We're in CA now, and sometime I'll write about how this whole place is one big simulacrum, really, it's bizarre. We decided to keep our Idaho plates to save some cash and so that people would know why I was driving slower than them. We've gotten some strange looks as we get passed on the 405 or just in local traffic, I think some folks are surprised that there isn't a big potato in the front seat. For them, Idaho is a place that they once heard of in the title of a David Lynch film they didn't see, for me, it's the closest thing to home...I digress.
In honor of my minivan, I'm posting this rad video that my brother showed me. It's at once a homage to my g-ride and to my dad, because he used to rock the midi tapes and he worked with a bunch of guys like these for many years. But also, this is to inform you, anonymous CA driver, that when you pass me in your Mercedes/BMW/Lexus/Suburban/Acura, you can know that I am proud to be riding in my minivan.
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With Utah plates they do the same thing in southern cal- When I was sporting Alaska plates down there they showed respect, they gave the thumbs up; they knew I was cooler than them-
man I miss, I need some mate and no one will drink with me, I need people to talk to and no one talks to me, I miss you man
Pablo will have matertulias if you invite him. If you want to drink some mate with me, you just need to drive 9 hours and you can crash at our place and go to the beach every day. It's a rough life.
the best part is at the end when it transitions into a creeping "Misery"-reminiscent scene. I was left with the impression that minivan driving can only lead to one thing: madness and strange relationships with test dummies and their test-dummy children.
We'll miss you this weekend {:]
When I drive to Santa Clarita, and all the houses on the hill look exactly the same, I sometimes think I really am in the Truman Show.
Dad not only worked with guys like that he was like that! I beleive he had a striped shirt similar to one of the guys in the video. Just remember you are a real man living in the plastic world of the OC!
Hm-m-m-m, yes! Electronic Muzakk. I especially like that they use REAL PCs with REAL IBM keybords, non of this fake plastic junk you see now..... wafer thin monitors and "ergo" keyboards... what's THAT all about?
The bearded guy is a dead ringer (albeit grayer) for one of the programmers at IDC.....
The thing about living in Idaho is you HAVE to have a minivan or a hi-jacked 4 wheel drive pick up to be real. Anything else and you're a non-person.
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