| Computer Faire celebrates the big 3-oh
The Buddy Holly Story; California Suite; Capricorn One; The Cat from Outer Space; The Cheap Detective; Coma; Comes a Horseman; Coming Home; Convoy; Corvette Summer; Days of Heaven; Death on the Nile; The Deer Hunter; Driver; Drunken Master; The Duellists; The End; Every Which Way But Loose; The Eyes of Laura Mars; F.I.S.T; Five Deadly Venoms; Force 10 From Navarone; Foul Play; The Fury; The Gates Of Heaven; Get Out Your Handkerchiefs; Go Tell The Spartans; Goin' South; Gray Lady Down; Grease; Halloween; Heaven Can Wait; High Anxiety; Hooper; I Wanna Hold Your Hand; Interiors; Invasion of the Body Snatchers; Jaws 2; The Last Waltz; The Lord of the Rings; Magic; Martin; Midnight Express; Damien: Omen 2; Orchestra Rehearsal; Piranha; Pretty Baby; Return from Witch Mountain; Revenge of the Pink Panther; Same Time, Next Year; Sgt.
Car prowler got what he deserved
I have no sympathy for Mr. Jesse Quincy, who was shot by a Mill Creek officer. Mr. Quincy was a career criminal. He had served a light sentence for theft, was due to be sentenced for crimes including possession of stolen vehicles, possession of meth and possession of a firearm. He also admitted to possession of a stolen $30,000 Corvette. He arrived at the scene of his death in a stolen truck.
Given all of this, he still would have gotten five years, a slap on the wrist and would have served a fraction of that, soon out to resume his criminal career. According to a TV interview with his girlfriend, he was also busy siring illegitimate children for society to raise and deal with. If Mr. Quincy had been home asleep that morning he would be alive today. I believe that the facts will show that the officer's action was justified.
Stars celebrate the Oscars at Elton's
Big name stars without an invitation to this year's Academy Awards ceremony turned out in force at Sir Elton John's Oscar party in Hollywood. Now in its 16th year and raising millions of pounds for the singer's Aids Foundation, the likes of Sean Penn, Kate Beckinsale, Christian Slater and Mary J Blige were out for one of Hollywood's hottest parties. Last year's host Ellen DeGeneres arrived hand in hand with girlfriend Portia De Rossi, telling reporters her nerves were a little calmer this year: "I feel very relaxed, I'm going to have a cocktail and relax in there." Actress Sharon Stone was helping out with the evening's charity auction by donating a very special gift: "I'm giving away a 70s Corvette from our family's trust and we're very excited and hope it raises a lot of money for the Aids Foundation." But TV's Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell, said he wasn't prepared to cough up any cash for the Basic Instint star's vehicle: "I love cars.
GM's $100,000 Corvette: Okay, I'm "Sold" On It
I'll admit it, I've never really been a big Corvette fan. Don't get me wrong, I clearly see the car's appeal. But for my money, the 'vette has always been a solid sports car that failed to blow my doors off. I know, you 'vette fans are reading this and saying, "You are wacked Toyota Phil." Well my attitude may be changing. Chevy has just announced the 2009 Corvette ZR1 will be GM's .
LOVE MY CAR: 1966 Corvette
I grew up in Detroit loving all cars. I loved Corvettes the most, especially the Sting Ray of 1963-1967 vintage, so-called a C2 in Corvette lingo. My dreams became a reality when I was able to get a slightly used 1965 Nassau blue convertible Corvette in 1966. Unfortunately, money got tight and I was forced to sell it in 1970 and get something less expensive to maintain with better gas mileage. Marriage, two daughters, their college expenses and two weddings kept me from reliving my dream until 1999. By then my job had taken me to Dallas. While the new ones are great, I could never forget the C2 I had. So after a several-month search I bought a 1966 white Corvette convertible but it needed a lot of work. New paint and lots of other restoration work I enjoy doing myself have turned this into an exceptional car that I enjoy driving with my friends to weekend car shows all around Dallas from March through November.
Fast and high: First 'Vette ZR1 sells for $1 million
The right to purchase the first "retailable" 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 built was auctioned off for an even million at the 2008 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. Saturday. Production of the 2009 ZR1 is expected to begin this summer. Sticker prices will be about $100,000. The Corvette ZR1 will be equipped with a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine producing at least 620 horsepower. The car shown here is a preproduction vehicle, not the car that will ultimately be sold. All proceeds of the sale will be donated to the United Way. .
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