Who's Attending the 2008 SoCal ROC Meet?

Come on SoCal! Let's get together before baseball season. Are you coming?

I'm in...Tony, have you finalized where we are meeting? do you have an Address?

Reservations are made, got the time off work, and just gotta pack!! :p

bump.....

Where are everyone?

5SDude, where are you??

Where's the rest of the great So Cal gang?? This is usually the meet that kicks off the season!

I've got Arizona Ridgeliner! telling me he will be making hotel reservations tonight.

It's only two weeks away so let's get hoppin'! I wanna see all my So Cal buddies again!:D

Damn...wish i could make it. Its the same day as the St. Patricks Day parade down here in San Diego and i am serving beer in the beer garden. (probably drinking a lot of it too) Hopefully i can make the next one!

Damn...wish i could make it. Its the same day as the St. Patricks Day parade down here in San Diego and i am serving beer in the beer garden. (probably drinking a lot of it too) Hopefully i can make the next one!

Where in San Diego are you serving beer? You know, we are caravaning around..and maybe we should caravan down to you if you're serving beer and the beer is free for ROC members :D

Ok SoCal ROC'ers, here's it is...

We will be meeting in the parking structure, directly across the street from The Aquarium, next to Bubba Gumps Restaurant. I will be on the roof around 0900 on Saturday morning. Meet time is at the usual time 10:00 AM. I will have coffee, juice, bagels, cream cheese, cream and sugar there. We can take in the sites a bit then go for a scenic drive into San Pedro, Palo Verde, Torrance, then back to the Long Beach pike area. We can do dinner then call it a day. I hope we have a good turn out and see old and new friends Saturday. See you then!

Tony

Which parking structure tony? the East side structure accross from the aquarium or the actual aquarium parking structure? :confused:

Which parking structure tony? the East side structure across from the aquarium or the actual aquarium parking structure? :confused:

I don't recall an East side parking structure Tony. I'm talking about the structure that is just North West of the Aquarium as you exit out the doors, next to Bubba Gumps Restaurant.

I don't recall an East side parking structure Tony. I'm talking about the structure that is just North West of the Aquarium as you exit out the doors, next to Bubba Gumps Restaurant.

Ok, just wondering, i guess, i will call you via cell or 2way radio once i near the location.:D I get lost easily

Ok, just wondering, i guess, i will call you via cell or 2way radio once i near the location.:D I get lost easily

Don't tell me about getting lost! You all remember last year's fiasco when I was the one that got caught at the light, and only to find that I was on the wrong radio frequency. Half the group followed me the wrong way!!:eek:

I'll be sure to be on the right channel this year, and be a little closer to the front of the pack (say, 2nd! :p ).

Toobuku, you have my cell #. I'll be in Friday afternoon and we can touch base anytime after that!

I can't wait!! :D

Don't tell me about getting lost! You all remember last year's fiasco when I was the one that got caught at the light, and only to find that I was on the wrong radio frequency. Half the group followed me the wrong way!!:eek:

I'll be sure to be on the right channel this year, and be a little closer to the front of the pack (say, 2nd! :p ).

Toobuku, you have my cell #. I'll be in Friday afternoon and we can touch base anytime after that!

I can't wait!! :D

L:DL so the channel is 6 sub channel 0?

Is this where we are talking about?

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Bubba+Gump+Long+Beach&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=33.763047,-118.195648&cbp=1,311.6974968735137,0,0,2.194355696920575&ll=33.76313,-118.19566&spn=0.0038,0.006706&z=17

The parking structure to the NW of Gumps???

Don't tell me about getting lost! You all remember last year's fiasco when I was the one that got caught at the light, and only to find that I was on the wrong radio frequency. Half the group followed me the wrong way!!:eek:

I'll be sure to be on the right channel this year, and be a little closer to the front of the pack (say, 2nd! :p ).

Toobuku, you have my cell #. I'll be in Friday afternoon and we can touch base anytime after that!

I can't wait!! :D

Roger that Kevin

Is this where we are talking about?

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Bubba+Gump+Long+Beach&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=33.763047,-118.195648&cbp=1,311.6974968735137,0,0,2.194355696920575&ll=33.76313,-118.19566&spn=0.0038,0.006706&z=17

The parking structure to the NW of Gumps???

