months Now, But Not Severe Pain. But Now Lately, it's Getting Worse. I Think it May Be My Appendix, or My Gall Bladder Going. I Hope Not, But I'm Afraid So. Everything At Once. Isn't That The Way This Crummy Life Is ?????? I'm Glad You Are Feeling Better. Poor Diet, can Sap Your Energy, and Cause All Kind Of Deficiencies, and Ruin Your Health, and So Can Not Enough Sleep. Be Careful, with Those 2 Things. And Yes, That Was The Way I Intended My Advice: With Your Best Interests, at Heart, as A Friend. I Miss My Family Eating Dinner Together, Especially As A Kid , on East 6th Lane, That Was Wonderful: The Food, The Conversation, And The Love and Caring, That Was Present, Among Our Family.. Try to Get You Something Good, and Nutritious To Eat For Dinner, and Eat A Good Breakfast. Very Important !!!!!!! We Got Take Out From Ranch House Friday Evening, around 4 : 00 P. M., Hamburger Platters, and I Thought of You. We Must Go There Again Sometime Soon. We Took A Ride This Afternoon, To Crandon Park, and Key Biscayne, and Ate Dinner, at Shorty's BBQ, on South Dixie Highway, near Dadeland. It was Real Good, as usual !!!!!! And It was Super Busy. We Had Chuckie, so We Ate Takeout, in The Expedition. Best Regards !!!!! Take Care !!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

carey gigi		12-Oct-2009 02:09
Robbin I was reading the comments about Woodstock and I agree about the music I have the movie on VHS and the soundtrack. One of the promoters was from Miami his name was Michael Lang and he had a head shop in Coconut Grove at the same time. I watched a documentary a couple of months ago that I still have on DVR called sex in 69 it is really interesting about how 1969 was such an important year in our culture, how movies changed and the music and theater with shows like Hair and O'calcutta . There is a part on the Doors when they were in Miami. That was an important time for me it was March first and I was planning to go to the concert, but I was messing around with my 56 Chevy and I tore the transmission up and I had to get the car home and up on Jacks and I didn't make it to the concert instead I went over to my freinds house that lived behind us he had two sisters and there was this girl there who looked like she was about 14 and I had just turned 20 so I didn't pay much attention to her , she was actually 17 and now we have been married 39 years. So everytime I hear the doors I think of my wife. Even though she just turned 58 it isn't my grandmothers 58 women seem to age more gracefully now days, It is a look that only comes with maturity. Talk later your South Hialeah friend Carey

Road Runner		12-Oct-2009 01:56
Bob Sara, You Worked For Manager George Clark, Correct ?????? Managers I Worked For at Swift : Eddie Tharp, Tom Riley, George Clark, and Henry Turgeon. I Started at Swift Metro HRI Foodservice, and Then I Transferred To The Swift Fresh Meats Division, after 2 Years at Swift Metro. I Put in a Total of 14+ Years at Swift. A Lot Of Backbreaking Work, and Driving A Truck, in Heavy Traffic, For A Lot Of Years. And Don Burgess, Mike Cohen, and Frank Greecher, as Superintendents, were Heartless, in Overloading Your Truck, and Expecting Miracles on Deliveries. They Would Give You A Full Days Work, and Expect You Back in No Time at All, and Get An Attitude with You, When You Didn't Come Back Soon, and Then : They Would Seek Revenge, and Make Your Routes, and Loads Worse. And They Loved To Stir You Up, By Changing Your Truck, Your Route, and Your Customers. It was Like You Just Started , with Swift , A New Hire. You Were Totally Alienated, and You Got Real Pissed Off. I Quit a Few Times, Quite A Few, over Stuff Like That. And it was Just Nasty Harassment, For No Reason. And it was Very Counter Productive. A Happy Worker, Works Much Better, For Their Company, and Bosses, But An Unhappy Worker, or Disgruntled Employee, or Former Employee, can Do The Company , and Bosses a Lot Of Harm. I Never Agreed with That Nonsense, and Highly Resented it. Later . Your Friend, Road Runner.

carey gigi		12-Oct-2009 01:40
Robbin how are you doing I appreciate the concern about my health I take it as a friends concern about my health . Now I feel great a lot of energy I think I just wasn't eating right. When my wife was here I was forced to eat everynight and at a certain time , dinner time was always important to us because that is when we all sat together and talked about anything, and it is important in a family. That is why we always ate about 7:30 it gave me time to get home from work. I rested today but this morning I had to go look at 2 new jobs and I thought tomorrow I wouldn't have to run too much but i got a call about 2 hours ago and I have to go look at a small job in Davie. Later Carey

Road Runner		12-Oct-2009 01:33
Bob Sara, I Did Deliver A Lot Of Those Prime Ribs, To The Port Of Miami, and Alterman Truck Lines, Delivered Some Too. I Used To Deliver A Lot Of Export Orders, To Shed D, at The Port Of Miami, The Betty K. Ship, and Hyde Shipping, on N. W. North River Drive. We Had Beef Prime Ribs, Steamship Rounds, Hip Rounds, Boxes Of Beef, Ect. The Ribs, and Rounds, were in White Stocking Nets, with USDA Inspectors Stamps. I Also Delivered to Homestead Air Force Base's BX Commissary, and To The US Navy Commissary, on Simonton Street, in Key West. I Drove To Key West, on The Old Train Bridges, Very Narrow, and 2 Trucks Side By Side, was Impossible: You Would Lock Up. Myself, Kraft, Armour, and all other Truck Drivers Knew This, and We Stayed Back, and Never Tried To Pass each other. I Left Swift, at 3:00 A. M. Headed for Key West, Twice A Week, and Then Later On Once A Week, and Then Finally : Alterman Truck Lines Picked Up The Navy's Product, and Delivered it To The Key West Commissary. The Key West Navy Commissary, Got A Lot Of Beef Hind Quarters, When I Went , and They Were Hanging Up On Hooks, on The Rails in My Truck, cause They Had A Dock There. We Had to Be There, Ready To Unload, at 7 : 00 A. M. & Barring Problems, I was always Good and Early, But Sometimes, I Left Late, or Had Problems At The Truck Scales , Just Past Florida City, By Card Sound Road. One Time, At The Scales, I Pulled Up On The Scale, and I Got A Red Light. The Swift Truck, Had A Burned Out Headlight, and I Had To Stay There Till Daylight. They Really Messed us up. The Good Old Days, When I Drove A Truck, and Worked Like A Caveman !!!!!!!! Swift & Company, Of Chicago, Swift's Premium !!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Road Runner.

carey gigi		12-Oct-2009 01:30
Hello Dave B. and I want to wish you a Happy 63rd Birthday, I am only two and a half years behind you. One of my brother in laws was born just 2 months after me and we have so much in common , we are the ones who refer to ourselves as the ones who were born in the first half of the last century, some how we sound older that way. I E-mailed you my address tonight and I am working on my list. I appreciate the effort that you show to keep the music strong, and these memories are great but just like a movie if we didn't have a sound track to go along with it they wouldn't be the same. It is 9:30 pm and I am listening to Cruisin with Cousin Brucie on sirius50s on 5 . Thanks again and Happy Birthday Carey Gigi

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 00:49
Dave B., I Defineately: Am Afflicted By Burgeritis !!!!!! I May Eat More Burgers , than Wimpy, The Hamburger Lover on Popeye, and That Guy Loved Hamburgers !!!!!!! Our Offers on Your Birthday, were Sincere, But When You Come Down To Miami, We Will Be Ready To Eat Castleburgers Galore, and to Drink Beaucoups Birch Beer , So Be Ready, For That, and We Will Need A Sponsor !!!!!!!! ??????? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 00:43
Dave B., Canned Heat, Yes, and That was A Great Song, From Them , at Woodstock. And Remember : Country Joe and The Fish ??? There was a Lot Of Great Music, at Woodstock, and Lots Of Nooky Too !!!!!! Free Love: Peace Brother, Make Love, Not War. All The Best !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 00:37
Dave B., I Second Bob's Motion !!!!!! If You Were Here, You Would Be Treated Like A King, and Taken By Us, To Royal Castle, and Treated To Unlimited Cheeseburgers, And Unlimited Birch Beers, and We Would Pay The Tip, and All. How's That, For Friends, Hospitality, and Good Intentions ???????? I Hope You Don't Feel Older, and That You Had A Steak Dinner, Or Surf And Turf, and Key Lime Pie, or Birthday Cake, or Something Special, To Celebrate Your Birthday !!!!!! Happy 63rd !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

dave b		12-Oct-2009 00:31
Along the lines of Woodstock etc I like the song Going Up the Country by Canned Heat. Good tune from those days.

Robbin		12-Oct-2009 00:28
Carlos B., Yes Sir : Those Songs Are Good ones, and I Always Liked them too, and Yes, There are Good Memories, with those Songs. Woodstock: Great Movie, and The Groups, and Music There, even Better !!!!! I used to Have The Album, of The Woodstock Soundtrack, But Like Lots of other things, I Lost it Somewhere over the years. I went in The Army, in 1970, and I Bought That Album, at The P X, at Fort Jackson, in Columbia , South Carolina. Woodstock, was Anti War, Anti Establishment, ect., and indirectly: Against us : The Army, But We Loved The Music anyway. Lots Of Babies , were Conceived on The Farm, where Woodstock Took Place. There was Free Love, Drugs , Alcohol, Heat Strokes, Ect., Everything, It was A Big Free For All Mess, But The Music: Was Outstanding. Most All Of The Big Famous and Best Musicians, were There, and They Rocked. I Always Liked : Sly and The Family Stone, Especially: Sing A Simple Song, and Dance To The Music. And Santana: The Best There Is !!!!!!!!! I Love Santana Music !!!!!! I Had 7 C. D.'s By Santana, and I Loaned them to Someone, and They Never Returned them, and I Can't Remember Who it is. What A Bummer !!!!! I Just Got Home a Few Minutes ago. We Took A Sunday Drive To Crandon, and Key Biscayne , and Ate At Shorty's BBQ, By Dadeland, Then Took The Palmetto Home. We Had a Nice Time. I'm Glad You Has A Short Day at Work, That's Great !!!!!!! I Used to Deliver Export Orders Of Meats, in Boxes , and Stocking Nets, all The Time , To Shed D , at The Port Of Miami. Both On Pallets, and To Hand To Longshoremen, on Conveyer Rollers, and Backed up Near Ships. I Also Went To N. W. North River Drive , to Hyde Shipping, with Export Orders, all The Time, and To The Betty K. Ship, at The Miami Shipyards, on S. E. 2nd Avenue, Downtown Miami, and I Went To Port Laudania, By Tugboat Annie's Restaurant, and I Took Export Orders also to Prinetemps Warehouse, on Eisenhour Blvd., in Port Everglades. I Delivered Lots Of Export Orders, For Swift. Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

dave b		11-Oct-2009 23:36
Thanks for all the comments, gentlemen, but I see you are still trying to get me to pick up all these expensive tabs, and we all haave burgeritis, which is incurable, I guess.......

Bob Sara		11-Oct-2009 18:36
Road Runner, that's a great list of songs. One of them, "My Dad" was by Paul Peterson from the Donna Reed Show. He was in town at that time doing a Rick Shaw Show from Miami Beach. They set up a stage at 71st Street beach for the broadcast. My cousin Mike and I managed to get behind the stage while he was performing the song on camera, and you could see us on the air jumping up and down behind him. Our parents failed to see the humor in out antics, be we had a great time.

Bob Sara		11-Oct-2009 18:30
Carlos B, When I was with Swift, I sold a load of prime rib to one of the cruise companies. That's about 34000 pounds. Part of the deal was that we would deliver it to the ship as needed on Saturdays from their cold storage locker. I don't know if Road Runner was ever given any of those runs.

Bob Sara		11-Oct-2009 18:26
dave b...Happy Birthday!!! To bad you're not here for the occasion, because I would be happy to buy you a Royal Castle lunch...birch beer and tip included.

CarlosB.		11-Oct-2009 17:43
Robbin, I meant to say Did you ever deliver meats to the cruise ship companies. Typo error>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

CarlosB.		11-Oct-2009 17:41
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE, 63 is just a number it's your heart that determines your age, may you have a wonderful day!! Ok guys birch beer and burgers on the house!! Robbin I just got home from work on cruise ship what I do is check the stores that are delivered by the vendors, Colorado Meats, City Seafood, Sysco, Kansas, Velda Farms, Coca cola, etc. Did you ever meats to cruise ship companies? We start about 7am at that time it was already hot luckly the ship was not taking so much and we were done at 12:15pm, normaly we finsh between 2:30 - 3:00 pm. About songs, there are those song that are like timemachines, we you hear one it just takes you back to a certain time in your life, my are: There's a kind of a Hush Me and Mrs Jones La La Means I love You The Worst that could Happen When a Man Loves a Woman Turn Around Look at Me I Think We're alone now These songs bring me some very good memories. I was watching Woodstock Then and Now last night it was really good,I remember watching the movie when it came out in 1970 the part when Santana came on was awesome, also Sly and the Family Stone they really jammed.

Robbin		11-Oct-2009 16:17
Dave B., HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE !!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY 63rd !!!!!!!! And May You Have Many , Many More !!!!!!!!! It's Very Nice Of You To Think Of Others , on Your Birthday. You Thought of Me, and Wrote To Me, and You're Thinking Of Others By Manning The Suicide / Crisis Hotline. No Matter What: I Hope Your Birthday, is A Very Pleasant one !!!!!!!! All The Best. And Most Of Those Songs I Already Have, or They're Not Available, So Please Don't Worry About Those Songs. I Only Listed Them, For Everyone To See. Take Care. Robbin.

dave b		11-Oct-2009 12:15
Robbin, good songs. I will see if I have any of them for you. Doing the suicide/crisis hotline today, 1 to 6pm. So will be back on tomorrow... My 63rd birthday today.....wow, getting up there, slowly but surely

dave b		11-Oct-2009 12:14
Robbin, good songs. I will see if I have any of them for you. Doing the suicide/crisis hotline today, 1 to 6pm. So will be back on tomorrow....

Robbin		11-Oct-2009 04:41
I Was Flipping The Channels On My T. V. Remote Tonight, and I Happened On A PBS Channel Here , Our Channel 17, and They Had A 50th Anniversary in Show Business Concert From Las Vegas, By The Osmonds, and it Was Teriffic !!!!! I Enjoyed it So Much !!!!! I Have Always Admired The Talent, and Togetherness , Of The Osmond Family, anyway, and I've Always Had A Big Crush On Marie Osmond, She Is So Beautiful, and and Super Talented, and She Sings Beautifully !!!!!!! That Concert, Made My Night !!!!!!! I Especially Liked The Way Donny Osmond Did Jazz Great George Benson's Breezin On By. He Did It Really Great !!!!!!! Good Night Everyone, Or Actually : Good Morning !!!!! It's 12: 45 A. M., and I'm Going To Bed !!!!!! Tomorrow, and Today, are Both Another Day, Full Of Endless Possibilities !!!!!!! And We Shall Explore Some Of Them !!!!! Happy Sunday , To All Of You !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Oct-2009 04:26
A Few More Of My Favorite Songs : Cowboys To Girls, By The Intruders, OOU OOU Child, By The Five Stairsteps, Little Miss Flirt, By Thr OKaysions, Caught In The Act, By The Facts Of Life, Denise, By Randy And The Rainbows, Cara Mia, By Jay And The Americans, Heavenly, By The Temptations, Groovin, By The Rascals, Till Then, By The Duprees, Johnny Angel, By Shelly Fabares, Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues, A Rainy Night In Georgia, By Brooke Benton, Raindrops, By Dee Clark, The Entertainer, By Tony Clarke, Candy Girl, By Frankie Vallie And The Four Seasons, I Wanna Love Him So Bad, By The Jelly Beans, The Angels Listened In, By The Crests, Grazin In The Grass, By The Friends Of Distinction, My Dad, By Paul Peterson, Lipstick Traces, By The O'Jays, Look For A Star, By Gary Miles, Go Away Little Girl, By The Happenings, Stormy, By Santana, Deja Vu, By Teena Marie, Wendy, By The Beach Boys, Please Don't Ask About Barbara, By Bobby Vee, So Right To Be In Love, By The Royal Guardsman, If You Tell A Lie, By The McCoys, Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie, By Jay And The Techniques, Baby I'm Yours, Precious Precious, A Thousand Wonders, By Archie Bell And The Drells, Tonight Is The Night, By Betty Wright, & Chapel Of Love, By The Dixie Cups .

Road Runner		10-Oct-2009 23:58
Bob Sara, Ernie's , is A Real Good Place. My Favorite Lunch There, is Their Fried Shrimp Platter, with Golden Fried Shrimp, Frnch Fries, & Cole Slaw, with An Iced Tea. Real Good !!!!!!! Thanks For The Info, about Harley Of FT. Lauderdale, I Didn't Know that That Location was Closed. Don't Get Up Around There Too Often. Only Once in A While, on A Sunday Drive. Tom Jenkin's BBQ, is Wonderful !!!!!! Really Smoked BBQ, and Good Other Things, Like Hush Puppies, Corn Bread, Collard Greens, Good Iced Tea, and Sweet Potato Pie. I Have Not Been To Any Sub Shop, on Oakland Park Blvd., But if They're From Philly, They Probably Have Good Philly Cheesesteak Hoagies, and I Lovvvvvv Those !!!!! Must Try The Place !!!!! We Will Continue Negotiations , With Our Buddy Dave, about The Miami Dining Arrangements !!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!! Later. Road Runner.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 23:44
Manocarz, Yes, We Will Apply, For A Passport , in Your Name, For Entry To Your Old Hometown Hialeah !!!!! They Are Hard To Get. Carlos Grew up in Allapattah, But Later Lived in Hialeah, for 18 Years, and He Now Lives in West Miramar, in Broward County, and He's Having Trouble : Getting His Passport to Go To Hialeah. Boy, Am I Glad I Stayed in Hialeah, or I May Of Been in The Same Boat. Lots Of Red Tape, and Rhetoric involved !!!!! But One Day, Maybe You Can Come Down To Hialeah, and Eat Some Serrano Ham, A Cuban Sandwich, and Some Good Cuban Food. We Do Have The Best Of That Here !!!!!! And The Cuban Bakeries ????? Wonderful Pastries, Cuban Bread, Flan Pudding, Ect. Be Well , My Friend !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 23:34
Manocarz, Last Night I Went to 3 Funeral Homes in Miami. The Reason: My Wife Works for Publix, in The Deli, in The Miami Lakes Store, and 3 CoWorkers in Her Store , Lost Their Mothers, at The Same time, So We Went To Their Wakes, or Reposes, Visitations, or Whatever The Proper Name is. You Would Know. We Went to Royal Funeral Home, in Carol City, On N. W. 27th Avenue and 174th Street, Lithgow- Bennett Funeral Home, in North Miami, on West Dixie Highway, and Emmanuel Funeral Home, also In North Miami, on West Dixie Highway . It Was The Right Thing To Do, To Pay Our Respects, and Try To Cheer Up, and Comfort The Survivors. I Know You Know All About That. The Bakery at My Wife's 2 Year Old Publix, is Right Next To The Deli, and All 3 Persons , Who Lost Their Moms, Work in The Bakery, one Being The Bakery Manager. And The Bakery, and The Deli, While Separate Departments: Work Together, and Buy each other's Products , Talk, Ect., So They Are Like Family. Frank , The Bakery Manager, Sometimes Helps My Wife Lift Heavy Boxes, and He's So Nice. I Wanted to Share This With You, Because I Know You Could Relate To it. I Knew You WereBusy, So I Didn't Write You, But I Was Glad to Hear From You. Take Care, And Have A Good Rest Of The Weekend. All The Best , To You and Family. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 23:13
Manocarz, Hello, My Friend !!!!!! Yes , You Had Some Good Jamon,--- Ham, in Hialeah, years Ago , when You Lived Here. Hialeah Had or Has: Lots Of Ham Processors, that Take Raw, or Green Hams, as They Are Called: Take The Bone Out, Pump A Little Water into Them, and Cook Them in Water Tanks, and Hang them up , and Smoke Them in Smoke House Rooms. I Know all about This, Because When I Worked For Swift & Company, as A Driver 15 Years, I Delivered The Hams, to Them, and Watched The Processes While There. And Same With Cuban Soda Crackers , Called Gallettas - Guy Yet Tah's. I Delivered The Shortening and Lard, to All of The Cracker Factories , in Miami, and Hialeah. Serrano Ham, Originated in Spain, and it's Sorta Like Italian Prociutto Ham. Very Aged , and Smoked. Besides Serrano Ham, There's Cooked Ham, Sweet Ham, Football Hams, Buffet Hams, Smoked Bone In Hams, ect. The Ham that They use on a Cuban Sandwich, or A Midnight Sandwich,-- Medio Noche Sandwich: Is Cooked Ham, or Sweet Ham, Sliced Thin, To Medium. That is The Most Common Ham : Cooked Ham, Which is Boiled Ham, and Sweet Ham, which Has A Little Glaze , and A Sweetness. I Like Both. Serrano Ham, is A Little Different, and Less Common. In Gainesville, I May Be Wrong, But I Don't Think You're Gonna Find Any Serrano Ham. Only Down Here. Now if I Go To Sedano's or Small Cuban Markets, Sometimes Called Bodegas - Bo Dayg Oss , Here in Hialeah, or in Miami, and Ask For Una Libra De Jamon Serrano, The Carnicero, Meat Man, Behind The Counter, Will Say : Como Que No, - Why Not, or Sure, and He Will Slice , and Give Me A Pound Of Serrano Ham, Sliced However I Ask Him To Slice it. There is Regular Serrano Ham, and Sweet Serrano Ham . Serrano Ham, is Sorta Moist, and Very Good. Publix, Here : Has Serrano Ham, in The Deli. But Up There in Gainesville, I Seriously Doubt , That The Publix Deli's Carry it. There are other Companies, Who Make Serrano Ham, But Publix Here , in Miami: Has Also : Their Own Publix Brand Serrano Ham , that's Probably Made in Their Deli Kitchen, in Lakeland, or it May Be Made By Someone For Publix, I'm Not Sure. If You Go To Publix there, in Gaineville, You Might Ask The Deli about Serrano Ham. And if You Ask For it, They Might Get Some in. ??? Nice To Hear From You, My Hialeah Brother . And Good Luck With The List Of To Do's Before The Surgery. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 22:30
Carlos B., I Have Been To Ernie's, Tom Jenkin's BBQ, and Marcella's, On Flamingo, and Pembroke Road. All 3 , are Excellent !!!!! I Like Everything, at Tom Jenkin's BBQ. Been There, Lots Of Times !!!!! When You Drive By There, You See The Smoke Going Up Out Of The Chimney, and You Smell The BBQ, and You Know it is The Right Place. I Love Their Food. And Ernies', I Like Best Their Fried Shrimp, Conch Chowder, and Iced Tea. Marcella's, I Went There, after they First Opened, and Have Been there Many Times. Their Marinara Sauce, is Fantastic !!!!!!! Very Rich and Good !!!!! I Like Best : Their Spaghetti And Meat Sauce, With Meat Balls Too, and Marinara Sauce Too. Tony The Owner, Had His Original Place , For Years, in Norwood, at Miami Gardens Drive, at N. W. 7th Avenue. I Used to Go There too. It's A Goodah Place, Italiano !!!!!! Mama Mia !!!! Bene, Bene !!!!!!!! As For Garlic Rolls, I Like Them Best, at Mario The Baker, in North Miami, at 13600 West Dixie Highway. Bob Sara Knows About That Place, and He'll Tell You How Good it is !!!!!!! I Passed By There Last Night !!!!! For Pizza, Did You Ever Try A Pizza , from Concha D'oro, on Tyler Street, on The North End Of Young Circle , in Downtown Hollywood, Next To A Big High Wachovia Bank ?????? They Have Wonderful Pizza !!!!!!! And Frankie's Pizza, on Bird Road, and 91st Avenue, in Southwest Miami, Has Wonderful Square Crispy Pizza. Closed Mondays. Steve's Pizza , on Biscayne Blvd. at 122nd Street, in North Miami, Has Good Pizza too. Later. Robbin.

Manocarz		10-Oct-2009 21:57
Hello Robbin and everyone. Still chipping away at the 'to do' list while I can. All this food talk is making me hungry! Carlos B., you mentioned 'seranos ham' in an earlier post. Is that the sweet ham found in the Cuban Markets? If so, I use to love that ham and have not been able to ever find anything like it. I didn't know what it is called, so I couldn't ask for it by name at any market. Most market people around here think you're talking about a sandwich if you use the word 'Cuban' so I gave up hoipe years ago of ever figuring out what that ham is called. I sure would love to have some again. It may be worth applying for a 'Cuban Passport to Hialeah' to get some. Robbin, I'm sure you can help me with that. For now...its' back to work.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 21:25
Dave B., Indeed ????????? We Will Have To Wait and See What Goes, and Where, When You Get Here. Anything We Plan Now, is Premature !!!!!!! I'm Sure We Can All Agree on Things , When You Come Down . That's How it Should Be: According To Hoyle !!!!!!!!!!! Later. Gotta Go Eat Dinner Now. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 21:19
Carlos B., Maybe !!!!! All He Can Say , is No !!!!! Maybe, Dave will Take Us All To PT's Near My House,- Formerly Treasure Island ????? It's A Bit Better than Hooter's , or Royal Castle !!!!!!! We Will See !!!!! Dave Will Do What Dave Chooses to Do. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 21:08
Carlos B., That Menu, Sounds Excellent , to Me !!!!!! That's All Good Eating !!!!! and A Cortadito, or Cafe Con Leche, either Clarito, or Oscuro: Fantastic !!!!!!!!!! Excellente !!!!!!! And I Like Playing Dominoes, Calle Ocho, Y Quince Avenida, o Walker Park,- Jose Marti Blvd. West 29th Street Hialeah Style !!!!!!!! Tambien: Excellente !!!!!! My 2 Favorite Games , are : Dominoes, and Chinese Checkers !!!!!! Great Post, My Friend. Yesterday, I Passed By Palm Avenue , in Hialeah, and I Saw A Bunch Of Viejos Playing Dominos , at A Table, in The Shade, under a Tree, and I Said To My Wife: Look, Now They're Having Fun, and I'll Bet Those Viejos Can Really Play Good, - Masters Of The Game No Doubt. Years and Years Of Experience. I Play Pretty Good, But Not Great, Like Some. I'm Rusty as Nails though. Haven't Played For Ages !!!!! Mucho Gusto, Mi Amigo !!!!! Luego . Robbin.

CarlosB.		10-Oct-2009 21:06
Maybe Dave will take us to Hooters instead of Royal Castle????????????????

dave b		10-Oct-2009 20:55
It wasn't last night that I had trouble sleeping, it was four or five nights ago. Last night after I changed my mind about spending all this dough on burgers, I slept better than I had in years :)

Road Runner		10-Oct-2009 20:54
Bob Sara, Yeah Bob, Dave Will Cover The Bill: With The Miami Herald, and Walk Out !!!!!! That Could Happen, and Your Order Seems O. K. To Me: Quite Reasonable, and Considerate. I Think even High Roller Dave, will Accept Your Order. And There's 7 Days in a Week, So Only 5 Days A Week Of Castle Dining, will Save Dave Money,- 2 Days , That He Doesn't Have to Feed You. That Plan, Should Work For Me too. Dave is A Fairly Agreeable Chap, and I Think We Can Reach Gentlemen's Agreements With Him. Later. Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner.

CarlosB.		10-Oct-2009 20:52
Robbin, I love cuban bread fresh out of the oven put some goulda cheese, seranos ham and a papa rejena (stuff potato) mash it all down and strat eating of croquetas instead of the potato either way it goes down good. Wash it off with a Materva, or a Iron Beer. and end it with a pastelito de guajava y queso. later on un cortadito. Then a good game of Dominos Hialeah Style!!!!!!

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 20:32
Carlos B., The Only Thing Better, Than Smelling Cuban Bread in The Oven, is Eating it !!!!!! I Love Cuban Bread !!!!!! I Enjoy it , all The Time. Pan Cubano Caliente A Todo Las Horas !!!!!! Que Bueno Es !!!!!!!! Muy Rico Son !!!!!! They Say: That Bread is The Staff Of Life. I Agree, and Add : That Cuban Bread, is Not A Luxury, But Rather : A Necessity !!!!!! Life Without Pan Cubano, I Think Not !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 20:24
Carlos B., Thanks, For The Praise , about My Memory, I Appreciate it, and Your Memory : Is Very Good Too. I Liked That , about The Gecko, The Roll Of Money, and The Cavemen Bowling. That Was Good !!!!! And The Part about Getting Your Cuban Passport, to Come To Hialeah, To Go To Cuban Markets, That Was A Riot !!!!! I Cracked up , on That one. That Was A Classic !!!!! Very Funny !!!!!! I Too Love Little Italian Markets, and Cuban Bakeries, Oh Man, are They Good !!!!! I've Got Like 6 Of Them, Close to Me, around Here. To Walk into An Italian Grocery, Like Doris, or Laurenzo's, or Gino's, or Mimi's, is Like Walking Thru The Pearly Gates Of Heaven: The Smells , of Cheeses, Salami's, Ect., as Well as The Sights of The Wonderful Foods, is Great !!!!! I Love it !!!! These are New York, and Jersey Type Places, and They Are Wonderful. I've Been There, and Been in Some of Those. Mama Mia, Que Phi ???? Benne , Benne !!!!! Great Topic, I Love it !!!!!!!! I'm Sure , that You Will Be At Royal Castle , also, and Your Order , is Reasonable. And You Paying The Tip, Excellent !!!!!! I'm Sure Dave will Go For That. Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		10-Oct-2009 20:05
Bob Sara, Thanks Bob, For Your Continued Concern, About My Health, it is Certainly Appreciated !!!!! And Reference Our Meals at Royal Castle, in North Miami, When Dave Comes Down To Miami Later : Dave is Our Friend, and Whatever He Springs For, Will Be Fine With Me. I Do Hope that Carlos, and Carey gigi, are Invited as well. I Will Be The Chauffer, and My Ford Expedition, Has 2 Rows Of Rear Seats, so We'll Have Plenty Of Room , For All Of Us. I was Just Kidding Before. Anything Dave Pays For, will Be A Gift, and Appreciated. And As A Guest To Miami,and Our Guest, I May Even Consider Treating Dave, instead of Him Treating Me. I Have Heard Of Royal Castle Being Called : RC Steakhouse, But We always Called it Royal Castle. I Love Steely Dan Music too, Always Have. The Last new Music I Have By Them, is A C. D. Entitled : Everything Must Go . I Have Most Everything By Steely Dan, - Becker and Fagan. I'm A Steely Dan Fan, And Have Been since 1972. Later. Road Runner.

Carlos B.		10-Oct-2009 19:43
Robbin, I must say again your memory is fantastic only a computer could be a match for you. If Dave puts me on his list I'll promise to be nice and only eat about 10 cheeseburgers, 2 orders of fries, and 3 birchbeers. P.S I'll leave the tip.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 19:31
Carlos B., Yeah, Exactly !!! Geico, and Their Stupid Commercials !!!! That Costs Money, and You Were Paying For Them. Allstate Has Commercials Too, with The Guy From The Unit, with The Deep Voice, But Hopefully: Your Savings , Will Continue , with Them. I Remember Well, The Birdwatchers !!!!!!! I Saw them, and Heard Them, Many, Many times, at The Place, and The World, in North Miami, and at Their Home Base Lounge: Trader John's, by Miami - Dade North, on N. W. 27th Avenue, and 119th Street. They Were A Great Band !!!!! Their Lead Singer, was Sam Hall, and Their Organist,- Eddie Martinez, was a Great Singer too. I used to Have Their 45 RPM Records, But Don't now. They Had A Great Song, Called : I'm Gonna Love You Anyway, that a Lot of other Local Bands Played Too, and They Had Eddie's Tune, with Eddie Martinez, Singing Lead. And Wayne Cochran, and The C C Riders, The Blue Eyed Soul Brother, Sure !!!!! I Saw Him too : Many Times, at The Place andThe World. They Were Dynamic !!!!!!! High Energy, and Colorful, and Flashy, Like James Brown & The Famous Flames, as You Said. And Yes You are Correct: Wayne Cochran, is Now A Pastor, at A Church in Miramar. I Saw Him on T. V. one time Being interviewed, a Few Years ago. He Had Some Hard Times, and Lots Of Problems, But He Became A Christian, and Overcame, all of His Misery, Thank God !!!!!!!! He Would Be A Great Minister, For Sure: Cause He Sure was A Great Singer, and Performer !!!!!! He Had Power, and Lots Of Stage Presence, Just Like The Godfather Of Soul,- James Brown RIP. The Birdwatchers Played Softball, at Babcock Park, one Night , with The WQAM Disc Jockeys, in around 1965, and I Went to that Game. Sam Hall, The Lead Singer, was A Pretty Good Ball Player. The Birdwatchers Played at Dances, and Battle Of The Bands, at : Municipal,- Milander Auditorium, on Palm Avenue Sometimes. I Saw them there. I Rode By Jose De Diego, at 3100 N. W. 5th Avenue yesterday. Hopefully: Dave Will Invite You To Eat Hamburgers , at Royal Castle, When He Comes Down From Boston, Later On ????? His Offers Of Cheeseburgers , and BirchBeers , are Coming and Going. We Will See !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Carlos B.		10-Oct-2009 19:30
Bob Sara, It's the same with small latin markets they smell great especially if they bake cuban bread the meat dept and deli are filled with all sorts of tempting meats and cheeses, these markets and the bakeries are just about all I miss from living in Hialeah, once in a while I get my Cuban passport and travel down there. LOL

Carlos B.		10-Oct-2009 19:26
Bob Sara, It's the same with small latin markets they smell great especially if they bake cuban bread the meat dept and deli are filled with all sorts of tempting meats and cheeses, these markets and the bakeries are just about all I miss from living in Hialeah, once in a while I get my Cuban passport and travel down there. LOL

CarlosB.		10-Oct-2009 19:17
Bob Sara, I go to the Doris on Pines n Palm, Tom Jenkins BBQ on Federal is a black owned place and very good I love the corn bread there, Erines has great conch soup. tomorow I will be working in Port Everglades so I might hit either one for lunch. Most of the Italians I know love Cuban food, most Cubans love Italian food. Theirs a Italian mom n pop restaurant called Marcella's at 12305 Pembroke Rd. that's really good they have great lunch specials for the price you get a whole lot of food and the best garlic rolls around. And Burger King is the BK steak house.

Bob Sara		10-Oct-2009 19:05
Road Runner, Ive never been to Ernie's in Ft Lauderdale, but I know where it is, on Federal south of 17th Street. The Ft Lauderdale Harley shop is long gone from there. They are still in their main store on Federal just south of Oakland Park. There is another BBQ place on Federal between 17th Street and Oakland Park, I think it is called Jenkins, but I may be mistaken. My sister and brother-in-law have been there and really like it. My sister also told me about a sub shop on Oakland Park Blvd that she says is well worth the drive. I think it is owned by a family from Philly, and she says the sandwiches are incredible.

Bob Sara		10-Oct-2009 18:58
dave b, see the post to Road Runner about a compromise on the Royal Castle front. I think it is fair and equitable. Just a thought....were me and my friends the only ones that called Royal Castle the RC Steak House? Temps in the sixties...what I would give for that. It's in the low 90's here. Almost too hot to ride.

Bob Sara		10-Oct-2009 18:53
CarlosB, which Doris Market do you go to? My mom lives in Pembroke Pines, and I take her to the one on Pines and Palm to shop from time to time. Way back when, in a previous life I used to call on the Doris Market on US1 in Hollywood or Dania, I can't remember which. That was when I ran a sales route for Dirr Gold Seal Meats, before I worked with Robbin. There is nothing like a good Italian market. Just the smells when you walk in make your mouth water. Of course that comes from a guy who's Italian. I do love Sirius radio. I shouldn't say I never listen to cd's anymore. I do still buy new stuff when Springsteen or Bonnie Raitt, or Steely Dan releases something, for example. But 99% of the time, I listen to Sirius.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 18:51
Carlos B., Hey Carlos, Yes , Doris Italian Grocery Market, is Real Good !!!!! I Like it too, But You are Closer to The one on Pines , and Palm, than Me. I Go there, once in a while. Their Cakes, ect . in their Bakery Section, are Great Too. I Like Especially : Their Italian Sausage, it's Real Good !!!!! I Remember when that Doris Location First Opened , Where Eckerd Drugs used to Be. Chicken, and Pork Cutlets ??? Yes, Excellent. Chicken Marsala, Chicken Fried Steak, Chicken Scallopini, Pork Steaks !!!!!! All Excellent Dishes, and I Know There are More Waysto Fix Them. Enjoy !!!!!! We Had Progressive Auto Insurance, Years ago, and For No Reason: They Kept Raising Our Rates Progressively, So We Cancelled, and Went to Geico, and after a While, They Started Gouging us too, So We Got Rid Of Them, and Their Cavemen Bowlers. Now We Have The Hartford, Homeowners Insurance, and Our Auto Insurance with Them Too, and So Far: We Are Saving, over Geico, and Their Bowling Cavemen. They are all a Bunch Of Crooks , with A License to Steal, And Their Game, is Extortion. We Really Get Shafted By Them Here , in Dade and Broward. Car Insurance Rates Here in All Of South Florida, are Very High . I'm Sure That Work at The Ports, is A Very Hard and Dangerous Job, and it Would Defineately : Make You Very Tired . I Hope You Have A Great Work Day At Port Everglades Tomorrow. I used to Go To Port Everglades A Lot, To The Gun Shows, in The Broward Convention Center there. And I Loved The Pizza , at Doughboy's , on 17th Street Causeway. Haven't Been There, For Quite A While. Ever Try The Food at Ernie's, just South Of 17th Street Causeway , on Federal Highway - US1 ?????? It's Across The Street from FT. Lauderdale Harley Davidson. They Make Great Fried Shrimp, A Good BBQ Sandwich, Conch Fritters, and Great Iced Tea. I Imagine that Sirius Satellite Radio , is Fantastic. I Will Probably Get it One Day !!!!!! Later, My Friend !!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		10-Oct-2009 18:41
Road Runner, I'm glad to know you are OK, but sorry about all the services you had to attend yesterday. As far a dave b, I could settle for 6 cheeseburgers and a birch beer, per visit, limit 5 visits per week. I'm sure that won't break a high roller like our good buddy dave b. In fact, I'd be willing to leave the tip, if he pays the check. I almost said "cover the check" but it occured to me that dave might respond that he would be happy to cover the check....with a newpaper....and leave it for us to pay.

CarlosB.		10-Oct-2009 18:27
Dave, Yea I told them that between the caveman, the gecko, and that stupid wad of money commercials their ads were costing instead of saving me money. They could not get even close to Allstate's price and coverage. Ok anybody ever heard of a local Miami group called The Birdwatchers they had a song about 1966 called "Girl I got News for You" they never made it big but that song is really nice, you can see a clip of them on U-tube. What about Wayne Cochran (the white James Brown) one bad assed singer with a equally bad assed band the CC Riders, I saw them once at the Newport in Miami Beach. Going back to Miami,Get Down With It, I love those songs. Wayne is now a Pastor.

CarlosB.		10-Oct-2009 18:24
Dave, Yea I told them that between the caveman, the gecko, and that stupid wad of money commercials their ads were costing instead of saving me money. They could not get even close to Allstate's price and coverage. Ok anybody ever heard of a local Miami group called The Birdwatchers they had a song about 1966 called "Girl I got News for You" they never made it big but that song is really nice, you can see a clip of them on U-tube. What about Wayne Cochran (the white James Brown) one bad assed singer with a equally bad assed band the CC Riders, I saw them once at the Newport in Miami Beach. Going back to Miami,Get Down With It, I love those songs. Wayne is now a Pastor.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 18:23
Dave B., I Read Post 15:55 again, and it Stinks !!!!! Indian Giver !!!!! I Thought we Had A Deal. ?? I Guess not. You Started Thinking About All Of Those Cheese Burgers, and All Of That Birch Beer, and All Of That Money $$$$$, and You Panic'd . I guess I Can understand That, But Still, An Offer , is an Offer, and it Should Be Honored !!!!! Anything Less, is Totally Unacceptable, and Blatant Breach Of Contract !!!!!!! Maybe You Would Like to Think it Over, and Reconsider. ?????? Have A Nice Day !!!!!!!! Your Weather, Sounds O. K., not Too Bad !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 18:15
Dave B., Sorry to Hear That You Also Couldn't Sleep, Last Night. I Have A Feeling That You Won't Sleep Tonight again, Because Your Conciense, will Be Bothering You, For Withdrawing Your Unlimited Cheeseburgers, and Birch Beer Offer, To Bob, and I. I Am Put Out, about That, and I'm Sure Bob, is as well. It's Known as Indian Giver, or Welshing on A Promise. Your Offer, was A Type Of Promise, and To Withdrawl it, is Unforgiveable. What a Way to Do Business ??? In Disbelief, Robbin.

CarlosB.		10-Oct-2009 18:07
Bob Sara, I also have a Sirius radio in my truck and love it. I still carry some CDs just in case I want to hear my favorites but that Sirius is one hell of a radio, especially on trips were regular radio stations are hard to get. The comedy channels are ok for a while but they repeat alot of material. Times sure have changed since the AM radios in cars with the one crappy speaker on the dash.

dave b		10-Oct-2009 17:54
Carlos, that was good, about the caveman :)

CarlosB.		10-Oct-2009 17:45
Happy Saturday to all, Just came home from the gym then to Doris Italian Market for some fresh chicken and pork cutlets, this place has the freshes cuts of meat, then to Publix for some other items. I just switched from Geico to Allstate for my auto insurance and saved $249.00 plus better coverage, after 9 years with Geico They would not do better so I told them that even a caveman can find a better deal so bye, bye. I have a very rough ship yesterday a lot of of work got home dead tired all I did was take a shower a sit on the sofa to watch TV. Tomorrow I will be woking a cruise ship at Port Everglades the cruise ship season is begaining to start. Got to go out with the wife , "I'll be back"

dave b		10-Oct-2009 16:33
Read my 15:55 post again :) All bets are off. I had trouble sleeping the other night and slept til 1130am too. Happens to everyone once in awhile....but Sat, is my favorite day......very cool here, maybe mid 60s almost sweatshirt weather but not quite.....rainy and very overcast.....

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 16:11
Dave B., It's Saturday !!!!!!!!! Our Favorite Day !!!!!! I Couldn't Sleep , Last Night, Imsomnia, For Some Unknown Reason, so I Slept in Later than usual, This Morning. I Just Got outa Bed, at 11 :00 A. M. , and I'm Still Groggy. It's A Beautiful Miami Morning Here, Sunny and Bright, A Little Breeze, and Presently : 91 Degrees Farenheit. My Wife is Working at Publix, in The Deli, 1 1/2 Miles away, and She'll Be Coming Home For Lunch, anytime Now. She Gets an Hour Lunch, so She Comes Home. Hopefully, You Will Enjoy Your Saturday, and Sunday Off From The Courts Of Boston. I'm Sure You Will !!!!! Royal Castle, Sure Sounds Good, and Unlimited Cheeseburgers, and Unlimited Birch Beers, and Free Of Charge : You Can't Beat It !!!!!!!!! I'm Waiting For That: Like A Hungry Hound, or A Coyote, in Front Of The Hen House !!!!!!!!!! That will Be A Sight To See : Bob , and I Wolfing Down Cheeseburgers, and The Cooks Getting Tired Of Making , and Serving So Many Cheeseburgers. We May Break Records !!!!!!! The Guiness Book People, May Be There. I Can See it Now. A Day To Remember, But A Day You'll Wanna Forget, After We Empty Your Wallet at Royal Castle. The Bill, will Be 5 Figures $$$$$ !!!!!!!!!! Hopefully, You're Saving Your Pennies !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin The Scoundrel .

dave b		10-Oct-2009 15:55
Well, when I made the offer, I never thought you would take me up on it, so I might have to change it to something a little more reasonable. Otherwise you guys will clean out my finances when I show up down there. By the time I pay for food for you two, I won't have gas money to get home

Road Runner		10-Oct-2009 15:51
Bob Sara, Hey Bob, Did You See The Latest ????? When Dave Comes Down To Miami, He's Gonna Buy Us Unlimited Birch Beer , and Cheeseburgers, at Royal Castle. Do You Believe it ????? I'm A Bit Skeptical, about that Very Generous Offer. But I Hope it's True !!!!! If So, I Will Eat Cheeseburgers, and Drink Birch Beers, until they Make Me Sick, Just To Take Advantage Of Dave's Offer, and To Run Up The Bill !!!!!! What About You ????The Same , I would Hope !!!!!!! Just Like John Belushi, on Saturday Night Live : Cheeburger, Cheeburger !!!!!!!! How's That Plan, to Show My Gratitude ????? Dave , will be Near Tears, or Mad as Hell, When He Goes to The Register, to Pay !!!!!!!!! Happy Saturday !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 03:43
Dave B., WOW, Talk About A Change Of Heart !!!!!!!!!!! Unlimited Cheeseburgers, and Birch Beer ????????????? Outstanding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We Could Not Ask For More, and I Won't !!!!!!!! But There Must Be A Catch !!! What's The Catch , Dave ???? It's Too Good to Be True !!!!!!!!! Such Generosity, From You , all Of A Sudden ??????????????? This Does Not Compute !!!!!!!! Do We Have To Send Plane Tickets First, Sell Our Soul, or What ???????? This is Too Good To Be True !!!!!!! We Will Have to See What Bob Says About this !!!!! I Am Flabergasted , By Your Offer !!!!!!! We Will See !!!!!!!!!! It's Funny, I Passed Arnold's Royal Castle, Tonight , Coming Home, From The Wakes in North Miami. We Didn't Stop, Cause we were Still Full, from Our Dinner, But it Sounded Good Anyway. I Will Go There, Soon !!!!! And When You Arrive in Miami: Royal Castle, will Be Our Obsession, and Our Steak House. Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin The Rascal.

dave b		10-Oct-2009 03:17
All the birch beer you can drink, plus unlimited cheeseburgers.....

Road Runner		10-Oct-2009 02:35
Bob Sara, Hey Bob, I Had A Busy Day Today, Running Errands, With My Wife, who was off today, and We Went to A Church Rummage Sale, We Always Go To, and Then : We Went to 3 Reposes,- ( Wakes ), Tonight , in North Miami, Near Mario The Baker, and Where The Sonic Was. We Went To The Lithgow Funeral Home, The Emmanuel Funeral Home, Both on West Dixie Highway, and We Went To The Royal Funeral Home, in Carol City, Near The Old Pizza Palace on 27th Avenue, and Close to Parkway Middle School. I Didn't Get A Chance To Post Here Today. We Did Get Hamburgers , From Ranch House, and They Were Delicious !!!!!! Oh , and Did You See Dave's Post ????? He Said We Can Have More Than 1 Royal Castle Cheeseburger, But No Birch Beers. Oh Well, He Got a Little More Generous !!!!!!! I Enjoyed Your Story , about The Harley RideThru The Mountains. It Was A Good Adventure, Like Then Came Bronson,- Michael Parks !!!!!! And The Scent Of Orange Blossom : That's One Of The Best Smells There is, I Love it. Great Post , Bob !!!!!!! I Hear Those Satellite Radio Channels, are Really Boss !!!!!!!Sooner Or Later, I May Break Down, and Get it !!!!!! Talk To You Later, or Maybe Tomorrow. Best Regards !!!!!!! Your Friend , Road Runner.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 02:17
Don Boyd, Thanks Don, For The Transfer Of Grizel's Post to Me. I Appreciate it. I Enjoyed Her Post, and I Will Reply to Her, on Your Guestbook Site, So She Will Be Sure to See it. And Thanks , For Keeping My Photos , in Mind. When You Can. Have A Good Trip !!!! Oh and Thanks , For The Concern, and Well Wishes, Regarding Kidney Stones. I'm Doing O. K., Not Great, and Stone Free Yet, But I'm Holdin My Own. Best Regards !!!!!! The Rascal .

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 02:07
Pokey, I'm Glad You Got to see The Game on ESPN !!!!!! I Didn't Watch The Game, I Missed it, But Score wise, it Looked Like A Very Close Game. I'm Sorry, that Your High School Team ,- Miami Central Didn't Win, But Like I Told You: Miami Northwestern, is A Champion Team. They Have Been State Champs, a Few Times, So I Think Miami Central Gave A Real Good Showing , against A Powerhouse Team Like Miami Northwestern. The Rockets , can Be Proud Of That !!!!! Miami, and All Of Florida, Does Turn Out Some Real Good Football Players, No Doubt , about it, Just Like Aliquippa , PA., Near Pittsburgh, and Jeannette , PA. !!!!!! Take Care !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Oct-2009 01:55
Dave B., It's Now : 9 :41 P. M., and I Just Got Home, From a Day Of Errands, Wakes, A Church Sale, An Early Dinner From Ranch House, ect. We Went to North Miami, to 3 Wakes, To Pay our Respects to 3 Co Workers of My Wife, who All Lost Their Mothers, at around The Same time. The Services , were at 3 Different Funeral Homes, But They Were All 3, Within Blocks Of One Another. It was The Right Thing to Do, and The Survivors, were Happy to See Us, and That So Many People Came, From Their Publix Store, and We Felt Good, that We Helped to Comfort Them, in Their Time Of Grief, and Mourning. It is After All: A Social Grace. Hospitals, Funeral Homes, and Cemeteries, are Not Our Favorite Places, But Sometimes : We Must Think Of The ILL, Dearly Departed, and Their Survivors, and Put Them First, and Do The Right Thing. I'm Glad to Get Home, and Relax. The Traffic, was Very Heavy, and Hectic. Our Miami Drivers, Will Give You A Fit, You Must Have Nerves Of Steel, and Very Fast Reflexes To Drive Here, with This Bunch. Have You Heard : I Do Love You, The Billy Stewart song ????? I Love that Song, and I Have it. I Have it on A C. D. ,- Billy Stewart's Greatest Hits. He Was A Great Singer, with A Very Unique Voice and Style. Tomorrow, Saturday, is Our Favorite Day, and Morning !!!!!! I Love Saturday Mornings !!!!!! Sleep Well !!!!!! Hasta Manana , Mi Amigo !!!!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		09-Oct-2009 22:42
Road Runner, I see you haven't posted today. I hope you are well. I hope to see you here later.

Bob Sara		09-Oct-2009 20:13
Don Boyd, thanks for the link to your friends blog site. It is hard to expalin to people who don't ride, but there is something uniquely liberating about motorcycle touring. You are more in tune with your suroundings, the sights, the smells, the elements. In California, the riding season starts with the Laughlin River Run in Southern Nevada. It's about 550 miles from the Bay Area, or about an 11 to 12 hour ride. The ride takes you down I 5 or Hwy 99 to Bakersfield, then east across the Tehachapi Mountains on Hwy 58. As you crest the mountain, you ride smack into the strongest fragerance of orange blossoms you've ever experinced. it only lasts for about 10 minutes, but in a car, with the ac on, you'd never know what you missed. The you come down on the east slope of the mountain and you're in the Mojave Desert and it's swerling crosswinds. The experience is very centering and focusing. You're in the middle of all this with nothing but sky over your head, and nature all around you.

dave b		09-Oct-2009 19:57
Bob, I remember now that you said that before. I forget who says what, with all the posts and oldies titles going around :) Robbin, thanks for the call.........I guess I could afford more than one cheeseburger for you and Bob, but no drinks

Bob Sara		09-Oct-2009 19:52
dave b, thanks for the offer of the cd. I do have all these on cd, and also on lp. Funnt thing is, I have a collection of maybe 1000 cd's and I don't listen to them any more. When I bought my 2007 Mustang GT just before I left California, it came with Sirius sat radio, And I got hooked. I even put on on my Harley. I don't bother with the cd's anymore. As you can tell from my song list, mostly I listen to the sixties channel, but I also switch off to seventies, E Street Radio, and their 60's and 70's classic cuts channels.

Don Boyd		09-Oct-2009 14:15
Robbin, you have a comment directed at you in the Guestbook and I'm copying it over here so you can see it: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grizel 09-Oct-2009 03:47 Robbin - My Dad still lives in East Hih, and I live close to you, W12th & 56th, I was born in 1957 went to St.John's, then MSSPRGS. There was a spanish rest. called Badia's on E 4th & 18th - the Lincoln Marti school is there now. Do you remember Pantry Pride on E 4th & 9th... Gosh, isn't it great we have no memory lapse....What about the shopping center on Hih Drive next to McCrorys, Three Sisters... I know there was a Royal Castle across from ESSEX, but I can't remember their was another burger place, where the KFC is now, I want to say White Castle?? The DQ of course is still there.

Don Boyd		09-Oct-2009 14:12
Hey Robbin, I'm reading all this stuff day to day and enjoying it. I still haven't gotten to your photo work yet and I've got another trip out of town later today so I've got to start packing. We'll be back late Tuesday night. I hope your stone problem is over soon - man you've had some grief with them. Don

Pokey		09-Oct-2009 11:29
Robbin Ya----I watched the game, wasn't real impressed, with 10 penalties and 100 yards against Central in the 1st quarter, was a little much. But I have to remember that it was High School and being on national T.V. had to have some affect on the teams. They really do have some good players on both of the teams and made some nice plays, but then would ruin it with the errors. I wanted to watch the half time show, but they had college scores on up here, so that mad me a little mad, I wanted to hear the bands play. take care Pokey

dave b		09-Oct-2009 09:15
Hi Robbin.......going to bed late, eh? or early rather....515am here, have to get to work, but carey gigi, email me at kb1pdv@earthlink.net with your home address once again and I will get the cd to you tuesday morning....I have your address somewhere but don't know where to begin digging for it

Robbin		09-Oct-2009 05:50
To All My Friends Here : It's 1:53 A. M., and I'm Tired , an I'm Going To Turn In . I Will Talk To You All: Whenever !!!!!! Sleep Well, and Take CareToday. TGIF !!!!!! Best Regards , To All Of You. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Oct-2009 05:46
Carey gigi, Thanks , For The Compliment, about My Musical Taste. Likewise !!!!! Jerry Butler: A Longtime Super Talent !!!!!!! I Always Loved His Singing, since I was A Little Kid, in The 50's. And He Still Sings Good, even Now, at His Age. I Enjoy Seeing Him, on The PBS Specials, as MC, and Especially : When He Sings His Songs. I Have an Old Album By Jerry Butler, and There's A Great Old Song I Love On it, Called : Teardrops From My Eyes. I Think it's From The Early 60's. I Bought it, at A U- Totem Store, For Like $ 1.99. It is A Great Record Album !!!!!!! Did You Ever See The Old Miami Northwestern High School ??? If Not, it Looked Sorta Like Hialeah High Did, in The 60's. And Now, The New Miami Northwestern, is A Big Modern School,- State Of The Art. A Few Years Ago, it Cost 75 Million Dollars To Build . Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Oct-2009 05:33
Carey gigi, Hello, My Friend !!!!!!! I Know it's None Of My Business, But in My Opinion: You Are Working Yourself Too Hard, and 7 Days ????? That's Too Much. I Hope You Don't Resent My Saying So, But I Really Think You Are Going To Make Yourself Sick, or Hurt Yourself, at This Pace. I Know You Are A Hard Worker, and You've Been Doing Your Profession, for 40 + Years, But I Am Concerned, That You Could Get Run Down, and Possibly Ruin Your Health. You Have Been Thru A Lot Of Pain, and Suffering Too, it Sounds Like. We Are Both From The School Of Hard Knocks. And So is Carlos, He's Had His Share Of Pain, and Injuries. I Gues We Are All : Tough Old Dogs, From The Old School. They Teach: Feel The Pain, and Go Right On. Take it Easy, My Friend, and I Hope You Don't Take What I Said Wrong. I Said it Because I'm Concerned, as Your Friend, Not To Tell You Your Business. Just Advise Of Concern, That Was My Sole intention. Good To Hear From You, My Hialeah , and Miami Brother. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner - Robbin		09-Oct-2009 05:19
Bob Sara, You Listed a Bunch Of Good Songs too !!!!!! I Like Some of Those too. You Know: There's So Many Good Songs , in The Past, it's Hard to Remember all of Them, and We All Have So Many Favorites. We List 20 or So, But There's a Lot More. Some More Of Mine are: The Way You Do The Things You Do, Where Did Our Love Go, Don't Mess With Bill, I Saw The Light, by Todd Rundgren, Diamond Girl, OOOU OOU Baby, OOU OOU Child, Yes I'm Ready, Slow Down Heart, By The Temptations, All Day Music, By War, Beachwood - 54789, Midnight Flower, By The Four Tops, Suavacito, By Malo, Step By Step, The Gypsy Cried, Personality, The Way You Look Tonight, Teenager In Love, Devil Or Angel, Just To Be With You, Meet Me At Midnight Mary, Young Wings Can Fly, Walkin With My Angel, There Goes The Lover, I'm So Proud, Bobby's Girl, Up On The Roof, Don't Be Cruel, I Only Wanna Be With You, A Brand New Me, This Love Is Real, Your Nose Is Gonna Grow, What's Your Name, Special Occaision, By Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, See You In September, Stormy, and So Many Others. Talk To You Again Soon. Take Care !!!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		09-Oct-2009 04:54
Don Boyd, Hi, How Are Yah ??? Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		09-Oct-2009 04:53
Pokey, I Saw The 11:00 News, on Channel 7 Here Tonight, and They Said That The Central - Northwestern Game Was Televised Nationally, on ESPN, So I'm Sure You Watched it, But Just in Case You Didn't : The Game was Played at The FIU- Florida International University Stadium, in Sweetwater- Westchester, Where The Dade County Youth Fair Is Held, and Where The Old Tamiami Airport was A Long Time Ago. They Said That it was a Real Good Game, and was Seen there By 15,000 Fans. The Final Score , Was : Miami Northwestern 22 and Miami Central 14 . I Hope You Got to See it, But if You Didn't: At Least You Got My Report of The Outcome. Best Regards, and Take Care !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		09-Oct-2009 04:43
Carlos B., and Carey gigi, Maybe , When Dave B., Comes Down To Miami, Maybe He will Buy You Guys a Cheeseburger, At Royal Castle, Like He's Promised Bob Sara , and I. I Would Hope So. Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		09-Oct-2009 04:37
Carlos B., I Had Lots of those Little 5 Dollar Transistor A . M. Radios, From Woolworth's an Rexall Drugstore, and They Were Good, and I Too Carried them around Listening To WQAM, and WFUN. And then when I was 11 Years Old, in 1962, My Dad Bought and Gave Me For My Birthday, A Motorola Transistor Radio, about The Size of A Cigar Box, and it Had a Folding Carrying Handle. I Remember Walking on The Sidewalk, near My House, Carrying That Radio, and Hearing Green Onions , By Booker T. & The MG's, and I Loved that Song, and My New Radio. I Remember Like in My JR. High Years , around 1965, Hearing Rick Shaw's Nightly Signing Off, On WQAM, and Ray Peterson's Good Night My Love Playing, and How Neat that was. Thanks, For The Compliment . I Appreciate it, and I Think You, and All Of Us, Have Great Musical Tastes. Great Times, Great Music, and Great Memories !!!!!!!!! All The Best !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Don Boyd		09-Oct-2009 01:32
Bob Sara: great story about your Harley trip to Milwaukee! I really enjoyed reading that. I have a long-time buddy going back to 1957 from Hialeah, who also served in the Coast Guard the same time I did, who recently completed a cross-country Harley trip with a buddy. The site is at: http://twocoasties.blogspot.com/2009/07/coast-guard-brothers-trip-video.html - you might want to check it out when you have the time. Don

carey gigi		09-Oct-2009 00:57
Hello Robbin How are you doing, I have been really busy this week, and I don't know why I am so tired at night. I usually can stay up till about 2 or 3 but not this week. Maybe it's the terrible heat outdoors. I am watching a local high school game on ESPN Northwestern against Central ,playing at FIU stadium . I really like high school football it seems to move a long quicker. I watched Northwestern in 2007 when they went to Texas for the championship and beat Southlake Carrol that was when the coach at Southlake was putting the players down because they didn't come from rich families and they had to earn their money to go to Texas , it was sweet revenge. I have always liked Northwestern at the games I went to when they played springs I used to video tape all of the halftime shows and just the way the team left the field at halftime was impressive, single file to the center of the field and then off the field. I like your taste in music , that Jerry Butler Doo Wop music on PBS is a great DVD I got it a couple of years ago I think I had to pay about 100 dollars as a donation to PBS. I have gotten other videos from there like Over Florida. I need to go back about a hundred post and read only read down about ten or so. I think I might ask Dave B. for a copy of those songs also and finally get my list to him I think I saw his E-mail on here but I think it is in my list of inbox E-mails with a phone number . I really feel tired now can't think to clear right now , Have a long day tomorrow and Sat. even have to get up early Sun and be in Sunny Isle to go look at new work no sleep in days for me. I may go for a check up the family wants me to, I haven't been to the Doctors since 1995. I have been to the ER a few times to get sewn up or get a broken finger set . I tear my hands up all the time. The worst was when I caught my right pinky in my belt sander when sanding marble it almost tore the end off and tore the nail completely out and broke the bone in 3 places. I went to Walgreens got peroxide and bandaged it and worked six more hours . I didn't go to the ER until the next day and they were yelling at me about how it could have infection in the bone already they put an IV on me and gave me a shot and antibiotics. Going to go rewind the game and put it on DVR and watch it tomorrow. I am really getting tired may get back on later or tomorrow early before I leave the house . Talk Later Carey

dave b		09-Oct-2009 00:01
Carlos, got your address via your email, will send it out from the post office Tuesday morning

dave b		09-Oct-2009 00:00
Bob, I have seven songs on your list, if you want a cd of them, let me know

CarlosB.		08-Oct-2009 23:58
More good songs, everyone here has excellent taste. Time for bed got an early ship @ The Port of Miami tomorrow. Goodnight to all!!!!!!! Carlos

CarlosB.		08-Oct-2009 23:42
Yea Jerry Bulter what a voice I have seen him on those Channel 2 specials an amazing singer just like Jay Black he still has it what a blessing. Dave, Robbin has great taste think I'll go for a copy too. I will E-mail you my address Thanks Carlos

Bob Sara		08-Oct-2009 23:41
OK all, here my twenty or so: Can't Help Myself- Fout Tops Satisfaction- Rolling Stones Revolution-The Beatles The Boxer- Simon and Garfunkle Wouldn't it be Nice-Beach Boys Summer in the City-Loving Spoonful Rag Doll-Four Seasons Just Ask the Lonely-Four Tops Ain't to Proud to Beg-Temptations Baby Love- Supremes I Saw Her Again-Mamas and Papas It's a Beautiful Morning-Rascals I Only Want to be With You-Dusty Springfield Tenth Ave Freeze Out- The Boss Born to be Wild-Steppenwolf Help-The Beatles Do It Again-Steely Dan Graceland-Paul Simon Like a Rolling Stone-Bob Dylan Walk on By-Dione Warwick

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 23:19
Dave B., I Like Everything By Billy Stewart. He was a Great Artist !!!!!! I Love His Rendition, of Old Man River, and I once Had it, But Don't now, and Could Never Find it anywhere again. Good Night Dave, and Thanks. Sleep Well, My Friend !!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		08-Oct-2009 23:17
Yea Jerry Bulter what a voice I have seen him on those Channel 2 specials an amazing singer just like Jay Black he still has it what a blessing. Dave, Robbin has great taste think I'll go for a copy too. I will E-mail you my address Thanks Carlos

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 23:15
Carlos B., Great Idea !!!!!!! Will Add Charges For Going To Royal Castle to Get His Order Too, Extra, all C. O. D. Of Course !!!!!!!!! Gotta Go Eat Dinner. I Used to Get Those Little A. M. Transistor Radios, at Woolworth's in Flamingo Plaza, and at Liggett Rexall Drugstore, in Sun Tan Village Plaza, to Listen to WQAM, and WFUN. Great Days !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 23:13
Signing off for the night, as I have five matters tomorrow.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 23:13
Bob, Carlos, Manocarz, Pokey, anyone else, as I mentioned, if you want that same cd with the 33 Robbin wants, just let me know, email me your mailing address at kb1pdv@earthlink.net and that cd will be on its way to you tuesday

dave b		08-Oct-2009 23:10
I like Billy's Blues Part 2 by him.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 23:10
Dave and Carlos, Thanks !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 23:09
Carlos B., Thanks, I Have A Billy Stewart Greatest Hits C. D., with Both Of Them, and I Love Sittin In The Park too. Robbin.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 23:07
Robbin, will do it sat or mon then mail it tues as mon is a holiday

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 23:06
Dave B., Here's My 33 Songs to put on The C. D. , with What Will My Mary Say : It's Only Make Believe, Down In The Boondocks, Tower Of Strength, Volare, Make Me Your Baby, Moody River, All Alone Am I, Killer Joe, Surfer Girl, Return To Sender, String Along, What The World Needs Now, Mountain Of Love, Wishin And Hopin, Wonderful Summer, All Alone Am I, Chains, Patches, All I Have To Do , Last Date, Don't Make Me Over, Walk On By, Cryin In The Rain, So Fine, Moon River- Jerry Butler, I Fall To Pieces, When I Fall In Love, Wichita Lineman, Do The Cha Cha Cha, I Want To Be Wanted , Goodbye Cruel World, Take Good Care Of My Baby, & I Knew You When . Thanks a Lot Dave !!!!!! I Appreciate it !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		08-Oct-2009 23:06
Dave, I do love you is sung by Billy Steward who also sang Sitting in the Park. Robbin Great songs!!!!!!!!!!!!

CarlosB.		08-Oct-2009 23:02
Bob Sara After reading your story you guys were Born to be Wild you can consider that song your anthem. That was a hell of a ride, riding a bike in the rain even lite rain is not an easy task. Robbin have you thought of maybe Fedxing Dave the Royal Castle Burgers and Birch Beer (COD of course)??? I remember Rick Shaw playing Goodnight my Love at the end of his show on WQAM. Those little transister radios were something else, my dad bought me one at the Sears in Northside Plaza I had it with me most of the time. Most of the music by The Young Rascals, The Four Seasons, The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean I really enjoy. also alot from the British invasion. All the car songs were pretty good too, Little GTO my favorite.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 22:58
Good songs, all of them....who sings I do love you?

Robbin RR		08-Oct-2009 22:28
Gentlemen, Here's 20 Of My All Time Favorites : Crystal Blue Persuasion, Silhouettes, Bless You, Dream Lover, So Much In Love, Diana, Pretty Blue Eyes, I Do Love You, The Image Of A Girl, In My Room, Surfer Girl, I Only Have Eyes For You, Spooky, Dreamy Eyes, Who Do You Love, I Wanna Know, One Fine Day, He's So Fine, Sherry, Cindy's Birthday, & Spanish Harlem. Those 20, are in no Certain order. I Have Lots More Favorite Songs, But Those are 20 of them, off The Top Of My Head . Robbin.

Road Runner RRR		08-Oct-2009 22:16
Bob Sara, I Just Read Your Harley Anniversary Bike Trip To Milwaukee Story, and I Felt Like I Was There, it was So Vivid !!!!!! I Enjoyed it Thoroughly !!!! Great Story !!!!!!! And I Admire You Guys Conviction , To Reach Milwaukee, Thru Hell, and High Water. And That Sounds Like Me: When You were Tired of Everybody Passing You, and You Said : Screw it, and Took The Monfort Lane, and Passed Em all, at 85 MPH. I Would Do That Too !!!!!!! Thanks, For Sharing That Great Story, with All of Us !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Road Runner.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 22:04
Dave B., That's A Little Bit Better, But Not Quite up to Snuff Yet. I Was Thinking about Like : 6 Cheeseburgers , 2 Birch Beers, and French Fries Each. Or All You Can eat, Even More Fare, Like A Blank Check, at Royal Castle. I Hope We Can Reach an Agreement, as We are All Reasonable Gentlemen !!!!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		08-Oct-2009 21:59
Carlos B, great list. Goodnight My Love by Ray Peterson is proof positive that you grew up in Miami. Rick Shaw's sign off song. Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf reminds me of a story from last year. In August of 2008 I was part of a group of friends riding to Milwaukee from Miami for Harley Davidson's 105th Anniversary Rally. Our group was 8 Harleys with 10 people. Hurrican Faye had blown through about a week before we left. The first day out, we caught the first bands of rain and squalls left over from Faye in Gainsville. We rode through blinding rain all the to out first overnight stop in Valdosta Ga. We never got our rain gear on, and we were soaked to the skin. The next day started clear, and off we went north on I 75. We stopped for lunch just north of Atlanta. Boots and jeans were still damp from the previous day. While at the restaurant, we could see the storm catching up with us again. We grabbed the rain gear off the bikes and suited up. When the rain let up, off we went. About 50 miles out, we caught it again. Heavy rain and squalls all the way to out next overnight just outside of Chattanooga Tn. It rained all night and was still raining in the morning when it was time to leave. When you are on a road trip, and have a schedule to keep, you are committed, no matter what the weather. So, we suited up and head north on I 24. We poked along in the slow lane, barely able to see the bike in front for hours. It seemed like every semi in Tennessee blew past us, leaving us in their wash. Just outside of Nashville, the rain broke. I was sick to death of being passed by every trucker and grandma on the road, so I pull up along side of the lead rider and hollered " screw this, let's crank it up" I took the lead, grabbed the left lane and blasted up to about 85 mph. We cleared Nashville and the rain and found some beautiful riding country in Kentucky and Indiana, before overnighting in Champaign Il. After three days we finally found the sun. The fourth day was a short ride into Milwaukee, the weather was beautiful. We approached Milwaukee from the west and turned east on I 43 to head into town. As we got within a 75 miles or so, the number of Harleys was now outnumbering the cars and trucks on the road. The overpasses were lined with people waving and holding banners welcoming us "home" I have a sat radio on the bike, and I had been listening to the sixties channel all the way up. I happened to glance down at the radio as we passed the "Welcome to Milwaukee" road sign, and the song title that was scrolling accross was "Born to be Wild" I couldn't believe how perfect the timing was. I'll never forget that trip, the rally, or the timing of that song.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 21:59
Dave B., I will Check out Bobby Vinton . Com. Thanks. I See Him , once in a while on T. V., and it May Have Been Years ago , and on Tape, But He Looked Good There, not Real Old Looking. It's Possible, that Tommy Edwards , Did The Song First, Probably So, But I Like Bobby Vinton's Rendition Best !!!!! Tommy Edwards, was a Good Singer too though. Blue On Blue, is a Good Song by Bobby Vinton. Robbin.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 21:56
Ok, one cheeseburger each including toppings, but no drinks with it

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 21:52
Dave B., One Hamburger Each ?????? And No Toppings ???? That's Dangerously Close to Bread and Water !!!!!! I Thought You Were More Generous, than That. Is that Per Visit, to Royal Castle, or For Your Whole Visit Here ??? I Hope it's Per Visit , to Royal Castle. One Hamburger ? Indeed !!!! The Last Of The Generous !!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 21:51
Robbin, see bobbyvinton.com Hard to believe he is 74 years old....I think Tommy Edwards sang Please Love Me Forever, although a few artists did it.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 21:46
Carlos B., That Sounds a Lot Like " Bullies ", But I Think that Movie came out a lot Later than The 60's . Yes, We Buy a Lot Of Boar's Head Products , From Publix too, They Have Great Meats , and Cheese, and Even Pickles too !!!!!! My Wife Knows a Lot about Boar's Head, Because She Works in The Deli at Publix, By Main Street, in Miami Lakes. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 21:39
Carlos B., I Like All Of Bobby Vinton's Music. What A Great Voice !!!!!! When it First Came out: I Bought The 45 of Roses are Red, at The Rexall Drugstore, in Sun Tan Village Plaza, on Lejeune Road , and East 9th Street. " Please Love Me Forever," is Another Good one , By Bobby Vinton. Bobby Vinton, is Originally from My Dad's Home State : Pennsylvania, and My Wife and I Went to His Theatre, in Branson , Missouri, Years Ago, and He Put On A Great Show, Singing all of His Hits, and other Great Songs. He was Very Good Live, and Very Nice. I Saw Your List of Favorite Songs, and Many of them , are Mine too. Thanks , For Being Concerned about My Health !!!!! Likewise !!!!!!! Your Friend, Robbin.

Robbin RR		08-Oct-2009 21:25
Dave B., and Bob Sara, I Enjoyed Your Stories , and Bits and Pieces On San Francisco. That is an Exciting Looking City. I Hope to Go There , one Day !!!!!! And I Can Certainly Believe : That there is So Much to See and Do. Thanks , to Both of You, for All The Things You Mentioned, I Can Picture them. Later. RRR.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 21:23
Carlos B , those are some very good tunes indeed. The Chi-Lites also made Have You Seen Her.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 21:19
Dave B., Yes, I Believe Your Assumption is Correct, Unless Some Unknown Donor, Comes Forward, with Some Airline Tickets !!!!!!! I Have Been Asking For Donations, and Collections, ect., For The Longest, and I Almost Feel Like Jerry Lewis, asking For Money, or Plane Fare. And So Far, No one Has Stepped Up To The Plate. We Must Not Give Up Hope, We Must Remain Objective !!!!!! Some Kind hearted Soul, Just Might Spring For Your Plane Fare Yet !!!!!! I Hope So. I Guess Some would Ask: Well if you're So interested, and Concerned: Then Why Don't You Buy The Tickets ????? To Which I Would Reply : Excuse Me ??? Indeed ???? We Will See !!!!!! Time Will Tell !!!!!!!! There's A Little Time Remaining !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

CarlosB.		08-Oct-2009 21:19
Dave, These are my 20 all time favorites (in no particular order) I have them both on CD and on my MP3: Traces - Classics 4 In Dreams -Roy Orbison A Certian Smile - Johnny Mathis A Hundred Pounds of Clay - Gene McDaniels Over You - Gary Puckett There Is - The Dells Have you seen her - The Delfonics Goodnight my Love - Ray Peterson Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett I Wish it would Rain - The Temptations I can Sing a Rainbow - The Dells Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat How can I be Sure - Young Rascals Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & the Shondells Crimson & Clover - Tommy James & the Shondells Let's Hang On - Four Seasons Rag Doll - Four Seasons You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore Come a Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans About 3 months ago I transfered all my songs into a MP3 one day at work I lost it over 850 songs worse part was that I had cleaned everything from my laptop so I lost it all, now I have been downloading again this time I put the songs on CD, on my new MP3 and save them into a portable harddrive. But part of the fun is finding these songs and downloading them. I back up to about 350 songs. RobbinSorry to hear about the pain yes I can relate to it. I always buy Boars Head products from Publix. There was a movie in the early sixties about a family driving along the highway and meet up with a bunch of teenagers racing and playing chicken on the road. anybody recall this flix??

dave b		08-Oct-2009 21:12
I will pay my way down and all expenses, plus I will buy you and Bob, ONE I repeat ONE burger each, but any extra toppings you have to pay for.

Road Runner		08-Oct-2009 21:08
Bob Sara, No , Just Joking !!!!! In All Seriousness : When Dave comes Down to Miami, Between You and I , We Will Foot The Bills !!!!! Meals, Gasoline in The Tour Vehicles, Ect., Will Be On Us !!!!!!!! Not A Problem !!!!!! You Were absolutely Correct in Your Assumption. Dave , Will Think He's Royalty, By The Degree Of Hospitality , He Will Be Afforded , By Us. His Stay, will Be One To Remember !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! RRR.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 21:01
I believe the part about my visit there being enjoyable, but not the part about me getting there for free :)

Road Runner - Robbin		08-Oct-2009 20:59
Bob And Dave, That's Right Bob: When The Cape Cod - Boston Area Gets Cold and Barren, Very soon, Come On Down !!!!!!!!! Bob, Will Take Care Of All Expenses, I Know He Will !!!!!!! All You Have to Do : is Get Here, and Tours Of The City, Food , Lodging, ect., are Free For You, But Not Necessarily For Bob. But Don't Worry, Bob's Been Saving Up His Money, For Your Visit. Hopefully, Bob, Will Pay Your Way Down Also ?????? If Not, I will Head The Committee, Raising Donations, To Get You Here. Not To Worry, All Is Well !!!!!!!! Soon, You Will Practically : Get The Key To The Magic City !!!!!!!!! Your Visit To Miami, Will Be Very Enjoyable, I Can Guarantee You Of That !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! RRR.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 20:27
Carlos B. Hey !!!!! Thanks , For Asking. I was Better, for a Few Days, But now : I've Taken A Turn For The Worse. Yesterday, and Today: It was Hard , and Very Painful, to Get out of Bed, and All Day, it's Hard to Straighten Up, and Stand Tall. My Back Hurts on Both Sides Now, at Belt Level. But I Know, I'll Be Alright. I Appreciate Your Concern. I Know You Can Relate to Pain, and injuries, ect., You've Certainly Had More Than Your Share. I Think I Have That 1967 Mustang GT, and it's Nice. My Friend Noel Martinez, Had A 1967 Mustang Fastback, with a 390 V8 and 4 On The Floor. It was Dark Green, and very Fast . He Got it at A Used Car Lot, on N. W. 27th Avenue, just south of 95th Street. I Think it was called : Car Mart. That was in around : 1968. We used to Ride around in it, and we went to Miami Stadium in it to See Miami Marlins Games, and We Rode around Robert E . Lee JR. High, Looking For Girls , to Beep at, and Show off to !!!!!!!! We Had Lots Of Fun !!!!!!!! And Sometimes : We Would Be Sitting at A Traffic Light, and Noel Would Drag Race Another Car And Driver, and that was Exciting !!!!!!! Great Memories !!!!! When You Mentioned Your Lunch Of : 2 Ice Cold A & W Root Beers, and A Pastrami Sandwich !!!!!! My Mouth Watered, and My Body Screamed, For That. I Love Root Beer Iced Cold, and Pastrami, and Corned Beef, are All Time Favorites Of Mine !!!!!!! I Love a Nice Thick Corned Beef Or Pastrami Sandwich on Rye Bread, Plain, or with a Little Mustard. And it Does Go Great , with Root Beer, Cream Soda, Ginger Ale, or Cola. New York, and Chicago, Have always Been Known for Their Great Corned Beef and Pastrami, and Romanian Pastami, and Best's Pastrami, Reigned as The Kings Of Pastrami. Boar's Head, and Vienna Kosher, and Sinai , Have always Had Great Pastrami. When I worked For Swift & Company, We Had : Best's Pastrami, From Chicago, and Vienna Kosher, From Chicago. I Get Boar's Head Pastrami now, from Publix. Man, Did I Make Myself Hungry !!!!!!!!! Off To Publix, For Pastrami , Rye Bread, and A & W Root Beer. Great Idea, You Gave Me, Thanks Carlos !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 20:24
Bob, what was nice also was the little section of Italian restaurants, residences etc somewhere relatively near the downtown area, and Chinatown was really interesting, also.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 20:01
Of all the cities I have ever been to, SF has them beat for climate, scenery, location. It is just beautfiul, but as you said, Bob, you can run thru some money there in no time at all.........I did not go to Alcatraz but meant to, but from the SF shore Alcatraz is startingly close. I never realized it is that close to SF. Anyway, a month fo walking all around the city, it was fun, not to mention my ride-along with CHP at 115 mph on SF expressways. I had gone on 175 with Boston, wanted to try out CHP, as it was my favorite agency growing up out there as a kid in Southern California.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 19:51
I remembered the they intersect but always thought Geary ran north and south. But it is a very very long street, that's for sure. Not every dawy for a month but nearly every day, I would go on some long trek.

Bob Sara		08-Oct-2009 19:48
dave b, Geary is the only street that runs from the Bay to the ocean east to west. Van Ness is north and south, and is actually Hwy 101 through The City. Geary and Van Ness intersect

dave b		08-Oct-2009 19:48
During that month, Dec of 2000, I walked from way up on Geary down to Fisherman's Wharf, Market St, the Mission district, all over the place, the Presidio, etc

Bob Sara		08-Oct-2009 19:44
Road Runner, I think dave has shot us down on covering the lunch tab. But I did offer to cover his and include a grand tour if he comes down. There are no cable cars on Van Ness Ave. One line runs east and west on California from Van Ness to Market Street downtown. Those are double ender cars that don't need to be turned around at the end of the line. The other line is the Hyde Street line that runs north and south from downtown to Fishermans Wharf, and they are manually turned around where the line ends, by the crew. They are large turntables set into the street, and the car stops on the turntable and the two man crew gets off, and pushes the car until it makes a 180 degree turn. In the Bay Area, San Francisco is refered to as The City, and never, ever Frisco. I liver in The City for 11 years, but couldn't afford to buy a house there. So, we moved to the East Bay, just south of Oakland, to buy a house in Hayward. I lived there for almost 16 years. I miss The City, and the entire area a lot. If you go there on vacation, you could spend a month, do two thing a day, and never repeat anything. From Napa and Redwood country to the north, to Monterey and Carmel to the south to Gold Country and the Sierras to the east, you'll run out of time (and money) before you run out of things to do.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 19:34
Not perpendicular to the cars but to Geary?

dave b		08-Oct-2009 19:33
Bob, doesn't Van Ness run the opposite direction, that is perpendicular, to the cable car lines?

dave b		08-Oct-2009 19:32
I am planning on coming down there sometime, for sure....I spent some time in San Francisco once, grew up in So Calif but spent almost a month in SF end of 2000. I could not get over the good weather, no snow, no humidity, it was great. Geary Street, Golden Gate Park, I walked the entire city many times

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 19:29
Dave B., Thanks , Dave. I Enjoyed Your list of 20, and Many of Your Top 20, are Favorites of Mine too. I Will Make Both Lists , in A Few Minutes, after I Reply to Carlos. All The Best !!!! Robbin.

Bob Sara		08-Oct-2009 19:26
dave b...a triple order of fried shrimp....I like it. Road Runner and I don't mind picking up the tab at all, and even the generous tip. In fact if you get your a** down here, lunch and a grand tour is on us. Without even checking with Road Runner, I know he'll say yes to that. So when the weather up there turns icy cold and dreary, come on down to the 'Sun and Fun Capitol of the World" as Jackie Gleason used to say.

Road Runner		08-Oct-2009 19:24
Bob Sara, Ranch House , Next Week, Sounds Great !!!!! I Know you will enjoy your Meal there. It's Cool inside, and They Have Comfortable Booths, and The Counter Stools to Choose From, and The Food is Good. And even Better Yet : Our Food , will Taste Even Better, cause it's Free on The House, Compliments Of Dave B. , and We Can Order Up, cause We're Not Paying. Why Should We Care ??? How Much Our Bill is ????? Man, Have We Got it Made !!!!!! Easy Street, in Davesville !!!!!!!! That's Interesting about Little Joe's, and How You Sold The Owners Cars, and The Extra Portions For Appreciation. Isn't There A Cable Car on Van Ness Avenue ??? I Think I Saw that on T. V., And in Movies . I Would Love to Ride One of Those Cable Cars there, and When I Leave Town: I'll Pretend I'm Tony Bennett, and I'll Be Singing: I Left My Heart , In San Francisco. I Definitely, Want to Go To San Francisco , Sometime. I Know it's A Beautiful City, with Lots To Offer. I Envy You, For Having Lived There, and Seeing it Firsthand , as a Resident. Lunch On Dave, at Ranch House, Outstanding !!!!!!!!!! Later. Road Runner.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 19:21
I have a lot of songs I like from the 60s, 70s etc but most of my all-time favorites are from 1958-1959-1960, and here are my top 20, not in order. The all american boy--bill parsons Because they're young--duane eddy Blueberry hill---fats domino\ Bongo Rock---Preston Epps Do you want to dance--bobby freeman Cathy's clown--everly brothers So sad--everly brothers Image of a girl--safaris It's only make believe--conway twitty Kansas City--wilbert harrison Lonely Boy--paul anka Mountain of Love--harold dorman Never be anyone else but you--ricky nelson Pretty Blue Eyes--steve lawrence Smoke gets in your eyes--the platters Queen of the hop--bobby darin Poor Little Fool--ricky nelson Sea of love--phil phillips Summertime blues--eddie cochran Walking to New Orleans--fats domino Those are my favorite 20 from those three years. I have maybe 125 favorites from those three years but these are the all-time favorites.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 19:14
Robbin, just for kicks, besides the list you are going to give me, maybe we can list our favorite oldies in order, maybe our top ten or fifteen. Just to compare notes.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 19:11
When you list those songs, anyone else reading the list who wants some or all of those songs, all I need is your address, so you can email me at kb1pdv@earthlink.net and give me a list of those songs or others like them. This is not an empty invitation, I will have 100 blank cds over the weekend and burning them from i tunes is an easy thing. I can do all 33 or so or others like them that you may want.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 19:09
Dave B., Yes Bob and I Go Back to around 1982, I Believe. 33 Songs , it is. I Will List them, in a Few Minutes Here. You Are On The Ball !!!!! A Very Organized Person. A Good Example, For Me To Follow, indeed !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 19:05
Dave B., By George: I Think You Stumbled onto The Perfect Solution. Bob and I , Will Order Up, Triple Orders Of Fried Shrimp, and Desserts Too, and then We'll Forward You The Receipts For Reimbursement, and if Your Checks For Reimbursement Get Lost in The Mail, Then We Will Sue The US Postal Service, and You Can Represent Us , as Our Legal Council. This is Ingenious !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 19:00
Dave B., That's Very True !!!!!! The Old Green Eyed Monster -, Jealousy: Works in Many Bad Ways. The Other Drivers , Probablyly : Were Eager Beavers Just Like Me: Trying To Show that they were Capable, When They First Started, But Then after Years, Of Hard Work, Little Raises in Pay, and Little or No Praise, From The Company: Naturally: They Slowed Down, and So They Resented The Hell out Of Me, a 22 Year Old Kid, Showing How it's Done. They Told Me : Wait a Few More Years, if You Don't Slow Down, Unloading all The Heavy Quarters Of Beef Will Slow You Down, and The Company Will Use You, But They Don't Appreciate All The Extra Work You're Doing. I Have always Believed in : Doing My Job, and Giving My Employer A Fair Days Work, But I Know that You Can Overdo it, and Spoil The Company, and You Get Nothing But A Good Nights' Sleep, For Your Heroics, But I Now Believe in A Happy Medium,- Work Hard, & Do A Good Job, But Don't Kill Yourself, But Rather Pace Yourself, to Last Till The Finish Line . Later. Robbin.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 18:51
Robbin, I changed my mind. Listen, you and Bob have all the lunches and dinners you want, pay as you go, THEN send the checks to me for reimbursement. How would that be? So order whatever you want. Bob was going to get a double order of shrimp, make it a triple order, as long as I am paying. But when I mail you a check and you don't get it, blame the US Postal Service, not me.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 18:46
Dave B., I'm Not Confused anymore, We Will Pay Our Bills, After Lunch, each Time, and Think Of You. But We Won't Look For Reimbursement anymore. But if We Should Forget to Pay, and Walk Out, We Would Hope that You Would Represent us in Court, as our Legal Council, after our Arrest, By The Local Authorities. Can We Make our one allowed Phone Call to You ???? Thanks , For The Support, and For Letting Us Know How it is. Best Regards !!!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 18:39
Good job, Robbin. Every time someone else does a better job, people have to moan and groan about it, the bad side of human nature. Re those oldies, I think a blank cd holds maybe 33, so choose that many if you want to. You and Bob go back a long way.

Road Runner		08-Oct-2009 18:34
Hello Everyone, I wanted o Explain Why Bob Sara Calls Me Road Runner. I Am Robbin. You See: Back in The 80's , Bob Sara , and I worked Together at Swift & Company, in Miami. Swift & Company, The Chicago Giant of The Meat Packing , and Foodservice Industry, Known For Swift's Premium Food Products, Butterball Turkey's, ect. I was A Truck Driver on Deliveries, with Swft for 14 + Years, and Bob Sara, was in The Office, as A Beef , Veal, and Lamb Buyer, and The Salesman For Daling with Publix, and Other Accounts. He and I Became Friends at Swift. And The Road Runner Title, came From when I First Started at Swift, in 1975. I Started at Swift on The Night Crew, Loading Trucks all Night, and Sometimes Unloading Trailers. After 2 Years, They needed Drivers, and I Became A Driver. It was A Hard Job, Backbreaking, But on the Night Crew, I Worked a Lot Harder, so Driving A Truck, was More Normal Hours, and I Got Breaks, to Get Lunch Or A Coke now and then, and I Had Freedom, So all in all: I was Happy , to Be Driving A Truck on Deliveries, and I Had Contact with Lots Of People, and I Enjoyed that too. When I First Went out on Deliveries: I Didn't Mean to Show anyone Up, or Backstab, But I Figured I Needed to Show The Company, What I Could Do, and I Did. I was A Super Star Driver, Faster at Delivering Product and Returning For More, than Veteran Drivers, with Lots Of Years and Experience. Well, I Got Praise , From The Bosses, But The other Drivers Hated Me. Someone Said: He's A Real Road Runner all Right, That Guy is Fast , and Puts all The Other Drivers To Shame. The Name Stuck: From Then on, at Swift, I was Road Runner, and Even Customers Called Me : Road Runner, and I was Road Runner, on The C. B. Radio too. All of The Latin Customers, Called Me : El Gallo - El Guy Yo, which Means in English: The Rooster. Now You Know Why I Am Called Road Runner, and My Real Name : Robbin. Best To All !!!! Robbin, The Swift Road Runner.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 18:22
Bob and Robbin, sure, put everything on my tab then just let me know about it and I will say well, I am glad they enjoyed themselves so much. I will not pay for it but will still say well, good for Bob and Robbin, hope they had a great dinner :)

Bob Sara		08-Oct-2009 18:17
Road Runner, the Joe's you saw on TV was 'Little Joe's on Broadway" in North Beach. That's the one I used to eat at all the time. I remember one night i stopped in for dinner after work, and sat at the counter as usual. I looked over to the guy sitting next to me on the right, and it was Paul Kantner, one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane. Only in San Francisco, I thought. Little Joe's is owned by Frank Monterello. Over the years I sold him and his son's several cars. I always got special service from Frank. Like a second helping of pasta when he saw my dish empty. He closed the place on Broadway just before I left the area, and moved out to Van Ness Ave, which is a main north south through street that feeds into the Golden Gate Bridge. Let's figure next week for lunch. Ranch House works for me, and it's close to home for you in case the discomfort gets to be too much. Plus, we can just put it on Dave B's tab. I'm sure he won't mind if I get a double order of fried shrimp. Take care, and stay cool in this heat...

dave b		08-Oct-2009 18:17
Sure, Robbin, write the songs here, that is fine, either way is fine. I have to go out and get the blank cds this weekend sometime anyway, so no hurry. I should have them on their way to you Monday from the post office, though. No work Monday, well, that is a holiday, so Tuesday first thing

dave b		08-Oct-2009 18:15
Robbin, sorry for the confusion, yes, you can indeed forward the receipts to me. And I will put them aside here and save them for you :) You guys would not even buy airline tickets and now you want me to pay for meals? Where is Don Boyd to split this cost with me????

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 18:08
Dave B., I'm Confused: I Thought that We Could Forward The Receipts, For Our Meals, to You For Reimbursement, But Now You Say: That You Will Pick Up The Tabs, and Lay them Back On The Counter Unpaid, So I Guess it's Sorta Like Elvis Sang: Return To Sender. In That Case: We Might as Well Pick Up our Own Tabs, and Leave You Out Of it. I Guess I Have it Figured out now, No More Confusion, on My Part . Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		08-Oct-2009 18:00
Bob Sara, Hey Bob . I Love that San Francisco Recipe !!!!!!! It Sounds Wonderful, and I Definately: Will Try it !!!!! I've Seen one Of The Joe's Restaurants, on T. V. Cooking Shows Before, I Think it was in North Beach . ?? I Believe it was on The Frugal Gourmet's Show. Thanks a Lot, For Sharing The Great Recipe, with Me, and All Of our Other Friends Here. Very Nice Of You. I'll Bet Dave will Try That Recipe out, as He Expressed An interest in Cooking. And Best Of All, When He Cooks , and Enjoys that Meal, He Won't Get A Bill from Us !!!!!!! How Relieved He'll Be !!!! Yeah, Arbetter's , is A Great Choice, My Wife and I Love Arbetter's. The Cheese Fries, are Awesome, And Their Corn Dogs, Rootbeer, ect. But after 4 Chili Dogs, and A Root Beer, if You Don't Stop there, You May Get Sick. I usually Get: 2 Chili Dogs, 1 Sauerkraut Dog, 1 Corn Dog, and 1 Root Beer, and My Wife and I Split an order Of Cheese Fries. And After that: I Am very Pleasantly Full. Anymore Food, and I would Burst, and Get Sick. Frankie's Pizza, is Strictly Take Out, But they Recently added Some Dairy Queen Type Tables, and Benches, out Back, For Patrons. My Wife, and Lots of Other People: Order Our Pizza, and Eat in The Car, Right There. Frankie's Pizza, is Really Good !!!!! Frankie, and His Family, Have Owned and Run Frankie's, For 50 Some Years, and They Have Loyal Longtime Customers, From All Around, just Like Arbetter's, and Shorty's by Dadeland on US1. And our Hialeah Ranch House, is the same as you Remember all of the other Ranch Houes Restaurants Being, Years Ago : Great Breakfasts, Blackboard Specials of The Day, Great Big Charbroiled Hamburgers, Great Jumbo Fried Shrimp, Crispy and Golden, and Homemade Soups of The Day. And Best Of All: Dave Accepts Receipts from Ranch House. In Fact: I Think We Can Run A Tab, at Ranch House, on Dave's Account. I Don't want to abuse the Courtesy, or Dave's Generosity, so Maybe We Can Limit our Meals there , to once A Week. Whenever You Wanna Have Lunch, Bob : Let Me Know. I Think I'm Able to Walk Enough, to Make it. Best Regards !!!!!!! The Old Swift & Company Road Runner.

Robbin		08-Oct-2009 17:17
Dave B., If it's all the same with You: I'm Going to Write the Songs on Here, and then Everyone Else Can See about My Choices, and We'll all Think about , and Hear some Good Oldies again. And Thanks , again: For Your Generosity, as Bob said : Bob and I, will be Eating Lunch at some Places soon, and We Certainly Do Appreciate: Being able to Forward you the Receipts, For Reimbursement !!!!! What A Guy !!!!!! It's Sunny and Bright, a Little Breezy, and Warm, and Humid outside: 92 Degrees , Right Now, at 1:08 P. M. , and that's why I'm in The House , in A / C and with a Little Fan Blowing on Me, from 2 Feet Away, and I'm Drinking Iced Cold Bottled Spring Water, 1 after the other. I was a Little Better, a Couple of Days Ago, But Now: I Have Pain, that Restricts My Movements: All The way across My Back, at the Waistline. I Will Live Though !!!!! Pokey's High School, Miami Central, Plays Miami Northwestern Tonight, in Football, and Pokey Said : That The Game was Listed in His T. V. Guide, on ESPN. I Don't Know if it will Be Televised in Your area, or not, But if so, You Might Enjoy it. Miami Northwestern, has Won The State Of Fla. State Championships, a Few times. So it's The Miami Central Rockets VS The Miami Northwestern Bulls. It Should Be a Good Game, as They are Rivals. Wouldn't You Love to Have a Good Chili Dog, From Checker's , or Arbetter's, in Miami ??????? I Know The Answer !!!!! I Withdraw , My Question. No Further Questioning !!!!!!! I Sound Like A Wannabee Perry Mason. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		08-Oct-2009 16:10
Robbin, How have you been feeling today? has the kidney has the pain from the kidney stones decreased? I went to Walmart today to get dog food and got 2 Hotwheels a 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang blue with white racing stripes and a VW beetle with a blown engine sticking out the back I got 2 of the Mustangs one to open and the other to keep in the blister pack, also Walmart stores usally have a big bin filled with $5.00 movies I found Stand by Me with River Phoenix I'll be watching it tonight. Yesterday at work I took my cooler filled with ice and had 2 ice cold A&W rootbeers with my pastrami sandwich man they really hit the spot. Anybody likes to hear Bobby Vinton he had some really nice songs: Blue Velvet, Mr. Lonely, Blue on Blue Roses are Red real slow dance material. ON the 19th I got to go for my 6 months check up I just had blood drawn this morning they always have a hard time finding my veins I always ask them to use a butterfly needle which is used mostly on kids it's really thin and you don't feel it at all.

dave b		08-Oct-2009 00:36
Yes, Bob, I will pick up all the tabs, just pick them up, look at em, then put em down on the counter for Robbin to pay.

Bob Sara		07-Oct-2009 23:31
Road Runner, since we are talking about food, let me share with you what I made for dinner tonight. In the San Francisco Bay Area there is a type of Italian restaurant called "Joe's" There are several scattered all around the area, and all are independently owned. They all make a dish called a Joe's Special. And here's how it is made. You need about a pound of ground beef, half a pound of sliced mushrooms, half a pound of diced onions, about five or six cloves of garlic finely diced, two bags of fresh, washed spinach (I use Publix brand), three eggs scrambled with a little water or milk, salt and black pepper to taste. Have everything ready to go and at hand before you begin. In a large skillet non stick skillet heat enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. The heat should be moderatly high to high. Add the onions and saute them for about one to two minutes until they start to soften, Then add the ground beef and begin to break it up and brown it. As the meat browns, add the garlic and after about a minute, add the mushrooms. Add salt and pepper. You're dealing with a very hot pan, so you have to keep the contents moving with a wooden spoon. When everything in the pan is about cooked begin to add the spinach in batches, stirring to mix in the spinach as it wilts. Once all the spinach is in and cooked, add the scrambled egg mixture and stir it in to incorperate it into the mixture. Turn off the heat, and make sure everything is well mixed. Serve with grated parmigian cheese and crushed red pepper flakes, and some crusty Italian bread. Remember, you're working with high heat, so once the oil hits the pan and the onions go in, you're working the pan to keep everything moving and stired. The entire cooking time is about fifteen minutes. Good luck.

Bob Sara		07-Oct-2009 23:05
Road Runner, those lunch ideas sound great. I eat at Arbetters all the time, chili dogs, four at a time. They always ask if I want fries with them. I look at them ask"do you think I need fries with four chili dogs?" I've never been to Frankie's, so we should go there together so I'm not forced to eat a whole pizza alone! I haven't been to a Ranch House in 30 years, so that is a must do as well. And, as always, Thanks to the ever generous Dave B for picking up the tab.

dave b		07-Oct-2009 21:21
Robbin, you can call my office voicemail and leave the list there, might be easiest way to do it, just read off the song titles

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 21:19
Dave B., I used to Build Mostly Model Car Kits, By AMT, and Revelle, But I Did Build Some Model Airplane Kits, and At Least A Couple Battleships. Not to Brag, But I was Good at Buildng Model Kits. Revelle , Made Real Good Airplane Model Kits, I Liked them a Lot. I'm Going to Look at the Song Lists You Sent Me Before, Before I Eat Dinner, and I will Compile a List Of 30 Songs , and Will Give You The List Here Tomorrow. Have A Great Evening, My Friend !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Road Runner Rascal RRR		07-Oct-2009 20:57
Bob Sara, Too Late for Today, But I Have Some Good Lunch Ideas, For Tomorrow, and they are : Chili Dogs Cheese Fries, and Root Beer, at Arbetter's, Pizza , And Canned Canada Dry Ginger Ale Iced Cold, at Frankie's, A Chicken Breast Sandwich , Corn On The Cob, Coleslaw, or A 1/2 A Chicken BBQ Platter , or BBQ Spare Ribs , at Shorty's on US1, By Dadeland, or Possibly : A Charbroiled Hamburger Platter, at either : Flannigan's, or Ranch House, near My House, in Hialeah. Food For Thought, Bob !!!!!! All Great Choices !!!!!!! Whatever You Choose: By All Means: Enjoy Your Lunch !!!!! And Soon, I Believe : We Can Take A Ride, to Rediscover The City Of Miami, and Have Lunch Somewhere, and We'll Get A Receipt, and Send The Bill To Dave, For Reimbursement. He is Always So Generous, and Accomodating. We'll Be Talking !!!!!!! Later. Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend, Robbin.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 20:05
Pokey, Sorry , For The Cheap Shot !!!!! I Mess Up, all The Time, and Here I Am Throwing Stones. Just Wanted to Make us Laugh. I Do Hope you Get to see The Game Televised, But if not, I Will Tell You The Outcome, From The Miami Herald, on Here. The Miami Central Rockets VS The Miami Northwestern Bulls !!!!!! We Will See !!!!!!!!! Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 19:58
Dave B., I Will Look over The List, ASAP, and I Will Give You A List , By Tomorrow. Thanks , a Lot. In View Of This, I Will Think About Air Fare For Your Trip to Miami. Maybe I Can Get A Sponsor, Like The VFW, The DAV, or The American Legion, to Fund Your Tickets, since You Served Your Country, for 7 Years. We Shall See !!!!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		07-Oct-2009 19:53
Robbin I just read all three also, don't know how that happened. Yes--I will watch the game tomorrow, if it is on, If not you will have to let me know the outcome. take care Pokey

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 19:48
Pokey, I Read Your Post to Bob Sara, and it was a Good Post, all 3 Times !!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!! Better 3 Posts , than None at all. I'm Glad We Are All Writing, it's Great. Believe it , or Not, I Am Still Watching The DVD's You Sent Me, Especially : The Kart Show, and Kart Racing, in Quincy Ill., and The Indiana Weekend Tractor - Riding Mower Races. I Like Those !!!!!! There is More To Living in Indiana, Than The Indy 500, and Watching Corn Grow , Indeed !!!!!! HAH HAH !!!!!!!!! And I Love Corn, So I'm not about to Knock The Indiana Cornfields !!!!!!! A Reminder : Don't Forget to Watch That High School Football Game , Tomorrow Night, Between : Miami Central, and Miami Northwestern. I Hope it wasn't a Misprint, for Your Sake. Good Luck !!!!!! I Hope You See it. Take Care . Robbin.

dave b		07-Oct-2009 19:47
Robbin, instead of one song on a cd that holds 33 or so, see if you want any more on that list.....not that it is a waste, because they cds are less than a buck each. But just so you know you can pick another 30 off of that list if you choose

Pokey		07-Oct-2009 19:39
Bob Sara I forgot one store, we also had a Burdines at 163 st shopping mall. the westland store was the newest one at that time, when I worked at Burdines. take care Pokey

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 19:33
Dave B., Thanks, Dave !!!!!!!! I Really Love That Song, and will Wear it out, on My Boom Box, and I'll Copy it To Cassette Tape, and Play it in My Ford Expedition. I Appreciate that. Let Me Know, if You Ever Need anything in Miami. I Will Be Glad to Send You Anything You May Need, With The Exception , Of Airline Tickets, That Is Someone Elses' Department, I Don't Know Who The Head Of That Committe is, But it's The Aviation Donations Ticketmaster. Good Luck !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 19:12
Dave B., Royal Castle Hamburgers, Has The Little Diced and Fried onions, A Sour Pickle Slice, and usually : Ketchup, and Yellow Mustard, But No Relish. Krystal, and White Castle, and White Tower, all 3 Come with The Little Diced Fried Onions. I Like Bobby Freeman's : Do You Wanna Dance too, But The Original Recording , By Him, not The Remakes, that are all We Get Now. They are nowhere near as Good. It's Not My Favorite Song, But I Did, and Do Like it. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 19:04
Manocarz, Thanks !!!!! Sometimes I Think I'm all Better, Then I wakeup all Humped over, with My Back Hurting around Where your Belt Goes around, Like this Morning. It was Very Painful, and Hard: to get out of My Bed. Oh Well, We All Have Pain, But We Carry On. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 18:58
Dave B., I Love A Good Bologna Sandwich, and That's No Baloney !!!!!!! As A Kid, I Loved a Boloney Sandwich, and Had them often. My Wife , and I Still enjoy one now, sometimes. My Way, is : On White Bread, Iceberg Lettuce, Yellow Mustard, Boloney Piled Thick, and a Slice Of Yellow American Cheese. Now that's A Good Sandwich !!!!!!! As American, as Apple Pie, and The Boloney, as German, as Colonel Klink, and Berlin. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner The Rascal		07-Oct-2009 18:48
Bob Sara, Hey Bob, I Knew I Would Get Everybody Hungry, Talking about Our Favorite Little Hamburgers, Those Things Sure are Tasty !!!!!! Talking about Go Karts, Yesterday: Got Me Dreaming About Them , Last night. They were Fun, weren't They ???? Except For The Time, that You Almost Nailed Pokey, on His Dad's Motorcycle, HAH HAH !!!!! Only Kidding, I Know it wasn't You, or You would Fess Up. Pokey, was a Champion Kart Racer, You Know. He Raced all The Time , at Hialeah Speedway, Medley's Palmetto Speedway, Terry's Kartway, Daytona, and other Places, including Nassau. That was in The Early, to Mid 60's. I Had 3 Go Karts, at Different times, and I only Drove in Parking Lots. My Dad, wouldn't Let Me Race. The Fist Kart I Had, was Slow, Like for 6 year olds , The 2nd one was Better, But The Third and Last one I Had: Was A Real Good One, and Fast. It was Called : The Exterminator, and it was a Gold Anodized Frame, and Had A Mcculloch Chain Saw Engine. It was Designed and Sold By Famous Indy Driver Jim Rathmann, and My Grandma, Bought it For Me, in around 1962, When I was 11 Years Old. Jim Rathmann's Kart Shop, was near Plager Brother's , on N. W. 27th Avenue, and We Got Mine there. I Drove it Mostly, at Hialeah Park's Big Parking Lots, off of East 32nd Street, and East 21st Street. It would Hit Around 70 MPH . I Still Love Go Karts !!!!!! Later, My Friend. Road Runner.

dave b		07-Oct-2009 18:41
Too late for lunch suggestions, I just had a simple bologna sandwich :)

dave b		07-Oct-2009 18:37
Robbin, I have that song but no blank cds til Saturday at which time I will get that song on there and mail it to you

Pokey		07-Oct-2009 18:31
Bob Sara I left Burdines in the fall of 69, thats when I went into the military, but after I graduated in 68, Burdines hired me full time and gave me the China and fine Glass dept. I can remember unloading box (train) cars full of dishes by myself, having to seperate all the styles and putting them in my work area, I would then distribute them to the stores, I think we had six and the time------miami, miami beach, dadeland, westland, w palm beach, & ft laud stores, and I visited each one back then. Your old address was pretty close to me, I new a girl named Pat Bursike (spelling is way off), or Buresier, she lived behind Lubys, so that had to be close to your cousins Does that name ring a bell??? I got alot of soda and candy from the store at the corner of 87 st and 32 ave, we could have been standing in line together, ha ha. That corner is where I got my first speeding ticket in 1966 take care Pokey

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 18:27
Dave B., O.K., I Gotcha . I Will Wait For Your Advisory on Here, as To When, and then I Will Know What Day , and Exact time to Leave My Cell Phone on, and Expect Yor Call. Royal Castle , White Castle, Krystal, and White Tower, all Have Almost Exactly The Same Little Hamburgers , with The Diced Fried a Little Onions. If You Like one of them, then You'll Like them all, they are 99 % Similar. White Castle Hamburger Patties, Have Patented 5 Holes Stamped in The Patties , which they say Makes The Patties Cook Better. And Krystal, Has Big Long Rolls Of Uncut Ground Beef, Which They Slice into Patties, For their Little Hamburgers. There was 1 White Castle, near Miami High School, Just South Of Flagler Street, in Miami, in The 50's, But They Closed For Good Later On. Krystal, Has Places in Jacksonville, Fla., Tampa , Fla., Lake City , Fla., and There is one now, as of a Few Years ago, in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale one, is around 34 Miles From My House, and Sorta Hard to Get to, Due to Heavy Traffic, ect., So I Hardly ever Go there. I Find that the Frozen White Castle Hamburgers, From My Publix Supermarket, in The Microwave 1 Minute, are Just as Good, and a Lot Easier, and More Convenient. The Nearest Royal Castle to The Miami Springs Circle, was The one across The Canal, and Okeechobee Road, in Hialeah. It was on Palm Avenue, and Just North Of Okeechobee Road, By The Little Triangle Park. You Could See it From Miami Springs, By The Circle Theatre, ect. though. I went to that very Royal Castle, Many times, and I'm Sure You Did Too, and So Did Manocarz. When You Rode Your Bike to The Post Office , on The Circle, You Were only about 350 Yards , or Less, from That Royal Castle. Are You Hungry Yet ????? Later. Robbin.

Bob Sara		07-Oct-2009 17:59
Robbin....hehe, you are a rascal playing with dave b's appetite like that. I for one would love to hear your suggestions for lunch.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 17:41
Dave B., I Hate to Say Yes, and Make You Work, But There is one Song, I Really Want, and That is : What Will My Mary Say, By Johnny Mathis. Honestly, You Can Put only that on a C. D., and I Will Be Extremely Happy. No Need to Put any other songs on The C. D. Thanks , For Asking and Offering though. Did You Eat Lunch Yet ????? I Hope So. But if Not, I will Make Some Suggestions , Of Lunch Possibilities, For You !!!!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 17:35
Manocarz, Hi, Yeah, Those Type Of Motels, Have Always Been Around, But There are Lots More, than Ever Before Here Now. They Certainly, are not Mom And Pop Owned Family Travel Places , to Sleep For The Night. My Family, always Loved Howard Johnson's Motor Lodges, and Restaurants. We Always Tried to Stay, and Eat at them. They Were 1st Class !!!! As An Adult Traveling, I Always Stayed a Lot at : Days Inn, Econolodge, Holiday Inn, Quality Inn, Travelodge, and Comfort Inn, and Howard Johnson's , when We Say Them. I Know it's a Real Pain, getting Ready, For Your Surgery. I'm Sure We'll Talk Here, Before, But just in Case We Don't: Best Of Luck, with Your Surgery , And As Always : Best Regards. Your Hialeah Brother. Robbin.

dave b		07-Oct-2009 17:28
Robbin, do you need any more oldies on cd to transfer to tapes? Let me know.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 17:22
Dave B., It's My Distinct Pleasure, To Make You Hungry !!!!!! I Must Be An Angel Assigned , to Making Sure that You Eat, Therefore Assuring Your Nutritional Needs are Met. I Have Your Best Interests , at Heart !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 17:17
Carlos B., I Enjoyed Your Post Today - Wednesday. I Must Of Gone in another Room, to Watch T. V., when You Posted . I Like to watch Everybody Loves Raymond, and Seinfeld, on Channel 39, Starting at 10:00 P. M. , and Before that, I Watch PBS Channel 2.2 Cooking Shows , and Travel Shows. That Banana Split, Sounds Wonderful, I Love Them !!!!! Why, I Can Eat A Banana Split, For Breakfast !!!!! And The White Castles, and A & W Rootbeer Iced Cold, it Doesn't Get any Better Than That !!!!!! That Car Cruise, Every Saturday Night, Sounded Like Real Fun !!!!!! If Jay Leno, Would Lend us Some Classic Cars of His: We Could Start A New Fad Again : Cruisin In Miami !!!!!!! I Heard that Jay rides around A Lot , in an Antique Fire Engine He Owns. Those Cars You Guys Had, Sounded Great too !!!!!! Yeah, The 27th Avenue Drive In Theatre, The Dairy Queen, Plantation Pit BBQ, Howard Johnson's , & Northside Shopping Center : I went to all of them, Many times, in The Late 60's , and The Early 70's. I Find Lots Of Good Carz, at Publix. I Check Different Locations, and A Lot Of Publix Stores , have Different Carz, and The Price of Most, is only 99 Cents. Great Price !!!! I Went to The Castaways Wreck Bar, A Few times, in around : 1969- 1970. Neat Place !!!!!! And Krispy Kreme , on 167th Street, and N. E. 6th Avenue, 24 Hours Open: That Place , is A Legend. I Love That Place, and I Should Own it By Now, as I've Been there , Probably : A million times !!!!!! I Still Go There !!!!! And I Buy Krispy Kreme Doughnuts , at Publix. Like The Beach Boys Song: " I Get Around ": We All Got Around too !!!!!! And We Had A Lot Of Fun, That's For Sure !!!!!! Have You Seen The Commercial Program, on T. V., With Bouzer of The Oldies Group Sha Na Na ????? He and A Blonde, are Advertising For Time Life Books, and An Oldies Songs Collection, in Front Of A Neat Old Times Drive In Burger Place, with Custom Classic Cars Out Front. It is So Neat, and Brings Back so Many Memories. Do You Remember : The 3 Pizza Palaces , in Miami ???? They were sorta Like that. There was one on West 49th Street, at about 10th avenue, By Where The Denny's is now. Talk to You Later, My Friend !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		07-Oct-2009 16:40
Robbin, may not be same day of the week but I will let you know, it all revolves around my work schedule. re phone calls etc

dave b		07-Oct-2009 16:39
Robbin, that Pretty Blue Eyes, November 1959 is one of my all time five or six favorites. My all time favorite is Bobby Freeman's Do You Want to Dance, April of 1958. Earlier, I think I meant to say Royal Castle, not White Castle, burgers? Which one had the small burgers with a lot of onions and relish etc, the very small ones, did both White and Royal castle do the same thing? Robbin, which one used to be at Miami Springs circle?

Robbin		07-Oct-2009 16:34
Dave B., Same Here !!!!!!!! Same Time, Same Number, I Assume. But You Can Advise Me Here, Of Any Change. Nice Sunny Miami Wednesday Here, at 1229 P. M., A Littlee Breeze Showing By My Palm Trees On Our Beach, By The Lake. The Temperature , Right Now, is 91 Degrees F. I Was Just Now Listening to Some Of The C. D.'s you sent Me , of Oldies. Especially: Pretty Blue Eyes, So Much In Love, Dreamlover , Crystal Blue Persuasion, In My Room, and Diana. Some Of My All Time Favorites. Later. Robbin.

dave b		07-Oct-2009 16:13
and of course the delicious White Castle hamburgers.......Yoo Hoo chocolate drink, Orange Crush soda, RC cola, the old Coke machines where you would slide the bottle out after putting the coin in, and that was the coldest Coca Cola I ever drank. The railroad tracks behind Bell Haven, the swimming pool there, Chuckie Chaffin, Gard Harness, Edith Troy, the lifeguard at the Bell Haven pool, etc

dave b		07-Oct-2009 16:10
Don't ask me why, I have no idea, but I do remember Luby Chevrolet. Why I would, I don't know. Having been in Miami a total of less than three years, Bell Haven Trailer Park, 3200 NW 79th St, and also NW 63rd CT, Virginia Gardens. So my memories of Miami are limited. I was there from about age 7 or 8 to age 10 or so. Went on the bus from the trailer park to Miami Springs circle to the post office there to get new stamps for my collection, John States was the bus driver. I remember Lum's as being right near the trailer park, Funland down the street, the racetrack, the Va Gdns area where the golf course was/is, Blessed Trinity School, St John the Apostle School, Mrs Kuhlwind at the former and Mrs Noakes at the latter. Joseph Riden, Paulette Gergen, Paul Manning were some classmates. Village Plaza for comic books, classics illustrated, Revell model airplane kits, which I could not put together to save my life, Curtiss Parkway with its lilac bushes. It was like I-95 to a little kid. Madison Jr High School to ride my bike, cows in a pasture right across from Bell Haven, Crandon Park, Greynolds Park, a little zoo type thing down NW 79th St on the left, toward the racetrack. My aunt and uncle's house at 267 E 63rd St Hialeah, the little store outside of Bell Haven on 32nd ave, is it, on the corner or near the corner of NW 79th St, and with just a few other memories, like selling The Home News at age 8 and getting my picture in the paper for selling a lot of new subscriptions, with just a few other memories, that is about it for me re memories of Miami.

Bob Sara		07-Oct-2009 15:55
Pokey, I lived at 3020 NW 96 Street, and spent a lot of time at my cousins house at 3020 NW 88 Street. I went to St Mary's from '58 till '66, then Msgr Pace from '66 to '70. I rode the Coast City Coach bus from St Marys every day, and got off at that litttle mall on 87 Street when I stayed at my cousins house. We used to get cherry cokes at the soda fountain in the drug store, buy BB's for our BB guns at the little grocery store, and I got my hair cut at the barber shop there. One of my cousins, Mike Taccetta, went to Central about the time you were there, and I worked with him at Burdines A&S in the fall of '69 in the toy department. I remember when they built Luby Chevrolet, and I used to play on the construction site after the workers went home. I also remember when they built Northside Chrysler Plymouth. It was on the corner of 96 Street. My dad worked there for a while and went with them when they moved up to 441 in Hollywood.

Pokey		07-Oct-2009 12:01
Bob Sara where exactly did you live. I lived in Bell Haven Trailer park and went to Broadmoor Elem. from 1956-1962, Madison Jr High 1962-1965, then Miami Central 1965-1968, I worked at Burdines Whse from 1966-1969, and spent alot of time at the corner of 87th st and 32 ave at the little mall type stores, I had two good friends that lived behind the store, Roy Daugherty and Denise Valianta. bought two chevys from Lubys and two Plymouths from the dealer at 97ths st and 27th ave. Spent alot of time at Northside and at McD across the street from the park, also plantation Pit BBQ, and Howard Johnsons in the north end of Northside parking lot. take care Pokey

Manocarz		07-Oct-2009 03:18
Thanks for the report on the former Travelland (now Chesapeake) Robbin. I know exactly what you mean about the 'by the hour' operation. Actually in the late 1960's as the Travelland it was already beginning to lean that way. I've been extremely busy getting everything caught up and way ahead before surgery. I have a long list of things to do and now only 2 weeks to get it all done. I'll be out of commission for at least two months, up to four. I may be able to get my wife to open the web-site and read some of the postings to me, but I will be unable to contribute for awhile. I'm counting on all the guys to keep it interesting. Glad to hear you're feeling better.

dave b		07-Oct-2009 00:27
Why do you guys always make me hungry?

CarlosB.		07-Oct-2009 00:25
OK Guys I'm a little younger but 27th ave drive I went there too, in the late 60s, early 70s I remember the Dairy Queen.I sure could use a banana split right now!! I used take my Chevelle to Hollywood speedway plus alot of racing on the streets in 1971 -1972 I worked in an American (not Amaco) gas station on the corner of NW 27th ave & Bird Ave (Bird RD. in Coconut Grove) Saturday nights all my buddies would meet there after closing the place we would take our cars on a cruise from there to the Castaways Hotel there was a small Game room at the corner after we would head to Krispy Creme Doughnuts on NW 163th St. and pig out, Imagine my 66 Chevelle, a 69 Camero Z28, 2 GTO's and 2 Mustangs sometimes we had more guys that we met on the cruise hookup with us, this was every Saturday Night. Man I wish I could do it again!! Robbin I just got back from Publix got me a six pack of A&W Rootbeer, some White Castle burgers and a Hot wheels a 1966 Ford Fairlane GT, and some normal groceries LOL Going to watch some TV with the wife goodnight to all>>>>>>>>>Carlos Pokey the web site is great I really have enjoyed it.

dave b		07-Oct-2009 00:10
Robbin, I will give you a call next week. It was great talking with you today.

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 22:47
Carlos B., I Got Your Message , to All Of us. Good Luck, in Getting Your Computer Back Up To Normal Speed. Talk To You Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 22:44
Pokey, It Wasn't Me either, cause By 1965, I Had No Go Karts , any more, and I Never Drove any of My 3 Karts at Master's Field. I Did that Slide Sideways, on My Bicycles, and My Motorcycles, Many Times. At 80 MPH, It was Very Hard not to Lose it. You Did Do A Great Job, Of Handling it. I'm Wondering: If The Kid on The Go Kart, Got His A&% Beat ???? He Deserved it. AH. We All Had Some Times, Didn't We ??????? And Now , We've Got The Memories, 2nd Best !!!!!! I Used to Go To The 27th Avenue , and The Turnpike Drive In Theatres Too, in The Late 60's , and Early 70's, and Before that, with My Family. And I ate At Plantation Pit BBQ, and Dairy Queen, on 87th and 88 & 27th Avenue, Many times. The Dairy Queen, is Still There, and Open, But Plantation Pit BBQ, is Long Gone. And Master's Field , is Full Of Warehouses, School Board Maintenence, Smart And Final, Walgreen's, Winn Dixie Warehouse, Mc Arthur Dairy, Ect. Nowadays. And Did We Tell You: Hialeah Speedway, is Gone, and in it's Place are : Lowe's, Target, and Applebee's. Take Care. Later. Robbin.

Road Runner		06-Oct-2009 22:25
Bob Sara, Hello , My Swift Brother !!!!!! Yes, I Am Very Happy, with All The Posting, and Old Times Conversations !!!!! This is More Like It !!!!!!! But Like You Stated Recently: It Will not Be This Way , All The Time, as We All Run Out Of Things to Write About, and Sometimes Have other things to Do, But I Wish We Could Keep it Going Like A Tennis Match , Or Volleyball Game, Back And Forth. I Am Really Enjoying this. I Talked to Dave today , Earlier By Phone, and We Had a Nice Conversation. I Sure Remember: All Of Those Places , and things You Mentioned, and I Agree Wholeheartedly, That This Place Has Gone Down, and it's Not The Same Here anymore. We All Had a Lot Of Great Times, Growing up in Miami, But All Of That , is History Now. Most All Of Our Old Familiar Things, and Favorite Places , are Gone, and all We're Left with , is Traffic, Traffic, Traffic, Stores, Stores, Stores, and People , People, People !!!!!! Miami Progress Stinks . I Love Go Karts, always Did, so I Liked Your Story, about Masters Field. That was Good !!!!! I went to Master's Field, as a Kid, To Drag Races, and Model Airplane Flying Shows. We used to Go to Fun Fair, and The Bonfire Restaurant, and I Always Loved North Bay Village , Back then, with Channel 7 There, on The Bay, and I Always Saw The Fire Station there too, as A Kid. And Going Over The Causeway, and Bridges , was always Neat too, and Seeing All The Pelicans, and Seagulls , was A Treat Too. They Had Some Good Grilled Kosher Hot Dogs, At The Beach, Everywhere, I Remember that, and Swimming, Made You Hungry. I Remember A Royal Castle, At Miami Beach, Down near 21st Street Beach Somewhere, and I went there , in The 50's , as a Kid. Where Have All Our Bowling Alleys Gone ????? And Where Have All Of Our Skating Rinks Gone ?????? And Why Can't we Drink An Iced Cold Pee Wee ???? And as Clyde Mc Phatter Sang: I'd Like To Know O- O- O- O O O O O . Here We All Are : All Broken Hearted, Our Old Kids World, as We Knew it So Sadly: Departed !!!!!!! But I Require, and Will Have , Once in a While: An Iced Cold RC Cola, and Food, and Drink, That Take Me Back, and We Are All Enjoying Our Memories, and That Keeps Them Alive, I Love It !!!!!!!!! Best Regards, Bob, and We'll Talk Later. Your Friend , Robbin, The Swift & Co. Road Runner . Swift's Premium, The Two Most Trusted Names In Meat.

Bob Sara		06-Oct-2009 22:14
Pokey, glad to say that wasn't me playing chicken with you at Masters Field. But my hat is off to you for pulling off an 80 mph locked rear wheel slide and not laying it down. I have alot of two wheeled miles under my belt, and I don't think I could that now. How interesting that we grew up in basically the same neighborhoods and hung out in so many of the same places...Masters Field, 27th Ave Drive In, 71st Street beach. Wouldn't it something if we were in the backround of each others old pictures.

Pokey		06-Oct-2009 21:47
BobSara Bob---Bob---Bob-----was that you-----1965-------MastersField-------- GoKart------- we road motorcycles at that time and I wasn't old enough to ride the larger bikes, since I was 15, but my dad would workover his larger Honda and alot of us would go to masters field to run them. I would take his bike and open it up, winding out the gears and shifting just prior to floating the valves. On this one day there was a kid in a go kart on the other side of the runway riding, I just wound that honda out of 3rd gear (75-80 mph) when the kid turned from the other side of the runway heading straight for me. (remember how you us to lock you rear tire on you bicycle and slide sideways to a stop) well that is what I did on that honda, an started to slide at 80mph, and the kid kept coming in my direction, I was able to miss him and get stopped and the adult that was with him came over and shook my hand and commented on how I was able to handle the bike at that speed, he didn't how bad I was shaking at that time...haha-------I was just wondering if it was you-------haha I too, spent many Fri & Sat nites at the 27th ave and Turnpike drive-ins in the later part of the 60's You mentioned 71st beach, that is the beach that my mom would always go to. In the early to middle 60's do you remember the dance floor that was at the beach and I can also remember there was a guy that always had a Chimp tied up in the sand. I have some old movies showing the dance floor and the Chimp playing in the sand take care Pokey

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 21:40
Dave B., I Pretty Much Figured, that You Would Have a Lot Of Good Seafood Restaurants there, on The Cape. I'll Bet You Have Places there , that Have Lobster Roll Sandwiches. Yummy !!!!!! I Love All Seafood, But Lobster, Shrimp, Steamer Clams, Scallops, Crabmeat, and Oysters, are My Favorites !!!!! We Have Some Good Seafood Places Here, But I'll Bet Yours are Better. I Get some Good Raw Seafood, at My Wife's Publix Supermarket's Seafood Dept. They Have Good Fresh Seafood. Ranch House , Has Great Jumbo Butterflied Fried Shrimp, and We Get them a Lot. The Dinner, Comes with : 5 Jumbo Fried Shrimp, Crispy and Golden Brown, Steak Fries, Cole Slaw, and Dinner Rolls and Butter. I Think it's $ 9.99. And We Get Iced Tea, and Their Iced Tea, is Real Good. I Saw a Chef's Cookoff on PBS Last Night, From New Orleans, and it was A Fantastic Show. Chef's From Lots Of States , were there in Competition. Do You Like Seafood ?? About Going Home Again: You Can Go Home Again, But Nothing will Be The Same, and Neither Will You !!!!!!! That's The Sad Reality , Of That . But When You Return to Miami, after 52 Years, You Will Be Amazed, at All The Traffic, and So Called Progress Here, But Some Things , and Places, Like The Circle in Miami Springs, Blessed Trinity, Village Plaza, & Your Old Street, and Neighborhood, in Virginia Gardens, Will Seem Very Familiar, and A Lot Unchanged. You Will Enjoy Miami, I Am Positive Of That, when You Come Down, and Between Myself, Bob, & Carlos, You Will Have Good Guides. Talk to You Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		06-Oct-2009 21:30
Hello everyone My computer is running really slow I'm having trouble opening pages and using the internet. Going to run a defrag so that will take a while.

dave b		06-Oct-2009 20:38
Bob, you are absolutely right, as I remarked here once, I went "home" to my two hometowns in Calif, two years ago, and it was sad to see the decay. No other word for it but decay.

Bob Sara		06-Oct-2009 20:31
Road Runner, I was looking back at all the posts from the past day or two. The group sure has gotten active again! Anyway, I read your post about growing up here in the 50's, 60's, and 70's and it sure brought back memories. Since my Dad had a little Mom and Pop grocery store, we never went away in the summer. So, my memories center around the long hot summers of Miami in the early 60's. Since my Mom worked at our store, I spent those summers with my cousin Mike at my Aunt Rose's house on NW 88 St and 30 Ave. Many times we would borrow a go kart from the neighbors kids, and my Aunt Rose would take Mike and me to Masters Field and drop us off with the kart. We would spend hours putting around the old runways and access roads. Today, my Aunt would be arrested for child endangerment for leaving us alone out there. But the only danger we were in then was running out of gas before she came back to get us. I also remember listening to WQAM on one of those tiny transistor radios made in Japan, drinking Hires Root Beer, RC Colas, and Pee Wee's, getting Royal Castle burgers and Birch Beers in frozen mugs, Friday nights at the 27th Ave Drive In, ribs from Plantation Pit right across the street, and Dairy Queen Blizzards right next door. We spent many summer days at the 71st Street beach as well, driving over on the 79th Street Causway, past Mike Gordons, the Bonfire, Jilly's, The Pepperment Twist Lounge, and Fun Fair. I also remember getting hot dogs at the snack bar by the beach, then having to wait an hour before we could go back in the water. This was a great place to grow up in those days. But I could see it disappearing when I left in '81 for San Francisco. Now that I'm back, I am reminded of the old Neil Diamond song lyric. To paraphrase: San Francisco's home, but it's not mine, Miami's mine, but it's not home anymore.

dave b		06-Oct-2009 19:17
Plenty of seafood places here.....I would not mind driving down there, it is only a two day drive maybe a little bit more

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 18:13
Dave B., When I Win Powerball, You Will Finally Get Your Plane Tickets , To Miami, and You'll Get Your 100 Grand, and A Date with Britney Spears. How's That , For Generosity ??????? I Think that's Pretty Fair !!!!!!! If I Don't Win: Then it's Back to The Poorhouse, and Scraping, and Bogus Air Fare Tickets, and Negotiations, with Fred McMurray, and His Hound Rides. I Know How Much You Hate The Hound Ride, But it Beats Walking. Eddie Rickenbacker, was of no Help at all, with His Double Talk, and Expired Tickets. Who Can You Count on, When The Chips Are Down ??????????????????? Even Fred McMurray, Studders , and Hem Haws around, and won't Say Hay, or Nay !!!!!! I Guess : Driving Down to Miami, May Be Best, afterall !!!!! In My RV, I Will Explore New England ; Extensively !!!!!!! And Cape Cod, and Boston, are A Must. I'll Bet You Have Great Seafood Restaurants , around Your Area. I Love Seafood, and I will Dine at The Seafood Restaurants there on The Cape. And in Boston Proper: I Must Have Authentic New England Clam Chowder, Sweet Cornbread, and Lobster. And Some Real Boston Baked Beans. I Can Hardly Wait, To Win, and Get Started !!!!! Later.. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 17:47
Dave B., 1 Dollar: was Very Cheap, indeed !!!!!! 100 Grand, it is: If I Win. Did I Ever tell You: About 5 years ago, I Picked 5 of the 6 Florida Lotto numbers Correctly , and The Jackpot , was 45 Million Dollars. I thought I would Get at Least 2 or 3 Thousand Dollars, But I only Got 70 Dollars. The Reason Being: That 26, 560 other People Had 5 numbers Correct Also. What A Bad Break !!!!! I'm Quite Sure , That You are A Great Dad also !!!!!! Salute !!!!!!!! Sooner Or Later, I Will Probably Win The Fla. Lotto, or Powerball. I Hope You Had A Good Lunch. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin The Rascal.

dave b		06-Oct-2009 17:34
Robbin, how can we all have more money if you hit powerball when you just said we would get only one dollar???? :))))))

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 17:33
Pokey, I Have No E- Mail , on My Computer now. I Can't even Accessit at all. If You Send Me an E-Mail, The only Way I Can Read it: Is To Go to The Pulic Library Computers, and see it there. Maybe Santa Claus, Will Bring Me A New Computer !! ??????? And Don't Worry, If and When I Win Lotto or Powerball: We All Will Have A Lot More Money than We Do Now. I Enjoyed your Story , about your 2003 Visit to Miami, and The Fla. Keys, with Your Son. It was a Real Nice Story, and I Salute You Also, as A Great Dad !!!!!!!! Years ago, We Had Company -, Family from Kentucky, at our House , For A Few Days, and I Took Them , on The Metrorail, and They Liked it, But Remarked : That The South End, was a Lot Prettier, and Nicer, than The North End. I Have to Agree !!!!! I Like : Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Miami Beach, Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Miami Springs, Kendall, The Redlands, & Homestead best !!!!! A Break From The Hustle - Bustle of Miami, In The Corn Fields Of Indiana , would Be Nice, once in a while, But My Tropical Island, with All Beautiful Girls, would Be Better !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		06-Oct-2009 17:08
That was a great conversation, but I am not too happy with the dollar offer, that would seem very cheap indeed, should you win power ball....make it a hundred grand and you will feel better

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 17:03
Dave B., About My Powerball Win: That Goes , without Saying !!!!! All Of My Friends , would Get at Least 1 Dollar. I Heard that The Big Winner, was in Orlando, So : So Much For That, This Time anyway !!!!!! Oh Well, That's Life , and Luck !!!!!! I'm Going to Keep on Trying Though, and Maybe I Will Win one Yet ????? !!!!!! I Guess We Have A Fair Chance. ???? I Hope it's Not Rigged. I Guess Also : That it's Like Giving to Charities: We Hope The Money Goes to The Causes, and not in Pockets . It's Sunny and Bright Here. Not Much Breeze, The Palm Trees , are Not Swaying !!!!!! The Miami temperature , Right Now, at 1 : 00 P. m., is 92 Degrees Farenheit . I Enjoyed our Conversation, on The phone. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

dave b		06-Oct-2009 15:28
I got em, going to watch them now, thanks Pokey,

Pokey		06-Oct-2009 14:39
Carlos don't forget, when you click on the banners, have you speakers turned up loud, it is some great music take care Pokey

Pokey		06-Oct-2009 14:34
dave b I just resent the two emails, let me know if you get them take care Pokey

dave b		06-Oct-2009 13:55
My mistake Pokey, of course you are in for some of the powerball winnings if Robbin wins, but I have a feeling that he has not won. IF he does, we will all be instantly on Easy Street...imagine him thinking of his RV, instead of what he will do for US??? unbelievable how he put himself ahead of all of us :) The very same thing happened to my plane tickets to come down there

dave b		06-Oct-2009 13:53
Hi Pokey, did not get it ....can you resend it if you still have it?

Pokey		06-Oct-2009 12:06
Dave & Robbin I sent you both an article by email awhile back, was just wondering if you got it. take care Pokey

Pokey		06-Oct-2009 12:05
Carlos I, too, did that dad-son trip. Back in 2003 for my son's spring break we headed to Miami to see where I grew up. Needless to say, he was not very impressed. First we went by Central with the 8-10 foot high chain fence with barb wire on top, then over to Madison Jr High and past the field where Bell Haven was, he was not that excited. We then went through Liberty City and Overtown, Little River and up/down 27th ave, again, not to impressed. But then we headed to the beach and that opened his eyes, mine to, we don't have sites like that in the corn fields, ha ha. We went across the causeway and he was impressed with the cruise ships. Then we headed to the Keys, did some swimimg and wave runner riding, had some great seafood then headed back to Indiana. He did get a kick out of the Alligator crossing signs on the road and saw a few dead gators on the road, we only have deer, and racoon as road kill up here. take care Pokey

Pokey		06-Oct-2009 11:46
Dave B what about Pokey take care Pokey

dave b		06-Oct-2009 11:30
Robbin, you said if you win the power ball, you would do this and that and the RV etc but I heard nothing about making me, carey, Carlos B, and Bob---rich :)

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 03:20
Manocarz, I Passed By The Chesapeake Motel Saturday, and Wanted to Give You A Report on it. I Kept Forgetting to Do So, But I Remembered Now, So Here Goes : It used to Be a Hideous Blue Color, for a Long time, But Now : it's A Hideous Yellowish- Orange Color, and The've Expanded it, Making it A 2 Story , and It Appears to Me: That it is , or Will Be Soon, after Construction: Another By The Hour Executive Motel, if You Know what I Mean. There are Lots of Those, on Okeechobee Road now, From just East Of Lejeune Road, to out near Where Hialeah Speedway was. And Some of Them Are Near Bars !!!!!! It's Just Like S. W. 8th Street, From Near Lejeune Road, way out to past Ludlam Road, and Also On Flagler Street , Just East Of Lejeune Road. Need I Say More ????? Secret Lover's Love Nests. I Think Most Of My Kidney Stones are Gone now, But It Feels as if there Might Be one More Still there, But I Think I Am Better Now. I Hope You Are Better Too. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Ps- When You Go Under The FEC Train Viaduct, on Okeechobee Road: If The Metrorail, is Going By : You Can See it above, and it Looks Real Neat. I Saw it Passing By Above , on Saturday.

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 03:01
Dave B., and Carey gigi, I Still Didn't Check My 3 Powerball Tickets Yet. If I Won, I Will Pay You Both A visit, in My New RV, and In My Travels: I Will Visit Also : Pokey, and Manocarz. Make No Mistake: If I Won, I Will Be Doing Some Serious Traveling , in My RV !!!!!!!! And I Will Be Riding A Harley, with My Buddy Bob Sara, and Driving A Brand New Mercedes Benz, and Driving A Tony Kart, or Margay Kart Fast Racing Go Karts, That is !!!!!!! I Guess I Had Better Check Those Tickets, Before I Get Carried Away, Like A Dam Fool !!!!!!! I'll Let You Guys Know ASAP. Sleep Well, Gentlemen !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 02:50
Dave B., First Of All: I Do Have Free Long Distance , on My Cell Phone, and on a Charge: it Lasts For Around 2 Hours , I Believe, Before You Need another Charging. I Charged it , this afternoon, So it's Ready to Go Tomorrow at High Noon !!!!! Interesting Facts, You Gave on Morgan Silver Dollars. I Like The Sound Of Them, Jingling in Your Hand, or if You Lay them Down, on a Table or Counter. When Someone Has them in their Hand, it's a Distinctive Sound. When I Worked For Wells Fargo, I Would Change My 20 Dollar Bills sometimes, For Kennedy Halves, or Eisenhours, and Morgans, if they Had any. Some of The Girls in The Banks, Would Save Coins Like that , For Me, cause they Knew I Liked Them. Like You Said: Banks would Do that Before, But I Don't Know about now ? Probably Not !!!! I Saved , and Still Do : State Quarters, But I Don't Put them in The Map, or A Book. As I Said Before, I Am Not A Serious Coin Collector, Just Someone Who Collects Things , For The Hell Of it. Same with The Little Matchbox Carz. Talk To You Tomorrow. Goodnight , My Friend . Robbin.

Robbin		06-Oct-2009 02:32
Carey gigi, I Read Your Posts, and Enjoyed Them. I Have Pee'd Blood , a Few Times now, and Most of The time Lately: My Back Feels Better, So I Am Confident, that I Have Passed Most all of The Stones I Had But every now and then, I Get a Little Pain There , when I Get outa Bed, or Get up , From Sitting A While, and it's Hard to Straighten up. It's Entirely Possible, I Believe: That there May Be another Stone there. If So, I Hope I Can Pass it, as I Did The others. I Went Thru Hell On Earth Lately, Passing those Stones Thru My Urine, and The Discomfort, of them Being Lodged Somewhere in My Back, or My Kidney, But I Think the worst is Over, and I Sure Hope So. This is The 3rd Time I've Had Kidney Stones, and I Hope it's The Last. Thanks, For Your Well Wishes. I Surely Appreciate Them. My Family used to Go to Norfolk, to Visit My Father's 1st Cousin Pansy, who Lived in Chesapeake, a Norfolk Suburb. Pansy Later Moved to Virginia Beach. I've Been to The Hampton Roads Area, Lots Of Times, and I Like it there, But I Wouldn't Like it there in The Winter. Too Cold , For Me. I Admire The Way You and Carlos : Both Are Loving Fathers, and if I Had Kids: I Would Be The Same Way. You Guys , are Both to Be Commended !!!!!!! 2 Great Dads !!!!!! Yes, I Do Love it Over At Crandon Park, and Key Biscayne. It's Real Nice There, and I Love Driving Over The Rickenbacker Causeway, it's Scenic, and Beautiful !!!!! A Miami Favorite , Of Mine, Like Coral Gables , and Coconut Grove. Our Birthplace, Does Have Some Beautiful Places: World Class !!!!!!!! Miami, Is Very Unique !!!!!! Sleep Well, My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		06-Oct-2009 01:13
Got behind in reading all the comments tonight, we were on the phone with the computer company afrter a major glitch that took off our virus protection, so the phone call was about an hour and a half tonight or I would have joined in more with the comments etc

dave b		06-Oct-2009 01:12
Robbin, Carlos, Carey: Those Morgan silver dollars were made from maybe 1877, guessing now, but for sure not later than 1921. They made them til 1904 then none til 1921, and that was the very last year.....30.00 is about right for one of them, of course they can go up into the thousands of dollars for mint uncirculated rare ones.....some years they minted 500,000 of them, some other years 19,000,000 so it varies. But they are beautiful. You can look online for photos of them. Robbin, if you won that Power Ball, you know who your gooooooodddd friends are, I hope :) Yes, tomorrow around noon, I will call you cell....I don't know if you have free long distance on it but if not, I can call your cell then your home phone etc we will talk about which way is better.....

carey gigi		06-Oct-2009 00:21
Robbin did you get that Power Ball win or did you check your tickets yet. I am very bad about checking my Lotto tickets I have a stack of 25 here by my computer that I need to check each on has 5 to 7 chances the most I ever got was 4 numbers twice in the same night. About a month ago my nephews father in law got 5 numbers on a ticket my nephew gave him for his birthday. So close but so far away . I think he got about 3 thousand dollars maybe a little less. It is only 8:20 p.m. but I am falling asleep. Talk later Carey

carey gigi		06-Oct-2009 00:12
Dave B. Hello how are you , I was wondering what a Morgan silver dollar is . I remember my grandfather would give us silver dollars back in the 50s and they all had the same year 1922. Those quarters with the states on them my wife collected them with the map. I have a I think it is 1932 silver certificate 100 dollar bill I saved it because the coloring was a little different I beleive it has some blue on it . My wife also has a lot of coins that she got growing up but I am not sure of any of them. I still need to get the music list to you I have been kinda busy and at night trying to right things I have to make notes or I forget what I wanted to comment on. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		06-Oct-2009 00:00
Robbin How are you doing I hope your kidney stones are better today. I was reading about your drive over to Key Biscayne and I remembered I have in one of my Miami books a picture of Dade County Commisioner Charles Crandon and several others walking on the beach holding their shoes with their long pants rolled up walking in the surf the year was 1947 and the bridges had just been completed . Mr Crandon arranged the purchase of all the park land from the Matheson family who had a coconut plantation on the site. we used to go over the causeway when I was young . A lot of times we stopped at Bear Cut on the right side , also used to call it the 3rd bridge . I used to like climbing up the side of the bridge and under it. Like you said we are the Baby Boomers and our parents were from the greatest generation, I always remind my children and grandchildren what their grandparents and great grandparents did during WW 2 . My mom worked in a machine shop in Norfolk Va. when she was 16 and that is how old she was when they got married, she told me how she knew how to weld and run a metal lathe. I have two Japanese flags that my Father in law captured off the enemy on some island in the pacific. I kept asking him to show them to me and finally at Christmas 1992 he gave them to me wrapped up for Christmas, This was 4 months before he passed away at Easter. Later my wife took one of the flags and had it profesionally mounted and framed. It is now one of my most prized posessions . It is a little piece of family history and the whole family knows the story. Talk Later really tired from today your friend Carey

carey gigi		05-Oct-2009 23:32
Carlos B How are you I really liked your story about the Dads tour of the city. I can't even remember how many times I have done that ,but the thing is they remember almost all of it. My 38 year old daughter is as into nostalgia and old memories as much as I am. All three of her kids like it when I tell them how it used to be, my 13 year old grandson when he was about 9 years old told me that he wished he could have been around when I was a kid in the 50s because there was more fun things to do. He is into old cars as I am, and he has already been asking me that when I get to N.C. if I can help him get an older car that we can build up together and he can have it when he is old enough to drive. I am really looking forward to that . My wife insists that we get a house with a large garage because she knows I will be working on cars. I really think that is special working with your 13 son on a project like a car it creates a special bond. I had that with my younger daughter when I bought her a 70 VW and taught her everything I knew about it . I remember that Fathers day the special letter she wrote in my card thanking me for all the time and patience I gave her and how much it meant to her. I didn't buy those drive in speakers yet I am going to wait until I move. I remember going over to the port in the early 90s with my daughter and the Lexington carrier was docked there . It was I think the only still commisioned carrier from WW2 it was amazing to just be standing on it ,and they had all these pictures showing it damaged by Kamakazi pilots . Talk Later Carey

CarlosB.		05-Oct-2009 23:17
Dave I have a couple of Morgans valued maybe about 30.00 a piece, What I collect which I started in 2006 is the US Mint yearly uncirculated coin set and now the President dollars. I also have a set of the 50 state quarters which I put together my self a little at a time using quarters from spare change. I have a large jar filled with coins from differant countries that belonged to my dad and I have kept adding to it. most are very old from the 40s and 50s. I have some coins from ww2 germany and several coins given to me by the father of a former girlfriend who told me he had taken them off a dead Japanese soldier, these guy had all kinds of souvenirs swords, flags, a pistol pretty neat stuff. My most treasured coin is a Vietnamese Dong sent to me by a American soldier, in 1968 our History class Teacher at Robert E. Lee Jr. High had us write letters to the soldiers in Nam during the Christmas Holidays, weeks later I recieved a letter from a soldier inside was the coin I wish I knew what happen to the letter, I would have loved to find him and thank him again for putting his life up for us. I pray that this man is still alive and well.

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 22:56
Dave B., You May Or May Not Know: But in Case You Don't: Port Everglades, is in FT. Lauderdale, Very Close to FT. Lauderdale - Hollywood INTL. Airport. It Has Cruise Ships Too, And Lots Of Freighters. Lots Of Petroleum, Comes into Port Everglades. They Have Lots Of Gasoline Companies There, and You See Gasoline Tanker Trucks in an Out Of Port Everglades, all The Time. It's A Big Busy Port, But The Cruise Ship Capital Of The World, is The Port Of Miami, on Dodge Island. I Knew Carlos worked at The Port Of Miami, But I Wasn't Sure Exactly His Position, and Now I Know. Both Ports, are Very Busy Ports. Florida, Has 6 Major Ports: Port Of Miami, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral, Port Of Jacksonville, Port Of Palm Beach, and The Port Of Tampa. Lots Of Imported Cars Come in To Blount Island- Port Of Jacksonville, and The Port Of Tampa Ships Lots Of Phosphate, all Over The World, and Port Everglades is Mostly Petroleum, and Cruise Ships. The Port Canaveral, is near Cape Canaveral, and it Has Disney Cruise Ships. Besides Cruise Ships, The Port Of Miami Handles A Lot Of Containers. All The Best. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 22:38
Dave B., Thanks , For The Interesting Nostalgia Stuff Info. I Remember as a Kid: That Kind Of Cereal Box Prizes, Ect. As For Coins, I'm Like You, Not A Serious Collector Of Anything, But in My Safe Deposit Box, in A Bank, I Have A Few Coins, and I Do Have A Few Morgan Silver Dollars. I Just Pick up , and Save any Coins that are Different, Like Foreign Coins, Canadian Pennies , ect. I Always Look at My Change. I Will tell you that A Lot Of Coin Dealers , are Like Pawn Shops, in that They Will Gyp You, and Sell You Coins For Too Much Money, and Buy Yours, For A Song, if You Don't Know The Value Of it, and Make A Killing on it afterward. But anytime I See A Different Coin, I Save it, and Soon After, it Goes To The Bank Safe Deposit Box, So No One Comes Breaking in My House To Steal Coins. Talk To You Tomorrow, At 12 Noon. I Charged My Cell Phone, and I Will Turn it on at High Noon Tomorrow. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Manana Hombre !!!!!

dave b		05-Oct-2009 21:25
Robbin and others, I just found this too, www in front of it loti.com/fifties_toys/old_matchbox_cars.htm

dave b		05-Oct-2009 21:23
Put a www in front of it but it is coverbrowser.com/covers/cereal-boxes/13

dave b		05-Oct-2009 21:20
Robbin, carey, carlos b, bob, all, do any of you know much about world coins, and/or Morgan Silver Dollars, etc? I have 27 of the Morgans but am not a serious collector, I just think those silver dollars are absolutely beautiful, that's why they are the most collected United States coin. But my interest lies strictly in their beauty, not in where they were minted, etc I recall in the years before the mid 60s you could walk into any bank and ask for silver dollars and they would have them on hand. Face value, you could just say may I have twenty silver dollars and it was done. Then in the late 60s and 70s it changed, and now they are at least 30 dollars each, give or take a few bucks. Very interesting though, look up photos of them via Google. Just one of my interests, not as a collector as such, though.....remember world coins in boxes of cereal when you were a kid??? or miniature license plates? I just came across, by accident, a site that shows cereal box covers, unbelievable what is on the internet today. Just rambling, thinking of various things

dave b		05-Oct-2009 21:16
Carlos B, let me echo what Robbin said about you doing a great job raising your kids, especially in this day and age where anything goes.

dave b		05-Oct-2009 21:00
Thanks Robbin and Carlos, I thought you were just taking photos etc because of the grandeur of the scene of those huge ships being unloaded etc..... Robbin, I have your cell phone written down and noontime tomorrow it is!

CarlosB.		05-Oct-2009 20:32
Dave, I'm a checker for the International Longshoresman Association I work on container ships checking the seals and sending the import container to the terminals, or when loading back I will be in the terminal sending the export containers to the ship, on cruise ships we check the stores going on the ship. Sometime we work in the terminals giving out the containers which are being picked up by the truck drivers. We have a new cruise ship coming in into Port Everglades in November The Osasis the largest in the world over 6000 crew / passenger capacity. Port Everglades is a deep water port every year they have Fleet Week where all sorts of Navy vessels call in port from aircraft carriers to nuculer subs. Back before 911 with our port ID we were able to board and tour all these ships and subs, sadly no more only families of the sailors. Carlos

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 20:10
Dave B., Phone Contact 12 Noon Tuesday- Tomorrow, Affirmative !!!!!! Cell Phone On 12 Noon Tomorrow !!!!! Carlos Works at The Port Of Miami, Loading and Unloading Ships , and Containers. Talk to You Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 20:03
Carlos B., You Have Done A Great Job, as A Dad, and Everyone Wins in That Venture, You , Me , Your Kids, and Society !!!!!!! They Can Never Go Wrong , on That Path. Our Days , Were Better. Nowadays, Society Needs Help !!!!! Life Now, is The Wrong Way, All Messed Up. There is No Joy Anymore, unless Good Parents Like You Show Them Real Joy, Like We Knew, and Do Things With Them, Like Our Dad's Did with us, and You're Doing With Your Son now. You Made A Difference, with your Other Kids, and now You're Making A Difference, with Your 13 Year Old Son, Fantastic !!!!!!! Good Job !!!!!! I Wish there was More of That, But unfortunately: I' M Afraid there is not. Hat's Off To You Carlos , Though !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 19:49
Carlos B., As A Kid, I was on My Bikes , Day and night, I Loved Riding Bikes, and I Still Like The Idea: But I Haven't Ridden My Bike , for a Long while. It's in The Garage, and I Think it Has a Flat Tire. I Have A White Cruiser Bike, with Pretty Wide Tires, that I Bought at 5th Street ,South Beach, Years ago. I used to Ride it to Main Street, in Miami Lakes, or To Beverly Hills Cafe., also in Miami Lakes, But I Haven't , For Quite Some Time. I'm Glad you Are Safety Minded, That will Help. I'm Like You: Daring, But With Age: We Grow Wiser, and We Are A Little More Cautious than We used to Be. I Like A Little Danger, But with Precautions, Just Like My Old Days On The Brinks, and Wells Fargo Trucks. That Was Fun, Good Days For Me, in My Life. I Think About them, with Fondness, A Lot, and Like My Kid Days: it Seems Like A Faded Dream, and So Long Ago. I Almost Ask Myself, Like Steve Urkel: Did I Do That ????? Memories , are Precious Treasures , We Have, and I For One, Am Glad , we have them. I Dream a Lot, and My Dreams, are Of Deceased Family, Old Friends, Swift, Brinks , Wells Fargo, Schooldays, and Really a Mix of Practically: My Whole Life. And Sometimes : They Are Real Mixed Up, and Like Don't Make Much Sense. I Guess it's Things on Your Mind, or That You Talk About a Lot. The VW Body Work Project , with Your Son, is A Good Father And Son Partnership Too. A Win Win Thing. I used to Love to Drive in The Port Of Miami, and Out, To See The Miami Skyline From The High Bridge, But Now Thanks to The Stupid SOB Terrorists, I Can't . They Have Ruined Our Economy, and Our Way Of Life, and I'm Mad as Hell about it, and I Think The U.S. Should Make all Of Them Pay. Firing Squad, Sounds Good To Me, Or Public Hangings, Like Dodge City. They Kill and Make Life Difficult For The World, and Then Say Allah Told Them to Do So. Yeah Right !!!!! God or Allah, Doesn't Tell anyone To Kill, and Do The Things They Do. They Are Devils Disciples Pure and Simple !!!!!! Take Care , My Brother !!!!!! Talk to You Later. Robbin.

CarlosB.		05-Oct-2009 19:26
Robbin I have taken all my kids for the so call "dad's tour" I would take them to where I grew up were I played my first 3 were able to see REL, vsit the OB hobby shop I gave them all my own version of South Florida history lessons. I got them all hooked to odies my youngest does not listen to rap THANK GOD!! he loves The Four Seasons, The Stones The Beatles and 90% of the songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s he loves those White Castle burgers All my kids love old cars, love car shows. Till this day my daughter who is now 34 still remembers everthing that I used to talk about and take them to. My oldest son is into old Chevy pickups and also VWs Now it's time to teach the grand daughters LOL

dave b		05-Oct-2009 19:04
Carlos B , when you mentioned sometime back that containers were going to be offloaded and you were going there, was that for photos? I was curious but forgot to ask at the time Robbin, 12 noon tomorrow, phone contact

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 18:44
Carlos B., You Are So Right, about All the things you Mentioned. The 50's and 60's, and even The 70's, Were Great times to Be A Kid, and in Your Teens and 20's. Our Days, were Full Of Good Times, Skating, Swimming, Romancing , Dances, Parties, and Just Kid Fun, But Nowadays, There's None of That, for The Kids . Like You Say : The Kids Now, Do Not Know, and will never Have The Fun We All Had. Me , You, Pokey, Manocarz, Dave B., Carey gigi, Bob Sara, and all Of us Baby Boomers, We Had it All !!!!!! These Kids now: Have Nothing, But Computers, I - Pods, and The Potential, and Possibilities, to Get them on the Wrong Road. Peer Pressure, Has always Been around, and it's Alive and well today, and it Plays a Big Part in Kids Getting in Trouble. I'm Glad that You and Your 13 Year Old Son, are Close, and Do A Lot Of Things Together. He's Much Better Off , That way, and Yo Can Have The Joy Of Doing Things Together, Which is Wonderful. I Salute That Partnership !!!!!! You Are A Good Father, and Your Son, is A Good Son, I Can Tell. That's Great !!!!!!! We Were Very Lucky, as You Said : We Had Model Cars To Build, Bowling Alleys, Go Kart Tracks, Speedway Races, Skating Rinks, Dances, House Parties, Slot Cars, 25 Cent Movies, Drive In Theatres, Crandon Park Zoo, Dressel's Dairy, Royal Castle, Miami Stadium, The Old Drugstore Soda Fountains, Howard Johnson's Restaurants, Shooting at Bottles and Cans, with BB Guns, and 22 Rifles, Drinking Ice Cold Pee Wee's, and Ice Cold RC Cola, on A Hot Miami Summer Day, and Paying For Them, With Returnable Deposit Pottles we Rounded up. Throwing Rocks, at Friends, in War Games, Throwing Rocks in The Canal, Ect. The Good Old Days, Were Our Days, To Have Fun, and We Did !!!!!!! No Matter What's Happened to us So Far, after That, We Have Our Great Memories, of Our Days . And Besides Enjoying Remembering them, it's A Lot Of Fun Sharing them Here too !!!!!!!! I'll Bet Your 13 Year Old So, Enjoys Hearing All About Your Life Too, Especially Your Kid Days , in Allapattah, And At Melrose, And Robert E . Lee. Talk to You Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

CarlosB.		05-Oct-2009 18:37
Carey gigi Once I get the body work done on the beetle I'm towing it to Port Charlotte, my son in law has a paint n body shop his really good with painting, I'm doing the body work because I enjoy it, and to share it with my youngest son. Did you ever get the drive in speakers?? vwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvwvw Carlos

CarlosB.		05-Oct-2009 18:32
Robbin, Yes you have to be careful I stay on the sidewalks even on the bridges. Going down the tall bridge I will if alone take the street just because of the speed which I get. I have always been very daring when riding but since my last fall (near the marina) I have somewhat taken more precaution. (I'm not getting any younger) That last fall was the one that messed up my wrist for several months and left two ugly scars on my right knee. I have never have kidney stones but I still suffered from infections which are a little painful. Back to the old zoo,it has been transformed into a very nice park the small lakes are filled with all kinds of ducks, swans there are iquanas everywhere, large shade trees, benches to sit and just enjoy the quietness. some of the old cages are still there, you will enjoy it. and your are still walking distance from the beach, the old roller rink is still there and the old merry go round. Carlos

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 17:38
Carlos B., Hello, My Friend !!!!! I'm Sorry to Hear that Your Wife , is Having Kidney Problems too. It would Be My Guess, that She Probably Has A Kidney Infection, or Kidney Stones. I've Had Both , a Few times. But The Tests Should Show what The Problem is, and Hopefully : She will Get Some Relief Soon. And Thanks, For Your Compassion, I Appreciate it. And Thanks , For Trying on Sneaky Kitchen, for Me, I Appreciate that too. I Wish we would of had Yearbooks, in JR. High, But if they Did, I Never Saw them, or Got to order one. I Know that Palm Springs JR. High had Yearbooks, Like when Don Boyd went there, 4 Years Before I was there, But As Far as I Know, We Had None. My Wife went to Kinloch Park JR. High, and They had Yearbooks. I Only Got one Yearbook, From Hialeah High, and Someone Mad at Me: Threw it away. Crandon Park, and Key Biscayne, are Like Dreamland , For Me. I Get A Special Feeling, when I Go There. Just Coming Up To The Toll Booth, and I'm Excited. It's A Beautiful, and Magical Place !!!!!!! I Haven't Been where The Crandon Park Zoo was, For Years, and Years, and I Didn't know that there was anything still there. Thanks , For Telling Me. I Remember as a Kid: Swimming there, Going to The Zoo, Riding The Train, Skating on The Rink there, and Having Picnics there. Wonderful Family Memories. You and I Both Like Historical Buildings , and Their History, and Architecture, But I Must Tell You: As I Passed The New Miami Jackson, on The 112 Saturday, To Me: it Looked Real Nice. History was Lost, and Alumni Of The Old Miami Jackson, Lost Their School, But From The 112 Especially, I Think The New School, Looks Fantastic. I See a Lot of People Riding Bikes , on The Rickenbacker Causeway, and on Crandon Blvd., and it Looks Like Fun, and Good Exercise, But Dangerous, where there's No Cement walls, Dividing The Bike Riders, From The Cars. If The Cars, Veer Over A Small Bit Too Much, The Bike Rider, Will Be Hit, and Seriously Injured , or Killed. And with everybody on Cell Phones , while Driving, Talking, Eating, Changing Stations on The Radio, ect., That Could easily Happen. They Should Make A Bikeway, on Both Sides, and Put Thick Concrete Walls, up about 5 Feet, on Both Sides , of Crandon Blvd., and on The Rickenbacker Causeway. I Know it' Fun Riding A Bike there, But There are Places Of Big Danger There, I See Clearly The Danger. Talk to You Later , My Friend !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		05-Oct-2009 17:36
The Orange Bowl, Miami Stadium, all the Drive ins, most of the bowling alleys, places to park with your girlfriend, good music, All gone kids now will never be able to enjoy any of the above. High Taxes, heavy traffic, parking fees everywhere, to many rules, high fuel prices!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoa, so happy I grew up in the old days

CarlosB.		05-Oct-2009 17:12
Robbin, One of the best views of the Miami Skyline is from inside the Port of Miami on clear nights it is unforgetable, I wish I could take my camara and a tripod to take some really nice photos of the skyline but since 911 camaras are not allowed and if customs or the police catch you they will take away your port ID card. Can't fish either I used to fish there but now that is prohibited too. Richenbacker Causeway has changed alot before you could park any where along the beach and be there as long as you wanted now at sundown the police make you leave, (no more necking at night for the lovers) The 3th brigde had a walkway for fishing that has been closed also. and the small beach next to that brigde is also fenced in. The Miami Seaquarium which has not changed much since I was in elementry school now charges for parking and a daily ticket will set you back 36.33 and 26.70 for kids "nuts" I rather go to Seaworld in Orlando which has 20 times more things to see or do. Once thing that really got me mad was when yesterday I took my 13 year old and his buddy also 13 to see a movie at the theater I paid 7.50 each Adult price for them and then they would not allowed to see the movie because it was rated R even though I walked in with them and was giving thm permission to see the movie, the manager told me I would have to buy a ticket for me and go in too. 17 and under have to have an adult with them. What ticks me off is that you have to pay for them as adults but then they are seen as minors and this is everywhere you go. There should be a law against these type of pricing either the person is a kid or an adult. Children are seen as 11 or under but then 12 to 17 year olds have to pay adult prices without having the benifits of a real adult. Carlos

Road Runner		05-Oct-2009 16:51
Bob Sara, I Enjoyed Your Account Of Your Trip to Sebring, and Back !!!!!!! That was a nice Ride, Indeed !!!!!!! I Felt Like , I was Along, with Your Group !!!!!! You're Right: A Lot Of People , Do not Know where Dade Corners is . I Do, Very Well, Been There a Million Times. The Trail, and Krome, Is Dade Corners, For Anyone Who Doesn't Know that. The McDonald's Breakfast , in South Bay, Sounded Good, But That Root Beer Float, in Sebring, Had My Mouth Watering. I Love Root Beer, Iced Cold, and A Root Beer Float, Man, That's Heaven's Official Drink !!!!!!! Sounds Like You Hade A Real Nice Day, But in The Sun, and The Eye Strain, of Driving, ect., I'm Sure Made You Tired. But it was a Most Memorable Day, it Appears !!!!!!!! Events Like That , are Nice, and Getting there is Part Of The Fun too. A Mini Getaway, Far enough, But Not too Far, and The Event , is Fun. I'm Glad You Had A Good Safe Trip, and Enjoyed Your Journey, aand The Event , in Sebring, And Thanks A Lot, for Sharing The Story, with Me, and all of us. I Need An Ice Cold Root Beer, Right Now !!!!!!!! Barq's, A & W, Publix, any will Do, But Iced Cold, it Must Be !!!!!!! And Can it Be Delivered to My Front Door, By Kathy Frost ????? I Hope So !!!!!!!! Talk to You Later Bob . Road Runner.

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 16:27
Pokey, I Can't Say that I Blame Your Daughter, For Being tired Of Shoveling Snow. To Me , Shoveling Anything , Gets Old Real Fast, But The Worst Would Be Shovelin S!#%, at a Manure Manufacturers Plant. HAH HAH !!!!!! I Would Quit , On My First Day, or Better Yet, I Wouldn't Even Be There, in The First Place !!!!!!!! I Worked at a Nursery, in Miami Lakes, For About 4 Months, in 1973, 6 Days A Week, in The Hot Sun, Digin Trees, Root Pruning, and I Shoveled Dirt, My Share there. It was Like Being in a Prison Work Camp. My Dad Got Me The Job there, to Make some Money, Temporarily, until I Got An Easier Job. My Pay , was 2 Dollars an Hour, and They Were Long Hot Hours. I Was So Thirsty, and Ran For A Drink of Ice Water Often. I Got Lots Of Experience there in Digging 101 Class. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 16:14
Pokey, Your Indiana Weather , Right Now, is Acceptable , for Me, But Later on, Forget it !!!!!!! You Will not Catch Me Shovelin No Snow !!!!!!! But To Each , His Own. I Don't Like Hurricanes, and Heat 9 or 10 Months a year, But it Suits Me Better than Your Weather there. You Are Way Too Close to Chicago, For My Weather Liking !!!!!! You Know What ????? I Have 3 Powerball Tickets, from Saturday, and I Haven't even Checked them yet. If I Won, I'll Be Stopping By to See You, in My RV, and On The Road !!!!!! I Hope So !!!!!! I Also Hope that that T. V. Guide Listing , is Correct, so you can See Your Miami Central High School Play Football, after 40 Years. I Have Talked it, But I've never been to See another Hialeah High Game either, after 40 Years. I used to Go To Games, Back then, and to Sock Hops, ect. Lots Of Fun !!!!!! Wasn't There a Burger Joint, Just East Of Miami Central, and 17th Avenue, when You Went there ???? If You Get to watch the Game, Enjoy it, and May Miami Central Win, For You !!!!!!!! Miami Northwestern, Has Been State Champs, a Few Times, in Football, But I Don't Know about their Team, this Season. You Should See Their School, The New one, it Looks Like 1/2 Of A University, and Very Modern. I'm Sure you Remember The Old School, on 12th Avenue, and 71st Street. ?? There is a Train Bridge Over The FEC Tracks now, and N. W. 12th Avenue, Goes From 79th Street, to Down Past JMH, and To Shenandoah. Take Care. Good to Hear From You, My Friend. I'm Still Having My SOS, I Love it !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		05-Oct-2009 14:59
Robbin, Manocarz, Sorry to hear about your kidney problems, my wife just had a sonogram done on her kidneys on Saturday she's been having discomfort in her kidneys also. We are now waiting for the results. The best to each of you and may the two of you get pass the problem. Robbin, I love Key Biscanye I do a lot of bicycle riding there, I usally park my truck at the south parking lot on Crandon Park and ride the bike trails all the way back to the entrance of the Richenbacker Causeway. The tall bridge is hard going up but a blast going down. Sometimes I ride the opposite way to the lighthouse. Next time you go be sure to vist the old zoo it's very relaxing and beautiful inside and free to go in, my wife and I have photographed many people there. I rememeber going there as a kid when they had all the animals there. Robbin I got a respond in Sneaky Kitchen unfortchantly the lady does not remember a Josie Ritter, she has a yearbook but it does'nt have the names of the students. Carey gigi, My beetle is a 1970 I have done some work in the interior but I'm still waiting for work to pick up so I can spend some money on the bug, Since May I have been only working 3 days a week and it has been imposible to find any partime work. Hopefully work will pickup in November when the Cruise ship season picks up. Dave, Your work with suicide prevention is extremely noble task and I salute you for it and will pray to the Lord to make you sucessful with any person the needs the help, suicide hits very hard in my family I know just how the surviving families go through the pain of a loved one taking that way out. God Bless You!!!!!!! Pokey, Thanks again for that e-mail it is really great.

Bob Sara		05-Oct-2009 13:43
Road Runner and all our friends here, good Monday morning. It was a beautiful weekend here in South Florida, warm and sunny, and no rain. On Saturday morning, I rode up to Sebring for the Heartland Rally. We had about 25 bikes in our group. We met at Dade Corners (not Miami-Dade) at Krome Ave and Tamiami Trail, and headed out Krome to Hwy 27, then north to the lake. The ride on 27 was nice because it was a bit cool in the morning. At South Bay we stopped for a quick breakfast at McDonalds, then decided to take the long way and go around the east side of the lake and into Sebring the back way. We arrived about 11AM, by which time the heat started so build. There were lot's of vendors and food tents, motorcycle shows and stunt riders. In the heat, our first stop was for a root beer float. It really hit the spot. After checking out all the vendors, buying the usual patch and pin, and getting some lunch at the Circle Cafe, it was 2:30. So, back to the bikes for the ride home. We decided to come home on the Turnpike, which meant about a sixty mile ride through towns like Lorida (I guess they lost the "F" somewhere) and Indiantown. Home by 6:30. All in all, a long, hot day, 370 miles door to door, and a lot of fun.

Pokey		05-Oct-2009 11:44
To All I just read in our TV guide, up here in Indiana, that this Thursday (8 oct) at 7 pm on ESPN2 they are showing (live) Miami Central vs Northwestern. I hope this is not a misprint because its been 40+ years since I have seen a Central game. I find it hard to believe that they would show a high school game from Miami up here in Indiana. I was wondering if any of you, that are no longer in the Miami area show the same thing in you local station line-up. Robbin I just heard that someone from Fla hit the powerball for 100+ million, was it you, if so don,t forget your corn field friends----------ha ha The weather is cooling down nicely up here-----40-50's at night and back to 70 in the daytime, leaves are starting to drop off the trees, and my daughter wants me to find her a snow-blower for this winter, she is tired of shoveling--------ha ha take care Pokey

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 03:05
Pokey, How's Your Weather Up There Lately ????? Is it Cooling Off, at All ??? I'm Sure it's Not Cold Yet, But it's Probably Cooler than Miami. It's Still Like Summer Here. My Wife and I Took A Saturday Drive Yesterday, To Crandon Park, and Key Biscayne, and The Beaches were Full, and Key Biscayne , was Like Daytona, or Key West, Very Crowded. And At 7-11, CVS, Restaurants, and Everywhere , at Key Biscayne: It Looked Like College Spring Break. Girls, and Guys, Families, Elderly People, Man was That Island Active. And Most All The People you Saw on Key Biscayne , Had Tans, and Bathing Suits, Bikinis, Shorts , ect. Here it is The First Week Of October, and The Weather was Summer Beah Weather. I Almost Got Confused and Thought it was July or August !!!!!!! And I Got in Trouble , with My Wife, For Looking At The Girls So Much. But All in All, We Had A Real Nice Afternoon, at Key Biscayne. We Had An Early Dinner There, at 4 : 00 P. M., Having Meatball Parm. Subs Toasted, at a Place Called : Sir Pizza. I Always Liked Crandon, and Key Biscayne, it's A Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville, I Think. Very Tropical, and Island Like. I Hope all is Well, With You !!!!!!!! Your Friend, Robbin.

