The second thing that i wanted i wasn't so lucky in getting. It was just too expensive, and only the "rich kids" got one of them. It was the wicked Green Machine , possibly the greatest form of childhood transportation ever invented. I think there was one kid in our neighborhood that had one. I remember getting to drive it every once in a while, doing 'power slides' on the street in front of our house. There is only one word to describe the feeling one gets at 8 years old when they are able to slide sideways while just two inches above the pavement. That word is: awesome.

As you can see by that link, Huffy Bicycles has re-designed and re-released the Green Machine for a whole new generation of 8 to 10 year olds. It's times like these that i wish i was a kid again.