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<em>STILL IN TOLEDO BUT NOT SURE WHY?</em>RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-37501323523752849222023-11-13T15:15:00.009-05:002023-11-14T10:45:41.555-05:00Chrysler Is Not Going to Come Out with a Chopper: Ed “Big Daddy” Roth on the Great American Dream Machine.<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pk6qPD624QQ?si=Pl8qRdCjlJ-xSAm5&start=171" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Broadcast television wasn't always the snooze-fest it is today. Take, for instance, <a href="https://amzn.to/47rrXaJ" target="_blank"><i>The Great American Dream Machine</i></a>, a weekly program created and produced in New York City by the seminal <a href="https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/WNET" target="_blank">WNET</a> independent and later Public broadcaster. (Currently THIRTEEN PBS, see the <a href="https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/WNET?file=WNET_Thirteen_2022.svg" target="_blank">logo here</a>.) Running for the 1971 and 1972 broadcast seasons, <i>TGADM</i> took a satirical look at current events and gave some screen time to the emerging pop- and counter-culture movements and figures. That includes Rat Fink creator Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who appears in the weekly "Great American Hero" profile of episode 4, season 1.<br /></div><p>Roth, who fashioned his public persona out of the burgeoning Kustom Kar craze of the 1960s, managed to eclipse the street and show scene, sign a contract with <a href="https://amzn.to/3sxivmG" target="_blank">Revell for model kits</a> based on his creations, and eventually build a DIY mail-order empire of Roth T-shirts and other products avaible via a mail order catalog, all while still accepting contract work and building the odd car or chopper when the mood dictated. <a href="https://amzn.to/47db2Z5" target="_blank">Rat Fink</a>, the most visible and iconic of all Roth's creations, served as the masthead and and linchpin of his operation, and still commands a rabid fan base today. </p><p>So popular was the Kustom Kulture movent, provocative auteur Kenneth Anger and Author/Journalist Tom Wolfe each took a stab at defining the movement, the former with his three-minute <a href="https://youtu.be/Wr-41QByTUU?si=jR6vdp_j729Gk13-" target="_blank">Kustom Kar Kommandos</a> film commentary, the latter with an article in Esquire magazine,<a href="https://amzn.to/3ukXGeG" target="_blank"><span class="a-size-extra-large celwidget" data-cel-widget="productTitle" data-csa-c-id="tyclc8-tgckam-n4klhc-k9uqj9" id="productTitle">The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby</span></a>, which was subsequently published in a<span class="a-size-extra-large celwidget" data-cel-widget="productTitle" data-csa-c-id="tyclc8-tgckam-n4klhc-k9uqj9" id="productTitle"> book format collection of essays that used the same as the collective title.</span></p><p>Roth is at his best here, lucid and playing to the camera in a fashion that wouldn't become normalized for decades. He spends much of the time calling out Detroit designers, accusing them of essentially being a bunch of martini-swilling yes men. Roth however, exists in world free of the EPA, safety concerns, and economic and practical reality. And really, if Detroit designed and built the <a href="https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a1693826/ed-roths-surfite-perfectly-wacky/" target="_blank">Surfite</a> or the California Cruiser trike, Big Daddy would be without a job. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9DSVg1n3JvHJKErfTxdJNQWjRCDlLLjcm-Kl10HD-f14SjW8wiIEsliyFJ0uw-kQT0idKCJO48iL33spkT4cnxv3p4s-f-sTke2pEvariK4VrCpcXlwU6uIqrndVW8NmvTPpf5m98Uw_umWnZ7wEAaBugOo7gHFPYHgjWyBjyToz3q_PXk8_35VPSkM/s826/Roth%20California%20Cruiser.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="826" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9DSVg1n3JvHJKErfTxdJNQWjRCDlLLjcm-Kl10HD-f14SjW8wiIEsliyFJ0uw-kQT0idKCJO48iL33spkT4cnxv3p4s-f-sTke2pEvariK4VrCpcXlwU6uIqrndVW8NmvTPpf5m98Uw_umWnZ7wEAaBugOo7gHFPYHgjWyBjyToz3q_PXk8_35VPSkM/w418-h253/Roth%20California%20Cruiser.png" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roth became heavily involved in the chopper scene at one point, and was the publisher of <i>Choppers Magazine</i>. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The episode continues with vaguely automotive themes, employing a surplus of the stock footage mixed (a collection of low-speed crash testing films directly follows the Roth segment) with original animation and scoring. In short, the kind of programming made possible by boardroom TV executives anxious to exploit the counter-culture and newly-emerging teenage consumers for profit, but completely unaware of how to do so. Once Rowen and Martin struck gold with <i><a href="https://amzn.to/47yyv6K" target="_blank">Laugh-In</a></i> in 1968, everyone with a programming schedule to fill was tossing money at hip young producers and directors hoping to replicate the success. Not until <i>Saturday Night Live</i> debuted in October, 1975, would a single production successfully combine these elements and capture a major audience. <br /></p><p>The Roth segment starts at the 2:29 mark, but we encourage you to watch the episode in its entirety to get a refresher in the state of youth-oriented television circa 1971. It feels a bit like a low-grade meth-influenced cross between <i>Zoom</i> and <i>Monty Python</i>. <br /></p><p><i><b>Fun Fact:</b></i> John Lennon praised the show in a 1972 radio interview, saying "But this <i>Great American Dream Machine</i>
that they have on [New York-area public TV station] Channel 13 is as
