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JasonPowell said on September 30, 2011
Is Swade wearing the exact same clothes he wears in the picture on Inside Saab? Nice to see everyone with big smiles ready to spend some time talking Saab.
coggs said on September 30, 2011
As near as I can tell that’s Swade’s patented look. Don’t ever expect to run into him at Victor Muller’s tailor.
Wishing I was there this weekend.
terry9000k said on October 1, 2011
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I don’t think his been paid for a while, so can’t afford new gear…..
Swade said on October 1, 2011
White shirt on the website photo, and different jeans. Just the jacket was the same
And for those who don’t know him, the guy I’m standing with is Dan DeVleiger from State of Nine. Great to see him again.
JasonPowell said on October 1, 2011
Had to through it out there Swade, kind of looks like your uniform. Hope you’re all enjoying yourselves.
jouni72 said on September 30, 2011
It is very nice to see photos and read stories about this meeting, especially when not able to participate. But we, who are not there, are surely in spirit with You!
Goesen said on September 30, 2011
We will join you at Swania tomorrow. See you there.
CoolCombi said on September 30, 2011
There’s Dan from “State of Nine” with Swade. Two BIG Saab nuts!
Jeff said on September 30, 2011
I’m yealous.
Have a great time guys.
Joppe said on September 30, 2011
Wish I could been there, but I am otherwise engaged. Next year, perhaps!
Tilley said on September 30, 2011
Count me there in spirit as well
Martin T16s said on September 30, 2011
Keep the pictures coming for those of us not fortunately enough to be there. Great work guys!
Hans H said on October 1, 2011
+1
JH said on September 30, 2011
Jealousy is the word of the day! I couldn’t attend this weekend but if you do something similar again, maybe next year, I will do what I can to come!
terry9000k said on September 30, 2011
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TIMR
I know haven’t the time this weekend, but [a small grip over pics].
Any chance you could edit pics as sometimes, like above, they are quite dark.
A small amount of brightness with a reasonable editing software should do it……
Have good one, Guys….enjoy
TimR said on October 1, 2011
Hey Terry, no sorry, no time for that… I’ll be uploading them straight from my iPhone and other cameras tomorrow so they will be a bit untouched… we don’t have time to sit around and play with them, there will be too much happening…
But after this weekend we’ll spend a lot of time on fixing them up! =)
74StingSaab said on September 30, 2011
Nice to see so many smiling faces, all in support and love of Saab… lift a glass my friends, CHEERS!!
74stingray A.K.A. jealous in Pennsylvania
have a great time!
Tompa said on October 1, 2011
Hello folks!
I’m sorry for being absent from SU (and my fellow crew members) for quite some time now and not being remotely able to joining ya’ll is like a stab in the gut. Sometimes life throws things your way that is mean, cruel and outright horrible.
My Multiple Sclerosis has thrown me a crazy fit and I’ve been under the ice and bellow for a while now. The relapses are coming on to strong and I can not seem to conserve energy for more than moving for more than a total kf an hour a day. BUT! This is no time feeling sorry for myself really, but a time to move on up, regain strenght, look forwards to a bright and promising future. Allthough now a wee bit crippled I’m coming back like a Phoenix. I’ve got the means to come back. The engineering and productive brain department is still strong and are willing to get passed this crazy piece of history in life, being focused on coming up with more brilliant ideas than ever. The blue collar that grips round my neck and support the upper lever is still there and the upper button is done to be extra supportive. The heart and lungs are still strong, and has been working like a racehorse all through what ever the inflammatory negativety has been trying to pin me down with since the end of 2009 up till now. The hips have been a problem area yeah, they have to support balance to the legs keeping me stable and upright. The legs are strong but worn a bit having trouble with communications now and then with the brain and brainstem via all the nerves… But hey, I’m not downed by that…
In some ways I find it easy to compare my situation during the same timeframe to that of Saab’s. The will to go ahead and rush of on stable legs has always been there and to better oneself with means that is there, maybe build some muscles for extra support, but through one unfair and hard blow after another that building of muscles has not been there find the means for. But just like me, through hard work put in by myself and confidence in “Physio Therapists” to guide the way, Saab and a I will Will find a beautiful well toned lean machine productive future.
