tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90839783044118598922024-02-21T08:58:55.771-08:00WozPinWozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-50482901925380121342022-06-18T10:00:00.004-07:002022-06-18T10:04:33.188-07:00As old age sets in (and continues) final wishes come to mind...<p> I attended a "Celebration of Life" event recently for someone that I worked with in the 1970s through the 1990s, and who was an integral part of one of my cherished organizations (me being a past president had he being a past president) and I met and visited with several other attendees with whom I both worked, and participated in with not one but several other organizations and enthusiast groups (and as you may know, I am a "joiner" and I belong to many different organizations).</p><p>I grew up in the 1950s, what I can remember, and I remember getting (at that time having to) dressed-up for church on Sunday, and especially dressed up for Easter Sunday, and even getting dressed up for the family "Sunday Ride" which was a jaunt around the neighborhood in the car for recreational purposes. It was at first irritating to dress for any occasion however as time passed it became known (not particularly obvious but known) that depending on how I was dressed, people treated me differently. If I were "dressed-up" I would be treated with the respect of an adult (although still a child) and if I were casual (and dirty from playing in the dirt) I would be treated as an underling and a child in need of discipline. </p><p>Now that I'm well into my seventies (in my eighth decade on this fine blue and green planet) I have learned that how one is dressed directly (or indirectly) has an effect on how one is perceived and treated.<br /><br />Gone are the days of getting dressed up to take a trip on an airline. Shorts, flip-flops and t-shirts are easily the most common attire now (with the TSA searching, prodding and poking) however as I have learned, traveling in a suit and tie seems to affect how one is perceived and treated. I have therefore embraced the shirt and tie (and long pants) as attire when going out. I find that the extra few minutes putting on cuff links, tying my tie (I have probably a couple of hundred ties in my tie collection) and finding a long-sleeved shirt worthwhile in the way that I am greeted and treated while in public. Sometimes I get "what are you dressed up for" from people and I can honestly say "for me".</p><p>So, when I die, I would like instead of shorts, tank tops, flip-flops and t-shirts as attire that those attending my service(s) wherever the are, humor me, honor me, and commemorate me by wearing (it does not have to be formal like a tuxedo) their "Sunday Best". </p><p>This is from the Huffington Post:</p><div class="js-cet-unit-buzz_head entry-head-container shift-down invert blog" data-rapid="marko-sec" id="entry-header" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 15px 30px 0px; position: relative;"><header class="entry__header" style="align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 1120px; padding-left: 100px; padding-right: 100px;"><div class="bottom-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="bottom-header__left" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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And the next day he looked better than the day before.<span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">ll the time. At night when he returned from his Eighth Avenue barber in shop </span></p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 30px auto; max-width: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.56; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Being my father's son, it was no different for me or my brother. Going to a strict Greek parochial school meant no school day would be spent in anything but a regulation school uniform complete with tie and yes, shined shoes. My mom, a seamstress, made mostly everything we wore, so every stitch was always in place. And God help you if you weren't properly dressed for church on Sunday (the subject, by the way, of a recent story on <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/cnn" style="color: #0d0eca; transition: background-color 0.3s ease 0s;">CNN</a>).</p></div><div class="cli cli-advertisement advertisement-holder" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="advertisement" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="ad-entry_paragraph_1 ad-spot--gam ad-spot--gam-inline-1" id="ad-inline-1-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 30px auto; max-width: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.56; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">To this day, I carry the dress-well gene. Though I admit to wearing jeans and regular knock-around shirts to work at times (hey, it's my own business), I always feel funny doing it. On calls to potential clients, I always dress well, even though dressing well these days means dress pants, a nice shirt, blazer, but no tie. If I wore a suit complete with tie to these visits I would stand out like a piece of sod in a field of crabgrass. A small white handkerchief added to my vest pocket would complete the overdressed look.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 30px auto; max-width: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.56; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I always welcome the opportunity to dress up, an obvious leftover from my upbringing, but I also welcome the occasional question about why I do it. It's a very simple answer -- it makes me feel good.</p></div><div class="pg-placeholder" id="public-good-placeholder" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="pgs-dpg-btn" data-loaded="true" data-pgs-partner-id="verizon-huffpost" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" widget-loading="true"></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 30px auto; max-width: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.56; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There is no philosophical way to explain how good you feel when you're all dressed up and somewhere -- or even nowhere -- to go. It even works when you're working out of the house. Try it. Change from your sweats or pajamas-that-look-like clothes into something nicer, and your productivity lifts. Conference calls in your pajamas always go better when you change it up.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 30px auto; max-width: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.56; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I try to spread the word of dressing up as a way to fight the blues, but many times it's just me having a conversation with myself. This holds especially true for the future leaders of our country.</p></div><div class="js-newsletter-container" data-rapid="marko-sec" id="newsletter-bottom" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;"><section aria-label="Newsletter subscription" class="newsletter newsletter--initial newsletter--logged-out js-cet-subunit" style="margin: 60px auto; max-width: 930px;"><div class="newsletter__contents" style="align-items: center; background-color: #d1f9ff; box-shadow: rgb(80, 227, 194) 8px 8px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin: 0px 8px 8px 0px; padding: 20px 15px 25px; position: relative; width: 690px;"><div class="newsletter__prompts" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px; z-index: 2;"><h2 class="newsletter__cta" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #171d67; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.075rem; line-height: 1.13; margin: 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.125rem; text-align: left;">I'd like to make one more outrageous statement, though I have no scientific backing for it. Dressing properly might make you feel healthier. And who knows, it may even work on stress.</span></h2></div></div></section></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 30px auto 0px; max-width: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 30px auto; max-width: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.56; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It's nice to see young people dressed nicely instead of seeing them in ripped jeans (and they pay a premium to buy them that way), jeans pulled down to expose their underwear (why wear jeans at all?) jeans that button up just below the hips (and always creep down to expose the start of Mt. Rear) T-shirts with meaningless phrases (and they pay a premium to buy them that way) and, well, shoes that would make Milton Florsheim cry.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 30px auto; max-width: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.56; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'd like to make one more outrageous statement, though I have no scientific backing for it. Dressing properly might make you feel healthier. And who knows, it may even work on stress.</p></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.56; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">There is, however, one exception to this practice of dressing well -- leisurely Sunday mornings, especially when the weather is nasty. What's better than reading the paper, having a cup of coffee along with an everything bagel (just a schmear please) and looking like one of those police </span>mug shots of celebrities. I think even my father would approve, though he'd probably be shining his Florsheims.</p></div></section></section></div></div></article>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-72439694918120848282022-03-18T15:09:00.000-07:002022-03-18T15:09:18.016-07:00Good-Guys All American Get Together next weekend... <p> Next weekend my 1959 Edsel Ranger 2D Sedan will be on display at the Good-Guys All American Get Together (AAGT) at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds. I will be there enjoying the weather, and all of the great automobile enthusiasts who gather for this "one-of-four" Good-Guys events held in Pleasanton (the original home of the Good-Guys) California. </p><p>Stop by to see thousands of great American automobiles of all years, styles, both very custom, mildly custom and "bone stock" like my Edsel.