Museums and local special interest groups also host free events. Local colleges are great as well.

You mean that you sound like James Earl Jones?

RIP, Big Willie. Off to the big drag strip in the sky, where your ride is always perfectly tuned.

That was my answer. Good one!

Yes, I do. There are quite a few other museums here too - two other car-based museums, and a WW2 museum that was brought over from Denmark (iirc). There are also two huge collector car auctions held here. The ACD museum alone is worth the trip.

You, sir, have excellent taste.

Your only choice of beverage if I owned this food "truck":

Good catch! It looks much smoother now.

I live behind one of the largest clubs/concert venues in the Midwest; I think they were second in Pollstar ranking of ticket sales in 2010). You can avoid the service charges (convenience fees) from ticketmaster by buying your tickets at the venue, but some venues now charge a facility fee (it's $2 per ticket at…

I always answered that GW is a moron and it baffles me as to how he was elected, let alone re-elected. A lot of the people would smile and offer to buy me a beer. Never turn down free beer in Germany.

I was working in the EU on and off when Obama was just elected, and the first thing most people asked me were my thoughts on GWB vs Obama.

You can pick up a 2000 Cherokee Sport with the 4.0 and way better 4wd components for the same price... CP.

They won't fall for the "Oh... that's just some Tire Brite" line either... or so I hear.

It sounds like you've pulled something...

Bourdain has two shows on the Travel Channel now. I think No Reservations is in its 8th or 9th season.

I think that they just resurrect certain posts on a semi-annual basis. My point certainly wasn't that everyone has read that book, but that this is really old "news".

Tomorrow's QOTD: What's the best psychoactive substance to abuse while creating car advertisements?

This is covered well in Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential... from 2004, I believe.

I think this one is going to be close. I'm on the fence, but I'm leaning toward NP just for the wtf factor and the looks on people's faces when you open her up and let the rear tires eat.

Conversion? That was just kind of slipped in there at the end. What are they converting? Please tell me it's not another EV project...