To: metropolitan@listserv.azstarnet.com
From: Matthew Birchard 
Subject: Re: Metropolitan Mailing List is Up
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 12:56:48 -0700 (PDT)

Hello Hello!
	Well, seems as if everything is up and running with this list 
now.  Great.  So, I'll introduce myself.  I'm Matt Birchard and I live in 
the great Pacific Northwest; Portland, Oregon to be specific.  I'm 20 
years of age.  And I own a Metropolitan (of course).  I'm a MOCNA member, 
#7244 and also a member of the Columbia-Willamette chapter of MOCNA.  I'm 
a full time college student attending Portland State University (hence 
the psu# and .edu for my e-mail address).  I also work part time at an 
ice cream and frozen yogurt place at the airport.  Now, on to my car.
	My Met is a 1959 Black & White hardtop.  She is restored, but not 
show quality.  A good cruise in car really.  I've never shown the car, 
but I may in the future.  The story of how I came to own my Met I'll save 
for another time.  However, I've owned her since Februray of 1996.  Now 
thankfully, she is paid for.  Up until recently I was using the Met as my 
daily driver.  I have since purchased a second car for "all weather" 
driving.  It is a '79 Renault LeCar.  Now the Met has truly become the 
pleasure driver that it was intend for and insured as.  
	The biggest Met function that I have attended was the 1997 
National MOCNA convention, held in Hunt Valley, Maryland.  I flew back by 
myself and really enjoyed the weekend and the many cars.  I'll give you 
all more details on that meet later on.  But now, I've got other things 
that require my attention, so I'll just send this off to the list and 
await everyone else's intros.

Matt Birchard
Portland, Oregon
USA

e-mail:  psu05992@odin.cc.pdx.edu