Harley Breite - Appreciation thread

[Las Vegas]

Nothing is wrong with you for doing that, Harley.

Not only that, but our culture is one of the very few where some may consider it is unusual.  That's the thing about it.

[Ronnie Rep]

Hey Guys,
  I appreciate all your kind words over losing my Dad.
  I know I am a bit strange in that I have always lived with my parents, my whole life and continue to live with my Mom.
  Yes, before Chaos goes nuts, I am neither gay or unable to afford my own place. 
  I just chose to spend as much time with my parents as I could, always fearing their eventual passing. 
  Whatever "costs" there were to pay, I have absolutely no regrets and wouldn't change that for anything else in the world.
  I hope you are all comforted by the memories of those special relationships as, in the end, that is the only true currency
we have.
Harley

Good for you. If I didn't get married twice and have 2 daughters I would probably have done the same. As a matter of fact my mother in law lives with us because she has been sickly the last 5 years or so.

[Las Vegas]

1964 Plymouth Savoy Dragster

[Las Vegas]

1963 Plymouth Savoy Wagon

[Las Vegas]

1962 Plymouth Savoy Wagon

[Las Vegas]

1965 Ford Econoline Pickup

[HarleyBreite]

If I Owned A Gym:
  1)  There would be no use of the word "bro."
  2)  It would be illegal to walk out of your way just to shake another guy's hand in order to let him know that you are in the gym.
  3)  There would be no visibly pregnant women.
  4)  There would be no oversized rubber 45 pound plates made just to give the impression that the 165 lb. kid using it is stronger than
he actually is.
  5)  There would be a rotation of rock n roll music as opposed to the same banal cacophony plumbed through the infinitely undersized
speakers.
   That is just for starters.
Harley

[Kim Jong Bob]

If I Owned A Gym:
  1)  There would be no use of the word "bro."
  2)  It would be illegal to walk out of your way just to shake another guy's hand in order to let him know that you are in the gym.
  3)  There would be no visibly pregnant women.
  4)  There would be no oversized rubber 45 pound plates made just to give the impression that the 165 lb. kid using it is stronger than
he actually is.
  5)  There would be a rotation of rock n roll music as opposed to the same banal cacophony plumbed through the infinitely undersized
speakers.
   That is just for starters.
Harley

hey preggos with big milky tits are hot 

[HarleyBreite]

Dear Kim Jong Bob,
   Apparently, you and I can go out to a bar together anytime as our tastes are completely different.
   Variety is the spice of life.
Harley

[TuHolmes]

Dear Kim Jong Bob,
   Apparently, you and I can go out to a bar together anytime as our tastes are completely different.
   Variety is the spice of life.
Harley

I always hated going to a club or a bar and having to play rock / paper / scissors to see who got the first shot at said female.

Fortunately, it wasn't often I had to do so, but there were some occasions.

[Donny]

Dear Kim Jong Bob,
   Apparently, you and I can go out to a bar together anytime as our tastes are completely different.
   Variety is the spice of life.
Harley

great answer and Honest.

[HarleyBreite]

Hey Guys,
  Is it just me waxing nostalgia or do you too miss getting totally consumed in shows like Baretta and Starsky & Hutch?
  No, there was not much great acting, but it all felt so real as opposed to today's shows which are founded in technology
and always have women completely miscast as bad-ass cops and bosses who talk tough and are feared by others.
  Starsky & Hutch seemed to me, when I was a kid, like a couple of kool guys who had a kool job, a kool car and got lucky
with hot chicks.  They were good friends, could rely upon one another and seemed like someone you could actually become.
  Perhaps I am just getting old but I miss those 2 shows for those reasons.
Harley

[OlympiaGym]

Hey Guys,
  Is it just me waxing nostalgia or do you too miss getting totally consumed in shows like Baretta and Starsky & Hutch?
  No, there was not much great acting, but it all felt so real as opposed to today's shows which are founded in technology
and always have women completely miscast as bad-ass cops and bosses who talk tough and are feared by others.
  Starsky & Hutch seemed to me, when I was a kid, like a couple of kool guys who had a kool job, a kool car and got lucky
with hot chicks.  They were good friends, could rely upon one another and seemed like someone you could actually become.
  Perhaps I am just getting old but I miss those 2 shows for those reasons.
Harley

You don't have a family, do you?

[Las Vegas]

Hey Guys,
  Is it just me waxing nostalgia or do you too miss getting totally consumed in shows like Baretta and Starsky & Hutch?
  No, there was not much great acting, but it all felt so real as opposed to today's shows which are founded in technology
and always have women completely miscast as bad-ass cops and bosses who talk tough and are feared by others.
  Starsky & Hutch seemed to me, when I was a kid, like a couple of kool guys who had a kool job, a kool car and got lucky
with hot chicks.  They were good friends, could rely upon one another and seemed like someone you could actually become.
  Perhaps I am just getting old but I miss those 2 shows for those reasons.
Harley

Do you have any thoughts on Robert Blake's situation with now-deceased Bonnie Bakley, Harley?

