Every week while flying to different destinations across this country I find myself engaging in interesting conversation on a plane, but never like the conversation that I was able to experience with this gentleman last week on a flight from LAX to Houston. We found ourselves chatting about Baja Racing, Mexican food and fried Catfish then quickly discovered that he used to live in my good ole hometown of Springtown Texas. What are those odds?
It was so nice to finally come across someone that actually knew what a Springtown Porcupine was!
2/25/2008
I Love Baseball!
Ahhhh, the beginning of Baseball Spring Training Camp means only one thing...that Baseball Season is right around the corner! What can beat going to an afternoon game in the hot Texas heat while munching on a dog and drinking a cold one!
My New Web Site
I am getting very excited about the launch of my new web site that should take place no later than the 2nd week of March 08. I wanted to ramp my site up to reflect the level that my career has grown to this past year. I hope that everyone will love it as much as I know I will!
2/12/2008
Barbara Terry talks shop with 3 Carolina Hurricane Hockey Players.
As a single warm blooded all American girl in a locker room full of Carolina Hurricane Hockey players, it must have been their level of hospitality and kindness that prevented me from blushing head to toe.
My first victim that I sat down to talk cars with was Cam Ward the teams Goaltender. He graciously felt the unnecessary need to apologize for being sweaty being as they had just entered the locker room after an hour long strenuous workout that I was lucky enough to gaze upon. I put him at ease by explaining to him that I had grown up with 6 big bothers and that I was very accustomed to sweaty men.
We started out by talking about his first vehicle which was a Sunfire GT that was a hand-me-down at the young age of 16 and then the first vehicle that he actually purchased was a Chevy S10 pick-up truck.
Cam currently owns a 2004 Bentley Continental GT which has possibly become too flashy for his daily driver needs and a 2007 Cadillac Escalade that he has chromed up with 22 inch wheels.
He must agree with most consumers regarding the Ferrari being his dream car but again possibly too flashy and way too much worry with all of the maintenance and all of that annoying gawking that comes from driving a flashy car such as the Ferrari.
I then got a kick out of his response to my question on how fast he had ever gone in a car.
Cam began to tell me of the experience of stopping by a Porsche dealership one day and the salesperson “that doubled as a speed racer” told him to sit in the passenger seat basically so that the salesperson could display his mad driving skills.
Cam wasn’t too sure on how fast the salesperson got the 911’s speed up to but definitely pushed it to the limit for about 20 minutes by ripping around corners and throwing him into the door panel. This experience seemed to leave quite the impression on him even though his intentions were to test drive the 911 himself.
Cam looks forward to the day that he can spend an afternoon at “The Richard Petty Experience” as we all do.
I then made my way to Rod Brind’Amours locker, the team captain and Center for the Hurricanes where I found him with a very serious look on his face so I intentionally tried to get a smile to break which I was successful enough to achieve!
He was kind enough to ask me to sit down at the adjacent locker then he began to explain how he is more of a simplistic guy when it comes to his rides not a flashy one. After explaining to him that most of my readers drive basic vehicles and not a Ferrari 360 as a daily driver I think I witnessed the light bulb going off in his head that convinced him that I was looking for the norm not the extreme when it comes to cars. He currently has a Honda Ridgeline that he can pull his boat with and a Suburban that he seems to have a love affair with.
Rod smiled and chuckled about his first car being a burgundy Iroc Z that he paid cash for after St. Louis signed him when he was 18 which coincided with the timing of his first driver’s license. Rod’s evolution of cars then jumped to the Cadillac Allante, a V8 Dodge Durango when he started having kids, a Mercedes CLK that generated a devious look in his eye while explaining that ride to me, an ole’ beat up Jeep that he seemed to enjoy at the lake in past years and a Harley that he just sold after owning for about 8 years.
Rod could not pin point to me how fast he had driven in a car but he did make a comment along the lines of loving speed, maybe I will get to the bottom of this question at a later time!
He mentioned a couple times about being an “old guy” but I can personally testify that I did not see anything that hinted to Mr. Brind’Amour being anything but a vibrant-energetic Athlete.
