Prom night question! (Now with pics!)

[LincMercLover]

What's your take?

[MAD-3R]

Style man, Style.

Showing up in a Big Black car is the ONLY way, besides Black goes with Everything. As for the back seat issue, Get a Room!!

[Long Live #3]

Definately use the MM. :up:

[bchapman]

The Marauder shows class, style and power -- just the image you want to project. Don't use the T-Top because her hair is going to be "just so" and she won't want it messed up before the big evening. And don't take the '79 Lincoln. As nice as it may be, she's going to want to know why she didn't rate "the new car".

You can't go wrong with the Marauder!

[MAD-3R]

There ya go. The voice of a Lady. Can't beat that.

[engine23ccvfd]

Yep and dont get arrested from being naked on the beach...funny how the cop made me get dressed first...hmmm

[LincMercLover]

Cause there's SO many beaches in MO! :lol:

Honestly though, it's ultimately her decision. I've kind of ruled out the Lincoln because it's got a bit of an exhaust leak that I CAN get fixed in time, but it's just one more thing to add to my LONG list of things I've got left to do before Prom night. And a leaky exhaust just wouldn't be proper. Just lookin' from a little BIASED feedback. :D

[TAF]

I vote (and did) that you go with the Marauder. Since we are all old, fat married men...it'd be nice to hear of SOMEONE "getting lucky" in the back of one...cause we ALL know about Prom Nights...

Maybe you should install the recently pictured "lumbar relief" for the back seats :lol:

[Fourth Horseman]

What I want to know is why they didn't come out with this car when I was in high school. All I get from the 17 year old girls working at the Sonic drive in is what a sweet car I have. Damn. :rolleyes: :D

[engine23ccvfd]

I grew up wealthy but I can assure you my Dad would not buy me a 35,000 dollar car. I was lucky to get his used Caddy which wasnt a bad deal....Hell two couples could get it on in the back seat at the same time...we also learned you can cook a pizza on the hood if its 100 degrees out and you leave the motor on...also learned that baked on cheese wont come off but can be explained as baked on bird XXit

[LincMercLover]

Oh trust me... I'll be paying for the car in ways yet to be determined.

[looking97233]

Not that any of the choices are not nice, however take the girl in the NEW car.

[engine23ccvfd]

LML when is your prom? You gonna wear a tux? To bad you cant find a Marauder tie and ***berbun (SP)

[LincMercLover]

This Saturday. Yes. Yah... then she'd REALLY think I was weird!

(No comments necessary from THE USUAL people on this statement.)

[engine23ccvfd]

Well have a great time and be very careful...

[Thomas C Potter]

Vette!! Sorry MM, but the best would be a nice old Parklane or XL convertible!!

[LincMercLover]

Kinda gotta push the buttons up there Tom to vote... :D

[TAF]

Originally posted by LincMercLover
This Saturday. Yes. Yah... then she'd REALLY think I was weird!

(No comments necessary from THE USUAL people on this statement.)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

No comments.....

Just...uh...thinking to myself

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Slowpoke]

i voted for the 'vette.

but what do i know?

[Bigdogjim]

OK LML (kid) pay attention to the Big Dog. I had a '70 X-100 when I was your age. My Dad was a L&M Dealer. So he of course offer me his Lincoln. I opted to take the Marauder seeing as it was her prom not mine. They rest as they say is history.

Somethings in life are worth it

Enjoy the night.

Remember the night is not about your Marauder. Be cool NO burnout... NONE, DO NOT DO IT......

Big Dog

[WolfeBros]

Originally posted by LincMercLover
This Saturday. Yes. Yah... then she'd REALLY think I was weird!

(No comments necessary from THE USUAL people on this statement.)

Well you know.............ok its not what your thinking LML.........I was just gonna say it would be cool to have one of the new Marauder.net 2 percenters pin in your lapel on prom night.

See no bashing ......:confused: :lol:

[DLoreanMARAUDER]

Originally posted by Bigdogjim
Remember the night is not about your Marauder. Be cool NO burnout... NONE, DO NOT DO IT......

Big Dog

The Big Dog's right! nothing worse than showing off the car instead of the girl. As tempted as you might be, listen to the little voices in your head!

Go with the MM, My bro asked me if he could use my MM for his junior prom, since his 90 deville with 220K is in the shop.

