Ok, here's the deal. Kinda like scooter tag with a big twist.
In remembrance of the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20th, I'll start this off by mailing a special Astronaut Snoopy to a member of my choice. I'll contact my choice via a PM for prior approval and mailing instructions. When Snoopy is received, take a pic of him sitting on your scooter with something special related to your community and post on this thread.
Now it's up to that person to choose another member and mail Snoopy to continue the process. Oh yeah, don't forget to sign Snoopy's red scarf before his next journey.
This Snoopy is no rookie. He's already traveled to two of our 'space heroes'. Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP and Charlie Duke, Apollo 16. The 10th man to walk on the moon. Both have signed him and attached their mission pins. ( Your scooter photo with Snoopy will be emailed to each of them. Any comments received from them will be posted on this thread.) Our Snoopy has flown on a T38 military jet. Also, one of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner test planes and most recently flew aboard the 'Panchito', a Mitchell B-25 WWII bomber.
Great Karma will come to each person that keeps Snoopy traveling throughout the world! And, most importantly, keep the thoughts of space exploration amongst us and future generations.
So, to start this off I need to pick a member. Hmmm....heading to the post office. Who could that be? Watch for the next post & pic soon!
Bob
Here's our Snoopy at the MV starting line posing on a GTS in front of the NASA Apollo monument. It's located adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where, most appropriately, it all began.
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I wanted to use Dillingham airfield as the backdrop. Specifically Kaena point. It got done but between the rain,highs winds and swat team arresting a dude that was flying banners out there, i haven't had much luck,until today. So long and so few pics but the stories i have are priceless. Dillingham airfield was the first place the Japanese planes came over Oahu at Kaena point during WWII. The rest as they say, is history.Most people will see it in the Jurassic Park movies or on the TV series Lost. The plane on the beach was just beyond the west gate,on the right, where i took the pics of the point with Snoopy on the rear rack of my scooter. The plane was actually stored out at the airfield,hidden back where only a few knew. I knew because i'm nosy. 
Even tho the airstrip is only a few miles up the road it's close to the mountains. Either i had wind and rain or they did. So Wednesday i ventured out to have a look. Stopped in at the glider port to ask Bill, (owner of a glider ride shop) a bit about what i could get away with. We used to race our scooters down the runway after 6pm before 9/11 but now their uber strict. So i see an old military plane sitting out there and ask Bill if i can get a pic of Snoopy on it. It was the plane of a pilot who does a few trips for him a week, He was taking a glider up but when he got back i asked him. When i told him what i wanted his face lit up.So it seems, Fred Haise the astronaut, was his childhood hero. When he saw his signature he was like a kid at Christmas. 8) I got a couple of pics. See below. I asked about being so close to the runway with the pic i wanted and he says "go over and ask the security guard i"m sure if you do it later (skydiving stops at about 5pm) they shouldn't have a problem with it. I tend to not get permission but even tho the airport really isn't used much except for glider rides and skydiving i thought i should. So over i go. Wrong. I needed permission from Honolulu's main airport director for a pic. 
doomed now that i've asked or so i think. So the security guard (big black guy) thinks i'm nuts but gives me the name of the guy i need to get permission from. As i'm riding away he goes "i met some astronauts". So i ride back around and say "who". John Glenn and the gang. 
