Tell us something interesting about you..

Ok some of my sorted past.

First off I'm an ex-convict that has married into a family of cops.

I had a shortlived but extremely exciting music career. Played drums with an opening act for Dwight Yoakum in Hot Springs, Arkansas because thier normal drummer's wife was having a baby. Threw this shortlived thing I was able to....
Play poker with David Allen Coe at a big biker party in Houston, Texas. Didn't last but one hand, lol I just don't have that kinda money. Met alot of nice people & some well........not so much.

Two days before my 18th birthday I was in a headon collision. A 1979 Camaro Z-28 traveling between 90-125mph came around a long curve on our side of the road. We were slowing down for this curve ( I had seen the lights coming around the curve ) in 1977 Ford LTD going maybe 35-40mph. He was actually in the ditch on our side of the road & just as he got to us, he pulled back onto the road. We hit drivers headlight to drivers headlight. We were pushed back 18 feet & he traveled another 110 feet beyond the point at which we were stopped. So he traveled 128feet beyond point of impact.
As you can imagine, there was not much left of either car. The car I was in........if you could have sat in the drivers seat? You could reach out the window & grab the front bumper. The driver of the car I was in spent the next two months in traction & another three in a body cast. I had a cut on my forehead & was very sore for a few days. There were two other people in the car. The car owner's daughter & her little brother. Both of which suffered only very minor injuries.

Three months to the freakin' day later, I was in a '73 Ford pick'emup truck the rolled end-over-end one & a half times, then rolled 4-5 times ( I lost count after about 3 I think hehe ) down a long hill. There were 4 of us in the truck. The driver was uninjured but went out with the windshield. I was sitting next to the passengers door & ended up on the floorboard under the steering wheel. The guy that was sitting next to me? The same guy that had been driving the car of the previous crash. Yes he was still in a partial body cast. No one was hurt other than some cuts & scratches. We actually drove the truck home with the top smashed down on the drivers side, both doors hanging open, three flat tires & Rush 2112 blasting on the stereo ( that was an 8-track BTW ). Would do this again iffin I knew I wasnt going to get hurt.

When I was 11, a stack of railroad crossties fell on me. Crushing my left leg, foot & ankle, which has me where I am today. Spent the next year or so in multiple casts & alot of theropy, but that's another whole meeting.

Sorry that this is not in a cronologically correct order, typing as it comes to me.

Been in multiple other wrecks. Both cars & motorcycles. Too many to put here.

Cut my left thumb off with a meat cleaver. They sewed it back on & I went to Six Flags in Dallas, Texas that night. Codeine & amusement park rides....WHOOHOO.

While working at a Handle Mill ( making axe handles of course ) a blank ( the board used to make the handle ) exlpoded and hit my right hand. Knocked over a wall behind me as well. Well to make a long story short........Purty much destroyed my fingers on that hand. They weren't sure if they could save them all, but they did. Ended up getting gangrene & in the hopital for a broken finger. The nurses ragged me over that the whole time I was there. lol Anywho...broke my right index, middle & thumb. The knuckles for all three as well and some bones in my hand & wrist. People tried real hard to screw me around on that. I went back to work in a limited capacity, but was unable to do much of anything. Ended up sueing them for medical bills. Regular nightmare that was.

Fell off a train & compacted my right knee. Spent the next two days traveling to Missouri for a family reunion. Not fun at all. My mom was so mad at me. I was supposed to drive. hehe Had a flat just outside of Bald Knob, Arkansas & a State Trooper stopped & fixed the flat I was desperately tryin' to do myself.

Lived on Midway Island for three years. That was alot of fun for a young boy. Many many places to explore on an island 1 mile by 1 1/2 miles. Was in trouble many times for being places I wasn't supposed to be. Like were during WWII where they run all the equipment into the ocean to keep the Japs from getting it. Got my butt whooped many a time for that. hehe My little brother was born there.

I have been involved in alot of things I really cain't talk about on an open forum. Let's just say that I have had a very full, though troubling life. I've not invented anything or even had a good idea that I can think of, but I have had alot of fun.

