The concert started at 6:30am
to entertain 30,000+ bikes as they lined up for Toy Run parade!
WEEKEND EVENTS UPDATE! by: DJ Scott
Dec 6, 2010: It was a GREAT weekend for car shows and events! Friday night was a typical nice night at Towershoppes. The Mopar Tour made it an "official stop" here on their National Tour.
Saturday's weather brought sunny clear blue skies and calm temps in the 70's... it was absolutely PERFECT! We had about 85 cars at the Sheehan Autoplex Toys For Tots benefit show, brought to you by the AACA Ft. Lauderdale Region! There were vendors, BBQ, and plenty of spectators and show cars! Rick Shaw made a guest appearance, and Tom Sheehan made a special presentation, along with numerous donations for the event. The Marines were also on hand to collect for the "Toys For Tots"... it was an excellent show!
Sunday we had a TOTALLY AWESOME day at the "23rd Annual Toys in The Sun Run" at Markham Park! Once again weather was sunny, clear, and perfect for the day! This show has so much to offer! We had a different experience than some as DJ Dee and I rode our new bike 1st time in the police escorted run. The run brings out an estimated 30,000+ bikes, and shut down 2 major interstate highways for several hours! To our surprise, there was a concert and huge stage setup at the starting point at Coconut Creek Casino where tens of thousands of bikes lined up for the run. There were vendors and things to see and do while waiting for run to start. Diane and I rode 1st VIP section with 7 other friends on their bikes, including Russ G who was all suited up in his military riding clothes and goggles. We finally headed out on our 25 mile ride waiving to tens of thousands of admiring spectators on bridges and lining the interstate highways! It was SO cool!
The event featured hundreds of thousands of spectators, along with the Cruisers of South Florida classic car show drawing about 150+ show cars! There is SO MUCH to see and do at this event! There were tons of vendors and plenty of food, along with some pretty amazing sights! VIP riders enjoyed prime rib lunch and free beer all day!
The highlight of the show was The Charlie Daniels Band! The show was TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! This was one of the BEST concerts I have ever enjoyed!!! His incredible music came with a message too... which clearly spoke to the hearts of the multitudes! I was impressed! This is a man of integrity who is not "politically correct".. and is NOT ashamed to speak up for God and country... and who speaks the hearts of "true" Americans! There were emotional moments too, as well as some serious rockin when he got down on his guitar and fiddle! The sound was intense and impressive... we managed to get up real close to the stage and have a great time. It was AWESOME!!!
Our good friend "Tattoo Dave" is "THE TOP MAN" and organizer for this MAJOR South Florida EVENT. This event takes a full year of planning and dedication! Dave, along with the hosts of others, the numerous cities, police & fire departments, The Seminole Tribe of Florida, numerous Veterans organizations, numerous clubs, the volunteers, and the countless thousands involved... ALL did an AWESOME job! Everyone had a fun time at this MAJOR event! And of course this event collects truck loads of toys for needy kids for the holidays, as well as serious donations to "Joe DiMaggio's Children's Hospital".. As for me and Diane, we had an awesome day riding, hanging with friends, and enjoying the sites and shows of the event! We already look forward to next year!
On our way home, we stopped at Tijuana Taxi Cruise Night for a weekend wrap-up dinner, then proceeded home to pass out from the busy weekend! I'll be posting videos for both show events soon!
This coming weekend will also be very busy... featuring numerous shows and events... along with some new activities and shows too. The 2010 year is ending with style!
Take care... enjoy the holidays... see you at the shows! -Scott
On behalf of the members of "The Cruisers Of South Florida" we want to thank everyone who came out to our events this year to support them and help us contribute in some small way to the efforts of the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Foundation. We hope everyone enjoyed the Tattoo Expo and Toy Run events that we host. No one can ever deny they are the most unique car show venues in South Florida every year. We want to wish everyone the very best of good health and happiness for the holiday season and all our best wishes for a very Happy New Year. -Steve Schwartz - Cruisers Of South Florida
(some photos courtesy of john Abraham, Matt dilello, and Soupy / Facebook)
"WARM-UP AND LINE-UP" PRE-SHOW PARTY WITH 30,000+ AT TOY RUN!
(DJ DEE ON LEFT - photo BY CINDY KOSER / Facebook)
This year's EVENT entertainment will feature "The Charlie Daniels Band" on the BIG stage, along with other great local bands too. Show cars get V.I.P. parking! It is an AWESOME show!
Nov 22, 2010: What can I say... The Festival Holiday Mega Show was TOTALLY AWESOME! INCREDIBLE! OFF THE CHARTS! This show had everything! This truly is the SHOW OF SHOWS!! I had a blast! Watch for next Festival Spring Mega Show April 10, 2011. Photos and video will be coming soon.....
Happy Thanksgiving everyone... see you at the shows! -Scott
A heartfelt thanks to all that participated in making today's car show at the festival a great success. 615+ cars, over 35 car clubs, thousands of spectators, vendors, sunshine and blue skies. Special thanks to my extended car show family for all their help and loyal friendship. We are truly a great family in South Florida. May I wish all of you a blessed Thanksgiving !!! -Russ
South Florida Hot Rides was HOT at the annual Festival Holiday Show with an amazing 72 member rides in attendance! There were a total of 615 cars at this show! This show was huge! 13 members received awards and SFHR received the club participation award as well! I would personally like to thank all of the members that attended which made it possible for SFHR to make the new club attendance record. Congratulations to everyone!
-John
Nov 15, 2010: What a GREAT and busy weekend for shows! The weather was excellent all weekend. Friday night at Towershoppes had a BIG crowd as usual. Saturday's "New Covenant 4th Annual Benefit Show" with Rockin Rich drew over 100+ cars in Pompano. Saturday night we had a record breaker with over 200+ show cars in Miami Lakes with Jumpin Jack... it was an AWESOME cruise night! Sunday we enjoyed the Raider Classic Car & Hotrod Benefit Show. This was their first show... and they did a GREAT job! The venue was nice... they had a nice BBQ going with excellent food, they had volunteers, sponsors and vendors and lots of nice giveaways, beautiful awards, and music by DJ Dee! A fine job by all! I was off doing a Veterans Day Parade in Miami Lakes with Jumpin Jack before I returned. Thank you to the SFHR for their support at this show, and all who attended. Sunday night had a BIG crowd at Tijuana Taxi, with over 85+ cars! Soupy and Jacki incredibly made all 5 car shows this weekend!
A good weekend was had by ALL!
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"SOUTH FLORIDA HOT RIDES" WIN BIG AT LEFTY'S SHOW!
DORAL
CLASSIC
CAR AND
TRUCK
SHOW!
MIAMI INTL MALL
oct 17, 2010
JUMPIN JACK PRODUCTIONS
Photos coming soon
WEEKEND CAR SHOW UPDATE! by: DJ Scott
Oct 10, 2010: What beautiful PERFECT weather we enjoyed all weekend!!! Friday night brought out a great crowd at Towershoppes. Saturday night I did a very cool birthday party for Ace Armstrong from Peterson's, while other friends enjoyed the incredible Battle of the Boros doo-wop oldies show in Coral Springs. It was a full night of entertainment and fun!
Sunday, there were two shows, one north in Broward at Shady Tree Plaza, and the other south in Dade at Miami Springs. What an incredible show we had down south at the Miami Springs Octoberfest! The weather was picture perfect, and drew an amazing crowd, as well as an estimated 160+ show vehicles wrapped around the gazebo park circle! The show was a huge success, and will be returning as an annual show, brought to you by The City of Miami Springs and Jumpin Jack Productions.
Sunday night I heard there were some 90+ cars at Tijuana Taxi... while Dee and I were partying downtown with the Blues Brothers at Fishtails in Ft. Lauderdale. It was a jam packed EXCELLENT weekend!
Speaking of The Blues Brothers... the entire 10 piece rhythm and blues "show band" will be making their first "live" debut carshow appearance at "Keith's 8th Annual Halloween Rod Run" on Sat, Oct 30th! This will be an incredible show! The new venue is "Huizinga Park" in Ft. Lauderdale on the Intracoastal waterway, featuring car show parking on the lawn, a big vendor area on sidewalks that wrap the park, and a huge stage where the Blues Brothers Soul Band will be putting on an AWESOME show! They are a fast growing South Florida sensation appearing everywhere, including bookings with city events, Disney, and the Hard Rock! They're on a "Mission From God"...You won't want to miss this one! The show is looking for a sponsor for this very cool band! Someone put your sponsor name on this one!! Vendors are encouraged to come on out for the show too. If you are interested in being involved in any way... contact Keith! keith40willys@aol.com
This Saturday Night we return to Oceans 11 Saturday Night Cruise! It's on the beach, with a nice patio bar overlooking the show! Last show we had a packed lot! Featuring meal discounts, music, and more! Brought to you by "Pep Boys Auto" and "Russ G Events"!
This Sunday we will be at the Doral Open Car & Truck Show for another GREAT event! It is an "open" show and all show vehicles are invited! This year's show will feature live entertainment on stage by "The Viva Band"... an excellent classic rock band that I have worked with before! This show draws a big turnout from Broward and Dade, with plenty of parking at the International Mall in Miami. There is something here for everyone! 2009 Photos!
Another 1st class show by Jumpin Jack Productions!
I'm still working on previous show photos and videos!
Take care... see you at the shows! -Scott
Oct 10, 2010: It was another great car show brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions and his "green" team. DJ Scott added his usual high tempo music and insight once again. Thanks to both. The real stars of the show were the cars and people themselves. The new rides that we saw was incredible, and their owners were just plain well behaved. Some very unusual cars and owners greeted us for this show. From Spiderman to Herbie The Love Bug, to the unusual "custom" design of some of the cars to the Octoberfest theme decorations. This show had something for everyone. The location was one of the nicest that I can remember and the weather was chamber of commerce perfect. Now I remember why I moved to Florida 9 years ago. The foot traffic was very respectful of everyone and their rides, thank you for that. I could go on and on, but I won't. I cannot wait until the Doral show next week to see if we can out perform this weeks show in participation and foot traffic. I'm sure we can. Until Sunday, have a great week and say a prayer for our troops., "Webhead"
Sep 27, 2010: It was another GREAT weekend for car shows and cruise nights, despite a Friday night washout at Towershoppes!
