Nice to hear from you all! Scott Sportsman 73 Thing Please excuse my spelling, message sent from my rotary dial phone.
> On Oct 31, 2021, at 7:51 PM, Kirin Jacobsen <kirinjacob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm still kicking. Been sorting out my resto cal. Life's busy but I still > remember the glory days. > > -Kirin > >> On Sun., Oct. 31, 2021, 5:40 p.m. 'Ray Yoder' via VintagVW - Air Cooled >> Volkswagen Discussion List, <vintagvw@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> Hi NQ. do you still have the pic of you with the bug body on the roof? >> >> Sadly we also lost Bill May some time ago. Anyone hear from Jim Anderson? >> >> Sent from the all new AOL app for Android >> >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 2:47 PM, Lazlo >> <erin.lass...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Nice to hear from you Bruce. Can't you think of better things to think >> about than me? LOL! Seriously it's nice to be remembered. >> >> I tried to subscribe another email address to the listserv and there is just >> nothing I can do. It's just locked up really tight so I'm even wondering if >> any new subscribers can get on? We might just be locked down to whomever is >> here at the moment, but I'm not for sure. >> >> The glory days of the list seem to be in the past since and it's a shame, >> but it's clearly evident why. The mass use of internet and the social media >> platforms have just completely watered things down. It used to be that if >> you "on the list" you were automatically in a close-knit group that required >> some level of computer savvy to find and get on to. Admittedly though, >> isn't it so much easier to just click 'Join Group' on facebook, kick back, >> and let the information and pictures roll in? Before, you had to send >> emails in to subscribe, unsubscribe (how many times did we see 'unsubscribe' >> sent to the list? LOL!), and all other queries done in a fashion that was >> appropriate for the level of technology we had at hand . It's a pity shame >> the archived posts, to my knowledge, are gone. If John Sroka has any of >> them, it would be nice to get ahold of them and spread them around. >> >> I learned that last winter, Gerald Livingston succumbed to heart disease. >> He was on here, but more so on the type2 listservs. We didn't find out >> until many months later, but wondered why the Buskatiers website that he >> hosted had gone off-line. I got to see him about a year before he died when >> my wife and I went down to the gulf coast for a getaway trip. I had a hunch >> it might have been the last time I'd see him alive. He had a ton of VW and >> Commodore computer stuff laying around plus a ton of other equipment. >> >> I never did forget Scott Yuppa who was on the list a short time and passed >> away in an airplane accident with his dad Carmine (I think?). We've lost >> quite a few others and it's sad that in our minds, we met these amazing >> individuals who were so giving of their time and knowledge and if we were >> really fortunate, we got to meet them in person - and with the passing of >> time - they're gone. Bob Hoover is also missed. >> >> I hate to think the list has degraded into a bunch of old fogies sitting >> around thinking about the past, but with such a large movement towards >> social media, perhaps we should look at a side-gig of adding a vintagvw >> group to facebook. I mean, it could really revitalize the list by sharing >> the wit and wisdom of the old-timers with any new-comers who might be >> interested. I always did prefer the email aspect as it was fast and like >> reading a good book. Like radio was prior to TV - the pictures in our heads >> were removed once we could see who was talking. I'm on facebook, but I >> really limit what I share on there and it seems that it's a very successful >> surveillance machine and that fact alone makes me not like it. >> >> Oddly enough, since I don't change easily with time, I still carry around a >> 2003 Motorola V60s cell-phone which Verizon has continued to allow to >> operate on their towers. It fits in my bib pocket quite nicely and is loud >> enough to be heard over the saw at work - even while doing a full rip on a >> board. I had a truck driver this past week say, "Is that a cell phone?" It >> struck me that is now an old term. Today it's called a smartphone. I own >> several smartphones and use them when I travel, but for the day to day >> monotony of life - it's what I like. Old cars are the same way - they might >> not get as good of mileage and might not have all the modern conveniences, >> but there is a certain amount of freedom one gains by sticking with the >> familiar, the easily repaired, and something within your skill level to fix >> and maintain. My V60 has had it's motherboard dropped into a new shell 7 to >> 10 times at this point. I take the phone apart, fix it, and it keeps right >> on working. Even soldering the internal antenna connector back on is >> something I've gotten good at. >> >> Anyway, concerning the listserv at present. I found this archive: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com/ so that might >> provide some way to look for old posts. At this point though, it seems we >> are invisible list not easily accessible. That ended with the demise of the >> old sjsu server of years gone by. >> >> I fully expect that we will see some frantic messages requesting to >> unsubscribe from those who forgot they were subbed because it's been so long >> since they joined. It just kind of goes with the territory when suddenly a >> big ol' post comes through the email that one isn't used to seeing. >> >> I guess that's it for now. I'll sit back and see what everyone else has to >> say. >> >> NQ >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 1:16 PM 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled >> Volkswagen Discussion List <vintagvw@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> I'm still here. Was thinking about you the other day, NQ. >> >> Still no VW but I have my eye on a field Ghia. Been watching a lot of Mike >> FN Garage on YouTube. Made me miss the community. >> >> I'm in Massachusetts now, living in a toy hauler, sans toy, working a >> Lockheed Martin g contract. Fam is still in TX and FL. >> >> Later, >> VWguyBruce >> From: vintagvw@googlegroups.com <vintagvw@googlegroups.com> on behalf of >> Lazlo <erin.lass...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2021 2:11:58 PM >> To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com <vintagvw@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: [vintagvw] Is the list still active? >> >> Hi gang - just going through some old messages in my little-used gmail >> account and I saw some VintagVW messages. Are we still live or are we in >> the post-mortem throws of death? 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