Event Coverage I had the best time at the KKOA Lead Sled Show

What a great weekend with the best weather ever so we could relax and visit with laughter and tell stories instead of hanging our heads in a dehydrated stupor like most years....
We had many guests at our home before during and after the event.
On Wednesday my personal bodyguard G***erlouie showed up and I took the day off work to hang out with him.
That same morning Eugene Vik of northern MN brought me a cool Caddy 500 engine.

On Thursday I lead a small group on a backroads tour along to Ellis, KS to visit the cool shop of BCR (Mike Keller) who had just come back from winning the muscle car cl*** at the Goodguys Nationals in Columbus, OH.
And Mike was cool enough to feed us lunch including some great hamburgers. Thanks Mike !!

On Friday Mrs. PF cooked a huge breakfast and some guys from CA, KS, and NE came out for that including NEALS49.

Friday at the show was great and I had my mascot "Lucy of Povertyflats" with me at my hospitality booth.
Friday night was the drags where Mrs. PF and her sister Nancy fed perhaps 30 people a picnic style supper.

Saturday was very busy and crowded and exderelict (****) stopped by to see the engine from the Hoodlum roadster he sold me.
And a real treat for me on Saturday was getting to meet Carl Green (whammoman) who told me the coolest stories ever from his days of building customs and Evel Knievel vehicles.

Sunday my pals from KC stopped by and brought US lunch including a homemade blueberry pie. They had even picked the berries.
And also on Sunday I went back to the park to pick up a Buick 401 nailhead engine I had bought.

What a great time......I have made so many friends on the HAMB and am very thankful for you all.

 

G***erlouie
of Lincoln, NE

 

The Mike Keller family of Ellis, KS
Big Creek Restoration
"BCR"

 

What our kitchen looked like on Saturday morning very early as Mrs. PF was making cinnamon rolls to share with friends.

 

A**** the many guests we had was NEALS49
and his GMC canopy express panel truck.

 

Mark Moriarity with Lucy

 

Lori Ryan of South Carolina
with Lucy....her husband Chris Ryan of Ryan's Rod and Custom was there but didn't make the photo edit...ha ha

 

Me and my hero who sold me the Hoodlum engine
exderelict **** Warsocki of Omaha, NE

 

Me and someone I have wanted to meet for a long time
whammoman
Carl Green who is from Kansas and has had a fantastic car building career in CA and other places.
This was the highlight of my weekend !!

 

I will post more photos later but need to leave for work now....

 

always great to see the good folks of Gypsum, KS

 

It was fun to have you guys stop by the shop. It is like having company over to the house....you clean up all the stuff you were going to clean up but just haven't gotten around to it.

Show was awesome. Weather was great and really nice cars showed up.

 

I took my tour group to a place that makes homemade pie and they also make their own ice cream....

 

This is a framed and numbered print I got from famed automobile photographer Dan Greenberg of Parker, Co-----thanks Dan !! I love it--

 

A shot from inside the showroom at BCR shop that shows Hamb members Chris Ryan, Eugene Vik, owner Mike Keller (BCR) and Cuzzin Deke at Ellis, KS and Mike also put on a real cool metalworking demo for us using manual and power machines and that was real popular with the guys...
and I can also see Dan Greenberg thru the door in this photo as well

 

This is the tip of a guided missile rocket that I had left with pinstriper and Hamb member Ken Smith of Texas to do what he wanted with and he brought it to me in Salina....I love it....thanks Ken !!

 

Birthday boy (today) and Hamb member PJ Garst and his lovely wife Heather hauled part of my crew to our favorite BBQ place in this cool "Lunch Wagon" 55 Nomad that they own...

 

My pals Chuck and Dwayne (both Hamb members) from the Kansas City area showed up at the Flats on Sunday at noon and brought a whole meal with them to share with me and Mrs. PF including the BEST blueberry pie ever.....
thanks guys !!

 

The McGregor Boys of Wichita stopped by my booth to say hi and were ready to party as always !

 

Pretty girl and hot rodder in her own right from Lincoln, NE Jessica (Jess on the Hamb) met Carl Green (whammoman) for the first time too and was lucky enough to hear some of his stories...

 

I have more photos but that will do for now...

 

Thanks for the KKOA update, and the folks you have made feel at home!
Always look forward to your posts.
KK

 

Cool - Thanks

 

thanks

 

I'll bet it was a good story I was telling....can't remember.

 

ha ha

 

PF,
I am from Salina orignaly ( live in Nebraska now) and stoped by to meet you a couple of times, but both times you were swamped with people. So may-be next time around. Friends with **** S. Marvin McIintire, Gerrald Squires, Gary Wooster all back in the old days screwing with hot rods still at the young age of 74
Dennis S.

 

Dang, Dennis......bummer....but I'm thinking we have met before.
Thanks for thinking of me and catch you next time.

 

It was fun hanging out with the most popular guy at the KKOA show, Mr. Poverty Flats!

 

Looks like a great time! You and Lucy are livin' the life! Pie and all.