WHIZ

For anyone who cares, here is the most recent channel list. This list also list recent format changes and channel removals.

Sirius Channel listing

Well, over the last two months I've been getting a lil tired of the channel crap. First the Punks channel, then one of the country channels, but now they did away with Backspin (The old school hip hop station). I'm about ready to just cancel my service. I thought the merger would be a good thing, but it seems as though it's made things worse. :rant_on:

Rather than starting another Vetrans day thread I thought I would stick this here. I recieved this e-mail at work here on base the other day. Great read for sure:

The Sack Lunches

I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. "I'm glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap," I thought. Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation. "Where are you headed?" I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.

" Chicago to Great Lakes Base. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to Iraq.” After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached Chicago , and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time. As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. "No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to Chicago .

His friend agreed. I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. "Take a lunch to all those soldiers." She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. "My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it for him."

Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, "Which do you like best - beef or chicken?"

"Chicken," I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from first class. "This is your thanks." After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. "I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this." He handed me twenty-five dollars.

Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand, and said, "I want to shake your hand."

Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, "I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot." I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.

Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.

When we landed in Chicago I gathered my belongings and started to deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!

Soon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. "It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You." Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals. It seemed so little...

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life wrote a blank check Made payable to "The United States of America” for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is Honor, and there are way too many people in This country who no longer understand it.

I'm a music Junkie, but my taste are all over the place. I will save my dignity by not mentioning them. My favorite band of all time is ZZ top, I guess having hippy uncles growing up also influenced a great deal of my taste.

I'm with USAA, and will never change.

Saw a Bimmer at an Autocross in South Carolina a few yers back that read: OMGSTFU

We all snapped pictures, if I find the pic I'll post it.

I know it's late, but I hit the Las Vegas Bug O Rama at the track yesterday.

There is no ONE DDR camp. DDR is a community website for all peeps of Dumont. I think a camp of 4000+ people would be a lil much don't you?

HaHa, ok. I guess what I typed didn't quite come out how I meant it. So, I will clearify that I don't feel right going out to the dunes without my own toys.

Plus, I still hadn't talked Pete into making one of the DDR stickers with a dude drinking a beer!

If the car is running it sounds like a good deal. But if not and your not so inclined on working on a used car then it could be a money pit for you. I say any car that puts a smile on your face while your out there is a good car.

Get some pictures up of it so we can start helping you out. Being military it's gonna be heavy.Probably stil has the .50 cal rack on top of it. Chenowith is right down the street from me so if you need any info I can stop by and get it for you just let me know.

Most likely I wont get a running car. The squaron picked up 3 from Edwards AFB, right now the hope is for them to get one running. It is quite possible I can get one plus plenty of parts from them. I have no problems working on them; my labor cost is cheap (hahaha).

I have a few pictures, but they are crappy cell pictures. We have some other classified equipment with them right now, so I can no longer go back there with a camera. You are correct though, one still has the .50 cal rack on the roof. The others have a gun sling type of contraption on the passenger side. Is Chenowth still operational? The research I did for the squadron came across the owner dieing a short time back, and the business closing down.

In my humble opinion, this just may be a good starter rail for you. Not a lot of money and you can decide if this is your bag. Parts are plentiful in town and Dave at Butches is cool to work with. This car, running well with the proper tires on it, will negociate most all of the sand you incounter. It won't be scorching fast but fun and dependable if in good running order. You can also enjoy the dirt trails too.

There are a lot of good deals out there right now on used rails, if you have the money to spend. As they say "''money talks and BS walks" especially in hard times.

Typicaply these cars are pretty heavy. Myself, I wouldn't put a lot of money in the car for up grades. It has limited wheel travel and after you becone a real duner and want to go fast, if that is your wish, you will want one of the lighter faster more expensive new genertion sand rails.

One other good thing is that it might be able to be made street legal, according to the pix you posted.

Good luck on your decision.

Remember.....In my case, informatiion is only worth what you pay for it. and everone has an opinion, it's like an A.H., every one has one.

Thanks SANDAWG! At this point the fact that I should be able to get it super cheap is what is prompting me to go for it. After going to clean up weekend last year I'm hooked, but can't afford toys at this time (To many other friggin hobbies). These cars are indeed heavy, but I'm hoping that if I remove some of the military added items I will make it a little lighter. Again, at this point the idea is just to get out to the sand. I don't know everyone well enough to show up at the DDR camp as a groupie.

Being a south eastern boy, I'm not in tune with rails (Beam or otherwise), sand, or VW's. So, the idea was to get a few ideas to make the car a little more dunable for relatively cheap. Right now the hang up is these folks here at work. I keep reminding them that dune season starts in October.

