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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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REMINDER ... this is THIS Saturday, OCTOBER 18!!! Will YOU join us???

*** REVISED ROUGH SCHEDULE *** SATURDAY morning ... kick-off gathering, Elgin IL, 11a; this will be at... ...Steak'n'Shake on Randall Rd in Elgin, where we had the 1st ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING, Saturday, July 26, 2008 [the 2nd ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING is SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009] OR ...Nick's Pizza Pub, where we will have the FALL CHITOWN GATHERING this SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008. afternoon ... Elgin IL to Springfield IL, ~200 miles / ~5 hours (NOT starting in Chicago because city traffic would be a bit hectic/stressful) evening ... gathering at Cozy Dog, Springfield IL, ~6p SUNDAY morning ... seeing the sites in Springfield IL afternoon ... Springfield IL to St Louis MO, ~100 miles / ~ 3 hours afternoon ... sites in/around St Louis, including Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (Chippewa Avenue) evening ... St Louis MO to Stanton MO, ~65 miles / ~ 2 hours, to stay at Meramec Caverns, a Route 66 icon MONDAY morning/afternoon ... Stanton MO to Joplin MO, ~225 miles / ~5 hours (longer due to stops along the way) afternoon ... stop in Springfield IL (Wilson Creek National Battlefield and the Gray/Campbell Farmstead, etc.) TUESDAY morning/afternoon ... Joplin MO to Oklahoma City OK, ~220 miloes / ~5 hours (longer due to stops along the way) morning ... stop at Cafe on the Route in Baxter Springs KS for breakfast afternoon ... Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City OK evening ... Oklahoma City OK to Guthrie OK, ~30 miles north / ~1 hour night ... see the movie "Cars" at a drive-in movie theater? WEDNESDAY morning/afternoon ... Guthrie/Oklahoma City OK to Amarillo TX, ~295 miles / ~6 hours (longer due to stops along the way) afternoon ... stops in Shamrock TX (U Drop Inn) and McClean TX (Devils Rope Museum and Phillips 66 Service Station) evening ... either dinner at Big Texan Steak Ranch (Amarillo TX) OR picnic/BBQ at Palo Duron Canyon State Park, ~20 miles south of Amarillo TX THURSDAY morning/afternoon ... Amarillo TX to Albuquerque NM, ~290 miles / ~6 hours (longer due to stops along the way) afternoon ... stops in Santa Rosa NM (Route 66 Auto Museum, park at the Blue Hole) and Moriarty NM (vintage motel, Rip Griffin Truck Stop) afternoon/evening ... in Albuquerque NM, check out the Sandia Peak Tramway, Old Town, etc. FRIDAY morning/afternoon ... Albuquerque NM to Flagstaff AZ, ~325 miles / ~7 hours (longer due to stops along the way) afternoon ... stops in Acomita (oldest continuously inhabited community in America) and Gallup afternoon ... detour Grants NM to Sanders AZ along RT 53, past Bandera Crater El Morro and Zuni Pueblo SATURDAY morning/afternoon ... Flagstaff AZ to Kingman AZ, ~150 miles / ~ 3 hours (longer due to stops along the way) afternoon ... stops east of Holbrook AZ (Petrified Forest), Winslow AZ (LaPosada), Walnut Canyon, Sedona AZ (Oak Creek Canyon) to Jerome AZ, Williams AZ (Grand Canyon and Pine Country Restaurant for a meal), Ashfork AZ to Topock AZ (longest uninterrupted stretch of RT 66, starting at Crookton Road exit), Seligman AZ (Snow Cap), Peach Springs AZ (Hualapai Lodge) afternoon/evening ... visit the Hualapai Mountains (Kingman AZ) SUNDAY morning/afternoon ... Kingman AZ to Los Angeles CA, ~320 miles / ~7 hours (longer due to stops along the way) morning ... drive through the Black Mountains, very scenic portion of RT 66 ... and drive along the earliest alignment of Route 66 (east of Needles CA at Goffs turn off ... this stretch swings under I-40 west of Goffs and joines Route 66 through Ludlow, Amboy and Essex) afternoon ... stops in Barstow CA (railroad museum) and Victorville CA (Route 66 Museum) *** POSSIBLE DATES *** Saturday, September 5, 2009 to Sunday, September 13, 2009 Yes, I know the first 3 days of this stretch is Labor Day weekend ... a very busy, eventful time. It isn't "perfect" for me either (I usually wash/wax my car for the last time in the year) ... BUT ... this would, for most, be a 3-day weekend, good for one less vacation day from work.... *** FUNDRAISERS? *** Depending on interest, perhaps we could have fundraisers for non-profit organizations (such as the Adult Congenital Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, etc. etc.) along the way.... *** PARTICIPANT ASSISTANCE *** To ensure that this is a success, I will need some help in planning activities. I'd like to have at least one volunteer in every state along the way to help me plan and arrange events, tours, shows, etc. I believe ChevyTalk's Dee Gee and Bobs53PU, Oklahoma residents, are willing to help out in Oklahoma. Anyone for Missouri, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California??? AND ... SOON ... I will start a new, official thread for this event.... Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Where have you gone?" ... Glen Campbell ... 'Still Within The Sound Of My Voice'

Happy (belated) Birthday, wildman! Sounds like a good birthday . Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The journey's been etched on your skin" ... James Blunt ... '1973'

They're trying to sell me a winter beater! *rolls eyes* Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Action speaks louder than words" ... Black Crowes ... 'Hard To Handle'

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Who plans to come THIS Saturday, October 18??? This event may not be as "huge" as the one we had this past July 26 (or the one schedule for July 25, 2009), but it still will be a great time, so please JOIN US!!! My ___CELL PHONE #___ is in my signature below. *** WEATHER FORECAST *** This past weekend (in the 80s and sunny) would've been PERFECT for the gathering; instead, it is this coming Saturday.... The CURRENT forecast (most likely will change between now and Saturday) is for partly sunny skies and temps in the upper 50s. I hope a little "cool weather" won't scare anyone away! ___847___Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ___337___WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort ___9897__"Yeah, we got problems here in the land of the free" ... Barbara Mandrell ... 'In Times Like These'