It’s Friday! It has been rainy, gloomy, and downright chilly around here lately as we make the miserable transition from summer to fall. And what really pisses me off is how abruptly it happened. One minute we were enjoying warm summer days, and the next Mother Nature apparently decided to flip the switch and remind us that winter is lurking just around the corner. I’m not ready for it. Hell, I’m never ready for it. I’m certainly not ready for the cold, the short days, and that horrid white stuff that will eventually start falling from the sky.

NASCAR heads to Kansas this weekend, so at least there’s some racing to help take my mind off the weather. Then on Monday night, the Bears take on the Eagles under the bright lights of Monday Night Football. Unfortunately, our quarterback is out with a hamstring injury, which means third-stringer Case Keenum gets the call. I’m not saying this game is going to go badly for the Bears, but… yeah, that’s pretty much exactly what I’m saying.

And now it’s time for some amateur goodness. While cleaning out my email the other day, I stumbled across this submission from a reader that somehow got buried and lost in the shuffle. Sorry about that! Apparently my inbox has its own Bermuda Triangle where perfectly good emails disappear for months at a time. Fortunately, this one finally resurfaced. So, better late than never.

Anyway, we’ve got double the babes, a whole mess of jokes, and amateur goodness to help wrap up another week. Enjoy!

-keep

It’s Thursday. I get a lot of email from readers, and every now and then one manages to slip through the cracks and get buried under a mountain of other messages. Such is the case with this submission from Tony, who brought his gorgeous Trailblazer SS out to the Morris Car Show back in August. Somehow, I managed to overlook it until now, but better late than never!

The Trailblazer SS is one of those vehicles that still has plenty of attitude, and Tony’s is a great example of one. Unfortunately, we’re reaching that depressing time of year when outdoor car shows, cruise nights, and automotive gatherings start disappearing from the calendar. We’ve got only a limited number of decent weekends left, if any, before Mother Nature starts dumping some seriously chilly weather on those of us in Illinois. Then there’s the wind, rain, and eventually the horrid white stuff.

So while the car-show season winds down, we’ll enjoy every last bit of automotive goodness we can find. A huge thanks to Tony for sending in the photo!

-keep

Hey Keep,

My wife and I hit Morris on Saturday. Hope you got to check out my TBSS. It was the only TBSS there.

Soooo many cool cars. Saw all of the old cars I’ve owned over the years (well not actual cars but same make , model and year). 68 camaro, 69 camaro, 70 1/2 camaro, 73 Vette, 64 GTO, 79 Trans AM…. if I only had all of those cars today!

Glad you’re on the mend.

See you at the next show!

Tony

It’s Wednesday. One of my readers recently stumbled across a bar in Indianapolis called Wild Beaver Saloon. I don’t know about you, but you have to be careful when dealing with a wild beaver because, as we all know, it can quickly turn into crazy beaver—and nobody wants to be around a crazy beaver after last call. I’m not exactly sure what goes on inside this place, and honestly, I’m probably better off not knowing. But with a name like Wild Beaver Saloon, you can pretty much guarantee there will be plenty of beer, bad decisions, questionable judgment, and at least one person waking up the next morning wondering what the hell happened.

-keep

Hey Keep, I attended the Garth Brooks concert in Indianapolis on Saturday night and came across this. It instantly reminded me of you. I’ve been visiting your website daily since 2000. I want to express my gratitude for all that you do. I’m also glad to hear that your health is improving. -M