Longing for a time...

"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben) 02/02/2017 at 22:13 • Filed to: None

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some years ago. School gets out. It’s late May. About 75ish degrees. My friends and I all walking out to our cars. They’re going home to pick up their longboards, then we’re meeting at my house. I remember my Aurora. Getting in, starting it up, rolling all the windows down. Rancid is in the CD player. I crank it. I get home and my brother is there already, rolling a blunt. One by one my friends get to my house. First Ryan, then Kelly. Zach and Jill arrive together. We all lay out on my brother and I’s trampoline. We sit there, share the blunt, laughing about something, playing Sublime in my stepdad’s banged up boom box. Once the blunt is done, we throw all of our boards into the trunk of that big red Oldsmobile and go to the beach. We ride miles and miles of Boardwalk the smell of saltwater filling the air, just back and fourth until the sun goes down. We hop back in the Olds and head down to the bay spot, a large vacant house right on the bay. We hang out in the back yard and laugh and play music and watch the reflection of the moon dance off the water. I sit there, and I know that in that moment, that is freedom. No bills, no worries, just friends, music, and happiness. Around 10 we head back to my house, Jill and Zach leave. Chris and Ryan spark up another blunt, I lay there on the trampoline and look at the stars, not a care in the world. Eventually, around 12pm, everyone is gone, and I make my way to bed.

Today I had the lowest day I’ve had since I quit drinking. From when I woke up until now I’ve wanted to stick either a gun or a bottle of whiskey in my mouth.

I’ve been thinking about this memory a lot lately and wanted to get it out there before I forgot.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Your boy, BJR 02/02/2017 at 22:21

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Auroras were the best.

Your boy, BJR > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/02/2017 at 22:25

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This was my red one.

My powder blue one was a first gen.

crowmolly > Your boy, BJR 02/02/2017 at 22:30

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Hang in there man. I’m sure there’s a Caddy in your future.

Jump in slack if you want to chat more.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/02/2017 at 22:32

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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Your boy, BJR 02/02/2017 at 22:33

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Weren’t Aurora (or maybe it was another Olds) headlights used on something non-GM....?

Kudos on keeping with the no drinking thing so far friend - you’ll make it through! We’re all here for ya!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Your boy, BJR 02/02/2017 at 22:33

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Ah the 2nd gen. Fun fact the V6 versions these use the unique LX5 “Shortstar” engine that was only ever in the Intrigue and 2nd-gen Aurora. It’s actually not a 4.6L minus two cylinders but a totally different block. My dad had an ‘01 Intrigue with the LX5 and it was a total gem. 215 hp/234 lb-ft was a lot of power in a midsize back then and it was butter smooth. The engine was the best part of that car and I still think it’s a shame GM never used it in anything else.

crowmolly > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/02/2017 at 22:35

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Aurora engine was used in the Shelby Series 1 and IRL racing I think.

jimz > Your boy, BJR 02/02/2017 at 22:40

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my worst day now is orders of magnitude better than anything I experienced in my teenage years. middle- and high-school was shit. I had no “friends” I could trust. Every single day after June 3, 1994 is a day further away from the absolute worst period of my life. It’s the primary reason I don’t have and will never have kids. And I would sooner set my classmates on fire than ever go to a reunion.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > crowmolly 02/02/2017 at 22:41

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Yep, the L47 V8 was.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 02/02/2017 at 22:41

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Alero

fintail > Your boy, BJR 02/02/2017 at 22:42

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Keep your chin up, it’s all uphill from here. Just think about punching nazis :)

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/02/2017 at 22:44

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Dammit now I’m looking for Auroras on CL.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Your boy, BJR 02/02/2017 at 22:51

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Olympia, WA is still one of my favorite songs of all time and helps me through a lot of bad times because it reminds me that other people out there have been in those situations where you’re at a low point and even though you’re surrounded by people all you want to do is escape. Hope things turn around for you.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > crowmolly 02/02/2017 at 22:58

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Is the slack group still a thing?

crowmolly > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 02/02/2017 at 22:59

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Yup, in there now.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > crowmolly 02/02/2017 at 23:26

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Huh. I gotta figure out how all that works.

Agrajag > Your boy, BJR 02/03/2017 at 00:06

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If they were all good memories they’d get lost in the crowd. That is definitely one to cherish. 

And keep at it, man. Your turn around and resolve is an inspiration. You’re an awesome guy and one of the funniest human beings I’ve ever known.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 02/03/2017 at 12:42

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Thank you - yes, that is exactly what I was thinking of! Saw one of those UPS trucks this morning!