A gold Buick Regal of the late 70's or early 80's vintage. A red white and blue necktie. Sunglasses worn on the back of his head. A penchant for statistics of years gone by. A walk that lasted 10,000 miles. An award received for his devotion to Cruises and Car Shows.
Thus William Pierce shall be remembered.
Here is an excerpt from his Obituary,
FALMOUTH -- William H. Pierce, 77, of Falmouth, died Monday, April 26, 2010, at his residence. He was born in Portland on Nov. 19, 1932, the son of Clarence G. and Eva T. Coulter Pierce (Cashman). He graduated from Westbrook High School in 1951 where he played basketball and ran track.Mr. Pierce worked 35 years for S.D. Warren Co. in photo and lithoplate departments, retiring in 1988. He also was a professional house painter with his stepfather, 'Patty' Cashman. He was a member of the Highland Lake Grange, a member of Highland Lake Church since 1941, and the AAU Racing Club. He was a former member of the MOAL Club. He also belonged to the Gorham Coin Club since 1976. Mr. Pierce was also known for walking 10,000 miles in the Maine Mall walk program. Mr. Pierce's hobbies included old coins, antique cars, and clocks. He attended many car shows and parades with his antique cars. He enjoyed race walking and earned many trophies. He ran the Portland Boys Club on Patriot's Day for many years.
4/29/10
4/28/10
This Rag
Not the normally oily one that hangs out of your back pocket or the dirty one that you use to clean engine parts and wheels, but this Rag, the words that you are reading. Most rags are published on paper and not posted on an electronic board. This started out as a printed Newsletter called the Road Scholars Lament way back when things were quiet and calm. Then that went the way of most newsletters and died only to come back with the same attitude and author years later.
In the hopes of keeping that attitude toward calling it the way I see it and stating all opinions that are in agreement or are contrary to my opinion we will go over the rules just so all of you out there are on the same page.
If I am at a show or an event I will write about it. If I am not at a show or have never attended said show it would be unfair for me to write about it. However if I didn't get to the show and you did, which will happen, your take on the event will be more than welcome. I do not edit content, just spelling. I find no great pleasure in showing other people any one's inability to spell.
Keep the profanity to an absolute minimum or your comment will not be published as you wrote it but will get the F--- Y-- treatment thus keeping it clean but leaving little to wonder about. No name calling, we all know who is being talked about and we also know they can be refered to as a rectal void rather than an asshole. No calling names, no profanity, everything gets published.
This is not a forum for any issues other than the Automobile Enthusiast Hobby, I won't do politics unless its something to do with the hobby. NASCAR does it own thing so I leave that to them. Sports and Religion are for those that know nothing other than Sports or Religion. At times my adventures with other things do get published, but humor is the reason.
Are we set now. The season is just days away. Lets have some fun.
In the hopes of keeping that attitude toward calling it the way I see it and stating all opinions that are in agreement or are contrary to my opinion we will go over the rules just so all of you out there are on the same page.
If I am at a show or an event I will write about it. If I am not at a show or have never attended said show it would be unfair for me to write about it. However if I didn't get to the show and you did, which will happen, your take on the event will be more than welcome. I do not edit content, just spelling. I find no great pleasure in showing other people any one's inability to spell.
Keep the profanity to an absolute minimum or your comment will not be published as you wrote it but will get the F--- Y-- treatment thus keeping it clean but leaving little to wonder about. No name calling, we all know who is being talked about and we also know they can be refered to as a rectal void rather than an asshole. No calling names, no profanity, everything gets published.
This is not a forum for any issues other than the Automobile Enthusiast Hobby, I won't do politics unless its something to do with the hobby. NASCAR does it own thing so I leave that to them. Sports and Religion are for those that know nothing other than Sports or Religion. At times my adventures with other things do get published, but humor is the reason.
Are we set now. The season is just days away. Lets have some fun.
4/23/10
Pay Attention
I recieved a plea of help from the MEDOMAK area today stating the Rumor Mill is saying $10.00/car at the gate. Let me state this as loud and clear as I possibly can.
BULLSHIT!
People see stuff and skim over the facts. The fact is that past history at Medomak has never had a set price. They ask for a donation at the gate to support Project Graduation, which is a more than worthy cause.
On the Road Scholars Calendar Page it states a "Suggested donation - $5 per vehicle/driver;passenger" but we all know that some cheap pricks will cut it down to $3 or $4. If you want to give $10, give $10. It will be a better bargain than the $15 you payed at OOB or Bangor last year.
Then we get the plea to list a show that has been listed for months and moved recently to another date. We won't go there. But if everybody would read the Calendar they would see at the top of every page of the calendar these words, "Contact Information is correct as far as we can tell. This holds true for the event information also. Please confirm this yourselves."
Guess you missed that too.
BULLSHIT!
People see stuff and skim over the facts. The fact is that past history at Medomak has never had a set price. They ask for a donation at the gate to support Project Graduation, which is a more than worthy cause.
On the Road Scholars Calendar Page it states a "Suggested donation - $5 per vehicle/driver;passenger" but we all know that some cheap pricks will cut it down to $3 or $4. If you want to give $10, give $10. It will be a better bargain than the $15 you payed at OOB or Bangor last year.
Then we get the plea to list a show that has been listed for months and moved recently to another date. We won't go there. But if everybody would read the Calendar they would see at the top of every page of the calendar these words, "Contact Information is correct as far as we can tell. This holds true for the event information also. Please confirm this yourselves."
Guess you missed that too.