good as, if not better than, anything that's on British TV, including <i>Monty Python's Flying Circus,</i> which is not as heavy as the <i>Dream Machine</i>."</p><p><i><b>Fun Fact:</b></i> Chevy Chase, Nina Simone, Albert Brooks, Jane Fonda, Martin Mull, Studs Terkel, Linda Lavin, Artie Shaw - yes, the one with the clarinet - Don McLean, Lee Meredith, and others all contributed to the show. </p><p><b><i>Fun Fact: </i></b><a href="https://amzn.to/3sBIREb" target="_blank">The Birthday Party</a>, Nick Cave's legendary and influential Aussie post-punk band employed Roth for the cover art of their 1982 release, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Junkyard-BIRTHDAY-PARTY/dp/B008G66ENM/ref=tmm_vnl_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1699976314&sr=8-7" target="_blank">Junkyard</a>. <br /></p><p>The entire run of The Great American Dream Machine is avaible for <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300004843/the-great-american-dream-machine" target="_blank">free viewing on tubi</a>.<br /></p><p><br /></p>RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-70572647774154198402023-06-01T11:03:00.001-04:002023-11-13T15:16:25.474-05:00American Indie: The Last Independent Automaker Docuseries Tells the Story of Nerd-Chic Pioneer American Motors<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="439" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5g4ku9sBvAI" title="YouTube video player" width="768"></iframe><br />The Last Independent Automaker is a six-part documentary series about the incredible history of American Motors Corporation, told by the people who loved it. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgX03b_zDcKU3Bgln6HwyjBqG8bgHOEBC0yQ1seiSDwLcnRS4xx7xdi5fxkBE_9HNdjuDPWEOhyHAUShnuPOIjg_P7oqHnQpHrbZ3x52psxrTsjDFZBEuF_jpKTeHURf0kX9V_fi6NhY-EJGU3AOwAe-Paxhl816fi9C_pZN9ZiIfrX3dgBUIJni6/s2547/Levis-Gremlin-AMC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2547" data-original-width="1875" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgX03b_zDcKU3Bgln6HwyjBqG8bgHOEBC0yQ1seiSDwLcnRS4xx7xdi5fxkBE_9HNdjuDPWEOhyHAUShnuPOIjg_P7oqHnQpHrbZ3x52psxrTsjDFZBEuF_jpKTeHURf0kX9V_fi6NhY-EJGU3AOwAe-Paxhl816fi9C_pZN9ZiIfrX3dgBUIJni6/w373-h505/Levis-Gremlin-AMC.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><i>Everyone loves an underdog, particularly if it involves a Levi's Gremlin</i>—Real Reldnew, 1984. </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br /><p> </p><p></p>RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-82227725618326969492023-04-05T18:57:00.001-04:002023-11-13T15:17:02.514-05:00The Trailer for Stunt Rock Says Everything About the 1970s Worth Saying <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryNt08pCPuH7ktZ5iXuVT0jr8sbzqwJ3KR0_7QzAELxrXXM9SWoMaBnQuStQixz4vJYYiEh4g_hl3kVq7_eiO5kFg0yZTE0pYCtKPQLXShZ_8Im2BIH6OoEvBDTax_xmHSjyVjwmAGaM/s768/stunt+rock+poster+movie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="stunt rock movie poster" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryNt08pCPuH7ktZ5iXuVT0jr8sbzqwJ3KR0_7QzAELxrXXM9SWoMaBnQuStQixz4vJYYiEh4g_hl3kVq7_eiO5kFg0yZTE0pYCtKPQLXShZ_8Im2BIH6OoEvBDTax_xmHSjyVjwmAGaM/w640-h360/stunt+rock+poster+movie.jpg" title="stunt rock movie poster" width="640" /></a></div><p><br />
Hatched in the fertile mind of English-Aussie film veteran Brian-"subtlety is probably not my middle name"-Trenchard-Smith, Stunt Rock delivers every single drop of testosterone-driven excitement the poster and trailer promise. In short, things blow up, cars crash, and mystical satanic-tinged rock is performed with all the artistic nuance of a stack of concrete blocks falling from a scaffold.<br />
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="387" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sawuJ9G81Y0" title="YouTube video player" width="682"></iframe> <br /></p><div><br />Lest you film aesthetes dismiss Stunt Rock as just another piece of celluloid schlock created to lure libidinous and thrill-hungry teens to the drive in, consider the plot as outlined in Wikipedia:<br /></div><div><blockquote>"Australian stuntman <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656186/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t1" target="_blank" title="Grant Page">Grant Page</a> accepts a job on an American television series and travels to Los Angeles, where he reunites with his cousin, Sorcery band member Curtis Hyde. Hyde performs with a heavy metal band called
Sorcery, playing the part of The Prince of Darkness who is locked in
cosmic combat with the King of the Wizards."</blockquote><div><blockquote>"Eventually Page's reckless behavior attracts the attention of newspaper reporter
Lois, who is writing an article about his career-obsessed co-star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_van_de_Ven" title="Monique van de Ven">Monique van de Ven</a>, both gravitating towards the stunt-man's professional fearlessness. Later the trio attend Sorcery concerts, enjoy Hollywood parties with the
band, and explore the nature of extreme living." </blockquote>But for all of Stunt Rock's hubris and reckless abandon, the single most impressive aspect of the film is that it managed to get made. I'll let the film's auteur, Brian Trenchard-Smith, give you the lowdown on how a momentary, throw-away idea navigated the typical Hollywood pitfalls that have felled countless projects and managed to make it to the silver screen. <br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>
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<i>Fun Fact:</i> Phil Hartman appears in Stunt Rock as the personal assistant to Monique van de Ven. <span style="color: black;"></span><br />
