"I felt like a rock star, driving those icons around the country," said Mr. Brice, who is now in charge of Hershey's three Kissmobiles, which each average 50,000 miles a year in the 48 weeks they are on the road.
From Curtain Springs I join a 4WD expedition out to Mt Conner, which looks a poor-man's version of Uluru (often mistaken for The Rock when driving from Alice Springs, and called "Fooleru").
Walk into the oblong bar — which is dark and divey and smells of moist corned beef and mustard — on any night after 10 p.m., and you'll be treated to some kind of musical experience, usually of the indie rock variety: driving electric guitars, the pop and crack of drums, the deep thwang of bass and an urgent vocal run through an old PA.
Decide on a personal level that you are going to stop rocking, feeding, driving or whatever else you are doing to get your baby to sleep.
They showed evidence of the driving rock rhythms they have when he plays with his band, the John Doe Thing.
For some this means listening to rock music or driving cars; for others it means getting drunk or high.
The station's baptism by fire started when Rachel Osier Lindley, MPR's production manager, first reported black smoke coming from the rock house while driving home for lunch.
Late into the cheese convention, Mr. Donner took the microphone, and after belting out a few standards, he cued the band into a driving rock groove.
At the Public Theater the singer-songwriter Stew set the quirky story of his sentimental education to a groovy score that mixed driving rock with moody R&B.
SINCE first gaining attention four years ago with "So Jealous," the 27-year-old twins Tegan and Sara have been known for playing driving rock with straightforward lyrics.
