It's only 50 days until Fred's bash in sunny Santa Rosa, Ca. I know lots of the west coast oldgasser's make it there. It's a nice way to get in a few more warm, sunny days before dark, rainy, windy fall days set in. NO admission fee, free parking, food on site, motels close by, refreshments in Ted's space
. Not to mention LOTS of great stuff to buy & see!!! T-way & the keeper made it out here in June so no excuses about it being too far to travel!!
Tom , are the Marble Heads coming? I haven't heard from them in a while.
Randy? Gary? Marble Heads you just got to love them.
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the question is: will there be any marble signs there?
Well well well look what a Fred gas bash brings out. Two old dudes that don't say squat for 2 years and now they talk. Good to see you two guys talking. That's right Gary I never made it down this summer but I've been busy.
Going to be at Fred's with the same piece of real estate on his 8 acres. Should be fun again. WHO else is coming??????????
The only marble signs will be the ones I buy before the marble heads get there. Ted
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good to hear from ya' Dwaine Buck !!!!
Hubba, you up for another road trip?
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Jeff...you complained it was a long drive last time..I doubt you would drive it again ...LOL
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aqua lois: all you do is complain and buy meaningless items and sell them for ungodly profits. you had better come back and buy some more rust from me. bring marble signs.
Randy, don't bring the silicon this time. It was too much trouble cleaning it off the rental car.
Three important questions:
Will the Lodi Corner be set up again?
How much wine (Red, not in a box) will you be bringing?
Will Pam be cooking dinner again?
1) Yes!!!
2) ALOT!!!
3) YES!!!
Any more questions!?!?!
No silicone!!!!!!!!!!! Don't tell the men folk that, no one will show up!!!! LOL!! Marbleheads will be there I would think!!
Morning Tom,
Todd & I plan on making there Friday AM, & would sure like to pick up my oil can from Fred. Later, Elden & Todd
Tom answered all three of Curt's questions correctly and for that he gets to bring an extra 30 pack of bullets. It was an easy question Curt. See ya there. Ted
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Hubba- I need to sleep before I drive it this time. I have the new chevy, more fun to drive the diesel
I have a bunch of old road signs I want to bring down and sell for huge money. I heard there is a guy down there that likes them and always pays more than they are worth.
LOL... sign guys are silly
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I would suggest Duct tape instead of the Silicone this time. We could make a lot of stuff out of duct tape and still use it for pranks (taping the porta pottie shut, taping the wine bottle to the table, etc.)
Good answers to those important questions BTW. Especially the dinner question. Now I'm going to have to seriously consider driving all that long way up there again.
We need to hear from Randy.......must still be mad about the rental car Ted.
randy is lurking out there. planning to move i understand, and in the process giving me all his signs. too bad for aquaelvis. will sell him all my rejects and buy a new porsche or exotic snake collection. hey, i have a bunch of pumps for sale, will trailer them up to fred's
Gary, bring 'em up! I understand "Bill" will be there again. Wonder if he's still looking for a Wayne 70?????LOL
tom: do you know what motel bill will be using? want to hook him up with tim.
Forget that Bill guy...he talks a big talk but is never around to buy stuff...LOL
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yo hubba: you riding down with aqua whiner again?
Bring some pumps with ya Gary, I love seeing UNRESTORED pumps that someone sunk piles of cash into, lol, lol, lol!
Here is my tokheim 39... need $1800 out of this one, lol, lol, lol!
You guys kill me... It is good to be around people who can take as much **** as they can dish out. I hope I can swing some extra time to drive down there, it is too much fun!
I was thinking about hauling down most/all of my pumps, but I promised to give Beaver first shot at them.
Gary, maybe after Randy saw you spread out, buck-naked on the bed that made him want to move, and start lurking? Randy... you OK? I know it was ugly but it won't happen again! We will keep Nancy's clothes on.
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MARBLES????? DID I HEAR CORRECT???? I AM DONE BUYING HIGH AND SELLING LOW,I WILL LEAVE THAT TO THE RICH GUYS. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.I WILL BE WAY EAST IN OCT.
