| [GMCnet] Greetings [message #165933] |
Tue, 10 April 2012 12:30  |
Steve Jess
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Ken Henderson wrote:Steve,
Welcome aboard. I've often wondered about Bud & Marlene -- she hasn't
posted here for a long time. How are they doing -- aside from no longer
travelling?
Ken H.
I don't know them well - just met them a couple times when purchasing the coach. Marlene told me Bud has had a couple heart surgeries and his doctor made him give up the excitement of owning a GMC.
After studying GMCs for a few months I felt really privileged to meet people who were part of the culture, and had collected all kinds of spare parts, newsletters, even old GMC magazine ads.
When I put down the deposit they even gave me a GMC Hot Wheels toy - still on the original card.
Driving it away from their home I definitely had mixed feelings - happy for me, sad for them. They called their coach "Big Jim" and it had its own GMC-sized garage.
I've re-christened it "The DreamLiner" because here in Idaho a single guy can get some funny looks if he says things like "I'm taking Big Jim for a ride."
Steve Jess - Boise, ID
1977 GMC Palm Beach "The DreamLiner"The 10,000 pound antique Home Theater with plumbing
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| Re: [GMCnet] Greetings [message #165958 is a reply to message #165933] |
Tue, 10 April 2012 16:40  |
Kingsley Coach
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Location: Nova Scotia Canada
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Steve
I only met Bud and Marlene once a long time ago it seems...they were Very
nice people.
I think you'll fit right in here with the rest of us for as long as you've
got the DreamLiner...and I think most of us would agree that. "... taking
Big Jim for a ride." might get you more than some strange looks! <VBG>
Mike in NS
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Steve Jess <stevejess@msn.com> wrote:
>
> Ken Henderson wrote:Steve,
>
> Welcome aboard. I've often wondered about Bud & Marlene -- she hasn't
> posted here for a long time. How are they doing -- aside from no longer
> travelling?
>
> Ken H.
>
> I don't know them well - just met them a couple times when purchasing the
> coach. Marlene told me Bud has had a couple heart surgeries and his doctor
> made him give up the excitement of owning a GMC.
> After studying GMCs for a few months I felt really privileged to meet
> people who were part of the culture, and had collected all kinds of spare
> parts, newsletters, even old GMC magazine ads.
> When I put down the deposit they even gave me a GMC Hot Wheels toy - still
> on the original card.
> Driving it away from their home I definitely had mixed feelings - happy
> for me, sad for them. They called their coach "Big Jim" and it had its own
> GMC-sized garage.
> I've re-christened it "The DreamLiner" because here in Idaho a single guy
> can get some funny looks if he says things like "I'm taking Big Jim for a
> ride."
> Steve Jess - Boise, ID
> 1977 GMC Palm Beach "The DreamLiner"The 10,000 pound antique Home Theater
> with plumbing
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS
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