1 dollar bid, now 2,now 2, will ya give me 2?

1 dollar bid, now 2,now 2, will ya give me 2?

Brendan e-mail with an excellent idea from his better half:

Karen had an idea. Why don't we ask people to bring something to the 500 that can be auctioned off one night...an "at the auction" night? All proceeds would go to upkeep of the web site.

Items could include a bottle of something good to drink, jewelry, clothing, travel items, bar accoutrements, picnic items, anything relating to Model T's or travel or anything just for fun. Not real expensive... maybe limit of $35 or something like that.

That is a heck of an idea, especially since I was considering shelling out some dough to get a Doughty 500 logo professionally designed. And to think, she's not even a Doughty by birth.

I'm thinking that Thursday night would be good. Unless anyone has good reasons to object, the event will take place on Thursday August 2nd. I'll send out an e-mail to everyone that I have an address for advising them of the plan. If everyone just brings one decent item, it should be quite successful.

Another possibility is embarrassing pictures of your immediate family. Some people would want to get their hands on the goods for purposes of mockery, while the person in question would want to secure the photos to ensure they never saw the light of day. Quite a bidding battle could ensue.

Brendan and Karen have also graciously volunteered to host one of the cocktail hours. That means there only two slots open. Get your name in now and start planning your concoction. And no Sean, Kerosene is not a cocktail.