coming to nashville to visit

[fordrule]

any takers?
i come home on leave on the 14 of aug. i come back to korea on sep 11

i am going to be visiting family in nashville area and manchester/tullahoma area. see if anyone was going to be around and meet up.

[Y2Kat]

you know it! Sounds like a Opry Mills kinda thing :-)
Of course...after the "gang" shooting there we might get swooped on by the mall cops...but we can take that chance :-)

[fordrule]

i would like some participatition. i am bringing my wife with me of cource. i will give more info on the dates but i do believe i will be in thte area the week of the 14- 20? but i am not totally sure

[Y2Kat]

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Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!"
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Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you."
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[Y2Kat]

If no one else wants to play...then we'll move to my house and we'll cook out!
if we can get some other people involved...and the wife says it's OK...then we can still have a cookout!

[fordrule]

damn looks like just u danny. i was wanting a bigger turnout

[fordrule]

well we are headed out to manchester/tullahoma.....

well i am NOT bringing the cougar. my cell is not turned on also my wife's cell is. we are rollin in the pt bruiser. hit me up on the cell 931-801-5024

[mindtrip1016]

Have you guys met up yet?

[fordrule]

damn naw we never got to gether. i was surrounded by family and every minute was accounted for.

[fordrule]

when iget home in feb we could plan something?

[fordrule]

well ia m headed back in feb......start planning. i think this is enough heads up time