4/19/10
It's Back
The season of the $15.00 Dollar Cheap Ass Trophy is just days away and we are all waiting with the anticipation of expectant Grand Parents to see what the season will bring us. This anticipation can only be described as pure joy and pleasure, an ecstasy of sight, sound and smell. The people we have not seen all winter will be there to greet us, like they haven't seen us in years. The joy we feel will be compared to some Holiday of our past.
The event will be new and different and strange to us as we all have that Deja Vu moment. Seeing the line at registration or at the entrance will be almost a pleasure, as we are entering our Zone of comfort.
The talk of upcoming shows and events will be like a constant hum in our brains. The list of modifications made to so and so's car or the paint job that someone got or someone seems to be thinner or fatter or shorter or taller will be heard from every corner. New shows and returning events will be a topic that will interest all, and changes made for the better or the worse to some of the old shows will be just as interesting.
The one thing that has not changed is our ability to have fun. Whether it be under our own canopy or someone else's, we know what is fun and how to have more than our share without looking foolish or silly. To take a serious look at our hobby, we end up watching reruns of Charlie Chaplin movies or perhaps the Keystone Kops for a truer perspective.
Those that take this hobby to seriously take away from it and spoil our fun. They compete for a minor gratification, the assemblage of faux marble, plastic chrome and a little plaque that says winner.
In the eyes of most of us the fact that the old relic of days gone by that just traveled the 50 or more miles to the event and the passing comments from total strangers tells us, we are the winners. The pleasure of driving the vehicle that we resurrected from the scrap pile is award enough.
We all have our favorite shows and events. We all are up for a few new venues, with most of us willing to attend, any and all. Most will enjoy these, and others, as well as our favorites. We will strive to have fun and ignore those that detract from our fun and perhaps call them to task for their complaints and whining.
All know it is but a $15.00 Cheap Ass Trophy, although in this economy the price has probably gone up.
But is it the Trophy or the Fun that drives us to the Show???
The event will be new and different and strange to us as we all have that Deja Vu moment. Seeing the line at registration or at the entrance will be almost a pleasure, as we are entering our Zone of comfort.
The talk of upcoming shows and events will be like a constant hum in our brains. The list of modifications made to so and so's car or the paint job that someone got or someone seems to be thinner or fatter or shorter or taller will be heard from every corner. New shows and returning events will be a topic that will interest all, and changes made for the better or the worse to some of the old shows will be just as interesting.
The one thing that has not changed is our ability to have fun. Whether it be under our own canopy or someone else's, we know what is fun and how to have more than our share without looking foolish or silly. To take a serious look at our hobby, we end up watching reruns of Charlie Chaplin movies or perhaps the Keystone Kops for a truer perspective.
Those that take this hobby to seriously take away from it and spoil our fun. They compete for a minor gratification, the assemblage of faux marble, plastic chrome and a little plaque that says winner.
In the eyes of most of us the fact that the old relic of days gone by that just traveled the 50 or more miles to the event and the passing comments from total strangers tells us, we are the winners. The pleasure of driving the vehicle that we resurrected from the scrap pile is award enough.
We all have our favorite shows and events. We all are up for a few new venues, with most of us willing to attend, any and all. Most will enjoy these, and others, as well as our favorites. We will strive to have fun and ignore those that detract from our fun and perhaps call them to task for their complaints and whining.
All know it is but a $15.00 Cheap Ass Trophy, although in this economy the price has probably gone up.
But is it the Trophy or the Fun that drives us to the Show???
4/14/10
Politics Suck Pt IV
Like a 400 pound Gorilla entering our lives the politicos in Bugusta are sticking their respective noses in our hobby once again. In an earlier posting in this rag I made mention of certain tax law changes that possibly could effect entry fees at car shows. According to Sales Tax Laws the Entry fee is a Sales Taxable item. However if we don't charge an entry fee and ask for a donation we will be safe from the Tax Man Cometh syndrome that hopefully we the voters will referendum out of existence.
Then we get the Green Weenie Tree Hugger Granola Eaters that want to follow in footsteps of Nazifornia in implementing emissions testing on all vehicles in all counties. This is the one time I'm glad the economy tanked, as it was an expensive proposition for the state to set up. Along with the fact that it would cost "we the people" a few more dollars than we wanted to spend and a few liberties to boot.
The latest is the Revenue generating aberration that the Minions of Government have decided to implement by using what seemed like a typographical error at the time. By dropping the letter R from the word FREE they have now imposed a FEE at certain state parks. One of which is Mackworth Island and yes they are putting on a car show. This in all likelihood will cause many to stay away from this car show and any other car show that happens to be on State operated lands.
Maybe if the State would charge a fee and actually pay sales tax on that fee as is imposed on us they could charge a fee for the use of the bathrooms in the Capitol Building and its offices thus alleviating the need to impose more taxes on us.
We all know the Politicos in Bugusta are full of shit.
Then we get the Green Weenie Tree Hugger Granola Eaters that want to follow in footsteps of Nazifornia in implementing emissions testing on all vehicles in all counties. This is the one time I'm glad the economy tanked, as it was an expensive proposition for the state to set up. Along with the fact that it would cost "we the people" a few more dollars than we wanted to spend and a few liberties to boot.
The latest is the Revenue generating aberration that the Minions of Government have decided to implement by using what seemed like a typographical error at the time. By dropping the letter R from the word FREE they have now imposed a FEE at certain state parks. One of which is Mackworth Island and yes they are putting on a car show. This in all likelihood will cause many to stay away from this car show and any other car show that happens to be on State operated lands.
Maybe if the State would charge a fee and actually pay sales tax on that fee as is imposed on us they could charge a fee for the use of the bathrooms in the Capitol Building and its offices thus alleviating the need to impose more taxes on us.
We all know the Politicos in Bugusta are full of shit.
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