 

Man, Suesman- your nickname ought to be "Lucky"

 

Well i think im boring I was born at a very early age . I fell out of my bedroom window when i was 18 months old and spent the next 6 mounths in hospital. I am from England but live in NY (20 years).

My Grandfather (paternal) joined the navy at 14 and was one of 7 survivors of HMS Queen mary which was sunk at the battle of Jutland.
I lost 7 realatives on HMS Hood sunk by the Bismark

My father employed Ronnie Biggs as a carpenter (the great train robbery)

And the most important thing in my life are my 3 adopted kids

 

My great-great-great-great-great (something like that ) grandfather Richard Dana has a street named after him in San Diego.

My great-great grandfather sculpted lions which are outside of a large library in NY.

 

The one on 5th Ave, that was in Ghostbusters? I walk past there all the time when working at our NYC office.

That's pretty cool.


Steve

 

I can spin a basketball on my finger, toss it in the air, and catch it on my finger, and continue spinning it.

My Uncle on my Mom's side was in the Nazi Army, and was a prisoner of war in France.

Once when I lived in Texas I killed a rattlesnake by pinning it in a hole with a shovel, and pulling it's head off with my fencing pliers.

My Great Grandmother was born in 1896 in Pryor Creek Indian Territory, in what later became the State of Oklahoma. My Great Grandmother died just 6 years ago at the age of 102 (and 4 months! ) with a fairly solid mind and spirit.

I used to raise registered Dorset sheep. I started with 3 ewes, and ended up with 8 before I sold my tiny herd.

I was involved in a crane accident while craning up roofing materials to a 6 story building in downtown Chicago. No one was hurt, but the remainder of the day was spent trying to get the bent jib cut free and down from the roof. Top 5 worst days of my life.

When I was 6 weeks old, I nearly died from pyloric stenosis, a condition which causes blockage of the tract leading from the stomach to the small intestine. The doctor was negligent and told my mom "You're just a worried mother". My dad read Dr. Spocks famous book, and figured out what it was, and rushed me to a different doctor to get a small operation. I still have a small scar just above my belly button, and I often wonder why everyone doesn't have one!

 

hey i had my right thumb cut off and sewed back on but it did not happen with a meat cleaver it was done with a bucher knife and my brother was the one that done it but i got him back for it about 10years later i shot him in the foot with a 22cal. and a hammer that showed him lmao

 

Hey there! I had pyloric stenosis too as a baby. I'm 44.....got a big 4" scar on right side ! Like to compare sometime?

 

Holy bump from the past batman!!!

My username comes from the giant burning monkey I have tattooed on my back. Don't know if that is really interesting, but there it is.

 

What a first post!!! I'm amazed you had to trawl back through 2 years of posts before you found something worth replying too

Welcome to MGs, PSG

 

I'm just as boring as I was two years ago.

 

It's hard to lose control of your life when you are stuck in a rut.

 

I'm a home brewer, hence my avatar.

My great-great-great (not sure how many greats) grandfather was a POW in the US civil war.

During WW2, my grandmother got stabbed in the leg during an excile from poland, via a hay cart. (sketchy details here). Which makes me 1/4 polish, I think.

 

hey you entering the sam adams thing for home brewers?

what type of drink you make? is it better thin my bud lite? how much for a case?

 

My family immigrated from Germany in 1768, and settled in Pennsylvania. Spread out some since then.

My Maternal Grandfather, was one of the many people who built Hoover Dam, during the Great Depression.

I've parachuted from airplanes at low altitude, less than 1000 feet, not once but 78 times.

I've done peace keeping duty and then deployed to combat in the same year.

I worked on the Intermediate Nulcear Forces Treaty. The treaty that eliminated an entire class of Nuclear weapons. Russia and the Ukraine are not in full compliance and probably never will be.

I'm to be a grandfather very soon.

 

And this explains what?

 

No to the Sam Adams contest, though a friend of mine is, I do believe.

I prefer making IPA's, double IPA's, and Belgians (which I hope to brew soon). Also, when I can afford it, I'm going to move into all-grain brewing, instead of extracts.

