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Wow ... very cool that you got to go see it a bit more, GMTG. So, did I miss the announcement ... do you have it now? Or? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Do I really feel the way I feel?" ... Marc Cohn ... 'Walking In Memphis'

Hey Carbiz, Great to have you back!!!! Sounds like you've had quite the time and adventures since you left the car business. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Do you remember me, too?" ... Stereo Fuse ... 'Everything'

Heh ... it'd be easier for me to do it this way: I've never owned all GM brands, except for Chevy. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Here today, forgot tomorrow" ... Duran Duran ... 'Ordinary World'

Ahhhhh....YES! Those Rivieras ... along with: '76/'77 Buick Regals '95+ Riviera Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Time slips away" ... Bruce Springsteen ... 'Glory Days'

*nods* Same here! Heh ... as a kid, I would get my cars out, clear off my bed, and set up a "city" of sorts. I had a gas station, a couple businesses, a number of homes, etc. ... and I would play for HOURS. I think I still have all of my buildings packed away somewhere.... he he. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't you remember?" ... Starship ... 'We Built This City'

Heh ... interesting about that Caddy. Funny thing is ... a couple weekends ago, I was out driving and spotted one of 'em. As I came up behind it, I originally thought it was a Cavalier. But, then, I got up closer ... and sure enough, it had the Caddy name and badging. Got up along side it to turn right ... and was surprised ... it was in decent shape.... But, doesn't GM do a good bit of that ... by using older nameplates on new cars that are no where near what the originals were? The Malibu, Monte Carlo and Impala come to mind, particularly by way of taking the Celebrity, replacing it with the Lumina but allowing people to believe it replaced the MC since the Lumina was used in NASCAR ... and then naming the 1995 Lumina coupe "monte carlo" and the 2000 Lumina sedan "impala".... According to the book _Chevrolet: The Complete History_ [copyright 1996 by Publications International LTD], on page 348: "With the new Lumina coupe and sedan effectively replacing their Celebrity counterparts...." And, on page 359: "Taking the place of the aging Celebrity sedan was the Lumina sedan ... a coupe version followed in the fall." Also, the Lumina shared types (Eurosport), dashboards (flat/horizontal), tail lights (3 square on each side, across the back panel, more or less) and FWD with the Celebrity..... In addition ... the Monte Carlo was the only one of the cousin names (Buick Regal, Olds Cutlass Supreme, Pontiac Grand Prix) to NOT be slapped on a FWD car IMMEDIATELY after the RWD versions ended in 1987/1988. *shrugs* Heh ... interesting stuff there. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "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'

*nods* So do I, after looking through all the posts and pics. Holy cow ... some fine automobiles, indeed. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'" ... Mark Wills ... '19 something'

Amen! And then people wonder why things they once loved no longer exist ... or are at the brink of extinction.... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Only emptiness remains; it replaces all ... all the pain" ... Martika ... 'Toy Soldiers'

*nods* Yep. A friend of mine had a '95 CV a while back ... and when he came out this way for a visit, he said he loved his CV because he was able to pass everyone at the speed limit because people slowed down thinking it was a police car coming up behind 'em. *shrugs* I've been told I should pick up a CV or an older Caprice cop car for my winter car/daily driver.... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "My name is Sue! How do you do?!" ... Johnny Cash ... 'A Boy Named Sue'

DUDE ... Sixty8 ... you always share some AWESOME cars ... these are no different. VERY sweet!!! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Pictures come alive" ... Irene Cara ... 'What A Feeling'

Crud, tried to look at this ... and got this: I'll check it later . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You really think you're in control?" ... Gnarls Barkley ... 'Crazy'

LOL! No kidding ... the numbers would be astronomical by now . Cool look back.... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "What is done in vain, truth is hard to swallow" ... Kevin Rudolf ... 'Let It Rock'

Oh ... my goodness. 1982 Monte Carlo SC ... turned ... well, turned interesting. Not my cup of tea, per se, but you know what ... a heck of a lot of work went into that ... kinda cool, in a way.... And, yes, it IS a 1982 MC ... at least, if they didn't change the grill ... the grill on this one has only horizontal bars and the "Monte Carlo" script in it; the 1981 is nearly identical, except no script and horizontal AND vertical bars ... my '81 MC SC grill: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/mc1981/Cor...1_07r8_jpg.html Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Where's that shiny car?...did it ever get you far?" ... All-American Rejects ... 'Gives You H**l'

