I am Going Gayer by the Minute/Day/Month

[Ratgirl]

Checked out the website Deano, sounds pretty cool.

Have fun.. it's good to get out and try something new every now and then.

[Red13JoePa]

LOL, what up, "Double Ticket" Deano?

Nice thread, you scofflaw

[larryfromnextdoor]

why not get real fancy and get a groovy limo for the night ,, this
could be a BIG night...

[Lula]

Hey Lu,

May the Force be with you!!

Thanks!

[Lula]

The show isn't til Feb 07. We'll send you a pic- Sallee and Larry

[yulog]

the first time i saw this i couldnt make out who was holding the sign ,much clearer now

[Clasicrockldy]

The show isn't til Feb 07. We'll send you a pic- Sallee and Larry

Thanks Lula ! That is going to be some night to remember !

[journeywoman]

i was always curious how the train ride went.....

Uh dude, this is my train..it's like, you know, kind of real




Big difference at 79 MPH versus 15 mph! Notice the dust from the fuckin ballast!

So Deano you do work for the railroad, that's the same thing my husband does, at one time my dad drove the Amtrak centennial 76 took a couple of W.VA. senators and dignataries to Wash., D.C.Railroaders are cool!

[yulog]

My decrepid old Dennis Deyoung looking poodle haired boss (sonofabitch), makes me listen to he oldies station...First off, it is pretty good, actually. Some pretty good, outstanding music..Temptations, Elton (when he didn't suck every dick in sight) John, The Beatles, Elvis, Stevie Wonder, The 4 Tops, Carly Simon (don't tell me you don't get off on "You're so Vain), either......

Anyway, the commercials...every half hour, I hear this promotion for the musical, Wicked, and I have to say, it has piqued my interest...
I am so into this. Lula is taking me. I get to see her dressed up, in a black dress, heels, the works.....and get to see a real performer, something (aside from Jeff), that I haven't seen in Journey the last few years anyway.


Anyone else feel like going a little worldly, global, more mature, gay?

Check this out and tell me you don't kind of like it?




http://www.wickedthemusical.com/

[fredinator]

Journeywoman: Just curious, but I used to work for Amtrak in D.C. 1980-81... Was your Dad an engineer then? (I worked in the Safety Department--there were only 4 of us in D.C...)

[Rockindeano]

Journeywoman: Just curious, but I used to work for Amtrak in D.C. 1980-81... Was your Dad an engineer then? (I worked in the Safety Department--there were only 4 of us in D.C...)

What did you do there? Ticket agent or baggage? What?

[fredinator]

No, I worked for the Safety Department Director... His name was/is Joe Bonelli... I've often thought about him and wondered if he was still alive... Also worked with a guy named John Skinner--do you know them, by any chance? Are you an engineer, Deano?

[Rockindeano]

No, I worked for the Safety Department Director... His name was/is Joe Bonelli... I've often thought about him and wondered if he was still alive... Also worked with a guy named John Skinner--do you know them, by any chance? Are you an engineer, Deano?

Skinner got fired, Too many needless crashes, and injuries. Fuckin baggage cart hit a blue hair in Newark and she fell onto the tracks. Train stopped just in time, but she was paralyzed.

Ya, I am a hogger.....currently furloughed tho

[Moon Beam]

Oh Fuck!, Stop....I'm shaking up a lung here.
To fuckin funny!

[fredinator]

I can't believe you know who he is--I thought he would have been gone a long time ago... Amtrak was not the most secure place to work, that's for sure. They were always reorganizing and laying off people. Surely there are other railroads in CA? I guess engineer jobs are scarce; how about conductor jobs? Scarce, too, I bet... So, you don't know who Joe Bonelli was? I really do think of him often; he was quite a character...

[fredinator]

Deano, do you mean J. Skinner was head of Safety at one time? When I left, Bonelli wasn't very fond of him anymore... I don't know what happened between them, but Bonelli had groomed him for that position... Also, I don't really know what a blue hair is... Sorry...

I bet you've seen some pretty terrible things, haven't you?

[Rockindeano]

Shitloads of positions available everywhere.

I have seen it all, trust me. I have seen trucks split in two, school buses hit, stationwagons full of beaners struck, drunk drivers driving down the fucking rr tracks in front of us, pedestrian fatalities and o yeah, cement trucks too. Everything.

