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It was a GREAT day...........THANKS!

Care to let us know what happened today? I was sitting here all day with not much to do.

Greg

That is the most, rare DKP items I have ever seen in one location.... ever. Would you believe Jim Holmes even brought his famous California Look "surf" T-shirt he wore during the '75 photo session? The original artwork for the DKP sticker and hood badge was also shown. Massive old photo collections, great food, fun day. Even Rick Z. made a surprise appearance..(or that's what I am told, I guess I must have missed him). Thanks Sarge and Sharon. 

   Thanks for the hospitality Sarge I had a great time.


    Hey Sarge whats that in yer tree? 

Shoot the rats....no NOT RATTO!

Thanks Sarge & Sharon - fantastic afternoon!
A few pictures...
a/ The Edmiston Driveway: Dave Galassi's Ragtop with Pepco supercharger + Gary Justus' '64 (a Bug-In survivor). Behind: Allen Wiess' late-model Cabriolet + Jim Ratto's '67

b/ "Serge-the-slippers", Carlos DeAlba, Keith, Jim Ratto

c/ 1960's DKP meeting notes

a/ Glenn Gaskey & Greg Brinton
b/ Sarge & Allen Wiess
c/ One of the many DKP albums

a/ Pictures of Jim Holme's Ragtop
b/ DKP badges, some unique
c/ Sarge's World Famous Slippers

More pictures to come soon on the DKP Website - thanks Allen!

looks like some good fun!!!  ;D

good fun house with team dkp lol

wish i was there...........

Thanks for having all us derelicts in Sarge! You and Sharon are the best!

thanks for the invite sarge and sharon/the time was very cool to see DKP 1,2,3,..members..and the awesome pictures from the years gone by(thanks deano)...i left like a thief in the night and am very lucky to have made it home alive as i was sitting at a stop light 2 blocks away from sarges house and was looking at the signal ready to turn green when all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye i noticed a flash of two cars(a honda and a older ford truck)running the red light at breakneck speeds and they collided right in front of me and totaled both cars with badly injured occupants..a scene i remember vividly from my own car crash back in 77...and other than losing another hubcap on my vanagon i made it home safe and sound..!!  you guys rock..!!

Wow !
It looks like it was a very special time.
 :D
P.S. Glad you made it home in one piece Don.

Thanks Sarge for organizing my party! What a great night - good food, great beer and even better wine! Even Carlita and Stinky 2 behaved!

Collected soooo many unseen photos for the new book, too!

See you later at Bill's - weather permitting!

Thanks Sarge I had a great time and what a collection of people and artifacts!!!!! You, Holmes, Grego, The Brit.............good times.


Thanks again, Glenn

Me too dude  :'( :)

it's look like a great party  :o :o..... 8)
rgd
fabs

hey did Jim and Carlos came as a couple?  ;D

Cool guys..
Cool cars...
Lot of fun and smiles...
I hope that one day, i'll can participate to this party...
Don't change anything guys !

so cool, wish i were there ;D

Thanks to Jim and Sharon for a really, really good time! And thanks to everybody who made it for coming and swapping laughs and stories. Carlos, sorry to see you actually drink that stuff. Keith, good to see you after so long, you seem to be doing well. Dave, thanks for making me smile ear to ear watching Lazenby wring out your Pep'd car. Dyno, sorry again for wrecking your post (and thanks for bring Died's rods), John I forgot to give you $2 I owe you, Greg, thanks for sharing pics of green 914, loved it. Bill, nice glasses, do they bite? Jim Holmes, you're a helluvna nice guy, nice meeting you. Steph, again got to hand it to you....pics are awesome, the best are those racing slippers. Scott, next party, my house, you're there...Jay, good seeing you again too. Everybody what fun it was to drink beers and just laugh and laugh and laugh. Allen, thanks for not shooting my eye out.

