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





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B

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





C

"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.





D

Deer Hunters From Michigan -





E

Easton, Elliot - According to Ric, the enemy.





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G

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





H

"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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J

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





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M

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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O

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.





S

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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V

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





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