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16 May 2011, 10:41 AM
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I went to a very cool car show.
Today, the Marin-Sonoma concours @ the Marin Civic Ctr. in San Rafael, Ca.
A great show....benefits a hospice......180 cars plus wooden boats, classic trailers & even an authentic reproduction LRDG truck! Great food....and lots of beer & wine booths.....my kinda car show.......opend @ 10am......I had beer & brats for brunch......and for lunch BBQ pork sandwich, cole slaw & red wine......more red wine for dessert.....I'm coming back next year  I wasn't really looking for watches, but it seemed that the owners I spoke w/ wore Rolex, lot of subs........no 116610 types....all classics like the cars, exhibitors!  This red Mac Benz 300 gull wing was my favorite   but I could only afford this little red one......  From my birth year....a 1951 Willys  my new pad...I'm going mobile.....  My girlfriend liked this Alfa  Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.....  I like the classics......       who says electric cars are new...bah humbug..the original chevy volt   my 2nd favorite....LRDG truck (read "Killing Rommel" by Steve Pressfield, I cried I laughed, made me wanna hug a WW2 vet)  for the young buckaroo modernistas.....   
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16 May 2011, 10:44 AM
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Cool.....
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16 May 2011, 10:52 AM
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I'd love to own that airstream Bambi,one of these days.
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16 May 2011, 10:53 AM
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I love car shows .. My father was a car dealer and he collected some nice cars .. Here are a few pics of what I have .... Nothing special, but they are mine
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16 May 2011, 10:57 AM
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Wonderful pics guys!
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16 May 2011, 11:04 AM
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Very cool--thanks for sharing!!!
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16 May 2011, 11:29 AM
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Loved the 300.
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16 May 2011, 11:34 AM
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Bob, looks like a great show and a nice day for it, thanks for the pics
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16 May 2011, 11:35 AM
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MB Gull Wing 300, one of my favorites! Are you planning to attend the Hillsborough and Palo Alto Concourse too?
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16 May 2011, 11:39 AM
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very cool cars indeed
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16 May 2011, 11:39 AM
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Always a great day out at a car show Bob...
Thanks for sharing with us!
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16 May 2011, 12:23 PM
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I didn't go to the car show, but from what I saw on TV my favorite was a 1958 white Chevy Impala convertible. The '58 Chevy brings back memories of high school and American Graffiti.
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16 May 2011, 03:04 PM
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The last pic.....GT-R.....my grail. Nice shots...........
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16 May 2011, 09:26 PM
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Was Jay Leno there? Does anyone know what kind of watch he wears?
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16 May 2011, 10:11 PM
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Great pictorial, Dr Bob! Thanks for sharing.
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16 May 2011, 11:01 PM
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the LFA is nice, but in highlighter yellow?
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16 May 2011, 11:11 PM
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Very nice, apart from the modern ones.
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16 May 2011, 11:31 PM
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Looks and sounds like a perfect day Bob...Enjoyed the pics!
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16 May 2011, 11:44 PM
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your girlfriend has a very good taste. that alfa is stunning!
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16 May 2011, 11:45 PM
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but the Toyota guys wanted it to pop!
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16 May 2011, 11:50 PM
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Bah humbug.......my kinda guy! Can we enlist you as a convert.....you'd be the first in Portugal! One of my favorites out of Portugal.......my Portuguese Water dog, Gracie.... 
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16 May 2011, 11:54 PM
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P.S. Dan Pierce would dig this.........when the car show opened a very attractive grown up woman in tie dye jeans (we are in Marin County) sang the natl. anthem.......&
followed w/ an excellent rendition of Janis Joplin's (she lived in Marin & drove a Porsche) "Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz" crowd went wild.
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17 May 2011, 12:25 AM
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Video or it didn't happen! LOL
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17 May 2011, 01:12 AM
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That bentley is glorious but what possessed them to put a racing stripe on it?!?
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17 May 2011, 01:16 AM
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We're in California.....racing stripes are popular here.
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17 May 2011, 01:29 AM
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Beautiful pics Dr. Bob ...... and looks like a fabulous car show!
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17 May 2011, 01:45 AM
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Awesome set of cars. Thanks for sharing.
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17 May 2011, 05:26 AM
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 At least the steering wheel is on the correct side!I guess I'll have to make allowances for the stripes... Thank the Good Dude the Californians didnt see fit to paint flames in the front wings!  Hope you had a blast!
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17 May 2011, 05:07 PM
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well i like this post so much and thanks you have share it with us
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19 May 2011, 06:10 AM
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
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