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Medieval School for Film and Theatre = Awesome
Bunch of film nerds and stunt people hacking away at each other while quoting Monty Python = Even more awesome
 
Tickets for this weekends NHRA event.

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To be held at Summit Motorsports Park , Norwalk , Ohio

I can smell the Nitro Methane now.

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My Dad used to run Div 7 Super Gas, when we lived in LA.

I'm not sure if we're going to ennis or not..it's not far from here (Kennedale is 5 or 7 miles away)
 
coming right up, with captions below each relevent pic:

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This was taken in 1996 when we first moved into the house we just moved out of in 2009

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That's me in my dad's helmet in my dad's car...Back in california in yellow, so i'd say around 1992, 3, or 4.

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I always got to be co-pilot when we loaded up. I remember my feet barely fit around all the timer modules. That's definately not Ennis, so it must be back in california still, so 1992/3/4.

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Before all the fiberglass goodies and the yellow paint- pre 1992 or so.

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Completely hand-built engine..we probably have an easy 15,000 in tools in our garage...

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When we first bought the car circa 1987. My dad's alot taller than the previous owner (to be shown lower in the post), so the frame had to be modified with a taller cage, plus safety updates.

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Just sold the dually last month...1977 with 3?0,000 miles on it.

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I THINK this is at LA county fairgrounds, can't see enough of the sign. so not sure on year.

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This is World Champion Ed DeStaute- we bought the car from him in 1987 i believe, when he got a 1980 something Chevy Vega. Which he sold in 2005 or 2006 i believe and bought a 1955 Chevy.

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NOW you can see why the cage had to be modified for my dad to remotely fit in the car.

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Ed came and visited us in 2005 for a week. He had a 2 week gap between races in Ohio and texas, so he spent a week at hour house and another week at a friend's house closer to the track.

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The following week we went down and were guests of Bill Ancona, who had Cory McClenathan driving his car that weekend. So my dad got to talk to Cory and some other Nitro buddies for awhile. The motor exploded on the secnd qualifying pass, and I got a piston a few weeks later for my birthday.
 
If all goes according to plan, our old swing set will be picked up by it's new owner tonight and we'll be off to replace it with this:

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The real question is when am I going to have time to put it together...
 
No the real question is "Can I come over and play on it once its put together?" Seriously. ROPE LADDER, TWO SWINGS, A ROCK WALL, GYMNASTICS BAR THING, A SLIDE. AND A TIRE SWING UNDERNEATH IT. Your kids are lucky, first that crazy pirate pool. Now this. I wish my childhood included something that awesome.
 
Cool! Id have as much fun putting that swing set together than the kids playing on it. If you want I could put it together for you, I take cheque, postal order or paypal.
 
Ticket to see Lil Wayne and a pair of soft suede puma speedcats :D Mmmmmm

Did you get the ticket for free? I probably couldn't sit (stand) through one of his shows. Freestyles, yeah, but not shows.
 
No the real question is "Can I come over and play on it once its put together?" Seriously. ROPE LADDER, TWO SWINGS, A ROCK WALL, GYMNASTICS BAR THING, A SLIDE. AND A TIRE SWING UNDERNEATH IT. Your kids are lucky, first that crazy pirate pool. Now this. I wish my childhood included something that awesome.
Don't forget the steering wheel and telescope. The 10 year warranty doesn't hurt either. Here are two other views. This thing is a monster. I love it. :D
Cool! Id have as much fun putting that swing set together than the kids playing on it. If you want I could put it together for you, I take cheque, postal order or paypal.
You get yourself over here within the next few days and I'll keep you filled with pizza and *checks profile* beer Mt. Dew while you we're working on it. :P
 
I am 21 although if you do fuel me with beer you may not end up with a swing set :lol:


Did you get the ticket for free? I probably couldn't sit (stand) through one of his shows. Freestyles, yeah, but not shows.

Nope I paid to stand and watch him perform.
 
I got Fight Night 4 for my birthday. This game is crazy. I made myself in create-a-boxer and my head looked like a star wars creature.
 
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Needed a USB hub, and this was £3.50 with free delivery from John Lewis.

It's one of those Fairtrade things from United Pepper. I've fancied getting one for a while, but the RRPs are insane - it's £24 from Dabs.com at the minute...
 
Sega GT 2002/Jet Set Radio Future bundle for the Xbox (360). I had this when I first got my original Xbox and I loved it. $10 in brand-new condition.
 

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