[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: She's Real Fine That 409

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
She's Real Fine That 409
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   After stopping by to see Lassie and the rest of the SD 45 Republicans
   at their monthly coffee meet Saturday morning I headed over to see the
   Minnesota Street Rod Association's Back to the 50's show at the State
   Fair Grounds.
   Yes, there was a 409 there and so many other classics. I came of age
   in the muscle car era of the 60's, but I certainly remember the late
   fifties Chevy's and the others I saw everywhere. There were a few of
   the cars I only read about, like a Hudson Hornet and a beautiful
   Packard Twelve, named for its V-12 engine. The car I would have driven
   off in, though, was the 1963 Studebaker Avanti.
   It was a beautiful day, over 10,000 cars, a great turnout, and an
   advance on some of your favorite State Fair foods like the
   mini-donuts. The Patriot also decided to test drive its new location
   just inside the Snelling entrance on Dan Patch Avenue, with the David
   Strom Show and all six hours of the NARN live on Saturday.
   Next year the Trashmen or what's left of them will appear. I'll be
   back, doing the night shift.
   ***
   I do have to cry foul, which is prompting this early morning post. I
   woke up listening to the 24 hour Back to the Fifties marathon of music
   that started at 5 pm Saturday. I heard Neil Sedaka's "Put Your Head on
   My Shoulder" and the Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't Cry" but they
   weren't the original singles. A number of these artists re-recorded
   their (mono) classics in the new (stereo!) technology and they seldom
   captured the original magic, and that's what I heard here. If you're
   doing a "Back to the Fifties" musical tribute, it seems to me that the
   music should be what actually came out of the car speakers of that
   era.