My YouTube History...Because I Don't Have Time To Blog

I've wanted to post so many things to my blog, but I don't ever have time anymore.  And, because I make absolutely no money sitting at a computer writing my opinion, the blogging takes a backseat to the rest of my life.  But, in the interest of sharing some finds with my few followers, here are some videos from my YouTube History.

Depeche Mode has a new album coming the end of March.  Here is their first released video.


Here is Joe Getty from the "Armstrong and Getty Show" (on AM Talk 650) confirming that he can easily make a 37 yard field goal, unlike David Akers of the 49ers, who missed one in the NFC championship game.  Sure, Akers kicked a 63-yarder and tied the NFL record or something, but he missed the easy one.



Don't run from the police in Slavic countries.


The Trombone was never cooler, except when Commander Riker played his on Star Trek.


My next Ford?  I would love to drive an F150 again, and this concept is sweet.


What cold is in Los Angeles looks silly to the rest of the USA.


Now this is a video.  It's Fresh from Bel-Air.


Do not try this.  Double BMW Donuts.


Cool, crazy things people do.


Audi is about to make Google Maps, Earth, and Search part of its cars.  This video was made by my favorite car company using Google Maps/Street View.


The science of Guiness beer can really be hyped, to the point of making it seem like it's one of the wonders of the world.  Of course, it makes it look like it tastes amazing.


Science is fun.  Should you run or walk in the rain?

Audi is "Beauty Made Powerful"

I posted a picture of an Audi R8 today; I saw it on my way to work. It is a thing of beauty. Tonight I came across this commercial for the S8, the race inspired sedan by Audi. Again , the first thing that came to my mind was beauty , followed by powerful.

 

Music, Cars, Beautiful Country (VIDEO)

So Much To Say, No Time To Say It - Part 4

Most of the time, I do these on Twitter now, so if you follow me you'll see a lot of things there.  And, if you don't have a Twitter account but have Facebook, my tweets are forwarded to my Facebook.

First, the iPhone still needs Flash.  There are so many videos that I don't get to see because they are Flash.

Sony announced NGP (Next Generation Portable)

Motorola Officially Introduces the Atrix...might be my next phone.



Google introduces Cloud Print (I just set it up and it is so easy and awesome).

Dodge steals the LED style head-lights from Audi.
First Audi's design...COOL.

Second, Chrysler's design...actually pretty nice too, but COME ON.  Be original.

Honda makes the minivan uglier...if that's even possible.  I think the line at the bottom of the windows looks bad with that weird jog at the back window.  It takes away from the flow of the car.

Here is a video of NBC's Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric try to explain the Internet and the "at" symbol in 1994.


There is more I've forgotten, but I'll hopefully remember and post later (I just laughed to myself because I've lost the time to blog in my life, thanks to kids, and life, and work).

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Goodnight Moon...Good Morning Audi A8

Goodnight Moon is a book we read often to our boys.  I enjoy it, my wife memorized it, and my boys can't get enough of it.  Now Audi has taken this classic children's book and made a commercial with it.  The 2011 A8.  It is the new luxury.  If I were a millionaire...


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More About The Audi Quattro

More about the Audi Quattro Concept is coming out.  Here's a video with the 1980 Quattro.  This would be the 30th anniversary of the Quattro.

Also, Audi's PR chief let Car and Driver take it for a spin is Southern California. Read more here.

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Audi Quattro Concept...Celebrating 30 Years of Greatness (Updated with Video)

I love Volkswagen and Audi. They both make great cars. This is the concept Audi Quattro to celebrate 30th years of Quattro performance.

There is also a gallery of pictures at Autoblog.

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A1...The Next Big Thing Episode 2

Trailer Episode 1 Episode 2

A1...The Next Big Thing

www.audi.com/a1

Get That Commercial Audi Here

Audi made a commercial that may be considered to be in "bad taste" and has already been pulled from YouTube. My favorite automotive blogs, autoblog, found this copy for us to be shocked by. Please, don't try this at home.

R8 vs ZR1

Watch it while it's still up. Clarkson is so fun to watch. And the Stig is a great driver.

