Prized possessions?

F Me In The Brain

hedonist said:

F Me In The Brain said:

My old man's Rolex.  It is in my safe, I've never worn it.

Would you ever wear it, or would it be strange for you?



I don't think so.  My folks bought me a watch when I finished college that will do, for life.  The only time I took it off was when it was serviced until last year when I started running enough to warrant a running watch.  
Once I'm done with running goals and will put the other watch back on until I expire

Only thing I wanted of his when he died, although I'm not a Rolex guy.
My mom wanted me to have his Porsche but I didn't want anything to do with that.  I'm for sure not a Porsche guy.  

F Me In The Brain

dankind said:

hedonist said:

F Me In The Brain said:

My old man's Rolex.  It is in my safe, I've never worn it.

Would you ever wear it, or would it be strange for you?

My father left me a couple of great wristwatches (Rolex Submariner, one of the first Omega Seamasters 18K), too. 

I wore them a lot, but they both need service. The only person I trust to service them is Alex Phillips in Bar Harbor, Maine. And who knows if I’ll ever get to go there again?

He also left me a nice pocket watch (Harris & Shafer 18K), but I fucked up and went into the ocean with it still in my pocket. Not even Alex Phillips could fix it without a near-total rebuild. 

Nice.

GlowGirl

hedonist said:

markymark550 said:

I have a recording of me interviewing my grandfather for a high school project about WWII. He served in the Army in Europe, mostly in France I believe. He had some interesting stories about it.

My dad was a land surveyor and acquired a couple of antique surveying instruments (one which is worth quite a bit of money). He passed away when I was in college and he and mom wanted to pass them on to me. I think about him every time I see them. I also have some other things of his, but those are special to me.

After my dad died, my stepmother sent me a wooden box containing human teeth.  You win

The photo of The Marx Bros. with a little blurb signed by Groucho to me in his later days means so much to me, as does the handwritten postcard Rick Neilsen sent me when Cheap Trick had just gained popularity.  Both were in response to earnest fan mail I sent to each of them in my 'tween years.  So long ago...

Also the burned mix cd's (remember those?) of Tool, PJ, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon and others that my husband sent me when we first got together - over 20 years ago!  I have absolutely no practical need for them anymore but I'll never throw them out.

I used to have a much-beloved PJ thong too, back in my thong-wearing days

That is so cool that you got responses to your fan mail. David Cassidy never responded to my marriage proposal letter when I was seven. 

Didn’t know PJ came out with thongs. ISO 🤣

Poncier

dankind said:

hedonist said:

F Me In The Brain said:

My old man's Rolex.  It is in my safe, I've never worn it.

Would you ever wear it, or would it be strange for you?

My father left me a couple of great wristwatches (Rolex Submariner, one of the first Omega Seamasters 18K), too. 

I wore them a lot, but they both need service. The only person I trust to service them is Alex Phillips in Bar Harbor, Maine. And who knows if I’ll ever get to go there again?

He also left me a nice pocket watch (Harris & Shafer 18K), but I fucked up and went into the ocean with it still in my pocket. Not even Alex Phillips could fix it without a near-total rebuild. 

hedonist

GlowGirl said:

hedonist said:

markymark550 said:

I have a recording of me interviewing my grandfather for a high school project about WWII. He served in the Army in Europe, mostly in France I believe. He had some interesting stories about it.

My dad was a land surveyor and acquired a couple of antique surveying instruments (one which is worth quite a bit of money). He passed away when I was in college and he and mom wanted to pass them on to me. I think about him every time I see them. I also have some other things of his, but those are special to me.

After my dad died, my stepmother sent me a wooden box containing human teeth.  You win

The photo of The Marx Bros. with a little blurb signed by Groucho to me in his later days means so much to me, as does the handwritten postcard Rick Neilsen sent me when Cheap Trick had just gained popularity.  Both were in response to earnest fan mail I sent to each of them in my 'tween years.  So long ago...

Also the burned mix cd's (remember those?) of Tool, PJ, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon and others that my husband sent me when we first got together - over 20 years ago!  I have absolutely no practical need for them anymore but I'll never throw them out.

I used to have a much-beloved PJ thong too, back in my thong-wearing days

That is so cool that you got responses to your fan mail. David Cassidy never responded to my marriage proposal letter when I was seven. 

Didn’t know PJ came out with thongs. ISO 🤣

I wrote to him too! And Bobby Sherman

DK, your Omega looks a lot like the one my dad had. 

