Four special homes to be visited Dec 9, 2008
There is something here for everyone's enjoyment a pool table, pinball machine, wine collection, Fred's beetle collection and much more. As you travel down the hallway, be sure and check out Cynthia's collection of Mexican figurines. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Collectible auto prices soften Nov 28, 2008
Potential bidders look over a 1957 VW Beetle at the RM Auctions display lot at Monterey, Calif. By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY MONTEREY, Calif. (USA Today -- Autos)
In the end, O.J. Simpson comes up a loser in Vegas Oct 5, 2008
By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent. Sunday, October 5, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Thousands went 4th and celebrated Jul 6, 2008
Jim Bain of Kalama helps keep the grass green with a little water poured on Delbert Svnsn's VW Beetle during the Go 4th Parade in Longview. Roger Werth / The Daily News. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Memories of Mom and the button cup May 8, 2008
Christine Ferguson, Special to The Chronicle. Wednesday, May 7, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hot Wheels(R) and Gallery 1988 Present Pop Surrealist Exhibit Showcasing Artwork Inspired by Classic Toy Brands Apr 2, 2008
Volkswagen sells the Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon, Eos, and Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Green fashions finding a following among designers Jan 13, 2008
Lisa Hix, Special to The Chronicle. Sunday, January 13, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stolen Mickey Mouse watercolors recovered 17 years after NY theft Jan 5, 2008
Founded by "Beetle Bailey" creator Mort Walker in 1974 in Greenwich, Conn. the cartoon museum moved to Rye Brook two years later, according to its Web site. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Reichert Wants To Ban 'Murderabilia' Sep 26, 2007
For $3,500, you can buy a hubcap from the Beetle Ted Bundy drove while he terrorized young women in the Northwest. We also found a Christmas card from him for sale, signed "Peace. -Ted." An envelope hand-addressed from the Green River killer Gary Ridgway, who confessed to killing 48 women in Washington state is at auction for $100. (KIRO TV, WA)
Hail shreds crops, pegs autos Jun 21, 2007
The canvas top of Watts' 1972 Volkswagen Beetle was filled with holes. The hail also tore through a patio umbrella that Watts said was made of strong material. (Clayton Tribune, GA)
Residents hunt for neighborhood witch sculpture Feb 26, 2007
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS, Price:Contact Us, Silver, Mileage: 48,749. HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS 2003. (The Daily Reflector)
Does 'MAD' Need a Museum?Comic books, once the bastard child of pop culture, are now promoted as High Art Feb 4, 2007
That final leg was a severely reduced and somewhat censored version of the L.A. spectacle, which showcased some 900 works assembled by John Carlin, a MOCA curator, with the help of Brian Walker, founder of another MOCA, the Museum of Cartoon Art, and son of Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois. Carlin and Walker focused on 15 artists, from the early 20th century to today, who both devised their own visual-narrative languages and did so with distinctive graphic grace and... (Time.com)
