Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:48:01 -0700
Reply-To: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: 1st SF Bay Area tail gate party
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Well, BenT got part of it right, I was second from the far end. You can
tell by the god like handsomeness that shines through. It's not all that
accurate though, Roadcow's camera really loved me. But then they all do.
I'm really only semi-god like handsome.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Tan" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: 1st SF Bay Area tail gate party
> Well, several people have given their impression of the event. I guess I
> should as well.
>
> The local weather forecasters predicted rain that day. Fortunately, they
were
> accurate as usual. We got sun, sun, and sun.
>
> The drive from San Francisco across the Bay Bridge was a bear as usual. I
> took over an hour just to get across. Phaedra asked me to get there early
at
> something like 11:00 am. So I made it a point to make it there ON TIME at
> around 12:45pm. I guess my clock is still on nightdark savings time.
>
> Looked like I was number 11 of the arrivals. BTW, the photo captions are
off
> by one. In Ron's photo, I'm the guy immediately to the left of the first
> metallic beige van. Ken Herman is actually number 15 on the opposite end.
I
> counted 15 vans by the time I departed at around 245pm. Somebody mentioned
> 16. Perhaps someone else came after I left.
>
> I've met a bunch of the guys before but it was great to see them again
plus
> meet some folks from Northern Cali. I didn't really see anybody eating!
Mike
> Miller from Sacramento CLAIMS he was eating across the street with
Phaedra.
> Everybody else was just chatting away. I guess Juli Tallino was there (Hi
> Juli - Sorry I missed introductions).
>
> Let me try to clarify some of the photo caption on Ron's photo. Glen is
the
> surfer guy with the Subaru powered white Westy (#2) next to me. Then
there's
> Robert in the I-4 powered Westy (#3) (my apologies for forgetting Missus &
> youngin's names) from Folsom. Then there's Warren's dark silver Syncro
Westy
> (#4) from Mill Valley. I guess that's Russ w/ his dark blue Syncro Westy
> (#5). I didn't get a chance to chat w/ him. IIRC that's Walter next to his
> light blue GL (#6). Then of course, there's Phaedra (#7). The fellow in
green
> is Steve (Syncro.org) with his family in front of their white Syncro Westy
> (#8). Next is Roadcow himself Ron Bloomquist in his Vanaru (#9 -- he's far
> more serious than his online persona implies = ) ). Then there's Chris
> Radcliffe in front his surfwagen. I didn't get to see his ride. (#10).
Juli
> Tallino (#11 - sorry I missed you). Ed Mckinley is next (#12 - Sorry I
missed
> you as well). Tim O'Brien (#13 - I was lookin' for you buddy). Then
there's
> that GRUMPY old man Mike Miller from Sack-o-tomatoes in front of his
metallic
> beige Westy hotel (#14). He ate and ran. Last but not least, Ken just came
in
> time to get to the line-up (#15). Was there really a #16? Sorry, if I
missed
> anybody. To the best of my recollection, this should be the correct
caption
> for Ron's photo.
>
> I'm looking forward to next one already. It was great to able to place a
face
> to the online persona. Plus there is the added bonus of seeing what
everybody
> else has done on their vans. I brought my "work in progress" 87 GL with
the
> fat Porsche alloys and tires. Those are VR rated tires on them babies.
Just
> wishful thinking on my part. I don't think my van can exceed the speed
> capacity of these tires even f I dropped it from a cliff. I did plan on
> bringing a bunch of mini projects (including my rear disc brake set-up --
> 50%$ complete). However, in my haste in packing, I loaded them on the
WRONG
> Vanagon. It was still sitting in my Syncro at home.
>
> See you all again soon.
>
> BenT
> San Francisco
>
> Whatever happened to number 16
>
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