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01-11-2009, 05:27 PM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northern Mississippi
Posts: 163
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Well guys, this year for X-mas I got a pretty good Joe score.
Un-opened Fang II from my Secret Santa ( Farseer), 3 resolute cobra troops,3 para-vipers,3 bats,2 hiss drivers,1 pp officer,4 bazooka troopers,2 tru co ig sets, & 2 ig comic packs all from my wife. (tons of other goodies) One that I thought I would talk about though was the gift from my father. You see, I grew up pretty close to dirt poor... & there were few b-days & fewer X-mases.If I got Joe stuff it was up to me to get the $ to do so. I lived with my Dad & Grandmother (RIP) & they did the best that they could with what little we had. I still remember one Sunday afternoon going up to Memphis, TN to a store called Central Hardware (think Home Depot). (we only went to Memphis maybe once a year so it was kinda a big deal to me.) After we were done there, I noticed that there was a Fred P Gatis (sp?) store that was connected to Central Hardware. A buddy of mine who always had the cool stuff first, like Destro V1, Major Bludd, & Gungho V1 always picked up his swag at these stores. I had never been in one & asked my Dad if we could go in & look. He said yes & in we went. I went straight to the Joes & saw the Hiss. I had just finished reading the Marvel comic #16 of the Joe serise; Night Attack! I stared at the box & read the filecard but knew not to ask for it as we rarely had spare $ for things like this. As I went to put it back on the shelf, my Dad said" Get it." I couldn't beleive it! It was one of those moments when you are so happy as a kid that you tear up a bit. I played with my new hiss on the back seat of my Dad's car all the way home & re-inacted the scenes from the comic over & over. hiss is loooong gone...All I have are a couple of pics: My skystriker had crash landed on a pile of stuffed animals...Ace had punched out...guess that Hiss on the bed did it's job! Close up of the hiss & it's crew. Well, X-mas eve night as my family sat around opening gifts, I opened the one thing my Father got me this year....A new hiss tank. I had to laugh to myself a bit as I looked at it & recalled that Sunday afternoon. This Hiss is very special to me now. It will never leave my collection again. My Dad is 74 but still knows how to make me feel like a little kid again. Thanks, Dad! |
01-11-2009, 05:38 PM | #2 |
S.A.W. Viper
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: sunland,Cali
Posts: 452
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thats is a fantastic story!@
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