Both DJ AM and Travis Barker are at the burn center in Augusta, GA (My home town). That facility is one of the top burn centers in the south east. My heart goes out to all affected.

Shoot up? Already has here In Charlotte.... 90% of stations are sold out of gas and charging atleast 4.29... Happened overnight... I blame the media for hyping it up so badly.... but thats another story. I'll be in Vegas this week maybe I can bring some back home with me in my suitcase.....hahaha

My dad lives in Columbia,SC and my best friend lives in Augusta,GA, both called me Thurs. asking if there were lines at the pumps out here and if prices had gone up. I told both of them, that we're (West Coast) not idiots like a large part of the south east. We don't run out to the station when a storm is brewing (much like southerners do when the threat of a lil snow comes into play(Milk and Bread)). They asked then if we were being imposed limits at the pumps, apparently there was a 10 gallon limit on the pumps back east. So, for once I can say I'm very very very happy to be out of the south east. Those fools jacked the prices up to almost 6 bux a gallon.

ps, HarleyR wait for the first threat of snow there this year, you'll laugh your azz off when every grocery store parking lot is full of folks buying water, bread, and milk because of the threat of snow. Most snow last a day at best down there, yet those fools will buy the grocery stores out of supplies.

Cheese, that was outstanding!

Being part of the intelligence community for the last 10 years I can tell everyone (although I doubt you need reminding) that there are individuals still fighting for this everyday. Nobody in the intelligence community (or the military) has forgetten about this day 7 years ago in the least. I'm proud of all the service members (my brothers) that have fought and continue to fight the war on terrorism. I have friends (as do most of us) that continue to deploy on a weekly basis, to fight this fight, I wish them all well and a safe return.

I had friends working in the pentagon at the time of the crash, I can tell you in reflection I was probably the most frantic I've ever been that day. I had woke up that morning to start my honeymoon, but after hitting the news and watching the 2nd plane hit, all I cared about about was if everyone was ok. Then when the pentagon happened I was in shambles! Luckily, my friends in the pentago were un harmed.

Sorry for the reflection, but I doubt I will ever forget the events from that day EVER.

Thank you, fire fighters, police, paramedics, and military!

Im up atleast 15 pounds.... Have you ever been to 5 Guys? That place Makes In&Out look like Mc Donalds...

Never been to 5 Guys, but I used to frequent a family chain in the Columbia,SC area called RUSH's and when in the Atlanta area there is a chain called Varsity. Both have aided in my weight gain since the late 80's. Now, I rely on a 3x3 for my burger fix!

Sweet Tea RULEZ!!!! really good for packing on the pounds.... And the fact that everything is deep fried....

I think I resemble that remark.

Thanks Pete!

After a little walk next door to look and some more research of the old documents. Turns out this is a former Spec Ops vehicle I may be able to get my hands on. Built by Chenowth Racing for the military in the early 80's it was known as a FAV Fast Attach Vehicle. This is not one of the cars I would be getting, but very close to the same as far as parts and arrangement of the vehicle.

Ok, so I may be getting a Beam car super cheap. This would be an old military dune buggy based on all VW parts. Since I'm new to this whole scene and haven't the slightest where to look for parts and upgrades for beam cars, I'm hoping those of you in the know would pass some decent links for me to check out.

I'd love to find a decent buthcher shop too, where can I buy a pig here in vegas? Before the jokes start, a dressed pick ready to be put to the fire for a party?

For those of you that grew up watching Smokey and the Bandit:

Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71

By JOHN GEROME – 20 minutes ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71.

His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no relation to the star, said Reed died early Monday.

"He's one of the greatest entertainers in the world. That's the way I feel about him," Moore-Reed said.

Reed was a gifted guitarist who later became a songwriter, singer and actor.

As a singer in the 1970s and early 1980s, he had a string of hits that included "Amos Moses," "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "East Bound and Down" and "The Bird."

In the mid-1970s, he began acting in movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit" with Burt Reynolds, usually as a good ol' boy. But he was an ornery heavy in "Gator," directed by Reynolds, and a hateful coach in 1998's "The Waterboy," starring Adam Sandler.

Reynolds gave him a shiny black 1980 Trans Am like the one they used in "Smokey and the Bandit."

Reed and Kris Kristofferson paved the way for Nashville music personalities to make inroads into films. Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers (TV movies) followed their lead.

"I went around the corner to motion pictures," he said in a 1992 AP interview.

Reed had quadruple bypass surgery in June 1999.

Born in Atlanta, Reed learned to play guitar at age 8 when his mother bought him a $2 guitar and showed him how to play a G-chord.

He dropped out of high school to tour with Ernest Tubb and Faron Young.

At 17, he signed his first recording contract, with Capitol Records.

