Guest shadetree77 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I just wanted to share my excitement with you guys. Shortly before the recent Nationals, I got an email from Pete Phillips Editor of the Bugle. He informed me that I would be receiving a Literary Award at the awards banquet for the hub cap restoration technical article that I submitted to the Bugle earlier this year. As if this wasn't exciting enough, he also asked me if I would like to be the Technical Article Editor for the Bugle! I have gladly accepted the position and my first article will appear in the September issue of the Bugle. I'll be responsible for submitting a technical article monthly on an as needed basis (there's not always room for a tech. article). I'm very excited to be offered an opportunity to write for my favorite magazine. I'll be using a lot of material from my Me and My Buick thread, so if anything looks familiar to you guys, you know where it came from. I'll be sure to make plenty of references in my articles regarding all of the help I get from you forum guys. I'd like to put a little spotlight on just how helpful and friendly this forum is. Maybe that way, I can increase forum participation amongst the BCA membership. Also, if any of you would like to submit an article contact me through the forum or through email. I'd like to get some different articles submitted occasionally so we can get a variety of car types in the Tech Article section. I also want to send out a big thank you to Pete Phillips for this opportunity. Thanks Pete!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 That's really cool Robert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 you da man Robert, da Bugle Technical Article man. look forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Robert I read your article in the Bugle and thought it was very good. Looks like Pete has made the right choice. You might want to put some background information in a post here on the forum, like more information on what you do and some other personal stuff that the guys here get to know you. Pete says really good things about your writing. You have already heard from two of the best guys on the forum group, Mike and Lamar. Good job and good luckChuck Kerlsbooreatta@cox.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildcat465 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Really cool to hear that Robert. Can't wait see 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page2171 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Great news! I can't wait to read more of your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 You might want to put some background information in a post here on the forum, like more information on what you do and some other personal stuff that the guys here get to know you. Start here everybody:http://forums.aaca.org/f163/1952-special-deluxe-project-315000.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957buickjim Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Way to go Robert!! Great addition to the Bugle! I wish you great luck and I know the articles will be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I hope you understand that the USA government did this, NOT YOU......., if it weren't for the bridges and roads you wouldn't have this WONDERFUL assignment. Just kidding.......I'm proud to be an American, for sure. I am very happy for you Robert. You, and you alone did this, good work my friend.Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 ROFLMAO! Dave BCA#46470 1952 56C I hope you understand that the USA government did this, NOT YOU......., if it weren't for the bridges and roads you wouldn't have this WONDERFUL assignment. Just kidding.......I'm proud to be an American, for sure. I am very happy for you Robert. You, and you alone did this, good work my friend.Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Congratulations Robert!-Dave BCA#46470 1952 56C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 How cool! Hope you have a good time with it. And I hope you find a lot of stuff within these forums to use too. Let us know if we can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thanks guys. I'm looking forward to it. I've been asked to write for local and college papers before but I've never gone through with it. Mostly because the things I was asked to write about weren't very interesting to me. It's hard to write about something if you're not very passionate about it. I've got plenty of that when it comes to working on my Buick though so writing a few tech. articles shouldn't be too hard. I think it will be fun and for the most part, it's just an extension of what I already do here on the Me and My Buick forum. Like I said before though, if any of you want to submit a tech. article at any time just contact me. It would be nice to get some year model variety thrown in there occasionally. Anyone can submit an article. Any of you guys that have a Me and My Buick thread can do like I'm going to do and comb through your old posts to come up with article ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Congratulations Robert... I look forward to your articles... I have enjoyed reading your forum thread too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Robert,Great news and I know you'll do a great job! I enjoy reading up on your progress on your car. Very informative and the most important part.............you never give up on your Buick! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 ROBERT, having you on the Bugle masthead just might be enough to get me to re-up my BCA membership. I admit to have letting it lapse recently - well, 1992 seems recent to me. I wonder if they'd let me have my old membership number back, if I could find it. The club is very lucky to have your gifted writing and enthusiasm working for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Thanks guys. I really appreciate the support. Rob, I read on here one time about a fellow that let his membership lapse waaaay back (sometime in the 70's I think it was) and he said that when he renewed his membership, he contacted them directly and they were able to dig up his old number and give it back to him. Might be worth a try. I don't know what it looked like back in '92, but today the Bugle is a really great magazine that I can't wait to get every month. It's well worth the "price of admission" so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhclark Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Congratulations Robert! I look forward to seeing your articles in print! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953mack Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 . . . . . I wonder if they'd let me have my old membership number back, if I could find it . . . . . From the September 1984 BUICK BUGLE: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 WHOA, this is spooky... That's it, I absolutely must renew my BCA membership now! Thanks '53MACK for looking that up. I just told wifey that's why I should never throw anything out, at least nothing related to old cars. You can imagine the eye-rolling I got for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Robert,Congrat's on your new position.I've read a lot of your posts helping to solve others problems, and giving tech tips. Will look forward to much more now.Thank God for "spell check" !!!! Just kidding............Mike in Colorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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