Folks Of Interest C9... The story tellers...

This morning I woke up feeling a bit under the weather so I skipped church turned on the computer and read a wonderful little story from 48Chrysler about a "The Kid that walked into the Shop" which was a well written piece of non-fiction.

Immediately I thought of C9 who was a member of the HAMB and wrote excellent fiction however the stories were loosely based on his own life.

I would spend hours reading his stuff and would become so engulfed that I would stay after work hours reading these stories.

Then I thought... "How cool would it be to share his stories with the new members of this board"?

So I wanted to share C9's stories here as a Historical Memorial to his writings without having to bring to the top all his past threads (save Ryans bandwidth! Hahaha!)

So here is the short list of my friend Jay's writings... enjoy!

Little Red Roadster
The Red Roadster - Part 1 reprised

The Red Roadster - Part 2 reprised

The Red Roadster - Part 3 reprised

The Red Roadster - Part 4

The Redheads and the Matched Pair of1890's - Reprised

The Girl on the Rincon

Monday Night Tales from the Dez - Doofus and Whiny Part 10
Contains links to his other stories in this series

Days of Whine and Roadsters

One Black and Foggy Night

The Old Man...

Heck... even his stories going to the grocery store are awesome!

Sailing Down the Hill

There are many more but I just had to share this with you...

 

Good timing, too. We are at the anniversary of his passing... RIP Jay

 

Great idea. C9 was one of the guys who made the HAMB what it is.

 

Thanks I have read a few if his stories and enjoy them alot. He is missed here on the Hamb and I am sure by his family

 

Damn I miss him...

 

R.I.P. Jay....you're missed.

 

One fine fellow, great to talk with about anything, esp rodding.

 

Jay was a great guy... I broke down in Kingman AZ and posted on the HAMB I needed help... hotrodladycrusr came to the rescue and suggested Jay... he met me and get me help at a transmission shop... the rest is history. RIP Jay C-9

 

Yeah here's to C9 I miss his posts too.

 

Here's to Jay. One heck of a nice guy! He is still missed.

Here is a favor he did for our family 4 years ago.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=223618&highlight=uncle

 

I can't remember, did he pass last year or 2009?

 

Awesome Uncle you got there!

Is he still around?

 

Yes, the old fart just keeps on going!

 

Man I sure miss Jay/C9, he was a great addition to this family.

R.I.P. Jay/C9......GODSPEED MY FRIEND.

 

Thanks for collecting them. Great reads, all. RIP ,Jay.

 

Thanks for putting these together Mark. RIP C9.

 

11-15-2009, I had sent him a p.m. and he responded with his pleasantries and whitty self as usual. Sadly he passed within the hour after his response.

 

Thanks, wingnutz. I'm ashamed to admit, that I think I missed his passing. I searched a bit, and could'nt find a thread about it. So please allow me to be one of the last to express condolences to you concerning the loss of your friend...and ours...C9...Jay.


I did however, find a thread where he and some others are discussing what it takes to write a good story.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5960&highlight=c9+passing

He shared a lot of his thoughts, including the idea that a good writer needs to express feelings in order for the reader to derive feelings. His words were "You need to wear your heart on your sleeve." It's obvious to me, he was an articulate person, and knew the way to people's hearts. I feel a sense of kindred spirit with him, 'cause I like to mess with words too. (the words don't mind...lol.) I enjoy writing a story, though I've never shared one here...but maybe sometime soon.


It's neat that we can still enjoy the stories he shared with us. I'm gonna take time to read some more of Jay's work. Subscribed.

 

He was a great writer...proved it time and time again....

We exchanged a few PM's over the years... he always told me how he would drive his roadster in the early morning's when the frost was in the air and he'd head to town for some coffee with friends.

I was saddened by his passing. RIP....

 

I was going back and forth with him the day before he passed away. He was trying to help me I.D. some slot mags I had picked up.

 

Godspeed Jay Carnine....

 

Thanks for posting this Mark. Jay was one in a million. I used to, hell, I still do, love to read his stories. They provided me so much inspiration for my own writing. And his sweet tea recipe is still used to this day. Godspeed, Jay . . . .

 

Jay was great. I miss him.

 

I met Jay online a bunch of years ago as I was starting my 31 Pontiac build. He became my mentor, encourager, and close friend. I miss him daily. Heavy sigh.

Here's a ten year old picture of Jay and his sweetie, Gay.



And his 455 Buick powered roadster.

 

He was a great pal to many. I miss him.

Jay and I in 2005

 

Thanks for posting those links Wingnutz.

I loved Jay's stories and spent many hours reading them. Occasionally, I do a search for Jay's old posts and stories. What a guy. He is truly missed.

RIP C9 - Member Emeritus

 

Jay and I have never met personally but he "Loved" the fact I was running a snotty 455 Olds in my Roadster and he was a real fan of the BOP Big Blocks!

We corresponded many times via pm's but never talked on the phone as we were always a couple of time zones from either sleep or for me work.

What has struck me was his ability to write and build cars... not many can do both or one better than the other however Jay was fully capable of both.

But the main reason I put this post together is so his works can be accessed from this single thread.... I don't know if I do it any justice but it's my way of saying "Thanks Jay"!

Hear was the paragraph that I read regarding the HAMB's use and I just want to pass it on so it never dies!

Quote from Jay... This book, “The Red Roadster” is posted here for several reasons. I’m not going to attempt to have it published. As well as I didn’t want to leave it in the dusty recesses of the closet never to see the light of day either. It’s the first book in a series of seven, all about life on the coast as well as the two things us guys love the most. Our girls and our cars. You will find several things - stories, locale and characters - in this book that have a presence in the later books.

Mr. Ryan has graciously allowed me to post the complete book here in four separate posts.

 

How could you not miss a guy that shot bowling balls out of a cannon?

 

Or shooting at bowling balls with a canon!

 

When he helped with tech questions, he was patient and thoughtful. He never came across like a ball busting dick. Not many of those kind of people today. He had REAL talent for conveying a story.