AFTER BUYING A NEW HOOD FOR THE RENTAL CAR I HAD TO SELL MY HOUSE.THANKS TED
AQUA LOIS BOUGHT A CHEVY...SOMEBODY SLAP HIM!
MAYBE GARY AND BILL CAN SHARE A ROOM THIS YEAR.
HUBBA BUY SOME EAR PLUGS FOR THE RIDE.I CANT STAND TO HEAR A BABY CRY FOR 12 HOURS NEITHER SHOULD YOU.
TOM MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THE PEACE ...WITH THE REAL ESTATE PRICES BEING WHAT THEY ARE,THE LODI CORNER MUST BE SELLING FOR $380 A FOOT.
WITH 50 DAYS TO GO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BREAK 500 POSTS. AND GO
MARBLES????? DID I HEAR CORRECT???? I AM DONE BUYING HIGH AND SELLING LOW,I WILL LEAVE THAT TO THE RICH GUYS. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.I WILL BE WAY EAST IN OCT.
AFTER BUYING A NEW HOOD FOR THE RENTAL CAR I HAD TO SELL MY HOUSE.THANKS TED
AQUA LOIS BOUGHT A CHEVY...SOMEBODY SLAP HIM!
MAYBE GARY AND BILL CAN SHARE A ROOM THIS YEAR.
HUBBA BUY SOME EAR PLUGS FOR THE RIDE.I CANT STAND TO HEAR A BABY CRY FOR 12 HOURS NEITHER SHOULD YOU.
TOM MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THE PEACE ...WITH THE REAL ESTATE PRICES BEING WHAT THEY ARE,THE LODI CORNER MUST BE SELLING FOR $380 A FOOT.
WITH 50 DAYS TO GO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BREAK 500 POSTS. AND GO
Hey Randy I have a spare hood for any hoods that get ruined this time. Drive that Ford out here and we will have you and Aqua in a pull contest in the corner. Watch that Ford diesel smoke. Ted
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No Randy!!!!????!?!? Gary will only have one oar in the water.... I guess Ted & Pam can keep him busy. The Pacific Northwest will be well represented, Central Cal. will show up, SoCal boys will be headed there; how about Arizona?? (Larry, are you out there?; show up this year & bring a couple of killer restored pumps with you!)
Jodi and I have another week of vacation to schedule - and we had such a good time at Freds eariler in the year . . .
Who knows.
Later . . .
Jim
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Now that would be something! T-way and Jodi back for more of the Lodi corner.
With the impression we made I was sure you guys would never come to California again.
If you guys fly all the way out then I just might make the drive up the coast.
Randy, what if I talk Mendenhall into letting me raid his stash of previously unseen marble signs????
Randy is just worried that his Furd won't make it!
Come on Randy, I want to see that King Ranch in person.
The new Furd diesels remind me of Gary; twice the noise with half the horsepower, lol!
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Here is a flyer that the PCA west has put out for the bash which contains the info. for anyone interested in attending. TED
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Hey Curt, are you saying that any of us in the Lodi corner would make a bad impression on some one.........
40 days & counting..................
Tom: just got back from LA visiting the marble sign king, aka furd driver. chill out, he is in again.
I sure do laugh at you guys, but i'm not helping that fat Hubba with his hulla skirt again, that ol white butt is scary. you just have to love him. Marble Heads forever. Is Ted now a Marble Head?
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yo dwaine: ted wants to be a marble head but he is stuck on plastic reflectors so i guess we could say he is a plastic head
I knew he couldn't stay away.
tom: i told randy: you might as well face it you're addicted to fred's. with apologies to robert palmer.
30 and counting.......... Fred's still trying to clean up the Lodi corner from June!!!!!! Something about the EPA...
No clean up this fall. I'm keeping an eye out for troublemakers Randy and Gary. See ya soon. Ted
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ted: keep your eyes in, not out. are you cooking again? may want to bring some contributions. have plenty of plastic for your collection, too. Tom, thanks for giving the lodi corner to randy and me.
