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The Bugatti Veyron is one of the fastest, most expensive and rarest modern super car in the world. A used Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 coupe will set you back about $1.6 Million. Here’s a few listed for sale and here’s the Wikipedia entry.

Even more rare is the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 Grand Sport which is the convertible version of the car. Around $2 Million, if you can get one. There are only going to be 80 built so seeing one “in the wild” on the freeways of L.A. is a rare treat. @DBKremer saw one on Tuesday and got the cell phone video above. Hard to imagine a car that will go 253 mph being stuck in stop-and-go L.A. traffic.

I made a few joke Twitter comments about the controversial Britney Spears song “If You Seek Amy” which is said to have a double meaning.  My Tweets:

@scottsands @PaulPoteet Hit song in British crack houses & rehab centers: “If You Seek Amy Winehouse”. Bring a fifth and a hypo.

And combining popular culture with an obscure reference to a former president and first lady…

 @scottsands @PaulPoteet Hit song from 1950’s by Dwight D. Eisenhower: “If You Seek Mamie”. Video was a little scary. 

General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner has been in the news a lot lately.  I actually met Rick back in 2005 as part of a lavish four day GM event when I was working for a GM affiliate .  GM paid the airfare, put me up at the Ritz Carlton and I was wined and dined like I had never experienced before or since. The good old days when GM had no worries, all the money in the world and was willing to spend it.  I met Rick at a catered dinner at the GM Heritage Center.  The Heritage Center was car heaven with a great collection of classic GM cars.  One car I don’t remember seeing there was the most ugly car ever designed…the Pontiac Aztek.  I came across this article in Business Week that tells of GM’s plan to sell some of the Heritage cars

Whenever I read about GM’s financial troubles I remember the money they spent on that event, plus the butt ugly Aztek and I’m not really surprise of their troubles.  Here’s what Business Week had to say about the Aztek…

If you are into “notorious” cars, this might be the pick of the auction. The Aztek is synonymous now with bad design. The way some people say the “Cadillac of…” or “the Lexus of…” Now, people in the auto industry might say a bad design was “Honda’s Aztek.” GM rarely parts with “first-off-the-line” cars, but they made an exception here. This car was so badly received by the press that GM, to this day, won’t say which designer’s pen was responsible. The guy is in some kind of witness-protection program. The car had such a small and loyal following, though, that GM thinks that some of the Aztek nuts might come out of the woodwork and bid the price up.

Have you seen the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy with Will Ferrell? Not only have I seen the movie…I lived it. I worked in local live television in the 1970’s. I produced and directed live TV newscasts at WJIM-TV in Lansing, Michigan. Before that I was a production assistant on newscasts as well as specials like the holiday special “Christmas Parade”. It was live TV and funny things happen on live TV.

Here’s the story: “A Christmas Parade”.

Visiting the local Meijer store this week I observed two interesting signs.  At the end of one aisle in the home section I saw this “Hottie Alert” sign at a red tag clearance price.  Not many “hotties” alerting folks to their presence with a sign I guess so they had to clear ‘em out.

In the grocery section I found aisle number five marked “Water - Wine”.  The sign struck me as biblical.  I could imagine two employees talking: “Maurice, check aisle five, we’ve got a bearded guy in a robe changing water into wine.”

The guy on the left is real criminal Tony Parkinson, the guy on the right is fictional criminal character Ernest T. Bass from the classic Andy Griffith TV show.

When I read this story about real criminal Tony P. assaulting his ex-wife by driving a full size pickup truck on to her car..then throwing a rock at her..I had to think of Ernest T. Bass who showed his love by throwing a brick or rock at his “truueee love!”  Here’s a clip of Ernest T. from YouTube.  Hopefully Tony P. will spend some real time in a real jail nothing like the one in Mayberry.

Looking for the perfect gift.  How about a $70 Million dollar penthouse in San Francisco?  20,000 square feet, including 2,900 of terrace.  The description says it’s “one of the largest personal residences in all of San Francisco.”  Only “one” of the largest?  Click here to look at the life of the mega rich.

Some people call it the “Knuckle Knock” and some people call it the “Fist Bump”.  Which ever you call it folks are doing it including Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.  Here’s a video from the picture above.  Not only are athletes and celebrities knuckleknocking, but it’s also more healthy than a handshake.  With a handshake you spread viruses like the flu.  With a knuckle knock no germs.  Or should I say “kno” germs!  I like to call the new fad knuckle knock over fist bump for the simple reason…I have a financial stake.

I bought the Web domain names: knuckleknock.com, knuckknock.com, knucknock.com, nuckknock.com and have them for sale.  Like to buy the domain names?  Shoot me an e-mail at: knuckleknock@kremer.com

A brand new Nordstrom department store opened up on the northside of Indianapolis.  My wife Nancy and several of her friends went to the grand opening.  Nordstrom was giving out some party goodies including pink  feather boas.  Our friend Kathy was the first person into the store and was so excited, she did a little dance that was captured by the local ABC News station WRTV.  Here’s the video.  Kathy, you go girl !!!

Turn off the lights and get ready   for…

Do you think ghosts only haunt old houses? This young couple moves into an apartment and find it’s haunted.  A true ghost story.

The Newlywed’s Apartment

A group of young men move into an old general store.  Another true ghost story.

The Old General Store

You may not know who Don LaFontaine is…but you have heard him. He is the voice of movie trailers who often started with…”In a World…” He was feature in the GEICO commercial as “that announcer guy from the movies.” Here’s a link to that commercial on YouTube.

The bad news is that Don passed away this week. Being a former radio announcer I wanted to pay tribute to Don by featuring the video above. Don along with the most famous voiceover announcers there are. You may not recognize the faces, but you will recognize the voices.

If you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks you may not have heard about former presidential candidate John Edward’s confession to having an affair.  His paramour was Rielle Hunter whose video production company Midline Groove was hired by Edward’s Political action committee.  In the last couple of days more information has emerged about payments to Midline Groove.  Specifically a $14,000 payment to them after the contract wihth Edwards was up.  The Raleigh News & Observer has a story here. 

I wondered if Midline Grove had a web site.  Apparently at one time they did, but it’s been taken down.  I did find a copy of http://midlinegroove.com/ at The Internet Archieve.  Here’s a screen capture of the one page web site.  On it the text states:

“Midline Groove is a full-service production company committed to projects that reveal truth — the authentic aspects of humanity that are right here and most often overlooked. Creating short and feature length documentaries for the web, broadcast, and big screen, the company was established in 2006 by producing partners Rielle Hunter and Mimi Hockman.”

Interesting and ironic that Rielle is looking for “…projects that reveal truth.”