My
first car was a 61 Buick LeSabre "Bubbletop" , purchased off the used
car lot at Berndt Buick on 27th and National in Milwaukee. It was a
beautiful cream color with a brown and cream interior. I drove it to
school my senior year at Washington High and cruised Milwaukee when I
could. And boy, that 364 "Nailhead" could really cruise! It really
surprised some people how quick that big ol boat of a Buick could be!
Lots of fun and stories of cruising in my Buick for the next two and a
half years, but I think my favorite must be one night in the summer
after I graduated.
One
Friday night on WRIT, King Richard the DJ decided to play the
instrumental record "Raunchy" for something like 90 minutes straight. He
told people to meet on Wisconsin Avenue. While the record was on
continuous play, he hopped in his bright orange Plymouth and led a
parade estimated at 300 cars up and down the street! Lots of people got
ticketed on the side streets speeding to get to the front of the line,
but I just stayed on Wisconsin and reveled in the moment, cruising my
home town with 300 other people all listening to the same radio station
and laughing.
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