Cease and desist request - So-Cal Speed shop VS So-Cheap

Alex is a rodder I have pictures of his streamliner in primer in 1950. I doubt if he considered himself a rat rodder
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I've known Pete since he was a counter person at Blairs Speed Shop in Pasadena. Not a lot of personality. all business. what do want, here it is. But he was a very knowledgible rodder, When Pete and Jake started business and moved to the Las Tunas location, they were neighbors, but I had no need of their Parts. I would laugh when people said "THE CALIFORNIA KID" put him on the map.PETE and JAKES was built with long hours and hard work. attension to details building quality parts and marketing them. He built that car for himself and someone decided to use it in a movie. Those coupes made trips all over the map and certainly not on trailers. they were not built for car shows or cruise ins. I doubt they had room for folding chairs.sure had room for an ice chest!
The latest issue of Drive has Petes column talking of DRIVING his Dad's 27 to The Roundup and partying at the Contintal Club with real rodders. Doesn't sound like a fag or an asshole to me
Let me say that "I've known Pete" doesn't mean were friends. just another rodder that I crossed paths with continually for the last 35 years.
A letter is just a letter nothing more. Business is business. and rodding is rodding. and there is not one person on this board that has done more rodding than Alex, or Pete. And If there is I'd like to buy you a beer!
Jim Arnold
The Old Car Glass Guy

 

i havent read EVERY single reply so forgive me if this has been said allready but here goes my little 2 cents.
about 13 or 14 years ago i worked for mooneyes (they legally couldn't call it moon-equipment any longer due to dean's major debts). the japanese bought it from hot rod greg who managed to fck the business up and run it to the ground.... the japanese are still the current owners and doing very well. i traveled all over the U.S. and attended every major street rod event.
rod accessory companies were selling moon logo patches,stickers,shirts,hats,etc and as long as these people changed the logo at least 30% there was nothing anyone could legally do.
things may have changed over the years....i dont know.

 

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...he tried to make a funny joke and they told him to stop. They have the right.


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No, they don't have the right to tell him to stop. The Supreme Court case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.(1994) firmly established parody as within the scope of the fair-use exception in the Copyright Act.

 

I've got your Potrezebie right here. I'll raise you a Furschluginner.

Will Elder is my life's blood.

 

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parody as within the scope of the fair-use exception in the Copyright Act.

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"Fair Use" does not include making money in the same market place.

Making the artwork could be considered Fair Use,selling copies would not.

 

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I've got your Potrezebie right here. I'll raise you a Furschluginner.

Will Elder is my life's blood.

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Funny, last night I was rereading 'Starchie' for about the millionth time, and thinking "Damn, Bill Elder was good."

So as not to completely derail this thread, I'll tack on the splash panel from 'Superduperman' (Wally Wood was no slouch either), which as I recall, caused a little legal spat between DC and EC. It was decided that, since it was an obvious parody, EC was in the clear. It's fifty years later, and Mad is still doing exactly the same thing as So-Cheap.

 

Dago, feel free to derail this thread. Please do.

Is this horse dead yet? Or shall we beat it some more?

 

Dead Horse Beating has replaced the popular feature,Drama Week.

 

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"Hey man, this is Alex from So-Cal. I saw your
website... Those shirts are pretty funny, but
we're a little concerned that people might get
your company confused with ours. Can I get you
to change the design?"

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"Hey Alex, how's life in So-Cal? So you don't
like my design? You know you laughed when you
saw it, huh? Yeah, I could change it.


So when are you going to come over for a ride
in my 54 Coronet with a 440 Big Block? That
bitch screams like a sack-o-whores!!! So what
color do you think I should paint it? .....
...Red and white huh? Nah..."

 

holy smokes! Starchie is utterly brilliant. I've been seeking a copy of that since it burnt holes in my brain when I was 13 after spotting it in The Mad Reader .

if I remember correctly they attended Pulaski High School, and Starchie's pals were Bottleneck and Salonica, I forget the name Elder gave Reggie....

oh man....the memories come flooding back like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist. I must find a copy somehow.

thanks, man. you made my day.

