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Oh, cool! A section of downtown Elgin HAD been preserved with the brick paving ... but that has since been either torn out and replaced ... or just simply paved over .

Ahh...that gives you about 7 months! Plenty of time!!!

Aye...that isn't a very good turnout for those! Dangumit. Hmmm...how much of the tail end did you see of the MC?

Yes. Searching for drivetrains, Camino? That mean you took the free car? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We go cruising to entertain ourselves" ... Tracy Chapman ... 'Fast Car'

LOL! But, ugh...what a thought. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I should've drove all night" ... BonJovi ... 'Misunderstood'

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PICS: Now showing! MCF's Inssanity took these... http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/m.../fall/?start=20 I took these (FGMCC's Andreas put 'em on the web)... http://www.fgmcc.com/tinc?key=1UEMppaG&amp...p;only_object=1 NOTES: Some might say we didn't have enough, but we had a GREAT time, complete with awesome cars, great people, good food, sunshine and not-too-cool temperatures! 11 people gathered at Nick's Pizza Pub (Randall Rd, Elgin IL)... http://www.nickspizzapub.com/site/home/ THANK YOU for joining us: Adam (inssanity, MCF), 06 SS Ryan (Adam's friend) Carl (carlss, NMOCA/MCSS), 84 MC SS Scott L (2nd gen MC Yahoo group), 74 MC 454 John (friend of Scott L) Andreas (President of the First Gen MC Club), 71 MC Leo (Andreas' son) Barry (Andreas' friend from TN) Roger and wife (r.sorg, FGMCC), 72 MC Custom (better looking twin of my '72 MC) LOOKING AHEAD: We seemed to agree that Nick's Pizza should be the host for the 2nd ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING, July 25, 2009. 65 people attended the 1st ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING last July 26; Nick's can support that many people...and MORE! Nick's has plenty of seating, including an outdoor patio, and plenty of parking (some of which you will notice in the pictures from the gathering October 18, 2008). This week, I will contact Nick's special events department to get plans rolling! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Nowadays you can't be too sentimental" ... Billy Joel ... 'It's Still Rock And Roll To Me'

LOL! Learn something new every day, doncha? Here in IL, the Lincoln Highway is kinda interesting. It starts out on the east part of IL (just south of Chicago) as RT 30. But, somewhere around the Joliet area, it shoots up north ... and connects to IL RT 38 through Geneva, etc. Then, on the western edge of IL, it somehow/sorta meets back up with RT 30. Hmmm...probably should add RT 1 to my list when I get out that far east, eh?

WOW, Camino! Great pics and some awesome cars, I see. Very cool ... thanks for sharing. BTW ... No Monte Carlos there? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We're outta here" ... Steve Azar ... 'I Don't Have To Be Me 'Til Monday'

Maybe ... but I'm sure you can do it! When is the event?

Holy crimeny! Heh ... it almost looked, at first, like they were trying to recreate that scene that played at the end of Dukes of Hazzard ... where the Duke Boys in the Charger were being chased by the cop around the trees in the field by the dirt road...heh. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Hood slidin' like Bo Duke"...Dierks Bently...'What Was I Thinking?'

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UPDATE: This IS coming together. Soon, I will start a brand new post/thread as the OFFICIAL announcement. More to come!!!! Some Route 66 links: http://www.nps.gov/history/rt66/map/map.htm http://www.historic66.com/ Who knows ... maybe someday I'll see about spearheading a tour of the old Lincoln Highway: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/ In the meantime...any additional comments/suggestions about these aspects of the September 2009 Route 66 tour... ...REVISED ROUGH SCHEDULE? ...POSSIBLE DATES? ...FUNDRAISER idea? Anyone else willing to help put this together? ALSO: I know the costs of such a trip, especially if one decides to go the entire distance, will be significant. With that in mind ... anyone have any suggestions of companies that MIGHT consider being a sponsor to help with costs of some of the attractions and/or meals and/or hotels/motels ... to help encourage more people to participate? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "So many people have come and gone; their faces fade as the years go by" ... Boston ... 'More Than A Feeling'

