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Bringing the Past Alive Rock ‘n Red Deer®® Set to Relive the Golden Era By Brian McLoughlin
Rock ‘n Red Deer®, the triennial celebration of vintage hot rods, classic and custom cars and trucks is set to storm into Red Deer and the Westerner from July 30 through August 5, 2012. Organized and presented by the Alberta Super Run Association, Rock ‘n Red Deer is Western Canada’s largest gathering of vintage and hot rod vehicles. The Alberta Super Run Association is a not-for-profit organization representing various Alberta car and hot rod clubs that is dedicated to preserving and promoting of the cars, culture and music of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. The show is presented and produced entirely by volunteers from the many clubs and by others who have a strong interest in the hobby. Born of a 1997 idea to showcase classic vehicles and hot rods, the show has grown over the years to encompass a full week of activities highlighted by show and shines, cruises to different destinations throughout Central Alberta, Down Town Cruise
Night, rock and roll extravaganzas featuring Blues Brothers Too, Dr. D’s Canadian Bandstand and the Timebenders, barbecues, contests, souvenirs, vendors and more. Originally designed to be part of a three province alternating car
show loop, Rock ‘n Red Deer has established itself as a destination event that draws exhibitors and participants from all over Western Canada and the northwest border states. “The original show
centered pretty much around car show type vehicle displays”, says Alberta Super Run President Dick Wallace. “But we’ve expanded the event each time to the point where we now offer a more broadly themed entertainment package that still showcases the vehicles but appeals to more people”. The week kicks off on Monday, July 30 with registrations at the Westerner and an evening cruise of vehicles to Sylvan Lake. Tuesday sees a continuation of registration and a dinner cruise to Red Deer’s Queens Diner followed by a show and shine and drive-in movie, both open to the general public Wednesday sees participants taking part in a day long cruise to the Irricana Pioneer Museum and Vintage Truck Collection. Registrations will continue until Saturday at the Westerner grounds. On T h u r s d a y participants take part in the final Central Alberta cruise in a day tour to Rocky Mountain House
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tto o visit i a classic Bringing the Past cont. 1950’s 1 950’s Ford/ Forr d/ / Meteor M Me te eor or ccollection. olle ol lect le ctio io on. TThe he evening will Alley Welcome see the Gasoline e A lley W elco c me Party hosted and d centered around the Gasoline Alley A&W and cars, featuring the cca ars, music with Dr. and D, food, fun an nd games. The Th he action action acti ac tion heats hea hea ats s up up on on Friday Fri rida iday Downtown with tthe he D owntown Cruise Night hosted Nigh Ni ght ht h ostted by the Downtown Business s Association Ass A ssoc ocia iati tion on from fro f rom m 6:00 to 10:00pm. The evening glitz glitter will ffeature eatu ture re tthe he ggli litz tz a and nd ggli litt tter er of hundreds of highly polished and chromed cars and hot rods cruising through the downtown area along with sounds of classic rock and roll music, featuring Blues Brothers Too along with Blues Mobile Too – “Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration”. The aim of the evening is to recreate a scene out of the 1973 George Lucas classic “American Graffiti. Some downtown streets will be blocked off to allow participating vehicles to move freely through the area. Be sure to come early as parking will be at a premium. Rock ‘n Red Deer hits its stride at the Westerner Grounds on Saturday and Sunday, August 4 and 5, from 10:00am to 4:00pm, featuring a public exhibition of up to 1,000 classic hot rods, vintage cars and trucks from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s and vendors booths in the Harvest Center and Vendors Alley for those who are looking for everything from parts for your ride the latest in rodder technology, custom built rods, nostalgic signs and souvenirs, a new pair of saddle shoes or the latest in car care technology. Also featured are NSRA safety inspections, Gamboogie pin
stripping sttripp ping demonstrations, demo m ns str t ations, hoola hoop hoop contests, beerr gardens and the and roll styling’s Blues tth he ro rrock ckk a nd rrol nd olll styl ol s st tyl yliin ng’ g s of B Blu lu lues ues Brothers Saturday Brothers Too on Satu urday and Dr. D’s Canadian Bandst Bandstand tand providing continuous live ente entertainment ertainment at the outdoor stage both both Saturday and Sunday. Awards will also be presented Awarrds Aw ds w ilill al a lso s b e pr pres esen es sen ente ted te d to o recognize reco re reco cogn gniiz gn ize exhibitor’s ize exxhi exhi h bi bit ito tor’ tor’ r’s best efforts r’s with the Participants s Choice Choi Ch oice ce Top Top Ten Awards being sponsored by Kipp Scott Cadillac Kipp S Sco cott tt G GMC MC C Cad a illac Buick. A new Canadian Hot Rods Young Guns Award will be presented to exhibitors under 25 and an SK Builders Old Geezers Award will be presented to exhibitors over 65. A Road Angels Award sponsored by Street Heat will also be presented to female owners/ drivers to recognize their efforts. The awards presentations will be rounded out with the Days Inn Long Distance Travelled Award, the Trio Towing Hard Luck Award, the Thru the Windshield Best Muffler Rumble Award and awards
