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* A few more exploratory pics, starting with a recent pic I took of my nephew. Talk about an explorer! It's hard to believe he will be 3 in a few weeks: ...Melms Rd, Hampshire IL: ...Ramm Rd, Burlington IL: ...Plato Rd, Plato Center IL: ...US RT 20, Elgin IL: ...Nesler Rd, Elgin IL: ...Spring St, S Elgin IL: ...IL RT 47, Morris IL: ...Lincoln Highway, Franklin Grove IL: ...Route 66, Pontiac IL: Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Your friends have shown a kink in the single life" __ The Raconteurs __ 'Steady As She Goes'

crowd Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "You were never really ever here" __ Goo Goo Dolls __ 'Here Is Gone'

Cool! And, good luck with school. I wish I had the option of quitting my job right now, but I don't. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "We believe in tomorrow, but we're stuck in today" __ Hall & Oates __ 'So Close (Yet So Far Away)'

Looks good, for the most part. I had to change my avatar, but otherwise, seems OK ... other than the issue I had last night with receiving the "server" issue messages.... Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "These hands are meant to hold" __ All-American Rejects __ 'Move Along'

<br><br> I guess we&#39;ll have to show him exactly where he can stick that.<br> </p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Yes, I think we should. &nbsp;Otherwise, we&#39;ll have nothing to drive....</p> Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "There's things goin' on make me mad down to the core" __ Charlie Daniels __ 'Simple Man'

up Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "I've traveled so far to change this lonely life" __ Foreigner __ 'I Want To Know What Love Is'

In my case it would get me arrested for sexual, political, financial, and ethical reasons. And your excuse, sir is? Similar, but not an excuse! And, damn. Life is too short. Some of the ones ya'll have noted ... are SMALL considering what I'm up against in less than 2 weeks now...LOL. Irony rocks. And, sex would be good right about now. *rolls eyes* Course, I am getting frustrated a bit at trying to read these threads ... keep getting the "server is busy" page. Lovely. Grrrrrr Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "It's a no-win situation" __ Michael Bolton __ 'How Can We Be Lovers?'

I'm like F_O_G in this case ... nothing that I listen to would shock anyone, I don't think, given the different songs I quote in my sig . Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "It's hard to slow this swinger down" __ Eric Heatherly __ 'Flowers On The Wall'

Odd ... I could've sworn I replied to this last time. Ah, well. Dodge Ford Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Just when I think that I can make it without you, you come around & say you want me now" __ Rosanne Cash __ 'I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me'

Thanks, guys ... much appreciated. Heh ... if you only knew.......... *sighs* * PRE-SURGERY PARTY! WHO IS IN? ~5:30p-10:30p ... Saturday ... 10/29/2011 @ Beef Villa 1225 W SPRING ST S Elgin IL http://www.beefvilla.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103976313046427 Plenty of hotels around from which to choose, if needed. For "EARLY BIRDS" or "LATE OWLS", we could plan afternoon stuff as well as go elsewhere at 10:30p.... If you are planning to come, please contact me via FB... ...or PH: 847- 337- 9897- ...or EM: faithcubsmc2691 @ aol.com NEPHEW TIME, 10/16/2011 I caught an AWESOME pic of him, imho, anyway... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2560984866162&l=e3c5b76982 ROUTE 66 STORY I've added a section, #20 (The Picture), 10/16/2011: http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/10/17/_thats-the-highway_-11/ SURGERY & POST-SURGERY: As in 2003, my sister will send Email updates, and this time, she will post updates to my Facebook Wall... https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1300282613 Those who receive the Emails or see the updates on FB are WELCOME to share those updates on the various groups/message boards. 3rd OHS: Some of the Emails my sister sent during/after my January 6, 2003, surgery.... Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Watch over them for me" __ Darryl Worley __ 'If Something Should Happen'

* I've explored a bit more (big surprise)...! ELGIN-SPECIFIC... pics are few (if existent at all) from me also partly because I don't like driving around town in traffic; I prefer the "back roads". ...10/15/2011, downtown Elgin IL, EPD, Douglas Ave: ...10/15/2011, downtown Elgin IL, Highland Ave at Douglas Ave: BACK ROADS... are ripe for exploring. They don't see much traffic (making it easy to stop and take pics) and "hide" interesting things. ...10/09/2011, Burlington IL, Allen Rd: ...10/09/2011, Plato Center IL, Muirhead Rd at Plank Rd: RR PATHS... are created when old train tracks are torn up. I've taken/shared pictures of different RR tracks along roads, so now 2 pics of one such bike/pedestrian path on a former RR line. ...10/09/2011, Sycamore IL, path along IL RT 64 at Peplow Rd, looking W: ...10/15/2011, Sycamore IL, path along IL RT 64 at Peplow Rd, looking E: OLD ROADS & ABANDONED PLACES... are fascinating. Old roads connect the country, hold history (especially abandoned places) and have some cool people along them. I've taken/shared pictures of both, particularly along Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway. ...10/09/2011, Sycamore IL, abandoned 64 Motor Court, next to the Sycamore Speedway: ...10/09/2011, Hampshire IL, Allen's Corner Restaurant along "old road" US 20 [travels through Elgin IL via "bypass" & "business" versions], which I've driven on the East AND West coasts during my last 2 road trips (next 2 pics)...: ...07/07/2011, near Eddyville OR, traveling west on "old road" US 20 on my Coast-to-Coast Road Trip: ...08/08/2010, near Brimfield MA, traveling east on "old road" US 20 on my Nor'Easter Trek Road Trip: Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Don't make it hard on your heart" __ Tanya Tucker __ 'If It Don't Come Easy'

