kruz10_5 - The Foothills Street Rod Association

Volume 10 Issue 5 October 2010
Kruisin’ News – October 2010
Bill Matheson
Jasper, Hinton, Merc, camper cruise, Labour Day
Weekend. Lots of weather, fun, critters, camp
cookin’, pickin’, Pils. Dead battery dragon boat race
(we lost). Shirlee does a stand-up routine on this.
Caught the 15 th annual Pipeline Run (our
third) in Hinton on the way home. This is a great
group, hosted by Dwayne and Shelly Benbow, known
by their neighbours as “Rod and Chassis”. You had
to be there.
Bernie & Lynne Schaeffler, Jim & Connie
Shaw; John & Debbie Reynolds; Wayne Omand &
Carole; Dave & Carole-Anne; Doug & Fay Birch;
Jerry and Yvonne Hoines; Gene & Carol Holben;
Tom (thanks for the propane management course) &
Dianne Hughes; Dale & Betty Scharf. The fun, food,
cars, critters, and laughs are tops at this deal; the
Saturday garage-sale cruise was fun. Dwayne, don’t
mail my t-shirt to Shuffler, and John, don’t call me
Jack.
Missed Jack and Gloria Collison, Brad &
Margaret Vold (was looking forward to a two-step);
great to meet Shelly’s cousin Brian, nice ’70 Dodge
Challenger 340.
Dwayne, you’re getting three stars for the
new toilet seat, plus an extra one for stealing it from a
Shell service station. Homer that deuce. See you
next year. Love y’all.