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<p>Hey kids, remember the rock group KISS? </p><p>No, not the current pair of flaccid yentas and day-hire imposters trading under the name—I'm talking about the group born from the fertile New York streets of the 1970s. The one that unwittingly managed to blend the rust-belt bombast of Grand Funk Railroad with the street smarts of the New York Dolls and wrap the whole thing up in kabuki-themed Evel Knievel production with just the slightest touch of Alice, Iggy and Ziggy mixed in to satisfy the elitists. </p><p>Well, that KISS only lasted for about three years, starting in 1974 with the eponymous debut album and blowing the doors off the finish line with 1977's Love Gun, their sixth long-player in under 48 months. Sure, they put out music for decades after that, but like most underdogs who actually get what they want, success forever changed them. <br /></p><p>That of course necessitated the firing of Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, two modern-day Bowery Boys straight out of central casting whose careers would've hit a brick wall at the Lincoln Tunnel without the drive and organization of Paul and Gene. Unfortunately, the pair took 75% of the personality and all of the humor and street credibility out the door with them. </p><p>But back in '75, they were still cocky, aggressive, and white hot. And like other bands of the era, they knew if they could take Detroit, the undisputed ground-zero for high-energy rock and roll, they could succeed anywhere. So the band and manager doubled down and decided to record a live album at Cobo Hall. </p><p>Now, nearly fifty years later, a video artifact of that landmark gig in May of 1975 surfaces without explanation. </p><p>There's some missed cues, the tempos sway, the guitars are slightly out of tune and are plugged directly into the amps, and I think you can hear Peter's kick pedal occasionally. In other words a perfect scenario for teen nirvana. <br /></p><p>It's pretty great. <br /></p><p><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRsa0wGi8w&t=64s" spellcheck="false">1:04</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> Let Me Go, Rock & Roll </span></p><p><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRsa0wGi8w&t=204s" spellcheck="false">3:24</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> C'mon & Love Me
</span> </p><p><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRsa0wGi8w&t=417s" spellcheck="false">6:57</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> Firehouse
</span> </p><p><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRsa0wGi8w&t=760s" spellcheck="false">12:40</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> Deuce
</span> </p><p><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRsa0wGi8w&t=1139s" spellcheck="false">18:59</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> Rock & Roll All Nite
</span> </p><p><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRsa0wGi8w&t=1482s" spellcheck="false">24:42</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> Quick glimpse of the banner from the back cover of Alive!
</span> </p><p><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRsa0wGi8w&t=1549s" spellcheck="false">25:49</a><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> Black Diamond</span></p>RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-71437202408520970522022-05-03T13:46:00.001-04:002022-07-12T10:13:50.238-04:00George Carlin's American Dream | Official Trailer | HBO<p>Not sure if I'm a bit naive or just feeling nostalgic, but I really, really, really, need to see this as soon as possible.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vX-xaYicZUs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
At his best, Carlin could meld the gross absurdity of life with the frailty of the human condition and mine it for laughs like few others. RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-37789463012009260382021-02-12T13:24:00.003-05:002021-02-12T13:43:16.449-05:00Abandoned Detroit - The City of Neglect <p><i>Still hungry for more Detroit ruin porn? Follow along as Bob, aka Detroit Unseen, takes you on a journey documenting the spectacular ruins of Detroit and his personal recovery from drug addiction.
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There's no shortage of web sites and short films documenting the rise and fall and current revival of Detroit, but the city's legacy is vast and star-crossed enough to support yet another take on the subject. It could benefit from some tighter edits, but there's a pandemic on and it's not exactly like most of us are pressed for time. <br /></p><p>From the filmmaker:<span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"> </span></p><p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto"></span></p><blockquote>With Detroit you take the good with the bad, recognize the good as it comes and preserve the good that has come before. Many that enter the City of Detroit can sense the urgency of change and the spirit of reinvention. We certainly understand this, and the photos represent what we have seen along the way. The Flag of Detroit contains the two Latin slogans “Speramus Meliora” and “Resurget Cineribus” meaning “We hope for better things” and “It will rise from the ashes.” The prophetic phrases originally created in reference to the great fire of 1805, ring true more now than ever. We take these slogans to heart everyday as we go out and explore our great city.</blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p>RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-4014050704279827122020-07-02T15:18:00.002-04:002023-11-14T10:53:38.009-05:00Supercut of Two Lane Blacktop Set to Pink Floyd's "One of These Days" is Sublime. <p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="347" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aNXe0z5BWSg" width="616"></iframe> </p><p>Get the Criterion Collection release of Two Lane Blacktop <a href="https://amzn.to/3N5BDzx" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p><br /></p>RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-86681963131472917522020-05-30T11:52:00.000-04:002020-05-30T11:52:21.996-04:00There’s No Such Thing as a Wrong Note–Art Tatum<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvFsV9ma-EjJ8brro7gu8kzh5T6o20EZNEPC8hwcLhxPqwyhU96GtI1JWmxRSuDeW4pmnoeEEAZZ2hmQvns0vtKmtrXRnJ_tJ7WN9P3UX4yS_TZdK9GOzgc-t8rTxyL9qVIGIUVWLrxo/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="art tatum toledo" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1440" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvFsV9ma-EjJ8brro7gu8kzh5T6o20EZNEPC8hwcLhxPqwyhU96GtI1JWmxRSuDeW4pmnoeEEAZZ2hmQvns0vtKmtrXRnJ_tJ7WN9P3UX4yS_TZdK9GOzgc-t8rTxyL9qVIGIUVWLrxo/w640-h357/Art-Tatum-toledo.jpg" title="art tatum toledo" width="640" /></a></div>Brother Ryan A. Bunch weighs in on the reluctant legacy of the Glass City's musical influence:<br /></div><div><blockquote>"<span style="font-weight: 400;">Art Tatum’s dilapidated childhood home
sits on City Park Avenue along the Dorr Street Corridor just on the
outer edge of downtown, a total wreck, abandoned for decades. Out front,
a gleaming bronze historical marker notes the sad relevance of the
gaping hole in the foundation, the overgrown lot, the paint long-past
chipping. The only splash of color offered on the drab scene is a few
muraled boards guarding the long-open windows painted by teens from a
nearby junior high school a few years ago. This is the perfect metaphor
for Toledo music. We can’t talk about what is without talking about what
was</span>." </blockquote>Take the deep dive here: <br /></div><div><a href="https://themuseumofamericana.net/youre-never-that-far-from-toledo-a-survey-of-music-history-grandiose-complacency-and-talent-export-in-the-glass-city-by-ryan-a-bunch/" target="_blank">You’re Never That Far From Toledo: a survey of music, history, grandiose complacency, and talent export in the Glass City—by Ryan A. Bunch</a> <br /></div><div> <img alt="https://themuseumofamericana.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/ryan-a.-bunch-photo.jpg" class="shrinkToFit" height="424" src="https://themuseumofamericana.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/ryan-a.-bunch-photo.jpg" width="640" /></div>RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0802 Mill St, Toledo, OH 43609, USA41.640446999999988 -83.55252641.58912253495123 -83.62119055078125 41.691771465048745 -83.48386144921875tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-28648883536878486072020-04-03T11:50:00.001-04:002020-05-11T13:16:13.484-04:00Oscar-Winning Chase Scene from Bulitt Re-imagined for a Shelter in Place World<i>"You believe what you want. Look, you work your side of the street, and I'll work mine."</i><br />
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RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-57984809510890397942020-03-17T12:12:00.000-04:002020-03-17T15:44:59.577-04:00Grand Funk Railroad on Playboy After Dark Hugh Hefner's recipe for a good time: Tony Randall, Barbie Benton, and Grand Funk Railroad. I dare you to come up with a more volatile trifecta of ingredients for achieving maximum hedonism. The perfect salve for our troubled souls in these trying times.<br />
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<i>Fun Fact: Mark Farner infamously used a Messenger brand guitar, which featured an aluminum and magnesium neck and a built-in boost/distortion circuit. <a href="https://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/messenger-guitars">While little is known about this short-lived, west-coast based luthier</a>, we do know the guitars used De Armond pickups, <a href="https://www.musicpickups.com/company-history/" target="_blank">designed and manufactured right here in Toledo, Ohio</a>. Pictorial evidence indicates Farner replaced the De Armond pickups with humbuckers somewhere along the line. </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>Quarantine got you down? Why not check out </i></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i><i>Peter Makowski's condensed accou</i>nt of when three working-class yobs from Flint, Michigan, tapped into the national zeitgeist and briefly ruled the world?</i></span></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>Excerpted from </i><i>Grand Funk Railroad: </i><a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/grand-funk-railroad-the-forgotten-story-of-a-true-american-band?fbclid=IwAR3x-wyQ-TZuf88diov8A-jrVMkVa9Z-sCtSldJq6rk3cd0zcjG4rGZPiO8" target="_blank"><i>The Forgotten Story of a True American Band</i></a></span></span> </blockquote>
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"But the fact that the media played absolutely no part in Grand Funk’s
success turned out to be a major selling point to their audience.
Critic/documentary maker, native of Detroit and bona fide Funk fan
Michael Moore once said: 'People loved this band because some record
company didn’t concoct it; image consultants didn’t choreograph it. This
was a people’s band that just wanted to rock. A hard-driving,
industrial rock’n’roll band that related to the average hard-working
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Indeed. There was a huge, ignored and uncatered-for audience in the U.S.
