From rags to riches :)

[Tom Kochtanek]

Got a box of rags from the wifey a few weeks back, took 'em out to the Mancave. Finally opened it up the other day and found myself cleaning up suspension parts with ripped up portions of some of my favorite T shirts I had been collecting for a while . What the heck!!!

Here's a sampling of them, kinda blurry but you might be able to make out the 348-409 logo on the two on top:



Man was I pissed! Then I came home and she unveiled this collage:



Now I have something new to hang in the Mancave!

Cheers! TomK

 

[Phil Reed]

 

[Quickshift409]

Tom, never under estimate the Queen of the house.

 

[1958 delivery]

Whers the nude women posters?

 

[skipxt4]

At least, your wife didn't give away, your favorite Rawling's, Lew Burdette, baseball glove, that you had, since you were 12 years old.

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

My fav glove was "signed" by Tito Francona, then the first baseman for the Indians . His son now manages the Tribe. Not sure what happened to the glove, but I do have an autographed card from Tito .

 

[Phil Reed]

I have a post card from Municipal Stadium in KC from 1961 with Mickey Mantle's autograph.

 

[59K9]

I worked with jimmi hendrix back in '68 and have a signed poster from him telling me I was groovy...

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

I have a shooting book written and autographed by the best Benchrest shooter of all time, Tony Boyer. He has 4 times more Hall of Fame points than the second place guy. His record will never be beat. The best part is that we are friends.

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

I have an autographed page from a conference where Tim Berners-Lee was the keynote speaker. Tim was THE pioneer in the early days of the WWW.

I also personally and publicly asked Sergey Brin the dumbest question ever at an international conference (how does your search algorithm operate?). His response: "If I told you I'd have to kill you". Serg was one of the pioneers of something called "Google" (which we didn't think much of at the time...). I have his autograph as well, he looked to be 22 to me. Right now he's worth something like $50 billion... Seriously???

 

[La Hot Rods]

I have a autographed picture with Don Garlits, and also pit crewed for him.

 

[1958 delivery]

Must be really exciting being in Mo

 

[1958 delivery]

I have an autographed page from a conference where Tim Berners-Lee was the keynote speaker. Tim was THE pioneer in the early days of the WWW.

I also personally and publicly asked Sergey Brin the dumbest question ever at an international conference (how does your search algorithm operate?). His response: "If I told you I'd have to kill you". Serg was one of the pioneers of something called "Google" (which we didn't think much of at the time...). I have his autograph as well, he looked to be 22 to me. Right now he's worth something like $50 billion... Seriously???

Must be really exciting in Mo

 

[oldskydog]

I have an autographed divorce decree from my first mistake, "old what's her name?".

 

[Toms63SSQB]

I don't have any autographs

 

[wristpin]

Ill sell you my autograph Tom

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

I have a autographed picture with Don Garlits, and also pit crewed for him.

Being on the pit crew would be priceless.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

I have an autographed divorce decree from my first mistake, "old what's her name?".

Did she have bad eyesight Cecil? She didn't realize what she had.

 

[59K9]

I have a autographed picture with Don Garlits, and also pit crewed for him.

do you happen to remember his chassis builder connie swingle...he and I had some crazy times...

 

[61belairbubbletop]

That’s pretty cool, Tom.