Tom, you made an appreciative and thoughtful post in defense to McClurg's coverage of SCR. Well said. I commend you for that.
However, I am not criticizing McClurg to be facetious here. In my, and many others estimation here, McClurg has made major careless errors in just about every article that he has written on behalf of the sYc and its members. I am looking at several right now. For example, in the one he did about my Deuce he refers to Canonsburg as Mechanicsburg (see article below). He also made errors in relation to Deuce features, etc. I have another article where he credits another individuals sign collection shown at Vette Fest to be owned by me. I can go on and on. There is something to be said about simple fact checking, as it goes a long way. If I were the president of a club that McClurg was covering I would INSIST that he run past me any article that feature my club and its members. The clubs integrity and reputation need to be protected. Unfortunately vigorously in this world. There are many people out there that are just itching to tear up the sYc and its members because of a carelessly written article that is supposedly "fact." I wonder what is being said about a certain 1970 "unrestored" Harrell Camaro right now in the land of the banished.
Again, I am not trying to be rude. As someone who also writes (I write an annual column, have contributed to many books, and have even been just contracted to write a history book on a Chicago neighborhood), I believe in doing the proper research on the topic you are going to write about, even if all it takes is a two minute google search. Most professionals live by this principle. Once again, I am not trying to be a jerk, and I believe that Tom and the sYc do a phenomenal job running and protecting the club. I just think that Bob McClurg needs to take writing about the sYc a little more seriously. It's not a one way street here. We are not the only ones benefiting by being in print. The last time I heard, an author (McClurg), is getting paid for his articles on the sYc and its members. No us, no payday for him. Just get it right.
