THE GOAT CONNECTION
Vol. 9
- #5 Monthly
newsletter of the GOLDEN GATE GOATS
May - 2004
Member Organization GTO
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Club
Meeting
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
6:30 p.m.
Englander Sports Pub and Restaurant
101 Parrott Street
San Leandro
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
JIM WANGERS THANK YOU
MEETING MINUTES
UPCOMING EVENTS
OMIGODITSGOOD! Recipe Corner
NEW MEMBERS
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hi Folks,
Yeah Baby !!!!!!!!! Last weekends Steppin’ Out with the Stipanov’s Event
with special guest Jim Wangers was an absolute gas. Weather turned out really nice, 25+ cars and 60 people in
attendance. Thanks to Mark and Deidre Stipanov for hosting this event and to
Ken and Barb Davis for playing chauffeur for Mr. Wangers. Gotta tell yell, the food at Stormy’s was really superb. Plenty to eat too. Great
time at Korbel, great cruise route. Not much more you could ask for. All
that and the company of Jim Wangers too. If you haven’t seen them yet, there are some really good photo albums that went out to you at Yahoo
groups.
You may get this newsletter just prior to our Benicia event on Sunday
April 25th. Full info in last months newsletter if you can make it. Contact Stuart Cole at
(707) 745-2918 and he will answer any questions you may have. Your attendance will help GGG regain the coveted Club
Participation Award !!!!
Our next club meeting is on Wednesday May 5th at The Englander in San
Leandro. Please plan to attend as this is the final meeting before we go on summer vacation from meetings and will be our planning meeting for
the GGuys June show. If you would like to work this show, please contact me ASAP or at the May meeting to insure you receive a complimentary T
shirt. My annual email barrage to remind you to sign up will be starting soon and will remain in full swing until the event. Please sign
up as soon as you can though, it makes life way easier. Full details in this newsletter.
Thanks to Tom Stanger, the BBQ is on for both days. Tom
volunteered to take this on and we say THANK YOU. As in previous years, we have room for everyone and can really use your help for both days.
Saturday signups always exceed Sunday’s so if you can help both days, or Sunday only, that will really help us out. Let’s really pull out the
stops and have 100 cars on Saturday. You can make this happen……………GO FOR IT!
Also at this meeting, Leroy and Judy Anderson will be discussing the May
22nd Microbrewery Cruise. This event also looks to be a blast. Full details in this newsletter to whet your appetite. That takes us through
the first part of June.
How about asking some folks to write some Car of the Month articles. Hmmm, let’s see.
Marvin and Carole Sakamoto, please tell us about Marvin’s original owner 70 being restored.
John and Fran Descalzo, heard John has owned your 65 for 20+ years, gotta be a story there.
Eric and Christina Hinz have rejoined the club after moving out of state for
awhile. How about telling us about your 70 Ram Air IV Judge. Blair Locke
is currently working on his newly acquired '66, he brought in from Colorado. Let’s hear about it.
Bill Wells, neat 64 I saw for the first time at Steppin’ Out. Tell us a
little bit about it would you. You see these articles each month in the
newsletter and there is an archive on our website so you can see how others have done their stories. Send your articles to
Jim Lent, any questions, Jim will be happy to answer them for you as will I.
Mike LaCombe is always interested in expanding the number of cars in the Car Facts section of our website. If your car is not yet up there,
contact Mike and he can make it happen for you.
Marsha has asked me to ask you for feedback on the Recipe Corner. Are you enjoying the recipes, do you have some that you would like to share
with everyone? Please let Marsha know, you can e mail her at MITYGTO@aol.com.. That pretty much covers everything for now.
I will borrow a lyric from the song Jim Wangers refers to as our national anthem to close with this month……………………………….
“Turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO…………………”
John
JIM WANGERS
THANK YOU
A Big Thanks From Jim Wangers
“Come up to the Bay Area”, they said, “and don’t bring any of your stuff”,
“We just want to listen to you talk GTO…right off the cuff.”
“You know what,” I said to myself, “I’m not so sure I should go?’
“How can I tell the GTO-story, with out puttin’ on a show?”
“Don’t worry about that, they said, we’ll have fun picking your brain,”
Oh, that’s OK, I smiled, “Then that should be no strain.”
