Here it is almost March and one has mentioned.....

[mbmz3]

HC!

Who's going this year? Have you made your reservations?

I wasn't able to make it last year, so I'm looking forward to this year.

later

[mbmz3]

[joan]

But you know how the registration goes. And no news on what is the theme or any other news

[wynlover]

I just called to make my reservations for HC and was told that the BMW block and the hotel is sold out for those dates.

[Dale]

No need to clarify:

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pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a
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istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

[TexZan]

Like Hank (bimmer2.8), I'll be welcoming a new arrival (#2) sometime in August (wouldn't it be cool to have a kid with an 8/8/08 birthday?!). Something tells me I won't be making the trip to SC a month later. Hopefully 2009 will work out, though.

You think I can fit two baby seats in the Z3? (Insert memory of "baby on bumper" SNL skit...)

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Axxis Metal Master pads - Brembo rotors - Doug Whalen seat bushings
Passenger Eject (unfortunately non-functional) - OEM Passenger Airbag Disable switch
Polk Audio all around - Blaupunkt PA amps - LeatherZ Mark II armrest - Strong Strut Trio

[jtp]

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[cb4]

Sounds like you are hatching them one every 2 years or so. That's what I was doing about 10-15 years ago.

Besides the 'happiness is the corner' poster, my other favorite was the Porsche Boxster ad: '4 kids, 2 dogs, house in the burbs, all the more practical'.

[TexZan]

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97 2.8 <font color="Gray">Arctic Silver </font>- <font color="DarkRed">Tanin Red interior </font>with <font color="Sienna">wood console</font> - black top</b>
Whalen Shift Machine, polished - Type II windscreen (non roll-hoops) - Bilstein HD shocks/struts
Axxis Metal Master pads - Brembo rotors - Doug Whalen seat bushings
Passenger Eject (unfortunately non-functional) - OEM Passenger Airbag Disable switch
Polk Audio all around - Blaupunkt PA amps - LeatherZ Mark II armrest - Strong Strut Trio

[cb4]

I'll not be!

It coincides with Harley Davidson's 105th and they booked the Boss! Sorry, it's in my back yard and something I just can't pass up.

[zpage]

Did you call the hotel directly or just the 800 reservations? You may be able to get a room calling the hotel directly or get on a wait list.

[wynlover]

[z3bigdaddy]

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[jtp]

And Carl can even pay for them so that you can both feel right at home.

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[kniffin50]

I hear ZZ Top is playing the Friday night event. I'll miss not seeing you. You are one interesting person to talk to.And I'm not blowing smoke up your .... I hope you have a great time.
Rusty

[@ MinnMark]

And I'll do my best to protect you from Minnesota's finest on our way to the big "event".

Skyler and I are planning to go!MinnMark<BR>'00 2.3 Oxford Green/Tan/Tan<BR>And yes, I drive my car in the snowy winter!<BR>

[z3RIFFRAFF]

to park next to in the panoramic photo this year!

I saw the Boss at MSG (Madison Square Garden) a while ago and I wouldn't skip HC to see him. But I'm not a big fan of his anyway....
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[cb4]

I missed meeting him by 1 hour.....I left a bar in Belmar at 9:30pm on a Sunday night and he walked in at about 10:30, did a couple of songs with the band then mingled with the crowd for a while before leaving. My friends told me all about it. This is back before anyone had phones otherwise I'd have pulled a u-turn and ended up stuck in the swamps of Joisey.

HD has their parties every 5 years and I've made it to all of them since I've been living out here. All of Milwaukee turns into a Sturgis for a week. It's absolutely nuts. Last time I met BB King.

[cb4]

Thanks for the nice words. I'm much less obnoxious in person.

[rustyh]

"All of Milwaukee turns into a Sturgis for a week. It's absolutely nuts."

There should be a heck of a lot of bikes, but I'm sure you'd agree that other than a lot of bikes HD is nothing like Sturgis. Sturgis is more like one of those things where they just let the dogs out as opposed to a HD rally being more like a black tie event at the Westminster Kennel Club. The latter is much more civilized. At least I've never heard of anyone piling up a bunch of Honda Goldwings and torching them. lol

"Last time I met BB King."

Now that would be cool. I don't really care for Bruce Springsteen myself, and I've seen ZZ Top more times than I can count, but I've never seen Mr. King and I keep telling myself to make more of an effort to change that next time he comes thru town. I had one chance to do that during Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, but I left too early.

Side note: Saw something on TV the other night where Springsteen was acknowledging how weird it was that his biggest hit (Born in the USA) may have only been as big as it was because so many people misunderstood it; that it wasn't about being proud to be an American, but rather an anti-war song. For so many years I think I may have been the only one of my friends and I that had actually read the lyrics. :)

Rusty
'05 330i ZHP in Imola