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Here we go, again!
It is time to start planning for the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] annual BA-DA BA-DA BING BANG RALLY.
This year’s rally will be held on the 19[SUP]th[/SUP] of May (Saturday). All other things will be the same as last year with a few exceptions.
First and the most important note with the Rally this year is the special occasion. This year is Atlantic’s Sesquicentennial. That’s right Atlantic is 150 years old this year. There are many activities occurring throughout the city this year and the BA-DA BA-DA BING BANG RALLY is participating in the festivities. My goal is to have 150 tires at this year’s Rally. If you have a Jeep – and know of 29 other Jeeps available – bring them and that will meet the goal. Heavier cargo trucks are even better. Don’t forget your spare tire! If it gets really close, I might have to count road wheels on tracked vehicles. When you let me know you are coming, please give me a count of the total tires (or road wheels) and I will see how close we are going to get to the goal. If we only get to 145, I might have to go out and buy another Jeep. (Please don’t tell Marie I said that.)
Additionally, just because you don’t get to see this very often, there will be a US military weapons collection on display. This collection will include battle rifles, sniper rifles, .22 caliber trainer rifles, shotguns, and handguns. The oldest one will be an 1816 Type II musket and there will be 44 weapons on display (unless I add a few more to the collection before the Rally). If I really get bored, I might even dig out some STANO stuff for display. If you don’t know what that is, come and find out. Hint: more stuff you don’t see very often.
I thought while I am getting the weapons out of the vault I just as well sort out some “High Explosives” from the military collection. At last count that will be more than 150 items. Everything from bombs, artillery projectiles, grenades, fuzes, rockets, anti-tank weapons, related items, and other really odd stuff you don’t see very often. I am sure that count is way off since I added a couple more items just last weekend at the gun show.
The cruise and the “Ice Cream Social” stop will be the same. It is not really necessary to let me know you are going on the cruise. When we leave, if you are in line, you must be going – right? I will take a headcount at the stop and get the ice cream bars then.
We are confirmed on the noon meal. I will feed you – ummmmm – “something”, so a headcount for your “crew” would be really handy.
Speaking of headcount; a confirmation of your attendance as early as possible would be greatly appreciated. It causes less stress in my life and makes advertising more effective.
The “participation gifts” for the Owner/Operators have not been ordered, yet. I have one thing picked out and a sample in hand. I want to give an additional item, but I have not figured out what that is.
I have some door prizes already, but will most likely get some more – based on the anticipated attendance. Don’t forget to register your vehicle(s), when you arrive. Each vehicle gets a chance at the door prizes.
Because of the weapons and “High Explosives” displays the Registration Table will be inside the building this year. When you arrive, come on inside. If you told me you were coming – and I have all of your information, registration should go quickly. That will be the place to pick up your “participation gift”, welcome bag, etc. I will most likely personally present you with your trophy during the day, because . . . you know, they are really special and all. (Even more so this year.) I do have the trophies and will get them labeled just as soon as I get a chance to run the labels through my printer. (They aren’t really “nice” trophies, but everybody gets one.)
Please don’t use the Fareway parking lot to unload your vehicle. I hope to arrange the use of the Atlantic Bottling Companies lot north of the Armory. It is less congested, a great place to park your transport vehicle, and a safer place to unload your vehicle. Watch for more information on this.
This is the first of the emails I will send out for this year. When I have more information, I will send out another. Of course, if you have something you want me to know, just reply to this post.
Steve
It is time to start planning for the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] annual BA-DA BA-DA BING BANG RALLY.
This year’s rally will be held on the 19[SUP]th[/SUP] of May (Saturday). All other things will be the same as last year with a few exceptions.
First and the most important note with the Rally this year is the special occasion. This year is Atlantic’s Sesquicentennial. That’s right Atlantic is 150 years old this year. There are many activities occurring throughout the city this year and the BA-DA BA-DA BING BANG RALLY is participating in the festivities. My goal is to have 150 tires at this year’s Rally. If you have a Jeep – and know of 29 other Jeeps available – bring them and that will meet the goal. Heavier cargo trucks are even better. Don’t forget your spare tire! If it gets really close, I might have to count road wheels on tracked vehicles. When you let me know you are coming, please give me a count of the total tires (or road wheels) and I will see how close we are going to get to the goal. If we only get to 145, I might have to go out and buy another Jeep. (Please don’t tell Marie I said that.)
Additionally, just because you don’t get to see this very often, there will be a US military weapons collection on display. This collection will include battle rifles, sniper rifles, .22 caliber trainer rifles, shotguns, and handguns. The oldest one will be an 1816 Type II musket and there will be 44 weapons on display (unless I add a few more to the collection before the Rally). If I really get bored, I might even dig out some STANO stuff for display. If you don’t know what that is, come and find out. Hint: more stuff you don’t see very often.
I thought while I am getting the weapons out of the vault I just as well sort out some “High Explosives” from the military collection. At last count that will be more than 150 items. Everything from bombs, artillery projectiles, grenades, fuzes, rockets, anti-tank weapons, related items, and other really odd stuff you don’t see very often. I am sure that count is way off since I added a couple more items just last weekend at the gun show.
The cruise and the “Ice Cream Social” stop will be the same. It is not really necessary to let me know you are going on the cruise. When we leave, if you are in line, you must be going – right? I will take a headcount at the stop and get the ice cream bars then.
We are confirmed on the noon meal. I will feed you – ummmmm – “something”, so a headcount for your “crew” would be really handy.
Speaking of headcount; a confirmation of your attendance as early as possible would be greatly appreciated. It causes less stress in my life and makes advertising more effective.
The “participation gifts” for the Owner/Operators have not been ordered, yet. I have one thing picked out and a sample in hand. I want to give an additional item, but I have not figured out what that is.
I have some door prizes already, but will most likely get some more – based on the anticipated attendance. Don’t forget to register your vehicle(s), when you arrive. Each vehicle gets a chance at the door prizes.
Because of the weapons and “High Explosives” displays the Registration Table will be inside the building this year. When you arrive, come on inside. If you told me you were coming – and I have all of your information, registration should go quickly. That will be the place to pick up your “participation gift”, welcome bag, etc. I will most likely personally present you with your trophy during the day, because . . . you know, they are really special and all. (Even more so this year.) I do have the trophies and will get them labeled just as soon as I get a chance to run the labels through my printer. (They aren’t really “nice” trophies, but everybody gets one.)
Please don’t use the Fareway parking lot to unload your vehicle. I hope to arrange the use of the Atlantic Bottling Companies lot north of the Armory. It is less congested, a great place to park your transport vehicle, and a safer place to unload your vehicle. Watch for more information on this.
This is the first of the emails I will send out for this year. When I have more information, I will send out another. Of course, if you have something you want me to know, just reply to this post.
Steve
PAST BA-DA BA-DA BING BANG
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?135007-BA-DA-BA-DA-BING-BANG-RALLY-Atlantic-IA
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?135007-BA-DA-BA-DA-BING-BANG-RALLY-Atlantic-IA
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This year's special display will be my gun collection (over 42 weapons from an 1816 flint-lock musket to the new modern stuff including snipers, shotguns, .22 trainers, hand guns, etc). Just for good measure I am also showing my "High Explosives". That will be 213 items (at last count). Those items are everything from a fragment of a 500 pound General Purpose bomb to a "flechette" artillery projectile - and everything in between including mortars, artillery projectiles, automatic cannon ammunition, hand grenades, anti-tank weapons, . . . and anything else that you can think of that makes you go "BOOM". I think I might have promised something about STANO (Surveillance - Target Acquisition - and Night Observation), so I will have to dig that stuff out too.
