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Album:2010:04-22 Geneva Visit
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I go home for a little visit with the family.
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Hemispheres magazine on my flight
makes promises that my weekend in Geneva will be lovely ( comments)
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My dad, brother and I
get a chance to see an private vintage car collection. ( comments)
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Front three cars
(one of one, one of 50, one of 5) ( comments)
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The Thunderbolt
is a (motorized) hardtop convertible, and the biggest two seater I've ever seen. ( comments)
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And amazingly
my wish comes true, and the collection has a Tucker. ( comments)
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Tucker engine
(only 50 made, immortalized in the movie "Tucker") ( comments)
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Rear side
( comments)
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And that famous
front headlamp, which rotates with the wheels. ( comments)
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Although to my surprise
that wasn't new, here's an older car with a similar setup. ( comments)
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Those doors are hot.
( comments)
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Coach by Larkins,
here in SF. ( comments)
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...which I believe
is now just a tire company. ( comments)
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Collection left
( comments)
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Collection right
( comments)
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My nephew Parker
has a soccer game. ( comments)
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Parker, being the biggest
(on both teams), often does the throw-ins. ( comments)
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Parker forces the ball
up the line. [Video, 4.1M] ( comments)
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Parker's throw-in
[Video, 1.2M] ( comments)
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Parker takes a shot on goal.
( comments)
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Parker takes a big kick
( comments)
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Parker as goalie,
does a goalie kick. [Video, 4M] ( comments)
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Goalie kick
[Video, 1M] ( comments)
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The other team
almost scores but fails. Parker is more worried if he's hurt anyone. [Video, 3.4M] ( comments)
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We go out to Niche,
a fine restaurant in Geneva that manages to totally screw up our menu requests. ( comments)
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Dave beats up on Sophie>
( comments)
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The night was in honor of Vera,
so we looked at old 3D stereographs and talked about Vera (my great Aunt, kind of). ( comments)
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Shenanigans on my side
of the table, of course. ( comments)
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My brother, little Stella and me.
( comments)
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The kids are losing focus,
so we play iPhone games (specifically Scramble, which Sophie and I dominate, undefeated) ( comments)
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Chicago has a little Lindy/Blues exchange,
so I go in to dance for a night. ( comments)
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And I get to hear B...ing, sing the Blues.
( comments)
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And I get to see Valerie once again,
though not all of her. She also manages to spit water all over me. Gee, thanks. ( comments)
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