Comments on: Question of the Night: Should TTAC Send Edward Niedermeyer to SEMA?

By: pleiter

pleiter — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:44:55 +0000

Edward, you need a structured challenge, here it is: Identify the up-and-coming used beater coupe with the highest potential for aftermarket Adders. May not pick a Honda product, because that is too obvious of an answer. RE: websites want money for their researched answer. My bet is Chevy Cobalt.

By: John Horner

John Horner — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:56:51 +0000

Go for it, and send him with a good camera as well!

By: NickR

NickR — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:41:49 +0000

I have no interest in the tacky vehicles that predominate. However, SEMA is the only venue left where our prudish, castrating, repressed society allows for the presence of booth-babes. So, maybe there is a reason to go after all.

By: dolo54

dolo54 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:35:49 +0000

I would say no, unless you are really bored and have nothing better to do. It could be funny though, if you get drunk enough…

@ Robert Farago: You can’t smoke acid but you can smoke mushrooms, really gives that joint an extra kick.

By: AllStingNoBling

AllStingNoBling — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:33:09 +0000

To heck with Ed, send me!

By: Edward Niedermeyer

Edward Niedermeyer — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:11:50 +0000

Many thanks for the votes of confidence. Let me just say that I look forward to learning the secrets of the chrome-laden, neon-drenched soul of this great experiment we call America. Gazing deeply into the eyes of young men and women who spend their weekends turning their Sunfires and Civics into rolling monuments to cheap credit and cheaper carbon fiber is truly an opportunity to confront the dark heart of our consumer society.

With furious scribbles I will lay bare our national id, and remind all of us why we are so lucky to not have been born a twenty-something man living in La Jolla, California. The truth, writ large, about cars is that we must occasionally drink deeply from the well of wretched excess in order to understand the full expression of automotive obsession. I will go there so that you don’t have to.

My name is Edward Niedermeyer, and I approve this message.

By: guyincognito

guyincognito — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:52:43 +0000

SEMA is what every tuner would be doing on a Saturday night if the Nazi’s had won the war. Give Ed some raw ether and let him loose in there.

By: DeanMTL

DeanMTL — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:24:01 +0000

Who knows, you mine enough mud and sooner or later you’ll find a nugget of gold. Why not?

By: N85523

N85523 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:45:14 +0000

I value TTAC for its understated class and several shreds of dignity. SEMA is a glorious celebration of the absenece of all class and dignity. I think a TTAC perspective could be worth a read.

By: Paul Niedermeyer

Paul Niedermeyer — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:58:03 +0000

I guess my vote would be considered nepotism? My fear and loathing of LV is all too palpable, having done one too many tv conventions there. But Ted? Yes! Anyway, RF, Ted doesn’t need artificial mind altering substances; it’s just how he is (and he came by it honestly).

By: no_slushbox

no_slushbox — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:25:42 +0000

Making fun of SEMA is too petty and overdone to be entertaining, and the chances of actually finding something innovative at the show are more than remote.

SEMA is a pathetically compromised mix of the SAE World Congress and the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo. I suggest you save your money and send Niedermeyer to those two events instead.

Your site will be able to report on much more interesting automotive innovation, and the picture gallery will be better also.

By: Robert Farago

Robert Farago — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:19:27 +0000

psarhjinian:

Yes, but did he inhale?

Uh, you don’t smoke acid. I mean, one doesn’t. At least, I don’t think anyone does. Do you?

By: psarhjinian

psarhjinian — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:07:49 +0000

“Have you ever dropped acid?:” I inquired. Eddy’s response is available on a need to know basis.

Yes, but did he inhale?

And would you, our Best and Brightest, like to read this literary experiment?

I’m not sure. SEMA is done pretty well by other blogs, so it’d be tough to come with The Truth About SEMA. One knows what to expect (wheels, nuclear-orange paint, nuclear-orange-painted wheels, barely-nuclear-orange-clad women) sort of thing.

Of course, I have no creative juices, so, well, I’m willing to be surprised. And I’m more than sure Mr. Niedermeyer is more than capable of such.

By: chuckgoolsbee

chuckgoolsbee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:05:59 +0000

I have no interest whatsoever in the wares being peddled at said show, but I’m always game for a little fear and loathing.

–chuck

By: Robert Farago

Robert Farago — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:05:57 +0000

romanjetfighter:

On acid.

By: romanjetfighter

romanjetfighter — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:02:39 +0000

You should make him write a review of the new Sonata. :o)