Burbank Bob's Big Boy Nov. 10 Meet [Archive] - Cadillac XLR Forum: XLR and XLR-V Forums

Quixotic

11-01-2005, 07:09 PM

Now that it's November, I wanted to confirm with everyone for the Thursday, November 10 XLR extravaganza at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. What is the time we're supposed to be there? Are we eating lunch or just watching everybody who walks by gawk at our cars? Do we need to reserve parking or dining space?

For those of you who will be coming form the West (going East) on 134, the exit is Pass Ave. Turn right, then right again and it's one block East of Pass. I'm not sure about the exit coming from the other direction. Either way, it is one block East of Pass on Riverside.

jamsto

11-01-2005, 08:45 PM

Thursday I was going to stop by for lunch at 11:30 am and meet up with those who can make it. Friday the 11th is the regular cruise night when everyone comes to Bob's. I was going to get there about 3 pm or so to get a parking spot and most of the people were going to come then.

Quixotic

11-07-2005, 02:50 PM

There has been so little response to this thread that I am wondering if anyone is going to show up on Thursday. If you are going to be there, please speak up. If the get-together turns into a non-event, I'd rather be at the office. We were up to more than 10 cars originally, now it seems we're at 2.

jamsto

11-07-2005, 03:14 PM

I think that Robin and another person said they would make it on Thurs. The rest of the responders said they would come on Fri.

xlrjim

11-07-2005, 03:25 PM

Hi. I will definitely be down to Bobs on thursday. Hope to get there between 1115 and 1130

Rainey

11-07-2005, 04:57 PM

I will be there with my black XLR and my mom and dad are going to also come down and bring their silver XLR. Chalk up 2 more XLR's and three people from my group.

Jason :grouphug

1_XLR

11-07-2005, 05:10 PM

I'll be there Thursday :yesnod

xlr

11-07-2005, 05:38 PM

Whats the exact address?

1_XLR

11-07-2005, 06:01 PM

Whats the exact address?

4211 Riverside Drive, Burbank....according to Bob

Robin

11-07-2005, 07:18 PM

I will be there Thursday. Also have will a Digital Camera Robin

standby

11-07-2005, 07:20 PM

Jim called me this afternoon and did confirm that he would be there Thursday and well as Friday around 3 in order to get a parking spot. He is in San Diego at this time. I'll be there on Friday.

bob

There has been so little response to this thread that I am wondering if anyone is going to show up on Thursday. If you are going to be there, please speak up. If the get-together turns into a non-event, I'd rather be at the office. We were up to more than 10 cars originally, now it seems we're at 2.

xlrcad

11-08-2005, 08:15 AM

don't think i can make it on thurs, but will be there on friday at 3p

mike
xlrcad

jackewells

11-08-2005, 09:13 AM

Bob & Mike....Sorry you can't make it on Thursday.I was looking forward to seeing you :flag

jp299390

11-08-2005, 10:13 AM

Currently the forecast is for rain tonight and Thursday. If it is not raining Thursday I plan to be there. If not, perhaps on Friday.

standby

11-08-2005, 10:26 AM

Sorry you can't do Friday, I was also looking forward to meeting you. I hope the rain is out of the area by Thursday. I used to live in Jersey and I would wash my car and by the time I'd get to my dates house, it would be raining. http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/28/28_2_8v.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm414YYUS) Bob & Mike....Sorry you can't make it on Thursday.I was looking forward to seeing you :flag

Quixotic

11-08-2005, 11:28 AM

Latest weather repost is no rain (KNBC).

jp299390

11-08-2005, 05:12 PM

Want to check your weather report one more time??

UPDATED: 3:05 pm PST November 8, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- A Pacific storm that may reach the Southland later Tuesday could bring heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, hail, waterspouts and strong winds to the region, according to the National Weather Service.

A flash-flood watch will go into effect in burn areas of Los Angeles County at 8 p.m. and run through Wednesday night.