ABSOLUTELY! ;)

Hi all,
I am still sitting on the fence about coming...... Hope all is well.

Hugs,
Kelly

I hope you all have a great time!

Us East Coast'ers sometimes talk about shipping our RL's on a car carrier to join you. :eek: :D Maybe someday.

Hi all,
I am still sitting on the fence about coming...... Hope all is well.

Hugs,
Kelly

Why? Don't you want to see Dylan again? His big sister Erin is coming, too!

Just two days to go!

I'm concerned its not gonna be a big turnout as in years past. Are you So Cal guys all 'meeted' out? :eek: Just two years ago we had 19 trucks! I hope you have just been to busy to respond but will be there in full force on Saturday morning.

Weather is looking pretty decent....a little cooler and partly cloudy but overall should be nice.

I look forward to seeing a lot of familiar faces and some new ones! I'll be leaving early tomorrow (about a 7 hour drive) so I don't know if I'll be back on the site before then.

Toobuku, Twintym, I've got your #s and you've got mine. Call me if anything drastic changes, and I'll call you if I get lost! Or just call and we can hook up for dinner Friday if you want (I'll be in Huntington Beach).

After work, gotta pack, finish cleaning the truck....so much to do, so little time!:D

alright, have a safe drive up...and will see you there on Saturday Morning.

I think some people are too busy to post, but some are checking up to see what's going on.

I'll call you if I get lost! Or just call and we can hook up for dinner Friday if you want (I'll be in Huntington Beach).:D

Hey Kevin,

I am off on Friday and will be getting my truck ready. It's coming out the body shop from the key mark I got last July and a blemish from my passenger doors not being alined. Hit me up when you get settled in town.

I think some people are too busy to post, but some are checking up to see what's going on.


Been planning on going to this meet from the get-go when it was first posted.

Got back today from camping at Bolsa Chica State Beach for last four days.
I could see from my camping spot the Long Beach harbor and the white dome where the Spruce Goose once was stored and it is real close to the parking structure meeting spot for this meet/greet.

The weather there is/was absolutely outstanding when I left.

Heard some rumors while camping of rain this weekend!
WTH is that about? :o

Haven't heard much about this weekends weather since we got home - anyone know whats up?

If it rains is the meet still a - Go ?

Rain or shine, we will be there. We're looking forward to hanging out with our ROC family again. Everyone drive safely.

Dan

Haven't heard much about this weekends weather since we got home - anyone know whats up?

If it rains is the meet still a - Go ?

It better be a go!! LOL

Looking at weather.com, it seems like it will be windy later in the day, temps in low 60s. Rain for Sunday but should be good for Saturday (as well as tomorrow for the drive out).

So like Twintym, we'll be there, rain or shine!:D

Seeing as the weather will probably not allow me to fly this weekend I am planning on being there - unless the family throws a wrench in the works. The wife is sick so I might end up having to do kid chauffeur duty on Saturday morning but I will do my best to meet in San Pedro if that happens.

I'm off on Friday and intend to wash and detail the RL unless there is a request to keep it dirty by any other RL owners that will also be driving a dusty/dirty RL and they want company - mine still has the dust on it from a month ago when I went to the Salton Sea.

See you Saturday :D

Greg.

I can't spend the whole day with the team, but I will be by in the am at the roof.

I've got a thesis which I desperately want to finish in three months and if I don't make myself sit and work on it...well, let's just say it won't be done in three months!

See you there!

We were planning to attend as well but I may be able to finally have a CNC machine technician diagnose my machine malfunction if he has free time this Saturday. Sorry I’ve been so down in the dumps lately! With my truck breaking a rear link, my laptop going up in smoke and our CNC machine being inoperable since before Christmas. It’s literally killing me slowly. I haven’t felt depression like this since I was a teenager. Anyhow! Ya all have a great time and like Dan sez “Drive Safe!”

We were planning to attend as well but I may be able to finally have a CNC machine technician diagnose my machine malfunction if he has free time this Saturday. Sorry I’ve been so down in the dumps lately! With my truck breaking a rear link, my laptop going up in smoke and our CNC machine being inoperable since before Christmas. It’s literally killing me slowly. I haven’t felt depression like this since I was a teenager. Anyhow! Ya all have a great time and like Dan sez “Drive Safe!”

Bummer! When it rains, it pours!

