A Sailors Story
- Thread starter Raywood
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SAYIWONT
Active Member
Why you gotta hate on South Carolina Ray?
That is one hell of a journey!
Mario77746
Active Member
Great stories Ray. Thanks for sharing.
Ray, I'm really enjoying watching you "Re-Live" your youth and telling your stories (Keep-em-comin'!!).
Just wanted to ask you if you had ever heard the term: "Draggin' the Gut" much outside of your reference to it above? I know that it was a great (and about the only) pastime on a Sat night where I went to high school in Canon City, CO but I didn't know how many towns did that. (actually until you said the words I had often wondered if cruising mainstreet was only called that in my high school town).
So I googled "Dragging the Gut" and "Draggin' the Gut" and only got 2 hits: A my space vid and a poem (see both below) so it must not have been too common.
At least I know it was in your town, my town, and Larned, KS (note the biker bar)!
Oh, also did you ever "Drag the Gut" on your motorcycle? I only remember cars.
Shovelcowboy
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Johnny Hot Rod (Draggin' the Gut)
v) Gather 'round, all you kats
Yeah you ankle biters too
Come lend an ear for a stack-up story
Every word's I swear the truth
Listen close and tight, hey
And don't you tank a word
To the story of Johnny Hot Rod
Saddest story that you've ever heard
ch) Johnny was the fastest, yeah
The quickest kat around
In his baby-blue thirty-two
Hopped up rockin' Ford Deuce Coupe
Johnny was the ginchiest, yeah
The coolest kat in town
And wherever Johnny made the scene
Was the coolest hangout around
v) Johnny was a romeo
With dreamy eyes in his leather coat
And whenever Johnny dragged the gut
All the Dollys came in tow
Johnny gigged at Old Roy's Shop
Changin' oil, givin' tune up jobs
Old Roy said when he retired next year (he'd be 68)
Old Roys would become Johnny's Shop
v) Chariots always came from all around
Lookin' to chase that Johnny Hot Rod down
When they found him, (well Johnny never hid)
He'd take 'em out to old Boggstown Road
The blacktop was old, full of cracks and potholes
Quarter mile up a fat line was painted in gold
And at the finish, time after time
Johnny was first to cross that golden line
ch) Johnny Hot Rod, Johnny Cool
The fastest kat, the hippest dude
In your wailin' rocket dipped in baby blue
Hopped up thirty-two deuce coupe
All the rodders came gunnin' for you
To find out if the legend was true
But you took 'em on, one at a time
Man, you were the fastest kat of all time
v) One day a kat came from outer space
With an unknown name, unfamiliar face
In a fifty-five Chevy dipped in gunmetal gray
Soundin' mean and lean and full of rage
When he found Johnny they set the race
At dusk they'd meet, well, you know the place
And man Boggstown Road was antsville for sure
When the sun kissed the earth that day
v) Off the line the chariots flew
Layin' rubber, leavin' nothin' but fumes
Halfway down they were still neck n' neck
'Til Johnny edged ahead and made his move
Johnny's chariot was first to cross the line
But just as he did, trouble arrived
The deuce coupe slid, spun and flipped over
Rolling smack-dab into an old telephone pole
ch) Johnny Hot Rod, Johnny Cool
You were the fastest kat, the hippest dude
That day you died you were only 22
And they buried you in your Ford deuce coupe
Many years have scooted by since that fateful day
But rumor has it, well, some oldtimers say
They still see you, Johnny Hot Rod, just at dusk
In your rockin' deuce coupe, still draggin' the gut
Cin Sweet Fields
Ken, great find. My family moved to Walla Walla, WA just before I joined the Navy. We always "Dragged the Gut" on Fri and Sat nights. Cars (both guys and gals) would be cruzin in there Superbee's, Chevelles, Mustangs, GTO's, Barracuda's and all kinds of other "Muscle" cars.Ray, I'm really enjoying watching you "Re-Live" your youth and telling your stories (Keep-em-comin'!!).
Just wanted to ask you if you had ever heard the term: "Draggin' the Gut" much outside of your reference to it above? I know that it was a great (and about the only) pastime on a Sat night where I went to high school in Canon City, CO but I didn't know how many towns did that. (actually until you said the words I had often wondered if cruising mainstreet was only called that in my high school town).
So I googled "Dragging the Gut" and "Draggin' the Gut" and only got 2 hits: A my space vid and a poem (see both below) so it must not have been too common.
At least I know it was in your town, my town, and Larned, KS (note the biker bar)!
Oh, also did you ever "Drag the Gut" on your motorcycle? I only remember cars.
Shovelcowboy
Cin Sweet Fields
All the fast food places like the A&W were full of cars and we would park along Main Street in parking lots of closed stores and just hang out and watch the cars go by.
We would also go over the Pendleton, OR and drag there gut. They had a nice on also.
I just thought everyone did it. Going to have to watch my "American Graphitti" movie and see if it was refrecend in it.
Thanks,
Ray
BorgerBigDog
BORN TEXAN
Draggin !!!!!
Great story both of you. Ray you have me watching out for your stories maybe you should write a book. We just called it draggin main people out in front of the business people from all around would come to Borger to look for fights and women. Believe it or not sometimes it might take 2 hours to drag the 2 miles turn around was at the sonic drive-in this was the early eightys. In a small country town it was packed fri. and sat. nites.I drove my Monte Carlo SS and when i really got horny i would get my Kawasaki LTD 550. The GOOD OLE DAYS!!!!!
Great story both of you. Ray you have me watching out for your stories maybe you should write a book. We just called it draggin main people out in front of the business people from all around would come to Borger to look for fights and women. Believe it or not sometimes it might take 2 hours to drag the 2 miles turn around was at the sonic drive-in this was the early eightys. In a small country town it was packed fri. and sat. nites.I drove my Monte Carlo SS and when i really got horny i would get my Kawasaki LTD 550. The GOOD OLE DAYS!!!!!
C
chaingunner
Guest
Yes, road across it many a times on our way to the Bridge....
Great story
Great story
Cool!:2thumbs: Part 2!! Good stuff, Ray!
I love this pic:
I love this pic:
06Mastiff_shawn
Active Member
Funny you mention "American Graffiti" I lived just outside Modesto, CA where it was filmed. Back in the day they used to cruise 9th street (where it was filmed), when I was old enought to drive we cruised "McHenry" which intersected with 9th. I have not been back home during "Graffiti Night" since I joined the Army. It used to be one hell of a party! Graffity Night usually happened 1 week after school was out 10's of thousands used to attend the night cruise.
I used to drive a 1965 Dodge Sweeptside with a 360 motor (yep is was loud and quick)Look what I found... I was getting rid of my old tires thats why they done match and she was VERY dirty.
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I'm really enjoying this thread and the "Look Back"! Thanks to Ray and others who have posted their old pics and former lives and times growing up! Did I say GROWING UP?? It looks like a lot of you are just like me: WE MAY BE GETTING OLDER BUT WE REFUSE TO GROW UP!! GOOD for us!:2thumbs:
Keep them stories and photos coming! And a big THANKS!:up:
Shovelcowboy
Keep them stories and photos coming! And a big THANKS!:up:
Shovelcowboy
Ok, I'll start the next segment. Glad you enjoy ready this old stuff. Would like to see others post some of their old days of cars or bikes.:2thumbs:
Cutter
Well-Known Member
Keep it coming Ray - Good Stuff
Never been one to take or keep pics myself, something I am starting to regret.
