#cadillac commercial

[britsyankswheels24]

🚗✨ On This Day in Automotive History: November 23, 1864

🎉 Today marks the birth of Henry Bourne Joy, a key figure in the early American automotive industry and the longtime president of Packard Motor Car Company. Born in Detroit, Henry was the son of James Joy, the influential president of the Michigan Central Railroad—an upbringing that undoubtedly sparked his interest in transportation and innovation.

🚘 Henry’s journey into the world of automobiles began in 1902 during a trip to New York City. While there, he discovered a Packard automobile and was so impressed by its quality and craftsmanship that he purchased the only one available in town. This chance encounter led him to visit James Packard in Warren, Ohio, where Henry organized a group of investors to move the Ohio Automobile Company to Detroit, creating the legendary Packard Motor Car Company.

🌟 As president from 1909 and later chairman from 1916 to 1926, Henry Joy played a pivotal role in shaping Packard’s reputation for luxury and engineering excellence. Under his leadership, Packard became synonymous with elegance and innovation, producing some of the most prestigious vehicles of the era and competing with iconic brands like Cadillac and Lincoln.

🌍 Beyond cars, Henry Joy’s vision extended to national infrastructure. He was a passionate advocate for the development of transcontinental highways, most notably the Lincoln Highway—America’s first coast-to-coast road—paving the way for modern automotive travel.

🛠️ Packard’s famous slogan, “Ask the Man Who Owns One,” became a testament to the brand’s quality and Henry Joy’s relentless pursuit of perfection. His legacy remains a cornerstone of automotive history.

[bradyoil]

EP Scott Dodoro's Journey Launching Local Boy Productions.

Executive Producer Scott Dodoro shares how his passion for film led to starting Local Boy Productions after over a decade working for another company. Local Boy, by the way, is a full service production company in Detroit, built for the future. He discusses building his roster of directors and tackling big projects for Buick, Cadillac and GMC> Golly we even talk about using AI in spots. Scott…

[vintagelasvegas]

Club Bingo and Sahara Hotel & Casino

Club Bingo became the Sahara. Photos c. 1948 and 1952.

Club Bingo, predecessor of Sahara ('47-'52)

‘46: M.D. Close builds a restaurant on this site; sold a year later to Prewin Inc (Milton Prell, Al Winter).

‘47: Club Bingo opens 7/24/47. Prell, Winter & partners, owners. Wurdeman & Becket, architects. Signs by YESCO.

‘48: Bonanza Room opens in May, signs added.

‘49: New sign by YESCO and Aloysius McDonald.

‘52: Club Bingo closed in May. Club Bingo’s main building incorporated into the Sahara as the coffee shop. Casino items sold to the public in June.

Sahara Hotel & Casino ('52-)

‘52: Sahara opened 10/7/52. Prell, Winter & partners, owners. Max Meltzman, architect. Built by Del Webb Corp. Approx. 240 rooms.

‘55: 200-room, low-rise expansion on the south side of the resort.

‘60: 14-story, 200-room Tunis Tower addition opened in May. (600 rm total.) M. Stern Jr, architect. Built by Del Webb Corp. Tunis tower said to be Nevada’s tallest building. 127-ft sign by YESCO added in Fall.

‘61: Sahara, The Mint, and Lucky Strike Club sold to Del Webb Corp, under new subsidiary, Sahara-Nevada Corp. First public company to own casinos.

‘62: New main lobby, casino expansion, House of Lords steakhouse addition.

‘63: 24-floor Alexandria Tower addition. M. Stern Jr, architect. Don the Beachcomber addition.

‘68: Convention Center addition.

‘78: 26-floor Tangiers Tower addition. M. Stern Jr, architect.

‘80: Second sign, by YESCO

‘82: Sahara sold to Paul Lowden.

‘88: Parking garage, “T” extension of Tangiers Tower.

‘95: Sold to Gordon Gaming.

‘96: Beginning of a renovation and rebuild project that lasted through 2000. Last of the ‘50s-era low rise rooms demolished in 3/96, replaced with new porte-cochere and parking garage; New sign with two camels with matching signage on the Paradise Rd entrance all by Jack M. Larsen Jr. & Mikhon Lighting and sign (‘97); Speedworld addition (‘97); Speed-The Ride roller coaster addition (2000).

2007: Sold to SBE Ent & Stockbridge.

2011: Sahara closed.

2014: Reopened as SLS Hotel. Tunis, Alexandria, and Tangiers towers renamed Sam, Society, and Citizen. Society tower becomes W Hotel 2017-2018.

2018: Sold to Meruelo Group.

2019: renamed Sahara.

Photos of Club Bingo / Photos of Sahara

Club Bingo & Sahara photos both likely by Las Vegas News Bureau. ‘41 and ‘51 Cadillac in the Sahara photo. First Sahara photo from the Manis Collection, UNLV Special Collections. Photo below is a scan from a commercial 35mm slide, Vintage Las Vegas collection.

