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January 2012 For Starters Editorial - What Does The Coming Year Bring—editorially Speaking?
It’s always fun to guess what the New Year is going to bring. more |
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November 2011 For Starters Editorial
There are those in our hobby and other car stuff who we know because their persona is, well, large. more |
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October 2011 For Starters Editorial - Time To Get Out Of The Office
I can always tell when it’s time to abandon my keyboard, pull the plug on the computer, and wander to a place far, far away. My first (and... more |
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December 2012 For Starters Editorial - Salt Is At The Core Of Our Hot Rod Wellbeing
If you were to ask a sampling of hot rodders, “Do you know what occurs at Bonneville?”, the most likely answer would be a resounding,... more |
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September 2011 For Starters Editorial - Social Networking—why Me?
Just about the time I figure I have it “wired,” I realize I don’t. It can be very frustrating, especially when you are in the business of... more |
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August 2011 For Starters Editorial - Many Came Before
While wandering the fields of the Lonestar Round Up I came upon Dennis O’Brien (O’Brien Truckers) and we got on the subject of car club... more |
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July 2011 For Starters Editorial
I have written about this topic before but with summer nearing and the driving season upon us I thought a refresher course was due. All of... more |
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June 2011 For Starters Editorial - Not That Again!
What started its life as a "blessing" for hot rodders seems to have fallen upon disdain. more |
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May 2011 For Starters Editorial - Some Of Us Have The Eye To Think Outside The Box
I have written countless times that hot rodding is for individuals to express their own likes. I see the me too approach all too often when... more |
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April 2011 For Starters Editorial
Starting tomorrow (you can see what New Year's Eve held for me!) 10,000-plus baby boomers a day will turn 65-this statistical reality will... more |
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March 2011 For Starters Editorial
All of us know the Ford Blue Oval or the Chevrolet Bow Tie symbol when we see it. more |
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February 2012 For Starters Editorial - Maybe Someone Is Listening
A few months back I wrote an editorial dealing with the current plight of the Bonneville Salt Flats and its salt pack—or lack thereof. more |
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February 2011 For Starters Editorial
Technology has a way of slipping into our everyday lives-whether we want it to or not! more |
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December 2010 For Starters Editorial - Please Welcome Street Cruisers
There are street rods, street machines, classic trucks, lowriders, tuners, muscle cars, customs, and every other imaginable type of car in... more |
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November 2010 For Starters Editorial
I could begin this editorial by saying, "What is your favorite hot rod?" Oftentimes what is the most popular year, make, or model of hot... more |
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October 2010 For Starters Editorial
As I readied myself to attend the 46th Annual L.A. Roadsters Show and Swap I was somewhat bummed, befuddled, and pissed off. more |
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September 2010 For Starters Editorial
A uniquely probing statement but in order to fully appreciate it I should give you the entire quote by Ingvar Kamprad: "Only when sleeping... more |
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August 2010 For Starters Editorial
Let me tell you a story about a story. It originally appeared some time ago in the Washington Post. more |
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July 2010 For Starters Editorial
There is the age-old question, well, maybe not that old but it's what our hobby is based on; is it the cars or the people? more |
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June 2010 For Starters Editorial
I seem to be on a roll lately exploring the ups and downs of my state's legislative process. more |
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May 2010 For Starters Editorial
It's that time of the year when the indoor car show season is in full bloom. As I write this editorial everyone is standing around looking... more |
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Hot Rodding Legislation - For Starters
If the poor economy isn't enough, we now have the State of California taking aim on our hot rodding hobby. more |
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Brian Brennan's March 2010 For Starters Editorial
I am not talking about "Norm" the lovable round mound of a character from the once wildly popular Cheers television show, but rather about... more |
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For Starters January 2010 Editorial - In Case You Hadn't Noticed
Sometimes we find ourselves so consumed by what we are currently involved with that we fail to notice some subtle and not so subtle changes... more |
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For Starters Editorial October 2009
The inherent shortcoming of the gift of life is its inescapable relationship with death. The upside is what we do with the opportunity in... more |
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