We had the BEST time at this year’s “Laguna Beach” show.
Super club turnout! The day was so horribly hot that “the turnout” moved our lawn chairs from shade-to-shade as often as the hot sun invited us to “Move along, now!” I’ll bet in the days past, we each thought that the close proximity to the coast might afford us a temperature break, but no dice. We were locked in our parking spots till 3pm, no matter how often we bitched-and-moaned about the high-nineties’ heat.
Once we were in our spaces, we headed over to Anastasia’s for a breakfast party. The patio was filled with our peeps, who ate in shifts, I’d say that was fun-enough for me, that I’d have been ok if we’d had to call it a day right then.
So, “Who was there Alice?” “Well, let’s see.” Greg Aden (Bugeye), Monica Lago-Kaytis (Bugeye), and with big Healeys: Clay Kaytis, John Hamo, Hohn Hummer, Dan O’Neill, Steve and Vicky McIntosh, and Phil and Nancy Caliva (Jensen-Healey). In other cars were club member Mike Walkey (Jaguar) and Randy Rimney (Triumph), someone we’ve gotten to know the last couple of shows, and of course our special friend Richard Schnyder (Blue Triumph) and me.
We laughed until we cried. We ate ice cream that was over-the-top delicious. We gave each other a hard time whenever we wanted. We discussed, ad nauseum, all the possible reasons these cars malfunction after everything seems right with the world. We told the coolest small-world stories. We strolled the Show in small groups introducing new friends to old friends, and in the end, thanked our lucky stars we had a better turnout this year than last.
The awards were very exciting; Dan O’Neill received a first place in our class with John Hamo getting a second. Dan’s honor, for many-a-year, was bestowed upon Rick Shoemaker, another fabulous small-world story. Big congrats to Dan and John! Don’t miss your opportunity to register for next year’s show. It’s an intimate gathering of only 125 and... you know the rest.