Midwest who worked nine to five, paid their taxes and every weekend
partied their brains out on a mixture of ripple wine, grass and
barbiturates. While the middle classes had the privilege to protest
about Vietnam, these poor bastards were actually being shipped out there
to fight. This was a pissed-off generation who simply wanted to
rock’n’roll. Grand Funk came to the rescue." <i>–Peter Makowski, Classic Rock / Louder</i></blockquote>
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With the Circle Jerks officially back in the saddle and the news that Detroit's favorite Fun Boy Three tribute band, the mighty Negative Approach, will be firing up the van and strapping on the jackboots in order to accompany Morris, Hetson, Schloss, and Associates on the majority of the dates, I figured this photo would make a timely addition to the long-dormant PDGB blogroll.<br />
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Long story long, the day started in Ann Arbor, where we stole a Rick Springfield promotional standup from the dearly missed <a href="https://localwiki.org/ann-arbor/Schoolkids%27_Records">Schoolkids Records</a>, with every intention of giving to the Circle Jerks. We did, they played, and <a href="https://amzn.to/3252NNS">Keith</a> utilized the cardboard Rick as stage prop while the crowd partook in the usual sweaty shenanigans that culminated in JB getting in some epic crowd surfing runs. NA, of course, opened the show, and now the Circle Jerks are reuniting for a tour to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of <i>Group Sex</i>, their influential first release. Concerned the punkness needed a little extra shove to send it over the edge, they invited <a href="https://amzn.to/2V5VG6J">Negative Approach</a> <i>and</i> <a href="https://amzn.to/2SQnwkE">Adolescents</a> along for the ride. Now shaping up to be the Old Punker event of the summer, the tour dates are below. Sadly, at this point it doesn't look like the fellas will be venturing East of the Mississippi, but we're confident there are more dates to come.<br />
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RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-87387929705979126112019-06-03T09:14:00.002-04:002020-04-03T12:05:49.216-04:00Ford v Ferrari Trailer Released<i>T<b>he story of when two wealthy auto scions, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari, went to war on the race track to settle a grudge. Caroll Shelby and Ken Miles made it happen.</b> </i> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="487" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zyYgDtY2AMY" width="859"></iframe> If any genre of non-documentary action film has consistently failed to deliver on the promise of capturing the excitement and the quirky human aspect of its principals, it's automobile racing. The exception, of course, is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ron+howard+films&i=movies-tv&crid=1WK7PHM0SIITA&sprefix=ron+howard%2Cmovies-tv%2C157&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_10">Ron Howard</a>'s <i>Rush</i>, which though quite popular internationally barely made blip on the radar of American viewers. Historically, the problem is not the on-track action sequences–<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=steve+mcQueen&i=movies-tv&ref=nb_sb_noss_2">Steve McQueen</a>'s <i>Le Mans</i> offers some of the most realistic on-track and driver's point of view motor racing sequences ever recorded and basically re-wrote the rule book for automotive action photography–but the script. Whether fictional or historically accurate, the backstory rarely lives up to its potential, the off-track segments of many motor racing films simply interludes to string the action sequences together. We sincerely hope <i>Ford v Ferrari</i>, which is scheduled to premiere on November 15, 2019, breaks this unfortunate tradition.<br />
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Based heavily on <i><i>Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans</i> (2009), A.</i>J. Baime's exhaustively researched and comprehensive account of the all-out assault by the Ford Motor Company to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, the trailer for <i>Ford v Ferrari</i> appears promising. (FTR, reports of Baime's dissatisfaction with the Hollywood's treatment of him and his work are beginning to surface.) Starring Christian Bale as Ken Miles, the Shelby test driver and racer who helped develop <a class="body-link" data-vars-ga-outbound-link="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15347511/the-life-and-times-of-the-1966-le-mans-winning-ford-gt40-mkii/" href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15347511/the-life-and-times-of-the-1966-le-mans-winning-ford-gt40-mkii/" target="_blank">the Ford GT40 Mk II</a>, and Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby, it certainly has no shortage of Marquee actors to bank on.--<i>AW</i><br />
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No word on if Matt Damon used N.O.S. cans of <a href="http://pizzadontgobad.blogspot.com/2017/06/pit-stop-real-mans-deodorant.html">Carrol Shelby's Pit Stop deodorant</a> before shooting his scenes. <br />
Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Josh Lucas, Caitriona Balfe, John Bernthal<br />
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The trailer for Quentin Tarantino's<i> Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood</i> appears to confirm what we already suspected: The work blends touch points in history with film and pop culture references to artfully craft a pastiche guaranteed to trigger the sensibilities of viewers who either experienced the era or wish they would have. Look for it to hit theaters on July, 26, 2019, nearly fifty-years to the day after the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders that serve as a time marker in the movie. Ordered by Charles Manson, the murders and their aftermath would reverberate through Hollywood for decades to come and remain a defining moment for many of a certain age.
