Sorry bout that Glen.... I misunderstood and flew off the handle... my
mistake ... Please accept my sincere apologies.....
Keith
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> From: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
> To: kturk@ala.net
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: High Fin / Average
> Date: Monday, May 21, 2001 2:57 PM
>
> Keith,
>
> I respect both Ed Roth and Chuck Barris, having built plastic models of
> their efforts in my youth, but I was referring to a hypothetical bastard
> offspring. I have little doubt that the owner invested hundreds of hours
on
> this effort. The quality of the work done was very high. I simply don't
> understand or respect the concept. I would liken it to taking a perfect
> Austin Mini (redundant) and investing 100's of hours to build custom body
> panels to make it into a Volkswagon. It would take skills, imagination,
> innovation, effort and money. Its one thing to turn a sow's ear into a
silk
> purse, but when you start with a silk purse........
>
> Respectfully (unless you made this particular car)
> Glen Byrns
>
>
> > Glen I find your comment about others work distasteful.... you might
not
> > take a picture of it .... and you don't have to go check it out.... you
> > don't even have to think it's cool... but... and this is a big but to
> > me.... you absolutely have to respect his right to do it.... as I
respect
> > your right to be disrespectful to someone I personally think of as a
True
> > innovator in the Hot Rod world.
> >
> > I met Ed Roth at Bonneville in 98... we hung out and ate burgers he
cooked
> > on an open grill.... acted like I had been a life long friend...
stopped
> to
> > get his autograph and ended up spending the evening with one of my
> > childhood hero's
> >
> > What I would like to have you do .... is take a minute here Glen... and
> > tell us where we can see your work.... Your Skill... Your ability....
on a
> > par with say Ed Roth or George Barris ( another true artist ) Tell me
> > where I can find Words others have written about you and the Skill you
> > have....
> >
> > Ain't FREE SPEECH GREAT.....
> >
> > Keith Turk ( I just deleted the reply to all.... didn't need to start a
> > pissing contest... nor do I mean to.... By the way Ed Roth passed away
in
> > April )
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
> > > To: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>;
> > spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: High Fin Miata
> > > Date: Monday, May 21, 2001 1:12 PM
> > >
> > > Gerard, and others
> > >
> > > That 'Jag' was such an abortion I couldn't bring myself to look at it
> > much
> > > less waste the electrons taking a picture of it. If Ed "Big Daddy"
Roth
> > > ever slept with Chuck Barris, this might be the offspring. If I
thought
> > I
> > > could get away with it, I'd have dropped a match on it and got a
> standing
> > > ovation from the crowd.
> > >
> > > > If you think that's bad, you should see what a guy here did to an
XKE
> > > > Roadster. I saw it again at the Dixon meet yesterday. Anybody have
any
> > > > photos of it?
> > > >
> > > > Gerard
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