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MCC/MM Founder Greg Capes Speaks:

11-12-04: Gettin' Warm and Fuzzy In My Old Age

by Greg Capes

Getting home late tonight, I pulled into the parking area on my motorcycle and my headlight flashed across my Bullitt-- I got all warm & fuzzy inside and I started thinking. (yes, that happens every once in a while!)

At some point in your life, (to me it happened VERY early) but all these car people on the site and off all have either consciously or unconsciously realized that their car, motorcycle or truck has became more than just transportation to them. It's become their passion, their entertainment, even their work. I mean cars have only been around for about 100 years, pretty small time when you think about how long this earth has been spinning around the sun, yet there are literally thousands even millions of people who's lives revolve around this wonderful invention!

I wonder what I would have gotten in to if I was born before the car. But as you all know there's something magical that happens to so many of our senses when a hot vehicle cruises by, the sound of the loud engine, the smell of the burning gasoline, the visual stimulation that often has the same effect as if you're looking at a beautiful woman (or man, I don't discriminate) and also, and here's the big one, feel the adrenaline of acceleration. We're all junkies to some degree, some more than others!

When you think about it all us car, truck & motorcycle people all have one common thread and it doesn't matter what make or model, we're all the same. We all give our lives to and for our vehicles without question or thought. If something breaks we find the money & time to fix it no matter what we have to give up. I know it's silly but we have real love for these inanimate objects, these vehicles become extensions of ourselves, and our lifestyle.  I LOVE my bike & my Bullitt and I wouldn't trade either of them for the world. The fact that you can walk into a car show and can IMMEDIATELY talk to anyone you like (with a few exceptions!) and hear the great stories and share knowledge and love for these moving pieces of art not made of canvas and paint but instead of metal, rubber, chrome & leather.

I feel very fortunate to have experienced all of the wonderful times from when I was a little boy until even this evening pulling into my parking space as some of the best times of my life has been in a car or on a motorcycle. Everyone has something in their life that can take them away from the pressures and troubles of life. When I climb behind the wheel or throw a leg around my bike nothing else matters in this world, it's just me & my vehicle and I sincerely hope that never changes.

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