Sources include: Becket Architectural Drawings and Photographs, Getty Research Institute; Close Property on Highway 91 Sold for Club. Review-Journal, 5/2/47 p3; Strip Values. Review-Journal, 8/9/55 p3; Modern Room Design. Review-Journal, 5/26/60; Skybound at Sahara. Review-Journal, 9/15/60; Associated Press. Sahara’s Merger Plan Gains Okay. Review-Journal, 7/19/61; Jude Wanniski. Yanks Boss Vetoes Vegas Named Tie-In. Review-Journal, 7/21/61.

[akssy]

Robert Pattinson filming a Dior Homme commercial in a vintage Cadillac in New York City

[somethin-stupid-67]

BCS HC's because I've been up all night and the brain rot is unreal

JIMMY/SAUL:

(More Saul?) Loves himself a cocktail, the sweeter the better. Fruity cocktails for a fruity little man. Only thing he can’t stand about them is how overpriced they are, no matter where he orders them.

Very strongly considered buying rings when he married Kim. Something about the symbolism stuck with him and really wanted their marriage, business arrangement or not, to present as more “socially official.” Would’ve definitely had them engraved with Wexler-McGill on the inside of the bands, too.

Eventually became pretty good at the guitar. Still struggles with tuning it and has, on more than one occasion, had a meltdown while attempting to replace broken strings.

Loves his white Cadillac, but definitely misses his Esteem.

KIM:

Smokes whatever cigarettes are on hand but is a ride-or-die menthol enjoyer.

The only person allowed to call her “Kimmy” is her mother. Jimmy tried once and wound up in a long,  long conversation about her distaste of the nickname.

Similarly, she doesn’t go by her full first name (at least professionally) because she feels it’s too preppy/thinks Kimberly Wexler sounds too much like the name of a ditzy blonde side character in a John Hughes movie.

Talkative drunk. Will have a conversation with anyone about nearly anything. Out for drinks and there’s a game on TV? She’s chatting up the nearest patron about every. single. play. Song she recognizes comes on the radio? She’s breaking down the lyrics, symbolism, and the artist’s motivation for writing it. Will apologize profusely the next morning for “talking too much.” Jimmy, naturally, finds it absolutely adorable and insists she shouldn’t feel bad.

NACHO:

Extremely shy as a child!

Grew up listening to/singing along with classic Mexican love songs and sings them softly to himself when completing any sort of task that doesn’t require a lot of focus. Very few people have actually heard him sing, but those who have all tell him he has a lovely voice.

He’d be lying if he said he disliked Lalo calling him “Nachito.”

Huge fan of an ice-cold Coke Zero.

Easily cries at tv shows and movies, most notably if there’s a trope pertaining to a father and son. Less than five seconds into a commercial for the ASPCA/Humane Society and he has tears in his eyes.

LALO:

In the rare instances he’s able to sleep more than an hour or two at a time, he snores. LOUD. Like, keeping the house up half the night loud.

If it wasn’t for his responsibilities to the “family business,” he would have pursued work as either a professional chef or professional hitman. Yes, the two couldn’t be farther from each other. Yes, they somehow both make total sense.

Would’ve 1000% slept with Nacho or Jimmy if the situation presented itself.

Opposite to Nacho, he was an extremely outgoing child. He was the type of kid to wander off with other children or walk up to total strangers and introduce himself.

Initially bothered by how quickly his hair went grey, but once he found out women (and men) thought it made him more attractive he never gave it a second thought.

HOWARD:

Strong aversion to water. He’ll get into a swimming pool and that’s about it, but even then he won’t go out farther than he can stand. His fear of drowning is the only thing preventing him from becoming a triathlete.

Keeps a photo of his parents in his wallet.

Definitely has anxiety. His tells used to be much more obvious when he first became an attorney (leg bouncing, shakiness in voice) but he has since been able to control it, most of the time. It’s a part of what keeps him up at night, why he’ll always opt for tea, and why he picked up boxing and cycling. It almost never interferes with his work the way it once did, but every now and again he can be seen swiftly pacing around his office or picking the skin around his fingers.

Despite his agility/flexibility, he’s an absolutely terrible dancer. Even in a bout of romance, an after-dinner slow dance in his own home proves he has two left feet.

Mailroom Era Jimmy definitely called him “Pretty Boy” to piss him off. It made him blush and/or stutter every time without fail and it took both Chuck and his father to convince him that Jimmy was insulting him and didn’t mean it as a compliment.

[eljeebee]

Ugh, I was meant to send you an ask and I darn well forgot, thanks fatigue. Any way, writing exercise. What is each of your characters preferred method of travel (cycling, bus, car, train, plane, teleport, whatever)?

