Bumbeck's a man whose observations we often find notable. One of the more notable observations of Bumbeck's was that car culture trends in Oakland by and large seem to start with somebody's grandmother dying. The Wall Street Journal has even picked up on Uncle Bumbeck's truism and drops a reference to the city's International Boulevard in their story on why the kids are donkin' up their grandfathers' Oldsmobiles.

Hip to Be Square: Why Young Buyers Covet 'Grandpa' Cars [WSJ]

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