V&R Stories: My First Auto Show…and How It Stunted My Childhood
In elementary school, I was a car kid. And, a sports kid. And, a music kid. And, a world affairs kid. Hell, I was too well-rounded for a kid.
Category: V&R Stories
V&R Stories: The National Football League and an Automotive Storyteller
TweetAs much as my brother and I liked the National Football League, it took us a while before we actually went to a game. Before I dive into this little series of stories, I understand fully this is an automotive website. It is all about cars. However, the biggest game in American football is happening …
V&R Stories: The Insanity of Self-Relocation
TweetMoving day. We have all been there. Most of us will most likely use a rental vehicle to achieve either a cross-town or cross-country move. Some of us will rely on friends and their vehicles to help. Others will hire a moving service to do the job for us. With the exception of a utilizing …
#JustDrive
TweetWho are you? Are you an enthusiast? Are you a person who wants to be an enthusiast? Do you have the best car in the world? Or, do you have the bets car you can find for the money you can spend? We are all of the above – and in-between. But, what makes us …
V&R Stories: Repping The Job in a PT Cruiser
Tweet Remember the concept of gainful employment. You might be experiencing it right now. You could be in an employment situation where you are performing duties that are not in your job description. Maybe you like doing these tasks…or, not. This was me in late 2002. At a time when Victory & Reseda was only …
V&R Stories: Going on Tour With The Chorus
TweetHitting the road on a concert tour? Why, of course I did! When you're a musician or part of a musical group, it takes the proper logistics to pull off a tour whether it’s a major international effort or just a few places here and there. The magic is moving the artists, staff, roadies, their …
V&R Stories: The Last Train Home
Among the lessons I learned being a Northern Californian involved making the right call when "going out" at night without a car. Keep in mind that driving a car in San Francisco required a sense of insanity even the sanest of people acutely have. It had been said that finding someone to have a nightcap with was easier than finding a parking spot in San Francisco.
V&R Stories: A Pivotal Moment in My D.C. Life
The rites of spring are a part of Easter. The sun warms up the Earth, bringing greenery and bloom to wherever it grows from. This is the one one we all agree on – the permanence of warmth and beauty that makes our lives full. It also welcomes any spring rains to help things grow in the process.
V&R Stories: Ode to the Hero In a V12 Jaguar
But every once in a blue moon a hero emerges from the masses. This hero gives you hope that car enthusiasts still exist and there will be warm weather again. For me this hero drives an early 80s Jaguar XJ-S V12 I have seen on Interstate 394 multiple times.
Happy 2017!
TweetIt is sunrise on a new year! Welcome to 2017! What should we expect from the fresh new mark on the Gregorian Calendar? The expected, perhaps? Or, maybe, the unexpected? Either way, Victory & Reseda is ready for another Calendar Year (with 11 months to go on our Editorial Calendar) to bring you views, reviews, …