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For over twenty years I have been attending car or over twenty years I have been attending car
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shows at a frantic pace; driving all over, going
to as many car shows as time would allow. Road
trips to car shows are something that I’ve always
loved. When I was 14, my dad gave me the tin
bodied Canon FJ he bought in Vietnam. I lugged
that clunky SLR beast around for years, taking
thousands of terrible pictures. Thousands of dollars
wasted on over-exposed and out of focus fi lm. Then
digital photography came along, so I can take ten
times the number of terrible pictures. About ten
years ago I was toiling away on forums, trying to
fi nd a way to get into print. I was searching for an
outlet for my hobby when I met founder Steve-O
online after Rat Rod Magazine #1 came out.
The fi rst opportunity Editor Steve offered me
was in issue # 2. RRM ran a few pics from Pistons
and Paint 2010 presented by The Chupacabras
CC in Denton, Texas. SO, we're coming full circle
to talk about the 15th Annual Pistons and Paint,
to entice you into attending in 2017. Denton is a
great little double college town with lots of bars,
breweries, and good times. 7 years later, the
show is better than ever, and we want y'all to be
part of it. Really, we do!
Last year's event was packed with over 500
cars. The show is always held in the Denton
County Fairgrounds, in the cool green pasture
next to the livestock coral. The Paladins, the
roots rockabilly greasers from California played,
along with Dylan Bishop and the Stratoliners.
Over 3000 spectators came through the gates,
which seemed like a sea of people in just a few
short hours. There was a valley of vendors along
with a display of 75 antique motorbikes. All for
the price of a little blue paper bracelet!
Soooo here's where things take a turn.... On
Sunday, the Chupacabras throw the proceeds
back at the crowd. That little disposable wristband
gets you into the *free* Send Off Party, with THE
legendary Dale Watson and a few friends! Over a
hundred guests enjoyed all you can eat hamburgers
and brats on the beautiful downtown square. There
was Chicken Shit Bingo too and that is a good time!
So, consider coming on down to "Little D"
this November. Roy Orbison was here. Meat Loaf
was here. Don Henley was here. Come leave your
weird mark here too!

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