</p><p>Purchased from Edsel Henry Ford, the founder of the Edsel Owners' Club twelve years ago, my 1959 Edsel has provided hours, days, weeks, months and years of enjoyment. Parked in front of my 1950s house it is the perfect "Driveway Art".</p><p>This Monday, April 21st, 2022 is the first day of Spring (Vernal Equinox) so the event in Pleasanton is expected to have wonderful Springtime weather. 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March 15, 2022<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px;">The Ides of March is the 74th day in the Roman calendar, which corresponds to March 15 on our calendar.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">Romans used the day as the deadline for settling debts, and the day was also marked by several religious observances.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">Each month has an Ides, relating to a <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/tech/4478663/full-moon-calendar-when-next/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0072ee;">full moon</a> as the Roman calendar was lunar based.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">The Ides of each month were marked by a sheep sacrifice to Jupiter, the Romans’ top god.</p><div class="advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--outstream" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="dfp-ad advert--outstream" id="outstream" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0;"></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">On the Ides of March, they held the Feast of Anna Perenna, a goddess whose festival marked the end of the ceremonies for the new year.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">Towards the end of the Roman period the Ides also marked the start of a week-long period marking various festivals celebrating Cybele and Attis, two mythical gods.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">The Ides of March is just a day in the Roman calendar but it took on much more significance when it became the day Julius Caesar was murdered in 44BC.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">Such an infamous event solidified the day in history and became a turning point in Roman culture.</p><div class="advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--articlempu" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="dfp-ad advert--inarticle" id="articlempu" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Where does 'Beware the Ides of March' quote come from?</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">While the Ides existed long before the Elizabethan era, the phrase "Beware the Ides of March" was not famous until <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/725626/william-shakespeare-birthday-facts-plays-quotes/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0072ee;">William Shakespeare</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">Renowned poet and playwright, Shakespeare, wrote The Tragedy of Julius Caesar which was first performed in 1599.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">Shakespeare's plays were first published in Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, now known as the First Folio.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">Julius Caesar is classed as a tragedy play in the First Folio, which was published in 1623 after his death.</p><div class="advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--advert-inarticle-mpu" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="dfp-ad advert--in-article-mpu nuk-ad-placeholder" data-ad-label="inArticleMPU" id="advert-inarticle-mpu" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">"Beware the Ides of March" is uttered by a soothsayer telling Julius Caesar that his life is in danger in the play.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">The soothsayer tells Caesar to stay at home on March 15 and be careful what he does.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">The Roman emperor was assassinated on the day in 44BC.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Since being used as a warning to Caesar in Shakespeare’s play, the phrase has been used to foreshadow something bad happening.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why is the Ides of March on March 15?</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">Instead of numbering the days of each month sequentially the Romans used three fixed points in the month and counted back from those fixed points.</p><div class="advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--advert-inarticle-mpu-1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="dfp-ad advert--in-article-mpu nuk-ad-placeholder" data-ad-label="inArticleMPU" id="advert-inarticle-mpu-1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">The Nones were either on the 5th or 7th, the Ides on the 13th or 15th and the Kalends on the first of the following month.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">The Ides were meant to be determined by the full moon and Romans based their calendar on the lunar cycles.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">The Ides of March would have marked the first full moon of the year, according to their calendar.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">In March, May, July, and October, the Ides fell on the 15th day.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What happened on the Ides of March?</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/tech-old/1601719/julius-caesar-assassination-coin-ides-of-march-brutus/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0072ee;">Caesar was stabbed to death</a> during a meeting of the Senate on the Ides of March in 44BC which may have involved as many as 60 conspirators and led by Brutus and Cassius.</span></p><div class="advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--advert-inarticle-mpu-2" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="dfp-ad advert--in-article-mpu nuk-ad-placeholder" data-ad-label="inArticleMPU" id="advert-inarticle-mpu-2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">According to the Greek biographer Plutarch, a seer had warned that harm would come to Caesar no later than the Ides of March.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">On his way to the Senate, Caesar is said to have passed the seer and joked: "The Ides of March are come", implying that the prophecy had not been fulfilled, to which the seer replied "Aye, Caesar; but not gone".</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Shakespeare dramatized the assassination and its aftermath, with the words used as a warning to Caesar in the play.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Since then the phrase has been used as a warning in other situations and hence became superstitious.</span></p><div class="advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--advert-inarticle-mpu-3" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="dfp-ad advert--in-article-mpu nuk-ad-placeholder" data-ad-label="inArticleMPU" id="advert-inarticle-mpu-3" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;">The phrase "Et tu, Brute?" was popularized by Shakespeare in the same play, although he was not the first to use it.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj14qbwic8K9EGEeEom6mzpvcAroURue-D9n8KfTR1-LJk32DvmvasWmrwcLLQAj5sA6nPc3alZyKq-V5aXK8rWTth8xiVdYGa6I7JvEcqBNo0FVj7Y_B5JDaTNnwaXhxdIyCJ8imhm6ql67u-85HJGC2A60_Lgxf9_i649fOkxhCXHH6-WbIrNfKuxRA=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1800" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj14qbwic8K9EGEeEom6mzpvcAroURue-D9n8KfTR1-LJk32DvmvasWmrwcLLQAj5sA6nPc3alZyKq-V5aXK8rWTth8xiVdYGa6I7JvEcqBNo0FVj7Y_B5JDaTNnwaXhxdIyCJ8imhm6ql67u-85HJGC2A60_Lgxf9_i649fOkxhCXHH6-WbIrNfKuxRA=w600-h337" width="600" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222526; font-family: "The Sun"; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; word-break: break-word;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-31463638181985588572022-03-14T21:09:00.001-07:002022-03-14T21:09:28.080-07:00Pi Day 2022<p> Today is "Pi Day" 2022. It's been an incredible year dealing with Covid-19 for the past two years and coming to grips with several (many) of my contemporaries who have died in the last eighteen months. Some younger than me, some older than me, and some right where I am right now. It makes one ponder and think.</p><p>A buddy of mine describes it as "The Fourth Quarter" which is a football reference and he says that the whistle has blown and the ball is in the air and the referee and umpire are ready to blow the whistle. I'm just hoping that the two-minute-warning is later rather than sooner.<br /></p><p>I have been trying to "downsize" however it is difficult and I've likened the process to "Sophie's Choice" as I really am having difficulty choosing what to divest. I have been collecting an eclectic mix of possessions over the many decades that I have been here (on this planet) and now that I am well-within the eighth decade on this earth it becomes more and more difficult to choose what to "give up" or "give away". </p><p>I've lived in the same house since 1953. I have memories of seven decades within these walls and memories of countless people here. I can spend hours reminiscing and that has become somewhat of a hobby (spending time). </p><p>I hope to return on May 4th, 2022 (if I remember) "May the Fourth be with you". </p><p>Be safe out there. It's a wonderful world and a dangerous world. Pick your choices wisely.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiskmy89ioioq7DwaXee45QHrvN7JpwqXkLgJ2gH9tqYnvymradfVkaTwaNBjH7NzHLaJZXD3VPdg7TnKs-hQdbHqSwksxw3k0sDx9D06A1NwcXjbTytNKPBh9bo9JlXlXIhcaw-eNSo0NTyGocKLlv8WC3lZbdqFFpj8d_xZox8GVExs2Q29BiUduW3w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="474" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiskmy89ioioq7DwaXee45QHrvN7JpwqXkLgJ2gH9tqYnvymradfVkaTwaNBjH7NzHLaJZXD3VPdg7TnKs-hQdbHqSwksxw3k0sDx9D06A1NwcXjbTytNKPBh9bo9JlXlXIhcaw-eNSo0NTyGocKLlv8WC3lZbdqFFpj8d_xZox8GVExs2Q29BiUduW3w" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-39235295959371941022021-12-01T12:45:00.001-08:002021-12-01T12:45:35.343-08:00As 2021 Comes to a Close...