Tell us something you have done that........

[Talk Host]

Tell us some things you have done that no one else or at least a very few other people have done.

[Tom Hannon]

I had a collection of short stories published. Sold 308 copies. Sales suffered because having a business and working 75 hours a week, I didn't have the time to market the book properly. The book is no longer longer in print, but I intend to work on another collection and with me being retired, I should be able to have a better audience next time around.

[jdsl1998]

Climbed to the top of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park....tallest mountain in the Rocky Mountains.

[Boudicca]

Fed the monkeys on Rock of Gibralta

[Hawkwind]

In the hobby of ham radio talking to and getting a written confirmation that one has talked with every entity in the world as per the rules of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL for short). Currently there are 338 entities and by the rules this may include an uninhabited island off the Antarctica or a reef that me only be out of the water by a few feet or a country as large as Canada.

This DXCC award is known as #1 Honor Roll and I am currently one of only 1523 hams in the world to achieve this award.

[iandwk]

Survived a fire, staying at my post to switch power from a burning diesel generator to one that was away from the fire, in the engine room of a ship. I did this while scared out of my mind, though. I couldn't stand for a few minutes after it was over.

[Yoda]

Jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at over 15,000ft Just for the hell of it. Free fall for 13,000ft.

Better than sex!

Yoda

[faithfulfrank]

I've pulled a person out of her burning home.

I've done CPR many times on people, from very young to very old.

I've repelled down the outside of buildings.

The above three things were just part of the job.....not a big deal, but unique.

I've delivered all three of my boys. I started the project, I thought I'd finish it. The wife felt more comfortable with me "down there" then strangers.....

I designed and built my own home.

Frank

[graciegirl]

I was on a TV quiz show for kids.

[Ohiogirl]

I am almost at the end of my 4 day babysitting gig with 2 grandsons - 2 and 5 years old. How do people do this? How did we ever get thru it as young parents? How do grandparents manage to sometimes raise their own grandkids? Next time (assuming I recover) Ohioboy will be here to help, but alas, he's still working, so I came alone.

There's a reason little kids are cute . . .

[Army Guy]

-Gone down in a Research Sub 1200 ft off the coast of Grand Cayman.
-Crashed in a helicopter
-Been exposed to Nerve Agent GB
-Met and stayed overnight with a President (Bush Sr)

Army Guy

[brostholder]

I climbed the anchor chain of a beached freighter in Vung Tau, Viet Nam.
I performed CPR on two people.
I climbed a "friction pitch" in the white mountains.
I flew combat missions in an OV-1 Mohawk.
I ran a pharmaceutical repackaging plant.
I sold artificial hips and knees and was often in the OR for the operation in case my expertise was needed.
I transport rescued dogs.

[Talk Host]

Even though I started this thread, can I participate too?

I was the first journalist ever permitted to travel unescorted through the Soviet Union (1987)

I was the first American ever to speak live on Soviet National Television uncensored.

I was the first person to transmit a live broadcast to the United States from base camp Lukla on Mount Everest in Nepal.

The first person to broadcast live from the Eskimo village Egloolik in Nanavut near the arctic circle. (in November no less) :22yikes:

Boy it's tough to be a "has been."

[mikeandnancy1112]

I met my husband at a bar and two and a half weeks later we were married. We have been married for 26 years.

[salpal]

I stole a bottle of champagne from the restaurant back door on the Eiffel tower.

[ajbrown]

Some of the stories in this thread are amazing. Mine are just in the game of golf and hardly fit into that category, but it is as close as I can come.

About 10 years ago I made two eagles in a row playing with the head pro from the back tees at Norton Country Club, MA. For folks that know the course it was holes 13 and 14. 13 is a risk reward 320 yard par 4 where I knocked in a shot of about 40 yards. 14 is a tight 524 yard par 5 where I got on in two and made a 15 footer.

I suspect this next one is not as unusual as I think, but from the back tees at Foxborough CC in MA, I made 4 brides in a row. For those that know the track, it was holes 9, 10, 11 and 12. The string started after missing a 3 footer on number 8 for birdie.

