Magnum Mania!

Tell your stories of similarities in your live to that of Magnum pi.

I once lived on an Estate rent free and drove a red sports car.... yeah it was pretty sweet! I can explain...

My life at the time (Mid 1990's) was kind of a mix between Rick and Thomas... I was the Manager of a private club (The Local Yacht Club) and lived on an large Estate owned by a very wealthy person.

The Estate was Located in Chester Nova Scotia, Canada... Beautiful in the Summer

I drove a little Red Fiero, however the owner of the estate had a Ferrari Testasossa that his son drove when he was in town.... sweet ride, I got to sit in it one time.

My girlfriend ran the Horse Stables and we lived on the estate rent free. It was really nice and I have good memories of that time. Now if only we could arrange something like that in Hawaii....

Okay, who wants to be the first one to "smack him up side da haid"??

Just kidding, big guy!

golf

thanx, I needed that

I was in the Navy. That's about it.

I have a moustache.

I have a moustache (my first one), often wear a baseball hat or Ray-Ban aviator, I like beer and movies from Agatha Christie's novels.
That's all. Too bad!

Viet Nam Vet.......Nope, but I did have to register for the draft in 1972 and go throught two draft lotteries......

A strapping 6'4" with brown wavy hair, mustache and dimples....Nope, but I am 6'2" with a weak imitation of his mustache and grey wavy hair........
Hairy Chest.....Nope, maybe half of what he is sporting.

Living on an estate and driving a Red Ferrari.....Nope

Wait a minute, I have way too many times over the years had TM's financial status..........

Steve wrote:Viet Nam Vet.......Nope, but I did have to register for the draft in 1972 and go throught two draft lotteries......

A strapping 6'4" with brown wavy hair, mustache and dimples....Nope, but I am 6'2" with a weak imitation of his mustache and grey wavy hair........
Hairy Chest.....Nope, maybe half of what he is sporting.

Living on an estate and driving a Red Ferrari.....Nope

Wait a minute, I have way too many times over the years had TM's financial status..........

"Seven bucks...I knew that Ferrari wasn't his"
Goofy laugh and a hairy chest (which luckily for my wife actaully likes on a man although alot of women today don't..seen too many shaved ones. I sport the trimmed hairy chest and abs look, decent build still 5'11" and 195 LBS unfortunately having German and Scottish anscestory does hell in trying to get a tan..if people went to the beach with me they'd need sunglasses not for the sun but from the glare off my white hide!LOL

Just got back from Oahu where I swam the Waikiki Roughwater Swim. I realize magnum never swam the event in the show, but it's something I'm sure the character would have done. I was initially disappointed with my 49th out of 62 age group placement, but then realized how Magnum-like that was.

Also, In 1983 I started playing volleyball largely due to Magnum. By 1985 I was my high school team captain. After high school I became one of the better beach players in the state of Florida. Unfortunately, I stopped playing in about 1989 to take life more "seriously". I remember the buzz on the beach after "Legacy From a Friend" aired because of the appearance of the great Sinjin Smith. Anyway, I wasn't a very confident kid until I found success through volleyball, thanks to Magnum.

My life in no way resembles Magnum's, in that I am female, was married at age 21--had 2 children by the time I was 25, worked full time in a factory for 15 years, drove a Honda Civic (I have owned 4 so far), lived near the beach (still do!), but almost never had time to go there.

Ii worked for an owner of a security guard company who paid for the apt I lived in for 8 yrs. (I just realized the coinidence.)
Drove a Fiero that I bought when I worked for the security company.
I was Navy Reserves for 12 yrs as an MA (navy's version of MP) and got an MIA bracklet the day I joined. I was then deployed to the mid east where my nickname was "Magnum" as I had the moustache, hairy chest and wavy hair. Because of the nick, I had the French Croix ring made there and bought a GMT watch at a Rolex store in Dubai.
After leaving the security company, I joined a police dept and did 15 yrs on a SWAT team which I left last year (2009).

You definetley deserve your moniker, Thomas Magnum! I'm impressed.

Thomas_Magnum wrote:Ii worked for an owner of a security guard company who paid for the apt I lived in for 8 yrs. (I just realized the coinidence.)
Drove a Fiero that I bought when I worked for the security company.
I was Navy Reserves for 12 yrs as an MA (navy's version of MP) and got an MIA bracklet the day I joined. I was then deployed to the mid east where my nickname was "Magnum" as I had the moustache, hairy chest and wavy hair. Because of the nick, I had the French Croix ring made there and bought a GMT watch at a Rolex store in Dubai.
After leaving the security company, I joined a police dept and did 15 yrs on a SWAT team which I left last year (2009).

That's awesome. I think if it were a competition, you'd certainly be in the lead so far!

I have virtually nothing in common with Thomas Magnum other than a fondness for beer, very little money, and a Rolex (it's a Submariner though - I prefer it to the GMT). Working on the beach thing though. I really want to live near the ocean at some point in my life. Now I'm stuck in a landlocked country!

Wow. Some amazing stories out there.

Magnum is a source of inspiration to get out and get active!

Beach jogging is probably the most TM like thing I'm into... We have excellent beaches in Sydney... I don my Tigers cap and my wife and I run as often as possible. We're training for a half marathon coming up in May as well- will be just happy to finish it!

I've swum in the tidal pool at the Anderson Estate too...

I also have a pair of short shorts... Does that count?

Dan wrote:

I've swum in the tidal pool at the Anderson Estate too...

Me too, that's about the closest I've been to the life