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Just spoke w/Sweet, presidential convoy en route!

Happy trails,

Cosmo

Got home at about 7:20 pm. Great day all! Wonderful to see Alec and Jim's trucks. Great ride, wonderful company, awesome day, good beer

Awesome job, Sweet! Obviously an ODSS meritorious citation of some sort is in order. Mr. President, you are to be congratulated as well.

We had an awesome convoy that just kept getting better as the morning progressed. Hambone & Roache -- Thanks for being my wingmen! Successful mission.

We're beat!

Made it to the garage and put the truck away. 164 miles each way. Started before sun up and finished after sun down. By my count that is alot of miles. Held my breath until we clear the bridge on 301. Great time and place. Great fun. We need to do that again.

We made it home safely as well. Very good trip. Lots of friends and great laughs. When can we go back?? Looking forward to the pics.

from the desk of your president...

Extremely honored by all the long distance ODSS Stovebolters! What a great day!

Great job by SAA Sweet on the coordination of this fine event!

I can't get over the fact that there was a calendar's worth of Stovebolts in attendance.

Regards,

Cosmo

Pulled in the driveway at 8:40. Traffic up around 29 and 66, 66 came so a stop several times and then an accident at 355 and 495 with all lanes stopped. Cut through Bethesda to miss that one.
Regardless, a great day but too short (and not enough Stovebolt 6 IPA!).
Great to see everyone and I look forward to doing that again some day.

I'm glad I decided to join the event. It was great to see all the Stovebolt brothers, and Sweet couldn't have picked a nicer day. Looking forward to the next get-together... Junkyard Tour anyone?

George

My first outing with the truck other than driving around town.It was great to travel with Phillip. The blue ridge parkway was just about perfect. Thank you all for a great time and event, i got a lot of motivation for all the things i need to do. And the best advice and suggestions. You guys have SOOO much knowledge and experience you are willing to share. Special!
I can't wait to see the pictures and post a couple special ones i got.

Pulled into the driveway about the same time John and Peggy did.
Beautiful trip, beautiful weather, beautiful surroundings, and beautiful people! It don't get no better!
I haven't been in a convoy like that for a long time. Nice to see all the trucks going down the road together!
Thanks to Sweet and anyone else that made it happen and look forward to the next time!
Victor

About a year ago, Cosmo and I went to DB to celebrate his marathon Overdrive overhaul. It was my first trip there and the place was just amazing. Sitting at the bar that day I pictured an afternoon with my brothers there so they can share the same experience I had.

Never in a million years would I think so many of you would be able to get together like yesterday. Even more impressive was the amount of Vintage Iron in the parking lot. Both Chad, Chris, and the entire Devil's Backbone staff were amazed at how many of us came. They have never had a group exceed their expectations like we did yesterday.

Finally the most amazing thing yesterday was that everyone DROVE those trucks there. Now before someone jumps on the Big Bolts, I will defend them by saying that I know BOTH trucks would have made the drive, but chose not to for time purposes only.

It takes a certain level of risk and confidence to take a truck that is 50-60 years old and make into a roadworthy machine capable of the miles you all traveled yesterday. This forum is the media we all use to learn, and as John says "none of us are as smart as all of us" and I thank the Millimans for giving us this playground to play in each day.

Yesterday was a celebration. A celebration for all the hard work we put into those trucks and the people that help us along the way. Every once in a while we need to stop and smell the roses and yesterday was a real treat.

Thank you all for coming, I can't wait to do it again. I mentioned to the GM yesterday that we would like to make DB the official brewery of the ODSS and they agreed. They want to improve our already great relationship. So look for more things to come!!!!

Ditto on all posted above.

Alec what a grand time running with you up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Good to see all these trucks together and lined up by year.

'Till next time my brothers.....

I'll post the vids I have (non-Oscar nomination material)as soon as I can find a cheap (free).m2ts conversion application. If you know of one, please advise.
Victor

Well Spoken, SAA SWEET.

