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  • June 30, 2012 09:04 AM - 1154 Views
    shine i need our family to come together and pray for big al. al had a heart attack a few days ago. he's back home now and could really use the power of streetrodding.com. al is the reason this site exist . he footed the bill for all these years so we could have a place to hang out. it's our turn now. if your a praying man please pray for al's quick recovery , if your not a praying man do it anyway. al , i hope you dont mind but i thought folks needed to know. you are in my prayers brother.
     

     
     
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  • tazhog54 Rides Info - wingate, North Carolina
    June 30, 2012 09:23 AM
    tazhog54

    Hope you get a speedy recovery ! Meet you at Dixie place in Florida ( Jim Grace)  and hope to see you there again fo rthe NSRA south Nats this fall !!!

     
  • brian41chevy Rides Info - new lenox, Illinois
    June 30, 2012 09:29 AM
    brian41chevy

    Here's to a speedy recovery Al. Do what the doc says and take care.

     
  • da34guy Rides Info - marlow, Oklahoma
    June 30, 2012 09:47 AM
    da34guy

    Al,

     A speedy recovery to ya, always got an empty seat 4 ya in a roadster.

    Don

     
  • SAM1951 Rides Info - middlesville, Alabama
    June 30, 2012 09:47 AM
    SAM1951

    on the prayer list here  speedy recovery

    sam

     
  • 27ratrod Rides Info - warrens, Wisconsin
    June 30, 2012 10:56 AM
    27ratrod

    Wishing you a very speedy recovery..

     

    We are praying for you.

     
  • dixie Rides Info - dade city, Florida
    June 30, 2012 11:11 AM
    dixie

    Al i wish u a great recovery, your a tough old coot so we're rooting for you to get better real quick.

                                  Your friend  JIM GRACE

     
  • Jake's 34 Rides Info - edmond, Oklahoma
    June 30, 2012 11:13 AM
    Jake's 34

    In our prayers and thoughts here. Take it easy and have a speedy recovery.

     
  • Italianguy63 Rides Info - bartow, Florida
    June 30, 2012 11:26 AM
    Italianguy63

    Best wished Big Al.  Get better soon.  You are who helped me get the Streetrodding bug with all your posts in the day.  I miss your presence.  We are still supposed to hook up and have some beers at Clearwater Beach when I get that way.  Ur not allowed to reneig on promises!!  MC

     
  • scooting Rides Info - rio rancho, New Mexico
    June 30, 2012 11:46 AM
    scooting

    Hey Al, hope this is just a speed bump in life for you.  Take your time and do what the Drs suggest and don't be like Shine and take the medicine as needed.  You still got a pickup and a car or two left to do, don't forget.  We are all cheering for you to get well.

     
  • ORHotrod Rides Info - salem, Oregon
    June 30, 2012 12:30 PM
    ORHotrod

    Big Al hope your better soon man sorry to hear of your trouble, modern medicine is the wonder of today.  Take care man do as your told we are all pulling for yousmiley

     
  • MarkSimon Rides Info - schaumburg, Illinois
    June 30, 2012 12:31 PM
    MarkSimon

    Prayers for a speedy recovery, get well soon.

     
  • buzz4041 Rides Info - corpus christi, Texas
    June 30, 2012 12:52 PM
    buzz4041

    Al wishing you all the best in a speedy recovery. Prayers coming your way.

     
  • blackie32 Rides Info - lewiston, California
    June 30, 2012 01:20 PM
    blackie32

    Hope you get well soon Al. You know you don't want to miss anything. 

     
  • MACS32 Rides Info - phoenix, Arizona
    June 30, 2012 02:05 PM
    MACS32

    Al all the best wishes and prayers from Arizona - You have passed the biggest hurdle and made it home - been there and done that - from here on

    its a mind set and listing to your Drs. - KEEP THINKING POSITIVE AND THOUGHS AROUND YOU THINKING POSITVE - Look forward to meeting

    you

    Gary

     
  • teal32 Rides Info - findlay, Ohio
    June 30, 2012 02:06 PM
    teal32

    Prayers your way from NW Ohio.