Saturday night was the all new "Memory Lane Cruise Night" at the Intracoastal Mall in Miami Beach. We had a nice first event turnout with about 50+ cars... as well as vendors, good weather, a well lit parking lot, and a nice crowd of spectators. I heard from everyone who attended that they thoroughly enjoyed the new event! This "sister cruise" to Abacoa is the 4th Saturday of every month, brought to you by DJ Eugene and Scott The MusicMan.
Sunday, we had an awesome show at the CitiCentre in Pompano! The weather was beautiful all day, and we packed the courtyard areas full of show cars! There were plenty of admiring spectators throughout the day, with music everywhere, giveaways, plenty of shade, shopping, and restaurants to keep everyone satisfied. There was free coffee, orange juice, and bagels breakfast courtesy of "Panera Bread", free haircut giveaways by "Sport Clips", and some very nice tools giveaways and discounts by Sears! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show!!!
Special Note: the "South Florida Hot Rides" arrived early and offered great support and help throughout the entire day with parking, judging, registration, and more! A BIG thank you to the "South Florida Hot Rides" for their help making this event a big success! This awesome show was brought to you by "CitiCentre Pompano", "Pep Boys Auto", and "Russ G Events". Photos and video coming soon!
As some of you heard announced, Russ will be going back into the hospital Monday. Our concerns and prayers continue to be with him. Get well soon Russ! UPDATE: Russ had his surgery and is home resting comfortably.
Sunday night was a great cruise night at Tijuana Taxi with about 90 cars or so... another near record breaker!
Videos: Most of you have noted by now that I have added show videos to this website, and I have received many compliments on the newly added format. Once again, this endeavor has been quite a new learning experience! The camera is a tiny Canon Digital Elph, that seems to have the ability to take some pretty good videos, as well as good close-ups with a wide angle lens. The challenge has been to offer the best editing and video quality, with the smallest file sizes suitable for viewing on the web. I have figured out how Facebook and YouTube offer their videos, and have many hours finding and learning new software to offer the same quality here. Videos have to be transferred, compiled, edited, compressed, uploaded, and loaded into the player. On a technical note: you will need the latest Adobe Flash Player updates to view the newer high quality H.264 encoded videos. You can get the update here. Adding videos has tripled the amount of work I do on this website... so bear with me on posting photos and new videos!
This Sunday I will be at "Marge's Garden Restaurant" for the "Buick Olds Pontiac GMC Show", brought to you by the "Pontiac Oakland Club Intl, Hurricane Chapter". Show hours are from Noon-5pm. We have a very busy season of car shows coming up in October & November! Stay turned here for all the latest on the shows!
Take care... see you at the shows! -Scott
UPDATE 9/29 FROM RUSS G:
Dear Friends.....Out of the Hospital, Heart operation went well, am home resting. Thank you all for your calls, mail, well wishes and prayers. Hopefully this will be the last of being under the knife. God Bless you all !!! -Russ
"South Florida Hot Rides" was HOT this past weekend at the "Pompano Citi Centre Annual Show" with 34 vehicles in attendance... it was a FULL HOUSE!!! This was a super show and all that attended really enjoyed the venue. We look forward to doing this one again! 20 members received awards... including 7 "Best Of'" Trophies.. SFHR also received the club participation award as well! WTG everyone and congratulations to all! A special thank you goes out to all of the members that lent a helping hand at the show. It was VERY much appreciated. -SFHR
FROM THE EMAIL BAG
9/26: Scott & Eugene. Just left the Intracoastal Mall show in NMB... Nice job!! Enjoyed it and look forward to the next one. My brother and his kids, who live in that neighborhood & rarely go to a show, really liked it too. See ya again soon. Michael T, Hollywood, Florida
Vehicle: 1968 Corvette Roadster
SUNDAY RIDE IN SOUTH FLORIDA! RANDY, SANDI, SCOTT, & DEE!
9/13: Hi’ya Scott, I just wanted to let you know that 6 of us drove up there to Hooter’s in Boca Sunday afternoon as “your/the site” display’s a “Cruise In” every 2nd Sunday of each month. To our surprise, NO SHOW. But a small banner at “Hooter’s/Boca” did display “CAR SHOW September 19th “
Back in July it was “J.C.WAHHO’S” (after a Sat 7/10 Grand Opening, it was switched to Sunday’s, tho the site said Saturday’s 6-9pm)
What’s up with the bad info?
Can we at least be able to check “Day of Show/Event” on the site to know if a show is “Cancelled” or “Moved” as I’ve seen done numerous time’s? Respectfully, Rick
Dear Rick, I am very sorry to hear about how the outdated information affected you. I go to great trouble to keep the posted info on this website as accurate as possible, as it is supplied to me! Hooters & Hotrods Boca was hosted by Blow By Racing, who asked me to post their flier only 2 months ago. They did NOT inform me that the cruise was cancelled or changed. You might consider asking them why. The info I posted was accurate when it was sent to me... and I simply display it. The cruise night info has now been updated. The same applies for Wahoos Cruise.
Typically, I try to date the postings I am not connected to, and automatically pull them after a certain length of time. How long do you think I should list someone's show?
I post info as it is provided to me, and updates or changes as soon as I receive them! For Dade and Palm Beach counties, I do stipulate that schedules are "unconfirmed" and that you should "contact the host regarding current show info".
Also clearly stipulated on the cruise night webpage:
"CruisinSouthFlorida.com makes every attempt to post information as accurately as
possible, however
is not responsible for omissions, date changes, or listing errors. Contact
event host for complete up to date show information."
If you do find information that is incorrectly listed, I'll be glad to correct it. I don't know what more I can do? Regards, Scott
Margate Locals Raise $6,000 for Recovery Center!
The newspaper article on the Margate benefit show is out. To all that were involved... a well deserved thank you! A special thank you to Saints & Sinnners Car Club, South Florida Hot Rides Car Club, Tattoo Dave (Dave Amchir) our own "Scott the Musicman" for their personal $$ donations for this well worthy cause, Susan B Anthony Recovery Center. Last but not least..... Mugshots, Virgil, Barbara, Gina, the Band Soulicide, and all the volunteers, the local Motorcycle community, City of Margate Community Redevelopment Agency and from my heart........ a heartfelt thanks to the City of Margate EMS Paramedics who cared for me and rushed me to the Margate Hospital after my attack. God Bless You All !!!! -Russ G
South Florida Hot Rides took to the streets in masses on Sunday attending the Seminole Casino Hollywood show in HUGE numbers with a whooping 55 cars attending the event! Unbelievable indeed! 21 members received awards including 2 Best Of Show awards for late and classic! SFHR also received the club participation award!
WEEKEND UPDATE! by: DJ Scott
Sep 1: A little late with this update... but I have been swamped with work. Sunday, despite the afternoon rain... we had a GREAT car show at Lefty's! The drinks , food, and fun flowed all day! We were treated to a very cool surprise appearance by the "Blues Brothers"... who put on an awesome quick show for us! The SFHR hosted their own fun with a summer pool party... and cleaned up winning "Best Club", Best of Show (Mike in in '70 Chevelle picked by the staff), and winning the flat-panel TV (John S). I've got some great photos and video to share! I've been on the road all week and haven't had a chance to even start on them yet!
This Sunday is the Seminole Hollywood Casino Labor Day Weekend Show... and it is FREE!!! Always a good event! Don't forget the SFHR is collecting clothing for the homeless cause at this show.
Take care... see you Sunday!
"South Florida Hot Rides" clean up at the Lefty's Show in Davie!
Jack Anderson's "Smokin-T" racing MonaVie billionaire Brig Hart at rented track and carshow in Orlando. This is the 1st time that Jack's car has EVER been on a race track!
This car is totally NOT track legal with no roll bar and Jack running in shorts with no seat belts! Jack, you are truly one crazy man living life LARGE!!!
This awesome video was shot by professional videographer "Vin Man", who rode in car as passenger during race. There is a shot of Brig riding the crazy shotgun seat as well.
Jack's car is "Jacked on the Juice"... and so it the driver! If you want to know more, talk to Jack or myself!!
8/16: Scott, once again thank you for the fantastic job entertaining all the folks who came out to our Annual Tattoo Expo Open Car and Truck Show Sunday Aug 15. We had a great turn out despite our steamy august weather and a good time was had by all in the interest of a great cause, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. We look forward to seeing everyone in December at our Toy Run Show in Markham Park! -Steve Schwartz, Cruisers of South Florida
8/18: Scott, Because i work most weekends we don't get the bucket out to often, but when we do you always make sure we have a great time!! Thanks -Claude and Jen
"South Florida Hot Rides" at Tattoo Expo Car Show Sunday!
Despite the afternoon rain.. it was a nice show! About 100 cars on a mostly calm day.. apparently we were somewhat fortunate with the weather. This venue offers a large covered outdoor area... perfect for protection from the sun and rain. It did unfortunately rain for the ride home. Nice job Jack and crew! 2010 Photos!
Just wanted to post my comments from the Maroone show Sunday. Rain cannot dampen the fun that we have attending car shows and reaching out to have a great time with people that we care about. Our car brothers and sisters had a good time with each other at this Maroone show put on by Jumpin Jack and the green helpers. The music was the best I have heard from DJ Scott, ever. I would like to share something with our car crazy community if you will allow me to. I have attended many shows down here over the years and have been fortune enough to win some awards from time to time, thanks to all for that. Today I was shocked and happy to have won "Best Late Paint" for my '95 triple black Corvette. Thank you to Jack and the judges for honoring me for doing what I love to do - detail cars. Most of us love to wash and wax our cars, trying to out shine the other car entrants. Me, I love to detail cars, period. My wife's daily driver is as detailed as my 'Vette or Cobra, just the way I am I guess. Thank You all once again for the honor, you have humbled me. See you at the next show!
