Sadly, I'm not so sure I believe that anymore or not. This feels like a punch in the gut ... at least, right now.


Oh my goodness. I LOVE this song ... and I haven't heard it in FOREVER. Much appreciated....probably more than you know.


*nods*

Thank you. Sometimes, I wonder if anyone notices the posts, let alone appreciates/enjoys them ... or me, for that matter...LOL!


Strange, indeed. Hard to believe it has been a year since we FINALLY met...though I am very glad we finally did! And, no, just because I won't be here doesn't mean you're COMPLETELY off the hook for the time we missed meeting when I was in PA. Just sayin'...LOL.


Good. I think this world would be a better place if most everyone lived this way....


Hey Dustin ... it sure has been a good run all these years. I'm so glad we were able to finally meet in 2011 when I was in your area. That trip was a blast.


"When we make choices we gotta live with them" __ Darius Rucker __ 'Don't Think I Don't Think About It'


I am amazed by (& somewhat speechless about) the replies here & via Emails/PMs/FB. Thank you doesn't seem to be enough. I know I have support from friends/family (even those who've been silent), but that only goes so far...I don't have a "we". Even so, perhaps "goodbye" is a bit harsh; maybe "see you down the road" is better....


Someone mentioned that maybe my "miracle" is just being alive & I should be happy with that. I can't argue; perhaps life turning around for me is too much to ask. As someone else told me personally, while we are not given more than we can handle, we are, generally given what we deserve. I take that FWIW. Fighting pneumonia, searching for a new job & paying medical bills isn't fun, but I'm still trying to look ahead & keep up hope/spirits/positivity....

But, I'd be lying if I said I didn't cry the last weekend of July. Talk about TOUGH, in many ways. The '72 left Saturday; the '76 & '87 left Sunday. All 3 are now in new homes, better than what I could ever give them....
'72 to Minnesota
'76 to far northern IL
'87 to MIchigan

The '81 will go to either my parents or sister/bro-in-law.


Meanwhile, in a strange twist of fate, my '79 MC will remain mine, for now. So, I will have a '79 MC & a 1979 Caprice Classic. I will continue the 3rd generation MC board & be active there:
3rd GEN MONTE CARLO (1978, 1979, 1980) FORUM - Home

[The 6th generation yahoo group, after consulting with Rob (who created it 12 years ago), will most-likely be closed.]


I'll also be on the Roads'n'Wheels/Caprice Classic Forum:
ROADS'n'WHEELS CAR CLUB / CAPRICE CLASSIC FORUM - Home

Or, of course, FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/knightcaprice269177989


If interested, check out my website BEFORE it changes. Right now, it includes road trip pics, my MC story, radio show playlist, different collections, etc.:
Cort's Web Pages

Additional pics (including Route 66 & other recent road trips) are here:
Picasa Web Albums - faithcubsmc2691


7 "last" pictures....

07/28/2012 ... Last day all 5 of my MCs are a family. Seen best here: 1987 (blue), 1979 (green), 1981 (tan).


07/28/2012 ... Last day all 5 of my MCs are a family. Seen best here: 1981 (tan), 1972 (brown), 1976 (black).


07/28/2012 ... My 1972 MC sold & ready to go to its new home:


07/29/2012 ... My 1976 MC sold & ready to go to its new home. Look at that dirty, but still shiny, bumper.


07/29/2012 ... My 1976 MC sold & ready to go to its new home. Once again, I see that "frown" in the tail end ... the same "frown" I saw in my parents' 1976 MC when we traded it, September 1984.


07/29/2012 ... My 1987 MC sold & ready to go to its new home. By the time this one was out the door of the garage/storage barn, I couldn't take it anymore. After the new owner left, I sat in my '81 MC for almost an hour. I don't think I need to spell out the emotions.... This is the one that my nephew had "claimed" just 8 months prior....


07/29/2012 ... & then there were 2; 1981 MC (tan) & 1979 MC (light green). While you can't see it all that well in this shot, the '81 MC has the now former plates of my '76 (SECND 76) & '87 (CDS MC 87) MCs, while the '79 MC holds the former plate of my '72 MC (BRWNY 72). I had taken another pic with flash, but this one seems a bit more ... appropriate.




Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | '79 MC + 1979 Caprice Classic
CHD.MC.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = Cort's Web Pages
"Lately I've been thinking I should move away" __ Eddy Money __ 'I'll Get By'