Hank Watson's Garage Hour - Cars, Trucks, Beers & Guns

It's Christmastime, so why not grab the punching handle by the blondes and try the Home Depot China Challenge yourself? …Because the gearheads in your life like what we like, we have ideas: fine waxes (Zymol), special sips (Gilark Creekwater rye whiskey, Axe & Oak, and 291), good tools (used or new, it's about the function), obscure watches (make the effort), tint and clear-bra from E.A.S., slot cars, Atari and N64, and the gift of babysitting (so folks can make some time). Most importantly, shop local and seek something that's better than expected.

While we're at it: How about a fistfight over chablis at the Broadmoor? How about Subie politics and 4Runner douchebaggery on the Front Range? Who isn't two degrees from a Cutlass? …And why do all the racoons have knives?

It's Christmastime, so why not grab the punching handle by the blondes and try the Home Depot China Challenge yourself? …Because the gearheads in your life like what we like, we have ideas: fine waxes (Zymol), special sips (Gilark Creekwater rye whiskey, Axe & Oak, and 291), good tools (used or new, it's about the function), obscure watches (make the effort), tint and clear-bra from E.A.S., slot cars, Atari and N64, and the gift of babysitting (so folks can make some time). Most importantly, shop local and seek something that's better than expected.

While we're at it: How about a fistfight over chablis at the Broadmoor? How about Subie politics and 4Runner douchebaggery on the Front Range? Who isn't two degrees from a Cutlass? …And why do all the racoons have knives?

Yeah, yeah, it's been too long. …Usual Christmastime to-do list is kicking everyone's ass. Thankfully, Caleb from EAS in the 'Springs kicked Hostus Maximus Justin and Gearhead Celebutant Mark's collective asses back into the studio (over sips at Bristol Brewery), because the Garage Hour is too much candy not to have some. Gearhead location experimentation ensued, fueled by Axe & Oak's Pike's Peak Hillclimb whiskey, 9mm and .22 Magnum, visits from Charlie (who actually commanded an Abrams tank), plus movies Caleb's got to watch (or he'll die).

What's more to like: the F1 parade and ear-plugging weenies, tank movies, Saturday night coolers and van parties, a Glock 43 and an S&W with a billion rounds in the mag, plus Frank Rizzo, Saul Rosenberg and the Egyptian Magician.

Yeah, yeah, it's been too long. …Usual Christmastime to-do list is kicking everyone's ass. Thankfully, Caleb from EAS in the 'Springs kicked Hostus Maximus Justin and Gearhead Celebutant Mark's collective asses back into the studio (over sips at Bristol Brewery), because the Garage Hour is too much candy not to have some. Gearhead location experimentation ensued, fueled by Axe & Oak's Pike's Peak Hillclimb whiskey, 9mm and .22 Magnum, visits from Charlie (who actually commanded an Abrams tank), plus movies Caleb's got to watch (or he'll die).

What's more to like: the F1 parade and ear-plugging weenies, tank movies, Saturday night coolers and van parties, a Glock 43 and an S&W with a billion rounds in the mag, plus Frank Rizzo, Saul Rosenberg and the Egyptian Magician.

Okay, busy boy does gearhead goodness: good pipes on slushbox BR-Zs (awww), Volvo households and 244s (turbo!), car racism and Tiptronic, automatic trannies for off-road effect, avoiding Chinese tires, new-car reality versus the electric car market and the "Cold Snap Sprint" (home), the 80-40 ice fog freakout, REI (bad) versus four-wheeling (good), and the big Louisiana fog crash (holy shed).

More: discretion versus valor (pull off and have a burrito), pilots versus shrooms (and 83 counts of attempted murder for Captain Stupid), UFC refuses to learn from Bud Light's fail, and a big Garage Hour R.I.P. to excellent weirdos Richard Mull ("Bull" from Night Court) and Matthew Perry from Friends (don't do drugs then hit the hot tub). …Sounds from Peter Gunn, Vibravoid, God Lives Underwater, and thoughts about sounds from Iron Maiden.

