From: Michael Hill (wild800@pacbell.net)
Date: Mon Oct 17 2005 - 22:30:03 PDT
Jack,
Nice report!! Excellent Observations.
I'll try to attend next year,
I had a one truck show in Golden Gate Park. ( was a old car show,
benefit ) Did wear uniform and was appreciated by all.
It was a busy busy week end all over the area!! ( work keeps interfering
with the personal jobs lol )
Mike Hill EMT-1B
Kilo Golf Six Fox-trot Juliet Indians
MVCC
MVPA 25988
Trucks
Radios
J. L. wrote:
>After Action Summary (ONE GUYS UNOFFICIAL OPINION):
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>NorCal, Sat.- Sun: About 250,000+ visitors attended, weather was generally
>clear, but gusty winds at night sent our light gear flying into the next
>county. The MVCC fielded around 25 vehicles and trailers. WWII vehicles and
>up, and I should emphasize mostly up, WWII was a minority. Which begs the
>question why were we were booked in at the base "B-O-Q" as "WWII Vehicles",
>hmmm? Shows a bit of prejudice by our leaders who own those WWII vehicles!
>lol
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>Things that were good for the MVCC:
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>1. Vehicles with owners present to interact with the public- GOOD!!!
>Public....this means mostly kids under 10 who want to sit in the drivers
>seat. Being present was also good for keeping your vehicle relatively
>unscathed. Adults and kids really love to touch and be a part of the
>display, so when possible its a great idea to do this!
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>2. Props folks could hold for photo ops or at least touchable, again mostly
>loved by kids under 10 and the grateful parents who appreciated the break
>from baby sitting- GOOD! This part received the most accolades from the
>public I think. My prop was a resin cast M60, a helmet, gas mask and an old
>LAWS rocket, man the kids lined up to hold these toys and many, many pics
>were taken with kids some as young as 3 (some adults too) holding up the
>M60! It was a riot for everyone.
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>3. Rare, restored vehicles, done very correct with mucho dollars and time
>invested, were carefully tagged with "Do not touch" signs - OK to GOOD. The
>signs were well respected and the vehicles admired for a good 6 seconds
>before the crowd hustled off to the not so wunnerful military vehicles where
>the kids could sit in and hold cheap plastic weapons and get their pictures
>taken! (Air soft has such toys - something to consider)
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>4. Seemed like later issue MV's were actually more popular than the rarer
>WWII MV's since 70% of the folks that could related to WWII era were dead or
>too old to come out. But, those, M38's, M151's, M35A2's, etc., were met
>with mucho enthusiasm! (Hey, just kiddin with ya on #3, 4 n 5, had to get
>back at the WWII guys for the BOQ lodging thing...that and I own a "not so
>perfect" M151 and no WWII vehicles)
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>5. Period uniforms were a plus. Any period, it all looked great, especially
>if you were with your vehicle and talking to the crowds..now the 3 guys
>hiding in the back of the deuce that said "Do not look under canvas" who
>lept out at anyone who peaked, dressed in full camo, face paint and fake
>rubber bayonets had to be curtailed after the first couple of faintings!
>Actually, we only had a couple of folks dressing the part, but this is
>definitely something to consider at any public event. OK, nooooo we really
>didn't jump out of the truck with fake rubber knives that would have been a
>little over the top even for us, actually we just grabbed em by the ankles
>and pulled them under the truck kicking and screaming, then rubber knifed
>em.
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>6. Radio gear, very limited, but well received by those who knew what they
>were looking at.
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>Things that could have been better for the MVCC members:
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>1. Shuttle service..NONE! And everything was a long, long ways apart, we
>musta walked 25 miles a day! We needed a shuttle, Gad did we need a
>shuttle! I would have seen so much more at the event if I wasn't so
>exhausted from walking everywhere to setup and use toilet! Speaking
>of...ever hear of the book "40 yards to the outhouse!" By Willy Makett?
>Some of us older guys can relate to that one! lol
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>The biggest single thing we could have done for ourselves was to provide an
>MVCC "crew" shuttle, if not b the USAF then by one of us. I'm sure
>something could have been arranged with a golf cart, etc., they were buzzing
>around everywhere run by teenagers. If had thought about it I could have
>brought something.
>
>2. Should disconnect horns in vehicles open to the public...after about
>3000 horn honks it gets a little tedious.
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>3. Remove, lable or cover anything you don't want touched in open to the
>public vehicles.
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>Bottom line: Travis was a big deal, a very big deal. It was two full days
>long, with lots of aerobatics, events, tents, planes, gadgets, flight sims
>and all sorts of displays, Thunderbirds were outstanding, lots of great Air
>Force hospitality (except for no shuttle), good MVCC comradery, so overall
>it was a super event and probably the most public attention the MVCC has had
>all year!
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>(Side note) This event (IMHO) should have been better attended by the MVCC
>members. Don't get me wrong, I like our events like TOWER PARK because we
>have so many venders adn that draws our MVCC flea market types (includes me)
>and that's great, but this was the big PUBLIC show and we should have had
>more of the MVCC there. We presented a good show and were obviously
>appreciated, but we could have done better. This was one of our biggest
>opportunities to interact with the public and provide our very best for the
>promotion of the club and preservation of our military history.
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>Jack
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