 

cool how long you been doing this? i been thinking about starting nothing like a redneck making his own beer that will get me alot of new friends at the race track lol

 

Moving this off topic.

 

Well maybe not interesting but...............I'm a musician and many yrs ago I played bass for Crystal Gayle on the road for awhile. My first wife and I used to make 'shine'. She was pretty good at it. Prior to that I was a Chaplian's assistant in the army. And today I am retired. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Jack

 

I used to be in the Army a long time ago.

 

Dang, I've already announced my juicy parts, took all of two minutes. I still have a C128 setup with a 2 Gig hard disk, run a BBS (the old kind), president of a robotic combat club, active in Masonery and DeMolay. I have a life, not sure where it came from, just kinda grew on me (like fungus or moss).

 

Still alive and kickin'...in between jobs at the moment. Eventually want to get my custom motorcycle shop going. I'd rather be my own boss since I have conflicts with what is suppose to be my superiors...

 

Raised Two Children...
Lost wife four years ago...
Anniversary is on the 8th of this month...
Got long hair...
Hike Mountains...
Shoot Black Powder Rifles...
Play pretty good Bass Guitar...
Jam on Friday nights...
Rehearse on Sunday mornings...
Live simple life...
Love coffee...
Hate headaches...
Can't drink no more...
Drive Big Diesel Truck...
Work my a$$-off...

any of that qualify...

 

BBS ? Now that IS Oldskool. You should look for the BBS documentary released a few years ago. I didn't know much about them (only just remember them) until I watched that flick.

About me ...

Reforming Video Game Addict
Stonemason
Speedfreak
Controlfreak
Beerfreak
Technologyfreak
Play bad guitar
Addicted to films
Artist (freehand)
Prefer brunettes

 

Stonemason heh? That's masonery oldschool too. Have you ever checked fraternal masonery out?

At this stage I just want someone female and younger than me. My geekiness has been a handicap in that reguard.

 

wow.. this is like.. a really old thread

 

It is; isn't it.

 

old and dull























however,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,recently elevated to "EMERITUS"
it just keeps getting more exciting

 

don't mean to hijack this but uncomfortable about e-mailing to any of the members.
mew2............interested in the JFK assassination, excellent book by Bonar Meninger-------Mortal Error; The shot that killed JFK.

 

Let's see: I met Eddie Albert at my graduation from Starr Commonwealth's School for boys (Floyd Starr was the first guy to coin the phrase there is no such thing as a bad boy). He was so impressed with my speech he wanted to meet me after the shin dig.

Got my picture on the front page of the local fish wrap with him and everything.

When I was two legend has it that i was dancing to a song next to a big guy with a cowboy hat in a resturant, and the guy turned out to be john Wayne. He picked me up and bounced me on his knee. I of course have no recollection of this, so who knows maybe my folks were liquored up and it just LOOKED like John Wayne?

I am a Rehab Assistant for a local non-profit company here in SYracuse (Enable) where my duties are among other things being a lifeguard, and folding laundry... What fun.

Last year at this time I weighed 240 pounds. I started eating right and excercising and now i weigh 155. I run three to five miles a day, and at 38 look better than i ever have.

Never had a broken bone but recently I had a sprained shoulder from a bike accident.

Heck i dunno, that is it for now.

 

I got to talk to Ted Talyor, who worked on the Manhattan Project. Really cool guy.

 

Well I'm actually 132 years old, have an IQ of 15,000 and discovered the Beatles. Other than that I've done nothing with my life.

 

I've sat on Eric Morecambe's knee; I've swam with David Wilkie (showing my age huh?); I've had my photo taken with Bev Smith (Oregon Women's basketball coach); I've met James Galway (famous flutist); and I've already been in the local paper here and I;ve only been in the country 18 months!

 

LOL...yeah..I really should get my Permanent Resident visa sorted and stop going on protest marches for illegal immigrants. Kinda gives the game away huh?

j/k...I am here with the blessing of Homeland Securities

 

I was the one who got the Entertainment section in my local ASDA made huge,which then spread to every ASDA probably not my doing but who knows,when I was about 11 I put a complaint in the suggestions box to get it made larger,the manager sent me about 5 letters in all saying how he'd brought it up at the board meeting and due to my suggestion plans are underway to make it larger "dont quote me on my age"

I guess you'll have to take my word for it I didnt keep any of the letters I was just glad they had more spectrum games

ps mister manager if your reading this post,you prolly got promoted outta there because of me

 

Not too much interesting about me...

