The Conquistador's Picture Of The Day

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I've jump started cars before. But this?

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Another “clickbait” ad. But it got my attention. Shit! And I spent all weekend getting it ready for my date with Dove Cameron.

(Seriously, this might work on a date with Hayley Williams. I read somewhere that she’s a big fan of “Wayne’s World.” )

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Today would normally be “Race Day” in Indianapolis. Due to coronavirus, they have decided to move the “500” to August. NASCAR is still able to run however, albeit without spectators. The “Coca Cola 600” will be broadcast later tonight.

The following is part of Indy lore. The most famous pace car passenger in 1971 was US astronaut John Glenn. Poor guy, he survived space travel only to nearly be killed… I know a little about this incident but not a lot. This is what Wikipedia had to say:

As the field came down the main stretch for the start, Eldon Palmer (a local Dodge dealer) pulled into the pits and accelerated down the pit lane. Palmer continued to accelerate, under the impression he was required to cross the start/finish line in the pit area prior to the race cars doing so out on the track. His reference flag had been removed and he missed his planned braking spot. Moving upwards of perhaps 125 mph (over 200 km/h), Palmer realized he was going too fast, and rather than perilously veering back on to the racing surface, he stood on the brakes (the car was equipped with drum brakes) and lost control. The car swerved and skidded to the end of the pit lane and crashed into a photographers' stand. The stand toppled and collapsed, injuring 29 people, but no one was killed. Dr. Vicente Alvarez, a freelance photographer from Argentina, was one of two on the stand who were seriously injured. Alvarez survived, and died in the late 1990s. Tony Hulman suffered a sprained ankle, and a shaken Schenkel sat out the remainder of the ABC broadcast.

Palmer maintained possession of the car, and eventually it was repaired and restored. Indiana businessman Steven Cage purchased the vehicle in 2006, and it currently is displayed at his RPM Collection in Fishers, Indiana. Reactions of the accident were very critical afterwards, and for the next several years, the pace car drivers selected were either former Indy drivers or people with racing experience.

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Shit. More coronavirus fun!

These shoes were designed to practice "social distancing."

But I had a different interpretation. You know what they say about "big feet"?

Guess I just have a dirty mind...

(Just got done posting about my "date" with Charlie's Angels way back in 1976. But even that time would not be safe. Wasn't there an outbreak of something called "Legionnaires Disease" in the United States? )

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About time I posted a pic of my wife. It’s OK, she’s a nurse.

“But Andy, you said yourself how sexy Taylor Swift was wearing heels.”

Shit. Forgot I still had pictures of my “ex” on my computer.

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Something’s wrong here… “People born between 1941 and 1981” get… her? And I get… well shit.

But the best ad today was the last one. You know by now what she’s thinking: “He lives in Zionsville?”

(Yes. I still live in Zionsville. We recently switched ISP’s. Sometimes “Clayton” comes up now. Clayton is very far from here. Head West on US 40 towards Illinois. It’s a very tiny town. It’s where “Ray’s Trash” is located. )

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Today’s best “fake ad” from CNN was this. Donna Summer. “Bad Girls.” From 1978 I think (oops... 1979 I looked it up). The height of disco! The 70’s were almost as good as the 60’s for sexy women.

“Last Resort” by Papa Roach was the song of the summer I graduated from High School. Shit. That also seems like a long time ago… The height of “nu metal.” It all runs together now. No wonder everyone thinks “anyone born before 2001” is a “Boomer.”

But Iggy Pop is still going strong at 73. According to his website he will be touring next year. He was born in Muskegon Michigan. Never knew that.