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Oh, Decka ... very sorry your car got, well, Rammed. Sure hope things work out for you...keep us posted. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "I should ask, but I won't" ... Rebecca Lynn Howard ... 'Forgive'

Camino, Not sure how this relates/confirms what you stated, but here is what the book indicates (page 80): "In 1967, El Camino owners finally had the option of ordering a big block engine. It was the only Chevelle model in which a big block could be specified without ordering an SS396 coupe or convertible. Conversly, it was the only big block Chevelle without Super Sport trim. In 1968, that changed; a 396 Super Sport version of the El Camino could be ordered. It had all the bells and whistles of the regular SS396 and, in addition, it had a pickup bed. In 1970, an SS396 and SS454 version of the El Camino were offered. ... ...unlike the death of the SS coupes and convertibles, the El Camino SS continued well into the 1980s, but only as a trim package without a high-performance engine." Ssooo...if I read/interpret this correctly, the statement doesn't hold true for 1966 ... but I'm not sure.... It does seem to correlate, tho, with your statement about the El Camino SS being the longest running SS offered.... Wildman, Thanks for posting that pic . 04, I'm the wrong one to respond about if numbers make it not a disgrace or not. I'm not into racing or that type of performance...so those numbers don't matter to me ... sorry .

HAPPY EASTER! I went to church this morning and played my cello, then came home to an Easter feast with family members.... Then, some of us played the game "Catch Phrase". Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "It's time to take a leap of faith" ... Steven Curtis Chapman ... 'Dive'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY, WALT! Hope you had a wonderful day!!! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?'

To those who listened &/or Emailed ([email protected]) during the 2nd of 4 shows, Friday, April 14, thank you! When you listen, Email me so I know you are "out there" ... and I may mention you on the air! Only 2 shows left ... April 21 & 28 ... so, if you're interested, please mark your calendars! Remember, CD Showcase [which runs commercial free & is NOT-for-profit; I pay the station per hour to broadcast, which isn't cheap ... the goal is to educate] is LIVE 8p-11p Central time (9p-midnight Eastern, 7p-10p Mountain & 6p-9p Pacific). If you can't get WRMN 1410 AM, fire up the web ... http://www.wrmn1410.com ... click on "Warp Radio" in the left-hand-side menu. SPECIAL THANK YOUs TO... ...ChevyTalk.org's DeeDee, who created an ad for CD Showcase & "stickied" it at the top of her "Drive In" forum on ChevyTalk (I moderate the Monte Carlo forum). ...Automobileforum, which "stickied" my post ...Stephen M (Carnuts.ws & Tripleplate), who captured the first (& 2nd) shows ... & sent me the 1st show on CD, which I listened to via a media player on my computer! APRIL 14 PLAYLIST 8p-9p central JUICE NEWTON ... angel of the morning [debuted March 1981, 11 weeks on the charts, #22; #4 on the pop charts] VINCE GILL ... cinderella [Vince's 1st Top 5 hit, debuted March 1987, 21 wks, #5] MARIE OSMOND ... i only wanted you [When at the Kane County (IL) Fair in the mid 1980s, Marie planned to have the video of this song playing while she sang, but due to technical difficulties, could not.] VONDA SHEPARD ... searching my soul [theme from FOX's hit TV series "Ally McBeal"] PAM TILLIS ... cleopatra, queen of denial [debuted May 1993] GLEN CAMPBELL ... still within the sound of my voice [debuted October 1987, 23 wks, #5] LACY J DALTON ... black coffee JERRY REED ... she got the goldmine (i got the shaft) [debuted July 1982, 17 wks, #1 (2 wks)] JEANNIE C RILEY ... harper valley pta [debuted August 1968, 14 wks, #1 (3 wks); CMA's "Single Of The Year"] DAVID FRIZZELL ... i'm gonna hire a wino to decorate our home [debuted May 1982, 23 wks, #1] SHELLY WEST ... flight 309 [debuted July 1983, 18 wks, #4; earlier in the year had #1 hit with "Jose Cuervo"] WYNONNA ... come some rainy day [Many people have mentioned to me about how cool it is I'm "following a dream" by hosting CD Showcase. But, too often, we tend to put dreams away for a "rainy day" ... and that's what this song is about.] IRENE CARA ... fame [theme from movie & TV show] 9p-10p central CW MCCALL ... convoy [debuted November 1975, 15 wks, #1 (6 wks)] JODEE MESSINA ... you're not in kansas anymore [debuted July 1996] RASCALL FLATTS ... i'm movin' on [for my parents, especially Dad] HOLLY DUNN & MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHY ... a face in the crowd SYLVIA ... nobody [debuted June 1982, 24 wks, #1] BONNIE RAITT ... something to talk about DAVID ALLAN COE ... the ride [Coe never had a #1 hit; best hit was from 1984, "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile", topping at #2; "The Ride" debuted March 1983, 19 wks, #4] GEORGE STRAIT ... baby's gotten good at goodbye [debuted January 1989, 18 wks, #1] KATHY MATTEA ... 455 rocket [requested by Stephen from carnuts.ws] STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN ... dive LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROS ... she used to be somebody's baby [this is one of my favorites, a song they didn't sing when they appeared at Elgin's Hemmens Auditorium a couple of years ago; debuted August 1986, 22 wks, #2] SUZY BOGGUSS ... hey cinderella [debuted December 1993, 20 wks, #5] TG SHEPPARD ... somewhere down the line [TG had string of #1 hits in the early 1980s, including "I'll Be Coming Back For More", "Do You Want To Go To Heaven", "I Loved 'Em Every One", "Party Time", "Only 1 You", "Finally"; this song debuted in June 1984, the same month of the "Sandberg Game", in which Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs blasted 2 home runs off St Louis Cardinals ace closer Bruce Sutter on a Saturday "Game Of The Week" to help the Cubs beat the Cardinals and go on to take the 1984 NL East Division title ... 21 wks, #3] 10p-11p central GEORGE JONES ... the one i loved back then (better known as "the corvette song") [praline from valvereplacement.com requested George Jones; this song is for the car enthusiasts out there ... and spring and "car season" are just around the corner!] MICHAEL W SMITH ... place in this world BARBARA MANDRELL ... angel in your arms [debuted August 1985, 18 wks, #8; also was #6 pop hit for Hot, 1977] RONNIE MCDOWELL ... you're gonna ruin my bad reputation [debuted June 1983, 22 wks, #1] MICKEY GILLEY ... don't the girls all get prettier at closing time [debuted February 1976, 16 wks, #1] SKIP EWING ... the coast of colorado [Craig, "monte7852" from the Monte Carlo boards, listening in from Colorado!] FORRESTER SISTERS ... lonely alone [debuted July 1986, 24 wks, #2 (2 wks)] CHARLEY PRIDE ... i don't think she's in love anymore [debuted April 1982, 18 wks, #2 (2 wks)] DOTTIE WEST & KENNY ROGERS ... anyone who isn't me tonight [debuted September 1978, 14 wks, #2] MICHAEL BOLTON ... how am i supposed to live without you? CRYSTAL GAYLE ... it's like we never said goodbye WAYLON JENNINGS & WILLIE NELSON ... just to satisfy you [debuted March 1983, 18 wks, #1 (2 wks)] JOHN BERRY ... change my mind [debuted July 1996, 20 wks, #10] ROXETTE ... things will never be the same Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ "We missed a page or 2 somehow" ... Suzy Boggus ... ' Hey Cinderella'