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“Bankers Threaten Interest Rate Hikes”. Am I
scared? Hell no. I’m an old guy living off investments.
Raise ‘er up, buddy. Ten percent looks good, twenty
even better.
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“Weather isn’t good or bad, man, it just is.” George
Carlin
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“We liked the electric bass because of the tones, and
it fit in the trunk of the Cadillac.”
Hot Rize base picker Mike Forster
Hot Rize alter-ego band is Red Knuckles & the
Trailblazers, the only bluegrass band I know to use a
phase-shifter on the banjo.
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Why was England such an asshole to Scotland and
Ireland? Figured they could, I guess. History has
proven them wrong.
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In the ‘50s I saw both Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee
Lewis in live performances. Years later I’d see the
Hollywood movies covering each one’s story. I can
tell you, neither of them were anything like the goof
actors portrayed them to be. Buddy wasn’t around to
say anything about Gary Busey’s dorky prancing
around, but Jerry Lee said if he ever met Dennis
Quaid he’d punch out his lights. Can’t blame him.
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Great movie conversations:
“I couldn’t get it up last night.”
“They make a pill for that.”
“That’s cheating. First you take a pill, pretty soon
you’re installing hydraulics.”
Robert deNiro and Billy Crystal in “Analyze This”
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From Brainerd, USA: Snowmobile drag races are
pretty cool (pardon the pun). On NHRA asphalt they
go 150 mph in the 8s, and no danger of an
avalanche.
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Tried out Shaw Cable’s $2.95 a month deal for 23
extra channels and as many music channels. Hooked
it up Thursday, took it back Friday. The service rep
said, “Can I ask you why?” I said, “Sure, the t.v.
channels are all garbage, and who sits around
listening to the radio on the tube. This is nothing but
a sales pitch for pay-per-view and pricey music
channels.” She promptly handed me a receipt and
said, “Next.”
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Federal tax money for new NHL arenas? Forget it.
Players make millions. Let them play out on the
slough.
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The headline read, “Thirteen killed at a Christian
School riot in India.” That dickhead preacher from
Florida should be charged, along with the media who
gave him ink. Obama got it right: “This is a
recruitment bonanza for the Taliban.”
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Wildrose Toy Run, Sunday, September 12: This is a
real hotrod event – no fadders. Four guys told me
how they dug Fordy. That makes five of us, I guess.
Only a handful of Foothills folks attended. Later, I
checked out Jack Collison’s ’47 coach over at his
place; new 400 hp 383, gonna be a bomb; he’s
sorting out cooling systems and then it’s flying.
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Foothills meeting Monday, September 13, at Nes
Ewaneks’ great museum, big turnout, fine stuff. Many
thanks to Nes and Diane for hosting this swell deal.
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“Out there, it’s the 1990s. In this house it’s 1954, so
no sex talk at the breakfast table, see?” Tony
Soprano
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In the 1970s I worked on hydro dams in B.C., and
remember B.C. Hydro’s chairman, Dr. Gordon
Shrum’s words on his retirement: “I’m going to drive
my 98 Oldsmobile around my favorite town,
Vancouver.” At the time I thought, “I want to be just
like him.” Forty years later, substitute a ’40 Ford,
Calgary, and here I am. Lucky.
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Hey, Brian Janke, are you building a ’55 Chev that
will kick Falvo’s ass?
On that same subject, where’s Dave Moore? Come
on, Jacques.
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Who’s the most dedicated hotrodder I know? I’d have
to pick Edmonton’s Wayne Omand. He’s had the
same hotrod since 1959, an always Chrysler
motored, Tommy Ivo inspired, Dodge bucket. Only
now, after 50 years in the wind, is he building a
comfy post-war Merc coupe. But I’ll bet my beer
cooler he never moves on to a ’55 Chev.
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An AMA survey asked, “If a brightly coloured clown
on a unicycle pedaled around you while you chatted
on your cell phone, would you see him?” The
alarming results proved 50% wouldn’t.
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Someone said that Hare Krishnas gave us the
saying, “Have a nice day.” I was always thought it
was 7-11 Store clerks.
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Lower Kananaskis reservoir
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Attention Kruisin’ News subscribers: Editor Mike
advises your expiry date is noted on the mailing
label. Check it out, and for continuity send money.
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Enmax admitted full responsibility for the Mayfair
Place power surge damage – until they talked to their
lawyers. Now they’re pedaling around.
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They say time flies. But it didn’t, really. It all unfolded
as it should, and I’ve got no complaints . . . except
that gas costs way too much and now I pay more for
monthly utilities than I ever paid for a mortgage
payment.
Things I enjoy about aging: no back to
school; no chinsky two-week vacations; and no bitchy
boss to worry about. Other personal things are of
concern, like, I’m not as limber and pretty as I used to
be. But then I remember a line I heard about aging
gracefully. I’m proud to be a fogey from Muskogee.
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I read in the August News that Trish Radermacher
has retired from Air Canada. She paid her dues. Way
to go, Trish. Enjoy it. Make purple cakes, and
lunches for Dilbert (sorry, Monster).
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At the River next year I’ll have to ask Terry Capp if he
has any old racing days flashbacks when he cruises
the old B-gas racer/new street rod deuce pickup.
Betcha.
Too bad ol’ Jim Murphy isn’t around to see
Terry’s truck, and George Bramhoff’s “A” coupe. He’d
sure dig them. Had a good chat with George at the
River. He put a set of used BF Goodrich raised
letters and Cragars on his “A” because, he got them
for $300, just like new, from a tire shop. That’s real
hot-rodding.
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It wasn’t much of a summer this year. Sure glad it
went quick.
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The Calgary Co-op weekend ad read, “24 Pilsners for
$29.99.” I did the midday dash to the midtown store
and ran into a big line-up. A clerk asked if I was here
for the Vodka and Dan Akroyd. I replied, “Forget it.
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As much as we enjoy cruising the Merc and camper
around the country, I can’t get interested in the
Snowbird R.V. scene; we’re just not into golf or
buffets.
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Fishing was good at Kananaskis
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“To truly know the mountains, one should go to meet
them as one would meet a sweetheart – alone.”
Louis L’Amour
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I’d be more impressed with football players if they
didn’t yap off, and would leave the dancing to the
cheerleaders.
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My teachers said I didn’t play well with others; my
bosses said I wasn’t a team player. My reaction was
always the same: “So?”
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Great t.v. show lines:
“You never say thank-you.”
“That’s what the money’s for.”
Madmen
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I recently noticed that my truck was riding like a
buckboard: clunk, clunk down the road. Fixed it.
Drove onto some new pavement. We need more of
that.
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“Fear is a weapon to be used by you if you control it,
by your enemies if you do not.”
Louis L’Amour
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Randys Rollers Wed AM
Foothills A&W Wednesday coffee bunch continues to
entertain. No fear as Al H. compliments Janie on her
nice set of J…J…jewelry. Prez Trevor re-retired,
working on a 286 flathead for ’36 Ford pickup. Lively
discussion on civic election, a variety of other crooks.
Bluegrass pickers.
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“Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our
own private opinions. What a man thinks of himself,
that is what determines, or rather indicates, his fate.”
Thoreau
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Saturday, September 25: The Foothills Highway 22
clean-up crew, good fun. Picked up Bryan Long,
A&W Cochrane group breakfast, rally at the Heritage
Centre, and onward with the ditch-diggers. What did
we learn? Pilsner still the most popular pop. But then,
we knew that. Good job, gang.
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River City Classic, High River, Sunday, September
26: Two things you can always count on at this deal:
big turnout and good weather. I remember when this
run drew only a few dozen rigs; now they pull over a
thousand. Good formula, I’d say: one day, lots of
giveaways, nice little town for strolling around,
country folk, city folk, all kids of rigs, rods, sportys,
imports, antiques, customs, trucks, racecars, no cutoff
dates, no rules, come and go when you want, ten
bucks.
The Gilmour/Bart Top Alcohol dragster fired
up on Main Street, thrilled the crowd. Good to see old
friend Jordy Millar; his swell, yellow, ’37 Ford debuted
at the ’93 Spring Thaw with our new blue Fordy.
Jordy told me how he looks forward to reading the
News, nice kid, never did have a lick of sense.
The AE-1 looked around.

