Matt and Adrian’s cab was apparently unfit for human transport, or at least not suitably sanitized for those two fancy gentlemen. But they are indeed en route to the Ace Cafe meetup, with an ETA of 1240 London time.
From the original post:
When someone asks if you’re a God, you say yes. When the London Electric Vehicle Company, makers of the iconic London Black Taxi, offers you a Black Taxi for a few hours, you say “thanks.” This is exactly what’s happening this Friday as Adrian and I shall collect a Black Taxi and take it for a quick review. We’re also going to be heading to the famous Ace Cafe London to meet up with some readers, have a nibble, and see whatever fun cars or bikes you all bring!
While you wait, here’s Jens Lekman singing Black Cab:
I think i’d very much like being in the same room as Adrian.I’d be the one subtly encouraging him to say funny stuff.Preferably hilarious insults
Getting into a cab and seeing “RAPAID EMERGENCY BANDAGES” feels ominous.
Love the Ace Cafe..one of the best car venues in London.
Dirty??? Please expand upon this. Like, someone puked in the back and that’s the one they offered??? You would think they would offer the best of what they had?
Maybe it was used by FakeTaxi before it was gave to Matt and Adrian?
I assume Ade is making Matt chauffeur him to the meetup, a la Pebble?
Is Adrian actually smiling (or as close as he gets to it)?
I think that’s a wince.
I was grimacing at the shitty seat design, until I figured out how it worked.
I never would have guessed I would run across Jens Lekman here! He’s fantastic, and fun to see live. He insists on hanging out at the merch table and talking to everybody.
I think I’ve also seen a Hold Steady shoutout on the Autopian pages, which means they’re one Kishi Bashi short of name-checking my trifecta of favorite NPR-recommended but also kinda way out there artists.
I had no idea Blank Reg wrote for The Autopian!
Stup-p-p-p-pendous!
Cars & Tea
They politely slide into the crowd?
You get called a wanker instead of a dipshit after you spin out.
That’s Canada I think.
“I’m sorry I hit you. You see, the car has a lot of power and I’m afraid it’s difficult to control.”
“Oh that’s all right; I shouldn’t have been encouraging it by standing there videoing it.”
You forgot the “sorry” in the response. We are known for apologizing to inanimate objects we walk into.
Definitely going to want to make sure it’s a real taxi, and not Fake Taxi.
You beat me to it.
The joke certainly writes itself.
Wait, they actually CLEAN their cabs!? I didn’t realize Britain was such an idyllic paradise.
Matt and Adrian are too fancy to play guess the bodily fluid in their cab? This whole site is going Hollywood I tell ya.
“Hey everybody! It’s time to play What’s! That! SMEEEEELLLLLL?!?!?”
What would Hollywood Jason look like? Fresh lithium-ion batteries and fresh 00 battery cabling with crimped and soldered ring terminals on his Changli?
Not just crimped and soldered ring terminals, but gold-plated terminals, baby.
Fancy CARB rated electric chainsaw to cut out the old batteries.