     
  • lenbeal Rides Info - harrogate, Tennessee
    June 30, 2012 02:28 PM
    lenbeal

    Speedy recovery, do what the doctors say, Its a must. Hope to see you in Louisville NSRA..

     
  • grant6@hotmail.com Info - washington, New Jersey
    June 30, 2012 03:10 PM

    GET WELL SOON AND FOLLOW THE DR. ORDERS, YOU WILL BE BACK CRUISING BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

     
  • q1ap Rides Info - saint augustine, Florida
    June 30, 2012 03:12 PM
    q1ap

    Prayers for a full recovery and for your family Al....................

     
  • harv33 Info - north little rock, Arkansas
    June 30, 2012 03:26 PM
    Our prayers are with you for a quick recovery and restful recuperation.

    harv33
     
  • rc57 Rides Info - colgate, Wisconsin
    June 30, 2012 04:59 PM
    rc57

    You are in our prayers Al, hope you are better soon.

     
  • jchobbs Rides Info - deshler, Ohio
    June 30, 2012 07:46 PM
    jchobbs

    Get well soon, we got to meet you in Springfield right before the 66 festival.  Hang in there and do what the doc says. 

     
  • amrod Info - chester, Illinois
    June 30, 2012 09:41 PM

    Blessings to you Al.Prayers coming to you from Southern Illinois,hoping for a quick,healthy recovery.

     
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  • 100646 Rides Info - middletown, Indiana
    June 30, 2012 10:43 PM
    100646

    Best wishes

     
  • poorman72 Info - flora, Mississippi
    June 30, 2012 11:15 PM

    Big Al, My wife and I are praying for your full recovery. I'm sorry you are having to go through this. Thanks for what you have done for all of us on this site. Get well soon.

     
  • tlp1968 Rides Info - springfield, Illinois
    June 30, 2012 11:25 PM
    tlp1968

    I heard about Big Al and know that he is home and his family can use our prayers and support.  As Shine mentioned in the beginning of this post he and Eriq are why StreetRodding.com exist.    This site is more than just a great hangout...it is family!

     

     
  • BigAlBre Rides Info - saint petersburg, Florida
    June 30, 2012 11:45 PM
    BigAlBre

    Thanks to all our StreetRodding.com family.... it means a lot!

     
  • Crazyhorse Rod Shop Rides Info Website - bluff dale, Texas
    July 01, 2012 07:30 AM
    Crazyhorse Rod Shop

    best to rest and heal up.............. you do not want the dog to come off the porch .

     

     

    of course i do good to even growl right now . tried to bark yesterday and pooped on myself.....

     
  • forddelux Info - linden, Michigan
    July 01, 2012 08:37 AM

    best wises Al on a speedy recovery-

     
  • whipsold39 Rides Info - 400 9th ave silvis 61282, Illinois
    July 01, 2012 10:45 AM
    whipsold39

    Best to you AL.  Things get better in time.  I just had open heart 3 months ago and just now getting back to normal.  I am sure it wont take you that long.yes

     
  • tlp1968 Rides Info - springfield, Illinois
    July 01, 2012 01:05 PM
    tlp1968

    Maybe we can start a Streetrodding.com heart healthy diet club!  We can determine how many calories we  burn waxing, washing and working on our hot rods and then make sure we watch our liquid diet intake- LOL   We will be the best looking car guys/and gals on the Internet!  Maybe there will even be a calendar!

     
  • Crazyhorse Rod Shop Rides Info Website - bluff dale, Texas
    July 01, 2012 01:07 PM
    Crazyhorse Rod Shop

    i challenge each of you to get a complete physical and a chest ex-ray.......  

    i do it every year. dont hurt a bit
     
  • SAM1951 Rides Info - middlesville, Alabama
    July 01, 2012 01:15 PM
    SAM1951

    Good idea Shine,I just got checked from where it goes in till it comes out including chest xray and breathing and heart stress test.not fun but glad its over.yes

     
  • Crazyhorse Rod Shop Rides Info Website - bluff dale, Texas
    July 01, 2012 02:16 PM
    Crazyhorse Rod Shop

    it's a given i'm gonna die of something but it wont be from stupid. i've buried far too many people who just would not go.

