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After re-reading my first post in this thread, I need to clarify a couple of things.... First, I typed this when I was extremely exhausted; so, reading it over again, it seems like I'm complaining/more frustrated than I really am...if that makes sense.... Second, my sister IS helping. I didn't mean to imply that she isn't, and I sincerely apologize if it came across like that. She stays with Mom and Dad during the day while I'm at work. She is able to be home the next couple weeks because she has a company laptop and can do most of her work from home. I tend to be hypocritcal, too, Frank.... I can imagine. Hope you are having a good time at the Chicago Auto Show today.... Doesn't look like I'll be going at all this year . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "When we stand together, it's our finest hour" ... The Judds ... 'Love Can Build A Bridge'

LOL! I get that, too, especially when I mixed the artists and songs ... go from slow rock to fast country and vice versa . he he Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Here today, forgot tomorrow" ... Duran Duran ... 'Ordinary World'

...and they are so not the same type of TV show, either ... interesting . PD is funny, quirky and "weird" ... while NUMB3RS is straight facts with some drama thrown in.....and it works well, imho. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "So much is left undone" ... Deep Blue Something ... 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'

Frank, Glad to know he is doing better. Thoughts/prayers continuing, of course. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Tell me what you see" ... Bob Carlisle ... 'Getting Stronger'

I can't even begin to point out all of the flaws with that statement...it'd take way too much of my time ... and seems to me this guy isn't worth it anyway. *shakes head* Sorry. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You got your blinders on" ... Sheryl Crow ... 'Real Gone'

Aye.....very sorry. I can't even begin to imagine how I'd feel in a similar situation . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You know it don't seem right" ... Bobbie Gentry ... 'Ode To Billie Joe'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY, Dave!!!! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I never back down and I love a good challenge" ... Hank Williams Jr ... 'Born To Boogie'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Hope all 3 of you celebrate ... appropriately . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Only you can do what must be done" ... John Parr ... 'St Elmo's Fire'

game Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "What's it gonna take to lay a few burdens down?" ... Newsboys ... 'Million Pieces'

Why is asking for and/or accepting the help of others so seemingly taboo? I'm exhausted and so tired I can't even sleep, which is not good, since I have to be at work Thursday and Friday. But, trying to do my best to help my parents at home after their surgeries (Mom donated a kidney to Dad), while doing what I need to do ... and trying to make my sister understand that I AM helping Dad and Mom ... is starting to grate on my nerves. I love helping Dad and Mom, especially after the sacrifices they have made, but when they won't LET me help them as my sister insists I need to ... it frustrates me. Thus the somewhat re-worded, semi-rhetorical query I posed to start this post: When did asking for and/or accepting the help of others become so seemingly taboo ... and, why IS it taboo? OR...is it just perception? After all, helping others is a hallmark of society, human nature, and the "good" in people. Yet, asking for and/or accepting help from others is viewed by some as a weakness...as something taboo...as something we shouldn't do because we should be self-sustaining.... Irony rocks. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Why are we so blind to see that the ones we hurt are you & me" ... Coolio ... 'Gangsta's Paradise'

Hmm...thanks for the tip, FOG. I'll have to listen for it. I didn't hear the radio at all today since I was home all day long. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Relight the flame when it's cold"...Godsmack...'Serenity'

PD seems to be one of those "love it" or "hate it" shows. My parents and a few of my friends feel the same way you do ... too over-the-top of a show. For me ... that's kinda what draws me in ... lol. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Simple little things are the miracle cures" ... Neal McCoy ... 'Wink'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY! Hope you both celebrated ... appropriately . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The stars might lie, but the numbers never do" ... Mary Chapin-Carpenter ... 'I Feel Lucky'

Thanks for the notes, Chazman . I so want to see this car in person, instead of just via pics. Maybe someday soon. Unfortunately, it won't be at the Chicago Auto Show ... since I won't be able to go this year. Go figure. Hyundai can build what GM/Ch#$r%*et can't. *rolls eyes* Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I will not make the same mistakes" ... Kelly Clarkson ... 'Because Of You'

