Part of my life as a writer is feeding a local LGBT publication with automotive content. Lavender Magazine has been my local and community home for this work. I am fortunate to have a Managing Editor who gives me some freedom on my subjects, an ad sales team that understands the currency of the content,…
Randy Stern
Randy Stern: Chicago Auto Show
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By the time you read this, the Chicago Auto Show will be open to the public for its week-long run inside McCormick Place. Every year since 2011, I attended the Media Days in Chicago. Part of my obligation is my membership with the Midwest Automotive Media Association, who hosts the opening breakfast of Media Days.…
Randy Stern
Randy Stern: Driving with Soul
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So far, I reintroduced myself and spouted out my resume and philosophy. Then, I went into a business school treatise on buying habits and marketing. What could I do for an encore? Talk about the cars. Oh, yes, cars…those wonderful pieces of metal, rubber, fluids and soul. They create infinite dreams, as their lives…
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Randy Stern: Stereotypes or Cultural Norms- What’s Right?
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It is something we grapple with as members of subcultures. We are imposed such ideals that everyone has of us – some of which might have been imposed by ourselves. It is no different for our choice of automobile. There are some imagery that suggests we drive certain vehicles as an extension of our lifestyle.…
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Randy Stern: The Return of …
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Feature
24 Hours + 7 Years: A Journey Revisited
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Opinion
Randy Stern: Bear Cliqueatude
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Recently on the Four Lakes Bears message board, an anonymous poster made an observation that the Bear Coffees on Thursdays in Madison, Wisconsin tended to be cliquish. He claimed he was an outsider and felt like he would not be able to participate because of the regulars who show up. He even said that the…
Illinois, News
Bear Pride 2002
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CHICAGO – Despite the rumors earlier this year, the mighty has not fallen. Bear Pride was the mightiest of bear runs on the circuit. Bears know that Memorial Day weekend meant being in Chicago. However, years of operating losses and issues with host hotels allowed the Great Lakes Bears to reinvent the community’s premier run.…
