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DES (Sickspeed)
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Username: Sickspeed

Post Number: 4307
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 10:14 pm:   

JMJ, thank you; hopefully, by Friday...
J Michael Jordan (Fonce_r_cheval)
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Username: Fonce_r_cheval

Post Number: 77
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 8:21 pm:   

DES, This is Fantastic! Here I am pleading for more.
DES (Sickspeed)
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Post Number: 4283
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 5:05 pm:   

Matt, i'd love to; got your email, i'm still drooling, i'll email you back, shortly.

Andrew, i'm working on part I of chapter I, right now; hoping to have it completed by the week's end. i would like to generate enough interest to make it an ongoing thing... :-)
Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
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Username: Amenasce

Post Number: 1021
Registered: 10-2001
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 5:01 pm:   

DES , when can we expect the rest ? i wanna know what did that F50 dude ask you ? !!!!!

"would you please drive me to L.A ? in my car of course ! "

I have the same kind of dreams :-) Only its a woman who asks me this :-) !!!
"The Don" (Mlemus)
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Username: Mlemus

Post Number: 4904
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 4:14 pm:   

Dan,

Will you move already!

BTW - I will e-mail you pic's from Yesterday drive.

M
DES (Sickspeed)
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Username: Sickspeed

Post Number: 4280
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 2:42 pm:   

Alex, Eric, Andrew, thank you...

Tom, :-), i wish.

Whart, i never received anything from you, unfortunately. AOL & FerrariChat's messaging service aren't playing nice, together, so if you'd like to email me directly, i'm at: [email protected]
or if you'd prefer to stay away from AOL, completely: [email protected]

Thanks; i'm looking forward to your email... i'm all curious, now...
Alex Lee (Alxlee)
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Username: Alxlee

Post Number: 134
Registered: 4-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 12:18 pm:   

Nice Des!

You'll like what you see out in LA...I was there for the weekend and spent a day shopping in Beverly Hills...cars seen:

2 Ferrari 550's - 1 Black
1 Red with Tubi
1 F355
1 F360

Others:
3 or 4 Aston Martins
1 S500 Lorinser
1 Murcielago
5 or so Bentley's
3 or 4 Rolls
1 Maybach
tons of Porsche's including turbos

When you do make it out there, if only for a weekend and you just want to do some car spotting...grab a burger, shake and counter seat at the Johnny Rockets on Beverly...when you're finished walk about a block down and there is an Exoticar retail shop for you to get more scale models.
Eric Vartanian (Evartanian)
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Username: Evartanian

Post Number: 207
Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 12:00 pm:   

Haha, give us the rest of it DES--can't wait for it. Great job!
wm hart (Whart)
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Username: Whart

Post Number: 1141
Registered: 12-2001
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 10:25 am:   

DES, i look forward to reading this. Did you ever get the Hunter Thompson piece i forwarded to you via the messaging system here?
TomD (Tifosi)
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Username: Tifosi

Post Number: 3743
Registered: 9-2001
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 10:19 am:   

better talk to Whart and get an agent and copyright :-)
Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
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Username: Amenasce

Post Number: 1018
Registered: 10-2001
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 10:08 am:   

Sweet !!! Can we buy this on amazon.com ? :-)

I want the rest !!!
DES (Sickspeed)
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Username: Sickspeed

Post Number: 4275
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 9:57 am:   

Ferrari Fiction, Volume I
Series I: The Adventures of Carbon McCoy

Prologue:


Now where the hell did I put the keys to the Zonda�? Sigh. James is gonna kill me.

Oh, I�m sorry! I didn�t realize you were back, already. Did you get your drink? Good. Anyway, like I was saying, I grew tired of doing the same shuffle, everyday; working with the same people, doing the same things. I yearned for change; excitement, uncertainty. That was what spurred my decision�
�I just never knew my decision would lead me to where it has.

Allow me to explain.

It all started back in July of 2003 when I flew out to southern California for a weekend, to hang out with some people I met on the Internet. More specifically, a website called FerrariChat.com. Out of the kindness of their hearts, they invited me into their exotic world of fast cars, great fun and an easy feeling that life is good. The weekend left me soaked with awesome memories of times I would never forget. I was quickly drying off, however, from the heat of the impending reality 3,000 miles away. A dull and boring routine that I called life was awaiting my arrival. That�s when I made my decision to start new; fresh. A clean slate. I would get home, pack my things and just leave. I didn�t care that I didn�t know what would happen next, that was the point. I didn�t want to know.

Maybe it was the lack of oxygen. Being 30,000 feet in the air probably isn�t the best time to make a life-altering decision, but I did it anyway. When I got home, I made a beeline for the office. I gave my boss six weeks notice and I told my landlord I would be leaving at the end of August. After that, I just sat back and did nothing � plans were all I made my entire life, but not anymore.

My best friend was happy for me. She knew this was what I needed. She had been pushing me to do it for months, already. Very intuitive, that girl. My car was in good condition since I put the new transmission in it. I cleaned it out, had it washed, had a mechanic take one final look at it & changed all the fluids. California was my destination, although I didn�t care how long it took me to get there. I packed my car with all the necessary stuff � clothes, deodorant, a toothbrush, my 1:XX models, etc. When the day came, I was nervous. Nervous, but twice as excited. Not knowing what tomorrow would bring or where it would bring me fueled my eagerness to leave and go and get lost in a world I knew was out there but, hitherto, beyond me. My best friend saw me off. I promised to keep in touch. She held back tears I knew would flow once I pulled away.

I got into my car, started it and was on my way. A brief stint on the parkway took me to the expressway. I favor southern temperatures more than their northern counterparts, so I figured I would drive south first, then west. My 15 minutes in the holy hell traffic in Manhattan was the final nail in the coffin containing the old me. The trip through the tunnel and into the sunlight cascading onto the New Jersey Turnpike was a sort of rebirth for me. I was a new man.

About 20 minutes before I hit the southern Jersey border, I realized I needed gas. I pulled into the next station I saw. While refueling, I heard someone talking, somewhat frantically. It was a one-sided conversation, as I heard no other voices, so I assumed he was on a cell phone. I couldn�t really make out what he was saying nor did I care. I was doing my own thing. His talking drifted off to silence and all I heard was the gasoline pumping into my tank and cars going by in the distance. The noon hustle and bustle of a Friday on the turnpike was relaxing. That�s because I was no longer a part of the daily grind. The pump clicked. My tank was full. I awaited my printed receipt when a voice cut into my peacefulness.

�Excuse me.� It was the same voice I heard minutes ago. I turned and saw a figure before me. He was a blur, however because 20 yards behind him was a black Ferrari F50. I can�t believe I missed it when I pulled in�!
�I�m in a real bind�, he said as he half-turned and pointed at the Ferrari. His voice was shaky and he was holding his left hand with his right hand. His left hand looked red and swollen.
His eyebrows crinkled and he asked me a question that would change my life forever...

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