It's never too late to join the party Ron if things work out and you get done early. Otherwise, if we don't see you this weekend, we will see you in Sedona!

The wife is sick so I might end up having to do kid chauffeur duty on Saturday morning but I will do my best to meet in San Pedro if that happens.


Hope the wife feels better.

I will have my 6 year old son and 8 year old daughter with me, so if your kids come, they won't be alone!;)

I will try my very best, even if I can only make it to the roof, and say my hellos. Just be on the lookout for a not so spiffy neat RL as the injury to my right hand impedes me to clean my truck.

One thing I love about this truck club, it does not matter what your truck looks like or what you have or have not done to it, ONLY THAT IT'S A HONDA RIDGELINE! You are welcome!

Don't forget, I will have coffee, juice, cream and sugar, bagels and cream cheese in the morning 0900 hrs. I will also bring a dozen assorted donuts for those with a sweet tooth.....LEO's DON'T FALL INTO THE STEREOTYPE! ;)

Well, the machine tech and I were able to hook up today and go over my machine problem. He's pretty much confirmed that the damage is every bit as severe as it can possibly get. I’ve now got my laptop fully disassembled and the parts all over the dining room table. Currently in the process of buying a new motherboard/graphics card for the beast and then Cindy sez; you need to get away from all this stress!! We’re going to the SoCal Spring Meet tomorrow so get off yer dead butt, go outside and detail the truck and quit feeling so sorry for yourself. So then I sez……….

See you all in da morning………… !:D

One thing I love about this truck club, it does not matter what your truck looks like or what you have or have not done to it, ONLY THAT IT'S A HONDA RIDGELINE! You are welcome!


I have a KC Chiefs sticker on my rear window. Am I still welcome?

I have a KC Chiefs sticker on my rear window. Am I still welcome?

Heck yeah Grok!! Let's get this thing going........:cool:

Geez Ron, if I knew you were going...... :eek:

The question was intended for Toobuku, but I expected the same answer. I am a big maybe. I do intend to make one of these meets eventually - so maybe tomorrow.

Geez Ron, if I knew you were going...... :eek:

Come on down Joe!! I’ll buy the first round!! :cool:

I guess we can all use this address for all who's using a navigation system to get here or Google maps.

87 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802

The Bubba Gump Restaurant is right beside the parking structure.
2way radio is set to channel 6

Well, tomorrow's the day, see you all there.

I'm out the door now...one stop off at Starbucks....and the rest is up to the Nav!

See you there.

Steve

It was great to finally meet everyone, hang out and drive around. Sorry we had to run off so early as we had to attend a baby shower.

Again, thanks for a warm welcome and we look forward to seeing you all very soon!

Chris & Pam

It was great to finally meet everyone, hang out and drive around. Sorry we had to run off so early as we had to attend a baby shower.

Again, thanks for a warm welcome and we look forward to seeing you all very soon!

Chris & Pam

Baby shower's do have their place...I was glad to be there and to have met both of you!

I have a KC Chiefs sticker on my rear window. Am I still welcome?

ONLY BECAUSE YOUR TRUCK IS SILVER!! :D

Thanks for another great meet. Thank you to Kanji and Ron for the asian persuation in getting me out there. It worked and I was so happy to get off the fence and be there.

My thanks to Tony (Toobuku) for coordinating another great meet. It was great to meet Luanne, she is so sweet. Thank you Pam for the wonderful bag. I love it and can't wait to send you my tshirt. It was great seeing you, Dan and the twins (Twintym). Ron and Cindy (5Sdude), you two are so cute. It was great seeing you both. Miguel and Adrianna (MGuzman) it was great to see you both. I hope to see you soon and I will get that disk out to you, asap. Greg and son (PPGflyer), it is always so nice to see you. Thank you for getting me back safe to our destination. Anthony (Kanji) thank you again for persuading me to come. I had fun. Thank you for the movies. I can't to see them. Thank you for being our official photographer today. I am sure the pics turned out great.

It was great to meet you Chris and Pam (Podo) It is always so fun to put faces to the screenames. I hope to see you both again. It was nice to meet you Steve (smroyco) I am glad you were able to come down and meet us. It was great t o meet you Joe and your wife (Joz Ridg), I love how clean your red Ridgeline looked.