<p> As 2021 comes to a close, this being December 1, 2021, it has been an event filled year even with the restrictions of the second full-year of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Delta variant along with the now-current Omicron variant has made it a difficult year. Adapting to wearing a "mask" in stores, restaurants, and places where others may congregate is aggravating however it has become commonplace and keeping a face-covering in all of the vehicles helps.</p><p>I attended an International Symposium in Tulsa Oklahoma in September and October however I failed to attend many gatherings normally part of my annual calendar of events due to cancellations, postponements and logistics. As 2021 comes to an end, I have great expectations for 2022.</p><p>Earlier in the year I was gifted with a rescue cat. My cat of fifteen years "Stanley" departed from this world on January 17, 2019 and I was not planning on replacing him (he was irreplaceable for sure) so I was destined to once-again live alone until "Artanis" was rescued in the neighborhood and I reluctantly (at first) agreed to assist in finding his owner. Artanis was a very small kitten and weeks of posting notices in the neighborhood, knocking on doors asking if neighbors lost a kitten, posting flyers on the bulletin boards of local stores failed, I resolved myself to the possibility of fostering a kitten and ultimately giving him a "forever home". Artanis is a "housecat" and will stay inside due to the increasing danger of being an "outside" cat with urban wildlife (skunks, opossums, racoons, owls, etc.) along with cars and trucks so, here we are as "roommates" for the foreseeable future. A few trips to veterinarians have been completed and he has a clean bill of health.</p><p>Here's looking forward to a happy 2022. I renewed my City Business License today, my membership in the California Law Enforcement Historical Society, and December is dedicated to continuing on with a positive outlook.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2xjU_7lF7hzEBFytajSUwEKUjD4kjtcsXiFxc85pLXBsG3-jlO1Q8RSJqScpiNVmDb3Ngn9FGaTiQnWTgctiRCe-v59oe1T72Oe75A4PpOdc8XhUytmxAIFOyBMeCcbtntI8YdrTOc9a/s2048/Artanis%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2xjU_7lF7hzEBFytajSUwEKUjD4kjtcsXiFxc85pLXBsG3-jlO1Q8RSJqScpiNVmDb3Ngn9FGaTiQnWTgctiRCe-v59oe1T72Oe75A4PpOdc8XhUytmxAIFOyBMeCcbtntI8YdrTOc9a/s320/Artanis%25283%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVX8I8iftvkFkE68sxcb6nTdJVsWMTjFr2T3gwPx-TgVQtt74L_jD3cW4oygO1t0ree-4-dKFyVEydMWr9bnditU_0YrMMylcyaLpaZ-mTbXYUA2Dr-OjxIrLbtFu2zzlG9XDy_zQqnOY/s1080/Artanis.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVX8I8iftvkFkE68sxcb6nTdJVsWMTjFr2T3gwPx-TgVQtt74L_jD3cW4oygO1t0ree-4-dKFyVEydMWr9bnditU_0YrMMylcyaLpaZ-mTbXYUA2Dr-OjxIrLbtFu2zzlG9XDy_zQqnOY/s320/Artanis.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaTUZXgBcaLnI7FIr_j5IeF5C5wDFjKQAmDAInnpmrx1QMp-rh_KrvTr1uT1B8DyvjQmkgueWJyaseS6HcbaYtUUmlbO4xhEcf9dX_RXvxyG9HFMIWJBRp8uhiNCcyNGuKdeSrmwXK3VY/s1080/Artanis%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaTUZXgBcaLnI7FIr_j5IeF5C5wDFjKQAmDAInnpmrx1QMp-rh_KrvTr1uT1B8DyvjQmkgueWJyaseS6HcbaYtUUmlbO4xhEcf9dX_RXvxyG9HFMIWJBRp8uhiNCcyNGuKdeSrmwXK3VY/s320/Artanis%25282%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-56791676144963964322020-11-23T23:50:00.004-08:002020-11-23T23:55:10.067-08:002020 has been a strange year...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p8zvMwrJxeDc0AYjMzs_m-uriYTzY4rDZTZzf48Thv9e_czX2atjfwzJec3RT2Li7uGrhdOsKrnoOzVvqk7qQfwbdPz6wk1qGELGvN6RsZSbdD8k6A-Iyegrb9cJlaEyFyQEmqGBaBhw/s1080/MoustacheM640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p8zvMwrJxeDc0AYjMzs_m-uriYTzY4rDZTZzf48Thv9e_czX2atjfwzJec3RT2Li7uGrhdOsKrnoOzVvqk7qQfwbdPz6wk1qGELGvN6RsZSbdD8k6A-Iyegrb9cJlaEyFyQEmqGBaBhw/s320/MoustacheM640.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> 2020 has been a strange year for many if not all of us. Sheltering in place, self-quarantined and self-isolated for the past nine months and having a year's worth of activities canceled or postponed has been a lot to adjust to for me. My memorial project at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland has been put on hold, several excursions to places and people across the United States have been postponed until 2021, and fortunately for me, being in the high-risk group for Covid-19, I have managed to avoid infection (so far). 2020 has been a strange year.<p></p><p>I have however used some of the time being home for good use. I have inventoried collections, tried to "downsize" without success, acquired a wonderful example of a fifty year old dentist chair to add to my collection (that I am supposed to be making smaller, not bigger), and I've been able to drive my 1959 Edsel Ranger two-door sedan at least once-a-week while social distancing. </p><p>I have been memorialized in an engraving as well and I am very happy with the tribute work of art that I received in 2020. My artist did a wonderful job creating artwork that describes me in steel and I am grateful for the thought and work involved in this tribute piece. 2020 has had its moments of positive and satisfying memorable occasions as well. </p><p>It's soon to be 2021. We've had a Presidential election this year and an administration change on the horizon. I'm now in my eighth decade on this planet and the best is yet to come.</p><p>Be safe out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stop by my Memorial site at http://www.WozMemorial.com </p>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-91232950779607175012019-12-20T22:09:00.001-08:002020-11-23T23:52:41.581-08:00Happy Holidays to Everyone during this solemn season... 2019-2020...A very happy and joyous Holiday Season to everyone. An update to my project is due. There have been many advancements over the past few years. I hope that you will visit http://www/WozMemorial.com for updates. <br />
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Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-70278898056198023232017-02-13T13:11:00.000-08:002017-02-13T13:11:16.546-08:00Frederick Law Olmstead, the person responsible for the location of my "project".<strong><span style="color: #009900; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Frederick Law Olmsted<br />(from <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmstead.com/">www.FrederickLawOlmstead.com</a>)</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">During the later half of the nineteenth century cities in America underwent tremendous changes. More people were moving to the cities than ever before. It became evident that cities needed to be transformed into more hospitable places, and not just centers of commerce. No longer could the leaders of society or the City fathers sit back and watch the Cities operate. Towards the end of the 1850s city beautification became an issue that more and more leaders followed and explored. The theory behind this movement was that the more aesthetically pleasing you make a city, the more people will want to live in that city, and the happier they will be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">One of the greatest champions of the City Beautiful movement was Frederick law Olmsted. Olmsted was the leading landscape architect of the post-Civil War generation, and has long been acknowledged as the founder of American landscape architecture. <br />
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822 - 1903) was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was raised as a gentleman, and while he never fully attended college, he did become a very learned man. When he was 18, Olmsted moved to New York to begin a career as a scientific farmer. Soon after that career failed to take off, he toured Europe with his brother, served as a merchant seaman, and traveled throughout the southern United States as a newspaper correspondent, publishing several books as an outgrowth of that career. <br /><br /> Through several connections gained as a columnist with the New Yorker, Olmsted was able to gain the appointed as the Superintendent of <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/central.html">Central Park</a>, New York City, in 1857, early in the development of that park project. He soon met <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/calvert_vaux.htm">Calvert Vaux</a>, who had been working on a design for the park with Andrew Jackson Downing. When Downing died, Vaux approached OImsted about collaborating on the project. Their plan, titled Greensward, was ultimately selected as the winning design. <br /><br /> In 1859, Olmsted married the widow of his brother, John, and he adopted her children. In 1861, Olmsted obtained a leave of absence from his duties at Central Park so that he could serve as the Executive Secretary (the head of administration) of United States Sanitary Commission, an early version of the Red Cross, which was responsible for aiding the well-being of the soldiers of the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1863, he was offered the position manager at the Mariposa Estate in California, a gold mining venture north of San Francisco, and he left the organization. He later returned to New York when the project failed, joining Vaux in designing <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/prospect.html">Prospect Park</a> (1865-1873), Chicago's <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/riverside.html">Riverside subdivision</a>, <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/buffalo.html">Buffalo's park system</a> (1868-1876), and the <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/niagra.html">Niagara Reservation at Niagara Falls</a> (1887). </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">In 1883, he departed New York City and relocated to Brookline, Massachusetts with his practice. Olmsted had begun work on a park system for the City of Boston, eventually he focused much of his time on the <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/boston.html">Emerald Necklace</a>. This along with his work on the design of the <a href="http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/columbia.html">1893 World's Fair in Chicago</a> were among the last of Olmsted's projects. In 1895, due to failing health Olmsted turned the firm over to his partners, and soon senility forced him to be confined in the McLean Hospital at Waverly, Massachusetts. Ironically, Olmsted had designed the grounds of the institution. <br /><br /> Frederick Law Olmsted died on August 28, 1903. The landscape architecture firm he founded was continued by his sons and their successors until 1980. Subsequently, his home and office were purchased by the National Park Service and opened to the public as museum. His papers are now housed in the Library of Congress, while the Olmsted National Historic site preserves the drawings and plans for much of Olmsted and his firm's body of work. </span>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-20338028084000321812017-02-13T13:10:00.000-08:002017-02-13T13:10:45.970-08:00<h1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" lang="en">
