December 2011 - The Foothills Street Rod Association

Volume 11 Issue 6 December 2011

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Barry’s Pick
Recommended reading submitted to the news and
reprinted with permission from HotrodHotline.com
PERSONAL BEST
By LeRoi Tex Smith
When we were teenagers, these were vital words in
our vocabulary. Mine’s Bigger Than Yours. Mines
Better Than Yours. In one case objective, in the other
subjective. In one event, what we thought, in the
other, what other’s thought. And some of this was
even about our cars. Eventually, we learned that
neither was particularly important in world matters,
especially when we discovered that there were two
other words that really did matter: Personal Best.
I learned early on in sports that PB was the real goal
of any effort. I might be very good at something, but
there would always be someone come along who
would be better. The real reward was in the trip, not
in the crown!
That's the way I see it in hot rodding.
There are no hard and fast rules in this hobby/sport.
No unchanging guidelines guaranteed to produce
undisputed superiority of either vehicle or
owner/builder. We have but one measuring stick, and
that is performance. The old Put Up Or Shut Up
dictum that is, often, the final law.
In racing, he who gets there first be the winner.
Second place is only first loser! But that is not the
case in street rodding. Or old car restoration. Or
show cars, or a host of other car thingies. If hot
rodding is objective, we can proclaim a number one.
At least for that moment in time. But not in he
overwhelming car enthusiast field. There everything
is subject to interpretation, to the viewpoint of he who
makes the decision.
Which is why the vast majority of automotive
enthusiast activity should be accepted with a huge
grain of salt. Winner of a major car show? To me,
everyone who attends that gathering, as participant
or spectator, is the winner. Grab the big trophy at
some shindig or other? Who else but you really
cares, therefore it only matters to you. Which is
where the Personal Best comes in. Just making it
cross-country to do a gig in Austin, or LA, or Indy
may not mean a thing to most of the rodders present,
but to the builder of a fresh ride, here is an
accomplishment of major credit. And next time the
achievement will be better, each time becoming a
new personal best. All the applause in the stadium,
all the chest inflation that comes with a magazine
feature, all the back clapping in the world is
secondary to personal knowledge of doing better and
better.
This is why I try to never criticize a person's efforts in
building his own vehicle. If he does his best, that is. A
half-assed attempt at anything shows immediately in
the result, whether it be the New York Marathon or a
first time attempt at restoring a model A Ford. I do
not, ever, include a Personal Best salutation to
anyone who merely writes a check for a result.
It is very easy for an old hand at anything to scoff at
the efforts of a fresh face. It is equally easy to dismiss
as unimportant the young guy or gal who wander into
a hot rod gathering in something that is obviously
early in the making, or hardly of a quality with other
vehicles present. It is much more difficult to consider
the vehicle, and the participants in light of their
credentials. Rare, indeed, is the teenager who has all
the talents to create masterpieces. Rarer, still, is the
mature grey hair who tuns his attention to a lifetime
dream and tries to either build, or design the perfect
ride. but, for them, whatever they accomplish is a
personal best. That is all that matters, bucko. Put
away the critique sheets and extend the hand of
fellowship. That might just be your very own personal
best.