Now a days I feel lucky to make 4 pars in a row :shrug:

[jebartle]

that I have rubbed elbows with all these fantastic accomplishments by all previous posts....:coolsmiley:

[graciegirl]

Sweetie played in a pro-am with Tom Weiskopf and beat him on the 18th hole!!

[Rag Bagger]

of retirement my wife and I were gypsies.

For five years, we cruised aboard our 38 ft. sailboat from the North Channel in Lake Huron to The Bahamas. We were snow birds on water. We headed North for summer then South for the winter. Most winters were spent in The Bahamas. We were true cruisers. We seldom stayed at marinas but anchored in some of the most beautiful natural harbors in North America. It was a life long dream that I had since a young kid after reading Hornblower books. Lucky for me my wife was just as adventuresome.
The second five years we lived on the road in an RV. After sailing all our life and spending most vacations sailing we decided it was time to see some other sights in the USA. I traveled internationally and domestically in business but that is different. Working is not conducive to exploring the areas you travel to. It started out as a planned 1 year trip. Heck it took us one year to travel from Kentucky to California via Florida. Obviously we really went slow. The adventure lasted five years. Most of the time we spent out West forming a big box from Vancouver to Tijuana and the Rocky Mountains. If we like a place we stayed for a few weeks or a month, no rush except to keep out of cold weather. Again we were snow birds and followed the warm weather. Learned lots of kewl stuff about our country and it's people.
Now we have started a third adventure. Life in TV. we moved here in 2009. Sharing half the year with our Ky. Home and TV.

[Zass38]

Senior officer present in Costa Rica as an Ensign in the Seabees on flood reclamation work at Mount Irazu.
Have worked on all seven continents
As above have jumped out of perfectly good airplanes at 12-15000 feet, just because some big Gunny promised to place a very large boot on my person! - Had fun?

[Skip2MySue]

In the hobby of ham radio talking to and getting a written confirmation that one has talked with every entity in the world as per the rules of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL for short). Currently there are 338 entities and by the rules this may include an uninhabited island off the Antarctica or a reef that me only be out of the water by a few feet or a country as large as Canada.

This DXCC award is known as #1 Honor Roll and I am currently one of only 1523 hams in the world to achieve this award.

Morning Hawkwind,
I'm the Plant Manager for Multi-Tech Industries(formerly Radio Switch Corp.) the Rotary Switch Manufacturing Company that keeps a lot of those Amps up and running. I recently designed a new switch to replace the inferior Rotary Switch used in the Kenwood TL-922 Amp. Received rave reviews. Also currently supply switches to Palstar, Emtron, Leitner, OM Power, QRO Tech and many fellow Ham's nationwide.
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[jaspal]

I am almost at the end of my 4 day babysitting gig with 2 grandsons - 2 and 5 years old. How do people do this? How did we ever get thru it as young parents? How do grandparents manage to sometimes raise their own grandkids? Next time (assuming I recover) Ohioboy will be here to help, but alas, he's still working, so I came alone.

There's a reason little kids are cute . . .

I visited the Taj Mahal & spent 1 week in a house boat in Cashmere India

[Pturner]

I was appointed by our State legislators to chair a commission to draft a proposed charter for the merger of a city and county government.

[Pats2010]

I saw a real UFO.

[Talk Host]

I saw a real UFO.

Do you have a picture?

[BogeyBoy]

Was on the Lassie show once. (Two scenes.)

[Pats2010]

Do you have a picture?

I was only 16 years old and did not own a camera.

[duffysmom]

I ran the NYC marathon for my 46th birthday.

For my 48th birthday, backpacked into the Sierra Nevadas for 10 days with 6 other women carrying a 65lb backpack. Guided 5 days in and had to find our own way out. No fires for cooking, eating only what we carried. Saw bear tracks in morning around tent. Also spent 24 hours alone during the trip.:cold:

Had a hole in one.

For my 54th BD, married the finest man I ever met.:smiley:

[logdog]

As a teenager, I worked on a ship delivering supplies to the Eskimos in Hudson's Bay. Fell off a barge in freezing waters with three layers of clothing and survived (I think).