My final question to him was about his possible dream car that he does not currently own and he quickly responded to tell me that it would have to be a Jeep Wrangler with rims that he could pop the top off of and cruise around in. He also seems to take a liking to the old Corvettes, the body style prior to the Stingray. Possibly a big block 1960’s model?
My third and last chat was with Mike Commodore a Defenseman for the Hurricanes. I found myself chuckling as Mike was telling me about his first car which was a 1987 Olds Cutlass Supreme “my dream car in high school”. His dark red Cutlass that his dad had bought for him while in college had a problem with the choke which resulted into a backfiring issue.
Shortly after moving to Raleigh North Carolina, Mike was out killing some time on a weekend afternoon watching baseball and doing a little random car shopping when he quickly noticed that he was walking out of a car dealership without his GMC Yukon Denali keys and had his new 06 Chevy Corvette keys in hand!
I then asked him how fast he had driven in a car and the 06 Vette was his lead foots culprit by clocking it at 110 before slowing down after seeing a cop sitting in the median over a ridge.
He seemed very proud and excited when he mentioned the 08 Ford ¾ ton diesel that he has on order. He stated that he is a fan of American Cars and that his dream car is a step above his current Corvette being the Z06….great choice.
I did not schedule a 4th interview but possibly should have because I think it was the Hurricanes Defenseman Niclas Wallin that walked by and heckled something about his beamer that sounded very intriguing and interesting.
My personal favorite color combination in cars has always been black on black and I was pleasantly surprised and amazed to hear the same from all 3 of these awesome players.
These guys seem to have a dynamic camaraderie going on as friends and teammates and I thoroughly enjoyed my 2 short hours at their practice facility in Raleigh North Carolina. Possibly I will get invited to witness a game in person or another visit to the locker room which I will make sure to wear my prescription eyeglasses at this time!
Barbara Terry
My first victim that I sat down to talk cars with was Cam Ward the teams Goaltender. He graciously felt the unnecessary need to apologize for being sweaty being as they had just entered the locker room after an hour long strenuous workout that I was lucky enough to gaze upon. I put him at ease by explaining to him that I had grown up with 6 big bothers and that I was very accustomed to sweaty men.
We started out by talking about his first vehicle which was a Sunfire GT that was a hand-me-down at the young age of 16 and then the first vehicle that he actually purchased was a Chevy S10 pick-up truck.
Cam currently owns a 2004 Bentley Continental GT which has possibly become too flashy for his daily driver needs and a 2007 Cadillac Escalade that he has chromed up with 22 inch wheels.
He must agree with most consumers regarding the Ferrari being his dream car but again possibly too flashy and way too much worry with all of the maintenance and all of that annoying gawking that comes from driving a flashy car such as the Ferrari.
I then got a kick out of his response to my question on how fast he had ever gone in a car.
Cam began to tell me of the experience of stopping by a Porsche dealership one day and the salesperson “that doubled as a speed racer” told him to sit in the passenger seat basically so that the salesperson could display his mad driving skills.
Cam wasn’t too sure on how fast the salesperson got the 911’s speed up to but definitely pushed it to the limit for about 20 minutes by ripping around corners and throwing him into the door panel. This experience seemed to leave quite the impression on him even though his intentions were to test drive the 911 himself.
Cam looks forward to the day that he can spend an afternoon at “The Richard Petty Experience” as we all do.
I then made my way to Rod Brind’Amours locker, the team captain and Center for the Hurricanes where I found him with a very serious look on his face so I intentionally tried to get a smile to break which I was successful enough to achieve!
He was kind enough to ask me to sit down at the adjacent locker then he began to explain how he is more of a simplistic guy when it comes to his rides not a flashy one. After explaining to him that most of my readers drive basic vehicles and not a Ferrari 360 as a daily driver I think I witnessed the light bulb going off in his head that convinced him that I was looking for the norm not the extreme when it comes to cars. He currently has a Honda Ridgeline that he can pull his boat with and a Suburban that he seems to have a love affair with.
