Tom's Country View

"The Beetle reached its highest stage of development in its evolution as model 1303 in August of 1972. Interested buyers could choose between six models of the 1303. [...] The sixth model was added in 1973 with the VW 1303 A as an additional economy Beetle with the small 34 hp engine, plain black bumpers and a simple interior." (Hans-Georg Steffens / kaeferwissen.de/modellentwicklung/vw-1303)

"On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr., considered one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, dies at the age of 49 in a last-lap crash at the 43rd Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida. After being cut from his car, Earnhardt, whose tough, aggressive driving style earned him the nickname “The Intimidator,” was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead of head injuries." (history.com / A&E Television, November 13, 2009)

"Somebody asked me this one time... If there was a song, one song you could show somebody that never heard of you before and you were like, 'Hey, this is a song that represents my whole life and artistic career and what I do,' it'd be 'Your Place.' That's what I thought about." (Ashley Cooke / popculture.com, May 28, 2024)

"When I was working on Top Gun, [Tom] Cruise brought up a really interesting thing, where he’s like, “If you want to make movies of a certain size and scope and scale, you have to figure out what can connect with everyone around the world in every territory.” And humans versus weather is a very universal idea—how powerless we really are in the face of these cataclysmic forces." (Glen Powell / vogue.com, 23. Dezember 2023)