[PinkNana]

I won a contest to create a "Jody" call for use by new recruits to the Army Armour Training Center at Ft. Knox, KY.

[Pturner]

I ran the NYC marathon for my 46th birthday.

For my 48th birthday, backpacked into the Sierra Nevadas for 10 days with 6 other women carrying a 65lb backpack. Guided 5 days in and had to find our own way out. No fires for cooking, eating only what we carried. Saw bear tracks in morning around tent. Also spent 24 hours alone during the trip.:cold:

Had a hole in one.

For my 54th BD, married the finest man I ever met.:smiley:

Wow, great stuff!

[FrankD]

As a child I was on Morris B. Sachs amateur hour. I received a Boulava watch for my efforts.

[Biker B]

Worked on the installation of the new needle on top of the empire state building in 1985

[Hancle704]

As a kid I picked shade grown tobacco in CT

Met Arthur Godfrey and cast when they were rehearsing at the Brookyn Ice Palace for their TV ice show and I was working at concession stand there after high school.

Assisted in 7 successful CPR saves as a member of a NJ volunteer rescue squad.

[784caroline]

I was on 2 kid tv shows....... The Little Big Payoff with Bess Meyerson (called little because this was a kids show...the other show was Big Payoff) and then the Price is Right with Bill Cullen.

[Carla B]

Crossed the equator on March 5, 2004 at 0645 hours, on a 40' sailboat with my husband and another couple enroute from the Panama Canal to Galapagos. It was dark then.

[ceejay]

As children, my twin brother and I were on Romper Room for a week!

As an adult, I auditioned for Wheel of Fortune and made it to the top twelve! I just couldn't act like an enthusiastic participant (aka "idiot") to go on any further.:sigh:

[l2ridehd]

Flew jets in the military, ran a marathon, travel around the world in 7 days, worked on 5 continents, made the finals for the Olympics(didn't make the team), had two hole in ones, have drank lots of really great wine, and have the love of my life as my wife. I have been blessed and life has been really good.

[jebartle]

I've cave dived in my younger days...When scuba diving, we would jump in springs covered in duck-weed, wondering if we had completely lost our minds and found a sloth bone while there.....Wreck-diving was not quite as crazy but fun, in the process found torpedo bottle (old soda bottle that was stored in a rack because bottom was round), and at the time, couldn't see our hand in front of our face....Also while diving the Bahamas, a GIANT something, fortunately heading away from us, dorsel fin was at least 15 feet tall, I know, I know, a fish "Tale", but it was scary, I was told that I "walked on water" getting back in the boat...Yipsters!

[Whalen]

Managed a Rock Band, then introduced a classical vocalist on his debut at Carnegie Hall.

:sing::sing::sing:

[Pturner]

Flew jets in the military, ran a marathon, travel around the world in 7 days, worked on 5 continents, made the finals for the Olympics(didn't make the team), had two hole in ones, have drank lots of really great wine, and have the love of my life as my wife. I have been blessed and life has been really good.

l2, what olympic sport?

[Shimpy]

Successfully completed a qualifing ride on my motorcycle to become a member of the Iron Butt Association, by riding 1000 miles in a day. Actually 1026 miles in 17 hours.

[Pturner]

Successfully completed a qualifing ride on my motorcycle to become a member of the Iron Butt Association, by riding 1000 miles in a day. Actually 1026 miles in 17 hours.

Oh speaking of iron butts, that reminds me, I road in a two-day, 100 mile-per-day bicycle ride.

[l2ridehd]

Pturner, it was skiing, giant slamon and slamon

And shimpy, 1000 miles in one day? I ride a Harley Roadking, and my butt hurts after 300 miles in a day, that is about the most I have done. I understand how the club got it's name. My helmet is off to you.

[Susan G]

In May of 2004, I caught the Women's IGFA World Record Red Snapper on flyrod while fishing near Cocodrie, LA. It weighed a whopping 22-pounds and still stands as the heaviest fly-caught red snapper in the world. Ironically, a Canadian TV crew was on our boat that day shooting a show,called "The New Flyfisher," so needless to say they were thrilled to have it on film. The snapper was hooked and landed in 130-ft. of water while tied off an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. I also hold numerous other World Records for saltwater fly fishing for various species.
:MOJE_whot:

[taylor111947]

Wow! What interesting people! It reminds me of my favorite saying:

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things
you didn’t do than by the things you did. So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore.

