Travis In Austin

Here are some handy hints for the socially challenged. Mentioning an elected official's name, like a United States' Senator, for example, it is probably going to involve politics. If you mention a country, say like Israel and in the same sentence mention, or allude to anothet country, say Iran, it probably involves international POLITICS. If you make a post about what people believe, whethet it is opinion or factual, it probably involves religion. If you post something about people from a particular world region that attempts to make a general observation about a group, then it probably involves race. If this sounds condescending or high brow, I apologize, but I had to dumb it down for those who were in a quandary as to why the thread with the same title as this was locked. "But we were being civil and there were no personal attacks." It doesn't matter, there are three simple rules. "My opinion matters, my content has value." No it doesn't when it comes to race, religion or politics here. Now lets do something productive like start a pool on who is going to be the first idiot to bring up race, religion or politics in this thread. Travis

Pretty much only three things can get a thread locked, race, religion or politics. As Dtel says three simple rules. If you have to ask why it was locked you will never get it and it is a waste of time to try and explain it to you. However, a cursory review if that thread, whether you are a mentally challenged or have an IQ of 146, will reveal transgressions in all three of those verboten topics.

A ton of stuff, some from shows, some from representing them. Dixie Chicks signed a gave me a guitar for helping one of them out, some picks, a lot of stuff from Bob Weir who I have know many years. Van Morrison played in small clubs all over the Bay Area and I got some stuff from him. Saw Jethro Tull with Garymd and I got him Martin's set list to commemorate a great night. Better than anything tangible, I have the memories which I wouldn't trade for anything, Travis

Mostly my work over the last decade has involved representing police officers, either defending them in disciplinary hearings. Sometimes this involves representing them in criminal investigations and prosecutions arising out of police shootings. This is the big case that is currently going on in Austin that I have been loosely involved with. http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/29576014/secret-testimony-provides-new-insight-to-fatal-police-shooting

Oh boy, had to give a interview about a police shooting I have been loosely involved with. Good thing to be out town so I could not be on camera. http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/29576014/secret-testimony-provides-new-insight-to-fatal-police-shooting

I am feeling a "little bleary" What kind of eyes she got?

Perhaps that explains the sideways pictures? 6 That would be one explanation.

Sorry about that, Bookers is 127 proof

No idea why these photos insist on posting themselves sidewise.

Enjoying a cocktail with Luther and our gals in DTEL Klipschware

Enjoying a cocktail with Luther and our gals in DTEL Klipschware

I have an idea, let's rent a school building to host a contest on who can draw the best picture of Mohammed.

When you run into someone you haven't seen in awhile and they say "lookin'good" you are old. Travis

Gunmen went into the Sacramento store and held a lot of people hostage. It was the biggest, longest hostage situation on American soil. Travis

The GT 40, British design and engineering at its finest.I really loved the looks of that car, especially in the Gulf Orange and Blue colors. Travis Travis,The early, small block cars were designed and built in England, but the MK IV, which was the only Big Block cars that were ever raced were in 1967. The GT 40 MK IV was designed and built in the USA! In 1968, FORD dropped out of Lemans because Lemans put a displacement limit on the engines in order to eliminate the GT 40. A private effort took an original small block GT 40 MK 1 and won LeMans in 1968 and 1968! British GT-40 MK I British GT-40 MK II The GT 40 MK III was a road version of the race car that was sold to the public, only 7 were ever produced. Holman Moody designed and built all those Big Block 427 GT 40 MK IV cars right here in the USA. Big Block USA Designed and Built GT 40 MK IV Superformance exact replicas like I want to eventually build GT 40 documentary Roger The Mk IV was in fact, an all American affair, Interesting why they called it a IV instead of renaming it something else. It raced in 2 races that year, Sebring and LeMans. The big engines were out lawed by FIA after that race which killed off the IV, and the Ferrari V12. The GT 40 Mk.1 Wyer/Lola design reappeared the next year to win again. The Mk. III was the road car with passenger interior, they sold 7 or 8 of those. Folks in Europe who wanted a road car bought them directly from Wyer after Ford sold him the British company they created to design and build a car to beat the Ferrari, which is how the whole thing got started. Ford was in the process of purchasing Ferrari from Enzo. As they were finalizing the purchase Enzo said he wanted to retain the racing division of Ferrari in his name and to own and operate it. He also insisted on being able to race his cars in the United States, specifically at Indy. When Ford said this might be a problem he walked away from the deal and wouldn't discuss the sale any further. Henry Ford II was infuriated and told his people he wanted a car developed to beat Ferrari at LeMans. They went to England and approached 3 of British race car manufacturers. Ine was Cooper, and one was Lola who got the deal. I can't recall who the third was. They formed a Ford company there in Britan to build and race the cars. After the first year Ford transfered the team to Shelby in the US and sold the company to Wyer who continued to build and race and win with Mk 1s. British chassis and American power. I don't know if that was the first time there was such a collaborative effort between Brits and Americans on a race car, but that combination continued for at least another twenty years on all sorts of projects to inclue Indy, SCCA endurance racing at Sebring and Daytona, LeMans, etc. I have no idea how much of the I was in the design in the IV, they seem to be much different. From the book I read on this many, many years ago, I always thought the real interesting story in all of this was the feud between Enzo and Henry, Henry telling his people to beat him, and than setting out to accomplish that by getting the best people to design and build that style of race car to be able to compete in FIA endurance racing in Europe. That car would have never been created had it not been for that feud. There was a prototype before the IV that was designed in the US, using aircraft technology and materials. I believe itnwas the J. It was aerodynamically flawed and there was a horrible crash in testing. The redesign was the IV, which was 600 lbs heavier than the Ferrari. That may be the reason it is not in the American list, I dont know. My list would have the IV in it for sure. I will check out those youtube videos, thanks for posting those. Travis

