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Looking for missing founding members from 2000!
As we finish our fourth year and are looking toward our annual yearly founding meeting in Austin at the end of February many people have been talking about those in attendance or who were instrumental in the actual founding of the Texas Cobra Club on February 27,2000.
I have pulled together a partial list from memory and I am going to list those members in alphabetical order, and I am looking to the rest of you to search you old files, pictures, memory banks and post the many others I have left off my list. Make no mistake about it, those that had a part in, or attended the lunch meeting when the actual vote was taken to form our club WERE FOUNDING MEMBERS! I would hope we can all remember others and we can get this list of between 36-50 people together prior to this year's meeting. 1. Enzo & Paula Alibrandi 2. Drew Baird 3. Bob Brezinski 4. Paull Cass 5. Tom Canfield 6. Dick Flesher 7. Sean Kelley 8. Devin Martin 9. Pat McWorter 10. Tom Meadows 11. Gary Morris 12. Jay Nordstrom 13. Steve Parks 14. Doug Reed 15. Rob Robertson 16. Burk & Julie Rosenthal 17. John Russell 18.Gary Sharapata 19. Matt Tice 20. Terry Tilton 21. Jack (Stretch) Williams 22. Jim Woodard 23. Greg Herdlitchka 24. Dennis Mosley 25. Paul Risch 26. Brian Sorrell 27. Brent Mills 28. Mike Schriber 29. Mike Jones 30. Chuck Reynolds 31. Tom Mauldin 32. David Osmar (Ren Man) I know I have left many out-especially Austin members, but in an an effort to promote accuracy I didn't want to guess incorrectly. Please help me out and post here so I can complete this and we all will know who actually founded this club, as we are all on equal footing here. Thanks, John Russell One of the founding members of the Texas Cobra Club, and proud of it! ps. I will add names into the list as I get them. JR |
Excellent post John. Its the people. Brent gave us the avenue and everyone got together in Austin and created the club. I can't think of anyone you left off.
What about it Austin Boys...who are we missing? matt:D |
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I THINK THAT IS WHERE GREG WHATSHISNAME GOT HIS NAME AND I DO THINK THAT BRENT MILLS AS YOU SAY "HAD A PART IN".
I DON'T REMEMBER IF DENNIS MOSELY WAS THERE BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS, MAYBE OLDTIMERS IS GOING ON. I ALSO THOUGHT B.J. GREEN WAS THERE BUT MAYBE NOT. UNFORTUNATELY HE HAS ALL OF THE PICS I TOOK THAT YEAR AND NO ONE HAS HEARD FROM HIM IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. IF YOU GO TO THE TCC WEB SITE AND LOOK AT INNAUGURAL EVENT PICS, WHO IS THE GUY IN TAN SHORTS AND BLACK SHIRT TAKING PICS? JAY PS. I THINK THAT IS PAUL RICSH |
Yes that is how the What's his name handle came about. I thank The King for giving me that handle. Man that was a fun afternoon.
Can't wait for this years. Gregg H |
Yes I was there, So was Brian Sorrell and Paul Risch. I think Mike and Linda Jones were there as well but I'm not sure about them.
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Mike Schriber
My FFR was there with the builder Mike Schriber. After that my FFR attended all the rest of the spring meets with me.
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My wife Linda and I were at the first
meeting and lunch. We have been to all of the meeting since. Mike Jones |
Thanks Mike!!!
Mike,
Thank you for posting! This is the reason for the post, because our history on club cobra is incomplete due to a server problem a few years ago which resulted in the loss of the first year or so of our history and thousands of posts. Brent founded Club Cobra January 23,1999, and our first Texas Cobra club member joined in January 28,1999, but all our club threads were lost. In this posting we should be able to get pretty close. There is a very small group of people that have made all the events and an even smaller group of cars/owners that have made them all, and unfortunately we have lost some members who will now be with us in spirit, but it is that spirit of the people that has made this club what it is! John Russell |
Great post John,
Your list of folks looks very thorough. It was an honor to be a part of that first group, and coming up with a role sheet like this is great to help to keep the memory of that first meeting alive. We could all tell that we had something very special. I'd also like to mention that those of you that joined TCC after that first meeting are just as special. And if it weren't for you and your efforts, TCC wouldn't be what it is today. After all, it's the work that so many folks have done SINCE that first meeting that has kept TCC alive and well. I think I might have some paperwork somewhere from that first meeting. I'll take a look. I would like to add Chuck Reynolds to the list. He was the security guard that was at the first meeting, and has been with us all the way. Stretch |
Chuck's in!
Stretch,
Thanks for the addition, and Chuck is in! Any of you Austin guys still talk with David Osmar- Ren Man? I think I remember his coming out to look at the cars and joining us at the first meeting but I would like to know if he made the lunch meeting so I can include him. I think we are beginning to get close, but I also would like to know if anyone knows how to locate Terry Tilton? He was a class act, and it would be good to see him again. Keep them coming guys! John Russell just one of the founding members of the TCC- and damn proud of it! |
John,
I remember Tom Mauldin being there (without his FFR) also. He came all the way from Houston area and was just starting on his cobra then. I don't remember if he made it to the luncheon that we had the "business" discussions or initial voting but he was present at some of the weekend festivities and early emails/forum postings. I think he may be attending again this year and he can chime in for further clarification... Devin Martin |
Thanks Devin!
Devin,
I remember him, and I do believe he made the lunch at The County Line, so I have added him to the list. Thanks, and I will see you in a month or so! John Russell |
Ren Man was there
I do believe Ren Man was there. I know we had a lot people crammed in our party room at County Line!
Gregg H |
Thanks Gregg!
Gregg,
Thanks for verifying David for me, once again proving my memory is not completely gone:LOL: :LOL: ! I have added him to the list. John Russell just one of the founding members of the Texas Cobra Club and proud of it! |
That was a good time and a good day. I am alive guys and do get to check in once in a while. The restaruant is keeping me on my toes 6 days a week. I hope to see you guys at this years meet...even if it is without the snake.:CRY:
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