So, I flew into San Jose, and got picked up by Barb and Ken,
If I’ve ever met a “more fun” couple, I’m sure I don’t know when.
Have you ridden in his red Ragtop…65’s were never that good,
He’s got a big new engine, and it runs better than it should!
Brother Dale and his wife Aneta joined us too…and if you promise you won’t quote,
I know their white ’65 Tempest wants, so much to become a “GOAT”.
Off to Sonoma County we went, toward the Wine Country green,
Right through the big city and across the Golden Gate scene.
We took the 101 of course and saw way too many “Benzes” and “Beamers”,
But this is where they all hang out, seems like Pontiacs have all gone to the cleaners.
It looked like rain but it never did, and we were really on a roll,
The Stipanov Place was not far away, in the middle of Sebastopol.
Mark and Deidre, bless their hearts, were standing at their gate,
Waving arms of welcome to a hungry crew, I’m sure glad we weren’t late.
We hugged, (ladies only) shook hands and said how great it was to meet,
What we really wanted at that time was something good to eat.
And it was there indeed it was, as we all prepared to imbibe,
What a feast these ladies had prepared, impossible to describe.
We began to talk GTO, as more and more great cars arrived,
There’s a ’66 and there’s a ’64, but it seemed like all the rest were beautiful ‘65’s.
Jim and Jeannie Lent’s magnificent ’66 boast a new tri-power now,
And when you see Wayne Barnes’ new red ’67, you’ll only say “Wow”.
I saw a whole bunch of “Goats”, more than I ever expected to see,
Tri-Powers and 4-speed, and Ram Air’s…and even a ’73.
There were 26 “Great Ones” headed to the Champagne House of Korbel,
What a great sight that was, boy did those “Goats” look swell
Those Korbel folks were magnificent too, when we arrived on time,
They had reserved places waiting and we all parked on a dime.
I led the parade…riding in Mark and Deidre’s “new” ’68,
What a nice car that’s gonna’ be with new Verdoro Green paint.
We learned how to make Champagne, even learned how to “riddle”,
I wish I knew what that means, it’s designed to keep the yeast in the middle.
The best part of our visit to Korbel came at the very end,
We got free tastes and could sample every blend.
It rained a little bit, as we prepared to leave for the coast,
And when it dried up and got sunny, you should have heard those locals boast.
We haven’t got a coast like Bodega, in the South, oh boy what a sight,
Natural beauty at its very best, basking in the rare sunlight.
When we motored into Bloomfield, Stormy’s Road House was our goal,
We were a hungry bunch of “Goat Lovers”, ready to “rock and roll”.
Now I’ve had prime-rib at some of the best restaurants around,
But the 20 oz. cut they served me could match any…pound for pound.
Sunday morning we were back at Stipanov’s for more food and good cheers,
By then I knew that this would be…one of my best times in years.
So to all of you “Golden Gaters” I humbly say “Thanks”, while I go,
What food, what drink, what sights, but in all our time together, all we spoke was GTO.
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MEETING MINUTES
Date: Wednesday, April 7th, 2004
Note Taker: Barb Davis
Location: Harry's Hof Brau, Redwood City
Club Officers
2004
John Mekisich
President
Russ Louthian
Vice president
Al Harris
Treasurer
Barb Davis
Secretary
Jim Lent
News Letter Editor
Everyone introduced themselves and welcomed the new members to our club.
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John Mekisich talked about changing the meeting location from Harry’s Hofbrau to the Englander in the East Bay. We will talk more about it at our next meeting.
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Deidre Stipanov talked about the Steppen’ Out with Stipanov’s 3rd Annual Wine Event, on April 17th. This will be an informal get together with Jim Wangers. Barb and Ken Davis will pick Mr. Wangers up at the airport Friday.
We will start off with pastries at the Stipanov’s then cruise to Korbel, taking the coastal route. Stop and have an early dinner at Stompies, where we will have a choice of 5 items that we can order from. We will charge a flat $25.00 per person for the event with the club picking up the balance. Meals need to be paid in advance and ordered by April 3rd. The checks need to be mailed to Mark and Deidre Stipanov and be made payable to the GGGoats. Our club treasure will give the restaurant the appropriate amount. Send your money before April 2nd. Please don’t forget to RSVP.