Here is the link to the press release announcing Klipsch delearship agreement with the Good Guys, but this was in reference to lines other than Heritage and much later than you are talking.http://www.klipsch.com/pressreleases/klipsch-announces-new-distribution-strategy-and-retail-partner The Good Guys were out of business within a couple of years of that announcement and they were blowing out their Reference inventory at 50 percent off. I cannot think of a legal reason why they would be removing badges except if they were discovered to be counterfeit, which seems highly unlikely. Another possibility is that Klipsch agreed to let them sell "B" stock and Klipsch removed the badges at the factory and shipped them that way. This could explain why the sales staff was mum about that. The most likely explanation is that people from Milpitas, Hayward and Oakland went to the Berkeley store and ripped them off. This happened at CES this year, right under the nose of Alex. An unauthorized dealer can pretty much sell whatever he wants, as long as he isn't selling stolen goods or counterfeit merchandise. He must also disclose there is no factory warranty if he is selling the merchandise as new. I never went into one of their stores. Maybe that was because I remembered the Sacramento store incident and just figured I was way ahead by not going into one. Travis

The GT 40, British design and engineering at its finest. I really loved the looks of that car, especially in the Gulf Orange and Blue colors. Travis

I remember sitting in a superbird at the Plymouth dealer. My mom and dad were buying a car. The car was on the showroom floor...I was saying "get this one dad".....we left the dealer with a Fury III....oh well..MKP :-) I remember shopping for my first car when I was 15. I was looking at a $3,000 pistol grip shifter 426 Hemi Super Bird. My buddies talked me out of it, said it was too heavy to drag race. I think that they were jealous. I settled on paying $3,000 for a 1967 390 GT fastback mustang with a 427 lowriser dual 4 bbl and hooker headers with 4 speed because of the potential of it's optional fold down rear seat and it's application to my cruising for girls. Roger Roger, So that is the same car you still have today? Did they say how how it came to have the 427 lowriser in it (I assume the 390 GT all originally came with the 390??). I would love to hear the history of how you cam across the cammer. I was at a car show a few years ago and a guy had a motor for sale, he "only" wanted 65,000 for it, I have no idea what they are going for now. They never came stock in a production vehicle right? Just sold by the Ford Parts department? How long is the timing chain/belt on that thing. From you avatar it looks like it would take a long snake to wrap around all of that, plus if it is a chain, that it could be a tuning nightmare to get that all lined up properly. Travis

So er, not to interrupt the conversation about possible election irregularities, missing ballot boxes, bribes and fraud, hope nobody minds if I ask: Does the P-3 sitll use the T56 Allison/RR PP, about 5,000 SHP?

That would be so bad ***. Let me know when, I will fly down.Anytime after mid-August; I'll be on travel to Atlanta and Waco. If you are driving up to Waco from CC, PM or email me about as to when, and if you have time maybe we can meet in San Antonio at Luther's or here in Austin. Travis

I was there...... It WAS whining!!! Everyone else was elected, elections were closed and done, and you made it your mission to go after Chad! Rut ro. Thad left himself no room for plausable deniability? Ouch. Well now he has "experience" and knows in the future to work out such things in back rooms filled with cigar smoke and bourbon or scotch flowing. Ahhhh, the world of politics and diplomacy.

77,500 and half a bottle of Bookers. But I get to test fly them. Bookers if after of course. TW

That would be so bad ***. Let me know when, I will fly down.

The Depot isn't civil service? Or do they they comtract with private companies who have "at will" employees? How about a tour?

Except he is german. No one can beat them, right? The British, they seem to make "German" racing cars.