The Cars' Rictionary: '95% of everything that happens in this band, I do' - Ric Ocasek




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Beauty and The Beast - Paulina Porizkova and Ric Ocasek.
"Big Picture, The" - a photograph of Ric's nose.




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"Candy-O" - 1. Ric's brand name of candy cigarettes.
2. the title that Ric had to settle on after the record company turned down his idea of a song that started, "Marlbor-O, I need you so!"
cigarette girl, the - the most important woman in Ric's life next to Paulina.
cockroaches - see roaches
coffin - "The Cars' Anthology: Just What I Needed," according to Ric Ocasek.




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Deer Hunters From Michigan -




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Easton, Elliot - According to Ric, the enemy.




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"Getchertiktz" - NO DEFINTION AVAILABLE (this is a family site).




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"Heartbeat City" - 1. the capital city of Marlboro Country.
2. the name of one of the greatest, most complete Cars' sites on the Internet




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"Just What I Needed" - the phrase Ric uses every time he lights up a cigarette.




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Marlboro - Ric's favorite brand of cigarettes and the "butt" of many jokes.
Marlboro Country - the place in the world where Ric would most like to reside and govern, featuring the capital of Heartbeat City.
Marlboro Man - Ric's lifelong dream is to be this legendary advertising character.
Milkwood - pre-Cars album that (according to Ric Ocasek) nobody is supposed to have, but everyone wants (much to Ric's dismay).




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OcaSICK - Ric's nickname, based on the lyrics he has written lately, namely Getchertiktz.




P

Prince of Darkness, The - Ric Ocasek's title which he seems to have been living up to more and more lately.




Q

"Quick Change World" - the psychological world Ric seems to be living in, as he has been suddenly changing his opinions toward the Cars for the worse.




R

ricotine - a liquid form of tobacco; that "magical potion." (etymyology: from the word nicotine).
rictator - Ric Ocasek ruling with a bony, iron hand during the production of "Heartbeat City".
roaches - Paulina's pets.




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Sooj - the record company that produced "Getchertiktz," its name being an acronym for "Sick Old Obscene Jerk".
"Strap Me In" - Song title that was inspired by Ric's many hours of research of insane asylums, paying particular attention to the patients' who wear straight jackets.
Suicide - appropriate name for Alan Vega's band, because that is what you want to do after you listen to them.




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Vega, Alan - Ric's right-hand corpse.




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