Concept Car for COPS…
From my buddy Chcuk comes a series of cool shots. A new Cop Car Concept. Full of cool new cop gadgets, cop colors and crazy cop lights. Did I say “cop” enough.
At first glance, there are cool things and not so cool things, but the bottom line is I wouldn’t want to see this in my rear view mirror. Any cop for that matter, unless he was passing me at warp speed.
Sick beasty…
(0) CommentsWow, I’ve got a lot of CRAP…
There’s a cool principle in the universe which states: Energy flows where attention goes. So consider this…
Where are you directing your energy and attention every single day? Do you have a car in your garage that you haven’t touched in 10 years? Regardless of what you answer, your current results will tell the truth because your results are a reflection of you. If your house or car is a mess, then your mind is a mess.
I’ve been cleaning. Really cleaning. Uncluttering, I call it. And boy, do I have a lot of crap. And not only crap, but stuff is piled in all sorts of places. No wonder things aren’t flowing as smoothly as possible. I’m sending the wrong message. If I clean the shop, then work always comes. THAT’S a fact.
If the car looks good, then I feel good. So, start the cleaning, folks! Get rid of all that ruckus and see what comes. I guarantee good things will…
And no, this isn’t my Bentley. But, it’s gonna be sick lookin.’
1 commentCleaning HOUSE…
Resolution, shmezolution… Who says you have to have resolutions? New and constructive habits is what I care about.
I spent the last couple of days going through the house and looking for what I don’t use anymore. The Law of Use states that if you have things you don’t use that only sit there, you’re not sending the message out to get better things. So, I gathered up clothes, books and anything I didn’t use that I could give.
This was tough, becuase I had to be honest and not keep something the meant something to me 10 years ago and has been sitting there ever since. Really honest. I found weird books that I never read, art supplies that were in excess and thingamabobs that jahoogle when you press a particular button.
From there, I went up into town and went to the Salvation Army, Library and a couple of Art Studios and donated everything. It really felt good.
And to my suprise, Malibu was as dead as a doornail. The photo is of Cross Creek Park, a normal haven for exotic cars every Saturday. This Saturday? One Ferrari. And tons of open spots, which is totally snapped. But, being the holiday, all the cool cars are still in the garages as the owners eat, visit, get sick and be merry. (Not necessarily in that order…)
Wow, my office is clean now. I can actually get to things. I had 25 triangle templates for cryin’ out loud!! But when you give, make sure it goes to a place that disperses to all, which is why a Library is good. And no, I didn’t give them by cars books, ya ninny…
Where can you give?
(0) CommentsHoliday PEACE…
Back from San Fran with a peculiar smile on my face. Despite the total weirdness of this holiday, I have a quiet sense of peace today.
I got sick in SF for a few days. You, know, sore throat, cough and stuff. But not enough to really stop me from doing what needed to be done. Had a great time in our FORD van. Yea, we opted for a Ford E250 instead of the Chevy. It was crap.
Saw a cool 600hp Vette on the way up. The intake was so big that the guy couldn’t put the hood back on. Um,… peculiar. But, we visited our usual stomping places. The Warming Hut at Fort Point with awesome brownies and a cool lil’ nook on Van Ness call The Underground for a Hummus Bagel and Joe. But, … it wasn’t, um underground. Peculiar.
Downtown was in full festivities with the Big Tree and Ice Skating in Union Square. Very Christmasy. Then, we shot back home, the pups in tow for a Christmas day with the family. I even made a cake, but ran out of letters. Pe, pe, peculiar.
2009 will bring great car things. Great things for all, I believe. And it’s important that you believe that, too. We’re all in this together.
Good read. Robert Collier’s “Secret of the Ages.” It will put in in a good mood and ensure you that your life can and will be better. …With cooler cars.
Good night, 2008.
(0) CommentsOff to SAN FRANCISCO…
Yea, my wife’s always getting me into weird things. Since she builds wild character costumes for movies and promotion, I’m being forced to drive to San Francisco and help deliver two of these little guys. Actually, they’re huge. This is Mr. Helmet for PG&E. He goes to all the schools and gives talks about saving energy. And that, folks, is a good thing as it’s something we all need to do. She did the first Mr. Helmet about 5 years ago which premiered here in this commercial. Since then, she’s done about 20 more. THAT’S A LOT OF HELMETS! (And guess who wore the costume in the commercial? Yes, me.)
