The Turning 40 Nostalgic VW Service Tour,
And Search for the Beginning of Wind


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These are Charlie's posts to the Type2 Mailing list..

New...The Big Black Horse....September 8, 1999
Come on Morning...May 19, 1999
Joshua's Lament...December 22, 1998
Warming The Bus Up (essay)...October 8, 1998
In Memory Of Gus...September 23, 1998
The Hoover Craft...August 14, 1998
The DBG/MOFOCO Mesquito Massacre II...July 9, 1998
The Rest of the Story...June 29, 1998
A Dogs Day Away...June 28, 1998
Leaving Kentucky...May 22, 1998
The Quiet Kentucky Run...April 22, 1998
Well folks...April 21, 1998
The Great Beaver Hunt...April 19, 1998
To My Friend Jim...April 19, 1998
Mothership Blinker Problem...April 11, 1998
The Dove...April 11, 1998
Karma, It Happens...April 1, 1998
AmeriCorps: A Common Servants Report on "The Hearing"...March 5, 1998
The Search Ends...Febuary 22, 1998
Tracking The Dead Man..January 18, 1998
Riding Around, The Art and the Pleasure...January 18, 1998
Part 5 (Vegas and up the west coast)...January 18, 1998
Part 3...The Southwest Venture...January 17, 1998
Part 2...Preps, Departure, Oklahoma City...January 17, 1998
Part 1 of 4 or 5...The Gift of the Dream...January 17, 1998
New Email address..January 13, 1998
Home Again...January 9, 1998
Three Davids then Lyons...January 8, 1998
Back into the Hills and Down to Georgia..January 8, 1998
Charlotte...January 6, 1998
My Christmas in Dixie...December 31, 1997
Viginia Family Visit...December 26, 1997
Merry Chistmas Everyone...December 23, 1997
The Monumental Experience...December 23, 1997
Back From the Living Dead/The NYC Experience...December 13, 1997
In memory of Craigs "Cow Bus"...December 12, 1997
Sick in NYC...December 8, 1997
Meeting Jack Kerouac...December 2, 1997
Re Opening my Eyes...November 30, 1997
Giving and Thanks...November 27, 1997
Rambling Around New England...November 26, 1997
Grand Manan, A Dreamers Reality...November 17, 1997
A Ferry Fullfilling Dreams...November 14, 1997
Vermont to Blacks Harbor, NB...November 14, 1997
Cleveland to Montpelier, VT...November 12, 1997
The Check is in the Mail!...November 2, 1997
Time and Money, Patience and Preparedness...October 30, 1997
Cleveland, In Second Place...October 28, 1997
A Cold Cleveland Afternoon...October 24, 1997
Sermon From the Mountains...October 15, 1997
3 Questions...October 15, 1997
Me, Gus, and The Mothership...October 10, 1997
Since St. Louis...October 6, 1997
A Dodge City Auction in Sedalia...September 23, 1997
Legal as an Eagle...September 13, 1997
Fitness and the Mothership...September 10, 1997
My Illegal Smile...September 9, 1997
BBTA, Hoodlums, Honeymoons, and Partying...September 2, 1997
BBTA, Early Encounters...September 2, 1997
So which are you?...August 22, 1997
On This Sunday...August 17, 1997
The Milan VW Show and Tell...August 6, 1997
Detroit Breakdowns and Shakedowns...August 2, 1997
Chicken Town to Motor City...Jul 30, 1997
The MOFOCO VW Meet, and Mesquito Massacre...July 19, 1997
Denver to Chicago, The long Way...July 8, 1997
Down to the Mile High City...July 3, 1997
The Judy Blues Run...July 2, 1997
Crater's to Yellowstone...June 29, 1997
Headin' East...June 29, 1997
The Mothership's Mid-Trip Checkup...June 15,1997
Doug's Volkswagen Shop in Seattle...June 11,1997
An American Alley...June 10, 1997
Americorps: Warning: Mothership ahead #1...June5, 1997
The Folklife Festival of Seattle...May 28, 1997
Oh Canada! Part 2...May 22, 1997
Oh Canada!...May 18, 1997
Volkswagens, Cows, and 757's...May 1, 1997
The Seattle Ponderings...April 25, 1997
4 Days to Portland...April 6, 1997
Asta la Vista San Francisco...March 27, 1997
My Work Week...March 14, 1997
Americorps: How to make a great Salad...March 8, 1997
The Fact of the Matter...March 6, 1997
From Paradise to Extravagance...March 4, 1997
Life Beyond LA...February 28, 1997
Santa Ana to Malibu (the long way)...February 26, 1997
Tips for Trippin...February 18, 1997
A Friends Writing...February 17, 1997
Of Junkyards and Fellowship...February 16, 1997
Gamble Town to Shaky Town...February 13, 1997
From Heaven to Hell...February 13, 1997
A Grand View...February 13, 1997
The Winslow Experiance...February 11, 1997
Westward Hoe!!...February 7, 1997
Taos Life - Pt III...February 2, 1997
Taos Life - Pt II...February 2, 1997
Taos Life - Pt I...February 2, 1997
Austin to Taos - Pt III...January 31, 1997
Austin to Taos - Pt II...January 31, 1997
Austin to Taos - Pt I...January 31, 1997
I Made Taos...January 30, 1997
On to Taos...January 27, 1997
In Hispanic America...January 26, 1997
Happy Day!!...January 25, 1997
Damn!!...January 24, 1997
By The Way...January 21, 1997
Losing Track of Time...January 21, 1997
Notes from Smithville, Texas...January 21, 1997
On the Road"...January 18, 1997
It's Cold Out Here!!!...January 11, 1997
I'm Outta Here!!...January 9, 1997
Virtually Southern...January 8, 1997
Here I go again...January 7, 1997
The Mysteries of Preparations(deep)...January 7, 1997
Losing My Virginity...January 5, 1997
Hazlehurst, Georgia (my hometown)...January 2, 1997
My Route...December 29, 1996



These are other folks posts about Charlie's trip..



Charlie Ford in So Illinois--Darrell Boehler...October 5, 1997
Tolerating the Rambling...--Michael Lewis...July 30, 1997
Charlie Ford's Departure--No Quarter...July 1,1997
Charlie Ford in Beatrice, NE--No Quarter...June29, 1997
Charlie Ford Leaving Wyoming--Ginger Nips...June23, 1997
Buses--Matthew Zipeto...June 18, 1997
The "Search for the beginning of Wind" Tour--Tom...May 7, 1997
My Morning with Charlie--Kyle Wade...February 26, 1997
My Time with Charlie Ford--David Robinson...February 23, 1997


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