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  1. BigHead

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    #1 BigHead, Oct 5, 2009
    For the 3 of you that may care, the Automobile Magazine article on our Supercars Across America trip with fellow FCA/NER members Dan Watkins (FChat: Dan360) and Glenn Farrell is now out! Subscribers should be receiving the November issue in their mailboxes any day (some have already gotten it), and it's available now on newsstands.

    I submitted a 9,600 word masterpiece/giant stinkin' pile of rubbish about twice the length they had specified. Oops. The editors were kind enough to spend several days hacking away the useless bits with a chainsaw to get it down to something like 3,700 words, and with the photos they selected from the professional photographers, Mark and yours truly, it's an EIGHT PAGE spread. You'll be able to see it in the next (November) issue, and I'm pretty pleased. Some of the trimmed bits, including some fairly funny stuff probably not suitable for a national magazine (all of the rude jokes, the innuendo, idle gossip, and complete and utter lies) will turn up in the future, maybe as additions to the blog. http://bigheaddennis.blogspot.com/ Thankfully, this is the last you'll hear from me about this trip. :)

    vty,

    --Dennis
     
  2. vunico

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    #2 vunico, Oct 5, 2009
    wow...that was a fast turnaround !
    can't wait to read it...maybe you make the full version available online
     
  3. GuyIncognito

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    #3 GuyIncognito, Oct 5, 2009
    read it over the weekend. cool article, congrats on getting published! and even more congrats for getting to be part of such an epic drive :)

    I'm a big fan of Ezra Dyer (sp?), at first I thought it was one of his articles....so you either have a lot of talent, or I know who edited it ;) :D :D
     
  4. BigHead

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    #4 BigHead, Oct 6, 2009
    Thanks, Guy! Ezra is a friend of mine, and he actually was the person who introduced me to Automobile, so I'm very grateful to him. :)

    vty,

    --Dennis
     
  5. BigHead

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    #5 BigHead, Oct 6, 2009
    The editors would like you (and everybody) to go to the newstand and buy a copy! :) They said it might make it online, but not for awhile - unique articles like these are the main draw for the magazine (newstand and subscribers), so they don't get posted online immediately.

    vty,

    --Dennis
     
  6. BigHead

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    #6 BigHead, Oct 16, 2009
    For the 9 of you (more than 3, as it turns out) that aren't sick of the mention of the Supercars road trip, the Automobile Magazine article is now posted online!
    http://bit.ly/SupercarsAutomobileArticle

    That is all.

    Vty,

    --Dennis
     
  7. AJ

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    #7 AJ, Oct 16, 2009
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  8. aschultz19

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    #8 aschultz19, Oct 16, 2009
    Nice article... I get through a couple paragraphs each time i'm on the can.... The McLaren must have been nice to see....
    The 612 actually looks sleek on its side profile pic...

    Tony........
     
  9. BigHead

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    #9 BigHead, Oct 16, 2009
    That's a professional photo - Daniel Byrne, out of NY. *I* wish I had it in high res! :)

    His contact info is on my blog; check it out, maybe he will sell you a copy?

    BigHeadDennis.blogspot.com

    vty,

    --Dennis
     
  10. GrayTA

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    #10 GrayTA, Oct 16, 2009
    I got the magazine just for this article. Congrats!!!

    Cool to know you are here on FChat.


    PDG
     
  11. Otter

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    #11 Otter, Oct 18, 2009
    Great trip, this is what life is about, excellent cars, good friends and a mission, would love to take a trip like that!!!! Thanks, Otter P.S. LOVE the 16M, back that chevy up into some dough and make some super car cookies!!!!LOL
     
  12. Ferrari 360 CS

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    #12 Ferrari 360 CS, Oct 18, 2009
    Will see if I can try find a copy down here....
     
  13. LightGuy

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    #13 LightGuy, Oct 18, 2009
    Long time subscriber to Automobile here.
    About the only mag I can tolerate any more along with Road and Track.
    Ezra is my favorite columnist now, quite the wit.

    Great article all in all.
    But hey; not much comment on the F1, my all time eternal favorite.
    What's up with that ?
     
  14. BigHead

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    #14 BigHead, Oct 19, 2009
    Automobile Magazine has now put it online!

    http://bit.ly/SupercarsAutomobileArticle

    Enjoy, and thanks for the great comments. And, yes, I will put the full, unexpurgated version on the Blog eventually... :)

    vty,

    --Dennis
     
  15. HolyRoller

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    #15 HolyRoller, Oct 20, 2009
    Wow, thanks!

    Last week I read over the article in my usual way, that is, for free, while drinking coffee at Barnes & Noble, which carries most of the car rags (although Books-a-Million has far better car books and also Forza). But I had a friend with me and she deserved some attention too, so I didn't read the article in detail. One thing that did stick with me was the best photo I've ever seen of a 612. I've seen 612s in the showroom and in many pix, but that one in the hardcopy (think it was at a gas station) really flattered it.

    Keep on truckin' and how about a reenactment of The Cannonball Run, with a Countach, etc.
     
  16. BigHead

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    #16 BigHead, Oct 20, 2009
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    Yeah, that gas station pic of the 612 is really quite good (and I don't look as fat and ugly as usual!) :) Guess that's what happens when it's shot by a professional!

    I did take a pretty good pic of the 612 myself, in a scenic outlook off Skyline Dr (below). I like this angle a lot.

    vty,

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  17. Blown Z

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    #17 Blown Z, Oct 20, 2009
    Great article. Thanks for sharing and congrats on getting it published!
     
  18. anunakki

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    #18 anunakki, Oct 21, 2009
    That is one of the coolest pictures I have ever seen.


    Congrats on your article. I got mine but havent had a chance to look through yet.
     

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