- Living in a sizable House on acres of property
- Possessing a collection of Automobiles, Tractors, School Buses, Class 6-8 Trucks, Radios, and Electric Fans
- Acquiring brand-new vehicles as Daily Drivers
- Going out to eat at Restaurants
- Visiting, and making friends with Radio and Television Stations
- Visiting, and making friends with people who were a part of the NASCAR community prior to the 21st Century
- Possessing a Ham Radio License, Ham Radio Equipment; and maybe also belonging to one or more Ham Radio Clubs, and in part and parcel; possibly attending their meetings
- Listening to historically important Radio Stations, mainly heritage AM/Mediumwave Stations, High Power (50 kilowatts and greater) AM/Mediumwave Stations, Shortwave Radio Stations, FM Radio Stations whose histories can be traced back to the 1930’s and 1940’s, as APEX and early FM Stations; and FM Stations with Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening, Beautiful Music, and Jazz formats
- Listening to Country Music Artists who have made the Adult Contemporary charts, and/or have received airplay on Adult Contemporary-formatted Radio Stations, even if they haven’t ever made the Adult Contemporary charts; such as, Dolly Parton and several of her siblings, Reba McEntire, The Judds, Wynonna Judd’s solo career, Kenny Rogers, Charley Pride, Trisha Yearwood, Lorrie Morgan, Eddie Rabbitt, Loretta Lynn and her sister Crystal Gale, Johnny Cash’s daughter Roseanne, Barbara Mandrell, Connie Smith, Ronnie Milsap, Charlie Rich, and the Band “Alabama”
- Writing and publishing Books
- Having one or more Motion Pictures (whether Live-Action or Animated) of my creation; being made
- Taking still Photographs with a standalone Film or Digital Camera
- Being close to, and associating with my father’s family
- Keeping the history of the 1970’s, 1980’s, and early 1990’s alive forevermore, for generations to come; no matter the cost and sacrifice, and no matter how hard I have to work in order to do so
- Being politically active within the Democratic Party of the United States
- Keeping Far Right-Wing Politicians such as the malevolent Donald Trump, J.D Vance, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, and Ron DeSantis out of Office
- Befriending, and associating with people who were born prior to 1975
- Shopping at Sears, Montgomery Ward, Costco, BJ’s and the Warehouse Club chain PACE
- Traveling to Destinations that interest me, and/or have anything to do with me emotionally; that might not interest anyone else within my household
- Having Central Air Conditioning and Heating, with the Thermostat set at particular temperatures; even if they are not energy efficent
- Switching the Thermostat to the ‘Off’ position whenever I, or anyone else in my household wants to open Windows in our House; instead of turning the Air Conditioner to a higher temperature, and the Furnace to a lower temperature
- Using a Whole House Fan whenever the Windows are open in our House
- Investing in the Stock Market
- Traveling in and with a Motorhome, or a One-Ton Dual-Rear-Wheel Pickup Truck and a Fifth-Wheel RV Trailer
- Owning, and driving in American Full-Size Passenger Cars, Full-Size Station Wagons, Full-Size Pickup Trucks, Full-Size SUVs, and Full-Size Vans
- Owning and driving in 1960’s-mid 1980’s Rear-Wheel-Drive, Body-On-Frame Intermediate-sized Cars and Coupe Utilities such as the Chevrolet El Camino, Chevrolet Chevelle/Malibu, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans, Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Buick Century, and Buick Regal
- Owning and driving in European Cars and Compact Vans such as those manufactured by Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Renault, Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Ford’s European Business Arm; and General Motors’ European Business Arm that consisted of Opel, Vauxhall, and Bedford
- Owning and driving in pre-1997 Mercedes-Benzs
- Owning and driving in Japanese vehicles such as the Fairlady Z, Silvia/SX, Celica, Supra, MR2; Mazda RX-7, Honda/Acura NSX, Honda S2000, Honda CR-X/Del Sol; Kei/Micro-Trucks manufactured by Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Daihatsu, and Honda; and several Japanese Domestic Market models such as the Toyota Crown, Toyota Crown Majesta, Toyota Century, Toyota Soarer, Nissan President, Nissan Cima, Nissan Sunny, Nissan Pulsar, Nissan Primera, Nissan Urvan, Toyota HiAce, Nissan Leopard, Toyota Starlet, Nissan Skyline, Nissan Laurel, Nissan Cedric/Gloria, Toyota Mark II/Mark X, Toyota Chaser, Toyota Cresta, Nissan Bluebird, Toyota Corona, Toyota Carina, Japanese Domestic Market Corolla/Sprinter, Japanese Domestic Market Hi-Lux, Japanese Domestic Market Hi-Lux Surf/4Runner, Japanese Domestic Market Nissan Truck, and the Japanese Domestic Market Terrano/Pathfinder
- Personally owning and driving in School Buses, and Class 6 Trucks with Box/Cube bodies and Flatbed bodies
- Personally owning and driving in Jeeps, Land Rovers, Toyota Land Cruisers, Nissan Patrols, Mercedes-Benz Unimogs, and WDX Dodge Power Wagons with Power-Take-Off (PTO) Units, which gave them the ability to run Tractor Attachments and Impliments
- Using a Sub-Compact or a Compact Tractor to tend to a large amount of property
- Watching Bob Vila’s own Television Show “Bob Vila’s Home Again”
- Watching one of Shari Lewis’s more recent Television Shows, “Lamb Chop’s Play Along
- Watching Martha Stewart’s syndicated Television Show “Martha Stewart Living”
- Watching the CBS Television Program “Murder, She Wrote” starring Angela Lansbury
- Viewing Movies such as the 1992 adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Novel “Patriot Games”, the 1994 adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Novel “Clear and Present Danger”, the 1991 adaptation of Betty Mahmoody’s Book “Not Without My Daughter; and the 1988 Motion Picture “Steel Magnolias”
Category: Volkswagen Type 1
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I Am Deeply Saddened By The Recent Passing (As Of The Time Of Writing This Post) Of Actor Gene Hackman.
