tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post98159899589750124..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Did you know Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80370486733826737492012-07-12T07:14:47.184-04:002012-07-12T07:14:47.184-04:00Hey, Cummins ran a diesel at Indy in the '50s....Hey, Cummins ran a diesel at <i>Indy</i> in the '50s. If I remember my reading correctly, the car was plenty fast, but heavy and hard on tires.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79691724143025523532012-07-11T17:20:10.288-04:002012-07-11T17:20:10.288-04:00It's about time for some man to wonder why the...It's about time for some man to wonder why there are no women who blog about politics. <br /><br />But a guy who covers the car scene apparently has never heard of Le Mans, where Audi is racing a hybrid Quatro.<br /><br />Next he will say that no one uses a diesel engine in a race car. (In case you aren't paying attention, Audi won "12hrs at Sebring" with a R18 - you guessed it, a diesel.)Zendo Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094772654735415974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79542448797322850592012-07-11T09:24:37.926-04:002012-07-11T09:24:37.926-04:00That said, I really want an R-34 Skyline, or even ...That said, I really want an R-34 Skyline, or even more so, just because I'm really weird, a 260RS Stagea. Which is the R-34 Skyline as a station wagon.<br /><br />Because making people at the race track cry with a station wagon is the <b>best thing ever</b>.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36656757977693336442012-07-11T01:34:21.535-04:002012-07-11T01:34:21.535-04:00Og;
You make me feel old. I did almost exactly t...Og; <br /><br />You make me feel old. I did almost exactly that. I started at the Patch Factory in 1980 and Wings broke up in '81. AAMOF, I think we've done more tours with McCartney POST Wings than he ever did with Wings ... OR that earlier band... wossernames... combined.<br /><br />And now I'm supposed to retire? Just when I can regale the new kids with all the tales of my career in the bigs?<br /><br />MMark Algerhttp://www.babytrollblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34605480648946443972012-07-11T00:05:19.187-04:002012-07-11T00:05:19.187-04:00I kinda liked some of the early Paul McCartney and...I kinda liked some of the early Paul McCartney and George Harrison work. But then George left Paul behind and did that Traveling Wilbury's thing, and I kinda like that "Handle me with care" video.<br /><br />So, tell me. How come the native tribes are all like up in folk's faces about naming professional, college, and high school sports teams and arenas after references to Native Americans -- and not saying a word about the Michigan tribes immortalized by GM, like Cadillac, Pontiac, and others?Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45467822606383164332012-07-10T21:57:49.470-04:002012-07-10T21:57:49.470-04:00Still, I'm not much of a gearhead, and the ter...Still, I'm not much of a gearhead, and the terms "Corvette ZR1" and "Acura NSX" have all been equated with "sooperdooper car" in my head for over a score of years.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26538944220650413042012-07-10T20:09:52.887-04:002012-07-10T20:09:52.887-04:00Oh, Sigivald, you and your facts and your logic......Oh, Sigivald, you and your <i>facts</i> and your <i>logic</i>... :DTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81538267162381941832012-07-10T19:17:18.359-04:002012-07-10T19:17:18.359-04:00He's not writing for the gearhead audience, an...He's not writing for the gearhead audience, and when he talks about "brands" that that audience would "think about" for ultra-high-performance, he's pretty much right.<br /><br />He did not say "the only companies that ever made high performance cars were Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren", which would be hilariously wrong for a car enthusiast - or indeed anyone else.<br /><br />The words he actually said are true as actually written; e.g. Nissan is not <i>Usually Known for Extreme Sports Cars</i>, even though the GT-R is not new. Apart from gearheads, who are both a minority and not his audience, who even knew about the GT-R Nismo homologation?<br /><br />Sometimes the words actually matter, rather than the vague implications of them...Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46750813366288621532012-07-10T19:03:58.868-04:002012-07-10T19:03:58.868-04:00Now that i think of it, a lot of guys would probab...Now that i think of it, a lot of guys would probably like some youth on their yong.