Shades of the Past is moving

I hate to hear about the change of location. I'm from up in that area originally and usually avoid it like the plague. You can get in by going up Middle Creek but still have to go through Sevierville if they don't get the bridge across Douglas lake on 92 fixed. You guy's coming in on 40E could get off at Newport and come down 411 and miss most of the Sevierville traffic.
The parking lot in Sept. will be a killer, one of my buddies works part time EMS at Dollywood. Guess he'll get to earn his money this year. He told me a good one, during the off peak times they have a lot of honeymooner's and tour buses come in. He said one of his co-workers said we've only got two kinds of customers the "Newly Wed and Nearly Dead".

 

Just my opinion, nobody making these decisions really care what the participants think anyhow, they welcome the agreements and ignore/rationalize the disagreements; did they poll past participants and give the results of that poll serious consideration?

If not, the changing of the location of a periodic show (where hundreds of participants look forward to next year), is almost always a downer. I could understand that only if the venue was being evicted by the property owner or banned by legislation.

Ego; Some people have such an ego that they can't cope with other egos. Competition and such. The less respect a person has for others, the more ego gets in the way. It's a two way street however you crack it.

 

While in Pigein Forge this weekend ... I went to Dollywood Splash Country ( where the Shades of the Past will be holding the 2010 event )



The event is SUPPOSED to be on lower side of the photo. The spectator parking is on the other side of the multi-lane road. So there will be SOME grass areas. The SHADES SAY there will be NO canopies on the pavement ... so the grass areas will be @ a preminum.

Deadline for pre-registration is

MAY the 15th ...

Getting in and out of the event SHOULD be easier ... because that hole it was in was almost a one lane path

I have not missed a one. This is number 28 for 2010.
I will just have to see how it works OUT.
The BEST part of the SHADES event is seeing old friends.

PS. That was the best part of 2010 NATS SOUTH ... this past weekend

 

Maybe Dollywood would be willing to host the "Harley Week" that Myrtle Beach ran out of town!

 

sounds more like too many chiefs in the tribe to me.......

 

Dollywood? Why not have it across the street at Peckerwood?

 

Ratster, Are you serious? Deuce owners with an attitude/ego? When did this start? Like always, no one informed me..............hope it isn't a requirement as i've got 2 1/2 of the elitestmobiles (the third one has a big serving of Brookville so it really doesn't count). With the economy down I could probably get enough for them to build a pro-street Pinto (I've got enough ego to own one of those) and put one of my 600 HP Chevy engines in to keep my record of pissing off Ford owners intact. Just when I thought being 65 (almost 66) would let me slide down the road to the end in relative calm another speed bump appears.
'32 owners..............egos................who would have ever guessed.

Frank

 

Egos & attitudes are everywhere if that's what you're looking for. Some of the worst I've ever seen have belonged to people who are jealous of what others have. I went to the Southeastern Deuces show on Saturday last year & found DeuceRoadster, HotRodPrimer, and my uncle David. All very nice people.

September in TN on that lot....... sounds perfectly miserable.

JH

 

To followup Harrison's comment the F100 Supernationals is in two weeks at the new Municipal Parking lot in Pigeon Forge. The parking lot naturally is asphalt and there are no trees. Sure it will be nice and toasty. Here is the parking lot

 

Rich,surly you are not referring to me as having a big ego?

Jim,,you are right,,there are bad apples everywhere,,and BTW,,I had a EGGO for breakfast this morning! HRP

 

danny, randy, no i'm not talking about guys. but most guys with 32 fords think that cars like mine are not worth looking at.

jim, i'm not jealous of people who own 32 fords, you of all people know me, if i wanted a 32 ford i'd buy one maybey 2 of them lol

 

Rich,,sorry I missed ya this time,,I did talk to Jimmy,,you guys need to let him play with the Deuce guys,,,Ha,ha,HRP

 

I know YOU'RE not jealous. You don't have an attitude either. You're blessed, you know it, and you're thankful.

Some don't get it though... regardless of what they drive or hope to own.

JH

 

Jim, Rich, will you guys rub tanning oil on me???

 

And I am thinking I will be there ... looking and trying to educate myself a little more about the 1948/1952 F1 pickups. I been wanting another one ... for FAR TOO LONG .

I really want a M47 ( Mercury )
( instead of the Ford )