I especially want to thank Kevin (meanmachine19) and your children. You're a real trooper from trekking all the way from AZ to be with us. You're simply the best. It was nice to put the twins together again. Your truck still looks great. It is always so nice to see you. Truly thank you for coming all the way here.

Anyway, I know there were more of you and if I forgot your names here, please know you are not forgotten...it's just me and my bad memory.

Thank you all again and looking forward to many more meets.

My best,

Kelly aka Ridgegal :)

Well, another SoCal ROC Spring Meet is in the books and it was a good one. We met and had coffee, juice, bagels with cream cheese and donuts. Mean Machine 19 (Kevin with his son and daughter) Came from Sedona, AZ. Great to finally meet Smroycro and PODO. (11) Ridgelines showed up, (1) Black, (2) Silver, (2) Red, (2) Green, (4) Smurfs! Darn those Smurfs win again! :D

Unknown to me, we needed a city permit to meet where we did and take the few pictures that we took. Mind you, we were on the roof of a multi-level parking structure where no one else was parked but us and we got warned...nicely. So we took our group picture and got the group out of dodge.

We went to lunch in in Ports O'Call, San Pedro, Visited the Korean Bell and Sea Mammal and Bird Rescue Center, Drove along Paseo Del Mar to Trump Golf Course, then into Palo Verde's. I got the group lost when Crenshaw Blvd. dead ended in the hills! (I was thinking of Hawthrone Blvd.) Then back onto Pacific Coast Highway back to Long Beach where we started.

We, (9) of us, went to dinner at Bubba Gumps in Long Beach for Dinner and called it a rap! It was a sunny but cold windy day but other company with each other was very warm. It was a good event. Our Socal ROC photo journalist, (Kanji) will be posting pictures of the event and I may be putting them to music later.

SoCal ROC, start thinking about the following events....
1. Sedona, AZ April 12-14, 2008
2. SoCal ROC at Dodger Stadium TBA
3. SoCal ROC day trip to Santa Maria/Guadalupe, CA for Barbaque

I saw Niq Man on the way home from the meet, he had to work today and hopes to be able to make the next one. A good time was had by all. Even my guest, Luanne had a good time and made some new friends. She really enjoyed hanging out with us.

Until the next one SoCal ROC, Let No One Steal Your Joy and Don't Be Angry
Over Crap You Can't Control! ;)

Until the next one SoCal ROC, Let No One Steal Your Joy and Don't Be Angry
Over Crap You Can't Control! ;) [/COLOR][/QUOTE]


AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!!!:)

W:eek:W what a great meet, we started with a perfect day and ended with a cold night. Thank you everyone for showing up and having a great time driving, Was looking forward to this meet all week long, and looking forward to future meet with all of you great people.

Thanks to Tony(Toobuku) for getting things in order and for the early breakfast on top of the parking lot. I would also like to thank Miguel and Adrianna (Mguzman) for coming out and great seeing them again. Dan, Pam & the twins (Twintym) As always, great to see your whole family enjoying this fun filled day. Ron & Cindy (5SDude), darn i forgot to set your clock, its really easy to set the clock i can tell you what you need to do, to do it. As always, luv'ed the company and seeing you both is always a blast, I will send you that DVD asap, Greg and Max (ppgflyer) always great to see you again, let me know when you decide to show up here north to fly, great to meet Max again. Chris & Pam (PODO) Finally great to meet you both, sorry about the hand, but it was a pleasure to finally meet you in person, hope to see you on the next and future meets. Steve (smroyco) Finishing that paper is more important, but always a pleasure to meet you, there will be future meets and looking forward to seeing there.

Also, a pleasure to Meet the wife and joe (Joz Ridge) what happened today at the restaurant is just bad experience, but a better happy dinner it turned out to be that you where there and everyone else had a great time Dinning with each other. Hope to see you on future meets again.

Kevin & family (meanmachine19) it is totally awesome for you to drive out this far for our SoCal meet, Its a truely a pleasure to have you join us and spend a weekend. Don't forget to post that ROC'er who you saw today on the 405 freeway and find out who that was. Hope to see you in future meet and i will truely try to attend the Sedona meet.

Kelly & Niece (Ridgegal) It was truely awesome that you where able to come out and join us, and not knowing that you're exhausted from having so much fun the day before, and having you there brough everyone fun and uplifted day. I am sorry everyone, for a small diversion and tour of tony's pad, but overall it was truelly a great day driving experience. Enjoy the movies and looking forward to having you join us on future meets. Ron and I will truelly try our hardest to persuade you to join another fun filled day again :D .