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Kruisin’ News – December 2011
Bill Matheson
The Calgary Herald did a short blurb on the
September High River Show and Shine. Out of 1500
spectacular rigs, I had to snicker at the only photo
they used: a stock Model A (Siewert was thrilled).
Somebody must have bitched because a few days
later they ran a picture of a stock Model T.
Not what you’d call car guys.
Here comes the Sun . . .
***
Great country tune line:
“I am very proud of my daddy’s name.”
Hank Jr.
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I never was too industrious, it saved me.
***
Bumper sticker: Paddle faster, I hear banjos.
***
Some dummy in Los Angeles gave a hockey player
an eight-year, $56 million, contract. He’s got to be a
relative of Bruce McNall. The dummy I mean, not the
hockey player.
***
Seems to me … reality t.v. shows are a natural
reaction to years of stupid soaps.
***
Books don’t have batteries.
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Great quotations: “If T-Bone Walker was female, I
would have married him.” BB King
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According to a Herald survey, 73% of respondents
are against the Lingerie Football League having a
team in Calgary. A Sun survey would produce much
more realistic results.
***
Good luck Alison Redford, back to the plum tree for
Gary Mar, and Doug…shave the goatee.
***
Steven Seagal on reality t.v. – are they kidding?
***
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A 20-year-old Eric Clapton, at the time with John
Mayall’s “Blues Breakers” band, was in a recording
session in London, England. The engineer turned off
the machine and said, “This guitarist is
unrecordable,” as he couldn’t believe Clapton (on a
Gibson Les Paul and cranked-up Randall amp) was
making these sounds on purpose. The young
producer, Jimmy Page, responded, “Turn it back on.
I’ll take full responsibility.” It was the summer of ’65,
and the world of rock music was coming to a
Crossroads.
***
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Good movie lines:
White reporters asked pioneering black boxer Jack
Jefferson, “Are you fighting for your race?” He
answered, “I’m not redeeming anybody. Mr. Lincoln
done that. Ain’t that why you shot him?”
Great White Hope
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When Steve Rothfels was the CBC t.v. weather guy,
I’d often see his yellow ’57 T-bird around the CBC
parking lot, just a couple blocks from our place. One
day I was dog-walking and Steve, with nice looking
lady passenger, pulled out in front of us. Steve
nodded. I said, “Nice bird, Steve.” He said, “Thanks, I
just polished it.” I said, “Oh yeah, the car looks good
too.” Gospel.
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The first politician – Eve? or God?
***
Stefani Germanotta swept the world pop music scene
like Genghis Khan across Mongolia. She was an
unpopular geeky music student, but things changed
when she emerged as Lady Gaga. Good job, Stef.
Don’t kiss Britney Spears.
***
Corporate catch-phrases: “light at the end of the
tunnel”, “at the end of the day”, are “so last week”.
The new word is: “going forward”, which basically
means, “we’re caught red-handed so we’re changing
the subject”, or, “going forward.”
***
I first heard Bluegrass music in the ‘50s; it was
country music in those days. Bill Monroe’s “I Traced
your Little Footprints in the Snow” and Jimmy
Martin’s “Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes” had us
laughing and groaning all at once. Later, Flatt &
Scruggs polished stuff and the Fendermens’ “Mule
Skinner Blues” would bring this music to a wider
audience. Then the name Bluegrass came along,
likely credited to Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys band.
It’s now the 100 th anniversary of Mr. Monroe’s birth,
with plenty of carrying-on in the Bluegrass scene.
Turn your radio on, and listen to the music in the air.
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U-2’s guitar player, Edge, says, “Musical notes are
expensive – don’t waste them.” I figure this cat’s
toque is too tight. I’ll stick with Doc Watson, and
Slowhand, they’ll waste a few for us.
***
What really chokes folks about Don Cherry is, he’s
usually right (I didn’t say correct), not always but
more often than not. Have you got a better batting
average than that?
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The chips are falling. . . Michael McCain, son of
Wallace, nephew of Harrison, is learning the hard
way: there’s more to running a meat company than
there is to cutting up spuds. His first move, he
announced proudly, was to rid Maple Leaf Foods of
“all the meat-heads.” Within a year, over 100 people
died from food poisoning due to improperly cleaned
equipment. Now Michael is laying off 1,500 people
and closing plants across the country. The McCain
family split happened when Harrison wouldn’t allow
Michael to take over their Canadian empire; figured
he wasn’t smart enough. Looks like Uncle Harrison
was right.
***
Interesting stop on our August Alaska Highway cruise
was the George Johnson Museum in Teslin, YK.
George Johnson was a Tlingit Indian trapper and
photographer. He bought a 1928 Chev sedan brand
new and drove it on frozen Teslin Lake, there were
no roads in those days. He painted the car white as
he didn’t want to alarm migrating caribou herds.
Check www.gjmuseum.yk.net.
***
US President John F. Kennedy formed the Navy
SEALS in 1962, to combat terrorism.
Popular Mechanics
***
I admire musicians like Tony Rice, one of the finest
flat-pickers on earth. He couldn’t stay in the limited
confines of Bluegrass music and moved on to great
creativeness with guys like Jerry Garcia and David
Grisman. Tony declined an offer from Warner to do
an album in the 1970s – money was the least of his
worries and he was repulsed with the idea of
producers and chorus and strings. Instead, he ran off
with the “Dawg” band.
***
Randy’s Rollers Wed. AM
Recently I enjoyed a burger in a popular new joint in
Bowness called Notables. For $16 I made a point of
enjoying it. The “notable” part for me was a statement
on their menu: 20% gratuity will be added to groups
of seven or more. I’m hanging with Papa, Janie,
Cindy, and a bunch of old gearheads I know.
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Funny how some actors will always be a certain
character. For me, the villainous Dan Duryea will
always be Whitey Kincaid, a bad-ass back-shooting
gunslinger. He was great, how I hated him.
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Nashville Cats play clean as country water . . . When
Doc Watson was a little kid his dad made him a banjo
using a groundhog hide for the drum. Didn’t work, too
thick, no sound. Doc says, “We solved that problem
when granny’s 16-year-old cat died.”
Frets magazine, March 1979, premier issue
***
English blues-based rockers were much more honest
and respectful about the source of their stuff,
compared to American rockers. Johnny Winter would
be an exception, this quote from him: “Working with
Muddy Waters made me realize people were finally
realizing that I’m not faking, and can play blues.”
***
Great movie lines:
“It’s not a question of who’s right, it’s a question of
what’s right.”
Wichita
“Look at my coat – more holes than the Pittsburgh
infield.”
On the Waterfront
“That gal’s got entirely too many brains to have an
ass like that.”
Roadhouse
“If I was to trade my soul to the devil, I’d want more
than some guitar lessons.”
Ghosts of Mississippi
“Why does he want that beer so bad?”
“Cause he’s thirsty, dummy.”
Smokey and the Bandit
“Remember, drivers licence no replace eye, ear,
brain.”
Karate Kid
***
The nerdy genius on the hit t.v. sitcom “Big Bang
Theory” says, “Real chili doesn’t have beans in it.”
Well, I’m Lilliputian, and see it otherwise; there’ll be
war.
