On the Wings of an Alex

The Round Six Podcast

"THERE'S STILL SOME JUICY LEFT IN THAT FRUIT."

On episode sixty-eight, it's all about Alex. And starvation. But mostly Alex. And maybe menopause. And a Magic 8-Ball bowling ball. And soup. And souls and Camaros and angels. ...but mostly Alex.

THINGS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The Boys get emotional about the plight of starving podcasters
• Chicken soup for your ears, now with egg noodles!
• Want to help? Go to Patreon.com/roundsix and decide what level you want
• Touched by an Angel.....is that such a good thing?
• Alex complains about always being in the back of the class
• Brian comes up with a brilliant idea: The bowling ball sized Magic 8-Ball
• Uncle David and his hot rod influence on Alex
• Hot Rods in the neighborhood, and being "that kid"
• Alex's first hot rod, a Schwinn Sting Ray
• The Hustler, always trying to make money
• Making the decision to join the Air Force and work on fighter planes
• Getting out of the Air Force and working on the B-2 Bomber
• Working at Edwards and being surrounded by incredible aerospace history
• Alex the historian and statistics buff who can't cheat at Trivial Pursuit
• The 1969 Camaro road trip and permanent hearing loss
• Being in the service and always having cool cars
• Selling one Camaro and buying another
• Finding out that the '71 Camaro Rally Sport was a very special car
• Alex talks Camaro paint colors, and how the years have made it easier to accept
• Hot rods are always the last to get money and attention
• The guys discuss sunroof ideas for the '71 Camaro
• The Camaro almost got mini-tubbed and ruined
• The ghost of Hardly Earl
• Does this car have a Magnum V8?
• Making quartz countertops from Quartz Juice
• The mostly happy and kinda sad story of the 1958 Chevy truck
• Brian talks about menopause and his secret project involving Ewoks
• Lynn's Dad's 1968 Camaro RS and her childhood memories
• The 1968 Camaro project.......Monster Rally or Stadium 'Maro?
• Starting a new series of building a hot rod by the most frugal means possible.
• Making $11 bucks the hard way
• Roadside milk jugs full of "Gatorade"
• Wilford Brimley joins the show and promotes "Oatmeal Night"
• Favorite Boy Bands and cowboy forehead bandanas
• The emotion comes back, thanks to Sarah McLaughlin
• Round Six discusses their "Chinese Democracy" concept album.