tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post591976201012665606..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: The novel and the carD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-41903689857832068752011-11-10T21:48:21.150-05:002011-11-10T21:48:21.150-05:00Patrick O’Connor’s Car called Camellia (1970)?Patrick O’Connor’s <i>Car called Camellia</i> (1970)?D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-65615836839278143932011-11-10T19:41:43.463-05:002011-11-10T19:41:43.463-05:00I have been looking for a book I read when I was i...I have been looking for a book I read when I was in middle school, it was about experimental steam powered race cars that drove on oval tracks like Indianapolis 500. I thought the book was titled Lotus, but I do know the main car in the book was named after a flower and the book was titled with it as well. <br /><br />I was wondering if you could help in anywayPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996130955725491212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-52075959754717052682010-08-16T01:34:32.676-04:002010-08-16T01:34:32.676-04:00I remember driving to the local bakery with my Gra...I remember driving to the local bakery with my Grandfather to pick up bread and apple turnovers for breakfast. My sister sat to his right and I, to his left. And no, we weren't belted in. It is a wonderful memory. As for the nanny state not trusting fathers to protect their kids, I think you have it wrong, it's the drunk or the sleeper or the guy who dies at the wheel, or the idiot teenagers drag racing that the law is trying to protect us from. There were simply too many killed in accidents that were not their fault, that led to those requirements. And a lot of lives have been saved. We can't hang on to everything we'd like to in the face of a changing reality, any more than our ancestors clung to the caves, once they figured out how to build houses. That is the way of progress, whether or not we like it.tsc@bonalibro.ushttp://bonalibro.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-45388842969160744862010-06-11T16:00:04.827-04:002010-06-11T16:00:04.827-04:00"I love racing thats why i m here to apprecia..."I love racing thats why i m here to appreciate you! <br />You have done a great job keep it up."drag racing videoshttp://autoracingvideoz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-50818578706662884492009-05-08T02:41:00.000-04:002009-05-08T02:41:00.000-04:00It was a good experience to read the articles and ...It was a good experience to read the articles and contents on this site.Autoseller Networkhttp://en.wordpress.com/tag/auto-seller-network/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-3361216899247887022009-02-17T05:30:00.000-05:002009-02-17T05:30:00.000-05:00John,If you are John Coy, the author of Night Driv...John,<BR/><BR/>If you are John Coy, the author of <I>Night Driving</I>, then I am delighted to have written the nice words about your book. Perhaps it appeals more to me than to my sons (twins, six), because I have experienced an all-night drive with my father, pouring hot coffee for him, taking the wheel while he adjusted the thermos cup in his hand, checking the map, and they haven’t. Kids aren’t even allowed to ride in the front seat any more. The nanny state, not trusting fathers to protect their own sons, mandates that they be strapped down in child-safety seats in the back. My sons will probably never enjoy the experience described in <I>Night Driving</I>. It is the account of a lost world.D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-32581194834947919172009-02-16T19:49:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for the nice words about Night Driving. How...Thanks for the nice words about Night Driving. How old are your sons? Perhaps when they are a little older they will be able to enjoy it after a day with Batman and Spider Man.<BR/><BR/>As far as other books, my favorite scenes in On the Road all take place in the car, and the other scenes feel like holding places until we can get back into the car.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674921059674712837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-65820701269501133882009-02-16T16:20:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:20:00.000-05:00Ha.Ha.D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-83453684725967115372009-02-16T15:52:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:52:00.000-05:00I find your prejudice towards Pixar/Disney's Cars ...I find your prejudice towards Pixar/Disney's Cars completely influenced by a six year old.<BR/><BR/>Surely Talladega Nights is the perfect car movie!Robert Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201798030117400512noreply@blogger.com