***
A 20-year-old California woman is slapping Justin
Bieber with a paternity suit. She’d be better off suing
him for a lame Christmas album. I mean, he’s a
sweet kid, but no Elvis.
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Since we’ve been summer cruising the Merc, the
Funfinder and the Zodiac, Fordy’s been in
hibernation. She’s happy, knows I love her.
***
At a River Run a couple years back, Diane Grote
asked, “Which do you like better? Our ’37 Ford “Old
Rag” [Midnight Blue with 455 Olds] or our ’47
Plymouth ragtop [black with 392 Hemi]?” The
answer? Well, you know me; I’d never tell on a lady.
***
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Great guitar riffs: Pretty Woman (Grady Martin);
Johnny Be Goode (Chuck Berry, with thanks to T-
Bone Walker); Satisfaction (Keith Richards); and all
the Johnny Horton rockabilly stuff (Telecaster picker
unknown). There are many more; these come to
mind.
***
Currently popular is the ukulele. This instrument,
originally called a machett, was brought to the
Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese sailors, made
popular by Hawaiian musicians who retuned the little
ax to suit their vocal styles, and called it ukulele. In
Hawaiian “Uku” means flea and “lele” means to jump.
This describes the playing style developed by
Hawaiians. Thanks to our friend Michael MacLeod of
the Acoustic Guitar Store for this.
***
First you get good, then you get real good. As
youngsters, Earl Scruggs and his brother Junie would
pick on the front porch of their farmhouse. To work up
their timing, they’d walk opposite directions around
the house and meet at the back porch, and then pick
their way back to the front porch. Bluegrass banjo
master Earl Scruggs was no accident.
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I pity know-it-all people, because that’s as smart as
they’ll ever be. Meanwhile the rest of us dummies
have nowhere to go but up.
***
To the Occupy Calgary folks: make your point, and
your protest, have your little camp-out, and then get
on with your life. The longer you “Occupy Calgary”
the more annoying you become. By the way, what is
it you want? Equality with billionaire businessmen?
Go earn it, like they did. At the very least, pay your
own rent.
***
Some downtown Calgary egg-flipper calling himself
an executive chef won a recent food competition. His
prizewinning dish was a goose liver pate sundae.
Who says there is no F in calories?
***
Great rock lines:
“Randall gives good boogie.”
Bob “the Bear” Hite, Canned Heat
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In 1907, Henry Ford’s factory produced a Model T
every 13 hours. Within five years, on his assembly
line, a T-banger would roll out every 90 seconds. It
was the beginning, and the end, of imagination.
Narration at the beginning of the movie Seabiscuit:
***
Some old guys I know don’t mind a little hearing loss;
more peaceful, they say. My friend Fudd uses his
hearing aid rig to tune out Bob Hirlimier.
***
Foothills Hotrod meeting November 14 – dinner and
a beer with the gang, always fun. Don and Kevin
keep things rolling along like the Grand Ole Opry.
Good perfs from Al Keasey and Trevor Landage.
Barry Klassen caving in to political correctness;
worked too long for Telus, I guess. This is a great
bunch; keep it together, even if it means hugging a
Dodge guy every now and then.
***
JJ Cale and Eric Clapton – man, they sure twist it up.
That thumping you hear is all the old blues guys,
digging it.
Call me the breeze – I keep blowing down the road.
***
Great movie lines:
“One great rock show can change the world.”
School of Rock
***
I may have missed a few things in life, but I had two
Hurst shifters.
***
1990 was the last year a US car was produced with a
carburetor. Starting next year, NASCAR will finally
replace carbs with fuel injection.
Popular Mechanics magazine, Nov. 2011
***
I had to laugh watching a crime drama on TCM, Dark
Streets. The fuzz drove a ’51 Ford Sedan; they were
parked in the rain, wipers just a’wipin’. When they
took off, the wipers quit, dead. It’s the way we were.
***
An interviewer asked Jann Arden, “If they made a
movie about your life, who should star?” Jann
replied, “Oh, Scarlett Johansson . . . okay, I can’t lie,
Chaz Bono.”
***
When I was a little kid I wanted to be Gene Autry.
Now I want to be Ken Kowalski.
***
Nothing beats a regular cat, playing his tunes, like
Barry Luft.
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Foothills wind-up party, Saturday, November 19 th .
Who has more fun than old car guys and dolls? The
rowdy Wildrose bunch always brings a load of
laughs; fun group from Claresholm, too. Nice visiting
with Jack and Gloria Collison. Shirlee and Gloria
have been friends since before Sputnik. Jack is a
retired fire captain and lifelong rodder. Thanks to the
executive group and all who worked on this fun deal.
***
Before he scat right back to the family farm, premier
Ed left us with, among other winners, a carbon credit
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thinking we’re doing something about our dirty
tarsands. Think of it this way: if people with many
speeding tickets could transfer their points to other
drivers with few or none for a price, which the
government collects, the amount of speeding would
stay the same and we have accomplished . . . eff-all.
***
Flames president Ken King smugly says the
struggling team has the support of the owners. This
reminds me of the time I got fired. A month earlier the
boss told me I was a rock star.
***
Barry Klassen says we can’t call them rat rods
anymore. So, what do we call them, I asked. He
answered, “Traditional rods.” I thought about this for
a bit and then wondered to myself, what is a
traditional hotrod? I decided it was a hotrod like
someone had previously built. That doesn’t really
describe a rat rod to my way of thinking. Try again,
long tall one. Meanwhile, it’s rat rod around these
parts.
***
On Grey Cup Sunday, 100k winds tore through
downtown Calgary and made a big mess, shattered
glass and sheet metal everywhere, disrupting traffic
and transit for Monday morning commuters. On the
Monday news, a whiney woman interviewed on the
street said, “A city of a million people, and they can’t
get it together? Come on!” Made me wonder, what
would this airhead do with a real problem, like the
Tokyo tsunami or the New Orleans flood?
***
Merry Christmas and HNY to all, from Hinton to High
River, Carp, if you’re on in Aussie, Omar K in the old
home town, Jed in Tibet, Geoff, Lynn and all the gang
down in Happy Hour Arizona, the Poppers in Ponoka,
the Wolves lone or otherwise, ESRA, the Tin, FSRA,
Red Deer Ignitors and Conrods, Lacombe
Highwaymen, Clive Sizzling Six, the Vernon Cam-
Jammers, and anyone else foolish enough to follow
our babble.
***
Be good, or bad,
Billy
PS:
Best of luck Harold.
***
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Calgary, AB T2E 4R2 Fax: 291-4274
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Horton Hot Rod Parts
This past October, while on a road trip with dad, we
took some time out to drop in on one of our favorite
Canadian Hot Rod Part suppliers. It was a short drive
from our hotel in Burlington north to Milton, and
memory served well as our rental found its way easily
as if we’d only visited last week.
We walked in and Paul Barber greeted us as if our
2009 visit had only been last week.
It’s was quite a treat to visit a shop that has stock,
rather than offering to “order that for you”. Moments
like these make you realize just how small Calgary
still is.
We toured the shop , taking in the Hemi-wagon
project out back and the three ‘glass deuce bodies in
stock.
A great visit, shopping opportunity and way to spend
time prior to the Canadian Street Rodding Hall of
Fame Gala.
402 - 14 th Street
N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 1Z7
(403) 283-6615