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Best buy ’78 single of all time: Elvis Presley, “Don’t
Be Cruel” and flip side, “Hound Dog.” Ninety-nine
cents, Melody Lane, Edmonton, back in the goodle
days.
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Letter in the Herald, September 28:
“It is unfortunate our receivers don’t catch with their
mouths or they’d all be in the NFL.”
Stewart Burton
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Who do you want for Calgary’s next mayor? Ric “Dr.
No” McIvor, or Barb “Doesn’t Know” Higgins? We’ve
had a decade of “yes” mayors; I’m ready for
somebody to say no, to spending anyway.
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Great duster lines:
“There’s much more to life than the things we can
see.”
Eldorado
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No matter how you feel about Hollywood director
James Cameron’s invasion of Alberta’s tar sands,
he’s making them think. And like he says, “They’ve
got to do it right.”
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Great movie lines:
“I wouldn’t drink with you if it was the last beer in the
world.”
“I’m buying.”
“That’s different.”
Here to Eternity

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“The terrorist lives for terror, not for the change he
tells himself he wants. He masks his desire to kill and
destroy behind the curtain of a cause. It is destruction
he wants, not creation.”
Louis L’Amour
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Old racers never die they just keep on .....
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“I enjoy cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in
the food I’m cooking.”
Julia Child
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Heading home from the River Run this year, Tucker
said, “Know what my favorite rig at the river was,
poppa?”
I said, “No, what?”
He said, “This Merc truck. I love how it looks.”
You can keep your Wally.
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Professor Shirlee’s Punctuation Lesson:
Woman without her man is nothing.
OR:
Woman: without her, man is nothing.
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If you’ve seen Billy Bob Thornton in movies you know
he’s a fine character actor; if you’ve heard him
interviewed you also know he’s one twisted cat.
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Keep your powder dry.
Billy

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