knightfan26917 Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 * In late July 2008, I hosted what I called the MidSummer Chitown Gathering: 65 people drove to Elgin IL from as far away as Iowa & the Cleveland OH area! I have been thinking of putting something similar together for this year. Anyone interested? Who enjoys scavenger hunts!? Cool to find something like this vintage stroller I spotted with a pair of vintage Impalas at a cruise night: http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2016/05/24/from-the-heart-338/ Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com pigValve.paceMaker.cowValve | 1979 Caprice Classic "Baseball season is underway" __ Steve Goodman __ 'Go Cubs Go' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Show on the Road! Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Cort, I think maybe I have a photo of “yours truly” in a stroller much like that one, which places it during WWII. Maybe I could call yours “like my first vehicle!' If you gathered 65 people to anything other than a riot, without a promotional budget, or an organizational sponsor, congratulations! Job well done. You don't say what the MidSummer Chitown Gathering was about....but I assume cars. If you can get 10 car buffs together mid summer in 2016 without strong media support, good going. The competition is rough.....but I am as inexperienced in “gatherings” as I can be. To just play with ideas for a minute.....with the ability to crowd share live video, could you turn the idea on its head and bring the “show” to the audience? A virtual gathering. It might even be interactive.....with call or text ins. I haven't given much personal attention to the how to's because I figured no one would tune into my “Travels with Dave” channel, because I don't have any tornadoes to share. But maybe a guy who loves cars and visits car shows might get a following if he shared one every Saturday at a set time. I look at tornado chasers, maybe some folks would look at a live car show.......just musing. Dave Keep the Show on the Road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfan26917 Posted June 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) Hey Dave! LOL! I'd LOVE to see that photo..... Thank you. It was an AWESOME day ... everyone there told me so. While several people took pics of that 1st event, 07/26/2008, this perhaps is the best grouping, which should give you an idea of what it was about: http://pics.projectmonte.com/album/12498I wish that participation could'v been sustained; contrast that to the smaller gathering we had 2 years later, 07/24/2010: https://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/3rdAnnualMidSummerChitownGathering It's funny you mentioned the live video aspect. I recently discovered the "Live Video" option on Facebook for my OC,SH page; yet, when I attempted to do it, I got an "unavailable" message. So, I recorded a pair of videos instead. So ... that IS a possibility for a gathering, but ... not sure how that would work, exactly. Anyway, IF I schedule an event, I might do 2 different meals (Saturday evening & Sunday afternoon) to accommodate those who can do either day & those who would want to make a weekend of it. Just thought it might be cool to attempt another gathering, given all I have endured the last 4+ years. Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com pigValve.paceMaker.cowValve | 1979 Caprice Classic "We all do the best we can" __ Blaine Larson __ 'How Do You Get That Lonely?' Edited June 5, 2016 by knightfan26917 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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