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Cincy sugesstions
I also dont want Cincy to be a car "show" there are plenty of those that
the list members get to goto, and win awards (Bunny 3rd place pre 84 H2O
international). Cincy is the place to come hang out and change passenger
side motor mounts. :-)
Just ask the Brians.
On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, C Boyko wrote:
> I think stay away from competitiveness, but if there must be awards, make
> then for things not already covered at other shows, like "Most heroic story
> from the trip" or "youngest owner" or "longest voyage to get here".. I do
> think "most improved" would be good though, that could be a really awful car
> that now actually runs and still looks rough, or a car that started nice and
> now is really nice, or something that has been made more tasteful from a
> previous life as pseudo-rice, you know? (it would have to have been done in
> the last year) Then the candidates would need to write out a little story
> for the windshield so they didn't get stuck beside their own car.
> But make it categories that we can't all predict the outcome of before hand,
> and maybe some comical ones (carefully chosen so as not to hurt feelings),
> like "most red" . I think the whole idea is to bring what you have, and some
> people have several and may not want to bring their best one. The ones that
> are truly top drawer get drooled on anyways. It's the others that need
> encouragement to come.
> Cathy
>
> >From: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
> >To: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org, Chris Carroll <vwnut84@racemail.com>
> >Subject: Re: Cincy sugesstions
> >Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 23:32:53 -0500
> >
> >well yea, but heres the thing. some of us have pretty badass roccos on the
> >list, that would be virtual shoe-ins for certain categories (i.e. folkstons
> >rocco would take several of those categories hands down). also, if the
> >rieger was to get voted top in one of those, where i felt someone elses
> >rocco surely deserved it more than mine, i would leave cincy feeling like a
> >big-pile-o-doodoo (tm).
> >Al
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>
> >To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
> >Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "Chris Carroll" <vwnut84@racemail.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 11:28 PM
> >Subject: Re: Cincy sugesstions
> >
> >
> > >
> > > While I see your and Dan's points on this Allyn, I have a different
> >point
> > > of view.
> > >
> > > Wouldnt it be nice to be recognized or get to recognize fellow listers
> > > with a little token of appreciation? Who better to do some informal
> > > judging of roccos, than us?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Eric
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> > >
> > > 79 VW Iltis
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> > >
> > > Allyn said:
> > > > ok, i hate to seem 'bad' here, but this kind of voting thing, even if
> >it
> > > > was
> > > > within the list, kinda goes against what makes cincy... cincy. we want
> >to
> > > > hang out, not spend time voting on eachothers cars, well, thats how i
> >see
> > > > it
> > > > anyhow.
> > > > not trying to shoot anything down here, just voicing opinion.
> > > > Al
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Chris Carroll" <vwnut84@racemail.com>
> > > > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:22 PM
> > > > Subject: Cincy sugesstions
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Ok, so I thought about this over the weekend, because I can't stop
> > > > thinking about how great it is going to be to drive my car again, and
> >to
> > > >> attend another awesome roccofest. Anyway, what about making it a semi
> > > >> car
> > > > show. Not like a competition, but a peoples choise type of thing.
> > > >> This is the way that we do our woodstock show in september. Everyone
> > > >> gets
> > > > a sheet of paper, and we all vote. The only difference here would be
> > > >> that we have fewer things to vote on. I thought of a few things to
> >vote
> > > > on.
> > > >>
> > > >> Best car at cincy/peoples favorite
> > > >> Most innovative
> > > >> best engine
> > > >> best interior
> > > >> best body
> > > >> most rust and dents
> > > >> most abused
> > > >> dirtiest
> > > >>
> > > >> I can't really think of any others. But this would just be something
> > > >> that
> > > > people would do over the course of the weekend, and turn in the
> >ballots
> > > >> on saturday eve.
> > > >>
> > > >> So, what do you guys think?
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