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MY SON got a 1976 CORVETTE for his GRADUATION PRESENT for GRADUATING From a Trade School a Few YEARS AGO so he saved his Tax return and brought the CAR to MY HOUSE to do the body work and get it running ... WELL we got it running then I had a small Stroke I lost control of my left hand ...I can not hold a fork to cut up my own meat... I told my son Don't give up I WILL DUCT-TAPE the Sander to my left hand if I have too it will be good THERAPY for me ....I will still help "'YOU"' My SON Don't give up on me I will make a come back with your help and when were done we our to go on a ROAD TRIP Our last one was to the MEDITERRANEAN we went for your GRADUATION from HIGH SCHOOL ,,,,I ask "'YOU MY SON"' what would YOU like to do maybe a ROAD TRIP ""YOU"' just tell ME and I will make your WISH come true LETS "'US"' Go some where just YOU & I ...REMEMBER Don't GAIN The WORLD and LOSS YOUR "'SOUL"' WISDOM is WORTH MORE THEN SILVER Or GOLD!!!! Well two days later JOHNNY MY SON told me he wanted to SEE The OLD COUNTRY that's my wish DAD.....So I SAID IT"S ON a ROAD TRIP TO SICILY ...I Will Take care of It ALL so we went We Flow to GERMANY then to SPAIN GOT on a CRUZ-SHIP that took "'US"' to FRANCE ,,ITALY ,we stop at ROME ,, POMPEY ,,FLORESCENCE and The LEANING TOWER oF PIZZAZZ then we went to SICILY and our home town of PALERMO where my FAMILY IS FROM..

They moved hear in 1911 to MONTEREY Ca. and I still OWN the LAND my GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER Bought for $500.oo with a two bed room house on it and it was new at the time he bought it... I Bought the house from my grandfather in 1975 I was 17 years old at the time I bought the house so my MOM would have her OWN HOUSE I payed $36,000 for the Land & House then I gave it to my MOM this made her so HAPPY she said now RICK YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE ME...... In 1989 I built a TRIPLEX on the land then it was worth 1.3 Million it over looks the MONTEREY BAY 180% View of the BAY With a PENTHOUSE for ME to grow old in...I like to watch the SUNRISE .... WHEN ME AND MY SON was on the CRUZ we stop at SAINT PETER SQUARE On that Morning of that DAY ,,,I told my son wear some walking shoes we have about 15 miles to walk to day!!! My son put on his army Booths on ..I told JOHNNY THOSE are going to HURT Your FEET put on some walking shoe's!!!My SON said "'NO DAD"' I wear them all the time at School!!!I Said O.K. Johnny I hope "'YOU"' can keep Up with ME to DAY....Well we got to SAINT PETER SQUARE and I said let go on our HICK before our TOUR of SAINT PETER Church...Well we hiked 16 or 17 miles we did get lost and had to ask for duration after we got to the forum I said how are your feet doing My SON ??/ We have to HIKE BACK to SAINT PETER SQUARE and YOU NEED to KEEP UP With ME,,,,,

LETS GO and Start Back as we where walking JOHNNY keep falling back a few blocks ...So I waited for him and when he got closer's I YELLED out come on JOHNNY Catch up and I will FLAG down a CAB to give "'US"' a RIDE!!! JOHNNY YELLED Back at ME "'YOU KNOW For a FAT MAN YOU WALK FAST"' I said these FAT MAN Will WAIT hear for ""YOU"'and KICK YOU IN YOUR ASS!!1 WE BOTH Started laughing tell we CRIED..... When he cough up to ME I said I"EVE BEEN TRYING to flag down a cab but they keep on driving.....So I said I will take out a $20.oo and put it in my hand and try to flag a CABBY DOWN for YOU I can SEE YOUR FEET our HURTING "'YOU"' a FEW slowed down but would not STOP!!! So we keep walking I stood next to the park cars on the STREET with MY $20.oo dollars in my hand so the CABBY's could see me and the $20.oo one CABBY came to a STOP 5 or 6 cars a head of "'US"' I said JOHNNY lets "'Go"' then the CAB drove oFF !!! I said What the HELL is WRONG with them CABBY's !!!!! WE got to SAINT PETER SQUARE and found our TOUR GUIDE I said I'm sorry where late but I could not get a cabby to STOP for "'US"'!!! The Tour GUIDE said CABS can not STOP On the STREET to pick people up YOU have to go to a HOTEL or place to eat and have them Call YOU a CAB it's a LAW.......I said you might want to tell other Tourist that in the STATES You can FLAG ONE DOWN on any Street they will even STOP in TRAFFIC to pick you up!!!! HE said he would let the other know that about our CABBY's...

. WHEN WE STARTED OUR ROAD TRIP I gave JOHNNY MY SON A PER-PAID CREDIT CARD With $1,500.oo dollars on it I told him to SPEND IT ANY WAY YOU WANT....I will give YOU more MONEY if YOU Need it....When WE where in FLORESCENCE ITALY he bought a lather JACKET and they had the BEST LATHER JACKETS ....He found a dark Brown one I told the man I will give YOU$250.oo Cash if you will sale it for less?? HE SAID SURE cash will get YOU $50.oo dollars less it works out for both of "'US"' so I paid the man when we steeped out side there was a bank with a versa-teller JOHNNY Said DAD I WILL GET YOU YOUR MONEY BACK RIGHT NOW....I said the Pen-NUMBER is the YEAR I was BORN 1958 he took the money out and gave me my $250.oo dollars back and said now I have some cash for any thing else I want ....In PALERMO as we walk up the Street there was a man with LATHER HATS ,,,,JOHNNY SAID I WANT ONE and he picked out a cowboy hat with a BREADED Hat Band and it was the same color is his lather jacket DARK BROWN he look like INDIANA JONES I Said out Loud I think he liked that he new what he look like....WE walked the STREETS of PALERMO SICILY just as my FAMILY DID a 100 years earlier!!! JOHNNY MY SON LIKED THAT Walking the same STREET"s......THAT NIGHT When we got on the CRUZ SHIPThey Said we are GOING to have a SILVER SALE WHILE we where OUT TOO SEA YOU GET STEERING SILVER CHEEP ...

JOHNNY The ROTTEN bought a chain for his wrist a 12 in. chain for his lather Walt and a 15 in. long chain for his neck the SILVER Chain was thick and Harmed but they all matched he LOOK GooD a WORLDLY MAN he had LATHER FROM ITALY & STEERING SILVER FROM SPAIN I KNOW HE WILL WEAR THEM ON OUR NEXT ROAD TRIP in his CORVETTE when we get it DONE

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Then we will go on a ROAD TRIP ""GOD"' WILLING .....
....../*<+>/*\<+>*\.,.,.,., I look forward to that day....IT"s been 2 weeks now scene I had my STROKE I do go down stairs to the CAR PORT to help JOHNNY ROTTEN Sand his new 1976 CORVETTE and it's coming along I went to a trade school for BODY WORK in 1976 but After I got out I went into the GLASS BUSINESS instead I can remember most of the things Learned so I KNOW we will get it done....!!!!

HELL OR HIGH WATER....THIS STROKE MAY HAVE SLOWED ME DOWN But IT WILL NOT STOP ME From having QUALITY TIME With MY "'SON"' JOHNNY The ROTTEN!!!

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