Re: [Chrysler300] NewsFlight

["RLS" <obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am disappointed but certainly not surprised(I've seen this lack of a sense of humor from some before on this forum) that we have certain members who are the cranky sort, but then in any group of more than 5 people we will  always be those who not happy with their sorry lives and wish to take their misery out on anyone or just wish to gripe (and of course always with nothing of value to contribute positive to the condition)  

I found Charley's story of his growing up years to be extremely funny and right on point. I too was a teenager in the 50's with a father who drank far to much, we were poor as church mice and never even owned an automobile or television set, I had 7 siblings(2 of which incidentally killed by drunken drivers---the last one 7 years ago).  My first job was selling newspapers on a street corner in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 8.  This was to be able to buy my own clothes and my first bicycle(a brand new Monarch with knee action which cost me 80.00 which I paid Western Auto some 5.00 monthly for 18 months before it was paid off)

But I was always a happy kid(never for a moment feeling that I was missing out on anything) and to read Charley's story brought back to me my fond memories of being a 16 year old dreaming of the automobiles that I could never even hope to aspire to one day own.  I am certain memories of this time is why when I decided 30 years ago that I wanted to own a collector car, it was only a 300 B that I would be satisfied with.

I might suggest that anyone who finds themselves annoyed with his story, that they volunteer some time of their lonely lives to perhaps write an article of their own to give us all their perspective instead of merely insulting a very hardworking contributor to the efforts of our club.  In my opinion, Charley was exactly on target with his story of how life was then and he described it in an extremely humorous manner.

If I were able award an Automotive Pulitzer Prize for poignancy and humor, Charley would have my vote, Tom McCahill be damned and I loved him to.  Perhaps some are to young to remember his sardonic style of writing and the joys that were to be found in each issue of Mechanix Illustrated as he wrote of automobiles and particularly the Chrysler 300's.  If so, you missed out.

Roger Schaaf
300 B  Calyfornua
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JettLarry@xxxxxxx 
  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 7:32 AM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] NewsFlight


  Younger members of this great club.....may we beg your indulgence? Those of 
  us born before WWDuece grew up with rapid changes in automobiles at the same 
  time as rapid changes in American culture. The two paradigm shifts were 
  intertwined and deeply ingrained in the psyche of us oldsters. Charley Fisher's 
  tales of his youth are poignant and important to many of us. Other writers 
  that have done this tale-telling well are (as mentioned) Tom McCahill, Jean 
  Shepard (The Christmas Story movie about the kid that wants the Daisy BB gun 
  for Christmas) and Thomas Murray of Tire Tracks Back. I get many car 
  magazines a month but stop what ever I am doing to read Fisher first. All other 
  auto-related stuff gets read at more convenient times.

  Several years ago I wrote a column for this club called "Lefty" After a few 
  years I said all I was capable of saying and quit writing. It had no 
  practical purpose in deciding what color the rams should be or where to get paper 
  air filters but some of the members liked it alot. The rest accepted the fact 
  that it was semi-lame and didn't make any adverse noise, just waited for it 
  to be over. May we have our Fisher-Fix for as long as he will provide it?

  respectfully.......L.W. Jett



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