In <199701030306.WAA23669@mint.mint.net>, Jack Emery wrote:
>My first in person meeting with David Deutsch occured last Oct. at
>Westminster Vt.
>By way of introduction he brayed at me across the hotel parking lot "oh
>jeeze, they let that Triumph crap in here". I had never met the guy in my
>life but the NY plate on the car and the attitude let me know who he was.
>
>It was my 9th year at Westminster with my TR and the first time anyone,
>anywhere, at a car show had ever attempted to make me feel unwelcome.
You ever play poker? Or go shooting? If I don't diss the
cockroaches that I hang with, they think that there is something
wrong.
>The TR? It has won numerous first place trophies at Westminster and other
>shows and a first in peoples choice at the VTR nationals in '96. Not
>exactly crap.
The shinier the car, the uglier I make it out to be. If you
KNOW your car is good, there's no need to get defensive. That's
called irony, but I guess this is a fading art in the PC 90's. Sigh.
>I have no ill feelings toward Dave, I just find his statement that MG owners
>are caring, kind, 90's kind of folks not in tune with his actions.
I hope that this generalization is meant with tongue in cheek. I
personally find 90's kind of folks appallingly dull. Go read some Dr.
Johnson.
A. B. Bonds
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