The First Pencil
Kathi Kruse and Mike The Car Guy Correra are best friends, with many many years of retail experience in the car biz. "We decided to get together and talk about the things that are important to us in the auto industry, and hope youâll come along for the ride. Weâll cover auto industry stuff, dealership profitability, and digital platforms, all with a dose of humor and our love for 80s/90s music. Join us!"
The First Pencil
AI Mods, Restomods and The Beverly Hillbillies
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Kathi and Mike discuss the latest issues with Threadsâ AI moderation, which has gone âCRACKERSâ and rings the same bell as the experience Kathi continues to have with Facebook/Meta ads. We are tired of billionaire tech-bros.
Social Selling is still a great way to generate your own leads.
Classic Cars of Beverly Hillbillies
George Barris: Car designer to the stars and to TV! Beverly Hillbillies, Monkeymobile, KITT, Batmobile, Munsters, Starsky+Hutch Torino, Natl Lampoonâs Vacation Wagon Queen Family Truckster and more!
Music segment:
Ultravox at Live Aid 1985: Vienna This is the most underrated performance from Live Aid, especially since he had to go on early in the morning! These vocals are incredible. Seen by 40% of the global population at the time.
Ultravox at Live Aid 1985: Reap The Wild Wind Midge Ure really does something wonderful. Sick with a high fever, he sings, among others, this piece all by himself doing even the backing vocals to the best of his ability.
Ultravox at Live Aid 1985: Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Another monumental song - underrated and underappreciated performance of Live Aid. A beautifully haunting song, thank you Midge Ure.
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Got a question? Email either of us!
Kathi: kathi@krusecontrolinc.com
Mike: mikethecarguy@outlook.com