I vote for Sarge in 2008

All of you guys are bastards. I'm sitting up here in the snow and rain bored out of my mind. If it weren't 30 degrees outside, I'd yank my engine or something. For God's sake I'm watching the Super Bowl. I hate football!  >:(

Glad you guys had a great time. Sounded like a stone(d) gas.  ;D

Tom Petty is cool I guess, I mean for a half time show. I bet he doesn't flash his titties at the camera. ;D

Yup, gracias Dyno!
Glad you made it home alive! I'm still counting on that big cheer and "BABABABAAAAHHHHHH" when I'm at the starting line in Chimay ;D  ;)

diederick your welcome...and hope they will go to good use...i will save you a yell out at the next EBI in belgium this coming july..!!

sorry to go off topic, but here you go Dieds

Thanks Jim (s).  That was, without question, the best VW event I have ever attended.  Old and new friends, stories and laughs galore. 
I decided to drive my '62 over to Sarge's house, and when I got there, these three "older gents" are standing on the lawn, chatting and smiling.  I parked and immediately enter into a conversation with them after one of them asks if the wheels are real.  within a minute, after realizing that these guys are bating my hook, I am formally introduced to Art Alvarelz, John Lazenby and Sergio Rampone, a third original DKP member.  What great people and such a rich history.  John is still a BIG TIME car guy with a nice original and documented black 63 beetle and a host of Chrysler 300's, not to mention the head of ROYZE, whose carb kits I've installed more than a few times over the decades............
Well, we are out on the lawn talking (correction, I'm there listening to stories) when a "tall lanky guy" with a grin pops out of the house and starts in on the conversation.  He's talking about standing in the parking lot of Taco Villa, with a friend, many moons ago,  listening to the big V8 guys talk about a "guy with an 11 second VW" who "you don't want to mess with" and this "tall lanky guy" turns to his friend and asks, "who in the hell are they talking about?"  His buddy says, "it's you!"  We all start laughing and I am informally introduced to Mike Mahaffey, who continues to enthrall at least me with stories about the big V8's not getting out of the hole fast enough, without traction, and these cars turning off on side streets to hide from the whoopin' they just got. 
If that weren't enough, I offered John the keys to the '62 and he took it for a ride!  He said it made his day, but the grin he came back with made mine even better. 
So, then John goes into this story about how he and Doug Haydon bought out the remaining stock of the mag 5 x 205 torque thrusts from American Racing back in the day, and how they tried to sell them off and sure enough, who pulls up and hops out of his car with his wife............Doug.  He then continues the story by saying that his wife was pregnant at the time and he cleaned out their cash to buy these wheels, and ..............I'm still laughing.  Well, Allen (Wiess) walks out at the same time John and I are trying to convince Doug to drive the car.  He grabs the keys and tells him to get in.  They crawl out the driveway and the next thing I hear is the car zooming down Schaeffer with the Pepco singing WOT.  We are all grinning and then this cool Vanagon shows up and all the guys I'm with start greeting the driver with an informality one saves for a old friend.  He shakes all the hands and turns to me and introduces himself.  Roger Grago. 
Need I go on?  Jim Holmes......Dean.......Dyno.........

It was the hardest thing I've done in a long time, having to leave that party, but family duties and a sick boy pulled rank.

Sarge, thank you. 

Cool post, Dave. Sounds like it was a real blast.

Now i really wish i had been there !

Hey guys...finally made it to a computer this morning.  Thanks for all the kind words.  It was an honor for Sharon and I to host another mini DKP reunion for Keith Seume,  a guy who has done so much for the VW scene...just the BEST!  Some more pics for you... ;D

More...

More...

More... This is Art Alvarez's Chevy wagon.  BEAUTIFUL (as shot from the slipper cam..)  8) ::) ;D

Wow! Great picks. Sounds like it was a great party.

--louis

Thanks, Louis...It REALLY was a blast!

More...

obviously those food pictures are before I found the spread.....  ;D

Last but not least...

where's the "auction" picture?

