knightfan26917 Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 * 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' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeMike Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfan26917 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 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 . * 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://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?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.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/0410/0410.html 08/2005, EAST: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/0508/0508.html 10/2006, WEST: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/1106/1106.html 11/2007, SOUTHEAST: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/200711/200711.html 08/2008, EAST: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/200808/2008rt.html 09/2009, SOUTHWEST: DeKalb IL (LH) to Pontiac IL (Rt 66) to Springfield IL: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY1#slideshow/5427141662526110530 Springfield IL to St Louis MO: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY2#slideshow/5427153871443919250 Stanton MO to Joplin MO: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY3#slideshow/5427439268824317586 Joplin MO to Tulsa OK: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY4#slideshow/5427862154662426722 Tulsa OK to Clinton OK: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY5#slideshow/5428251162202783314 Clinton OK to Amarillo TX: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY6#slideshow/5428260359643080226 Amarillo TX to Moriarty NM: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY7#slideshow/5428654625398731538 Moriarty NM to Holbrook AZ: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY8#slideshow/5428980552494890642 Holbrook AZ to Williams AZ: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY9#slideshow/5429002721353620370 Williams AZ to Kingman AZ: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY10#slideshow/5429395440355434498 Kingman AZ to Barstow CA: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY11#slideshow/5430380559414678786 Barstow CA to Rialto/San Bernardino CA: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY12#slideshow/5431220758934833330 Rialto/San Bernardino CA to Albuquerque NM: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY13#slideshow/5431255586450476482 Albuquerque NM (Rt 66) to Kearney NE (LH)...: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY14#slideshow/5431261135177047330 Kearney NE (LH) to Elgin IL: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY15#slideshow/5431272549764120818 11/2009, SOUTH: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/DriveSouthTNAL112709112909#slideshow/5431282615925577026 08/2010, NORTHEAST: https://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010# 06-07/2011, COAST-COAST/NORTHWEST: https://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/CoastToCoastRoadTripFri06242011Mon07112011 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)' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeMike Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennyG Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfan26917 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 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' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtrip62 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Glad to hear you're driving again. Thanks for the Muppet clip; I love those guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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