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. . . We were ALL kinda dorks back then, but Ron actually fit the stereotype. He HAD those thick-rimmed, usually electrician-taped together eyeglasses, greasy hair, bad complexion, high-water pants and his shirt was more often buttoned-up wrong than not. . Pretty cool guy, nonetheless. This was pre-computer days (early 70's), but he was heavy into electronics. . Ron had the COOLEST "hobby" EVER!!! He would buy old Triumph cars, fix them up and re-sell them. They would ALWAYS have a special toggle-switch board with low-key James Bondish gimmicks. Flip one switch and your brake lights would come on, backing off tailgaters safely. Flip another and it would cut the connection to your brake lights, so you could hit the brakes discreetly if you were speeding and saw a cop. Etc. These little cars would leave with the most incredible sound systems -- 8-12 speakers distributed around the tiny interior space. . We lost contact after graduation, but I always figured (and HOPED) that Ron was one of those highschool dorks that became enormously successful out in the "real world". . . .
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