The Friday Night Reads

The Friday night reads.

I think Roger - 40 Stude Dude - started something good here.

I’m hoping too that others will chime in with their stories. From some of the bench racing excursions I’ve been involved in - there’s been quite a few - it’s a doggoned shame the best ones will never see print and some will never see the light of day again. A few of the characters I know could fill a library shelf with some of their little extravaganzas, adventures and plain old “it just kinda happened” stuff. They have a little history to add to the mix as well and it’s always fun visiting with these guys.

If you stop and listen, some of the stories their wives tell are pretty darned good and maybe closer to the truth as well as perhaps a little less heroic. I love girls, but the ones I know are straight shooters and you just can’t get away with much. Best part of all the storytelling is when they toss a little pearl of wisdom into the mix. The wives and the storytellers.

Pearls or not, there are some real gems out there. Stories and girls.

That said, what follows in a few hours are some stories of my own, some embellished, some not. Call it fiction and why not? The best stories, fiction or otherwise come from truth.

For those who’ve read the Pinky book, you will recognize some of the characters from that book. As well as a view of a particular occurrence from the eyes of another. All of which may go toward answering some questions you may have had from the Pinky book or at the least, simply adding a little more information to the adventures of a lifetime.

A few of you may recognize the first part of this book as a short story that was posted to the old Rodders Roundtable several years back. It was expanded into a complete book and is in fact, my first fiction book. The Pinky book is number five in the series.

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 again to see the light of day. 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 as a serialized piece. It will be in installments of 35-50 pages each Friday until the end.

First installment early this evening.

I hope you enjoy it.

 

This is too good to be true. No more Friday nite dates for me, you'll find me right here on the HAMB patiently waiting for the stories.

THANK YOU Jay, you are awesome!

 

Thanx Jay...Yep, I did start it...it was very successful and more than few people enjoyed the Friday Nite trip back in time...I've written a few more stories since then (albeit somewhat shorter than yours)...however, since this one is your baby...I won't stomp on your parade by posting them and look forward to reading yours.
R-

 

I've missed the Friday night read, glad to hear the torch
is being re-lit.
TZ

 

Wow. Thank you C-9!

I really enjoy being transferred to the time and place that you write about in your stories.

Jay (nosurf)

 

thank you so very much for sharing with us.

i read thru the desert story over on the RRT. most excellent jay.


jerry

 

[ QUOTE ]
This is too good to be true. No more Friday nite dates for me, you'll find me right here on the HAMB patiently waiting for the stories.

THANK YOU Jay, you are awesome!

[/ QUOTE ]

Oh well, I was going to see if you wanted to go out cruising in my ROADSTER this Friday night But I see you will be busy

 

Roadstar - I'd bet if you dragged your roadster out in the middle of a Michigan winter, Denise would be the first one to go along....

 

Thanks again Jay. Like Denise said, this is too good to be true.

 

California roadster guy in February: A bit chilly, wot?

Michigan roadster guy in February: Oh man, I think I broke my hair....

 

i can't wait to get into it tomorrow when i've got time to read. jay, i really need to get your past books. it's just been really bad lately. i either have no time and ennough money or all kinds of time and no dough.