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| | | Re: ""Promoting Vans & Vanning"" | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 6,014 Likes: 1 Vanthropologist | Vanthropologist Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 6,014 Likes: 1 | No doubt the late Dean Moore did some good for vanning, but he scored no points with many of us at the 1999 Nationals.
Dean had a brilliant idea of reviving Vanfest in 2000 that would have 1000-2000 vans in attendance, making it the largest van event in a number of years. First mistake was not getting local vanners in on this at all. Second and biggest mistake was putting it on the same weekend as a long established event 50 miles away and not backing down from that date. His third mistake was telling anyone who would listen, that vanners didn't have a clue on how to run a van event (remember this is 1999,by then vanners had been on their own for many years keeping this going just fine). Well needless to say vanners did not support the event and it never got off the ground.
As Doc mentioned, we need to keep track of this history. Let's not let it get distorted, as it tends to get when it's not properly documented.
If anyone has a flyer for Vanfest 2000 please post it. | | | Re: ""Promoting Vans & Vanning"" | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 6,261 Bad Girls from New York, Bad Western Inn in IN. | Bad Girls from New York, Bad Western Inn in IN. Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 6,261 | I remember we figured he got to that number by counting just the flyers he had made up for it!
I can look upstairs for one Doug, but I really don't think I even picked up more than one just for the info on it.
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| | | Re: ""Promoting Vans & Vanning"" | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 | No doubt the late Dean Moore did some good for vanning, but he scored no points with many of us at the 1999 Nationals.
Dean had a brilliant idea of reviving Vanfest in 2000 that would have 1000-2000 vans in attendance, making it the largest van event in a number of years. First mistake was not getting local vanners in on this at all. Second and biggest mistake was putting it on the same weekend as a long established event 50 miles away and not backing down from that date. His third mistake was telling anyone who would listen, that vanners didn't have a clue on how to run a van event (remember this is 1999,by then vanners had been on their own for many years keeping this going just fine). Well needless to say vanners did not support the event and it never got off the ground.
As Doc mentioned, we need to keep track of this history. Let's not let it get distorted, as it tends to get when it's not properly documented.
If anyone has a flyer for Vanfest 2000 please post it. I'll look,I think I still have that flyer
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| | | Re: ""Promoting Vans & Vanning"" | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,139 old hand | old hand Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,139 | Promote it so the media will understand it!! "Promoter it"
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| | | Re: ""Promoting Vans & Vanning"" | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,832 Likes: 1 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,832 Likes: 1 | I'm Cool Vanners. The Stress has Settled. This had to be Address. We are all promoter's in our own way. I use vanning.com & showvans to help me promote us also. The sites are very good tools. Doug Gives me packages to send to these folks I talk with. So we work together here. Vanners are sometimes there worst enemy. I Personally HATE CONFLICT: Peace Love Vanning: I guess I was kinda young and I guess I'm still young after Reading a few posts Here LOL. Now Back To Eat Drink sleep Vanning. Keep on Truckin Van-Promoter & Representative Trust,Respect,Honor,Pride & Tradition Ultimate Truckers & Vice President Of Keep It Tight Vanners | | | Re: ""Promoting Vans & Vanning"" | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 | Amen Todd TIETIS
Everyday above ground is a Good Day!!! Never Stop Vannin'
Member of Break Away Vanners Host of Spring Break At Shenandoah Acres Family Campground
Owner & Creator of Wizard's Van-In Videos Member of Riding High Truckers from 1982 to 1996 2nd Member of The Toopa Sinner Tribe Member of Free Bird Vanners 1996 to Present Member of Cape Atlantic Truckers South Jersey Host Club of Freeze Out Certified Nats Judge Member of Shenandoah Valley Vans | | | Re: ""Promoting Vans & Vanning"" | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 6,261 Bad Girls from New York, Bad Western Inn in IN. | Bad Girls from New York, Bad Western Inn in IN. Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 6,261 | There ya go Todd! Keep on Trucking! And look at all the learning that one question of yours has given us!
I have to give out a 'my bad' here too--, I truly thought that was Hound from all those years ago--I mean just look at those pinchable cheeks, that soft brown wavy hair, the boots and those round puppy dog eyes--that just says Hound to me! hee hee Sorry! But do ya think that outfit is still around somewhere?!?!
And we are all good, Wookie, even with your memory! hee hee Huggs!
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| | | Re: ""Promoting Vans & Vanning"" | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 150 member | member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 150 | WOW....see THIS is what i love about the vanning history lessons....I NEVER heard of or knew about these people or they things they've done for ( to ) vanning. MySELF....I just want to see MORE discussion in the automotive world about the vehicle's I LOVE, more attention. THAT's the ONLY reason i'm doing this stuff with Motorama and Carlisle. THEY are expressing MORE interest in vans and WE NEED to take advantage of that TIMING! My train of thought is the MORE we put ourselves OUT THERE, the more we will bring IN. EVERY VANNER i know has countless stories of brotherhood, family ,compassion and general EXCITMENT for our group. We have a better infrastructure than any other group of auto enthusiasts and are spread out all over the place ( and THAT gives us many perks)When you have folks like Dave at vanning.com, Doug from showvans, Matchstick, Wookee, Superbeast, Todd , myself,all on the same page and all going in the same direction, GREAT things can (will) happen. With the stuff just in PennsylVANia alone this year ( Motorama , Carlisle) we ( vanners) will have an audiance ( that we did NOT have LAST year) of 130000 people THIS year ( 50 thousand at Motorama and another projected 8 thousand for Carlisle). Now that may not increase #'s at eVANTs this year, IT WILL in future years as the newbies (people in our same age group who will remember the fun they had when they were younger in their vans) will START building THEIR OWN time machine to take them back to their youth, and THEN they want to SHOW THEM OFF!!! AT VANNER EVENTS ( its really a natural evolution if you think about it). This group of people that regularly attend these HUGE car shows ALREADY spend money with/on their rides and have done many hotrod projects thru the years, will start doing their "version" of VANS and have to show them off. This moving forward (EVOLUTION) will be good for EVERY VANNER! and EVERY van club / event throught the country EVENTUALLY ( as long as we don't screw it up for ourselves) I sincerely HOPE that folks don't think how I'm trying to get these events organized is like these "bad" things i read in this thread. I love vans, have been in this "industry" since 1977 and its ALL i DO! THANK GOD I love it ,as I do it every wakeing moment. It's how i feed the cat, its waht i do for fun, and its what i do for a living.EVERYTHING I own came from God, BUT was delivered in a VAN. Anyone who's worked on planning an event or organizing one KNOWS , it a LOT of work to pull off, but with help from fellow vanners, it becomes FUN.These eVANts are ( and MUST)be treated LIKE a business...YOU MUST make some money to cover expences and have some left over for the NEXT thing ( or there will stop being "next things") There is no GUARANTEE that, by putting ourselves out there and participating in these car shows, will help to make vans more popular, BUT it IS GUARANTEED , if we do NOTHING,......NOTHING will happen!.. ............STILL HAVE ROOM FOR MORE VANS AT CARLISLE....ending my pre-regs April 1st.....................
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