The Chronicles of Andy's Truck Show Addiction
Andy loves Halloween! Often he starts asking about trick-or-treating within a day or two after the St Ignace Show. So for about six longggggg weeks multiple times a day he is saying Trick-or-treat, cheet-cheet is how it actually sounds. He loves walking in the leaves and kicking them. He loves the jack-o-lanterns, black cats, …
It is interesting how many experiences with Andy are more than the simple activity one would expect, somehow he turns adventures into some interesting memories many of which are the foundation for this blog! Home videos have changed a few things for those of us old enough to remember what it was like before they …
Andy was getting his last looks at the semis that 2005 Sunday morning in the final moments of the St Ignace truck show; I was seeking shelter from the bitterly strong September winds. The cold did not seem to bother him as it did me, maybe he was getting some adrenaline from the moving rigs that …
Change was in the air at the Manton Truck Show this year, one being we made a significant change to the way we select Andy’s favorite big rig this year by utilizing his iPad. My feet are still thanking me for that decision! In previous years Andy and I would inspect each and every rig …
Welcome to Truck Show Magic! First and foremost, I am a storyteller, not a writer! I have let to many stories fade with lost memories because I stressed over the the fact that writing correctly can be draining to me especially if I have not written consistently. I hope with time and practice that will …
Although this was the third year of the Andy’s Choice Award at the Manton Truck Show, I knew I had to prepare him with instructions as to what his job was. We had dutifully made the rounds countless times (countless to me, but Dallas or Curt may have been counting more than how many times …
The struggle was real! The constant rain during the window of time we had for Andy to choose his favorite semi really worked against us. I had hoped he would be as decisive as he had been the year before but that was not to be and I believe the rain was the issue. In …
As is typical at the St Ignace Richard Crane Memorial Semi Show, Andy and I, had made multiple rounds up and down the streets of St Ignace. We have had practicing this walk for about 15 years so we knew the routine and route well. I thought we had thoroughly inspected each and every rig …