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That would be fine, F_O_G ... your gf is welcome to join us! As for eating ... looking for something that has "wide appeal" ... with some lite stuff, too. I don't eat all that much on my road trips.... And, no worries ... my best friend (who may actually join us) said she would try to come up with some, too. And, I know a few others had told me they'd come up with ideas ... though, I haven't heard any yet. Anyway ... you have my cell (if you saw it in my sig).... I sure look forward to meeting you! And, I hope to meet a few other C&Gers on the way, too...especially those that had mentioned about meeting up already.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'll start running as fast as I can" ... Girls Next Door ... 'Slow Boat To China'

aching Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You probably won’t remember me" ... Jan Arden ... 'Insensitive'

UPDATED ITINERARY Just over a week left to finalize plans...need to finalize soon, before I leave town: Please let me know whether or not you plan to meet up along the way...I KNOW we have more members in the areas I'll be...would love to meet you! Email to faithcubs_montecarlo5 @ juno.com ...or...my phone number is in my sig below.... Anyone have suggestions for MEETING/EATING PLACES...? Thoughts/tips about my route and/or travel times...? And, of course, I need directions to homes/places to meet...and, if you plan to meet up, your phone #.... FRIDAY/NOVEMBER 23 (day after Thanksgiving) ELGIN IL - INDIANAPOLIS IN - LEXINGTON KY route RT 47 S SR 24 E I-65 S I-64 E SR 27 S PLANS 8a ... leave Elgin (maybe earlier?) 11a/noonish ... stop near Indianapolis IN 1pmish ... leave Indianapolis 5pmish ... arrive in KY VISIT/MEET lunch = Indianapolis IN ... ANYONE...?? dinner = Lexington KY-area restaurant TBD ... Janet (mcss/nmcoa); bowtie dude (C&G); Gina/geebee (vr); Wise (vr); bigkat (mcss); Dino (nmcoa); Jeff D (mcml); YellowJacket (c&g); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? SATURDAY/NOVEMBER 24 LEXINGTON KY - KNOXVILLE TN - CHARLOTTE NC route SR 27 N I-75 S I-40 E I-77 S PLANS 9a ... leave Lexington KY (maybe earlier?) noonish ... stop near Knoxville TN 1p ... leave Knoxville 6p ... arrive in Charlotte NC VISIT/MEET lunch = Knoxville TN ... Andreas (1gmc); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? dinner = Charlotte NC SUNDAY/NOVEMBER 25 CHARLOTTE NC VISIT/MEET late lunch(2p)/early dinner(5p), restaurant TBD ... Jay (mcml); Donald T (mcss/nmcoa); Big Jim (fgmc); cowboy6622 (mcf); Future Of GM (C&G); Bryan (Racing1); scc24540 (mcf); likearock (GMI); Spider_carb (mcss); Heather; [Falcon (carnuts.us); Tweak (2kmc); members of SMCC???]...ANYONE ELSE...?? MONDAY/NOVEMBER 26 CHARLOTTE NC - ANDERSON SC - ATLANTA GA route I-85 S SR 28 (Anderson SC) I-85 S PLANS 7a ... leave Charlotte NC 10a ... arrive in Anderson SC 2p ... leave Anderson 5p ... arrive in Atlanta GA VISIT/MEET lunch = Anderson SC ... Jared (1gmc); Kevin (1gmc); ...ANYONE ELSE...? dinner = Atlanta GA @ JOHN C's home ... John C (mcml); Danny (vr); Drachen (carnuts.us); Brian (carnuts.us); Larry (mcml); [Chris (ecml); Bonnie (vr); 87_lt1_ss (mcss)???]