50 YEARS AGO: ‘VANISHING POINT’ BRINGS BIG ENGINES, DEEP THEMES

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/vanishing-point-movie/ ^ | March 13, 2021

[Salamander]

And rightly so.

Beta Male Rock never appealed to me.

[gundog]

He was 19 or 20 and about to marry his high school sweetheart, so he was a little soft in the head. They’re still married, though. Reconnected on FB, and gave him grief that REO was touring a few years ago.

[Salamander]

Back in the early 80s, my friend and I use to “cruise the Dual” [yeah, Hagerstown] and I had a wicked stereo system in my *Gremlin*.

/pauses for laughter to die down

She would go on kicks and worship one band or another for months at a time.

And to this day, I am not over fond of AC/DC or REO because that was ALL she played on my cassette player for a solid year.

[who knows what evil?]

I thought my wife was listening to one of those grade-B horror flicks this morning...it sounded like queers being tortured or something, but it turned out be Steven Tyler ‘singing’.

[Salamander]

LOL

Had to be “Living On The Edge”

:D

[gundog]

Was her name Lori? :)

We weren’t in town very long. Wedding and hitting the bars. Seemed like we crossed a State line every 10 minutes, just driving around.

[who knows what evil?]

You might be right...I’ll ask her when she gets home. Mind you, I have plenty of Aerosmith in my collection, but only songs like ‘Back in the Saddle’ or ‘Nobody’s Fault’...his ballad stuff makes my skin crawl. Ick.

[blueunicorn6]

There is something that is just really pure about getting behind the wheel of an American muscle car on a stretch of straight, deserted highway.....and just letting her go.

[who knows what evil?]

Bzzzt...wrong. I just asked the wife...she said it was ‘Amazing’.

[Salamander]

Nope.
April.

That state line thing is why ‘shine runners like my granddaddy did so well here ...til he got shot in the back.

Wish I’d known him.

[Salamander]

Living On The Edge is definitely not one of the ballady ones.

Had a really great video for that one.

:D

[Salamander]

Oh Gawd.

/gags

[MikelTackNailer]

I'd rather be punched than listen to REO.

They weren't all weepy ballads like when that swishy Scot took over most vocals (Get out the flame-throwing bagpipes stat!). This song deserves Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honor:

"Back on the Road Again" (I'm On My Way!)