I LOVE YOU KIRSTY!!!

Let's start with my agents:

Agents

Both Priscilla and Albert prefers traveling by car in land. Of course, Moumou is with them in the car.

Tony prefers his motorcycle when traveling alone, but he becomes the driver when he's with his wife and/or Albert (and Moumou!).

All three prefers to travel by private jet provided by their organization if traveling by air. Moumou just tags along.

DLU

For our college students, Louie, Sid, Julie, and Seamus prefers bicycle within the campus.

Individually, Louie and Sid prefers train. San Sequoia has a subway in Anchorpoint Wharf after all!

Coming from a royal family, Julie and Seamus prefers car, either driven by Bernie or Penny. Seamus has been practicing driving car and motorcycle too (he has a motorcycle back in their Del Sol Valley chateau).

Jason, Sophia, and Mason also prefers train. They're near the subway after all. They will also take point to point buses to reach their destinations.

Margaux likes to travel by car and plane (fortunately, she still have privileges to use the royal private jet from time to time, but since she tries to detach from the family, she usually flies first class in commercial planes). Bernie is the same as Margaux, but if possible, he'd prefer to travel by ship, or through his own superyacht. Penny likes cruise, ship, boats, yacht or whatever vessel she could travel in the ocean.

Most of my vampires prefer to travel with their Vampiric powers. Specifically:

Valentina and Percival Asvang travels as bats;

The Beau Sisters, the Aurums, and Helen and Vladislaus Straud travel by mist; and

The Vatores will use their vampiric speed.

However, they will only do this out of plain sight and if necessary. Because of this, Lana Beau will travel with whatever vehicle screams luxury. She travels in a Rolls-Royce that she personally drives (and with her sister, occasionally). Percy once asked if he could drive it. She barred him from doing that and bought him a Ducati ("Here's a toy for you. Don't touch mine, alright?") She'll travel with private jet too, if flying out of the country. She likes to boast her very old money.

The rest either has their own vehicles, like Valentina, who has a Cadillac sedan, Percy with his Ducati, and the Strauds with their Ford SUV (Caleb is the driver), or some of them will commute, like the Vatores and Helen, and Yvonne.

The Aurums are the exception. They always use their power to move around. To keep themselves out of sight, they will cast a charm around themselves.

The Coveys commutes by train, (trains in San Myshuno!) while Lavender Lee prefers taking the bus.

The Fengs prefers to travel by car, and business class in planes.

Bonus:

The Eyes of the Watcher prefers to travel by foot. It helps them practice discipline. The vampire Seeker, when necessary, will travel as a bat. When unable, they will utilize public transport.

[kemetic-dreams]

Clara Mae Ward was born April 21, 1924, achieved great artistic and commercial success during the 1940s and 1950s, as leader of The Famous Ward Singers. A gifted singer and arranger, Ward adopted the lead-switching style, previously used primarily by male gospel quartets, creating opportunities for spontaneous improvization and vamping by each member of the group, while giving virtuoso singers such as Marion Williams the opportunity to perform the lead vocal in songs such as "Surely, God Is Able" (among the first million-selling gospel hits), "How I Got Over" and "Packin' Up".

Ward's mother, Gertrude Mae Ward founded the Ward Singers in 1931 as a family group, then called, variously, The Consecrated Gospel Singers or The Ward Trio, consisting of herself, her youngest daughter Clara, and her elder daughter, Willarene Mae ("Willa"). Ward recorded her first solo song in 1940, and continued accompanying the Ward Gospel Trio, thereafter.

The Ward Singers began touring nationally in 1943, following a memorable appearance at the National Baptist Convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, earlier that year.[2] Henrietta Waddy joined the group in 1947. Waddy brought to the group a "rougher" alto sound and the enthusiastic stage manners learned from her South Carolina Pentecostal church background. The group's performance style, such as the mimed packing of suitcases as part of the song "Packin' Up", condemned by some gospel music purists as "clowning", was wildly popular with their audiences. The addition of Marion Williams, who arose of the Miami, Florida Pentecostal tradition brought to the group a powerful singer with a preternaturally broad range, able to reach the highest registers of the soprano range without losing either purity or volume, with the added ability to descend "growling low notes" in the style of a country preacher. Williams' singing style helped make the group nationally popular when they began recording in 1948.[2]

In 1949, the Ward Singers toured from Philadelphia to California in their new Cadillac, appeared on national television programs, and recorded for the Miltone Record Company of Los Angeles. The Miltone recordings were purchased in a multi-artist package by Gotham Record Company, which had moved to Philadelphia. Gotham's Irv Ballen recorded some new Ward material, including "Surely God Is Able", and some of the Ward Singers' Gotham recordings were transferred to Savoy Record Company in Newark, New Jersey to settle a contract dispute. When Savoy began contracting with the Ward Singers for new recordings in the 1950s, they were primarily recorded and engineered in Bergen County, New Jersey, by Rudy Van Gelder. In 1950, Clara Ward and the Famous Ward Singers of Philadelphia made their first Carnegie Hall appearance on a gospel program titled Negro Music Festival, produced by gospel music pioneer, Joe Bostic, sharing the stage with Mahalia Jackson, appearing at the famed venue for Bostic's program in 1952, as well.[2]