...ANYONE ELSE...?? TUESDAY/NOVEMBER 27 ATLANTA GA - ORLANDO FL - TAMPA FL - TALLAHASSEE FL route I-75 S tollway (arg) into Orlando tollway (arg) out of Orlando I-4 W I-75 N I-10 W PLANS 4a-4:30a ... leave Atlanta GA 11:30a ... lunch in Orlando FL 12:30p ... leave Orlando 2pmish ... arrive in Lakland/Tampa FL 2:30p ... leave Tampa/Lakeland 7:30p ... arrive in Tallahassee FL for BBQ @ Ken's ... ALL-INVITED VISIT/MEET lunch = Orlando FL, restaurant TBD ... Justin (mcss); LaFemme (acha); Dalt (mcss); [hExx (2kmc)?]...ANYONE ELSE...?? break = Lakeland/Tampa FL ... Ian (1gmc); Fly (c&g); Bruce (various MC) in Lakeland ... ANYONE ELSE...?? dinner = Tallahassee FL ... TUESDAY NIGHT ALL-INVITED BBQ ... dbreese/David (fgmc); Jeff (mcml); Dave (2nd gen yahoo grp); Ken (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? WEDNESDAY/NOVEMBER 28 TALLAHASSEE FL - DE FUNIAK SPRINGS FL - MONTGOMERY AL - BIRMINGHAM AL route I-10W SR 331 N I-65N PLANS 8a ... leave Tallahassee FL 10a ... arrive near De Funiak Springs FL noonish ... leave De Funiak Springs 3:30p ... arrive in Montgomery AL 4:30p ... leave Montomery 6p ... arrive in Birmingham AL VISIT/MEET early lunch = De Funiak Springs FL area ... Ann (vr); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? break = Montgomery AL ... 76ChevyTrucker (c&g); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? dinner = Birmingham AL, restaurant TBD ... Brandon (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? THURSDAY/NOVEMBER 29 BIRMINGHAM AL - HUNTSVILLE AL (or) CHATTANOOGA TN - LYNCHBURG TN - NASHVILLE TN route I-65 N [or] route I-59 N I-24 W PLANS 8a ... leave Birmingham AL 11a ... arrive in EITHER Huntsville AL or Chattanooga TN 1p ... leave Huntsville or Chattanooga 5p ... arrive in Nashville TN VISIT/MEET lunch = Huntsville AL [or] Chattanooga TN ... 256pimpin (mm) [or] jlb/mizz jlb (Racing1); ... ANYONE ELSE...?? break = Lynchburg ... knightwing (mcss); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? dinner = Nashville TN, restaurant TBD ... Stephen (mcss); blue02ss (2kmc); Kevin/Lori; ...ANYONE ELSE...?? FRIDAY/NOVEMBER 30 NASHVILLE TN - BIG SANDY TN - JACKSON TN - [MARION IL?] route I-40 W SR 641 N (to Big Sandy) SR 641 S I-40 W PLANS 8a ... leave Nashville TN 10a ... arrive in Big Sandy TN 2p ... leave Big Sandy 4p ... arrive in Jackson TN [if leave same night, leave Jackson about 6:30p, headed Marion IL and/or St Louis MO ... arriving about 11p] VISIT/MEET lunch = Big Sandy TN ... family friends dinner = Jackson TN, restaurant TBD ... Richard O (mcml); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? SATURDAY/DECEMBER 1 [JACKSON TN?]- MARION IL - [sT LOUIS MO] - CHAMPAIGN/DECATUR IL - HOME/IL route RT 45E N I-24 W I-57 N SR 24 W IL RT 47 N [OR] RT 45E N I-24 W I-57 N I-64 W I-55 N I-39 N SR 64 E [OR] combo of above I-55 N I-70 E I-57 N combo of above PLANS 5:30a ... leave Jackson TN 10a ... stop in Marion/St Louis 11a ... leave Marion/St Louis 2p ... stop around Decatur/Champaign IL 3p ... leave for Elgin 6p ... arrive for our annual Christmas Open House ... IL area people invited.... VISIT/MEET break = St Louis MO ... Joe (CT's TooMany2count); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? break = Marion IL ... darndot (gmi); georgew84 (mm); Mark T (mcml); [otto (carnuts.us, S IL)???]...ANYONE ELSE...?? lunch = Champaign/Decatur IL, restaurant TBD ... montecl (nmcoa); 2manymontes (nmcoa, mcss); Derek/Janie A (nmcoa,mcss,etc.); [Alex (1gmc)???]...ANYONE ELSE...?? 847.Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker 337.WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort 9897."Don't let your life pass you by" ... Sarah McLachlan ... 'I Will Remember You'

