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[knightfan26917]

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After my 11/11/2011 open heart surgery, I drove for the first time, 12/15/2011. I had a rush of excitement when I pulled my 1979 Caprice Classic out of the garage, where it had been with my 5 MCs. As I drove down the road, my thoughts turned to other cars, particularly ones I'd love to purchase...
...mid-late 1970s LTD/Thunderbird
...1975 Caprice Classic convertible
...1976 Caprice Classic sedan
...1989 Caprice Classic sedan
...1987 MC SS Aerocoupe
...2011 Dodge Charger
...& too many others....

Then, during that same drive, I wondered what it'd be like to have KITT, KARR, Herbie, the General Lee, Jim Rockford's Pontiac, Starsky & Hutch's Torino, & a host of other "starring" vehicles ALL in the SAME television show or movie.... I blame it on the drugs.

What I DO NOT blame on the drugs are thoughts for a POTENTIAL "Post-Surgery Party", a return to hosting my CD SHOWCASE radio show, & my 2012 road trip, fueled in part, by finding this ... Kermit & Fozzie in the 1979 Muppet Movie, Movin' Right Along....



*sighs*

If only I could figure out a way to be on the radio &/or "on the road" 24/7/365...!



POST-SURGERY PARTY
I'm not sure if I'm going to throw a party to celebrate. I had a blast at the Pre-Surgery Party, but that was before "winter".

IF I do this, it'll probably be SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012. Who would be IN?



RADIO WAVES
I'm looking into hosting regular versions of my radio show, CD SHOWCASE.

Are you interested in supporting it by becoming a business FEATURED on the RADIO SHOPPING SHOW? If so, please contact me for details:
wrmnshowcase
@
aol.com

Brian, Atlanta GA:
"Cort's CD Showcase is what radio SHOULD be!"



2012 ROAD TRIP
I lost 5 of my 15 vacation days due to my 11/11/2011 OHS, so it'll be a shorter journey.... IF it works out, I will follow the ROUGH schedule/outline below, arriving home before the LAST birthday of my 30s.

Any thoughts/suggestions about the schedule or route? Want to meet up along the way? Let me know, please!


Day 1, Saturday, 09/01/2012:
Elgin IL
central/Decatur IL
St Louis MO

Day 2, Sunday, 09/02/2012:
St Louis MO
Little Rock AR
Memphis TN
Jackson TN

Day 3, Monday, 09/03/2012:
Jackson TN
Big Sandy TN
Nashville TN
Birmingham AL

Day 4, Tuesday, 09/04/2012:
Birmingham AL
Tallahassee FL

Day 5, Wednesday, 09/05/2012:
Tallahassee FL
Orlando FL
Atlanta GA

Day 6, Thursday, 09/06/2012:
Atlanta GA
Greenville SC
Charlotte NC
Bridgewater VA

Day 7, Friday, 09/07/2012:
Bridgewater VA area

Day 8, Saturday, 09/08/2012:
Bridgewater VA
Alexandria VA
Baltimore MD
Philadelphia PA/NJ/NY

Day 9, Sunday, 09/09/2012:
Philadelphia PA/NJ/NY areas

Day 10, Monday, 09/10/2012:
Philadelphia PA
Binghamton NY
Buffalo NY area

Day 11, Tuesday, 09/11/2012:
Buffalo NY
Holsopple PA
Pittsburgh PA

Day 12, Wednesday, 09/12/2012:
Pittsburgh PA
Akron OH
Columbus OH

Day 13, Thursday, 09/13/2012:
Columbus OH
Indianapolis IN
Fort Wayne IN
Detroit MI

Day 14, Friday, 09/14/2012:
Detroit MI
Traverse City MI

Day 15, Saturday, 09/15/2012:
Traverse City MI
Elgin IL



Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Getting there is half the fun" __ The Muppets, Kermit & Fozzie __ 'Movin' Right Along'

[BlueRidgeMike]

2012 ROAD TRIP
I lost 5 of my 15 vacation days due to my 11/11/2011 OHS, so it'll be a shorter journey.... IF it works out, I will follow the ROUGH schedule/outline below, arriving home before the LAST birthday of my 30s.

Any thoughts/suggestions about the schedule or route? Want to meet up along the way? Let me know, please!


