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Two queries:

Has a song ever "scared" you?

(and)

What are sparks for you?

SCARED BY...

Once upon a time, "Convoy" frightened me. Luckily, that isn't the case anymore....

Every time I hear “Convoy” by C.W. McCall, I think of a fateful late night on the road between Illinois and Pennsylvania, circa 1978. It probably wasn’t the first time I heard the song; it had, after all, already ascended both the country and pop charts in late 1975 and early 1976, debuting November 29, 1975, and spending 15 weeks on the country charts, six of those at #1. But, it was one particular night that defined the song for me … for a while. These days, though, the song’s historical nature intrigues me.

The full story is here:

http://www.motorgnomes.com/2011/05/scared-by-convoy/'>http://www.motorgnomes.com/2011/05/scared-by-convoy/

More "Motor Gnomes" entries are here...

http://www.motorgnomes.com/

...including "Plate Tales":

http://www.motorgnomes.com/2011/05/plate-tales/

What cool license plates have you seen?

A SPARK...

My road trips and enthusiasm for meet'n'greets, gatherings, cruises nights, etc., have many sparks. This is one:

http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/04/15/sparks-that-tie/

MORE...

I've posted additional sections to my Route 66-based story:

http://whenthegoingisgood.com/category/route66/

Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | * meet_07.30.11_Cold.Treat *

*** RE-OPENED 3rd GEN MC (1978,1979,1980) FORUM > http://thirdgenmontes.proboards.com/index.cgi ***

"We're runnin' out of time" __ Fine Young Cannibals __ 'She Drives Me Crazy'

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A few more license plates I've seen recently include...

TULBOX 3 ... white Saturn L300

TRRRBO 2 ... orange Neon

LV MAUI 1 ... blue Infiniti

BBQ HR 1 ... maroon Acura

SMOKD UP ... yellow GTO

PLN MAN 1 ... blue mc

Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | * RT_06.2011_us66+NW USA

MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort

"Distractions are amusing" __ Hal Ketchum __ 'Past The Point Of Rescue'

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A few more license plates I've seen recently include...

TULBOX 3 ... white Saturn L300

TRRRBO 2 ... orange Neon

LV MAUI 1 ... blue Infiniti

BBQ HR 1 ... maroon Acura

SMOKD UP ... yellow GTO

PLN MAN 1 ... blue mc

Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | * RT_06.2011_us66+NW USA

MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort

"Distractions are amusing" __ Hal Ketchum __ 'Past The Point Of Rescue'

Saw a white Hyundai GX350 this morning that I see around the neighborhood occasionally with the plate 'KRNBCK' (Korean Buick)... and a red Dodge Ram w/ the plate 'RGHTWNG'.