GM FYI Blog

By Bill Strong
Guest Blogger

Editor’s Note: This past weekend, GM hosted a group of Facebook, MySpace and Flickr members in metro Detroit for the annual Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise. Our guests not only attended the cruise and the media events leading up to it, but had a chance to tour GM’s headquarters in the Renaissance Center, stop by the Technical Center in Warren, and explore the Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, just to name a few activities. Take a look at this post from Flickr member Bill Strong, and make sure to head over to his photo albums, too.

Well, here it is Monday and I am still pinching myself to see if this past weekend was really real or just a product of my imagination.

Pinch. Pinch. Yes, it was very real and I have the photos to prove it. Lots and lots of them!

It all started Thursday when I boarded a flight to Detroit to attend the Woodward Dream Cruise. I had accepted an invitation from General Motors’ Alicia Dorset, editor of this blog. I was joined by 10 others who represented participants in alternate media like Flickr, MySpace and Facebook in what turned out to be a truly “dream weekend.”

And it wasn’t just the Woodward Dream Cruise, which by itself was a fantastic experience to a first-timer like myself. It wasn’t just the behind-the-scenes stuff that GM treated us to, like the tour of their corporate headquarters at the Renaissance Center, the OnStar Command Center, the Tech Center and Design Center or all the vintage cars and trucks at the Heritage Center.

It wasn’t just the passes to the special media events where GM execs like Bob Lutz introduced the new SS model of the HHR, or when Chairman Rick Wagoner drove the Camaro convertible concept car into the lot at the Athens Coney Island diner or even getting to see the EFIJY and the cars from the “Transformers” movie up close.

No, what made it a truly dream weekend was the fact that a group of total strangers of all ages, brought together by GM, could have such a great time and enjoy each others’ company so well. I think some lasting friendships were made this weekend. Some of us even made plans to return with our cars next year so we can meet up again! I think there’s a tradition in the making here.

Of course all this was made possible by our great hosts, Adam, Alicia, Christopher, Natalie and Rick who deserve a heartfelt thank you. You guys are the best! Thanks for a great “dream weekend” at Woodward.