Gertrude Ward created a booking agency for gospel acts, sponsored tours under the name "The Ward Gospel Cavalcade", established a publishing house for gospel music, and wrote an instructional manual for churches, detailing how to promote gospel programs. Gertrude created and managed a second group, "The Clara Ward Specials", to accompany the Ward Singers. Although as musical director of the Ward franchise, Clara was willing to share the spotlight with her talented co-singers, she and her mother were allegedly reticent about sharing the group's financial rewards with other members, as well. According to Willa Ward's biography of Clara Ward, with the exception of Gertrude and Clara, Willa and other members of the group were grossly underpaid. In addition, their meager earnings were further reduced as Gertrude and Clara provided the group's housing and charged them for it. Accordingly, stars such as Marion Williams and Frances Steadman not only had to accept second billing and lesser pay for their work, but pay their employers rent out of their earnings.

Williams left the group in 1958, when her demand for a raise and reimbursement for hotel expenses was rejected. She was followed shortly thereafter by the rest of the group—Henrietta Waddy, Esther Ford, Frances Steadman and Kitty Parham—who formed a new group, "The Stars of Faith". Their departure marked the end of the glory days for the Ward Singers, who later alienated much of their churchgoing audience by performing in Las Vegas, nightclubs, and other secular venues in the 1960s. By this time, gospel singer Albertina Walker formed her group, The Caravans, in 1952, following the advice of her mentor Mahalia Jackson,[1] and their group began to grow in popularity. In 1963, Clara Ward was the second gospel singer to sing gospel songs on Broadway in Langston Hughes' play Tambourines To Glory(The first being her former group members, which were known as the Stars of Faith, which starred Langston Hughes in the first Gospel stage play and first play that featured an all black cast to be produced on Broadway, The Black Nativity.). She was also the play's musical director.

Ward was the first gospel singer to sing with a 100-piece symphony orchestra in the 1960s. The Clara Ward Singers recorded an album together on the Verve label, V-5019, The Heart, The Faith, The Soul of Clara Ward, and the Ward Singers performed their music live in Philadelphia with the city's Symphony and the Golden Voices Ensemble. Ward sang backup for pop artists with her sister Willa's background group, most notably on Dee Dee Sharp's hit, "Mashed Potato Time", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. In 1969, Ward recorded an album for Capitol Records, Soul and Inspiration, consisting of pop songs from Broadway plays, Hollywood movies and the Jimmy Radcliffe song of hope "If You Wanna Change The World". The album was later reissued on the Capitol's budget Pickwick label minus one track. In the same year, she recorded an album in Copenhagen, Denmark on the Philips label, Walk A Mile In My Shoes, which included the pop title song, other pop songs (such as "California Dreaming") and a few gospel songs.

Ward also recorded an album for MGM/Verve, Hang Your Tears Out To Dry, which included country and Western, blues/folk, pop and an arrangement of the Beatles' hit song, "Help". Her 1972 album Uplifting on United Artists, produced by Nikolas Venet and Sam Alexander, included an interpretation of Bill Wither's pop hit "Lean On Me" and a rearrangement of the Soul Stirrer's 1950's recording of "Thank You, Jesus". Also in 1972 Ward, because she was under exclusive contract to United Artists at this time, provided vocals for a Canned Heat's album The New Age, on the ballad "Lookin' For My Rainbow"; it was released on that album and as a single 45 rpm record.

In 1968, The Clara Ward Singers toured Vietnam at the request of the U.S. State Department and the U.S.O. It was a popular war-time tour supported by recorded radio broadcasts of the Ward Singers on U.S. Armed Forces Radio. The Ward Singers narrowly missed death when their hotel in Vietnam was bombed and several guests died. Ward was invited back to Vietnam by U.S.O. in 1969 for several more months. These war-time tours were filmed and all the Ward Singers were given special certificates of recognition by the U.S. Army.

