- The car. It killed horses jobs and our relationship to those majestic animals.
- It changed everything but I keep trying to imagine what it must have been to be stuck in a family, in a house, in a small village until your thirties. And all of a sudden, you have a vehicle affording you the instant gratification of absolute freedom: being able to go anywhere, anytime you want, quickly, easily, now. Escape to a hill and watch the sunset with your date’s heart beating against yours. Of course people went crazy about cars.
- The car is supreme to listen to music. It’s just science. A small box acoustically designed with six speakers will make music sound like it is from heaven (if you have good taste). I have a memory of being on Manchester Blvd with my girlfriends, windows open, warm evening breeze, full darkness five minutes away, this Larry Heard, Missing you song (instrumental) on repeat at the perfect volume where you can hear it all while still being able to talk. Perfect cruising. A memory for a lifetime.
- Road trips good or bad, are always memorable too. There is still something incredible about moving all together to the same location. “see you there!” Just like taking off in a plane, there’s always this miraculous thing floating around it. Not so long ago in human history, this was impossible.
- Taking turns every hour and chatting about stuff is so awesome. There’s something important to do (drive safe), it’s team work, there’s snacks and naps and music and conversations you might not have in other situations.
- Late night conversations. Honesty flowing like nowhere else.
- Hybrid cars are technological marvels using the best of both worlds (very simple electric system, very simple gas system) allowing them to go for 500,000 miles without sweating. The longer tools last and can be maintained for, the better.
I’m not in car culture or anti-car, I’m just like “we need them and they’re fine?”