[MidOHasp]

Ed,

Good to hear from you. Yes, I'm taking on the video, although have received very limited footage from attendees. Different story, though.

Glad to see you are alive and well. I want to make a point that some people may be afraid of making for fear of offending you. I think you know me and know better.

That being said...

There are tons and tons of really talented and resourceful Cobra people gracing this forum. So many would love so much to pool their collective resources to make DVSF V as good as or better than previous Flings and to feel like it is even more of a family effort.

I think that there are some out there who have been put off or offended that DVSF IV was such a big secret to everyone until the day we showed up.

Ed, you know how incredibly much you are appreciated. But while we appreciate you, we also want to help you. It's a big waste of resources (IMO) to have a handful of people plan events for 300 attendees.

If I'm organizing a foliage cruise at Mohican or a few people are organizing a weekend for the CACC, that makes sense. I don't need any help with this weekend. But there are some amazingly helpful people here.

We talk so much about this being a family event, but for it to continue to grow and be better, it truly has to be a FAMILY venture. Family meaning Cobra family, not just Combs family.

Ed, we WANT to help you and we WANT to be a part of it all. The fact that Jack, et al, had things all but ready to rock in Cleveland when you decided to cancel DVSF IV should tell you that people out here are ready to make things happen. I was under the impression that there was also a fling ready to rock in Kansas City at the time, too.

Let us in on it, friend. If we want it twice the size and twice as good, maybe we don't have it in London. Maybe we get a few additional people into the main planning circle. Maybe it's in KC or Detroit or there are 2 flings, who knows.

I just don't want you to feel like it is ALL on you and I don't want every other Cobra person feeling like they have nothing to do but show up. We don't mind getting dirty, we are Cobra owners.

Let's open this up, get some more people involved, and eliminate the "mystery" and "secrets" of the Fling.

Ed, you are very much appreciated here, but let us do more than say "Thanks" - Let us do this with you. Let this be a group effort. It will be easier on you and it will be more fun for everyone.

Best...
JP