On the other hand, I recognize that the people's brand can't sit by and let the Chevy Malibu, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion and Hyundai Sonata scamper off with hundreds of thousands of annual sales.

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There was still a bit of drama because Julie, who doesn't see well at night and wasn't going to drive all the way to Malibu in any case, wanted to leave her car in Santa Monica and hitch a ride with us.

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Hanging out at Malibu, mostly, hoping to bump into Johnny Carson. (So far, he hasn't.) He's also been writing his autobiography.

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And I think he pointed out today that of the companies that we're talking about, like I said, he said in his remarks, he mentioned -- I don't want to turn this into an advertisement -- (laughter) -- you know, Chevy Malibu was the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year, or North American Car of the Year.

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