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"Give Yourself the Green Light": GM's Self-Serving 1954 Road Spending PSA [Infrastructure]

This May Be The World's Only Jesus-Pimpin' Ghettocruiser Rap Video [Custom Cars]

Challengerwatch: eBay Says "No Problem," Dealer Says Otherwise [Cotomer Sevis]

The 20 Cheapest Cars To Insure [Car Insurance]

F1 Driver Heikki Kovalainen's MTV Commercial: Fish With Your Hands, Bitches [Ad Watch]

Kung Pao Fireball…

At the Fireball Pad, we try to whip up spicy dishes to keep me snappy. (Keeps my hair in flames, too.) So, Kathie set out last night to make a Tofu Kung Pao that was off the heat chart. Can you smell it? It was the best I’ve ever had. And the Hawaiian dood that helped [...]

BMW gives chase…

Cruisin’ through Santa Monica yesterday, I spotted this clad BMW. I said “hey, I gotta snap me a shot of that beast!” I pulled along side after I shot this one, and ONLY this one. The guy took one look “at me.” Said… “Oh #@&*!!” Then took off a runnin!’ I mean, I wasn’t even holding [...]

Come a little closer…

So, we’re painting the house and what do I find? Visitors. Little Black Visitors everywhere. Kinda cute… except for the nasty disposition and propensity to bite your hand and KILL YOU. Maybe it’s me, but I ain’t keepin’ ‘em for pets… Where’s my bazooka…

Academy Aftermath…

Hurt Locker? Best Picture? You know, I just went and saw GREEN ZONE. It was, by far, a much better executed film than Hurt Locker. But it won’t win Best Picture next year. Why? ‘Cause there’s too much action. Oh, and the Academy is “Choice Challenged.” Okay, so you say that Avatar has made boku bank. True. [...]

What’s up at the Fireball pad this week?

It’s crazy time. Never, in all the years that I’ve been into cars has there been a more active period. It’s wild and 2010 is steppin’ up to the plate with tons of fun stuff. Although I can’t reveal too much in detail, (’cause I’ll be shot…) I can say that we have several possible [...]