Working....... JC On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 1:00 AM, <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Ssssooo.... > > > Anyone interested in a "Fall Colors Drive" Meet'n'Greet THIS year, > OCTOBER 16, 2010? > > Starks IL > ~8a to ~8:25a > ..gather at the gas station at the intersection of IL RT 72, IL RT 47 and > US RT 20 > > Chicagoland to Galena IL > ~8:30a to ~11:30a > ...via: > US Route 20 W > > Lunch in Galena IL > ~11:30a to ~1p > > Galena IL to Franklin Grove IL > ~1p to ~3:30p > ...via: > US Route 20 E > IL RT 84 SE > US Route 52 E > IL RT 38 E, Lincoln Highway (at Dixon IL) > > Franklin Grove IL to Chicagoland > ~4p to ~6p > ...via: > IL RT 38 E, Lincoln Highway > > Dinner in Chicagoland @ a Cruise Night > ~6p to ? > > > > How about the suggested 2011 Meet'n'Greets? > > > > > Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic > |** Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011? > MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = > http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort > "I'm not afraid things won't get better, but it feels like this has gone on > forever" ... Toad The Wet Sprocket ... 'Good Intentions' > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: faithcubsmc2691 <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx> > To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sat, Sep 18, 2010 7:24 am > Subject: [elky] * Chicagoland Meets, 2011? > > After seeing the New York Monte Carlo Club in action at their August > gathering (Spiedie Fest, Binghamton NY) during my Nor'Easter Trek road trip, > I'm not willing to "give up" on Chicagoland events. It seems, sometimes, > that when we get together, people say, "We should do this more often" ... > but that rarely happens. Perhaps it is time we make "more often" happen. > After all, getting together with people IS the POINT.... > > > While the MidSummer Chitown Gathering is done after 3 years due to > fast-dwindling attendance (65 in 2008, 20 in 2009, 16 in 2010), let's try > something different. I have ideas for "Meet'n'Greets": > > Saturday, October 16, 2010 > ..."Fall Colors Drive" > ...Galena IL/Franklin Grove IL > ...go west from Chicagoland to Galena via US Route 20; return through > Franklin Grove via the Lincoln Highway > > Saturday, April 16, 2011 > ..."Taxes Done" > ...Dwight IL (where IL RT 47 and US RT 66 "cross paths") > ...(possibly) find a business that will give us ~10% off food to > "eliminate" the tax > > Saturday, July 30, 2011 > ..."Cold Treat" > ...Elgin IL (near US RT 20) > ...(possibly) find a restaurant that will give ~10% off ice cream, floats, > malts, shakes, etc., to "beat the heat" > > Saturday, October 15, 2011 > ..."October Fest" > ...Volo IL > ...visit the Volo Auto Museum > > > If people are interested in meeting regularly, perhaps we could name some > "home" cruise nights.... > > > > So ... what do you think? > > Are YOU interested in Chicagoland Meet'n'Greets in 2011? > > > > The First MidSummer Chitown Gathering ... 07/26/2008: > http://pics.projectmonte.com/album/12498 > > The Final MidSummer Chitown Gathering ... 07/24/2010: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/3rdAnnualMidSummerChitownGathering#slideshow/5497685409301953362 > > > > > Cort | 36.m.IL | 5 Monte Carlos.1 Caprice Classic | pig valve.pacemaker > ** Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011? > MCs.CC | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RoadTrips.us66 = > http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort > "Ya just might miss the point" ... George Strait ... 'The Breath You Take' > >