-Dave "Webhead" Weber
Facebook Comments: South Florida Hot Rides was HOT, and wet, at today's show with 33 member rides coming out BIG! 28 of the 33 members received awards including 3 "Best Of's"! Member Howie also won the flat screen TV raffle! The club ALSO received the club participation award!!!!! Congratulations and thank you goes out to ALL of you! -SFHR
Your video of the Maroone show only adds to an already great web site.,I hope that we can see more video from future car shows. -Clement Flanagan
"SOUTH FLORIDA HOT RIDES" WIN BIG AT MAROONE CAR SHOW SUNDAY!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK!
OUR PRAYERS & CONCERNS FOR MY FRIEND RUSS
Russ passed out at the Margate show Sunday from apparent heat exhaustion, and is being kept at Northwest Regional.
I will post updates!
GET WELL SOON RUSS!!
GET WELL SOON RUSS!
8/2: The "Saints & Sinners Car Club", the involved bars & restaurants, Tattoo Dave, the bands who donated their services, along with Russ who also donated his help and time... ALL did their best to have a good show, despite problems. My involvement was cancelled at the last moment, I would have liked to have been part of the show. I wish things could have worked out better for everyone!
Russ is at "Northwest Regional" on 441 (just south of Sample Rd) I just spoke with Tattoo Dave who informed me that they are doing more tests... and he will need to stay longer. The heat exhaustion apparently was responsible for bringing him in, but there seem to be other issues. As I know more.. I will pass it along...
UPDATE 8/2 2pm: I just spoke with Mimi... Russ had Angioplasty procedure performed a short time ago and he required 2 stents. He is currently recovering in ICU right now...
UPDATE 8/3 2pm: I just saw Russ a short time ago... he's doing GREAT!!! The operation went very well. The nurse & I walked him out of ICU into his new room! He is in excellent spirits, and feeling fine. They are keeping him though, for another day or so. He is in great care (very nice place) and able to have visitors.
UPDATE 8/4: Russ is released from hospital... and is home taking it easy.
-DJ Scott
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Dear SFHR Members,
One of our own members is in need of prayers. John Abraham, AKA Hummer John, will be undergoing a triple bypass tomorrow morning. He is in the hospital now and ok. His surgery is being scheduled as I am typing this. John has been extremely supportive to MANY people in his lifetime, and I do mean MANY. He now needs our prayers and support. I will update when I have more information.
Sincerely, John Sheppard, South Florida Hot Rides
UPDATE 8/5: John Abraham made it through his surgery and, according to the doctor, "he is a strong man" and should be fine. He will be in ICU for the next few days and can not have visitors at this time. No activity for 6-8 weeks.
GREETING
FROM NASHVILLE TENNESSEE!
July
12, 2010 Hello from Tennessee! We are doing some
riding up here in God's country outside Nashville in some of the most
beautiful country around! Beautiful riding weather!!
We are stopped here in front of
Naomi Judd's property for this shot! DJ Dee was checking out the
buffalo and taking this photo We just got back from the Jack Daniel's
distillery and were heading into Nashville for some nightlife! I'm on
dialup.. so I will post photos and video when I return. Cheers!
MIAMI SPRINGS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND
CAR SHOW
JULY 3, 2010
JUMPIN JACK PRODUCTIONS
Despite the earlier show rain.. over 120+ cars came out for an incredible night!! This popular venue always draws a GREAT crowd! Happy 4th of July!
June 30, 2010: I may have OUTDONE myself this time! The new LOGO is up and I think it looks GREAT!!! What do you think? Our pretty model is bartender Melissa from Lefty's in Davie! Neither of us had any idea this quick snapshot would turn into the cover shot for the website! Melissa could not have been more surprised, or delighted! Me too!
The background is several shots merged together with some beach added for the car to sit on. It looks pretty real if I don't say so myself! (the original was shot in Lefty's parking lot). The 4th of July version will be up for this holiday weekend !
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
5/31: Hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend!
Friday night it rained EVERYWHERE except Towershoppes ... it was a light and early night. That worked out great, because a few of us (Dave, Jan, Wes, Linda, Ryan, Tom Martin, myself and DJ Dee) headed over to the Monterey Club in FTL to see the Blues Brothers Soul Band perform. They were awesome... and we had a BLAST out till about 3am! A group of us car guys are going again (if you want to join us) on Saturday night Jun 12 at Diamond Strike Lanes in Pompano. Check out our videos!
Saturday it was the 50th Anniversary "Great American Beach Party" on Ft. Lauderdale Beach... pre-64 car show by "Keith's Rod & Customs". I heard it was great... with thousands of spectators. A day long event on the beach with bikini's, vendors, live outdoor entertainment, and classic cars... how can you go wrong!
Sunday we enjoyed a nice show at the Seminole Casino in Hollywood with over 130+ cars and lots of spectators! The "South Florida Hot Rides" brought out an impressive 35 cars and won "Best Club"! The weather was very good to us... it was a great day... FREE show brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions. Look for Jack's next show Father's Day Hot Rods & Harleys at Peterson's H.D. in N. Miami at the county line. This show is also FREE!!!... and will feature FREE lunch & dash plaques to 1st 100 vehicles, along with $400 cash awards and more!
Sunday night we enjoyed some good fellowship and dinner at the Tijuana Taxi Cruise Night. Franko was buying the beers again... and Greg was right there picking up bad habits! We had fun!
Monday was Memorial Day... we just stayed home, cooked up some ribeye steaks, and relaxed. Again, a day to remember and thank the servicemen and women who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we still enjoy! People... hold on to these freedoms and your American pride! They are slowly going away... I want my America back!
Thank you to all the great folks who came by to congratulate and comment on my daughter's boot camp graduation into the Navy. So many of you had such nice comments... I am honored and very proud. Thanks again.
Have a great week! Here is the full list of upcoming Events!
Take care... God Bless! See you at the shows... -DJ Scott
"SOUTH FLORIDA HOT RIDES" WIN "BEST CLUB" AT SEMINOLE SHOW WITH 35 CARS!
WE HONOR AND REMEMBER ALL SERVICEMEN ON THIS MEMORIAL WEEKEND
Today we proudly honor and we remember the servicemen who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. I am sorry to say it really PISSES me off that in my crappy south Florida neighborhood on my street today, I'm the only one flying a flag today in honor. What is happening to us? I want my country and "my America" back!
It sickens me that many have forgotten or just don't know, and now seem to be so willing to give up the freedoms that Americans fought so hard for. I try not to get political on this site, but people need to get mad... people need to wake up! Our enemy is now clearly here in America! I for one, am one proud "true" American who thanks those who gave it all for the freedoms we enjoy.
God Bless! -Scott
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
5/24: There were no local featured car shows this past weekend. The weekend however, had personal significance for me, both bad and good. The bad was the loss of a show venue... the Dania Motorcar Expo. Russ poured his heart into this one. The show had the potential of being something big with vendors, swap meet, car corral, large parking lot, games, food, and more, but for whatever reasons, did not get the support of the car community. The Tuesday night monthly cruise was also cancelled permanently. Blame it all on weather, timing, venue, location, or what not, it just didn't work out for either event. Thanks though, to those who did come out for your support.
The good news, as most of you are already aware, was personal for me, the graduation of my 18 year old daughter Kristi from Navy boot camp. As you see, I am especially proud of Kristi for her achievements and promotions in the short time she has been there. I try not to post too much of my personal business here, but I just had to on this one. My little girl standing TALL & PROUD as leader at the front of her division of 70 fellow recruits. The trip went smooth, and the family and I had a wonderful time and visit with her in Chicago. She now moves on to advanced training and education at "A School" which is also at Great Lakes Naval Station... and then from there she hopes to be stationed abroad so she can see the world. It is amazing the changes I already see in her. Our prayers continue to be with her as she ventures on. Thanks again to everyone for your encouragement, letters, and support. Video
Sunday night had an excellent crowd at Tijuana Taxi Cruise Night in Coral Springs.
I spent my day Sunday catching up on things around the house, as well as doing some alternator and A/C repairs on personal vehicles... then unwinding from my long weekend adventure. I hope to be able to resume my work on photos from previous car shows... as more will be coming soon.
We have a couple nice shows coming this Memorial weekend...
Have a great week! Here is the full list of upcoming Events!
Take care... God Bless! See you at the shows... -DJ Scott
GREETINGS FROM
CHICAGO! by: DJ Scott
5/21/2010: And GREETINGS from Navy boot camp
graduation!
It's a foggy and cool 59 degrees
this morning here in North Chicago! I am here for my daughter Kristi's
graduation! She has officially graduated book camp here at "Great Lakes Naval Base" in Northern Illinois, and is now officially a NAVY girl! Kristi, at only 18 years old, stood TALL and PROUD
at the front of 70 other recruits as rank "E3" and "A-ROC" division leader. We could not be MORE PROUD of Kristi!!!
Kristi is pictured here (on left) front and center, with salute. I will post more proud photos when I
get a chance... I am on a very tight schedule and my time is running out! Cheers from the "Windy City"!
Thanks to all for your letters, prayers, and support! -DJ Scott Photos
A STRONG COUNTRY STANDS UP FOR ITSELF...
A STRONGER COUNTRY STANDS UP FOR OTHERS!
CruisinSouthFlorida.com would like to officially recognize & WELCOME one of South Florida's hottest NEW car clubs, the South Florida Hot Rides! This is a GREAT group of car guys who really love their cars and getting out to shows, hanging with friends, and really enjoy the great hobby of show cars! Many of these guys are members of former or other clubs too, and many I consider my personal car friends too. They are very supportive in our car show community, & we officially welcome them! (photo courtesy SFHR)
Russ Gagliano received special award and recognition for his lifetime of excellence & accomplishments in our car show community! Russ is a true legend and South Florida icon in classic cars! The award and honor was presented by friendly competitor Jumpin Jack at his Sunday show.
It is GREAT to see South Florida's biggest names in car show promotions working together!