Dream.

Discover.

[bandsdavis]

Many years ago I played a lot of tennis. I had the opportunity at a business event to play a set of doubles against the great Rod Laver. Well, when you play a lot of tennis, you develop some instinctual responses to certain shots. So, when Mr. Laver's partner served me wide, I did what I instinctually did at that time, and hit the ball hard down the line...... and passed Mr. Laver. He just looked at me and shook his finger at me and smiled. For the rest of the set, any time he hit the ball my way, it was never hit really hard (not nearly as hard as he could have hit it, thank God!), but it was always just out of my reach. Mr. Laver later in that day was kind enough to spend 15 minutes with me one on one helping me with my backhand. After a while, he said "Davis, you're getting worse not better. Buy me a beer!" So we went into the Pub and had a Fosters. By the way, later that afternoon he played a round of golf and shot par. What an athlete, and a very, very nice man. Today's his 73rd birthday. I also had a chance to play doubles at a different event with Gabbie Sabbatini against Gigi Fernadez and Bud Collins. We were playing on a grass court and Mr. Collins played barefoot! Now you might think from all this that I'm a pretty good player, but that is not the case. In fact I haven't played in a number of years. But I am looking forward to learning Pickle Ball when we get to TV hopefully early next year.

B.

[Talk Host]

OH, I forgot, I had a grievance filed against me by the "nonspeaking clowns union" of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.

[K9-Lovers]

OH, I forgot, I had a grievance filed against me by the "nonspeaking clowns union" of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.

Okay, now, that one needs some 'splainin' :loco:

[Pturner]

OH, I forgot, I had a grievance filed against me by the "nonspeaking clowns union" of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.

Okay, now, that one needs some 'splainin' :loco:

Indeed!

[Talk Host]

Okay, now, that one needs some 'splainin' :loco:

Do you really want to know?

[bkcunningham1]

Do you really want to know?

Yes please. After that, I'd love to hear your Soviet Union story.

[K9-Lovers]

Do you really want to know?

Yes, I ...really...want .... I feel like you may be leading me down a path to slaughter...... to know (cringe).

[eweissenbach]

I was All-Conference and All-District in three sports in high school, Basketball, Baseball, and Track and coached all three at the high school level as well as football.

[brostholder]

I won a contest to create a "Jody" call for use by new recruits to the Army Armour Training Center at Ft. Knox, KY.
Aint no use in looking back
Jodie's got your cadillac
Aint no use in feeling blue
Jodie's got your girlfriend too.

[Peggy D]

Good thread. Love the stories.

As a teenager, appeared on American Bandstand when it was taped in Philadelphia. Of course, met Dick Clark.

As an adult (50) competed in Nebraska in the National Rollerskating Competition. Didn't win, but didn't matter, I got to wear that pretty little dress!!!

[Pats2010]

In Vietnam, I had the honor of being in a unit led Captain Mark "Zippo" Smith. A feared legend, the North Vietnamese had a hefty bounty on his head. He was later captured and spent a gruesome time as a POW.
In the 1990's he was part of an elite group financed by Ross Perot to perform clandestine missions in North Vietnam to look for suspected American POW's.
A few years ago, after learning how to use a computer, I was fortunate to link up with him again. His e-mails are a treasure. His opinions on the service and politics are amazing. (I will not tell you what he thought of fellow POW McCain.)

[bestmickey]

...attended the 300th anniversary celebrations for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Powis Castle in Wales. The Queen of England was also there. It was her birthday. Went with a re-enactment group of men who portray 18th century RWF while doing Revolutionary War re-enactments here in the States.

[BritParrothead]

I went on a camel trek in the Sahara desert 4 years ago.
Last year on July 5th I met Jimmy Buffett in London!! : )

[Talk Host]

Yes please. After that, I'd love to hear your Soviet Union story.

The Soviet Union story is big and long. Much too long to tell here.

