knightfan26917

Friendly reminder...mark your calendars NOW! ALSO ... if you have any suggestions or ideas (sponsors, trivia, etc.), this is the time to advise me! __847___Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09 __337___WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort __9897__"I hope I'm a little bit stronger" ... KT Oslin ... 'Come Next Monday'

**** 8 QUICK NOTES **** 1 ... Are you interested in the BOOK OFFER? Please advise me ASAP; I'd like to get this arranged so the books can be sent late 2008 or early 2009, well before this event. 2 ... I will start contacting groups / businesses next week for possible SPONSORSHIPS. If you know of a group or business that might be interested in participating in this way (similar to the FGMCC SPONSORSHIP already highlighted), please advise me. 3 ... Relative to SPONSORSHIPS, I have some ideas for TRIVIA CONTESTS to give away gift certificates, etc. More on this, should this develop further. 4 ... Please know that ALL ARE WELCOME ... REGARDLESS of transportation mode AND/OR how long you can join us. If you can only meet up for a morning breakfast, a daily stop, or an evening dinner, that is perfectly OK and ENCOURAGED! 5 ... Anyone willing to help plan in your home state? I'm still looking for some PLANNING ASSISTANTS! 6 ... KUDOS to ChevyTalk.org's Dee Dee for creating this banner: http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/203904/ 7 ... Please keep in mind that the schedule is a PROPOSED timeline. As the plans for this are ironed out/finalized, times and places MAY change. For instance ... we will have an extra hour to drive from Amarillo TX to the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa NM ... because of the time zone change. Likewise, we will have an extra hour to drive from Gallup NM to the Petrified Forest/Painted Desert in AZ ... because of the time zone change. 8 ... I know the information is LONG and DETAILED. Please take some time to review it ... all the pertinent info needed for now is there.... However, I know some of the schedule may be changing...more to come. __847___Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 __337___WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort __9897__"The world rolls by a million miles away" ... James Taylor ... 'Our Town'

Oooo....I do like that one. Wish I had the money and the time to go pick it up . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Maybe I'll drive so far they'll all lose track" ... Dolly Parton ... 'Hard Candy Christmas'

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...dangumit. Why are all the good ones SO DAMN FAR AWAY???? That'd make a great winter beater.... *sighs* Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile" ... Thurl Ravenscroft ... 'You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch'

It doesn't..... Sorry you still feel stressed. I can't say I know 100% how you feel, but I'm not exactly smelling roses right now either. My issues are different than yours, but I still feel the pain..... Lucky for you that you don't have to know. It really sucks ... because everyone asks when you're going to find someone ... and, if you don't have anyone, they ask if you're gay. Ugh. NO ... I am NOT gay. Just because I don't have a gf and have never had sex does NOT mean I'm gay. Heh ... and it's going to be fun on Christmas. I will be the only single person in the family. Everyone else will have their significant other, fiance, or spouse with them. Wonderful. *sighs* On the other hand ... I have my freedom and I can do whatever road trips and schedule whatever events I want . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree" ... Elvis Presley ... 'Blue Christmas'

Holy cow is that cool, Camino! Really like the pics and the frost is in awesome patterns. I agree; it does look like a satellite image of mountain ranges! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's snowing in the pines" ... Alabama ... 'Christmas In Dixie'

Welcome back, Delta! Good to see you here again! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Will I be merry or will I be blue?" ... Deborah Allen ... 'Rockin' Little Christmas'

burning

LOL! I'll have to keep that in mind next time any of my MCs get "blessed" with bird poop . Looks like the forecast from late last week/this weekend was correct; we are under a Winter Weather Advisory (had been a Winter Storm Warning) until noon on Monday. Translation ... the older 4 MCs have seen roads for the last time in 2008. That also means I'm officially late in obtaining a winter beater to keep the '87 MC LS out of the snow/salt.... And ... a few other points I thought of AFTER I posted originally.... ...Given that at least one weekend I drove ~100 miles per MC, had just ONE (1) weekend in October been decent weather (along with me being available to get the cars out), all of the older 4 MCs would've had over 1,000 miles on them for the first time in one year...! Arg...I was "oh so close" to that 1,000 mile mark...and would've also managed to hit some other mileage milestones.... Ah, well ... a goal and some milestones to look forward to in 2009, perhaps.... ...ironically, all of the "back road exploring" I did in this area in 2008 gave me the highest total miles on each of them in a year period ... despite none of them going to the 2008 MC Nationals or the 2008 NMCOA Mini Meet in Stillman Valley IL (I drove the '87 MC LS to that). ...I drove all of my MCs over 13,500 miles ... and that doesn't include the miles I put on rental cars for road trips.... ...If I can find a "winter" car of sorts, the '87 MC LS will see significantly less miles in 2009....

True...I know. But, holy cow ... with the advertisements on TV and radio ... as well as signs at dealerships, you'd think people would have a better clue .