Rod smiled and chuckled about his first car being a burgundy Iroc Z that he paid cash for after St. Louis signed him when he was 18 which coincided with the timing of his first driver’s license. Rod’s evolution of cars then jumped to the Cadillac Allante, a V8 Dodge Durango when he started having kids, a Mercedes CLK that generated a devious look in his eye while explaining that ride to me, an ole’ beat up Jeep that he seemed to enjoy at the lake in past years and a Harley that he just sold after owning for about 8 years.
Rod could not pin point to me how fast he had driven in a car but he did make a comment along the lines of loving speed, maybe I will get to the bottom of this question at a later time!
He mentioned a couple times about being an “old guy” but I can personally testify that I did not see anything that hinted to Mr. Brind’Amour being anything but a vibrant-energetic Athlete.
My final question to him was about his possible dream car that he does not currently own and he quickly responded to tell me that it would have to be a Jeep Wrangler with rims that he could pop the top off of and cruise around in. He also seems to take a liking to the old Corvettes, the body style prior to the Stingray. Possibly a big block 1960’s model?
My third and last chat was with Mike Commodore a Defenseman for the Hurricanes. I found myself chuckling as Mike was telling me about his first car which was a 1987 Olds Cutlass Supreme “my dream car in high school”. His dark red Cutlass that his dad had bought for him while in college had a problem with the choke which resulted into a backfiring issue.
Shortly after moving to Raleigh North Carolina, Mike was out killing some time on a weekend afternoon watching baseball and doing a little random car shopping when he quickly noticed that he was walking out of a car dealership without his GMC Yukon Denali keys and had his new 06 Chevy Corvette keys in hand!
I then asked him how fast he had driven in a car and the 06 Vette was his lead foots culprit by clocking it at 110 before slowing down after seeing a cop sitting in the median over a ridge.
He seemed very proud and excited when he mentioned the 08 Ford ¾ ton diesel that he has on order. He stated that he is a fan of American Cars and that his dream car is a step above his current Corvette being the Z06….great choice.
I did not schedule a 4th interview but possibly should have because I think it was the Hurricanes Defenseman Niclas Wallin that walked by and heckled something about his beamer that sounded very intriguing and interesting.
My personal favorite color combination in cars has always been black on black and I was pleasantly surprised and amazed to hear the same from all 3 of these awesome players.
These guys seem to have a dynamic camaraderie going on as friends and teammates and I thoroughly enjoyed my 2 short hours at their practice facility in Raleigh North Carolina. Possibly I will get invited to witness a game in person or another visit to the locker room which I will make sure to wear my prescription eyeglasses at this time!
Barbara Terry
2/10/2008
February 10th 2008
This has been a pretty productive week. I met with Speed regarding multiple possibilities with their Network, received a new set of Goodyear/"Silent Armor" tires for my Jeep, had a blast doing a Satellite Media Tour for RainX, answered about 50 mechanical Q and A's that I love to answer via email every week and got handed down the unique nickname of Fireball...which sums me up bumper to bumper!
I am diligently working on my coffee table book featuring 40 Pro Athletes and the cars that they choose to drive and am still in need of more, in order to fill up the 40 spots.
I cannot believe that in 3 short months I will be driving in the Baja 500 in Baja Mexico again...wow, does time fly.
Most importantly I was able to spend some quality time with my beast...isn't he adorable!
Photo by: Judith Gottesman
1/23/2008
Urban Wheel Awards: January 15th 2008 in Detroit
I had the most fun that I have had in a long while as a Presenter at the Urban Wheel Awards. Here I am standing beside the sweet Alma McMaster from Hyundai at the Meet and Greet party held at Seldom Blues the night before the Awards show in Detroit on January 14th 2008.
11/16/2007
GM Style Dubai Event November 11th 2007 Dubai UAE
GM Style Dubai Event November 11th 2007 Dubai UAE
I just had the pleasure of being the Master Of Ceremonies for the most amazing event in Dubai UAE. The GM Style Event put on by General Motors and Vivacious was one of the most awesome experiences in my life. They truly know how to take care of the talent that they bring on for their projects.