Robbin		05-Oct-2009 02:34
Dave B., I Remember Riding My Bike, in Miami Springs, and Virginia Gardens, in 1963, Before We Moved to West Hialeah, Where I Live Now, and Humming to Myself : That Song: What Will My Mary Say, as I Guess it was new on The Radio, and I Had Heard it, and Liked it. I Was a 7th Grader then, at Miami Springs JR. High School, and I Had a Friend at School, whose Family Lived at The Green Mansions Motel- Apartments, on Curtiss Parkway, Just South of N. W. 36th Street, in Virginia Gardens, and I used to Go to See Him, and I Sometimes Swam in The Pool there, as A Guest. The Green Mansions, was Close to The Village Plaza, where you Got Your Comic Books, and Model Kits, and Grace's Delicatessen, was there too. I Still to this Day: Love That Song. I was always all over Miami Springs, Back Then: Going To The Miami Springs Recreational Center Pool, To Dive Off The High Dive There, and To The Circle Theatre, to See Movies, and To Friends ' Houses, and to See Girls, at Their Houses, Ect. I Probably Spent 1/2 of The Time in Hialeah, and 1/2 Of The Time, in Miami Springs. About Your Volunteer Service, To The Suicide/ Crisis Intervention Center: Great Work, A Nice Thing To Do, and I Personally Salute You , For Doing So. I Lost Friends Before To Suicide, over The Years, and So I Am Sympathetic, to That Particular Area. We All Know How Trying , and Stressful, and Cruel Life Can Be, and Some Poor People Are Dealt Bad Hands, Get Bad Breaks, Financial Problems, Divorces, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Rejection,, Cheating Spouses, Loss Of Job, Deaths Of Friends or Loved ones, Sickness, ect., can All Make A Poor Person Desperate, And Suicidal , Where They Are At The End Of Their Road, and Don't Feel Like They Can Face another Day, - Tomorrow. They Need Help, Especially: A Sympathetic Ear, Understanding, and Kind Words, of Hope, to Get Them By, or Thru The Night, To Face Another Day, and Give Life another Try. My Friends Gave Me No Warning, No Call, and No Chance to Try To Talk Them Out Of Suicide. I Regret That, Very Much, But I Understand. I Know That They Just Had Had Enough, and Gave Up. A Very Sad Thing, and Though it's Been Many Years, since They Took Their Lives, I Still Remember Them, in Their Happy Days, and Feel Very Sad, When I Think Of How They Ended Up. God Bless You , Dave, For Trying To Help To Prevent Suicides. Best Regards, My Friend. Talk To You Tuesday. Buenas Noches , Mi Amigo !!!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		04-Oct-2009 23:21
Hi Robbin, just walked in from that suicide/crisis hotline center, very busy today 1-6pm and one hour to get home. It is 720pm now.......that song by Johnny Mathis is from 1963, What Will My Mar Say. I have to now get ready for tomorrow's 5 cases, so will talk with you here tomorrow, then I will give you a call on your cell on Tuesday 12-2pm

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 21:07
Dave B., I Was Thinking About Something that Struck Me Funny, Just Now: I've Been Involved with 2 Mary's, and Liked 2 other Mary's, and What if I would Of Married A Mary, and then : Every time I Made A Blunder ??? I would of Pretended I was Johnny Mathis, and Said to Myself : What Will My Mary Say ????? I Thought of this, Because I Was Humming that Song to Myself. That is one of My Favorite Songs, I Love That Song !!!!!!! Chances Are: You Like That Song Too !!!!!!! Now There's A Singer : Johnny Mathis !!!!!!!! Any Bud Light, on The Horizon ????? Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!! Tanto Gusto, Mi Socio !!!!!! Robbin. Robbincito.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 20:48
Manocarz, Speaking Of Carz: My First Car, was A Transportation Special / Fun Car. It was a 1959 Fiat 4 Door Sedan, with a Small, But Powerful Engine. The Year was 1969, and it was 10 Years Old. A Man in our neighborhood, passed away, back then, and He Had the Little car, to Drive to Work. His Family, Didn't Need it, and Let it Sit Around, a couple Months after The Man Passed Away, and Then They Sold it to My Brother, for 25 Dollars. I Helped My Brother Sand Off Rust Spots, and We Painted it Silver, with Rustoleum Silver Paint and Brushes. My Brother Ran The Devil Out of it, in Fields, ect., as A Hot Rod. Then, after a Couple Of Months of that, He Got Tired of it, and Sold it to Me, For 50 Dollars. My Dad told Me and Him, it wasn't Right to Take Advantage of Your Own Brother that way, But That it was a Good Deal Anyway. It Was, indeed !!!! I Drove it around, on The Streets Legally, and in Fields Drawing Donuts, And Racing it , ect. That Poor Little Car, was Tough, and Went Thru Pure Hell, But Before it Finally Quit, My Brother , and I Had A Lot Of Fun, and Joy Riding in it. That was one Hell Of A Good Car !!!!!!!! The Doors opened The Other way, and it Had A 3 Cylnder Engine. It was A Real New York Bargain, In Hialeah !!!!!!!!!! It was a 3 Speed Manual Transmission, on The Column, and it would Peel out, in 1st Gear; around 50 Feet. One Day, Back then, I was across the Street, from our House, and I Raced up The Engine, And Dumped the Clutch, and Smoked The Tires, and Laid Rubber Like 50 Feet, and My Dad Came out, Shook His Head, and Told Me: Keep it Up: You'll Be Walking Again Soon !!!!!!! What A Carz Memory, Especially For The One and Only Manocarz !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 20:18
Dave B., When You Went to ST. John's School, if You Ever Looked north, from there, You Saw : The Big Baseball Stadium Grandstands, and Just North of that was Hialeah Elementary School, where I went to School, for 6 Years. And I Lived about 2 1/ 2 Blocks Northeast Of Hialeah Elementary School . I Realize though, that it's Been A Long time. We watched a Nice Love Story Movie on DVD Last Night : Flirting With Forty, with Heather Locklear. Really Enjoyed it !!!!! She is A Great Actress, and Very Lovely too !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 20:04
Dave B., Happy Sunday !!!!!!! I Hope Sunday, So Far, is A Delight , For You. I'm Just Relaxing Here At Home, Trying to Stay Comfortable. It's Hot again Here Today, Very Sunny, and A Little Breezy. The Palm Trees, are Swaying in The Wind , Ever Slightly. It's A Typical Summer Miami Day, in October !!!!! I'm Staying in The House With The A / C On, and with A Fan Blowing On Me. And I'm Drinking Lots Of Iced Cold Bottled Spring Water. I Drink A Lot Of Bottle Spring Water, Iced Cold. I Love it, and I Know Drinking Lots Of Good Water, is Very important, Every Day. How is Jack Russell ??? Later on Today, My Wife and I are going to Get Something to Eat , From One Of The Restaurants, and Bring it Home to Eat Comfortably Here. We'll Most Likely Get Take Out, From Ranch House, A Restaurant Near Our House , that We Like. They Have A Lot Of Good Things, But We Like Best : Their Charbroiled Cheeseburger Platter, Their Patty Melt Platter, and Their Jumbo Fried Shrimp Platter. They All 3 Come with : Steak Fries, Cole Slaw, and Sourdough Rolls. And Ranch House, is only about A Mile and a Quarter, From Our House, Very Convenient. They Also Have Good Breakfasts. and Good Homemade Soups. How's The Weather there Today ????? Do You Like , or Ever Watch : Law And Order ???? I Like Law And Order, all of Them. I've Been Watching Lately: Criminal Minds , also. I Love Skylines, and Our Miami Skyline, is Really Big, it's Grown a Lot. I Believe, From what I've Seen: The Boston Skyline, and Miami Skyline, are Both About Equal. Lots Of Real Tall Buildings !!!!!! All The Best. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 19:00
Manocarz, I'm Glad You Enjoyed Hearing About My Rickenbacker Causeway, Crandon Park, and Key Biscayne Saturday Drive. It was A Nice Drive, and Outing. I Really Enjoyed it !!!!!! And You Might Say, I Went To The Islands, Because it is all an Island, Only Reachable, By Boat, Or One Causeway, - The Rickenbacker. What A Beautiful , and Laid Back World it is over there, and Yet : Downtown Miami's Skyline, is in View, and Not Far At All, and Yet : It's A Different World. I Like Taking A Ride, on The Weekends, Like To Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Miami Springs, Kendall, Homestead, and The Florida Keys. Nice Short Getaways, and A Refreshing Change Of Scenery. Good Luck At Shands Hospital, in Search Of Finding Relief, For Your Kidneys, and I Appreciate You Keeping Me in Mind, Of Good Findings . I Appreciate Your Compliment, about My Account Of Yesterdays Trip Over The Rickenbacker . Your South Hialeah Elementary School, Does Have Interesting Old Architecture. The Only Thing that Bothers Me about Your School, is That The Playing Fields Are Across The Street ( East 2nd Avenue ), and Children Crossing the Street, Could Get Hit. Have A Great Sunday Afternoon, and Evening. All The Best !!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		04-Oct-2009 14:09
carey, yes, went to Mrs Noakes class at St John the Apostle, one year, mid 1950s, then also Blessed Trinity, Mrs Kuhlwind was the teacher, that might have been in fourth grade and st john was 5th grade...certainly no later, as I went to 6th grade in Bakersfield, Calif

Manocarz		04-Oct-2009 09:05
ROBBIN: Thanks for the report about your ride across the Richenbacker and beyond. You are a great reporter. I may think of some more field trips for you over time. I felt like I was with you in the car, your description was so detailed and enjoyable. I'm up early to begin a two day collection routine for the Urology Dept. at Shands. They are really interested in helping me with my kidney's. If I learn of anything interesting that I feel would be useful to you, I'll pass it on to you. CAREY: Hello back to the ladies for me. I'm glad they are doing well. As for the architecture of old South Hialeah Elementary, I agree, its' a great structure! I even use to dream of having a home patterned like it in smaller scale - I don't anymore. I still go to South Hialeah's web-site from time to time and also fly over it on Google Earth to have another look at some of the features of that building. There are also the great early pictures on this web-site. I also had a brother with a '49 VW. I remember those turn signal arms that popped out of the side post. Also the paint and its' richness inside and out. I think that was the same VW with the split rear window. He had so many through the years, I lost track of which one was which. He just totaled out his last VW over the summer while on a trip somewhere out west. He was pulling it behind his huge motor home and one of the wheels came off and he didn't know it. His motor home is so powerful, he never felt the car dragging behind the motor home. Finally someone flagged him down, but by then the car was destroyed. It broke his heart. My brother also had an old Renault in the early '60's with the same type of turn signal arms.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 03:07
Goodnight To All Of My Friends, I Am Going To Bed, To Read Cookbooks, I Bought At A Church Sale Today, and Then, I Will Commence To Sawing Logs !!!!!! I Will Be Around Tomorrow, and My Wife Works, until around 3 : 30 P. M., So I Will Probably Be Here, From After 11 : 30 A. M. Rest Well, All Of You !!!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 03:02
Carlos B., I Went over The Rickenbacker Causeway, today, To Crandon Park, and Key Biscayne, and Enjoyed The Ride, and The Scenery. I Passed The Site Of Robert E . Lee JR. High Twice, on I 95, and Looked that way, and As I Passed Jose De Diego Middle School, I Pictured REL JR High, as it Looked From 95, and I Thought Of You, A Distinquished Alumni, of REL. I Got a new car today: A Matchbox Jaguar SE. Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 02:55
Carey gigi, I'm Glad That You And Your Family Like Asheville so much, and if You will all Be Happy There, More Power to You. I Like North Carolina, But Only in The Summer. I Don't Like Cold Weather, and Asheville , can Get Much , Much Colder than Miami, in The Winter, and it's Too Cold there for Me. Patti , and I Don't Like Cold Weather, so Miami, is More Our Type Of Weather. I Hope Sincerely, That You Don't Have To Be Away From Your Wife and other Family , in Asheville Too Much Longer. Talk To You Again ASAP. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 02:48
Carey gigi, On Sundays, when I was A Little Kid: My Family Went , a Lot of times , to Crandon Park, and We Would Go To The Crandon Park Zoo, and I Rode The Miniature Train, Saw The Zoo Animals, Swam in The Ocean, and Had A Picnic, with My Family. That was Great Fun, and Now: it's Great Memories. That Place, was, and is So Beautiful !!!!!!! And Other times: We went to Dressel's Dairy, and I Rode Ponies, I Rode The Miniature Train, and We All Had Great Freshly Made Ice Cream There, inside The Dairy Bar. Wonderful Memories !!!!!!!!! Later . Robbin.

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 02:39
Carey gigi, Yes , Milk, and all Dairy Products, Can Cause Kidney Stones. And That's Because Of Calcium. Calcium, Builds Strong Bones, But it Also Can Cause Kidney Stones. As A Kid, I Loved Chocolate Milk, and I Still Do, But I Hated White Milk, and Sometimes Got in Big Trouble , in School, and with My Parents, Because I Refused to Drink White Milk. I Hated it. But when I went in The ARMY, in 1970, I Tried Some White Milk, Iced Cold, and I Loved it, and From then on, I Liked , and Drank Iced Cold White Milk, a Lot. I Used to Drink it A Lot, But Not any more, Because Of Kidney Stones. I Still Have A Special Treat, once in a while, of : A Bottle Of Iced Cold White Milk, or Chocolate Milk, But Not All The Time. I Also Love Pudding, Ice Cream, Buttermilk, Sour Cream, Cream Cheese , Velveeta Cheese, ect., And A While Back, I Went Wild , Having All Of Them, Which Gave Me An Overdose, Of Calcium, No Doubt. And A While Back, I Was Drinking A Lot Of Pepsi, Coke, Mountain Dew, ect., and They all Have High Fructose Corn Syrup, and That Can Cause Kidney Stones too. So I Don't Have To Guess Why I Am Going Thru Hell On Earth Now, I Know. For Years, I Pretty Much Left Colas, and Sodas Alone, But I Fell off The Wagon, A While Back, and Started Enjoying Them Too Often, and Now : Here I Am, in Pain. After This, I Am Going To Leave Sodas, and Dairy Products alone, Except For An Occaisional Treat, and Maybe, Just Maybe: I Won't Get Any More Kidney Stones !!!!!! ????? Some things Taste So Good, that You Get A Taste For Them, and You Succumb to Temptation. Yes, You're Right: The Pain, is Horrible, But I'm Trying To Give Them A Chance to Flow Out. I Already Got Rid of Some, That Way. I Am Optimistic, and Thinking Positive. I Hope You Don't Feel Sore, in The Morning, From All Of That Up And Down The Stairs Today. Remember: Corn Syrup, Acid, Like From Juices, and Calcium, Can Cause Stones. I Hope You Never Get Them. South Hialeah, is A Lot Bigger School than Hialeah Elementary, and We Only Had The Library, and 2 Special Classrooms Upstairs, Over The Offices. We Had 2 Stairwells There, But I'm Sure You Had More Stairs at South Hialeah. Rest Well, and Have A Good Day at Work Tomorrow, My Friend. Later . Robbin.

carey gigi		04-Oct-2009 02:11
Carlos B. How have you been, I know you are into VWs and still have one I was wondering what year and what have you done to it . The one I got for my Daughter was a 1970 built the same month and year my wife and I were married. My brother had a 1949 VW I believe it was one of 2 imported that year. We didn't realize it at the time because he only paid like 300 dollars for it. It only had about 28 H.P. and it had mechanical brakes meaning no fluid just cables working off the pedal ,talk about hard to stop, it had small arms that popped out in the door post to signal left or right turns and the rear windows were so tiny. My dad sold it in 1973 when my brother was at Pearl Harbor for 2 years in the Navy. When my brother came back he said they had a contest that the person with the oldest VW would win a new one. Do you recall how great the paint jobs were on a new VW even inside the door jambs I was always amazed at that. Talk Later now I am going to watch a movie Carey

Robbin		04-Oct-2009 02:07
Dave b, I Will Be Waiting For Your Call , on Tuesday, and I Made A Note Of it to Leave My Cell Phone on, at that time Tuesday. And Regarding The Doctors, I Can Wait, and So Can They. I'm Not Going To Jump To Conclusions, and Will Wait it Out, until I Am Convinced that The Stones, will Not Release, and Flow Out Thru My Thing, Like The Others Did. But Your Good Intentions , Are So Noted, and Appreciated. And I Liked Your Joke, about Not Answering Your Question: That was Good. I Laughed. Your Memories, of All Of Those Places Here in Miami, after All Of These Years, Are No Doubt : Sort Of Blurred, Understandably. When You Come Down, We'll Ride Around All Those Places, and More, and Eat Some Chili Dogs, Royal Castles, ect. I Know You Will Enjoy Yourself , in Miami Again. Have A Good Sleep, My Friend !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		04-Oct-2009 01:56
Manocarz How are you doing I hope you are feeling better , I talked with my twin sisters and they ask every time if I had talked on the computer with you. I think it is like a connection because you and them went to school together and that is like having a friend. When you went to South Hialeah Elem. did you find the school interesting in the way it was built I know I did I was amazed at the stairways in the corners I always looked up at the amazing carpentry that was put into that school. Maybe it was just me because even at that age I was around new construction and was always in awe of it. A few weeks back I wanted to say that there was no need for an apoligy to me I was just commenting on the comments. I know there was nothing bad intended . I should have told you right away but I didn't sorry about that. Hope all goes well with your medical issues it really seems like you have enough for several people my twin sisters say HI and I will talk later Carey Gigi

carey gigi		04-Oct-2009 01:31
Dave B. How is everything I read your comment about working the phones in the suicide prevention . You should be very proud of something like that, sometimes people just need someone to talk to to help them think more clearly. Hope all is well with you . I saw that you remembered St. Johns school did you go there. I went there from 1st to 5 th grade that was from the fall of 1955 for 1st grade to summer 1960 for 5th grade . I was glad to go to public school after that . I always remember on Friday if you had meat in your lunch it was big trouble with the Nuns and their pointing stick that they walked around with. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		04-Oct-2009 01:16
Robbin The description of those kidney stones make me hurt just you talking about them. I wasn't aware that milk and milk products can help cause them. I sometimes wondered when my brother got them if I would also get them,one thing I never drink is milk only in cereal or something cooked, I think the last time I drank it everyday was in elementary school. I know it is supposed to be good for your bones but I don't get it . I hope you are feeling better today, that ride you said you took sounded nice I know what you mean it is like another world over the bridge. I remember always going to the zoo on Sundays and always riding the train before leaving. I think the last time we went there was around 1973 we took our 2 year old daughter. You are right about missing my family, but I wouldn't say I am suffering I have a lot of contact with them and I know they are much happier and less stressed out living in N.C. I always think positive about every situation the glass is always half full to me. Knowing that they are happy makes me very happy. My wife said they went last week to an apple orchard and picked a bushel of apples and last night she showed my six year old grandaughter how to make homemade applesauce ,she showed her how to cut them and stir them on the stove and then they made apple juice she is only six but loves to be in the kitchen. Gotta work tomorrow on Sunday , I was up and down the stairs I swear at least 100 times today working on 2 bathroom floors marking tile and back and forth to the saw to cut, it was a good work out and my legs don't even hurt yet. Maybe in the morning I will be sore. I just remembered that tomorrow will be 59 years ago that we moved to Hialeah on Oct.4th 1950 . Gonna go watch Godfather part 2 it always reminds me of my grandfather Gigi who came to America through Ellis Island the same year as in the movie and he came from the same area of Sicily. Gotta go for now talk later your Hialeah friend at the other end of the city. Carey

dave b		03-Oct-2009 23:58
OK, will give you a call then, Robbin.....I did go to Crandon Park, I sort of remember Key Biscayne....the racetrack, Miami Springs circle, Blessed Trinity School, St John the Apostle School, the Va Gardens area where we lived too....You are right, only about three years at the very most, but a great three years!!!!!!!! Re the doctors, maybe you FEEL like a guinea pig, but they are trying to find out what is wrong and where etc I don't think they are using you, as such, like here is a guy we can experiment on!! :) But I am really glad you are giving it serious thought. Have I ever steered you wrong yet?? don't answer that

Robbin		03-Oct-2009 23:23
Dave b., I Know you only Lived in Miami, Like 3 Years, and That was a Long Time Ago, But Do You Remember, Ever Going To Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, or Cape Florida Beaches ?????? It is So Beautiful There , Like A Tropical Island, But Not Deserted, By Any Means. It is Reached From Downtown Miami, Coconut Grove, and Little Havana, By The Rickenbacker Causeway. I Think You Would Enjoy The Ride, and The Scenery, on The Rickenbacker Causeway. It's Quite A Sight !!!!! Miami, is A Mess, But it is a Beautiful City , My Hometown, and Birthplace. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Oct-2009 23:12
Dave b., I Will See, How Things Go, For A Few More Days, and I Know I Can Stand The Pain. I Wanna Completely Rule Out, That They Won't Go Out Of My Body Naturally, Before I Become A Guinea Pig, For The Medical Profession: Guessing, and Sending Me For Every Test Under The Sun, in Uncomfortable Positions , Ect. I Know The Drill, and I'm Tired Of it. I Do Appreciate Your Concern, and Good Intentions Though. Tuesday: From 12 Noon, To 2 P. M., is Best For Me. I Will Be Here, at that time. If You Have My Cell Phone Number, I Think You Do, Please Call That, and I Will Turn it on, at That Time Tuesday, Available For Your Call. Today Here, was a Picture Perfect Summer Beach Day. And The 1st Week of October !!!!! We Drove Over To Crandon Park, and Key Biscayne, and The Beaches there , and at Cape Florida Bill Baggs State Park, were All Full. And it was Like A Spring Break, College Girls Everywhere, Like Daytona Beach, or Myrtle Beach. It was Hard to Keep My Eyes On The Road, and My Wife was Crabby, Because I Was Looking at The Girls So Much, But The Stress, was Worth it. My Eyes, and My Heart, were Very Happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm Glad that I Still Have An interest in Lovelies Like That . Later. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Oct-2009 22:52
Manocarz, I Took A Drive to Crandon Park, and Key Biscayne This Afternoon, after The Church Rummage Sale, and it was a Much needed Change Of Scenery. I Enjoyed it immencely !!!!!! I Have Always Loved it Over there, it's Like Key West, or Sanibel- Captiva. It's A Different World, and Getting there, on The Rickenbacker Causeway, and Crandon Blvd., is Scenic, with Brickell Avenue Condo Skyscapers, The Downtown Miami Skyline, The Water, The Port Of Miami, Pretty Sailboats, The Miami Seaquarium Gold Dome, ect. The Big Shark Looking Statue, or Whatever it was, on The Right Side, Before The Toll Booths, is Still There, But it's Not Revolving now, and it Has A Couple Of Dolphins, on The Left Tip of it. I'm Not Positive : If it's The Same Thing that was There Before ????? Key Biscayne, Crandon Park Beaches, and Cape Florida Beaches, were all Full Of People, Like Summertime. And Young Kids, Like High School , and College Age, were Abundant, at Key Biscayne, Like A College Spring Break. My Wife Had to Remind Me, To Quit Looking at All of The Pretty College Girls, in Shorts , and G- Strings, and Bikini's. It was A Perfect Beach Day !!!!! And in The 1st Week Of October, can You Believe it ???? We Had an Early Dinner at Key Biscayne: Meatball Parm. Subs , at Sir Pizza. Then We Drove Home. We Had A Real Nice Time. Glad to Get Home Though, to Relax. On I- 95, and The 112, in Miami, You Cannot Relax at all, The Drivers Here, are Obnoxious, You Will Get Run Over, if You Aren't On Your Toes, and They Drive Real Fast. I Can Drive with The Best Of Them, But it's Like Talladega Speedway Here, These People are Nuts Here. Our Miami Drivers Are Rated as The Worst, in The Nation, and I Must Agree !!!!!! I Got A New Car, while out Today: A Matchbox Heritage Jaguar SE, I Got at CVS, on Key Biscayne. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		03-Oct-2009 22:23
Robbin, it's a touchy subject with you, I know, but I hope you decide to go to the doctor's office. I know there are quite a few people who don't trust doctors, but there are probably even more who don't trust their own treatment, by comparison. So I hope you reconsider it. Sorry to hear you are in so much pain, and if it is not one thing, with all of us, it is another, just a matter of time. Unfortunately. Hang in there. I want to give you a call some time, I found your number and maybe will call you Tuesday, will you be around all day or part of the day, if you know yet?

Robbin		03-Oct-2009 22:19
Dave b., Yeah, I Like The Rain too !!!!! The Only Times I Don't Like The Rain, are : When I'm All Dressed Up, and I Get Soaked, and When I Am in The Car, with The Motor and The A / C Off, and You Have to Close The Windows, and it Gets Hot and Stuffy inside The Car. But when I'm At Home inside: I Love it To Rain, it's Very Relaxing, and At Night: It Lulls You to Sleep, Hitting The Roof, and or The Windows. The Absolute Best, is Sleeping in A Cabin with A Tin Roof, on A Rainy Night. I Have Done Just That, in The Smoky Mountains , and it was Wonderful. I Didn't Even want to sleep, as that Pitter Patter Sound Of The Rain, Hitting That Tin Roof, is Such Beautiful Music, and You want to Savor that Night. We always Need The Rain, and at it's Worst, it's usually : Only A Minor Inconvenience, For Us. It's Been A Hot Sunny Day Here, Like A Summer Day Today. It was a Good Beach Day Here Today. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		03-Oct-2009 15:22
Hi Robbin, raining very heavily here, but I like the rain.

Guest		03-Oct-2009 15:06
Carlos B., Carey Gigi, and Bob Sara, Have A Nice Weekend , My Friends !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Oct-2009 15:04
Dave B., Happy Saturday !!!!!!! It's A Beautiful Miami Morning Here !!!!! Blue Skies, Sunshine, Warm, and Palm Trees !!!!!!!! Que Mas Quiere Uno ????? Have A Nice Day Today, and A Great Sunday Too !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Oct-2009 14:59
Manocarz, Good to Hear From You !!!!! Thanks , For Your Kind Words Of Support. I'm Happy For You, that You Passed That Stone, that was Bothering You. Yes, You Would Know About Kidney Stones , and Pain. I've Had My Share, of Both, and I Hope I'm Going To Get Rid Of All Of My Kidney Stones Soon, and That I Never Get Any More, Ever Again. It's A Curse , To Be Sick , or Hurting, it Really Is . About The Rotating Shark, I'm Not Really Sure. I Haven't Been Over There, For Quite A Long While, But it seems to Me, that I Saw That Shark, at The Toll Entrance, The Last time , I went over The Rickenbacker Causeway. I Think The Last time , I Went There, would Be around Maybe 8 Months ago, and at that time: The Toll was A Dollar Fifty. ?? It is Such A Beautiful Drive !!!!!! I May Just Drive Over there, this Weekend, For A Thrill, and if So, I Will Look For The Shark, and I Will Let You Know, ASAP. Happy Saturday Morning , My Friend !!!!!! It's A Beautiful South Florida Morning Here !!!!! Sunny, and Bright, and Light Blue Skies. A Tiny Bit Of Breeze, But Not Much. My Wife, is Off Work today, From Publix, and We May Go To A Church Rummage Sale, about a Mile, and 1/4 Away, that We Always Go to , Twice A Year. I Buy a Lot Of Cookbooks there, at a Bargain Price, and it Helps The Church. It's A Nice Friendly Church. The Palm Springs United Methodist Church, across The Street , From Palm Springs JR. High, where I Went, But it's Now : Palm Springs Middle School. Have A Great Day, My Friend, and Be Well !!!!!!!! Your Hialeah Brother , Robbin.

Manocarz		03-Oct-2009 02:54
Hello Robbin and everyone: I had a reply all wrtten and then the net crashed here. Here goes again: The mention of the Rickenbacker Causeway sure brings back great memories. I've probably asked this before, but I forget the answer: Is the big shark still rotating at the entrance to the causeway? Robbin: I can truly say that I feel for you. Yesterday I finally passed a kidney stone that has had me down for the past couple of days. Yesterday I feared that I was going back into the hospital. I hope this clears up so that my upcoming surgery can proceed. Hang in there Robbin. I hope you feel better soon.

Robbin		03-Oct-2009 02:28
Dave B., As You Said: I Am Trying To Wait, and See, if I Can Stand The Pain, and Let The Kidney Stones Flow out Of My Body. It is Very Painful, They Lodge in Your Kidneys , or Your Back, and Put Pressure, and You Feel The Pain, in Your Groin Area, and Your Back and Side. Sometimes, I've Felt Like I Couldn't Stand The Pain, anymore, But So Far, I've Been Able to, But I'm Really Hoping that Whatever Stones are Still in My Back: Go Out Thru My Male Organ, Like The Others Did, Even Though That's The Worst Part. I Will Be Strong, and Hope For The Best. My Foot, is So So, But Might Be A Little Better, But Between My Back, Full Of Kidney Stones, and My Crippled Foot, I've Been Laying In Bed, Most Of The time Lately, Trying To Get Relief, And Watching T. V. I Appreciate Your Support, & Thanks, and I Salute Your Volunteer Work, On A Crisis Hotline. That is A Real Good Cause. Good Luck in Helping to Save Some Poor Souls, From Suicide, ect. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Oct-2009 02:13
Carey gigi, Thanks, For The Support. I Hate to Bellyache, But I Have Had A Real Hard Time Lately, and I've Been Thru The Terrible Pain that Your Brother Had. These Kidney Stones, will Make You Almost Cry, and Pray For Death. The Pain Really Gets Severe. No Exaggeration, Whatsoever. I've Gotten Rid of 3 Of Them Lately, Thru My Male Organ, and it Really Hurt Like Hell, each time, and There was Blood, with The Urine, and Stones. I Still Have Pain in My Back, on The Left Side, Belt Level, so I Believe I Still Have More Stones There, But I'm Hoping that They Come Out too, on Their Own, without Medical Assistance. I'm Tired Of Doctors, and Hospitals: I Don't want To Be A Guinea Pig , for Them anymore. My Foot, is A Little Better, But I Have To Stay Off Of it , a Lot, To See Progress, and If I Don't: I've Got Serious Problems, and Infection Risks Again. So I Am Very Limited, in Standing, and Walking. I Am Sort Of A House Recluse Now, Sadly. I Want To Be More Active, To Walk, and Swim, Jog, ect., But I Cannot. I Understand About Your Family, I Know You Too Are Suffering, Missing Them. Your Family: Comes First. Hopefully, When You Move To Asheville: Your 6 and 7 Day Work weeks will Be Over. Thank You , For Yor Support. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Road Runner		03-Oct-2009 01:53
Bob Sara, I Get Out A Little Bit, But Not Too Much Lately. I Go To My Podiatrist, once A Week, and I Drive My Wife To Walgreen's, or To Restaurants, To Get Take Out to Eat, Or To Blockbuster to Get Movies, But I Only Walk To and From The Car, and Don't Walk Anywhere, other Than To My Podiatrist, and My Wife Takes Me, and Drops Me Off Near Where I Go. I Love Key Biscayne , and Crandon Park, and The Rickenbacker Causeway Drive, But I Haven't Been Over there, For Quite A While, But Yes, When I'm Up To it, It would Be Real Nice , if We Took A Spin Over There, I Would Like That. Yes, My Medical Problems, Have Taken Their Toll, on Me, I Admit it. Good Advice though, Thanks . I Must Be Strong, and Forge On. Yeah , The Doctors Told Me: That 2 Main Causes Of Kidney Stones, are Acid, as From Fruit Juices, and Corn Syrup, and Colas, and The Other Cause is Calcium. My Stones , in The Past, were Caused by Too Much Calcium, But I Don't Really Know about this time. I Take 5 Stone Free All Natural Pills a Day, Which are Supposed to Ward Off Kidney Stones, But They Failed Me this time. I Have Begun: Drinking Only Zephyrhills Bottled Spring Water, Nothing Else, and No More Sour Cream, Ice Cream, Chocolate Milk, ect. I Have Really Suffered With These Kidney Stones. The Pain, is Excruciating. I Wanna Cry, and Scream, But I Don't. I Still think , I Can Get Rid Of Them, on My Own, and I'm Going to Give it a Little More Time. Thanks , For Your Support. Best Regards !!!!!! Road Runner.

carey gigi		03-Oct-2009 00:13
Robbin Sorry to hear about the kidney stones, I remember when my brother had them and I went to be with him at Palmetto emergency he was in terrible pain. I hope your foot is healing OK. I know what a slow ordeal that is my Father used to go through it with his feet. I have been really busy the last two weeks working 7 days and at night I go on the computer and Email quite a bit to my family we are all connected by 6 different computers and cameras and this is my contact with them until I get to see them. Most of the time after talking with them on the phone or computer I am ready for bed. It is really important to me that I talk daily to as many of them as I can, it keeps me from going crazy at the end of the day, after all they are the most important 8 people in my life. I am talking about my wife, daughters , grandchildren and great grandson. I will try to get back later tonight . I would also like to say hello to everyone else. Talk later Carey

Bob Sara		02-Oct-2009 23:21
Road Runner, on a different subject, I never thought about corn syrup contributing to kidney stones, but it sort of makes sense. All the more reason to stick to those diet drinks, I guess. Personally, I drink mostly Publix Seltzer Water. Not to be confused with Club Soda, which contains sodium.

Bob Sara		02-Oct-2009 23:16
Road Runner, with the health problems you've been battling lately, I'm sure that they can get you down a bit. Now more then every it is important to keep your spirits up. Doing the right things medically, along with a good mental attitude is the best way back to health. As for the flow of posts here, there will always be ups and downs.It's just the nature of things. There is no blame to be placed. Are you able to get out at all? I see mention of a drive over to Key Biscayne. My family never spent much time over there, other then to take visiting family and friends to The Seaquarium. I had a friend who had a Hobie Cat that we used to sail off of Hobie Beach, but that's about it. I have never been to the Marine Stadium. If you're up for it, we could take a run over there on a drive one day. We had talked about it, but I dropped the ball on that. Let's see about it, when you're up for it.

dave b		02-Oct-2009 22:02
Whatever you say, Robbin. It's never enough.

Robbin		02-Oct-2009 21:49
Dave B., You Asked, and Wanted to Know: How's It Going , with Robbin Lately ??? Well , all of My Posts Lately, Should Give You Some Idea. My Health, Has Not Been Too Good, My Site Here, Has Not Been Too Good, and My General Outlook, and My Attitude, Has Not Been Too Good . You Asked Me, and I Told You. No Phony BS Info, The Gospel Truth. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Oct-2009 21:42
Dave B., I Have Spoken My Mind, and That's How I Feel, and I Think I'm Right. But Everyone: Will Do As They Please, and I Realize That I Have No Control Over That, But I Will Voice My Opinions, Whether anyone Agrees with Me , or Not. At Least I'm Writing Something. Communication !!!!!!! I Expect More , On This Site, But it Looks Like I'm in For Dissappointment, Big Time. I Guess that's Life . Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Oct-2009 21:32
Dave B., I Expected That Response From You , Dave. My Point is : That Many More People used to Post Here, and Posting By Regulars, is Way Down, and Everyone Found Time Before, But Not Now. I Say: It's Loss Of Interest, and There's Not The Enthusiasm Here, that there once was, and That Goes For Me Too. I Don't Condemn You, For Your Beliefs , on This Subject, and I Hope You Don't Condemn Me either, Because We Differ, on This Matter. And All Of The People That Left, Left On Their Own Free Will, and Not Because I Ran Them Off. Some of Them Provoked Me, For No Reason, Thinking They Were Real Funny, When I Did Not Find Their Humor Funny, and They Left, Amid A War. We Are Only Discussing Facts Here, and I Would Hope You Will Take My Differing With You, in That Way, Nothing Personal, Just Opinions, on The Matter, of Declining Posting Here. Robbin.

Road Runner		02-Oct-2009 21:17
Bob Sara, I'm Happy , to Hear From You !!!!! It is a Pleasant Surprize, out Of The Blue. I'm Glad To Hear You Aren't Mad At Me. I Thought You Left, For Good, Because The Sight Had Become A Battlefield, With Me Being General Robert E. Lee, against Other Confederates, as well As Union Forces. We Haven't Had Anymore Battles , For A While, But The Site Has Been Very Dull, and Very Close To Extinction, as A Result Of Loss Of Members, and Not Much Posting. This Bothers Me, Because I Love The Old Days, When Lots Of Us, were Writing Our Hearts Out, Having Fun, and This Site : Was A Big Success, and The Place To Be. And My Name, Being On The Site: That Makes it Really Painful, When My Site Goes Bust Practically. It's Good that your Right Eye Surgery, was a Success, I'm Glad. Good Luck, in Getting Vista, to Approve The Left Eye Surgery, and Continued Improvement , with Your Shoulder. I Guess, I Forget Sometimes: That We All Have Our Problems. I Appreciate Your 2 Responses, it was A Pleasure , to Read Them. RC Cola, I Still Love it, it Tasted Good, when I Tried it Again Recently !!!!!! Unfortuneately though, I Can't Have it Very Often, only once in a While, as a Special Treat. But I Will Get A 2 Liter Bottle Of it , at Publix, once in a While, and Enjoy it. I Believe Corn Syrup, can and Does Build Kidney Stones, as Well as Calcium. Take Care. Road Runner. Welcome Back !!!!!!!

dave b		02-Oct-2009 21:09
I thought there was a pretty good continuity of postings, of course it is going to fluctuate some, as folks cannot be on here night and day, especially if they are working or going to school. But it is still fairly consistent, and with Pbase having been down awhile, that accounted for some of the quietness. But I do see that except for Sept 30 there are posts every day. The thing is, there cannot always be that continuous flow of posts that we have seen in the past, those come and go, they fluctuate, they vary, people are busy now, then not so busy, then sitting around, then working, so it is different for everyone from day to day. So to judge how people feel by the number of posts they do, may be off the mark quite a bit. It would seem to me to be a poor measuring stick to measure who cares and who doesn't. I would imagine that if a person did not care, then there would simply be NO posts from that person. Does that make sense? So if the barometer to measure if someone cares is measured in how many times they post, that probably is very inaccurate.

Robbin		02-Oct-2009 20:50
Carlos B., I'm With You, on Reviving The Miami Marine Stadium. That was A Neat Place, and It's Beautiful: All Around there, on The Rickenbacker Causeway. I Love That Ride: Over The Big Bridge, and Passing The Rusty Pelican, And The Beautiful Miami Skyline, Brickell Avenue Skyscraper Condos, Ect. I Love To Take That Ride, The Rickenbacker Causeway, and Crandon Blvd. To Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, and Cape Florida. The Scenery, The Beaches, The Lighthouse, The Miami Seaquarium, Bear Cut, Sunday's On The Bay, Ect. That is One Beautiful Scenery Ride !!!!!!! I Like Jimmy Buffet's Music, He's A Real Nice Guy , I Hear too. I Have 3 Cassette Tapes Of Jimmy Buffet's Music. I Like All Of His Songs, But Margaritaville, is My Favorite Jimmy Buffet Song. It Reminds You Of The Florida Keys, Key Biscayne, or Sanibel- Captiva. And it Reminds Me Also, of Happy Go Lucky Relaxing, on The Water. Concerts, and Speed Boat Racing, ect., Would Be Like Old Times there, Fantastic !!!!!!!! Thanks , For The Website. Later. Robbin.

Bob Sara		02-Oct-2009 20:35
Road Runner...to continue, I looked back over a few weeks of postings. First, there is no way I'm mad with you. Of course we are still friends, and i am sorry that my absence lead you to doubt that. My fault. I read your comments about Royal Crown Cola, which is also one of my favorites from childhood.It does taste different, and some of that is probably due to changes in us as we grow older. But there is another reason, RC as well as all sodas today are made differently. They no longer are made with cane sugar, but with high fructose corn syurp. That not only changes the taste, but you no longer get those little ice crystals to form when you get the soda really cold. Interestingly, Cocoa Cola bottled in Mexico is still made with cane sugar, and is available in California. People will pay a premium to get the "Real Thing"

Bob Sara		02-Oct-2009 20:27
Road Runner, Dave B, Don, and all the rest, sorry I've been away from the site for a while. I do look in from time to time to see the goings on, but I have not written. About six weeks ago, I had eye surgery for a cataract in my right eye. The surgery was uneventful and successful, and in fact freed me from the need for glasses other then reading for my right eye. However, my left eye vision is still very poor, and I still need glasses for that eye. A temporary fix is a contact in my left eye until we can convince my HMO, Vista, to approve surgery on the left eye as well, to equalize the vision in both eyes. I don't do well with contacts, and Vista's bureaucrats are standing between me and my doctor at the moment. During this same time, I have had a problem with my right shoulder that makes typing or using the computer mouse difficult and a bit painful. Thankfully, that is clearing up, and so i am venturing back to this site. Robbin, I am sorry to hear about nyour kidney stones, and other ailments. I guess for both of us, the old saying applies..."if I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself" On second thought, at least for myself, naw, probably not.

Robbin		02-Oct-2009 20:15
Carlos B., I Read Yor Post. Sounds Like You Worked Real Hard around The House , Doing Landscaping, and Then Had To Go To Work, and Work Hard Again. At Work You Get Paid Money, But At Home: You Are Rewarded, in A Different Way : Your Place Looks Nice, and You Can Feel Good About that, and Others Passing By : See Your House and Landscaping Looking Nice, and They Notice it, and You Look Good. It's Tiring, But it is Worth it, When You Stand Back, or Drive By, and You See Your Work, and That's Your Payoff. It's Now 4 : 13 P. M. I Hope You Had A Good Day, at Work. I Saw A Little Old Dark Green VW Bug, Near My House, and I Thought of You. Have A Good Weekend . Robbin.

Robbin		02-Oct-2009 19:52
Dave B., I Have Been Battling Kidney Stones, For About 2 Weeks Now, or More. I've Had Them Before, and I Know What They Are, and What The Pain and Discomfort are. I'm Trying to Go it Alone, and Hope They Pass Out of My Body Naturally, without Doctors and The Hospital. I'm Drinking Lots Of Bottled Spring Water, More Than usual, and So Far, in The Past Couple Of Days: I Have Passed 3 Stones with My Urine, Thru My Male Member. It was Very Painful, Before, and During The Process, and There was Some Blood, in My Urine, But That's From the Cutting, that the Stones Do, on Their way Out Thru My Male Member. The Stones, were about the size of a Pea, but were Flat, like a Shirt Button. My Back Still Hurts, on the Left Side, at Belt Level, so I Suspect , that I May Have More Stones. Ive Been Taking also: Cranberry Capsules, and Magnesium Tablets, From A Health Food Store, that they Recommended, to Help Break Up The Stones. My Foot Ulcer, is a Little Bit Better. I Have a Dull Pain, on My Right Side, where My Holster went, and I've Had that , on and Off, For A Long time now, and I Suspect that it may be My Appendix, But I'm Not Sure ??? Other than That: I'm O. K. , I Suppose. I Will Pull No Punches: I Am Very Dissappointed , with this Site. I Value Conversation, with Carlos B., Manocarz, You, & Carey gigi, But LatelyI See A Big Lack Of Interest, and I See This Site Sinking, and Dying, For That Lack Of Interest. And What Happened to All The Posters that were Here Before ??? At Least 1 of Them said they were Coming Back . Where Are They ???? I used to Be Full Of Life, and Enthusiastic, and Writing Stories, all The Time, But All of this People Leaving, and Lack Of Interest, in General, Has Sunk Me into Depression, and Made Me Take The Attitude: That if Nobody Has Anything to Say, well Neither Do I. I Do Commend Carlos B., For His Continuing To Write, and Support This Site, More than anyone Else. I Have Been Watching More PBS, Create, Law And Order, Criminal Minds, Reba, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Ect., on T. V., since There's Not Much Activity Here Lately. I Check Here Now and Then, But I'm Not Gonna Rely On This Site Anymore, For My Entertainment, as I once Did. I Think it's A Real Shame, The Way This Site Has Pretty Much Died. It was Very Much Alive, at one time, and I was in My Glory, But Not Anymore. I Know You Probably , will Not Agree with Me, But I Felt Compelled To Get This Off My Chest. I Hope You Have A Nice Weekend. Robbin.

dave b		02-Oct-2009 19:17
Anyone seen Robbin? Sometimes he is not around when you want to see how he's doing, but he is probably busy.

dave b		02-Oct-2009 13:22
Everything is okay here, I am off today so that is a welcome thing....

CarlosB.		02-Oct-2009 12:43
Robbin, Dave how's everything? I will be heading to the Port of Miami today got a large container ship, I checked in the web site and the ship is set up for 3 cranes so I know it must have a lot of containers coming off and on. I have been doing a lot of yard work triming hedges cutting the grass etc. also downloading songs and putting them on my mp3, just trying to keep busy. Well got to get my son ready for school and make some breakfest Have a wonderful day everyone>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

dave b		01-Oct-2009 23:07
Hi Carlos....I know what busy is like......hope all is well with you

CarlosB.		01-Oct-2009 22:30
Hello everybody, Been busy these past couple of days no time to sit at the computer. I was reading a story in the Herald about Jimmy Buffet trying to save the Miami Marine Stadium, I hope he does thats a really cool place. I'm sure that if the city was to restore it the stadium could be used for boat races, concerts, etc. There is a web site for it www.miamimarinestadium.com with lots of information. Well got to help the wife with dinner. Till later>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

dave b		01-Oct-2009 17:55
Hi Robbin, Haven't talked with you since last month! Court is busy busy busy, unreal....sorry i have not been able to come on here, it is late by the time I get home etc that will change soon when I have a few days off here and there. How are things going?

Robbin		01-Oct-2009 02:42
Robbin Was Here !!!!!!!

Guest		01-Oct-2009 02:40
Kilroy Was Here.

Robbin		30-Sep-2009 04:01
I Hope Everyone Doesn't Talk at The Same Time !!!!!!! God Forbid !!!!!! LOL !!!!

Robbin		29-Sep-2009 17:34
Carlos B., Yeah, Those Palm Tree Trunks, are Hard, and Stubborn to Get out. You Went Thru Some Hard Backbreaking Work, and Sweated Buckets !!!!! The Gatorade, was Good !!!!! I Like Gatorade, and Powerade, and For Summer Outdoor Sports , or Work: They Are Great Iced Cold !!!!! I Like Gatorade : Orange , & Lemon Lime, Best, and Powerade : Fruit Punch, and Green Squall Best. I Believe Overall though: My Favorite : Would Be : Gatorade Lemon Lime. I Cut Down 2 Black Olive Trees, A Palm Tree, and A Norfolk Pine, in Our Yard, a Few Years Ago, and That was a Lot of Hard Work . Black Olive Trees , are Very Hard Wood, and can Be Very Hard to Cut Down too. Trees are Friends, and Provide us with Shade, Privacy, and Filter Our Air, But When You Cut Them Down, it's A Lot Of Work, and Can Be Dangerous Too. I Lost A Friend, Who was Cutting Down A Tree, and it Snapped Back , Hit Him in The Head, and Killed Him. Mike Garcia: RIP, My Friend. Later, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Sep-2009 17:14
Carlos B., I Know What You Mean !!!!!! I Felt Like A Caveman, out in The Woods, with Nothing to Do, so I Started Throwing Rocks at Neighbors, Howling At The Moon, Screaming Out Profanity, and Breaking Up Things. This Site, is An Addiction, But Now We Got Our Fix, and We Should Be O. K., as Long as PBase Keeps The Site On. All is Well, with Me, More Or Less !!!!! I Do still Have Lower Left Back Pain Still, But I'm Still Optimistic: That it will Go Away. I Go Tomorrow, to My Foot Doctor, For A Visit. I usually Go Every Week, But The Doctor wanted to Try 2 Weeks , and See if I Can Go Every 2 Weeks. It Feels Pretty O. K. Lately, So Maybe So !! ??? I Got A Few New Cars Lately: Hot Wheels, and Johnny Lightning. I Now Have 35 Cars. I Saw : The Bronx Tale, the other night on T. V. Great Movie, I Loved it !!!!!!! I Will Buy The Movie On DVD, for My Own Collection, if I See it Somewhere. I Talked to Manocarz, By Phone Last Night, and We Had A Nice Conversation. I'm Glad We're All Back Here: It is A Special Place, I Think !!!!!! Talk To You Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Sep-2009 16:54
Dave B., You Can Say That Again !!!!!! At First: I Broke Out in Hives, Had Convulsions, Cussed Out My Neighbors, Considered Rehab, Went On A Binge, Of Eating Banana Splits, Threw , and Broke into Smitherines: My Favorite Piece Of China, Howled At The Moon, Ect. It was A Very Tough Adjustment Period. No Don Boyd Sites ????? Inhumane Torture, Unreasonable, Cruel, and Barbaric !!!! Talk about Time Out: We Had Nearly 6 Long Days Of it. Thank God, it Didn't Last any Longer, or Who Knows : What We Might Have Done ????? It Could Of Led to Hunger Strikes, Protests In Washington, Suicides, Loss Of Will To Live, Loss Of Appetite, Loss Of Sex Drive, and Many Other Terrible Things , that We'd Rather not Even Think Of, Repercussions Of P Base Being Down. It Just Goes to Show Positively: That it is Addictive, Very , Very, Habit Forming !!!!!!! But Now: We Should All Be Well Again, Thank God !!!!!!!!!! Lots Of Rain, off and on Here Lately. High Temperatures : 91 and 92, Lows at night : 79 Humididy: High, Around 79 % To 90 % . When it Rains in The Daytime, it Cools it off a Bit, and the Temperature can Drop From 91 Degrees to 80 Degrees. Later. Robbin.

CarloB.		29-Sep-2009 16:53
WHOA, WHAT HAPPEN?? are we back in Kansas again?? How's everybody Robbin, Dave. Carey gigi, Manocarz, Don, I felt like an addict without my drugs. Even the dogs were wondering why I spent so much time watching TV on the sofa (they think the sofa is theirs). I just cut down two palm trees in front of my house this morning, then cut them in small sections to be able to throw them in the back of my pickup, my truck is loaded to the top with the trunks and palm leaves, I'm waiting for a friend of mine to go dump the trees. I never knew just how hard these trees are on a chainsaw, palm trees are very fibreous inside and hard to cut. A lawn company wanted $400.oo to do the job the chainsaw cost me $99.00 and 2 hours of hard work and 3 bottles of Gatorade. Well I'm happy to see this site up and running again. I'LL BE BACK!!!!! Carlos

dave b		29-Sep-2009 14:43
GREAT TO BE BACK--------I HAD TO GO INTO REHAB TO KICK THE ADDICTION TO THIS SITE----NOW I AM BACK TO SQUARE ONE

Robbin		29-Sep-2009 04:51
Dave B., Carey gigi, & Carlos B., Best Regards Gentlemen !!!!!! Talk To You Soon !!!!!!!!! Good To Be Back !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Sep-2009 04:48
Manocarz, It was Good Talking to You Tonight By Phone !!!! We Covered A Lot Of Ground !!!!!!!! I Enjoyed Our Conversation. And Thanks , For Your Genuine Concern, Concerning My Health. I Appreciate it . I Now Have 35 Little Carz !!!! My Latest Car: A Johnny Lightning 1951 Hudson Hornet, Blue In Color. Got it at Publix Sabor, By Westland Mall, for 99 Cents. If and when You Come To Miami Again: I Will Treat You To Some Great Pizza. I Know Some Places , that Serve Real Great Pizza !!!!!!! Talk To You Later, My Friend, and Hialeah Brother. Take Care !!!!! Robbin Of Hialeah.

Robbin		29-Sep-2009 04:35
Don Boyd, Thanks , For The Courtesy Call, Reference The Site Being Back Up, I Appreciate it. I Got Your Voicemail Tonight around 2000 Hours, When I Turned on My Cell Phone to Call Manocarz. I Would Be Lying, if I Said I Didn't Miss Your Sites, Cause I Did : Big Time, Especially , at First : I PanicKed !!!!! And I Kept On Checking Often, But Lately: I Watched T. V., and Got By. I Am Very Glad To Be Back on Your Sites Though, What A Relief !!!!!! And I Didn't Get Mad at P Base either. I Know They Couldn't Help it, and Did All They Could, to Get All Of Us Back in Business. I Watch : Everybody Loves Raymond , a Lot Too. And I Love When Frank Says : Holy Cr& p !!!!!!! That Show, is So Funny !!!!! Good To Be Back !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		28-Sep-2009 20:57
Holy cr*p, that was by far the longest outage of PBase since I started the first site with them in June 2002. I can't wait to read the forums from people complaining like hell about the outage. Robbin was probably having the DT's like me from not being able to access the site since last Thursday, haha. Robbin, I left a voice message on your cell to tell you that the site is now back up. Don

Robbin		24-Sep-2009 04:57
Carey gigi, I'm Glad to Hear From You !!!!! I Hope There's No Hard Feelings. I Have None Whatsoever !!!!! I've Been in Terrible Pain Lately. My Back on The Left Lower Side , Hurts Real Bad, and I Believe I've Got A Kidney Stone, or Kidney Stones , Again, Unfortuneately. I 've Had Them Like 3 Times Before. Sometimes, You Can Pass them, thru Your # 1 , or # 2, and Sometimes You Can't, and Have To Go To A Eurologist, and Get Help. I've Been to 2 Different Eurologists Before, and To The Palmetto General Hospital Emergency Room, and Luckily: All 3 Times, I Passed Them , on My Own, But I Went Thru A Lot Of Suffering. And Now, Here I Am Suffering, with Them Again. I Can't Hardly Straighten up, I'm Walking Leaning to The Left Side, and Crouching . And I Feel Most Comfortable Laying Down, in Bed, But To Get Up, is Very Hard, and Painful. I'm Drinking Lots Of Extra Water, and Hoping They Go Away. I Don't Want To Go To The Doctor, unless I Have to. Sounds Like: You're Very Busy, as Usual. I Bought 2 New Carz , I Found: The Batmobile, and The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. They are Both Hot Wheels. Talk To You Next Time, Whenever that is. I'm Tired, and I'm Going To Bed Now. It's Now 12:52 A. M. Best Regards !!!!!!! Your Friend, Robbin.

carey gigi		24-Sep-2009 00:53
Robbin There is no need for an apology , I was just writing how I felt about the place and I didn't know what to think after your response. I wasn't sure who all those comments were meant for so I decided to lay back for a while. I will be back later tonight unless I fall asleep . Now I have to send some pictures of some work to some people by Email, and then send some estimates by fax . I hope I can get it to work it is a new fax machine and when everything is digital and a scanner and copier I get lost with it sometimes and I can't find the owners manual I liked my old one it had buttons and I knew how to use it Later your friend Carey.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 08:47
Carey gigi, I Didn't Know, that You Had A Family Member, at A. J. Montanari School, at one time, When I Mentioned The Facility. I Mentioned it , as A Hialeah Memory, for You and Manocarz , and others to Remember as Another Old Hialeah Memory, Nothing More, Nothing Less, But after The Fact, Maybe I Got Carried Away, and Went too Far. I Know personally: That That Place Had Some Real Bad Kids, But it's Possible , and Likely: That there were Some Good Kids there as well, and If A Relative of Yours was There, and They Were Anything Like You: Then An Apology, is in Order, To You, From Me. I Would Not Have Offended You , and Did Not Mean To, and Now : I Wish I Would Not Have even Mentioned The School, at all. I Put My Foot in My Mouth, and I'm Really Sorry, if I Offended You. It was not on Purpose , I Assure You. I Am Not insensitive, To Afflicted , or Gifted Persons, I Feel Sorry, that They Have Mental, and Emotional Diseases, and Disturbances, But I Was Referring To The Worst Cases They Had There, The Violent Ones, Who Did Rove, away from The School, and Posed Dangers to others. That's What I Meant, But I Didn't Allow For Mild Cases Individuals, I Generalized, and Put All Of The Montanari Students , in The Worst Case Scenerio Classification, and That was I See Now Wrong. I Stand Corrected, and Again: I Hope You Understand, and We Can Still Be Friends. Sincerely, Robbin.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 08:27
Don Boyd, I Went to The Picture that Terry Bocskey Sent You, and Yes, I Did Recognize Kids I went to Palm Springs JR. High with, and I Certainly Enjoyed Seeing That Picture. I Recognized : Tony Villela, Mary Ann Savage, Alex Brawner, and others. Great Picture, and Thanks To : Terry Bocskey, and You Don, For The Posting Of it. Makes Me Remember My Great School Days , at Palm Springs JR. High, with Old Stone Face Lanier. As Always , Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 08:12
Don Boyd, I Thank You Sir, For All The Helpful Info, that You Have Provided For Me, Reference Kidney Stones, and For Your Compassion, and Kindness, on My Behalf. You Have Been Thru The Mill, and Have Suffered Immersurely, with Stones, Much More Than Me, and I Certainly Feel For You, in That Regard. I've Had Like 3 or 4 Bouts Now, with Them , and I Know I Have To Leave Soft Drinks, Dairy Products, and Anything With Calcium, and Corn Syrup, Both of Which Can, an Most Certainly : Produce Kidney Stones , and Hell On Earth Pain, in The Back. I sometimes : Couldn't Even Straighten Up, and Had to Stay Humped Over, and Getting Comfortable, or Out Of Bed, was Almost Impossible. The 1st Stone I Ever Had, was Probably : 6 Years ago, and I Had Horrible Pain in My Back, Then in My Groin, and Then in My Male Member. Finally, after Much Suffering: I Went To Urinate, and it Burned and Hurt Real Bad, and with The Urine Came Blood, and I Said To Myself: What The Hell, is This ?? And Then I Heard A Cling, Something Dropped in The Toilet, and Then it Hit Me: That's A Kidney Stone You Passed. It Looked Like A Shirt Button. I Love Ice Cream, Buttermilk, Sour Cream, Chocolate Milk, and Sodas, and Have Been Out Of Control Lately, Enjoying Them, So I Don't Have to Wonder : Why Me. I Asked For it, and Now I'm Paying My Dues. I Am Still Hopeful, that They'll Pass out of My Body, Like Gravel, on Their Own, and I'm Going to Wait a Little Longer to See. Thanks Again, Don, For Everything !!!!! I'm Going Now: To Check Out Terry Bocskey's Photos You Posted New. I'm Sure I Will Recognize A Lot Of Kids , that I went To Palm Springs with. Best Regards !!!! Robbin The Rascal.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 07:47
Manocarz, Nice to Hear From You !!!!! Sorry to Hear that You Have Had, and Periodically Have: Kidney Stones. Then You Know How Painful They Are Lodged in Your Back, or Kidney. Don Boyd's Story About His Personal Misery, with Them, Makes Me Shudder. You Guys Both Have Gone Thru Hell On Earth , with Kidney Stones. I've Had My Share, of Pain and Misery , from Them Too. As You Know, The Pain can Be Excusiating, and The Hospital Offered Me Morphine , For The Pain Before, Cause it was that Bad, But I Declined , and Toughed it out, Cause I Was Afraid Of Getting A Drug Habit. But I Appreciated Their Offer, Cause I Know They Were Being Kind, and Wanted To Ease My Terrible Pain. I Know You Have More than Your Share Of Medical Concerns, and I Sure Appreciate Your Concern, and Info, Regarding Mine. Your Caring, is Very Admirable. Thank You !!!!! All The Best To You and To Your Family, My Friend , and Hialeah Brother. Robbin.

Don Boyd		23-Sep-2009 03:26
Robbin: urologists have not submersed patients into water pools for lithotripsy in years. I've had that method done a couple of times back in the 80's but they now do it in a special operating room while you're on a regular operating table. Years ago there was a special room at Palmetto General (near the emergency room entrance) where they did it with a sealed water blanket around you but my last six or seven lithotripsies were done in a really nice same day surgery facility on NW 167th Street a few blocks east of the Golden Glades interchange. I don't think they even do the water blanket anymore. Here's a link to a site that has all kinds of information about stones and procedures to get them: http://www.data4science.net/essays.php?EssayID=804 And Robbin, I once had a stone that was killing me in the groin area after every urination for three or four weeks and I finally went to see a urologist. On the way to her office after getting x-rays at Palmetto I had a sudden urge to urinate and I passed a huge stone that was so big I almost passed out just looking at it. I took it home to take macro photos of it on a ruler - it was 1/2 inch long and 1/4 inch wide, by far the largest stone I have ever passed and my urologist said it was the largest she had ever seen passed. Once I find the prints I'll put them up on the website. And one more thing Robbin: I added a photo of the 4th grade class at DuPuis Elementary in 1960 that Terry Bocskey sent me. Do you recognize any faces or names? These kids would have gone to Palm Springs Junior with you. The pic is in the Hialeah gallery, specifically at: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/117550082 Don

Manocarz		23-Sep-2009 01:57
Hello Robbin: Glad to hear about the carz - sorry to hear about the kidney stones. I was in Shands Hospital for 5 days in June because of K-Stones. Now I will be treated for seal months or more in Shands Clinic. I make a few a week and pass them. Its' painful. I ccan only drink distilled water. No spring or purified water. Definitely no teas, sodas etc. All of that is dangerous. I will try to call you to share what the doctors are telling me. I know I've told you I will call, but, I will really try to soon. I'm worn out from clinic visits, surgery scheduling and sore from a minor accident the other day. Nothing major. I'll try to call you soon.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 01:57
Goodnight To My Friends !!!!! I Am Going To Watch T. V. , With My Wife, and Then Later On, I Will Hit The Rack, or Sack !!!!! Sleep Well, My Friends !!!!! I Will Be Back Tomorrow, and I Hope All Of You Will Too !!!!! Goodnight !!!! Robbin, Signing Off, For The Night .

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 01:52
Carlos B., I Remember The WQAM Surfing Contests At South Beach !!!!! Roby Yonge, The Big Kahuna, A WQAM DJ, was Always There, and So was I. But I Never Won, But I Was A Real Good Surfer. I Rode a Lot Of Real Good Waves , all The Way in. And Some Of The Best Surfers There Older than Me, and With Much More Experience Than Me, Always Told Me: You're A Good Surfer Kid !!!! And I Always Was Proud Of That. I was Accepted in My School, and At South Beach, as A Surfer, By Everyone,-- All The Surfers. And Now: I Remember That Proudly !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 01:44
Carlos B., If You Need to Check Your Foot Out, Honest To God: My Podiatrist, is The Best There is, and He Probably Could Help You. He is At Palmetto Hospital, and He's The Director, of The Wound Care Center. All His Patient's , including Me: Love Him, and Swear That He is The Best. If and When You Want To Have Him Check Out Your Foot, Let Me Know. He Has An X - Ray Machine , in His Office, and He Can Read it Right there too, and He Can Give You Shots For The Pain Too, In His Office. I Know What Foot Pain is : I Live With it Too. It's Painful, and Definately No Fun. Sleep Well, My Friend !!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow Probably. Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 01:34
Carlos B., RC Cola, is Still Availabkle at Publix, Where Shopping Is A Pleasure !!!!! Publix : Donde Comprar Es Un Placer !!!!! I Got A Bottle Today, of Royal Crown Cola, and it was Enjoyable, Iced Cold, and in A Cup Full Of Bought Clear Ice. I Think Don Boyd is Right about The Cranberry Juice. I'm Going Off it Tomorrow. You Might Think About it, For You Too. It Could Be Doing that to your Foot !!! ????? I'm Going to Start Drinking Only My Zephyrhills Spring Water Iced Cold, and Nothing Else. I Loved Surfing, Back Then, and I Was A Pretty Good Surfer. I Had A 9' 6" Surfboards Hawaii Board, and I also Loved Looking at The SurferGirls, and I Knew Some Of Them, and Consorted with Them. Palm Springs JR. High, was Full Of Surfers, and Surfer Girls, When I Went There. And Yes , The South Beach Pier, was Neat, I Miss it too. I Surfed Right Next to it, By The Dog Track Parking Garages. That Was Fun, Fun, Fun, Like The Beach Boys Sang !!!!! I Rented A Surfboard, in The Beginning, across The Street, and Ate Fresh Hot Bagels, For Lunch, With A Pepsi. Those Were The Days !!!!!!! Sometimes , We Went Up The Coast , to Juno Beach, and Cocoa Beach, to Surf, if The Surf was Up, Up There, and Someone Had A Car. We Had Our Surf boards, and A Rack, For The Roof, of The Car, But No Car. My Main Surfing Pal, was My Friend And Neighbor Rod Bauza RIP, He's Deceased Now. Rod and I Always Went Surfing Together. We Had Fun !!!!! Rod Went To Filer JR. High, and Hialeah High, and He Had A Lot Of Surfer Friends, From Miami Springs High, and Hialeah High, and Thru Rod, I Became One Of The South Beach Surfers. I was A Tall Skinny Kid Then, I was 6 Feet Tall, and weighed 155 Pounds, and now : I'm 6 Feet 4 inches Tall, and I Weigh 285 Pounds. I Wish There was a Time Tunnel. I would Go Back to 1966 , Surfing at South Beach, and Kissing All The Surfer Girls. Wow, What A Wonderful Dream !!!!!!!!! I Wish Your Son Lots Of Luck Surfing !!!!! May He Become A Big Kahuna !!!!! I Think they use Smaller Boards nowadays. ??? Later, My Friend !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 01:04
Don Boyd, I Read Your Whole Post, and It was a Wake Up Call, For Me, Reference Kidney Stones, and Cranberry Juice. I've Been to Palmetto General, Twice, For Kidney Stones, and To DR. Ghassan Hamady, and DR. Edward Gheiler, Both Eurologists, and They Both Tested Me to See if My Stones were caused by Calcium, or Acid, and Mine were caused by Calcium. And They Both Told Me, To Drink Lots Of Water, But No Cranberry Juice. I Stand Corrected, and Thank You , For The Reminder. I Will only Drink Zephyrhills Spring Water, From Now On, and I Hope The Stones Are Small, and Will Go Out Like Gravel. If Not, I Will Go To One Of My 2 Eurologists. Sounds Like : You Went Thru Hell . I Have Pain, and Did Like 3 Times in The Past, But I Hope I Won't Go Thru The Hell You Did. I Have Diabetes, and An Open Foot Ulcer, So I Can't Get in That Tank Of Water, To Burst Stones, They Ruled that out Before, at Palmetto. We'll See !!!!!! Thanks Again, Don, For Everything. Robbin The Rascal.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 00:51
Dave B., Thanks Anyway, For Checking About RC Cola. I Appreciate The Courtesy Heads Up !!!!!! I Hope Court went Well, For You Today, and That Tomorrow, Will Be A Repeat, of Today, as Far As A Favorable Outcome. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		23-Sep-2009 00:44
Dave B., and Carlos B., R. C. Cola, is Still around, and My Wife Brought Me A Bottle Of it, From Publix today, and it was Real Good, But Like Dave Says: It Tasted a Little Different, from The RC I Drank as a Kid, But That Could Be My Taste Changing after all those Years. It is Made By A Different Company. Back in My Childhood, it was Bottled By RC Bottling Plants, and Now it's Produced By Canada Dry, and Seven Up- DR. Pepper. So Even The Formula, Could Be Different. ???? But it is Still a Good Cola. It Tastes now, to Me A Lot Like Publix Cola, which is Real Good , I Think. And Dave : Seven Up, is Still Around. When I was A Little Kid, I Liked Seven Up, But The Taste Of it Changed over The Years, and The Last time I Tried it ,Years Ago , I Didn't Like it. I Remember as a Child a Slogan Seven P Had : You Like it, It Likes You. It was on The Bottles, at one Time. I Think Colas, are Bad For, and Can Cause Kidney Stones, So I'm Not Having any More RC , For A While, only As A Treat, once Every Few Months. Enjoying Cola, and Getting Kidney Stones, is Like Committing A Crime, and Serving Time, For it. I Don't Recommend Either one. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

dave b		23-Sep-2009 00:30
About RC, that's what I was saying, it is still around. Rccolainternational.com

CarlosB.		22-Sep-2009 21:49
Robbin, I used to drink RC cola all the time maybe they still sell it. For the coconut water, the place is on the corner of Miller Rd. and sw 102 ave in Miami I remember at south beach when they had the surfing craze still going I tried it a couple of times but I was not meant to be a surfer, only a surfergirl watcher!! I have a surfboard now it belongs to my son I take him up around Deerfield beach he's trying to get the hang of it. WQAM used to have the surfing contests over at south beach, I miss the old pier I liked fishing there, and as kids jumping off the pier was fun. Dave, 7up is still around, ever drink a 7 & 7 (Seagram7 and 7up)? good after a long day. LOL Don, I wonder now if the cause of bone spurs could also be produced by the calcium in the cranberry juice? I have been having trouble on my left foot with a bone spur and I drink a lot of cranberry juice.

Don Boyd		22-Sep-2009 21:29
Robbin and Carlos: cranberry juice is good for you and especially good for the kidneys from what I've read and been told by medical folks. However, that doesn't mean it's good for kidney stones. In fact, it's the opposite. In 1976 I was told I had a stone too big to pass in my left kidney at the same time I had a small stone stuck in the plumbing on the right side and was killing me with pain. If I had not had the stone pain in the right side I never would have known that I was brewing a stone in the left kidney. They ran a roto rooter up to get the small stone at Palmetto General and told me I would someday need an operation for the large stone in the left kidney if it got bigger. The urologist and nurses told me to drink cranberry juice. Except for beer, I drank nothing but cranberry juice for two years and then I started having bad pains in my left side. The stone in the left kidney had tripled in size in two years and was now damaging the kidney. Back then the only solution was to cut me open, slice open the kidney, pull out the stone and sew me back up. That was a 10-day stay in the hospital plus a lot of pain on my left side for six months. I learned afterward that cranberry juice is chock full of calcium and that's what my stones are made of (calcium oxylate), so drinking cranberry juice was the worst thing I could have done. Robbin, the moral of the story is for me to tell you to stick with water and non-calcium producing liquids. Don

dave b		22-Sep-2009 20:30
Robbin, just did a google search, go to rcolainternational.com They are STILL AROUND!!!! But there is no way it would taste the same as it once did, chances are. You know, they have to constantly improve something good til no one likes it anymore

dave b		22-Sep-2009 20:28
RC Cola, I remember it well, and yes, I do have a craving now and then, but have never seen one since childhood....do they still make 7 up??

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 19:47
Carlos B., You Mentioned RC Car Or Truck, and it Made Me Thirsty, For An Iced Cold RC,-- Remember : Royal Crown Cola ??? That was one of My Childhood Favorites, and I Haven't Had One , For Years. I Wonder: If They even Make RC Cola Anymore ????? I Must Check at Publix. Remember Topp Cola ??? It was Similar to RC, in Taste. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 19:39
Carlos B., I Know The Place on Flagler and 57th, it used to Be The Lemon Twist Bar, for years. I've Been there Before. Their Food, is Pretty Good there, and I Had Watermelon Juice there, and Guarapo too. I Will Get Some Coconut Water there soon, and Enjoy it Iced Cold. nnoooo Que Jugo , Consorte !!!!!! Never Been to The one in Hialeah Gardens, at 102 and Okee, I Believe. ??? Or is it Miller Road, and 102nd Avenue Westwood Lakes Area ????? I Haven't Been Down To Homestead Lately, But When I Go, I Am Going To Robert Is Here, For A Mamey Milkshake. I Love Batido De Mamey !!!!!! Batido De Calquiera, Es Bueno, Y Sabroso !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 19:29
Carlos B., Wipeout, By The Safari's, Great Song, I Like it, and I used to Surf at South Beach, in 1965 - 66, when I was a Student at Palm Springs JR. High, and Wipeout, was A Surfer Song, of Course. I Had The 45 too !!!! And Remember : Pipeline, another Surfer Song Instrumental ????? And Surf City, Ride The Wild Surf, Surfer Girl, and other Surfer Songs ???? That was a Neat Era: Beach Parties, Surfing, Surfer Girls, Surfboards, Jams, The Beach Saltwater, The Beach Boys Music , Ect. !!!!!!! I Bought 45's , with Money I Made Helping My Dad, around The Yard , and Cutting Lawns, ect., to Make Some Spending Money. Richard's, was A Great Department Store, I Loved Richards'. I Went to the Store Downtown too, and The one on Palm Springs Mile-, West 49th Street. I Bought Most all Of My Colognes, at Richards on 49th Street, ans I Bought a Lot Of Clothes there, and My 1st Electric Guitar too. Like You Said: WQAM, and WFUN, were The Radio Stations, We Listened to Back then. WQAM, Disc Jockeys, used to Come to Rustic Roller Rink, a Lot, and That was neat. I Won $5.60, on WQAM Tiger Radio one time , on a call in Mixed Song Quiz. They Sent Me A WQAM Tiger Radio Check. That was So Cool. I Sat in My Parents Car, and Dreamed I was Driving, and I also Listened to The Car Radio. That was Neat. And Yes : Slot Cars, were Super Fun, I Miss Them too. A friend of Mine, on our Lake, Had A Slot Car Track, on His Back Screened Porch, that His Dad Made Homemade , in Their Garage, and I Ran My Cars there, and at Hobby Mart, on West 49th Street. That was from: 1965 to 1967. Great Fun, and Great Memories. If there was a Track Here Now, I Would Buy A Car, and Run it there. It's a Shame There isn't one Here, and I'm Surprized there isn't. I Have 3 Record Albums: The Roaring 30 , From WQAM, and 2 21 Golden Rocks Albums, From WFUN. Later Carlos, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		22-Sep-2009 19:24
Robbin There's a place in Miami on the corner of NW 57th ave and Flager it's like a plaza of differant food vendors selling all kinds of things to eat, there's a man at the plaza that sells the fresh coconut water 1/2 gallon goes for about $7.00. there's one at the corner of NW 102 ave and Miller Rd it's an old gas station converted to a fruit and veggie market and one in Hialeah Gardens I know how to get there but not the address I will pass by in the next few days and get you the correct address. Going now to pick up my son at school. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 18:59
Carlos B., I Just Read Your Post, and Enjoyed Reading it !!!!! Thanks, For The Kind Words. I Appreciate it. Everybody Has Some Pain Sometimes , or all The Time, and I Know I'm not alone, so I Accept it. I Like , and Drink : Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Light with Splenda, Iced Cold. I Love Coconut, and I've Had Coconut Milk, and Coconut Water, But Not for a Long While. That Sounds Good, Where Do You Get The Coconut Water, Your Wife Drinks ???? I Will Get Some, and Drink it Iced Cold. I Also Drink At Least 4 or More 16.9 Ounce Plastic Bottles of Zephyrhills Spring Water, Ice Cold, Every Day. And Yes, I Am Having Fun, Collecting , One By One, Hot Wheels Carz. It is Fun, and Exciting, to Find New Cars, and To Decide: Which one To Buy, This Time. I Know there's other Brands, But I Like The Hot Wheels Best. I Find Good ones at Publix, and Most are 99 Cents, a Super Good Price. I Go around to Different Publix Stores, to Get Different Carz. I was Kidding Don Boyd, about Dumpster Diving, at Photo Labs, after Your Mentioning about it. I Thought it was Funny. I Laughed , about that one. I Remember Pittman Kodak Photo Lab, on N . W. 36th Street, just East of 32nd Avenue. I Used To Pass there, all the time. Looks Like You and I, and Dave B., are By ourselves Here Now. All The Others Have Issues, or are Too Busy, To Join Us anymore. Very Well, We 3 Musketeers, Can and Will Enjoy Each Others' Postings, and The Rest Can Boycott . Best Regards, My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 18:31
Life , Is Very Short, And I Realize that, So I Am Going to Start Learning Things I Have alway Had an Interest in, and I'm Going to Try and Get over some of My Faults, and Shortcomings, and To Make The Most Of The Time I Have Left, on This Earth. How Long , That is, Only God Knows That, I Have no Idea. And Above All: I am Going to Remember everyday, The Serenity Prayer, and Try To Follow it's Directions, Which are : Lord Grant Me The Serenity, To Change What I Can, The Peace to Accept what I Cannot Change, and The Wisdom, To Know The Difference. That's A Good Way to Live, and A Real Nice Prayer. I Am Making a List Of Things I've Never Learned or Done, After I Finish Posting this, and one By One, I will Begin Soon: Learning , and Doing These Things. My List, is Private, and Will not Be Published Here. And Little , By Little, I Will Get My Affairs in Order, Cause We Never Know: When Our Number, Will Come Up, and I want to Leave , with all My Things , in order. Something For All Of You to Think About . I Leave You For Now, with That Being Said .

CarlosB.		22-Sep-2009 18:26
Hi Robbin sorry to hear about your back and foot, I also drink a lot of cranberry juice I enjoy the taste plus it good for you, Another thing I buy is pure cocount water mostly for my wife she has had kidney problems also, I buy it by the half gallon there's several places that sell it it's pure straight from the coconut. The ones sold in grocery stores are not the same. Bet your having fun with your new hobby collecting Hotwheels cars, it can get addictive. One day I'm going to make room in my garage for some kind of display furniture to put my cars in. Yesterday they were playing Wipeout on the radio that was the first 45 I ever bought I got it at the old Richards store in downtown Miami. My dad had just purchased a new Zeinth record player a big cabinet with the speakers inside and an AM FM radio, of course I never used the FM. WQAM and WFUN was all anybody listened to in those days. Most every week I would buy a 45 from the allowance money my dad gave me in turn I would wash the car, cut the grass. I would spend hours washing the car inside out I loved it than sit in it and listen to the radio and have driving fantasys. It's really a shame thats no slot car tracks around here I'm sure kids now would go for them like we did. I can still feel those Cox controllers getting hot in your hand from all the racing, Painting and building the slot cars was also a blast. Lately I been thinking of maybe going for a nice RC car or truck. Maybe Santa Claus can bring me one. LOL Catch everbody later>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 18:09
It Appears, That The Cat Has Got Some People's Tongues , These Days, and That's A Shame, as We All Lose That Way. That's What I Say, Like it or not, It's The Truth. And All Over Petty Issues, that Really Mean Nothing. I Have Risin above Such Nonsense, But Others Have Not, and Probably : Never Will, Because They Don't Want To. Be That Way !!!!!

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 18:03
Three Places , I went Before, Years Ago: That I Thought were Nice Little Towns, and Had Beautiful Countryside Scenery, are : Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, Cumberland , Maryland, & Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Also : Saratoga Springs , New York, Charles Town, West Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, & Bryson City, North Carolina. Lots Of Greenery, Fresh Air, and Peace, could Be Found , in all of these Places Years Ago, But I Don't Honestly Know about now, But I Will Find Out, When I Get My R. V., and Travel. I Love USA Travel, on The Ground, By Car , or R. V. It's Enjoyable , and Refreshing, to Get Away, and See The USA. Am I A Poet, and Don't Even Know it ?????? I'm Still Playing The Florida Lotto, and Powerball, and one of These Days: I Will Win, and When I Do: I Will Be Traveling, in My RV !!!!!!!

Robbin The Rascal		22-Sep-2009 10:21
Don Boyd, You Guessed it Don !!!!!! I was Busy. There's Quite a Few Photo Labs Around, and My Time , and Work, has Paid off. I've found a Lot of Treasures Alright. I Might Make A Collage, or A Scrapbook, to Show Off My Treasures Of The Deep !!!!! I Owe All The Credit, to Carlos, For Giving Me The Idea. Thanks , Carlos !!!!! My Back, Thanks, For Asking, is about the Same. I've Been Drinking Lots Of Spring Water, and Lots Of Cranberry Juice, to Help it along, But I May Have To Go to The Eurologist, for Help, But I'm Going to Give it a Few More Days, and Hope For The Best. I Got These Cranberry Capsules , and Magnesium Tablets, from The Health Food Store, and They Helped Me Before, and Maybe : They will Do it again. The Magnesium, is Said to Help Break Up Stones, and 2 OF These Cranberry Capsules, a Day, are said to Be Like Drinking 2 Gallons Of Cranberry Juice A Day. I Will Give it A Try !!!!!! I Stood The Pain, and Inconvenience , this Long, So I Know I Can Stand it A Few More Days . I Appreciate Your Concern, Very Nice Of You !!!!!!! I Will Send You Some Photo Lab Pictures, as Proper Thanks. They Will arrive in A Plain Envelope. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		22-Sep-2009 05:30
Robbin the Rascal must have been out dumpster diving behind photo labs all day again thanks to Carlos telling us about the treasures they used to find. How's your kidney stone doing, Robbin? Don

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 02:24
Dave B., Hi! Monday's Over, Well The Work Day anyway. Que Bueno !!!!! Nothing New Here , To Report !!!!!!! Same Old , Same Old !!!!!!! Have A Good Day Tomorrow. And Good Luck, in Court, with Your Cases !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Luego, Mi Amigo !!!!!! Suave !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		22-Sep-2009 02:19
Carlos B., I Love The Day The Earth Stood Still, with Michael Rennie. In Fact: it' s One of My Favorite Movies, of all Time. I Bought it before on VHS. I watch it once in a while.That Movie : Is A Classic, and Really Makes You Wonder !!!!! That Could Really Happen, One Day. I Believe in UFO's, so I Really Believe : That it Could Happen. I was Watching The Magicians' Tricks Secrets Revealed. I Like The Show. I Checked All Day, on This Site, and I Figured The Same Thing : Everyone's At Work, or Busy Doing Things , Running Errands, ect. , and I'll Just wait till Tonight, to Get up with You Guys. My Back, is Still Hurting, and I Think I Do Have A Kidney Stone, or Stones, and I May Have to Go To The Doctor,- Eurologist . When I Lay Down, it's Very Painful, to Get Up. And My Foot, Hurts Too, and I Have to Stay off it, a Lot, So I Am as Close To An Ambulatory Invalid, as You Can Get. But I'll Make it !!!! I was Happy to Find That Hot Wheels Oscar Mayer Weiner Mobile Yesterday. I Think that May Be A Hard one to Find. Well, Monday's Over, And That's Good. I Hate Monday, it's A Disaster Day, and Murphy's Law Day, and Everyone's Tired, and in A Bad Mood, Rushing around Causing Traffic Accidents , ect . Have You Ever Been to Hometown Buffet ???? It's Real Good !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

CarlosB.		22-Sep-2009 00:18
Hi Dave did'nt see any postings I found that kinda strange, Robbin must be really busy today. Good luck with your trial tomorrow. Regards, Carlos

dave b		22-Sep-2009 00:09
Hi Carlos, Robbin and all----I am here....had a heavy court day today and a trial tomorrow with THREE co-defendants, then a bunch of stuff Wed and Thurs, so I am tied up for a little while here......

CarlosB.		22-Sep-2009 00:04
Anybody out there??? I guess it's been a busy day for everybody. WelI hope all are fine I was watching The day the Earth Stood Still I thought maybe my computer was affected too. LOL I need a robot like that one to do my lawnwork, be nice to have a raygun for those nasty drivers out there just zap them out of the way!!! KLAATU BARADA NIKTO go for it baby!! Yes I'm feeling goofy tonight>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		21-Sep-2009 01:26
Carlos B., I Found A New Car Tonight: A Hot Wheels Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. We Went to Eat Dinner, at Ranch House, and went to Blockbuster Video, and Another Video Store we go to by Ranch House. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Sep-2009 22:18
Carlos B., Yes, I was Born in Morningside, not too Far from Morningside Park, and Morningside Elementary School. I was Born in A Small Hospital, or A Big Clinic, on Biscayne Blvd. and around 64th Street, and it was called : Biscayne Hospital. My Mom and Dad, told me that, But I can't Find any Trace Anywhere about A Biscayne Hospital, or the Doctor who Delivered Me: DR. Neuman, or Newman. No one Remembers it, and There's no Records of it. That was in 1951. It was near 62nd Street, and The Blvd. I Love The Biscayne Bay, Behind there, it's Beautiful !!!! I Wish I could Find some Record Of The Hospital. My Dad, and I , Were Members of The Harvey Seeds American Legion Post # 29 Right there, Back in The 70's, But I Don't Know if it's even there anymore or not. I Must Check. Talk to You Later. Gotta Go Eat now. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Sep-2009 22:00
Carlos B., Yeah, I Think I Have A Kidney Stone , and That is Real Painful. I've Had Em Before, and I Know What it is. Oh Well, I'll Live !!!! We All Have Pain, of Some type or The other. Bogart: One Of The Greatest Actors, of All Time, in My Book. Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Deniro, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Antonio Banderas, Leonard Fishburn, and Steven Seagall, are other Great Actors , in My Opinion. My Mom, Didn't Like Sweet Tomatoes either. She Said it was Too Expensive, For Not Having Meats. She Liked Hometown Buffet, cause they Had Great Fried Chicken, and A Carving Station, with Ham, Roast Beef, and Turkey. I Love Hometown Buffet, and Golden Corral. They Are Great !!!!! I've Been Listening To Steely Dan today, while I Explored Things on The Computer Internet. I Am A Big Fan of Steely Dan. I Really Like Their Music. It's Different, and Some of Their Songs are Very Strange, But I Like it. I'm Drinking Some Publix Ginger Ale Ice Cold. I Love Their Ginger Ale, it's Very Gingery, High Quality, and Cheap too. I Get it in The Big 2 Liter Bottles, Put it in the Freezer, for around 1 Hour, and Enjoy. My Wife went in to The Pharmacy, at Publix Sabor, by Westland Mall, Last Week, to Pick up My Prescription, and She Brought Me A Hot Wheels Car, and to My Pleasnt Surprize: It was A Batmobile, a Car that I Really Wanted. Riviera Bakery, Always Had Great Pastries, and Fresh. When I Drove For Swift, I Stopped there, and When I worked for Wells Fargo, we stopped there, every Day, and Most All of Our Trucks Did. They Had A Pastry that I Loved , Called Pizza, and iy Had Ground Ham, Cream Cheese, and Tomato Paste. Delicious. I used to Get a Bag or Box of Pasries, Coco, Guayaba, Carne, Pizza, and Then A Cafe Con Leche, to Go with it, and that was My Breakfast , and Lunch. And Dragon De Oro, I Delivered Meats there, for Swift, and I Bought things in The Store, and Meat Market, Like Sliced Ham, and Then I'd Go out side to The Window, For Cafe Con Leche, and Pan CubanoTostada Con Mantequilla, or A Sandwich Cubano. They Were Real Nice There. I Loved The Ham There. It was from Swift, and The Carnicero would put Sugar on The Ham, and Iron it with an Iron, to Glaze it, to Make Sweet Ham. I Always Bought Some Of that, Sliced Paper Thin, for A Snack. It was Really Good. I Sure Made Myself Hungry !!!! Great Memories. Remember High Top Foods ????? They were , and Still are By Miami Stadium. I Delivered Fresh Hams there , to Make The Jamon with, and They always Have Had Great Jamon, y Chorizos.. Their Brand , is El Nino. Luego, Mi Consorte !!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		20-Sep-2009 18:47
Hi Robbin Backpain I can relate to that, my back is almost 90% better thank God!! Dragon de oro I rememeber that grocery store at the end of the building was a small cafeteria where we would buy cafe con leche and tostada con manquetilla. Riviera Bakery I went there often, I had a girlfriend that lived right around the corner. I don't care for Sweet Tomatos to much been there but did'nt really like it. Yea Bogie was a great actor and always had great leading ladies in his movies Key Largo thats another I really enjoy. I'm happy you found the Batmobile those are hard to come by. Robbin you wrote that you were born in Morningside I used to go to the Morningside Park to the pool there. haven't been in that part of town in many years. i'm having trouble with my lawn seems like all the rain has washed out the top soil and I'm getting clumps of grass that are just drying out, I went to Home Depot and bought bags of top soil to lay down, they told that once the rains stop to lay down sand all over the lawn. I'll be back later >>>Carlos

Robbin		20-Sep-2009 18:11
Carlos B., Hello, My Friend !!!! Lawn Work, I Know about that. I Sit in a Chair, Doing a Lot Of My Trimming, and Edging , Ect. , Because I Can't Stand Or Walk Too Much, But Between My Wife and I , We Get it Done. I Want To Buy A Riding Mower, and Sooner or Later, I Probably Will. I Need A Lotto, or Powerball Win, so I Can Buy all The Things I Need , and Want, Like : A New Computer, A Riding Mower, An R. V., A Harley, A Racing Go Kart, A Mercedes Benz, and My Tropical Island. My Back is Hurting Me, on The Lower Left Side, worse than My Foot. I Don't Actually Get in The Dumpsters, But Rather Fish, with A Fishing Rod. I Got Some Real Good Pictures already, and Maybe Don Boyd Will Post Them, in A New Area: XXX. Why Anyone in Their Right Mind, Would Throw These Great Pictures Away. Some Magazines, and Internet Sites , would Pay Good Money, For Such Pictures. I Now Have another Hobby. And if Their Dumpster is Locked, I Curse them out. I Now Have 36 Little Carz. Have You Ever Been to Sweet Tomatoes, and if So: Do You Like it ???? My Wife and I Love it. Ever Been to Hometown Buffet ???? It's Real Good , I Think. I Stopped in That Store, before , years ago, Driving The Swift Truck, on N. W. 29th Street, and 15th Avenue. I would Get A Coke, and A Snack Cake, or Candy Bar, or Something Like that. Did You Ever Go To : Dragon De Oro Market, on N. W. 29th Street, and Just West of 7th Avenue ?? That was Real Close to Robert E. Lee JR. High. I Delivered there, for Swift, and Would Get Snacks there too. And Did You Ever Go To : Riviera Bakery, on N. W. 17th Avenue, and 17th Street ???? That was, and Still is : A Great Bakery. I used to Go there, all the time, Like Every Day, at one time. Casablanca, is One Great Movie Classic !!!!!!! I Like it Too, and All Of Bogie's Other Classics, Like Key Largo, and The African Queen. Now That Was An ACTOR !!!!!!!! They Don't Make Em Like That Any more. What A Shame !!!! Later , My Friend. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Sep-2009 17:40
Dave B., Glad to Hear , that Your Weekend is Going Well. Mine is Too, More or Less. I Have No Complaints or Belly Aching , to Do. My Wife is Working until 3 :30 P. M., and Today : We are Definately: Going Out to Eat, or Get Something Good Take Out, From Applebee's, or Ruby Tuesday's. 90 % Of The Time: Monday Thru Friday: We Eat at Home, But Just Like Weekends Were Made For Michelob, For Some, For us: Weekends Mean Eating At A Restaurant, or Getting Take Out, From Somewhere Good. We Enjoy That. Even if My Wife Has to Work : Saturday, and Sunday, After Work, She Gets A Shower, Relaxes A Bit, and Then We Go To Eat, and Take A Little Weekend Drive. I was Watching Some of The Baseball Game, Yesterday, Between The Dodgers, and San Francisco, and I Enjoyed it. It's Presently 90 Degrees in Miami, with 84 % Humidity, and Very Little Breeze. It's Overcast, and Not Very Sunny. It Rained , Early in The Morning, and it Looks Like it May Rain Again. We are Still on Water Restriction. We Have Been, For Years now. They are Very Strict About it too. I Think it carries a 500 Dollar Fine, if They Catch You Watering, on The Wrong Day, or Wrong Hours. Your Palm Trees, Are Hardly Moving. Greyhound Called, and I Told Them Where To Go, and They Told Me: We Go There anyway. What Can You Do ????? That Fred McMurray, is Persistent. I Think He Owns Greyhound, or Something. He Keeps Hounding Me. My Humor, For The Day. Have You Ever Seen, or used : Royall Lyme, Royall Spyce or Royall Musk ????? They are From Bermuda, and I Know You Went there before. I used to Get them here, a Long time ago, maybe 30 Years ago, But Can't Find them here anymore. I Looked on The Internet, and They Said that you Could order it, on Target . Com, so I May Check into that. They are Great Scents, and I Really Like Them. Even Their Bottle, was Distinctive, with The Top Being a Pewter Kings Crown . Have A Nice Day, My Friend !!!!! Suave, Mi Amigo! Later. Robbin.

CarlosB.		20-Sep-2009 16:25
Hello everyone, Between regular work and lawn work I have been busy these past days. Dave good to know you are back, I bet your vacation flew by it always happens. Robbin, sorry to hear abut your foot and the pain associated with it. If you are going to go dumpster diving be careful with your foot also most dumpsters have locked lids not like the old days. LOL Carey gigi, That grocery store on the corner of 29th and nw 15th ave is on the nw corner, and it's still there my friends house is an old wooden frame style right next door facing 29th st. Well going to take a break and watch Casablanca one of my all time favorites.

dave b		20-Sep-2009 12:09
Robbin, the weekend is good so far, but here it is sweatshirt weather again til a couple of days from now when it will soar back around 70

Robbin		20-Sep-2009 09:46
Dave B., Well Our Dinner Party, went Bust Again. My wife had to work Saturday, and She's Working Today - Sunday, and Yesterday- Saturday: On Her Lunch Break, She Came Home, and Told Me : Well My Boss Says : That We're all Going to Ruby Tuesday's , For My Birthday Celebration, and She asked Me : Do You Feel Like Going ??? And I Said Yes. She Comes Home at 4 :00 P. M., and Says : They Called it Off Again. It was Raining, and We Didn't Wanna Go out, so We Pretty Much Had Nothing to Eat. There wasn't Hardly anything , in The Fridge to Make a Meal, So We Only Had Chocolate Milk, that My Wife had Brought on Her Lunch. I'll Bet We won't Leave The Fridge Empty again, and as Far as Her Bosses Cluster Buck Ideas, Forget it: Next time she Starts Something about a Get Together, For Dinner: I'm Having My Wife Tell Her No: We Can't Make it. Enough is Enough. It's 5:40 A. M., and it's Been Raining Here Again, overnight. We Can Use it, so I'm Happy, and Thankful, For The Rain. I Hope Your Weekend So Far , is Good !!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		19-Sep-2009 16:39
Dave B., Quite Right !!!!! And The Weekend , is Here !!!!!!! I Have A Sore Back, on The Lower Left Side, So Now : it's My Pain Time. I Think Don Boyd , was Right: I Probably Have another Kidney Stone. I've Had them Before, and Suffered A Lot, But Luckily : After A While Of Pain, I Passed Them, and Hopefully : I Will This Time too. It's A Pretty Day Here, So Far: At 12: 15 P. M., it's 90 Degrees, no Breeze, and Sunny, But Cloudy. I watched The Sunset Last Night, and it was Spectacular, and I watched our Sunrise , This Morning, and it was Enlightening. We Had some Rain, early in the Morning, around 3 A. M. Tonight , My Wife and I , are Going To Ruby Tuesday's, for Dinner, and Her Bosses, and Some Of Her Friends , from Work, are Going to Be there Honoring My Wife's Birthday. Her Birthday, was The 11th, Last Week, and We were to Meet then, But it Got Called off, and They Rescheduled it For Tonight. We Like Ruby Tuesday's, and Get Take Out There. It's Right By My Wife's Work, only 1 1/2 Miles, From Our House, So it's Convenient. Do You Have Ruby Tuesday's there ????? They were owned by Morrisson's Cafeterias, before, But not any more. Piccadilly Cafeterias Bought out Morrisson's, a Few years ago. My Left Foot, is Still A Problem: I Can't Stand too Long, or walk very Much, But it Might Be A Little Better. Fred McMurray, and Eddie Rickenbacker Called Me Yesterday, and Asked About You. They Both said: That Boston To Miami, is a Long Drive, and They Hate to see You have to Drive. I Forgot about The Proboards You Set up. I Will Try to Go to The Library, this week, to Register For Proboards, on Their Library Computers. Best Regards, and Enjoy Your Weekend !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		19-Sep-2009 14:50
Robbin, here's Saturday morning, your favorite day and mine also!

Robbin		19-Sep-2009 07:15
Dave B., I Know what You Mean, after A Vacation, You Need A Rest, to Recuperate, and Get Back to Normal Routine. I've Been There, a Few Times. It's 3 :00 A. M., and I Got up to Go To The Bathroom, to Take a Whiz, Got A Drink Of Ice Cold Limeade, and I Thought I would Stop By Here A Few Minutes. It's Raining Here, a Bit, That's Good , We Can use it. I Will Talk to You Here Later Today !!!!! Que Duerme Bien, Mi Amigo !!!! Luego . Robbin.

dave b		19-Sep-2009 03:21
Robbin, talk with you tomorrow, amigo, it is still a tiring thing to come back from vacation and just hang around for a few more days :)

Robbin		19-Sep-2009 02:33
Dave B., Understood, Reference Your VoiceMail, and Thanks. Total Agreement, Reference The Poor Upbringing. The Parents, are Not Doing Their Job, and Look at The End Result !!!!!! It's A Sad Day, when You Look at The Majority Of These Kids Now. The Leaders Of Tomorrow ?????? Why Most of Them, could only Lead A Pot Party, or A Teen Orgy. They Are Lost !!!! And Like you Say: The Majority Of The So Called Acting Parents, are No Better than them, and if they are: They either are Working all the time, or Just are not Teaching The Kids Values, and Discipline. Thank God, That We Were Taught Manners, Decency, and Respect. Our Parents Taught us To Do Right, Not To Lie, and Steal, and Respect For Authority. Those Things are Non Existent , These Days. Society, is Out Of Control: There is no Rhyme Or Reason, any More. Our Streets , Schools, and General Public, Rules, are That There Are No Rules, Anything and Everything Goes, it's A General Free For All Out There, and You and I, and The Good Law Biding Model Citizens, are Screwed: We are Caught in The Crossfire. Here, in Miami, You and I Can Go To McDonald's, For A Hamburger, and A Coke, and We Could Get in Trouble Real Fast, Because Of Foul Language, Loud Screaming, Kids with No Manners, and General Kaos , and if we say Anything, or Confront anyone, and There's A Disturbance: You and I Will Get in Trouble, and The Police , and Manager, will Ask Us : Why Did You Bother them???? Live and Let Live, Leave Them alone, But Now: You're Under Arrest. And The Profanity, ect ., of Them, Oh, That's O. K. I've Seen this Lots of Times. In our Day, as Kids, we went to Royal Castle, and Ate Like Gentlemen, and There were no Robberies, of Fast Foods then. I Find that The Least You Frequent Those Places , to Eat inside, You are Better Off, and That's Wrong. The Managers Should Monitor, and Throw out Rowdies, But They Don't. I Go , wherever I Feel Like Going, But I use My Best Judgement , and Diplomacy too. I Know How, To Handle Myself, Both Physically, and Verbally, So I Hardly Ever Have Any Problems, But The Potential, is Definately There. I'm Like You, I Will Get Right in Someone's Face, and Ask them: What About it ????? I Stand My Ground, with Anyone. All The Best , Dave. Robbin.

dave b		19-Sep-2009 01:49
Hi Robbin: That answering system is voicemail, not a tape, and I think each message left on it is for maybe three or four minutes, plus I don't care how many messages anyone leaves, not a problem, ever-------yes, things are out of control with a lot of kids these days but blame the parents or so-called parents. They are not transmitting the values that The Greatest Generation transmitted to their kids. Hard to blame little kids entirely, when they come from homes like the ones they live in at present, where the parents are anything but parents.

Robbin		19-Sep-2009 01:46
Dave B., Hi Dave !!!! I was Going to Say Welcome Home, on Your Answering Machine, and Leave That Message, But I Didn't Want to Waste Valuable Tape Time, on Your Messages Recording, So I Thought : I Will Only Put Soldier Boy, From The Cassette Tape, on My Car Radio. I Hoped it Came Out Clear. I Called on My Cell Phone. I Figured You'd Like it, and Laugh. Glad You Liked it, That was My Intention. Yes, I Agree !!!! I Know it's Everywhere After Columbine High School, But the way I See it: The School Systems, are Doing Nothing , to Prevent This. Why are There Guns, and Knives , in The Schools, and Black or Dark Blue Backpack Book Bags, that Cannot Be Seen Thru, and Where are The Metal Detectors, at The School Entrances ???? Here in Miami- Dade County, in The 4th Largest School System, in The U.S., All High Schools, Have : Security, and Police, in Each School, and This Nonsense , and Danger, is Still Present. Who's Minding The Store ??? And Now, They're Cutting The Budget, and Said on T. V., That School Police, Might Be Cut. Stupid Idea !!!!!! What are they thinking about ????? And Excuse The Expression, But in The Case Of Guns , and Violence in The Schools : It's Monkey See, Monkey Do !!!! The Media Broadcasts it all over the Country, Every time There's School Riots, Shootings, ect., and other Students, in Other Schools, and Across The Country, See it as Cool, and Say : Hey , We Can Do That Too, and They Do. That's How I See it . Like You Said : They Need To Get Tough, in The Schools, and Teach The Kids Who's The Boss. It's Much Too Lax, these Days, and The Students Have No Fear, and Have Taken Over, Because The Schools Let Them Do it. The Poor Teachers, Principals, Security, and Even School Police: Are Defenseless, Because Of The Laws, and Lack Of Discipline, in The Schools. I Live Near A High School, and The Students , are Wild Animals, on The Loose. They Scream Profanity, in Public, Stop Traffic To Cross, Throw Trash Everywhere, Ect. Total Disrespect , To Everyone, and No One Does Anything. I See it Daily. They are Out Of Hand. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		18-Sep-2009 21:01
Hi Robbin, I had no idea who it was til you asked me about the song.....great clip of it on my voicemail, thanks------they had better get with the program and get these young hoodlums straightened out before all hell breaks loose....need detectors in schools these days

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 18:40
Manocarz, That Dairy , You Mentioned: was : Dressel's Dairy. It was on Milam Dairy Road, Just South Of N. W. 36th Street. My Family, used to Go there , in The Early 50's, when I was a Little Kid, and I Rode The Little Train, I Rode The Ponies, and My Family : All Enjoyed Their Great Freshly Made Ice Cream. I Remember that there was a Screen Door you went in By, and it would Slam Behind You. We went there on Sundays, and it was A Great Place, For Kids, and Adults Alike. A Great Memory, For Me !!!!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 18:33
Don Boyd, I Enjoyed The New Additions to The 50's Galley, and it Brought Back a Lot Of Memories. I Went to Lots of Those Places. I Especially Enjoyed The Picture Of The U Totem Store. I Went To U Totem Stores All The Time, abnd Really Liked Them. In Sun Tan Village, in East Hialeah, where I Grew Up, we Had A U Totem Store, and I Drank Pee Wee Fruit Drinks there, and I Ate These Great Little Brownies, for A Nickel Each, and The Pee Wees, were: Like 2 Cents, or 3 Cents and Later on : a Nickel. Both were Delicious Treats !!!!! Thanks , For Posting These Great Photos, and For The Memories !!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 17:45
Dave B., You Did Hear Soldier Boy, on Your Answering Machine, and it was Me, who Put it there. I was listening to A Cassette, I Made From The C. D.'s you sent me, Waiting in The Car, at Bed Bath And Beyond, For My Wife, and When Soldier Boy came on, I Thought I'd Be Funny, and Just Record : Soldier Boy, For You To Get A Laugh, and in That Way: I Wouldn't Waste Too Much Of Your Message Space. I Hope you Liked The Message. It's 91 Degrees Here , Right Now, and The Humidity, is : 84 Per Cent, and it's Sunny, But a Little Cloudy, and Your Palm Trees, are Swaying, a Little Bit. Did You Hear about The Student Murder, at Coral Gables High School Here, in Miami ????? Terrible Thing. And Yesterday, There was Choppers Over The High School, By My House, and I Heard: That A Student Had Brought A Gun To School. We've Had A Lot Of This Lately. I Have A Problem, with These Book Bags, and The Rules or Law ??? Here Says: That The Book Bags, Must Be Clear, But None Of Them Are, So Kids Smuggle Drugs, Spray Paint, Guns, Knives, ect . into The Schools, and Even Worse: There's No Metal Detectors, in The Schools, So Why Do They Expect These Things Not To Happen ????? Is The School Board : A Bunch Of Morons??? I Think So. A Lot of This Danger, and Nonsense Could Be Avoided, But They Do Nothing. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin Rascalman		18-Sep-2009 17:20
Don Boyd, Hi, I Read Your Post, and in a Few Minutes , I'm Going to The 50's Gallery, to Check out The New Pictures you Posted. Thanks , For Doing So. I Found a Few Real Good Pictures , in A Dumpster, at PT's, and I will get them to You , ASAP, in Hopes that you Can Share them, with Everyone !!!! Or at Least You Can Enjoy Them. What Kind Of So Called Friend, would I Be, if I Didn't Share Such Treasures From The Island, with My Friends ????? I Think you're Absolutely Right Don, about The Back Pain. I've Had Stones Before, and it was The Same Pain, and Places. I've Been to 2 Real Good Eurologists at Palmetto Before : DR. Hamady, and DR. Gheiler, and one Night in the Emergency Room, ER, at Palmetto, They were Going to Give Me Morphine, For The Pain, Which I Appreciated, But I Declined, and Toughed out The Severe Pain, somehow. I've never Had Them Burst, by That Procedure, in a Tank Of Water, and Somehow: By Drinking lots of Water, and Cranberry Juice, I Guess I Passed them, Thank God. They Tested Me, and Found that My Stones, were caused By Calcium, not acid. I Love Sour Cream, Buttermilk, Ice Cream, Pudding, Ect., So I Gotta Watch it. Thanks , for all The Good Advice, From Your Suffering with Kidney Stones. I'm Drinking Lots Of Spring Water, and Cranberry Juice, Hoping To Pass Them, The Easy Way, without The Doctors. We'll See !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin Rascalman.

dave b		18-Sep-2009 16:45
Don, thanks for the welcome back. Robbin, sure Soldier Boy rings a bell, 1962 by the Shirelles.....thought I heard a little excerpt on my office voice mail but maybe that was a coincidence :)

Don Boyd		18-Sep-2009 07:04
Thanks Robbin. I've actually been back since Sunday night and I've added quite a few photos in the 1950's gallery, including two trailer parks east of 27th Avenue. The gallery is at: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories_1950to1959 I still have yours to do and maybe this weekend I'll get to it. Carlos B, thanks for the story on the photos in the dumpsters but now you've got Robbin going dumpster diving too and he better not get there before me, haha. Okay on not knowing Pat - I guess only the airplane nuts got to know him since that's the section he worked in. Robbin, it sounds to me like you have a kidney stone that's stuck in your plumbing. I should know because I've been making them since 1976 and have had numerous roto rooter procedures, a major surgery in 1978, numerous lithotripsies (ultrasound shock waves to break them up) and a tube through the back operation. Drink plenty of liquids in an effort to pass the stone or at least make it move further in the your plumbing to a point where it doesn't hurt. And move around if you can - laying in one spot hurting like a SOB is the worst thing you can do. The only thing I've ever had that will kill the pain completely is a shot of Demerol in the butt and that'll knock you out most of the time. See your doctor, or urologist, so they can send you for an x-ray to determine if it's a stone. Don

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 04:05
It's Now 12 Midnight, and I'm Going To Bed, So I Say, To All Of My Friends , On This Site : Good Night Gentlemen !!!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow !!!! Sleep Well !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 04:02
Guys, I'm Going To Make My Rounds : Diving In Dumpsters, of All Photo Labs, In Town, Starting This Week. And Hopefully: I'll Find Some Good Pictures, To Take Home. Thanks , For The Great Idea, C. B. !!!!!!! It Sounds Exciting !!!!!

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 03:56
Dave B., SoldierBoy !!!!!!!!!! Does That Ring A Bell ?????? Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!! Robbin The Rascal.

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 03:53
Carlos B., Hello, My Friend !!!!!! I Enjoyed Reading Your Post, and Wanted to Say Hello. I Got A New Car today at Publix Sabor, By Westland Mall, and it was one I Really wanted ::: A Hot Wheels Batmobile. 1966 Model, it says. It Looks Real Nice. Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 03:48
Manocarz, Hello, My Friend !!!!! I Got A new Little Car today, at Publix Sabor, By Westland Mall : It's A Hot Wheels Batmobile. I Was Looking for A Batmobile,and There it was, for 99 Cents. I'm Happy, with that Aquasition !!!!! I Hope all is Reasonably Well, with You. Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 03:42
Don Boyd, Hi !!! Welcome Home !!!!!!!!!!! Hope You Had A Nice Trip. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin The Rascal.

Robbin		18-Sep-2009 03:40
Carey gigi, Hello, My Friend !!!! Onkyo, Made Real Good Stereo Receivers, Back when I was Exploring Receivers, in : From 1969 To 1973. I used to Read Magazines , about Hi Fi Stereo Equipment, and I Bought A Lot of Receivers, one at a Time. I Really was into that, Back then. And Onkyo, was A Good Brand. I never Had one, But They were very Good. I Had : Pioneer, Kenwood, Realistic, and Marantz. I Heard about, and Read about Mackintosh, But Never Had one. Purests, in Hi Fi Circles, always Said : That The Best Systems, were : Pre Amp, Power Amp, and Receiver, But Those Systems, Were Very Expensive, Over Heated Fast, Due To Lots Of Power Wattage, and They Were Not Practical, For Most Peoples Houses. I Think I always Liked Best, of Stereo Receivers : Pioneer, Kenwood, Yamaha, and Realistic. I Had 2 4 Channel Quad Receivers , That I Bought at Luskin's Electronics, and I Loved Them, But They were Lemons: I Had Nothing , But Trouble, with them. The Kenwood, and Realistic, From Radioshack, were Great, No Problems with Them. I Loved The Looks, of The Old Stereo Receivers, with The Lit Up Pretty Dial, to Tune, But I Must Readily Admit, that Digital Tuning , is Much Better, cause it Locks on The Stations. Train Sets , were Neat. When I was A Kid, My Dad always Put A Lionel Trainset around Our Christmas Tree, and We Ran it. Great Fun !!!! I Have None Of The Receivers , or The Trainset Now. I Don't Know where Things Went. Pretty Much Out The Window, I Guess !!!!! I Went To My Foot Doctor Today, at 4 :30, and All was Well. My Back, on The Left Side, Has Been Killing Me, For 3 Days Now, Like From The Left Kidney Area, Don't Know What is Causing it, I Hope it's not My Kidney Failing. I Have Been Whizzing A Lot Lately: Like From Every 1 /2 Hour, to Every Hour. That's Not Good. I'm Drinking A Lot Of Spring Water, and Cranberry Light Juice, in case it's A Kidney Infection. And I'm On Strong Antibiotics too. Take Care. Your Friend , Robbin.

Manocarz		18-Sep-2009 03:14
Carey: I remember that plane crash on 36th Street very well. We stood in our yard on W. 10th Street near Red Road and could see the big thick plume of smoke billowing straight up in the air. If I remember correctly, those two boys who were killed in the upstairs room were by the last name of Knapp.

carey gigi		18-Sep-2009 01:24
Robbin I have a Onkyo surround sound system that a customer in Weston gave me last year when they bought a Bose mini system . The Onkyo system came with the speakers and subwoofer It is not here now it went north earlier this year. The surround sound stereo's we have now are Sony in the living room and bedroom the same. Are you familiar with McIntosh my cousin who is my age has one with vacumn tubes a very old set up that was old when he bought it in the 70s. He told me that it had a value of around 30,000 dollars it really looks great at night with the tubes glowing. When he is going to have a party he turns it on around noon time to allow the tubes to be fully warmed up. He is a really serious stereo guy. I remember the first year my wife and I were married I bought her a Brothers sewing machine at Woolco for Christmas 1970 and she still has it here and uses it . We also bought all of our Christmas decorations at Woolco in 1970 and we still have most of them except the lights. Every year we can still see the little Woolco sticker with the price on the boxes. I remember those Quad stereo's I remember in 1973 after my brother came home from Pearl Harbor after being there 2 years. he bought himself a Quad stereo by Hitachi at Jefferson's store on Biscayne Blvd. near the Omni. It came with 4 large mahogany speakers and a separate turn table. I think that he had to look for special records to get the real sound. Talk later your friend Carey

carey gigi		18-Sep-2009 00:49
Carlos B. I forgot to mention that I remember that cargo plane that crashed on 36th st. I believe it was around April or May and I remember it was around 5 P. M. during rush hour . Remember those two brothers who were in their room upstairs and the first thing the plane hit was their bedroom killing them both. I can still recall it very well I had just got off the phone with my wife long before we were engaged and went back outside where i was putting a new floor shift in my 56 chevy . That is when I heard a loud noise even though I was living in S.E. Hialeah I saw a cloud of black smoke almost instantly. Later Carey Gigi

carey gigi		18-Sep-2009 00:38
Carlos B. You mentioned a friend who still lives on n.w. 29th st. next to a small store would the store be on the n. w. corner at maybe 15th ave. I remember when at my grandmothers house going to a small store on that corner and back then in the 50s I kinda remember it being open in the front. My grandparents house was taken down with 2 others on the south side of the street and replaced with 2 or 3 two story buildings and there was a church at the end of the block going west. Later Carey Gigi

carey gigi		18-Sep-2009 00:30
Carlos B. I remember Augie Hiscano , he was a master model car builder. I remember when I was around 11 and 12 that is when I really got interested in cars and model cars. At that same time frame I used to buy a model car magazine each month, and one month they had the winners of a nationwide model car contest that was sponsered by AMT models and Augie Hiscano won first place for a car that looked like a super modified stock car , My friend Brett Christopher and I were amazed how much it resembled car # 71 driven by Rod Perry. The car was a larger scale maybe around 1 tenth but it had such detail ,even had a dip stick with oil. This was around 1961 and 1962 and I never forgot his name, you can say he even inspired me to find the patience to take the time and do something the right way. Around 1999 I read an article in the Herald about Orange Blossom and his name was mentioned I had know idea that he was with the Hobby Shop. I have a trian set that came from Orange Blossom it is a Japanese brand built very well and it is an N guage . My wife got it for me for Christmas 1997, I think it cost around 200 dollars and I added quite a bit of extra track and turn offs ect. Right now it is in North Carolina with all the rest of my toys and books. I love to get books that are about History or Biographies i have about 250 but I only have about 20 here now. I really love to just pick up a book and turn to any page and find information. Thanks for mentioning Augie Hiscano a good memorie later Carey Gigi

CarlosB.		17-Sep-2009 22:57
Don.I don't remember Pat remember, I mostly went in to see Augie he was mostly at the counter where the trains were. I remember several guys at the other counter where they had RC planes and cars I remember all those planes hanging from the ceiling. From the age of about 11 I remember Augie always there he was cheerful all the time, always ready to give anyone no matter the age a helping hand. (some places kids are ignored unless they are with an adult) I guess Augie was a big kid himself, during all the years he would always remember me and my buddies. And Don you would not belive the photos we would find, those were the days of open dumpsters we would go on Sundays when the lab was closed. What fun we had.

Don Boyd		17-Sep-2009 20:04
Carlos B, that's funny about the treasure chests (ha-ha) you found in the photo lab's dumpster. Darn, I wish I had thought of that when I didn't get my prints back from other photo labs in Tampa and Hialeah back in the day. Fortunately Polaroid cameras were available to circumvent the print developing/censorship routine. I too remember Orange Blossom Hobby Shop on the south side of 36th Street. It's great that you mentioned Augie Hiscano's name. I had a lady friend at the airport who always bought some expensive rail cars (LGB?) for her dad for Christmas every year and we had an annual jaunt for years to see Augie every December. He was a great guy and we always enjoyed conversing with him. I'm sorry he passed too. Do you remember a Jamaican guy in there named Pat Parnther who sold aircraft models? He has breakfast with a small group of us on Saturdays a couple of times a month. Welcome back Dave. I hope you had a great time in Maine. Don

CarlosB.		17-Sep-2009 19:36
Carey gigi, Funny, I have a friend who still lives at nw 29th st between 16th and 15th ave his house is right next door to a small grocery store, His dad bought the house in 1964. I remember the Carvel store and the Vespa Honda place they sold scooters way before the cars came out, next door was a photo finishing store we would jump into the dumpsters and find photos of naked women that the photo lab would throw out. Jackson Byrons, the 5 and 10, Royal Castle, The Live and let Live Pharmacy, a Record Store plus other stores were there around nw 17th ave. I still remember the original Orange Blossom on the corner before they moved to the bigger location Augie Hiscano who worked a later managed the hobby shop died in 2005 we was great with all the kids giving us help an tips on model bulding and even xtra time on the slot cars tracks when we did'nt have to much money. I even took my own kids to meet him. Bless you Augie RIP! When we first moved to Allapattah we lived on nw 38 st right around the corner from MAS, I walked by MAS and the Original Burger King every day to school. Than in we moved east to nw 22 ct. The VW parts store is still there I buy parts from them and behind the store there is a small shop that fixes only aircooled VWs. On nw 17th ave and about 33 st. there is also a repair and body shop that deals only in aircooled VWS, but expense there's a bunch of old VWs sitting around on the lot. Not far from the Honda place on 36 st is where that cargo plane crashed in 1969. I remeber it coming just south over my house my friend and I were in the yard washing our bikes when we heard the plane we jumped on out bikes and took off along 36 st from far away we saw the explosion we were in the area before the police sealed it off. my friend still has a small piece of metal from the plane I had one but I don't know what became of it.

Robbin		17-Sep-2009 17:01
Dave B., Hi Dave !!!!! I was wondering if You Got Home Yet, and Figured , you Probably Had. Welcome Back, Kotter !!!!!! I'm Glad You Had A Nice Time, and Returned Safely !!!!!!! Me , and The Other Sweathogs, Had Some Nice Discussions, while You Were Gone, which you can Read , of Course. You Were Of Course Missed, But We All Tried to Carry On, In Your Absence. Though I Believe The More The Merry , applies Here, We Have a Small But Good Group Here now, So Maybe Quality, is Better than Quantity !!!!! I Imagine You Are Tired, Because You Probably : Stayed Busy, on Your Getaway, and then The Tedious Drive Home too. But I know the Getaway, was Much Needed, and Worth The Trip. Rest Well !!!!! I'll Talk to you Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Sep-2009 16:46
Carey gigi, Last Night, I Mentioned Stereo Components, and I Named some Of The Best Equipment, But Forgot a Few, so Here's Some More that I Remembered Today: Onkyo, Fisher, Akai, Technics, Realistic, & Yamaha. I Had Stereo Receivers, By Most of Them, at one Time , or another, in The Early 70's, But Now: I only Have 1 Receiver, an Old Slide Rule Tuning Dial Lit up, Realistic, from Radio Shack , a Realistic Turntable, 4 Realistic Speakers, and An RCA Dual Cassette Tape Deck. I Lost interest , in All That Stuff, A Long time ago, But I Still Like My Music, and A Good Sound. I use My Little Sony Boom Box, most of the time, It Plays C. D.'s, and I Record From C. D. , onto Cassettes. I was thinking about our Woolco 79th Street Store. I also went Back then, to : Zayre, & K Mart, on West 49th Street, in Hialeah, and also to J. M. Fields, in The Airpark Plaza, on Red Road, and N. W. 7th Street. They were all Neat Stores !!!!!! Remember , The Delicious Chocolate Pudding Pie, at Royal Castle ????? I Loved That, and Their Honeybuns, and Of Course: Their Breakfast, and Hamburgers & Birchbeer !!!!!!!! Royal Castle, was Like Checker's : Little Place, Big Taste !!!!!! Talk To You Later. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		17-Sep-2009 16:25
Hi Robbin and all---just got back from Maine about an hour ago and am saying hello before I fall asleep for about six hours :) It is only a three hour ride from here, but heavy traffic most of the way etc...had a great time, the weather was very nice, high 70s most of the time, which is pretty good for Southern Coastal Maine in September

Robbin		17-Sep-2009 04:31
Guest Carey gigi, Sometimes, if You Forget to Put Your Name, above Add Comment, it will Put Guest. I've Done Just that, and it Showed up as Guest, instead of Robbin. Yes, That Woolco, on N. W. 79th Street, was A Great Store !!!!! I Bought a Lot Of Things there in 1973 and 1974. I Really Liked that Store. I Remember Sound Design Stereos. They were Good. My 1st Stereo System, was one of Those Zenith Circle Of Sound Systems, with The Globe Speakers, and Then, I Got An Electrovox System, and Then After That: I Got The Bug: I Got into High End Stereo Components, Like : Pioneer, Marantz, Kenwood, Sansui, Scott, Sherwood. I used to Go to Luskin's, and Olson's , all The Time. The System, I Had, that I Liked Best, was : A Pioneer QX747 4 Channel Quad Receiver, and 4 Radio Shack Nova B Speakers, with a Realistic Belt Drive Strobe Turntable. I used it for a Few Years, But The Receiver Had Bad Problems, So I Got Rid Of it. I used to Be Really into that, Back in The Early, to Mid 70's. It's an Expensive Hobby, But A Good one. If I win The Lotto, I Will Have A Super Sound System, in My House, all Built in , and Concealed. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Sep-2009 04:05
Carey gigi, Hi, How Are Ya ???? That Freight Salvage place, was Just West Of Church's Fried Chicken. It was on N. W. 54th Street, and I Remember : Johnny Millionaires , it was Sort Of A Thrift Store, Like An Independent Goodwill, and You're Right: it was Next Door, to The Salvage Place. My Dad went to Johnny Millionair's, and Bought Nice Jackets , Ect. Very Cheap. The PAL Park, was The one you Said: Police Athletic Leaque Amusement Park, and My Dad , Had a Lot of Police Friends, So He Took Me There , to Ride The Kiddie Rides, when I was Small, and I Had Fun !!!! I Think it was on : N. W. 29th Street, Between N'W. 22nd Avenue, and N. W. 27th Avenue. And I Remember Going Past The Fireman's Hall, off South River Drive, May Times. It's Nice That You and I , and Carlos, all 3 Know A Lot about Allapattah. It is Like it's Own Town, or City, I Agree !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Guest		17-Sep-2009 04:05
Robbin I remember going to Woolco every weekend with my wife when we were newly weds. We bought our first new stereo there it was a Soundesign am fm stereo with record player and 8 track player and 8 track recorder when I was able to record of the stereo radio or off of records onto 8 track I was really happy I was making 8 tracks for everyone I knew . I remember they had a room with the higher end stereos inside where you could go and listen. I have really great memories of that store like going there with my wife when we were expecting our first baby and putting all the baby things on lay away. Talk later Carey

carey gigi		17-Sep-2009 03:53
Robbin the guest on the comments a couple down was me Carey Gigi I don't know why it is doing that Carey

carey gigi		17-Sep-2009 03:51
Manocarz Hope your doing well, thanks for mentioning about the Diarama's went I wrote the post I could not remember what they were called. The details on some are amazing . I saw one that had an old Stanard Oil gas station with 2 pumps and shiny cars out front and on the side in the bushes was a 57 chevy with airbrushed surface rust and it looked so real. Does anyone remember when gas pumps didn't go past 10 dollars and the handle on the side had to be pulled down and back up again to continue pumping this started to happen around 1973 or 74 when gas started going up.

Robbin		17-Sep-2009 03:46
Manocarz, The Reclaim Salvage You're Talking about, I Think was The one that was on Okeechobee Road, out Past Red Road, Towards West 8th Avenue. We went there sometimes, But The One I was Talking about, I Believe: was On N. W. 54th Street, almost to 27th Avenue. I Now Have 35 Little Carz, on My Living Room Coffee Table. My 1st Digital Clock Radio, was a Juliette, and I Got it at That Woolco, in 1973, Right after I Got Out of The Army. That Woolco Store, was at 30th Avenue, on N. W. 79th Street. It Was Close To Pokey and Dave Bruce's Bell Haven Trailer Park, and also Close to Northside Shopping Center, as you Said. That Woolco Building, and Then Some, is now, and Has Been, For 20 + Years, An Indoor Flea Market, called : Flea Market USA. It's A Very Busy Place. Juliett Electronics, used to have a Huge Warehouse in Medley, off The Palmetto Expressway, But I Think they went out of Business Years ago. When I First Came Home, from The Army, I Had A Nice New Bedroom, My Dad Had Made For Me in Our 1 Car Garage. We Had a Roll up Garage Door, and He Took it out , Blocked up The Opening, Put A Window in, A Brand New Bed, New Paint, New Curtains, ect. A Real Nice Room, and A Great Welcome Home. All I Needed, was A Clock Radio, and I wanted a Digital Read out one, so I went to that Woolco, and Got A Nice Woodgrain Plastic Juliett Clock Radio. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Guest		17-Sep-2009 03:38
Robbin I remember seeing that thrift store warehouse but not exactly sure where it was , I remember my friends used to go with their parents to a place called Johnny Milionaire which seems like it was on the same area. You had mentioned a place called PAL is that the Police Athletic League. i wasn't sure if that was what it meant , when I was young we used to go to it with my uncle who was a city of Miami Detective and I think I remember they had rides in there like merry go rounds and others. I think I remember it was east of 27th ave. at about n.w.14th st. We also used to go to the Firemans hall for barbcues it was on south river drive about 300 feet east of the 27th ave. bridge. We went there more because my Dad was a city of Miami fireman. My uncle still comes down this way but he is about 88 now but he and my aunt my dads sister are building a second home in Hendersonville just south of Asheville he was born in Henderson county and they built their vacation home there in the 1950s. I see them more up north than I do down here . Talk later your friend Carey

Robbin		17-Sep-2009 03:23
Carlos B., Yeah, Even though I Didn't Live in Allapattah, or Go To Robert E. Lee JR. High, I Always Thought Both : Were Neat, and Special. And You Growing Up In Allapattah, was Like Me Growing up , in Hialeah. They are Special Places , For Us, and So Naturally: We Have Our Memories, of How They Were, when we were Growing up there, as Kids. That's Why I Ride By My Old Neighborhood, and Our First House So Much, I Am Obsessed with That Area. Why ???? Because I Lived the First 13 Years of My Life there, and My Childhood !!!!! I Like where I Live now, and I Have a Lot Of Memories Of Life at this House Too, But I Haven't Forgotten Sun Tan Village, and Our Old House, and All of The Memories , of Living there. When I Ride Slowly Down Our Old Street ,- East 6th Lane, Everything Comes Back, The Neighbors, as I Pass their Houses, and Our Passing House, I Remember My Parents, and My Grandma, and I Can Picture Myself , and all The Neighbor Kids, Playing Boxball, and Football Catch, in The Street, Ect. All The Old Memories Come Back to Me, Like Magic. We Owe it to Ourselves, to Tour our Old Neighborhoods, it's Our Roots. Just Like our Writing Here, and Sharing our Special Memories, it's Great !!!!!!! That Bike Ride, I would Like Too, But with The Heavy Traffic, and Crime, We Would Have to Be Careful, and it Probably Would Be Wise To Be Packing, Just in Case. I Have 35 Little Carz now. I Used to Go To Buy Rite Meats To Deliver, and I Saw that Library, and I went to Winn Dixie Too. But it's Been a Long time, and Things Get a Little Fading away. I Noticed that Buy Rite Meats, is Gone, and There's A Metro Bus Parking Lot There, and Where The Bravo Caron Boxing Gym Was. And Miami Jackson, is All Brand New. Lots Of Changes, But Still : Allapattah, is Basically : The Same. Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!! Talk to you Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		17-Sep-2009 03:17
Carlos B. How are you I read your comment about the Allapattah area, my grandparents lived on N.W. 29th st. between 15th and 16 th ave. until about 1960, my father lived there from the time he was born in 1924 until he married my mom in 1943. I remember my father always taking me to 36th st. and 17th ave. on the s.w. corner there was a ice cream / soda fountain / drug store. I remember Jackson Byrons and on the s.e. corner of I think 18th ave was the original Orange Blossom. We went there often my dad knew everyone in there ,he worked there for a while but not sure which years. It seemed like a more laid back area not like the rest of Miami. He also went to and graduated from Jackson High same as my sister before Springs Senior was built. Do you remember the Carvel that was just west of Jackson High on the north side of the street that was later turned into Vespa of Miami, and later moved down the street near MAS and became Vespa Honda and then Miami Honda. There is or at least was in 1999 a VW parts store on 36 th st. near 20th ave. I bought quite a few parts there for my daughters 1970 VW. Later carey

Manocarz		17-Sep-2009 02:44
Robbin: Regarding the freight savlage place, I'm not sure of the location, its' been too long ago to remember, but my mother and grandmother also went to a place for dented can goods etc. called "The Reclaim Mart." When I was 13 years old, Clyde, the manager and a relative of the owner gave me my first summertime job there as a bag boy. It was only for a few weeks, between when school dismissed and when our family left for the usual several week summer vacation. I really enjoyed it and did real good in making tips. I used the money for my first Juliette stereo from the Woolco over somewhere near Northside plaza.

CarlosB.		17-Sep-2009 00:38
Robbin yes there wasor I belive still is a Pubic Library behind the Winn Dixie, I used to walk from my house there to check out books. I read all of the Hardy Boys, the Tarzan books by Edgar Rice Burroughes, plus much more, I still do alot of reading. The post office bulding it's still there but it is now something else, last year I took photos of all those places I keep them in a file. I really loved growing up in Allapattah, and still enjoy driving around the place. I thought of taking my bicycle with me parking my truck somewhere and retrace my old bike riding days. Coming home from The Port Of Miami today on I95 I felt the feeling I get when I pass the old REL site.

Robbin / Road Runner		16-Sep-2009 22:07
Bob Sara, Are You O. K. ??? And Are We Still Friends ??? As Far as I'm Concerned , We Are . I'm Guessing , that You Left This Site, Because Of The Fighting, which I understand, But there is Peace now, so anytime: You wanna Stop By, Feel Free, and Welcome. At Least Say Hello, and Let Me Know, that all is Well, with You. Your Friend, Robbin. Road Runner.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 21:59
Carlos B., Hi !!!! Wasn't There An Allapattah Public Library, Behind The Winn Dixie, on around N. W. 35h Street, and 18th Avenue, Close to Bravo Caron Boxing Gym, and Buy Rite Meats ????? I Remember The Allapattah Post Office , on N. W. 17th Avenue, around 33rd Street. And R. V. Martin Hardware, on N. W. 17th Avenue, by Comstock Park. And Comstock Elementary, was there, across The Street. I'm Sure You Know: That Allapattah, in The Indians Language, Means : Alligator. I always Thought Allapattah, was a Neat Place, and Even as a Little Kid, I was in and Around Allapattah, with My Dad. It was Fun, to Ride in The Car, with My Dad, when I was a Little Kid, and even Though : My Dad was From Pittsburgh PA., He Knew Miami, Very Well, and Went To Allapattah, and Downtown, and other City Of Miami Areas, a Lot, and So in Essence , I was Learning Miami Too. My Dad, took me to The PAL Amusement Park , Many Times , as a Little Kid, and We'd Go to Shells' City, R. V. Martin Hardware, Rosedale Deli, and all around. Talk To You Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 21:33
Carey gigi & Manocarz, Do You Guys Remember, A Freight Salvage Place, on N. W. 54th Street, Between N. W. 37th Ave, and N. W. 27th Avenue ????? My Mom, and Grandma , used to Go there, and I Tagged along , with them. That was in The 50's, and The Owner's Name , was Buddy, and He was a Friend of Our Family. I Had Fun there Exploring The Warehouse, and Hiding in Big Cardboard Boxes, Ect. I Think, My Mom, and Grandma, Bought A Lot Of Canned Goods there. And A lot of times, we went there, We went Farther East , To Grand Way, and Shopped Some more. Best Regards, to Both Of You. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 20:40
I Goofed !!!! The Last Guest , was Me,- Robbin.

Guest		16-Sep-2009 20:36
Guest, My Mistake, Excuuuuuuuuse Me !!!!! You're Right: I Don't know that Charlene, and it appears , that I Don't know you either. I Stand Corrected, and will Leave You Alone Now. Whatever. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 20:16
As A Kid, I went to The Hialeah Church Of The Nazarene, By South Hialeah Elementary School. It was a Nice Friendly Church, and Very Active. They Had a Lot of Potluck Brunches, on Sundays , after Church Services, and Everyone Brought Delicious Home Cooked Food. And There were Chili Dinners, Hayride Caroling , Summer Bible Study, and Lots of other Activites. My Little Brother, and I Began Going there, at The Invitation, of our New Neighbors: The Harold Hinson Family, who Had Just Moved in across The Street, from us, on East 6th Lane, Coming from Goldsboro , North Carolina. They started Going there, and My Brother, and I Did too, and My Parents Went There Sometimes too. The Minister, was : Brother Gene Wright, a Very Nice Man, and A Real Good Preacher. He and His Wife, were Very Well Liked, By All Of The Congregation. It was a Real Joy, Going To That Church, Especially : The New Chapel. There was an old Chapel, and The Men Of The Church, Built A Brand New Church, Going there to work, after Their Day Jobs, and Little By Little, A Brand New Air conditioned Church Was Ready for Sunday Services, after Months of The Church Men Volunteers : Working At Night, sometimes : Until Midnight. It was Like A Miracle, and The New Chapel, was Cool, and Comfortable, and Even Had That New Building Lumber Smell . Our Neighbor : Harold Hinson, who was a Longtime Serviceman, for Sears, was one of The Miracle Workers, who Built The New Church. This is a Great Memory, For Me. Robbin.

Guest		16-Sep-2009 19:58
You have me mixed up with someone else. The Charlene who married Eddie was Charlene Mosely. You don't know her, fine.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 19:31
Guest, The only Charlene, I ever Knew, was : Charlene Lovelace, who lived on Lejeune Road, across the street, from CAROLE'S Restaurant. I went to Hialeah Elementary School, with Her. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 19:28
Guest, Let Me Start Over, and Introduce Myself. Hi, I Am Robbin, and I Grew up, in Sun Tan Village. Nice To Meet You, Again. The Baseball, is In Your Ballpark !!!!!! I Hit it There . You can Throw it Back to Me, and Continue The Game , or You Can : Call The Game off, Because Of Rain. I Am Trying to Be Nice. There's No Reason, for Grudges. I Hold None Whatsoever. My Slate, is Clean. Have A Nice Day !!!!!!! Robbin.

Guest		16-Sep-2009 17:59
Sorry I don't know you. I know Charlene. I think Eddie had a sister named Cathy. We went to the same church.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 17:26
Guest, Maybe , I'm Mistaken: But I seem to remember: that Tommy Diefendorf, had an Older Brother, But if He Did, I Can't Remember his name. I Believe , I saw him, at Babcock Park before, and he was definately: Bigger, and a Little older, than Tommy. Am I correct, or out in Left Field ???? I Heard somewhere : years ago: that Tommy Diefendorf, Had been a Marine Drill Instructor, - DI, at Parris Island, at one time. ???? I sure Do Miss Hialeah Lanes !!!!! I Drive by Sun Tan Village, and our old House , Often, and when I pass where Hialeah Lanes was, and See the Walgreen's, and Blockbuster Video, that are there now: I still see Hialeah Lanes, in My Mind. I remember, when Walgreen's , was in Flamingo Plaza, by J. C. Penny, and Flamingo Cafeteria, and at one time : Next to Children's World, Before Penny's. In The Good Old Days, Kid Days !!!!!! I Love our Nostalgia !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 17:11
Guest, To Know that Info, about The Diefendorf's, it has to Be only one Person, No Names, But Seriously, From My Heart: I'm Happy , that you stopped by !!!!!! All The Best, to You, From Me. Please Return, any time you like. You are Welcome !!!!!!! Robbin.

Guest		16-Sep-2009 09:58
Carey gigi, I think that Tommy and Eddie were cousins. After Eddie's death Charlene remarried. She is Charlene Anderson. Tommy has since remarried and is living in the Panhandle of Florida.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 05:45
Carey gigi, Hi !!! Yeah, 19 Years, is a Long time, and Things Change, and Progress is Everywhere, So I'm Not Surprized that Asheville, Has all Of The Major Restaurant Chains Now, But I was Surprized in 1990, That Nothing was open. It Might of Been a Sunday Night, But Still I Never would of Believed What Happened to us. We Were Starved, and Those Cold Hot Dogs with Sauerkraut, were Horrible. We Ate A Bite, and Threw them away. I Drove us From Asheville, on I 40 To Newport Tennessee, Right Off I 40, and We Stopped There, and Spent The Night, at A Days Inn, after We Had A Hot Decent Meal, at The Waffle House Next Door. Then the Next Morning, we Drove To Pigeon Forge, and Went To Dollywood. Thanks , For The Description, of The Asheville Airport, I Enjoyed That Info, and Could Almost Picture it. I'm Surprized, that Your Sister , Didn't Know More Kids on The List. I Saw The Diefendorf Brothers, But I Really Didn't Know Them at all. I Remember one Day, at Hialeah Lanes, it Seems that Bobby Nau, Liked This Girl, named Marie Confessori, and Bobby was Moving in on Her, and Tommy Diefendorf Showed Up, and Punched Bobby Nau, in The Stomach Real Hard, with an Upper Cut, and Knocked The Wind Out Of Him, and Warned Him, to Leave Her Alone, That She Was His. I was Right There, and Saw that, So I Figured He was A Pretty Tough Guy. I'll Never Forget That. Too Bad about His Brother. RIP. Too Bad about Patrick Swayze Too !!!!! He was A Great Actor !!!!! RIP. He was 1 Year Younger than Me. He will Be Missed. Take Care!!!!! I'm Going to Bed, I'm Sleepy. Talk to you Later, Maybe Tomorrow Night !! ?? Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		16-Sep-2009 05:17
Manocarz, Hello !!!!! Over The Weekend, I Got a Couple of New Carz, and My Collection, Now Totals : 30 Carz. 28 Of Them, are Hot Wheels, and 2 Of Them, are : Johnny Lightning. IAm Happy to Say: That MRS. Robbin, Likes My New Hobby, and She Surprizes Me, all The Time, with New Carz. After work, at Her Publix Store, She Shops For Our Food, and Her Store, Has A Good Many Hot Wheels Carz, and She Brings Me A New one , each time she Shops. We Had The Flyers, and I Saw a Winn Dixie one, But Before I Got To See it, My Wife Had Thrown The Flyers out, and I Didn't Check to see if Winn Dixie , Had The Same Deal Here, or not, But Publix, Has Hot Wheels Carz, For 99 Cents, and I Normally Don't Go To Winn Dixie anyway. I Only Grocery Shop, at Publix, and once in a Great while: at Target, and Costco. I Like Publix The Best, and Since My Wife is A 32 Year Employee, I Like To Support Her Company. I Know Publix, is A Little More Expensive, But I Think, they are worth The Difference. Their Stores, are So Super Clean, and Their Merchandise, is Better. I Like Walmart's Department Store, But Their Food Store, No, I Don't Like it. They Carry a Lot of Off Brands, and I've Gotten Spoiled Deli Salads , ect. I Don't Go there anymore. I Like Target, and Costco O. K., and Winn Dixie, is O. K., But is Not, and Never Will Be Publix. They Wish !!!!! I Enjoyed Reading Your Posts, and I'm Very Happy, that you can, and Are Writing Again Often. And I Sure Appreciate Your Wishes To Name A Trainset Layout Street after Me. That's Really Nice !!!!!!! And A Big Ed's BBQ, on The Line, or In Town: Yes, By All Means !!!!!!!! I Still Think of Big Ed's BBQ, and My Mom and Dad, and My Little Brother and I Sitting At A Wooden Picnic Table, Eating Our BBQ Sandwich, and Hushpuppies, with an Iced Tea. Remember How Your Food Came in Those Rubber Mesh Baskets, and The Menu's were on Each Table, A Wooden Stand, with A Big Man, Like Big Ed, and The Selections on it. As I Remember: They Were; Beef Or Pork BBQ Sandwich 55 Cents, BBQ Ribs 1.09 and Sodas and Iced Tea 15 Cents. And There were 2 Entrances, Front, on an angle, and Rear, where the Parking was. We went there, A Lot !!!!! It was Good, and it was Cheap. I Also Remember Seeing Big Ed himself, Back Behind The Glass Window Cooking. I Know we're Both Hungry Now, For Nushpuppies !!! Take Care, My Friend !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Manocarz		16-Sep-2009 03:13
Carey, I forgot to answer your question about displaying the carz. Most are put away due to dust. I have a shelf over the desk where I mainly display toy cars I had as a kid. My granddaughter has a few of her older toys up there too and has claimed that the entire display belongs to her. I get a warm feeling to see her toys up there. She is 9 and our only grand who lives in south Florida so we only see her a few times a year. I do rotate some of he model cars that I have built in and oout of the small display. Now and then I receive orders to remove the thick layer of dust from them so I obey and move on.

Manocarz		16-Sep-2009 03:08
Carey: I have only one Danbury Mint Car and several Franklin Mint cars. I got real crazy with purchasing Franklin Cars after I visited the (now closed I think) Franklin Mint Museum in Pennsylvania in the late 1990's. After getting a dozen or so cars, I quickly lost interest in them because they were not really from my past, so I had no real fond memories associated with any of the cars, and I didn't build them, like the model kit cars, so I stopped ordering them. Also they were getiting expensive and one day two of the cats decided to get up on the display shelf and have a fight. Many of the cars ended up on the floor with small parts missing. I wrapped them all up and put them away, eventually selling most of them. A couple of them are on a small shelf collecting dust specimens from this area. As for the diarama's of scenes including model cars, I have seen tsome and they are amazing! I have talked about making some but Mrs. Manocarz highly discourages it, if you know what I mean. I look at old vintage cars photos every day, looking at all the vintage car auction sites to see them. I'm addicted to old cars-real and toy.

carey gigi		16-Sep-2009 01:59
Manocarz Hope your doing OK , I was wondering how do you display your diecast cars in the open or behind glass. I find that they can get really dusty. Do you have any Franklin Mint cars I have some but they tend to get real costly. Also the danbury mint makes some real nice cars. I have quite a few 1-18th scale cars. I was at Loews motor speedway ( Charlotte speedway) for the Auto Fair I think it was last year and they had some amazing diecast dispays for sale. They were set up in like garage scenes,and outside in an open field and the cars were air brushed so great that they looked like they were rusting, with weeds growing around them , a lot of detail and time went into them. Have you ever seen this type of display. Later Carey

carey gigi		16-Sep-2009 01:46
Robbin Hello Your comment about going to Asheville in 1990 makes sense about not finding too much open for dinner. If you go there now they have all the major restaurants, and they are all open late . I prefer the lower part of Asheville close to Henderson county. The airport there is a one runway type but the terminal is real modern just not real big I think they have around 6 gates. A lot of private planes there. Those cold hot dogs don't sound too good. I asked my sister about the list of names you gave her and she knew Jackie Nau and Tommy Diefendorf. I used to know Eddie Diefendorf from jr. high and he used to come by the house sometimes because I think he had a crush on my older sister. Both my brother and I were in a lot of the same classes and Eddie used to call us big G and little O something he heard in a commercial . I remember he was into racing go carts . It was a shame that he was killed on Old Cutler road in 1973 riding his motorcycle. I used to see his wife sometimes after that at some stores at times . I went to Springs Jr. high with her I think her name was Charlene. My oldest daughter went to school with his twin sons at Springs Jr. and Springs senior. That is 3 generations of us that went to the Jr high and Springs Senior . My wife went there 2 years ,I went there , both daughters went there and my grandaughter graduated the class of 2007 . That will be it unless my great grandson goes there in about 16 years . I don't think my oldest grandaughter is moving north. Talk soon your friend Carey

Manocarz		16-Sep-2009 00:23
Thanks Robbin...by the way...how did the collecting go over the weekend? Did your collection grow? Did they have the same Winn Dixie sale there? I am enjoying following your reports on the status of your new collecting hobby. I remember well how exciting it was for me at first when I began collecting vintage model kits. Then, later on, after I had accumiulated about 450 model kits, and Mrs. Manocarz was voicing mild displeasure at having all the extra closet space cluttered with 'all that useless plastic' ebay opened up on the internet and I registered in 1997 and began looking for all the toy carz I had as a kid in Hialeah and began buying like crazy. This posed a new challenge since I couldn't leave my new finds in the trunk of the car until she was distracted and then slip them in - the mailman brought them to the door and handed them to Mrs. Manocarz! I was always happiest when he knocked on the door when she was out shopping! Anyway, now I don't obtain new things for my collection anymore, but reading your reports brings back the excitement of those days so I just wanted to thank you for the reports. I can enjoy collecting without hearing anything about it from Mrs. Manocarz. (She has really been a pretty good sport about it and I think in secret that she enjoys the collection more than she will let on). If I still had a train layout I would name one of the main streets after you and put a replica of Big Ed's at a main intersection. The thought will have to do for now.

Robbin		15-Sep-2009 20:37
I Am A Nice , and Fair Person, always Have Been. I Am Honest, and I Don't Play Games. And Most Of All, I Am Not A Bully, or A Troublemaker, and I Don't Like Violence, and Fights, But Sometimes it's Necessary, to Speak up , and Defend Yourself, and Your Honor, and I Have Done That Here in The Past, But Only When others Offended Me, or Tried to Disgrace Me, and I would Do The Same Thing Again. But I Hope That Does Not Happen any more. I Do However Feel that : Everyone Got Cheated, By These Petty Wars, and Now : There's Only A Small Handfull , of My Close Friends , and I Here Talking Among Ourselves, and I Enjoy That, But it was Much Better, with More Voices. So I Am A Bit Bitter, That A Lot Of Writers Here, are either Silent Readers, Lurkers only, or Have Completely Left. I Never Started The Fights. Do As You Please, But Remember : That I Didn't Run You Off, You Left on Your Own Free Will. Robbin.

Robbin		15-Sep-2009 18:43
Something For Some People To Think About : If God Forgives, and I Forgive: Then Why Don't You ????????? I Say : I am a Person of Principles, But Must Some People Overdo it, and Carry Their Petty Principles, So Far, To The Grave, to Prove Their Point, or Cause They're Pissed ??? Hey, I've Been Dumped on, By Half The World, and I'm A Little Sour, and Bitter, about That. But I Chalk it up As Life, and Bad People Doing Me Wrong, and I Move on, I Don't Hold Grudges, and Avoid Someone, for Some Little B. S. either. For Me To Hold a Grudge, and Have Hatred, A Person, would Have to Done Something Terrible, Like Killing My Brother, or Raping My Wife. That's Quite Different !!!! In That Case, I Would Turn into A Wild Animal, Like A Crocodile, or A Cheetah, and I Would Be Full Of Hatred, and Probably: Would Go After That Guilty Piece Of Crap, and Kill Them. But For People, To Be So Narrow Minded, and Petty, and Abandon A Wonderful Site Like This, Because Of A Little insignificant Squabble, or 2, is Beyond Me. I Think it's Stupid, and I Resent it, and I Am Man Enough , to Tell You So. I Have This On My Chest, and it Had to Be Said. If You Strongly Disagree, which I'm Sure You Will: That's Your Right, and Your Business. I Cannot Control Your Feelings, and Don't Want To, But I Think You All are Carrying it too Far. I've Been Insulted, and Humiliated Here, Many Times, But I Got Over it, and I Am Enjoying Myself , Like Nothing Happen, But That's Me. I Say To You: Get Over it, Rise Above it, Rejoin Our Discussions Here. The Choice is Yours, But I Really, Really Wish You Would. Sincerely, Robbin.

Robbin		15-Sep-2009 18:01
Manocarz, I was Thinking about What You Said Recently: About Hialeah : Naming a Street after Me. You Know What ??? Yes, I Think They Should !!!!! I've Been Here since Birth -, 58 1/2 Years now, and That should account for Something. But I guess I'm not Famous Enough, and I am A Nobody Here, so it will Never Happen, unless I Win The Lotto, and Pay Someone Off, to Make it Happen. I Think that's How Some People Get A Street , or Park, named after them, They Grease Someone's Palm, with a Lot Of Greenbacks. But I Realize: That Some People : Earned it, and Deserve it, Like : Henry Milander, Glenn Curtiss, Amelia Earhart, Carl F. Slade, Bucky Dent, James H. Bright, David McDonald, and Timothy Artman, The Latter 2, who Gave Their Lives: Defending our Country, in Vietnam. RIP. , and SALUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a Nice Thing , for You To Say though, You Made Me Smile, and I Appreciate The Honor, that You Suggested for Me, a Run Of The Mill Ordinary Hialeah Kid !!!!! And To another Hialeah Kid, You Manocarz, I Say Thanks, and All The Best. Hialeah Kid Robbin.

Robbin		15-Sep-2009 17:42
Pokey, Do You Remember: When There used to Be Professional Fireworks Displays, at Northside Shopping Center ????? I Think I Remember: That They Fired The Rockets, ect., from The Roof, where The Ramp was, That Delivery Trucks, and Dumpster Trucks Went up. I Went to Those Shows, a Few times. It's Hot Here, about 92 Degrees, and Sunny. A Little Breeze, not Too Windy though. What's Your Indiana weather Like there now ?????? Has it cooled off, a Little Yet ???? I Know you Dread Shoveling Snow again, at 3 A. M. !!!! I Sure as Hell would !!!!! But You Won't Catch Me, in That Climate, anyway. I Like it Here, in Miami, That's My Climate Choice, other Than The Islands !!!!!! Speaking Of Islands: I Still Dream, of Being on A Beautiful Deserted Gilligan's Island Cove, with only Me, and Beautiful Women, A Tarzan Type Treehouse, up Real High, Beautiful White Sand Beaches, and Jello Green Water, Like The Keys. And To Eat: Lobster, Shrimp, Coconut, Ect. !!!!!! Oh Man: I Woke Up !!!!!! What A Bummer !!!!!! Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		15-Sep-2009 17:26
Carlos B., Hi !!!!!!! When You went to Robert E. Lee JR. High, Did You Ever Smell The Heavenly Scent , Of Orange Blossoms, in The Chilly Winter Air ????? When I was a Truck Driver for Swift & Co., Making Deliveries, I Had A City Of Miami Route, for Years, and Lots Of Times, in The winter, on our 40 Degree Cold Days, in Miami: When I Delivered to Places, around Miami Stadium, and By Home Milk, and in Wynwood, and Buena Vista, and Allapattah, I Smelled that Devine Aroma, of Orange Blossom, in The Crisp Cold Air. There were Orange Trees in Some Peoples Back Yards, and The Blossoms, Gave off that Great Smell. I Love that Smell !!!!!! And That's The only Place , I've Ever Smelled it, in Those Old areas of The City Of Miami . And Do You Happen to Remember: The Orange Blossom Orange Juice Company, That was on N. W. 2nd Avenue, down Near The Miami Garment District ????? It Smelled Real Good, when You Passed their Place !!!!!! And They Had Real Good Florida Orange Juice. We used to Buy it and Enjoy it, Back then. We got it at Food Fair. Also, Did you ever Notice How The City Of Miami, is Hilly, in Old Areas, Like Around The Orange Bowl , Citrus Grove, and Shenandoah Neighborhoods ????? I Enjoy That !!!! You Get a Little Elevator Feeling, Driving on Those Old Miami Streets , Where as : Most Of The Rest Of Dade County- Greater Miami, is Flat as a Board !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		14-Sep-2009 23:29
Carey gigi, No Problem, My Friend !!!! There's other Times !!!!! I Just thought Maybe , if You Weren't Going to Your Sister's House, You Could Join us, For Dinner. I Know, You are Anxious , to Get To Asheville, with Your Wife, and other Family, That's Natural. I Know , How Lonely, and Cheated, You Must Feel, in Your Shoes, I Would Too !!!!! And Working as Hard as You Do, it's A Shame, that You Come Home To an Empty House. But Hang in There, Soon , You Will Be Up There in Asheville, For Good, with Your Family, and if you Go Up Soon, For A Visit, that will Do You Good, and Make it easier. Time Flies, and Before You Know it, You Will Be A Resident Of Asheville, instead of A Visitor. Easy , For Me to Say, I Know, But it's True , My Friend !!!!!! Believe It, and You're 1/2 Way There !!!!!! I've Been To Asheville, Maybe 4 Times, But Just Passing Thru. I Don't Know The City , Real Well, only A Little Bit. I Know Where Tunnel Road, and I-40 are, and I Know where The Biltmore is, I've Taken The Tour, of That Huge Fabulous Estate !!!!!! I Would Like To Go To Asheville Again, Sometime. Maybe , I Will, in My Lotto Win R. V. , I Hope !!!!!! I 've Never Seen The Asheville Airport. I'm Curious, what it Looks Like. Of Course it's An Old Picture, Maybe Taken in say : 1990, But I Once Took A Neat Picture Of Downtown Asheville, with A Full Moon Above, and I Called it : MOON OVER Asheville. We were Passing Thru Asheville, After Sundown, to Eat, and I Saw That Picture Possibility, and I Snapped it !!!!! We were on The way to Pigeon Forge Tn. We only found one place, for A Bite to Eat, and He Was Closing, But Gave us Something: 1/2 Cold Hot Dogs, and Sauerkraut, and We ate it, cause We were 1/2 Starved, But it wasn't Very Good. I'm Sure Asheville, Has More Restaurants, that Stay Open Later now. It was only about 8 :00 P. M., and Nothing Was Open. We Couldn't Believe it. Oh Well, another Experience, and another Story to Tell. Talk to You Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		14-Sep-2009 23:01
Carlos B., I Love Mabry Mill, Mingus Mill, and other Working , and Non Working Grist Mills. I Photographed Mingus Mill, and Mabry Mill Before, But with a 110 Pocket Camera. I'm Quite Sure Your Pictures Of Mabry Mill, are Much Better than Mine. I Also Bought Many Gristmill Picture , on Flat Tree Stump Pieces, and I Have A Beautiful Old Blemished Oil Painting Picture of A Grist Mill, in a Frame, That I Bought at a Church Sale, For Real Cheap. The Blue Ridge Parkway, is Certainly Beautiful. I Think I Heard or Read : That The Entire Route, of it , is % Hundred and Some Miles. I Didn't Clock it. The Scenery, The Tunnels, The Grist Mills, The Look outs, Make it Fabulous, and The Most Visited National Park, in The Country. Talk To You Later, Carlos !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		14-Sep-2009 22:45
Carlos B., Thank You, For The Praise , I Appreciate it, But I Must Give Credit, where it's Due !!!!!!! And I Feel: That You, Carey gigi, Manocarz, Dave B., and Pokey, all Have Wonderful Memories, and You Guys Are All Great Writers Too !!!!!! That's My Honest Opinion !!!!!!! You Guys , Are Super Stars Too !!!!!! I Have Thought Many times , of Writing A Book, But I Seriously Doubt : That I Ever Will, But it's Nice To Think about it, and Nice That You Suggested it !!!!! Believe it , or not : Other People , Have Suggested , that I Write A Book. Sometime, My Memory, is Horrible, But Most Of The Time, it's Pretty Good, I'm Happy to Say, For A 58 1/2 Year Old. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		14-Sep-2009 22:27
Pokey, I Love Those Nature Tapes, or C. D.'s, and DVD's, Very Much !!!!!! I Have a Lot of Nature Sounds Cassette Tapes, and a Lot Of Nature Sounds, on C. D.'s. And Lately: Since The HDTV Change Over, I Get More T. V. Channels , and There's A Gospel Religious Channel, that I Watch Now, That Has Nonstop Nature Videos, with Pretty Jazz Music, and They Flash at The Bottom: Psalms, and Religious Bible Scriptures. They Have Beautiful Waterfalls, Mountains, Fall Foilage, ect. I Flip around a Lot, to see What all's On, and I Settle For That Channel, a Lot !!!!!! I Like That, and The HDTV Weather Channel, Both A Lot. Thanks, For The Tip though. All The Best !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		14-Sep-2009 22:20
Carlos B. that last comment was Carey Gigi I don't know why it came out as guest but what I meant to say was I want to be there the 3rd week of Oct. Later Carey

Guest		14-Sep-2009 22:17
Carlos B. Glad you had a great time grandchildren are like a gift , I like to see how each grandchild has their own type of personality , and sometimes I can see things that they inherited from myself or my wife. I too love the Smokey Mountains, I want to be up there around the 3rd week of Nov. for the color changes. I never went the full distance on the Blueridge that can take quite some time. We have been going up to Asheville for almost 30 years now, last year I went 5 times this year 3 but going for good soon. We are looking for a place up there now . My daughters both live about a half a mile from the blueridge entrance . There is a road called Airport road that in the evening when the sun is just right you can see all the different mountain elevations , this is in south Asheville near the airport . I really like the different elevations you go through just by going to a store , you can be driving and you look down at the top of the store you are going to. Really love it up there . Talk Later Carey

Robbin		14-Sep-2009 22:07
Hello Pokey, Nice To Hear From You !!!!! I Haven't Seen The World's Fastest Indian yet and to tell you the Truth: I Had Forgotten about it, But I'll See it Yet !!!!! I Remember You Camped in The Smokies, Before, Years ago. I Never Camped out there, I Stayed in Little Old Time One Story Motels, Like The Chief, and The Pink Motel. The Idea of Camping Out There, Has My Interest, though. I Passed Smokemont Campground Before, on My Way Thru The National Park, Driving From Cherokee, to The Other Side By Gatlinburg . I Would Now: Either Like To Camp Out There: In A Tent, or Sleeping Bag, or in An R. V. . And if I Can, and Get The Chance: By God , I Will !!!!! That Place is Beautiful, Naturally !!!!! And The Air, is Fresh, and Clean Smelling. A Deep Breath , There, Does You Good, You Feel Alive !!!!!! I Swam in The Stream, Behind The Pink Motel, Like 3 Separate Times, when We Stayed There, in A Pink Motel Room, and There was Nothing Like That: I Was in Heaven, Cause I Love to Swim in Cold Water. I Enjoyed that so Much, and each time I Swam: I Drew a Crowd , Watching Me. They all thought the water, was way Too Cold. Many of Them, Most, in Fact: Were Goldwinger's, with Their Big Honda Touring Bikes , and Trailers Behind . They Were From Every State, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Virginia, Maryland, and Many others. I Talked with Many of them. They Have a Lot Of Conventions, in The Smoky Mountains. I Could Do That !!!!!! I Think I would Rather R. V. though. I Camped out in Tents, Plenty, in The Army, and As A Kid, in East Hialeah: We Kids Always Camped out on Folding Chase Lawn Chairs, or in Tents, in Our Back Yards. But other than that, I've never Been Camping, as an Adult, But As I Said: I'm Very interested in The Idea !!!!!!!! I Wish All Of us Didn't Live So Far Apart, and that we all Lived Near The Smoky Mountains National Park, So We Could Go There, and Camp Out, Enjoy Nature, and B. S. A Lot !!!!!! That would Be Great !!!!!! I Had SOS, on Cuban Bread, This Morning, For My Breakfast, and it was Fantastic !!!! I Love SOS, and I Love Cuban Bread, and Together: They Taste Great !!!!! I Am Collecting Hot Wheels Little Carz Now, and I Feel Like A Little Kid Again. It's Like I Found The Fountain Of Youth, That Ponce DeLeon was Looking For !!!!!!! HaH , HaH !!!!!!!!!!!! I Joined : Manocarz, Carlos B., and Carey gigi. Those Little Carz, are Beautiful !!!!! I Have 25 Hot Wheels Now, in My Little Keepers Collection. Take Care, My Friend !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		14-Sep-2009 21:59
Robbin I wanted to thank you for the dinner offer . I didn't go online until late last night and just to read I was really beat. I just got home and had a rough day lost 7 pounds of fluid. I remember the Batmobile from 1966 ,I saw it at a car show in Miami Beach years ago, George Barris was there also with the 2 Munster cars. The car was originaly a lincoln concept car called the Futura that Ford built in 1955 , George Barris got it for almost nothing and converted it in about a month. My first car ever was a 56 mercury montclair and I bought it in 1966 and the head lights reminded me of the Batmobile , kinda pointed up. I think you probably know that I wish I was in N. Carolina now. I really miss all of my family , soon I will be able to get out of here and make the final move. I am going up real soon to visit I may fly my wife found a round trip ticket for about 260 dollars. I see you have some more cars I still haven't found the one I was looking for around here. Talk later your friend Carey

CarlosB.		14-Sep-2009 21:38
I must say Robbin you have an amazing memory. I remember many things but not to your detail. Robbin when are you going to write a book?? I'm very good with places but bad with names. I drove the complete Blue Ridge Parkway also it was a beautiful drive like nothing else. We stopped at the Mabry Mill and took photos that whole area is a photographer's dream, Pokey, I have a Christian Book store that I go to on 441 just south of Broward Blvd next time I go I will check out those cds. North Carolina is Gods land it it just so beautiful there.

Pokey		14-Sep-2009 20:27
Robbin & Carlos I too spent many times in the Smokey Mtns. we would always camp at Smokemont, which is the first campgraound as you enter the park from the Cherokee side. I stayed at that pink motel with my kids in 1996. I can remember in the late 50's and early 60's that was a very fancy place. I wanted to tell you that if you have a Christen Book store around your area, they have alot of tapes/cds with cospel music and slide shows of the Smokey Mtn scenery, I have a couple of them and they are great, very relaxing. Robbin, have you seen the Worlds Greates Indian yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! take care Pokey

Robbin		14-Sep-2009 19:25
Carlos B., I Enjoyed Your Post, as usual. I Always Liked The Old T. V. Show, The Movie, The Idea, of it all, The Batmobile, The Names, and The Batcave. I Know some people Found it Silly, But Not Me, I Thought it was all neat, and Cool. Same with Superman, and Star Trek, I Liked Them. You Have to Have a Little Sense Of Humor, and Imagination, and Enjoy, and I Do !!!!! The Batmobile, was Neat Looking, and I Liked The Idea, and Sound Of The Turbine Engine Power. That, and Solar Power, I Am Very interested in, and Windmills, Gristmill, ect. Fascinate Me. I'm Going to Look for A Batmobile, in Hot Wheels , in The Small Matchbox Type Car . I'm only Collecting The Tiny Carz, Like Hot Wheels. I Don't Know What Scale size they are Exactly . I'm not Going to Get any Bigger Carz, Like The Size Of AMT Model Car Kits We used to Build, a Long time ago. My Collection, will Be All The Tiny Carz. I Like Them Best. The Batmobile, should Be a Nice one, and Popular, I'm Sure. I Went to Cherokee, Right in The Indian Village, Many Times, and Drove , and Walked around , and Smelled The Clean Fresh Mountain Air, and Went To , and on : The Blue Ridge Parkway , and To Grist Mills, and Maggie Valley, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville. I Love it up There, in The Smoky Mountains, But I Haven't Been There, for Years , and The Last Time , I was in Cherokee: There was No Casinos, and No High Rise Hotels. I Liked it Natural, and without Those, So I Don't Think I would Like it there in Cherokee Now. When I went to Cherokee, I Stayed at 2 Places : A Little Mom and Pop Motel, called The Chief Motel, and another Mom And Pop Motel , Called : The Pink Motel. By The Pink Motel, You Had: The Village Restaurant, Peter's Restaurant, A Texaco Gas Station, A Souvenir Store , An Indian Outdoor Theatre, A Gristmill, where they Sold Sorgum Molasses, and Bags of Corn Meal, and That was all that was There, By Our Pink Motel. And Outback, of Your Motel Room, was A Stream, about 60 Feet away, with Rolling Water: It was actually Part of The Oconoluftee River. I sat out Back, at night on a n Adirondack Chair, Before Bedtime, and Breathed in The Fresh Air, & Listened to Nature Sounds, Like Crickets , Frogs, and The Rapids Type Water Flowing. It was So Peacefull, and Enjoyable... Great Memories. And I went Swimming, in That Iced Cold Water There, and That Was Very Refreshing, and Enjoyable. I Once Got Caught in The Rapids Water Current, and Went around 500 Yards, Downstream, 1/ 2 Drowning. Fortuneately, I Caught on to A Big Tree Branch, that was Hanging out over The Raging Water, otherwise : I Don't Know: What My Fate , Would Have Been. I'll Never Forget That Experience !!!!! I Have Seen The Fall Changing Of Colors There, and it is Beautiful. And I Have Driven The Entire Length Of The Blue Ridge Parkway. My Favorite Attraction, on The Parkway: Mabry Mill !!!!!!!! I Love Grist Mills !!!!!!!! Take Care, Carlos. Talk to You Later. All The Best !!!!!! Robbin.

CarlosB.		14-Sep-2009 18:10
Robbin I love North Carolina been there many times in fact now when the folliage starts to change I planning to drive up for the weekend to see the beautiful colors, I love the Cherokee area right next to the Blue Ridge Mts, we have been hiking there and horseback riding. Right after Christmas I may go again and rent a cabin for several days. (if things pick up at work). I enjoy vsiting country and small towns areas not big cities.

CarlosB.		14-Sep-2009 17:58
Robbin, (taking a break from chores) I was looking at some stuff in a box and found and old Husky diecast cat it's a Batmobile I found at a fleamarket some years ago. I looked in ebay and found only 4 listed, these where made in Great Britain. They are worn from beening played with just like mine, I'm going to take my Dremel tool, lightly sand it down and repaint the car it still has the windshield intact and both Batman and Robin sitting inside. I rememeber back in 1966 my brother took me to a car show to see one of the Batmobiles used in the TV show they had a rope around the car but I could'nt resist touching it I went under the rope quickly rubbed the fender, it felt strange I found out afterwards that the cars finish was like a velvet material. I wished I still had the photos my brother took of me next to the Batmobile, ever since then I have had a love for the car. I built several models of it, I bought the one in the hobby shop which I still have in its original box, I have 3 from Hotwheels that came out last year still in the blister pack, I saw one in Toys R Us a 1/24 scale but can not afford it now maybe next month. I still looking for a Corgi Monkeemobile in a reasonable price.

Robbin		14-Sep-2009 17:47
Carlos B., Hello, My Friend !!!!! I'm Glad You Had A Good Time, up and over in Port Charlotte. I Know How Driving in The Rain is: Very Stressfull, and Tiring, Because Of Eyestrain, and Lots More Concentration. You Never Know What's Up Ahead, and Your Visibility, is Bad , so it's More Dangerous, and You Can't Relax, at all , Like You Could , on A Dry Road, and A Clear Dry Windshield. Glad You Got To And From Safely , inspite of The Rain Storms Drive. The Party, and The Until 3 A. M. Visit, Reminicing, and Breakfast : All Sounded Like Good Times, and You Guys were all Making Wonderful Memories too. Your Going to Get Breakfast, For Everyone, Was A Good Idea, and Very Thoughtful. I'm Sure all of Your Family, Enjoyed Their Continental Breakfast, and Appreciated it. That's The Spirit !!!!!!! Great Job, Carlos !!!!!!! I Went to The Country, in North Carolina, as A Kid , every Summer, with Farms, all around, and Rows Of Green Tobacco Growing, Logging Trucks, The Sound Of Chainsaws in The Woods, Cutting Down Big Pine Trees, For Wood, John Deere Tractors , Ford Tractors , and International Harvester Tractors, ect, and Corn Fields, Blueberries, Peach Orchards, Vegetable Gardens, Watermelons, Pigs, Tobacco Barns, with Tin Roofs, Ect., were Everywhere. And I Loved that, it was A Big Change , From City Life, in East Hialeah, But I was Born, in The City Of Miami, A City Boy, So I Have Experienced Both City Life, and Simple Slow Paced Country Life. I Like Both, and I'm More Or Less Happy, in Hialeah, Where I've Lived For 58 1/2 Years, But Sometimes, I Dream Of , and Think I'm Ready, For A House in The Country, Away from All The Big City Stress. My Grandmother, My Dad's Mom, was From Out in The Country, North of Wilmington, North Carolina, 8 Miles Outside Of A Little Quiet Town , Called Burgaw. It's on The Map, if You Want to See Where it is. I Love it there, Because it's Rural Country Beauty, and Because of My Childhood Summer Visit Memories there. So , I Guess You Could Say : Like The Song Says : I'm A Little Bit Country !!!!!!! Years Ago, When I worked fror Wells Fargo Armored Service, and went on A Route to Naples, Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, And Port Charlotte, We would Finish our Route, at Sun Bank, on 41, and Megregor, and Go Over To I 75, and Took I -75 To Tamiami Trail Headed Back To Wells Fargo, in Miami. I Drove us Back, From Port Charlotte, To Give The Driver, Moriyon, a Rest. He Had Driven, since 5: 30 A. M. Great Memories, For Me. I Now Have 25 Little Carz. I Went By 3100 N. W. 5th Avenue Miami, yesterday, For Memories. My Wife , and I Work Together also, I Wash Clothes, Cook, and Clean The House, too. It's Nice to work Together, instead of Being an ARCHIE BUNKER. Talk to You Later, My Friend. Robbin.

CarlosB.		14-Sep-2009 14:40
Good morning to all, Well at least it's not raining right now, I had a wonderful time with my kids and granddaughters this weekend. The Sweet Sixteen party was a huge sucess my granddaughter and her friends had a real good time my son in law and my oldest son used to DJ at parties so they set up their equipment and did a great job with the music. My wife and I took care of the photography. Afterwards a bunch of us went back to my daughters house where we stayed up to about 3.00am drinking some beer (there was no beer at the party) telling stories about the past and just had a good time. The next day I went to Dunkin Doughnuts got some bagels, cream cheese, doughnuts and a box of Joe went back to the house and woke up everybody to breakfeast. Port Charlotte is really laid back I could live there, my wife says it's too quiet she's more of a city girl. on the way home we were hit with major rain storms at Ft. Myers all southbound traffic was detoured off because of a major accident. We got back on the interstate further south. the rain followed us all the way back to Miramar. We will be going back soon but this time with the canoe I saw several places to do some canoeing. maybe some fishing also. It was funny because other from my wife and son, my ex-wife and her husband were also staying at my daughters house and every one had a good time. Well today I not working so I will be doing things at home my wife went to work and I will be doing the wash and cleaning up, which I do not mind doing, my wife and I always share the housework. I'll be back later>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		13-Sep-2009 16:34
A Reminder To Everyone: Dave B., and Carlos B., are Offline. Dave is in Maine on Vacation, until The 17th, and Carlos, went to Port Charlotte, for A Sweet 16 Party, of Family. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Sep-2009 16:32
I Hope Everyone 's Having A Nice Sunday, I Am !!!!! And Carey gigi, Don't Work Too Hard !!!!! I Know you are working Somewhere: Either at your House, or At Someone Elses House. I'm Sure You are Going To Your Sister's House Tonight for Dinner, But if not, Give Me A Call, and Leave Me a Message , at The Tone, and Maybe We Can Go To Ranch House, or Somewhere. Patti, and I , are Going To Get Dinner Out Somewhere Today, and We Would Like you to Join Us, But if You're Going to Your Sister's House, Then Another Time. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Guest		13-Sep-2009 16:27
Manocarz, I am sorry for you loss even though many years have passed. Myself, brother, sisters suffered a loss of twin sisters. The loss was tragic for the whole family. My mom had a breakdown. Sadly no one ever spoke about the twins after. It's a void that was never filled. Only four years ago something wonderful happened. My niece gave birth to a set of twins. They are special and while we celebrate them we remember the set that died many years before.

Robbin		13-Sep-2009 16:23
Manocarz, Your Story, was Sad, But it Really Happened , in Your Life, and Though I'm Sorry For You, and Your Devastating Loss, I Thank You , For Sharing The Story, with us. I Feel For You, cause I Have a Brother, and I know how I would Feel, if That Had Happened to Me. The Good News : is That Your Twin Brother, is in Heaven, A Better Place, and He May even Be Eating Big Ed's Hushpuppies. I Hope You Don't Mind The Joke: I Meant No Disrespect, But Rather : To Make You Smile. Hopefully , it worked. I Have A Brother, not A Twin, But 3 Years Younger , than Me, and He and I , Were Like You and Your Twin Brother: Always Together, and Especially: in The Summers, when We went to North Carolina. We went to out in The Country, 8 Miles , From Burgaw, the Nearest Town, and it was a Small Downtown, at that: sorta Like The Circle, and Westward Drive , in Miami Springs. Wilmington, The Big City: was 40 Miles Away, Raleigh, was about 75 Miles away, and Jacksonville , N. C., where Camp Lejeune, The Marine Base, is. We were Little Kids, out in The Country, and Unless My Dad took us somewhere in The Car, We Had to Amuse ourselves, and We Did. There were no other Kids around there either. We Played Roll A Bat, Baseball, We Threw The Football, We Played Catch,- Baseball, We Threw Metal Darts, at a Circle, we Drew, on A Barn Door, We Had a Swing, My Dad Made us: a Car Tire, tied to a Big Tree, and We Enjoyed Swinging on That, We Raced on Foot, We Played with Little Carz, We Cooled off under A Fire Hose, that My Dad Rigged up for us: It was Clamped over a Pump House, that Looked Like A Real Big Dog House, and inside The Pump House, was A Motor, that was Hooked up to Electric, so When We wanted to Cool Off, we Just Flipped a Switch, and Got under The Hose, and Ice Cold Well Water Came out of The Big Fire Hose, and We Were Refreshed, and Happy. We Lived in East Hialeah, But Every Summer, when School was out, Our Station Wagon, Headed Up to Burgaw , North Carolina, To My Grandmother's House, and My Brother and I Looked Forward to That, and We Counted The Miles Off, Getting There, But Near Time to Go Home, we Counted the Miles off to Get Home too. We Missed our Neighborhood, The Kids, and We were Excited : To Get Back in School. My Brother, Lives in Titusville, and He 's Retired, and We Keep in Touch By Phone. We Talk Like 2 Hours, say once a Month, and Catch up on Everything. He Was a Police Officer, For 30 Years. I Hope You Liked My True Story. Best Regards !!!!! Your Hialeah Brother, and Friend, Robbin.

