Me and my brother and our guitars (pic) (page 3)

hemp lover

I never realized you lost your wife due to the blood issue. I'm sorry.

Love the giant Caddy. How did people park back then? I won't even drive my friend's SUV because I'm afraid I'll hit something important.

Bronzefist, Thanks! You are one of my favorites. Thanks for being here.

Juni, The Chevy was metallic silver blue and white. It was a soft ride, but the Caddy was really soft and it had a gutsy 390 ci engine that did 16 miles per gallon on 37 cent gas.

The Harley had glass bags and I traveled to Nebraska and Iowa. The first summer I had it I put 7,000 miles on it while working two full time jobs. I bought two Goldwings in 1991 and another in 1992. That one we took all over the country.

I was only in the 8 x 40 trailer by myself for one year and with Delores one year then we bought a 10 x 50 and built on a good sized entry for closet and freezer space.

I liked the big cars and I bought Delores a nice white '60 Caddy to drive. Now I had two of em:-)

juni

Glass bags. That's something. That engine couldn't have cooled down much! Goldwings are great. Quiet and smooth. Rode on one and it was a dream.

Actually 16 mpg on that Caddy was good. We had a ' 76 and a ' 77. All four little kiddies could fit in the back seat of the ' 76. Pulled our pop up camper for 8 around different states w/no trouble. ' 77 gave us nothing but trouble electrically wise.

You have a lot of good memories to share. Thanks Gary.

Juni

garybuss

These were normal sized cars back then. These were much easier for me to drive than a SUV.

They had total power steering not partial assist like now.

This was Delores' 1960 Caddy.

I sold it after she died.

juni

I bet she felt like a queen!!

I have to sign off now and get something to eat. Have a good evening! Good talking with you.

Juni

codeblue

That's awesome...do you still play and sing?

bronzefist

Gary how did you hook up with Delores if you don't mind me asking. Sorry if I'm getting too personal.

bronzefist

garybuss

Hi Codeblue, I keep a fender acoustic laying around and I entertain myself. I don't have any pickin buddies anymore and my grandson doesn't like it when I play.

Hi Bronzefist, I met Delores and Nancy both when I worked in the bakery in Spirit Lake Iowa in 1965-1966. Their brothers were pioneer partners (Lester and Alan) and I think my employment in the bakery drastically reduced their grocery budget. They'd some in the bakery after midnight and scarf down stale rolls like a hog after slop. Alan was a real hog.

Those two guys lived in a dump of a camper trailer and one night they were giving me crap and I knew they weren't home so I went over there and dropped a padlock on the clasp on their trailer door and snapped it shut. They retaliated by chaining my Caddy to a parking meter. I fixed em. I married their sisters.

bronzefist

Those two guys lived in a dump of a camper trailer and one night they were giving me crap and I knew they weren't home so I went over there and dropped a padlock on the clasp on their trailer door and snapped it shut. They retaliated by chaining my Caddy to a parking meter. I fixed em. I married their sisters.
Now that's funny. Maybe you should have used the lock when they were in the trailer. Chaining the Caddy to the meter was a good payback on their part. You're right though you got the last word in.

garybuss

The chain wasn't theirs and they had a lock on it so the cop helped me get the Caddy on the curb close enough we could get the chain over the top. I happened to be on my way to Vermillion South Dakota to start a new short term job there and I just wrapped the chain around the Caddy's bumper and wired it up with stovepipe wire and cut the lock off when I got to my dad's place in Sioux Falls.

About a month later Lester came knocking on my door in Vermillion wanting the chain back. I gave it to him and I laughed like hell because I knew I beat em and I had this story to tell for the next 40+ years.

When Delores was real sick I asked Lester and his wife if either of them could come and help care for her for a couple days and they both said no, they had to get their pioneer hours in.

Me and my brother and our guitars (pic)

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