Some folks who have done a nice job for me in the past:
Landscaping, Backyard, Pond stuff in the Matthews/Indian Trail, NC area - Brandon Hobbs at 704-651-5208 and more info at letitflyinyourlawn.com
Insurance Needs: Race City Insurance - 704-799-0403 on the web at: racecityinsteam.com, ask for Lori Little
Electrical: Reuben Santillanes 980-297-5691, took me years to find a decent electrican who would show up or call back, Reuben is reasonable and profession, great work
Tree Service: Lake Norman Tree Service, 704-663-0518 - ask for David
Spinkler Systems: Bill's Lawn Sprinkler Systems: 828-478-2742 or 1-800-478-2741
Power Wash and Seal of Mooresville, NC (704) 975-5473 - Dave Cercone
K9 Cabins for you dog kennel needs, Troutman, NC, 704-528-3517
K-9 Ranch for your dog kennel needs in the Matthews/Weddington, NC area
Vet in the Matthews, NC area, Joann of The Visiting Vet, comes right to the house, if local, 704-296-2875
for a more tradiational Veterinarian, try Plantation Animal Hospital in Matthews, NC, 704-841-2225
and if in the Atlanta area and need some garage organization: garagegeek.com
Tell them Jayski or Jay told ya to call
THE GEM Market: anyone in deep South New Jersey, Cape May County, don't forget to go visit the GEM Market in South Dennis, NJ for your sandwiches and convience store needs. Tell Adam [Steelers fan] and Kyle [Giants fan], Jayski said HI.
A National Newspaper columns/articles about Jayski:
Nascar.com won't duck tough issues by Chris Jenkins (2-6-2002)
Find out more about Jayski, even a picture, in the book "Stock-Car Racing Lives" by Richard Sowers and published by David Bull Publishing(1-800-831-1758). JAYSKI, is a chapter in the book, along with NASCAR owners, drivers and other interesting people. Talks about how I started this site and why, many quotes and even a picture of Jayski.
Jayski with Hair?
Had some fun at the Ocean City Boardwalk back in June 2003 with John [Lafeen], Wilsey and Karen.
The Jayski and TV..a scary thing
have done three national NASCAR interviews:
on Oct 23, 2003, aa camera crew came to my then residence in southern NJ for a live interview for Speed Channel's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain. I was on air for about 20 minutes and dressed up a Jayski Crew Shirt with all my advertor's logos, a good on something Dave said a week before about someone in a suit and tie, that is was good not to see al lthe logs, so I had fun with it and it went very well.
Jayski.com and its somewhat mysterious man behind the monitor Jay was featured on Foxs Totally NASCAR on Oct. 3, 2002 with Sean Pagrano
And back in June 1998, I appeared on TNN's NASCAR show with Ned Jarrett, Stephanie Burner and Steve Waid, I was interviewed via tape in NJ by Randy Pemberton, for about a five minute piece, it was very cool and my first real exposure.
Jayski on May 12th, 2002 at Daytona Intl Speedway
where I took the Petty Ride Along Experience, three laps at speed around the track
it was a blast,
Daytona USA was fun too.
My last 'real' job found me as a programmer/database analyst in New Jersey. I worked with Microsoft Access, PowerBuilder, some Oracle, Windows NT 4.0, supporting a third party software-Travel Manager, working on the Internet/Intranet and Networking/Internet.
My job before that, I programmed in Visual Basic and did a lot of database work in MS Access. Other jobs include: Craps Dealer, Slot Attendant(casinos), graphic artist, printer, technical recruiter, USAF, Aircraft Mechanic and McDonald's(my favorite food!).
I was in the US Air Force from 1982-1986 and was stationed mostly at Dover AFB, DE. I was a C5-A Crew Chief and General Aircraft Mechanic, also worked in Supply and on the Aircraft Inspection Docks(ISO). I still maintain friendships with 6 former Air Force buddies(Joe H, Ed, John B, John W, Jim and Dan) and try to visit/call/email them as often as possible.
A C5-A flying over and past the Golden Gate Bridge
The JAYSKI Zoo!
I love animals and am down to two cats since Sandy the dog passed away on 12/16/2010
Reba and Angus remain.
And since I got married in July 2007, we have four cats with Meica and Scout
Angus is named after...of course...Angus Young of the great AC/DC!
Reba was my sister's cat and she moved and couldn't have her at the new place
Guss passed on in Feb 2004 and my folks really miss her and they lost their outside cat, Dexter in August 2008.
Smokey was my Grandma's cat, I took care of him from July 2001 until he passed August 27, 2008, he was 15
My boy Sammy passed away two days before Dale Earnhardt, that was a tough weekend.
