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Goin' 1950's Retro
shiny new conformity
completely glazed over, the look
don't dare customize paint colors
here are your choices of diversity
oh, and we only have one model
for your type of vehicle
here's the manual, here's the laws
note the speed limit, as well
..if you can't afford to re-make the rules
buckle up,
we're goin' nineteen fifties retro
To me this is a pleasant
To me this is a pleasant metaphor
bananas are the perfect food
for prostitutes
The responses here and
The responses here and elsewhere that I've received thus far have been intriguing.
Equally
My brain is a very happy puppy
bananas are the perfect food
for prostitutes
a slow and peaceful time in
a slow and peaceful time in history two colors lol blak or white
ron parrish
Mhm, two colors, indeed.
Mhm, two colors, indeed.
well maybe 5 but what the
well maybe 5 but what the hell 2 sounded good
ron parrish
Indeed, I follow."This or
Indeed, I follow."This or that" is a simplified code for a very limited set of options; )
yeap
yeap
ron parrish
If only bumper stickers were
If only bumper stickers were a thing in the 1950's. "This or that" could have been on everyone's car :)
well the 50`s invited buper
well the 50`s invited buper stickers
ron parrish
I had no idea. Just read a
I had no idea. Just read a little snippet on it, after reading your response. Apparently a post-WW2 surplus of sticky paper and flourescent paint bred inspiration. Now if only the first such sticker was "Save the bumper stickers, no more wars!" Unless, of course, it was and I am unaware of that, as well ; )
no more wars , thats where
no more wars , thats where they make that money,,wars since the beginnig of time,and till the end of time
ron parrish
Yea, but maybe that's because
Yea, but maybe that's because we never connected the dots before. ; ) If only the profiteering war mongers had known all that we were losing out on so many bumper stickers. All of those hours sitting behind their limo drivers in traffic with nothing to do could have been filled with reading bumper stickers, rather than dreaming up wars to bring down the price of black gold by 1 cent. :)
50's
p.s. And what ron said.
"You could have any color car
"You could have any color car you wanted, so long as it was black."
: ) I do remember this line quite well, though I can't recall the film it's from. And, of course, you've covered much of the other relavent classics to the vehicular era of the 50's.
How do you make out on passing through metal detectors? I've no idea if car rust disguises itself well from the scanning eyes of The Man.
and fender skirts
and fender skirts
ron parrish