Ted, Are Pam and Ethyl coming. I'll be there and hope to see them. M
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Tom: know you scored some marble signs for me at seabash.
Not one marble sign to be had. A few bullets disappeared though!
Swap meet in Chehalis, Wa this next weekend. Maybe better luck there. Talked to Fred today, everything looks good for the 14-15th.
21 days & counting.... Ted & Pam (& Ethyl!!!), Marble Heads, Hubba, myself, Ray Seider, Poorman (you coming up again Curt?), Frank Jones, Turlock Bob, Dave Doolittle, Craig Landon (Flying A man), Tim & Sue Hansen (tjhvintage), the L.A. boys, Mike Slama, Eldon & Todd, D.B. (not sure which one(s)
This is already getting kinda scary. I was at Home Depot today, they had silicone on sale so I stocked up..... (you had to be there!!!) P.S. Gary, Bill says he will definitely be there!
Hey Tom, Bob and I were talking tonight, trying to figure out how to get all the pumps and signs stuffed in one trailer again, might have to do the Sanford thing and rope pumps to the side of the trailer. We will be there for sure...see ya soon...Frank
No reason for me to go.
I've got most of the LOOSE 36B tops on the West coast !
Almost have enough for ALL my globes that are not on pumps !
LOL
Frank, glad to hear you'll be there (like you've ever missed one!!!) When I saw Bob last weekend he says you two are bringing the motherlode!!!!!!!!!
Tom I won't be able to make it this year,as I will just be getting back from Hershey and would be in trouble with Cathy if I just turned around and left again. Hope all have a good time and lots of good stuff shows up.
Craig
Craig, are you SURE that Cathy would be mad if you were gone for a couple more days?
**ok ok i am getting worked up. house sold moving, wouldnt miss freds though. i can see those marbled signs glowing in the early morning light, as i drive in. the out line of the roman column in the distance. the smell of aqua elvis in the air. ethyl growling over a toy. toms sun burnt face gripping a silver bullet. Roaches oil cans....i just dont get that????? ted any help???
**Randy I'm just stuck on cans!!!! Get it now!!!
Ted
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**hey ted: please dont forget to bring that 5k you owe me for all those cans you took.....errrrrrrrrrrr borrowed....errrrrrrrrr stole from me in june.
**Right Gary, I will hand you the bill for cleaning the mess those leaking cans caused.
I need 50 1 inch clear marbles. I'm serious here. You or Randy have some???? How much???Serious here now. Ted
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**ted: call me at home this evening and email photo first of style of marble you need. probably can help you out.
**who needs pumps? have a bunch to dump. bringing these: bennett 541 done in indian. tok 870 clock, bowser 575, bennett 646 b, gilbarco 96, erie 70 computer. extra door for erie, extra top for 870. need to dump the lot. since vendors always get first shot despite pleas that we stay until sunday, these will be sold before that. mail me for more info.
forgot to add one pump to my list: national a-38 porcelain. no add glass
Gary, I thought you said you were bringing some GOOD pumps??!!
See you in two weeks! Are you stopping @ any wineries on the way to Fred's?
they are good pumps, if there is such a thing. stopping at several wineries and plan to trade some of the grape to my friend tom for a marble sign or two
10 days & counting... looked at the 10 day forecast & weather should cooperate. Gary, no luck on marble signs. The field will be freshly mowed (maybe by Hubba himself, oops, forgot to tell him about that!!)
Mowing powered by beverages...LOL. I quit smoking again so I gotta keep busy
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Hubba, there will be no problem keeping you busy!
tom: just talked to randy, all is go. we will be there thursday as always. plan to bring a bunch of pumps, new addition will be a wayne 60, whatever that is. also, some signs and other stuff. thanks again for kicking ted out of the corner in favor of the silicon boys.
Hey Tom, you guys better bring lots of cash, I'm pullin stuff off the walls, pumps signs and some globes going in the trailer, see ya next week...Frank
Frank Jones & Turlock Bob, the two man swap meet!!!!!!!! We'll save you the spot along the back fence....see you next week.
