There are folks who measure the success of an event by the number of vehicles registered. Don't you think it might be time to adjust that attitude? Yes, there are still those who eschew the small local car shows in favor of the Nationals or the Regionals or whatever the trend is that's being promoted …
Film and Flashbacks
In previous posts I've made here, I may have casually mentioned some comparisons between the days of limited exposures from a film camera, and the current monstrous cell phone and tablet cameras that can hold thousands of images. And although those big batches of photos from one event might lean toward sensory overload, we really …
Back to “Back to the Fifties”!
During the month of June, car folks from across the country pack the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for the Minnesota Street Rod Association's legendary "Back to the Fifties" weekend. It's an event like no other. And this year, the 48th annual, a good share of those folks (in other words just about anybody who can carry …
Flashback: The Colonial Williamsburg Rod Run
It was May of 1973. My dad and I were in Newport News Virginia visiting my sister and her family. And.... one of the "tourist trap" stops we made just happened to put us right next door to what I presume was the host hotel for the Tidewater Street Rod Association's Colonial Williamsburg Rod Run. …
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The Return of GSTA
Hitting the road before dawn, I skated along an icy early April highway and slogged my way through a thick fog all the while thinking, "This better be worth it…!" I needn't have worried. The destination was the 64th Annual Gopher State Timing Association's long-delayed spring fling and it seemed there were more than a …