The Metuchen Rescue Squad Benefit Car-Truck-Motorcycle Show
Metuchen, NJSunday, October 21, 2018
There’s a saying that the third time is the charm, and in the case of The Metuchen Rescue Squad Benefit Car-Truck-Motorcycle Show, that old axiom proved to be one hundred percent accurate. After a cancellation in August, due to threat of rain, and the rain date, becoming an actual day of rain, on October 21, 2018, over 2 months later, Mother Nature finally gave us somewhat of a break. Okay, it was quite windy, and cold, but not one drop of rain the entire day. Our regular DJ Tracey Tanner spun the tunes, and made announcements, Angry Hippie Café kept the participants satiated, and WOLD FM 107.9 and 95.1, broadcast live from our show from twelve noon, until 2:00 p.m. Dirty Rat Apparel, Smokey’s Customs, Hardcore Garage, Diecast Jimmy, and Gary Menken were on hand as our Vendors, the NYC Mopar Club made a strong showing with their vehicles, while our Super Sponsor representative, Ed Van Eckert, along with Jamie, his lovely assistant, helped out with a variety of tasks at the show. Our own Metuchen Fire Department graciously added one of their rigs to the group of vehicles on display, and my Son Martin, Chris Lasko, Jeremey Ringler, Aaron Blessing, Rich Topping of Topping The Web, Bob Maitland from Kicks R For Kids, John and Vanessa Provenzano of Smokey’s Customs and several others whose names at the moment I cannot recall, all helped with registration, and acting as proxies in some instances, for Sponsors who were not able to come to the Show and pick a vehicle to award their Trophy to. Our Councilwoman Dorothy Rasmussen filled in for our Mayor, Jonathon Busch, picking the Mayor’s Choice Trophy recipient, and a Representative from our local Rescue Squad presented the Squad Captain’s Choice Trophy the lucky recipient. Awarding of the Trophies began around 2:45 p.m., and by around 3:15 p.m., the festivities drew to a close. Finally, I have to say that we hope our 2019 Show will be able to be held on its scheduled date of August 11, 2019, and not delayed due to Mother Nature’s incontinence.