<span dir="auto">We have one of these cars. It goes to the history of the WozPin, and the longevity of keeping something around. Lots of fun in this car of ours, and it's still parked in the driveway. Now, to find the next worthy owner.</span></h1>
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<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;">Manufacturer</th><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford Motor Company</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;">Production</th><td>1984–1986</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;">Assembly</th><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dearborn,_Michigan" title="Dearborn, Michigan">Dearborn, Michigan</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_classification" title="Car classification">Body style</a></th><td>3-door <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liftback" title="Liftback">liftback</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine" title="Engine">Engine</a></th><td>2.3L <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-4" title="Straight-4">I4</a></td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbase" title="Wheelbase">Wheelbase</a></th><td>100.5 in (2,553 mm)</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;">Length</th><td>179.6 in (4,562 mm)</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;">Width</th><td>69.1 in (1,755 mm)</td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left;">Successor</th><td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_SVT_Cobra" title="Ford Mustang SVT Cobra">Ford Mustang SVT Cobra</a></td></tr>
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The <b>Mustang SVO</b> was a limited-production version of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(third_generation)" title="Ford Mustang (third generation)">Ford Mustang</a> sold from 1984 to 1986, during which time it was the fastest, most expensive version of the Mustang available. Although it departed both physically and mechanically from any prior version of the Mustang, it held the same spot within the lineup, both in terms of performance over "lesser" variants and in prestige, as had variants such as the Shelby tuned and "BOSS" Mustangs of the 1960s and 1970s.<br />
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In the wake of the oil crisis of the 1970s, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> muscle car had effectively died off, the result of ever-rising fuel costs and the advent of more strict safety and emissions controls imposed worldwide. As a result, the "big three" automakers (Ford, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Corporation" title="Chrysler Corporation">Chrysler Corporation</a>), for whom muscle cars had been a steady and reliable source of income, began to suffer somewhat financially. Many of the great vehicles of the muscle car era had been either completely discontinued or had been painstakingly detuned to help keep them in compliance with new Federal emissions regulations and the rising demand for better gas mileage. The Mustang, although still in production, had suffered greatly through this time; diminished power output and Ford's seemingly complete inability to come up with an attractive body style in the post-fastback era were major issues.<br />
Ford began to make a major push forward with the Mustang in 1982, nearly completely reinventing every aspect of the vehicle, which included putting a new emphasis on the model's sporty nature. Just prior to this, in the fall of 1981, Ford decided to form a division that could oversee both the company's racing program and the production of limited-edition, high-performance street-legal vehicles based on or taking technology from the race vehicles. Officially, the division was called the <b>Special Vehicle Operations Department</b>, but the public came to know them as simply <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Standard_Vehicle_Operations&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Standard Vehicle Operations (page does not exist)">SVO</a> (S-V-O). Tasked with developing something that was both plainly American and competent to compete with entry-level <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> sports cars of the day, the team went to work on the new Mustang, deeming that it was the most obvious choice as a platform basis for a high-performance vehicle.<br />
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Still ultimately concerned with issues such as fuel consumption and emissions, SVO engineers opted to pass over the venerable production 5.0 liter V-8 in lieu of an updated, turbocharged, and stronger version of Ford's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto_engine#2.3_OHC" title="Ford Pinto engine">2.3 liter</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-4" title="Straight-4">inline four</a>, originally used in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto" title="Ford Pinto">Pinto</a>. Endowing the engine with an advanced, computer controlled fuel injection system and an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercooler" title="Intercooler">intercooled</a> turbocharger system helped push power output to 175 horsepower, fairly high for the time. In addition, a "fuel grade" switch was added to the dash, allowing the driver to adjust the vehicle's performance level depending on if premium or standard grade fuel was being used. A factory installed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurst_Performance" title="Hurst Performance">Hurst</a> shifter was made standard in order to improve feel and quickness. With fine tuning and the addition of a new water-cooling system, power output rose to 200 horsepower (149 kW) for 1986 (205 horsepower (153 kW) for 439 85.5 SVOs). Also the 1985.5 and 1986 SVO had new "aero" headlights. These headlights were designed for the 1984 model, but regulations would not allow them to be used until the mid-1985 update. The vehicle's standard Borg-Warner 5-speed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_transmission" title="Manual transmission">manual transmission</a> was updated then as well, receiving revised gearing to match the new 3:73 rear end ratio,<br />
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<tr><td>1984</td><td>175 hp (130 kW) @ 4400 rpm</td><td>210 lb·ft (280 N·m) @ 3000 rpm</td></tr>
<tr><td>1985</td><td>175 hp (130 kW) @ 4400 rpm</td><td>210 lb·ft (280 N·m) @ 3000 rpm</td></tr>
<tr><td>1985.5</td><td>205 hp (153 kW) @ 5000 rpm</td><td>248 lb·ft (336 N·m) @ 3200 rpm</td></tr>
<tr><td>1986</td><td>200 hp (149 kW) @ 5000 rpm</td><td>240 lb·ft (330 N·m) @ 3200 rpm</td></tr>
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In addition to the advanced engine, the SVO featured several key modifications over the standard Mustang to help increase performance. The front suspension geometry was modified, 15:1 ratio power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering system replaced the standard system, a limited slip, 3.45:1, 7.5" Traction-Lok axle was added for the first year of production (later models used a 3.73:1 ratio, 7.5" axle), a new, ventilated four-wheel-disc braking system (sourced from the Fox platform Lincoln Continental) replaced the GT's disc/drum setup (a first for the Mustang), specially designed pedals were used to aid "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heel-and-toe" title="Heel-and-toe">heel-and-toe</a>" shifting and a complete Koni suspension system featuring specially tuned adjustable struts, shocks, and horizontal dampers replaced the setup used on the Mustang GT. Five-lug, 16 × 7 inch aluminum wheels wearing P225-50R16 VR Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires were standard as well (originally shod with German Goodyear NCT tires, and later Gatorbacks). The rear disc brakes, the five lug hubs, the sixteen inch (406 mm) wheels, the quad-shock rear end (early 84 units used a solid steel traction bar with a rubber cover), and the Konis were used on the SVO before any other Mustang.<br />
Interior was only available in charcoal grey (leather or velour) and features included adjustable sport seats with lumbar supports, a leather-wrapped tilt steering wheel, shift lever, and emergency brake handle, power windows, door locks and A/C and a premium stereo system, options that weren't normally found on small <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> coupes. However, an optional Competition Prep package deleted many of those features to save weight.<br />
The exterior had a unique front grille and hood that was only used on the SVO line, thinner side moldings, smoother sail panels behind the rear quarter windows, small rear wheel spats and a biplane spoiler that was also unique to the SVO. The pinstriped taillights introduced on the SVO were later used on the 1993 Cobra model as well.</div>
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Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-77258273561836918862017-02-13T13:08:00.001-08:002017-02-13T13:08:18.260-08:00Catch up on all the latest WOZPIN news at http://www.Facebook.com/wozpin There has been plenty of new action on the Facebook page so please keep in touch. Woz...Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-39062397003493777412014-09-07T14:47:00.001-07:002014-09-07T14:47:30.197-07:00The Year of Presidency<br />
September 7, 2014<br />
