@bmf 4594 wrote:
Sure Cliff…I know Josh had talked to you about it personally, but just in case anyone else has any questions I will put in my thoughts on it. We actually were planning on writing about this in our newsletter that we are planning on sending out this week but I will touch on it briefly here.
This site was created so that all of us who went to Cars and Coffee Irvine could have a place online away from the show where we could share our pictures, conversations, memories, etc. and just to talk about Cars in general as that is the common passion of us all. The Irvine show, is as you know, unlike any other in the world that we know of. However with the help of this site and forum word has spread throughout the world of this great event. Everyone who doesn’t live close enough to attend wishes that they had the same thing in their community. So they come to us and ask for help getting started, and we do that.
We help organize all the “behind the scenes” stuff that allow the show to take place. People might not realize all the work that has to happen to allow something like this to take place every week. That way they are free to just show up at their show and do the same thing that we do in Irvine. Kick tires, make new friends, and share their passion and enthusiasm for cars. The shows will all be Free, cruise-in, grass-roots style shows and you won’t be able to tell the difference between a show in one area and another across the nation.
When the show launched in Vegas the participants and spectators were all so grateful that the show had been brought out there. They get to have just as much fun as we do every Saturday morning but in their own neighborhood. These shows belong to the community, and always will.
We aren’t doing this to promote ourselves, just the idea behind Cars and Coffee, because it is so simple and so unique that it deserves to be shared with anyone who wants to join in. Just like we don’t turn away any car that wants to show in the lot we shouldn’t turn others away in other areas because they arent from here. We shouldn’t be selfish and keep the show to ourselves.
Josh and I both have regular day jobs like everyone else. I drive my 98 Honda Civic to my job at a non-profit in San Juan Capistrano everyday and then come home and work on the site on nights and weekends. We do it because we have a passion for cars and for the car community.
If anyone else has any specific questions feel free to PM Josh and I and we will be happy to discuss.
Thanks!
To be accurate, what Josh and I talked about at length was the issue with Concourse Motor Cars and why they are no longer a sponsor. He did not explain in detail the expansion of C&C.
Please do not assume that I am against people starting C&C’s in other areas and use that as a straw man to make a point. I am all for starting up as many as possible. I have promoted that. I even promoted it in my post that was deleted yesterday.
@bmf 4594 wrote:
If you are worried that we are making money from our sponsors then tell everyone how much you have paid us for the past year to be a sponsor of this site and then how much you have made selling paintings.
This is terribly dishonest and quite disturbing. I have not made one sale from this site. You came to me with the offer so that it looked like you had paying sponsors. You got me involved with Concourse after your deal with them went bad and didn’t say anything to me. That cost me a great deal of money. So don’t you dare question my integrity.
I’m just asking for transparency – that last post of yours Brent is way off the mark.