Re: DOVER’S LAST DAY: May 23,1976….the story unfolds

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😆 😆 😆 HEY MIKE MANNION…YOU ‘OL “STUD MUFFIN”…THANX FOR PUTTIN’ TO REST AN ALMOST ‘NOTHER “SAGA”… THIS ONE HAD ALL THE “INGREEDIANTS” TO OUT-DO THE “TALES OF DA’ CRYPT”…’ER CORRECTION…”TALES OF THE BLACK ARROW”…I BE SAYIN’… “PRAISE THE LORD”… THE SMRTICS’.. ARE STILL ACTIVE (AND OUR LONG-TERM FRIENDS)… AND HAVE THAT BIG BOATLOAD OF INTEGRITY THEY DO…TO TELL LIKE IT WAS/IS…THEY EASILY COULD HAVE “CREATED” A BELIEVEABLE “STORY”..ABOUT WHAT TRANSPIRED…THEY ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF BUILDING A “PERFECT” CLONE…PA$$ING IT OFF AND MAKIN’…PROBABLY SOME SERIOUS $$$…ACTUALLY, PROBABLY WOULDN’T BE TOO FAR REMOVED FROM HALF THE “PERIOD” CARS THAT ARE OUT THERE …I SAY “BOY”…ABSOLUTELY…POSITIVELY…”ORIGINAL”….I DON’T EXACTLY THINK THEY’RE IN THE “CATAGORY” OF.. MY.. NOS IN THE BOX…”SLINKY”…(NOW “THAT BABY” IS WORTH SOME REAL $ERIOUS $$$) YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN..THAT’S ANOTHER “STORY” FOR ANOTHER TIME…BY THE WAY…I THINK YOU COST ME SOME MONEY…YEAH YOU..”BIG GUY”…NOTE… THAT I’M A REAL “WRASLER”..BEHIND THIS KEYBOARD…AND I DO REMEMBER..YOU BEING A PRETTY BIG DUDE… ALWAYS IN GOOD SHAPE…BUT THAT WAS “THEN”…’DIS IS NOW!!…ANYWAY..’ASSUMING” YOU HAVE A GOOD MEMORY…JULY 6TH…’69… (JUST A “SHORT” WHILE AGO… EH’)…WE WON COMP WITH THE CARMEL FORD MUSTANG…BUT ON JULY 13TH..WE LOST IN THE SEMI’S… WE WUZ’ ROBBED!!…I WANT A RE-RUN…AND I WANT IT NOW…U…MIS-CALCULATED THE DIALS!!!…SEEING YOUR PHOTO IN THE TOWER (WE “GOT” THE EVIDENCE…)…I CAN SEE…YOU WUZ’…”DISTRACTED”….SO “PONY UP”… I WANT ANOTHER “SHOT” @ THE “BIG BUCK$”… OR HOW ‘BOUT “LIFE’S A LEMON”…I WANT MY…MONEY…BACK…HEY…JUST KIDDIN’…WHAT WOULD A USED CAR SALESMAN BE…WITHOUT A SENSE OF HUMOR…HOPE ALL HAS BEEN/IS WELL FOR YOU & YOUR FAMILY…I…REMEMBER.. LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY..YOUR EVER PRESENT SMILE…JUST ONE GOOD “DUDE”…IF YOU WUZ’ A FISH…U’D BE A KEEPER!!!…WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST HEALTH,HAPPINESS,PROSPERITY…’OL RONNIE IN THE TIME TICKET “SHACK” WORKED FOR NY TELEPHONE(BREWSTER)…HE USED TO COME BY THE SHOP PRETTY REGULARLY…”TINK” SHAEFER KNEW HIM WELL..THINK HE WORKED WITH “TINK’S” DAD…DO BELIEVE HE SMOKED A “BIG FATTIE” OR TWO (THREE??) ON SUNDAYS’…MAYBE A LIL’ LIQUID…OR CHEMICALS TO EASE THE DAY AS WELL…I DON’T THINK HIS JOB DESCRIPTION…HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH HAVING HIS FINGER ON THE “RED” BUTTON…HE ACTUALLY WAS A GOOD GUY TOO…HARMLESS…JUST THE WAY IT WUZ’/IS..EVEN TODAY..DRAKE VISCOME 😀 😀 :D…JOE & CHET WERE ALWAYS ABSOLUTELY A-OK TO ME & MY FAMILY…THEY WERE ABOUT BU$INE$$ “SEGMENT” OF DRAG RACING…PLAIN & SIMPLE…AND THAT DIDN’T HAVE TO BE “AGREED” WITH…BUT IT ..WAS UNDERSTOOD…IT WUZ’ THEIR “BAT & BALL”…AFTER-ALL!!..HAD A LOT OF “PRIVATE” CONVERSATION (THEY BOTH WERE LONG-TIME CUSTOMERS OF CARMEL FORD)…AFTER THEY “PULLED THE PLUG” @ DOVER…AND THAT’S WHERE IT’S GONNA’ STAY…PRIVATE!!!