The Angus Cat
He was the last addition to the Jayski Zoo, my sister found him in NJ on the side of the road in Aug 2004
He is a trip, has a wild tail, and loves to eat, and chase Reba, who hates him
The Kitties [Aug 2001]
This is Reba, or 'rat girl' as i call her, her meow sounds like a rat. She is very skitterish
Bad news is, Reba had a stroke on 8-15-2009, things didn't look good, but as of 9-13-2010
she is doing great, walking all over, eating like a champ, purring, being herself
I really thought she was gone when the stroke happened
She no longer has to live in my office and goes all over, sleeps on the bed againa and fends off Angus
Still walks funny, someside a tad sideways, but seems to have little problem getting around now
The members of the Jayski Zoo who have passed on
and are greatly missed
This is my dog Sandy, got her on 1-29-2001, she was was born 10/29/1998
and passed away on 12/16/2010 at the age of 12.
Smokey was the mellowest cat on earth, he passed on Aug 27, 2008 after 15 years
Smokey squeezing all 19lbs of himself in a beer box
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| Sandy |
Barnee |
| 10/29/1998 |
4/1992 |
| 12/16/2010 |
12/12/2007 |
Barnee walked himself, drank from the birdbath (yum, bird poop) and zonked out
Barnee just showed up one night in Dec 1994 and never left, not a mean bone in his body
Was the funniest, goofiest dog ever, just loved everyone
Sadly Barnee passed away in his sleep on 12-12-2007 after 15 happy years
More Barnee, what the heck do I do with this thing? His Christmas 2000 gift
Sam snoozing upside down and sitting at my computer in my chair. Sam passed away on 2-16-2001 at the age of 13.
Guss passed away on Feb 29th, 2004 and she will be missed by me and my folks
1988-2004
This was Knickers, she passed on to a better place July 1998 and our tribute to her...(thanks Dad)
Places I have lived:
| North Carolina
| New Jersey
| Delaware
| Florida
| Pennsylvania
| Maryland
| Texas
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2004-2007
Mooresville
2007-current
Matthews |
1961-1963
Wildwood
1963-1978
Sea Isle
1978-1982
1985-1988
1992-2004
Cape May CH
1989-1991
Hacketstown |
1982-1985
Dover |
1991-1992
Miami |
1988-1989
Malvern |
1988
Columbia |
1982
Air Force
Basic Traning
Tech School |
and now.....North Carolina...since January 23, 2004
States I have visited (25 of 50):
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennesee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.
My Favorite Sports Teams
Would be cool Bumper Stickers!
"Very Funny Scotty! Now beam down my clothes"
We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART?
What is a "free" gift? Aren't all gifts free?
He who laughs last thinks slowest.
I collect Department 56 North Pole Villages, I have over 50 houses and 35 accessories. Gave up trying to keep up with the new stuff, some of it looks junky and Dept 56 is putting out too many items each year to keep up [$$$] But it looks great at Christmas! After not putting them up since Christmas 2002, have a permanent spot for them in my new house since Dec 2007, and it looks awesome.
Some of my North Pole Dept 56 Village set up at Christmas 2001
I also collect Franklin Mint Corvettes, 1/24th scale, and have 28 of them, the following years:
1953-white,1954-red,1955-skyblue,1956-green,1957-red/black tires,1957-red/white walls,1958-black,1959-red,1960-aqua,1963-red,1963-silver/fiberglass,1965-black mako shark,1967-black,1967-half paint/half clear,1968-blue,1969-orange,1975-canary yellow,1978-silver(my favorite vette),1982-maroon,1984-metallic blue,1986-yellow,1988-white,1993-maroon,1997-red, 1997-black,1998-silver,1998-gold
1998 Indy 500 pace car and 1957-red,1978-red 1/43rd scale
My favorite beverage with Coke/Pepsi/Cola. Don't drink much anymore, but when I do, this is my preference. As for beer, I tend to like sweet or dark beers. Guiness is my favorite the last few years. Can't find Smutty Nose or Furstenburg beer around here.
I used collect all kinds of Jack Daniel's stuff but too much out there now to keep up with!
I have also been a Tennessee Squire since August 10, 1983.
(sorry, I don't sponsor strangers to be a Squire...so please do not ask)
One of my best friends Kurt has an awesome
Jack Daniels Decanter/Bottle page which resides on the Jayski server.
Click on Jack above and go visit, but it is not updated anymore and more for a historical overview!
You have a Jack Daniel's poster in your living room"....
Jack Daniels makes your list of "most admired people"....
The worst day of your life was when you dropped your bottle of Jack Daniels the other day....
The best day of your life was when you found an unopened bottle of Jack Daniels "over yonder in them hills....
You name your twin boys Jack and Daniel....Jeff Foxworthy
I enjoy Rock 'N' Roll Music and tend to swing toward the hard rock, classic rock or blues rock side. Favorites include (no order): Collective Soul, Cracker, Wallflowers, Barenaked Ladies, Billy Joel, Van Halen (with Dave or Sammy), Blues Traveler, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, The Cars, Moe, Billy Squier, The Boss(Springsteen), Motley Crue, Kix, Aldo Nova, The Offspring, Cheap Trick, Krokus, ZZ Top, U2, George Thorogood among may others.
The above images are: AC/DC (my ultimate favorite), Stevie Ray Vaughan, KISS and Judas Priest.
