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WARNING: Mid life Crisis Rant from an OLD MAN. If that sounds like something you don't need to read or experience I totally understand and recommend you swipe down to at least the next topic below. PEACE and GOOD DAY! ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... THIS is meant to make someone laugh, take a ride down a road with a fellow board member here that's been a gamer my whole life. A very hard worker, a very good husband, a husband of 29 years. A father of 6, with now 10 grandkids. A lover of Cars, the out doors, barbeques and kayaking, walking out 14 year old German Shephard, etc, etc! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holy Moly I do very well think I might just have made the scariest decision driven by me minds inner thought as to NOT FEEL AS OLD as I AM! I wear a T-shirt that says "It's hard to believe I'm the same age as OLD PEOPLE!" because I'm old, I JUST AM. I don't want to be old so what do I do?? Well I have pondered this very thought now for say 15 years? What can I do to make me YOUNG AGAIN? Can't chase down a young woman in her say mid twenties and sweep her off her feet, that comes with too many variables 1. Divorce, yes divorce from the woman that has stood proud by my side through some very horrific situations and NEVER once wavered. Nope this is a NO GO! The only other thing is spend money, yea SPEND A STUPID AMOUNT OF MONEY!! On something, something that would bring me back to a time once beloved. A time where I was care free and STUPID and didn't worry about anything at all ever. Except maybe was I going to run out of gas! A time before any of my KIDS, before all 6 were ever even though of...... a time say early spring 1968! Well not that far, I wasn't born then. I always thought though that I should've been born in 1968. This year in imprintented in my mind though as I was born in 1969! Yes I am 55yrs young. I was born and brought home in my fathers 1968 chevelle ss 396. I was driven everywhere in this car as a small child. Up to about 14yrs old when my dad left my mom and wasn't heard of again. He left in that very 1968chevelle ss 396. I should HATE that car, why is this car the most beautiful car that has EVER been made. It checks EVERY SINGLE BOX in mu car brain. It's my dream car. I owned a 1968 malibu when I was 17. Before I had a license. I mowed lawns, and had a paper route and I saved every penny. The time came in 1985 to buy my first car, that green 68 chevelle malibu. On top of the world and the envy of all my friends I snuck out and hit a deer on the freeway drinking causing bad damage to the cars left quarter panel, front windshield, hood, tires and linkages etc as it nearly rolled but came to rest against a tree rather abruptly. I was ok, a bit rattled. Cops were called we had been drinking, I was underage of course and put on probation and made to sell the car as a punishment also. Over the years I've seen thousands of these amazing cars. They were and STILL are very much my DREAM car. I have dreamt about owning another for now 40 years. My wife is very well aware of my attraction too. Almost 30 years to gether it's come up hundreds of times through the years. Now having raised out beautiful children, half went to collage the rest out into society and have made up proud very much. There are good kids and have rewarded us with may Grand kids like I said above. Back to the last few months leading to my 55th birthday and my wifes too as we are only 6 days apart in age. I'm a March 4th baby and she's a March 10th baby. Kinda cute in it's own way but I'm the oldest and she must respect her elders....lol Anyway, like I said I have looked at these cars many times, even thought about owning one again. They still remind me of my father, and my stupid youth and I have always wanted one. Long story I told you and if your still here I'm sure I'm going to hear about it but it's coming to the end I assure you friends!! The last 6 moths or so I have really ramped up looking for a really good representation of one of these classics and WE FOUND ONE! YES WE FOUND MY DREAM CAR a 1968 SS 396 badged but under the hood is a very modded 454 dynoed @439 HP, 411 at the wheels. That's all fine and good but 90% of these cars are fancy looking engines but are usually a polished turd. There notoriously riddled with rust issues as they leaked everywhere especially in the midwest to the east coast with all the snow and ice/salt. To find a fully Frame off restored 68 chevelle they run in the mid 60k and up depending on lots of stuff. This car was done RIGHT. It's so beautiful underneath just as much as the top and everywhere in between. This was a finished restomod in 2017 painted a beautiful Burgundy with the triditional while nose strip that runs across the front of the cars hood / nose and down the front nose edge and along the bottom of the car on out the back. It has Vintage air conditioning, the 454 motor is dressed in everyth chrome, new absolutely EVERYTHING IS brand new. headlights, all glass, all brake lines and its 4 wheel disc breaks. Power brakes and steering., Led headlights and leg gauges but in a time exact period dash. Interior is to die for all black, with all modern but time looking bucket seats, all belts even shoulder belts! It's a Hurst 4 speed manual with retro alpine sound system, brand new rubber and beautiful time specific rims not those 22" rims with stupid 1 1/2 inch tires on them these kids seem to do to everything. These are right, new and perfect. There were 3 issues. T really small blemishes on the painted hood. and the backup light don't work for some reason. This car is my dream and guess what friends.......Yea: IT"s MINE!!!! We have gone back and forth and even the Camp fire was brought up and us loosing EVERYTHING and have been struggling to start over and firmly plant our feet again. We are blessed to even be in a position to even think about this, but the timing was/is right and it's a DONE DEAL! Money wise 'll be loose and say it started out being 73k This is a very large amount of money, to anyone and yea to us especially. WE OVER A WEEK OF FACETIME AND JUST GETTING TO KNOW HIM THE PRICE WAS BROUGHT DOWN TO A NUMBER iI WAS OK WITH AND HE WAS OK WITH! Mid life crisis? Investment, investment in ME? In the end I do not know but It's a DREAM! A dream that I have DREAMPT now over 40 years! Everyday at least once I have dreamed about owning a 68 chevelle again and that dream is now a reality. Well it's paid for and headed my way. Arrival is saturday! Thoughts? Anyone else getting older and starting to feel like mid life stuff is in the mind more and more> Do you have dreams? Dreams like this that can if you work hard enough and save and live right can be obtained sooner or later. WHATS A REAL DREAM WORTH TO YOU? Thanks for taking this ride with me, the ride with me and my family in 2018 and that fucking fire. Through the Loss of our son and these boards being so fucking loving and comforting and a great place to vent and be among like minded people when we/ I NEEDED IT THE MOST. Most don't know this about me, but I'm not a part of any social media out there in anyway. I have NEVER been on facebook, snapchat, instagram, tiktok, twitter, etc. NEVER EVER! These gaming boards and you people are my only like connection to anytime of social media that I partake in and I appreciate that here I can make a post like this and it's not just sent to oblivion where no one will ever see it. It might get moved but it's ok.....I just wanted to, NO NEEDED to share! I'm getting older but am a kid at heart and I appreciate that I am a member of someplace, a member of here! Thank you guys..... MAY ALL YOUR REAL DREAMS COME TRUE!

https://www.geek.com/games/hands-on-dreams-is-sonys-wildly-ambitious-game-maker-1746644/

That means, quite likely, release date is coming soon! Here are a bunch of hands-on impressions from earlier this year. https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/10/02/november-cover-revealed-dreams