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#451029 - 09/24/07 05:58 PM
Touring in Sonoma County
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R W Burgess
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Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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AACA Western Tour-Santa Rosa, California
Well guys, we arrived in San Francisco’s airport Saturday after a long 5 ½ hour trip non-stop trip. The convenience of the bus trolley that took us the balance of the 59 miles to the Flamingo Hotel, our host hotel, can not be over emphasized for any tourist lost in California as we would have been. At once, all of us notice the strange looking plant life. I point out to Mike the familiar ice plant I had found so fascinating back in 1967. We also saw the colorful housing in that area as we traveled by bus along the ocean front, where all of the young people were surfing. Of course they were in wet suits as the air temperature was only 65 degrees on this day. It took the rest of the night to recuperate from the jet lag.
Sunday
It’s been in the upper 70’s today and we managed to make a great day out of the Charles Shultz Museum and Research Center. Some of Mr. Schultz’s earliest works were on display along with his reconstructed drawing studio, complete with many signed pictures from Presidents, foreign dignitaries, and people in the know from around the world. Mr. Schultz was a quiet man, happiest at his drawing board, the one he brought with him from his home in Minnesota. This museum was very user friendly and everyone associated with it were very knowledgeable about the man.
We ate our lunch, or was it supper, at the Redwood Empire Ice Arena, the arena built by Mr. Schultz. Our meal was eaten one table away from the “reserved table” of Mr. Schultz. He spend many of his meals at this table where he could watch people come and go or watch the skaters inside the ice skating rink.
Well, it’s 4:30 their time and......  I don’t know what time it is at home.  I told Gloria I’m going to just get a banana split next door and call it a night!! 
Wayne
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Description: Gloria and Mike standing beside the famous Woodstock!
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#451031 - 09/24/07 06:10 PM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: R W Burgess]
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R W Burgess
Long Time Member
Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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Monday,
Today was registration day, but we'll also have a bar-b-que tonight.
We met up with Dave Chiotti today. Dave is AACA Vice President of Development and Support. Mike and I helped him move some of his "small car fleet"  over to the hotel. I also checked out Dave and Marilyn goodies at their home in Santa Rosa.
The train pictures looks like I got caught speeding again(the little red car caught by the cop, Is that MC Hinson?  ).
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Description: Dave's outhouse, no, dog house, no, it's actually a little doll house made for Dave and Marilyn's daughter years ago. It's now used for Dave's train collection!
Description: The little "factory" at the center is called Damar from Dave and Marilyn's first name. A really nice layout.
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#451115 - 09/24/07 11:49 PM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: MCHinson]
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R W Burgess
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Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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MC, didn't think that cruiser would run that far west anyway. 
Did I tell you about the bar-b-que???
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Description: Nice turnout!
Description: Rest of group!
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#451116 - 09/24/07 11:58 PM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: R W Burgess]
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R W Burgess
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Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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My life is complete. I met my first hippy since 1967. I almost asked her to prove it with a look at her "vintage tatoo", but thought better of it. 
By the way, she is a member of the Redwood Empire Region!
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Description: She's bringing me early pictures of her from the 70's. I'm going to show her my GI pictures from 1967, probably not a fair trade, huh?
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#451161 - 09/25/07 09:57 AM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: Ron Green]
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R W Burgess
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Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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Ron, first, let me say that Barbara Hollingsworth (pictured above) and I were really having fun with each other. After thinking over my post last night, it may not have sounded like that. Dave Berg came by and wanted to know if she still had her hippy wagon!????
Ron, the hospitality suite (sure glad you spelled that word Ron, I got hung up on the i's, l's, and, t's ) will open for the first time this morning, and then we'll probably "swing" tonight.
We're to have a little mystery tour today. My son, Mike was asked to co-pilot for a lady that's driving a 60's? Roller (Rolls Royce)today. I also want to thank Alan ? for bringing over a guitar for Mike to play. He was starting to get withdrawal symtoms. 
Criminy, here it is 9:54 am, and the sun isn't even up.
Going touring guys....later,
Wayne
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#451364 - 09/26/07 12:08 AM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: R W Burgess]
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R W Burgess
Long Time Member
Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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Tuesday,
Traveling the country side west of Santa Rosa today. It was a treasure hunt of sorts as we had to fill-in-the-blanks of different sites throughout the day......
..Like pic 1, what's on the ceiling of the Washoe House?
..Like pic 2, got the time?
..Like pic 3, cool country side
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Description: ....Dollar Bills on the ceiling! Which President visited the establishment?
US Grant!
Description: pic 2--We were supposed to ask about Grant from someone in the bar. This lady looked like a likely candidate..Got the Time??
Description: Following this Model A was cool. He's was trucking along at 45 mph!
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#451366 - 09/26/07 12:17 AM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: R W Burgess]
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R W Burgess
Long Time Member
Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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We lunched at Occidental, Ca at the Union Hotel built in 1879.
Pic 1..following Eric Marsh of China Grove, NC in Dave Chiotti's beautiful little Buick convertible. Eric and I spent the day following each other at one time or another throughout the day. While looking for those elusive mystery items, either he or I would have to "turnaround" more than once going over "old ground". I figure that with the day's milage being about 70 miles, that Eric and I certainly doubled that. Dave Chiotti said he wanted us to exercize his car collection. We held up our end Dave!
Pic 2..Does this bar at Union Hotel look 128 years old?
Pic 3...Closeup of signs!
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Description: Arriving at Union Hotel.
Description: Looks like a western bar. Cool signs on the wall.
Description: There were at least 10 more similar wall signs
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#451368 - 09/26/07 12:29 AM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: R W Burgess]
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R W Burgess
Long Time Member
Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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Pic 1..A beautiful Simplex behind the Union Hotel.
Pic 2..parking lot of the winery!
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Description: Lots of brass and a cream interior
Description: Getting late in the day, we appreciated the rest in the shade above.
Description: Resting in the Winery Patio shade.
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#451370 - 09/26/07 12:34 AM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: R W Burgess]
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R W Burgess
Long Time Member
Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 10080
Loc: Warsaw, Va.
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One shot of the hills above Santa Rosa. This picture doesn't really do justice to the view up there. The roads were very steep and narrow, the houses rather large and I'm sure expensive. The fellows back in Occidental were quoting acreage at about $500,000 up for less than a acre. Is this what the East Coast has coming?
Mike helped soothe nerves with some guitar picking at the hospitality suite later this evening. He also met a new friend from Stuttgart, Germany who recognized a few of Mike's songs.
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#451391 - 09/26/07 07:29 AM
Re: Touring in Sonoma County
[Re: R W Burgess]
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Packin31
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Registered: 10/09/01
Posts: 1922
Loc: Woodridge, IL
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Wayner,
Looks like you are having a wonderful time out there. Thanks for sharing the pictures for us worker bees to drool over.
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