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- I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, the Vehicle City. I grew up in an environment chock-full of working-class joie de vivre. Flint was a magical place to grow up, with its myriad factories, vibrant Cultural Center, and being steeped in car-culture. Growing up in Flint undoubtedly shaped my tendency to gravitate toward urban scenes.
![(first posted 8/10/2017) Twenty-seventeen has been the summer of my rediscovery of Latin American and Latin-influenced music, including bossa nova and MPB (Música popular brasileira), a style of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/062-1967-Mercedes-Benz-280SL-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 280SL – Triste")
![I was maybe four years old when I had cut my face while pretend-shaving in the bathroom along with my dad. This had been our thing. He would leave the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/023-1984-85-Toyota-Celica-GT-S-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1984 (or ’85) Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible – Razor-Sharp")
![I ran out of multivitamins the week of writing this and had to walk to a local drug store to replenish my supply. Multis had been recommended by my one-time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/037-1989-Buick-Century-Limited-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1989 Buick Century Limited – Silver")
![This past July Fourth weekend found me back in greater Phoenix, Arizona with friends including Chicago expatriates and their young son, as well as a one-time Phoenix resident who has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1980-Chevrolet-Camaro-Berlinetta-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – Reapply The Sunscreen")
![(first posted 7/21/2017) While on the way to Detroit last December, I stopped in the suburbs to visit my aunt, who lives not far from the former Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/006-1956-Chevrolet-210-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 Four-Door Sedan – Tattooed (Of The Tri-Five Tribe)")
![My older brother is six years and change older than me, and as is the case in many households with children of the same gender, hand-me-downs were the norm in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/083-2003-Mercury-Marauder-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2003 Mercury Marauder – Delayed Reaction")
![Each of the four seasons brings its own sense of nostalgia, and to me, summer has always been synonymous with childhood freedom. Decades into working in the corporate world, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/049-1984-GMC-Caballero-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1984 GMC Caballero – Grape-Flavored")
![There must be a Venn diagram somewhere with serious overlap between lovers of old Ford station wagons and patrons of vintage stores. In January of this year, I had spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20190407_143212-1986-Ford-LTD-Crown-Victoria-Country-Squire-for-CC-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire – I Would Like The Wood")
![(first posted 6/27/2017) As of today, it has been just over three, short weeks since the annual Curbside Classic meetup was held in the greater Detroit area. Despite […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/138-1969-Dodge-Charger-RT-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Miniature Classic: 1969 Dodge Charger R/T In The Michigan Building – Fantasy Garage")
![Blue, the colour suits you. Cool blue… It’s not a stretch to say I became an instant Eurythmics fan the first time I heard the electrifying, metronomic “Sweet Dreams (Are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/021-2004-Ford-Thunderbird-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2004 Ford Thunderbird Premium – Cool Blue")
![I thought I was really rebellious when I had gotten my left ear pierced as a college freshman. Nobody in my family, immediate or extended, did that sort of thing, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_20190729_064729-1981-FIAT-2000-Sport-Spider-for-CC-2019-07-29-Monday.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1981 FIAT 2000 Spider – Express Yourself")
![(first posted 6/13/2017) Quantity vs. quality: the eternal dilemma. I spotted both of these cars in nearly the same spot on the same April weekend, last year. For 20% […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Toro-CDV-collage-REDO-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Conundrum: 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham & ’77 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Quantity Vs. Quality?")
![I hadn’t originally set out to write two, consecutive weekly essays about B-body Chevrolet Impalas, examples from polar opposite ends of this platform’s twenty-year production run. Last Tuesday’s piece was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1978-Chevrolet-Impala-for-CC-4-REDO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1978 Chevrolet Impala – Very Wrigley")
![In a lengthening list of things I’ve never done until recently, I had gone to Chicago City Hall a few weeks ago to obtain some documents. That stunning structure faces […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/011-1996-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Chicago On Wheels")
![At the beginning of every school semester, I’d make a memory game out of listening to the teacher call roll for the first time, during which I’d form mental associations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/023-1990-Acura-Legend-L-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1990 Acura Legend L – No Pressure")