But the clown story is this: In about 1975, McDonald's Corporation wanted to experiment with "McDonald's Family Night At The Circus." The idea was to promote McDonald's on every opening night of Ringling Brothers Circus. So they signed a deal with the circus to give it a try in conjunction with the company's 20th anniversary.

I was hired by McDonald's to be the "ring master" (ring announcer) for the first event. I welcomed everybody ( 6 or 8 thousand people) to McDonald' Family night at the circus, then introduced "EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE CLOWN.....................RONALD McDONALD." At that point, Ronald ran out to center ring with a birthday cake with 20 sparklers on it.

The sparklers were suppose to be lit, but they weren't. So, I said to Ronald, "why aren't the candles lit." He said something, I don't remember what it was, but it was only a couple of words.

That's when the **** hit the fan. It seems that Ringling Brothers Clowns are "Non Speaking Clowns" and they have (or had) a union to that effect. The union had agreed to allow Ronald to appear at the circus under the condition that he "DID NOT SPEAK."

Well, good old Jan fixed that in a hurry. I thought nothing of my conversation with Ronald until the next Monday when I got a call from McDonald's main office with instructions to appear before the top brass.

When I got into the meeting, I think it was somewhere in Illinois, I sat down in front of a bunch of ****ed off people. The first thing they said to me was, "Where in your script did it say you were suppose to ask Ronald about ******** sparklers.?"

The only thing I said was, "Ahhhhhh" before they told me to "shut up."

That's when they told me about the grievance and that the circus has decided to "NOT" work with them on "McDonald's Family Night at The Circus."

It was explained to me, in a rather forthright manner, that when one works for McDonald's, one does exactly what one is told and nothing more.

I was then allowed to slink out of the conference room. :sigh: I sure am glad I had a day job.

[Boomer]

The Soviet Union story is big and long. Much too long to tell here.

But the clown story is this: In about 1975, McDonald's Corporation wanted to experiment with "McDonald's Family Night At The Circus." The idea was to promote McDonald's on every opening night of Ringling Brothers Circus. So they signed a deal with the circus to give it a try in conjunction with the company's 20th anniversary.

I was hired by McDonald's to be the "ring master" (ring announcer) for the first event. I welcomed everybody ( 6 or 8 thousand people) to McDonald' Family night at the circus, then introduced "EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE CLOWN.....................RONALD McDONALD." At that point, Ronald ran out to center ring with a birthday cake with 20 sparklers on it.

The sparklers were suppose to be lit, but they weren't. So, I said to Ronald, "why aren't the candles lit." He said something, I don't remember what it was, but it was only a couple of words.

That's when the **** hit the fan. It seems that Ringling Brothers Clowns are "Non Speaking Clowns" and they have (or had) a union to that effect. The union had agreed to allow Ronald to appear at the circus under the condition that he "DID NOT SPEAK."

Well, good old Jan fixed that in a hurry. I thought nothing of my conversation with Ronald until the next Monday when I got a call from McDonald's main office with instructions to appear before the top brass.

When I got into the meeting, I think it was somewhere in Illinois, I sat down in front of a bunch of ****ed off people. The first thing they said to me was, "Where in your script did it say you were suppose to ask Ronald about ******** sparklers.?"

The only thing I said was, "Ahhhhhh" before they told me to "shut up."

That's when they told me about the grievance and that the circus has decided to "NOT" work with them on "McDonald's Family Night at The Circus."

It was explained to me, in a rather forthright manner, that when one works for McDonald's, one does exactly what one is told and nothing more.

I was then allowed to slink out of the conference room. :sigh: I sure am glad I had a day job.

But, TH, what happened to Ronald? I bet that was his day job.

What's the rest of the story?

Boomer Harvey

[Talk Host]

But, TH, what happened to Ronald? I bet that was his day job.

What's the rest of the story?

Boomer Harvey

I don't know what was said to him. They didn't confide in me.

Robert "King" Moody (December 6, 1929 - February 7, 2001) was an American actor, best known for playing Ronald McDonald in commercials in the 1970s. He also played Shtarker in the television series Get Smart, spaceship captain in Teenagers From Outer Space and other roles in some 40 movies and television episodes including Bonanza, Chips, Combat, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Dragnet and Sea Hunt.