Manocarz		13-Sep-2009 10:32
Carey: Not too many will probably remember me from my school days. I started out with my identical twin, and together, we were fairly self-contained. After he died, I returned to 2nd grade a couple of days after his funeral (at Slade's on Palm Av) and I just sort of stayed mostly to myself. Usually one or two other quiet types would gravitate towards me and we would hang around and stay low key and out of trouble. I didn't get very involved with too many. I have always enjoyed people, and thoroughly enjoy people to this day, but I guess my early loss, which I still feel to this day, forced me into a different approach than most. I will always say this. I have always enjoyed watching twins enjoy being with each other. And, I have always rejoiced for them that they have each other. Its' a true blessing they enjoy. That is probably why I remember your sisters so clearly. I'm very happy for them that they are still enjoying each other and their special bond.

Robbin		13-Sep-2009 05:25
Carey gigi, I Love Nevada Smith, It' A Great Movie, A Classic !!!!! I Don't Think I ever Saw : Hot Stuff !!!! I Always Thought Suzanne Pleshette , was Beautiful, though !!!!! She was Great in Nevada Smith, as Pilar, and as Emily, on Newhart. Thanks , For The Offer, I'll See !!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Sep-2009 05:17
Carey gigi, Ah, Like My Dad used to say, and He Believed : There's A Reason, for Everything, So Maybe , We Just weren't Supposed to Go Today. We'll Enjoy it Whenever We Go !!!!!! No Rush, For Me . I'm Glad you enjoyed My Stories !!!! I Enjoy Writing Them, and Always Hope That Someone , or Everyone: Will Enjoy My Writing. That's What it takes us, to Get to Wilmington, N. C. By I- 95, and 74 / 76 East. 12 Hours. It used to Take My Dad: 16 to 18 Hours, on US1, and Us 17. Grable's Bakery, Had Great Everything !!!! But You Know What ??? I Think Publix's Bakeries' Products Are Exactly The Same !!!!! I Love Pepsi Too, and Nehi Strawberry, Nehi Grape, and Nehi Peach: I Drank My Share, and Loved Them Too !!!!! And DR. Pepper, I Love it. Try A Float, of Ice Cold DR. Pepper, and Chocolate Ice Cream !!!!! It's Pure Heaven !!!!!! I Love That !!!!!! Remember The Old Coke Machines???? The Amoco, I Went to on 9th and Lejeune, Had a Coke Machine out Front, Near The Mechanics Garage Bays, and You would Put in a Dime, Turn The Handle Down, and Pull Your Little Glass Bottle Of Iced Cold Coke Out Of The Hole. I Drank A Lot Of Them, From There. I Remember one of The Gas Attendants, or Managers there then, was Jim. And Remember The Shell, By The Village Custom Body Shop ??? The Owner, was Lee Renderer, and He Looked Like Tennessee Ernie Ford, I Seem to Remember. They Had A Coke Machine Too, and on the Side of it, was A LittleSilver Dish Type Water Fountain, and it 's water was always Ice Cold . I used to Get a Long Drink there, all the time. And Remember : Pee Wee's Fruit Drinks, in The Tiny Bottle ???? Iced Cold, They Were Delicious , Especially, in The Hot Summer !!!!! I used to Get them, and Drink Em There, at The U Totem, on East 9th Street, Just East Of Farm Stores. I Think they were 2 Cents each, and I would Drink Like 5 of Them. The Good Old Days !!!! Remember R C Cola, and Topp Cola ????? I used to Love to Get An R C Cola, and Drop Small Whopper Malted Balls in The R C. That was Good. Carey, Do You Remember : Eddie Burkhart ???? He Lived across The Street, From Bobby Nau. He Was A Real Good Bowler !!!!! Bobby Nau, once Punched Him Out. I Saw it, I was There. Someone Told Me, That Eddie, was Deceased. RIP. Bobby Nau, was Pretty Tough. Do You Remember The Diefendorf's ???? Those Guys Were Tough, To Be Sure. I Saw Tommy Punch this Guy, one Day, at Hialeah Lanes, and He Knocked Him Out. All The Best !!!!! Patti, and I Got Soup Tonight at Ranch House , Take Out, and We Took it Home to Eat it There. We'll Have To Go There Again Soon. Take Care. Your Friend, Robbin.

Robbin		13-Sep-2009 04:34
Manocarz, Yes, That's Correct . The Old Hialeah Roller Rink Building, is Now Some Sort Of Clothing Store, or Dollar Store. From 29th Street, The Building Looks Square, and Doesn't Show, that it weas A Rounded Roof Roller Rink, But At The West Fan End, You Can See it. I Remember When I was at Palm Springs JR. High, A Filer Coach, named John Constelac, Was Arrested For Assault and Battery, on A Filer Student. I Saw it in The Home News, Back then, around 1965. Our Coaches, at Miami Springs JR. High, and Palm Springs JR. High, were Strict, and Firm, But Very Professional, and They Never used Profanity on us, or Touched us, But You Knew Better than to Give Them any Trouble, cause they Looked Tough. I Never Gave them any Trouble. My Coach, at Miami Springs Jr. High, was Coach Mike Harrison, A Former Football Player, and at Palm Springs JR. High, My Coaches were : Coach Danny Holcomb, A Great Tennis Player, and Wrestling Coach, Coach James Miller, A Former Football Player, and Coach Nelson Guggino, A Karate Expert, Who Was Later on: Head Football Coach, at Miami Jackson High. Our Coaches , were Tough, and The Students were Afraid Of Them, So They Respected Them, and Behaved Themselves, or Buttered up to The Coaches. But None of Our Coaches Acted Mean, They Just Were Confident, and You Knew they Could Beat The Hell Out Of You, So They Never Had To. Honest Truth, No Exaggeration !!!!! Even Our Dean Of Boys, at Palm Springs: MR. Lanier: He Looked Like A Little Old Wimpy Man, with A Suit and Horn Rim Glasses, But He Was Tough As Nails. He Kept Order, in Our School. And He Paddled All Of The Biggest, and Toughest Guys in The School, Who were Like 17 Years Old. Apparently: At Filer: The Coaches Were Faced with Kids Who Showed them Disrespect, and They Had To Be Mean, To Keep Them in Line. The Profanity, is another Thing. I Don't Agree with that, and Neither Does The School Board. I Guess they Got away with that, Because No One Was Brave Enough To Turn Them in, For Which I Understand. They Were Wise To Do What They Were Told, and Avoid Problems, With The Coaches. In The Army Basic Training, We Were Treated Like Dirt, all 9 Weeks, By The Drill Sergeants. They Cursed us, Screamed in our Face, Said Terrible Things to us, Pushed us, Kicked us, ect., But We all wanted to Do What They Said, Not Make Trouble, and Get Outa There, By Graduating, Which Most Of us Did. If You Gave The DI's Problems, You would Lose. My Father , was in The Army, and He Told Me: Do What You're Told, Go with The Flow: Follow Orders, and You'll Be Fine, and Leave There. I Did what he Said, and in 9 Weeks, I Graduated BCT Basic Combat Training, On Hilton Field, at Tank Hill, Of Fort Jackson, in Columbia , South Carolina, and My Company, was D- 3 - 1 Delta - 3 - 1. I Made it, and Shipped Out To AIT Advanced Individual Training, in My Case : That was : Combat Engineer School MOS 12 Bravo, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 100 Miles West Of ST. Louis, in The Ozark Mountains. Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

carey gigi		13-Sep-2009 02:29
Manocarz I know you and my sisters didn't go to school with Robbie Benson the actor but Kenny Benson the friend , It must be what I took to help me get to sleep saying that sorry Carey.

carey gigi		13-Sep-2009 02:10
Manocarz How are you doing I was just reading your comment about Filer and you mentioned the strict coaches . It reminds me of a story my 43 year old nephew told me ,he went to Filer around 1980 and he brought pot to school one day and Belkys Nira forgive the spelling of her name she is a local newscaster on channel 7 , but in 1980 she and my nephew were in the same class and she turned him in. My nephew said he had to get paddled and when they hit his backside the lighter that they didn't find on him exploded in his back pocket. They must have hit hard back then. I talked to my twin sisters and they asked if I know any thing else about you, other than the fact that you collect cars , and you both know Robbie Benson. I got a picture of Carmen the brown haired one from last week they were all at the Carolina Apple Festival in Hendersonville and an Elvis lookalike came up to her and started singing to her and my daughter got the picture, she looked like she wanted to hide somewhere. Keep on collecting Carey

carey gigi		13-Sep-2009 01:50
Hello Robbin that's to bad about the cancellation of dinner, sometimes there are just too many chiefs . I enjoyed the story about N.C. how being 840 miles north is such a different world. I feel the same way when I go 786 miles north and west to Asheville N.C. . I can do the trip in about 12 hours mostly driving at night straight through . I liked your story about going to Grables Bakery I used to love the crumb cake from there. I was always a Pepsi and strawberry Nehi kid. I remember going to the Amoco on 9th and Lejune when they were the only one around that sold unleaded gas , I used to go get it for the fuel for our Coleman lamps and outdoor grill that we used to use for our fish fries. I still have maybe 170 albums and I do have a record player but guess where that is at also, one clue it's north of here. I appreciate the offer , that movie Nevada Smith was really good I saw it in 1969 but I know it came out around 66 just shows how long they used to keep showing them . I saw it at the Palm drive In . I have over 400 DVD movies now , I guess you know what my favorite thing is besides diecast cars , I not only watch all types of movies but I like to find how it was made and trivia about it. Did you ever see a movie called Hot Stuff that was filmed in Miami it had Dom Deloise Jerry Reed and Susan Pleshette it was a real funny movie. This movie I only have on VHS but it isn't here . If you ever want something copied that I have let me know I might have it. Say Hello to Patty and I'll talk later your Friend Carey

Manocarz		13-Sep-2009 01:11
Robbin, did I understand correctly that the Hialeah Roller Rink across from Filer is now some kind of store? I remember the big fan in the end of the building. Someone mentioned Mr. Calhoun at Filer. I remember him too and liked him. Mr. Wheatley was principle when I was there. Miss Honaker was my guidance counselor and Mr. Aultman was my shop teacher. I also remember Coach Duell & Coach Ferrari (spelling is probably wrong for both of them). Mrs. Ham was my Social Studies teacher in 7th grade. She was great. Actually I liked all of my teachers at Filer except I thought the Coaches were out of line with their bad language and they went beyond strict - they were cruel. For English at Filer I remember we had an elderly white lady named Mrs. King and then when they integrated the teachers mid-year they sent our Mrs. King to a school in Goulds and we got another Mrs. King - young and black and very cool. I missed the older Mrs.King too. I would've liked to have both of them at the same time.

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 22:50
Burgaw , North Carolina, Where we went in The Summers, when I was a Kid, is A Small Farming Town, With a Neat Little Downtown, Which Has in The Center: The Red Brick Pender County Courthouse, in a Park, with A Big Gazaebo, Lots Of Trees, Squirrels, Park Benches, Monuments ect. And Around The Courthouse, The Streets Have Stores, ect. , and There's 2 Water Towers in Town, Round Silver Ones up High On Stilys, and They Both Say: Burgaw, N. C., and There's A Hospital, A Supermarket, A Dime Store, A Drugstore, A Couple Of Restaurants, A Video Store, A Clothing Store, A 24 Hour Convenience Store, - and Gas Station, An ABC Store, A Fast Food Drive Thru, A Police Station, A Fire - Rescue Station, A Few Houses in Town, A Feed Mill, A Couple Funeral Homes, A Few Cemeteries , 2 Small Newspapers, A Few Churches, Houses out in The Country, out side of Town, Corn Fields, and Tobacco Fields, and 2 Huge Blueberry Fields . That's Now, But When I was there, as A Little Kid, in The 50's: We Had no 24 Hour Anything. The Stores in Town, were open Till 6 P. M., Monday Thru Friday, and On Saturday, They Closed at 12 Noon. and Sunday, only Churches, and The Hospital, were Open. There was no Restaurants, and only one Supermarket. And No Video Store. And We Got only one T. V. Station, out in The Country, at My Grandma's House: Wect Channel 6 Wilmington, which was 40 Miles away, and We Had An Outside Antenna , on The Roof. My Dad, and My Brother , and I, Watched The Untouchables, at 10 :00 P. M, and Had Root Beer and Chocolate Ice Cream Floats. Those Were The Days !!!!!! It was Summer, and We Were Out Of School, and 840 Miles Away , From Our Home, in Hialeah, and Happy as Larks, and 100% Safe with Our Dad, From Pittsburgh , PA. The Year: Around 1957- 59. I Hope Someone Enjoys This True Story !!!! I Enjoyed Writing it !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 22:19
I Had A 20 Ounce Plastic Bottle Of Coca Cola, nice and Iced Cold today, as a Special once in a While Treat !!!!! And it Really Tasted Great !!!! Some People Say that Coca Cola, is not as Good as in The 50's, and 60's. I Drank The Little Glass Bottles Of Coke, Back Then, all of The Time, instead of Water, and if anyone Knows Coca Cola, it's Me, and I Dissagree, with The Opinions, that Coca Cola was Better Back Then. It Tastes The Same to Me !!! And My Taste is Very Keen !!!! And Every time , I Have A Bottle Of Coke, I Think Of Every other time I Drank A Bottle Of Coke, as A Kid, and The Wonderful Memories, Come Rushing at me, Like A White Water Stream. When I was a Kid, in East Hialeah's Sun Tan Village, Heaven, For Me, was Going to Grable's Bakery, on My 20 inch Bike, and Buying 2 Delicious Cupcakes, Then Going To The Amoco Gas Station, and Getting A Small Glass Bottle Of Coca Cola Iced Cold, for a Dime, out Of The Coke Machine there. I Would Sit On My Bike , on The Sidewalk, Safe From The Lejeune Road Traffic, and I Would Enjoy My 2 CupCakes, and Then Wash Them Down, with My Cold Coke. Now That was Living !!!!!!! I Also Remember, That Soon after, I Got Bad Heartburn. And in The Summer, We Usually Went to Southeastern North Carolina, North Of Wilmington, and Often, We would Go to My Grandma's Sisters' House, out in The Country, in Rocky Point, and Aunt Chris, Had A Drink Cooler, Like Little Stores Did, and it was always Full Of Iced Cold Cokes , in The Little Glass Bottles, and My Dad, My Brother, and I would Have 1 or 2 Bottles Each, and It Tasted so Good, in The Hot Summer. My Grandma Learned, was From Burgaw, North Carolina, Near There. Great Blueberries, Come From Burgaw. I Buy them , Every Summer, at Publix here. We Had Great Country Ham, Great Watermelon , My Grandma's Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits, Fried Yellow Squash, Collard Greens, Country Homemade Cornbread, Okra and Tomatoes, Homemade Peach Cobbler, Home Brewed Sweet Iced Tea, And We Went to Paces in Wilmington For Pulled Pork BBQ, Hush Puppies, Coleslaw, Brunswick Stew, and Sun Drop, Iced Cold, it's Sorta Like Mountain Dew, But Better, I Think. And we Had a Place in Castle Hayne- Rocky Point, called Paul's Place, that Made Wonderful Chili Dogs, we went to, ans Reade's Gas Station, and Store, Had The Best Hot Dogs, and Hamburgers. We Went There Often Too !!!!! And in Downtown Burgaw: There was an Old Toime Dime Store, Called Variety 5 & 10, and They Had Great Popcorn, and Neat Toys. My Dad, wood Give My Little Brother , and I : Each 1 Dollar, For Toys, and Man: We Got A Lot, For A Dollar. My Favorites, Were : Little Matchbox Cars, Darts, and Kaleidoscopes. My Brother, and I Loved that Place. And The Drugstore There : Dee's Drugstore, Had A Soda Fountain, and We Would Get either A Chocolate Coke, or A Cherry Smash, which was exactly Like Hi C Fruit Punch, and Both Came in A Cup Of Crushed Ice. And Western Auto, was a Neat Place too. I Bought Model Car Kits There. Wonderful Childhood Memories !!!!!!! Best To All. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 21:25
Carey gigi, I Have A Lot Of Old Record Albums, and I Know you Have A Record Player, so if You Wanna Take a Look at My Albums, sometime: You Can Borrow any You Like. I May Have Some You Like, But Don't Have. Remember : Dave B., Went To Maine, and will Be Gone until The 17th. Our Ruby Tuesday's Dinner, For Patti's B- Day, Got Cancelled, Because Too Many People Couldn't Make it. It's Going to Be Re Scheduled, For Next Week Sometime, when All The People , Can Make it. It Was A Big Cluster Cluck !!!!!!!!!!! Poor Organizing !!!!! I Think The Committee, Organizing This Get Together, was Made Up, of : The Keystone Cops, and The 3 Stooges Combined !!!!! That would Explain, The Confusion !!!!!!! Such Is Life , A Bowl Of Cherries, A Piece Of Toast, A Bottle Of Coca Cola, and A S&^% Load Of Headaches , and Problems , But it's All We've Got, So We Must Go On !!!!! I'll Talk To You Later, My Friend !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 16:14
Carey gigi, I Have The Album, of The Soundtrack, Of Easy Rider, with Peter Fonda. If You Don't Have it, You Can Certainly Borrow it. I Always Liked The Beach Party Movies, and The Rat Fink Motorcycle Comedies. Some Movies I Remember , that I Really Liked, were : Ride Ride Ride , The Wild Surf, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party, and Palm Springs Weekend. I used to Surf, at South Beach, in The 60's, so I Love Those Surfer Movies. Elvis's Blue Hawaii, was Great Too. I Saw a Lot of Beach Party Movies, at The Essex Theatre, and Palm Springs Theatre. If You Don't Have : Nevada Smith, You Can Borrow it. Take Care !!!! Talk to You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 16:01
Carey gigi, You Wouldn't Be Intruding, But I Know it's Early , For You, as You Will Probably Still Be Working Somewhere. Patti's Boss, Made The Arrangements , and Came up with The Time Of 5 :00, or We Might of Gone Later, Like Say 7:00. There's Always other times, Don't Worry about it. And I Appreciate Your Offer, But That Missing Car, is Rightfully Yours, and I Coudn't Take it, But Your Generosity, is So Noted. Thanks Anyway, it was very nice of You !!!!! I Remember The Name, of That Movie Company, and I 've Heard Of Roger Corman, But I Don't Know a Lot about them. There was one of Those Old Movies I Saw, and Loved, called : The Super Cops, I Believe, and it was Filmed in Miami. It was a Comedy, and it was Funny Alright. I Remember The Olympia Theatre, Downtown. I went there a Couple of Times, when it was a Movie Theatre. What a Beautiful Place, with The Stadium Type Seating, and The Very Spongy and Thick Red Carpet. I Remember, I Saw Nevada Smith, with Steve Mc Queen there, when That Movie, was A new 1st Run Feature. I Went to see that Movie, with My Friend Noel Martinez, and I Think The Year, was around : 1966. That is A Great Movie, I Love it. I Bought it on DVD, at Movie Stop, on West 49th Street, By Taco Bell. Whenever You Can, I'd Like You to Go with Patti , and I , to These Places : Sweet Tomatoes, Hometown Buffet, Frankie's Pizza, Arbetter's, and Tom Jenkin's BBQ. They are all Real Good Places. Sweet Tomatoes, is A Buffet, so We Go in To Eat, and Hometown Buffet, But The Rest Of The Places: We Get Take Out, and Eat in The Car There. I Know you will Like The Food , at these Places !!!!!! The Expedition, is Running Good Now, But I'm Holding My Breath. I'm Curious: Did Your Sister Recognize any Names , on The List ???? Have A Great Weekend, Besides Work, of Course. Yor Friend, Robbin.

carey gigi		12-Sep-2009 03:01
Robbin I really do appreciate the offer to go to dinner, but I probably can't make it by then and I would feel like I was intruding , but thanks again for the offer. I was looking for the only diecast that I have here and can't find where I put it , but when I find it I will give it to you to put in your collection. Maybe I will find a whole box of cars that didn't get sent up north. I feel like a 60 year old kid being punished by having his toys taken away. I was on you tube earlier and I was looking up movies by American International Pictures do you remember them they made almost all B movies. They had too many movies to list but I think I might have seen them all in the late 60s. The one I remember the most was Wild In The Streets it had a pretty good sound track. When it had it's opening day we all went to the Olympia theater to see it and before it started they had about 4 or 5 of the actors from the movie on stage talking about it. This movie has since become a cult hit. They made a lot of other movies about Motorcycles and all those Beach Party movies, LSD, hippies , the man behind most of these movies was Roger Corman who gave most of young hollywood the chance to direct and make films. I have a DVD called Easyriders Raging Bulls it is all about how hollywood changed when these younger people took over. Talk tomorrow it is now 10:50 and I am going to call my wife and say good night and go to bed and put on a DVD called the Trip with Peter Fonda and directed by Roger Corman. I will probably fall asleep the first 10 minutes. Talk Later your friend Carey

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 02:20
Good Night My Friends !!!!!! Dave B., Have A Good Trip !!!!! Carlos B., Good Night , My Friend. Have A Good Trip !!!! Carey gigi and Manocarz, Have a Good Night. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 02:16
Carlos B., Hello, My Friend !!!! Thanks a Lot, For Telling Me, That You Will Be Gone For The Weekend. That way , I'll Know Why You'r Not Posting. Have A Good Safe Trip, And A Good Visit, in Port Charlotte. Yeah, I Like Bob Evans ' Food, Especially: Their Breakfast. They Have A Real Good Breakfast Sausage, I Like, and They Are Famous, ForThat Sausage. There's A Lot Of Bob Evans, When You Travel. If You Do Try One, I Think You'll Like Their Food. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 02:08
Manocarz, Hello, My Friend !!!!! Hialeah Roller Rink's Building , is Still There, But it's A Clothing Place Now, of Some Sorts. On The West End Of The Building, you Can Still See The Round Quonset Hut Type Roof. Remember : On That End, There was That Big Round Fan, in The Wall. And in The Summer, Even with That Fan, it was So Hot in There, and When We Skated, We Were Even Hotter. In The Winter, it was nice, But In The Summer, That Place was Bad News !!!!! I Had A Lot Of Fun There though. Filer Looks About The Same, More Or Less !!!!! There used to Be A Sedano's Market, Between Red Road, and Filer, Well it's Not Sedano's any More. It's Some other Grocery Store now. And Walker Park, on West 29th Street, at West 8th Avenue, Has A Huge, & Tall Community Building, on An Angle in Front, of The Park. Lots Of Changes Here, and Most For The Worse, I Believe. This Place ,- Hialeah, I Crammed and Jammed Tight. Every Crevice Gets Filled Her, with Buildings, and Every Palm Gets Greased, With Green Dollars, To Let The People Over Build , and Fill Every Crevice. Have A Great Weeked, My Friend. Robbin.

CarlosB.		12-Sep-2009 01:43
Good evening to all, This weekend I will be in Port Charlotte for my grandaughter's sweet sixteen, so no computer hence no posting, I wish everyone a wonderful and safe weekend. Robbin I might check out one of those Bob Evans I have never ate at one. Goodnite to all>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		12-Sep-2009 01:32
Carey gigi, Hi, Patti Said: To Tell You Thanks !!!! The Plans Were Changed By Her Boss, The Deli Manager. She Called This Afternoon, and Asked Patti : If Tomorrow Night, - Saturday Night, Would Be O.K., and We Said Yeah Sure. So We're Going Tomorrow Night. What Happened , was : Carlos, The Assistant Deli Manager , was in FT. Myers, Visiting His Parents, and Ana, a Nice Girl, who Works in The Deli, Had An Emergency Come Up, and None of us Want Them to Miss, Cause They are Good Friends of Patti, and I. So Tomorrow it is, at Ruby Tuesday's in Miami Lakes, at 5 :00 P. M. If it were Later, and You Were Off Work, and Lived Closer: I Would Invite You to Come By, and Pay For Your Dinner, But I Know You Probably: Can't Make it, But if You Can: Come , and Have A Good Meal, on The House !!!!!! That Camera On The Computer, Sounds Neat, I Didn't Know There was Such a Thing. I Guess I've Been Under A Rock, or Something. No New Carz . But This Weekend, I Plan To Get At Least A Couple New ones. My Coffee Table, Looks Real Neat, With All The Little Carz. We Got Takeout Tonight at 7:00, From Piccadilly Cafeteria, and Ate it in The Car. In My Opinion, The Food , was Not So Good. Maybe We Went Too Late, and The Food Wasn't That Fresh, or Maybe it's Gone Down A Notch. I Went To The Piccadilly in Westland Mall, all The Time, in The 70's, and The Food Then, and There, Was Great. I Honestly Don't Think The Food is as Good Now, as it was Back Then. I Don't Think I Will Go Back. How's Your Stomach ??? Back to Normal, I Hope !!!! Take Care, My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		12-Sep-2009 01:21
Dave B. I misunderstood Wow I won't complain when I have to go 30 miles one way. Whatever the mileage have a safe and deserved vacation. I am still working on my music list. Talk next week Carey

dave b		11-Sep-2009 23:57
Hi Carey, Robbin is talking about 77 miles one way to the courthouse I go to from Cape Cod to Boston, or 144 miles round trip------ah but tomorrow we get to go to Boston and keep going, for a change, another two hours puts us in Southern Coastal Maine, and what a different world.

carey gigi		11-Sep-2009 23:55
Robbin Hello would you wish Patty a Happy Birthday from myself the fiftieth is a very special one. I hope you enjoyed the dinner with her co-workers. I am trying to get my computer camera set up , my wife has one built in on the laptop she got the other day, so this way we can talk and see each other also. My daughters already had their cameras working, so now I can see them also. I am not very smart when it comes to setting up things on computers. Talk later your friend Carey

carey gigi		11-Sep-2009 23:45
Dave B. Glad you are feeling better, that 144 mile trip sounds like a easy getaway to a different world. Living in south Fl. we can go north to central Fl. and you think you are in a different world, or go south to the Fl. Keys and it is so laid back. Enjoy your well deserved trip. Later Carey

Patricia		11-Sep-2009 20:35
Happy Weekend to Everyone! Good Trip to Dave and get well quick also! Happy Birthday to Patti L. Hi Chuckie! And have a fun weekend Robbin! Bye for now, Friends

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 18:58
To All Of My Friends, I Wish You A Great Weekend !!!!! I Am Listening To Music, Right Now, By 4 Of My Favorites : Steely Dan, Tower Of Power, The Temptations, and The Four Tops. I Like to Listen to My Music , Turned Down Low, While I Write on The Computer, So I Have My Boom Box, with A Cassette Player, and A C. D. Player, Right Next To My Computer. May You Do The Things This Weekend, that Make You Happy, and that Make Weekends Special, and if You Have to Work: Have Good Work Days !!!!! Best To All Of You !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 18:38
Dave B., I Hate to Hound You, But I Hope You Remembered to Call Fred Mc Murray. If Not, His Number , is : 1- Greyhound . Easy Number to Remember. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 18:32
Dave B., Don't Mention it !!!!! My Pleasure to Write to You, My Almost From Miami Friend !!!!! I'm Glad You are Still Going. That is A Good Deal !!!! Enjoy !!!! Only 2 Cautions, I would Give You : Watch out For The Medicine, While Driving, it Could Make You Sleepy, and Watch Out, if You Go in The Heated Pool, and it's Real Chilly out, as Your Pores will Be Open, From The Heated Pool, and That Could Give You Chills, and Make Matters Worse. My Dad taught Me About that, when I was A Kid. He Said: In Winter Weather, if You Take A Hot Bath, or Shower, Finish with Cool Water, so You Close Your Pores, especially : if You're Going Outside. I Have Always Remembered That Good Advice, and Do Just That. It's Been in The Mid To High 80's Here in Miami Lately, High Humidity, in The High 80's, and Sometimes Mid 90's, and We've Had Lots Of Hard Rains Lately. It's Windy, and Very Cloudy Right Now, and Our Temperature, is 89 Degrees. Enjoy The Trip !!!!! Today, is My Wife's Birthday. She Turns 50 Today. We are Going To Ruby Tuesday's, in Miami Lakes, For Dinner, and Some Of My Wife's Co Workers, and Her Deli Bosses, are Joining Us there. We Will Have A Good Dinner, and A Few Laughs, I'm Sure. Take Care !!!!!!! And Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		11-Sep-2009 16:40
Robbin, thanks for thinking of me.....I am taking my antibiotics with me, I had to go again to the dr and this time she gave me the most powerful antibiotic around, so good my copay for it was over fifty dollars instead of the usual 10 or 15---avelox, very powerful, so on top of the bronchitis which is gone, I had some kind of infection develop, who knows what... I hardly ever get sick and I hate to write about this stuff on your forum site but hey, that is why I have not been posting so much this past week and a half. Anyway, feeling much better, on this stuff for nine more days so will enjoy Maine just the same, five nights there for only 327 including tax, you cannot beat that, Robbin, and the reason is it is after Labor Day, and no kids around and no crowds....you can still walk the beaches but you ain't gonna swim in the ocean in mid sept there......they all have outdoor heated pools, so we may do that.....I am just rambling now, so will sign off....had court today, was outta there at 1015am and home at 1215pm so it was a short day.......I will be back on here a week from today.

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 16:00
Dave B., I Have a Reminder Here in Front of Me, By My Computer, That Reads : Remember , That Dave B., will Be Gone on Vacation To Maine : September 12th Thru The 17th, so I Will Remember Why You are not Posting, and in That way: I Will Not Worry, Get Mad, Ect. Have A Good Trip, My Friend !!!!! And Please Share Your Trip with Us, on The Vacation Travel Site, after You Return Home, and Rest Up. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 15:54
Dave B., I Hope You Are Up and At Em, and are Preparing Mentally, and Luggage Wise, For Your Maine Getaway Trip. Tomorrow Morning. is D- Day !!!!! This Time, Your Drive, will Be Towards Maine, Not To The Boston Courts System, Thank God !!!! There is Life other Than WORK, and Boston Legal, Even William Shatner would agree, I'm Sure !!!!! I Wish You, a Good Safe Trip, to and From Maine, and A Wonderful , Relaxing, and Refreshing Vacation. You Earned it, With a 144 Mile Commute, all The Time, and The Stress Of Dealing with Criminals, and The Rigors Of Court. Enjoy Yourself !!!!!!! And Remember: Fred McMurray, will Make Sure You Get To Miami Later On, if All Other Avenues Of Transportation Don't Work Out. Miami, after So Many Years Away, For You: Will Be Quite an Experience. In Spite of all The Bad Things Here, The Metro Miami Area, Has a Lot to See, and For You to Discover, and Rediscover. You Will Be Amazed at all You See Here, I Believe, and Then there will Be Possible Treats, Like Royal Castle, Dixie Pig BBQ, Ranch House, Arbetter's Chili Dogs, Checker's Drive Thru Chili Dogs, Frankie's Pizza, Cracker Barrel, Joe's Stone Crabs, Rustic Inn Crabhouse, Hometown Buffet, Golden Corral Buffet, Sweet Tomatoes, Flanigan's, Tom Jenkin's BBQ, Shorty's BBQ, & Concha D' Oro's Pizza . Bon Voyage, and Vaya Con Dios , Senor !!!!!!! The Rascal.

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 04:02
Manocarz, There are Still Some Trailer Parks Along there, But I Do't Know their Names. And A Big one Courtly Manor, Further out, is Still There. And there's Some Trailers, where West 29th Street, Turns To Okeechobee Road, and West 16th Avenue. The Building, and Business Of Hialeah Lumber , is Still There, But The Name is Different, and A Cuban Family Owns it Now. Yes , I Remember , The 7 - 11 Store, in Miami Springs, Near The River, and Springs High. Good Night My Friend. I'm Tired , and Going to Bed Now at Midnight. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 03:52
Manocarz, I was Surprized that you never went to The Famous Little Candy Store, on 6th Avenue, and 9th Street. It was Right Across The Street, From Burger King. And Rustic Roller Rink: I Figured you Had Been There Before. Definately: Saunders Brake, Merged in with Bernardo Garcia. I Remember Philbrick F. H., in Miami Shores, and on South Dixie , in Sunniland. Remember Lithgow F. H., David Lithgow ???? On Bird Road, Near Tropical Park, There are a Bunch Of Funeral Homes . Talk to you Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 03:42
Carlos B., I Went To Sneaky Kitchen, and Saw Your Forum There, and I Read Your Post To Marlene, and Would Like To Say : Thank You, Very Much Carlos. That was Very Nice Of You. We Will See, if She Replies !!!!!!! Hopefully So, But if Not, at Least You Tried, and I Appreciate You Trying !!!! Talk To You Later. Best Regards. Robbin.

Manocarz		11-Sep-2009 03:18
Robbin: I don't remember the roller rink near Okeechobee Rd. , only the only across from Filer. I remember a few trailer parks in a row on Okeechobee. One was named Winken Blinken and Nod. Are those parks still there? I remember Brake-Saunders Funeral Home in Miami. If I remember correctly, he had Maroon cars like Slade's. I knew about Bernardo Garcia-Brake and have always wondered if it was a merger of the old Brake firm with a new firm aimed at the Cuban population. Years ago there were Philbrick Funeral Homes all over Dade County. The later Mr. Philbrick helped many younger (than him) funeral directors get a start in the profession. One was the late Steve Stanfill in South Miani. That was a Philbrick F.H. and was later Philbrick-Stanfill, eventually just Stanfill. Mr. Philbrick also helped the first Cuban F.H. form: Caballero Funeral Home. Anyway, I think many of the other places you mentioned were possibly after we left Hialeah. I don't remember the little candy store on E. 9th. We had one in a little out-building we would go to that Mr. Adams of Jon's Steak House owned. It was out in the corner of his parking lot in his old Real Estate office building under the walking overpass. There was also a 7-11 in Miami Springs just a block or so from the foot of the overpass. Is Hialeah Lumber still in business on Red Road?

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 03:07
Carey gigi, Sorry to hear that you were sick at your Stomach. I Know about that, in Fact I am an authority on that. I used to over eat, for years, and then Threw up, and was Real Sick. I Thought I Had Bulimia, Like Poor Karen Carpenter RIP . But Lately , I Got Sick and Threw up, about 3 Times, and other than that: I've Been Fine, for a Long time. Sometimes, You Over ate, Sometimes it was Bad Food, and Sometimes you Have a Stomach Virus. Either way, it's no Fun Barfing all Night. Hope you Feel Better now. I Have 23 cars now, 22 Hot wheels, and 1 Johnny Lightning. They are all the same small scale. Did your Sister Recognize any names on The List ????? Don't Work Too Hard !!!!! Good to Hear from You. Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		11-Sep-2009 02:56
Carlos B., I Will Go To Sneaky Kitchens, and Allapattah, And Check Out The REL Site that You Made. That Sounds Like A Winner. I Forgot about White Freightliner. I Drove Them, But Didn't Like Them Much. The Very First Tractor, I Ever Drove, was An Old Diamond T GMC , Like Winn Dixie had a Long time ago, in The 70's, and A White Freightliner Long Nose Conventional, and Then I Drove International Transtar 2 Tractors, and GMC, Peterbilt, Ford CL 9000, , and Others. I Also Liked The Fuller Road Ranger. I Drove Both 10 Speeds, and 13 Speeds. Some were an H Pattern, 4 and 4, with The Overdrive, and others were 5 and 5 with the High and Low Splitter. Except for 2 old Tractors, that Swift had, The Old Diamond T GMC, and A White Freightliner, I Drove Rental Tractors, From Ryder, Hertz, Rollins, Feld, Lend Lease, National Truck Rental, and Hudgins. Every week, I would Have a Different Tractor, so it was Hard to Get used to anything, and I Drove Straight Trucks Too, so Sometimes I Got Confused, and Turned The Steering Wheel The Wrong way, to Back in. I Drove Tractor Trailer, For 7 Years, Part Time, in Between Straight Truck, and I Drove Over The Road Long Distance, For 2 Years. Motors I Had in Tractors I Drove: 290 Cummins, Formula 290 Cummins, 350 Cummins, 400 Cummins, 318 Detroit, and Cat 355. The Tractors I Liked Best I Had : GMC Astro 95, From Ryder, with 290 Cummins, Peterbilt Cab Over, with a 400 Cummins, from Hertz, and International Transtar 2, with a 290 Cummins, from Feld. The Macks I Drove, were Long Nose Conventional, With a Maxidyne Engine, and A 5 Speed Transmission. I Only Drove 1 Single Axle Tractor. Most all of The Tractors I Drove, were Tandem, Twin Axle. And Most of My Loads, were Reefer-, Refrigerated. I Hauled Swingin Beef, on Hooks, and Foodservice Items. The Trailers I Pulled, were 28 Foot, 40 Foot, 42 Foot, and 45 Foot. And I Had Fontaine No Slack 5th wheels, and The Hand Grip Release 5th Wheels. I Miss Driving Trucks, But You're Right Carlos, We Had Our Day, But it's A Hassle we Don't Need anymore. We Had Our Fun Before !!!! Hope Your Back Gets Better. Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		11-Sep-2009 01:49
Carlos B. I haven't ordered anything on the drive in site yet , but the prices were really lower than I thought they would be. I am probably going to get 2 speakers and the top with the dome light and the basket that holds the speakers this way it will look even. I also would like to have them here next to my computer and I read that the speakers inside are a lot better sound from when we heard them at the Drive in. Have you ever bought any of the Revell die cast cars that came 3 to a set and they were reproductions of famous 60s cars but these have a lot of detail and they cost about 20 dollars . I have one small one from a car that was built around 1964 called the Manta Ray it was designed by Dean Jeffries and I recently saw the car in the movie Bikini Beach with Frankie Avalon and Anette. The movie also had the four engine dragster that Tommy Ivo built and drove. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		11-Sep-2009 01:32
Hey Robbin ,I thought I would check in ,last posted Tuesday night but was coming down with something really sick to my stomach. I still had to go out to work on Wednesday morning. Last night I came home and got in the whirlpool tub and it almost puts me to sleep. That is one of the best things I put in the bathroom when I rebuilt it last time,it has been rebuilt 4 times in the last 33 years living here. I feel pretty good now but tired was all over the place driving today. Looked at work this morning that was a shame it was a 800,000 dollar house and they got some idiot in there to install 20 inch rectified porcelain tile and he installed it like it was regular floor tile , now they want me to fix it but first I have to go in with a jack hammer and tear it all out , it was just installed last Friday. I probably have to work most of the weekend. Have you bought any of the more detailed diecast cars. It took me about a year before I had my first 25 cars , most of the ones I bought only, if they reminded me of a good memory. I now have about 200 larger scale cars and about 250 of the 1-64th scale that have a little more detail and a hood that opens or something. I currently have only one car here a 56 chevy custom pick-up. The rest of my cars are all in boxes in Asheville N.C. waiting for me. I really miss being able to look at them or picking them up,I guess I will always be a kid when it comes to cars. Talk Later your friend Carey

CarlosB.		10-Sep-2009 21:12
Robbin Go to Sneaky KItchens, then to Allapattah, then look for the Robert E. Lee forum I started. I also drove GMCs, Macks, Whites, Internationals, Petes, Fords, Brockways Cabovers single and twin axles dump trucks, tractor / trailer rigs, box trucks, it was fun then but with todays traffic and DOT everywhere no thanks! a Fuller Roadranger 10 speed was my favorite shifter. I drove a Mack with straight pipes and that 10 speed made it sound real sweet. I had an extension on my shifter my hand would rest almost even with side of my head.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 20:13
Carlos B., That Decaf Coffee, with Whipped Cream, and Splenda, Sounds Great. Add Some Churros, Cuban Bread, or Pastelitos De Coco, and That's Pure Heaven !!!!!!!!! Perfection !!!!!!! I Drove Kenworth's -, KW Many times, so I want One of those , for My Collection. I Will Look For one. I Drove Also: Internationals, GMC Astro 95, Peterbilt, Ford, Marmon, Mack, Chevy , and others. With Detroit Diesel, Cummings Diesel, and Caterpillar Diesel. Some Good and Bad Memories, But Mostly Good. You and I , and Carey gigi, all 3 Like Nostalgia, So Some Others, Might Not Understand, But We Are Enjoying Remembering The Past, where we Came From, and were Before, and That's Good. Those Homeowners Associations, Can Be A Bitch. I Know The Idea is To Keep Neighborhoods Looking Good, and I'm All For that, But Come On: They Go Way Too Far !!!!!! In Some Places, You Can't Have , or Do Anything !!!!!! My Brother , went Thru That When He Lived in Pembroke Pines, in The Villas, off Hiatus, and Taft. You Couldn't Even Have A Pickup Truck, with an open Bed, it Had To Have A Camper Cover. My Brother , Had A Brand New Nissan Pickup, and Had to Put a Cover Over The Back Bed, or They Threatened to Evict Him, or Put A Lien, on His Villa Condo. I Gotta Go To My Foot Doctor, at Palmetto Hospital, at 4:30 P. M. . Talk To You Later. The Sun's Out Bright Here Now, But The Roads around Here, are Flooded. Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 19:52
Carlos B., It's 3:42 P. M. now, and it's 1/2 Flooded around Here. It's not Raining Now, or Just Sprinkling a Little, But it Rained Hard Here, for a couple Of Hours, and Thundered Loudly. It Turned off My Computer one Time, and I Had To Restart it. I Checked The Weather Channel, on HDTV Channel 6.2, and They Said : Miami 85 Degrees, and 81 % Humidity. It would of Been Much Hotter, without The Rain. Sorry to Hear about Your Back Hurting, and I Hope it Feels Better Soon. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 19:43
Carlos B., I Didn't Think You Went To Rustic Roller Rink, Cause You Only Mentioned HialeaH Roller Rink, on West 29th Street, across From Filer Junior High. I Went There Too, Lot, and Lots Of Times. I Loved Both Places, and Have Memories Galore Of Both. Thanks , For The Info. I Have Been to Sneaky Kitchens Before, But not for A While, and I Don't Remember seeing The REL Section, or My Memory, is Failing Me. I Will Check Back Again. I Remember Allapattah, and I Like Sneaky Kitchen, and Things about Old Times there. Someone who Knows Josie Ritter, Told Her about My Mentioning Her, in Posts, and She Contacted Me, on My E- Mail, February 16, But Because Of My Computer, and Broken E- Mail, I Couldn't Get Back to Her. She Lives Far Away, in another State, and I Never Heard from Her again. Yes, She was Beautiful, at 13, in 1962, when I Saw Her at Rustic Roller Rink, and I Have Never Forgotten Her. I would Like To E- Mail with Her, and Maybe I Will Yet. Thanks , For What you Did, To Help, I Appreciate it. Later. Robbin.

CarlosB.		10-Sep-2009 18:44
Carey gigi, Did you order those drive in speakers? I'll like to get one put it on a pole next to my computer and wire it to my computer speakers, but my wife would think that I finally lost it, up to 8 months ago my phone next to the computer was a old rotary red Bell princess phone my wife hated to dial on it. I thought it was really neat. I would like to get an old parking meter and put it on my front lawn but I sure the homeowners association would'nt like it.

CarlosB.		10-Sep-2009 18:32
Robbin I logged on to Sneaky Kitchen and left a reply to the girl who was posting there, I asked her if she remember Josie Ritter who knows maybe we'll get a response. It's now 2:18pm it's been thundering for over an hour now and raining, good time to make some decalf coffee with whipped cream!! I got a couple of Kenworth diecast trucks a reminder of my trucking days. My back is still bothering me especialy at night wnen I'm sleeping I know I should go to my doctor but I hate doctor vists.

CarlosB.		10-Sep-2009 18:04
Robbin, no I never went to the Rustic roller rink only to the one on 29th st. This Josie Ritter must have been someone special that to this day you still keep her in your thoughts have you tried Classmates or Facebook to find her, do you know what high school she went to? Robbin at Sneaky Kitchen go to the posts under REL there is some people who recently posted there and were ar Lee in those years maybe you can contact them, A girl even posted her email address. It's worth a try Good luck on finding Josie I know the feeling inside.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 17:58
Carlos B., I was Thrilled Yesterday, I Found and Bought A Hot Wheels Gold in Color Armored Truck. That one's Kinda Special, to Me, cause I Worked Riding in Those Trucks for 14 Years, at Brinks, and Wells Fargo. Hopefully, Your Work, will Get Busier, and Your Back, and Wrist, will Stay Painless !!!!! Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 17:42
Carlos B., Hi, I Enjoy The REL Site, and I Check it Often, and Hope, Just Like You, That there is New Posts there. George C., The Guest there, Had A Good Post. You Will see Me Mentioning Josie Ritter Often. Josie Ritter, was A Student at REL, in around From 1962 To 1964 , and I Saw Her at Rustic Roller Rink, in Southeast Hialeah, over By The 112 East West Expressway Bridge That went By Miami Jai A Lai. And She was So Pretty, that I Never Forgot Her. She Looked Sorta Like Paris Hilton, and Pamela Anderson. So When I Think Of Robert E. Lee JR. High, I Remember What The School Looked Like, and I Can See Beautiful Josie Ritter Standing In Front Of The School, and Skating at Rustic Roller Rink. Did You Ever Go To Rustic ???? It was A Little North Of Okeechobee Road, A Little East Of Lejeune Road, and A Little South Of The Old Winn Dixie Warehouse. I Skated There, all The Time. Lots of Kids from Allapattah, and Melrose Elementary went there, when I Did, in 1961- 62. Thanks For The Tip about Toys R Us, and I Will Go There, To The Pines one, or The 49th Street one. I Am Happy , and Thrilled with My Collection of 23 Carz now, and with My New Hobby. Thanks To You, and Manocarz, and Carey gigi, for The Good Influence. It's A Good Hobby, and Gives us a Chance to Be Kids Again. Best Regards, My Friend. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 17:19
I May Step on Some Toes , and I May Get A Complaint , or 2 About This Post, But I'm Going To Do it Anyway. All Of You People, who used to Post Here, But Left, I Say To You : O. K. , Be That Way, you Showed Me that You were indeed : Good Times Only Fair Weather Friends, and You Feel that way: I Hope You Never Come Back, and I Know You Weren't Planning to anyway. I Welcome Everyone , But if You Don't want to Be A Part of My Site, and Friends with Me, Then So Be it. I Am Counting You out Officially now, and We Will Continue , Without You. I Am not Perfect, I Make Mistakes, But I Try to Be Nice, and I Forgive, But Apparently: You Do Not. You Got Mad at Me, and Decided that You Didn't Want To Have anything to Do with Me, or Waste Your Time, posting on My Site, Well Good Bye, and Thanks, For Abandoning Me. Dissapointed Robbin.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 17:06
Carey gigi and Carlos B., Are You Guys Alright ????? I Haven't Heard From You, Lately. Just Concerned , and Checking !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

CarlosB.		10-Sep-2009 17:03
Hello to everyone, Robbin I saw your post on the REL site, I get excited when I see someone post there, I wish it would be more often. I guess that not to many people look for their past I know all of us here enjoy it and have fun. I went to Petsmart on Pines Blvd this morning and guess whats next door a Toys R Us so as the kid that I am I walked in and came out with 7 Hotwheel cars: a 70 Cuda, 71 GTX, 69 Superbee, 71 Dodge Demon, 70 Buick GSX,70 Mustang Mach1, and a Chevy Vega first time a see a diecast Vega I had to have it. They have a large selection of Hotwheels from .99 to 4.99 for some highly detailed cars. They have a 1/24 scale Batmobile from the 1966 show it's beautiful but also $30.00 Darn if work was'nt so slow!!!! they also have Matchbox and Johnny Lightning cars. Robbin you might have to move your collection from the coffee table to the dining table I keep my in the blister packs they come in unless its a special favorite one then I buy 2 and open one. I got to go up in my attic and bring down the box with the older Matchboxes, and my Corgis. What I really need to do is make room in the garage and set up a display.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 17:02
Manocarz, Remember : The Black Angus , on West 49th Street, in Hialeah???? It Closed a Long time ago, and was other Restaurants, Like : Gatsby's, and My Friend's, and Now Years Later : it's A Funeral Home : Bernardo Garcia Brake Funeral Home. And People are Dying To Get in There !!!!!! I Know that's an old Joke, Probably : Older Than Me, But I Hoped it Would Make You Laugh !!!! Remember The Brake Funeral Home, on N. W. 7th Street, Just East Of Lejeune Road ??? Remember The Old Coliseum, on Douglas ???? There's Now a Beautiful Publix Store, on That Lot, with a Parking Garage. The Venetian Pool, is Still in Coral Gables, and Still Open, and Very Popular. Matheson Hammock, is Still Very Popular, and Crowded on Weekends. Homestead , Now Has Lots Of Good Mexican Restaurants, A Cracker Barrel, A Sonny's BBQ, A New Homestead Hospital, The Homestead - Miami Speedway, A Go Kart Racing Track, and Lots Of New Homes, and Communities. Medley, Has A Miami - Dade Fire- Rescue Station, way out Near The Turnpike, and Hialeah Gardens, Has Grown A Lot Too. Sunny Isles, is Now Called : Sunny Isles Beach, and They Have Their Own Police Dept. Now, and A Trump Plaza Highrise Hotel, and it's Much More Modern around there, than When You Were Here. Lots Of Changes, and Progress ???????????????????? Progress????? Says Who, Not Me !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 16:38
Manocarz, My Wife Brought Me a New Car today, on Her Lunch Break. It's A Johnny Lightning 1959 Chevy Impala SS, Purple and Silver, with a Design on the sides, and a Hood that opens. It only cost 2 Dollars, at Publix, and it's The same Scale Size, as all of My other Carz. I Now Have 23 Carz , in My Collection, and They Look Beautiful, on My Living Room Coffee Table. Remember The Old Publix Stores Here in Miami, with The Wings Design, on The Front ????? They Have all Been sold to Other Independent Store Chains, or Torn Down. The Old Publix, on West 49th Street, is Closed and Vacant, and across from where Mc Crory's was on Hialeah Drive: There's A Fairly New Modern Publix Now, and Across From Westland Mall, going Towards Palm Springs Hospital, is A Huge Publix, with a Latin Flair, Called Publix Sabor. There are only 3 Such Publix's: The 49th Street one, one in Westchester, on Coral Way and 87th Avenue, and one in Kissimmee. I Get all of My Prescriptions Filled, at The Publix Sabor Pharmacy, by Westland Mall. There are Lots of New Schools Here now, that weren't Here , when you were. And West 16th Avenue, goes From Okeechobee Road, to West 49th Street Now, and it's Full Of Businesses. Remember when that was all Woods, Trailer Parks, and The Hialeah Speedway, was Alone, out that way ????? Lots Of Changes Here , in Miami, and in Hialeah. It's An Asphalt, and Concrete Jungle. Way Too Much Civilization, and Not Enough Nature. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 05:25
Manocarz, Do You Remember: The A & P Store, that was on Palm Avenue, and 33rd Street, By Hialeah Park Race Track ????? For Years, that Building Housed A Cuban Supermarket, called Bagui Supermarket, But Now, There's A Vacant Lot There. They Tore That Building Down, A Few Years Ago. The Ford Dealer, where Johnson Ford was, is Still There, But it's Been Gus Machado Ford, For Years, and Years. Arby's That was on West 49th Street, Closed Years Ago,and There's A Chicken Place there now. And A Few Years ago: Arby's Opened A New Place, on Okeechobee Road, just East Of The Palmetto Expressway, where There's A Shopping Center, called The Promenade. Our Traffic, Here in Hialeah, is Very, Very Heavy, and Hectic. The Drivers, are THE WORST TOO !!!!!! I Noticed Lately: The Traffic, is Much Heavier, and The Drivers Here, are Very Reckless, impatient, and Hateful. It's A Good Place For Road Rage. There's Very Little, or No Courtesy, at all Here. It's Me Me Me First, and The People Here will Wreck Their Car, Just To Prove A Point, or To Get Ahead of You. There's A Lot Of Ignorance Here Now, that You and I Never Knew, in The Old Hialeah, we Grew up in. It's Gone Down, Big Time. I've Had To Pull My Gun, a few Times , To Calm Some Idiots Down. I Told Them Point Blank: Forget About it, Get in Your Car, and Get outa My Face, or I will Blow Your A%# Away, with My Weapon, a 357 Magnum Pointed at them, and They Scrammed. They Saw, I wasn't Playing. I Will Not Take Any Crap, From Traffic Bullies, They Do Not Scare Me At All. I Put Them in Their Place. Take Care , My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Sep-2009 04:54
Manocarz, I Do Seem to Remember that Practice, of Marking The Price on The Bananas, at Kwik Chek, in Flamingo Plaza. We Went There Too. A Few Years Ago, I Forget Exactly When: Winn Dixie Tore Down The Old Store Where You and I Went Shopping , with Our Moms, and They Built A Brand New Store. And Where Our Steven's Store, on N. W. 27th Avnue, and 62nd Street was, The DR. Martin Luther King Metrorail Station is now. And The Old A & P Store, and Warehouse, on N. W. 62nd Street, and 33rd Avenue, Used to House Entennman's Miami Bakery, But Now : it's Empty. Entennman's Moved To Weston, in West Broward, and Orlando. The Old Royal Castle Commissary, Looks Terrible, Run Down, and It's Vacant. Grand Union, on East 9th Street, and East 4th Avenue, is Now A Sedano's Supermarket. And Next to Hialeah Lumber, is A Huge Cuban Cracker Factory, called Gilda. And The Old Fla . Power and Light Building, on East 4th Avenue, is : An Orthopedic, and Prosthetics Place. Thanks, For The Tip, about The Carz At Winn Dixie. I Will Check it out. Publix here, Has Hot Wheels Carz, for 99 cents, and Classic ones , are More. I Bought a Bunch of them, for 99 Cents there, and a Couple Classics, at Like $ 3.49, and Today: I Bought Some Hot Wheels, at CVS, For $1.49 each. And I Got Some at Walgreen's, for $ 1.49 . I Know You Have Your Reasons, for not Liking Hot Wheels, and I Respect That, and I Know, that I am A Novice Beginner, and You Are An Expert in The Field, and Know About The Carz, From Years Of Experience Collecting them, But I Really Like, and Am Happy, with only Hot Wheels. If I Continue to Get Different Hot Wheels, I Am Very Happy, that Way. But if I See Some Matchbox , or other Carz, and They Are The Same Scale , and Size, Then I will Get Them, But I Don't want Bigger Carz. Remember The Golf Ball Gum, and Bird Whistles, you Put in Your Mouth, and Top Cola ???? Did You Go To The Candy Store, On East 6th Avenue, and 9th Street ???? I Did, All The Time !!!! They Had Everything !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Manocarz		10-Sep-2009 03:21
Speaking of the Flamingo Plaza Winn Dixie (Kwik Chek). Do you remember when a man wearing a white apron would work in the produce area and if you wanted to buy bananas he would weigh them and take out a grease pencil and mark the price on the outside of one of the bananas? We thought it was neat because, after he marked the bunch my mother selected, she would tear one banana off, one without the mark and let us eat it while we shopped.

Manocarz		10-Sep-2009 03:17
Robbin: The Winn Dixie weekly flier in this mornings paper advertizes 10 Hot Wheels for $10 this week. I don't know if they have the same sale there, but it may be worthwhile to check it out. Too bad its' not for Matchbox carz. Of course, I don't even know whay Matchbox offers these days. I check the auctions for the vintage ones almost every day on ebay just to see the old ones that I do not have. If its a good photo, I download it into a file I have of photos of older toys carz. Let me know if the sale covers your area. Maybe you can get some at the Flamingo Plaza. That would be about as close to getting them at the toy store there (like in the old days) as you could get.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 23:32
Pokey, Do You Remember: The Big Silver Round Water Tower, That was Up High on Silver Stilts, By The Railroad Tracks, on N. E. 79th Street, and it Said : Welcome To Miami ????? It's No Longer There !!!! They Took it out, some Time Ago, I'm Not Sure Exactly When. I Miss it, Because it was a Landmark, in Miami, For Years , and Years. I Tell You, This Miami Bunch Disgust Me, Because They Have No Respect For Historic Places, or Old Familiar Things, That We Grew Up With. Like Carlos B., and I Agree: They Tear Down Everything, with Total Disregard For History. Look at Miami Stadium, The Orange Bowl , Carlos's JR. High School,- Robert E. Lee JR. High, Miami Jackson High School, Your High School,- Miami Central High School, The Old Fontainbleu Hotel, There's A New one Now, ST. Francis Hospital, Hialeah Lanes, Hialeah Speedway, Palm Springs Lanes, and Many More Old Familiar Places Here in Miami. I Guess all Of Those Places Had Something in Common, with Good Old Rodney Dangerfield: They Couldn't Get Any Respect. I Loved Robert E. Lee JR. High School, it Was A Neat Looking, and Impressive 3 Story Building, with Historic Architecture, Columns, Colonial Windows, ect., and I Had Lots Of Friends , Who Went there, But The School Board, and City Of Miami, insisted on Tearing it Down. I Damn Them, For That Thoughtless Act. Remember Channel 7 WCKT, on The 79th Street Causeway, in North Bay Village ???? We always Passed There Going to and From The Beach, at Miami Beach, when I was a Little Kid, and We Always Stopped at Fun Fair, to Eat Dinner, on The Way Home. Best Regards , My Friend. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 22:18
Dave B., Please Call Fred Mc Murray, at 1- 767- 905- 3131 . He's Filming Greyhound Commercials Again, and Remakes Of : My 3 Sons. William Frawley, will Be There, also. I Always Had A Crush On Katie, Rob's Wife, on My 3 Sons. That was a Nice Show, and I Always Watched it. There was Bub, and Uncle Charley, at Different Times. Both Played Good Parts. I Loved That Show. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 22:09
Manocarz , Carlos B., & Carey gigi, Hi Guys !!!!! I Hope All is Well, For All 3 Of You Gentlemen !!!! I Have A Total, Of 22 Little Carz Now. They are All Of The Same Scale, or Size, and All are Made By The Same Company. They Look so Neat, and Impressive, Lined up in Rows, on My Living Room Coffee Table. I Am Proud Of My Little Collection Already. They Are all Different Cars, and Trucks, and The Paint Jobs on Them , are Beautiful. They're All in Different Colors. This is Fun, Thanks, For Giving Me The Idea , I'm A Kid Again !!!!!! Best Regards , To You Guys !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 21:59
Don Boyd, Thanks, For The Info, About Hops Hopping Away !!!!!! I went To Hops, on Pines Blvd. only one Time, and I Loved The Big Copper Mini Brewery, and The Sweet Rolls They Gave You, as An Appetizer, But My Food, was Salted Like They Marinated My Salmon, in A Salty Solution. I Couldn't Eat it, The Chefs Had Ruined it, so I Never Went Back. The Same with On The Border: All My Food, was Severely Over Salted, So I never went Back there either. I Love Mexican Food, and I've Had The Real Thing, in San Antonio, and That Ain't it. I Don't Like Buca De Peppo either, I Would Rather Go To Mamma Jennie's !!!!! Best Regards, From The Rascal. Hope Your Trip, is Going Well !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 21:48
Dave B., You Sound Much Better Now !!!!! Good, I'm Glad. Don't Worry about those Tickets: They Were On Mid - Continent Airlines: Never Heard Of Them. Tickets On A Trip To Nowhere, For A Real Nowhere Man, on An Airline Straight Out OF The : Twilight Zone , So You Didn't Miss out on Anything. When You're Ready, to Come Down to Miami, Greyhound, Will Be Waiting, Fred McMurray Assured Me of That , and His Word is Good, Even if it's From His Spirit !!!!! I Know you are Excited about Your Maine Getaway !!!!! Have Fun, and Vaya Con Dios !!!!!! Best Regards, From Me, and Good Old Fred McMurray. Later. Robbin.

Don Boyd		09-Sep-2009 17:40
Robbin, Hops is gone. We went to Bahama Breeze on Pines Boulevard the other night and passed by the mall on the left and my wife noticed that there's another restaurant where Hops used to be but I didn't have time to look due to someone cutting in front of me at the time. Don San Diego

dave b		09-Sep-2009 17:28
Robbin, sorry you had to give those airline tickets away---maybe another time. Yep, we are still headed to Southern Coastal Maine, three hours drive north, that's all it is from here.....Ogunquit, Wells, Kittery, York, all in southern Maine. The farther up the coast you go it becomes all rocky, all the way to Canada, so the best beaches to walk along etc are all in the southern coastal part of the state. Not that we will be swimming when the high will be in the high 60s, but all those motels have heated outdoor pools........so on our way Sat morning

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 17:00
Manocarz, Another Restaurant Chain, that went out of Business Here, is : Roadhouse Grill. I went to one, a Few times, in Pembroke Pines, and I Loved their Yeast Rolls, They Were Great !!!! And I always Got There : A Steak Salad: A Tossed Salad, with Char Broiled Strips Of Steak, on Top, and With The Yeast Rolls, and An Iced Tea, I was Happy. They were always Busy -, ( Packed ), But Maybe That Changed , or The Company Folded ???? Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 09:01
Manocarz, We Had A Few Sonics, Years ago, But They've all Been Gone, for a Long time now. I Liked them, But I Guess they Didn't Do Enough Business Here. Atlanta Bread Company: We Had one, about 12 Miles , from us, and We used to go there, But I Haven't Been there , For A while, and I'm not sure about Their Status. Bennigan's, Have all Closed Here, We Have a Couple of Waffle Houses, in Broward County, and I Believe They are Still in Business. Applebee's, Chili's, Friday's, I- Hop, Fuddrucker's, Taco Bell, Burger King, Mc Donald's, Wendy's, Arby's, Pollo Tropical, Olive Garden, & Ruby Tuesday, all appear to Be Thriving Here. There's A Hops, in Pembroke Pines, and I Believe They are Still Afloat. Checker's, and Miami Subs: Some Locations , are Doing Well, others : Have Closed. Ranch House: only one Left: Near My House, Doing O. K., I Believe. Flannigan's: Near Me, a Very Busy one, Doing well, Don't Know about other Locations. Walgreen's, and CVS, Both Doing Well, I Believe. Winn Dixie, Holding Their Own Here, I Believe. Publix: Doing Very Well Here, and Most Everywhere, I Believe. Home Depot, and Lowe's Here : Solid, I Believe. Walmart: Doing Great, I Believe. Target: Doing Pretty well, I Think. K- Mart: Doing O. K., I Think. Miami, and South Florida, are a Thriving Metropolis, and International Trade Zone, and Tourism Mecca, So We are Probably Doing Better than Some Places. I'm Sorry to Hear That Your Area, Has Suffered So Much Closings. Our Main Problem Here, is Home Forclosures. I Think South Florida, is one of The Losers, in That Department. It is Real Expensive : To Live Here. Some People Move to other States, Because They Can't Pay Their Bills Here. Talk To You Later. Take Care. Your riend, Robbin.

Robbincarz		09-Sep-2009 08:34
Manocarz, Hello, My Friend, and Hialeah Brother, It's 4 :00 A. M., and I Got up to Whiz, and I thought I would Stop By Here, and See if there was any new Posting, and to My Surprize, there was Your Post, to Enjoy, and Reply to. Man, These Bad Times, Have Hit Your City Real Hard. I am very Surprized at that, But I guess it's a Big College Town, and The College Students, are Feeling The Crunch, and are Scraping, and Don't Have any Money, for Frills. But I Never Thought That Gainesville, would End up that way, it was always Such a Lively, Booming Place, Mainly Due To U Of F. I still can't Believe it. And I'm Quite sure , that you can't either, Having Lived there, for Many years now. Maybe , I'm Wrong, But I Think it's all Because Of Foreign Terrorists, and Our Crooked, and Greedy Polititians , Mainly Bush and Chaney . They all Did Their Part, to Screw up our Economy, and Our Country. The Biggest, Richest, and Most Powerful Nation, on This Planet Earth, Has Been Crippled, Beyond Repair, and Made A Laughing Stock around The World. It's Sad, and it Makes Me Fighting Mad, For Our Great Country, to Be Sold Out, For Money, Like it was. And who Suffers, from This : You and I, and Most all Of The American People. We Spend all of our Money, For Gas, Food, Taxes, Utilities, Insurance, ect., and All of Them, are At High Inflated Prices, that Take Nearly Every Cent we Have. That's Criminal. Even when You and I Grew Up in Hialeah, as Kids: Our Parents, Didn't Make Tons of Money, But Prices were Reasonable, But Now When People are Losing their Jobs , ect., The Prices , are Sky High, so we Spend More than we Have Coming in, and Empty our Bank Account. I Think that's The Plan: To Break all of us Financially, and Take our Guns away, and Then we will all Be Helpless Slaves, Dependent On Our Government, and Held Down. That's The way I Read it. Years ago: You Made Less, But Your Money: Went Far. Nowadays: Your Money: Buys Nothing, and You're Broke, Before Payday !!!!!!!! Sorry, For The Speech, I Got Carried Away. I Hope I Didn't Depress You . Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Manocarz		09-Sep-2009 03:18
Hello Robbin: We have Applebee's & Chili's. We had a Bob Evans that closed. Also closed: On the Border; Bennigan's; All Sonic's; At least one Wendy's; Hops; Atlanta Bread Co.; Melting Pot; Don Pablo's; Fazoli's; at least one Waffle House, one of the two Cedar River's, and probably other restaurants I cannot think of this late. Many, many auto dealerships are gone too. If it keeps up this pace, this will be a ghost town. Be sure to check out the Florida Tag link I asked Don to put in the Vacations section. You'll love it now that you're becoming a manocarz.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 03:08
Manocarz, I Got 2 New Little Carz, : A Ford Fusion Police Car, and A 62 Chevy Pickup Truck, with A Surfboard, in The Bed. And Both Of Them, would Not Be Welcome , at Your House, Enough Said !!!!!! Do You Have Sweet Tomatoes, and Bob Evans There ????? We Have Sweet Tomatoes Here, But No Bob Evans !!!! I Like Bob Evan's Food. They Have a Bob Evan's in Clearwater, near My Wife's Mom's House, and I've Eaten There, and at other Bob Evan's Restaurants, Traveling. Do You Have A Golden Corral, and if so: Do You Like Their Food ?? We Have one, about 10 Miles, from My House, and We Like it. Who would of Ever thought that We would Have Chili's, Applebee's, and Fuddrucker's , in Hialeah. We Do now !!!!! Chili's, and Fuddrucker's, are Both inside of Westland Mall, and Applebee's, is Down in Front of Lowe's and Target, where Hialeah Speedway was. Westland Mall, is 2 Miles , from My House, and Applebee's, Target, and Lowe's, are About 3 Miles, From My House. All The Best, My Friend, to You , and Your Family !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 02:47
Carey gigi, Did Your Sister Recognize Any Names From My List ????? Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 02:46
Carey gigi, Paulette Limegrower, is The Girl 6th From The Right, in The Front Row. She's 2 Kids away From Fred's Daughter Linda. Linda, Has A White Sweater, Buttoned around Her Neck, But Open Down in The Middle. And I Am The Guy 2nd From The Left, Front Row. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 02:38
Carey gigi, Hey, Yes , That's The Same Paulette Limegrower !!!! She's in The Picture, Over to The Right Side, in The Front Row. I Remember Her , Very well, Because She and I were Both Out Of School, with Concussions, at The Same Time, when we were about 9 Years Old, in 4th Grade, 1960. She was a Real Good Student, as I Remember, and She was a Nice Girl. I Never Knew Her that well, But I always Saw Her House On The Corner of East 6th Avenue, and Hialeah Drive, and I Remember Seeing The State Farm Agent Sign There, and I saw Her in My Class, and in School. That Meal, Sounded Good. I'm Sure it was. I Love Those Little Smokies , They're Delicious, and in Beer Glaze, Great !!!!!! I Hope You're O. K., after Your Fall, Last Week. Patti, and I were Wondering ???? I wish I Had More School Pictures to Post, But That's All I Had. Glad I Had That one though. I Went To My Cardiologist , at Palmetto, this Afternoon, and All was Well, and We Celebrated , By Going to Sweet Tomatoes, For A Good Healthy Dinner. It Was Good. We Enjoyed it. You Must Go With us, Sometime, You Will Like it !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 02:21
Carlos B., No Offense, But I Don't Really Care about 40's Music, But I am Sure that it is Great Music, But I Only Like 50's , 60's, and 70's Music, for the Most Part. But thanks , For The Offer, it was nice Of You !!!! I Really Like 70's Old School Soul Music, Like Freddie Cruz Plays, on The Quiet Storm, at Night on Hot 105 F. M. 105.1. When I was Driving The Swift Truck, Delivering Meats, and Other Food Products, in The 70's, I Listened to Those Songs, that Freddie Cruz Plays on WEDR. Remember when Their Studio, and High Antenna, was on N. W. 36th Street, in Allapattah. I used to Drive By There, on 36th Street, and When I passed WEDR, My Car Radio, would Get a Terrible Feedback. And Back then, When I went to Parties, That 70's Old School Soul, was what was Played By D. J.'s, So I Listen to Hot 105 and Freddie Cruz, and Those Old Memories, of When I was A Party Animal, Come Back To Me. Whenever My Swift Friends, and Friends at Publix Stores I Delivered to , Had House Parties, or Block Parties, I was Invited, and There: Dancing, Romancing, and Leaving The Party, with A Foxy Female. The Good Old Days. I Remember Parties Lasting Till 3 A. M., and Police Coming, Fighting, ect. Todo El Mundo, Con La Lengua Afuera !!!! Partay Heartay !!!!!! And Then after The Party, Romance, ECT., in The Car, and Then Driving Home Very Tired, Slightly Intoxicated , Ect. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 01:59
Carlos B., I wish You Had A Cassette Player, So I Could Get to you , som Tower Of Power Music. Can You Make Copies Of My C. D.'s Of Tower Of Power ????? If So, I Have about 14 C. D.'s By Them, you Can Borrow, to Burn The Songs You Want. Let Me Know. As Far as Steely Dan, All Of My Steely Dan, is on Cassettes, Except For One C. D., Called " Everything Must Go ". I Know Cassettes, are Almost Obselete, But I Still use them, and I Buy Maxell Blank Tapes at Walgreen's. I Have a Dual Cassette Deck, with My Stereo, in The House, so I Can Make Copies, of Cassettes, and I Make Cassettes, From C. D.'s , on My Small Boom Box. Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		09-Sep-2009 01:48
Dave B., Glad To Hear From You !!!! And Yes, I Know it takes Time For You to Get Over illness, as I've Been Sick, My Fair Share Of Times, in My Life. Being Sick, is No Fun, and if Severe Enough: it Can Make You Pray For Death. I've Been so Sick, and Wondered if I Could Make it Thru The Night, I was Breathing So Bad, Wheezing , and Coughing So Hard , That I Got weak, and By Morning, when The Sun Came Up, I Barely Felt Alive. I've Had Pneumonia, and Congestive Heart Failure, and Both Gave Me The Symptoms that You've No Doubt Been Having. And when I was a Kid, and in The 60's and 70's, in The Winter Days Of 40's Weather, I Woke up, Early in The Morning, Coughing, and Having Trouble Breathing, to Where I Coughed, and Coughed, and Finally Almost Passed Out, By Daylight. So I Feel For You, and Can Relate to Yor Misery. I Hope You Are About 3/4, or 9/10, Over That Rotten Stuff You've Had. And Hopefully: You'll Be Up to The Vacation, in Maine. I'm On Your Side, My Friend !!!!! Greyhound Called Me, and I Told Them : Give The Tickets to Someone Else, as You Will Be Coming To Miami, By Air, on Mid- Continent World Airlines. Maine , and Miami, The Best of Both Worlds !!!!!! All The Best. Robbin.

carey gigi		09-Sep-2009 01:34
Robbin Hello I saw your photo from 3rd grade. There was one girl you mentioned named Paulette Limegrower could it be Limegrover I knew a Paulette Limegrover who lived on the corner of Hialeah dr. and east 6th ave. the northeast corner I knew the whole family went to saint Johns Church. She and my wife used to do some things together around the 1990s . Paulette was my State Farm insurance agent, and the office was at their house. I went to my sisters for dinner last night and my brother was there also and one of my nephews, we had bar-b-cue ribs chicken and hamburgers, and we always make those little smokies cooked with a bottle of beer until it cooks down and creates a glaze. Talk Later your Friend Carey

carey gigi		09-Sep-2009 01:22
Carlos B. Last week you asked me if I heard of Perez Prado and I had not but that same night I was on Sirius radio listening to 50s on 5 and decided to switch to 40s on4 and it was Perez Prado on at that time but I can't remember the name of the song . I have heard that song Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom Wine but didn't know that Perez Prado did it. Have you ever seen a movie called The Mambo Kings it stars Armand Asante and it is a great movie about Latin music, I haven't seen it in a while ,I have it on DVD. Talk later Carey

CarlosB.		08-Sep-2009 22:08
Robbin I like the Tower of Power but I do not use cassettes anymore all the cassette players I had broke and I never replaced them I use Cd's now, in my car I use either the Sirius radio, CD player, or I hookup my MP3 to the car radio and play the music through it. I have been writing about Perez Prado he was a Cuban bandleader who was also known as the King of Mambo this music started in the forties he had some songs hit the American charts his first was Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White in 1955, if anybody is intrested I can burn a CD with some of his music, just send me your address to my e-mail at cuebanmade@live .com Regards>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Carlos

dave b		08-Sep-2009 19:36
Hi Robbin---back on for a little while at least, still a little under the weather, but hey, colds can hang on for two or three weeks. Still headed to Maine first thing Saturday morning, though!

Robbin		08-Sep-2009 19:16
Carlos B., I Love Bob Evans' Restaurants !!!!! I Really Like Their Food, Especially : Their Breakfast !!!! Mel's Diner, Sounds Good. I'll Bet they Have Down Home Cookin, Like Cracker Barrel. Remember The T. V. Show ???? I Watched That , a Lot. I Gotta Go to MY Doctor, For A 6 Months Heart Check Up. I'll Be Back Later, Probably around Midnight !!!!! Later. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		08-Sep-2009 19:09
Carlos B., Yeah, Port Charlotte , is Real Nice !!!! But it is Growing, and Will Steadily Get More Fast Paced. Like You Said, Hialeah, was once Like That, But Now it's Fast Paced Like NYC, But Much Smaller. I Love Mountain Dew, Sun Drop, Ski, Mellow Yellow, and all Drinks Like those, But I Have Quit Having Mountain Dew, Recently, Because it Hit Me one Day, That Mountain Dew , Has Grapefruit Juice in it, and I Cannot Have any Grapefruit at all, Because it Cancels My Medicines, For Blood Pressure, ect., and They won't Help Me. I was Getting an Extra Large Mountain Dew, with Ice, at Taco Bell, all The Time. I Also Love Ocean Spray Ruby Red, But I Can't Have it. Ginger Ale, and Vanilla Ice Cream, YEs, I Love it. I Like Ginger Ale, with Chocolate Ice Cream too. I Always Have Ginger Ale, in My Refridgerator, as I Like it, and it's Good For Upset Stomach, or To Make You Burp, if You Have Gas. I Like Best Publix Ginger Ale, in The 2 Liter Bottle, Canada Dry Ginger Ale, and Vernor's. Publix Ginger Ale, is Very Good, and it's A Bargain Price. I Like it about The Best !!!!!! Caffeine, is Wicked, Like A Drug, and it's Bad for The Heart. I'm Avoiding Caffeine A Lot, not Completely, But A Lot . Glad You're Back Safely. Take Care , My Friend !!!! Later . Robbin.

Robbin		08-Sep-2009 18:51
Carlos B., Hi, I'm Glad You Had A Nice Safe Trip, to Port Charlotte, and A Nice Visit, with Relatives. It was a Nice Short Getaway, and Change Of Scenery too !!!!! I Meant to Wish You A Safe Trip, But Forgot about it, and You Were Gone Already, But even though : I Didn't Say it to You: The Wishes, were in Place . I used to Go on A Route, on A Wells Fargo Armored Truck, To Naples, Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, and Englewood. It was a Long Day, and A Lot Of Heavy Work. We Had All Banks, Like 30 Of Them. I was The Guard, and I Got out With, and Helped The Messenger. The Messenger, was MR. Carlos Perdomo , RIP. Carlos Perdomo, Passed away, a Couple of Years ago, and He was A Close Friend, and Like an Uncle to Me, So I Miss, and Remember Him, RIP. Anyway, We went To Port Charlotte, Every Week. The Driver Of The Route, was : Isidoro Moriyon, another Close Friend. It's Like Being in Combat Together, You Share Your Personal Lives , and Become Very Close. In The Truck, We Kidded around, and Shared our Problems, Family Matters, ect. , But When we Got out of That Red Truck, it was All Business, and We Were Confident, and Trained, But Never Sure, What Would Happen, or Who was Watching us Work, So We Kept Our Eyes Open, and Always Remembered our Motto : CYA. MR. Perdomo, worked for Wells Fargo , for Many Years, and He Was A Personal Body Guard, For Batista, in Cuba, when He was President, So Carlos Perdomo, was A Very Confident, and Super Qualified Messenger, and I Backed Him Up, 100 Per Cent Always, and The Driver, Backed us Up 100 Per Cent , as Well. I 5 Years , that we worked together, on That Route: We Never Got Robbed , I'm Happy, and Proud to Say. I Later Became A Messenger, on Miami Routes, and My Experience, with Carlos Perdomo, was Super Valuable. Carlos Perdomo, was A Veteran Of The Bay Of Pigs Invasion, a Member of The 2503 Brigade. I Lost A Dear Friend. RIP. Best Regards, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Sep-2009 16:59
Manocarz, Thnk You , For Your Compliment, and I'm Glad You Liked My Compliment To You, and I'm also Glad , That It Made Your Wife Smile. It appears to Me, That all 3 Of us, Had Good Parents, Guidance, and were Brought up well. In My Case, if I Did Wrong, I Got Beat, By Dad, and it Hurt , to Sit Down, for a Few Days, So You Might say: I Learned The Hard Way, not to Do Wrong again. It Made Me A Better Person, But I Think, that the 3 of us, were Basically: Of Very Good Character, to Begin with, and our Wrong Doings, were Little Kids, Getting into Mischief things, that were normal, for us, at the time. That's My Assessment of The Matter. I Think , a Lot of Kid things you outgrow, But Some Kids Never Do, and Continue, on The Wrong Track, and Become Criminals. I Believe : That Every Person: Has A Choice: To Do Right, or To Do Wrong, No Middle Ground 1/2 Way. So , if they Have that Choice , and They Choose to Do Wrong: I Have no Sympathy For Them, Cause they Had A Choice, and They Chose Wrong, and Must Take Their Medicine. That's My Opinion, and My Gut Feelings On Growing Up Wrong. I'm Sorry you Don't Like The Little CARZ Brand , that I Started off with. I now Have 11 of Them, and They Are Beautiful. I Have them now, on My Living Room Coffee Table, and They Look So Nice there, and Make a Great Conversation Piece too. I'm Going to Make it a Point , to Find Some Matchbox cars, for My Collection. And I Say again: My Collection, Won't Be For Sale, it's Just Going to Be For Me, to Enjoy The Beauty of The Little CARZ, and To Be A Kid again. But I Don't Plan, to Ever Become A Serious Collector, of Your Magnitude. You Are : MANOCARZ, The Man Of CARZ, The One and Only !!!!!!!!!!!! And More Power , To You . Thanks, For Your Support, and The Knowledgable Expert Advice, on Little CARZ !!!!! I Appreciate it !!!!! Best Regards Always, My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Sep-2009 16:32
Pokey, That Steak Dinner, Sounded Great, especially with the Steaks Marinated in Mesquite Sauce !!!!!! I Like a Good Steak, once in a while, But I Don't Have one Very Often, Cause I Can't, Due To My Health Issues. In The 70's, and 80's , I Ate A Lot Of Steak, and Spareribs BBQ, But now, I Make it a once in a while Treat !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Sep-2009 16:25
Pokey, Hi, I Wrote you a Reply to your Post, Last night, around Midnight, But it Didn't Post, But instead a Bulletin Came on, and Stayed all Thru The Night. It was From PBASE, and it Said : Sorry , For The Inconvenience, But PBASE 's Data Base Clogged, and The Site will Be Down For 10 Minutes. It was Down till This Morning. I Tried it again, every time , I got up to Whiz, and it was The Same. I Guess They were Working on Something. Just wanted you to Know, that I Tried to Answer you Last Night, That's All . I Like Burger King 's Breakfasts, Especially: Their French Toast Sticks, Cinni Mini's , Hash Browns, and Crossanwich's. And I also Like Mc Donald's Breakfasts. There I Like Best : Their Cinnamon Roll, Their Biscuits. Their Biscuit Sandwiches, Their Bagel Sandwiches, Egg Mc Muffin, McGriddle's, and Their Breakfast Burritos. But Most of The Time, I Get The Super Big Breakfast, an Orange Juice, and a Small Coffee. Remember : Bojangle's ??? We Had one on West 49th Street, By K- Mart, But they Closed Years, and Years ago, and There are none Here now. I Have seen them Traveling though, so they are still around. Same with Hardee's. I Liked Bojangle's Sausage and Gravy Biscuits, But I Make My Own now anyway, and SOS Homemade. I Love those 2 Dishes , anytime. I also Make Western Omelets, I Love That !!!!! Once in a While, We Go out for Breakfast, and Land up at : I - Hop, Cracker Barrel, Denny's, or Some Sunday Brunch. I Like Krystal's Breakfast, But the Closest one, is in Fort Lauderdale, not Real Convenient. I've Been Listening Lately, to : Tower Of Power, 50's and 60's Oldies, Motown, and Steely Dan. Great Pleasure, Reliving The Years, By Memories , and By Music !!!!! Take Care. Your Friend, Robbin.

CarlosB.		08-Sep-2009 15:27
Well here's a late Happy Labor Day greeting to everyone. Just got back from Port Charlotte last night about 11:30pm I spended a wonderfull time visting my 2 kids who live up there and my 3 grandaughters, The twins are now 8 the oldest will be celebrating her Sweet Sixteen next week so I will be driving back up again it's about a two and a half drive mostly all I75. Port Charlotte reminds me a little of how Hialeah was when some of my family started to move in about 1967. It's a nice slow paced town. Robbin, they had a Mels Diner there also lots of Diary Queens some Bob Evans. Carey gigi I'm happy you enjoyed that web site those speakers are really cool. I rememeber the Painted Horse I went there with my parents when I was a child. Robbin I like to make Ginger ale floats with Vanilla icecream, I buy it for my wife because she cannot have caffeine. Mountain Dew is my favorite soda still it does not taste as it did when it first came out, Up in North Carolina I stopped in a small grocery store and got some Mountain Dew in a bottle that one tasted just like the one I rememebered drinking when I was a kid. Well got to go and cut the grass Regards to all>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Carlos B.		08-Sep-2009 14:48
Robbiin, Sorry. When I wrote about the Steak and Egg I meant to say that my wife and I loved it but now We loved going to Cracker Barrel I guess the way I wrote it sounded like they put a Cracker Barrel in Miami Springs. But it would be nice to have one in the Hialaeh/Springs area.

Don Boyd		08-Sep-2009 06:47
Hey Robbin, I hope your Labor Day was fine. I managed to work on your class photo and it is up in the Hialeah Gallery in the 1959 time frame. Direct link: http://www.pbase.com/image/117010301 I'll work on the other photos after I get back next week. I ran out of time this past week and I still haven't totally packed for a flight in 9 hours. Don

Manocarz		08-Sep-2009 01:05
Robbin & Carey: Thanks for the expressions, but it seems to me like you both have been raised well too and are of good character. It made me feel good and made my wife smile too. As for the little carz: Both Budgie and Husky made cars of equal size to Matchbox cars in the same size as Matchbox's 1 thru 75 series at the same time. Budgies generally lacked window units or interiors and mostly had gray wheels. Husky's had a little more detail than Budgie, but Matchbox ruled as far as detail, quality and variety. It all began to deteriorate when in 1968, Mattel introduced the first 16 Hot Wheel Cars. They were lighter in weight and had thinner axles and fatter plastic wheels so they could fly down the orange plastic track (sold as an accessory). Matchbox immedialety began to lose sales so they dropped their quality and began to make their lousey Superfast models to compete. Budgie faded into the background and Husky carried a few models for more years to come, but eventually they too became scarce. Real die-hard vintage car collectors like me maintain our loyalty to Matchbox, and older budgie's, husky's, dinky's and corgi's by refusing to allow a Hot Wheels car in our homes. My wife once thought about dabbling in Hot Wheels as far as buying and selling goes and I had to immediately train her that 'Hot Wheels' is a dirty word in our house. That said: I'm not offended by your recent purchase of Hot Wheels Robbin - I'm very happy for you and I am enjoying immensely the regular reports you are making on the progress of your collection. You are guaranteed endless hours of enjoyment from your new hobby. Don't forget to check out all of the above brand names on ebay. Right now in the current economy it is a buyers market. There are some great deals to be had.

Pokey		07-Sep-2009 22:27
Robbin Ya, I like the SOS on biscuits, I like what Burger King has in the morning. Today my son came up for the weekend and we had a cookout at his sisters, we put on four steaks about 1inch thick that had been soaking in mesquite marinade sause for about 8 hours, had baked potatoes, baked beans, and corn on the cob, then I just satback an put on some records, started out with the Animals and ended with Jan & Dean, with alot of country and rock&roll in between. take care Pokey

Robbin		07-Sep-2009 10:27
On This Labor Day: I Say: Joy To The World,- 3 Dog Night !!!! And On This Labor Day, I'm Praying For Our Troops, For Jerry's Kids, And World Peace !!!!!!! I Hope Things Get Better, instead Of Worse, But I Have My Doubts. But Regardless: I Will Keep On Optimisticly : Hoping , and Praying, For A Better Day, For Mankind !!!!! We All Need Some Good News, and I'm Praying For it, Real Hard. I Am Hard Hearted, and Relentless Against Criminals, and People Who Behave Like Animals. I Have no Tolerence, or Sympathy Whatsoever, For Them, But For Good People Doing The Right Thing, I Respect, and Value Them Highly, and I Pray For Them, and Would Swim The Ocean, to Save Them !!!!! I Do Right, and Live Right, and To Me: That's The Only Way, and To See People Cheat, Lie, and Steal, To Hurt, and Kill, out Of Just Meaness, or For No Reason, Pisses Me Off, Real Good. I Believe in Violence, War, and Self Defense, when it's Necessary, But For No Reason: No, it's Wrong. I Will Fight to My Death, to Save My Life, or That of Another, And Shoot To Kill, if it's Warranted, Justified, and Necessary, But only Then. That's Me !!!!! I Am For Good People Like Me, And Bad People, I Hate Them, and Will Take Action, against Them, if They Interfere, with My Life. Have A Nice Day, My Friends !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Sep-2009 10:02
Manocarz, I Agree 100 % with Carey gigi, about The Nice Gesture, of You Leaving Carz, for Some other Kids to Play with. It was Nice, Very Unselfish, and Spoke Loudly, For Your Good Character !!!!!! Sounds Like Something , I would of Done !!!!! Sadly, I Venture to Say: That Even Back then: The Next Kid, or Kids , To Play with those Carz: Most Likely: Did not Leave them, for The Next Kids , to Play with, and Nowadays: Forget it: They would Vanish, in 2 Seconds, and The Parents, would Agree, with The Kids Taking Them. There were Diffent Values, Back in our Kid Days , Though, We All Know that. But even though, other Kids , may Have Taken them, and not Shared as you Did: What You Did, was Nice, and What The Rest Did after that, was Immaterial !!!!! Your Good Heart, and Good Deed, Were Noted By God, and You Felt Good, about Your Kindness, so it was a Win Win , Where no one Lost. I Salute You, For Being Such a High Quality, and Fair , and Kind Sharing Person. Those Traits, as A Kid, Mirrored Your Life , From Then on !!!! Have A Great Labor Day, My Friend !!!!!!! And as always, Best Regards !!!! Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Sep-2009 09:41
Carey gigi, The Donna Wood, I Knew, was My Age, Had Long Brown Hair, was Sorta Big, especially in The Rear End, and She Did Go To ST. John's School. I Went Steady, with Her, when I was about 5 or 6 years old, for a Few Months, and She Lived with Her Parents, in The Big Essex House, or Essex Village Apartments Complex, Just North, of The Essex Theatre. But You Know what: I Do think, I Remember: That Her Father, May Have Been: Her Step Father, afterall. ???? I'm Not Positive , about That. I Do Remember, that She was Very Pretty, and Very Feminine, But She was a Little Bit Of A Big Butt Girl. I went to their Apartment, Upstairs, a Lot, and We Went To The Movies, and To Royal Castle together: Walking, and on My 20 inch Bike. The year, was : 1956, or 1957. ?? I Don't Remember , What Happened , with us, or Anything about Her Life, after that, I Don't think , I ever saw Her Again, after our Few Months Together, in 1956, or 1957. But, I Remember Her, to this Day !!!!!! I Guess it Had to Be another : Donna Wood, Because She would Have Had to Been 6 Years Older, to Be Your Sister's Friend. What A Coincidence !!!!!! Sorry, to Hear about Your Fall, and Glad You are alright !!!!! Patti, Fell in Her Bathroom, not Too Long ago, on a Slippery wet Floor, after The Plumber Flooded it. She Seems to Be O. K. Too, Thank God !!!!!! Take it Easy, My Friend !!!!!!! I Rarely, Go To Westland Mall, on The Weekends, Too Crowded. I Try to Go there During The Week, as it's Much Less Crowded. I Like Sears, always Did !!!!!!! We always went to Sears Northside, Before Westland. My Dad , Loved Sears Too, and Charged Everything He needed there: Paint, Lawnmowers, Tools, and Lots of other things. Remember Their Catalog, as Thick as A Big Thick Telephone Book ??? And Their Candy Counters, Were THE BEST !!!!! Happy Labor Day, Today !!!!! Don't Work Too Hard !!!!! Regards , To Your Sister, and Pat , and Best Regards , to You Too !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Sep-2009 09:00
Carey gigi, Hi, That's True , about Vernor's !!!! I used to Go up to Broward County, To Publix, and Winn Dixie, To Get it, Back in The 80's. I remember, Before our Vacation Trips, I Would Go To Broward, and Get Like 4 or 5 Sixpacks, of Vernor's, and we would Put it in our Ice Chest, a Few, at A time, and We Enjoyed A Can, at a Time: Ice Cold. I remember the very 1st Vernor's, I ever Had: My Dad, and I , were out in The Car, on a Hot Summer Day, and We Stopped, at The Candy Store, on East 6th Avenue, and 9th Street, and We Had Vernor's, Iced Cold, in The Big Glass Returnable Bottle, and I Loved Vernor's , Ever Since. My Dad, said : He Had Drank Vernor's, at Summer Camp, on Lake Coneaut, In Ohio, near Pennsylvania , as a Kid, and He Loved it. I Still get it at Publix. And Yes, it will Go Thru Your Nose, Like Horseradish, or Hot Mustard, Like The Chinese Restaurants Have. I Think it's A Combination, of Carbonation, and The Ginger in it. I've Had that Happen, Lots, and Lots Of Times. Patti , Knew about Vernor's, Before We Married, Because Her Grandma always Drank it, and Patti , would Have it at Her House, when She Visited Her Grandma. They used to Have Floats, Made Of : Vernor's, with Vanilla Ice Cream. Some People Tell Me: Oh Vernor's Nowadays: Is no Good, it was Better, a Long Time Ago. I Strongly Disagree !!!!! It's The Same Now, as it always was, To My Taste, and it still Burns Your Nose, almost Making You Cry, So That's Strong and Good Old Timey Vernor's , in My Book !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		07-Sep-2009 05:12
Robbin I remember around the 80s when if you wanted Vernors ginger ale you had to go to Broward county for some odd reason they didn't have it in Dade. I also remember when you opened the bottle if you tried to drink it too soon it would cause you to gasp for air did that ever happen to you.? Later Carey

carey gigi		07-Sep-2009 05:06
Hello Robbin I just read your comment about the girl named Donna Wood and my sisters friend went to Saint Johns with her . I remember her always being over our house when we were on 19th st. and 10 th ave. She was a very tough girl as I remember I beleive her step fathers last name was Uell and they lived at the corner of east 5th st. and 9th lane. I didn't get to work on my house until after 2 p.m. I was kinda sore this morning I took a fall right on my back and elbow yesterday, I was working on a door and it was wet outside I walked in and my shoes were wet and down I went on the tile floor. I feel great now but I was on the floor for about five minutes after knocking myself out for a few seconds. I just got up had something to drink and went back to work I think I'm built kinda tough when it comes to things like that. This morning I had to go over to Sears and buy a new deep fryer for my wife , just like the one we got our daughter with two baskets. They were out of them so she will have to buy it in N.C. . I hate going to that area on the weekend it is so crowded. I didn't go to my sisters tonight but I am going tomorrow. Tuesday I have to go replace the door frame I was trying to repair on Sat. the worst part it is an outside door withglass block around it that I put in 2 years ago . The ladies son got mad and kicked it and broke all the wood around the locks so now it has turned into a new door frame and a lot of labor. Early tomorrow morning I hope to get my 110 brick put back together before it gets hot outside. Later Your friend Carey

carey gigi		07-Sep-2009 04:31
Manocarz Hello I read your story on the McCrorys site and It says quite a bit about your character . It was a small gesture but a very thoughtful and sharing one, and great to read that a small boy would do that says that you were brought up right. I spoke to my twin sisters tonight and I had to tell them the same story , they appreciate things like that also. P.S. I went on google this morning and looked up the site for the cars and I couldn't tell what scale they were ,however they showed some for sale and they still looked good , the wheels looked a little unusual and it looked like a nail was used for the axle, but I would like to have a few of them . They sell them on a site from England. Talk again later Carey

Robbin		07-Sep-2009 04:12
Don Boyd, Happy Labor Day !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Sep-2009 04:11
To My Friends Who Write Here : Happy Labor Day !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Sep-2009 04:08
Carey gigi, I Read your Post, on The McCrory's Hialeah Drive Picture Site, and You're Right, about Ernie Reeves. I Remember Him Driving Super Modified Stock Cars, at Hialeah Speedway, when I went there, as A Kid, in The 50's. He was a Big Name Driver there, at that time. I also Saw that you Mentioned : Donna Wood. I Had A Girlfriend named Donna Wood, When I was around : 5 Years Old, But I Think she was around My Age. She Lived in The Essex House Apartments, on East 4th Avenue, across The Street, From Parklaine Cafeteria, and ST. John's. It's Hard to Believe : That there would Be 2 Donna Wood's, Living So Close to each other, and if She was your Sister's Age, She would of Been, Much older , than Me. My Girlfriend, was Donna Roseanna Wood, and I Remember that Her Father' First Name was : Lionel. They Lived Upstairs, in That Apartment Complex. I Used to Take Her On Dates, To The Essex Theatre, and To Royal Castle, on East 4th Avenue, and Hialeah Drive. Best Regards !!!! Your Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

Robbin		07-Sep-2009 03:51
Manocarz, I Went to The Mc Crory's Hialeah Drive Picture, and Read Your Post, and I Enjoyed it. That Bread Truck Turned RV, sounded Neat, and The Travel, For Up To 7 Weeks, Must Of Been Great Fun. You Know, A Long Time ago : I Thought about that: Making A Bread Truck, into A Camper- RV. I Love RV's, and Hope to Get One Yet, and Do Some Serious Traveling, That's One Of My Many Dreams !!!!!! I Thought that was Real Nice Of You, To Leave The Little Carz Behind, for Some other Kids. A Good Hearted Kid, Very Admirable !!!!!!! I Didn't Leave A Comment There, I Commented Here. Good to Hear From You, My Hialeah Brother !!!!!!! Take Care !!!!!!! Robbin.

Manocarz		06-Sep-2009 23:10
Robbin: Check out my 'carz' comment on the McCrory's page.

Robbin		06-Sep-2009 19:10
Anyone Like Ginger Ale ???? I Do, I Love it !!!!! As A Young Kid, I Drank : Vernor's Ginger Ale, Schweppe's Ginger Ale, Cott's Ginger Ale, White Rock Ginger Ale, Fanta Ginger Ale , Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Penguin Ginger Ale From Grand Union, Chek Ginger Ale From Kwik Chek, and Food Fair Brand Ginger Ale. I Still Love Ginger Ale, and I Get it Often. I Now Drink: Publix Ginger Ale, Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Vernor's Ginger Ale, Schweppe's Ginger Ale, and Seagram's Ginger Ale. Publix Ginger Ale, is Really 1st Class. I Get Publix Ginger Ale, in The 2 Liter Bottles, A Lot, and it's Cheap, Like only 70 Cents, for 2 Liters, and it's Really Gingery, and Very Fizzy. I'm Enjoying A Large Styrofoam Coffee Cup, of Iced Cold Publix Ginger Ale Right Now !!!! The Schweppe's Ginger Ale Now, is Not as Good, as in The 50's. It was Sorta Like Vernor's then. I used to Buy it a Cold Bottle , at a time, in My East Hialeah Neighborhood, at The Deli, of Pickle Herring Charlie's, on East 9th Street, and Lejeune Road. And Cott's, and White Rock, Were Excellent Ginger Ales, Back then. Happy Sunday, To All Of My Friends !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Sep-2009 18:50
Pokey, I was The Guest below. I Guess, I Forgot to Type in My Name.

Guest		06-Sep-2009 18:48
Pokey, I Had SOS, this Morning, for Breakfast !!!! My Wife was off Work, From Publix, and I Made us Creamed Chipped Beef, over Rye Bread Toasted, and Iced Cold Publix Produce Fresh Squeezed Florida Orange Juice. It was Delicious !!!!! Some People Hate SOS, But Not Me !!!! I Love it !!!!!!! My Dad, Made it For My Brother , and I , as Little Kids, and I've Loved it ever Since. Do You Like Vernor's Ginger Ale ???? I Love it !!!!!! My Dad, introduced Me to it, When I was Like 5 Years Old. He Grew up on it, and Also Loved it. I Get it at Publix, they Carry it. I'm Still Watching, and Enjoying The DVD's You Sent Me. I Love The Kart Races, at Quincy, and The Riding Mower Tractor Races The Best . Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Sep-2009 18:29
Manocarz, How Are Ya ???? I Hope All is Well, More Or Less , at Your House, other than The Normal Pains , you Guys Are Enduring. I Know it's not Easy. I Am a Carz Collector Now, ( Small Scale ), My Carz, and Size of My Collection. But Only You: Are The One and Only Manocarz !!!!!!!!! The Undisputed King Of Collecting CARZ !!!!!!!! Your Proud Distinction. Have A Nice Sunday, My Friend !!!!! Best Regards , always !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Sep-2009 18:21
Carlos B., Happy Sunday, My Friend !!!!!! I Hope You Have a Nice One !!!! Have You Ever Been to : Sweet Tomatoes ???? My Wife and I Love That Place. The Food is Very Fresh, and Delicious , and We Go there Often. Their Soups, alone, are Worth The Trip there. We Went There, Friday Evening, For Dinner. Their New England Clam Chowder , Chili Con Carne, Black Bean, French Onion, and Potato- Leeks , are My Favorite Soups There. Carlos, Did You Ever Hear : Tower Of Power ????? If You Have Something To Play Cassettes On, I Can Make You Cassettes Of Their Music. Let Me Know !!!! I Think you would Like their Songs. Take Care !!!! Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Sep-2009 18:03
Carey gigi, I Know you're Busy, working at your House. I Hope You Have a Nice Sunday, anyway though. I 'm Guessing that you're Going to Your Sister's House, for Dinner, But if not, and You want to Go to Dinner, with us, Let Me Know. We're Going Somewhere to Eat, from Say 5:00 To 6:00. You are invited , and Welcome !!!!! Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Sep-2009 17:56
Dave B., Hopefully, You are Feeling Progressively Better , each Waking Day !!!! Your Maine Getaway, is Less Than a Week away, and You Must Be Up to it !!!! That Trip, and Vacation, will Be Nice, and I'm Sure you Need it !!!!! All Of Those Cases, and The Stress, of Preparing For Them, and The Commute, ect., Make You More Than Ready, For The Vacation, I'm Sure. You Need it, and Deserve it !!!!! And Then Later, when it's Cooled off Here in Miami, a Bit, You Will Be Here, Going To Royal Castle, and Dixie Pig, and Seeing The Sights, on Your Guided Tour, of The City !!!!!!! Think Of All You Have To Look Forward To !!!!!!! And I Almost Forgot: The Jet Ride, on Some Airline, Which one, is Still Unknown, But one Of Them. You Will Get Here, Somehow !!!!!!! ?? I Have Ruled Out Eastern Airlines, and Greyhound . That should Be Reaasuring, to You !!!!!! What A Relief , HUH !!!!!!!! Yesterday, at 7 P. M., it was ; 81 Degrees, And The Humidity, was 94 %, with Winds O . Right Now, with Sun , and Breeze, at 1:47 P. M., it's 91 Degrees, and 85 % Humidity. The Palm Trees, are Swaying Gracefully, Like Swans Flying By. Overall, it's A Pretty Day, Here in Miami, The Magic City, My Birthplace !!!!!!!! Have A Nice Sunday, Dave !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Sep-2009 17:34
Don Boyd, I'm Going to Take A Ride, This Afternoon, and I will Take A Spin Past The Location of The Old Steak And Egg Kitchen , in Miami Springs, To Investigate, Reference A New Cracker Barrel There. Not Only The Space Factor, But I Thought they were only off Interstates, unless they're Branching out, and are opening Restaurants, in the cities too. ????? I Will Let you know, of my Findings !!!!! If there is one there now: It will be 1/2 the Distance to The one off I 75 and Sheridan, in Pembroke Pines, where I usually Go. I'm Still Thinking about Bridget Bardot, and it was HARD, to write this !!!!!!!! Later !!!! Robbin.

Robbin The Rascal		06-Sep-2009 17:22
Don Boyd, I Always Admired Bridget Bardot, Myself. Such Beauty, and Her Ability to Undress, so Gracefully Didn't Hurt any Either !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ !! I Think I Remember something about that Drive In Theatre, But not Much !!!! I Know , For sure , that I was never there, What A Crying Shame !!!!!!!!!!!! I Feel Cheated, and Deprived , to this Day !!!!!! With Bridget Bardot Starring , Man, was I Cheated !!!!!!! She was The Stripper Queen, Back Then, and Even to this Day, Her Name Still Raises Eyebrows, ECT., Especially Mine !!!!! I Doubt , if I Could Take on You , Dave, Carlos, and Carey, In A Tough Guy Battle, But I Know I Can Handle Myself. Anyone, Will Have Their Hands Full, if They Pick A Fight with Me, and it Will Show, and They Will Know, That They've Been in One Hell Of A Fight, That I Can Honestly Tell You Don, all Kidding Aside. I Would Rather Admire Bridget Bardot Doing Her Strip though, Than Fighting !!!!!!!!!!! Have A Nice Sunday, Don !!!!! Best Regards !! Robbin The Rascal.

Don Boyd		06-Sep-2009 15:48
Carey Gigi: I can't believe it, you remembered the name of the drive-in theatre that I posted something about at the top of the Drive-In Theatre/Theatre gallery athttp://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories_theatres_driveins . A gent by the name of Bob Sara posted the name first in the comments at the bottom of that gallery but I wanted someone else to confirm it and you did it. I used to go there with neighbors and their kids in the late 50's when I was 10-11-12 and I saw a few Brigitte Bardot movies there which were pretty darn risque at the time. I have been in love with her ever since. Thank you for remembering the name and thanks for your nice comments about the site. You too, Robbin the Rascal. Dave B: I'm glad to hear that you're getting better! You're going to need to be in great shape when you come down here when it's cooler and maybe you, Carey, Carlos and me combined can wrestle wtih Robbin. He's much bigger than I thought he was so maybe with four of us in good shape we could have an even match. Cracker Barrel in Miami Springs on Westward Drive? I wish there was one but it doesn't appear on the Cracker Barrel location website at: http://www.crackerbarrel.com/location.cfm?state=FL Is the old Steak & Egg large enough for a typical Cracker Barrel? Carlos mentioned Barry McGuire's Eve of Destruction - I loved that song when it was popular back in 1965/66 - I was in my first year at MDCC and was facing the draft if I screwed up grade-wise due to partying and of course I did. Fortunately I joined the USCG before Betty Gribble at the draft board caught up to me. I got a letter from her before I shipped out to boot camp but the recruiter took care of her, depriving her of another hapless soul. Don

Robbin L.		06-Sep-2009 04:19
Don Boyd, I Agree with Carey gigi, Completely !!!! And I Say Thank You Don, For Everything You Do. It is Appreciated !!!!! Have A Nice Trip Don !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin L. -		06-Sep-2009 04:13
Carey Gigi, I Remember Something about The 22nd Avenue Drive In Movie Theatre, But The Palm Theatre, Doesn't Ring A Bell. I Remember where Sears Warehouse was, and where Howard Johnson's Commissary was. Later. Robbin.

Robbin L.		06-Sep-2009 04:04
Carey gigi, Long Hours, You Must Be Tired !!!!! The Painted Horse, on Biscayne Blvd., e used to Go There, all The Time, in 1964 and 65. 99 Cents, All You Could Eat. And Sweden House Smorgasboard, on South Dixie Highway, we went there a Lot too. Don Boyd, Has A Picture Of The Painted Horse, in The Restaurants Gallery. That's A Shame, about The Brick needing Work. Always Something Needs Fixed. More Work. I Got A New Hot Wheels Car today: A Purple 69 Mercury Cougar Eliminator. Carlos B., said that there is A Cracker Barrel, in Miami Springs, On Westward Drive. I Must Check into this !!!!!! That's Great, that Your Oldest Daughter, is Such A Great Cook, Like Your Wife !!!!!!! Don't Work Too Hard Tomorrow, at The House. Best Regards !!!!! Your Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

Robbin L.		06-Sep-2009 03:42
Carlos B., I Like The 60's War Protest Music too . I Think My Absolute Favorite Song, in That Category, is : For What It's Worth, By The Buffalo Springfield. I Know it's Great Music, But I Don't Really care For Big Band Music. I Do However, Love Marching Band Music, Like Especially : High School Marching Bands !!!!! I Like Their Uniforms, Their Steps, and Movements, and Their Music. I Remember : Eve Of Destruction. Remember : War, By Edwin Starr ??? For Real ????? They Put A Cracker Barrel, in Miami Springs, on Westward Drive, Where Steak & Egg Kitchen was ????? I Didn't Know That. That would Be about Half the Distance , to The Cracker Barrel, in Pembroke Pines, for Me. Great News !!!! And Thanks !!!! I Love Cracker Barrel. I Got 2 New Hot Wheels Carz: A Chrome 62 Corvette, and A Purple 69 Mercury Cougar Eliminator. Yeah, You Losing A Few Pounds, will Definately Help You. I Need to Lose Some Weight Myself. Better For our Health !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		06-Sep-2009 03:22
Don Boyd, thanks.....feeling better, gradually, not greatly ill, etc just on antibiotics but not bedridden by any means....

carey gigi		06-Sep-2009 02:46
Don Boyd I checked out the McCrorys picture and I think it is the same one that I have in a book called The Curtiss -Bright Cities however the one on here is much clearer and brighter the book I'm referring to is by Seth H. Bramson I have one about Sunny Isle and he also did the history of the FEC . I enjoy the Miami sites also and like seeing how it was when my grandparents came to Miami in 1910 after Ellis island and Sicily. We all owe you a big thank you for your time and effort in keeping this site going I think you are under appreciated so from myself I say thank you and i really appreciate this site. Carey Gigi

carey gigi		06-Sep-2009 02:31
Robbin Hello I got home from work about 8 pm tonight tomorrow I am working around here I have to rebuild some of my old Chicago brick work my wall on the side that I built 29 years ago got water inside and the rebar rusted , expanded and cracked the brick. I remember going to Sweden House smorgasboard in south Dade on U.S. 1. Do you remember a place called the Painted Horse in North Miami same style all you can eat. We still have some small painted wooden horses that we bought there in the mid 60s. Most of the other places you mentioned I haven't been to I think I'm one of those people who just eats to live, which is a shame because my wife is really a great cook, and likes to try new recipes. The drive in that I was telling you about last week that was near the Sears warehouse was called the Palm drive in and you drove in from 27th ave. but you drove about a block and a half east and then came to the entrance. We used to go there around 1962 and 63 with my parents and Later I went there around 1969 and that is when I realized it was two drive ins on the east side it was called the 22nd. ave. and it had a wooden fence down the middle to segregate the white from the blacks and in 1969 they had big sections of the fence taken down. It was about time, when I think back I wonder how something like that could of happened in the first place . I was so fortunate to have had parents that taught me and my brothers and sisters differently. My older daughter just called to thank me for her birthday gift it is today we got her a stainless steel digital deep fryer she wanted one after she saw the one I got my wife. Hers is better though it has two smaller baskets plus the large one . She is almost as good a cook as my wife. Talk Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		06-Sep-2009 01:50
Carlos B. Thanks a million for that website I already went on it and bookmarked it . I just figured for about 200 dollars I can have 2 reconditioned speakers and center pole and the basket that holds them , these speakers are the original and bead blasted to look like knew and they also have a better sound than original. The speakers are at the most only about 39 dollars depending which brand. I got into liking big band music after my daughter got into the Miami Springs Senior High Jazz band for 10th,11th,and 12th grade. and I would go to almost all the events when possible . That song Eve of Destruction is truly a timeless message everytime I hear it I realize that. I am not familiar with Perez Prado. Have a safe trip to your grandaughters . I have a 13 grandson and a great grandson , but my three grandaughters can make me go weak inside they can be so special . Thanks again for the info. Carey Gigi

Carlos B.		05-Sep-2009 23:48
Carey gigi, Check out this website www.driveinmemories.com they have refurbished drive in speakers for sell they would make a great prop for a car display. Remember the mosquito repellant sticks they gave you to burn? I love the 60's era music I do listen to fifties too and some of the big band era music is really good Glenn Miller's music is my favorite, have you ever listen to Perez Prado and his Mambo? Of the protest music of the sixties Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire can still relate to this times Dave, good to hear you are feeling better hope you have a safe and wonderful time on vacation. Robbin remember the Steak and Egg resturant in Miami Springs, my wife and I used to love that place now it's Cracker Barrel. I'm trying to eat less and excercise to try and drop some weight, next week is my granddaughter's Sweet Sixteen I will going to Port Charlotte to her party and to photograph her.

DI S. Sincere P. I.		05-Sep-2009 22:00
Private Boston, AS THE PRIVATE WAS !!!!!!! Not : AS YOU Were !!!! EWE, AIN't No Such Animal, in THE MARINE CORPS. That was A TYPO !!!!! DISREGARD !!!!! DI S. Sincere USMC PI.

Hialeah Boy Robbin		05-Sep-2009 21:55
Don Boyd, I Clicked on Your Direct Link to See The Hialeah Drive Mc Crory's Picture, and I Enjoyed it, and It sure Did Bring Back Memories. Thanks A Lot !!! And Thanks For Intending to Post My Picture, or Pictures, I Appreciate That, and Am Waiting Anxously To See it , or Them Up. Have A Good Trip !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin The Hialeah Rascal.

SSG Sam Sincere USMC		05-Sep-2009 21:49
Private Boston, Very Well !!!! As You Were !!!!! The Order, Is Standing Down !!!!! Enjoy Maine !!!!

dave b		05-Sep-2009 21:28
Yes SIR, the private will be ready for Maine, SIR

DI SSG R. Learned		05-Sep-2009 21:14
Dave B., Private Boston, That Is An Order !!!!! Get Well Soon, So The Private Can Do Some More Bends & ^%&( ) @ # _+ ~ ` *= , and Some Night Marches, in The Swamp, with The Platoon. And Listen Up: Effective Immediately: Sick Bay, In Beaufort, is Closed !!!!!! Instead Of Sick Bay, Maybe You'd Like To Go To : The Motivation Platoon, for A While. I Knew You Would Figure out , in a Hurry, That I was Getting at : Parris Island MCRD, and You Would Get A Good Laugh, to Lift Your Spirits !!!!!! My Army Stuff, was Very Similar, so I Know what to say To Marines. Keep Improving, You've Got To Be Ready, For Maine !!!!!! And Don't Worry : The 2 Royal Castle's in Miami, will Still Be Here, when You Come Down, Eventually. Best Regards !!!!!! SSG R. L.

Don Boyd		05-Sep-2009 16:49
Dave B, sorry to hear about your illness - get well soon! Okay Hialeah Boyz, I added a 1955 of McCrorys 5 & 10 cent store on Hialeah Drive a few minutes ago. Everyone should remember that store. Hialeah Drive barely looks paved in the foreground. The direct link is: http://www.pbase.com/image/116901733 Robbin: I'll work on your pics either today or tomorrow so I can get them up before I leave town again. Don

dave b		05-Sep-2009 14:10
Yes, Sirrrrrrrrr, Robbin sir, getting well, sir, as ordered Sir! Brought back memories of Parris Island for me, Robbin-----:)

Robbin		05-Sep-2009 11:39
Dave B., Off Your A#& , and On Your Feet, Marine !!!!!! Drop Your C@%^, and Grab Your Socks !!!!! A H, & Elb., Move Out, at A Double Time !!!!! No More Ambulatory, No More Sick Bay, and Most Of All : No More Goldbricking, That is Off Limits, and Banned !!!!!!! I Hope That Military Humor, Made You Smile, or Laugh, Because it was intended to Do Just that. Seriously : I Hope You are Feeling Much Better Now, and Are Ready To Take On The Whole World, But I Hope You Don't Have To !!!!!!!!! A Good Shot Of B12, and A Good Shot , of Jack Daniel's, and You'll Be Ready, For Anything !!!!!!! Have A Good Weekend , My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin L.		05-Sep-2009 11:24
Carey gigi, Hometown Buffet, on University Drive, Just South of I-595 By Home Depot, is a Good All You Can Eat Buffet. I Have Been there, Man, Many Times, and I Like Their Food !!!!! They Have : A Salad Bar, A Sliced To Order : Meat Station, with Ham, Turkey, and Roast Beef, A Hot Foods Section, with Fried Chicken, and other Entres, and Vegetables, Rolls, and other Breads, A Fontain Drink Station, with Milk, Chocolate Milk, Soft Drinks, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Coffee, Fruit Punch, ect., and They Have A Lot Of Desserts, to Choose From. It's Similar, to Golden Corral, Yet Different. I Think You will Like it, if You Go there , Sometime !!!!!! I Like Golden Corral, also , it's Real Good too !!!!! In Clearwater, where Patti's Mom, Her Sister, and 2 Nephews , and their Families Live: There's A Good All You Can Eat Buffet there, called : Stacey's, That's Real Good, and Very Similar, to Hometown Buffet, in Davie. They used to have another one similar, in Clearwater, that was Real Good too, called : Buddy Freddy's, But They Closed, a Few Years Ago. Have You ever Been, to A Ryan's Mega Bar Buffet ????? I Don't Know, if There are still any Around Anywhere , out of State, But They were Real Good too !!!! And , Do You Remember : Sweden House Smorgasboard ???? It was Good !!!! And : Duff's Smorgasboard, was Good, Some Locations, were Much Better, than others though. The one that was in Pembroke Pines, and one that was in Columbia , South Carolina, were Much, Much Better, than Ours , that was in Hialeah Years Ago. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, There are Several Calabash Style Seafood Buffets, and they are Real Good. I Like All You Can Eat Buffets, But You Have to Be Careful, not to over eat, and Get Sick, as I Have: Many, Many times !!!!! I Hope , I Didn't Make Anyone Hungry !!!!!! I Like Sweet Tomatoes !!!! It's A Healthy Place to Eat, and The Food is Fresh, and Tasty, and it's All You Can Eat, so You Have Variety, and it's A Good Value. We Go to The One in Pembroke Pines, near Town Gate. Best Regards, My Friend !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Sep-2009 04:16
Carey gigi, I Think I Remember That Dave Dixon Show, Sponsored By Franco's !!!! I watched it , a few times, and My Favorite Show, Was : Highway Patrol. I used to Go to The Franco's , on West 21st Street, That was in Between: Palm Avenue, and Red Road, next to Vulpetti's, in Hialeah. Their Pizza , was Real Good. But I Quit Going there, after one Day, that they Gave Me The Business, For No Reason. I was Driving A Foodservice Truck , on A Route around There, and after I Made A Delivery, to Vulpetti's next Door, I Parked My Truck Out Of The way Neatly, and Went in Franco's , to Eat Lunch. I Sat Down at A Table, and They Ignored Me, and Greeted Others that came in after me, and Took Their Orders, Still Ignoring Me. I Finally Got up, and Walked out, and Never Went There Again. You Must Try : Sweet Tomatoes, Their Food, is Healthy, and Very Tasty !!!!! Everything , is Fresh !!!!!! I Hope Your Wife, Get's to Feeling Better. I Got all Of My Tower Of Power C. D.'s Back Finally. What a Relief !!!!! Remember : Perimeter Road !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!+++++++++++++++>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Sep-2009 03:54
Dave B., Feel Better Fast !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Sep-2009 03:51
Pokey, I Like The Woodstock Music, and War Protest Music : Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby , Stills , Nash, & Young, The Byrds, Ect., too, and The Surfer Music: The Beach Boys, and Jan and Dean, But I Don't Really Care about : The 40's Big Band Music. I Know it is Great Music, and I Respect that, But it's Just not My Cup Of Tea, But Again: That's Only Me . The 60's , was A Great Time, with Lots Of Important Happenings, That Effected Most Everyone !!!!! And 60's Music, was Very Important, and Still is, With Many People, Like Me !!!!! Best Regards, From Me in Hialeah !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Sep-2009 03:38
Some People , were Half Asleep, Or Just Morons, and They Drove Off, From The Drive In Theatres, with The Speaker Thing, still Hooked to Their Car Window, and Some of Them : Didn't Work, so I Guess that's Why they Changed The System, But I Went to Some of The Drive Ins in Miami, Back when they were still around, and I Took My Portable Radio, Run By Batteries, and it Didn't Work, Very well. The Sound Cut out a Lot. I Think , The Drive In Movie Theatres, were Best, in The 50's. I Remember The Golden Glades Twin Drive In Theatre, in Carol City, it Had Swings , and We Kids, would Go and Swing, while watching The Movie, and that was Fun. I Sure Do Miss The Old Days, at The Drive Ins !!!!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		05-Sep-2009 02:51
Dave B. I'm glad to hear you are doing better I know what you go through with bronchitis, my wife is going through it right now and I feel bad that I can't be there with her in N.C. ,however I have a lot of family there and we are a very close family,and we help each other all the time . My wife and I are lucky to have both come from families where there were 6 siblings on both our sides. We now have over 72 relatives and 4 generations somebody has a birthday every week. There is one more on the way in Dec. Feel Better soon Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		05-Sep-2009 02:39
Hello does anybody that was living in Dade County in the mid 70s remember a show called The All night show with Dave Dixon . This show was on UHF channel 51 and it started about midnite and went until about 6 a.m.. I don't think there was any rehearsal at all ,but that is what maid it interesting, they would show old shows like Highway Patrol ,and a show called Boston Blackie some Laural and Hardy, and sometimes Dave Dixon didn't know he was on the air and he would be eating a big sandwich and then trying to talk with his mouth full. That is the reason we watched it so much you never knew what was going to happen. This was back when I was only about 26 years old and I could stay up all night and we would have about 10 people over in the house we were renting, and they would stay all night . I would go to bed about 4 and get up at 7 and work physical hard work all day long . I don't know how I did it. I later won a call in contest on this show , however I never got my prize , they were sponsored mainly by Francos Pizza ,remember them they were all over the county and they really stayed open real late, and delivered. I would sometimes have my 9year old nephew over and he would stay withus in the summer for days at a time. He reminded me of this time when I talked to him for an hour today, we are very close even today he is 43 and lives in Miami Lakes and I was best man in his wedding 20 years ago and he was the ring boy in mine 39 years ago. Talk Later Carey

dave b		04-Sep-2009 23:10
Hi Robbin, Carey, Pokey, Carlos B, and all----in court today, still felt under the weather, they saw that right away and tried to get me out of there early, which they did, so I feel a little better now, but we never appreciate our health til some simple cold or bronchitis lays us low! Just checking in with all of you and saying hi. Off to Southern Coastal Maine Sept 12-17th, will not have access to any computer, as I don't have a laptop, just this home table model......so will be off the air during that time......talk with you folks tomorrow------

Pokey		04-Sep-2009 20:26
Carey gigi I got a laugh out of you comment about leaving your radio on to listen to the drive - in. It was probably 25 years since I went to a drive in, and in 1995 ( in Pa ) I decided to take my son (age 8) to a drive in. We went in my old pick-up truck ( without a radio) and as you entered the drive in, the signs kept telling you to tune to a radio station, well when we got to the ticket both I ask what that meant and need less to say we turned around and went home, only to come back the next night with a portable radio. ha ha !!!!!!! and my boy fell asleep half way through the show anyway. take care Pokey

Pokey		04-Sep-2009 20:18
Carlos B Ya, I still listen to the Stones, Animals, CCR. Crosby-Stills-Nash and Young, and most of the old Woodstock era music, I am a big fan of the late 60's protest songs, I still play them on 8-track, CD or records on my old sterio system with the reverb. ha ha I am also into the big band sounds from the 40's, and of course Beach Boys and Jan & Dean music. take care Pokey

Robbin L.		04-Sep-2009 03:41
Carlos B., and Carey gigi, A Young Girl, Knows She's With The Wrong Guy: When on Their First Date, He Takes Her To Burger King, or McDonald's To Eat, and Then : After Dinner, He Drives up in Front, Of Holiday Inn !!!!!!! I knew , an Idiot, that actually Did Just That, and His Batting Average, was Very , Very Low, in Fact He Got Out of The Game, Because Of No Home Runs !!!!! The Guy Had No Class, whatsoever, Cheap, and Stupid !!!!!! I Never Tried That, I Have Much Too Much Class, and Respect. I Always Waited at Least till the 4th Date, To Try Anything, and Even Then, Everything , Had to Seem Right. And I Took My Dates, To Good Restaurants, Like : The 94th Aero Squadron, Victoria Station, Mansene's, Sea Shanty, Mike Gordon's, Place For Steak, Kelly's Seafood, Rusty Pelican, Jamaica Inn, Joe's Stone Crab, Monty Trainor's, Tien Ku, The Miamian Restaurant, Tony Roma's, The Melting Pot, The Cave's, Bobby Rubbino's, Havana Harry's, Whale Harbor, Trader's Brunch, at The Ramada Inn, Window's Brunch, at Shula's , Mary's, Pasquale's, Gracie's, Captain Perry's, Spiced Apple, Ect. I Was A Class Act, and If I Tried, and The Girl Said No, I Respected Her Wishes, and Backed Off. I Have always Been A Respectable Gentleman, and If The Young Lady, Didn't want To, I Said : No Problem, and Waited, or Dumped Her. A Church Parking Lot ??????????????????????? What ??????????????????????? No Way Jose !!!!!!! Not Me, God Would Punish Me, for That one !!!!!! I Think I'll Take A Cold Shower, Fellas, and Go To Bed . Later, Like Tomorrow !!!!!! Sleep Well, Gentlemen. Oh , Carey, I Never Used any of That Spray Film, But I Think I Remember it. Robbin L.

Robbin L.		04-Sep-2009 03:06
Carey gigi, Yeah, Perimeter Road, was Our Inspiration Point , and Lots Of Private Parties Of 2, Were Held There, in Cars !!!!! I was there, More than My Share, and Actually Saw A Few Planes Take Off, and Land, in Between !!!!!! And I Never Got Busted there either, And That was Good !!!!! I'm Sure Perimeter Road, is Still A Lovers Lane, even Today !!!!!! When We Cut Our Lawn, Lots Of Birds Come to The Grass after too. And after You Water the Grass, or it Rains, They Really Flock to our Backyard. Neat to watch them. Yeah, I Can Imagine, How Many Birds Go Up in That Big Tree. All Did Go well, this afternoon, at My Podiatrist's Office. He was Pleased, and Said My Foot Looked Good. They Cut My Toenails, and Sanded Them Smooth, with A Dremmel Tool, and Trimmed Calluses From Both Heels. Thanks , For Caring !!!!!! You're Absolutely Right , about The Drive In Theatres: The Ones in our Day, werer Much Bigger, and Better, and The Old Speakers that you Hung in The Window, were The Best. Unless You Bring a Portable Radio, with Batteries, You Could Run Your Battery Down, at The Drive Ins Now. Screw That !!!!! Thanks, For The Info, about : Vanishing Point. I Will Look for The Old one 1971. I Still Like The 50, and The 60's Music Best Too !!!!! My Expedition, seems to Be O.K. now, We'll See. Time Will Tell !!!!! It Runs on High Test Gas, and Oldies Cassettes, and I've Got Plenty Of Cassette Tapes Onboard !!!!! I'm Curious: Did Your Sister Recognize any People on The List ??? Oh, and I Got That Class Picture , to Don Boyd. He Came By, and Got it Last week, and Will Post it Soon. All The Best My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin L.

Robbin L.		04-Sep-2009 02:42
Carlos B., Sure I Remember The Song : When I was Young, and I Liked it, But Had totally Forgotten it, until you Mentioned it now. Deliverence, The 27th Avenue Drive In Theatre, and The Movie : Hollywood Knights, I Remember them all, and I went to That Drive In, Many Times. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin L.

Robbin L.		04-Sep-2009 02:36
Carlos B., I Remember The Japanese Gardens, By Watson Island, Where The New Parrott Jungle , or Jungle Island , is Now. That was City Of Miami P. D.'s Jurisdiction, and They were, and Are usually All Bastards. I'm Glad they Cut you some Slack. Yeah , The Drive In's Left now, Like The Thunderbird , are nothing Like our Old Ones, Back in The Day. The Speaker in The Window, was Best. And Sometimes, We Actually Saw Some Of The Movie, Before , or After Business. TCB., was Priority. Drive In Theatres , were Great, I Miss Them, a Lot. Even when we were Little Kids, with our Family, They were Neat, Exciting , and Fun, and Later On Dates: They Were Heaven, on Earth, with our Earth Angels !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin L.		04-Sep-2009 02:25
Carlos B. I went to My Foot Doctor, at Palmetto Hospital this afternoon, and all went well. My Foot, The Doctor said: was a Little Better, But it's Still Got a Small , Like an Ice Pick would Make, so I Have to Be Careful, and Watch out For Infection. But I'm alright: I Just won't Be Running in The Boston Marathon, anytime Soon. Thanks, for The Support . I Had some Close Calls, with The Police, on Car Dates, Parked in Suspicious Places, But Fortuneately, I Was Lucky, and Alert, and Avoided Embarassment, and Harassment. I Let others Go Thru That, and Watched The Police Hassling them, While I Took Off !!!!!! That Element Of Danger, Made it More Exciting, and When You're In Love, or In The Mood, and Opportunity Knocking, Who Cared, and Who Abstained ???? Not Me !!!!!! We Are, and Were Normal Guys, and Our Actions, Were Justified !!!!! I Only Got Caught in The Act, One Time: Her Parents Came Home !!!!!!!! That was a Bad Scene !!!!!! Her Parents, Had Steam Coming Out Of Their Ears, Very Pissed. Again I Was Very Lucky. I Kept on Seeing Her, But I Never Showed My Face , at Their House Again. We Met Somewhere, or I Picked Her up, at The Corner. She and I were Together, almost 2 Years, But Then, one Day, We Broke Up. She Went to Shenandoah JR. High, and Miami High, But I'm not Telling any More !!!! I Liked, and Still Like The Beatles, The Stones, and The Animals. My Favorite Stones Songs, would Be : Paint It Black, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Satisfaction, Have You Seen Your Mother Standing In The Shadows, and Honky Tonk Woman. The Beatles: I Have Lots Of Favorites By Them, Such as : I Shoulda Known Better, This Boy, If I Fell In Love Again, Tell Me Why, Love Me Do, & Please Please Me. And Eric Burdon & The Animals: Don't Bring Me Down, The House Of The Rising Sun, It's My Life, & Boom Boom Boom Boom. Best Regards, Carlos. I Enjoyed Your Post !!!!! Later, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		04-Sep-2009 01:51
Robbin hope all went well at the Doctors today. My lawn got cut this morning and this afternoon about 5 P.M. I looked out front and there were about 50 birds on the lawn I thought they were eating the cut grass but then I realized they were pulling worms out of the ground. There are about 200 birds in the 40 foot tall tree in front of my house they get real loud at times. I know what you mean about Perimeter road and having to leave quickly. Does anyone remember the spray on window tint that you could buy it came in amber ,green and blue there was a trick to applying it . The windows looked good until they fogged up and then they were a problem. You could only tint part of the front window , but I remember ruining my side windows trying to wipe them clean when leaving the drive in. If you go to rent Vanishing Point make sure it is the one from 1971 and not the remake from recently , I rarely watch remakes . Talk Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		04-Sep-2009 01:31
Carlos B. The drive ins that are left in Ft. Lauderdale are mini screens and you have to leave your ignition on to hear the sound through your car radio. The drive in isn't the same without that little speaker I tried to find a pair on Ebay once but had no luck. I can remember that awful pain you are talking about . Did you ever see a movie called Hollywood Knights came out around 1980 with Tony Danza and Michelle Phiefer . It has quite a few cars and one that stands out the most is the 57 chevy that Tony Danza drives it was the Popular Hot Rodding project X car built by the magazine in the 1970s each month they would show parts of it being built. Parking in the church parking lot I never would of thought of that , probably because I went to St. Johns Catholic school for 5 years . They really can put the fear in you. That Eric Burton and the Animals When I was Young is my favorite song of theirs next is Monteray. The stones I like Sympathy for the devil and 10,000 Light Years from Home, and White Rabbit just kinda says psychedelic I also have some songs by Quicksilver Messenger Service like What About Me kind of a protest song . My favorite music is still late 50s and early 60s. Talk Later Carey

Carlos B.		04-Sep-2009 00:19
Last movie I saw at the 27th ave drive in was Deliverance, with Burt Reynolds. Robbin yes those drive ins are greatly missed Kids now will never have the chance to enjoy them like we all did. That part in Grease when they are at the drive in is fun to watch. The loose arm trying to wander around your date, and you being cool about it. Driving home with blue b____ if your date didn't workout???? LOL Goodnight Everyone! Carlos>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Carlos B.		04-Sep-2009 00:08
I liked the Beatles but I was and am more of a Rolling Stones Fan I love their music, Favorite songs, Paint it Black, Under my Thumb, You can't always get what you want, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Get off my Cloud, Satisfaction Also Eric Burton and the Animals, You guys ever hear the song "When I was Young" kinda reminds me of my youth. White Rabbit by the Jefferson Airplane reminds me of my psychedelic time.

Carlos B.		03-Sep-2009 23:50
Robbin good to hear about your foot rest must be the best medicine, same as for my back I started to take it easy and it feels alot better. I almost got busted over where the old Japanese Gardens used to be I was parked in the field across from the gardens getting down with this girl I was dating when someone started to shine a light in the car and banged on the side window, my windows were all fogged up.. I pulled up my pants, and got out luckly the girl still had her dress on just her panties were off. Thank God the cops were cool, they gave me chance to leave, one of them told the girl to find a boyfriend that was not to cheap to take her to a hotel room. I discovered that the best place to fool around was in the parking lot of a church during night services, safe and sound! Carey gigi I'm going to watch that movie again to see the ending I never noticed that about the car, I'll get it through Nexflx or Blockbuster. I would have a 57 Chevy attached to that chromed out 327

Robbin		03-Sep-2009 04:12
Carey gigi, Hey !!!!! Thanks. I Thought My Doctors Appointment, was Wednesday, But it Turns out, that it's Thursday , so I Didn't Go today, after all. My Foot's Been Doing Pretty Good Lately, But You're Right : Saturday Night, it was Hurting. I Have to Favor it, and Stay off it, a Lot. You and I, and Our Dates, are Lucky, That we Didn't Get Busted By The Police, or Carlos, and His Friends , at Perimeter Road. I Always Liked The Beatles too, Especially: Their First Songs, when they First Got Here, From Liverpool. I was at Palm Springs JR. High, when they Arrived at MIA. Some of My Favorite Songs By The Beatles , are : This Boy, Michelle, I Shoulda Known Better, Taxman, Norwegian Wood, Love Me Do, And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, Eleanor Rigby, Nowhere Man, I Feel Fine, & She Loves You Yeah Yeah Yeah. They were a Great Group, and I Liked The Beatles Hairstyles, and Their Musical Instruments, Especially The Vox Super Beatle Amplifiers, and The Vox Continental Portable Organs. That Delmonico Steak, on The Grill, Sounded Good !!!!! I Like Steak !!!! I've Got 6 Hot Wheels Cars now. They're Real Neat !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Take Care. Talk To You Later, Like Tomorrow Night Probably. Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		03-Sep-2009 03:40
Carlos B., I Don't think I ever saw Vanishing Point, But it sounds Like A Good Movie. I Do Remember The Coral Way Drive In Theatre though. Went there, many times. I Loved Drive In Theatres, and as a Kid, we went to them, a Lot. The Golden Glades Twin, The 27th Avenue, The Turnpike, The Tropicaire, The North Dade, My Dad, Took us to them all. And now, We Have None Here, at all, in Dade County. The Thunderbird Swap Shop, in FT. Lauderdale, is The Only one Still Left, Down Here. That's Sad, to Me. I Remember The Submarine Races, at Inspiration Point: Alias : Perimeter Road. By MIA. I Took A Few Girls There, To Watch Jets Take Off, and Land, ECT. !!!!!!!!! That was Some Great Times, For Me !!!!!!! The Police used to Love to Roust Lovers there, and Make them get out of their Cars, Half Clothed, and Half Not. Thank God, I Never Got Busted, By Those Jerks, Being Macho, and Trying To See Something, and Then Busting The Couples. I Kept My Eyes Open, and if I Saw The Police, I High Tailed it outa There. That Place, was A Real Famous : Lovers Lane !!!!!! I Hope You Have A Good Day, at Work Tomorrow !!!! Good , That You're Going to The Gym , again. That Will Keep You in Shape, and Bust Stress too. Take Care, My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		03-Sep-2009 03:28
Carlos B. your right about Vanishing Point with Kawalski the driver . I saw the movie at the 27th ave. drive in with my wife of about 6 months or so now 39 years. Were you able to catch the blooper at the end . They didn't wreck a Challenger but it was a 67 0r 68 Camaro all they showed was rear half still one of my favorite films . I keep telling myself that I am going to start exercising again I have a Boflex that I need to start using again. That was a mean thing behind the airport I know because I used to go there also. Later Carey

carey gigi		03-Sep-2009 03:16
P.S. what I meant to say was I was listening to the rare Beatles as I was writing Bye.

carey gigi		03-Sep-2009 03:12
Hello Robbin ,I hope your foot is doing better after the Doctors visit . I remember when you and Patty were leaving my house on Sat. Night that it was hurting you a bit. I had a Delmonico steak tonight that I cooked on my bar-b-cue tonight I cooked the french fries out there also on the side burner. Even though it was raining slightly I have it built under it's own roof separate from the house. I only put accent on it and cook it until it is almost burned. I was watching The Beatles Anthology on VH1 earlier and and now I have last years Fathers day gift from my younger daughter. She made me 7 CDs with all rare Beatles songs 180 total and she printed out covers and put them all in a leather 6x6 inch carrying case very thoughtful and treasured gift. I talked to her earlier and she told me she is buying The Beatles Rockband for my grandaughters guitar hero game and I think it will work on her WII game also that comes out on 09-09-09 next week. I have always been a Beatles fan I remember when they came to Miami 2 days before my 15th birthday and were on Ed Sullivan the day after my 15th bday. I have Beatles items from the Franklin Mint. I also have two mint condition Sgt. Peppers albums that I want to mount in a glass enclosed frame with both albums open to expose all four sides inner and outer because I wouldn't dare cut them to do it with just one. Keep up the car collecting and soon you will need a special place to display them. If I had a big enough house where I had a room just for guy stuff I would probably have a chromed out 327 chevy V8 with bell housing four speed and Hurst shifter on a stand and lights to display it . In my opinion that is a piece of working art. Gonna go watch A Bronx Tale now . Talk Later your friend Carey

Carlos B.		03-Sep-2009 02:38
Hello everybody, It's 10.10pm just got home from the gym after 2 months I started again, my left wrist and back felt good so I decided to give the weights a try, I did some chest , shoulder, and back I started a little lighter than I usally do. It felt good. Tomorrow I will go to do legs and chest. Dave glad your feeling better. Carey gigi Vanishing Point thats a great movie thats one of the last movies I saw at a drive in the one on Coral Way, I hated the ending when he drives the Challenger into that bulldozer. Like the Fast and the Furious in the end they rollover that beautiful Charger. That Polara sounds pretty cool in high school my buddy had a 1968 Polara ex-police car that sucker could move we would drive behind the airport and flash the spotlight on the cars parked there just to mess around you would see little heads coming up and cars leaving, hell that was mean I used to take my dates there too. Well going to bed early wake-up tomorrow got to be at Port of Miami at 6.00am. Goodnight Everyone>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

dave b		02-Sep-2009 18:10
I was just coming on here anyway to say I am nearly over it. Just one of those recurring things, except for last year......takes three or four days or five etc and back to normal....thanks for asking etc

Robbin		02-Sep-2009 17:05
Dave B., How's The Patient today ???? I Hope You're Feeling Better !!!!! I'm sure , Most Everyone : Knows what Bronchitis is, I Know I Do, I've Had it, and it's Horrible . I also Had Pneumonia before, and that is Really Horrible too. I was in The Army, in Basic Training, in The Cold Winter, in South Carolina, and I Had a Very High Fever. Luckily, I Survived that. And at that time, At Fort Jackson, there were Lots of Cases of Spinal Meningitis, and Several Deaths, from it, so I was Very Lucky, not to Have Gotten that, But I Did Go Thru The Excrusiating Pain, Hell On Earth Spinal Tap, to Make sure that I Didn't Have Spinal Meningitis. Be Well , My Friend !!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		02-Sep-2009 16:54
Manocarz Carlos B. & Carey gigi, Hi Guys !!!!! I Got 3 New Hot Wheels Carz today, at Publix, in Miami Lakes, at The Check out : A Blue 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, A Gold 1940 Ford Pickup Truck, and an Orange Dune Buggy . So I Now Have 5 Hot Wheels Carz, in My Starting Out Collection. I Have Displayed them, for now, in my Medicine Cabinet, in My Bathroom, and Everytime I Go in There, I Look at Them, and it Makes Me Happy. I Don't Put My Medicines in The Medicine Cabinet, They are Somewhere else. I Like Colorful things, in My Medicine Cabinet, Like Small Vacation Souvenirs, and now My Carz. It Makes My Bathroom Time, More Enjoyable, that Way, and I Still Have Room there, for My Trac 2 Razor, Shave Cream, Toothpaste, Aftershave, Mouthwash, and Deodorant. I Have The Wooden Medicine Cabinet, with 3 Doors, with Mirrors, and 6 Round Lights on Top, or Separate Above it. Best Regards, to All of You Gentlemen !!!!! Your Friend Robbin.

Robbin		02-Sep-2009 08:04
Friends, I'm Going Back To Bed, To Get Some More Much Needed Beauty Rest !!!!! HAH, HAH, HAH !!!!!! For Me To Have Beauty, I would Have to Sleep : For A Hundred Years !!!!!!!! I Am A Beast, But My Beauty, is inside, in My Great Big Heart Of Gold !!!!!!!!! Not Everyone, can Be Beautiful, on The Outside, Like Some Of These Foxes around , But Remember Always, what The Temptations Sang : Beauty's Only Skin Deep !!!!!!!! It's So True. Later. Have A Good Day, My Friends !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		02-Sep-2009 07:55
Carlos B., Hi, I know You Have Been to Tom Jenkin's BBQ, and You and I Know How Wonderful, their BBQ, and Side Orders are , So We Can Both Tell Carey gigi, Just How Good The Food , is There !!!!!! He's Seen it, But Has Never Been There to Eat. Wouldn't You Agree: He Needs To Go There, to Eat ???? !!!!!!! I Love Their Food There: Their Pork BBQ Sandwich, Their Collard Greens, Their Corn Bread, Their Hush Puppies, and Their Sweet Iced Tea !!!!! I Made Myself Hungry, and it's 3 : 45 A. M. I'm Going To The Kitchen, For Some Iced Cold Publix Chocolate Milk, That Will Make Me Smile, and Satisfy: My Hunger. I Hope all is Well, With You !!!!! I Go To My Foot Doctor Today, at 4 P. M., for My Weekly Visit. After My Doctor's Appointment This afternoon, I Will Buy A Couple New Little Carz, at Target, where Hialeah Speedway was. Best Regards, My Friend !!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Sep-2009 07:41
Carey gigi, I once Had a Car Repair, at a Gas Station, up on a Hill, From The Mall, on Tunnel Road, and I- 40. We were on A Vacation Trip, in A 1981 Mercury Zephyr, Fairly New, and A Hose Broke. You Could Throw a Rock, from The Station, to The Mall Parking Lot, it was Visible, and That Close. I've Been In , and Thru Asheville, Many times, But I Admit: I Don't Know it all that well. I Know Wilmington, Raleigh, and Charlotte, Much Better. My Cousin Kelly, Grew up in Fayetteville, But Now Lives in : Kernersville, next to Greensboro. He Retired From Lowe's, at The Home Office, after 27 Years ,with them. He was in Their Accounting Dept. We used to Visit Him, and His Parents, in The 50's, and Early 60's, in Fayetteville. And Did We Have Fun, at His House, and in Fayetteville????? Yes , Indeed, We Sure Did !!!!!! Great Memories !!!!! You Know The Saying: Nothin Could Be Finer, Than To Be In Caroliner, In The Morning !!!! I've always Loved North Carolina, The Tar Heel State, and My Brother Does Too, I Guess, Because our Grandma Learned , was Born and Raised in Burgaw, Just North of Wilmington, and We went there , most Every Summer, when we were Kids. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Sep-2009 07:22
Carey gigi, Hey, Yeah, The Expedition, ( Monica's Car ), is Once Again Running O. K., it Seems , For Now, But it's On Probation, and I Don't Trust it, a Whole Lot. We Will See !!!!! I Love to Make Trips To FT. Lauderdale, and Homestead, Coral Gables, South Miami, Kendall, ect., and Hopefully Monica's Expedition, will Be Ready, and Reliable enough , to Make those Short Trips, and not Break Down. I Love The Looks, and Ride Of The Expedition, and The A / c is Cold , and Good, and The Power Windows, ect., are Great, But I Think I Trust My Old Aerostar More, than Miss Monica. You Can Tell, I Like the Name : Monica !!!!!! Patti doesn't though, Because She Knows I Like Monica. Thanks, For The Good info on Finding Little Carz, I appreciate it. I'm Going to Be Going around to all of The Stores, to Get Some More Little Carz. I only want to Buy: The Real Small ones, Like The Hot Wheels, cause Then They won't take up Much Space, if I Display Them, and if I want To Store Them, They will all Fit, in Say A Shoe Box. I Know what you Mean, about Dust, it accumulates Real Fast, and Makes Cleaning , a Big Problem, and it Can Ruin Things. The Next Trip to FT. Lauderdale, I'm Going to Eat BBQ, at Tom Jenkin's Place. I'll Let You Know. It's Much, Much Better, Than Dixie Pig !!!!!! The Meat is Smoked, Like Carmalized Spareribs. You Will Love it !!!!!! I'm Curious: Did Your Sister, Know any of The People, on The List ???? I Figured She Would. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Sep-2009 07:01
Dave B., When I Listed Helpful , and Healthful Foods, To Get You Back to Feeling Better, I Forgot, and Left Out One Very important Thing : Honey !!!! Honey, will Help Heal Cuts, when applied to them, and Honey, is Wonderful, For Coughs, and it's Like a Miracle Liquid, for our innards. Also : Yellow Ball Park Mustard, and Cider Vinegar, are Good For You, and all 3 Of Them, Should Be Helpful to You. I Hope The Worst is over , for You, and That You Are Tip Top ASAP !!!!!!!! There is A 12 Mile Forced March, That I Have Entered You In Marine, So Try To Get Well Overnight, and Be Ready For The Event. I Will Be Driving My Car Behind You, and I Will Have Your Back, and You Know : That I'll Be Behind You , All The Way , Even Though, I Am An Army Man, and Not A Marine. I Am A Dog, and You are a Devil Dog !!!!! Be Well !!!!!!! Good Old Sad Sack Himself Robbin. PS- Kilroy Was Here !!!!!!

carey gigi		02-Sep-2009 02:24
Robbin I hope your Expedition is running OK. I see you are starting to collect some die cast cars. Like Carlos said the stores like Wal-Mart and Target seem to have the biggest selection, the ones that run about 4 or 5 dollars and 1-64 th scale seem to have the best detail for the dollar. I have three Mack trucks that were made about 20 years ago but I never took them out of the box . I bought them off my brother in law who got them at an auction. for about 35 dollars each they are around 1-30 scale but amazing detail . I still know my first car my wife bought it at a flea market up north it is a 57 chevy by Tonka and in about 1-50 th scale. she paid 30 dollars for it in 1984. I once had an extra china cabinet and I installed 6 halligon lights inside it and had extra glass cut for more shelf space . I found that if you leave them out in a room the dust can be a pain, I thought that I would have plenty of room but I was only able to get about 30 cars inside without it looking too crowded . Talk Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		02-Sep-2009 02:23
Manocarz How are you that Asheville Diecast is onhighway 191 west of I-26 and southof I -40 so I would say it is on the other side from where Tunnel road is they have a web site you just put in Asheville Diecast and they have lists of what they sell . Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		02-Sep-2009 02:16
Carlos B. I see you are into Mopar my first choice for real cars is Chevrolet. I have a couple of DUB VW buses that look really good the detailing is amazing for 10 to 12 dollars. I like the story about the guy with the 70 Challenger right out of my favorite car chase movie Vanishing Point have it on DVD and have to watch it every now and then. My brother in law in N.C. is also 60 and grew up down here and now he has a 1964 Dodge Polara that he bought around 1995 it had just been painted but not quite put back together , the first thing I did when i was visiting was to remove the doors and reshim them so they would open properly took about 6 hours. since then the car has a 383 bored slightly 12and a half commpresion four speed disc brakes Cragar supersports and black int. All these were added over the years the last thing I did on it was put a mopar hood scoop and paint the black suede paint, that was last year . It has a super stock stance like in the mid 60s kinda up in the air . It is a beast to drive very difficult not to break the tires loose ,and very easy to get rubber in all four gears, and you feel like you can't see the road because of the size of the hood . He is waiting for me to move up there so I can get a car project going also. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		02-Sep-2009 01:57
Dave B. sorry to hear about the bronchitis My wife gets it every so often and she takes medications for it and the spray puffer, she sometimes has to go have a medication at the doctors some kinda breathing medicine . I know what you are going through with the coughing . I have had Asthma since I was 1 year old but it isn't as bad as bronchitis I think I do the wrong kinda work for having asthma, but I keep it under control with over the counter primatene mist . So far that and Aleve are the only things I take. Fell better Carey

carey gigi		02-Sep-2009 01:47
Robbin I hope your Expedition is running OK. I see you are starting to collect some die cast cars. Like Carlos said the stores like Wal-Mart and Target seem to have the biggest selection, the ones that run about 4 or 5 dollars and 1-64 th scale seem to have the best detail for the dollar. I have three Mack trucks that were made about 20 years ago but I never took them out of the box . I bought them off my brother in law who got them at an auction. for about 35 dollars each they are around 1-30 scale but amazing detail . I still know my first car my wife bought it at a flea market up north it is a 57 chevy by Tonka and in about 1-50 th scale. she paid 30 dollars for it in 1984. I once had an extra china cabinet and I installed 6 halligon lights inside it and had extra glass cut for more shelf space . I found that if you leave them out in a room the dust can be a pain, I thought that I would have plenty of room but I was only able to get about 30 cars inside without it looking too crowded . Talk Later your friend Carey

SSG R. L.		02-Sep-2009 00:58
Now Hear This: There Will Be No More Goldbricking, In This Encampment !!!! A Word To The Wise, Should Be Sufficient !!!!!! That Is All !!!!! Carry On !!!! SSG R. L. Acting Troup Leader Hotel Company 3rd Battallion 169th Engineers Americal Division. We Build Bridges While We Fight !!!!!!

Robbin		02-Sep-2009 00:51
Dave B., Glad to Hear From You, But Sorry to Hear that You've Been Sick. I Wondered why You Had not Been on Here Lately, But Did Not want To Pry, and Be Nosy, and Complain, and Maybe Get Your Dander Up, So I Decided to Wait , and See. Truthfully, I Figured You Were Very Busy, at Work , on Cases, and You Were Overly Tired, and Going To Bed Early, and Just Didn't Feel Like Writing. I' M Glad, that you are Somewhat Better, and on The Rebound, That's Encouraging News !!!!!! Soon: You Will Be In The Bruce Kitchen, Cooking Up Gourmet Meals, and Entertaining Royalty !!!! Remember : Chicken Soup, Garlic, Tea, Lemon, or Lime, Onions, Ginger, and Jack Daniel's Old # 7. With All Of Those: You Will Be Fine, in No Time !!!!!!! Best Regards, and Get Well !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin. Salud , Suerte, Y Dinero !!!!! Suave !!!!!! Robbincito.

Robbin L.		02-Sep-2009 00:35
Carlos B., Yeah, That's True !!!! If We Had All Of Jay Leno' s Money, David Letterman's Money, Bill Gate's Money, Merv Griffin's Money, and Donald Trump's Money Combined: We Could Have All The Cars, And Women, we Want !!!!! What A Dream, I Would Be The New Hugh Hefner, with My Mansion Full Of Beautiful Women !!!!!!!! I Guess , I Better Wake Up !!!!!! We Got Some of that Storm Here Too. It's 8:27 P. M., Right Now, and it's Still Raining, and it's Been Raining Here , For Hours. My Lawn, is Nice and Green, Looking Good !!!!!! Take Care ! Suave, Amigo !!!!!!! Pina, Mamey, Y Sapote !!!!!! Caramba !!!!! Te Veo, Acere Monina !!!!!!! Su Amigo, El Gringo Cubiche De Hialeah !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos B.		01-Sep-2009 23:50
Dave, Sorry to hear about your bronchitis, I had a childhood friend that had it when he played ball or rode bikes with us we would keep an eye on him, several times he had attacks while on his bike I stll see him once in a while it has gotten better during the years. hope you get better quickly Regards Carlos

dave b		01-Sep-2009 23:02
Hi Robbin and all, just a status report, laid up in bed with severe bronchitis, on the tail end of it now, but had to get meds this morning for it, I get it once a year except for last year, so am on the mend, but very little computer activity when you feel like this------so i am still around.....

Carlos B.		01-Sep-2009 21:06
Robbin if I had Jay Lenos money I to would have a collection of cars. right now it's 4.55pm and a big thunderstorm is moving in, bringing in heavy rain I love these storms. west Miramar must be the thunderstorm capital of Florida, think I'm going to trun off my computor till it blows by. Asta ls vista amigo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbintico		01-Sep-2009 21:04
Carlos B., I'm Going to Check out : Toys R Us, Mall Toy Stores, at Westland Mall, and Pembroke Lake Mall, Target, and Publix Stores, and CVS . I Should Come Out Of Those Stores , with Some Good Carz. I Always Put Carz now, in Respect To Manocarz, our Friend. Later, My Friend !!!! Luego Acere !!!!!! VAYA Bien !!!!!!! Robbincito, De Arroyo Naranja.

Robbin		01-Sep-2009 20:46
Carlos B., Muchas Gracias Compradre !!!!!!! Me LLevo Muchsa Anos Aqui, en Miami, y Hialeah, y Entonces , Me Debe Hablar Bastante Espanol !!!!! Empece a Aprender Espanol, cuando tenia como cinco Anos, Gracias a Mi Papa', Que Dicen, Que Eren Muy Importante, y Beneficial Aprende Todo Espanol, Que Puedan. My Dad, Went to Havana, Many, Many Times, in The 50's, and He Spoke Fluent Spanish, and He always Tutored Me in Spanish, when I was Small, and then Later, I Learned More Spanish, with Cuban Friends : Raymond Oliver, and Noel Martinez. Noel Martinez, went to Santa Clara Elementary, Robert E. Lee JR. High, and Palm Springs JR. High. And then, at Hialeah High, I Took Spanish 1 Class, to Further My Spanish, and Then Driving The Trucks, I Learned Lots More, and Living in Hialeah, Really Helps My Cause !!!! I Love Learning Languages, Cultures, ect., of other Countries Of The World. It's Very Interesting, and Exciting !!! And For that Reason: I watch all The Travel Shows, on PBS Channels 2, 2.2 Create, and 17. Rudy Maxa, Rick Steves, and Burt Wolf, all 3, Have Great Travel Shows, Showing You Around The World. I Love That !!!!!! Boys, Will Be Boys, and Men, Will Be Men !!!!!!! And We Will Have Our Carz ( Cars ). It's Only Right !!!!!! We Deserve A Hobby, and Little Carz Collecting, is A Great one. Have You Ever Seen Jay Leno's Real Cars Collection ????? Man, He Has Warehouses Full Of Them, and Harley's Too !!!!!!!! Must Be Nice !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos B.		01-Sep-2009 18:33
Oye gringo cubiche de Hialeah, That's pretty good spanish there Robbin! Heck I have trouble writing in spanish. Toys R Us thats another place I have not been to one in a while they should have a pretty good selection, At the toy stores in the malls I have found some nice cars. Robbin, Carey gigi One of my wifes best friends husband has in his garage a from the ground up fully restored 1970 Dodge Challager R/T HEMI this car is flawless My legs shake evertime I look at it. He's owned it since it was new. Than inside the house ih his office and a upstairs room he has display cabinets full of toy cars of all sizes. My wife thinks it's a waste of money but hey what do women know???

Robbin L.		01-Sep-2009 16:49
Carlos B., Ola, Mi Amigo, Que Tal ?? Thanks , for The Welcome, Carlos, I Appreciate it !!! When I was a Little Kid, I Loved Those Little Carz, and My Brother, and I always Had them, and Played with them, so Why not now ???? It's Great, I think: That We still Have That Young Kid Spirit Alive , in us Still. Anyone , Can Feel, and Act Old, But Not Us, We're Toys R Us Kids, and We're Lovin It !!!!!! I will Check out Walmart, and Target, For Some More Carz, and Thanks , for The Tip, and Info, it is Very Informative, and Helpful !!!!! I always Loved Roadrunners, Super Bees, Barracudas, Chargers, ect. I Remember, that as Kids: My Little Brother, who's Your age, and I , always Had : Hot Wheels, and Matchbox Cars, that we Played with, in The 50's. I will Try and Purchase The Miramar Police , and Fire Vehicles, when they come out, also. My Brother, Your Age, was a Miramar Police Officer, for over 20 Years, and He Retired From Miramar P. D., 3 Years ago, after 30 Years, as a Police Officer. So those Particular Hot Wheels Vehicles, will Have a Special Meaning , for me. I Remember years ago: I Bought Little Carz, for His Son, My Nephew, and He's 16 years old now. He Loved Playing with His Little Carz !!!! I bought him some Little Carz, one time, that were NYPD. Todo Bueno, Para Usted, Mi Amigo !!!!! Adios, Para ahora !!!!! Vaya Con Dios, consorte !!!! Su Amigo, Robbin, El Gringo Cubiche, De Hialeah .

Carlos B.		01-Sep-2009 14:53
Robbin, welcome to the world of car collecting it's fun just look for cars that you like Like Iposted earlier I collect Vws Mustangs, and Mopar I have Roadrunner, Baracudas, Chargers, If you go to Target or Walmart they also have cars made by Johnny Lighting and Jada these have great detailing for their size. I have some 1/24 scale Beetles made by Jada that makes you want to start them up. Carey gigi, my DUB 56 Chevy is black over light green, as I write this I getting the urge to go to Walmart I was just reading the Sun Sentinel on line this morning and they have an article about Hotwheels seems that MIramar is one of 26 cities in the country that will have Hotwheel replicas of their police cars and fire department vehicles for 2009 I will be keeping my eye out for these since I live in Miramar it would be nice to have them. Adios for now>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		01-Sep-2009 04:07
Don Boyd, The Pleasure, was All Ours !!!!! Patti Only talks to Carol Chism By Phone, once in a while, cause Carol works at The Monarch Lakes Publix, on Miramar Parkway, just East of I - 75, But I will Have Patti Call Her, and Tell Her We Saw You. I'm Sure, She and Don, Remember You. And Thanks , in Advance For Posting The Class Picture. And As Always: Best Regards, and Many Thanks, For All You Do !!!!!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		01-Sep-2009 03:22
Robbin, I'm sorry for delay but I haven't been on the site until late tonight. It was a pleasure meeting you and Patty for the first time yesterday afternoon. Ask Patty if Carol Chism remembered me or not. I'll work on your photos this week because I'm going out of town next week. I'll let you know when they're up. Don

Robbin		31-Aug-2009 17:14
Manocarz, Greetings From Hialeah !!!!!! And Happy Monday !!!!!! Thanks , for The Official Welcome To The World Of Collecting Little Carz, and Coming from You, The Man O Carz, That's Saying Something. I Can't Believe that I Didn't Save, or Hide Some Of My Little Childhood Carz, But I Didn't. But I Can Buy them now, 1 or 2 , at a Time, and Enjoy Finding Different ones, and Display Them, in My Bathroom, and on My Dresser, ect., so I See Them Daily, and Enjoy them. I'm Going to Walgreen's Today, and I Will Buy A Couple Of New Carz. After Dinner Yesterday, We Stopped at a Walgreen's, and My Wife Picked out 2 Hot Wheels Carz, for Me, But Today, I Want to Look Over What other Carz, they Have. We Have Walgreen's, and CVS Here, on Every Corner. Would You Believe : There is Now : 12 Walgreen's, 8 CVS, 4 Publix's, & 9 Hialeah Fire - Rescue Stations . Westland Mall, is Still The Major Shopping Mall in Hialeah, and it's Been Remodeled A Lot. They Now Have Chili's, and Fuddrucker's, in The Mall, and Of Course : Macy's, is where Burdine's was. Piccadilly Cafeteria, Moved out of The Mall, a Few years ago, But There's A Newer Piccadilly, By Where Palm Springs Theatre was, on West 49th Street, and Red Road. The Essex Theatre, is Now A Church, and Palm Springs Wometco Theatre, Has Been Gone, For Years Now. I Believe : There's 5 Burger Kings, and 6 McDonald's, 4 Taco Bell's, 1 Movie Theatre, a Twin, off West 8th Avenue, and 49th Street, Behind where Palm Springs Lanes Bowling Alley was. And Hialeah Has : 3 Wendy's, 1 Lowe's, 1 Applebee's, 2 Home Depot's, Around 350,000 Population, About 200,000 Crazy Reckless Drivers , & 2 Major Hospitals, Hialeah, and Palmetto. The Phone Call, would Be Nice, if You Can Manage it, But if not: Don't Worry about it. Caey- gigi, and I went By My old Street , saturday, and We Passed The Baird House, and I Remembered Their Family, as well as Mine, over there Before. I Go By There , a Lot, To Remember !!!!!! Take Care, My Friend, and Hialeah Brother !!!!!!! Later On. Robbin.

Manocarz		31-Aug-2009 09:25
Wow! I must still be very tired out. I just made it sound like I would ship hobby shop's home! That would be amazing! I meant to say, I would send the treasures I found home. Which reminds me: A few days ago one of you guyz posted a memory here about the cost of model kits - use to be a few dollars, now about $12.00 etc. Well, just a couple of years ago, (when model kits were about $9 or $10 each) while traveling somewhere, we stopped by a small 'mom & pop' type hobby shop and I noticed on the bottom shelf pushed way in the back 2 Johan model car kits absolutely covered in dust with yellowed price stickers on them that said $4.00. I couldn't believe my eyes so I took them to the register and asked the old man how much they were, pretending to not being able to find the price. He exclaimed: "Where did you find these old things?" Then he said , here's the price right here - they are $4.00 each. I bought them immediately and came home and looked them up on ebay. They were going for over $50.00 each at that time. I looked them up again recently and they were going for over $70.00 each. Mine are going nowhere - I still have them and treasure them. One example of the joys of collecting.

Manocarz		31-Aug-2009 09:12
Welcome to the world of collecting carz. The possibilities are endless. I would really prefer to collect the real thing, but if I had all the money and health in the world it would literally take acres and acres to contain all the classic cars I have seen that I would love to have. My wife would not approve. Mrs. Manocarz mildly tolerates (but still doesn't understand) my lifetime collecting of small replica's of the real thing. But if I were to take it a step further, she'd put an end to it after the first car. Since we did own a 1962 Studebaker Lark some years ago, and since she had fun driving it everywhere, if the opportunities ever presents itself for us to obtain just one classic compact car in tip top shape, she might approve. For now, its' the 2003 paid off Mercury Grand Marquis and nothing more than my great and treasured collection of vintage small replica toy carz. I'm still planning to call you Robbin. Its' so hectic here, I will try again this week sometime. Cary Gigi: It the die-cast place in Ashville somewhere off Tunnel Road? I think I've been there years ago, if its' the same place I'm thinking about. It was so long ago, it may not have even been in Ashville. Or, it may have just been another hobby shop. Years ago when I was able, I went to literally hundreds of hobby shops from Rhode Island to Miami and everywhere in between. I would go the the nearest post office and ship them home and they were all usually home before I was.

Robbin		31-Aug-2009 03:32
Good Night , To All Of My Friends !!!!!! I Am Tired, and I'm going To Bed . Sleep Well !!!!!!!! Pleasant Dreams !!!!!!! And May All of You : Have a Good Day Tomorrow !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Aug-2009 03:27
Manocarz, I Had Hushpuppies , Last Night, in FT. Lauderdale, and they were Real Good !!!!! I Thought of You, and of Big Ed's BBQ's Hushpuppies. Carey - gigi, went up there to Eat, with My Wife and I. We went To Dixie Pig BBQ, in Oakland Park. They Specialize in Eastern North Carolina Pulled Pork BBQ, Hushpuppies, and North Carolina Style Sweet Tea, with Ice. We Had a nice Meal !!!!! And Today : I Bought 2 Little Carz, To Start My Collection, and To Join You, and Carlos B., and Carey - gigi, in Collecting Little Carz. I Bought 2 Hot Wheels Carz, at Walgreen's, for only a Dollar Something each. Cheap !!!!! My Collection, will Be For Fun Only, and each time I Go To Walgreen's, CVS, Publix, or Walmart, ect., I will Buy A Car or 2. My Carz, will all Be Hot Wheels, Matchbox, ect. All Only Small Carz. No Big Carz. And Though I Now Have Carz, I Am Not Manocarz, You Are !!!!!!!! You Are The King Of Carz : Manocarz !!!!!!! All The Best, My Friend !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Aug-2009 03:10
Carlos B., I Got Me 2 Mattell Hot Wheels Carz, at Walgreen's, For Starters !!! I Got a Studeabaker Avante, and A Formula 1 Gran Prix Race Car. Another time, I will Get Some More. I Plan to Collect Them now, But only For Fun. I'm Taking them out of The Package, and Displaying them, in My Medicine Cabinet, ect, so I Can Enjoy them. And Again, I Salute You Carlos, Manocarz, and Carey - gigi, For Having The Good Idea, to Collect Those Neat Little Cars, Which is A Great Hobby, and I Thank You, For Giving Me The Idea. I'm Looking Forward, to The Hunt Of Looking For More New Carz, all the Time. This Kind Of Hobby, will Remind us Of our Kid Days, with our Neat Little Carz, and it will Keep us Young !!!!! A Win Win Proposition !!!!!!! I Met Don Boyd Today !!!!!!! Nice Guy !!!!! Take Care, My Friend !!!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		31-Aug-2009 02:44
Carey - gigi, Hello, My Friend !!!!! We Went to Little Caesar's , Down on West 12th Avenue, By Chico's Restaurant, For A Pizza, At around 6:30 P. M., and it was Good !!!! The Car Still Has That Water Boiled Over Smell, But other than that, It Ran Good, and Seemed Back To Normal. You're Right: Last Night Could Of Been Much Worse, But It Could Of Been Much Better Too, But That's Life !!!! What can we Do, But Go On. Our Meal, was Good, and The Ride Back, was Pleasant, and Nice, So All in all: We Made it Back. The Rain, and The Loud Scraping Wipers, Ruined Our Trip Up There, But Coming Home, was Fine. Monica's Expedition, is on Probation, I Don't Trust it Now, Very Much, But We'll See !!!!! It Very Well May Be: A Cash For Clunkers !!!!!! I'm Glad We Did Get to Go, anyway, and I'm Glad You Enjoyed Your Meal !!!!!! Don Boyd, Came By Today, and Got That Class Picture I Had For Him To Post. I Met Him, For The First Time, and He is A Real Nice Guy, Like We Always Thought !!!!!!! I Stopped at Walgreen's, and Got My First Carz : 2 Mattell Hot Wheels: A Grand Prix Formula 1 Race Car, and An Avant Garde -, Studeabaker Avante Car. I Will Buy A Couple New ones at a Time, Each Visit To Walgreen's, CVS, And Publix. I Put Carz, in Respect To Manocarz, instead of Cars. And Now I Have Carz Too, But I Am Not Manocarz. That's Interesting, about The Asheville Die Cast Car Place. My 2 Carz, were Cheap: Only A Dollar Something each. At That Price, I Can Buy a Few, Quite A Few !!!!!! Another Time, I'm Going To Tom Jenkin's BBQ , on Federal Highway. It's Great. You Would Love their Food, I Do !!!!! I'll Let you Know, when I'm Going !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

carey gigi		31-Aug-2009 00:48
Carlos B. I have a 56 chevy from DUB that I bought in I think 2003 that is painted black and silver. I bought that and about 200 dollars more of cars at a place called Asheville Diecast in N.C. I thought I had died and went to heaven this store is about 50 feet by 70 feet and nothing but diecast cars ,trucks etc. Later Carey

carey gigi		31-Aug-2009 00:36
Hello Robbin I hope everything went well with your Expedition . When you said a bypass hose was leaking it made sense because yesterday went I looked under the hood I was going to ask you if you had the heater disconnected for some reason ,I noticed right away that the heater hoses were cut off almost flush with the firewall. This is a trick that works in S. Fla. but not up north, I have done it before where I knew I wouldn'd need the heater, such as the heater body having a leak and not wanting to replace it. What I used to do was run a bypass hose from the fluid exit to the fluid intake ,but sometimes the hose can get kinked and cause a problem later . Hope it all worked well for you. I wanted to thank you and Patty for the Dixie Pig Bar-B-Cue last night I really enjoyed it my brother in law Pat said that he has been there several times and really thought it was good. Looking back the ride wasn't bad and the wipers you kinda get used to the noise after a while. It always could have been worse ,it could have been raining all the way back, I was in that area about 2 weeks ago but it looks grat at night. I called my wife when I got home after you and Patty left and she told me she just bought a new computer , a lap top but it's a better one than the one she has this one has the burners and built in video camera, I have one for mine but have to figure out how to use it, but you can see anybody else that has a camera. Her other lap top was starting to break down, I think that is what she was buying when she called me last night when we were having dinner. Talk later your friend Carey

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 22:13
Carey - gigi, Our Street Mechanic, came over , this afternoon, and He Said: That The Problem, was a Bypass, and A Hose, and He Checked and Tightened The Clamps, on all of the Hoses. Hopefully: it's Fixed !!!!!!! We Will See !!!!!! I'm Gonna Take it around Here, only, For A Short While, Just in Case !!!!! We are Going to Little Caesar's At 12th Avenue, and 43rd Street, For Dinner, and To Walgreen's, and CVS, Nearby. It Should Be Fine To There , and Back. Talk to you Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 22:04
Carlos B., Yes, Exactly !!!!! I Remember That Song, Very Well, and Janis Joplin, and Her Band : Big Brother & The Holding Company. Me and Bobby Mc Ghee, A Piece Of My Heart, and other Good Songs. I used to Have A Greatest Hits Album, By Them, Back in around 1968 To 1969. They Were Dynamic, on Stage, High Energy. I Saw them on T. V. Concerts. I Love Mercedes Benz Cars !!!!! And BMW Too. I Have Great Taste, But I ain't Got No Money !!!!!! I Am Going To Walgreen's, and CVS, Looking For My Little Cars. Do You Like Steely Dan ???? I Do !!!! Did You Get to Listen to any Tower Of Power Music, on The Internet ???? Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 21:40
Don Boyd, It was A Pleasure , to Finally Meet You !!!!!! And Thanks , For Picking Up The Class Picture , to Post, in The Schools Gallery. I Am Looking Forward , To Seeing it there. I Hope You Had A Nice Walk, at The Mall. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin The Rascal.

Carlos B.		30-Aug-2009 20:32
Robbin I recalled Janis Joplin wanted one too when she sang " Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz" maybe she got it went she left this Earth LOL ****************Carlos*******************************************************************************************

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 20:23
Don Boyd, I was Trying to Get My Expedition Fixed, : I Have Our Street Mechanic, who Comes to Our House, and Fixes Our Cars in The Driveway Here, Right now, and He's Been Here a while today, So I Didn't Get a Chance to Get To The Site Here Till now. Thanks , for The Heads Up, About Eastern. I Will Be Waiting For My Mercedes, From Frank Borman Motors, Where Lorenzo, is The Service Manager !!!!!! I Will Give you a Call, Right Now, But I'm Afraid I Might Be Calling you Too Late. It's Now : 4 : 19 P . M. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 20:14
Dave B., Thanks, about My Car Poor Dilemna !!!!! And I Can Hardly Wait to Be Driving My Brand New Mercedes Benz Eddie Rickenbacker Model SUV !!!!! I Heard that A Flight was Due , in a Couple Of Hours, So Soon My Car Troubles will Be Over. I'll Send You A Picture Of Me In My Mercedes ASAP , Hows' That ????? Thanks , For Everything, and You will Get Your Eastern Airlines Wings Of Man Tickets, as Soon as Captain Eddie, And Captain Dick Merrell Return, From The Eternal Gardens !!!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		30-Aug-2009 13:27
Robbin: take Dave up on his offer because there's some guys trying to start a new airline called Eastern, serving MIA of course, and you may have your new car later this year or early next year. Call me at 305-401-9225 and we can arrange to transfer the photo this afternoon before I go to the mall for my walk. Don

dave b		30-Aug-2009 13:14
Robbin, I have a new Mercedes Benz being delivered to you, but the catch is, the delivery guy is an active Eastern Airlines pilot, you know, the airlines you want to buy tickets for me from? So he is delivering it as soon as the next Eastern Airlines aircraft lands at Miami Intl. How is that?

dave b		30-Aug-2009 12:50
Robbin-----sorry to hear about car problems, nothing worse when you need to get around. We never fully appreciate them til they conk out....good luck

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 09:11
Don Boyd, Have A Nice Sunday !!!!!!! I Still want to Get That Hialeah Elementary School 3rd Grade Class Picture to You, But I Don't Know Your House Number, I only Know Where Lake Mary is, and I've Rode By , Hoping I'd See You Outside, to Give You The Picture. I Know You Don't want to Publish Your Home Address Here, and I Agree with That, But Could You Send it to Dave Bruce, and Then He can Send it to Me By Mail, or Better Yet: I Think you Have My Address, and Phone numbers, so Maybe You Could Leave Me Your Address, on My Cell Phone, as a Message. I Don't Leave it on, But You Could Leave Me A Message, at The Tone, or Mail Me Your address at Home, and then I'll Mail You The Picture. Thanks Don, For Everything. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin The Rascal.

