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# Here’s to you, Big Blue
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/whats-the-point-20040907/
- Published: 2004-09-07T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:01:14.000Z
- Author: David Pisarra
- Tags: Opinion, Brentwood, #archive-import

*By Sandi Homchick Los Angeles*

(Editor’s note: This was originally addressed to the Big Blue Bus).

You have changed my father’s life. You bring him joy, independence, freedom. Thanks to you Big Blue, he can saunter out of his Brentwood home, stroll down to the corner, hop on your comfortable seat and go with the flow. Well not quite hop, you see he is 86 years old. He no longer has his driver’s license but thanks to you Big Blue, he has mobility again. More important, you have renewed his spirit. His favorite destination is Lone Wolf Cigar Store in Santa Monica, the ambiance is that of a cozy den. He shoots the breeze with the fellows while enjoying his favorite cigar. He’s even been to the Music Center, Union Station and Olvera Street. You’re a cheap date Big Blue, great company and ever so reliable. He is a new man, thanks to you Big Blue.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 7, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/090704.pdf?ref=smdp.com)