"A strong upper low centered off the coast of Southern California continues to tap into a large area of subtropical moisture that will bring increasing threat of rainfall for Southern and Central California," according to an NWS statement.

The vanguard of the storm is expected to reach Los Angeles County Tuesday evening, but the brunt of the rain is expected to hit overnight, with possible periods of intense rainfall continuing through tomorrow evening, meteorologists said.

Scattered showers likely will continue into Thursday evening, due to the upper low stalling of the Southern California coast.

"This weather system will also bring a threat of thunderstorms, which could produce locally heavy rain and small hail, along with local wind gusts over 50 mph," according to the NWS. "In addition, conditions will be favorable for some rotation with storms overnight and Wednesday, so waterspouts and small tornadoes will be possible."

The NWS statement warns, however, "There is still some uncertainty in the timing and intensity for rainfall with this system, as cutoff low pressure systems can be very erratic."

The storm could bring a half-inch to 1 1/2 inches of rain to coastal and valley areas and up to 4 inches of the wet stuff in south-facing mountain areas. Other mountain areas could get up to 3 inches of rain before the storm moves on.

Quixotic

11-08-2005, 05:41 PM

Funny. I was just about to post that it seems like every news outlet except KNBC4 predicts rain. I suppose when I watch them later, they will have changed their tune.

Does rain cancel the event on Thursday?

Rainey

11-08-2005, 06:53 PM

Quixotic

There's a button on the center council that you may need to use just in case it rains. Push it for about 30 seconds and you wont get wet. Just funnin! Hope to see you all there.

Jason (JAYSXLR)

xlr

11-09-2005, 01:56 AM

Is it Thurs or Friday?

1_XLR

11-09-2005, 09:27 AM

I think I'll be seeing ya'll on Friday.....not that I can't get my car all wet and dirty after getting it dolled up for this "event".....I just never trust Calif drivers with a little bit of rain :nono

jackewells

11-09-2005, 09:27 AM

For the record.....I will be there Thursday. Plan to arrive about 11:00 and to enjoy one of those big boy burgers :flag

xlrjim

11-09-2005, 11:14 AM

Rain or shine I will be there.. Weather.com forcast is more promising for mid day tomorrow. Its raining in Valencia at 9:15 am weds.

aviator

11-09-2005, 02:55 PM

Wish I could be there. Take some pictures for your old pal from Texas.
:cheers

Rainey

11-09-2005, 06:01 PM

Hey All! I live about 5 miles from the Burbank Bobs Big Boy. It's 4:00 PST Wednesday and the clouds are breaking up and the rain has stopped. Hopefully ti will stay that way.

Jason (JAYSXLR)

Quixotic

11-10-2005, 08:21 AM

Someone save us a parking space. We refuse to park where some idiot will open their car door into our beautiful car.

1_XLR

11-10-2005, 05:20 PM

8 XLRs at Bobs today....let's see the Friday group beat that!

:party
I hope one of you guys got better pictures than I did

dendawg01

11-10-2005, 06:40 PM

Picture came out pretty good I think, ...nice to meet all of you, will meet again I'm sure..all the best.
Dennis

8 XLRs at Bobs today....let's see the Friday group beat that!

:party
I hope one of you guys got better pictures than I did

aviator

11-10-2005, 09:43 PM

8 XLRs at Bobs today....let's see the Friday group beat that!

:party
I hope one of you guys got better pictures than I did

...I'm jealous.... :flag

jamsto

11-10-2005, 10:01 PM

Thanks to all of those who showed up for lunch today. We had 8 XLRs there (4 red, 1 black, 1 platinum, 1 satin and 1 Neiman Marcus). It was a great display. Some photos were taken and I hope that those who took photos can get them posted. I hope that we have another great turnout tomorrow afternoon for cruise night.

xlrjim

11-10-2005, 10:37 PM

Thanks for getting us together. Had a great visit and lunch with all of you. Hope we can do it again some time. fyi I am the satin one.