Hey Cletus, AWESOME Packard ... cool story to go along with it, too. Too bad you couldn't keep it, though. Friends of ours in TN have these Packards... ...a '55 Clipper: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ackard_JPG.html ...and a '41 Special: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...ackard_JPG.html Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Goodbye, easier said than done" ... Clint Black and Wynonna (Black and Wy Tour, 1993) ... 'A Bad Goodbye'

Nice ... CONGRATULATIONS, BV! You'll share pics with us, right? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Come pick me up" ... Ben Folds ... 'Landed'

Ah, yes ... baseball season ... with spring in the air. It should be a good year for the Cubs, but then again, they kinda crumbled last year after a 97-win season..... I was in Cardinal country the weekend of March 14 ... and the baseball fans down there don't seem to be very optimistic for their team..... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Baseball time is here again" ... Steve Goodman ... 'Go Cubs Go'

Quick follow up to this thread since radio is "near and dear" to me: Small town/local radio stations GET the idea of variety...new AND old. During my recent quick road trip back'n'forth to St Louis MO, I forgot to take some CDs for the drive down ... and, of course, had to listen to the radio. If I rent, like I did that weekend (had a Dodge Charger), I usually take a few CDs ... just in case. Listening to the radio back'n'forth to STL wasn't ALL bad, though it became quite obvious how "cookie cutter" some radio stations are. However ... as I've experienced during my road trips over the years ... radio stations that serve a small area or city/town KNOW how to play variety AND the songs you don't hear much anymore. I heard some awesome songs (both rock and country) that I have not heard in a LONG time. Now ... just imagine if ALL radio stations GOT it...!? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A melody can bring back a memory take you to another place in time" ... Clint Black ... 'State Of Mind'

I saw one the other day that I hadn't seen in a while: TUTH D K (silver Honda Civic coupe) And, the same day, I saw this one: I FOR N I (black HUMMER) Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "My eyes to the seasons" ... David Cook ... 'Light On'

Amen. Many people are suffering for many different reasons ... and sometimes...all we can do is pray for 'em.... Sorry I didn't get back sooner. After my STL trip the weekend of March 14, I was way too tired to start catching up. Still am, somewhat, so not quite sure what that is about.... Anyway ... back to the "medical procedure" ... according to the surgeon, my incisional hernia isn't a big deal...thank goodness, I think.... Before that appointment, I read online that hernias can lead to bigger internal issues...so, given all my wonderful "medical procedure" history, I was a bit "concerned" ... and don't want the hernia to force me to have other surgeries. But, the surgeon doesn't believe the hole is big enough to cause such damage and believes that surgery isn't warranted at this time.... So, for now, I'm not having the surgery done. I may change my mind or plan to have it done later this year ... we'll see. The pain the last time (when it lasted over an hour) was not kind ... and scared the crap out of me.... If it "attacks" me again, at least I know what it is ... and have some techniques to make it stop quicker than it did the last time.... *shrugs* While I certainly appreciate the thoughts/prayers, I am sorry I mentioned this because, as I noted above, I know many others have more issues than "just a hernia". Last time I had a medical issue, I didn't say a word until the medical procedure was over ... and then people were concerned that I hadn't told anyone. So, I feel kinda foolish for this thread; hindsite 20/20, I probably should've kept my mouth shut until AFTER the appointment with the surgeon.... *rolls eyes* Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'd try to run, but I don't think I can" ... Waylon Jennings ... 'Ain't Living Long Like This'

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**** UPDATE! **** This is LESS THAN 5 MONTHS away! Will YOU join us? Please let me know ASAP so I can plan accordingly! **** NEW FOR 2009 ... THE ROADIES! **** In the late afternoon hours, starting between ~3p and 5:30p (depending on how the day goes), those who wish will take a drive around the area ... along some of the roads I travel when I drive my older 4 Monte Carlos. The route, below, is subject to change should road "construction" (term used loosely, of course) projects necessitate a change in travel plans. The current configuration is ~50 miles and is about 1.5 hours in length. From the Steak'n'Shake parking lot, turn RIGHT (south) onto RANDALL RD Turn RIGHT (west) onto HOPPS RD Turn LEFT (south) onto STEVENS RD Turn RIGHT (west) onto SILVER GLEN RD Turn RIGHT (northwest) onto BURLINGTON RD Turn LEFT (west/southwest) onto PLANK RD Turn RIGHT (north) onto MOOSE RANGE RD Turn RIGHT (east) onto BASE LINE RD Turn LEFT (north) onto WALKER RD Turn RIGHT (east) onto ALLEN RD Turn LEFT (north) onto HARMONY RD Turn RIGHT (east) onto BIG TIMBER RD Turn RIGHT (southeast) onto US ROUTE 20: http://www.usroute20.com ...Traveling along US RT 20 includes a BRIEF stretch of road that is 3 routes combined ... US Route 20 / IL Route 72 / IL Route 47 Exit RIGHT (south) onto RANDALL RD Return to Steak'n'Shake

