X-CELLENT day out in sun with fun and friends
WOW wow wow wow guys! :grouphug:
I just got back to Seattle, dropped Rose safely on top of her little hill, beat feet home to Georgetown, exhausted and still gotta work in the morning (I only retired OH excuse me I mean "semi"retired
from one gig, I still have to hold that 'real' job down til I win that lotto) but I had to check in and say WOW - thank you ladies and gents - you all are the best bunch of friends an Xhead could ever hope to have in a lifetime! :clap:
It was a humble yet awesome gig, small but potent, as is SeaX tradition, a handful of Xs (4? the very first gig ever had 3 so I figure we're money ahead
), the Beta Zagato, a few random 'commuting appliances' (Johns former MM 300Z, my Civic etc, Lezesig's erstwhile ufo) lets see also, dark blue Spider, Val D's awesome former "West Seattle Eric" gloss black Scorpion, and one of the only Lada Nivas I've ever seen in my life in person, what else, feel like I'm forgetting -- oh yeah Cardomain Sam's "1 of 1" med blue met Ferrari 328 GTS
very nice!
I will have to do a bigger more thorough writeup later, or maybe some of you other crazies who attended can chime in and flesh it out (I forgot my camera but saw several of you piccing around), since I have to turn in pretty quick here I can't give it the full chronicling it truly deserves, but man, it was a laid back old school style SeaX gig in classic style, decent mix of some good folks I've known for ages and others I've just met, and Val, whose name I've known for ages and never met before til today. Nice to finally meet you!
I thought the highlight (besides watching Rose clean Gregory's honey backstock clean out in one swoop! haha I warned you!) was going to be spending a lazy afternoon with some buddies, smelling rich italian faux leather, fuel, exhaust and gear oil, then at a moment I was least expecting it, Gregory taps me on the shoulder, "its for you
" hands me the phone and it's PAPA TONY phoning in from SoCal on behalf of the whole sunshine contingent of X hardcores :guitar: That was very cool
And then, everyone circles around, I'm there like a dope just finished my tasty backyard bbq burger, Gregory, on behalf of the "Hardcores", on behalf of all of Xweb, steps forward and presents me--one of the most amazing things I think anyone's ever given me-- ever-- I mean that-- A PLAQUE -A REAL, gorgeous, brushed metal, machined, blacked background, on routed stained wood, this thing is just amazing:
"X1/9 AUTOMOBILI NORTH AMERICA
Presented to Ian "Mac" McIntosh
In Recognition of Ten Years
Of Devotion To
XWEB FORUM
imp:
The People and their Automobiles
April 20, 2009"
On the reverse a panel of signatures from some of "THE HARDCORES" responsible, Rudy, Papa Tony, Allen M, 'Karfrik' Albert, JimD, Bob B, Ricardo, Herzel, and 'SlowDog' Mike
When I croak they can bury me with this thing, I'm putting that in my will!
As if all that werent enough, at the bottom it says in XANA script, "PEACE"
I dont even know how to begin to appropriately thank you guys for this plaque (I -not jokingly- said, now I HAVE TO fix my '75, so I can hang this above it on the wall in my next garage
) and all who turned out today for showing up having a great time with us at our humble gig, those who came greater distances for making the trek to Oly, our main man Gregory for hosting (what a great guy and the house turned out gorgeous, made this old city mouse long for country living again for a day), special props to my man Wayne W, who was one of the hardcores at our very first ever SeaX gig ten years ago and was again counted present today, geez, I could go on all night and still not duly credit all you great guys.. and most of all, each and every one of you who have come to visit, and use, and contribute, and help build and shape and create our humble Xweb into what its become today, from all across our great big globe, a little magical corner of the internet that brings a little X1/9 sunshine into our insane lives and makes folks hobby/driver/enthusiasm with these cars a little bit easier, more fulfilling, better etc etc :sun: You guys and gals are great!
I could write on and on but I gotta wrap this up, not sure what else to say but you guys just kick ass you're bad to the bone and I am humbled and honored and PROUD to call you each and all my friends!
ROCK ON, XWEB!!!
c: :guitar: :grouphug: Best little group of folks I've ever seen anywhere... :clap:
More to come, somebody toss some pics up! To quote Les, "out for now"
(outro music please
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