Garwood Mansion

**Gleeman** · December-17-09, 01:21 PM

I once drove a VW microbus across the rockies, and near the Continental Divide, had to use 1st gear...but made it...I can't imagine actually driving PeteWalkers truck 2 inches...

**old guy** · December-17-09, 01:38 PM

Sug and a couple of other people and I drove from Illinois to the Bay area in California in a Rambler with just 1st and 2nd gears. Took a while but I don't think anybody cared. I think we hooked up with Neil & Penny when we got out there. I think that was the trip when I met Chicken Charlie.

**Gleeman** · December-17-09, 01:58 PM

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**Gleeman** · December-17-09, 02:00 PM

chicken charlie, O.G. ? ...we're going to have fun with that one aren't we...

**RickBeall** · December-17-09, 02:35 PM

See! There is definately a guitar there. And it sounds better than when I had it.

**Whaler** · December-17-09, 05:13 PM

Happy Holidays to All....You guys are Out of Sight

...
Kim and Whaler

**Gleeman** · December-17-09, 07:18 PM

just a great pic, Whaler...Happy holidays... everytime I watch the "Storm Stories" on the Weather channel, I think of 'ya...

**stnfrnt** · December-17-09, 08:35 PM

Whaler.....ditto Glmn on the pic. What's that hanging on the wall behind you guys? Looks awfully nautical to me.

**1KielsonDrive** · December-18-09, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by stnfrnt

Whaler.....ditto Glmn on the pic. What's that hanging on the wall behind you guys? Looks awfully nautical to me.

Stoney, I just sent Whaler an email about that picture. With out a doubt it's the Black River in Port Huron, early AM on race day. The boat on the right at dock is the Woodpecker. She's a beautiful, all wood hull, cruiser/racer and mainstay in Port Huron for years. I haven't seen Woodpecker for years, but then I haven't been to race day for years either.

**old guy** · December-17-09, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Whaler

Happy Holidays to All....You guys are Out of Sight

...
Kim and Whaler

Whaler, If you guys don't finish that bottle of wine that's on the counter, would you mind bringing it to the next reunion?

**gash** · December-17-09, 11:03 PM

Howdy gang........Leon Russell played a gig near Detroit a week or so ago......says he ran into a guy who was at the GarWood when he played there .....Does any one have any idea who that might have been.......Leon does remember being at the GarWood and had a "Great Time"..........Just wondering who the mystery guy was............GDGT..........By the way Stnft he also was in Redondo a few weeks ago and played "Hennessy's"....I think that's what it's called......up stairs across from Tonys.....Where you guys played yrs ago........

**1KielsonDrive** · December-18-09, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by gash

Howdy gang........Leon Russell played a gig near Detroit a week or so ago......says he ran into a guy who was at the GarWood when he played there .....Does any one have any idea who that might have been.......Leon does remember being at the GarWood and had a "Great Time"..........Just wondering who the mystery guy was............GDGT..........By the way Stnft he also was in Redondo a few weeks ago and played "Hennessy's"....I think that's what it's called......up stairs across from Tonys.....Where you guys played yrs ago........

Leon plays in Detroit pretty frequently. Soup Kitchen and Sully's in the old days. More recently at the Majestic and the Magic Bag.

**1KielsonDrive** · December-18-09, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by old guy

Whaler, If you guys don't finish that bottle of wine that's on the counter, would you mind bringing it to the next reunion?

Listen OG, stop bugging Whaler and Kim, fer chrissake. It's only one bottle of wine. I have a 1/2 bbl that's well aged, I'm sure you'll enjoy. I found it in my basement. It's been there, oh, about a year or two. Kinda like a custom crafted beer - aged to perfection. I'll save it for you for the next reunion.

**1KielsonDrive** · December-18-09, 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by Whaler

Happy Holidays to All....You guys are Out of Sight

...
Kim and Whaler

Kim, you shouldda bin in Lewiston wid us.

**RickBeall** · December-17-09, 11:58 PM

Hey 1KD, I say, whenever in doubt, Chill and Mingle.

**stnfrnt** · December-18-09, 12:26 AM

When in doubt, empty the magazine.

**1KielsonDrive** · December-18-09, 11:14 AM

[quote=stnfrnt;101564]When in doubt, empty the magazine.[/quote I second that one.

**1KielsonDrive** · December-18-09, 01:21 AM

Originally Posted by RickBeall

Hey 1KD, I say, whenever in doubt, Chill and Mingle.

And to that Rick Beall, I say, without a doubt.

**1KielsonDrive** · December-18-09, 01:23 AM

Hey OG, The Camp Randall Hockey Classic in Madison on February 6. Meechigan v Wisconsin. Outdoors. Yeahhhhhh, baby!

**ruth** · December-18-09, 07:12 AM

1KD or any detroit FOGs. Next time Leon plays in town ask him to come to the next party.

**Candy man** · December-18-09, 11:06 AM

Ya Gash, I think that I had mentioned before that I had run into Leon at Cripple Creek and that he remembered vividly the Garwood. Old guy , Charlie Chicken was that tall dude in Alameda that worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken and would bring us all the leftovers to eat.

**old guy** · December-18-09, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Candy man

Ya Gash, I think that I had mentioned before that I had run into Leon at Cripple Creek and that he remembered vividly the Garwood. Old guy , Charlie Chicken was that tall dude in Alameda that worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken and would bring us all the leftovers to eat.

You are correct CandyMan. I remember when we got kicked out of that apartment above the clothing store, escorted by half the Alameda police force. We hopped in your van with a few assorted 3 day old buckets of rubber like chicken. The police suggested that we should move across the bay but we went to Bolinas. Drank $1.99 gallons of Vino Fino from that little store and ate chicken. I remember the bottles of Vino Fino had a label with a red & white checkered tablecloth. They didn't make aspirin that was strong enough to make you feel better the next day.

**stnfrnt** · December-18-09, 08:02 PM

OG......that's why they made more wine; you don't need aspirin if ya' got more wine.

**1KielsonDrive** · December-18-09, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by old guy

You are correct CandyMan. I remember when we got kicked out of that apartment above the clothing store, escorted by half the Alameda police force. We hopped in your van with a few assorted 3 day old buckets of rubber like chicken. The police suggested that we should move across the bay but we went to Bolinas. Drank $1.99 gallons of Vino Fino from that little store and ate chicken. I remember the bottles of Vino Fino had a label with a red & white checkered tablecloth. They didn't make aspirin that was strong enough to make you feel better the next day.

Oh, you guys. Keep the stories coming. Vintage 50's, 60's and 70's beatnik, hippie, counter-culture, road stories. Gotta love 'em. And we have a million stories to tell.

**rockinrona** · December-19-09, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by Candy man

Ya Gash, I think that I had mentioned before that I had run into Leon at Cripple Creek and that he remembered vividly the Garwood. Old guy , Charlie Chicken was that tall dude in Alameda that worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken and would bring us all the leftovers to eat.

good work Penny and Neil : Let's all go with God & the snow and Wait on the fly fishing till June,Cripple Creek been to that lovely place WOW MOM WOW