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Now that you got that
pesky dinner taken care of, how about the after dinner chocolates? Nothing says "I love you just a little bit less than my current project car" than a nice set of gearhead chocolates.
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Bumbeck and myself can both count
Gearhead as a cornerstone in our auto-writing careers. Mike's contributed to it for years, and I edited a few issues, a task that nearly drove me straight to the booby hatch and ultimately led me to Jalopnik's door. Also of note,
Gearhead founder Mike LaVella bestowed the nickname "Johnny Uptown" upon Wert. So if you want to do yourself a favor, check out the longest-running (if rather sporadically issued) punk rock car mag in history. The new issue's out now and features all manner of rad stuff, from the Burbank Choppers car club to the New York Dolls. Get with the program, fools.
– Davey G. Johnson
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You thought the taunting would never end, didn't you? Well, it's here, and we've got a winner. Class, meet Stephen. He came up with a dizzying array of music all well-suited to the 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLR LeMans prototype racer. What makes Stephen's entry better than all the rest is not just the diversity of his song choices (everything from Diana Ross to H
sker D
), but the way he related them to the aerodynamically unstable racecar, thus illustrating his knowledge of not only LeMans, but also busting out with some MB arcana that posts about SLKs just can't match, no matter how many Ted Leo or Mot
rhead tracks you may throw at us.
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Today we've got two playlists that are so incredibly great that if y'all don't step up right away, they're definitely gonna walk away with the the runner-up prizes. We're announcing the winner tomorrow, but you've still got time. If you think you can outdo these two, by all means, give it a shot. You'll walk off with some cool stuff from
Gearhead Records as well as the knowledge that you're most certainly one of the rockingest automotive aficionados around, and definitely more worthy of your own model of Land Rover than
P. Diddy. Once again,
the rules.
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All right ladies and gentlemen, we're hoping you're adequately prepared to rock, because you've only got another day to enter our
playlist contest. A Benz. Fifteen songs that go with said Benz. Any Benz you want. Playin' requests now from the bandstand. El Jalopnik combo; makes fifteen dollars a night. Weddings, parties, anything. And bongo jazz a speciality.
Rules here. Prizes from
Gearhead Records. Winners announced Thursday.
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Okay kids, we're into day three of our rock 'n' roll playlist contest. Keep sending 'em in, and we'll keep critiquing your submissions. The deadline's Wednesday evening. The prizes are courtesy of the fine folks at
Gearhead Records and include a t-shirt of your choice, as well as some choice slabs of rock 'n' roll. So keep the entries coming...we've seen some amazing stuff already. Remember, pick a Benz, any Benz, and choose fifteen songs appropriate to the vehicle. Include an explanation if you want. Please remember, there's an umlaut in Mot
rhead. Forget that, and Lemmy's liable to move in next door to you and kill your lawn. Once again,
the rules.
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Who's got the most discerning car-obsessed readers on the web? Us,
duh. This was proven
yesterday when we initiated the first round of our latest Jalopnik contest, inviting readers to send in fifteen-song playlists to be paired with a Mercedes vehicle of their choice from any point in history.
Gearhead Records, the fine folks who in the past have brought you excellent recordings by bands like the Hives, the Hellacopters and the Dukes of Hamburg (who recorded the greatest version of "Greensleeves" ever to cut wax), are offering up a passel of goodies to the folks who come up with the best playlists. Voting's open until Wednesday, with the winners to be announced on Thursday. After the jump, a couple of the latest entries, just so you kids know what you're up against. Oh, and here's the
Official Gawker Media Contest Disclaimer Thingy.
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