[yulog]

blue hair=q-tip=senior citizen

[fredinator]

Yeah, I remember vividly that was one thing I took away from that job--NEVER try and beat a train across the railroad tracks... We used to get all those reports from the NTSB... Pretty awful... I don't know how you can stand it, really... Some of the engineers couldn't take it... But, it's a good living and you get to be outside and travel around, right? I hope they call you back soon!! What about freight? Not your bag?

[fredinator]

Oh my God, Yulog, a blue hair is a person!! Poor thing!! How horrible...

[Rockindeano]

Yeah, I remember vividly that was one thing I took away from that job--NEVER try and beat a train across the railroad tracks... We used to get all those reports from the NTSB... Pretty awful... I don't know how you can stand it, really... Some of the engineers couldn't take it... But, it's a good living and you get to be outside and travel around, right? I hope they call you back soon!! What about freight? Not your bag?

I used to work for Union Pacific....running trains down the Columbia River Gorge between Washington and Oregon. That was nice, but I have spent 10 hour shifts sleeping, reading and eating, sitting in a train on a siding all day....I don't like the unscheduled aspect of it. Amtrak has schedules, not that they ever adhere to them mind you!

[fredinator]

Well, at least you can take in your "gay" show which looks fantastic, by the way. You have had an interesting life, I think. I hope they call you back soon; it's awful being furloughed... Talk to you later

[Playitloudforme]

I've seen a lot of theater, and this is by far, the best play I've ever seen. Now, let's hope your cast does the play justice. Enjoy it Deano. I plan on getting tickets for the new LA release as well. Gotta get through Xmas first tho.

[Shadowsong]

Heck, could be worse!
Have a Wicked time at the Pantages

[Rockindeano]

The earliest I can get tickets is three weeks from now. The damned thing plays for 60 days and is sold out nightly.

[yulog]

My decrepid old Dennis Deyoung looking poodle haired boss (sonofabitch), makes me listen to he oldies station...First off, it is pretty good, actually. Some pretty good, outstanding music..Temptations, Elton (when he didn't suck every dick in sight) John, The Beatles, Elvis, Stevie Wonder, The 4 Tops, Carly Simon (don't tell me you don't get off on "You're so Vain), either......

Anyway, the commercials...every half hour, I hear this promotion for the musical, Wicked, and I have to say, it has piqued my interest...
I am so into this. Lula is taking me. I get to see her dressed up, in a black dress, heels, the works.....and get to see a real performer, something (aside from Jeff), that I haven't seen in Journey the last few years anyway.


Anyone else feel like going a little worldly, global, more mature, gay?

Check this out and tell me you don't kind of like it?



http://www.wickedthemusical.com/

[Saint John]

My decrepid old Dennis Deyoung looking poodle haired boss (sonofabitch), makes me listen to he oldies station...First off, it is pretty good, actually. Some pretty good, outstanding music..Temptations, Elton (when he didn't suck every dick in sight) John, The Beatles, Elvis, Stevie Wonder, The 4 Tops, Carly Simon (don't tell me you don't get off on "You're so Vain), either......

Anyway, the commercials...every half hour, I hear this promotion for the musical, Wicked, and I have to say, it has piqued my interest...
I am so into this. Lula is taking me. I get to see her dressed up, in a black dress, heels, the works.....and get to see a real performer, something (aside from Jeff), that I haven't seen in Journey the last few years anyway.


Anyone else feel like going a little worldly, global, more mature, gay?

Check this out and tell me you don't kind of like it?



http://www.wickedthemusical.com/

BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[journeywoman]

Journeywoman: Just curious, but I used to work for Amtrak in D.C. 1980-81... Was your Dad an engineer then? (I worked in the Safety Department--there were only 4 of us in D.C...)

Yes he was a a matter of fact he worked on the rr for 38 yrs. he is gone now. Husband has been with Norfolk and Southern as Engineer for 33 yrs now.

[journeywoman]

Shitloads of positions available everywhere.

I have seen it all, trust me. I have seen trucks split in two, school buses hit, stationwagons full of beaners struck, drunk drivers driving down the fucking rr tracks in front of us, pedestrian fatalities and o yeah, cement trucks too. Everything.

But Deano have you ever hit a herd of cattle on the tracks? Well my husband did,Beef guts all the way through half of Va.!Although the cattle was on RR property, N&S still compensated the farmer.And there was another time a few yrs. ago he was backing the train up although it was a mile long,when the conductor told him to come on back they did not know there where guys partying along the tracks and were high and one tried to climb between the train and well he got his leg cut off. And yes although they were trespassing on private property N&S compensated the ole guy. Have other stories probaly like yours but that's another day.And they are begging for Engineers in this part of the country.