Where's Rob Kinnan?

[Brian Lohnes]

Rob is truly the man. No bullshit, we were checking into one of the hotels on Drag Week 2005. I was winging it and was in front of him in line. The lady said the place was booked. I had spoken to Rob for a grand total of like 10 minutes in my life and he immediately said, "Crash in my room."

He's been a friend ever since. I spent a week on his couch a few years ago after DF went to do CJTV and he was going to be steering the ship. Helped digging stuff out of the archives, participated in a neat brain storming meeting for stories and ultimately participated in the Road Thrash story which remains one of the coolest days of my automotive existence.

I owe the dude A LOT!

Brian

[Caveman Tony]

Cool. Stand up guy.

I gotta wonder... with what he has on his resume, is he going to hunt for something laterally at some other mag, or is he gonna go for something in a totally different 'non-journalism' type role?

[Stich496]

This thread really isn't going anywhere other than senseless drivel and banter. Rob is a good guy and I don't see him bashing anyone or anything anytime soon. He doesn't burn bridges and if Hot Rod was to ask him to return sometime in the future, I think he would consider it. He is a fair, decent and rational fellow who also happens to dig the hell out of cars.


Ron

never ever burn bridges, you never know what the future will bring..

[38P]

Dude, it was a joke!

This thread really isn't going anywhere other than senseless drivel and banter. Rob is a good guy and I don't see him bashing anyone or anything anytime soon. He doesn't burn bridges and if Hot Rod was to ask him to return sometime in the future, I think he would consider it. He is a fair, decent and rational fellow who also happens to dig the hell out of cars.


Ron

Dude, I guess you don't like jokes.

On the other hand, if Kinnan wants to blow the lid off of big automotive media, isn't this a GREAT PLACE to do it?

Sincerely,

Dr. Sad Attn Whore from Farmville
CEO of Keyboard Racers, Inc.
Purveyor of senseless drivel and banter

[SpiderGearsMan]

lets see your racecar ford boy

[38P]

Rob is truly the man. No bullshit, we were checking into one of the hotels on Drag Week 2005. I was winging it and was in front of him in line. The lady said the place was booked. I had spoken to Rob for a grand total of like 10 minutes in my life and he immediately said, "Crash in my room."

He's been a friend ever since. I spent a week on his couch a few years ago after DF went to do CJTV and he was going to be steering the ship. Helped digging stuff out of the archives, participated in a neat brain storming meeting for stories and ultimately participated in the Road Thrash story which remains one of the coolest days of my automotive existence.

I owe the dude A LOT!

Brian

Cool tribute! It's almost like being eulogized while he's still alive . . . . (BTW, should I be feeling guilty now over the pole dancing joke?)

[Brian Lohnes]

Speedy, I didn't know you were the CEO of that company.

It would be cool to have Rob do some stuff. We'll see what happens.

[38P]

lets see your racecar ford boy

Dude, didn't you get the LECTURE FROM RON WARD! NO MORE FUN. NO MORE "SENSELESS DRIVEL AND BANTER." Straighten up and fly right, Mister!

[mike343sharpstick]

That would be cool, I had enjoyed Robs writing more than the others at HRM as it more closely matched my automotive A.D.D., um, I mean diversity, from Road-racing the Mustang, to Drag racing stuff.
It wold be cool to get some candid writing from someone with his vast experiences here at BS.

[SpiderGearsMan]

he could manage a western auto

[38P]

he could manage a western auto

ROTFL (BTW, Western Auto is STONE COLD DEAD (except as a phasing-out brand in Puerto Rico . . . Walmart and Pep Boys softened it up but Sears killed it . . . Advance Auto Parts bought the corpse)