Ward co-starred in the Hollywood movie A Time to Sing, starring Hank Williams, Jr., Shelley Fabares, Ed Begley, and D'Urville Martin. She was cast as a waitress in a Nashville, Tennessee cafeteria who inspires a young singer, played by Hank Williams, Jr., to pursue his dream of becoming a country recording artist. There are also several scenes of the Clara Ward Singers performing gospel songs in the film. This movie was released by MGM in 1968 and Clara's picture appears on lobby cards and other movie advertisements. Other movie appearances include Its Your Thing, starring The Isley Brothers, and Spree, also known as Night Time In Las Vegas. The Clara Ward Singers toured in Australia, Japan, Europe, Indonesia, and Thailand during the late-1960s through the early-1970s. They had a one-day TV special in London, England. They were in constant demand on American television programs and appeared on The Mike Douglas Show over a dozen times. They appeared on Oral Roberts' Country Roads TV special, later released as a soundtrack album. Clara continued to perform at her mother's church, the Miracle Temple of Faith for All People in Los Angeles, California, as well as at Victory Baptist Church. Her mother, Gertrude Ward, also had a popular religious radio program in the Los Angeles market.

[goatsludge]

Scott HydroPak Full-Face Diving Mask

A mask that's been on @scp-291's bucket list for some time, and now he finally owns.

These were a commercially-available shallow diving mask in the late 1950's though presumably the 70's during the height of the postwar infatuation with the rapidly maturing sport of scuba diving (or 'lung diving', as it was then known). They were very expensive in their time (costing well over $2,600 USD when adjusted for inflation) and did not sell very well as a result.

These would have come with a proprietary backpack and air cylinder in either single or double tank configuration.

Among the more interesting features of the mask is the surface snorkel present on the second stage regular on the left-hand side of the mask, which allows the wearer to breathe ambient air while on the surface to preserve the air supply.

The same regulator also featured a purge button to eject water from the facepiece. A common feature now, but a fairly novel idea during the era when double hose regulators were king.

A handful of specially-made units were also utilized by the U.S. Navy for a short period.

While missing the tank, backpack, and breathing hose, our example is in mint, possibly diveable condition. It is still dirty with factory rubber preservative and has a bit of permanent set to the facial seal from improper storage, but this ultimately does not affect its function.

These definitely earn the title of "The Cadillac Coupe de Ville of Diving Masks".

[dystini]

Indycar Driver Lore

Indycar Driver Lore Masterlist

Ryan Christopher Hunter-Reay

Birthdate: Dec 17, 1980 Hometown: Dallas, Texas, Residence: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Height/Weight: 6’1”/175lbs

Rookie Year: 2003

Team: Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports (Indy 500)

Follow him on: Instagram Twitter

Career Stats

Champ Car 2003: American Spirit Team Johansson - 14th Overall 2004: Herdez Competition - 9th overall 2005: Rocketsports Racing - 15th Overall Indycar 2007: 6 races with Rahal Letterman Racing - 19th Overall 2008: Rahal Letterman Racing - 8th Overall 2009: 6 races with Vision Racing, 11 races with A. J. Foyt Enterprises - 15th Overall 2010: Andretti Autosport - 7th Overall 2011: Andretti Autosport (DNQ Indy 500), A. J. Foyt Enterprises (Indy 500) - 7th Overall 2012: Andretti Autosport - 1st Overall 2013: Andretti Autosport - 7th Overall 2014: Andretti Autosport - 6th Overall 2015: Andretti Autosport - 6th Overall 2016: Andretti Autosport - 12th Overall 2017: Andretti Autosport - 9th Overall 2018: Andretti Autosport - 4th Overall 2019: Andretti Autosport - 8th Overall 2020: Andretti Autosport - 10th Overall 2021: Andretti Autosport - 17th Overall 2023: Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (Indy 500), 10 races with Ed Carpenter Racing - 26th Overall

IMSA 2014 SRT Motorsports GTLM class 2015 Starworks Motorsport P class 2016 Visit Florida Racing P class 2017 Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian GTD class 2017 Wayne Taylor Racing P class 2018 Wayne Taylor Racing P class, won Petite Le Mans 2019 Mazda Team Joest DPi class 2020 Mazda Team Joest/Mazda Motorsports DPi class, won Sebring 2022 Cadillac Racing DPi class

-He fishes in his spare time, stating "it's a great escape from anything". He owns a Yellowfin Yachts 42-foot yacht named Inside Line which he uses on his fishing trips -At the 2011 Indianapolis 500 the Andretti team struggled in practice. On Bump Day Hunter-Reay was bumped from the field by teammate Marco Andretti with 55 seconds left in qualifying. Andretti later made a deal with A. J. Foyt Enterprises for Hunter-Reay to replace Bruno Junqueira in his already-qualified car.

