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Ahhhh...that's an AWESOME truck, too, GMTruckGuy! Dangumit ... I'm going to have to find some time to visit some stores this weekend.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "This heart is gonna mend just fine" ... Sawyer Brown ... 'This Night Won't Last Forever'

Dave ... it'll be LATE July..... NEWS...! DATE OF EVENT = SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2008 @ 2p (or so) until ... ? PLACE OF EVENT = TBD I've ruled out... ...Volo IL. It seems that you have to have a confirmed number of people to walk through the museum (i.e. buy tickets and see cars like The General Lee, KITT, and cars for sale) to reserve an area for gathering. Along with not having a confirmed number of people attending, I don't envision this gathering costing much (except for food). Also, I'd rather spend time visiting with people...and the bulk of the original responses seemed to indicate the same thing.... ...Morris IL. While I originally thought this was a great idea considering the easy access from roads like I-80 and IL RT 47, I've realized that it would be harder for me to get arranged, etc. I know how this looks (selfish), but a few people even suggested I host this at the place where my older 4 MCs are stored (not going to happen, so don't worry!). Thus, FINAL CHOICES for PLACE: CARPENTERSVILLE IL, Raceway Woods: http://meadowdaleraceway.homestead.com/ [AND/OR] CARPENTERSVILLE IL, Spring Lake Forest Preserve: near/around IL RTs 62 and 68 [OR] ELGIN IL, Paul Wolff Park/Burnidge Forest Preserve-Park: corner of Big Timber and Coombs Rds [OR] STREAMWOOD IL, Popular Creek Forest Preserve: near/around IL RTs 58 (Golf Rd), 59 (Sutton Rd), and Barrington Rd Whatdya think? Anyone still interested? If people ARE still interested, I'll tally votes for the place ... and then start a new topic/thread with the final details/notes. I've wanted to do something like this for a while, because of successful/regular gatherings of people in other areas of the country ... AND because of the fun/awesome times I've had meeting people in informal gatherings during my road trips, including (but not limited to) these: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0410/Oct%2...ssicr8_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/0508/Aug%2...0gdtmn_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/DSC07579r8_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/DSC07591r8_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/1106/DSC07595r8_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._group_jpg.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...group2_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1..._Group_JPG.html http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT1...rionIL_JPG.html ...and I've wanted to have a similar gathering in this area at home.... So, hopefully you are still interested. But, if not, then that's OK, too ... at least I have tried (again)! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Beginning to think that I'm wasting time" ... Dobie Gray ... 'Drift Away'

...to figure out what to do next. No, not me; Mark Suppelsa, now former Fox 32 Chicago anchorman. This week, he turned down what is termed by the media a "lucrative" contract to continue as the main anchorman for Fox 32's 9p newscast. According to him during a visit Tuesday morning on WTMX's Erik and Kathy Show, it isn't about the money. Instead, he feels blessed to have the means and the time to take 3 months off [he has to wait 90 days before going back on the air, per his contract with Fox 32] to relax, enjoy his family ... and decide what he wants to do with his life. This news, and especially the interview Tuesday morning I heard on the radio en route to work, made me wonder how many of us would love that type of an opportunity ... to be able to afford to take off for 3 months to figure out what and where to go next. I know I would. To be VERY CLEAR, I AM HAPPY with my job and other aspects of my life currently ... but, sometimes, I wonder about "the road not taken" [i.e. what would have happened if WSM radio in Nashville TN had responded to my letters/calls requesting an internship there, before the deadline to have an internship secured for that January term ... what would've happened if I didn't have an interest in and/or purchased Monte Carlos ... what would've happened if I wasn't born with a heart defect ... and other various instances]; about if I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing (should I be doing something else?; is something or someone missing in my life?); and about "doing something out of character". Problem with the "out of character" part of it, at least for me, is that if I DID do something out of character, too many people know me well enough that someone just might wonder if my identity had been stolen ... LOL! As for the "road not taken", well, it's a thought path better not traveled.... Still, if I had 3 months to decide what to do next, I'd do a lot of road tripping, meet more people, see where else I might like to live, consider other career opportunities/moves, do a lot of "to do" list projects/activities, figure out if something (or someone?) is missing in my life ... and, of course, get some rest.... *sighs* And, while I may be a little jealous of the opportunity Mark Suppelsa has, even without 3 months off for myself ... some of that, if I find the motivation and the energy, can still be accomplished.... Maybe. So, who else wonders/wanders sometimes? Or, maybe it is just my ramblin'/road trippin' nature.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Time is a friend" ... Reba McEntire ... 'Is There Life Out There?'

THAT is a GOLDMINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ohhhhh swwweeett! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I walk alone" ... GreenDay ... 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams'

Uh. Not sure I'm liking the visual on this one.... It didn't happen while you were driving the car, did it? I sure hope not.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "How do we explain something that took us by surprise?" ... Richard Marx ... 'Hold Onto The Nights'

NICE! Good luck at the frame shop AND the inspection place . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I think I've handled more than any man can take" ... Carlos Santana ... 'Why Don't You And I?'