A fantastic time. Gorgeous weather, Great beer, not-as-gorgeous men-folk, and all made right by the presence of the Stovebolt Queen! So happy to see you Peggy.

Thanks to SWEET and all here who helped me get my truck to the event yesterday. Been a journey, that's for sure, but one so worth the taking. Nice to meet Josh and Jeanette and thanks, George, for bringing Dave along.

Looking forward to the winter Junkyard Tour and reconnecting with my extended family. This is truly a special place.

Jim

As the official ODSS sponsor, will the Devil's Backbone supply the beer?
I am real glad I did not miss that event yesterday. That was a special day. I hope the pictures tell some of the story. For those that have not been to the DB Brewery, it is well worth the trip.

PHOTOS!!!!!! Are ...

HERE!!!!!!

Apologies in advance ... after processing these many images, you start to get punchy ... Think of these as proofs. I will clean up the ones used for the calendar. I tried to get a little arty with a couple of them...

Ooops ... this is John, not Wonder Woman

Perfect!

amazing photos. Get to re-live that magnificent day all over again!

Thanks for the pics. They look great! Let's do it again!!
Victor

Awesome pictures! Looking forward to the calender.

John, PM sent.

Great pictures as always John. I know the camera makes a difference but the guy taking the picture has to know a thing or two and these shots prove that.

I failed to recognize Sweet and Phil and their efforts in putting this thing together and also to The President for hosting at what I am calling, the ODSS's "Camp David". Cool place, great food, great beer friendly folks, whats not to like?

John

Those pics are amazing!!! Great job!

I'm gonna talk to Carey and see if we can head back over that way and camp nearby so I can go back once more before the winter sets in.

http://s1109.photobucket.com/user/V...B/RendevouzinOrange_zpsba5dc33e.mp4.html

Rendezvous in Orange
Hope it works!
Victor

Nice Victor!
Now we need Johns video for the final member of the convoy.

One more shot from lunch. The biggest sandwich the DB offers i am sure was not match for John. devour
I hope this link works.

You have to click on the pictures to see the captions. not sure about the picassa photo sharing. oh well.

Right, Billy.
I must have been sleeping when you pulled in.
I do have a couple more vids at DB.
I'll post later.
Victor

Alec, I can see them. That was a heck of a burger. I think I need to go back and have one.
I know Victor, you just didn't want video of the Fxxx pulling into the Chevrolet lot pulling an old Chevrolet!!

I knew John had a big mouth, but that confirmed it.

The amazing thing besides the size of the burger, but how fast it disappeared!!!

Hammeredit!

Billy, Was that you're "BFW"?

That was Griggs BFW. Luckily, for what I was working on, I didn't need that one.

Roll Call......all present and accounted for!

http://s1109.photobucket.com/user/V...3%20DB/RollcallatDB_zps99614a76.mp4.html

Victor

Well, I finally got a chance to get in here. These are great videos and pix. John's still working on the calendar. The group shot turned out really nice. My task for tomorrow is load them to York to see how they turn out in a big print.

That was really a mighty fine day and a fine bunch to spend it with. I liked the way we kept meeting more as we drove along. Makes me think the trip to KC will work out fun next year.

Sweet and Phil, you did an awesome job pulling thing together. What's your connection with the weather? It was incredibly perfect. I agree we need to do it again and again. Looks like there is plenty to do around there to make it a two-day event. Plus, after we eat that huge lunch, we can take a nap and not feel like we'll miss anything.



Peg

Can you believe it's been TEN YEARS?????

Can we do a re-issue of the calendar for 2024????

Hey Phillip! That would be a great idea. (This is a really old thread. )

If there is interest, we can do a 10 year DB Commemorative Calendar. This one I need to get John to help put together.

( BTW, on the 11th of November Stovebolt turns 28 years old! )

Holy Cow! Ten years! I wonder if my truck shows it's age?

How about we go back and do another? Lots more there now......