I have been to all of the shows and there were better and worse things about this show than the previous. We do not need to be entertained by a live band. The band during the day on Saturday was a total waste and a distraction. People are there to see and talk with old friends and discuss cars. If there is a need felt to provide music then a DJ would certainly surfice and the volume is more controllable. The concourse turned into a difficult process between the loud music and then the picture event with several hundred people surrounding the cars we were trying to judge. I agree with the tech talks. When I belonged to the DOA and attended their events their tech sessions were the highlight. Each vendor could have 15 minutes to discuss their new or unique products. Do not try and make this a DOA type event where they are now which is a focus on the event , not the car. Look at their magazine and it says it all. We have gotten lost on all of the tours and this one was no different. We too were behind Marc whether he knew it or not.....what was I thinking! The hotel made it worse than the other shows. I would hope that no one would have to stay in the moldy,ant infested, unclean rooms that were the low priced ones. Our room was "cleaned" one time in the four days we stayed there. I travel 3 days a week and these were unacceptible at any rate.( we moved to the new side rooms after one look at the cheap ones) The food was only marginal and anyone that knows me knows I can eat with the best of them. The BTTF theme was O.K. for this show and I thought the movie speakers were great but we need to concentrate on the car more. The individuals that were responsible for our car may not be available too much longer and we should take advantage of them. Keep up the excellent job Ken, there is no one else that could do the job you and your familiy have done. The HOURS of dedication and unappeciated time by you and your family are truely appreciated. My comments are only meant to help as one person's reflection as we can not improve what we do not measure! Great to see everyone and all the exciting things they are doing to the cars. Curtis takes a back seat to several of the cars as far as innovation and practical driving improvements to update the car. Quite different than the first show for sure where virtually everyone was stock.! Cecil Longwisch #10663 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/