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What's your claim to fame?

I got Barbra Eden's {Jeannie} autograph when I was like 7 y/o
:carrot:I think that was my peak :bananadance:
Found a picture of you that day.:)

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After a certain age not having one becomes a HUGE bonus!
If a person has a gash that bleeds,,,,it's problem!
When that gash stops bleedin,,,,,it's a BIGGER problem.
Than,,,,,if it bleeds at the wrong time and place well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Me,I am HEMI-ITIS.
Had the fastest car in high school,but I was in jr High.
Still known as having a fast street car,but you know how that goes,,,,,there is ALWAYS someone faster!!

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I do make a killer spicy Chile & Beans,
Split Pea Soup, Chicken & Dumplings, sweet cornbread

I still say IMO it's hard to top an autograph & kiss on the forehead from "Jeannie"
 
Dove 100 feet down to explore a 300 foot sunken ocean freighter names the Hilmer Hooker off the coast of Bonaire, an island in the southern Caribbean.100'

Got to fly with the U.S.N. Blue Angles flight demonstration team on Fat Albert with a jato assist takeoff during a airshow down in N.Carolina at Seymour Johnson A.F.B. AMAZINGGGGGgggg....

Few on a WW II B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchel bomber.

Flown with the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute team during a jump over Indiana.

Spent 3 days shooting a Military exercise called RED FLAG (war games) out at NELLIS A.F.B in Nevada between two active runways while jets where carrying live ordinance.

Built a Bad *** 10.00 Pro Street 68 Road Runner.
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My best deal was raising 6 great kids 2 of whom weren't even mine
all college educated & great contributors to society

Being a really bad photographer :lol:

maybe building & racing 26 different cars since I was 15 y/o
getting into the 8.90's 1/4 mile as a teenager/HS & 7.90's as a college student
most all of them were faster than the 9 second barrier, even most street cars
a quite a few were into the 6 sec. 1/4 mile & 1 into the 5.90's @ 227

I love cars, long posts, is what I'm best know for :lol:

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been to 48 states & Puerto Rico, raced in 46 {IIRC}
no racing in Wyoming & North Dakota IIRC
never been to Main or Vermont, need to all the above too...

doing all my own work on everything,
now up-to 111 running driving viable cars/4x4's & trucks since 1974-ish
some probably 45+ were Mopars

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1989 - Gold Medallion Parts Manager for Ford Motor Company for the St. Louis region - earning a trip for two for a week in Cancun that year for the win - top 1% of Parts Managers in the country. Had 2 top 15% finishes along with the 1% finish the 5 years that I ran that dealership's parts operation.

When I had my NAPA store, I won 3rd place in the 'Counterman Olympics' for the St. Louis region at the annual marketing conference.

Met Rodney Carrington at a meet and greet at his show in Springfield one year.

Literally bumped into Roger Penske at the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, KY one year - he was there with Mark Martin - crowd was gathering and pushed us into each other - he was very nice - smiled and wanted to know if I was OK - which was funny, because if you've seen Roger, he's not very tall or big and I dwarfed him, although I'm not that big either. We shook hands said a few words and parted - it was one of those - I've seen that guy somewhere.... then it dawned on me who he was - LOL.

and there was this......

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Back in the day I did some time as Bo Derek's personal shopper.

You younger guys will have to google Bo to know who she is.

Yes I am old.

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Claim to fame is that we all building are dream car. After digging our way thru life and family. My only claim is i had a couple great kids and a wife that puts up with me.
 
I do make a killer spicy Chile & Beans,
Split Pea Soup, Chicken & Dumplings, sweet cornbread

I still say IMO it's hard to top an autograph & kiss on the forehead from "Jeannie"
I'll be right over
 
Pp1rt i know that book got busted once for having the end story wrote when i was still a 100 miles away.
 
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