Have fun AND DONT STAIN THE LEATHER:up:

[CRUZTAKER]

C: None of the above

[DLoreanMARAUDER]

^^^OUCH^^^

[gja]

Well, if this was 1978 you could borrow my Econoline conversion van.
Plates were as follows: bin o sin

Go ahead, bring on the pig jokes, I resemble that remark.

[LincMercLover]

Well, for all those who voted the Marauder, I'm sorry to disappoint ya, but she chose the Vette... Now now now, before we get carried away, she and I brought some VERY good pluses to this. One, no staying up till 5am Saturday morning waxing the MM. Two, not my car, let the bashing (before I pick her up) begin! :D Three, which she made a valid point, she get's to see my MM all the time, and she's never riden in a Vette, so she'd be up for a lil change. I don't know if she'll want the T-Tops off, but MAYBE afterwards she will. BUT, this is all subject to change depending on whether or not my Uncle can get the thing cleaned up to my standards by that time.

And yah, I know, no "playing" with the lady in the car, less she asks, right? :D Supposively there's a car show around here afterwards, so MAYBE we'll swing by there and she'll WANT me to show off. Otherwise, I'll keep it put away (*cough cough*)! :D

[Bigdogjim]

Hey Link Your lucky my brother had a yellow '69 vette back in the day. He did offer but at my size even back then i opted for my Marauder. IT was a fun post, need this now again. What ever you wind up taken have a blast......................... ............
Big Dog
ps: get pin from sarge and wear that.(if nothing else) :lol:

:banana: :banana2: :rock:

[martyo]

Remember this on your prom night: Be good. If you can;t be good, be careful. And, if you can't be careful, name it after me....

[notacop]

drove my date in the MM last saturday. lots of fun. nothing like driving a look a like cop car at 3am! LML, the trunk is big for a reason!! j/k. I'm going agian to another prom next sat. but we'll probably roll in the navigator. bling bling. :D :D :D

[bchapman]

Originally posted by LincMercLover
Well, for all those who voted the Marauder, I'm sorry to disappoint ya, but she chose the Vette...


You DID make the right choice!! You let HER choose!!

You are wise beyond your years.

[martyo]

Originally posted by bchapman
You are wise beyond your years.

Easy there Ms. Chapman, this is LML we are talking about. I wouldn't go that far....

[LincMercLover]

Har har har Marty... I'll remember that!

Thanks Ms. Chapman! I appreciate that! I had her choosing dinner too, but she felt she was taking too much power, so she gave me dinner and she chose the car. It's all good. :up:

[Paul T. Casey]

Get used to the "letting her choose" option. Once I figured that out, life got so much easier! Even got a MM outa letting her choose. Also, later on in married life (you can resist but it'll happen) this option takes away the responsibility for all bad decisions!

[MAD-3R]

Huh?? Thats a joke right?? responsability for bad decitions? damn, You got a better contract then I did.

[LincMercLover]

LMAO! Geez... I'm not hoping a plane to Vegas and marrying the girl!

[MAD-3R]

With the vette, you could be there faster.

[engine23ccvfd]

With the vette, you could be there faster.


Yeah but the stick will get in the way if you know what I mean! Dang I wish I was in HS again thinking I might have a chance at getting laid. What fun times those where...then again its pretty nice being married to a sweet gall and getting it wheneve I want except of course on Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri and Sun ....hehe

[jgc61sr2002]

LML Have a nice time, be careful and enjoy. John:coolman:

[MAD-3R]

Also, stay sober. It's more fun to laugh at the drunks then to be laughed at.

[prchrman]

puke in hair...no good...prom night jail time...no good...ripped tux from brawl...no good...girl friend big dad...a big time no good...stay safe man...treat a lady like a lady...

[ChuckB]

Ah - the troubles of todays youth!

Enjoy your evening - you will remember it however it turns out for the rest of your life. So make the memories positive, be a gentleman and enjoy yourself - safely - damn it!

[CRUZTAKER]

Originally posted by LincMercLover
LMAO! Geez... I'm not hoping a plane to Vegas and marrying the girl!

ie: none of the above:
I was thinking more along the lines of (live) horse and carriage (not car) ride.....and perhaps a puddle jump flight to St. Croix for drinks on the beach.......

:rasta: thing :up:

just me....I like green

[engine23ccvfd]

Hey LML wanted to wish you a great prom please be safe and enjoy you really do remember Prom Night for the rest of your life.....

