The Coffee House

[vintagesnaps]

Those rovers look like dune buggies.

And what did I actually have? - a Gremlin. That my parents gave me when I graduated after taking to college my senior year to use for student teaching. In the winter it was so lightweight I could easily rock it and get it off whatever patch of ice it was on. It could have been powered by a hamster wheel.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary and his JPL hat.

 

[davidharmier60]

57 vette would be cool. But it would need disk brakes at least!

I want something like a 53 Buick with modern running gear!

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[limr30 3]

Those rovers look like dune buggies.

And what did I actually have? - a Gremlin. That my parents gave me when I graduated after taking to college my senior year to use for student teaching. In the winter it was so lightweight I could easily rock it and get it off whatever patch of ice it was on. It could have been powered by a hamster wheel.

Did you blast "Bohemian and Rhapsody" in your Gremlin?

I had a 1980 'Vette*



















*CHEvette.

 

[snowbear115 47]

I want a 1925-ish Ahrens-Fox.

 

[snowbear115 47]

Those rovers look like dune buggies.

And what did I actually have? - a Gremlin. That my parents gave me when I graduated after taking to college my senior year to use for student teaching. In the winter it was so lightweight I could easily rock it and get it off whatever patch of ice it was on. It could have been powered by a hamster wheel.

Did you blast "Bohemian and Rhapsody" in your Gremlin?

I had a 1980 'Vette*



















*CHEvette.

I had the Pontiac flavor (T-1000)

 

[Frank F.]

Ich love to shoot Interieur

 

[SquarePeg37 8]

Those rovers look like dune buggies.

And what did I actually have? - a Gremlin. That my parents gave me when I graduated after taking to college my senior year to use for student teaching. In the winter it was so lightweight I could easily rock it and get it off whatever patch of ice it was on. It could have been powered by a hamster wheel.

Did you blast "Bohemian and Rhapsody" in your Gremlin?

I had a 1980 'Vette*



















*CHEvette.

Those rovers look like dune buggies.

And what did I actually have? - a Gremlin. That my parents gave me when I graduated after taking to college my senior year to use for student teaching. In the winter it was so lightweight I could easily rock it and get it off whatever patch of ice it was on. It could have been powered by a hamster wheel.

Did you blast "Bohemian and Rhapsody" in your Gremlin?

I had a 1980 'Vette*



















*CHEvette.

I had the Pontiac flavor (T-1000)

My first car was a 1974 Plymouth Fury. It was hand me down from my uncle. It had a different color driver's door from the rest of the car and would stall at red lights if I didn't shift it into neutral and give it some steady gas. It could fly though when we needed it to and we could stuff 3 in the front and 4-5 in the back so it was perfect! Eventually the transmission went and it didn't have reverse. I spent a whole summer looking for pull through or on the corner parking spaces. When we would get blocked in the front we would open all the doors and stick out our feet and Fred Flintstone our way backwards.

 

[limr30 3]

I had the Pontiac flavor (T-1000)

My first car was a 1974 Plymouth Fury. It was hand me down from my uncle. It had a different color driver's door from the rest of the car and would stall at red lights if I didn't shift it into neutral and give it some steady gas. It could fly though when we needed it to and we could stuff 3 in the front and 4-5 in the back so it was perfect! Eventually the transmission went and it didn't have reverse. I spent a whole summer looking for pull through or on the corner parking spaces. When we would get blocked in the front we would open all the doors and stick out our feet and Fred Flintstone our way backwards.

You had Christine!

Or at least her younger 1974 cousin (Christine was a '58. And yes, I did have to look up the year - I'm not THAT much of a fan )

Ah, the trials and tribulations of our first cars. The Chevette had no working gauges, a rusted-through hole on the floor near the clutch, and iirc, one of the doors didn't open properly. No a/c and dark blue vinyl seats in Florida. The clutch died as I was trying to make a left turn across three lanes to get to the median.

Good times

 

[JonA_CT]

My first car was a ‘90 Honda Accord.

I won’t tell you how old it was when I drove it at 16

 

[snowbear115 47]

The T1000 was my first new car: light blue, four-door, standard tranny. Prior to that I inherited a '62 Ford Fairlane and a '68 Ford Galaxy, and bought my Uncle's '69 Chevy Impala.

 

[Gary A.]

The cover.

Cochinita Pinole Tacos

Papaya Cream Soup

Gary has cracked open one of the books he picked up at The Last Bookstore in DTLA. It seems to be glorious ... random flips produced these images. Gary is hungry.

 

[JonA_CT]

I need a good Mexican cookbook in the arsenal. Is that the one?

 

[Gary A.]

I need a good Mexican cookbook in the arsenal. Is that the one?

Mmmmmhhhh ... it is very different. Before every recipe is a photo of the chef and their LA story. A lot of space is used to include selected eateries across the LA basin. As you are a Renaissance type of guy ... yeah I think you would actually read the whole damn thing, not just the instructions. For gringo’s, the book talks to history, definitions, tools, diccionario, basic foods of beans and rice, et al. There are other Mexican Cookbooks with more recipes, but not with greater information. While this puppy is clearly Los Angeles based ... yeah get it. I think you’ll love it as it is much more than just a simple cookbook. But, if you like some of the recipes ... this book will lead you to acquire additional books. After reading the book, you could come here and feel completely at home after every meal.

 

[Gary A.]

There is a section on bebidas also... yeah you want this book.