He was born on December 6, 1929 in New York City. Moody died February 7, 2001 in Tarzana, California.

[Boomer]

Ronald was in contract violation big time that day. He should have stayed in character no matter what you did. My guess is he was history.

Please steer clear of those guards at Buckingham Palace, OK?

Boomer

[K9-Lovers]

PAGE 2 . . . . very interesting story! Thanks!

[Sparky-30]

Willard Scott as Ronald McDonald
Added July 7! We now have the first three Ronald McDonald commercials in video format!

In the early 1960s, in addition to his radio work, Willard Scott played Bozo the Clown on a local children's TV show. Children love clowns and hamburgers, so it was only natural for Bozo the Clown to make an appearance when the first McDonald's hamburger stand opened in Alexandria, Virginia. Willard tells the story in his book, The Joy Of Living:

At the time, Bozo was the hottest children's show on the air. You could probably have sent Pluto the Dog or Dumbo the Elephant over and it would have been equally as successful. But I was there, and I was Bozo... There was something about the combination of hamburgers and Bozo that was irresistable to kids... That's why when Bozo went off the air a few years later, the local McDonald's people asked me to come up with a new character to take Bozo's place. So, I sat down and created Ronald McDonald.


So Ronald McDonald was born, wearing a paper cup on his nose and a cardboard carry-out tray on his head. (Notice the milk shake, hamburger, and fries on top of the tray.)

McDonald's corporate web site credits Willard as being the first Ronald McDonald. Unfortunately, McDonald's chose another actor when they took the character into a nationwide ad campaign.


Willard started playing Ronald in 1963, while the Joy Boys were going strong on WRC. The first Ronald McDonald commercials were filmed that year, with Willard on camera, and Joy Boys partner Ed Walker doing the voice-over announcements. We have three of those commercials here, in audio clips with still frame images. Or, click here for video clips instead!

McDonald's spot #1 - meet the kids

McDonald's spot #2 - never talk to strangers

McDonald's spot #3 - to the moon, Ronald!



If 1963 doesn't take you back far enough, you can listen to this clip from the Joy Boys 1961 New Year's show (MP3, 275K) in which they read a live spot for McDonald's... now with eight restaurants in the Washington DC area!

[BogeyBoy]

Speaking of McDonalds, I knew the inventor of the Egg McMuffin - Herb Peterson. Died a couple of years ago. He owned the McDonalds franchise in Santa Barbara.

[graciegirl]

I thought my mom invented the egg mcmuffin.:oops:

[Pturner]

There once was a clown named Ronald
'Twas the "Golden Arch"-Duke of McDonalds
TH gave him critique
Prompting Ronald to speak
And to top brass were both of them herald

[BogeyBoy]

I thought my mom invented the egg mcmuffin.:oops:

Did she know Herb? He took all the credit.

[swrinfla]

I'm impressed/amazed/amused/whatever by all these tales! How can I compete when one of my most exciting/interesting moments was briefing a four-star general, essentially unprepared, as a brand-new captain? Ages and ages ago!

Some 40 years later, I am still somewhat tongue-tied when I encounter a flag officer, but I must admit to NOT being intimidated any more! After all, he/she puts on his/her pants just the same way I do! Or, so they tell me!

SWR
:beer3:

[Boomer]

When MCD went public in 1965, a hundred shares would have cost $2250. Lots of splits since then. Those 100 shares are now 74,360 shares, according to the investors' section of MCD's website.

They started paying a dividend in 1976. At today's price per share, the dividend is a little over 3%. Beats a CD huh?

But (sigh) I do not own any of this one. I gave it a look when it was in the 50's not too long ago, but I did not buy. Just kept clowning around with the idea. It's closing above 70 now. But.....maybe next time. (At least, kicking myself is good exercise I guess.)

http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/investors/stocks_and_dividends/dividend_and_split_information.html

What was this thread about again? ----- Oh yeah, stuff we did.....I flew on the Concorde. New York to Heathrow, 3 hours, 18 minutes. Nope, I am not a rock star, nor do I have 74,360 shares of MCD. I found a really good deal that was on in the 90's to promote the QEII. -- That was our ride back home.

