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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / July 2004Independence Day
Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! You bloody Colonials, you!  SignatureRegards, The Boss -- The camshaft timing belt is an abomination spawned by Satan! Glad to have been of service and to have got (ten) rid of you wild bunch ;-)) > Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! > You bloody Colonials, you! Thank you. This year's Independence Day is particularly meaningful for me. I recently visited Boston for the first time to attend a symposium. I walked the Freedom Trail and saw Paul Revere's house and the old North Church ("One if by land, two if by sea"). I had only known these places from the Longfellow poem before. Also walked up "Bunker Hill" (actually Breeds Hill) and saw the USS Constitution and Samuel Adams' grave. According to a display in the lobby of the Long Wharf Marriott hotel where I was staying, the Boston Tea Party took place close by. I find it fascinating and inspiring to see historic sites in person. These sites and others really made the American Revolution come alive for me. It made me realize that the people involved in the Revolution were ordinary citezens with ordinary lives who were forced to make a decision to create a new nation or live with the status quo. It inspired me to re-evaluate my definition of the word "patriot" and what being an American means to me. Living in the Western US, I hadn't had this historical perspective before. If you're an American or live in America, I encourage you to visit historical places in your area to discover for yourself, the meaning of America. Good or bad, ugly or beautiful, learning about the history of this country will help you better appreciate its meaning. Martin What? Sam Adams' grave?!? Dammit! No more Sam Adams' beer then. > (actually Breeds Hill) and saw the USS Constitution and Samuel Adams' > grave. According to a display in the lobby of the Long Wharf Marriott I got to visit those when I was 14-15; very interesting stuff. I've always been fascinated by the Old Ironsides, so one year I requested/got the big Revell 1/96 kit for Christmas. Huge kit with at least four billion parts. I was ready to toss it out after the tenth cannon. Maybe one day I'll attempt it again, now that I have patience and supplies. :-) TF > walked the Freedom Trail and saw Paul Revere's house and the old North > Church ("One if by land, two if by sea"). I had only known these > places from the Longfellow poem before. Also walked up "Bunker Hill" > (actually Breeds Hill) and saw the USS Constitution and Samuel Adams' > I got to visit those when I was 14-15; very interesting stuff. I've always > been fascinated by the Old Ironsides, so one year I requested/got the big > Revell 1/96 kit for Christmas. Huge kit with at least four billion parts. > I was ready to toss it out after the tenth cannon. Maybe one day I'll > attempt it again, now that I have patience and supplies. :-) Ahh, maybe so. But can you still *see* well enough to build it? :) RobG >Thank you. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >Martin boston rules! > boston rules! Not in October...on the diamond.... :o) Signature-- Greg Heilers Registered Linux user #328317 - SlackWare 9.1 > boston rules! Aerosmith Rocks! >> boston rules! > >Aerosmith Rocks! what, those corporate weenies? einsturzende neubaten rocks. > >> boston rules! > > > >Aerosmith Rocks! > > > what, those corporate weenies? > einsturzende neubaten rocks. I just picked a readily identifiable band from the Boston area. Not a big fan. I'm more of a progressive rock dude. Acts like Spock's Beard, Lana Lane, Ozric Tentacles, etc. Oh, and I've also got several kits in perpetual "in progress" status. Maybe I should put all of them away except for one and focus. Mike (ODO) >> >> boston rules! >> > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Mike (ODO) the testicles are ok in small doses. can't take too much art. "Mike (ODO)" wrote: > > >> boston rules! > > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Mike (ODO) What's the other one beside the Focus? Bill Banaszak, MFE ;) > Thank you. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Church ("One if by land, two if by sea"). I had only known these > places from the Longfellow poem before. Have you read the two Jeff Shaara novels: "Rise To Rebellion" and "The Glorious Cause"? They are a wonderfully thrilling telling of the military, social, and political events leading up to, and during, the American Revolution. They really bring to life, the places you mention. Signature-- Greg Heilers Registered Linux user #328317 - SlackWare 9.1 >Have you read the two Jeff Shaara novels: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >the American Revolution. They really bring to life, >the places you mention. Just a quick thought.... Way back in the mists of time, when I was growing up in Beverly, Massachusetts, I lived just up the hill from the wharves and piers from which the first ship, the armed schooner Hannah, in the U.S. Navy sailed - under instructions from George Washington. We used to swim across the harbor - right over the spot where the Hannah took the British ship Neptune - it's first victory. A goodly percentage of the men who rowed Washington across the Delaware were from Beverly (although they were in a Marblehead regiment). The beach we hung out on was Independence Park - site of a Revolutionary War fort in which were stationed the guns that protected the harbors of Salem, Beverly, and Marblehead. Want to feel history!!!! Andy We used to play on the bones of an old sailing ship beside one of the wharves - one of the ships from the Revolutionary War period. You should go to Colonial Williamsburg Virginia. It was really interesting to see how they lived back in the 18th century. The people where dressed in Colonial attire, and spoke in the language of that time. It was really fun, when a shop owner of a general store, asked us where our group was from. I told him that we where from Seattle, he didn't understand where that was, so I said we were from the west coast, north of Los Angles. He said "Oh that's Spanish territory, how do you get along with the Spanish?". I said we get along well with them. The actor played his part well. Even though it was a theme park, I really enjoyed it. It really made you think that you had stepped back 228 year in time, and where a part of history. Makes you think how lucky you are to be living in this time and age. Gary > Thank you. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Martin Sometimes historical places are hiding all around us. I just watched a piece by the local PBS station on York, Pa. and its significance to the Revolution. And here I just thought of it as a good place to go model buying! The Continental Congress decided against staying here in Lancaster because the Colony's government was also here and being only 60 miles west of Philadelphia was too tempting a target. York's main advantage was distance and a mile-wide river between Lancaster and York. Happy 228th USA!! Bill Banaszak, MFE >Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! >You bloody Colonials, you! camshaft mtiming gears are an abomination spawned by ducati. no desmo! hey dude..leave ducati alone..or you might wake up tomarrow with a desmo up your..??? nah...revenge is best served cold... Hey, just kidding 'e'...Have a happy 4th and be Safe.:-)) > >Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! > >You bloody Colonials, you! > camshaft mtiming gears are an abomination spawned by ducati. > no desmo! >hey dude..leave ducati alone..or you might wake >up tomarrow with a desmo up your..??? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Hey, just kidding 'e'...Have a happy 4th and >be Safe.:-)) i would love a 450 des. that is one mean a.s thumper. i got to ride one for a weekend and fell in love. too bad a nice one is $4k these days. only think i hate about ducs is some of the arrogant ckskrs that own them. like some beemer buttheads. Go Dr D!! Love them 90degree Eyetie V-twins. Unlike them Milwaukee tractors... :) RobG > hey dude..leave ducati alone..or you might wake > up tomarrow with a desmo up your..??? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > camshaft mtiming gears are an abomination spawned by ducati. > > no desmo! > Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! > You bloody Colonials, you! I still want to know how Will Smith's girlfriend found the First Lady in a blown up LA....... > > Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! > > You bloody Colonials, you! > > I still want to know how Will Smith's girlfriend found the First Lady > in a blown up LA....... She turned left at page 147 of the script and there she was. Cliff. Jones >> Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! >> You bloody Colonials, you! > > I still want to know how Will Smith's girlfriend found the First Lady >in a blown up LA....... dammit, it was right there on page 32 of the script. ya need a roadmap or sumpin? I'm still trying to find a land-fill site to take my sickbag... RobG > I still want to know how Will Smith's girlfriend found the First Lady > in a blown up LA....... > > Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! > > You bloody Colonials, you! > > I still want to know how Will Smith's girlfriend found the First Lady > in a blown up LA....... Only good thing about that movie was the musical score. Bill Shuey > > > Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! > > > You bloody Colonials, you! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bill Shuey And Brent Spiner (aka Data in STNG) as a daft (if not mad) scientist. The rest of it was pure sludge. Mark Schynert >> > Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! >> > You bloody Colonials, you! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bill Shuey that crystal bimbo getting blown up on top of the building was cool. die b****! > > > Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! > > > You bloody Colonials, you! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Only good thing about that movie was the musical score. I dunno ... the audience here in southern Ontario cheered when the White House got blown up! Cliff. Jones Yeah, I kinda liked that bit too... always was a damn ugly building. :) RobG > I dunno ... the audience here in southern Ontario cheered when the White > House got blown up! > > Cliff. Jones >> > Happy July 4th to all American correspondents to this Group! >> > You bloody Colonials, you! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bill Shuey Well, the fact that Harvey F. was *only* in the first half hour, or so; is pretty much a "good thing". :o) Signature-- Greg Heilers Registered Linux user #328317 - SlackWare 9.1 |
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