Gettin Down with the Brehms, April Fools, 013

Happy Easter to all our friends and family who have nothing better to do than follow this blog. Thanks for being interested. This is the other half of the "Happy Hour" crowd I showed in the previous posting. From left to right, they are; I don't know's other wife, Maxine Dimick, Lorri, Paula Greco, Diane, Grace Davis, and Sandy Schwarting.

Main St. Johnson's Landing

This is it! The high rent district. Our yearly sabbatical, our escape from the ravages of retired life.

Bocce Ball, Barbeque, and Beer. It's all here!

Just the idea of sitting in the desert next to a dying sea for 2 1/2 months sounds like exile to many, but we really look forward to it. Twice a week, this camper generated arena of warrior athletics is a central attraction for many residents. Bocce Ball!!! From time to time, tournament status prevails, and the BocceQue comes alive with boisterous challenges, cold beer, and burnt animal offerings to the attendees.

Tower, this is Sam, request clearance for TO

These guys are actually contemplating trying to get this pile of rubbish into the air with them somehow attached to it. I'd prefer the lawn chair with the helium balloons and the beer cooler.

Sam to tower! Holy crap, I'm flying

Somehow, these crazy people get airborne, and they do it every year at the Salton "Fly In". I have done some nutty things, but the prospect of strapping a lawn mower engine on my back while running into the wind, dragging a bed sheet behind me is a little more that I can get into..

"Antenna Jack" on Guard duty

"Antenna Jack" has been part of the family for many years. He traveled aboard the Blazer from 2000 to 2011, and was transferred to the Jeep soon after. He has seen the whole country and always looks forward to the next adventure. "Party Animal"!

Jurrasic stealth off-road garbage truck

Now here's a real enigma, a 1958 enigma as a matter of fact. The thing I like about these type of events, is the possibility of stumbling upon the seemingly impossible. This sucker is worth it if only for the picture.

Articulated Suspension! The Jeep also.

This is just one of the hundreds of Jeep suspension modifications available at the Tierra del Sol show. These things can drive over rocks the size of a Yugo limousine with only a 6 cylinder engine due to these great suspension systems.

Exteme Ram at the TdS run

Yea baby, this Ram has been highly modified. The front doors are Lamborghini type fold ups, and the rear doors are Mercedes SL gull wing type. There were some real strange birds out there.

"Vendors Row" at the Tierra del Sol event

The desert between Borrego Springs and Salton City was filled with every off-road vehicle type in the world. And of course, to help separate these enthusiasts from their U.S. monies, were a plethora of vendors and manufacturers selling off road gear that hasn't even been invented yet.