JIM

Rainey

11-11-2005, 10:41 AM

It was a pleasure meeting everyone yesterday that showed up at Bob's Big Boy. The weather cooperated and I know it was painful for the guys who's had to drive through a little rain and mist on the way. I will say that I haven't met an XLR I haven't liked yet and the owners seem to be okay too.

Doesn't look like I'll be able to make the cruise night tonight though.

Please post more pics as you can

Take care
Jason (Black XLR)

Quixotic

11-11-2005, 05:25 PM

harrysxlr

11-12-2005, 04:27 AM

jeanszoo

11-12-2005, 10:11 AM

8, I see only 7! I guess that the other one is parked somewhere else? :glol :glol :glol :glol :glol :glol :glol
I sure do wish that I could have been there! :( :cry

xlrjim

11-12-2005, 11:06 AM

How do you post the pictures and how do you view them. I have a couple I took thursday, not to great, that I can share.

JIM

Rainey

11-12-2005, 11:28 AM

Rainey is Jason Rainey I had the Black one. You will see Dendawg handle on this forum now which is Dennis Rainey with the Platinum XLR there on Thursday.

Waiting on more pics. Bummed out I forgot my camera that day

Jason :banghead

Robin

11-12-2005, 01:08 PM

I took around 30 Thursday at Bob's. Any one interested in having the picture on a CD. Please Email your Address to me. My Email Address is "robinfhill@adelphia.net". The picture are JPEG format (appox 8megapixel) The Camera used Canon 1Ds MarkII (16.8 megapixel) Robin

harrysxlr

11-12-2005, 01:12 PM

jeanszoo

11-12-2005, 01:46 PM

My best guess is to ask 1xlr, since he as already posted one from Thursday, especially, since I can't remember how Bob told me to do it. Oh, hey now that's an idea, you could ask Bob/Standby, he might be helpful.

jeanszoo

11-12-2005, 01:49 PM

What would be really great is if everyone is standing by their cars so we can see what they, as well as their car. look like. :glol
Also, if anyone would like, I put up a pic of my Star Black one, but pictures don't do the paint any justice at all!

jackewells

11-12-2005, 09:21 PM

Look close at the picture....There were three Crimson Red XLR's together (one is hard to see) Total #8 :flag How many were there Friday?? :flag

jeanszoo

11-12-2005, 09:52 PM

Hi Jack,
I still only see 7 in order from leat to right: Red, NM Edition, black?, satin nickel, 2 red ones and a nother one I can't tell what color, it looks like another satin nickel one, that is right next to a Volkswagon, and that adds up to 7! I must be blind to not see the other red one, or just a magnifying glass. :glol :glol :glol :glol
Jim told me that there were 4 on Friday night.

jamsto

11-13-2005, 08:41 AM

I looked at the photo and it is very difficult to see , but there are three red ones in the front row. You can only see two, but the third one is in there, next to the silver one. I hope that anyone else who took photos can post some.

jackewells

11-13-2005, 01:16 PM

Here's a ahot from another position :flag

jeanszoo

11-13-2005, 01:26 PM

I don't know what happened to my last reply, but it's not here. I said that I went and counted the parking spaces and that is how I found the missing red XLR! :glol :glol
Jack, I could not open that photo that you posted, but it's probably just me! :glol :glol :glol :glol :glol :glol
Bob, I don't understand that photo thing that you listed, and I know that it is just me, I'm not quite that smart! :banghead :confused :o

standby

11-13-2005, 03:07 PM

I can post them, but I wanted to post as others do with a big picture from a URL site. Someone please help Bob the dummy do that?
Bob
I don't know what happened to my last reply, but it's not here. I said that I went and counted the parking spaces and that is how I found the missing red XLR! :glol :glol
Jack, I could not open that photo that you posted, but it's probably just me! :glol :glol :glol :glol :glol :glol
Bob, I don't understand that photo thing that you listed, and I know that it is just me, I'm not quite that smart! :banghead :confused :o

jeanszoo

11-13-2005, 03:22 PM

Don't look to me for help, I know nothing, I tell you nothing! :glol :glol At least I know nothing about how to post pictures. Gosh, does everyone on here not know how to post pics., except for Robin????????????? At least I have no idea how to do that even with Bob's help!

