[Shotimes] Convention 2007 Update

[Ron Porter]

Christina, there was going to be a Convention in Las Vegas in 1997. I was someone who sent in my $$$. Well, the Convention was canceled due to lack of participation. What I heard is that only 25 folks signed up, and 22 of the 25 were folks from east of California.
 
The west coast SHO folks did not make a good name for themselves, and basically came across as whiners because we never went out there. Then they crapped out when it counted. Yes, '04 went well, but they had a bad rep before that.
 
Ron Porter (been around too long, and I remember all this stuff!!)


----- Original Message ----
From: Christina Casselton <sholover@gmail.com>
To: van Oss <vanOss@centurytel.net>
Cc: Ron Porter <ronporter@ameritech.net>; shotimes <shotimes@autox.team.net>; V6 SHO <v6sho@yahoogroups.com>; V8 SHO <v8sho@v8sho.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2006 9:48:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Convention 2007 Update


VO  Oh I totally understand about the "differences" in distances west of the
Ol Miss.  My point was that this will be the 16th convention I do believe
(officially anyway), but only ONE of them was ever truly out west.  I just
think we are not only ignored by being on the west coast by Ford but also by
the whole SHO community in general.  We had a blast at San Francisco and a
great turn out.  I hope Seattle will draw those from the west coast who view
the east coast as too far for the very same reasons you state that the west
is too far for the easterner's!    Hopefully with advance planning and
notice, Seattle will be a go!

Christina


On 9/7/06, van Oss <vanOss@centurytel.net> wrote:
>
> Christina,
>
> I beg you to consider that distances west of Ol' Miss are different.  New
> York City to the Gateway Arch is 950 miles, while San Francisco to the
> Gateway Arch is 2000 miles.  It's just a matter of where SHO owners live
> and
> how far they'd have to drive to get to a western convention.  It's not
> about
> folks out west not being appreciated.
>
> Plus:  Out west there are vast, lonely expanses of Interstate where no
> mechanic has ever heard of an engine made for Ford by Yamaha.  If an aging
> SHO breaks down en route to or from a convention, parts delivery (measured
> in days) becomes a concern.
>
> Personally I give the alleged '08 Seattle convention about a 1-in-5
> chance.
> I don't really believe it will be viable.  Sorry, but based on distances
> and
> gas prices, that's my feeling.
>
> VO
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Sorry, but the last west coast convention (and only truly fully "west"
> convention ever), was in 2004.  2005 was in Indianapolis and this year was
> in Memphis.  I know the west is already scheduled to have one in Seattle
> in
> 2008, but I really think the easterner's get more options closer to home
> than we "lost souls" out west ever have.
>
> C
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