magnificent sight of the car show still in
full swing at sundown, the crowds, the
outfits, the harirdo’s the make up, the
music, the cars, and the trailers.
Viva Las Vegas is like Christmas to me.
It’s like when all the things you love are
all put together in one place at the one
time and the world is a perfect place.
Seeing old friends from across the world
that you only ever see at other Rockabilly
events, making new friends, parting ways
with others, but this year the very best
part of all for me, was being able to have
those moments from the cozy interior of
a cute little vintage trailer named “Posie”.
Having her there with the Hudson was a
long-awaited dream come true for me,
so I have to thank Sue again for being
such a good sport in letting me borrow
your prize and for being part of this
momentous occasion of doing Viva with
a vintage trailer! Thanks Sue!
We had a lovely lunch together back at
Peggy Sue’s on the Monday after it was
all over and I was stoked to see the Satin
Dollz sitting at the next table from us.
Photo opportunity! They were happy
to oblige and get a photo outside with
“Posie” before Sue took her away on a
camping venture with her family in the
Mojave somewhere and “Doc” Hudson
and I headed back north up to Oregon.
With the extra 300-mile round trip on
the side to Peggy Sue’s for the trailer,
I had driven just over 2,200 miles – the
equivalent to driving the entire length of
Route 66 again! It was a test of my driving
endurance but I enjoyed every minute of
it being out there on the road again and
bopping away to top notch rockabilly
tunes.
The good news is that I now have my
“Rosie” back and “on duty” and we have
since attended quite a few other events
and have already booked into do Viva Las
Vegas next year. So, make sure you grab
a ticket and a hotel room and hopefully
we’ll see you there next year!
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