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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | Ok, here's some pictures of what happened to now:
1) I went somewhere meet some people:
2) As you can see, not everubody in the group can be trusted:
3) Finally, I went to New Jersey to visit our friend Al. As you can see, he made me take something along for the trip:
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Location: South of most, North of few | Miguel, that's a real nice Hamer there! (and don't trust KK in the next pic.) |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | Glad to see you got to the States ok.
No fair though, I've never gotten to go see the factory!
I'm looking forward to meeting you this weekend my friend! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Miguel,
That Hamer reminds me of the ol' '60s bursts. Sweet git!
Enjoy your visit with Michael! Wish I could see ya'll this time around... Have a safe trip home. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Hey Miguel, I'm real glad your trip is going well. I'm real sorry I couldn't meet you last Friday. I'm still a bit under the weather. It's been a rough week and a half. |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | Yeah, I'm gonna see if I can't get him arrested or something :) |
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Location: GA USA | Good luck with that. Miguel's got major law enforcement connections. |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | I'm a former Marine, a retired Cop,and I'm pretty creative.
I can think of something to get him in trouble, maybe some kind of minor international incident.
At least get him kicked out of a bar American style, I don't like bouncers!
:) HA HA HA HA HA :) |
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Location: Nashville TN. | pretty gtar |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Originally posted by Michael R. Winters:
I'm a former Marine, a retired Cop,and I'm pretty creative.
I can think of something to get him in trouble, maybe some kind of minor international incident.
At least get him kicked out of a bar American style, I don't like bouncers!
:) HA HA HA HA HA :) There goes cops take care of other cops deal! |
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | you guys are so wrong. I've got contacts... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Miguel - BR:
I've got contacts... You're lucky... I wear tri-focals...  |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Iffy I think he means he knows people. |
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Location: closely held secret | Yeah, Iffy, what's wrong with you? Better listen to PEZ. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Listening to me ........
not always the best of ideas |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | Just got back to the barracks after a wonderfull time spent visiting with Miguel.
What a greqat guy.
Had lunch and a few beers at the Yorktown Pub, shared Po-Leece stories, drove around Ft. Eustis a bit, picked up my guitars and played a bit (I'm painfully reminded once again that my taste in guitars does not come close to equalling my ability to play them and the members of this board that I've been fortunate enough to meet in person can all play me under the table), then went to Bailey's to play a few games of pool and finish off with a good dinner and a few beers.
What a great guy, really made my month! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Michael R. Winters:
What a great guy We tried to warn ya... :D
Glad ya'll had a great time!  <--- Miguel? |
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | It really was a great day. We are planning to meet again next year.
Sorry it was only a day. Next time will set aside a whole week to meet Michael. You know, too many war stories to hear...
Will post pics later. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Miguel definately a great guy! |
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | Here are some more photos:
1) Nashville:
2) Fort Ellis Army Base, which I could visit thanks to Michael - many things to see, not so many to take pictures, you know ;o):
3) R&R after all the hard work:
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Location: 6 String Ranch | looks like fun |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | Fort Eustis is kind of boring but it does have a museum (which was closed), a bunch of Aircraft (in hangars, which were closed for the weekend), etc.
But, the Yorktown Pub was open for lunch, beers, & the occassional bikini-clad tourist (awesome Prime Rib Sammiches) and Bailey's at the mall has nice Dinner and beers too.
We made the best of it :)
The Aircraft in the photo is an Older Cobra, a J-model I'm pretty sure) it had one engine, a 7.62 mm six-barreled mini gun, and a 20mm cannon in the front turret, 2 19-shot 2.75" Rocket pods, and 2 4-missle TOW (a Tank-killing wire guided missile still in use today) missle launchers.
The Army replaced it with the AH-64 Apache which I also worked on for a time. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Tommarrow I am heading out to meet Miguel at Penn Station in NYC then we are going to http://www.nps.gov/sahi/index.htm |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | BULLY!!! |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | That looks to be really neat!
Shoot, beats hel out of Fort Eustis anyway. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | some of my favorite teddisms
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
...Believe you can and you're halfway there.
I am a part of everything that I have read.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
Theodore Roosevelt
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty."
When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.
With self-discipline most anything is possible.
Good to the last drop |
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Location: Nashville TN. | They sell big sticks there.....yup I got one |
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