Curiosities of Florida ,part II !!!

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Looking at my vault, found some older pictures that should be in my blog. This allows me to show more of the memorable times had in the USA for my family. Nostalgia sets in and here I go on curiosities of Florida,part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

I have my many trips to inner Florida that is Gainesville home of the Gators Univ of Florida amongst others, See post.

One of old hangouts got me a picture, went many times for the rock and roll and even heavy metal music of the times, was an institution , this was the The Other Place at 1040 S Nova Rd, Ormond Beach, Florida, The City had voted to replace a long-abandoned  nightclub with an off-beach parking lot and a Beach Safety operations building that includes storage space. The rock club that started back in the early 70’s with Little Eva and ended with Einsteins Attic. It was one of central Florida’s premier rock clubs from the late 70’s trough the early 90’s. If you ever came to the area, you went to the OP to party. Remember the bands? Stranger, Four in Legion, Buster Brown, the Suspects, Wes and Weapons, Sons of the Beach, Gypsy Queen, New York, Dorian Gray,The Producers, 10th Ave band, Bobby Friss, Lefty,Julilet,The Syndicate, Riggs,10 Story Blocks, Cherry Bomb and so many more. Remember the crew RD, Crazy Joanne and Tommy? The OP was just a fun place to hang out and check out a band 7 days a week, Indeed it was, memories forever !

Ormond Beach The Other Place bar c2018

My car that took down to Florida for my university studies while living in New Jersey was the venerable 1977 Monte Carlo with a 305ci V8, A bit of automobile memorabilia tells us that is was launched by Chevrolet in 1970, The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was originally a car belonging to a new segment, that of inexpensive “personal cars” , Its bodywork stands out by a very long bonnet, a short trunk, small vertical rear lights housed in the fenders, In 1977 ,the Monte Carlo was produced in a rather baroque neo-retro style. The grille is more massive in appearance, the side moldings very accentuated. Bulkier , its chassis is improved in order to give it a road behavior as efficient as that of the Mercedes. New front axle settings, stabilizer bars, radial tires as standard , and a revised grille with smaller segments featuring the Monte Carlo “knight’s crest” emblem that changed to a vertical hood ornament and taillight lenses , The 1977 Monte Carlo, which was the last year for the 1973 vintage design before the introduction of a scaled-down 1978 Monte Carlo. The base engine for 49 states was the 142 hp (104 kW) 305 2-barrel V8. The Turbo Hydra-matic transmission was standard equipment. Interior trim received only minor revisions this year with upholstery choices including cloth, velor and vinyl in base and custom trim, This model year marks the only time in history that an intermediate model was larger in all dimensions than a full-size model, The Monte Carlo also weighed more, Lots of wonderful times in it for five years !!! Even lasted the beach of Daytona Beach !! And the snow of NJ lol!!

Daytona Beach my chevy monte carlo 77 and me c1979

There you go folks, a walk of nostalgia from my very earlier life and later visits to my life in the USA. The wonders of the two states dear to me will remained forever no matter where in the world I will be. Again, hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Florida ,part II as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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