I'm looking through the pictures and will be processing them ASAP, and convert them to JPEG for everyone to view, as of now its RAW format and neeed to work on a few. I will post ASAP when i'm done, give me a few days up to 2 weeks max.

Thank you everyone GREAT DAY it is. The key word tonight is "Truelly" LOL

Here's a quick photo of the 11 RL's at the meet.

Will leave the rest to Anthony. His photos will be much better.
I think I heard him say he took over 700 photos today.

What a great meet and great group of people attending today.
It was great to see old friends from past meets and meet new friends.

It was nice meeting Greg and his son, Steve, Chris and Pam, Miguel and Adrianna, Kevin and kids from Arizona and Luanne.
Hope I didn't leave anyone out - I'm terrible at remembering names.

Looking forward to the all day trip and BBQ to Santa Maria.

Steve! It was really great to finally meet you even for the short stay. Good luck on your thesis.

Chris and Pam, you two are absolutely awesome! We’re so glad to have met the two of you as well.

Tony! Thanks for your undying leadership skills! It was an unforgettable event as usual and I hope your friend Luanne enjoyed our company too.

Anthony, it’s always great to have your photographic expertise at hand! We have still got to hookup and go skiing in your “backyard” one of these days.

Kevin, it was great to see you so far away from home and with both kids in tow!!. You are one great dad! We’ll have to return the favor in Sedona soon.

Greg. Thank you so much for the guided tour! You seemed to know Long Beach like the palm of your hand!!

Kelly! What more can I say! It was totally awesome seeing you healthy again. We’re so glad you made the trip out to the meet! Hugs to you sis.

Joe and Joyce! We’re really happy you both came out to spend the day with us too! Maybe we can go camping together one of these days.

Dan, Pam, and the twins! Thank you both for everything. One more ducky for the dash!! I hope the girls enjoy the steering wheel pedal unit as much as I did.

Miguel and Adrianna, We’re so glad you both made the trip out to the meet & greets! We have got to go get together soon and go dirt bike riding before it gets too hot!!

Finally, I thank each and every one of you for literally lifting my spirits and helping me refocus on the things that are really important to me. Sharing our lives for the day and having fun with our trucks together. Thank you all so much.

Ron & Cindy (5S Dude & Dudette)

ah damn. Totally forgot about this meet.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=ob6nut0.6ftvif40&x=0&y=-phck56

I think you all have said it all, it was another great meet!!!!!!!

Good friends, good times and worry free....

CLICK ON THE LINK AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO KODAK GALLERY TO SEE
SLIDESHOW OFF ALL 111 PHOTOS. IF TO SLOW CLICK SETTING ON THE KODAK PAGE AND CHANGE THE SPEED. ENJOY......

THANX AGAIN FOR A GREAT DAY. :)

Nice pictures Miguel. The meet was a lot of fun and we were blessed with great weather. Our dinner at Bubba Gumps got a little cold on their patio, but otherwise it's all good. It's always great to see our core group of Socal (and Arizona) Ridgeliners and to meet new friends each time. We are all looking forward to the Sedona meet and everyone knows that Kevin is putting together a great one for us. See you all in April!

Excellent photos. I do enjoy looking at them.

Is there anyone who could put a name to the faces? I recognize, 5S, Twintym and the girls, Tony and MGuzman.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=ob6nut0.6ftvif40&x=0&y=-phck56

I think you all have said it all, it was another great meet!!!!!!!

Good friends, good times and worry free....

CLICK ON THE LINK AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO KODAK GALLERY TO SEE
SLIDESHOW OFF ALL 111 PHOTOS. IF TO SLOW CLICK SETTING ON THE KODAK PAGE AND CHANGE THE SPEED. ENJOY......

THANX AGAIN FOR A GREAT DAY. :)

Well done Miguel and Adrianna!

Excellent photos. I do enjoy looking at them.

Is there anyone who could put a name to the faces? I recognize, 5S, Twintym and the girls, Tony and MGuzman.

I think Kanji has that handled.

Here are a few more pictures...

I really enjoyed meeting everyone again and looking at the photos, thanks for those Miguel. Except for the mindless "Security" nit-wits threatening to site us for "LOITERING" :eek: it was a really nice day.