for Hoola Hoopers, f the h B Best H oo ola l Hoopers H s, Best B Jivers and Best Nostalgia Dress Jive Ji vers ve vers s a nd d B est No es N osttal algi gia gi a Dr D res ess s Awards. Awar arrds. Rock Deer Alberta R cckk ‘n Red D Ro eer and Alber rta Super Su S up pe e r Ru Run n Association, As s the he he show’s s h ow’s organizers organize e r s also make makk e a continuing effor effort orr to ort t give back to o the communityy iin n thanks for their The th he eii r support. supp pp pp pport. e show’s s net proceeds pro oceeds are e directed directe ed in support of STARS (Shock Tr TTrauma auma Air Rescue Res scue Society) and a series of scholarships sch holarships have been be een set up to provide provi rovviide ro de funding fun fun undi ding ng for for students stude tu udent de en ntts ts enrolled en nro olled in Red Deer Secondary Secondary School Programs. Scho ool Automotive Progra ams. “We think thin nk it’s important to create create t a legacy”, Super legacy cyy”, says Alberta Supe per Run pe President Presid d ent Dick Wallace. “And the th h Young You Yo un ng Guns Guns Awards Gu Awa ward rds rd s and an nd the th he scholarships are both aimed schola a rs rshi h ips hi ps a re b bot oth h ai a i med at bringing bri b rin n ging young people into i nt nto o the hobby and to promoting an ongoing ongo on goin ingg interest i te in t restt in automotives automo oti tive ves s and classic cars and hot rods”. Further information on Rock ‘n Red Deer available on the Net at www.rocknreddeer.com.
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Jake and Elwood Are Coming to Red Deer!
Blues Brothers Too to Highlight Rock ‘n Red Deer® By Brian McLoughlin
Blues Brothers Too, the Vancouver based Blues Brothers tribute group will be featured Friday and Saturday at this year’s Rock ‘n Red Deer®, the weeklong paean to rock and roll, vintage cars and trucks and the culture of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. According to group cofounder Grant “Elwood” Eisworth, Blues Brothers Too made their first foray into the rock and roll biz in 2006 at the Valley Music Festival as a tribute to the original Blues Brothers. “It was quite an experience”, says Eisworth. “We lip-synched our way through a Blues Brothers classic and brought the house down. And for the rest of the festival we had people coming up to us asking when the Blues Brothers were coming back. It was wild!” he adds. “We tried it a couple of more times and started getting booking requests”. It was then that they decided they should get serious with no more lip synching and sing for real - the rest is history! While there have been many
highlights over the last six years for Eisworth and cofounder DJ”Jake” Porter, including meeting Dan Ackroyd the original Elwood, Eisworth feels that the best part of the whole experience is the people they meet and enjoyment of performing. “We get a great reception everywhere we go. Everyone loves the Blues Brothers”, says Eisworth. “It doesn’t seem to matter who the audience is or where we’re performing, little kids to seniors and everyone in between; when we start playing everyone starts clapping and singing along. The music makes everyone happy. It’s absolutely fantastic!” Jake, Elwood, and their 8 piece band, including Heather Davis, Brad Dillman, Bob Bachtold, Chuck Siggs, Bruce Dougall, Malcolm Green, Tom van Unen, Denis Scherman, and Chris “The Sheriff” England have performed all over Western Canada to the delight of their legion of fans. Although the band won’t be accompanying them to Rock ‘n Red Deer, Jake (with Ian McDonnell substituting for Porter) and Elwood will be joined by their
pride and joy, Blues Mobile Too otherwise known as “Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration”. The Blues Mobile Too is a genuine crowd pleaser and is a show in itself. A former police car from New Mexico, Blues Mobile Too features a 440 cop motor, cop tires, cop siren, cop radio (Motorola), cop speaker, cop computer (SCMODS) and cop lights as well as a state of the art sound system all directed through a huge roof mounted speaker. “It’s the model made before catalytic converters so it’ll run good on regular gas”, says Eisworth. The Blues Brothers Too are an exciting, high energy, tongue in cheek musical song, dance, tribute act full of choreographed song & dance routines. They will be performing at various stops at Downtown Cruise Night on Friday and the outdoor stage at the Westerner on Saturday. Come by and check them out – They’re on a Mission From God!” For more information on Blues Brothers Too check out their web site at www.bluesbrotherstoo.com or on their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/BluesBrothersToo.
