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    Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial

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    Image of Braff Braff
    05/01/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    what is this mag-e-zeen you trolls speak of?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    So the basic job requirement is being a car nut?


    I submit then that we are all qualified to be editors for C/D and should be hired at once, en masse, for a fat shared salary and free cars to play with and car-related swag. We can make Graverobber and Ashe do most of the writing. and the rest of us can sit around and cheer them on. And drink.

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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    05/01/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: IIRC, Ash actually wrote all of 007's one-liners, and Graverobber is Shakespeare re-incarnated.


    That's a great idea. Hey, we even brought our own barkeep!

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    Contrast this to the interim guy's editorial:

    [jalopnik.com]


    And I'd say we're on a much better track.


    I might even re-subscribe...

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    04/30/09

    @Mad_Science: You had to remind me.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    At one point I subscribed to a dozen different car magazines. C&D was one of them. I always appreciated the slightly off-balanced passion the C&D staff had for cars and car culture. The days of DED, Sherman, Bedard, Yates, Lindamood, LJK Setright and many other contributors gave the mag a very distinct personality that stood out from the 11 or so other mags I read every month.


    Can C&D make a comeback? Well, I believe you can never go home again, but you can live on the same street, wear your dad's old fishing hat, listen to your mom's Marvin Gaye records and throw a tennis ball against the garage door until all hours of the night. As long as you realize its not a parallel universe, it can be an acceptable existence. Good luck, Eddie.

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    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    Best of luck!
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    With those first tentative whacks at my new iMac. . . Hmm, sound like he was relaxing to some Internet Pr0n prior to writing this. Good for him.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    Growing up, I didn't care about cars, other than they meant freedom from my parents for a while. At 18, I didn't know the difference between a Z28 and a Z3 (really, a friend bought a Z28 and I thought he had a BMW).

    At 20, someone gave me a giant box full of back issues of Car and Driver, and the reading was so entertaining I read every page of those and quickly sought out more. C&D is the reason I like cars today, but I canceled my subscription when the last good writer, Yates, was gone.

    I would love for C&D to return to its former style, but when I read the line about "general outrageousness" I had to laugh. It's been anything but for years. But I hope that comes back too.


    So who's got one of those subscription cards lying around?

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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    04/30/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Brock is a tool. One can never have too many tools.
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    04/30/09

    @Alfisted: I'm not saying I ever agreed with him, but he was enjoyable to read.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    C&D has always been my favourite of the car rags, as long as I've been able to read.


    I'm excited.

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    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    Car and Driver's one of the only car magazines I'll actually buy anymore.


    Here's hoping they don't go bankrupt!

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    I am also a "car nut." I have high hopes for you, Mr. Alterman.
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    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    I, too, am a car nut. Respect. And luckily for C&D, your dad didn't buy that 275, or you wouldn't be working.


    Long live car enthusiasts.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/30/09

    In reply to Eddie Alterman's Very First Car And Driver Editorial
    I'm hopeful. C&D has gotten a lot better recently, judging by their website at least.
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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    05/01/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: I'm not. In college, I learned you never, ever gave away your introduction or closing with quotes. You write them yourself.
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