raunchydog:
> I paid $50 for my first car, an "as is" 1955 Ford...
>
We were up in Detroit last year, Rita is from there
and her sister still lives there, out on 12 mile in
Madison Heights.
Don't forget the Woodward Dream Cruise every year!
1955 Ford cruising on Woodward Ave., Detroit.
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> > > My sister, an accomplished musician, even when she was 12
> > > (I'm 7 years older) got to play
I always wish the best for Detroit too. My first car was 1984 Chevy
Cavalier for $500, it only lasted a year though - but it was my fault - I
was new to cars, let the car overheat, damaged the transmission and
possibly the engine? Anyway my professional career was also kick started in
the Detroit a
Judy,
That was a cool clip. Apparently, Chrysler is staying afloat and selling cars,
which is good for the economy.
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> Just as a bit of uplift for poor Detroit, this
> brilliant Chrysler commercial made for the 2011
> Super Bowl, featu
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote:
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> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
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> > > Just as a bit of uplift for poor Detroit, this
> > > brilliant Chrysler commercial made for the 2011
>
Great story about your car - though damned lucky he *didn't* hit anything, as
that would have torn the engine loose, through the firewall, into his lap! My
Dad and I used to go to a lot of car shows, but not the Detroit one, which I am
sure is mouth-watering.
I want to take my Jag to a track.
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> I didn't know much about Motown, until I met my step-sister, who grew up
> there. Also learned about Lake St. Clair, "the sixth Great Lake", and how
> Detroit was the Silicon Valley of the 50's and 60's. My stepmom's name was
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote:
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> > My sister, an accomplished musician, even when she was 12
> > (I'm 7 years older) got to play a fabulous pipe organ at
> > the Fox theater. Gigantic pipes fill the enti
Thanks! Both cars were/are a gold color. For some reason every car I buy is
that color.
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote:
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> > I didn't know much about Motown, until I met my step-sister, who grew
> up there.
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
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> > Just as a bit of uplift for poor Detroit, this
> > brilliant Chrysler commercial made for the 2011
> > Super Bowl, featuring Eminem:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/wat
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
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> > Just as a bit of uplift for poor Detroit, this
> > brilliant Chrysler commercial made for the 2011
> > Super Bowl, featuring Eminem:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote:
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> I didn't know much about Motown, until I met my step-sister, who grew
up there. Also learned about Lake St. Clair, "the sixth Great Lake", and
how Detroit was the Silicon Valley of the 50's and 60's. My stepmom's
name was Pat Nixo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
>
> Just as a bit of uplift for poor Detroit, this
> brilliant Chrysler commercial made for the 2011
> Super Bowl, featuring Eminem:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc
Good commercial. Love the juxtaposition of the gritty De
I didn't know much about Motown, until I met my step-sister, who grew up there.
Also learned about Lake St. Clair, "the sixth Great Lake", and how Detroit was
the Silicon Valley of the 50's and 60's. My stepmom's name was Pat Nixon - just
not *THE* Pat Nixon...
Regarding past products of Detroi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote:
>
> Just as a bit of uplift for poor Detroit, this
> brilliant Chrysler commercial made for the 2011
> Super Bowl, featuring Eminem:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc
>
Thanks, Judy. Definitely an uplifting commercial. I r
Just as a bit of uplift for poor Detroit, this
brilliant Chrysler commercial made for the 2011
Super Bowl, featuring Eminem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc
Plus some cheer from a correspondent of journalist
and blogger James Fallows:
"...While the bankruptcy is sad, just as GM's bank
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