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Posted: August 10 2007 09:57 AM
 
Brian Burke (aka brian41chevy) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
New Lenox, Illinois
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 There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness
 
Who's going this year. I know Mean Gene and i will be there. Looking forward to it.:)
 
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Posted by Paradise Road Rod & Custom  -  08/10/2007 11:13 AM
We will be there. We are setting up as vendor this year.So stop by and say Hi.

Tim
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Posted by Billnthemale  -  08/10/2007 11:19 AM
Brian, I will be there for my 23rd. consecitive year and will enjoy seeing you and your lovely wife again.......
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Posted by zinski3  -  08/10/2007 12:10 PM
I actually plan on making it this year. Let's set up a time and place to meet for a group pic.
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/10/2007 12:12 PM
Sounds good Dennis. Will be nice to see you again. Tim I'll look you up, Bill are you driving yet?
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Posted by REBORN55  -  08/10/2007 12:43 PM
Wife and I will be there on Saturday. Time and place sounds great. Be good to see you again Dennis. Hope to see some of the others.
Ken [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] De soto, Illinois
 
Posted by gman0046  -  08/10/2007 04:30 PM
Ken did you sell the delivery? If so did you buy another?
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Posted by REBORN55  -  08/10/2007 05:05 PM
Nope--still got it. Still trying though.
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Posted by gman0046  -  08/10/2007 05:13 PM
I was hoping that "test driver" just had to have a delivery. Hopefully the Frog's will bring you luck. Right now we plan on attending Saturday as well, I'll look for you there.
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Posted by REBORN55  -  08/10/2007 05:18 PM
Never know--PO bought it at Frog Follies 2 years ago and maybe it will sell there. Be looking for you.
Ken [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] De soto, Illinois
 
Posted by ronhotrod  -  08/10/2007 09:58 PM
I'll be there with the wife. not sure which car but going to have some fun. Not setting up as vendor this year. We usually park in the grass by the train tracks in the shade or along the back road. Will have a group of about 6 cars. would like to meet some of you. We will go up Thrusday and be there all week end. Hope we can hook up
ronhotrod [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Mount washington, Kentucky Charter Member since July 2001
 
Posted by meangene  -  08/11/2007 10:03 AM
brian,you know i'll be there 22years for us,zinski maybe we will catch up this time,i'm shure brian will make sure of that.brian what day are you goiing we will be there thurday noonish.call me and we will talk.gene
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/11/2007 10:59 AM
Gene we will be leaving on friday morning early, Did'nt get there last year until noon or one. Hope to be a little earlier this year. It's about a six hour drive for us. Just need to make sure Pat's 6:30a.m. is the same as my 6:30a.m. Sounds like everyone will be there by Saturday for sure so why don't we make that the official meet day. Now just need to pick a spot and time. Sound like a plan?
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Posted by ronhotrod  -  08/11/2007 11:29 PM
since most of us will be there Saturaday how about meeting at 10:00 AM Evansville time on the covered porch on the registration building on top of the hill?? everyone knows where it is and the porch is at the entrance. So if we stood at the right end of the porch we could all meet. Any other ideas? or does this sound ok??
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Posted by meangene  -  08/12/2007 10:05 AM
that sounds like a good place if its to hot we can go inside to the air cond. if things don't change its going to be a hot one!!!hey brian reset pats clock so she thinks shes on time!!!!!
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/12/2007 10:40 AM
Sounds good to me Ron. Gene I'll work on that clock thing. Looking forward to a great weekend.
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Posted by REBORN55  -  08/12/2007 10:43 PM
So is Evansvile CST or EST. Can't remember--we usually get there about 9 am Illinois time. Don't worry if that is a problem. I will find some of after we get there and get nestled in.
Ken [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] De soto, Illinois
 
Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/12/2007 10:56 PM
Thats a good question Ken. I don't know either. We need to be clued in by some Hoosiers on this matter.
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Posted by ronhotrod  -  08/12/2007 11:01 PM
I'm pretty sure Evansville is CST as we are an hour behind them. We are south of Louisvlee, Ky and as we drive west we go into central time zone. SO Ken you should be on the same time as they are
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Posted by ronhotrod  -  08/12/2007 11:02 PM
Geez you think I could spell Louisville wouldn't you ??
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Posted by REBORN55  -  08/12/2007 11:05 PM
That is what I thought--I know the time changes somewhere around that area.
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Posted by Billnthemale  -  08/13/2007 10:18 AM
It is Central time and I hope to meet some of you there........
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Posted by Paradise Road Rod & Custom  -  08/13/2007 10:32 AM
Hope some of you can point us in the right direction. We still need a place to stay. Any where close? Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks Tim
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Posted by gman0046  -  08/13/2007 10:53 AM
Where to stay is the only drawback to the Frog Follies. Every hotel close by is chock to block full with last years attendees withmile long waiting lists. Try for a motel in Hendersdon, Kentucky its about as close as your going to get.
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Posted by Paradise Road Rod & Custom  -  08/13/2007 11:01 AM
Thanks we are kind of last minute on getting a vendor space set up.Didnt really think about were to stay until today.

Tim
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/13/2007 03:48 PM
Tim try the Executive Inn in downtown Evansville. We stayed there last year and got a room kinda late.
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Posted by n2tires  -  08/13/2007 06:39 PM
Count me in. I'll be at the Plaza motel. Seems to be a older property. Anybody know anything about it?????


