The General Motorcycle Forum Talk about motorcycles that are not Harleys in here
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge Part XI

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #6951  
Old 03-30-2018, 11:47 PM
rocket23's Avatar
rocket23
rocket23 is offline
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Connecticut.
Posts: 33,526
Received 3,615 Likes on 2,870 Posts
Default

I have appetite coming for easter.......slow cooked ham an fixin's
 
  #6952  
Old 03-30-2018, 11:53 PM
LoneBone's Avatar
LoneBone
LoneBone is offline
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Whiskey Falls, Texas
Posts: 14,706
Received 27,700 Likes on 6,473 Posts
Default

I know a lot of folks in Whiskey Falls. Was involved in some Wounded Warrior charity program, in fact, created one here, and thru my local VFW Commander I met the last surviving Texan that was on the U.S.S. Indianapolis. His name was L.D. ***.

Google him and listen to his stories. L.D. was a successful banker and rancher in Comanche Texas, but he like his cold beer, and he like going to the bar with me. Every time he came into town for the National Iwo Jima Convention that was held in Whiskey Falls, we would have a few cold beers.

Don't know why he took a shine to me, but he did, and the stories he personally told me I will never forget. He was there and lived thru it, and shared with me first hand. Not only that, he testified FOR his Captain when our own NAVY needed a scapegoat.

He passed away a couple of years ago, and we will never again see his kind. I have pictures of us, and memories of cold beers I will always cherish.

I asked him one time, LD, why in the hell did a red neck country boy from Texas join the NAVY way back then?

His answer was CLASSIC. He said the Navy had advertised heavily, and he saw a sign in his town that said "Join the Navy, where you'll see beautiful women in every Port."

Now THAT, is one hell of a reason to join, LOL.

RIP L.D.
 
  #6953  
Old 03-31-2018, 12:05 AM
rocket23's Avatar
rocket23
rocket23 is offline
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Connecticut.
Posts: 33,526
Received 3,615 Likes on 2,870 Posts
Default

huh, delivered so much stuff to the groton submarine base and naval underwater warfare center I feel like a served.......
 
  #6954  
Old 03-31-2018, 01:03 AM
hagger's Avatar
hagger
hagger is offline
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Winterwonderland
Posts: 26,340
Received 56 Likes on 33 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by soft 02
Morning all. Heading up to Angel falls. Kiddo and I are going to try our hiking sticks out. I just gave him his very first pocket knife!
I was given the gift of a very sharp Boy Scout knife from somewhere, I assume it was from my dad, at around the age of 8 or so. At around the age of 9 or 10, while trying to clear out the dried glue from the spout of a glue bottle, (I wonder if there's a chapter in C Robs manual on the subject, 'stabbing oneself'), the blade slipped from a high pressure situation & left me with a still visible scar at the base of my left index finger from a cut that went clean to the bone. My first relatively bad cut. No adult assistance. No stitches.

Originally Posted by Mark@ Baker Drivetrain
Most things I cut open were disappointing. Now anything I had to take screws out of turned out to be interesting.
The golfball I hacksawed open was sorta cool.. A little liquid filled ball surrounded by rubber bands covered in whatever that **** is. lol


I recently had..


a Dr.

cut my

eyeball.

This opthamologist took over from the eye dr I had in the early 60's.

Been going to the same office since I was a very young child.

Now I got cataracts.

Had the surgery done day b'fore yesterday.

I can now see better than I have in a long time.

No ****.

I am pretty stoked.

Being able to see again is cool.


Night blindness in that eye right now but I am told it will subside. No halowes.


Being able to ride with good vision is cool. Did 30 miles today to get a decent price on whiskey on side streets. Been doin the hi-way, 4,000 miles, since gettin' head-oned. Gettin' sick of seein' dr's. Almost done I think.

Yesterday was Good Friday. That's the day Jesus was crucified. I never knew what that was till someone told me. I thought it was a catholic or jewish thing or whatever. Read your bible boys & girls. The good lord has got your back.


Something for the country music aficionados..


...( :

I've been called a redneck. By someone who don't know what a real redneck is.

I do enjoy the old rock & roll jams tho. When I get drunk & stoned they just sound right.

Poison Whiskey again..



They very slowly dropped a totally yuge stars/bars, very slowly, behind the stage, for this one. The crowd went nuts.


The encore was.. of course..


The audience went phsyco-crazy.

It was a very cool show.

Denver coliseum. Very wide stage.

10'000 capacity. Full house. You better know it..

I always loveded ZZ Top. Let's see what we can dig up from them boys..




This **** came later,..


Always liked that one..

Seen them before the beards initially the first couple times anyway.'73-'74.


First time I seen ZZ Top was on the Tres Hombres tour. I was hooked.

Tull was the most enthralling **** I ever seen.


I seen Tull do, "A Passion Play".
Very cool..



I apologise for that first Tull. I'm sorry..

I just listened to it.

I seen them earlier.

There was a Tull riot in 70 or 71 that closed Red Rocks to Rock & Roll for 5 years.

Barry Fey sued the city of denver & after 5 yrs, rock & roll was once again permitted at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Good morning..


The first time I seen Cooper it was cool..


As for Jethro Tull, I, for the most part, enjoyed them.


The second time,
Not some much..

Have a good day..
 

Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; 08-16-2018 at 07:23 PM. Reason: Multiple posts
  #6955  
Old 03-31-2018, 04:59 AM
gs34doc's Avatar
gs34doc
gs34doc is offline
Big Kahuna HDF Member

Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 38,428
Received 895 Likes on 633 Posts
Default

It's SATURDAY!!!!!!!!

 
  #6956  
Old 03-31-2018, 06:30 AM
BARACU's Avatar
BARACU
BARACU is offline
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: N.E PA
Posts: 40,434
Received 3,567 Likes on 2,621 Posts
Default

Hey, Doc....
 
  #6957  
Old 03-31-2018, 06:34 AM
rocket23's Avatar
rocket23
rocket23 is offline
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Connecticut.
Posts: 33,526
Received 3,615 Likes on 2,870 Posts
Default

sorry folks...hitting the road today not the woods!!!
 
  #6958  
Old 03-31-2018, 06:35 AM
Juan L's Avatar
Juan L
Juan L is offline
Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 107,667
Received 20,117 Likes on 10,260 Posts
Default

Morning, morning Woods.
 
  #6959  
Old 03-31-2018, 06:35 AM
rocket23's Avatar
rocket23
rocket23 is offline
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Connecticut.
Posts: 33,526
Received 3,615 Likes on 2,870 Posts
Default

only took 5 month's to get decent riding weather.......gawd this part of the states, sux
 
  #6960  
Old 03-31-2018, 06:35 AM
Juan L's Avatar
Juan L
Juan L is offline
Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Posts: 107,667
Received 20,117 Likes on 10,260 Posts
Default

Morning Doc, Al and Bill.
 


Quick Reply: TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge Part XI



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:52 PM.