So Fred and the Princess & I began our 37
mile cruise to Milford, VA and the Kanagroo Express, ‘These Colors Don’t Run’
show. This was the first attempt of this
group to put on a show and it went pretty well.
The venue was on grass, the restrooms were great with the Ladies using
the inside permanent facilities and us guys using the porta potties….that
worked out well. I hate it when I’m
inside a porta potties and some shrill loud lady is banging on the door yelling
“Pregnant Lady, hurry up” They had a
lineup of vendors and the host business, Southern Truck & Custom, had their
shop open for us to check out. Coach was
playing his outstanding inventory of music while interjecting some trivia
contests to keep the day moving. They
had food but it was a little below what “car show” food usually is….ok but…. The day was just a tad warm but the gentle
breeze kept us from leaking too much body fluid out….
Unfortunately there were a couple other shows
the same day, one within 19 miles of this one.
This is something that is avoidable if the show planers would consult
the websites on the net where shows are listed and respect the date when
someone else already has a show planned.
The planner of the show in Milford listed their show early enough that
the other planner could have adjusted their show….but they didn’t. So….everyone loses! The show we attended had 42 cars; the one in
Fredericksburg had a few more than that and the one a little further north had
about 30 cars. So everyone’s attendance
was lower than it could have been and the show planners did not make as much
money for their charities as they could have….it’s a recipe for a lose-lose scenario
and it is easily avoidable.
Of the 42 cars in attendance my favorite was the
silver & orange ’55 Chevy big block….it was just neat as a pin and done minimally. I also like the yellow & white Nash Metropolitan;
we have seen that car at other shows over the years. The Virginia Stockers and Fredericksburg
Classic and Muscle Car Club came with a few of their members to support the
show. Both clubs are very active in
local events.
The award ceremony was interesting in that
because of the low attendance most people went home with a trophy, even the
Princess! The Princess also answered a
trivia question correctly and won a left handed softball mitt….think about
that. The Princess, who doesn’t know a
thing about softball and would never do anything as strenuous as softball, now
has a mitt. To offer a little insight into what I am going
to endure….when the ceremony was over she came hobbling back across the field
to the truck, holding up the mitt, yelling “Gentlemen Start Your Engines”. I shook my head and told her I think she
means “Play Ball”…..she says it doesn’t matter, it’s the same thing….I’m
doomed. After the awards were given out
we cruised to Family Diner in Fredericksburg for dinner and to attend the weekly
cruise that was going on there. Debie
met us there and had called ahead to Debra to make sure they were serving the
Seafood Salad! The Princess gets so
whiney if she can’t have what she wants….Debie & Debra know! A few more cars cam in so we stayed till
around 7PM then cruised home….a long day….a good day.
Be sure to check out all the pictures at; http://www.flickr.com/photos/53063560@N05/sets/72157634396661647/
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