Take Your Pick

black mamba · December 6, 2014

I occasionally pass by ( and shoot ) this place as I roam the back roads in the Appalachians. The last time passing, I was intrigued by a sign that said " take your pick ". I saw an old lady on the porch of the nearby house. After a brief talk, I learned her husband had recently passed away. She wanted to get rid of all these old hubcaps and was giving them away.

I've had an idea about the decorating I want to do in my " man cave " in the new mountain house Darlene and I want to build. The old lady graciously let me have 5 of the hubcaps. Along with that door window and sign I have that says " Eat more possum " ( a picture of which I've posted before ), I'm beginning to shape up the tone of the man cave.

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Stumblebum · December 6, 2014

Nice comp and subject Tom!! Naturally takes your eyes through it! Nice story too! You should print this shot and hang it in your Man Cave right in between the hubcaps! Cheers!!

Panther · December 6, 2014

Howdy you,

What a great story and image, I agree about printing this shot and hanging it in there as well.
You have to know that made the lady's day seeing something that was so special to her Husband
was a prize to so many.

rwells · December 11, 2014

Great story Pard,
And I also agree that this image would be a perfect companion to the hubcaps in your man cave.

Richard · December 12, 2014

Definitely man-cave material.

aj986s · December 12, 2014

Like! .....the picture, the hub caps, the man cave decor ideas, all of it!!

black mamba · December 12, 2014

Stumblebum wrote: »

Nice comp and subject Tom!! Naturally takes your eyes through it! Nice story too! You should print this shot and hang it in your Man Cave right in between the hubcaps! Cheers!!

Great idea, Taz. A friend, who is a graphic display magician, took your idea even further and suggested we cover the entire wall behind the wet-bar with a huge blow-up of this shot and then hang the hub caps right on the picture. I kind of like that suggestion.

See you, buddy,

Tom

black mamba · December 12, 2014

Panther wrote: »

Howdy you,

What a great story and image, I agree about printing this shot and hanging it in there as well.
You have to know that made the lady's day seeing something that was so special to her Husband
was a prize to so many.

Hey rascal,

I'll be surprised if some antique memorabilia dealer doesn't find this stash and clean it out. I used to see such displays on old barns a lot more frequently. It's a sad case of disappearing Americana.

Y'all be careful in your travels.

Tom

black mamba · December 12, 2014

rwells wrote: »

Great story Pard,
And I also agree that this image would be a perfect companion to the hubcaps in your man cave.

Yo Pard,

See my comments to Taz. For sure, I will find some way to incorporate this shot along with the hub caps. I'm really warming to the idea of the big blow-up with the hub caps hanging on it. We'll see.

Take care,

Tom

black mamba · December 12, 2014

Richard wrote: »

Definitely man-cave material.

I'm glad you agree, Richard. I'm saving all these supportive comments from you guys to show Darlene if she begins to question my taste in decorating.

Tom

black mamba · December 12, 2014

aj986s wrote: »

Like! .....the picture, the hub caps, the man cave decor ideas, all of it!!

Boy, Tony, it's great to have you pay a visit. I haven't seen much from you lately on the forum. Got any racing stuff you can throw our way? I miss your contributions.

take care,

Tom

Seefutlung · December 12, 2014

Yes, the Man-Cave!!!!

aj986s · December 12, 2014

black mamba wrote: »

Boy, Tony, it's great to have you pay a visit. I haven't seen much from you lately on the forum. Got any racing stuff you can throw our way? I miss your contributions.

take care,

Tom

Thanks! I had no idea I was missed.

Haven't done as much pic taking lately as I would like. Have only been to a few races this year, and when battling car problems I tend to forget about the camera. :uhoh

redleash · January 10, 2015

I missed this thread earlier. I like the shot.....and the story.....and your friend's idea about joining the pic and the hubcaps.....and you can even tell Darlene that I vote for this for the man cave. You can also tell her I will come and help her design a she-cave. ........ and it won't have ruffles either!

black mamba · January 11, 2015

redleash wrote: »

I missed this thread earlier. I like the shot.....and the story.....and your friend's idea about joining the pic and the hubcaps.....and you can even tell Darlene that I vote for this for the man cave. You can also tell her I will come and help her design a she-cave. ........ and it won't have ruffles either!

You and Darlene will get along well. She's not into ruffles either. She's also very tolerant of my aberrations. If the man cave gets too crazy, she said she'll just stay away from the thing.

See you,

Tom

redleash · January 12, 2015

Dogdots · January 16, 2015

Great job on this one. Really nice

black mamba · January 17, 2015

Dogdots wrote: »

Great job on this one. Really nice

Thanks for the look-see, Mary.

I was thinking of you recently. We had a real dose of Winter weather set in on us....got down to 29F. Most of the folks in my neighborhood went comatose.

See you,

Tom

Gary752 · January 17, 2015

NICE!!!! I think you should pick 3 more of your favorite photos of the old barns, and print them HUGE to cover the 4 walls, and call it the "The Abandoned World" or something similar. You could also add one for the ceiling as well. ;-)

GaryB

black mamba · January 17, 2015

Gary752 wrote: »

NICE!!!! I think you should pick 3 more of your favorite photos of the old barns, and print them HUGE to cover the 4 walls, and call it the "The Abandoned World" or something similar. You could also add one for the ceiling as well. ;-)

GaryB

I have to say, Gary, I like folks who can think big. I'm afraid, though, that the budget for such extravaganza might make me persona non grata in my own creation..... God forbid.:D

Take care,

Tom

Dogdots · January 18, 2015

black mamba wrote: »

Thanks for the look-see, Mary.

I was thinking of you recently. We had a real dose of Winter weather set in on us....got down to 29F. Most of the folks in my neighborhood went comatose.

See you,

Tom

29 degrees .. major heatwave for us

DJT · January 26, 2015

droooooooooooooooooooool however I don't see any 1966 Galaxie hubcaps there

Sorry it's been forever for me to get on. A very active 3 year old keeps me busy

DJT · January 26, 2015

Dogdots wrote: »

29 degrees .. major heatwave for us

29! geez........ break out the shorts! It's 19 here and we're further south..........

black mamba · January 28, 2015

DJT wrote: »

droooooooooooooooooooool however I don't see any 1966 Galaxie hubcaps there

Sorry it's been forever for me to get on. A very active 3 year old keeps me busy

Hi David,

It's great to hear from your quarters. I've missed your contributions to our little group of car lovers. I hope you'll be able to share some of the exciting automotive happenings that go on in your area.

Take care,

Tom

DJT · January 28, 2015

Thanks Tom,

Not too much happening in the deep freeze right now in the way of classic cars. The Galaxie is in storage at the Kruse Classic Carriage Museum. Was trying to get an L29 in there for a friend and they said yes to my car too....... heated winter storage

I'll try to stick around longer this time.

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