Not too many weather  conditions have stopped anything at our "Home Town". It looks like she took on more power at 4:30 in the afternoon going over Lake Okeechobee, she is stronger than when she hit land this morning. We are hanging in there inside our little old mobile home that has been in it's spot since 1959.

Now they think she could do an Ophelia like back in '05. Go out to sea and grow into a Hurricane and come back to Florida.

Here it is more that 24 hours after I started this thread and she is like the Visitor that just won't go away!

Newsletter #203 Is on sale this week.
 

After a few days of "Storm Watching" on TV and the internet sites with live radar and even though our trusty Ranchero, Elvira, wouldn't start because of all of the wind and rain she swallowed, Linda & I decided it was time to go to Old Town to the Cruise-In, it is now a rain or shine event, we will just see about that. We arrived incognito, OK so it was our daily beater that we were driving, Gary had the cones set for the Cruisers, the streets were wet and it was raining. Gary's HHR was parked in his favorite spot, we would park our Nissan outside of the conned area. Allan even zoomed by us and didn't know we were out yet. Bill & Doris would park their S-10 in the second spot to the south of the stage. Laura, NO4OO would have to turn back after she was almost at Old Town but she would make it back in her Firebird in time to join us for dinner at the "Tropical Breeze". Graham, G4HFG and Colin, 2E0RIG, from Oldham, England would check in over the radio as would Tony, K4AVD from Wisconsin. Dave, Esther & Mesha were out in their '83 Grand Marquis next to Bill & Doris' S-10. "Mustang Mike" would make it out to run the controls of the "Blue Room", Kristen, KJ4BST would bring out the Mini,  Bert & "Ernie" would have their "Elvis Tribute" PT Cruiser out, with more graphics than before. Emma would arrive a little later.

The "Blue Suede Review" was almost set up when Dwight arrived, Tracy immediately escorted him off to the "Old Town Photo Gallery" so that Derrick could take some new publicity photos. I talked with a few visitors from New Foundland, England, Upstate New York. It was raining a bit when Dwight went to change out of the jumpsuit into the "Early Elvis" attire, then some sunlight peaked through the clouds, Paul, Jimi, Shawn and Peter played a bit of "Here comes the Sun". Then Dwight took stage and started the first set. The spectator crowd grew larger, the rain that started up didn't seem to bother them at all. At the end of the first set Bill & Karen would staff the table for the Dwight/Elvis memorabilia. Dwight would graciously talk with all that came up to see him and pose for pictures with anyone that wanted them.

Unfortunately there weren't enough cars to advance the Cruise-A-Matic or play the 50/50 Game and there wasn't a new Cruiser of the week chosen. I want to thank all of the Cruisers listed above for coming out tonight despite the weather.

Last Wednesday's  "Cruiser of the Week" went to Cruiser #83, Dave, Esther & Mesha Skord with their '83 Mercury Grand Marquis.

Thank You to Old Town for inviting us out every week, to Budweiser the King of Beers for sponsoring "A Tribute to the King", to Gary & Dave our own TCB guys for giving us the time that they do and to all of the Cruisers that are starting to come out on a Wednesday Nite. Come on out, "Rain or Shine!" Cruisers, if you don't want to bring out the car because of the weather come on out anyway, lets build the audience on our own. Remember good entertainment and good friends always ends up being a good time.