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Nope. I only had my camers phone, and the light was wrong.

I walked over there early this morning. It's really beautiful in person- much better than it photographs and truly light years better than the old one. The one-piece front and rear ends make it look totally seamless. The interior looks great (the car wasn't open, it was sitting on the fake street that runs through the 2 Rodeo complex). Since it was early the storefront on Rodeo that Cadillac has taken over (called "Chrome Couture" and with a red XLR-V in the window wasn't open yet. I may walk over there again this afternoon and take a look.

Looks like it. Most likely hooked up to a PSP. So you can drive down the road and play Grand Theft Auto at the same time.

Pet Robertson's about money. Every time he rails against anybody his base gives him cash. It's like an ATM for him. He's swill, but unless people stop giving him cash every time he opens his mouth and toads fall out, he'll keep doing it.

If I remember correctly, didn't the Fisher body plant engineer most of the body structures for GM or something like that? I remember the sill plates on my parents cars had the "Body by Fisher" logo on them.. and the GM logo on the seatbelts.

You only get those numbers in a hybrid if you never have to use the AC or the defroster. Use of either one makes sure that the engine never shuts off, killing off a lot of the fuel savings. Plus, the jury is still out on real world battery life and how it will affect the useable life of the car. Toyota claims battery life of 150k miles, but then, they also claim that gas mileage as well. With the high cost of replacement batteries, this will undoubtedly mean cars ending up on the scrap heap sooner than their gasoline-only counterparts (Yes, I know Toyota is going to recycle the batteries- are the going to recycle the whole car?)

There's a 2-page spread in today's Los Angeles Times inviting the public to view the 2007 Escalade on Rodeo Drive this Saturday From 10 am to 6 pm This Saturday, November 12th. 240 North Rodeo Drive (at Dayton Way, 1 block N. of Wilshire Blvd). There's two hour free valet parking at the 2 Rodeo complex, enter the garage from Dayton Way, or two hours free at the parking structure one block away at Beverly between Dayton and Brighton Way.

I think it depends upon where you grew up. I grew up in Mass, and I pronounce it "Im Pah la".

And the federal nannying goes on.....

"As we say in the South: Dang, she's ugly." Registration required He basically says that there's not much point to it- they take a "..clone of the terrific Grand Cherokee" and add two "hilariously cramped and uncomfortable" extra seats. He also hates the styling, which I kind of agree with. In trying to Hummer up, they just made the thing look wierd.

The bad guy drove the Matador- Bond was in a Hornet (in which he does a spectacular corkscrew jump over a river. Since both guy stole the cars from an AMC dealer in the movie, it wasn't the most blatant product placement- that would have been in the beginning of "Live and Let Die", where the only cars on New York's FDR drive are 1972 Chevrolet B-bodies and Cadillacs.

I hope you won't be offended by the suggestion, but you do need therapy. So does Marcia. The great thing is that you realise your anger issues and want to work on them. Marcia, however has issues that she needs to deal with. Having Lupus and continuing to smoke is either a form of second-degree suicide or the inability to deal with her disease. I really hope things work out for you both, for the sake of both of you and your daughter. But even if they don't, keep your daughter in mind- killing yourself will scar her in ways you can't even imagine.

Well, I vote urban, but having said that, I live in a suburban city. That's what I love about LA, we have the best of the big city with the best part of being an interconnected series of small towns..

I live on the west coast, and for some reason none of the magazines can get to my house before they hit the newstands. Between that and the internet, there's no reason for me to subscribe to anything.

don't give them any ideas...

It has those awful Vogue tires. I hate seeing these things- a few years ago I saw a new CTS parked in Santa Monica with a fake cabrio roof, a fake R-R grill and those ever-klassee Vogues with the gold and white-striped sidewalls. I wanted to drive to the South Bay (where the dealer was) and get Medieval on their a$$es.

Brussels sprouts are yummy, especially when sliced really thinly (on a mandolin), sauteed in butter and served with lime juice. Parsnips, however, are evil.

Worse yet, try sitting in the back seat of a New Beetle. If you're over 5'8" you'll concuss yourself every time the driver hits the gas...

No problem on Safari

I've got a mini which I use in the car and a shuffle I use for running. The nano is sweet, but I don't need one, and my Mac is an older one without USB 2.0 Filling 4 gigs up on regular USB would be like a musical taffy-pull.

Death Becomes Her

Yep, that's the Cronenburg one. It's based upon the book by JG Ballard.

If you mean the Cronenburg "Crash", I thought it was brilliant, but I wanted to take a shower afterwards, much like I did reading the book. If you mean the Sandra Bullock one, I already did the "perils of white people who dare to leave Brentwood" with "Grand Canyon", and frankly, I don't need to do it again.

I love that show- It's so ridiculous... they take a total beater and add 25k worth of video equipment (but don't change the oil), add a silly paint job and some rims and send the lucky owner off on his way. Where the car will be stolen in about ten minutes.

I like "Roadmaster", but I'm an old fart.