Slipstream - May 2002

Happy Hour At Sea Grill
By April & Steven Dodd
Happy Hour Crew: Dennis Chamberlain,
Dee Lersch, and Mark Gluck
Sea Grill, hmmmm…..the name in
and of itself seems innocent
enough, But the word Sea brings
to mind all sorts of scary thoughts for
the Dodd Family. First, we have not had
a vacation near any body of surfable salt
water for at least four years. So we need
to be by the sea. Second, we have not
had the chance to eat good seafood in
quite some time. I believe the last good seafood we sampled / inhaled
was at Galveston at our favorite haunt, Gaido’s. Last, but not least, the
sea contains salt, and makes things rust, so keep the non galvanized 914
away from the sea or anything that contains that word.
On the upside of the word Sea, we asked our nephew and new
Porschefile, Addison Rogers to join us at this month’s happy hour, his
first ever, at the Sea Grill. He hates seafood but loves Porsches. He is not
old enough to drink, but old enough to have a learner’s permit, own a
very clean 85 Red 944, and old enough to drive Steven and April to
happy hour. He was kind enough to help transport us down the short
jaunt from Coppell to the Tollway. He bummed a free meal, (lamb
chops) courtesy of Aunt April and Uncle Steve and got to speak with the
entire usual happy hour group. He even got to purchase some goodie
store stuff.
Ok the review of Sea Grill. The food that we had was nothing short
of perfect. More importantly, the car showing was beautiful. I am not
sure if the weather warmed up enough for everyone to put wax on
within the last several weeks but the cars looked beautiful. This
beautiful display appeared despite the three days of flooding that
preceded the happy hour. The display was an impressive site to see for
both long time happy hour attendees and newcomers alike.
April and I met a few new folks and that is one of the best parts of
these events. Peter Weyandt and I talked about strut replacement and
how much we loved driving cars that are set up with stiff suspensions.
April spent her time hanging out talking to just about everyone there.
My nephew, Addison picked up warnings from ex drag racer turned
road racer Brent Yager. The warnings included stories of his past street
racing and how much more exciting it is to race on a real track. This was
well-appreciated and great advice for a new driver who happens to drive
a Porsche. He now plans to autocross and Time Trial, both of which are
cheaper than speeding tickets.
All hats off to Dennis for offering free tax advice and setting up a
great happy hour.We had a great meal, sat by great friends (and our new
neighbors Alan & Debbie) and were served by some of the best wait staff
in North Dallas. We watched John Leto rev up and speed out of the
parking lot with incredible acceleration. Who could ask for more?
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
The Dodd clan.
Ex-drag racer Brent Yager with Brandi
New Member Peter Weyandt
Ever camera-shy Noby Takahashi!
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