While we’re in San Fran, we’ll do some Christmas shopping. It’s is a great city to shop in for Xmas. It’s way cold, lots of holiday cheer, cable cars where everyone has a cold red nose, and Union Square is cool. We’ll take our pillow killing cockerpoos with us, too. Maybe they can take out their frustration on the hotel couch?
Oh, and the best part? We get to drive a massive White Chevy Cargo Van to carry the Helmets in. You ever drift a Cargo Van? …You Have?? Well, I bet you’ve never had huge Helmets in the back!!! Cha!
This last photo was one we got back after a truck backed over it. Guess Helmets really aren’t that safe after all…
1 commentCoolness of the WEEK…
Ok, so here’s what was really cool in design this week. Movie and Cars. I’ll try to make this a weekly thing so you guys can see the best of what’s floating around. Close your eyes and imagine driving one of the beasts below. No, not the poster, silly! (Although it IS pretty hot…) But, since someone has to drive these cheap cars below, it might as well be you, right?
The Mansory Bugatti Veyron. 5 million bucks. The MercedesSLR Racer and the Swedish Zenvo.
(0) CommentsThe Hollywood Car Show EPISODE 15…
Big show for you this week! DB and I are back from the LA Auto Show and have a ton of movies for you today! Be sure to check out the cool concept art and moving poster for the new Terminator movie here. They even have Terminator Motorcycles! Also on the list today of movies they will be made, with or without Will Smith are..
- The Karate Kid
- Another XMEN spinoff with Gossip Girl
- Avatar
- Public Enemies
- Captain Blood
- Romancing the Stone
Plus a whole bunch more!
If you are in LA and need some work done on your ride, give Johnny’s Auto Clinic a call. They will hook you up right!
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(0) CommentsThis just in! Cockerpoos kill PILLOW…
Poor pillow. What did he do to deserve this?
1 commentIt’s like THIS…
There’s a lot of things that I’m into. And it covers a gambit of subjects like you. From certain cars, books, foods, things to do on the weekend.
I like books by authors that make me think. Not novels, but books on Metaphysics. Elizabeth Towne, Robert Collier and Charles Haanel. They make me realize that there’s more to life than working your tail off to pay bills. And there is…
Movies like Blade Runner, Final Fantasy and Monsters Inc. Movies that make me realize how creative people really are. Concepts and ideas that surpass the norm.
Designs like that of Fisker, Luigi Colani, Syd Mead and John Berkey. Images that rouse the emotion to say “how did they do that?”
I guess you could call it inspiration. Things that inspire. Designs, Images, Films, Ideas, all that take you further that where you are. But you don’t to be a conceptualist to apply ideas like these. I mean, say you’re a guy working in a restaraunt? And you want to come up with a new way to sell certain dishes that make them unique. This is as valid a concept as anything else. But ideas are a dime a dozen. Applying them and having faith that they’ll succeed is the true challenge.
Ramble on, Fireball… Is this making sense to you? Find a quiet place to think and close your eyes. Concentrate on what you want for a few moments (see it) and then get silent. The answer will come. It’s how writers write, designers design and how dishes get dished. And it’s how things have been done since the writings of The Emerald Tablet in Egypt. Try it.
Your ideas are as strong as anyone else’s. See them through. Life is too short and goes to fast to have anyone tell you that it won’t work. It will.
1 commentA day to JOHNNYS…
So, off I went this morning to Johnny’s Auto Clinic to get my car Registered. You know, smog check and all that, when SNAP! As I was driving, something went afunk. As in, my passenger’s side hub-assembly started a clickety clacken.’
Johnny took one look and said. “You’re drivin’ a Death Trap, Fireball!” SO, several hours later (and after my car was smogged and passed and came back,) I was sportin’ TWO new hub-assemblies on THE MACH 3.Not bad for 130,000 miles, I suppose. I’m grateful I wasn’t stuck somewhere in the Mojave.
Goin’ to the shop is always interesting. Especially when it’s not my shop. But if there was ever a great place to take your MINI, or any car for that matter, then Johnny’s rocks. Da pros.
And now that I have TWO new hub a dub dubs, I’ll be off to Motor4Toys Sunday, a thank you very much.
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