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Good morning from Collegeville,

This morning I strapped on my “Hi-Tech” ice walkers. I have no desire to repeat my fall of Leap Day 2012. Be careful out there.

Chevrolet has dumped the “Chevy Runs Deep” slogan in favor of “Find New Roads”. In 1952, Dinah Shore introduced the 1953 Chevrolet with a song, “See the USA in your Chevrolet”. The music and lyrics were by Leo Corday and Leon Carr in 1949. It was first sung by husband and wife duo Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy on the show “Inside USA with Chevrolet”. Chevrolet was the sponsor of the Dinah Shore TV show for a decade. On February 6, 2011 the cast of Glee did a take-off of the song during the Super Bowl. Simply Google “See the USA in your Chevrolet.”

My first car was a 1954 Chevy, purchased from Hagstrom Chevrolet in Upsala, Minnesota. My uncle Duke Hagstrom was one of the owners. I had to get my grandmother to co-sign a loan at the Farmers State Bank for $300. I needed the car to get to work in Little Falls, painting houses for my step grandfather the summer between my junior and senior year. It burned oil so bad that I had to carry a case of oil in the trunk. I once tried to check the oil without shutting the engine off. Not having a father in your life can provide some unusual learning experiences. After a couple of accidents, I had it painted 58 Chevy Sierra Gold. A classmate called it “Gary’s pink car”.

The show this week is live from the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. Special guests include singer-songwriter-fiddler Sara Watkins, plus the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Fred Newman. Enjoy the show.

“It’s ok to make mistakes, as long as they are new ones.” Seen on a billboard in Maryland by a man featured in a story on This American Life aired Jan 6th.