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 08:55
Dave B., My Bloody Car, is Broke Down Again, in My Driveway !!!!!! It Overheated , Yesterday Evening, Enroute From Hialeah, To FT. Lauderdale, To Eat North Carolina BBQ !!!!! My Lousy 1999 Ford Expedition !!!!!! If it Keeps it up: I will Turn it in, as a Cash For Clunkers, and Go in Hock, Making Payments , on a Good New Car, Unless Of Course Someone I Send Air Fare, Buys Me A New Ride !!!!! ??????? Or Maybe A Collection, on My Behalf, is In Order, For Donations, To Buy ME A New Car , Yeah , That's The Ticket !!!!!! A Friend In Need, Is A Friend Indeed !!!!!!!!! I Hope Everyone Agrees with That Statement, and Digs Down Deep, in Their Pockets, For Green Bills, and Loose Change, To Donate To A Very Good Cause : Robbin's New Mercedes Benz ML450 !!!!!! Brothers, Can You Spare Some Dimes ?????? Pretty Please !!!!! Help Me !!!!!! We Will See, Who My Real Friends Are Now !!!!!!!! And Hopefully: By Next Week, I Will Be Driving Around Hialeah, Showing Off My Brand New Mercedes Benz SUV !!!!! ?????? Best Regards , My Friend !!!! ????? Car Poor Robbin.

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 08:36
Manocarz, I Am Going to Buy Some Little Carz, today, at Publix, Walgreen's, CVS, and Maybe: Walmart !!!! ???? I Know There can, and is : Only 1 Manocarz, and I'm Good with that, and Mean to Pose No Threat, or Competition, with You, But I Am Rather Joining You , and Carlos B., and Carey - gigi, in The Club Of Carz !!!!! My Little Collection, I will Start Today, will Be Just For Fun, and I Don't Expect to Expand into a Big Collection, But I Do Expect to Have Fun, seeing what I can Find, and Remembering My Childhood Fun, with Little Carz, Like The ones I will Purchase Today ,- Sunday !!!!!! I Want to Stay A Kid !!!!!! We're Not Old, Just Big Kids !!!!!!! Have A Great Sunday !!!!!! Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin, A Fellow Hialeah Kid !!!!!

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 08:25
Carey - gigi, Sorry about The Car Trouble, The Noisy Squeaking Windshield Wipers , ect. I Didn't Plan on All That. The Meal, and The Visit, were Great though, in spite of All The Bad Breaks, and All Ended Well, I Think. Your House , is Beautiful inside, Especially Your Expert Tile Work !!!!!!! Patti, and I Were Very impressed, with The Beautiful Tile Work that You Do !!!! You are a Master, with Tile !!!!!!! Maybe : Another Time: We can Go To Tom Jenkin's BBQ, or to Jack's BBQ, and Maybe : Carlos, would Like to Join Us !!!! ???? Both of Those Places , Have Great BBQ !!!!!!! Talk to you Later !!!!!! I'll Be around Here Today,- Sunday !!!!!! Take Care !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 08:14
Dave B., Best Regards, and Have A Nice Sunday !!!!!!! I'll Be Around Sunday, and I Will Be Here For any Discussion !!!!! Later !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 08:11
Carlos B., Yeah Carlos, You're Right: If Us Boys Never Grow Up, Then We'll Keep ourselves Young, Like We found Juan Ponce De Leon's Fountain Of Youth. If We Think Young, and Collect Little Metal Cars, ect., I Think that will Help To Ward off Aging, and We'll Stay Young , Even Though we're Men, up in Years !!!!!! I Like The Idea !!!!!! Who Wants to Get Old ????? Not Us !!!!!!! We Will Defy Age, and Stay Kids !!!!! And You Know What ????? I Think We're Doing Pretty Darn Good, So Far !!!!!! We Must Keep it up !!!!!!! I'm Going to Walgreen's, CVS, and Publix , Today, in Search of Some Cars. I Like Thunderball Best, of all of The old OO7 James Bond Movies !!!!!! Most People Agree, That They Believe : Sean Connery, was The Best James Bond, and I Somewhat Agree, However: I always Have thought, that : Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan, Played Bond, Very well also, and Daniel Craig, as Bond: Great also, in My Opinion. Also, I Think The Guy who Played The Transporter , and Transporter 2, would Make A Terrific Bond OO7. Bond, James Bond !!!!!!! A Dry Martini: Shaken, Not Stirred !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Aug-2009 07:53
Carlos B., Hi, Yeah, I am Going to Buy A Few Little Cars, just to Have them, for My Pleasure, But I Don't Plan to Collect Them As Seriously , as You, and Manocarz, and others. My Little Collection, will Be Just For Fun, and To Be A Kid Again. When My Younger Brother , and I were Little Kids, We always Had, and Played with Little Cars Like Hot Wheels, and Matchbox. I think it's a Neat Hobby. Thanks, For The Good Advice, on The Matter, From Your Knowledge , and Experience. I'm Going to Check: CVS, and Walgreen's 1st, for some, and Publix too !!!!! Should Be Fun , seeing what I can find !!!!!!! I'll Let you Know, What Cars I Find. I can't Get on Classmates. Com, any More, They Deny me access. I Contacted them, a while Back, on My Old Obselete Computer, and they Said They would Send a Pin Reset, to My E- Mail, But They Said it wouldn't Go Thru, and I Got nowhere. So I just Gave up, and Can't Get on Classmates.Com. I wish I Could. Other People Told Me, that They went to Classmates . Com, and My Profile, is all Still there. But I Can't Get on it, anymore. They Cut Me Off, For Some Reason, saying Invalid Password, and Invalid E - Mail, ect., and Every time I Try To access My Profile, Their Security System Denies Me. What a Waste , and Dissappointment , they are For Me. I used to Enjoy it, and then one Day, I Went to Access it, The Exact way , I always Did, For Months, and They Started Denying Me. I Have At Least Half, or More Of A 2 Year Gold Upgrade Left, and Am Wasting it away, Because of Them. They Screwed Me, with their Security B. S. Measures. Best Regards, My Friend. Robbin.

Carlos B.		30-Aug-2009 01:34
Carey gigi The DUB cars are nice they are made by Jada Toys I have a 56 Chevy DUB really beautiful car, yea I love going into the diecast section and checking out what they have. What the hell us boys never grow up.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

carey gigi		29-Aug-2009 20:42
Carlos Betancourt I had to laugh when I read that you go through die cast section of Wal-Mart and Target , I thought that I was the only 60 year old who did that. I also go past the toy section in Walgreens sometimes they have some real nice cars I like some of the DUB cars and for about 10 dollars it seems to be worth it. If I see a car at the store that I like I get it right then because if you wait till later they usually don't have them. My 13 year old Grandson got hooked on collecting when he was 3 he loves to see how a car is built , when my daughter and I were building her 1970 VW he was always there one day he was trying to use the 4 way lug wrench on the wheels. I really thought that was great that he was turning into a gear head. Now he has about 100 cars only now he puts them on the shelf . When I move to N.C. he wants me to build an older car with him something late 60s. Your comment on the movies Goldfinger and Thunderball were interesting I like just the opposite Goldfinger 1st. maybe because a lot of second unit scenes were filmed in Dade County . That five minute breathing apperatus that was in Thunderball used to be on display at Tarpoon skin diving on Palm and 32nd .st. The owners name was Kivorkian they were big time divers ,I worked in there house in Country Club of Miami and when I went to tile the living room I actually had to move a cannon from the 1800s most unusual. Talk Later Carey

Carlos B.		29-Aug-2009 20:18
Robbin I have some 1/24 scale Beetles and a bus that are so realistic you want to drive them the interior, and engine compartments have so much details. Frankiin Mint has some beautiful 1/24 cars but expensive.

Carlos B.		29-Aug-2009 19:15
Robbin, Just start collecting cars you like, for example I like collecting anything VW, Mustangs, or Mopar. I never open the package unless I really like the car then I will buy two and open one. When I worked for Crowley Maritime Services I had a small office and a shelf filled with hotwheels and matchbox cars the other guys who work there would get a kick out of looking at them one guy even started to buy some of his own, it's just plain fun. The bigger 1/64 cars have a lot of details and working parts I looking for a 1/64 2009 Shelby Cobra and one of the new Camaro. Go for it Robbin and have fun those little cars are not expensive (about .99 -1.29) unless they are special models and may run up to $4.00.

dave b		29-Aug-2009 19:09
Don Boyd, the profiles they have on that site, the way it is set up, I find to be a lot better than any other site......

Carlos B.		29-Aug-2009 19:02
Robbin on Classmates you have the before and now photo, just click on the before. When I was a little kid my dad would take me to his barber to get a buzz haircut.

dave b		29-Aug-2009 18:48
Those Matchbox cars have been around a long time and have always been popular.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 18:47
Carlos B., I Hate to Be A Copycat, But You and Manocarz, and Carey - gigi, Have Gotten Me interested in Buying some Little Cars, Like Mattel, Matchbox, Ect. I Might Buy Those ones From The Checkout, at Publix. When My Brother and I were Little Kids , we always Had Cars Like those, and Played with them. And I'm Reliving it all, Right Now, so I , Too Am Going to Start Finding Me Some Tiny Cars Too. That's A Nice Hobby, I Think. And Why Not ????? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 18:39
Carlos B., Yes, I Love Tom Jenkins' BBQ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been there, Many , Many Times !!!!! That Little Log Cabin Lookin Place, with The Chimney Making You Hungry, with That Wonderful BBQ Smoke Aroma. I Love Their Pork BBQ, Hushpuppies, Corn Bread, Collard Greens, Sweet Iced Tea, Their BBQ Sauce, and Their Sweet Potato Pie. It is always Out the Door Crowded, and is a Great Place. Jack's BBQ, is Real Good Too !!!! Jack , is Tom's Cousin. Jack's BBQ, is On East Oakland Park BLVD., Just West Of Dixie Highway, and it's in The Building of an Old Taco Bell. The BBQ, and Sauce, is Very Similar, to Tom Jenkin's . I Go to Jack's Sometimes Too !!! Dixie Pig, is a Whole Different Kind Of BBQ, But I Like it too. Me, I Love BBQ, Most All Types and Styles. Later. Robbin.

Don Boyd		29-Aug-2009 18:33
Dave, I signed up and filled out all the stuff. Thanks! http://coastguard.togetherweserved.com/profile/2257 Don

Carlos B.		29-Aug-2009 18:26
Robbin, ever eaten at Tom Jenkins B-B-Q it's at 1236 S. Federal Highway in Ft. Lauderdale it is a black owned B-B-Q and really, really good, they make some of the best cornbread around. Weekdays during lunch it get's jam packed. I read Manocarz's post I know he's also into diecast cars. The Pubix near my house has Hotwheels on the checkout lines I just got a VW Thing on Monday, It must be the kid in me. Any time I go to Walmart orTarget I pass by the diecast car section just to to see if I find anything intresting, my oldest son (30) also collects toy cars he lives in Port Charlotte I will be going there in 2 weeks for my granddaughter's sweet sixteen party (she's from my daughter) they are from my first marriage.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 18:24
Carlos B., Hi, Yes, Thunderball, was , and is A Fantastic Picture !!!!! I Love all James Bond Films, But I Would Have to Say: That Thunderball, was The Best, or Certainly: 1 of The Best !!!!!! I Love that Spooky Music, they Played During The Underwater Scenes, it made Suspense, and Adventure, to Where you Would sit on the edge of your Movie Theatre Seat. I Remember The Tivoli Theatre, The Tower Theatre, The Trail Theatre, & The Marti Theatre. The Marti Theatre, Had A Wooden Floor, and When You walked, it Sounded Like A Hollow Plywood Floor. I Went to all of Those Theatres , all The time, in and around 1973, with Girlfriends, Especially one: Lilia !!!! That's Neat about Lots Of Scenes, underwater in The Miami River, and The Small Subs, Really Neat. I'll Bet you saw a Lot Of Alligators there. That River, is Full Of Them. I've seen them there many times. My Dad , Got Mad about My Long Hair, and Bothered Me, until I would Finally Go to The Barbershop, and at Least Get A Trim. And When I was A Little Kid, in The Summers, My Dad would Get My Little Brother , and I, Real Short Military Type Haircuts. I Saw one Picture of You Carlos, on The REL Profile: It was You Next To A Bicycle. That's The only Picture Of You , that I Saw. I Have Almost all of The James Bond Movies, on VHS, and Clint Eastwood Movies , on VHS, also. Take Care. Robbin.

Carlos B.		29-Aug-2009 18:19
Robbin, ever eaten at Tom Jenkins B-B-Q it's at 1236 S. Federal Highway in Ft. Lauderdale it is a black owned B-B-Q and really, really good, they make some of the best cornbread around. Weekdays during lunch it get's jam packed. I read Manocarz's post I know he's also into diecast cars. The Pubix near my house has Hotwheels on the checkout lines I just got a VW Thing on Monday, It must be the kid in me. Any time I go to Walmart orTarget I pass by the diecast car section just to to see if I find anything intresting, my oldest son (30) also collects toy cars he lives in Port Charlotte I will be going there in 2 weeks for my granddaughter's sweet sixteen party (she's from my daughter) they are from my first marriage.

Carlos B.		29-Aug-2009 17:16
Robbin, Thunderball is my favorite James Bond flix followed by Goldfinger and You only Live Twice. I have them on vhs, I have all the Clint Eastwood westerns on dvds. Months after Thunderball was released (I saw it at the Tivoli theater in sw 8th st.) we discovered that some of the props used in the underwater scenes were at a marina on the Miami river the mini sub used was there and the guy who owned the marina would let us kids get in it , we thougt that was the coolest thing, the yacht in the movie the Disco Volante was also there in 2 parts but they did not let us board her. Later on the stern part of the yacht was docked in front of the Fountainbleu Hotel. When you watch the movie notice that Domino steps on a spine with her right foot and Bond removes it from her left. My dad was very old fashion and also narrow headed but he had a good heart, it took me a lot of effort to be able to wear platform shoes and let my hair grow in the end it the hair did not bother my dad as long as I did not wear a ponytail If you go to my profile on Classmates under REL I have a photo of me with my long hair leaning on my Chevelle it was a little bit shorter in that photo because at the time I was trying to impress my ex-wife's parents. My older brother who's now 60 was the opposite of me I was the black sheep but had a lot of fun beening it.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 17:12
Carlos B., I Remember those Bastardly Yearly Car Inspections, and I too Failed usually. They were Very Picky, and I Think they Liked Failing People. I went to The one by Municipal Pool, on Palm Avenue, and The one in Miami Springs. One time The Guy told Me: Hey Cuz, You need a New Tire, and I went to National Tire, and Got a new one. Came Back, and The Same SOB Told Me Again: Hey Cuz, You Need a New Tire. I went and Replaced that one, came back , and He passed Me. I Think they Really enjoyed Their Job, and Failed People, to Hear them Bitch. I was Glad they Cut out that PITA. Even The Emissions Test, was a Pain, and it was a Racket. I've Been Listening to 50's Oldies Lately, and I Made some new Cassette Tapes of Them ( 4 ), to Listen to in My Expedition. I Remember those old Steering Wheels, with Metal flake, and How the Horns in The Center, of The Old Cars' Steering Wheels, always Went Bad. Remember The J. C. Whitney Mail Order Catalog, of Auto Accessories ????? My Favorites , were : The Wolf Whistle Horn, The Ah OOU Gah Horn, and The Horse Whinny Horn. Sometime Soon, I'll Have to Take you to Dixie Pig BBQ, for Pulled Pork BBQ North Carolina Style. It's up in Oakland Park, on Dixie Highway, Between Oakland Park Blvd., and Commercial Blvd. The Pork Sandwich, Hushpuppies, and Sweet Iced Tea, are Heaven Food, So Delicious !!!!!!! If You Like Pan Con Lechon, You Will Love This Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich. I Had this BBQ , in North Carolina, as a Kid, in The Summers, all the time, and I Love it. The BBQ Sauce You Put on it, is Like Watery Cider Vinegar, Mixed with a Little Hot Sauce, like Tabasco. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 16:47
Dave B., Thanks , a Lot, For The Website. I Will Check out The Army Part, for My buddies, Unit, ect. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos B.		29-Aug-2009 16:41
Carey gigi No my Aston Martin is the silver edition, you can find the gold one on E-Bay from about $ 20.00 depending on the condition. I been checking out the Corgi Monkeemobile on E-Bay I have some 1/64 but mostly VW Beetles, and VW buses beening into VW's I have many related toys. one day I'm going to make room in my garage and set up some kind of display for these cars. some of the original hot wheels with the red line tires have really gone up in value. On my Chevelle I had one of those steering wheel and most of the time the horn button was missing. If we only knew than that those old cars would become collectors items. I remember the yearly car inspections man what a drag that was I always had trouble passing because of my cherry bomb muffers. I would go to the one in Miami Springs, those Miami Springs cops were a real pain.

dave b		29-Aug-2009 15:46
Thanks, Don....I see you just joined the USCG part of the site. It is unbelievable, how you automatically locate people as you add the units you were in. I just got notified on the USMC part of it that you joined.

Don Boyd		29-Aug-2009 15:08
Dave B: here's your link: http://marines.togetherweserved.com/profile/250932 Don

dave b		29-Aug-2009 13:25
As I was saying, just before this last message, that did not post here because I tried to put a link in it, I have been busy in court the last few days, as predicted, plus I found a USMC site, and there are many, but this one is special in that as soon as you add one of your units to your profile, it will instantly tell you who else is on this site from that same unit at the same time you were, so you don't have to work to find people.....Robbin, you can do it by putting army instead of marines at the beginning of the address.....anyway, I joined five days ago and upgraded it to life membership after being on it so little time.......hope all is well with all of you.....

dave b		29-Aug-2009 13:22
Don, can you once again convert what I just posted, to make it an actual link? it is not even showing up here as a message, because I put it in my message. I guess there is some automatic spam filter here whereby if you post a link without doing it a certain way, and you told me how once, it will not post. The link is marines.togetherweserved.com/profile/250932 but http:// in front of it, NOT www

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 06:45
Carey - gigi, I went to Baker's Pharmacy, Plenty of times, and I went in Hialeah - Springs Auto Parts, with My Dad, and We used to Get our Haircuts across the street from there, in the 50's , and Early 60's. In The Good Old Days, In Old Hialeah !!!!! Tomorrow !!!!! Dixie Pig ????? or Ranch House ????? Or Another Time ??? Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 06:40
Carey - gigi, I went to The 79th Street Art Theatre, Before, and as You Know: There wasn't any Art in There, Except Maybe Some Guy Named ART. And I Went to The Playboy Club, on The Boat, across from The Pussycat Theatre, on Biscayne Blvd., and 78th Street. And I was in The Pussycat Theatre Before, But never Club Madonna. I went To Trader John's, and The Tomboy Club, and The Hideaway. And The Castaway's , Porky's, Follies International, and Treasure Island. Peer Pressure, and A Gun To My Head, Were Necessary, to Get Me into Those Places. I Never would of Gone, on My own, I'm Much Too Decent, and Respectable !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 06:25
Carey - gigi, Hi, I Don't Leave My Cell Phone on, But I Kept Checking to see if You Left a Message, all Day, and Saw none, so we Called it off. I would Like to go Tomorrow, and Patti's Off, But She Doesn't Like to Eat too Late, and I Don't Think Dixie Pig Stays open Too Late, so if we go: We will probably want to get there By no Later than say : 5 To 6 P. M. It would Be nice if you could Go !!!!! I Know you will Like The Food there. If Not Dixie Pig Tomorrow, Maybe we could Go to Ranch House, if You Want to. Remember: Always Leave Me A Message at the tone, on my Cell. If I'm Expecting a call, I Check My Messages Often. Let Me Know Tomorrow, if You Can Go, or Not. The Space Program, and Astronomy, are Neat. When I was young, I Had A Tasco Telescope, and I Studied The Planets, The Moon, ect. But Now, I Never Do That, But I'm still Very interested in Astronomy, U F O's, NASA, Ect. My Dad, My Brother , and I , were always Very interested in UFO's, Project Blu Book, and AREA 51, ect. I Believe in UFO's !!!! Some people , are Scheptics, I Am Not !!!!!! On East 6th Lane, I used to Take My Telescope up on Neighbors' Sundecks, and Star Gaze, and when we 1st Moved where I Live now, I Used My Telescope ,all the time, to Star Gaze . I'll Talk to you Tomorrow. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 06:02
Carlos B., Yes, I Remember those X- Ray Glasses, Offers, on The Back Of Comic Books. And I used to Send Off For The Grab Bags Offers of : Toy Rings, Whistles, ect., From Comic Books, and Cereal Boxes. I Liked all that Stuff. I Remember Tommy Roe !!!!! I Liked Sheila, and Dizzy, that He Made Best. I Have Sheila, on a C. D., and on a Record Album. Next Time. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 05:55
Carlos B., I Always Have Loved all of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry Movies, and all of His Westerns, and All Of The James Bond Movies. I Have Most all of them, on VHS - VCR Tapes. I Remember I Saw Thunderball, at The Miami Shores Theatre, in around 1965, when I was a Student at Palm Springs JR. High, in The Summer Between : 7th and 8th Grade, and I Loved That Movie, and Became A Big Fan of James Bond OO7 Movies. The 2 New James Bond Movies, with Daniel Craig, were in My Opinion Great. He Plays A Good James Bond , I Think. Talk to You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 05:43
Carlos B., I Loved Those Little Cox Model Airplane Engines, and I Had a Couple Of Planes, From Saunders' Hobby Shop, with Those Engines. I Loved those Planes and Engines, But I always Crashed them after a while Going in circles Getting Dizzy. I Had A Corsair, and a P52 Mustang . That was Fun. It was neat the way you Fueled them , with An Eye Dropper, and Then Hooked Up The Big Battery, to The Glow Plug, and Cranked The Motor up, By Rotating The Prop, with Your Finger . My Dad, was Very Old Fashioned Too, and Strict, But Fair. If You Followed His Narrow Minded Rules, You Had No Problem, But that was Hard to Do. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 05:29
Carlos B., I used to Sit in My Dad's Car, and Dream about Having a car, and Being able to Cruise around, and Be Cool, and Many times, in My old East Hialeah Neighborhood: Me and all the Neighbor Kids, would sit in our Parents ' cars , and Dream that we were Driving Around. We Had Fun that way. We'd Say: Hey Fellas: Where To, Like we were Really Gonna Drive, and We'd Discuss The Girls on our Minds, Ect. too. Great Memories. And Those 8 Tracks: Oh My God, They were a Mess. They would Skip Songs , ect. I Brought A Big Portable Battery One Back , from The Army, and I would Buy 8 Track Tapes , and Ride around in My Dad's Impala, Being Joe Cool, with My Music. And our Tree House, in The Field By Hialeah Lanes, was Our Neighborhood Kids ' Clubhouse. We Built it in A Big Oak Tree, and it was Ours !!!!!! Lots Of Good Discussions, about Girls, Life, ect. Took Place in That Treehouse. We Had Fun !!!!!! We Were Kids, Being Kids !!!!! The Good Old Days . Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 05:15
Carlos B., Manocarz Collects Matchbox Cars, ect . , Like You Do, and He is A Hialeah Kid Like Me. You've Probably Seen His Name around. He's Been around , for a Long time Here, on Don Boyd's Sites. Longer than Me. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Aug-2009 05:12
Carlos B., Your Memory, is Also Sharp as A Razor , My Friend !!!!! You Remember all The Good Stuff in The Good Old Days , Just Like all Of Us, But Thanks, For The Compliment. I Say : You Too !!!!! We Have all Lived, and Had Lots Of Fun !!!!! Simple things, But We Enjoyed them. I Rode By Shenandoah Park, Pool, and Middle School Recently, on a Sunday Drive, and it Brought Back Memories, of When I was in 6th Grade, at Hialeah Elementary School, and My Little Brother , and I: would Sometimes Go With Our Neighbors To Shenandoah Park , at Night, and while The Neighbor Lady Played Softball, My Brother and I, and Her 2 Sons, would Go Swimming in The Shenandoah Park Pool, as it was open a While at Night then. And While there, I Met This Real Pretty Girl, who Lived around there, and was a 7th Grader, at Shenandoah JR. High. And She and I would meet and Swim Together Every week, the same night, for a while, and We Kissed, and Talked By Phone, and Had a Nice Romance, for A few months. A Real Pretty and Nice Girl, and A Storybook Romance. I Love Remembering About that, and Riding By There, Rally Brings it Back. That Hobby Shop, at Northside Shopping Center, was A Good one, and I Bought Model Car Kits, and Parts Trees For them there. And Bell Bottom Pants, I wore them, and Platform Shoes, and Longsleeve Silk Flowered Shirts. I Wore them to Disco Parties, and all around, in The Early to Mid 70's. And I Had Long Hair. Great Times !!!!!! I Love Those Wolf Whistle Horns, and The Horse Whinny Horn, and The Model A - Model T. Horn that Goes : Ah OOU Gah. Those are Neat. And Go Karts, I Love Em !!!!!!! And I Especially Like Chainsaw Engines. They are Very Powerful, and Sound So Neat, Like Bees !!!!! Good to Hear from You !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		29-Aug-2009 03:47
Pokey How you doing that reverb that I bought for my car was bought at Rose Auto on Palm ave. next to Bakers Pharmacy . I also used to buy parts at Hialeah Springs auto parts they had a speed shop in there . Where I bought cheater slicks any one remember those just barely legal, also chrome reversed wheels floor shifters etc. That reverb would vibrate terribly when you went over the railroad tracks or hit a bump. Later Carey

carey gigi		29-Aug-2009 03:39
Carlos Betancourt How are you ,I was reading about those Corgi cars you have is the Aston Martin the limited edition gold one that they made . I was watching the DVD extras on my Goldfinger DVD and they talked about the Corgi model It is worth quite a bit. There are a lot of the old hot wheels cars that have really gone up in value. My wife saved all the Hot Wheels cars that we bought in the early 70s for our daughter and they are all in those blue plastic cases with the snap on it. There are over 100 of them still in good condition. I still buy quite a few 1-64 th scale cars if they look good . I had a 8 track in my 62 Impala , but do you remember the 4 track players I bought one of those for my 56 Chevy the tape cartridge looked the same but it only had two tracks of songs instead of the four that the 8 track. It was hard to find music for it When Sgt. Pepper came out I had to go to a Muntz radio store in South Miami. It was like having a Betamax as opposed to a VHS format. That car you mentioned the 1965 Impala is kinda rare now , at car shows you see the 1966 but rarely the 65 I always liked the 65 better because of the 3 round tail lights instead od the long horizontal one. Our next door neighbor had one it was 2 door and yellow with black interior . Those two years had the sleekest looking roofline. I also had one of those wolf whistles and an electric a-ooga horn. . You could by them that you had to work manually like in the 20s mine was hooked to the horn button and it passed inspection. Remember those custom steering wheels 3spoked and metalflake but the horn button never worked very well sometimes it would just pop off and you had to disconnect the horn. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		29-Aug-2009 03:10
Hello Robbin I'm currently watching the NASA channel on T.V. it is live from Cape Kennedy right now it is 10:45 P.M. and the Discovery is going to take off in 20 minutes or so I am going up on my roof as usual . The last launch I got some pictures and being night time it is easy to see the orange trail of fire I just look directly north . I tried calling you several times today about going to the Dixie Pig for dinner. The shuttle should go now in about 21 minutes. I remember the 79 st. Art theater I think we all went there at one time. I remember the Gaiety on Miami Beach at 20th st. we all went there when we were old enough. Later around 1990 I met the owner and did work there and his club on Washington ave. The Club Madonna. I later did all the tile work when he remodled his Pussycat club on Biscayne and 78th st. He renamed it Club Madonna 2. I still know him and his daughter and ex wife. Talk real soon your friend Carey

Carlos B.		29-Aug-2009 02:37
Robbin, Pokey, Carey gigi, Dave, Looks like everones fine, I have to admit all of you have amazing memories, I couldnt' remember the the name of the music store in Northside, I used to buy 45,s there, I got my first album there The best of Tommy Roe. I remember the hobby shop they had, I bought some Corgi cars there, I still have a Corgi #267 Batmobile in mint condition with the box last time I checked it was worth about $250.00, I also have a Corgi # 261 James bond Aston Martin DB5 in pretty good condition. Both of these cars I purchased at the OB hobby shop I have them in a box together with about 16 matchbox cars still in their boxes, I started collecting the newer Hotwheels about 3 years ago I must have over a hundred of these. Those Corgis + some of my baseball cards are from my childhood. Lately I have collecting coins from the Mint I order the silver proof set ever year I started in 2006. About 8 years ago I built some Revelle model airplanes I did all the detailing like I used to do and they came out really nice. That sears in Northside was where my parents got me my first pair of bell bottom jeans it was hard convincing my dad he was very old fashion. I remmeber my first 8 track player I installed it in my Chevelle it weighted about 10 pounds, those 8 tracks were a pain to put in a out of the player, thank God for the CD!! I also had a wolf whistle on my car. Robbin some of my favorite activities were swimming at the Curtis Park and YMCA pools, also in the Miami River, jumping off the 22th ave bridge into the river, riding my 5 speed banana seat bicycle, building treehouses, taking the bus to downtown Miami to go to the movies and watch all the Clint Eastwood westerns and James Bond movies, racing slot cars at the OB hobby shop, building model cars, planes & ships, ice skating at the Polar Palace, jumping on slow moving trains along NW South River Dr., eating at the Royal Castle on NW 36th St. and 17th Ave. playing pinball machines, going to house parties hanging out with my girlfriends, the war battles with all the neighborhood kids, I loved growing up in Allapattah, and I loved going to Robert E. Lee Jr. High. Remember the Cox gas powered airplanes my dad got me one for Christmas it was a German Stuka dive bomber it took awhile and a lot of fixing before I was able to fly the plane. Robbin I have a go kart in my garage it has a blown engine I got it for my oldest son about 16 years ago maybe one day I will get another engine for it, at one time it had a fiberglass body but it got so messed up I took it off and got rid of it. Anybody remember the X-ray glasses they advertisted on the back of comic books? I used to wash my dads car every week than sit in it and listen to WQAM and dream that the car was mine, which it did come true years later, my first car it was a 1965 2 door Chevy Impala with a 283 engine and a nonworking air conditioner and faded green paint but it was mine!!

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 21:50
Pokey, Yeah, Northside Shopping Center, was A Great Place to Go, and My Family, always went there. We used to Park in The Back, The West Side Parking, and We'd Walk Thru Sears Garden Shop, Why??? I Don't Know !!! ???? That Place Stunk Like Fertilizer !!!!!! Anyway, My Dad, My Brother, and I, Loved Sears, and We would First Head Directly To Their Great Candy Counter, and We'd Each Get A Bag Of Candy, and Mixed Nuts, and Enjoy That walking around. I used to Go up the Escalator, and Play The Guitars, and Look at The Guitars, and Amplifiers, and I Too, Bought Records there. I Remember in 1964, I went with My Dad to Sears Northside, and I Bought The Record Album: Hip Hug Her, By Booker T. & The MG's, and I Still Have it. And I Loved Sears Sporting Goods Dept. Too. They Had A Good one. I Got Several Baseball Gloves there, Signed By : Ted Williams, Roger Maris, and Mickey Mantle. I Got Shoes at Sears too. Their Little Coffee Shop, was Real Good Too. I used to Get Gant Shirts , at Hartley's in Northside. And Harvest House Cafeteria, Had Great Food, we Went There A Lot. And I used to Go To Music Maker's, Streiter's Bakery, and Sears, with My Good Friend Jim Phillips, in 1967 and 1968. We Would Play Guitars at Sears, Buy Records at Sears, and Music Makers, and Buy Chocolate Chip Cookies, at Streiter's Bakery, and Candy, at Sears Candy Counter. And Sometimes: We would Eat at Plantation Pit BBQ, Hojo, or Harvest House Cafeteria. And We also would Go To Walgreen's, and Kresge's. I Never Entered any Model Contests, at The Northside Hobby Shop, only at Woolworth's Flamingo Plaza, and at Saunder's Hobby Shop, in East Hialeah, on Palm Avenue. And I'm Still watching : Kart Races In Quincy, Ill., and Tractor Races, in Indiana. The 79th Street and Biscayne Blvd. Hookers, I Have A Lot Of Police Friends, and that's Mainly : How I Know About that, and if I Pass There, Going Somewhere, I See Them There. They Stand out. I Went to The 79th Street Art Theatre Before, in The 70's. A Lot Of Real Perverts , were There Back then, and I Didn't Stay There Long, it was a Disgusting Place. But We Were Both Curious, and Needed to Find Out. Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin. Ps- I Remember Toby's Toy Store, near The Railroad Tracks, and I went there , with my Dad, to Get Toys Before, when I was Small.

Pokey		28-Aug-2009 20:57
Carey gigi I don't recall the reverbs in the cars, but I still have one on my sterio system that I brought back from overseas in 1971, it still sounds great when I put the old 8-track tapes on and turn the volumm up. ha ha take care Pokey

Pokey		28-Aug-2009 20:48
Robbin Ya, I went to all the stores in Northside, and remember the hobby store real good, I also entered many model cars in the contest that they had there, I also bought alot of toys from Toby's on 27th ave around 71 - 73 street. I remember going up the escaloter in Sears, and at the top of it was where I would buy my records. My buddie Ron, worked at the Howard Johnsons at the parking lot of Northside. I also remember Henry's and Plantation Pit BBQ. Thanks for the info on the Hooker's, I hope you got the info from the newspapers. ha ha''''''''''''' but I do remember when I turned 18, one of the first places I went to was the 79th st Art Theater, in Little River, we always drove past that on the way to the beach, and as a young kid I was always curious about what it was, so when I turned 18, I went there, and when I think about that today, I get a big laugh. take care Pokey

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 18:08
Manocarz and Carey - gigi, I Went to : Children's World, when they were at Flamingo Plaza, and in Sun Tan Village Plaza. I Loved That Store, it was A Small, But Packed with Toys Store. They Had Every Toy, ever Made !!!!!! I was there: all the time. And Remember The Sidewalk Sales, at Flamingo Plaza ???? Those were neat !!!! And Did You Ever Go To Any Movies , at The Old Hialeah Theatre, on Pam Avenue, across From Slade's Funeral Home ???? I Went there, a Couple Of Times, when it Re - Opened, in around : 1960. Remember The Old ; Seminole Bar, and News Stand, at Okeechobee Road, and Hialeah Drive ???? I Went to The News Stand Before, But Never The Bar. Those Places Became Very Dilapidated, in Their Last Days, Before They Were Boarded up, and Then Torn Down. The New Downtown Hialeah: Looks A Million Times Better, than The Old Downtown Hialeah, was Looking toward The Last , Before The Rebirth Renewal !!!!!!! I Do Miss The Old Mc Crory's Store, on Hialeah Drive, though. It was a Real Neat Store !!!!!!!! Such is Progress, and Life: To Gain, You Must Give Up Something !!!!!!! Take Care Guys !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 17:43
Dave B., The Weekend is Here !!!!!! TGIF !!!!!! Miller Lite In 16 Ounce Plastic Bottles ?????? Enjoy !!!!!! I Talked To Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Yesterday, about Your Tickets, and I Told Him You were Considering Driving To Miami, and He Said That was a Good Idea. Very Out Of Character, For Captain Eddie !!!!! He used to Be 100 % Eastern Airlines, at one time. I Guess He's Losing interest, These Days !!!!! So I Guess : You Will Be Driving To Miami, Tentively, Unless Someone Springs For Your Air Fare. I Haven't Given Up Hope, But I Have to Say: It Looks Like Your Chances Of Free Air Fare, Are : Slim To None !!!!! So, If I were You: I would Plan on Driving !!!!!!! Happy Friday, and Weekend !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 17:26
Manocarz Pokey & Carey - gigi, Did You Guys Ever Go To A Hobby Shop, in Northside Shopping Center, in around 1964- 65 ???? It was in The Front, Facing 27th Avenue, and Burger King. I Can't Remember The Name Of The Place, But I Bought Model Car Kits, and Accessory Chrome Parts, ect. It was a Good Hobby Shop !!!! And Did any or all Of You: Go To Streeter's Bakery, Harvest House Cafeteria, Music Makers Record Store, S. S. Kresge's Dime Store, Grand Union, and Sears ???? I went to all of Them, and always Enjoyed Myself There. Northside Shopping Center, was A Great Place, in it's Day, But Later on : Crime Chased A Lot Of People Away, Understandably So . My Family, went to Northside, From When it First Opened To When Westland Mall Opened. And Very Close, to Northside, was Howard Johnson's , Plantation Pit BBQ, Dairy Queen, and A Drive In Theatre. Great Memories, of Better Days !!!!! Regards, Gentlemen !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		28-Aug-2009 11:04
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Robbin		28-Aug-2009 04:12
Dave B. and Carlos B., Best Regards, To Both Of You Gentlemen, and Goodnight !!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow, or Whenever : Soon !!!!! Take Care. Your Friend, Robbin. Mucho Gusto , Caballeros !!!!

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 04:09
Manocarz and Carey-gigi, I'm Ashamed , and Sad to Say: That all I Have From My Child hood, is My Memories, I Have No Toys, Trophies, Bikes, Go Karts, Collectibles, Ect. Nada !!!! I was A Fool, not to Save Things !!!!! No Forsight whatsoever !!!!! Pathetic, I Know. But I am Pleased : That at 58 1/2 Years old, My Memory, is Sharp, That will Have To Do !!!!! All The Best, To Both Of You: My Hialeah Brothers !!!!! Goodnight Gentlemen, I Am Going To Bed !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 04:02
Carey-gigi, Thanks !!!! I Hope You Can Go: It would Be Nice !!!! And Thanks , for Your Compassion, about Patti's Co- Worker Friend. It was so Sudde, and So Tragic . And I'm So Sorry, about your Brother . RIP. Death, is A Shock, always, and The Dearly Departed, Goes To A Better Place, and is no Longer Suffering, But We Are. It's Always Said: To Celebrate The Dearly Departed, For They Have Gone Home, To The Creator, and I Agree with that, But We Are Human, and We Do Suffer, in The Transition, of Our Friend , or Loved one. It's A Part Of Life, But it Does Hurt Real Bad, When You Are Close to That Person, Who Departed. Senator Kennedy, Has Gone Home, and We Must Be Glad For Him, and Pray For His Family, to Find Comfort, in Their Time Of Sorrow, and Grief. I , Too Would Love to See Those Barre Vermont Quarries. I Love Marble, it's Beautiful, and Elegant !!!!! I Knew A Girl, at Rustic Roller Rink, who Lives there, in Barre , Vermont. I'd Love to See Her also !!!!! And Yes, That Publix Black Cherry Soda, in The 2 Liter Bottle, is A Great Bargain, Price wise, and it Tastes Great Too !!!!! Later. Your Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 03:44
Carey -gigi, I Think the Dixie Garden Center, and A Furniture Store Across From Village Custom Body Shop, was owned By The Tindal's. But I May Be Wrong ??? Not Positive. I Remember The Dixie Feed Store, on East 9th Street, just East Of East 4th Avenue. I went in there, many times, and We Bought those Little Dyed Colors Baby Chicks Too. They were so Cute !!!! I Always Loved Midget Race Cars, and one time: I went in there, and They Had A Beautiful Royal Blue 1 / 4 Midget Race Car, for Sale, for $ 400.00, and I Loved it, and wanted it, But I was only about 7 years old, with Maybe ???? A Quarter, in My Pocket, So I Had no Chance of Getting it. It was Round, Like An Indy Car, of That Time: Around : 1958, and it Had A Chainsaw Engine. I Can Picture That Car, in The Feed Store, as You walked in. I Always Loved 1 /4 and 1/ 2 Midgets, and Go Karts, and I Still Do !!!!! I Remember That Day, when JFK, was Shot, I was in MRS. Gordon's 7th Grade Math Class, at Miami Springs JR. High , when The P. A. Came on , with The Bad News. I Remember : The Reverberators !!! Do You Remember: J. C. Whitney Mail Order Car Accessories Company ??? And Do You Remember : The Grab Bag Packages Of Toy Rings , whistles , ect ., that we ordered, as Kids, From Comic Books, and Cereal Boxes ????? And Fizzies Root Beer, and Rainbow Gardens, From Fizzies Type Tablets ????? I Ordered all of Those Things, and Loved Fizzies Root Beer. I Still think about Model Kits, But I Have No Patience To Build Them Anymore, I'm Sure. I Won Trophies Building Them, as a kid, especially At Woolworth's in Flamingo Plaza. I Won 3 Trophies , in One Huge Contest there. I Won : 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place, for 3 Of My Model Cars. They were all 3 : AMT Kits. I Had a Mint Green 57 T- Bird, A 60 Buick Electra 4 Door, Maroon, and Just Like One that Slade's Funeral Home Had Then, and A Black 32 Ford Coupe, Like The Super Modified Cars at Hialeah Speedway then. And in another Model Contest, another time, I Had A Yellow 1940 Ford Coupe, that Took 2nd Place, and A Candy Apple Red 1956 Ford Pickup Truck, of Mine Took 1st Place. I Loved Building Model Kits Back then, But Now: I Don't Really Care About Them, But My Memories, of Back Then, are Very Special , to Me Now. I used to Put Newspapers Down, on our Kitchen Dinner Table, and Build Them There, Except For The Spray Painting Them. I Did That Out in our Back Yard. Great Memories !!!!! Testors, and Pla Paints. AMT, and Revelle Car Kits, and Revelle Planes, and Testors Planes. I Got A Few Model Kits, at Liggett Rexall, in Sun Tan Village Plaza. Those were The Days !!!!! Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		28-Aug-2009 03:18
Robbin I will call you tomorrow about dinner and I appreciate the Publix brand Black Cherry thats all I buy any more and at 79 cents you can't beat it. Tell Patty I'm sorry about her co worker . It is hard when somebody is taken so quickly, I had it happen to my brother who was a year younger than I and it was a car accident and he was a passenger . After something like that happens your life is divided to the time before and the time after and it is never the same especially because we were always such a close family. Talk Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		28-Aug-2009 03:08
Dave B. still working on my list I was watching earlier on the CNN the arrival of Ted Kennedy at the JFK library . Have you ever been there Mass. has lost a great Senator , I was watching the news here yesterday and they reported that Senator Kennedy had rented a place here in Key Biscayne and was being treated at the U.of M. for his cancer. The news media had no idea that he was coming in for stays here. I have installed a lot of slate and granite from Vermont I would like to see one of those quarries up close. It's really amazing how they take it out and cut it . Talk Later Carey

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 02:59
Carey -gigi, Wow !!!! What A Night to Remember !!!!! 3 Hialeah Boys, Reunited, Here On Don Boyd's Site !!!! I Am Ecstatic !!!!! This is Wonderful, and With Me: Goes Down in History !!!!!! I'll Bet that Bose Wave Radio, sounded Great, in The Living Room, With The Tile Floors, Echoing The 60's Music. I was Surprized By Manocarz, very Pleasantly, and Then You added to The Euphoria, Thanks !!!! The 3 Of Us, Have A Lot of Mutual Memories, Of Old Hialeah !!!!! I Think it's Fantastic, That we Do !!!!! Cott's Ginger Ale, and Cott's Black Cherry: We used to get them at Food Fair, on Lejeune , and East 9th Street, Close to Our House. And Cott, Had Delicious Sodas !!!!! We Got A Big 2 Liter Bottle Of Publix Black Cherry Soda, For You, and I Drank it All !!!!! It is Delicious, and I Hadn't Had Black Cherry, For Years. I Enjoyed that Immensely !!!!! Patti is Off Tomorrow, and We May Go To Dixie Pig. Can You Make it ???? If You would Like To Go, We Would Like You To Go Too, and if so, We Will Pick You Up. Let Me Know . Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		28-Aug-2009 02:57
Carlos Betancourt How are you I saw that movie stand by , my wife and I saw it when it first came out I like movies like that they take me back to younger days . I liked how the character played by River Pheniox told all the stories . It kinda reminded me of my favorite 60s movie American Graffiti the way they ended telling what happened to the people. Edward Kennedy isn't the last Kennedy in politics his son Patrick is a congressman from Rhode Island and I think one of Robert Kennedys children is in politics. I know what you mean about models for 12.00 and they just aren't the same in my opinion. Talk Later Carey

Robbin		28-Aug-2009 02:42
Manocarz, Hi !!!! WOW !!!!! If I were Your Teacher : You Get An A Plus, For That Essay !!!!!! Man, You Really Said it all !!!! I Loved and Ate Whaler Fish Sandwiches, at That Very Burger King, A Million times too !!!! That Burger King, was only Less than 2 Blocks, From Our Old House On East 6th Lane. I Went there : all the time. And The Chesapeake, Like You Said: A Wonderful Museum inside, and Great Baltimore Style Seafood !!!! We went there, a Lot !!!! My Parents, went to Mae & Dave's, and The Bottle Cap Inn Too. And We Went To Royal Castle By Flamingo Plaza, all The Time, and To other Royal Castles, wherever we were In Dade County. And Patsy's, Villanova, Duke Mansene's, Red Diamond Inn, Mae & Dave's, Bottle Cap Inn, and Gracie's on N. W . 54th Street, were where we Got or Ate Pizza. And Hialeah Roller Rink, was The Greatest !!!!! I Spent Beacoups Time there, and Loved every Minute of it, and The Girls: Lots Of Your Pretty H. H. Filer JR. High Girls there, and I Couples only Skated with them, Big Time !!!!!! Romance Galore !!!!!! You Covered Most all of My Favorite Places. Flamingo Cafeteria, Had The Absolute Best Food, and Those Cakes Up on Top Of The Serving Line, and The Temptations Carrying Your Trays to The Table. Do You Remember : Jimmy Bubba, The Miami News Paper Man, at Flamingo Plaza ??? And Childrens World: I Got My Daisy Air Rifle there, My 1st Go Kart, A Red one that was in The Front Window, when they were at Sun Tan Village Plaza, By Rexall, and I Got Lots Of Toys there. And My AMT, and Revelle Model Kits, I Got at Woolworth's, Saunder's Hobby Shop, and A Few at Orange Blossom Hobbies, in Allapattah. Did You Ride Ponies, on East 9th Street, Ride Go Karts at Karland, on 9th Street, Go To Hialeah Lanes, Grable's Bakery, and Rustic Roller Rink ????? And A & W, on East 4th Avenue ???? And what about Babcock Park, and The Candy Store, Across The Street From Burger King ????? I Half Lived at all of Those !!!!! And Big Ed's: We're Talking Wonderful !!!!!!! We went to Hitching Post Too, and Their BBQ, was Better than Big Ed's, But Big Ed's Had The Great HushPuppies, and Hitching Post Had None. And My Parents , were Cheap, and Big Ed's , was Cheap, Half The Price of Hitching Post, So We went to Big Ed's More. Remember The Wooden Menues Of Big Ed, on Every Picnic Table ???? And Big Ed, Behind The Glass Window Cooking ????? And Howard Johnson's: We went To The one By Eastern Airlines, on 36th Street, For The Fish Fry's, and We Got Pints Of Their Ice Cream There, and at Steven's Market, on 27th Avenue, and 62nd Street. Great Memories !!!!! Your Reply , to Me, was Heaven Sent !!!!! I Really enjoyed it !!!!! Thank You, Thank You, My Friend !!!!!! Keep in Touch, By All Means !!!!! Health, To You, and Your Family !!!!! All The Best !!!! Your Hialeah Brother, Robbin.

carey gigi		28-Aug-2009 02:40
Hello Manocarz hope every thing is well . Thank you for that reminder about the bright colored styrofoam balls I had my antenna filled with them I can't remember for sure where they came from I want to say McDonalds but not really sure I remember the flower stickers that I had on my windows. That was on my 1960 Anglia the car was so ugly to start with that it couldn't hurt the looks. After that I only bought Chevies had four 1956 chevrolets at one time, wish I had one now. Do you or anyone remember a device that was sold called a reverberator what it did was create an echo inside the car by delaying the sound slightly from the front speakers to the rear. I had one in the chevy that I kept four was way to many. From about 1960 to about 1967 I was at Sauders hobby shop quite often remember the AMT models for 2.00 that had two complete cars inside and I liked a lot of the Revell models because they came with the color molded in and they seemed to make more replicas of real cars as apposed to AMT . I have some old AMT models up in N.C. my brother in law gave them to me , he and my twin sister Carmella buy a lot of estate merchandise at auctions , and they sell on Ebay and auctions . The models that I have are early to mid 60s . I also have quite a few diecast cars some Franklin mint but at 100.00 plus they get to costly , only have about 20 Franklin mint and about 200 various other companies I tried to display then once and quickly ran out of room , I also would buy any 64th scale car that showed nice detail. I have about 150 of them. It's kind of an addiction. At this time I have none of them here they are all in N.C. withmost of my books ect. and my wife and family waiting for me to get up there also. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		28-Aug-2009 02:12
Robbin ::: How are you doing I had been working around here today taking out shutters to check for proper fit . It was really humid out . Right now I'm listening to a CD of early 60s that my wife made for me 3 years ago I put my Bose Wave radio/ CD player in my empty living room and turned it up and with the echo it sounds like a concert hall. I remember the Dixie garden supply but I can't remember their last name but my father knew them well and went to their house to do some work and I was there also they lived on west 12th ave. about 2 blocks south of you. Do you or anyone remember the other feed store near Dixie at 9th st and 1st ave. I remember my father buying me and my 2 brothers baby chicks that were dyed different colors. I remember Cotts drinks my father used to get them because they were diatetic drinks and he had diabetes . I hope they do something with the Hialeah Racetrack maybe restore the building and make it a place for concerts and receptions and parties and build some stores nearby that resemble the same architecture as the clubhouse. They will still probably tear it down we need another 3000 townhouses cramped into that area. I remember when JFK was shot I was in 8th grade Graphics class withMr Jarlenski . Kennedy was shot at 12:30 Texas time and 1:30 p.m. here and I think we first heard it on the PA system about 10 minutes later he died at 1:00 p.m. I don't know if they call it central time or not but it was 2:00 p.m. here and they didn't anounce it for about 45 minutes after due to security for President Johnson. Do you remember going home about 20 minutes early on that Friday. Talk Later your friend Carey

Manocarz		28-Aug-2009 00:52
Robbin: Here's what you've stirred up: Royal Casstle Honey Buns for sure, but also Birch Beer & small hamburgers often imitated but never duplicated. Howard Johnson's Ice Cream - but also great Fish Fry's. WQAM & WFUN with their crazy contest, one of which I remember involved green or orange florescent styrofoaam balls all over Miami on top of car antenna's, also Ralph Rennick & Weaver the Weather Man and Andy Griffin Show, Carol Burnett Show, Dennis the Menace, Leave it to Beaver, Bonanza & Hee Haw to name a few. Big Ed's (for hushpuppies, BBQ and hushpuppies), Burger King on E. 9th every almost Saturday for lunch (loved those Whaler's) Chesapeake Seafood (magnificent!), Mae & Dave's or Bottle Cap for carry out pizza or Villanova's, Patsy's and Mansene's to dine in, Sun Tan village & plaza with the Rexaall, Northside Plaza for Sears & Kresgee's, Flamingo Plaza and its' outstanding Cafeteria and Children's World Toy Store owned by a girl's father I went to South Hialeah with (Patti Squ...), Hialeah Roller Rink (across from H.H. Filer) on Monday nights, Slamming a stack of caps from a roll on the sidewalk with a hammer (do they still make caps?) Saunders for great model kits (I still have about 100 vintage kits) Zayre's for pressed steel toy trucks like Tonka & Buddy L (I still have 3) and McCrory's & Woolwroth's for Matchbox cars (I still have about 30 of them in their boxes), Palm Springs Mile....on and on we could go....and on and on we went when we grew up and left that beautiful place...all of us except for Robbin, Carey and Don...who continue to supply us with invaluable current info on the places we wonder about by providing us with a wonderful service by 'driving by' these places and reporting back on the lastest now standing in the places we remember more fondly...Thank you guys (Have they re-named Red Road, Palm Ave(after you Robbin because of Ed's), and Okeechobee Road after you guys yet?). Keep it up.

Robbin		27-Aug-2009 20:57
Pokey, How's Everything Up Your Way, in Indiana, Darn Near To Chicago ???? When you Lived at Bell Haven: Did you ever go to Henry's For Hamburgers, on 27th Avenue, just north of : Gladeview Elementary, and The Metro Fire Station ??? My Mom, and I went there, and Ate, when we went Shopping, at Steven's Market. It was a Good Place, Similar to Mc Donald's. Don Boyd , Has A Picture Of Henry's, I Think it's on The Restaurants and Drive Ins Gallery. I saw it, and enjoyed seeing it. I'm Still enjoying : The Kart Show, Kart Races, The Goverment Field Scrambling, The Car Show, The Tractor Races, and The Slot Cars. Good Entertainment !!!!! Thanks Again. I'm Having White Castle Hamburgers Tonight for Dinner, Frozen ones , From Publix, in The Microwave. Remember The 2 Water Towers: The one at Gable Tite, and The Big High one Just West Of Biscayne Plaza, on N. E. 79th Street ????? Both of Them, are Long Gone. I Liked them, Especially The Big one, up Real High, on Stilt Legs, and It Said : Welcome To Miami. I Miss Seeing Them, they were neat, and Familiar Landmarks. Some Stupid Politicians , or Committees, Probably Ordered Them To Be Taken Down. Little River, never was Beverly Hills, But it Really Went Down, For Years, Crime, Blight, Hookers, ect., But it's Trying to Improve, and There's Signs Of A Little Improvement. 79th Street, from 17th Avenue, to Biscayne Blvd., and Biscayne Blvd. From 62nd Street to 81st Street, are Still Famous Areas For Hookers. And also : From N. W. 68th Street, to 71st Street, on 17th Avenue. The Police Have Toned it Down Some, But it's Still A Problem. Decoys, and Police Stings, Got Really Tough on it, and That Has Helped, But I Don't Think They Will Ever Completely Stop it, Because Of The Laws, and Demand For it. Take Care !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		27-Aug-2009 20:09
Dave B., Right Now, at 3: 00 P. M. 1500 Hours, it's 92 Degrees, on My Back Porch, In Hialeah, and Cloudy, and Breezy. My Palm Trees, are Swaying Gracefully, at about 1 /4 Speed , I Would Say. And The Sun, is in and out. The Humidity, is 78 Per cent. It Feels Real Warm, and Humid outside, Like it's 100 Degrees or More, and Maybe with The Heat Index: It is !!!!! Probably So. I'll Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Patricia		27-Aug-2009 19:31
Hello Everyone, Have just a minute to say hi and Robbin , when you write about "Sun Tan Village", My heart goes back to all the good memories of 1950's in Miami area! Too busy at work because of new accounting program. Best Wishes to All Friends and Hi Chuckie!

Robbin		27-Aug-2009 18:18
I Thought about it, and I Made a List of My Favorite Places, and activities, as a Kid, Growing up in East Hialeah's Sun Tan Village Neighborhood, and I thought I would Speak out Loud, and Share the List, with all of you Reading Here. And Here, is That List: Royal Castle, Burger King, Carole's Restaurant, Karland, Hialeah Lanes, Flamingo Plaza, Sun Tan Village Rexall, Grable's Bakery, Babcock Park, Bobby Nau's House, The Essex Theatre, The Circle Theatre, Miami Springs Recreation Center's Pool, Food Fair, Woolworth's, Saunder's Hobby Shop, Patsy's Pizza, Western Auto, Village Custom Body Shop, Linda Jenkin's House, Riding My Bikes, Exploding Rolls of Caps, on The Sidewalk, with A Hammer, The Square Pit Trampolines at Flamingo Plaza, The Hialeah Elementary School Carnivals, Sleeping Out in Backyards, Going Shopping, with My Mom, Going Downtown , with My Mom, and Grandma, on The # 29 MTA Bus, Going to Miami Beach, with My Family, in The 50's, Having Rock War Fights with My Friends, in The Field By our House, Playing Box Ball In The Street, Building Our Treehouse In The Field, Going In The Car With My Dad, Going To Shell's City, Skating at Rustic Roller Rink, and Hialeah Roller Rink, Going To Races at Hialeah Speedway, and Medley- Palmetto Speedway, Playing Kickball In Recess, At Hialeah Elementary School, Driving My 3 Go Karts I Had, Building Model Car Kits, My Kindergarten Year, at Faith Lutheran Kindergarten, on Hialeah Drive, Listening To The Radio on WQAM, and WFUN, Going to Friday Night Dances at The Hialeah VFW, Playing My 45 RPM Records, GoingTo Friend's Parties, Watching For Freight Trains on East 21st Street, on My Bike, Going to Big Ed's BBQ To Eat, Going To Church at The Hialeah Church Of The Nazarene, Going To Children's World Toy Store, Going To North Carolina on Summer Vacation, Going To The Candy Store on East 6th Avenue and 9th Street, Going To The Library, on East 4th Avenue, By Babcock Park, Going Upstairs To The Library, at Hialeah Elementary School, Taking Judo Classes On Hialeah Drive, Playing Baseball at Babcock Park, Going up on Sundecks, Chasing The Girls, Ect. Great Times Then, and Great Memories Now !!!!! I Hope Someone Enjoys This Writing !!!!! Maybe You Had Similar Kid Experiences, or went to Some of the same places ????? Happy Days , To Everyone !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		27-Aug-2009 16:51
Dave B., I'm Glad you Are enjoying : Tower Of Power !!!!! I Really Didn't Know: if you would Like Their Music, or not. They are sorta Like Steely Dan: Not for everyone. But I Really Like their Distinctive , and Unique Sound. I've Been a Fan of theirs, since I first heard them, in around : 1968. I Like their Vocals Too, But Their Instrumentals, especially the Tower Of Power Horn Section, I Love That Sound, and Many other People Rave on The Tower Of Power Instrumental Sound. I'm going to Get My Entire Collection of Tower Of Power on C. D.'s, about 14 C. D.'s. I Had Loaned it to A Girl, who Likes Tower Of Power, and She Made Copies on C. D., for Her. There is no Doubt: Some Songs on Some of the C. D.'s that The Cassettes I sent you, Do not Contain, and when I get them Back, I will Make you some More Cassettes Of Tower Of Power, To Enjoy. I'M Quite Sure that Your Supermarkets, carry White Castles Frozen. They are Real Good.nd Easy , and Convenient. 1 Minute in The Microwave. When You Start Cooking, You will Discover A New Joy, I'm Sure !!!! Me, I Love to Cook, and The Homemade Food, is usually The Best, By Far !!!!!! I will Mark Those Dates Down, that You're Gonna Be in Maine, so I won't Be Concerned. Do You Like Steely Dan Music ??? I Have everything By Steely Dan. I Have Steely Dan Songs, that Probably are not on The Lists. Good Stuff, unheard , By Most People, if you're interested. I went to My Podiatrist yesterday, and My Foot was O. K., But I Have to Go every week again, as Every 2 weeks, would not Maintain Care of My Foot enough. We tried 2 weeks, but a Blister , was Forming. I Drove my Wife to Southwest Miami, Last Night, after My Doctor's Appointment. She went to a Wake, of A Poor Lady, who got Killed in an Eartly Morning Auto Accident. A Guy Ran The Red Light, and Rammed Her side of Her Car. She was only in Her 40's. She worked in The Bakery, of My Wife's Publix Store, and The Bakery, is Right next to My Wife's Dept.,- The Deli. I Waited in The Car, as I Didn't Know Her. Her son , was Driving Her to work, and He Had just Totaled His Car , and Now He was unharmed, and His Mom Killed. How Do You Figure ???? I Guess God Knows, what He's Doing, But I Don't. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		26-Aug-2009 23:59
Hi Robbin---listened to Tower of Power, it is great music, thanks...no cooking as of yet, I gotta get started....two more weeks and we will be out of there, to the Maine coast, as I mentioned, only three hours from here but another world....5 nights, so I will be off the air Sept 12, 13, 14,15,16,17 at least....Right now I am all set re Tower of Power, you sent me 3 cassettes and I am still listening to them......I have been to Barre, yes, that is where a lot of the quarries are, that is way up in VT......have not checked out the White Castle hamburgers but have to do that too, good thing you reminded me to, I will do that.......

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 18:10
Dave B., It's Partly Sunny, and Partly Cloudy Here Right now, in Miami, and There's A Little Breeze, and at 1 : 45 P. M., DST, it's 90 Degrees, on My Back Screened, and Covered Porch. The Palm Trees , Are Swaying Slightly !!!!! I 'M Looking out at Them, and The Lake, and The Houses Across The Lake. It's A Nice View, to Be Sure !!!!!! Do You Ever Watch These Shows, on T. V. : Everybody Loves Raymond, According To Jim, The George Lopez Show, King Of Queens, Reba, & Seinfeld ????? I Like and watch all of those , all the time. And on PBS, I Like and watch : This Old House, The New Yankee Workshop, Hometime, The Victory Garden, BBQ U, Julia Child Baking, Burt Wolf Travel, Rudy Maxa Travel, Rick Steves Travel, and other PBS Shows. Any Cooking Yet, in The Bruce Kitchen ???? And Have You Heard Tower Of Power Yet ???? I'm Going to Get My Whole Collection, of Tower Of Power on C. D.'s Back , from The Girl I Loaned them to Months ago. Maybe: Friday night , I will Pick them up, and then, if You Like Their Music, I Can Make You Some More. How Does My Fantasy Island Sound To You ????? That would Be Another Type Of Heaven, But On Earth !!!!!! And Of Course My Guest List, was Not Complete. I Would Add Lots and Lots More Foxy Mamas to it !!!!!! Have You Ever Been To Barre , Vermont ??? I Know Someone There. Have You Checked On White Castle Hamburgers , at Stop And Shop ???? Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 17:43
Carlos Betancourt, I Think I Saw that Movie, years ago. And Yeah That Lucky Stiff: 260 Million Dollars !!!!! I Could Have Everything I Ever Dreamed Of. Everything: Especially My Fantasy Island, Full of Beautiful Women, But Also : My R. V., A Fast Racing Go Kart, A Harley, A Kawasaki, and either Remodeling , of My House, or A New 2 Story Pool House. Maybe one of These Days !!!! Take Care, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 17:33
Carlos Betancourt, Hey, Sorry I Made You Hungry, and That You Gain Weight From Just Hearing About The Good Food I Mention. Me Too !!!!! I Admit: That I Live To Eat, instead of Merely : Eating To Live. I Believe Edward Kennedy, is The Last of The Kennedy's in Politics. RIP. I Remember The Day, that JFK was Shot and Killed in Dallas. You were in 3rd Grade at Melrose Elementary, and I was in 7th Grade at Miami Springs JR. High, and I Believe it was about 3 : 00 P. M., and The P. A. Came on with The Shocking News: The President Has Been Shot, President Kennedy, Has Been Shot. And Of Course We Were All in Disbelief, and Shock. I'll Never Forget That. Yes, The Grass Does Grow Fast, in The Summer, and with all the Rain Lately, even More so. We Had A Lawn Service, Years Ago, But They Started Rushing, and Doing A Lousy Job, So I Got Rid Of Them, and We Do Our Own Lawn. My Wife and I Both Cut The Lawn, and Weed eat , ect. Hialeah Roller Rink, was A Great Place !!!! I Went There From Around 1959 To 1966, Before You Were there. The Dances at Municipal Auditorium, Yeah I Went there too, and They Were Good , and Had Lots OF Chicks, and Great Local Bands Playing. And Hialeah Roller Rink: Yes, There was always Lots of Pretty Girls there, Definately !!!!! Have A Good Day at Work . Best Regards. Ps- I Haven't Been to any Hobby Shops , For Years, But I'm Quite Sure the Prices are Shockers. Have You Been To : Markham Park, When They Run Remote Control Planes , Helicopters, ect . , on Weekends ????? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 17:01
Carey - gigi & Manocarz, Hey, Do You Guys Remember these Places, in East Hialeah ??? : Printcrafters, on East 1st Avenue and East 9th Street, and Dixie Garden Supply, on East 1st Avenue Just North of East 9th Street ?? And Remember: How Good Those Royal Castle Honey Buns Were, That Don Boyd Loved, and So Did I ????? And Remember: The Holsum Cakes, How Good They were ???? And The Banana Flip Snack Cakes, and Mickey Devil's Food Snack Cakes ????? Carey- gigi, I Had some of the Publix Black Cherry Soda, and it is Great !!!!! Reminded Me of The Cott Black Cherry Soda, I Always Got at Food Fair, on Lejeune and East 9th Street, as a Kid. I was Just now: Thinking Of Cott Ginger Ale, and White Rock Ginger Ale, I Drank as A Kid, They were Real Good. And So were Pee Wee's. And Remember : Howard Johnson's Ice Cream ???? It Was Great !!!!! We used to Buy Pints Of it at Steven's Market, on N. W. 27th Avenue, and 62nd Street. Their Chocolate Chip , was Tops !!!! The Good Old Days, Growing Up in Old Hialeah !!!!!! This is Our Roots, Gentlemen !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos B		26-Aug-2009 16:37
Robbin, Everytime I read your posts I gain weight all that wonderful food you mention justs makes my mouth water. I have a ship today at 3pm good that will run into much needed overtime. I might just stop at Checkers and get some late lunch. I got another good movie to watch "Stand by Me" it's about 4 boys going out to look for a missing teenager who got hit by a train it's set in the early sixties, maybe some of you have seen it. Robbin that guy who won the 260 millon dollor powerball in South Carolina can now afford to have your fantasy Island vacation. Edward Kennedy died is he the last of the Kennedys in politics? I rememeber being in my third grade class in Melrose Elementry when the teacher came in crying with the news about John Kennedy being shot, not much else was done that day mostly hearing news casts over a radio that was bought in. I just finished cutting the grass with all this rain it grows back really fast. I had a lawnman who cut it for me but with work so slow I started doing it again about 2 months ago, anyway it's a good way to burn off some calories. It's 12:20 and the sky is getting dark it seems like it never stops raining in Miramar. Rain and thunder storms all through the summer!! Robbin I skated at the Hialeah Roller rink on 29thstreet yes it was a hot place but a lot of hot girls went there. I went there between 1968 - 1970. I remember the dances at the Municipal on Palm Ave around the same time. Robbin I haven't found any slot car track in Broward or Miami the hobby shops now are more into RC planes and cars. Have you checked out the price of a model now?? they run about $12.00 and up. Well going to relax a bit before work. Everbody have a good day and night.>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 11:18
I was Thinking About Something Lately: Why Couldn't Hialeah Park Race Track, Have A Funland Park Type Amusement Park, on The Grounds, Open Year Round. The Clubhouse, and Grandstands, Could Stay, in The Background, and There could Be : Bump Bump Cars, Kiddie Rides, A Glass House Of Mirrors, ect. And it Could Be Called: Dodgem City, Bump Bump City, Or New Funland Park, or Something Like That. That way, The Clubhouse, and Grandstands, would Be Saved, Kids and Adults, alike : Could Go there and Have Fun, and Whoever Owns Hialeah Park, Could Make Money, and Make The Place Alive Again. I wish this could Happen. I May be wrong, But I Don't Think Hialeah Residents Will Support Slots, anymore than they Did Thoroughbred Horse Racing. Hialeah, is a Blue Collar City, People Especially Now, Don't Have Money To Waste, on Gambling, and I Don't Believe They Will. Robbin Learned.

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 11:06
I Remember: when I was a Little Kid, in The 50's, My Family, would Go To The Beach, at Miami Beach, and My Parents Would Drive their car up over the curb, on Collins Avenue, Where there was no Hotels. You Can't Do that now: There's no Empty spaces, to Do that: The Land is Full Of Hotels, with no Empty Space, and if You Did Try That now: The Police would Have Your Car Towed away. Back then: after Parking the Family Car, around 50 yards , from The Beachsand, My Parents, and My Little Brother, and I Would Walk to the Beachsand, and Enjoy A Day at The Beach: Swimming, Sunning, Making Sand Castles, Eating Our Brought Picnic Cooler Lunch, Ect. We Always Had A Nice Time. And Then: On The Way Home: We Would always Stop: At : The Fun Fair Drive In, Just west of Normandy Isle. And There: we always Had Their Wonderful Coney Island Type Grilled Hot Dogs, Corn On The Cob, Coca Colas, and Howard Johnson's Ice Cream. And That was our Dinner. And Then We Would Head Home, To East Hialeah, Via The 79th Street Causeway, and Then Just Plain 79th Street, to Lejeune Road, where We would Turn Left, and Head To Sun Tan Village, off East 9th Street, By The Hialeah Lanes Bowling Alley, and Our House, on East 6th Lane. Wonderful Times, and Great Memories Now, For Me. A Simpler, and Better Time. Robbin Learned.

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 10:46
Dave B., I Know !!!! Only Kidding !!!! A Bus Ride On The Hound, From Boston, To Miami, Would Be A Torture, that I Would Not Want You To Endure. Unthinkable !!!!!! Driving, or On A Jet, would Be The Ticket !!!!!! And Speaking Of Tickets ????? The Quest Continues For Donated Air Fare Tickets, or Donations, Towards Said Tickets. I , Being The Head Of That Committee, Am: So Far : A Failure , Big Time. My Fund Raising Pleas, Have Brought in Zilch. So That Avenue Of Hope: Looks Like A Bust. Sorry, I Have Failed !!!! I Thought it would Be Easy. I was Wrong. But Not to worry, There will Be No Travel Scheduled on The Hound , By Me, or My Committee. But one Thing, I can Tell you For Sure: That when You Arrive in Miami: All Of Your Tours, and Meals, are Covered. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		26-Aug-2009 10:21
Hi Robbin, no more bus rides for me....driving this time...

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 04:54
Did Anyone Else Besides Me: Skate at : Hialeah Roller Rink ????? I went Skating there, from : around 1959 To 1966, and Had Lots Of Fun There. It was A Great Skating Rink !!!! The only thing Negative I Could Say About it, was : That in The Summer, it was Really Hot in There, as they Had No Air Conditioning, and only a Huge Fan, Built into The West End Wall. But other than that, it was a Super Place to Go. Roy Raebold, and His 2 Sons: Roy Lee, and Jeff, and Everyone Else Working there, were Super Nice. I Remember When Roy Picked us up, with The White and Red Hialeah Roller Rink Bus, and Took us To The Rink, to Skate, and That was Fun, and Roy always Greeted You, with a Big Smile, and was always nice. My Favorite times there, were in The Summer Daytime, and When My JR. High School : Palm Springs, Had Our Skating Party There. It was Fun to Skate with MR. Lanier, our Dean Of Boys, and Teachers, and Friends, from School, and Pretty Girls, From Our School too. Great Memories, For Me !!!!! Robbin P. Learned.

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 04:39
Carey - gigi, Did You Ever Eat at The M & M Cafeteria, on 36th Street, across The Street, From Eastern Airlines, back in say : 1965 ???? My Mom, used to take my Brother and I To Eat Dinner there a Lot, Back in 1965. They Had Great Food !!!! And Did You ever Have BBQ, at Grentner's on 36th Street ???? I went there to Get BBQ Sandwiches Takeout, for Patti , and I , in 1981, when we were Dating. And My Family, used to Go to Howard Johnson's, on 36th Street, and Lejeune Road, a Lot , when I was Small, in The 50's. And We Also went To The Chesapeake, and Bahama Steak House. Those were Great Eating Places. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 04:26
Dave B., Royal Castle, is Delicious, and So Is : Dixie Pig North Carolina BBQ. The Pulled Pork, The Hushpuppies, The French Fries, and The Sweet Tea with Ice !!!! We're Talking Delicious Here !!!!!! This Little Dairy Queen Looking Place, is Really Good. You will Agree, I'm Sure !!!!! We can Head For There, after I Pick You Up, at The Greyhound Station, in Miami. How Does That Sound ????? After Your Long Bus Ride, I'M Sure You Will Be Very Hungry, and Will Welcome another Ride up to FT. Lauderdale, To Eat at Dixie Pig. I Know you can Hardly Wait !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		26-Aug-2009 02:10
Great idea, Robbin, thank you......

Robbin		26-Aug-2009 01:06
Carey - gigi, Patti and I , and Chuckie, went to Firehouse Subs, in stead of Dixie Pig BBQ, and Had Fully Involved Philly Cheese Steaks. A Good Dinner, and we enjoyed it, But Sometime Soon: We're Going to Dixie Pig, and I Hope you will Be Going With us. You will Love The Food there, I Guarantee You !!!!! It's Just Like Eastern North Carolina BBQ, in and around Wilmington, Fayetteville, New Bern, Wilson, Lexington, ect. Even Their Sweet Tea In A Huge Styrofoam Cup Of Ice, is Worth The Trip, up to North Broward. Just wait Till You Try it, You Will Agree, and Want to Go Back. It's now 8 :44 P. M., and it's Pouring Down Rain, Here at My House . I Made A New Cassette Tape, of Oldies, From The 50's and Early 60's, Today, To Play in My Car, on The way To Dixie Pig. A lot of The Songs Are Compliments Of Dave B. He Sent them to me on C. D.'s . When Dave B. Comes Down, I want To Take Him to Dixie Pig, to Try it. I Made a List of Kids, from our Old Area, we Grewup in, that Your Sister Might Remember, Today. Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		25-Aug-2009 19:03
Dave B., You're Darn Right It's not the Same !!!!! Good Company, You Guys are, But Not The Same Company, for My Island Adventure . My Fantasy Island !!!!!! Later. Robbin, The Islander & Young Hugh Hefner.

Robbin		25-Aug-2009 18:59
I was Looking at a Picture of Hialeah's Old : Rustic Roller Rink, that's in A Book A Friend Has, and it Brought Back Lots of Great Memories, or Wonderful Times I Had Skating There, in The 50's, and Early 60's. That was A Neat Place, and it was Fun to Go there. I Think about that Place , a Lot. I Went there a Lot. A Wonderful Place In Hialeah's History. And Same with : Hialeah Roller Rink, on West 29th Street, I Went there A Lot too, and Have A Million Great memories of there too. Best To Everyone !!!! Robbin.

dave b		25-Aug-2009 18:37
Robbin, well, you got some of what you want, the beaches, the palms, and instead of those folks, you're gonna have to settle for Carlos, carey, dave b and others :) I know, it is not the same.

Robbin		25-Aug-2009 18:36
Carlos Betancourt, I, Too, Wish there was a Slot Car Track, around Dade and Broward. I always enjoyed Running My 2 Slot Cars, at Hialeah's Hobby Mart, on West 49th Street, in and around 1966- 67. They were Fun !!!!! I'm surprized that there's no Track Here now. If you Do find anyplace Here in Dade or Broward, Please Let Me Know !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		25-Aug-2009 18:30
Dave B., I'm Hanging In There, Alright I Guess. I Too Could Sure use A Change Of Scenery, and A Change Of Routine. But Mine , would Be My Dream Getaway : 2 Weeks on A Deserted Beautiful Tropical Island, With only Palm Trees, Beautiful Water, and Beaches, A Treehouse, and My Guests: Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson, Anne Hathaway, Lisa Marie Presley, Britney Spears, Daisy Fuentes, Gena Lee Nolen, Heidi Bohay, Jennifer Lopez, Joanna Garcia, Leah Reminy, Gwynth Paltrow, Carmen Luvana, Aubrey Addams, Ariel Rebel, and other Favorite Foxes Of Mine. And My Food, would Be: Shrimp, Fish, Coconut, Fresh Spring Water, and any Edible Fruit, on The Island. That would Refresh Me. Swimming , Eating, Sleeping, Socializing, Ect. Paradise, Indeed , To Be Sure !!!!!!! Your Maine Vacation, Sounds Good Too, I'm Sure it's Very Beautiful There !!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		25-Aug-2009 03:03
How's it going, Robbin?

Robbin		25-Aug-2009 02:58
Carey - gigi, I Enjoyed The Meal, and The Nice Company Of You and Your Sister, and Her Husband. We Had A Good Meal, But Our Service was Lousy. I wanted More Iced Tea, But She Brought Me None. I Still think they Make The Best Hamburger at Ranch House. I Like Flannigan's, and Tony Romas', But I Think The Best is Ranch House. I Missed Patti, at Our Dinner, But there will Be other Times. Publix, is Going To Build A Brand New Store, on West 68th Street, at 12th Avenue, where Presidente Supermarket is. And Next Door, or in That Parking Lot, will also be a Brand New CVS Pharmacy . The Tenants There's Leases are Up Soon, and They Will Be Leaving. Best Regards !!!! Take Care. Robbin.

dave b		25-Aug-2009 02:53
carey---take your time with the lists, that's a lot of songs. No hurry.....here is is about 82 daytime, maybe 72 at night but very humid, in the 85% range lately, that will be gone in a few weeks when it really dries out for the Fall around here....that storm, Hurricane Bill, passed by the east of us, and all we got was a shower or two and no wind, unlike what the forecast said, thankfully----what happens here with the weather is that we will get mostly humid days, but then two or three very dry days, then back to mostly humidity, then as I said, in Sept that all changes and every day is dry, and the temps drop----

Robbin		25-Aug-2009 02:46
Carlos Betancourt, Good Night Carlos. Sleep Well !!!! And I Hope You Have A Good Day, at Work Tomorrow. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		25-Aug-2009 02:43
Carlos Betancourt, Hi, I'm Relieved That You Were indeed in The Keys. I Thought so, Because you had Mentioned about Going sometime in August, But I wasn't Sure. Glad you went, and Had A Great time. We all need A Rest, and a Getaway, once in a while. And even the Change Of Scenery, Does You Good. That Key Lime Pie, Sounds Delicious, I Love Key Lime Pie !!!! And Dairy Queen: Heaven Food !!!!! The Florida Keys, is Beautiful, Another World !!!!! My Foot: is Doing O. K. Thanks, For Asking. I Go to the Doctor, Wednesday, for a Check Up, Debriding , Ect. I Dread That, But it's Necessary. I was going Every Week, But The Doctor wanted to Try Every 2 Weeks, We'll See, if That Works. I Remember how those Cox Slot Car Controllers Heated Up . I Never went to that Place Across From Hialeah - Springs Bank. Good To Have You Back, Carlos. Best Regards !!!! Your Friend , Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		25-Aug-2009 02:21
Carey gigi, That must be the one Yes I remember it was an old building I went there several times with some friends to race our cars, I belive that last time I drove by that area there was some kind of thrift shop there. I have been looking in the internet for any slot car racing in South Florida but no luck seems that there are some in Tampa And Orlando. I will check out utube tomorrow got to get my beauty sleep have to be at work early. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>goodnight to all, Carlos

carey gigi		25-Aug-2009 02:19
Carlos Betancourt how are you doing that slot car track that I think you are referring to might have been the one off Okeechobee and Hialeah dr. across from Hialeah Springs bank it was between east 1st ave. and Lindsley ct. in the old building that has been there forever. Those were the tracks that my wood shop teacher at Springs Senior High built and ran with some partners . I remember those Cox controllers that would heat up and they had like a brake built in so the car would slow down quickly . If you go on U tube there are a couple of old Municipal Auto Sales commercials on there with Jack O'Brian . That old Burger King next MAS was the # 1 Burger King built ,I remember going there around 1956 and they has these fried apple pies that they kept hot under the hot lights. Too bad they didn't do like McDonalds and turn the first store into a museum. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		25-Aug-2009 02:18
Dave B. I am still working on those CD lists just never seem to have enough time it seems like that storm missed you or at least I hope it did I haven't watched to much weather or news lately . I was on that SDK satelite a couple of days ago and happened to go to the Boston area and it is amazing how you can bring in the sides of the buildings almost as if you were flying in a helicopter, you can almost see in the sides of the buildings I didn't know there were that many tall buildings in Boston. How is your weather it is so humid here now and every day it rains it seems to come up quickly. I talked to my wife in Asheville yesterday morning and she said it was 62 degrees in the morning , but they are up in the higher areas about a half a mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance and about a 2 miles from the biltmore estate entrance. By noon time they closed the windows and put the A/C on . Do you get that kind of temp. change during the day . Talk Again Later Carey

carey gigi		25-Aug-2009 02:05
Carlos Betancourt how are you doing that slot car track that I think you are referring to might have been the one off Okeechobee and Hialeah dr. across from Hialeah Springs bank it was between east 1st ave. and Lindsley ct. in the old building that has been there forever. Those were the tracks that my wood shop teacher at Springs Senior High built and ran with some partners . I remember those Cox controllers that would heat up and they had like a brake built in so the car would slow down quickly . If you go on U tube there are a couple of old Municipal Auto Sales commercials on there with Jack O'Brian . That old Burger King next MAS was the # 1 Burger King built ,I remember going there around 1956 and they has these fried apple pies that they kept hot under the hot lights. Too bad they didn't do like McDonalds and turn the first store into a museum. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		25-Aug-2009 01:52
Hey Robbin had a great time at dinner on Saturday wish Patty could have been there. My sister and brother in law enjoyed your company , wish we could of had more time to talk. I was really tired I went home and watched a movie that I had on the DVR. I got home really late last night and went right to bed. My brother in law thinks he knows who Patty is at Publix he is in there more than my sister. I'll try calling you tomorrow I am probably going to be around here most of the day. I'm going to watch another movie now I have to start eliminating things from the DVR the one in the bedroom has 90 hrs on it and the living room has 98 so I have to get rid of some things. Talk Later your friend Carey

Carlos Betancourt		25-Aug-2009 01:39
Pokey, The part on the dvd where you are passing Municipal Auto Sales really struck a note, I lived right around the corner from them at 3140 nw 38th st and would walk everyday to school by MAS across by the Burger King that was there to Melrose Elementry. I lived there from 1963 to 1966 before moving further east to nw 22 court. I remember my slot cars and those Cox controllers that would heat up after a while.

dave b		25-Aug-2009 01:38
As I mentioned at some point previously, we are going to head up to Maine, along the coast, which is only three hours away by car from here, but it is a different world, much different than the Cape. For five nights. In a few weeks, so it will be great to get away. We were supposed to go to a USMC reunion in Vegas, but decided to do a local trip instead, with the economic conditions etc we are all in. Substitutions are in order re vacation destinations. People can still go, but not like they used to.

Carlos Betancourt		25-Aug-2009 01:18
Yes, With all the stress of work being slow and all the things that go with it , I really needed to get away, the house I stayed in belongs to my cousin she rents it out by the week or month, she told me that it would be empty that week so that if I wanted to use it to go ahead and enjoy it. It's a nice place it has a deep water canal in the back that leads out into the Atlantic side of the Keys. The house is fully furnished 3 bedrooms 2 baths big kitchen screened patio, and an open sundeck, also has Davits so if you have a boat and wish to take it out of the water you can.

dave b		25-Aug-2009 00:55
Hi Carlos---sounds like you had a great time. That's good, to get away once in awhile.

Carlos Betancourt		25-Aug-2009 00:34
Good evening eveyone Robbin hows the foot? I had some key lime pie in the Keys and thought of how much you would enjoy one. There was a Dairy Queen about two blocks from where I was staying went there for banana splits and sundaes, I think I gained about 10 pound this last week. Pokey, thanks for the slot car dvd , I had fun watching it. Wasn't there a place right off Okeechobee Rd. where the old Hialeah Springs bank was that had slot cat tracks?Anyway I Just got back from the Florida Keys on Sunday night, spent 7 days in paradise, we visted Key West, went swiming in Sombredo Beach, Anne's Beach and Bahia Honda, took a snorkeling trip out of Holiday Isle went out to a nice reef, saw nurse sharks, rays, baracuda, and even a sea turtle the water was clear despite the bad weather they had earlier in the week. Also did some fishing at Harry Harris Park and Channel 2 and 4 bridges The Keys are so laid back you forget about time.

dave b		24-Aug-2009 23:43
One workday down, four to go!

dave b		24-Aug-2009 00:38
Hope all are ready for the new workweek tomorrow------I will be busy most of the week so may not be on here as much as usual, but that's temporary.....hope everyone had a great weekend----

Robbin		23-Aug-2009 01:30
Carey - gigi, Thanks , for The Meal, at Ranch House !!!!! I Enjoyed The Meal, and it was Nice to Meet Your Sister, and Her Husband. They Are Very Nice. I Watched Some Of The Miami Dolphins Game Myself. Still Hate seeing that Baseball Field Orange Clay, on The Football Field. That's Stupid, and A Disgrace !!!!! They Could Cover that for Dolphin Games. Take Care, My Friend. Your Friend, Robbin.

Elmer Fudd		22-Aug-2009 05:22
Good Night Irene, I Love You So. Rest Well, My Dear.

Robbin		22-Aug-2009 05:18
Carey - gigi, Do You Remember: A Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken, on East 4th Avenue, near The Ranch House that was there Before ???? I Don't. Manocarz, Mentioned That. He Said they Didn't Last Too Long. If There was such a Place, it Must Have Been there after My Family Had Moved To West Hialeah, in Jan., of 1964, or I would Of Seen, and Remembered it. I Do Remember A Church's Fried Chicken, By Babcock Park, Just North Of it . That was there Like in 1973, I Believe. That Building Now is A Church. Can You Please Make A Donation, Towards Plane Tickets, For Dave B. ???? If Everyone Gives A Few Dollars, Like : 45 Each, Dave Can Fly To Miami, on A Jet. Of Course I'm Giving A Good Donation, of 15 Dollars. Maybe He Will Get to Miami yet !!!!! I Will Be Talking to You Tomorow. Have A Good Sleep. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Aug-2009 05:01
Carey - gigi, My Stupid Cell. Phone went Dead Again. Either I Leave it on sometimes , By Mistake, or The Charge Doesn't Last Too Long. ??? Sorry about that. I Talked to Patti, My Wife, about us Going to Ranch House Saturday Night, and She Doesn't Mind, and Said : Sure , I Should Go, as I Have to Eat Dinner, and She will Be Eating Dinner, at The Quince Banquet, at The Banquet Hall. I May Drop Her Off There, Before We Go To Ranch House, We'll Discuss That Tomorrow. I'm Guessing that Maybe around 8 : 00 P. M., Might Be Good. ???? I Like Palm Avenue 2 Way Better also. It's Funny: In The Mid 70's, I used to Go To An Apartment House Complex, To Pool Parties There, and A Good Friend I Worked with at Swift & Co., was The Super There, and Lived there, and I went Over there all the Time. The Pool, was in The Center, of The Complex also, and All The Tenants there , were Real Nice. I Spent a Lot Of Time There, when I wasn't Working. That Apartment House was on N. W. 119th Street, Just West Of N. W. 22nd Avenue. I Had Some Great Times There !!!!! It Reminds Me, of The Apartment House You Lived in in Hialeah. Pool Parties, Barbecue's, Romance, Relationships, Friendships, We Had it all there !!!!! I Never Lived there, But I Practically Did !!!!! My Good Friend : Robert Wiggins, was The Manager- Super, and He Worked For Swift with Me. He and I were Real Close, But He and Alice, His Wife Moved Away, I Think to Gainesville , Georgia. I Never Heard From Him Again, Lost Track Of My Buddy. What A Guy, A Bit Wacko, But A Good Guy !!!! It would Be Nice if Manocarz Could Come Down Sometime, But He May Not, and You May Be Gone To Asheville, By Then. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		22-Aug-2009 01:13
Hello Robbin I was trying your phone earlier but got the recording I talked to my sister about Ranch House on sat. she said fine. You can call later I will be watching a movie ,but I'll be awake. I'm glad that they changed Palm ave. and east 1st ave. back to 2 way and that fountain is way to big for Palm ave. but it didn't cost them anything they just moved it from Okeechobee road and 4th ave. where they put up that building that you can't go in. My wife and I had our first apt. on Palm ave. at 16th st. a U shaped three story building that had a pool in the center you always had to go past the pool to get inside. Almost everyone there was newly married or was somebody I knew from school the rent was 125.00 a month we had pool parties every weekend. Money back then went a long ways . We got married in June and in August 1970 I got a job with a Tile contractor making 4.75 an hour as a helper . Eventually I became his partner until 1988 I went on my own. Talk to you later Carey

carey gigi		22-Aug-2009 00:46
Manocarz: I just talked to my twin sister Carmen the younger of the two and I mentioned Kenny Benson and that your twin brother was in first grade and she thinks she remembers you but it was a long time ago. She asked me to say hello for her. Carey

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 20:58
Carey - gigi, Publix, is Going To Put A New Supermarket, on West 68th Street, and West 12th Avenue, Where Presidente Supermarket, and Lots of other Stores are. It's Across The Street, Form Where Checker's, Payless Shoes, Bingo, CVS, Auto Zone, and Advance Auto Parts all are. The Lease is up soon, and All Tenets, will Have To Leave, and Then Publix, and CVS, will Begin Building Their New Stores there. The New Publix will in Between Publix Sabor, on West 49th Street, and Miami Lakes Publix. 2 Miles, from Each. Soon, I will Go To Dixie Pig BBQ, in Oakland Park. My Taste is Set For That !!!! Pulled Pork BBQ, Hushpuppies, French Fries, Cole Slaw, and A Huge Cup Of Great Fresh Brewed Sweet Tea, with Ice. No Dessert Needed, as They Give you Lots Of Food. Wait until You Try this Place. It's Really Good, and Authentic North Carolina BBQ, Like in Wimington, New Bern, Kinston, Wilson, Fayetteville, and Lexington , N. C. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 20:39
Manocarz, I Don't Have any Immediate Plans, to Go To Waldo, to Visit My Wife's Cousin Newman, But if and When I Do: I Will Serely Look You up, and Call Before I Leave Miami, to Let You Be On Alert, and Fortify Your Castle. Just Kidding, I Hope You Laughed , and Enjoyed My Humor. I Try to Make You Laugh, So You Don't Hurt. Did You ever walk along or near The Train Tracks, that Crossed Thru Neighborhoods, East Of Red Road, up around 17th Street ???? The Trains, went Very, Very Close to Peoples ' Houses, around there. A Lot of People Elsewhere: Don't Realize How Industrial Hialeah Really is. But You and I Know, very Well !!!! If You Saw My 1999 Ford Expedition, in The Driveway, You Would Think : Carl F. Slade, as My Expedition, is Maroon, Just Like Slade's Fleet was. It's a Nice Looking Vehicle, I Like it. Did You Ever Have Hot Dogs Steamed in Beer, From Mae & Daves, on Palm Avenue ???? I Sure Did!!!! My Dad, would Go there, and Get Hot Dogs, for All of us, with Sauerkraut, and They Were So Delicious !!!!! And Did your Family, ever Buy Italian Sausage, at Frank's, which was on Palm Avenue , Just North of Big Ed's, But on The other side of the Street ???? My Mom, always Got Italian Sausage there. We Had it Fried for Breakfast , with Eggs, and My Mom put it in Her Great Homemade Lasagna. Take Care !!!!! Have A Nice Weekend. I Hope You Can Still Relax and Refresh , in Your Pool. I Can't Go in any Water Now. I Wish I Could. But 2nd Best is : I Close My Glass Shower Doors About 3 / 4, and Then I Put My Feet Back, Way Away from The Shower, and Then I Stick My Head, Face , arms, and shoulders in the shower, and enjoy the Nice Cold Water, For A Few Minutes. That Helps Me, to Refresh, wake up, and Feel Alive. A Swim, would Be Better, But Hey, I'm Thankful, that I Can Do That. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 18:05
Dave B., I'm Going to The Corner, To Walgreen's , and Checker's Drive Thru, For Lunch. I'll Bring You A Couple Of Their Great Chili Dogs, and A Large Barq's Root Beer. Be Back Soon. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 18:02
Dave B., Of Course: Those Guys, are Rotten, To The Core, and That's Why They're in There in The Clink. They Are Selfish, Greedy, Larsonist, And Just No Good at all. They Only Think of Themselves: Me Me Me, and They Don't Care in The Least: Who Starves To Death, Who They Hurt, or Kill, ect. They Feel No ones' Pain, But their Own. They Are Almost Inhuman, and as Far as I'm Concerned: They Are Animals, and Should All Be Put Down. They Ruin Our Society, and are nothing But Trouble, and Expense for All Of Us, The Good People. And you and I Know: That Very Few , ever Go Straight , and Become Model Citizens. A Few Do, I'm Sure, But Very Few. And Most of Them, Just Keep Revolving in and Out Of The System, Costing us Lots Of Money, and Then either Escaping, or Getting Paroled, So They Can Kill Somebody Else. Am I Right. I Think that's The Only way to See it, unless You are a Bleeding Heart Old Lady, who would Give them Sympathy, and A Chance, and Then They End up Killing Her, For Her Kindness, and Leniency. I Hope You Agree. And Remember : There will Be No More Contact with Greyhound, only The Airlines. One Day, You Will Get Here, and I Think You Will Enjoy Yourself. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 17:47
Manocarz, And in My Old Neighborhood, By Hialeah Lanes: Across The Street, From Hialeah Lanes, was an Asphalt Parking Lot, and Behind it, and in the Back of our Neighbors' Houses, Was A Field, and that's Where we all Played , and Had A Tree House in a Big Oak Tree There. Well now That Field Has : A U Shaped Shopping Center , with all kinds of stores, and out Front on East 9th Street, Facing where Hialeah Lanes was, Are : Taco Bell, and Burger King. And our old Burger King, on East 9th Street, and 6th Avenue, By The Candy Store, is Now A Regions Bank. Lots of Changes, in Hialeah, But it Still is Basically The Same. Remember, that for Years and years: Palm Avenue, Went From 21st Street, By Hialeah Park, south one way, to Okeechobee Road, and East 1st Avenue, went North From Okeechobee Road one way To 21st Street. Well , Not Anymore. Now it's Back to The Original Way: Palm Avenue, is 2 Way, and There's A Circle, at about 18th Street, with A Small Fountain, in The Middle Of The Traffic Circle. It's Nice, I Like it. Big Ed's is Still Boarded Up, and Painted Pinkish Coral. Sad, and Pathetic: No More Hushpuppies There, Ever Again, I'm Weeping !!!!! You Could Drive Around, and You would Know Exactly: Where You Are , and Are Going. It's The Same, only A Thousand More Businesses, and Lots Of Our Familiar Places, are Gone Completely, or The Buildings are Vacant, or There's New Businesses, in Where Others We Went To Were. That's All !!!!! More Traffic, and More People Too, But To Me, it's No Worse than anywhere else. I Guess I Am A HialeaH Boy, and I'm used to it. I've Been Here, From Birth 1951, To Now, almost 59 Years. That's A Long time, in one Place. Take Care Buddy !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 17:20
Manocarz, Yeah, Lily Dilly's were Great, and also Venetian Italian Ices, were too !!!!Remember Freeze Pops, and Fizzies Tablets, we'd Put in Water, and it would Fizz, and Make a Good Drink. My Favorite Fizzies Flavors were : Root Beer, and Lemon Lime. I Don't Remember a Minni Pearl Fried Chicken, on East 4th Avenue By Ranch House. I Remember A Church's Fried Chicken, at East 8th Street, and East 4th Avenue, Just North of Babcock Park, But That Was there in The Early 70's, and You Were no Doubt in Gainesville then. Did You Ever Go in The Florida Power and Light Building ??? My Friends and I , would Go There, Get on The Elevator, and Go Up to The 2nd Floor, Stand in The Doorway, and Wave To The Employees, and Sometimes We Would Imitate The 3 Stooges, and Then We'd Get on The Elevator, Go Back Down, and High Tail it outa There, on our 20 inch Bikes. We Did The Same Thing at The Southern Bell Bldg. , on Hialeah Drive, across From The Dairy Queen. Great Fun , Kids, Being Kids, and A Nuisance !!!!!! Do You Remember, The Little Restaurant, in The Shopping Center, across From The Library, on East 4th Avenue, and Near ST. John's ????? Hialeah Drive, Has Changed Drastically, on The West End: There's A Fairly New Publix there, where the old one was, and Mc Crory's is Gone, Torn Down, There's A New CVS, and Bank Of America, along where Jackson's - Byron's, McCrory's, and Hialeah _ Miami Springs Bank all were. And Where Montanari School, and a Lot of Old Houses were: Are New Modern Apartment Complexes, Just North Of Publix, on 2nd Avenue, going towards South Hialeah Elementary. And Our Beloved Essex Theatre, is Thank God: A Church !!!! And Remember The Citizen's Federal Bank, on The Southeast Corner Of Hialeah Drive, and East 4th Avenue with The Pretty Crystal Clock on Top??? It's Gone, and in it's Place, is : A Walgreen's. The Grand Union, on East 4th Avenue, and 9th Street, is A Sedano's Supermarket. Van Orsdale's Hialeah Chapel, is a Used Car Lot, at East 4th Avenue, and 21st Street. The Food Fair, on Lejeune, and East 9th Street, is An Advance Auto Parts. Flamingo Plaza, is All Thrift Stores, Except For A More Modern Few years old Winn Dixie, where The Old Kwik Chek was, and There' A Mcdonald's, in The Parking Lot, over By East 10th Avenue, and Where The Distinctive Flamingo Plaza Sign was, My Secret Make Out Place, now Theres a Big Bank Of America. And The Old Royal Castle Commissary, is Vacant, and Needs Paint. Wher Carole's Restaurant was, is A CVS. And Where Hialeah Lanes was, is A Blockbuster, and A Walgreen's Side By Side. Best Regards , My Friend !!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		21-Aug-2009 16:57
Robbin, that reminds me of a "greed test" I devised for criminal defendants a long long time ago. I would be sitting in the cell with several, and all of a sudden, just to test them, I would say, hey, you guys seem like pretty good people, if I win the lottery tomorrow for two million, I will give each of you a brand new house, a new car, plus a hundred thousand cash, how is that? And of course I had not won a dime yet, but they would all look at each other then me, then say to me, IS THAT ALL you would give us out of TWO MILLION??????? They did this every time. It was hilarious to see the greed when in fact I had twenty bucks in my wallet. I said to them, but this is a house, a car and a hundred grand, and they would say, sure, but out of the TWO million you are going to get???? Nothing like it :)

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 16:36
Dave B., On The Contrary, My Friend !!!!! No Oversight , Whatsoever !!!!! I Had Planned, and will either Pick You Up, in The R. V., and You Can Travel, with us, or I Would Send You Legitimate Plane Tickets, to Miami, and Then After Your Long as You Like Stay, in Miami, You Would Have The Option: To Fly Home, or Go with us, in My Brand New R. V. We Could Stop and See Pokey, and Manocarz, and Patricia, Ect. The Lotto Win, would Make it all Possible. And You Know, of Course That Our R. V. Travel, Would Be Heaven, Compared to Travel, on The Hound. We Would Stop, even More than The Hound, But Our Journey, would Be Leisurely, and No More Tiring, Than Saturday Morning at Home, and We Would See The Country, Eat Well, and Rediscover America !!!!!! I Can Hardly Wait !!!!!! Wish Me Luck, and Pray For Me, The Troops, and World Peace !!!!!! It's 90 Degrees, on My Back Porch, in The Screened and Covered Shade, and it's 12:30 P. M. The Palm Trees, are Barely Swaying , at All. The Hound, Would Be Only As A Last Resort, Conveyance to Miami, That Should Be Comforting !!!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin. Happy Friday !!!!!!! Later.

Manocarz		21-Aug-2009 15:51
Robbin: I sure do remember those Lily Dilly's. Could use one this afternoon on this hot day. I live about 15 minutes from Waldo. If you ever come to see cousin, let me know so we can meet. I phoned Mrs. B this morning and mentioned you and your condolences. She was pleased and is doing quite well after 61 years of marriage. Its' a big loss for her, but she's strong and her faith and strong support from her kids are keeping her going. Earlier you mentioned a KFC near the Ranch House on 4th. I cannot seem to remember that one. Seems like we had to go somewhere near the airport for KFC. Hey: I just remembered "Minnie Pearl Fried Chicken" on E. 4th nearly across the street from Ranch House. Do you remember it? I don't think it lasted too long. It was the first time I saw a place offer honey packets with frien chicken. I remember that I lkiked the chicken, but my father was addicted to KFC so he didn't like to go to any other place. I'll try to check back over the weekend to see if you remember it.

Manocarz		21-Aug-2009 15:42
Carey Gigi: Thanks for the update on the twins. I remember them clearly, but I think it was mentioned once before that they don't remember me. I probably have a better memory of them because my twin died just before we started 2nd grade at South Hialeah. He made it almost thru 1st grade with me in Mrs. Bauer's class, but became too sick to continue. I always watched their progress so I could have an idea of what it would have been like if my twin was still there. Interestingly, I still take a double take when I see twins. Give them my regards. Hard to believe we are all grandparents now. It seems like just yesterday we were the grandkids! One of the South Hialeah kids, Kenneth Benson who lives in Costa Rica gave me an update s few years back, but I'v lost track of him. I think he ios in touch from time to time with one of the girls, I just cannot remember which one. Thanks again for your posting.

dave b		21-Aug-2009 14:43
Robbin, you left out one important thing to do with your big winnings, and it has to do with air travel.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 11:45
I am Playing The Florida Lotto, Tomorrow, as usual, and I Plan To Win, and Win Big, I May Not Win, But I Plan to Anyway !!!!!! And if I Do: I will Buy A Nice New R. V., and I will Be Gone, For A While, Travelling My A** off !!!!! I Love to Travel, and I Will, when I Get The Yang !!!!!!! Wish Me Luck, and Pray For Me, Pretty Please !!!!!!!!! Best Wishes , for All Of You Too. If I Don't Win, I Hope One Of You Do !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 11:39
Happy Friday Everyone !!!!!!!! TGIF !!!!!!! Thank God, We Made it Thru Another Work Week. !!!!!!!!! The Weekend is Here, with Lots Of Possibilities !!!!! Have Fun !!!!!!!! But Do Be Safe !!!! Have A Nice One !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 11:36
Don Boyd, The Nice Black Man, that I Worked with in The Fiberglass Dept., was : Joe Knowles. I used to Ride with Joe Knowles, and Some other Guys Who worked in The Fiberglass Dept., on Payday, to Big Daddy's Quinella Lounge , To Cash our Paychecks. Mine , after Taxes , was $ 66.00 Net Pay, Not Much, But it went a Lot Further than now. I Bought Cokes, Ice Cream, Cakes, Potato Chips , ect., Went To The Movies, Went Skating, Ect., and I Still Saved Up Money, To Buy A Vox Portable Organ, and a 250 Yamaha Brand New. Whichever way To Get you the Picture Don, is Best For You, is Fine with Me. I Don't Have Your Address, or I Would Mail it to you. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 11:27
Don Boyd, Thank You For The A+, and I Give You an A+ also. We Both Remembered a Lot about Jones Shutter Products. I Walked Door To Door , Looking For A Job, and Seymour Robinson, Hired Me, at $ 1.60 an Hour, The Minimum Wage , at the time. Was there a Guy named Joe Kutu ????? I Seem to Remember that name. And I understood: That Estelle, was Seymour's Sister. My Mistake. Old Man Brooks, and Junior , His Son, I Remember them well, and they were Pretty nice to Me. I Liked Most Everyone There, they were O. K. People. Those Hand Manual Break Presses, were A Bitch. To Make A 90 Degree Bend in The Metal Shutters, You Had To 2 Of You : Lift Those Big Yellow Balls, Up, to The Angle You Needed Done, and It was Very Hard. My Bicep Muscles Got Sore, From that Crap. I Did That, and then Laid the Shutters out on the Floor, and Drilled Holes, where they were needed, and Then I Took Other Pieces to The Drill Press, and Drilled them. One thing I Didn't Like, was when I was on The Installation Crews, Roy Holloway, and all The Other Guys in The Trucks, a Few of them, Would Head to The Drugstore Luncheonette, on N. W. 27th Avenue, and 167th Street, For Coffee, and Breakfast, and instead Of Everyone Paying For Their Own, They Would Take Turns Paying, and I Barely Had Lunch Money, and They Stuck Me, one Day. Those S. O. B.'s, They all walked out. Roy Holloway, was a Wild Man, and A Beer Drunk. He was Very Ignorant, and Stopped For Beer, Everyday, on N. W. 7th Avenue, across From The Old Seaboard Train Station, on 23rd Street. I Know, Cause I was there. Roy was Jolly, and always Joked around, and He was an Expert at His Job. I Didn't Know that they were Down in Miami Before. That Smell of Fiberglass, every Day, when I Worked in That Dept., was Nausiating , But Pappy Dalton, and Everyone Back there, were Real Nice To Work For, and with. I Made Some Money there, and Got some Work and Life's Experience, so it was Good For Me. A Great Memory. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin The Rascal.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 10:58
Manocarz, My Sincere Condolences, on The Passing Of MR. B. RIP. I Remember Him Well, and MRS. B., and The 2 Sons, C. & S. If You Should Talk to MRS. B.: Please Convey My Condolences To Her. I Remember Her Very Well. She may Remember Me, or she May Not, But I Sure Remember Her. She was a Very Pretty Lady, When I Played with Her Sons, as a Boy. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 10:53
Carey - gigi, Yes , I went to Babcock Park Pool, a few times, at night, and Froze My A^^ off Walking Home afterwards. And I went to The Essex Theatre , at Night, and They Had These Dracula Movies, ect., Late at Night, and My Friends and I , Would Be Scared To Death, after We Left the Theatre, To Walk, and Run Home. And The Grandstand Bleachers , at Babcock, on 6th Avenue, I Sure Remember those !!!!! I Watched Games From Them, I Ran up and Down them, and I Kissed Girls , under them. They were neat. The Good Old Days !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 10:45
Carey - gigi, Yeah, Those Fiberglass Doors, were Common, Back then, and Very Beautiful, and I Helped Make a lot of them. My neighbor , - George , Has one. They Had Palm Tree Designs , ect., and in Different Colors. I Love Stained Glass !!!!! It's Very Pretty Stuff . I Do Remember now that you mentioned it, about The Factories on West 83rd, and West 84th Street, Having them. Yoo Hoo: Yummy, I Love Ice Cold Yoo Hoo !!!!! The Fire Station I Referred to was in The Old City Hall, Where Manocarz used to walk in Between The 2 Engines, to Get an Iced Cold Drink of water, from Their Drinking Fountain. I Remember John Knuck well, He was on The Varsity Patrol, at Miami Springs JR. High, and I Remembered that He Drove Some Type Of Scooter, or Motorcycle to School, and He and Miles Milander, Parked Their Motorcycles, or Sooters Side By Side, on The Field. I'm Positive that Miles Milander, Had a white Mustang Scooter, But John Knuck's: Not Sure. I Rembered also that John Knuck's Father was A Judge. We Didn't Go to Dixie Pig, yesterday, We went to Mc Donald's, instead. I'm Hungry for Dixie Pig's Pulled Pork , Hushpuppies, and Sweet Tea, Though, and I'm Going there Soon. Maybe , You can Go too. It's Real Good !!!!!! Golden Point, was Exactly Like Mc Donald's. I Think they Copied Them, From another State Back then. We Liked Golden Point, and went there, a Lot. I Remember , The Windows, where you ordered, at Mc Donald's , and Burger King. I Still Like Burger King, and I Go There, But Their Food, especially : Their Hamburgers, were A Million times Better , Back then. I always went to the one on East 9th Street, and 6th Avenue, and Their Food , was Great, I Loved it !!!!!!! And it was Real Close to My House. Talk to you Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 10:21
Manocarz, My Wife 's 1st Cousin, Lives in Waldo, on His own Property, in a Trailer. He used to Live in Miami, where He Grew up, But He Moved up there, a Long time ago. And His 2 Grown Sons Live up there too. I think one of them, Lives in Graham, Fla. , and the other one in Waldo, I Believe. All The Best !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 10:16
Manocarz, Good to Hear From You !!!! Yeah, I Get up to Whiz, at Least 2 or 3 times a night, But that's normal, for me, so I Don't worry , or Sweat it. If and when I Get up 20 times a night, then I will Worry, Push Panic Buttons, and Seek Medical Attention. Hopefully, it will never come to that. And yes, I Remember The 3 Wheel Mail Carts, You Reminded me of them. I'm glad you enjoy my Flashbacks of Old Hialeah Memories, I Had Hoped you Especially Would !!!!! Good Deal !!!!! I notice on The T. V. Network Weather Channel, that Your Humidity, in Gainesville, is always Pretty High, Most of the time , Higher than Miami's. I would guess, cause you're Inland, Between The Gulf, and The Atlantic Ocean, So you Probably: Don't Get The Nice Breezes, that we Do, off The Ocean. Do You Remember : Lilly - Dilly's, The Little Ices Like Venetian Italian Ices ????? They Were so Good. I Think they were in Cherry, and Grape Flavors. Very Refreshing, in The Summer. I used to get them, at The Candy Store By Burger King, and Hialeah Elementary School. Remember That Place ????? It was near My House. I practically Lived There. Always a Pleasure. Health, and Good Wishes !!!!!! Robbin.

Don Boyd		21-Aug-2009 08:40
Robbin: you just scored an A+ on the Jones Shutter Products test, you old rascal. That's really excellent recall for a time span of 40 years at a place you were only at for a few months. I don't remember a Mary working there but in 1969 I was off in the third year of my four year hitch in the USCG plus I got married that year and she occupied most of my time on my monthly visits back home. Herb Jones, the owner, was a good family friend of ours going back to the early 1950's. My aunt, Norma Boyd, worked at the Coconut Grove Bank in the late 40's and he was a customer there and he hired her away to be his secretary back then. He and my dad were good buddies and we used to go out on Herb's 30+ foot fishing boat a lot, at first out of Dinner Key but then mostly out of Islamorada in later years, while I was growing up and they continued fishing until the 70's when both he and my dad passed away. I have a memoriam to Herb on the site at: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/mem_herbertsjones and I have an old Miami News article and photos of him yet to add to the site. The factory was at 246 NW 29th Street until the fall of 1965 when they moved to the new building that they built and owned at 8105 W. 20th Avenue. I have photos of the building when it was new, somewhere in the boxes. I worked at the old factory in the summer of 65 after graduating from HHS. The pay was $1.25 an hour, the minimum wage at the time, and after a month they raised it to $1.35 plus time and a half for overtime. Before we moved to Hialeah in 1957 I used to go to the old factory after school at St. Mary's in the mid 50's and I knew all the employees from horsing around in everything. My aunt would then take me home when she got off because my dad worked on Miami Beach. I really wanted to work with one of the installation crews but my aunt knew they were a rowdy bunch who drank beer during the day when not eating breakfast and lunch on company time, and she kept me at the factory most of the time making the shutters with those big manual presses, bending the V's on each side of each shutter and laying them out for measuring, labeling and numbering. I did get out a few times on installation jobs, such as the new Scott Hall at Miami-Dade Jr. College and several times before a hurricane or two late that summer - a high rise condo at the Haulover Inlet, the Gulf American building at 79th and Biscayne, the Rexall at W. 65th and Red Road, and a couple of houses on Star and Palm Islands. I also helped out for a few days when they moved everything from the old factory to the new factory in Hialeah, making several trips in convoys hauling stuff and then unloading it. We were hauling the fiberglass division on one trip in a convoy of trucks and a huge box full of those plastic circles they would insert in the middle of shower doors to simulate bubbles fell off the truck and all the circles scattered all over the northbound Palmetto and the big grass median that used to be there. As luck would have it, there was a FHP trooper behind us and he pulled us over and made us walk back and pick up every circle from the median and the side of the roadway, dodging cars whizzing by the then 70mph speed limit. I was going to Miami-Dade at the time and I decided that hot sweaty factories were not for me so I left Jones to take a job in customer service at Sears Northside where I got to work in a shirt and tie in nice cool A/C conditions surrounded by young gorgeous ladies and making 30 cents an hour more. I stayed at Sears for six months until I went into the USCG. Customer Service at Sears took me back part-time in the fall of 1970 and I stayed until the end of 1972. Back to Jones: my aunt stayed as Herb's secretary until 1970 when she left to take a job with the main Hialeah Post Office. Jones didn't have a pension plan and at age 52 she started with the PO on the midnight shift throwing mail. She retired in the late 80's with a decent pension as the head accountant at the Hialeah main office working for a postmaster named Mr. Anderson after serving years of throwing mail and then working as a window clerk at the main office and Palm Lakes station on 84th Street. Jones Shutter shut down in the mid 70's as I recall and they (several folks including my aunt owned shares of the building) sold the building on W. 20th Avenue. I think the first buyer was a petroleum equipment service company called Pieco - they maintained gas pump nozzles and equipment at service stations among other things. Seymour Robinson, Estelle's husband and Herb's brother-in-law, then started Robinson Shutter in Medley and it lasted for years but I think it shut down quite some time ago. Herb Jones passed away in 1977 as I recall, Estelle Jones passed away in Alpharetta, Georgia after living in a nursing home for years and her daughter Mickey passed away last year. You were correct about the Brooks father and son: Carl Brooks was the factory foreman and his son Carl Junior worked there and was in the Florida National Guard back in the mid 60's. They were long-time employees at Jones and I worked with both of them in the summer of 65. Trust me, they gave me no slack at all for being the boss's secretary's nephew - they worked my ass off there. You remember more names than I do - I remember working with a Bob, who used to buy beer for my buddies and me because we were underage and thirsty, but I can't remember if he went out to the Hialeah plant or not because his home was near the old factory. And I remember Roy on the installation crew - I remember him purposely driving a brand new Ford installation truck over rows and rows of parking bumpers at high speed in the empty parking lots at Miami-Dade Jr. College when we did that job at Scott Hall and a bunch of the shutters we were to install went flying out the back into the parking lots and we went through hell trying to sort them for the installation. I don't remember any of the other names that you mentioned. Great job, you rascal! I can't believe you worked there full-time - it's a small world. To others, I'm sorry to put all of the above on here but Robbin can't access his e-mail at home so that's why it's on here and not in an e-mail. And Robbin, regarding the photo that you have, let's do it next week - either you can drop by here enroute to Blockbuster or I'll drop by your place on the way to Westland for my daily walk. Don

carey gigi		21-Aug-2009 02:47
Manocarz:; hope your doing well with your health I talk to my twin sisters often and mention you . They are both living inAsheville N.C. within minutes of my entire family Carmella the read haired one and 15 minutes older just got got back from Vegas her oldest daughter was married over this past weekend, I couldn't get away to be there . Carmen the browned haired one now has 5 children and 7 grandchildren and soon there will be 8. Just thought you would like to know what they are up to I know you said you went to South Hialeah Elementary with them . Take care of yourself and Talk later Carey

carey gigi		21-Aug-2009 02:34
Hello Robbin ::::::::: I just came in about a half an hour ago was outside working. I was reading your comment about working at Jones shutters and I remember those fiberglass doors, they used quite a few of them on the warehouses up in that area. In 1970 when I started working for a tile contractor we did one warehouse after another along 83rd. and 84th st. and all around that area but the one thing they all had was two fiberglass doors at the main entrance . I was wondering where they came from . I believe the old Yoo Hoo plant was one of those warehouses also. I remember the air raid siren every sat. at 1:00 P.M. it would sound for a minute. I remember the Golden Point very well the hamburgers were really pretty good the way they made them with the chopped up small onions. Remember when McDonalds had the small window that you walked up to and ordered . Burger King also had the same thing but BK had the screened patio where you could sit . I wasn't sure which fire station 1 you were referring to if it was the old city hall or the one that replaced it in 1969, Either way I think they both faced north. I remember the FPL Mustang scooters I knew John Knuck in Jr. high I sat behind him in english class in 7th grade I remember he had a Cushman eagle and his brother Frank rode I think a Yamaha 250 Catalina I could be wrong but I do remember a bunch of us were at the clay pits across from the senior high before the senior high was finished , and he got his motorcycle stuck in the mud. We all used to ride down the side of the mound now it is fenced off. The knucks I believe used to live in the Deer Park area off Hialeah Dr. their father was a circuit court judge. I remember the royal castle on Hialeah Dr. and fourth ave. after hurricane Donna it was the only thing open powered by gas and generator they did really good at that time. I remember the grandstand at Babcock park wish somebody had a picture of it somewhere it had such character but like most other things it had to be torn down and replaced with concrete seats and no shade from the sun. Did you ever go swimming in Babcock pool at night they were open from about 6 to 10 we used to go almost nightly. I'll call you tomorrow your friend Carey

carey gigi		21-Aug-2009 01:50
Dave B. sorry about not answering your Email from yesterday , I didn't go on my Email until this afternoon and I realized you were having a problem getting on this site. I assume all is straightened out at this time. Talk to you later Carey

Manocarz		21-Aug-2009 01:47
Hello Robbin: Thanks for the post down below where you listed a bunch of great old places...after you needed to get up at night...(I know the drill too)...Anyway, even though these things have been commented on before on this site they are so buried, it seems like fresh material! In addition to your memories, the one regarding the FPL scooters reminded me of the mailmen on the old Cushman 3 wheel cycles. Do you remember those? By the way, the neighbor you had at Suntan that we spoke about just passed away. I found out yesterday. I cannot make it to the services so I will be calling them probably tomorrow. I'm reading most but the hands don't work good enough anymore to give much input. Thanks for the memories. I'll try to call you next week...It's my turn...and I enjoyed our conversation.

Robbin		21-Aug-2009 01:18
Patricia, I Never Tried Roller Blades either, But I Know, that if we could Roller Skate, on Regular 8 Wheel Shoe Skates, Then we Could Skate on In Line Roller Blades, Piece Of Cake. And I Talked to Many Kids, and Older Teens Before , about that, and They Said The Same Thing: If You Can Skate, Then You Can Handle Roller Blade In Line Skates, Easily, Almost The Same !!!!!! I Like All Of Motown Music, and The Motown Girl Groups: Definately !!!!!! I Skated To Their Songs, and Bought And Played their 45 RPM Records , and Always Have Liked The Great Detroit Motown Sound. And I Loved when The Supremes and The Temptations Sang Together, Especially, on The Song : I'm Gonna Make You Love Me. Skating at Roller Rinks, was Great Fun, and I Have Lots Of Very Special Memories , of Being There, and Having Fun !!!! There were : All Skates, Races, Reverse All Skates, Backwards Only Skates, Couples Only Skates, Trio Skates, Ladies Only Skates, Mens Only Skates, Couples Only Ladies Choice Skates, ect. And Almost Always, at Every Rink, At Night: The Very Last Skate Of The Night, was : Couples Only, and They Would Dim The Lights, and Play A Love Song, and Make it A Real Romantic Skate. That was a Nice Way to End The Skating Session !!!!!! Have A Great Day !!!!!! Happy Friday, and Best Wishes, For A Great Weekend, Maybe Even A Sonic Drive In Weekend !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 22:51
Patricia, I was never A Very Good Ice Skater,only A Beginner Learning. But Roller Skating, I was Fantastic !!!!! And I Once Had My Own Shoe Skates, with Chicago Precision Plastic Wheels. Talk To You Later. It was in The Mid to High 90's Today, in iami, And Felt Like 110 Degrees. When I went out today, My Car , was HOT Inside !!!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 22:46
Patricia, Butterflies , are Pretty, and Come in Different Colors, and Types. I See Some , Sometimes , in My Back Yard, Floating Arond Gracefully. There's A Tourist Attraction, in The FT. Lauderdale Area, Called : Butterfly World, in Coconut Creek . I Love Flowers , and Pretty Gardens, and Butterflies, and Birds. Nature : At it's Finest. I Also Like Red Brick Walls, and Walkways, Windchimes, Japanese Gardens, Gazaebo's Pavillions, Terraces, and Wooden Decks. I Like Mexican Pottery Too. And Home Swimming Pools, Sun Dials, Bird Baths, ect. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 22:34
Patricia, Hi, Yes Our Lakeview, is Real Pretty, and Scenic, from in The House, and From The Back Yard. And Birds , and Ducks, are Constant Visitors. I Had Plumbing Trouble, with The Toilet, in one Of My 2 Bathrooms, and My Car, - A 1999 Ford Expedition, Has Been Giving Me Trouble Again Lately. I Got Both Fixed, and Hopefully: Both will Work Normally , for A While. My Wife,- Patti, is Driving My Spare Car, My Old Car, a 1991 Ford Aerostar Van, and Her 1992 Ford Explorer, is Parked Out Front, with The Transmission Slipping. And now Soon, We 're Going to Fix The Transmission, for The 3rd Time. And Later On, If My Car Troubles Continue, I'm Going To A Dealer, with The Expedition, and The Explorer, and I'm turning them in Cash For Clunkers, and I'm Going To Buy 1 Brand New Car, For Both Of us, Maybe A Saturn Outlook SUV. I Like those, A Lot. They're Very Sporty, and I Believe Saturns Are Good Cars. They are Made Right Outside Of Nashville, You Know. We Will See !!!!! My Mom's Pretty Orchids, are Outside On a Picnic Bench, a Little in The Shade. I Have A 7 Foot High Pink Crepe Myrtle, Bush- Tree, in My Back Yard. My Mother was in An Orchid Club. She Loved Orchids, and So Do I. Checker's is a Fast Food Drive Thru, Like Burger King, And McDonald's. They Have 2 Sides, each with Drive Thru, But no Service, with Tray in The Window. They Have Hamburgers, Chicken Sandwiches, Battered French Fries, Cokes, Sweet Tea, Hi C Fruit Punch, Chili Dogs, Milk Shakes, Fried Apple Pies, Chicken Strips, and Fish Sandwiches. They are Run By The Same Company, as Rally's. I Wish we Still Had Sonic Here, But We Don't. They Didn't Do Well Here, For Some Reason. I'm Sure Your House and Area, are Lovely !!!!! It Must Be Nice, if You Love it so Much. It would Be Nice, if You Could Come To Miami Again, Some time. If You Do, I Would Be Glad To Give You a Great Tour Of All Of Greater Miami, and Especially: Sunny Isles, 163rd Street, ect. Talk to You Friday. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Patricia		20-Aug-2009 20:45
Robbin, I never heard of Checkers Drive Thru, there are none here or in Mass.! Are they like Sonic? I was an OK roller skater and a better ice skater! I still have my like-new suede four-wheel roller skates, which I haven't used for the eleven years that I've been in Tenn. I never did have the "guts" to try roller blading, but it looks like fun! I do rember "Don't Hang-up" and I still like those Motown"girl groups" and all Motown! Got to go home now! Bye

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 18:30
Patricia, Do You Have Checker's Drive Thru There in Nashville ????? I Have one near Me, a Half A Mile, From my House, and I Like it. Do You Remember That Song: Don't Hang Up ???? Were You A Good Skater ???? I Hate to Brag, But I Was A Real Good Skater. Magnolias, Azaleas, Dogwoods, Wisteria, Hycinths, Morning Glory's, Roses, Gardenias, And Orchids, For You, as You Are Such A Nice Person, and Some Florida Orange Juice , Too !!!!!!! I Would Send All Of Them, to You, if I Could !!!!!! CHuckie, Patti, and I , The Learned Family of Hialeah, Say Hi, and send Our Very Best Wishes, To You and Your Pal, - Sparky. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 18:22
Don Boyd, At Jones Shutter Products, I Remember A Lady Who Worked There, Named : Mary, with Long Red Hair, That I Had A Crush on, But I Can't Remember Her Last Name, and There was a Nice Guy who Worked There named Bob, Can't Remember His Last Name either. I Think Jones Shutter Products, Later Moved to Medley. Don't Know if They're Still in Business or Not. All The Best. Robbin.

Patricia		20-Aug-2009 18:21
Hi Everyone, Good to hear from Don! Robbin, Your backyard lake view sounds very beautiful with all your welcomed guests. I also love to watch the birds in my backyard while I'm sitting by the window at a little table, with Sparky by me! I haven't been to Sonic recently but I'll be going soon, since you reminded me! Along with my favorites, banana sundaes and banana shakes and the onion rings, I love the feeling I get at Sonic, like a special vacation, the drive ups, the little gardens with the birds, it's just so different from my life in Massachusetts! I'm on a constant vacation here in Tennessee! I looked up your beloved mother's orchids on the internet - very pretty! I'm glad you have them from your mother! Are those outside or inside plants? My front yard is blooming with white Crepe Mrytle, white Althea (Rose of Sharon) and a lilac color butterfly bush, which I got from my neighbor girlfriend, from one of her butterfly plants. Mine has grown from one foot high to three feet high in just a few months and there are many beautiful butterflies on this plant and always flying around Hermitage! Hi Chuckie! Best Wishes to All and bye for now friends.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 18:17
Don Boyd, When I worked at Jones Shutter Products, They were in Hialeah, on The Northbound Service Road, of The Palmetto Expressway, Up The Street, From Treasure Island- P T's, almost to 84th Street- 138th Street. Horsepower Electric, is in Their Building Now. I Was Hired, as A Helper, By A Man Named Seymour, who was The Boss Of The Company, and His Sister Estelle Worked in The Front Office, as A Secretary, or Controller. I Can't Remember their Last Name, Right now, But I Don't think it was Jones. I Think I Remember : Herb Jones, Maybe, He was The Owner. ??? I Worked First, in The Shop- Warehouse, Factory, and My Foreman, was : MR. Brooks, and His Son, also Worked There. I Worked with : Frank, a Latin Man, Can't Remember His Last Name. Oh and I Remembered Seymour and Estelle's Last Name: It was Robinson. I Also Worked in The Shop, with : Danny Cannon, and Lou Rerta, and Some others. I Then worked on The Installation Crew, with Roy Holloway, and A Guy My Age, from Georgia, can't Recall His Name. I Went with them, To Install, in Key Biscayne, and East Of The Seaquarium, For A Short time, at Highrise Condos, and Private Homes. I Then Worked in The Back, in The Fiberglass Doors Department, and The Foreman, There was MR. Pappy Dalton, A Real Nice Guy. We Made The Huge Fiberglass Wall, with A Scene, For Dade Christian School, But they Later: Painted over it, when it Got Old, and Worn. I Worked on That Big Project. I Remember , also in that Dept. : Pop Bridges, and A Real; Nice Black Guy, From Georgia, Named Joe, Can't Remember His Last Name, Right Now. I Worked there only A Few Months, Total. I was A Restless, Rebellious Young Kid, with A Motorcycle, and I Didn't Stay Long in any Job. But it was My First Official Full Time Job, after Hialeah High School. A Neat Experience !!!!! Best Regards , Don !!!! Robin The Rascal.

Robbin The Rascal		20-Aug-2009 17:50
Don Boyd, Nice to Hear from You Again !!!!! I thought you may Have Still Been out Of Town. I Still Have that Field Trip Picture , for you , Of My Hialeah Elementary School 3rd Grade Class, at The Museum Of Science and History. I Can't E- Mail, and I Have no Scanner, or I Would Send the Picture to You That way, But I Will Get it to you ASAP, Some way, I Don't Want To Intrude Or Invade Your Privacy At Home, But Maybe I Could Leave it at Blockbuster, or Publix, and You Could Pick it up, at your Convenience. Please Let Me Know !!!!! Thanks , For Your Support, and Praise, and Everything !!!!! A List Of Names, and Info about Jones Shutter Products Will Follow, in My Next Post. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 17:05
Dave B., I Enjoyed The Travel, that You Went Over, in Your Post, Very Much !!!!! Yes, I Do Love Travel, Especially on Northeast , and Eastern Airlines. They Have Such Beautiful Flight Attendants, and That Does it , For Me. Maybe , You Can Get on Eastern Yet !!! ????? Maine Sounds Devine. I've Seen Pictures, of Maine, and it Looks Like A Place to Definately Go to. My Company That I Worked For, Driving The Foodservice, and Meat Truck,-: Swift & Co., Had a Place in Augusta , Maine, and I Saw a Picture of The Place, and it Looked Like it was , in The Country, and out in The Middle of A Field. As I Say: I would Love to Go to New England , Some time, Especially: In A New R. V., and Travel around , Like A Nomad, or Gypsy. A Dream Of Mine. I Have Many Dreams !!!! Charleston, S. C., is one of My Absolute Favorite Places, I Love Charleston !!!!! I Have A Person, I , 1 /2 Way Knew, From A Skating Rink, in Hialeah, and She Lives in : Barre , Vermont, and I would Love to Go to See Her , Some Day. As You Say: I Think You Will Really Enjoy Seeing Miami, and All The Changes, and You Never Saw All Of it anyway, Back then, I Don't Think, So it should Be Really Something New, and Exciting. Miami, with all it's Faults, is A Neat Place, Very Unique, and Lots For You to See. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 16:41
Dave B., Yeah, I Know You Are Right About The Bus Trip. A 1 / 2 Hour Ride to 4 Hour Ride on The Hound, Would Be Nice, But anymore than That, Would Be A Slice Of Hell, and only a Last Resort. Too Bad About Don's Timbuktu Northeast Tickets !!!!! And I'm Afraid Good Ole Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, Gave Me The Business, The Frank Borman Rocket Spin, with Lorenzo Helping Him. Looks Like I , Too , Got Shafted !!!!!! And You Know where That Leaves You: Between Cape Cod, and Miami, or in Military Terminology: At Home, and SOL !!!!! Sooner or Later, Someone is Bound To Come Forward, Step Up, and Pay Your Way, To Miami. But You're Looking At Me, No, I Think Not !!!! The Thought of Me Paying, is Like A Wet Dream: Only a Dream !!!!!!! Sorry , My Friend. At Least We Know, That We Must Look For A Pigeon, Fool, or Sap, To Pay Your Way Here. That's Who Would Do it. Maybe There's Some Village Idiot Around Somewhere, with Money in His Pocket, That We Can Convince To Invest in Aviation. Right Now, at 12 :35 P. M., it's 91 Degrees F. , Sunny, and Theres' A Little Breeze. Best Regards. Robbin.

Don Boyd		20-Aug-2009 14:47
Hey you guys, sorry I haven't posted anything lately but I've been busy working on a ton of vacation photos and other things around the house. But I do read 99% of what is posted here. Dave B: I didn't do anything, such as moving around gallery URL's, to the site that would have contributed to your difficulties accessing this section of the site. It's either PBase or your computer but fortunately you remembered the other way to get here. Your airline tickets down here on a Northeast Yellowbird CV-880 are null and void because Northeast Airlines merged into Delta in 1972 and they won't honor them and there are no airworthy CV-880's left. Sorry, I've been scammed on eBay and the seller lives in Timbuktu so I have no recourse unless you're an expert in the Timbuktu legal system. Robbin: you mentioned that you worked at Jones Shutter Products in 1969. I want you to rack your memory for a while and tell me everything you remember about the place. Like any names you might remember, people you worked with, people in the front office, where you installed shutters when working on an installation crew, etc. How long were you there? Keep up the good work, ladies and gents. You too Robbin. Haha, that's a joke Robbin the Rascal. Don

dave b		20-Aug-2009 13:17
Hi again, Robbin----instead of heading to Las Vegas next month for a USMC reunion, we decided to head up to the Maine coast, only 160 miles from here, 3 hrs, but a different world. Just like Texas is different from any other part of the country, and is a state of mind (I lived there several years), Maine is like that, another world, and far far away from Boston in more than just miles. A completely different way of life. So we will stay there five nights. School will be back in session by then, so it will be far less crowded. All the motels have outdoor pools but they are all heated, without exception, as you just cannot go swimming in Maine in Sept in anything but a heated pool. The best scenery etc in Maine is in the southernmost part, where all the beaches are, then going north, it is all rocky coast, all the way. We have not been up that way for three years now, Lake George has been 7 years. I think next year we will go to the Charleston SC USMC reunion. They have it in a different place in the country each year. Last year we got to go on the Boston to Bermuda cruise, then in 2007 we went to the USMC reunion in Monterey California, and I got to see my two hometowns of Ventura and Bakersfield. Had not been to Ventura for FIFTY YEARS and Bakersfield 27 years so it was a kind of magical experience, to go back like that to childhood places. That is the way I would feel if I went back to Miami area. I mention all this travel stuff because I know you like traveling around the country to different places......

dave b		20-Aug-2009 12:00
Robbin, last time I took a bus it was so miserable, long trips. From here to Cincinnati, and of course they are all straight thru, no layovers to speak of. The Cincinnati thing was in 1998, but before that from Dallas to Boston, and when I was 14 years old, from Boston to California, left here Sat night 8pm arrived California at 6 am Wednesday.........they are not bad for four hour trips like from here to NYC but anything beyond that is sheer torture, so I think I will skip the idea of the bus for now......

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 10:20
Carey - gigi , Pokey, and Manocarz, Did You Guys Ride The Go Karts , at Karland, By My Old House ????? I Did, all the time, I Loved that Place !!!!! They used to Throw Buckets Of Water on Me, all The Time, Because I Didn't Pit, or Come in after My 7 Laps, I Paid For, Like I was Supposed to. They always Had Big Buckets Of Water, in The Infield, For Just That !!!!! I Know Pokey, Remembers that !!!!! Later !!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 10:12
Manocarz, If You're Reading Here, Read BelowMy Post To Carey - Gigi, and I Think You'll Smile: Remembering All Or Some of The Old Hialeah Memories, I Recalled. I Hope So !!!!!! We All 3 Have So Many of The Same Memories Of Growing Up in Old Hialeah . All The Best !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 10:07
Carey - gigi, I went to Bed at 1 :45 A. M., and woke up at 4 :45 A. M., and Had to Go to The Latrine, A # 1, and Then I Said To Myself: I Think I'll Go To The Computer, for a Few Minutes, So Here I Am. Remember How Good : The Sandwiches were, at : Linda's Subs, on 9th Street, and The Sub's already Made up in The Cooler, at Grace's Delicatessen ???? I Guess , I Must Be Hungry, if I'm Thinking About That !!!!! Remember: On Saturday Mornings: The Loud Air Raid Siren ???? I Think it was on Top Of Miami Jai Lai. And Remember Saturday Matinee, on Channel 7, The Dungeon, With M. T. Graves ???? And Do You Remember: When The Hialeah Fire Station 1, was on The North End Of City Hall, with the 2 Fire Engines Facing North, inside The Big High Open Garage Doors ???? And Remember When KFC was on East 4th Avenue, near Fla. Power and Light ??? And I Know you Would Remember this : A Little Bit North Of Flamingo Plaza, Going up Towards Your House, and Linda Jenkins' House, There was always A Smell in The Air, from One of the Factories There, and it Smelled Sorta Like A Cross , or Mix Between Woodshop, and Pineapple. ??? And Did You Ever Eat at Golden Point, on 9th Street ???? It was Just Like McDonald's, Long Before they Ever Came to Miami. And Remember : The Phillips 66 Gas Station, on East 9th Street, and 6th Avenue, and The Pure Gas Station, across The Street, next to The Candy Store ???? Remember The Fluorescent Orange Mustang Pony Scooters That The Florida Power And Light Meter Readers Had ????? They Had Gray Dish Wheels, and No Spokes. I Loved Those, and Wanted one, But Never Had one. I Remember when I went To Miami Springs Jr. High, Miles Milander Had A White Mustang Scooter. I Think John Knuck, Had one too !!!!! And Remember: How Good Grable's Bakery was ????? Just Like Bogey and Bacall, We Had it All, around Sun Tan Village, Did't We ??? Pretty Girls, The Candy Store, Grable's, Babcock Park, Royal Castle, Burger King, Carole's, Patsy's, Mae & Dave's Hot Dogs Steamed In Beer, Flamingo Plaza, Rexall Drugstore, and Luncheonette, Hialeah Lanes, The Essex Theatre, and So Much More !!!!!! As You Said: I Agree: It was a Great Place to Be A Kid, Growing Up !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

The Rascal		20-Aug-2009 05:50
Manana Mi Amigos !

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 05:48
I Can See it Now : The New Midnight Cowboy, Starring Davis C. Bruce, as The New Midnight Cowboy, Riding On A Real Greyhound Bus, This Time To Miami, But The Only Difference this Time, other Than The Destination, and Actor,This Time, will Be : That : The Midnight Cowboy, Will Be Well and Fit, and Will not Be Sick , and Die . I Know This Sequel, Will Be Much Better than the Original Midnight Cowboy, wit Dustin Hoffman, and Jon Voight. Dave B., Be Prepared For Stardom, it's Your Destiny !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 05:38
Carey - gigi, Thanks, For The Support, and Comforting, I Appreciate it, A Lot. I Think The Plumbing, is Fixed for now, at Least I Hope So. Our Plumber, is a Real Good one, You Might Know Him. His name is MR. Brito. He's Been our Plumber, For Years Now. And He's Been a Plumber, a Long Time, Like 50 Years or More. He's Retired now, or Semi - Retired, and Only Works , When Someone Like us: Needs His Services. Luckily , This Time: We only Had Problems, with The Toilet, in The Bathroom, Near where My Computer is. Everything Else in The House, was Going Down Just Fine. I Thought Maybe Dave, Would Like The Greyhound Trip, That Way, He Could Read A Few Books, on The Journey !!!! Yeah, our Hometown, Hialeah, Got Rid of All The Fun Places, that we Once Knew, and Replaced Them, with Retail Stores, And Apartment Houses, and We've Got People Crammed in Hialeah, Like Sardines, and Traffic, Like Never Before. You and I Have Our Memories, Of A Good Hialeah, But Not Much Else , These Days. It's Sad !!! Real Sad !!! Our Old Hialeah, was A Million Times Better, Than The Present Over Built, and Over Crowded New Hialeah. You and I , and all Old Time Hialeans, Lost So Many of Our Old Familiar Things, and They're Never Coming Back. But Just Like You: I Am Proud To Have Grown Up in Hialeah, and My Life in Hialeah, is A Treasure Chest Of Wonderful Memories !!!!! One Of My First Jobs, I Worked For Jones Shutter Products, in Hialeah, Making Storm Shutter Panels, So I Know About Those. I Worked in The Shop, Making them, and I Went out On The Installation Crews. Back then, I Made A Dollar 60 an Hour, and I Worked Hard. But Your Money, went a Lot Further then, in 1969. Now, Your Money Buys Nothing, and You Have to Be Rich, to Keep Everything Going. Things are Really Bad . Our Economy, is Pathetic, and I Still Blame Bush, and Chaney. They Broke all of Us. That's My Opinion. I Liked The Bush Family, and I Voted for Him, But Man am I Sorry. I Think He was The Worst President We Ever Had, and The Biggest Crook, without A Doubt. Would Friday Night Suit You and Your Sister, or if not: Sunday Night ???? I'm Sorry about Saturday Night, That was Perfect, But My Wife's Boss Had to Come up with That Quince 15 Party, and she Needs to Go, But I was invited, But I Am Not Going. I'm Going To Eat At Ranch House, or Somewhere. If You Wanna Go, I Would Welcome That !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 04:58
Dave B., Hi, I Thought Sure Your Plane Tickets, would Be There , By Now. That Eastern Airlines, is Slipping. I Talked to Eddie Rickenbacker, and He Promised Me : That Your Tickets would Be There By Wednesday. The Wings Of Man ???? Why if they Keep on Doing Business Like this, They Just Might Be Out Of Business, one Day. And I'm Dissapointed in MR . Rickenbacker, I Thought He Ran A Good Airline. Who Can You Trust, Other Than Your Mother ????? No One it Seems !!!!! I Hope You Don't Have to Take The Bus, after All, But If You Do, all will Be Well, once You Reach : Miami, The Magic City !!!!! I Get Your Drift !!!! Taken, in The Spirit, that it was Given, ant Meant !!!! Thanks. I'm Glad that Hurricane, isn't Gonna Go Your Way, Good News !!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		20-Aug-2009 03:07
Hello All : I was outside after work putting some shutters up , the ones I bought 3 years ago they are the storm panels , but I bought the top and bottom bracket also that is what has to be fastened permanetly with a hammer drill and tapcons . I just don't want to wait until it is too late I also have to get the generator ready to power the house, just in case. I agree about the bus ride being boring I did it once went to Asheville N.C. one friday after work it took 23 hours I felt like Jon Voight in Midnite Cowboy. I got there at 5:00 p.m. sat. went to bed at 3:00 a.m. got up at 5:00 and drove my sister and two nieces back to Hialeah got back sunday night at 9:00 p.m. . What a long weekend . I never rode the bus after that now you can go online and find a real low airfare , 2 months ago I think I got a ticket for about 150.00 dollars which is not much more than the bus, but you have to book in advance. Talk later Carey

carey gigi		20-Aug-2009 03:06
Patricia: I am glad you liked the story about the birds all of my grandchildren are great with animals I am currently baby sitting my 6 year old grandaughters guppy fish and her two birds not sure what kind they kinda look like parakeets but they aren't they are cobalt blue and charcoal color, she also had two Sugar gliders kinda like flying squirrels but they stayed up all night, they had to sell those before moving to N.C. I am going to tell both daughters about the site you mentioned and I'm sure they will love it thanks for the info. Carey

carey gigi		20-Aug-2009 02:51
Dave B. I was watching our local weather this evening and it looks like they said that hurricane may go further to the east that should be good news to you . They have gotten really good at predicting where a storm will go. I am going to go over that list of songs later tonight. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		20-Aug-2009 02:44
Robbin ::: sorry to hear about the plumbing trouble I used to get that when I first bought my house, but over the years I finally got it all figured out , but it always seems like when it rains it pours and it's real easy to become overwhelmed with small problems when they seem to add up to larger ones. I try to just think of one at a time. Robbin you can always call me if you have a question about something in the house , I have about 44 years experience in working in new houses and old. I read your comment earlier about all the places that used to be around where people went and met others and did things. Remember when we were young around 1960 and the population in Hialeah was about 100,000 people, It seems like it slowly creeped up to around 350,000 and along the way it seems like everything that we used to love when we were young just got torn down to make way for another store front or some more apts. Talk Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		20-Aug-2009 02:27
Hello All : I was outside after work putting some shutters up , the ones I bought 3 years ago they are the storm panels , but I bought the top and bottom bracket also that is what has to be fastened permanetly with a hammer drill and tapcons . I just don't want to wait until it is too late I also have to get the generator ready to power the house, just in case. I agree about the bus ride being boring I did it once went to Asheville N.C. one friday after work it took 23 hours I felt like Jon Voight in Midnite Cowboy. I got there at 5:00 p.m. sat. went to bed at 3:00 a.m. got up at 5:00 and drove my sister and two nieces back to Hialeah got back sunday night at 9:00 p.m. . What a long weekend . I never rode the bus after that now you can go online and find a real low airfare , 2 months ago I think I got a ticket for about 150.00 dollars which is not much more than the bus, but you have to book in advance. Talk later Carey

dave b		20-Aug-2009 01:40
Hi Robbin, no Eastern Airlines tickets yet, but I am sure they are coming, no problem. I will wait for them rather than take the bus, I think. I don't get annoyed by any comments like that, Robbin, just think of it this way, that folks are not always on here, especially late at night, and when the conversations are general, a lot of folks don't jump in but they are still reading and are still here, but like me, for instance, if you and others are talking about something I know nothing about, like details about Miami etc I just read, but I don't jump in because I lived there only three years, and am not acquainted with most of the details about the Miami area, but that does not mean I am not here enjoying reading about it. So you cannot judge who is here and who is not, and be able to say why they are not here on any given day or night. I know that you feel sometimes like you are talking to yourself, but that is never the case......you have to trust your friends more. They would not even be here if they did not enjoy the site, so what difference does it make how often they post? You could not hear from me for a week and it would not reflect how I feel about this site, not one bit. It would just be one of those things where the courts are keeping me extra busy, is all. Try not to read into things.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 01:03
Dave B., and Carey - gigi, I'm Going to watch T. V. , with My Wife. I Will Be Back Later, Maybe at 12 Midnight. It's 9 :00 P. M., Right Now. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Aug-2009 01:00
Hi Dave, The only thing I Can Figure , is That Don Boyd, May Have Been Doing Some Shifting around, or Adding Pictures , or Something, on His Sites. Glad you were able to Get Here Finally, Some Way. I Have 2 Questions to ask You : # 1 : Did You Listen To Tower Of Power Yet ????? And # 2 : Did You Get Your Plane Tickets Yet, on Eastern Airlines ?????? If Not, I Will Call Them, and Cancel, and Then I'll Call Greyhound, and Get You Some Reliable Transportation, From Boston, To Miami . On Greyhound, You Will Have Plenty Of Time, For Everything : Catching Up On Rest, Reading,- Bring 20 Books, Conversation, Ect., and Then : Before You Know it: Your Bus will Pull into The Main Miami Greyhound Station, off Lejeune Road, and N. W. 28th Street, By Miami International Airport, and The Rascal, will Pick You Up there. Please Let Me Know, if The Eastern Tickets, Don't Come in The Mail Soon. Our High Temperature Here Today in Miami, was 91 Degrees, and 88 % Humidity. Still, not Bad For August in Miami. Very Mild Summer, Here, this Summer. I Remember Many Much Hotter, Al Gore ???? Old Al, Might Have Something, with His Global Warming Theory, I Think, after All !!!!! ?????? My Expedition, is Running Poorly, I Just Had A Tune Up, a while Back, New Wires , and New Plugs. It's Running Rough, and Idling Like it's Going to Shut off. I Don't Trust it, I've Mad Short Trips Close By, But I Must Get it Fixed, to Be Reliable, for Weekend Drives to Homestead, ect. Last night The Toilet, in My Master Bedroom's Bathroom , The Guest Room, where My Computer is : Ran Over, and Today: Our Plumber , came and Had to Go on The Roof, and Ran His Electric Power Snake, in the pipes up there, to clean out The Apparent Blockage. I Hope it's Fixed. ??? I Had a Lot Of Drying The Floor, Disinfecting, Ect., To Do Last Night, and Today. And I Cursed Like A Drunken Sailor, or A Madman. What A Mess. When I Get The Car Squared Away, Hopefully: The Expedition, and The Plumbing Will Be Good, For A While. I Hope Carlos B,. is indeed in The Keys, On Vacation, and if not, I'm Concerned about Him. The Rest, I Guess They just Don't Wanna Be Here. I'm Sorry, But That's My Opinion. And I Hope You Don't Get Annoyed By My Comment. Remember, It's Only My Opinion. I Could Be Wrong, But I Don't Think So. We'll See. Best Regards. Later. Robbin.

dave b		19-Aug-2009 21:41
Hi Robbin, I have had trouble accessing this site all day long until just now, when I had to go to Don's main site and backtrack from there....I don't know what the problem was........85 here and a little humid...... Carey----yes, the hurricane bears watching, that's for sure.....we have had our share over the years and certainly a lot of backlash when we don't get hit directly, a lot of them go out to Nova Scotia and miss us but the torrential rains from them don't. It is not uncommon for us to get those heavy rains for days, with the tree branches bending over and coming down, when a hurricane passes by to the east of us.

Robbin		19-Aug-2009 21:25
Patricia, I Hope that Skating Arena, Didn't Smell Like Gunpowder !!!! I Like To Shoot, But I Hate The Smell of Gunpowder, and Fireworks, which Are Filled with Gunpowder. Yes, Roller Skating , was A Lot Of Fun, and Now I Have Great Memories Of Those Days. When I was in Elementary School, From Around 8 Years Old, to 13 Years old, I went to Southeast Hialeah's : Rustic Roller Rink, and Besides : " Don't Hang Up " , I Remember Skating there to These Songs : Diana, Put Your Head On My Shoulder, 16 Candles, Good Night My Love, Mashed Potatoes, The Monster Mash, Where The Boys Are, What's Your Name, Soldier Boy, Return To Sender, The Bristol Stomp, The Peppermint Twist, The Twist, Chain Gang, Venus, Cathy's Clown, Jingle Bell Rock, The Battle Of New Orleans, Personality, Stagger Lee, and others. Later, Robbin.

Robbin		19-Aug-2009 21:07
Hi Patricia, Almost Time For You to Go Home, Right ???? Growing up, I Went to A Total, of Like 6 Different Roller Rinks Skating. We Had 2 Roller Rinks, in Hialeah, and I Went to Those, until around 1966, and Later on, They Both Closed. They were Called : Rustic Roller Rink, which Had A Cement Outdoor Floor, and also, an Indoor Wooden Floor. And Also in Hialeah, was : Hialeah Roller Rink, Which only Had The Traditional Quonset Arched Dome Roof, and A Cement indoor Floor. And Then Later, A New Skating Rink Opened , Called : Super Skating Center, and I went There, and There was another Skating Rink, in Hialeah Gardens, Near Hialeah, and it was Called : Tropical Skating Rink. They're All Closed For Years Now. The 3 Later Rinks, Were Indoor Cement Floor Skating Rinks. And I Went A Couple Of Times, Back in The Late 70's, To A Super Skating Rink, In Kendall, By The Falls, a Neat Shopping Mall, in South Dade County, and I Went to An Indoor Arched Dome Skating Rink, in Surf City, North Carolina, Near Wilmington. I Always Loved to Roller Skate, And Did , All The Time, But Now: I Cannot, Probably Ever Again, Because Of My Left Foot. Swimming, and Roller Skating, are Out, For Me Now. But I Can Still Ride A Bicycle, And I Like that. We Had one Ice Skating Arena, in Miami, Long ago, also, Called Polar Palace, and I went there a couple of times. We also Had 2 Bowling Alleys, 3 Movie Theatres, 1 Put - Put Golf, A Go Kart Rentals Track, Public Trampolines, Hialeah Speedway, Hialeah Park Racing, Pony Rides, Feed Bag High Slides, A Pizza Place, That Showed Old Silent Movies, The 3 Stooges, ect. , And now: All we Have Left, is 1 Twin Movie Theatre. It's A Real Shame. All We Have now, is Lots More People, Maybe around 350,000, Lots Of Traffic, Lots Of Retail Stores, Fast Food Restaurants, ect. Best Regards. Robbin. Ps- Chuckie Says Hi.

Patricia		19-Aug-2009 16:17
Carey, I also love the story about you and your grandchildren watching the birds hatch and grow! I often watch live bird cams on my computer! Right now I am watching a mother Panda with her two week old baby on the Live Panda Cam at the San Diego Zoo, after the three w's , type in : sandiegozoo.org/pandacam/index.html. Robbin, Indoor roller skating to "Don't Hang Up", how wonderful I can feel it! I used to go to a roller skating night club called Le Jardin, which was a former indoor shooting range, and had very much fun there! Good memories! Hello and good day to everyone! Bye for now.

Robbin		19-Aug-2009 04:04
Carey - gigi, Near My House???? Bingo !!!!! ???? I Think I'm Right. ??

Robbin		19-Aug-2009 04:02
Carey - gigi, Yeah The 60's , was a Time Of Action, Some Good, Some Bad, But it was not a Dull Time Period, or Decade. The 50's Had Neat Music, and Dances, and Good Family Times, But it was Not of The Magnitude, of The 60's, By any Means. In The 60's, so many Things Happened, That Made Headlines, and Affected All Of Us. The Beatles, Riots, President Kennedy's Assassination, Hurricanes, Ect. There was Never a Dull Moment, in The 60's. I Must admit, I Wasn't Crazy about The Kennedy's, or JFK, But I Respected President Kennedy, For His Being Strong,and Telling The Russians: To get That Submarine Out Of our Waters, and They Did. He Earned His Wings, with That Action, in My Book. I Wear White Sweat Socks, and The Tempur Pedic House Slippers, in The Bathroom, and We Wash The Rugs, Often. I Stand On The Rugs only. And We Clean, all The Time, with Scrubbing Bubbles Antibacterial. I Think You Will Like Tower Of Power. And Yes, I Enjoyed Your Book, Especially : Seeing Rustic Roller Rink Again. I Probably: Saw You and Your Sister, at Rustic. I'm Sure !!!!! And around The Old Neighborhood too. We Lived So Close to each other. And Yes, I Would Have to Agree : Growing Up in Hialeah, when We Did, was A Pleasure, and it's A Distinction, For Us. I'm Sleepy Too, and I'm Going To Turn in Too. Good Night , My Friend !!!!! Sleep Well !!!!! Talk to you Sometime Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		19-Aug-2009 03:39
Carey - gigi, Thanks !!!! Yeah Diabetes , is No Fun, as You Know, From Your Poor Father's Dealing with it. I Have To Watch it, or I Will Be in A Real World Of Trouble. Diabetes, is Bad News, A Terrible Disease to Have. I Would only Wish it on a Few Really Bad People, But Certainly Not on Good People, Like Family or Friends. With Medications, Being Careful, and God's Help, I Can Live A Near Normal Life, But I Am Giving Up Things I Like, Such as : Swimming, Walking Barefooted, Having Sweets, Day And Night, Not Being able to Stand or Walk Much, Not Being Able To Do Army Type Exercises, To Stay in Shape, Such as : Jumpin Jacks, and Jogging, and Being able to Get in The Shower, or under The Hose , in The Yard, and Showering My Whole Body, and Staying Under The Cold Shower, for a Few Minutes, To Refresh Completely. Simple Pleasures, To Most, But I Cannot Do Them, and if I Do, I Risk infection, Hospital, and Amputation. Not A Choice, at All. I Am Sure Your Sister , and I Knew Of or Knew, Some of The Same People, as Did You and I, You're Absolutely Right. I Look Forward , to Meeting Her, and Talking with Her. We will See When We Can All Get Together. We'll Talk it over. I'm Curious: Did You Know Where Those Asheville Areas or Neighborhoods Are ???? I Am Hungry, For A Ranch House Burger Too !!!!!! They Make A Great one !!!!! How would you Compare : Krystal Hamburgers, on Sunrise Blvd., to Royal Castle, on 79th Street ???? I Love Krystal, But it's Kinda Far, and Out Of The Way, and A Lot Of Heavy Traffic, To and From There. If You Like Pulled Pork, Like in North Carolina, You Must Try Dixie Pig !!!! We Could Go up there Sometime. It's in Oakland Park, not Too Far from Where You Were Working. It's Just South of Commercial, on Dixie Highway, at 45th Street, on The Right. Later. Your Friend Robbin.

carey gigi		19-Aug-2009 03:02
Robbin I didn't listen to Tower of Power yet the only cassette player I have hooked up is in the second bathroon. I will get back with you about a time to come over with my sister she sometimes goes to an arcade up near her house on some evenings. Hope you found some interesting things in that Hialeah book using a magnifying glass. I am glad you got to see the pictures of rustic roller rink. I'll talk later or early morning getting tired again your friend Carey

carey gigi		19-Aug-2009 02:51
Hello All I was thinking about the 1960s and how it was a decade like no other that I lived through. I think of it as the decade that I came of age , being born in Feb. 1949 the 50s were great and seemed innocent compared to the 60s I turned 11 in 1960 and we had a young President that I just loved to see on T.V. and during the Cuban missile crisis when we all had to face the fact that we might not be alive tomorrow ,but we had the Kennnedy brothers and Robert McNamara whom I think of as the three wise men. After an experience like that everything else seemed easier to accept and deal with except the deaths. of the Kennedys, and the endless war , but all of these things I think helped make us who we are today. I can't think of another time in history to be born or another city to grow up in beside Good old Hialeah Talk Later Carey

Robbin		19-Aug-2009 02:49
Carey - gigi, Sometimes, we All Get Tired , and Doze Off, During A Movie, or T. V. Show. I Think Our Body will Conk Out, when it needs some Rest, and as Hard as you work, all the time, I 'm not Surprized at you Dozing off that way. We are Human, not Machines, and we Require Rest. I Sometimes force Myself, to Stay Up, But a Lot of other times, I Say to Myself: Nah, not Tonight, I'm Tired, and I'm Going to Bed, and I Do. I'm Sure You Needed that Nap, and That Job will No Doubt Be There Tomorrow, or whenever you Get Back There. I was thinking that: That you could Tape The Game, for your wife, and send it to Her. That was nice of You. Wouldn't You agree: That They Should Cover The Baseball Diamond, at The Stadium, When The Game is Football, and Save The Dolphins, From Getting All Dirty, and Muddy, and The Guest Team Too?? That's Some Way To Treat A Guest. I Think it's A Disgrace, and There's 3 More Years, Of Baseball there, So They Should Change That Horrible Playing Conditions, For The Miami Dolphins. That's A Nice Story, about The Birds, in The Tree, and I Liked The Story, and The Happy Ending. I , Too, Hope That The Hurricane , Doesn't Go Towards Dave B. No One Needs That. Yes, it is Very Stressful. I Hope We Don't Get any Hurricanes either. Did You Listen to Tower Of Power Yet ???? My Wife, Has to Go to A 15 Quince Party, Saturday Night, at The Banquet Hall On West 12th Avenue, and 43rd Street. It's For Her Bosses Daughter, The Deli Manager's Daughter. I Was Invited too, But I'm Not Going. If You and Your Sister want to Go To Ranch House, with Me, That Night, or To Come over My House, I Would Welcome that, or if You and Your Sister Could Go Sunday, That would Be Good Too. But if You Would Rather Go Another Time, I Will Understand. She Has To Go, OR Her Boss will Feel Bad, and Probably Get Put Out. Whatever You Decide, Will Be Fine. I'm Sorry , For The Change, I Had Forgotten, about it. Do You Remember : The Old Song : " Don't Hang Up '' ????? I woke up Early this Morning, Humming That Song, to Myself, and I Don't Know Why !!!! But I Always Liked that song. I Skated to it, at Rustic. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		19-Aug-2009 02:34
Robbin I can relate to the ordeal you go through with your foot my Father had all the same things happen , what I did in his bathroom was put a tile floor in that was a large tile kinda like what you have in your house, but what I did was put the joints tight and used epoxy grout and it made it very germ free for a bathroom floor . The bathroom is the one room where you usually have to go barefoot , I think it probably helped him in the long run. I am going to call my sister about coming by she has quite a few stories about her friends amd you probably knew some of them or a friend of her friend just like I know several people you knew before I knew them I'm sure if you had stayed in the east side of Hialeah we would have known each other in the 60s. Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		19-Aug-2009 02:16
Hello Robbin and All I was supposed to go do a small job tonight but it can wait until tomorrow . I laid down in bed to watch a movie and fell asleep just got up it's 9:40 P.M. That limeade sounds really delicious I put last nights Dolphin game on the DVR and then burned a copy for my wife and sent it in a bubble wrap bag to N.C. this morning so she can see the game . I once met Bob Griese at his son Jeffs apt. in Coconut Grove I was working late inside and his dad Bob Griese and his brother Brian came by . Brian Griese ended up helping me make the lines on the floor a couple of years later when he was a Dolphins Quarterback I found it kinda funny. Dave B. I have been watching the weather channel and it looks like that one hurricane might be heading up near you . We usually don't think of the New England area as getting hurricanes ,but hopefully it will keep curving out off the coast and die out . Getting ready for a hurricane is very stressful and costly. Robbin you mentioned the wild birds I have a 30 foot or higher black olive tree out front and there must be 1000 birds and baby birds in it , really kinda noisy, but I won't harm them just have to put up with them. I remember a couple of years ago I was replacing some of the wood at the edge of the roof and there was a bird that made a nest in the corner so what I did was built a small support to slide under the nest so I could continue to finish the work. Each day we would go out and I put the ladder up about ten feet away from the nest and all my grandchildren got to see the progress of the baby birds after they hatched and soon flew away . After that we were all happy including the birds, where there's a will there's a way and we all learned from it. Talk again soon your friend Carey

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 22:00
Yes, Indeed !!!!! That Will Do, Dave !!!!!! And in My Case, it's Homemade Fresh Squeezed Limeade, Frozen, and Shaken, and Served in A Margarita Glass, with No Salt, on The Rim, and No Sugar, and No Alcohol, But Limeade Refreshing, and Par Excellence, and Straight From Paradise !!!!!!!! I Like an Ice Cold Beer, on A Hot Summer Day, But I Can't Have it: Due To My Medicines, Same with Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, From Indian River County Florida, I Love it, Iced Cold, But I Can't Have it, and if I Have Any Alcohol, or Grapefruit Juice, it Will Interfere with My Medicines, So I Can't Chance it. I Like A Little Sweet Wine, To Sip At, But Same Thing: I Can't Have it. And I Can Look at Our Lake, and Pools, But I Can't Go Swimming, as I Could, and Probably Would Get Infection, in My Left Foot, and End up in The Hospital, and Maybe Lose My Foot And Leg, So I Can't Chance it. And I Love To Swim, and Cool Off, in Water. But Now, all I Can Do, is Sponge Bathe, in The Sink Basin, and Stick My Head, and Shoulders in The Shower, and shampoo and Rinse, with my left foot outside, behind the Glass Shower Doors. I Cannot Get That Foot Wet. Gotta Keep it Dry, and Free Of Bacteria. My Life Has Changed Drastically, But It Has to Be That Way, and I Do Without Quite A Bit, and Suffer For That, But Mostly, I'm Accepting it, But I Do Miss A Lot Of Things, Like Going Barefooted , Ect. Life Is Not Utopia, Or Paradise, That's For Sure !!!!!! ButMost Of Us, are in the same Boat. Later. Robbin.

dave b		18-Aug-2009 21:19
How about a Miller Lite, unshaken and unstirred? And yet cold.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 20:17
Dave B., I'm Not Sure, But I Think Carlos Betancourt, Might Be in The Florida Keys, as He Mentioned A While Back, that He Might Go There Soon. If So, That Would Account For His Absence Of A Few Days Here. Thought You Might Like To Know That, if You Didn't Already. May I Suggest A Miller Lite, In A 16 Ounce Bottle, at Precisely : 36 Degrees !!!!!!! Now if You Were James Bond : You would Have : A Dry Martini, Shaken, Not Stirred !!!!!!! As For Me, I'm Sipping at My Ice Cold Fresh Squeezed By Me Limeade !!!!!!!! Very Delicious !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 20:08
Hi Dave, Your Hot Summer Weather, Took it's Sweet Time, To Get There, But it Finally Arrived . It's Been Hot Enough, and Very Humid Here, in Miami , So Far this Summer, But I Think We've Seen Much Worse Summers, in Past Years. Good Old Al Gore, May Be Right about Global Warming, And Not The Crackpot, Laughing Stock , He's Thought to Be, By Many Folks. We used to Have 99 and 100 Degrees , or Higher, Lots of Our August Summer Days, in The Past Years. This Summer, Has Been Mild, For us, But as I Say: It's Hot Enough. Right Now, at 3 : 50 P. M., it's 92 Degrees, in The Shade Of My Covered Screeed in Back Porch, and The Humidity, is 87 %. We Have Had Some Rain Lately, But Not That Much. Certainly , Not Enough. We Are Still On Mandatory Water Restriction, in Miami, and Have Been, For Years Now. Do You Like Limeade ???? I Just Made A Gallon Of Fresh Squeezed Limeade, and Put it in The Freezer, about an Hour Ago, and Soon I Will Take it Down, Pour A Cup Of it, and Put it in The Fridge. I Squeeze 10 Limes, in A Styrofoam Coffee Cup, and add to The Juice: 25 Packets Of Splenda, and then: I Pour out About A Cup Ful Of The Spring Water, From The Bottle, and Then I Pour The Sweetened Lime Juice intoThe Water, in The Gallon Jug or Bottle, Shake it up, Then I Put The Bottle in The Freezer, for around 1 Hour, or until it Gets A Little Bit Icy. Then Put it in The Fridge. This is a Wonderful Summer Drink, Very Tasty, and Very Refreshing , Indeed !!!!!!! Try It !!!!!! Any Tower Of Power Listening Yet ????? Later. Robbin.

Robbin P. Learned		18-Aug-2009 19:45
Patricia, Roses , are Beautiful !!!! I Don't Have any Rose Bushes, But I Buy Roses, Sometimes. I Do Have A Couple Of Orchids, and They Are Beautiful , Too !!!!! Mine are Cataleyas, and They were My Moms, So They are Really Special , to Me, and When The Bloom, I Enjoy The Light Purple Orchids, for a Short time, until they Wilt away. I Think of it : as : A Visit Of My Mom, an Angel, in Disguise, and I'm Happy, But Also Sad !!!!!! And as For My Reference, To " The Tennessee Waltz ", I Remember Hearing that Song by Patti Page, as a Kid, and it was , and Still is : A Very Beautiful Song, Romantic, and With Meaning. And Also: In Elementary School, at My School, and all Dade County Elementary Schools, in Physical Education, P. E., or Recess, Class, We Had one week, of Dancing, Where We Learned about : Square Dancing, Waltzes, Ect. And They Played The Record of Patti Page Singing : The Beautiful Tennessee Waltz, and I Remember Waltzing To That Song, with A Special Girl, that I Liked, So When I Hear Or Think Of That Song, I Feel Happy. It is One Beautiful Song !!!!! And Waltzes, are Something To Watch, Just Like The Tango, Which is A Dance I Really Like , as Well !!!! And I Have an Instrumental Song, I Love, By Booker T. & The MG's, Originally, From Memphis Tn., and it's Called : The Last Tango In Memphis !!!!! Sort Of A Modern Take Off On The Last Tango In Paris. Have A Good Night, and Some Ice Cream !!!!! Lately, I Get A Chocolate Frosty , at Wendy's, or A Milkshake, at Mc Donald's, or Checker's, and That's My Ice Cream Fix. I Have Cut Back Though, to Like One Large Size one of Those a week. With Diabetes, I Have To. Sometimes , I Go To Taco Bell, and Get An Extra Large Pepsi, and Then I Go To Wendy's, and I Get A Large Chocolate Frosty, and I Drink a Little Of The Pepsi, and Then When I Can, I Pour The Whole Chocolate Frosty, in The Pepsi, And What A Treat, That Float is !!!!! I Love That !!!!! And Did You Ever Dip Wendy's French Fries into A Chocolate Frosty ????? It's Delicious, Better than Ketchup !!!!!!! Try It !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		18-Aug-2009 19:36
Hi Robbin and Patricia, getting a little warm here today, the hottest day of the year, in the 90s in Boston but even here it is 86 now with 60% percent humidity, but that will soar later on, probably..............

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 19:04
Hi Patricia, Chuckie, and His Learned Family, Send Our Best, To You !!!!! And To Sparky, Of Course, as well !!!! Grapevine ??? Do You Ever Hear anything Thru it ???? And Will There Be Any Wine, From Your Vineyard, or Table Grapes ???? It's Rained a Good Bit Here in Miami Lately, So Sometimes : Our Temperatures were Cooler, than usual Summer High Temperatures. After Rain, and at night, We've Been From 80 Degrees to 85 Degrees, But with no Rain, Like Today, So Far: Our Temperatures Have Been Around : 92 To 95 Degrees, Not Too Bad , for Summer, But our Humidity, Has Been Pretty High,- Around : From 79 %, To 90 %. We Get A Fair Amount of Nice Breezes Off The Atlantic Ocean, which Makes Our Palm Trees So Happy, That They Go Go Dance. I Have A Lake View, and Palm Trees, A Crepe Myrtle Tree, and A Bird Bath, In My Beautiful View Out My Computer Room's Sliding Glass Doors. I Love it. I Say The Computer Room, Actually: It's The Master Bedroom, with it's Own Bathroom, and it's Fully Furnished , with Fairly New Furniture, and is A Guest Bedroom, And I Have My Computer There, and Patti, My Wife , uses That Bathroom, and I use The Other One, on The Other end of The House. His and Hers, and We Have All Of Our Stuff in Each , and They Are Fixed up : Our Way !!!!!!! Chuckie, He Uses Neither one, He Has His Potty in Cage. Very Convenient, Wouldn't You Say ???? We Clean it Often Though. Because Of The Lake, and Our Birdbath, and our Wooden Privacy Fence, We See Lots Of Wild Birds, Such as : Blue Jays, Robins, Ring Neck Doves, Gray Herons, White Herons, Mallard Ducks, Black Birds, Mockingbirds, Wild Quakers, Hawks, Muskogee Ducks, and other Birds. They are all Welcome Guests, in our Backyard !!!! Been to Sonic Lately ???? I Had Wendy's Chili Yesterday, I Love it !!!! Thank You, For Your Kind Words, You Are Very Nice To Say So !!!! And I Do Appreciate it, For Sure !!!!! Keep That Kind Of Praise Coming, I Love It !!!! Florida Orange Juice Ice Cold, and Fresh Squeezed, Just For You, Just Close Your Eyes, And I'm Beaming it To You, By Mental Telepathy !!! I Hope it Refreshes You !!!!!! Best Regards, Nice to Hear From You. Later. Robbin.

Patricia		18-Aug-2009 17:47
Hi All, Had a good weekend triming my grape vine and roses and also washed my car in the driveway. Try to keep a little tan and the weather was so beautiful, very dry 48% humidity and in the mid 90's. Robbin, Love how you mentioned the trees were dancing to the Tennessee Waltz! You get right to our hearts with your writing gift and you bring out that sharing in everyone else, which I have seen here and that is very good!!!!! Are you guys still booking on Eastern Airlines? LOL Bye for now, friends and the best to everyone and Hi Little Love Chuckie!