 

Any of you HALF PINT FREEDOM fighters, have any Good Weed you want to send me in the MAIL?

NOTHERN LIGHTS send me to the PURPLE HAZE,

RAT RODDER Fence Sitters should be DEPORTED to IRAQ....
with their tent trailers.....

What would be enough PROTEST to grow the HAIR LONGER on a HIPPIE?
You guys have a CAUSE to REPRESENT , But Von Dutch still hated NEGROES...

Maybe you can BREAK DOWN a STARBUCKS WINDOW......

"""Sloganeering Redundantcy. is the LIMP PECKER that SODOMIZES FREE THINKING with it's words of complacentcy""

Any of you "Rat Rodders of the BIG BUSINESS ROCKABILLYRESISTANCE"(tm) ever had a WOMEN who didn't cause you to have to go to the DENTIST to get a HAIR CUT, after you tongue Dance with CUNNILINGUS??????

Maybe you can get the A.C.L.U. to make SO-CAL SPEED shop RACIST,,, cause they WOULDNT hire STEVIE WONDER to drill DROPPED AXLES????

JoSEPH MC CARTHEY.
Got molested by JOSEPH STALIN at EL MIRAGE, in the BACK seat of FRANCOS deuce coupe,,,,,,This was the B.C. (BEFORE CULTURE) hot rod DATELINE,,,,,,,,and before Cole Foster chopped it, and the SHIFTERS took credit for it,, Then some Dude in TEXAS BOUGHT it.....
And now it's his CAR......

I think BRIAN WILSON was a HOT RODDING,,BITCH MAGNET,,
It's sad to see MILNER trying to be famous on RUSTED LAURALS.......

He needs a SWASTIKA TATTOO, done by DAVE CHEPELLE
OLDD SKOOOOLLLZZZ RODZZZZZ.. feature coming soon.....

Call TATTOO BOY(tm) we need to use his ARM as an EXTRA for the INKLESS SISSY guy doing the WELDING at CIRCLE CITY HOT RODS,,,,,,,,,

PASO is a PARTY FOR THE BOOKS,,,
the TOOTHLESS FATHER OF FURY will bring the TRUE SINNERS through a WEEKEND of DISCO DUST and ORGYS with FAT GIRLS...

I'm bringing my TREADMILL to PASO,,,,
And I'm CHARGING a PALE SKINNED SWEAT BOX to PEDDLE of that PIZZA........................

I throb like life in a SILENT movie

 

so superduper cheap . Germ I love what your saying man. You lead a rather interesting existence. Don't ever change.
Your doc would be something to see!

 

The SO-CAL Logo is GAY anyways...

Maybe they SHOULD move into the TRADITIONAL MILLINIUM and CHANGE it, cause DON OROSCO says it's COOL now...

REPOP the old RECEIPTS, to prove your WHEEL BARROW has DRY LAKES HISTORY,,,,,,,

I want to make BUBBLE TOP SEE THROUGH TIRES,, that way I can fill them with BUBBLE GUM balls, and drop a few hits of ACID then watch the COLORS from the GUMBALLS SQUIRREL CAGE around the tires on my MIGRATION to the SOUTH EAST CORNER in PASO near the PARK of DEKE DICKERSON...

hey why don';t ROCK STARS ever get their TEETH FIXED??

They might get MORE CHICKS if they DID......

I'm working on SO CAL shirts as we SPEAK,,,,.......

FASHION GIMMICKS are my SPECIAL areas of JIM JONESIZM

Gonna HAVE JIMMY SHINE hugging SQUIGGY...

 

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Parody or not, why can't you just come up with an original idea of your own?

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Parody = FUNNY

His own idea = NOT SO FUNNY


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Maybe you can get the A.C.L.U. to make SO-CAL SPEED shop RACIST,,, cause they WOULDNT hire STEVIE WONDER to drill DROPPED AXLES????


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