I REMEMBER WHEN WE BEGAN THE REBELS IN 1993. WE HAD TO REALLY SEARCH TO FIND MORE THAN A COUPLE SHOW A MONTH. SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THEN BESIDES THE USE OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB. CLUBS BEGAN COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTHER SO THERE WERE LESS CONFLICTS OF DATES FOR EVENTS. CONSEQUENTLY, CAR CLUBS FOUND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE SATISFYING THAN SPENDING A DAY WITH OTHER HOBBYISTS LIKE THEMSELVES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH ONE ANOTHER. SOON, COMMUNITIES WEE BEGINNING TO REALIZE IF THEY SUPPORTED THESE SHOWS AND EVENTS, THEN THEY, TOO, WOULD BENEFIT. NOW, WE ALL BENEFIT - WE CAR CRAZIES GET TO SHOW OFF OUR CLASSICS AND HOPEFULLY PASS ON OUR LOVE OF THESE CLASSICS TO A FUTURE GENERATION THAT WILL CARRY ON OUR DREAMS.
TO KEEP THIS SITE SOMEWHAT CURRENT WITH OUR ACTIVITIES - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - I'VE DECIDED TO USE THIS PAGE TO LIST OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES, THUS, A SHORTENED MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE INTERESTING NOT ONLY TO OUR MEMBERS, BUT OTHER CAR ENTHUSIASTS.
JUST FINISHED UPDATING OUR SHOW LISTING (PAPER ONLY HAS DATES/PHONE/INTERNET INFO) - IT'S GROWING DAILY NOW. WE NOW HAVE A DATE FOR THE 2ND ANNUAL FREEDOM CELEBRATION SHOW N' SHINE HOSTED BY WE REBEL ROUSERS. SO - THE DATE WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH, AND IF IT'S AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MUNCH ON A GIANT DOUGHBOY, LISTEN TO A GREAT BAND, AND HAVE A ONE-OF-A-KIND T-SHIRT MADE. LOTS GOING ON AND LOTS TO DO - SO MORE TO COME AS WE GATHER MORE INFO.
SOMETHING NEW OUR CLUB IS STILL COLLECTING POP TOPS FROM CANS FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE'S OF OREGON. I SEE BY THEIR INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT 86CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR IS DISTRIBUTED TO A RMHC CHAPTER - FANTASTIC CHARITY ! ! ! SHERRY GIBSON IS IN CHARGE OF DISTRIBUTING THEM TO A LOCAL RECYCLING CENTER AND HAS BEEN DOING SO FOR SOME TIME. AFTER THE TABS ARE COLLECTED, THEY ARE WEIGHED TO DETERMINE THEIR VALUE AND THEN THE RECYCLING CENTER SENDS A CHECK TO A LOCAL RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHAPTER. PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE TIME TO POP THESE OFF AND BRING THEM TO THE MEETINGS. PERSONALLY, I'VE BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF A RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IN PORTLAND AND THEY PAID MY STAY THERE FOR NEARLY A MONTH WHEN I HAD NO WAY TO HELP MYSELF AND MY SON.
THE CLUB NOW HAS AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF LOGO T-SHIRTS, AN XLARGE 1/4 ZIP SWEATSHIRT, AN XLARGE FULL ZIPPERED HOODIE, AND 5 DRESS SHIRTS WITH LOGO IN KHAKI. REMEMBER - WE ALSO HAVE CAST REBEL PLAQUES AND LOTS OF "DON'T TOUCH" MAGNETS.
MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS THE 2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, AT ELMERS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM. MEETING BEGINS AT 6:00 SO COME EARLY TO CHOW DOWN AND GO THRU' THE FLYERS (WHICH WE HAVE TONS OF). EARLYBIRDS ALSO CAN CHECK TO SEE WHO'S GOING WHERE AND WHAT SHOWS ARE NOT TO BE MISSED. CHECK YOUR NEWSLETTER FOR THE FRIDAY NITE FRIENDSHIP DINNERS - SOMETIMES WE DO CHANGE SO GIVE A CALL IF YOU'RE IN DOUBT.
SO YA'LL - A NEW YEAR HAS BEGUN AND SO FAR THINGS ARE A BIT YUCKY FOR SOME OF OUR MEMBERS, BUT HOPEFULLY THE END OF FEBRUARY WILL BE THE END OF ALL THESE MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND EVERYONE WILL BE BACK ON THE HEALTHY SIDE OF LIFE AGAIN. SO I SAY - KNOCK IT OFF, YOU GUYS ! !
GREAT FEBRUARY MEETING - NICE TO SEE BRIAN C BACK, WALKING WITH HIS NEW KNEE AND LOOKIN' DARN GOOD. BOY, HE'S LUCKY THERE'S STILL REPLACEMENT PARTS OUT THERE 'CAUSE ALL THE NEW STUFF NOW IS MADE OF PLASTIC ! CHUCK W. IS BACK AT HOME NOW RE-COUPING FROM HIS STAY AT ROGUE VALLEY MEDICAL - I KNOW HIS LITTLE PUP, HEMI, IS GOING TO BE SOOOOOO VERY HAPPY TO SEE HIM AGAIN. JACKIE T., AT THIS WRITING, SHOULD BE BACK HOME - SHE'S HAD SOME DREADFUL PROBLEMS THAT JUST SEEMED TO KEEP A COMIN' AND I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT SHE'S DOING MUCH, MUCH BETTER.
SPEAKING OF CHUCK & JACKIE - WE GAVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO CHUCK Mc AND SUE Mc FOR ALL THEIR HELP IN TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, PETS, A LITTLE REMODELING, ETC.. FOR BOTH OF THEM. THESE TWO ARE THE TOP-MOST FRIENDS ANYONE COULD HAVE AND THE APPLAUSE CAN'T BE ENOUGH THANKS.
REGARDING THE SHOW LISTINGS, I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE THE CRESCENT CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS A WONDERFUL CAR CLUB THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH TO KEEP THIS GREAT EVENT GOING. THIS YEAR THE SHOW WILL BE SEPTEMBER 5TH, 6TH, AND 7TH. ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL RIDE FROM KLAMATH FALLS AND WE'VE BEEN PRETTY LUCKY WITH THE WEATHER THE LAST FEW YEARS AT THE SATURDAY SHOW N' SHINE. DOESN'T REALLY MATTER - WE ALL LOVE THE SHOW, THE WEEKEND, THE DANCE, THE PEOPLE AND THE VIEW AND COME REGARDLESS OF WHAT MOTHER NATURE PROVIDES.
A REMINDER - I STILL HAVE TWO $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATES TO A NEW ENTRY ON OUR "EXPERTS" PAGE: STREETSIDE AUTO.COM. THEY HAVE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING - NOT ONLY FOR YOUR CLASSIC CAR BUT FOR YOUR DAILY DRIVER. THESE EXPIRE ON 6/30/2012 SO IF YOU FIND SOMETHING ON THEIR SITE AND YOU'D LIKE ONE OF THESE CERTIFICATES, GIVE ME A CALL. I THINK I'M GOING ON THEIR SITE RIGHT NOW !
