I love cars. We know that. So… because I dig ‘em, I like to share the best designs each week that inspire… creative heat. Like this Ferrari for example. It’s flamin’ hot, spicy and completely ON FIRE! Wow, and that makes for a serious design analysis.

When designs are so hot, they show up in Malibu in force because PCH is a playground for cool cars. And if I were to come to Cali for vacation, I’d hit Universal Studios, Disneyland and PCH. Boom.

But design isn’t limited to cars. It’s what we do as humans. We design everything. From cups to programs to school food menus to gumballs. All ideas come from mind and boink! There they are right in front of our eyes.

Everything has to be brought into being by creative energy. So, get out there today and make it happen. And feast your eyes on what may be the next C7 Corvette. Dubbed… “The Ferrari Killer.” (Maybe that’s what just past by this firery photo, eh?)

Sal and I headed to the shop today for an interview with GANZO Magazine. A fantastic Italian Lifestyle Online Mag. Check them out here.

So, since we were talkin’ to our friend Vladi, we needed something Italian other than the fact that I’ve been drinking Lavazza all week. Slurp. And what did we grab? This beauty of a ride… a 1959 Ferrari Barchetta. All aluminum body, hand fabricated and all Italian. (Still pickin’ the bugs outta my teeth… then I set them free, of course, duh.)

I really enjoy having people to the shop and talking cars. But talking about anything you are passionate about is always fun. For me, it coulda been diecast. Hell, yes.

Stay tooned for the article to come out from http://www.ganzomag.com/ in a few weeks. And in case you didn’t know it, like I didn’t… GANZO is “cool” in Italian. I so need to be Italian, now. Dang.

Wow, did we party all weekend. It was nuts. Got together with talented friends including Francesco and Valentina Quinn and triathalon stud Max Musina. Max and Valentina have a fantastic fashion business and ofcourse, Francesco is an extraordinary actor. All inspirations.  Another friend brought a cheap lil’ toy for me to peruse. I traded him two Johnny Lightning cars for it. Such a deal, but I think one would have done it. (C’mon, I didn’t want to rip him off…)

Toys come and go, but friends are here to stay….

Yup, the animals were out in full force. You had your RaceRhinos, Elephantabulous Models, Lion engined road rockets and the Flying Winged Fan… tasaurus.’ (That was me).

We headed down to the Long Beach Gran Prix for fun in the California sun. Our team perused the paddocks, hung with the stars of race and show like Uncle Joe… (That was a rhyme…) and ate the most expensive sandwich ever produced. $17 bucks for a Tuna Salad w/Chips and a NOS. Lame… but fun! Even James Bond had to pay to get into this one…

It was great to meet new fans and all car nutz!

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Lottsa stuff. Big weekend, but then again, it’s always a big weekend when you have fun, right?

There’s a lot of things that I like to do, so I just get out there and do ‘em. Why wait for an opportunity and twiddle yer thumbs in the mean time? So… this weekend I’m heading to Orange for a cool car show where my bud Uncle Joe Benson is MC. The Grand Opening of the PepBoys Speed Shop. Gonna take a cool Ferrari to that one, thanks to buddy Sal. (If I drive… uh oh.)

Then, it’s off to the Apple Store to get a gift for my son. It’s his B-Day today and he’s 25. Needs an iPod (I hope he doesn’t read this this morning!) Then, tomorrow it’s off to Santa Barbara with Kathie in KING TAHOE for a day with my sister to peruse cool cars and get some good SB grub. I’ll post it on Yelp if it turns out good.

And Monday? BAD MOOD 2 Prototypes are showing up. SHWING! Tuesday is Designer’s Night The Petersen Museum where I’ll see my buds Frank Stephenson of McLaren and Troy Sumitomo of FiveAxis. Then Thursday it’s an interview with AutoLine Detroit to talk about… what else? CARS!! WOOSH…….

Whoa, mama…

John Lennon’s first car, this 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe is up for auction. Estimated value of $155,000 to $220,000. I guess it’s valuable because his butt was in the seat for a bit but it would ordinarily be worth about $60,000 to $109,000.

Gonna be sold in Paris on February 5 by auction. He owned the Ferrari for only a few months before gettin’ rid of it. He also owned a 1972 Chrysler Town & Country station wagon, so he had good taste… Personally, I woulda taken the wagon, man.

Just what is an Exotic Car, anyway? Basically… cars no one thinks they can afford. BUT THEY’RE WRONG! HaHAAAA!!

Anyone can afford an exotic. Now, if you really think about this, you’ll come to the conclusion that there isn’t anything out there that can’t be bought. I mean, do you really want an exotic car? Or, just to DRIVE one?

I mean, imagine the insurance. BING! The fear of someone keying the car. BOING! The tiny dent that ruins the whole exotic car motif. SPLAT! BUT, there are plus,’ too.

The little beanie you get to wear when it’s cold. WOOSH! The front valet parking space at McDonald’s. ZOOM! The fact that some else has to go get the groceries because you spent all your money on the car. Logical… and tasty.

So, …I say go for the beanie. Why not. It’s only money and if you don’t do it, then you’ll be stuck with that BMW or Mercedes that you just bought. All that leather and hi-tech electronics is enough to make one queasy.And, you have to haul all those Senior VPs around, too. And they whine.

WAIT! Here’s another idea. Exotics come in 1/18 scale, too!! You may not be able to drive them, but just about ALL of them will fit in the garage and most people won’t notice. See, I’m lookin’ out for ya. And my ideas are ALWAYS right on target, right?

Feast of the BEST of 2011 …so far. Cha.