The Spartan based at Silo Field |
Thanks to the folks at Silo Field for a great event despite
the weather. Although there was some
confusion on my part about the correct day, I somehow managed to get there via
a passenger seat in my brother’s car. And
as usual, it was a great time.
If you’ve never been to Silo Field, you’re missing out. Being a private strip, the casual invitations
go out each fall to a group of folks who know who to tell after that. Then the owners make some special invites to
car, motorcycle, and other vintage machinery folks to round out the list. When they all come together, you get
something special.
Other vehicles you see at Silo Field |
For me, what made this year’s event great was seeing the
group on hand. A huge percentage of
them, which was smaller than usual due to average weather, were people I really
love running into just to catch up and hear how they are doing. Particularly entertaining was the debate at the
end that involved people trying to decide if this one guy should buy this
certain biplane or not. Everyone
involved had an opinion as to how he should spend his money and as usual I
somehow managed to throw a wrench in the operation. From what I could tell, they had him talked
into it until I walked up. They asked
me, thinking I would seal the deal by automatically saying “Hell yeah” and I
said “No way”. Fortunately, nobody took
it personal and everyone got a big laugh out of it. Maybe you had to be there?
Perhaps the best part of the day though was seeing my friend
Art Francis. He’s a book’s worth of
stories in himself so I just don’t have the space to cover him here. But I wanted to make sure to let him know how
great it was to see him out and about.
He’s a great man everyone would be better for knowing.
As for the other folks, instead of listing all of you, I’ll
just say it was great to spend some time together. Keep in touch.
Finally, thanks to Mr. Boone for hosting the event and
to all the others who help out with it each year. It has become something I always look forward
to.
2 comments:
Since it isn't on the chart, I'm guessing Silo Field is the airport for Brigadoon.
And a Spartan Executive lives there? Cool!
Paul Burgette
En el momento en que abrí la caja, me sorprendió que solo fuera una réplica, pero se veía exactamente igual a la original y la calidad era buena.Réplica de relojes Rolex Creo que este debería ser el mejor reloj de réplica que he comprado. Comparto este sitio web con mis amigos.Réplica de relojes submariner Son muy felices, el precio es barato, puedo comprar un reloj tan bueno.
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