….last night’s post was by far the dumbest item ever posted on this site. I have deleted it. Apologies to those that spent 56 seconds of their day reading it. Some of that leftover late-90’s, ill-conceived vitriol surfacing. Anyone that’s read anything I wrote in the late-90’s (there was only one forum), might recognize it as crap sitting around on the floor. I perpetually have trouble sleeping, and infrequently take Xanax before bed, a drug that last night had a strange reverse, idiotic impact on my brain.
September 2007
Wed 12 Sep 2007
Sat 8 Sep 2007
There was a sunnier day that I wrote about the automobile industry on this site. Why did I stop? No reason. Well, I don’t work in the automobile industry anymore. Yes, I did at one point….onstensibly. And yes, it would make a great book. I can run my mouth like a man that knows cars. I have no problem telling you, reader(s), that when I run my mouth like a man that knows cars, I am 98% full of shit. Nevertheless, if qualified, I would have enjoyed making this list (this is where the links work).
Courtesy of www.time.com, someone else gives you….
(the links do not work here)
The Worst Cars Ever Made
1899-1939
- 1899 Horsey Horseless
- 1909 Ford Model T
- 1911 Overland OctoAuto
- 1913 Scripps-Booth Bi-Autogo
- 1920 Briggs and Stratton Flyer
- 1933 Fuller Dymaxion
- 1934 Chrysler/Desoto Airflow
1940-1959
- 1949 Crosley Hotshot
- 1956 Renault Dauphine
- 1957 King Midget Model III
- 1957 Waterman Aerobile
- 1958 Ford Edsel
- 1958 Lotus Elite
- 1958 MGA Twin Cam
- 1958 Zunndapp Janus
1960-1974
- 1961 Amphicar
- 1961 Corvair
- 1966 Peel Trident
- 1970 AMC Gremlin
- 1970 Triumph Stag
- 1971 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron Two-Door Hardtop
- 1971 Ford Pinto
- 1974 Jaguar XK-E V12 Series III
1975-1989
- 1975 Bricklin SV1
- 1975 Morgan Plus 8 Propane
- 1975 Triumph TR7
- 1975 Trabant
- 1976 Aston Martin Lagonda
- 1976 Chevy Chevette
- 1978 AMC Pacer
- 1980 Corvette 305 “California”
- 1980 Ferrari Mondial 8
- 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood V-8-6-4
- 1981 De Lorean DMC-12
- 1982 Cadillac Cimarron
- 1982 Camaro Iron Duke
- 1984 Maserati Biturbo
- 1985 Mosler Consulier GTP
- 1985 Yugo GV
- 1986 Lamborghini LM002
1990-Present
- 1995 Ford Explorer
- 1997 GM EV1
- 1997 Plymouth Prowler
- 1998 Fiat Multipla
- 2000 Ford Excursion
- 2001 Jaguar X-Type
- 2001 Pontiac Aztek
- 2002 BMW 7-series
- 2003 Hummer H2
- 2004 Chevy SSR
COMPLETE LIST
Sat 8 Sep 2007
I’m not having “relations” with fellow writer David Dunlap Jr., but here we go with more props. I suppose that Dave and I have been writing for The Memphis Flyer about the same amount of time (7 years), but he’s the one that wrote THIS. Perhaps the best piece of music writing I’ve read in the Flyer, but this style suits me. And I hope that some cargo shorts and birdy unicorn abstract t-shirts get in a wad over it, though that may be wishful thinking. The good fight in music criticism continues (though we are losing, and by “we” I mean my little secret handshake club of writers that post comments on this site….ok, that’s ridiculous).