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Photo Friday… Hop’s Place…

Friday, 24 June 2011 08:22
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Hop's has been around since the 1940s...

There is a fair chance that when you run into me, I’ll be wearing a “Hop’s Place” T-shirt.  I have a BUNCH of them.  My Step-Father has worked there for a long time, and gets me a shirt or two each year.  They have really cool street rods on the back, advertising their paint products.

Obviously, I’m not advocating everyone in Gwinnett County, GA run up to Hampton, VA to get some car parts…

But, Hop’s is a symbol of a dying breed, the independent auto parts store.  There just aren’t many left.  They are being pushed out by the chains even faster than the “Mom & Pop” retailers are being killed off by WalMart.

Hop died a few years ago.  He was well into his 80s.  When I was in high school… which is NOT recent… I used to buy parts from him for my cars.  He was “Old Man Hop” back then.  One of my Car Guy mentors knew him pretty well… and he was “Old Man Hop” to him, too.

There is nothing wrong with Pep Buy, AutoZone, Advance and the like.  I have done business with all of them.  But, I still like dropping into a place like Hop’s.  The guys on the counter have been there for 20 years… and might still be there 20 years from now.  Assuming that the shop is still there.

And I wouldn’t be shocked if there were some vintage speed parts lost in the backroom somewhere…

Photo Friday… ROAD TRIP!!!

Friday, 17 June 2011 08:13
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White's Ferry, MD

The old school way across the Potomac

A couple of years ago, my pal Pat and I took a road trip to MD to pick up some furniture.

We have a history of road trips… mostly Jeeping adventures… and they are generally pretty interesting.  In fact, a lot of our stories start with “we were on the road, and”…  A couple of trips to Moab, UT, a couple of runs up to VA and a couple days of camping and trail scouting for the GBR4wd Club near the TN/KY state line come to mind.

Meanwhile, Gail, my wife, and I have had a lot more trips… numerous runs up to MI and OH, New Orleans, UT and enough trips to Disney World in FL that we have a SunPass so that we don’t have to slow down for the tolls… and WAY more.

I am only missing a couple of states to have the complete set.  When I was a kid, we always had a summer road trip.  And I never got out of the habit.

’tis the season.  The kids are out of school, so it is road trip season.

Crossing the Potomac

So much cooler than a boring ol' bridge.

One of the things that I clearly remember from my childhood is that we got out of the car.  So often, we are in such a hurry to get where we are going that we forget to be where we are. There are some really cool places just off the Interstate.  There are scores more that are on the road less traveled.

On this trip, we had 3 days to drive from Atlanta to the DC area, load a trailer with furniture and drive back to Atlanta.

For day 1, we drove to my mom’s in southeastern VA.  On day 2, we drove up to DC, picked up the trailer and loaded it.  Day 3 was the blast back to the ATL.

Even though we knew that we were going to be spending a long day in the truck, Pat knew where this ferry was and we worked it into the trip.

We left his mom’s close to sunrise, so the morning fog was still burning off the river when we got to White’s Ferry.

Depending on how traffic might have been on our other route, this might have added 30 minutes to the trip…  Or maybe it was shorter.  We’ll never know.  More importantly, we’ll never care.  The adventure was worth it.

Get out there…

I hope you the chance to go on a road trip this summer.  And when you do, build a little time into the schedule to visit some spots along the way.  You can research them beforehand, or just give in to one of those crazy billboards along the highway.  While you are at it, drop into a “Mom & Pop” store or restaurant along the way, too.  They’ll appreciate it, and you might discover someplace really cool.

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Wayback Wednesday… A Little Hockey in My Life…

Wednesday, 08 June 2011 08:26
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My older son LOVES to play ice hockey.  And all year long, the events he looks forward to most are the Come And Get It Hockey Camps.  He skates one in June and one in July.

The guy responsible for running the CAGI Camp is Dan Sullivan, formerly of the Gwinnett Gladiators.  Coach Sully (as the kids call him) is a heck of a guy and runs a GREAT camp.  It really is a family affair, too.  Dan’s brother and sister are involved, and his wife Liz is there every day checking the kids in and making sure everything off the ice runs smoothly.

This is my son’s 3rd year at the camp… and he’s only 7 years old.  He skated his first camp when he was just 5.  There is a core group of youngsters that all started skating at the same time and they still enjoy getting on the ice together.  Now though, there are even younger players coming up behind them.

There are a lot of unique things about CAGI Hockey (like that parents can drop their kids off all day and food is provided), but my favorite is the level of instruction the kids get.  The instructors are guys that played (or still play)  professional and college hockey.  Of course, it goes a little deeper than that…  The instructors really work with the kids.  They get to know them, eat with them, play with them and mentor them.

Even though I could drop off my son and leave him for the day, I like to hang out and watch the kids skate.  I’ve gotten to know the coaches and some of their families.  I have been blessed to get to know some of the other parents, too.  And best of all, I have gotten to know some pretty cool and special kids that have skated at the camp.

Here is the post from 2 years ago… when I wrapped up the first camp.

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Photo Friday… If it Bleeds, It Leads…

Friday, 27 May 2011 08:58
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Mud4Blood

Mud4Blood time!

It’s that time of year again… Mud4Blood time.

Each year, for the last 8 years, the GBR4WD Club has hosted one of the biggest one day blood drives in the region for LifeSouth.  The goal this year is to break 200 pints of blood collected at the event.

If you are a local car nut with a cool ride… whether it is a high-riding 4×4, low-riding mini-truck, rat rod, resto-mod or rad bike, or even something completely different… we have a cool show for you.

It doesn’t cost a dime to enter, aside from your gas to drive to Hooters in Kennesaw.  We don’t want your money… we want your blood.

If you like to see the coolest cars and the coolest people in the Atlanta Metro area car scene, it doesn’t cost a dime to show up… aside from your gas.  We want you blood.

If you want to have a shot at the HUGE raffle, it doesn’t cost a dime to get a ticket.  We want your blood.

Do you sense a theme here?

It’s all about the blood drive, but the blood drive isn’t the whole thing…  There are cool vendors offering excellent deals, too.  And if you get hungry, it IS at Hooters… right by Cowboys. 

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Photo Friday…

Friday, 20 May 2011 08:50
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J likes cool cars...

So cool the average 3 years knows.

 

It is getting to be that time of year… Car Show Time.

As we move from Spring into Summer, the car show circuit heats up.  And this is the best time of year, too.  It hasn’t gotten as hot as it will be in July, but it’s warm enough to be casual.

I’m always surprised by the quantity of cool cars that can show up at almost any local show.  Hit up the shows in Tucker, Duluth, Cumming and Woodstock and you will see a completely different crop of cars.

The other thing I really like about the local shows is that the owners are right there… and they LOVE to talk about their cool cars… and they often invite the kids to sit in them.

And kids LOVE cool cars.  Both of my boys love hitting a good car show.  It’s really funny… over and over I hear, “I want THIS one.”

Grab the family and get out to a local car show.  There is likely one not too far away.

And if you are in Kennesaw, GA on May 28th, stop by the Hooters on Cobb Parkway.  Drop off a pint of blood and see some cool rides.  Look for me, I’ll be there.

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