The Valley Girl, Like, Totally Deserved Better
“She got a whole bunch of nothing in there,” Frank Zappa sings in “Valley Girl,” his 1982 novelty tune and the original source for a
Corky Carroll’s Baja Bug Board Mover
In 1978, Surfer Magazine published this pic of Corky Carroll, who was a staff member at the time, in old downtown Huntington Beach. With 40
She’d heard on numerous occasions that men were bad…
“There were times, many, many times, when she just didn’t get him. She’d heard on numerous occasions that men were bad, wicked creatures, who’d do
America’s favorite luxury car: 1965 Cadillac Coupe deVille
The 1965 Cadillac Coupe deVille was America’s favorite luxury car… the other was the Sedan deVille. New exterior styling showcased a lower silhouette. Its new
Coney Island, New York City, 1950’s
From the bustling streets of Manhattan to the shaded underside of Coney Island’s boardwalk via the expansive landscapes and open roads of the American west,
The VW Bug’s Great Horsepower Chase
For generations, the VW Beetle has been celebrated as a simple and reliable means of transportation for people all over the planet. While the Beetle’s
Now That Weed is Mostly Legal, Hemp Should Be Booming. But It’s Not
Hemp was going to save the world, or so the Baja hoodie-wearing hippies hanging out at California’s Venice Beach back in the ’80s would have
You are an infatuation I wish I never had
You remind me of the summer and the bass line of a repetitive song, that I hate. You are an infatuation I wish I never
Overseas El Camino
I always find it odd when you spot an American car in a foreign country, but I guess that’s just coming from an American point
Did you know that US car radios used to be required to have CONELRAD frequencies marked?
We certainly didn’t. Once thermonuclear weapons made the scary transition from theory to reality in 1952, Americans realized that they had a scary chance of
riding an off-road motorcycle may look as easy…
“To the uninitiated, riding an off-road motorcycle may look as easy as sitting down, putting your feet on the pegs, and twisting the throttle. But
Loneliness takes us places that love doesn’t
“I don’t miss you precisely. I miss having something to do on Friday nights, and someone’s arms to crawl into. I miss being a part