AMERICA! YEAH MAN, YEAH!

On a trip to the Chicago Auto Show, I found myself surrounded by the real America and the testosterone fest of boys, cars, bikes, trucks and muscle cars. As this was my first time ever at a car show, I was surprised to find that concept car aren't as funky. I also realized that this show was quite frankly, a waste on someone like me, who can't tell an accura from a porsche.

Despite my overall lack of real interest in the cars, I had to admit, some of the concept cars were breathtakingly beautiful in their streamline form and styling.

Some were also amazingly HUGE and ridiculous looking. This car/truck/suv/monster makes the original boat station wagon I drove at 18, look like an anorexic supermodel. The details got even better when we walked to the back and found...

A 40 inch flat screen tv and probably one powerful sound system ever built into a car. I see know this is the equivalent and the Hummer limos combined with the tailgating community/drive by hip hop party. I wonder if the gas mileage on this car goes over
10 miles/gal.

The situation got even more interesting when I realized the US military had established a presence there. Soldiers in military garb gave away goodies, spoke to young men, and lured them to the booth with a virtual guitar playing competition. Hard core rock music played in the area as I looked around to notice...


A massive pickup truck with rocket launchers. And..

A tank. Where all the young boys could go inside and play with the controls. And...
A Helicopter. Where once again, young men and boys would go inside and play around with the controls.

When I think about it. Its awfully smart of the military to be there. It is a prime recruiting place with so many young men ogling cars. The rock music and cool "toys" and awesome guys who would tell you all about their work probably could possibly be pretty attractive to the unemployed and technology oriented. God bless people who enlist and fight for our country. They are brave, hard working and deserve all the applause and respect from those of us who would rather pretend they are above it all and apathetic. But it still really irritates me that the military entices people to enlist by making war look fun/cool. Yeah man yeah! Join and you can hang out with the brothers and launch those missiles and drive these tanks. Yeah!

I guess everybody gets their kicks somewhere.