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We're especially digging Cliff Booth's (Brad Pitt) classic white "Champion" T-shirt. Champion Spark Plug was based and operated in Toledo, Ohio, by the Stranahan family from 1910 though 1989. Still in operation, it is now owned by Federal Mogul.<i>--AW</i><br />
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<i>Check out the partial cast below: </i><br />
Leonardo DiCaprio<br />
Brad Pitt<br />
Margot Robbie <br />
Kurt Russell<br />
Timothy Olyphant<br />
Dakota Fanning <br />
Luke Perry<br />
Margaret Qualley<br />
Al Pacino<br />
Bruce Dern<br />
Emile Hirsch<br />
Scoot McNairy<br />
Damon Herriman<br />
Austin Butler<br />
Lena Dunham<br />
Nicholas Hammond <br />
Mike Moh<br />
Rumer Willis<br />
<br />RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-7119546981036816282019-03-11T15:09:00.006-04:002020-04-03T12:06:32.262-04:00Boy Howdy! The Story of Creem Magazine Premieres at SXSW 2019 Watch the trailer below:<br />
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<i>Boy Howdy! The Story of Creem Magazine </i>attempts to capture the wild, irreverent, and occasionally dangerous life and times of the assorted weirdos, freaks, and artists who, despite their worst efforts, somehow managed to produce "<a href="https://amzn.to/2XR9a55" target="_blank">America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine</a>" for two decades only occasionally missing a downbeat. Based in Detroit, Creem suffered from little of the starstruck ass-licking and elitism that began to permeate many its coastal-based competitors during this period. Instead, Creem shot from the hip, lampooning all with equal abandon, while maintaining the insight and integrity that were hallmarks of the publication. This approach endeared the mag to readers and performers alike, many of whom made it a point to visit the Creem offices whenever possible. Although much of that early chutzpah was gone by the mid-80s, the magazine soldiered on in its original format until 1989.<br />
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Notable alum include Lester Bangs, who would later refer to Detroit as, "rock's only hope," Dave Marsh, Robert Christgau, Nick Tosches, Cameron Crowe, and Chuck Eddy among many others. The "Boy Howdy" icon was designed by R. Crumb.<br />
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Helmed by director Scott Crawford (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Salad-Days-Decade-Washington-1980-90/dp/B078SH4WZ5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AUYIMTYVRZPR&keywords=salad+days&qid=1552329668&s=gateway&sprefix=salad+days%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Salad Days</a>) and produced by JJ Kramer (the son of magazine founder Barry Kramer), <i>Boy Howdy!</i>'s next stop is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, at the Fillmore in Detroit where it will open the <a href="https://freepfilmfestival.com/" target="_blank">2019 FREEP Film Festival</a>.<i>--AW</i><br />
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<br />RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-15953885143039508442019-02-25T15:37:00.000-05:002019-03-02T12:10:33.463-05:00UPDATE! The Carpenters Had a Sweet Custom Van and I Want to Do Bong Hits in It Right Now <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"Powered by... Bear"</i></b></span> <br />
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<i><b>UPDATE 2/15/2019</b>: Thanks to the efforts of PDGB reader<span dir="ltr"> Benjamin Kleschinsky,</span> we finally have some clarity regarding the mysterious "Powered By Bear" tagline painted on the Carpenter's van: </i><br />
<dl id="comments-block"><dd><i>"I did a lot of research about this photo, and as it turns out
this photo was tampered with. Above the word "Bear" was another person,
the actual Bear. "Powered by Bear" referred to their road manager who
drove the van that carried their equipment, their first cousin Mark
Rudolph. I have linked the original photograph scanned onto computer.
Many thanks to the many people who helped me find the answer."</i><br />
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We'd like to echo Benjamin's comments and extend a hearty PDGB thanks to the people who assisted him in solving this pressing matter. Now with further delay, here is the actual unedited photo:<br />
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<i>The image can also be viewed on </i><i><i><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kleschinsky/47108178611/" target="_blank">Kleschinsky's Flickr page</a>. </span></i></i></dd></dl>
Who is this "BEAR," and why was he chosen to power <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Collection-CARPENTERS/dp/B000KB6D0U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1517776196&sr=8-2&keywords=the+carpenters&linkCode=ll1&tag=pizzadontgo08-20&linkId=a97818a06479279711ba0ea81d5799d3" target="_blank">Karen and Richard Carpenter's</a> van? We can tell it's a Ford Eonoline and appears to be wearing AAR wheels, but so many questions remain: What was the extent of Bear's involvement? Did they own an actual live bear that could drive? If so, did his big paws make it difficult to handle the tricky one-two shift of the old three-on-the-tree column-mounted shifter? Did Donny and Marie have a custom van? What about The Cowsills? Were Richard's business-casual elephant bell denims custom made? Do you think Karen would bogart a roach? Would people ignore pleas to, "Don't come a knockin'," if the van was, in fact, "A-rockin'?" Which is more depressing: Rainy days or Mondays? If you know the answers to any of these questions, please share in the comments. <br />
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Fun Fact: Before Richard found stardom with his sis, he was fired from Disneyland because his music was considered to be, "too radical."RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-91637367798964091692018-10-30T14:27:00.000-04:002019-10-06T11:07:33.511-04:00Hello, Hooray: Alice Cooper Riot at Toledo Sports Arena 12.13.1973 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By the time the Alice Cooper group hit Toledo in December of 1973, it was clear that change was in the air. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_10?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=muscle+of+love&sprefix=muscle+of+%2Cpopular%2C162&crid=2V0FI2F8TNAMJ" target="_blank"><i>Muscle of Love</i></a>, the bands latest LP, was struggling to attain the same level of success as their previous two efforts, <a href="http://amzn.to/2spspHb" target="_blank"><i>School's Out</i></a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2slQtuF" target="_blank"><i>Billion Dollar Babies</i></a>, and the
band was beginning to succumb to the standard laundry list of rock star afflictions: booze, drugs, egos, money, groupies, and the strain of perpetual touring. Though the band had honed its craft grinding out the jams in its home base of Detroit and the faceless rust-belt communities in its orbit, the idea of spending December on a tightly-scheduled run through the great lakes region–with a few key southern dates thrown in for good measure–was less than appealing. </div>
