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| I found your site through researching about jeepney art, and by far,
your feature and gallery are the most in-depth I've found about the topic.
(Also, one of the few to diverge from the overrated, romanticized notion
of "mobile art" in pointing out that the "art" doesn't
always come hand in hand with quality and creativity.) April S. |
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I think your page about the Filipino Jeepney was far
too critical. It is true that efforts should be made to outfit Jeepney's
with more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly drive trains;
however, you do not need to replace the Jeepney all together and toss
the history and art of it all to the curb in order to make positive
changes. At the speeds these things travel, aerodynamics can hardly
be a concern. So, I really don't understand your comments there. The
existing non-diesel Jeepney's could be converted to Ethanol, the diesel
Jeepney's could run bio-diesel, and a wide array of other relatively
simple modifications could be made to reduce the environmental impact
of these vehicles. These are a rare combination of art and work-horse
with a special flare that should be appreciated and preserved. It would
be a sad mistake and dissapointingly American to simply throw out the
old with its history, heritage, and flare to replace it with something
new and "improved". Be |
| Yahoo!
Picks Delicious article and pics. Best 20 minutes I've spent lately! capt03ret Well, in the first place it's *Willis* Jeep tomjw217 I rode in quite a few when i was in the Navy. Amazing, a ride with a stated destination cost a Peso. ($0.25) But if you just hopped on and got off near your stop you were charged only ten centavos. (3 cents) The ride could get hairy a times. mycroft34668 Yep, I rode in a Jeepney in 1955, in Angeles, Pampanga (sp?). They were beautiful! Never forget it! shortlung2002 Got the chance to ride a jeepney the other day. Because jeepneys are the "undisputed king of the road," it's pretty scary when the driver start proving that they are indeed the king of the road. To those who've experienced riding one (in the present), you know what I'm talking about. But anyhow, having read this article and seen the photos make me appreciate jeepneys even more! cookiebitz |
| Best of the Jeepney sites. LMB |
| A very complete link on the jeepney. A fantastic resource! |
venue for expression of true proletarian art. . . .It is part of the
Filipino's cultural DNA, of its history, of its folklore, of the Filipino
psyche..it will forever celebrate something uniquely Filipino. i think
those few lines express it pretty well. . . i was born here. .