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This has been an eventful year, 2014. I've been to Anaheim for the CAFOP biennial conference as the President of the SFBAFOP17. I've been to Columbus Ohio and I've returned the President of the S&WCA, and I've been the President of LSdC being sworn in at the January LScC meeting. It's been eventful as I lost my motorcycle collection to a fire, and my truck & trailer and every tool I've collected since I was in high school auto shop. <br />
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I have been extremely busy and have not posted here in some time. Give me a chance to catch-up and I'll be back.<br />
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You can see the easy stuff on my Facebook page(s). Yes, there are three of them and they're easy to find.<br />
<br />Same house, same car(s), same pretty-much everything other than the days and weeks and months and years that are gone forever.<br />
<br />My cemetery project of many years is now maintenance free. You will be able to follow that project soon as well.<br />
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Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-13731826267880739032014-09-07T13:49:00.000-07:002014-09-07T14:34:55.766-07:00<span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif; font-size: medium;">Right now, I have a 52 year old car that I'm driving to vintage car shows (1959 Edsel Ranger parked out at Mom's) and a 29 year old car that I just can't release, as I wanted it as soon as I saw it and the story of acquisition is historic (83 Porsche 944 also parked out at Mom's) and my daily driver </span><span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif; font-size: medium;">right now</span><span style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif; font-size: medium;"> is a 27 year old car (1986 Cadillac Sedan de Ville parked out in front) and when I need to carry things, it's my truck & trailer (2003 Ford F-150 HD 100th anniversary commemorative & Logan motorcycle trailer, truck out front and trailer parked out at Mom's). I still have the "Breadtruck" and it's "non-op'd" and a 24 foot Wilderness trailer parked out there too (to sleep in as my little cottage out there is filled to the brim with "stuff".)<br /> <br />With ten motorcycles registered and insured as well, my insurance bill and vehicle registration costs might actually be able to buy you one of those cars, although probably not the Audi R8 which goes for about $125,000.00 or so, but maybe the Lotus? Anyway, I'm living the life of a Spartan these days to just be able to keep what I have, as I have fully retired from all of my "retirement" jobs and now just the maintenance costs must be covered by my "less-than-adequate" retirement pension.<br /> <br />So, I'm glad that I got everything I wanted (or needed) in the past and now, it's the next twenty years or so of just basking in whatever accomplishment I've been able to attain.<br /> <br />Oh yeah, by the way, we've learned that the Quail Lodge Motorcycle Gathering will be once again held at Quail Lodge (yeah, how about that?) May 4th (setup) and 5th (show day) 2012. We will once-again be trying to get in and show off our American Sport Bike Night motorcycles. We hope to be able to include you.<br /> <br />Thanks for the race,<br /> <br />Woz...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: medium;">This post was scheduled for publication in April 2014</span>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-84367402295008541102014-09-07T13:48:00.003-07:002014-09-07T13:48:37.030-07:002014 and the Presidential Year it has become...As 2014 starts off and it's actually before my January birthday I'm humbled and pensive about the year to come. It's been a while since I've posted here and it's easy to say "I've been busy" however as the years seemingly fly by and the months and days get shorter as the calendar pages seem to be driven by the wind, maybe an update is in order.<br />
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Since my complete retirement from my post-retirement jobs as a security person, a bartender, a business owner, and several other revenue generating attempts, I've been engulfed in some very rewarding volunteer activities.<br />
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Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-67596185854389868812012-12-12T12:39:00.001-08:002012-12-12T12:44:48.150-08:00Happy Birthday Frank Sinatra... 12-12-12From: SpiritofSinatra.com<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">On December 12, 1915, Francis
Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was thought to be
stillborn until his grandmother revived him under cold water. He was the
only child of Italian immigrants Anthony Martin and Natalie Della
"Dolly".</span></b>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sinatra dropped out of high school at 15 and decided he would
follow in the footsteps of his idol, Bing Crosby. In 1935 he entered a
radio talent program called <i>Major Bowes Amateur Hour</i>. For the
performance Frank partnered up with a singing and dancing trio called
the Three Flashes and formed the Hoboken Four. They won first prize and
went on to more performances with Major Bowes' traveling show. Within a
few years, Sinatra was singing regularly on several radio stations. He
got his big break while working as a singer and waiter at an Englewood,
N.J. restaurant, the Rustic Cabin. There, trumpet extraordinaire Harry
James found the young Sinatra and decided he would fit well as the lead
singer for his band The Music Makers.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sinatra quit James’ band after 7 months and joined Tommy
Dorsey's swing orchestra. It was with Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra that
the classic Sinatra crooning began and the idol began to form. By the
early forties Sinatra had made a name for himself and he bought out his
contract with Dorsey to pursue a solo career. Success followed him and
so did swarms of adoring teenage girls just to hear his unique phrasing
and emotional performances.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">The first Frank Sinatra hit song was recorded in 1939 with the
Harry James Orchestra. "All or Nothing at All," was actually
released in 1943 after Sinatra had left James’ group and signed on
with Tommy Dorsey’s Big Band.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1946, Sinatra signed a five-year film contract with M-G-M which
diverted his primary focus away from music and toward acting. Just as on
stage, Sinatra’s charisma came through on film and he went on to star
in a variety of films that often featured his songs. The most successful
of the early films was <i>Anchors Aweigh</i> with Gene Kelly in 1945 and
<i>On the Town </i>in 1949.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">The tough times began in the early 1950s. In 1951, Frank left his
first wife Nancy and his three children for movie starlet, Ava Gardner.
Their five-year relationship was a precursor to the more modern tabloid
headline grabbers of today. In 1952, Sinatra suffered a severe blow to
his career when his vocal cords hemorrhaged. At this point in his career
the music was painful and the movie roles were poor. Professional
abandonment came for Sinatra at age 37 when he was dropped by Universal,
CBS-TV, Columbia Records and his agent.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">The downhill road began to show incline thanks to Ava Gardner’s
assistance in securing husband Frank the role of Angelo Maggio in 1953's
<i>From Here to Eternity</i>. Sinatra himself loved the role and knew he
was born to play it. He fought hard to convince the producers the same
and even agreed to take a huge pay cut and take the role for only
$8,000. His performance as Maggio opposite Burt Lancaster and Donna Reed
showed that he could hang with the big boys of Hollywood. The fitting
reward for his dramatic performance was the Best Supporting Actor Oscar
for his work in the film.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">His acting prowess wasn’t a flash in the pan as Sinatra went on
to give a riveting performance as a heroin addict in the 1955 Otto
Preminger film <i>The Man With the Golden Arm</i>. He received critical
acclaim for his role in the 1962 Cold War psychodrama <i>The Manchurian
Candidate</i>. Along with the dramatic roles, Sinatra maintained his
involvement in more light hearted, entertaining musical feature films
like <i>Guys and Dolls</i> (1955), <i>High Society</i> (1956), and <i>Pal
Joey</i> (1957).</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Rat Pack was formed by Humphrey Bogart in 1955. The then
"Holmby Hills Rat Pack" was meant to be a gathering of the
guys for nights of drinking and fun. After Bogart's death in 1957, the
Rat Pack as we know it today was born under the leadership of the Pack
Master, Frank Sinatra. The new Pack was comprised of Sinatra's pals,
namely Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop.
Later honorary members included Milton Berle, Shirley MacLaine, and Tony
Curtis. Sinatra actually preferred the title "The Summit" for
his group but the Rat Pack is the name that stuck. From the late 50s to
the early 60s, the Rat Pack was booming. They hammed it up on stage and
screen with a huge fan base to feed the growing attraction. They
performed together with a relaxed yet intimate humor the likes of which
is not often seen today. It was a unique and classy bunch of
entertaining friends.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Pack performed on stage together, partied together and made
movies together. <i>Ocean's Eleven</i> (1960), <i>Sergeants 3</i>
(1962), <i>Four for Texas</i> (1963), and <i>Robin and the Seven Hoods</i>
(1964) reflected the creative lifestyle of living it up till all hours
of the night. More than just a party, the Pack had social influence, no
one more than the Pack master himself with his increasing political and
cultural power.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1953, Sinatra’s musical career was reborn when he signed on
with Capitol Records. His collaborations with arranger Nelson Riddle
produced some of the most popular albums of the time, such as <i>Songs
for Young Lovers</i>, <i>A Swingin' Affair</i>, <i>Come Fly With Me</i>,
<i>Swing Easy</i>, <i>In the Wee Small Hours</i>, and <i>Songs for