We will need lots of space we are bringing two trailers FULL....can't wait
Tom, Put those two clowns by me so I can pick the good stuff as they get there. I'll provide refreshments so they sell cheap. Ted
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hey tom: is slama coming down this time? is tjh rolling in with the wife?
Marble Mary... send me a list of the pumps you are bringing and how much $.
I wasn't going to make it this year BUT if there is a pump lot to buy, maybe I'll make it?
I almost bought a motor home the other day. It was going to be an investment thing. My brother sold his to a guy for $10k, then the guy got cold feet the next day and wanted to sell it back to him for $8k. I offered him $7k and he said yes. (then my wife got mad at me!) I knew I should have been gay like the marble boys!
Anyway, I wanted to buy it and drive it down, trash it and then sell it when I got back to WA. (sell it with the stink of old gas still in it!)
Oh well...
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hey aqua lois: bringing a bennett 646b, national a-38, wayne 60, tok 870, and maybe more. may have just sold a bunch so waiting to hear final on that. just bring money. sell that beatup old chevy you drive, ought to be worth 5k, and i will hook you up. are you bringing a new boyfriend this time? is he more butch than the last one? next week.
Hey Nancy, I was not the one sharing a hotel room with another guy, I also was not the one streched out across the hotel bed... NAKED
(I hear you only need a small post to hold up the marble signs huh? lol, lol, lol!)
Yep... they do things a different in the marble sign hobby!
I'll email you.
CLOWNS Ted, dont you mean those really nice guys that always have something you would like to own, I can see the prices are going to have to start a little higher. Better yet I'll just deal with Pam....Frank
I was thinking about getting into collecting marble signs, but... I dunno... The culture surrounding them is a little frightening... I think I'll stick to pumps and cans.
Wes
You got that right Wes, you don't want to see what these West Coast Bubble sign guys are like. Ewwww!
Hey Frank glad to see your reading this post. I meant nice type clowns not BOZO. You know the kind that laugh and joke and knock 25% off the price. The good kind. See ya there for the party!!!! I mean gas bash. Ted
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As far as I know, the Slama is coming. No Tim & Sue this year, they kicked some bum out of a trailer in E. Wa. & then brought the trailer home & they're trying to get the odor out of it!!!! LOL!!!!! Be ready when Frank & Bob pull in, all Hell could break loose. Ted, I'll take you up on the refreshments offer!
Well Ted I guess I'm what you oldgassers refer to as a lurker, just cant help myself once in a while and need to say something. As Hubba Buddy once told me just jump in. By the way anything on the walls here you want me to bring for you?...Frank
Frank, any west coast globes headed to Fred's???
Just checked the 10 day forecast for Santa Rosa, 80 degree's & sunny!!!!
Frank bring a cheap metal Hyvis quart. $25 or so. Ted
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hey ted: pls remember to bring the 5k you owe me for the cans i gave you in june. randy says only need to bring five tubes of silicone to glue down your cans this time. see you in a week. is the barbecue clean?
Ha, Ted you know better than that. I have a couple that are just a little hard to read, is that ok? Tom I'll let you know on the globes, I know I'm bringing a Sinclair HC wide glass and a Champlin Ethyl on narrow glass, not sure what else...Frank
Sorry everyone..I have to bail out on this edition of Freds. I recieved some bad news today that leave little finances to play with. I have informed tom already and thankfully he understands and I hope everyone has a blast and I will miss you. I was sooooo looking forward to spending a week with Fred and seeing everyone and visiting Ted and Pams place on Sat night. ILove you all..have fun..sorry I have to miss it. Play nice/no silicone
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Hubba, Now I'm bummed. I was going to give you your choice of one of my cans for that Richfield lube equipment. If Tom brings it you can still have choice but I wanted to see ya man. Ethyl and Pam are sad.
I just got a new Hula skirt for you. I understand as sometimes things just don't go right. See ya soon. Ted
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NO Hubba = less fun. Guess I'll have to give Pam her birthday hug from Hubba. Maybe Dwaine can wear the hula skirt? Just won't be the same............
