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Drive

So I titled this one after a song by my nemesis, Gary Hoey. Anyway, the song appears in the movie the Endless Summer II, just when the guys hit some amazing surf at Cloud Break. Either way the song seemed to be a perfect fit for the day’s thoughts. So today was one of those days where I just needed to get away. Drove out to a forest preserve, turned on some music and just sat there basking in my…

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Search and Destroy

Now the title of this post comes from the 1973 release from Iggy and the Stooges. Now I will admit there is not a direct tie in from this song to the post, however there is some search and destruction so I figured it will work for me. So after that last post, I started to think. How many fantastic cars are sitting there left to be destroyed by the elements. A quick google search reveals disturbing results. Really, it…

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Look At That Cadillac

On the album “Rant n’ Rave” the Stray Cats put out a song called “Look At That Cadillac.” It talks about the allure a car like a Cadillac has. But is that allure only temporary? A couple blocks from where I work there is a lot that is filled with a handful of cars and trucks. Some with no wheels up on cinder blocks, others look completely drivable. Among them is an 80′s Cadillac Biarritz Convertible. Now this car, in…

Drive

Posted 02 Mar 2011 in Uncategorized
waves

So I titled this one after a song by my nemesis, Gary Hoey. Anyway, the song appears in the movie the Endless Summer II, just when the guys hit some amazing surf at Cloud Break. Either way the song seemed to be a perfect fit for the day’s thoughts. So today was one of those days where I just needed to get away. Drove out to a forest preserve, turned on some music and just sat there basking in my…

Search and Destroy

Posted 01 Aug 2010 in Uncategorized
focus

Now the title of this post comes from the 1973 release from Iggy and the Stooges. Now I will admit there is not a direct tie in from this song to the post, however there is some search and destruction so I figured it will work for me. So after that last post, I started to think. How many fantastic cars are sitting there left to be destroyed by the elements. A quick google search reveals disturbing results. Really, it…

Look At That Cadillac

Posted 23 Jul 2010 in Uncategorized
caddy

On the album “Rant n’ Rave” the Stray Cats put out a song called “Look At That Cadillac.” It talks about the allure a car like a Cadillac has. But is that allure only temporary? A couple blocks from where I work there is a lot that is filled with a handful of cars and trucks. Some with no wheels up on cinder blocks, others look completely drivable. Among them is an 80′s Cadillac Biarritz Convertible. Now this car, in…