LCCC Fall Tour 2009 Sam's Joint - Red Brick Inn

It was a beautiful, if cold, day for our final driving tour. With the sun shining, we met at Bob and Vickie's home, surrounded by gorgeous trees and acres of green grass. We all entered Bob's garage to hear the plans for the tour.


This is the "work" room in Bob's garage that is a nice place to gather with a good fire going in the furnace and friends all around. What a great group of people!


Stuart gathered us all up for the meeting. There was an envelope passed for donations for Habitat for Humanity. The collection was deemed a success! A big thanks to Stuart and Suzanne for remembering we need to help others.

Who will volunteer for the kick off road rally in the spring of 2010? Janie, put your hand down!!!

And then, we must follow closely so no one gets lost!

Ok, Stuart. We are ready. Carol is cold, but we are ready!!

Bob is driving his Pontiac GTO. Restored to perfection. Who would expect less from Bob?

Bill and Cathy have their yellow '57 ready to roll. Is that Paul and Rosies red '57? I think so! Lookin' good, guys.
Hot little 340 belonging to Weldon and Lois! Lines clean and paint bright!! Thanks for joining the group today!
Good lookin' Chevy truck! Ron and Jane brought this awesome truck. Very clean!!

Well maintained and definitely red, they are ready to rumble!! Tom and Kathy, thanks for joining us!!

Jim and Beth brought one of their many hot Plymouths to take the tour. Great looking car, Jim!

This gorgeous Packard was driven by Len and Judy. He takes this car everywhere. No worries from Len about whether it will make it. It is fully restored and runs like new.

What a nice looking Vette. Yellow is my favorite color, next to red. Now why do I like red so much.....John's son Brian brought this Vette. Somehow I missed John's restored silver Vette. I will get it next time, John!!

Here is the group, all lined up and ready to roll. Like always, some of the cars have appeared on these pages before, so I didn't photograph them at this event. Don't get your skivvies in a knot. You can find your car by clicking on the sidebar! I love them all!!

We gather at the Red Brick Inn, a former stage coach stop, which is owned by Sam's Joint. It is located in Plainwell, on 10, but you can have a nice ride by taking Division south and keep going. Just a few miles south of Martin, it will be found on the left, nestled into the trees. Great food, but, of course, all Sam's Joints have great food. Janie and I had the ribs. Three pounds of ribs plus fries and cole slaw for $19.95, which was the "Special of the day" and is enough for three people!




The bear greeted us at the door. Never bit anyone, either. We had a great waitress. Kept all the meals straight even with 30 people!
Gather up and sit down. Plenty of room for everyone guys. Don't push, don't shove!!

I'll just sit here next to Jane, says Brad. He has a dark red Vette, just purchased last year. How much do you like Lake Michigan sand, Brad!!??

That was a great day. Great people and great fun. Thanks to Bob and Vicky for putting this on. The colors were not peak, but the route was. There was color and a gaggle of sandhill cranes in a field. Or is that a flock, or herd, or.....

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Luther's Cruisers Progressive Dinner July 2008

It started good, it got worse, and then... I was up and ready to leave the house at 7:30. My friend Ed was at the door as it started to rain! Darn. The Zeeland Car Show was going to be rained out! We sat around until 9:30 waiting for the rain to stop, or at least slow down so we could take off. We grabbed a couple of things and took off at 9:30. Thought we might get to see some cars through the raindrops. I didn't take my camera, since a good picture can't usually be taken through the rain. But the rain stopped, the sun came out and we had a beautiful day. But I got no pictures! Next event, I guess. Sorry for my readers who were looking forward to seeing their cars on my site.

But that night we had a progressive dinner with Luther's Cruisers Car Club! It was supposed to rain that night, too, but it never did and we had a great time. If you have a small club and want to do this, it is tons of fun. You will need a couple who will do appetizers, one couple for the salad, one for the main course and one for dessert. Start with the appetizer, meet at their home. Have your snacks, some great talking, and start the convoy to the next home for salad. More great talking, a cold drink, and cruise off for the main course. Caravan style, of course! More talking, more fun, and off for dessert!






Everyone was arriving and we parked the cars in a row. We had to combine appetizers and salad both at Don and Margaret's home. Their gracious friend came over to help, a big thank you to her. She stayed behind and dutifully cleaned up after we left. The salads were terrific! Cheese and crackers, condiments, a good start to the evening. Thanks, Don and Margaret!






Paul and Rosie came with a new car that Paul had just finished. A 1955 Chevy Sedan. Love the color! The interior, as you can see, looks like new. Paul is very fussy and wants everything to look like new. He had success with this one! Watch for an upcoming tour of Paul's garage.



Call to food! Come on guys, time to eat! Come on, Jim and Beth, time to eat! Everyone stop looking at the cars and head over to the gazebo. Complete with a kitchen in the back. Good eats, Margaret!



We file in, take a plate and dig in! Where is the cola, Becky? Oh, there they are! Thanks! Terry, get in here and get some before I eat it all! Oh, he is already here!




Good times, great food, great talk. Tell us some stories, Stuart. Hey, Bob, when are we going flying again in the power parachute? I hear Don wants to go! Brad & Carol, tell us about getting stuck in the sand at Lake Michigan! Suzanne, get Stuart some coffee! Jane wants to try some of that jalapeno cheese!




Peek through the bushes. What is going on at this house, the neighbors were asking. This is all they could see. Sorry you couldn't come. We missed you!






Arriving at Steve and Renee's house, we took a minute to look at Bob's new 2004 Corvette. Sharp car, Bob. Look at the shine in that fender. Maybe I can post one of these shots on Skywatch Friday!



Steve is cooking up some burgers and dogs. I wonder if he learned that skill cooking for Brown's Burgers and Dogs at Christ Lutheran Church. I bet he did! They were great, Steve! Thanks for the eats and that cold soda! Terrific!



I sure don't know what got into Renee and Rosey, but it looks like they were having fun! Thanks, Renee. But we have to get to Bob and Vickies for dessert. Our thanks to Bob and Vicky, it was a bit late and I never got any good pictures at your house! I guess it was too dark. But we had great dessert! Loved that Chocolate frosted eclair cake! Mmmmmmmm!