I’ll confess to being just a wee bit “OCD.” Well…ok, maybe more than a wee bit. Ever since I was a very young child, I have had a strange aversion to odd numbers. I know it’s kooky, but there it is; I love symmetry, in design and in numbers: I like it when things divideContinue reading ““Gang of Four” – The Thunderjet TETRAGRAMMATON“
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DIORAMA DETAILS: The Highs & The Tableaus
A while ago one of my best friends-a fellow creative soul and would-be writer-reminded me of a word that had escaped my expansive vocabulary and that I had not used in years. That word was: TABLEAU. A French word (obviously!) derived from the term “Tableau vivant”, meaning “living picture,” the English use of the wordContinue reading “DIORAMA DETAILS: The Highs & The Tableaus“
Meet the Fleet – Sportscars: Corvette Grand Sport
BODY: Johnny Lightning WHEELS & TIRES: Vincent There can’t be a Gen-X American kid out there who doesn’t remember the joy of Saturday morning cartoons! And what was the best part of Saturday morning cartoons? The commercials, of course! And, what was the second best part of Saturday morning cartoons? That would be SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK!Continue reading “Meet the Fleet – Sportscars: Corvette Grand Sport”
NEW BUILDS: Cheater Cheater!
I’ll take a short detour here to mention my other favorite topic in the world, MUSIC! Most hardcore gearheads know that cars and rock n’ roll are so indelibly connected that its hard to imagine one without the other. One wonders how people enjoyed fast driving before 1955! If you’re like me (and since you’reContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: Cheater Cheater!“
TYRANNY ► FOR YOU ◄ 1/20/21
Last Week at the Track… Inspired by the title of the 1991 release by excellent Belgian techno-industrial band Front 242, and in “honor” of the new presidential administration, the inauguration day sports car race at Drag City Mk IV is “TYRANNY ► FOR YOU ◄ ”, a 5 lap progressive elimination down to a finalContinue reading “TYRANNY ► FOR YOU ◄ 1/20/21”