Sam was not too keen for freeway driving, so he opted to belt himself in the back seat for safety. Seems like he's picked up another bad habit. Wonder where he got that??
Ron and Sam picked me up from where I work, about 1 hour drive away, and then we headed to Pasadena. Traffic was smooth going, so we arrived about 1 hour early. Luck would have it that Bernie arrived an hour early, too -- being that he had a time zone callibration challenge, from Maryland to California, so we made good use of the extra hour before the rest of the crowd showed up. Here's Ron Luxmore, Bernie, and Sam.
Sam hammed it up for our waitresses, in his typical nature, which means that we were treated very special.
At the appointed time we were joined by several more that had come out to wish Bernie a Happy Birthday! (from right to left), Jim, Ron, Hal, Gary, Sam, Bernie, Mark, Steve, and myself:
Here's our waitress leading us in the birthday song, and presented Bernie with a special piece of sweet potato pie. Wonder why everybody that holds Sam can't figure out where to put that finger!
Out in the parking lot, Sam gets another chance to sit on a Fiat, this time, Gary Poage's Positano yellow '69 124 spider. Thanks for dropping in to visit, Bernie. It sure was great to see you again, and to talk about engines. Keep in touch!
Sam let us know that he's had a good sprinkling of the LA area, and it's time to think about moving on.