I recently finished reading the book _Chevrolet SS_ by Robert Genat. I discovered some very interesting tidbits about Chevrolet and the SSs... ...Chevrolet GM Bunkie Knudgen's personal 1963 car supplied the pattern for the 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS special interior. ...The only Chevrolet Chevelle model in 1967 that featured a Big Block engine, without SS trim, was the Chevrolet El Camino. ...The March 1984 issue of Hot Rod magazine named the 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS as "Sleeper Of The Year". ...General Motors refused to sell the tooling for the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice to Michigan-based RCI Inc., which outfits police cars, that wanted to continue producing the popular car at a Canadian factory. ...In 1970, Motor Trend magazine tested a 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS454, along with a 1970 Ford Thunderbird and a 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix. The MC bested the other 2 vehicles in terms of performance, running 0-60 in 7.0 seconds and the quarter mile in 14.9 seconds at 92 miles per hour. ...The model selection for the 1961 Chevrolet Impala included a 2-door sedan, which was a 1-time offering, not previously available nor ever again produced. ...The name for the Chevrolet Caprice was coined by Bob Lund (Chevrolet's General Sales Manager) after a classy restaurant he frequented in New York City. ...The 1962 Chevy II was awarded Car Life magazine's Engineering Excellence Award. ...The inspiration of the shape of the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro came from a show car named "Super Nova" that had been on display at the 1964 New York Auto Show. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "What I really need is an open road" ... Montgomery Gentry ... 'Speed'

You are welcome . But, somehow, that's hard to believe that that's the best wheel pic you could find ... I'm sure there has to be something out there you could've used. Then again, perhaps not ... I don't know ... I don't do a lot of searching for pics myself ... he he heh.

