Audio2Music: Culinary Hall of Fame and the Ultimate Time Capsule

composite picture of Culinary Hall of Fame Executive Chef Jess Barbosa at the Marriott Muehlebach Tower in Kansas City.

Executive Chef Jess Barbosa
enters Culinary Hall of Fame

'I wanted to be somebody', fondly remembered retired Kansas City executive chef Jess Barbosa from his childhood years as a 'poor Mexican kid on Kansas City’s West Side'. He has indeed come a long way.
On June 30th, 2017, the Kansas City Star reported on Chef Barbosa's recent induction into the American Academy of Chefs’ Culinary Hall of Fame. On July 11th, 2017, Mr. Barbosa, 84, achieved a lifelong dream. His peers at the American Culinary Federation recognized his long body of work during an induction ceremony in Orlando, FL..
To me, Chef Barbosa is both, a man of great integrity and stature and my friend's dad. Yes, Chef Barbosa is Chuck Barbosa's dad.
Visiting Chuck's house during the 90s was great. I remember a home full of love where Chef Barbosa was the unbreakable foundation while Mrs. Barbosa was the sweetness that made all blend incredibly well. It goes without saying that Chuck and I were trouble. But no matter how far we pushed boundaries, Chuck's parents were always welcoming.
So, as I serendipitously found the article about Chef Barbosa's well deserved recognition, I had to share the moment with the world. I am so proud of Chuck's dad.

picture of autosound World Champion Chuck Burbosa next to his award winning Plymouth Laser

Suave!

But the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. World Champion Chuck is a guy with enormous internal strength and great moral compass. Yes, Chuck still has a long road ahead to reach much success as his dad has. I am nonetheless confident that his fundamentally sound strengths will take him in the right direction.
For today, though, I just want to celebrate. I want to reach out to his dad and want to enjoy looking back at yet another article on Chuck's car. Why not double dip?
By the way, did you hear that Chuck is selling his car? While the installation is probably different than the one in the following pictures, it is surely world class. After I left the US, Chuck went on to win anything there was to win during the late 90's. Then, hoping for a renaissance Chuck took his car to Gary Biggs. As bad luck would have it, the project never progressed due to a dozen different difficulties. So now, almost 20 years after a wonderful golden era, Chuck has reopened his time capsule and is making it available to anyone wanting to own a piece of history.

Picture of Chuck Barbosa's award winning red Plymouth Laser

Chuck Barbosa and his Plymouth Laser

have learned from mistakes.

Nowadays few mistakes are made.

If you are interested on buying his car, write a comment to this article. Include your contact information. I will then communicate with you with a way to reach Chuck. Your comment will not be made public. Your personal information will only be shared with Chuck.
And now, the article from a once-in-a-lifetime magazine issue. Enjoy!

Mutual Competitor

Mobile Sound Competition '96 Annual

Staff Writer

Picture of Chuck Barbosa's award winning red Plymouth Laser's engine compartment

A totally detailed engine compartment

makes this look like a trailered car,

when in fact it is driven daily.

Mutual funds representative Chuck Barbosa has made many attempts at a successful competition season. Since he first got going in 1991, several different people, shops and installations have gone into creating what is now a very viable Plymouth Laser IASCA and USAC competitor.

Picture of Chuck Barbosa's award winning red Plymouth Laser's interior

A Pioneer ODR system operates the rig
from the cockpit without Chuck's having to
take his eyes off the road.

Chuck took advice from judging duo Chris and Melissa Owen, who suggested moving away from door-and-dash mounted speakers and trying kick panels. The suggestion was strange sounding to Chuck at the time and just as foreign to his installers. However, after listening to pro-competitor Alberto Lopez's sweet-sounding Sentra with its kick panel locations, Chuck went for it. This was his first step in a series of metamorphic stages before the real fun started.

Picture of Chuck Barbosa's award winning red Plymouth Laser's trunck

A very well put together rear hatch
looks invisible with the pieces in place.
As pictured, it has "world-class" written all over it.

With the new-found help of Pepe and Alberto Lopez of Stereo West, Chuck found himself moving from a top-five competitor to a best-off-show regular. Most recently, he won the best-off-show at the 1994 IASCA triple point MidWest Show-down held by Audiosmith. At the same event, he also scored best Sound Q and best Sound Q Plus -a category in which Chuck suffered most in previous installs. It is the kind of winning success that enabled Chuck to earn over 70 points for the '95 season. Chuck likes to point out that he not only found a great installer, but a great friend, too. Alberto Lopez, as has been both for him throughout competition -even when the chips were down.