I talked to a friend this morning and (Elton John has a condo in Atlanta) she pulled up to a light and Elton was driving a Mercedes next to her and the 4 body guards were in two black Minis following him.

 

Cool They obviously have good taste!!

Donna
02' CR/W MCS (gone to MINI heaven - burned up)
05' Cool Blue MCSC "Ariel"
05' HB/W MCS "Gizmo"

 

Yes...they didn't want to be in a car with Elton John.

They also had MINIs.

 

Is there a moral to this story?

 

Yes there probably is, but it wouldn't pass the rules of the site to post it.

 

I thought it was kind of cool......almost Italian Job ish.

In Paris I saw a guy triple park in front of his bank in the fanciest Porsche I have ever seen while his body guards were in big Merc limos. I thought the Minis were cooler...that's all

 

Cool, I just wanted to know. Your original post kind of felt... unfinished... incomplete..

 

Maybe Elton's going to re-record some of his old hits, make 'em about MINIs. How about:

MINI and the Jets
Don't Let The Bonnet Fall Down on Me
Little MINI
MINI Dancer
Rocket MINI Man
Saturday Night's Alright for Motorin'
MINI Seems to be the Hardest Word
Don't go Breakin' my MINI
Candle in the MINI
The ***** is in the Back of the MINI
This MINI Don't Stop There Anymore
I Guess That's Why They Call it Cool Blue


"I remember when rock was young,
Me and Suzy had so much fun
Holdin' hands and skippin' stones
Had an old gold MINI and a place of our own"

"Get back, Honky Cat
A MINI is the city is where it's at"

"Daniel is travelin' tonight in a MINI"

"Levon, Levon likes his MINI
He's got a lot, they say"

Give me some time, I'll write for him! Just send the royalty checks to me at home, thanks.

 

wow.....

 

UUNETBILL,

You have talant......

 

UUNet: Are you John Denver?

 

Now that's funny

 

No, not that I know of. . .

But I DO live in the Rocky Mountains. . .and I used to live in West Virginia (and drove the Country Roads) . . . and my mom has a dog named Annie. . .maybe there's something in that, I don't know. Either way, I need to stay away from small experimental aircraft, don't I??

 

Maybe you can talk to God about that.

 

My grandmother taught John Denver music in Highschool...

 

Now that's what I call Entertainment!!!!!!

 

No No, this is John Denver . . . to the tune of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"

Took a flight from the farm
and I never came back
Built a plane from a kit
But I didn't have the knack
Jumped in the cockpit
and downed a six-pack . . .
And now I'm an ocean buoy

Well, I grabbed the controls
And I started to fiddle
Got flames coming up
On my face like a griddle
George Burns appeared beside me
And we prayed just a little . . .
Oh God! I'm an ocean buoy!

There's more, but this is a family show . . .

 

Bet you wouldn't be braggin' if a relative of yours had taught him to fly.

 

Don't know how this made it from Elton to John, but since we're on the subject, here's my shot at a song, also sung to the tune of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"

"Well, life down in Oxford's kinda laid back
Got our little British buddies buildin' MINIs by the pack
They roll 'em out the door and they ship 'em out the back. . .
Thank God for those MINI boys!

Well they put 'em on a boat and they sail across the sea
They travel round the country and get sold to you and me
Then we get the MINI bug, and the rest is history. . .
Thank God for our MINIs, boy!

(Chorus)
Well I got me a fine car, so what if it's little?
They come in funky colors like a bunch of metal Skittles
How it goes so fast is somethin' of a riddle. . .
Thank God for that MINI, boy!

When I got it Zaino'ed up and it's shinin' in the sun
I crank up the stereo and take it for a run
Rippin' through the twisties, and now we're havin' fun!!
Thank God for that MINI, boy!

We'll I'd motor day and night, every day if I could
But my insurance agent wouldn't take that very good
So I motor when I can, work when I should
Thank God for that MINI, boy!

(Chorus)

Lots of city people drivin' in their EssYouVees
The MINI whips around 'em just a pretty as you please
Its whiptastic handling will bring ya to yer knees
Thank God for that MINI, boy!

Gonna motor in my MINI till the day I die
Then we're gonna motor off to that highway in the sky
And we'll have some weekend races with the Big MINI Guy!!!

Whoo!!

Thank GOD for that MINI, boy!!"

Thank you, no applause, no applause. . .just throw money!!

 

Brilliant, UUNetBill and Uncle John! Bravo! Bravo!!!!! YAY!!!


Clover

 

HI CLO!

I take no credit for those "Ocean Bouy" lyrics, I shamelessly stole them . . .

As you know, I have the creativity of a brick.

 

I, unfortunately, can't claim theft for those lyrics - that's just an example of the kind of garbage that flows through my head on a daily basis. Tons of that stuff, but I can't remember to make the mortgage payment. . .go figure!!