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« on: April 25, 2009, 16:16:28 pm »
I´m interested to know the story behind The Cal-Look Lounge. Who is the creator and how long has the Lounge been on the web, and so on.... If there is already a topic on this, please show it to me.
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2009, 16:38:35 pm »

I've thought the same thing...

Take it away guys....

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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2009, 16:55:35 pm »
that question comes 20 to 35 years to soon. we are still making it  Wink  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2009, 17:58:44 pm »
Quote from: nicolas on April 25, 2009, 16:55:35 pm
that question comes 20 to 35 years to soon. we are still making it  Wink  Grin

True.. so true! History in the making  Smiley

I will let JHU or Trond tell the story. But I do suspect it started due to a above average interest over a certain car and a certain look.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2009, 18:33:50 pm »
i was logged the March 01, 2006, at 17:18:18 PM    Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2009, 04:05:54 am »
Bump.
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2009, 14:02:47 pm »
This is the first (available) thread...

http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?topic=2
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2009, 15:02:18 pm »
The story is a simple one, I had this idea for a forum for all those who liked cal-look in Scandinavia. But it needed to be English based so that we could understand each other. It was just meant to keep all us that meets at SCC every year in touch thru the winter months.
I remember talking to "SplitMan" about a appropriate name for the place, that would lay the foundation for the ambiance... "the Lounge" fitted the bill perfectly. At the same time I hooked up with my good friend and computer wiz Trond "Fatbeat" Dahl about my thoughts... and within a few hours the lounge was born... after a few well directed nudges/mails to Fabian "Speedwell, Lee "monkey" and our main man Kobus "EBI" Cantraine the Lounge was soon a place to reckoned with... at least on the European radar... but going form that to suddenly having ALL the "old" hero's on here... that's just insane...

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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2009, 15:17:18 pm »
thx for this awesome place /forum , the best ever jon  Wink

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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2009, 20:18:10 pm »
A "BIG" thank you guys,for starting this up.  Wink
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« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2009, 02:00:35 am »
Great story, Jon. Thank you for sharing, and thank you for hosting such a wonderful site dedicated to Cal Look VWs.
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« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2009, 11:12:31 am »
Quote from: JHU on May 08, 2009, 15:02:18 pm
The story is a simple one, I had this idea for a forum for all those who liked cal-look in Scandinavia. But it needed to be English based so that we could understand each other. It was just meant to keep all us that meets at SCC every year in touch thru the winter months.
I remember talking to "SplitMan" about a appropriate name for the place, that would lay the foundation for the ambiance... "the Lounge" fitted the bill perfectly. At the same time I hooked up with my good friend and computer wiz Trond "Fatbeat" Dahl about my thoughts... and within a few hours the lounge was born... after a few well directed nudges/mails to Fabian "Speedwell, Lee "monkey" and our main man Kobus "EBI" Cantraine the Lounge was soon a place to reckoned with... at least on the European radar... but going form that to suddenly having ALL the "old" hero's on here... that's just insane...

best regards
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Hey Thanks for the props Jon  Grin I first logged on March 09, 2006, 18:12:17 PM and your right it is a little Crazy just how many "old dudes" we have on here  Grin
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« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2009, 14:59:21 pm »
I remember looking at it really early on and thinking that it was mad that a Norwegian Cal Look site could exist (I didn't really know that Scandinavia had that much of a Cal Look scene!), then promptly forgot to bookmark it and didn't look again until just after the first EBI! Roll Eyes I do seem to spend quite a bit of time on here, so as the others have said, thanks to all the guys behind the scenes keeping this place going. Smiley
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« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2009, 15:31:23 pm »
It' definitely fun to see the Lounge growing. Still can remember my firt log in March 07, 2006, 20:45:10 PM. At that time it was just full of Scandinaviens.  Cheesy
Thanks guys for this wonderful place.
Cheers,

Georg
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« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2009, 18:13:14 pm »
Thanks for this great place guys.  Wink Cool
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« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2009, 23:31:40 pm »
Just shows that greatness arises from the simplest of ideas!
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