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> When I am old.
ClayPerrine
post Nov 12 2004, 08:59 AM
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I don't know if this got posted here or not. But awhile ago I wrote this poem. It's based on the poem "When I am old I will wear pruple". I wrote it for all sports car owners, and I want to share it with you all.




When I am an old sports car owner...
I shall wear nomex and sunscreen,
And carry an old helmet with me.
And I shall spend my social secruity on racing fuel and tires,
And sit in my garage
And listen to hot engines tick as they cool.
I will sneak out in the middle of a summer night.
And race my old car through the countryside
Ignoring speed limits
If my old bones will allow.
And when people come to call, I will smile and nod
As I walk past the gardens to the garage
And show them my freshly waxed fender.
I will wrench and sweat and wear grease on my face
as if it were a jewel.
A I will be an embarrassment to all,
Who have not yet found the peace in being free
And the joy of a four wheel drift
in a old friend made of metal and rubber and plastic
Who will wait forever
For the kind of person I will be
When I am old.
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Rusty
post Nov 12 2004, 09:13 AM
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It's JPs poem! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)

-Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)
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post Nov 12 2004, 09:18 AM
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I can relate - but in my head I'm not old.
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post Nov 12 2004, 09:47 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!"
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post Nov 12 2004, 10:22 AM
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Saw it when Clay posted it elsewhere. Typed it up all nice and pretty and taped it to the wall by my computer. Should have sent it to JP but he's not old enough yet.
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post Nov 12 2004, 10:37 AM
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QUOTE(Lawrence @ Nov 12 2004, 08:13 AM)
It's JPs poem!  :woohoo:

-Rusty  :toke:

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) that's funny'r'n'shit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Clay... that is G R E A T (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)

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post Nov 12 2004, 10:40 AM
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dude, i have to forward that to some people. i will give you full credit. that rocks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
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post Nov 12 2004, 11:46 AM
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Git on a chair son, all the good stuff is goin over yer head!
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so am I old? My wife constantly tells me that I am old enuff to know better!
Nice words, thanks for sharing!
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post Nov 12 2004, 01:09 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!"
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You're not old................I am.
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post Nov 12 2004, 02:08 PM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars.
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post Nov 12 2004, 02:09 PM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars.
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Hey Clay,
I have a copy of that Original poem (when I am old and I start to wear purple) iffen ya want me to post it for others to view/compair.

Great job! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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ClayPerrine
post Nov 12 2004, 02:17 PM
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QUOTE(Toast @ Nov 12 2004, 12:09 PM)
Hey Clay,
I have a copy of that Original poem (when I am old and I start to wear purple) iffen ya want me to post it for others to view/compair.

Great job! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

Thanks, but no. I took an idea that was already out there and rewrote it to fit our personal obsession. I have no intention of wearing purple when I am old (not there yet.. old is 10 years older than me). I am going to wear nomex and get a ticket for driving the same speed as my age!
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post Nov 12 2004, 02:42 PM
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The only regrett (that I'll voice here) is that I didn't start AX ing many years ago. Now, I'm running against guys half my age with twice the experience. Somewhere in the back of my mind I realize that I'll never be that good at it. ".....I coulda' been a contenda....". The onliest thing that keeps me ahead of most of em' is my 914.

Onward.
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Bruce Allert
post Nov 12 2004, 06:02 PM
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YA (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
and that's what I call a positive attitude (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
GOFERIT JP (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

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