And no it's not devil music (had some idiot try to convert me). I have over 875 CD's....
Two of my Favorite Actors, Bill Murray and Jimmy Stewart (a real hero)
Check out the Jimmy Stewart Museum Website.
Some other favorite actors include:
Russell Crowe, Jason Statham, Timothy Olyphant, Kiefer Sutherland,
Jeffrey Donovan, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Michael J. Fox,
John Cusack, Jeremy Priven, Kevin Spacey, Jack Nicholson,
Scott Bakula, Andre Braugher, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Steve Carrell.
Jason Statham, one of my fave actors
(all the Transporters, Crank, Bank Job, Death Race, Itailian Job, Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels)
Some of my Favorite All-time Movies
Animal House,
Bachelor Party,
Better Off Dead,
Blade Runner,
Borat,
Blues Brothers
Caddyshack,
Chasing Amy,
Christmas Vacation,
Clerks,
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Crank,
Die Hard,
Duel,
E.T.,
Gettysburg,
Gladiator
The Godfather I and II,
Inglourious Basterds,
It's a Wonderful Life,
Lethal Weapon,
Lord of the Rings [all 3]
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,
Mad Max,
Magnolia,
The Matrix
40 Year-old Virgin,
Jaws,
Mr Smith Goes to Washington,
O Brother, Where Art Thou
Office Space,
Pulp Fiction,
Reservoir Dogs,
Road Warrior,
Saving Private Ryan
Sixth Sense,
Snatch,
Something About Mary,
Star Trek - II,IV,
Star Wars - IV,V,VI
Stripes,
Talladega Nights,
Terminator I and II,
The Transporter I, II, III,
Titanic (old and new)
A good site to find out about movies is:
www.allmovie.com
Some of my Favorite TV Shows
no order of preference
30 Rock,
Archer,
Big Bang Theory*
Big Love*,
Blue Bloods,
Breaking Bad*,
Burn Notice*,
Californication,
Castle,
The Cleveland Show,
Community,
CSI: Miami & NY,
Curb Your Enthusiasm,
Damages,
Detroit 1-8-7,
Dexter*,
Entourage,
Family Guy*,
Friday Night Lights*,
Fringe,
Hawaii Five-0.
How I Met Your Mother,
Human Target,
Hung,
In Plain Sight,
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia*,
Justified,
The League,
Leverage,
Lie to Me,
Men of a Certain Age,
The Mentalist*,
The Middle*,
Mike and Molly,
Modern Family*,
NFL Live,
Nurse Jackie,
The Office*,
Penn & Teller: Bullsxxt,
Psych,
Raising Hope*,
Rescue Me*,
Royal Pains,
Rules of Engagement,
Simpsons*,
Sons of Anarchy*,
Southland,
Spartacus: Blood and Sand,
True Blood*,
United States of Tara,
Weeds,
Some Old Show that were favorites:
Gossamer, my favorite Bugs Bunny character, along with Bugs of course
Seinfeld [all time fave],
Sopranos,
M.A.S.H.
Star Trek (all five of the series),
The Shield,
24*,
LOST*,
Saving Grace,
Tutors,
70's Show,
Alias,
All in the Family,
Arrested Development,
Beavis and Butthead;
Boomtown,
Boston Legal,
Brady Bunch,
Bugs Bunny,
Carnivāle,
Cheers,
Cow and Chicken,
Dallas,
Deadwood,
Dead Zone,
Dream On,
Eli Stone,
Firefly,
Flight of the Conchords,
Fraiser,
Friends,
Hill Street Blues,
Homicide,
Jericho,
Kimba,
King of the Hill,
Life,
Malcolm in the Middle,
Max Headroom,
Miami Vice,
Monk,
The Monkees,
My Name is Earl,
Nash Bridges,
NYPD Blue,
OZ,
Prison Break,
Pushing Daises,
Quantum Leap,
Rome,
Sex in the City
Six Feet Under,
Speed Racer,
Taxi,
Three Stooges,
The Unit,
Wiseguy,
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
The movie Gettysburg opened my eyes to a little known Lt. Col. in the Union Army I had never heard of before; Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Jeff Daniels did an exceptional job portraying this Civil War hero and Chamberlain has now become one of my heroes. A recent trip to Gettysburg just enforced my worship. Chamberlain was immortalized by his critical role in the Battle of Gettysburg, where his courageous leadership of a handful of men on Little Round Top saved the day for the Union army. But unlike Lee, Jackson, and Hancock, he was no professional soldier. When the war broke out, he was Professor of Natural and Revealed Religion at Bowdoin College in Maine, and spoke five languages. Click here or on above image to go to JL Chamberlains links
Joshua Chamberlain Statue
Freedom Park (N. Main St.) Brewer, ME
from the Bangor Region Site
A statue of Joshua Chamberlain overlooks his home town, Brewer, Maine.
See the full image and some good info at the
Bangor Area Information Resources Network site
Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan
My favorite presidents (click on pics for their sites)
and another Abe Lincoln site
Made in the U.S.A.
BORN on Date: January 1996
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