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Waymore Service & Auto Recyclers
Box 115, Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0
USED AUTO & TRUCK PARTS
TOWING • GENERAL REPAIRS
Rick Way 335 9525 MOBILE:
335 9526 1-555-0221

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Jim Cowan welcomes Gary Weldon to the Canadian Street
Rodding Hall of Fame
Canadian Street Rodding Hall of
Fame – Mike Siewert -
Anyone who has been to the salt has seen Gary
Weldon at work (play) there, you can’t miss seeing
his Nailhead powered Model A on ’32 rails. Perhaps
that is because it’s often on one end or the other of
his ’50 Ford, or maybe because it’s making another
200mph pass down the salt, no matter how you
encountered him, it’s the hard work and dedication to
this past time, and Street Rodding in general that
earned Gary a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Dad and I flew to Hamilton to take part in the
induction gala held in Waterdown Ontario. It was an
honour for us to be able to witness our very good
friend from the salt be welcomed into this very special
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Gary being push off on another run at the Bonneville
salt flats
Don Siewert and Gary Weldon along with Gary’s
turbo-nailhead powered sedan at this years CSRHof
Gala
Dorothy Horton, Arlene Baillie, Don Siewert, Gary
Weldon, Budd Ackerman, Coreen Merkley, Gwen
Soutar. Back from left is, Bob Kurtz, Jim Cowan, Dick
Confer, Kathy Confer, Terry Malley, Paul Horton,
Tony Lant, Bill Merkley, Ken Kay, Andy Soutar and
Brian Hounsell –current inductees of the CSRHoF is
attendace at Gary’s induction gala.
The evening post-ceremony entertainment. David,
Paul and Larry. Street rodders entertaining street
rodders.
The Canadian Street Rodding Hall of Fame.
To help guide the future of street rodding by
recognizing the individuals, groups and corporations
who have made a significant contribution in the past
to the development of the hobby in Canada on a
local, regional or national basis. We salute and
celebrate those accomplishments, at appropriate
times, through a public acknowledgement by
induction into the Hall of Fame
Nomination Criteria
1. Any person, group or corporation recognized
as having been instrumental in developing
street rodding anywhere in Canada is
eligible.
2. There are no restrictions as to race, colour,
religion, sex or nationality of the candidate(s).
3. Posthumous nominations are acceptable.
4. Membership in the Canadian Street Rod
Association is not a requirement.
5. All nominations must be received on a fully
completed official nomination form along with
any supporting material either electronically
or via mail to the addresses listed below.
6. Only one inductee will be named to the Hall
of Fame each year. However, all completed
and submitted nominations stay active for
five (5) years.
7. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
Contact Information:
Canadian Street Rodding Hall of Fame
Box 184
Port Robinson, ON L0S 1K0
Att: Jim Cowan
nomination@csrhof.com

