Black History Tales

Back in the 60's, cars weren't a luxury. They were primarily used on a need to drive basis. Car shows were mostly classified as shops with broken engine parts being sold. Well that all changed by the actions of one young man, Jimmy Townsend.. Jimmy was a 16 yr old boy that grew up in a strict, disciplined, hard-working middle class family. His friends often teased him about not being able to hang out and being a "good ole boy".. Well on Nov.5th that stigma changed. Jimmy had decided enough is enough. He planned to gain street cred by taking his moms car and hanging out at the new neighborhood spot. Jimmy knew how to drive but didnt exactly understand the concept of driving a stick shift. At approx. midnight, he took his moms keys and headed out, stopping to pick up 3 of his friends. As he arrived at the hangout, he noticed that there were numerous cars with music blasting, women everywhere, just a good ole party..He blasted his music and proceeded down a single lane that other cars were heading through.. He proceeded until he go to a dead end area and put his car in neutral.. But because he had minimum knowledge of driving a stick shift, he declined to pull the emergency brake.. As he and his friends exited, the car,unknowingly to him, began to slowly drift down a slightly steep hill. One of his friends shouted "Jimmy, your momma's car!!!".. Jimmy frantically tried to jump in the car while it rolled picking up speed... As he tried grabbing the wheel, the car swirved left and right.. The crowd gasped, shouting, "Look at Jimmy..That boy showing out"... As Jimmy finally jumped it the seat, he slammed the breaks..The car make stopped and the tail end hopped up and down... The crowd cheered... Jimmy hit the gas , and the car spinned in a circular motion, screeching tires , and smoke everywhere...The crowd cheered in disbelief....Scared, Jimmy finally regained his composure and drove home... The next day at school, Jimmy was a street car legend.. Jimmy realized this and used the popularity all the way to his grave, the following weekend..He died of brain bleeding from trying to do the same damn trick down the same damn hill...He was never recognized as a trendsetter thereafter but as a "dumbazz"(which today would describe most teenage drivers)...Until now.. His idiotic bravado started movements such as the West Coast "Hyphy" and Houston's "Swangin n Bangin".... We Honor You as the first to do car tricks