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Convoy, Sparks and the 2-lanes
« on: June 11, 2011, 04:03:10 PM »
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Two queries:
Has a song ever "scared" you?
(and)
What are sparks for you?



SCARED BY...

Once upon a time, "Convoy" frightened me.  Luckily, that isn't the case anymore....

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Every time I hear “Convoy” by C.W. McCall, I think of a fateful late night on the road between Illinois and Pennsylvania, circa 1978. It probably wasn’t the first time I heard the song; it had, after all, already ascended both the country and pop charts in late 1975 and early 1976, debuting November 29, 1975, and spending 15 weeks on the country charts, six of those at #1. But, it was one particular night that defined the song for me … for a while. These days, though, the song’s historical nature intrigues me.

The full story is here:
http://www.motorgnomes.com/2011/05/scared-by-convoy/


More "Motor Gnomes" entries are here...
http://www.motorgnomes.com/

...including "Plate Tales":
http://www.motorgnomes.com/2011/05/plate-tales/

What cool license plates have you seen?




A SPARK...

My road trips and enthusiasm for meet'n'greets, gatherings, cruises nights, etc., have many sparks.  This is one:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/04/15/sparks-that-tie/




MORE...

I've posted additional sections to my Route 66-based story:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/category/route66/




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Re: Convoy, Sparks and the 2-lanes
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2011, 03:45:02 AM »
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A few more license plates I've seen recently include...

TULBOX 3 ... white Saturn L300
TRRRBO 2 ... orange Neon
LV MAUI 1 ... blue Infiniti
BBQ HR 1 ... maroon Acura
SMOKD UP ... yellow GTO
PLN MAN 1 ... blue mc



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