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31802147004636125522012-07-10T18:24:14.830-04:002012-07-10T18:24:14.830-04:00Seven years? Well, that explains it. He wasn't...Seven years? Well, that explains it. He wasn't around when the Quattro changed rallydriving for pretty much Ever, or when the NSX was the only supercar that would run more than twelve hours without needing to be burped and have it's diaper changed by an expensive mechanic. <br />Youth is wasted on the yong, lord knows. <br /><br />On the other hand, if you got a gig when Wings disbanded, you could be retired now.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52804474817326248832012-07-10T17:06:46.810-04:002012-07-10T17:06:46.810-04:00Also not mentioning that the everyday pedestrian C...Also not mentioning that the everyday pedestrian Corvette has caused no end of consternation in the supercar community since '96 when Chevrolet decided that it was finally going to make a world class sports car.<br /><br />Automotive writers reduced to complaining about the kinds of plastic used on the interior because they could no longer look down their noses on the engine, transmission or suspension any more was amusing as all hell.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20761840396186968372012-07-10T17:04:56.101-04:002012-07-10T17:04:56.101-04:00Was his band Better than Ezra?Was his band <i>Better than Ezra?</i>NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5414816006246481332012-07-10T15:30:46.306-04:002012-07-10T15:30:46.306-04:00Ezra Klein is writing about cars now?Ezra Klein is writing about cars now?Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84347483862465960912012-07-10T14:08:40.796-04:002012-07-10T14:08:40.796-04:00Hell, I made a joke about Kiss, and some kid who o...Hell, I made a joke about Kiss, and some kid who overheard it explained to a friend that it was an old band full of dead people.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60825899426009320422012-07-10T13:33:28.975-04:002012-07-10T13:33:28.975-04:00Tim D, I'm trying to decide which is worse, &q...Tim D, I'm trying to decide which is worse, "What's Wings?" or "Who's Paul McCartney?"rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75169090551957785362012-07-10T13:10:23.982-04:002012-07-10T13:10:23.982-04:00I believe the replacement could be either "Di...I believe the replacement could be either "Did you know Will Smith had a TV show?" or "Did you know Ice Tea used to be a Rapper?"<br /><br />I'm waiting to hear "Who's this Madden guy and what does he have to do with football?"Woodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258502914515356626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80703476770558821932012-07-10T13:05:51.966-04:002012-07-10T13:05:51.966-04:00Kids these days will just make you feel super extr...Kids these days will just make you feel super extra old with the reply:<br />"What's Wings?"Tim Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36891123596474350092012-07-10T12:57:32.803-04:002012-07-10T12:57:32.803-04:00Forget The Quattro and S4, Audi's entire histo...Forget The Quattro and S4, Audi's entire history starts with amazing race cars.<br /><br />http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/AutoUnion.htmlperlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5875782237760464232012-07-10T12:28:05.104-04:002012-07-10T12:28:05.104-04:00I still equate McLaren with CanAm and Denny Hulme,...I still equate McLaren with CanAm and Denny Hulme, not some squidley street-box, and Audi with the AutoUnion hillclimbers - back when the <i>Bergwagen</i> fans wore high leather boots and held the black spider-flag...<br />(The Audi TT convertible should have cut-out doors, a longer hood, and a hump over the driver's seat...)NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13460199597231661863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55327294546440108652012-07-10T12:06:25.651-04:002012-07-10T12:06:25.651-04:00I heard there is this new company making some craz...I heard there is this new company making some crazy car out there. Doing pretty good for a start-up. Bugsomething, them and Zonda both look like they might go somewhere with this new direction for them.<br /><br />When was the last time McLaren made a "famous" car? While I'm pretty sure the other makers mentioned are synonymous with silly super cars, I'm not sure if MaLaren fits in there so much. It's like talking about 4 door sedans and going, Taurus, Maxima, Accord, Bentley Continental. Not as extreme, but still stands out.Woodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258502914515356626noreply@blogger.com