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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    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.  
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    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.
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,079
    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 :whistle:
    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
    Poncier Posts: 17,885
    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. 



    This weekend we rock Portland
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    edited September 2020
    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 :whistle:
    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 :rofl:

    DK, your Omega looks a lot like the one my dad had. 
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    I love this thread 
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    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!
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,079
    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 :whistle:
    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 :rofl:

    DK, your Omega looks a lot like the one my dad had. 
    :rofl: I forgot about Bobby Sherman. He was ever so dreamy on the cover of my Tiger Beat Magazine. And the Bay City Rollers. 
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    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 :whistle:
    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 :rofl:

    DK, your Omega looks a lot like the one my dad had. 
    :rofl: 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
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,079
    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 :whistle:
    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 :rofl:

    DK, your Omega looks a lot like the one my dad had. 
    :rofl: 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
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    The lead singer of Pearl Jam went through a brief David Soul phase, too, I recall. 


    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,362
    edited September 2020
    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.
    Post edited by darwinstheory on
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,895
    All i have from my grandmother  that  died when i was 8. 


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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    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!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    dankind said:
    The lead singer of Pearl Jam went through a brief David Soul phase, too, I recall. 


    :rofl: 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
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    I had a 74 or 75 gran torino for a summer.
    It was not a cool two sport model like the Starsky-mobile.
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    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. :smiley:

    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. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    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
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    The Monza was midnight green. Very Godzilla. Named it The Monzsta. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    The Gran Torino was a POS by the time I got it.  I could sleep on the back seat when loaded at parties, though.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved

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