My First Car Show (long)

["Henry Hopkins" <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for part of the location.  Enjoyed the story, but where is Panama
City..  Are talking the Panama Canal???

Generally, it would help if locations were given, not just in this case, but
when notes come on about leads on cars or cars for sale.  Interest occurs
and then dash off a where that? note.  Please, all out there in IML land, be
specific about locations, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze.

In a loving way,  Henry Hopkins
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: IML: My First Car Show (long)


> Hugh,
>
> Sure I do!
>
> The
> show was held in the old downtown section of Panama City, right in front
> of the historic Martin Theater, where I saw Doris Day in "The Glass
> Bottomed Boat" in about 1964 or thereabouts
>
> Hugh & Therese wrote:
>
> > Mark, in this whole piece, you don't mention which city the show took
place
> > in, or it's name!
> >
> > I am sure you will.  Your list of the twelve needed items was hilarious.
> > Glad the Imperial did as well as it did.  Shows are notoriously fickle.
>
> Yes, I would agree, judging from my first experience.  I didn't want to
sound
> like "sour grapes," so I didn't say this before, but what's evident to me
is
> that the cars that win are not necessarily the finest cars in terms of
paint,
> mechanical condition, etc., etc., they are the most popular cars.
>
> In other words, if you have a crowd that likes muscle cars and you have a
> shoddy looking muscle car in there, but right next to it is a beautifully
> restored or well cared for Dodge pick-up, Datsun 810, Rolls Royce, Tr-6,
> whatever-- the muscle car will win.  This may be old news to everybody
else but
> it's a surprise to me.  I guess we all have our biases.
>
> Thanks for reading!
>
> Mark
>
>
>