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Posted by BMleW on May 15, 2000 at 00:40:14:

In Reply to: I'm home!! Wonderful weekend with Lew, more... posted by Galo on May 14, 2000 at 21:21:18:

: After a hectic Monday-Thursday of mtgs, etc etc etc ad nauseum...drove up to Seattle ferrying three bottles of Barrilito Tres Estrellas Thursday night....yeah, you can say there was some level of trepidation on both sides at meeting FTF but...no surprises on either side! And yes we cracked open a bottle to celebrate!

: Friday it was running Lew's drop-dead-gorgeous antique wood boat (1938 Monk) down from Seattle to Olympia....cracked another bottle of Barrilito but, since the Boat Show was Saturday, we (well, at least I) behaved.

: Saturday was the official day for the boat show..Lew inside and I running interference outside. "interference' as in 'answering as many questions as I could outside so that, as best posible I reduced the quantity of folks wanting to get inside' and..it worked. The only ones WE invited aboard were the good-looking females but sadly, there were too few of those.

: By the way, I can now recite (mantra-like) the five most frequently-asked questions: 1. How many coats of varnish? answer: No clue -lost track after the first half-dozen. 2. Where is she kept? I know the answer, but wont say it here! 3. What varnish do you use? answer: Epiphanes. 4. What engines? answer: Nordburg Tarpons, 336 cu.in, 130 hp flathead sixes. 5. How many people does she sleep? answer: highly dependent on how close the people wanna be.

: After another bottle of Barrilito between three of us the answers started changing a bit like....to the 'what varnish is this?' question the answers were something like..'dunno, he gets it at Home Depot or some other el cheapo place'

: I had a ball and I'll do it again in a minute but...the next time it's Lew's (and his family's turn) to come to PR.

: Got home today after a loooong red-eye, my lovely wife & daughter were waiting for me..had a nice lunch, washed the 540..I am content and life is good. Bless u Lew & Lindy!

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It was just as Galo has said. A totally great weekend, between two guys who feel like they've known each other for years...with the starting point being the 540s, but the meaningful stuff being deeper than that.

For Aussie: Let's do it!

For Beewang: The boat is a 50 foot Monk tricabin built in 1938. It is the exact opposite of a 540, being proudly rooted in machine-age (i.e. stone age) technology, flatheads, round chines and all. It's completely original (to the eye....'cause there's been a hugh amount of work done), and a gorgeous girl (which is where it is similar to the E39s). An unbelievably great place to sip Barrilito.

For those of you who have formed tight relationships on the board, I would (from this experience) encourage meetings and gatherings, despite the fears we have in this crazy new world. We had alot of laughs, a really great time, and alot in common....more than just the cars. Galo my friend, see you in Puerto Rico! Yeehah!

Lew



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