Let's take this thread back to the 70's

mlucitt said:
...Best of all, Honda introduced the CBX 6-cylinder motorcycle, there were other 6-bangers out there, like the 1972 Benelli Sei and the Kawasaki KZ1300 water-cooler, but Honda had the best marketing. I had a '79 CBX for about five years, best bike I ever owned. Six carbs, six pipes, six speeds, powerband from nothing to infinity, oil-in-the-frame, only 2" wider than a CB750, double overhead cam (DOHC), 24 valves, 9.3 compression ratio, 105 HP, 1/4 mile time of 11.5 sec, twin disc brakes in front - single disc in the rear, 40 MPG, and only 440 pounds. It was a rocket that had a sound like nothing else.
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One of our drag-racing gang owned one of those. May still have it; he's kept everything automotive he's ever owned. That thing was awesome!
 
J!m said:
Or is he...
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Best I recall Elvis died in 1977. I was riding in the back of my Dads Chevrolet long bed straight 6 pick up tuck with an aluminum camper top on top on the way to the family reunion in Mississippi. I was 12 years old. I remember I started crying. I was born in Memphis. In Memphis Baptist hospital. Elvis was like a family member to us as a family even though we didn't even know him my whole family loved the man. I think Elvis was a good man. He treated people with respect. He made many donations that helped many. Unlike a lot of folk these days it seems. Ain't gotta like his music to respect the man.
 
VSAT88 said:
Best I recall Elvis died in 1977. I was riding in the back of my Dads Chevrolet long bed straight 6 pick up tuck with an aluminum camper top on top on the way to the family reunion in Mississippi. I was 12 years old. I remember I started crying. I was born in Memphis. In Memphis Baptist hospital. Elvis was like a family member to us as a family even though we didn't even know him my whole family loved the man. I think Elvis was a good man. He treated people with respect. He made many donations that helped many. Unlike a lot of folk these days it seems. Ain't gotta like his music to respect the man.
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Unfortunately, I grew up when Elvis was an overweight lounge act and the movies were on all-night. Had no idea of the power of his early music until I toured Graceland during my first Performing Arts Exchange (trade show) in Memphis after I started at UTC. Closing party was at Graceland; they closed the house and grounds other than the upstairs bedrooms and let us roam. I was initially struck by how normal the house was - the living room, dining room, and kitchen could have been Pat's folks' house in Rumson, NJ. Nothing out of the ordinary for the 60s and 70s - just a well-to-do doctor's home which he treated with respect. The Jungle Room was probably over the top for its era, but even that wasn't as crazy as I expected. The stereo was state of the art for it's day - an all-Crown amp and preamp stack, a Crown reel to reel, and JBL L-100 speakers. If anything was over the top for the era, it was the indoor racquetball court he had built.

Nothing, however, prepared me for the hallway between the house and the court - it as at least 150 feet long, with gold records from the floorboards to the ceiling the entire length of the hall - both sides. There's so many it would take a day to count 'em all. After finishing the tour of his airplane and tour bus across the street, I came back and looked at some of the oldest awards and went home and listened. Absolutely brilliant stuff.
 
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