Flying over to Dubai and back on Emirates Airlines in their first class service made some of the other airlines first class service look slightly pathetic.
The moment I stepped off the plane in Dubai I had a team of people assisting me through customs and anything else my little heart desired.
My driver that took me to my hotel even gave me a beginner’s crash course on the language used in Dubai, and I actually remember some of it!
My Middle Eastern themed hotel room was located on the VIP floor and the staff were at my beck and call 24-7 with prompt and courteous service, and what a gorgeous hotel it was.
My first afternoon there was spent rehearsing for the big event taking place the next day then I was fortunate enough to have a couple hours to walk around the local market full of goodies and Dubai souvenirs. After traveling to other parts of the world I must say that the people in Dubai are some of the most gracious and kind people in existence. That evening I also got to enjoy dinner with a fellow American “Jody Devere” from the Ask Patty Web Site and participated in a little girl talk.
The morning of the big event I continued to enjoy by having a tantalizing breakfast of local food and actually got to put in 3 miles of running.
After our afternoon final rehearsal it was then time for hair and makeup which was provided by L’Oreal and Mac and they did such an unbelievable job!
Being the Master Of Ceremonies of such a glamorous event was a pleasure and one of the most invigorating experiences of my life to say the least and I hope I get invited back….wow, could I be so lucky?
After the event I was so honored to be invited to sit down with a table full of mysterious men, calling table number 10!
Meeting all of the wonderful people from General Motors Dubai, Vivacious “their creative company” and everyone else assisting on the project were some of the nicest people I have ever met in my life.
10/13/2007
The Mighty Rocky!
Every time I turn around and everywhere I go everyone kindly asks about how "The Mighty Rocky" is doing. He is more than a medical miracle and has all of his specialists amazed and speechless. He still continues to live with Dilated Cardiomyopothy "DCM" but seems to have totally gotten past his bout with Bacterial Spinal Meningitis. He is actually back to eating doggie food and no longer requires that I make him scrambled eggs in the morning and T-bone steaks in the evening...oh my! Thanks for all of the prayers that have been said in his name.
10/10/2007
How about them Cowboys!
I do have to say that this past Monday nights Boys game at Bills has to be one of the most exciting "sitting on the side of my couch...well actually standing in angst glued to the TV screen" Boys games I have ever seen in my entire life that had a positive outcome to it.
I have definitely been a Boys fan and sat staring at my TV in the past watching them make mistake after mistake and then been depressed the whole following week after watching them lose. I know we have a challenge this coming up Sunday when we take on the Pats and I hope it isn't as bad of a outcome then it possibly may be. Do not get me wrong I am without a doubt one of the biggest-devout-dedicated Cowboy fans in existence but...the Pats have a unstoppable team this year.
I have definitely been a Boys fan and sat staring at my TV in the past watching them make mistake after mistake and then been depressed the whole following week after watching them lose. I know we have a challenge this coming up Sunday when we take on the Pats and I hope it isn't as bad of a outcome then it possibly may be. Do not get me wrong I am without a doubt one of the biggest-devout-dedicated Cowboy fans in existence but...the Pats have a unstoppable team this year.
9/05/2007
Goodyear Just For Women Car Care Clinic
I just wanted to thank all of the wonderful people from Goodyear, their marketing company and of course the awesome guys at the Goodyear location in Phoenix Arizona on August 21st 2007 for making the first Goodyear Just For Women Car Care Clinic a complete success and thanks for bringing me on to host it...I had a blast!
6/25/2007
Carhartt
I have been wearing Carhartt jackets since high school and now am proud to say that Carhartt thinks BT and Carhartt are a "Perfect Fit".
BT Favorites
I keep getting asked latley what my favorites are so I am going to list a few...
Song: June 2007, Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5.
Steak: Cajun Rib eye.
Chilled drink: Starbucks, Iced Grande 8 pump Chai, non-fat milk with one squirt of whip cream.
Downtime: Hanging out with Rocky, my Yellow Labrador.