After Saturday's gathering (October 18, 2008), it is my opinion that Nick's... http://www.nickspizzapub.com/site/home/ ...should be the choice place for this 2nd ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING. 65 people joined us for the 1st ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING (July 26, 2008; at Steak'n'Shake). Nick's can certainly support that many people AND MORE.... Nick's has plenty of parking, most of it viewable from the outdoor patio. At Nick's, however, we will probably need to set a time for lunch ... probably about 1:30p ... so that we can reserve the tables needed. But, we'll see.... Next week, I will contact the special events department at Nick's to get plans rolling. More to come! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's time to take a leap of faith" ... Steven Curtis Chapman ... 'Dive'

THANK YOU to ALL who joined us at Nick's Saturday afternoon! Some might say not enough people came, but we had a WONDERFUL time ... complete with plenty of sunshine and not-too-cool temps! Checking out Nick's, it is my opinion that Nick's should be the place of choice for the 2nd ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING, July 25, 2009. 65 people were at the 1st ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING (July 26, 2008)...and Nick's can certainly support that many people AND MORE.... Nick's has plenty of parking as well. Next week, I will contact the special events department at Nick's to get plans rolling. More to come! As for Saturday, October 18, 2008, along with myself, 11 people gathered: Adam (inssanity, MCF), 06 SS Ryan (Adam's friend) Carl (carlss, NMOCA and MCSS), 84 MC SS Scott L (2nd gen MC Yahoo group), 74 MC 454 John (friend of Scott L) Andreas (President of the First Gen MC Club), 71 MC Leo (Andreas' son) Barry (Andreas' friend from TN) Roger and wife (r.sorg, FGMCC), 72 MC Custom (better looking twin of my '72 MC) Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Nothing lasts forever" ... Guns N Roses ... 'November Rain'

That reminds me of an episode last year of Friday Night Lights. One of the main characters and his Dad took a mid-'70s (1975-1976, iirc) Caprice wagon to torch it ... and, while it was burning, it turned into a '77-'79 Caprice wagon! Aye.

Wow, Camino ... what nerve of her. I, too, wish to live in a "quieter" area, but alas, I need to be relatively close to hospitals . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Out in no-man's land on an old 2-lane" ... Bucky Covington ... 'It's Good To Be Us'

Wow ... I like that one Camino! And, Schuby, I like those, too! Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'll take a Chevrolet just any day" ... John Conlee ... 'Common Man'

*nods* Yeah, I agree. That seems a bit...weird...especially if the other lady is EXPECTING to meet you for that particular reason ... and not necessarily WANT to be at that function. *shrugs* Best you can do now, I think, is just to see how it goes...and go from there. I've never had anyone try to match me with anyone. Not sure what that says...heh. Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Your friends have shown a kink in the single life" ... The Raconteurs ... 'Steady As She Goes'

Heh....this may get rather interesting.... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I see something that I don't like" ... Sheryl Crow ... 'Real Gone'

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In starting to plan the September 2009 Route 66 tour (formal announcement coming soon), I realize that Route 66 isn't the only old, nostalgic route available to travel. The Lincoln Highway is another one...which, unlike Route 66, spans across the entire United States, from coast to coast. Maybe someday I'll have time to do that route. In the meantime, while I'm familiar with some sections of the old Lincoln Highway (notably through Geneva IL, towards Elburn IL, and points farther west) due to historic marker signs along IL RT 38, US Route 66 is the one old highway that really interests/intrigues me. I've always been curious about Route 66 ... because I enjoy older cars and roads ... and I wonder what life was like "back then". The song "Route 66" has had a part in my interest in Route 66, but a special on PBS about a mother/daughter duo who took the Route 66 trip also peaked my interest. BUT...what really sparked and deepened my curiosity about Route 66 was the recent movie "Cars". Strange, yes, but "Cars" featured a lot of scenes from Route 66 ... and was based on actual people and places along Route 66. It also featured history of the road, and illustrated the effect of interstates, such as I-40, on life along Route 66. Route 66 map: http://www.nps.gov/history/rt66/map/map.htm Route 66 info: http://www.historic66.com/ Lincoln Highway map: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/ Lincoln Highway info: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ So ... what about you? What "old routes" (Route 66, Lincoln Highway, or OTHERS?) intrigue/interest you? Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You can't see what those shades of gray keep covered" ... Jamey Johnson ... 'In Color'

He he...so am I! Most recently ... the TV show Life On Mars is supposedly set in 1973. Except...I spotted a 1977 Monte Carlo.... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You got your blinders on" ... Sheryl Crow ... 'Real Gone'

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