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 10:33
Watching A Little Of The Football Game on T. V. Last Night, Between The Miami Dolphins, and The Jacksonville Jaguars, I Felt Big Disgust, For The Owner Of and All Of The Miami Dolphins Teams Management , and Land Shark Stadium's Field Maintenence Committee, Ect., For Holding Pro Football Games there, and Not Covering That Georgia Clay Baseball Diamond up, with Artificial Green Turf, Green Tarps, Green Rugs, or Something, For Dolphin Games. It Would Look Better, For Fans, In Person, and on T. V., and The Players Of Both Teams, Could Then: Stay Clean, and Out Of That Orange Clay, and Mud, when it's Wet, Like Last Night, from a Light Rain. It's Rude, and An Outrage, For The Miami Dolphins, and The Guest Opposing Team, to Have to Play on The Field, with 1/2 Of it: A Baseball Field. Don't They See That ????? I Do, and I Think It Stinks, and I Think The Owner Of The Miami Dolphins, and Everyone Involved, with The Team, and Stadium Stink Also, For Not Doing Something About That, or Not Speaking out about it. I've Never Heard any Mention Of That. Amazing. The NFL Teams , all Have Beautiful Distinctive Uniforms, and I Looked at Both Teams Last Night on T. V., Filthy Dirty Pants, and Jerseys, instead Of Clean, and Their Bright Colors Shining, and I Got Mad. My Hometown, and Birthplace Pro Football Stadium, Can't Do Better than That. Miami Dolphins Ownership, Shame On You, You Have No Pride. A Beautiful State Of The Art Stadium Like That, and You Leave The Football Stadium, with a Baseball Diamond, on Game Nights, That's Really Crap, in My Opinion. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 10:09
My 10: 05 Post, was Posted, at 5 : 45 A. M. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 10:05
Carey - gigi and Dave B., Do You Remember , the Song : " Don't Hang Up " ???? I Always Liked that Song, and Roller Skated to it, at Rustic Roller Rink, in Southeast Hialeah, when I was in Elementary School, But Haven't Ever Heard it anymore, since Then, which was Probably around : 1960 To 1962, and Then: This Morning: Out Of The Blue: I Wake Up, at : 3:16 A. M., with That Song on My Mind, and Humming it, to Myself, How Do You Figure ????? Isn't That Strange ??? Or as Marvin Gaye asked in His Song : Ain't That Peculiar ???? Many Mornings: I wake up, with a Particular Song, on My Mind, and Why ???? I Don't Know ???? But This Morning : The Song I Woke Up To, was " Dont Hang Up " !!!!!!!! It was Kinda Nice Too, cause I Loved Rustic Roller Rink, and That Song Both !!!!! That Song, and Rustic Roller Rink, Both Hold Special Memories , in My Mind, and in My Heart. Have A Great Day Gentlemen !!!!!! Talk To You Later, in The Evening, or Night. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 04:52
It's Now : 12 :47 A. M., and I Am Going To Bed Now, as I Am A Little Tired !!!!! I will Be Back Tomorrow, Some time !!!!!!! Sleep Well , My Friends !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 04:48
Dave B., & Carey- gigi , This is My Opinions, and Maybe The Whole Town, will Disagree, with Me, But Here Goes : I Have 2 Problems, with Land Shark Stadium: # 1 : The Name Land Shark. It's Stupid !!!!! and # 2 : Until The New Baseball Stadium, opens Where the old Orange Bowl was: When The Miami Dolphins Play, in Land Shark Stadium, There Should Be Artificial Turf, or Green Tarps, or Something Put Over the Baseball Diamond, So That The Whole Playing Field , is Green, and in That way, the Players wouldn't Have To Roll, and Wallow, in That Georgia Orange Clay, and Mud, and Their Uniforms, Would Stay Clean and Bright, and You Could Tell Who's Who. They Spend Lots Of Money, on Nonsense, Like Renaming The Stadium, But No One Cares About That. I Think The Whole Bunch, Are A Bunch Of Morons, Who Have No Common Sense, and Continually: Bark Up The Wrong Tree, That's What I Think. Don't They See , That This is An Ugly Deficiency, and That They Do Nothing to Make it Better. Most Of The Other Major Cities, Have Separate Baseball Stadiums, and Separate Football Stadiums, and The Players only Get Dirty, if There's Bad Weather, and No Dome. Miami, is A Little Backward, and Behind, For A Big Major City, and International, and Glitzy, and Famous. I Hate to Say That, about My Birthplace, But it's True. Sleep Well, Gentlemen !!!!!!! All The Best . Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 04:29
Dave B., It was Good that You Could Wrap up Your 5 Cases, By Noon. Good to Get Home so Early, I Know. There's No Place Like Home !!!!!! I agree, with That One !!!!! And I Agree with You and Carey - gigi: Land Shark, is Outrageous, and Assinine !!!!!! Joe Robbie, was Fitting, Respct For The Man Who Built it. But if They Had to Change The Name, Dolphin Stadium, was O. K., Disrespectful, To Joe Robbie, But at Least, it Sounded Good, But Land Shark, ?????? What ???? Who is The Imbecile, or Panel of Imbeciles, Who Came up with that Stupid Name ?????? Yes !!!!!!!! Wendy's Chili, is Not Like it Came From A Fast Food Place, it is Real Super Good !!!!! I Grew up on Good Homemade Chili, and I Love Chili, and Wendy's Has Good Chili !!!!!!! I Have Wendy's Chili, A Lot, Cause I Like it !!!!!!!!!! I Hope You Like Tower Of Power !!!!! ???? Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 04:16
Carey - gigi, Do You Like North Carolina Style Pulled Pork BBQ ???? If so, I Know a Place in Oakland Park, that Makes it Authentic, Just Like In Wilmington, Fayetteville, Lexington, N. C., Ect. And with The BBQ Plate, or Sandwich, They Have Wonderful Hushpuppies , French Fries, and Sweet Tea, with Ice. The only thing there, that is not the same as North Carolina BBQ Places, is The Cole Slaw. The Cole Slaw, is Alright, But is Not As Good as The Cole Slaw Up in N. C. The Place is Called : Dixie Pig, and it's on Dixie Highway, Between Oakland Park Blvd., and Commercial Blvd. , and Near To Prospect Road Too. It's at 45th Street, and Dixie Highway, and it's on The Southwest Corner, of Dixie Highway, and 45th Street. It's a Sort Of Dairy Queen Looking Place, With A Wood, and Windows, and Clear Plastic Enclosure, around The Front. It's Real Good, Has Been There, For A Long Time, and The Owner, is From Wilmington , North Carolina. I Go There Often, and Love it. If You are ever up that way, Try it !!!! Or Sometime You Can Go up there , with Me, When I Go. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 03:59
Carey - gigi. I'm Doin Just Fine Today Carey, and Thanks For Asking, and I Hope You are Fine Today as Well . It's A Shame , that your Wife Had To Miss The Dolphin's Game. I Always Hope The Miami Dolphins Win, But I'm Like You : I'm Really not a Die Hard Sports Fan. Since You and I , were Both Born in Miami, I Feel that Our Home Town Teams are Special, But I Don't Go Overboard Over it. And I Agree with You 400 %, That Joe Robbie, was a Great Man, and Had A Good Heart, and A Good Name, and He was The Father, and Builder Of That Stadium, and it's An All About Money Disgrace, That They Renamed The Stadium, so Many Times, or at all. Tim Robbie, Joe Robbie's Son, was very Disrespectful, I Think, To Allow it to Be Renamed Dolphin Stadium, and now it's Land Shark Stadium. It Was Fine as Joe Robbie Stadium. Politics And Money, That's What it is !!!! Its A Shame . And Yes, I Remember those Stop Signs with Alto Below Stop. I Resent Parking Meters, Cities, and Others Having Peoples Cars Towed Away, ect. It's A Heartless Racket , only For Money, and it causes The Victim: Big Inconvenience, all Around. If You and Your Sister Wanna Stop over at My House, Saturday Night, We Could Go To Ranch House, and Then Visit at My House, Before Or After, or Both. Let Me Know, Later in The Week. That Sounds Good to Me. Oh, How is Your Son in Law ??? I Hope His Back is nothing Serious. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		18-Aug-2009 03:50
Robbin, I did have court today but the five cases were over with by noontime so I was outta there and home by one thirty pm, so that was great.....talk with you folks tomorrow, as it is nearly midnight now.

dave b		18-Aug-2009 03:49
Hi Robbin, did not get a chance to listen to the tapes yet, but will tomorrow, Tuesday. I do like the chili at Wendy's. It is great...... Carey----that name is absolutely ridiculous, you are right, Land Shark Stadium. I saw it a couple of weeks ago on TV and could not believe it.

carey gigi		18-Aug-2009 02:12
Hey Robbin how you doing today, I just got home my wife was calling me before I got home she is a Dolphins fanatic. She couldn't get the preseason game in N.C. I don't really take it too serious. There is nothing like the perfect season team Dolphin games they were electric and playing in the historic Orange Bowl nothing can beat that. My sister and nephew # 3 came by tonight to get some avacodos off the tree out back. I mentioned to her about coming by your place to meet you and Patty and she said she would like that. She has quite a few Hialeah stories to tell she is about 4 years older than I. I have to go do a repair at BK tomorrow night but have to wait until the inside closes at 10:00 p.m. it's right in the doorway. Does anyone remember in the 50s when there were some Hialeah stop signs that said ALTO underneath the stop letters I used to see them over by 10th ave. Robbin my sister only lives about a mile from you as the crow flies. I was back up in N. lauderdale again today and they have tow away zones all over and I saw 4 cars towed away , the new tow truck can get a car no matter how it is parked they had this hook that wraps around the front or rear wheels and can even come in from the side and get the wheels I timed one today and it took less than thirty seconds from backing up to taking the car away the driver doesn't even have to get out of the truck. They were going to tow me yesterday but I stopped them after they realized I was working there. I just realized they named Joe Robby stadium Land Shark stadium what a stupid name what is wrong with the name of the man who brought the dolphins to life ( Joe Robby ). what the hell is a land shark anyway. Talk Later your friend Carey

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 00:37
I Am Going To My T. V. Room, to watch Create Shows , on PBS 2.2, since I Am Alone Here, at Present. No Complaint, Just A Fact. Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 00:34
Dave B., My Podiatrist's Rock Band, is Called : " The Chemistry Trio ", and They Are On : You Tube. And They Play A Lot At : Conine's , in Hollywood , Florida, which is Jeff Conine's Place, The Baseball Player, Jeff Conine. Give A Listen, I Think You'll Enjoy Their Videos , and Their Music. They Have 2 Songs By Rush: " Limelight, and " Tom Sawyer ". Have A Good Night, and A Better Tomorrow !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		18-Aug-2009 00:01
Dave B., I Hope You Had A Good Drive , Both Ways, and A Successful Day in Court. I Know Monday, is usually A Difficult Day, Both at Work, and Here The Traffic, is Unusually Bad, on Mondays, and Fridays, with Lots Of Wrecks, and Backed up Traffic, on an All Expressways. But Every Day, Here, it's Bad. Our Miami Drivers, were Rated The Worst in The Nation. Last Week, at My Foot Doctor, I was Talking to another Patient, and He's From New York, in The Bronx, and He Said Our Drivers, and Traffic Here, is Worse Than New York. My Doctor, is Originally From : Rochester, New York. He is A Great Podiatrist, and A Very Nice Doctor. He is A Musician Also. He Plays Electric Guitar, in A Rock Group, That Plays in Lounges, ect. His Group, Has A Couple Of Songs , on You Tube, But I Forget Their Name. I Will Get The Name ASAP, so You Can Check Them out. They Are Great, I Saw and Heard them, Before On You Tube. They Play Hard Rock, Like Clapton, and The Rolling Stones, ect. My Doctor Likes Jazz, and He's Now Learning Jazz. I Had Wendy's Chili, For Dinner. I Love Wendy's Chili , it's Real Good. Do You Like it ???? My Family, always Loved Soups, and Chili, especially, in The Winter, when it's Cool Weather Here. My Mom, Dad, and Grandma, Always Made A Big Pot Of Soup, or Chili Homemade, on Cool Days. I Remember Having That, with Cuban Bread, French Bread, or Italian Bread. What A Treat, and Now: What Great Memories !!!!!! Have You Listened To Tower Of Power , Yet ???? I Was Listening to Them, on a Cassette Tape , A While ago, in My Expedition, Going to and From Wendy's , To Get Our Dinner there. I Don't know if You Like Their Music, or Not, But I Do !!!!! Just Like : Steely Dan, I Love Steely Dan Music !!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		17-Aug-2009 18:18
Robbin---just about everyone is back on the site except Bob Sara and Sofia. With both of them coming back, it will be once again complete-------

dave b		17-Aug-2009 18:16
Carey, take your time with those lists, so you can get them organized the right way, then you can mail them back to me or email me, either way is fine. As I said, I don't mind making 20 or more cds, makes no difference to me, it just takes a little while but I can find plenty of time for it. So don't try to list just your very favorites, thinking you have to give up on some because it would be too much to burn to cds, that is okay.

Robbin		17-Aug-2009 04:05
Good Night ,Everyone !!!!!! I Am Tired , and I'm Turning In, For The Night !!!! Tomorrow , is Another Day !!!! Sleep Well !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Aug-2009 04:00
Manocarz, Great to See that you Stopped By, This Site !!!!! When I Saw Your Name, I Was Delighted !!!!!! My Wife and I Went to That Ranch House Lots Of Times, on East 4th Avenue, and By 10th Street. Carey -gigi, Said He used to Go there also. The one we go to, is The Only Ranch House Now. It's Just East Of The Palmetto Expressway, on West 84th Street, Which is also N. W. 138th Street. Just Like You: I Love Hushpuppies, and I Must Agree with You that Big Ed's Set The Standards, as To What Good Hushpuppies Should Be Like. He Made Them, To Perfection !!!! In North Carolina, Especially Eastern North Carolina, From The Outer Banks, To Wilmington, and Fayetteville: All BBQ Places, and Seafood Places, Have Great Hushpuppies , Like Big Ed's. My Grandmother, on My Dad's Side Of The Family, His Mom, was From There, Near Wilmington, So I Know about That, I Should, I Ate My Share Of Hushpuppies, over The Years, since The Mid 50's, when I was A Young Kid, to aroung 1998. The BBQ Plate there , is Pulled Pork, with Coleslaw On The Bun, Pepper Vinegar Sauce, Hushpuppies, French Fries, and You Always Have Sweet Iced Tea, and if You Want it, There's also Brunswick Stew. And They Have Great Oysters There, around Wilmington. Pizza , is Everywhere, But Great Pizza, is Very Rare. I Love Pizza, and I've Had it, in New York and New Jersey, So I Know Good Pizza. In The Miami Area: There's A Small Handful, Of Good Pizza Places, and The Rest, are Mediocre, To Crummy. Take Care Of Yourself, and Your Brother, and Know That You Guys: Are in My Prayers, Every Night. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		17-Aug-2009 03:30
Carey -gigi, I'm Doin Just Fine Today, And Thanks, For Asking !!!! And Thanks, For The Nice Compliment, about My Mom. She was a Real Good Looking Woman, up into Her Mid 50's, and Then Like Everyone: She Started Showing Her Age. But in Her Younger Days, She Looked Like A Beauty Queen. And All The Women, always Said: That My Dad, was a Very Handsome Man, So I'm Proud, to Have Had Such Good Looking Parents. We Enjoyed Our Visit A Lot Also, Last Night. Nice to See The Pictures Of Your Family, And Our Meal, at Ranch House , as usual: Was Delicious !!!!! Patti, was Fine, Just A Little Sleepy. So Sorry, to Hear about Your Son In Law, Hurting His Back. Hopefully, it's Nothing Real Serious, and He'll Soon Be O. K. That Ranch House Hamburger, We Think is The Best !!!!! We Have it From There , A Lot. I Love To Go up , and Down A1A, in FT. Lauderdale, it's So Beautiful there: The Water, The Beach, Ect. Too Bad, about The Erosion. I Love Las Olas Blvd. Too. I'm Curious: Do You Know Those Places in Asheville, that I Mentioned, From My Asheville Cookbook ???? We'll Have To Go To Ranch House More Times, I Have No Objections to That !!!!!! And Anytime Your Sister, wants To Come To My House, with You: She's Welcome also !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Your Friend In Northwest Hialeah. Robbin.

Manocarz		17-Aug-2009 01:14
Hello Robbin: I just chanced to have a minute and stopped by the site tonight to tell you a friend made some hushpuppies for me yesterday very similar to Big Ed's. Good as they were, they weren't Ed's but close enough to work out. Noticed your earlier question about Ranch House. Wow, did we ever love that place!!! we went to the one on East 4th near the FPL building. Carey, I noticed you mentioned Frank's Roman Pizza in Ashville. I sure hope they haven't gone downhill. I still have their magnet on my refrigerator from the 1990's. We haven't had anything like it since. They just have what we call 'college pizza' here. That is, since the students will eat anything, this pizza is made out of anything except for what a pizza ought to be made out of. Oh well, got to go...the tropic's really have the old bones screaming tonight. Keep a close eye on the tropics...looks like they have suddenly made their presence known.

carey gigi		17-Aug-2009 01:05
Dave B. I am trying to find time to go over the list more carefully so I can separate different kinds of favorites so I just hear a certain type at one time. Those tickets on Eastern air lines might be real,, but I don't think they maintain the planes very well, at least not since about 1989. I think I'm gonna have a Scotch and coke since I don't have to go out anymore it will mellow me out for the night. I have to be up at 7:00a.m. to drive 33 miles north to N. Lauderdale in the morning no more going there after tomorrow . Gotta go your friend Carey

carey gigi		17-Aug-2009 00:53
Robbin How are you today I'm a little tired, I worked in the heat and the A/C back and forth all day I was up on Commercial blvd. and A1A lots of people going back and forth to the beach I was one block over. I took the scenic route home down past all the beaches , all the beaches look like they lost about 100 feet to erosion. I really enjoyed myself last night and thank you for sharing your priceless pictures with me . Those early pictures of your mother really showed how beautiful she was. I hope you enjoy that book with the pictures of Hialeah, Hopefully Patty got enough sleep before having to get up real early , she was starting to look really tired. That Pizza place Roman Pizza, no I didn't get over there yet . My sister has but she said it wasn't anything special they built a new building and it's called Romans Gallery it has several other places next to it but it is right on the corner across from the Lowes. My niece that has lived there since 1980 went to school with the owners son and she said he used to bring their group of kids lunch from there sometimes. I am waiting to hear about my son in law he was taken to Mission Memorial hospital this afternoon , he was playing football with my grandson in the back yard and he fell on his back my grandson called 911 he is in a lot of pain I keep telling him he isn't 20 anymore but 41 hopefully he will be OK . Thanks to you and Patty for the dinner I think I'm hooked on those hamburgers again. Gotta go for now your S.E. Hialeah friend Carey

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 19:27
Dave B., Hi, Yeah, They Rip You Off, at Games, for A Cup Of Beer, That will Send You, For A Whiz, Very Soon. That 16 ounce Plastic Bottle, sounds Great. That Should Be The Standard, and at A Fair Price, instead Of A Gouge !!!!!! I'm Dreaming !!!!! Yes, Baseball Games On The Tube, are Very Relaxing, and Fun To Watch. Did I Make You Hungry ?????? That Place: Ranch House, Makes A Charcoaled Big Thick Hamburger, to Die For !!!!! Really First Class. When You Come Down, We'll Skip Royal Castle, on Day, and We'll Go There. They Also Have A Great Patty Melt, Great Jumbo Fried Shrimp, Great Sweetened Iced Tea, And Great Homemade Soups. We Go There to Eat, or Get Take out, To Eat at Home, all The Time. It's Very Close To My House Too, only about 1 1/ 4 Miles. And You're Always Safe There, Because Hialeah Police, Miami - Dade Police, and FHP -, Florida Highway Patrol , All Eat There, and so Does Hialeah Fire - Rescue. And Flanigan's, is Right Across From Ranch House, and it's Very Good, and Very Popular. And Flanigan's: Serves Beer, But Ranch House, Doe Not. It's Sunny, Breezy, and 92 Degrees Here, at My House in Hialeah, 18 Miles Northwest, of Downtown Miami, at 3 : 15 P. M. My Wife Had to Work today, from 6 To 3, and She'll Be Home Soon. She Gets an Hour for Lunch, and Already Came Home , at 11 :30. She Had to Work Yesterday, and Today, and Then She'll Be Off 2 Days This Week, I Think : Wednesday, and Thursday. Some Weekends: She's Off, and Some She Works either Saturday, or Sunday, and other times: She Works Saturday, and Sunday, Like This Weekend. One Day, I Will Get To Boston !!!!!! And One Day: You Will Return, To Miami, after 40 + Years Of Absence !!!!! If it was me: I Would Go To Saratoga Springs, The Hudson Valley, Lake Placid, Vermont, or Somewhere Like That !!!!!! Oh Well, it will Come to You, Where To Go To Relax, and Get Away. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		16-Aug-2009 18:22
Hi Robbin------the major league games are good to watch every now and then, just very relaxing......just basically hanging around today getting ready for tomorrow's stuff, no big deal, i think I have five on....so just having a Miller Lite in the big plastic bottles, 16 oz. There is only one place that I have ever seen them for sale and that is about three miles away. They sell them at Pawtucket Red Sox in the plastic bottles like that, as I said, 16 oz, but at Fenway Park they sell it just in the regular plastic cups and guess what they are up to now? 7.50 a beer. Give me a break.....we were going to go to Vegas here in mid Sept for the USMC reunion, which is in a different part of the country every year, but I was thinking of Upstate NY and/or Vermont or West Virginia, or someplace within 500 or so miles of us here, more relaxing. That flight to Vegas is nearly 6 hrs, just like to Los Angeles Sept 07 on that trip we made out there..........and last year, last Oct we went to Bermuda on a cruise from Boston, so this year I am not sure what we are going to do, we haven't made up our minds, just someplace relaxing.

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 18:04
Dave B., I watched a Little Bit of A Major League Baseball Game Yesterday, Between Philadelphia, and Atlanta. I Enjoyed it !!!!! I Never Get around to watching many Games, I Always Miss Them. But I Do Like Watching Games. It'll Be a While, But Whe The Marlins Take The Field in Their New Stadium, I Will Be There. That will Be Nice !!!!!! Carey - gigi, Stopped By My House Last Night, and We Looked at Pictures Of Our Families, and He and I, and My Wife, went To : Ranch House, for Dinner, a Good Restaurant, near My House, and We Had a Nice Dinner. We all 3 Had A Cheeseburger Plate, Which Has A Big Thick Charbroiled Cheesburger Lettuce and Tomato, and Raw Onions, on The Side, and French Fries. Delicious !!!!! and We all Had Refreshing Sweet Iced Tea, with Fresh Lemon Wedges. It was A Real Nice Meal, and Evening. Pardon Me, if I Made You Hungry !!!!!!! Not Intentional !!!!!! And You Should Get You Plane Tickets, By Christmas. You Are Booked on Eastern Airlines, and They're Very Hard To Reach. Not To Worry though, as We Know: That There are other ways to Get To Miami, and I Don't Think you need to Be Reminded about those !!!!!! Sooner or Later though. You Will Make it To Miami, and When You Do, Leave Everything , to Me !!!!!!! Best Regards, and Happy Sunday !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 17:48
Manocarz, I Don't Know, if You Read this Site or not, But I'm Taking a Chance that you Do. Carey - gigi, Stopped By My House , Last Night, For A Visit, and He and I, and My Wife, Went To Ranch House, For Dinner. Do You Remember : Ranch House Restaurants ????? There used to Be a Lot of Them, Company Owned, But Years ago: They Went out of Business, and All Of Them Closed, Except For one, near my House, in West Hialeah, on West 84th Street, and west 15th Avenue. A Big Supervisor, For The Ranch House Company, Bought That Location, and Has Kept it Going, For Lots Of Years Now, and it's A Nice Place to Eat. We Had a Nice Meal, and Kidded about Old Hialeah. He Has A Book, and it Has A Great Picture Of Rustic Roller Rink, which was over in Southeast Hialeah, near The Old Winn Dixie Warehouse, and Southeast Park, a Hialeah City Park. Did You Ever Skate At Rustic ??? I Skated at Rustic, and at Hialeah Roller Rink, in Front of Filer JR. High. We Mentioned You, Last Night. I Know , you Went to South Hialeah Elementary School, with Carey- gigi's' Sisters. He Showed Me Pictures of them. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 17:34
Bob Sara, Status Report, Requested !!!!!!! You Have Not Posted, for A While Now. Is All Well ????? Stop By, and Say Hello, once in a while, if You Have a Chance !!!! Just Concerned, Not Trying To Be A Nuisance, or anything. Best Regards !!!!!!! Road Runner / Robbin.

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 17:30
Carlos Betancourt, Are You Still Around, and is All Well , with You ???? I Haven't Seen You Post Lately, and Got Concerned, as You were Posting A Lot, a Short While Back, and That Changed Lately. Only Checking, Don't Mean To Pester You. Best Regards !!!!!!! Later !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 17:24
Carey - gigi, I Mentioned to you, that I Had A Cookbook, From Asheville. It's Called : " Heart Of The Mountains " , and it was Put out By : The Buncombe County Extension Homemakers, at 31 College Place Asheville , N. C., in 1987. It's A Real Good Cookbook, and I Bought it at a Church Sale, For Real Cheap, and it's in Like New Condition. It's Got A Lot Of Great Recipes, in it, and I Read it a Lot. The Next Time , you Stop By, I'll Show it to you. The Cooks, who Submitted The Recipes, Gave Their Names, with The Recipes, and The Neighborhoods, or Areas Of Asheville they Live in. I'll Bet , You Know these Areas : Stoney Knob, Arden, West Asheville, Swannoa Valley, Maude Hall, Erwin Hills, Bent Creek, Biltmore, East Asheville, Black Knob, Good Morning, North Buncombe, Avery's Creek, Turnpike, Calico Crafters, Venable, Hominy Valley, North Asheville, French Broad, Sandy Mush, Acton Starnes Cove, and : Fair Oaks. Do You Know Where All Of These Areas Are in Asheville ????? I Figure , you Do !!!!! I Don't. Oh, and : Manocarz, asked me By Phone, if you Tried That Pizza Place: Roman Pizza, in The Asheville Mall, on Tunnel Road ???? He was curious, if it's Still there. He Said they Had Real Good Pizza, whe he went there, Some time ago. Best Regards. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 05:16
Carey -gigi, We Had A Real Nice Visit Tonight, and We Enjoyed it. Glad You Came Over !!!!! And it was nice to See More Of Your Family Pictures. Our Dinner, was Good Too. It was A Nice Saturday Night. est Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 05:11
Pokey, I Got The DVD Today, in The Mail, and I Watched it Tonight. I Enjoyed it, and It Brought Back A Lot Of Memories. I Saw Your Mom, Racing, and I Saw Your Cars, But I Am Confused : I Thought it was You, in The Red Shirt, But When You Went Outside in Front Of Orange Blossom Hobbies, with Your Mom, You Had A Gray Striped Shirt. Did You Change Shirts, or was I Wrong ???? I Saw The Old Miami Jackson High, Behind You, and Municipal Auto Sales, on 36th Street, at around 30th Avenue. I Remember that Place, it Was Huge, and The Old Burger King Near There. Carey - gigi, Came Over Tonight, and He and I Went To Dinner, at Ranch House Near My House. Thanks A Lot, For The DVD, It was Fun To Watch !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		16-Aug-2009 04:59
Dave B., Hi, I'm Glad You Got The Tower Of Power Cassette Tapes !!!! And I Hope You Enjoy The Songs. I Like Tower Of Power Music, But You May Not, But I Hope You Enjoy, at Least : Some Of Their Music. They Have A Very Distinctive Sound, But Their Songs Are Varied Types, So You May Find Some Songs, That You Like, and Others that you Don't Like. Carey - gigi, Stopped By My House Tonight, and He And My Wife , and I Went To Dinner, At Ranch House, A Good Restaurant, Near My House, Here in West Hialeah, and We All Had A Nice Dinner , and A Nice Visit. Your Plane Tickets, are in The Mail, and The Date On Them, says : Anytime, within 6 Months, By Eastern Air Lines Policy, Set Forth By CAPTAIN EDDIE RICKENBACKER. So You're All Set !!!!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

dave b		15-Aug-2009 22:18
Hi Robbin, Just got home and lo and behold, what is waiting for me but the cassette tapes you sent. I rummaged around in the envelope thinking that there might be airline tickets in there, but you said you got them, so they must be at the airport counter, not a problem, thanks for the tapes and the airline tickets.

Robbin		15-Aug-2009 19:25
Dave B., It's Been Raining A Lot Here, for About 2 1 /2 Hours Here, and The Rain, has Cooled it Down Here A Lot. It's 77 Degrees Right Now, on My Patio, it's Very Cloudy, and Overcast, and The Grass, Plants, Trees, and Flowers, Are Very Happy. And So Are The Ducks !!!!! I'm Happy too, Looking out at My Back Yard, Nice and Bright Green !!!!! Wonderful, And Fantastic, I Am Jumping For Joy, Sore Foot and All !!!!!! Plane Tickets, For Your Trip To Miami, are in The Mail. You Are Booked On Eastern Air Lines, The Wings Of Man. You See, I Came Thru, after All !!!!! Miracles Do Happen. Later . Robbin.

Robbin		15-Aug-2009 16:05
Friends, Good Morning !!!!! Saturday Morning, How Wonderful !!!!! I Am Back !!!!! I Went Back To Bed, until 10:00 A. M., and Had My Breakfast, and Took A Shower, and Here I Am. Right Now, at 11:52 A. M., it's 90 Degrees F. Here in Miami. It's Partly Cloudy, and A Little Sunny, and The Palm Trees, are Swaying , Like A Couple Waltzing, To The Tennessee Waltz !!!! It's A Pretty Morning, Right Now, But I Believe it's Going To Rain Later. Have A Great Day Everyone !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		15-Aug-2009 09:44
Everyone, It's Saturday Morning, at 5:20 A. M., and I Woke up at 5:00, and Had To Go To The Bathroom, a # 1, which I Did, and I Looked out My Windows, and I See it Rained. My Circular Stamped Concrete Driveway, is All Wet. That's Great: My Car Got A Cleaning, The Driveway, Got Washed Down, and The Grass, Trees, and Flowers, Got Water They Need. My WifeWent To Work, at Publix, She Officially Starts, at 6 :00 A. M., But She Has A Lot to Do, So She Goes Early, Has Coffee, and Gets A Head Start, To Make it easy on Her, and also: In That Way: By 7:00 A. M., when The Store Opens For Business, The Deli, Will Be All Ready For Customers. I Love Saturday Morning. After I Finish This Post, I Am Going Back To Bed, For A Couple Of Hours, and Then I Will Most Likely: Get Up, and Enjoy Early Saturday Morning. Right now, My Busy Street, out Front Of 4 Lanes, is Quiet, and Peaceful: Only A Car Now and Then, But Later: Forget it: Lots Of Traffic, Horns, Sirens, and Madness. I Always Wish: That I Lived on A Cul De Sac, or A Quiet Back Street. It would Be More Peaceful !!!!! I Wish Everyone: A Nice Saturday, and Carey- gigi, and others, who Have To Work Today: A Short, and Pleasant Work Day !!!!!! All The Best !!!!!!! Robbin.

Jose Jimenez		15-Aug-2009 05:16
Damas Y Caballeros, Se Habla Espanol. Bien Venidos. Buena Suerte, Y Vaya Con Dios.

Robbin		15-Aug-2009 05:09
Dave B., I Thought Don, would Honor You, By Paying Your Air Fare, But I Was Wrong. I Think We Can Count Him Out Of The Running, Reference: Who Pays Your Way Down To Miami. And I Believe You Can Count Me Out Too. But You Can Count On Me, As Your Tour Guide, Chauffer, And For Picking Up The Tab, at Royal Castle, And Your Accomodations. So Airfare, is The Stumbling Block, and We Must Wait and See Who Will The Sap Be, Who Pays Your Plane Fare ?????? The Final Question, on The$ 99, 000.00 Show: Who is Paying For Dave's Air Fare ????? Manana , Senor !!!!

Robbin		15-Aug-2009 04:58
Dave B., I Enjoy Our Group, and You, and We All Have Some Good Discussions. Lo Siento Mucho, Que Nadia Quiere Comprar Su Tajetas, Para Venir A Miami. Que Lastima ! Y Que Malo Nosotros. Usted Es Un Gran Persona, Pero Nadia Ayuda Para Venir Aqui. Yo No Entiento Esto. Tengo Sueno , Tambien, y Me Voy a Acostar a Dormir. Ahora Son Las 12 : 53 A. M. Hablamos Mas , Sabado Para La Manana, o Por La Tarde. Luego , Mi Buen Amigo Y Consorte !

dave b		15-Aug-2009 03:14
Don't forget the proboards site we set up, Carlos and I are the only ones on it so far. Address is somewhere below in the posts, you have to register, on a one time only basis, then you can log in and post. I broke it down into many categories per Robbin and Carlos' suggestions and am open to more suggestions re categories of discussion. Let me know if you need any more info about how to access that site kb1pdv@earthlink.net is the email here. Offline for the night.

dave b		15-Aug-2009 03:12
Represento muchas personas en la corte que no habla ninguna palabra de Ingles. Aprendi la lengua cuando yo estaba en Puerto Rico por dos anos, muchos anos atraz, aunque salio de la escuela despues en grado numero diez.

dave b		15-Aug-2009 03:05
Robbin, talk to you tomorrow.......always great talking with you and with everyone else here. Quite a good group. Minus the airfare fiascos we have, where no one will cough up the airfare for me, but hey, this is to be expected in the economy we are in. I noticed that Don Boyd went on two trips recently. He could have gone on one, and taken my airfare out of the other trip, but I guess he knows best, how to spend his money. I was hoping he would do the right thing, though :) Talk to all you folks tomorrow. Tengo sueno y ahora es casi 11 pm Buenas noches. Estoy cansado ahora, despues un dia en la corte tan lejos de aqui.

dave b		15-Aug-2009 03:02
carey, no hurry at all. In fact, if you want to give me several lists, spread out over several days or weeks, you can get the right songs on the cds you want, instead of just general cds with all kinds of songs mixed in together. So think about what you want on which cds etc or group of them.

carey gigi		15-Aug-2009 02:43
Dave B. I will get that list of songs to you after I go over the list . I know what you mean about driving far to work I have to do it sometimes but usually it's only about 20 miles or so, tomorrow I have to go about 30 miles but it's right on the beach in Lauderdale. Now I'm listening to Sirius 50s on 5 I get it on my Dish network no commercials either . Have to switch off soon need to E mail pictures to my wife and daughters in N.C. I was supposed to be in Las Vegas this weekend for my #2 niece she is getting married but she lives in Wisconsin , I feel bad not going but sometimes you just can't get everything you want, she was born in Hialeah at Hialeah Hospital 1978 I was there her mother is one of my twin sisters 8 years younger than me. Talk later friend Carey

carey gigi		15-Aug-2009 02:41
Remember the Oscar Meyer wiener mobile my wife sent me some pictures she took this evening , It was in front of the Ingles supermarket in Asheville N.C. The people took some pictures of my 6 year old grandaughter holding the hot dogs in her hand and posing they might use them for promoting their product my daughter got all the info. I haven't seen one of them since I was about 12 years old. Talk Later Carey

Robbin		15-Aug-2009 02:33
Carey - gigi, Thanks A Lot, I Appreciate The Kind Words, and The Good Character Confirmation. And I Always Felt The Same Way, About You, From Our Conversations Here Before, and When You Stopped By The House , and We Met in Person, it Confirmed My Positive Assessments Of You, as An Honest , Decent, and Very Hard Working Person, and A Good Family Man. All Very Admirable Traits !!!!! And Yes, Channel 7, Creates Panic, and Mass Hysteria. They Probably Do Get A Kick Back, From Publix, Winn Dixie, Home Depot, Lowe's, Ect. It's Ridiculas, and People Do Panic, and Follow Like Sheep, it's True. I'll Be Around all Day Tomorrow, and I'll Wait for Your Call. I Would Like To See Those Books. Thanks. Best Regards. Robbin.

carey gigi		15-Aug-2009 02:33
Dave B. I will get that list of songs to you after I go over the list . I know what you mean about driving far to work I have to do it sometimes but usually it's only about 20 miles or so, tomorrow I have to go about 30 miles but it's right on the beach in Lauderdale. Now I'm listening to Sirius 50s on 5 I get it on my Dish network no commercials either . Have to switch off soon need to E mail pictures to my wife and daughters in N.C. I was supposed to be in Las Vegas this weekend for my #2 niece she is getting married but she lives in Wisconsin , I feel bad not going but sometimes you just can't get everything you want, she was born in Hialeah at Hialeah Hospital 1978 I was there her mother is one of my twin sisters 8 years younger than me. Talk later friend Carey

carey gigi		15-Aug-2009 02:15
Robbin :::::::: I have to agree wit Dave B. about having a good heart ,that's what I thought all along and when I went to your home and met you in person I thought you were a very truthful and open person. Both you and your wife made me feel very welcome. I would like to get by with those two books and show you the pictures in them. I will call you tomorrow afternoon, I have to work saturday. Watching the news now on 7 there big story is the tropical storms they must be getting their kickbacks from Home Depot. Channel 7 hypes up everything. Time to switch back to the oldies music channel. Later your friend Carey

Robbin		15-Aug-2009 02:05
Dave B., I Try, But I Think this Site Is Great, Because Of The Nice People On Here, Like You, Pokey, Carey- gigi, Carlos Betancourt, Ect. All Of Us Bring Up Good Memories, From The Past, we inject A Little Humor, We Write From Our Mind, and Our Heart, and We Enjoy Ourselves. This is a Good Place To Come To, and Spend Some Time !!!! We Have A Small Group anymore, our Attendance is Down, But We're Doing Just Fine, The Way We Are. So I Say: Right On Brothers, Full Steam Ahead !!!!! All The Best To You Dave, and To Our Other Brothers Of This Site Too. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		15-Aug-2009 01:53
Dave B., Why Thank You , Dave !!!!!! That was Really Nice Of You To Say, and it is True, But I Hate To Agree, with You, as it Makes Me Look Like A Big Head Conceded Jerk, But I'll Tell You What: If You Get A Humanitarian Award 1st, Then I'll Graciously Accept Mine !!!!! And You Were Right The First Time, When You Said: Air Tickets, or Not, and Unless I Get My 2 New High End Cars, it's Still No, on The Matter of The Airline Tickets. They Can Be BMW's, or Mercedes, We Like Both !!!!! Surprize us !!!! And I Have another Idea : How about : You Buy The Cars There, and You and Someone Else Drive them, to Miami, and in That Way: No one, including Me: Has To Buy Airline Tickets. And When You're Ready to Go Back, I Will Put You On A Greyhound. We've Really Got Every Last Detail Covered. Your Trip, To Miami, Will Be: The Best Vacation, of Your Entire Life , Guaranteed, By Bob Sara. I Should Of Been A Travel Agent: It Appears That I Found My Calling !!!!!! Seriously, Though Dave: I Really Appreciate That Praise, and The Feeling, I Assure You, is Mutual !!!!!! All The Best, and Plane Tickets, From Logan INTL. To MIA, Round Trip !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		15-Aug-2009 00:59
Speaking of that, Robbin, you know---people like to come here because your heart is in the right place, you do have a good heart, you always have interesting comments about the past, you know Miami like the back of your hand, you recall nearly everything, and you have the joy that eludes a lot of folks. So this is a great site because of all that.

dave b		15-Aug-2009 00:05
Robbin, you do deserve a humanitarian award, I agree, airfare or not.......

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 22:33
Dave B., I See !!!! That's Some Progress, Cutting Down The Amount Of Days you Have That 144 Mile Round Trip. Very Good. I Remember Saratoga Race Track , so Well. And That Town, and Vicinity, are So Beautiful. And We went to Lake George, and Fort Ticonderoga, as Well. Yes, I Believe Upstate New York, and The Adirondacks, and Catskills, is Very Beautiful Country, in The Summer, But Way Too Cold For Me, in The Winter. And The Drive, For You, is A Walk In The Park. Your Call, But I Would Go There, if I Was You. Best Regards !!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 22:24
Dave B., Your Memory, Is Way Too Sharp !!!! If it wasn't So Sharp, Maybe You Would Be Motivated to Buy Me 2 New BMW X 5's, , But You Had to Remember Me Being A Cheapskate Tightwad. Now I wish I would Of Bought Those Plane Tickets. I Thought Don Boyd, Would Step Up, and Save Me The Money, But Both Of us Failed You, and Stranded You , and Left You At Logan Holding The Bags. I Guess, I'll Be Driving The Clunkers, Right On, cause of Stranding You , at Logan. See How Life is ????? The Boomerang, Does Come Back At You, and Payback: Is Indeed , A Bitch !!!! I Think,. I Learned My Lesson !!!! Don't worry though: When You Get To Miami: All Expenses, will Be Paid By Me. Free Meals, at Royal Castle, Deluxe Accomodations, at The Miami Salvation Army Hilton, And My Nickel Tour, of Miami, in My Clunker, That Just Might Break Down. So , You See, all you Have to do, is to Get Some Fool, to Pay Your AirFare, and all Will Be Hunky Dory !!!!!! I Have Made All The Plans, and Arrangements. I Spoke To Colonel James, Director, of The Miami Savation Army, and Brother Charles, Director, of The Brothers Of The Good Shepherd-, and Camillus House, on Skid Row, and They Assured Me, That You Will Be Welcome, and That There Will Be Room , For You. All We Have To Do, is Get Your Air Fare, and You're Set. Hopefully: Some Fool, will Hear My Plea, and Come Forward, To Pay For The Plane Tickets. See What You Have To Look Forward To ????? Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin. Ps- I May Get A Humanitarian Award, For All Of My Good Work, on Your Behalf !!!! ???? Later. Robbin.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 22:03
Yes, have been to Saratoga Springs, and the racetrack, which is one of the most beautiful racetracks imaginable, do a Google search for photos of it, it is absolutely stunning......the entire region of Upstate NY is one of the most scenic places in North America. Lake George is up a little way from Saratoga, but the entire Adirondack region is very very scenic, looks just like Vermont. I would say that region is about 4 and a half hours from Boston, and of course from here, add an hour and a half to that.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 22:01
Robbin, yes, the 77 miles is a pain, but this year, as opposed to all previous years, I am trying to spread it out a little, and it is working, for instance, I had court Wednesday, then today, but instead of having seven or eight cases on, I made sure I had only three. Then next week I have to make the drive Monday morning and that is it for the week. Then the next week twice only, and so on, so this is a big difference from before, where I might have done it three or four times a week. I have only been on the Cape since Feb 2004, though, all previous years were from a town about 20 miles from the courthouse.

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 22:00
Dave B., Have You Been To Saratoga Springs, N. Y. ???? I Think You Said You Have, But I'm Not Positive !!?? I Was in Saratoga Springs, in 1967, in The Summer, and Stayed in a Cabin, on Saratoga Lake, and Went To The Races, at Saratoga, ate at A Couple Of Good Restaurants, Shopped at A & P, & Woolworth's, and Drove around The Wooded Outskirts Of Saratoga Springs, And Had A Summer Teen Romance, with A Nice Local Saratoga Springs Girl. I Have Always Wanted to Go Back, But Never Have Yet, But I've Always Remembered That Town, Great Memories !!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 21:58
That was unreal, I had my bags packed and was ready to go, only to find out that you and Don Boyd refused to do the airfare thing, which would have been the right thing to do. Oh well. Now I will have to pay my own way. But you did promise me The Grand Tour if and when I ever get down that way.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 21:57
Maybe I will buy you two new cars, but I recall being rejected re a simple roundtrip air fare down there not all that long ago, so...........maybe not........even Don Boyd rejected my plea for a free plane ticket. Remember that?

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 21:51
Guest Dave, Welcome Guest, Enter, and Sign in Please !!!! And Don't Be A Stranger !!!!!! I Can Imagine: If You Had My Clunkers, to Drive to Your Courthouse, 77 Miles, Up , and Then 77 Miles Back, each Time You Have To Go. You Couldn't Take The Chance. My Cars, are Known To All The Tow Truck Drivers Here, That's How Bad, My Car Situation is !!!!! Pretty Close to The Truth. I Want Santa Claus To Bring Me: 2 Brand New Mercedes Benz ML450's , or GL 450's . I'm Not Too Greedy, That's All I Want !!!!!!! Maybe : Donald Trump, Will Buy Me The 2 Cars, as Tax Write Off Gifts, For The Needy. Good Old Sir Donald !!!! What Do You Think ???? My Dreams, are Free, Why Not ???? I'm Listening To Lonely Teenager, By Dion & The Belmonts, Right Now, Great Song , HUH !!!!! I Love That Song !!!!! It's Bright Sunny, and A Bit Hazy, and 94 Degrees, on My Back Covered Screen Porch, Facing The Lake, and The Humidity, is : 79 %, and it's Breezy. The Palm Trees , are Swaying, and There's Small Ripples, on The Lake. Some People Swear That We Always Have Nice Breezes Off The Ocean Here, in Miami, Not So. Sometimes, it's Still Completely, and Hot and Humid. A Nice Breeze, is Wonderful, Especially : At Night. Later. Robbin.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 21:43
Traveling is nice, that's for sure. We were supposed to go to a USMC reunion this year, in Sept but it doesn't look good, the way money is these days, so we may take four days of that week and go somewhere in New England or upstate NY....my son and I have been to several ballparks but they are all torn down now, Shea, Veterans, Busch, Comiskey Park, Olympic, Yankee Stadium and a couple of others. We went to some of them in 1989, the others in 1992.

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 21:13
Dave B., I've Never Been To Chicago, or Wrigley Field. The only Big Baseball Fields I've Ever Been To: Are : The Old Now Gone Miami Stadium, and Where The Dolphins, and The Florida Marlins Now Play. There Should Be Some Major League Games on T. V. , this Weekend. I May Watch Some. My Parents, Had Friends, A Couple: Who Were Originally, From Pawtucket, But Lived in Hialeah, a Short Time, Back in the Late 70's, after The Man's Brother in Hialeah, Passed Away, and They Came Here to Sell The House. He was A City Transit Bus Driver, in Providence, Till Retirement, around 40 Years. They are Both Deceased Now. He and His Brother and Their Wives, Were Like Our Family, For All My Life. Real Nice People. I Remember When Earl and Rose Came Down The Last Time to Hialeah, From Pawtucket, to Sell Buck's House, and They Traveled In Their 40 Foot 5th Wheel Trailer Pulled By Their Suburban. I Would Love To Travel Like That, in An R. V., or A 5th Wheel Trailer , and I Would Love To See Boston, Cape Cod, Providence, Springfield, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and All Of New England !!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 20:44
My finger hit the wrong key so I came across as Guest.

Guest		14-Aug-2009 20:44
I just looked it up, it was number 13 on the charts in 1979.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 20:43
That song was about 1980 or so.

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 20:41
Dave B., I've never Heard of that song, or The artist, But maybe that's just me. I Will Probably : Watch PBS, alot. I Like : Hometime, This Old House, New Yankee Workshop, Cooking Shows, Travel Shows, Ect., On PBS. We Have 2 PBS Stations Here, on Regular T. V. : Channel 17, and Channel 2 . And I will Dabble on Here, if Anyone's Around ????? And That's about it, For My Weekend. My Ford Expedition, is Missing, and Sounds , and Runs Like it's onlr Running on 4 Cylinders, instead of 8, and I Don't Think I Can Trust it, Right now Much, So now I've Got to Get it Checked On Monday, or ASAP. It was Running Good, But Now: it Went To Hell, again. And My Wife is Driving My Backup- My Old 1991 Ford Aerostar Van, Because Her Usual Car : The 1992 Ford Explorer, is Parked: With The Transmission Slipping. We Are Car Poor !!!!! Soon, I Swear: I'm Going To Sell All 3 Of These Pieces of Junk I Have, and I'm Going To Make Payments On A New Car, and Both Of Us Use 1 Car, and Hopefully: We Don't Get A Lemon, and Maybe : We Will Have Reliable Transportation. I'm Tired Of This Driving Junk, and Breaking Down, and Barreling Money into These Junkers, For Nothing. I Would Be Taking A Sunday Drive, But I Don't Want To Break Down, So: I'm Staying Home. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 19:18
Robbin and other folks, What do you think of the Charlie Dore song, Pilot of the Airwaves? I love that song, was just listening to it here, it is kind of unique.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 18:40
Hi Robbin-----yeah, it was a little bit before my time, too, but not by a whole lot.....what is up for the weekend? I would be up for a Red Sox game but they are out of town, so will have to wait.......fortunately we do have a AAA minor league club, the Pawtucket Red Sox, about the same distance from here, about 80 miles, Pawtucket Rhode Island, the Red Sox farm club, so that gives us another choice, but both of them are so far away you have to be willing to go on this trek to a ballgame, nothing is close around here..............the next ballpark on my list to visit is Wrigley Field in Chicago, with my son, at some point next summer. Anyone ever been there?

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 18:35
Dave B., Yes, I Do Recall, as a Kid, Hearing That song, and About Les Paul and Mary Ford, and I Believe You're Correct, about The Capitol Label. I Think they were a Little Before My Time, or when I was Real Little, So I Don't Know A Lot About them, But I Did Know About What You Mentioed, and I Always Knew, as An Older Teenager: That Les Paul, was a Great Guitarist, and That He Played Gibson Guitars, and He Made Them Famous, and Then They Named A Guitar, After Him, The Gibson Les Paul Model. They Are Worth A Lot Of Money Now, The Old ones, and I Don't Think Gibson Makes them, anymore. And Yes : TGIF !!!!!! The Gateway Bridge, To The Weekend !!!!! I Haven't Been able to Get To The Public Library , Between My Foot, and The Libraries Here, Are Always Very Crowded, and So Are The Computers, and The Hialeah one Near Me: is Only Open M- F From 3 P. M. to 5:30 P. M., and You only Get 1 / 2 An Hour, on The Computer, and The Miami - Dade Public Library, in Miami Lakes, is A Crowded Madhouse, all The Time. So I Don't Know When I'm Going to Get To Register, To Get On The Proboard's Slambook Site. I Need A New Computer, and I May Just Quit Complaining, and Procrastinating, and Go And Buy a New Modern Laptop, or Notebook, so I Can Do More. I'm Tired Of This Limited Mode. Talk to you Later. Robbin.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 17:48
Robbin, remember seldom hearing the name Les Paul without hearing Mary Ford along with it??? The two were always mentioned together, when we were growing up. I think they recorded for Capitol and I recall one record How High The Moon, and I think it was by them.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 17:46
Carey and Glenda: OR, email me and I will give you my home address.

dave b		14-Aug-2009 17:45
Hi Robbin, Carey, everyone else----the weekend is finally here. Carey, glad you got those lists, you see how there are three of them, broken down. The two lists are contained within the "master" list, but broken down for your convenience and mine, so one is regular oldies, the other is post 1961 oldies. Remember that I don't care how many songs you want, no matter how many cds they are on. I suppose the easiest way to do this is for you to type out a list or lists and mail them back to me at the post office box address. I can get about 30 or 33 oldies on each blank CD, but those are the old oldies where each song was a little bit over two minutes. But you and Glenda, please don't say to yourself, well I will just ask for a few, if you want many. However many songs you want is fine by me, it just takes a little while to assemble them and burn the cds, not a problem. Take your time, and if you can, type me a list or lists and mail them to me, but do come on here and let me know or go to kb1pdv@earthlink.net because I don't check the post office every day.

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 17:06
Carey -gigi, I Am A Rhythm Guitarist, I Don't Play Lead Guitar, and I Haven't Touched a Guitar, For Quite A Long While, But I Do Love Guitar Music, and I Love Guitars. The Reason, I Am Mentioning this, is in View Of The Passiong Of Guitar Legend -, Les Paul The other Day. RIP. I Like Many Brands of Guitars, and The Gibson Les Paul, is A Top Of The Line, Sought after Antique Guitar, But its' Not My Favorite. I Like Gretsch, Rickenbacker, and Fender, The Best, But To Narrow it Down, to only One : My Definate Favorite Guitar, and Choice, would Be : Fender !!!!! I Love Fender Electric Guitars. I've Had 2 of Them, in My Life, But I Do't Have them now, I Sold them, years, and years ago, for Fun Money, to Take out Girlfriends, To Eat, Movies, Ect., But I Blame No One, and Have No Regrets. I Have no Guitar, at Present, But when I Buy another one: it will Be A Fender Electric Guitar. And I Like Fender Amplifiers , also. They are Professional Grade. I Enjoyed seeing those Fender Guitars, You Showed Me, in That Picture, at A Friends House. I Love to Go to Sam Ashe Music, in Miami Gardens, off The Palmetto, They Have My Dream Musical Instruments there, Like Fender Guitars, and Korg, Yamaha, and other Portable Keyboards. I Also Play Rhythm, on Organ, and Keyboards. I Am Self Taught, and I Play By Ear. I Don't Read Music, only Chords, in Song Books, and Sheet Music. And I Can Play A Folk Guitar, Chords, and Sing Along, with My Chords. Talk to you Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 11:03
Carey -gigi, Thanks, For Telling me about Les Paul !!!! I was Mistaken, I Thought He Died a Long Time ago. I Now Know The Truth, Thanks , To You . May He Rest In Peace !!!!! He was a Great Guitar Legend, and His Vintage Guitars Sell Today, For A Bundle Of Money !!!!! Later. Robbin. Had any Royal Castle Hamburgers Lately ????? I Get The White Castle Ones Frozen, in a Box of 6 Now, at Publix, and They're Real Good. 1 Minute on High Power, in the Microwave, and You're Set !!!!!! Take Care . Robbin.

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 10:57
Carey -gigi, I Remember : Surfside 6, With The Houseboat, across From The Fontainebleu, on Indian Creek, Right Before The 41 st Bridge. I Watched That Show, it was Neat. And : 77 Sunset Strip, Cookie, Cookie , Lend Me Your Comb, with The 57 Thunderbird: That Show, was Great. I Always Watched those 2 Shows, and also : Hawaiian Eye, with The Beautiful Connie Stevens, as Cricket Blake, and Robert Conrad, as Tom Lapocka. I Loved That Show, and Watched all 3 of them. And Also : Highway Patrol, with Broderick Crawford, as Dan Mathews, I Loved That Show, and also : Sea Hunt, with Lloyd Bridges, as Diver Mike Nelson. And The Rifleman, with Chuck Conners, as Lucas Mc Cain, with That Stagecoach Winchester 94 Lever Action Carbine. He was Great with That Rifle !!!!! We Had a Lot of Good T . V. Shows, Back Then. Our Era, was a Good time , to Be a Kid. We Had Fun Galore, Didn't We ?????? I Like The Reruns Of : Seinfeld, King Of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, The George Lopez Show, and : According To Jim. I watch them, from 10 :30 P. M., on, to 12 Midnight, Laying Down Comfortable, in another Bedroom, and then I Get A Cold Water, and Head To Bed. That's My Routine Lately, after I Leave The Computer, For The Night. I Like The Routine, it agrees with Me, it seems. And then, also Lately: I Come to The Computer, Like now: To Check if You , or anyone posted anything, and then , after I Read Your Post, I Answer Your Post. This is a Good Routine, as well. And Then, Like Now: I Go Back to Bed, until around 10 : 00 A. M., or maybe even 10 :30, or 11. and then, I Get Cleaned up, and Have My Breakfast, and Later on, I Come Back, Here, To The Computer. Going Back to Bed !!!!!! Have A Pleasant, and Safe Work Day, My Brother !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 10:34
Carey -gigi, Good Morning, My Friend !!!! I Left Here around 11 Something , Last night, as I usually Do Lately, and it appeared: That The Writing, was over, for The Night, so I watched a Little T. V., on Channels 33 and 39 Reruns, I Like there, and at 12 Midnight, I went to Bed. I woke up, at 5:45 A. M., and Had To Do A #1 Whizz, Which I Got up, and Did, and then: I Know You Post Sometimes , Later after I Go To Bed, So I Said to Myself : Let Me Check, and See : If Carey - gigi Did Post, and Sure Enough : You Had Posted. I Played around , up There On The Rairoad Tracks Too: By 21st Street, and East, and West Of Lejeune Road. And also: Over By The Jungle, near Linda, and Fred Jenkins' House. That's Why: I always Say: We Had to of Seen one another, around there, and I Remember : Bobby Gonzales. I Didn't Know Him, very well, But I At Least Knew of Him. I Remember that Jungle, I Went There, when I went to Fred's House to See Linda. I Never thought of Putting Pennies on The Tracks, But I Did Jump on The Trains Before, Stopped, and Moving, and I , Too, Sat in Boxcars , Too. BB Guns, Broke Windows, and They Injured , and even Worse : Put out Eyes, Yes, Unfortunately. I went to Raymond Olivers House, on 13th Street, one Time, and I Approached From The Back, and Raymond Saw Me, and Opened Fire on Me, with A BB Gun. I Grabbed A Metal Trash Can Lid, And used it as A Shield, to Protect Me, While Yelling: Come On Raymond, Quit That, Hold Your Fire, But Raymond Kept On, until He Ran out Of BB's , or Just Had Enough, and Then We Visited Normally. He was A Wild Man !!!!! And Laugh, He Would Howl Laughing, Like A Deranged Person, in The Nut House !!!!! We Did Have Fun, Back Then, though, Didn't We ????? Times , Were Simpler, and We Always Got into Something, To Amuse Ourselves. Someone Set a Fire, in our Field, and The Hialeah Fire Truck Came, From City Hall, and The Firemen Put it out, and We Thought : WOW, A Fire Engine, and Brave Firemen, So Neat !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Have A Nice Day !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		14-Aug-2009 02:10
I was on U tube a little while ago and I found the intro to Surfside Six remember that show I found one with 77 Sunset strip where Cookie ( Ed Burnes ) was talking to Efrim zimbelist jr. and his way of talking was so cool you had to stop and think what he was saying. When I saw the movie Grease and he played the TV bandstand host he brought some of that character into that role. Later Carey

carey gigi		14-Aug-2009 02:02
Robbin and Carlos I was reading your post about playing war games when we were small me and my friends used to play at the train tracks all the time we used to build bridges over the area where they dug out to build the tracks up . During the rainy season it would fill up with water , we would find what we needed in the neighborhood . Did you used to put pennies on the track and then find them flattened, a couple of times we got caught sitting in the empty boxcars but they just ran us off. We also had a jungle at 11th ave. and 20th st. do you remember that area Robbin?. My friend Bobby Gonzales and I accidently set the whole field on fire one day the fire department came but they didnt know we did it. I would have been in real trouble having a fireman for a father. we lived and learned back then and most of us reached adulthood with everything we were born with. That reminds me of a story when I was about 15 my brother who is 3 years younger had friends I knew but didnt really associate with until about 4 years later. There was one guy named Dale who shot out his other friends eye with a BB gun his name was Johnny Rowle who lived on 2nd pl. and coincidently was born the same day as my brother at the same hospital only hours apart. But I remember he had a black patch on his eye after that and it kinda looked cool back then. Carey

carey gigi		14-Aug-2009 01:37
Dave B. I got the list in the mail today I was really impressed with the list of songs and I appreciate the time and money to send it to me I am going to go through it later tonight. Thank You very much Carey Gigi

carey gigi		14-Aug-2009 01:18
Hello everyone I heard that Les Paul passed away today what a musical genius, Rock and Roll would not be what it is without him. My daughters friend was over a couple of months ago and he was tuning my 6 year old grandaughters electric guitar and he told me a story where they were in Washington D.C. and they drove to New York to see Les Paul play and he got his picture taken with him. Rest In Peace Les Paul

Robbin		14-Aug-2009 01:01
Dave B., Thanks Dave, I Finally Pinpointed The Spot, with Your Assistance. Have A Good Drive, and A Great Day In Court, Tomorrow. Talk To You Tomorrow, in The Evening !!!! Best Regards . Robbin.

dave b		13-Aug-2009 23:57
Hi Glenda, that was fast. Let me know re the songs. Robbin: Yes, the courthouse is right where you pinpointed it on the map, no cooking any new recipes yet, though, still assembling all my materials etc etc....court tomorrow so will be back on tomorrow night......

Glenda		13-Aug-2009 20:15
Dave b. Got the lists in the mail today. Thank you, so much. I will look them over and pick out my favorite songs. Glenda

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 19:18
Patricia, Hi, I Heard Of The Little Green Frogs Called Coqui's, that whistle Like A Bird. People Say, that They are Tiny Treefrogs, and They Can only Survive There in Puerto Rico. El Coqui !!!!! I'm Sure Puerto Rico, Does Have Beautiful Flowers, and Beaches, Trees, ect. As You no Doubt Know: It's Called : La Isla Del Encanto, which Translates in English to : The Island Of Enchantment, and I'm Sure it is. One Day, I would Like To Go To San Juan, and To Luquillo Beach. I Would Be interested in : Old San Juan, Mostly. My Neighbor, is Cuban, and He Told Me: If You Want To See Old Havana, Go To Old San Juan, Because They Are Very Similar. I'd Like To See Both. Chuckie Says Hi. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 19:05
Dave B., You Are Quite Welcome , Any time !!!!! Did I Pinpoint The Area Of Your Courthouse, with Your Help ????? Was I in The Area, at all ??? Any Cooking, in The Bruce Kitchen ????? Just Curious !!!! I Have Some Healthful Recipes, if You Would Like Them, Like Carrot - Raisin Salad, Ect. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 19:00
Carlos Betancourt, I Watched The Wonder Years, With Kevin Arnold, and his Older Brother Wayne. I Always Watched That, and James At 15 Too. Great Shows. And in The 50's, We Watched : Leave It To Beaver, Dennis The Menace, My 3 Sons , The Donna Reed Show, Father Knows Best, and Ozzie And Harriett. They were all Neat Family Shows, Like The Wonder Years. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 18:54
Carlos Betancourt, No Carlos: In Our East Hialeah Neighborhood: We Did , or Had None Of Those, But Sorta Similar War Games Went on Between us. We used BB Guns, Sling Shots, and Rocks. We Did use Those Metal Garbage Can Tops, as A Shield though. And Besides That: We Tried to Run each other over, with our Bikes, and We Woud Pedal Fast on our Bikes, and Jump off The Bike, and Try to Ram the Bike into The Other Kid, and His Bike. We Were Fierce Warriors, We Were Playing, and Having Fun, But it was Very Serious Business, and You Could and Did Get Hurt. And We Threw Rocks, at Each other, the Size Of Potatoes, and Got Bumps on our Head, and Bloody Sometimes. If You Got Hit, You Got Mad, and Went To Get Even. It was Crazy, and Got Very Vicious, and Out Of Control. And We Would Push A Grocery Kart, out in The Middle Of The Street, with a Kid in it, and Play Chicken, with The Cars. We Took Turns, Being in The Kart. The Kart would Go Rolling out in The Busy Traffic, East 9th Street, and You'd Hear Brakes, and Tires Skidding, and The Driver Cursing, You Stupid Kids !!!!! And We'd Laugh Like Hell, Leave For A Few Minutes, and Then Return and Continue. Thank God: None Of Us, Ever Got Hit By A Car !!! We Were Very Lucky. That was Our Sun Tan Village Kids Itinerary. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 18:34
Carlos Betancourt, Enjoy Your Paradise Stay, in Key Largo !!!!! I'm Sure You Will, and Will Not Want To Leave !!!! It's That Kind Of Place !!!!!! Oh, and Miami Jackson SR. High's Generals Marching Band, always was High Stepping, and A Real Good Band. I went By The Field, of Miami Jackson, Many Times,and Saw and Heard Their Band, and At Football Games, when They Played Hialeah High, and IAlways Enjoyed Their Band. Your Miami High Stingaree Band , was Great, always was One Of The Biggest , and Best Bands. I Always Heard that. I Miss The King Orange Bowl Parade, it was Tradition, and Beautiful, and You Had Lots Of Marching Bands, Which I Love !!!!!! It was Rotten, of The City Of Miami, To Cancel that. I Resent The Politicians, for Stealing all The Money, and Then Saying: There was no Money For The Orange Bowl Parade, any More. What A Load Of Crap. Later. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		13-Aug-2009 18:28
Ok, here's somthing maybe you guys out there did when kids, we would put single edge razors on the tails our our kites and have air battles trying to slice up each others kite, how about bottle cap guns using a piece of wood we would nail thin strips of cut bicycle inner tubes and pull them back over a small nail sort of like a speargun, than take bottle caps hammer them flat and sharpen them. then shoot at each other. belive me it would hurt to get hit. What about making your own swords and using those old style tin garbage can lids for sheilds or making your own bows and arrows? Another thing we did was medieval style jousting on our bikes using old broom sticks with wads of rags taped together, one of my buddies had a old boxing glove taped to a broom stick. painful but fun memories. Remember that TV sitcom The Wonder Years I loved watching that program every week.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 18:23
Carlos Betancourt, That Key Largo Stay, Sounds Like Heaven !!!!! Key Largo, is A Beautiful Place, and it's So Close to us: We Can Be There, or Back Home, in 1 Hour, and a 1 /2 Easily, or even Less, if Theree's No Wrecks, and Tie Ups, in Traffic. My Neighbor and Friend, Has A 5th Wheel Trailer, on His Lot, in a Park, and A Boat, in Key Largo, and almost Every weekend, He and His Family Go Down There, and Come Home: Sunday Night. They Love it In Key Largo !!!!! I'm Looking Forward , to Watching The DVD on Slot Cars, that Pokey, is Sending Us, Too. Remember: Bess Memorial Chapel, Funeral Home, on 36th Street ???? I Remember Seeing That, as A Kid, Passing By There, in My Dad's Car. They Had A Ramp, on The East Side Of The Building, and There was Cadillac Hearses Parked on The Ramp. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 18:10
Carlos Betancourt, Hi, Thanks, For The Kind Words, about My Foot Progress, at My Doctor Yesterday, I Appreciate it !!!! It's Great that Your Friend, The Welder, Fixed Your Utility Trailer, To Accomodate Your Canoe. Now You Are Good to Go !!!!! Good Deal !!!! When I worked for Wells Fargo, we used to Go To Central Bank, The Yes Bank, all The Time. I Remember The Big Word : YES across The Top, or Side of The Tall Building. And When I was A Young Kid, in East Hialeah, We used to Call Their Number, on The Phone, For Time , and A Weather Report, and The Man would always Say : Central Bank, The Yes Bank. We Thought that was so Cool, and Loved Calling that Number. I Remember Tiptop Grocery, I Stopped there Before To Get A Soda, and A Candy Bar , or Some Snack Cake, When I Drove The Swift Truck. I was always around Allapattah, and Down By The Produce Plaza, and The Civic Center, ect. That Field, and Our Field , By Our House in East Hialeah's Sun Tan Village, Were The Same: We Had A Treehouse, We Had Rock Wars, We Dug Tunnels, We Dug Holes, and Put Big Cardboard Boxes Over The Hole, and Covered The Cardboard, with Dirt, and That was our Secret Hideout, We Played Baseball in The Field, Ect. Lots of Fun, was Had there. Yeah, My Dad Had The Celebrity Life, on His Many Visits to Havana. He Went to The Tropicana, and All Of The Other Wonderful Clubs, He went To Varadero Beach, To His 2 Friend's Big Houses in Miramar, and He Flew There, with His 2 Friends, in Their Cessna Aircraft. He Always Told Me About Havana, and His Wonderful Times There. I Remember, Every Detail , Fondly !!!!! It's A Shame, that you Didn't Get To Stay There A Little Longer, So You Would Remember More about Your Birthplace, But Fidel, Took Office, in 1959, So I Suppose: You Left at a Good Time. I Have A Dream, To One Day, Be in Havana, Walking Around Like A Tourist, With A Camera, around My Neck, and Seeing , and Photographing : The Capitol Building, The Malecon, The Narrow Streets Of La Habana Vieja, La Launchita De Reyla, The Riviera Hotel, Some Pretty Local Girls, and Ladies, ect. That would Be Nice, Someday !!!!!! I Also Rounded up Soda Bottles, and Redeemed them, for 2 Cents each, and Most of The Time: It was Hot Summer, and I would use the Money, To Buy a Couple of RC Colas Ice Cold. The Good Old Days !!!!!! They Surely Were, Just That !!!!! Best Regards , Carlos !!!! Robbin.

Patricia		13-Aug-2009 17:38
Dave, you are too funny - yes, I've been back for quite some time! Robbin and Dave, I think I also know who Anonymous is!

dave b		13-Aug-2009 17:33
Thanks in advance for those tapes, Robbin, much appreciated as always.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 17:31
Dave B., I May Be Wrong, But I Think I Know Who Anonymous Was Also, But All That Mess is I Hope Over, and Anonymous said that they wanted Anonymous to Be Retired, and not used anymore, so I will Grant them, their wish, and Forget about Anonymous, But I Had a Good Idea, who it was, From The Start. As You Say: The Clues , were There Plainly !!!!!! They Did No Harm, and Seemed Friendly, and With Good intentions, To Bring Unity, so I See them, as a Friend. I Mailed Your Tower Of Power Sampler Today, so You May Get The 3 Cassette Tapes of Them, By Saturday, or For Sure By Monday. I Hope You Like The Music. It should Be A Change Of Pace, for you, if Nothing Else. I Think , you may Enjoy, at Least Some Of Their Music. Their Home Base , is Oakland. They've Been A Group, with The Same Leader, since 1968, But They've Changed Lead Singer, 10 Times, over The Years. Their Sound, is Very Distinctive. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		13-Aug-2009 17:15
Hi Patricia, I saw you say you vacationed in PR and had a wonderful time so I thought you just got back........but you have been back for quite some time now :)

Patricia		13-Aug-2009 17:12
Hello Friends, Dave, I mentined Puerto Rico because many of you were talking about it and I did have a wonderful vacation there, about the late 80's. Stayed at the "El San Juan" in the Isle Verde area. Stayed at the pool or on the beach all day and at the Caribe Hilton Casino all night! The weather was beautiful, early March, and we meet many nice people including an Assistant DA, who we spent time with dancing to the wonderful music! Robbin, The flowering plants and trees are so beautiful in Puerto Rico and my very favorite love of the island is the singing of the little frogs, the Coquis. (can't spell) They sound like birds singing! I'm going to look-up them on the internet today. I'm glad that you got a good report on your foot. I enjoy reading everyone's posts and I try to say hi every day. Especially Hi Chuckie! Bye for now and the best to All!

Carlos Betancourt		13-Aug-2009 16:57
Hello Everyone Pokey can't wait to see that slot cat dvd no sound no problem slot cars were pretty quiet anyway, the only noise I would hear was of us kids yelling and cursing each other LOL Robbin the news about your foot is awesome heck before you know it you might be able to go skating again, I bet your dad had a great time in Cuba I heard a lot of stories from my family about the fun they had dancing at the nightclubs. My uncle had a beach house in Varadero where the family would get together on weekends and enjoy the beach and play plenty of dominos, I was taken there as a todder but can't rememeber a thing. My mom had 4 sisters and 3 brothers so there was a lot of cousins some of us cousins still get together in the holidays, in fact one of my cousins who is also my Godmother is lending me her rental house in Ket Largo for a week I'll be gone this coming Sunday. My buddy who's a welder made some modifications on my utility trailer to carry my canoe. Carey Gigi, my son is going into the eight grade now he want's to join the marching band once he hit's high school he will be going to Everglades Sr. High in Miramar, I just tolove watching the Miami Jackson High school band practice when I lived in that neighborhood they played really funky songs a could really move around. Robbin, Central Bank yes I rememeber them thats where I opened up my first checking account The Yes Bank, I still have the blue pouch with thier logo on it. When I lived on nw 38th st and 31st ave I had a huge empty field behind my house full of trees we made a tree house and my friends and I would go up and smoke cigarretes once in a while someone would show up with a nudie magazine. We also play war games in that field, camped there, all in all had a blast. that area now is built up with warehouses. I also collected bottles and took them to a grocery store on nw 32th ave and 35th st. I belive it's still there I tok a photo of it about 2 years ago Tiptop is the name of it. I would get baseball cards with the gum inside. What days, baseball cards now cost about 3 bucks a pack or more!!

dave b		13-Aug-2009 11:43
I finally, definitely, without a doubt, figured out who Anonymous is. The clues were right there in front of me all the time and I did not see it til now. Another mystery solved.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 09:42
Carey - gigi, You Mentioned Something I Love : Watching, and Listening to Marching Bands !!!!! I've Always Loved That, since I was A Little Kid. I Remember , when I was a Student at Palm Springs JR. High, I used to Go to Hialeah High Football Games, and I Loved to See and Hear The Hialeah High, and Opponent's Marching Bands, at Halftime. That was a Real Treat !!!!! And Then, when I was a Student, at Hialeah High, I also Went To Their Games, and Enjoyed The Football Games, and The Marching Bands. I Would Have To Agree, with You, Carey: Most People: Only Care about The Football Game, But Don't Really Appreciate The Marching Band, Like I Do. I Know They Work Hard, in Practice, and At Games, and in Parades, But The Music, is Heavenly !!!!! Once in a Great While : I See Marching Band Competitions, on PBS, Either Channel 2 , or 17, and I Enjoy it !!!!! I Remember: Back when I Went to Palm Springs JR. High, and Hialeah High: Hialeah High's Marching Thoroughbred Band, wore Red, White, and Blue Hialeah Park Type Outrider Uniforms, with High Boots ect., and They Were Different, and Distinctive, But They Changed that: Years ago, and Now: They Look Like All Of The Other Bands, Pretty Much. It's Funny: Back Then: I Wished They Had Traditional Marching Band Outfits, and Now: I Miss Those Hialeah Park Outfits. I Remember: Both : Hialeah High, and Miami Springs SR. High, Had Great Marching Bands. I Loved When Hialeah High, Played Miami Springs, in Football, at Municipal Stadium, But I Had Mixed Feelings, Because I Knew Lots Of Springs Players, and Students, and if we Did Not Move, I would Have Gone To Springs SR. I Remember one Friday Night, I Saw Linda Jenkins, in The Parking Lot, after a Hialeh , and Springs Football Game, and We Talked, and Were Glad To See Each other, after Years, of Not Seeing One another. That was a Nice, But Sad Reunion, for Me. And Speaking of Sad : Hialeah Park, Now That's A Sad Story. I Always Loved That Beautiful Place , and Still Do !!!!!! I Hope They Don't Tear it Down. That would Be A Disgrace, and an Outrage, and Would Really Piss Me Off , Big Time . Let's Hope Not !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 09:12
Carey - gigi, Thanks !!!! Yeah , The Doctor Said it Looked a Little Better, and He was Happy, and So was I, to Hear that. Kendall, at 6:00 P. M., Yes The Traffic, is Real Heavy, and Hectic. I Know that : All Too Well !!!!! And as to The Breeze, in East Hialeah: Yeah, You're Right: It is a Lot More Jammed in Like Sardines Now, than in The 50's , and 60's, when You and I , were Kids Growing Up There, so There's No Doubt , no The Breeze We Knew, But There is: Thank God : Air Conditioning. How Did We Breath Before, Growing Up, in The Summer, on Those Warm Summer Very Close Nights ???? At our House on East 6th Lane, We Had The Old Crank Swing out Windows open, and Box Fans, in The Window Sills, Blowing in Hot Air. I Remember : around there: Smelling Blooming Jasmine, at night, and it smelled So Good, But I Know, it can Mess up Our Allergies. I Smell it , once in a Great while now, But Not Very Often. I Like The Smell , But it Does Mess up My Allergies. I Would Like to See That Book, and The one with Pictures of Rustic Roller Rink. Manocarz, And I Talked By Phone, Yesterday. He Mentioned Your Sisters, and That He Went To School, with Them, at South Hialeah Elementary. Well, Have a Good Day Thursday, and I'll Be Talking to You Later. And Remember: Stop By , any Time, You Are Welcome, at My House !!!! Later, My Friend !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 08:47
Carey - gigi, Hi, I was tired Early Last Night, and went to Bed Just Before Midnight, and now: Just Before 4 A. M., I woke up, went to The Bathroom, for a # 1, Then Had A Slice of Cold Pizza Leftover From Little Caesar's Last Night, and A Cup Of Lemonade, Wow , what a Great Snack. It Really Hit The Spot. And Then: I Said to Myself: Let Me Check, to see if You, or anyone Else wrote, Later, after I Went to Bed. I Had a Gut Feeling, that maybe you Did. I Of Course Remember The Returning Soda Bottles, For The 2 Cents Deposit Return, and I Remember The Sound Of The FEC, and Seaboard Coastline Trains, up Near Your House, and Linda Jenkin's House. In The Daytime, The Trains Were a Little Scary, if you were Real Close to the Tracks, and They Snuck up on you, But At Night, The Horns, whether You were Close Or Far, Were A Bit Spooky, and Scary To Me. The Distant Sound Of Those Air Horns, at Night, were Erie, and Very Lonely Sounding. When My Friends , and I , Like Neighbor : Bobby Nau, and My Little Brother, and I, and other Neighbor Friends: Camped out, in Our Backyards, We Would Hear The Trains, at All Hours, in The Quiet Of The Wee Hours, and it was Sort Of Un nerving. And I Guess You and Your Family. Got used to The Trains, or Maybe You Didn't, But You Got A Good Dose Of Them, For Sure, Especially: Where You Lived, and Like You Say: Back then: none of us Had A /C, and Our Windows were open, especially: In The Hot Summer. I Used to Be around there, all the time, Especially: Going To See Linda Jenkins, and I Would Play around The FEC Tracks, on 21st Street. A Very Stupid Kid And Dangerous Practice, But t The Time, it was Exciting, and Fun. Now: I Know Better !!!!! Older, and Wiser !!!!!! Thank God !!!! The Red Fire Truck Pieces To Assemble A Fire Truck, Sounds A Little Familiar, But Not Real Clear to Me. I Did Go to That Flamingo Plaza Kwik Chek, and I Remember The Chek Ginger Ale, and The Stamps they Gave, with your Purchase. And Empty Fields, You're Right, We All Had one. Ours was in Front of Hialeah Lanes, and We Dug Holes there, and Had a Tree House, Ect. The Good Old Days, HUH !!!!!! We were Being all That We Could Be, and we weren't even in The Army, We Were Kids, Being Kids, and Having Fun !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		13-Aug-2009 03:30
Carlos Betancourt How are you I was reading you r comment on that movie Apocolypto I have it on DVD and the last 5 minutes are important to watch and it kinda explains why the Mayans are not around any more. I read a post where you said something about band camp. My daughter was in the Miami Springs senior high marching band for 4 years and the Jazz band for 3 years played trombone . I went to every game for 4 years except maybe 6 and I video taped every halftime show. These students who play in the band never get enough credit for their hard work. I remember picking her up around 5 in the afternoon in the middle of august and she would just be worn out from the heat trying to learn the routine for the first football game of the year. Later Carey

Glenda		13-Aug-2009 03:21
Hi, Pokey. I got the pics. Sorry I didn't email you to let you know. I don't recognize anyone, unfortunately. I will let you know when te lists come in.. Can't write anymore right now. Big storm outside and I don't use the computer during thunder and lightning. Glenda

carey gigi		13-Aug-2009 03:16
Robbin ,I meant to show you something that I got about 3 years ago ,it is a Feb. 1964 Fontainebleau Guest book I found it at my sisters house in Asheville she got it from an estate auction . The book is interesting because of all the advertising there is a large section on Hialeah Race Track describing who was there and what the women were wearing very high class track back then . The back page says forty days of racing through March 3rd. It is a real shame what happened to it , I guess it just stopped becoming an event to go to the track for the day . Later Carey

carey gigi		13-Aug-2009 03:04
Robbin , glad to hear the good news about your foot. I was down near Kendall tonight doing some measuring I hate driving that way around 6 oclock. I was thinking about the old Kwick Check at Flamingo Plaza when I was about 9 or 10 we used to take empty bottles in there for the refund 2 cents for small and 5 cents for large size . Do you recall one time they were giving away cutouts of fire trucks that you built like a 3D puzzle and they were packed in a small folder. My friend and brother and I went in and got about three fourths of all of them , and we sold a bunch of them in the neighborhood for 50 cents each. We also used to sell avacados around the blocks near my home on 19th st. Do you remember how no matter where you lived we always seemed to have an empty field or a place where you could pretend and use your imagination, I was lucky they left 2 empty lots directly in front of our house on 19th st. and east 10th ave. We also had the railroad tracks 500 feet to the east of us and 500 feet to the north ,that was a sound we went to sleep with, back when we had no air but there was actually a breeze before everything got so built up . Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		13-Aug-2009 02:46
Dave B. Thank you for the update on the status of the music list. I will be looking for the mail in the next few days thanks. Carey

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 02:46
Carey - gigi, Hey !!!! I Talked to Manocarz, today, By Phone, and We Had a Nice Long Conversation. I went to My Foot Doctor Today, and Got A Good Report on My Left Foot, From Him, which was Great News, For Me !!!!! I Hope You are Doing Alright !!!!!! I'm Kinda Tired Tonight, and I think I Will Close, and Go To Bed. Goodnight My Friend !!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin .

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 02:29
Carlos Betancourt, Do You Remember The Central Bank, The Yes Bank, on N. W. 36th Street, and about 13th Avenue ?????? I Remember When I was A Small Elementary School Student, and We would Call The Central Yes Bank, over and over, to Hear The Recordings, and To Get The Temperature, and The Correct Time . It was a Big High Building, and I Think it is Bank Of America . Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 02:12
Pokey, Hello !!!! Thanks A Lot. I Am Looking Forward, to Watching The Slot Car DVD. It's Been So Long since I Even Saw a Slot Car, It will Be Nice, to See Them Running again, after all these Years. They Were Real Neat, and A Lot of Fun. I 'll Let You Know, on Here, when The DVD Arrives By Mail. All The Best, My Friend !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 02:05
Dave B., Thanks Dave !!!!! I Have The Courthouse area pinpointed , I Do Believe, at : By Washington Street, and The Arnold Arboratorium. I went to My Podiatrist at 4 : 00 P. M., and All was well. My Doctor, said My Foot is Looking Good, and there is some Improvement. So My Wife and I Got A Pizza to Celebrate The Good News. I always Forget to ask You: How is Jack Russell ???? Hopefully: He's O. K. Hopefully: all is well, with you Also !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		13-Aug-2009 01:48
Anonymous, Understood, and Happy Days Always, To You !!!!! I Now Show You Officially Retiring, The Anonomous Sign In Name. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		12-Aug-2009 23:39
Glenda and Carey, those lists went out to you a couple of days ago. Let me know when you get them.

Pokey		12-Aug-2009 23:25
Glenda & Mike are you still around, and did you get the photo's that I sent to your email address??? take care Pokey

Pokey		12-Aug-2009 23:23
Carlos & Robbin the slot car dvd will be sent out in the morning, let me know when you get it and if it works o.k. for you. sorry about NO sound, but that is all I had in 1965. haha take care Pokey

dave b		12-Aug-2009 21:26
Hi anonymous, whoever you are. That was a joke. Not bad, eh, Robbin????? Yes, it was bad. But this is what the inner city courts do to you.

dave b		12-Aug-2009 21:25
Carlos, I have heard of Barcelo hotels, especially in Punta Cana. Let me read your post again then reply. I always wanted to drive south from Cancun all the way to Belize, the former British Honduras.. Robbin: The courthouse is south of Franklin Field and west about three miles from Carney Hospital. But I just got in from court so let me read these posts and reply tonight or tomorrow, more likely.

Anonymous		12-Aug-2009 18:03
Yes Robbin, Anonymous is here and has one last comment, which is that all I can do to help, is to pray for her. I don't want to bring up the subject, it's been peaceful here! Don't be curious of my identity, just an ordinary person very fond of the people on this site and now retiring as Anonymous!

Robbin		12-Aug-2009 17:33
Anonymous, Hi, Are You Still Around ????? Best Regards !!!!!! Stop By Some time, and Chat about anything. So Long. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Aug-2009 17:31
Everyone, Hello !!!! I Just Had My Brunch: A Western Omelet, A Cup Of Folger's Decaf Coffee, A Large Styrofoam Coffee Cup Of Publix Produce Fresh Squeezed Lorida Orange Juice Ice Cold, a Slice Of Sweet Ham, Fried in The Microwave, and A Slice of Roman Meal 100 % Whole Wheat Bread . It was Delicious. And By The Way, I Use Egg Beaters, and Publix Egg Stirs. I Do not use Regular Eggs in The Shell anymore, I Like Egg Beaters, in The Milk Carton, Much Better. I Go to My Foot Doctor, at 4: 00 P. M., For My Weekly Check Up, and Debriding, Ect. I am still Hobbling around, But I Get By, and I Know: I'm not alone, We All Have Some Pain, or Inconveniences, in this Imperfect Life. All The Best , To All Of You. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Aug-2009 17:14
Carlos Betancourt, I Agree, with You: It is a Sad Story, about Cuba. Families Separated, Businesses Stolen, From American Companies, Innocent People, Jailed For Years, for Speaking out against The Cuban Regime of Fidel Castro, and Total Disrespect, to America, By That Bearded Piece Of Crap. My Dad, Loved Havana, Having Gone there A Lot Of Times, in The 50's, Before Fidel, and He Told Me: That Island, is A Beautiful Place, and I Know it is, and I Hope and Pray, that You and I Both Get to Go To A Cuba Libre one Day Soon. I Know, I'm asking for Miracles, But Miracles do Happen, So We Still Have Hope. I want very Much, to see what My Dad Saw, in Cuba, Mostly Havana, But He and His 2 Close Friends, Did Go all over The Island, My Dad's Friends Showing Him Their Country, But Both of them, were Born in Havana, and Lived in Miramar, Cuba. I Hope to Go one Day, walk around Havana, on The Malecon, See Miramar, and See and Swim, at Varadero Beach. I Know things are a Bit Run Down, since My Dad was there, But I still want to Go there, and See Havana. One Day, My Friend !!!!!!! Don't Give up Hope, We're Going !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		12-Aug-2009 16:09
Patricia, Hello, From Miami, The Magic City !!!!!!!! Indian River Florida Oranges, A Big Tall Glass Of Iced Cold Indian River Florida Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice, and A Bottle of Orange Blossom Perfume, Imaginary, Virtual Reality: Especially, For You, This Morning , Because you are such a Nice Lady , and I know How Much you Like Florida, Especially Miami, My Birthplace. I Hope You're Having a Pleasant Work Day, and if so: That it Continues, and if not, I Hope it Gets Better, as it goes along !!!!! And I Know that you will Have a Good Evening, and a Good Night, with Your Pal : Sparky !!!!! Chuckie and I, Say Hello, and Send our Best !!!!! Talk to You another time !!!!! Do you Like White Castle, and Krystal Hamburgers ??? I Love Em . We Have 2 Royal Castles Here, in Miami, and one Krystal, in FT. Lauderdale. None of them, are Real Close to My House, So I Get White Castle Frozen Hamburgers, at My Publix Grocery Store, and Microwave them, 1 Minute on High Power, and They're Great. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Aug-2009 15:55
Carlos Betancourt, Good Morning , My Friend !!!!!! I Hope your Sciatic Nerve, is O. K. Now. I Enjoyed Reading about The Travel, you were Telling Dave about, very Exotic, I LikeThat. I Can almost Picture Those Places !!!!!! I 'm Like You, I Like Finding my own way, on Trips, But I also use Maps, and Road Atlases, for assistance. I Am Fascinated, by The GPS, though, it seems Real Neat. I joined Classmates . Com, and I sent them $ 59.00 for 2 years Gold Membership, But you can Try Gold Membership, for Less Time, and Less Money, I Believe. I Had a lot of Fun, with Classmates. Com, for a few Months, I Sent E- Mails, and Quite a Few People answered Me, and then, for some unknown Reason: I Got cut off, and I can't access My Profile, any more, But I think it may Be My Old Computer, and Something to Do with their Security System. I Called Them, and Tried to Fix The Problem, and get Back on, But they said They Sent Me a new Password pin Set, but it wouldn't Go thru. I Think it's A Lot of Fun, and You can Do More, if You Get Gold Membership, so if you can Take it, for Short Term, and Less Money, like for 6 Months, Yes I Would say: Do it. You can Have Other Schools, as Extras, Like Miami High, and Citrus Grove, Even Melrose, and Palm Springs, too . I Have Robert E. Lee JR. High, on Mine, and Hialeah High, Hialeah Elementary, as well as Palm Springs JR. High. No More Chicharones, for a While, HUH !!!!!! Sorry, to remind you. Later. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		12-Aug-2009 15:35
Carey - gigi, Hey, How are Yah, My Hialeah Brother ?? I went to Bed Last Night, around Midnight, after I Wrote Back to Dave B. I Figured you Were Tired, and Had Gone to Bed, so I didn't Write to you. I Know how hard you work, and You need your Rest !!!!!! Yeah, that Movie, was Great, Thanks again. I always Liked The Elvis Movies too. I went to see A Lot of Elvis's Movies, when they 1st came out, at Theatres. Elvis, was A Great Actor, Singer, and Ladies Man. He Had Good Looks, A Great Voice, a Good Personality, A Heart Of Gold, ect. He Had it all, Except Peace Of Mind, inner Peace. That Poor Guy, His Life, was Sad, especially: How it Ended. It was Real Sad. I'm not The Biggest Fan, of Elvis Presley, But I've Been to Graceland 3 Times, and to Tupelo, Miss . , Elvis's Birthplace House, ect., and I Always Liked His Music, Bought his 45 Records, as a Kid, and always Loved His Movies. He was a Great Man, and His Movies, Memories, and Music, Live on. Follow That Dream, was A Great Song, and Movie. And I Make The Elvis Peanut Butter, and Banana Grilled Sandwich Often, and Have it , with a Big Cup of Ice Cold Milk, a Real Treat. I Like those GPS Systems, But Don't Have One, Maybe Some Day. I'm Like You, when I Travel, I Buy Gas Station Type Maps , of The City , I'm in, and Use it to Find Things, and at Home Later, I Look at them, and Enjoy them. And I Have A Lot of Different Road Atlases, that I Enjoy. Yesterday, I was Pinpointing, where Dave B., goes to Court, in The Boston Area. That was Fun. He Has a 77 Mile Drive, each way. That gives Him Time to Think, and To Listen to Music. Have you Been to Royal Castle Lately ??? I Imagine, You go To The Northside one, cause it's Closer , for you. I've Passed By it, But Have not Eaten there, for Years, But I've Been To Arnold's Royal Castle about 3 Times, in A Few Months. There's a Krystal, in FT. Lauderdale, on Powerline Road, and Sunrise Blvd., if you're Ever Up around there. It's Real Good, I've Been there. I've Had Krystal, on Vacation Trips. Lots of Times. They are as Far South , as : Tampa, But not Here, I Don't Know Why. I've Been to Krystal, in Lake City, Jacksonville, Tampa, Daytona, Brunswick, Savannah, Nashville, Jackson, Miss., and other places. They're Real Good. Talk to you Later. Best Regards. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		12-Aug-2009 15:09
Good Morning Everyone, Dave, Cancun looks like Miami Beach hotel after hotel but south of Cancun is the Mexican Riviera with extends south to Tulum. about halfway down is Playa Del Carmen a small town that's where the crusie ships stop. I stayed at a all inculusive resort called The Barcelo Maya Beach Resort, a beautiful place, you can look it up on the internet under Barcelo Hotels in Mexico (I stayed at a Barcelo also in Puerto Vallarta and in Punta Cana) this resort is located between Playa Del Carmen and Tulum. From here with my rental car I drove down to the seaside Mayan Ruins in Tulum and the Ruins in Cabo which are still in the jungle also in same area they have 2 amazing Ecological parks, Xcaret and Xel-Ha they are truly worth visting. Than going north from my resort I drove to the wonderful Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins about a four hour drive but easy to do mostly highway driving. This part of Mexico as a lot to see and do and the beaches are the most beautiful I have ever seen. Dave go on line and check out these places.If you ever seen Mel Gibson's movie Apocalypto you will get an idea on how these Mayans lived, and if you have been to the Chichen Itza Ruins they look just like the ones in the movie. On the subject of Puerto Rico one of my favorite Salsa bands are from there EL Grand Combo De Puerto Rico listening to them just makes you want to dance. It's a shame about Cuba my dad had a resturant in La Vivora a section of old Havana I was born in La Vivora but I don't remember anything I was only 3 years old when we came to Miami in 1957, all of my family came to Miami before 1967. I love the music both salsa and soft romantic songs. I hoping one day I will be able to visit a free Cuba. Robbin, normally when I travel by car I use maps my wife has a GPS but I use it to find resturants and information I still enjoy the old fashion paper maps I go to AAA and get all the maps and books I need. Robbin it is worth it to become a gold member in Classmates? I put up my profile under Robert E. Lee Jr. High and have been getting a lot of people leaving notes but I cannot read them unless I join. Later>>>>>>>>>Carlos

carey gigi		12-Aug-2009 03:56
Robbin ::::::::::: Glad you liked the movie Peggy Sue got Married I will try and get some more to you. I agree with you about the maps I have always picked up maps in every city I would go to. My oldest daughter is the same way, she can get anywhere and never get lost, but the younger one would always have to call for directions for last Christmas we got her a GPS for her car ,My wife bought one last year some time back I think it was when she and my daughter went to N.C. one time last year. I never thought I would use it and I didnt need it for directions to Asheville I think I drove it around 50 times now but what is amazing about it is it talks to you and you can use it for your speedometer among other things. I dont look at paper maps too much any more now I look at satelite maps and it brings the houses etc. in true color. I sometimes spend a couple of hours zooming in on houses all over the country, it is almost like you are taking a little road trip . Isometimes brimg in Beverly Hills or Malibu and it will tell you what famous person lives in the house and then you can as close as if you were flying over at about 200 feet. I will be back on wed. morning before work going back to watch my Elvis movie Follow that Dream was watching it before and came out here to send some pictures to my daughter in N.C. and decided to check in but now i am really tired Talk Later Carey

Robbin		12-Aug-2009 03:33
Dave B., Typo, Big Time, for Me, in my Previous Post. Have you ever Heard Of : RobbinDave B. ?????? Man, Did I Mess that one up !!!!! Thanks , for The Directions Info. I Like to Look at Maps, and Find Things. I Know these New Navigation Systems, and Mapquest, are Great, and I Like them, But I've always Enjoyed Finding Places on My Own, or By Buying A Local Map, and Locating it on that, and Hunting For it. That was always Fun, for Me. And Sometimes, on Trips, I Went Right to Places, Like I Had Radar, or A Magnet To it, in My Pocket. And other times, I was way on The Other Side Of Town, and Had to Double Back. Good Night Dave, Sleep Well. Talk to you Tomorrow. Robbin.

RobbinDave B.,		12-Aug-2009 03:24
Dave B., I Think I about Pinpointed the Area. Is The Courthouse, Near Franklin Field, Carney Hospital, and Dorchester Avenue ????? And So it's 77 Miles, From Your House in West Dennis, To The Courthouse There ?? I was watching A DVD Movie, That Carey - gigi Gave Me: " Peggy Sue Got Married ". It was Very Good, and Reminded Me Of The Song : Peggy Sue, By Buddy Holly, and of When I was A Little Kid. Did You ever see that Movie ???? When we mention ST. John The Apostle School, in East Hialeah, near Where I used to Live, I Think of : A Real Pretty Girl I Had A Big Crush on, who went to ST. John's, named : Susan Duke. She Had Long Brown Hair, in a Pony Tail, and I Can Still Picture Her, Riding Her Bike , to and From School, at ST. John's, with Her School Uniform on. I Went to Hialeah Elementary School, Just North, across The Athletic Fields, From ST. John's. I found out Her name, and Always Waved to Her, and Said Hi, To Her. And one time, Her Bike Had A Flat Tire, and I walked Her Home. And I Skated , with Her, a Couple of Times, at Rustic Roller Rink, During Couples Only Skate. I Can't Seem to Forget Her. ST. John's , Had Some Pretty Girls !!!!! I Remember , You Went There, Before. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		12-Aug-2009 01:55
Hi Robbin---from Lemuel Shattuck hospital, just go down a half mile to a rotary, or traffic circle as you folks might call it, and just to the west of the traffic circle is the courthouse. Or from Jamaica Pond, go east toward Shattuck Hosp and a little south.

Robbin		12-Aug-2009 00:49
Dave B., On My Maps, I Have No Arborway, But I Do See Washington Street, and I See Jamaica Pond, and Jamaica Way, Olmstead Park, The V. A. Medical Center, Franklin Park Zoo, Larz Anderson Park, & Lemuel Shattuck Hospital. Am I Closer Now ????? I Have Several Road Atlases, and They Have Metro Boston Maps, But Unlike Gas Station Folding Maps, They Don't Have All Streets, on The Map, and other Than Washington Street, and Milton, and Dedham, which Were On The Map. I See Boston, Has A Chinatown. I'm Sure Boston, is a Very Intrenational City. I'm Surprized, at There Being A Lot Of Brazilians There, in The Cape Cod Area, I Didn't Know That. My Primary Physcial, is From Brazil. I Like some Brazilian Jazz. There was a Great Brazilian Jazz Group, in Miami, A Few Years Ago, Called : Rainforest, and I once Heard, and Saw Them Live, at a Jazz Festival, in Miami Lakes, and They Were Fantastic !!!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 22:35
Or find the intersection of Arborway and Washington St, then the court is slightly to the right, just one block, east of that intersection. That is where I will be all day tomorrow.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 22:30
Hi Patricia----we must have ESP, talking a lot about Puerto Rico today, glad you had a great time. Robbin, go north of those locations, to Dedham and Milton, because they border the southern boundaries of the city of Boston. So just north of both of them is the section of Boston I go to, it is Jamaica Plain. Our court covers JP, Hyde Park, Roslindale, West Roxbury and parts of other sections of Boston

obbin		11-Aug-2009 21:30
Dave B., I Found Dedham, and Milton, and Washington Street, Blu Hills Trailside Museum, Milton Art Museum, Fairbanks House, Dedham Mall, Ponkapoad Pond, Curry College, Yankee Division Highway, Oakdale, Truman Highway, Turtle Pond Parkway, Sprague Street, High Street, Milton Street. Am I Close, or Way Off ???? You're Court isn't Down Towards : Randolph, Holbrook, Stoughton, and Brockton, is it ??? You Mentioed Dedham, and Milton, so I was Trying To Center Pinpoint , Between The 2 Places. I Will Check Out That Site on Cuba, it Sounds Interesting. I Didn't Go out of The House Today. Tomorrow, I Go to My Podiatrist, and I'll Try and Get To The Library, To Register, on The Proboards. I Didn't Mail Your 2 Tower Of Power Cassettes either, But I Will Tomorrow, For Sure. Later. Robbin.

Patricia		11-Aug-2009 20:45
Hi Everyone, I vacationed in Puerto Rico, had a wonderful time! Cryed all day when left the island! Good Evening Friends and I'll be reading tomorrow!

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 20:39
Carlos Betancourt, My Dad, was From Pennsylvania,- Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, To Be Exact. Most Of The Amish, are over in Eastern Pennsylvania, In and Around : Lancaster, Hershey, Ephrata, Harrisburg, Lebanon, New Holland, Reading, and All Around those Places. Mainly, The Area: Between : Hershey and Reading, and Then over To Lancaster. Around Ephrata, You Will See A Lot Of Amish, and on The Country Roads There, you'll See Lots Of them, in Horse and Buggy. The Amish, are also Known as : The Pennsylvania Dutch. They Are Of German Descent, and are Very Religious, Strict, and Old Fashioned, But are Known to Be Good People. If Your Barn Burns Down, or You Need Help, They All Pull Together, And Help. They Will Build You A New Barn, as A Good Neighbor Deed. I've Been, around There, and it's Really A Great Experience, To See These People: Living in The Past, The Old Ways, and Not Caring, What The Rest Of The Country Does, They Continue, Their Way. Their Cooking, and Dairy Products, are Wonderful, Simple, But Good !!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 20:00
Folks, take a look at cubaabsolutely.com, a magazine. Very interesting. I found it earlier. Then down the bottom there is a link you click on for numerous links re Cuba.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 19:54
On your map, Robbin, if it says anything about Forest Hills, the court is right near there. Look at Arborway and Washington St intersection and it is just a couple of hundred yards from there, so way down in the southern section of the city of Boston, I would say. The next town outside of our area there would be Dedham, a city which adjoins Boston. Milton is another town nearby, that borders Boston.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 19:47
Robbin, look at 445 Arborway, Jamaica Plain MA 02130. JP is one neighborhood of Boston, within Boston city limits

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 19:44
Dave B., & Carlos B., I Really enjoyed You Guy's Travel Talk !!!! I Love To Travel Too, and it was neat Hearing about Your Travel, I Could almost Picture : The Waters, and The Places, By Your Descriptions. I Watch a Lot Of Travel Shows, on our PBS Channel : 2.2. Rudy Maxa, Burt Wolf, Rick Steves, and others, Have Wonderful Travel Shows, and I Enjoy Them. 2nd Best, to actually going there, to The Places they go. And Carlos, That Trip You Have Planned, Sounds Fantastic !!!!! I've Been To : Washington, D. C., New York, New Jersey, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Pennsylvania Dutch Amish Country, Philadelphia, Virginia , and West Virginia, and Baltimore, and Elsewhere, in Maryland, And Lots of other States, But I've never been, To Boston, Or Anywhere in New England, or Canada, But I Want To Go To Boston, and All Of New England, and To Canada, All Over, Every Major City, and To All Canadian Provinces. Maybe , one Day. Your 2 Weeks, will Be Full, Especially: if You Drive, From Here. That Will Be A Lot Of Mileage. Best Regards, To Both Of You. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 19:29
Dave B., I only Know About The Late Great Celia Cruz RIP !!!!! Azucar !!!!!! She Was A Great Entertainer, and was Always Said To Be A Very Nice Lady, as Well. I'm Sure She Was, and Her Music, and Memories Live On !!!!! Her Funeral, was Huge, and A Very Big, and Important Event, To Be Sure !!!!! The World, Will Never Forget: Celia Cruz, That's For Sure !!!!! Vincentico Valdez, and Ricardo Ray, No, I've Never Heard of Them. Cachao, Tito Puente, Enrique Chia, and Arturo Sandoval, Yes, I Know Of Them, and Their Music. Cachao, Maestro, RIP. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 19:19
Dave B., I'm Curious: In What Area, on My Road Atlas Map, Would I Find Your Courts You Go To ????? I Look At Maps , all The Time, and I Have A Real Good Map Of Boston, and Vecinity, and it Shows all The Way Down and Around The Horn To Cape Cod, and I See West Dennis on My Map. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 19:15
Dave B., Thanks , For The Info on The Size Of Puerto Rico, and Cuba. I Figured you went to Courts, in Downtown Boston, Right in The Central Dowtown. Speaking of Courthouses: You've no Doubt Heard of The Broward County Courthouse, Have You Not ???? Well, Across The Street, is A Big Modern, State of The Art Publix Supermarket, which is My Wife's Company's Store. I would Imagine: That Most of , or A Lot Of Court Personnel, and Court Goer's Walk Over There, and Grab Lunch, of : Hot Foods To Go, Subs, other Deli Sandwiches, Bakery Snacks, Milk, Sodas, Ect. It would Be Very Convenient, and That Store, is Beautiful, and Has Good Lunch Food. That Store, Has Escallators, A 2 Level Parking Garage, Free For Shoppers, on Top of The Store, A Large Elevator, ect. And From The Front, on Andrews Avenue, it Looks Real Fancy, Like Art Deco, and Not Really, Like A Grocery Store. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 18:55
Dave B., Reference Your 1830 Post, I Say : Amen , Brother !!!!! Well Put !!!!! Cuba, was Sick of Batista, who wasn't Ideal, at all, and Castro Took advantage of That, and Timing, and The People were Desperate, To Get Batista Out, So Fidel Fooled them, and Screwed up Everyone There on The Island, and Look at How Families are Divided, Between The U. S., and Cuba, Especially Miami. Lots of My Friends, Still Have Family in Cuba, and They Miss Each other Badly. It's A Damn Shame, That one man, could Ruin So Many Lives, and Rule For 40 Years, and Pushing His Lousy Communism, on The World. That is True Though, What You Said: The U. S. Could Of , and Should Of: Gone in there, and Straightened Up The Island, and Should Of Jailed Fidel Castro, For Life. But All They Did, was The Botched Bay Of Pigs Invasion, and Fidel, was Waiting For Them. A Good Friend Of Mine: Carlos Perdomo, Who's Deceased now RIP, was a Member of The 2506 Brigade, who Went To Cuba, in The Bay Of Pigs, and Luckily: He Survived. The C. I. A. Had Leaks, and That was a Loss, For Nothing. By Surprize, Who Knows???? Things Might Have Been Better, after The Invasion, and Now. We Will Never Know !!!!! ???? Robbin.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 18:46
Carlos, I see you mentioned Puerto Vallarta. Did you ever go to anywhere else in Mexico? I hear that Cancun is built up, too much so. Where else would you recommend for a Caribbean getaway? We went on a cruise last year to Bermuda from Boston, which was nice, although Bermuda is not in the Caribbean. But it was still nice. Norwegian Cruise Lines. My first cruise. But I would rather just fly somewhere and get a nice hotel on the beach and stay there most of the time, with occasional trips inland if possible.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 18:41
Robbin, there are 10 courts within the city of Boston, mine is in one of the outlying areas but still within the city limits, probably one of the highest crime areas in the entire city, for sure..... Hi Carlos: Nice trip you have planned. Whereabouts exactly in Mexico did you like? I have been there but just over the line from Calif when I was a kid out there.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 18:39
Robbin, talking about Cuba reminded me of two Cuban singers, Celia Cruz and Vicentico Valdes. I have been trying to find a song by Vicentico Valdes for years, called Jamas, and if anyone knows where to get it, please advise. In Puerto Rico, during the time I was there 1965-1967 Ricardo Ray, also known as Richie Ray, had a couple of LP albums out, and they are now on CD, I have both of them. Have you ever heard of him? Iqui con Iqui/ Jala Jala/Boogaloo, and other songs. That is great music if you ever get the chance to hear him.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 18:38
Dave B., Oh, I thought the Cuban Restaurant, was in Downtown Boston, and Maybe across the street, from the Courts You go to, My Mistake. I Think Most Everywhere, The Courthouse, Federal Building, and Civic Centers, of All Major Cities, Have Little Restaurants, or Subway, Deli's, ect., For Court Goer's, where it's a Convenient walk to Place For Everyone to Eat, and a Gold Mine , for the Owners. When you Come to Miami, I will Show you The Main Courts Here. They are : The Dade County Courthouse In Downtown Miami, The Federal Building, in Downtown Miami, And The Metro Justice Building, in The Miami Civic Center, where Jackson Memorial Hospital, Cedars Of Lebanon, The Miami V. A. Hospital, The Miami- Dade County Medical Examiners Office, The Miami - Dade Board Board Of Health, Bascom - Palmer Eye Center, The University Of Miami Medical Center, Ryder Trauma Center, Ronald Mc Donald House, Miami Burn Center, The Miami - Dade County Jail, and a Few other things. Our Miami Metro Rail, Goes By, and Has Stations, For The Civic Center, where The Courts are In The Metro Justice Bldg., and The Government Center, where The Federal Bldg., and The Courthouse are. There are Some other Smaller County Courts Around Miami, But The Main ones, are In The Metro Justice Bldg., and In The Miami - Dade County Courthouse. When I am Summoned, For Jury Duty, I Go To those 2 Venue's. I Take The Metro Rail, From Hialeah, and it's Much Easier, and I Get A Nice Scenic Relaxing Ride. You Will Love Riding Our Metro Rail, seeing Scenery, such as Bell Haven, ect., and Sights Narrated By The Rascal, if you Like. I Know The City Well, and along The Route, I Can Tell You What You're Seeing, and What Area, We're in. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		11-Aug-2009 18:38
Hi Robbin and Dave I was in Puerto Rico once but just changing flights We were on our way to St. Thomas, I been to Jamaica (ocho rios) was nice but you have to stay in safe tourist areas, Paradise Island in the Bahama is very nice lots to do in the hotel, but if you ferry across to Nassau it's very dirty looks like overtown here in Miami. Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic is like going to the beaches here too many latins from Miami drinking and just being plain loud. These places are nice to stay in a all inclusive hotel and buy tours. Or go on a Cruise Ship. Mexico on the other hand is more laid back they have awesome all inclusive hotels the water there to me is far superior to even the Bahamas I have been snorkeling at all these places and I found Mexico to be the best, also it's safe to rent a car and go venture on your own. In Puerto Vallarta Mexico (on the Pacific side) I drove in the Mts. and to small towns ate in offbeat places where tourists do not go, drank lots of Corona, and Tequila and never had a problem. St. Thomas is pretty safe too if you want to roam out by yourself. I love traveling. Dave next summer I'm planning to drive to Washington DC, than to NY up to Boston Than Maine and finally into Canada, than back down to see the Armish countryside, West Virgina down through the Carolinas , and back to Florida. It should be an exciting 2 weeks. Maybe one day I will be able to travel to Cuba and see where I was born.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 18:31
Puerto Rico is about 100 miles long. Cuba is 777 miles long.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 18:30
Batista was no angel, but he was compared to Castro, who thought he knew what was best for an entire country! We went halfway around the world to fight communism in Vietnam, but could not go 90 miles from Miami to fight it. The CIA should have taken care of Castro in 1959, not so much because it was becoming communist, but because it was becoming communist so close to the US mainland, and that should never have been allowed to happen. There would have been no Cuban Missile Crisis if we had done what we needed to do for our own national security. But it was okay to send troops 17,000 miles away to fight communism. Exactly 50 years too late now, but still, if it were taken care of when it first happened, in April of 1959, it would have been better for us and for Cubans in general.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 18:10
Dave B., Very interesting, about The Morse Code Duty, and That Era. My Friends always Told Me: That Puerto Rico, was Around 500 Miles Long, and that Cuba, was 1000 Miles Long. I Really Don't Know ??? I Say : Cuba Si, Fidel No !!!!! Yes , The Cuban People, were Shafted Big Time, When Castro Took over. He Fooled Them. They were Tired Of Batista, and Castro Appeared To Be Their Hope, But They soon Found out , that He was Not. He Did The U. S. Companies there Dirty Too, Like : Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Kraft, Swift, Armour, ect. He Took over their Plants, or Warehouses, and Stole Everything, and They All Lost A Lot Of Money, to Fidel Castro. My Dad, and 2 Close Friends Of His, Who were Cuban, Were Planning To Open A Resort, Like A Hotel, Golf, Tennis, Pool, ect., on Isla Pino, in Cuba, But when Fidel Arrived From The Mountains Of Oriente, That Dream, was Over. His 2 Friends, Had Big Mansions, in Miramar, Cuba, A Rich Peoples Area, of Havana, with it's Own Tunnel, Coming into Miramar. My Dad, Loved Havana, Back then, He Said it was Paradise, and I Guess Back then, it was. I Am Mainly interested, in Havana: The Malecon, Varadero Beach, The Havana Tunnel, Luyano, Miramar, and Everywhere around La Habana Vieja, The Capitol Building, The Old Narrow Streets, Ect. I Would Love To Go There, Some Day, and I Hope and Pray: That one Day : Cuba Libre, is How Life is There, and not Just Rum and Coke. I Was only Trying to Make You Laugh, about The War Plans. Remember Always, I Am A Man Who Loves Peace. I Will Fight, if Necessary, But I Don't Like it. I Am By No Means: A War Monger. Later. Robbin.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 18:02
Like tomorrow, for instance, I will be in court all day long, picking up new cases only in the arraignment session, and the last thing I want to do is travel anywhere for lunch, so they have this little place across the street and down the street from the courthouse that is just a regular restaurant there, so we go there and bring it back and sit in our cars and eat, etc, half the time. No one wants to do any traveling, especially me, as my one way commute there is 77 miles.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 18:00
Robbin, this Cuban restaurant is not downtown but in the outlying areas of Boston, close to the city line, they have everything, arroz con pollo, I hardly get a change to go there because it is so crowded and the courthouses in Mass. all take a lunch hour at the very same time, one to two pm every weekday, so it not worth getting my car out of the lot, driving over there, and eating and coming back. But it is pretty far from downtown Boston, yet still in the city limits. In this particular neighborhood there are a lot of folks from Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and maybe a few Cubans. The Cuban population here is nothing like Dominicans' population. What is getting to be a very significant population group is Brazilians. There is a sizeable population here on the Cape in Hyannis, and there are a few Brazilian restaurants there now.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 17:41
Dave B., That Boston Cuban Restaurant, in Downtown, is No Doubt: A Big Hit !!!! Not only, there are Some Cubans, in Boston, But Cuban Food, is A New Delicacy, to Non Latins, and Something new to Try. And Cuban Food, is Very Rich, and Tasty, Certainly Not Bland, and Most All Americans Who Try Cuban Food, Go Back For More, Soon, and Like it, so That Place : is ForSure A Gold Mine. I'm Sure Like Most All Downtown's Of Major Cities, That Restaurant, Has A Big Lunch Crowd, and Maybe Breakfast Too, But Most Likely: Whe The Courthouse, and Downtown Rolls Up the Sidewalk, in The Evening: They're Closed. ??? So You Do Have A Place to Eat Cuban Food There, During Work Days, in Court. Do You Eat There, Sometimes ??? And if So: What's Your Favorite Dishes, or usual Lunch There ???? Just Curious . Later. Robbin.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 17:40
Robbin, in the mid-1960s they had listening posts around the world. They still do, the military. The Army Security Agency, ASA, was one entity. In the Navy it was the Naval Security Group, NSG, and everything we did as Morse Code Intercept Operators went to National Security Agency, NSA, in charge of it all. Nowadays Morse Code is hardly used, but it sure was used back then. In the mid-60s the Marine Corps had about 190,000 Marines, but only about 1500 of us were intercept operators, in the MarSptBn, Marine Support Battalion, attached to the Naval Security Group. So we enjoyed our jobs in Puerto Rico tremendously, as well as enjoying the island itself. We still keep in constant touch after all those years and my USMC website has been up and running for quite awhile now. I have it posted under Military Experiences on proboards, a link to it is there. I added a couple of categories to the proboards, Robbin, per your suggestion and Carlos suggested two also, which I put on there.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 17:36
Robbin, no war planned, well I would hope not! But that will happen sooner or later, as it is bound to, as we talked about before. Not to talk about unpleasant things too much, but the reality is that those storms will blow in and they will blow out just as quickly, so we just deal with them as they come, like bad weather. Yes, Cuba and PR are close, there are poems about that by Cuban poets. Not close just in distance but in spirit, as we said....I think Cuba is a lot bigger than just twice the size of PR, PR being about 100 miles long and about 50 wide, but Cuba is not that wide but it sure is long. I would love to go there someday and I think Americans will one day soon be allowed to go. Canadians and others can go now, but not us, as you know. But what a terrible tragedy for folks who were living there when Castro came to power. We all know that story and the bitterness it engendered toward Castro, and rightly so.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 17:31
Robbin, just in a short time the humidity went from 57 to 72 %, and it is still 85 and sunny. We have not had any rain for awhile now. So I have to water the flowers in the little garden out in the backyard....we have six or seven birdfeeders out there plus two birdbaths in different parts of the backyard, so sometimes it is like a zoo out there, with possums at night, raccoons, and across the fence an occasional coyote or fox, there are tons of them here. You will see a fox just trotting down the middle of a quiet residential street without a care in the world, and coyotes are now plentiful. Eastern screech owls are around, all kinds of birds, like anywhere else, and a wild turkey or two, and they are plentiful in towns about 65 miles north of here, where bands of them actually pursue people who are just walking, minding their own business........no bears around here, but they have a lot in the hills of Western Mass, where the elevation is about 3200 ft.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 17:30
Dave B., I've Heard that, from many People, that Cuba, and Puerto Rico, are Similar, in Many Ways, especially : Their Natural Beauty. I Believe, I've Heard, that Cuba, is About Twice the size, of Puerto Rico. Both Have Delicious Foods, and Beautiful Women, I Know That, For Sure. And Both Have Beautiful Beaches. You Were Very Fortunate, To Have Gotten to Go There, and To Stay 2 Years There, Well, as You Say : Heavenly Paradise. I'm Sure, I would Have Loved it There Too. I Can only Imagine, Your Wonderful Memories of Your 2 Years There , it's A Treasure, implanted in Your Head, and in Your Heart Now. It's Storming, Here Now. Thunder, and Rain, and no Lightning, as of Yet, Thank God. As For The Formalities, I Mentioned: Understood, and Explanation: Appreciated, and Accepted Graciously. No War Planned !!!!! Just Kidding, I Hope You Laugh. When You Come to Miami, You May Want Only Cuban Food, and Forget about Royal Castle, But You Can Have Both, on Me !!! Believe Me, We Have The Most, and Best Cuban Food Here in Hialeah, and Miami. And Cuban Bakeries, Lots, and Lots, and They are All Great !!!!! Miami, is Cuban Food Paradise !!!!!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 17:22
Robbin, there's ONE Cuban restaurant in Boston, that I know of, but man is it great, and they attract big crowds at lunchtime. Not all that far from my courthouse.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 17:10
Carlos Betancourt, Sorry to Hear about The Chicharones Doing A Job, on You. As You said: They are almost always: Very Greasy, and Taste Good, at the time, and sometimes: we Get a Taste , For Them, But They Can Be Bad News on The Stomach, and Elimation Processing. I Like them, But I Don't Have them, Very Often, and When I Do, I Know My Stomach will Curse Me Out, For Eating Those Greasy Fatty Chicharones. Lacon Con Papas, I've Had That Many Times, it's Good. My Favorite Cuban Foods, though, are : Ropa Vieja, Vaca Frita, Piccadillo, Pan Con Bistec, Frijoles Negro, Frijoles Colorado, Cuban Sandwiches , Plantano Maduro, Flan, Tres Leches, Batido De Mamey, Cafe Con Leche, and Wonderful Cuban Bread, I Love it !!!!! I Love Stouffer's Microwave Dinners, Especially Lasagna, But Be Careful, They Have A Lot Of Sodium, Really Bad For us, But I Do Have Them, Sometimes. Their Lasagna, is Great. It's Pouring Rain, Here Now Too. My Mom, Made The Best Lasagna, I Ever Had in My Life. A Friend of Hers in Our Old Neighbor hood, was Italian, and From New Jersey, and She Taught My Mom, to Make Lasagna. Man, was it Delicious !!!!! Talk to You Later. Robbin.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 17:00
Robbin, the chicharones down there in PR were made in Bayamon, so they were locally made and produced and sold. They are probably near what they have or had in Cuba.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 16:59
See what I mean, Robbin, I forgot to address you by name again, but that is because you are the only one who is on the board or who just was there....plus I am talking about the very same things you just spoke of, so that is why I sometimes skip the introductions.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 16:58
85 here and bright sunshine. Maybe 60 percent humidity or less, though

dave b		11-Aug-2009 16:57
Cuba and Puerto Rico are very close to each other in spirit and sentiment. They identify with each other, the people do. Some of the foods are pretty close to what they have or had in Cuba. Imagine spending two full years there in Puerto Rico from age 19 to 21 with no other responsibilities other than your job? It was pure heaven. The winter temp was about 83 and the summer was 85 or 86, very little difference. No one went back to the mainland on "vacation", for any reason, during the entire two years, who would want to leave a vacation spot like that? So it was a great place and a great time and needless to say, like every single other place we have ever talked about, it has changed tremendously, and not for the better.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 16:49
Dave B., I Would Love to Go to Puerto Rico, some time. I've Seen Pictures, Watched Beautiful Tours on PBS of Puerto Rico, and I Have Many Friends From Puerto Rico, The Closest Friend Of Mine, From Puerto Rico, is Luis Castro, and He's Originally From Aguadilla, P. R. We worked as Partners , on The Money Wagon,- The Red Wells Fargo Armored Trucks, Out of The Miami Branch. 4 Places, I would Really Love To Go : Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Bermuda . Don't Know if I Ever Will Get to Go To Those Destinations, But I'd Like To, One Day !!!!!! It's 90 Degrees Farenheit, Right now, at 12 : 40 P. M. DST, It rained a Few Minutes ago, for about 15 Minutes, and now: it's Cloudy, But a Little Sunny, and There's A Slight Breeze, But My Palm Trees, are Hardly Moving, so it's Not Much Breeze, at all. And it's Very Humid, after The Rain. I Would Guess The Humidity, is Around : 79 or 80 %. The Lake, almost Looks Like A Mirror, No waves, Very Still. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		11-Aug-2009 16:33
Robbin let me tell you those chicharones went right through me nonstop, I think they were way to greasy I really have to keep eating heathier foods ever since my prostate surgery I have gained weight, but your posts always make me hungry not I feel like eating lacon con papas!!! Right now it's 12.15pm and raining cats and dogs no lighting my satelite reception just went to hell, got to wait till the sky clears up. Anyway I got a Stouffer's Lasagna in the trusty old microwave they are preatty tasty for a frozen food. Got to go need to eat and go pickup my son at Band camp, Later>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 16:32
Dave B., You Can Buy Pork Skins, and Cracklins, in The Stores , Everywhere, But The Kind I'm Sure you Had, in Bayamon , P. R., we Can Get Here in Miami. There are Different Types, Made By Different Places, and Different People. Some are as Big as A Plum Tomato, and Very Crunchy, While others are Like Cracklins, that you would Find in Geogia, and The Carolinas, Small, and Very Crispy. The Good ones we Get in Miami, and Hialeah, Are Pork Skins, with a Little Bit Of Meat on Them, called : Masa, or Masita. They are Sort of Crunchy, a Little, But With the Little Bit of Masa De Puerco, Pork Meat, on them, They are A Million Times Better, than The Bought ones, in A Supermarket. These Chicharones, are Gotten, at Cuban Groceries, Some Called Bodegas, and They're usually: Made Very Fresh, and The Meat Market, in Small Bodegas, and in Some Latin Restaurants, you Will Find them. Some People, Make Them, at Home, But it's Messy, and Stinks Up The House. But Here, They are Very Commonly Found, and They're Delicious with Your Cold Beer, But Can Make Your Stomach Quesy A Little Later. They are Fried in Pure Lard, Pork Grease, and it Gives them, a Good Taste, But it's Hard on Your Stomach. For Me, They are a once in a While Treat, But Not all The Time, Just Like The Royal Castle, or White Castle Hamburgers. We can Enjoy Both, But in Moderation. A Bunch of My Cuban Friends: Get Together, at One of their House, once in a while, and The Refreshments Served, are : Chicharones, and Ice Cold Beer, and There's Fellowship, and Lots Of Discussions. I've Been Invited, and was there, and Like Everyone Else, Enjoyed Myself. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 15:03
We spent two years there, and it was the greatest time of my life.

dave b		11-Aug-2009 15:02
Those chicarones were very popular in Puerto Rico when I was down there with the Marine Corps in the mid-60s. They made them in Bayamon, PR, not all that far from the base, which was maybe 22 miles west of San Juan. They were very popular indeed. They came in bags like potato chips.

Carlos Betancourt		11-Aug-2009 04:10
Hello Everyone I won't be on to long to night, I went with my wife to pickup her new glasses and we stopped at a place that sells coconut water, they has freshly cooked pork rinds which I love but should keep away from anyway I ate some now my stomach is all screwed up. serves me right for beening weak hearted. Robbin you know what I talking about "Chicharones" Dave great job on the message board I've posting on it already. Robbin sorry to hear about your foot, my sciatic nerve feels alittle better today on my way to work this morning I got off at 125th street on took a dusk photo of Arnold's Royal Castle, Dave can photos be posted on that message board? That would be pretty cool if it was possible. Later>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

dave b		11-Aug-2009 04:03
Robbin, sometimes if you are the only one who is posting, I might answer you without specifying your name, as you are the only one posting. Carey--Yes, I have visited that satellite site many many times, thanks for that tip. Carlos--I am not sure re photos on the proboards site. I doubt they can be posted but I will check. In the meantime, if anyone has any more categories to suggest for the proboards thing, please let me know. There are a lot now, but the more, the better.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 03:47
Carey - gigi, I Kept Looking at You Last Night , at My House: Trying To See if I Remembered you at all, From Our Kid Days, in and Around East Hialeah's Suntan Village. There's Something Familiar about You, to Me, But it's Been a Long Time, and Our Looks, unquestionably Changed A Lot, since then, ect. I Never Recognized You Name, and Since You Went to ST. John's School, and I went to Hialeah Elementary School, and Because You Are 2 Years Older than Me, and You Didn't Ever Live On My Street, Or Real, Real Near, So All Of That CouldExplain, our Not Knowing one another. I'm Curious: Did I Seem Familiar, at all , to You ???? I'm Kinda Sleepy, and I Think, I'll Say GoodNight. Talk To You Soon. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 03:36
Carlos Betancourt, Arnold, Did A Good Job, of Fixing Up His Royal Castle, it Does Look Real Nice, and I Think The Food is Real Good Too. Good Place. Thanks, For The Concern, about My BadFoot. Hopefully, it will Feel Better Tomorrow. Today, it Gave Me a Bad Time, and I Had to Stay Off it. I Go To The Foot Doctor Wednesday. We'll See !!!!! The More I Live, Carlos: I Believe More: Day By Day, Live one Day, at A Time, and Don't Think about Other Days, only Today. I See that That is The Only Way. I've Tried The Other Way, and Found That That Way, will not work: Punishing Ourselves About Yesterday, or The Past, and Worrying About Tomorrow, and The Future. I Now, Make No Plans, and I Don't Fret about The Past. I Now: Live For Today Only !!!!!! Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 03:24
To Anyone, Who Doesn't Know What Chicharones Are : I will Tell You: They Are Fried Pork Skins, and are Eaten as a Snack, usually, with A Cold Beer. They Are More Or Less Like Cracklins. They Can Be, and Sometimes are : Greasy, and Too Salty, But They Are Real Delicious, But Need to Be Washed Down, With A Cold Beer. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 03:19
Carlos Betancourt, Coco Frio, Y Chicharones, Segudo Que Si !!!!!! You're Right, I not only Know what they are, But I Like them, and Have Had Them Both, A Million Times. In Fact, When I worked For Swift & Company, as A Truck Driver, I Delivered 80 Pound Bags, of Pork Skins Raw, To Lots Of Places, in Miami, and Hialeah, Who Made Chicharones, and I Used to watch Them Frying Them, and Ate Them Hot, Right out of The Fryer, all The Time. I Like The Ones in The Plastic Bag, in The Stores, But The Best ones, as You Know: Have A Little Pork Meat on Them, Besides The Fat. I Also Delivered Manteca, To All Of The Galleta Factories, in Miami, and Hialeah, and I Ate Fresh, out of the Ovens: Galletas, From Gilda, Estrella, Rika, and others. And I Delivered : Fresh Pork, To Sausage Makers, in Miami, and Hialeah, Who Made : Salchichon, Like Barbara Processors, Chorizo, Butifarra Sausage, and I Delivered Fresh Hams, To Ham Processors, in Hialeah, Miami, and Opa Locka, and They Made Jamon Serrano, Sweet Ham, Football Hams, Cooked Ham, Lacon, Smoked Hams, ect. I Delivered To: Riverside Ham Processors, Villa Real, High Top, Best Packers, Morrison Processors, Nupram, El Tigre, La Villarena, and others. The Hams Smoking, Smelled So Good !!!! I Worked Hard , Delivering all Those Meats, But it was a Great Experience. I Met a Lot Of Nice People, and Practiced My Spanish , Every Day. To The Spanish, or Latin Customers, and Their Employees, I Was Known, as : El Gallo. And To All of The Anglos, I was Known, as : Road Runner. Bob Sara, Knows This, Because He Worked at Swift, with Me. He was in The Offices, A Buyer, and In Sales Too. I'm Glad Your Sciatic Nerve, is Better, That Really Hurts, I Know !!!! Hope Your Stomach Feels Better. I Love Chicharones, But They Are Hard on Your Stomach. Some of My Cuban Friends, Say Life without Chicharones, and A Cold Beer, is Not Really Life !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 02:47
Carey -gigi, It was Our Pleasure, That You Stopped By, Last Night, and We're Glad You Enjoyed Your Visit, as Much as We Did. And We Enjoyed Seeing Some Of Your Family, and Some Of Your Expert Master Tile Work. You are Definately : The Best in Your Field !!!!! Beautiful Tile Floors, ect. Rich Peoples' Houses Stuff !!!!!! Your Experience, and Ability Show. You are Welcome, at Our House, any Time. Stop By, Anytime. I Didn't Watch The DVD's Yet, But I Will Soon, and Thanks Again. Your Story, about The School Bus Ride Home, From ST. John's, Reminded Me, of My School Bus Ride, To And From Kindergarten, at Faith Lutheran Church, on Hialeah Drive, Next To Publix. I was usually: The Last to Be Picked up, and The Last To Be Dropped Off Home. It was a Fun Ride Though, and Kindergarten There, Back Then, was Fun, I Enjoyed it !!!!!! Sounds Like You Had A Great Dinner, at Your Sister's House. She is No Doubt, A Great Cook. And Yes, We Are The Lightning Capital, of The World, So You and I , Have Seen Our Share. I Love That Smell, of Rain, or Chlorophyl, From The Grass, or Whatever it is: You Can Tell, When it's Gonna Rain. When You Smell that Smell, in The Air, it's Gonna Rain. And Yes: Poor Bell Haven , Was Many Things Great, But Nowadays: It Looks Like Hell. It's Like Me: A Has Been, But At Least: We Both once Were !!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 02:28
Dave B., Yes, Absolutely!! Rainbows, are A once in a while Treat only, not Every Day. I Love Seeing Them, and Enjoy The Moment , as They Don't Last Long.

Robbin		11-Aug-2009 02:26
Dave B., Did You Forget My Name ???? You Have Been answering Me Lately, without Addressing it to Me. I Know I Screwed up, with a Typo. I Looked, and I thought we Had a new Poster named Ronnin, and then I Looked again, and Kicked Myself, and Said to Myself: You Moron, That's You: Yo Hit The N Key Twice, instead of The B Key Twice, and Changed Your Name. I Have Had My Bouts, with Miami, Fla. Lightning. One Sunday, Years Ago, I was in our Lake, Standing in The Water, up to My Chest, and Lightning Struck Me, and Gave Me A Hard Push, Like I Was Playing Pro Football. I was Shoved about 5 Feet, and After: There was Big Waves, Like A Big Boat Went By. I Wasn't Hurt, But I Knew: It was Time, To Get The Hell Outa The Water, and I Did. I Always Thought Lightning, would Not Ever Get Me, Only Other People, Well I Took That as a Wake Up Call, and Friendly Reminder, From The Creator, That I Was No Better than Anyone Else, and It Could , and Would Strike Me. I Thank God, That He only Warned Me, instead Of Me Dying Like Many Have From Lightning. I'll Never Forget That Day, and That Experience. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		11-Aug-2009 01:52
Hello Everyone I won't be on to long to night, I went with my wife to pickup her new glasses and we stopped at a place that sells coconut water, they has freshly cooked pork rinds which I love but should keep away from anyway I ate some now my stomach is all screwed up. serves me right for beening weak hearted. Robbin you know what I talking about "Chicharones" Dave great job on the message board I've posting on it already. Robbin sorry to hear about your foot, my sciatic nerve feels alittle better today on my way to work this morning I got off at 125th street on took a dusk photo of Arnold's Royal Castle, Dave can photos be posted on that message board? That would be pretty cool if it was possible. Later>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

carey gigi		11-Aug-2009 00:07
Robbin::::: I enjoyed you and Pattys hospitality last night, it was hard to believe that we could talk so long and not repeat anything twice thank you very much. Speaking of rain and rainbows one of my favorite things when I was little was usually in the evening about 5:00 P.M. just before it would rain the sky would get really dark and the temperature would seem to drop about 20 degrees. After a few minutes something would happen that we used to say you can smell the rain, it was so clean and fresh smelling I used to wish it would stay forever. I am not positive but I thought I read somewhere that what we would smell was the barometric pressure dropping and releasing chlorophyl from the grass , if anybody knows for sure please correct me. I hope you enjoy the DVDs I made for you. I will get back on later Carey

carey gigi		10-Aug-2009 23:54
Dave B. How are you doing,I read your comment about the lightning being so close, living in the lightning capitol of the country I dont really take it too serious . Every now and then a bolt of lightning will strike close and you get a wake up to the amount of energy it has. I was wondering if you ever got to go on that satelite site I told you about. I just happened to drive by the old Bell Haven park on Thursday and it looks like Mother nature is reclaiming the land. I remember when I was between 6and 10 I used to ride the St. Johns school bus #1 driver by Mrs. Cregg and every day we went by Bell Haven because a few students lived there that went to St. Johns. The one thing I always remember seeing was a park speed limit sign that said 10M.P.H. and of course I always remembered seeing the pool. My ride home from school always took long because I lived on east 10th ave. and it was almost the last stop everyday. Talk Later Carey

dave b		10-Aug-2009 22:05
Talking about weather, when we lived in Bell Haven, before we got our trailer we lived in one of those cottages in the back of the park, I seem to remember several of them being there, but I was looking out the window one day and lightning struck the ground not thirty yards away or closer, right in the trailer park, that was my first experience with that so close, and I have not seen it since, except at a distance.

dave b		10-Aug-2009 22:03
You're right, you don't see many rainbows, except the ones you create while watering the yard on occasion, but they are few and far between.

Ronnin		10-Aug-2009 22:02
Speaking Of Rainbows, I Love to See them appear, always Have, since I was A Small Boy, and When I See one, I Don't Take My Eyse Off it, and Enjoy it to The Fullest, Because They Don't Last Long, and They Only Appear: Once in a While. To Me , Seeing A Rainbow, is A Special Treat, Like Ice Cream, and I Never Take it For Granted !!!!!! It's one of Life's Little Pleasures. Rainbows, are One Of My Favorite Things !!!!!! And So Are Apple Pie, and Oranges. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Aug-2009 21:50
Dave B., Yeah, It Does that Here, Rain, on My Street, and 3 Blocks Away, No Rain, and I Don't Know, if it Does that Everywhere, But Here : it Can Be Raining, and The Sun Out, and All Of a Sudden,: There's A Beautiful Heavenly Looking Rainbow. That Happens Often, in Miami. Our Climate, and Our Weather Here, in Miami, is A Little Strange, But Other than The Hurricanes, I Like Our Weather Here, Pretty Much Overall. I Really Don't Like Snow, and Real Cold Winter Weather, Like Yours, and Pokey's . I Will Stick with Our Miami Weather . Later. Robbin.

dave b		10-Aug-2009 21:29
You mentioned rain and it reminded me of one of the strangest things I ever saw when we moved to Miami, and that is the rain coming in very defined, where you can see it coming down the street, and as kids we used to run in and out of it, on one side it was raining and the other side it was sunny and was very very well defined. I have never seen that anywhere else but in Miami. Here it rains or does not, you cannot see it coming and run in and out of it, it extends for a hundred miles. That was very different for me as a kid, very interesting.

Robbin		10-Aug-2009 21:18
Dave B., Top Of The Monday, to You !!!!!! I Had a Nice Visit, Last Night , with Carey- gigi. He Stopped By My House, and it was Real Nice. He Lives on the other side of Hialeah, Where I Grew up, and I Know His Area Well. It's About 7 1 / 2 Miles To 8 Miles, from His House to Mine. He's in Souutheast Hialeah, and I'm in Northwest Hialeah, But They Refer to Them, as : East Hialeah, and West Hialeah. I'm Glad you Got The Proboards Slam Book Set Up. I Couldn't Go to The Public Library, to Register, But I Will ASAP, Maybe Tomorrow. I Tried The Web Address, on My Computer Yesterday, To No Avail, it Said: The Computer Does Not Understand Your Command, and no Such Address Exists. Our Summer Here, has Been Very Mild, this Year. It's usually in the High 90's , Especially in August, But This Summer, it's Been Pretty Low Temperatures, Constanly, Like 91, 92, 90, 93, in The Daytime, and 85, or 82, at Night, and Our Humidity, Has Even Been Lower, But it Still Feels Like Hot Summer. And Our Summer Carries over, Like You Said, about Other Places. We Don't Get Cooler, until at Least November, or Christmas, and Sometimes : Christmas Day Here, is Hot. It Rained a Few Minutes Here, around 12:30 P. M., But Now it's Sunny, and Breezy, and Right Now, at 5: 08 P. M., it's 94 Degrees, and 80 % Humidity . I've Heard The 2 Bob Marley Songs, But not The other one. Bob Marley, was Great, But I Like Third World Better. I'm Mailing You 2 Cassette Samplers of Tower Of Power Tomorrow. My Foot, was Hurting Me Real Bad Today, So I Tried to Stay Off It More. I Like Some Reggae, But Not All Of it. Some, is Better than others, to My Ears. Best Regards. Later. Robbin.

dave b		10-Aug-2009 19:58
And "No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley.

dave b		10-Aug-2009 17:45
Robbin, I think you were talking about reggae at one time, I just heard a reggae type song called Right Me Up, by State Radio, awesome. Anyone heard it?

dave b		10-Aug-2009 17:25
85 here and kind of humid, a little like Miami, but not as humid, at least at the moment......August is our hottest month. July is the second hottest but this year we did not have one hot day, a lot of it was overcast and sweatshirt weather in July, unbelievable........But in September it cools down quickly, we do not have an extended summer like a lot of the country does, ours is over with and it cools dramatically until you need a coat in October for sure.

dave b		10-Aug-2009 15:39
I set it up but it is basically Robbin's, as far as what categories he wants there etc etc If any of you have any suggestions as to either the categories that are on there now, or others you would like to see put on, let me know at kb1pdv@earthlink.net

dave b		10-Aug-2009 15:38
Carlos and I have the proboards site up and running etc if anyone wants to register, see below info in prior posts, all are welcome.

Robbin		10-Aug-2009 03:16
Carey - gigi, I Enjoyed our Visit Tonight, at My House. And I'm Glad Your Sciatic Nerve, is Better Now. It was nice to see some of Your Beautiful Tile Work, and Some Of Your Family. My Wife and I Enjoyed That. I Can See: That Your Work, is The Best. You Are A Master, with Tile. Stop By, any Time !!!!! Have A Good Day, at Work, Tomorrow !!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Aug-2009 03:09
Carlos Betancourt, Congratulations, on Getting Registered on The Proboards Site. My C. B. Handle, was : Road Runner. And When I Ran into other Road Runner's, I was : The Swift Road Runner, Because The Company, I Drove Trucks For, Was Swift, and I was The Road Runner. Carey - gigi, stopped By My House tonight, and we had a nice visit . He was Showing My Wife and I, Some Of His Tile Work. Man, Does He Do Beautiful Work !!!!!!! He is A Real Tile Expert, and Master !!!!!! You Should See His Work. He Has Over 40 Years Experience, Laying Tile. That's A Lot Of Experience !!!!!!! Hope your Sciatic Nerve Pain, is Som Better, Today !!!!!! And Have A Good Day, at Work Tomorrow. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 22:56
Great-----Robbin, I will put most of those categories on there asap

Carlos Betancourt		09-Aug-2009 22:19
Dave Just activated my registration @ Proboards.com I will be under CUBANCRACKER (used to be my CB handle). going to Walmart been back later>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 21:14
Dave B., I Got Your 2057, and 2058 Posts: Thank You !!!!!! Acknowled, and Understood !!!! Thanks Again. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 21:11
Dave B., I Think Some Good Categories, would Be : Birthplace, Hobbies, Favorite Places, Favorite Foods, Favorite Famous People, Favorite Drinks, Favorite Songs, Favorite Era, Favorite Movies, Favorite T. V. Shows, Favorite Restaurants, Favorite Cars, Favorite Sports, Favorite Snacks, Favorite Ice Cream Flavors, Favorite Weekend Activities, Favorite Magazines, Favorite Nature Sound, Favorite Flower, Favorite Memory, Favorite Fast Food Places, Favorite Precious Stones, Favorite Major City, Favorite Colors, Favorite Types Of Music, Favorite Carnival Rides, Favorite Trees, Favorite Junk Foods, Favorite Juices, Favorite Breakfasts. This May Be Too Many, or More Could Be Added By You, Dave, or Anyone Else. Just Some Possibilities. Best Regards. Robbin. Later . Ps- I'm Going to Eat Dinner, Be Back in a While, Maybe around 8 : 00.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 20:58
once again, there is no www, it is dcb18888.proboards.com with http:// in front of it, then register, then you will get an email to activate your registration, click on it, then go to the site and login and post.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 20:57
ok. It is all set up, just go to it and register, everyone who is interested. The categories are already on there, once you click onto the main topic called Personal Profiles, after registering on a one time basis, and Robbin, if you have any more categories, give them to me when you get the chance.

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 20:50
Dave B., Sounds Like A Great Idea, To Me, and if it's Not Too Much Trouble, For You, and You Can Do It, You Have My Blessing. I Can Go To The Public Library Computer, to Register, Not A Problem, I Have A Mini Computer Library, Close to Me. The Only Thing I Wonder, is if Lots Of People, will Be Able to Get To That Site, to Where it's Used By More Than a Small Handful of us only, which would not last Long, or Be as Interesting. For A Slambook, to Be interesting, you Need Lots, and Lots, of Posters. But it is a Good idea, and I Agree: That it would Take Up A Lot Of Room, on Robbin's Memories, and You Cannot Divide it up, as You Could on The Pro Boards Site. I Leave it with You, and Will Try To Register ASAP, at The Library, and Begin My Participation in The Slambook. Happy Sunday, I Hope you've enjoyed it So Far, and That will Continue, Until Bedtime, and Then, May You Rest Well. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 20:33
Carlos Betancourt, Happy Sunday, To You, My Friend. I Remember Seeing Those Bowling Alleys, on 36th Street, and on 27th Avenue, But I Can't Recall Their Names either. Hope Your Pain, is Less, and Continues to Go Away, and Soon it will Be Gone. I Only Saw, and Read, and Wrote in One Slambook, At Palm Springs JR. High, in 8th or 9th Grade, which For Me, was : 1965 and 1966. I Had Heard of Slambooks, and Liked The Idea, and then, one Day, in The Auditorium, a Class There: either History 8, or Civics 9, I was passed one, by The Girl Next to Me, and I Read it a Little, and wrote in it, and passed it on, to the guy, on My Left, and He Passed it on to The Left, and Then: The Teacher Came Full Speed Ahead There, and Took The Slambook, and We Never Saw it Again, Sadly. And I Know it was Wrong, it was Banned, and It Took Your Attention, From The Teacher, and The Subject Matter, of The Class, But I Thought it was Exciting, and Very Cool. You Know Carlos: I went to Palm Springs JR. High, for 2 1 / 2 Years, and I Never Remember Yearbooks . If We Had Em, I Never Got One. I Wish I Did. Don Boyd's Years at Palm Springs JR. High, They Had Them, But We Didn't. Most of My Time there, I Didn't Even Know What Our Nickname was, But Later Found out, that we were: The Pacers. My Wife, went To : Kinloch Park JR. High, and She Has 3 Yearbooks, from there. She was there, in around : 1971 To 1974. Why We Had no Yearbooks, I Don't Know . Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 19:58
When you go to the site, it says Personal Profiles, but then when you click on that, the different categories are listed, likes, dislikes, favorite foods, favorite places, hobbies, so all the person has to do is pick a category, identify themselves, and post, each category is separately listed under the umbrella of "personal profiles". Let me know if you want this or want to do it right here, but it saves space here and provides the categories to do it on proboards, but it is up to you. This is your portion of Don's site and of course, the proboards would be yours also, not mine.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 19:52
Robbin, what you would have to do is to go to the library to activitate your registration on that site, because when you register, which is a one time thing, you receive an email at home to click on a link, and of course you cannot do that at this time from home, so that is the problem, you have to activate the registration by clicking on that link, so that means from the library or another computer, just to let you know how that board works. But as I say, that is a one time thing. If I don't set it up that way, every time you post as an unregistered poster, you would have to enter a security code of letter and numbers, which would get old real quick.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 19:44
Again, do not put a www in front of the address or it will not work.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 19:43
Robbin, it is all set up. Look at it at dcb18888.proboards.com with http:// in front of it, NOT www. You have to register, but that is a one time thing. Then click on Personal Profiles and see all the subcategories you mentioned. Then tell me if this is what you want. I think it takes up way too much space to keep it here on this board, plus there is no way to break down the various categories here.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 19:27
So this board would be for talking, and the other one would be strictly for the information by category that you talked about, there is no format here for doing that, but there is on proboards. Let me set it up and then you take a look at it so you can see what I mean........give me all the categories here and I will go do it. Just list them for me. I will set it up, then you can go look at it. We don't even have to use it, you can look at it first and see what you think

dave b		09-Aug-2009 19:25
Robbin, if you want to, I can create a free message board on proboards.com and we could do it there, without interfering with this board. That would keep it separate and yet it would be a place to do it. We would not be leaving this site, but would be going to the proboards site message board strictly for the slambook type of thing, which I would be able to set up in the format you talked about.....that would be easy to do, set it up so that each thread is a different topic, like interests, then hobbies etc etc very simple to do and it cannot be done here but could easily be done there.

Carlos Betancourt		09-Aug-2009 19:10
Good afternoon everybody, Well my ship was cancelled till tomorrow morning, so I went to church with my wife, yep to hot outside, Pokey I would love a copy of that DVD if is'nt to much of a problem for, I remember the old OB hobby shop on nw 36st and about 18th ave that had a big pane glass window. The building they took over when they moved used to be a bowling alley but I don't recall what was the name, there was another bowling alley on 36st almost at the corner of 27th ave it's been a church for the longest time. I did race my slot cars at a place just off Hialeah Dr. Pokey my e-mail is cuebanmade@live.com e-mail me any I'll send you my address. I still have pain from my sciatic nerve but I try to ignore it. Robbin we did'nt have slambooks when I was in school but it sounds intresting, I wonder what happen to my slotcars I can't recall what I did with them. All my model planes & cars which I took time to detail I gave to one of my younger cousins I don't think they lasted to long after that. I have a photo somewhere that shows my models and bicycle. Well Saving Private Ryan is on one of my favorite movies going now to watch it. Talk Later Carlos

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 18:44
Dave B., Hello Dave, Top Of Sunday To You !!!!! Thanks, For You Input !!!! I Think Really, it Could Be Set Up, Either Way, what ever all or Anyone Wants. It would Be Hard to Do Like A Regular Slam Book was though, Because : In The One I Saw, Read, and Wrote in, in around 1965, or 1966, Each Person, Wrote on a Numbered Line, after The 1st Page, where You Put Your Name, on A Numbered Line, and From then on, on Every Page, You Had A Numbered Line to Fill in , with Your Answer, To The Question, of That Page. But We Could Find A Way, if There's interest in This. My Guess, is that Some People, May Think it's Getting Too Personal, and May Balk, at The Idea, and So , We May not Have Enough People , to Participate. We Would Of Course Not Include Any Howard Stern Type Questions, To Avoid Problems, and We Could Keep it Light, and Lively, But Respectable. This Would Give Everyone: A Voice, and Showing Everyone Who They Are, and what they are Like. Call it Personals, if You Like, But I Won't Be Looking For A Romance, a Partner, Or Anything, only Something New Here, to Enjoy, and it would Be A SHort Time Special, and Then, it Would Pass Down, for Memories Later, and Be Gone. We Don't Have To Do it, But it was Just an idea I Had. A Lot Of Us Here, Already Know Quite A Bit, about one another, But There could Still Be More, and Maybe Some New Posters, will Join Us, and they might Like that Board, and Stay, as Regulars. We Will See, if We Get Any Takers, Besides You and I. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		09-Aug-2009 17:53
Sounds like a good idea, Robbin, what would the format be, just posting about it in general or just answering a list of categories, like you mentioned? Very dry here today, maybe 80 or so, that means we will get 10 humid days for this one dry one :)

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 17:40
Happy Sunday, To Everyone !!!!!!! It is Presently : 91 Degrees, A Little Sunny, a Little Cloudy, and overcast, and Breezy, at 1 : 15 P. M. DST. Air Condioning, in The House, is Better, and You Do Sweat outside, as The Humidity, is around 79 %, But it's not Too Bad, For August. Usually, in August, at this time, it would be in the High 90's, so This is Mild, and Great, I Have no Complaints. We Do Need Rain, and we have Water Restictions Here, so That Makes it Real Bad, For Our Lawns. My Lawn, a while back, was Bright Green, and Beautiful, with lots of Rain, But Now: it's Barely Pale Green, and Trying to Get Brown. I Hope we get some Rain Soon. We Can't Water, enough, with the Hose, or Sprinklers , only Certain Days, and Hours, and That Stinks. Anyone Remember, in JR. High, Slambooks ??? They Were Banned, and Confiscated , By Faculty, if Found, But I always thought they were Real Neat, and it was interesting: To Read Everyone's Favorites, ect., Especially, The Ones of Girls, or Guys, you Liked. I Remember one in Particular, at Palm Springs JR. High, when I was in 8th Grade, or 9th Grade , and I Read it Some, and Wrote About Myself, and it Got Seized, and Confiscated, By The Auditorium Teacher. What A Shame, and Lost Memories. It would Be Neat, to Have Sort Of A Slambook Here, I Think, and We Could: If People don't Mind Telling about Their Interests, Favorite Things, Dislikes, ect. I Don't Mind Doing That, I Have Many Times, But anyone who Finds it Too Personal, can Read only, But Not Post An Entry, and Those Who Wish To , Can Post. It Could Go Like: Robbin: Favorite Foods, Hobbies, Dislikes, Favorite Places, ect. I Like The Idea, of This. Does anyone Else ????? I Would Like to Hear Input, on This, if Anyone Cares To Answer Me. Have A Great Sunday Afternoon, and Sunday Night. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 17:13
Pokey, If You ever can Send Me Pictures, or a DVD copy, of The Slot Car Racing , in Hialeah, and Miami, You Could E- Mail Me Pictures, and I'll Go To My Public Library, and See Them, and I Can Get copies of them there too. Whichever, is Best For you, and easier. I Am Not Nervy, and I Don't want to Make Work, and Expense , For You, But Those Races, are of interest , to Me, as My Brother, and I Had , and Ran Slot Cars, at Hobby Mart, on West 49th Street Hialeah. Have You Had any White Castles Lately ?????? I Have, from Publix, and Heated up 1 Minute, in The Microwave. MMMMMMM !!!!!!! I Love EM !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 17:04
Pokey, Thanks, again, For The DVD. I'm Still watching it. I Love The Rider Mower Races, They are neat, and Remind Me of Kart Races, only Slower, and up Higher, off The Ground. I Figured, that That Car Show Spot, was a Former Air Force Base, That was Made a Reserve Base. Thanks, also, For The Info, on Grissom RAFB. I Like Military Bases, and Former Active Bases, Even if They Are only Reserve Bases Now, Like Homestead is. Homestead, was a Pretty Big, and Important Base, as You Know: At One Time, But Now, It's Quiet. I Go By Homestead RAFB, on The Turnpike, and You Can See The Tower, and There's Signs, For The Exits For The Base, Too, But I Never Go in, as A Visitor, anymore, Don't Know if I Even Could, But Don't Want To Get in The Way, or Hassle Them, as I Am 100 % For Our Military. Respect, Prayers, Admiration, Gratitude, Ect. , For All Of Them. And By The Way, I Like Indiana. I've Been To Evansville, and Indianapolis, and I Like Both of them, Very Much, But I never Would Want To Live There, Because The Winters there, are Too Cold , For Me. As Close, as You Are To Chicago, I Would Imagine, that Your Winters, are The Same, or Almost The Same, as Chicago. You Can Have That, My Friend, I Am A Miami Boy. I Do Like The Country Though, in The Summer, and Your Town, and Lots Of Indiana, I Like, with The Covered Bridges, Friendly Indiana People, Good Indiana Cooking, and Some Pretty Women, I Saw in Indianapolis, Indy 500, and Indiana Corn. I Love Corn, any Kind, any way !!!!! If You Could, I Would Love A Copy, of Those Slot Car Races, in Hialeah, and Miami. Don't Want You to go to too much Trouble though. Happy Sunday !!!!!!! All The Best . Robbin.

Pokey		09-Aug-2009 12:37
Carlos & Carey-gigi I, too,spent many days at the Orange Blossom hobbie shop racing slot cars, I started out at a small track west of where their new store was on 36th st, also raced at the one Robbin talks about on 49thst, but did most of my racing at a track just north of the horse track in Hialeah, run by a man named J.J. My racing was more on a semi-pro type, what I mean by that is we traveled around the state to compete and I still have my cars. I use to build my own chassies, put clear body (1/32and1/24 scale) sports cars and indy style cars on them and I rewound and balanced my engines. They opened a track up here in my little town,and I took my old stuff down there oneday and got my doors blown off with the new stuff they have today, but I will say none of the kids there had ever seen anything like I was running. ha ha,,,,,it would be like taking a 65 plymouth to race at Daytona today,nice looking but not at very competitive.haha I have some old 8mm (no sound) of some of the racing at the track in Hialeah and the one on 49thst, I can transfer it to DVD if you would be interested,I would just need you email. take care Pokey

Pokey		09-Aug-2009 12:14
Robbin Glad you liked the DVD, and yes there is more then just corn in Indiana, haha Yes---the car show was held at the old Grissom Air Force Base, I was stationed there from 82- 86, that is how I ended up in Indiana. It has been down sized to a reserve base since 92 but the runway is only used by the base, all the base housing has been sold off, and the old NCO & Offices clubs have been either torn down or turned into a resturant, the old Hospital is now a retirement home, and all the old barrecks are gone, there are still some newer ones (built in early 80's) that the reserves use on their weekend duties take care Pokey take care Pokey

Pokey		09-Aug-2009 12:03
Glenda and Mike I just sent some old pictures of the park to both of you emails, let me know if you get them and if you remember anyone in the pictures. take care Pokey

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 03:09
Carey - gigi, I'll Give You A Call Tomorrow, But Don't Worry, I Won't Call Early, You May Want To Sleep in Till Noon, or Later. I Hope That Tequila, Knocks You Out, So You Will Not Feel the Pain, and Can Get Some Rest. When I Was in The Army, I Drank My Share Of Tequila, and Woke Up, on The Floor, a Few Times , From it Too. It is Strong Stuff. And It Should Be Good Medicine, in Your Case. Sleep Well. Robbin.

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 03:02
Carlos Betancourt, I Hope You Get Some Relief, From That Sciatic Nerve, either With Or Without, The Aleve. As I Said Before : I Sure Know , What it is : Very Painful, and Constantly Bothering You. Who Knows, Maybe That 2 Hour Bike Ride, Will Have Done it some Good, to Work it out, I Hope So. I Went To Incredible Universe, Off The Palmetto, By 25th Street, It was a Neat Place, I Liked it, Too Bad , it Didn't Last. I Went to Orange Blossom Hobbies, with My Dad, in The Late 50's, and I Bought Some AMT , and Revelle Model Kits There, But I Never Ran Slot Cars There. That's True, I Remember How The Controlls, Would Heat Up, and Act Up, after A While. I Had 2 Bought Slot Cars, and Ran Them, with My 3 Years Younger Brother, Your Age, at Hobby Mart, on West 49th Street, Just West Of Red Road, near The Corner Of The Plaza. That's The only Place , We Ran Our Slot Cars. I Never Went To The Place On 17th Avenue, and 36th Street, To Buy Records, But I Did Go To Music Makers Record Store, in The Northside Shopping Center. I Went There, A Lot, and Bought A Lot Of Record Albums There. It was A Great Store, I Loved it. Rememember: Fisherman's Paradise, on 27th Avenue, Right Off The 112 Southbond 27th Avenue Ramp ???? Yeah, Bass Pro Shops, is A Very Neat Place, I Like it Too. I've Been there, a Few Times. It is a Fun Place , to Look Around. We've Eaten, at The Seafood Restaurant There Too, outside, and it was Good, and The Outdoor Patio, was Breezy, and Nice. I Haven't Been There, For A While, Quite A While. I Went to The Original Bass Pro Shops, one Vacation Trip, in Springfield , Missouri, on The Way to Branson, Missouri. There are A Lot Of Bass Pro Shops Now, in Many Major Cities. Take Care, and I Hope You Are O. K. at Work Tomorrow. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		09-Aug-2009 02:47
Robbin I will be around tomorrow gonna try to work around here maybe ? You can call anytime tomorrow I dont really have any other plans. I will talk later I just drank two shots of tequila and I really feel wasted I usually do not drink anything but I did tonight to kill the pain. I might burn you another DVD in the morning I will look through my collection and see what I think you might like Talk Later Carey.

Robbin		09-Aug-2009 02:30
Carey -gigi, Sorry, to Hear about Your Sciatic Nerve Giving You Trouble. I've Had that, and My Back , Hip, and Thigh Hurt Like Hell, and Discouraged Me, From Moving around Too Much. I Know , what it is, Believe Me . I Hope, it is indeed Getting Better. And in Your Line of Work, it would Really Make You Hurt, Bending Over, Reaching , ect. I Appreciate Your Making those C. D.'s , For Me, Thanks !!!! As For The Untouchables C. D.'s, Keep Them, Longer, if You Aren't Finished , with Them, But if You Are, Maybe Tomorrow, Some Time, Good For You, I'll Swing By, and Get Them. My Wife Works At Publix Miami Lakes, until around 3 :30 P. M., and Later, We May Go To Eat Somewhere, and I Could Stop By. Don't Want To Disturb You Though, or Get in The Way, of Any Plans, You Might Have Either. You Can Call Me, Or I'll Call You in The Late P. M.. Maybe Like Around 4 :00 P. M. I Don't Remember That Slot Car Place, It Must Of Came Along After We Had Moved, in 1964. I Went To Hobby Mart, on Palm Springs Mile, 49th Street, To Run My 2 Slot Cars. I Remember Those Slot Car Bodies, And Had Them , Myself, and I Painted Them, From The Inside, as You Mentioned. Those Cars, Were A Lot Of Fun !!!!! Great Memories !!!!!! That's The Only Place I Ever Ran My Slot Cars. My Brother and I went There, a Lot, and Then To Eat, At Royal Castle, Behind Hobby Mart. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		09-Aug-2009 01:40
Carlos Betancourt I have had this sciatic problem for about 6 years off and on, I take aleve for it and 2 shots of Tequila at bedtime seems to help. Orange Blossom Hobby Shop I loved going there , did you ever go to it when they were on the s.e. corner of 36th and about 18th or 19th ave. the store with the round front on it. My dad grew up in that area on n.w. 29th st and 15th ave. and he used to be in Orange Blossom from when they opened. I do not know the year but he used to build model planes from scratch and they would display them in cases, he was a real master at that , He also worked there for a time not sure of years. He attended Jackson high as did my older sister graduated in June 63. I stated at Springs Senior inthe fall of 65 in 10th grade ,but I could have started in Sept. 64 when the school was brand new I decided to stay at Springs jr. high for 9th grade. I remember the Incredible Universe I remember the grand opening in Jan. 94 the traffic was backed up on the Palmetto xway I came back a week later to try and get in the store It was owned by Radio Shack I liked going there they had an amazing video section and I took my youngest daughter there to buy sheet music for school band class. I liked your comment about how you and your son are going to restore your VW . I too have three grand daughters 20,11,and 6 and one grandson 13 and one great grandson 7 months they can really keep you young. My computer might be crashing soon If so I will be back soon. Talk Later Carey

mike cox		09-Aug-2009 01:22
Carlos B. I used to go the Hobby shop and watch the slot car racers a lot.There was a pony ride right next to it as I reacall,that was my favorite thing to do.Would have been about 1957 ? Maybe even a bit earlier. Ouch,that sciatic stuff is miserable.Good luck with it.

Carlos Betancourt		09-Aug-2009 00:17
Carey gigi I'm having the same problem with my sciatic nerve been hurting since last week my problem is I can't stay in bed maybe thats why it's taking so long to heal today I went bicycle riding with my wife and son along the Hollywood Beach boardwalk we rode for about 2 hours. Tomorrow I have to work I will be on my feet for at least 8 hours, so i will be taking Advil all day. Did you every go to the Orange Blossom Hobby shop on nw 36th st? They had 3 slot car tracks I rememeber those controllers would start to heat up after awhile I used to built my own cars. I rememeber those plastic bodies you wrote about. I lived about 5 blocks away from the hobby shop and spent most of my chores and allowance money there the rest I would spend buying 45's at a small record store on the corner of 36th street and 17th ave or at the store in the Northside Shopping Plaza. My brother Mario went to Springs High he was Class of 66 he lives in Colorado now. Robbin, how you doing I went this morning to one of my favorite toy stores Bass Pro Shops boy I love that place I can spend hours just looking around, got a couple of new paddles for my canoe, Best Buy is my other favorite place. Anybody rememeber Incredible Universe that big electronics store that closed down?

dave b		08-Aug-2009 19:02
carey and glenda: I just got the printer ink cartridges I needed, so will be able to print out those two or three lists and send them to you this week, probably Tuesday at the latest.

carey gigi		08-Aug-2009 18:54
Robbin how you doing I have two DVDs that I copied for you that you can keep one is Peggy Sue got Married , the other is American Graffiti I also need to give you your Untouchables back. I tried to copy The Hollywood Knights but it has a copygaurd on it. I have been in bed most of the day , my sciatic nerve flared up Thursday but now it feels a lot better. I have had it hurt as long as a week before. I need to get in touch with you to see when you will be around. Do you remember a slot car track on 1st ave. near Hialeah dr. in the old building that was built back around 1940. I think I remember it had like 4 maybe 5 tracks. I remember my wood shop teacher in 1965 and 1966 at Springs Senior High Mr. Witt ,he and some other carpenters built all the tracks and I believe he was one of the owners. You could also buy the cars there and the controls ( remember when you let off the throttle it would slow down like brakes) You could buy just the clear plastic car bodies that you painted from the inside and alwats had a flawless paint job Talk Later Carey

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 15:40
Dave B., Yes, I've Heard about Your New England Weather. People Say: That in New England , If You Don't Like The Weather, Wait A Minute. And Yes, You Are Absolutely Right: I Must Stop Loaning Out The Originals, of anything, and Give Away Copies , as Gifts, and in That Way, I Can Still Be Nice, Generous, and Good Hearted, But Retain All My Belongings, including My Shirts . Otherwise, I May Not Have anything to My Name soon, if I Keep Up this way !!!!!! I am Quite Sure , You're Right, about Court. I would Hate to Be An Attorney, Like You, and Go To Court Unprepared, and Look Like A Fool, in Front Of The Judge, and Everyone. That Would Be Terrible, A Bad Nightmare. I Will Be Back Here, off and on Today , as well. My Wife's Off Today, and Works Tomorrow, So She May Want to Go out To Eat, Run Errands, ect. Talk to you Later. Our Beautiful Green Lawn, is Getting a Little Brown, cause we Haven't Had Much Rain Lately. And we Are On Water Restriction Here, Have Been, For Years now. It's Been Mid 90's Here, and Mostly Sunny, and a Little Breezy, in The Daytime, and Like 85, at Night, and our Humidity , Has Been around 68 %, More Or Less, But it Feels like a Lot More. It is Most always, Plenty Hot Here, in our Very Long Summer. Later. Robbin.

dave b		08-Aug-2009 13:40
Robbin, I guess you're right about loaning stuff----give them copies from now on, is the safest way, like you and I and Sofia do. That way they never have to give it back.....take care and will talk to you off and on here.......

dave b		08-Aug-2009 13:38
Sounds like a good start to a Saturday, Robbin----it was very dry yesterday, high 70s, then last night was very humid, which is usual day and night here, for every dry day we have ten humid days---but now it is dry again, it keeps on changing, and the temp is about 74 or so, going up to 80s, but it is amazing how the weather changes in New England. They just cannot forecast the weather with any precision, and it is not their fault, it is subject to so much change, which is good, I guess, as we never have the same weather going on for weeks at a time. That never happens, so we keep the umbrellas, the coats, the t shirts etc all handy, as we never know what will happen from day to day :) But as I said, with things really gearing up for me in court, I have to pay attention to all that, and prepare these cases way before they come up, that is 90 percent of it. The other ten percent is just going to court and taking care of cases etc but in this business, preparation is everything. You are lost without it, and it shows, if you don't do your homework it can be very embarrassing when they ask you a question in front of a hundred people, so anyway, that is why I have got to get back to that routine......it was nice having two, closer to three, weeks off just now, though.

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 13:33
Dave B., Good Morning, My Friend !!!!! And It's Saturday Morning, at That. A Wonderful Day, To Watch PBS, Relax, and Endless other Possibilities, to Consider, and Explore. I Finished 1 Cassette of Tower Of Power , for You, and I will Prepare it to Mail ASAP, Like on Monday. I Have A Full Collection of Tower Of Power on C. D.'s, Maybe Like : 18 C.D .'s, But I Loaned them to A Girl, where I worked, and I'm out on Sick Leave, and Must Get Them From Her, So Anymore Tower Of Power, For You, May Be On Hold, for Now, until I Get My C. D.s Back. I Hope I Do. I've Lost a Lot Of Record Albums, and C. D.'s, and other Things, I Never Got Back, Because I'm Too Good Hearted, and The People I Loaned them to: Screwed Me. Real Nice , HUH ???? I Have To Learn, to Quit Loaning Out Things I Don't Wanna Lose !!!!!! Best Regards . Later. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 13:21
Good Morning Everyone, Happy Saturday, and Happy Weekend !!!!!! I Got up Early, for Me, Because I Really Love Saturday Mornings !!!!! I Like to See The Sun Rise, Look out My Bedroom Window, at Ducks Floating Gracefully, on our Lake, And To Enjoy The Overall Peace, of Early Saturday Morning, Before The Traffic Gets Heavy, on The Busy Street out front, ect. I'm Sipping My Cup of Fresh Squeezed Indian River Florida Wonderful Orange Juice, Ice Cold, Which I Love. It's one Of My Absolute Favorite Things, in This Life !!!!! How Delicious !!!! Have A Nice Saturday, Everyone !!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		08-Aug-2009 13:20
Hope everyone is having a good start to the weekend. I have a lot of errands to run, then after being off from court for two weeks, it is starting up again for me, these next two or three weeks full of trials etc so I will be around, but perhaps not as often, it is just that I am tied up with that stuff this time of year, right into September and beyond.

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 13:12
Pokey, Since I was a Small Boy, I Have always Loved Lawnmower Engines, and Chainsaw Engines, and Go Karts. And Now, I'm A Big Boy, and I Still Love Those 3, and I Don't Think That Will Ever Change.If and When I Will The Florida Lottery, or Powerball, I Will Have Lots Of Toys Again, to Play with: Like: Harley's, Kawasaki's, Racing Go Karts, Like Comet Karts, or Margay Karts, My Own 1 Lane Home Bowling Alley, My Own 1 Position State Of The Art Shooting Range, A Custom Made Bicycle Atop A Floating Platform Petal Boat, for Our Lake, A 30 + Foot R. V., A Mercedes Benz SUV, either A : GL or ML , A New John Deer Riding Mower, A Custom Made State Of The Art : Slot Car Track, A Custom Made Realistic Looking Model Train Layout, and I Would Think of other Toys , at That Time, I'm Quite Sure !!!!!!!! Later . Robbin.

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 12:55
Pokey, That DVD, is Really Neat. And I would Say: That an Indiana Farmland Corn Field Weekend, is Pretty Exciting. The Car Show, was Neat, a Lot of Beautiful Classic, and Custom Cars. My Favorite Cars There: The 56 and 57 Thunderbirds, and My Least Favorite: The Black Cadillac Hearse. Nice Show !!!! I'm Curious: Is That Site A Former Air Force Base, or Deactivated one ????? I Figure it is, and It Has an Airfield, and Runways, that Probably: are Still in Use, For Private Light Aircraft, General Aviation, Ect. Am I Anywhere Close ????? And The Riding Mower Races, I Love It !!!!! So Neat !!!! A Really Different, and Ingenius Idea. Hell, I Would Like To Do That Myself !!!!! It Reminds Me Of Go Karts, and Go Kart Racing, Which You Know I Love. That is So Neat !!!!! And It was Great of You To Film it, and Send it to Me, so I Can Enjoy it : Over and Over. I've already Watched it Like 5 Times, and There will Be More !!!!! Thanks Again !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Have A Great Weekend, in Indiana !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 12:39
Carlos Betancourt, I Forgot, Last Night Here: To Ask You : How is Your Back ??? I Hope You Got Some Relief !!!!! Believe Me, I Know what Back Pain is, and Problems with The Sciatic Nerve Flaring Up, is Very Painful, and Uncomfortable. I've Been to 2 Chiropractors, Before, I've Been to Company Doctors, and I've Been to Pain Management, at Palmetto Hospital, and Years Ago, I Missed Work, Because Of My Back Locking Up, and I Was Bent Over, and Couldn't Straighten Up. I Suffered , Big Time, and Then I Had Kidney Stones , 3 Times, and That is Excrusiating Pain. My Pain, was so Severe, one Time, that They were going to Give Me Morphine, to Ease The Pain, But I Said No, Because I Was Afraid Of Getting Addicted to Morphine. Anyway, I , of all People, Know what it is, and I Really Hope you're Better By Now. Back Pain, is Crippling, and it Disables You. I've Had times, where I Needed to Get out of Bed, to Go to The Bathroom, and it Took Me About 1 / 2 Hour, and All of The Courage, and Guts I Could Find in Myself, to Slide Out Of The Bed, and Make it to The Bathroom , and then to get Back, was also, a Painful Ordeal. It's Horrible, when My Back Goes Out. X- Rays Showed That I Have Several Herniated Discs, So I Guess, I'm Lucky, I'm Not Laid Up, all The Time. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 03:04
Carey- gigi, Good night , My Friend, I'm Going To Turn In Now, My Wife, is Requesting My Presence, in The Bedroom, So To Please Her, and Keep Peace, I Will Join Her. Talk to You Later, Maybe Tomorrow Night ??? Have A Good Night's Sleep. Best Regards, My Friend !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 03:00
Carlos Betancourt, It's Nice , that You Have Family Too, To Share Your Life With, and You and Your 13 Year Old Son, That's A Great Relationship, Between Father and Son, and it's Great that You And Him, are So Close. Beetles Look Neat, But They Are Dangerous, I Would Agree. Have A Great Sleep, and Maybe: We'll Talk Tomorrow. ? Best Regards !!!!!!! Good Night, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 02:53
Carey -gigi , You May Not Be A Socialite, But You Are One Busy Man. I Get Tired, Just Hearing about all You Do. Yeah, I Remember All That, But You've Got Beat, on That Swimming in The Miami River Canal. Too Murky, and Dirty , Possibly, or For Sure Polluted, and I was on The Banks, Many Times, and Saw Big Alligators in Ther, So I Did not Swim in The Canal, and My Neighbor Friends Little Dog, Got Taken away, By A Big Gator, and We Couldn't Save Him, So After that Horrible Day, I Hated All Alligators, and Still Do, and None Of Us Swam, in The Canal. I Swam, at Babcock Pool, Miami Springs Pool, Municipal Pool, The Green Mansions Pool, Friends' Pools, The Ocean, at Miami Beach, Venetian Pool, and Kiddie Pools, in Our Back Yard. I Watched Miami Vice, also, and I Liked it. It was Filmed in Our Birthplace City, and The Sights, Were Colorful, and The Music, and Happenings, Were Exciting. Neat Show !!!! Too Bad, they Took it Off. I Heard that they Took it Off, Because City Officials, and County Officials, and Even Some Public Citizen Residents Complained , and Protested the Show, on Grounds that it Shed A Negative Image on Miami, as A Drug Dealer City, Ect. What A Shame !!!!! You Must Feel Good, and Proud, When You See Your Work, on The Show. Quite An Honor, and I would Say A Bragging Right, For Sure. It's Really Nice, The Way You Have So Much Family, You're A Lucky Man !!!!!! Me, I Have Hardly Any Family, Now. It's Like Gold, To Have Family, To Visit, and Share Life with. Did You Ever See Bobby Nau ??? He was My Best Friend in The Old Neighborhood. I Was always , at His House, and He and I Bowled Together, and Hung Around With Each other, all The Time. His Mom, and Him, Moved North To Hidden Lake, off West 8th Avenue, and 77th Street, in around 1966, and He Transferred into Palm Springs JR. High, as I Did, But 2 Years Later. I Saw Him at Palm Springs JR. High, and Visited Him, and His Mom, on Hidden Lake, in around 1969, and Then I Went in The Army, in 1970, and Bobby Got Married, and Moved To Warner- Robbins , Georgia, Near Macon, and I Haven't Seen Him Since. I Always Mean't To Stop and See Him There, But Never Did. Best Regards !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		08-Aug-2009 02:18
Well goodnight everyone, Going to watch the tube for awhile a then go to bed. Carlos>>>>>>>>>>>> by the way in Mexico they call the beetles umbligos (belly buttons) because everybody has one........

