It's been 20 years, time sure flew by

[Talon2.5]

I come across things time to time that remind me of the fun I had and great folks I met here and, on the water.

When I see a video of a boat ripping along with the sound of the open exhaust and a V-6, it takes me back to the Scream and Fly days and boat gatherings.

20 years slipped by so fast, I came across a video the other day that made me look at just how much time had actually passed.

We moved out of Florida in 2004, December actually, no boat, no job but a brand-new house and an unknown future ahead, complete life change geographically and mentally, time to slow down a bit.

Went from boats to bikes, riding the mountains and making that hobby also my job, that also got a bit too hectic, and I slowed down again.

Had my own gig for a few years and enjoyed most every day.

Health took a turn that made me think about things and reflect, the reflection of the fun times brought my thoughts to my old boat and the fun we had, some thoughts also went to the fun with the bikes, playing drums in a band but the boating, that stood out the most it seemed.

So cool to come in here and see it's still rockin like it always was!

Thanks Greg for all you do and the great memories it makes, there were so many folks I met and had fun with through here that I don't want to say in fear I would miss some but I hope all is well with everyone!!

[rock]

A lot of us think the same thing. Hope you are doing well.

Rock

[NICE PAIR]

Time is still flying, And thats a Good thing, Don't let it stop! ;)

[JPEROG]

Be thankful you have the memories and they still make you smile. Make as many new ones as you possibly can, while you can.

Joe

[Talon2.5]

Thanks Rock. I am hanging in there man!

[Talon2.5]

Nice Pair we are hanging in there!

[Talon2.5]

Thanks Jperog the memories of what we did with our boat and this website always bring me a smile! now a days we make them with our 66 Pontiac at a slower pace :cheers:

[mr fun]

greaat ole big DITTO to ya Skip . Missed you and all the Alligator crew,

been through the funk myself but lately have an itchto get back in .

on the hopeful side I have miles of footage from back in the day to make a cool recap ... just need to come up with a catchy name for it ,

" On Any Sunday "

look in from time to time , tell Wendy Adriane says Hay

[Talon2.5]

Hey Mr Fun, been a long time, great to hear from ya! Man it would be Awesome to watch all that old footage!!

[motexas]

Skip, Great seeing you back around. Miss seeing all the drawings and the pics from all off y’all’s adventures.

MO

[FUJIMO]

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[Instigator]

My brother!

Didnt you and I jump off a balcony into a pool bellow?

Arent you the same guy that worked his Fla job to the wee hrs of the morning before loading Wendy into the Skipmobile and heading to the Rumble on the River to front the band that you created??

Same guy that didn’t even bring his boat because you had so much to do with/for the band??

Same guy that shot the mythical video of my Vector busting a 100 for the first time??

Same guy the did a shrimp boil and organized a party to welcome me to Fla for that trip?

Same guy that went to Bobby Sr’s for a party there to listen to his amazing stories?

Thought so.

Skip you may have done more for me than anyone.

Amazing how time changes.

Cheryl and I are 2 wks away from moving back to Fla!

I hope Wendy is well.
Please tell her Hi!

Love yah brother!

[Talon2.5]

moTexas thanks man! It was a lot of fun that took us on many trips making great memories.

[Talon2.5]

Gator! you Ole hotrod, yep, we covered some ground didn't we, man that was fun, so many places, so many people and still my fondest memories!
I still have the computer I used back then in a closet, always planned to get everything off the hard drive from those days but haven't yet, I need to.
So much time went by so fast it blew me away a bit when I got to thinking about it, they say it goes by faster as you get older, I believe them now.
Wendy is doing fine and still putting up with me for 39 years so far.
Where are ya heading in Florida?

[mr fun]

Cheryl and I are 2 wks away from moving back to Fl

Love yah brother![/QUOTE]

WHERE TO ???

[Instigator]

Moving truck shows up Tuesday to load us and are southbound Weds!

