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4eyes
4eyes HalfDork
7/12/10 4:19 a.m.

Patrick Bedard was the name that sprang to mind as I read the thread title. An article is much more interesting if the authors personality shines through. And I agree with Jim, an author whose word you can trust, makes a publication. I have canceld subscriptions for "advertiser brown-noseing".

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/12/10 4:41 a.m.

I usually laugh out loud at least once in public readin JG's articles, and David's childhood stories mirror mine though I was about 30 miles west and rode Mongooses and Diamond Backs

chuckles
chuckles New Reader
7/12/10 8:47 a.m.

Kevin Cameron is wonderful, yes.

I miss Gordon Jennings: "There are no willows at Willow Springs, nor is there a spring."

stuart in mn
stuart in mn SuperDork
7/12/10 8:50 a.m.

I liked Bedard until he got all fixated on red light cameras - it got to the point where that was all he talked about, and it just got boring.

Gordon Jennings was a very good writer as well.

Joe Gearin
Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
7/12/10 9:59 a.m.

Out of non-GRM writers I have always enjoyed Steven Cole Smith's writing. He always gives the information you need in a enjoyable, engaging package. He's funny too.

This was only reinforced when I had a chance to meet him and he's about the coolest guy you'll ever want to meet.

I've had a chance to meet Egan a few times, and I've always blown away at what a nice, humble guy he is.

It is always great when you meet those you look up to, and they turn out to be way cooler than you ever could have imagined.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/12/10 10:04 a.m.
Joe Gearin wrote: It is always great when you meet those you look up to, and they turn out to be way cooler than you ever could have imagined.

Quoted for trufs.

JeepinMatt
JeepinMatt Dork
7/14/10 1:41 p.m.

Have you ever followed a writer from one magazine to another? Say he or she left and you picked up the magazine they moved to just because you enjoyed their past writing?

triumph5
triumph5 Reader
7/14/10 1:45 p.m.

In reply to JeepinMatt: Yes.

triumph5
triumph5 Reader
7/14/10 1:49 p.m.

Satch Carlson. Egan, Kevin Smith, amongst others.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn SuperDork
7/14/10 2:36 p.m.

Satch has annoyed the heck out of me ever since his days at Auto Week, and even moreso now that he's with the Roundel.

triumph5
triumph5 Reader
7/14/10 2:48 p.m.

In reply to stuart in mn: But he's elsewhere, too, with a monthly column that's very different from his stuff in Roundel.

shadetree30
shadetree30 Reader
7/14/10 3:01 p.m.

I first became interested in Formula One via Henry N Manney in Road & Track ('60s) and actually raced with Don Sherman.

Yeah, shows my age.

triumph5
triumph5 Reader
7/14/10 3:09 p.m.

In reply to racinginc215: Baskets! Oh, I forgot about him. A true American Hot Rod Guy who drove a red roadster, had a unique and Infectious laugh, great sense of humor, was always smiled. He was a great ambassador for the sport. He was the only one who could tell Petersen to stick it, and get away with it And he did. too. He lived the life he wrote. A true gentleman. Good call. .

Appleseed
Appleseed SuperDork
7/14/10 3:52 p.m.
JeepinMatt wrote: Have you ever followed a writer from one magazine to another? Say he or she left and you picked up the magazine they moved to just because you enjoyed their past writing?

I followed Friebuger from CarCraft to Hotrod to Rod & Custom to Hotrod Deluxe... so, yeah.

triumph5
triumph5 Reader
7/14/10 4:08 p.m.

In reply to shadetree30: first became interested in Formula One via Henry N Manney in Road & Track ('60s) and actually raced with Don Sherman. Yeah, shows my age. No, no. Depth of Knowledge.

fastmiata
fastmiata Reader
7/14/10 8:50 p.m.

I had forgotten about Manney. He always had a unique turn on the events of the world.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn SuperDork
7/14/10 8:53 p.m.
Appleseed wrote: I followed Frieburger from CarCraft to Hotrod to Rod & Custom to Hotrod Deluxe... so, yeah.

Of course, all those magazines come out of the same building so you didn't have to follow him very far. The big question is did you follow him when he jumped ship for a year and ran a website instead?

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy Reader
7/14/10 9:55 p.m.

I haven't read her stuff since she left Car and Driver, but Jean (Lindamood) Jennings had a way with words. Egan and O'Rourke, I read their names in the phone book, I enjoy it.

oldsaw
oldsaw Dork
7/14/10 10:22 p.m.
triumph5 wrote: In reply to shadetree30: first became interested in Formula One via Henry N Manney in Road & Track ('60s) and actually raced with Don Sherman. Yeah, shows my age. No, no. Depth of Knowledge.

Ahhh, men with taste!

Manney, along with Rob Walker and Paul Frere were the early staples in my race-reporting diet.

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