Fall Chickasha Swap

[HardLuck]

It's the big one,
me an a bunch of the Ratty Bastards will be peddling our garage leftovers, rain or shine.
Stop by an have a beer.

Anybody else going?

Fall Chickasha Swap Meet
Oct 16th – 19th
Chickasha, Oklahoma

-HL

[Roothawg]

I'll be there with pants on.........

Prolly won't get to come til after work, since I got the new job but dad is setting up for me and peddle that 56 wagon and some other stuff. Hope we can get a couple of spaces.

[Elrusto]

DAMNIT!!!!! I gotta work that weekend!!!

[HardLuck]

Well I'll bring an extra pair in case you forget. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

We shouldn't be too hard to find. Me, lil' Mike an Brian will be campin' there all weekend.
Nate, Greg an Jason say they're gettin' spots, a few others are "himin' an hawin'" 'bout it, I guess we'll see.
-HL

[FLAT-TOP BOB]

i'll be there friday and sat. camping out in the american clipper. my spot is on the front row in the main lot beside the CARS INC. trailer.

[du$ty]

most likely ill be there.

[HardLuck]

bttt
Anybody else?

[Terry]

Man would I LOVE to make that meet. Hope to, but we'll see.
By now I guess getting a motel would be tough, besides that would eat up car parts money, is there a place I can park my truck and sleep in the back? I've never been

[RC]

I am going to try real hard to make it early Saturday morning. What are your spot numbers?

[skratch]

what weekend?the dates...

[hudson_hawk]

oct 17-19

[HardLuck]

Terry:
I don't know about the hotel situation in Chickasha, never stayed in one there. You could prob crash in your truck in the parking lot across the street from the swapmeet. I don't think anybody would mess with ya. There are usually a few campers an RV over there where people are stayin'

RC:
We've got RJ17-RJ20,
I don't know if that means anything to you, it doesn't to me. Suppost to be in the middle of the main area, somewhere.

Brian an me will be loading in early Thursday morning, I don't know when the rest of the bunch will get there. I'll be campin' out there thill Sat night then headin' back to the city for the Flametrick Subs show at the Green Door Sat night.
-HL

[asillymick]

Can I stop by and drink your beer? I am getting to be like Mark though. You know I am collecting but not really wanting to get rid of.

[HardLuck]

Sure,
I should have a case of 6 point Schlitz Mark is bringin' back from Tejas for me this weekend.
Just hope it makes it through next week to Chickasha.

I'm more of a collector myself. The only reason I've got anything to sell is to make room in the garage for more cooler stuff I find out there this year.
Bring Beau out with ya.
-HL

[Roothawg]

BTTT..............

Just a few more days.

Hardluck, when did you guys buy your spaces? I am gonna go down wed after work and see if I can buy a couple.

[RC]

Roothawg,

If you get any spaces, post the number I am going to try to make it up Saturday and I want to talk to you about 36 Ford PU stuff. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[slider]

I'm coming up looking for 46 chevy parts. I'm dragging my father in law up he used to be into rods maybe I can talk him into building one again.

[FLAT-TOP BOB]

so where is the official hamb meeting spot?

[Roothawg]

Bob, I doubt there will be more than 4-5 hambers but I will post a HAMB sign on my junk space.

The only problem is I won't be working it most of the time, it'll be my dad.
I will be there in the evenings after 4.

[HardLuck]

Yea Root,
It's Me, Brian, lil' Mike, JK (Jason), Greg and Jeff all together at RJ17-RJ20, whereever the hell that is. Mark an Henry were last minuite an got spots together seems like he said RK3 or RK4, some place close to us. Rick Knight said he had already got his but I don't know where.
I'm loadin' up tonight an Brian an me are leavin' first thing Thurs morn. Lil' Mike that afternoon an everybody else will wander in sometime later.
I'll save some moonshine for ya.
See ya out there,
-HL

[FLAT-TOP BOB]

i'll be looking for everyone. i'm not taking the camper now but will be next to the CARS INC. trailer.

[HardLuck]

Flat-Top, RC, Kart Breaker, Root and anybody else goin' to Chickasha,
ya'll stop by.
I'll be out there all weekend.
Rather than try to describe what we all look like here's some receint pics of a few of us that will be out there...

the Ratty Bastard's Line Up
http://members.cox.net/kburden3/swap/me.JPG

(That's me, on the left)

http://members.cox.net/kburden3/swap/Brian.JPG

Brian

http://members.cox.net/kburden3/swap/mike.JPG

lil' Mike
(not actual size)

http://members.cox.net/kburden3/swap/jeff.JPG

Jeff

http://members.cox.net/kburden3/swap/greg.JPG

Greg

http://members.cox.net/kburden3/swap/jason.JPG

JK

http://members.cox.net/kburden3/swap/mark.JPG

Mark

http://members.cox.net/kburden3/swap/rick.JPG

Rick

this is how we'll most likley be lookin' out at the swapmeet.
(...an' that IS our good sides.)

We won't have the big steel dinosaur head out in front of our spots this year
but I will have a couple of smudge pots burnin' in front again,
look for those.

So, drop by say "Howdy" an' have a beer.
See ya'll there.
-HL

[Roothawg]

Boy, you went all out on the family album.
Funny part is ya'll look like that most of the time.

[HardLuck]

I'd been savin' these for blackmail material http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif,
but none of these guys have anythin' worth blackmailin' them for.
-HL

[Roothawg]

I'll stop by and harass Nate about his Merc.

[HardLuck]

Don't know if Nate is gonna make it or not. He made it to the weekly meetin' but didn't say anything 'bout goin'. I suspect he'll prob make it out one day.

...but what you do have to give him shit 'bout is sellin' his rollin' custom Harley chassis an been workin on a Vespa latley!

(he'll kill me for tellin' you that.)
-HL

[Roothawg]

OK, I have spots RA 91 and 92. They are kinda crappy but I will endure.

They are on the far south end by the rock pile. Come by and see us.

[Roothawg]

How bout working on the MERC?

[HardLuck]

Merc? What Merc?
It's nicely stored inside next to the '68 Caddy he bought a few months back but hasn't done anything with either.

[Roothawg]

See ya down there......I have been jonesin' for my swap meet fix.....

[Dirk35]

Do they usually have anything worth a crap on Thursday, or do all the good vendors wait till Firday afternoon to show??

Reason I ask is we're getting a 4 day pass since we just graduated our most recent cycle of privates and it just happens to be right on my way home.

Ill most likely stop by anyway. Ill wear my HAMB shirt if I got it here.

[HardLuck]

It kind'o depends.
A fair number of people load in on Thursday most wait till Friday.
...but gettin' out early means you get first pick of what's comming' off the trucks, wait until Saturday afternoon everything has been picked over.

When I don't setup out there I usually go at least twice, Friday mid afternoon an early Saturday.

See ya out there,
-HL

[Roothawg]

Dirk, I will be there unloading tonight and usually if you wait til Friday all of the other dealers buy the good stuff, mark it up and resell it on Friday.

[Dirk35]

Root, Ill look for you and your dad. If ya see me, stop me. I'd be able to recognize you, but not your dad.

Same with you other Okies. Im 5'8", blonde military haircut, Ill try to wear a HAMB shirt..

[Roothawg]

Dirk, dad is gonna be running it for me until around 4or after. I have a new job so I have to kinda walk the line....

We are gonna have a 56 wagon parts car on the trailer....far south end next to the rock pile...easy to find.