NOTES
1 ... This is a "woa, can ya believe so many years have past since...?" topic/thread.
2 ... I'm not even sure exactly WHY I'm sharing this, but maybe we'll find out....


Every now and then, an anniversary will hit, and, when you realize just how many years have gone by and what all has happened since that event, you pause for a moment ... and wonder just where has the time gone.

Such is the case for me, December 27, 2007; because, 20 years ago, December 27, 1987, my original/then best friend, Josh, died of a severe asthma attack. It was a shock to me ... a shy guy who had FEW friends and was so NOT popular. Of course, as it most-often does, time has eased the pain ... and that experience has made me a better person. It didn't "back then", but since I've come out of my shell, met many people during my road trips, become friends with many of you, and turned some things around, that experience has been there ... always ... shaping me, without me even realizing it fully.


Likewise, 2007 marks several other "milestones", including (but not limited to, of course)...

30 years ago:
November 1977, my 1st open heart surgery
#1 hits include...Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights", Kenny Rogers' "Lucille", The Kendalls' "Heaven's Just A Sin Away", and Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again"

25 years ago:
spring 1982, my parents bought '81 Monte Carlo SC, which became mine in 1999
#1 hits include...Juice Newton's "The Sweetest Thing", Oak Ridge Boys' "Bobbie Sue", Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind", David Frizzell's "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home", Sylvia's "Nobody", Jerry Reed's "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)", and Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You"

20 years ago:
March 1987, my 2nd open heart surgery
October 1987, stock market crash; the girl in Texas fell down the well; RFer Andre Dawson, with a league-leading 49 HRs for the last-place Chicago Cubs, was named NL MVP.
November 1987, Chicago's mayor Harold Washington died in office, the day before Thanksgiving
December 11, 1987, production ended for the Ch#$r%*et Monte Carlo, my favorite car
#1 hits include...Michael Johnson's "Give Me Wings", Restless Heart's "Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong Or Right)", Hank Williams Jr's "Born To Boogie", and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishing In The Dark"

15 years ago:
June 1992, I graduated HS
October 1992, I purchased my first car, a 1979 MC Landau, which I still have
#1 hits include...Collin Raye's "Love, Me", Reba McEntire's "Is There Life Out There?", Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart", Mark Chestnut's "I'll Think Of Something", Wynonna's "No One Else On Earth", and Alabama's "I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"

10 years ago:
September 1997, I purchased my first brand-new car, since long gone
December 1997, we had to put our family dog, a silky-haired terrior named Fibber, to sleep 3 days before Christmas
#1 hits include...Kevin Sharp's "Nobody Knows" and Tim McGraw/Faith Hill's "It's Your Love"

5 years ago:
March 2002, I purchased my 1972 MC, completing my collection of one of each MC generation
October 2002, Gram (Mom's mom), with whom I was close, died.
December 2002, a stress test revealed that I needed a 3rd open heart surgery ... pronto
#1 hits include...JoDee Messina's "Bring On The Rain", Brooks and Dunn's "Long Goodbye", Kenny Chesney's "The Good Stuff", Darryl Worley's "I Miss My Friend", and Keith Urban's "Somebody Like You"


So ... how about YOU? Did 2007 feature any milestone anniversaries?



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