[sorry I didn't reply sooner ... Mom and Dad had surgery Monday (Mom donated a kidney to Dad) and I'm just now trying to "catch up" again.] Hmm...I don't think I've heard it, though I could be wrong. Are radio stations playing it now ... or is it just "out there"? Enjoy that "Somebody Told Me", so perhaps I'd enjoy that new one from GD. Hmm....looks like some of you might've enjoyed my radio shows.... Not sure if anyone notices the song quote in my signature each time I post, but if you do, you've noticed my eclectic tastes that way, too. I try to use a different quote each time.... And, no, I don't remember when or why I started quoting songs in my signature...guess it just developed as a way to be different and illustrate how diverse I am ... that I'm not just about heart issues or the Monte Carlo.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm not the only person with these things in mind" ... Linkin Park ... 'Somewhere I Belong'

I'm not sure, but I'm guessing not many people do ... at least not as religiously. I know many people who talked and talked and talked about it ... the first season and some of the second season. Since then, I hardly ever hear people talking about it. Doens't mean that nobody is, just doesn't seem to be as prominent as it once was. *grins* And that is why I love it . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "If you'll hand me my crayons, I'll be glad to take your name" ... John Conlee ... 'I Don't Remember Loving You'

*nods* Thanks Dave and 2005 E! I can't believe it has held up this well, too. Plus, it has started everytime this year ... even with the subzero temps. It's like it WANTS to be out in the snow and salt....he he. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker 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* Indeedy! Sorry that happened to ya again, Bimmer . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I didn't mean to catch you by surprise" ... Lane Brody ... 'Over You'

*chuckles* That was my thought, too . But ... I know a few people who prefer the WH version. I am not one of 'em . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I hope life will treat you kind" ... Dolly Parton ... 'I Will Always Love You'

My thoughts ... exactly. ESPECIALLY considering that new Hyundai Genesis..... *shrugs* Oh, well, I guess. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's coming down to nothing more than apathy" ... The Fray ... 'Over My Head'

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...that might surprise others. As a kid, I remember feeling that interest in music was a "one genre only" type of thing because so many people I knew were either anti-rock or anti-country ... and didn't really have much of a "crossover" experience. But, in the last few years or so, more and more people tend to have an eclectic taste in music, myself included. I can't stand to leave the radio station on one station all the time; too much music is out there (old and new) that I like and want to be hearing.... This is because my musical interests have grown ten fold (or so it seems) over the last few years, with "exposure" to all types of music, more than just country (which I grew up on) or rock or alternative. This is somewhat evident in the playlists for my radio shows the past 3 years, especially the radio shows I hosted this January 2008: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/APRIL2006RADIOSHOW.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/APRIL2007RADIOSHOW.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/JANUARY2008RADIOSHOW.html So, how about you? How eclectic is your music background and interest? Any music that you enjoy that would surprise others and/or that isn't exactly "popular"? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Never settle for the path of least resistance" ... Lee Ann Womack ... 'I Hope You Dance'

Yeah, as I kinda figured, the pic made it look in better condition than it is. Those issues, while restorable as you noted, do seem to make it more of a parts car. I'm guessing that the rest of the car is in decent shape? If so ... he probably could make a fortune off of selling parts to people needing them.... Wow ... that one is sweet! Is that creme and black ... or creme and dark green? (Sorry, can't quite tell....) Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Things don't look too familiar" ... Shelly West ... 'Jose Cuervo'

Awesome pics, frogger! I love that third one . We have MORE snow on the ground ... another few inches ... with ice tomorrow morning perhaps (if so, should be fun getting to the hospital tomorrow morning ... arg ...) and rain tomorrow afternoon.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'll meet you in between" ... Tanya Tucker ... 'Lizzie And The Rainman'

Chuck Nole (Pittsburgh Steelers) REMAINS the NFL COACH with the MOST _SUPER BOWL_ WINS (4). New England's Bill B still has ... 3. NEW YORK GIANTS 17 New England Patriots 14 And, some of my favorite commercials... Budweiser (all of 'em) Fedex (carrier pidgeons) careerbuilder.com (some) cars.com (some) eTrade.com (baby) Bridgestone (forest animals screaming) Coke (the balloon characters chasing the balloon coke bottle with Charlie Brown winning) BTW, anyone else notice in FOX's spot for the running of the 50th Daytona 500 the name "impala" SS appearing on the car at the end of it? Wonder how much Ch#$r%*et paid for that, considering this 50th Daytona 500 coincides this year with the 50th anniversary of the Impala...? *pauses* OK ... racing and baseball seasons right around the corner ... following March Madness, of course! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "There's a freeway runnin' through the yard" ... Tom Petty ... 'Free Fallin''