VIVA LA WINE RUN

Napa Wine Tour Thank You Notes
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Brian, it was a great pleasure meeting you and your wife Suzan. I

Hey Eddie, thanks for starting a new thread and your comments are wonderful. Your fingers must be worn out. Sallye and I enjoyed the run immensly and it was great meeting you both. I am still waiting on a pink slip believe it or not and some of the best ever Santa Cruz summer weather has slipped by unused. A real shame and frustrating. Thanks again for your organization of the event. I would love to organize one down here (Historic Races are this weekend, Pebble Beach in Sept I think) but not till I have a car. I have posted some of my pics on the Napa Run folder in Members. One i like a lot is a modified road pic called "BarriessaRoadWater" or something like it and is a PS modified shot of the cars on the road. Check it out.

Thanks much, Jay

ps. are you sending out a email, phone list of the club?

Eddie,
This was certainly the ultimate Tub Tour based on the great people,scenery & cars! As I stated in another post, I've been meaning to tell you that your VS looked so perfect, I thought it was an IM (o:! Seriously, absolutely stunning car! Did you wear out the britles on your dust mop? (O: I thought I was bad like that but (as you said) you're better! Keep her sparkling!!
I really enjoyed meeting you & your wife with her truly vivacious personality. She reminds me of my "best woman" at my wedding.(Yeah... being the non-traditionalist,it was a female;o)
If Jim makes it out, you're more than welcome to come on over for a few cool ones & a Q. Did I tell you I have a yellow Q? Just kidding. & yeah.. sometimes my underwear is yellow )o:
VIVE LE TOUR DU VIN!

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Two things that I would like help with, one is everyone that attended the Wine Run needs to let me know the size T shirt they want and the color of the car on it, black, red, or silver. These are free to the drivers who attended, and are being printed with the Wine Run logo. If the passengers want one too we will need their size and color too, but will cost the same as the T shirts I sell in the cool gear section. the cut off date to get your T shirt info in is one week from today, Aug 20th. Also I'm trying to get an address/ phone list of the participants of the Wine Run, I have everyone except Paul and Rick's. Please email this info to me ASAP, as we can't send the gifts without it. Thanks alot. Eddie carumba356@c-zone.net

Eddie,
Sorry for the delay. I just PM'd you.~R

Thanks guys for the kind words. I just finished the tour address list and will try to email it this week end. I also have shirt info from Rick and Paul, now lets hear from the rest of you. Remember they are FREE! Eddie

Eddie:

Make mine an XL just in case the shirt is cotton or I need extra padding for my ass. :)

As for color - whatever you think looks best.

jm

Eddie, thanks for the effort with the T-Shirts, I am sure they will be special. Your organizational skills will surely serve you well in the business. I was thinking that for us who are new to the club and have trouble remembering names and such, that it might be a nice feature to post a NorCal club folder on the site and have each member insert a photo of themselves and their partner (if applicable) with their vehicle. This would be a good memory aide for anyone who is not in frequent touch. Let me know your thoughts.

Oh yeah, as I related to Eddie on the phone, I now (finally) have my pink slip in hand and am heading out the door to try to register it. Wish me luck.

Eddie-
Large, Red,
Thanks, cool idea.

P.S. After seeing all those nice looking cars, I spent 5 hours
buffing out my paint (yes, that was paint!).

Kurt "James Dean" Larson,
You did what????? I luved that "Mad Max" look! Hope you didn't make it too shiny. Just kidding you Bro. Next time I'll ride behind you so you & "Natalie" don't have to witness the "open containers"...(o:~R
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OK, I am back and boy was that easy. Ten minutes at AAA and I am done. It took me twice as long to even talk to my insurance Co. Looks like I am covered and on the road so begin making plans for a Sept Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay rally!!! Kurt, don't be spiffin' that baby up too much, we be jealosin' you. I am off to drive to the beach, yeah!!!!!

Jay:

Looking forward to seeing your ride on my way to Aptos.