I would have loved to have had dinner at Gumps' but Max had to be back for 6pm as he was looking after a neighbours kids - we made it back a 5:58pm.

As it turned out we had great weather while it was raining, hailing and snowing elsewhere.

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the pictures Anthony, and I'll be sure to pm you if I'm out flying at the Poppy Fields next week.

A splendid outing to be sure.

Greg (and Max)

I am working on the picture since this morning, i was exhausted from yesterday's fun filled day of driving and the sites. Thanx to Greg (ppgflyer) for the GReat tour of Long Beach, San Pedro areas. Its a must to have 2way Radio's to these meets, while you drive you get an informative of the area, I felt like i was in one of the Hollywood tours.;)

One more ducky for the dash!!


Rubber Ducks!!!!!!

Man Ron, you sure got your ducks - all - in - a - row!
You must have all females and one male.

I have been to Three meets and ONLY have Two ducks... :(
I better have a talk with "Dan The Man" (Twintym) about this.


Next time I'll bring my two replica Ruger 9mm soft air bb pistols and we can do some target shooting. ;) ..:D

I love the Pit Crew duck.
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http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s175/joedotcom/DSC07579.jpg

Here's something..to wet the appetite
The picture is an HDR format image...I'm still working on the others, not taking the full amount of time per pictures, i do want to get his out to everyone as fast as possible.

It looks like you all had a good time, and I wish I could have made it. But as Toobuku mentioned, I was busy manning a booth at the Long Beach Convention Center. Hope to see you all at a future ROC meet.

Toobuku: The personalized plates really help out, don't they?

[QUOTE=JOZ RIDG;287769]Rubber Ducks!!!!!!

Man Ron, you sure got your ducks - all - in - a - row!
You must have all females and one male.

I have been to Three meets and ONLY have Two ducks... :(
I better have a talk with "Dan The Man" (Twintym) about this.


Next time I'll bring my two replica Ruger 9mm soft air bb pistols and we can do some target shooting. ;) ..:D

I love the Pit Crew duck.


Thanks for all the great pictures guys!

Hey Joe! I think the upcoming Sedona meet is worth two duckies and if you make it I’ll pitch in the Pit Crew guy!! How’s that for incentive?:cool:

Have a great week everyone!

Hey Joe! I think the upcoming Sedona meet is worth two duckies and if you make it I’ll pitch in the Pit Crew guy!! How’s that for incentive?:cool:
You talkin' to me?

You talkin' to me?

I was originally responding to Joz Ridg but it goes without saying! You’re always welcome to share the Grand Canyon experience right along side your SoCal brothers and sisters as well Joe! Heck I’d pitch in two more of my treasured duckling if you decide to make that long trek out west!!:cool:

Toobuku: The personalized plates really help out, don't they?

They sure did! As soon as I saw you I told my friend Luanne, Hey, he's in our club but he wasn't here today!

Hey Gang! Made it back late yesterday afternoon, and we had a fantastic time seeing our So Cal friends again!

First question to a So Cal ROC member......

On the way to the meet on Saturday morning, I was northbound on the 405 heading to the meeting. I saw a black RL with a ROC sticker, personalized CA plate ( similar to 'netwrkt'). So, I decided to follow it, thinking it was headed to the meet. Fortunately I had my sister's Garmin and followed those directions instead because I never saw that truck again!! (WHO ARE YOU? - LOL)

I was casually late (but not as late as some of you think!) but found you hiding up on the roof!

The weather was better than the forcast prediction, and the drive (after the security harassment) was gorgeous. Now I know why so many people live in CA! :p Just glad I didn't experience an earthquake while I was there! LOL

Of course, my two young ones had a blast (at the expense of Caitlin and Chelsea - thanks girls for putting up with them!). But seriously, my 8 year old daughter has adopted Twintym's twins as her older sisters!

Lunch was fine, but that restaurant manager was a pain, not sitting us all together when there was plenty of room in the back where I sat (not to mention they had a separate room closed off).

I saw a wide range of gas prices in So Cal, ranging from $3.36 to $3.81. So shop around. The lowest I paid in So Cal was $3.38, most was $3.45. Lowest I saw on the trip (there or back) was $3.19 in Wickenberg on the drive back. It was $3.23 in Quartzsite, so you guys from So Cal that are coming to Sedona next month, do not gas up in Blythe!

