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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.
![If I had been asked for much of my life up to a certain point what a “riviera” was, I would have simply answered, “a Buick.” In fact, when I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/094-1996-Buick-Riviera-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1996 Buick Riviera – On The Coast")
![(first posted 9/7/2017) There it is, at the intersection. You’re looking at my fifth grade dream car, the ’85 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, complete with T-tops. This car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/008-1985-Pontiac-Firebird-Trans-Am-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am – Model Citizen")
![This Cougar was my second, notable Mercury find this summer, the first being an ’03 Marauder I had seen only a few blocks away from this silver coupe. I say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230730_140205394-2000-Mercury-Cougar-2.5L-V6-Flat-Rock-MI-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2000 Mercury Cougar V6 – I Am Not What I Was")
![In last Tuesday’s essay, I had referenced having played the piano as an activity that, while I wasn’t necessarily intuitive at it, I had the skill of mastery that allowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/012-1992-Buick-Roadmaster-base-model-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1992 Buick Roadmaster – The Art Of Mastery")
![I played the piano from between the ages of 9 and 21, with a years-long break in between. All up, for about about eight cumulative years, one could find me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_20230603_121006074_HDR-1992-Ford-Tempo-GLS-V6-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1992 Ford Tempo GLS – The Tempo Is <i>Allegro</i>")
![One of my favorite television rediscoveries of this year has been of the original Bionic Woman series of the 1970s, starring the great Lindsay Wagner as the title character, Jaime Sommers. I’m […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/028-1968-Ford-Mustang-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1968 Ford Mustang Convertible – Bionic Replacements")
![(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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&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&quality=75&ssl=1 "Miniature Classic: 1969 Dodge Charger R/T In The Michigan Building – Fantasy Garage")
