No kidding. When I’m out in public I look like I’m getting people connected with construction and development, as well as support people such as technology and electronics. “Getting” meaning they appear to be crossing paths with me and intentionally sent. Believe I’m also getting their family members too such as wives and children.
I have lost count how many “big toy trucks” have driven past or near me when I’m out doing errands. Some look too big to be road legal! Still cool though! The drivers appear to be people who work with tools and equipment mostly white males. I don’t actually know any of these people. I’m not offended, I just don’t know them.
Admittedly I’m seeing Fast and Furious types of vehicles also! I enjoy them all… expensive and non-expensive alike. Prolly getting at least 3-10 passing by per hour. That’s not counting TESLAs!
Fast and Furious, born of L.A. Why this image in-of U.K.? I was in person for previs on this motion picture very early on. I drove more than one vehicle that was used in the movie.
Oddly, and I want to acknowledge this… I probably do still have a tighter bond with Los Angeles, CA than San Diego, CA. I hadn’t thought of it this way much, however my feeling is more people know me there than they do in San Diego for in person and whatever I got into and out of my whole life. I regret now that I could not become a long term Los Angeleno and feel that probably should have been my original path. I just could not arrange it well myself and had no real family who could either. There were some very criminal and grim times in the 1970s and people had to keep me out of that city, probably others also.
I’m not suing anyone over my crazy/stupid-lookn’ court case. I know there are all kinds of crazy that have gone on over the decades. I actually hope I’ve appeased all kinds of people by getting so messed up even in recent years. Is everyone aware that I have been MESSED UP in Los Angeles many… many times in my life and may not have asked for it or deserved it?
In person I feel that I have been respectful of people in Los Angeles County when I’ve been there for a variety of reasons. Admit I had very real amnesia and FORGOT REASONS why I should not be in that county or city. Over time though I managed to befriend people along the way any way. I am not deeply connected anywhere to this day though. Most people only qualify as long term acquaintances at best. Some have been through a lot themselves with and without me at their side even virtually. They may be like family in this regard.
I’m still FAST AND FURIOUS with all kinds of people that… I don’t even know! A long time ago I did bond with some people temporarily over STREET TAKEOVERS and previs for the movies themselves! I didn’t get to know those people. I got replaced by regulars in town very easily and I was way gone. Gangs and mafia appear to have mugged me for decades and prevented me from owning even a dirt cheap old sport car, or cool pickup. Now I am an older person, however I still like quick cars.
Hello beautiful people, and I mean this in the most spiritual sense! Being a secret creative on the Fast and Furious movie saga since the 1970s when I was a child, I know the emotional VALUE of a street takeover. And I don’t oppose people doing this kind of thing.
What comes of this is DANGER though, for people who come to participate. We don’t want brothers and sisters getting injured, or worse. This is when it is not so cool and ruins it for everyone. No one wants to go home and remember for YEARS, even their whole lifetimes about that fkn race or that bad move that got a young, or even old, brother or sister severely injured or k-lled. It puts a stigma on a whole neighborhood, even town within a big city.
Here is my wish! I know brothers and sisters want to group, celebrate life together. Can it be done in a way that is legal and safe? Is there a place to gather and sport with cars and together as human beings without looting a store, without endangering those who just come to watch the spectacle?
Again, I completely understand the VALUE of a last minute flash crowd, street takeover. It is almost part of the highest level of the religion of street cars and street racing to gather and SPORT, without prior permission and without spending money to do it. Without formal organization, and it just comes together in a beautiful way. The Christian Bible speaks of Jesus and hundreds of people finding a way to share food and enjoy the day even when people came and had nothing. I don’t know other religious texts, but I bet they have similar. A coming together for a street takeover is a modern way for cowboys to ride in on their horses, set up a camp and fkn party all night long under the stars and shoot guns into the sky and drink. It’s in American cowboy movies. So it is so natural to do this.
Is there a way, to find a designated street, or part of a town where it can be legalized as a “street party zone”? I know this sounds lame, but I’d rather brothers and sisters find an answer so they can still party and not lose the ability to gather at all. In film productions, INCLUDING THE FAST AND FURIOUS movies… we PAY to own a street or part of a neighborhood for use to race cars on. No joke. I humbly suggest peeps look into this instead of getting their rides impounded. Find ways to keep everyone safe too.
So here is the thing, kids driving fast in residential neighbors at any time of the day and looking really bad-a and pretending to be crew and family of Fast and Furious… you gotta take your stunt driving to places where there are NO PEDESTRIANS and NO PUBLIC DRIVING is/are at risk. You ARE NOT COOL endangering potential FANS of Fast and Furious. Way no bueno.
In the very first movie the opening scene was young Paul Walker PRACTICING in a parking lot, NOT ON THE STREETS. That was a message in of itself. It’s really real. Some of the fastest, best drivers… in racing and stunts… DO NOT PRACTICE ON COMMON PUBLIC STREETS.
Humble suggestion: At least go to INDUSTRIAL PARKS*. Paul Walker and peeps kept their cars in industrial park areas and they did drive really fkn fast in THOSE KINDS OF NEIGHBORHOODS: BUSINESS and INDUSTRIAL parts of the city.. AFTER HOURS, like on weekends. But truth: don’t p-ss off the police. If they tell you “slow down” or “go elsewhere” they mean it. They love cars too. They don’t want you de-d or bystanders either. There are places to be with your cars, 1/4 milers and long distance cruisers alike. Added level of cool? See if you can find a quiet remote industrial park that may tolerate some driving and has a small mom and pop deli to open off hours for snacks and drinks!
Another cool idea? SHOW RESPECT for residential neighborhoods THIS WAY: Drive slow. Let people see your cars, let them admire your cars. PARADE your cars through neighborhoods slowly. No joke. Wave, smile. Show people true residential neighborhood skillz. Stop at stop signs. Let people use crosswalks. Kids and adults ADMIRE cool cars, expensive and non-expensive ones. Make friends even if you don’t speak with them. Not enemies. You can even go to parks and have very calm, cool gatherings and impromptu car shows. Let locals walk around your vehicles, talk about mods and upgrades. This is sportsmanship, not nerdgasming. Driving is still a SPORT. It takes all kinds of skill and practice, knowledge.
*Warning on driving in industrial parks. If you really wanna be legit, go slow and study the road you are planning to drive fast on. SCOUT IT. Make sure there is NO DEBRIS and hazards that could cause an accident. No one is going to judge you for being careful on your first pass through an area.
I did write about illegal racing some months back. That blog post is here > ILLEGAL STREET RACING