Wow. But ... hope the red/white/blue emblem is on this when it hits the dealership showrooms. AND ... that area above the grill is a PERFECT spot for KITT's roving/moving red light on that front end . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I kept my heart hidden" ... Bryan White ... 'So Much For Pretending'

BRIEF UPDATE: I'm still waiting word from Volo Auto Museum and Grundy County Raceway in regards to possible gatherings at those places. If Grundy County Raceway is not a possibility, Goose Lake Prairie State Park, just southeast of the IL RT 47/I-80 interchange, is a possibility for us to meet, eat, etc. In the meantime, I heard from a representative of Raceway Woods. Unfortunately, that doesn't sound like a great place to STAY (no restroom facilities, running water, etc., in the park) ... but, a great place to at least visit. Just east of Raceway Woods is Spring Lake Forest Preserve, where we could then go to eat, etc. I opted for July dates because, for me, August (except for Labor Day weekend) is already booked and September is mostly booked ... and by the time September/October come around, it can be rather chilly/cold around these parts. Personally, I'd rather the temperatures be a bit hot than too cold . More to come.... NOW is the time to COMMENT and/or make SUGGESTIONS...and advise me if you are, indeed, still interested...I hope many of you are.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "That's the price that we all pay" ... New Order ... 'True Faith'

LOL! No ... not that I have scheduled ... yet. Ya never know . Heh ... I still have to get to Boston sometime ... as well as MN and a few other states. So much to do ... so little damn time . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "If I only knew then what I know now" ... Lee Greenwood ... 'Fool's Gold'

HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!! I need to get to a store ... or find a way to buy one ... soon. That's simply awesome!!!! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I've got this feeling that won't subside" ... Eric Carmen ... 'Hungry Eyes'

Holy ... crap. I wonder how many inquiries he has received ... lol. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "What kind of love keeps breaking a heart?" ... Brooks & Dunn ... 'Long Goodbye'

Holy cow ... it's been that long since I've seen you? My goodness time flies. I vote G8 as well, but that Buick sure is nice, too.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "So many things, they come and go" ... Cher ... 'I Found Someone'

Awesome shot ... he he. Heh ... interesting indeedy. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't make it hard on your heart" ... Tanya Tucker ... 'If It Don't Come Easy'

floors Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'" ... Mark Wills ... '19 something'

I know several people who plan to be at HAN from various MC boards/groups. Thought about going this year, but it just isn't in the cards, as I'll be in PA the end of that week for our family reunion ... and a mini-side trip to NJ/MD/VA. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I’m all out of time" ... Steve Wariner ... 'The Weekend'

Ahhh...progress pics! Woot! Looks to be coming along nicely . Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The clock ticks life away" ... Linkin Park ... 'In The End'

My parents had a 1990 Corsica hatchback: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/collection...7708r8_jpg.html Can't see it very well ... it's at the center of the RHS of that pic. Can't tell it is a hatchback from that angle, but it IS a hatchback. It was, actually, quite handy. Though, I hated the rolling vinyl thing to cover the lower portion of the "trunk" area. The '90 Corsica replaced the '82 Chevette. And, while we were in CA in 1991, we saw a Pontiac Tempest ... thought it a bit weird as it passed by us. Then, at the rest stop, we saw it again ... and realized it wasn't a Corsica, but a Pontiac. Cort:34swm."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! This reminds me of that cell phone commercial ... where the boy is at the house picking up the man's daughter. And, while the girl is out of the room, the father comments about how both he and the boy are in her daughter's fav five ... and that it is like he (the Dad) is watching the boy "all the time".... And the look on the Dad's face as he says, "Have a goodnight" ... priceless....LOL! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "When's this fever going to break?" ... Carlos Santana ... 'Why Don't You And I?'

*shakes head* NOBODY took cameras? Blasphemy! He he ... I'm looking forward to getting to another forum where the CA locals regularly post weekly pictures of cars'n'coffee . Glad you all got to meet up ... it's cool meeting people from the site! Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Sometimes love comes and goes away" ... George Strait ... 'Marina Del Ray'

Yep. Definitely an envy. Course, hearing/reading about others' sexual conquests/experiences also tends to a bit of envy, too. Cort:34swm."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'

board Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "You have to try again" ... Janie Fricke ... 'You Don't Know Love'

Indeedy.... And, thus, UPDATE: This WILL be an INFORMAL gathering, outside of an established car show. Attendees are WELCOME to bring their car(s) to show ... or just show up to visit. We'll start gathering about 1:30p ... and stay as long as we want. We could BBQ, etc., or head to a restaurant. Then, later, in the evening, we might cruise to a Cruise Night somewhere on Saturday evening...or whatever. ALL ARE WELCOME. Plenty of hotels are in the area, if you want to join us from a distance. Once things are finalized, I'll start a new thread with the definitive information. For now, here is some further developments: POSSIBLE SATURDAY DATES: July 12 July 19 July 26 (I'm not listing August 30 because that is Labor Day Weekend.) POSSIBLE LOCATIONS, narrowed from the original list: VOLO IL, Volo Auto Museum: http://www.voloautos.com MORRIS IL, truck stop/restaurants at I-80 exits and/or the Grundy Country Raceway: http://www.grundycountyspeedway.com/ CARPENTERSVILLE IL, Raceway Woods, formerly Meadowdale International Raceways: http://meadowdaleraceway.homestead.com/ HAMPSHIRE/BURLINGTON/ELGIN IL, various forest preservish locations from which to choose I have contacted Volo Auto Museum and Raceway Woods about possible gatherings. Of those listed, my preference would be Raceway Woods.... Comments/Thoughts/Suggestions/Info? Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I never back down and I love a good challenge" ... Hank Williams Jr ... 'Born To Boogie'

LOL! I love it . But, seriously, dang ... some awesomely insightful thoughts on music and art in general ... wow. Hmmm...one description I add to Plato's list: "Music is the soundtrack for road trips." Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I may lose the battle, but I love the fight" ... John Schneider ... 'Love, You Ain't Seen The Last Of Me'

Crap. I was afraid of that . Dangblasted. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Yeah, we got problems here in the land of the free" ... Barbara Mandrell ... 'In Times Like These'

Holy crapola....very sorry, Dodgefan ..... hope it gets straightened out, properly. Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I had a momentary temporary lack of self control" ... Ty Herndon ... 'I Want My Goodbye Back'