Carlos Betancourt		08-Aug-2009 02:11
Carey gigi, I glad you and your daughter enjoyed working on that bug and bringing it back to life, you create a special bond with your child. I have enjoyed beetles for many years now, they are getting hard to find now. I restored mine once and would take it to the local VW shows I plan to restore it again, this time it will be a father and son project with my 13 year old I enjoy driving my bug especialy on cool summer nights. But the truth is your daughter is safer in the BMW bugs are not really safe cars, those new Smart cars are worst it's a car/coffin combination. I have 3 grandaughters, a set of 8 year old twins and one thats turning 16 next month in fact I will be going over to Port Charlotte to photograph her sweet sixteen party. Carlos

carey gigi		08-Aug-2009 01:35
Patricia Hello you were wondering where I got the Miami Vice DVDs I think it was at Best Buy season 1and 2 . That was must see TV for me every Friday at 10:00 P.M. From around 1984 to around 1990 I did quite a bit of work for a designer named Jeff Howard who owned JJs American Grill but I did a lot of high end work for him with tile and marble and occasionally I would see my work on Miami Vice They used his diner a couple of times and it seems funny when you see the floor that you installed and it has fake blood and a body laying on it. His second diner was the job where I first installed Glass Blocks many thousands ago but that was the Miami Vice look Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		08-Aug-2009 01:19
Carlos Betancourt I enjoyed you comment about the VW bugs I also had a 1970 VW that I bought in 1999, however I bought it for my younger daughter she was a senior at Miami Springs Senior and she would drive my car to school. She always wanted a bug and I found one for 600.00 dollars and brought it home ,we took it apart about 80 percent . We really enjoyed working on it together I would show her what I knew and she really put a lot of effort in it. By the time we finished near the summer it was painted midnight blue with the sides done in white that seemed to be the trend back then we painted it in the back yard rigged up a spray booth, we used acrylic enamel and put 8 coats of clear and then color sanded it from # 700 up to #1800 sandpaper then compounded it with the buffer it looked like glass. Had white interior ,chrome 4 spoke wheels all new bumbers and trim new glass etc. The car looked really great, but she got tired of being left at the light, and she wanted to get something else. I ended up getting her a 3 series BMW black with saddle color leather sunroof and 5 speed I also felt like she was safer in the BMW. But I wouldnt mind having a VW bug myself. Later Carey

carey gigi		08-Aug-2009 00:59
Robbin :: There is no socialite here I just have quite a few friends , and I meet people all the time. The big family keeps me busy always someones birthday , almost forgot my wifes is this weekend and also one of my daughters , I at least remembered to send the birthday cards to N.C. on Monday. I was reading your post about 360,000 people in Hialeah , do you remember around 1960 there was a sign on Okeechobee Road where the palmetto crosses it said welcome to Hialeah population 100,000 and Okeechobee rd. was just two lanes . Do you remember when there were houses on the canal side of Okeechobee between east 4th ave. and lejune rd. we used to hang out around there in 61 to about 63 and went swimming in the canal it was really dirty then and we never knew what was in there except when you came up to the surface you would sometimes be covered in that green slime and weeds or something. When I look back it is hard to imagine that we had such freedom to explore and take certain risks. Remember when you were thirsty you went to the hose outside and let in run a few seconds to make sure you didnt swallow a lizard or something also to cool the water down. I Had spaghetti tonight my grand daughter asked me to stop by on the way home from work . She is becoming a really good cook , like her Mother , also got to see my 7 month old great grandson, I really find it hard to believe that we have four generations in my immediate family, never thought i would ever get this far but really happy about it. Talk later Carey

Robbin		08-Aug-2009 00:46
Bob Sara, How are You, My Old Friend ??? Are You Still in Town ????? A Hello, From The Old Swift Road Runner. Best Regards !!!!! Road Runner Robbin, Ex Truck Driver.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 22:42
Pokey, Hey, I Watched The DVD, you Sent Me. Enjoyed it Very Much !!!!! And I Like All Parts. The Lawnmower Races, Were Really Neat. I Guess Someone Probably Does That Here, But I Have not Seen Them. I Like Big Truck Races, around A Track, Like Diesel Tractors, That Pull 40 Foot + Trailers, and Truck Rodeos, Where Big Trucking Companies Compete Parking The Truck, and Going Around Orang Cones, Ect, in A Big Exhibition Hall, Ect. And The Monster Truck Crunches, are Neat Too. I Like Em. But I Still Like Go Karts, The Best !!!!!!!!!!! I Dream, about Go Karts !!!!! Thanks Again, For Making The Tape, and Sending it to Me. I Have A Feeling, that My Wife, and I , Will wear The DVD out, watching it over and Over. I Still watch The Quincy Karts DVD. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 22:31
Dave B., You Know, I Never Really Knew, The Real Size Of Hialeah, only Roughly, But Lately : I Got Curious, and Did Some Checking, and I Found out That : From My House , where I Live Now, in West Hialeah, to The House Where I Grew Up, in East Hialeah, it's Right at 7 Miles. And From North To South, Hialeah, is Right at a Little Over 9 Miles, and East To West , is Right at around 8 1/ 2 Miles. Hialeah, is one of The Most Industrial Cities, in Florida, It Has 9 Fire - Rescue Stations, and Approximately 360, 000 Residents, or More. It Has Miami- Dade Transit Buses, and Hialeah Transit, and Conchita Buses Too. It Has Two Large Hospitals,- Hialeah Hospital, and Palmetto General Hospital. Hialeah, Has Lots Of Shopping Centers, Retail Stores, Restaurants, and Fast Foods, and 1 Large Shopping Mall, Westland Mall. Like Everywhere, Hialeah, Has Grown, But To A Much Larger Extent. Unfortunately Though, We Lost Our Thoroughbred Horse Racing, at Hialeah Park, We Lost Our 50 + Year Old Hialeah Speedway, We Lost Our 2 Bowling Alleys, We Lost Our 3 Roller Skating Rinks, & We Lost our Put- Put Golf . But The City Annexed Lots of Land, in The West, and off I - 75, and Has Grown in Size, Population, and Traffic, Big Time, and Hialeah, Has Filled Out, with Development. Open Land, years ago, Now is Inhabited By Residents. Hialeah Traffic, is Annoying: Lots Of Cars, Bad Drivers, ect. But it's My Hometown, and All I Know !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 21:58
Carlos Betancourt, No , I Never Have Heard Of Osibisa, But I'm Sure They Are Great. Do They Sound Anything at all Like Santana, when They Made The Great Rhythms on Abraxis ???? I Like That !!!!! I Bought Santana's Record Album Abraxis, When it 1st Came out, in around 1969. Great Album !!!!!! I Did Have 7 C. D.'s By Santana, But I Loaned Them, to Someone, and Never Got Them Back, and Whoever I Loaned them to Kept Them, and I Don't Remember, Who it was. Real Nice People, HUH ??? Have You Ever Heard Of A Jamaican Group, Called : Third World ???? I Like Their Music. They Are Excellent !!!!! By Them, I Like Best : Roots With Quality, Committed, One Song, Cool Meditation , & Always Around. Check Them out For Downloads , I Think You'll Like Their Music !!!!! Chargers , Challengers, Barracuda's, Mustangs, Super Bee's, Camaro's, Ect., All Neat Cars, in My Book. The New, and Fairly New Dodge Nitro's, Look Nice , I Think, I Like Them. And The Dodge Chargers, Look Really Neat. They Make Mean Lookin, and Sharp Police Cars. I Liked The 1st Barracuda, around 64, and The Super Bee's, around 69, a Lot, and 55, 56, and 57 Chevy's Look Great Too. I Love The Chicano L. A. Low Rider Cars, Those Guys Go All Out, and Their Cars, are Their Pride And Joy. We Have a Lot Of Neat Restored Classic Cars, around Hialeah, You Know. There are Some Real Beautiful Antiques around Hialeah . They Make Me Smile, whe I Pass By , and See Them, A Flashback, from The Past. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 21:10
Carlos Betancourt, Yes, Friday, is Here, and I'm Happy !!!!! Friday, is A Happy Day, For Most, Monday, is Not. But I Know that Friday, is A Real Busy & Hard Day, some Places. When I Drove The Food Service Trucks, Restaurants , needed Supplies, for The Weekend, and I Worked Real Hard, and on The Armored Trucks, We Worked Late on Fridays Too. I Have Been to The Tower Shops, on Friday, To See The Cars, Trucks, ect., on Display, and Circling, But it's Been Years, Since I Went. It's Real Neat. When You Get Your Bug Fixed Up, and Go There, I Will Definately Go Then. Yeah, I Remember all of Those Car Dealers, and Remember : Don Allen Chevrolet, on N. W. 20th Street, and North Miami Avenue ??? And Remember: Bill Seidle Motors, in Allapattah, and Miami Vespa Honda, on 36th Street ???? MMMM, Cracker Barrel, MMMMMM !!!!! I Love That Place !!!! We Go there, once in a while. And There's another one Down South, in Florida City, on US1 and By Lucy Street, we Go, once in a while too, on a Sunday Drive. I Still Haven't Tried : Robert Is Here, But I Will, our Next Time Down There. Haven't Been Down there, since You Told Me about Robert Is Here. You Have , I'm Sure Heard Lots Of Tower Of Power Music Before, But Just Didn't Know The Songs Were By Them. Me, I am A Big Fan of TOP, So I Like All of Their Songs, But Some Of Their Songs, are : Funk The Dumb Stuff, So Very Hard To Go, You're Still A young Man, We Came To Play, Am I A Fool, Soul With A Capital S, What Is Hip ?, Down To The Nightclub, Willing To Learn, Attitude Dance, Don't Change Horses, Happy Bout That, Sexy Soul, The Oakland Stroke, Squib Cakes, It's Not The Crime, Just Make A Move, and Be Yourself, On The One, It's As Simple As That, I Love That Girl So Much, Come Back Baby Come Back, Rock Baby, In Due Time, Some Days Were Meant For Rain, Can't You See You're Doin Me Wrong, I Can't Stand To See The Slaughter, Time Will Tell, Undercurrent, Sparkling In The Sand, and Many Others, But That's A Few For You To Check On. I Can't Burn C. D.'s , But I Can Make Cassettes, From C. D's on My Boom Box. If You Like Tower Of Power Down Load Samples, and Have A Cassette Player, I'll Make You Some Cassettes Of TOP. Best Regards . Robbin. Later.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 20:04
Dave B., It's 93 Degrees, Here in Hialeah, Right Now, Sunny, and Slightly Breezy, The Palms, are Swaying, Like Hula Girls Dancing Slow. Later . Robbin. It's 4 :00 P. M. DST Here.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 20:01
Dave B., My Pleasure Dave , I Just Hope You Enjoy The Music, when You Get Them. Guaranteed: It will Be A Different Change, For You, and You are Bound, to Like at Least one Of The Songs, Maybe More. I will no Doubt Be Talking to you more, this weekend, But : Have A Great Weekend, Regardless, of What You Do !!!! Y Sobre Todo , Vaya Con Dios, Mi Amigo !!!!! Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		07-Aug-2009 19:21
Hey everbody yea it's Friday Worked this morning at The Port of Miami good ship for a Friday we were done in 4 hours considering we get an 8hr guarantee. Just came from Cracker Barrel took my wife and son for a midday breakfest. Thanks to all for the info on the Chevy dealers, just saw one of those new Camaros nice, Still think the Mustang & Challeger look more like their old counterparts. My wife's company car is a Charger does not look at all like the old one. Robbin I have heard of the Tower of Power but never listened to their music, I'll try to download some songs to check them out, What songs you recommend. Every heard of Osibisa an african band that came out in the early seventies fantastic percussion and horn section. Anybody been on Fridays to the Tower Shops in Davie a block south of 595 on University Dr. If you want to see real nice cars they have a car show every Friday lots of classic cars. Used to take my Bug and will again when I redo the body and paint...Carlos

dave b		07-Aug-2009 17:39
Same to you, Robbin----and thanks for making those cassettes. Had never heard of that band before, so it will be interesting. Hi to Patricia and Sofia also. Hope all have a great weekend.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 17:12
Happy Friday, and Happy Weekend, To Everyone !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 17:10
Sofia, Hi, I Don't Know if You're Reading Here, or not, But if you are: I Hope You are Doing O. K., and Your Neck, is Getting Better. Not to Remind You, But I Remember one Time, on A Summer Vacation Trip: My Wife and I Had Gone To The Smoky Mountains, in Cherokee N. C., and Pigeon Forge Tn., and on The way Back, We Stopped In Myrtle Beach, S. C., To Enjoy a Couple of Days at The Beach, So We Did. The 1st Day, we Walked across The Street, from our Motel, The Grand Strand, to The Ocean. I Love Beaches, and I Like To Walk way out, and Wait For Big Waves, and Dive Thru Them, and Ride Them in . Well, on This Day, The Surf, was Rough as Hell, and Even Walking Out, and Trying To Enjoy The Water, was impossible. The waves , were Slapping Me, Like A Truck Hit Me, and was Almost Knocking My Swimsuit Off. I Got Mad, Cursing to Myself, and Finally Gave up, in Frustration, and Went To our Motels Pool, to Relax. I Had No Patience , For That Beastly Surf, That Day. The Next Day, I Walked Over To The Beach, To Give it another Try, and it was Perfect, and I Stayed there, all Day, From : Like : 11 :00 A. M., To 5 :00 P. M., and then I went to The Pool, To Desalinate, a Bit, Before We Went To Dinner. I Hope You Enjoyed My Story, and that it Didn't Bother You, By Flashbacks. Best Regards, and Continued Recovery. Robbin.

Robbin P. Learned		07-Aug-2009 16:50
Patricia, Nice to Hear From You, and I Know it Sounds Convenient, For Me To Say it : But I Was Going to Write a Note to you, After I Finished My Tower Of Power Note , to Dave B. . But Honestly, I was !!!! Your Note , was So ooooo Very Nice, and Made Me Feel Really Good !!!!! I Appreciate Your Kind Words, and Nice Bubbly, and Friendly Personality, and You Most Definately: Have Personality !!!! I Think , Lloyd Price, was Talking about You, When He Made The Famous Song : " Personality " !!!!! I Love Florida Oranges, and Everything Associated , with Them !!!!! And it's Definately: One Of My Favorite Things !!!!! Glad it's Yours , as Well. And Orange Blossoms Blooming , in The Air, is Heaven Sent, I Love That Aroma, on a Cold Morning, Well: ( Miami Cold ) : 40 Degrees Farenheit. I Havent Seen that Orange Blossom Perfume, for a Long Time, But if I Do, I Will Buy Some, and Put it in My Ford Expedition. I Love That Scent Too, even though, it's Not Exactly The Same, as The Blooms Outdoors, it's Nice , anyway. I Like Miami Memories too, Especially: Because I was Born in Miami, it's My Birthplace, it Should Be Special, To Me !!!! And I Love Sharing My Heart, and My Memories Of My Life, with My Friends Here, which You Most Certainly Are one Of !!!!! I Will Try To Continue, to Delight You !!!!!! A Big Hello, and Best Wishes, For A Great Weekend, From The Learned Family,- Robbin & Patricia & Chuckie !!!!! Take Care, Patricia.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 16:23
Dave B., I Mentioned : Tower Of Power, one of My Favorite Musical Groups, a while Back , to You. I Have A Large Collection, of C. D.'s, By Them, But Someone Has them, that I Loaned them to. I Do , However Have 2 other C. D.'s , By Them, and I'm Making You A Cassette Tape Sampler, From Them, So You Can Hear, and Evaluate : Tower Of Power. I Think You'll Like it, Something Different. They are From Oakland, California, and Have Had A Group, Since 1968, But Have Changed Personnel, Many Times , over The Years. The Founder, and Leader, Emilio Castillo, Born and Raised in Detroit, Started Playing Motown Music, in Bands, and Then, Moved To Oakland, as a Teenager, Played in Bands, and Clubs, and in 1968, He Started Tower Of Power. I've Been to 3 Live Concerts, By Them, and They Rocked The House, and The Earth Moved. They Have Great Vocal Harmonies, A Famous Horn Section, and A Distinctive Sound, all Their Own. The Group, always Has 10 Members, and They all Sing. I Will Be Mailing Your Tape , in The Mail ASAP, Probably : Monday. I'm Working on it, Right Now, and I'm Enjoying The Music, as I'm Taping it, on My Boom Box, and While Typing this Post. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Patricia		07-Aug-2009 16:21
Hi All! Yes, Happy Weekend Time! Robbin: So glad you had a good check-up and I'm also glad that the talk is back to its friendly self! I've been so busy at work that I haven't had time to read all of last weekend's posts! But I do want to tell you how much I love, and agree with you, on the wonderful feelings and memories associated with word (Florida) orange! I'm so glad you wrote about that and how giving and open-hearted it is of you to share that beautiful feeling with us. Just that word brings back so many good memories of times spent in Miami area. Also, I remember that you said you would splash the orange blossom cologne in your car before a date, how wonderful! The scent of orange blossoms in the air is the Best! When you talk about the Orange Blossom Hobby Shop or Orange Blossom anything, it just sounds so Miami good! Love when you all talk about the places you have lived and their names and the names of the streets and everything! Carey: I was wondering where you get the old Miami Vice TV shows that you mentioned recently? Sofia: A very dear hello and hope you are recovering and feeling better each day! Miss you here. Let us know about your adevnture into those big waves, or the good part of your trip at least! Dave: Glad you are getting some good weather on the Cape! Welcome to Glenda and Hi little love Chuckie from Sparky and me! Bye for now and Happy Weekend to all Friends.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 15:31
Hey Everyone, It's Friday, TGIF !!!!! Friday, is a Special Day, For Me, Always Has Been, How About You ????? It's The End Of The Weekdays, and The Gateway, or Bridge, to The Weekend. I Realize: That some Poor People, Have to Work Weekends, and Excuse Me, For Stepping on Your Toes. I Sincerely Hope that one Day, You Won't Have To Work any More Weekends. To Me, Weekends are Very Special, and I Have Always Felt That Way, and I Hope I Always Will !!!!! I Wish all Of You, A Great Happy, and Safe Weekend, Full Of Activities, You Like Most, and To Those Of You , Who Have To Work: I Wish You A Pleasant, and Safe, and Short Work Day !!!!!!! Be Well, and Be Happy !!!!! Sincerely, From My Heart. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 15:23
To Everyone: Enough Of The Negative B. S., Back To Business !!!!! This Site, was Set Up, By Don Boyd, For Me And My Pals, and I want Anyone Who Wants To Read and Post Here , to Feel Welcome, and Do So. We're Supposed to Have Fun, and Appreciate one another's Company, and To Recapture Special Memories Of The Past, and Most importantly: Our Pasts !!!!! I Love Good Times, Nostalgia, and Memories Of Both. But this Site, is Not Limited , to That. We can Cover any , and All Topics, under The Sun. I Never want anyone Left Out, or Feelings Hurt, I Despise That, so anyone: Can Jump in, any time, and Start a New Topic. This Board, Forum, Site , or Whatever You Prefer to Call it, is Not A Private Country Club, it's For Everyone, Yes Everyone !!!!!! But I Would ask Everyone, to Respect Others, and Mind Your Manners, and Follow Rules of Common Courtesy, and Decency, and Don Boyd's Reasonable Rules, and All Will Be Well !!!!! Please Join Me, and My Friends Here, and Let's Write Some Good Stuff, and Enjoy !!!!! That's My Wishes, Nothing Else !!!!!! I Look Forward, To More Good Times , and Nostalgia . All The Best To Everyone. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 05:27
Carey - gigi, Hey, WOW, You Are Quite The Socialite !!!!!! I'm Impressed. You Go Guy !!!!! Yeah, it was Real Hot. Our Temperatures, Mean Nothing, cause it's A Hell Of A Lot Hotter Than The 92 Degrees, They Say , Try : The 100's, Like You Said, and it Will Drain You, and Wear You Out. Gotta Be Careful in That Sun, and That Heat. And Drink Plenty Of Water, or Gatorade, ect. I Think You're Right: it was Luby Chevrolet, on 27th Avenue, and 92, or 93. Tropical Chevrolet, was on Bisc Blvd., and around 88 Th Street. I Stand Corrected. Talk To You Tomorrow, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 05:16
Carlos Betancourt, Hi, That's True: If Someone Finds Our Discussions Boring, or They Want Other Discussion Topics, Why Didn't They Say So, and If They wanted to Write, The were Free to, and as You Said: If None of That Floated Their Boat, Then They Could Of Shipped Off To Another Port !!!!! Me, I Like it Here, as You Do, Carlos. Sorry, to Hear about Your Back, and I Certainly Hope You Get Some Relief Soon. I've Been Thru That, Lots, and Lots Of Times, and I Sure Know what it is. It Sounds Like it Could Be The Sciatic Nerve. I Had to Go To Pain Management, at Palmetto Hospital, A Few Times, For Shots, in My Back. They're Real Good There, and Helped Me,- Doctor Vega, and Doctor Cuevas. If You Can't Get any Relief, for The Pain, I Would Highly Recommend Them. The Chevy Dealer, on Miami Beach, was Potampkin Chevrolet, at 5th Street, and Alton Road. I Bought My First Car There, in 1973, A Brand New 1973 Rally Nova, Copper In Color, Black Tweed Interior, Rally Wheels , Bucket Seats, A 350 V8 Engine, Auto Transmission, Console Shifter on The Floor, ect. I Ordered it, from The Factory, Had it only 6 Months, and it Got Totaled, in A Crash. I Loved That Car. My Dad, Felt Bad, Cause He Was Driving it, But it wasn't His Fault. He Had The Right Of Way, and This Lady was Drunk, Droveout Of A Lounge, and Rammed Him Broadside. So My Dad put up a Thousnd Dollars Extra, to Get Me Another Car, Equal, or Better Than My Nova. He Got Me A 1973 Buick Century Luxus, and it was A Lot Better Car, Than The Nova. Tropical Chevrolet, was The one On N. W. 27th Avenue, at about 93 rd Street. Well, Carlos, Don't Feel Alone, I Struck Out, with Plenty Of Girls Too, But I Think Both Of Our Batting Averages, Were Real Good. We Were Out There. I was Shy, But if I wanted a Kiss, I Went For it. One Girl, I Kissed Her on The Lips, as A Goodnight, on Her Parents Front Porch, one Night, and She Wouln't See Me, or Talk to Me, after That, I Guess, Because I Stole The Kiss. But I Was Crazy About Her, and I Wanted to Kiss Her, and I Just Did it, But I Blew it !!!!! Best Regards , My Friend . Talk To You Tomorrow. Robbin.

carey gigi		07-Aug-2009 05:07
Robbin:: Just got home about 12:30 was in Pembroke Pines for a dinner party at a friends house I met the couple last week in Weston at another dinner party, this couple tonight have a recording studio in their house the garage was converted and made soundproof . I had a 3 hour crash course in amps ,mixers and special effects I was really overwhelmed by it all, but really impressed Really tired now , I was up near your house today working outdoors it felt like 110 degrees around three P.M. I started feeling sick from the heat went home, showered and went to bed until 6:30 and then went out . Talk Tomorrow Carey

carey gigi		07-Aug-2009 04:44
Carlos Betancourt hello the name of the Chevy dealer on Miami Beach was Potamkin owned by Vic Potamkin and his wife used to do some of the commercials. They were located at 5th st. and Alton road where the overpass is. The other dealer near northside was Luby Chevrolet at 9200 n.w. 27th ave. they were originaly on Flagler st. My wife and I bought our first almost new car there a 1969 Olds cutlass S convertable , white top and gold body . WE bought it a few months after we got married in June 1970, 2,195.00 total price. Later Carey

Carlos Betancourt		07-Aug-2009 01:43
Evening gentlemen, Been trying to clean up mt computer it was running really slow lots of old files, programs that I don't use anymore hoping I can pickup a little bit of speed. I tried burning a CD yesterday and it took almost 2 hours. Robbin / Dave this is a great site to read, write, & share I belive if this site is not to your liking why come on there's plenty of other sites out there. The past is something we all can relate to school, the music, things we did as kids growing up, See I though I was the only one jumping on trains, after reading your posts Robbin I can see I was not the only doing crazy things, did any of you watch a old Tarzan movie then climb a tree and try to jump from one limb to another, I learned the hard way it was not that easy. I would watch westerns than make a bow, while riding my bike a full speed I would let go of the handbars and try to shoot a arrow with my homemade bow you can imagine how I ended up. And belive me not always did I get the girl I had plenty of rejections. What was the name of the Chevy Dealer on Miami Beach My uncle bought a brand new 4 door Chevy Impala there in 1965, My dad bought a used 1963 Chevy ImpalaSS at the Chevy dealer on nw 27th ave up past the Northside Plaza I belive that building is still there if it is I going to photograph it. My back is still hurting the pain starts at my waist an travels down my right leg I may go see my doctor next week if it keeps on, it could be a pinched nerve.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 01:27
And Missunderstanding ????? What Missunderstanding ????? There was None. This was a Clear Cut Case Of Disrespect, and I was The One Disrespected, By A Person, Who Doesn't Like , or Disrespct Me, And I Buried The Hatchet , of She and I Fighting Before, and Welcomed Her To Come Back , and Write on This Site, So She Could Start Another War, By Insulting Me, in A Little Joke, Where I was The Contestent, in A Kiss Getting Contest, and I Lost, and was Presumed to Be inferior, to The Other Contestent. That was Wrong, and I Still Contend, and Believe, That it was an Invitation, For Me To Take Exception, to it, Which I Did, and Cause A War Here. Is She Bored, or Was She Unhappy, Seeing Me So Happy, and Her Jealousy, Pushed Her To Try and Stir Something up. Either Way, it was un necessary, not Funny to Me, and it Did Cause Problems. And : I Do Not as Long as I'm On This Site, Want Fran, on This Site Ever Again. She Has To Go, She is A Trouble Maker.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 01:15
Dave B., I'm Convinced , All Right, I Would Bet My Life On It !!!!! I Know Positively, That I'm Right: That Remark, was A Joke, But it was not Funny , to Me, Because I was on The Receiving End, and it Made Me Look Like A Fool. MOst People, would say: Hey, that was nothing, Get Over it. But My Point, is: Why Did She Say That, For What Reason ????? She Could Of Said Anything: The Weather, A Hialeah Elementary School Memory, Some thing about How She Admired Carlos, and I's Stories, and Friendship, anything. But No, She Had To Compare Carlos to Me, in Our Young Courting Days, and Make Me The Loser. That was Fresh, and it was a Cheap Shot, at Me, For No Reason. I Was Nice to Her, and She Had Little To Do, To Offend Me, Like That. Whether it was Right or Wrong???? It was Wrong !!!!!! But It was Me, who Played the Fool, in The Scenario Joke, So What's it to anyone Else ??? I Lost Face, But no one Else Did. She was Being Funny, But Trying To Make A Point, and Maybe Piss Me Off, and Make Me Jealous Of Carlos Too, Like Little School Girls Do, To Make The Guy Jealous, and Any Adult woman, who Does That, is A Bitch, and I Say So, and I Don't Much Care Who Likes it or Doesn't. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 01:00
Dave B., Thank You Dave. I'm Like a Farmer, or Quiet Guy, Who Never Bothers A Soul, not Even a Fly, But When Someone Questions : My Honesty, My Integrity, Makes Fun of Me, in Front of others to Humiliate Me, Bullies Me, Always Has To Know Better, and Pick, Pick, Pick, Narrow Mindedly Correcting Me, on Everything, I Resent That, very Much. Is it Really that Big A Deal, To Correct Some Little Nothing, and The Effect on Me, is Devastating: It Makes Me Look Like A Fool. That's Called : Upstaging Someone, But I Call it : Raining On My Parade. I Make Mistakes, I Admit That, But So Do others Here, on Grammar, and Facts, But I Don't Come on , and Upstage Them, and Make them Look like a fool, I Am Not Like That. I Am Broadminded, not Narrowminded, and Picky. I Have Let Plenty of Errors Go, on Here, Because I Did Not want to Make Someone Look Bad. It Hurt Nothing to Do So. I Am Decent, and Loyal, that way, But When I Make A Little Mistake, There are Some, Who Came on, and Fried Me, and Made Me Look Like A Fool, and I Did Resent it. I Will Not Ever Step On Others, To Look Big, I Stand on My Own To Get There. If You Must Walk, or Dump on others To Get There, Then in My Book, You're Nobody !!!!!!! That's What I Stand For, and I'm Glad I Do. I'm Very Proud Of Who, and What I Am, and Anyone Who Doesn't Like Me, Can GTH. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 00:43
Any Person, Can Be Riled, and Blow Up, Some Are Cooler, and it Takes More To Rile Them, While others, Blow Up , Like A Factory Explosion, Immediately. Believe it , or not, I am Somewhere, in The Middle. There are others, with Fast, Fast Blow Up Tempers, Much , Much Worse Than I Could Ever Be, I've See Them Explode Before. So, I am Accused of Being A Hot Head Hair Trigger Temper, and I Do Have My Dad's Bad Temper, But it's Not Nearly as Bad as Some. But I Do Have Good Logic, Reasoning, Common Sense, a and Sound Judgement. But I Like Respect, and I Won't Tolerate Disrespect, without Sounding off. For Someone to Disrespect Me, in Front of an Audience, Such as Here, is Making Me out to Be A Boob, Like The Village Idiot, and I Lose Face. It's Like a Bully, comes up To Me, in Denny's, and Makes Lewd Advances , to My Wife, or Messes with Me, We are Gonna Fight, I will not Take that Sh98, from anyone. I am not a Pantywaste Yellow Bellied Coward, and I will not Be Humiliated By Fran, Eastsider, or Anyone, without Telling them off, Fighting, or Whatever. That is Me, and What I Believe in, and I Have Plenty of Intestinal Fortitude, To Back it up, and Fighting Skills, so Why Should I Take Crap, from Disrespectful worthless People, Who Mess with Me. Understand ?????? I Love Peace, and Harmony, and Respect, But I Demand Respect, Be Shown to Me. I've Said Enough, and I,m Changing The Subject.

dave b		07-Aug-2009 00:28
I see what you mean, Robbin. As long as you are convinced, that is what counts, after all. Whether it is true in reality or not makes no difference, as long as it hit you the wrong way. I see what you mean.

Robbin		07-Aug-2009 00:25
Dave B., That Comment, in Question, WAS A Put Down, it just wasn't Directed at You, or anyone Else. I Still Contend: That it was A Dig, Directed at Me, Made as A Joke, Where I was 2nd Class To Carlos , in The Getting Kissed Dept., and My Male Ego Pride, and My Self Esteem, were Attacked, in That Poor Choice, Uncalled For Remark. I Didn't Cry, from it, and I Didn't STart Throwing Things, But it Did Bother Me, Because there was no Reason For it. What if I Had Said: I'll Bet , or it appears : That Sofia, was Better Looking, or a Better Student, Than Fran, Or Would of Made a Better Teacher Than Fran, I'll Bet Fran, Would Resent My Uncalled For, and Fresh Remark, And Rightfully So. So That's What We Had Here, it was a Joke, at My Expense, Ridiculing Me, and Praising Carlos, as The Better Kid Lover. She Had No Business, saying That, it was Wrong. It was Disrespect , to Me, and She Had no Reason to Say it. If She Has A Phobia, or Dislike Of Men, Being Men, Kidding around, about Their Love Conquests, as Kids, Then Tell us So, and We Would Stop, But to Break in on our Conversations, and Make or Pass Judgement, on Us, as To Who Won, in The Kiss Girls Dept., Who Asked Her, Who Yanked Her Chain, anyway. If She would of Worded it Differently, I would of Had No Rise, or Problem, with it, But To Be Sarcastic, Like That, and Make Me The Loser, instead Of Both Of You, Were Real Romeos, or Something Like That, was Fresh, and Inappropriate, anyone Should See That, But it wasn't Aimed at Them, So They Laugh, and I Get My Dander Up, For Nothing, and Make an ass of Myself. And I Started to Ignore The Comment, as I Knew it was Bait, But I Got Riled, and Voiced My Exception, to it, and I Will Not Recind. I am Moving on, after we Discuss it Here, But I Will Not See it Your Way. She Was Fresh, and Picking at Me, and I Resent it. Why Didn't She Answer Me More about She and I , at Hialeah Elementary School, instead of That Comment ????? Robbin.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 21:48
ok, I see, Robbin, thanks.....

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 21:43
Dave B., E- Mails, can Be Sent to My E- Mail Address, But I Cannot Get to it Here on My Computer. I Then Have to Go to The Public Library, to See My E- Mails You , or Anyone Sent Me. They Do Come in to My E- Mail, But at My Computer, I Can't Access My E- Mail, to Read Them. I Need to Get A New Computer, and I will Eventually, But Right Now , No Way. Gotta Eat, and I Will Be Back. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 21:37
Carey- gigi, Hi, Thanks !!!! My Foot is A Little Better, But it Gets better, and Closes, and Then The Diabetic Ulcer Opens Again, But I, Too, am Glad it's A Little Better, But I Think it's Going to Be A Problem, for The Rest of My Life, and Doctor Thinks So Too, But We'll See. You're Right, The 283 , came Later. I now Remember The 265 Chevy Engine, But I Had Forgotten it, and My Dad Bought Chevys Too, Most Always. When I was a kid, My Dad Bought Chevrolets, at Luby, and Anthony Abraham. He Had : A 55 Chevy Nomad Wagon, New, A 57 Chevy 2 Door Belair Sedan, A 58 Chevy Brookwood Statin Wagon, a 63 Chevy Station Wagon, a 63 Chevy Impala 4 Door, a New 66 Chevy Impala 2 Door, and Various Fairly New Cars, after That, Like : a 71 Ford Galaxy 500 2 Door, A 74 Olds 98, and a 80 Nissan Maxima. And My Mom, Had A 54 Chevy 2 Door Convertible, and a 55 Chevy 2 Door, A 56 Dodge 4 Door, and A 58 Plymouth Fury, and A 76 AMC Hornet, A 64 Ford Falcon 4 Door, and a 66 Ford Falcon 4 Door. And I Drove Some Of Them. I Liked Best: The 55 Chevy, with A 3 Speed Shift, and A 6 Cyl., and The Ford Galaxy 2 Door, it Had A 390 V8 and Automatic, and Man, Would that Car Peel Out, and Go Fast. Even My Dad Kidded: Nobody Gives Me Any B. S. , at a Light, with This Car. Talk to you Later. Gotta Go Eat. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 21:17
Robbin, can you still receive but not send emails? Or is it that now you cannot receive them at all? I remember that at one time you did receive, but am not sure about now. I know your computer cannot send anything yet.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 21:11
Let me ask all of you. Have you ever been misunderstood? Did someone think something about you that was not true? How did you feel when this happened? This is why I am very cautious about these kinds of things, being unwilling to blame someone else unless and until I am positive about it. So, again, this is where I am coming from. Advocating caution, then action, but not the other way around.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 21:06
I am not really a peacemaker as such. I don't believe in making peace at any cost. But what I do believe in is having clearcut information before making a decision of any kind at all, this goes for in and out of the courtroom. Maybe it is just a habit to err on the side of caution. But I never say that a remark is insulting unless it definitely is. Otherwise, I try to suspend judgement about it until I can probe further and determine what was meant by it. So don't think that my attempts here to calm the storms are this blind attempt to make peace no matter what. Not by a long shot. I just advocate being very careful not to make snap judgements, is all. If the other person deserves being blasted out, then fine, but sometimes it is not 100% clear that they intended anything bad by what they said. So I always advocate investigating further into it until I am convinced. I am never convinced by 50-50 evidence, not ever. So that's where I am coming from on this board, not defending anyone who is malicious. But I am saying that sometimes we can be mistaken about a comment a person makes.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 21:02
I must say, though, Robbin, if I may, that when you read a post like that and it is short and is not obviously a put down, when you blow up at it, if that is what the person intended all along, then they got their way. They "won". Whereas if you keep your response short, they cannot come back with much. And I am very very cautious about labeling something like that a definite attempt to cause trouble. Not that everyone gets the benefit of every doubt, just that we may be mistaken. If it is so obvious that we just cannot be mistaken about what was intended, that is a different story altogether.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 20:55
Anonymous, That Person, Blows up in Fits, all The Time, But When They Push Me, and Try To Get Me Provoked, and I Blow Up, it's A Federal Case, and They Suggest I Need Help, and Say they'll Pray For Me , Ect., When a Lot of times: It was Their Sucker Punch, That Started The Whole Thing. This Person, Has Issues, With Me, and Maybe all Men, But She's Taking out Her Hatred, and Agression, on Me, and then Blending in, and Trying To Blame Me , as The Scapegoat, For Everything. I Really think: that this Person, is A Play Misty For Me, Fatal Attraction Type, and I Am Their Obsession. Anything You Discuss with Dave B., Will Be Sacred, and only Shared with Me, and It will go no Further. Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 20:46
Anonymous, You are Correct !!! I Never , ever Said I Took Medicine for Mental Health, and I Don't, and Never Have, and That is a Made up or Imagined Out right Lie, Said By That Person, for Effect, to Further Discredit Me, and To Make Their Point, and Turn everyone against them. I am Like A Poor Innocent Person, Who's Kidnapped, and Forcefully Put in an Institution, Guarded, in a Locked Room, and Drugged, and Kept There, and Everyone outside, is Told, That They Are Insane, when They are not, and The Person who Put Them there as A Drugged Up Prisoner, Did So, For Personal Gain, and To Discredit That Person, By Lies, and Deceit. And This Person, is The One Who Has Chosen Me, to Pick on , and To Try To Ruin Me. That's The Story. You Seem Friendly, and I Thank You , For Your Input, and Obvious Support. Anonymous, is Fine With Me, And Perhaps, it's Best For You. Be Well. Robbin.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 20:33
You can always email me at kb1pdv@earthlink.net and I will keep it between you and me and Robbin, if you want. Would like to hear from you.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 20:33
Dave B., Indeed !!!!!! Thank You Dave. I'm Still Having Chocolate Frostie's, at Wendy's, Mountain Dew, With Ice, at Taco Bell, a Little Watermelon, a Little Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice, a Coke once in a while, But I've Been Doing Much, Much Better, But I'm Going to Get a Little Stricter, and Try to Get it even Lower, and near Normal, for A Diabetic, on Medication. I'm Trying to Find more , and More Splenda Products, and Good Splenda Recipes, For Things I Crave. I Crave Chocolate, and Love All Sweets, But There are Good Alternatives, with Splenda, But Beware Of Sugar Free Deserts: Many Have Splenda, Which is Great, But Check The Labels, They May Also Have: Sorbitol, & Maltitol , and they can, and Probably will Give you Uncontrollable G. I.'s , Montesuma's Revenge. I Steer clear of Cakes, Sherbet, Ice Cream, ect., that say Sugar Free. One Exception, is Ocean Spray Lite Cranberry Juice, I Water it Down a Little, Get it Ice Cold, and Enjoy. Later. Robbin .

Anonymous		06-Aug-2009 20:27
Robbin, the betrayer said that you are taking "meds for your mental health". I didn't think that you told everyone this, did you? Whether you did mention that on-line or not, for her to repeat that is unethical and I feel she was unethical before. If you or Dave know who I am, that's OK. I was contemplating calling you both, but I didn't want to "talk behind" the whole group's back.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 20:10
Anoymous, Rest Assured, That " The Uplifting Beat Will Go On ". Dave, and I , and our Friends, Will Write On. Our Spirit, and Determination, is An Unstoppable Out Of Control Speeding Freight Train, Headed Forward, at A High Rate Of Speed. We are Committed , to what we're Doing, and We're Lovin it, Just as we Do at McDonald's. There is a Joy Found Here, For Me, That Keeps Me Coming Back, No Matter What. I Am Like An Old Beat Up Car, Thats' Been thru Hell, and High Water, Wrecks, And Just Everything, But I Keep Coming Back For More. That's Me Here, I Love This !!!!!!!!! But I Like it Best, In Peace, I Don't Like Fighting, But As Everyone's Seen: I Know How to Fight, Both Verbally, and Physically, and I Will, When Necessary !!!!!! Walk Good !!!!! As They Say in Jamaica. Robbin.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 20:08
That is excellent news about the sugar not being too high, or not all that high. Great.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 19:58
Anonymous, If I Say Something about My Medical Conditions, My Medicines, Ect., That is My Business, and The Doctors, Hospitals, Ect., Carefully Guard Such Records , and info, and That's Good, But if I wanna Tell Someone, or Everyone about any of that: as long as it's only My Medical Info: I Can Do That , anytime I Feel Like it. And If I Say it, it's Truth, or I Wouldn't Say it. Any Medical Info, of Mine that I Shared, was not Top Secret Rocket Fuel, or Pepsi Cola Formulas, and How could it that Be Immoral, if it's My own Health Info, and I Shared The 100 % Truth of My own Free will. I Don't Know who you are, and You Seem to Come in Peace, So other than that: You Didn't Step on My Shoes. Live In Peace. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 19:46
Dave B., All Went Well, at The Doctors ' Office. Thanks, For The Good Luck there. The Doctor only wanted to Go over The Results of My Lab Results, from Last week, and The Doctor Checked My Sugar Today. Most Everything, was O. K., But My Sugar, and B. P., were A Tiny Bit Too High, But not Bad. I Must Do A Little Better, and I will. I'm Not Perfect, and I'm not always Right, I Know That, But I Trust My Good Comon Sense, and Judgement, and My Gut Feeling 100 % . I Knew, Beyond a Shadow of A Doubt, That I was Being Baited, Set Up, and Belittled, yesterday, By that Comment, and I Wiill not Change My Mind, about That. I Don't Care If The Whole World Thinks Different, I Believe I was Correct, in My Assumption. It was not The Worst thing ever said, But it was a Big Dig, aimed at me, By way of A Compliment, for Carlos. And I Like Carlos, He's A Great Guy, and I Take nothing , from Him, He deserved the Praise, But it Left me out, or 2nd Place, when there was no need to Compare Carlos and I, as Who was The Best Romeo, Carlos, always Got A Kiss, But Robbin Didn't. What Kinda Crap, is That ????? I'll Tell You what it is : B. S. And I Don't Like That Kinda B. S. It was Leading The Witness, so The Witness would Blow Up, and Get Themselves in Trouble. That person, thinks they're Real Cute, But They're Just an underhanded Common Louse, Who Delights in Screwing Someone Else Up, An intended Target, instead of Being Nice to That Person. And You Said There Will Be Blowups, Yes There Will: As Long as That Idiot, is Here. Without That Person, Guaranteed, I Would Of, and Will Be Fine. I Am Hated By That Person, and it's Like A Vendetta, For Them, To Stick it To Me, and Discredit Me, with Everyone. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 18:30
But regardless, those were some good points made.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 18:29
Good points, anonymous. My request to Fran to return on line was not confidential, though, but the mention of medical stuff that may not be known to people, is questionable, but it has been mentioned numerous times in the past. Nine times out of ten, anyone who seeks to remain anonymous is in fact known to all, and the first thing that came into my mind was Eastsider, as the very first thing mentioned was eastsider's intentions. But although it is rather cryptic, and the reason for doing so are rather unclear, you can of course remain anonymous, if that is your choice.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 18:18
Thanks, Glenda, I just got it and will have those lists to you by Tuesday.

anonymous		06-Aug-2009 18:13
Must add that, it seemed to me, eastsider's comments were from a "brotherly" mind set, but were unintentionally not gentlemanly. Now to the unrelated betrayal to "the Peacemaker", Dave, for revealing his confidential request to return on-line and the betrayal to "the Innocent", Robbin, for exposing, here, his private medical business, whether a breech of confidence or just made up, is immoral. After Dave's scolding to the betrayer, a while back, one would have thought that the betrayer would have been too ashamed to ever post here again, but did and with no morals! I knew then, and have never addressed the betrayer. "Let All You Do, Be Done in Love" posts continue.

Glenda		06-Aug-2009 17:48
Dave b., Hi, I just emailed you my home add. Thanks, Glenda

dave b		06-Aug-2009 16:02
I can see why.

anonymous		06-Aug-2009 15:57
Appalled at the immoral betrayal to both Innocent and Peacemaker. "Let the loyal and uplifting Beat Go On" Prefer to remain anonymous.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 15:43
Robbin, good luck at the doctor's. One thing I wanted to run by you is this. I have said this before in connection with a previous storm that blew through here. When something happens and you get upset, then five of your friends say they did not interpret it the way you did, I realize that the only important thing is how you did interpret it, but doesn't it make you wonder? It would me, if my friends all said oh this thing was harmless and I thought it wasn't. Even if I were convinced. Then I hear five friends say no it was not like that, what am I to think then? I did mention this before, but we never talked about it much. We all do it in other areas of our lives, check what our perceptions are against those of people whom we trust, and sometimes we can say, gee, i thought it was this way but no, it turned out not to be so, I was mistaken but it sure seemed so to me. How many times have we all been absolutely convinced of something, only to find out the next day that it was not what it seemed? These are things to think about. When we are absolutely positive about something, we still could be in error without realizing it.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 15:05
Dave B., and Carey -gigi, It's 11:00 A . M., and I Have a 12:00 Appointment, at My Primary Physician's Office at 12 Noon, so I Gotta get Ready. I Read both of Your Posts to Me, and I will Answer you Guys Later, and Write some More Too. Best Regards, to Both of You Gentlemen !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 12:38
carey, your mention of Luby Chevrolet brought back memories of hearing about that place, funny, why would a little kid have heard about that? Maybe TV or radio commercials, I guess, but I had not thought about it once, til I heard you mention that auto dealership.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 12:01
carey gigi, thanks-----will send that list as soon as I can. Glenda, I still need an address to mail that same list to.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 12:00
Robbin, good to keep the lines of communications open, although you and I agree on some points, we don't on others. How you can definitely tell if someone is trying to yank your chain, I am not sure, but I know that when you allow others to do that so easily, you do yourself, not them, a disservice. But whether they did it on purpose is a question that you decide, but I am not sure how you definitely decide those things, when it is not blatant. But anyway, we forge ahead here and talk about things that are a little more pleasant. But remember that these blowups will continue to occur, maybe not as often, but they will come across the horizon just as sure as storm clouds follow good weather. It cannot be good weather all the time, as you see...........the biggest thing is just keeping the lines of communication open, which is what you are doing......

carey gigi		06-Aug-2009 02:52
Dave B. I got your Email about the printing of the list of songs thank you very much. Talk Later Carey

carey gigi		06-Aug-2009 02:48
Robbin: Hello how are you doing, good to hear that your foot might be starting to heal. I just woke up ,was real tired when I got home, it was one of those sleeps where you think it is the next morning when you wake up. You asked about the motor in my 56 chevy it was actually a 265 cu. in. the 283 came in 1957 my car wasnt really fast but it looked really good . I did have another 56 with a 348 cu. in. and three two barrel carbs. I liked your story about going to the Chevy dealer in 1966 I had a similar story when my father bought a 57 chevy new at Luby Chevrolet when they were on Flagler st. at about 19th ave. I sat inside a yellow Chevy nomad and a red corvette after that I was a lifetime Chevy lover. I will get those movies back to you this weekend if it is OK and I will have a couple that I will burn for you that you can keep . Talk again tomorrow I can hardly focus on the key board , falling asleep Later Carey

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 02:17
Dave B., I Know You are A Friend, and I Appreciate That, and as You Said: I Agree; We May Not Always Agree, But That Doesn't Matter. We can Still Be Friends, and We are !!!!!!!! And Thanks , For Everything, You Are A Great Human Being !!!!!! And For What It's Worth: I'm Glad I'm Communicating Too !!!! I Learned To Come Back For More, and Keep The Communications Open. A Valuable Lesson, and You Encouraged Me always: To Do So, and I Thank You !!!!! Good Night Friend !!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 02:10
Carlos Betancourt, That' s Right , Carlos, We Are Men, and We Can, and Do Brag, and there's Not A Thing wrong with that. It is A Macho Man Thing, and it's What We Do, and We Can Be Proud , That We Have Things to Brag about. If we didn't, we Wouldn't Be Men at all. In Texas, They Call It : Braggin Rights !!!!! What Do People Expect ???? Do they want us To Be Spineless Wimps, Yellow Bellyed Cowards ????? We Are Men, and We Will Be Men, Braggin and All. We Were once Boys, But Now We're Big Boys, Our Good Past Boy Memories, are Still On Our minds, and in our Hearts, Thank God !!!!! Tomorrow !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 02:01
Carlos Betancourt, Me Too !!!!! I Am Very Happy, to Hear You Say That !!!!! I Like Our Discussions, and Writings, about Girls, Dances, Robert E. Lee JR. High, Allapattah, Hialeah, Bell Haven, Curtis Pool, Cars, and Especially : Our Childhoods, and Teen Lives, and Young Adulthood, ect. We Do Have Fun Here, I Enjoy it A Lot, and You Have Added A Lot Of New Life, To This Site, Carlos, and I Thank You, and Would Like to Tell You: I'm Very Glad You're Here. Thanks , For Your Support. All Went Well, at My Foot Doctor's Office. My Foot Looked Better, Said My Doctor, Good News. Thanks For Asking. I Hope You Enjoy Your Movie, with Your Son. Goodnight, and Talk to you Tomorrow. Your Friend, Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 01:52
Dave B., The Comments By Fran, and Eastsider, Were Crystal Clear Cut Blatantly Disrespectful, and Caused Me To Squirm, and Lose Face. I Will Give The Benefit Of The Doubt, if I'm Not Sure, But I Stick By My Gut Feelings on Both Cases. I Will Not Recind, or Give Benefit Of Doubt. Both Remarks, Were Not Proper, in My Way Of Thinking, and There was No Doubt Whatsoever, on My Part. Both Of Them owe Me , an Apology. I Am Old Fashioned Old School, and as Fair, as They Come, and if I'm in Doubt, I Will Give The Person, The Benefit Of My Doubt, But Not Here. They Both Thought they were Real Funny, Regular Comedians, at My Expense, The Joke was on Me, The Fool, The Laughing Stock, That You Take For Granted, Familiarity Breeds Contempt, Well I Didn't Laugh, and I Felt Offended, and I Will Not Change My Mind. My Beliefs Stand Firm. I Know I was Right, and I Believe That O. J., was As Guilty , as Sin, Of Nicole, and MR. Goldman. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 01:38
Dave B., Yes, I Do Have My Father's Bad Hair Trigger Colt 45 Temper, Agreed. But I Am Making Progress, Calming it Down. But Most People, Do Jump, at Adversity, Some More Than others. No one is Perfect, and I'll Guarantee You Dave: Every Person, on This Planet Earth, Can Be Pissed Off, Every single one of them, Just Some take Longer , To Reah The Boiling Point. Now: an Example, of What I Said about Fran's Comment. It's Not Nice To Hurt Others ' Feelings, any More than it's Polite To Point, or Sass Your Mother. Theose are all Very Wrong. The Compliment That Fran Made, Was The Same as : Me Having a Birthday Party, and You , Dave Have a Twin Brother, or Even a Brother 1 Year Younger, and I Know Both of You Well, Yo Live Next Door, and we're Friends, and Play Marbles Together, on The Sidewalk. Well, I Invite Your Brother Joe, But I Slight You Dave, and Don't Invite you to The Party, and There's 25 Kids at The Party, and You've Done Nothing Wrong To Me, and When I Invited Joe, in Person, You were there, and Heard it all. Would That Be Wrong, Of Course it would: I Slighted You , Dave, and Delibertly , Hurt Your Feelings, For No Reason, But Meaness, not an Oversight. I Would Never Ever Do That, I Couldn't, Because I Know it's Not Nice. And This Comment, was not Nice, To Make Me 2nd To Carlos. Fair , would of Been Carlos 99, and Robbin 99, or No Score at All, Just Say A Kind Word to Both of us. Nice Stories, You Romeos !!!!! That was Acceptable. Fran Plays Games , Like A Young Girl, Trying To Make A Guy Jealous, and Fight For Her, Ect. I Went Thru That, as a Kid, I Know that Game well, it was Played on Me, and I Resented it Then, and I Resent it now. There's Right, and There's Wrong, and That's Wrong. I Am Fair, and Honest, and I Don't Hurt other Peoples' Feelings, On Purpose, and I Don't Compare People, To Incite or Humiliate Them. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 01:13
Dave B., I Would Be Offended , Slighted, and Insulted, to Hear Such Nonsense, From Fran, or any other Girl, or Woman. It would Have The Same Effect on Me, Because it's Building up Someone Else, and Hurting My Feelings, or Degrading Me. No Matter who Said, or Wrote it, if it was Comparing Me, to another Guy, and Especially, When I was 2nd Best, I would Have a Problem, with it. It's Not Polite, or Kind, to Compare one Person to another, and to Make Fun Of Them, and Make them Lose Face, or Possibly Hurt Their Feelings. I Would not Do That, and Never Have, and I Say it's inappropriate, and Wrong, and You Can Make Excuses For it all you want, But I Believe it was A Very Lowdown, and Cheap Shot Joke, at My Expense, and I Did not Laugh. It would Be Like Me Coming out, and Saying: Oh , I Like Patricia, Better than I Do Sofia, or I Like Dave , Better Than I Do Pokey. I Would Not Do That, Because I Might Hurt Someone's Feelings, or Offend Someone. You Can Mention WebSites, The Weather, The Moon, The Past, T. V. Shows, Movies, Orchids, Ect., Anything , But What She Said, and What Eastsider Said. They Both Were Out Of Line, and Wrong, in My Book, and I Stand Firm, on That Belief. Continued on Next Post.

Carlos Betancourt		06-Aug-2009 01:13
Robbin, Don't worry about me I will keep on reading and writing I enjoy this site, and hope it stays a peacefull place to hang out in. Men like to brag thats what we do best but hey boys never grow up we just start to lose our hair and gain weight. That's why our memories are so important , and so enjoyable to share them. I rather write about good times than about the bad times because we had had our bad times growing up. Robbin what does your doctor have to say about your foot? is it healing any? Anyway i'll be back tomorrow going to watch a movie with my son. Good night to all>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carlos

dave b		06-Aug-2009 00:59
Unless something is really really blatant, you should give people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they meant something by it, but maybe they did not, and one cannot tell. But with certain people, you are less likely to suspend judgement. I don't know what else to tell you, there is no convincing you, you do not listen to your friends except to a certain extent, but the good thing is that at least you are here talking about it very openly, which as I said before, is a real good thing. And your not agreeing with my take on the situation does not mean that my friendship is any less sincere toward you, Robbin, you already know that. But you do have a hair-trigger temper, do you not?

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 00:57
I'm Going into another Room, To watch Create Shows On PBS. I've Had Enough Of This Site, For one Day, Especially The Crappy Format Here Today. I've Had Better Days Here, and I Plan To Have Some More, and There Ain't Nobody Gonna Ruin That, For Me. Good Night Friends !!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		06-Aug-2009 00:55
What if a stranger, a guest, came on here and said, Oh, Carlos sounds like my kinda guy, but Robbin couldn't kiss his way out of a wet paper bag, like that, and it was a woman who was typing this? It would not make that much of an impression with you, but because it came from Fran, and you and she have a history of this together, that is what I said earlier, it makes a huge difference who is saying it, not as much what is said. If it were a stranger, you would say what do you know about it, you weren't even there, you don't even know me, buzz off, and it would be irritating but would not cause a rage. But coming from Fran, anything that even remotely seems insulting becomes insulting, see what I mean? When we have a history with someone else, what they say becomes very much magnified. You know this is so, Robbin. And again, it is to be expected. Given the history between two people.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 00:51
Carlos Betancourt, I'm Not Here to Compete with anyone either. I Don't Like Competition. I Am Here, Like You, Because I Want to Be, and I Enjoy Reading and Writing About The Past, and Our Life's Memories. Nothing More, Nothing Less. But I Do Like to See Peace and Harmony Here, and Lately, We've Had Just That, until Today, when A Very Jealous, and Small Petty Person, Who Delights in Surprize Attacks Of Starting Trouble, with Me, so as To Disgrace Me, and Turn everyone Against Me, Made A Smart A&& Comment, which Was Very Uncalled For, and with The Deliberate Intent To Stir Me Up, and Start a War, For No Reason. I Know How This Person Operates, and I want no More Of Their Causing Trouble. She wants Everyone to Believe That I Am A Mental Case Troublemaker, Well it's Not Me, it's Her. I Have No Problems, With anyone Here, But Her, But She Wants To Ruin Me, For Some Reason. Our Stories Lately, Were Wonderful, But She Couldn't Stand To See Such Happiness, in My Life, so She Comes Along, and Pays You A Compliment, and Craps on Me, to Do So. You Deserve The Compliment, But I Should Not Have Been Given 2nd Place. Correct, Would Of Been, To Give us Both Praise Equally, or To Tell us Both: Would You Guys Quit Bragging About You Womanizing, Or She Could Of Said Nothing , at all. But I Know: That She Did it to Stir Me Up, and That was Wrong. Just So You Know All The Facts, Carlos, and I Don't Want To Put You in The Middle, I Just Wanted You To Know, How She Works. She's Not Who She Seems To Be. All The Best To You My Friend. And I Hope You and I Will Be Writing Memories Still. I Plan To. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 00:25
Fran, You Deserved Your Ex Husband, Maybe Your Children Didn't, But You Did. I Say Your Sweet Compliment Joke To Carlos, was To Incite Me, and You are a Witch To Do So. Everyone , can Believe You and Eastsider, But I Know Better. You Just Can't Stand to See Me Happy, and Doing Well. You Delight , in Messing Me Up, and Then Putting All Of The Blame on Me, and Saying I'm Sick, Well You are A Mental Case, and I Say it's You, who Needs To Be Put Away, in The Loony Bin. And By The Way, I Take Medicines, Yes, But None For Mental Health, But You Need Them Badly, cause You're Nuts. I Tried to Be Nice to yo, and I even Welcomed You Back, and For That: I was Nuts. Get on Your Broom, and Fly Away, You Nut Case, Cause I Don't Want You Here Causing Trouble, any More. Leave, and Don't Come Back.

Robbin		06-Aug-2009 00:14
Dave B., I Agree with Some Of Your Points, But Not Completely. Fran's Comment, was Certainly Inappropriate, and So Was Eastsider's. They Both Were Passed Off As Jokes, Well Dave The Loser in The 2 Jokes was Me. I was Made to Look Like A Fool, By Their So Called Jokes. I Don't Like Jokes , at My Expense. Their Jokes, were not Funny, at all to Me. And I Don't Care in The Least, if You, or anyone Else Thought they were appropriate, I Did Not, and I was in The Shoes, as You Said, and None Of You Felt The Embarassment, or Possible Humiliation, That I Did. I Strongly Dissagree with You, on That Point. If Those Comments were Directed at You, or Most Others, They Would , or Should Feel Put out. It was Disrespect, in Eastsiders' Case, and Fran's Case. To Me, it's Not a Case Of Interpretatio, as You're saying. It was wrog, for Both of Them, to Talk that Crap, that they Did, and The Whole world Can Defend Them, But I Know it was inappropriate COmments, That were Uncalled For. Fran, is a 2 Faced Trouble Maker, Who Likes To Rain on My Parade. For Some Reason, I Think Jealousy: She Hates To See Me Happy, and When I Shine in The Spotlight, Here Comes The Mental Case Witch, to Try and Incite Me, and Defame Me, and Then She Tries to Put it all on Me. Any other Explanation , of Her Behavior, is all Wrong. I Disagree, with all this other Stuff. I Was Writing Good Stories Lately, and Fran Couldn't Stand it, She Had To Screw Me Up. She's Evil. I Want no Part of Her, Ever Again, and I want Her Off Of My Site. Robbin.

dave b		05-Aug-2009 23:24
I guess everyone left when the storm clouds passed over.

dave b		05-Aug-2009 21:04
Do you think 7 posts in a row is enough for now :)

dave b		05-Aug-2009 21:03
One more thing, Robbin, I want to be sure you know that I am not criticizing you. I am saying that we are all affected in different ways by different things. It is neither right nor wrong, it is just the way we are wired, due to our experiences, our upbringing, our childhoods, our adulthoods. So no one is being judgmental here, not at all, far from it......you react the way you do for good reasons, but your reactions may not be someone else's reaction, and vice versa. I hope all this makes sense. So you were not wrong or right to take offense at Fran's comment, it is just that you did take offense, but that is neither right nor wrong. It seemed right to you. Until we see each other as different individuals who don't act the way we would have them act, we won't understand each other. Only you know what sets you off. Same thing with me, same for all of us here. No one is passing judgment---far far from it, my friend. Summary? We are all different, different things make us happy; different things make us angry. This is a fact of life.

dave b		05-Aug-2009 20:27
A lot of folks think, well as long as we are talking about the Orange Bowl or Funland, it is fine, but they sign off when the storm clouds come in, and come back on the next sunny day, but then no one gets anything out in the open that way. This time, again, you communicated what you felt, instead of withdrawing, so that is great, Robbin........

dave b		05-Aug-2009 20:24
Something else to consider is this. You and Fran have a history of going back and forth with each other. This makes it much much easier for a new topic to trigger a problem. You and Sofia, on the other hand, have never exchanged harsh words, so the same thing said by Sofia, might not strike you as a problem, whereas if Fran says it, it might. Similarly, you and Eastsider have a history, which made it easier for the two of you to lock horns the last time, whereas someone else saying the same words, might not trigger the same responses from you. So the history between people plays, not a big, but a huge role in all of this.

dave b		05-Aug-2009 20:19
And you are correct, in saying that Fran's comment COULD cause a problem. But that is not the same as her posting it in order for it to cause a problem, and not everyone would find it a problem, but you do, obviously, and this is because only you are in your shoes, no one else is. Just you. You know what irritates you and what doesn't. So a comment not meant to hurt or compare, could affect you the wrong way, and it did, but this is to say that it is not the comment but your reaction to it that is just as important. I am not here to psychoanalyze you, Robbin, i am your friend. I have stuck by you here since day one, and am doing so now, but you have to understand that what sets you off might very well not set someone else off, so there you have our own individual selves coming into play, we are all different. You are not a bad person for reacting that way, but not everyone would react that way. BUT until another person walks in your shoes, they cannot possibly understand why you find offense at a certain comment. Suffice to say that we are all basically the same yet very different when it comes down to what makes us operate the way we do. But good for you to talk about it here instead of shutting down, like the last time, when we called hospitals about you etc etc.....you talking about this stuff goes a long way, Robbin, good for you for doing so.

dave b		05-Aug-2009 20:13
What tends to happen here is that when there is a problem, people stay away til it blows over. I did that today, for a change, but when you ask me about what I think, I will tell you very truthfully. You may not like what I say, but I am always honest about what I think. I don't believe in staying off the air while things clear. And you, with your communication today, are doing it right, by putting it out there on the table instead of bottling it up, which, as I said, is a departure from yesteryear, and that is a great thing. So whether you are right or wrong, Robbin, you are talking about the thing itself and not remaining silent about it, which never accomplishes anything. The goal here is not to get along every single day, because people do have differences of opinion, and people argue, and people get angry, and people either make up or go their separate ways, and all this is natural. My view of things is that Fran made a comment that was not in the least inappropriate but with your own background, I can see where YOU took it wrong. Same thing with Eastsider. His comment was not inappropriate, but because of your particular history and background, YOU took it wrong, and this is totally natural, after all, no one has each other's histories or life experiences, so what irritates me would not irritate you and vice versa, except for very obvious things. I think you have a hair-trigger temper that can be set off, but so do a lot of folks. It is not what happens here, it is not what is said, it is how is it dealt with afterwards? That is the real question. So you were right to open it up for discussion, and yet you overreacted to the comment, which was made in fun, but even if it was made with malice, it still was not enough to cause you to become that angry, to that degree. But we are all different and the same thing can affect all of us in very different ways. What else can we say about it? These blowups are going to occur. What we do with them is a better thing to focus on.

dave b		05-Aug-2009 20:05
Hi Robbin. Yes, there are a couple of things I noticed, but I don't think you want me to evaluate everything here. I saw Fran's post as soon as it was posted, and my opinion at the time was that she was joking around, and not inappropriately, and hence the smile face afterwards, which is a dead giveaway that someone is joking around :) What you did in your mind with her post was something separate from her post. What it triggered had nothing to do with her post. I could elaborate but I think you understand. Remember I told you there would be blowups here, and it is natural, and they are triggered by various things at various times. I can elaborate further or answer questions about what my opinion is, Robbin, but in my mind, what is different here is your willingness to communicate about it, which is a good thing.

Fran		05-Aug-2009 19:56
To all it was a joke, a sweet compliment to Carlos. Robbin, you are the one taking meds for your mental health. No one has to take sides, they can read your rambling. I don't want to be apart of your writings and will not put up with your behavior. You stayed away to punish people for not writing to you for a total of one day. Okay, you made a joke of yourself. Cool, but remember this, you threaten Eastsider's life, you go off the handle with little or no reason. My EX husband was abusive, true. He hurt my kids and myself. I can't change that but I can take responsibility for my actions. I have and I am in the process of changing careers. With my background in teaching and psychology I am becoming a certified Criminal Profiler. You can be pissed all by yourself. I'm sure if they do read my post. They would see the humor. Sadly you did not. No, I don't want to have anything to do with you. I told you that before. Now, quit mentioning me in your posts. Find someone else, I'm sure you will.

Glenda		05-Aug-2009 19:54
Hi, all. Several posts back someone (so sorry, I don't remember who, it's difficult to go back through and find former posts) gave us some names to contact for a list of students that attended Madison from way back when. I contacted one of them and received that list via email. Unfortunately, I didn't recall a single person on it. I wish I had a better memory ( my memory is about as long as my nose which is a bit stubby). Anyway, maybe some of you would remember those students. Love this site. Glenda

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 19:34
Pokey, I Got The Package, in The Mail, Just Now, - Wednesday P. M. . Thanks, a Lot !!!!! Gotta Go to The Foot Doctor. Will Watch The DVD Tonight. Best Regards. Robbin. Ps- Looking Forward to Watching The DVD.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 19:32
Carlos Betancourt, Royal Castle, I Never Remember any Radio, or T. V. Jingles , or Commercials, But They Did Have A Saying, about : Fit For A King, or Something Like That. Burger King, Had Burger King, Home Of The Whopper, and Have It Your Way. There were a Lot of Mc Donald's, and Burger Kings, in The Old Original Style Arches Buildings. Burger King, was in Miami, and Founded Here, in 1954, I Believe, But Mc Donald's Came to Miami, in around 1965, The very First Mc Donald's I Remember, was on West 49th Street, in Hialeah. They were in Virginia, and other places, in The 50's, but not yet Here. Carlos, I Have to Go to My Foot Doctor, at Palmetto Hospital, at 4 :00, so I Gotta Go and Get Dressed to Go. Talk to You Later, My Friend. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 19:20
Dave B., I Hope You Read Fran's Post 1619, and that you Can Plainly See: That Fran, was Out Of Line, and that that Remark, was one That Could Cause Jealousy, or Competition, For Nothing, and was not Very Nice. I'm not Asking you to Take Sides, or You To Even Answer This Post, But I want You To Know, That as you Know: We've Had Peace Here Lately, and I Didn't Throw The 1st Punch. Fran Could Of Abstained, From Speaking, or She Could Of Joined in on our Storis about SchoolDays, Romances, ect., But instead: She Had to Make me a Loser, in The Romeo Dept., To Carlos B., When There Should not Been any Comparison, Btween Us. That was very uncalled For, and Could Cause Trouble, and Did, and I Firmly Believe, That Fran Did it on Purpose, Just To Get My Goat, and Piss Me Off, Which She Did. Friends Support Other Friends, They Don't Try To Make You Look Bad, and Get You Upset. Fran, I Think Has it in Her Crawl, A Hatred For Men, or To Be Exact: The Way Her Ex Husband MISS Treated Her, and Her Kids, for Years, and She Sees Me as Him, and Tries to Get Even , With Him, By Screwing Me Up. We've Been Thru this Before, and I've Buried The Hatchet, and Moved On, and Even Welcomed Fran Back Here, and This is The Thanks I Get. She Obviously, Has not Moved on, and is Hot An Cold, Nice and Normal, For A While, Then Turning into A Witch, out to Get Me. I Stay, But She Goes !!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		05-Aug-2009 19:16
Robbin, I can't rememeber if Royal Castles had commercials or jingles on TV, I remember Burger Kings 'There's a Burger King close to you Buy a Whopper order 2" Was'nt The McDonalds on Hialeah Drive one of the last to convent to the newer style buildings? There was if I remember a Dairy Queen about a block away. '

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 19:03
Carlos Betancourt, Exactly !!!!! That's The way I Fell !!!!! You Said it all. You and I, and Dave, and Carey -gigi, and Pokey, Have Posted some Real Good Human Interest Stories, and Affairs Of The Heart, and We are all Sharing Parts Of Our Lives, with Friends, and Making Good Reading, For All Lurkers, and Readers Here. I Don't Like Competition, and I Saw None, as You and I Seem to Be A Lot Alike, and Almost Like Brothers, and I was Happy to Hear That You were a Ladies Man, Back Then, Cause I Was Too, and That was a Common Bond, Between us , as Friends, and Not Rivals. I Believe that you and I Were Both Romeos, and We Could Of Double Dated Back Then, and We Would Of Been Friends, But Not Rival Enemies. I Didn't Blame You, at all, For Anything, But I Blame Fran, For That Remark. It was Very Uncalled For, Like She Was Trying To Stir Me Up, and Cause Trouble. I Don't Like People Doing that. She Had No Reason, To Compare You and I. We Are Both Great Guys, and We Were Young Romeos, and That's Enough. She Could Of Said: You 2 Guys, are Something, or You 2 Were Real Ladies Men. But To Single Me out, and Make Me The Loser To Yo, or Anyone Else, was Not Right , or Very Nice. I Resented it, and Realized: That Fran, was out to Make Me Look Bad, and Stir Something up, When We Were All Having A Blast Here. That's What I Feel, about This, Carlos. And I Hope : All of Us, Will Forge On, Business as usual. That's My Wishes. Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 18:46
To : Everyone Reading Here, Scroll Down, to Fran's Post 1619, and See What you think, about Her Comment, that seemed to Be in Joke Form, But was A Big Dig Insult, aimed at Me,- Robbin, For no Reason. Carlos Betancourt, and I , Have Been Writing From Our Memories, and From our Hearts, about Good Times of Our Pasts, and I enjoyed Reading Carlos' Stories, and I Enjoyed Writing , and Sharing My Stories, with Carlos, and Everyone Else, and For Fran to Not Join in, and Post Similar Memories, or Just Say Nice Stories Guys, or To Kid: You Guys were Romeos, or Something Like That Nice, would of Been Fine, But She Had to Insult Me, with The Dig: That Carlos, appeared to Be a Better Ladies Man, than Me. That was A Lousy thing to Do, and She Knew it would Stir Me Up. And For What Reason. We've Had Peace Here, for a While now, and All Was Well. Did She Have to Say That ? No She Didn't, But She Did, Because She Likes To Stir Me Up, out of The Blue, and Try To Make Me Look Bad. Well , This Time, I'm Not Leaving, I Stand My Ground, and I will Continue, with My Friends, But Fran Is Off My List Of Posters, and From this moment on: I Want nothing to Do With Her. She Ruined, anything We Had. Best Regards , To Everyone. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		05-Aug-2009 18:40
Robbin / Fran I'm not here to compete with anyone, I just enjoy writing and sharing my growing up days with others who also enjoyed their youthful years, I enjoy reading everbodys expriences growing up. I learn alot reading about the fities and early sixies and add them to my memories of the middle / late sixties and seventies. All of us have had their share of girls as most of the ladies have had their share of boys it's these memories we carry that keep our hearts young especially in these current days with so much negative news all over the world. This site is a wonderful place writeout your feelings and share them let's keep up the enjoyment of it.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 18:25
Fran, The only Person, who Made a Fool of Themselves, was You. You Have A History, of Causing Trouble, and Then You Try to Act Like A Perfect Normal Well Behaving Roll Model Here, Well I Don't Think You Fooled anyone, Certainly Not Me. You've Been Putting The Spotlight on Me, and Making Me out to Be The Trouble Maker, since yo and I Met. I Am The Sane one, and The Person that's Here For Memories, and To Be Nice , and Socialize. You are A Troublemaker, and That's About all you ever Do. You Go a Little While Lurking, and then you post a Little, and then you Look for something that you can make an Issue Of, or Someway, you Can Stick it to Me, and Stir Me Up, Cause A War, and Then Blame Me, That's The Truth. You are Bad News Lady, Seek Professional Help, You Really Need it.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 18:16
Don Boyd, Fran Caused Trouble Here Again. And I want Her Off Of Robbin's Memories, For Good. I was Being nice to Her, and Forgot about The Past, and There Has Been Total Peace Here For A While Now, and I was Happy, about that, Because that's What I want. All Of us, Have Been Having Fun, Reminicing, and Sharing Our Mind, and Hearty Stories, But Now Fran, Just Had to Try and Compare Carlos Betancourt, with Me, in Reference to Our Childhood Romancing Talents. There was no Reason For That, and it Made Me Look Bad, which I'm Sure was Fran's Intention. She May Think it's Funny, But I Don't, and it was Totally uncalled For. I Value Carlos Betancourt Highly, and We Have Become Good Friends, and I Don't Mind: if He was Judged A Smoother Operator, than Me, But Fran, Is Still Trying To Mess Me Up, Testing Me Here, and There's No Reason For it, and if You Respect My Wishes, : You will Tell Her To Leave. Thank You Don. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 18:05
Fran, or Whatever Your Name Really Is, All was Well, and I was Peaceful, and Happy, and You Had to Start trouble, as usual. There was no Reason, for Your Comparing Carlos, and Me, and it was A Real Nasty Cheap Shot, and The Reason for The Blow up, Now, Between you and Me . I Had Moved on, and Totally Accepted You Now, and Held no Grudges, whatsoever about the past, But Now you undermine, and Stir up something, when there was Total Peace, and Then you say I'm Sick, Well I've Got news for You: You're The Sick One, and I Want you Off Of My Site, and Again I will Tell Don Boyd, to Get The Hell Off Of Here. And Don't You Ever say I'm Sick, You Know Better, You're Nuts Lady.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 17:55
Fran, I wrote a nice Note to you, on post 2305, about Schooldays, at Hialeah Elementary School, and instead of Expanding on that Great Subject, You Chose to Come at Me, again, as you always Do, For No Reason. Carlos, and I Both Did Some Great Writing, and on Subjects, that should be of interest to all of us, in our Age Bracket, But You, Fran, Couldn't Enjoy the Stories, and Appreciate them, and Compliment Us, on our Good Memories, and Our Writing, No, Instead you chose to Coyly Try to Make Me Feel inferior, to Carlos Betancourt, and Make Me Look Bad, in front of all Readers Here. What is Your Problem, Lady ????? You Have issues, with Me, that Won't Resolve, I Can See That, So Do Me A Favor: Either Get Lost, or Stay out of My Business. Read , and Lurk, as always, But I Do Not want to Talk to you anymore. You Ruined Our Progress, Yes You, Not Me. You Said Before, that I Need Help, No Not Me: You Need Help, Go To A Shrink.

Fran		05-Aug-2009 17:42
Robbin, You are a sick person. You have a way of making a fool of yourself. You need to reread your own posts. You have a problem with being the person you are. You fight all the time. It was Dave who asked me not to stop posting here and to come back. Even though you requested to Don for Dave and I not to post here. You are the winer they complain about. You can't go a week or two without making a fool of yourself. Dave, I'm done, too much drama. You have been a swell guy. Sofia, I hope that you are feeling better. Best to you and yours. Patricia, Your peace is coming from a beautiful place found in TN. Best to you too. Carlos, Oh, well, what can you say? Not much without drama. Your wife's pictures are beautiful. You can tell that her work is coming from a love of inner beauty. Special... Peace be with all of you...

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 17:40
Carlos Betancourt, Hello, My Friend, Sorry, to Hear, about The Pinched Nerve, in your Right Side, and I Hope it Feels Better, Real Soon. I always wake up, every Morning, with either: A Stiff Neck, A Sinus Headache, A Backache, Muscle Cramps, My Foot Aching, A Runny Nose, ect., or Sometimes: All of The Above. I Guess, we're Stuck with That Kind Of Stuff, it's Part of Life, A Pain, But We Must Try to Cope with all of it. I Can Relate to The Pinched Nerve Though, I 've Had Them, and it Hurts. I Enjoyed Your Story, about Patricia's Party, and The Dance, and Dating, with The Girl from New Jersey, Great Story, and Your Romeo Skills, were Sharp, as A Razor. I'm Proud to Know You. I was a Little Shyer, and My Moves, were Perhaps: A Bit Slower, But I was Definately: In Your League. As we said yesterday, We Had Fun !!!!!!! Innocent Romantic Normal Fun, and We Hurt No One. We Were ourselves !!!!! And The Middle Schools today: They Have Computers, and That's Good, I'm all for it, But: As you said: No Woodshop, No Crafts, No Art ????? In JR. High, we Had, and enjoyed these Classes, and it's A Joy, that these Kids now, Don't Get to Experience, and I Think that's Sad. I Loved Woodshop, and Crafts, Mainly Ceramics. I Had a Bad Truck VS Truck Accident, at N. W. 28th Street, and N. W. 27th Avenue, in around : 1983. I was not at Fault, But Both Trucks, were Demolished, and I was Very Lucky, to Be Alive. The other Driver Too. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 17:10
Fran, Thank You Very Much. I think Carlos, and I , were Don Juan, and Cassanova, Respectively, and it appears, that Carlos, was in My League, with The Girls. And if you're trying to Make Me Jealous , By Belittling Me, with Public Humiliation, Have your Fun. I know, How Many Girls I Kissed, and You Don't, so you can only Imagine. But I Had More than My Share of Kissing , Believe That !!!!!! And if you Doubt it: Oh Well, That's Life !!!!! I Know, what you're Trying to Do, to use Carlos, to Make Me Look Bad. I Must Tell you, that I Have Been Nice to You Lately, and Your Cheap Assault, on Me this way, was very uncalled For, and I Don't Appreciate it. Why couldn't You Just Let Both of us, Brag, as all Men Do, and Leave it alone, or if you Had to Comment, at all , on the matter: Why Couldn't you say something Neutral, Like: You 2 , were a Couple Of Real Romeos, Back then. That would Have Been O. K., But You are Still Sticking it to Me, Why, I Don't Know ?? But I Will Go on Record, as Saying: Your Cheap Shot at Me, was For No Reason, and anyone, could See, that it's Uncalled For. If that's The way you are going to Treat Me, Then We Have Nothing More to Say. Don't Write to Me anymore, I am now Thru, With You. You are a Troublemaker.

Carlos Betancourt		05-Aug-2009 16:58
Fran, Growing up all of my friends and I would compete to see who would will over a girl, as I wrote in an earlier post I had a cousin who was 3 years older she taught me what girls liked and tricks to win them over. The best thing 2 thingsI learned from my cousin was to dress and smell nicely and to stare into a girls eyes and just give them a smile I met my 2th wife over at a place called Casanovas 27years ago I was leaning at the bar sipping on a Black Russian wheen I saw her I was staring at her when I realized she was staring back the hunter met his match we are still together and still fondly argue about who started the staring. When I was 14 a touch of a girls hand, a kiss would keep me in cloud 9 for days. It's was hard but fun growing up as a romantic person.

Fran		05-Aug-2009 16:19
I don't know it sounds like Carlos is the Don Juan,Robbin. Your moves I'm sure were good but he was able to close the deal with a kiss. I'm sure that Don would agree with me. :)

Carlos Betancourt		05-Aug-2009 16:12
Good Morning to all, Robbin last night after writing about the house parties I remembered one particular party it was hosted by a girl named Patrica she lived on nw 28 st and about 29th ave I still rememeber the house when I drive around there, I went with my friend Julio and as usual took my slow 45's there was this girl at the party Patrica's cousin that was staying for a couple of weeks she was from New Jersey I told my buddy that I was going to ask her to dance during a fast song that as soon as it was over to put on Hold me thrill me kiss me as soon as the song started I reached over and pull her close I can still rememeber smelling her hair and neck I started to stare into her eyes and held her even more tightly before the song was over we were kissing, I saw her again 3 more times before she left back home. I never saw her again but I never forgot that night over 41 years ago. I woke up today with a pinch nerve on my right side, hope it does not last to long. Cars back then were easy to tinker with these new cars forget it, I looked at the motor on my Tundra and I won't dare mess with it, except changing the oil and the air filters. I was talking to my wife yesterday about how much schools have changed in R.E.Lee they had wood shop, motor mechanics, art, the schools had full marching bands, football teams schools now like the middle school my son is in do not have any of these things my son is in band but it's not a marching band all they do is have a concert once in awhile no shop basic art classes even PE is not a requirement.All they care about now is those FCAT scores and that the school board is low on money. Robet E. Lee was a inner city school surround by low income neighborhoods but had a lot more for the it's students. Remember the girls in those baggy gym suits.

The Rascal		05-Aug-2009 04:21
As The Curtain Goes Down, Ending The Day, The Rascal is Signing Off, For The Night, and Wishes Everyone: A Good Nights Sleep, with Pleasant Dreams. Tomorrow, is yet another Day, and We Shall See What it Brings our Way. Cheers. The Rascal.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 04:14
Carlos Betancourt, Wow, Carlos, you Have Had A Lot Of Cars Experience. Too Bad, about Your Chevelle, That was Really Rotten. I Remember those Cars, They werte a Beautiful Car. I Remember, When I was 15 Years Old, in 1966 We were Visiting My Cousin Kelly, in The Summer, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and My Dad Took His Chevy, To The Chevy Dealer, in Downtown Fayetteville, For Service, or Repairs, and I Went in The Showroom, and there was A Beautiful Brand New Red 1966 Chevelle SS , with A 396 V8 Engine, and Fully Loaded, and I Sat in it, and it Had Bucket Seats, and 4 On The Floor, and I Dreamed that it was Mine, and I Pretended Like I Was Speed Shifting. What a Day Dream, that was !!!!! The Car was Real, It was in Fayetteville, N. C., I was Really There, But The Car was not Mine, and That was The Bad Part of The Day Dream. I Will never Forget that Day. And when We Got Back to My Cousins House, I was sitting in My Dad's Chevy Station Wagon, Listening to Cara Mia, By Jay And The Americans, on The Car Radio, From A Local A. M. Fayetteville Radio Station. I Remember those other Cars , you Mentioned, Nice Cars. It's Great, that you can Work on Cars, yourself, Carlos, I wish I Had That Talent, But I'm Not Very Mechanical. You can Be Independent, and Save yourself a Lot Of Money. The VW Bugs, are Neat, Definately: A Cool Classic Car. Did You Ever watch : The New Super Stars Competition Show ??? I Like it, and watched it Tonight. Goodnight Carlos. Talk to you again Soon. Enjoyed our Talks Today. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		05-Aug-2009 03:37
Hey guys, on the subject of cars when I was eighteen I have a 1966 Chevelle SS 396 the motor had Hooker headers, mild Crane cam, high rise manifold with a 4 barrel Holly I had Cherry bomb muffers on the exhaust she was one bad ass car man I wish I still had it, On Classmates there is a picture of me standing next to it, I'm under the Robert E. Lee Jr. High section. The car was stolen from my house one night they must of pushed it down the street to start it because I would have heard the muffers. It was found 2 weeks later around nw 71th St and 17th ave it was stripped to a shell. a month later I bought a 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner with a stock 383 it had the pistol grip Hurst. I sold it when I got married, my ex-wife had a brand new 73 Dodge Charger SE my dad gave me his old 65 Impala just to have a car to drive to work. I did some of the work on my cars later on I had a 1970 Mustang Mach1 had it for about 7 years. For the last 12 years i been into old VW Beetles I would buy them fix them up and sale them I still own one a 1970 which I restored in 1999 I would take it to the local VW shows. Once the weather gets a bit cooler I'm going to start restoring the bug again. They are now getting hard to find sometimes I go to the differant junkyards trying to find them. Well goodnight everybody, Carlos

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 02:09
Dave B., Acknowledged, and Understood, Thanks !!!!! All The Best !!!!! The Rascal.

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 02:06
Carey - gigi, I'm Curious : What engine, Did The 56 Chevy Have ???? My Guess, would Be a 283, or a 327 !!!! The 56 Chevy, was a Nice Car. I Liked them. I Like Classic Cars, Like that, But it's Too Expensive a Hobby, For Me. I Have To Keep My Priorities in Order, Financially, and Those Cars, are in My Dreams, But Not On My Priorities List. If I Win a Big Lotto, Who Knows ???? I Have a neighbor, that Has a Couple Of Fixed up Old Chevies. One' a 56, and The other ' A 55, and They're Both Belairs . The Owner, I Believe Does all or Most of The Work on Them, Himself. They Are Beautiful. I Remember , when Pizza Palace, on West 49th Street, was The Main Car Hangout, around Hialeah, and Most of Miami, in The Early 60's. There was Some Nice, and Fast Cars There, and Some Good Lookin Girls Too. When I was a Student, at Palm Springs JR. High, in 1965, Pizza Palace, was The In Place, For Hot Rodders. And A Lot Of Drag Races, were Set Up there, and Then Ran, out on Krome Avenue. Remember That ????? Gotta Go, For Now, Wife Complaining, wants Attention !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		05-Aug-2009 02:06
I got it, thanks.....and Robbin, never a problem with any delay of any length of time.....

carey gigi		05-Aug-2009 02:01
Dave B. I sent you an E mail with my address I hope you get it after all this time I still am figuring it out . Thanks for your time I appreciate it very much. I know what you mean about having a certain number of favorites on CD ,I had two Cds with my favorites that I cant find anywhere I may have taken them to work and lost them . Talk soon Carey

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 01:50
Carey - gigi, How are Yah, Besides Tired ???? I Know You Work Very Hard, and Though you're used to it: Still You are Human, and will get tired. I Bought Grease, on A VCR - VHS Tape, a Long time ago, so I also Have it. I Think I Have Grease 2, on VHS, also, But I'm not Positive. I Loved Grease 1 . It was so Typical, of The Big Teens, when we were Little Kids. And The Music, ect., Made it Great. I Gave all of My 45 RPM Records Away, or Broke them, and Record Albums, I Still Have A Lot, But I Lost, and Gave Away, and Broke, a Lot of Them Too. I Really Don't Like Them, cause they Get Dusty, Warped, Scratched , Ect., and The Turntables , are a Pain, to Cue The Needle, and Tone Arm, onto The Record Correctly, ect. I Really Like The C. D.'s, But I Hate DVD's, I Like VCR, VHS, Much Better. DVD's, are a Pain. More Trouble, than VCR's to Operate, I Think. I Built Model Cars, for Years, But Real Cars, I Can Only Change The Battery, or Change A Tire, or Jump Start it, and anything else: I Need A Mechanic. And To Me, Car Collecting, Car Restoration, and Car Racing , are all Expensive Hobbies, and I Can't Do The Work Myself, so it would Be Even More Expensive, so No: I Have Never Got into that . I Hung around at Village Paint & Body Shop, in Sun Tan Village, as a Kid, and I used to Buy Rod & Custom Magazine, But That's Where it Ended , for Me. Now, I Still Like Custom Cars, Nascar, The Auto Show, Antique, and Custom Car Shows, But Me : Buying A Car, and Customizing it ???? No Way, Not Me !!!!! Remember , George Barris ????? He Customized Cars Great. Have you ever Been to Big Daddy Don Garlitts' Car Museum, off I-75 , in Ocala ???? I Have, and it's Nice. I Remember , The 1956 Pontiac, neat Car, our Neighbor, on East 6th Lane, Had one. I've seen a Red one, around Here, where I Live, I think on West 68th Street, just west of West 8th Avenue. Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		05-Aug-2009 01:26
Carlos Betancourt:::::::: Thanks for the reminder about the movie The Hollywood Knights it was one of the first movies I saw when cable finally got to my area in 1981. That movie has so many funny scenes and lines remember Volare, spiking the punch, and the one armed violinist and Tubbys home of the big one. I am watching the movie right now on DVD found it a couple of years ago and had to buy it. Reminds me of late 60s when we all hung around the McDonalds on Hialeah dr. every night around 8:00 at least ten cars would be backed up to the bellsouth building doors open and radios on mine was a 56 chevy 2 door bel air sedan yellow and black and later midnight blue with black interior ,bucket seats out of a 64 chevelle and a Hurst 4 speed shifter. Wish I had it now. Talk Later Carey

Robbin		05-Aug-2009 01:24
Dave B., Good Deal, Dave !!!!! I Took so Long answering Carlos, and He and I , were Enjoying Our Reminicing So Much, that it Took Me A While, to Say Anything, to You, and I Didn't want you to Think I was Ignoring You. I'm Glad You Are So Understanding. Between You, Me, and Carlos, We Wrote Some Good Stuff Today, about The Past, our Back Pages, A Great Time, For Us. And I Don't Know about You , Dave, But I Really Enjoy Recalling about Our Younger Days, But Writing about it: Sharing Those Good Times, with Friends. Best Regards, as Always. Robbin.

carey gigi		05-Aug-2009 01:10
Robbin hello just got home an hour ago . I remember when the movie Grease came out , my first daughter who was 7 at the time went to see it with my wifes friend and one week later she had to see it again, we took her to the same theater you were refering to by the gold triangle. We have part 1 and 2 on DVD but part 2 was not too good. I read what you said about you albums I had about 200 stored in my closet , but I started giving some away to my oldest nephews kids. His girl is 15 and son is 19 but both are into classic rock and they both got turntables for xmas. Vinyl recordings are making a comeback even though you cant buy them new. I was wondering if you were ever into fixing up cars when you were old enough to drive. I was at around 14 one of my sisters boyfriends gave her a 1956 pontiac 2door red hardtop. I took all my money and went to Western auto and bought 4 porta walls which were fake whitewalls ,4 baby moon hubcaps and black paint, and did up the wheels real nice, Later Carey

dave b		05-Aug-2009 00:17
Hi Robbin, no, I did not think anything of the kind, not at all, have been reading here and posting and then doing other stuff for hours on end, plus I still have all my work things to do during the day and night, so no problem as far as me posting and you not answering right away, hours later or the next day or two is always fine with me.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 23:12
Everyone, I will Say Hello , to Patricia, Tomorrow, as I Know She Will not Be on Here, until Then. I Am Going to Eat Dinner, Right now, at Our Miami Time DST 7 : 06 P. M., and Will Check Back in, about 8: 00 P. M., or So. Later, All. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 23:05
Fran, It's Funny, I Wasn't Sure: If you went to Hialeah ElementarySchool, or Not, But Now I Know You Did, and You were Therefore : only 1 Grade ahead of Me, I Believe, So You and I were in The Same School, at The Same Time, and We Probably Saw one another, all The time, in School, at The Candy Store, at Burger King, ect. I Don't Know why, But I never Thought of that Before now. So You Really Do Know a Lot about Me, Like you said Before, Especially, Because You Know My Full Name, But I, on the other Hand: Don't Know Your Maiden Last Name, and I Really Don't Recall any Frans, in School, or around Our East Hialeah Area. But I Must admit: That at that School, I Didn't Know everyone, and sometimes: We only Knew Kids in our Class, or Friends, and older Kids in Upper Classes, We Didn't always Know. But I'll Bet, that I Saw You Too, But Just Didn't Know You. The Same with The Teachers, There were ones , that I Didn't Know, in That School. I Think I Got To Know Best : MR. Clyde E. Brewer, Unfortunately !!!!!! Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 22:50
Dave B., Hello Stranger !!!!!! I Hope you Didn't Think I was Avoiding You, as I Was Answering, and Agreeing, with Carlos B., and He And I Really Covered a Lot Of Ground, and I Know: That You, and Pokey, Carey -gigi, Bob Sara, and All Of us: Were in Agreement, and Nodding Yes, about What Carlos, and I Were Talking About. And I was , as usual: Going Up in order Of Posts, from The Bottom, and I was Going to Say Hello to You Dave, and I Saw, and Read Your 2 Posts, and I Could Relate To Those Points you Made Also. I Went To Buy: 1 , or 2----- 45 RPM Records , Back then at a time, for 1 Dollar Each, and I Got My Top 40, or 100 Songs List, From WQAM, or WFUN, our Miami area A. M. Radio Stations, at The Time. And I Had The Wooden Boxes, From Woolworth's 5 & 10, and Put My Records in There. And I Wrote My Name, on all of My 45 RPM Records, with an Ink Pen, when I Got Home with Them. I Lost Some, at Parties, and Throwing Them, Like A Frisbie, and Now: I Have only one 45 RPM Record, and That's The One You Had Sent To Me, Months Ago. I Do Have about Maybe : 100 to 125 Record Albums, But They are not Stored Very Well, and Are Probably: Very Dusty, and Some May Be Warped, and Scratched. I Do Have A Turntable, and Play Some of them, once in a while. I Hope You Enjoyed The Stories that Carlos, and I Wrote Today. I Enjoyed Writing Mine, and Enjoyed Carlos' Stories, and Yours Too. We All Lived The Same Era, and Our Past, is Important to Us Now. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 22:26
Carlos Betancourt, Your Description, of Our 50's and 60's Heart Palpitations, Sweaty Palms, French Kisses, Slow Dancing Close, Staring into The Girls Eyes, Ect., Got Me All Choked Up, and Took Me Back. You were Right on The Money, For all of us. I Still Ride By Old Girlfriends' Houses, All The Time, to Remember, and I Do, it Works, Like Magic !!!!!! I Guess , As Human Beings, our Minds Work that way, and Now, at our Age, All of That, is Necessary, and Very Important, to all of us !!!!!! When I Ride around My Old East Hialeah Neighborhood, and area, and When I Ride Around The City Of Miami, From 79th Street, to Shenandoah, especially: Like Magic: Memories, come Rushing at Me, as I Pass Places I Went, Long Ago, and When I Pass Old Girlfriends ' Houses, and Apartments, and Places Where We Went To Eat, ect., and Places, and Streets ,and Areas, Where I Delivered Food Products, all The Time, Long Ago, I Can Picture All Of This, as I Go Past , These Venues. I Love Doing that, it Makes Me Happy. And I'm Glad You and Others , Besides Me, Feel The Same Way, and Do The Same Way. Later. Robbin.

dave b		04-Aug-2009 22:18
And we went to the record stores on our bikes to get one or two per Saturday. And the radio stations held contests all the time, usually, they played a little bit of a song and you had to ID the artist and song title, then you would win an LP record and go down to the station to get it. They had a lot of those radio contests, and it was never the 20th or 35th caller, like they do today, it was the first correct caller. Things were kept very simple, not the nonsense we have today where every little thing is a big big deal. We did not sit around and analyze everything that happened in our day, we just played and had a good time and every day was much like the next. But we were never bored, never looked inside ourselves like we were 21. We were kids, and kids back then were kids, not miniature adults.

dave b		04-Aug-2009 22:15
"slid" should be 'Slide"

dave b		04-Aug-2009 22:14
Remember there were two ways of storing your records, one was a long metal holder, open, where you just slid in your records, like a jukebox in a way, but the most popular was a record box, with a handle, and the numbers came with it, so you would put a number on the 45 rpm, then list it on the main list card that came with the box, and the box had all numbered slots where you would keep the records. I know all of you remember these. Also, getting the top forty list for the week at record stores and collecting them.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 22:08
Carlos Betancourt, That Movie: Sounds Good !!!! I Like High School Movies, especially Like American Graffiti, and Shows Like : Happy Days. We Grew up, in That Era, and even if We were Little Kids then, We saw the Fonz's, and The Cars, and We Heard , and Liked The Music, So We Can Relate to all of That. Another wonderful Reminder, of Those Days, is ; GREASE !!!!!!! Man , That Movie: Says it all !!!!!! Very Typical, of Those Times , and Wonderful. When GREASE, First Came out, I Saw it Like 10 Times , at Hialeah Cinemas, By Gold Triangle, and The Treasury, and Grease was Held over: Playing Like 14 Weeks , or so. And it was also : A Broadway Play, in The Big Apple. A Once in A Lifetime Movie !!!!! And West Side Story, was another Big Hit !!!!! And Carlos, I Have to agree, with You: Our Music was Better, and Our Dancing, was More Normal, But Really Was Great Dancing. Even The Twist, Simple, But Cool !!!! I Am A Romantic, Like You, and I Like, and Always Favored The Slow Dance Songs, or Slow Jams, and Still Do. And As We All Agree : Certain Songs , Take Us Back, and Certain Songs Remind Us Of That Special Girl, or Girls, in Our Life, that We Romanced, or Merely Admired, and Wanted to Romance, and Be With. The Kids now, Their Music, Their Dances, Ect., Are not Condusive, to Romance. We Had Real Romance, in our Day, it was Quite Different !!!!! We all , Know That !!!!! McHale's Navy, Gilligan's Island , F- Troop, Hogan's Heroes, Rat Patrol, Man From UNCLE, Get Smart, The Wild ,Wild West , Gomer Pyle USMC, Highway Patrol, The Untouchables, Andy Of Mayberry, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, And Many others, are Just a Few of My Old Shows Favorites. Too Many , To Remember, and To List. I Am enjoying Our Discussions Lately, about The Past, ect. Great Memories, and it Makes Us all Happy !!!!!! Why Not ???? Best Regards, My Friend. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 21:40
Carlos Betancourt, I Remember , Those House Parties, of The 50's , and 60's, and Just Like You: I Went to Lots of them, and Had Lots Of Fun. And as you say: Everyone: Brought Their Own 45 Records, instead Of Adult Parties , Where it's : BYOB, ours Were BYOR. And Besides Refreshments, and Music, and Dancing, There was Fun, and Romantic Games: Like : Spin The Bottle, How Deep Is The Well ?, Bobbing For Apples, The String, with a Marshmallow, or Chocolate, ect., in The Middle Of The String, and The Couples, would Race, to Keep Taking in the String, with their Mouths only, until they Got to The Candy in The Middle, and By Then: The Couple, were Kissing. I Remember : Some Houses, Had A Party There, But Had only A Back Yard Of Grass, No Patio, For Dancing: No Problem: They Put Plywood Sheets Down, over The Grass, and Rugs over the Plywood, and Man, Did We Dance. Yes , We Did, Up A Storm. We Cut A Rug , alright !!!!! It was Neat, and A Great Dance Floor !!!!! And Remember: How we would Write our Names, on Our 45 RPM Records ??? We Had Fun. Dancing, and Spin The Bottle, were My Favorite Things There, Except The Girls, of Course !!!!!! I also Remember one Party, where The Host: Had us Pick up Teams, for The Games, and The System was: All of The Girls, would Take off Their Shoes, and Put them on This Table. And Then The Guys would Go to the table, and Pick out a Pair Of Shoes, and The Girl, whose Shoes He Picked was His Partner. Well I Had My Eyes on Sandra, a Girl I Liked, and I was sure I Got Her Shoes, But another Girl, named Stella, Had The Same Shoes, and I Had Stella, as My Partner, and Some other Guy, was Sandras' Partner. And Stella, was Cute, and Very Nice, and we Had Fun, But I was Beside Myself, Because Sandra: Wasn't My Partner. But in The Game Of Spin The Bottle: I Made up Lost Ground:, and Got to Kiss Sandra, Plenty. I Will Never Forget that Party, as Long as I Live !!!!!! I Liked your Story Too, Carlos, it was Good !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 21:09
Glenda , Hi, The Person Mentioning Rustic Roller Rink, all The Time, is Me, Robbin. I Loved that Place, and went there, all the time, on Saturdays, and Sundays , Mainly, and in The Summer too. As I Got Older, I Went Some Nights Too, Mainly : Friday and Saturday Nights. I Started Going there: When I was in Kindergarten, about 5 Years Old, in 1956, and The Last Time I Remember Going there , was : Around 1965, or 1966, at 14 or 15 Years Old. I Raced there, in The Skate Races, And I Asked A Lot Of Girls To Skate, on Couples Only, as well. That Place , was So Neat. The Exact Spot, where Rustic was, is Now, an Extra Overflow Parking Lot, For The Huge Home Depot Store, across The Street, and I Go By There, a Lot, and sometimes Park there, a Few Minutes, and Rememember , all the Good Times, I Had at Rustic Roller Rink, and One Special Girl, who Went There, that I Adored, and Have Never Forgotten: Josie Ritter. Best Regards, to You and Mike. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 20:54
Pokey, I Saw Pete Michel, Andy Michel, and Their Dad, - MR. Michel, a Lot, at Karland, MR . Michel's Shop, Just west of Karland, Hialeah Speedway, and Later: At Michel's Kartway, in Medley. And Many times, when I Saw them, You Were Probably : Right There, and I Most Likely: Saw You. Did You Ever See , or Go To any 1 /2 Midget Races, at Hialeah Speedway. I Had a Friend, Dale Little, From Hialeah Elementary School, Who Was A Champion 1 / 2 Midget Racer, and He Raced His Beautiful Candy Apple Red Moss Midget, with A Chain Saw Engine, at Hialeah Speedway, and Just North Of George T. Baker Aviation School, on Lejeune Road. He Lived over Behind ST. John's Church and School, in East Hialeah. And There was A Pretty Blonde, named : Linda Dewalt, and She Raced Midgets, at That Time, too, around 1961, and She Had A White 1/ 2 Midget, and Lived in East Hialeah, Also. Later. Robbin.

Patricia		04-Aug-2009 20:44
The Guest is me, Patricia. Also a special hello and good wishes to Sofia!!!!

Guest		04-Aug-2009 20:43
Hi Friends, Just a quick Happy Evening to everyone for now, very busy day!

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 20:36
Pokey, I Figured that You And Your Mom and Dad, Shopped there at Least Sometimes. My Mom , Liked to Shop Everywhere, and I Loved to Go With Her, and it was Fun: To Be in Air Conditioning, Cause We Had None, at Home, and The Clean Fresh Smell, in The Grocery Stores, Especially in The Produce Section, was Great, And if They Had A Bakery, That Had Some Heavenly Aromas , To Investigate. I used to Put Items I Wanted in My Moms Shopping Cart, and Make Suggestions, But Sometimes: My Mom, Said : No Indeed, and Put it Back. I Would Have Freeze Pops, in The Clear Plastic, Fizzies Drink Tablets, Oreos, Baloney, Ginger Ale, Kraft Smokelle Tube Of Cheese, Graham Crackers, Holsum Cup Cakes, Hot Dogs, BBQ Potato Chips, Howard Johnson's Ice Cream, and all That Kinda Good Stuff, that We Loved as Kids. My Mom, and I went to : Food Fair, Kwik Chek, Grand Union, Steven's Market, Grand Way, Food Palace, and A & P. We Had No Publix Stores, Back then, in Hialeah, or Close in Miami, Anywhere. And I went with My Dad, to Shell's City, and Falcone & Son's Italian Deli, and Grocery,on N. W. 7th Avenue, around 38th Street, and Also : To Army Surplus,on 62nd Street, and To : Rosedale Kosher Deli, way Down By Highland Park, East Of Jackson Memorial Hospital. It was an Adventure: Going with My Mom and Dad, and I Treasure Those Great Memories now. I can Just Picture : You and Pete Michel, Battling it out : In Go Karts. I probably saw you Guys, all The time, especially: At Karland, By My House, and At Hialeah Speedway Go Kart Races. I Think I Remember That Big Race, in The A & P Parking Lot, and I Believe : I was There Watching. I used to Drive one Of My Go Karts, Just West Of There, in The Great Southern Trucking Piggyback Parking Lot. Great Memories !!!!!! Take Care, and Have Fun !!!! Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		04-Aug-2009 20:23
It's easier that way you can get to what you want quicker, I got one playlist just for working out at the gym classic rock The Doors, The Animals, Cream etc..

dave b		04-Aug-2009 20:09
That's good, you narrrow it down somewhat, also....instead of having only one playlist......

Carlos Betancourt		04-Aug-2009 19:59
I got about 235 on my MP3, 60 that I could listen to all the time on a seperate file and my all time favorite 15 on another file and on CD, about 2 months ago I lost a MP3 with over 800 songs, and I had just cleaned up my computer about 2 weeks earlier. now I have a separate memory box just for music and photos.

dave b		04-Aug-2009 19:44
I listen to my songs all the time. I even narrowed down my favorite 400 oldies to 200, then a list of maybe 115 out of those that I really really like the most, so I tend to listen to those 115 or so all the time.....never get tired of hearing them.

Carlos Betancourt		04-Aug-2009 19:32
I know but it's hard old songs and good memories kinda come at the same time but hey I welcome them. I'm sure we all do.

dave b		04-Aug-2009 18:57
Carlos, listening to those songs, try not to think of the girl who was two years older than you :)

Carlos Betancourt		04-Aug-2009 18:40
Whoa, after writing that post my mind is alive with memories, I got on a CD that I burned with all those slow songs and just sitting back and recalling those great times.

Carlos Betancourt		04-Aug-2009 18:31
Carey-gigi, I grew up in Allapattah from the age of 7 till I got married to my first wife in 1974 then lived in Hialeah we lived in several differant apts, after my divorce I moved to Coral Gables had a nice studio in Salzedo Ave. Got married again and bought a condo on 68st and west 3th ave lived there for 18 years till I bought the house in Miramar where I live now. I got another not to known movie THE HOLLYWOOD KNIGHTS it's about a group of high school kids on Halloween night in 1965. It stars Tony Danza, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Wuhl, and Fran Drescher I belive this was Michelle Pfeiffer's movie debut, the movie has another fantastic soundtrack, great cars, a drive in and it's funny. Something like American Graffiti. As a kid my favorite TV shows were McHales Navy, Combat with Vic Morrow, Rat Patrol, I Dream of Jeannie with Barbara Eden she's still a dream!! Bewitched If you go to www.Hulu.com you can watch episodes of some of those old show, just type in the name of the show in thier search box . House Parties back in the sixies I rememeber every weekend somebody had a house party kids would bring their favorite 45's being the romantic guy I was I would only bring the slow songs When a man loves a woman, Turn around look at me, La La means I love you, Can't take my eyes off you ETC.. Those memories of dancing with a girl staring into her eyes your heart beating in your chest your hands getting all sweaty that tinging feeling wow what a feeling that was, kids now have these stupid block parties with that loud hip hop and all they do is just jump around, MAN no romance I remember my first french kiss the girl was 2 years older than me I could'nt sleep for days. I still remember where it happen I drive past there once in awhile just to get that feeling again Those Days will never come back The music all of us had was priceless.

Glenda		04-Aug-2009 16:18
Pokey, thanks for the info on Diane's. At first, I didn't remember the name but the longer I think about it the more it starts to sound familiar. As soon as you mentioned Louie's name I remembered it right away. I don't remember the story about the juke box, though. Maybe that happened after we moved away. That would have been around Sept of '59. It is a funny story. I've seen mentioned on here Rustic Roller ring. Mike and I also skated there. Good times! Regards, Glenda

dave b		04-Aug-2009 14:02
Carey, re one of your earlier posts, just email me at kb1pdv@earthlink.net with your mailing address and I can get a list out to you.

Pokey		04-Aug-2009 11:52
Robbin Yes, we shopped at the A&P off 62 st. They also had a big go kart race in the parking lot there in the very early 60's, Pete kicked my tail that day and won a new HellCat cart. take care Pokey

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 05:23
Carey -gigi, Yeah, I Like American Graffiti, A Lot too !!!!! That was A Real Good one, and Like Happy Days: it Reminds us , of How it was: when we were Little Kids, and Seeing The Teens in Their 55 Chevys, ect., and Duck Tail, and Jelly Roll Hair Styles. If You Can Make Me a Copy, of That Peggy Sue Movie, Great, But if not: Don't worry about it, No Big Deal. Remember That Car Accessory Magazine, there used to Be, a Long time ago, That Sold Ah OOU Gah Model T. Horns, Cow Moo Horns, Wolf Whistle Horns, Ect. ????? I Think They Were : J. C. Whitney !!!!! Did You Know : Darlene Mckenna, at South Hialeah Elementary ??? She Had Brown Hair, and Braces on Her Teeth, and Was Beautiful !!!!!!! And There was another Pretty Girl, Who went to South Hialeah, named : Celeste, Don' t Know Her Last Name, Do You Remember A Celeste , There ???? And Did You Know : Robert Placa ???? He was a Friend of Mine, at Hialeah Elementary School. He Live Off East 6th Avenue, on Around : East 6th Street. And Did You Know : Dennis Bison, or Charlie Petrick. I Knew them. Talk to You Later, My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 05:01
Carey -gigi, Hi, I , Too enjoyed our Long Phone Conversation, Last night, it was Great, We Covered So Many Years, and information. Sorry, My Cell Phone Went Dead, I Heard a Wierd Noise, and It Went Blank, and I Figured you would Know what Happened, and understand, Which you Did. And Yes, You're Correct, about The # 1 DVD Untouchables Tape Missing. We Bought it Used at Movie Stop, for A Real Cheap Bargain Price, so When I Opened it, and noticed at Home that it was Missing, I Said: Ah, What The Hell, There's Still Plenty Of Episodes, So I'm not Gonna Make an Issue Of it. Hope You're Enjoying The Untouchables, and Don't Worry, No Rush, Watch Them, as You Can, and Whenever You're Finished with them: We'll Make Arrangements: For Me To Get Them Back. I Remember Big Daddy Ed Roth, and His Custom Cars, and T- Shirts. He was always Featured, in Magazines, I Got A Lot, Back in Around 1962, I Believe Called : Rod & Custom, and Car Craft . Remember Those ?????? I Remember , The Rat Fink Model, Too. I Loved : Beach Party, and Beach Blanket Bingo, and Ride The Wild Surf. I Saw all 3 Of Them, at The Essex Theatre New, in around 1966. Susan Duke, was Real Pretty, and I Really Liked Her, But Never Took Her Out, Just Talked to Her, By The Candy Store, as She Went Home, on Her Bike, From ST. Johns. She Lived on East 15th Street, and 7th Avenue, and She Had Long Brown Hair, in a Pony Tail. And She Skated at Rustic. Best Regards. Robbin.

carey gigi		04-Aug-2009 03:46
Dave B. I need to get back with you about the music list and how to get you my address or get your E mail I appreciate your time and effort to make the CDs for me. Later Carey

carey gigi		04-Aug-2009 03:39
Robbin I will get the Untouchables back to you real soon and I will see if I can burn a copy of Peggy Sue got Married I think you would like it. Another favorite movie I really like is American Graffiti . Robbin you were asking me about a girl named Susan Duke I may have known her but cant say for sure I remember a few from first grade that I really liked but at St. Johns you have to realize that when I went there we didnt have a lot of time to talk to any girls or vice versa because at recess time the girls had to stay on the southside of the playground and the boys on the north side, and in class you didnt dare talk. I remember more girls from 6th grade when I went to south Hialeah . I remember the last day of school they had a party / dance for all the sixth graders ten dances and we had to get our card filled by asking others to dance certain songs. I remember not having to ask one girl because ten different girls asked me first. Gonna go turn the TV on in the bedroom to the 50s music channel and go to sleep that way. Talk Later your friend Carey

carey gigi		04-Aug-2009 03:16
Robbin how are you doing nice talk last night I kinda figured your phone died. I watched some of the Untouchables last night thanks a lot. I dont know if you were aware of it but the first disc #1 is not in the box. I was watching Back to the Future recently and when Marty goes back to Hill Valley 1955 the theater in the movie is called the Essex . That movie is a favorite of mine if I see it on when channel surfing I have to watch it. I have the three part special series box. I first saw this movie Thanksgiving night 1985 in Asheville N.C. my oldest daughter told me I had to see it because I would like it so her and I went together she had just turned 14 around that time, I remember all those American International pictures ,beach movies and motorcycle pictures a lot of them at the drive in around 1965 and later and some of them I dont remember a thing about the movie. Talk soon Carey

carey gigi		04-Aug-2009 02:50
Carlos Betancourt your last name sounds familiar to me, what area did you live in I have been in the east and southeast area of Hialeah for 59 years now moved here when I was a year old. That movie Peggy Sue got married is a great movie going back to around 1958 --59 , watched it quite a few times on satelite and I bought it on DVD. I remember the rat fink craze that Ed Roth started with the T- shirts I have a book on all his cars and how he started that craze they would spray the first ones inside a garage . He was also a master pinstriper. Remember you could buy the model of the rat fink put out by Revell. Thanks for the memory of the bubbles overflowing from the Springs circle fountain, and thank your wife for being responsible for it. ---------Carey

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 02:43
Carlos Betancourt, How Well, I Remember : Rick Shaw Signing Off, At Night , on WQAM, with : Goodnight My Love. To Me, that was Like The Last Skate Of The Night : at Rustic Roller Rink: Couples Only, Romantic, with The Light Off, or Down Very Low, and Some Romantic Song Playing , Like : Put Your Head On My Shoulder, By Paul Anka. It was Heartwarming, Yet Sad in A way, as The Music Rick Shaw was Playing: Was over, for another Day, and Skating: If You Were Skating, with A Girl You Really Liked, and Feeling Romantic, and Happy In Love, Your Time was Almost Up, For The Night, and Maybe For another Week, and If You Didn't Couple Skate, that Skate, Then You Were Sad, Because You Missed out, and Watched Couples Gliding Around, Without You. I Experienced Both, at Rustic Roller Rink. I Made My own 1st Skateboard, in Our Garage, Cutting out A Piece Of White Ash, I Bought at Lindsley Lumber, with My Dad's Jig Saw, Sanded it By Hand, Shellaced it, with a Brush, Bought an old Pair Of Rental Shoe Skates, at Rustic, and Screwed The Wheels On The Board. It Worked Good, But Like You Said: The Bought ones now, Are Far Superior. The Rat Fink Look, ect., Like Eric Von Zipper, on The Beach Party Movies, The Greasers On Motorcycles, Yeah, I Remember That Fad !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 02:25
Carlos Betancourt, Hi, Yes, I Remember When Dadeland Mall, First Opened, and I Went Down South , to it, and 163rd Street Shopping Center, as Well. My Parents Would Go there, once in a while, instead of Flamingo Plaza, and Northside. And Later on, in The Early 70's, and Middle 80's, I used to go To Woolworth's , at 163rd Street Shopping Center, To Buy Ammo, and I Looked at The Guns , a Lot, But Had no Extra Money, to Buy any. And in 1978, I Bought Clothes , at A Mens Store, Called : The Carnaby Shop, in The 163rd Street Shopping Center. I Went with My Dad, to Shell's City, a Million Times, in The 50's, and Probably: up until 1962. And Grand Way, Yeah, I Went with My Mom, there, all The Time. Cassanova's, was The Billiard Room, on The West End of Hialeah Lanes, Later on. My House, was : Like 1 Block away, from Cassanova's. My Wife is 49, and she will Be 50, Next Month. I Haven't Seen That Movie Yet, But it Sure Sounds Good, I Will Have to See it. Nicolas Cage, is A Fantastic Actor. I Loved That Movie He Played in : Something Like Dangerous Saigon. He was Great in That. I Passed Ayesteran Supermarket, and Restaurant, Yesterday. I also passed Rancho Luna, But Sadly: It's Closed, and Boarded Up Now. Ayesteran, is Still Open. Ayesteran, used to Have : Great Cuban Sandwiches, But I Don't Know, about now ????? Speaking of Miami Springs: I've always Loved That Little Town, it's Got Quaint Charm !!!!! Best Regards . Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 01:58
Fran, MRS. Judy, Sounds Familiar. My Teachers there , were : Miss Bouche, MRS. Lucas, MRS. Harrel, Miss Kleinfeld, MRS. Ropeik, and MRS. Keller. And For P. E. : MR. Drew, MR. Oliver, MR. Griner, and MRS. Whitefield . And The 1st Principal, when I Started there, was : MRS. Gordon, and Then Later On: MR. Brewer , took over. Other Teachers I Remember there , Were : MR. Stevens, MR. Akins, MRS. Greene, & MR. Lay . And I Remember , with Joy : Our Wonderful : Hialeah Elementary School Carnivals, They Were The Best !!!!!!! I Always went, and Had Lots Of Fun !!!!!!! Some of The Best Days Of My Life, were Back Then: 1957 To 1963. Thanks, For Your Nice Reply, I Enjoyed Reading it. All The Best. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Aug-2009 01:41
Dave B., Same with Here, Most all Supermarkets Here : Carry Entennman's Products. I Love Their Baked Goods, Wonderful, For Breakfast, Brunch, a Snack, or Dessert. I Get Their : Crumb Cakes, Donuts, Cream Cheese Danish, cakes, and Even Their Pumpkin Pies. I First Tried Entennman's Products, in Bayonne , New Jersey, in 1977, while Visiting My Brother, Who was Living there, at that time. I Saw Entennman's Baked Goods, in Places in Bayonne, and Tried them. At that time, We Didn't Have Entennman's, Down Here in Miami, anywhere, But Later: in Maybe The 80's Started Seeing Their Great Stuff Here. And We also Had A & P Supermarkets, all Over Miami, in The 50's, But The Last Of Them, Had Closed, By I Believe: The Late 60's. In The 90's, I Saw A & P Supermarkets, in Myrtle Beach, and Columbia, South Carolina, and Bought Some Groceries there. And When I was a Kid, in The 50's, and up Till Around 1962, There were A & P Supermarkets, in Wilmington, North Carolina, and They Called Them : Colonial A & P, and They Were Of Red Brick, and Had A Weathervane on Top. Best Regards . Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		04-Aug-2009 01:39
Robbin, remember the163st Mall and Dadeland Mall when they were open air? I remember the big 5 & 10 at 163th Ifound the basement really neat they used to have a fair there to. What about Shell's City on NW 7th Ave my dad and mom did a lot of shopping there also at the Grandway store on NW 10th Ave and 54th St. Shells was like the Super Walmart of today. My wife is younger than me she's 48 she grew up in Hialeah around West 12 St. and 1st Ave she also wnt to Palm Springs Jr. High and Miami Springs Sr. class of 77 she was telling me how they would empty out boxes of Mister Bubble in the fountain at the Miami Springs Circle. We met at Casanovas 27 years ago been married now for 25. I remember the last movie I saw at the Circle, Urban Cowboy, Robbin remember the first skateboards that came out in the mid sixies they were stiff and hard to ride not like the one my son has, What about the Rat Fink craze. Remember how Rick Shaw ended his show by playing Goodnight My Love, I heard In Dreams by Roy Orbison today what a song. Has anybody out there seen the movie Peggy Sue got Married, A woman at her class reunion faints and goes back in time to her high school days in the fifties. with Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage this movie has an awesome soundtrack. Makes you wish this could happen to you.

Fran		04-Aug-2009 00:58
Robbin, Completed all 6 years along with my brother and sisters. Mrs. Judy was one of my teachers. She retired from teaching in 1967. I have fond memories of that school and still am in contact with my friends from Hialeah Elementary. Loved the spring festival and the year end softball game.

dave b		04-Aug-2009 00:41
Hit it too fast, like Pokey says, the hand is quicker than the mind, the typing, that is. Guest is me.

Guest		04-Aug-2009 00:40
And there used to be a lot of A & P supermarkets here, but no more.

dave b		04-Aug-2009 00:40
Entennman's all over the place here, Robbin, every supermarket.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 20:53
Pokey, Did You and Your Parents, ever Shop at The A & P Grocery Store, in The Same Bldg., as Their Miami Warehouse , on N. W. 62nd Street, and Just West Of N. W. 32nd Avenue ???? My Mom, and I , Went There a Lot, in The Late 50's, and Early 60's. Later on, That Whole Bldg., Became : Entenman's Bakery, and They Had A Little Surplus Bakery, where The A & P Market was Before. When I Rode by there, it Smelled Heavenly, The Cinnamon, and Spices Baking in Their Donuts, Crumb Cakes , Ect. They were there Quite a Few years, But Moved out, and went to : Weston, in West Broward County, and Orlando . I Buy Entenman's Great Baked Goods, at Publix. Do You Have Entenman's Products, in Your Kroger, in Indiana ????? I Like their Crumb Cakes, and Cheese Danish, Great with Cold Milk, or A Cup Of Coffee. Take Care. Robbin.

Pokey		03-Aug-2009 20:13
Glenda Just a correction on the resturant, it was called Diane's not Diana's, sometimes my fingers go faster than my brain. One funny story that I remember about the resturant was when Louie had a jukebox and the owner of it wanted to raise the price of the songs, Louie told him no, but the owner of the jukebox said he had a contract and was raising the price. After the owner left, Louie go some of the older kids to remove the jukebox from the resturant and had them set it in the medium on 79th st, then he called the owner to let him know where the jukebox was, and told him the contract was cancelled. take care Pokey

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 19:37
Fran, Hello !!!!! I Know You Went To Miami Springs JR. High, and Miami Springs SR. High, and that You Taught At ST. John's, and Immaculate, But Did You Go all 6 Years Of Elementary School, at Hialeah Elementary , as I Did ???? I wasn't Completely Sure, and Was Curious . I Went By There, yesterday, and ST. John's , Looks Great, Kept Up Well, Fresh Paint, ect. Good Shape !!!! But Hialeah Elementary, Looks Like A Dump, Terrible. The Front Facade, and the Back of The Cafeteria, Needs Paint, and Every Classroom, Has An A /C Wall Unit, in The Closed Painted Brown Windows, and The School needs Painted, and Spruced Up. I Think they need to Build A Completely New School, Because other than a New 2 Story Building, in the Back, The Rest of the School , Looks Horrible. I Remember : Our Library, on The 2nd Floor, above The Offices. I Went there a Lot, and Really Liked it. The Librarian, was MR. Kruise. He was a Great Librarian, and Taught us about : The Dewey Decimal System. The Library, The Plays, in The Cafeteria, on The Stage, The Magic Shows, after School, Recess,Playing Kickball, The Girls, and Field Trips, were My Favorite Things, at The School, and also MRS. Greene, a Pretty Blonde Teacher. If You Went There, Do You Have Such Memories, of The School, and School Days there ???? Remember MR. Brewer, The Strict and Tough Principal ????? Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 19:03
Carey -gigi, I Really want to See that Mosaic Mural at Miami Springs JR. High, in The Cafeteria Again, and I'm Going to Try to Get A Visitor Pass, to Go See it Sometime, and I Might try to Take My Wife along, So she can see it also, as I've told Her about it. She went to Kinloch Park JR. High, and South Miami High. I Remember that Mural, was Beautiful !!!!! And I Really Want to See it again. I May Have to Wait till The School Year, and A PTA Open House Night. I Took my Wife On a Tour, of Palm Springs JR. High, on An Open House Night, and Man Oh Man, Did The Memories Flood Me. It was Really Neat, and I Felt at Home There Too. And it was Funny, as I Passed Classrooms, I Talked to some of The Teachers, and They Were Real Nice, and I Told Them: That I was A Student there before, and They Said: Me Too. They Were once Students there, and Now They Teach There, How Neat !!!!!! We Had A Great Visit, on The Phone, Last Night, I Enjoyed it. Stop By The House, any time !!!!!!! Later. Robbin. PS- Did You Know : Susan Duke, at ST. John's ?????? I Liked Her, Big Time !!!!!

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 18:47
Patricia, Hello, and A Wonderful Monday , to You !!!!!!! I Know you are 1 Hour Behind us Here, in Miami, But Your Workday, and Monday, will Soon Be Over, and You will Be Going Home, To Relax, and Enjoy Some Ice Cream, with Your Pal-, Sparky. I went by The Site of The New Miami Baseball Stadium, yesterday, on a Sunday Drive, and They Have Broken Ground, and there's Bulldozers, and other Equipment there, But They Have Not Started Building At All Yet. I Can Hardly Wait, till That Stadium Opens, so I Can Go To The Miami Marlins Games there, and at the Same time Remember The Orange Bowl, that was there, for So Long. And I don't Know about you, But I Hear Orange, and That Does it for me, as I Love Oranges, and Especially: Iced Cold Fresh Squeezed Florida Orange Juice !!!!! I Drink that all The Time, From Publix. Do You Like Orange Juice ???? Chuckie, Says Hi, and He's Fine: Very Happy, and Right Here, with Me. Do You Have : Firehouse Subs There ???? We Have one in Miami Lakes, and I Like Their Subs, and Publix Subs. Take Care, and Enjoy Your Monday Evening. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 18:32
Mike Cox, Hey, I Knew People who went to Madison JR. High, But they went there, after you, and they're a Few years younger, so no Doubt: You would not Know them. My Neighbor, 2 Houses away, from Me: Went to Madison JR. High, and Miami Central High, but He's Younger than Me, Maybe : 54 years old . He was Born in Cuba, But He Grew up Across the Street From Madison. I went To Miami Springs JR. High, and Palm Springs JR. High, in West Hialeah, But When I Was There in JR. High, I Was on The Track Team, and I Knew Some Guys Who Were on Madison's Track Team. Pokey, Knew one of them. Pokey Mentioned Diana's Restaurant Before, But I Don't Remember it. I Remember The 7-11, on 32nd Avenue, and Bell Haven Trailer Park, though. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 18:19
Pokey, Hey, How Are Ya ???? Other than My Miserable Sore Left Foot, I'm Doing Fine. I Guess, I'll Live , Hah Hah Hah !!!!! Thanks a Lot, for Sending me The DVD. I will Let you know here, when it arrives, and I'm Looking Forward to it. No, I Haven't seen the World's Fastest Indian Yet, But I will , Sooner or Later !!!!!! I Ride By Madison JR. High, or Madison Middle School, as it is now, and also By The Miami Amtrak Passenger Station. It Looks Real Neat. It's Just west of Madison, But You can only Reach it from 79th Street, and Turning North at 37th avenue, Like You were Going to The Train Shops, and Freight Yard, Where My Brother , and I Worked, But on 37th Avenue, you Bear to The Left, to go to The Shops, and Freight Yard, and You Bear to The Right , to Go To The Amtrak Station. It's a Modern Looking Red and Blue Building. I Love Trains, always was Fascinated By Them, as A Kid, and Still Am. And Just Like You, I Played Around The Train Tracks, as A Kid, By East 21st Street, in Hialeah, and By East 11th Avenue, in Hialeah, Near Flamingo Plaza. Trains are Neat. You Can see Lots Of Trains, and Trains with Pretty Scenery, Here on The Internet, I Do. And I Know you were Joking, But I Love Corn, and I Saw Corn Fields in Quincy, next to The Karting Track, and A Freight Train, too, in Your DVD. I Love seeing Corn Fields, and I Love Eating Corn On The Cob. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 17:57
Dave B., I'm going to Check out that Web Cam, on Wrigley Field, in Chicago. I Don't Know if I'll Be able to Get it, with My Computer or not, But I will Try. Thanks, for The Heads Up, on it. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 17:51
Dave B., Hi, That's interesting, about The New Miami Marlins Stadium, When Built, to Be The 3rd Smallest Ballpark. I 'm sure it has to do with The Space there, because it is Small, alright. I Always Heard that Fenway Park, was an Easy Park, to Hit A Homerun, out of the park, because : The Wall in the outfield, is Closer than other Ballparks. I was told by A Sports Trivia Expert once: That Some Of The Homerun Kings, of all time, Hit Lots of Outa The Park Homers, at Fenway Park, and if they would of Been at Yankee Stadium, and some other Ballparks, Their Hits, May Have not Been outa The Park Homeruns, and therefore: Their High Numbers of Homeruns, Might of Been Much Lower. But that was only at Fenway Park, and they Hit Homers Everywhere, so their Numbers May Have Been Lower, Granted, But Their Numbers, would Surely Have Still Been High. Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Brooks Robinson, Sammy Sosa, and Other Great Hitters, of all Time: Would Of Hit Homeruns, anywhere: Regardless of The Ballpark, or The Yardage from Homeplate, to The Outfield Walls, That's My Opinion. Thanks, for The Info !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! It's 92 Degrees on My Back Covered Screen Porch, Right now, at 1:45 P. M. DST. Later. Robbin.

Pokey		03-Aug-2009 17:06
Glenda I have been looking for someone that remembers that resturant for a long time. It was call Diana's and owned by Louie Hunt, and yes he was from the circus. He had two daughters, one Diana that the resturant was named after and the Charlene. They lived in the park for a long time, Louie lived there after I left in 69 take care Pokey

Glenda		03-Aug-2009 16:11
Hi, all. Does anyone remember a store/restaurant (maybe more like a diner) that was across the street from Bell Haven? I believe it was on 32 Ave. It was run by an Italian (I think) man who did magic tricks with newspaper. Anyone remember his name? Mike and I used to eat dinner there when dad was out of town. Glenda

mike cox		03-Aug-2009 16:06
Madison Jr sorry,forgot to include the years. 1957 thru 1959,thereabouts

mike cox		03-Aug-2009 16:02
Madison Jr. High memorie Hello Folks I"m starting to have some names of kids and teachers pop into my head..iit's been 50 years ya know..and as best I rememmber I was there for 3 years,but not the traditional 3 years.Back then if you goofed off enough,they'd keep you/me back a year.what an idiot I was! anyway,do these names ring some bells/ sam albury,Butler,Berube,jim childress peter deLefay,christine Fayno,John Roberts Was one of the teachers Mr Mac?wore a medallion around his neck? I can 4 other teachers faces in my mind,but the names elude me for now. ..Thanks for indulgeing. MIke

dave b		03-Aug-2009 15:47
Patricia, go to webcamsmania.com I came across it accidentally after I found a webcam showing the exterior of Wrigley Field, Chicago, which is one of the cams listed under sports cams.

Pokey		03-Aug-2009 12:01
Robbin I just sent you a dvd this morning, let me know when you get it and if it works o.k. It shows some of our activities up here in the farm land, when we are not sitting around watching the corn grow. ha ha I will not tell you whats on it, but it is NOT go carts, music, food, and girls in bikinis, !!!!!! ya I know, what else is there. ha ha have you seen the Worlds's Fastest Indian yet???? take care Pokey

dave b		03-Aug-2009 10:59
Robbin, that stadium is due to open in 2012, but at least they are starting, somewhat, with all the equipment etc, just the ground-breaking part of it, I guess. It is going to be the third smallest park in the major leagues, when they get done.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 05:45
Hi Fran, Yes, There's a Lot Of Duplex's, and Triplex's, around Your Old Neighborhood, and in Fact: All Over Hialeah. I Saw a Lot Of Empy Abandoned Houses, in My Old Neighborhood, Especially : On Lejeune Road, From East 21st Street, Down to East 13th Street. I Guess They Are Forclosures !!!! There are A Lot Of Big 2 Story Mansions, around there, and They Are Fixed up Nice, But Really Look out Of Place. But as You Said : My, My, How it Has Changed Around There !!!! I Liked it Better Before, When We Lived There. It was More Normal. I Can Understand How You Must Feel, about Having A Mega Reunion, Soon Good For You !!!!!! It Will Be Nice. I Share Your Enthusiasm !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 05:32
Carey -gigi, I Enjoyed talking to You, on The Phone. Sorry, My Cell Phone Went Dead, and We Got Cut Off. We Can Talk Again, Some Time. I'm Glad Tou Got The Untouchables DVD's !!!!! Hope You Enjoy Them !!!!! Your Family, and Your Family Ties, and Love Between all of You, is Remarkable, and Very Rare. I Admire , and Salute You Guys !!!!!! We Covered a Lot, on The Phone, and it was Real Nice. Talk To You again Soon. Take Care. and Sleep Well !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 05:24
Carlos Betancourt, Hi, Yes , I Had A Real Nice Sunday: Driving around Miami, Enjoying My Oldies Music, on My Cassettes, and Reliving My Life, By Refreshing My Memory, Riding Around. My New Chair, will Help Me, in The Long Run, and Feels Good Now Too. I Needed it, as The Old Chair , was Killing Me. Good Friends, in School, Were Gold, and To Re- Connect with Them Now, is Wonderful. And We Are All Enjoying Our Nostalgia Memories , of The Past. I Love it !!!!! And I'm Glad we can all Recall Our Past, and Treasure Our Memories So !!!! I Remember How Neat, and Impressive : Robert E. Lee JR. High Looked, For I-95. I used to Look at it, every time I Passed By it, on I-95, whether Southbound, or Northbound , and I Still Look That way, as I Pass : Jose De Diego Middle School , But I Imagine Seeing : Robert E. Lee JR. High, instead !!!!!! Have A Good Day, or Night , at Work Monday, Carlos. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Fran		03-Aug-2009 04:01
Robbin, Things have changed, the house is now a duplex and where my dad built three apartments is now another duplex. He converted the property in 1980 and moved to Broward County. My mom died in 1994 and he remarried in June of 1995 and died December of 1995. His widow lives on Hunting Lodge in the Springs. My mom and dad enjoyed their vacation home located in St. James City on the water. They sold that home before my mom died. Bought a 34 foot Tradewind, traveled visiting the kids and using their home in Broward County as a base. Good times, good fishing.:)

carey gigi		03-Aug-2009 02:11
Robbin hello I got home at about 4:30 from working today and was gone by 5:00 to visit and have dinner at my sisters house up near you. I think you may have called at 12:40 or so I returned the call before leaving ,I think it was you but not sure. When I got home at 9:00 I called again. I was up near your house for dinner and then to my #1 nephews place to pick up an album a never opened Eric Clapton 461 ocean blvd. to give to a mutual friend of ours. I refer to my nephews and nieces with a number because I have 13 nieces and 13 nephews and I refer to them in order of birth . Both my wife and I come from big Catholic families we both had six children in our families, but my # 1 nephew is really my favorite and always will be . He was the ring boy in our wedding when he was 4 and I was his best man in his wedding in 1988, there is nothing like a big family where they all care for each other. Talk soon Carey

Carlos Betancourt		03-Aug-2009 01:59
Robbin I'm glad you had a nice day driving around and taking in the memories, I do that also and listen to the music of those great days. A good computer chair is always good to have mine is finely broken in. I went to my best friend's house down in Hialeah Gardens we know each other since the 3th grade over at Melrose, from that day we were always together I became the brother he never had. We always defended each other and always respected each others girlfriends. Like me part of his heart is still in the past. I got to go to bed early, tomorrow I have to work down at the Port of Miami everytime I drive down there to work on I95 I slow down at where Robert E. Lee was and try to picture that school as if was still standing there. Dave thanks for offering those CD's it's very nice of you. Goodnight Everyone ........... Carlos

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 01:26
Carey -gigi, I Went By Your House Today, and Your Van was There, But I Beeped The Horn, on My Expedition, Rang Your Doorbell, and Called Your Home Phone, But I Couldn't Contact You. I Figured That You Worked Hard, as Usual, and Came Home Very Tired, and Went To Bed, So I Left. Sorry I Missed You. I Left You A Message, on Your Answering Machine, and Something Near Your Front Door. Best Regards !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 01:19
Dave B., My Pleasure , Dave. I Was Dissappointed, in The Lack Of Progress , on The Project. They Are Lolly Gagging Around, it Appears !!!!! At This Rate, it Will Take A Good 3 Years + . I Notice that a Lot Of Construction Projects Here in Miami, Take Forever. They Tore Down, My Wife's old 1972 Publix Miami Lakes Supermarket, and Built a Brand New Bigger Store. It Took A Year, or Near , to Build it. The Workers Didn't Work at Night, Did not work Sundays, and only worked a Half a Day, on Saturdays. Her Mom's Supermarket, where she shops, in Clearwater, west Of Tampa: They Tore Down The Old Publix Store, and Built almost an Identical Store, in 6 Months, working Nights, and Weekends. Miami, Seems To Have Restrictions, and Rules, and it Takes Longer Here. Hopefully: The Stadium, will Be Built On Schedule. The Metro Rail, was Like The Big Dig: Over Budget, Behind Schedule, ect., and after it Opened: The Inspectors Found Cracks, and Dangerous Structural Defects, on The High Elevated Trainways, So it Was Closed , and Delayed, and Repairs , were Made. I Remember that Well . I Saw Metro Rail Trains, Flying By, overhead. I Passed By Where Fran Grew Up. The Trains that Passed Behind Bell Haven, Go By Her Old House, and The Metro Rail, Curves to The Left and Then Goes Along, or Above East 25th Street Past Hialeah Hospital, and Later : Past Bell Haven, and then Curves To The Right, at 27th avenue, where Funland Park, and Frank And Bun Were. Later . Robbin.

Robbin		03-Aug-2009 00:53
Dave B., and Carlos B., I Just Got Home, from a Ride around East Hialeah, where I used to Live, and Where I Grew Up, and I Rode around The City Of Miami, Allapattah, Shenandoah, Little Havana-, Calle Ocho, Coral Gables, and Westchester, and Flagami. Had a Nice Sunday Drive, and A Good Philly Steak Sub, at Firehouse Subs, and A Mountain Dew, from Taco Bell. That was all 3 Meals Today, other Than A Cup Of Decaf Coffee, and 1 Raisin Bran Muffin, This Morning. And I Drank a Lot Of Bottled Spring Water, about 6 16.9 Oz. Plastic Bottles. I went By The Orange Bowl, and New Ballpark Site, and Nothing Has Started Yet. Only The Groundbreaking. There is Sand, and Rocks, and Bulldozers, and A Crane, with a Piledriver, or Well Digging Machine, on The Site, But No Construction, Has Begun, Whatsoever. Looks Like They're Dragging Their Feet, To Me. And Carlos, I Went By Melrose Elementary, Curtis Park, Miami Stadium Apartments, Where McArthur, and Home Milk Were, Jose De Diego Middle School, Where Robert E. Lee JR. High was, Shenandoah Pool, Shenandoah Middle School, By The Civic Center , and Went out west, To Westchester Publix Sabor, to Shop a Bit, Then out On Flagler Street, By Mall Of Americas, and Then Home. I Went By Carey- gigi's House, But He was either Out, or Sleeping, I Couldn't Contact Him. Best Regards , to You Both !!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		03-Aug-2009 00:42
Robbin, thanks for those two voicemails re the stadium etc, I appreciate it.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 19:35
Carlos Betancourt, Thanks a Lot, for The Concern, about My Bad Left Foot, Very Nice Of You. My Wife and I , Watched The Disco Program Too, Last Night, and A Motown Special, Before That. Two Great Programs !!!!! I was Here at The Computer, and Watching The Disco Show, at The Same Time. I Went to School, with Harry Casey,- K. C., From K. C. and The Sunshine Band. I Knew Him, at Palm Springs JR. High, and Hialeah High. As You Know, He's A Real Nice Guy, always was. He Really Made it Big, and I'm Glad for Him. He was in The Orchestra, and Big in Music, at Palm Springs JR. High. When I Lived in My Old Neighborhood, of East Hialeah, High School Students, around there, all went to : Either : Miami Edison, or Miami Jackson. And Then, 1n 1964, and After, They Went To Miami Springs SR. High. I Would Of Gone There, But We Moved, To West Hialeah, and At That Time You Went To Hialeah High, if You Lived Around My House. We Went to Office Depot, and Got Me A New Computer Chair. What A Dream !!!!! It was on Sale, Like 40 Dollars Off. It's A Chiropractic High Back Padded Leather Like Chair, and Very Comfortable. I Needed it, Because I Sit at The Computer , For Hours , at a time. And My Old Chair, was a 39 Dollar Hard as Hell Back Breaker, and Hemmoroid Special. Much Better, For Me . Going to Take a Ride, and will Go By The Orange Bowl Site, Ect. Talk to You Later. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Glenda		02-Aug-2009 19:06
Dave b, Thanks for the info on billboard's top 100. I put it in my favorites folder and will look at it when I have time. I sent you my email address and, as I said, I would love to have the list of oldies and a cd of them. Thanks

Glenda		02-Aug-2009 19:02
Carey gigi. I didn't see the Lenny Bruce movie when it came out but rented the video back in the early 90's. My brother, Dennis, was an extra in it. He played a man sitting at a table in the nighclub with dark glasses. He was laughing at one of Lenny's jokes.

Carlos Betancourt		02-Aug-2009 14:56
Good morning to all, Robbin, I hope your foot is not giving you to much pain I pray that your foot will heal soon so you can continue to live without the disconfort and pain. I watched channel 2 last night they had a Disco special with KC and the Sunshine Band + alot of other Disco acts. It brought be a lot of memories. I met KC several times wenn I worked at the old Hialeah Gold Triange store, KC had a friend who worked there and would show up once in a while. I worked there part time when the store first opened up. My older brother Mario Betancourt went to Jackson High played football and baseball for the Generals, in his senior Year he transfered to the brand new Miami Springs High School where he also played football and baseball his class was the first graduating class at Miami Springs 1966. and then went to Florida State. I remember going with my dad to watch them practice.

Fran		02-Aug-2009 05:11
Started a new project, busy. Not enough time in a day. I wish I had more than 24 hours to complete my day. Just reconnected with several of my high school friends. Our Mega Reunion is in a couple of months. Does workout mean anything to you? Alive and well, aches and all. :) P.S. John Cang and Alex Fernandez former Marlins, former students of mine. Great guys!

Robbin P. Learned		02-Aug-2009 04:14
Hello Fran !!!! Best Regards , and it's Nice to See Your Name Here again. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 04:10
Dave B., Hope You Had a Nice time, at The Wedding !!!!!! I Had a Little Bowl, of Chocolate Ice Cream, Tonight, and That Made My Day, What A Treat !!!!! Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 04:02
Carey -gigi, I Remember Lenny Bruce, But not The Movie : Lenny. I Do however Remember The Movie : Champ, and I Saw it, and Knew it was Filmed at Hialeah Park. Great Movie !!!! I Remember : The Rick Shaw Show, in The Morning, weekdays, and I Watched it, all the time. And I Remember Linda Rodgers, and The Other Dancers, and Patty Benson, Lip Syncing Songs. And I used to Watch Rick Shaw's Saturday Hop, on Channel 10, Every Saturday, and Really Enjoyed Both Shows, A Lot. Remember The JR. High Pendants, on A Wall, in The Channel 10 Studio, and They'd Show it, sometimes ??? Well I noticed that there was a Lot Of Dade County JR. High Pendants there, But None From Palm Springs JR. High, where I Was Attending , at that time, So I Spoke to the Graphic Arts Teacher, MR . Sherron, and He was More Than Happy, to Help, and He Found A Palm Springs JR. High Pendant, for Me to Submit. I Did, and Soon, I Saw it on The Wall, and I was Very Proud Of Myself, and Happy. I Remember they had Dance Contests, and Gave Everyone There: Morton Honey Buns. Great Memories !!!!!! Will Try To Check Out The Videos, on You Tube. Thanks !!!!! Sleep Well , My Hialeah Brother !!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		02-Aug-2009 03:59
Hi Fran, how's it going?

Fran		02-Aug-2009 03:44
Carlos, Little brother, sounds like Mario. Mario was a year ahead of me and he was a great guy. He was liked by many, a good friend to all at Springs. I think you went to school with my brother. He played varsity football for Springs. Good times...

dave b		02-Aug-2009 03:37
carey, I have heard of those two songs you mentioned, yep-----

dave b		02-Aug-2009 03:30
Glenda, same for you, if you want that printout of the oldies I have on i tunes on my computer, just email me, and I will mail it to you, then you can pick out the ones you want, even if it is 30 songs per cd and involves seven or eight cds, no problem.

dave b		02-Aug-2009 03:28
Hi Folks, went to a wedding this evening and just got back, around 1115PM. Robbin: Great posts, always interesting stuff. Carey Gigi--email me at kb1pdv@earthlink.net when you are ready to get that oldies list, and out of 1100 songs on my i tunes, almost all are oldies, and I have it broken down into categories, e.g. 1957 to 1960, a separate list of approx 1961, a third list of post-1960, which includes all those Ronettes songs etc, and don't forget the longboredsurfer.com/charts.php with a www in front of it. Same website for you, Glenda, you can go to it and click on any year for the Billboard top 100 in order of sales etc and popularity. Sofia was not hurt too too badly, but certainly enough to go to the chiropractor several times and still going......

carey gigi		02-Aug-2009 03:00
Robbin , I found a site on U-tube a while back that I have in my favorites if you type in Chuck Stewart collection or Patty Benson montage or green grass the Linda Rogers dancers. Any one of these will get you to the others what they are lip syncing videos of local girls from here that went on saturday hop with Rick Shaw. These videos really bring back memories , black and white t.v. and not much rehearsal but a lot of courage and heart to do these songs. These videos to me are priceless hope you can check them out . Later your original Hialean friend Carey P.S. gotta go to bed the tylenol 3 is working now.

carey gigi		02-Aug-2009 02:26
Does anybody remember a movie called Lenny about the comic Lenny Bruce. In 1974 there were a lot of scenes filmed in Hialeah, on s.e. 2nd pl. and 7th ave. We used to go over to the corner of the block every day after work and see what we could see, there were a lot of people we knew trying to get extra parts in it . There are four people I knew then whose extra scene stayed in the movie. My younger brother Danny stayed there late everyday, and he got to hold the limo door open for Dustin Hoffman and Valerie Perrine almost every day. I have the movie on VHS but cant find it on DVD. There is another movie called the Champ from about the same period that has some really great shots of Hialeah Race course and it really looks incredible in the movie Talk Later Carey

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 02:25
Carlos Betancourt, Thanks, For The Info, I Always Wondered what That Bldg. up Front on Top was. Small World HuH , We Both Took Dates to The Essex Theatre, and Flamingo Plaza. I Enjoyed The Rest Of Your Post Too !!!!! The Johnny Mathis Song Ending The Love Story, Was Great !!!!!! BRAVO !!!!!!! Great Story, Seriously, Really enjoyed it. And You Know, I'm Very interested , in All The Info, I Can Gather, about Robert E. Lee JR. High, so that made the Story Even Better. We Were Cassanovas, Don Juans, Romeos, and Lotharios, All Together, You And I. Smooth Operators, Indeed !!!!!!!! More Power, To Us !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 02:12
Carey -gigi, I Like Lee Greenwood Music, Barbara Mandrell Music, Ronnie Milsap Music, and others, But Country, is Not My Favorite, By any Means, I Like 50's and 60's Music we Grew up with, on WQAM, and WFUN, Best. And I Do Like Jazz, and Old School 70's Soul Music, Like Freddie Cruz Plays on The Quiet Storm, night Hot 105 105.1 F. M. Radio Program. And I Like Blues . Do You Remember Susan Duke, at ST. John's School ???? Diana, Dream Lover, So Much In Love, Venus, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Silhouettes, Cara Mia, Crystal Blue Persuasion, He's So Fine, One Fine Day, The Angels Listened In, Just To Be With You, Hushabye, Cathy's Clown, Our Day Will Come, In My Room, Devil Or Angel, Surfer Girl, Candy Girl, Sherry, & Denise, are Some Songs I Like. Hope Your Back Feels Better. You Do Some Hard Work, My Friend. I Can Imagine, How your Back Catches Hell. Take Care. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		02-Aug-2009 02:00
When we first moved into Allapattah I lived at 3140 NW 38th St just north of the orginal Burger King behind the BK was Melrose Elementry anyway next door lived a girl, Kathy was about a year younger than me I was around 10 as I got to know her and her parents they would take us to the Essex Movie Theatre, I remember watching those old Disney flixs, sometimes we would go to the Flamingo Plaza, I guess I could consider them my first dates. in Melrose I had more girlfriends Marcia Bellos, Debbie Scafetta, Marsha Gomez and several more. On Robert E. Lee that outcropping area of the school was some kind of a attic I think that the maintennce man used it for storage. I know there was a way up there from the 3th floor but it was always locked. The school had an awesome auditorium for a Jr. High it was really nice. One thing I will never forget is how cool the rooms were, with the windows open there was always a nice breeze. Robbin, Robert E. Lee was built to last the hallways were open and wide the stairs were also wide and during class changes they did not feel crowded. The stairway on the southside center between the 2th and 3th floor is where I first saw the girl that would become my girlfriend for over two years, she was going up and me down when our eyes just locked together. The song by Johnny Mathis( A Certain Smile) says it all. Carlos

Robbin P. Learned		02-Aug-2009 01:46
Carey- gigi, You're Correct: Back then, in 7th Grade: We Had : Music, Art, and Graphic Arts, as our Required Electives. I Had MR. Tupler, For Art, and MR. Jarlinski, for Graphics, and Then My Music , was at Palm Springs JR. High, after My Family Moved. So I Never Took Wood Shop, or General Shop Officially, at Miami Springs JR. High, But I Dropped in, with Bobby Nau, in The Summer, Before I Attended School there, and Made those Square, and Round Gear Shift Knobs, you Mentioned, By Glueing Pieces Of Different Color Plexiglass Together, Clamping Them, for a Little While, Cutting The Square Edges off All 4 Corners, on The Band Saw, and then Sanding them, on The Belt Sander. Then We would Drill a Hole, in The Bottom. Those were Neat, and Fun to Make. The Teacher, was MR. FRYE, a Red Headed Man. He was nice, and A Great Teacher. I Loved Shop, and I Took it in 8th and 9th Grade, at Palm Springs JR. High, in The Summer there, and at Hialeah High, in 10th Grade. We Made Neat Bookends, Coffee Tables, Salad Bowls, Cutting Boards, Bowling Pin Lamps, Spice Racks, Gun Racks, Skim Boards, Lazy Susan's, Little Mini Surfboards, To Give To Girlfriends, with Our Cologne On Them, and For A Neck Chain. I Had A Blast , in Shop !!!!!! I Remember the 2 Songs You Mentioned, and They're Good, But Never Get Played, anywhere . Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 01:20
Glenda Schulte, Hello, I , Too Love : 50's and 60's Music. 50's Do Wop, and other 50's And Early 60's Stuff. I Like Some Country Music, old and new, and I Like Smooth Jazz, and 70's Old School Soul Music, But Nowadays: I Play 50's and Early 60's Stuff Most, and I Really Like Motown. I Used to Go Roller Skating a Lot, in The 50's, and 60's, and I Have a lot Of Memories Of The Rinks, and The Music Played There, and The Girls There. Great Memories !!!!! And now, at our Ages, We Really Enjoy Nostalgia, and Reminicing. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin P. Learned Of Hialeah.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 01:10
Dave B., Reference : Silence: Total Agreement !!!!!!! I'm Learning !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 01:07
Carlos Betancourt, I Was The Boyfriend Of Donna Roseanna Woods, when I was in Kindergarten, and 5 Years Old. And I Took Her out on Real Dates, to The Essex Movie Theatre, Circle Movie Theatre, Flamingo Cafeteria, and To Parties, and Dances. And after Donna, There was Lots of other Girls, in My Life. I was a Little Kid Ladies Man !!!!!!! And I Was Happy !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 00:59
Carlos Betancourt, 50's and 60's Oldies, Yes !!!!!!! I Love Em !!!!!!! And as we all Agree: They Bring Back Memories Of People , Places, Things, Events, Our Schools, and Most Of All Our Love Interests. Sounds Like You and I Were Both Romeos Of Our Time, Back Then. I'm Proud to say: That I Always Had Girlfriends, and Never Stayed Home Alone. I, Too, Attracted The Girls, and Chased Them. We Were, and are Normal Males, Why Not !!!!!!! The 50's and 60's , Were Good times, for The Most Part, and The Music, was Great !!!!! Glad Your Son, and Other Sons, Appreciate Our Music. I Love The 4 Seasons Myself, and I Have A Greatest Hits C. D., By Them. My Favorites by them, are: Candy Girl, and Sherry. Carlos, I Meant to ask You: What was That Small Building on Top of Robert E. Lee JR. High, in The Front ????? I Watched A Great Motown Show, on PBS Channel 17 , This Afternoon, Really Enjoyed it !!!!!! Enjoy Royal Castle !!!!! If You Let Me Know When You're Going, I'll Join You There !!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		02-Aug-2009 00:38
Dave B., The Village Plaza, was Just North of N. W. 36th Street, on Curtiss Parkway, and The Plaza was Right By The Street, that went By Blessed Trinity Church, and School. The Plaza, is A Rocks Throw, From Blessed Trinity. There was either A Small Hobby Shop, or You Got Your Revelle Model Kits, at Village Drugs, I'm Not Sure. Back then, Most Drugstores, Had Model Kits, I Got a Lot Of Them, and 45 Records, in My Neighborhood , at Rexall Drugstore, in Sun Tan Village. Sorry , To Hear about Sofia Getting Hurt, But Glad She Plans on Posting Soon. Thanks Again , Dave. It was 91 Degrees Here, Most of The Day Here Today, But The Weather People on T. V. Said it Felt Like in The 100's. Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		01-Aug-2009 22:59
Dave B I am back for a few minutes I couldnt get on the add comment part it kept going off. Have you heard a song called you dont have to be a baby to cry by the Caravelles, and one by the Murmaids called Popsicles and Icicles . these are great little two and half minute songs that never get heard today. I was wondering if you typed in that sight I told you about for satelite images. Be back later going to go lay down a while back is hurting not from lifting but leaning over tiling a large patio table in glass tile , that leaning over puts a lot of strain on the muscles , two aleve and I will be fine again. Carey

Guest		01-Aug-2009 22:45
Dave B I think I might take you up on that offer for the CDs I dont know weather or not this message will go through or not later Carey

carey gigi		01-Aug-2009 22:30
Robbin I was wondering if you had general shop at Springs Jr. High I wasnt sure if they offered it when you had 7th grade there I know I couldnt take it until 8th grade but took graphics instead , but took shop in 9th grade I remember the paint booth out back of the shop. I built this crappy little bookholder but the best part was putting the clear laquer on it . I used to spend so much time in the paint room that by the time you went to the next class we were all so stoned from the fumes that we werent sure where we were going. Good thing I didnt do too many wood projects. Does anyone remember making the gearshift knobs from plexiglass usually in two colors and we wood shape them on the sander and then sand them and polish them on the buffer with compound . We didnt have cars ourselves but we thought we looked cool walking around with that gearshift knob. Carey

carey gigi		01-Aug-2009 22:18
Glenda Shulte::::::::::: I am not a real country music fan , but I do appreciate real country from the 50s and 60s, my parents always had it on the radio. I believe if Johnny Cash were alive today he couldnt get his music played on country stations. Thats what I tell my wife , she listens to nothing but new country where every singer looks like they just stepped out of central casting in Hollywood. Later Carey

Glenda Schulte		01-Aug-2009 22:03
Everyone, Reading all your posts about the oldies really makes me feel nostalgic. My absolute favorite time period for music was between mid 50's to mid 60's. I also love country music but, again, prefer ones from the 50' to the 80's. Today's country music leaves me flat. A few exceptions, of course, but for the most part I prefer, Bill Anderson, Johnny Cash, Lynne Anderson, Loretta Lynne, to name a few. Glenda (Cox) Schulte

dave b		01-Aug-2009 20:32
Robbin, I emailed Sofia to see how she is doing and she plans on coming back here to post, but was on vacation and in a place in Fla where the surf is kind of powerful and for some reason a big wave got here on the neck. So she has been getting chiropractic treatment for that, plus has relatives staying over, so she will be back here at some point, said to pass that on to you.......so it looks like she will be okay and back, but according to her own medical schedule etc......we all miss her here. See, this is another example of silence not meaning anything other than silence for a very good reason. True, people who are angry are silent, we all do that, but most of the time you can just figure, hey, this or that person has a good reason for not posting here, and this is another example of that. So I thought you would like to know that, as it will make you feel better, as you see that silence does not always equal anger or disapproval etc

dave b		01-Aug-2009 18:22
Hi Carlos----sounds like you are all set with the oldies, but I will make you the same offer, anytime you want, I can print out the i tunes on my computer, compile a printed list, mail it to you, and you tell me what songs you want on cds and even if it is six or seven or more cds that will be no problem, to do that. Let me know in case you cannot find every song you are looking for etc

Carlos Betancourt		01-Aug-2009 18:13
Robbin, Dave, I have been reading this post about the oldies, I love all those songs I'm a bit younger than you guys ( 55 ) but I grew up listening to all those songs. I have an older brother who's 60 and all of my cousins who are 57+ they would have house parties and I would hang out listening to the music sometimes even an older girl would take out to dance I learned alot about girls from one of my cousins by the time I was 12 I knew how to win girls over. my buddies would get frustraded when they didn't have luck. Anyway I have taught all my kids to enjoy the oldies my youngest who just turned 13 loves that music he doesn't listen to any of this new crap out there. The 4 Seasons is one of his favorites. I just lost a MP3 with over 850 oldies on it it took me a while to get them but I'm working on it again ( it's part of the fun) I also got Sirius in my pickup it's great nonstop oldies from the fifties, sixties, etc. also a channel called Classic Vinyl "classic rock" I have a new MP3 made by Sansa check out their website you can get chips for these MP3 players each chip oldies, country etc contain over a 1000 songs and I belive cost about $39.00. I write posted once some songs are like time machines when they play they take you back to a time in your life. Robbin I might stop sometime this week at Arnolds Royal Castle to try the burgers and birch beer, I have'nt been inside a Royal Castle since the early seventies. It should be fun. Later, Carlos

dave b		01-Aug-2009 16:54
Robbin, all i recall about thgat little plaza is the comic books and the Classics Illustrated comic books, plus maybe there was a hobby shop there or near there that sold those Revell model plane kits. I vaguely remember the little plaza, Village Plaza, but not much about the plaza itself What street intersected there with Curtiss Pkway??

Robbin		01-Aug-2009 15:56
Later !!!!!!!!!!

Robbin		01-Aug-2009 15:55
Dave B., Do You Remember: Grace's Delicatessen, in The Village Plaza, on Curtiss Parkway, in Virginia Gardens???? It was in The Same Plaza as The Village Drugstore, where you Got Your Comic Books . They Made Great Cold Cut Subs, and were there, a Long Time, But They Left there, and opened another Location, in Medley, But it's not The Same. And across the street, there was the Green Mansions Motel, and Rental Apartments. Back in The 50's, and Early 60's, I Swam in The Pool, at The Green Mansions, and went to Grace's Delicatessen, to Eat. I Had their Great Subs, and in The 50's, they Had Great Charbroiled Hamburgers, Like The Old Days at Burger King, and I would Have Both There. Grace's , was Very Popular, and always Very Busy Weekdays, and Working People would Stop and Grab a Sub, from The Cooler, Freshly Made that Day, But Fast and Convenient, No wait. I Know you Didn't Live in Virginia Gardens Long, But I Thought you Might Remember those 2 Places. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		01-Aug-2009 14:57
Carey -gigi, Remember, How Much Fun it was , to Go Skating , at Rustic Roller Rink, and Hialeah Roller Rink ????? I Went to Both Rinks, a Lot. I 1st started Learning to Roller Skate, on The Sidewalks of East 6th Lane, Between My House, and Bobby Nau's House, around the corner, on East 10th Street, and My Skates, were the Old Steel Wheel Skates, that you Clamped on Your Shoes, and Tightened up, with a Key. I Hit The Cracks of The Sidewalk, My Skates came off the Shoes, I Fell, and it was A Miserable Indoctrination, to Roller Skating, But I Learned The Basics. I was about 6 years old, at the time, a 1st Grader. And then, after a Few Months of Battling The Sidewalk Cracks, I went to Rustic Roller Rink, and Went inside, on The Wooden Floor, to Learn to Skate on Shoe Skates, with Plastic and Wooden Wheels. I Had to Hold on to The Railing, for a while, But I Improved Little By Little, until one Day: I was Ready, for The Outdoor Cement Floor Rink, where Experienced Skaters Skated, and I was Proud, and Happy, and Really Having Fun !!!!!!! I Even Raced, and Did Well, and Sometimes Won, But that was when I was around 11. I always Remember seeing The Dixie Lily Gristmill- Windmill, to the Right, when you went up the Steps, to Pay Admission. And I Rememember : 3 Girls I Liked There : Josie Ritter, Patty Gilbert, and Priscilla Bell. And of Course The Music, they Played : Diana, Put Your Head On My Shoulder, Mashed Potatoes, The Monster Mash, 16 Candles, ect. And Nighttime Couples Only Skates. Rustic Roller Rink, is A Very Special Memory, For Me. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		01-Aug-2009 14:30
Dave B., and Carey- gigi, I Like Do I Love You, But My Favorite , by The Ronettes, is : Be My Baby. And Carey, when I Hear : Be My Baby, I Think of Miami Springs JR. High, where you and I Both went. Other Songs I associate, with Miami Springs JR. High , are : Surfer Girl, That's The Way Boys Are, He's So Fine, and I Only Wanna Be With You. When I Hear those songs, I Remember My 1 / 2 A Year, of 7th Grade, at Miami Springs JR. High. I Love those Songs, and when I Hear Them, Like Magic, Here Comes The Sight Of Miami Springs JR. High, The Mosaic Tile Mural, in The Cafeteria, The Pretty Girls, I Liked, Coach Harrison, Miss Dotson, and Miss Little, 2 Teachers, who I Had A Crush On, The Varsity Patrol, DR. Bowles, MR. Jarlinski, MR. Tupler, The Salad Plate Alternative Lunch, After School Dances, ect. The Memories, and The Music, I Love it !!!!! Thanks To Dave, I Have A Lot Of Songs Now, that I wanted , for Years, and Years, and I Enjoy The Ride Much More in My Expedition, Playing those Songs. Thanks again, Dave. And Dave, I am going to Make a Cassette of Some Tower Of Power Music, A Sampler, and I will Mail it to you , ASAP, so you can Hear them. They are a 10 Piece Group, with a Famous Horn Section, They're From Oakland, California, and Have Had A Group, since 1968, But Have Changed Personnel, a Few times. They Have A Great Instrumental Sound, and Good Vocals too. Best Regards, to Both Of You. Robbin.

dave b		01-Aug-2009 13:22
And, Carey, I know you have all the oldies you want etc but if you ever want me to send you a printout of what I have on i tunes here on my computer, then you want me to burn six or seven cds of those songs, let me know. Easily done.

dave b		01-Aug-2009 13:08
Carey, that song by the Ronettes, Do I love You, is my all-time favorite song by them.

Robbin		01-Aug-2009 03:48
Carey - gigi, I always watched , and enjoyed Miami Vice , Too. They Showed Beautiful Shots Of Miami Beach, and Around Our Birthplace, Miami, and I Liked That Especially !!!! Did You Know : Sherry Diamond ??? She was Bobby Nau's Girlfriend, at one time, and I went to Partie's at Her House, cause I was Bobby's Best Friend. I was Interested in Her Best Friend : Sandra Gifford, after I Met Her, at Sherry's House, and I Later went to Her House On My Bike, all the time, up on East 43rd Street, Just West Of Lejeune Road. Great Memories !!!!!! Remember, You Can Borrow The Untouchables, anytime, My Friend. Take Care. Robbin.

Rbbin		01-Aug-2009 03:36
Carey-gigi, When I Lived On East 6th Lane, in The 50's, and until 1964, I Rode My Bike, all around, and Ate at Royal Castle, Burger King, Grable's Bakery, Rexall Luncheonette, Flamingo Cafeteria, Walgreen's, Golden Point, Carole's , Patsy's, A & W, and I went to The Candy Store, Woolworth's, Western Auto, W. T. Grant's , The Trampolines, Babcock Park, The Essex Theatre, The Circle Theatre, Hialeah Lanes, Hialeah Speedway, Rustic Roller Rink, Hialeah Roller Rink, Miami Springs Recreation Center Pool, Food Fair, Grand Union, Kwik Chek, The Food Palace, Steven's Market, Grand Way, Shell's City, Army Salvage, Red Diamond, Mae & Dave's, Dairy Queen, Carvel, Friday Night Dances at The VFW, Karland Go Karts, by My House, and Lots of Other Activities and Places. Did You Know : Susan Duke, at ST. John's School ???? I Was in Love with Her. Did You Know: Dorrine Price, and Her Sister Marsha ????? And at Miami Springs JR. High, Did You Know: Regina Piccolo, Sharon Quigg, Priscilla Bell, Mary Pat Keener, Sharon Allen, Mary Ann Royals, Jodie Macleid, Sandy Jennings, Martha Federonis, and Patty Pokay ???? I Had a Crush, on all of them. Talk to you Later. Robbin.

Robbin		01-Aug-2009 02:46
Carey-gigi, Thanks, For asking about My Left Foot, I Appreciate it. It's About the Same, it is in a Bad Place, on the Bottom, and Side of My Foot, over By The Little Toe, and Both My Heavy Weight, and Diabetes, Hinder it's Healing. I Have to Go To Palmetto Hospital, Every Week, to My Podiatrist, and He Cuts, and Debrides The Wound, Squeezes My Foot, Dabs it, with Gauze, Takes A Culture of it, with A Long Q Tip, inserted into The Wound, Takes A Picture Of it, and Bandages Me Up. I Dread it , as I Go Thru Excrusiating Pain, and Leave with My Foot Even Sorer, and I Take 2 Strong Antibiotics, a Day. I Have A Lot Of Pain, and Have to Stay Off My Feet, as Much as Possible. As You Said: Diabetes, is Horrible. I Wish I Didn't Have it, But I Do, so I Gotta Be Careful. Your Poor Dad, Suffered with it. I Hope I Can Keep My Foot, and Leg, and Stay out Of The Hospital. I'll Be O. K. I Love All Of The %0's, and 60's Music, and especially The Motown Girl Groups, Like The Crystals, The Shirelles, The Supremes, The Marvellettes, Ect. Great Music, Bringing Back Great Memories Too. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		01-Aug-2009 02:28
nd I Still Contend : That The Music Of The 50's and 60's, - Our Music, Was, and Is: Great Music, and You Can Understand The Words, and it Didn't Advocate Killing, or use Profanity, or Make Racial Slurs, as A Lot of The Filth Excuses For Music Now Do. Our Music, Lives Forever, Thank God !!!!!!! I Love our Music, it is Music !!!!! We Went out to Eat, at Applebee's, Take Out, and Ate in The Car, with Our Cockatiel, Chuckie. We Had A Nice Meal, and Ate in The Car, over By Lowe's, in A Well Lighted Parking Space. Robbin.

carey gigi		01-Aug-2009 01:30
Dave B thank s for that info. I will check it out ,I have one on my computer that has the top 60 from 1950 to 1990. I am listening to the Ronettes now the song DO I love You with that great wall of sound. I love all the girl groups from late 50s to mid 60s and of course Leslie Gore and Petula Clark. I really need to get on my wifes computer and start downloading, or get a program put in mine . Talk again soon might go watch Miami Vice season 1 and 2 I always liked that show. Talk soon Carey

carey gigi		01-Aug-2009 01:15
Robbin ::::::: How are you doing I was wondering about your foot and how it is doing , my Father was a diabetic about 35 years and as he got older he had the same problem that you have. I look at old pictures of him and he always had a bandage on for something that would not heal. when he was 49 they took his lower left leg his whole ankle was injured and it was just too much to heal. Ten years later they were going to take the right leg and the same day of surgery schedule like over night it started to heal and it healed very quick. Just wanted to let you know that I can relate to what you are going through and how careful you have to be. Diabetes is not easy to deal with. My best to your health and a quick recovery Carey.

dave b		01-Aug-2009 01:05
carey gigi, always nice talking with you-----we need to start an oldies fan club! I think we already have.......look at that site sometime, longboredsurfer.com/charts.php with a www in front of it, has the Billboard top 100 from all years, just click on the year. Very very interesting and would jog anyone's memory in a hurry.

carey gigi		01-Aug-2009 00:57
Dave B thank you for the condolences and helping to clear the air about that comment I understand now. I was wondering if you went on that satelite site yet. I can relate to the comment you made about the music and your fiance not relating to it, I am 60 and my wife is almost 58 but there is no connection with the music I listen to and what she likes I prefer late 50s and 60s and she likes new country. I am listening to 50s music on my dish network I think It is Serius satelite there are about 110 music channels but I only listen to a few of them. I appreciate the offer a while back about the music CDs, but on my wifes computer in the bedroom she has a site where I can make them she made some for me last year. I need to turn that computer on anyway it has been off for about 6 weeks now, just need to call her and get instructions. Later Carey

dave b		31-Jul-2009 22:22
Good memories. What is also good about them is that they happened way before we had bills, health worries, worries in general, we were free as birds. My four years in the USMC 1963-1967 was one big great time (except for Parris Island). Not a care in the world. And the world was a different place back then, too, in many ways. But things change, and sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse, and back and forth. It is not all one straight line, like things have constantly gotten better since yesteryear. It has its ups and downs like anything else. The memories are something, though. And the oldies songs that go with those memories, that is what makes that music even more powerful for us when we listen to it. Talk with you later on or tomorrow.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 22:09
Dave B., And Everyone Else, Robbin, Will Be Out, For Dinner, For A While, But will Return Here Later, Maybe, By 9:00 P. M. DST. Best To You !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 22:04
Dave B., I Lived With A Special Girlfriend, in An Efficiency, Right near The Orange Bowl, in 1973, and I Taught Her To Drive A Car, in The Orange Bowl Parking Lots, and That was A Special Time Frame, in My Life, I was 22 Years Old, and in Love, with a Beautiful Cuban Lady, of 32, and We Shared A Lot Of Great Times, in The Area, for Almost A Year, So As I Said: That Area, is Very Special, in My Heart, and Treasured Memories, Surround The Site Of The New Ballpark. And Just Like My Old Neighborhood, in East Hialeah, I Ride By The Orange Bowl Site, Coral Gables, Which I Love, The Site Where Robert E. Lee JR. High Was in Wynwood, which is City Of Miami, and Like East Allapattah, Because I Had Friends who went there, and Liked A Beautiful Girl, Who Went there, and I Ride all Around , Down There, Miami, South Miami, Coral Gables, Miami Springs, Homestead, ect., on Sunday Drives, Because I Remember People, and Places, There, in The Past, and They're Not There anymore, But I Get A Special Feeling, By Passing By There, So I Do, Often. And While Driving Around, I'm Playing My Oldies Music, on Cassette Tapes, and We Stop and Get Something Good To Eat, and Order Take Out, and Eat in The Car, with Chuckie, My Cockatiel Bird. And Like You Said Before, Dave: We Enjoy Our 50's, and up to 1961 Oldies, Cause We Grew Up, Listening to Those Songs, So Naturally , They're Very Special, to us, and Remind Us, Of Better Times. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 21:39
Dave B., I'm Not Sure. I Will Go By There, This Weekend, and Check. I Believe They Have Started, though. You Know, There was another Suitable Site, for The Ballpark, Across the Street, From The Dolphin's Stadium, in The Carol City Sand Hills, But They Built A Super Wal Mart There, and That ended That Story. That Site, was Right Near The Dade- Broward Line, and Would Have Been Nice to Have The Football Stadium, and Baseball Stadium, in The Same Spot, and it would of been Convenient, for People in Broward, and Palm Beach County, and North Dade, But Miami, Proper, and Central, and South Dade, and West Dade, Has A Huge Population, and A Lot Of Latins, and They Like Baseball, and Should Support it. I Think, Personally, That The Site, Is Perfect, and I'm Happy A Stadium is Being Built, and Built There, on The Site Of The Orange Bowl, a Treasure Of Memories , For Me, and A Stadium There, is Better than Apartments. Best Regards, Robbin.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 21:25
Dave B., Thank You Dave, For Your Vote Of Support, and Yes , I Am Keeping The Lines Of Communication Open, and I Am Happy, That I Came Back, and that You Did Too !!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		31-Jul-2009 21:22
Robbi, did they actually break ground on the new stadium yet, I thought they said they did but am not positive.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 21:02
Patricia, Hi, It's Your Life, And You Have A Right, and an Obligation, to Yourself, To Be Happy, and if You are Happy, in Hermitage , Tennessee, Then More Power To You. Be Happy, Above All , Life is Short. I Can understand your Family, wanting You To Move Back to Your Home State Of Massachusetts, But You Know, Where You Are Happiest, So Stick To Your Guns, and Enjoy Your Life !!!!! That's My Advice, But Not An Order. The New Stadium, Being Built For Baseball, is in The City Of Miami Proper, Maybe A Couple Of Miles outside Of Downtown Miami, on The Site Of The Old Miami Orange Bowl. I Think it's A Good Location, and I Always Loved The Orange Bowl, So For Me: It's A Great Place For it, and The Marlins, Were Originally : The Miami Marlins, and Played in The City Of Miami, at an Old , Now Gone Miami Stadium, north of Where The Nwew one will Be. Some People Don't Like The Venue, Because They Live North Of There, in Broward County, and FT. Lauderdale, Boca , Delray Beach, ect., But it Can't Be Close For Everyone. The Picture Of it, Looks Nice. I Welcome it !!!! And I Will Support it, When it Opens, By Going To Marlin Games. Have A Nice Weekend. Robbin, and Chuckie, and Another Patricia.

dave b		31-Jul-2009 20:57
Robbin---it is not that they are upset, it is that they are uneasy, is a good word to describe it, thinking, well, the slightest thing and there will be another blowup, so let me lay low for a little while and see what happens, is all it is, I am sure of it. So if someone does not post here, give them some time and eventually they will come back etc. Does this make sense? I notice that you equate silence with disapproval and many times you may be right, but many other times you are probably simply mistaken about it and figure that silence means anger, but not so. But you are keeping the communication lines open and that is great.