Mach 2 Boomer

[bestmickey]

When a youngster, walking to grade school in the morning, I met Fats Domino and others in his band. They were filling their car up with gas at a station I had to walk past. Got their autograph (have since lost it). Didn't realize it at the time, but they had played in Albany the night before and had just left an "after party".

[bkcunningham1]

When a youngster, walking to grade school in the morning, I met Fats Domino and others in his band. They were filling their car up with gas at a station I had to walk past. Got their autograph (have since lost it). Didn't realize it at the time, but they had played in Albany the night before and had just left an "after party".

Nuh-uh!!??

[bestmickey]

Yup! I even remember that being so young, Fats was quite surprised that I knew who he was. I knew because I had many older siblings, so I was pretty advanced in the type of music I liked at such a young age. :laugh:

[bandsdavis]

This reminded me of another unique incident I expereinced. In the late 70's, I worked in the HR department of Brookstone Co when they were just beginning to open stores. I spent a week in Philadelphia interviewing prospective employees in a hotel conference room all day and into the evening for the store to be opened in the Center City part of Philly. I got to the hotel Sunday night around 7 PM, and decided to get some kind of TV magazine, since I was going to be there all week and wouldn't have any energy in the evenings to do much. Went to the front desk, asked for a TV listing of some kind, and was told the "black man standing over there just got the last one." OK, no big deal, but before I could leave, the " black man" and his 3 buddies came over to me, and he said that they were only going to be at the hotel for 2 nights and would be pretty busy, and they had seen all they needed to in the TV listing, so he gave it to me. Well, I thought that was a pretty nice gesture. I remember thinking he looked familiar, but couldn't place him. Got up to my room, turned on the TV, and an ad came on for a big Soul show the next night, starring Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Yup, it was Smokey himself who gave me the last TV magazine! And I wasn't even sharp to ask him to autograph it for me!

B.

[Larryandlinda]

My husband is too modest to post this so I will - last week he rode 100 miles on one of the old-fashioned high wheel bicycles. The kind with the big wheel in the front and the little one in the back.

[Castle Keeper]

I have been chosen to be on the Antiques Roadshow that was recently filmed in Biloxi, MS 7/21/10. I took a family heiloom which I thought was a pirates sword and found out it was a Jeff Davis Artillery Civil War sword/bowie knife. It was appraised at $6,000 and will be aired on the upcoming Roadshow series in 2011. What a fun trip!!!

[bkcunningham1]

I have been chosen to be on the Antiques Roadshow that was recently filmed in Biloxi, MS 7/21/10. I took a family heiloom which I thought was a pirates sword and found out it was a Jeff Davis Artillery Civil War sword/bowie knife. It was appraised at $6,000 and will be aired on the upcoming Roadshow series in 2011. What a fun trip!!!

We tried unsucessfully to get tickets to several Antiques Roadshows in areas near where we've been. I bet you were excited!! What fun.

[ribil]

I married the most beautiful woman in the world. :-))

[swrinfla]

Being on Antiques Roadshow is on my Bucket List! Unfortunately, I think the only stuff that might have qualified me I gave up before coming to The Villages!

SWR
:beer3:

[BogeyBoy]

Got close enough to a wolf to have it lick my face.

[getdul981]

Being on Antiques Roadshow is on my Bucket List! Unfortunately, I think the only stuff that might have qualified me I gave up before coming to The Villages!

SWR
:beer3:

My son and his girlfriend have tickets to the Antiques Roadshow in Washington, DC on August 21.

[The Great Fumar]

I married the most beautiful woman in the world. :-))

Your a Classy Guy ........

Fumar


PS wish I had tought of it first.....

[BlueHeronFan]

During my bartending days in college, For 3 hours I talked with, and served drinks to Soap star Josh Taylor. (really a nice guy, but drank like a fish)

With my wife, hit a small jackpot at the Bellagio Las Vegas. While waiting to be paid, one of the employee's told us we were playing right next to the private Blackjack table with Whoopie Goldberg, Kevin James, and my favorite....Catherine Bell, and some other celebrities I did not recognize. Played the whole time and never noticed them until told.