**** UPDATE! **** The NEWLY-REVISED SCHEDULE is below ... please review it. Will YOU join us? Even if you are just THINKING about driving the entire trip or meeting us at one spot along the way or traveling with us part of the way, please let me know ASAP. I need to know so I can plan accordingly with attractions along the way, restaurants, places to stay, etc. **** REVISED SCHEDULE **** SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 8a-9a ... breakfast/kick-off gathering, IHOP _or_ Steak'n'Shake, Randall Rd, Elgin IL ... just south of US RT 20 (TBD) 9a-11:30a ... travel Elgin IL - Dixon IL, via IL RT 31 - IL RT 38 (LINCOLN HIGHWAY), ~75 miles ... passing the LH Association Headquarters, Franklin Grove IL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ksgardenbee/2921023053/ http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/il...in_grove-RF.jpg 11:30a-1:30p ... lunch, Dixon IL: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/il/dixon_arch-LH.jpg 1:30p-6:30p ... travel Dixon IL - Springfield IL, ~180 miles 6:30p-9p ... dinner/gathering, Cozy Dog, Springfield IL: http://www.cozydogdrivein.com/ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 7a-9a ... breakfast 9a-10a ... travel Springfield IL - Auburn IL (Becky's Barn), ~20 miles 10a-11a ... visit, Becky's Barn 11a-12:30p ... travel Auburn IL - Litchfield IL, ~40 miles 12:30p-2:30p ... lunch, The Ariston Cafe: http://www.ariston-cafe.com/ ...dessert at JoBetts, Litchfield IL...? 2:30p-5p ... travel Litchfield IL - St Louis MO, ~60 miles, including a stop at Henrys Ra66it Ranch, Staunton IL 5p-7p ... Dinner/visit Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, Chippewa Ave: http://www.teddrewes.com/Drewes.asp 7p-9:15p ... travel St Louis MO - Stanton MO, ~65 miles 9:30p ... stay at Meramec Caverns, a Route 66 icon: http://www.americascave.com/ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 8a-10a ... breakfast 10a-5p ... travel Stanton MO - Springfield MO, ~160 miles [stop for lunch along the way] 5p-7p ... dinner, Springfield MO 7p-9:30p ... travel Springfield MO - Joplin MO, ~75 miles TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 7:15a-8a ... travel Joplin MO - Baxter Springs KS, ~18 miles 8a-10a ... breakfast, Cafe on the Route, Baxter Springs KS: http://www.cafeontheroute.com/ 10a-6p ... travel Baxter Springs KS - Oklahoma City OK, ~210 miles ... including lunch/brief stops at Foyil OK (stretch of Portland Cement concrete paving); Afton station, Afton OK: http://postcardsfromtheroad.net/afton.shtml ...and POPS and the Round Barn, Arcadia OK: http://www.pops66.com/ http://www.arcadiaroundbarn.org/ 6p-7p ... travel Oklahoma City OK - Guthrie OK, ~30 miles 7p-9p ... dinner and movie "Cars", drive-in movie theater 9p-10p ... travel Guthrie OK - Oklahoma City OK, ~30 miles WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 6a-8a ... breakfast 8a-noon ... travel Oklahoma City OK - Elk City OK, ~115 miles noon-3p ... lunch/stop at the National RT 66 Museum, Elk City OK: http://www.nationalroute66.com/ 3p-5p ... travel Elk City OK - Shamrock TX, ~55 miles ... including a stop at Sandhills Curiosity Shop, Erick OK 5p-5:30p ... visit, U Drop Inn, Shamrock TX: http://oldgas.com/info/towerconoco.html 5:30p-6:30p ... travel Shamrock TX - McClean TX, ~20 miles 6:30p-7p ... visit, Phillips 66 Service Station, McClean TX 7p-9:30p ... travel McClean TX - Amarillo TX, ~75 miles 9:30p-10:30p ... dinner, Big Texan Steak Ranch, Amarillo TX: http://www.bigtexan.com/ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 7a-9a ... breakfast 9a-3p ... travel Amarillo TX - Santa Rosa NM, ~175 miles ... including lunch stop [time change] 3p-5p ... visit, Route 66 Auto Museum 5p-7:30p ... travel Santa Rosa NM - Moriarty NM, ~80 miles 7:30p-9:30p ... dinner, Rip Griffin Truck Stop, Moriarty NM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 7a-9a ... breakfast 9a-10:30a ... travel Moriarty NM - Albuquerque NM, ~41 miles 10:30a-11:30a ... visit, Sandia Peak Tramway: http://www.sandiapeak.com/ 11:30a-1:30p ... lunch 1:30p-3:30p ... travel Albuquerque NM - Acomita NM, ~60 miles 3:30p-4p ... visit, Acomita NM, the oldest continuously-inhabited community in America 4p-7p ... travel Acomita NM - Gallup NM, ~85 miles ... including a stop at the Continental Divide 7:30p-9p ... dinner, Gallup