<VV> Re: 2005 conventions

Mike Kost vairmike@sbcglobal.net
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:14:29 -0500


Lonny Clark wrote:

> Off the face of the Earth? I thought that was in Kentucky. Seriously,
> there are almost no national conventions that are reachable from the
> northwest, and the reason for that is East coast contingent feels that
> we are both too far away and unimportant. We are really outnumbered.
> There are rarely even any shows that will meet us halfway, like in the
> center of the country. I know, to a New Yorker the US ends at Chicago
> but there really is a lot of stuff out West. A lot of people are out
> West too (well, in California and Seattle mainly), Portland itself is
> over 1.5 million. You should come to the convention. Oregonians in
> general are nuts about old cars (there is a very high car/person ratio
> out here), the local beers and wines are good, and the people will make
> you feel welcome. We would love to see your cars too, I have personally
> never seen a Stinger up close.

I would love to take the family to Portland (I've been there a few times 
on business) but the timing just isn't right to be able to make it. 
Since the Portland convention is in late summer, if an Iowa mini were 
held in mid June I might be able to make that.

-- 
Mike Kost
Show-Me Corvair Club