Okay I sent in a new request from a different email address and it says that it requires approval from the listmod. I also sent a message to the listmod so let's see what happens. I haven't found John on facebook yet since it seems Sroka is a somewhat common name. Thanks for putting up with my test posts while I figure out what to do with this.
NQ On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 6:49 PM Lazlo <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm really surprised this list is still working. It's nice to see all the > familiar names once again! I remember Kirin and Suleman, Gilbert Sy Chan, > Rachel, Thom Fitzpatrick, Rob Kuhn, and many other greats! > > I've been chatting with Nick of vwradios.com and he isn't able to post on > the list so he will be sending me something that I can share on his behalf. > > He made the suggestion that whoever set up the list on google groups > probably has deleted their account or lost access to it. That being the > case, this is probably why the the only way you can post anything here is > via whatever email address you're currently subscribed with. I can't even > reply via google groups and none of the commands I've tried will work. It > seems the list is hanging on by a thread. > > Is anyone interested in doing it the old way if I can find some listserv > software and run it on a dedicated server? If so, I'll get something > figured out. I'm going to first of all see if I can find John Sroka and > ask him what's up with this google groups thing. It seems as if it might > be abandoned. I wouldn't care if I set up a new listserv and it didn't get > used very often. As it stands, the last message I got with it was back in > June of 2020 I think. > > I'll do some research and let you all know what I find out. I'll start > with trying to track down John and go from there. > > NQ > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 6:33 PM lloyd mcclelland <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >> >> Hi VW vintage list , I'm still here with VW projects ( hopefully >> waiting ) I've passed the '57 sedan on to Kafer Dave who finished a >> wonderful restoration , and bought another 87 Vanagon ..The '61 sunroof >> beetle still is hiding in the garage ... Nice to see these VW names ..Lloyd >> in Eureka CA. >> >> On Nov 2, 2021, at 10:03 AM, 'Ray Yoder' via VintagVW - Air Cooled >> Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This pic left a permanent image in my brain. Always loved your stories!! >> How is your wife doing? >> >> Anyone remember Suleman and his brother? Think Suleman moved to the US >> but his brother was in Pakistan? Any updates on them? >> >> Ray >> >> Sent from the all new AOL app for Android >> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aolapp> >> >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 10:47 PM, Lazlo >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yep I still have them in their original format. Funny how in the day, >> you could view them just fine on a P166 machine and now they are so tiny >> with the higher resolutions we run today. >> >> https://elassleybie.incolor.com/temp/Mexibug/ >> >> I think I took these with my sister's Advantix camera and scanned them >> in. When I run across the photos, I'll rescan with a better resolution. >> >> I'm amazed you still remembered this. It doesn't seem all that long ago, >> but I was as old then as it has been years since! >> >> NQ >> >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 9:07 PM 'Scott S' via VintagVW - Air Cooled >> Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Nice to hear from you all! >> Scott Sportsman >> 73 Thing >> >> Please excuse my spelling, message sent from my rotary dial phone. >> >> On Oct 31, 2021, at 7:51 PM, Kirin Jacobsen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> I'm still kicking. Been sorting out my resto cal. Life's busy but I still >> remember the glory days. >> >> -Kirin >> >> On Sun., Oct. 31, 2021, 5:40 p.m. 'Ray Yoder' via VintagVW - Air Cooled >> Volkswagen Discussion List, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi NQ. do you still have the pic of you with the bug body on the roof? >> >> Sadly we also lost Bill May some time ago. Anyone hear from Jim >> Anderson? >> >> Sent from the all new AOL app for Android >> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aolapp> >> >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 2:47 PM, Lazlo >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Nice to hear from you Bruce. Can't you think of better things to think >> about than me? LOL! Seriously it's nice to be remembered. >> >> I tried to subscribe another email address to the listserv and there is >> just nothing I can do. It's just locked up really tight so I'm even >> wondering if any new subscribers can get on? We might just be locked down >> to whomever is here at the moment, but I'm not for sure. >> >> The glory days of the list seem to be in the past since and it's a shame, >> but it's clearly evident why. The mass use of internet and the social >> media platforms have just completely watered things down. It used to be >> that if you "on the list" you were automatically in a close-knit