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I was planning on going because I heard good things about the last one at Universal and the hundred dollars is no big deal in this day and age. What killed it for me is that I wanted to take a friend who was flying in from Europe yesterday and it was a question mark whether he would want to go with jet lag, etc.

When I went to buy the tickets, I found that they needed a name attached to each one and they were non-transferable. IOW, if my friend could not make it, I could not sell or give that other ticket away. As it turned out, he was a “no” due to the reasons above.

Wtf is that all about? It’s not exactly like a State Dinner at the WH, it’s a bunch of old cars parked outside on a studio backlot. Who gives a schit? That killed it for me along with the general fetishized nature of old Porsches these days. Not exactly a gear head crowd. It would have been nice to see a few Pelicans and it was a 15 minute drive away but I just couldn’t muster the enthusiasm. I’ve seen them all, owned and driven quite a few and been to better events, like previous Lufts and car week in Monterey, which is completely off the chain.

The Porsche scene ain’t what it used to be but then again, what is?