Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Change! We all need a "Change" in our Lives! What will your 'Change" be?

Change. What will your change be? Will it be a new hairstyle? New hair color? A new outfit? A new challenge, be it a new look, new surroundings, a new job, whatever it is. make it soon!
It will make you feel, look great, stand tall, smile more, and have more bounce!
Tell me what yours will be!

The changes I've had is to lose weight, new hairstyle and color...did all that! Even changing the paint in my kitchen (a little change but it works). I'm always up for something different, the ones that know me knows that's very true.

Make your change and someone you know will make changes..all for the better. Go out and have with fun, have a date night, girl's night out....Live it!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Bits and Pieces from Racing....

Some silly things have happened at  the NHRA events....from 1994 to present!

Like a fire extinguisher going off in the back seat of a Team's van.
Falling alseep in a Team's Tractor while they finish after a 2am run in Topeka. Then they shut off the generator and waited to see if I'd climb out...SHHH, see if she'll notice!
Getting to Reno..and a team decides they want to go Lake Tahoe right then...of course I went!
Having  truck trouble in Oregon State and a Team Member waits for my truck to get repaired...making us arrive in Somona CA at 4am the next day...Dougie didn't want me to travel by myself (have done it for years).
Going on bike rides in Arizona for 4 days....this became a yearly thing! Great!
The rain in Memphis where the water was up to my knees..just happened to have my rubber boots! Got laughed at but whose feet were dry?
Stopping at a rest area and a race team had tons and tons of "Ben and Jerry's"...Yum!
In Indianapolis, St. Elmo where the Shrimp Cocktail takes your breathe away! And burns the hair right out of your nose! LOL
Going to Pikes Market in Seattle and spending $5000 on fresh seafood for a race team..(not my $$$, theirs! How fun!) Buying Flowers, Flowers and Flowers to go along with it!
Working with Monaco Las Vegas..in Seattle another time...having a Seafood Feast...(I may say so myself, I did an incredible job on it).
Having a Wine Tasting for D.R.A.W. in Somona, CA and the only decorations I had to work with were grapevines, fake grapes and....plastic burgundy tablecloth..Made some beautiful roses! The wine tasting was a success!
Making a Coffee Table with headers and having it sell for D.R.A.W. for $900!
Sitting around after shutting down the midway display... with the Guys...cocktails and cigars!
Taking Gary to starting line and watching his face the first time when the cars took off! Priceless!
The first time my daughter went to Memphis with me and stood on the top of the Suite Tower....with her saying
"If I was a guy, I'd be having a hard-on".LOL
Kodi, my granddaughter, melting the hearts of the Army Race Team...especially "Big Joe"..
Running with Big David, Jeff, Dougie after an event with me being the lead...
Getting the Headers that were left after Denver from Gary Scelzi's car..
The Margarita Machine in Worsham's Pit....ran on nitro! Made 5 gallons at a time!
The Parties in Jim Head's pit at the Pomona Finals...with the disco light!
The time at the Sheraton Fairplex when Youngblood drew on a bar table and table just  seemed to disappeared! Hmmm?
When Kenny Bernstein...REALLY knew my name!
The Junior Dragster in our display in Seattle with Monaco Las Vegas as his sponsor.
Helping the same Junior Dragster  get a sponsorship for 2011...
Going into Mexico with a rent truck and bringing back goodies..Scary, it was after 911!
The restaurants in Spokane.....going with Denham's team!
Shopping in Chicago, Indianapolis, San Francisco, LA, Orlando.....Priceless!
Going to dinner with friends for cocktails and dinner where the tab was over $900...Whew, glad I didn't have to pay it!
The NHRA Awards Ceremonies! Have been going.since 1999! Even crashing a few!
Meeting "KISS" in Vegas!
Being in the same hospitality as "ZZ Top"!
Getting Gary Scelzi shit-faced on "Shine" in Bristol...and Whit!
Having a "Garden Party" in Schumacher's pits with real street lights, fish pond, flowers, FUN! FUN!
Having the opportunity to run Schumacher's Hospitality
All in all...The long lasting friendship in the racing community is what counts! Drag Racing is like no other...Sorry not into NASCAR!
Thanks, Karen, Bob, Big Chuck, Little Chuck, Randy, Steve, Big Jim, Jeff, Stacker, and all the others! Whoo Hoo!
And I've got the whole family hooked on the sport now...LOVE IT!

Next time...maybe some juicy stuff!
Betty