These guys BOTH have a love for classic cars and the great family of car show people!
Nice job by you BOTH Jack and Russ!
Thank YOU! On behalf of my wife Mimi, and Russ G Events, I would like to thank Jumpin Jack, his staff, and all who were responsible for presenting me with my award this past Sunday. I was both surprised and humbled to receive it. And thanks also to Molly, John, Mike and the membership of the South Florida Hot Rides who presented me with a similar appreciation award 2 weeks ago at another car show. As a promoter, it gives me joy to put on the shows for you and to present the winners with their trophy, I now know what a great feeling it is to receive my own award .......... from all of you.
We are all a part of a great car family here, and should do our best to support each other. My heartful thanks again for the award, and to let you know, I will continue to do my best to promote a show for you that we all can be proud of. God bless you all !!! Russ G
"SOUTH FLORIDA HOT RIDES" WIN BIG AGAIN AT LEFTY'S SHOW!
SOUTH FLORIDA DJ SUMMIT 3 - CORAL SPRINGS
Tall Italian Tom Caminiti, *****, Rockin Rich, Scott The MusicMan
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Name: Paul Location: Brandon S.D.
Date: Jun 24, 2010 Vehicle: 2002 Ford Mustang GT
Comments: Having just been to S. Florida for the 1st time earlier this year I can see why cruisin' and the car culture in general are huge down there, great web-site with a lot of info and great pictures.
Thank You, and greetings from SE South Dakota!! Paul
I'M TRYING A NEW PHOTO PROCESSING METHOD... I HOPE YOU LIKE THE RESULTS!
BLUES BROTHERS BLOCK PARTY! Sunday Night Fishtails in Ft. Lauderdale!
Sunset Blue FREE! Block Party!
Jun 20, 2010 - 6pm-10pm FISHTAILS - Ft. Lauderdale
Come join some of us car guys for a fun time at Sunset Blue in Ft. Lauderdale, and come see the Blues Brothers Soul Band put on another amazing show!
The Blues Brothers Soul band is an incredible local show band sensation, performing live "high-energy" oldies, funk, soul, dance rhythm and blues music with a hot 10 piece rocking blues band! They're on a "mission from God"!
They were awesome at the last gig... and if you missed it... we are doing it again! Sunday, Jun 20, 6-10pm, 3300 block of NE 33 St, Ft. Laud...
"SOUTH FLORIDA HOT RIDES" WIN "BEST CLUB" AT SEMINOLE SHOW WITH 35 CARS!
FORD MODEL T - 100 YEARS LATER
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Saturday Night Beach Cruise!
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We had a GREAT night with over 60 cars and a lot of spectators! The food and drinks flowed, & the place light up after the sun went down! "Russ G Events"
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
5/10: Good Moring South Florida! It was a GREAT weekend! Saturday we enjoyed a nice show at the Beacon Lights Plaza for the 2nd Annual Car Show. This event also featured a fashion show and live entertainment on stage, and offered outdoor BBQ, shopping & restaurants too. We had a good turnout of cars and spectators... show brought to you by Pep Boys & Russ G Events! Sunday, the weather was hot and sunny... I did some riding, and enjoyed a Mother's Day dinner out with family at the end. There was a nice turnout of cars Sunday night for the Tijuana Taxi Cruise Night as well.
A lot of people have been asking me about photos! I have quite a few shows I will be posting, and hopefully I will post them in the next few days or so. I will need to burn some late night oil to catch up! Should see some (hopefully) by Friday. I may work in reverse order... but I will get to most of the recent shows.
UPDATE 5/14: Photos are still on top of my hot list of things I need to do.. but due to circumstances they are more likely going to be available next week now. They just don't make the days long enough anymore!
This coming weekend, it's Project CS Car Show, and Ocean's Eleven... both Saturday shows!
Sunny days are here! Get out and enjoy! Have a great week! Here is the full list of upcoming Events!
Take care... God Bless! See you at the shows... -DJ Scott
DANIA MOTORCAR EXPO CANCELLED
(TUESDAY NIGHT CRUISE CANCELLED TOO)
UPDATE 5/7: Due to circumstances beyond my control, the Dania Motor Car Expo Car Show scheduled on May 23 and June 27, is canceled until further notice. I apologize to all concerned if this has caused any inconvenience.
Thank you to all who came out and supported us. -Russ G Events
GREETINGS FROM BOOT CAMP!
Follow the weeks of my 18 year old daughter Kristi (pictured left) who recently joined military service. Kristi is currently stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station in Northern Illinois and will graduate boot camp May 21, 2010. We are SO PROUD of Kristi... and she is in our prayers.
It was a very nice weekend for getting out and enjoying the local car shows!
4/30: Towershoppes was a happening event Friday night with clear skies and a good crowd.
5/1: We had a nice benefit show at "The Pink Church" in Pompano for the Xtreme Family Fest Event! It drew some nice cars, and it was a big event for the kids too. There were vendors, food, rides, music, live entertainment, and a good message of hope for the youth. There were numerous bands, skate-boarding competitions, and more. The car show was brought to you by Russ G Events. Thanks to all who came out for your support... it was a worthwhile cause for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Pompano.
5/2: I had the day off, so I joined a few car friends that also own bikes and we went riding. It was a beautiful day! Our journey started at Holiday Park on US27, then we headed east to Russ's new classic car restoration shop... what an impressive place! From there, we headed to downtown Ft. Lauderdale for the New River Jazz Brunch Event and Car Show. There was a huge crowd with families and spectators camped out all over the park! It is a beautiful location right on the New River downtown... featuring vendors, kids and animal lover stuff, contests, live entertainment, and of course a nice free classic car display, brought to you by Keith's Rod & Customs. The car show kicked off with a large cruise from Sears Town. Look for more possible shows at this location in the future.
We picked up a few more riders, hopped on the Harleys, and headed up to Jumpin Jack's car show at Diamond Dolls in Pompano. When we arrived, the show was in full swing with an excellent turnout of cars, and was a happening event. Eugene did a nice job filling my shoes providing the music at this show. As always, another great show brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions.
We hopped back on the bikes and headed south making a few more stops along the way... enjoying a local Sunday afternoon hot spot with live entertainment, and wrapped up the day with a nice dinner with friends. It was a GREAT day to get out and ride and see the car shows!
I managed to take photos at all 3 local shows this weekend, and hope to have them posted very soon. I am getting back logged on work again... I guess I'll have to heat up the coffee and pull another late-nighter!
This Tuesday 5/4: it's Harleys & Hotrods in Dania, FREE event from 6pm-10pm... brought to you by Peterson's Harley N. Miami, Bikes & Beauties Magazine, Dania Jai Alai, and Russ G Events.
This Saturday 5/8: it's the "Beacon Light Plaza 2nd Annual Car Show" 10am-3pm in Pompano. This show features shopping, fashion show, live entertainment, kids stuff, free lunch*, and more... brought to you by: Russ G Events.
Sunny days are here! Get out and enjoy! Have a great week! Here is the full list of upcoming Events!
Take care... God Bless! See you at the shows... -DJ Scott
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RAINY MONDAYS!
4/26 ANOTHER RAINY MONDAY!!!
I'm losing count! Well, at least our weekend was nice for car shows!
Have a GREAT week!
-Scott
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CAR GUYS RIDE SUNDAY!
Sunday 5/2: It was a GREAT day to ride! We rode out to Holiday Park, then headed east to several car shows. We made other stops too, enjoyed food, drinks, and live entertainment throughout the day, and ended the day with a nice dinner!
More weekend update coming soon..
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FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT!
4/11 Festival Spring Show live entertainment provided by DB Entertainment, performed by "Jim & Dean" duo on tracks, guitar and sax... playing a GREAT selection of oldies and classic rock! These guys jammed!
4/12: Deja vu... "Rainy days and Monday's ALWAYS get me down"... What a rainy season it has been! Last week it rained... this week it rained... today it is still raining! We went from an unusually cold winter, to an unusually wet spring... and rainy season starts next month! I haven't written much lately, due in part to weather, and due in part to another small internal matter which I am happy to say I believe has been resolved. Car shows need to be fun and enjoyable for everyone.. and we all need to be respectful and get along as the happy car family we are! This is a GREAT community we have here in South Florida!
Sun Apr 11: Despite gray skies, the GREAT annual Festival Spring Mega show went on as scheduled... full of vendors, shopping, live entertainment, and tons of cars, people, and spectators! It was a true delight enjoying classic rock and oldies performed by the "Jim & Dean" Duo featuring guitar, and sax, provided by DB Entertainment. I brought out the BIG sound system to cover the large event (sorry if you were parked close). Unfortunately, the skies couldn't hold back any longer, and the show ended early in the afternoon due to rain. Awards were announced in the rain... if I get the results, I will post them here. Show brought to you by Dick Barton 'DB Entertainment' & 'RussG Events'. I only took a handful of photos before the rain started, which are posted here. Some of the photos may be a little blurry because I accidentally shot the photos in slow shutter priority manual mode.. some were unusable.
Fri, Apr 16: Towershoppes ended early due to rain.
Sat, Apr 17: Oceans 11 was called due to heavy winds off ocean and strong chance of rain.
Sun Apr 18: Annual Maroone show was cancelled due to rain. A dozen or so avid "die hard" supporters showed up... we hung out waiting to see if weather would improve, which it didn't . This show will be rescheduled.
Sunday night: Tijuana Taxi cruise night was rained out.
UPCOMING EVENTS THIS WEEKEND:
Sat Apr 24:"Cooper City Annual Founders Day Show" 1pm-5pm - Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City brought to you by AACA Ft. Lauderdale Region. This is an open show.. includes parade* and all day festival.
Sun Apr 25:"Dania Jai Alai Motorcar Expo" 10am-4pm at Dania Jai Alai featuring a huge vendor and swap meet area, food, music, contests, and is open to "ANYTHING ON WHEELS". Show advertised on local radio, proudly brought to you by 'Pep Boys Auto' and 'Russ G Events'.
