[tcb] Re: Paul's trip report
- From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:25:53 -0700 (PDT)
Something on the door would be awsome, also the lady
on the side all the way down would be kool,
--- Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Denis: I know and Paul knows: it was
> definitely the logo. No doubt
> about it. The logo was the hit of the show. You
> can't believe how close
> we came to not having it ready for the show. The
> sign guy put that on
> Thursday afternoon about 4:00. I hired a commercial
> artist to draw that
> thing and it took him two weeks to get it done. He
> got it to the sign shop
> Thursday morning. Lot of thought went into that
> thing and it came out
> better than I had hoped but still not sure it's as
> good as it could have
> been. Thought about doing all the way down the side
> of the bus and still
> thinking about duplicating it in a smaller size on
> the front doors.
>
> Anyone who has seen it have any suggestions?
>
>
> At 09:15 AM 8/29/2006, you wrote:
> >Yeah, but I blocked and sanded until I went blind
> and my doors look kinda
> >alright, but I had to use a skin of bondo so the
> inside (back) of my doors
> >are all wavy and look like hell. You could have
> stopped sooner and put a
> >interior panel on the doors, but nooooooooooo you
> have to show that the
> >inside was as straight as the outside.
> >
> >I think the painting on the side of Beverly was
> what swung the Best of
> >Show judges, probably all men. Paul's was judged by
> all women and he gave
> >them all "rides", if you know what I mean (and I
> think you do).
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Sammie Smith"
> <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:52 AM
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: Paul's trip report
> >
> >
> >>Now now Denis. You guys know it is Eureka. And
> judging up there has
> >>always been a problem, but we are all in there for
> the FUN of it. And
> >>Denis, as to straight panels; you block sand and
> you block sand and you
> >>block sand..........till you dream of it and you
> never want to see
> >>another body panel. But it ain't really that
> straight. They didn't
> >>come from the factory straight in the first
> place.
> >>
> >>At 09:18 PM 8/28/2006, you wrote:
> >>>There were some people that were serious and
> criticizing about whether
> >>>you can win Best in Show without winning their
> class. I talked to one of
> >>>the bigwigs today and was told exactly what I had
> already guessed, that
> >>>there was a set of judges for your class and a
> set of judges for Best In
> >>>Show. They simply stood by the judges' position.
> You will hear the same
> >>>thing at the Oscar shows when a film will win
> Best Picture but not Best
> >>>Director. How can a movie win Best Picture and
> not Best Director? I
> >>>don't know, but there it is.
> >>>
> >>>The only time I won at ES was second place for
> "under construction". I
> >>>lost first place to a friggin' dune buggy. How
> can you tell whether a
> >>>dune buggy is finished?
> >>>
> >>>I think that the Zone is always a top show car,
> and I believe that I may
> >>>never have seen or will ever see a restoration as
> good as Sammie's. I am
> >>>mystified at how straight the metal on the doors
> were. Like I said
> >>>before you guys just piss me off when I look at
> Murray and I look at
> >>>your rigs. It just pisses me off.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "singlecabboy"
>
> >>><sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 8:55 PM
> >>>Subject: [tcb] Re: Paul's trip report
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Thanx Denis , I think I'm gonna send it to NEATO
> for
> >>>one of their issues, Denis how do I respond to
> Sammies
> >>>last post ? vintage bus wins show , but doesn't
> win
> >>>class ?I could be a real dick and answer it that
> way
> >>>but I won't till he starts spoutting off some
> more.
> >>>What were the folks saying in the back , that I
> >>>shouldn't have won the class or what , Id really
> like
> >>>to know.
> >>>
> >>>--- Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Kat usually gives great trip reports, but that
> one
> >>>>has to be a classic. It made me feel like I was
> >>>>there. I laughed, I cried, it became part of me.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Paul Smith
> >>>www.23window.com/thezone
> >>>Why do I have to push "1" for English
> >>>T.C.B.
> >>>H.B.B.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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Paul Smith
www.23window.com/thezone
Why do I have to push "1" for English
T.C.B.
H.B.B.
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