[RCSignals]

Originally posted by bchapman
You are wise beyond your years.

This is LML we're talking about. You sure you don't mean ears ?

[LincMercLover]

Women... OK, here's a lil pre-prom story that'll make the majority of you smile.

I go over to the GF's house. Mommy's home, no biggie, she wants to talk about "the night" anyway. Marauder's out in her driveway looking pretty pitiful from last night's rain, but the interior is spotless. So, we're talking and her Mom goes, "So, is that what you're taking to prom?" GF (which I guess I could actually put a name to this, Samantha (Sam for short).) says, "No, we're taking his uncles Vette. "A Corvette?!?!" says her Mom. "Yes..." reply's Sam. "Why would you take a Vette with a dress like yours?" asks Mom. "I dunno... cause I wanted to?" says Sam. "Let's go look at his Marauder thing..." insists her Mom. So, while Mommy inspects the Marauder, asking me about the illegal (shh...) tint on the windows, Sam's telling me how I shouldn't have let her choosen the car. I told her it's all good, it's her decision, not her Mom's or mine. Mom says that the Marauder has more class than a hot rod Vette (Which I almost started laughing! When was the last time a car with 18" rims, and 3" pipes out back get a best in class award? Plus the MM could stomp my Uncles Vette!). So, to make a long story short, Mom vetoed my GF's vote and persuaded her to take the MM, which Sam already loves to death anyway. So, yesterday she came over (Sam that is...) and we washed, clay bared, and waxed the MM. She was amazed at home the water sheeted off the car! LOL! She said her cars don't do that... Sigh...

So yah, MM's going tonight, and she's looking killer! Definately have PLENTY of APPROPRIATE pics to share! :up:

[jrzygrl]

YESSSSSSSS!!!! :rock:

[RCSignals]

Looks like the Marauder got her way after all :D

[LincMercLover]

I'll clue ya guys all in on SOME of the details later on tonight. Busy day today. ;) But yes, we had a wonderfull time. :up:

[jgc61sr2002]

LML Sounds good. John

[DLoreanMARAUDER]

hope you had a good time! im sure the MM was glad to recive the extra attention, hehe! look at it this way, the vette has no back seat anyway (j/k)! well dont forget to post some pics.

[LincMercLover]

OK, so I picked her up at 5pm and was awe struck by her dress. Man-o-man... ANYWAY, walked in a shook her Dad's hand. He was shorter than me, so yah... ;) No, but her parents are really cool. Her Mom took about a dozen pics and let us go after Sam was complaining about her heels sinking into the ground. LOL! So, we left there and ran back to my hosue real quick to get my forgotten bow tie. Then we met my Dad at a local park to take some more pics. There was about two dozen pics... Then off to my Mom's for our final parent picture taking session. After them, we FINALLY started heading out to the hotel that prom was held at. On the way there I remembered 93teal told me about a car show going on that night. I asked her if she wanted to roll through there since we were running early anyway. She happily agreed. As we were rolling though (where were ya 93teal?), she says to me, "I don't know if they're looking at your car, or us..." That made me laugh! So, we headed out from there and continued on to the hotel. Got there at 6:45pm and signed in. FINAL pics were taken, and we walked in. She wouldn't let me hit the food table right away! We did A LOT of slow dancing (the best kind, right? :D ), and a few fast paced dances. I FINALLY got to eat, but the food sucked anyway. They announce prom king and queen and we left to go eat at about 9:30pm. Went to Olive Garden to eat (our origanal plan was to eat at Fratolli's, but they closed their kitchen down early, bastages...). Ate, then left. I asked her if she wouldn't mind going by the commuter lot to see if any of my friends were there. She said sure, since she has really ever seen my racing buddies. Rolled up in there. Saw the guy with that Monte Carlo that wouldn't race me. Well... he wanted to race now that he has his 350 in. I told him no, which was no big deal. Talked up there for awhile and then it was time to take her home. On the way there we were holding hands in the car and she started to fall asleep. I wore her out! LOL! :D Got her home just a hair after mid-night, walked her to her door, kissed and hugged her good-night, and went home smiling! :D

So, that was our night, definately a night to remember! Of course, I didn't go into "in-depth" detail because... well, just because! I'll post some pics when I get my film back. There SHOULD be some pics up on the net from the prom itself, but they haven't got there yet...