Sunny days are coming! Have a great week! Here is the full list of upcoming Events!
Take care... God Bless! See you at the shows... -DJ Scott
HOOTERS SPOTLIGHT!
4/14 What an interesting bike event last night at Hooters in Pembroke Pines! It was a record breaking night with an unprecedented 65 Hooters girls from all over South Florida Hooters competing on our outdoor stage in a regional finals bikini contest! It was a night of music, beer, bikes, babes, and a packed wall to wall cheering crowd! (mouse over photo)
G'day Scott... My wife and I will be travelling to Miami next year from Australia, We are only in the early planning stage at the moment however we look like being there from Sunday 10th to Thurs. 14th of April. I had a look at you very informative and well put together web site and will be checking it out more often as the time gets nearer. Any advise or recommendations you would be gratefully appreciated, Hopefully we'll get to meet a few nice people to chat to and compare notes with while we're there. (photo of our car)
Kind Regards, Bob and Deb, Australia
This is an incredible video! ...and is a "nail-biter" for sure! The video is 11 minutes non-stop at full speed! Some of the road is gravel... most of the road has NO guard rails! It gets really crazy around 7 minutes! Jeff is 2WD champ!
Be sure to watch with HD OFF and full screen for BEST video experience!
OCEAN'S ELEVEN SATURDAY NIGHT CRUISE - JULY 17, 2010!
We had a GREAT getaway in beautiful Tennessee!
Ol' Betsy had a tough time making it up the hills... be she made up for it going down the other sides! We rode some absolutely stunning country side on the Harley... visited the Jack Daniels Distillery, enjoyed some great Nashville nightlife, visited with family and friends, soaked up some "real" warm Tennessee hospitality... and so much more!
"Rainy days and Monday's ALWAYS get me down"...especially BOTH at same time like today! After a GREAT weekend of car shows, we were ALL awakened this Monday morning to heavy thunderstorms, lightning, thunder, and tornado weather (one knocking out power in Oakland Park). We were fortunate to have this weather on a Monday rather than our weekend. No one was hurt today, and weather is already clearing up nicely.
Fri Mar 26: After an afternoon of light rain, the weather cleared for what would be the start of a nice weekend. Friday night had clear skies toward evening and a moderate turnout at Towershoppes.
Sat, Mar 27: We enjoyed an absolutely BEAUTIFUL clear day at the Whale Raw Bar Car Show in Parkland. The turnout was moderate (for a first show), the show was very nice, and there were plenty of spectators too. Our host offered food, drink, and beer specials throughout the day. It was a very nice day!
Sun Mar 28: There were numerous shows going on today, including the auction in Ft. Lauderdale, the Barrett Jackson pre-show in Palm Beach, Jumpin Jack's show in Doral, and Russ's new show in Dania. Despite the grey and very cloudy skies, people came out in support of the shows. Doral had a nice turnout from Dade County, featuring a live band, along with tunes by DJ Dee. Money was raised at this benefit event for the "Relay For Life" Foundation, show brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions.
I was in Dania for the official kick-off of the "Dania Motorcar Expo" at the Dania Jai Alai Fronton. We had a nice crowd here at this show too, which in addition to featuring a nice classic car show and "Anything On Wheels"... also featured plenty of spectators, contests, giveaways, lots of vendors, and a swap meet too. This show in part a benefit for Majic Children's Fund". Some very nice trophies were handed out at the end of the show. Look for this show to return every month... next show on Sun, Apr 25, brought to you by Russ G Events.
Some of our car people went to the Palm Beach show... congratulations to Nadine Whittaker for winning a very nice and coveted Barrett Jackson Award. Sunday night we hung out with Rockin Rich at the Tijuana Taxi cruise night.
Mon, Mar 29: (ON A PERSONAL NOTE) My daughter Kristi (18 years old), left at 4am this morning for boot camp at Great Lakes near Chicago, to serve our great country in military service with the Navy. She passed up on a 4 year college scholarship in Indiana, and is very excited about her decision to serve! She will be doing a 6 year tour of service in "advanced electronics". We VERY proudly support her... and as she ventures out into a BIG world, she will be in our thoughts and prayers! Thank you to those for your comments, your support, and your prayers too!
Tue, Mar 30: I'm taking a day off from my day job to relax, heading out on the Harley to enjoy some of the great freedoms we still have left! America is changing... but I'm going to hang on to our freedom as long as I can!
Sat, Apr 3: This coming Saturday, Seminole Coconut Creek Casino will be hosting another FREE car show from 10am-4pm! This show always brings out a BIG crowd, brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions.
Have a great week! Here is the full list of upcoming Events!
Take care... God Bless! See you at the shows... -DJ Scott
Comments:I'm glad me and the family were able to come to the Pep Boys sponsored Dania Jai-alai event Sunday. There was plenty of activities and new things thrown in just for fun, like the contest and vendors. My kids really like the action inside alai as well as all the great cars that were there. Thanks for a great show. I see this becoming one of the bigger events. Good Luck to your daughter, my son's best friend just came out of boot camp from the Naval academy in Chicago. He's in for six years too. Peter Rand and Family, Davie, Fl - Vehicle: 32 Yellow Deuce Coupe
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
Fri Mar 19: It was another GREAT weekend for shows... and one of MY busiest weekends of the year! DJ Dee filled in for me both Friday & Saturday nights while I was doing a 2 day city event providing stage sound for the event, music, various acts, and bands performing live entertainment. Friday night had a good crowd and was good night at Towershoppes with DJ Dee on the microphone!
Sat Mar 20: was Event Day #2 for me, a full day of fun and entertainment for thousands who came out, with a big fireworks finale. Saturday night DJ Dee entertained a FULL crowd of cars and spectators at Ocean's 11 cruise night... it was ideal weather and a "happening" event!
Sun Mar 21: we enjoyed another GREAT car show at Seminole Hollywood Casino with over 120+ cars and a good crowd of spectators. The specials kept the food and beers going all day... it was a fun day with friends and an excellent show, brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions!
Sunday night the nice weather continued... so we made a cruise by Tijuana Taxi for a nice weekend wind down.
We have another very busy weekend coming up with several car shows... be sure to get out and enjoy while car show season is hot, and the weather is sunny and cool.
Sun, Mar 28: "Dania Jai Alai Motorcar Expo" 10am-4pm - OPEN TO ANYTHING ON WHEELS! Dania This is the "official" kick-off for this BIG event! This new monthly event has been in the making since last year, and will feature music, food, contests, cash and product giveaways, trophies, vendors, swap meet, car coral, and so much more! There will be complimentary coffee & donuts for entrants. This Sunday show is also a BENEFIT for the "Majic Children's Fund". Listen for the radio promos on Majic 102.7 and come out and meet and greet radio legend Rick Shaw in person! This event proudly brought to you by Pep Boys and Russ G Events! UPDATE: Live entertainment has now been added to this show as well... and will be provided by band "Broken Toys" up on stage! Come out and enjoy a GREAT show!
Sun, Mar 28: "Doral Relay For Life Car & Truck Show" 10am-4pm - Open Show - Miami Intl Mall with Jumpin Jack Productions... will feature dash plaques & goodie bags to the first 150 vehicles, Top 50 & specialty awards, DJ & live entertainment, a flat screen TV raffle, and more... always a great show in Miami with Jumpin Jack!
UPDATE: The voting is final for the new website logo! It was almost an even tie... with only a couple more votes for the daytime logo Both new logos received a lot of compliments,.. the girl received some votes too! Daytime wins! (my favorite for now too)... but I'll keep the sunset logo up on the 2010 page. I may change the logo later down the road... or feature different cars as time goes on... as I learn to master Photoshop better!
Sun, Mar 15, 2010: A RECORD BREAKING night!
94 CARS!!! THANK YOU ALL!
We couldn't do it without you! We greatly appreciate everyone's participation and invite everyone to attend and come join the best place to hang out on Sun. night. We can always make room for MORE !!!
The ALL NEW "Hot Rod Logo" shot at top of this web page was created from a photo I took at Moroso Motorsports Park 2006 Hot Rod Sunday. The blue background was the actual clear blue sky that day... palm tree and beach were added.
If you double click the logo, it will change to an alternate night shot (after page fully loads). Just having a little fun figuring out new tricks with Photoshop!
NEW CRUISIN SOUTH FLORIDA LOGOS!
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
Fri. Mar 12, 2010: Towershoppes was cancelled due to a massive weather front coming through... which brought us a perfect weather weekend.
Sat. Mar 13: As I've already written, it was a beautiful day and I had the day off, so Dee & I hopped on the bike and took a nice ride up thru the Palm Beaches to see the Bounty while it is docked in South Florida. See my photo taken from water taxi on our way over, or click photo right.
Saturday night: I got home late at 5:15pm... hopped immediately from one vehicle to the next, and was setting up for the Miami Lakes Cruise Night by 6pm (I often live on a tight schedule). We had an incredible turnout with somewhere between 150-200 cars! It was a happening evening, brought to you by Cultural Affairs and Jumpin Jack Productions.
Sun. Mar 14: Sunday morning I'm back on the highways again heading to South Miami for the 24th Annual Sunshine ALL Corvette Spring Meet. It was a beautiful day... this show brought in 'vettes from all over South & West Florida. They had some excellent food cooking on the BBQ! It was a good show... proudly sponsored and held at Kendall Chevrolet in Miami.
Sunday night: (as soon as I got home) we hopped back on the bike and headed over to Tijuana Taxi for a nice night of fun and fellowship. As you have already read, it was a record breaking night with 94 cars! Hats off to Rich and his crew (Bob & Arlyne) for a great place to cruise at the end of a long weekend!
Saturday Mar 20: Jumpin Jack will be in Miami for the ULTIMATE 60's Rock & Roll Reunion Car Show. This show will feature rock and roll bands of the era, and is being spot-lighted on Magic 102.7 radio.
Enjoy car show season! Here is the full list of upcoming Events!
