lots of mouth'in off, more wheel'in and some wrench"in
I’ll be heading out late morning to Buena Vista, Colorado to drop off some product to the ColoradoFest Group. They are using the UBADGEs to identify trail worthy XJs. Using the badges as a sign the vehicle has been inspected was Tom’s idea, brilliant. I will also be delivering the long and shirt sleeve shirts that were ordered by attending members. See you soon.
Do you need magnetic badges for an event you have coming up? —-> drop us a line
Have any of you seen TripCast by Jeep© yet? I friend of mine, who knows I love to wheel, asked me on FaceBook this morning if I had seen it. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. Thanks Kim for the info.
Hit the road with the free iPhone app that tracks the progress of your driving adventures and lets your friends follow along and enjoy your photos, videos and notes in real time.
The user can also use it as a mapping software. TripCast will put things on your map for you, like Beaches, Camping Areas, Hike and Bike Trails, Off-road trails, and many other points of interest.
Once you get your friends using the app there are some more great features. It will even notify you when a friend is in your vicinity. Great for a meet up and maybe even a last minute wheeling trip.
Enjoy your tunes while still mapping your trip. The ipod overlay feature lets you listen and control music right inside the app.
Our user ID is TrailDriven, of course. Friend us up. We would love to see your wheeling trips.
The boys over at NAXJA ordered some UBADGEs for their ColoradoFest 2010 Event next week. Their order was our first. A UBADGE is a 3″ round magnetic badge. So if you’re one of the lucky few that will attending the event…you’ll be getting a first of something.
Jon Bowman from Fox31 News here in Denver stopped by today. Jon and I had been playing phone tag for awhile. You see Jon was doing a piece on personalized plates and as far as plates go there is a pretty famous one in my driveway.
The plate was lost while on a trail in Moab Utah in 2004. He’s been traveling the world since then.
Facebook page with all the pictures
The NAXJA Forum that started the whole thing
UPDATE: Link to the Story
Since the boys from White Roof Radio took out Friday morning I decided to walk Central Hall again. Yesterday the Central Hall tour was a little rushed. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see everything.
Here is a link to the pictures from Friday. In there you’ll find a video of a sweet sounding BMW. Another video that’ll tease you with a movie from my new car mounted camera. That’s gonna be a toy I’ll be using a lot.
I saw some more celebs, some more booth babes and some epic cars.
– “Very Steve McQueen” db
Thursday morning was rough. I caught what I call “The SEMA Flu”. There is no vaccination for this strain. However, there is a cure. Advil, lots of water, maybe a chili dog for breakfast. I’ll have to try the chili dog thing next time.
Other than being hung, Thursday was pretty awesome. I spent the day with the guys from White Roof Radio. We saw new products, Minis, old friends, new friends, and of course booth babes. If you don’t know about White Roof Radio click on over to iTunes. In the podcast catagory “Automobile”…their show is consistently top 10 in the US. Todd and db(Don Burnside) are great down to earth dudes.
The three of us spent the day meandered our way through North Hall, Central Hall, and Wheels and Tires. <placing tongue in cheek> The booth babes were clamoring Todd all day. “Todd can I have a picture with you?” Todd was a good guy about it, but I could tell by the end of the day it was wearing on him. Folks, celebrity status is not all it cracked up to be. db on the other hand did a nice job of “dressing himself down”. A few recognized him, and he was gracious to those fans.
Seriously fellas thanks for hangin with me. I feel like I made some life long friends yesterday.
Day one of my SEMA trip was filled with luck, good friends and a sweet hotel.
I rolled out of Denver about 4:30 am and arrived in Las Vegas about 3:00 pm. Before checking in the hotel I stopped at the show. I wanted to get my Press Pass before the rush in the morning. Parking is a nightmare. While trying to get some information a nice, female, security guard said I could leave my car parked back by the dock area while I ran in and picked up my badge. She agreed to keep an eye on the Mini. I think she wanted me to leave her the keys so she could take it for a spin.
Weaving in about of shuttle buses I made my way to the Central Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Suddenly my phone rings. It’s Matt Adir from Master-Pull. Matt and I spent a few days in Moab wheeling a few year ago. After that Matt and I have kept in touch via Facebook. It being my first SEMA I had a ton of questions and Matt agreed to help. We chatted while he showed me where to pick up my Press Pass. There is no way I would found it by myself. Hey thanks Matt. So with Press Pass in hand I got my car and headed to the hotel.
Another special thanks goes out to the Grandview at Las Vegas. This hotel is amazing. It’s very hard to find a non-casino hotel in Vegas these days. The Grandview hooked us up with three nights. You’ll need to be a member of a vacation club to get in. If you are, choose the Grandview at Las Vegas next time you’re here. The rooms have recently been remolded and are stunning. Here are a few photos.
Would the auto manufacturer that received a bailout from the government please stop with the capitalist advertising slogan?
During the beginning of 2009 General Motors was one of the largest recipients of the government auto bailout. This bailout saved GM from certain bankruptcy. They explained to us how an out of control, ever expanding dealer base was draining the car company. GM told us how many UAW workers would laid off if the company was left to fail. They worried us with the thought of an “American Icon” closing it doors.
The past few weeks have seen General Motors vehicles advertised on TV under the slogan “May the Best Car Win”™. How ironic? A slogan that asks for competition. It asks for a fair fight. The TV ads pit GM cars against imports from Toyota, Honda, even Mini. More ironic is the fact that these manufactures did not take or even need any of the bailout money. Why did they not need bail out money? They were already winning.
The key to capitalism is competition. The product that most people judge as the best will “win”. If we had let “the Best Car Win” eight months ago General Motors would have lost.
When: Saturday April 18th 9:00am
Where: Chinamen Gulch (Buena Vista, Colorado Area)
The LUVMJP and TrailDriven Team will be hitting the trail with The Colorado Chapter that day.
Here is the TrailDamage Link for that trail.
We pulled down the forum until Monday morning. LUVMYJP is rolling out a new forum and URL.
The new forum will be under the TrailDriven.com name and badged as such. This will new format will encompass all things “trail driven”. The team has been working hard on this concept for over a year now. We are sure it will be a winning combination.
This blog will continue to live under the plate URL which I have personally come to know and love. This was my first URL, even before BIGoffroad. I still own the Colorado plate and my new JK wears it with pride.
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