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thenewgreen  ·  3601 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: April 1, 2015

Congrats on your new buggy, what did you end up getting?





user-inactivated  ·  3601 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sorry, it's in Denver so no picture atm.

Golden 2007 Nissan Murano. Nicknames are currently falling on Ramuh, Archon of Storms.

Meriadoc  ·  3601 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I try to always name my car.

My first was named Dick Pound. Dick Stephanopoulos Pound.

mk  ·  3600 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My first car was named Johnny Fucker.

Teenage boys.

user-inactivated  ·  3599 days ago  ·  link  ·  

'Jesus Christ Super Car' -- current.

_refugee_  ·  3600 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I enjoy names with the word "car" in them. You know - Ricardo, Carmen - though my first car was Fernando.

thenewgreen  ·  3600 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ricardo Montalban may be the best name ever. I used him and Tattoo in a series of posters for The New Green's final show in Michigan before I moved to NC. I can't find any of the final posters, but here's an early rough draft:

He was a bad ass. I miss playing live shows. A lot. Thanks for the jog down memory lane via your penchant for names with "car" in them.

Most hubskiers probably have no idea who he is or what this photo is from. lil and kleinbl00 -I'm betting you do. What an odd show that was.

user-inactivated  ·  3599 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wanna say the old Ricardo Montalban sketches never showed up on the SNL 40th anniversary episode; I was disappointed.

thenewgreen  ·  3599 days ago  ·  link  ·  

One of my favorite songs by my good pal Tim Monger mentions Ricardo: http://timothymonger.bandcamp.com/track/crime-on-a-summer-day

Great tune, eh?

user-inactivated  ·  3599 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Weird enough to be a fun listen.

kleinbl00  ·  3600 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What so we're like the geezer squad or something?

thenewgreen  ·  3600 days ago  ·  link  ·  

HA. If so, I'm right there with ya pal. Not just age, but a certain type of person would recall this show, it's me thinking highly of you both... and recognizing that you're not 18.

kleinbl00  ·  3600 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I remember being totally excited to stop watching an episode of Fantasy Island because we were going to go see Ice Pirates. It was... kind of? worth it.

FUN FACT: JJ Abrams was asked to come up with a pitch on rebooting Fantasy Island, only "edgy." He came up with Lost. Eventually, they were supposed to stumble across Mr. Rourke, the resort, the whole nine yards... but they got halfway through writing Season 1 and decided they were better off without.