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Geez Lady! You're killing me here! Okay, gonna give you a chance to bust my chops fair and square! See the Queen? Down she goes! Back and forth! Forth and back! Find the lady! We New Yorkers will get you one way or another! (Of course you're right about the financing, but I was saving that in case no one recognized the already extraordinary value!)

Just wanted to let all my friends here know that I'm offering you ♪ Only you......♪ advance notice of my Thanksgiving sale! You can take advantage of this once in a lifetime offer anytime in the next ten days before the general public cleans me out! Not only can you get one of my quality bedroom sets at well below the $10,000 price I paid, (I know! I'm CRAZY!) but I'm going to include a super-special 'REAL' marble just for you! How could anyone on my super-limited list of top-notch VIP clients pass this up? (Marble shown is 'representative'. Your marble may not have the same colors or patterns. Your marble may not have any colors or patterns at all. Marble can not be guaranteed to to be round. It will not necessarily be made of glass. Incredibly old and valuable marbles are expected to have normal wear and tear such as monumental flea-bites, Orca sized blow holes, huge (they call me Mr.) chips, and caverns capable of accepting tour groups.) A special thanks to Dani and Ernie for (hopefully) not minding my using one of their photos. It was the best looking GR marble and photo I could find.

Hey Terry! You don't over-post like some of us, but I remember you from a while back as showing us some nice cars. Not much I can say about something as classic as the '32 Ford that it doesn't already say for itself. And geesh. The Chevy is breathtaking.

Damn! You've really got the James Dean going on! Had a buddy who had a '67 Cutlass with snow tires that he left on year round. Said that his Michelins had very little road-noise, handled great, and it just wasn't worth the expense or hassle to get a second set of tires that would have to be stored and changed twice a year. As cool as the Ford is, I'll bet the nice light balanced Triumph did better in snow even without special tires. I remember way back when (can't remember yesterday though!) how most of us Americans just 'knew' that you needed a big heavy car to 'grip' the road! Not meaning to show any preferences here, since all these cars are terrific in different ways. Since Ausman and I have already brought up Ford 390 engines, I have to ask if that's what you have in there. Pretty sure I remember that as a popular Bird motor. Gotta love the tri-power, and the valve covers are cool too. ( : P.S. 1959 was a very good year for many things. Not a big wine person, but I think it fits there, Triumphs, and I'm 54 so what can I say.

Nice big lots of nice stuff with low starting bids! Although your title made me think that ebay was about to disappear forever. ( :

I haven't had much luck with drilling marbles. But I only tried it once, and the experimentation is ongoing. Your approach from the marble standpoint is very interesting. I haven't considered that at all, and have been thinking more about trying different drilling approaches. Maybe a combination of our two thought processes? The first thing I want to try next is a proper 'tile' drill bit. For those not familiar, a tile bit is generally used for drilling holes in the ceramic tile in your bathroom. Apparently they're good for glass too. I didn't know this until I downloaded the photo below. It's a common occurrence in the construction trade for people to assume that the masonry bits they have for drilling brick, block, and concrete can certainly drill through a tile! Just isn't so! Another aspect worth considering is how a high speed drill, which would also include tools like the Dremel, might compare with a low speed/high torque drill. The torquey drill could be applied with a great deal of pressure, while the more common high speeds couldn't. The low speed is going to take some time, kind of like drilling a well, but if that's what works, great! And last but maybe not least - how about a lubricant? If you're drilling a hole through a steel girder, lubricating oil is vital. In spite of the much smaller scale here, maybe that could be important too. Just talking out my tail here, but FWIW!

Christmas wrapping is easier and more fun with a friend.

Like the '66! And respect that having serious rubber came before the paint. Galen definitely put the overall topic in perspective. In the long run, the fish and cars don't count for much.

The old Triumph is definitely cool. Glad the Power Wagon is chocked. Pretty sure that once that thing's moving, anything that gets in its way is toast! Have to ask about the Road Runner. That's more from my time period, and it looks like a '71 or '72. In spite of Anne's appreciation for the oh so proper classic green paint, I think the combination of all those blues on her car sounds like the prettiest MG ever. Never thought the '67 and '68 Mustangs were all that attractive. Although I did have a '68, which is my number two 'one that got away' regret. But that fastback is great looking! For some reason I never paid too much attention to fastbacks overall, so guess I didn't realize how well they worked that year. I had the 390 engine too. As I remember, it lacked finesse at low RPMs. It pretty much wanted you to punch it. ( :

My dad also had a sad MG experience. And never got to have the mid-life crisis he deserved. Right when he turned 40 he had to sell his MGA. I feel guilty about it to this day. (Mom was temporarily too big to fit in it!)

You know who you are!

I like the background in Galen's second photo. Not easy to pull off a fancy background with a fancy subject. But here it actually adds to the marble's 'oomph', rather than being distracting.

More nice mibs! What's the story with the 'Western' marbles? Here are two examples of what could arguably be called the most 'seriously oxblood' Jabo ever. From the Oxblood/Aventurine run.

Great marbles and photos from Dan and Jeeperman. And some likewise great technical stuff from Galen, which, if I'm reading it correctly, would suggest that the answer to your question is "Yes, there's something to what you're saying. But it isn't contrary to the idea of a strict definition." (And some more good info from Steph which must have posted while I was hunting and pecking this message!)

(I'm sorry if the title was misleading to any of our fishermen friends. This topic's actually about cars.) Doesn't get talked about a lot. Probably because it's too painful. But I'm convinced that just about everyone who at least halfway likes cars has memories of one they owned way back when. One they'd give their right something or another to have back again. This is the one which causes me the most grief. In recent times a few particularly spectacular examples of these have sold in the one to two hundred thousand dollar range. Gotta go. Think I'm going to be sick.

Awesome work! Here's a link I found for anyone like me who's never heard of CNC before. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_control

"...ever see one again" ? What were the odds that you'd see that one? Sounds like fate to me, and what a crazy-cool piece! Thanks for all the well-done different views. Boy those were the good old days. Buy one pair of shoes, put a pair of Alox shoe laces on 'em, use Hubero's Shoe Oil regularly, and you're set for life!

Thank you both for being so gracious about my potentially sexist commentary. As Jackie would say, "You're the greatest"! The dog looks awesome in anything and should probably be disqualified from any costume contests to give other critters a chance.

The costume is great, based on the name. But if there's anything to it which requires knowing the book, then I have to admit I'm clueless. I should probably look it up and at least get the Cliff's Notes description, since I've been hearing references to it in sit-coms for years. But I'm a little scared, since I'm not aware of any women encouraging guys to read it. This makes me think that they pretty much want to keep it to themselves, so that's probably how it should be. Why they don't want to keep Michael Bolton and Celine Dion to themselves is beyond me.

Wow. I have a little square silver oxblood which I think is pretty hot, but those two are just out of this world! That's a "couldn't help myself" situation you'll never regret! ( :

Seemed like a good time to ask if anyone's interested in sharing amusing Halloween costumes. I only have this one from a TV show. But genuine photos from the actual event would be good too. ( :

Hey Rich! Being infused with 'Christmas Spirit' by nature can only help. All the best! Bob

It sure is! Sorry I can't be in the running right now. But thanks for the heads up on the Golden Rebel auction. Those are fun to watch, even from the sidelines. Looks like a nice one, and hope the sell price exceeds expectations. ( :

Was that a George Takei voice on that one? ( :

Good point! I wasn't thinking about possible problems with the actual physical 'closeness'. Probably should have been, since I like "...shooting outside with sunlight" whenever possible.