[TPR] Come and get these memories (as Martha and Vandellas would say). Re: Thought for the day

Mon Dec 5 19:55:23 PST 2022

No Jay he gets stuck with those Windsor Canada blocks. Oh well Clevor it.

On Mon, Dec 5, 2022, 7:52 PM Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <
tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:

> How are CLEVELAND blocks going to do you any good in DETROIT?
>
> I would think you’d need DETROIT blocks.  I hear they are a dime a dozen.
>
>
> Ahahahahahaha.
>
> Safe travels John, I hope to see you next year.  Maybe we can do more
> improvements to the looks on Dawg’s iPhone. :D
>
> Asa  Jay
>
>
>
> Sent via radio waves
>
> On Dec 5, 2022, at 19:15, John Bentley via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> wrote:
>
> DaWg,
> Private to you only!  lol
> Anyway, I feel the thoughts.
> You got some of it right.
> I’m in Phoenix on my way to Detroit. Going to stay with my sister at her
> house until she moves out. I’m buying her house which I have wanted for
> years. 6500sqft with a 10-car garage. Perfect for me.
> I sold my planes to make the move easier. I’ll get another in Michigan.
> Yes, I’ve broken my body a zillion times over the years but no addiction
> here. Only 2 pills a week average. No problem. Only take it when things are
> bad and the FAA is fine with it, but of course never within 48 hours of
> flying. You’re right they don’t want me taking more than 2 a week on
> average and I agree.
> All is well. I’m enjoying all the stories from the group. It’s the best
> time of the year and it’s going to be a great one for me.
> I hope all of you get to spend some great time with family and friends.
> Take the time to enjoy the season. If you’re ever in the motor city, stop
> by!  I have 6 Cleveland blocks with me, just in case :)
> JB
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 5, 2022, at 3:39 PM, DENNIS ANTENUCCI via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Private to you……I just love guys are sharing good time stories….many are
> not and that is a bit concerning but as you  say we have our own
> challenges……like John…..very worried about John. Looks like he has packed
> up his stuff in Santa Clara and moved out to his sisters in Detroit
> (actually a burb) he was so disgusted and unhappy with living in Santa
> Clara and Merv not being willing to leave Calif. And I know too he lives
> with chronic pain from his motorcycle accident 10-15 years ago….8-10
> surgeries later his oxy cotton addiction got so bad he sold the planes
> because his MD would not give him anymore legal meds for pain without
> notifying FAA who he knew would pull his plane and car licenses.
>
> He says he is fine but my sense he is anything but fine….he is another
> good friend who needs our prayers. He is extremely proud  and I wish him
> happiness and good health but I am worried for him.
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows
>
>
>
> *From: *Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Sent: *Monday, December 5, 2022 2:26 PM
> *To: *laurieferrari at aol.com
> *Cc: *tpr at teampanteraracing.com; teampantera at yahoo.com;
> b.hower3400 at yahoo.com; oneeyez4263 at gmail.com; davecarp80138 at outlook.com
> *Subject: *Re: [TPR] Come and get these memories (as Martha and Vandellas
> would say). Re: Thought for the day
>
>
>
> Great memories Laurie, thank you for sharing.
>
>
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Sent via radio waves
>
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2022, at 14:07, Laurie via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> When I was nine, we had just moved to the Fairfax area in Los Angeles
> where I started 4th grade.  The girl who lived across the street drove by
> one day on her bike and said, "Say, do you want to ride bikes together and
> be friends?"  How sweet was that!  We're still friends to this day. In fact
> she was such a good friend she'd give me rides on the back of her bike for
> blocks upon blocks so I could drag my feet to wear out the brown Girl Scout
> shoes my mother thought were healthy for my feet.  I hated them so!!!! Job
> accomplished but my Mother brought them back to the store to complain of
> how fast they wore out, and much to my chagrin they gave her a brand new
> pair.   My bike buddy, Ruthie, actually lived in the same apt. building as
> Phil Spector when he was a teenager.  Phil and his buddy Marshall Leib were
> ALWAYS polishing their cars in front of the apartments.  (RIP Marshall, who
> passed away from a heart attack in 2002 on way to a Car Night event.
> Marshall and Phil were the two fellows along with Annette Kleinbart of the
> singing group, "The Teddy Bears."  If you are old enough, do you remember
> the song, "To Know him is to Love him?"   (
> https://www.dailydoowop.com/the-teddy-bears-to-know-him-is-to-love-him/)
>
> And here's Marshall bio:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Leib
>
> Marshall also managed many other famous singers and groups of the day like
> the Everly Bros.  Marshall was a big Ferrari guy and on the board of FCA
> and we met at a Car Night event up here in the Valley and became great
> friends unbeknownst of the past.
>
> So back up..... my buddy in crime (Ruthie) in those bygone days and I were
> quite adventurous.  We would get samples of powder they gave away at the
> nearby drugstore and do scientific experiments.  Some even with snails in
> the garden. (sorry snails).  : (  We and a few other friends would hot-wire
> phone booths with a bobby pin just to call each other from across the
> street.  I truly believe we are responsible for the new type soda vending