group that >> required some level of computer savvy to find and get on to. Admittedly >> though, isn't it so much easier to just click 'Join Group' on facebook, >> kick back, and let the information and pictures roll in? Before, you had >> to send emails in to subscribe, unsubscribe (how many times did we see >> 'unsubscribe' sent to the list? LOL!), and all other queries done in a >> fashion that was appropriate for the level of technology we had at hand . >> It's a pity shame the archived posts, to my knowledge, are gone. If John >> Sroka has any of them, it would be nice to get ahold of them and spread >> them around. >> >> I learned that last winter, Gerald Livingston succumbed to heart >> disease. He was on here, but more so on the type2 listservs. We didn't >> find out until many months later, but wondered why the Buskatiers website >> that he hosted had gone off-line. I got to see him about a year before he >> died when my wife and I went down to the gulf coast for a getaway trip. I >> had a hunch it might have been the last time I'd see him alive. He had a >> ton of VW and Commodore computer stuff laying around plus a ton of other >> equipment. >> >> I never did forget Scott Yuppa who was on the list a short time and >> passed away in an airplane accident with his dad Carmine (I think?). We've >> lost quite a few others and it's sad that in our minds, we met these >> amazing individuals who were so giving of their time and knowledge and if >> we were really fortunate, we got to meet them in person - and with the >> passing of time - they're gone. Bob Hoover is also missed. >> >> I hate to think the list has degraded into a bunch of old fogies sitting >> around thinking about the past, but with such a large movement towards >> social media, perhaps we should look at a side-gig of adding a vintagvw >> group to facebook. I mean, it could really revitalize the list by sharing >> the wit and wisdom of the old-timers with any new-comers who might be >> interested. I always did prefer the email aspect as it was fast and like >> reading a good book. Like radio was prior to TV - the pictures in our >> heads were removed once we could see who was talking. I'm on facebook, but >> I really limit what I share on there and it seems that it's a very >> successful surveillance machine and that fact alone makes me not like it. >> >> Oddly enough, since I don't change easily with time, I still carry around >> a 2003 Motorola V60s cell-phone which Verizon has continued to allow to >> operate on their towers. It fits in my bib pocket quite nicely and is loud >> enough to be heard over the saw at work - even while doing a full rip on a >> board. I had a truck driver this past week say, "Is that a cell phone?" >> It struck me that is now an old term. Today it's called a smartphone. I >> own several smartphones and use them when I travel, but for the day to day >> monotony of life - it's what I like. Old cars are the same way - they >> might not get as good of mileage and might not have all the modern >> conveniences, but there is a certain amount of freedom one gains by >> sticking with the familiar, the easily repaired, and something within your >> skill level to fix and maintain. My V60 has had it's motherboard dropped >> into a new shell 7 to 10 times at this point. I take the phone apart, fix >> it, and it keeps right on working. Even soldering the internal antenna >> connector back on is something I've gotten good at. >> >> Anyway, concerning the listserv at present. I found this archive: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ so that might >> provide some way to look for old posts. At this point though, it seems we >> are invisible list not easily accessible. That ended with the demise of >> the old sjsu server of years gone by. >> >> I fully expect that we will see some frantic messages requesting to >> unsubscribe from those who forgot they were subbed because it's been so >> long since they joined. It just kind of goes with the territory when >> suddenly a big ol' post comes through the email that one isn't used to >> seeing. >> >> I guess that's it for now. I'll sit back and see what everyone else has >> to say. >> >> NQ >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 1:16 PM 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled >> Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm still here. Was thinking about you the other day, NQ. >> >> Still no VW but I have my eye on a field Ghia. Been watching a lot of >> Mike FN Garage on YouTube. Made me miss the community. >> >> I'm in Massachusetts now, living in a toy hauler, sans toy, working a >> Lockheed Martin g contract. Fam is still in TX and FL. >> >> Later, >> VWguyBruce >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf >> of Lazlo <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Sunday, October 31, 2021 2:11:58 PM >> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [vintagvw] Is the list still active? >> >> Hi gang - just going through some old messages in my little-used gmail >> account and I saw some VintagVW messages. Are we still live or are we in >> the post-mortem throws of death? 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