More Auto Show!

Here's a few more pics from the Detroit Auto Show. I'll post a few now, then some later. It's an awesome way to keep you coming back, see. Thats the whole gist of it....dang, told you my secret.
Anyhoo, These 5 are celebrities ACTUAL vehicles. They're courtesy of DUB Magazine, and the artist who purchased it. After talking to the fine DUB Associates, the story is as follows:
The white 300c is Snoop Doggy Dogg's car. The deep purple (looks black in the pic) Charger is 50 Cent's. The red Magnum is the rapper The Game's. The Black '07 Escalade is Travis Barker's (the drummer from Blink 182). And finally, the yellow Lamborghini WAS Kobe Bryant's. The purchased their respective vehicle, then sent it to DUB to trick out. As part of the deal, DUB then takes the vehicle on the road for 1 year to various shows and events for publicity. After the tours, the artist then gets the car back. So, needless to say, this was pretty cool and maybe even a once-in-a-lifetime look at these rides. Enjoy!

P.S. - Notice behind the 300, Charger, and Magnum that the car on the poster is the actual car thats there. Kudos to DUB for the display -- it was killer!

$$$$

I'm not sure why I came up with this entry. I guess its just on my mind. I'm talking about the lottery. I was just thinking today....(oddly enough, while I was at work - imagine that) But, I was thinking...I could SO hit the lottery. And I don't even need the huge jackpot, I'd settle for a couple million. Something REASONABLE, you know....Like $15-$20 million. I mean, seriously, I'm looking to take care of our families first off. Then save, invest, and donate...you know the standard stuff. Then I'd pay off credit card debt, pay the bills, get a new house, couple cars. But I'm not even talking extravagant, I'm talking like NICE cars, NICE house, but I'm not gonna be cruisin' in Ferraris or rockin' that house that sits WAAAAY back off the road that you can only see the first 20 feet of the drive as it bends around through the plethora of trees that line the country road it wouldn't be on. Nah, just some NICE things.

This isn't too much to ask is it? I guess my point is....I'd rather worry about what to DO with all my money than worry about MAKING the money. I would probably do something to keep me entertained, buy a sports team a la Mark Cuban or something, but I just wont "work" in the full sense of the word.

I think my first problem is that I don't play the lottery. Whats the saying, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" We'll, I take my shots - its just I throw up the half-courter when the lottery hits its all-time high. You know, when the odds are at their complete worst. I need to do the scratch-offs. Once I master those, then I can move up to Hoosier Lottery. Once I hit that a few times, I can try my hand at Powerball. After that, I'll have enough to INVENT a lottery. The Lucky Super Mega Power Incredi-Lottery....yeah, thats what I'd do.

I dunno, I don't think I'm asking too much here. Can't I get a break? If you ask me, I think this sounds like a plan -- "Mel? Wheres my wallet, I gotta run to Marsh." ;o)

Super Bowl Champions are......

The Carolina Panthers. That's Mel & I's team for the rest of the playoffs. We've come to this conclusion by satisfying a number of requirements. The uniforms are cool. And also, Steve Smith is a freak. He dropped over 200 yards receiving on the Bears, supposedly the best defense in the league. They just have that aura around them that says were gonna win the thing. Although, I'm hesitant because their starting (actually second string) running back, DeShawn Foster is out. But I'm confident Nick Goings can handle it.

So there you have it folks, We're officially pulling for the Carolina Panthers....(hopefully they beat the Steelers in the big game.)

Oh yeah, heres a few pictures from the Detroit Auto Show!

Gamut of Emotions

This weekend brought forth the full gamut! Well, figuratively speaking. Saturday began at 7:30am with Brian, Mel's cousin...Jake, and Myself heading to Detroit for the North America International Auto Show!! How cool is that!? I had never been to Detroit, let alone to the NAIAS. Of course, we went to the Indianapolis Auto Show over the holidays and that was pretty cool, but this was INCREDIBLE! The roughly 4 and half hour drive was pretty painless and we got there around 2:30pm and stayed until about 8:30pm. Stay tuned, I should have some picks posted here soon. I have to get them resized.

Sunday, was a different story. The Indianapolis Colts played what was ultimately their final game this season. They came out of the gates pretty rusty but ended up making a game of it. However, they fell short. More specifically, Mike Vanderjagt BLEW what, for him, could be considered a chip shot for a chance to send the game to overtime. I found myself asking at the end of the game -- Nick Harper, why....WHY exactly did you cut back toward the middle of the field when, had you continued outside even with a stab wound in your leg, you could've outrun not only Ben Roethl....Big Ben, but the entire Steeler team since they were stunned at the 2 yard line.

Anyways....I do NOT know who I am gonna root for now. Let's weigh the options:

Broncos: They beat the Pats, so thats cool. My brother and his family live in Denver so theres a connection. I like their team too, seem pretty tough. Prolly my top choice right now.

Seahawks: Call me old fashion, but we're talking about Seattle Seahawks. You cannot only NOT root for them, if you paid attention in the 80's, then you'd realize that the Seahawks just suck. (good year this year though)

Panthers: Gotta love Steve Smith -- even though I traded him away for Drew Bledsoe and Rod Smith during Fantasy Football. (....hey hey, this is when Bledsoe was on fire. You're welcome Toph) Dig their defense and they've seemed to have stayed under the radar all year. This is a good choice too.

Steelers: I guess there is something to say about rooting for the team that knocked yours out of contention. I know alot of Steeler fans, so I could just join the bandwagon....but again...they DID beat my team.

Stay tuned for my CHOICE, and if you'd like to -- throw in your input with a comment. I'd like your advice!

Until next time.....

Dusting off the cobwebs

I'll admit -- I got away from this....big time. Just like Mel said I would. Man, I thought I was really committed to it too! Oh well, just like alot of other things, I think its a great idea at first...find an awesome use for something and JUST KNOW I'm gonna use it all the time, and I drop the ball.

Shout out to Maya -- for REMINDING me that I dropped the ball on this Blog thing. Thanks Maya, way to rub it in! Just kiddin' ya.

So, wow, its 2006? Today is January 9th and I'm still writing 2005 or '05 on all my dates and I friggin' HATE that so much. It'll prolly turn to February before I get it down.

Pretty good New Year so far. Went to the doctor recently to find out that my cholesterol is where its supposed to be (which is a complete shock) but I need to lose weight (which is NOT a complete shock). So thats good. And I do plan to do that -- seriously. No really.... stop laughing.....whatever.

To see 2005 pass and 2006 come, Mel, Nala & myself had some of Mel's cousins over and some of their friends as well as the best sister-in-law in the world, Lindsey. We pretty much just hung out flipping between Dick Clark/Ryan Seacrest/Hilary Duff, Carson Daly, and Regis Philbin. Also watched the Best of Will Ferrell which is always classic.

Welp, as I've said before -- I'll continue to update this often. I'm really gonna try to, seriously.

But, for now, I'm out.