Among the many, many Films Gene Hackman had starred in was the 1980 Motion Picture “Xanadu” alongside Olivia Newton-John.
This is a Television Commercial by Volkswagen of America for the Type 1 that Gene Hackman had starred in during the early 1970’s, expressing his own experience of owning a Type 1:
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An Automotive Repair Business Catering Towards Air-Cooled Volkswagens Located In The City Of Columbia, Missouri:
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A first-generation A-Platform Chevrolet Monte Carlo (produced during the 1970-1972 model years) located in the Town of Mt. Vernon, Texas.
This platform would not be redesignated as the G-Platform until 1981.
Also pictured is an S13 Nissan Silvia/SX 3-Door Fastback model, and a Volkswagen Type 1 that appears to be in rough condition.
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If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you already know if my interest in Radio.
I have not been happy about formerly the Township of Bethany/West Chester, Ohio becoming an urbanized area upon the Crosley/Voice of America Transmitter Site having been decommissioned, the towers being leveled; and the Transmitter Building becoming a museum.
The towns of Bethany/West Chester and Mason in Ohio were quiet, peaceful towns with Transmitter Sites housed there before the decommissioning of the VOA/Crosley Shortwave Transmitter Site, and the leveling of the towers.
The few remaining areas within the
vicinity of Bethany/West Chester and Mason that are undisturbed:The WLW Mason, Ohio Transmitter site, still standing peacefully and undisturbed while the area surrounding it has been urbanized and disturbed:
Another example of how the Bethany/West Chester area being urbanized ever since the decommissioning of the Crosley/Voice of America Transmitter Site, is this other young male running or jogging/exercising, while not being shirtless:
A Type 181/Volkswagen Thing parked behind the fence near the entrance to the WLW-AM Transmitter site in Mason, Ohio:
An AM General HMMWV parked in front of the WLW-AM Transmitter building in Mason, Ohio:
The historical marker dedicating the WLW-AM Transmitter Site and the Blaw-Knox Diamond-Shaped Antenna in Mason, Ohio:
A Blue Bird TC/2000 in the vicinity of Cincinnati and Bethany/West Chester:
School Buses repainted a different color at a Day Care facility in the recently urbanized Bethany/West Chester area:
Bikers riding on what was, until recently; a pleasant two-lane Country Road:
Yet another example of the Bethany/West Chester area being urbanized, and being changed forever for the worse is this witness young male on a “Crotch Rocket” Motorcycle who also needs to be transformed from being fit and muscular to being fat and overweight:
A young male exercising in the recently urbanized Bethany/West Chester area that needs to be transformed from being fit and muscular to being fat and overweight:
I also don’t like the same going on in the Pittsburgh suburb of Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania; where there are shirtless, athletic, progressive, and dynamic young males running around over there as well.
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I am very saddened by the death of Actor Ken Berry.
I was impressed with his performances in the installment of Disney’s Herbie movie franchise about an Air-Cooled Volkswagen Beetle that has a life of its own-titled “Herbie Rides Again”, and in the television program titled “Mama’s Family”.
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This episode of the television program Forensic Files titled “Badge of Betrayal” is about a gal’s who was driving a Volkswagen Type 1 and was raped and murdered by a well-respected Police Officer who was on duty.
This gal’s Volkswagen Type 1 was discovered by authorities to be located on the ravine of the freeway.
Also, this gal’s Volkswagen Type 1 appeared to be from the 1974 or 1975 model year.
This crime was profiled by a locally-produced crime television show that was fabricated and aired locally by the area’s NBC affiliate.
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I sort of like this current Volkswagen commercial, with the Volkswagen Type 1, A1 Golf/Rabbit, one of my favorite generations of Passat as a wagon-the B3; and one of my favorite generations of Golf as a Cabriolet-the A3.
As you know if you’ve been following this blog for a while, I am not fond of modern commercials, period; and end of story.
Also, I would prefer that the children sit in the front seat rather than the backseat.
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A Mexican market Volkswagen Type 1 (built in Puebla, Mexico by Mexicans for the Mexican market long after production had ended in Europe up until 2003), and a Ford EcoSport; a B-Segemt SUV on the Ford Fiesta platform and is a direct competitor to the Jeep Renegade, Chevrolet Trax, Opel Mokka/Buick Encore; and Renault, Puegeor; and Citroen B-Segment SUVs; located in Cancun, Mexico.
Matthew Parij 