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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

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roccobass said:
Northern California lore......

Eppie's Great Race was a multisport race held each summer in the Sacramento metropolitan area. It was founded by restaurateur/entrepreneur Eppie G. Johnson in 1974. Participants included elite athletes, fitness enthusiasts, average runners, and families who complete the race within 1.5 to 4.5 hours.

Also known as "The Great Race", "The World's Oldest Triathlon" and the "No-Swim Triathlon", it features a 5.82-mile run, 12.5-mile bike and 6.35-mile paddle held along the scenic American River Parkway in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento, California. The event started at Riverbend Park (formerly Goethe Park), along the American River Bike Trail, and was relayed at the Guy West Bridge at Sacramento State. From there, participants either tagged as a relay to a cyclist, or picked up their bike, and headed upstream to Sunrise Blvd, where they either relayed or canoed back to Riverbend Park. The event attracted more than 2000 participants each year with 26 divisions and was the largest paddling event in the continental United States. Participants came from all over the world, with the farthest competitor coming from Hong Kong in 2011. The final "Eppie's Great Race" was in 2018.

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That used to be a HUGE deal in the Sacramento area. Remember when the Dixieland Jazz Jubilee and the Pig Bowl were huge, too?
 
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FilterFunk said:
That used to be a HUGE deal in the Sacramento area. Remember when the Dixieland Jazz Jubilee and the Pig Bowl were huge, too?
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LOL. I went to one Pig Bowl.

I used to go to the Jubilee every year for the first 10 years. My stepdad used to be fixture on that circuit so he was regular at the festival. Bob Ringwald used to come over to our house. Guess who he used to bring along when she was just a sweet little 6 year old?

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zontar said:
Brand new Lab Series amps like this…
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on the subject of stuff you don't see anywhere, does anyone remember the Gibson amps with the GIANT knobs? Like at least a couple of knobs three times the size of a normal amp knob... I always thought they WERE Lab series but I havent seen pics of them forever. I saw them in the store the first time I saw the brand new "Moog" gibson RD solidbodies

**EDIT** just found one!

Vintage 1976 CMI / Gibson SG System SG-212 amp.

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The last "mobile" dishwasher I had was made from a built in that I fitted wheels to and adapted the plumbing pipes for a sink. It was in a rental that had no room for a conventional dishwasher! That was 25 years ago I would never be without one! You have a machine to wash your clothes on average once a week, why would you not have a machine to wash your dishes that you generally do once a day!
 
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