Hi Group,
A Very Happy New Year to All of You!
A very Special "Thank You and God Bless You" to all the Men and Women who are and have served our country to keep us safe in this wonderful Country! Don't forget to send a note to a Troop by going to www.LetsSayThanks.com. The note is already written, all you have to do is send it. Please don't forget that while you were having Christmas Dinner with your family, They were fighting for OUR lives and keeping the war out of OUR backyards!
Well, I finally got my Big Butt in Gear and posted most of the pictures for last summer! At this point I have over 33,000 pictures from last summer on the website. There is a very good chance that if you were out last summer there is a picture of your ride somewhere up there. Glenmoor, Sunny Lake, Mentor civic Center, Ridge Park, Glenn Christian Church, Rebel Run, Trans Am Nationals, Woodward, Ames Tri Power, Gilmour, North Olmsted, Stan Hywet, B O P of Brecksville, The Choppers Show, The Cleveland Auto-rama, not to mention all the Cruises like Mr. Chicken, Arby's, Painesville, K Mart, Eastlake, Lakeshore Park, Hot Rod Diner, Quaker Steak & Lube, Lowellville and a whole host of others! A MAJOR Thank You to all the Guy's who took pictures for me, you guys are the best! Just go to the Photo Gallery!
Are you feeling a little pinch in the Pocket? Sell that unwanted ride or extra parts on Big Al's List of Stuff For Sale!! Send me the information, I post it for FREE and after you sell it you can make a Donation to Big Al's List. I'll even post pictures with your stuff so others can see just how wonderful it really is! Go to www.BigAlsList.com and click on Car Corral, Classifieds or on the Wanted's to see what others are looking for! Did you catch that FREE part????
Check out the Great List of Vendors www.BigAlsList.com under the Vendors List. There are over 2,500 Vendors listed there with their websites and phone numbers for your convenience. If your favorite Vendors isn't on my list, send me the information and I will post them for you.
The swap meets are lining up their dates, so if you need some parts get ready to buy! Also make sure you get your orders in for those parts you need to order. With the Christmas Holidays soon over it will be time to turn the garage heater on and get to work on those changes you have been planning. If you need to get some shop work done, make sure you get on their calendar so when it's time to Cruise you will be ready. Don't forget that Howards Upholstering has moved to a new location about a mile East from where he was. Check his site on the website and don't forget to get a time frame set up to get your work done. Talking about getting ready, Check Big Al's List for the 2 locations that have Bus Trips going to the Cobo Center in Detroit for the Detroit AutoRama from Mentor and Austintown! Did I say AutoRama? Ron Heitman wanted you to know that the Cleveland AutoRama will be held on the East side of the I-X Center on March 19, 20 and 21 with the Roy "Duck" Schabel Memorial Award, The Gold Cup Award, The Rising Star Award, all with tons of CASH Prizes! Speaking of the Gold Cup Award, Al & Don Nosse Award winning '33 Willy's will be there in all its updated glory!
As you can see from the 25 page list, there are more and more events going on in 2010! Be sure to send in your Car Show, Swap Meet and Cruise-In information as soon as you have it locked in to get the word out early!
Then the indoor Swap Meets start, Toledo, Medina, Medina again, Indianapolis, Allentown, Lima, Sheffield, Canton & Indianapolis again! That's just for January, Did I miss yours? Well get off your Butt and sent me your listing! I can't post it if you don't send it in! Talking about Swap Meets, did you hear that there will be one at the Cleveland Federated Auto Parts Auto-Rama as well as the First Ohio Indoor All Classic Car Auction? The rules just changed and Ron Heitman is jumping on the bandwagon! See you there! There are many pages of Car Shows, Cruise In's and Swap Meets listed for 2010 already! Do you have your Event listed yet? Send it in now, the Cruisers are already laying out their summer trips. Also, if you have a weekly Cruise in, send your updated information in as soon as you set it.
Don't forget the new color code for the four highest volume States, Ohio (yellow), Pennsylvania (green), Indiana (blue) and Michigan (tan).
Big Al
PS, if you wish to mail flyers, tickets or whatever, here is the information;
Big Al's List
488 Monroe Blvd.
Painesville, Ohio 44077
440-352-4990
fax 440-352-1384