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Alex The Heretic Articifer A mass-produced car is a point of departure; not a dead-end. Gallery of Heresy "Wyrd literally means "that which has turned" or "that which has become"... It carries the idea of "turned into" in both the sense of becoming something new and the sense of turning back to an original starting point".
Arlea Æðelwyrd Hunt-Anschütz, in "What is Wyrd?" in Cup of Wonder No. 5 (October 2001)
Greg didn't purchase them so much as stroke Alex's ego, Sandy. (And I met him on a TBN excursion once and he and his wife were just the most friendly, welcoming and inclusive people - so there's that...)...
I really only do this for my own personal satisfaction from enjoying an idea that worked out and enhanced Wyrdbird's ineffability, but I have reluctantly allowed LA Phil* to list some of my creations in his webstore for a price that will ensure that few, if any, people will actually want me to make anything .
This is because I have an imagination that compels me to improve the design of something that is almost but not quite what I want, into what I would consider to be its purest form ; (hardly any modification to Wyrdbird is installed in its original form and some have continued to evolve), but I'm not an efficient worker ; anything that looks like it might turn into a form of employment feels very uncomfortable and detracts from the pleasure derived.
Alex The Heretic Articifer A mass-produced car is a point of departure; not a dead-end. Gallery of Heresy "Wyrd literally means "that which has turned" or "that which has become"... It carries the idea of "turned into" in both the sense of becoming something new and the sense of turning back to an original starting point".
Arlea Æðelwyrd Hunt-Anschütz, in "What is Wyrd?" in Cup of Wonder No. 5 (October 2001)
Alex thanks for the kind comments. I still remember our meeting and my immediate attraction to you and your innovative retro thinking. I probably bugged Alex for over a year to make me a set of custom taillight bezels. The set he sent me had a small tbird emblem across the lower bar that I later returned to Alex when I repainted them. I love the new look and again thanks to my friend Alex! Since then I've removed my SS short headlight visors and had them painted black to tie in with the rears. I do know that Alex put a lot of work into making the set that I'm fortunate enough to have. I hope to see you again Alex!
[COLOR="Red"][B]This was posted by accident How can I delete it?
Figured it out...
Last edited by WyrdBird; Mar 21, 2016, 01:21 PM.
Reason: Accidental duplicate
Alex The Heretic Articifer A mass-produced car is a point of departure; not a dead-end. Gallery of Heresy "Wyrd literally means "that which has turned" or "that which has become"... It carries the idea of "turned into" in both the sense of becoming something new and the sense of turning back to an original starting point".
Arlea Æðelwyrd Hunt-Anschütz, in "What is Wyrd?" in Cup of Wonder No. 5 (October 2001)
To be clear; the post I wanted to delete is the one I added the delete request to. I accidentally posted when I was editing and created a duplicate. I realize now I just had to edit it and delete the contents. Silly me.
Alex The Heretic Articifer A mass-produced car is a point of departure; not a dead-end. Gallery of Heresy "Wyrd literally means "that which has turned" or "that which has become"... It carries the idea of "turned into" in both the sense of becoming something new and the sense of turning back to an original starting point".
Arlea Æðelwyrd Hunt-Anschütz, in "What is Wyrd?" in Cup of Wonder No. 5 (October 2001)
And...
Two more tail light bezels styles, further variations on the porthole theme.
Wyrdbird is now wearing chrome faced portholes, but I may now switch to painted portholes with chrome rings...
Alex The Heretic Articifer A mass-produced car is a point of departure; not a dead-end. Gallery of Heresy "Wyrd literally means "that which has turned" or "that which has become"... It carries the idea of "turned into" in both the sense of becoming something new and the sense of turning back to an original starting point".
Arlea Æðelwyrd Hunt-Anschütz, in "What is Wyrd?" in Cup of Wonder No. 5 (October 2001)
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