Take care... see you at the shows... -DJ Scott
(CLICK LINK FOR MY PHOTO)
Mar 13: DJ Dee & I went riding Saturday! We hopped on the '03 Fatboy and took a nice beach ride up A1A from Ft. Lauderdale as far as it goes into Palm Beach. While there, we took a water taxi over to Peanut Island for a cool tour of the pirate ship H-M-S Bounty while it is docked here in South Florida. We enjoyed ourselves at the tiki-bar on the harbor where we listened to live entertainment & had drinks and lunch. We had BEAUTIFUL weather... and a GREAT ride!
The current hot rod logo shot at top of this web page was created from a photo I took at Moroso Motorsports Park 2006 Hot Rod Sunday. The blue background was the actual clear blue sky that day... palm tree and beach were added.
If you double click the logo, it will change to an alternate night shot (after page fully loads). Just having a little fun figuring out new tricks with Photoshop! SUNSET LOGO
Sat. Mar 6, 2010: It was a PERFECT and beautiful weekend for car shows!!! Saturday it was the Citi Centre Classic Car Show in Pompano with a very nice show in the courtyards of the mall. This is a nice venue for a show, with plenty of stores, restaurants, and lots of admiring spectators! The show brought to you by Pep Boys & Russ G Events.
Sun, Mar 7, 2010: Sunday we enjoyed another PERFECT south Florida weather day... and the Mopars came out in force for the "22nd Annual Florida Mopar Nationals" at University Dodge in Davie! This show ALWAYS brings out some rare and amazing cars, and brings them in from all over Florida too! There were vendors, the Moose cooking up BBQ, a swap meet, model car show, and more! I enjoy this venue too, as I get to crank up some great classic rock from the 60's, 70's, and 80's! Racing legend Darrel Gwynn was also on hand enjoying the show with us... as this show raises money to benefit the Darrell Gwynn Foundation. It was a GREAT day with friends! This show is proudly brought to you by the "Florida Mopar Connection Car Club". A nice job by all the club members and volunteers!
There were other numerous shows Sunday in South Florida, including the 31st Annual Our Town America in Coral Springs... and others in Miami & Palm Beach too. There were NO car show citations for "wrong color" trash cans!
Sunday night, after a long weekend, DJ Dee and I hopped on the Harley and headed up to Tijuana Taxi where we enjoyed dinner and drinks with friends and a nice turnout of cars for the weekend finale.
Next weekend we'll be in Miami Lakes across from Main Street for a FREE show on Saturday night with Jumpin Jack, and Sunday we'll be in Miami again, with the Sunshine Corvette Club for their "24th Annual ALL CORVETTE Spring Meet". The "Shades of Past Spring Rod Run" will also be from
11am-4pm in Pompano, with a beach cruise too!
UPDATE: I have been working on the new CruisinSouthFlorida logo... try double clicking just for fun... (webpage must be fully loaded first) Would you believe the current hotrod shot was taken in front of the Moroso bathroom!
Hooters Girls! Spring Tree Plaza Benefit Car Show!
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
Feb 27, 2010: Something "stinks" in Sunrise! Saturday Russ G Events had a benefit car show for the "Spring Tree Plaza Charities" in Sunrise. From what I understand, that despite the fact that proper permits were pulled, and the show was located on private property, code enforcement was somehow alerted and a citation was issued for having the "wrong color" garbage cans in the show! These were merely used to collect trash for the dumpster. The trash can services were also donated,
There's more... but I'll leave it at that. You people that want more government in your lives are out of your minds!
Feb 28, 2010: Sunday we had a great car show at Lefty's in Davie. The weather was sunny and beautiful all day... there were plenty of show cars and spectators, and the food and service was very good too. This semi-annual event brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions.
The Harleys & Hotrods Cruise Night is postponed this month due to "Bike Week" in Daytona, and bikes being a big part of this show. It will resume the 1st Tuesday in April.
Feb 18-19: DJ Dee and I hopped on the Harley for a quick 2 day getaway at Holiday Isle Resort in Islamorada. We both worked on our Valentines Day Anniversary, so this was our first chance to get away. We found a nice half off deal at the resort, and found a little time too for this much needed break. The ride there and back was brief, and the weather was cool and sunny. We had a nice couple days riding, and a nice time too.
Feb 19: It was a good evening with a good crowd at Towershoppes... the last 2 weeks were rainouts.
Feb 20-21: I was at Petersons in N.Miami for their 56th Anniversary 2 Day Event. Beautiful weather BOTH days!
Feb 21: It was a gorgeous day for the Margate 2nd Annual Street Festival Car Show! Over 100+ cars came out for a day of festivities and fun. This popular event included live entertainment, vendors, business booths, activities for the kids, demonstrations, and so much more. "DJ Dee" provided music for the car show... which was proudly brought to you by Pep Boys Auto and "RussGEvents". A nice job by all!
Later that evening we headed up to Tijuana Taxi for dinner. With such a nice evening... there was a near record of cars out for this popular cruise night. A nice time was had by all.
It was a GREAT week.
On a personal note: I also found out this week that my daughter Kristi was accepted into the U.S. Navy She will be doing a 6 year tour of duty in "Advanced Electronics". She is very excited about her future career and serving our great country... and we are so proud of her. Our prayers will be with her going out into a BIG world.
We just got NEWS today that my daughter Kristi has just been accepted in the Navy! She has had her heart set on this and will be doing a 6 year tour... specializing in "advanced electronics".
Our prayers will be with her as she adventures out into a BIG world... offering her service for our great country.
My little girl has grown up. We are very proud of her!
WE'RE SNEAKING AWAY!
DJ Dee & I are sneaking away Thur and Friday on the Harley to "Holiday Isle Resort" in the Keys for our anniversary... it was on Valentine's Day, and we both had to work. We'll be enjoying Margarita's at the Tikibar.. and thinking about you all... NOT!
Update: We had a GREAT time!
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
Fri Feb 12: Rained out at Towershoppes again! That's 2 weeks in a row... we saw this one coming in big on the radar!
Sat Feb 13: We had an EXCELLENT first show at the "Diamond Strike Hot Rod & Bowl Car Show" in Pompano. The weather started out cool, but improved greatly with lots of sunshine! The lot was packed full of quality cars... the music, food, and beers rolled steady throughout the day! Howie and the staff did a nice job for their first event... look forward to seeing this one again!
Sat Night: It started out to be a beautiful evening with sunny clear skies at the "Ocean's Eleven' Cruise Night". There was a good turnout of cars with the lot almost full... but as the sun went down so did the temperatures! The wind picked up too, and when the temps got in the lower 50's... most of the folks pulled out. At 50 degrees, with only a couple cars left.. the show ended early. Thanks to those who hung with us in the cold for as long as they could!
Sun Feb 14: When I got up and checked the weather, it was only 43 degrees out. But just as quickly as the temps had dropped from the night before, the temps rose with lots of sunshine for our "Daisy Dukes Valentines Car & Truck Show" in Pembroke Pines. Over 100 awesome show vehicles were on display for a nice day with great weather, lots of spectators, music, raffles, food, and friendship with fellow car enthusiasts. Jim Park and Bill Barlow did a nice comedy performance with their "Who's on First" Abbott & Costello tribute. Awards were handed out at the end of the day... it was a great show! Nice job by Jumpin Jack and the crew!
Another show going on today was the Gold Coast British car show in Boca. They had a very nice show too. "DJ Dee" provided the "British Invasion" music throughout the say which really added the atmosphere to that nice show!
Sun Night: After a very looong weekend, Diane & I hopped on the Harley and headed up to "Tijuana Taxi Sunday Night Cruise" in Coral Springs for a relaxing weekend wrap-up and dinner. There was a moderate crowd and cars there, where we enjoyed Valentine's... and a slow dance for our anniversary there. As some of you learned, DJ Dee & I were married on Valentine's Day back 9 years ago. She and I both worked on our special day today, and will take a few days off for a getaway shortly. It was a "cool" 54 degree ride home.
We battled some cold weather and rain this past weekend, and enjoyed some nice sunny shows too!
I will be posting photos shortly... Here is the full list of upcoming Events!
Sat Feb 6: Saturday morning I was in Downtown Miami for the "9th Annual Flagler Fest" show hosted by the AACA South Florida Region. It was an excellent show packed with a day of fun, great weather, cafes and shops all along Flagler, and thousands of spectators... it was a very nice show!
Sat Night: What an incredible night under the lights at Sheehan Pontiac's "Full Throttle Darrell Gwynn Show"! The lot was packed full of horsepower, racers and their awesome race machines, South Florida's finest classics, and a full crowd of thrilled admirers! This show was off the scale! We were also treated to live entertainment, food, and fellowship with fellow enthusiasts... this night was one to remember! Photos will be coming soon!
Friday night I did not set up at Towershoppes with a pending weather front that came through.
Sun, Feb 8: It was a day off for me, so a few of us went riding... and what a nice day it turned out to be. We met at Holiday Park on US27 for some time of fellowship with other riders, then headed over to Cafe 27 for a nice lunch. We ran into the "Time Bandits" who were also there to show off their cars, drink some beers, and enjoy a beautiful afternoon under sunny blue skies. We enjoyed a nice live band at the Tiki Bar, where we hung out for a while before we went riding. It was an awesome and relaxing day!
We got home in time to enjoy the Superbowl, and enjoyed a nice half-time show by "The Who" on the HD big screen. Congratulations to the Saints for the win... and an excellent game. It was a good day, and a great weekend!
Jan 30: It was the kick-off for the ALL NEW "Dania Jai Alai
Motorcar Expo". We did get off to a shaky start with problems with the fire inspector, now unbelievably insisting all outdoor vendors must have fire extinguishers, or extinguishers be posted every so many feet in the outdoor parking lot vendor show areas. It was my understanding that if we "paid" this inspector something like $100/hr, the show could continue... Needless to say, the necessary fire extinguishers were purchased and placed, and the show went on. I'll reserve further comment...