 ::) ;D

Not sure about the two guys seen from the back (Sarge - help...), but I recognize Allen Wiess, Dave Galassi himself, John Lazenby and Mike Hunsaker (left to right)

Sergio Rampone in the tan shirt and Doug Haydon in the blue shirt.

Wow... gravity must be weak over there Sarge... it seems that every one is holding on to 12 oz weights to keep them on the ground.  ;D ;D

Yeah, go figure  ::) ;)

Thanks Sarge & Sharon for your hospitality.    ;)

Had a great time and what a great feeling to be standing next to so many legends..    8)

And yes, Ratto was my bitch date at the party......... :-*

Your welcome, Carlos!  Did your "date" bring you beer often??  ::) ;D

Yes she did............green beer...... ;D

waouuw :o :o......  I would have to give all the gold of the world to be attending this mini dkp reunion   ::) ::)
my turn will come in April  ;D ;D
see you soon

You going to Cali in April? I will be in Anaheim end of June. Too bad its not the same time.

--louis

It'll be here before you know it, Fabs!

so cool!
thanks for posting the photos sarge! give us a chance to get a glimpse of the fun ;D

yes to bad  :-[ you're going to the classic week ???
me i'm going to the bug in  ::) my first time in socal and USA  ;D

No Classic unfortunately, it is the wrong end of June. My wife has a conference in Anaheim the last week of June and I plan to tag along. Figure I can get in some VW site seeing and maybe hook up with some of the Lounge folks for a drink or dinner maybe. My first time to Cali too.  ;D

--louis

What can I say that hasn't already been said by you all!!  We do all owe Jim and Sharon a BIG THANKS for all there hard work.  I had a great time meeting new faces along with seeing some of my old friends. Was sooo cool, it just couldn't get any better ;D

THANKS AGAIN SARGE & SHARON!!!!

jim ARE YOU REBUILD A BUG  ;D ;D ;D still have the vw virus ???................ ;D ;D
rgd
fabs

Your welcome, Jim!

No, can't say that.  I do still love them but not sure I could start it up all over again. I guess anything could happen down the road but no plans of another bug at this time.

thx  ;)

Sarge

By the looks of things you must have had the best drive way in the world that day, very very cool.

Russell

Dear Carlos De Alabama....
the funny thing is, had you offered me something other than green bottled piss water, ya mighta got some action.  ;D :-*

shit......... now you tell me??  :'(

ok.....back to topic.......remember cal-look only......vw related......... 

Dave, it is always great to see your car around............  :)

Gotta do something about my red "beer face" in the pics!  ;D

Great times and long may they last... Just you guys wait until you see the pics I got for the book.... Fabs, you're gonna cry! :D :D :o

I think your face is red from all the wine you siphoned out of my closet...j/k!  ;D

  Really I must say it was truly an honor to share the evening with such great people of this industry. Thanks again Sarge for the great night.

and what great cookies you had at the party.......... .I'm sure you had to use a real cookie cutter for that  ;D

Sarge, please send me some of those peanut butter cookies that you teased us all with. I will pm you my address. Thanks buddy  ;D

That glove box made me LOL.

Cool how they all look the same.

My pleasure, Jason!


 ::) :o ;D


Jessica Aronson made the peanut butter cookies and, yes, they WERE good (best part of having a party is all the leftovers!)

Another pic of Carlos' "famous" glove box...

Damn Ratto I know it's been a long time, but you have put on weight.  I thought I was the only one getting that way...

That's his sympathy pregnancy... he's trying to feel everything his wife is!  ;D ;D ;D

Nice party.  I think we'll be reading about this for years to come!

                                                                        Homo's.

Sarge, Good thing you hid the stairs from Ratto  ;D, thanks for sharing the photos guys. Looks like a very fun time.

did you set that booby trap with the photo album Larry? Trying to get me back?

Keith!
You've got mail...

Rough crowd!!!! jeez....

 ;D

I know I know....  ::)

OR        beerbitches!!!!!  ;D ;D

i know what i want for christmas

 >:( >:(   ............  ;D  ;D ;D ;D