2026 means 40 years that my baby and I have been together. Longer than my wife. When we met the car was just a youngster, all sleek and beautiful Today, she still is, but me, not so much. Tommorow our son and I will head off to the great Iola, Wisconsin car show. Something I have been attending since the 1970s. Our son has a pharmacutical PHD and works for the Mayo Clinic, yet the Beautiful Dodge is older than him, by far. (BTW, is there any correlation for having sucsessful children if you drive an old Chrysler product? I know I think there is something there, though when he was born his mother drove an Oldsmobile. I know, I know. She was too wonderful to ignore besides her poor automotive judgement. Also notice that I said "old" Chrysler? Stellantis makes me sick to the stomach. What Mercedes didn't kill, Stellantis finished off. The profit motive is obviously needed, but to wring every fraction of a cent out to the detriment of the product? I understand greed has always been part of automotive corporations, but in times past, at least some people with a say were car people. I weep for what might have been, but at least Blue Beauty is with me.) Hope to see some of you there. Can't miss us. The Mirada is usually the only one there out of thousounds of cars, no, actually, I have never seen another there. You can't miss us, as I said. The poor car is the one with ther decrepit old gray hair owner and she is still awesome besides the now once again crumbling plastic end caps. Chrysler, I kinow in 1980 you were financially struggling, but couldn't you have done better on those end caps!!!!
Hi Ho, Hi ho, ,its off to Iola I go!
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Aspen500
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I remember when Iola was one day, and you could walk the entire show and swap fields in 1/2 a day. First time was 1977, when I was 13 years old. Hate to admit, haven't been there since the mid '90's. We MIGHT go down Saturday, as spectators. If so, we'll look for a blue Mirada. Iola is only around 50-55 miles from here in Rib Mountain, depending on the route taken.
I won't be there on Saturday, just Friday. Obligations all other days. I swear, as a retired person, I have more of those then when I was employed!