Tom, Wow, hula skirts? I havent been to Freds or any other Bash in a while, have they changed? I will be there this time with a buddy, hopefully doing more selling than buying, I will be bringing a lot of stuff if I can get it packed up in time (havent started yet), signs, cans, smalls, maybe some paper, who knows Ive got the screw gun out and its in reverse. Hope everyone is in a buying mood. It will be nice to see everyone again. Later, Dean
Dean, glad you can make it. A few things have changed (mainly prices!!!) Bring LOTS of stuff (you can't sell it if you don't bring it!) Do you want to set up under the big oak? Are you blasting down in the '55? See you there!
Tom, shade is a good thing(is it the tree with the bee hive?). How have prices changed? Are they up or down? How are signs doing? Cans, pumps, badges/buttons, paper, smalls, etc. I need some help here, I will have high prices but I do want stuff to sell, any help appreciated, Dean
oh yeah, no 55 this time, just boring pickup.
Just found a large stash of Marble signs in the back room of Mendenhall's place. Seems that Jack was hoarding these things before he passed away. Going to have a garage sale there on the weekend of Fred's to sell off this junk so I am staying home.
Is $25.00 bucks each okay for AutoClub Marble signs? Just need some advice.
Dean, just bring the stuff down there. If the price seems too high, you can always drop it a little; kinda tough to raise the price. Oh yeah, it's the tree with the beehive, although I think they've moved on. Fred was hitting them pretty hard on rent!!!! See you in a few days!!
Poor Man I think 25.00 is a little high for some of those Auto club marble signs. I know up here I see a lot of those old marble signs with the cat eyes that look like marbles for 10.00 a sign at garage sales.
Good luck at the sale
Don
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Everything is looking great for the bash. Field is in great shape, lots of vendors signed up, stocking up on ice & bullets for the Lodi corner, Marble Heads will be in full force, Mike Slama is bringing some killer globes, sunny & 80's, it all adds up to a great time.
tom: final tally. one gas cart, 1 curbside, one visible, one wayne 60, one tok 870, one national a-38. two marble signs, one randy.sold the other pumps here.
Gary, nice job!! Bring the rest of 'em & let's see if you can sell the load! We'll set up a wall of pumps around Ted's trailer.
Well it's getting close now. Heading out Thursday afternoon. Should be more people than the turnout at Carlisle and Hershey. Can't have a little gas price hike keep the west coast guys down.
See ya there. Ted
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Sorry Hubba can't make it, but we're bringing Tom Gehrin. Them long legs would look good in a hula skirt. Lots of excitement if he lights it on fire with his cigarette. He's bring lots of smalls, having a blowout sale. See ya Wed. night. David & Marilee
OK boys and girls, I am bringing the MOTHER LODE, Cleaned out the entire shed and back behind the fence, Bringing Gilmore, Seaside, Hancock, and Signal stuff, first come first served, oh and some great gas pumps tooooooo! see you there...............................................................................................................................
I'm anxious to see the pics of this event...
Wes
That makes two of us. There should be tons of picks of this show. Dont let us down guys make us jealous that we could not go LOL.
Was there a neutron bomb at Fred's or something? I'd figure we'd have heard something from someone by now...
I guess I'm just overly anxious...
Wes
no neutron bombs, just a lot of beers, fun and sales. guess ted is just slow on the filing...he was taking photos. guess we just have to wait on the roach. many thanks to steve castelli for opening his home and museum to all of us. sorry the out-of-staters dont have a chance to buy some of that mint history. hurry, ted.
Made it home from Fred's (and Ted's!!) 13 hours; about 1/3 fighting a head wind. Thanks again Pam for the AWESOME dinner!!!!! Lots of stuff traded hands & the stuff that was leaving Steve Castelli's place was ....well, unbelievable!!!!
Pics are coming but us guys on the west coast have to get the most out of the weekends in the 80's. Can't sit around a computer and look at the internet all day.
Great event and will edit some pics and post all the activities sooooooon. HAGD Ted
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