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Sunny 94 Keeps rockin’ Red Deer! In the sizzling summer of 2006, Central Alberta was introduced to the brightest mix of music around – Sunny 94! Locally owned and operated, Sunny 94 was L.A. Radio Group’s first success in the local radio market, and was fortunate enough to share its summer debut with an impressive event that rolls through Red Deer only once every 3 years – Rock’n Red Deer®! Capitalizing on the sound of Sunny 94, Rock’n Red Deer enhanced their celebration of cars, music and culture from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Through this partnership, attendees and listeners were treated to an experience like no other, viewing vehicles and reminiscing with tunes from the Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Eagles and more. Hundreds of classics, cruisers and customs convened on Westerner
Park and locations throughout the city for a jam packed weekend of nostalgia and horsepower! With a successful 2006 event completed, Sunny 94 was better prepared for the next Rock’n Red Deer® event in 2009! By this time, L.A. Radio Group had expanded to include Red Deer’s Hit Music Channel – KRAZE 1013 to the company, and both stations helped to broaden the appeal of this unique event. Rock’n Red Deer 2009 was also the year that Sunny 94 reconnected with the manic and merry Dr. D! Having met him at the last Rock’n Red Deer® event in ’06, the L.A. Radio Group team knew what to expect! Adding his own unique flair as host and DJ, Dr. D captures the attention and excitement of car enthusiasts at Rock N Red Deer! He’s also a human jukebox – Dr. D knows his music!
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h So much he so that w be d can now heard ny 94 94 on Sunny every Sunday morning as host off the Sunday Morning Oldies Show – a glimpse back at the music and memories of yesterday! Now that another 3 years have passed, L.A. Radio Group is more than excited to present Rock’n Red Deer® 2012! This August long weekend will be one of the hottest summer weekends to hit Red Deer, and as the cars roll in, Sunny 94 prepares to roll out with Central Alberta’s GREATEST Hits! Look for us on location all weekend long with our mascot, tunes, freebies, Dr. D and more! Let the music be the sparkplug to your memories – cruise on down to Rock’n Red Deer® 2012 with Sunny 94 and KRAZE 101-3!
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If You Hold It They Will Come Rock ‘n Red Deer Impacts City Financially By Brian McLoughlin
meeting the demands of tourism to the area. Using an event such as Rock ‘n Red Deer to illustrate, direct benefits accumulate through the purchase of hotel accommodation, meals, fuel and souvenirs by up to 1000 exhibitors. A further spin off also includes the direct economic benefits experienced by Central Alberta communities visited through the day long cruises sponsored by the event. While the indirect benefits are somewhat more difficult to gauge, the exposure of the local and visiting public to the exhibition also provides a marked benefit through exposure not only to the hot rod and classic hobby, but also to the social interaction and interest found between exhibitors and viewers. Tourism’s impact on local areas
can be mous of enormous n benefit in g e n e r a t i n g l i llocall directincome, d developing infrastructure and resources, creating jobs and resulting in the sharing of knowledge and experience by visitors and locals.
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The Al Alberta lbertta SuperRun Association Associatio on is a notffor-profit fo orr pr p rof o f itt registered of rreg e g istered eg the under th h e Societies Alberta Act of A lberta and nd dedicated to the preservation and promotion p pr omotio on of the cars,, music mu usi sic and culture of 50’s, the 50 50’ ’s, 60’s & 70’s. representing We are governed d by a committee repre re esenting various independent Alberta car club members and indepen ndent volunteers from across the th he province and have havve produced the schedule Rock’n Red DeerTM DeerTM show s ow sh w on on a tri-yearly trii-yearly isince 1997. For more information infformation on the board,, visit vvis isit it www. www ww w. rrocknreddeer.com ro rock o cknr ckk nr nre ed dd de e er.com and click clic cl ickk on tthe he “Who We on Are” tab o n th the e le left ft o off th the e page.Thank you to all the individuals indi in divi vidu dual a s who dedicated their time and efforts to make this event possible!
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All photos of the 2009 Rock’n Red DeerŽ event courtesy of Morten Pederson
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