
DAKOTA BARLET WINS THE 2011 JUNIOR SLINGSHOT
CHAMPIONSHIP AT SHELLHAMMERS SPEEDWAY

DAKOTA BARLET & HIS MOM AND DAD ABOVE

DAKOTA BARLET AFTER A FEATURE WIN AT SHELLHAMMERS

SQUEEGEE MASTER HOLDS SUMMIT
MEETING WITH SHOWTIME & TACO

THE 3 AMIGOS? THE 3 STOOGES? OR
JUST 3 GUYS UP TO NO DAMN GOOD!
(PHOTO: "SHOWTIME"
JOE ADAMS, "SQUEEGEE MASTER" FRANK, & "TACO" KERRY KRATZ)
Story by Tobiasized
July News Press Release, China Town / New Ringgold :
Squeegee Master Frank placed a letter on one of his homing pigeons and away it
flew, landing thousands of miles, well ok, at least a few miles away in Showtime
Adams mailbox. The two agreed on a mutual call to order, and thus the first
inner continental meeting of the worlds, well ok, at least two of the east
coasts most decorated lettering personalities was on the calendar. A third
party, Taco Kratz, sometimes known on the SJDR message board as "Who The Hell Is
Kerry Kratz", was also called upon to be the ring leader, I mean the chair
person for the first summit.
As you can see by the photo, Showtime and Taco flew thousands of
miles, well really they drove a couple of miles and met Squeegee at the local
Pagoda Family take out, which is located somewhere in New Ringgold. See if you
can find it on a Google search, go ahead, look, you will be surprised! Did you
really stop reading to look for it, holy sheet balls batman, are you all stupid
or what? Now, back to our regularly scheduled program, "These are the Days of
Our Lives", no, no, no...... Back to the Summit.... What the talks were between
the two masterminds, and the sidekick Taco shall be forever a secret, no really,
because this roving reporter has no idea of what they talked about. Maybe the
price of gas, maybe about women, I thought maybe, just maybe there might have
been some talk of "Lettering" between the 3 of them, but why would that happen,
it's not like this was a Summit meeting.... OH SHEET, YEAH IT WAS..
Actually I have it on good record, or maybe in my feeble mind
that something is in the works between these 3 space cadets, I mean
masterminds... Really, something is going to be coming to a town, city, state,
or local very soon..... Under 17 not admitted without an adult, or at least a
person that claims to be an adult. All things being equal Frank was happy to
meet with Joe, and Kerry, and many things in the business were talked about.
There is a deep respect for each others work, which in this day and age is
refreshing, and Frank has told me personally that Joe has helped him out in some
area's which I think is totally cool. Pay It Forward, and that's just what these
guys are doing. Hats off, great to see two of the best in the business sharing
some laughs together. Now, for that last question, "Who The Hell Is Kerry
Kratz?".... Just kidding, if you don't know Kerry then you are not a modified
racing fan.

MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION AT FRANK'S WAS A TIME TO HONOR OUR
HERO'S..

BOTH FALLEN AND THOSE WHO RETURNED HOME.. GOD BLESS THEM ALL..
July 9th, 2011: Though this article is
well past due, because of non other then to many hours of work, I would not be
able to forgive myself without taking the time to put down some text about the
time not only myself, but my family spent with Frank's family, and friends to
celebrate our Nations Memorial Day. I feel as strongly about this day as I know
my "Blood Brother" Frank does, this is not only a day to have a party, and see
friends, and have a great time, it is one of the best ways to honor our Service
Men and Women who have fought to retain the freedoms that we enjoy everyday in
our country. To all who have lost their lives in battle, and to all those who
made it home, Frank and I Salute You. You are the hero's that have made, and
continue to make the United States the greatest place on this earth to call
home! God Bless all of you.
I have to thank Frank, and his wife Sandy. They had
by far and away the biggest spread of food, and drinks, and games, live music,
and everything else you could think of at their Memorial Day Celebration. The
weather was HOT, HUMID, AND SUNNY... It was in the upper 90's, which was the
only down fall of the day, at least for me, as the older I get the more I seem
to mind the heat and humidity. I told Frank for over a year that I would be at
this years Celebration, and along with my wife, and son, we made the short drive
up to Frankie's to share in some of the days activities. I have to tell you, I
wish that it wasn't as hot and humid as it was, I couldn't get over the amount
of food, and I mean great home cooked food that Sandy, and Frank had out for
everyone to feast from.