Swingin' Lovers</i>. During this period Sinatra went through a vocal
evolution from the crooning heartthrob to the more mature and
interpretive artist. He covered the gamut of emotions with his albums
and pulled it off each time. He described his bipolar accuracy with the
quote “being an 18-karat manic-depressive and having lived a life of
violent emotional contradictions, I have an over acute capacity for
sadness as well as elation.”</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">The hit songs kept coming and the persona and success ballooned
during Sinatra’s so called “come-back” in the late ‘50s. Yet, it’s
hard to call it a comeback when he ended up surpassing where he had been
in the first place. It was more like a come back followed by
unbelievable yet well-deserved achievement. He was back at the top of
the music, movie and even TV world. Entertainment was synonymous with
Sinatra. Here the legend took form as a result of the way he handled
himself during such fruitful times. Always cool and collected, he
carried himself in a way that most in the limelight do not. He worked
hard to maintain the standards he set with sold-out concerts, hit
records, and popular films and television specials. "The Chairman
of the Board" added successful businessman to his resume with many
successful deals including the co-founding of his own recording label in
1961 dubbed Reprise Records.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">The up and down love affair/marriage with Ava Gardner ended in
divorce in 1957. Sinatra the bachelor was back and he pursued such
Hollywood sex symbols as Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, and Lauren
Bacall. He ended up marrying the little known actress Mia Farrow (30
years his junior) in 1966. They divorced in 1968 and in 1976 Sinatra
married his fourth and final wife, Barbara Jane Blakely Marx, Zeppo
Marx's widow.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sinatra announced his retirement from both recording and acting in
1971. He was far from finished, however, and in 1973 released the
television special and album, <i>Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back</i>. In 1980 he
appeared in the urban crime drama <i>The First Deadly Sin</i>. He
appeared sporadically on TV (Who’s the Boss and others) and in film
throughout the ‘80s.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1988 Sinatra launched a hugely successful Rat Pack reunion tour
with Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin but when Dean pulled out due to
the strenuous schedule, Liza Minnelli provided a very qualified
replacement. The release of two albums featuring Sinatra with other
popular artists of the times, <i>Duets</i> (1993) and <i>Duets II</i>
(1994), proved his style of music was still in demand. The two Duets
albums outsold any of his albums. Frank proved he could
cross-generational barriers with as much ease as he sang a song.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Many people overlook the generosity of Frank Sinatra throughout
his life. He was a favorite of the media due to his alleged mob ties and
the focus usually centered on what he did wrong instead of the many
things he did right. In 1971, the Motion Picture Academy awarded him the
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his many charitable deeds. He
received the Kennedy Center Life Achievement Award in 1983 and the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985. In 1987, Sinatra was awarded a
Lifetime Achievement Award by the N.A.A.C.P. If any of those accolades
can be topped, they were in 1997 when Frank Sinatra received the highest
honor the U.S.A. can bestow upon a civilian in a Congressional Gold
Medal for his countless accomplishments as a singer, actor, and
humanitarian.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Frank Sinatra passed away as a result of a heart attack on May 14,
1998 at the age of 82.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Most people wish for success during their lives and to be happy in
their occupation. Frank succeeded in just about every thing he attempted
professionally. He regretted not being physically able to serve his
country but he gave back and served in his own way. He lived a full life
that many people admire, whether fans of his music or not. It’s easy
for great music or theatrical performances to live on, but for a persona
to persist as long as Mr. Sinatra’s shall is a true testament to his
legacy.</span></b>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-55562464718448092682012-04-07T10:19:00.003-07:002012-04-07T10:29:18.716-07:00Happy Easter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMDfTVsB7Cqpul9i9nKGtmwrOEG9FkX1aW9kyX0N3OL3eVry1kj9UEZ4i44VbK8cPjZFHUqE32cbnI8K383sn78IYL5kNokZPuS8IoPHFpkZiyE7AKOsWV9ADbQIlHoKvNsUyNBx5V9_t/s1600/48263.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMDfTVsB7Cqpul9i9nKGtmwrOEG9FkX1aW9kyX0N3OL3eVry1kj9UEZ4i44VbK8cPjZFHUqE32cbnI8K383sn78IYL5kNokZPuS8IoPHFpkZiyE7AKOsWV9ADbQIlHoKvNsUyNBx5V9_t/s320/48263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728710859002426082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Good Morning, it's the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and also tonight is the beginning of Passover, which commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Israelites" title="Ancient Israelites" class="mw-redirect">ancient Israelites</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> were freed from </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery" title="Slavery">slavery</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">Egypt</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisan" title="Nisan">Nisan</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in the </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_calendar" title="Jewish calendar" class="mw-redirect">Jewish calendar</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, which is in spring in the </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere">Northern Hemisphere</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. </span><br /><br />I guess it's a holy weekend, NASCAR is taking the day off. Easter dinners are being prepared, and here, the weather is sunny and bright. I'll be taking a motorcycle ride today and I'm contemplating attending the Easter Sunday ride to Mount Tamalpias tomorrow, however the very early departure isn't attractive at all. We'll see.<br /><br />Happy Easter, and a Peaceful Passover.Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-58345726184703321202011-10-07T10:00:00.000-07:002011-10-07T10:12:23.355-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYLhXetQ01kKtJdqYC36M_bS4_ujzsSzA3weiXALdGX2zJVQtAC6Z_3jPAS_u92VNwxdzE8nXcVG5Ke-axFhA-sqojsxBoBm95bbWSD2wCsEU3GEDR6d9yl8v6gvdAt0cJ03nNuBbYsQs/s1600/WozPumpkin%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYLhXetQ01kKtJdqYC36M_bS4_ujzsSzA3weiXALdGX2zJVQtAC6Z_3jPAS_u92VNwxdzE8nXcVG5Ke-axFhA-sqojsxBoBm95bbWSD2wCsEU3GEDR6d9yl8v6gvdAt0cJ03nNuBbYsQs/s320/WozPumpkin%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660799134568708434" border="0" /></a><br />I have a very important announcement to make in the light of the recent non-candidacy of both New Jersey State Governor Mr. Chris Christie and former Alaska State Governor Mrs. Sarah Palin. I too have decided not t0 be a candidate for the President of the United States in the upcoming 2012 presidential election.<br /><br />I guess this puts me in some very notable company, however I too have decided that, to quote Governor Chris Christie "Now, is not my time".<br /><br />In 2003 during the recall election of then Governor Gray Davis where if he was in fact recalled the voters were able to elect a replacement, and we remember that Arnold Schwarzenegger won that election (and the subsequent election) I did in fact run for the office of Governor of the State of California. There were 135 names on that ballot and I came in 45th. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_gubernatorial_recall_election,_2003">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_gubernatorial_recall_election,_2003<br /></a><br />This time however, I have decided not to join the political circus that is (and will be) the 2012 Presidential campaign.<br /><br />I thank you for your support in the past, however I am still getting situated in this life of complete retirement. I find that my personal life has become so filled with responsibility that I have very little time for recreation, or social redevelopment.<br /><br />Woz...Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-40057335920535121612011-07-12T10:25:00.000-07:002011-07-12T10:27:35.435-07:00Getting older and wiser<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_TkBlHudb8W1y0mDOwDDZSEVrCdyQFPnpYFLKcVge16UX6mG3T8-KAvlD8Nz3NzNKOuvI_IzCSUZuP37ryLQNdrWeUM2wjwHt_W05XgImd18cwUHGe-7g7oBybPt5uq4IEFv2kUePMsF/s1600/xr883R%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_TkBlHudb8W1y0mDOwDDZSEVrCdyQFPnpYFLKcVge16UX6mG3T8-KAvlD8Nz3NzNKOuvI_IzCSUZuP37ryLQNdrWeUM2wjwHt_W05XgImd18cwUHGe-7g7oBybPt5uq4IEFv2kUePMsF/s320/xr883R%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628518663030626082" border="0" /></a><br />As I get older, and cannot fathom being able to ride some of the new products, I can only find joy in the history of being able to ride the new and best of my day. Now, I find that the upright sport-touring and touring posture is the most comfortable for an old fat guy like me. I wish joy and happiness to the new generation of lucky riders who can appreciate (I hope that they can appreciate) the new technology, styling and performance that they can find now, just as I did twenty-five (more like 35) years ago. The best and fastest motorcycles then are now appreciated as vintage and historical, probably like me. <br /><br />http://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle_news/first_looks_articles/11q3/2012_ducati_1199_-_first_lookWozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-89530150884508502102011-07-04T12:40:00.000-07:002011-07-04T12:55:21.210-07:00Fourth of July 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuoQgH2_Y0Pp0r7B-jFbW85n_sMTVlnpEPQ9VXl4MWhgjjMmZ9SX_gn7s4piM4dxLIyvRWiZtQwaoynUKKphO8UFiUPe6j3f_OMPqedoteVxYrJ70shXaTV-bhACbToGrOxVQUuqph9PL/s1600/WozIMS2010.