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Happy Birthday 69Z28
« on: July 01, 2014, 12:36:18 PM »
69Z28 aka Gary C. turned the big 61 today!!! Wish him a Hap-hap-happy one! ;D   A toast to you Gary and thanks for your contributions. I'll drink a beer in your honor tonight. ;)

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Re: Happy Birthday 69Z28
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2014, 12:54:42 PM »
Happy Birthday Gary. 4 months behind you.
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Re: Happy Birthday 69Z28
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2014, 12:58:41 PM »
Happy birthday Gary!
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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2014, 01:00:08 PM »
Happy Birthday Gary.

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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2014, 01:15:34 PM »
I hope your day is a good one for you GaryC.. :)

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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2014, 04:16:03 PM »
Happy Birthday Gary !! 1953 was a good year for Camaro guys. George

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Re: Happy Birthday 69Z28
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2014, 06:46:36 PM »
Guys, Guys, I don't have birthdays anymore geeze. As of today I'm counting backwards until I get to 1 years old and then I'll start over. Damn...I wish. Thanks guys.
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« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2014, 06:49:12 PM »
Oh and for my non-birthday I finally joined Facebook. I haven gotten off for two days, and I'm beat. I have forgotten how many friends I had growing up in Atlanta in the 60's and 70's.
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« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2014, 07:02:09 PM »
Gary I think your on to something here.... my parents father 85, mother 78 act "younger" the older they get. Not sure if thats a good thing or not? Happy non B day.  :)
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« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2014, 07:27:45 PM »
Thanks guys...and your all nuts!!! LOL Sitting back now drinking a few Angry Orchards waiting for USA vs Belgium to play. The big party starts this weekend. My birthday, a grandsons birthday and 4th of july,  my wife and I's 29th wedding anniversary. I lost my independence on Independence Day. Ya'll got your flags out yet??? It might be a week before I get back to CRG. Family, bikers and maybe a few gate crashers. No car guys though, not many of them around here. Check out this pic. Me at 16 in Atlanta.
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« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2014, 10:05:45 PM »
You must have made that picture of you and those pants on Independence Day as well, GaryC..  :)
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« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2014, 01:17:53 AM »
You must have made that picture of you and those pants on Independence Day as well, GaryC..  :)

It's very possible. Even at that age I was a big flag waver and didn't care who knew. As patriotic as they come.
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« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2014, 01:25:33 AM »
Happy birthday Gary. I grew up in Winder Ga., but now live in NC. I will be going down to Winder for my aunt's 90 B-day later this month. Pretty sure I want make it to age 90, if I do, I'm pretty sure I will be out of money.

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« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2014, 02:01:47 AM »
Thanks Eddie. Wow Winder...whenever we wanted to get away from Atlanta for a few days we would always head to a friends house his parents was renting in Winder. It was on a Black Angus farm. Remember the skating rink? We use to hit that place up for the country chicks. Man, what memories. If you were around in 69 to maybe 72 we may have met. Use to hang around a pool hall in town. Is Winder still a small town?
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« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2014, 03:23:20 AM »
happy birthday, and happy anniversary. My wife and I celebrate ours on the 4th of July as well... :D
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Re: Happy Birthday 69Z28
« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2014, 03:43:06 AM »
Happy Birthday Gary !! 1953 was a good year for Camaro guys. George

How right you are -

Happy Birthday, Gary - 20 days behind you for my 61st. Love the pants - at least they're sitting on top of the F-O-R-D.

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« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2014, 03:54:48 AM »
Digging those pants :D  12 1/2 years behind you !   Hey ,were those Tough Skins ?
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« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2014, 04:01:42 AM »
happy birthday and happy anniversary, have a safe and happy 4th too
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« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2014, 04:17:49 AM »
Happy Birthday Gary !! 1953 was a good year for Camaro guys. George

How right you are -

Happy Birthday, Gary - 20 days behind you for my 61st. Love the pants - at least they're sitting on top of the F-O-R-D.

Regards,
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Re: Happy Birthday 69Z28
« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2014, 04:21:17 AM »
Digging those pants :D  12 1/2 years behind you !   Hey ,were those Tough Skins ?

If I remember correctly they were jean material.



happy birthday and happy anniversary, have a safe and happy 4th too


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« Reply #20 on: July 02, 2014, 04:23:53 AM »
Happy Birthday Gary!  And wishing you many more.  I am about 5 1/2 years ahead of you and enjoying life, you're only as old as you feel.
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« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2014, 04:29:55 AM »
Congrats on the 32nd anniversary of your 29th birthday!
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« Reply #22 on: July 02, 2014, 02:53:19 PM »
HAHAHAHAHA  great picture Gary!!!  Happy Birthday!!!!
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« Reply #23 on: July 02, 2014, 03:02:36 PM »
yeah i saw that Gary, i work 2nd shift and was crawling the web for some junkyards looking for some camaro parts. came on here and saw you were the birthday boy and had to send some wishes. dig them pants by the way. i remember bell bottom pants and platform shoes, i was born in 1960 so im kinda close in age. best to ya bud :)
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« Reply #24 on: July 02, 2014, 05:31:04 PM »
Congrats on the 32nd anniversary of your 29th birthday!
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« Reply #25 on: July 02, 2014, 09:52:48 PM »
Gary,
Winder is still seems like small town to me when I visit there.  There is a lot of growth to the north and west side of Winder.  I lived there until maybe 6 or 7, so saying I grew up in Winder was not totally correct. My grandparents lived there, so we were down two or three times per year, until I got married. Only to return for racing at Road Atlanta or the GM National at Atlanta Drag way and funerals.  I have one remaining aunt that tells me "don't wait until I'm dead to come and see me".  So, for the past several years  I have been going down once a year to she her.