Robin

11-13-2005, 07:28 PM

I will post some more picture this evening. Also one showing where the 8th XLR was park. I would post all the picture at one time, However there seem to be a limit on the number of picture that can be posted at one time. Also the picture are available on CD to anyone. Just send me your address. so far 2 folks have requested the CD. Robin

jeanszoo

11-13-2005, 07:44 PM

Thank you Robin! By the way how does one post even 1 picture? I tried to post 1 earlier, but it didn't work.

Robin

11-13-2005, 09:11 PM

I have just posted 3 more Bob's Big Boy picture's. In order to do so I had to delete 3 picture's. After reading how to post picture's. I found that each member is given a set amount of hardrive space for picture's. It appears to take a few days for the picture's to be approved and then put up on the Gallery. If one looks CAREFULLY you will see all 8 XLR's. I should have used a 14 MM instead of the 24MM lens. Live and learn Robin

1_XLR

11-14-2005, 09:51 AM

:glol Sorry folks.....
the first pictue I posted only had 7 XLRs in it!!

Robin had left early in his red one.

1_XLR

11-14-2005, 11:54 AM

It was awesome meeting all of you yesterday. I'm just a bit confused as to whose handle goes with which car and which real name... sigh... the introductons all happend so fast! prematurely alzheimered. :banghead Luckily, 1_XLR's license plate matched his handle.. any little bit of help, helps.

Here's how the table sat inside Bobs:

spouse--Dendawg--Rainey--xlrjim
______________________________

............................................... Quixtoic
______________________________
Jamesto--1_XLR--guest--jackewells

Order of cars left to right in this photo:

1_XLR--Quixtoic--Rainey--Dendawg--Jamesto--jackewells--xlrjim

Real names in the same order:

Mike--Rich--Jason--Dennis--James--Jack--Jim

Robin is Robin, he left early

Does that help???? :lol

aviator

11-14-2005, 03:55 PM

...truly awesome.

Quixotic

11-16-2005, 03:23 PM

Wow! Impressive! Thanks! :party

jamsto

11-27-2005, 09:26 AM

Robin, We got the CD. Thanks jeanzoo and jamsto.

1_XLR

08-02-2007, 11:25 AM

This is the very first meeting of the XLR Forum held in Burbank California 2005.
We had 8 XLRs show for the first meeting and a few more the following day.
Jamesto cordinated and attended this one as well
Enjoy the pics!:thumbs

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jamsto

08-02-2007, 11:29 AM

Thanks for the memory. Jean and I plan to be back at Bob's Big Boy on Friday 11/23/07 when we come out to California for Thanksgiving. Hopefully XLR owners can come again for a burger and to see the cars that show up for the Friday night cruise night. :cheers

Galen

08-02-2007, 11:35 AM

I love to cruise but have a hard time finding anyone that wants to. I end up just going out and enjoying the ride. G

1_XLR

08-02-2007, 12:12 PM

Mike, I never saw these pictures before, the XLR in front of yours is it thunder-gray?

What a nice bunch of cars:thumbs

Hans

the one in front of mine is a neiman marcus (Quixotic),

harrysxlr

08-02-2007, 12:19 PM

the one in front of mine is a neiman marcus (Quixotic),

Thanks, it`hard to tell on these photos, looks more gray than purple.

Hans

XLR KEN

08-02-2007, 12:27 PM

Thanks, it`hard to tell on these photos, looks more gray than purple.

Hans
I love the Nieman Marcus color. I was hoping one would show at BG so I could see it in person but I don't think one is registered. There's still a chance...........

harrysxlr

08-02-2007, 12:32 PM

I love the Nieman Marcus color. I was hoping one would show at BG so I could see it in person but I don't think one is registered. There's still a chance...........