[Avista]

When I was a student nurse in Chicago, I scrubbed with Dr Loyal Davis (Ronald Raegan's father-in-law and Nancy's father) while he was doing brain surgery.

[bestmickey]

Got close enough to a wolf to have it lick my face.

Me too! I (very) briefly dated a guy that had one as a pet, treated it like his dog. He was 6' 7" and a strong guy, so I always figured he could protect me from the wolf.

[bestmickey]

My son and his girlfriend have tickets to the Antiques Roadshow in Washington, DC on August 21.

What item are they bringing to show?

[getdul981]

What item are they bringing to show?

They didn't tell me that.

[sandybill2]

In 1986, I went "drudging for orsters"--(dredging for oysters) aboard the Skipjack Sigsbee with Capt. Wade H. Murphy. The Sigsbee was built in 1901 and Capt Murphy had owned her in the past but his Skipjack, The Rebecca T. Ruark (oldest skipjack in existence now- built in 1886) was undergoing repair in Deltaville, Va., and he had borrowed the Sigsbee to "drudge" that day. We have an adventure loving friend who had talked to Capt. Murphy and we were invited to join him and his crew on a very cold November Saturday morning. We (myself, my husband, friend and his girlfriend) left Richmond, Va., after work on Friday evening--got to our motel in Tilghman Island, Md around 1:00 am.--had to be up and on the boat at 4:00 am-- My husband and friend actually helped cull the oysters, and even drove the boat. Capt. Murphy seemed at ease letting them do so--even when they grazed a floating buoy in the darkness!!!! He was down in the small cabin entertaining us ladies. When you "drudge" you do so under sail. Our reward for the day--in addition to a once in a life-time experience---was a bucket of fresh oysters. John Barber spent time with Capt. Murphy and has prints of the Sigsbee and also the Rebecca Ruark. If you are ever in Tilghman Island, I think Capt. Murphy is taking passengers out on the Rebecca Ruark for a sailing experience. (I added a few photos if anyone is interested--just go to albums.)

[K9-Lovers]

We lived on the Chesapeake Bay for 20 odd years and miss seeing those skipjacks and working watermen, and the smell of the marsh and saltwater, and cloudless days when the small swells make the water look just like puddin'.

[Walt.]

I was a winner at the casino in Monte Carlo.

A number of years back the wife and I did the Eurailpass all over Europe. We jumped off at Monaco and eventually was walking through the "tourist casino." I noticed a coin on the floor picked it up and absently dropped it into a nearby slot machine. It rang and kick out a few coins. Being the high-roller that I am I said to the wife "OK... time to get out of here." So... we left the casino, walked around some more, got on the train and were gone.

[nONIE]

:sigh:I have backed into my husbands truck 3 times in our own driveway on different occasions. Im not bragging, but I wonder if anyone else has done this???

[BogeyBoy]

:sigh:I have backed into my husbands truck 3 times in our own driveway on different occasions. Im not bragging, but I wonder if anyone else has done this???

Reminds me of a story my second cousin used to tell: "My wife is the only woman I know who can hit both sides of the garage entrance at the same time." I guess you can envision what the sides of her car looked like.

[tony]

Nonie,

I am going to venture a guess. I bet you don't find anybody else who has backed into your husband's truck three times.

:laugh:

[getdul981]

Nonie,

I am going to venture a guess. I bet you don't find anybody else who has backed into your husband's truck three times.

:laugh:

If you do, he had better get rid of that truck.

[nONIE]

LOL! LOL!

You are so right Tony. the worst part is, we had to call the police to file a report each time!!! talk about embarassment? :oops:

[Shimpy]

:sigh:I have backed into my husbands truck 3 times in our own driveway on different occasions. Im not bragging, but I wonder if anyone else has done this???
I think you got the record. You should meet my wife, she can angle park in our garage. At our old house in S Fla. she took out our mailbox several times pulling into the garage and had to go over the grass to do it. I live in fear that she will hit my motorcycle and park it in the safest place possible.