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April 25th is the car show in Benicia. Stuart Cole will be the event coordinator. Meet in front of the StarBucks. Entry form will be in the newsletter with more information. Benefits go to Panther High School Band. RSVP to Stuart Cole. You do not need to pre-register.
Leroy and Judy Anderson are planning a Micro Brewery event in May. We will meet at the North Gate Mall area between 9:30 and 10:00 for a cruise. Details to follow.
Car of the Month article assignments
This is your opportunity to share your GTO story with the club members.
Send your articles to Jim Lent @ jimlent@comcast.net or snail mail to Jim Lent, 118 Iris Court, Hercules CA 94547.
Articles, with at least three pictures, should be sent to:
Jim Lent
118 Iris Court
Hercules, CA 94547
or email
jimlent@attbi.com
GOLDEN GATE GOATS EMAIL LIST
The GGGOATS frequently uses an email list to get out information
about events that may not have been available when the newsletter went to press.
This has proved very useful and, if you have an email account,
you might want to join the list. Sometimes people change their email accounts
and forget to let us know. If you would like to join or rejoin the list then
please send me an email with your correct email address.
Please send additions or
corrections to: jimlent@attbi.com
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CHANGES, MISSPELLINGS, ETC.
IF WE HAVEN'T GOT YOUR INFORMATION MIXED UP YET, JUST GIVE US
TIME. WE ARE WORKING AS FAST AS WE CAN.
Please contact Jim Lent with any name, address, phone number
or vehicle corrections or changes. (510) 799-6096.
E-mail: jimlent@attbi.com
SNAIL MAIL: Jim Lent
118 Iris Court
Hercules, CA 94547
UPCOMING EVENTS
Benicia Car Show - Sunday, April 25
Yes folks, its that time again-time for the Benicia Car Show. This yearly event has long been the GGG's stomping ground with the "Club Participation Award" having an almost permanent home with us. However last year the unthinkable happened and a Mustang club received the award. This must not happen again. Come spend a Sunday with the club in Benicia. Hanging out and having fun after the show we will
cruise up First Street (our local main drag) and then head to a local park for hamburgers and a potluck with your favorite
delicacies. We will meet at Starbucks in Benicia at 7:00 AM and leave for the show around 7:30 AM.
See enclosed map for directions. Advance registration is $20.00 due by April 2, or $25.00 paid at the Gate. See application in this newsletter. Remember, the show is on school grounds, so no alcohol is allowed.
Please RSVP Stuart Cole at (707) 745-2918 or email me at s2cole@hotmail.com so we can plan enough food for you. This is a fun, relaxed atmosphere and we want you to attend, even if yoSo come on out, meet our celebrity chefs and have a GREAT TIME!
Directions to the Starbucks meeting point.
Take 80 or 680 to 780 and then take the Southampton exit. Head north on Southampton Rd. to the intersection of Southampton Rd. and Chelsea Hills. Turn left at the light into the shopping center and look for a place to park. Starbucks is on the left side of the shopping center. Starbucks does have restroom facilities.
GOLDEN
GATE GOATS
Microbrew
& More Cruise!
Saturday
May 22nd, 2004
MEET:
10 AM in the Southeast corner of the Northgate Mall in Terra Linda in
Marin county. There
are several gas stations and a Starbucks nearby so you can fill up on octane and
caffeine!
DIRECTIONS:
From the South, go north on 101, take the ”FREITAS PARKWAY-TERRA
LINDA” exit which is 1 mile north of the Marin Civic Center, go over the
overpass, stay in left lane, turn left onto Northgate (2nd traffic light), go
past Las Gallinas Ave, turn left into Mall parking lot, look to your left for
the Goats!
From
the North, go south on 101, take the “FREITAS PARKWAY-TERRA LINDA”
exit
which is 1 mile south of the Lucas Valley Road exit, turn right at the end of
the off-ramp, merge to the left and turn left at Northgate (the next traffic
light), go past Las Gallinas, turn left into Mall parking lot, look to your left
for the Goats!
THE DRIVE:
We will leave at 10:20 SHARP!
We will head into the west Marin countryside via Lucas Valley Road.
We’ll pass George Luca’s Skywalker Ranch, and through a great Redwood
grove. Around
11AM we will arrive at the Marin French Cheese Company (AKA Rouge et Noir).
There we’ll have a chance to tour their facility, taste the goodies and
have a snack in the picnic area next to their pond.
