MSRA CAR SHOW

The MSRA (Minnesota Street Rod Association)
holds a car show at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds every year about the
middle of June. Usually, around Father’s Day. It is probably one of the largest
car shows in the nation, with people coming from all across the country to
display their cars. These cars range in age from the early 1930’s up to 1964.
Most have been totally redone with new interiors and paint, but some are all
original. They have gimmicks going on with themes from back to the fifties,
such as the dice hanging from the mirror, coca cola trailers, etc. When there
are masses of people in one place the vendors come bringing their wares to sell
along with the food vendors bringing yummy food for us to purchase to satisfy
our cravings one by one. Music from back to the fifties can be heard while
strolling down the streets filled with over ten thousand cars on display. In
the evening, bands perform for your dancing pleasure which always reminds me of
the song, “Dancing in the Streets”. I don’t usually stop to sit down and listen
for a while, but this time the band name caught my interest. Nordic
Surf! I will stop to check out anything that even looks Scandinavian
and this certainly qualified. The band consisted of four guys who of course
were Norwegian Americans and heck you could even tell that by their last names.
Interesting part was they don’t sing, but only play guitar and drums to only
surfing songs from the sixties. They had been playing together for a number of
years and began playing for small events, eventually putting out a CD and
landing a gig at the MSRA. Generally at this time year, it is hot in Minnesota,
thus the saying those “Hot Summer Nights” comes to mind. And nothing beats a
day at the MSRA car show at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds viewing immaculate
hot cars, a truly magical place where the day leads into a hot summer night listening
to Nordic
Surf playing surfing songs from the sixties!