Bought/built a house on 1/2 an acre, in the far west panhandle, a 1/2 north of Pensacola.

Towed the boat down last wk.

Skip, 39 yrs………, bad ass!
Love you guys!

Come down any time!

You too Keith!

Town we are moving to has a car show once a month!

[mr fun]

Dig it, you can bring the oysters ( Appalachacola :thumbsup:)

[mr fun]

missed something in all the back and forth , where are you guys moving to ? the thought has spoken to me multiple times that perhaps we could get enough interest to get the Sunshine syndicate resurrected , OFF was a good group I checked up on , but have not herd anything about recently ,even Fish dropped in yesterday, something is brewing :iagree: lets do it right :thumbsup: Fun out :cool:

[tunnelmike]

Wow it has been a long time ! I miss those days and the original gang that started it all. Instigator you will be in Stoney's back yard. Skip when are you and Wendy coming down ??

[Talon2.5]

Instigator I'm kind or surprised your landing in the north Florida area, if we ever get back down that way I'll look you up.
Mr Fun it would be kinda cool to see it come back, I thought Folley may have still been dabling in it?
Tunnel Mike, wassup! the guy that taught me how to purge bugs! not sure I will get back down that way any time soon brother, hope to early retire in 14 months so maybe after that happens :)

[Instigator]

Skip, can’t afford south Fla, hat the traffic and the snow birds!

WAYYYYYYY worse than when you were down.

The Pan Handle surfaced purely due to cost and being able to survive on retirement income.
(She is, I am close)

We started in Gulfport Ms and kept going east ��

And Foley is doing you proud brother.

He has a weekend place by the Suwannee River and has rally every stinkin 6 months!
No idea how he and Gina keep it up but is amazing.

We we’re down for it a couple yrs ago.

[mr fun]

Commodore Foley has kept the Torch burning on the Suwannee chapter with his Lovely wife Gina all these years , still going strong, unfamiliar waters for me . think there was about a 2 year stretch we wouldn't even boat here in NE Fla , just with everybody in central areas , Winter Haven started it off for many of the crew followed with Alligator Lake , East Lake , etc. and of course the ever popular Silver Glen meet ups starting on the lower St Johns originating at Jungle Den . had a large group show up at Bass World to hit the Glen but very few oldtimers showed and the new wives gave it a big thumbs down as accommodations were a little Grandma shiek , oh well . still get the bug ,,, and speaking of Lobster season , its around the corner :rolleyes: Fun out :thumbsup:

[mr fun]

Adriane just told me with this economy it may be a while before there's expendable income left over for life as we knew it , once again the voice of reason :rolleyes: aw shucks she's right

[Instigator]

Your moneys in the wrong place Keith.

Our 401k went up 10% the night Trump was elected and 20% since then!

Sit tight and it will get better.



Adriane just told me with this economy it may be a while before there's expendable income left over for life as we knew it , once again the voice of reason :rolleyes: aw shucks she's right

[mr fun]

what money

[Talon2.5]

I guess we have to face the fact we are the old geezers now??!! The area we moved to has now started to remind me of the Kissimmee traffic from back then and getting worse, glad to hear Folley and his wife are still rockin and Rollin! Whatever happened to Corona Mike?

[FUJIMO]

...the sand lot is where the new hurricane rated pole barn is going, correct gator?...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=542190&d=1745485383

[Instigator]

Yes sir.


...the sand lot is where the new hurricane rated pole barn is going, correct gator?...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=542190&d=1745485383

[1954bmw]

Gator, how far are you from Freeport, I have a son that lives down there???

[Scream And Fly]

I feel like a complete imbecile for not being aware of this thread until just now. Most of the time I am in General Discussion, and naturally, I feel like a complete imbecile for not keeping up with stuff in The Lounge.

