Max Heim wrote:
> I completely agree, in principle, but the poster had related the story of
> the machinist who hung up on him when he said it was an MG motor. I have
> come across that attitude myself in this area, supposedly far more
> cosmopolitan in outlook.
>
> Obviously the mechanical concepts are the same -- the question is, can you
> get it in the door? There are a lot of pig-headed b*stards who won't let
> "furrin sh*t" in their shops. I was merely speculating that Lubbock, TX,
> would be one location where this attitude was prevalent. I could very well
> be wrong (in fact, I hope I am, in this case).
>
> It's the difference between "can" and "will"...
I used to play fairly often in Lubbock with the Red Dirt Rangers, until
I left the band last Fall. It's a surprisingly hip place, Buddy Holly's
old home town, with a swinging night club strip. Chances are somebody in
the area will know about MG's.
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