Cliffy6745

I love this thread 

Spunkie

Poncier said:

dankind said:

hedonist said:

F Me In The Brain said:

My old man's Rolex.  It is in my safe, I've never worn it.

Would you ever wear it, or would it be strange for you?

My father left me a couple of great wristwatches (Rolex Submariner, one of the first Omega Seamasters 18K), too. 

I wore them a lot, but they both need service. The only person I trust to service them is Alex Phillips in Bar Harbor, Maine. And who knows if I’ll ever get to go there again?

He also left me a nice pocket watch (Harris & Shafer 18K), but I fucked up and went into the ocean with it still in my pocket. Not even Alex Phillips could fix it without a near-total rebuild. 

Ponce, your beautiful mind is hilarious 🤣. *I'm a quick study, Mr.Kind!

GlowGirl

hedonist said:

GlowGirl said:

hedonist said:

markymark550 said:

I have a recording of me interviewing my grandfather for a high school project about WWII. He served in the Army in Europe, mostly in France I believe. He had some interesting stories about it.

My dad was a land surveyor and acquired a couple of antique surveying instruments (one which is worth quite a bit of money). He passed away when I was in college and he and mom wanted to pass them on to me. I think about him every time I see them. I also have some other things of his, but those are special to me.

After my dad died, my stepmother sent me a wooden box containing human teeth.  You win

The photo of The Marx Bros. with a little blurb signed by Groucho to me in his later days means so much to me, as does the handwritten postcard Rick Neilsen sent me when Cheap Trick had just gained popularity.  Both were in response to earnest fan mail I sent to each of them in my 'tween years.  So long ago...

Also the burned mix cd's (remember those?) of Tool, PJ, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon and others that my husband sent me when we first got together - over 20 years ago!  I have absolutely no practical need for them anymore but I'll never throw them out.

I used to have a much-beloved PJ thong too, back in my thong-wearing days

That is so cool that you got responses to your fan mail. David Cassidy never responded to my marriage proposal letter when I was seven. 

Didn’t know PJ came out with thongs. ISO 🤣

I wrote to him too! And Bobby Sherman

DK, your Omega looks a lot like the one my dad had. 

I forgot about Bobby Sherman. He was ever so dreamy on the cover of my Tiger Beat Magazine. And the Bay City Rollers. 

hedonist

GlowGirl said:

hedonist said:

GlowGirl said:

hedonist said:

markymark550 said:

I have a recording of me interviewing my grandfather for a high school project about WWII. He served in the Army in Europe, mostly in France I believe. He had some interesting stories about it.

My dad was a land surveyor and acquired a couple of antique surveying instruments (one which is worth quite a bit of money). He passed away when I was in college and he and mom wanted to pass them on to me. I think about him every time I see them. I also have some other things of his, but those are special to me.

After my dad died, my stepmother sent me a wooden box containing human teeth.  You win

The photo of The Marx Bros. with a little blurb signed by Groucho to me in his later days means so much to me, as does the handwritten postcard Rick Neilsen sent me when Cheap Trick had just gained popularity.  Both were in response to earnest fan mail I sent to each of them in my 'tween years.  So long ago...

Also the burned mix cd's (remember those?) of Tool, PJ, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon and others that my husband sent me when we first got together - over 20 years ago!  I have absolutely no practical need for them anymore but I'll never throw them out.

I used to have a much-beloved PJ thong too, back in my thong-wearing days

That is so cool that you got responses to your fan mail. David Cassidy never responded to my marriage proposal letter when I was seven. 

Didn’t know PJ came out with thongs. ISO 🤣

I wrote to him too! And Bobby Sherman

DK, your Omega looks a lot like the one my dad had. 

I forgot about Bobby Sherman. He was ever so dreamy on the cover of my Tiger Beat Magazine. And the Bay City Rollers. 

Were you a Shaun Cassidy girl as well?  I was for about a week, then got tired of that awful Da Doo Ron-Ron.

Jeez, I hope others know who the hell we're talking about

GlowGirl

hedonist said:

GlowGirl said:

hedonist said:

GlowGirl said:

hedonist said:

markymark550 said:

I have a recording of me interviewing my grandfather for a high school project about WWII. He served in the Army in Europe, mostly in France I believe. He had some interesting stories about it.

My dad was a land surveyor and acquired a couple of antique surveying instruments (one which is worth quite a bit of money). He passed away when I was in college and he and mom wanted to pass them on to me. I think about him every time I see them. I also have some other things of his, but those are special to me.