He moved to Nashville in the mid-1960s where he caught the eye of Chet Atkins.

He first established himself as a songwriter. Elvis Presley recorded two of his songs, "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man" (both in 1968). He also wrote the hit "A Thing Called Love," which was recorded in 1972 by Johnny Cash. He also wrote songs for Brenda Lee, Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and the Oak Ridge Boys.

Reed was voted instrumentalist of the year in 1970 by the Country Music Association.

He won a Grammy Award for "When You're Hot, You're Hot" in 1971. A year earlier, he shared a Grammy with Chet Atkins for their collaboration, "Me and Jerry." In 1992, Atkins and Reed won a Grammy for "Sneakin' Around."

Reed continued performing on the road into the late 1990s, doing about 80 shows a year.

"I'm proud of the songs, I'm proud of things that I did with Chet (Atkins), I'm proud that I played guitar and was accepted by musicians and guitar players," he told the AP in 1992.

In a 1998 interview with The Tennessean, he admitted that his acting ability was questionable.

"I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, `I could never do that.'

"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."

Picked this beast up on monday night.

found it on GD.com

good truck so far, we needed another truck for deliveries and dune trips!!!

Looks like my trucks shorter twin.

How long can you hang around a DDR camp without a toy to ride before you get banned? Seriously, hahahahaha!

BTW there is a company called Toyshare. I have never been interested in anything like it, but maybe it works for some.

http://www.toyshare.com/

I did some looking into this company after my first Dumont trip (clean up weekend), I say No bueno. Most of the research I found on the web, said these guys are not living up to their word. I read about to many folks who couldn't get the vehicle they requested when they requested, vehicles in dis-repair, and various other bad juju.

Polaris Ranger goof! Me and a buddy got it for the wifes and painted it pink... I think it was at a meet n great...

Not to thread jack, but I've seen a pink Ranger or Rhino in Camden Park a couple of times loaded on a trailer. I know the folks are dumont folks(even seen a DDR sticker on one of the tow pigs), but don't know who they are. Would that happen to be the same Pink Toy?

Geez, it never ends. I have to vent some more.

Today was our 6 visit for child support. The state is doing such a wonderful job of collecting and adjustments we get to go back every 3 months. For some reason she never bothers to show up but I guess because the last time the judge said he would issue a bench warrent if she didn't appear, so she came today.

Oodles of joy. The Lies continue. She has been collecting unemployment for 18 months and has no luck finding a job even though she is looking everyday. She has 1 room mate that she remembered ( I confirmed with the judge she has 2 and she finally admitted it) however she only gets $400 per month per room in a huge house (funny everybody else in the area gets at least $600-800) Oh and they use $150 in electricity.

There is ever so much more but the best part was, after we walked out of the courtroom (not the court house) her genious new husband decided he wanted to get in a fight right outside in the hall. You guys have no idea how hard it was to turn around, go tell the officer and request his assitence. The husband boogied before the officer and I got into the hall. Then I saw them outside and I just had to walk by and see if I could get another response from Dummy. I got it and told the officers in the courtyard that "he is threatening me"

In a way, I feel good that I stepped up and did the right thing and requested officer assistence. I would love to see the little pecker making new friends in a 12 X 8 cell. If I was to take the guy out, I would probably lose the kids. However, bieng a man, and a discharged member of the USMC Security Force Battalion. It was one of the hardest things I've had to walk away from and tell.

By the way, he thinks I'm a .

I do have a reason for sharing this. Guys, protecting your dignity and manhood only goes so far. There is a time and a place for everything. In a courthouse is not the place. And if you are in public, there will be witnesses. Patience is a must when it comes to the idiots in life. Payback is a MOFO

Haha, sounds like we have more in common. My ex-father-in-law, threatened my life in the courtroom just out of ear shot of the court officer and way out of ear range from the judge. The officer could do nothing about the threat since he hadn't heard it.

Further, I was ordered by the court (when I took physical custody of my son) to pick my son up from her lawyers office at an arranged time. When I show, her mother and new husband/boyfriend decided it would be a great idea to try to start a fight with me right in the parking lot of her lawyers office. I reminded her lawyer's paralegal that I had just called the cops, and if my ex-wife's lawyer didn't handle the situation that her (the paralegal) and my ex-wife's lawyer would be explaining to the judge why my son was being forced to listen to the crap being said on thier premises and not controling the situation as ordered by the judge. That quickly got her and the lawyer moving to stop the crap!

I really feel your pain man, really! Good luck! I have roughly 6 more years until Trey turns 18, at which point I'll tell them all to go to H3LL. But, until he is of legal age, I'm not going to do anything that would give them fuel to start even more crap in court.

Whiz