What is the greatest LINE in all of country music? Not a whole song; just the best line? Examples: "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" "I'm crazy for tryin, and crazy for cryin, and I'm crazy for lovin you" "Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots"

@retro-commercials.bsky.social got some great screenshots for you here:

Perfect color.

Seriously, if you're a non-Pittsburgher, or even a non-American, please watch this joyful half hour documentary. Whether it's the guy at Grant Bar who makes coconut cream pies, or the couple who runs the homemade candy store, or the diner where Michele Obama once ate, the whole thing is wholesome.

I'm not big on the whole "I was born in the wrong generation" shtick, but man... somtimes...

Whenever I need an escape, watching Rick Sebak’s “The Joys of Millvale“ always cheers me up. It’s the perfect encapsulation of what makes Western Pennsylvania so great. You could live halfway around the world, and this will still make you smile. youtu.be/bNwEIyqZSmI?...

make the zamboni drivers compete

dudes rock

One of my favorite interviews we did was with actor Sam Groom. From 1981-83, he was the face of AMC's "Tough Americans" ad campaign. But he is so much more! I'm sharing the whole interview, filled with stories from Hollywood to Kenosha: youtu.be/C0SsC-n9vjw?...

Disappointed this wasn’t part of the opening ceremonies.

Me 'n the boys going out to pick up chicks at the county fair:

This guy was definitely the real deal, though. Thing was crammed with tools, parts, and a loose acetylene tank just rolling around in the back.

Just a Chevette parked in the Home Depot contractor lot at 8pm on a Sunday.

One of my favorite parts of our AMC documentary was working with people who preserve and digitize old automotive media, which included a lot of vintage TV commercials and factory footage: youtu.be/K2iRe2Yuo4E?...

Watching my favorite Japanese TV show where they interview people about what they're having for lunch, and today‘s guests are two sweet potato farmers that drink Monster Energy with every meal.

I guess this is a modern equivalent of a DVD bonus feature... here are some clips from the interviews that didn't make it into our final cut of The Last Independent Automaker. All great people; we just couldn't squeeze everything into our 3-hour time limit for the show. youtu.be/X_U1uKN4Vlw?...

Watching a documentary from the mid-90s, and this woman is reading a newspaper with a giant headline: “Reliable Chevy Tahoe”

My friend was an AMC/Jeep salesman in Connecticut back in the 70s/80s, and he said snow plows were an amazing sales tool. You tell a young guy that if he spends a couple hundred bucks extra on a plow, his Jeep CJ will pay for itself. Sealed the deal in a lot of cases.

Need one of these bad boys.

YouTube must hate our behind-the-scenes podcast, because it's absolutely wrecked my algorithm. However, I still think our conversations are fun, interesting, and can perhaps inspire other automotive filmmakers to create car stories of their own: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEeQ...

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Shaking hands and making friends

I’m watching a 1990s documentary about Pittsburgh, and there’s a guy eating ribs at a BBQ restaurant in a shirt that says, “I’m not DRUNK, I’m just a RACE FAN.”

Anyways, here's a really low-quality music video of Conway Twitty driving up to an ex-girlfriend's house in an AMC Pacer wagon, badly lip-singing, then driving away. youtu.be/eVM_dAe434w?...

Can it be summer yet?

Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"

Marketplace has decided the only 2 cars I'm allowed to buy are clapped out Model S's and 1950s Kaisers.

Apropos of @lgr-yt.bsky.social releasing a new "Thrifts," this week my cousin's wife found a stack of his senior high school photos at a thrift shop... hundreds of miles away from his home town.

Figures that after finally putting in the effort to set up an antenna and watch a Steeers game for the first time in 2 years (I don’t have cable or ESPN+ or whatever), they’d play like garbage and lose.

didn’t know condiments came in different trim levels

Which button you pressing?

Kerchow things are happening on marketplace

"Might be a little dust on the bottle, but it's one of those things that gets sweeter with time."

We need value like this again

Talk about deals...

Despite accusations of using AI (or my one aunt who thought it was my voice in disguise) we hired a real, live human being to narrate our documentary. Check out our interview with voice-over artist, actor, SCUBA diver, and former "The Price is Right" winner, Ted Limpert: youtu.be/KLTQTstBFb0?...

I miss those cool summer nights.

10 years ago I had the silly idea to make a big documentary about a dead car company. This year, with the help of hundreds of people smarter, wiser, and more generous than me, we finally made it happen. I'll be forever grateful to those who helped make this dream come true. And that includes you!

With MTV closing up shop, I once again have to thank @theautopian.bsky.social for letting me write a story that was way too cool for any other car blog: the 1980's Plymouth Duster commercial made specifically for the 1st ever Music Video Awards! www.theautopian.com/heres-the-st...

Somebody on Marketplace is selling a new, in-box, never used, fully loaded Lawn Boy from the final year they offered the legendary 2-stroke engine... For $5,000.

Come join the chat! AMC trivia starts soon... www.youtube.com/live/UUxTjob...

Marketplace is back at it again

Gonna be contrarian and say the TV edit of Christmas Vacation is the best way to watch. You don't lose any of the good jokes, and the profanity doesn't really add much. Plus if you taped it off TV like my family, you get to watch the same '90s commercials every year.

Hi friends, join me Monday night on YouTube for a livestream marathon of our documentary *PLUS* live AMC trivia! www.youtube.com/live/UUxTjob...

The World is Enough

Charging my Hummer EV at home:

Actually, there should be a whole game show filled with environmental challenges. -Hypermiling Priuses -keeping the thermostat as low as possible -washing hair with low-flow showerhead

I'd watch this.