Patricia		31-Jul-2009 20:43
Hi Chuckie and All, Robbin, I love how little Chuckie says "Hi Chuckie"! Have some fun with Chuckie, your wife and nature this weekend. Happy Weekend to everyone and bye until Monday, Patricia and Sparky too!

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 20:37
Dave B., You're Correct, and I Feel Better, now that Carey- gigi Knows that I Didn't Aim The Arrow, at Him Only, it was in General, Why So Many People Dissappeared, and Have Not Returned, But I Guess you Hit it On The Head: Some People, Don't Want Bickering, and They Want Rosy Days Every Day, and Don't Want Me To Rain On Their Little Parade, So They're either Reading, and Lurking, or They're Gone, and I Hate To Say It, But Maybe, Just Maybe: I Miss Them. But Their Wishes , are Theirs, So if They Don't want To Chance Writing Here, So Be It. It's 93 Degrees, on My Back Porch, Covered in the Shade, and Humid, and Sunny, and A Tiny Breeze, But The Palm Trees, are Not Swaying Much. I Like Baseball, But Haven't Watched Any Games Lately, But I Do Like The Game. Later, My Friend !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 20:25
Carey-gigi, Hey, I Made My Comment, in General, and not aimed at you, or anyone in Particular, But Rather Shaking The Apple Tree, To See If Any Apples Fell. You and I Spoke By Phone, and Talked on Here, a while Back, and Then You Dissappeared, so I Thought Maybe You Got Mad about The Arguments, or Something, That's All. But I Did Not Single You Out, There Were others too, No Names, I Don't Want To Get Anything Started. I Am enjoying Peace Lately, and Dave Bruce, and I Have Been Close as Always, But I Just Always wonder : about The Rest. My Sincere Condolences, For Your Loss, RIP. Interesting, How You Saw My Back Yard, and Porch. Did You See The Lake ???? The Offer Still Stands, Reference : The Untouchables DVD Set. You Can Pick it up, or I'll Drop it off to you. Let Me Know . I Recently Found Out that our Dean Of Boys: MR. Smith, The Paddler, was at Robert E. Lee JR. High, and Kinloch Park JR. High, after He, and We , Were at Miami Springs JR. High. And MR. Gwinn, our Principal, at Miami Springs JR. High, was Principal, Later, at Kinloch Park JR. High, when My Wife Went There, 8 years Later. Small World, HUH !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		31-Jul-2009 19:50
We looked for Summer all year long and now that it is here, I want it to be Fall so badly! Tired of the heat and humidity, even though here is nothing compared to you folks in the Miami area....here it is about 76 degrees but the humidity is 97% and you know yourselves what that means re comfort zone----so I am one for sweatshirt weather to return again soon, where the high is in the 50s or 60s and it drops down to forties or fifties at night......and the dryness finally comes to stay......then in the winter we again look forward to summer.....

dave b		31-Jul-2009 19:48
I knew you were not referring to carey gigi in any way, but this is what I said in earlier posts, how things can be interpreted a certain way, and you really cannot blame the reader, because, as you put it, when you shake the tree, it has an effect of some kind. This is where communication comes in mighty handy, and you came on here and said it was not aimed at him and that is refreshing to him to hear that, I am sure. I would have thought the very same thing, is Robbin talking about ME, if I had been gone off the site. So this is exactly how misunderstandings have a way of blossoming unless they are cut off early, which is what you did.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 19:37
Dave B., You're Right, My Comment, was not aimed at anyone in Particular, But Rather Everyone, who Dissappeared From this site, after The Depression . I Know I Should Not Have Said it, Because it Could of Lead to More Problems, But I Said it Merely: To See if anyone would Make a Move, and Clear the Air, that's All. I Shook The Tree, But I Have a Feeling, that I've Heard From All The People I'm Going to, so I Close My Mouth, and The Case. I Could Be Wrong, But I Don't Think The Others, are Coming Back to This Site, and if They wanna Be That Way, Well So Be it !!!!! I Will not Mention it anymore. I Did understand Your Post about the Matter, and Took it in The Good Way, that I Know it was intended, and Thanks, Dave. Later. Robbin.

dave b		31-Jul-2009 16:36
It says that car dealer's suit was rejected. And I heard that groundbreaking actually began the first or so of this month, so they must have cleared the way, legally. Anyone can file a lawsuit for just about anything, or about nothing. So his suit appears to be over and done with. Moving from one state to another, different regions of the country, that gives a lot of folks culture shock, and many people from the east coast who move to, say, Missouri etc end up moving back, because it was just too big a difference in climate, geography etc, so maybe your family was kind of hoping you would get homesick enough to move back to Mass......But is sounds like you are very used to it there in Tennessee, and it is one of the most beautiful states in the country, no doubt. People are basically the same everywhere but there is still that culture shock factor, a person moving from New Jersey to New Mexico would have some adjustment problems. So it is not easy, except within the same region, where everything is not so different as it is in some other area of the country. I mean, when you first went to Tennessee you must have seen a big big difference in just about everything you were used to. But good for you in not caving in to family pressure.

Patricia		31-Jul-2009 16:19
Hi Dave, Wikipedia stated that a car dealer had filed a law suit regarding the new stadium, which was the "protest" that I was questioning. I was wondering if he was from another area and wanted the stadium in his area, because I assumed it would be financially profitable. Thank you for explaining that to me since I know very little about law suits and I guess you know too much, being an attorney! I have many realtives in Worcester, Massachusetts, where I was born in 1948 and lived until 1998 when I married my 1964 Love and moved to his home in Hermitage, Tennessee, where I still live. I have two nephews, one lives in Newton and the other lives in Millbury and my sister lives in Worcester, and also has a home on the Cape where she, a public school secretay, and her husband, an assistant public school principal, spend every weekend and most of the summer! When I came to tennesse I "left my whole life behind", in a physical distance way, because we are a very close family. So I just want to thank you for offering to get me some Red Sox souvenirs! The last time I went back to Massachusetts to visit was about 2 1/2 years ago. I just want to tell you that my family has a difficult time accepting the fact that I will not move back to Worcester. My heart is in my home in Hermitage were I was with my husband and I will remain here in my beloved home, even though my husband, as you know, has gone to Heaven two tears ago. Maybe someday when we all retire we'll have "reunion" in Florida!!! I have a dear junior high girlfriend, a Catholic school guidance counselor, who lives in Delrey Beach, Florida, who I plan to visit when I retire. My system is back up, so bye to all for now, and thank you again Dave.

dave b		31-Jul-2009 15:20
Patricia, anything you want from Fenway Park or the Red Sox in the way of any type of souvenir whatsoever, please let me know, or email me at kb1pdv@earthlink.net and I will try and get it for you.

dave b		31-Jul-2009 15:17
The stadium project "would divert needed money from the local economy" is what a couple of groups were saying, Patricia. But everything that is built diverts money. What about the money coming IN to the area from fans etc etc?

dave b		31-Jul-2009 15:11
Hi Patricia! I did not know there was a protest at all, but perhaps it is the same thing everywhere, people do not want something in THEIR neighborhood but it is okay to put it somewhere else :) But I did not know about a protest.....the feeder in Ecuador is just what you thought, and it makes sense, as it is a hummingbird feeder and they like sugared water.....I will check out the archives on that site, did not even notice it before, thanks, Patricia.

Patricia		31-Jul-2009 15:06
Good Day to Friends! Robbin and Dave, do you know what the basic reason was for the "protest" against the site of the new Marlins' stadium? Was it that someone wanted it in another district, not Miami? I like baseball also, especially the Boston Red Sox!!!!!! Robbin, glad you have some new slippers/house shoes and hope your little toe gets better! I was wondering about skin grafts to give you more flexability and less likely to crack. Is that not done for diabetics? My accounting program is down, so I have some time to write to you all, friends! Also, Dave, the Ecuador feeder is water with sugar! On the main page, on "Learn" to "Blog" (and click) and there is info, the picture of the Cam and also click on the upper right area "Archives"

dave b		31-Jul-2009 12:35
I think that was meant for a couple of others, carey gigi, in all honesty. But Robbin will have to address that directly.

carey gigi		31-Jul-2009 03:24
Robbin I just scrolled down and saw your comment at 00:36 and I assume it was meant for me. Later Carey

dave b		31-Jul-2009 03:16
I will have to check that out, thanks very much, and my condolences and prayers re the person in the family who passed away. I am very sorry to hear of that.

carey gigi		31-Jul-2009 03:09
Hello::: Robbin and all........ I think it has been about three weeks since I have been on here . I have only had time to read and not respond , been going to bed around 9:30, working a lot and we had a death in the family. I never had to work and still take care of the house also, it really is a lot of work. I talk to my wife about ten times a day. Dave B. I read a comment where you were asking about other sites instead of google earth, there is one called virtual earth interactive SDK . It has a closeup view when you hit birds eye its really very clear you can see the sides of house windows doors etc. I checked the old Bell Haven and it comes in like really close , Just keep pushing the positive closer button and then hit birds eye and you can turn it around 360 degrees. Robbin I zoomed into your house on this site and I can see your back yard and back porch. I have to go now and send about 20 digital pictures to a general contractor I have almost 900 on my camera now. I just learned how to send them on the computer so it takes me a little time. Talk Later Carey

dave b		31-Jul-2009 03:05
I am really getting back into baseball lately, the past few days or so. Not that I follow it religiously, just that I am watching more games on TV than I used to. Not easy to make it up to Fenway Park all that often, 80 miles north. What I would like to do is go with my son to Wrigley Field, then PNC Park in Pittsburgh, which is supposed to be the best ballpark as far as looks go, then to the new Yankee Stadium. So those are our parks to visit.....he and I have been to Olympic, the old Busch, the old Comiskey the year before it was demolished, Shea, the old Shea, Veterans Stadium in Philly, the old Yankee Stadium, of course Fenway Park. When you and I were kids, remember there were 8 teams in each league, then they added a couple, but then it exploded later on, adding teams, which I think was a good idea. Originally they planned to start a new league, the International League, to accomodate all those new teams, but they just assimilated them into the NL and AL instead, and one of the minor league leagues ended up being named Intl League. Off to bed now, that is enough walking down memory lane for one night.

dave b		31-Jul-2009 02:59
Hi Robbin---I haven't yet checked re the frozen hamburgers, but will....and about the silence, some people jump in only when they have something definite to say, like Pokey said. So silence does not mean anyone is angry at anyone....and when a blowup occurs, it is not like the lines of communication have to be instantly opened, because that is unnatural. Just that after a little time has passed, the lines should then be opened, maybe a day, two or three, whatever. What does damage is the silence for a long long time. And I think everyone holds grudges, to some extent, but it is a matter of degree and it depends on what happened. With a prior blowup here, those that did not return, I would imagine, need more time to stay away, to collect their thoughts about it, is all, and that too does not mean that they are angry with you. They need more time. Not to get over whatever happened, but to figure out if it is worth it to keep coming here if blowups are going to be a regular feature. All this stuff is just my view of things, Robbin, you can take them with a grain of salt if you like.=========that wikipedia article and photo, that was interesting, I knew you would like it....but you will actually get to see it as it is constructed.----Tower of Power I never heard of at all, Robbin....Listen, me bringing up the subject of blowups came up just as a precautionary thing, just in case. I am one to let bygones be bygones, like you. I mean, both of us have offended people in our lives, sometimes we meant to and sometimes we didn't. So be assured that I am not rehashing past incidents here, not at all, I am just saying that in the future, when they happen, which they will, because they are natural, then after a couple of days we open the lines and I will call you or you can call me, even if it is not something between you and me........So you know what I mean about the eight year age difference........boy, does it make a difference in taste in music....you and I love that music, not because it in itself is great, but because we grew up with it, and everyone liked it. In every age or era, people always like the music they listen to, generally, because that is what is popular when they are growing up. It's all what you are used to, I guess. Our stuff sounds really corny to younger folks nowadays, songs about teenage love, almost every one of the songs are about that, but hey, it is better than songs about foolishness and violence any day. Give me the oldies innocent lyrics over the modern day everything goes mentality.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 00:46
Dave B., I Think I've Seen Orange Crush Soft Drink Here Lately, Somewhere. I Drank it, as a Kid, and Liked it. I will Look around, for it, now that we Mentioned it. Oh, and By The Way: Did You Ever Find : White Castle Frozen Hamburgers, in Your Supermarkets ???? We Have them Here, in Publix Supermarkets: In a Box of 6 Hamburgers, Wrapped 2 To A Package, and Like 1 Minute, in The Microwave, and You're All Set. And They Have The Little Chopped Onions, Too. They're Great, I Get Them, and Really Enjoy Them. I Know we Can't Have Them , Every Day, But Once in a While, as a Special Treat !!!!! All They need, is A Little Ketchup, and Mustard, and They're Just Like Royal Castle. Robbin.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 00:36
Dave B., Silence Is Golden, in Some Cases, But Not Here, Agreed !!!!! We Must Keep The Lines Of Communication Open, in Times , and Cases Of Adversity , Agreed !!!!!!! You and I Agree Fully , on That, and We Are Both Obviously: Persons Who Hold No Grudges, But There are Some, Who Condemn , and Hold Grudges, and Turn To Silence, as Their Way of Saying : I Don't Like You, and I want nothing to Do with You. I'm Glad, That You and I , Dave: Are Not Like That. I Hope There Are No More Uprisals Here, But if there is: I Will Give you that Phone Call, and We'll Talk. I Profited , By My Mistakes, and Know Better Now. It's Funny: You are 8 Years Older, than Your Fiance, and I Am 8 Years Older, than My Wife. My Wife , Likes some of My Music, Like The Oldies, But She Does Not Like : One Of My Favorite Groups: Steely Dan !!!!! I Love Steely Dan,,- Becker and Fagan, and My Wife Despises Steely Dan . I Play Steely Dan Sometimes, Just To Get Her Goat. I Have About All Steely Dan Songs , ever Made. I Am 58, and My Wife will Be 50, in September. I'll Be 59, in February. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		31-Jul-2009 00:19
Dave B., After I Read your Post, about The New Stadium, I Went To Wikipedia, and Saw The Picture Of How it will Look, and Read About it. Thanks, For The Heads Up about it. I Look Forward to When The Miami Marlins Are Playing in Their Brand New State Of The Art Stadium. I Remember , When The Marlins Won The World Series, a Few years ago, The Whole City-, and Dade County Metro Miami Area, Went Wild, Rightfully So !!!! It was A Night , I'll Never Forget. My Wife and I Had Gone To An Outdoor Concert, at The Deering Estate, which is Similar to Vizcaya, and On Biscayne Bay, also. In Concert, was one Of My Favorites : Tower Of Power. And They Had A Tent, with Big T. V.'s in it, for Concert Goers to Pop in and Check out The World Series Game, and When The Game was Final, Emilio Castillo, The Leader of Tower Of Power , announced : That The Florida Marlins, Had won The World Series, and Of Course: Everyone Went Wild. And Getting Home, was another Story , Entirely. It was Euphoria, in The Streets: People Were Jumping up and Down, Banging Pots and Pans, Parading, in Cars Blowing Horns, Ect. And I was Proud Of The Marlins, and Happy, For Our City, Of Miami, My Birthplace, But I Was Glad to Get Home, Too. It was A Hard Trip !!!! The Streets, were Blocked By Happy People Carrying on. Are You Familiar, with Tower Of Power , Dave ???? I Have almost Everything , They Ever Made, on C. D.'s, Cassettes, and Record Albums. If You've Never Heard them, I will Send You A Sample of Their Music, on Cassette. Later. Robbin.

dave b		30-Jul-2009 21:47
Funny you should mention oldies.....I went thru all my i tunes on the computer, maybe 1100 songs, then of those, about 450 are oldies I really like, then I have a sub list, as I call it, of 220......I compiled, a few months ago, three cds with about 30 oldies each on them, my all time favorites and am listening to them as we speak. Those, I never get tired of hearing...drives my fiancee crazy, as she is 54 and I am 62 and concerning oldies there may as well be a hundred year gap :)

dave b		30-Jul-2009 21:45
Guest is me, forgot to type in name etc====Robbin, going back to the other topic, that of inevitable dissension, no matter how hard you or I try not to ruffle feathers, it will still, eventually, without a doubt, happen, as it cannot really be avoided. Well, it can be avoided, but it is a natural thing for it to happen and the important thing is to wait awhile, then get on here and talk it through. Then it goes away. The silence is what keeps it going, ironically. No, you and I are all set, but just keep in mind that the flareups will happen, and they must happen as long as human nature is what it is, both good and bad parts of it, so when it happens, what you should do it hang in there, or call me and leave a voicemail and you and I can talk over the telephone.

Guest		30-Jul-2009 21:42
Robbin, yes, they are definitely changing the name to Miami Marlins, scheduled to move into the new stadium 2012, and it is a retractable roof for sure. I never saw the old Orange Bowl......speaking of oranges, do they still sell Orange Crush soft drink? remember that? I saw a tin sign advertising it and am going to buy it....but I have not seen it, probably gone forever, like most good things.

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 21:26
Dave B., Did you Ever Go to The Old Miami Orange Bowl, when you Lived Here ???? Or Did You See it ??? I went there , Lots , and Lots Of Times, as a Kid, and Young Adult. The University Of Miami, Played it's Home Football Games there, The Miami Dolphins Played at First There, High School Football Teams Played there, and Many Special Games, and Special Events, were Held there, Like : Monster Truck Shows, ect. I Loved The Orange Bowl, and Even The Name, cause I Love Oranges, and Orange Juice. And The Area, is Fine, Easily Reached, From anywhere in Miami- Dade County, and Easily Reached From Broward County. I'm Glad it's Going to Be There. It's Good For Miami, and A Pride Thing too. I am still Enjoying all The 50's Oldies You Sent Me, in The House, and in My Car. And My Ford Expedition, is Squared away, For Now, and Running Good, 700 Dollars Later. And My Wife's Ford Explorer, is Running Fine Too, 400 Dollars Later. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 21:07
Dave B., As usual, We are in Total Agreement !!!!! And I Will Try My Level Best, to Steer Clear of Topics, and things that I Might Say to Ruffle Feathers. I Will Tell you though, that it seems that Some People are not very Forgiving, and I will Leave it at that. As Far as I'm Concerned: You and I , are Back to Normal, and I Hold no Hard Feelings , against anyone, and I Hope Some others Get Over Their Issues. I Know Right where The New Stadium, is Being Built, on The Site of The Old Orange Bowl. I Hope The New Name , will Be : The Miami Marlins. And I Hope The New Stadium, will Be Domed, or at Least Have A Retractable Dome, Because it Rains A Lot in Miami. I Went By there Shortly after They Tore The Orange Bowl Down, and only Sand , Grass, Concrete, and Asphalt Was There then. I'm Glad they are Building The Stadium, and I Think : It's A Perfect Place For it. And if They Didn't Build The New Stadium, The Team May Have Left Miami, and I was not in Favor of That. So, I Am Happy, About That, and I will Go To Games, When It Opens. I Was Born in Miami, and That's My Hometown Team !!!!!! Later . Robbin.

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 20:41
Patricia, Myself, and Chuckie, Say Hello !!!! I went By Your Sunny Isles Beach, Tuesday Afternoon. I was near there at Aventura Mall, Getting Some Special House Slippers, with Tempur Pedic Cushions inside, and I Decided to Take A Spin over The William Lehman Causeway, From Aventura, to Sunny Isles Beach. And Then, I Ate Dinner at Steve's Pizza, which is One Of Miami's Best Pizza Places. Their Pizza, is Wonderful. I Went to My Podiatrist, yesterday, and My Left Foot, is About The Same, But No Worse, and that's Good. For My Ice Cream, I've Been Getting Frostie's , at McDonald's Lately. They are Very Good, and Ice Milk, or Something Less Problems for Me than Ice Cream, other than the Sugar. Take Care. Hi, To Sparky !!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		30-Jul-2009 20:28
Robbin I don't have a problem with anyone on the site, I enjoy reading all the positive entries, as for the negative ones, that will happen, you just have to realize that everyone has their own opinion, and their opinion is not right or wrong, its just their opinion. As for the wars (fights), you have to realize that it takes two, I can't remember the last time there was a fight and only one person showed up, so with that, it also takes two to correct the problem, it can't be just his fault/my fault, it is both . I don't talk alot on the site, unless I have something to contribute (in my mind) but that doesn't mean that I am angry with anyone, or that I have left the building. I am still around. take care Pokey

dave b		30-Jul-2009 20:26
As you know, the team name will change when they move into that new stadium, which will open in three more years. Interesting reading at wikipedia

dave b		30-Jul-2009 20:25
1501 NW 3rd St Miami, is the site of the new Miami Marlins stadium, I was just reading about it, that ground was broken the first week of this month, anyone been by it??

dave b		30-Jul-2009 19:35
And the more times it happens, the more one can say, gee, my saying that caused Robbin to get angry. So, I won't say that anymore. Or, so and so took offense to that, so unless it is important for me to say that, I will try to stay away from that, not to walk on eggshells, by no means------just to see what begins the blowups and in then just deal with it as it comes up, because there is no doubt in my mind that those blowups are very natural and unavoidable. We just live and learn.

dave b		30-Jul-2009 19:33
Robbin, let me say something about wars. It happens. It has happened here before and it will happen again, and it is natural, to a great extent. People disagree about things sometimes. Maybe they agree 99 % of the time but the other one percent they don't, and so on every single board or forum I have ever seen, there have been disagreements that led to verbal fighting etc, sometimes for months. So there is no doubt that it will in fact happen again on here, the thing is to recognize it and deal with it as it comes up. No one can get along 100% of the time. Are there any couples who never ever fight? No. Not one. But they key is, not that fighting is bad, but how do you resolve it when it does happen? So in my opinion, the blowups in the past here will continue, but not as often, and if we just realize it is normal, it is not a problem, we will sooner or later get back together on this board. I hope all this makes sense, that is the way I really see it. I think it is impossible to get along all the time. The question is, when blowups happen, how are they dealt with? Not that the parties have to shake hands two seconds after it happens, but in general, how is it dealt with in a constructive way. And again, not for the purpose of preventing it altogether in the future, cause that ain't gonna happen, with any group of people, anywhere in the world, but the only question is: HOW is it dealt with at the time it happens?

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 19:01
Pokey, I Made the Joke about The Airfare, to See if You Would Reply, as I Thought you Were not Speaking to Me. And I Like to Keep a Little Humor Going, Here, So it Gives us All A Laugh. Some People, Think I am a Troublemaker, and that I Like To Argue, and Fight. Not True, at All !!!!! I Love Peace, and Harmony. I Dream of A Little Turn Of The Century Town, Like The Willoughby of The Old Twilight Zone, and I Argue, and Bicker, and Will Fist Fight, if Necessary, to Protect Myself, a Friend, My Wife, ect., and I Will Fight to My Death, as My Survival Will, and Fighting Skills, are Strong, But I Never Start Trouble, and I Want Only Memories, Friendship, and Goodwill Here on This Site. I Am Sorry, that all of the Nonsense took place, Here, in The Past, and I Know there's People Who Left, and Don't Like Me, But I Can't Change that, only they Can, But I Am Here, in Peace, I assure you, and I Am Hoping We've Seen The Last War Here. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 18:49
Mike Cox, My Exact Sentiments !!!!! Robbers, Thieves, Burglars, They are all Garbage. They're Criminals, Rotten, to The Core, who Prefer to Steal, Rather than Work, for a Living like we Do. And they are a Threat, and a Burden, for all of us, and I Say Like You: Shoot To Kill, and Rid Society, of These Worthless Excuses, For Human Beings. The Legal System, will Coddle them, and We'll Pay For Their Stay in Prison, and Most Likely, They Will Get Out,and Sooner than They're Supposed to, and The Chances Of Them Returning To Their Criminal Activities, Are : Very High. We Don't Need them. Thanks, For Your Agreement. Anyone thinking Straight, should agree with us, But There are a Lot of Bleeding Hearts Around, who would Disagree. Take Care, Mike. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 18:39
Mike Cox, I Remember the Squirrel Cages, at Funland Park, and The Glass House, where you Banged your Forehead, and Tried to Get out, of the maze of Glass. I Loved The Glass House too. Funland Park, was Like A Traveling Shopping Center, or School, and Church Carnival, That Stayed Put. It was Small, But For All Of Us Kids Back Then, it Spelled Thrilling Fun !!!!!! Do you rember , where Hialeah Lanes Bowling Alley was, on East 9th Street, Just west of Lejeune Road ???? I Lived, and Grew up, from Right After Birth 1951, to 1964, when we Moved to West Hialeah, out near Miami Lakes, and that's where I Live Now. I Am now 58 1 / 2 Years Old. I went to Hialeah Elementary School, Miami Springs JR. High, Palm Springs JR. High, and Hialeah High. Thanks, For The Praise For The Brinks Crew, I Feel Close to them, Because I Worked For Brinks, and Wells Fargo for Many years,- 14, to Be Exact, and They Are Like My Family. Wells Fargo Armored , Sold to Loomis, and now has White Trucks, that say Loomis. 107 Degrees, is Hot !!!!! I thought it Rained a Lot in Seattle, and The Pacific Northwest. I guess, not all the time. It's Been Raining Here in Miami a Lot Lately, and it's Kept our Temperatures Down, to 90, or 90's, in The Daytime, and 80's at night, usually . Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		30-Jul-2009 16:39
Mike I just sent you an old list that I have of the Madison group. I sent it to your email, let me know if you get it, because I am not very good with computers and sending items they seem to just end up in cyber space. take care Pokey

Pokey		30-Jul-2009 16:08
Robbin / Dave You will become alot greyer, waiting on Pokey to pay for air fair, I am just an old retired ENLISTED guy, and I do NOT fly (funny being retired Air Force). The last time I was on a plane was 1976. If I can't drive there, I have no reason to go there. ha ha. Mike Carol or Steve on that list, should be able to guide you in the right direction for the letter and list that they have. It has current, past, military and deceased and a bio on some from the Madison era. take care Pokey

mike cox		30-Jul-2009 04:22
good evening,all WOW,up here in the 'wet' side of Wa state,it's ONE HUNDRED SEVEN today. UGH Pokey Thanks,I did see the list of folks to contact for Madison,and will dos so. Robbin Good going Brinks guys !!!! Thieves need to be shot dead in their tracks ! Also,glad the slippers are working for you,being under the weather in any shape or form just sucks,good luck to you on that. All I went to Funland a time or two,and always liked the Squirrel Cages...I think they were called..the best.Mash down on the metal foot pedal and go head over heel for what seemed like forever ! I remember the Wild Mouse well,too. Be well ,everyone Mike

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 03:39
Happiness, Is : Royal Castle, White Castle, White Tower, and Krystal !!!!!!! A once in a While Treat !!!!! But Not an Everyday Treat, or Your Health Will Suffer !!!! Moderation, is The Key !!!!! Enjoy, or Dream on, if You Have None Of Those Places, Where you Live !!!!!!!! Nice Guy Robbin.

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 03:29
Dave B., Yes, The Slippers Are Good, and They Should Help to Cushion My Feet, walking around the House, Even though: I Try to Scoot around the House, all I can, in My Computer Chair, to Avoid walking. Yes, Brinks, Gets An A Plus, and A Raise , From Me. I Salute Their Great Work, and Instant Justice. And as You Believe, So Do I, Too Bad, The other Two Garbage, weren't Popped Too. And Listen to this: On The Miami T. V. Local News, The Dead Assailant's sister said : He was a Good Person. Yeah Right !!!!! He Was A Piece Of Garbage Criminal, that Got what He Deserved, That's What He Was . You're Quite Welcome, for Making You Hungry, Talking about Royal Castle. They Said that they Heard: That you would Eat a Lot of Castle Burgers, and Drink a Lot of Birch Beer, and Run up a Big Bill, and That You Are A Very Generous Tipper. But The Royal Castle, is Still On Me. And The Royal Tour Of Miami, is also on Me, But The Air Fare, is Still on You, unless Pokey Pays For it !!!!!!! Maybe He Will . Talk to you Next time, either Tonight, or Tomorrow. Robbin.

dave b		30-Jul-2009 00:53
Those slippers are just what you needed, good......good for Brinks, too, switching things a little on the bad guys, only bad thing is that the two others did not have to pay on the spot for their crime....thanks for mentioning Royal Castle and making me hungry again, I am sure they asked about me only because you told them you were paying for all the burgers when I come down there for a visit, so naturally they wanted that income......

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 00:41
Dave B., My Wife and I , ate Dinner, at Royal Castle, in North Miami, and MMMM, it was Really Good !!!!!! They asked about You, and Sent Their Regards !!!! We went there, after We Left The Hospital, at My Doctor's Office. Hopefully , I Can Make it, Till My Next Scheduled Weekly Appointment, next Wednesday. ?? I Meant to Tell you: Last Week, A Brinks Truck Crew Here, Got in A Gun Battle, in Cutler Bay, Down South, Towards Homestead, and 3 Assailants Tried To Rob Brinks, But Brinks Won. One of The Brinks Guys Shot and Killed, one of the 3, and Police Apprehended , the other 2. That Made My Day, Because I Worked For Brinks before, and The Good Guy Won, for A Change !!!!!!! We used to Have A Lot Of Armored Car Robberies here, But it's Been Quieter, for a Short while. Around a year ago, or so: Brinks was Targeted, and Getting Robbed, all the time, But it appears, that they Have Gotten Wise, and Aren't Gonna Take it, anymore. I'm Glad of that, I Don't want them Getting Killed. They are My Brothers !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		30-Jul-2009 00:21
Dave B., I Just got Back from My Weekly Visit, to My Podiatrist, and it went Well. And I Am now wearing New House Slippers, in The House only, that I went to Get Yesterday, in Aventura Mall, which is East , and A Tad North of Greynold's Park, which you seem to Remember. My Doctor Suggested that They Might Be Good for me, around the House, to cushion my feet. I cannot Go Barefooted, any more, for the Rest of My Life, Because of Diabetes, and My Bad Feet. The New Slippers, are : Tempur Pedic, and Have The Same Cushioning , as The Tempur Pedic Beds, and are of The Material Developed For NASA before. Our Aventura Mall, is A Huge Multi Level Shopping Mall, with Lots Of Parking Garages, Nordstram's, Bloomingdale's, J. C. Penny, Sears, And Lots Of Shops, and Restaurants, Such as The Cheesecake Factory. Aventura Mall, Dadeland Mall, Dolphin Mall, and Sawgrass Mills, are our Biggest Malls, But there are Several Smaller ones. As You Said: Nothing , is Perfect, in this Life, Certainly Not Our Government, and Our Legal System. Later . Robbin.

Patricia		29-Jul-2009 20:45
Hi Chuckie!!! Robbin and Everyone also! Going home in a few minutes, busy day, probably an ice cream evening! Bye for now, Patricia

dave b		29-Jul-2009 19:31
Well, we see changes, but not as many as we would like. Things get bogged down very easily and little gets done. And it seems like the most important things of all, don't get done, and this is year after year, I think it is more natural to do nothing than to get up and do something. I mean, on a personal level, we are a lot the same way, we would rather be fishing than putting on a new roof that needs to be done. Human nature to take the easiest way out. Good luck at the doctor's office. It's that time again, I see.

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 19:18
Dave B., Total Agreement !!!!!! Well Put !!!!! We Wish , Hope, and Pray, For Reforms, and Changes, But Will we ever see them??? Probably Not !!!!! Sad But True Reality. Our System, needs Changed, it's George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin !!!!! Old , and Outdated. Times were Different, in Their Day, and We Can't Run Things Their Way Today !!!!!!! That's My Point Of View !!!!! Gotta Go To My Podiatrist, For Some Pain Renewal, Cutting and Squeezing !!!!! I Dread it, But Gotta Go, Don't wanna Lose My Foot and Leg. Talk to You Next Time. Best Regards . Robbin.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 19:07
The folks in power, who have the actual ability to make sweeping changes, operate on the very same principle. Why do it if there is no urgent reason for me to do it now? It can wait. What reason do I have to push for this or that reform? Sure, some things get done, but there is much much more that always remains undone. This is something that has always been and always will be, because of plain old human nature. We do not change unless we are forced to by some big event. It took 9/11 to even become conscious of our own national security. And even now, we are very relaxed about it, not ultra conscious of our vulnerability like we should be.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 19:04
Yes, I have that photo, but that house has changed so much since I first saw it that I did not even recognize it as the same place........juveniles are not punished, you are correct. We probably feel guilty about punishing them because of our overall fear factor, where we are afraid, as a society now, not as individuals, to do the right thing. We live in fear, basically, fear of what others might think, what they do think, how we will be perceived if we say this or that so the society as a whole is largely silent on these important issues like crime and punishment etc and so it just goes along day by day without improvement. I mean, where is anyone's incentive to change anything in the criminal justice system or in any system? What is in it for them personally? Nothing. So it never gets changed. Change of any kind invites tremendous resistance. To get anything done, you have to swim against the current, and most folks are unwilling to do this, so this is why we sit back and watch the decay of the last fifty years. We don't do anything about it, as a society, so what else would we expect to see but decay?? We know, for instance, that it takes several deaths on a highway before a traffic light is installed. Maybe five years go by since someone first proposed it, then five deaths later, all of a sudden gee we need a traffic light at that particular intersection and it is done within a week or so. But it took five deaths by auto accident to get the light installed. That is because unless we have a compelling reason, we sit back and don't do anything.

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 18:35
Dave B., Yeah, Your Memory, is Sharp. Remember: You Have A Picture Of That House at 267 East 63rd Street, that I Sent You before. Yeah, We Had Loads Of Fun, But We Had Strict Parents, Rules, Upbringing, Respect For Authority, ect. Most of The Youth Now, Have None Of The Above, and They Say No Fear, and Do Whatever They Please, and Pretty Much, Get Away with it. As You Know Well: The Law Over looks Juveniles, For The Most Part. They are Hardly ever, Punished Severely, For Heinous Adult Crimes, as An Adult Criminal, would Be, and To Me , That's All Wrong . Look at this Kid, in Miami, Who went around Killing Cats, For Kicks, or Whatever Sick Reasons, and He Shows no Remorse. They Show Him in Court, on T. V., and He's Almost Laughing. He's Guilty of Cruelty Of Animals, Many, Many Times, and it was Cold Blooded Murders of Those Poor Innocent Animals. I Think He Should Be Put To Death, Nothing Less, Because He's No Good, and Never Will Be. That's My Opinion. But You and I Both Know: That He Will Be Coddled, and Maybe Even Get Off Scott Free. What An Outrage !!!!! Only In America. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 18:19
Dave B., Yes, True, to A Certain Extent. The City of Miami, and A Lot Of Miami- Dade County, is Pretty Easy to Navigate, Due to County Numerical Addresses, But We Do Have Some Exceptions : Coral Gables, Has Mostly : Names From Spain Streets, Miami Beach, Has Mostly Named Streets, with Some Numbered Streets, Miami Springs, Has Almost all : Bird Named Streets, Miami Lakes, Has Mostly: Named Streets, But with some County Numericals, also, Cutler Ridge, Has some Named Streets, and County Numbered Streets Also, Hialeah, Has A Few Named Streets, But Mostly Hialeah Numerical Streets, and The Major Thoroughfares, in Hialeah, Have Miami - Dade County Equivalents, that they Run into, as you Leave Hialeah. And Also, There is a Small Area, in Hialeah, That Has County Numbered Streets, and it is Miami- Dade County, Not Hialeah. It's Called The Unincorporated Area Of Hialeah. That area, is Served By Miami - Dade Police, and Miami - Dade Fire Rescue, Not Hialeah. That's A Nickel Tour, and Rundown Of Some Of Miami. Robbin.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:53
That is amazing, that I remembered the Funland sign that way, without really trying to picture it....I really did not go there that often anyway...

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:52
My very first address was 267 E. 63rd St, Hialeah, visiting my aunt and uncle, who moved down there before we did, from Boston. As kids we used to catch fireflies and dragonflies in jars and poke holes in the jars for air, then let them go after awhile. Tough to catch them so we used towels to just wave at them and catch them like that. A big deal for a kid. The slightest things made us happy. We had to be begged to come home at dark. Aw, do I have to? I've only been playing fifteen hours, ma :) And of course there was no going out after dark, ever, except to a specific friend's house, and even then, strict time limits were set. What a difference from these days where a ten year old kid bosses his parents around and flies to Vegas if he feels like it. They do whatever they feel like doing, hence all the out of control crime and nonsense, and they are very angry people. Wouldn't doing what you want to all the time tend to make someone happy? Not so, apparently. They have everything, they do everything, and they still have the miserable facial expression. Oh well. Better times ahead. Maybe.

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 17:50
Dave B., Yes, The Sign At Funland Park, was Like That, and in Neon, at Night. And Yes, All you said is True. We Loved To Set Up Head Ons, and We Saw The Signs, But we were Stupid Little Kids, and we Didn't Care, and Did it anyway. It was Fun !!!!! We Did Get Thrown Off The Bump Bump Cars, at Funland, By The Attendant, and My Dad Agreed with Him, and Scolded us, and The next week we went, no more Head Ons, My Dad warned us, in the car, going past Bell Haven, En Route to Funland Park. That's interesting , about The Cape Cod Beaches Traffic, ect. Must Be A Pain For You though, to Shop, and Run Errands. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:46
I like the way Miami has the numbered streets. A few cities do, but not many overall. It sure is much easier to navigate your way around if you are at NW 27th and you are heading to NW 123rd as opposed to being on Main St and you want to get to Smith St. Seems like it would make it much much easier to get around down there. The only thing that confused me was the change from Miami to Hialeah, turning left on NW 79th st out of the Bell Haven Trailer park, then down around the RR tracks you would be in Hialeah and the same street had a different number! As a kid I found that interesting.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:43
They are concrete, rise from the ground maybe three feet or so, and are shaped like an obelisk, like a miniature version of the Washington Monument, you're right, they used to be standard. Was odd to see one or two today in my neighborhood in an area I rarely go to, and as soon as I saw it it brought to mind the same little signs in Hialeah

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 17:37
Dave B., I Know the Street Markers , you're Talking about, They'r L- Shaped, Made of Concrete, Freestanding, and They Sit on the Ground Flat, and Have The Name or Number of The Street, on the 2 sides. We still Have a Few of them Here, in Miami, But not Like when you were Here. Coral Gables, Has Some, and I've Seen a Couple, in Hialeah, But The Great Majority, of our Street Signs Here in Miami, are on a Metal Pole, Kike The Yield, and Stop Signs. The Few of Those Old Sign Markers, that are Still around: Some are Bright White, Freshly Painted, But Most are Black and Dingy Looking , From Age, and The Weather. They Were Standard, in The 50's, But now They Are Reminders Of The Past. I'm Glad There are a Few, it's A Refreshment. It's Very Humid Here too, I Go outside, for 15 Minutes, and I'm Covered in Sweat. A / C , is Better. Robbin.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:28
Was the Funland sign a series of circles with the letters spelling out Funland within each circle??? That all of a sudden came into my mind. Funny how things jog your memory every now and then. Too bad it is not jogged often enough when it comes to important things.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:27
At that site there is a very brief description of Funland, and it says it opened in 1956 or earlier, closed in 1963, then it lists the Wild Mouse as the roller coaster there, which I do remember......and I knew it was on the corner of NW 79th St and 27th Ave

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:22
go to rcdb.com/pd1686.htm with a www in front of it, Robbin.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:20
Whenever you see those cars, dodge em or bumper cars as they are called, the signs always say in big letters NO HEAD ON COLLISIONS which is exactly what attracts people to do it. Wish they would post those signs on the highways for regular cars

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:19
They are very rare around here, and you can tell they have been around maybe 50 years or so.

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 17:18
At Funland Park, My Friends , and I , used to Get in trouble, on our Favorite Ride: The Bump- Bump Cars. We would Come from the opposite Directions, and Hit Head On, and We got yelled at, by the Attendant, and My Dad. But we Had Super Fun. I went there, when I was a Young Kid, maybe : 7 and 8 years old, 1958 and 1959. My Dad, would take all o the Neighborhood Kids, and My Little Brother, and I there , on Nickel night, and We Rode, and Rode. I Rode The Wild Mouse too, But My Absolute Favorite, was The Bump Bump Cars. Bump Bump Cars, are Fun, They Make You Laugh, and They are a Good Outlet, For Any Agression you May Have. Great Memories, of Funland Park, and My Dad, and our 1st Family House, in East Hialeah's Sun Tan Village Neighborhood, By Hialeah Lanes. Robbin P. Learned.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:18
Robbin, earlier today, coming back from some errands, I saw a couple of street signs and remembered that they used to have these same kind of signs in Hialeah in the mid-50s, the three or so foot obelisks, stone, with the name of the street on it as opposed to the more modern signs on higher posts. Does anyone remember those obelisk type stone marker kind of street signs in Hialeah back then?

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:16
Mid Cape Cod. It is 50 miles long, we are 26 miles from the bridge connecting the Cape to mainland Massachusetts. Lots and lots of tourists this time of year, you cannot even go to the store for a loaf of bread without crawling along in traffic for ten or fifteen minutes. NJ, CT, NY, lot of out of state plates. I feel badly for them when they schedule a vacation here and then it rains for a week or is miserable or not just good beach weather, then after that group leaves, it is sunny all the next week. Very very unpredicatable. They change the forecast here all the time, can't help it.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 17:14
76 degrees here, 91% humidity, completely overcast, Cape Cod.

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 17:06
Dave B., It's 91 Degrees Farenheit, Here in Miami Right now, at 12 55 P. M., even without the sun. The Skies, are Presently, like A Planetarium Ceiling, A Light Gray, and it's now Sprinkling, a Little Bit, at My House in West Hialeah. Just Think Royal Castle, and Palm Trees, When You're Stressed, and You will Feel Fine. Last Night , I Had Pizza , at Steve's Pizza, in North Miami, one Of The Best Pizza Places , in Miami. It was Good !!!!! Have Lunch Yet ????? Later. Robbin.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 16:49
Coincidence, I was just going to this site to ask you what the weather is down there, for some reason I was curious, then just now I go to the site and there is your ESP answer. Thanks

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 16:38
Dave B., It's Ready to Storm Here in Miami, Soon. It's Dark, and Overcast, and Thundering, and Very Breezy. I'm Looking at Palm Trees Swaying in That Breeze, a Beautiful Sight, Wouldn't You Have To Agree ????? Royal Castle Tonight, For Dinner, Eat Your Heart Out !!!!!! An Advantage, of Living In Miami, The Magic City, and in My Case: Hialeah, The City Of Progress !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!! Robbin.

Pokey		29-Jul-2009 16:36
Mike the area you are looking for is called Dade and Broward School Reunions. It lists all the recent, past, and present reunions that are happening. As you scroll down you will see one for Madison Jr High. You can contact one of the three people listed on the site for Madison and they have a very large list of names, and are always looking for more alumi, if you can,t find it, I can send you the email address to a coulpe of the people that have the list of names. take care Pokey

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 16:32
Mike Cox, I Typed in : Madison JR. High Miami Reunion, and it took me to The Site, But it seemed to have More about Miami Central SR. High Reunions, than anything, But if you went to Madison, and or Miami Central, then maybe you would see Familiar Faces. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 16:28
Carlos Betancourt, I Forgot to Mention, Yesterday: when you mentioned Jay & The Americans. Yes, I Fully agree: That Jay Black, Does Have A Great Voice. I Always Loved Their Music, and I've Seen Jay Singing on Those Public Television Shows, Channel 2 and Channel 17, and I Enjoyed His Performance, But I've never seen Jay Black , in Person, at A Live Concert. I Like : This Magic Moment, and other songs, By Jay, and The Americans, But My 2 Favorites , are : Come A Little Bit Closer, and Cara Mia. I Go to My Foot Doctor, This Afternoon, and I Just Might Stop By Arnold's Royal Castle, on N. W. 7th Avenue, and 125th Street, for a Castle Burgers, and Birch Beer Dinner. Remember : Delaware Parkway, and The Parkway School ???? A Friend Of Mine, Had A Band that played at The Parkway School, all the time, in The 60's. And I Delivered Food Products , To American Dade, a Big Research Bldg., on Delaware Parkway, A Little Bit West Of 27th Avenue. They Had A Marriott run Employees Cafeteria there, in The Hospital Like Bldg., and I was A Swift & Co. Swift's Premium Truck Driver, Making My Deliveries. Take Care . Robbin.

mike cox		29-Jul-2009 15:41
Navigation help please I saw a post about pictures of Madison jr High alumni from years gone by. Im looking,but no find so far,can anyone direct me to it? thanks a lot Mike,now in Wa state

Pokey		29-Jul-2009 11:55
Carlos Got the pictures that you sent, thanks alot, they are great. I had my son down there in 2003 for his spring break, and we went by the old park, Madison, Broadmoor, and Central High. At that time there wasn't even any trees in the park, at least now there is something growing, ha ha . Thanks again take care Pokey

mike cox		29-Jul-2009 05:01
ALL I recieved a bunch of pictures today,thank you all very much ! My sister Glenda is on-board now,she and I are having a blast here.She will be sending me a pic of some of the kids in the 1968-ish time frame,OR just ask her,her email is in the Post that Don moved over here. Pokey I'm mid sixties,sis is a year younger,bother Dennis is 72-ish..danged crs again. Glenda has all gheold pics,she's gonna dig out what she can.She forgot to 'attach' the one I mentioned,I'll get it romorrow no doubt. You guys are killing me with all the Royal Castle talk !!!! best Mike

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 02:29
Dave B., I'm Alright. I'll Survive. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		29-Jul-2009 02:27
Carlos Betancourt, I Never Swam in The Pool at The Allapattah YMCA, By Comstock Park, But I Passed it Many times. I Did Go Swimming in The Curtis Park Pool though, and Shenandoah Park's Pool too. Never Swam in The Miami River though: Too Poluted, and Too Many Alligators. Funny you should Mention Royal Castle !!!!! I Passes it, tonight , on My way Home , from Aventura Mall. I Had to Go to Aventura Mall, to Buy a Special Pair of House Slippers, Ordered By My Foot Doctor. No, Carlos. No Mini Juke Boxes , on The Counter, like the old Days , at Royal Castles, and No Frosted Mugs Of Birch Beer. The Birch Beer , now Comes in A Clear Plastic Cup, with Crushed Ice. I Had already Eaten, and was Full, or I would Of Stopped At Arnolds' Royal Castle To Eat. I ate at Many Royal castles over the years, But Like 95 % of the time, I ate at the one By The Royal Castle Commissary, across the Street, from Flamingo Plaza, in East Hialeah. Remember The Tree Restaurant, Near The Allapattah YMCA ????? Great Pan Con Lechon there !!!!!! I Ate A Million, of them there, and at Havana Supermarket, that was on Red Road, and Just North Of West Flagler Street. I used to Play Those Little 45 RPM Records Mini Juke Boxes , at Royal Castle 25 Cents , for 3 Songs. Those were The Days, My Friend !!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		29-Jul-2009 02:00
Hi Patricia.....I did not know they had sound now, and never would have thought to turn up my volume. Thanks so much Carlos, thanks for sending them those photos. Glenda, welcome to Robbin's section of the boards! Don, thanks for directing folks to this section of the boards. Robbin, how's it going?

Guest		29-Jul-2009 01:59
There is a message below that I sent a few hours ago about Northside Shopping Center and Funland park. I said that I was afraid of the roller coaster but I meant the bumper cars. As an adult I grew to love bumper cars. I love this site and could spend (and probably will) hours here. I did recognize one name that was mentioned. Ron Reik. I have a pic of him and some other kids at my 12th birthday party. That's all for now. Glenda Cox

Carlos Betancourt		29-Jul-2009 01:50
Robbin, Does the Royal Castle on 7th Ave. have those little jukeboxs on the counter like the old days? Do they serve the Birch Beer in frozen mugs? I was hearing Jay Black and the Americans on the way home from work what a voice that man has I went to see him about 5 years ago it was a great concert. Carlos

Carlos Betancourt		29-Jul-2009 01:41
Dave, I e-mailed Pokey and Mikecox the photos I have them in my computor so if in the future anybody needs copies let me know, Robbin I looked up Conrado Marerro on the internet he's still alive (98) I did not find my time about him being a meatcutter only baseball facts but sure I bet he was the same person I saw a listing for 1951 Topps card of him that I have they were asking 50.00. I rememeber the Caron gym, and Curtis pool we went swimming there all the timme alot of times we would swim in the Miami River just behind the pool. Also at the Ymca pool on NW 28th st. before the Y was torned down to build those low income towers.

Don Boyd		28-Jul-2009 19:09
And here are some comments from a lady who posted this under an aerial photo of the Northside Shopping Center. I gave her the link to this gallery so hopefully she will come here and post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glenda (Cox) Schulte Swede3151@aol.com 28-Jul-2009 17:31 Oh, my god! What a trip down memory lane. I lived in Bell Haven Trailer Park from 1956 to 1959. I remember when they built Northside Shopping Center. My mom used to take me and my brothers Mike & Dennis to Funland Park. I went on the roller coaster and started to cry. I think I was 10 or 11. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don

Patricia		28-Jul-2009 18:32
Yes, Dave, I'm watching the Ecuador cam right now and it now has sound! About 15 minutes ago a Coati was on the stand drinking! On the site, under "Blog" there is a picture of the Cam! I am also watching three baby Robins ready to leave their nest and also three baby Chimney Swifts growing in their nest which is attched to the inside wall of a chimney with the parent birds' saliva! Bye for now Friends, Patricia

dave b		28-Jul-2009 18:15
Hi Patricia. By the way, did you notice they moved the camera angle on the Ecuador site, I think it is better the new way, more light, more of a view.

Patricia		28-Jul-2009 18:11
Hello All, enjoy reading everyone's stories of growing up in Florida! Just made me think of walking one mile to the A&P gorcery store with my beloved grandmother, when I was a little girl, and she had her metal grocery cart with wheels! Good reading here, my friends! Busy at work due to new accounting program, but I'm still reading! The best to all of you and bye for now, Patricia

Guest		28-Jul-2009 18:11
Hello All, enjoy reading everyone's stories of growing up in Florida! Just made me think of walking one mile to the A&P gorcery store with my beloved grandmother, when I was a little girl, and she had her metal grocery cart with wheels! Good reading here, my friends! Busy at work due to new accounting program, but I'm still reading! The best to all of you and bye for now, Patricia

Robbin		28-Jul-2009 16:55
Dave B., These Days, The Thing I Enjoy Most, is My Memories , of The Past, Especially My Life From 1955, when I was 4 Years Old, to around 1969, when I Had, and Rode Motorcycles. Lots Of Good Memories, and Good Life, for Me, in That Time Frame. After that time, there were some Good Times , and Good Memories, But not as Good , were The Memories, or Life , From there Forward. There was a Lot Of Hard Life, for Me, after 1969. In 1969, I was 18 Years Old, and Still Had Lots Of Joy, But By 1970, when I Left For The Army, My Joy Had Diminished A Lot. There is Still Some Joy, in My Life, But Not Tons Of it, Nothing Like My Childhood, in The 50's. For Me, The 50's, to 1965, were My Golden Years, The Best Times Of My Life !!!!!!! Best Regards. Later. Robbin.

Pokey		28-Jul-2009 16:47
Mike Cox Pokey is the real name, I was given that name in 1953 when I moved into the park, and it has stayed with me since. We lived at H841, right next to the maint shop, opposite end of the laundry room, then in 1965 moved to W2229, we were the last ones to have a wooden Fla. room, when we moved to w2229, we couldn't put it back up., In your area of the park, the kids were, Jimmy & Keith Monday, Bobby and Steve Maxwell, John Pixley, Dave (beetle) and Danial (skeeter) Riseiner, other kids were Tommy Worth, Rickey Byrd, Dave Hunter, Butch Crieger, Ray and Claude Brown, Little John Palmari, Charla Sweeny, and Jimmy and Patty Chessier, to name a few. Do you remember the maint man Frank Charles, he was with the park, from the first day it started. I also have a picture of a group of kids from around the 56-57 time frame, I will try and send it to you. I would love to get the picture that your sister has, what is the age of your brother, sister and you. I am now 59. I can be reached at pokehull@comcast.net take care Pokey

Robbin		28-Jul-2009 16:40
Dave B., You're Welcome !!! What you said, is Very true . I Bought 45 RPM Records, back then, in the 50's, that I just had to have, Played the Records , Over , and over, and then later Hurled them as Frisbies, and Broke them. As you said, we were normal , Young , and Foolish Kids, and we Lived For The Day, and Tomorrow, was another Play Day, and The Future, WHAT ?????? The Future, Didn't Register, or Matter. I Wish I Had Some Of My Old Toys, ect., from My Childhood, But I Had no Forsight, and Lost , or Got Rid of them all. But We Had Fun then !!!!!! Most Kids, and Lots of Adults Nowadays, are Oriented Towards: Horror Picture Movies, with Slashing, and Decapitations, ect. They're Sick, and Don't Want to Be Cured, in fact: They Don't even Know, They're Sick, or if they Do, They're Proud of it, Like Texas Bragging Rights. Society, Has Crashed, and There is Little Or No Joy, and if There's Joy, it May Be Extremely Dangerous, Illegal, and Immoral, in General. But there are Still a Few of us, Who Find and enjoy Normal Joy, By Food, Music, Relationships, Writing Here, Nostalgia Day Dreaming , ect. Our Parents Bowled, Played Cards, with Friends, Played Horseshoes, Went To Horse Races, Had Picnics, Ect. Nowadays, There's None Of That Old Fashioned Joy, But in The 50's, it Was Normal, and Routine. Sad, Isn't it, That Our Society, Has Come To This ???? It's Downright Tragic, I Think, Like The Holocost, Ect. Later. Robbin.

mike cox		28-Jul-2009 16:19
Pokey we lived in the park from about 1956 to 1959,I think the space number was F11,or 611,they changed from alpha to numeric about that time. My dad had a Morgan Driveaway truck,red,parked behind the trailer at one point. My brother dennis used ot sing and play guitar at the shows in the rec hall. just chatted with my sis,she has a pic of ronnie reick and a bunch of other kids at her birthday party.when I git it i'ld like to send it to you for ID of the kids,ok? blew me over that she has such a pic.She's really getting a kick out of the site as I am. would u mind emailng me and letting me know ur real name? i'm sure we knew eadch other,and alos include peoples names and later occupatons? I'd sure appreciate it. Sis just said that Gordon Lucas was another kid we played with. all for now Mike

Robbin		28-Jul-2009 16:17
Carlos Betancourt, Do You Remember: Bravo Caron Boxing Gym, in Allapattah, on 18th Avenue, just south of 36th Street ???? It was across the Street, from Buy Rite Meats. I used to go there, sometimes. MR. Caron, was a nice Guy, and He was a Good Fighter, in His Day, in Cuba. I used to Talk with Him. He Ran a Good Place, and was a Good Boxing Instructor. He had some pretty Good Fighters there. I'm sure you remember his Gym !!!!!!! Remember Curtis Park, off 20th Street, and near The River ????? I swam in The Pool there, early 60's , Like around 1961. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

dave b		28-Jul-2009 16:14
Robbin, thanks.....I did look back at previous posts and saw you mentioning the name of the place originally, but thanks very much.......wouldn't it be something if we had all saved all our Classics Illustrated, all our model plane kits, baseball card collections etc? But who thought about anything other than any one particular day? None of us, as kids, thought past tomorrow and how much fun we were going to have playing outside, where we always were. The single thing lacking today among young people, even the best of them, is JOY. We had it in abundance, our parents had it, it was a happy time, people had problems but they had this positive approach to life and they had joy. They enjoyed life. Nowadays look at the ads for movies, the dark side of everything is what folks want to see, the negative side of life is everywhere, in real life and in the movies. It's like people enjoy having no joy :)

dave b		28-Jul-2009 16:11
Mike, I just emailed you those photos three at a time, was the only way I could do it. We lived at J-25 then when we got a bigger trailer we moved back to the U row, I think, way in the back, last row before the railroad tracks.

Robbin		28-Jul-2009 16:05
Dave B., Yes, That's True, I was Glad to find out: That I Still Can Access My E- Mail, But just not on My Computer. Maybe , Someone will Donate a New Computer, to Me, or Maybe Donations, are in order, For A Friend ??? Or , Maybe , I Will Scrape up enough to Buy A Good Used XP Notebook Computer, and Solve My Crisis that way. We Will See !!!!!! I Do Miss My E- Mail !!! Oh Dave, Before I Forget Again: The Drugstore where you Bought your Comic Books, ect., in Virginia Gardens, was on Curtiss Parkway, Just North of 36th Street, and The Airport. It was in The Village Plaza, and it was called : Village Drugs . I Went there Before. It's not there anymore, Been Gone for Years, and Years now. The Little Shopping Plaza, is still there though. And Blessed Trinity Church, and School is There Too. It's Sunny, and Hot, in The 90's Here Right now. Later. Robbin.

mike cox		28-Jul-2009 16:02
Pokey we lived in the park from about 1956 to 1959,I think the space number was F11,or 611,they changed from alpha to numeric about that time. My dad had a Morgan Driveaway truck,red,parked behind the trailer at one point. My brother dennis used ot sing and play guitar at the shows in the rec hall. just chatted with my sis,she has a pic of ronnie reick and a bunch of other kids at her birthday party.when I git it i'ld like to send it to you for ID of the kids,ok? blew me over that she has such a pic.She's really getting a kick out of the site as I am. would u mind emailng me and letting me know ur real name? i'm sure we knew eadch other,and alos include peoples names and later occupatons? I'd sure appreciate it. Sis just said that Gordon Lucas was another kid we played with. all for now Mike

Pokey		28-Jul-2009 15:54
Dave - Carlos Send a copy of the Bell Haven photos to me also, if you can pokehull@comcast.net thanks take care Pokey

dave b		28-Jul-2009 15:26
Robbin, too bad about your computer, but at least you now know what the problem is, which helps.

dave b		28-Jul-2009 15:25
Mike, welcome----see my post immediately before this, and if Carlos does not still have that one email saved, I can reconstruct what he sent me re the Bell Haven photos, they were all recent ones, not from the golden days.

dave b		28-Jul-2009 15:24
Carlos, if you still have all those Bell Haven photos you sent me, can you send them to Mike, his email address is below. I have all the pics but when I downloaded them from what you sent me, I scattered them into different folders on the computer, so I could reconstruct it all for him but it is easier if you have them all in that one email you sent me.....let me know, please, when you get the chance?

Pokey		28-Jul-2009 12:06
MIke I remember Mr Swain very well, and the shows that he would put on at the suffle board courts. Tommy Worth was my neighbor, and I just recently found out that he passed away in 1997. take care Pokey

Pokey		28-Jul-2009 12:02
MIke Did you live in the park, if so when and where. Yes I remember the ammo find, the park was an old military camp first, before it became a park. Like I said, I was in contact with Mrs Dill/Troy for about 6 years through Christmas cards, but didn't get one this past year from her. On this (memories sites) there are some old pictures of the park. NIce to hear from you. take care Pokey

mike cox		28-Jul-2009 06:27
Pokey I"m sure we'd know each other if we had some old photos ! I just read your post of 22 July/20:03,and all I can say is RIGHT ON. I hope you folks don't get mad at a new guy,but the info here is just amazing me ! I can't stop reading,and it's 2 hours past bed time ! do you rerember when they/someone was digging up back by the rr tracks and rifle reounds and hand greneade parts were found? I guess in ww2 the park was a camp of some sorts.I heard interment camp but couldn't say for sure. Pokey,and everyone,any pics and names/occupations you'd like to share,I'd love to get them.topgun5070@live.com Would love to know how to contact Edith Troy if possible. what a great time I"m having ! Mike

mike cox		28-Jul-2009 05:45
Dave b wow,what at trip back through time ! as best I recall I lived there from about 1956 to 1959 I also knew mike nesbit and chuck chaffin.also ron Reick(sp(and his mom and dad,art and marion. Larry Swain the bullwhip guy was right across the way from us,his daugher was Lynn? knew them well.Near the pool lived a retired undertaker , Mr Neals from Harrisburg,Pa.I remember that was painted on their trailer by the door. wow,gotta let the mind think a bit. Nancy Brown and her hubby,Bobby I think.He was a lather as I recall,in the old days of lathe and plaster construction. My uncle harold cox and his daughters marilyn,mary jane , and cathy. I sure wish I knew ho to get ahold of them now,i've tried ancestry searches but no avail. Tommy worth I believe I used to swim with? Cathy Kunkle I think.I believe it was Cathy. the al who never answered the blasted ringing phone by the bathrroms,Fran ? lol I'll catch my sis online tomorrow and ask her too. I belive we were in space f14,it was near the laundry room i think.while we live thre they changed them from alpha to numeric..or was it the other way around.?F14 became 614? very glad to find this site,but it's so HUGE I'm still getting lost. ! I'll book mark this section pronto.! yes,I'd love to see those pics,and if we have any will let you know. email enroute,and THANKS for the reply Mike

Robbin		28-Jul-2009 02:40
Dave B., I Went to A Public Library This Afternoon, and used one of their Windows XP Computers, and was able to access My E- Mail, so that Proves that My Problems accessing my E- Mail, on My Computer, is because of My Computer. Now I Know !!!!!! So if I Want to send or Be able to check my E- Mails, I Have to get another Computer, and I Just Might Try to Do that ASAP. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		28-Jul-2009 02:39
Carlos, those baseball cards you have are really something.....and it is not just the cards themselves but the memories they are connected to, that makes them that much more valuable. I recall some of those names e.g. Camilo Pascual, look for him under the two links Don posted for me, 1958 59 60 etc etc Topps baseball cards, Minnie Minoso is there too.....and others

dave b		28-Jul-2009 02:38
Hi Mike----welcome to Robbin's section of the boards...when did you live in Bell Haven? Pokey can name a whole lot of folks who lived there, as he was there 1953-69 and my entire time in Miami, including Va Gardens was three years tops, around 1954 or 55 to summer of 57 at the very latest, so the folks I knew in Bell Haven were Chuck Chaffin and Mike Nesbitt and Gard Harness, plus Mrs Troy the lifeguard and also Ora and Joe Forgitano were friends of my parents. Carlos sent me some Bell Haven photos, taken just a week or so ago, if you want to email me at kb1pdv@earthlink.net I can send them to you, and Pokey, some time ago, emailed me four photos of Bell Haven circa 1955 or so, and I can send those also, just let me know. This way you don't have to disclose your email address here publicly.

Robbin		28-Jul-2009 00:14
Carlos Betancourt, You Mentioned A Familiar name , in your Post: Conrado Marrero. When I worked For Swift & Company, in The 70's, Driving The Meat and Foodservice Truck, We Had A Conrado Marrero there that was a Meat Cutter, of that name, and that's not a real common name, I Don't Believe. I'll just Bet, that was Him. I Remember now, too, that One Guy there called him : Pelotero. Small World, Huh ???? Later. Robbin.

Robbin		28-Jul-2009 00:04
Carlos Betancourt, Yes, My Memories of Miami Stadium, are Treasures. I never went to it when it was Bobby Maduro Stadium, only Miami Stadium. When I went with My Dad, He Paid, our Admission, But My Friend Noel Martinez, and I Never paid to get in, We Climbed The Fence, and Dropped Down, By The Parking Lot Next To Youth Hall, on The North End, and By 10th Avenue. We usually, Had no Money, to Pay Admission. Even At The Hialeah High Vs Miami High State Championship Game, We Jumped The High Fence, Dropped, on The Other Side, and Ran Over to The Seating Areas, And Sat Down. We Were Bad, I Know. It was Wrong, to Do That, But Back then, We thought it was Funny, and We Were Slick. We Did that A Lot, and Never Got Caught, I Guess we were Lucky. Congratulations, on Getting your Canoe, Carlos !!!! And Have Fun, with it, But Be Careful, With Alligators. I Remember A Famous Miami Marlin Player, Back when I Went To Miami Stadium: Al Arias. Remember : at one time, The Team was Called The Miami Orioles, and they were the Class A Farm Team, of The Baltimore Orioles ???? Back in The Late 80's, and The 90's, I worked For Wells Fargo Armored Service, on N. W. 20th Street, and 11th Avenue, and Our Place was Near Miami Stadium, and I passed it, all the time, and saw it all Abandoned , and Run Down, and it Saddened Me. They Had a Little Outdoor Flea Market, in The Parking Lot, Where Noel Martinez, and I Jumped The Fence to Get in Free, but after that Left, it Sat there Withering away. Very Sad, For Me, Because of All My Memories Of That Stadium, in it's Day. Remember The Home Milk Place, with The Large Home Milk Carton, in Front, and we could see it from the Stands, at Miami Stadium. That was Neat. We used to Buy Home Milk, Back then. Later McArthur, Took over that Place, and Now That Bldg., is Gone. Remember The Old Winn Dixie, Behind Buy Rite Meats ??? And The other old Winn Dixie, at 7th Avenue, and N. W. 23rd Street ?? Lots of Changes, Carlos. Best Regards . Robbin.

Don Boyd		27-Jul-2009 23:09
Per request of Dave, I am posting this link for him: http://www.vintagecardtraders.org/virtual/59topps/59topps.html I'm on vacation and time spent here is going to be minimal until next week. Don

Carlos Betancourt		27-Jul-2009 20:30
I remember going to the Miami Stadium as a young boy and watching the Miami Marlins, it was a really nice stadium last time I went there to watch a game was Dec. 13th 1992 I still have the ticket. it was a game between 2 teams of old Cuban players Minoso was there, I think Tony Oliva was the youngest ot he bunch he autographed my ticket. of course the ticket says Bobby Maduro Stadium. I have it in a card holder together with Tonys rookie card. It's going to be nice to have a baseball stadium, to bad it's not going to be built more towards the Dade/ Broward county line. Robbin i bought a canoe this morning it's a 16ft with the flat stern, I can put a small outboard or a trolling motor on it, it's in great shape got it from a guy in Palm Springs North, can't wait to use it.

Carlos Betancourt		27-Jul-2009 20:11
Robbin, Dave I have a set of Signed and with an Authenticity card that I got in a promotion once it contains cards of Bob Gibson, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Duke Snider, I still have a couple of Mantles 1967, 1965 Roger Maris, Roberto Clemente, any many more my Favorite collection is a box with only Cuban players from the fiities and sixties my most treasured is a 1952 Topps Minnie Minoso Rookie card in near perfect condition ( I have all of his cards from 1952 to 1959) I also have Cookie Rojas, Tony Oliva, Mike Cueller, Jose Canceco, rookie cards. plus cards of Pedro Ramos, Camilo Pascual, Carlos Paula, Conrado Marrero, any many more one day I plan to go over all my cards and do somekind of an list but theres so many it really would take time I also have early sixties football cards. Basketball I have a Pat Riley rookie card I stopped collecting years ago but its fun to go through all the shoeboxs and look at them.

Robbin		27-Jul-2009 19:15
Dave B., Thanks Dave !!!! I Will Never Forget that Day, A Saturday Morning, in The Summer, and Me Catching For The Great Charlie Hough. He Hurt Your Hand, even in a Good Padded Catchers Mitt. He Really Threw Fast and Hard, and Accurate. He was a Great Pitcher, no Doubt about it !!!!! And When He Played, for Hialeah High, My High School, Our Baseball Team, was Great, and My Friend Noel Martinez, and I went to Miami Stadium, to See the State Championship High School Baseball Game, Between Our Hialeah High, and Miami High. And The Great Charlie Hough, was on The Mound, for Hialeah High. I Think that was 1966. My Friend Noel Martinez, and I were 9th Graders , at Palm Springs JR. High, and We wanted to see That Game, in The Afternoon, So We Went to School, and at around : 1 :00, or 1 :30 P. M., During Class Changes, We Hid in The Boys Room, until classes Resumed, and then we Snuck Out Of The School, Went to Noel's Dad's Work, Borrowed His 1957 Ford, with Keys, and His Permission, Drove to Miami Stadium, and Saw The Game. Honestly: I Don't Remember , Who Won, But I Think it was Miami High. I Do Remember : though, it was a Good Game, Score Close: Like : 7 To 6. Both Teams, were Great, That's Why They Were The 2 Top High School Teams in Florida. We Both Started High School, at Hialeah High, In September. Later. Robbin.

Don Boyd		27-Jul-2009 19:06
Mike Cox posted this in the main Comments gallery: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mikecox 25-Jul-2009 19:33 Reading about the missile silos,etc, has sure been interesting. I left Miami just a couple of years before the missle crisis happened,had no idea that the area became so well fortified..who'd a thunk. Bio; born in key west,at Navy hospital,1945.Dad was Shore Patrol there. Moved to NW 33rd st/12th ave a few years later, moved many times after that, Dad was a 'mover'' for some reason. Last lived at the old Bell Haven trailer court.,The news archives of it's becoming a vermin infested slum sure made me sad. I spend literally hundreds of hours in the pool. Attended Madison Jr. High I believe it was called while living in BH park. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I posted the link to this comments section and told Mike that there were some other former residents of Bell Haven contributing here. Hopefully he'll see it and come on over here to find youse guys. Dave: your link ishttp://www.dugout-memories.com/creprint.html Don

Robbin		27-Jul-2009 18:57
Dave B., My Dad , and I went to See The University Of Miami Hurricanes Football Games, in The Orange Bowl Too, when I was a Little Elementary School Kid, in The 50's, and in The Early 60's Too. That was Fun, and Just Like Miami Stadium, Both Stadiums, are Gone Now, and All We Have: are our Great Memories Of Both. Better than Nothing, I Suppose. Both Stadiums, were in Bad Disrepair, in Their Last Days, and were not being used, any more, because of that . As Carlos Betancourt, and I Have Agreed: It's Sad, That Here in Miami, and Dade County, City Officials, County Officials, and Developers, Have No Respect, For Historic Buildings, and The Past, and Because of that, We Have Lost a Lot Of Old Historic Landmarks Here, and I Think: It's A Shame, and A Downright Disgrace. It is an Outrage !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		27-Jul-2009 18:56
On wikipedia it says that Hough was drafted out of Hialeah High School in 1966. I remember him as a great knuckleball pitcher for the Dodgers. So you were part of the making of a legend.

dave b		27-Jul-2009 18:52
That is a great story about Charlie Hough. I have heard quite a bit about him. Good story about you catching for him.

Robbin		27-Jul-2009 18:45
Dave B., When I was a Kid, My Dad , took me out to The Ball Park, Miami Stadium, to see Miami Marlins Games, and in JR. High School Days , around 1965, and 1966, My Good Friend Noel Martinez, and I , used to go to Miami Stadium, to See Miami Marlins Games, and to Throw Cups at people, ect. We were young teens, and Foolish, and Sorta Like Peer Pressure , We Clowned Around, and Tryed to Outdo each other, and to impress one another. We Were A Real Pair. We Had Fun. Miami Stadium, was near Robert E. Lee JR. High, where Carlos Betancourt , and my Friend Noel Martinez, once Attended, so Noel Knew Some Girls, in The Wynwood Neighborhood of Robert E. Lee JR. High, and when we went to Miami Stadium, We Would Go to See The Girls, around The School. They were Pretty Girls, and We Got along Good with them. Noel, Lived Down there, and Went to Santa Clara Elementary School, and Robert E. Lee JR. High, and Then , His Family moved near Me, in West Hialeah, and He Transferred in to My School,- Palm Springs JR. High, and we became Friends, and always Hung around together. I Knew A Lot Of Spanish then, But I Learned a Lot More, Form Noel, and His Family, and The Girls, By Robert E. Lee JR. High. Muy Bien, Mi Amigo ! Hablamos Luego ! Buen Viaje, Via Con Dios ! Robbin.

Robbin		27-Jul-2009 18:24
Dave B., I Had a Catchers Mitt too, But I never officially: Played Catcher. I Did Catch For Charlie Hough, on time, at Municipal Park, ( Now Milander Park ), as I was there one Saturday, Back in Maybe : 1966, and I was in JR. High School, and I was there with My Catchers Mitt, and This Big Older Guy Sees Me, and says : Hey Kid, I'm A Pitcher, and Since You Have A Catchers Mitt, Would You Mind catching for me, for a Few Minutes ? And I Said Sure I'll Do it. Oh My God, He Almost Demolished My Hand, even with a Good Padded Catchers Mitt. He Threw The Ball Lightning Fast, and Hard. My Hand Hurt, But I Didn't want to Look Like a Wimp, so I Didn't Let on. He Didn't Say Who He was, But Another Kid, told me: That's Charlie Hough, The Great Hialeah High School Star Pitcher, and I Said : No Wonder. He Was A Great Pitcher, and Pitched For The Dodgers, in The Majors. He Trew Real Hard !!!!! I Never Kept Any Baseball cards Long, I Gave them away, and Put them on the back wheel spokes of my bike. Miami Stadium, where The Miami Marlins played, was Torn Down, many years ago, Sadly, and now: There' s A Complex of Gated Apartments there now, and it's called : Miami Stadium Apartments. I used to go there to see Miami Marlins Games, all the time, in The 50's , and Early to mid 60's. The Marlins Play , in The Miami Dolphins Stadium, But Where The Old Miami Orange Bowl was, A Brand New Marlins Stadium, is Going to Be Built, and I Think Construction, is starting now, or very soon. I Loved Miami Stadium, and The Orange Bowl, and I Miss Both, But I'm Happy, that They Are Building a New Marlins Stadium. Robbin.

dave b		27-Jul-2009 17:52
I got Haywood Sullivan's autograph back when he was a catcher for the Miami Marlins, way before he was into top level management of the Red Sox organization. Is the ballpark they played in still there ? Probably not.

dave b		27-Jul-2009 17:09
I never seriously collected cards either, but did have a lot of them....used the card in the spokes, what a loud sound on your bike------one of my biggest thrills was buying a catcher's mask, which I saved up for, and just having it was awesome, I already saved up and bought a catcher's mitt. Have to take off here in another two hours til 10pm or so

Robbin		27-Jul-2009 16:53
Dave B., Top Of Monday, To You, or Should I Say : Topps, of Monday To You. You Remember ST. John's The Apostle Church, and School, where you went, Well across the Playground, and Sports Fields, was My Elementary School, Hialeah Elementary. It was Right Next to The Big Grandstands, and it's Baseball Diamond. And there was A Burger King, on East 9th Street, and East 6th Avenue. Across the Street, from Burger King, was A Little Candy Store, and it was Close to My House, and My School, and they Had Yo Yo's, Bird Whistles, Marbles, Spinning Tops, Candy, Snack Cakes, Ice Cream Treats, Bottled Soft Drinks, Baseball Cards, Ect. All Kids in The Area Loved That Place. I Went there, all the time. It was Owned and Run, By An Elderly Couple, and They were very nice. Anyway, I Got Topps Baseball Cards there, and Chewed the Bubble Gum, and I'd Look at The Baseball Cards, The Players' Pictures, and Stats, on The Card, But I Never was a Serious Trader Of The Cards, or Anything like that. If My Friend, wanted a card I Just Got, I would Give it to Him, and I Put The Cards, on My Bike, with Clothes Pins, to Make a Motorcycle Sound, Mainly. I Played that throw against the wall game, But with Coins, not Baseball Cards. Back then, in The 50's, My Heroes Of Baseball, were : Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and Roger Maris. I Had Ted Williams Signed Baseball Gloves , From Sears Roebuck, Back then. I Played T- League, at Babcock Park, over By ST. Johns, when I was around 4 or 5 Years Old, and then : 13- 14 , and 16- 18 , Both at Sparks Park, in West Hialeah. And I Played on My Palm Springs JR. High School Softball Team, and We Played Other JR. Highs. I was an Outfielder, and I was a Real Good Hitter. I Hit a Lot Of Home Runs. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		27-Jul-2009 16:18
dugout-memories.com/creprint.html is a much easier way to get to the card photos.

dave b		27-Jul-2009 16:13
dugout-memories.com has the same thing, but has all the years, so you can click on 1959 Topps or 1958 Topps or anything you want to see in the way of baseball cards from the past, not just checklists but photos.

dave b		27-Jul-2009 16:09
I just asked Don to post it for me here, as I forgot how to do it. If I just copy and paste it, or type it here, apparently a spam blocker will prevent it from being posted here, so let me wait for Don to give you the link I just sent him. This shows the entire set of 1959 Topps baseball cards, and for me, brought back some memories of players I had not thought about in quite awhile. As we talked about before, we used to trade cards, flip them, where two or three kids would let them fall end over end to the ground, calling heads or tails like a coin flip, or more commonly we would toss them up against a wall, one kid at a time, and the one that tossed the card closest to the wall, picked up the entire pot of cards. It was a lot of fun, plus I think it was a penny or a nickel for 20 cards including a stick of bubble gum in the Topps packages. We went crazy over those cards, and although Mickey Mantle's card fetches a good couple of hundred bucks now, we had a few of them and did not think all that much about what these things would be worth years from then, as all we cared about was that particular day....very few kids have their cards from those days. Their moms threw them out, is the most common lament. About 15 years ago I stumbled upon a bunch of used 1959 Topps cards in some sports store, selling them very very cheaply, maybe a dime each, in fair to good condition so I picked up maybe a hundred that way.....nowadays a complete mint set goes for several thousand dollars.

dave b		27-Jul-2009 16:00
Robbin, and everyone else, we have talked before about Topps baseball cards. I found a site that shows a photo of each card in the entire 1959 set. Very interesting and will bring back some old memories.

Robbin		27-Jul-2009 02:14
Brother Dan, Good Talking to you !!!! Welcome To This Site. Glad To Have You. I Hope You Join us Here Often. Take Care. Brother Robbin.

Robbin		27-Jul-2009 02:10
Dave B., I Take 6 --------- 1,000 MG. Omega 3 Fish Oil Gels a Day, and Yes, I Believe it's Very Beneficial, To Our Health. Talk to you Tomorrow. Robbin.

Robbin		27-Jul-2009 02:05
Dave B., We Just Got Back, From Southwest Miami,- Our Westchester Area. We Went to Frankie's Pizza, For A Pizza Dinner. Frankies' is A 54 Year Old Tradition, Owned and Run, By Frankie's Daughter, and Son. It's Strictly Take Out, and their Pizza, is 1st Class. It's Square, But Only Normal Pizza Thickness, not Real Thick, Like Sicilian Pizza. And it's Crispy, and Crunchy, all The Way Thru, not Just The Top Crust, and Their Toppings, Are Great Too. We Go to Frankie's , once in a while, not all the time. We Eat in The Car, in The Parking Lot, and Lots Of Others Do Too. It's about 24 Miles , one Way, to Frankie's, From Our House, in Hialeah. A Nice Little Outing. I Talked to My Brother, By Cell Phone, while I was Eating, and Enjoyed That. He Lives about 185 Miles Away, so I Don't see Him, Very Often. Have A Good Night, Dave. Robbin.

dave b		26-Jul-2009 22:11
Carlos, have a good night too, I just saw that part of your last post, addressed to me. Thanks. Robbin, heading off line for the night, too----no court this whole week----not til August 12, so that is great.....talk with you tomorrow at some point

dave b		26-Jul-2009 22:09
I take the Omega 3 fish oil, too, twice a day and it is very very good for you, 1200 mg each gel capsule.....it helps or combats quite a few things, is my understanding of it.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 20:52
Carlos Betancourt, Golden Corral, Yummy !!!! We Love that Place !!! We Go there , once in a while. I Especially Love : Their Pot Roast, Steaks, Meat Loaf, and BBQ Chicken Shredded, and Their Desserts, are Real Good too. I Have War's Greatest Hits C. D. also. I Like all Their Songs, But : All Day Music, is Still My Favorite , By War. Yeah, The Barefoot Mailman, was Tops !!!!!! Farrell's, was The Neat Ice Cream Parlor, in Westland Mall. I used to Deliver there, and I went there, with Special Girlfriends. It was Similar to The Place on US1, in Dania. Do You Remember : Dipper Dan Ice Cream Parlors ???? There was one on West 49th Street, across from I- Hop, and Publix, and one at Noth Side Shopping Center. Malo, with Jorge Santana, Great Group, I Love their Song : Suavacito !!!! I Have it. And Santana, Hard to Beat !!!!!! I Take Fish Body Oil Omega 3 Gels , 6 A Day, is That Like Cod Liver Oil ???? I Think So ?? Thanks, to You, and your Wife, For Caring to Help Me, I Appreciate it !!!!!! I Hope Your Work Night, Goes Well. Take Care. Talk to You Later. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		26-Jul-2009 20:05
Robbin, Just got back from church, stopped by Golden Corral and ate to much! The Barefoot mailman of course loved that place they had all kinds of neat things, what was the name of the icecream place they had in Westland Mall? War sure great band I have their greatest hits on CD remember it was Eric Burton & War when they started. great mix of beats in their music favorite song: City Country City. I did'nt know that Dennis Yost had died shame he had a nice voice. Santana one of the greatest bands I saw them in concert when I was about eighteen, I saw Malo at Pirates World. Mr. Smith If he's still alive I bet he keeps those paddles hanging on his wall. My wife says to start taking Cod liver oil capsules it helps buildup your immune system, it helped me alot when I was healing from my surjery. Well got to go need to take a nap I have to work tonite I start @ 7pm I think this may be a long ship to at least 8 am tomorrow, Have a good nite you too Dave..........Carlos

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 19:18
Dave B., There is one Groves Stand Place in Fort Lauderdale, in an Area Called Davie, and it's a Store, Where they sell Florida Grown Right There Oranges, Great Authentic Key Lime Pies, Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice, Ect. It's Called : Spike's Groves, and it's on Griffin Road, near The Fla. Turnpike Entrance, and Exit, On Griffin Road. I Guess it's Still Open, I Haven't Been There in Quite A While ?????? I Love Iced Cold Fresh Squeezed Florida Orange Juice. And I Love Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, From Indian River , FLA., Iced Cold, But I Can't Have it, as it will interfere, with Some of My Medicines. I Miss it !!!! I Drink A Lot of : Ocean Spray Cranberry Light Juice, that Has Splenda. It's Real Good, I Like it !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 19:03
Dave B., In Melbourne, and Vero Beach, and up there, in Indian River, and Brevard Counties, There Are Groves, and Some Stores, where you Can Sample their Orange Juice, and Buy Bags of Oranges, and Grapefruit, Coconut- Chocolate Patties, ect., and in Palm Harbor, over By Tampa, There's a Good Place Called : Sun Groves. The Absolute Best Oranges, and Grapefruit, as far as I'm Concerned : Are Grown in Groves, From Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Orlando, Clermont, & Tampa, Florida. They are World Famous, and Really Delicious. We Have No Old Time Orange Juice Tourist Stands Here, anymore, But There are Places to get Juices, Smoothies, Shakes, ect. We used to Go to : Hale's, Groves Store, and Harvey's Groves Store, Both on US1, Between Melbourne, and Cocoa Beach, Just East Of Viera, FLA. Every Year, as A Christmas Present, My Wife's Sister, in Clearwater, Sends us A Big Box Of Navel Oranges, Grown There, at SuN Groves, and They are Sweet as Sugar, and Delicious. A Great Gift, Indeed !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 18:48
Dave B., Anothe Place you saw along The Road, on Trips, was : Rawl's. It was a Place Like : Horne's, and Stuckey's. Neat Stores, Full of Junk, and some usefull, and needed Commodities, Like Pecan Logs, Pecan Brittle, and Coconut - Chocolate Patties. And Their Restaurants, were Good. Our Absolute favorite though, Was From Your Homestate : Massachusetts. Howard Johnson's , From Brockton , Mass. My whole family, Loved Howard Johnson's Restaurants, and Their Motor Lodges Too. We Stayed at Lots of Big Howard Johnson's Motor Lodges, with a Pool, and ate our meals, at Howard Johnson's Restaurant, right in Front. They Were THE BEST , No Equal, in My Opinion. But Nowadays: When Traveling on The Highway: My Favorites, To Eat At Are : Cracker Barrel, Bob Evans, Waffle House, Shoney's, Krystal, White Castle, Dunkin Donut, Krispy Kreme, Dairy Queen, I- Hop, and others. I Love BBQ, so if I see A BBQ Place, I will Pull in , and Try it. It's Pouring Down Rain, Right Now, and Has Rained a Lot today, But it's Still 91 Degrees, at 2 : 40 P. M. DST. It's Partly Cloudy, But A Bit Sunny too. My Wife is Working, until about 3 :45, and then, we may take a little sunday drive, and get something to eat, while out. Later. Robbin.

dave b		26-Jul-2009 18:41
They still have the orange juice stands?

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 18:14
Dave B., Sure !!! I Remember : Horne's, & Stuckey's, We always stopped there, and Had Orange Juice, and Bought Peanut Brittle, Peanut Logs, Pecans, Pecan Logs, Chocolate - Coconut Patties, ect. They were neat Places. My Dad called them : Tourist Traps, But We Stopped anyway. They always had Lots of Billboard Signs , Ahead of Time, so you would stop. It worked. They were very Smart. And if it was Daylight Hours, we always Stopped in Florida, at the Orange Grove Places, and Had Lots Of Iced Cold Florida Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice. What A Treat !!!!!! I Still Love that !!!!!! No Drive Ins Here either, except for one old A & W, near Miami - Dade North, a College, called The Root Beer Place. They May Have A Coule Of Girl Car Hops, who put the tray in your 1 / 2 way down window, I'm Not Sure. They Had Short Hours, and it's Been a While, since I went there. Drive In Theatres: There's only 1 Here now: The Thunderbird Drive In, which Has Like 13 Screens , all Showing Different Movies. It's in Fort Lauderdale, and it has a Huge Indoor, and Outdoor Flea Market, every Day. It's Called : The Swapshop !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 17:57
Carlos Betancourt, Did You ever hear: The Classics 4 Song " Stormy ", Done By Santana ????? It's Fantastic !!!!! I Had a Complete Set Of C. D.'s of Santana, 7 C. D.'s, Loaned them to someone, and never got them back, and can't remember , who has them. What A Loss !!!!! I Heard from someone: That MR. Smith, The Paddler, was at Kinloch Park JR. High, after Robert E. Lee JR. High. So He was at Miami Springs JR. High, Robert E. Lee JR. High, and Kinloch Park JR. High. That Man Sure Swung that Paddle !!!!!! We Both Know that, Very Well. Remember: The Barefoot Mailman Gift Shop, in Westland Mall ???? I Loved that Place, and went there a Lot, and Bought a Lot Of Neat Things there. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 17:42
Carlos Betancourt, Thanks , For The Concern, about My Sore Foot. It Hurts, and It's A Problem. I Can't, and shouldn't walk much, cause the more I stand, and walk, the more it hurts, and it makes it worse. The Podiatrist, My Foot Doctor, says : You Gotta Stay Off Of it, so I try to do just that. Sorry to Hear about your Left Wrist, Must Be Painful. Sounds to Me like : A Bad Sprain, or Torn Ligaments, both very painful. I Broke My Right Wrist, when I was 10 Years Old, Very Painful. And I'm right Handed, But it's o. K. now, 48 years Later. I enjoy Old Movies, and Old T. V . Shows, and I Love The Classics 4 Traces, and all of Their Music, Especially Spooky, and Stormy. I Have 2 Old Record Albums, and 1 C. D., By Them. I Heard that Dennis Yost, The Lead Singer Died, RIP. He was their Signiture Voice, very unique. I Tried Blue Bell Ice Cream. It's Real Good. I Like Best: Their Banana Split, and Bridegroom's Cake Flavors. Being Diabetic, I Can't Have it all the time, as I Like to Do, But I Can Enjoy some, once in a while. Did You Ever Hear of The Groups: War, and The Atlanta Rhythm Section ???? I Love Both !!!!! My Favorite song by War, is " All Day Music ". Hope your work Picks up, and Your Wrist Feels Better. Happy Sunday !!!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		26-Jul-2009 17:23
Remember on long trips, Stuckeys? I'm sure you do. They still have them but they are much smaller and are usually part of something else, or share the space with another store etc and there are not too many of them.

dave b		26-Jul-2009 17:22
No drive-in food places here at all, none, and only one drive-in movie theater that I know of.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 17:16
Dave B., I Too Miss those Sonics, Bob's Big Boy, A & W, and all the Happy Days Arnold's Type Drive in Places , there were in The 50's , all over The USA. And All The Drive In Movie Theatres too, They Were Neat, and Great Fun. I Have Chili Dogs here, at Checker's Drive Thru, and Arbetter's , on Bird Road, West Of Coral Gables, in Southwest Miami. They Both Have Real Good Chili Dogs. No Sonics Here either. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 17:08
Dave B., Happy Sunday !!!!!! Depression, Comes and Goes, with Me, so it's not Constant, and Listening to My Oldies Music, Reading My Cook Books, Friendship Here, Watching DVD Movies I Rent, Watching Cooking Shows, This Old House, Hometime, Rick Steves Europe Travel, Burt Wolf's Travel, According To Jim, The George Lopez Show , King Of Queens, Old "Seinfeld" Repeats, Sunday Drives, A Treat Of My Favorite Foods, and Beverages, Daydreaming , about Being on A Beautiful Deserted Tropical Island, By Myself, But with Female Guests, Daydreaming About Having An RV, and Time, and Money, to Travel, all I Want, My Beautiful Lakeview, My Curiosity, and Enthusiasm, My Personal Interests, and : Repeating : It Ain't About Nothing, When The Goin Gets Tough, All of these Things together: Should Do it , for me. Some People, are Depressed All The Time, I Am Not, So I Don't Think I Need any Professional Help, only I Need To Be Cool, and Don't Go Off Half Cocked. I Know Myself, Beter than anyone, and I Will Be Fine. I've Just Been Weighted Down, For A While, with too many Curves in The Road, and It Got to Me, I Sort Of Panicked , Got Bitter, Rebelled, ect., But I Feel Better now, somewhat, and Think it's under Control. Thanks, For Your Concern. Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		26-Jul-2009 14:47
Morning, Robbin I hope your feeling better today I know the a foot injury is hard to deal with, I got my left wrist that I injured back in June still hurting I'm unable to use my left hand for anything other than light stuff, doctor didn't find any broken bones, he said this type of injury takes a long time to heal. Between my wrist and work being so slow it's driving me up the walls. My I have been going around differant junkyards trying to find old beetles to to keep my mind busy. Dave, hope your doing alright it's true about music best way to forget youf troubles it's amazing how some songs can take you back to a certain time in your life. "Traces" by the Classics 4 is one of those. Another way I relax is watching old movies on Turner Classic Movie channel I love seeing all the wonderful cars from the past seeing offices with only a phone on the desk no computers, fax machines etc. but best of all I love watching old movies that where fimed in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. I saw Clambake by Elvis a couple of weeks ago there is a part that he's driving to Miami Beach and you can see the Port of Miami back in 1967 no container ships just a small cruise ship and an small freigther. Robbin, remember the Mamey shakes they will make your day!! Carlos............

dave b		26-Jul-2009 13:13
Robbin, your post at 00:37, what if it is about something, and you don't look into it? Depression is easily treated. But on another note, yes, you are right, the oldies bring back memories, all the time, every time we listen to the songs. And re drive in places, I wish they had Sonic Drive-Ins around here....chili dogs etc. Saw them all over Texas and quite a few in other states.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 01:46
Carey gigi, Are you still in Town ???? Have not heard from you, for a while. If You're around, and Have time, and Feel up to it : Enter, and Sign in Please, and now: I'm Gary Moore, of What's My Line. Remember that great old show, from our Childhood ???? Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 01:42
Dave B., I Was watching a Paid Program, a while ago, on T. V., and it Had Bowzer, from Sha Na Na, and a Cute Girl, advertising fora Time Life Books C. D. Collection, of 158 Oldies, From The 50's Songs, and I was enjoying that Program, Because They Showed A 50's Style Drive In Burger Joint, with old 50's Custom Cars in Front, some with Flames, Ect., Like cars we all Grew up with, on The Streets, and at Such Drive Ins, and all of the songs, were very Familiar to me, and I Now have most of them, From FYE Specs Music, and from you Dave, on C. D's. Sure Brought back memories, of my Childhood, and made me very Happy. This is Our Back Pages, our Past, Nostalgia. I Love it !!!!!! And I Love Sonic, Checker's, Rally's, Big Boy's, A & W , ect. , that Remind us of our Old Car Hop Drive In Burger Places. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 00:37
Dave B., Thanks A Lot, For Passing That Info, To Manocarz. I Appreciate it. If I Just Remember Always, in Times That I Get The Blues, or Get Uptight, and Feel Anger: It ain't About Nothing , I Will Be O. K. We Always Said that, when I was in The Army, and it Worked : Pretty Well. I saw it Ward Off Fights , and Brawls, ect., Many Times, and When Privates, and NCO's were about to Mouth off to an Officer: We all Shouted: It Ain't About Nothing, and The Enlisted Man, Stood Down, and Saluted, and was Fine. For Me, That Simple Phrase of Ignorant Grammar Works. It's all in our Minds, anyway, so We can Convince Ourselves, if We Want to. But when we Don't want to Listen to Our Own Heart, and Mind Saying: It Ain't About Nothing, Then We Have A Problem, and Probably: Will Make Things Worse. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		26-Jul-2009 00:24
Bob Sara, The 1st Experience Riding any Motorized 2 Wheeler, was : In 1966, on A Sears Allstate 50 CC Moped, Made for Sears, By Puch. We were the caretakers, For Our Next Door Neighbors House, Ron Turcotte, The Great Jockey, while He was In New York, and other Places Riding, and He Had The Moped, and My Dad Said: Hey You Cut His Lawn, You Can Ride His Moped, while He's Gone, Just Be Careful. So I Did, and For A 15 Year Old Kid, That was a Thrill, and I went To Palm Springs North, Miami Lakes, and All Around Our West Hialeah Area, and Had Fun. I only Wiped out once, I Lost Brakes, and Laid it Down, in a Busy Intersection, at about 45 MPH, But was Lucky, The Cars All Stopped, and Didn't Run Me Over. I Had a Little Road Rash, and Torn Pants, But I was otherwise O. K. The Moped , Was Messed up, and My Dad Took it to A Body Shop, and They Fixed it Like Brand New. My Dad Grounded Me, No More Moped Riding. He Said : When Ronnie Gets Here, His Moped, will Be Like New, So Don't Touch it anymore, and I Didn't. Fun, while it Lasted !!!!!!! And I Learned Cycling Basics. Then in 1969, I Bought a 250 Yamaha Big Bear, From A Friend. Man, that Bike was Fast, and Sounded neat, But it Broke Down, too Much, and Finally, I went To Yamaha Miami, in Coral Gables- South Miami, and Bought a Brand New Yamaha 305 CC , and it was Nice, Fast, and Fun, But Later, after Drag Racing it a Lot, in Miami Lakes, it Started Being Very Un- Reliable, so I Traded it in, At Yamaha Dade JR., on A 350 Yamaha, and it was Nice at First, But Also Started Breaking Down, a Lot. The Yamahas then, seemed to Be Lemons, and Had Real Bad Carburetors. I Got Rid of The 350 Yamaha, and Bought A Brand New Kawasaki 500 3 Cylinder, and it was Super, Super Fast, and Very Reliable, Years Better than The Yamahas. I Had it a Few Months, Crashed it, at 100 MPH, on The Palmetto, and That was it. All 4 I Had, were in 1969, and in 1970, I Enlisted in The Army, and Left Town, for 3 Years. Haven't Been on one Since, But I Like Them, and if I win The Lotto, I Will Have A Few. Best Regards, Bob. Robbin.

dave b		25-Jul-2009 22:28
Robbin, just emailed Manocarz and gave him your home address, home phone and cell phone numbers, just now......glad to do it for you......

dave b		25-Jul-2009 22:25
Robbin, will pass that info on to Manocarz-----that depression, as you know, can be something as simple as a chemical imbalance, or it could be situational, or it could be this or that but I would have it looked at, the very same way you go to a doctor for your foot? This is no different. Easy to treat. But let me get your info and pass it on to Manocarz right now, Robbin----hang in there.....If you fail to hang in there, that means I will have to pay my own way re Royal Castle, etc when I go down there, so i have to keep you in good shape :)

Bob Sara		25-Jul-2009 21:55
Robbin, I started with a Yamaha 80 which I got for Christmas and my birthday in 1965. I sold that to my frien and got a Yamaha 125. It was a terrible bike, very unreliable. While I was in college I got another Yamaha, a RD 350 which was the first Yamaha with a front disc brake and a six speed transmission. It was a great bike, very fast. It would run with Kawi 500 triples. Iremember the 250 Big Bear and the 305, and rode them both when I used to hang out at Yamaha Dade Jr. In fact the 250 Big Bear was the first bike I rode over 100mph on I 95 one Sunday morning in '66 or '67. It wasn'r my bike, and if my father found out, he would have grounded me. I didn't get another bike till after my divorce. In 2002, I bought a Yamaha 1100 Silverado, just to see if I still enjoyed ridindg. After about 2000 miles, I went to the Harley dealer in Oakland, Ca, and ordered the Harley I always wanted. I picked it up in Feb. '03, bought a second Harley, an '05 Road Glide in Oct of '04, and 65000 miles later I still can't wait to point the handlebars at the horizon and go. Guess I sill like it...lol

Robbin		25-Jul-2009 20:15
Bob Sara, Good Advice, and Reminders, about How to Keep The Blues Away, or to Get Rid of them. I Love The 3 Stooges, The Marx Brothers, Laurel And Hardy, Abbott And Costello, Ect., And I Have Some Of Their Comedy Films on VHS- VCR Tapes. I Like all of The Old Comedy, But My Absolute Favorites, are The 3 Stooges !!!!! I also Love The Old Silent Movies, Like Charlie Chaplin, and The Keystone Cops, Ect. Every time I Went to Walt Disney World, I Loved To Go To The Little Main Street Stand Up Silent Movie Cinema, where they played those Films. But I Love Main Street USA, there at Disney World Period. It's So Neat, just to walk Down the Street there. I Haven't Been there, for years, at Least 10. Would Love to Go Again, But if I Do, I May Be in a Wheelchair, or Walking A Little, and sitting a Little, ect. Maybe , I' ll Get there again Sometime. I've never Been to The Animal Kingdom, and would Like that. I,ve Been to Epcot, MGM, and The Magic Kingdom. I Always wanted to Camp out, or in A Cabin, or RV, at Fort Wilderness, But never Have. Went to River Country, with 2 Foxes, one time, in My Swift Days, around 1976, and Had a Great Time, at River Country, and at Days Inn. Later . Robbin.

Robbin		25-Jul-2009 19:11
Bob Sara, 1 Week, with those Honeys , on My Island, woul Make Me Or Break Me, But as you Said: What a Way To Go: Smiling, all The Way To The Pearly Gates, and The Streets Of Gold !!!!!!! I Would Add A Few Guests to My List Also. 2 I can think of , would Be : Savanna Samson, and Carmen Luvana, Most Definately !!!!!! In Fact: They would Be First On The List Of Invitations !!!!! Thanks, for The Kind Words, Bob, I Appreciate it. A Drive By, By Us, would Be in Order, Yes, ASAP. But Of Course in our Drive Bys, There would Be No Shooting, only Reliving Our Past, Enjoying The Familiar Sites Of Miami, Listening to Do Wop, on Tapes, and Having Lunch, At : Royal Castle, Eastside Pizza, or Wherever We Decide on !!!!! Our Drive Bys, Are Better !!!!!! The Thugs, need to Do Our Kind. I Had 3 Yamahas, in 1969, a 250 Big Bear, A 305, and A 350 California Street Bike, and I Then Had : A Kawasaki 500 3 Cylinder , which I Rolled over at 100 MPH, on the Palmetto, Westbound, By Headquarter Toyota. Lucky , To Be Here. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Bob Sara		25-Jul-2009 18:31
Robbin...OMG, with that list of beautiful women alone with you (or me) on an island paradise, we'd be dead in a week....but with a grin on our faces. Seriously, my friend, keep your spirits up because that is the best medicine there is. Get your hands on some Marx Brothers, or Three Stooges, or Mel Brooks movies and have some great laughs. I think we are both at that age where our bodies are getting back at us for the poor choices we made when we were young. But, life is still good. We have good homes, people that love us, food on the table. There are billions of people that would trade places with us in the wink of an eye. Maybe in the next week or so, we can get together to have one of our driving tours of our old town. I think we'd have a great time. For now, take care of yourself.

Robbin		25-Jul-2009 18:05
Dave B., If it's not Too Much Trouble: Could You Please Send My Address, and Phone numbers, to Manocarz, Via E- Mail ???? I Can't even access my E- Mail anymore, or I woul Do it. Thank You . His E- Mail, is : Manocarz@gmail.com ! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		25-Jul-2009 17:56
Dave B., You're Absolutely Right !! I Need a Few Weeks On A Desserted Tropical Island, By Myself, Living in a Robinson Cruso , or Tarzan Type Treehouse, overlooking Beautiful Light Green Jello Waters, with Palm Trees, White Sand Beaches, and eating Coconut , Fish, Lobster, Cooking on a Campfire, Relaxing, Swimming, Enjoying Total Peace, a Clear Mind, Salty Breezes, and Happiness. No Phone, No Computer, No Horns, No Sirens, No Music, No Talking, No Schedule, No Rules, No People, No Hassles, No Snakes, No Alligators, No Ants, No Mosquitoes !!!!!! Paradise, and Peace !!!!!! A Nature Retreat , I Need that Badly, that's Exactly, what I Need. I am A People Person, But Frankly: I Am Tired Of People. After About 2 Weeks Of This, on The Island: I would Welcome Some Company: Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Brittany Spears, Jessica Simpson, Daisy Fuentes, Sandra Peebles , Anne Hathaway, Emma Thompson, Alyssa Milano, and other Pretty Foxes. And Now: My Daydream, is Over, I Just Woke up. Wow, What A Fantasy !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		25-Jul-2009 17:33
Dave B., Thank You, For The Encouragement. Discouragment, is My Constant Companion Lately, But I Try to Fight it Off, and Not Let it turn into Depression. Life, will Kick You Around, and you Must Keep Going, and Repeat to Yourself: Our old U S Army Saying : It Ain't About Nothing. Every time , things Don't Go My Way, I Repeat that to Myself, and Try to Believe it, and Carry on. If I Do that , each and every time, I'll Be Fine, But if I Fight it, and Get P. Off, I'm Thru. I Know this, Very Well, But To Live it, is A Decision, I Must Make, all the time, and Hopefully: I will Make The Right Decision, at Least 99 % of the time. Like I Told You, a while Back, I've Been under a Lot of Weight , for a While now, and That can wear you down, and Make you Irritable too. I'm Trying Hard , to Stay Cool, Calm, and Collected. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		25-Jul-2009 17:02
Sounds like you could use a nice relaxing rest for a day or so, Robbin. That is a lot to go through, and seeing three doctors in ONE days can be very discouraging.

dave b		25-Jul-2009 17:02
Yeah, the eye exam for diabetics is once a year instead of the usual five years.

dave b		25-Jul-2009 17:01
All that in one day-----and all I had was an eye exam yesterday, so I can count myself lucky.....No, you are by no means down and out, in fact you do quite well considering all that stuff you go through.

Robbin		25-Jul-2009 16:48
Dave B., I Went to 3 Doctors Yesterday, My Podiatrist, My Pain Management Doctor, and also For An Eye Exam. My Foot Doctor Cut on my Foot, and Squeezed , My Foot , as usual, I Went to pain Management, for Shots in My Back, to Alleviate Back Pain, I've Been Having Lately, again, Due to Herniated Discs, I've Been Diagnosed with in the past, and The Eye Exam, is Something that is a Must, for Diabetics, Like Me, once a year, and I Hadn't Had an Eye Exam, in probably : 15 years, so I was Long overdue. I Feel Young, and Think Young, and I generally think of myself, as young, But I know I'm Old, and Getting Older, By The Way My Life is Dominated with Health Issues, especially Lately, But I Am Not to Be Counted Out, in any Circles, Because I Have Confidence in Myself, and I Can Still Give a Good Account of Myself, in Most Everything. I Will Take No Backseat, To No one. Thanks, For Asking. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		25-Jul-2009 11:41
What's new in the last day or so, Robbin?

Pokey		24-Jul-2009 20:59
Bob I wouldn't have remembered him from school, I graduated in June 68, was a senior for the 67-68 school year, so he would have been two years behind me and just strarting the tenth grade when I graduated. I know the boy wasn't riding an 80 cc, because his bike was larger than Ron's 160. take care Pokey

Bob Sara		24-Jul-2009 18:33
Pokey...great story, I can just imagine it. Luis started with the white Yamaha 80 that was my first bike. He bought it from me. He later got a bigger bike, and it might have been a Yamaha 100 or 180, I can't recall. You might remember Luis from Central as well. He was student council president for the '69-'70 school year.

dave b		24-Jul-2009 16:51
Pokey, I can close my eyes and see them dancing, and I wasn't even THERE.

dave b		24-Jul-2009 16:50
I'll tell you what, Pokey, the day we are more interested in the number of house trailers in a trailer park as opposed to talking about the ladies, we may as well give up on life :)

Pokey		24-Jul-2009 16:36
Dave I didn't mean to not answer your guestion on the number of trailers in the park, but Bob got me sidetracked, remembering a couple of special ladies from the park, and its hard to get away from that. ha ha In the Parks hay-day, late 50's to early 60's there were appox 400 - 450 trailers. You must remember, that back in the 50's the trailers were small and they would put two back to back on one row. We started out in a 8x27 masonite tralier called a RoyCraft, then in 58, my parents got a 1956 Marlette 8x36, that is what we lived in until leaving, me in 69 and my parents in 1980. As the new 10 foot wide by 50 + started to come into the park, the number of trailers went down a little, because the larger trailer would take up two spaces, then in the early 60's they started to get the double wides, and the park had to make new lots to accomadte there size. take care Pokey

Pokey		24-Jul-2009 16:26
Bob I have a fond memory of Elizabeth that you might enjoy. The time was 67-68 time frame and it was the last pool party that I attended before going into the military. I dated a girl naned Terri, and like Elizabeth, had that perfect Bo Derek figure. Well, the two of them got together and did a Go Go type show, (like Goldie Hawn on Laugh in did), and they were fantastic. They had Mini Skirts, with the knee high white boots and tops that fit perfectly, and they danced to the Pony and other Go Go dances. They were perfectly synchronzed in their moves and put on a great show, I can close my eyes and still the two of them dancing to the Pony GREAT GREAT memories. Thanks for making me remember that. ha ha The name Luis, rings a bell, I now that the he didn't live in the park, and the bike that he rode was a 175 cc, if its the same person, because my friend Ron had a 160 honda at the time take care Pokey

Don Boyd		24-Jul-2009 05:11
To clarify Pokey's comments about "Don's sites", it might help some of you to realize that this is all one big website with a lot of galleries (or sections) to it. The home page for the entire site is: http://www.pbase.com/donboyd If you notice on that page there is a blue box titled "Memories of Old Hialeah, Old Miami and Old South Florida" and if you click on the box it will take you to the page with all the good old stuff on it, broken down by different categories such as time frame, location, type of places, etc. The link for this page is athttp://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories - if you bookmark this page perhaps you won't have troubles returning to it. On the page is the gallery for area high school reunions that Pokey mentioned. To get to the Old Hialeah memories page click on the upper left hand corner box that says "Memories of Old HIALEAH" and that will take you to the old Hialeah photos and comments gallery including this Robbin's comments section. The link for the Old Hialeah page ishttp://www.pbase.com/donboyd/memories_hialeah - bookmark it so you can get back to it. You can also maneuver around the site by clicking on the yellow links at the top of every page. The "all galleries" takes you to the homepage, the "Memorieis of Old Hialeah, Old Miami and Old South Florida Photo Galleries" takes you to the main oldies page, etc. I'll be here on the site on a limited basis for the next 10 days or so due to a trip out of town. Don

Robbin		24-Jul-2009 03:34
To My Friends : Good Night !!!!!! Talk To You Tomorrow, or Whenever. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Jul-2009 03:32
Dave B., When I Have Jury Duty, I Take The Metro Rail, From Medley, or Hialeah, and Both Courts, Have Metro Rail Stations, Right Near Them. The Metro Justice Bldg. Courts, are By The Civic Center Station, which is By The V. A. Hospital, Cedars Of Lebanon Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital, The Miami - Dade County Medical Examiners , The Miami - Dade Board Of Health, and other Offices. And The Other Court, at The Miami- Dade County Courthouse, and The Miami Fderal Bldg., are By The Government Center Station in Downtown Miami. The only Bad thing, is : By The Time you Pay Parking, at The Metro Rail Station, and Your Fare, on The Metro Rail, it's not so cheap, But You can Relax, and Don't Have to Fight the Traffic. They Charge Parking, at The Courts Too, and Then there's Gasoline, and Wear and Tear, to figure in. The Metro Rail, only Serves A Fraction of Our Total Population, Because it Doesn't Go Everywhere, But I'm Glad We Have it, Most Major U. S. Cities Do Not, they only have Buses. Our Metro Rail, Has Buses Feeding Passengers to and From Metro Rail. Good Night Dave. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Jul-2009 03:15
Dave B., Boston, NYC, D. C., Have Multi Lines, of Subway, Going in all Directions, I Know that. Most are Like Boston: Color Coded: The Red Line, The Orange Line, The Blue Line, ect. , But Ours Here in Miami, is only 1 Line, From Medley, Near Miami Springs, Thru Hialeah, By Hialeah Park, The Closed Race Track, and Across Town, to Dadeland, Which is South Of Coral Gables, going towards Kendall. The Line Has I Believe : 24 Stations, and Goes A Total Distance Of 25 Miles. They were supposed to Expand it, with a couple more Lines, one Line from Miami Intl. Airport, To Miami Beach, and another Line, all The Way up to Aventura, in North Miami Beach, But The Plans, seem to Be Stalled. I Know Boston, Philly, and NYC, Have Very Old, But Extensive Subway Systems. D. C., Has A Newer System, and Pretty Extensive, But Shorter than Those 3. Atlanta, Has I Believe : 2 Lines: East - West, and : North- South. I've Been on NYC Subways, Philly Subways, D. C.'s , and Atlanta's. I Love Rapid Transit, Subways, and Above Ground, Like Our Metro Rail. Later. Robbin.

dave b		24-Jul-2009 03:08
I just looked it up on Wikipedia via Google, it began in 1984, the actual opening of it to the public.....talk with you folks tomorrow

dave b		24-Jul-2009 03:06
Off to bed now, but when did they construct the Metro Rail? Talk with all you folks tomorrow......

Robbin		24-Jul-2009 02:56
Dave B., Of Course !!!!!! The Royal Castle Burgers, are on Me, and I'll even Throw in Metro Rail Rides Free on Me, too !!!!!! Come on Down !!!!! Airfare, is Still on You. You will Love The Miami Metro Rail, it's A Great Ride, and I will Narrate The Ride, as To Where We are, and Point out Sights , ect. It Goes Right past Bell Haven, as Carlos Told You, and Then it Curves to The Right, where Frank & Bun was, Heads South along N. W. 27th Avenue, Curves Left, Just North of Allapattah, then Goes to N.W. 12th Avenue, and Goes By : The Civic Center, with Hospitals, and Courts, Then, it Left, into Culmer Village, and Overtown, and then into, or Right By Downtown Miami, Over The Miami River, and By Viscaya, The University Of Miami, South Miami, and End Of The Line,- Dadeland South Station. It's A Real Nice System, and Ride. You Can See A Lot, From Up There, and You will See Slums, Industrial Areas, and Pretty Scenery, of Some Better Areas, Down South. Later. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		24-Jul-2009 02:38
Carlos Betancourt, I know what you mean, about Our Growing up Place. I Go By My Old Neighborhood, and our 1st House, in East Hialeah, every week, just to Remember, and to Visualize it as it was Back then, in The 50's, and up until 1964, when we moved to where I Live now. I Lived there only 13 Years, and I've Lived Where I Live now, in West Hialeah 45 Years, But Since I Lived From A Baby, to 13 Years, in The 1st House, it is Very Special. I was a Kid, and Playing, and Life was Mostly: All Good, and My Family, and Friends, were all around then, so Now: That Really Matters !!!!!! The same as you, in Allapattah, it's Like: Our Roots, or Beginnings, it Should Be Special. Flamingo Plaza, Yeah, I Go By there too, as a Kid, I was there, every Day. That was near my House, only about 1 / 2 a Mile. They Had Woolworth's, Walgreen's, Western Auto, Children's World Toy Store, Flamingo Cafeteria, and A Royal Castle, across the Street. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		24-Jul-2009 02:20
Pokey: I don't know any of the folks you listed, just Chuck Chaffin, Gard Harness, and Mike Nesbitt, and that was basically it... Carlos, thanks again for those photos and for explaining where they were taken from, exactly. And yes, it would be great to get together if I can get down that way, and of course Robbin will be buying for all of us, at a Royal Castle, etc. I had no idea there was a Metrorail there, wow...that must be something. Bob: Pokey does have a great memory, and so does Robbin. I sure wish we had lived in Miami-Va Gdns longer, but as a kid, what control did I have? :) My parents moved to Calif from there and I said sure, I'll go along...we moved to Miami from a suburb of Boston.....people I do remember from school at Blessed Trinity and St John the Apostle, Joseph Riden, Paul Manning, Paulette Gergen on Wren Avenue, I was madly in love with her, Paul O'Neil/Neal.

Robbin		24-Jul-2009 02:19
Carlos Betancourt, A Lot Of People, who Lived in Hialeah, Years ago, Came From Allapattah. A Few, of them, still Live in Hialeah. Thanks, For The Support, about my Health. I Love to Eat, But I Gotta Take it easy, and Be Careful. I Get carried away, eating things I Crave, Like Cakesters, Flan, Cheesecake, ect. It's all so Good, and when we get a taste for it, watch out !!!!! Viajante Segundo, Yes , The Best Paella, in Miami, no one will Disagree !!! I Like Best, their Vaca Frita, and Ropa Vieja. Dump Trucks, I Drove Them too, for Capelletti Brothers , when they were on Red Road, in Miami Lakes, and I was a Dragline Oiler, for Them, and for Lowell Dunn, in Hialeah Gardens. I worked for both Companies, in 1969, before I went in The Army. And I Drove Tractor Trailers, for Swift & Co., the Meat Company, Swift's Premium, our Red Trucks Said. I Drove Straight Trucks, and Tractor Trailers, for them, all Locally, except: I went to Tampa, once a week, to Pick up a Load of Cold Cuts, and Hot Dogs, and Brought it Back to our Place, in Miami. I Drove over The Road, For A While, For Jim Walters: Hauling Windows, Screens, and Building Components: Miami To Houston, and For Cove Leasing, in Fort Lauderdale, to Several States. C. B. Radios, They were Fun !!!! I used them, in My Car, around Miami, on Vacation Trips, and in Trucks. My Handle, was Road Runner, and Sometimes: there were other Road Runners, and then: I was The Swift Road Runner. I Had 3 C. B. Radios : A Cobra 19, A Cobra 21, and A Radio Shack Telephone Type. All 3, were 23 Channel, I never Had a 40 Channel, But I Have a 40 Channel Hand Held Now. Haven't used it, for ages. Back in The 70's, I Delivered Export Orders, of Perishables, to The Port Of Miami Shedd D, and to Port Everglades, and The Old Port Laudania. Best Regards. Robbin.

Bob Sara		24-Jul-2009 00:47
Pokey, thanks...you have a great memory. Those are the sisters I was thinking of. Carol and Elizabeth. I think the last name was Lafollet. The other boy with the motorcycle was my friend Luis, I bet. He rode a white Yamaha that he bought from me. And I do recall them moving to Sweetwater, which was out in the middle of nowhere back then. Miami was a small town back then in many ways.

Pokey		23-Jul-2009 23:34
Dave & Bob, and any Madison Jr High alumi On one of Don's sites there is one called Dade and Broward County HighSchool Reunion On this site there are all the High School Reunions, but there is one site that deals with Madison Jr High, since most kids in that area went there, before going to one of the many High Schools. It lists many, MANY names of kids, some with email address, some that were in the military, and some that are no longer with us. If you attended Madison in the early 60's, it is a must to see.If you contact one of the people listed on the site, they have a letter that you could ask for. take care Pokey

Pokey		23-Jul-2009 23:22
Bob I wanted to add a little more on the two girls that you ask about,if they are the same ones. The two that I knew were Elizabeth and her sister was Carol, they were in the park for one, maybe a little less then two years, around the 67 - 68 time frame, then they moved to Sweetwater, down off Tammiami Trail on the canel. Elizabeth hung around with a kid named Tommy, and his sister, Veronica,who dated my friend Ron. Ron still had a motorcycle at that time, and there was another boy, with a bike, that hung around with them too, I didn't know his name. Elizabeth was very good looking, she had a great tan, and a fantastic shape, and had dark hair, her sister, Carol was also good looking, but didn't tan very well, so she was more white completion and she had blond hair. They both lived near the laundry housemaint. building in the park, whichwas right around the corner from where I live. Hope this helps . take care Pokey

Carlos Betancourt		23-Jul-2009 22:41
Hey Robbin, I happy you're doing good your blood pressure, and sugar it's important to take care of our health. Alot of those places you wrote about I have been to or seen, yes Buy Rite Meats I remember them. Rancho Luna, Badias, La Lechonera WOW! El Segundo Viajante I would go there for Paella, Remember Figaros Pizza on 49th Street that was a fun place to eat. I also drove trucks when I was younger drove dump trucks till the construction went down in the seventies, started driving for a freight fowarder box trucks then learned to drive tractor trailer rigs drove till about 1983 then started working in the docks to this day. Remember CB radios I had them in my trucks and cars my handle was Cubancracker. LOL. Those radios could help get you out of all kinds of jams. I know how you feel about Hialeah I lived there for more than 18 years had a condo on west 68th Street and 3th Ave. but I still hold true to Allapattah I guess where you grow up as a child stays in your heart. I drove by the old Hialeah Miami Springs Motors today I was surprised that the building is still there. It's just an empty shell but memories of over 43 years ago when I went with my dad to pickup the new 1966 Beetle came back. I saw the Flamingo Plaza my parents would go there once in a while, Memories everywhere......... Regards Carlos

Robbin		23-Jul-2009 22:02
Dave B., As Carlos Said : Our Miami- Dade Metro Rail, is A Great Ride, and Very Scenic !!!!! I Go to Medley sometimes, to The Metro Rail Station, and I Ride The Metro Rail, For Fun, to The Last Station, - Dadeland South, then Get on a Northbound Train, and Go Back To Medley. And For An out Of Towner, it's A Great way, to See A Lot, from up High,- Probably : 50 Feet. It Has About 24 Stations, which are announced, and When it Gets Really Going: It Goes around 70 MPH. I Love it, it's A Thing Of Pride For Miami, to Have it, and it's A Great Ride. I Like The View, and The Acceleration, When it Really Gets Going Fast. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Jul-2009 21:53
Carlos Betancourt, Did You Ever Have A Pan Con Lechon, at The Tree, next to The YMCA, on N. W. 17th Ave, and 23rd Street ??? They Made The Absolute Best !!!!! I used to Get Pan Con Lechon there, all the time, for years. And Riviera Bakery, at N. W. 17th Avenue, and 17th Street, I Went There, a Lot too. And Ayesteran, on S. W. 7th Street, and 27th Avenue, where Beacon Blvd., Cuts in to 27th Avenue, Made The Best Cuban Sandwich, This Side Of Heaven !!!!! I'm Mentioning all of These Places, because I Know Positively, that you Know Them too, Just Like Me. Remember Home Milk, on 7th Avenue, that You Could See From The Stands, of Miami Stadium, and The Big Home Milk Carton, on Top ???? Not Everyone, Remembers this Stuff, But You and I Do, Because We Lived it. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Jul-2009 21:36
Hialeah, was a Good Place to Grow up, for Me. After I was Born, in Morningside, My Parents Took Me, as a Baby, to Their New Home, in East Hialeah's Suntan Village, and other than 3 Years Gone, in The Army, I Have Been in Hialeah, My Whole Life. It May not Be Palm Beach, Beverly Hills, or Coral Gables, But I Am Proud, to Say: That Hialeah, Fla., is My Hometown. And I think: Everyone, should Be Proud of Where they Grew Up, and Of Their Roots. It's Who We Are !!!!!

Robbin		23-Jul-2009 21:27
Carlos Betancourt, Do You Remember: Buy Rite Meats, on 36th Street, and 18th Avenue, across from Miami Jackson ???? I Delivered Meats There, on The Swift's Premium Truck, in The 70's, and Early 80's, and I Knew The Owners Well !!! Angel, and Lazaro. They Had a Good Meat Market there, for years, and sold a Lot of Meats. And There was An Old Black Man, Named MR. Dixon, who Had Great BBQ Ribs, Barbecuing on The 18th Avenue Side , of Buy Rite Meats. I Became Friends, with MR. Dixon, and A Good Customer too. I used to Enjoy His Ribs, a Lot. I used to Deliver Meats, to Susan's Meat Market, Family Meats, 3 Brothers Meat Market, La Villarena, Vina & Sons, La Lechonera, Rancho Luna, Badias, Miami Meat Market, La Esquina De Tejas, Viajante Segundo, El Libanes Supermarket, Esther Catering, Peoples BBQ, Ayesteran Supermarket, and Cafeteria, La Terraza, The Miamian Restaurant, Sedano's , Publix, The Allapattah Tree Restaurant, and A Million other Places. I Was in Allapattah, Downtown, Calle Ocho, Shenandoah, Liberty City, and all around. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		23-Jul-2009 20:54
Dave B., Thanks, For The Good Luck at My Doctors Office. It went well, My Blood Pressure, was : 128 over 80, and that's Super Good, for Me. And My Sugar, was Good too : 122 . My Weight was up , a Bit : 290 . I've Been on a Jag, Lately, of Drinking : Friendship Low Sodium Light Buttermilk. I Love it, But I Know: it's a Bit Fattening. My Bloodwork, they sent out to a Lab, will tell other things, and they'll call me, and Let Me Know. I Go back tomorrow, to My Podiatrist, to Get My Foot Checked again. I was scheduled For This Past Wednesday, But Had to Go in Emergency, on Monday, Because Sunday Night : it Gave Me Severe Jabbing Pains all night, and only My Guts, Got Me Thru The Night. It's Been a Little Better since Monday, But The Doctor, wants to check it again Tomorrow. I Go To The Podiatrist, Every Week, My Foot Gets A Blister, on the wound, and if it isn't Debrided, The Blood Blister, turns into an infection, so I Have to Go, every week, and go thru terrible pain, with The Doctor Cutting on a Wound, the size of Button, or a Dime, and Squeezing on My Foot. I Dread it, Every Week, But it Has to Be Done. Later. Robbin.

Pokey		23-Jul-2009 20:30
Bob I wanted to ask, did you know Roy Daughtey, or Dinise Valieanta, they both lived behind the Boardmoor Plaza in the 60's. take care Pokey

Pokey		23-Jul-2009 20:27
Dave B Here is some names of kids from the park, that lived there between 55 - 59 time frame, see if you remember any-------Jill and Bernice Battlebury, Tommy Worth, Rickey & Cookie Byrd, Lloyd Perfumo, Butch & little John Palmari, Little Joe Cantwell, Dickie & Eddie Marinio, Kieth & Jimmy Monday, Butch Criger, Claude & Ray Brown, Charla Sweeny, Marty Miller, Donna & Susan Troy, Nancy Littlewood there is alot more, but I would have to think a little harder. Let me know if remember any of them take care Pokey

Pokey		23-Jul-2009 20:22
Bob I knew two sisters in the later part of the sixties, one was named Elizabeth, and they moved down to Sweetwater later is the 60's ( maybe 68), do you have any more info to give. take care Pokey

Carlos Betancourt		23-Jul-2009 19:48
Dave If you ever come to Miami maybe we can get together with Robbin and like kids go inside where Bell Haven just to be and explore the place. Carlos

Carlos Betancourt		23-Jul-2009 19:45
Dave, Photos # 01-02-03-06 were taken from 32th Ave at about 77th street # 04-05-08-09-10 were taken from 79th St. from across facing south. I belive that photo #10 might have been a major entrance to the park because of the access from 79th St. westbound. Yes we have elevated trains in Miami the track runs right across the street from where Bell Haven stood then it turns south at 27th st. all the way to about NW 38th st. where it turns east along the Airport expressway at NW 12th ave it turns south goes through Downtown Miami and ends at South Miami near the Dadeland Mall, it's pretty neet to ride you get a great view of Miami on it. It was no trouble for to do this I enjoy photographing places that at one time had meaning to someone. Work has been slow so it also keeps me busy. Carlos

Carlos Betancourt		23-Jul-2009 19:26
Dave I see you got them great Carlos

dave b		23-Jul-2009 18:28
I asked you this by email but will do it here also, is that exit wall right on NW 79th St? I think it is...were any of those photos taken from NW 32nd ave?? Thanks very much, once again, for going out of your way to do that....Metrorail? It goes above the place? Like the elevated subways we used to have in Boston? They now have just subways, no elevated trains like they used to, they once had both.....on the same general subject, I see that Va Gardens has not changed as much as some other areas we have talked about. In fact, my street there, NW 63rd Ct, looks precisely as it did back then, mid-50s. Robbin sent me some photos of it, but I sure can't ID my old house on that street, no matter how often I look at the photos. I wonder, if someone went into Bell Haven, would they be able to tell where the pool was......but like you said, it looks pretty forbidding to enter into it, it is a wilderness, and you can see that on Google Earth.

Carlos Betancourt		23-Jul-2009 18:13
Dave I see you got them great Carlos

Carlos Betancourt		23-Jul-2009 18:12
Dave B. I E-Mailed you photos of Bell Haven, like Robbin wrote it's all fenced in and overgrown with weeds and bushes, I tried to find something to photograph from the past a sign maybe but sadly expect for a part of an exit wall is wasn't much else. there is a way in but I wouldn't go in alone God knows who hangs around in there. If you were to vsit Miami and took the Metrorail at the Hialeah station south towards downtown you would get an awesome aerial look at the site the Metrorail goes right by it. Also some photos of Madison Jr. High and Broadmoor Elementry schools Carlos

dave b		23-Jul-2009 18:10
Robbin, good luck with the physical etc....Carlos just sent me about 14 photos of Bell Haven as it is now, plus Madison and Broadmoor, but Bell Haven not only looks "gone' but almost like it never existed....but I would rather see that in a photo than some shopping mall in its place, where you definitely could not picture anything having been there before........it sure has been a long time and this just confirms just how long it has been since we lived in Bell Haven, me and Pokey.

dave b		23-Jul-2009 18:09
Bob, thanks...probably just me as a kid adding a name to the school, or heard it somewhere. Thank you......

dave b		23-Jul-2009 18:08
Carlos, thanks for those photos, about 14 you sent by email, much much appreciated....

Robbin		23-Jul-2009 14:18
Bob Sara, Welcome Back !!!! I Went to Arnold's Royal Castle, a Couple times, Recently, and enjoyed it. It's a Good Old Familiar Place. Lum's, was another Great Place. I went to Many different ones, wherever I Happened to Be. I used to go to the one on 27th avenue, just south of Flagler Street, By Miami High , a Lot, at one time, with My Girlfriend, of that time: around 1974. Later. I gotta go to The Doctor, My Primary Physician, for a 6 months Lab work, ect check up. Robbin. Road Runner.

Bob Sara		23-Jul-2009 13:53
dave b, as far as I know, "park" was never a part of Madison's name. Pokey, I went to high school with two sisters who I think lived at Bell Haven. We went to Msgr Pace in the late sixties. One was named Elizabeth, and she rode a motorcycle. She was a friend on one of my best friends who went to Central. Do you happen to remember them?

dave b		22-Jul-2009 21:05
I see----thanks, Pokey, I appreciate it

Pokey		22-Jul-2009 20:46
Dave B Mrs Troy and Mrs Dill are the same person, she was married to John Troy when they moved into the park and after his death, she married John Dill. I have been in contact with her over the last few years, I.E. Christmas cards, but didn't hear from her this last Christmas. She had two daughters, Donna and Susan, both older then me. Both , I believe, attended Miami Edison. I remember the field across the street from the park, it did have cows, and I used to walk through it to go to Broadmoor Elem. school, I also went to Madison Jr High for 7 - 9 grade, then on to Miami Central, In the early 50's the farmer that owned the land would block off 32nd ave just aboue 79th st, and wouldn't let any one drive there. I was in the park from 1953 - 1969 when I joined the military, my parents stayed in the park from 1953 - 1980 then moved back to Pa. take care Pokey

dave b		22-Jul-2009 20:30
Pokey, Mrs Troy was a lifeguard at some point, probably after the person you mentioned....there was another kid, Gard Harness, and Mike Nesbitt, those are all the folks I remember by name.......you were there at least twice as long, maybe three times as long as I was, so you know it very very well......but it was a great place....

dave b		22-Jul-2009 20:29
Bob, was the word 'park" ever part of Madison school name? I don't know where I am getting this from, in my mind. Could it be that I am getting old???? Naw

dave b		22-Jul-2009 20:28
Pokey, you were there when I was there, as we talked about before, and we mentioned one mutual friend, Chuck Chaffin, whose dad was a jockey at Hialeah. What would you say was the population of Bell Haven back then, Pokey, I mean the general number of trailers??? And yes, trailer parks were the thing back then, not what they are today....we lived at J-25, then my dad eventually got a 63 foot New Moon and we had to move to those back rows by the train tracks, U or whatever the row was, to accomodate the new size....but it was a busy bustling place, and wholesome and you are correct also in that if you did something wrong, away from home, your parents were sure to hear about it, I am gonna tell your mom you said that or did that....can you imagine a neighbor saying that in 2009? The kid would say so what, if he didn't assault her first....what a world nowadays.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 20:28
Pokey, you were there when I was there, as we talked about before, and we mentioned one mutual friend, Chuck Chaffin, whose dad was a jockey at Hialeah. What would you say was the population of Bell Haven back then, Pokey, I mean the general number of trailers??? And yes, trailer parks were the thing back then, not what they are today....we lived at J-25, then my dad eventually got a 63 foot New Moon and we had to move to those back rows by the train tracks, U or whatever the row was, to accomodate the new size....but it was a busy bustling place, and wholesome and you are correct also in that if you did something wrong, away from home, your parents were sure to hear about it, I am gonna tell your mom you said that or did that....can you imagine a neighbor saying that in 2009? The kid would say so what, if he didn't assault her first....what a world nowadays.

Pokey		22-Jul-2009 20:03
To All Recently, there was talk about what Bell Haven looks like now and what it is, well let me tell you what is WAS. In the 50's - 60's it was the best place for a kid to grow up. At any time of the day you could find anywhere from 10 - 20 kids you age to play with, We had a large area for ball games and If you drove past the park on 79th st, the first thing you would see was the large pool, it was the largest in the area. The Life Guard was Mrs Dill and and she was always having pool parties and shows that included every kid in the park, no one was left out. You would also see the large Rec Hall, where there was always Pot Luck suppers that everyone would contribute to, the Rec Hall was also our Church on Sundays, there was always dances for the adults and teens, and when the adults would hold their dances (Thankgiving, Christmas, New Years, etc) they would alway hire the high school kids that played in the school bands to play the music at the dances. We had teen clubs and pre-teen clubs and numerouse activities for all ages of kids. All the kids that grew up in the park turned out to be productive, positive members of society. 9 of the boys joined the military,all served Honorably with a couple of them retiring after 20+ years, 3 boys joined the local police dept's, with two on the metro dade and one on the City of Miami force, with two retiring after 25+ years, 3 girls became nurses, one girl runs her own business, one boy became a florist, one became a golf pro, one is a consultent traveling all around the U.S. one boy marrierd his childhood girlfriend, from the park, in 1971 and started working for Fla Power and Light, they moved into a house in south Miami, and today they are still married, still working for FP&L, and still living in the same house. You didn't have just one set of parents, every kids parents knew who you was and was part the raising, each teaching you right from wrong, also there was Mrs Dill the lifeguard, Mrs Gordon/Mr Cantwell the park managers and Mr Charles the maint man, all had a hand in the raising process . Today, people think of trailer parks as second/third class citizens, I will bet most of you don't know who your next door neighbor is, they say progress/technoligy is good, well in my opinion it is for medicine, but for the most part progress is NOT always a good thing. I am very proud to say I grew up in Bell Haven 1953 - 1969 take care Pokey

Bob Sara		22-Jul-2009 19:31
Hello all. I've been gone for awhile, and it seems I've miss quite a bit. I'm glad to see everyone is still here and the conversation continues. Dave B, Robbin is correct about Madison Junior High. I grew up in that neighborhood. My family and muy cousins all went to St Mary's, so we didn't attend Madison. But we would catch the CCC (Coast City Coachs) bus on NW 79th Street and 2nd Ave after school and get off at NW 32nd Ave and 87th Street in front of Broadmoor shopping center. All the kids from Madison would be there too. I remember having cherry cokes at Broadmoor Pharmacy soda fountain, and buying sling shots, pea shooters and wax lips at Best Food Market there. Robbin, I loved Lums too. We went to the one on NW 10th Ave and 15th Street near my dads store all the time. And I also used to stop at one on SW 27th Ave around 20th Street. I think that the building is a Chinese restaurant now. Lum's were everywhere, and you can still find the old buildings converted to other uses today. By the way, my wife and I were at Arnolds Royal Castle for lunch on Sunday, and Wayne Arnold was there. As we were leaving, I stopped to shake his hand and thank him for bringing back a piece of our history.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 19:07
And earlier, when I first mentioned Madison Park, I meant that that was the school name, not that there was actually any park there, just that they called it Madison Park Jr High but I am not sure that they did. We did, the kids, for some reason, referred to it as Madison Park School or Jr High School.......In the Boy Scouts, I remember they took us up there to make neckerchief holders out of some ceramic material and we used the school arts and crafts shop or whatever it was, to bake the ceramic material into the neckerchief holder. But as I said before, I left Miami before my 11th birthday, so I only remember those three years there, naturally. As I mentioned also, I sold the Home News in Va Gardens when the paper was just getting started. Had my photo in the paper and wish I had saved it.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 19:04
Robbin, what was the name of the place, again, where I used to buy those Classics Illustrated and Revell model plane kits, in Virginia Gardens? You mentioned it once, was it Village something, Village Plaza?? and I guess it is still there, what would the general address be, is it on Curtiss Pkway or just off of it?

dave b		22-Jul-2009 19:02
I see, re Madison, but they may have called the school itself Madison Park back then, but maybe I just thought they did...but that is not a real short distance from Bell Haven, is it? Kind of a long ride for a little kid on a bike, but as we said, we did it in those days. When I was in Va Gardens on NW 63rd Ct (and I still cannot ID the house in the photos you sent me) I used to ride down Curtiss Pkway to the post office at Miami Spgs circle, and I thought Curtiss Parkway, to a little kid, was this huge huge wide parkway but I guess it wasn't and isn't. Not that big a thoroughfare, is it? I saw some photos of it on Google, where you can type in an address and most of the time can click on "street view" and it will give you a 360 of the address you typed in, and I didn' think Curtiss Pkway was all that big, as it seemed to me as a kid. I remember the golf course on the left side of the Parkway and Blessed Trinity School was somewhere in that area, right on the parkway, I believe, or right off of it.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 18:57
I saw those stories, Robbin, they are interesting, and there are a lot of them, just on that one school site, there are 291 but it is interesting reading. A lot of those posts, I am not familiar with locations like you are, not living my whole life in the Miami area but just three years at the very most, around 1954 or 55 to Sept 1957, and I have never had the chance to go back since then, except for Pensacola, at a Naval school which includes Marines, a cryptology school, and I made one side trip to Pensacola in March 1980 while at the USAF JAG school in Montgomery Alabama, but other than that, have not made back to Florida at all. A USMC buddy of mine lives in St Augustine Beach but that is a long long way from Miami......but it would be great to see Miami again, Robbin and Don Boyd have offered to kind of show me around. I can only imagine the changes!

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 18:56
Dave B., Lum's : Makes Me Hungry !!!!! I Loved Lum's . They Had a Lot of Good Things. I Went to Lum's, at Many Different Locations, all over Miami, and Dade County, All the time. I Know it's Bad for you, But once in A While: I Buy Some Good Hot Dogs, Buns, and Beer, and I Boil The Hot Dogs, in A Large Rubber Salad Bowl, 3 / 4 Full of Beer, in My Microwave, Enjoy My Beer Cooked Hot Dogs, and Remember Lum's. Lum's , Had Places all Over Dade County, and Some in Broward County Too. And Yes, As Kids, We Ventured Far Away From Our Houses, 3 Miles or More, and other than Traffic, and Occaisional Kidnappings, We were Safe. As A 4 and 5 Year Old Kid, I Rode My Bike, and walked : Very Far, From Our House, All The time, and Many times: After Dark, and nothing Happened. Big Difference, Between Then, and Now. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 18:43
Dave B., There is No Park There, other than The School Field, that Separates the 2 Schools: Madison JR. High, Now Madison Middle School, and Broadmoor Elementary. That area, is Called : Broadmoor, and where Bell Haven was: Is : Miami Heights. Pokey Went To Madison JR. High, that school, where you Rode your Bike around. You were at N. W. 79th Street, and 32nd Avenue, at Bell Haven, and Madison JR. High, Madison Middle School Now, is on N. W. 87th Street, and 34th Avenue. The School field, is a Sort Of Park, But There is No Madison Park, Or Madison Park JR. High, Only Madison. When You Go to Read My Profile Stories, There are some Times , where I Was Mad At Classmates. Com, so Please Enjoy The Good Stories, and overlook, and Disregard, My Flareups Comments. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 18:28
Dave B., In Our Day, The 50's, There was Almost Complete Freedom, to Be A Kid. Unless You Broke The Law, or Got in Trouble, in School, or With Your Parents, You Could Play, Build Tree Houses, Ride Your Bike, Do Stupid Things, Like I Did, and You Had Fun, and usually: no one Got Hurt, and all was Well. We Were Free as Birds, and Confident: That We Could Do Most Whatever we wanted to, and We Did !!!! We Put on no Heirs, and were not Shy, or inhibited, Everything Was Spontaneous, and Natural. We Made No Plans, as Kids, we Just went out the Door, and improvised, We were Free, Happy, and We Had Fun. And I Have A Clean Criminal Record: I am 58 1 / 2 Years Old, and I've Never Been Taken Downtown, No Arrests, and No Convictions, and as a Kid, I Never Got Sent To Youth Hall, which was Where The Real Bad Kids Went, Like A Reform School, Or Juvenile Detention Center. I'm Proud Of That !!!! But I Had Fun, innocent Fun. You're So Right Dave, 50 years, Made a Lot Of Difference, and in the case of our Society: 50 Years , Ruined it !!!!!! It was Better, in our Day !!!!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 18:15
Have not checked out the stories, yet, but will today......so what I described was/is Madison Park? I wondered if I had the name wrong, but I guess that was it.....remember how in those days we went tremendously long distances, for little kids, it was so safe. At age 9 I was taking a city bus from Bell Haven west to Miami Springs! No 8 or 9 year old would do that now and still make it home in one piece. John States was the bus driver, that is how often I took that bus, I remembered his nameplate above the driver's seat. That was when I collected stamps and used to go to the big post office (big to me) at the Miami Springs circle, to get new stamps etc, this was in 1955. And on the bus, as we left the Bell Haven area, seeing Lum's on the left, I wondered at the sign at how messed up adults were, I mean, to soak your hot dogs in BEER??????? That is what the sign said, I think, and I was disgusted to think of hot dogs soaked in beer :) I think about it a little differently nowadays, though.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 18:12
Dave B., Quite Right, as The English People Say !!!! I Read Your Posts, and I was Nodding My HeadFront To Back, in Agreement, to all of Your Points. Positively Yes !!!!!!! Society, Has Crumbled, Like Cookie Crumbs, and as you said : It is Out Of Control, and Worsening, Very Rapidly. It's Sad, and Alarming, it Really is !!!!! Most Of The Youth, are Lost, and Most of The Adults , are Too, So in our Society, is 3 out of every 10 people, Lost, Looking For Answers, Troubled, Angered, and on The Edge, of Disaster. Sanity, is in Short Supply, These Days, People are at Wits End. I Really Think, that We Are Indeed: In The Last Days, Right Now, and it will : Get Worse , and Worse, until God Returns, To Start Over. No Prayer, in Schools ????? That's Awful, an Outrage !!!!! If Aetheists, Have Kids in Public Schools, well They Should Be Excused, and Go in The Hallway, until The Loards Prayer, is Over, But To Take it out of The Schools Entirely, No, No, No , To Me, That's Wrong. Big Brother, Went Too Far !!!!!!! And Trains, I Jumped on Them, Going Maybe 20 Miles Per Hour, Very Dangerous, But it was A Neat Thrill, For Me, A Stupid Young Kid, at The Time. I Did that , all The Time, Not once. It was Neat!!!!! I still Like Trains !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 17:48
Dave B., Yeah, I Remember The Cows There on N. W. 79th Street, on The north Side Of The Street, in Front Of Bell Haven. Later on: There was a Mc Donald's, and A Real Big Bank,- Peoples Bank Of Commerce . The Bank, is Still there, But Mc Donald's , is not, They are in The Parking Lot Of Northside Shopping Center, on 27th Avenue, and 79th Street. Pokey, went To Broadmoor Elementary, and Madison JR. High, and they are still there. Pokey said He used to walk to School, there that way, Past The Cows, and The Short Cut, Straight ahead, to Those 2 Schools. I worked for The Railroad, at one time, and it was just West Of Madison JR. High, and A Couple of Blocks North. That was The Seaboard Coastline Railroad Hialeah Yard, Now CSX. My Brother worked there too. Neat Experience !!!!!! The Amtrak Miami Passenger Station, is Just South of The Hialeah Yard, Towards 79th Street. It's A Nice Modern Building, But Much Smaller than The Grand Old Railroad Terminals, of Yesteryear, Such as Grand Central Station NYC, Nashville's Union Station, Washington D. C. 's Union Station, Ect. Miami's Old Seabord Station, was Small, and A Dump. Nothing Like The Others I Mentioned. They Tore it Down, Years Ago. Did You Get To Check Out My Stories , on Classmates. Com Yet ????? Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 17:35
Robbin, anyone who is much younger than you and me, they cannot really conceive of the vast difference between fifty years ago and today. The difference is so great that it is like we are talking about two different planets. The really younger folks probably think, these older guys really hate things nowadays and are very bitter, but actually, our complaints are most valid, if you were around in the mid 50s to see the difference in just 50 years

dave b		22-Jul-2009 17:33
Robbin, talking about trains, did you ever hop aboard one of those freight train boxcars as it came by very slowly? I did once and what a thrill, to be doing something that was forbidden :) I only did it once, and the train was moving very very slowly, ready to come to a stop but what a great thing for a nine year old to do. Today I would have to go into counseling and evaluations etc and sensitivity training to determine why I did that, you know, we are all fearful nowadays, no such thing as harmless kid fun. Nowadays we must know WHY this or that drives a kid to do kid stuff.....a really up tight society these days and getting much worse by the hour.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 17:29
We had a school carnival every year in So California, in the sixth and eighth grades. They were great. The problem nowadays, as you were just talking about problems etc is no transmittal of values from adults to children, because they adults themselves don't have them nowadays. We basically live in fear these days, fear of everything, very fearful of what others might think, there is still right and wrong but it is this relativism thing, where right and wrong are whatever YOU feel them to be, so there is no objective standard of values or morality. Do your own thing, remember that 1960s phrase? That has been our undoing as a society, because we took that slogan to heart, and now this is what happens when everyone does his or her own thing. It is basically a free for all society. Feel like doing something? Hey, no big deal, do it. Right or wrong, your freedom to do whatever you want to do is unlimited. Plus we overreact to everything. One fender bender in a parking lot, and they close the lot to all cars permanently. Like swatting a fly with a sledgehammer, blanket solutions to problems. But things are way way out of control, and personally, I do not see a solution to it, because we are not the same kind of people our parents were, the Greatest Generation was indeed that, and we stack up mighty poorly against their values and common sense. So we continue to slide downhill. Plus, we are basically a Godless society, and that has its own consequences.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 17:28
Carlos Betancourt, Yeah, I Knew it was You Carlos, By What you Said, Especially: Melrose Elementary. I Put Guest , Too, in Case you wanted it that way. We all Make Typo's , ect., I Know I Do !!!! Like we said in The Army: It Ain't About Nothing !!!!!!! About The Railroad Tracks: Yeah, I Did my Share of Hanging around The Railroad Tracks, at East 21st Street, and just west of Lejeune Road, and By East 11th Avenue, and 21st Street. I Would Wait for The FEC Trains, on 21st Street, and Watch Them Go By, and Sometimes, if they were going slow: I Would Hang On, and Take A Short Ride. And On East 11th Avenue: it was The Seaboard Coastline Trains, Now CSX, and I'd Do The Same. I've Always Loved Trains, and I Was A Switchman, For The Seaboard Coastline, out Of The Hialeah Yard, For A Short While, Back in 1969. We used to Go Along River Drive, By The Scrapyards, and on down by Miami Stadium, and Past The Old Seabord Station, on 7th Avenue, and 23rd Street. We Also Went Over The Bridge to The Port Of Miami Dodge Island, mostly at Night, and Early in The Morning, What A Sight : On The Train Running Boards, Crossing Over The Bridge in The Dark, or Moonlight !!!!! I Always Liked The Trestle, By Miami Jai Lai. I once Drove A Car, Southbound, on That Trestle, Just to Be Stupid, and to impress my Friends. Luckily, I Made it, without Getting Stuck, Getting Arrested, or Getting Smashed By A Train. Thanks, For The Tip, about The Antiques Place, I May Stop By There. Best Regards. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 17:04
Guest, { Continued From Previous Post } No wonder These Kids, are Lost: No Skating Rinks, Few Bowling Alleys, Few, or No Dances, Stay Off The School Fields , Schools Out, No Paddling allowed in The Schools, Parents Working , all The Time, to Pay The Bills, and Make A Good Life, For The Family, and No School Carnivals, ?????? WHAT ?????????? No Wonder, These Kids Of Today, are Lost, and Get in Trouble, They Have Nothing To Do, or Look Forward To, and I'm All For Education, But Please: Let These Kids Have Some of Our Old Fashioned Fun Too. Our Fun, was Simple, and We Stayed Busy, and Out Of Trouble. There's Not enough Activities, For The Youth Of Today. Sports, Music, Art, Photography, Volunteering, Family, Church, Hobbies, Chores At Home, Ect., Will Keep Kids Busy, They'll Have Purpose, Learn Responsibility, Have Fun, Be A Good Citizen, and They'll Be Too Busy, to Get into Nonsense, and Trouble. That's The Way I See it. And Kids Need Guidance, at Home, and in The Schools, and Some Have None, or not Enough. And The Paddles, Need To Come Back, to The Schools, That Law, is Worthless, My Opinion. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 16:48
Guest, Michel's Kartway, in Medley, Sure, I went there, and Rode the Rental Karts, all the time, and I watched Good Races there, on Friday Nights, after I finished work, in The Late 70's. Great Place. We had a Kart Rental Track , Right By our 1st House, in East Hialeah, When I went to Hialeah Elementary School, in around 1962, and I Think it was owned by The Michel's. I Rode Rental Karts there, all the time. I Loved that Place. It was on East 9th Street, Between Hialeah Lanes Bowling Alley, and Burger King, just West of Lejeune Road. And Pirate's World, in Dania, on The Causeway, and Waterside, That was a Great Place, to Have Fun on The Rides, Listen to Great Local Bands, Meet Some Girls, Ect. I went there, a Lot, in around : 1965- 1967. Too Bad, it Closed. I Think it closed Because Somebody Fell off The Steeplecase Ride, and Got Killed, and Lawsuits Closed it. That's what I Heard, anyway. Summer Sports, on The School Fields: Absolutely !!!! We Did the Same thing, at Lots of Schools, and Nobody Hassled us , at all. That's Lousy !!!! We Pay High Taxes, for Schools, Parks, ect, and The Field , is there anyway, So what's The Problem ??????? Like we say: How Things Have Changed, and Most : for The Worse, Like This Example. Sports, with Your Dad, is Wonderful, and Should Be Encouraged, not Discouraged, That's Stupid, and Who's Rule is That???? The Broward Public Schools, or The Police, Being Un Human, and Stupid ???? Either way, I Think it's Stupid. What's The Harm ???? I Would Make A Complaint, about That, That Rule , Needs To Be Changed, Big Time. School Carnivals : Yes Indeed !!!!! At Hialeah Elementary , We Had Wonderful School Carnivals, Every Year, and Everyone Went: Teachers, Principal, Students, Parents, Neighbors. And Everyone Had Tons Of Fun. There was : Booths of Games, A Hayride, A Cake Walk, Food For Sale, I Ate My First Tamale there, A Cuban Lady, Had Made Tamales Homemade, and was Selling them. That was in 1st Grade, I Was 6 years old, 1957. I Loved The Tamale, and I Still Love them, and Eat Them Often. At our Carnivals: They Had A Truck, Like A Bread Truck, with a Window, and They Made Wonderful Pizza By The Slice, and They were from Marcella's , on West Dixie Highway, in North Miami, A Great Place. No Carnivals Now, in Elementary Schools????? Why Not ???? That's Outrageous !!!!! { To Be Continued on Next Post }.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 16:25
Robbin, remember across the street from Bell Haven was just a field with cows grazing? Then if I remember correctly, going north from there, way up on the left, was that school Madison Park Jr High? I used to go up there on my bike and zoom along the walkways and ramps etc there, in the summer when school was out.

Carlos Betancourt		22-Jul-2009 16:20
The last post as a guest was me I hit the wrong button on my keyboard. Robbin got a place I know you will enjoy visting. Stoneage Antiques @ 3236 NW South River DR. in Miami when you walk it awesome they got a warehouse with over 40 years of stuff from old gas pumps to signs, old cigarette machines coke machines all kinds of stuff you can check them out at Craiglist type in "antiques salvage collectibles" it's lie walking down memery lane. Got to go (work) Carlos

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 16:13
I Think I Remember now: That The Place on West Dixie Highway, with The Big Silver Balls, was : Peoples Gas Of Florida. And across the Street, near there, was Holiday Lanes Bowling Alley, in a Shopping Plaza. And Further north, on 163rd Street, you Had : Golden Budda Chineses Restaurant, and Bill Bowers' Ford Car Dealership . And Does anyone Remember The Original 163rd Street Open Air Shopping Center ?? Before Dadeland Mall, and Westland Mall, 163rd Street Shopping Center, Lincoln Road Mall, Northside Shopping Center, and Downtown Miami, were The Places to Go, For Clothes, Shoes, ect. I used to Buy a Lot of Clothes, at The Carnaby Shop, in The 163rd Street Shopping Center, in The 70's, and 1980, and When I was Little: My Mom, always Took Me To Get New Shoes, in Downtown Miami Shoe Stores. In The 60's, I used to Get Gant Shirts, at The Mustang Shop, Mens Store, on 67th Street, and Collins Avenue, next to Pumpernik's. And My Little Brother, and I , used to get Nice Shirts, Gant, and Bleeding Madras Type Shirts, at Hartley's , in Northside Shopping Center. I also Got a Lot of My Clothes, at Richard's Department Store, on West 49th Street, in Hialeah. Those Places, were all Great, and I Miss them, But They are now Good Memories. Best To All. Robbin.

Guest		22-Jul-2009 16:08
You guys remember Micheals Kartways, Pirates World, I remember that every year when school ended at Melrose Elementry they would have a fair with rides and games in the field behind the school. You don't see that anymore they only thing I see at my kids schools were police hanging around, times have sure changed! We used to go to the field at Melrose during the summer to play baseball or football, try that now, once I took my son and several of his friends to play ball in the field of the Elementry school down the street from my house and were asked to leave by a police officer, he said that the school grounds were off limits when the school was closed made us feel like criminals for being on the schools basketball court! I can only Imagine when my 13 year grows up and has his own kids. I drove by the Lums in Davie last week wanted to stop but I was in a hurry plan to go back and try it out. Robbin as a kid did you ever play aroun the railroad tracks, we used to jump on those slow moving trins carry sand on NW North River Drive and ride for a while, crazy times boys come up with.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 13:55
Impetigo, thank you Guest, I appreciate it.....That condition fits what Florida Sores are exactly, Robbin. Never knew the term for it nor that it even had a name.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 03:27
Does anyone Remember These 2 Things In Dade County, that are no Longer there: The Big High On Stilts Round Water Tower that Said : Welcome To Miami, and : The Big Silver Ball Shaped Gas Tanks, that for Years and Years: Were at A Natural Gas Company , on West Dixie Highway, in North Miami, Right By North Miami Beach ????? Both The Water Tower, and Those Big Silver Balls, were Like Landmarks, For A Long Time. They Are No Longer There. The Water Tower, Looked Neat, I Always Thought, and It Was Neat For Tourists, To Remind Them, that They were in Miami. It was Right Off N. E. 79th Street, Just West Of Biscayne Shopping Plaza, and Biscayne Blvd. I Miss That Water Tower, it was A Signiture Landmark, Of Miami. And The Gas Company Silver Balls, were Not exactly Art Deco, But nontheless: They Were Unique, To Miami. I Haven't Seen Them anywhere Else, Like That. Oh Well, They are Only Memories Of Miami Now. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 02:47
Dave B., I've Heard that Term, Before, or Seen it on Physical Questionaires, But I Never Knew Much about it, or Really Nothing, at All. Did not ever Know, What it was. So that's Only Isolated To Florida ??? Or Was ???? Is it still around??? Or Did it Vanish ? I Got Bitten, By A Copperhead Snake, in North Carolina, 30 Miles West of Camp Lejeune, out in The Woods, one Summer. My Dad Rushed Me To The Town Doctor, in Burgaw, 100 Miles Per Hour, and The Doctor Did Things To Make Me Alright. I was about 7 Years Old. And I Got Bitten, By A Bad Scorpion, in The Field, Near our 1st House, in East Hialeah, and I Got Real Sick. That was when I was about 5 Years Old, in 1956. Robbin.

Robbin		22-Jul-2009 02:36
Dave B., When I was A Little Kid, in The 50's, There was Measles, Mumps, and Chicken Pox, But that's all I Remember, of anything , Like That. I Had something, when I was in Like 1st or 2nd Grade, 6 or 7 Years Old,- 1957, or 1958, and I Had Red Sores, all over my Body, and I thought it was Measles. I Had to Stay Home from School, for Like a Week, or More, until it went away. I was itchy, like I Had Poison Ivy Irritation, or Something, and I Had to Go to The Doctor, for it. Then in Like 1993, or around there: I was on A Vacation Trip, In Kentucky, and All in Between, and On The way Back, I was Driving Along, And My Back Started itching in Spots, a Lot, on The Left Side, and then on My Chest, also on The Left Side, and I soon noticed: These Red Sores, All over, on Only The Left Side, and at 1st They only Itched, But Soon : They itched, and Hurt, and I Became Restless, and Could Not Stay Still, and My Body Ached Like Broken Bones. I Went to The Doctor, and He Told Me I Had Shingles, and Gave Me A Prescription, For Some Very Expensive Pills: A Big Bottle Of Lots Of Big Pills, and The Cost, was Lie 2 Hundred, and Some Dollars, $ 224.00, I Think. I Suffered for about 10 Days, I Believe, as I Recall, and it went away, But it Stays in Your Body, For the Rest of Your Life, and Can Reappear, at any time again. The Doctor told Me: That To Have Shingles, I Would Have Had to of Had Chicken Pox, when I was A Little Kid. That's all I Know , Dave. Robbin.

Guest		22-Jul-2009 02:19
Another name for Florida sores, impetigo.

dave b		22-Jul-2009 01:55
Robbin, talking earlier about injuries etc when I first moved to Miami in about 1954 or so, maybe 1955, kids, including myself, got these open sores on their arms and they just called them Florida Sores and that's what the doctor called them too. They went away after a few weeks but I was wondering if you ever heard of that when you were a kid there.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 22:56
Carlos Betancourt, I went to Orange Blossom Hobbies, with My Dad, and I Bought AMT and Revelle Model Kits there, But I never Raced Slot Cars there. My Little Brother, and I used to Have Slot Cars, and We Ran them, and Practice Raced them , at Hobby Mart, in Hialeah, On West 49th Street, Palm Springs Mile. They were a Lot of Fun !!!!! I Remember well, the Light Green Long and Round MTA Buses. I Saw them, and Rode them , Lots of Times. We Rode Route 29, From Our Houses, to Downtown Miami, and Later, I Rode The Route 6 To Go Surfing At South Beach. I Remember The Ford Dealer, on 27th Avenue, Where You Got Off The 112. And Those 1970 Mustangs, with The 351 V8, were Beautiful Cars. Remember : Sportsman's Paradise ???? That was one Neat Place !!!! Thanks , For Checking on Classmates. Com, For Me, I Appreciate it. Hopefully, you can Enjoy My Profile Stories there. Talk to You Later. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 22:43
Carlos Betancourt, ( Continuation of Previous Post ) About MR. Smith: 9 To 1, it was The Same One. He Hit You Real Hard, with That Paddle, We Heard about Him, at Hialeah Elementary School, Long Before We even went to Miami Springs JR. High. He was Famous, and Feared. The Big Older Kids, in our Area, warned us about MR. Smith, Dean Of Boys. I only went to Miami Springs JR. High, The 1st Half of 7th Grade, from September of 1963, To January of 1964, and I'll Bet I was in MR. Smith's Office there at Least 10 Times. I got sent to Him, for Talking, Laughing, Chewing Gum, and Passing Notes to Girls I Liked, and To Friends. Every Visit, to MR. Smith Ended The Same, with A Paddling, and My Caboose Real Sore, But I Didn't Learn My Lesson. I Didn't Enjoy The Whacks, it Hurt Real Bad, But Things Just Came Out as they Did, and there I was Again. And I Think MR. Smith would Try each time, To Hit Me Harder, To Straighten Me Out, But then Here I Was Again, and He Would Smile. He Told Me one time, I Don't Care if you Come Here Every Day, or 1 Thousand Times: It Doesn't Hurt Me, You're The One That's Gonna Suffer. He was Right. And at Miami Springs JR . High, He Had 2 Paddles: Chocolate, and Vanilla. One was Thin, with Holes, and The other one Had no Holes, But was Thicker. I Tried Both, and Both Swung By Smith, Hurt Real Bad, I Remember that Real Well, to this Very Day. MR. Smith, said : I was one of His Best Customers, and I Laughed, and Said : You Must Like it, and I Said : No Sir, I Don't, it Hurts, and He Said: Well then, if it Hurts so Bad, Why Don't You Behave in Class, and Avoid this ?? And I said: I will Try Sir . But you Know what Carlos: When My Family Moved, I Transferred in to Palm Springs JR. High, and Our Dean Of Boys There: MR . Lanier, He Hit You Harder, than MR. Smith, I Couldn't Believe it. MR. Lanier, was a Little Old Man, Small , Skinny, Glasses, and Very Wimpy Looking, But Man, Did He Wallop You. Looks, can be Deceiving, Because That Man, was Tough. And We Had Some Older and Big Tough Guys in Our School, who Drove Motorcycles, and Cars to School, Smoked, and Had Fights, all The Time, and MR. Lanier, Handled them, Like They Were Babies. He Looked Wimpy, But He was Not, He Was The Right Person , For The Job. ( Continued on Next Post ).

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 22:08
Carlos Betancourt, Thanks, For The Well Wishes, Carlos, I Appreciate it. Man, You and Your Mom, and Dad, were Very Lucky, in that SouthBay Crash, My God, it was a Horrible Accident, and Yes: God was Definately Watching over Your Family. Even though, You Guys Suffered, and it was Bad Luck, for it to Happen , in the 1st place, it Could of Been Death, for all 3 of you. I'm Glad , that was not the case. I Can Picture that Scenerio, and it was not a Pretty Sight, and Lots Of Suffering, for You, and Your Mom, and Dad. Only a Miracle, From God: Saved You Guys, That's For Sure. God Saves !!!! It is Very True, I know that 1st Hand also, as I 've Had about 20 Close Calls Myself. You and I, went to the same School: The School Of Bad Luck, and Suffering. I've Had a Broken Foot, Broken Arm, Sprained Ankles, Pneumonia, A Spinal Tap, A Fractured Skull, and Concussion, Shingles, A Broken Nose, A Broken Kneecap, A Busted Lip, 6 Stitches, Herniated Discs, In My Back, Road Rash, from Skidding and Falling off Motorcycles, Many Black Eyes, From Fighting, ect. But I Guess, we are Both Tough, and with God's Help, we Carry on. I Rememember The VW Dealership, when they were By Barry's Cleaners on The Circle, and when they were on Hialeah Drive. Remember Met Wholesale Club, on Hialeah Drive, Near The VW Place ??? I Went To Polar Palace, a Few times, But Never Ice Skated that well. I was more of a Roller Skater. I went To Rustic Roller Rink, which was By Hialeah's Southeast Park, and Hialeah Roller Rink, on West 29th Street, By Filer JR. High. I never Remember any Fights or Trouble there, But at Both JR. Highs I Went to, We Had Plenty of Fist Fights, in School, and After School, off School Grounds. To Be Continued on Next Post.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 21:22
Patricia, Glad you Liked that !!!!! Hello, to You Too. And Chuckie says Hi, as well. Hello, to Sparky Also. Have a Great Evening !! Talk to you another time. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 21:19
Dave B., Sprains, are Real Painful, and Sprained Ankles, are Real Bad, Because it makes it hard, or impossible to walk. I Had Many Sprained ankles, when I was Youn, and A Few, as a Young Adult Too, and I Know Firsthand: they are no Fun, Very Painful. Thanks, for The Well Wishes. I Hope so Too. Hope your Drive was a Pleasant one. It's 40 Miles one way, from My House, to Homestead, so I Know that Distance Well. Talk to you Later. Best Regards. Robbin.

Patricia		21-Jul-2009 20:42
Hello Friends, Just have a minute to say hi and to wish you all a good evening. Robbin, Loved your "Greetings from Miami"! Special hi to Chuckie from Sparky! Bye for now and take care, from Patricia

Carlos Betancourt		21-Jul-2009 20:32
Robbin, I hope your leg gets better soon it must be hell having that pain day in and day out, I twisted my left waist about six weeks ago it still hurts doctor said no broken bones but could be a torn ligament and it takes a long while to heal. I had surgery on my left foot when I was 17 I broke a bone in my toe area and it got infested I remember the pain I felt and afterwards my toe was not the same. Take Care, Carlos

Carlos Betancourt		21-Jul-2009 19:39
Robbin, Remember Hialeah Springs Motors the VW dealer? my dad purchased a brand new 1966 Beetle for my brothers grad gift (MiamiSr.Springs class of 1966). I remember it was dark blue with a off white interior, a year later during sring break my brother took my dad's 1963 Chevy station wagon and headed to Ft. Lauderdale beach with a bunch of his friends. that same weekend My dad took my mom and me to a trip to Arcadia to vist an old friend. on US 27 just south of Southbay a car went to pass us as he did he clipped the right frt fender of the Bug my dad lost control and went into the medium the cars flipped 4x was what a witness said, I was thrown out through the rear window I had over 30 cuts all over my body my lip was hanging down it had a 2" cut, and a broken collerbone, my mom had 5 broken ribs and some head injury she was thrown out the door, my dad only had a cut on his back he held on to the steering wheel and was not ejected. To this day I thank God for Saving, us after seeing the car only Gods work let us stay on this earth. for years I would not ride in a beetle now I own one LOL. Carlos

Carlos Betancourt		21-Jul-2009 18:53
Robbin, Could be the same Mr. Smith, He was tall and as you say he kinda resembeled LBJ let me tell you he swung a mean paddle don't remember the color but it had holes in it and hurt like hell! my problem was I never learned my lesson, now that I look back he must have been a sadist that enjoyed paddling boys on thier rear. Yes there was a furniture on the corner of my Street, my address was 3701 NW 22 CT. still remember my phone number 633-3500 (no area code needed) The hobby shop was one of my hangout my buddies and I would spend hours there racing slot cars. sometimes at night we knew a way to get on the roof of the building, a throw eggs at the bus when it came by, remember the old MTA buses with the open windows and the bars across them? I went tp Polar Palace, also the Rustic Rink on 29th Street in Hialeah there we hung in groups Hialeah and Allapattah kids did'nt get along to well if you know what I mean, fights would spark up for no reason. When I went to Melrose I would go to that Burger King all the time I remember Municipal was right across the street. I e-mailed Dave B. photos of the Burger King which has been a used car lot for the longest time. I remember the Ford dealer off of 27th Ave and about 37th street we would go the every year to check out the new cars I'll never forget seeing all those Mustangs, and dream that one day I would have one, which years later I did a 1970 Mach1 with the 351 Cleveland engine and the shaker hood Man, I about to drool over my keyboard!!! My parents would take me to Funland but I was younger and don't remember much about the place. If I get a chance later I'll go to Classmates and see find I can find your profile. Regards Carlos

Carlos Betancourt		21-Jul-2009 18:41
Robbin, Could be the same Mr. Smith, He was tall and as you say he kinda resembeled LBJ let me tell you he swung a mean paddle don't remember the color but it had holes in it and hurt like hell! my problem was I never learned my lesson, now that I look back he must have been a sadist that enjoyed paddling boys on thier rear. Yes there was a furniture on the corner of my Street, my address was 3701 NW 22 CT. still remember my phone number 633-3500 (no area code needed) The hobby shop was one of my hangout my buddies and I would spend hours there racing slot cars. sometimes at night we knew a way to get on the roof of the building, a throw eggs at the bus when it came by, remember the old MTA buses with the open windows and the bars across them? I went tp Polar Palace, also the Rustic Rink on 29th Street in Hialeah there we hung in groups Hialeah and Allapattah kids did'nt get along to well if you know what I mean, fights would spark up for no reason. When I went to Melrose I would go to that Burger King all the time I remember Municipal was right across the street. I e-mailed Dave B. photos of the Burger King which has been a used car lot for the longest time. I remember the Ford dealer off of 27th Ave and about 37th street we would go the every year to check out the new cars I'll never forget seeing all those Mustangs, and dream that one day I would have one, which years later I did a 1970 Mach1 with the 351 Cleveland engine and the shaker hood Man, I about to drool over my keyboard!!! My parents would take me to Funland but I was younger and don't remember much about the place. If I get a chance later I'll go to Classmates and see find I can find your profile. Regards Carlos

dave b		21-Jul-2009 18:37
I can only imagine how that must feel, all I had once was a class IV sprain, ankle, the worst kind, and that was absolutely miserable, every time you put your leg out over the bed to get up, the blood rushing down into the ankle was pretty bad. Multiply that by a hundred and that's what you feel. I hope it gets taken care of with the surgery. Must keep you awake at night too. I am outta here for about a 40 mile drive, be back around 10pm, same time zone as you. Talk with you then.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 18:24
Dave B., Thanks, For Checking anyway Dave. I Think you Will Enjoy, Most Of My Stories. I went to My Podiatrist on an Emergency Visit, yesterday. I was Scheduled for Tomorrow, Wednesday, But Had to Go in Early, as Sunday Night, I Got No Sleep, at all. My Left Foot Hurt Me Severely, all night, with Electric Bolt Type Jabbing Pain Attacks, that I Could Barely Stand. The Doctor Examined it, Cut on it, Squeezed it, Took A Culture of it To Send to The Lab, X- Rayed it, Put Betadine, and Dressed The Would, and Wrapped it. I'm on Strong Antibiotics again, and I May Have to Have Surgery Soon, to Remove, or Scrape Down The Bone, under My Little Toe, of the Left Foot, to See if that will Enable Me to Heal The Wound, and Maybe Walk Better, and More. My Foot, Has Given Me Hell, on Earth, and I Hope There's Better Days Ahead, Because it's Really Been Rough: Painful, and Much Walking, is Prohibited, and Near impossible. Just to Let You Know, But No Tears Please, I've Been able to Hold Mine Back, But Barely. Later. Robbin.

dave b		21-Jul-2009 17:53
I think your stories are there for all to read, but I just looked for incoming mail there for you and was denied access. I will take a look at the stories when I get home tonight, or tomorrow, as I do not have court for two solid weeks. August 12 is my next day there. So I will read them, for sure, later on tonight or tomorrow, just wanted to report back to you right away that they will not tell me if you have mail there on classmates com.....

