THANKS! VOSA - VOlkswagen Owners of San Antonio Allan --- "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Granted. > > Sammie is Nac -- you are? NHVWC? > > I'm a bit wired tonight. Slow, rainy, day. I may look at it and do some > edits. I'll email a copy direct to you and Sammie if I do. What I wrote > was > a random ramble intended for email. It should be cleaned up a bit for > print. > > But, ask around about me actually finishing things I start. Don't hold > your > breath waiting for an edit if you have a deadline. > > I would like a copy of the issue it prints in from each of you. > > Thanks > > G2 > > On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:59:57 -0800 (PST) a riggs <redvan71@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Wow, Gerald - > > > > I'd like permission to use your "essay" in our newsletter, too. (with > > appropriate credits, etc.) > > > > You might have to start charging! > > > > Allan > > > > --- "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 20:15:58 -0800 (PST) sammie smith > > > <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > OK, you guys have me thinking about Havasu; and this from someone > who > > > > just drove to LA and back 4 weeks ago. Have never been. How is > it? > > > How > > > > many busses? How good is the swap area? Is it worth driving > 1,500 > > > miles? > > > > (3,000 round trip.) And any other input anyone wishes to give > that > > > would > > > > help me decide. > > > > > > Yeah, I was sorta hoping someone would say something about what this > > > show > > > is like. I've always wondered and was thinking about ... Oh, > waitaminit > > > ... > > > I guess I should be the one speaking up huh? > > > > > > BBB is the first VW campout-show I attended. 2007 will be my 6th > year. > > > It > > > was also the first "big" (100+ vehicles) show I attended and the > first > > > that > > > didn't have regular judging. > > > > > > In 2002 with (very little) prompting from the Buskatiers I got in my > '69 > > > Beetle that would NEVER make it all the way to AZ. I drove up to > > > Oklahoma > > > City and pulled up in front of the house of someone I had never met > in > > > real > > > life. They showed me around, fed me, and parked me in front of their > > > computer when they went off to bed (since they both had to work the > > > following day) at around 10 PM. At about 2 AM two VW Buses from > Kansas > > > and > > > Nebraska pulled up. Art and his wife got back out of bed and made > sure > > > everyone got hot coffee. Talked a while then I piled into one of the > > > Buses > > > with two of the midwesterners and the other two hopped in the other > bus. > > > We > > > headed for I-40 determined to make it to Havasu in one shot. I left > my > > > bug > > > parked there, at the home of someone I had never met, and wasn't > worried > > > about it at all. > > > > > > The best laid plans ... From OKC we drove through the day and then > > > through > > > most of the next night. At Flagstaff everybody was too tired to see > > > straight so we pulled into a truck stop to take a nap. Note, > "napping" > > > in a > > > bus when the temperature drops to 5 degrees is WAY too cool for my > > > taste. > > > When the sun started peeking out we headed out again and made it to > > > Havasu > > > that afternoon. > > > > > > Now, this was at the old location for the show. No ground cover and > the > > > wind off the lake never EVER stopped blowing. Plus temps were in the > > > 30's > > > at night and the 50's or 60's during the day. > > > > > > I was there with nothing but me, a few $$$, and a sleeping bag. > > > > > > And that's where the PEOPLE make this show SHINE. Someone will find > you > > > a > > > place to bunk, usually a "spare bus" that one of the locals has > brought > > > down. If you made it to the show you won't go hungry either. It > seems > > > like > > > everybody that cooks, cooks extra. > > > > > > I had a blast. We drove back to OKC (in warmer weather by Sunday) > via > > > the > > > Hoover dam, just kickin back and relaxing. > > > > > > I haven't missed a year since then. 2007 will be my 6th year to go. > > > > > > In 2003 I took a Greyhound bus to Tulsa to be co-pilot for a young > lady > > > and > > > her two children because she had been wanting to go but didn't feel > safe > > > making the trip alone -- so she invites an old long-hair who she's > never > > > met to be her co-pilot. The weather was a little warmer for that > drive > > > and > > > with the show now at it's new (and current) location it was much > nicer > > > AT > > > the show too. > > > > > > In 2004 I had the Chevy -- and I had bought the Riviera, sight > unseen, > > > in > > > Concord, CA, off of a Samba advert. I also had a tow-bar that I had > > > bought > > > at the Jerome show in September 2003. I drove the 700 miles PAST > Havasu > > > to > > > pick up the Rivi and thus began the tow-camper adventures. Total > driving > > > mileage was over 4000 that year for the trip. I dragged it back to > > > Havasu > > > for the show and was there for the first time with my OWN Bus. > > > > > > ---SIDEBAR--- > > > > > > In May of that year I hooked up the Rivi to the tow-bar and dragged > it > > > to > > > the first Texas VW Classic. I got both my Mom and Dad to go with me > and > > > they had a great time. Mom drove down from Alabama to go on the > trip. A > > > few > > > months later I got my Dad to go with me to the infamous Chigger > Fest. > > > Then > > > in October I towed the Rivi to West Virginia to attend John Brown's > > > Buses > > > and Mom traveled with me on that trip. > > > > > > In June 2005 they both died. But we had a GREAT last year with the > > > non-running Riviera. > > > > > > ---END SIDEBAR--- > > > > > > And, backing up, In January 2005 I attended BBB once again. Towed > the > > > Riviera from the house and worked on it for a few hours in Ronnie's > shop > > > (Ronnie owns http://www.type2parts.com -- if anything breaks on your > > > trip > > > he should have a replacement). I actually started the Rivi for the > first > > > time there at BBB 2005. > > > > > > And the number of attendees keeps going up each year. In 2005 there > were > > > almost 200 registered campers. > > > > > > 2006 was BBB-X. I got there a day early and helped stuff the "goody > > > bags" > > > Thursday night. We stuffed over 200. The gates opened early Friday. > By > > > Saturday morning all of the registration material (goody bags, > > > show-magnets, registration forms) were gone. The final guess was > over > > > 300 > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com