Originally Posted by
QuickBrick
I wasn’t going to respond to this thinking “its just and opinion” then after reading Paul’s post (the judge of the show and admin of IA) in how the judging was performed I was more than fine, but now something needs to be said to keep peace respect and support for the scene as a hole, for ALL different types of rides and different types of people.
Allshownogo, I understand where you are coming from and I also understand where Yellowboy69 is (btw that is not him in that shot). Like you and your brothers we are brothers too and have been in competition for quite some time swapping best-of trophies at all types of shows. One week he will pull a BOS, one week I will, it kind of goes back and forth and we both have great respect for the time, effort and design put into each others rides, I think that is why he pulled no punches on his post in defense of a close friend and competitor. No doubt you would do the same in his shoes for a brother.
I want to backtrack a few months ago to refresh your memory about a different show with different results. Yellowboy69 and I both showed at the Hideaway show on Buford HWY, I think that was a show that you submitted on IA and we supported as a team (TeamFX) which I believe had no cash payouts to the rides, we showed to support another team’s local event, something we’ve always done no matter the team. That day he took BOS, I took second and there wasn’t any complaining done their or online, we had a great time watching peeps chow hot wings, a nasty wet t contest, and enjoyed seeing different types of show rides; low-rider’s, bagged trucks, imports and hot rods all on the same playing field. It was also my first time watching hoppers in person doing there thing, which I thought was a trip. To me this is what a scene is all about, respect no matter the vehicle type or person. It takes hundreds of hours and $$$ to put together a piece of art weather it be in your eyes or mine, and for this we all deserve to be looked at more than once, I believe this is where you kind of got off base with your original post, you stated I was stock and you wouldn’t look at me more than once in a way a very hatten (as you put it) remark, sense then you’ve stated more than once you don’t, I’m good with that and do appreciate the re-evaluation after reading different posts about my L which I’m proud of as both a hotrod and show vehicle at the price of a small house.
Throughout this thread its been interesting reading to say the least, but one of the things I enjoyed reading best of all was thinkfast saying “hopefully with shows like this we can bridge the gaps”, now that’s my kind of thinking being that I too am from LA, I was there at the birth of the low-rider, I lived in the SFV (for 36 years), and I am old enough to say I watched each one of the rides in you’re pictures leave the salesroom floor. Hell when I was 7 my grandfather had a new 65 impala that I absolute loved and though it was the biggest baddest car I had ever been in until I was 16 when my father handed me the keys to a 66 coupe Deville (rag top) that I drove apart cruising the BLVD and Sunset (it was bigger and badder!). This history I give you not to boast but so that you can clearly understand I do have respect for the art that is pictured above and that I had many a friend that introduced me to the original low-rider. I’ll bet you that I could sit with you for a bit and give you history that even you don’t know, only your father would, maybe someday that will happen.
At the end I say this, let this thread die keeping the peace so that we all can show what we love and do what we love, which is to show…
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