Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
10/6/21 4:40 p.m.

What can I say: If you know, you know. 

Get yours here before somebody tells me this is a "waste of company resources" or a "failure to focus on core brand identity." 

tb
tb Dork
10/6/21 5:35 p.m.

Wasteful, unfocused and also pretty damn funny...

 

I remember the donkey. Unfortunately, I do not wear t shirts.

Ian F (Forum Supporter)
Ian F (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/6/21 5:39 p.m.

Oh yes.  Fond memories of GRM Live.  I need more t-shirts like a hole in the head, but ordered.

OHSCrifle
OHSCrifle UltraDork
10/6/21 6:29 p.m.

I don't know the legend of the donkey but I did read the story of Amy while it lasted. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/6/21 8:37 p.m.

Opie. 

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
10/6/21 8:52 p.m.

Okay, I've come to terms with the fact that I'll never know what the Amy thread was (other than the most vague references), but this is totally incomprehensible.  

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter)
Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/6/21 9:20 p.m.

In reply to Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) :

We can give you the synopsis at the Challenge. 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
10/6/21 9:40 p.m.

I have no frame of reference.  This is all I can think of until informed otherwise. 

captdownshift (Forum Supporter)
captdownshift (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/6/21 11:28 p.m.

Amy would've enjoyed a donkey. 

ShawnG
ShawnG UltimaDork
10/7/21 12:11 a.m.

In reply to Appleseed :

Kelly can be a guy's name too...

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/7/21 8:31 a.m.

Do we need to bring everyone up to speed on Opie? I might have a photo somewhere. 

bobzilla
bobzilla MegaDork
10/7/21 8:53 a.m.

I have no idea what is going on here.

 

dculberson
dculberson MegaDork
10/7/21 9:38 a.m.

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Yeah, no clue.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/7/21 9:46 a.m.

We used to do a weekly live show–live from JG's shop/studio. Here are some episodes for your viewing pleasure, and you can find more on the Grassroots Motorsports YouTube channel

 

 

 

So, there's a bit of space out where JG lives, and his neighbors had a donkey named Opie. Occasionally, during a live broadcast, Opie would say hello. (He didn't walk into the shop, but let's just say that his voice carried.)

Opie no longer lives next to JG, however, as he moved to a bigger pasture. That's not a euphemism or anything. He just moved to a place with more space. 

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
10/7/21 9:51 a.m.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

Got it. Those guys are seriously loud. 
Thanks. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/7/21 10:01 a.m.

In reply to Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) :

Distance from that fence to JG's shop: the width of his driveway. 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
10/7/21 4:47 p.m.

My frame has been referenced . Thank you. 

DeadSkunk  (Warren)
DeadSkunk (Warren) UltimaDork
10/7/21 5:33 p.m.

OK.....I watched the corner weighting video and have a question........why is the yellow door in the back corner hung upside down, especially considering that JG never made the NBA?

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
10/8/21 8:26 a.m.
DeadSkunk (Warren) said:

OK.....I watched the corner weighting video and have a question........why is the yellow door in the back corner hung upside down, especially considering that JG never made the NBA?

The door came up on the show once or twice. I had never noticed it before, but my late father in law built the shop, and he was fairly tall. So all of the built-in benches around the shop are a good 6" higher than regular bench height, since he basically just put everything wherever he wanted it, rather than where society and tradition told him it should be. Lots of things in here have a real Winchester Mansion/Honeycomb Hideout vibe. So he probably grabbed a door from the local construction scrapyard, held it up to the frame where he thought he wanted it, and built from there.

 

92dxman
92dxman SuperDork
10/8/21 5:31 p.m.

Is GRM live ever coming back in some way shape or form?

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