(Lamborghini)
The MUDETEC, Automobili Lamborghini’s museum in Sant’Agata Bolognese, will reopen its doors to the public on May 3. The museum's new exhibition, entitled “Future is our legacy” recalls the philosophy of Automobili Lamborghini: "a company that constantly looks to the future, staying ahead of the times, without ever forgetting or celebrating its past," according to Lamborghini PR minions. The exhibition coincides with two important events: the 20th anniversary of the MUDETEC and the 50th anniversary of the Countach. The exhibition – divided over two floors – focuses on innovation and tradition: "the two souls of the House of Sant’Agata." A tunnel at the entrance features the unmistakable sound of the V12 engine, along with a video that celebrates the iconic V12 models. On the ground floor, visitors can discover the models produced from the ‘60s to the ‘90s, from the Miura to the Diablo, and then take a leap into the futuristic design of two recent visionary models: the Essenza SCV12 and the Vision GT. The second floor features the Countach, the machine that helped make Lamborghini a legend. The tour continues among limited edition models, such as the Reventón, Sesto Elemento, Veneno, Centenario, and the first Lamborghini with hybrid technology, the Sián. The experience is also enriched by activities with extensive digital and innovative content, offering Lamborghini fans an exciting interactive experience. A driving simulator includes a new feature: the “Social pass-by card”. By being positioned in front of the screens, visitors can take a photo next to a favorite Lamborghini, share it on social media, and take home the memory of a special day in a unique place. The museum will be open daily from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. (except August 15 and December 25) with the last admission at 5.00 p.m. Due to current government pandemic regulations, admissions are restricted to a maximum of 12 visitors every half hour. Wearing a mask is mandatory. Reservations are required (go to the following link: https://www.lamborghini.com/it-en/museo) and must be made 24 hours in advance on Saturdays, Sundays and midweek holidays.
(Bugatti)
The latest from the "WTF" File: The following wretched excess is brought to you by Bugatti, which has come up with a new way to fleece its customers. The officially licensed Bugatti Pool Table is made in partnership with IXO®, designers and specialists of carbon fiber product construction. The carbon fiber finish of the Pool Table is underpinned by machined aluminum and titanium. The product meets the standards of a professional tournament pool table. A unique plate adorns each Bugatti Pool Table, displaying the famous Bugatti logo and the limited-edition number for each product. The Bugatti Pool Table can be equipped with an optional servo-driven system that deploys a gyroscopic sensor to level the table – in case of installation on board a yacht. Each leg can move to compensate for the movement of a ship and remain perfectly level. The system can adjust in just 5 milliseconds, and the movement is completed in total silence with vibration-free adjustment. The Pool Table will be made in a limited run of 30 tables, with five to be made by IXO® in 2021. The sides of the drawers of the Pool Table are manufactured with CNC-machined, brushed and anodized aluminum, complete with the Bugatti logo. Ball pockets made from stainless steel are lined with leather, with fittings complete with titanium screws and nuts to prevent corrosion from aluminum parts. The wall cue support is finished in carbon fiber, also featuring a 13-inch, high-resolution touch screen to keep track of scores. The carbon fiber pool cues feature anodized and CNC-machined aluminum ends that are made to the same design of the buttons of Bugatti hyper sports cars. A dimmable LED ceiling light is also made with carbon fiber, while other official branded Bugatti accessories include a chalk box finished in black with anodized aluminum, a cleaning brush in black, a suitcase made in Bugatti leather to transport the set of Aramith Tournament Pro balls while a USB key - also presented in a CNC-machined aluminium case - includes photos and videos of each table made, so a customer can see the full history of the manufacturing steps of their Pool Table. The box is lined with the same leather used in the construction of the Pool Table. When? The first official Bugatti Pool Table will be delivered to customers in June. How much? €250.000 - gulp - including the accessories.