The Dania Motorcar Expo show featured games and contests, flea market areas, vendors, food, music, giveaways, and more! Of course we had all our great show cars, and there was a very cool vintage motorcycle show too. The weather was nice, the show was packed with spectators, and it was a good day. This show is open to "anything on wheels"... and is brought to you by Russ G Events! Look for this one monthly, with our next show on Sunday March 28!
Sunday Jan 31: I had a rare day off, and rode a nice '03 Harley Fatboy down from Frostproof in central Florida, around Lake Okeechobee, along back country roads, past fish camps, farms, more lakes, and everglades... it was a nice ride! In the little spare time I have, I'll be tooling around for the next month or so on this custom ride whenever I get a chance, which won't be much. A few of us are going riding this Sunday (from Holiday Park), not sure where we are headed yet, but you're welcome to join. I guess this is going to put my spare time at a real premium now... and push my Cutlass project even further down on the priority list. Sunday evening DJ Dee and I took a ride on the bike up to Tijuana Taxi for the Sunday night cruise. Note: the Tijuana Taxi cruise is back on regular Sunday night schedule, with exception of Super Bowl Sunday this coming weekend.
This is a very busy upcoming week with car shows and cruise nights:
"Super Bowl Sunday" (no car shows or cruise nights)
I hope you like the new webpage logo... it was my own creation, as well as the new Harleys & Hotrods banner,
both taken from actual car show photos. Maybe I should put it on a t-shirt... cards, coolies, or more... LOL.
Name: Soupy, Location: Weston, FL Vehicle: 78 Trans Am, Comments: Scott... I like the look of the website... As usual, all the show info I am interested in is right there where it needs to be. See you at Tower on Friday bud, and have a great rest of the week. I was finally able to get the Bandit fixed, Upper Control Arms, Brake hoses, an alignment, some carb work and the usual oil and filter change. Thanks to Mark at King James for getting the work done quickly and correctly. Soupy
Name: Don Mazzone, Location: Miami, Fla. Vehicle: 2008 Corvette Z06I Date: 01/26/2010, Comments: Scott i find your web site extremely informative to keep up with what is going on in the car show world. THANKS!!!!!!!!!
Name: gary h, Location: long island, ny Vehicle: 77 Pontiac Can Am Date: 01/20/2010, Comments: You are so lucky to have warm weather all year long.
Dania Motorcar Expo - Jan 30, 2010
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
Jan 25, 2010: It was another week for shows... some good... and some not so good...
Friday night was an excellent night at Towershoppes...with good crowds and weather. Just a reminder that "2010 Parking Passes" are available for only $100 for the entire year. This offers a nice saving on your weekly fee, and it also good for discounts at supporting restaurants. The passes are also very nice collector items.
Saturday night was a cancellation at Oceans 11 due to weather.
Sunday I was in Miami at the 3rd Annual Tropical Park show! It was an excellent show with a strong turnout of cars, and spectators... hosted by "Thunderbird Club of South Florida".
Sunday night was cancelled at Tijuana Taxi due to "code enforcement issues". It seems the city of Coral Springs has found yet another way to shutdown a nice casual family night of fun... and is looking for their "cut" of the action. We hope they can get this issue resolved. Stay tuned for updates...
As you may have noticed... I have been playing with Photoshop... and made some changes to some of the website logos. I am teaching myself more about this program and it's many amazing capabilities! For example... in the photo below at the "Reflections In Glass Show"... I added "blue skies" where the grey skies were originally (click photo to see originals) To see the original photo of the 57 Chevy custom logo on this page just click on the logo. You may notice that even that "original" photo had happy blue skies added... if you observe the rest of the shots around it. There are other of my amateur modifications that span the last couple years... some more obvious than others. In this digital age... be careful... it's hard to tell what is real anymore!
I also "fixed" and "tweaked" some errors I recently discovered on this website that were mostly affecting users of Netscape and Firefox. This site is best viewed with "internet Explorer"... but I am making strides to make it compatible with all browsers, as I discover various issues. I have also been adding audio and videos... again with the hopes that it will work for everyone. Everything you see I had to figure out on my own from scratch... and it's been a fun adventure! If you see anything wrong or not working... please drop me a note in the comments.
I will be working on adding more past show photos. I'm working on Festival photos next...
This coming Saturday we have the kick-off of the ALL NEW"Dania Jai Alai
Motorcar Expo". This will be an exciting new monthly show... with hopes to be BIG... and offer something a little different! There will be games and contests, flea market areas, vendors, crafts, car corral, food, music, giveaways, special guests, and more! Tournament spectators are even being bused in from Miami. The January show has been joined with the Vintage bike show that will be across the street. The lot is huge... plenty of room for clubs and tents! This show will be open to "anything on wheels"... and is brought to you by Russ G Events! Look for this one monthly!
As you may have also noticed... I always try to post "last minute" updates on shows and cruise nights when that info becomes available to me. If a show gets cancelled at last minute due to weather... I will post that update here as soon as I receive that information. Always check here first... if you are uncertain about the status of a listed show... or call the host listed on the flier.
We have a busy car show season ahead... and is packed full of Events!
Take care... see you at the shows... -DJ Scott
TROPICAL PARK 3RD ANNUAL CAR SHOW
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
Jan 18, 2010: Friday night at Towershoppes had good weather and turnout. It's good to be back in a normal routine again after the long holidays.
Saturday we had an excellent show with the America's Corvette Club at the Reflections In Glass XXXVII in Boca. A weather system making it's way our direction affected some of the turnout, but amidst some grey skies, it never rained... and turned out to be a mostly sunny day. We had 166 nice show cars, a big vendor section, and lots of spectators. Over $2000+ collected for the 50/50, nice items in the silent auction, and some very nice trophies were handed out. It was a GREAT day!
Update: photos are available!
Sunday, we were up against mother nature again! What started out looking like a pretty nice day, turned into quite a downpour several times. The 60 or so cars that came out to the Coconut Creek 4th Annual show were thanked for their support despite the weather, awarded their trophies, and the show was called early. It was unfortunate as this is always a nice show. A special thanks to "DJ Dee" for helping out and dealing with the equipment in the weather while I was off to Peterson's N. Miami doing sound for a
big memorial service for a very good lost friend of Ace. Diane was a real trooper during the monsoons!
Just our luck... but the weather did clear for the evening's cruise at Tijuana Taxi.
This weekend I'll be at Ocean's Eleven on Saturday night, and I will be doing Tropical Park
in Miami on Sunday. Several other shows on the schedule too...
We have a busy car show season ahead... and is packed full of Events!
Jan 10, 2010: What a CRAZY cold week for South Florida weather... with snow flurries being reported all over the sunshine state this weekend! What was supposed to be a busy week with shows ended up with numerous cancellations due to the extreme cold weather. Cancellations included Harleys & Hotrods Cruise, Hooters Bike Night, Darrell Gwynn Full Throttle Show, and Tijuana Taxi... all by the strong forces of mother nature. Friday night was an exception... it was nice at Towershoppes for our first resumed cruise of the new year.
Today's show at Ed Morse Sawgrass was also an exception... and brought out the true diehard dedicated "car nuts" with a surprising 97 registered cars... despite the cold and windy weather! By mid-afternoon today, the sun was out... but temps continued to remain in the 40's with a strong winter wind blowing in from the north. It was still a nice show... with the hard work and dedication of the Renegade Corvette Club as host. They gave out a lot of great door prizes, and some very nice grand prizes too. We enjoyed brunch and lunch at the outdoor BBQ, and many people enjoyed fellowship and kept warm indoors in the showroom throughout much of the day. The show ended early with awards and cash giveaways... also brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions.
Tijuana Taxi will resume with weekly Wednesday & Sunday cruise nights (weather permitting)... and the 10th Annual Darrell Gwynn Full Throttle Show has been rescheduled to Sat, Feb 6, 2010... same time and location at Sheehan Pontiac on Federal Hwy in Lighthouse Point.
Be sure to keep updated on the very latest info by staying tuned here at CruisinSouthFlorida.com. If a show is listed here and we receive any last minute changes or cancellations... we will post that updated info as soon as available.
We have a busy car show season ahead... and is packed full of Events!
Take care... see you at the shows... -DJ Scott
SNOW HITS CENTRAL FLORIDA!Jan 9, 2009
Minnesota hot rod!
HELLO SOUTH FLORIDA! "From My Side of the Microphone"
2009 WAS an excellent year!! There were a lot of GREAT shows... and new shows too! I enjoyed wonderful friendships, and met some new people along the way too. It's been terrific!
Wishing everyone a very happy and better new year in 2010! The show line-up looks GREAT already!
Sunday, Jan 3, 2010 - Kiwanis Plantation 1st Annual Benefit Show - Broward Mall
WEEKEND UPDATEby: DJ Scott
Jan 4, 2010: Well... the new year is off to a GREAT start! Despite cool weather... we had an excellent turnout of cars yesterday (see photo above) for our first show of 2010, the Kiwanis 1st Annual Benefit Show at the Broward Mall! Over 120+ show vehicles were in attendance, along with vendors, spectators, giveaways, and more! It was a good show, and a first for the Plantation Kiwanis. An excellent job by all involved... brought to you by Russ G Events!
We have a very busy show schedule already lined up for 2010! This year's shows included all the regular annual shows, along with some nice new ones.
Tuesday: it's the all new Harleys & Hotrods open cruise night at the Dania Jai Alai. This free cruise is on the first Tuesday of every month, from 6pm-10pm, brought to you by Peterson's Harley Davidson N.Miami, Bikes & Beauties Magazine, Pep Boys Auto, Dania Jai Alai, and Russ G Events! The show features a bikini contest, along with music, vendors and outdoor BBQ. There is plenty to see and do at this cruise. UPDATE JAN 5 > CANCELLED TONIGHT DUE TO COLD WEATHER!
Wednesday: the Tijuana Taxi resumes it new Wednesday night cruise from 6pm-9pm... featuring great food and dinner specials, music and fun. Located in Coral Springs on the corner of Atlantic Blvd / University Dr,
Friday: we get back to the regular schedule at Tower Shoppes in Davie, 6pm-10pm every Friday night.