     
  • Indian113 Rides Info - monroe, Iowa
    July 01, 2012 04:50 PM
    Indian113

    This is what happens when you take a few day's off and No internet!    Al, Take it easy and get better- sometimes all it takes is a wake up call and a guy wises up and changes habits. Thinking about here in middle of the country. 

     
  • cr55 Rides Info - dover, Delaware
    July 01, 2012 05:05 PM
    cr55

    Thoughts and prayers from the east coast....Get better Al....

     
  • loafer Rides Info - chilliwack british columbia, Canada
    July 01, 2012 06:18 PM
    loafer

    Thoughts and prayers for Big Al

     from the west coast of Canada

     
  • g mobley Info - athens, Georgia
    July 01, 2012 07:32 PM

    Get well soon , Big A .

     

    God is great and the Docs are getting better at this .

     

    Shine . . .  cool it just a little bit .    Your bride is the one that has to  wash those "soiled drawers " .

     
  • Crazyhorse Rod Shop Rides Info Website - bluff dale, Texas
    July 01, 2012 08:00 PM
    Crazyhorse Rod Shop

    are you kidding G , she just throws them away ........................

     
  • coupe32 Rides Info - nuremberg, Pennsylvannia
    July 01, 2012 08:05 PM
    coupe32

    Hope all is well 

     
  • SAM1951 Rides Info - middlesville, Alabama
    July 01, 2012 08:05 PM
    SAM1951

    boxers briefs..............................dependscool

    sam

     
  • g mobley Info - athens, Georgia
    July 01, 2012 08:51 PM

    Mac . . . . I think I know where you're coming from   .   We pretty much know each other on  here .   I hope we can joke around a little  .  

     

    Seriously . . . .   I had my heart attack in 1988  .  Had angioplasty  ( no stints then )    Went home and 10 days later it closed up again .   Went back in to have angioplasty done over .   Went home and was anxious for a long time .   If I left home I wanted to know where the nearest hospital was .    Started walking a couple miles a day .    In 1992  I started having problems again .     Failed a stress test .   Went back in for another angioplasty .   Cardiologist could not  Thread the needle " , so to speak .    Did double bypass the next day .   

     

    In 2006 I almost died from A Fib and accute tacycardia  .   Got a implanted device ( defibrillator ) .   In 2009  just before Pigeon Forge  my defibrillator fired .   Needless to say I didn't go to P Forge .  I was a frequent flyer  to the ER for a while  . Tried to control it with drugs .   Wasn't  totally successful .  Electrocardiogist  ablatted a coupe spots on the heart  and I got a new pacemaker /  defibrillator .  My life depends on this thing now , If it quits , I quit .

     

    If I make it 'till the 15th of this month I"ll be 71 .

     

    Stay healthy my friends .        smiley

     
  • Crazyhorse Rod Shop Rides Info Website - bluff dale, Texas
    July 01, 2012 09:06 PM
    Crazyhorse Rod Shop

    i have been blessed with exceptional health in my adult life. at times i almost feel guilty . my blood pressure is fine , my circulation is exceptional even in my feet.

    being a painter i stayed on top of my health. yearly check up on my birthday and a chest ex-ray every other year.

    this cancer was not totally unexpected which made it a little easier to cope with. i caught it early as possible and hopefully will not have a recurrence. but had i not been so diligent i would have been in serious trouble in a few years.  i lost my dad to cancer in 2002 and my sister a couple of years ago. both waited until it was too late.

     

    and i am a texan , thick skinned and bullheaded. besides i have known this bunch since 03 .

     
  • blade58 Rides Info - apopka, Florida
    July 01, 2012 09:31 PM
    blade58

    Best wishs Al. GodSpeed

     
  • RiverRat Rides Info - leadwood, Missouri
    July 01, 2012 10:05 PM
    RiverRat

    Hang in there Big Al! Will keep you in our prayers.

     
  • DavyJ Rides Info - niagara falls, Canada
    July 01, 2012 10:24 PM
    DavyJ

    Some Northern prayers added for Al, Talked with him a few years back at Daytona Turkey run,   I am another who will say listen to the Drs, and do what you are told.  Take care and heal properly before getting back in the swing...................

