Burrell, I've always had an odd soft spot for the Subaru Forester. They get superb mileage, they hold things and people, and they're very nicely proportioned.

Nic used to drive a Toyota mid-serventies longframe Land Cruiser. Thing is, he also carried a full PA system around in it. People who seriously need to haul stuff for their gigs, I totally grok the SUV thing.

I loved my last car. A Chevy Cavalier station wagon, 1990 vintage. Not sexy, but she moved all my stuff about twenty times over ten years and three states, and she never let me down. She had over 200,000 miles on her when I was finally convinced to sell her, and I never had anything more major done than replacing the alternator once. Dang. I want that car back.

I'm not sure where small trucks fit on the giant car spectrum. My Nissan Frontier gets pretty good mileage, and I like being able to haul things. Plus, they are cheap. I've driven this same basic truck for 17 years--11 years for the first one and six for this one.

Wm Shatner is on Comedy Central singing.

The audience is getting into the cheese

I have lived in Arizona long enough I'm starting to want a truck, just to have a truck.

In other news, I am not drunk enough yet to be properly appreciative of Daniel's news that William Shatner is on TV, singing. And that people are having fun watching the performance. Not nearly drunk enough.

He is, in fact, singing "Last Dance."

Ah. "Comedy Central's Last Laugh '04" hosted by Norm MacDonald.

I'm getting confused between this conversation and the one that's going on in Natter, and I'm picturing sara dancing with her cat while the cat sings "Last Dance".

I like your version better, Tom!

Ginger, when there's stuff that needs hauling, trucks are my friend. Aint no way I can put a six by eight sheetrock slab in Ripper's back seat.

I do not, however, understand the triple cab monstrosos with quadruple wheel beds and axles ten feet in the air. Again, with the dick compensation...