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NorCalVol67 said:
I’ve seen both Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs live. Saw Earl several times.
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There was a place in Johnson City called the Down Home and Doc would come over the mountain at least once a month and play, saw him a bunch, great guy. Also went to Merle Fest a few times in N. Wilksboro on Doc's farm. This was over 30 years ago.
 
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Sgt_Nick_Fury said:
I didn't even know a convertable version existed, my friend growing up had a ss that had been a police interceptor, it was repainted an ugly brown color, and had the police shock upgrades etc. Looked ugly as hell, and only thing that gave it away was the damn expensive racing tires on the back. He's do teh old put a 20 on the dash and if you could grab it you could keep it, and hit the gas...never saw anyone get the 20. One of the best sleepers i have known first hand.
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Had a HS friend with a '73 Z28. Beautiful candy apple red, black stripes and 7 coat hand rubed lacquer finish. Was gonna buy it from him in '82 for $3000 and he sold it before I got my 68 sold. His parents had money. He had the 350 pulled and in a crate and ran it with a 427. Typical off the line big block but if he kicked it from a 20mph rolling start you'd piss your britches.

Also had a friend in college in Abilene with a stock TA 6.6. We now know the HP was meager by today's standard but back then it was the bomb. The ride to Dallas could have 5-6+ mile stretches of flat and straight runs. He pegged 160 in the dark and you could still feel power pulling. I was having a panic attack.
 
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bigorangewildcat said:
Was that on Hixson Pike across from Highland Plaza
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Yes Siree Bob! Place was a hoot! Regulars that would hang out, a coke glass bottle machine from god knows when that still worked pretty sure it took dimes, constant SEC debate throw downs, and one of the barbers played bluegrass (welden I think) and his buddies would show some Saturdays guys from the The Mountain Opry (signal) would show up and jam bluegrass while everyone waited and the line for a haircut would be 15-20 deep but no one minded, there'd be a small tv or two with SEC games on if it was afternoon. The oprey guys would pause to tell corny jokes like Hee Haw. At the time I just thought that's what barber shops were all like. I got my first haircut there, and got my hair cut there through HS, though I had changed to a lady barber they hired that would do my california skater cut. I'd kill to find a place like that today.
 
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