Sports: Anything Extreme.
Sweet: Anything with Dark Chocolate in it.
Car: See my top ten at http://barbaraterry.com/Car%20Articles.html#sexappeal
Motorcycles: Ducati and Triumph.
Cities: San Fran area, Charlotte, Dallas, NYC, Chicago.
NFL Team: My hometown Dallas Cowboys.
Peace of mind: Living on the lake working on my jet ski then speeding it around.
Memory of Childhood: I have to say that one of my favorite childhood memories is playing bass and singing in my brothers and my County Gospel band as we traveled and played in Canada and the Northwest part of the Untied States when we were all teenagers.
Song: June 2007, Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5.
Steak: Cajun Rib eye.
Chilled drink: Starbucks, Iced Grande 8 pump Chai, non-fat milk with one squirt of whip cream.
Downtime: Hanging out with Rocky, my Yellow Labrador.
Sports: Anything Extreme.
Sweet: Anything with Dark Chocolate in it.
Car: See my top ten at http://barbaraterry.com/Car%20Articles.html#sexappeal
Motorcycles: Ducati and Triumph.
Cities: San Fran area, Charlotte, Dallas, NYC, Chicago.
NFL Team: My hometown Dallas Cowboys.
Peace of mind: Living on the lake working on my jet ski then speeding it around.
Memory of Childhood: I have to say that one of my favorite childhood memories is playing bass and singing in my brothers and my County Gospel band as we traveled and played in Canada and the Northwest part of the Untied States when we were all teenagers.
5/30/2007
Pitcrewclassic.com
As of May 21st www.pitcrewclassic.com “The Online Campaign” is now live so check it out for your chance to win dinner with Kasey Kahne. I also wanted to say while filming the Television part of the campaign in Chicago I had a blast working with everyone from the creative crew and of course all of the contestants. Remember to check out the Television Campaign that starts airing on Saturday June 9th and runs through Saturday July 7th on ESPN2 and TNT.
BT
BT
Inside Edition
I just wanted to say thanks to Nicole and her crew from Inside Edition I really enjoyed meeting you’ all. I had a super time filming the segment on tire pressure safety do’s and don’ts!
BT
BT
4/05/2007
Gillette
I am so excited to say that I just signed with Gillette today. I will be hosting the Gillette "Triple Protection" Deodorant Pit Crew Classic Campaign that will run on air during NASCAR programming on Saturday and Sunday afternoons on ESPN and TNT from June 9, 2007 thru July 7, 2007.
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
3/31/2007
Rocky's Relapse
Well, 3 weeks after I brought Rocky home from being treated with having Bacterial Spinal Meningitis Rock had a relapse. So for the last couple of weeks he has been taking about 15 pills the size of horse pills a day to treat his relapse. He still is not feeling 100%, so more tests will be done this next week...His Neurologist has basically given him a clean bill of health so possibly his Cardiologist may be able to get to the bottom of the problem this next week...I just want my happy Rocky back to feeling like his old spunky self!
3/24/2007
Friends
I recently lost a business card in an establishment in the Charlotte NC area. You never know who will find these cards as they are lost or misplaced and sometimes you are pleasantly surprised by the road that you will have presented to you.
Hummm, do I take a left turn or a right turn? Do you ever stop and realize how few people that we come across in life that we really click with on all levels.
Yeah, we meet all sorts of people from all walks of life but how many “soul mates” do we really have out there?
This past December I found a needle in the haystack by meeting Colleen H. She is definitely the coolest and most understanding person that anyone could ever want in a best friend!
Hummm, do I take a left turn or a right turn? Do you ever stop and realize how few people that we come across in life that we really click with on all levels.
Yeah, we meet all sorts of people from all walks of life but how many “soul mates” do we really have out there?
This past December I found a needle in the haystack by meeting Colleen H. She is definitely the coolest and most understanding person that anyone could ever want in a best friend!
My favorite Nickname
Everyone seems to be asking me lately what my favorite nickname has been throughout my life. My mom gave me the nickname "monkey" when I about 2 years old, because I learned how to jump on and off furniture before I learned how to walk.
