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Hello guys/gals. As we ride into November, the year is coming to a close with everyone starting to look forward to the next show season. Reso is the start of it all in just weeks. With the upcoming show season in mind, the things I would like to discuss with you are Dedication; the way shows are going, and the way of life that we all seem to love. Are you ready to go into my twisted reality once again? Remember when it's all said and done; this is my opinion on things. Last night I talked to a very good friend of mine from Idaho, and in our lengthy discussion, one of the things we talked about was dedication. Your family, your club, or to your job; your level of dedication can vary depending on the emotional ties you feel. Am I dedicated to my family? Yes, very much so. My family is very important. They come first in everything. My club? Well, anyone that knows me knows that I don't like to do anything half ass so yes, I'm very dedicated to my club. This sometimes leads me to be outspoken on things that I feel like others aren't that concerned about. Not to stray too much, but if you pursue a club to join and want to be there doesn't that mean that you want to go to meetings, you want to be part of the other club members lives, and you give a shit about what goes on? My last note about clubs is this; if you don't want to take the time to go to meetings and do the things that help your club move forward and evolve, maybe your in the wrong place. Like I've told people, either you want to be a part of it or not, it's not rocket science. Finally my dedication to my job, it pays the bills and lets me go to truck shows. If a job were fun they wouldn't call it work, they'd call it a career. Looking forward to the next show season, or what there's going to be of it: I'm excited and disappointed at the same time. Reso and West Coast Nationals are two shows I've never gotten to experience which is a real bummer since this is the last year for Reso, and WCN is no more. As many people have said this year, we need to get back to the point where shows are places for us to meet up with others like us, where it's about meeting new people, and not worrying about the 10.00 trophy. My show season this year amounts to three shows; I won at one of them. That's not a big deal to me because I've met so many cool people this year, and I've met some SNOBS. Yes, I said SNOBS! These people are basically the ones that think they're better because they dropped their truck off and picked it up when it was done with no time and sweat on their part. Snobs are also the people that I've run into this year that will look, stare, point, and when you try to introduce yourself, they act like they don't have time to say a few words.
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Not that I've lost much sleep over it, but damn if someone takes the time to try to talk to you after you've pointed at them what's it hurt to actually talk to that person? I would like to see this way of life be around when my son has kids of his own. Yes, this means that there needs to be new shows created, the shows that are in place now survive, and us as the contestants attend and do our part. Our part being that we need to pick up after ourselves, not have fights at shows, and be respectful. Some of the stories I've heard about this year, and last year make me realize why some shows are going away. If you’re a promoter I think one of the biggest things to worry about is the protection of your attendees, and the aftermath when everyone leaves. One of the biggest stories from West Coast Nationals was the amount of trash. Maybe the promoter didn't provide enough trashcans or service of the cans that he did have. We as contestants, and spectators need to pick up after ourselves. Certain groups have been blamed for the trash that was left at WCN. This wouldn't be a big deal if everyone came together during, and at the end of a show to help each other clean up. I'm not for certain that this was a factor when that promoter decided this year was the last, but it probably didn't help. One of the other things is the outrageous partying that goes on that sometimes leads to violence. Violence that can be fighting, or even worse acts toward people that are actually criminal. A person I know told me that going to a show is his way of letting go from reality where he can go wild, and then go back to being something different on Monday. This to him means going to a show, even if he doesn't show, and raise a little hell. I've seen him running around after the sun went down going from car to car asking to see some boobs. Yeah seeing some boobs is nice, but how far is to far? Where do we draw the line? By the way, the guy I'm referring to hasn't had a decent relationship the whole time I've known him. Come on people, going to a show doesn't give any of us the right to be disrespectful, messy, and violate other people’s rights. Last year at a show, I saw the police show up because a girl was raped. Maybe she was drunk, maybe at one point she came on to the guy, that didn't give that person the right to violate her. Think about your actions at shows. I know this is going to get some response especially since my club has been known to be involved in fighting at shows. I don't condone it, but I also think that sometimes you have to stand up for yourself.
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