Skip, you are one of the people that essentially created this site. You were here way back when we had the old forums. Gary and Keith, you both as well are part of the original group of people that played a very important part in guiding this site from the start. Fujimo, most of us will certainly agree that you have added so much to S&F with your knowledge and photos, that you as well have played a very important role in our early years. You have all had and continue to have a profoundly important part of this site. I am so incredibly fortunate to know all of you. I truly feel that way.

Skip, I have many great memories of those early days. I still remember getting to ride with you in your Talon at the Winter Haven event which was the first event that I covered when I moved to Florida. You are all first-class people, and I consider myself so fortunate because what makes this site is the people, not the boats.

And Skip, I remember so many of your 'Scream Toons', which I keep safely backed up. Those are priceless to me. I tell people all the time that this site's greatest accomplishment is bringing us all together. And for the people that were not here to see Skip's ScreamToons, here they are!

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[Instigator]

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Gator, how far are you from Freeport, I have a son that lives down there???

[Instigator]

The Skiptoons!

I was honored to have been in two.

Have one or both autographed and framed…, somewhere.

[mr fun]

Thank you Greg again for being the catalyst that enables us all to gel. And thank you for managing this site in a manner weather it's good times or bad we always can join with one another in our common interest , Boating . no matter the time of night or day you keep our love and dedication fertilized to continue to grow . Hats off to you my Friend and may the Lord continue to Bless you . Keith Out :thumbsup:

[Talon2.5]

Greg, thank you! it was an honor for me to be a part of what you created and meet everyone I did because of this fantastic website, it has always been the go to place to get involved in the sport and the community, well done Sir!

Any time I think of the boating days and this site, the friends made, the fun we had, it makes me smile still to this day.

Thanks for all you do Greg!

EDIT: figured I would show you the toy I have now, it also has taken me places and met folks through YouTube since building it in 2020, nothing special but fun for the wife and I at our age :)543238

[mr fun]

Very nice Skip ! You strike me as a GTO kind of Guy :thumbsup: guess I misunderstood that you guys were coming back to FLA also , just not yet ;) , we'll leave the light on for ya ! :iagree: Fun Out :D

[Talon2.5]

Mr Fun, we are pretty well planted here in the Smoky mountains, love the 4 seasons, the mountains and the rivers, it has gotten a bit crowded around here though over the last few years but still not as bad as where we left.

Instigator, it would be cool if ya find those Screamtoons and hang them in the new shop!

There is a campground up here we love to go to called Elkmont, no power or water at the sites and cell phones don't work, you can actually relax and if we can get a river site we sit in our lounge chairs and drift off listening to the river, that's all you hear, it has been our vacation place for years now, we are unreachable there, we had a few campers but we got a conversion van set up for it now so we don't have to fuss with a camper anymore.
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[Talon2.5]

The car we play with is a 66 Tempest, I had one when Wendy and I were dating and got married in 1986, I had a dream we got it back and someone put a 455 4 speed in it, well, I was bummed that it was just a dream, so I went on the hunt for a project and it sure was! but now we get to enjoy it, taking it to Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge event this weekend.

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[Instigator]

Very cool!

love everything you described about the camper/camping.

One of the islands we hit on Lake Erie, is basically in Canadian water on the north end.
We rent a golf cart to explore and every time we hit that point, both our phones ding us that we need to upgrade to Canadian coverage.

We of course smile and turn our phones off!

We bought a 27’ camper to aid in the hunt for our new homestead down here but stumbled onto this house before we used it more than a couple times.

Miss the camper but it was too much like owning a boat!



Mr Fun, we are pretty well planted here in the Smoky mountains, love the 4 seasons, the mountains and the rivers, it has gotten a bit crowded around here though over the last few years but still not as bad as where we left.

Instigator, it would be cool if ya find those Screamtoons and hang them in the new shop!

There is a campground up here we love to go to called Elkmont, no power or water at the sites and cell phones don't work, you can actually relax and if we can get a river site we sit in our lounge chairs and drift off listening to the river, that's all you hear, it has been our vacation place for years now, we are unreachable there, we had a few campers but we got a conversion van set up for it now so we don't have to fuss with a camper anymore.
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[Instigator]

Nicely done sir!



