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Yep I'm here in the middle of it every year. If it doesn't rain, I'll enter my truck in the Grand show. I entered it in the Spring show and got Top 25. I'm hoping to go again next weekend and see how it does again. I don't know if I'll go if it's gonna rain all weekend though.

I agree with the crazy shenanigans going on at the Grand Rod Run. It's mostly all on Sat night when all the crazy stuff happens. Since we're local, we've figured out the best night for cruising is Thurs nights. There's alot of cars in town, People taking fridays off work are coming into town after work that night, so there's still plenty of "cool" cars cruising around. There's also just enough traffic that you can actually cruise, not just sit and overheat in overcongested traffic.

The Shades of the Past weekend has a more mature attendance, so it's a little more relaxed and not very wild. You see more classics running around the streets too.

As 673ontree stated, the Sat night festivities of the Grand have become more like Mardi Gras than a rod run. The beads and boobs haven't been as bad the past couple years since cops cracked down pretty hard on them. They actually write tickets to guys throwing beads as well as girls flashing. What I can't stand is you see more lifted and deisel 4x4's, ricers, and late model Stangs and Camaros than actual classic cars and trucks that we show up to see.

Thurs. and Fri. nights are still fun though.

I don't like doing this, but here is my cell # if someone in town wants to meet up with me. 865-789-3879
It will be easier to meet up with some of you guys on a Thurs or Fri night than a Sat. Also if you tell me which motel you are staying at, I can meet up with you guys there instead of ya'll trying to find me.