I have a passion for following the New York Rangers... And a strong interest in Wolf hotography,.... I collect beer paraphenalia (mirrors) and love dogs... If I wasn't forced to pursue a corporate job, I would definitely love to work with dogs for a living... Maybe in another life, eh...

 

Hmmm, there isn't much.

I show dogs, and through that have met the guy who played "Gopher" on Love Boat (can't remember his name off hand), and showed a dog owned by Helen Chrysler (of Chrysler Motors).

Shreveport, Louisianna is named after my great, great, great, great, great uncle, who invented the dredge used on the Mississippi River. It is still in use today, and if he had patented it, my family would be rich.

I work for our local fairgrounds as the bookkeeper. Have gotten to meet a few "name" entertainers, but not impressed. Most of them are a**holes! President Bush held a press conference here, and that was interesting simply because of all the security techniques and I got to see their sniffer dogs in action.

My ancestry is a huge mix, starting with Viking, Native American, and several Scandinavian/European mixes. I'm mostly Scotch/Irish/German, though.

My great uncle did a lot of work on the Ironsides, and used to make various knick-knacks out of the left-over teak wood from them. I have a spice rack he made, and it is beautiful! Another great uncle was one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. We have a spear that he used in the battle of San Juan Hill.

Other than that, I'm just a plain jane "Iowegian".

 

We must be next door neighbors.

 

Hey! Most forums I'm on list very few Iowans as members. Nice "meeting" you. Are you as sick of the heat as I am?

 

Heat and humidity. Tired of it all.

And one more monsoon and I will need to kill some one.

 

had my DNA tested and found an ancestor, a mitochondrial mother, who lived in Tuscany, Italy 17,000 years ago...

http://www.oxfordancestors.com did the trace...but its expensive, maybe all your bio mother's progeny could pitch in

an independent study by Rebecca Cann MD, found the original Mito mother of humans was probably 200,000 years ago...

my daughter and another woman wrote 2000 letters monthly for three years 1991 to 1994 for Mr Rogers Neighborhood...

i have a new, professionally ghostwritten, science fiction screenplay, the first such creative project in my 67 years...

was a private E zero for 21 months in the Pentagon 1962 to 1963, studied 7000 languages, cannot speak fluently in any...

 

Thats some cool stuff you'v got up to,like your sig,trapped on this little blue ball lightyears from everyone else whos having a party

 

Lets face it. Ultimately, we all have the same mitochondrial matriarch (Mommy). Or so the Scientists say.

 

@ Rikky, and a sect has learned how to move stars and galaxies !!

all the stars in the realtime night sky say WICCA RULES

@ Phantom and TimW,

fortunately or unfortunately, Hitler's MMummy was ours too ???

@ Alan Watts and oriental wisdom:

when misfortune comes, treat it as a blessing...

when fortune comes, treat it as a disaster...

@ myself, or just wait, and both M and F will happen like a law of averages !!

 

@ Lab Lady, thx for the reminder of my show biz career ...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075529/
Fred Grandy .... Yeoman-Purser Burl 'Gopher' Smith
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i hugged Kevin Spacey on the set of Darrow circa 1990 in da burgh...
Laughed wit' JCV Damme in Sudden Death [Pittsburgh Penquins Civic Arena]
Laughed at Walter Mattheau [B4 he died] in Against Her Will at CMU campus;
tried to sober up with Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon in Lorenzo's Oil...
impressed Tim Robbins in Bob Roberts by paying attention most extras don't..
missed Michael Keaton in Desparate Measures, but met his unfamous friend...
never saw Oxana Bauil in Hallmark's Promise Kept, but it was fun anyway...

 

Careful! They may have to look into you for the Jody Huisentruit disappearance!

Weather has changed here, how 'bout for you? A little reprieve from the heat is good!