A place to recall & share all the good times
I would also attend the Donut Derelicts car gatherings with Chris and Brian. A few times I displayed my old Porsche, but usually I went in my Chevy daily driver or my old GMC van, parking in a “spectator” area. I often took the van just to get it running as it usually just sits….
I knew Brian tangentially as a member of my friends’ Kim and Chris Laudermilk’s dance troupe, Tribe Roman Morga (TRM) for many years; however, it was only recently that I had the opportunity to spend more time in his company and get glimpses into the amazing warm, playful, generous man that was Brian Von KleinSmid. This past…
For Brian’s 40th, several of us took him to K1 Speed Irvine indoor karts. Upon first hearing about them it sounded interesting–then I heard they were electric & lost most interest. After experiencing the karts at a work team-building outing my attitude changed. I think this was his first time going. While he didn’t really…
It was yet another gypsy crafting day at Kim and Chris’s house. Brian, Greg, and Chris had not long before that discovered if they stared at me long enough that I would not be able to control my laughter. The three of them were slowly chasing me me around the room with their silly stares….
Attending Donut Derelicts in Huntington Beach became a sometimes ritual for Brian and I. This is a semi-informal car show at o’ dark early Saturday mornings in the parking lot by Adams Donuts. If you show up after 6 am, you may not find a parking spot; by 8 or so, nearly everyone is gone…
As most of you all know, the Pinto project grew to encompass much of Brian and my time. Early in the project, we made many trips to the junkyard for parts (more on that in other posts). One fitment issue we quickly discovered was the engine we had was a rear sump (for a Mustang)…
Since officially joining the tribe, I can always remember Brian generously giving his time and energy to help with all the heavy stuff. He kindly stored and hauled “the encampment” consisting of beautiful and numerous brightly colored tent coverings, rugs, pillows, and other equipment. He was always there for set-up and tear-down, two of the…
Ginger It was only within the last year that I learned Brian and I shared a love of ginger. Especially strong ginger ale, aka ginger beer. This last veterans day there was a car show in Huntington Beach, right on the beach, in the parking lot near the pier. It was on the Monday of…
After a multitude of negative experiences I took to referring to Valentine’s Day as the ‘Evil Red Holiday’ Brian was greatly amused by this and took to referring to it as such himself. For our first Valentine’s Day together way back in 1998 he made the mistake of asking his dad for advice as to…