[DMCForum] Re: Bill Collins is not amused.

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

As a present my father unknown to me, bought me the black Delorean 
cupholder that Don Steger sells.

Have you ever thought of just buying one of those? It actually isn't 
that bad of a design. Works for what you need it for. 

-Joe




--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> With my luck, and the way I make impressions on people, most 
likely,
> he is.
> 
> Reminds me of a story. My buddy, his wife is a teacher. And one of 
her
> best friends in college teaches on a military base in Italy, as 
she's
> been married to a local Itallian guy for a few years now, and 
wants to
> stay in Italy. Last year, they went to go visit them over there in 
Rome.
> 
> So my buddy was at this dinner party with his wife, their friends, 
and
> some other people that they invited. And the conversation started 
up
> about cars. And this one gentleman was trying to ask what the 
fixation
> with cupholders is all about with Americans. Over the years, he's 
sold
> a few of his cars to various Americans who were stationed there, 
and
> almost all were puzzled when they found no cupholders in these 
cars.
> And he couldn't figure out why we keep such a high priority on cup
> holders in our cars. He was saying something to the effect 
of, "When
> you're cruising along at 130 so km/H, why can't just just 
appreciate
> the fineness of the automobile? The craftsmanship of the coachbuilt
> interior, the technology and precision of the drive train, and the
> overall exhilerating experience? Why do you all worry so much about
> keeping your bottle of Dr. Pepper near by? And so the conversation
> when on about European cars.
> 
> So my buddy says, "Yeah, my friend back in the states loves 
European
> cars, and owns one." The guy asked what kind, so he told him that I
> own a DeLorean. The guys eyes lit up, he said. He was excited! Ital
> Design!, Guiargio! Built in NI, engineered by Lotus, etc. He 
rattles
> off a whole bunch of stuff about the car. And then he asked how I
> enjoyed the car. My buddy told him how much I really do love the 
car,
> how comfortable, and ergonomic it is, etc. Although I only had one
> true complete. Eager to know (because he's never known someone who
> owns a DeLorean) he asked all serious like, what I was dipleased 
with.
> My buddy told him it was becase the car had no cupholders. 
According
> to him, the guy just laughed out loud. He thought that was so 
funny,
> and it got a good chuckle from everyone at the party.
> 
> -Robert
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > In Bill Collins hotel rooms he has the cable advertisement you 
did, 
> > and is using it for a dartboard as he aims for your head as he 
> > screams, "Here's your cupholders smartass".
> > 
> > :-)
> > 
> > 
> > -Joe
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" 
<dmcvegas@xxxx> 
> > wrote:
> > > Ok, if I pissed him off, then I am really sorry. So if anyone 
here
> > > sees him before I do, let him know.
> > > 
> > > Bill Collins, 2nd father to the DeLorean. The guy next to John
> > > DeLorean and Colin Chapman when it came to designing and 
> > engineering
> > > the car.
> > > 
> > > I have the chance to ask him the question of a lifetime, so I 
do.
> > > 
> > > "Why didn't the DeLorean come with cupholders?"
> > > 
> > > His answer: "Because cup holders weren't around back then!"
> > > 
> > > Ok, fair enough. However, I think that the guy thought that I 
was
> > > mocking him, by the way he snapped back at me. And I don't 
want the
> > > guy to think that I was making a joke with a riddiculous 
question.
> > > 
> > > A polite guy over all, but you could tell that there was still 
> > allot
> > > of tension between him, and John De Lorean.
> > > 
> > > -Robert

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