The weatherman said we would have good weather tonight, sure hope he was
right. Linda and I headed out for the Sonic as usual. We arrived just
after 4:00. Roger, "Scary Larry" brought out "Mustang Mike's" DJ rig and
he and Dana would be subbing for him tonight. Mike had gotten some
terrible news this morning, his Son-in-Law, Brad Raver, was murdered at
his home early this morning. Mike would be spending time with his family
this evening. That is another story for another newspaper. Any time a
cruiser has a loss of a family member we all feel it a little bit. To
lighten the mood, Roger had a "ROGER" sign made to put over Mike's name.
It worked.
Bill, N2WFU, Virginia W2VEJ, Trevor and Mr. Lucky were the first to
arrive in their 'Vette. They are back for the season. Ron rolled his
Caddy into the lot for the first time in a few weeks, he & Rene were up
North visiting and a few car shows as well. Welcome back to recuperating
Bob B. and his SSR. Paul had his DeSoto under the shade tree, Jean, Don
and Bill would join him. Steve Mc was out in the Willys, yesterday was
his birthday. 47 again! "Cousin John" was out in his Caddy, Louie
followed him into the lot in his '52 Ford. Tony & Marianne backed their
"Black Beauty" in next to the 'Vette. Nicky "Bop" was out in his '55
Chevy. Bob was back in the trailer selling tickets, he had the '36 Ford
parked behind it. "Bo" was out in his Corvair. Ed & Evelyn debuted their
'64 Corvair coupe. Tom & Edna had the 8 door Greenbrier out. Ed & Sarah
had the "Sort Box" Chevy parked down by them. Roger and Larry had the
'54 Vicky and the '56 Chevy parked side by side. Ralph & Shirley even
stopped by early for a visit. James parked his Firebird in the front
row. Nick & Fran brought out the 5 Window coupe and the Camaro. Bob
parked his '68 Chevelle where he likes it. The George's were out in the
'86 Cutlass. Doc & Suzanne were out in the "Tater Truck". Jonathan was
out in his SS Camaro. A dozen or so of the Mid-Florida Corvette Club
were out tonight. Always good to see them join in. Just about all of the
"Die Hards" were out tonight and many more. Roy in his Galaxie, "Looser
#1", I mean Ed & Sheri were out in the 'Vette. Ray & Bonnie in their '56
Lincoln were parked across from John's 6 Wheeled Suzuki. Not only did we
have a lot of cars tonight the spectators were in good numbers as well.
Dave & Bailey, "The Cruising Dog" had sad news about Tippy the other
Cruising dog, he didn't make it through some surgery yesterday, he will
be missed. Dave is moving back to the Ft. Lauderdale area this weekend
so the "Pony Drive" Mustang won't be Cruising with us for a while.
It is so good to see all of the Cruisers come out. Only problem is I
start to loose track of how they arrived and sometimes who was actually
out. Allan, from Old Town stopped by for a visit. He hopes to bring out
that '57 Chevy real soon. Barbara and most of the regulars from the
family were out as well. Always makes for a good night when there is a
few kids at the Cruise-In. Dave & Arlene arrived just before Cruise end
in the T-Bird that he just finished. To dark for photos tonight. I'll
get one tomorrow maybe.
"Mustang Mike" made his way back for the drawings. Roger took down the
paste over of "Mustang Roger" off the DJ rig. Beware Mike, he is going to
keep that sign handy. Roger did a good job entertaining us. Dana wasn't
sure if he was over here or over der. Allan, regular spectator and
friend to the Cruise-In did the shopping, a good job again.
Al Wendling, Cruiser # 80, had the winning ticket for the 50/50 that had
grown to $115. He donated some back to both the Cruise-In and this
newsletter, Thanks Al!
The "Cruise-A-Matic" rolls up to $125 next week, Craig & Mary Schielke,
# 564, were not out tonight.
"Cruiser of the Week" went home in a 1956 Lincoln Capri with Ray &
Bonnie White, Cruiser # 374.
BTW the weatherman got it right! No rain and a great time had by all.
As always a Big Thank You! To:
The BOA (Bank) Staff for using the spots along 13th Street -
AutoZone - Beef O’Brady’s -
Sonic - Sonny’s (Pleasant Hill Road) - Saint Cloud NAPA - Whistle Junction
and all those that continue to
support our Cruise-In with Prizes. To “Mustang Mike” for entertaining us
every week.
Here are the photos
Congratulations to the winners! Thank you all for coming out.
See you all "Out There"
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