Ken, I don`t think so too, as far I think the only limited color will be Jean`s "star-black" but it`s great looking.
Birds love this color too, ask Jean:glol :glol :glol

Hans

1_XLR

08-02-2007, 12:33 PM

I'm hoping you guys in BG do a better job of arranging cars and taking photos

XLR KEN

08-02-2007, 12:41 PM

I'm hoping you guys in BG do a better job of arranging cars and taking photos
I was hoping for some national publication to be at BG for some photo shoots. I'm sure the "Road & Track" photographers would have some suggestions on arrangement and alignment for photos. They've got an eye for it and probably would be a little pushy about it.

harrysxlr

08-02-2007, 12:45 PM

I was hoping for some national publication to be at BG for some photo shoots. I'm sure the "Road & Track" photographers would have some suggestions on arrangement and alignment for photos. They've got an eye for it and probably would be a little pushy about it.

yeah, get them all MOTOR-TREND, CAR & DRIVER and ROAD & TRACK to do some good photoshuts on these beautiful cars.

Hans

jamsto

08-02-2007, 01:22 PM

Hans, The one in front of his is a Neimum Marcus model from 2003. Jim

xlrjim

08-02-2007, 10:31 PM

Hope we can get a group as big as the 2005 bunch at Bob's in Burbank this year.
I will definitely drive down. Wish I could make the BG trip, sounds outstanding.
For those of us that cannot make the trip there hope that the attendees will post many pictures and a summary of all the events.

See you after Turkey Day!!

JIM

jeanszoo

08-02-2007, 11:00 PM

Jim,
I will post as many pictures as I can, if I can! If I can't post any I will try to get them to Bob, Standby, to get them on here.
Jean

Lola's mom

11-13-2007, 06:00 PM

Jamsto has mentioned that the pictures from the first BBB meet were posted somewhere, so I went searching and finally found this thread ... and found the pictures ... it was fun to read this from the beginning ....:thumbs

Since we are just 10 days away from BBB for 2007, let me post the address that I found earlier in this thread ...

Bob;s Big Boy ,,, 4211 Riverside Drive, Burbank

Although .... I think we are all still meeting inhe Sportsman Lodge parking lot first .... right??

Jim .... Jean .... about what time ... ?? Is it possible to convoy in?? haha, I know that LA traffic doesn't usually allow that luxury!

RA

jamsto

11-13-2007, 07:48 PM

I think that meeting at the Sportsman Lodge early afternoon on Friday would be the best idea. I understand that they might have a nice lounge at the hotel. It might be a good place to go back to after Bob's Big Boy. I think that it is about 10 minutes or so from the hotel to Bob's. I don't know if we can convoy in the LA traffic, but I think that we can stay pretty close and whoever gets there first try to grab some parking spots.

I don't know what everyone else's plans are, but we are going to stay in LA on Saturday and we thought that we might spend Sat. sightseeing on Rodeo Drive, the Peterson Auto Museum and maybe grab a drink at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel. :party

Lola's mom

11-13-2007, 09:36 PM

Hmmmm, I don't think I can get in the Polo Lounge wearing jeans! :eek :eek

We have no plans at all for after Bob's .... we are bringing a map of California and a bag of clothes and plan on being gypsies for a few days .... this retirement gig is new to us, and we are liking it pretty much! I cannot remember whenever it was that we weren't planning our lives around a work schedule ....

What's those old lyrics??

We ain't got a barrel of money ...
We might look ragged and funny ...

Hey! But we got an awesome car!! :cool

RA

xlrjim

11-13-2007, 09:38 PM

Hi, Have you established a time to meet at Sportman Lodge?
I will definitely be there. Trying to convince my wife to join me. How many ladies do we expect?

I (we) will drive over to Bobs in Burbank with the gang but probably will opt out of any other activites that weekend.

Looking forward to seeing everyone next week. So far the weather looks pretty good next week.

JIM