Next, we’ll take a scenic
drive through the hills and into Petaluma.
Along the way we’ll drive on some of the streets used in the movie
“American Graffiti.” We’ll stop at Lagunitas Brewery for a tour and
tasting. It’s
not as scenic there, but the owners are car guys and they promise to “take
good care of us.”
Finally, we’ll drive through
some scenic Sonoma county areas, and down the road used in the American Graffiti
drag scene. We’ll
end up in Novato at Moyland’s Brew Pub and restaurant at about 4 PM.
There we’ll get a private tour of the brewery and a tasting.
We will then have an early dinner, and reveal the trivia contest winners.
Did I forget to tell you about the trivia contest?
I guess you’ll have to come to cruise and find out!
SEE YA THERE!
Leroy
GOOD GUYS SUMMER GET TOGETHER
JUNE 5 & 6, 2004
EVENT DETAILS
As many of you already know,
Golden Gate Goats is the host club for the Good Guys 11th Summer Get
Together at the Pleasanton fairgrounds. This has proven to be one of our largest
event to date with 70+ GTOs in attendance last year. Our club has become one of
the largest GTO clubs in the nation with approximately 200+ current members. The
enormous amount of exposure we get at this show has played a large part in
helping us increase our membership. Good Guys management was very happy with the
job we have done as well as the fact that we pretty much blew 'em away with our
level of participation! They
invited us back for this year’s show during last years show! For a niche club
such as ours, the opportunity to host a show of this caliber is a really big
deal!
Myself along with Jim Lent
& John Phillips will be the event coordinators. I will be the pre-show
contact and the three of us will be working together during the event like we
did last year. We will
be spending whatever time is
required, at the next two club, meetings to plan for this event. 2002 will be
our sixth year as the host club. The previous events went off without a hitch as
I am sure this year’s event will as well. Like fine wine, we are improving
with age. It takes a lot of member involvement to make this work.
I would like to thank all of you
that have worked the previous shows for all your hard work. I am sure all of you
will want to participate again this year. Let’s make it our goal to make this
our largest
event ever. One of the many
benefits we receive as the host club is our choice of where we want to park.
Plan to come on out and work the show, you will have a GRRR8 parking place for
the day!
Let me go back to early 1997 when our club was
but a few months old. Club member John Phillips was at the right place at
the right time and was instrumental in introducing us to the Good Guys.
John also belongs to the P-Town Pushrods, the
club that hosts many Good Guys shows each year. He found out that P-Town was not
going to be hosting he upcoming Muscle Car Nationals as they were already doing
three shows and their members are heavy into rods. John called me immediately
and we were able to get the "gig" so to speak. Without John’s help,
we never would have been given this opportunity. Thanks a lot, John and I hope I
got the facts close to correct!
Those of you that have not yet participated must
be curious as to what "hosting" the show entails. Here is what is in
store for ya! Our day begins early. New rendezvous area will be determined at
our April meeting and publicized in our May newsletter.We leave promptly
for the fairgrounds at 5:45 a.m. We drive to our club parking area near the
museum and park the cars. The fairgrounds are very quiet until the exhaust note
of 20,000 GTO horsepower fills the air, along with blipping throttles as we back
em in. Unless you plan to cruise the fairgrounds, this will be your spot for the
day. Good Guys event personnel will meet us here and outline what we need to do.
We have done everything in previous years from helping with the special areas to
directing traffic inside the fairgrounds. Whatever assignment we get is always a
good time. Our level of participation determines how long we each need to work.
I anticipate one hour per day per person. Those of you with cars in progress,
come on out and join in the fun! As more information comes in, we will do a work
schedule and post it via e mail and on the website so each of you knows exactly
where you need to be and when so you can maximize your fun at the show.
What do you get?
1) Complimentary admission both days to members
that work the show
2) Reserved parking at one of the best locations
in the fairgrounds. Every participant will see your car as they register at the
GGuys Gazebo! Literally thousands of people will come by to drool over your car
each day of the show!
3) One complimentary event T shirt per worker and
additional shirts can be purchased at Good Guys cost ( $10.00). Our club logo
will be in color. The shirt will have last years big winners and is always very
colorful. YOU MUST SIGN-UP WITH JOHN MEKISICH ON OR BEFORE THE MAY 5TH
CLUB MEETING IN ORDER TO GET A FREE SHIRT! THOSE SIGNING UP AFTER THIS DATE WILL
NOT RECEIVE A FREE SHIRT!