Iconic/memorable moments Andretti IndyCar Drivers Test Their Pit Stop Skills | #AllAndretti | Indy 500 IndyCar: Ryan Hunter-Reay reveals one of his biggest regrets | Elementary Speed | Motorsports on NBC INDYCAR Chronicles: Ryan Hunter-Reay Thank You, RHR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NvfK-cCsWg Who is Ryan Hunter Reay? Ryan Hunter-Reay's recipe for the best Thanksgiving leftover sandwich | IndyCar | Motorsports on NBC INDYCAR Test Drive Episode 10: Ryan Hunter Reay

IZOD IndyCar Commercial-Ryan Hunter-Reay We All Have A Story: Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay - Racer to Racer Podcast INDYCAR 36: Ryan Hunter-Reay Driver DNA Series — Ryan Hunter-Reay: The Champion Michael Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay Blooper Reel Let's just say that Ryan Hunter-Reay described what life is like in the off season is perfectly. Questions in a Milk Bottle: Ryan Hunter-Reay's favorite veggie | Motorsports on NBC Ryan Hunter-Reay: 'Sharing' Strategy & Amazon Prime with Will Power Ryan Hunter-Reay flies with the USAF Thunderbirds Marco Andretti & Ryan Hunter-Reay on the Indy 500 Snake Pit Ryan Hunter-Reay meets the U.S. Luge Team Q&A with IndyCar driver Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay is a DHL Courier Briscoe and Hunter-Reay at IMS Vision Racing Blooper with Ryan Hunter-Reay & Ed Carpenter IZOD Race to the Party Commercial

Nicknamed 'Captain America' for his All-American good looks and successes as an Indy 500 winner and series champion at a time when there were few American Indycar drivers, Ryan looks more like he should have been an NFL quarterback than a race car driver. Friends Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe, Alex, Rossi, and Conor Daly love to make fun of his lavish yacht and tease that his lifestyle matches it. He loves fishing on the ocean by his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Fanfic Lore

Used mostly as a background character.

[mandajiu]

I got the finest of coincidence candy for you, even better than getting low (Loewe and 30 going to Spain to presumably film a Realme cellphone commercial, but as Madrid is the headquarters of Loewe it is logical to guess he might have met reps there)

ANYWAY,

I've been hearing rumors about a possible car endorsement. Since Cadillac just shared a video of the NBY trailer, I'm assuming the car used in the drama is from that brand - so I'm guessing this could be a new endorsement? That's the fuzzy part.

The clear part.

Recall that really very sensual song with the Lux photoshoot with the green exit sign? Do you remember the lyrics? Let me refresh your memory (Note: these particular lyrics are part of the song not featured as it was a remix, but many know this song):

Grind Me Down - Lilliana Wilde

Lyrics

Grind me down, roll me up Press me up against your lips Let me fill, fill your lungs Then breathe me out California grown, rap songs You see the best comes out the west Let me blur, blur your lines You won't regret it

I'll take you to the moon and back Back seat of my Cadillac

Start out slow then play it faster I'll fly you out to paradise Take a hit and close your eyes I know what you fantasize about

lol The sheep fans can also drink the moon. 30 fans can do the same because of the aerospace thing for Weibo night.

Protect the children!

[song-of-the-sunrise]

My greatest claim to fame injury (which didn't luckily turn severe) was when I slammed into the front passenger window of a moving Cadillac and nearly gave the old woman driving a heart attack.

Daytona Beach, Florida. Summer after first grade. My family went on a trip to Disneyland and it was my first time ever seeing cars that could drive and park along the sands. It was nice, the weather had let up and the sun was shining without a cloud after having had about two/three days of non stop rain pour. Me and my step siblings raced to see who could reach the water first. Them being the oldest (about mid to late high-school) obviously reached the water first with how much bigger they were. My mom and their dad called the three of us back so we could get sunblock put on before we were cooked in the sun. My step brother and sister shot off like bullets while I was left scrambling behind, I still thought we were racing and I was about to pull my greatest card that I thought would get me the speed I needed. I craned my spine forward for a more aerodynamic form like I would have always seen on commercials for smooth cars that the wind rolled over.

I ran straight legged with my back bent to put me at essentially a 90° angle. And I booked it.

The wind was in my ears, the sun on my back and the blood pounding my overactive ADHD riddled brain that kept me from hearing my family telling me to stop. It wasn't until I heard my mom screech my name that I looked up in time to slam my face into the window of the car that had happened to be passing by to try and find her own spot to park on the sand and I fell onto my back. The rest is blurry and funky, I was never examined or taken to make sure everything was fine. My mother was profusely apologizing to the 70 some old woman who was in absolute tears thinking she had killed me. And then we spent the rest of our vacation in relative peace other than the usual stressors of taking a fairly large family on vacation

(Don't actually expect you guys to do it, I'm just having fun lolololol)

@philip-the-nickel @mojo-chojo @luidilovins

it's so weird to me that everyone on this website is a human person outside of their weird internet niche so rb this with a random bit of your lore

[boricuacherry-blog]

It took the Doors drummer, John Densmore, three years to visit the grave of his bandmate Jim Morrison

after he was found dead in a Paris bathtub in 1971. He didn't even go to the funeral. "Did I hate Jim?" Densmore pauses, although he is not obviously alarmed by the question. "No. I hated his self-destruction...he was a kamikaze who went out at 27 - what can I say?"