As I got older everyone started calling me "BT" which stuck very well and seems to be everyone’s favorite. Then about 4 years ago a very dear friend of mine gave me the nickname of "cheeks" which I really loved at the time and seemed to suit me to a T.
Just recently a hard-critic of mine handed me the nickname of "Turbo" and I have to say it really sums up my personality of going full speed ahead as fast as I can and of course obviously relates to my career in cars.
As I got older everyone started calling me "BT" which stuck very well and seems to be everyone’s favorite. Then about 4 years ago a very dear friend of mine gave me the nickname of "cheeks" which I really loved at the time and seemed to suit me to a T.
Just recently a hard-critic of mine handed me the nickname of "Turbo" and I have to say it really sums up my personality of going full speed ahead as fast as I can and of course obviously relates to my career in cars.
3/09/2007
Rocky update
The first week of February I got informed by Rocky’s surgeon that his Mast Cell Tumor was a low grade level 2. This means that no Radiation or Chemotherapy will be required. A week after this good news Rocky started acting weak and lifeless. I took him into the Neurologist and they diagnosed him with Bacterial Spinal Meningitis. What! Anyway, he has spent time in their ICU ward and has been slowly recovering. This is a miracle and he is such a miracle doggie, because from what I
understand this form of Meningitis has about a 90% fatality rate. His Neurologist has determined that Rocky at some point in his life must have picked up the Meningitis germ and more than likely the anesthesia they used when they cut the Mast Cell Tumor out of his chest muscle in February triggered the Meningitis germ that had been lying dormant in his body. Rocky purely is a miracle, he has been going though all of this and dealing with his heart condition of Dilated Cardiomyopathy
that he has been living with most of his life. I am a true believer in
the power of LOVE!
understand this form of Meningitis has about a 90% fatality rate. His Neurologist has determined that Rocky at some point in his life must have picked up the Meningitis germ and more than likely the anesthesia they used when they cut the Mast Cell Tumor out of his chest muscle in February triggered the Meningitis germ that had been lying dormant in his body. Rocky purely is a miracle, he has been going though all of this and dealing with his heart condition of Dilated Cardiomyopathy
that he has been living with most of his life. I am a true believer in
the power of LOVE!
1/29/2007
New Chevrolet Camaro
As I spent some time this past weekend at the Houston Auto Show my eyes kept gearing towards the direction of the new Chevrolet Camaro.
I want to know your thoughts on the new Camaro,
email me: barbara@barbaraterry.com.
I want to know your thoughts on the new Camaro,
email me: barbara@barbaraterry.com.
1/21/2007
Rocky
This past week Rocky "my yellow Labrador retriever" had to have a mast-cell tumor removed from his chest. The tumor was embedded in his chest muscle so part of that had to be cut out also. The incision is about 8 inches long and stapled together with 21 staples. His surgery was extremely risky being as he also has dilated cardiomyopathy a heart condition also found in humans. Rocky seems to be healing fine what a trooper he is. The biopsy on the tumor comes in this week so your thoughts and prayers are appreciated!Woof!
Houston Auto Show
I want to invite everyone to come visit me at the Houston Auto Show. I will be at the Houston Chronicle booth on Saturday January 27th. See ya there.
Someone asked me this weekend what my favorite color is...
I have always liked black for my vehicles, navy blue for my all around favorite, pink, grey and white for t-shirts and of course yellow for my yellow Labrador Retriever Rocky!
Welcome to My Journal!
It was nice to have a few days off to do a little fishing, but unfortunately I do not have any stories of the “big one that got away”. Maybe I wasn’t using the correct stink bait! Anyway…I am really looking forward to my January 2007 which is ramping up speed as we speak. I am excited to say that Turtle Wax has re-signed me to do a second series of Television Commercials for them as their spokesperson for the revolutionary product “Ice” which I am thrilled to do, the exact timing of BTG (Barbara Terry Garage) will be determined in January and I am working diligently on my first book deal! Drive safe and stay tuned-in 
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