A couple pics......
I want to thank all of you for making this another great meet and it was a pleasure to hang out again with my So Cal family. I look forward to seeing you all in Sedona and the Grand Canyon!!

Nice Kevin, two beautiful kids you have there!

I glad you guys had a good time. Tony does a fine job, doesn't he?

I glad you guys had a good time. Tony does a fine job, doesn't he?

Tony does a fantastic job! He made it a great day with a little help from Greg (who played the role of tourguide - thanks Greg). Now if Tony could do a slightly better job next time of controlling the wind....:rolleyes: LOL

Nice Kevin, two beautiful kids you have there!


Thanks Joe! This was Dylan's third time to the Spring So Cal meet, Erin's second. They enjoy seeing Tony, Dan and the rest of the So Cal family. They can't wait until next month when they come visit us! :p

Tony does a fantastic job! He made it a great day with a little help from Greg (who played the role of tourguide - thanks Greg). Now if Tony could do a slightly better job next time of controlling the wind....:rolleyes: LOL

My arms are to short to box with GOD! ;)

I'm almost done processing all the pics from RAW format to jpeg. RAW format is similar to a negative film in a roll of films, need to process the picture and make sure the white balance is correct and if the picture is sharp enough for the shot or keep it soft..etc. some of the jpeg's, i'm noticing are at a minimum of 6mb per jpeg. May need to resize some and post. I am putting something together for a great slideshow. Hang in there, i'm almost done.

The other's picture are awesome and may have to borrow a few :D otherwise, its looking pretty good.

I've finished some of the pictures. here are the best pics, that i've done so far.

http://picasaweb.google.com/anthony220/SoCalRoc2008/photo?authkey=u1cxh05Gw4M#s5179264717090539570


Enjoy, :D

I've finished some of the pictures. here are the best pics, that i've done so far.

http://picasaweb.google.com/anthony220/SoCalRoc2008/photo?authkey=u1cxh05Gw4M#s5179264717090539570


Enjoy, :D

Thanks for all your work on the slide show Anthony! It’s lookin great so far! :cool:

Thanks for all the great pics! Been quiet the past days, I am desperately fighting the flu symptoms hehehe...but really haven't stopped talking about the fun-filled meet. You guys are a very kind bunch!

I am also having my camera repaired for Sedona, so I hope I see everyone there...and get more ducks from Ron plus SMORES from Cindy :D

Steve good luck on your exams!!!

Thanks for all the great pics! Been quiet the past days, I am desperately fighting the flu symptoms hehehe...but really haven't stopped talking about the fun-filled meet. You guys are a very kind bunch!

I am also having my camera repaired for Sedona, so I hope I see everyone there...and get more ducks from Ron plus SMORES from Cindy :D

Steve good luck on your exams!!!

How's the hand, Wow...flu right before spring...all I can say, is drink lots of fluids, 2000mg Vitamin C (water soluable vitamin) and get lots of rest. Don't forget to crack a window, so you can circulate some air and not inhaling that sickness back in.

Thanks Anthony! wanted more rest but I had to go to work today....

I've finished some of the pictures. here are the best pics, that i've done so far.

http://picasaweb.google.com/anthony220/SoCalRoc2008/photo?authkey=u1cxh05Gw4M#s5179264717090539570


Enjoy, :D

Fantastic pics! With work like that, you have to come to the Sedona meet!:p

Nice pics and nice turnout. It looked like it was a lot of fun.

How's the hand, Wow...flu right before spring...all I can say, is drink lots of fluids, 2000mg Vitamin C (water soluable vitamin) and get lots of rest. Don't forget to crack a window, so you can circulate some air and not inhaling that sickness back in.

...and don't use Airborne...news quoted a Doc saying it is just very expensive vitamin C...then again, you can get a refund from Airborne for a few purchases even without a receipt...I leave it to those who are interested in this to find the details online!

Hope you feel better soon...

Thanks Steve the caveman LOL. I did hear something about that...but today was a good day! If it permits, hope you can make it to Sedona! I know aside from us, Tony, Ron & Cindy, Dan & Pam, Miguel, Adriana & family, Anthony are already set and just waiting for April.

Any news from Joe, Max and Kelly?