Cars, retro stuff, orange, retro cars, retro orange stuff, retro orange cars, orange oranges, retro oranges, retro car stuff, retro car orange stuff, orange stuff, stuffed oranges, you get the idea. Not retro car oranges though, cos THAT would be STUPID.
I love old cars and funk/soul/hiphop/jazz music. I love going away to VW Festivals and shows, drag racing, rallying... I love sitting out under the stars, exploring new places, learning new things, meeting new people. I'm not really a TV/Big Brother/Soap Opera kinda guy, I'm not a clubber/raver, and I'm not a fashion follower or lover of any other consumerist/materialist stuff like that either. If that makes sense. Just not my kind of thing really... Doing my own thing, making my own path through life and all that. I'm happy on my own, but I'm happier when surrounded by good friends.
mm... Dunno really. I do enjoy meeting and getting to know people, everyone has a story to tell, everyone is intriguing, everyone has something you can learn from. I like meeting people that see the world in the same way that I do (doesn't happen often!) but I'm fascinated by those that don't, also. So... If you fancy saying hello, don't be afraid to do so... Get in touch!
Woerthersee 2008 SLEEPS COUNTER!!!1!
Yeah. DJ Shadow, Jazz, Blues, breakbeat stuff, turntable wizardry, Herbaliser, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Ninja Tune, Studio !K7 etc etc etc etc...
Not really. Don't have the attention span! Faves include The Matrix, Le Mans (Steve McQueen but the 917 is the REAL hero), The Italian Job (the original OBVIOUSLY), Austin Powers, and The Pink Panther films though.
Nah. There's never 'owt on, is there? Rubbish.
Never really get chance to read them, fave has to be Neuromancer by William Gibson though. Or Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Cyberpunk innit. Magazines for me, CAR and Retro Cars are the main two.
None. I don't really believe in the concept of them... Weird, huh?
Info innit
Sites:
Retro-motoring - my own site, in progress
Volkszone - people seem to like me on there for some odd reason!!
Retro-rides - Ahh, home
Car:'83 Mk1 Golf GTI 'Campaign' 16v in Mars Red, and, err, a Corsa 1.2, but I don't talk about that.
Fave Drink:
Jägermeister
Glovebox contains:
Scratched CD (CDR with "Darren's CD" on it in someone elses handwriting yet I know not what is on it), retro-rides flyers, screen wipes, sachet of brown sauce from motorway services.
Glovebox does NOT contain:
Gloves. Equally, there are no parcels on the parcel shelf. Or boots in the boot.
Secretly wants to own:
Austin Allegro Equipe
Fave place:
Wörthersee, Austria or Portmeirion, Wales
Typically wears:
Generic no-brand clobber, Army&Navy Combat trousers, plain T-Shirts, that sort of thing...
Baldness Factor:
5
Grey Factor:
1
Stupidity Quotient:
High to Extreme
Top Speed:
Unknown
Special Power:
Interesting retro-car detection - twenty cars back in the mirror, under a tarp in a side street, behind a hedge, at the far end of a car park on a dark winter evening etc etc
Likes to photograph, yet doesn't know why:
Ratty/decaying urban architechture, abandoned furniture in streets, faded/rusty road signs, peeling paintwork, doors. (no, REALLY, I have NO idea why.)
Was most embarrassed when:
Saw a clean Mk5 Escort RS2000 and thought "hmm, not bad!". "The Champ Is Back"?! SHYEAH RIGHT.
Pocket contents:
28p in loose change, receipt from Aldi, keys.
Sport?
No. Do a lot of Road Rallying and stuff though, but not a footy fan or 'owt like that.