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Always liked the look of this car. Great styling, way ahead of it’s time. Problem: the engines and reliability. It looked cool as a Corvette and drove like a Chevette. This guy has more information than any sane person would want to know even if you owned one. If I [...]


Part 1 – NPR
Part 2 – NPR


El Kabong Cartoon
 

Beware advised: Commercial in the beginning. This is Vintage Hanna Barbera goodness.  Episodes:
 
El Kabong    El Kabong Stikes Again!    Masking for Trouble
 


Excel – This one of the best metal bands I have seen live. Saw them back at the old SOMA on Market Street in Downtown San Diego, probably 90 or 91. I was seeing Pennywise or Ghoolspoon or Unwritten Law and EXCEL stole the show. I had seen them years earlier on [...]


I am going to segue back to music, which was supposed to be the purpose of my blog. Here’s some good comedy chases. The Blues Brothers:
The Mall Chase Scene:

Blues Brothers Final Chase Scene:

And for the music. Soul Man – 1978 Saturday Night Live.
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You gotta love this one – Great Movie – Great Chase with a train in NYC.


And while YouTubing stupid car chases.  I came across my favorite movie at 6 years old.  It really came together for a kid at the time.  My two favorite things:  Corvettes and Star Wars.  I had yet to discover the charm of Annie Potts.  I would struggle over their choice of her.  Why not Carrie [...]


Well – this may have more to do with stupid camp 70’s movies, but it does include some folk music if you forward to abou 2:00 into the video. That being said, this is mainly self indulgent car crap nostalgia.
It was filmed on the 118 freeway while under construction. If this doesn’t sound [...]



A Japanese Jazz act doing a jam over Stevie’s tune.