Well, you had me all wound up for the Arlington swap meet. Oh well, now
I can put the Jeep transfer case back together this weekend after all.
Brooks DOES have an interesting array of cars, tho you should know in
advance that Brooks' friends accuse him of running an indoor wrecking
yard. (No, nothing is for sale!). The Imperial portion is a '61 4-dr.
Southampton which needs the radiator stuck back in (got a new one, it's
sitting there gathering dust), and a '63 Crown Convertible which came
mostly disassembled. I subsequently removed the hood and trunk lid, the
right-hand door, and the front clip. Photos of this car may be viewed
thusly: groups.yahoo.com search for autobodyrestoration (all 1
word). Go to that group and click on "Photos" (on the left). Find the
ones that start out "Brooks....". Try not to hurt yourselves laughing.
(;-D)
Also, Brooks is neither a "neat-nick" nor a person whose surroundings
would make him appear to be "organized", tho he can usually lay his
hands on anything he wants because he can remember where he laid it down
last. At the current time, unfortunately, this situation has also
migrated itself to the house, which is in North Dallas, 28 miles south
of Pilot Point, and which is why the house doesn't currently accept
visitors, but is going to have to be somewhat whipped into shape before
the end of April due to inbound guests. But that ain't gonna happen by
this weekend. (I was not born with the chromosome that allows people to
keep their own houses clean.)
The cars etc. are all up just south of Pilot Point, in the country, in
my 5,000 sq. ft. metal building. You are all more than welcome to come
look, kick the tires, laugh, write your names in the dust, poke fun,
roll your eyes, give me "that look" like my other friends do, etc.; just
don't think this is a museum tour. (;-D)
So just tell me where we are all hooking up Saturday morning, or Friday
night, or whatever..... and I'll be there in something! (I have 14
cars, but only 4 are currently registered/insured/being driven). Daily
driver: $800 '84 Fiero.
Hugh, you were looking for activities. Have you ever been to Fair Park
to the Science Place? The Omni Theatre located there? There is also
Old City Park in downtown Dallas -- I hear a lot about it, but never
been there. And the Farmers Market is always fascinating -- we have a
large one in a permanent location.
Downtown Pilot Point, there is a bank which was once robbed by Bonny &
Clyde, tho it's no longer the bank, but the building is still there.
Picturesque. I think it's being used as part of the city offices
(???). There is also an absolutely fabulous State Park near there on
Lake Ray Roberts, but you have to pay to get in. Might be a thought if
everyone wanted to have a picnic??.....
The West End is a real swinging part of Downtown Dallas, particularly at
night, but also on Sunday or Saturday daytime for lunch. It's more
enjoyable if the weather's nice and you can be outside (I will tell you
on Saturday if the weather is nice or not -- 15 minutes into the future
is as far as we can semi-accurately predict the weather).
Everyone already toured The 6th Floor, the museum about the Kennedy
assassination, I presume? If not, it's an absolutely-do-not-miss
attraction. There's also the Love Field Antique Car Mall. Never been
there, just heard of it. Don't even know if it's still there.
Well, that's my thoughts on possible attractions / side tours /
things-to-see....... It's hard when U live here to think what people
from out-of-town might like to see.
Looking forward to meeting everyone, whoever's coming!
--Brooks in Dallas
hugh hemphill wrote:
>Hello again. Wow, this little gathering has been a turbulent ride so far!
>I still think we'll have five or six Imperials, and that's good enough for
>me. That's how many were there last year and, despite the rain, I had a
>great time.
>
>What I'd like to hear is some ideas for an activity or two. The
>Arlington/Pate swap meet is NOT this weekend. It is in April, the 25 - 28th
>to be exact. So, no "conflict" there after all.
>
>On the Friday I intend to make a solo sojourn to the actual Pate Museum, or
>what left of it. I also intend to visit the Age Of Steam museum before
>returning too. Both of these are quasi related to the museum I am
>associated with, but that's no reason why it could not be a group activity.
>
>Despite his over-riding family concerns, I'd sure love to get a peek at
>Wayne's 1951 limo, so I hope he will be able to find a little time. Of
>course it will be totally understandable if he cannot.
>
>Brooks seems to have an interesting array of Imperial stuff at his house, so
>that could be a way cool visit, too.
>
>Essentially, I am up for anything and anything. If we get a nice little
>group together at a suitably easy to find meeting point, I'll be a happy
>boy. I still have not found a place to stay on Friday night, but I'm
>working on it.
>
>Hugh
>
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