*chuckles* Ya know ... I couldn't believe Bush said that when I HEARD him say it ... and I can still hardly believe it even in print. *shakes head* Frankly, if GM's products aren't relevant, I'm not sure what automaker's products ARE relevant..... Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ CD Showcase, 8p-11p central, April 21 & 28, wrmn1410.com "Are we having fun yet?" ... Nickelback ... 'This Is How You Remind Me'

*raises eyebrow* Hmmm...that sounds about perfect for me ... gotta figure out how to check that out .

That is awesome, dodgefan! But, um, either a GM logo'd wheel ... or even (being that you're a dodgefan), the dodge emblem would be better, considering the type of establishment this is. Somehow, I don't quite see people driving Lincolns doing burnouts . He he he he Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ radio show, 8p-11p central, April 14-21-28, wrmn1410.com Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Wouldn't that be something?" ... Finger 11 ... '1 Thing'

Holy cow, BV! Quite an episode of an accident, eh? Glad to know your Mom is OK ... can hardly believe she came out of that unscathed. But, stranger things have happened . Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ radio show, 8p-11p central, April 14-21-28, wrmn1410.com Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I ain't ready for the junkyard yet" ... George Jones ... 'I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair'

*shakes head* Heh...did they forgot some of the highest paid jobs ... professional sports players...? That's fine if they did ... don't really want to see their salaries anyway...he he he. *sighs* I need a new job/career...heh. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ radio show, 8p-11p central, April 14-21-28, wrmn1410.com "You better not try to stand in my way" ... J Paycheck ... 'Take This Job & Shove It'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY! Hope you had a wonderful day, bud! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?'

Hmmm... Love some of the ones already posted. how about... Monte Carlo Grill Knight Diner Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I didn't mean to take away your dreams" ... Hootie & The Blowfish ... 'Only Lonely'

HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY!!!!! Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "It goes so fast" ... Jodee Messina ... 'Was That My Life?'

1979 Chevrolet Blazer (my uncle let me drive it while I was staying with him and my aunt the summer of 1988) Age: 14 at the time Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

Eeegads. Interesting. But, disturbing at the same time. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Waiting to be mended like a potter would mend a broken vase" ... Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers ... 'Broken Lady'

BV, Very sorry about your dog. Thoughts/prayers coming your way. Course, I'm a bit disturbed at how your parents treated your dog.... Aye...I cannot imagine treating a dog or cat or any type of pet in that manner...arg. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Who's gonna hold me tonight?" ... Trace Adkins ... 'Help Me Understand'

Hmm...well, the plans are as follows ... whether it'll all work out or not, who knows...nothing as "spectacular" as the 2-week road trips I've taken the last couple years.... June 22-26 ... IL-KY-IN-TN Thursday ... drive to Nashville TN for the MC Nationals, Friday-Sunday (route TBD). Sunday ... go to Big Sandy TN for lunch; Jackson TN for dinner (or vice versa). Monday ... drive home. July 14-17 ... IN-OH-MD-NJ-DE Thursday ... in the evening, get a "jump start" to DE for Monte MadneSS, Friday-Sunday. Sunday ... get a head start on going home, arriving home on Monday. Not sure which route I'll take (northern, via turnpike; southern, via I-70), but most-likely will make a stop in the Baltimore MD area going and/or coming. August 11-14 ... IN-OH-PA-MI Thursday ... drive to IN (near Ft Wayne). Friday ... drive to OH (near Akron), possibly taking Route 30. Saturday ... drive to PA for the family reunion that afternoon. Sunday ... drive to MI for a late dinner. Monday ... drive home. October 11-17 ... TX-OK-KS/MO-IA-WI This'll be the "road trip" (mini, as it is) for 2006... Tuesday evening ... drive as far south as possible (either via I-57, I-55 or I-39 to I-55). Wednesday ... drive to Dallas TX, via Little Rock AR. Thursday ... stay in Dallas area Friday ... drive up to the Oklahoma City area. Saturday ... drive to Wichita KS. Sunday ... via Kansas City, drive to IA (Des Moines area, perhaps). Monday ... drive to southern WI. Tuesday ... drive home. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ "I need to get away from this place" ... Smashmouth ... 'All Star'

*grins* Go for it, Ocn . Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "After so many dreams have fallen through, it's time that 1 came true" ... Earl Thomas Conley ... 'Nobody Falls Like A Fool'

Holy crap, Fly ... talk about bad luck/being in the wrong place at the wrong time . Good luck getting it repaired...hope it doesn't take too long for you to get it back.... Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ Models.HO = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/trainroom.html "Enough is enough, I can't take anymore" ... Alabama ... 'Can't Keep A Good Man Down'