Might be heading down there this weekend. Not sure because traffic will be a bear as a result of the Pebble Beach Concours. If not I'll shoot you an email so I can get your directions.

jm

Rick you drive behind Kurt and watch him enter turns and try and keep up with him... well, you're gonna' spill a lot more beer than you were drinkin'
That boy likes to rally!
MM

MM,
Good point.... it took awhile for my crotch to dry out from the inexperience of placing the can opening facing the wrong way )O;
I'm borrowing my daughter's diapers next Tour.~R

Dick, thanks for the pictures on the sight. How about emailing the "other" ones. Thanks Eddie

Brian & Suzan,
Thank you for the awesome commemorative N-Cal Vin Tour bottle of vin (sorry for being redundant)o:.My wife & I luved the label!!! If Medicine Man & I put our N-Cal Lake Tour together, we want our cars on there....(O:~R

Hey Theron.... when do I get my Smiley Face (O:?
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Brian and Susan

Thank you so much , you did a great job on the label. Vintage 356 2003 what great year! I think I'll let it age. I can't wait for our next tour. I know Jay. John and myself are planning a tour in the Santa Cruz mountains in the near future. Rick maybe you can start producing Vintage 356 on your estate. Thank once again to Brian and Susan and to all that made this wonderful weekend happen

Dick and Roxanne (Nor cal region Speedster.com)

I musta missed somethin' (but what's new?)
Thanks Brian & Suzan!
I'm so pleased to have been in the right place at the right time for a change!
MM

MM,
Just keep hanging out with me & you'll get free stuff. (O:~:O)~R

Hey Dick, Did you post any pics from the visit? Got some awsome shots to show if youy tell me where. We should talk by phone as my posting will be limited as I managed to put a nail thru my hand and typing is tedious. Thanks again Brian and Susan, Great!!!

Well, what can I say - wine delivered to my door? Hell, I'm staying home more often. ;)

Thanks so much Brian and Suzan for the great job on the label and of course the wine. BTW: what kind of wine is it?

Dick, I just joined Byington Vineyards wine club in the SC mountains and they have a great place for a barbecue up there. I'm still working on the beach house for our eventual last stop point of the day. You can see it at www.aptosbeach.com.

I'll have to get permission from the homeowners for parking cars on the street. Need to get a firm date and I can see if the beach house is being rented or not. Or we can just have the barbecue there at the end of the day.

Let's talk this week.

JM

Dick, Michael,
A friend of mine is the cousin of David Bruce. He has a beautiful winery on Bear Creek Road, which is also a great drive. I will be seeing him tomorrow, I'll ask about group functions. Great location, great wine! Here is an excerpt from the his site.
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David Bruce Winery was one of 12 California wineries to participate in the now famous 1976 "Judgment of Paris," in which California Cabernets and Chardonnays outscored French Bordeaux and Burgundies in a blind tasting in France.
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On a recent trip, I stopped in Paris on way to Budapest. The French still hate us...
-=theron

Theron:

I am a faithful follower of David Bruce wine and was there last weekend tasting some of their great Pinot's.

We can definitely make it a stop as we make our way through the Santa Cruz mountains.

Check out Byington at: www.byington.com/home.htm

Thanks for the suggestion.

And since it's after 5:00pm right now - I think its time to open one up. :)

Toast to you.

Nor Cal Wine Run Group,

No need for Thanks on the Wine, it was our pleasure to have met all of you.
Wine was sent out to all 9 Speedster Drivers as well as Jay's SAAB camoflaged speedster and our tour Napa guide Rick Warren.
If you didn't get yours..you probably have a drunk mailman...or it was intercepted by an enterprising son, daughter, mother-in-law, etc.

The wine is a 2001 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon but NOT expensive.
The image on the label is a compilation of actual photos taken on the run, and through the magic of Photoshop, Eddie's "Carumba" tub takes the foreground on the road leading down into Napa Valley.











Thanks again to everyone.

Brian & Suzan
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Just a quick note, the Wine Run T shirts will be going out today and tomorrow. Eddie

With all the "play" that this tour has gotten on the site, perhaps we should take donations and buy the yellow house at the old winery as a "SpeedsterOwners Clubhouse" What a great time, still smiling.










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I just wanted to send out a quick thanks to Brian and Eddie for the wine and the t-shirt. Very nice, thanks again.

Kurt, you're very welcome. It was a pleasure meeting you both. Eddie

Eddie,
Thanks for the great shirt! I'll be wearin it with pride at the Bugorama today here in Sacto!

Brian.

Eddie:

Nice job on the t-shirt. I appreciate your generosity and next time we get together the Corona's are on me.

Thanks again.

John Malone

Hey, I had a nice surprise waitin' for me on the porch this afternoon when I got home...To whom do I owe thanks for the special release wine?
MM

Hey I was showing off my prized bottle of wine and found the note inside from Brian & Suzan, Thank you again... and thanks for the kind words, when you dress like I do and get to be my size, it's nice not to be referred to as a 'float'!
MM
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Thanks guys, It was my pleasure. Eddie