There is a very special feeling when you board the Queen Mary, so it seemed like the appropriate
choice for our 2012 Holiday Party. This was supposed to be my final event as President of the Club and
The gavel would be passed to the next talented member.
I knew the 2012 would be a very exciting year, especially with the new Viper being unveiled. SRT's
presence was felt all across the Nation. We were very lucky to have them right here in So Cal for
the Barrett-Jackson Auctions. Throughout the year, the So Cal Club got closer and closer to the many
great people at SRT.
After months of trading emails, I was so excited to hear that Mark Trostle and his family would make the trip
out to SoCal as our guest speaker. Huge THANKS to Art who really tilted the scales our way with the Disney
connection. Turns out that the Trostle Family had never been to Disneyland !
Planning for the party started in January and really had to kick into high gear knowing that the Head of SRT
Design was coming. I knew we had to make this one something EVERYONE would remember.
The Queen Mary was definitely a GREAT start !
What made it even more fun was that over 30 couples spent the night on board.
Last minute and I mean LAST MINUTE, talks with the awesome staff at the Queen Mary
landed our Club in the Grand Salon. With its 30 foot ceilings and beautiful wood decor,
it had a definite WOW factor for the members as they entered the room.
We also had a great selection of silent auction items. A huge Thanks to Viper Parts of America
for all their donations.
As everyone signed in, the members were given a white box which contained their own personal
centerpiece.
Mimicking our So Cal logo, and with the help of SRT who graciously donated all the
Gen 5 Viper Hot Wheels, I spent a a few minutes throwing these together : )
Glenn and Stephanie
We were very privileged to have Rachel and Marv attend our Party. Marv took time out of his
extremely busy schedule to share the evening and support our Club.
Mayo and Dan
John, Bridgit and Jim
Dolly and Craig
Theresa and Paul
Cathy and Rob
Richard and Charlene
Jennifer and Jay. Thank you Jay for coming early and taking care of all the Audio Visual setup.
There is no way I could have gotten it done.
Marcela and Matt drove from Las Vegas to join in the fun.
I cannot Thank Scott and Laura enough for all the time and effort they put in taking Professional
portraits for everyone.
Juan, Becky, Marcela and Gladys
Mike, Matt and Dan
Randy, Diane, Jennifer and Jay
Yoko and Mike
Rob and Cathy
Demoe and Laura
Cynthia, Lori and Cathy
Peter and Tiffany
Marv and Mark
Fast Eddie describing the Challenge Coin history
Mark gave us a very special presentation on the design process of the new Viper.
It was really cool to see the passion, details and energy that went into the making of Stryker.
After the party, the fun continued in the Observation Bar
Peter and Tiffany
Eddie and Michelle
Laura and Scott
Stephanie, Diann and Melissa
Gladys and Becky
Wanda, Lori and Cathy
Randy, Anthony, Angel, Eddie, Mike and Ale
Randy, Lance. Mike, Gary, Anthony, Eddie and Mike
Dan, Marv, Juan and Angel
The Cubans
Gavin, Ethan, Mark, Halie and Arisa. We hope the Trostle Family enjoyed their time in SoCal
despite the wet weather.
Richard and Paul.....last ones off the ship.
In the end, it is really the AWESOME Members that make up our Club the reason our events are so much
FUN. We have a very special Viper Family and Lori, the Girls and I love every minute spent with you all.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS and we'll see you all in 2013 !!!
Out takes.............
It is always fun to create and build things. This was an especially fun project to work on
throughout the year. I can't tell you how many different steps each base had to go through,
but once it was all done, it was soooo cool to see them all lined up.
Not wanting to leave the Ladies out, I decided to try my hand at jewelry. These are made from ebony, engraved with the
logos and hand filled with liquid gold leaf. It was tedious and very time consuming, but oh so worth it !