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Entries Tagged as 'Old Stories'

My “Eleanor” - The 1988 IROC-Z That Still Haunts Me

May 10th, 2008 · No Comments

The crash of my Cavalier got me thinking about another black Chevy I once owned and loved which met a similar fate. Quite a few years back now, I owned a 1988 IROC-Z that’s still my favorite car out of all that I’ve owned .
I have to admit that Eleanor (I named her [...]

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Tags: Cool Stuff · Driving · Life · Old Stories · Personal · Things I Want

Tomcat’s Last West Coast Hurrah

July 21st, 2007 · No Comments

I moved to Las Vegas on October 26, 2004. Not a month later, I stood on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base at Aviation Nation 2004. I knew this was the last time I would get the chance to see my favorite jet of all time, the mighty F-14 Tomcat in the [...]

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Tags: Airshows · Aviation Stuff · Cool Stuff · Military · Old Stories · Sierra Hotel · Things I Want

March Field Air Museum & Airshow - SR-71!!!

June 17th, 2007 · No Comments

THUNDER OVER THE INLAND EMPIRE

April 2006
Every two years, March Air Reserve Base hosts an open house and airshow and I wasn’t about to miss it if I could help it! Directly across the runway from the actual air base’s flight line is the March Field Air Museum - one of the best I’ve seen. Both [...]

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Tags: Airshows · Aviation Stuff · Old Stories

Nellis AFB Threat Training Facility - MiGs!!!

June 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Nellis AFB Threat Training Facility
OUR ENEMIES HAVE NO SECRETS

February, 2006
There’s a small piece of Nellis Air Force Base that holds many secrets… Our enemies’ secrets! The Threat Training Facility on Nellis AFB officially did not exist until just a few years ago, but now anyone who can get on the base can see the weapons [...]

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Tags: Aviation Stuff · Desert Secrets · Old Stories

Corvette on Fire!!!

June 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I’ve got to say that I had a grand old time telling this story at the rehearsal dinner for the Corvette owner’s wedding.
So there I was, cruising along behind my friend’s 1975 Corvette Stingray roadster in my 1988 IROC Z/28. The Corvette’s top was down and the IROC’s T-tops were off as we cruised back [...]

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Tags: Friends · Old Stories