The AE Song of the Week:
In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey
Butane in my veins so I'm out to cut the junkie
With the plastic eyeballs, spray paint the vegetables
Dog food stalls with the beefcake pantyhose
Kill the headlights and put it in neutral
Stock car flamin' with a loser and the cruise control
Baby's in Reno with the vitamin D
Got a couple of couches sleep on the love seat
Someone keeps sayin' I'm insane to complain
About a shotgun wedding and a stain on my shirt
Don't believe everything that you read
You get a parking violation and a maggot on your sleeve
So shave your face with some mace in the dark
Savin' all your food stamps and burnin' down the trailer park
Yo, cut it
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me? (double barrel buckshot)
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?
The forces of evil in a bozo nightmare
Ban all the music with a phony gas chamber
'Cause one's got a weasel and the other's got a flag
One's got on the pole shove the other in a bag
With the rerun shows and the cocaine nose job
The daytime crap with the folksinger slop
He hung himself with a guitar string
A slab of turkey neck and it's hangin' from a pigeon wing
You can't get it right if you can't relate
Trade the cash for the beef for the body for the hate
And my time is a piece of wax fallin' on a termite
That's chokin' on the splinters
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me?
(Get crazy with the Cheeze Whiz)
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me?
(Drive-by body pierce)
(Yo bring it on down)
Soy
(I'm a driver I'm a winner, things are gonna change I can feel it)
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me?
(I can't believe you)
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me?
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me?
(Sprechen Sie Deutche, baby)
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me?
(Know what I'm sayin'?)
"Loser" by Beck, from the album "Mellow Gold" (1994)*. Written by Carl Stephenson and Beck Hanson; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group; Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind. Watch the video here.
*The chorus of "Soy un perdedor" is Spanish for "I'm a loser." Beck grew up in a Latin section of Los Angeles and most of his schoolmates were of Mexican descent. "Loser" is one of the most bizarre songs ever to become a hit. Beck moved to New York at 18, then went back to Los Angeles a year or so later, in 1990. He started making up outlandish raps both to amuse his friends and to check the pulse of the crowds at his bar and coffeehouse gigs where most people wouldn't pay attention. He signed to the independent Bong Load Records in 1991, which connected him with Karl Stephenson, a producer who had done work with the Geto Boys. At Stephenson's house, they wrote and recorded "Loser" in a few hours; Beck hit on the title and chorus after doing some raps and exclaiming, "I'm the worst rapper in the world - I'm just a loser!" Bong Load didn't release the song until 1993, by which time Beck had released some singles, including one called "MTV Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack." The song earned airplay on college radio and on some of the more adventurous alternative stations, including KNDD in Seattle, and the major labels came calling. Beck signed with Geffen Records in an unusual deal that let him issue his wares on indie labels as well, including Bong Load. It was far from the highest offer, but gave him the creative freedom he was after. Geffen put him on their alternative imprint, DGC, and released "Loser" in early 1994. With their promotional push, the song took off, climbing to #10 in the US in April. It ended up the biggest hit in Beck's highly eclectic discography. The sample of "I'm a driver, I'm a winner, Things are gonna change soon, I can feel it," comes from an independent film called Kill the Moonlight, directed by Beck's friend, Steve Hanft. Beck did some songs for the film, which wasn't released until 1994, a year after song was issued with the sample. Hanft directed the video for "Loser." The music video is as disjointed as the lyric, with a stop-motion coffin, graveyard aerobics, and shirtless acoustic guitarist. At the beginning of the video, Beck is wearing a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet that had to be blurred out for legal reasons. Beck was known to respond to request for "Loser" at concerts by putting on the helmet, playing the song from cassette on a boombox, and dancing around the stage. Beck had utter disdain for MTV, but they loved him, putting the video in hot rotation. The media narrative of this song was that it's an anti-establishment slacker anthem emblematic of Generation X ennui. Beck fielded questions on the topic at most interviews. He told The Guardian in 1996: "That sort of slacker idea, or the goofy hip-hop guy, I just think it's silly, it's not me. It's like a cartoon. I'm never going to come up with a synopsis, a shorthand version of myself that somebody can just glance at and say, 'That's it.'" (Knowledge courtesy of Songfacts.com)