My fondest memories was the rabbit hunting with my uncles and the "Fourth of July" celebration where they had a "Greasy Pig Chasing" contest where you got to keep the pig if you could catch that slippery rascal. When I found out, that I could not catch or hang on to a 50 lb.  pig,  I just started watching. What a hoot, I laughed even harder as I grew older watching kids and some adults try their luck for some bacon, pork chops and barbecue.

My wife and I celebrated our 41st at the Carlisle GM National.  Congrats to you and yours !!!
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« Reply #26 on: July 02, 2014, 10:28:07 PM »
Gary,
Winder is still seems like small town to me when I visit there.  There is a lot of growth to the north and west side of Winder.  I lived there until maybe 6 or 7, so saying I grew up in Winder was not totally correct. My grandparents lived there, so we were down two or three times per year, until I got married. Only to return for racing at Road Atlanta or the GM National at Atlanta Drag way and funerals.  I have one remaining aunt that tells me "don't wait until I'm dead to come and see me".  So, for the past several years  I have been going down once a year to she her.

My fondest memories was the rabbit hunting with my uncles and the "Fourth of July" celebration where they had a "Greasy Pig Chasing" contest where you got to keep the pig if you could catch that slippery rascal. When I found out, that I could not catch or hang on to a 50 lb.  pig,  I just started watching. What a hoot, I laughed even harder as I grew older watching kids and some adults try their luck for some bacon, pork chops and barbecue.

My wife and I celebrated our 41st at the Carlisle GM National.  Congrats to you and yours !!!
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I've been in a few of those greasy pig chases, great fun, especially after a few beers. I mentioned to some of the local farmers here where I live in Delaware and none have ever heard of it. Fourth of July was always at Stone Mountain for me. Best place I have ever been for fireworks. Must have been on that mountain 1000 times. My wife and I went to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia when we got married in 85 and the fireworks weren't too bad there on the 4th, but Stone Mountain was the best I think.
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« Reply #27 on: July 03, 2014, 02:49:47 AM »
Well..  (should I be ashamed to admit this?)...  while I was in Frederick for the Camaro Nationals... One of the guy's wives mentioned it was her birthday, and her husband said he would buy her lunch from the vendor outside..   :)  

That triggered something in my head.. so I glanced at my watch to see what day it was... and realized that it was the 20th of June..  Mine and my wife's 44th Wedding Anniversary!...   so I said....
'OMG..   I probably should call home and wish her a happy anniversary!"...
... Which I did later that evening... :)   and I took her out to the most expensive restaurant in town the following Saturday night (a week later) after I got home...  :)

PS.  We were married on 20 June 1970 in the Chapel on Keesler AFB, MS... and took a honeymoon trip to New Orleans in my new lime green 70 Roadrunner!  :)      Forgive me for posting photos of an 'off-brand' in a Camaro website.. :)
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« Reply #28 on: July 03, 2014, 02:52:58 AM »
congrats to you too, Gary W. You are a good looking Devil and the Mrs. is a real Peach. Nice pics.
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« Reply #29 on: July 03, 2014, 02:56:34 AM »
great pics, funny story... :D
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« Reply #30 on: July 03, 2014, 04:15:34 AM »
Well..  (should I be ashamed to admit this?)...  while I was in Frederick for the Camaro Nationals... One of the guy's wives mentioned it was her birthday, and her husband said he would buy her lunch from the vendor outside..   :) 


Damn...I wish I was the fly on the wall on that. Happy Anniversary dear lets go get a burger at the...


Great pics Gary. We all want to see pics like this? Good looking couple. You got married on base too. I got married the first time at Dover in uniform. Have to see if I can dig out that picture. Knew a crazy fool that came from Keesler AFB in 76. I bought a 69 Charger 440 Magnum from him when he first got to Dover. Car had  crushed quarter right where the flip top gas cap was where he poled it. Had to finally sell it because the base police kept giving my wife tickets for parking in the wrong spots and speeding on base. Remember those parking spaces with the big round painted dots? NonComs couldn't park in those, at least at Dover.
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« Reply #31 on: July 03, 2014, 04:50:37 AM »
I almost forgot, since Gary brought up the pic with his Roadrunner and wife, I remembered a friend took me to the dirt track races at Delmar International Raceway in Delmar Delaware for my birthday last week and I found this. I know it's not Camaro related either but couldn't help myself. Don't see much of this locally.

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« Reply #32 on: July 03, 2014, 04:55:20 AM »
Is the shower cap, so dirt doesn't get in?
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« Reply #33 on: July 03, 2014, 05:26:04 AM »
Not sure if it was a shower cap, way too big. He was just about ready to cover it up for the main events coming up when we were getting some beers out of my truck. The dirt flies at this track. Got smashed in the nose with a chunk of dirt while I was filming, caught me totally by surprise. Got hit 2 more times, once on the right cheek and once on the left shin and we were way up in the stands. Looked like I was in a fight. Run a lot of crate modified's, modified napa big blocks and Modified small blocks. Outlaws run here too. Will see them in August. I think Tony Stewart is supposed to be here when the outlaws run.
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« Reply #34 on: July 03, 2014, 05:31:49 AM »
Well it kinda reminded me of a shower cap...
wow, sounds like the dirt really flies there.
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« Reply #35 on: July 03, 2014, 05:55:51 AM »
Yes it does. Lot of "OUCH" sounding off everywhere.
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