[tcb] Re: DAC Trip Report
- From: evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:02:45 +0000
Naw,
I remember a better one Robb did. Let me think....
Oh yeah
"One time at band camp..."
;-)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:35:40
To:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: DAC Trip Report
Now, THATS a trip report!
Good times, good times!
--- Katrina Martin <k.d.martin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Freakin' 14 VW's in that cruise!
> U go man.
> There should have been a trophy for most VW's in a
> cruise, DAC would
> win.
>
> Katrina & Dan Martin
> 71'bus "Homer"
> http://web.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin
> http://ical.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin/Volks32Shows
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2007, at 5:21 PM, wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Thursday 9 am at Fat Daddy’s: Scott was first. I
> was second, as
> > everybody else trickled in on time, the Fat
> Daddy’s crew was
> > rolling in and was stoked to see us, let us use
> the can and all
> > that good stuff. The best part? Nobody was late!
> NOBODY!
> >
> > 9:45 am, roll call:
> >
> > Scott
> > John
> > Mike and June
> > Angii, Natt and Bevo
> > Mike, Alecia and Ford
> > Me, Sonja and Boy
> > Chuck
> > Steve
> > Derick, Rebecca and Family
> > Dustin
> >
> > 7 Busses, 1 Squareback, 1 Fasty, 3 bugs (1 bug and
> fasty towing)
> >
> > 10 am, on the road until we come to I30. Parking
> lot. Crappity
> > wappity. We debated for 15 minutes and realized we
> were better off
> > back tracking thru Mesquite to I20. Took us about
> 30 minutes out of
> > our way, but beats the hell out of breaking one of
> our 40 year old
> > rides before we even get out of town. Steve,
> Chuck, and Dustin
> > braved the parking lot, but with the exception of
> Dustin, they were
> > towing.
> >
> > 30 minutes or so off schedule, we roll into
> Alvarado to meet up
> > with Shawn and Bodean, and we are full blown on
> our way. Add one
> > more Fasty and a Ghia to the cruise.
> >
> > Really quiet until about 15 minutes this side of
> Lampasses. Bodean
> > and a few others were a couple of minutes ahead of
> the busses,
> > talking on the two ways about stopping at a VW
> shop on the way to
> > see if it’s open. It’s been closed the past 3
> years. Us bus guys
> > were just ready to keep going, when Mike and
> June’s bus contracted
> > the "Steering Wobble of Doom". We pulled over at a
> rest stop,
> > diagnosed the problem as a broken ball joint,
> declared ourselves f^%
> > ked. Bodean and them called, had made it to the
> shop, and it was
> > open. WHOOHOO! We limped the bus at 40 mph the 15
> or so miles, the
> > guy didn’t have the part, but had a welder and
> fixed us right up.
> > For $40! The dude could’ve stuck it to us on this
> one. What a great
> > guy, and a lucky break for us. Back on track after
> maybe an hour down.
> >
> > The rest of the ride was uneventful, we rolled
> into Fredericksburg
> > at around 6 pm., there happened to be a bull dozer
> in the spot we
> > picked!!!MMMMM! BEER time! Beer and bull dozers!
> >
> > Thursday night, we were unsuccessful at starting
> the bulldozer, but
> > we should get an A for effort. Not sure what we
> would’ve done with
> > it had we started it, but I’m sure we would’ve
> found something. We
> > had the place to ourselves for the most part, it’s
> all a blur.
> >
> > Friday, the ball started rolling as Dan, Katrina,
> Denis, and a
> > whole host of others were rolling in. DAC went
> into town to hit the
> > German bar in Steve’s fasty, Bodean almost got us
> kicked out for
> > his face being on the receiving end of a huge
> stack of coasters.
> > Damn, Bodean.
> >
> > Saturday I was grumpy and couldn’t figure out a
> damn thing to do
> > with myself. Thanks to Steve making me take a
> stacker 2 and an
> > energy drink, I was still grumpy, but hyper. Hyper
> AND grumpy,
> > that’s when people REALLY like to hang out with
> me. Thanks again,
> > Steve. Shawn understood, and was glad to assist me
> in being a
> > completely useless b%^ch. People I didn't even
> know were asking me
> > why I had been crying. WTF?
> >
> > I was able to harness the energy and accomplish
> volunteering for
> > serving the grub that evening, along with Bodean
> and Sonja. 45
> > minutes we were done, like 200 million people. The
> super cool apron
> > and hat, it was just like working the buffet at
> Pizza Inn again.
> >
> > Saturday night, and we’ve managed to stay out of
> trouble for the
> > most part, but it was only a matter of time. The
> evil forces of
> > SAAC gave in, and once again, Steve was instigated
> into drag racing
> > and burnout contests. That’s ok, he got his ass
> chewed, while I got
> > a ride in The Zone!. :p
> >
> > Sunday, the show was HUGE. 350+ cars from what I
> hear. Rusty Bus/
> > Thing Mike, Steve, Bodean, Kirk and I volunteered
> to judge, while
> > Sonja worked the raffle table and food. Sonja
> worked the entire
> > weekend, thank her when you see her!
> >
> > Chuck won the Coke cooler! CHUCK!
> >
> > The ride home was quiet. About 5 hours. Not bad in
> a bunch of busses.
> >
> > 4 days in a German town with 300 VW’s, countless
> trips to the beer
> > store, and over 600 miles in a dozen + 40 year old
> cars who were
> > designed in the 30’s, with a great cruising team
> backing each other
> > up the whole way. I would say "priceless", but
> that's played out.
> >
> > 361 days of rest until we get to do it all over
> again.
> >
> > Great job Steve, Sharon and everybody else
> involved!
> >
> >
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>
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