Congratulations on winning 1st place at the show, Tom! I have also been thinking how, in my own way, I can honor John's vision and dream. So when 1510 arrives from Houston, it will have AZ plates that say "THX JZD". I think that says it all. Christian Jarzab --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Tom Watkins <outatime81@xxxx> wrote: > Well, I finally did it. I got 1st place in what is > now the biggest car show in Maine last Sunday VIP > auto parts sponsored "Show, Shine and Drag" at the > Oxford Plains speedway. > > I entered in the "British" car division, much to the > confusion of one of the Mini Cooper owners. I had to > explain to him why there is the British > connection....anyway, I usually only 3rd or 2nd place > or nothing as in last year. > > This year was very interesting....not one joke about > cocaine, not one nasty comment about John's arrest, no > digs at all. I was very surprised by the genuine > interest in the car and the number of people who knew > about his passing. Lots of comments like "he > certainly had a vision" "too bad the Big 3 tried to > squash him" etc... > > On the front windsheild I had a framed picture of JZD > that one of you created with smaller pic around it and > his birth/death date. People were very respectful not > to say any shit about him which was really nice. > > It was also nice not to have to defend him as in past > years. I can only guess that the news of his passing > and reports gave people a better understanding of his > legacy. > > Anyway it was great to beat out the 2 MG's and the 3 > Mini-Coopers (one new one and 2 older ones)...Victory > at last. I supposed it also helped that I had > numerous BTTF props in the car for a "taste" of the > BTTF car...Time Circuit, plutonium guages, flux > capacitor and a full sized Mr Fusion with accurate > base and lid. It really added to the overall > presentation and drew people over to look, especially > the kids. > > I hope this new attitude with the public wasn't a > fluke. Boy, what a thing it would be if his memory is > really going to be honored with the public re-thinking > his contribution to the auto industry and not > re-hashing what they "think" they know to be true. > > Tom Watkins > #005732 > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Sports > Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football > http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com 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/