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 17:49
Dave B., Thanks, For Trying Anyway . You used to be able, to go to other's Profiles, and Read Their Stories, if they wrote any. I noticed : Most other People , only Had Notes on their Profile, that other people wrote to them, But I Had another Idea: I wrote Stories, on My Profile, for others who Visited to Read, and they Did, I Know: Because Sometimes , they Left Me a Response. Unless they've Changed that Part, You Should Be able to Visit My Profile On Palm Springs JR. High, and Read My Stories. I Had Piggie Banks, too, But Like You: I Wanted R C and Reese's Peanut ButterCups, or Royal Castle, or Burger King Money, and There went the Piggie Bank, and The Change in it. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 17:39
Dave B., Wonderful !!! I Had no idea, that you were a Member, of Classmates . Com. When You Get to My Profile Stories Dave, Most of them are Happy, and Heartwarming, But When I Was Mad, I Wrote Some Negative things, Please Overlook, and Disregard those, and Enjoy The Majority Of Good Stories. As For The Piggie Bank Toy, It sounds a Little Familiar, But The Memory of it, is not Crystal Clear, and I Don't Remember ever Having one, and I've Never Seen one Since Childhood. My Memory, is that way too, I Remember things: 1 at a time, once in a while. But it's Good, that we Remember Back then, at all. I'm very thankful, for that. Later. Robbin.

dave b		21-Jul-2009 17:31
I just went to classmates com but could not tell if you had anything in the message center, as they call it, I could only log in to my own. Each member has to log in himself or herself to access it.....Not only could I not get in there, past your name, but I could not even tell IF you have mail there or not

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 17:29
Dave B., Correct !!! Funland Park, was on the southwest corner, of N. W. 79th Street, and N. W. 27th Avenue, where Frank And Bun also was. Today, or anytime, you Have time, and Want to Check out Classmates.Com, It Would Be A Good Idea, and Hopefully : worth your time, and just maybe: I Could Read My Mail There. There May Be a Lot of New Writings to Me, and I Don't even Get to See it, Let alone answer them. So, Yes, Definately, Please Do !!!! Good Luck !!!!! And Thanks. Robbin.

dave b		21-Jul-2009 17:24
I am already a classmates member but have not actually posted anything on it, just did my listings for the Calif schools and the USMC and USAF etc

dave b		21-Jul-2009 17:23
OK, let me go to classmates for you right now and I will report back asap. Have to leave here in two hours.

dave b		21-Jul-2009 17:22
Do you remember a toy they sold back then, a bank, but to put the coin into it you put it at the very top of a roller coaster type thing and the coin would go end over end for a long time, into the bank? I just happened to think of it this moment, you know how it is, associating memories with other memories all of a sudden. It was more like a couple of stairs or ladders, where the coin would take a long time to end up in the bank thing below, but I remember it well and wondered if you ever ran across it. It was just about the only money I ever saved, and I think I broke it open when it had a couple of bucks in it, just could not wait.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 17:21
Dave B., If you can get on Classmates.Com, You Could Look For My Profile On The Palm Springs JR. High Listing, and that way: You Could Read My Profile Stories, and Enjoy them, and also: Maybe: I could Find out, if anyone's Been Writing to me, while I've Been Gone. That would be a Win Win, for Both of us, and I Wrote Like 23 Pages or More of Stories, on My Profile, and there's Some New Reading for you there. I Hope you can get on it, and if you do: You could Look up old Classmates, in Miami, from ST. John's , and Blessed Trity, and in California Schools, or Also Boston Schools, Before you Came To Miami. Good Idea, Dave, Give it a Shot, You'll no Doubt : Enjoy it, and open a New Door. Later. Robbin.

dave b		21-Jul-2009 17:20
Let me know if you want me to look up classmates.com for you as I am around for two more hours and Carlos is not on here at this particular time.

dave b		21-Jul-2009 17:19
Funland Park sounds mighty familiar. As you left Bell Haven on 79th st and took a right, was it in that direction, further down on the right, after crossing NW32nd Ave but on 79th st??

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 17:12
Dave B., Hi, Yes , there is some truth to that, as You can Ride By, or Walk around The Property, and Remember, what it was, rather than walking thru the doors of Retail Stores, or Pumping Gasoline, and Paying inside, and Buying a Mountain Dew, and saying to yourself: Beneath My Feet, was A Trailer Park, where I once Lived, and even Before that: There was a Military Encampment Here. Now, We Must wait and See: How Long , Before someone buys and Develops : Bell Haven Acres, and Then: We will See : What Edifices, Monstrosities, or Whatever, is Put there. ?????? But your Memories, and Pokey's Memories, of Life at Belle Haven, are Happy, and Treasured Memories, so No Matter what, You Guys will Always Have That . Bell Haven Acres, Sounds Like A Cemetery, So I will Rename it: Belle Haven Field. Did you ever go to Funland Park ?? I Did, and My Favorite Ride was : The Bump- Bump Cars. I Love those. My Dad used to Take My Little brother, and I, and all the neighbor Kids , to Funland Park, on Nickel Night, and we'd Ride, and Ride, for a nickel a Ride. Fun , Fun, Fun !!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		21-Jul-2009 17:00
Want me to take a look on classmates for you?

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 16:52
Carlos Betancourt, I Forgot to ask you: Were you ever able , to get to My Profile, on Classmates. Com ???? I Can't even access it now, myself. I used to E- Mail, on Classmates, But now I Can't, and My Yahoo E- Mail, now wont Let Me access it either, so I now Have No Working E - Mail, at all. If I Get a new Computer, it might solve all of that, but I'm not sure, and Right now, with My Foot Problems, and I'm Still out Of Work, on Sick Leave, Money is Tight, and To Buy a New Computer, woul d not Be A Wise Priority move, so I'm Making do, with this old outdated obselete Windows 98 Gateway Antique Computer, waiting , and Hoping For Better Days !!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		21-Jul-2009 16:44
Hi Robbin---at least Bell Haven is "still there" in that it is vacant instead of, as you said, all developed land. That makes it a little easier to visualize what it used to be. I remember it as a very big place, full of life, kids out playing, not boring at all! I really enjoyed the time I had there, the swimming pool, I do remember Edith Troy like it was yesterday, the swimming pool lifeguard, and I think she gave music lessons also?? Piano?? As I mentioned before, I was not there more than three years at the very most, in the Miami area, including Va Gardens, but it was a great three years, went to Blessed Trinity and St John the Apostle schools, Mrs Kuhlwind atg the former and Mrs Noakes at the latter.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 16:44
Carlos Betancourt, By Your Address, Weren't you near a Furniture Store, on The Northeast Corner of 36th Street, and 22nd Avenue, and also: You were Between The 112 Expressway, and 36th Street, on 22nd Court , it appears , to me ???? And You went to Melrose Elementary, Correct ???? I used to Go with My Dad, to Orange Blossom Hobbies Shop, and Man, That Place was The Best !!!!! A Super Hobby Shop. Did You ever go to Rustic Roller Rink, or Polar Palace ???? I went to Both. Remember , The Old Winn Dixie Store, on 35th Street, and 18th Avenue, and Pollert's Bakery , in Allapattah ??? And I'll bet you Remember: Municipal Auto Sales, and the old Burger King, on 36th Street, and around 31st Avenue ??? A Lot of Changes, My Friend, and You and I Have Seen those Changes !!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 16:27
Carlos Betancourt, On The Robert E. Lee JR. High Site, you Mentioned : MR. Smith, The Dean Of Boys -, ASST. Principal, and I 'm wondering: if that was The Same MR. Smith , that was our Dean Of Boys ASST. Principal, in 1963-64, at Miami Springs JR. High ???? His name was : Arthur Hugh Smith, and He was A Big Tall Man, and He Looked a Lot like President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was at Miami Springs JR. High, a Few years, But Teachers and Principals get Transferred sometimes, and that Could Be The Same Man. He Had Two Paddles, at Miami Springs JR. High : Chocolate, and Vanilla, and Swung By Him, they Both Hurt Your Rear. I Know, Because I Got Both Of Them, Administered By MR. Smith, for Misbehaving in class. I'm Curious, if it was the same MR. Smith , or not. I'll Bet it was !!!!! Oh, and it Looks like Jose De Diego Middle School, Has A Big Courtyard, in the Center, Like Robert E. Lee JR. High did. I Looked in the windows, on The 32nd Street Side, and saw The Open Air Courtyard. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 16:12
Pokey, Hey, You're Welcome ! When I Drove By Belle Haven, sunday: I Thought of You , and Dave Bruce, and I Remembered How it Looked, Full Of Trailers, People, and Life. I saw Bell Haven, Many , Many times, when We went to Northside Shopping Center, The Beach, Funland Park, ect. But now, it's a Grown Up Field, Full Of Memories, waiting For Some Commercial Enterprise to Buy it , and Put Stores, or A Golden Corral Restaurant, or Something on The Property. ????? The Old Food Fair- Pantry Pride Warehouse, across the Street , from Burdines Warehouse West Bldg., is Vacant, and For Sale. Super Value, was there, for a while, and then Associated Grocers Of Florida, took it over for a Long While, But Now, for a Long while, it's Been Empty. That's where my Mom worked, you know, in The Mail Room upstairs, in Charge of The Mail, Between The Miami Offices there, and The Main Offices, in Philadelphia. She worked there for 35 Years. Armour, down the Street, is Long Gone, as well as most everything around there. Remember, The Old A& P store, and Warehouse, on 62nd Street ?? It was for years Entenman's Bakery, But they moved out, a couple of years ago, or more, and that place, is also Vacant. Lots , and Lots Of Changes Here, and You're Right, Most Not for The Better, unfortuneately. In Homestead sunday, I passed Speed Demons, a Small But Nice Karting Track, with Car Tires Lining The Track. I wanna Drive there sometime. Take Care. Robbin.

Pokey		21-Jul-2009 11:54
Robbin thanks for the info on the old Burdines Whse, and yes it is a shame have things change, mostly for the worse. I have been bike riding alot lately, just enjoying the open area that we have up here, and the great weather latley. take care Pokey

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 02:27
Dave B., Homestead and Florida City, are The Gateway, To The Florida Keys. It's 25 Miles From Homestead, to Key Largo, which with nearby Ocean Reef, is The Last Point of The Upper Keys, or Really: The Beginning of The Florida Keys. In The Henry Flagler Days, You Had Flagler's Railroad: From Jacksonville Fla., to Key West, on The Old Overseas Highway Train Bridges, over Water, and Later on : When the Trains Were Gone From There, Cars and Trucks, and Buses Traveled on The Old Narrow Train Bridges, all The Way Over Water, From Around Key Largo, To Key West. But Now, You Have Newer Modern Bridges , and Highway, Made For Cars , Trucks, and Buses, Where The Old Railroad Ran, But Next to it. It's A Beautiful Drive: 170 Miles, From Miami To Key West. And all along the way, you Have : Stores, Seafood Restaurants, Tiki Bars, Camp Grounds, Fishing, Motels, Ect. It's Another World, Down There. I Don't Go Down To The Keys, Very Often, But when I Do, I Enjoy it. The Water, is a Lime Jello Green, During Your Drive, on Both Sides. Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		21-Jul-2009 02:06
Dave B., Yes, Homestead, in The 50's , was A Small Farming Town, with Lots Of Agricultural interests, and Residents: Mostly : Out in The Country, out Of Town. But Now: It is Much More Spread Out, and Much More Built Up, But The Little Downtown Historic District, on Krome Avenue, is Quaint, and Reflective Of Yesteryears, But Spruced up a Bit, and There's Still Plenty Of Open Green Spaces, out in The Country, and Lots Of Vegetable , and Fruits Grown, in and around Homestead. Hurricane Andrew, Devastated Homestead, But it Has Rebounded Threefold. It's A Neat Place, I Think, and I Like Going Down There, on Sundays, To Ride Around, and Eat Dinner There. On Weekends, Especially Sundays: Homestead Restaurants, Walmart, Ect., are Very Busy, as People Who Go To The Florida Keys, are Going or Coming Back North, and They Stop At Sonny's BBQ, Cracker Barrel, Shiver's BBQ, Mexican Restaurants, and others to Eat, on The Way Home, From A Weekend, in The Keys. Later. Robbin.

dave b		20-Jul-2009 19:31
Typo, should be "sort" of an outpost.

dave b		20-Jul-2009 19:31
Robbin, remember in the mid-1950s when Homestead was just a village?? In those days it was really the end of the road. Nowhere else to go after Homestead. It was fort of an outpost, very small, and very isolated, if I remember right.

Robbin		20-Jul-2009 19:16
Carlos Betancourt, No, I never have been to : Robert Is Here, didn't even know about it, But now I Do, thanks to you, and I will Definately Go There. I Love Mamey Milkshakes, and in 1973, when I Lived in the area of 1822 N. W. 3rd Street, and 1200 N. W. 6th Street, with A Girlfriend, We Lived On Pan Con Bistec, and Mamey Milkshakes, from Rancho Luna, Los Kietecitos Market Cafeteria, Badias Of 8th Street, and others. Thanks , For The Info , Carlos. I Like Nature, But Your Wife's Concern, about Gators, is Very Wise, and I Agree, with Her , on That. They are Sneaky, and Vicious. A Friend Of Mine, Had A Pickup Truck, and A Big Long Canoe, 17 Feet, I Believe, and He used to Go To Arcadia, and Camp out near The Peace River, and Canoe, Swim, Gator Watch, and He Photographed The Gators too. He Had some Close Calls, with Gators too. He was a Tractor Trailer Driver, for 38 Years, and He Retired, and Moved To The Mountains Of Tennessee, His Dream. Mamey, is a Great Milkshake, I Love it !!!! I Like Homestead, and Florida City, it's sorta Like My Hometown Hialeah, in Size, and Traffic, and Growth , Ect., But I Think Hialeah, Has at Least 10 Times or More The Population, of The Homestead- Florida City Area. But To Me, it's Still Sort Of A Sleepy Little Town, that's Very Neat, to go to on Weekend Outings. Take Care Carlos, and Keep in Touch. Best Regards !! Robbin.

Carlos Betancourt		20-Jul-2009 14:21
Robbin, Ever been to "ROBERT IS HERE" in Homestead? They have an amazing selection of fruits and vegetables. What I really love there is the milkshakes large amount of flavors, my favorite is a Mamey shake, I drive from Broward County just for one. If you never been there next time you are down there when you get to the end of the turnpike that first light is SW 312th St. make a right turn and head west it you see it, it's hard not to they have a huge sign that says ROBERT IS HERE. That Mamey shake is worth the trip! Took my son canoeing at the Oleta State Park in North Miami had a blast I used to canoe alot when I was a teenager. I'm now looking to buy a good used canoe, plenty of waterways and lakes to explore in Florida. I trying to talk my wife into going canoeing up to Arcadia at the Peace River she's worried about gators. Carlos

Robbin		20-Jul-2009 12:16
Patricia, Greetings, From Miami, on Monday !!!! I Hope you Had a Nice Weekend ! I Did. Chuckie Did Too, He went Yesterday, to Homestead, which is 40 Miles , from My House in West Hialeah. We Took a Nice Sunday Drive, and passed by many places, I Like, and Had Dinner at Toro Taco, a very good , and Popular Authentic Mexican Restaurant, in Homestead. I've been there, many, many times, and I Love their Food. I Got Chiles Relleno, my Favorite,- Green Chili Peppers, Filled with Cheeses. Homestead, has Lots of Good Mexican Restaurants, Sonny's BBQ, Cracker Barrel, Shiver's BBQ, and Many Chain Restaurants, Like Applebee's , Chili's, Wendy's , I- Hop, Burger King, Wendy's , Taco Bell, ect. And Lots Of Fresh From The Farms and Fields Produce. Homestead, is a Farming Area. Have a nice Monday. Chuckie , Says Hi. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Jul-2009 12:04
I Went by : Riviera Park, Monza Avenue Publix, San Remo Apartments, and Red And Sunset, and Then I Stopped By : Matheson Hammock, a Few Minutes, Breathed Some Salty Air Breeze, off The Bay, Watched Some Para Sailors, People Watched, Relaxed, and Enjoyed The Scenery, of Biscayne Bay, all the Old Cutler Road Mansions, on the Bay, and The Miami Skyline. I Like to go there on Sunday Drives, But had not Been for a while, and it was Nice. I then Took Old Cutler Road, to Cutler Ridge, then Headed to US1, and went to Homestead, and Florida City. Rode around, Then Ate A Great Mexican Dinner, at Toro Taco, in Downtown Homestead. Homestead, sure Has Grown, and is Still Growing. Lots Of New Homes, and Developements, New Shopping Centers, a New Homestead Hospital, Lots Of New Restaurants, Ect. It's Still a Farming Area, with Good Produce, But Also Lots More. It's The Gateway, to The Florida Keys, It Has A Major Motor Speedway, It Still Has An Air Force Base, though it's Downsized, and A Reserve AFB, And There are Authentic Mexican Restaurants Galore in Homestead. It's A Neat Place, I Think. I Like to Go To Homestead, on Sunday Drives, and Eat there. Regards to All. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Jul-2009 11:40
Dave B., You're Welcome, Dave ! And Yes, The Property, Looks Like a Worthless Overgrown Field, Right Now, But I'll Bet The Owners, or Realtors, want Plenty for it, Because it's on a Very Busy Main Road, and it's probably Zoned for Commercial Business now. But the area, is not so Hot, nowadays, though I remember in The 50's, when You and Pokey Lived there, it was a Vibrant, and O. K. Neighborhood. The area of Northside Shopping Center, and where Bell Haven was, and all of 79th Street, are High Crime Areas, and Have Seen Better Days. It's A Shame things, Places , and People Sometimes or always change, but it's a way of Life. But we all have our Memories, of Better Days. Later. Robbin.

dave b		20-Jul-2009 01:43
Thanks, Robbin....from the air on Google Earth it sure does look as deserted as it really is, nothing but trees etc....I am kind of surprised they have just left it like that instead of developing it somehow. Thanks for taking the ride by there, I appreciate it.

Robbin		20-Jul-2009 01:19
Pokey, The Old Burdines Warehouses, on Both Sides of 32nd Avenue, and on 71st Street, where you and Your Mom Worked, are Now : Macy's and Bloomingdale's Warehouses. I went By There and Bell Haven today, Sunday ,- July 19th , and I thought you'd Like to Know that. I Went to Homestead, after that, and Passed By Speed Demons , a Karting Track there. They Have a Web Site, if you want to check it out. Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		20-Jul-2009 01:11
Dave B., I went by Bell Haven Woods, this afternoon, and Took a Spin By. I Went By on 79th Street, then By on 32nd Avenue, and Here was My Findings: It is All Fenced in, But You can Walk in, and Look around, gaining Entrance Off 32nd Avenue, Where there's an opening in The Fence, But My opinion is : It would Be A Dangerous walk, Because of The Distinct Possibility Of Snakes, Spiders, ect. But You Can Get in, and Walk around. Near where you could enter, Right now: There's A Bum, or Two, in Residence There, in a Little Ramshackle Cardboard Hut. Looks Like Hermits, or Hobos, to Me, and Maybe They Are The Tour Guides Of The Property, For The Realtor. ?? Other than Realtor For Sale Signs, I Don't See Posted Signs, No Trespassing, so You Could Walk around there, on Your own Volition, or You Could Even contact The Realtor, to Show you Around, and Be Legal, and Proper, and not Be Hassled, other than Being Pressured to Buy The Property. I went to Homestead, for a Change of Pace, and We Ate at Toro Taco, a Great Mexican Place I Like, on Krome Avenue, and Mowrey Street, in Homestead. I Had My Favorite Mexican Dish : Chiles Relleno !!!!! We Had a Nice Sunday Drive, and outing, and only Drove 100 Miles. Best Regards . Later. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Jul-2009 00:54
Carlos Betancourt, I'm Like You: I Take Picture of Buildings, Cars, Neat Things, Signs, Ect. My Mom, Passed away, in 2000, But when she was alive, she always Complained about Me taking Pictures of Skylines, Bridges, Sidewalk Clocks on A Pole, ect. She Said: Why Don't You Take Pictures Of People, Families, ect. We always Disagreed, about that. But You Know Carlos, To Each His Or Her Own, we all Like Different Things. But You and I Like To Photograph Buildings , Ect. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		20-Jul-2009 00:41
Carlos Betancourt, Hi, How Are Ya ? Nice to Hear From You ! I go to The Robert E. Lee JR. High Site Often, to check and see if there's anything new, and I saw Where Ramon Diaz, Had Posted. I tried , and Tried to Access : Classmates . Com, a while Back, But got no where. I Paid $ 59.00, for 2 Years Gold Membership, and only got a few months use of their Services, Maybe 6 or 7 Months, and they Cut Me Off, for some Reason, and I Contacted them 3 Times, and they said I Needed A Password Reset, and they Said they tried to send it to my E Mail, but I Got Nothing, and they said My E Mail was not Working, and Then: My E Mail Went Out Completely. So Now, I Still Have My Profile On Classmates . Com, But I Cannot Go to it. And I Guess Because of My Old Outdated Windows 98 Computer: I Have no E Mail either. I Went By 3100 N. W. 5th Avenue, and You Know Where that is. In My Mind, I Saw REL, not Jose De Diego. I Saw Your Picture, next to a Bicycle, on a REL Profile., Recently. All The Best, and Keep in Touch ! Robbin.

dave b		19-Jul-2009 21:07
Just got them, thanks very much. Nice photos......

Carlos Betancourt		19-Jul-2009 19:45
Dave, Check your E-Mail I sent you some photos I took last year.

dave b		19-Jul-2009 19:16
I am photographically-challenged, so I have to use the disposable cameras you buy in drugstores :)

Carlos Betancourt		19-Jul-2009 19:12
Thank You, My wife is a very good photographer, I used to do wedding years ago with medium format cameras, now with the digital era those cameras have become closet space, we now use high end Canon cameras mated with Canon L-lenses. I still shoot but mostly for fun, I love to shoot old buildings, rusty cars etc. my wife loves to photograph babies, kids, families, in general people. What she does later in the computer is really awesome. I don't have the art for the computer part.

dave b		19-Jul-2009 18:56
Carlos, that is a very professional website. Most impressive! Thanks for the link.

dave b		19-Jul-2009 18:38
Carlos, that would be great, thank you. kb1pdv@earthlink.net

Carlos Betancourt		19-Jul-2009 17:16
Robbin, What's happening I've not been on your site in a while. Been trying other sites to find former buddies from R. E. LEE, tried Classmates I put up photos of me before n after LOL put up a photo album I got some comments and feed back but to see them I must get a gold membership I don't like the idea of Classmates taking money from my accounts on a monthly basis times are hard as it is. I did get a response on the R. E. Lee photo gallery, the person is out of town but when he get's back we will share information, we may know each other. I've been to Facebook, Twitter but no luck yet. Dave B. I read your question about Bell Haven I'm into photography I doing a photo shoot of my old neighborhood which I will make into a CD. I will glad to pass by Bell Haven and take some photos, when I do it I will let you know here and I will E-Mail them to you if you wish. My wife has her web site for her photography, if anyone cares to check it out it's: www.betancourtphotography.com Ok got to go, Carlos

dave b		19-Jul-2009 02:15
That weather must be miserable. Here I guess it was about 80 and very very humid, as it is there....we look forward to the summer, but these days make me want the Fall so badly. Back to sweatshirt weather.

Robbin		18-Jul-2009 22:58
Dave B., I'll Let You Know, Sometime Tomorrow, in The Afternoon. It was 97 Degrees today, on My Back Porch, Covered and Screened. Later. Robbin.

dave b		18-Jul-2009 18:54
I remember you said once before that it is fenced, but maybe there is some access etc so thanks for taking a ride by and let me know, when you get the chance. Thanks.

Robbin		18-Jul-2009 17:48
Dave B., Tomorrow, I'm going to take a Sunday Drive, and I will Go By Bell Haven Woods, and Take a look, and I'll Let You Know. The last time, I went by there, was a few months ago, and There was a Fence around it, and For Sale Signs, on The Property, But I Didn't investigate : if there's any access, or not. I tried before, But I can't Get Any images at all on my Old Computer, on Google Earth, and I don't Know about any other such Search Engine. Happy Saturday, and Weekend !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		18-Jul-2009 17:37
Dave B., Yes, I Treasure My Childhood Memories, Of My Toys, and Hobbies, Activities, Friends , Girlfriends, Usual Eating Places, Summer Vacation Trips, My Schools, Our 1st Family House, in East Hialeah, Roller Skating, on The Sidewalk, and at 2 Skating Rinks, My Mom And Dad, My Grandma, The Nazarene Church, I went To, My Judo and Karate Classes, Sunday Drives, My Family took: To : Crandon Park, Homestead, Greynolds Park, Baker's Haulover Beach, Coral Gables, South Miami, Miami Beach, and other Local Miami areas, and we Had a Picnic there, or We Ate Somewhere, in a Restaurant, ect., and it was always Fun, and Like You Dave, I Agree: Our Childhood Memories, are Wonderful Recollections, of Times , Things, and People, Dear To Our Heart. To each His Own, But I Really can't Believe: How , as you say: Many People, or Probably : Most People: Think they were Born Grown, or Yesterday, and they either Don't Remember their Childhood, or it was so Bad, that They Don't want to Remember it, or Talk about it. I'm Glad I Remember, and Value: My Kid Days, They were Very Special, and I Enjoy Reliving them. Best Regards. Robbin.

dave b		18-Jul-2009 12:39
Robbin, what does 3200 NW 79th st look like to you as far as access goes? I know it is closed and abandoned and looks like a jungle, and I can see it on Google Earth. But driving by it, if I were to want to walk around inside the former Bell Haven Trailer Park, could I or is it all high chain link fence etc? What is the other site besides Google Earth, to look at satellite photos of locations, does anyone know? I know there is something better than Google Earth these days.

dave b		18-Jul-2009 11:35
Back to the childhood stuff, don't you agree that quite a few people forget they have ever been kids, and want to move on from that completely, with no fond memories, like they and their child are two different people? They think they are too grown up to even think about pogo sticks etc, but I disagree, and it is refreshing to see someone (you) who appreciates those days and who knows that he is the same person he always was, and that childhood was a very important part of his life. So it is good to see those posts

dave b		18-Jul-2009 11:33
Fine with me. I was not trying to wring an apology out of your mind, but was afraid you just did not see it yet, what actually happened. As far as I am concerned it is a dead issue now.

Robbin		18-Jul-2009 05:16
Dave B., I Was Wrong To Make You and The Others Worry about Me, and To Go Silent, when I Was Unhappy. I Said it, and I Mean it. I Hope this Brings Closure, to The Matter, and We can Let it Fade Away, in Time. I Am Not A Selfish Person, in General, But I Guess I was This Time. Peace ! Robbin.

Robbin		18-Jul-2009 03:01
Dave B., I Went to Dinner, and to Blockbuster Video, to Get A Movie. I Just Got Home, and I Read all of Your Many Posts. O. K. Dave, I Am Willing To Say I'm Sorry, for Causing Such Concern, among all of You, and I Apologize. I Hope We can Give all of This A Proper Burial Now, and Leave it alone. You Don't Have to Forget it, But Can We Now Have Peace, and Change The Subject ? Life is Too Short, and We Don't Need The Stress. Unless You Want an Ongoing War with Me, for Nothing, Can We Get Back to Basics ? I , Publicly Apologized, and I Can't Do Any More Than That. I Hope You Agree. Let Me Know ASAP. Robbin.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 23:06
Let me tell you what I was thinking about on the way to work today, my court being 77 miles away I had plenty of time to think. I was thinking, Robbin is a pretty good guy, he has a good heart, his heart is in the right place, he has the joy of childhood, which not many people keep with them. I imagine Robbin talking about childhood things, then I imagined a high powered CEO of some big company in Manhattan at a board meeting, and someone says to him, hey Frank, did you ever swing across a stream on a rope that you and your friends put up between two trees?? And I pictured the executive looking around very uncomfortable, acting like he has been an adult all his life, anxious not to bring up embarrassing stuff like that, and the contrast with Robbin, who has joy, which not many folks have these days. And then I thought about Robbin's immense capacity for friendship and how he would do anything for you, i thought of the tapes and cds we have exchanged by mail in the last few months. But THEN I thought of the undeniable fact that Robbin wants to play it his way all the time, hurt others, act like nothing happened, then be really disappointed and angry when people do not come back to play immediately, and they actually insist he take the blame for his own actions. The two thoughts did not cancel each other out, not by any means. And no one on this site has ever measured you against anyone else or against some impossible standard of perfection. That has never happened here. Your friends have been your friends without conditions attached. There have been several blowups here. They always blew over themselves. But never before have people been concerned enough to call the police or a hospital or stop by your house. That was taking things to a new level, a higher level. Then to find out they had been duped all along. Then to have you blame THEM, then to still refuse to take responsibility, then still doing the victim thing, the victim mentality, the me me me thing. So what should I do, Robbin, act like nothing is happening, when it is happening right now and continues to happen? Best thing to do is to stop by now and then and post, but not too often. You have to understand where I am coming from, Robbin. For you to blame us for what you yourself did, is a big deal, not some stupid incident that happened five years ago. It is very real and it shows that you see friendship as conditional. This is what continues to disturb me. I have come on here and suggested bygones be bygones but I was met with silence. Then when you wanted it, it is supposed to happen. This is not the way the world works, though.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 22:05
That 16:10 post is shot through with the victim mentality, Robbin. My post before it was short and to the point but again, you do not want to hear the truth. So you keep getting angry every time you do hear the truth.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 21:59
And re your 16:10 post, the last sentence. Yes, I am blaming you, still blaming you, you are absolutely correct.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 21:52
How about this as a solution to everything, Robbin? When you stop blaming others for things that you yourself do, you will have more friends.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 21:40
I would rather not go back and forth forever about this, so let's just leave it like this, Robbin. There are certain people who will do your bidding whenever you want them to, but there are others who make overtures to you etc and you are silent, then when YOU want to do it, you come back on and act like nothing happened. It is all about you. And you are tired of being lectured. But you needed to be lectured, after being that mean to your friends, but you still don't get it. And I don't think you ever will. Still blaming others for your own issues. You are the one that started this latest flareup, and you got lectured about it, but not enough, in my opinion, because it didn't do a bit of good. You still think you are the only one out there, or let me put it this way, you still believe that as long as YOU want to do this or that, then others should also, but you have never ever faced up to what occurred here and by doing that, you minimize it, and it was really a mean thing on your part, but as of yet you are still making excuses, and not saying yes, I was wrong to treat my friends like that. You are unwilling to be lectured, but you still want to decide who does what, according to your own desires and schedule.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 21:36
If you don't like to be "scolded" then don't do things that you need to be scolded about. Let me give you an example. A few days ago I came on here and said Robbin, let's forgive and forget, as long as you are willing to face reality. Silence. But now when YOU want to have everything all peachy keen again, I am the one who is to go along with you, so you are still manipulating, and you are still shifting the blame, which I find absolutely one hundred percent incredible.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 21:33
Let me just say, Robbin, that you always, always, always say hey, let's forget everything, every time something like this comes up, then people do start over, and things begin later on. But in the meantime you are always unwilling to undo what you have done. It's like you slap someone in the face then you say aw, come on, whatcha mad about?? Does that make any sense to you? It is the same thing I talked about here before, turning friends off and on like a water faucet, as it suits YOU to do it. So you decide when, then you turn them back on as friends, then you decide later on, then turn them off as friends, but you are always the one calling all the shots, and you talk about recent things like they happened oh so long ago. So you are still doing the same thing, basically, saying, hey, I was angry, and I was this and that, but that is all in the past. But it is in the present too, and that is what you fail to understand. You cannot manipulate certain individuals, Robbin, they will not allow it, and I happen to be one of those types who will not be manipulated according to what you want to do or see done.

Patricia		17-Jul-2009 20:18
Robbin, Just read your three recent travel stories and yes I did enjoy them very much and appreciate your sharing those treasured memories with us. I think many of us here, have had similar trips in our youth during those years, and those wonderful memories are a big part of what we share in common. My traveling memories of my sister and me in the car with our mother and father are wonderful, just like yours! We stopped at many of the same places and had the same kind of adventures and fun and I never get tired of talking about those times! Bye for now and lets have some new fun this weekend to talk about on Monday!

Patricia		17-Jul-2009 18:57
Hi Robbin, Thanks for adding more travel stories, I'll read them soon! I had a Pepsi for breakfast/lunch today also! Will be going home from work in two more hours to see my little love, Sparky, and enjoy the weekend, nothing very much exciting, but that's the way I like my life now - peaceful. I'll be watching the birds and flowers on the porch with Sparky and probably going to Publix on Saturday. When I used to ask my beloved husband if he had been to a certain place, he always said "he'd been everywhere - twice"!!! Well, I haven't been everywhere, but I've had enough fun and adventures in my life to sink a fleet of battleships, so now I am content with a more quiet life! Good to hear from you, Robbin and Best Regards to Chuckie and your wife Patti also! All Friends, "Keep the Faith" and Happy Weekend

Robbin		17-Jul-2009 18:38
Patricia, I'm Glad you Found the Travel Trips and Vacation Forum. I meant to tell you about it, a while back, but it slipped my mind. I Know you are enjoying it, as there's a Lot of Travel Told about there. I Just added 4 More Stories there, for you to Read , and Enjoy. Hope you Do Like Them. Best Regards , to You, and Sparky. And Have A Nice Weekend. That Pepsi, you Had the other Morning, Sounded Mighty Good, and So: I will Have an Ice Cold Pepsi: This weekend, as a Treat. Take Care. Robbin. Ps- Chuckie , Says Hi .

Robbin		17-Jul-2009 17:42
Dave B., Your Choice: You Post Here, or You Don't ! And as far as I'm Concerned, there is no Boss of Site, other Than Don Boyd, and PBase, So you and I , and all other posters, are all Equal. That's the way it is, and I am tired of Being Lectured and Scolded, about The Past. That's Old News, and what we do , From Now On, is what counts. I am in favor of Starting out anew, with a Clean Slate. And My Attitude, and Outlook , are Both Good, so I 'm willing to Start Over, if you are, But if that Happens, we must Forget about The Past, and Go Forward. But For You to Go on Lecturing Me: That Must Stop. If We Are Equals, and Respect one another, There should Be No Problem, But if you Choose to Leave the site, That's Your Right, no one's Stopping you, But You Can Stay, But No Deals, and I'm Not Begging You. Do What You Want. It's O.K., with Me : Either Way. Robbin.

Robbin		17-Jul-2009 16:22
Dave B., And Furthermore: We are not in Court, and There is no Making Deals. I was Nice, in My Posts, and it was Hard , for me to even Come Back on Here, anyway, But I Did, and You Should Have taken that as A Goodwill Gesture, But it appears to me, that you did not, But instead you conveyed Bitterness, and You're Still Scolding Me , Like A School Kid, and Enough is Enough. You Have no Reason now, to Keep it up. And I'll Make no Deals with you, you Can Stay Here, and Post with Everyone, But the way you're Thinking, and Talking to me: I Will Steer Clear Of You, Because You Are Hostile Towards Me, and I'm Not Taking Orders From You, nor am I Changing Who I Am, to Conform to Your Rules. I Am Me-, Robbin, and I'm not K Y A no More, So if you Drop the Attitude, We Can Resume, But if not: Then you can Write Your Cronies, Like Fran, But Don't Bother Writing to Me. Normal Relations, are Possible, But Both of us: Must Be Nice, for that to work. Robbin.

Robbin		17-Jul-2009 16:10
Dave B., I'll Tell you what Dave: I was Trying to Be Nice, and Bury The Hatchet, and I Did everything But Fall To Your Feet, and Beg For Forgiveness, and Still You Are Being Hostile, and Showing Bitterness toward me. I Thought it was time, for A New Beginning, Between us, But after What you said now: I Don't Think So. I Think you need more time, to Get over your Issues, with Me, so Do as you please: Stay or Leave, But I will not Kiss A., any more than I Have Already Done, so you Take it from There. I Didn't Have To Be Honest, in The Beginning, About My Being Put out, I Could of Lied and Faked Computer Problems, But I Did Not, and Now, After all of this Crap Blew over a Bit, I Tried to Somewhat apologize, for not Informing You Sooner, on July 7th or 9th or Whenever it was, without Becoming a Basket Case for Apologizing My Life away, for BS. Do whatever You Like, Because at this Point, I Don't Give A S. I won't Beg You, or anyone Else, Why Should I. And I Am Not Blaming anyone, But You Are. Robbin.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 10:19
Still shifting the blame. Tell you what Robbin, here's the deal, you cut the BS about blaming others and I will post here.

dave b		17-Jul-2009 10:18
Too bad about all of that, Robbin, you should have come on here and apologized to all of us right off the bat. Still making excuses, though.

Robbin		17-Jul-2009 01:31
Dave B., And when I Said Storm Trooper, I was Making A Joke, to Clear The Air, I Was Kidding, and You Took it Literally, and Compared it to Me Coming in Peace, as A Contradiction, But I Repeat: I Said That, To Be Funny, and Lighten Up The Dialog A Little Bit. My Personality, is not always The Same, or Predictable, I Mix it up a Bit, so as to Be Spontaneous, and Witty. So Don't Always Assume anything , with Me, Because your Assumption, Just Might Be Wrong. But one thing I Can Tell You, and Everyone Else: I Am Not A Bad Person, I Don't Lay awake at night, trying to Think of How I Can Screw others. I Am An Honest , Decent Person, and I Mean Well, Just Sometimes, Things Don't Go Right, and Things Get out of Hand, and Maybe I Carry it a Little Bit Too Far, But That's My Pride, and We Must Have Pride. I Hope you Understand, what I 'm Saying. Robbin.

Robbin		17-Jul-2009 01:02
Dave B., I Am Breaking My Silence, and Eating My Words, as I've Done Numerous Times, in My Life, To Reply to Your Post. I Have Been Silent, and Leaving well enough Alone, Because I wanted everything to Die Down, and Everyone to Relax A Bit, and Have Time to think. I Come in Peace, your Post, did not infuriate Me, or even Phase Me, But I would like to Tell you, and Everyone Else , A Little Something: and That Being this : First of All, I was Not Gilbert. I Would Have used my own Good name, if I would of had anything to say, and I Did not, at that time. My wife was curious, about what was said, on the site, after I Left, and She Told me about Gilbert. I WAS Not Gilbert, and I Have no Idea, Who was, But they was Laughing at us, and Agitating, that is Crystal Clear. You always made Good Points, I'll Give you that, But in My Mind: You Kept it up, too Long, You Got Relentless, and Obsessed with Lecturing, and Humiliating Me, and that's What I Didn't Like. I Committed no Cardinal Sin, only, I Should Of Contacted You Sooner, July 7th, or Whenever it was, O. K., I was Wrong about that, I Admit it, and Apologize, for all of Your Concern. But I Meant No Harm, Hey, I Am Human Too, and I Make Mistakes, and I Admit: I Am A Very Stubborn, and Proud Breed, And When I Get Mad: I Am Hard To Live With. But I Repeat, I Meant No Malice Toward any of you, I Just Got a Little Put out, and Carried it too Far. I Just Could not Believe: The way you went at me, in Retaliation. You and I , Shared Lots Of Good Times, and I Felt that you Had Turned on Me, Like A Snake, and I Got Pissed Off, Big Time. But Right Now: I Don't Feel That Way, It's Over, as Far as I'm Concerned. The Ball, is in Your Court. But I Am Telling You Now: Stay, if You Like, and We Shake Hands, and Forget About it. I Recind My Previous Wishes. It's Your Call, now Dave. Robbin. Remember, None Of Us Are Perfect, only God, is Perfect. Robbin.

dave b		16-Jul-2009 22:05
Well, Robbin, sure I will stay off your site, all you had to do was ask me directly instead of complaining about me and someone else, or you could have come on as Gilbert :) It will be my pleasure to remain off of this site, Robbin, but let me tell you why. I had already decided to stay off of it unless and until you took responsibility for your actions. You were mean to your friends, as well as childish, and now you are pathetic, having me hear via others re your desires about me now being your enemy. Shame on you, Robbin Learned, acting like a ten year old, and you are in your late fifties. I look back over your posts blaming me and Fran for standing up to your foolishness and your mean treatment of your friends, and I reiterate that there was ONE DAY WITHOUT ANSWERS TO YOUR POSTS, and you went off the deep end (once again). Sofia called the hospital, Don was about to stop by your place to check on your well being! I was about to call Miami-Dade Police, then come to find out, you were only punishing us for not posting on that one day. Truly pathetic. You sure know how to ruin friendships. If you keep on like you are doing, you won't have a friend in the world, and you are basically a kind hearted guy, when you are not in meltdown mode due to your own doing. So adios, Robbin, it was a pleasure. And it is just as much of a pleasure to make my exit, but not before I publicly chastize you for your cruel treatment of your friends, with the me me me me syndrome. There are others in the world besides you, my friend. You need to treasure friendships, not ruin them. If you need help, get it. If you don't, then get with the program, Robbin.

Patricia		16-Jul-2009 18:09
Hello All Friends, I just now "found" the travel comments site! What interesting and friendly posts they are! I only read a little of them but I will continue over the next few days. Best to all friends, Patricia P.S. I miss you all!

Patricia		16-Jul-2009 12:40
Dave, OK, I hope everyone will still keep in touch by writing here. I like this site and I will continue to post here periodically. Just got to my desk with the great view overlooking downtown Nashville to the East! I'm having a pepsi now (don't like coffee)! Hope all friends post here soon - miss you! Bye for now, from Patricia

dave b		15-Jul-2009 21:14
Patricia, I deleted that proboards message board because it is not exactly what I want right now, i will have to re-do it at some point, in another way. I already let Sofia know via email and Fran also but did not have your email, except as the administrator of that site, where it does show it, but I erased it as it is a matter of privacy, so I am letting you know here about the board on proboards.

dave b		14-Jul-2009 18:35
Thanks, Fran. And let me clarify one point while I am here. My proboards site was up and running in April, long long before the controversy here. It was a spinoff of a USMC site I began years ago and updated in April 2009, so my proboards site is hardly something I created AFTER the controversy on this portion of the Miami site. And when people are invited to go to it, that includes Robbin. So there is no replacement of his site by my site. One would have to be deranged to think so, but you never know what people think in their minds (thank goodness) so that is the reason for me reiterating what is occurring. My proboards site predates this controversy here by months. I hope this helps, Fran, in letting you know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. :)

Fran		14-Jul-2009 18:21
Dave, The thanks was for the contact information. I'm sorry that there was any confusion in the matter. Like you stated no information to give. Have a nice day!

dave b		14-Jul-2009 16:36
And that board, which has been up and running since April 09, is dcb188.proboards.com but no www in front of it, just http:// Fran------As I said, I cannot type out the whole link here or the automatic spam filter will block it from being posted unless it is done a certain way, which Don told me about long ago but I forgot, so if anyone is interested in going to that site in addition to this one, it is there. You must register and then activate the account then log in but that saves you from typing in a security check set of letters and numbers every time you post, so the registration, a one time thing, is worth it.

dave b		14-Jul-2009 16:27
No info to give, just my discussion board thing, which has been up and running since April, so that is not a new site by any means.

Fran		14-Jul-2009 16:11
Dave, Thanks, for the information. Have a nice day...

Fran		13-Jul-2009 03:06
Dave, We need to talk, please let me know how to contact you. Thanks, and have a good evening.

Fran		13-Jul-2009 02:12
Gilbert, Game over...

gilbert		13-Jul-2009 00:19
Where is everybody??????? Why has everyone stopped talking???? Has our Tea Party come to an end? Come out and play, my freinds

dave b		12-Jul-2009 13:29
In other words, a temporary thing.

dave b		12-Jul-2009 13:15
Don Boyd, you are more than welcome at the additional site, as we must talk about things other than Robbin for awhile, and Robbin, you too are welcome at the additional site, as long as we get away from the me me me me mentality is all I care about right now. Contrary to what the additional site says, you do not have to register or log in, just post. Maybe we can talk about reading, travel, there and here. It is not a substitute for this site, it is an additional place to talk.

dave b		12-Jul-2009 13:10
In addition to this site, Don' site, not instead of but in addition to it, and I must emphasize that, we can talk about books etc reading, travel etc in addition to staying here only, talking about Robbin. I created the site months ago in conjunction with my USMC site, but no one went to it so I took the link to it off of my USMC site. It is, and I cannot type it out here because the spam alert here will not allow its being posted but there is no www, it is http then semicolon, then two forward slashes, then dcb188.proboards.com This is not in any way to focus anything away from this site, this is in addition to it for those who want to go there, to talk about something else besides Robbin, which, frankly, now that I see that Gilbert and Robbin are the same person, that just compounds, in my view, the idea of using friends for other purposes than friendship. In other words it makes it much worse than previously thought. If some or all of you want to post on that other site, including Don Boyd, let me once again emphasize that this site was already in existence months and months ago and my suggestion is not to switch sites but to open up an additional, extra one.

Fran		12-Jul-2009 01:49
Dave, You may be dealing with a major breakdown. There is more to this situation than just ignoring to hand out punishment, righting a wrong. Robbin/Gilbert sees life differently than you or I. Everyone is out to get him? I would suggest that Robbin seek help ASAP. This break down has been brewing for sometime now. I will pray for Robbin and Patti, please get help.

dave b		11-Jul-2009 23:19
If you really are Robbin, know this: That one does not use one's friends for personal gain, to resolve whatever problems he or she has. Nor does one use friends as a scapegoat for personal problems, ever. I hope this helps also.

dave b		11-Jul-2009 23:17
When Gilbert came on here, it was a very intrusive kind of post, just read it again, and picture yourself coming onto a website as a stranger, posting things like trivial, laughing etc etc then saying "we' should rename the site after him, in the middle of controversy here, which is and was nonsense. On the question of apologies, there is evidently a major breakdown in communication here, more than I had thought. On the question of identity, anyone who would pose as someone else, well, I believe those are separate issues and need to be addressed at some point as well, but that idea would be beyond me, posing as someone else, as far as me understanding it. I hope this answers all of your inquiries.

gilbert		11-Jul-2009 22:28
So dave b, do you really think I'm Robbin? and if I was Robbin, Are You trying to apologize to me for your insensitivity, to my problems over the last couple of DAYS?????

dave b		11-Jul-2009 19:45
But it is essential that you face reality, Robbin, and in your own heart you must know that what you did was childish and mean, and there is no getting around that, no matter how much we mince words here, the truth is the truth. BUT, this is between your mind and heart and you, and only you know deep down what is right and what is wrong. You do not have to do public penance with us as a condition of our friendship. That is still there. We hope that you come back on here, and continue on, as these things, as I have said, have occurred in the past, often enough, but nothing is irreparable, Robbin. So our wish is that we continue on as before, ignoring the July 7th matter entirely, if you are willing.

dave b		11-Jul-2009 19:31
I could dissect Gilberto's post, but will not, as it is plain as day that he came on here wishing to sow even more seeds of discontent that are already here. The mention of "trivial" comments. that is to say, unimportant, the HaHaHa, the naming of the site for himself, who appears out of nowhere. Put the shoe on the other foot and imagine my going onto some website, unknown, then I say to people, ha ha ha, trust me trust me, I have been a quiet observer of your trivial comments. So it is bullshit, all of it. Now, Robbin, I know for a fact that you are reading this. Listen to me, your friends are your friends and will not desert you just because you temporarily deserted them. We offend God every day of our lives, hundreds of times per day, and He forgives us. Come back on this site and continue like nothing happened, no questions asked, Robbbin, but to yourself, not to us but to yourself, you know you judged us too harshly, you did not get posts for one day only, July 7th, and you punished us by making us become concerned, even to the point of notifying authorities. But that is over and I speak for everyone here in that we want you back on the site, continuing as usual, and let us forgive each other, Robbin, as life is way too short. Friendships are the most important thing in the world, and you made light of them, and for that you have to examine your own mind and conscience, but come back on and continue posting, after all, it is your portion of the site and although Gilberto saw fit to introduce himself after a long time of lurking, and his post was wtihout doubt meant to be mean and condescending, he is but a product of the last fifty years and I am sure of it. Robbin, your friends will forgive you and already have, as God forgives us all, daily. Come back on the site and post and we can continue. No one is asking for public penance, nor for you to be flogged (although you do deserve it) :) This happens every so often on this site, as one other person has astutely pointed out. But there have always been an end to these disagreements, as there can be now. We are your friends, and we are your friends unconditionally. The world imposes conditions on everything, we do not.

Fran		11-Jul-2009 18:27
Dave, My guess about Gilbert is, he's over 40 and knows Robbin. His way of trying to provoke Robbin is that of a person who gets his happiness from someone's loss/unhappiness. To make light of a situation that the outcome was unknown is childish at best. I do think that Gilbert, wants to cause unrest and finds humor in the drama.

dave b		11-Jul-2009 16:38
July 7th is the only day without posts. On the 8th, we were all not just worried, but concerned enough to notify authorities and inquire of hospitals. So we are talking of only one day now, July 7th.

dave b		11-Jul-2009 16:21
I just noticed something interesting. Look back down at the messages. Robbin's last post before there were any problems, was 6 July at 18:56 hrs. Patricia came on wondering where everyone was on 7 July at 20:44 hrs. That was just a 24 hr period, ONE DAY, and it caused Robbin severe problems. Several days had not gone by, it was ONE day. That is when the problems began. So because no one posted between the exact time of 18:56 hrs on 6 July and the very next day, we all had to be punished, left wondering what happened. I did not realize it was just one day that went by with no posts, but that is the case.

dave b		11-Jul-2009 15:56
Hi Sofia, I think Gilbert's agenda is a little more than that, though

Sofia		11-Jul-2009 15:55
Gilbert -- Welcome. Memories of Hialeah is what brought me to this site and has kept me coming back, and no one had/has a better memory of old Hialeah than Robbin. For the past couple of years I've been reading the Hialeah memories and enjoying everyone's contribution, many times going days or weeks without posting a word myself. I've never felt the pressure to do so, nor should I. If you've been following our soap opera for a long time, you'll remember there was a blowout some time last year, Robbin was insulted by several people, and that's what prompted his getting his own space. Many folks have tagged along and became acquianted with each other and have become cyber friends. Robbin has a good heart and an enthusiastic personality that has brought different people together. I don't recall any occasion when Robbin has gone almost three days without posting, so as a result, the "regulars" became concerned. I can only speak for myself, but I was certain his diabetese must have put him in the hospital because it is obvious his sweet tooth wins over his common sense to eat a healthier diet. Since Robbin is a big boy, and knows what's good for him, it is HIS choice to eat the sweets and we try not to preach, although I personally think to myself that one of these days he's going to really have very serious problems. Well, this last week I was convinced that the diabetes had put Robbin in a coma in the hospital. Since he has previously gone through the trouble of letting Dave know telephonically that he won't be on the site for "X" or "Y" so that we don't worry, this time I was concerned because Dave's phone calls went unanswered. All along he was upset because two days went by and there were no posts. I can understand perfectly why Dave is not too happy with Robbin. Neither am I.

dave b		11-Jul-2009 15:52
Gilbert is a product of the last fifty years or so, I would say he is no older than thirty something, has picked up on the idea that he is somehow very special in the grand scheme of things. This is an extremely common condition, and the prognosis for improvement toward humility is very poor indeed.

Fran		11-Jul-2009 15:42
Gilbert, You have so much concern for a trivial site like this. Why would you want to name this site after you? Dave, any ideas concerning Gilbert's request?

gilbert		11-Jul-2009 14:12
Well, since Robbin is oficially "gone" we should change the name of this website. May I suggest "Gilbert's Memories of Hialeah"?

dave b		11-Jul-2009 11:38
Ah, an internet voyeur, I mean voyager. Welcome, Gilbert!

gilbert		11-Jul-2009 02:31
I am a quiet observer of all of you guys's trivial wesites and comments. HaHaHa, and I am humored that Robbin is "leaving forever" from his own site. Trust me, Robbin will be back. This website is like one big Soap Oprea, and the show must go on.... Robbin will be back. Trust me......

Fran		11-Jul-2009 01:37
Dave, My concern came from knowing that he owns several guns. He was sounding more and more depressed. His health issues were causing part of the depression. I guess society can be given an "A" for concern and glad that it's just a "ignore thing" and not a " no" longer living thing.

dave b		10-Jul-2009 23:56
Sorry, everyone, but I was really really p....d to hear that he was okay all that time, just busting our chops for not posting for two days, and I am still livid about it. Someone going to go by the house, another actually called the hospital, another was about to call police to swing by, so hey, I am really heated to hear that it is OUR fault after all. I guess that is enough for now :)

dave b		10-Jul-2009 21:46
If you want to go over what happened, we can put it in sequence. 1. You made perhaps five posts. 2. Only a couple of folks responded. 3. The posts did not call for a response. 4. It was during or right after a major holiday. 5. Prior to this two days of not posting, everyone had posted. 6. When you saw that you were posting and no one was responding, you got angry. 7. You remained silent. 8. You saw the concern, you read about Sofia calling the hospital, Don going to swing by your residence to check on you, me going to call Miami-Dade police. 9. But you still remained silent, punishing those who had not responded to five posts mostly about dangerous recipes. 10. When you saw that things were getting out of hand with people beginning to panic, you came back on again, but not immediately, and informed us that you were not feeling well, then you said you had to be honest, you were miffed by no responses for two whole days. Not a long period of time. 11. Now, this is when you began blaming others for your reaction to not seeing any posts, then you became childish and mean about it in some posts. 12. For the first time ever, you were called on this kind of blame shifting behavior, and you did not like it, threatened to leave, which is what began this whole sorry enterprise in the first place. This is where things stand now. I am waiting for you to come on here and take the blame for your own actions, Robbin. This is the way things stand, as of 540PM. The ball is once again in your court.

Fran		10-Jul-2009 21:42
Robbin, How wrong you are again, again and again. Walking on eggs around you is a joke. You are wrong, the great Robbin is wrong. You had the perfect chance to have a normal relationship/s with others who do not judge you. Instead to attack and blame others for your behavior. It gets old, and most of your childhood has been spent blaming others. Look within and see what you are made of. As far as ganging up on you, get real. Only a friend would take the time to help you. You have mistaken goodwill for gang play. This may hurt your feeling but, here goes. Why would a man who is married to a beautiful doctor want another man's wife? What would a man have a need of? His act of kindness towards your wife was just that. He was not interested in your wife and yet you made it out to be something else. I know for a fact that your doctors did not agree with your behavior. I know because a doctor would have not sided with you. If they did it was due to not being told the whole story or read the e-mail. How do I know? Does profiler mean anything to you? So quick to blame others,making up as you go. Enough is enough. I did speak to Don, before he left for Colorado. All of this mess may blow over. I have no idea, Don, does hope that it does. However, I believe that it will continue...

dave b		10-Jul-2009 20:27
Robbin, a very close reading of your 20:13 hrs post shows that you continue to see yourself as a victim. May I remind you that you did not hear from anyone for two whole days, a forty eight hour period, and I believe it was during or near a holiday, and you punished us by leaving, then you swore that you did not do that, and you are now stating that you did not mean to do this or that when it is plain as day that you did, so you are not facing reality. You are shifting the blame onto others and this has happened several times before. But from now on, I guarantee you, Robbin, that when you are to blame, you are going to be the very first one to know about it, and you are not going to be allowed any longer to shift the blame onto someone else's shoulders. You can do it, but you are going to instantly hear about it from now on, like you did today and yesterday. No more sugar coating selfish and mean behavior on your part, sitting back and allowing you to blame us for your problems or misperceptions, Robbin, no more. Want to continue being the victim now?

dave b		10-Jul-2009 20:19
And Robbin, you can cut the BS about not coming back etc, that is how this foolishness got started in the first place. Own up to yourself being the sole perpetrator and all will be well, although what else can we possibly talk about on here again?

dave b		10-Jul-2009 20:18
Robbin, you are becoming very adept at the fine art of ruining relationships. The more you shift the blame from yourself, where it belongs, onto others, the more you are sinking down into a kind of quicksand that you cannot get out of. Please re-read all the posts including the two day time of silence, to get the whole story correct. As long as you continue to blame others for your own issues, you will not only not get anywhere, but you will continue to alienate others.

Robbin		10-Jul-2009 20:13
Dave B., and Fran, It Seems that you 2 Have Teamed up Against Me, when I Did rverything But Apologize to Both of You, and Everyone else, when I Really Didn't Do anything. Right or Wrong??? Both of You , are Now Wrong, For Chastizing Me Politely, and Comdemning Me, with your Misguided Philosophies. And Fran, How Do You Know Eastsider, was So Innocent??? You Don't, You're Just using that, to Make Me Look Bad. I Welcomed You Back Here, To My Site, and Tried in Every Way, to Show You: That I was Sorry, that We Got off on The Wrong Foot Before, and Now You Join Dave To Throw Blame on Me, For Little Of Nothing, I Am Surprized at Both Of You Adults, Being So Petty. You Know What, if You Both Feel that way, and insist on Making Me Look Bad, This Way, Well Both Of You Can Write To Each Other, But You Have Convinced Me To Leave , For Good. Thanks A Lot. This Time, I Will Not Be Back, This Game Here, Has Changed, and I Do Not Feel A Part Of This Anymore. I can Find Better Things To Do, with My Time. This is a Big Waste Of Time, with People Like You. I Will Not Even Read Here, after This Moment, I Officially Have Gone For Good Now. Enjoy Yourselves Without Me, and By All Means: Invite Eastsider Back, since You Believe He was innocent.

dave b		10-Jul-2009 19:55
In fact, the more I reread post 02:06 the more aggravated I become with the self serving whining, Robbin, so I think I will sign off here just like Eastsider did. What else is there to talk about after you pulled the "poor me" stunt yet again?

dave b		10-Jul-2009 19:50
The post at 02:06 is most revealing. Robbin the Storm Trooper but did not mean to step on toes. Quite the contrary, Robbin, when you characterize yourself as being a storm trooper in one breath, then insist you meant nothing by it.

dave b		10-Jul-2009 19:37
Well, I hope everyone knows that I am not out to battle with Robbin, but when he says he wants peace, that is not exactly true. We have been most most lenient with him insofar as several blowups here, and the time has come, in my case at least, to point out what actually did or did not happen and leave out the misconceptions and misunderstanding part of it, as it is very plain to me and to others. Nor is it necessary to do penance here or to apologize, all that is really necessary is for someone who begins something not to characterize themselves as a victim, is all. So-----if no apology is necessary, which it is not, as we live in the age of apologies, where every public figure has to apologize for offending any living person in the world----and if no public penance is required at all, surely it would not be too much to ask that WE not be blamed for someone else's issues.

Fran		10-Jul-2009 19:30
Right is right and wrong is wrong, truth couched if fiction. I wonder if the true meaning of these words have escaped him. Easy to blame others for your own short comings. Everyone out to get me? There is a pattern and when you don't correct your mistakes you tend to make them over and over again. First you have to admit the error, understand the error and take the necessary action to never repeat the error. Yes, we(not speaking for all) have been wronged. I don't think that he will see it like that. You know what happened to Eastsider. He was wrongly accused and threaten with harm, death in fact. Brave heart, you tried, a friend indeed.

dave b		10-Jul-2009 18:13
The worst part of all is to blame us for not posting for those two days, and to ignore the fact that turning your friends off and on like a water faucet eventually results in stripping the mechanism completely. To shift the blame is the very height of irresponsibility and is almost as bad as the original punishment of silence inflicted upon us for not responding to posts which required no response. So you see, we could discuss this forever and a day but I am not willing to do that. But when the blame is shifted onto others, it has to be forcefully and immediately shiftted back to where it belongs. Right is right and wrong is wrong, and that cannot be changed by any amount of nonsense.

dave b		10-Jul-2009 18:10
Oh, but it is the truth, couched in fiction :) But every word of it is true.

Fran		10-Jul-2009 18:08
Dave. A man with a pen. How wonderful to take the time to write heart felt streams of fanciful words! At first I thought of AEsop, then quickly remembered the "Planet Bug Stories" pondering so. I will tell you that the "Giving Tree" came to mind too. To realize that the meadow will never be the same saddens me. To gather no more...

dave b		10-Jul-2009 10:44
Once there was a sun-drenched meadow, where friends gathered. Whether it rained or snowed elsewhere, the weather in this meadow always remained the same. Right in the middle of the green meadow was a giant tree, which figures in our story in a little while. People talked, walked, together, separately, they were all friends. On one occasion a friend perceived in his own mind that his friends did not listen to him, of course he did not raise his voice, so they did not hear him. He perceived this to be a huge insult and so he climbed the giant tree and hid for hours on end. On the ground, his friends fretted and worried, discussing among themselves where the friend could be, who had always been there. But he could not be found. They did not know that they had done anything wrong, you see. But eventually the friend climbed down from the tree after all the other friends had worried themselves sick. He explained that without their knowledge he had imposed new rules in the meadow, where everyone who did not respond to him as he wished, would be punished by being ignored. The friends did not agree with this, but understood it to be a very selfish act. They did return to the meadow, but it was not the same, because they found themselves, much against their will, always pausing in conversation to look over at their friend, wondering when he would again climb the giant tree, wondering when they would say the wrong thing or fail to say the right thing. So the atmosphere in the meadow deteriorated until no one could trust the friend to treat them the way they had always treated him, that is to say, in a fair way. They still came to the meadow but they no longer stayed quite as long. And they never fully relaxed as they had done before, always wondering whether and when the friend would find fault.

Fran		10-Jul-2009 03:35
Dave, Your compassion is heart warming. Most men/woman would just not care but you did point out the truth. It may be received well or it will be ignored. I do understand the concept about right and wrong and not being hurt. Dave, you made an effort. I'll give you that much. Wishing you a better day tomorrow!

Robbin		10-Jul-2009 02:25
Good Night Everyone, Tomorrow, is Another Day !!!! And it Just So Happens, That Tomorrow: Is Friday !!!!!! TGIF. Sleep Well !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		10-Jul-2009 02:22
Dave B., My Wish: Is Peace !!!!!! With You, and Everyone. I Don't Want A Storm, A Fight, or A War. I Like Peace The Best. I Will Not Debate, or Stir Up The Soup, and More. In My Corner, There is Peace, and I Hope You Feel The Same Way. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Jul-2009 02:17
Patricia, I Know, it's 10:00 P. M. Thursday Night, and You Won't See This, until Friday Morning, or Afternoon, But I Hope You Do Read This. I want to Thank You, Very Much, For Your Nice Notes to Me, and The Concern, and Kind Words, Were Very Much Appreciated !!!!!!! I Have Been Having it A Bit Rough Lately, in Coping with Life, and I Am Trying, To Keep Up, and To Go With The Flow, But I Have A Lot On My Mind, Especially : Lately, And I Am Feeling The Stress, and it's Weighing Very Heavily, on My Mind. And I Enjoy Your Posts , also, You Are A Good Writer, and You Say Nice Uplifting Things. Take Care. Robbin. Ps- Chuckie Says Hi.

Robbin		10-Jul-2009 02:06
Dave B., I Never Requested An Answer, or Reply, to My 11 Posts, But A Kind Word, A Hi, A Weather Report, A Happy Sunday, Happy Monday, or anything, would Have Been Nice. No one wrote anything, Besides Patricia, and Myself, for 2 Days, and True: No one Has any Legal, or otherwise Obligation, to Post anything, and Maybe Everyone, Had Family There, Such as Fran's Son Visiting, ect., But Even Patricia, and Sofia: Said : Where is Everybody ??? They Thought it Strange as I Did, But Maybe I Came on Stronger about it, Because I Am Robbin The Stormtrooper, But I Didn't Mean To Step on Toes, and Ruffle Feathers. I Wondered: What Happened Myself. But For You Dave B., or anyone Else to Take it so Personal, is Also Wrong, Because I Aimed Nothing at any Particular Person, Just I Made A Point , in General. And I will Never: As Long as I Live: Offer You another Recipe, of any Kind. You Can Eat Whatever You Like, it's Your Life. And Any Recipes, You Didn't Like, you can Disregard them, You Don't Have to Belittle Me about that. I Printed Those Recipes, From My Heart, To Share With others, with no Malice, and You Offended me, with that. I Think You Need to Think about some things Too, Dave. No one, is always Right, and we all Tend to Speak A Bit unkind, when we're Annoyed. I Know , about That, Do You ???? Thank You , again, For Your Concern. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Jul-2009 01:47
Sofia, Thank You, Very Much: For Your Concern. It was nice Of You To Care. I Have My Problems, Right Now, But I Am A Survivor, and I Will Come Out Of This Fog, of Bad Luck Soon, I Know I Will, But Right Now, I'm Not Doing So Well, and I Admit it. Thanks Again. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Jul-2009 01:38
Fran, Thank You, For Your Concern, and Your Very Nice Caring Note To Me. You Made Good Points, and I appreciate Your Kindness. Robbin.

Robbin		10-Jul-2009 01:36
Dave B., I Did not use My Cellular Phone at all, never Turned it on, and Did not Know About Your Calls, until I Read it Here. I Do Not Leave My Cell Phone on, and Our Home Phone answering Machine, is Full, and we usually, Do not get Messages there, either. I'm Sorry, I Did Not Return Your Calls. About My Posts, I Felt Guilty, that I Had Perhaps : Monopolized, But I Wrote Those Posts, Because I Wanted to, and No one Else Wrote anything, So I Wrote. Reference The Recipes, You Are All Wet. I Shared those with Everyone, so as not to Play Favorites, and My intentions, were Good, and All of those Recipes, are not Poison , as you're Saying. And Remember: You can Make The Recipe, and Have A Little, to Enjoy, and Learn Cooking, From Making it, and You will not Die, from A Treat , once in a While, So Don't Exagerate so Much. Be Real !!!!! And I wasn't Punishing anyone. You Said that, not me. No one Posted, except Patricia, and Me, for Like 2 Days, and I thought that was Odd, and it Made Me Realize: Maybe , I Should Do Something Else , as well, Sometimes, instead Of Being Obsessed with Here. That's what I said, and Did, Nothing Else !!!!!!!! Thank You, For Your Concern. Robbin.

dave b		10-Jul-2009 01:06
And Fran, don't worry about my being hurt or not hurt, because that is quite beside the point. Right is right and wrong is wrong, but in this day and age the distinction is frighteningly blurred. I speak out against wrong when I feel it is necessary to do so. Not only do I do it for a living, but I do it on my free time too.

dave b		10-Jul-2009 01:02
Sofia, hi---thank goodness we have access to all the posts themselves instead of characterizations and memories of what we thought they said. They are here in black and white to review, which I just did a couple of times to be sure I was correct about them, and sure enough, there are maybe 5 unanswered posts, none of which called for an answer. Don Boyd was going to drive by the house to check, you were going to call the hospital, I had planned on having Miami-Dade police drop by, but that was way before I was told that we were being punished for not responding to several basically recipe posts. The crucial part of this entire "discussion" is that no post called for a response in the first place.

dave b		10-Jul-2009 00:59
Not hurt. Merely pointing out that punishing your friends for not responding to posts which required no response, is wrong. Similarly, requiring others to respond to posts which require no response, is wrong.

Sofia		10-Jul-2009 00:58
Dave -- You hit the nail dead center on the head. Robbin -- I'm glad you're alive and well. I went as far as calling Palmetto Hospital this morning to find out if you were a patient there.

Fran		10-Jul-2009 00:51
Dave, There is a storm brewing, beware of which way the wind blows. You are sounding hurt. True, you have reason to feel that way. Sometimes time will tell which way the wind will blow. Peace...

dave b		10-Jul-2009 00:44
There were 5 posts by Robbin that were "unanswered". The rest were all responded to, or were addressed to specific people. Of those five, most were about food.

dave b		09-Jul-2009 22:15
Nine tenths of the posts were about recipes and very dangerous ones. I think I will let you digest these three posts, for now, but those posts you spoke of, where you were talking to yourself, those were mostly about recipes, look down and see if that is true or not. When you post like that, people are not required to respond, nor is any response asked for or even called for. I have said enough for now. Your turn. But keep smiling Robbin, as you realize that is actually happening here, vs what you think is or was happening.

dave b		09-Jul-2009 22:13
And I am really surprised at the way I held my tongue just now, when there is so much more that can be said. Suffice it to say that no one should be required to nor made to feel required to respond to any particular series of posts or posts themselves, upon pain of being ignored. Insisting that people respond to a post or posts that do not call for a response----is just plain wrong.

dave b		09-Jul-2009 22:03
We have all been over this ground before, Robbin, in almost identical circumstances. If you post 11 or 1100 posts about recipes and no one responds, it is because it calls for no response in particular, you are just "sharing", and so someone who does not want to make any dish containing enormous amounts of unhealthy stuff, might not come on here and say oh thanks for that recipe, they will read it, but it, in and of itself, does not call for a response, at all. Do you see what I mean? In fact, a lot of folks here read those recipes with horror, knowing that you are diabetic, and naturally if you got their REAL reaction to those kinds of posts of yours, you would be even more upset than if they maintained silence. So, judging from all the posts since you stopped posting, and then you came on saying no one cares, I would have to say that the concern everyone showed here was in direct contradiction to any statement that basically no one cared. When posts call for an answer, people answer. If I came on here and posted about my childhood in California, people who did not grow up in Calif would be hard pressed to respond, because my post did not even call for a response. Most of your posts did not call for a direct response, hence people read them but did not respond, but you take this to be disapproval of you as a person, which is a very very very big stretch. So you allowed all of us to be concerned, ignored phone calls, and sat back and then came on to say that no one cares? I must say it is pretty amazing :) Smile now, Robbin, and think about everything I just said. You are not talking to Eastsider here, this is me.

Fran		09-Jul-2009 16:57
Don't mistake others having a time out for their families. Children, spouses and friends take up a lot of time during the holidays. It's good for you to seek new interests It allows you to be able to get away from your health issues. Your lack of being able to heal is taking a toll on your mental health. It's not easy dealing with that every day, along with the visits to the doctor. I'm sorry that you are feeling the way you do. Time changes and people change too, don't give up on yourself. You may be down but, you are not out. Take a break, write a book, feel good about your site and know that you have brought happy memories to many. I wish you the very best!

Patricia		09-Jul-2009 16:54
So glad you are OK! Your writing is never only to yourself, we ALL read your beautiful writings and they all, whether recipes, school memories, travel and flowers, they all are beautifully written and touch our hearts! I have wanted to tell how much I also love birds singing, just like you! Sparky and I listen to the bird songs in the morning through the bedroom window and then when we go "outside" and in the evening too, and whenever we sit on the front porch. It is like you said, a natural symphony and very peaceful. I like when you tell us about your "everyday" things, like your trees and where you take little Chuckie. We all do not have the time to write as much as you write (plus my typing is so bad and slow too)! But you are a much appreciated friend and we missed you! Talk to you later. Best to All Friends, especially little Chuckie!

Robbin		09-Jul-2009 16:32
To Everyone, I Am Still Around, But I Am Not Feeling Very Well, and I Have not Felt very Well, for Quite Some time. Everyday, it seems : I Feel Worse. I Don't Know Why Exactly, But I Do Have A Lot Of Health Issues, and I Have Been Very Depressed Lately, so Both Could Be Weighing Heavily, Toward My Feeling Bad. And Being Very Honest, and Speaking Objectively: I Got Rather Upset, After this past weekend, and Got off This Site, and Started Doing other things, such as Watching More DVD Movies, and HDTV Cooking Shows, Antiques Roadshow, ect., Because Of Lack Of Interest, and Me Talking to Myself. I Posted 11 Times, Because I Felt Like Writing, But No one Bothered to answer Me, or Write anything. I wondered: What is This, A Boycott Protest, or Something, and for 2 1 / 2 Days, Only 1 person Posted, Besides Me: Patricia, of Tennessee. No one Has to Do Anything, and Everyone Has other things to Do, But that never stopped anyone Before, from Posting, a Fast 10 minute Post. I Did Not Like this at all, and as a Result, You will see me Here, Much, Much Less, if at all. I Am not Going to Sit around Writing to Myself, any More, as There are other things I Can Do. Robbin.

dave b		09-Jul-2009 10:13
Hi everyone.....605am and still no messages from Robbin from either cell or home phone, so something is up...off to court, let us know what you find out, Don. I did a Google search for Robbin Learned re newspapers and one you might want to do that today, I will be in court til six pm, cannot do it....take care

Don Boyd		09-Jul-2009 04:09
I don't know exactly where his home is but I'll try to swing by there late tomorrow afternoon on the way to the mall and see what's up if no one gets a response by then. Don

Fran		09-Jul-2009 03:37
I know this sounds crazy but, I feel like something is wrong. I wonder if Don or someone else might want to check the house or the Publix market where his wife works. Then again it might be nothing.

dave b		09-Jul-2009 00:17
810pm, no word.

dave b		08-Jul-2009 22:35
Really unusual, and no word on my voice mail system here at 630pm

Sofia		08-Jul-2009 22:26
Thanks, Dave. It is unusual for Robbin not to post for a couple of days.

dave b		08-Jul-2009 21:46
538pm, no word yet

dave b		08-Jul-2009 20:54
445pm I just left a message on Robbin's home phone and also his cell phone, asking him to call my office number and leave a message if he would like to, because a few folks here were asking about him and it is unusual for him not to post here for a couple of days, so let's see what happens. If anything DID happen, I am sure his wife will get the home phone message and advise us accordingly. So I will let you all know if I hear anything at all. 445pm now, Wednesday, same time as you folks down there.

Patricia		08-Jul-2009 18:50
Dave, One of the little Coatis just drank from the bird feeder and I saw his little tongue drinking and his little paws too! Back to my "numbers"!

Patricia		08-Jul-2009 18:06
Hi Sofia and Dave, Glad to hear from you both! I'm still catching-up reading here, on July 3 now! Carey and Robbin, That Cola Chocolate Cake sounds good, what is the receipe? Got to get back to work, bye for now friends.

dave b		08-Jul-2009 16:41
And I would say, re nobody around, that sometimes it may be that after a holiday weekend, folks may be doing things they did not do over the holiday, catching up on errands etc etc so let's see if Robbin comes back on, if not I will call him as I have a couple of numbers for him.

dave b		08-Jul-2009 16:40
Hi----no, no voice mail messages from Robbin, and he probably would have, and he is in telephone contact with Bob Sara ,so he may have asked Bob to come on here with info etc, so I don't know. I was supposed to be tied up in a trial all day today myself or I would not even be here right this minute. Was in court all day yesterday and will be all day tomorrow, but even so, I usually come on here anyway, at some point, if for no other reason than to try Robbin's 93 million calorie recipes, although sometimes the nutrition version can cut them down to only 2 million or so.

Sofia		08-Jul-2009 15:39
Patricia -- welcome back. I was wondering the same thing myself . . . where is everyone? Perhaps Robbin is experiencing computer issues again. Dave -- did he leave a message on your voicemail?

Patricia		07-Jul-2009 20:44
OK - Where is everyone! Going home from work now, Hi little Chuckie and Good Evening to all Friends!

Robbin		06-Jul-2009 18:56
To Everyone Who's Out Of Miami, and Out Of State, It's Sunny, A Little Breezy, and 98 Degrees, Farenheit , on My Covered Screened Back Porch, Right Now, at : 2 : 45 P. M. DST. I'm in A / C, Looking out, and I'm Glad I Am. My Central A / C, is Set on 77 Degrees, and I Have a Little Box Fan, Blowing On Me, from 20 inches away, So I Am Quite Comfortable , Presently !!!!! I Look at Our Lake, and I want To Take A Refreshing Dip, But I Cannot, Due To My Left Foot, with An Open Wound, A Diabetic Ulcer. I Wish I Could Swim !!!!!! Best Regards , To All Of You !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Jul-2009 18:44
Hi Patricia, Glad You're Back. I wondered What Happened to You. I Thought The Worst : You Were Sick, Your Boss, Said : Only State Business, on Your Work Computer, I Said The Wrong Thing, and You Were Offended, and Mad, I Got Too Personal, and You Backed Off, Ect. And Then Don Boyd, Told us, What Had Happened, and I Said, to Myself: Yeah, That Could Happen. I wrote Something on The Old Comments Section, By Mistake, Because I Got Confused, By The Changeover Myself, But Then I Figured it out, and Hasked Don , if He Could Transfer That Post, From The Older Comments , to The New One, Which He Did. I'm Like You: I Love Roast Beef, and Pot Roast, Wonderful !!!!!! I Buy Lenders' Bagels, at Publix, and Toast Them, and Have Them , with Cream Cheese, and Sometimes Jelly, or Preserves. I Like Lender's Bagels, They're Small, and Soft. I Love Bagels, But I Don't Like The Leathery Textured ones, Like The Bagel Shops Have. I Prefer Lender's. I Prefer My Roast Beef, on Good Rye Bread, or A Sour Dough Roll, A Kaiser Roll, or A Chicago Hard Roll. But I Am Prone To Choking, So I Have to Limit, Those Sandwiches, Though I Love Them. I Love A Brisket Of Beef Sandwich, From A Real Kosher Deli, They are Good. Do You Like Corned Beef ???? I Love it !!!! Chuckie, Says Hi Back, & My Wife Patricia, is At Work,- Publix, in Miami Lakes. My Best to You, and Sparky !!!!! Happy Catching Up Reading !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		06-Jul-2009 18:18
Hi Friends, If You Like Fudge, as I Do ???? I Love Fudge !!! Here's A Fast and Easy , and Great Fudge, Made in Your Microwave. Try This, it's Great !!!!! I Make it all the time. Ingredients Needed: 1 ----- 12 ounce Package of Nestle's Toll House Chocolate Chips, 1-------- 14 Ounce Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1 Teaspoon Of White Clear Imitation Vanilla Extract, and 1 1 /2 Cups Of Chopped Walnuts. Directions: In A Microwavable Glass Bowl, Place Chocolate Chips, and The Milk, in The Microwave, on High Power, for 3 Minutes. Remove Bowl, From Microwave, Mix with a Teaspoon, until it's Smooth. Stir in The Walnuts, and The Vanilla. Spread Mixture onto A Foil Lined 8 Inch Square Pan. Refridgerate, For 2 Hours, and Then Cut into 1 inch Squares. Enjoy !!!!!! Robbin.

Patricia		06-Jul-2009 18:15
Hi Friends, I have alot of catch-up reading to do! Finshed cutting down a mimosa tree in my backyard this weekend, with a hand saw from WW1 (I think)! Been watching some little birds grow up and some leave their nest today! Robbin, my roast beef is homemade, kind of pot-roasty, and very PLAIN, I am the plainest eater on earth! Usually on a little frozen Lenders bagel with nothing else but the beef and bread!!!! Will write more tomorrow. Hi Chuckie! Bye for now, friends and thnaks for your e-mail help, Don.

Robbin		06-Jul-2009 17:59
Happy Monday Everyone, If You Like Mangos, and You Like Rum, And You Like Ice Cream: Then Try This ASAP : Like Tonight !!!!!! : The Recipe, is A Mango Rum Sauce, and Here's The Recipe : Ingredients Needed : 1 / 2 A Cup Of Sugar, or 1 / 2 A Cup Of Splenda Granular, 1 Cup Of Mango Puree, 1 / 4 Teasoon of Cinnamon, 1 / 4 Cup of Rum, I use Myers Rum, 3 Tablespoons of Cornstarch, 1 / 4 Teaspoon of Nutmeg, 1 / 4 Cup Of Water. Directions : In a Saucepan, over Medium Heat: Combine : The Water, Sugar, or Splenda Granular, and The Cornstarch. Beat until Smooth. Add Mango, and Bring To A Boil. Stir until thickened, Add Cinnamon, and Nutmeg. Stir in Rum. Chill. I Serve This Sauce: Over Coconut Ice Cream, or Over Vanilla Ice Cream, or Over Cream Cheese, Cheese Cake, Chocolate Ice Cream, Crepes Filled with A Filling Of Cream Cheese, and or Ricotta Cheese, or over Banana Ice Cream. Try This Wonderful Sauce , That's From Paradise, in The Caribbean Tropics !!!!! Guaranteed: You Will Love it, and Say it's Wonderful !!!!!! All The Best !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin P. Learned		06-Jul-2009 17:38
Hello Again, Remember The Drive In Car Hop Fast Foods, Like Pizza Palace, A & W, Bob's Big Boy, Ect. Most all of Them , are Long Gone, unfortuneately !!!!! I Really Liked Them. Most of them, were around, in The 50's , and Frequented, By Mostly Teenagers. I was a little Kid then, But Sometimes I went to them, with My Parents, and of course, I Thought They Werte Neat Places, and That The Teens , and Their Cars, were Cool, or Neat. Many of Them, or all of them, were Hangouts, And There was Street Drag Racing Proposals There, Making Out, in Cars, Ect., and In Between all That, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Milk Shakes, French Fries, Pizza, Ect., were Sold, and Consumed. Some Places, Had Girl On Roller Skates, as Waitresses, while others The Waitresses, walked. They Brought a Tray, with Your Food, to Your Car, and You Rolled Your Window, Down 1 / 2 Way, and The Tray, Went There, on The Window. The Food, was usually Good, But Not Great, But It Was Accepted, and Tasted Good, when You Were Hungry, and it was a Neat Place to Be. Sonic Drive In, is The Only Ones I Know Of , That are Still in Business, in Many States, But Not in Miami: They were Here, For A While, But All Closed. What A Pity ?? I Liked Sonic. Take Care Friends !!!!!! Robbin P. Learned.

Robbin P. Learned		06-Jul-2009 17:20
Hi Everyone, I Just Mentioned Something, That I Loved in The 50's , and 60's, and Even, in The Early 70's: and That is : Drive In Theatres !!!!! They were Everywhere, in Big Cities, and in Small Towns, and They Were Neat !!!!!! They Were Family Places, For The Most Part, Except For Some Inspiration Point-, Lover's Lanes Going's ons in Teens' Cars, Which were : Make Out , Ect. Semi Private Rooms. Drive In Theatres, were Fun, to Be at : The Movie Playing, The Stars in The Sky, The Concession Stand Goodies, The Sound Coming out of The Speaker Box, you Hung in The Window, Just Being There, was Cool, in itself. And Some Drive In Theatres, Had Swings Outside, for Us Kids, Where we Could Be Kids, Swing, watch The Movie, and Goof Around. I Remember Metro Miami,- { Dade County }, Had Lots Of Drive In Theatres, in The 50's, and Early 60's, When I was a Kid. Admission, in The Old Days, was : $ 5.00 a Car, Even if you Had 30 People in The Car, Flat Rate. Later on, They Started Charging By The Persons, and That's When People Started Putting us Kids, in The Trunk, and Only Paying for 2, and Then The Kids would Get Out Of The Trunk , Whe n Our Parents Parked. My Dad, Loved That Cheapskate Move, in Fact, I Think He Invented it !!!!!! Drive In Theatres, Were The Greatest, When We Were Kids, and Even Teens Too. And The Names Of The Drive In Theatres , Were Neat Too: Dreamland, Paradise, Two Rivers, Night Owl, Ect. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Has The Swapshop Flea Market, By Day, and The Thunderbird _ Swap Shop Drive In Theatres, 13 Screens, But All Others in South Fla. , and Most Everywhere, are History. Such a Shame, But We All Have Our Memories, Don't We ????? I Do !!!!! Take Care , Everyone !!!!!! Robbin P. Learned.

Robbin P. Learned		06-Jul-2009 16:51
John Kindley, Long Time , No Hear From You, Are You Still Around ???? There is Peace In The Valley, At Present, So Stop on By, when You Like, and Chat with Me, and Everyone Here, and Bring a New Topic of Discussion, or You can always Add to any of ours Here. I Know there's Been Wars Here in The Past, But That's The Past History, and We are all Enjoying Good Old Down Home Conversation, Here , For a While Now. We Try, and Remember Something New, of Old Hialeah and Miami Memories, But I Do Believe : We Have Remembered , and Posted Them All, so We've Branched Out, and We're Kicking Around, all Kind Of Topics. My Favorites, are Food and Recipes, Travel, and Humor. Please Join Us, in our Fun !!!!! I Talked to Dan, The Other Day. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin, Dan's Big Brother. Take Care .

Robbin		06-Jul-2009 04:31
Carey gigi, I Saw The Blob, with Steve McQueen, when it Had Just Came out, in 1958, at A Drive In Movie Theatre, in Wallace , North Carolina. We Were up there, for The Summer, staying at my Grandma's House, in outside of Burgaw, and one night My Dad, Took My Younger Brother, Myself, Shirley Chadwick, My SortOf Girlfriend, and Her Little Brother Norilyn, To The Wallace Drive In Theatre, and We Saw The Blob. Burgaw, is 34 Miles North Of Wilmington, and Wallace , is 15 Miles North Of Burgaw. I was 7 Years Old, at The Time, and My Little Brother Danny, was 4 Years Old. We Had Fun, and On The Way Back Home, I Had My Arm Around Shirley, Of Course, Because I Am Robbin. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Jul-2009 04:15
Carey gigi, They Have some neat Antique Car Shows, Sponsored By Magic 102, At Main Street, in Miami Lakes, once in a While, and I've Gone there. Remember : Village Custom Paint and Body Shop, in Suntan Village, next To Lee Renderer's Shell Gas Station ???? They Made, and Had There: Some Beautiful Show Cars, all The Time, and I Saw them, as I was Their Nuisance Kid, always Hanging around, watching Them, and Running to Rexall's Lunch Counter, to Get Them Coffee, Sandwiches, ect. They once Painted My 20 inch Bike : Metal Flake Kelly Green, For Me, For Free !!!!! The Owners were The Kuznik's, Fred, and His Son Roger, who everyone Knew as Roc. They Did Most of The Work, But They Had 1 or 2 Guys Helping , sometimes. Remember The ParkLane Cafeteria, across East 4th Avenue , From The Essex Village Apartments ???? They Had Good Food, and My Grandma, and I went There, sometimes, But My Family, Went To Flamingo Cafeteria More, and We Went To Carole's, Walgreen's , Hialeah Lanes, Rexall Lunch Counter, Big Ed's BBQ, Hitching Post BBQ, Red Diamond Inn, The Chesapeake, Bahama Steakhouse, Pumpernik's, on Miami Beach, Royal Castle, Burger King, & Mae & Dave's. In around : 1957, I Had A Girlfriend, who Lived in The Essex House Apartments. Her Name , Was : Donna Roseanna Woods, and I used to Take Her, To The Essex Theatre, on Dates. Talk To You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Jul-2009 03:49
Carey gigi, I Didn't Know about That Car Show, on The Circle, or I Might Of Gone. Oh Well !!!! I Have 2 Big Plastic Boxes , Of Family Pictures, and I Reorganized them, into These 2 Boxes, that I Bought at Publix, Before. My Mom, who Passed away, in 2000, Had A Big Cardboard Kiddie Pool Box, Full Of These Pictures, and The Box, was Over Filled, Crimped, and Falling Apart, So I Put Them into Those 2 Heavy Plastic Boxes. I Remember Lots More Old Pictures, that are Gone Now, They Disappeared, I Don't Know, Where They Went, But They Went Somewhere. At Least I Have Some. Better Than Nothing. Yeah, Those Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches, were Square, and Good . I Went To W. T. Grant's, Lots OfTimes, But I Went More, To Woolworth's . Bobby Nau's Mom, Worked at W. T. Grant's, at one time, as A Sales Lady. Remember : Jimmy Bubba, The Miami News Paper Man ???? He was always at Flamingo Plaza, Near Walgreen's. His Name , We Knew was Jimmy, and Raymond Oliver, and I, Gave Him a Last Name : Bubba, Because When He Said Paper, it Came out Like Bubba. Buh Buh, Miami News, He Said, So Raymond, and I Agreed Laughing : He's Jimmy Bubba. I Got in Trouble, at Hialeah Elementary School, all The Time, Because Of That. My Good Friend, Raymond Oliver, Would Imitate Jimmy Bubba, or Draw a Cartoon Picture Of Him, and Show it toMe, and I would Laugh, and I Couldn't Stop, and So I Got in Trouble, and was Sent To MR. Brewer, The Principal. And Then, My Dad , Got Involved, and I Got A Beating. But Raymond, was My Buddy, and I'm Sorry, He Got Killed. Sorry You Had to Work, Saturday, and Sunday, But Glad You At Least Had A Little Get Together. Whenever, You Want The Untouchables DVD Set, Let Me Know. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		06-Jul-2009 03:12
Fran, Are We Talking About The Same SOS ????? The one I'm Talking about, is Paper Thin Dried Beef, Cooked in a White Sauce, and You Pour it over : Toasted Bread, Biscuits, Waffles, or Whatever Bread or Rolls You Have, or Like. SOS, Stands For Something On The Shingle, a Nickname For it That The U. S. Military Gave it. And it was a Very Famous, and Much Served Breakfast Item, in The Army, Especially: In WWII. But To Serve SOS, with Hard Boiled Eggs, and Baked Beans ?????? To Me, That Sounds Worse Than Dave B., Rascal Recipe. Yuk !!!!! That Combination, Sounds Like A Stomach Ache, caused By Gas Pains. SOS, is usually Enough, By itself. I Serve Or Eat, SOS, with A Cup Of Coffee, and A Cup Of Orange Juice, and That's Breakfast. But Hard Boiled Eggs, and Baked Beans, Man : That's Big Trouble !!!!! And With SOS , Too????? No Way !!!! If You Had That Together, My God Fran, No Wonder, You Had Gas Pains, I Would Too !!!!! If You Had My SOS, and A Cup Of Coffee, and A Cup Of Orange Juice: You Would : Enjoy Your Breakfast, and You Would Be Fine !!!! What You Had, Was Like : Oysters, with Chedder Cheese, Chocolate , And Ketchup , all Together. I've Never once Gotten Gas Pains, or Sick, From My Creamed Chipped Beef, Alias : SOS !!!!! Bye !!!!!! Robbin.

carey gigi		06-Jul-2009 03:09
To everyone who reads here its Sunday night 10:55p.m. the holiday is over , hope everyone and their families came through safely. there can be a lot of crazy people out there . Really tired now, Gonna go to bed and watch the original Blob movie from 1958 with Steve Mcqueen, I prefer the original and not the remake , I probably will fall asleep before the blob swallows up the old man and the doctor... Talk again later Carey

carey gigi		06-Jul-2009 03:00
Robbin I have a show on my dvr that I am going to burn to dvd it was on the History channel on thursday on a show called modern marvels . This certain episode was called barbeque tech. I think you would like it . Has competition for barbeque and unusual grills etc. I will get you a copy of it . I also would like to take you up on your offer of borrowing the Untouchables, and making a copy . I will talk to you soon I am going your way soon to my sisters just west of you . I will talk to you soon Carey

carey gigi		06-Jul-2009 02:51
Hello Robbin and all , I worked all day today (sunday and until noon on saturday) had a great July 4th had about 8 people over the first time I had to cook , bought some things already made at Publix. We all ended up going through about 2000 pictures that I took over the last 20 years trying to put them on dvd and give copies to all family members. I remember taking the pictures and how nobody liked the camera and I have about 200 vhs tapes of family , and now everybody wants a copy of certain things going back to 1982 and super 8 film from 1971 . I kind of became the family historian. Robbin I remember those ice cream sandwiches I thought they sold them at Grants also I remember they were more sqaure than rectangle and a lot thicker than normal. Went to the annual car show on the circle in Springs on friday night they had about 140 cars all types . My favorite ones were the lowrider rat rods unfinished paint and interiors , real old school hot rodding. I have gone every year as long it has been going on used to take my grand son he is a car enthusiast also. I took about 150 pictures and burned them to dvd right after I got home friday night. later Carey

Fran		06-Jul-2009 00:36
Robbin, The Sos was served with boil eggs and baked beans. Man, now that's a dish to miss. Oh, well, I'm sure that your SOS is a delight.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 23:37
Pokey, Do You Like SOS, - Creamed Chipped Beef ????? And if so, Do You Make it Homemade ???? I Do, And I Do !!!!! It's Delicious, and My Family always Had That, at Our House. My Little Brother, and I , Grew up on it. My Wife, and I Love it. It's originally, From The Pennsylvania Dutch, and The Military. I Make Mine, in The Microwave !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 23:27
Fran, Was The Gas, A Horrible Pain in Your Stomach ???? If So, I Had That One Time in Lexington, Kentucky, on Vacation. We Had Eaten Breakfast, at A Jerry's Restaurant, and They Had A Breakfast Buffet, and I Ate A Lot, of Everything, But Especially, a Lot Of Sausage And Gravy Biscuits. We Left, and I was Miserable, Way TooStuffed Full. I Had Bad Pains, like Cramps, in my Stomach, and I Thought I was Gonna Die. Well I Stopped Somewhere at A Restroom, and Puked and Puked, and in A Few Minutes, I Felt Better, But Weak. I Bought A Big 32 Ounce Bottle Of Gatorade, Drank it All Down, and Within a Few More Minutes, I Was Back To Normal. That was Horrible !!!!!!! I'm Sure you Didn't Overeat, Like Me, But Maybe: Your Stomach, was Off Anyway, or Maybe : You Got Food Poisoning. Sorry, to Remind You Of it. Not A Good Memory. All The Best. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 23:14
Dave B., If You Make SOS, Buy The Dried Sliced Beef, in The Meat Dept., or Deli Area, of The Supermarket, in A Little Plastic Pouch Type Bag. Carson's, is A Good one, But Carl Buddig, or Any will Do. Soak The Meat, in a Bowl Or Cup Of Water , in The Fridge Over Night, To Get Rid of a Lot Of The Salt. Then Drain The Meat, and Rinse it. Break it up in Small Pieces, and Put it in a Microwave Dish, and You Can Microwave the Shredded Beef, on High, for 40 Seconds. Then Make Your Roux, of 3 Tablespoons Of Smart Balance Low Sodium, and 3 Tablespoons Of All Purpose Flour. Stir. Microwave on High, for 40 Seconds. tir, and Then add 16 Ounces Of Milk. Microwave on High, For 1 Minute. Stir. If The Thickness, is O. K., Pour it over Toast , or Whatever Bread You Have. If it's Too Thick, Thin it with a ittle Water, and Milk. Stir. Enjoy. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 23:00
Dave B., Here' s How I Make SOS, Creamed Chipped Beef : In A Microwave Dish, or Rubber Salad Bowl: I put 3 Tablespoons of Margarine, - I use Smart Balance Low Sodium, and 3 Tablespoons, of All Purpose Flour. Microwave This, on High, for 40 Seconds. Stir, with A Spoon, until it' A Smooth Paste. This is Your Roux . Now, add to this 16 Ounces of Milk, or 12 ounces of Canned Milk, and 4 ounces of Water. Stir. Now , Return The Bowl or Dish, into The Microwave, and Microwave on High, for 1 Minute. Stir Again. Then Microwave, on High another 30 Seconds. Stir. If it's Thickened, Then Add The Chipped Beef, that you Soaked in a Bowl Of Water, in The Fridge Overnight, And Stir it in. If it's Too Thick, Add A Little Water, and Milk, and Stir. When it's to The Consistency Desired, Pour it Over Toast, Biscuits, or Whatever Bread Or Toast You Like. Me, I Break up The Toast, into Little Squares, Put them in A Large Styrofoam Coffee Cup, and Pour The SOS Over The Toast. Then I Eat My SOS, with A Teaspoon . I Add A LittleBlack Pepper, To Mine, Also. Also, Sometimes, I Add The Chipped Beef, To The Roux, Before I Add The Milk, Microwave on High, for 20 Seconds, Stir, and Then I Add The Milk. You Can Do it Either way. It Tastes Delicious , This Way, and This is : SOS, My Way !!!!!!! Try It !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 21:57
Dave B., In My 3 Years, in The ARMY, I only Had SOS Twice. In WWII, and Hard Times, The Armed Forces Fed Armies Of Soldiers, Marines, and Sailors, Breakfast, on SOS, with Lots Of Gravy, and Little Meat, which was Scarce, and Too Expensive. And So At That Time, it was No Doubt Overdone, and People Got Sick Of it, and That's Why it Has Such a Bad Reputation. Also, Some People, and Places, Make it Better than others. You Don't See it out in Restaurants, Too Often, and if You Do, it May not Be That Great !!!!! I Like How I Make it, in The Microwave. It's Sooooo Good !!!!!! And it's Good Over Mashed Potatoes, and Over Baked Potato. I Make Mine, with Shredded Dried Beef, out Of The Refrigerated Plastic Pouch Bag. The Beef is usually Very Salty, So I Soak it over Night, in Water, in The Fridge, and Then, I Drain it. More Directions , to Make it, to Follow, in My Next Post. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 21:28
Fran, Howdy, To You Too !!!! I Think Any Song, that The Great Johnny Mathis, Made, Was A Classic. Great Singer, and Super Talent !!!! My Absolute Favotites, By Him, Are : Wonderful, Wonderful, Chances Are, Misty, What Will My Mary Say, and Simple. I Guess anything is Possible, But I Can't Imagine, Why Creamed Chipped Beef , Gave You Such Bad Gas ????? It is Sorta Rich, But Maybe, it was The Way it was Made, that Did that. I use Margarine, usually : Smart Balance Low Sodium, & All Purpose Flour , Equal Parts, to Make A Roux, Then I Stir in Milk, or Canned Milk, and Stir, until it Gets Thick, to A Gravy Consistency, and Then, I Pour it Over Toast, Biscuits, English Muffins, Or Waffles, Pancakes, Or Whatever Bread I Have. And I Make Mine, in The Microwave. Did You Have Chipped Beef Slices, or Ground Beef ???? Some People, use Ground Beef, and I Like That Too, But I Call That : Creamed Hamburger, and The Sliced Beef: Creamed Chipped Beef, But I Guess, that Both are SOS, S#&% On The Shingle, The Shingle, Being The Toast, on The Bottom. I Make it for My Wife, and I, a Lot. Patti, never Had Tried it, Before, When we Got Together, and I Made it, for Her, and She Loved it, and Still Does . It was Always A Favorite, at The Learned House, on East 6th Lane, and Still is. Sorry, You Had A Bad Experience, with it. Maybe, My Way, You Would Be O.k., But I Know: It was A Bad Experience, and That Can Ruin it, For A Next Time. Yes, I Definately Love Southern Country Cookin !!!!!! Best Regards . Robbin.

dave b		05-Jul-2009 19:34
Robbin, in the Marine Corps chow halls there were two lines for breakfast, one for SOS and one for everything else. The SOS line had two or three in it while the other one had a hundred. But I was always in the SOS line. You either love it or hate it, no in-betweens, I guess. But when I was on Navy bases, which was three quarters of my four year enlistment, they never served it. They were too classy, I guess.

Fran		05-Jul-2009 18:17
Howdy! Sounds like everyone had a great time. I enjoyed the walk down memory lane. Robbin, I have had SOS and nearly died from an attack of the gas. Never again and that was in 1973, True to my word never again. However, my former husband loves it. What does that tell you? Johnny Mathis, the "12th of Never" and that's a long, long time. First real boy friend and first real "our" song. What I miss most about home is the southern cooking. It's wonderful to hear that others enjoy the food as much as I do.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 17:35
Dave B., Happy Sunday !!!!!!! It's 93 Degrees Farenheit, Partly Sunny , Partly Cloudy, A Tiny Bit Breezy, and Very Humid, Right Now, Here in Miami, at 1: 20 P. M. DST. It Most Likely, will Get A Little Hotter, By 3 or 4 :00, and We'll Probably Get Some Rain, sometime Today. Do You Like : Chicken and Dumplins ?????? I Love That Dish, always Have !!!!!! And Sofia, Likes it Too. It's Good Solid Country Cookin, and Really Delicious !!!!!!!! What About SOS, Do You Like it ????? I Love it, and I Make it Myself, From Scratch, All The Time. And Yes, Mine is A Lot Better Than The Military Had !!!!!! I use The Dried Beef, in The Plastic Bags, like Carl Buddig, or Jack Frost, Carson's , Ect. And I Soak it in Water, in The Fridge, Overnite, to Get Rid of A Lot Of The Sodium. I used to use The Armour one in The Little Jars, But Not any More, Too Salty. But if I Do use that one, I Soak it in Water, in The Fridge, Overnite, and Then Boil it A Little Bit also, To Get all The Sodium Out. My Dad, Taught Me To Make it Good, and I Had it when I was 4 years old, and Loved it, and Still Do. I Make Mine, in The Microwave , and it's Easy. If You Like it, Let Me Know, and I'll Tell You How To Make it, so you Can Enjoy it. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 17:15
Sofia, I Loved your Story, About North Carolina, Tennessee, Granny Hillbillie, The Old Timie Gas Station, and The Chicken and Dumpling, and Corn Bread. Now That was A Classic Novel Type Story, of Americana !!!!! Well Done !!!!! I , Too, Have Been on Those Kind Of Mountain, and Country Roads, and in a Million Little 2 Horse Towns Like That. And There's Some Real Good Country Cookin, in Those Little Off The Main Road Shacks. I've Eaten at A Lot Of Truckstops, that Were Good Too, But Some are: only Greasy Spoon, Places , with Bad Food, and Lots Of Fights, I Know, I Had Fights, in Them, When I was A Trucker. My Mom, was A Great Kentucky Born Cook, and My Grandma-, My Dad's Mom, was a Great North Carolina Born Country Cook, and Both Of Them, Made Heavenly Chicken And Dumplins, Believe it or Not: 1 Thousand times Better, than Cracker Barrel's !!!!! I Had Theirs, as a Little Kid, From 4 years Old, to Later Years, and I Loved it, The 1st Time I Had it. My Grandma, Made Great Country Cornbread, in An Iron Skillet, and it was Similar, to Cracker Barrel's Corn Muffins. And She Made Great Collard Greens, with Country Ham, in Them, and Buttermilk Biscuits, Like Mc Donald's Has, But Crispier, and Better, But 99 % , Like Mc Donald's Biscuits. I Love Mc Donald's Biscuits, Needless, to Say. Your Experience, was a Good one, and A Great Treasure, as A Memory !!!!! Thanks, For Sharing That Great Memory, With Me, and All Of Us !!!!! Best Regards, and Happy Sunday !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 16:51
Dave B., Thanks, For The New List, you're Sending. I See You Survived 4th Of July 2009, also, and I'm Relieved about that. We Probably Did that Feat, By Staying at Home, away from The Madness !!!! I was Relieved: That no Gunshot Rounds, came Thru My Windows, Here in Guajiro Paradise, - Hialeah. Some Of These Cowboys, around My Area, Like To Shoot Guns in The Air, and in Every Direction, and You Never Know, if your House will Get Decorated, By Wild Gunfire. So Far, I've Been Lucky, But I Always Hold My Breath. It's Almost Like When I Worked For BRINKS, and WELLS FARGO, as A Messenger, Going in and out, of Banks, K- Mart, Home Depot, Walgreen's , Publix, Winn Dixie, ect. You Walked Confidently, Kept Your Eyes Open, And Hoped For The Best !!!!! I Hope You Had A Good Meal, and Good Company, and an Overall Nice 4th. Mine was Good !!!!!!! No BBQ, and No Excitement, other than Neighbors Setting Off Fireworks, and Me Hearing , and Seeing Them, from inside My House. I watched a Great Movie, Entitled : " Twin Daggers ". If You Have not Seen it, You Must, it's Great. It's on DVD, and Blockbuster, and other Video Stores should Have it. I Enjoyed that, Last Night. If You Ever want to See The Untouchables Again: Let Me Know, and I Will Loan You My DVD Set, of 14 Episodes, 1 Hour Each, The 1st Season. I Woke up Humming That Song, " What Will My Mary Say ', The Other Day. I Love That Song !!!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Sofia		05-Jul-2009 15:42
Dave B -- thank you. I'm still enjoying the country music. Robbin -- the first time I tried chicken and dumplings was in Tennesee in '86 I couldn't even tell you what town. We were renting a cabin up in the mountains in northwest North Carolina in an area called Wolf Laurel, and while driving around looking for a restaurant called the Western Steer, we got lost and ended up on a winding road that took us to a small town somewhere inTennessee. We stopped at a small service statiion to ask for directions and the place was one of those old-fashion service stations with one antique gas pump, and several rocking chairs up front on the porch of a shack that was also the town restaurant. It was run by a tiny, spitfire, elderly woman who reminded me of granny from the Beverly Hillbillies. All the men around had beards and were wearing overalls. That was my first experience outside the state of Florida while living in the U.S., so this scene was something very new to me. Anyway, the smell of her cooking was delicious. My husband asked what she was cooking, and she said chicken and dumplings, and I asked What's that? And he said not to worry, that I'd love it and we were staying. It was delicous! She had just made some fresh corn bread, too, and she was happy to see that these lost tourists were enjoying her food. I think we paid $5 for the whole meal for two, and she said she had given us a discount because there wasn't that much chicken left . . . and believe me, there was plenty of chicken on each plate. So whenever I go to Cracker Barrel I order it because it reminds me of that special occasion.

dave b		05-Jul-2009 12:15
Robbin and Sofia, recently I added about a hundred songs to that list of songs that were recorded after about 1962, so will mail that list to you. It went from 159 to 240, so quite a few more than the list I sent you, Robbin.

dave b		05-Jul-2009 12:08
Johnny Mathis, 1963, it's on that list.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 03:41
Does Anyone Remember, This Song: " What Will My Mary Say " ?????? I Loved That Song !!!!!! I Haven't Ever Heard it anymore. I Think it was New, around 1960, or 1961. I Have Special Memories Of That Song !!!!! Anyone Else Besides Me: Like Eggplant Parm., and Chicken Parm. ????? I Love Both !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		05-Jul-2009 03:27
Carey gigi, Do You Remember, The Special Ice Cream Sandwiches, That They Had At Woolworth's 5 & 10, at Flamingo Plaza ???? They Were in A Small Freezer, Between The Front Plate Glass Windows, and The Cashiers. And They Were 3 Flavor Ice Cream, Neopolitan, and They Had Waffles, on The Outside, and Chocolate , Strawberry, and Vanilla Ice Cream, in Between. I Got Them, a Lot, nd They were Really Good !!!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 22:01
To Everyone: Happy 4th Of July !!!!! Have Fun, But Be Safe !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 21:59
Fran, Enjoy Your Celebrating July 4th, and Stay Safe !!!!!! I Posted Another Bread, since I Know Now, That You Also Like Them, as I Do !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 21:56
Dave B., Enjoy Your Family Cookout. Better to Be At Home, Safe, and More Relaxing Too. Talk to You Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 21:51
Fran, Here's My Mother's Avocado Bread Recipe. I Found it, in A Cook Book , She Had. This is Really Delicious !!!!! Try It !!!!! Ingredients Needed : 2 Cups Of All Purpose Flour, 1 / 2 Teaspoon Of Baking Soda, 1 / 2 A Teaspoon Of Baking Powder, 1 Cup Of Sugar, Use 1 Cup Of Splenda Granular, 1 Egg Beaten, 1 / 2 A Cup Of Buttermilk, 1 / 2 A Cup Of Mashed Avocado, and 1 Cup Of Chopped Pecans Or Walnuts. Directions: In A Large Bowl, Mix Together, The First Four Ingredients. Add The Beaten Egg, Buttermilk, The Mashed Avocado, and The Chopped Pecans, or Walnuts. Mix Until Moistened. Pour into A Greased with Margarine 9 X 5 X 3 inch Loaf Pan. Bake at 350 Degrees Farenheit For 1 Hour. The Pecans, or Walnuts, are Optional. They Can Be Omitted, if You Like. I Like The Avocado Bread, either Way, With Or Without The Nuts. Pop The Loaf, out Of The Loaf Pan, and Cool On A Wire Rack. It's Good, with Cream Cheese, or Plain. Enjoy !!!!!!! Robbin.

Fran		04-Jul-2009 20:44
Will try the new bread, it's one of my favorites. My son is traveling from Atlanta today. We are celebrating after the sun goes down. It's hot, hot, hot and I don't want to be out in the heat. However we are planning to enjoy the fireworks after sundown.

dave b		04-Jul-2009 20:40
Robbin, we stayed home today, had a cookout with family here. I am glad you did try my recipe and did the microwave thing for exactly 23 seconds, no more no less, I told you it would not be bad. Sofia probably did the same thing, even though she said tsk tsk earlier.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 19:16
Fran, Here's Another Fruit Bread, For You To Try, Apricot Bread. And Here is The Recipe : Ingredients Needed : 3 Cups Of All Purpose Flour, 2 Cups Of Splenda Granular, 1 / 4 Teaspoon Of Salt, 1 Teaspoon Of Baking Soda, 1 / 2 A Teaspoon Of Baking Powder, 1 1 / 2Teaspoons Of Cinnamon, 4 Eggs, 1 1 / 3 Cups Of Cooking Oil, 1 1 /2 Cups Of Cooked Apricots, 1 Cup Of Chopped Pecans. Directions : Combine All Dry ingredients, in a Mixing Bowl. Add Eggs And Oil. Beat until Smooth, Then Add Apricots. Mix Thoroughly, and Add The Chopped Pecans. Prepare Pan, or Pans, By Greasing Them, with Margarine. Pour Batter in Pan, or Pans. Bake at 325 Degrees Farenheit, For 1 Hour, and 15 Minutes, or Until Done. Pop Out, Of Pans, Cool on A Wire Rack, And Enjoy. Great With Cream Cheese, and A Cup Of Coffee . Enjoy. Best Regards, and Happy 4th Of July !!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 18:57
Dave B., It's Rained About 2 Hours Here Real Hard, But Now, it's Stopped, and The Sun's Out, a Little Bit, But it's Still Cloudy, and Overcast, in Hialeah, and Miami. And Right Now, at 2 :15 P. M., DST., it's 90 Degrees Farenheit, and Very, Very Humid. Steamy, and Muggy. I'm Staying inside, in A / C, and A Little Fan Blowing On Me, That Way, I'm Comfortable. I Saw A Great Movie , on DVD, Last Night, Entitled " Twin Daggers ". Right Now, as I Write This Note To You, I Am Watching : PBS T. V., and A Good Cooking Show, is On: With Great French Chef Jaques Pepin, and Great Chef Icon Julia Child. I Love Cooking Shows, and I watch Them , on PBS, on Saturdays, along With : Hometime, and This Old House, Which I Like as Well !!!!! I Can Picture Your Cape Cod Vicinity Today: Packed With People , Like Sardines, and Lots Of Heavy Traffic. Better, To Relax at Home, I Believe Like You, than Get in That Mess !!!! They Can All Have That !!!!!! Not For Me. I'm Eating A Piece Of Rascal Recipe, as A Snack, and I Have To Say: It's Quite Good !!!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 18:12
Sofia, I Too, Love Chicken and Dumplins, and I Order it, at Cracker Barrel, Quite Often , Myself. They Make it Good, But My Mom's , was A Lot Better. She Made Wonderful Chicken and Dumplins !!!!!! But Cracker Barrel, Makes it Very Good, and The Closest , To My Mom's, So I Like it, and Order it. I Sometimes Get The Cracker Barrel Sampler, which Gives you: A Small Portion, of Meatloaf, A Piece Of Country Ham, and A Small Portion, of Chicken And Dumplins. And For My Side Orders: I Get Fried Apples, Hashbrown Casserole, and Turnip Greens. And To Drink, Sweetened Iced Tea. And No Dessert, Too Full. I Love Their Gift Shop Too, and The Rocking Chairs Out Front. Cracker Barrel, Reminds Me Of The Smoky Mountains, and The Country, in North Carolina, and Kentucky. I Like That !!!!!! Do You Go To The one in Pembroke Pines, off I -75, and Sheridan Street, or The One in Florida City, Off US1 and The Turnpike ????? We Go To Both !!!!! I Like Their Breakfast There Too !!!! I Ate At Cracker Barrel, The !st Time, in Pigeon Forge , Tennessee, and I Loved it, and Have Eaten at Them, Ever Since. Happy 4th, and Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 17:51
Dave B., Incidently, I Made The Rascal Recipe, and Had The Damndest Mess, on My Hands, To Clean Up, But I Tasted A Piece Of It, and MMMM, It Is Delicious, But I Ratioed My Portion, to Only A Small Piece, Because it is so Rich. I Followed Your Recipe, Exactly, By The Book, 23 Seconds Exactly, in The Microwave. I Will Have Dessert, For A While, in The Freezer, From The Recipe. Thanks , For Sharing The Recipe, with Me. I Wonder How Sofia's Baking Of The Recipe Came Out ???? And: Did Don, or anyone Else Try The Rascal Recipe, That' The $99,000 .00 Question ??????? If So, I Hope They Are All O. K. ????? Best Regards, and Hail, To The Recipe !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 17:39
Dave B., Thanks , Dave !!!!! You Are Very Thoughtful. I Will Give The 159 Song List Another Look Over, and I'll Let You Know, But I Don't Want To Be Nervy, and Overdo it. I've always Believed, Don't Overdo Anything, and Never Take Advantage Of Someone Nice, So I Will Keep My Principles in Mind, and Be Considerate, But Thank You, For The Offer, and The Music, that I'm Still Enjoying, While Driving To Checker's, Walgreen's , CVS, Blockbuster, Movie Stop, Cracker Barrel, Taco Bell, Sears, and other Places. The Oldies You Sent Me, Make The Ride, and Waiting in The Car, for My Wife: Pure Pleasure !!!!!! And As I'm Listening , to The Oldies, I'm Also Enjoying : Memory Lane, Thinking Of People, Places, and Good Times !!!!! Thanks Again, Dave. Best Regards, and Happy 4th Of July. My Wife is Working Today, until : Probably 4:00 P. M., and She's Bringing Home Moros, for our Dinner, at My Request. She Made Them, at Work, For Their Hot Case Of Hot Foods To Go, and on Her Lunch, when She Came Home, She Brought Me A Sample, and They Are Wonderful, So I Ordered More, For My Dinner. Moros: Is Black Beans, and White Rice Cooked Down Together, with Bay Leaf, and Spices. I Love it !!!!!! You May of Had it in Puerto Rico, But This is Miami Cuban Style. My Wife's Boss, The Deli MGR., is Of Puerto Rican Decent, But Has Lived in The U. S., Most Of Her Life. She's A Real Good Deli Manager. Later. Robbin.

dave b		04-Jul-2009 13:12
Robbin, I am glad it is so easy to put those songs from apple I tunes on the computer, onto a blank cd, and they are really inexpensive to buy, so it is no trouble at all, in fact, let me know about the 159 song list I sent you as it is music from approx 1965 on, nothing before that year. So I keep that list separate from the regular oldies list. But you may find yourself wanting some or all of those tunes, and it is no trouble for me to get them to you.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 04:55
Good Night Everyone, I Am Signing Off, For The Night !!!!!! Hope Everyone Sleeps Well, and Wakes Up: Refreshed, Bright Eyed And Ready, For The Weekend !!!!!! And Any Of You, Who Have To Work, Like My Wife, and Probably: Carey gigi: I Hope You Have A Pleasant and Short Day, at Work, and Enjoy Yourselves, after Work. I Will Be Around Tomorrow, and I Will Surely Be Here, if Anyone Wants To Chat. Good Night Irene, and Everyone Else !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 04:47
Dave B., Just To Let You Know: I AmStill Riding Around in My Aerostar Van, Enjoying The Oldies Songs You Sent Me On C. D.'s , That I Copied On Cassette Tapes, And Again I Say : Thank You, Very Much. And Sometimes I Wait For My Wife , in The Car, Listening To The Songs. I Find Myself Playing The Most: Who Do You Love, By The Sapphires, From The 45 RPM Record You Had Sent To Me, Pretty Blue Eyes, Dreamlover, So Much In Love, and : Most Of All: SUAVACITO, By Malo, I Love That Song, always Have. And You Know, it's Funny, and Neat: % People, Have Came Over To My Car, and Asked Me: What Is The Name Of That Song, Who Made it, and Where Can We Get it ????? They Told Me: I Like That Song, and That was On Our West 49th Street, in Hialeah, A Busy Main Street, and All Of The People Were Latins, and Most Of The 5 People Asked Me in English, and They Were Nice. I Felt Proud, That They Liked My Music, and A Song That I Really Love. Thanks Again, For Making it Possible, For Me To Be Enjoying These Songs !!!!! You May Get Your Airfare, To Miami , Yet !!!!! Bob Sara, Might Surprize You, With Tickets, as He Really Has A Heart Of Gold !!!!! Just Think, You will Be in Miami, The Magic City Again, after Being Gone, For 52 Years. And You'll See : Beaucoups Palm Trees, Driving, That Will Amaze You, By Miami Drivers, You'll Enjoy Great Chili Dogs, at Checker's , And Arbetter's, Castle Burgers, at Royal Castle, And You'll Get A Grand VIP Tour, By Rascal Tours INC., and You'll See South Beach's Ocean Drive, And G- Strings, and The Best Authentic Cuban Food, and Cuban Bakeries, will Be Available, and You'll Re Visit Hialeah, Bell Haven Forest, Miami Springs, The Circle, Virginia Gardens, The Fabulous Downtown Miami Skyline, The City Beautiful, Coral Gables, The Cruise Ship Capital Of The World, The Port Of Miami, Ride Our MetroRail, above Ground Up High Tour, of Some Of The Area, and Much, Much More !!!!!! Gee, I Hope Bob, Sends You A Ticket. All The Best. Talk To You Tomorrow . Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 03:43
Dave B., Do You Like Buttermilk Pancakes ????? I Do,Love Em !!!! If You Do, Here's A Good Recipe, For Them, I Use A Lot : Ingredients Needed: 1 1/ 2 Cups Of Self- Rising Flour, 1 Cup Of Buttermilk, 2 Eggs, 1/ 4 Cup of Salad Oil, and 1 Tablespoon, of Splenda Granular. Directions: Mix Together The Liquid Ingredients. dd The Flour. Mix Well. Pour A Pancake, The Size You Want, in A Lightly Greased, with Margarine Hot Skillet, or on A Griddle. Flip Over, when Bubbles Are All Over The Bottom. Cook Bottom, a Few Seconds, Then Put On A Plate. Have Fire Or Heat On Low, Not Too Hot, or They'll Burn. This Recipe, Makes Great Pancakes. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 03:29
Sofia, Sorry, I Forgot To Thank You, For The Great Ground Turkey Meatloaf Recipe . Thank You, Very Much !!!!!!! It Sounds Good, And I Love Good Meatloaf !!! My Mom, and My Grandma, used to Make Great Meatloaf, So I Grew up , Eating it, and Enjoying it. And Ground Turkey, is Good, and Much Better For You, Than Ground Beef. I've Made Chili, using Ground Turkey, and Spaghetti, with Meat Sauce, using Ground Turkey, and You Really Thought They Had Ground Beef. The Only Thing Different, is The Smell in The Kitchen, The Turkey Smell Comes Thru. I'm Going To Try Your Recipe, and I Look For it to Be A Delicious Recipe !!!!!! Take Care !!!!!! Robbin

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 03:09
Don Boyd, Living On West 12th Avenue , in 1964, when my Mom And Dad, Bought The House, was A Real Joy, Paradise. Back Then, The Only Peace Wreckers , We Had, were an Occaisional Siren, From A Hialeah Police Car, Or A Slade's Ambulance, or A Car Out Of Control, with The Driver Asleep, at The Wheel, Or Drunk, and They Ran Over Our Swale, and Knocked The %^$& out Of Our Mailbox. But Other Than That, We Had Peace Out Front, Little Traffic, and No Mc Donald Park, or Fire Station, in Front. But When They 4 Laned ,- 5 with The Turn Lane, They Ruined Us, and Then Came The Park, and Hialeah Fire Station 5. The Worst Of it all, Though, was The Road Construction. We Went Thru Hell, with Dust Galore, in Our House, and We Had To Park Our Cars, Elsewhere, as Every Day, They Blocked Us Out Of Our Driveway, and I Almost Had A Fight, with A Bulldozer Operator, But My Dad Broke it Up. We Were Glad, when they got Finished, But We Saw The Increased Volume Of Traffic, and it Made It Difficult, For Us, and it Still is A Pain, to Get in and Out, without Someone Running into You. Thank God, For Our Lake, and Backyard, Our Garden Of Peace !!!!!! But Out Front, it's Madness. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 02:45
Don Boyd, I Thought it was Strange: That Patricia, From Nashville, Didn't Post This Week. She Doesn't Own A Computer At Home, and Can Only use Her Work Computer 5 Days A Week, and She Doesn't Post That Much At All, Anyway, But When She Does, She's Always: Very Nice, and Upbeat !!!! She Disappears , a Lot, and Either Only Lurks And Reads, or She is Busy at work, and Can't Get Away. But Even if She Hasn't Posted All Week, She Usually Posts on Friday, To Wish everyone A Nice Weekend, and Today, I Expected To See Her Post, and When She Didn't, I Wondered What Happened, Well At Least: Now We Know !!!!! About The Right Of Way, on West 12th Avenue, Yeah We Had One, and it was a Real Pain, to Mow That Grass, Ner The Road, and We Had Elephant Cement Rounds, We Had To Move To Cut There, And They Were There , To Keep Cars Off Of The Grass, So it Would Look Nice, And We Had A Rural Mailbox, out There, and Many Times, Cars Went Out of Control, and Ran Over The Swale, and Destroyed Our Mailbox. But At Least The Traffic, was Farther Away, But Now, it's Right on Top Of Us. We Back Our Cars in, So It's Easier To Get Out, But It's A Pain, Being on 12th Avenue, Much , Much More Traffic, Than 2 Laned 12th Avenue, in 1964. Dave's Recipe, Forget It, It's Rocket Fuel, From Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, U. S. Army. Best Regards, Don, and Happy 4th. The Rascal, Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 02:25
Dave B., I Think Jack Russell, Has Good Sense, I Agree, with Him. I Know it's A Tradition, and That Fireworks Are Used For Celebrations , Around The World, and I Must Admit: The Beautiful Bursting Stars, in All Colors , Reminds Me Of Kaleidoscopes, which I Love, and They Are impressive, BUT: I Am Against Fireworks, I Don't Think They Are Safe, and They Pollute My Fresh Air, I Must Breathe, and I See Them, as Nonsense, But I'm Sure that 90 % Of The Population, would Disagree, with Me, and Call Me A Dull Old Fogey Square, But I Just Don't Like Them, and I Never Buy Them. When I was Young, as A Kid, I Twirled, and Threw Sparklers, and I Threw a Few Cherry Bombs, and M- 80's, Ash Cans , Ect., But Now, as A 58 1 / 2 Year Old Adult, I See Fireworks as A Way For People To Make Money, and As Nonsense, and Stinky Polution . I'm Sorry , if Anyone Disagrees with Me, on This, But This is How I Feel. But if They Enjoy Them, Well I Say: Have Fun, But Be Careful. Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		04-Jul-2009 01:42
And, Don, my recipe posted at 19:21 you gotta make an exception and read it, it is good, and so is Robbin's comeback to me, that was exceptionally good.

dave b		04-Jul-2009 01:41
Hi Don, I had the same problem Patricia had, and you gave me the same assistance, thanks. Happy Fourth to you and your family.

Don Boyd		04-Jul-2009 01:19
And Happy 4th of July to all. Patricia hasn't posted because of the change to the new comments gallery; she was using a link to get here and it disappeared on her when I changed it to the new comments gallery. She sent me an e-mail yesterday asking what happened and apparently doesn't know how to find it from the Old Hialeah page that it resides on. I sent her an e-mail back early this morning with the correct links and an explanation but she was probably off today for the holiday and she's off for the weekend. Dave and Robbin, I don't look at any of the recipes on here because just reading them will add five pounds to my beer gut. Plus I like butter a lot and would probably throw 2 pounds in instead of one. I don't cook at all - never have, never will and fortunately I've had great cooks for the vast majority of my life. Robbin: stupid question but when you moved in to your home on 12th, do you remember the huge swale area that all of you on the lake had between the sidewalk and 12th Avenue? That was really nice to look at and then years later it all got gobbled up all the way to the sidewalk when they 5-laned the road. What a bummer! Don

dave b		04-Jul-2009 00:37
Again, everyone, have a nice Fourth of July. We are just basically hanging around like most of you folks......

dave b		04-Jul-2009 00:36
That sounds perfect, Robbin.....our dog just got so scared of the amateur fireworks here nearby that he ran into a closet for the very first time. He is a rescue dog from a place in Tennessee and we got him about four months ago, a Jack Russell but a mix of some kind. Thankfully the amateur fireworks will be over in a day or so, meantime we just closed all the windows and put on the two window air conditioners even though we don't really absolutely need them, and that drowned out most of the noise.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 00:23
Dave B., Yes I See Fireworks From My Master Bedroom's Sliding Glass Doors, Facing The Lake, With Neighbors all Around Our Lake Launching Pretty Flowering Colors Bottle Rockets, and also I Can See From There: A Commercial Fireworks Show, in The City Of Hialeah Gardens, about 3 1 / 2 Miles Away, and if I Look East, out My Front Windows, I See A Commercial Fireworks Display, at Either Amelia Earhart Park, about : 2 Miles Away, or At Milander Park Stadium, about 3 Miles Away. And All in Air Conditioning, and Without Mosquitoes, and Comfortably, and without the Hassle Of Crowds, and Breathing in Gunpowder Pollution. My Way !!!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 00:14
Dave B., Absolutely: There's No Doubt, Tha Don, Will Try The Rascal Recipe, and I Wish Sofia Luck, in Making The Recipe, and Doing it Her Way !!!!! I'll Bet Pokey, Fran, Bob, and Everyone: Will Try Your Recipe. As For Me, I'm Going By The Book, No Deviation, Whatsoever, Because I want it to Come Out Right, and I'm Sure it will, Because I Know That You Are A Perfectionist, and You Have It Just Right, and I Will Seek Perfection, in The Pursuit Of The Perfect Results !!!!! Don't Worry Dave, I Will Be Fine !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		04-Jul-2009 00:07
Dave B., Yeah, I Know What You Mean, another Case Of Pork Barrel Boondogles, and Rhetoric, and Wasting Our Tax Payers Hard Earned Money, while All The Fat Cat Polititians Fill TheirDeep Pockets, with Federal Money, Skimmed From Federal Projects, Like The Big Dig !!!!! And it's Like Moving Traffic, From One Side Of The River, to The Other Side, But Then it Stops, and Doesn't Move at all, for 2 Hours. Basically, That's it in a Nutshell !!!!!! It's Fooling The Public, By Making Them Have Hope For Better, and it Doesn't Deliver, But in The Meantime: All The Project Managers, The Mayor, Ect., Got Richer, From Skimming Across The Bay, Or The Charles, and The Taxpayers, Are Stuck in Traffic, Late To Work, Or Dinner. Robbin.

dave b		04-Jul-2009 00:03
Robbin, can you see fireworks from your house, you said?

dave b		04-Jul-2009 00:02
Just make sure it is not 24 or 22 seconds, Robbin. It has to be done just right. How much do you want to bet that Don Boyd is right now figuring out if he should try that Robbin the Rascal recipe or not???? Sofia is, but she is doing some substituting, which is really cheating with the recipe, as it will not be the same. No shortcuts with good cooking.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 23:58
Dave B., No, On The Contrary, Dave: 13 Gallons Of Ice Cream, Should Be Sufficient, Even For Me, The Rascal, and 23 Seconds, it is, as I Don't Want to Ruin It !!!! I Firmly Believe: That You Have The Recipe, Down To A Science, so Why Would I Want To Take A Chance, to Ruin Perfection. I Know I Seem To Be A Fool, But Am I Not : A Wise Man, After All ????? I Hope This Proves That Point, To Everyone !!!!!!! Tomorrow, Is D- Day, For Me, The Rascal: I Will Try Baking Your Recipe, in An Oversized Microwave, The Size Of A 1 Car Garage, and if I'm Still Able, and Around at all : I'll Let You Know: How it Came Out, Right Here. Later. Robbin The Rascal.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 23:53
The Ted Williams tunnel really helps folks going to the airport, a lot. Before, it was just the Sumner or Callahan tunnels under the harbor, but the Ted Wms one is much bigger and much more direct and has very little traffic compared to the other two. So in that respect it is great. But I am surprised that the Big Dig did not alleviate any congestion at all, just modernized its surroundings.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 23:46
Sofia, I've Always Been Fascinated By Tunnels, and I'm Very Curious About The Big Dig, and The Ted Williams Tunnel, To Logan INTL. Airport. But I Guess There's So Much Volume Of Traffic, at Rush Hours, A. M., and P. M., and Add Some Impatience, Some Reckless Drivers, ect., and It's Going to Be A Mess In any Large Major City, No Matter What is Done. That's My Assessment of it. God Help us, in Miami, if We Had Tunnels, Like Boston, Norfolk, NYC, Detroit, and others. There would Be 5 Hour Delay, in Our Commutes, Due To Cars Turned Over, in The Tunnels, The Way The People Drive Here, You and I , Both Know That !!!!!! I've Always Thought: That we Need a Tunnel, at Brickell Avenue, By The Dupont Plaza, Because Of Bridge Up Delays. Other Than The Kinney Tunnel, in Fort Lauderdale, we Have No Tunnels Here at All, Maybe There is A Reason ?????? Enjoy Your 4th, and Your Weekend !!!! And Please : Have Breyer's Strawberry Ice Cream, and Forget About Dave's Recipe, For Bloating. All The Best. Vaya Con Dios !!!! Robbin.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 23:45
That sounds good, Robbin, I think I will try it, copy it for later like I did with some others you sent.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 23:28
Fran, Here's The Recipe, For Moonlite BBQ's Zucchini Bread, From Owensboro KY. : Ingredients Needed : 3 Eggs, 2 Cups Of Sugar, or Use Splenda Granular, as I Do: 2 Cups, 1 Cup Of Salad Oil, But Not Olive Oil, 1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda, 1/ 4 Teasoon Of Salt, 3 Cups Of All Purpose Flour. 1 / 2 a Teaspoon of Baking Powder, 2 Cups Of Peeled , and Grated Raw Zucchini, 2 Teaspoons Of Vanilla: I Use White or Clear Imitation Vanilla, 2 Teaspoons Of Cinnamon, and 1 Cup Of Chopped Pecans, or Walnuts. Directions : Mix The First 3 Ingredients, and Beat Well. Then Add all Of The Remaining ingredients. Pour into 2 Loaf Pans , Greased with Margarine, and Bake at : 325 Degrees Farenheit, For 1 Hour. I Have Been To The Moonlite BBQ, in Owensboro , KY., in Western Kentucky, It's Over Towards : Evansville, Indiana. They Are Famous at Moonlite BBQ, and All Other Owensboro BBQ Places, For BBQ Mutton, But I Don't Like Or Eat Mutton, Lamb, or Goat, So I Had Pork BBQ There , Which was Great !!!!! And Their Zucchini Bread is Delicious. It's From Their Moonlite BBQ Cook Book, which I Bought at The Register There, Whe I Last Ate There, Years Ago . I Hope You Like The Zucchini Bread, I Do. Have A Great, Safe 4th Weekend !!!!! Robbin.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 23:11
If you microwave it for over 23 seconds, as the recipe calls for, it can ruin it. Then it would be very unhealthy to eat.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 23:10
And it is very hard to do a nutritionally sound alternative to my Robbin the Rascal recipe, but I knew you would be mixing up the ingredients, it is so tempting a recipe. Robbin is probably thinking, well it calls for thirteen gallons of ice cream so I think forty gallons would be okay, too.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 23:08
Hi Sofia, yes, they finished the Big Dig a couple of years ago and it really did transform the whole downtown area big time------they had some small tunnel under the city before, but now it is a massive underground and above ground operation, finally, plus a tunnel to the airport in addition to the other tunnel that goes there and elsewhere.....it really did change it for the better, but during rush hour there it is the same old thing. It took me two and a half hours to go 20 miles yesterday, in the pouring rain, and I just could not believe it, all this construction and for what? The same delays, the same nonsense. So it is a very modernized clogged traffic pattern now instead of an old-fashioned one, such is progress. In a lot of other areas of the US, the Big Dig would have been done for half the cost in half the time. But around here, like New Jersey and NY, it is all politics

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 22:52
Fran, Hi, I'm Exercising My Brain, Trying to Remember Everyone I Can, from our Old Area Of East Hialeah, and I Thought of That Girl. I'm Glad you Liked The Pear Bread, and The Coca Cola, and Ketchup BBQ Pork Chops !!! I Like Them Both. I Am Full of Good Recipes, From Cookbooks, and I Always Try Them 1st, Before giving them to anyone Else. I Will Post Some More Good Recipes Soon. I Know it's Hotter, There than Here, and that You Need Rain, Good Luck, in Getting Some Rain. Here's A Good Recipe, For You, For Now : It's From My Mom's Home State Of Kentucky, and The Moonlite BBQ Restaurant, in Owensboro, KY. To Be Continued, on My Next Post. Robbin.

Sofia		03-Jul-2009 22:20
Dave -- you're right, but I'm going to add just 1/2 a lb. of butter and console myself with knowing that I've made it a reduced-fat version. But I will only try it when he makes my turkey recipe. Robbin, you can add one egg yolk to the meat loaf recipe if you want, but I never do. Dave -- By the way, have they finished that big dig project? When I was in Boston in 2000, I heard people say it would take years to finish.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 22:03
In fact, in spite of Sofia saying tsk tsk, she is probably, at this very moment, mixing up the ingredients for Robbin The Rascal Special Treat recipe.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 22:02
Robbin, the least you can do is to give my recipe a try, and Sofia is right, your comeback recipe to me was excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure you were concerned about my health :)

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 21:18
Sofia, Hi, I'm Glad You Liked The Recipe, I Gave To Dave, I Figured: After All, Dave , is A Native Bostonian, and Bostonians: Eat Lots Of Baked Beans, and I Want Dave To Be Healthy, So Between His Laughing, at The Recipe, and Eating The Baked Beans, and All The Gas He'd Pass; His Health , would Be Tip Top , and it would Keep The Doctors Away !!!!! That was My Psychology !!!!! Dave's Recipe, for Me, on The Other Hand, was Suicide !!!!! No Human Being, Could Stand All Of That, at one Sitting, or Even a Smidgen, of That Concoction !!!!!! I Got A Good Laugh Outa That Though !!!!!! All 3 Of us, Have The Same Sense Of Humor, it Appears !!!! A Good Sense Of Humor, is Like Patience, I Think : A Virtue !!!!!! Nice To Hear From You Sofia, and Have A Wonderful , and Safe 4th Of July Weekend . And Please: For Me : Have Some Breyer's Strawberry Ice Cream. Thanks A Lot !!!! Enjoy !!!!! Until Next Time, We Speak, Bye . Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 20:51
Dave B., Movie Stop, is a Store that Sells DVD's, and They Have Some Bargain Old T. V. Shows, Too. I Found Some Good ones There. It's about 2 Miles From My House. I Rent My DVD Movies, From Blockbuster, in Miami Lakes, Close To Don Boyd's House. Great Eulogy, Dave. That Will Do !!!! And For My Headstone Epitaph: He Loved Ice Cream, and Ate Too Much Of It ! And For My Funeral Services: It's My Wishes , And Request: That My Hialeah Native, Like Me Friend, : Manocarz, Come Out Of Retirement, and Handle My Arrangements, as He Was A Licensed Funeral Director, But Now Retired. That Way, I Can Be Let Down , By A Friend, instead Of Some Stranger. What A Shame, That it Takes This: To Get You An Airfare, To Miami !!!!! Life Is Strange , As We Well Know !!!!! Later. Robbin.

Fran		03-Jul-2009 20:38
Hey, Robbin, No clue who the blonde hair girl was with Barbara, sorry. We have Cracker Barrel all over this state. The closest to us is 40 miles away. It's like a day trip to get there and back. Love the food and may take the trip soon. The pear bread was great along with the pork chops. We have fire works stands all over the area. Only in the last few days a band on fire works for all. We dearly need water, thus the band. We will have a public display at the Bush Library. It's lovely and the city has provided transportation to view the fireworks. During the summer we don't have a traffic problem. It's a college town and only summer school students in town. It's lemon aide time, cheers!

Sofia		03-Jul-2009 20:25
Dave -- tsk, tsk -- I started to feel my arteries clog with that ice cream recipe you gave Robbin, but I must admit his comeback recipe to you gave me a good laugh. Thanks again for the web cams, I've been enjoying them tremendously. Robbin -- One of my favorite things to eat at Cracker Barrel is their chicken and dumplings. I have a healthy turkey meatloaf recipe for you that's easy. Take a lb. of ground turkey and mix in: one small white onion chopped into small pieces, one tablespoon of Allspice, salt and pepper (to taste), 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder, 1/4 cup of chopped parsley (real parsley). Mix these things well into the turkey, shape it into a loaf , drizzle the top with a little bit of olive oil (just a little), cover with aluminum foil and bake at 325 for an hour (maybe hour-and-a-half if your oven doesn't heat up too wel, like mine) Hope everyone has a great 4th of July.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 20:10
Dave B., Fireworks used to Be Illegal Here, years , and Years ago, But Now, There are Mini Revival Tents on Every Miami Corner Selling them now. In The Parking Lot, By My Checker's Drive Thru Fast Food, CVS Pharmacy, Auto Zone, Advance Auto Parts, And Walgreen's . They've Been There All week, Selling Fireworks, But I Bought None, I Don't Care For Them, at All. I Watch Professional Big Fireworks Shows, From Inside My House, From My Windows. There Are Always Lots Of Pretty Colorful Rocket Bursts, around My House, and The In The Distance: Professional Displays, I See In The Comfort Of My Home: No Heat, No Mosquitos, No Crowds, Ect. I Cheat, and See Them That Way !!!!!! I May Have Some BBQ, and Watch 4th Shows On T. V., and I'll Watch Movies, From Blockbuster, and Read and Write, on Here. Safe, and Sound, Comfortable, in A / C, and Above All: Eating Ice Cream !!!!!!! My Wife, is Bringing Home: 2 - 1 /2 Gallons Of Chocolate Ice Cream, and A 2 Liter Bottle Of Ginger Ale, and it's Almost Soda Float Time !!!!!! I Love That !!!!! Later , Dave. Robbin.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 19:51
breathebonaire.com is another website re webcams, this one is related to the other ones I gave Patricia and Sofia and others but this one is underwater in the Caribbean, scroll down and change the time lapse to two seconds, though. I cannot type in www here before the URL or it will not post properly, as I said before, it may be a Spam protection thing, keeping links off of here unless you post it a certain way that Don told me about but i forget how to do it. Anyway, those of you interested in wildlife etc check out that webcam, it is related to the Nova Scotia lighthouse one, same company. On the island of Bonaire next to Aruba, but underwater. That is something different.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 19:45
No Movie Stops either, but a lot of other movie rental places.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 19:44
And if you insist that I give the eulogy I will have to entitle it "He Was Willing to Give Any Recipe A Try". There will not be a dry eye in the house.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 19:43
That was a very good comeback recipe, thanks, Robbin.......if you try my recipe I gave you, be very very careful, and never do it alone

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 19:37
Dave B., Too Bad, That You Don't Have any Cracker Barrels, around Boston, and Cape Cod Way. They Do Have Good Food, and Neat Items, in The Old Country Store. You Might Have Cracker Barrel, in Boston, off The Interstate. What About Movie Stop ???? Ever See Them ????? Thank You, Very Much, For The Great Recipe !!!!!! It Sounds Like : Death By Chocolate !!!!!! What A Way To Go , Happily !!!!!!!! I Will Try The Recipe, ASAP, and Please Come To My Funeral, and Give The Eulogy !!!!!!! Thanks , Dave !!!!!! I Have A Good Recipe, For You: It's Sort Of A Musical Recipe: Eat Ten Cans Of Baked Beans, and Stay Away From Everyone, for The Night and Day, Maybe Camp Out, in The Country, or Your Back Yard, Because There Will Be Repercussions !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin The Rascal.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 19:27
Robbin, are fireworks illegal there? They are here, but they go off anyway, all night long this time of year. But I think New Hampshire sells them in roadside stands, perfectly legal, like in most of the South where as you know, they have entire buildings that are just selling fireworks on the side of the road. But they can be a lot of fun.......in the right hands......around here and I guess a lot of places, they are illegal to buy or to set off.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 19:25
Good point, to stay safe. There was some roll-over accident with multiple cars a few hours ago in some tunnel in downtown Boston and here on the Cape there are as many cars as grains of sand on a beach, it is incredible. I was out running a couple of errands and just cut it short and got back to the house asap, it seems that everyone from New England and New Jersey is on Cape Cod today and it just cleared up and the sun came out first time today, and it is about 75 or 80 so that brings even more folks this way. You cannot even drive across town in under an hour when it is like this. Everyone have a very very safe holiday, as Robbin pointed out, a lot of stuff happens on long weekends.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 19:22
My 4th Of July Weekend, will Be Spent at Home, Relaxing, and Staying out of All The Heavy Dangerous Traffic, and Madness. This is A Very Dangerous Weekend, with Lots Of People Traveling, By Car, Lots Of Fatalities, on The Road, and Lots Of Fireworks Related injuries, Such as : Burns, Hands, and Fingers injured, Loss Of Hearing, Ect. I Personally, am Against Fireworks, They're Dangerous, Make Messes, to Clean Up, and They Pollute Our Breathing Air. But That's Me, So if You Like Them, Fine : Enjoy !!!!!! My Wife Works Saturday, - Tomorrow, at Publix, But She's Off Sunday, and I will Most Likely: BBQ, on My New Gas Grill, in The Back Yard, And No Matter what: All Weekend, I'm Going to Enjoy Some Chocolate Ice Cream, and Some Ginger Ale. The Rest, is : Optional !!!!!!!!! Have Fun, Everyone, But Be Safe !!!!!!!! Robbin.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 19:21
Robbin, you mentioned thinking of you while we have ice cream and I thought I would just make up a recipe for you, you are kind enough to give us recipes. Here it is. It is called Robbin the Rascal Special Treat. Take ten pounds of chocolate, mix gently with five pounds of butter, thirteen gallons of ice cream, mix very gingerly, then add four pounds of granulated sugar, no substitutes, stir thoroughly, put in very large microwave for 23 seconds and serve.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 19:18
Robbin, no Cracker Barrel around here, although I like them and have seen them all around in other states and they are nice.....but I don't think we have any at all.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 19:06
To Everyone: Have A Happy, and Safe 4th Of July !!!!!! And By All Means: Think Of Me, and Buy Some Ice Cream !!!!!! It's Soooooo Good !!!!!!!! Best Regards !!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 19:03
Don Boyd, Best Wishes, To You and Your Family, For A Happy, and Safe 4th Of July !!!!!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 19:01
Fran, Did You Try: The Pear Bread, and The BBQ Pork Chops Yet ???? And if so, How Did You Like Them ???? Did You Know, a Blonde Haired Girl Named Karen, who Lived On Lejeune Road, at Around 14th Street, on The West Side Of Lejeune ????? I Remember Her, But I Can't Remember Her Last Name, if I ever Knew it. I Think She Hung around with Barbara Howell, and Some Other Girl. Have A Happy, and Safe 4th Of July !!!!! I'm Quite Sure, that you will Be Cooking, Or BBQing, some Good Food. Enjoy !!!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 18:51
Dave B., Do You Have any Cracker Barrel Restaurants, up there ???? If So, The Old Country Store, the Gift Shop, They always Have DVD 's of Old T. V. Shows, and I've Gotten a few there. I Have a Cracker Barrel, about 14 Miles from My House , off I-75, in Pembroke Pines, and We Go there to Eat Often, and I Buy DVD's , after we Eat, of Old T. V. Shows, Such as : Rat Patrol, Hogan's Heroes, Gomer Pyle USMC, and others. I Love Their Food, The Gift Shop, The Rocking Chairs Outfront, and The Country Look , of The Place, in General. Also, We Have A Place Here, Called Movie Stop, and They Have A Lot Of Bargain Price DVD's Of Old T. V. Shows. If You Have a Movie Stop, Check them out. The Streets Of San Francisco, with Karl Malden, and Michael Douglas, I Watched That, All The Time, when it was on, and Mission Impossible, and The Fugitive, and The Invaders, too !!!! Great Shows, and Great Memories !!!!!! Later. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 18:39
Dave B., Yes, Seahunt, The Streets Of San Francisco, The Fugitive, The Invaders, Mission Impossible, Kojak, The Rockford Files, Perry Mason, Emergency, Rescue 8, Highway Patrol, Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Rat Patrol, Mchale's Navy, Tarzan, Superman, The Naked City, Hogan's Heroes, Bonanza, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Adam 12, Hawaii 5 - 0, The Rifleman, Gomer Pyle USMC, SGT. Bilko, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Wanted Dead Or Alive, The Wild Wild West, Ba Ba Black Sheep, The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, Rawhide, The Defenders, Little House On The Prarie, What's My line, To Tell The Truth, Roy Rodgers & Dale Evans, Sky King, Father Knows Best, The Donna Reed Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Wagon Train, Leave It To Beaver, Gilligan's Island, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, The Beverly Hillbillies, Andy Of Mayberry, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Dallas, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, Cannonball, NYPD Blue, & Hill Street Blues . Those Were Some Of My All Time Favorite T. V. Shows. Have A Nice Safe 4th Dave. Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 18:07
Dave B., It's 91 Degrees. in The Shade, on My Back Covered Screen Porch, Right Now, at 1:55 P. M. DST., a Little Sunny, A Little Cloudy, and A Little Breezy. I Went outside, about 1 Hour ago, to Take The Battery Out Of My Ford Expedition, So I can Take it To Exchange it, and Get The Piece Of S&&& Running, Hopefully, and Take it To A Good Garage, To Get To The Bottom, of My Electrical Problems . I 'M presently Driving My Old 1991 Ford Aerostar, it's Old and Not That Good Looking, But it's Reliable. It's Been Raining , and Storming Here Everyday Lately, Especially in The Afternoons. When I was outside, The Sweat, was Running Off Of Me, It's Very Hot, and Humid Here, Today. It will Sap Your Energy, Real Fast, if You Exert Yourself, Cutting Lawn, ect. Later. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 17:54
Carey gigi, I Know Your Wife, is in N. C., Sorry about That, But I Wish You A Happy, Safe, and Restful 4th Of July Weekend !!!!!!!! Remember, If You Wanna See The Untouchables, All You Have to Do, is Let Me Know, or If You're in My Area, Doing Work, or Passing By, Knock On The Door, or Call Me, and I'll Loan You My DVD's To Watch. I Have Season 1, and it Has 14 Episodes, of 1 Hour Each. All The Best !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 17:47
Carey gigi, I Had My 1st Cuban Pastries,- ( Pastelitos ), The Round Meat Pies, Guava Pastry, Coconut Pastry, and Ironbeer Soft Drink, at Pan Pacifico Bakery, in The Late 50's, or 1960. My Father, Went to Havana Cuba, Many Times, When I was A Little Kid, During Batista's Regime, So My Dad, Knew about Those Pastries, and Ironbeer, and He Told my Brother, and I To Try Them, and We Did, and Loved them. My Dad, Loved all that, cause He Had it, with His Friends , in Havana. I Still, to This Day: Love all Those Goodies, and I Get Them at Publix Bakery, in Miami Lakes, and At 6 Cuban Bakeries, around My House in Miami Lakes, and West Hialeah. And Cafe Con Leche, Cuban Coffee, with Hot Milk, I Love it !!!!!!! And Flan, The Custard Dessert, I can Eat That, Every Day, I Love it, with The Caramel Sugary Syrup !!!! You Probably, Knew, or Remember : Butch Clark, He Lived Right Off Lejeune Road, at about East 4th Street. ? Did You Know Tania Ward ???? She Lived Near Dale Little, on Suffolk, or Around There??? I Liked Her, in 6th Grade, - 1962. I Still Say: We Definately Saw Each Other, around The Area, Back then, Maybe , At Bobby Nau's House, Or At Flamingo Plaza, or Hialeah Lanes, ect. Maybe, even at The Candy Store, Burger King, Or Royal Castle. Your Name, I Don't Remember, But We Had to Have Seen one another, as We Lived Pretty Close, to each other, and We went to all of The Same Places, ect. Remember: Grable's Bakery ????? I Loved Their Cupcakes, Birthday Cake, and Crumb Cake !!!!! Did You Know: The Matthews Brothers: Fred, Sid, and I Forget The Younger Brother's name??? They Lived On Hialeah Drive, Just East Of Lejeune, on The South Side Of The Street. There was A Real Pretty Blonde, about Your Age, Who Bowled at Hialeah Lanes A Lot, nasmed Evelyn, Do You Remember Her ????? Best Regards !!!! Robbin.

dave b		03-Jul-2009 16:47
The same to you, Fran, and to everyone. Robbin, you mentioned The Untouchables. Does anyone like the old Mission Impossible series/ Peter Graves, etc? I have ten VHS cassettes, 2 episodes each, but will be replacing them with the complete DVD set. That was one of my favorite TV shows, so was Streets of San Francisco. Anyone remember or like, reaching way back now, Sea Hunt? Lloyd Bridges.

Fran		03-Jul-2009 16:25
Wishing all a safe 4th...

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 16:05
Carey gigi, Thanks a Lot, For The Biscuit Recipe. I Love any Kind Of Biscuits, and I'm Always Trying New Recipes. I Bake My Biscuits, in My Black & Decker Toaster Oven, and They Always Come Out Good. I'm Going to Try The Recipe, Right Away, This Weekend. I Also , Have Made The Coca Cola Cake, and A Pepsi Cola Cake, Both Are Similar, and Real, Real , Good !!!!!! I Remember The Shoe Repair, Between Penny's , and Sandwich Heaven, at Flamingo Plaza. I used to Go There Myself, and Had Taps On My Shoes Before, and Got in Trouble, with Them too. Back then, My Favorite Shoes, were: Penny Loafers, KiltiesLoafers, Tassles Loafers, and These Low Ankle Boots, Called Seat Belts, with A Buckle, on The Side. My Family Ate And Shopped at Walgreen's Flamingo Plaza, a Lot, and I Remember : Watching The People Eating At Walgreen's From The Glass Window. My Little Brother, and I , Would Make Funny Faces , at The People Eating. Also, I Shopped For Model Car Kits, Ect. at Woolworth's, and I Ate At The Lunch Counter, Lots Of Times, Sitting on The Stools. I Remember The Ruth Cater's Dance Studio, By Pan Pacifico, and My Judo Dojo-, ( Studio }, The Judo Class, was Where I Got Beat Up By My Instructors, Bruises, and Sore Places , all The Time. I Remember , also, The Old KFC, and 7-11, on Hialeah Drive, and By 6th Avenue. My Offer Still Stands , on The Untouchables DVD Set. I Have 14 Hour Episodes, and You Can Copy Them, any Time, If You Like. I Can't Copy, Or Burn Them, or I Would, For You. Later. Robbin.

carey gigi		03-Jul-2009 03:21
Dave B not doing too much this year we used to have about 40 or more people over , would take a couple of days and about 300 dollars , but most of my family are in N.C. including my wife were in the proccess of moving to Ashville cool nights even in the summer . I was there 2 weeks ago and I surprised at 9:00 p.m. it is still daylight out is that how it is where you are. I think you said you are in Boston. Hope the cold is much better Talk later Carey

carey gigi		03-Jul-2009 03:12
Robbin and All : Who remembers the Walgreens and the cafeteria area my friends and I used to go up to the window when people were eating and we would push against the glass and act like we hadnt eaten in days . I remember in the middle where the candy was and you could buy three nickel candy bars for 11 cents or 2 10cent candy bars for 15 cents . I also remember going back by the pharmacy and they had these two big jars on display, one filled with green liquid and the other with red, I always thought they were creepy for some reason. I was recently in one of those trift stores looking for old towles for work and it was the old Woolworths store and on the north wall it still had all this green tile on the wall where the lunch counter used to be. When I went outside I looked a couple of stores down where they were tearing out to put another store in and on the terrazzo floor I could see the sign made into the floor that said Mary Jane Shoes the reason I can remember this store so well is that my older sister worked there after school around 1962. They only sold womens shoes and purses and handbags. I once bought a pair of shoes at Kenneys shoes that had a white lightning bolt on the side ,no shoe laces and I went to the shoe repair shop near Penneys and had the horseshoe taps put on, remember the thick ones and they had the flat ones also. Looking back I wonder how my parents let me go buy my own shoes and not make me take them back ( boy were they tacky looking shoes ) talk later Carey

dave b		03-Jul-2009 02:42
What are you folks doing for the Fourth of July? We are just hanging around, zero plans, the way it should be sometimes, it is so hectic during the week. It absolutely poured rain all day today, and people had jackets on, it was cool outside, for the second of July around here that is unusual. 80 degrees tomorrow, that is much more like it

carey gigi		03-Jul-2009 02:41
Robbin I got lucky and found it in the first book . I dont really care for homemade biscuits but these I could eat everyday the recipe came from Paula Deans cooking show on the Food Network . My wife brings up the site and types in our fax number and it comes out printed ready for her cookbooks. The recipe is easy it calls for 1 1/4 cups biscuit mix 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar 1/2 cup water . that is the biscuit part the topping mixture calls for 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted. 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. 1/4 teaspoon salt. 1/8 teaspoon dried parsley flakes. Preheat the oven to 400degrees line a backing sheet with parchment paper. combine the biscuit mix and cheese in a small bowl add the water and stir until combined the dough will be slightly moist drop onto cooking sheet with a tablespoon cook about 10 min. until they are firm or turning light brown. While they cook in a small bowl combine the butter garlic powder ,salt and parsley flakes mix well as soon as the biscuits come out of oven brush them with the garlic butter using a pastry brush. Good Luck Carey

carey gigi		03-Jul-2009 02:24
Hello: Robbin and all I remember the old phone numbers my parents had TU8-6010 from 1954 to 2000, when my mother passed away. I remember the Pan Pacifico bakery I only lived a block and a half away on s.e.1st pl. I used to go there just before closing time and they would sell the donuts for half price. There was a dance studio called Ruth Cater dance studios real close to the bakery, and there was a small diner next to the dance studio this was around 1961 to 62 cant remember the name. My older sister went to the dance studioaround 1958 to 59. I remember the building of the 7-11 and KFC at the same time in 1960 now the KFC is an auto seat covers and car wash and the KFC is in the store where Burger Castle used to be. Wish I was in Ashville N.C. this weekend for July 4th all my family that used to be here are cooking out side this year , it used to be about 40 people at my house this year about 7 or 8 . I will miss my wifes coca cola cake made with chocolate it feels like it weighs about 10 pounds. Be back soon with the biscuit recipe gotta find it in one of the cookbooks. Bye

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 00:50
Hello Everyone, Here's A Great Recipe I Like, and Have Made A Few Times. It's A Sweet And Sour Pot Roast, and Here's The Recipe : Ingredients Needed : 1 Tablespoon Of Crisco Solid Shortening, 4 Pounds Of Beef Chuck Roast, or Rump Roast, 2 Onions , Sliced, 1/4 Teaspoon Of Black Pepper, 1/4 Teaspoon Of Ground Cloves, 1/4 Cup Of Honey, 1/4 Cup Of Splenda Granular , Juice Of 2 Lemons, and a Small Pinch Of Salt, Like : 1/2 Teaspoon. Directions : Heat The Crisco Shortening, in a Dutch Oven, or A Heavy Skillet, with A Tight Fitting Lid. Add The Meat, and The Onions. Brown Them, Turning Frequently. Add The Pepper , Cloves, Honey, Sugar, Lemon Juice, and Salt. Cover Tightly. Simmer , Slowly, over Low Heat, Or Bake in Oven, at 300 Degrees Farenheit, For 3 To 3 1/2 Hours, or Until The Meat Is Tender. This Is A Great Dinner Entree !!!! Best Regards To Everyone. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 00:30
Eastsider, Can We Bury The Hatchet ???? I'm Willing, if You Are !!! Your Contributions, are Missed. And I Know, For A Fact, That Dave Bruce, is Lost Without You !!!! You Guys Always Had A Lot To Talk About , and That was Life, For This Site. All Sore Spots Can Heal, and Feuds, or Hard Feelings, can See New Beginnings, and I Would Like To See That Happen Here. But Maybe You Feel Differently, and Don't Want To Return Here, and If So: That's Your Right. Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 00:22
Manocarz, Are You Still Around ????? It Would Be Great,To Hear From You . If You Are Able To, and Want To: Please Drop By !!!!! Remember : Children's World ???? I Got Lots Of Toys There, Especially: My Daisy Stagecoach Air Rifle, My 1st Go Kart, Boats, with Little Motors, A Daisy BB Gun, and Lots Of Other Stuff. Remember, They Were Next To Walgreen's in Flamingo Plaza 1st, and Then They Moved To Sun Tan Village Plaza, Next To Grable's Bakery, and Rexall. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		03-Jul-2009 00:07
Carey gigi, You Said You Remember : Bobby Nau , and His Family, My Good Friend , and neighbor, Growing Up, in Sun Tan Village. Bobby Nau, at one time , Had Homing Pigeons, in A Cage- Coup, in His Back Yard, Just Like Raymond Oliver Did. We used to Write A Note, on a Small Paper, and Rubber Band The Note To Homer's Foot, and Take Him A Short Distance Away, Like Up To East 20th Street, and See if He'd Return, with The Note, and They Always Did !!!!! If You Were at Bobby Nau's House: To Go To My House, You Would Go East On East 10th Street, to The 1st Street on The Right, Turn Right There, and That was East 6th Lane, My Street, and You Went Towards East 9th Street, and After The House On The Corner, we were the 2nd House On The Right, at : 1000 East 6th Lane. And Our Old Phone Number there, Was : TU7- 7722, or 887- 7722. Remember The Phone Exchanges, Like Ours Was : Tuxedo, and There were : Oxford, Franklin, Jefferson, Ect. You Must Remember : The Pan Pacifico Cuban Bakery, and The Judo School, Next Door, on Hialeah Drive, Near Block's Beef. My Brother, and I Took Judo Classes There, For 4 Years, When I was 9 Years Old To 13 Years Old, 1960 To 1964. And Everyday, after Class, My Dad, Would Treat My Little Brother, and I , To Pastelitos, and A Can Of Ice Cold Ironbeer Soft Drink, next Door, at Pan Pacifico Bakery. We Waited , For That, Each and Every Day. Our 2 Instructors , Threw Us Around So Much, We Were Glad To Get Our Class Over With. Both Instructors, Were Black Belts. I Left Classes There, When We Moved To West Hialeah, in Jan. of 1964. I was A Brown Belt, When I Left. I was Very Close To Black Belt. I Resumed Classes, in A Home Dojo, across Our Lake, From Sensei Jack Campbell, A 5th Degree Black Belt, in Karate, and His Classes, were A Combination , Of Judo, and Karate. I Took Classes, There, for 2 More Years, But I Never Got My Black Belt, Because Of The 2 Different Classes, in Different Styles, and Types Of Martial Arts, But it Was Good Training !!!!! Best Regards !!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		02-Jul-2009 18:47
Dave B., I'm Glad You Appreciated The Kind Words, But You're Quite Right: No Airfare, is Scheduled, in Your Case, Unless, Of Course : You Scheduled, and Paid For it. Who Can You Turn To , Here in Miami, When The Chips Are Down, and You Need Airline Tickets ????? And The Answer , Is : NO ONE , AT ALL !!!!!! Sorry, For The Reality Call, But That's The Real Deal !!!!! And Even Though We all Know, Very Well, that You Would Send Any Of Us Plane Tickets, Still No One Buys Your Tickets. A Real Disgrace !!!!!! And I Also Know Very Well, That All Of Us: Should Be Ashamed Of Ourselves, To Let A True Blue Friend Like You Down, Like This. My Guilt, is Overwhelming !!!!! It Looks Like Your Chances Of Getting To Miami, Depending on Us, The Miami Bunch, are Slim To None. I Hope You Can Scrape Up Your Own Airfare Funds, or You Are : S. O. L., My Friend. In The Marine Corps, You Had That Expression, and in The Army, We Had Another one : IT AIN'T ABOUT NOTHIN !!!!!!!! It was Sorta Sunny, and Partly Cloudy, up until a few Minutes Ago, and 90 Degrees Farenheit, Here in Miami, But Right Now, at 2 : 35 P. M., it's Storming, Heavy Rain, and Wind Blowing The Palm Trees Around A Lot. And I'm Sure The Miami Temperature , Has Dropped Big Time. There's A Lot Of Loud Thunder Rumbling. I Checked: The Temperature, in Miami, is Now At 85 Degrees, and Raining Hard, And Thundering. I Did Not See That Show, Last Night, I was Watching An Action Movie, Entitled : " The Sum Of All Fears ". I Rented it , From Blockbuster, and it was A Real Good Movie. Best Regards, But No Tickets !!!!! Talk To You Later Tonight. Robbin.

dave b		02-Jul-2009 12:42
Anyone see Kevin Skinner on America's Got Talent last night? He came out and the judges and audience were all set to write him off, as they usually are when someone's appearance is less than what they expect, and this guy got a standing ovation from the entire audience and the judges, sang a country song and it was the real thing, real country, as we talked about here before, not pseudo-country. He is humble plain guy with a lot of new fans, me being one of them, just wondered if anyone saw it last night, it apparently had aired a few days earlier too.

dave b		02-Jul-2009 12:40
Sofia, I still owe you that list of songs and will send it tomorrow or Saturday for sure

dave b		02-Jul-2009 12:25
Thanks, Robbin, for the kind comments below, not kind enough, however, to get me the airfare but that is a lost cause it looks like......The weather here is still rainy and cool, and we were standing outside the courthouse yesterday talking about how many years June is a hot month, but this time it is just like April........due for an 80 degree warmup here in a day or so-----be back on later on today, have to take my daughter and grandson to an appt wayyyyy north of Boston, it is a maze of streets and traffic and I hate it up there but I guess I will get over it, in time, to use an old USMC expression of ours.

Robbin		02-Jul-2009 01:31
Sofia, About Charleston, S. C. : They Got A New State Of The Art Bridge, a Few Years Ago, That Looks Like A Huge Sail, and it's A Lot Like The Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa- ST. Pete. It Replaced 2 Older Bridges: 1 That Went To MT. Pleasant, and Another That Came Back to Charleston. And When I Was a Little Kid, in The 50's, There was only One Bridge, and it was Very High and Had Only 2 Lanes: 1 , one way, and 1 , The other Way. It was Very Scary, and Dangerous. That Bridge , Got Hit, By Lightning, and Also Took A Hard Hit, By A Navy Destroyer Ship, Both Of which : Damaged it Badly. They Then Built A New Bridge , and Re - Did, The Damaged one, and Then They Had 2 Bridges, Each , with 2 Lanes, 2Eastbound Lanes, on One Bridge, and 2 Westbound Lanes, on The Other Bridge. The New Fancier State Of The Art Bridge, Has Multiple Lanes, in Each Direction, and is Much Safer. And It Looks Much Nicer, as The Old Bridges Looked Like Erector Sets, I Had as A Young Boy. And Charleston, Has Publix Stores Now, which Appeals To Me. With The Downsizing, of Our Military, Charleston, Took A Big Economy Hit, as The Navy , and Air Force, There was Downsized Big Time, But There Are Still Some Military In And Around Charleston, But Nothing Like it used to Be. Charleston, Norfolk, VA., and San Diego, Were Always The Biggest Navy Towns. Talk To You Another Time. Best Regards . Robbin.

Robbin		01-Jul-2009 21:31
Sofia, I Know The Old Governor's Mansion B & B , in Charleston, and in Fact: I Stayed There Before, and I've Been to The Magnolia Plantation, many times. The Carriage Rides, in Charleston, are Nice Too. I Love The Straw Market, Downtown, with all The Reed Baskets, Straw Hats, ect., that are all Hand Made, By Local Ladies. And I Like : Rainbow Row, a Downtown Row Of Shops , Ect. Every time , I'm in Charleston, I Go To The Battery, on East Bay Street, and Stand on The Metal Sidewalk, And I Look Out Over The Water, To See The Bridges, & Fort Sumter , and Then I Turn Around, and Look and Admire: The Mansions Of The Battery, across The Street. What A Sight !!!!!!! I Love That !!!!! And There's A Lot Of Foods I Like , From Charleston, such as : Charleston Red Rice, Boiled Shrimp And Grits , Shrimp Pilau, and Hoppin John. Some Of The Charleston Townhouses, in Downtown, Have Neat Entrances, Like Courtyards, Neat Doors, Gates, and Fences, and Some Mansions, or All: Have High Decks, on Top, or The Side, That Look Out Over The Cooper River, and Out To Sea, and Stories are : That when Husbands Left and Returned On Naval Ships: The Wives Could Go Up There, and Watch For Them. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Daydreaming About Charleston !!!!!!! Later.

Robbin		01-Jul-2009 20:59
Sofia, Hi, Yes, I Also Love Savannah, GA., and Wilmington, N. C. , as well !!!! All 3 Of Them: Charleston, Savannah, & Wilmington, are Historic, From The Civil War Era, and They Are All 3 : Sister Cities. I Know all 3 Very Well, and Love Them Equally !!!!!!! I've Been to All 3 , Many Times, and As For Wilmington, N. C., My Grandma Learned, My Dad's Mom, was Born And Raised, near Wilmington, and I Have Relatives, in and around Wilmington. My Brother , 3 Years Younger, than Me, and I , Spent Lots Of Summers, in and Around Wilmington, and We Love Wilmington. All 3 Cities, are Old, Historic, and Very Aristocratic. They All 3, Have Historic Districts, with Lots of Old Beautiful Mansions, and They all 3 Have Formal Gardens, and Wonderful Local Food Specialties, of Southern Cooking. And They all 3 , Have Charming Bed And Breakfasts, B & B, and in all 3 Cities, you will see : Beautiful: Magnolias, Azaleas, Dogwoods, Wisteria, Camellias, and Lots Of Other Pretty Flowers Blooming !!!! And All 3, Have Nice Riverfronts Downtown. Savannah, Has The Factors Walk, Charleston, Has The Battery, and Wilmington, Has : Chandler's Wharf, and The Cotton Exchange. People who have never Been, to : Savannah, Charleston, and Wilmington, : They Need To Go !!!!!!!!! I Love All 3 Like Their My Sisters Or Daughters. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		01-Jul-2009 20:38
Don Boyd, Thanks A Lot, For Bringing My Post, To The New Robbin's Memories, From The Wrong Place. Sorry, About The Screw Up, By Me, I Goofed !!!!! Didn't Know, if You Could Carry it Over, or Not. Glad You Could, and Did. Best Regards !!!!! Robbin. Ps- Remember: Old Stoneface Lanier ???? I Got To Know Him, Very Well, as I was always in His Office, and My Dad , Too. My Dad, Said : He is A Very Nice Fellow, and it Seems That He's Doing A Real Good Job Here. And You Know What ????? I Think He Was !!!! Robbin.

Sofia		01-Jul-2009 20:12
Robbin -- I love Charleston SC and Savannah GA as well. My husband and I stayed at a B&B in Charleston that used to be a governor's mansion in the early 1900s. We also went to the Magnolia plantation while we were there.

Don Boyd		01-Jul-2009 19:20
Here is Robbin's comment from the old comments: Fran, I was at Hialeah Lanes , a Lot: Both Bowling, and Being A Kid, Messing around, and Being a Pest. They Did Have : Great Crinkle Cut French Fries, in The Red Rubber Basket, and with The Rubber Squirt Bottles Of Ketchup, and Mustard, out on The Booths' Tables. My Friends , and I , would Pool our Pocket Change, and Order a Basket Of French Fries, and Split it, while Watching People Bowl. They Had Great Pink Lemonade, Vanilla Cokes, Cherry Cokes, and Other Foods. Our House, on East 6th Lane, was Like one Block Away, from Hialeah Lanes, and it Had Nice Cool Air Conditioning, which our Old House Did Not, So It was The Place , For Me To Go, and I Was There, a Lot. My Friends , and I Loved That Big Tote Board, in The Middle Of The Bowling Alley, with Numbers on it, for Every Booth, and When You Wanted Waitress Service, You Would Push The Button. Well, We Would Push The Button, and See The Number Light Up, on The Board, and Watch Someone Scramble, and Then, we would Turn it Off, or Change Booths. Great Fun. Then, we would Take a Straw, From The Cart, Break Off A Little Section, and Wedge it in The Hole Of The Water Fountain, and when Someone Came For A Drink Of Water, They Got A Shower , instead, and Of Course : We Were Watching. Hialeah Lanes Management, were Very Nice, and Very Lenient. They Put up , with A Lot, out Of Us, Being The JR. 3 Stooges. Man, Did We Have Fun, at Hialeah Lanes, and Once in A While, We Actually Paid To Bowl, and Then, Sometimes: We Lofted The Ball, 3 Feet up, and Got Yelled at, or Thrown Out. The Good Old Stupid Kid Days !!!!! Best Regards !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		01-Jul-2009 19:20
Hi Everyone, Does Anyone Like Charleston, South Carolina, Like I Do ??? I Have Always Loved Charleston, it is A Beautiful, and Very Historic City. There's Downtown, with The Straw Market, Old 1700's Churches, Neat Townhouse Residences, with Formal Gates, and Beautiful Courtyards, And There's The Battery, a Row Of Old Historic Beautiful 2 Story Gabled Houses, on East Bay Street, Facing The Cooper River, and Fort Sumter. And There's Colonial Lake, and That Neat Area Around it: Rutledge, and Ashley Avenues, The Citadel, Military Academy, Sullivan's Island, with Beach Houses, An Aquarium, Goose Creek, MT. Pleasant, A Neat New Bridge, Shem Creek, with Numerous Good Seafood Restaurants, on The Water, and There's Magnolia Gardens, and Middleton Place, Both Old Plantations, and Beautiful Gardens, and Walking Bridges, Nature, Ect., And There's Civil War Fort Sumter, that you can Take A Boat Out To, To Explore it. And Charleston, Has Some Good Restaurants, and Lots Of Native Charleston Favorites, Especially, With Rice, and Shrimp!!!!! I Love Charleston, S. C., one Of My Favorite Places !!!!!!!! Cheers !!!!!! Robbin.

Robbin		01-Jul-2009 18:26
Patricia, My Ice Cream, Of Choice , Lately, Has Been : Publix Rainbow Dream Sherbet, with A Swirl Of 3 Flavors : Orange, Pineapple, and Lime. It is Like A Dream, Eating it, It's Delicious !!!!! Publix, Has A No Sugar Sherbet, Sweetened with Splenda, in Orange, and it's Good, But My Favorite, is The 3 Flavor Rainbow Dream. It's Delicious, and Very Soothing , to Your Stomach, Before Bed, or After A Heavy , or Rich Meal. And I Think , other than the Sugar, it's Much Better, for Me, Than Chocolate Ice Cream. Take Care. Robbin.

Robbin		01-Jul-2009 18:17
Patricia, Hi , I Hope You Had Lunch, and Enjoyed it !!!! A Roast Beef Sandwich, I Presume !!!! I Meant to ask You: Do You Cook A Roast Beef, For Lunches, or Buy Sliced Roast Beef, at Publix ???? Just Curious. And What do you put on your Roast Beef Sandwich ????? And On What Bread ??? And What To Drink, with it ???? I Hope , I Wasn't Too Personal, or Prying . Just Curious, that's All. I Went To North Miami Beach Yesterday. I Had Lunch , With Friend Bob Sara, Who Posts Here. We Ate At Vito's, on N. E. 6th Avenue, and 167th Street, and For Dessert, We Walked across The Street, To Krispy Kreme, for Donuts and Coffee, and We Reminiced About Old Miami Memories, and Had A Really Nice Visit. You May Remember Krispy Kreme Donuts. It was A Good ways West Of Sunny Isles, Going Toward The Golden Glades Cloverleaf, Where You Pick up : I-95 , and The Fla. Turnpike. I Don't Know if You Remember That Area, or Not ??? There was A Put- Put Golf Place There, and A Big Holiday Inn, and A Howard Johnson's Restaurant, and Just East Of There, Was Mister Coney Island. Did You Ever Go There ???? All Of That , was East Of 163rd Street Shopping Center. I Hope I Brought Back, Some Good Memories !!!!! Have A Nice Night, and A Safe Drive Home. Chuckie Says Hi !!!! Best Regards. Robbin.

Robbin		01-Jul-2009 17:56
Don Boyd, Good Decision, Don. I Know , We Have All Filled Up: Robbin's Memories, so A New One To Continue, is A Great Idea. Thanks Don !!!!!! The Rascal--- Robbin.

Robbin		01-Jul-2009 17:53
Everyone, Dave B., will Be Busy, with Family, ect., for A Couple Of Days, So Don't Worry About Him. Other Than Having A Cold, All Is Well, with Him. He Will Return Here, Maybe : By Friday !!!!!! I Didn't Want anyone To Worry, about Dave, as I Know How Much We Value Him Here. He Is A True Blue Friend Of Us All !!!!!!! Best Regards , To Everyone. Robbin.

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