This was a great post. Thanks and you made me smile.
JohnK.
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From: <HD883HUGGR@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 2:09 PM
Subject: another alleged Spitfire sighting (longish)
>
> Okay, I gotta brag just a tad.
> You folks who were into the Olympics should recognize the name Misty
> Hyman. Misty won a gold medal this year when she broke a 20-year Olympic
> world record (as well as her own record) in the Butterfly. Misty is also
a
> graduate of Shadow Mountain High School, which is about 4 blocks from my
home.
> Since my wife is the head coach for Shadow Mtn's cheer squad and all 3
of
> my daughters graduated from there, I do a lot of sound & lighting work
there
> for a reduced fee (I own a DJ company).
> This year, Misty was the Parade Marshall for Shadow Mtn's homecoming
> parade, and was a special guest at the pre-game assembly in the gymnasium.
> While I was doing a last-minute tech run-thru for the assembly, I noticed
the
> principal and the Student Gov't advisor trying to fit a Miata through the
> doors to no avail. Seems they wanted to drive Misty into the gym through
the
> smoke and strobe lights, but the BMW Z3 they had lined up was just a hair
too
> wide and the Miata wasn't faring any better. Of course, I couldn't help
but
> suggest that Hobbs, my 1977 Spitfire, ought to be a good 2-3 inches
skinnier
> than contemporary convertibles. As an added bonus, Hobbs is royal blue,
> which is one of Shadow Mtn's school colors.
> The rest fell into place perfectly: Hobbs slid thru the door like a
> greased pig, the students thought the car was sweet, and Misty turned out
to
> be just as humble and genuine as she was before she made world news. And
> because it was my car, the principal insisted that I take the wheel. So
as
> the TV cameras rolled, the monza exhaust roared and 2000 students went
> completely bananas, Hobbs and I made history in our own little way.
> Gotta love it!
>
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