Quote, originally posted by jackie879 »I had such a great time at the meet! Huge thanks to those who organized it. There was a good turnout and the photo shoot at the hotel was amazing! Can't wait till next year!Jackie it was great meeting and chatting with you in person . I think sometime in the fall you and I should meet up in Cahokia, IL (really close to your neck of the woods) where they have a white '09 Vibe GT squad car . I have been wanting to go down there and get some pictures with the squad car! I think that would be so cool !Quote, originally posted by audiovibe »Great meet guys!!! I got home a lil after 1, Seems my alarm at the Hotel didn't work, Last night about 11:00 the clock said it was P.M. This morning at 8:30 it also said P.M.. I guess that is why the 5:30 A.M. Alarm didn't go off.Traffic wasn't that bad and had no issues on the way home so the spare got to stay in the car.Glad to hear you got home safe Aron. The alarm issues would explain why you were still there when Brian and I left !Quote, originally posted by 91LudeSiT »I'd like to thank everybody for the invite to the meet, I had a great time and it was nice to meet all of you.It was great meeting you and chatting with you at dinner Alex ! I love the color of your Corolla ! It looks great! Thanks for joining us for the meet and dinner. It was a pleasure having you!Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »I left just before 7am and was lucky enough to catch Carrie in the parking lot to say goodbye, since I didn't get to last night.Now for a jab at the 2nd gens - The 1st & 1-1/2 gen Vibes were each unigue in its own right, I love them all. The 2nd gens were all a bunch of freakin' clones (haha). I didn't know if I was at a Vibe meet or watching Star Wars - The Clone Wars or Star Trek with the Borg ("You will assimilate! Resistance is futile!!"). LOL! I love them all, too. But, OG's rule! haha! Yes, sadly Tim (houseofbugs) and I went to find the Citgo so we could get gas. After missing the exit due to road construction, etc. we finally arrived at our destination only to discover it was no longer a Citgo . So, by the time I got back to the hotel, everyone was in their rooms already so yes, it was good we ran into each other in the parking lot to say goodbye. It was great meeting you Brian and your Vibe looks great. Glad to hear you made it home safe.I would have to agree with you about the 2nd gens, but as Michelle said, it's hard when no one makes anything for us, especially the GTs . We won't hold your 1st and 1.5 gens against you though !Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Nice Pic, Sheldon! I added a little something to it. That's awesome Brian! I am having a really hard time deciding what picture to use for my new sig . There are so many good ones to choose from.Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Funny story behind this quote in Aron's sig. As Aron and I were standing in front of one of the Vibe's talking about "the vibes", two little kids walked by and we heard one of them say to the other,"Holy Crap! All these cars have V16 engines in them" (referring to the 16V (for 16 valves) on all the plastic engine covers. Aron and I, both looked at each other and laughed. That was the best quote of the meet, for us. HAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!1That's hysterical!Quote, originally posted by Sputnik »Looks like you all had a fun time!! Wish I could have come... but I don't have a Vibe.We wouldn't have cared that you don't have a Vibe. It's not just about the Vibes, it's also about the people .Quote, originally posted by areles »Glad we weren't downtown Indy!
http://www.indystar.com/articl...lines"10 wounded in 3 shootings near Circle Centre""Three separate shootings left 10 people wounded and scattered hundreds during an opening burst of gunfire in downtown Indianapolis during the crowded Indiana Black Expo, police said early Sunday."I totally saw this on the local news when I got back to my room Saturday night. The scariest part is that they showed that ridiculous 80s Buick or whatever it was that drove by when we were doing our photoshoot in the parking lot (the one that was bright orange and looked like it had 30" wheels on it). It was roped off with police tape because they found an AK47 among other guns inside of that car. I immediately texted the Chicago people and told them to turn the news on. We are so lucky they didn't decide to drive into the hotel parking lot. That could have been bad .Ron, it was awesome to meet you and get some pictures of the twins ! Thanks again for the plugs for the locks! I'm going to give them a try one day this week after work.Quote, originally posted by vibedrivermatt »Wow looks like you all had a fun time! Would have been cool though if you had drove through the town in that triangle formation to scare the locals, kinda like an intimidating
biker gang!!When we headed to Buca for dinner, the majority of us were in a single line the whole way there (1-2 miles from the hotel). We even drove by a cop who was probably like (removed)!?! . It was fun for sure!Quote, originally posted by Kevzaz »I'm glad that the meet went great and I really wish I could have been there but I have been so busy lately. I got 4 hours of sleep last night and its been hectic. Glad it went well.It's okay. There's always next year !Quote, originally posted by enfield577 »Had a great time on Saturday! It was wonderful to meet everyone, and get all those great group pics!Thanks to all who put in all the effort to set this one up. Thanks esp. to Michelle for the cold water and to Ron for lending me a fork to eat my frozen slushy with ('cause the guy on the ice cream truck ran out of spoons) - two things I really needed on that hot day!It was super to meet with other folks who value their Vibes, and to know that I could park among all the rest, having the peace of mind to know that I wasn't going to get any door dings. Looking forward to the next meet!It was great meeting you and your wife Geoff ! Very nice GT ! It was so funny to all be able to park together at Buca and not worry about door dings like you said . Glad you guys made it home safe.I had a GREAT time this weekend! As I mentioned numerous times throughout the weekend, by far the best car get together I have ever attended. No drama, no bs, nothing but great people, great Vibes, great pictures, great food, okay weather and an all around great time! We definitely need to do it again next year, although maybe in the spring or fall as opposed to the summer to avoid the hot weather . Huge thanks to John (jkm311) for keeping this thread going and keeping everything up to date for us. Huge thanks to Michelle (ponta2147) & Chris (her husband) for getting everything at Buca set up for us. You guys were dead on with the food choices ! Huge thanks to Kirk (kostby) and his son for doing all the window sheets, name tags, signs, etc. As Brian said, those things really made the meet official. Lastly, huge thanks to everyone else for showing up and making it such a great weekend! All your Vibes are unique and wonderful in their own ways and I most certainly enjoyed taking pictures of them and seeing them in person. I will be posting my pictures within the next couple days.I am already looking forward to next year ! I vote for the same location. I was very happy with the hotel and the park was perfect (especially since we grabbed the shaded spots ). Back to my normal boring life with nothing to look forward to .