Hey Keith, I did get your cell number.. Thanks. I also have Lee's and rgr's. I will also post the radio channel as soon as I dig out my radios tonight or tomorrow. Of those that said they had radios, does everyone have sub-channels or do we need to stay on a main channel?

On the Fiero runs, we normally arrive for lunch between 11:30 and 12:00. Gump's may very well be busy that day so I really have no idea how long it might take. We normally try to head back south between 1:00 and 1:30 on the Fiero runs.

Optional runs such as 17 mile drive or Pacific Grove are up to those who show up. I don't know about Pacific Grove, but I do know that 17 Mile Drive is a toll road and speed limits and stops will make it take at least an hour.

It all comes down to whether or not we want to get back to the hotel before dark. Some people don't like driving in the dark, especially on a cliff where the next stop is the ocean a hundred feet down. Leaving at 1:30 normally puts us back at the hotel around 5:30-6:00 and it is starting to get pretty dark. Of course, one of our normal stops is the Big Sur River Inn. We usually spend an hour there at the nice shops and the beautiful river.

The last stop before the hotel is a sea lion habitat where they are usually laying out about 10 feet from where we are standing. That is usually 20-30 minutes but won't interest everyone probably. And if we do get back to the hotel before dark, there is a great place across the street to catch the sunset.

This is the place to have the discussion of all of the above. I am open to any of it and want the participants to decide. The idea here is enjoyment. Whatever we do is going to be great. If a decision is reached here before Friday that will be great. If not, we'll decide once we get there.

 

Pacific Grove is free - head down by the lighthouse and then loop back to Hwy 1 on Hwy 68 out of Monterey - the 17 mile drive does have a cost and I would rather pass on that - just curious if I needed cash for the entry fee..

Regular Channel 7 on the radios seems to work OK. Some higher frequencies actually require a license from the FCC.

 

Im hoping to meet everyone saturday, havent quite confirmed if i'll attend yet but it's looking like i will as long as i can reschedule some things.

 

We are not going to be able to make "The Run". rgr is going to take my Friday night

Does anyone want my reservations that I had made at the Hotel? I have them for both Friday and Saturday Night......... Please let me know A.S.A.P. I will wait til Friday A.M. to cancel........

I called and told Songman that we are not going to make it.... My Mother-in-Law is not doing very well and she is in I.C.U.....

I am truly bummed this would have been the first run we have ever been on.. I wanted to meet everyone and exchange ideas and Mods.. But it was just not to be. I wanted to pick Songmans brain about Tennessee (thats where we want to retire) and see the Lowered White HHR ...

I have joined a HHR club here in Modesto so maybe one day we will have a chance to do this again....

Please except my humble apology... Lee

I know the California coast is beautiful in January and February

 

that's too bad. i would like to get the friday night reservation as we have saturday reserved.lmk so i can cancel the motel 6 friday reservation. thanks

 

If anyone that is going wants my cell number, send on over a PM and I"ll give it to ya. Why would ya want it? Well, again, (as stated in the Williams Grand Canyon thread) in case I get lost, you can find me.

heck, if anyone one wants it for anything, thats ok too!

 

Lee, we can talk Tennessee anytime. And we'll have other HHR get-togethers. Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law and I hope things improve for her. Tell the wife that her mother is in our prayers.

Maybe you and rgr should go ahead and call the hotel tomorrow and let Manish know what is going on. I would just go ahead and cancel the Saturday night because they are not full then anyway.

 

Thats exactlly what I am going to do....

I called rgr's better half and I am going to call and tell Manish thats what we are doing....... She sent me a PM and so did rgr

Thanks for the prayers

 

Sorry that you won't make the run. And very sorry that family is not well.
Best of wishs and see ya down the road.

Bud / Harvey

 

Lee - see you on the next run! Hope all works out well for you...

Here's a few items going on in the San Luis Obispo area this weekend:

Riding the groove
Canadian tunesmith Ray Bonneville doesn't need a rhythm section. He's a veritable one-man band of roots and country blues, with a percussive blues guitar style reminiscent of Dire Straits, John Lee Hooker, and Eric Clapton.
Cradling his almost-antique arch-top electric guitar, he dishes up a potent blues ****tail complete with footboard percussion and roots-influenced harmonica. Add in his smoky vocals and you've got a riveting performance style.
A bilingual native of Quebec and a Juno Award winner, Ray Bonneville has just moved to Austin, where he's already capturing the hearts of new fans.
The Hoot Road Show is bringing him to the intimate concert setting at the Coalesce Bookstore (845 Main St. in Morro Bay) on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at Coalesce or by calling 772-2880.

"Wake up, wake up, you're sleeping the day away," sings The Western States Motel's Carl Jordan on his band's self-titled debut CD. With its lazy, strolling, pop-ish tunes, The Western States Motel creates the kind of music that gets stuck in your head. The group has created soundtracks for short films, backyard nature documentaries, and various camcorder retrospectives and recently completed the score for a short documentary about Johnny Cash's 1968 concert at Folsom Prison (on the Walk the Line special-edition DVD). Catch their show at Linnaea's Cafe (1110 Garden, SLO) Saturday, Sept. 9, at 8:30 p.m. Wake up and pass the hat!

An all-women quintet from the hills of San Francisco performs a local concert to celebrate the release of their new CD, Feet All Over the Floor. The Stairwell Sisters, a driving old-time string band, combines vocal prowess with skilled multi-instrumental chops and a great attitude. Get your feet all over the floor with them at the Red Barn Community Music Series on Friday, Sept. 8, at the Los Osos Community Center, 2180 Palisades Way. As usual for this popular concert series, a community potluck starts at 6 p.m., with music at 7 p.m. A $10 donation is requested.

Art Stuff:
Graphite express
Expressions Custom Picture Framing Studio and Gallery is pleased to present a rare showing of James Kelly's original female figure graphite drawings. The public is invited to attend an artist reception on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Expressions Gallery at 4090 Burton Dr. in Cambria.
The show will run through the end of October. Kelly works predominantly in oils, and many of his pieces end up as "finished" drawings, catching collectors' eyes with their simplicity and beauty. Kelly's graphites and oils hang in private collections around the world, and Expressions' feature is a rare showing of these masterful drawings. Info: 924-1900.

Transforming
"Transformations" are Polaroid transfers and digital transformations on paper and fabric by Karen Peterson. The show runs through Sept. 30. Peterson is opening her exhibit of digitally enhanced photographs and Polaroid emulsion transfers with a reception on Friday, Sept. 8, from 5-8 p.m. in the Gallery at Marina Square on the Embarcadero in Morro Bay. An award-winning artist for more than 15 years, Peterson lives in Morro Bay and exhibits her artwork in galleries and art associations throughout the Central Coast.
Her work generates a sense of old-world nostalgia. Pictured: "Gas Station in Bodie" (traditional darkroom photo, hand colored). Info: 772-1068.