The heart being? Well in Saab I can fi d several pieces that make up the heart. We the enthusiasts? H-ll yeah! Victor? Yeah but of course, there’s a big but at some times an overly optimistic heart, but that is dead set on pumping at 150 beats a minute at alm times. Lars C? As a fuel for driving the media ballistic and politicians angry… Sir for that I give you my sincere hats of and I am glad to being able to call you friend. Mr Vladimir Antonov? Oh but most endearingly yes! You are the most of the times silent tough guy. For that you are as positive as Cortisone to my Central Nervous System: Taking the inflammations down to a minimum. Hats off to you young sir. Swade? Need I say anything really besides thanks for calming the storms but still setting the oils of thought on the water ablaze with roaring fires of positivism. (Thank you most kindly for the visit during my last relaps of my MS. It did my day and the whole week so much lighter.)
Gunilla G! One word and you probably know the lyrics to the Spandau Ballet song: You are Gold!!! Always believe in your soul….
Tim Rokka and all other crew members and the SU community. Stay positive! Nothing will stop us. We can’t stop now that the momentum is picking up. Goooo people Gooo!
So yes Gooo! I will and I will not let my disease stop me in any way. I will grow stronger from what I’ve learned and even let that strenght take me further than ever before.
I hope you can feel me as being with you as you have a good time. I’m saddened by the fact I couldn’t come o. over as a Saab enthusiast, SU crew member (Robin… My T-shirt mate!
) or as a reporter of another variant. Those that know they know and will make it stay that way… Rune 
Miss you all!
Cheers/Your bruised and battered but still optimistic and “Here’s to a brighter future” friend- Tom
Ps. Mr Hansson. I Will get back to you, only I will have to take it one sure footing at a time. Ds.
Tim, I will not be a stranger for that much longer.
JasonPowell said on October 1, 2011
Tom, your story brought a tear to my eyes. Very well said and inspiring to here what you are saying and the comparisons are great. I love your attitude and your don’t feel sorry for me attitude. I say Tompa up and get better, it was very nice to read your post.
74StingSaab said on October 1, 2011
agreed…. Tompa up! Best wishes
terry9000k said on October 1, 2011
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Oh, I know what you mean…..a friend suffers too.
Physio is the way to do….
Keep up the positive attitude,” THE ONLY WAY IS UP ”.
Best wishes for greater times….. Terry.
Nate 9-3 said on October 1, 2011
Wow Tom. I had no idea. Many prayers will soon come your way. You are an inspiration.
Swade said on October 1, 2011
Missing your smiling face here this weekend, mate. Hope you and Carola are going OK.
JH said on October 1, 2011
Nice to hear from you, Tom! I really hope that you will get better soon!
Tompa said on October 1, 2011
Thanks mates
It is troublesome to be in my situation ofcourse. But at the same time, like I wrote, from hardship strenght is often to be found.
I’ve always found it a delight to get to learn about peoples insight of life as they know it. To take time to listen to the elderly is something everybody should do. Ofcourse one has to sift through a lot of the “everything was better in the olden day” speach and pick out the nuggets of gold therein. But once done, one will often get an epiphany of how valuable insight to other peoples stories and experiences can realy be.
