Then again, I'm sucked in, and I pretty much agree... that's what I would envision as the blues mobile, a topless, classic big iron machine.

If we take it to a more fundamental level, my feeling is that the blues is something that is not associated with material objects (such as cars, homes, watches, suits, etc.) On the contrary, if you think about it, blues music is in some way (IMHO) a form of expression that is an escape from the materialistic obsessions of the last century - at least in the western hemisphere.

I'm a massive music fan, and also have some pretty strong social opinions, and in some ways I see a correlation between our blues heroes, punk rock (Clash, Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys), and hip hop/rap (Public Enemy, NWA, Tupac, Notorious BIG, EPMD, Beastie Boys, etc.)

They represent 3 extremely diverse musical styles, but the fundamentals remain very familiar: "the underdog expressing his or her soul through music" ... the sad bluesman, the angry & independant punk rocker, the hip hop/rap person struggling against the bias of the "system". Similar causes, different rhythms, but fundamentally the same type of expression.

Hmmm, I suppose I've completely veered off the car tangent. hehehehe

What it seems to boil down to is that blues music is truly an emotional expression that lends itself to multiple scenarios - far more than most other commercial styles.

A Britney Spears song may be enjoyed by many a teen zooming down the highway, an nSync song while alone and heartbroken. But only a few musical genres (blues included) are so truly connected to the human spirit that they can actually be adapted to ones particular emotional status at any given time.

OK, my speech is almost over, hehee... but I think blues2u interjected at a most appropriate time - and provided the ultimate juxtaposition.

Peace,