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You know how you know when you're getting old? I'll tell you. It's when the artists who performed the songs that make up the playlist of your life are dropping like flies.
When I heard that Nokie Edwards (lead guitarist of The Ventures) had died, I immediately thought back to a warm summer day in 1969 when I drove my 65 Mustang convertible for the first time. It had an 8-track player in it and the first tape I bought was The Ventures. Believe me when I say there was no feeling like driving a convertible around Sacramento on a beautiful summer day with the volume turned up on the Hawaii 5-0 theme song (I posted it just now in the Gone but Not Forgotten thread).
Getting old is not for the faint of heart.
When I heard that Nokie Edwards (lead guitarist of The Ventures) had died, I immediately thought back to a warm summer day in 1969 when I drove my 65 Mustang convertible for the first time. It had an 8-track player in it and the first tape I bought was The Ventures. Believe me when I say there was no feeling like driving a convertible around Sacramento on a beautiful summer day with the volume turned up on the Hawaii 5-0 theme song (I posted it just now in the Gone but Not Forgotten thread).
Getting old is not for the faint of heart.
I saw this but also am interested in the circumstances. There are times when someone walks out from between parked cars, etc., that you just can't stop quick enough. I hope it was a situation like that (if that doesn't sound uncaring), as I actually would like to see this technology advanced and get some of the really lousy drivers off the road.
A few more details here:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a...lf-driving-suv/ar-BBKxiyy?ocid=spartanntp_edu
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a...lf-driving-suv/ar-BBKxiyy?ocid=spartanntp_edu
A Navy Chief noticed a new seaman and barked at him, “Get over here! What’s your name sailor?”
“John,” the new seaman replied.
“Look, I don’t know what kind of bleeding-heart crap they’re teaching sailors in boot camp nowadays, but I don’t call anyone by his first name,” the chief scowled. “It breeds familiarity, and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my sailors by their last names only; Smith, Jones, Baker, whatever. And you are to refer to me as ‘Chief’. Do I make myself clear?”
“Aye, Aye Chief!”
“Now that we’ve got that straight, what’s your last name?”
The seaman sighed. “Darling, My name is John Darling, Chief.”
“Okay, John, here’s what I want you to do …..
“John,” the new seaman replied.
“Look, I don’t know what kind of bleeding-heart crap they’re teaching sailors in boot camp nowadays, but I don’t call anyone by his first name,” the chief scowled. “It breeds familiarity, and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my sailors by their last names only; Smith, Jones, Baker, whatever. And you are to refer to me as ‘Chief’. Do I make myself clear?”
“Aye, Aye Chief!”
“Now that we’ve got that straight, what’s your last name?”
The seaman sighed. “Darling, My name is John Darling, Chief.”
“Okay, John, here’s what I want you to do …..
Arrest made in Sacramento cold case:
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Golden-State-Killer-480819381.html
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Golden-State-Killer-480819381.html