> machines as the old ones had bottles that were simply locked in but caps
> visible to pop off with a bottle cap remover... so we'd bring straws and
> have a refresher.   We figured we'd go for a swim when hot and went wading
> in the decorative pool in front of Fairfax High with all the mosquito larva
> and slimy mossy bottom.... definitely not meant for swimmers.  We'd go up
> and down Fairfax getting free sample of Perals cheesecake and sour pickles
> from Cantors (a good combo) and anything else good we could find.  We also
> ate wild plants and berries of all kinds with no idea that something might
> be poisonous. We'd go to the Fairfax Theatre every Sat. for a part of a
> movie shown in segments.  I'm still traumatized by one where people were
> offered a free vacation into space but were actually taken to space for
> FOOD for the aliens. Yes, Thank God We're Still Alive.. and we're all here
> to enjoy our memories and today's Holidays in these interesting modern
> times.  Love to you all!
>
> Laurie   : )
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> To: DENNIS ANTENUCCI <TEAMPANTERA at yahoo.com>
> Cc: B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>; Owen Lee Green <oneeyez4263 at gmail.com>;
> David Carpenter <davecarp80138 at outlook.com>; Team Pantera Racing <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 5, 2022 8:52 am
> Subject: Re: [TPR] Thought for the day
>
> Oh yes, a large Dominos Destroyer on a Friday night lounging on the couch
> and watching movies.  Good thing we could sleep in on Saturday.  :D
>
>
>
> Asa  Jay
>
> Sent via radio waves
>
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2022, at 08:28, DENNIS ANTENUCCI <TEAMPANTERA at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Reading all your fond memories of growing up warms my heart. Be it the
> 50’s or 70’s or my own kids growing up in the 90’s it was for sure a great
> time in America. My kids like to remind me how much they enjoyed going to
> Blockbuster Video when we also picked up a pizza on Friday nights.
>
>
>
> As JB says,
>
> “Good Times”
>
>
>
> MD
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2022, at 6:51 AM, B Hower via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> I live in same town where I attended 12 years of school... I and old
> school gym are only property in this block .. There is two stoplights in
> the county.
>
> Population 2022. With 196 people, Whiting is the 387th most populated city
> in the state of Kansas out of 729 cities.
>
> Drive it like there is not tomorrow, for there may not be.
>
> Bud 3400
>
> On Monday, December 5, 2022, 07:37:00 AM CST, David Carpenter via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> I live in VERY Rural Elbert County, Colorado.  ( US Flags prominent,
> smiles everywhere,*BRIGHT RED too*!! )
>
> Population of entire County, 17,000.  County seat, Kiowa, & even today,
> they still don’t have a single traffic light!!
>
> If you hear a horn blow…..it’s always accompanied by a wave of the ‘Entire
> Hand’!!
>
> I think 15+ years, they have had the highest CCW’s issued, per % of
> population….of ANY County in USA.
>
> Crime rate isn’t zero, but pretty close.   At this time in life, I’m SURE
> glad to be away from it all……darned close to the way I grew up!!
>
>
>
> If I was in child rearing years today, my son would SURE KNOW what those
> ‘CAPS’ look like!!
>
> And he’d learn how to ‘Quick Draw’ better than his father did!!!
>
>
>
> It’s not as rural as when growing up………….& miss those tender years from
> long ago!!!
>
> But I see the caps rolls……& it helps bring back some really good
> memories!!!!!!!!
>
> *YEP…..GUILTY!!!!*
>
> *OLD AS SHEEEEEET!*
>
>
>
>
>
> “America will never be destroyed from the outside.
>
> If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed
> ourselves.”
> ― *Abraham Lincoln*
>
> *“RIP Dan S. & Don H.*
>
>
>
> *From: *Owen Lee Green via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Sent: *Sunday, December 4, 2022 9:38 PM
> *To: *Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> *Cc: *DENNIS ANTENUCCI <TEAMPANTERA at yahoo.com>; Team Pantera Racing
> <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [TPR] Thought for the day
>
>
>
> I grew up downtown Las Vegas. I got to see a car stunt live in November of
> 70.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 8:35 PM Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
> Now there are some memories.  :)
>
>
>
> Asa  Jay
>
> Sent via radio waves
>
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2022, at 19:23, Owen Lee Green <oneeyez4263 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> But whaddya mean I never grew up on Fremont Street when it was the cruise
> scene. From Lam's Blue Onion to the Train Station at Main Street. There was
> no canopy and all traffic stopped for the multi way crosswalk.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 7:18 PM Owen Lee Green <oneeyez4263 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> As I rode down there on my trusty horse Schwinn Stingray.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 7:16 PM Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> That would mean you’re not OLD as shit, it means you’re FULL of it.
>
> ;)
> Asa  Jay
>
> Sent via radio waves
>
> > On Dec 4, 2022, at 17:26, DENNIS ANTENUCCI <TEAMPANTERA at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I don’t remember 😎
> >
> > MD
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Dec 4, 2022, at 5:13 PM, Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
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