Okay, busy boy does gearhead goodness: good pipes on slushbox BR-Zs (awww), Volvo households and 244s (turbo!), car racism and Tiptronic, automatic trannies for off-road effect, avoiding Chinese tires, new-car reality versus the electric car market and the "Cold Snap Sprint" (home), the 80-40 ice fog freakout, REI (bad) versus four-wheeling (good), and the big Louisiana fog crash (holy shed).

More: discretion versus valor (pull off and have a burrito), pilots versus shrooms (and 83 counts of attempted murder for Captain Stupid), UFC refuses to learn from Bud Light's fail, and a big Garage Hour R.I.P. to excellent weirdos Richard Mull ("Bull" from Night Court) and Matthew Perry from Friends (don't do drugs then hit the hot tub). …Sounds from Peter Gunn, Vibravoid, God Lives Underwater, and thoughts about sounds from Iron Maiden.

Somuchworktodo…. Sorry about the untimely uploads, but the Gearhead Consultancy's plate doth overfloweth. Now, about some good talk: What happens when a thunderstorm bombs the garage, and what's the deal when your meat has been froen instead of hitting the 'fridge fresh? 4Runner trans mounts (and squishy torque specs), stupid Jeepers winning stupid prizes (or horse-tranqed beggars - hey, it's not MY wedding), secret Pioneer head units, JKs with V8s, electric Jeeps with rebates, new cars suffering a case of the old elbows, stolen design cues, and tie-downs and ratchet straps (because if it's on the side of the road, it's not on your load).

Also, Home Depot versus Harbor Freight, half-digested Citroens, Zach's elk summer sausage, and Electric Wizard, Living Color, Propellerheads and Electronic Excursions in High-Fi.

Somuchworktodo…. Sorry about the untimely uploads, but the Gearhead Consultancy's plate doth overfloweth. Now, about some good talk: What happens when a thunderstorm bombs the garage, and what's the deal when your meat has been froen instead of hitting the 'fridge fresh? 4Runner trans mounts (and squishy torque specs), stupid Jeepers winning stupid prizes (or horse-tranqed beggars - hey, it's not MY wedding), secret Pioneer head units, JKs with V8s, electric Jeeps with rebates, new cars suffering a case of the old elbows, stolen design cues, and tie-downs and ratchet straps (because if it's on the side of the road, it's not on your load).

Also, Home Depot versus Harbor Freight, half-digested Citroens, Zach's elk summer sausage, and Electric Wizard, Living Color, Propellerheads and Electronic Excursions in High-Fi.

When we're not stripping bolts on Warn hubs and trans mounts, the gearhead goons have a good little bit of info for you on using the right fastener (and not the "it fits" rule employed by the Walkin' Dude…). There's also news on robot-controlled semis being permitted on more roads (we're about two steps from "Maximum Overdrive", kids), the Goolag steering hapless Jeep owners off cliffs and creeks (buy a map), electric cars being powered by diesel (when unicorn farts are in short supply), and the wisdom of avoiding yuge chunks of Jersey barrier while commuting the company coche (because ashtray).

Then again: wolves (not) in Colorado, wasted capital on fake green agendi, the Densh…. Denmarkers…. people of Daneland… giving up on environmentally friendly LEGOs, plus Goblin, Blur, Puny, Fatso, FNM, Mastodon, Faktor, Dekoder, Straits and AIC.

When we're not stripping bolts on Warn hubs and trans mounts, the gearhead goons have a good little bit of info for you on using the right fastener (and not the "it fits" rule employed by the Walkin' Dude…). There's also news on robot-controlled semis being permitted on more roads (we're about two steps from "Maximum Overdrive", kids), the Goolag steering hapless Jeep owners off cliffs and creeks (buy a map), electric cars being powered by diesel (when unicorn farts are in short supply), and the wisdom of avoiding yuge chunks of Jersey barrier while commuting the company coche (because ashtray).

Then again: wolves (not) in Colorado, wasted capital on fake green agendi, the Densh…. Denmarkers…. people of Daneland… giving up on environmentally friendly LEGOs, plus Goblin, Blur, Puny, Fatso, FNM, Mastodon, Faktor, Dekoder, Straits and AIC.