Variance, Thanks for the bump! Sixty8, I appreciate you listening last night ... I did see your Email to me, but didn't have a chance to reply ... tho, I did reply earlier tonight. That written ... yep, the first of the 4 shows is history! To those who listened &/or Emailed me ([email protected]), thank you! For those that didn't hear the show on Friday, April 7 (maybe you forgot about it ... or had other plans, etc.), here is the playlist..... 8p-9p central ALABAMA ... the closer you get (group formed as Young Country, 1969; changed to Wildcountry, 1972; became Alabama, 1977 ... 17 weeks on the charts, #1; Rita Coolidge pop hit in 1981) CARLENE CARTER ... come on back JOHNNY DUNCAN ... thinkin' of a rendezvous FASTBALL ... out of my head EDDIE RABBITT ... repetitive regret DOUG STONE ... i thought it was you RONNIE MILSAP ... stranger in my house TANYA TUCKER ... lizzie & the rainman (debuted April 26, 1975, 15 wks on the charts, #1) MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHY ... still taking chances BAILLIE & THE BOYS ... wilder days MOE BANDY/JOE STAMPLY ... where's the dress? (debuted June 1984, 16 wks on the charts, # FLEETWOOD MAC ... everywhere MEL MCDANIEL ... baby's got her blue jeans on MERLE HAGGARD ... mama tried COLIN RAYE ... little rock 9p-10p central REO SPEEDWAGON ... can't fight this feeling (requested by Gina, valvereplacement.com) JOHNNY LEE ... looking for love (from the movie "Urban Cowboy" w/John Travolta; debuted July 1980, 14 wks on the charts, 3 at #1) BROOKS & DUNN ... brand new man MARK CHESTNUT ... almost goodbye (debuted September 1993, 20 wks on the charts, #1) ANNIE LENNOX ... walking on broken glass THE BELLAMY BROTHERS ... forget about me JOHN CONLEE ... friday night blues (debuted May 1980, 16 weeks on the charts, 2 at #2; Conlee is a former mortician & DJ) PATTY LOVELESS ... you can feel bad MICHAEL JOHNSON ... give me wings SHENANDOAH ... the church on cumberland road (debuted January 1989, 21 wks on the charts, 2 at #1) JOHN ANDERSON ... 1959 (debuted November 1980, spent 17 wks on charts, #7, 1st Top 10 hit) ROD STEWART ... broken arrow (dedicated for Jan from heart-related boards, on 2-year anniversary of her mother's death) REBA MCENTIRE ... why do we want (what we know we can't have)? REBA MCENTIRE ... is there life out there? 10p-11p central OAK RIDGE BOYS ... i wish you could have turned my head (& left my heart alone) OAK RIDGE BOYS ... everyday (requested by Terry of 2000montecarlo.com, listening from sunny Sarasota FL) JOHNNY CASH ... 1 piece at a time (played for the carnuts listening) BILLY DEAN ... billy the kid MARTINA MCBRIDE ... independence day GARY MORRIS/CRYSTAL GAYLE ... another world (used on "Another World"; this duet also had a hit that was used on "Dallas", makin' up for lost time) BRYAN WHITE ... so much for pretending AARON TIPPIN ... there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio (mentioned my 5 MCs ... & how this fits a few of them) EVANESCENCE ... my immortal CONWAY TWITTY ... saturday night special (mentioned radio show on college radio station on Saturday nights for 3 years) DON WILLIAMS ... old coyote town (debuted January 1989, 21 wks on the charts, #5) ANDY & TERRY MURRAY ... tony & i (mentioned Church Of The Brethren related) KT OSLIN ... 80s ladies (first Top 10 hit) OK ... so ... did anyone tape it? If so ... PLEASE let me know . I'll have different artists & favorite songs on each of the next 3 shows, April 14, 21 & 28. So, please mark your calendars & join me! Remember, the show is 8p-11p Central time, which translates to 9p-midnight Eastern, 7p-10p Mountain & 6p-9p Pacific. If you can't get WRMN on your AM dial, fire up the web ... http://www.wrmn1410.com ... click on "Warp Radio" on the list to the left. AND...with all of the comments I've received, I'm in hopes that I can find sponsors so that I can keep the show going after April. If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected]. Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/ "We all have a song that somehow touched our lives" ... Kenney Chesney ... 'I Go Back'

NOS, Just because I didn't list 'em ... doesn't mean I won't play 'em . But, yes, Evanescence is in the mix one of the 4 Fridays!

Woo hooo!!! Good luck ... and be sure to post pics

Hmmm...I've only received a handful of responses thus far. Is this challenge too hard? Perhaps I should come up with some "easier" questions.....