The car we play with is a 66 Tempest, I had one when Wendy and I were dating and got married in 1986, I had a dream we got it back and someone put a 455 4 speed in it, well, I was bummed that it was just a dream, so I went on the hunt for a project and it sure was! but now we get to enjoy it, taking it to Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge event this weekend.

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[mr fun]

Been looking around , those Sprinters in 4 x 4 would be a dream machine but need to hit the lottery first , like that you can park on a city street in a regular parking space ( Key West ) and nobody has to know :rolleyes: , just not sure how Adrian will like sleeping in the passenger seat :D

Tempest came out Beautiful , love the colors and the American Racing rims :thumbsup:

[Talon2.5]

We have it set up pretty comfy with a thick mattress that's better than the 3 campers we had, it sits on top of the electric lay down seat and I built a bed extension to support it and the coolers go under it, also built a sideboard cook setup in case we have to cook inside on a rainy day and to make morning coffee, we put in LED lighting on its own battery power, put in an A/C unit for summer months that runs on a 2000 watt generator, we use it to cool it down before going to sleep, all in all it works out pretty darn good.
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[mr fun]

I see 4 headrests , assuming 2 removable captains chairs because it looks like recesses in floor ahead of cooler space , Nice Job :thumbsup: 350 chevy I presume ?

[Instigator]

Nice!

I had a couple customers w/the Sprinter based campers and loved them until findind out a cheap, new one is $100k+!

We had a Ford 1 ton e-350 passenger van that I watched a ton of conversion videos on before selling it for the truck and camper.

Tons of choices!

[Instigator]

Skip, you might get like this.

The galley I built in our ‘85 25’ Checkmate.

Invertor for coffee, stove, water, porta potti etc.

[mr fun]

nice work Gary , which way do your feet go , I'm guessing feet foreward ?

[Instigator]

We’ve done it both ways.

Your brain says, brain up-hill.

Reality is, it doesn’t matter.

Comfortwise, feet up.
Plenty of room.

Feet down, youre shoulder to shoulder.

Feet down does make it easier for the Mrs to get to the head in the middle of the night ��
Which she will.




nice work Gary , which way do your feet go , I'm guessing feet foreward ?

[pcrussell50]

Warm sand, warm water, warm wind in the hair on a boat… Of all the various gear head ways to have fun, this is the one everyone comes back to.

Thanks for sharing everyone.

-Peter

[Talon2.5]

That looks fantastic Gary!

[Talon2.5]

I picked up this old CAT minibike frame, straightened the forks, stripped it all do bare metal, powder coated the handlebars, painted the frame, got a little predator motor and have other parts on the way hopefully soon, plan to use it at the drag races to get around the pits.

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[Instigator]

Very cool.

How fast is the Poncho and what is the motor?
I think I read it was a 455 back in your day.

Bonus points if it's still Poncho powered.





I picked up this old CAT minibike frame, straightened the forks, stripped it all do bare metal, powder coated the handlebars, painted the frame, got a little predator motor and have other parts on the way hopefully soon, plan to use it at the drag races to get around the pits.

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[Talon2.5]

Gator it is a 1966 389 4bbl with TH400, basically stock, small cam, roller tip rockers, shorty headers, 2.5 exhaust, I recently rebuilt my transmission, been doing car shows and not much racing, I did take it to a YouTube event in Missouri on the 8th mile track, it won a few and lost a few, almost got it in the 9s but got flagged for a trans leak, she does good as a daily driver which is what I really wanted it to do.543442543443543444543445543446543447543448

[Instigator]

Very nice!

Really clean engine compartment.

A 389 is a nice piece!

We did the car shows in Dennis Fishers’s ZO-6 TA and then our ‘74 MGB after selling the TA.

Sold the MG to move south so just watchin for now ��