FobzyMemories of past buggies - a photo shoot
August 18th 2009 11:50
A typical former East German (DDR) "Trabant" car is seen parked during a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the "Iron Curtain" near St. Margarethen, June 26, 2009.
REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader
I know what you're all looking for is one of the latest, fastest, overpriced, superbugs, which they call hot rods, well the hoons do , anyway , but who said they had any class anyway, couldn't recognise a classy car if they fell over one.
BUT, first things first, I have a proud announcement to make. YES, I'm a DAD and a legitimate one at that, despite my illegitiacy at birth, yes, when you say fobzy, you old bastard, you speak nothing but the truth. Although the old is certainly a distortion of the truth.
But my son, Charles, James, Henry, William, Cyril, Aloyisius, had to remember the grandparents and family inheritances and all that, you know, has arrived in this world with the benefit of decently married parents, thanks to my lovely wife Mary, and I must confess, it does take two to tango, but our tangoing has certainly paid off, but what a little screecher he is.
He just sleeps, screams, then eats, with the whole household disrupted by his need to guzzle, and even Mother accepts that, she is just so proud you'd think it was her baby.
Mary is definitely the flavour of the month and now she is home with his little lordship, the house is beset with visitors and the staff are going crazy trying to cope, and entertain the guests between sleep and feeds and our new nanny is very strict on that one.
But I being the dad, do have the occasional special privilege so at a quiet moment I took our little boy off to see his new train set, and I must admit he was not impressed and after listening to my rantings for such a short while, he opened his lungs and yelled and I very quickly returned him to his mother and nanny, with both having a look on their faces, saying, sternly, "I told you so".
Oh, well, my day will come.
But for those who remember woodstock I've found a great lttle photo collection for you which those halcyon days of free love out in the woodstock fields and water ways have encouraged the resurrection of a cute little buggy destined in Germany for an evironmentally friendly super little bug, decorated just as you might have found at woodstock.
So here is the link for you to click and go for this great little tour down memory lane, woodstock style.
rethinking the Trabi -click here
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