MTTS’08 Advertising on the go

Posted on by Ian C.

I received this picture emailed to me from MINI USA – or at least from one of the PR companies they are connected with!

The MINI Takes the States Financial Services vehicle seen during the drive from Virginia Beach, Va to Philladelphia, PA, Thursday June 18, 2008. (Michelle McLoughlin/newscast)

I know it’s just an advert for MINI Financial Services, but it’s a really cool picture – and it’s quite cool that they would send the picture to me (“Hi Ian, Here’s a photo and caption courtesy of MINI Financial Services that may spark a GBMINI blog entry. The car in the photo is making the rounds to all the MINI Takes the States Festivals this summer“)

MTTS’08 Saturday evening

Posted on by Ian C.

After a morning meet-and-greet, then driving through town traffic from Boston to Gloucester, lunch in Gloucester, and a spirited ride back to Boston, we spent the afternoon at MTTS’08 Boston driving MINIs on the auto-x and meeting MINI friends old and new, including auto-up-windows MINI circuit fan Mike (left, with Pete). Throughout the afternoon, it was never busy – maybe everyone was still out stuck in traffic between Gloucester and Boston – so the parking lot was sparse, but with two happy GPs:

 

At 6pm, the beer taps opened – to the relief of many, including Gerry Matthews and his MINI USA colleagues; and as 7pm closed in, people headed over to the music stage for The Fountains Of Wayne – but with few MINIs in the parking lot, there weren’t many people at the stage either … and many of them were MINI USA or R.A.Events folks, including Trudy, sporting skid marks on her arm 🙂

 

 

Oh, there was also a proposal! The girlfriend was shocked silent but did manage to say “yes” eventually …

 

And that’s the end for me – I’ll spend Sunday not doing MINI stuff, and prepare for another MINI marathon next weekend!

Many thanks to MINI USA (especially Gerry, Jim, Steve and Trudy), R.A.Events (especially Kevin & Ray), to Margaret, George & Jayne, Theo & Carol, Michael & Pam, Richard & Lynne, Ivan & Norrine, Brian & Susan, Sheena, Mike, Peter, Todd & DB (of White Roof Radio), and everyone reading … it wouldn’t be much fun without all my MINI friends!