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuoQgH2_Y0Pp0r7B-jFbW85n_sMTVlnpEPQ9VXl4MWhgjjMmZ9SX_gn7s4piM4dxLIyvRWiZtQwaoynUKKphO8UFiUPe6j3f_OMPqedoteVxYrJ70shXaTV-bhACbToGrOxVQUuqph9PL/s320/WozIMS2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625584659891775826" border="0" /></a><br />A very happy and fun Independence Day today, and I'm off to attend yet another American Sport Bike Night as it's the First Monday of the month. We have never missed an ASBN meeting on the First Monday of any month since we founded the gathering in 1998 and so, I'm off to the parking lot of the "Closed for the Holiday" venue where ASBN is held. Yeah, burgers, hot dogs, salads, and some sodas for the ASBN folks, and anyone else who wishes to stop by and say hello. Remember however, this is the235th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and it's a solemn day to remember all those who gave their lives and liberty to protect what our Founding Fathers had as a vision for all of us. Who knew, that this republic would be the cornerstone of the politics of the planet some 235 years after those brave men composed that sacred document and knew, that they were done with the tyranny of an oppressive country and were tired of being a colony and wished to be an independent nation. Happy Fourth of July 2011.Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-28216384370865618302011-07-03T10:01:00.000-07:002011-07-03T10:10:14.882-07:00What a terrific Summer already... (Fourth of July tomorrow)On the first day of Summer 2011 I was happily enjoying myself at Disney Hollywood Studios in Orlando Florida. It was a week of magical entertainment after attending an International convention and meeting of a collector organization to which I belong. <br /><br />The Magic Kingdom on Sunday, Animal Kingdom on Monday, Hollywood Studios on Tuesday and Epcot on Wednesday ended a great week of enjoyment and the beginning of a great summer.<br /><br />There are lots of activities planned for the upcoming several months, the Bonneville Salt Flats landspeed racing event by Bub, the Sacramento and Calistoga flattrack events, MotoGP in Monterey, all to cap off what has already been a wonderful 2011 that started with a trip to Indianapolis for the Powersports Expo, the Paso Robles Sidecar Rally, and well, too much for my failing memory to process right now so let's go with it's been an exciting year so far and with this Fourth of July Holiday weekend and the Holiday tomorrow it's just getting better.<br /><br />American Sport Bike Night, a motorcycle enthusiast group that I co-founded with two other moto-enthusiasts in 1998 will go on as has been the case on the First Monday of Every Month since way back then in 1998. Unfortunately the restaurant where it is held will be closed for the Fourth of July, but we'll be there to cook burgers, hot dogs, and have salads and sodas and the like with plenty of ice on what is forecast to be a sweltering day tomorrow. Stop by if you have a chance, we'll make sure to save you some of our BBQ afternoon fare.<br /><br />I hope the summer treats you well, and that despite the economic woes of many that you are prosperous, healthy and energetic for the remainder of the year.<br /><br />Woz...Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-4311975512862607122011-06-06T08:48:00.001-07:002011-06-06T08:50:52.606-07:00No Crybabies...<blockquote><i>Our Campaign Motto: "NO CRYBABIES"</i> </blockquote> We have gone from a society of determined, hard-working citizens to a culture of complainers, "crybabies" and people with their hands out who whine or protest when they don't get what they want instead of dealing with the realities of life and taking personal responsibility for what they have (or don't have). Too many people are willing to perceive themselves as some sort of "victim" and feel that the government owes them a "remedy" due to their victim status. This goes against the principles America was founded upon and until we bring back etermination and a sense of responsibility for one's own condition, our society will continue to self-destruct. <p><br /> Michael J. Wozniak - Retired<br /> Former Candidate for Governor of the State of California Special Election, October 7, 2003</p><p>Member Native Sons of the Golden West</p><p>httP://www.CalNative.org</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-90471290638448249442011-05-18T12:02:00.000-07:002011-05-18T13:19:16.413-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cVjYEnmd_ti-X-bz0wE7jh21JtrjKmsIldZQQst6rXfXRha9VmgVtdNKWldub6GOmZGtkMrEkAEKp_0Ljmlz1BWg7krKtqDjp5M0brmvrHYMxTWjiZcxIzHJuMKAE8z5Ze5CjvD21eBR/s1600/IMG_0700.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cVjYEnmd_ti-X-bz0wE7jh21JtrjKmsIldZQQst6rXfXRha9VmgVtdNKWldub6GOmZGtkMrEkAEKp_0Ljmlz1BWg7krKtqDjp5M0brmvrHYMxTWjiZcxIzHJuMKAE8z5Ze5CjvD21eBR/s320/IMG_0700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608151875455155938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUIOYYemntrVNargfeuyMt1qlub3HUFKHW21zHXG5awc4oheg71n2CNxDhBatDQGprwY1JMF0hnFefSzEyIJbupp-0aLxY9MRc7ec5Ff5McD0bequ0_NME3Q7O_MykIxJprf5BIrd19Re/s1600/IMG_0703.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUIOYYemntrVNargfeuyMt1qlub3HUFKHW21zHXG5awc4oheg71n2CNxDhBatDQGprwY1JMF0hnFefSzEyIJbupp-0aLxY9MRc7ec5Ff5McD0bequ0_NME3Q7O_MykIxJprf5BIrd19Re/s320/IMG_0703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608135405007536194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQtSAX2SsExJFdps84twgdu0yE88Kv4wCbJmiVcbYHjSd4QIjnf0gGppWCnc_g2c4kJEeL-s_zxkzyCKhsi-3w6Oq7v0fjt1evUfXNAddcOIOvxbox-rrD2jyt4AJZ6tMPHp_cWkKXIcb/s1600/IMG_0698.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQtSAX2SsExJFdps84twgdu0yE88Kv4wCbJmiVcbYHjSd4QIjnf0gGppWCnc_g2c4kJEeL-s_zxkzyCKhsi-3w6Oq7v0fjt1evUfXNAddcOIOvxbox-rrD2jyt4AJZ6tMPHp_cWkKXIcb/s320/IMG_0698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608135409348492322" border="0" /></a>I am at the<br />Native Sons of the Golden West "Grand Parlor" today in South Lake Tahoe. It's snowing even though it's May 18th, 2011 and as I sat in the hot tub in the hotel watching the snow fall from above and as I nursed my painful knee (the pseudo-doctors here say I tore an ACL or something) I contemplated how lucky I was to be in a swirling spa with hundreds of like-minded folks at the convention having a wonderful time.<br /><br />I'm preparing for Orlando in June, and wondering if I can make the SPUD RUN at the end of May with this injured knee. I see the doctor (the real ones) on Friday.<br /><br />It's been a while since I've been here but I think with the help of Chris Allen putting this on several domains, I might be able to at least keep up with this, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Plaxo, and the Yahoo social networks that I'm already attached to including Webshots and Twitpic.<br /><br />I'll be back... What do you think of my 1959 Edsel Ranger? It runs great and I've had it in a vintage car show just last week. It's pictured in front of my 1950's house in my 1950's neighborhood where I have lived since 1953. <br /><br />Woz...Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-80478263304495887572010-10-11T22:07:00.000-07:002010-10-11T23:08:43.474-07:00Halloween is approaching...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU_yp3GUKdg5YDfA59owvopWK9YKefCbj3GJiSAWyfAUiqNhJWfS0DuQX9YEVj90lpfpQTEEvUNfdYP0_ycJiDUe6OoVGqPC1CQxszlAqlCqN1EvSKak1YDvr-jTAwzxQ65rdJ_3DtzYi/s1600/WOZ-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU_yp3GUKdg5YDfA59owvopWK9YKefCbj3GJiSAWyfAUiqNhJWfS0DuQX9YEVj90lpfpQTEEvUNfdYP0_ycJiDUe6OoVGqPC1CQxszlAqlCqN1EvSKak1YDvr-jTAwzxQ65rdJ_3DtzYi/s320/WOZ-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527022839237114514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Well it's October and the San Francisco Giants just won their series against the Atlanta Braves to be able to play the Philadelphia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Phillies</span> for the National League spot in the 2010 World Series. Great job Giants. This goes with Fleet Week that just ended, the Blue Angels were in town, and lots to do before October 31st, Halloween. This year, unlike the past two years, I will be working on Sunday October 31st and will be unable to have the usual party at my house. Oh well, hopefully the new issue of <a href="http://www.UrbanMotoMag.com">Urban <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Moto</span></a> will be out by then with a recap of my wonderful experience at the Bonneville Salt Flats in September.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCC5mBLycr_BO1mxGF4MMX7bJgKa_PGIKIgXJBSvT5Sp6TeJJqNe91SuRivHu3H_r1pMaWtfxxP90Fagr9vI3y8KsM7HdUvJxzmYL4eRM8Np14YVOV0MiBzxhb_5BUjy6PKKD_Ve6SDNdr/s1600/WozLogoSmall.bmp"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 42px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCC5mBLycr_BO1mxGF4MMX7bJgKa_PGIKIgXJBSvT5Sp6TeJJqNe91SuRivHu3H_r1pMaWtfxxP90Fagr9vI3y8KsM7HdUvJxzmYL4eRM8Np14YVOV0MiBzxhb_5BUjy6PKKD_Ve6SDNdr/s320/WozLogoSmall.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527037075208109842" border="0" /></a>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-2767112251896758672010-09-24T22:40:00.001-07:002010-09-30T13:47:31.844-07:00Sad Day at Bob Dron Harley-Davidson Oakland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbyStWx48dq9rHEzVdGtTgM7yTu71MNbfHaaBL_VpVvNsnweo2l4SbPV7IaQ2i38kSgDYFbTKlvdGfhSPBxmGp-iIcUcG1N7Uk2zTcvJT9xzdD5JJzUjiu3vp6C8Rrl3bcJgt6-gENAh8/s1600/WozQQuail.bmp"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbyStWx48dq9rHEzVdGtTgM7yTu71MNbfHaaBL_VpVvNsnweo2l4SbPV7IaQ2i38kSgDYFbTKlvdGfhSPBxmGp-iIcUcG1N7Uk2zTcvJT9xzdD5JJzUjiu3vp6C8Rrl3bcJgt6-gENAh8/s320/WozQQuail.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520724376171003202" border="0" /></a><br />I learned last week that the Harley-Davidson that I have known and loved for decades has been sold and the owners will be entering the wonderful life of retirement. I started working at Bob Dron Harley-Davidson in 1997 shortly after my retirement from the Oakland Police Department. I worked at 150 Hegenberger Road, and at the new building at 151 Hegenberger Road as well.