Day 1, Saturday, 09/01/2012:
Elgin IL
central/Decatur IL
St Louis MO

Day 2, Sunday, 09/02/2012:
St Louis MO
Little Rock AR
Memphis TN
Jackson TN

Day 3, Monday, 09/03/2012:
Jackson TN
Big Sandy TN
Nashville TN
Birmingham AL

Day 4, Tuesday, 09/04/2012:
Birmingham AL
Tallahassee FL

Day 5, Wednesday, 09/05/2012:
Tallahassee FL
Orlando FL
Atlanta GA

Day 6, Thursday, 09/06/2012:
Atlanta GA
Greenville SC
Charlotte NC
Bridgewater VA

Day 7, Friday, 09/07/2012:
Bridgewater VA area

Day 8, Saturday, 09/08/2012:
Bridgewater VA
Alexandria VA
Baltimore MD
Philadelphia PA/NJ/NY

Day 9, Sunday, 09/09/2012:
Philadelphia PA/NJ/NY areas

Day 10, Monday, 09/10/2012:
Philadelphia PA
Binghamton NY
Buffalo NY area

Day 11, Tuesday, 09/11/2012:
Buffalo NY
Holsopple PA
Pittsburgh PA

Day 12, Wednesday, 09/12/2012:
Pittsburgh PA
Akron OH
Columbus OH

Day 13, Thursday, 09/13/2012:
Columbus OH
Indianapolis IN
Fort Wayne IN
Detroit MI

Day 14, Friday, 09/14/2012:
Detroit MI
Traverse City MI

Day 15, Saturday, 09/15/2012:
Traverse City MI
Elgin IL



Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Getting there is half the fun" __ The Muppets, Kermit & Fozzie __ 'Movin' Right Along'

Sounds like a great trip Cort.

Day 1 - I know you probably have diet restrictions but if it were me, my first day would end at Ted Drewe's in St. Louis with a Big Apple Concrete.

Day 6 - Greenville, SC is getting pretty close to my house. Maybe we could arrange to meet there for lunch.

Day 14 - Make sure you have your jacket packed for Traverse City!

Mike

[knightfan26917]

Sounds like a great trip Cort.

Thanks, I sure hope so! I plan to see a lot of family and friends again this year!

Day 1 - I know you probably have diet restrictions but if it were me, my first day would end at Ted Drewe's in St. Louis with a Big Apple Concrete.

Not too many diet restrictions, so a stop at TD's IS planned, with some Route 66 friends of mine who live in STL. Will most-likely spend the night at their house, too. Last time I was at TD's (late June 2011), I had the "Cardinal Sin" Concrete.....

*grins devilishly*

Day 6 - Greenville, SC is getting pretty close to my house. Maybe we could arrange to meet there for lunch.

AWESOME! I will be stopping in that area to see friends, so perhaps we could all meet for lunch...? It'd be great to meet you! I'm posting approx times below....

Day 14 - Make sure you have your jacket packed for Traverse City!

Heh ... I know. I wish I could've done this trip in the summer, but it'll be OK .


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I need to STOP looking at cars for sale....



POST-SURGERY PARTY

This is scheduled, for a week later ... ~5:30p-10:30p, SATURDAY, 02/11/2012.

I posted a thread here:
http://americanroadm...?showtopic=1744



2012 ROAD TRIP PROJECTED TIMES/ROUTES

SAT, 09/01/2012
~8a leave Elgin
~noon arrive central/Decatur IL
~2p leave central/Decatur IL
~6p arrive STL MO (after stops along Route 66)
VIA ... IL RT 64 W ... I-39 S ... I-55/rt 66 SW

SUN, 09/02/2012
~7a leave STL MO
~2p arrive Little Rock AR
~3p leave LR AR
~6p arrive Memphis TN
~8p leave Memphis TN
~10p arrive Jackson TN
VIA ... I-55/rt66 SW ... I-40 W ... I-40 E

MON, 09/03/2012
~10a leave Jackson TN
~noon arrive Big Sandy TN
~2p leave Big Sandy TN
~4p arrive Nashville TN
~6p leave Nashville TN
~9p arrive Birmingham AL
VIA ... I-40 E ... US-641 N ... US-641 S ... I-40 E ... I-65 S

TUE, 09/04/2012
~11a leave Birmingham AL
~5p arrive Tallahassee FL
VIA ... I-65 S ... US-231 S ... I-10 E

WED, 09/05/2012
~6a leave Tallahassee FL
~11a arrive Orlando FL
~1p leave Orlando FL
~9p arrive Atlanta GA
VIA ... I-10 E ... I-75 S ... SR-50 E ... SR-50 W ... I-75 N

THU, 09/06/2012
~8a leave Atlanta GA
~11a arrive Greenville SC
~1p leave Greenville SC
~3p arrive Charlotte NC
~7p leave Charlotte NC
~midnight arrive Bridgewater VA
VIA ... I-85 N ... I-77 N ... I-81 N

FRI, 09/07/2012 ... Bridgewater VA area

SAT, 09/08/2012
~7a leave Bridgewater VA
~11a arrive Alexandria VA
~2p leave Alexandria VA
~4p arrive Baltimore MD
~8p leave Baltimore MD
~11p arrive Philadelphia PA
VIA ... I-81 N ... I-66 E ... I-95 N

