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First Annual Veteran's Day Car and Truck Show
Cordele, GA (November 13, 2004)
| Before sharing with you the spectacular day
we had on Saturday, November 13th at the Veteran's Park in Cordele,
GA, we at Confetti's want to take the opportunity to thank every one
of you that attended or sponsored any one of our car shows this year,
especially Greg and Tammy Gilmer, who privately funded this event.
Your support and love of the classics is what keeps us driven to try
to give you the most fun, best trophies, and great times with each
and every car show that we do. Your continued imput is always welcome.
Don't forget to join us at our banquet on Saturday, December 4, at
the Golden Corral in Bainbridge, GA. You don't have to bring your
cars, but please bring yourselves! Our First Annual Veteran's Day Show would not have been a reality at all if it weren't for the private funding of Alice and James Parks, and Bobby and Darla Gilmer. All of us have a great devotion and respect for all of our Veteran's, and it had been a dream for Bob to have a special show to honor them. The Parks and the Gilmers shared that dream with Bob, and with TREMENDOUS work and financial commitment from everyone, we all made it possible. Everyone who attended last Saturday was touched by all the personal military displays. Active duty Douglas Scull and Chris Miller, both from Ft. Rutgers, Alabama shared their poignant photos from their tour of duty in Iraq, along with a spectacular showing of military items. The two of them were honored with the "Best Military Display" award. The top winner for the motorcycle group was Bill Bohnstedt, with his authentic display of a Dnept MT-11 motorcycle complete with machine gun, crumbling wall and a "Molotov cocktail". Great effort! We also want to thank Don Gleaton for the long journey with his 1960 Rambler. He drove a long way to visit us. Thanks, Don. We not only got to sing "Happy Birthday" to pretty Miss Courtney Hays, but we also crowned her Miss Confetti, too. Ricky Nipper was our favorite "Hot Wheeler," and Master Baylor Boone won "Best Kid" award. Because we concentrated on the awards for the military, we did not have a club participation award, but it surely would have gone to the tremendous showing of the Cordele Cruisers. That are always a tight knit group that knows how to have fun. Thanks, all, for supporting your fellow cruisers! Anyone who attended this show was amazed at the Cream of the Crop vehicles that entered to be judged. Our judges had one of the most difficult of chores to decide which one of the 107 vehicles that were present to deserve the two 71/2 foot tall trophies for the Best Overall. Everyone had the branch of service that they chose to honor on the top of their personal trophy. Although this was an incredible car, truck and bike show, we never forgot the real reason for holding this event. From the special invocation and National Anthem in the beginning, to the touching recognition to all our Vets and active duty personnel at the end made this chilly day worth attending. The Parks and Gilmers spared nothing to make this a wonderful show. From the dash plaques, the goodie bags, incredible door prizes, and the delicious hot food from the vendors, to the photo shoot under the flags overlooking Lake Blackshear impressed all who was there. Anyone interested in getting their photo of their car can link on to the e-mail address below to contact Mr. Parks. There were plenty of spectators at this show that enjoyed the vehicles, the entertainment of the great music from DJ Confetti Bob, and the remote controlled airplane show that was going on at the next field. For any of you that missed this show, please make a special note on your calendar for November 2005. We all plan on making this dream come true a continued event for years to come. The top two Best Overall: 1900-1973 Kert Lancaster - 1934 Ford 3 Window Coupe (Air Force) 1974-2004 Julie Griffin - 2004 Ford Mustang (Navy) Top 11 Awards: Billy Whiddon -1955 Ford Crown Victoria (Navy) Keith Watson -1961 Chevy Camaro SS (Army) Harold Williamson -1956 Ford Crown Victoria (Army) Jim Foil - 1971 Chevy Chevelle SS (Navy) Johnny Stevens - 1972 Chevy Chevelle SS (Army) Gary Ross - 1999 Saleen Mustang (Air Force) Don Matthews - 1963 Chevy Impala (Marines) June and Glenn Smith - 1957 Chevy Bel-Air (Air Force) Bryan Ross - 1993 Ford Saleen SA-10 Mustang (Air Force) Ted Zeuner - 1989 Mazda RX-7 convertible (US Coast Guard) Chris Miller - 200 Chevy S-10 Ext. Cab (Army) Top Scores 295 and better: George Cooke - 1965 Ford Mustang Sandy and Ken Feist - 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner Kenny Jones - 1987 Chevy Monte Carlo Jamie Beckwith - 1966 Chevy Nova Donnie Bishop -1968 Chevy Corvette Coupe Bryan Parish - 1950 Chevy Fleetline Keith Watson - 1967 Chevy Camaro To request your photos: aznvetts@sowega.net Read letters to us from this show and others in our Letters to Confetti's section. |
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