Event Coverage my JALOPY SHOWDOWN adventure

becky and i decided we needed some time away, and i was dying to hit the road in the '54 and stretch its legs a bit, and enjoy some time behind the wheel. so, we packed it up with some camping gear and all my art, and hit the road.




new art for the trip



i was trying not to smile too much so that i looked cool, but i just look like a tool.

we took some back roads to break up the trip a bit. but we crossed the hudson on 84



i offered to drop becky off here and pick her up on the way back, but she didn't like that idea for some reason... (does no one get this? it's sing sing...oh and did you know that's where the phrase "send you up the river" came from? getting sent to sing sing was 'getting sent up the river.') anyway...



on the advice of lowdug37, we took rt209 through the delaware water gap



and found ourselves at the friendly latimore valley fairgrounds



we set up camp and grilled some burgers...



and settled in for the night.

morning dawned, and we headed to the show.





megan's (chevygirlrox) roadster. i got to meet megan, and matt, and see denise (for the first time in 4 years) but only got about 5 minutes with them, cuz they were headed for the track, and i had to mind my spot.



lowdug37's truck. soooo cool. especially in person.



love this little car. you should see the way its owner drives it around that track...



a shot of the '54 on the infield grass in the afternoon.



then we headed home, taking a couple different roads...



yes, i looked inside. nuthin' there.



it was just the adventure i needed. 800 miles in the coupe is good for the soul. and i think even becky had a good time.

the only thing missing was tuck...

 

that's cool dave. just let me know. i can send you digital sample pics of any of them too.

more importantly, it was nice meeting you and chatting with you. good to put faces with (screen) names...

 

Mark....I like how you and your better half roll......great stuff and great talent!!!
I am so jealous!

 

richie- i am sure he knows what's up too. he was there with us all the way. you know, in some way. memory. or something.

 

smokey- thanks SOOOO much for that clear tarp. it was a life saver. after all, it stopped the rain. not from falling on my art, but from falling altogether. but we predicted that.

it was great meeting you. and i will never do that again without an EZ up. dang, i guess it's time to go pro...

 

jay,

i don't know if i am doing anything right, but i am blessed by that girl. she is pretty special. and puts up with all my procrastinating, art making, and wanderlust for travel in an old car...

that roadster is megan's, yes. i was going to go back and add some captions this morning.

as for printing, i am using traditional relief print making processes. i carve from linoleum blocks, and print on that press you can see at the beginning of the post. it is a letterpress proofing press from the 1880s. super simple, reliable, and HEAVY. hopefully i only have to move it one more time...

and the '54...it was my dad's. we lost him very unexpectedly last summer. and while pretty much everyone else in the family likes to stay away from his cars for now because it is too much to bear, i find it too much to bear to be away from them. so i drive the wheels off this thing. and it is super reliable, rides great, and sounds sooooooooooo nice. that red one is a great looking little buggy.

oh, and the green stuff is GRASS and LEAVES. you make up for the lack of that by being able to drive your roadster on christmas day.

 

that's all you have to say? one word answers from nosurf are rare indeed.

 

yeah andy, nice meeting you too. we should trade a print for a t-shirt or something. let me know if you like the idea.