To celebrate my 70th birthday in September, we
decided, “What better way to celebrate than to have a party that includes a Car Show
at the house?”
On the Sunday of the Labor Day weekend 85 friends,
neighbors, Corvette Buddies, Information Sciences Institute Alumni, Scripps
colleagues, Carlsbad Dance Centre Friends, and family members descended on the Seaview
Way cul-de-sac for a party. People came from
as far away as Arizona and the Bay Area, and many friends and family drove down
from LA and Orange Counties.
Nine Corvettes lined the curb in front of the house in our
traditional Cary’s Corvette Party formation.
We had three first-generation Corvettes (`56, `57, `62), two 50th
Anniversary cars (and another fifth-generation Corvette), and three new,
seventh-generation Corvettes.
Our Seaview Way neighborhood has the greatest neighbors, and
many of them have classic or performance cars.
Attendance included a 1969 Cadillac owned by neighbor Greg (who
inherited his Grandfather’s Caddy!), a 1961 VW Bug that has been owned by
neighbor Tony since 1993, and a 1952 MGTD owned by neighbor Tom.
The Porsche crowd showed up in force too with three very
nice new cars.
Mike Reeves brought his ’32 Ford Roadster and Geoff Park
brought his 1967 Pontiac GTO.
Once the cars arrived the judging began for “Best in
Show.”
There were two categories:
Classic and New. After the
ballots were tallied, Geoff’s GTO won in the Classic category and Don Kingery’s
Shark Grey 2016 Stingray Coupe won for New.
Here is Don (left) with fellow Corvette fans Bill Hatch
(original owner of the 1957 Corvette) and former Corvette owner Mike Eddy.
Rudy’s Tacos provided the food. Former neighbor, Steve Landis, brought his
band to provide the entertainment.
Everyone seemed to be having a good time!
When the dust settled the house was filled with generous
gifts . . .
. . . and thoughtful
cards
It was a pretty
sensational 70th Birthday Party.
Thank you, everyone, and especially Nancy, Canon, and Jackson, for
making it a very special day!