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Initially, Toledo wasn't even a stop on the itinerary. Somewhere along the line booking agent <a href="http://mgross.com/writing/profiles/jonny-podell/" target="_blank">Jonny Podell</a> realized the band had a night off after its gig at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and figured a quick stop in Toledo would be an easy way monetize an otherwise off-day of the tour.<br />
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Already frustrated by growing tensions within the band, the group was less than excited about their arrival in Toledo. Later, tour manager David Libert would be quoted saying, "If the Lord ever wanted to give the world an enema, this is where he
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While accounts of the ensuing incident vary, everyone agrees on this: The Toledo crowd was geared and primed for violence right from the start. From the first note of the band's opening number, "Hello, Hooray," the crowd began pelting the band with anything withing reach. The deluge continued as the band performed "Billion Dollar Babies," and an explosive, most likely an M-80 or cherry bomb, was thrown on stage injuring roadie Larry Hitchcock. Confusion ensued, and the band left the stage eventually retreating to the Holiday Inn located across the river. Ashley Pandel, Cooper's publicist is quoted in the <a href="https://www.alicecooperechive.com/articles/feature/rost/740131" target="_blank">January 31, 1974 issue of <i>Rolling Stone</i></a> saying, "Alice felt if they continued, there could be another Altamont." The crowd reportedly dispersed after an hour or two of typically rowdy behavior while waiting in vain for the band to return to the stage.<br />
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At that point, the story goes in two directions. While the Cooper camp maintains that guitarist Michael Bruce was injured to the point of almost losing his sight in one eye, journalist Bob Greene has an entirely different take on the situation. Embedded with the group for the entirety of the "Holiday Tour '73," Greene states in his excellent and long out of print book, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Billion-dollar-baby-Rock-Roll/dp/0689106165/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518408029&sr=1-2&keywords=billion+dollar+baby" target="_blank">Billion Dollar Baby</a>, </i>that Bruce was in fact unharmed, and the news of Bruce being transported to a Hospital in Detroit was fabricated simply as a cover for the band's refusal to return to the stage. Greene states the the band retreated to the hotel, and by the time the decision was made to not return to the stage Alice was sharing stories and Budweisers with some uniformed Toledo police officers. By the time the entourage was preparing to leave the hotel in the morning, a story in <i>The Blade</i>, Toledo's long-standing news daily, reported the story just as Cooper's publicist as dictated. Meanwhile, Greene states that Bruce entered the lobby in the morning and began joking about the incident with his bandmates and crew. He continues that while they were preparing to leave, he witnessed members of Cooper's entourage call Tom Davis at The Blade, and, perpetuating the alleged deception, "confirm" that Bruce was in fact in Detroit. The next night, the group performed in front of 17,000 people in Toronto.<br />
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Well into the 1980s, Cooper would cite Toledo as his least favorite city when when questioned, although his animosity had faded by the time he returned to the city in 1986 on a double bill with Ted Nugent. In a bizarre turn of events, famously enthusiastic Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner would in 1996 declare an official, "<a href="https://www.alicecooperechive.com/articles/feature/torb/961222" target="_blank">Alice Cooper Day</a>."<br />
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In the forty some-odd years since the publication of <i>Billion Dollar Baby</i>, Greene has come under scrutiny and <a href="https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2003/The-Sad-Saga-of-Bob-Greene/index.php?fbclid=IwAR2HiK9N9RdZUCcN1GClChRRsdzUq17VGxDnqld3W7mw5PwwG4n2clFNC4A" target="_blank">s</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">uffered numerous unrelated accusations</a>; Cooper and the rest of the involved parties continue to give the book little credence. <br />
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<b><i>Fun Fact #1:</i> </b><i>The Blade</i> gave Greene and Cooper over five columns of space in it's Sunday, December 23, edition. Tom Davies, who socialized with Cooper backstage before the performance, weighs in on the then novel practice of a journalist embedding himself with a rock group (Greene's adventure predating Cameron Crowe's <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cameron-crowe-looks-back-on-his-1975-eagles-cover-story-192208/" target="_blank">Eagles story</a> in <i>Rolling Stone</i> by two years) while Steve Harloff weighs in on the concert's violence and the future of rock concerts in the city of Toledo. (As a side note, Harloff also awards the Rolling Stones the "Arthritic and Decrepitcy" award for their 1973 release <i>Goats Head Soup.</i> Keith Richards was 30 at the time. Harloff's current status is unknown.) <br />
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Max capacity of Toledo Sports Arena: 8,000; Capacity
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<b><i>Update:</i> </b>Here's The Coop some 35 years later being interviewed on Toledo's local cable access show "Sports Rap." Although part 1 of the interview is AWOL, no mention of the Toledo Incident is made during this segment. <br />
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<i>UPDATE 12/27/2018: <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">'White Boy Rick' Wershe's Florida prison release date <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/white-boy-rick/-white-boy-rick-wershe-s-florida-prison-release-date-is-now-nov-25-2020?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wdiv4" target="_blank">has been moved forward to Nov. 25, 2020</a>.</span></span></i><br />
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Nearly everyone who grew up within the gravitational orbit of Detroit in the 1980s has at least passing knowledge of the legend of White Boy Rick. But before you plunk down your hard-earned cash for a ticket to the recently-released Hollywood dramatization of his story, do yourself a favor and surf over to The Atavist Magazine and read <i><a href="https://magazine.atavist.com/white-boy-rick?promo">The Trials of White Boy Rick</a></i> by Evan Hughes. It's the single most comprehensive and exhaustively researched piece yet written on the life of Rick Wershe and his involvement with the FBI, Detroit Police department, Mayor Coleman Young, and the notorious Curry and Chambers brothers drug gangs.<i>--AW</i> <br />
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<i>Fun Fact:</i> Matthew McConaughey, who plays <span class="st">Richard Wershe Sr., and Rory Cochrane, who plays FBI agent Byrd, both appeared in <a href="https://amzn.to/2NdTGqg" target="_blank"><i>Dazed and Confused</i></a> more than 25 years ago. </span><br />