Wow..... I daren't type what I'm thinking...lol. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Yeah, we got problems here in the land of the free" __ Barbara Mandrell __ 'In Times Like These'

Sweet deal! Lookin' forward to seeing the changes. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Looking at me now you might not know it" __ Emerson Drive __ 'Moments'

Johnny Lightning is making some cool small die-cast vehicles that you typically would never expect to see. Would never expect to see? Hot Wheel released their Citation in 1981! ;-) Oddly, with all the wear and tear, it looks like what most REAL '81 Citations look like today. *grins* I have that Citation, too! You can see it in this pic: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/collection/cortmod08_jpg.html I want that gold Firebird and red Caddy.....lol. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Didn't I tell you?" __ Colbie Caillat __ 'Realize'

dream Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "All the water in the ocean couldn't put out the fire this time" __ Atlanta __ 'Atlanta Burned Again Last Night'

Heh ... I don't think car angst will ever go away for me.... *sighs* Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "You really think you're in control?" __ Gnarls Barkley __ 'Crazy'

Good luck, Chris! Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Finding out the hard way what freedom means" __ Baillie and the Boys __ 'Wilder Days'

Hey OC! Great to see you posting again ... WELCOME BACK!!!! Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "Do you remember me, too?" __ Stereo Fuse __ 'Everything'

Ohhhhhh....NICE!!!! Some very cool pics and awesome autos! Glad you shared 'em with us. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "I love to hear the steel belts hummin' on the asphalt" __ Steve Earle __ 'Guitar Town'

Yikes...not sure I can get it to you by the end of the month, but I'll try. I'll contact ya via FB for your address. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "I ain't ready for the junkyard yet" __ George Jones __ 'I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair'

I kinda like it. My parents had an '82 Chevette.... Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "It seems to have a vague, haunting mass appeal" __ Incubus __ 'Drive'

* I haven't had time to write anything new for Motor Gnomes recently, but something that my friend, Don, wrote on his 10/10/2011 post, caught my attention...because I agree: His post here: http://www.motorgnomes.com/2011/10/miata-car-clubs/ I see so many clubs having well-attended events, including DRIVING events; yet, it seems so hard to simply get people together from various groups/boards in Chicagoland. Maybe someday that will change. For a year, I thought it had, with 65 people attending the 2008 MidSummer Chitown Gathering. But then, every year after that, interest waned, including very low attendance at 3 Meet'n'Greets, 04/16/2011, 05/21/2011 and 07/30/2011; the 4th, 10/15/2011, was canceled. So, I'm done setting up gatherings/meet'n'greets. But, perhaps I should try to organize a drive in 2012...or not. I HAVE had time to add to my ROUTE 66 STORY. #20 (The Picture), 10/16/2011: http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/10/17/_thats-the-highway_-11/ ...& the entire STORY is here: http://whenthegoingisgood.com/category/route66/ Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic * PRE-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, Saturday, 10/29/2011 at Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL * "There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife" __ Dire Straits __ 'Walk Of Life'

* I don't have any good pics of my hometown. It's tough to be a "tourist" in one's own area, but I need to take time to do that. In the meantime, a friend sent me this video, which is a good "snapshot" of Elgin IL: I've shared plenty of pics I've taken of area roads west of Elgin, but here is one I took this year during cruise nights. It is Rookie's in Elgin, along Randall Rd ... a "new" area of town: Then, on Sunday, 10/02/2011, I "toured" a bit more, and took these 8 shots as I drove my cars: ...Plato Center IL, an old truck advertising a business on Dittman Rd: ...Campton Hills IL, Burlington Rd at IL RT 47, which connects Route 66, the Lincoln Highway and US RT 20: ...E of Sycamore IL, IL RT 64: ...Sycamore IL, Speedway: ...Sycamore IL, IL RT 23: ...N of Sycamore IL, farmhouse along IL RT 23: ...N of Burlington IL, pond along Baseline Rd: ...Burlington IL, old schoolhouse (1872) along Ramm Rd: Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.models.RadioShows.legos.HO.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't you remember?" __ Starship __ 'We Built This City'

Careful what you wish for.... You want to join me in enduring open heart surgery in a month? *sighs* if it was JUST the surgery, I'd be OK ... but a lot of other things going on ... or not happening, as the case may be. Ugh. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.models.RadioShows.legos.HO.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I don't need to be" __ Stone Sour __ 'Bother'

character Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.models.RadioShows.legos.HO.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song" __ David Allen Coe __ 'You Never Called Me By My Name'