Friday, October 23, 2009

Date Change - Ogunquit

Anticipating inclement weather, the Ogunquit Classic Car Show at The Playhouse has been rescheduled from Saturday, Oct 24 to Sunday October 25.

Location : Ogunquit Playhouse parking lot.
Registration : ($5.00) 8 - 10am
Show hours 10 - 2pm
Free admission to public.
People's Choice to top 3 entrants.
Trophies & Gift Certificates to local restaurants
50/50 drawing
Cruise from the Playhouse to the Beach following the show.

Regards,
Dick Wickert
Executive Board Member Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce
207-641-9164

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Monday, October 19, 2009

And Then There Is This...

Just passin' this on - from now on, Connie Peacock shall be known as Connie "The Bouncer" Peacock. Don't mess with The Bouncer.

A BIG thank you to Ralph Stowell - he has spent the last three days helping me pull about 35 stumps, move rocks and spread loam. Not bad for a man who is older than Moses (not me - Ralph). Don't mess with Ralph - another tough bird.

Still trying to get caught up - more and more folks are sending write-ups and pix, as you may have noticed. Just got some Bucksport pix that I'll try to get up before next season. Gettin' busy around here, so if you send somethin', please be patient. I have to fit this in during my spare time, which has been scarce lately. But now that the season has wound down, I'll have more time - but little to post. Ain't that the way it goes?

Dunno who may be interested (what with H1N1 going around), but I have been able to avoid colds and flu - I have not had either in ten years. I used to get colds twice a year, and the flu every year. I do not get flu shots. So, for those who may want to know, I attribute it to three things: 1) I take high potency mega vitamins and a fish oil capsule religiously, every day, 2) I take probiotics regularly - at least weekly, and 3) at the first sign of discomfort that feels like a cold or flu is setting in, I take a dose of colloidal silver twice a day, and the symptoms just disappear. I then stop taking the silver until the next time. Not sure my "system" is what keeps illness away, but it seems to work for me.

Well, diggin' out the outdoor Xmas decor - see ya later! And don't forget - brunch at Two Trails Diner on Saturday at 1:00 on November 14.

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New Galleries

Received the following write-ups on OHTM and the Ellsworth Autumn Gold show from James Smith, along with pix that are now posted in the galleries.

"Bill
"A good number of diehard foreign car owners did brave the early morning heavy mist to attend the annual fall Foreign Car Festival at the Owls Head Transportation Museum on October 4th. The rains that were predicated failed to surface, and the breezy overcast skies precluded any airplane rides, however the many displays at the museum provided a chance to stretch legs and warm up.

"Over the couple of hours that I visited, 60 to 70 cars arrived and departed after amply displaying the rides to others. Down from the traditional 150 plus numbers (understandable with the unfavorable weather forecast) those present genuinely appeared to have a good time.
Anyone that has attended one of the many car show events at OHTM, knows that it is a totally relaxing gathering of like interest car owners. Though this year they began a people’s choice award for the event, the day is really ‘judge’ free aside from friendly boasting among friends.
I would urge everyone to attend one of the OHTM’s events. I can assure that you will have a good time. Check out their website at www.ohtm.org for next year’s dates."

James Smith

"Bill:
My summary of the Autumn Gold Car Show for what it’s worth. I’d be interested in hear from other participants on whether the tone of my assessment is correct.

"The Autumn Gold Car Show held in Ellsworth this past Saturday (October 3rd) saw 120 participants braving forecasts of late day rain. Venue was a portion of the Home Depot parking lot high a windswept knoll away from the other offerings of the city wide festival. Few spectators were seen roaming between the cars. A few miss classed cars were seen both the fault of the entrants and the registration desk, the latter failing to have sufficient automobile marquee knowledge to question the entrant’s errant class request. A judged event with only two judges for that number of cars was a cause for concern, though didn’t show as by time the awards were presented the skies opened up and most just wanted to seek out warm and dry shelter.

