Dwellar Secrets

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I once bought a converted 70s ambulance despite the fact I couldn't drive. It was called Lance.

I am officially requesting pictures of this.

[DanaC]

Alas I have none *cries*

The camera with all the pics of Lance, as well as all the pics of our 1991 Glastonbury trip went missing before I had a chance to get them developed.

It was so cute as well. Had the little medical compartments still in there and everything.

[Bullitt]

What my mother doesn't know:
My uncle is selling me a motorcycle this spring/summer

What you guys don't know:
Its the one from Top Gun. Literally. My uncle has been a rabid motorcycle collector for years, and he bought two of those Kawasaki's when they were first available. Only a couple were in the US at the time. Since it was THE hot bike of the time, the producers had to have it for the movie. So they bought them from him, used them, then he bought them back.
Here's the receipt from the sale of the one bike to Paramount:

[DanaC]

Holy shit. Bullitt just won this thread lol.

[Bullitt]

His name is Chris Dolan, well known in the motorcycle circles of San Diego for a long time.
This is him with the bike back then.

[DanaC]

That is a very beautiful machine.

[Bullitt]

The twins together during production:


It's not a done deal yet, fingers crossed it works out though.

[casimendocina]

Very cool.

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I was once invited to become a 'high class prostitute' by a good friend who wanted to set me up in business and be my pimp.

I briefly dated a girl in high school who a couple years later moved to Vegas to be a prostitute. Typical family divorced problems from a young age, daddy issues, etc. She was on some website too for the escort service. It was like Edmunds lol. She provided pictures and a bio/what she would and wouldn't do, and customers could leave reviews and a rating. Me and my friends all got a big kick out of it when we found out. Passed the website around to everyone we went to high school with. She later moved to PA, dated some radio DJ, then word got out that he was dating an ex-prostitute and he got crucified for it.

[Nirvana]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I was a spelling bee champion. I made it to the top ten of my area and was on TV. I lost early amongst this group, misspelling a simple word due to nerves and lack of composure.

Doppelganger!!!

My word was SMOOTH who couldn't spell that!

[Aliantha]

I sang in the Sydney Opera House when I was in the Australian National Youth Choir.

I spent a period of time in my early twenties tripping on acid.

I used to be a bit of a wild child.

I played trumpet and clarinet in high school and was studying for 7th grade piano when I quit.

I have had an abortion and an ectopic pregnancy. I've also had an early term miscarriage.

[Nirvana]

Secrets!

I graduated from High School at 16.
I played the Viola
I was Miss Nude Indiana

[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I have audio on my computer of Isaac Hayes saying some really fucked up stuff (like, philosophical things he actually believes, as he was chatting between voice recording sessions.)

Ever hear this, from my man-crush Carolla: Isaac Hayes becomes highly inarticulate and confused during a morning radio interview. He's had a stroke or mini-stroke and it gets embarrassing for him.

I also have audio of some prominent baseball announcers that could theoretically get them fired, though probably not, depending on whether the boss doing the firing was a woman.

That brings to mind this:

[Big Sarge]

Ever look back on your life and consider yourself pretty much a failure? I know I often do

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

Ever look back on your life and consider yourself pretty much a failure? I know I often do

This comment is really sad Sarge. I hope you don't honestly believe that.

So many people during the course of this thread have shared things that they are great at, but everyone has stuff they've failed miserably at too. That's just the way life seems to work.

I think a lot of people just don't like to share the bad stuff because they don't want to be judged for it.

I thought about this thread for a while before I posted and decided to put good and bad stuff (depending on the readers perception) because I think that these 'secret' make up a big part of me and the way I interact with the world.

Do I think I could have achieved more in my life? Most definitely, but circumstances have led me to where I am now, and I'm am grateful for the good things in my life.

In the end, plaques on the wall don't mean much at all. It's all the other stuff you've learned that makes you a good person, and I'm pretty sure you're a pretty awesome person.