After my dad died, my stepmother sent me a wooden box containing human teeth.  You win

The photo of The Marx Bros. with a little blurb signed by Groucho to me in his later days means so much to me, as does the handwritten postcard Rick Neilsen sent me when Cheap Trick had just gained popularity.  Both were in response to earnest fan mail I sent to each of them in my 'tween years.  So long ago...

Also the burned mix cd's (remember those?) of Tool, PJ, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon and others that my husband sent me when we first got together - over 20 years ago!  I have absolutely no practical need for them anymore but I'll never throw them out.

I used to have a much-beloved PJ thong too, back in my thong-wearing days

That is so cool that you got responses to your fan mail. David Cassidy never responded to my marriage proposal letter when I was seven. 

Didn’t know PJ came out with thongs. ISO 🤣

I wrote to him too! And Bobby Sherman

DK, your Omega looks a lot like the one my dad had. 

I forgot about Bobby Sherman. He was ever so dreamy on the cover of my Tiger Beat Magazine. And the Bay City Rollers. 

Were you a Shaun Cassidy girl as well?  I was for about a week, then got tired of that awful Da Doo Ron-Ron.

Jeez, I hope others know who the hell we're talking about

Was never into Shaun Cassidy or Leif Garret or any of those others. I do remember having a crush on David Soul when he was on Starsky and Hutch. But that ended when he came out with that stupid song. If I still had my Starsky and Hutch TV shirt from 5th grade that would be a prized possession 😂

dankind

The lead singer of Pearl Jam went through a brief David Soul phase, too, I recall. 

darwinstheory

F Me In The Brain said:

hedonist said:

F Me In The Brain said:

My old man's Rolex.  It is in my safe, I've never worn it.

Would you ever wear it, or would it be strange for you?



I don't think so.  My folks bought me a watch when I finished college that will do, for life.  The only time I took it off was when it was serviced until last year when I started running enough to warrant a running watch.  
Once I'm done with running goals and will put the other watch back on until I expire

Only thing I wanted of his when he died, although I'm not a Rolex guy.
My mom wanted me to have his Porsche but I didn't want anything to do with that.  I'm for sure not a Porsche guy.  

I'll take it. Thank you.

lastexitlondon

All i have from my grandmother  that  died when i was 8. 

F Me In The Brain

darwinstheory said:

F Me In The Brain said:

hedonist said:

F Me In The Brain said:

My old man's Rolex.  It is in my safe, I've never worn it.

Would you ever wear it, or would it be strange for you?



I don't think so.  My folks bought me a watch when I finished college that will do, for life.  The only time I took it off was when it was serviced until last year when I started running enough to warrant a running watch.  
Once I'm done with running goals and will put the other watch back on until I expire

Only thing I wanted of his when he died, although I'm not a Rolex guy.
My mom wanted me to have his Porsche but I didn't want anything to do with that.  I'm for sure not a Porsche guy.  

I'll take it. Thank you.

Sold and gone, sorry!

hedonist

dankind said:

The lead singer of Pearl Jam went through a brief David Soul phase, too, I recall. 

I literally laughed out loud. 

GG, I’ll never forget - when David Soul’s album (Playing to an Audience of One) came out, Rolling Stone reviewed it. It said something to the effect of “Make that none, Dave. We just heard the album.”

I was all about Starsky. We even flirted twice (!) in the 80s

F Me In The Brain

I had a 74 or 75 gran torino for a summer.
It was not a cool two sport model like the Starsky-mobile.

dankind

F Me In The Brain said:

I had a 74 or 75 gran torino for a summer.
It was not a cool two sport model like the Starsky-mobile.

If we had been in the same town, I could’ve raced you in my 80 Monza 350hp. Got away from a copper in that one.

That car was awesome until I literally blew it up. Luckily, it happened right in front of a fire station, so I just walked in and let them know that I had a car outside on fire and watched them all spring into action. 

I got it running again, but it’s racing days were over after that. It was always a work in progress for the rest of its days. Still, wasn’t a bad little car for $200. 

hedonist

Gran Torino!

My only great car was my FRZ (and the dude’s Camaro). My first was just awful. My mom’s 1976 Buick Skyhawk hatchback,  bright yellow with a black top. I called it The Bumblebee. 

dankind

The Monza was midnight green. Very Godzilla. Named it The Monzsta. 

F Me In The Brain

The Gran Torino was a POS by the time I got it.  I could sleep on the back seat when loaded at parties, though.