Where in the World is Frank????? Find Him in This
Photo...
Frank and Sandy had a full sized air filled jumping
balloon for the kids to play in all day long. Then, there was a full size arena,
a full blown air inflated jousting arena, along with the big padded sticks to
beat your opponent over the head with. Only the strong survived. I missed out on
who won this event, but I'm sure who ever did had fun doing it. Nothing like
beating a person over the head with a big padded stick! Frankie also had a
Pineapple display set up that he personally put together himself, which was
totally awesome. A full Hawaiian bar was set up giving the adults many different
drinks to make up, or have made for them. The whole place was decorated in an
Hawaiian theme, and when you arrived Frank would come over and place a Lei
around your neck. I felt like I was at Don Ho's house, it was that cool.
I met a ton of new people, and got to see some
familiar faces in the crowd also. Race Track Owner, and Race Promoter Tom
Hiester was on hand, along with his two sons, Shane and Sheldon. It was great to
see them, as in the winter, or off season on Thursday nights I race at Tom's
H.O. Raceway, and we all have a ball. Usually we have about 20-25 racers on hand
each week, and alternate back and forth between Modifieds one week, followed by
Sprint Cars the next. It's a full 8 lane H.O. scale track, and you will find
many of the bodies on the cars are identical copies of Modifieds that Frank
himself has lettered. This coming season we will have Frank down for a race, as
he does sponsor one of Tom's Thursday night shows each season.
It was a pleasure finally getting to meet Sandy,
Frank's wife. I have heard her on the phone many times laughing at Frank and I,
because we are forever talking, or texting each other about something. I have
been up to Blondie's, which is one of the best kept secrets in New Ringgold.
Great food on the menu, and the prices are great also. Make sure you stop up and
see Sandy and Frank at Blondie's, it's well worth the trip. I also have to say
it was great meeting Ashlee, Frank and Sandy's Daughter. She is a wild child
just like Frankie for sure, full of energy, and she was having the time of her
life with many of her college friends, and family friends. Thank you Frank and
Sandy for the invite, and I will reserve my place for next year right now, we
will be there to help honor our hero's, and to have some fun, food, and laughter
in the process.
BELOW ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM MEMORIAL DAY... SEE WHAT YOU
MISSED!
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BTM/Hiester/Frank |

G. Wagner/Frank |

Jousting Ring |

Barn Bounce |
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Pineapple Display |

DJ Under Umbrella |

Tiki God |

Buffet Tents |
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Tiki Piñata |

Far Out Fishin |

Cabana Bars |

Tom in Trash? lol |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE PENNSYLVANIA PERFORMING
ARTS ACADEMY TEAM ON YOUR 2011 CHAMPIONSHIP WIN AT
WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY. GREAT JOB, FRANK IS VERY PROUD..


FRANK'S TRUCK LETTERING PRODUCES ANOTHER WINNING DESIGN..
CONGRATS GO OUT TO CAR OWNER BILL NADOHIL & DRIVER
KEN ECKERT JR., FOR WINNING BEST SPORTSMAN MODIFIED IN
SHOW AT THE BIG DIAMOND / FAIRLANE MALL SHOW~!


CHECK OUT THE ALL NEW VIDEO CLIP PAGE,
EACH WEEK WE WILL POST NEW FUNNY CLIPS..

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The top photo gives you the overall view of
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Now, here is the best part, Frank's will make "you"
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