[pellius]

If I Owned A Gym:
  1)  There would be no use of the word "bro."
  2)  It would be illegal to walk out of your way just to shake another guy's hand in order to let him know that you are in the gym.
  3)  There would be no visibly pregnant women.
  4)  There would be no oversized rubber 45 pound plates made just to give the impression that the 165 lb. kid using it is stronger than
he actually is.
  5)  There would be a rotation of rock n roll music as opposed to the same banal cacophony plumbed through the infinitely undersized
speakers.
   That is just for starters.
Harley

No curls on the squat rack
Expelled if you leave dumbells on the other side of the gym for lunges or don't put them back in the right place.
No TVs
No talking/txting on cell phones on the gym floor.
No shadow boxing on the gym floor

[HarleyBreite]

You don't have a family, do you?

Dear OlympiaGym,
  Just to be clear, I have wonderful family and friends but sometimes I think about the past and
if things are so much better today.
  It was a non-significant point meant for those of us around 48 years of age.
  But thanks for your concern.
Harley

[HarleyBreite]

Hey Pellius,
  It's good to hear from you again.  I was afraid you became bored with the thread. Perhaps we should discuss Kant.
  Oh, texting and even holding a phone while on the gym floor earns a life time ban.
  Also. there is no doing laps around the gym just to show people that you might Cross Train.
Harley

[TheShape.]

I wouldn't allow cellphones past the front counter. You go to the gym to pump weights not dabble on Facebook.

[HarleyBreite]

I would ban any Mini-Van or SUV with a soccer ball sticker on it.

[Kim Jong Bob]

I would ban any Mini-Van or SUV with a soccer ball sticker on it.

[pellius]

Hey Pellius,
  It's good to hear from you again.  I was afraid you became bored with the thread. Perhaps we should discuss Kant.
  Oh, texting and even holding a phone while on the gym floor earns a life time ban.
  Also. there is no doing laps around the gym just to show people that you might Cross Train.
Harley

Though I don't post everyday, I do check this thread everyday. It's become my favorite. I have some questions on the back burner because they might stimulate a lengthy debate but I'm just waiting until things let up for you a bit with everyone picking your brain.

[pellius]

Dear OlympiaGym,
  Just to be clear, I have wonderful family and friends but sometimes I think about the past and
if things are so much better today.
  It was a non-significant point meant for those of us around 48 years of age.
  But thanks for your concern.
Harley

I was a huge fan of Baretta. I thought at the time he was totally yoked and could kick some major ass.

It sucks getting old but I am glad I grew up in the generation that I did. Sure I got smacked by the yard stick by the nuns and got it again at home when the principle (know as the Penguin because she perpetually wore a neck brace and walked so stiffly) notified my parents. But kids behaved themselves. It wasn't until the fourth grade until I first saw someone, Charlie Kamalani, give someone the middle finger. The audible gasps of both students and a passing nun was telling.

He was never seen or heard from again.

And you knew who you were then
Girls were girls and men were men
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again

Didn't need no Welfare state
Everybody pulled his weight
Gee our old LaSalle Ran great

THOSE WERE THE DAYS!

[pellius]

Hey Pellius,
  It's good to hear from you again.  I was afraid you became bored with the thread. Perhaps we should discuss Kant.
  Oh, texting and even holding a phone while on the gym floor earns a life time ban.
  Also. there is no doing laps around the gym just to show people that you might Cross Train.
Harley

I tried having a go at "The Critique of Pure Reason" in my twenties but it was beyond my intellectual capacity. They say that Kant was so set in his habits that you could set your clock to his daily walks. Although I don't think he was born into privilege he did strike me as a typical aristocrat and scholar far removed from real day to day life of most people. Probably the type that always pulls guard and never goes for the take down.

[Ronnie Rep]

Hey Guys,
  Is it just me waxing nostalgia or do you too miss getting totally consumed in shows like Baretta and Starsky & Hutch?
  No, there was not much great acting, but it all felt so real as opposed to today's shows which are founded in technology
and always have women completely miscast as bad-ass cops and bosses who talk tough and are feared by others.
  Starsky & Hutch seemed to me, when I was a kid, like a couple of kool guys who had a kool job, a kool car and got lucky
with hot chicks.  They were good friends, could rely upon one another and seemed like someone you could actually become.
  Perhaps I am just getting old but I miss those 2 shows for those reasons.
Harley

Two of my favorite shows of all time. Don't forget the Mod Squad, Peggy Lipton was delicious.

[HarleyBreite]

Just an idea of what goes into building a Pro Street car from the ground up.  One reason why most guys buy them done already.
This is my 1967 Chevelle.