author to get seriously ROCKIN' at "Classics and Chrome" in Rockford, IL April 21 - 22

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Yours truly will be speaking and autographing at the "Classics and Chrome" car event in Rockford, IL this coming Saturday and Sunday, April 21 - 22, an annual benefit for the non-profit Keith School.

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Last year, over 5,000 patrons attended the show, the largest such indoor event in northern Illinois.

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"Classics and Chrome" again will feature "two acres of automotive heaven" with motor vehicles of all types including pre and post-war classics; sports cars; muscle cars; hot rods, customs, and rat rods; exotic and racing cars (including some historic NASCAR race cars), and motorcycles. You might even spot Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, whose family has been a part of the Keith School.

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On Saturday night, at the sponsor party at Giovanni's Restaurant in Rockford, I'll be accompanied by a Powerpoint presentation from ROCKIN', which I most recently showed at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, CA (see earlier blog).

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I hope everyone from northern Illinois, northern Indiana, and southern Wisconsin who reads this will come down to the ISC (the Indoor Sports Center, 8800 Ea. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, IL) and enjoy the amazing vehicles on display, as well as support a most worthy school. You can read more about the event by going to www.classicsandchrome.com.

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Many thanks to Donna Goomas, former director of development, and everyone at the Keith School for inviting me--and especially Dr. Vince Zammuto, chairman of the event. And, thanks as well to Jay Ryan at The Bird Machine print studio in Chicago and Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan at The Firehouse in San Francisco for donating signed and beautifully silkscreened automotive-themed event posters from their archives.

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See you there!
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