<br /><br />I met and worked with some wonderful people at Bob Dron HD. Chris Tyler and I worked together for a long time in Rentals, as well as Jimi Kubasiak, both of whom are no longer with us, but are fondly remembered. I met many great people, learned many things, and worked in several capacities over my thirteen years there. I sold motorcycles, rented motorcycles, did special events like golf tournaments representing Bob Dron HD, I worked the International Motorcycle Shows in the Harley-Davidson and Buell displays, and I even worked the Police Motorcycle competition and the bikini bike wash at times.<br /><br />I obtained my California DMV Sales license through Bob Dron HD, and for a short while I was on the sales floor at 150 Hegenberger Road under the supervision of Bill Martinez. Like I said, I worked with many wonderful people in the 13 years that I was on the employee list.<br /><br />So, last week I heard that the deal had been struck, and the dealership was changing hands to the capable experience of <span style=";font-size:100%;color:Lightgrey;" >Mike Genthner</span> the owner of Falultline Harley-Davidson the Fremont Harley-Davidson dealer.<br /><br />Both dealers were Buell dealers until the demise of the Buell marque. Both dealers supported American Sport Bike Night.<br /><br />So, there is an open letter by Bob Dron addressing customers, employees, and friends.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >Dear Friends, Customers, Employees and Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >As of October 1, 2010 Tracey and I will be retiring as the owner-operators of Bob Dron Oakland Harley-Davidson. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our loyal customers for their patronage and friendship. I also want to thank my son Jack for his loyalty and hard work at the dealership for over twenty-eight of the nearly thirty years Tracey and I have owned the dealership.<br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >I also want to thank all of our employees for making Bob Dron Harley-Davidson one of the leading dealerships in the world.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > Selling the dealership and retiring has been a bitter-sweet decision, but the time has come to ride on. After forty years in the motorcycle industry, thirty of those as a Harley-Davidson dealer in Oakland and Livermore, I am filled with great and exciting memories.<br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >Thanks to our customers and employees, we have been awarded many accolades through the years. The dealership won the Harley-Davidson Motor Company's Gold Bar and Shield award eight times, Silver Bar and Shield two times and Bronze two times. In 2001 Harley-Davidson recognized us as Promoter of the Year for the dealership's and Oakland, California H.O.G. Chapter's work in the community. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >I am most proud of being recognized as the Number One Motorcycle Dealer in the United States by Dealer News Magazine in 1994. This award goes to one dealer each year, all motorcycle brands considered, and a dealer can only win the award once-in-a-lifetime.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > Bob Dron Harley-Davidson was recognized as the King of Custom motorcycle builders during the 1980's and 1990's. In 1992 I received the Custom Builder of the Year at the Oakland Roadster Show for the trend setting Heritage Royale. I was the first motorcycle builder to receive this prestigious award. </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > Being a successful Harley-Davidson dealer requires that you become a part of the motorcycle way of life. Tracey and I thoroughly enjoy the lifestyle but need to retire and relax. During the past forty years we sold bikes, clothing and accessories, built custom bikes, cars and trucks, promoted riding, and traveled extensively.<br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >We truly lived to ride and rode to live. </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > Again I want to thank everyone, but especially my family, Tracey and Jack! Without you, this ride would never have been possible!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >Yours truly,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > Bob Dron</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;">P.S. If I see you on the road, move over, I'm coming through.</span> </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So, goodbye to an old friend, the dealership, and hello to a new member of the Oakland business community and all the best to the new owner(s).</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-size:12pt;color:black;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Bob and Tracey, Retirement is a wonderful thing.</span></span></span></span></span></p>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-40221925901806511382010-09-10T14:53:00.000-07:002010-10-06T08:37:53.702-07:002011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon full specs - Automobiles Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6nVOqS4_St_Dvv_WBQcIV8gCeX1vo-8dEvz8ID3t_SIaNyommq6tZ3AKs7-80G1cAPDBCgyumERr2Xmt8z0Fn318urZKg0L2SnnQfEEdcPreQjb8vRdugNEkBEPiY9pUaA9M022dKppx/s1600/2011-cadillac-cts-v-sport-wagon.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6nVOqS4_St_Dvv_WBQcIV8gCeX1vo-8dEvz8ID3t_SIaNyommq6tZ3AKs7-80G1cAPDBCgyumERr2Xmt8z0Fn318urZKg0L2SnnQfEEdcPreQjb8vRdugNEkBEPiY9pUaA9M022dKppx/s320/2011-cadillac-cts-v-sport-wagon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524957677865972930" border="0" /></a><br />I want one, but how can I afford the $72,000 that it will cost? I cannot, so I must vicariously be the owner of every one that I see on the road. I think that the "Sport Wagon" edition will be the best value, with room to carry items and we all know, I can carry items, and it will possibly be the very last American made "Hot Rod" that is a station wagon.<br /><br />During the 60's I remember when you could order huge engines in station wagons with floor mounted standard transmissions. Those days are over, but this is the closest thing to that 60's, and 70's power revolution that we (or at least I) experienced. I almost ordered a 1972 Chevrolet Nova with a 427 engine in it. It was available. The Hemi-Cuda, the Boss 429 Mustang, all of the factory hot rods are now selling for huge money at the Barret-Jackson auctions in Las Vegas and Scottsdale.<br /><br />So, justify 72K? I'll be heading to the California Lottery retailer today, and possibly tomorrow to see if I can get this possibly last hot rod to once again recapture a bit of my youth. God Bless America!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.automobilesreview.com/auto-news/2011-cadillac-cts-v-sport-wagon/21246/">2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon full specs - Automobiles Review</a>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083978304411859892.post-55503633224462007392009-10-16T01:13:00.000-07:002009-10-16T01:30:15.296-07:00Sad day at the Buell Motorcycle factory...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1laKgQ4A9kuea4mV4srTqlrQdf74UlydsiCNV-TS7DJ-LN_0t0-1h5bT4HA68LRx3fwyns5UfcuMGifL8cjFnyFCBCJfbNxGLnAO-6hN8-LNE0ZmRdgAJsIlmqItVzj3LOpq8SyE8M0cM/s1600-h/WozBuellASBN.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393111593528672082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1laKgQ4A9kuea4mV4srTqlrQdf74UlydsiCNV-TS7DJ-LN_0t0-1h5bT4HA68LRx3fwyns5UfcuMGifL8cjFnyFCBCJfbNxGLnAO-6hN8-LNE0ZmRdgAJsIlmqItVzj3LOpq8SyE8M0cM/s400/WozBuellASBN.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Today (or technically yesterday) is a sad day for me, and many of my fellow Buell motorcycle owners as we learned that Harley-Davidson has decided to end the Buell Motorcycle line. I guess it's similar to General Motors ending the lifespan of Pontiac and Oldsmobile and Hummer, but it's a sad day.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Almost eleven years ago, myself and two other Buell motorcycle owners founded American Sport Bike Night <a href="http://www.americansportbikenight.net/">http://www.americansportbikenight.net/</a> in the San Francisco Eastbay, and we pride ourselves on never missing an episode of ASBN held on the First Monday of Every Month. Since 1998 when we started in Dublin, California to this month at the Straw Hat in San Leandro, our Buell enthusiast group has supported Buell with a passion.<br /><br />I have been to the Buell motorcycle factory on several occasions, and have had personal conversations with Erik Buell many times as have many Buell owners. I've been to the Buell Homecoming, and I currently own three Buell motorcycles. Today is a sad day.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Other than the devastating news about Buell, today I attended the Thursday Club in San Leandro with many former co-workers and friends, then worked my surveillance job for a few hours, rode my 2009 Kawasaki from Oakland to Brentwood to check on my elderly mother, then rode back home to get ready for my evening job near home. Busy day for me luckily, so I had little time to reflect on the apparent death of yet another major American manufacturer.</div><br /><div><br />Erik Buell was an engineer for Harley-Davidson and started his own company with a few loyal friends in 1983. I met him the first time when he wholly owned the company. Then, Harley-Davidson bought 49% of Buell, and finally ended up with 98% ownership. Many changes happened at Buell, and the new Rotax powered 1125R was the newest generation of Buell motorcycles. I'm sure that I would have owned one eventually.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Erik Buell is the only living founder of a major motor vehicle company that is still living. Henry Ford, Honda, and all the rest are long gone, and we were lucky to have a living legend in Erik Buell. ASBN hosted a private dinner in Carmel during the MotoGP weekend a few years back, and I, along with 78 dedicated Buell enthusiasts shared the private dining room for a dinner with Erik. ASBN did well that day.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'll find some of the photos that I have, and share them later. For now, here I am with the first Buell that I bought.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Woz...</div>Wozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07628916797781774465noreply@blogger.com0