The second of this year’s Search for America Tours starts tomorrow: Destination Arkansas. I had the day off from work; from what I saw on the Weather Channel earlier, I’m thankful we’re not driving through Tennessee tonight. Tomorrow’s prospects seem much brighter.
We just got back from IAD, with our rental Cadillac. Again, it will be a sweet ride.
One thing I’ve been pondering of late is that when I was a lot younger, I considered Cadillacs the epitome of bourgeois decadence, stodgy overpriced transportation that could only be desired by hopelessly out of touch people. As I grow older, I consider a Caddy the best that American auto technology has to offer: stylish, comfortable, and a real treat to drive. I’m sure the Cadillac ads featuring the Led Zeppelin songs helped my change in thinking. What I’d really like to know is, do today’s young people view today’s Cadillac in the same light in which I saw the models of my youth? Am I now considered a hopeless, heartless old wanker by the younger set? I wonder. Maybe I should rename this trip the Old Age and Treachery Tour.
This could be the last Cadillac-powered tour; I think future tours will be powered by Lincoln, a division of Ford, an American car company.
Anyhow, tomorrow, we ride. Fuel economy numbers, and Cracker Barrel reviews will abound. Road bloggin’, too. Good Stuff.
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I am not exactly young, but I generally equate Cadillac with old person’s car. Sorry. You asked! We used to giggle about an older coworker driving a Caddy. Hope you have a good and safe trip!
Have a good trip! Enjoy the Caddy and Cracker Barrel!
And yeah when I was growing up, the Pontiacs were the cool thing to have, while Caddies were for “the experienced set,” nudge nudge, wink wink.