From the early 2000s, Densmore was embroiled in a vicious six-year legal battle with fellow band members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, in which Densmore tried to stop them from touring under the Doors name as well as selling the band's music for use on a Cadillac commercial. "I know. I sued my bandmates - am I CRAZY?!" he yells. People certainly thought he was. It is not usual to spend years in court trying to stop yourself from earning millions of dollars to prove a point about the value of artistic integrity over the pursuit of money. "What can I say? Jim's ghost is behind me all the time," Densmore says. "My knees were shaking pretty strong when they upped the offer of $5m to $15m. But my head was saying: Break on Through for a gas-guzzling SUV? No!"

Manzarek and Krieger's lawyers tried to paint Densmore as a dangerous communist - even citing a piece he wrote that was published in the Guardian as evidence for this - but eventually, and spectacularly, he won. He wrote a book about the case, published in 2013, and donated the profits to the Occupy movement. "Money is like fertiliser," he says. "When spread around, things grow; when it's hoarded, it stinks."

Densmore is fluent in the language of the 60s elder: on the one hand, he talks of peace rainbows and pots of gold filled with love, despairing at the rise of "separatists and populists and borderline racists" running the U.S. On the other, he displays an almost chilling pragmatism about life and death, not uncommon among musicians of his generation, who lost so many friends to the era's excesses.

"I interviewed Tom Petty a few months before he died," he says quietly, when the topic is brought up. The pair became friends during the court case - Petty's song Money Becomes King, about a singer he once idolized who was selling his songs for a light beer advert, struck home with Densmore. "He had trouble with his hip. I guess he was taking painkillers and brown powder, too. Damn it..." he breathes deeply. "I just ache losing him." He pauses. "Maybe it's more noble to die in a friggin' hospital with a bunch of tubes up your arm. I mean, it sounds horrible, but at least you rode the train all the way to the end - you never checked out early."

Like many alcoholics, Morrison could be reckless, selfish and mercurial. "The Dionysian madman," Densmore called him - a "psychopath," a "lunatic," and "the voice that struck terror in me."

He had lobbied to get Morrison off the road before his death. "I was like, so what if we have one less album? Maybe he'll live?" Densmore is a defiant survivor of the music scene he helped build. This, perhaps, is why, in the decades since Morrison's death, he has become not only one of the great chroniclers of the Doors, but the fiercest protector of Morrison's legacy. To anyone who has read Densmore's 1990 memoir - a book he says was "written in blood" - this may come as a surprise; later the book would form the basis for Oliver Stone's (dreadful) Doors biopic. "It took me years to forgive Jim," Densmore says. "And now I miss him so much for his artistry."

Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, didn't have a smooth relationship with Densmore either. As to how Densmore met Morrison,

But as he toured the world with the Doors, Densmore's family life became more unsteady. His brother had several stints in a psychiatric hospital. He describes going to visit him, finding him heavily sedated, and wondering how sleeping for 17 hours a day could possibly help his schizophrenia - a point that will be familiar even now to anyone who has had to endure acute mental illness. His brother killed himself in 1978. He was also called Jim; he also died at the age of 27. Densmore later wrote that he struggled handling sharp objects after his brother's suicide. "I thought that if I did it, too, it would somehow make it better - atone for not saving him."

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Why it is getting popular: Black Car Service Dallas

Over the past few years, more and more people feel the need for luxury transportation and black car services are in great demand in Dallas. Recognized for their quality and comfort level as well as professionalism, these services are preferred by businessmen and tourists, as well as by the population . In this article, I discuss why black car service Dallas is becoming increasingly popular and how it’s changing the transport industry.

Professionalism and reliability are the two fairly standard modes of service delivery, which may be used to guide the form of work.

Among the main factors that determine the increase in popularity of black car service Dallas, attention is paid to the provision of services at a professional level. The companies that offer these services use well experienced drivers who ensure they arrive on time and the customer is satisfied. Unlike regular and other taxi hiring services or App based transport services, black car services guarantee that customers reach their desired destinations on time and in style.

Specifically, business professionals appreciate dependability to be expected from black car services. Whether it is for a business interview, airport shuttle, or a business function, a good transportation provider is important. Black car services do not cause anxiety over timing and supply calm feelings.

2. Luxury and Comfort

Exclusivity, or luxury is one of the key elements of Black Car Service Dallas. These services include excellent car models that range from Mercedes-Benz, Cadillacs, and BMW and; thus they provide comfort and style. The interiors are likewise fitted with luxuriousness fabrics in order to offer passengers luxuriousness and comfortable travelling.

To the travellers who want to be comfortable during their travelling process, then there are black car services; they offer friendly icons such as climate control, comfortable leather and leg space. Many services also provide extra service features like Wi-Fi, supplied drinking water, mobile charging points, which makes service more enjoyable.

