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"My wife and I spent four days at the Jekyll Island
Club the last week in June 2006." We stayed in the Sans Souci,
meaning “without care”, which was built in 1896 and owned in part by
J.P. Morgan. This six-unit building is considered to be one of the
first condos built in this country. The floors, leaded art glass,
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Travel: hobbies, pictures & stories...
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Sans Souci - Jekyll Island,
Georgia |
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Jekyll Island Club Hotel -
Jekyll Island, Georgia |
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Jekyll Island, Georgia |
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Sans Souci on Jekyll Island,
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| The Jekyll Island Club
broke ground on this property in 1886 and
opened the doors of the clubhouse in 1888. The history of the club
is very interesting. Today the resort is open to the public,
however, prior to WWII the roster of private members included names
such as Marshall Field, Henry Hyde, J.P. Morgan, William
Rockefeller, Vincent Astor, Joseph Pulitzer, William K. Vanderbilt
and other recognizable names, such as Macy, Goodyear, and
Gould. On the eve of our departure, my wife
and I found not only chocolates placed on the huge king size bed,
but also a very nice gold embossed book on the history of the club
and a personal hand-written note from the manager as a "parting
gift". As mentioned earlier, the history of the club is very rich
with stories of this playground for the wealthy and of particular
note, two historical events; 1) A secret meeting in 1907 at which
the Aldrich Plan was developed, which later became the basis for
another plan that became the Federal Reserve Act, establishing the
Federal Reserve System, and 2) The first transcontinental telephone
call placed by AT&T president Theodore Vail on January 25, 1915.
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Cars |
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Porsche Boxster:
My wife's "everyday - driver" car. See pictures and read the
whole story! |
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Cars: 1971 Porsche
911-T, Targa - Read about and see pictures of the restoration project! |
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S-Type Jag:
This Jaguar was my every day driver for five
years. |
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BMW 328i:
Pam's car before the Boxster.
This is a great story. |
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1964 Chevy Truck:
This truck was a one-owner for almost 40 years. |
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Ford Ranger:
This is an XLT Super-Cab 4x4. Everyone needs a
truck. |
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Travel |
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Travel: Charleston,
South Carolina - June 2006 Pictures and stories of some of our trips! |
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St. Simons Island:
Christ Episcopal Church. |
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Atlantic City:
The Boardwalk in Atlantic City is a wonderful place. We visited
there in 1993. Check out the pictures! |
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Jekyll Island:
Summer 2006 - We stayed at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. |
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Two tickets to...
Opryland, 1993, just four years before they closed their
doors forever. |
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Guns |
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Gun Collecting:
A 1962 Colt Python, 1992 Colt Mustang and a 1968
Baby Browning. Pictures and stories about guns! |
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Blogging |
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Adventure:
On the high seas. Harbor Pilot boat pulling
along side our ship on approach to the Georgia coast. |
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The Army:
Greg, standing on the deck of the American Eagle,
a super-cargo ship crossing the Atlantic in March 1985. |
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REFORGER: The Diary of a
Soldier. |
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A BAT Missile:
Pictures and stories about anti-aircraft missiles! |
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Hammelburg,
Germany:
REFORGER was the code name, which stood for
"Return of Forces to Germany". |
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River Street
Savannah, GA:
I took this picture from ship deck while
entering the harbor. |
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The Cold War:
January and February 1985 was a very tense time in the Cold War, and
it was about to get colder! |
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Music |
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Music:
Greg on stage New Years Eve 1994, Guntersville,
Alabama. The same stage where Ricky Nelson gave his last performance! |
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Knives |
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Knife Collecting: If you're thinking of starting a
knife collection, consider this tip. |
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