Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock 'n' roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, Rocking on the road.
Four years ago, he drove the car to Wichita Kansas for the first in a series of conversions that would turn the classic car into the LincVolt, the world's first micro-turbine bio-electro cruiser. Outfitted with an onboard intelligence and sensor system and an electric motor, he took the auto on the road in conjunction with his tour in support of his latest album, Le Noise. Young and longtime manager Elliot Roberts drove the 2.5 ton, 19.5 foot-long auto from Tampa to Miami, which is where I interviewed him and got a glimpse of his car. Young was justifiably proud of his souped-up coup, but sadly, a couple of months later, it accidentally caused a fire in Young's rented warehouse, resulting in the destruction of a number of his personal possessions.