SUN, 09/09/2012 ... Philadelphia PA/NJ/NY areas

MON, 09/10/2012
~8a leave Philadelphia PA
~noon arrive Binghamton NY
~1p leave Binghamton NY
~5p arrive Buffalo NY
VIA ... 76 W ... I-81 N ... I-90 W

TUE, 09/11/2012
~9a leave Buffalo NY
~3p arrive Holsopple PA
~7p leave Holsopple PA
~9p arrive Pittsburgh PA
VIA ... US-219 S ... I-76 W

WED, 09/12/2012
~8a leave Pittsburgh PA
~11a arrive Akron OH
~1p leave Akron OH
~5p arrive Columbus OH
VIA ... I-76 W ... I-77 S ... US-30 W ... I-71 S

THU, 09/13/2012
~8a leave Columbus OH
~11a arrive Indianapolis IN
~1p leave Indianapolis IN
~4p arrive Fort Wayne IN
~7p leave Fort Wayne IN
~10p arrive Detroit MI
VIA ... I-70 W ... I-69 N ... I-94 E

FRI, 09/14/2012
~10a leave Detroit MI
~4p arrive Traverse City MI
VIA ... I-75 N

SAT, 09/15/2012
~8a leave Traverse City MI
~4p arrive Elgin IL
VIA ... US-131 S ... I-196 S ... I-94 W ... I-294 W ... I-290 W ... US-20 W




PRIOR ROAD TRIPS

10/2004, WEST:
http://www.chevyasyl.../0410/0410.html

08/2005, EAST:
http://www.chevyasyl.../0508/0508.html

10/2006, WEST:
http://www.chevyasyl.../1106/1106.html

11/2007, SOUTHEAST:
http://www.chevyasyl...711/200711.html

08/2008, EAST:
http://www.chevyasyl...808/2008rt.html


09/2009, SOUTHWEST:

DeKalb IL (LH) to Pontiac IL (Rt 66) to Springfield IL:
http://picasaweb.goo...141662526110530

Springfield IL to St Louis MO:
http://picasaweb.goo...153871443919250

Stanton MO to Joplin MO:
http://picasaweb.goo...439268824317586

Joplin MO to Tulsa OK:
http://picasaweb.goo...862154662426722

Tulsa OK to Clinton OK:
http://picasaweb.goo...251162202783314

Clinton OK to Amarillo TX:
http://picasaweb.goo...260359643080226

Amarillo TX to Moriarty NM:
http://picasaweb.goo...654625398731538

Moriarty NM to Holbrook AZ:
http://picasaweb.goo...980552494890642

Holbrook AZ to Williams AZ:
http://picasaweb.goo...002721353620370

Williams AZ to Kingman AZ:
http://picasaweb.goo...395440355434498

Kingman AZ to Barstow CA:
http://picasaweb.goo...380559414678786

Barstow CA to Rialto/San Bernardino CA:
http://picasaweb.goo...220758934833330

Rialto/San Bernardino CA to Albuquerque NM:
http://picasaweb.goo...255586450476482

Albuquerque NM (Rt 66) to Kearney NE (LH)...:
http://picasaweb.goo...261135177047330

Kearney NE (LH) to Elgin IL:
http://picasaweb.goo...272549764120818


11/2009, SOUTH:
http://picasaweb.goo...282615925577026

08/2010, NORTHEAST:
https://picasaweb.go...010Sun08152010#

06-07/2011, COAST-COAST/NORTHWEST:
https://picasaweb.go...2011Mon07112011



Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
* POST-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, SAT, 02/11/12; Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL *
"Wouldn't you like to get away?" __ Gary Portnoy __ 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers)'

[BlueRidgeMike]

AWESOME! I will be stopping in that area to see friends, so perhaps we could all meet for lunch...? It'd be great to meet you! I'm posting approx times below....


Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
* POST-SURGERY PARTY = ~5:30p-10:30p, SAT, 02/11/12; Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL *
"Wouldn't you like to get away?" __ Gary Portnoy __ 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers)'

9/6/12 in Greenville it is!

[DennyG]

If we haven't connected before then (or even if we have), Columbus 9/12 dinner at Roadhouse 66?

And... I keep an MP3 copy of Movin' Right Along in the car at all times.

[knightfan26917]

9/6/12 in Greenville it is!

Sweet!

If we haven't connected before then (or even if we have), Columbus 9/12 dinner at Roadhouse 66?

That sounds awesome! I had planned to stop at Roadhouse, so it'll be cool to meet you there!

And... I keep an MP3 copy of Movin' Right Along in the car at all times.

Nice! I need to get that, too.....




Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
* post-surgeryPARTY = 5:30p-10:30p, SAT, 02/11/12 | Beef Villa, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL *
"Ever been to Texas?" __ Conway Twitty __ 'Saturday Night Special'

[roadtrip62]

Glad to hear you're driving again. Thanks for the Muppet clip; I love those guys.