VSTF Blogger's Monthly?

[safetybruce]

I am sooo jealous of all the members who are producing such interesting, entertaining and creative blogs. I want to suggest that y'all figure out a way to create a Vintage Shasta Trailer Forum Blogger's Monthly...kind of like those vintage pulp magazines that came out with monthly installments with a continuing storyline...each blog could be like a different chapter in the mag. Every participant would agree to submit a monthly update so that a coordinator/editor could "publish" the next month's mag on or around the first of each month. Everyone seems so creative that even if you did not make any improvements on your Shasta, you still have done Shasta related stuff during the previous month you can talk about. Once Members reach the point where they have a finished Shasta (project), you will reach a point a couple of years from now, where a dozen blogs about completed Shastas could actually be developed into a book and offered to buyers on the net...and y'all can split the proceeds and build up a war chest to purchase your next Shasta project...just an idea from a totally blog challenged enthusiast of the current blogs.

[topekapete]

I have discussed this with Tikiman, and he's game, heck, all he does is sit around and critize my work anyway!

[cdraz]

I would do this, if I thought there would ever be any improvements to "ShastaDraz"...but I think it will have its wings sitting in my basement forever, unpainted, undone....

[LittleVintageTrailer]

I think it's a great idea!

[safetybruce]

cdraz...don't fret...you are in the "acquisitions mode" right now...you will hit the wall sometime, like I have, where you look at what you have already accumulated, and come to the conclusion that it is time to work on one or more of them, and then you can start discussing the shasta build...but in the meantime maybe the e-mag/monthly could be mainly about shastas, but have some chapters submitted by Shasta owners or wannabes who are also in the "acquisitions stage". Many of the blogs start out with ..."now that my/our search is over and I have found my Shasta, I would like to introduce you to..." When I am betting the story of the search/chase could also be very entertaining, and possibly cathartic for those starting the "hunt" or currently searching...never too soon to start the blog, as far as I am concerned. If you have joined the VSTF, you are a card carrying lover of Shastas, and I'd read a blog about the "hunt" that naturally morphed into a restore/rebuild/camping experiences blog at the appropriate points.

[dwstucke]

I think something like this could be done automatically using RSS feeds from existing blogs to populate specific frames on a page. Each frame would display whatever was the most recent post on each blog, so not really "monthly" if you did it this way.

[diamondrelics]

Ok so I thought I would give blogging a try. English was never my strong point. I skipped that class alot! I did start one though for Dirtball (aka Coralee). I guess I have to offically change her name to Coralee since she is cleaned up. Will try to keep the blog up best I can. Wish me luck... Tanya and Coralee

[safetybruce]

Glad to hear Coralee is all dressed up and ready to go. Look forward to following your blog!