Saturday: it's the "10th Annual Darrell Gwynn Full Throttle Car Show" from 6pm-10pm in Lighthouse Point. This popular show always packs in a BIG crowd... featuring lots of horsepower and some of South Florida's best racers and race cars! It's ALWAYS a fun night at this show!
Sunday: it's the "Ed Morse Sawgrass 4th Annual OPEN Car & Truck Show" 10am-4pm in Sunrise. This is also a very popular and BIG show... featuring vendors, outdoor BBQ, and plenty of giveaways! Last year at this show I won a very nice stay for 2 at a resort in the Keys... which DJ Dee and myself thoroughly enjoyed! This show is brought to you by the Renegade Corvette Club and Jumpin Jack Productions.
Like I said... we have a busy schedule... and this week is certainly packed full of events! Events
Take care... see you at the shows... and have a GREAT new year! -DJ Scott
Jan 4, 2010: 1st Car Show of the year.......A Winner !!! A special thanks to all who participated yesterday in "Kiwanis of Plantation Benefit Car Show" at the Broward Mall. Although a cool one, 120+ cars, representing 23 Car Clubs joined effort in raising money for the "Children of the World" Kiwanis charity. The GM Express Club and the British Sports Car Club were in a dead heat to win the $100.00 cash prize for the Club Participation award with most cars entered, with the GM Express Club taking home the $$$. Thanks ! guys.... Great Music as always from DJ "Scott the Musicman" (breaking in our new portable generator), vendor row, hot dogs beverages, pop corn.......and hot coffee courtesy of the Plantation Kiwanis Club. It was a "hot" show.......in spite of the "cold" weather. Look for this show to return next year......Thank You all !!!! -Russ G
CRUISIN SOUTH FLORIDA WITH RUSS G EVENTS AND FRIENDS
Dec 6, 2010: It was a GREAT weekend for car shows and events! 
This show has so much to offer! We had a different experience than some as DJ Dee and I rode our new bike 1st time in the police escorted run. The run brings out an estimated 30,000+ bikes, and shut down 2 major interstate highways for several hours! To our surprise, there was a concert and huge stage setup at the starting point at Coconut Creek Casino where tens of thousands of bikes lined up for the run. There were vendors and things to see and do while waiting for run to start. Diane and I rode 1st VIP section with 7 other friends on their bikes, including Russ G who was all suited up in his military riding clothes and goggles. We finally headed out on our 25 mile ride waiving to tens of thousands of admiring spectators on bridges and lining the interstate highways! It was SO cool!
do at this event! 
There were tons of vendors and plenty of food, along with some pretty amazing sights! VIP riders enjoyed prime rib lunch and free beer all day!
Our good friend "Tattoo Dave" is "THE TOP MAN" and organizer for this MAJOR South Florida 
On behalf of the members of "The Cruisers Of South Florida" we want to thank everyone who came out to our events this year to support them and help us contribute in some small way to the efforts of the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Foundation. We hope everyone enjoyed the Tattoo Expo and Toy Run events that we host. No one can ever deny they are the most unique car show venues in South Florida every year. We want to wish everyone the very best of good health and happiness for the holiday season and all our best wishes for a very Happy New Year. 
MONTHLY CAR SHOWS STARTING DEC 11, 2010!
A heartfelt thanks to all that participated in making today's car show at the festival a great success. 615+ cars, over 35 car clubs, thousands of spectators, vendors, sunshine and blue skies. Special thanks to my extended car show family for all their help and loyal friendship. We are truly a great family in South Florida. May I wish all of you a blessed Thanksgiving !!! -Russ
South Florida Hot Rides was HOT at the annual Festival Holiday Show with an amazing 72 member rides in attendance! There were a total of 615 cars at this show! This show was huge! 13 members received awards and SFHR received the club participation award as well! I would personally like to thank all of the members that attended which made it possible for SFHR to make the new club attendance record. Congratulations to everyone! 
Nov 15, 2010: What a GREAT and busy weekend for shows! The weather was excellent all weekend. Friday night at Towershoppes had a BIG crowd as usual. Saturday's "New Covenant 4th Annual Benefit Show" with Rockin Rich drew over 100+ cars in Pompano. Saturday night we had a record breaker with over 200+ show cars in Miami Lakes with Jumpin Jack... it was an AWESOME cruise night! Sunday we enjoyed the Raider Classic Car & Hotrod Benefit Show. This was their first show... and they did a GREAT job! The venue was nice... they had a nice BBQ going with excellent food, they had volunteers, sponsors and vendors and lots of nice giveaways, beautiful awards, and music by DJ Dee! A fine job by all! I was off doing a Veterans Day Parade in Miami Lakes with Jumpin Jack before I returned. Thank you to the SFHR for their support at this show, and all who attended. Sunday night had a BIG crowd at Tijuana Taxi, with over 85+ cars! Soupy and Jacki incredibly made all 5 car shows this weekend!
A good weekend was had by ALL! 
Sunday, there were two shows, one north in Broward at Shady Tree Plaza, and the other south in Dade at Miami Springs. What an incredible show we had down south at the Miami Springs Octoberfest! The weather was picture perfect, and drew an amazing crowd, as well as an estimated 160+ show vehicles wrapped around the gazebo park circle! The show was a huge success, and will be returning as an annual show, brought to you by The City of Miami Springs and Jumpin Jack Productions.
Oct 10, 2010: It was another great car show brought to you by Jumpin Jack Productions and his "green" team. DJ Scott added his usual high tempo music and insight once again. Thanks to both. The real stars of the show were the cars and people themselves. The new rides that we saw was incredible, and their owners were just plain well behaved. Some very unusual cars and owners greeted us for this show. From Spiderman to Herbie The Love Bug, to the unusual "custom" design of some of the cars to the Octoberfest theme decorations. This show had something for everyone. The location was one of the nicest that I can remember and the weather was chamber of commerce perfect. Now I remember why I moved to Florida 9 years ago. The foot traffic was very respectful of everyone and their rides, thank you for that. I could go on and on, but I won't. I cannot wait until the Doral show next week to see if we can out perform this weeks show in participation and foot traffic. I'm sure we can. Until Sunday, have a great week and say a prayer for our troops., "Webhead" 
Just wanted to post my comments from the Maroone show Sunday. Rain cannot dampen the fun that we have attending car shows and reaching out to have a great time with people that we care about. Our car brothers and sisters had a good time with each other at this Maroone show put on by Jumpin Jack and the green helpers. The music was the best I have heard from DJ Scott, ever. I would like to share something with our car crazy community if you will allow me to. I have attended many shows down here over the years and have been fortune enough to win some awards from time to time, thanks to all for that. Today I was shocked and happy to have won "Best Late Paint" for my '95 triple black Corvette. Thank you to Jack and the judges for honoring me for doing what I love to do - detail cars. Most of us love to wash and wax our cars, trying to out shine the other car entrants. Me, I love to detail cars, period. My wife's daily driver is as detailed as my 'Vette or Cobra, just the way I am I guess. Thank You all once again for the honor, you have humbled me. See you at the next show!
8/2: The "Saints & Sinners Car Club", the involved bars & restaurants, Tattoo Dave, the bands who donated their services, along with Russ who also donated his help and time... ALL did their best to have a good show, despite problems. My involvement was cancelled at the last moment, I would have liked to have been part of the show. I wish things could have worked out better for everyone!
Thank YOU! On behalf of my wife Mimi, and Russ G Events, I would like to thank Jumpin Jack, his staff, and all who were responsible for presenting me with my award this past Sunday. I was both surprised and humbled to receive it. And thanks also to Molly, John, Mike and the membership of the South Florida Hot Rides who presented me with a similar appreciation award 2 weeks ago at another car show. As a promoter, it gives me joy to put on the shows for you and to present the winners with their trophy, I now know what a great feeling it is to receive my own award .......... from all of you.
Follow the weeks of my 18 year old daughter Kristi (pictured left) who recently joined military service. Kristi is currently stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station in Northern Illinois and will graduate boot camp May 21, 2010. We are SO PROUD of Kristi... and she is in our prayers.
Fri Mar 19: It was another GREAT weekend for shows... and one of MY busiest weekends of the year! DJ Dee filled in for me both Friday & Saturday nights while I was doing a 2 day city event providing stage sound for the event, music, various acts, and bands performing live entertainment. Friday night had a good crowd and was good night at Towershoppes with DJ Dee on the microphone!
Sun, Mar 7, 2010: Sunday we enjoyed another PERFECT south Florida weather day... and the Mopars came out in force for the "22nd Annual Florida Mopar Nationals" at University Dodge in Davie! This show ALWAYS brings out some rare and amazing cars, and brings them in from all over Florida too! There were vendors, the Moose cooking up BBQ, a swap meet, model car show, and more! I enjoy this venue too, as I get to crank up some great classic rock from the 60's, 70's, and 80's! Racing legend Darrel Gwynn was also on hand enjoying the show with us... as this show raises money to benefit the Darrell Gwynn Foundation. It was a GREAT day with friends! This show is proudly brought to you by the "Florida Mopar Connection Car Club". A nice job by all the club members and volunteers!
Feb 27, 2010: Something "stinks" in Sunrise! Saturday Russ G Events had a benefit car show for the "Spring Tree Plaza Charities" in Sunrise. From what I understand, that despite the fact that proper permits were pulled, and the show was located on private property, code enforcement was somehow alerted and a citation was issued for having the "wrong color" garbage cans in the show! These were merely used to collect trash for the dumpster. The trash can services were also donated, 
Feb 18-19: DJ Dee and I hopped on the Harley for a quick 2 day getaway at Holiday Isle Resort in Islamorada. We both worked on our Valentines Day Anniversary, so this was our first chance to get away. We found a nice half off deal at the resort, and found a little time too for this much needed break. The ride there and back was brief, and the weather was cool and sunny. We had a nice couple days riding, and a nice time too.
Jan 30: It was the kick-off for the ALL NEW 
Name: Soupy, Location: Weston, FL
nice at Towershoppes for our first resumed cruise of the new year. 