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ESRA and FSRA co-hosting a 2011
Rod Run
Sounds local doesn’t it? You would be mistaken if
you thought that this time ESRA and FSRA
represented Edmonton and Calgary. In fact it’s the
European Street Rod Association and the Finland
Street Rod Association.
Most interesting is the event schedule, which give
over more time to Sauna’s than show-n-shines. Is
that cool, or hot?
Finnish Street Rod Association will arrange the
European Street Rod Nationals in Finland year 2012.
Contact your local ESRA representative for booking
information and hotel pricing.
Time is July 12th to July 15th 2012. Place Hotel
Ellivuori, Vammala
More information about the event location: Hotel
Ellivuori
Program:
Thursday 12 July 2012
14.00-21.00 registration booth open
16.00-20.00 Sauna
Barbeque
Friday 13 July 2012
09.00-21.00 registration booth open
Activities close to the venue
16.00-20.00 Smoke sauna
22.00 Music in the restaurant
Saturday 14 July 2012
10.30 Assembly for Rod Run
11.00 Rod Run starts
16.00 - 20.00 Sauna
20.00 Dinner at the restaurant
21.30 Prize-giving ceremony a the restaurant
22.00 Music at the restaurant
Sunday 15 July 2012
10.00 Show & Shine
11.00 ESRA presidents' meeting
15.00 Show & Shine prize-giving
20.00 Karaoke and music at the restaurant
Monday 16 July 2012
Have a safe journey home !
E-mail addres to the organization team:
esra2012.finland(at)gmail.com
Shipping company links: www.finnlines.com,
www.tallinksilja.fi, www.vikingline.fi
Please see also http://visitfinland.com
Welcome to Finland !
ESRA