Ahh...ya know, I hadn't even THOUGHT about the "GM Corporation" as being the GMC to which he was referring...THAT makes sense! Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm glad they didn't torch the one he was driving ... awesome car and looked in good shape, too. And, yes, Ninety Eight ... interesting to see what happens next week now. I can't believe the COP did that ... I can't wait to hear how he explains the sudden disappearance of his son's wagon ... and, for that matter, what his son will drive now.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Things don't look too familiar" ... Shelly West ... 'Jose Cuervo'

GOOD! I'll have to go back to their website sometime to see, but sure would love to have a CD of theirs, if they have 'em.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Loose your blues" ... Kenny Loggins ... 'Footloose'

No Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Just a little insight won't make this right" ... All-American Rejects ... 'It Ends Tonight'

*nods* Thank you, indeed! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I hope you remember me" ... Our Lady Peace ... 'Somewhere Out There'

Chalk up another idiosyncrasis! For those of you who watch "Friday Night Lights", I'd bet I'm not the only one that noticed this.... On this past week's episode, one of the character's cars, a '75-'76 vintage Caprice/Impala wagon [believe it was the Caprice version; thought I saw the Caprice emblem on the front], was referred to as/called a "GMC wagon". In the same episode, when two of the characters torched the car, it suddenly went from being the big/roundish '75-'76 vintage Caprice/Impala wagon to the downsized/boxy '77-'79 vintage Caprice/Impala wagon. At least it was still a wagon, I suppose. And, unless my memory and fact-finding is lacking, GM never produced a station wagon for the GMC brand.... Hmm....and I don't think we've seen Smash drive his 4th gen Monte Carlo SC yet this season.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Another dream that ended way too soon" ... Restless Heart ... 'The Bluest Eyes In Texas'

ocnblu ... no need to apologize, if that was directed at me, anyway. Your post did not influence my decision; I had already more or less thought about that ... and just quoted you as a segue to mention my thoughts as well. New pics should be available relatively soon.... And, thank you for the compliment, ocn! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Take my way, it's the highway, that's the best" ... John Mayer ... 'Route 66'

Oh, wow ... that's AWESOME! Wow ... just checked out that website ... sounds like a group I definitely need to see next time I'm in Pittsburgh, if they are still performing. I love playing the cello, though I haven't much recently . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Come along and share the good times while we can" ... Lynn Anderson ... 'Rose Garden'

dangerous Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "So much more aware" ... Linkin Park ... 'Numb'

LOL!! So, uh, how DID you celebrate, bud? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Crank up the music" ... Steven Curtis Chapman ... 'Live Out Loud'

*nods* I'm kinda in the same place, ocn.... My MCs were featured, so I figure I won't enter this year, even though I have some new pics I could submit.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy" ... Eagles ... 'Take It Easy'

Hmm....no, I don't like it.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I think I'd like to watch it burn" ... Wallflowers ... 'One Headlight'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Oldsmoboi!!! Hope you celebrate appropriately . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The journey's been etched on your skin" ... James Blunt ... '1973'

Just a couple weeks away or so now. Anyone else want to meet up? I know we have more members in the areas through which I'll be traveling.... YellowJacket ... still planning on meeting up in the Lexington area? Fly ... is the Tampa area a possibility for you? 76ChevyTrucker ... still planning to meet when I come through Montgomery? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".847.pig valve.337.pacemaker.9897 WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's just a matter of time" ... TG Sheppard ... 'Somewhere Down The Line'

*grins devilishly* Think again, Fly!! Ninety Eight ... you might be onto something. Guess I hadn't thought of it quite in those terms, really ... but, in a way, it does sort of make sense. I know quite a few people who, as long as I've known them, have always bought new(er) cars ... and now, all of a sudden, are looking into something older ... either for daily use or weekend play..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "And the simple truth so very much clearer" ... Everything ... 'Hooch'

science Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I guess I should watch what I wish for" ... Theory Of A Deadman ... 'Nothing Could Come Between Us'

NICE!!!! CONGRATULATIONS! I like the way those look on your Malibu! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I saw an old Malibu" ... Doug Stone ... 'I Thought It Was You'

*nods* I understand what you mean ... because I wonder the same thing at times..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The thing I find most amazing in amazing grace is the chance to give it out" ... Brandon Heath ... 'I'm Not Who I Was'

suck up Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "For every heart you break, you pay a price" ... Restless Heart ... 'The Bluest Eyes In Texas'

Yeah, I know. But, as I noted, I was already shaky by barely avoiding the collision ... and his repeated attempts at telling me "not to worry" didn't help matters.... *sighs* *rolls eyes* *faints* Yes and no. A couple times, he really got up close ... but that was to "inspect" the car. Otherwise, he kept his distance.... Well, he'd only find one, actually. The '87 MC LS is the only one sitting at the address associated with the tags. The other 4 are in a storage garage out west of town..... Yes ... but, you may be remembering the instance where the guy in the Toyota truck couldn't believe that my '87 MC LS got better gas mileage than his brand new truck..... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "What you said when you left just left me cold and out of breath" ... Chris Daughtry ... 'Over You'

Glad you guys are back safe'n'sound. Sorry I missed meeting you both! Maybe next year when I'm in PA? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Another dream that ended way too soon" ... Restless Heart ... 'The Bluest Eyes In Texas'