     
  • slowpoke Rides Info - broken arrow, Oklahoma
    July 01, 2012 11:17 PM
    slowpoke

    Been there, done that. Good luck man, listen to the doc.

     
  • lofat46 Rides Info - bloomingdale, Illinois
    July 02, 2012 10:10 AM
    lofat46

    Thoughts and prayers for you, and thanks for all you've done to bring the people of this great hobby together.  Off all the sites out there, this one has been the most helpful to me and I'm sure many others.  Thanks again.

     
  • hotrod37 Rides Info - morgantown, Indiana
    July 02, 2012 11:12 AM
    hotrod37

    Big Al, will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.  Hope you get back on your feet soon.

     
  • sfort Rides Info - allen, Texas
    July 02, 2012 02:45 PM
    sfort

    Big Al, We are praying for a quick recovery! 

     
  • MUDMANDENNY Rides Info - mc donald, Ohio
    July 02, 2012 04:12 PM
    MUDMANDENNY

    Al,------Sorry to be late to the party"so to speak".  Was down in W. Virginia for an extended weekend  cruise and show, with some vacation time mixed in. It was NOT meant to be. Arrived  home late Saturday and didn`t get the news until late  yesterday.  It seems as though all is going well.  I hope you have a full and speedy recovery.   We`ll keep you in our prayers.
     

     
  • frankb Rides Info - spring hill, Florida
    July 02, 2012 04:17 PM
    frankb

    get well AL

     
  • hotrod39 Rides Info - somerset, Massachusetts
    July 03, 2012 09:50 PM
    hotrod39

    Big Al wishing you a speeding recovery

     
  • Jaybird Rides Info - cincinnati, Ohio
    July 03, 2012 10:10 PM
    Jaybird

    Thoughts and prayers to you Al!

     
  • Crazyhorse Rod Shop Rides Info Website - bluff dale, Texas
    July 05, 2012 12:37 PM
    Crazyhorse Rod Shop

    any updates on the ole round one......

     
  • amswuod1 Rides Info - union, Kentucky
    July 05, 2012 08:29 PM
    amswuod1

    Godspeed Big Al - Semper Fi

      I doubt you recall but I met you once at the Dade City show, met Dixie there too.

    And fellow rodders - it's just a suggestion, but I nominate Dixie as the unofficial West Florida Coast butt kicker

    to ensure Big Al does what the doc says!!!

    What say you Jim??

     

    Regards,

    Bob D.

     
  • Crazyhorse Rod Shop Rides Info Website - bluff dale, Texas
    July 06, 2012 08:20 AM
    Crazyhorse Rod Shop

    well the word is al is home and mending. like me not allowed to do diddly squat so i'm sure he's going nuts. but thats a short trip

    hang in there big one .

     
  • REBORN55 Rides Info - de soto, Illinois
    July 06, 2012 10:55 PM
    REBORN55

    Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery Al

     
  • fish Info - scottsburg, Indiana
    July 06, 2012 11:58 PM

    Al your in our prayers get well soon

     
  • MACS32 Rides Info - phoenix, Arizona
    July 07, 2012 12:45 PM
    MACS32

    Mobley you have a  week to get to az so i can buy ya a beer for your birthday and plan on the same thing for next yearyes

     
  • g mobley Info - athens, Georgia
    July 07, 2012 05:30 PM

    Mac . . . . . OHHH   How I wish I could be with ya and  have a couple of cold ones  .   I  was stationed at Ft Huachuca  in 1965 for a short time .   Did get a pass to cross the border  at Nogales  once  .  As they say . . . a good time was had by all ! ! !   Probably get  shot grave yard dead now .   AZ was hot but not as much humidity .    When I got back to GA .  it was hard to breathe .   Lots of officers on post .   After hours we sometimes walked to the PX to   quafe down a few  3.2 beers  .  One eagle eye guy would watch out for officers cars so we all could salute .  They ate that stuff up .

     

    Hang in there Al . . . .  .You'll be doing laps before you know it  .   Not running  , just walking .

     

    Gordon . . . . . . . . . . yes

     
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