[LeeP]

Congratulations on the sale and very nice meeting you. Charley needed an ice cream. I told him to go to the island and get a Balboa bar. It was nice seeing some old friends after I retired the 70 olds from the show circuit a year and a half ago. It is actually as good as it gets, riding my moped back and forth from the auction and parking right at the entrance. I hope the auction is successful and returns. There were a lot of no sale cars yesterday. Probably more than 75 percent have a reserve. The Russo and Steele folks probably had to do that to get the auction together so fast. Lets hope they break even or make a profit and can come back next year. Perfect venue for an auction. I will have my kayak on the beach today if any of my car friends want to take it around the island. It will be a fun day, my family will watch the car cross the block. It will be bitter sweet if it sells. Lee