Ahhh...that'd be sweet if it was! And, "me, too" about the A and G bodys!

malice

...to total up the miles driven in 2008 and put the older Monte Carlos away for the winter ... this time, including the '87 MC LS, if I can find a satisfactory "winter" (and possibly "road trip") car.... Sunday, November 23 ... I drove the older 4 MCs for the first time in over a month, due in part to not-so-nice weather on the weekends and other plans. I filled each gas tank and added StaBil to each one, so they are ready for winter storage, when that time actually arrives. I almost had 'em all out on Thanksgiving Day, but a certain 2-week-old nephew made it hard to leave the house that Thursday.... So, instead, Friday, November 28 (another sunny, relatively warm day in Chicagoland) ... I drove them again, about 50 miles each. As I've done all year, I chose a mostly-new "path" to drive. The more I explore around here, the more I'm reminded of different places I've visited during my road trips.... If the forecast for the next few days holds true, November 28 might be the last time I drive the older 4 MCs this year. So, I calculated how many miles I've driven each of the MCs in 2008. Turns out, despite the high gas prices for the summer driving season, I drove the older 4 MCs nearly DOUBLE the miles I drove them in 2007. Go figure. "BROWNY" ... 1972 MC 11/28/2008 odometer = 144,986 11/18/2007 - 11/28/2008 = 957 miles driven 11/24/2006 - 11/18/2007 = 489 miles driven 11/19/2005 - 11/24/2006 = 497 miles driven 2008 milestones ... 144,950 mile mark on the odometer ... 8,994 miles driven since I've owned it "ELVIRA" ... 1976 MC 11/28/2008 odometer = 60,140 11/18/2007 - 11/28/2008 = 930 miles driven 11/24/2006 - 11/18/2007 = 506 miles driven 11/19/2005 - 11/24/2006 = 527 miles driven 2008 milestones ... 60,000 mile mark on the odometer ... 17,638 miles driven since I've owned it "SWEET PEA" ... 1979 MC 11/28/2008 odometer = 143,261 11/18/2007 - 11/28/2008 = 959 miles driven 11/24/2006 - 11/18/2007 = 483 miles driven 11/19/2005 - 11/24/2006 = 500 miles driven 2008 milestones ... 143,000 mile mark on the odometer ... 37,199 miles driven since I've owned it "SWEET TEA" ... 1981 MC 11/28/2008 odometer = 191,486 11/18/2007 - 11/28/2008 = 944 miles driven 11/24/2006 - 11/18/2007 = 482 miles driven 11/19/2005 - 11/24/2006 = 476 miles driven 2008 milestones ... 191,000 mile mark on the odometer ... 8,670 miles driven since I've owned it "BABY BLUE" ... 1987 MC 11/28/2008 odometer = 163,980 11/18/2007 - 11/28/2008 = 9,780 miles driven 11/24/2006 - 11/18/2007 = 9,510 miles driven 11/19/2005 - 11/24/2006 = 8,831 miles driven 2008 milestones ... 163,500 mile mark on the odometer ... 58,260 miles driven since I've owned it How about you? How many miles did you drive your car(s) this year? ...total since you've owned it? And, did you explore your "home area" in 2008? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Maybe I'll drive so far they'll all lose track" ... Dolly Parton ... 'Hard Candy Christmas'

LOL! I remember thinking that a Sleigh was just another auto manufacturer . Wow ... so cool to see how everyone got hooked....!

LOL! You HAVE to be kidding...the guy really thought Pontiacs were only rentals? OMG............

Hey Fly, A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I agree with Sixty8 ... would be cool to know how that '76 Buick is coming along.... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The journey's been etched on your skin" ... James Blunt ... '1973'

Good luck with the sale, Camino. Glad to see that the Mothertruck saw the light of day .

Lookin' GOOD, Camino! Ah, dangit...I gotta get back to PA sometime soon to see this in person now that it is "out and about" .

Shoot ... I shoulda waited to fill up the older MCs by a few days. Driving around town today, I spotted a price of $1.78 for 87 octane; $1.98 for 93 octane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...Chitown #2 = 07/25/09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "There's a freeway runnin' through the yard" ... Tom Petty ... 'Free Fallin''

Ahhhh...WELCOME BACK!!!!! Been wondering what happened to you! Sorry about your hubby. That is ONE SWEET OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS!!!!!!!! Dangumit ... I've been looking for something like that . Glad to see you back! Hmmm...didn't realize you are that young . he he Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "These hands are meant to hold" ... All-American Rejects ... 'Move Along'

I expect you will be...wow...what a Thanksgiving Day to remember.... My goodness...what a FAST week this has been! Can anyone else hardly believe Thanksgiving has come and gone ... ALREADY??!!! Anyway ... since I haven't been online since Sunday, November 23 ... HAPPY (belated) THANKSGIVING! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I spent Thanksgiving with my parents, sister, brother-in-law and 2-week-old nephew. We watched the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade, had breakfast around 10:30/11a (once my sister, bro-in-law and nephew arrived), lounged around, watched some football (GO TITANS!), had the Thanksgiving feast around 4p, relaxed, and played games, including carrom, until about 10:30p. It was such a beautiful day (sunny, "fairly" warm) that I ALMOST went to get the older 4 MCs out. Instead, I decided to wait until Friday when I could get 'em out for a longer time period and not have to be home by a certain time for dinner. Besides, a certain 2-week-old nephew made it hard to leave the house Thanksgiving day...he he. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's coming on Christmas" ... Robert Downey Jr ... 'River'

paper bag

...the automotive world? Personally, I got started at an early age. Due to my heart issues, I was never very active so I turned to what I could do ... play with my model cars. As I grew older, the love affair with the Monte Carlo started when Mom and Dad bought their '76 MC...and continued from there: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/mcstory.html So...how about you? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't get me wrong" ... Billy Joel ... 'My Life'

Last week, I overheard someone tell someone else in the midst of a conversation: "We're all nobody to somebody." After a slight pause, the other one replied: "Or, put another way ... Everybody is nobody to somebody." They laughed and starting talking about something else entirely...and I tuned them out again. *shrugs* I've no idea how or why that exchange stuck out to me, but it did. Guess it sounded odd at the time, but then got me thinking.... Anyway ... have you ever overheard something that just sounded...weird? If so...share! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 drive = Sept '09 WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "They'd always just been there" ... Crash Test Dummies ... 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm'

Sure! As long as it IS a Monte Carlo (i.e. RWD, MC emblem, MC bodylines, etc.).