Wednesday, August 25, 2021

2021 WEST COAST CLUB MEET: October 15 & 16, Bakersfield, CA

We missed the club’s 35th Anniversary Meet last year – so we’re making this meet EXTRA-SPECIAL to make up for it. Our first-ever visit to Bakersfield will feature a visit to the fantastic Frank Lloyd Wright-designedAblin Residence. Wright was an avid Crosley fan, and owned a fleet of Hot Shots for his students to use. SAVE THE DATES - you don't want to miss this!

Quite a few members have expressed concerns about the new Delta variant of COVID-19 - specifically about sharing an indoor meal at the Banquet on Saturday night.

As a precaution, we have decided to move the Club Banquet to the grounds of the Ablin House, where we can hold the the dinner OUTSIDE. The temperature that evening should be very mild - predicted to be about 65 degrees.

We have a lovely caterer who will offer an EXCELLENT spread: Housemade Pasta, Local Grass Fed Beef and Heritage Pork Meatballs, Caesar Salad with House Dressing and Sourdough Garlic Bread, Locally-made Ice Cream and Cookies and Local Beer and Wine. The cost is the same as the Hodel's dinner would have been - $25 per person.

Unfortunately, this will disrupt our original plan to have a catered breakfast at the Ablin House on Sunday morning.

Given the circumstances, we felt that it was best to put the priority on the safety of the Saturday Banquet, so we are opting to cancel the scheduled events on Sunday, including breakfast and the Crosley Cruise. If you sent in payment for the Sunday breakfast we will send a refund.

Thanks for your patience, and we look forward to seeing many of you in a few weeks.

UPDATED MEET SCHEDULE:

Friday, October 15, 2021
The meet weekend kicks off with an informal afternoon pot luck starting at 3PM at the Meet Hotel: (Ask for Special Crosley Club Group Rate) Four Points by Sheraton, 5101 California Ave, Bakersfield, California 93309, 661-325-9700. No scheduled activities, but a great time for bench racing and bull sessions with other Crosley nuts.

Saturday, October 16, 2021
The 2021 West Coast Crosley Club Meet officially kicks off at 9AM in Downtown Bakersfield: 2001 E Street, Bakersfield, CA, 93301

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Crosley Cars and Parts Swap Meet; Crosley Car Show; Lunch; The Giant Raffle; Crosley How-To “Tech Session”

6:00 PM: Crosley Club Banquet at the Ablin House. Includes: Club Business Meeting, Election of Officers and presentation of the Awards for the meet. AS NOTED ABOVE, THE BANQUET WILL BE HELD OUTDOORS FOR SAFETY REASONS - PLEASE DRESS FOR 60-65 DEGREES.

PLEASE NOTE: Meet is subject to California and Kern County COVID-19 regulations, which could alter these plans

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Better Late Than Never: New TBT Ready to Ship!

I just got back from dropping the new issue of the Tin Block Times off with Marty and Sherri Stein, our esteemed mail volunteers: they are now working on getting 200 copies stuffed into envelopes, stamped, addressed and dropped off at the Post Office this week. A small blizzard is headed their way as I speak, but you know the saying about the mail and sleet and snow....

The cover date on this issue is "December 2020" -- which seemed like an easy deadline when I was getting everything finalized for print. I should have known that with the pandemic, everything was going to take a bit longer than usual... in retrospect, I'm lucky this got out in January!

That said, I'm very happy with how the issue turned out. As advertised, this is the David Brodsky Memorial Issue; we got so much great material from club members and David's family that I couldn't even fit everything - I had to hold one article back to run next issue!

Thanks much for your patience, and start checking your mailboxes at the end of the week - I'm sure Marty and Sherri will get them posted ASAP!