Yellow Rose Classic.....the dark side

[Alan Schup]

Gary,

So this continues on a public forum? This is uncomfortable for me to write this in the public eye... oh well. Of the relatively few people I have met in this club, I thought you were one of about a dozen I hold in great respect. I now many have a change of mind... I am sorry you have personal problems with my private email to the club and show officials, but since you knew I am the author, you should have privately contacted me before going public, especially with the exact content. All email sent to a private entitity is private, and am concerned what other private email sent to the Mustang Club or their members might show up publically -- very bad netiquette to post a private letter. Had I wanted to complain publically on this forum, I would have, but I know to complain/discipline in private and praise in public. This would have been far better discussed off the forum, and I feel uncomfortable writing this on this forum.

I have never said that I attend every single club event, nor do pretend that I do. Let me correct you: I was more active the first year I joined. Since May 2001 when I joined, I've attended at least 6 local meetings and lunches on my days off that I can remember offhand (mostly when I first joined, and in fact remember happily donating money when the hat was passed during the very first lunch meeting I attended to start a kitty for the club to purchase whatever I've now fogotten), 1 of those 2 AER shows you mention, and another AER show the club did not attend, 1 Yellow Rose show that the club entered (and again I put $20 or so into the kitty to help offset display decorations and stantions rental) and 2 other Yellow Rose shows the club members did not show in force, a few informal get-togethers including (I checked the email on this one to be certain) 1 track event at Motorsport Ranch, two TMS laps events where the club advertised on this forum and showed up in force, and a XMAS party I happened to be in town (of which I remember donating $20 or more to the club soliciting donations to offset the rental of the margarita machine and liquer),...

The invitation to the Council-wide 30,000+ people large Boy Scout Camporee at TMS was just that... a formal invitation by Longhorn Council that was belittled by you and a few other members and then became an Alan bashing session when I defended the event and continued to try to solicit members coming out informally. (The reason you gave while representing the membership at large is that I am an unknown person to you and the club, not attending every single event to be recognized as a member worth any value to the club --- fairly the same thing you are saying now.) BTW, the Model-A club was represented along with the various TMS racecars, and I still had fun with those car owners there, being the only person there with a Cobra among the other cars on display.

Again, I am as active as I possibly can be, which may not be considered active compared standards of those who evidently eat, sleep, live, and die for Texas Cobra Club events. I would think the people of the club would appreciate any level of support, nomatter how big or small. If I am wrong about the friendliness and high quality of people in this club, then shame on me, and as you say, I have a choice as to who I associate with. It is beginning to look like I may be totally free on labor day weekend to attend the upcoming September meeting, if I am still welcome in this club (since it seems this has turned into a ridicule/censure/berate Alan on the forum). Again, I do not feel much welcome because this is beyond just friendly bantering... and now that I think of it, you and Jim may be the reason I subliminally hesitate to participate in more club events than I do.

-Alan


(dang mispellings and incomplete thoughts... it seems I only see them after I've posted)