Every decade in jazz had a predominant style. New Orleans-style jazz of the early 1920’s morphed into swing (1930’s) which then begat bebop (1940’s). The 1950’s saw jazz kicked off its perch as the predominant style of pop music, as the music fragmented into more styles. The bebop got harder and less inviting to new…| J. P.'s Blog
We are into the final installments of this challenge, and are now cruising towards the finish line. This means that I have one more chance to get a Studebaker into the lineup. A few weeks ago (R is for R2) we showed a beautifully pristine 1963 Studebaker in one of its more desirable versions. Today…| J. P.'s Blog
Some of the blogs I follow feature a lot of photography that is at or near a professional level. Others periodically offer some compelling scenes caught on camera just to share them with others, including some collections of beautiful sunsets. I love a good sunset as much as the next guy, but think that a…| J. P.'s Blog
Indianapolis was once home to three small, but truly great, automobile manufacturers – they were Duesenberg, Marmon and Stutz. Although the great Duesenberg stands in a class by itself, Marmon (which we featured a few weeks ago) and Stutz also built some legendary vehicles. Today it is the Stutz Vertical Eight that gets a turn…| J. P.'s Blog
Some people think of summer as a time for the great outdoors. Me? From my childhood, summer has been a prime time for reading. And my reading choices have made for an …| J. P.'s Blog
U was proving to be one of those problem letters. I did not have a photo of a Chevrolet Uplander or a Buick Park Avenue Ultra. But I do have photos of two vehicles whose manufacturers specifically described them as Universal. One is the Ford Model T, which Ford called “The Universal Car”, but that…| J. P.'s Blog
OK, it is confession time. We all have quirky habits. Those are the habits that we start when we are young and that are kept up, year in and year out. Eventually they become second nature. Later our children laugh at us for the habit, but that doesn’t stop us. Mine? I calculate my fuel…| J. P.'s Blog
Last week’s yellow Ford Fairlane Sunliner was such a popular choice for “S” that I decided to keep the yellow convertible party going for a second week. But this time with a Tempest. Not one that is in a teapot or that has anything to do with a Shakespeare play, but one built buy Pontiac…| J. P.'s Blog
For the past few years, we have looked back at the top songs from a century past. We have seen novelty songs (like “Yes, We Have No Bananas” from 1923) and semi-classical pieces (Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue”, 1924). Well, 2025 is now on its waning side, so your author had better get busy and find…| J. P.'s Blog
Most people would look at these pictures and see a 1955 Ford convertible. But the Ford Motor Company wanted you to see more than that, which needed a better name. So, starting in 1952, Ford took to…| J. P.'s Blog
Ok, it had to happen sooner or later. I ran into a problem with the letter Q and had to resort to finding a boring late model car in order to get a photo or 4. It was supposed to be under control.…| J. P.'s Blog
Did you know that August 6th is National Root Beer Float Day? Today’s post will perform double duty (or maybe provide two scoops) by offering a timely reminder of this important day of observ…| J. P.'s Blog
We are now 12 weeks into my A to Z Challenge. To refresh anyone who has forgotten or who wasn’t here at the start, I have decided to comb through my photo archives to find pictures of cars wi…| J. P.'s Blog
The Jeep got its start as a military workhorse, but it has become one of the most favored SUVs for the modern suburban mom. Most people think that transformation began in the 1970’s, but they…| J. P.'s Blog
I wrote some time back about my first job – one that was at a Burger King and lasted all of three weeks. The next job would last much longer, for better or worse. Here is the story.| J. P.'s Blog
First jobs result in the kinds of stories that fascinate me. Each of us has, at one time or other, had some pretty humble employment, something that we have (hopefully) grown beyond. Mine was at a …| J. P.'s Blog
