Off to San Francisco we went on Thursday. 7 hours up from LA. And all the while, I got the sense that cars were following me. Not on the freeway, mind you, but everywhere I showed up,… cool cars appeared.
We stopped for some joe in Pismo Beach. Great place called “The Honeymoon Cafe,” right on the strip. Extremely well themed place and great coffee. A must see. Then, back on the freeway where cool cars emerged again. Jaguars, Lotus, all kinds. Within a few hours, I was at CLUB SPORTIVA for a cool talk about Exotics. A blast meeting everyone and talking about design philosophies. My doggies, Bug and Sammy liked the Ferrari F430, paws down.
Then, off we went to Napa for some wine tasting… IN A BENTLEY! (Courtesy of Club Sportiva, of course!) We got to taste cool vino and drive a ridiculously cool car there. But before we hit the wineries, we snagged some lunch in downtown Napa… WHERE THERE JUST HAPPENED TO BE A CAR SHOW, DOH!! So, all the while chowing, we got to check out MORE cool cars. And the desserts at the restaurant, (Tuscany) were pretty dang yummy, too. (That’s my son’s girlfriend, Isla, about to take a bite of her CHOCOLATE CUP!
After lunch, we headed to Kathie’s favorite winery BV, 20 minutes north of Napa. Merlot is her drink of drinks, so everyone (but me!) did the tasting. I just drove the Bentley… poor me. SICK!!!
The next morning, before returning the BIG BEAST back to Club Sportiva, we hit Fort Point for some coffee again and… A 140 SMART CARS SHOWED UP!!! YIKES!!! And boy, did they get in trouble for not having a “I’M GOING TO GO SEE THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IN MY SMARTCAR PERMIT.”
1. Go to San Fran, ’cause it’s beautiful. Or anywhere beautiful.
2. Go in a cool car, ’cause life is short.
3. Drink good coffee, taste some good wine,… unless you’re the designated Jeeves.
4. Enjoy yourself. Life is too short to waste time not doing what you love.
…And don’t give me any of that “I can’t afford to do this kind of stuff” nonsense. You CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO. There is ALWAYS a way. My whole trip? About $1000. It took me about 4 months to save that in a coffee can once…
“Whatever the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve.” …Napoleon Hill
When days like this roll around, I quizzically wonder why I feel mixed emotions. But, it seems silly to celebrate Fathers on one day out of the year. We should celebrate them all the time. Mother’s, too. In fact, that goes for everyone! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my Dad. But, I would say that from now on, I’m going to make a commitment to make him feel appreciated all year.
Now, he’ll read this and I know what he’ll say…
“WOO HOO! I GET 365 PRESENTS!!!”
Wups. Now I’m in BIG trouble…. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY, EVERYONE!!!
Oh yea… BIRTHMONTH, I should say. And to start things off… here’s the APRIL NEWSBLAST!!
April will be a month long Celebration, so where do you go to get started? VEGAS, BABY! Stay tooned as we feature the filming of a new show for ESPN2!
Just wrong. Especially, on Easter.
BUT, such is life in the Fireball world of cars.
Spent the day chillin’ and soakin’ up the sun into my white as a ghost body. Actually, I was gardening with Kathie and the two pups. They like the hose a lot. Grateful for a very relaxed day. Watching Blood Diamond tonight. Not a bad movie for sure, but also not sure it’s really an Easter flick either… Kathie’s choice from Netflix, you know…
Oh, and speaking of WOC, I’m heading to San Francisco tomorrow to shoot a new episode. No, there won’t be any bunnies involved, but there will be cool exotics. And spanky lots of them…
Hope EVERYONE had a safe and fun Easter with lots of chocolate.
So, it’s with excitement and eagerness that I get back to the world of fireball and see what’s goin’ on. I hope everyone is having a great holiday so far! What did you get? POST IT HERE, or send me a photo and I’ll stick it up! fireballtimride@aol.com
I got a number of really cool gifts from Kathie this year. A new Fireball Shirt (photo coming), some great books by Charles Haanel (yess, in the never ending search to improve myself) and a couple of huge surprises that I will be revealing soon. She also gave a me a scrapbook featuring my doggie, Bandit. Yes, I cried. But now, Bandit is running the beaches of heaven. Pooping wherever he wants. And round every corner is a new Chef with a new treat. Ahh, the life.
I gave Kathie some cool clothes that she wanted, exotic coffee and a few other doodads. But here big gift was a reverse of the big gift she gave me. Once again, to be revealed. Don’t ya love secrets?
But now that the gift giving is over, it’s my job is to see what Hollywood is doing next. My new FIREBALL SLATE is coming, but for now… I’ll be keeping you up to date on my activities. From FAST AND FURIOUS4 to INDY4 to FINAL DESTINATION4 to JUSTICE LEAGUE. I talk to all the Productions, so you’ll never know what’s coming. For now, just enjoy this…
