The four-door 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe: a gorgeously engineered car thatbalances executive elegance and thrilling speed with the praticalities of familyand work life.

After one second behind the wheel, I was ready to drive this beauty home.

Cruising the Houston Dynamo's new BBVA Compass Stadium

Getting the keys from Advantage BMW Midtown's Salesman Kamal Mortada

The "Imola Red" is somewhere between ruby red and candy apple

The M Sport package plus luxury seating package creates a fully loaded cockpitinterior.

Four-doors: an antidote to the venomous "midlife crisis" label

The back seat feels almost as roomy and comfortable as a full size sedan

Ready for take off

Advantage BMW Midtown at 1305 Gray Street, Houston. 713.289.1200.

Fun fact: BMW designs kick-ass bicycles for adults and kids. This one is onproud display in the Advantage BMW Midtown showroom. Another symbol of whereelegant form meets practical function. They are sold online and at dealershipsthroughout the world.

Test Drive the 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe at Advantage BMW Midtown.

A comic book depiction of what the incident at Smith& Wollensky's might havelooked like if it had been between Superhero and villain.

James Dean as the Texas wildcatter Jett Rink. It was his last major acting rolebefore his death.

Poster of the 1956 box office hit Giant

Rock Hudson as Bick Benedict fighting the owner of Sarge's Diner after heinsulted his newest Mexican American family members with racist remarks in theclassic movie, Giant.

Hudson ended up on the floor of the diner after taking a shellacking trying todefend his family's honor from racist remarks in the classic movie, Giant.

Rebecca Zirczy, fourth grade teacher at HISD's Mark Twain Elementary School

Ms. Z's class came up with some endearing answers

What "school's out" looks like to the world of Disney

Alice Cooper's hit album and song from 1972: "School's Out"

What today looks like

Governor Rick Perry posed for a silhouette in October during a visit to theRose's home

Artwork using her Mother's cookware, a remembrance after she passed away.

A series of Cindi's cast bronze faces welcome visitors to the Rose's home

Cindi's paintings are on display throughout her home, most have faces as acentral theme

A pottery piece created by Cindi...another study of the human profile

Cindi's silhouette of Dr. Michael Debakey from the 1980s, Houston'sworld-renowned cardiac surgeon, innovator, scientist, educator, and statesman

President Obama posed for a silhouette as he faced his own kind of change

Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Cindi with a fresh portrait during a get together lastmonth

Portraits of the Rose family: photographs accompanied by silhouettes

Soft layered colors shape breasts as landscaped hills and valleys

Plastic doll faces embrace in a sculpture of melted toys from a girlhood past

A news article decades ago chronicling a young Cindi's passionate discovery ofsilhouette art

Outside her studio, Cindi continues to celebrate her art with a playful toss ofthat day's work

In the shadows of their simple, work-a-day studio hideout

A hungry panther in pursuit, Jose Chavez pounces on the drum kit

A guitar and hat altar in listenlisten's din of dirges studio

Ben Godfrey stills the room even when the music is chaotic

Marshall Graves goes into a trance on the bass

Marshall Graves' plays piano with spider like senses

Shane Patrick on guitar, but horns are his sweet spot

A trumpet lies in wait

Ben Godfrey on vocals

Buttery brass blows out of Shane Patrick's horn

listenlisten at the Orange Show in September. Catch them on their return toHouston on October 7th at 13 Celsius and on October 29th at Mangos Cafe.