Thursday…
Listening to the music trivia artist for today was a
flashback to the 70s. This R&B
artist had several big hits back in the day such as, “Freddy’s Dead”,
“Pusherman”, and “Superfly” which got lots of airplay back then. Can you name this R&B artist whose last
name is the same as my Mother’s maiden name?
Well, yesterday both the baseball clubs that were down came
back to win and stay alive in the playoffs.
The Dodgers scored a plethora of runs to out score the Cardinals 6-4 and
the Tigers played well last night to run over the Red Sox 7-3. Tonight, Game 5 of the ALCS plays at 5PM
here, Pacific Time. I am glad the other
teams have begun to win and come back to play, this means more baseball for all
of us! Still rooting for the Cardinals
to win it all, but loving as much baseball to watch as possible.
I just realized I missed the OCTO (Orange County Transporter
Organization) annual Autumn Bus Show, usually held in Long Beach. OCTO is a Split-Window Bus Club that has
semi-annual car shows where we can buy used parts for all kinds of busses. Older
VW vehicles are all rear-engine, air cooled, with no radiators.
FYI – Type 1 are VW Beetles or Bugs. Type 2 VWs are called VW
Busses.
Generation 1, Type 2 VWs, through 1967, are called
Split-window busses (T1).
Generation 2, Type 2 VWs, 1968 - 1979 are called Bay Window
busses (T2).
Generation 3, Type 2 VWs, 1980 – 1992, are called Vanagons
(T3).
Eurovans are all the other vans that came after then (T4),
and their engines are up front, to meet modern safety regulations.
Now, there is a hierarchy in VW Bus culture. Split-window’s are considered the originals
and they are at the top of the list as far as being collectable or
desired. Following that is the Bay
Window Busses and then the Vanagons and lastly there is the Eurovans. Most consider the older the bus the more
desirable it is. Some splittie busses
are worth so much money these days, they are rarely driven and are considered
garage queens since driving them can risk an accidental collision, resulting in
losing some mega cash.
My Bus “Linus” is a 1978 Bay Window, which I am glad to have
because I can drive it and use it on a daily basis. We use it for camping especially since it is
a Westfalia, a camper bus, with a pop up top and a two-burner propane stove,
sink, water tank and a fridge. It also
sleeps 4 adults, and even has a hammock we can install above the front captain
chairs for kids or additional storage when deployed. We also have a port-a-pottie in case of any
emergency that might arise. We carry
camping chairs, umbrellas, sleeping bags, blankets, towels and dish wash gear,
cooking gear, eating gear and utensils, cups, coffee pot (of course), camping
stove, Dutch oven and tripod, and various camping tools such as a hatchet,
shovel, survival knives, and various kinds of fire-starting tools. We carry most of this stuff always with us
and some of this gear we load up just prior to departing on an overnight
camping adventure. No need to carry all
of that weight all of the time wasting valuable petrol. Always hoping to go camping soon. Maybe this weekend? Who knows?
Who’s up for it?
Are you in? Snoopy
gives two paws up on this idea!
Wag More and Bark Less…
Until next time… Be Good!
- cb
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