*nods* Sounds good, F_O_G...look forward to meeting you! UPDATES.... * FRI,NOV 23 * Dinner, Lexington-area restaurant TBD ... Wise (vr); bigkat (mcss); Dino (nmcoa); Jeff D (mcml); YellowJacket (c&g); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Janet (mcss)???] More people joining us: Gina (geebee, VR) and bowtie dude (C&G) ANYONE have restaurant suggestions?? * SUN,NOV 25 * Late lunch/early dinner, restaurant TBD ... Jay (mcml); Steve (acha); Future Of GM (C&G); Bryan (Racing1); scc24540 (mcf); likearock (GMI); Spider_carb (mcss); Heather; ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [Falcon (carnuts.us); Donald T (mcss); Tweak (2kmc); members of SMCC???] More people joining us: Big Jim (fgmc) and cowboy6622 (mcf) ANYONE have restaurant suggestions? I'm thinking maybe of sometime between 2p and 5p ... any time best for anyone? * MON,NOV 26 * Possible schedule/time change: I may leave Charlotte around 7a, instead of 8a. If so, then I'll be in Anderson SC by 10a, leaving about 2p.... DINNER IN ATLANTA GA ... PLACE DETERMINED: John C has offered to have everyone at his home for dinner, in part, so we can see his collection, including 2 manual transmission Monte Carlos, a '56 Chevy, a '55 Farmall tractor and an '82 diesel Chevette. Thank you, John! Along with John C, people meeting include: Danny (vr); Drachen (carnuts.us); Brian (carnuts.us); Larry (mcml); Chris (ecml); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? [bonnie (vr); 87_lt1_ss (mcss)???] * TUE,NOV 27 * Possible schedule/time change: I will probably leave Atlanta around 4:30a, if not earlier.... ALL INVITED TO BBQ in TALLAHASSEE at the home of Ken (mcss,nmcoa) ... Jeff (mcml); ...ANYONE ELSE...?? More people joining us for the BBQ: Dave (2nd gen MC yahoo group) * THU,NOV 29 * ANYONE have restaurant suggestions for Nashville TN dinner?? * SAT,DEC 1 * Stop in Marion IL will include ... darndot (gmi), Mark T (mcml) and georgew84 (mymonte) ...ANYONE ELSE...?? ANY suggestion on where to meet?? TIPS / SUGGETIONS: Along with meeting/restaurant suggestions and, of course, addresses/specific driving directions, anyone have TIPS about my ROUTE or TRAVEL TIMES? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.847.MCs.337.RT.9897.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "My heart is like an open highway" ... BonJovi ... 'It's My Life'

Even after a wonderful afternoon (Sunday, November 4) of driving my older 4 MCs, I was already a bit shaky when I pulled into the gas station, having just avoided a collision when another driver turned left directly in front of me at the intersection just before the gas station entrance. So, when I stepped out of my '87 MC LS and was promptly greeted by a stranger who seemingly appeared out of the thin air [i think he just walked there, I never did see him near a car], asking several detailed questions about my car, I began shaking a bit more. The stranger noticed my shakiness and quickly said something about that I shouldn't be concerned...except, he kept REPEATING it throughout the awkward conversation, if you can even call it a conversation. During the time we spoke [the ENTIRE time I was pumping gas into my car, etc.], he accused me of being a young kid who doesn't know anything about cars because the Monte Carlo never had a Luxury Sport model. He claimed I had put the "Luxury Sport" nameplate on the doors aftermarket; I advised him I had not and that the Luxury Sport model was made 1986-1988. He also kept asking if the car was for sale; I assured him it is not. Then, he called someone on his cell phone and discussed my car with the other person at length ... color, cushioned seats, engine size, etc. I couldn't tell if he was taking pictures or not, but the conversation he had with the other person on the phone was detailed enough for my tastes. Course, then he discovered the sticker in the back windows and asked if all of those MCs are mine and if any of them for sale. I advised him they are not for sale. He then asked how old I was. Even more startled, I only blurted out that I was born in 1973 ... to which he retorted, "You're lying." He did not believe I am as old as I am and wondered if I was also lying about the Luxury Sport model...hmmm. I was still shaking a bit when I got back into the car to leave, but he KEPT TALKING to me ... so much so that a few other people trying to get into the station to pump gas got angry ... at me. As I pulled away, trying gracefully to excuse myself, he said something about me being a snotty rich teenager and a "bad person" (fill in the correct expletives) and gave me the middle finger. I thought about stopping, but he had already walked into the building ... and I decided not to give him the time of day, partially because I wasn't up for a major confrontation.... *sighs* In fairness to the stranger, he DID compliment me on such a fine Monte Carlo, saying that it was in great shape and obviously garage kept (which it hasn't been since 2003 ... but I didn't correct him on that). Even so, the whole episode was just ... weird. I don't mind people coming up to me and talking about any of my cars, but his detailed questions and repeatedly saying "not to worry" got me on edge ... and I'm not exactly sure why. That frustrates me, because I enjoy talking cars with people anytime, anywhere. Sadly, this experience illustrates why I don't come up to strangers with older cars just anywhere anymore ... you never know how they will take it or how they may react. Aye. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Take your time, hurry up" ... Nirvana ... 'Come As You Are'