February, 2012----This month we headed to two events at the same time. Trey headed to Murfreesboro, TN for the Southern Promotions Invitational. This is the number one winter pull for both tractors and truck fans. It is held at the Miller Coliseum and is a great venue for both the pullers and fans. Melissa made certain that Trey and Kentucky Whoopies was set up with a great vendor spot. Trey was in charge of this gig and did a very- very good job of promoting our company and the sale of those great Kentucky Whoopies…. At the same time, I had traveled to Ocala, Fl for the winter pull that is held at the Southern Livestock Pavilion…. We had a contest (Who would sale the most) maybe that’s what it takes, put a fire under “Whoopie Boy” and watch him go!!!!! Don’t take me wrong, I had great sales, too----but the fans in Murfreesboro and surrounding areas knew they were good and did not ask the famous question that we get all the time “What is a Whoopie Pie”….they just bought and enjoyed. Now in Florida, I had to add a little Southern Charm---you know, how many do you want one or five!!! Amazingly it still works----many THANKS to all of you for liking our snack cake.
Fun facts about Murfreesboro. Trey added the assistance of Heather (Jess’s girlfriend) Now Heather is a “Go Getter” - No dust on her feet. I would get so many texts from those two about just how much they had sold, which one was having the most fun, what soft drink they were drinking, etc, etc. In addition, some pics were “accidently” sent to me. Trust me, they were havin’ fun. In addition, to this, Cuz Dion was in attendance along with Robby Neal and Kyle Utter----need I say more. They even took time to do photo ops of “Whoopie Boy” in a tractor with an extremely little roll cage in which even I wondered how the cage is suppose to work. Other pics have not been posted (Whew….a relief there!)
Now in Florida, it was a different picture. Long travel with the Kentucky Whoopie Freezer Trailer (Jess helped me by driving several miles) and we tagged along with the Hauler and the Tractors. We knew that “Diesel Damon” would be in the mix of our convoy, not just sure when? ----He was taking his FWD Truck to pull and every now and then, you would look beside you or behind you and there he was, and there he was gone, and back again—not sure what happened in between, but at the end of a very long day and trip, we all ended up in the same spot, Ocala. At this point, an assumption would be that everyone was tired and ready for a quick bite to eat and to the rooms. No---BTW, did I mention that Larry Richwine was the announcer? (Uncle Larry) was rested and ready to eat and entertain. On to the one of the best spots in town for great food and way tooooooo much laughter. I was totally out-numbered by John, Larry, Chicken, Damon & Jess, but I held my own (I think?) The rest of the weekend was just a blurrrrrr… No, we continued to have fun, the Florida Whoopie Fans grew in numbers (Did I mention that Larry announced?) , Raging Bull driving by Chicken and Jess and Whoopie Maker driven by John made many runs down the tracks and the crowd loved them…very exciting to watch. We had pics and posted what we could!
So at the end of the day, Fun was had by all, Sales were Great and THANKS to the Fans, Thanks to Larry for forcing everyone in Florida to find out about a “Whoopie” ---- Thanks to Heather for keeping Trey in-line, or not!
National Farm Machinery Show---First, Kentucky Whoopies was not a vendor at this great event and this is not being stated for any reason other than to let our blog followers know that Trey and I actually had the weekend off and had the opportunity to watch some great Truck and Tractor Pulling from some of the Best in the county.
We were honored that John’s Super Farm Tractor (Whoopie Maker) was invited to be one of 16 SF tractors in that class on Thursday night of NFMS Tractor Pull. Very Trilling to see our “little pony” travel down the track….and he did not stop mid-way for a drink of water (what a relief)…Finished #8. Bottom line, as a spectator watching that class pull and as a spectator walking in “The Broadbent”, we did have the opportunity to over-hear comments made about the “Whoopie Maker” tractor… and 99% were great……..big and little fans loved the graphics and the fun it seems to resonate and that’s what is all about (OK….it’s also about selling Whoopie Pies---U just got-to-do, what U got-to-do!) By the end of the year, we'll re-hash this fact! In the meantime, we are not going to go over any particular statistics about this year’s results in Freedom Hall, other than it was VERY exciting – Very Real Place to BE in February (We love all classes, but my favs.. are 2WD and Modifieds----both were there and I was not disappointed at ALL-------Felt the heat from the Mods as they went by-WOW !)
We had the opportunity to talk to so many of our new found friends in the pulling community and NOT just looking at them with sad eyes---saying “Please buy our Whoopie Pies”!!!
Oh, did I mention that we laughed a lot? Never a dull moment with Damon, Chicken or Jess. Thanks-- JB and Kelly Swafford, Darrin Hunt, Julia Conny, Dee Knapp, Miles Krieger, Tim Gibbens, Josh Steinmetz, Tony Keith and a special thanks to Larry Richwine and all his entourage in the “Fuel Room” ----
Almost forgot, Buddy Bliss is one of our dear feathered friends, and there was some unusual activity during this time….Buddy was in Florida with Dion and the annual Florida Championships; however, Buddy got spooked by the dogs and just unannounced flew to Louisville to seek refuge with Uncle Larry. At that time, we thought it would be a great time to introduce him to our little feather friend (“Fried”)---the two met and I think both boys will be good friends in the future---we will keep you posted. Since they both like “Chicks”, you just never know---let’s just hope they both respect each other’s space!
In the meantime, visit a great site for a super summary of the NFMS results…..not just your standard read---you will be entertained each week with unusual-inspiring-interesting articles within the sport of Truck and Tractor Pulling. (www.milesbeyond300.com) Add it to you weekly list --- BEYOND magazines and newspapers!
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