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It was nice to meet up with XLR friends in Bloomington. I arrived in the afternoon on Saturday and people were packing up to head home. That's OK as I was there to see friends. Let's see if I recall the names correctly; Chad and Dianne, Kevin, Dave and Devon, Kathy and Dave, and I. I'm...

I drove past MAM yesterday. Most of the property is now tilled and in crops. MAM signage is all gone except on the museum building. One small area on the south side is mowed and has the flags.. Everything runs it’s course. It was fun to be a part of it all once upon a time.

I read on FB that Bob Barnes passed on 1/17/20. A note from his daughter; "Hello Family and Friends this is Annette, I am Robert's daughter. On Jan. 17, 2020 my father (Robert J. Barnes) went to heaven. We will be having a viewing Jan.31,2020 from 5-7 pm Funeral Service Feb. 1, 2020 at 11 am...

I had to run past Mid America to pick up parts this afternoon. Lots of activity. Even though the show is a couple of days away, I spotted many corvettes. Thew Lingafelter rig was pulling in as I passed. Made me think of our Bobfest events! Bob

This was just posted on FB Just a sad note to let you know that Ray passed away last evening. We have the flu, his heart couldn’t stand the strain. From prior conversations he requested to be cremated with no services. I am going to miss him terribly....l. Bob

At Rendezvous I there was a guy from Ohio known as Doc Rupp. He had a '06 infra red V. I ended up with the induction system that he put together. We corresponded on occasion, then it stopped. I finally contacted a man that also knew him and he confirmed that he had passed. He also was big...

D.R. (Doc) Rupp had a '06 infra red XLR-V. He had built up the air intake that is currently on my car. When he sold the car he restored it to stock. I purchased the intake and installed it on my car. He was at one of the early rendezvous in Bowling Green. He was from the Columbus Ohio area...

The show had perfect weather. Many groups of Corvettes were seen running around. I was in no shape to watch anything. My back surgery was performed last Tuesday and I have been dealing with that. Lots of sleep and rest. Many well wishes from our XLR friends. Thank you all for them. Bob

https://www.iaai.com/Vehicles/VehicleDetails.aspx?itemid=16839194&auctionid=16291218&sID=Theft Good Luck! Current bid is $10025.

Paula and I will be hosting a scaled back event this September. Schedule as follows; Friday, meet at Leonard's in the afternoon. Dinner at the Alamo Saturday; Caravan to Mid America. Return to Leonard's for food and fun Sunday; Breakfast at Coles County Airport, departure Bob

Jennifer Hinterscher from MAM sent this nice message to me today. We have corresponded several times this year. I'll be there on Saturday. Apparently they still have a spot for us and I'll be there to be our placeholder. Any one else is welcome. Bob Thanks, Bob. Please, feel free to...

This is the post that I have been dreading to write. With the new position demanding lots of time and effort, the resources just have not been there to host this event. In addition, so many are traveling the following weekend to Bowling Green, back to back events are tough for most of us to...

Might be able to get a hot deal on this one! Bob

Anyone interested in meeting up? I can bring a pop up canopy and chairs. Friday I'll stop by in the afternoon and maybe Saturday. Want to make it a mini gathereing? Bob

The Newport Hill climb is next weekend. Small town near Paris Illinois that has a BIG hill that antique cars race up. Anyone up to meet there on Saturday or Sunday? Car show, street vendors, etc. Bob

I got a call from Bonnie from MAM today asking if we would like to promote our group. MAM has a flyer going out locally and a handout at a Corvette event in Carlysle PA coming up soon. Dave if you could put together some artwork and a few of kick in a $20 bill we could do this pretty...

There must be something about my car that has an attraction. Not one that I want. Last year a Robin dive bombed me. Nailed in on the lower grill and dented it in. I was able to pry out the dead bird and straighten the grill. Last week it was a raccoon. I could not avoid it and went...

I wrote it on the calendar, then got busy in the shop and forgot all about the event. Did anyone go? Bob

I have been getting a few emails from Joe and his NCH group. I hope that his show goes well for him. I think that I'll pass on it this year though. Bob

I received a phone call last night. Seems that a man recalled my name from the newspaper coverage of our gathering last fall. He asked me to spread the word "among your Cadillac friends" of the sale of his Seville Roadster. No pictures, no internet, no email. Going to be a tough sell this...