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Thank you to our Sponsers!
FSRA would like to acknowledge the contribution of
these sponsors to the success of FSRA’s Wind-Up
Evening on November 19th.
Donations from these sponsors towards our
fundraising and prize draws was very much
appreciated.
Angel's Drive-In / Zaher Najjar
Elite Auto Art
Al & Ida Hardstaff
Bill & Shirlee Matheson
Don & Carol Boyce
Don & Norma Keith
Don Needham
Doug & Liz Wozak
Gary & Janet Savage
Glenn & Jan Jeske
Jack & Marilyn Kerrison
John & Trish Radermacher
Mike & Susan Siewert
Mike Melanson & Pat Suelzle
Myron & Mary-Ann Petersen
Randy & Susan Rollo
Trevor & Janet Landage
Trudy Burnham
Christmas Mail Bag
We wish you a.........
VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS !!!!
and.........
HEALTHY AND HAPPY
NEW YEAR !!
Love,
Ralph and Lorraine
Hi Everybody,
I've 'made' another e-mail Christmas card for 2011.
This year's picture was taken several miles southwest
of Page, AZ, and is of the "Horseshoe Bends" of
the Colorado River - the vertical drop from those cliffs
is very close to 1,000 feet!
We hope you're well, and wish we were up there
shoveling snow with you... NOT!
Cheers,
Ed (Fast Eddy Copeman)
PS IF you get this more than once... I guess it shows
the HIGH esteem in which I hold you.... ; > )

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Foothills Kruizin’ is the bimonthly
newsletter of the Foothills Street Rod
Association, P.O. Box 30294, Chinook
P.O. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2H
2V9. Distributed, at meetings, Free to
all members of the Foothills Street Rod
Association, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

18 Foothills Kruizin'
Santa says “Think Warm”!
Merry Christmas!

Objective:
To recognize individuals, groups and corporations who
have made significant contributions to the growth and
improvement of street rodding in Canada, and to salute and
celebrate their achievements with a public acknowledgment.
INDUCTEE NOMINATION FORM
I (your name) ______________________________________________________
Street: __________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________ Province: __________________
Postal Code: ___________ Telephone Number: ( ______ ) _____________________
e/mail: __________________________________________________________________
Nominate: ____________________________________________________________
Street: __________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________ Province: __________________
Postal Code: ___________ Telephone Number: ( ______ ) _____________________
e/mail: __________________________________________________________________
Why should this person or organization be inducted into the Canadian Street Rodding
Hall of Fame?
Note: PLEASE give us as much information as you can about why this nominee should be a member of the Canadian Street
Rodding Hall of Fame. Too much information is much better than too little! Attach additional information if necessary.
Thanks.
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SIGNATURE: _________________________________ DATE: _________________________
All nominations will be considered, but only one will be chosen each year.
You will be notified if your nominee is accepted for induction into the Canadian Street Rodding
Hall of Fame.
Thanks, and remember, this form must be received by April 15th to be valid for the current year.
© Canadian Street Rodding Hall of Fame

Canadian Street Rodding Hall of Fame
In 1993, Jim and Sue Cowan, with the support of the Canadian Street Rod Association (CSRA),
formed the Canadian Street Rodding Hall of Fame to recognize the contributions of individuals, clubs,
and corportations to street rodding in Canada. In the inaugural year 25 members were inducted, and
since then one new member has been added each year, each one nominated for this prestigious position
by their peers.
If you know of some individual, club, or company who fit the criteria below, please take a moment to
nominate them for inclusion into this exclusive body:
Aims and Objectives:
1. To support and preserve the heritage of street rodding in Canada
2. To recognize those individuals, clubs, and corporations who have made significant
contributions to the development, growth and improvement of street rodding in Canada
3. To acknowledge and preserve those achievements and contributions that were important in
building the credibility and status of street rodding in Canada
4. To salute these achievements, at appropriate times, through public recognition and by induction
into the Canadian Street Rodding Hall of Fame
Criteria:
1. Any individual person, club, or corporation that you feel has been instrumental in developing
street rodding in Canada may be nominated
2. There is no restriction as to the nationality of candidates
3. Self nominations will not be accepted
4. Membership by the person or corporation being nominated in the Canadian Street Rod
Association or any other association, club or organization is not a requirement for induction
into the Canadian Street Rodding Hall of Fame
5. Nominations must be received by the Nominating Committee of the Canadian Street Rodding
Hall of Fame by April 15 th to be valid for the current year’s consideration
Please send your completed Nomination Form and any supporting documents to:
Canadian Street Rodding Hall of Fame
Post Box 184
Port Robinson, ON
L0S 1K0
or
fax to: 1-866-301-1530 (no charge)