What Saab must Not do is lose their ace in the deck that for many seemed to be lost through the years of GM era and watering out the brand identity and values… To be their own, to always strive to better themselves, to Not do what has already been done by others and then take the iceing and try to sell on “what the wide majority wants”… Saab was so good at being the leader of the pack for so many years. The 92, 93, 99, C900, The mighty 9000 that was so much safer than anything out there and with tech lightyears ahead of the big Germans for it’s MY -85 debut. It takes strong headedness to make better of what you’ve learnt and set a new standard, to always be the one the one in the drivers seat. But what Saab has never seemed to learn is this: if you want to be noticed fornyour qualities… Let the buyer know! Volvo probably couldn’t believe that Saab had never openly braged about safety when Volvo nosedove a 760 GLE in a famous and unorthodox commercial from -82 straight down into a concrete floor from a crane. Volvo bragged about safety eventhough they knew it was not intirely true. But people saw a vehicle surviving a crash and a text and voice listing Volvo as the safest and sturdiest built cars ever… The 900 was infact had better build quality “The rock of ages”, had safety way ahead of the older Volvo 240 and when the 9000 entered the scen the Volvo 760 and 740 had lost the safety three set game with 6-2, 6-0, 6-0 to Saab. Saab still understood safety, use of space, handling etc better than Volvo but Volvo won in the longrun due to daring to stick out saying they were the best…. Saab must regain faith in themselves. Build what you realy, realy want and then say… Whe Are the best and we will now stop this deathmatch with larger competitors, listen to what we have learnt and do what we do best. Be Iconic, Learning from our founding fathers by making use of the great insights and scrap the thesis that one must do what everybody else does to be in the spotlight and then add: Fudge the rest, we dare to be stand out and prove we are the best and dare to e differnt. Say to the buyer: Don’t buy our cars and you will surely miss something of solid gold, buy the competition and you will fade into the grey masses. Saab… Be brave and work your asses of… No you don’t have to be polite to the competitors and nore should you. Instead be the thorn in the competitions side making them uneasy. Be all you can be… But strive to always better yourself.
That’s where I am regarding my MS. I learn from my misstakes in feeling bad for myself instead of showing I can’t be counted out. I Will be all I can be with the means I have… But I will always strive to greatness. To be a person hellbent in succeeding with my goals, to always outdo myself as a father, take advice from others willing to teach, but always stay ahead of what I’ve learnt. To better myself to be able to give to those that will listen so that they can learn from my rights and wrongs and always try to better themselves. Not everybody will see what I see or just go with the flow, but I can get the selected few to listen and feel good about themselves…
Ah heck people. Grab a brew and enjoy your evening. But hold of on that free drink at the end of the night… Fir tomorrow is another day. A day of Saabing and getting to know people, debate, listen and maybe learn something new.. Be strong, fight hard for our dream. Be all what you can be but always try to better yourself.
Lots of words… Time to hit the sack, sleep, then go get some more meda, take the bull by it’s horns, fight it out and Win. Not only for my sake, but for family and friends. And in doing so learn something and teach others that are stuck in hopelessness. Wow I tired… Wonderful!
Now sleep people. I envy you as heck, but I still have the future and you as my friends. True friendship last, just like Saab will… By listening and learning, correctings ones wrongs and take to heart that you don’t have to be like everybody else to be liked for who you are. Your friends are your friends, accept others but be the best friend you can be to those that care for you.
Cheers/Tom- writing in a daze at 03:10 CET 1′st of October 2011.
Let’s tremble these halls of ANA Trollhättan. Scream your hearts out… SAAB UP!!!!! Let’s party like it’s Octoberfest 2011!!!!
Ps. Mr Muller, I’d like to learn from your experiences. Let’s have dinner sometime soon if you please. Cheers/Tom Ds.
Rune said on October 1, 2011
Knowing your affinity for your i-device, I have to ask: Did you type all that on an iPhone?
You’re a tough cookie Tom. We hope to see you again soon.
Tompa said on October 1, 2011
Hehe, yeah I’m constantly on the iPhone but realy… Tim tricked me in to buying the darn thing
Looking through the photos from preps and dinner I even more envy you all! And I’m not like Jeff on the other side of the Atlantic! I’m just 450km away but still can’t go
. Mr Lind, Robin my buddy, Anna and… What the heck! Mark Marcon! You are in Sweden and has not told me?!?!?! You will pay for that you Canadian torque chaser! 
hehe
Thanks Rune mate, time for beer and a steak… Soooon!
Cheers/Tom
900_S said on October 1, 2011
Tom! Good to hear you’re in good spirits! Hope to see you around here more often, when you find the time. Enjoy the company and good times with your family and friends first, of course. Take care!
Tompa said on October 1, 2011
Thanks mate
I will get back in a jiff. No worries. And with your support even faster.
Cheers!