3) BBQ hamburgers, hot dogs, chips & fixins
are provided for members and their
families each day. (This year we need
volunteers for the BBQ for both Sat. and Sun.)
Just bring a side dish, or dessert and your own
beverages of choice.
Those of you that will be at our April meeting
can let me know then or you can sign up with me via e-mail immediately at MITYGTO@aol.com.
We cannot have too many volunteers to work the show. My final deadline to get
everything back to them is May 3rd, just after our May meeting. Once
again, if you are working the show you do not need to register (pay) as you get
in complimentary. You can work either day or both days. I will have a work
schedule for each day. Don’t be shy, let’s really pull out the stops and
make this our best turnout ever. If any of you have questions, or want to
volunteer you can call me at (650) 349-2095 or e mail me MITYGTO@aol.com or
better yet, let me know at a meeting. The sooner you let me know, the easier my
job becomes. PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME IF YOU CAN ARRIVE AT A LATER TIME. WE ALL
NEED TO BE THERE EARLY AS IT IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN MAKE IT WORK!
Thank you for your understanding and support. To
those of you that don’t attend many club functions, this one has evolved into
the BIG DADDY of them all so to speak. As I mentioned, it is a two day show and
we are there both days so if you are busy one day, you have the other! It is
impossible to talk this show up too much! To my knowledge, this is the largest
muscle car oriented show on the west coast. We may be the only GTO club in the
country hosting a show like this. I urge all members to come on out and join the
fun!
Once again, we will be discussing
this event in great detail at the next two club meetings. With our April meeting
in Redwood City and our May meeting in San Leandro, we will have a great
opportunity to pre-plan for this event. We got a jump on this at our March
meeting by beginning sign ups there. Lots of room for everyone. This hopefully
will result in a record number of cars along with a new attendance record. Let
us set an aggressive goal of 100 cars to attend. I will be e mailing all the car
mags letting them know that we are coming out in force. They are always looking
for GTO's to do articles on and we have some mighty fine examples of the ORIGINAL
MUSCLECAR!
Plan to be there!
John
CONTACT JOHN TO SIGN-UP AT:
MITYGTO@AOL.COM
OR 650-349-2095
NOTE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PURCHASE EXTRA EVENT SHIRTS,
AT $10.00 EACH, THEN PLEASE
CONTACT JOHN TO LET HIM KNOW
HOW MANY AND WHAT SIZE(S)
OMIGODITSGOOD!
RECIPE CORNER
Hi Everyone,
I prepped these ribs for John to barbecue on Easter Sunday. I followed a
butcher’s directions. I have never really enjoyed ribs till now. These
were tender and so flavorful. Both of us chowed down. We could not stop
saying, mmmm, yum, lets make them again soon. Hope you enjoy as
well.Nice as you can prep ahead, then barbecue when ready in no time.
Barbecued Ribs
1 Rack of Ribs (5lbs)
2 Tablespoons of Honey
Barbecue sauce of your choice
Cut Rack into portion sizes. I cut the rack into thirds. Place in a
large kettle of water (enough to cover the ribs) and add honey. Place
lid on kettle, leaving a gap for steam to escape and to keep an eye.
Simmer..Do not boil. Simmer for about one and a half hours. Test for
doneness. Done once tender, but do not want to have falling off the
bones. Remove ribs from water and place in a zip lock bag or container.
Coat well with barbecue sauce. Let marinate in sauce over night or at
least an hour before placing on the barbecue over medium heat. Barbecue
just enough to heat through.
Enjoy.
Marsha
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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to these new members who have joined the
Golden Gate Goats
this month.
We look forward to meeting you at our club events.
| Russell Kaul |
Martinez |
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| Sam & Alene Hedgpeth |
Los Altos |
1968 LeMans |
| Rick & Jan Reynolds |
Gardnerville, NV |
1965 H.T. |
| Robert Arthur |
Columbia |
1966 H.T. |
| Arnoldo Diaz |
Millbrae |
1969 Convertible |
| Daniel & Rhonda Mondragon |
Monterey |
1966 Convertible |
| Steven Hudson |
Alamo |
1970 GTO |