As to the Frog Follies how about some of you past attendees giving me the ins-outs about the show, grounds, etc.


Is it similar to GG's NSRA, get up hours before the sun rises and wade through tons of caution tape trying to find a parking spot?????


Thanks Brent
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Posted by gman0046  -  08/13/2007 06:50 PM
Brent I'd be very concerned about any motel in Evansville that had a room available at this late date. We once stayed at the Blue Sky Inn which was the worst motel I've ever stayed in. There are several older motels that are in the seedy part of Evansville. The Plaza sounds as if it might be one of them. If so you may not get much sleep as these motels charge by the hour. No the Frog's don't require getting up at O dark 30. If it were me I'd look for a motel in Henderson KY.
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Posted by n2tires  -  08/13/2007 07:13 PM
Actually I've had the room for several months. I wasn't sure about the area and just tried to stay close to the show.


After getting there I am sure that I will have a better idea of were best to stay...........


I did check this weekend for other options and they were nill in the E'ville area. I guess I'll take my chances with what I've got.
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Posted by gman0046  -  08/13/2007 08:01 PM
I guarentee you the back of your Delivery is better then our room at the Blue Sky Inn (the original Roach Motel). It was a real dump which was bad enough but after dinner when we returned, the motel had a power failure that lasted a couple of hours. Spending 2 nights in that filthy dump seemed like an eternity. Your best bet in Evansville is to find a newly constructed motel. Thats how we got our rooms at the Best Western on hwy 41 just south of interstate 64. They just completed construction and didn't know what the other motels were charging for the Frogs and charged us only $59 a night. That only lasted the first year, they wised up the next year and the rates went to $92. I am serious about seedy motels in the bad part of town. Why take a chance? call someone from E'ville Iron and ask about the Plaza. You can get a phone # from the NSRA Fellow Pages or off the Frog Follies web site. You could also try the Marriott which is the closest motel to the park, one year I got a room off the waiting list. They are also the most expensive, thats why I think we got in. The Frog Follies is a great Run, enjoy and eat at the Hornets Nest Restaurant and the Log Inn. You won't be disappointed.
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Posted by primed34  -  08/13/2007 10:01 PM
I 'll be there for the 25th year with the same car. Trying hard to get the coupe painted but this 100 degree weather has us on hold. Looking like the '34 may be there in sanded primer.
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Posted by ronhotrod  -  08/13/2007 10:03 PM
prime time is a fun time !!!! just getting thee and meeting/sharing with others is what its about. Just GET THERE !!!!
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/13/2007 11:34 PM
Brent I went to this show for the first time last year. I arrived between noon and 1 p.m. I had no problem finding a parking spot. We parked in a different spot on Saturday and another spot on Sunday. Parking was not an issue. It's a good show, you will have a good time.
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Posted by sellersrodshop  -  08/14/2007 01:41 AM
i'm thinking seriously about going. haven't been in a few years & that was just a "day trip" on sat. to look for some parts. maybe i'll find someone who wants to give my 40 coupe a new home.
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Posted by a.palmer jr.  -  08/20/2007 02:10 PM
I'll be there Friday as a spectator only, since I don't have a street rod. Maybe next year I'll have one.
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Posted by tlp1968  -  08/20/2007 03:02 PM
Don't sweat it on the spectator thing, sometimes it is nice to go and focus on the show. I would love to join you all but Springfield has the Super Nats and since it is in the backyard.....gotta go!
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/20/2007 08:57 PM
Joe look around for us or meangene and his unique frog display. Stop and say Hi!
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Posted by Billnthemale  -  08/21/2007 09:51 AM
OK, let's go, I'm leaving in about an hour................ gonna be HOT!
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Posted by Eliot Ness  -  08/21/2007 03:07 PM
Going to head over Friday after work and meet up with a buddy from Columbus (Ohio). He can't get in with his '57 Nomad, so he's going to set up in the Swap Meet.

Hotels in Evansville are tough to find right now, but I located a little motel just east of Evansville. It's the only hotel in that small town and it was pretty cheap. I don't want to mention the name in case it turns out to be a "roach motel".

Still places available in Henderson which would be a safer bet, but I like to try out the small mom & pop joints when possible.
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/21/2007 03:39 PM
Bill are you driving? or has Gene got the 36 done.
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Posted by Billnthemale  -  08/21/2007 06:19 PM
Brian, yea I'm driving my Hotel and yes I think all Gene had left to do was bleed the brakes and gas her up......
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/22/2007 06:05 PM
One more day and I'm on my way. Looking forward to meeting up with everyone again.
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Posted by meangene  -  08/22/2007 06:43 PM
were leaving in the morning,hope to get away around 9;00 (LOL) BILLS has already called me wanting to know where i'm at,see you friday brian call me when you get there
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Posted by sellersrodshop  -  08/22/2007 07:47 PM
i'm still pretty sure i'm going. if anyone here sees my car ( the 40 in the pic) stop & say "hi" so i can put a few faces with screen names.
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Posted by REBORN55  -  08/22/2007 08:10 PM
Still planning a 10:00 a.m. meet Saturday morning??
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Posted by tlp1968  -  08/22/2007 08:47 PM
Pictures boys, we need pictures since I will be in Springfield at the Super Nationals.
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/22/2007 08:59 PM