Saab 9-5? Looks Like a Rebadged Audi A6

So the new Saab 9-5 looks like an Audi A6. And the A6 has had a similar look for over 10 years. Here's a 1999 Audi A6. And here's the beautiful 2009 Audi A6. Hey Saab, try harder. I mean, I'm sure Audi is flattered that you want to be like them, but come up with your own look.

Just For Fun

Enjoy.

Not All Car Companies Are Losers

Audi posted a record number of sales for 2008. According to Jalopnik, Audi posted "1,003,400 sales globally, a 4.1 percent increase over last year’s 964,151 sales. December 2008 sales jumped 17.4 percent (82,800) over the previous year’s December sales (70,523)." Today, I found this concept Audi A7 over at Autoblog. Look at this thing. It's a work of art. This is why Audi is coming up in the world while most of the others are coming down. This is a thing of beauty expected to be shown at the North American International Auto Show or NAIAS.

El Camino of Assie-land (And Then I Start Rambling)

They still have an El Camino in Australia made by Holden called the Ute. Here's an ad showing the history of the Ute. The Chevrolet El Camino, which was built from 1959-87 (with a break from 60-64), was GM's response to Ford's Ranchero. Although the popularity of the El Camino carried it on for nearly 8 more years beyond the Ranchero, we haven't seen a newly designed El Camino here in the USA since the late 80s. The Aussies; however, have both the GM owned Holden Ute and the Ford Falcon (new name for the Ranchero) today. There is some buzz on the automotive blogs that GM may introduce an El Camino based off the Ute platform here in the USA, but don't hold your breath. Automakers don't bring the popular cars of other countries here because they don't think they will do well. That must be why all the foreign cars do so poorly. Wait, isn't Toyota on top now? Can you say bitter? I'm not really interested in the Ute myself but I do think American Automakers are making decisions that don't fit the pulse of automotive fans here in the USA. Ford and GM both have excellent vehicles they produce and sell in other countries, which are appealing to Americans too. This concept of "World Cars" would probably work if automakers focused there research more on what is hot and what's not. There are probably several problems that I don't know about, like: the unions, differing opinions within the corporations, poor data gathering, self glorifying designers, old school thinking (like Ford and their desire to name all cars with "F" and all SUVs with "E" in the USA). I think there should be more avenues for consumers to give input on what they are looking for. With the Internet this should be easy. Heck, if you read a few blogs and automotive magazines, you'd see what's available in other countries and what's missing here. If you think about it, why do we still have cars with problems like roominess, fuel economy, power, handling, beauty, safety. Why are all the American Automakers losing money every year when this is the county with the most advanced, most wealthy, most wide spread, self indulged, EVERYTHING? How can the automakers RIGHT HERE be so out of touch with the desires of the people RIGHT HERE? Why is it the foreign automakers are out selling, out designing, out EVERYTHINGing the American Automakers? It's sad really. Henry Ford is often thought of as the "Father of the Automobile" (I know there is some debate on this), and Ford is now known for poor quality vehicles. I could talk for hours about the first and last Ford my parents bought (Taurus) and how it killed my parents' bank account. It was a pile of.....it was horrible. And now Ford renames the Five-Hundred to "Taurus". They are so out of touch that they think the Five-Hundred did poorly because of the name? NO! READ A BLOG OR MAGAZINE, FORD! You'll see that it's a boring design, it had a gutless engine, and it's front wheel drive. The Taurus name did nothing to help. And the engine upgrade, done with the name change, wasn't enough to offset the stigma associated with the name "Taurus". At least "Five-Hundred" started with an "F". Haha. Give me an Toyota or Honda so I know I'll see 200K miles. Give me an Audi or BMW so I can love to drive the roads of this HUGE country. Give me my VW Golf with 167,000+ miles and great handling, fuel economy, comfort, sound system, design, etc. so I can know I purchased an inexpensive vehicle that has fulfilled so many of my desires. Sure it's a little small, but it does so much extra that I forget about it's stature (yeah, okay and it's color, jerk). It's blue. Stop calling it purple. Wow. What happened here. I really just lost track of the point of this blog. I need to add a subtitle to this blog. I'm a ramblin' man.

History of Audi

This is a great video I found over at Top Speed about the history of Audi. This is why German cars are so great. If I could fit my family in another VW Golf, I would. It is true that VW, maker of the Audi, builds "drivers' cars."