Busy Week Ahead -- Classy Chassis on June 10

[hsapiens]

(a moment aside from the usual fandom squee for a charity pimp)

This is the week of Classy Chassis, the better half's classic car show here in Houston on June 10 in Reliant Stadium. All profits benefit United Cerebral Palsy, so it's an excellent, excellent cause.

Joe works all year, literally, in organizing this. He's on the car selection committee, which seems to entail long weekend meetings in coffee shops with other car guys to talk cars and attending car shows around the country. We're also on the host committee which means a busy time for us this week.

We're very excited about the show this year. A few factoids:

• 120 cars


• Estimated worth of cars on the floor this year = $80 - $120 million


• Cars are coming from Texas, California, Washington, St. Louis, Chicago, and Guadalajara


• Museums participating include the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA and the Nethercutt Collection & Museum in Sylmar, CA.


• For those who are into Texas racers, the Chapparal 2, legendary racing car from the mid 1960s, will be on display. This is the car that brought Texan Jim Hall to fame in the racing world.


• Have I mentioned the raffle? Grand prize is a 2007 Mercedes Benz SLK280.


• All profits go directly to United Cerebral Palsy.

I'll be photographing the cars again this year. I'm not a car enthusiast but I can appreciate the artistry involved in the gorgeous body designs. We've also invited mrkamikaze, a far more accomplished photographer with even spiffier camera equipment, to attend and photograph. (So, are you coming? Will public peer pressure work?)

Anyone here in Houston who wishes to attend should definitely let me know. We have free tickets every year that go unused. It's at Reliant Center, meaning that even though it's Houston and it's June, it'll be inside in the air conditioning and bug-free stadium.

Comments

[mrkamikaze.livejournal.com]

Called out in Lj...just great~! :)

I should be there. Don't know if I'll make the VIP reception or not.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!!!!! Thank you! :) Score one for public peer pressure. Joe will be thrilled to know you're coming.

I hope that you can make the VIP reception. It'll be on the floor of the stadium this year rather than up in the club house so it will be a great opportunity to see the cars without the crowds. Also? Good food, drinks, and music. I'd mention the auction but your vacation to Spain is already planned so I can't see that you'd be interested in scoring a couple of weeks in Brazil. ;-)

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Hey! If you've still got three tickets sitting around, my kid would *love* to be able to give them to her dad for his birthday this weekend. I say three because he'd probably want to be able to take his brother and the kid (and there's no way any of them could afford to do it otherwise ;-).

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. Joe keeps him on his desk (we've never given any out) and I asked him to bring me a handful of them today. Now, where to meet? Wednesday or Thursday are probably the best days for me. I have a standard dinner with my brother on Wednesday but I could meet you before that. Luckily, we live close to each other.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

er, he keeps THEM on his desk.

*headdesk*

[jalabert.livejournal.com]

*Whew*

I'm glad to hear he's not keeping people on his desk anymore. Aside from the fact that it's easier to work without a man on your desk (especially if you're the one trying to work and the man in question looks remotely like the hottie above), Joe promised the FBI that he wouldn't use people as desk accessories anymore.

*Ducks and runs*

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Joe is smart enough to hide the bodies. :) Ms. Smarty Butt. *smooches*

[demusetta.livejournal.com]

Hey--just saw this. I have a car crazy 10 year old. If you have 3 extra tix, I'd love them. If not, how expensive is the show for paying customers?

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Absolutely I have 3 tickets. :) The tickets themselves are...just under $20?...but I have comps and there's no need for you to buy tickets. If you're going to be around the house sometime on Saturday, I could stop by and drop off the tickets since you live so close-by.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

OK, I looked through the site and found that parking is a usurious $8. I find that appalling but that isn't something I have control over because it's a stadium fee rather than an event fee. :(

[demusetta.livejournal.com]

I'll be around--what time should I expect you? Alternatively, I could fetch them from your house...I'm demasings at yahoo dot com if you'd like to email me your physical address.

We're excited that we get to go!