NM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 7a-9a ... breakfast 9a-10:30a ... travel Gallup NM - Petrified Forest/Painted Desert Visitor Center AZ, ~70 miles [time change] 10:30a-3:30p ... lunch/visit, Petrified Forest/Painted Desert: http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/p...ional_park.html 3:30p-4:30p ... travel Petrified Forest/Painted Desert AZ - Holbrook AZ, ~30 miles 4:30p-6:30p ... dinner, Holbrook AZ 7p ... stay at Wigwam Motel: http://www.galerie-kokopelli.com/wigwam/ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 7a-9a ... breakfast 9a-10:15a ... travel Holbrook AZ - Winslow AZ, ~35 miles 10:30a-1p ... visit, Cowboy "Standing On The Corner": http://www.standinonthecorner.com/ http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12603 1p-3p ... lunch, LaPosada Hotel: http://www.laposada.org/ 3p-7p ... travel Winslow AZ to Flagstaff AZ, ~60 miles ... including stop at Meteor Crater Visitor Center 7p-9p ... dinner, Flagstaff AZ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 7a-8:15a ... travel Flagstaff AZ - Williams AZ, ~35 miles 8:30a-10:30a ... breakfast, Pine Country Restaurant, Williams AZ 10:30a-11:30a ... travel Williams AZ - Ash Fork AZ, ~20 miles 11:30a ... at Crookton Rd exit in/near Ash Fork AZ start longest uninterrupted stretch of RT 66 that goes to Topock AZ: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/AZ-AshforkSeligman.html 11:30a-12:30p ... travel Ash Fork AZ - Seligman AZ, ~25 miles 12:30p-3:30p ... visit and eat lunch, Snow Cap: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/101 http://www.route66giftshop.com/angel.html 3:30p - 5p ... travel Seligman AZ - Peach Springs AZ, ~40 miles 5p-7p ... dinner, Hualapai Lodge, Peach Springs AZ: http://www.destinationgrandcanyon.com/lodge.html 7p-9p ... travel Peach Springs AZ - Kingman AZ, ~55 miles TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 7a-9a ... breakfast 9a-11a ... travel Kingman AZ - Topock AZ, ~50 miles ... through the Black Mountains, a very scenic portion of RT 66: http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/r...ck_kingman.html 11a-1p ... lunch, Topock AZ 1p-3p ... travel Topock AZ - Goffs CA, ~45 miles ... with gas stop in Needles CA? 3p ... At Goffs CA, start the earliest alignment of Route 66, which swings under I-40 and follows part of the National Trails Highway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Old_Trails_Highway 3p-9p ... travel Goffs CA - Essex CA - Amboy CA - Ludlow CA - Barstow CA, ~150 miles ... with some stops along the way, including dinner: http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/goffs.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex,_California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amboy,_California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow,_California WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 8a-10a ... breakfast 10a-3p ... visit (lunch, too), Barstow Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum ... HAS to be an ARRANGED VISIT: http://www.route66museum.org/ 3p-4:15p ... travel Barstow CA - Victorville CA, ~35 miles 4:30p-7:30p ... ending dinner, Victorville CA

Maybe hope is still available, then! Within the last month or so, "9 FM" in Chicagoland (which had 92.5, 92.7 and 99.9) switched to all "progressive" talk....ugh. Hopefully it'll switch back to music sooner rather than later.... *shrugs* As I mentioned, I'd love to see more variety ... and a better mix ... and simply MORE music. Heck, if you notice the song quote at the end of all of my posts (sig area), you know what I mean about variety ... old and new! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...MidW Event = 04/04/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Wouldn't that be something?" ... Finger 11 ... '1 Thing'

Oh, cool! It's funny how sometimes you don't think much of a show, then one day, happen to catch an episode ... and suddenly become one of its biggest fans! BUT ... I have yet to get into Friends.... I've seen a handful of episodes ... and still not all that into it..... *shrugs*

Maybe ... but sometimes boring is good. It sure is a different site after seeing buildings endlessly in the Chicago area.... Then again, I'd be stopping to see friends along the way, so I may not pay much attention to how boring it is . he he