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fjpikul
GT Owner
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HHGT
Guest
Careful what you wish for.
Frank,
I asked for bookshelves all the way to the ceiling on all walls and I was going to move my old desk into the room. The designer suggested space on the high portion of the walls for some of the animal mounts, the built in desk, the cabinets below the shelves, a granite desk top in place of wood, built in TV, and the killer ceiling. He suggested the green/dark wood colors and just about every thing else that looks good. I guess I don't know too much about interior design. But I like the result now! :thumbsup
Chip
Frank,
I asked for bookshelves all the way to the ceiling on all walls and I was going to move my old desk into the room. The designer suggested space on the high portion of the walls for some of the animal mounts, the built in desk, the cabinets below the shelves, a granite desk top in place of wood, built in TV, and the killer ceiling. He suggested the green/dark wood colors and just about every thing else that looks good. I guess I don't know too much about interior design. But I like the result now! :thumbsup
Chip
KMCBOSS
RED GT owner
Airplane stuff.
Bill,
Of course there is airplane stuff. You just have to look closely. I have a whole cabinet full of photos, trophies, & memorabilia from my airshow days. A few of those items are in the office.
Chip
Bill,
Of course there is airplane stuff. You just have to look closely. I have a whole cabinet full of photos, trophies, & memorabilia from my airshow days. A few of those items are in the office.
Chip
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Triheart7
GT Owner
Hi Chip, Great Airplane stuff.
Quite a few years back the parents of a former dental assistant lived in Grass Valley next to Chuck Yeager. They held a book of mine for over a year trying get Chuck to Autograph it. They never could get ahold of him, so I never got it.
I am envious of your autographed picture.
Quite a few years back the parents of a former dental assistant lived in Grass Valley next to Chuck Yeager. They held a book of mine for over a year trying get Chuck to Autograph it. They never could get ahold of him, so I never got it.
I am envious of your autographed picture.
AtomicGT
GT Owner
Chip
MOST EXCELLENT!!! Very cool. I just see one thing missing... Remember the show Home Improvement? with Tim Allen? He had designed a fantastic bathroom, TV, stereo, bucket toilet seats, shifter on the floor, all the tool amenities that the proper adult male would appreciate. May be time to add another room!!!
MOST EXCELLENT!!! Very cool. I just see one thing missing... Remember the show Home Improvement? with Tim Allen? He had designed a fantastic bathroom, TV, stereo, bucket toilet seats, shifter on the floor, all the tool amenities that the proper adult male would appreciate. May be time to add another room!!!
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Chuck Yeager
Tri,
Chuck Yeager is certainly not a gregarious fellow. Ever since I was a small boy I wanted to meet him, the original aviation God. Over the years I performed in many airshows with his best friend Bob Hoover. Mr. Hoover is a great guy in addition to being an amazing pilot. He was flying the T-38 chase plane alongside Chuck Yeager on the day he first broke the sound barrier. He made Ace in WWII before being shot down. Although Chuck Yeager was not an air show pilot he attended the Oshkosh Air Show almost every year during the late 90s when Bob and I were performers and during that event he had dinner with Bob Hoover every single night. Bob Hoover introduced me to Chuck Yeager and when I was with Bob, Chuck Yeager was my best friend too. But on those occasions when I was not with Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager would not give me the time of day. :lol He was kind enough to sign that photo and send it to me at my home however.
I suppose at his age, with all he has done, and with so many people asking him for things all the time, he has a right to be intensely private. The photo below was taken in the pilot staging area at Luke Air Force Base, 1999, just before the start of the Luke Day Air Show. On that day, Bob Hoover and I performed the final airshow of our careers. For both of us, it was happy and sad at the same time.
Chip
Tri,
Chuck Yeager is certainly not a gregarious fellow. Ever since I was a small boy I wanted to meet him, the original aviation God. Over the years I performed in many airshows with his best friend Bob Hoover. Mr. Hoover is a great guy in addition to being an amazing pilot. He was flying the T-38 chase plane alongside Chuck Yeager on the day he first broke the sound barrier. He made Ace in WWII before being shot down. Although Chuck Yeager was not an air show pilot he attended the Oshkosh Air Show almost every year during the late 90s when Bob and I were performers and during that event he had dinner with Bob Hoover every single night. Bob Hoover introduced me to Chuck Yeager and when I was with Bob, Chuck Yeager was my best friend too. But on those occasions when I was not with Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager would not give me the time of day. :lol He was kind enough to sign that photo and send it to me at my home however.
I suppose at his age, with all he has done, and with so many people asking him for things all the time, he has a right to be intensely private. The photo below was taken in the pilot staging area at Luke Air Force Base, 1999, just before the start of the Luke Day Air Show. On that day, Bob Hoover and I performed the final airshow of our careers. For both of us, it was happy and sad at the same time.
Chip
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Thugboat
GT Owner
Chip,
WOW!!!! All that and a Tom Clancy fan also! Love his books and I have nearly every one!
Larry
WOW!!!! All that and a Tom Clancy fan also! Love his books and I have nearly every one!
Larry
Indy GT
Yea, I got one...too
Very nice Chip. Guess I better get my eyeglass prescription changed...
Bob is/was one of my absolute favorites as well!
I was very bummed when the FAA put him through all that red tape regarding his medical.
His "energy management system" performed on the airshow circuit in his Shrike Commander still stands out in my memory as absolutely amazing...
Bob is/was one of my absolute favorites as well!
I was very bummed when the FAA put him through all that red tape regarding his medical.
His "energy management system" performed on the airshow circuit in his Shrike Commander still stands out in my memory as absolutely amazing...
Bob Hoover helped get my father in law down safely after his engine crapped on him about 12 years ago while racing his P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races. Not only did he get him down on the runway....Bob told him to stuff the nose near the end of the runway for an emergency stop....little did my father in law know at the time but he was right at the end of the runway and after that was a large drop off. :thumbsup
Triheart7
GT Owner
Piccola
GT aficionado
Chip, that is one GREAT room! Lots of neat stuff in there as well. And I agree with Ralphie. That arm chair/sofa is very comfy! Turn on the big screen TV, sink into that chair and relax with a drink... What else do you need? :thumbsup
Republic West.
Tim,
Glad you like it and I don't care if anybody copies it. Republic West in Scottsdale designed and built it. Give them a call and perhaps they have an office in your area. I loved the video of your exploding armpits!! :lol :lol
Chip
Tim,
Glad you like it and I don't care if anybody copies it. Republic West in Scottsdale designed and built it. Give them a call and perhaps they have an office in your area. I loved the video of your exploding armpits!! :lol :lol
Chip
I am here to entertain sir!! or make fun of or to just beat on!!! It's what I do...:rofl
Glad you enjoyed it...
Blue Moose
GT
Then repost the picture of you in the tutu!! Better yet, I'll pay for an 8x10 signed glossy! I know this is a car forum, but that remains as one of my top 10 favorite pictures on this site!!!
Lady Moose