[TAF]

Congrats on what sounds like a GREAT evening. We all knew you'd be the gentleman we expected. BTW...be sure you marry a girl that will let you check out a car show on prom night...

[LincMercLover]

Holy crap Todd! I expected you to be first to reply to my lil tale, but wow... no :flamer: 's? No jokes? Maybe you are a half way decient guy! *Cough cough* Excuse me while I go, umm... clear my throat. Yah... :lol:

[TAF]

"To know me is to Love me", LML...

I'm proud of you...and take-heed to my "marry a girl" comment.

[Bigdogjim]

LML: You did alright in my book, not that you need my .02. I think we all had a "good" time ribbin you about your BIG night. As for the girl (Sam) I would hold to her she sounds cool :cool:
Glad you had a good time. :rock:

[Logan]

heheheh... Prom...In 17 some odd years, I plan on sittin' on the porch in my rockin' chair on prom night with my coverall's, straw hat, chewin' tabacco, with my sawed off in one hand, a beer in the other and the biggest damn scowl on my face I can muster.

Hell, I might even toss in a "Hey boy!...That thing got a Hemi?"

Evil little 18yr olds.. I knows what you's all is thinkin'...

[engine23ccvfd]

Yep gotta have the chewing tobacco to make it look official.....My personal fav for gun would be a M40 Grenade rifle with the buckshot round....

[MAD-3R]

"You got a license for that scattergun?"
"Yup"
"Then this wedding is legal"

[jgc61sr2002]

LML - Glad to see you had a good time. You are a true gentleman. John:up:

[LincMercLover]

http://members.aol.com/my79towncoupe/myhomepage/prom/

^There ya all go! Don't stare too hard... :nono:

[jgc61sr2002]

Very nice pictures. John:coolman:

[TAF]

Great pics, LML. Man...she is WAY too cute for you.

I like this pic best....

"Bond......James Bond"

http://members.aol.com/my79towncoupe/myhomepage/prom/Prom13

[Smokie]

Hey LML, great pictures !!! looking at you and your girl tooked me back to 1973 when I tooked this pretty girl to the prom. I had jet-black hair and pork chop sideburns and at 6' 1" 150 lbs looked a lot like you, except my ride was a 1970 Plymouth Duster. By the way she (the pretty girl) turned out to be my wife of 29 years. It was really nice to see the pictures of a happy young couple .:beer: :beer: :beer:

[JohnnyB]

Nice pics.......dude, you're the cats meow..................

[LincMercLover]

Originally posted by TAF
"Bond......James Bond"

Your origanality never ceases to amaze me Todd...

Thanks all for the nice comments. Yes, she is beautiful, especially that night. I think my jaw dropped to the ground when I saw her come to the door. I was besides myself! However, I don't know how long I'll get to keep her, as she's moving about an hour out from here late in the summer. Sucks... but we shall see what happens (crosses fingers).

[Slowpoke]

I'm just glad I had a son instead of a daughter.....

[LML's Sammy]

Hey what's wrong with daughters?? Ah, well it's the mothers that cause the problems...

[TAF]

I have two daughters, Sam. And...if they were lucky enough to meet someone like Rick...well...I do own a gun.:uzi:

J/K LML

[cruzer]

Congratulations !!!!! Iwish you a very happy life. Just celebrated our 50th Anniversary in Jan.. Remember, respect each others differences as assets, be slow to anger and above all----communicate--believe me it works. Sounds like you are a great gal, Sam, keep us informed if LML gets out of line.. Maury

[Bigdogjim]

LML Looks like all turned out well. Don't wory about Sam moving about 1 hour away the MM need a good run.... Remember miles don't hurt a car....... Most of GF were 1-2 hours away form where I lived......... Thanks for the pic. Best of luck.

[bchapman]

Very nice! Very classy! And she looks absolutely charming (That car looks good with "Just Married" on the back, you know).

[TripleTransAm]

Very nice photos.

You're correct, my jaw also dropped to the floor when I saw her. Nice curves, great poise, good stance. The way she stood there all demure and composed, very classy indeed.

And Samantha looked great, as well. :lol:

(be thankful I didn't comment on the car's headlights... that would have REALLY got you all scandalized!!! :D )

[LML's Sammy]

Oh don't worry, I think Rick won't have any problems staying in line. He's good at communicating...and seeing into my actions. Umm all of you have all your vehicles at the bottom, well I don't have a car, since I'm only 15, so just FYI.

