Aberdeen 5/21 - 5/23

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Re: Aberdeen 5/21 - 5/23

Unread post by Rainman » May 6th, 2009, 4:59 pm

Hey WC,

I'm still planning to come in for 2 days, and rush home for parades on Memorial Day, so you'll see me too man.

Rick, A friend checked into tow vehicle parking and saw no restrictions for tow vehicles, so I think you'll be okay with the trailer. Have to leave the truck and trailer on the civilian side of the parking lot, but is that different than years past? I'm driving my Mountanieer, may have an M-416 trailer in tow for goodies I find. :D

Still have half a room available if somebody needs a place at the Super8. All "The 8'" members can get together for a meal, even if the Bob Amon/Cabell Garbee meal doesn't pan out. If nothing else I'll bring a little propane grill and we can do burgers in the parking lot, or travel to the park Rick has talked about. I don't get a vacation this year, so event weekends are as close to a vacation as I'm going to get.

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Re: Aberdeen 5/21 - 5/23

Unread post by toptiger » May 6th, 2009, 5:36 pm

will one of you guys take a lot of pics, please
thanks
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Re: Aberdeen 5/21 - 5/23

Unread post by rickf » May 6th, 2009, 7:45 pm

toptiger wrote:will one of you guys take a lot of pics, please
thanks
one year I'll make it.
I'll do my best, I don't know if my co-pilot is going this year so I may fall short in the picture area. Hard to take pic's when you are driving around and BS'ing all day. :lol:


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Re: Aberdeen 5/21 - 5/23

Unread post by moose53 » May 7th, 2009, 1:47 am

rickf wrote:
toptiger wrote:will one of you guys take a lot of pics, please
thanks
one year I'll make it.
I'll do my best, I don't know if my co-pilot is going this year so I may fall short in the picture area. Hard to take pic's when you are driving around and BS'ing all day. :lol:


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Since Bob Amon isn't going this year you should have plenty of time to take pics now...lol

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Re: Aberdeen 5/21 - 5/23

Unread post by Rainman » May 7th, 2009, 8:15 am

Hey Rick,

If your passenger seat just became available, I'm lookin for a seat. That goes for the room too. Bob Amon's palace will be a hard one to fill, sorry to hear he's not going to make it this year.

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Unread post by rickf » May 7th, 2009, 9:55 am

I am sure we can make room for an OLD man. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
I am still going to try to talk Bob into at least coming down on Friday.


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Re: Aberdeen 5/21 - 5/23

Unread post by WC Matt » May 7th, 2009, 6:37 pm

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I'll see you there (look'n forward to it)! Have a safe trip!

Rickf,
if you can talk Bob into comming down, how about getting him to come down for Thursday? Depending on how things play out, I'm planing on Thursday but I might just change it (unlikely) to Friday. That way I'd be able to stay longer.

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Unread post by Refit1701 » May 7th, 2009, 9:01 pm

Me and two buddies are driving the 15 hours up on that Wednesday. I hope to meet some of you guys and talk about Mutts. So if you see a guy with the M37 crowd spying on your mutts from across the isle, it'll be me.

I'll be taking reference photos of Mutts and whatever else catches my eye!!

Sad thing is, we are almost the only guys from Dixie Division to make it this year. I think we had 15 or so last year. Times are changing for the worse, I fear.
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Unread post by WC Matt » May 7th, 2009, 9:38 pm

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Have a safe trip up, hope to see you there. BTW, I'm also an M37 owner 8) .
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Unread post by rickf » May 8th, 2009, 6:26 am

I want to be a M37 owner. :roll: Flag me down, I'll be the guy riding around in a Mutt with an old fat guy with me. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Sorry Rainman, you are the one who said it.


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Re: Aberdeen 5/21 - 5/23

Unread post by WC Matt » May 8th, 2009, 7:01 am

rickf wrote:I want to be a M37 owner. :roll: Flag me down, I'll be the guy riding around in a Mutt with an old fat guy with me. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Sorry Rainman, you are the one who said it.


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Unread post by rickf » May 8th, 2009, 9:42 am

Yea, and your arms get bigger and your spine compresses! I have drivin my share of M37's and old powerwagons.

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Unread post by Rainman » May 8th, 2009, 9:59 am

Hey Rick,
Yep I did, but that was on the phone :lol: I'm calling today to change my reservation to Thursday night and Friday night at Super 8 in Aberdeen. I should be be pulling in Thursday just after lunch time, and leaving Sat evening to get back. That allows Sunday to prep for the very busy Monday parade schedule, and flag raising ceremonies. A pretty tight 7 event schedule, sometimes I only make 5 of them on time, but I try my best. There are also snacks after the 3rd parade, a meal at the American Legion, a meal at the VFW, 2 more cemetery Taps ceremonies for family and close friends, and a cookout later in the afternoon. That'll put me over 200lbs! Maybe I should be walking at Aberdeen for the exercise, and let somebody else drive my A2 while I walk the parades:?: I think I could write a book on "what Memorial Day means to me". Lots of memories, lots of tears, it's a very special day!
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Unread post by Refit1701 » May 8th, 2009, 10:47 am

WC Matt wrote:
Oh Rickf let me tell you something, When you own an M37, the sky is bluer, girls are prettier and steak just tastes better :wink: :lol:
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LOL, that was a good one! M37 is definitely the way to go to get the womenz!
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Unread post by WC Matt » May 8th, 2009, 11:29 am

rickf wrote:Yea, and your arms get bigger and your spine compresses! I have drivin my share of M37's and old powerwagons.

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And don't forget, your hair grows back and your abs get tighter. With a mutt, M37 and a ferret I'm a virtual adonis! With "virtual" being the operative word there :wink: :lol: .
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