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tednelson83 JUN 25, 05:31 AM

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Originally posted by indydriver:

Whatever happened to FIEROSWEST? I thought that was the Los Angeles area Fiero club. Not that there isn't room for more than one club.



this was my whole point. i am aware of that slub, and i am also aware that, at least in the past, it was very spotty in its gatherings. is there any reason that there cant be other clubs? i know one guy is VERY much not interested, and against what im trying to do, but im thinking that is only one person. am i wrong?
87antuzzi JUN 25, 05:50 AM
Face it. cali has no clubs.
tednelson83 JUN 25, 01:27 PM

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Originally posted by 87antuzzi:

Face it. cali has no clubs.



talk to rich up there. he is the president of the sac club. with those guys it helps if they see an interest otherwise they loose steam, and nothing happens. i can get you his info if you want.
Johnny Smith JUN 26, 03:36 AM
sspeedstreet - This is My 16th post under this handle, so I'll just ignore your comment.

Ted, I said Tehachapi was where our club Garage was, not where the club is located.

The LA club is very strong and we have meetings all the time.

Maybe you should figure out why you NEVER show up or show interest EVER.

I can't wait to see you at the next BBQ or meeting.

I don't care how many Fiero Clubs there are Ted...I was just saying we have a very active great club already that you don't contribute to at all.

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87antuzzi JUN 26, 04:06 AM

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Originally posted by Johnny Smith:

sspeedstreet - This is My 16th post under this handle, so I'll just ignore your comment.

Ted, I said Tehachapi was where our club Garage was, not where the club is located.

The LA club is very strong and we have meetings all the time.

Maybe you should figure out why you NEVER show up or show interest EVER.

I can't wait to see you at the next BBQ or meeting.

I don't care how many Fiero Clubs there are Ted...I was just saying we have a very active great club already that you don't contribute to at all.




Great way to welcome someone in.
Johnny Smith JUN 26, 11:43 AM
87antuzzi - Not welcoming him in? He is an old member who seems to think we don't meet.
This is due to his inactivity in the club, not due to the club being inactive.
Now he wants to start another club because HE NEVER shows up for any meetings with the established club in the LA area, which is the oldest FIERO CLUB IN THE WORLD.
Like I said, "I can't wait to see you at the next BBQ or meeting" (SOUNDS LIKE A WELCOME BACK TO ME).
So I will ignore your comment as well.
87antuzzi JUN 26, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by Johnny Smith:

87antuzzi - Not welcoming him in? He is an old member who seems to think we don't meet.
This is due to his inactivity in the club, not due to the club being inactive.
Now he wants to start another club because HE NEVER shows up for any meetings with the established club in the LA area, which is the oldest FIERO CLUB IN THE WORLD.
Like I said, "I can't wait to see you at the next BBQ or meeting" (SOUNDS LIKE A WELCOME BACK TO ME).
So I will ignore your comment as well.



Yall coming up to norcal soon ?
Johnny Smith JUN 26, 11:59 AM
We will be up for the West Fest in Reno next summer to hang out with Kym, John, Todd and the rest of the NorCal gang.
Cool pic of the Transport/Gunship shooting out a protective missile screen (Chaff).

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tednelson83 JUN 26, 01:37 PM

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Originally posted by Johnny Smith:

87antuzzi - Not welcoming him in? He is an old member who seems to think we don't meet.
This is due to his inactivity in the club, not due to the club being inactive.
Now he wants to start another club because HE NEVER shows up for any meetings with the established club in the LA area, which is the oldest FIERO CLUB IN THE WORLD.
Like I said, "I can't wait to see you at the next BBQ or meeting" (SOUNDS LIKE A WELCOME BACK TO ME).
So I will ignore your comment as well.



if your attempting to be welcoming, its not working. your coming off as being very hostile. it is difficult to be active in a club when you live 400 miles from it. i have lived in SACRAMENTO for the last 3 years, so I'm sorry that you feel so neglected by me. i have in that time been quite active in the Sacramento fiero community. antuzzi is a friend of mine from that area, hell, i got him into the game.

as far as thinking you didn't meet, i never said that, i came to all 4 bbqs a year, but i never heard of anything else going on. if you look in the link in my second post, you can see that we had a club running for a short while, and while i was gone there was continued interest, but no activity. i am attempting to revive that. not all of us want to drive all over California for a club meet. San Diego, and Reno are fine, but what about bouquet canyon, sand canyon, lake hughes, and topanga canyon? how about the local cruse nights, and small shows meeting in places like the Valencia auto spa, or the route 66 grille's parking lot in this area? or regularily scheduled social meetings at round table? how about a simple tech day at someones house? this is the model i am looking into. i have helped start and run a very large club, but thats not direction i am heading with this one. this is a lot of what we had up in sac that is lacking in this area, or was as of 3 years ago.

I'm not saying that the longer "pack my bags and take a trip" runs aren't fun, but so is a Sunday drive, or a Wednesday night cruse night with the local hot rodders.

just because FW is the oldest doesn't necessarily mean it is the best, thats like saying the 84 fiero is the best one made cause it was here first.
WKDFIRO JUN 26, 01:40 PM
Southern California (specifically) has seldom acted like any other clubs in the country. We aren't nearly regimented as most of the other clubs and thats okay with most of us. While we have had others just wonder outloud how we have lasted this long and others who have openly criticized Fieros West for "not having it together" the core group of members, have only laughed at them as we have for the last 20+ years.

So Cali has no clubs?
San Diego and Golden Gate would definitely have something to say about that and I'll let them correct 87antuzzi if needed.
And Johnny, FW was strong WAY, WAAAAAAY before Phil headed out to NV.

Fieros West's dilemma in LA is that LA is a big sprawling place. With members in the north like Santa Clarita, to the east out in Riverside, to the south in San Pedro, Irvine and Long Beach we are a very spread out. If we have a morning breakfast at Signal Hill its going to be a drive and a half for someone. Moving things around has only had limited success at best.

So if someone wants to start another club the way and location they believe it would be best, then more power to them. San Diego started that way. Tired of driving up to LA for any of our stuff, they started their own stuff and very successfully I may add. They have a good time without having to drive 2 hours each way for every event and Fieros West has always been happy to have them as southern neighbors.

And as for someone being in a club, starting a club or even running a club without having a car, the argument comes up short. Keith "Fiero Doc" Huff went many years as a VERY active member of the club before he got his Fiero. If someone really wants to put the time and effort into organizing or helping a club then they are a valuable commodity. Those who knock them may not really be able to appreciate the energy that goes into setting things up for a club.

As you can see from my reg date and number of posts, I'm not nearly as active as some on this forum. There are many FW members that watch this Forum but choose not to entangle themselves in some of the discussions here. So I wouldn't equate inactivity here on the Forum for inactivity in sunny, smoggy and sometimes shaky Southern California. Some of us just aren't huddled around our computers waiting for the snow to thaw out as much as others.

Fieros West exists. We just do. And we do it without a president, secretary, regular orderly meetings or agendas. We have an e-mailing list and great members who step up and make suggestions when they can and are willing to follow through. We did it before there was a PFF on the scene and after FOCOA left it. I, as former president of Fieros West am glad that we have not needed people to understand how we exist in order to have a great many adventures and good times as a car club.

Anthony

PS, Ted, good luck on the Santa Clarita Club or wherever it works best for the group up there.

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