"Thankfully the organizers had moved up the award presentation to accommodate a "cruisin’ parade" through downtown where surprisingly there were a number of spectators. A year of absence and relocation had not bode well for the event. I trust next year the organizers will be back on track as the history of this event had been good. "

James Smith

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Bangor

Thanks and a hat-tip to Alex Holmes and his Dad for sending us a bunch of great new pix of the Bangor show, now posted in the Gallery. Enjoy!

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Clarification

Andy, of Team 207 makes a very good point that should be made clear to all - the ruckus and rudeness of some of the Tuner group at New Gloucester is well known, but it is important to note that they were not a part of Team 207. Team 207 was respectful and well-mannered. Those other clowns could learn a lot from them. But judging from their obnoxious behavior, there is no chance they would learn from anyone.

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WHOA!

I have received an onslaught of email and comments from you folks, all wondering why my blog of the NG show did not even mention the disgraceful behavior of certain members of a club that profess a certain, and apparently phony philosophy. I certainly do appreciate your participation, and encourage it, and I thank you. However, in this instance further emails on this subject are unnecessary. And please, if commenting on the blog, please do NOT insult the people personally - I will not publish those that do. In the last 24 hours I have had to delete almost a dozen comments that resorted to name-calling of the people involved. If you wish to call them names, do so to their faces. This is not the place for it.

I will only say this once, so please take it at face value: there was no need to comment on something that was so obvious that many of you brought it up at the show, and many more of you have beseiged me with email and comments - far too many to post (so if you do not see yours, you will know I am not slighting you). If everyone already knows, any comment from me would be redundant.

Everyone realizes they were trying to bait me, hoping I would react in such a way as to make me, or HotKarz, the "fall guy."

Of course, my refusal to be "baited" by those people only infuriated them, and they then began to post comments trying to bait me yet again (See Grace's & Big Mike's comments). In other words, they fell into their own trap, and showed to all that it is they who want to start a pissin' contest, as I was quite willing to just let it pass as a non-issue. But they would not let it "pass". And the folks now see the "Network" for what it really is - a bunch of undisciplined, self-serving bullies who want nothing more than to keep controlling the shows, the folks, and who wins and loses. Sorry - that way of doing things is coming to an end. Like it or not, the shows will become more fair and honest for ALL the folks. Get onboard, or get out of the way.

But it is sad that the "Ol' Boys Network" do these things believing that the folks are behind them. They just don't get it, and never will.

And while I am certain they will find some way to try and convince folks that there was a legitimate purpose behind their actions, I can tell by your emails that you know better. That said, please refrain from jumping on me to get into a big row on what I consider a non-issue. I have better things to do with my time than to play dumb games with the Sandbox Crew.

But I will be formulating an article that addresses the issues of positive change.

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Thank you.

Sharing Experience

[A Letter From John]

Hi Bill,

I would like to share my experience at the New Gloucester Car Show as you have shared your comments on other car shows.

I'll begin by saying that upon entering the fair grounds I was assigned to Class M, for Camaros and Firebirds. I was then directed to this class. After parking my Camaro I was then asked to move further up ahead of Class M where there were no class signs. One of the staff members stated "we'll see that your car shows your class". I knew then that this statement to me was BS.

My first thought was, how was anyone to know what class my Camaro was now in, or whether I was a participant for judging if there was no Class M sign displayed. Upon registering I was car number 7, so in another words Class M was only big enough to hold 6 Camaros or Firebirds. During the show I observed no judging on my Camaro which I blame the organizers. Had my class had enough area to hold more than 6 vehicles, perhaps my Camaro along with the 67 Camaro parked next to me might have been judged. It may be safe to say that the New Gloucester Car Show needs to do some fine tuning as other shows to make it fair for everyone participating.

John Nicholas
Buxton, Me.

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Fryeburg Parade

The pix are now up in the Gallery for the Fryeburg Fair Parade. I had not brought my camera, so I thank my wonderful daughter, Christi, for capturing these images on her cellphone.

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