[tcb] Re: My Classic Experience
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:32:34 -0700 (PDT)
If you cruise the old residential part and downtown area of Huntington Beach
it's like "back in the 50s again." And you need to be playing Beach Boy tunes
when you do it.
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From: atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, June 17, 2010 9:50:49 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: My Classic Experience
Well atleast it was greed over personal injury. The least of those 2 evils.
I'd love to go to the west coast show swing. When I was in Huntington beach in
Jan, my head was VW spinning.
Heard a funny story out of LA today. Current Lakers repoter's first car was an
A/C bug. He retraced OJ famous freeway ride through SoCal with friends in the
bug just after he got his drivers license. Not bus related but it also
happened June 17th. OJ's famous cruise. Fortunately OJ finally is where he
belongs.
Jeff
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On Jun 17, 2010, at 9:31 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't really know what ended SOTO. Think you would have to ask some old
timers that started OCTO for the full story. But I think after awhile it
became apparent David Heard was running SOTO and everything about it for the
benefit of David Heard and he finally pissed enough people off that the powers
that be in the bus community in southern CA simply ran him off.
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From: atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thu, June 17, 2010 7:00:59 PM
>Subject: [tcb] Re: My Classic Experience
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>Looks and sounds like fun! Chuck, your golf game is getting in the way of
>your bus fun.
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> Id like to know what ended SOTO. Please share, names not necessary.
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>Jeff
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>On Jun 17, 2010, at 6:54 PM, "chuck" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>Dang ,Julie you get to have all the fun.You got to go to the big show and I
>got to go to town.
>>oleblue
>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx
>>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 11:25 PM
>>>Subject: [tcb] My Classic Experience
>>>
>>>I flew out to California on Wednesday. My first stop was Wolfsburg West. I
>>>got a full tour. It was cool to meet the folks that I have spoken to oh so
>>>many times over the phone. It was better than being in Willy Wonka's
>>>Chocolate Factory even if there were no Umpa Lumpas.
>>>
>>>And then I was off to the Blackstar Campout that was hosted by VTO. And
>>>that night I got to go to a private party at a VW big wig's house, I met
>>>some neat people and saw lots of neat stuff.
>>>
>>>Thursday was just a chill out day for me at the campground. This year, for
>>>the first time, it was held at Prado Regional Park. It is beautiful there.
>>>The VTO people were very friendly. At night they made rounds to introduce
>>>themselves to everybody. I joined with them on their rounds and passed out
>>>cookies. It was like we were Christmas caroling but without the singing.
>>>
>>>On Friday many of the VW businesses had open houses. I went to one at
>>>VeeDub Unlimited but it was crazy crowded so I fled to the beach for a few
>>>hours. It was a very Bay Watchian experience. The waves were good size so
>>>I got to see surfers surf. And then one got himself into a bit of trouble
>>>and I got to see a skinny young male lifeguard swim out and then pull the
>>>surfer back to shore. There was no mouth-to-mouth so it wasn't that
>>>exciting, but I was impressed with the strength and speed of the lifeguard,
>>>that's for sure. And then the teenagers that were sitting right next to me
>>>started to get in a fight with some other teenagers. I thought it wouldn't
>>>go too far because there were parents there but then a dad, who is a hulk of
>>>a man, started to chest bump one of the young guys from the opposing side.
>>>And then the brewhaha fizzled out.
>>>
>>>Friday evening I went to Nick's. It is just a hamburger place but it gets
>>>invaded by VWs-a-plenty. The overflow spills into the parking lot across
>>>the street. People were jaywalking and the cops were handing out tickets,
>>>so folks, if you ever go to California, don't jaywalk!
>>>
>>>After Nick's I went over to Angel Stadium where my friend was helping to set
>>>up for OCTO. When I returned to the campground Walter was there! He
>>>started life in the Air Force and now he is the world's largest Spilt Window
>>>Bus. Here check him out: www.walterthebus.org
>>>
>>>Saturday morning at 5am the airhorns were set off to wake us all for the
>>>cruise to OCTO. I was planning on riding on the top of Walter to OCTO but
>>>being the goofball that I am I lost the keys to my friend's Bus and then
>>>finally found them when it was too late, Walter had already taken off. I
>>>hopped into a 23 Window and figured that we would stay right at the tail end
>>>of the cruise but heck no! The driver drove that Bus all kinds of fast and
>>>we dashed to the front and then fell to the back and then back up to the
>>>front again. It was a blast!
>>>
>>>OCTO had about 315 Split Window Buses present. What a wonderful site!
>>>
>>>Back at the campground after OCTO there was a Dutch oven cook off and I had
>>>the honor of being one of the judges, and then there was a band who
>>>performed and then a raffle where I won a laptop. Does it get any better
>>>than that?
>>>
>>>And of course The Classic was on Sunday. If you check out my photos, you
>>>will see that I really didn't take very many, just a handful to show just
>>>how dang big the show is and then some of a schwimmwagen. I mostly looked
>>>and shopped and talked, rather than messing with the cameras. And then I
>>>once again got to go to a private party at another VW big wig's house. I am
>>>a lucky, lucky lady.
>>>
>>>And then Monday back to reality.
>>>
>>>So here is some of what I saw:
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>>>At the campout:
>>>
>>>http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/BlackstarCampout?authkey=Gv1sRgCLW_zMC2iJjsBw#
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>>>At Nick's:
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>>>http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/NickS?authkey=Gv1sRgCK6Fm5HGqLXOEA#
>>>
>>>On the cruise to OCTO:
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>>>http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/CruiseToOCTO?authkey=Gv1sRgCMn1qPvAw7rlLw#
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>>>At OCTO:
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>>>http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/OCTO?authkey=Gv1sRgCMLdgdzp27Hm6gE#
>>>
>>>At The Classic:
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>>>http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/TheClassic?authkey=Gv1sRgCKGdpZXu_pmeFg#
>>>
>>>And some other VWs I saw during the week:
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>>>http://picasaweb.google.com/impishwhatevers/OtherPhotosFromTheWeek?authkey=Gv1sRgCM2NzoLL98bhpAE#
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