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".
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July 12, 2010 4:19 a.m. 4eyes HalfDork
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July 12, 2010 4:41 a.m. Wally SuperDork
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
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July 12, 2010 8:47 a.m. chuckles New Reader
Kevin Cameron is wonderful, yes.
I miss Gordon Jennings: "There are no willows at Willow Springs, nor is there a spring."
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July 12, 2010 8:50 a.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
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.
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July 12, 2010 9:59 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
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.
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July 12, 2010 10:04 a.m. EastCoastMojo SuperDork
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.
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July 14, 2010 1:41 p.m. JeepinMatt Dork
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?
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July 14, 2010 1:45 p.m. triumph5 Reader
In reply to JeepinMatt: Yes.
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July 14, 2010 1:49 p.m. triumph5 Reader
Satch Carlson. Egan, Kevin Smith, amongst others.
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July 14, 2010 2:36 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
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.
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July 14, 2010 2:48 p.m. triumph5 Reader
In reply to stuart in mn: But he's elsewhere, too, with a monthly column that's very different from his stuff in Roundel.
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July 14, 2010 3:01 p.m. shadetree30 Reader
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.
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July 14, 2010 3:09 p.m. triumph5 Reader
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. .
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July 14, 2010 3:52 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork
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.
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July 14, 2010 4:08 p.m. triumph5 Reader
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.
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July 14, 2010 8:50 p.m. fastmiata Reader
I had forgotten about Manney. He always had a unique turn on the events of the world.
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July 14, 2010 8:53 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
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?
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July 14, 2010 9:55 p.m. Streetwiseguy Reader
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.
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July 14, 2010 10:22 p.m. oldsaw Dork
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.