[BODYMAN]

Rick my congrats to you son glad you had a great time. you do got a good one there. (a car show on prom night!!!!!). Nice photos!

Todd

[LincMercLover]

3TA,
Oh... you were goin' for a :uzi: there for a second... :lol:

93,
Where were ya man? We were looking for YOU!

[BODYMAN]

rick, The rain kept me away!!!!! dont like the wet stuff

[LincMercLover]

Wimp... :D

[jgc61sr2002]

LML - A one hour ride is just what the MM needs. Rememebr absence makes the heart grow fonder. Good luck. John:up:

[UncleLar]

Is it just me or what? I tried to view LML's pics just now and and all I got was a LOT of computer gibberish. Did I do something wrong or do I need some program to translate it all?

[BODYMAN]

:) :P What can I say.

[TripleTransAm]

Originally posted by UncleLar
Is it just me or what? I tried to view LML's pics just now and and all I got was a LOT of computer gibberish. Did I do something wrong or do I need some program to translate it all?


You need to search the internet for a plug-in called "Mean Joe's Ultra-Fast Gibberish Converter" and install it in Netscape using the bronze 'key' you should have received with your licensed version of the browser. If you did not receive said key, you're screwed....

Just kidding... what I did was save the files to my hard drive (in a nice personalized directory named 'LML' ) and made sure I stuck a " .jpg " at the end of the filename when it asked me what/where I wanted to save the file. In fact, if I remember correctly, my Netscape 7 tried to save the file with a .html extension on it, and I just replaced it with .jpg and viewed it with another JPG viewer.

What you were seeing on your screen was the binary info within the image file. The browser didn't know how to interpret it... with a .jpg extension, it would have known it was a picture and displayed it accordingly.

[martyo]

Originally posted by TripleTransAm
What you were seeing on your screen was the binary info within the image file.

Trust me, LML looks best in binary.....:puke:

[LincMercLover]

Hmm... I dunno how you guys are opening that, but all ya gotta do is left click it. No right clicking involved. But I use IE, so maybe that's why...

[TripleTransAm]

Originally posted by LincMercLover
Hmm... I dunno how you guys are opening that, but all ya gotta do is left click it. No right clicking involved. But I use IE, so maybe that's why...


Yeah, I forgot to mention... to save the file under Netscape, you do have to right click and choose the save target as... option. Sorry for omitting this detail, I hope UncleLar managed to view the pics anyway.

I'm curious how IE managed to figure out it was a jpg file without the jpg extension. I did some work with jpeg encoding recently (XP munched my Smartmedia cards, thanks Bill Gates!) and I know there's a standard JPG header. Maybe it detects that...
But then I have to ask, why aren't your pics uploaded as jpgs in the first place?


BTW, downloading the pics wasn't a waste of time or hard drive space for me, as I'm using them as a basis for my choice of tint. The quality of the images as well as their excellent composition were right on, and combined with some tint info from LML in another thread, I'll be getting that done ASAP.

[LincMercLover]

3TA,

Umm... ok, you lost me with the tint thing, but yah... The pics are uploaded as jpegs in my AOL FTP space. The only files I've had problems with is the Focus video's, because it's a .wmv. I still don't know why you would right click...

[TripleTransAm]

Originally posted by LincMercLover
Umm... ok, you lost me with the tint thing, but yah... The pics are uploaded as jpegs in my AOL FTP space. The only files I've had problems with is the Focus video's, because it's a .wmv. I still don't know why you would right click...


The tint thing is because you described your tint in another thread, and the prom pictures are the first I've seen of your car with the tint in question, and I was able to see first-hand what you were referring to (reflection, darkness, etc.).

When I try to save the pics, they show up as .html files, hence the text. I suspect AOL 'presents' the files in a different fashion than other hosting areas. My provider lists the entire filename 'as is' when I provide a directory listing, but AOL appears to only provide the first part of the filename WITHOUT the extension. As such, Netscape appears to take it as a text file and renders it as an HTML file.

[LincMercLover]

Ahh... I see said the blind man...

[Paul T. Casey]

She sews, waxes, and looks good, sounds like a win for a computer geek gear head.

[LincMercLover]

I'll let her comment to that one...

[LML's Sammy]

Ya well I don't sew.