From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Sun May 09 2004 - 19:30:12 PDT
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From: "Jon Shoop" <shoop19@brick.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Aberdeen '04-Missouri Wine Country Convoy '04
> I missed Aberdeen this year to go on the Missouri Wine Country Tour put on
> by the Railsplitters/reeinactors group headed by Tim Scherrer, of
Columbia,
> Mo..
>
> What a great event!!!!!!....Tim and his crew outdid themselves. From
> Columbia Missouri to Jefferson City and back, the long way, winding along
> the Missouri river and the KATY Trail. Low water bridges, gravel, asphalt,
> we covered it all. We covered over 130 miles.
>
> Had 2 towns along the way sponsor a rest break with refreshments and
another
> a BBQ dinner where I think the whole town turned out to greet us with Old
> Glory flying, and treating us like liberators!
>
> Over 70 participants in the convoy and close to 20 vehicles including WCs
,
> Steve Smiths beautiful command car and a whole bunch of jeeps. Everyone in
> WWII garb made it very special. Even had some Russian reeinactors in
> attendance.
>
> Also, a real treat was a gentleman doing an excellent Douglas McArther
> impression, in his reprise of the old 5-star himself.....complete with
> Washington Missouri made signature corncob pipe.
>
> A stop for lunch that the Railsplitters had catered for the event, was
> nothing less than awesome!
>
> Great friends, great food, perfect 80 degree weather and no one broke down
> except me....was an operator brainfart breakdown and failure to check gas
> supply. But I got on track soon enough with onboard spare fuel.
>
> Police escourt into Jefferson City on the interstate and driving up to the
> Capitol steps for a group photo was great fun.
>
> I am going to encourage Tim to schedule on a alternate weekend next year
as
> to not conflict with Aberdeen. Several in the group had forgone Aberdeen
to
> take in this convoy, somewhat reluctantly, including myself.
>
> Participants from the Dakotas, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana were in
> attendance.
>
> Highly recommended!!!!!!
>
> Next year promises to be even better. Last year the group suffered
torrents
> of rain and even 2 tornado scares. Onward and upward in 05!
>
> Jon Shoop
>
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