<span class="st">Jennifer Jason Leigh, </span>Richie Merrit, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie, and Bel Powley also star. RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-8133211404196542682018-08-17T13:21:00.000-04:002019-10-06T11:02:06.362-04:00Rob Zombie’s GMC Motorhome from the Movie "31" Is for Sale. <i>You know what they say, kemosabe; in Hell, everybody loves popcorn.</i>
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Produced by General Motors for the 1973 to 1978 model years, the GMC motor home was at the time the only fully-finished motorhome to be produced by an American automobile manufacturer. Featuring sleek modern styling, rear air suspension, a low ride-height, front-wheel drive (courtesy GM's Unified Powerplant Package as found in the Oldsmobile Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado), and an aluminum and fiberglass body, it was everything the competition wasn't.<br />
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Long a Hollywood favorite, the GMC Motorhome has appeared in numerous features including <a href="https://amzn.to/2MJnNEW" target="_blank"><i>Stripes</i></a> where it appeared in slightly reconfigured form as the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle. Additional screen appearances include <a href="https://amzn.to/2Pt1Ubq" target="_blank"><i>Minority Report</i></a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2ME89dW" target="_blank"><i>Anchorman 2</i></a>, <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2Byh6RP" target="_blank">Snake and Mongoose</a>,</i> and many more, not to mention dozens of television appearances.<br />
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Previously available on the used market for a fraction of their original value, remaining examples in good condition are now trading for stupid money thanks to sudden interest of otherwise well-intending folks, who, due to either pangs of nostalgia or simply just having too much time <i>and</i> money, pretty much ruined the vintage camper market for the rest of us. And that's where this one comes in-what better way to hit the campground than in this road-weary and graphically adorned sin-bin? Mix in a few crates of pyrotechnics and PBR en route and you're guaranteed to draw the attention of the campground hoi polloi. If this sounds like your idea of a good time, head on over to <a href="https://connect.invaluable.com/gwsauctionsllc/auction-lot/Rob-Zombie-s-31-2016-1976-GMC-Motorhome-W-Cle_E6C4A829B6/" target="_blank">GWS Auctions</a> to see more pictures and bid.<br />
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RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-49134673469679990542018-08-10T10:37:00.000-04:002018-08-10T10:37:05.360-04:00Amelia Airharts, Five Horse Johnson, Matt Truman Ego Trip. Toledo, August 10<i>Punk outing, people shouting. </i><br />
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aka, behind Maumee Bay Brewing Co. RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-21952691320908910142018-08-09T13:54:00.001-04:002019-01-17T19:39:40.839-05:00Jeep Cowboy: The AMC-Based Jeep Pickup Prototype that Never Was<i>"Hey, that's a pretty sharp looking Gremlin-Camino ya' got dere."</i><br />
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Originating around 1970, the Jeep Cowboy Prototype was conceived as an answer to the heavy influx of import trucks coming from Japan. Datsun, Toyota, and Mazda, the latter also sold by Ford as the Courier, not to mention the Chevy Luv, itself a rebranded Isuzu, were all picking up steam in the mini-truck marketplace, and AMC figured the easiest way to get in on the action was to cook up an El Camnio-zed version of it's successful Hornet model with a Gremlin fascia and bed in back. <br />
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Reportedly only three prototypes were built, all bearing "JEEP" logos despite its AMC lineage. While accounts vary, the Cowboy was never produced for two reasons: Production capacity for the popular Hornet was maxed out, and at the time AMC/Jeep had no 4x4 system available that would work with the Cowboy's unibody origins. Sad, as just a decade later AMC would introduce the 4x4 Eagle, essentially a Hornet with a slightly lifted suspension and a true four-wheel drive drivetrain. Available in Wagon, Sedan, and Kammback body styles, a light-duty pickup would have been a natural extension of the Eagle lineup.
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Though we're sad the Cowboy never got an opportunity to put the spurs to the competition, we're absolutely thrilled the concept rode off into the sunset before surfacing with the fascia mock up seen in the photo below, which resembles something Anthony Hopkins might have worn in his portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in <a href="https://amzn.to/2RPp8tq" target="_blank"><i>Silence of the Lambs</i></a>. Yech.<br />
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<b>Where:</b> <a href="https://thirdmanrecords.com/" target="_blank">Third Man Records</a><br />
<span class="LrzXr">441 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201</span><br />
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<b>When:</b> Saturday, August 4, 2 p.m.RealReldnewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12830069422439888019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751911308135838995.post-82554235415565639592018-06-08T16:18:00.000-04:002018-06-17T11:08:56.794-04:00"Your body is not a temple; It's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride." -Anthony Bourdian 1956-2018<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Words to live by.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bourdain visited Detroit in 2013 to shoot an episode of <i>Parts Unknown</i> and came away with a better appreciation and understanding of the Motor City than most:
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Kick Out The
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Anthony
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is it. The last episode of
our second season of "Parts Unknown." </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And I'm glad it's set in
Detroit. Because Detroit, for many Americans, is an abstraction -- truly, if
incredibly, a part unknown. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One only need look at some of
our representatives, who, a while back, were actually suggesting it might be OK
to let the beleaguered auto industry fend for itself, to leave Detroit to its
fate to see how blithely willing much of America would be to point the gun
straight at their own heads and pull the trigger. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Detroit isn't just a national
treasure. It IS America. And wherever you may live, you wouldn't be there --
and wouldn't be who you are in the same way -- without Detroit. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/shows/anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown/season-2/detroit/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> Continued on CNN.com </span></a></span></div>
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