3. Ideal for Business Travelers

Dallas functions as an ideal pole of commercial activity; many people from different countries come here to work. Black car service Dallas is the popular among such people because it denotes both professionalism and comfort. Drivers are in touch with the area and the traffic condition hence they can easily navigate to different locations with precision.

Moreover, black car services enable business people work while on transit due to time and convenience offered by the service. These vehicles are rather noiseless and compact, which is suitable for calling, preparing and performing presentations, or even resting between the meetings.

4. Airport Transfers Made Easy

People often find themselves with some confusion while choosing the airport transportation but Black Car Service Dallas is very smooth. A number of them concentrate on the airport transfers, thereby providing customers with pick-ups and drops to and from the most popular airports likes Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field.

Real-time flight information and on-time performance makes black car services assure the clients do not miss any flight or have to spend extra time waiting for the mode of transport to arrive. The extra services such as luggage assistance, and curbside pick up, put the two into the category of services most preferred by frequent travelers.

5. Safety and Privacy

For many travelers it is very important to feel secure and guarded and black car service Dallas meets these expectations. Drivers have to clear strict security checks to ensure that they are suitable to transport customers. It is evident the vehicles subject to regular maintenance, and are thus safe as can be.

Another great benefit is the ability to maintain certain privacy in specific situations, for example for the business people or other clients as well. One main advantage carried by Black car services is that it provides passengers with security for their activities as none would disturb them.

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In contrast to conventional modes of transport, black car suppliers place a lot of emphasis on their client’s convenience. Easy to book online and the availability is also 24/7 meaning that one can easily organize for this service. Both being an on-demand airport transfer service as well as scheduled corporate events are handled by black car services.

The flexibility of these services is also one more distinctive feature. The choices made available to customers are endless: sedans, station wagons, SUVs, and much more depending on the customer’s’ wishes and needs. Due to its flexibilities, Black Car Service Dallas can be arranged for single business travelers, visitors in a group or families.

7. Enhanced Image and Prestige

Getting around in a black car with an elegant appearance definitely has effect. Dallas residents and business professionals and even the event attendees also benefit from a black car service as it gives them an image enhancement by hiring a black car service Dallas.

Such services are not only utilitarian — they are about moving from one place to another — but are about signaling. From business meetings to sumptuous events, dinner parties and other corporate solicitations, black car services guarantee you only the best.

8. Green and Environmentally Conscious Choices

With more people calling for sustainable operations, some black car service providers in Dallas are investing in environment-friendly cars. Integrated and electric luxury cars are now emerging as more are developing a conscience however none wish to sacrifice elegance or comfort.

The improvement of sustainable features reflects clients’ interest in minimizing such influence for the purpose of availing luxurious transport facilities.

9. Competitive Pricing

Black car services, or luxury hired cars as a concept, is connected to over-privilege but affordable now because of the prices. Today, providers are easily responsive with their fees structure, where there are few, if any hidden charges or costs. Black Car Service Dallas matches the quality of service with relatively good and cheap prices making it ideal to anyone who wants value for their money on a travel service.

Conclusion

The burgeoning of black car service Dallas is ascribed to the changes in the values of the customer where there is increasing importance towards luxury, comfort and quality transport. For both business and leisure, these services provide a far superior solution to traditional means providing style, comfort and professionalism.

With smooth airport transfers to classy business transports, the black car services are a revolution in the transport systems in Dallas. Since more and more people and companies have realized the advantages it is not surprising that black car service Dallas keeps on growing. For anyone interested to take their travelling experience to the next level then these services will be perfect for them.

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Intro:

This is a just-for-fun collection of Chinese drama fics that were written for Yuletide. Qualifying fics should be either specifically for a Chinese-language drama (including dramas from Taiwan, Cantonese-language dramas, and Chinese-language multinational productions) or a very closely related fandom. Fics will not qualify if they're only about periods of history, historical people not as characters in a specific drama, works of classical literature and philosophy, etc., or about media that does not yet have any drama adaptation. Yes: 三国机密之潜龙在渊 | Secret of the Three Kingdoms (TV), 天涯客 | Faraway Wanderers - priest, 花开有时颓靡无声 | Meet You at the Blossom (TV), 不良執念清除師 | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (TV), 周也马闻远七夕心动大片 | Cadillac x Bazaar “Zhou Ye and Ma Wenyuan” Commercial No: Tang dynasty poet RPF, 三国演义 - 罗贯中 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Luo Guanzhong, 魔尊也想知道 - 青色羽翼 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know - Cyan Wings, 神话：悟空 | Black Myth: Wukong (Video Game)

You should be able to add works to the collection yourself.

(I'm new to both modern cdramas and ao3 collections, so if I've screwed something up please let me know)