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1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee. (Source: cars.about.com)
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Date: Saturday; July 30, 2011
(9AM-3PM)
Continuing on with thy Red, White ‘N Blue ‘Humdinger
theme... ‘Whale actually like most thingys these Dazes, 4th “O July
has come ‘N gone, whilst I was just
reminded of this festival upon having missed I-T again as it took me a moment
to figure out why Fireworks were being shot off into the night’s sky on July 28th;
Huh?
As although I have known of this somewhat Minnowesqe
Festival for several years now - thanks solely to ‘Clyde-thee-Driver for pointing
this out upon chauffeuring me down to Kent I was made aware of the yearly
(then upcoming
‘Twenty-eleven show) event
when he read the banner proclaiming said event upon our way towards the I-5 Freeway
ramp’s entrance...
Then with further assistance from my Shopper Assistant/Courtesy
Clerk Extraordinaire Cheryl just days prior - as I mused; how in the BLOODY
HELL is a Blind person supposed to know when the local summer festival is
happening? Specifically, how are they supposed to be able to read some miniscule
typeface in the local ‘Circular’s event’s happenings, especially if they DON’T
ever read the Newspaper, eh? To which Cheryl quickly said hang on - I’ll look
it up for you after she cheerfully bagged my groceries at my neighborhood QFC
grocery store. As guess what? We both missed I-T this year since they don’t
print the free events circular anymore...
And thus, already being in the area, I decided to traipse
the remaining blocks to the event site, which I must say, I was pleasantly
surprised how much the event had grown since I’d last visited it. As there
wasn’t anything besides a tiny Car Show all those years ago, and thus walking
thru the small crowd, I couldn’t see where the FRIGGIN’ Car show was? And after
asking a lady in one of the myriad of vendor booths, who didn’t know - I think it’s
over there somewhere on the Baseball field... I mistakenly turned around
180-degrees and exited the grounds thinking there must be a better entry way
further down the street, right?
BUTT NO! This KnottSoe sage stragety of mine promptly
backfired, as I finally said NUTS! And retraced my steps back to said event
grounds Gateway; this time instead actually proceeding further then the
50-yards I’d gone before on the uneven dirt field - past the row of “Honey Buckets.”
As this time I pressed further into the abyss, as the
meandering crowd seemed to be walking directly between the carnival ride; WTF?
And thus, slowing my gait to “Blind Mann’s Crawl,” below 5mph when unsure of
the terrain, I took a small breath and decided to push on thru the maze of
extremely near carnival rides - having to snake around a Merry-go-Round and
Ferris wheel. Yet with three persons fast approaching my backside, I came to a
halt to let them pass-by. And then I was very pleasantly surprised, as the man
who appeared to be the father turned around and came back to me, wishing to
warn me of the ensuing melee ‘O power cables I’d need to navigate - Thanxs
Dude!
And like an ultra slow Aeroplane punching thru the clouds -
or a Turkey Vulture? I made it thru the daunting amusement ride alley and
emerged victoriously on the adjacent baseball grounds to an awaiting array of
classic vehicles gleaming in the sunshine!
Highlights
- 18-cars Right Hand side Row
- 15-cars Left Hand side Row
- 40-50+ cars Outside Perimeter
Row-1
Top 3
Choices
(R/H side)
1969 Scrambler – still DON’T know what make? My favourite
car of show...
Red AC Cobra knock-off. (Replica)
1957 Chevy Belair.
Row-2
Top 3
Choices
(L/H side)
1967/68 Ford Mustang convertible.
Early ‘90’s Corvette.
Replica 427 Cobra blue with white Le Mans stripes & white side exhaust pipes.
Wild lowered/chopped/slammed Custom sedan. (Buick?) Very COOL!
Probably my silver medalist for Overall show choices - while have NO idea what
woulda taken bronze...
As sorry Folks, that’s all the notes I scribbled profusely
upon I-T some two years ago, as where does A-L-L of the Flippin’ time go? As
I’d really have liked to attended I-T again this summer, but alas, they DON’T
do a very good job of advertising it and seemingly even the locals don’t know
when its going on, as I prefer these type of low-key car shows over the monstrous
behemoths like Monterey’s Concours de Elegance, or even closer to home the
Kirkland Concurs de Elegance, albeit I might be inclined to try checking I-T
out this Labour Day weekend since I’ve just renewed my LeMay-America’s Car
Museum membership...