the car show from hell...

Well, two weekends, two car shows. Went to one today put on by the local university student activities board. Ok, I thought, support the kids and have a little fun..

I get there this morning, register and get a free t-shirt with my registration[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] Looks good so far...

Then it all went downhill.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] I park about 4 cars down from the DJ's booth and he's playing a little rap, a little rap-metal. No problem, I'll tune it out while I'm detailing the Comet. Then, not 50 yards up from this guy, ANOTHER dj starts spinning the tunes with some real hardcore rap. I'm mean it's "mf ya baby" and "kiss my black a#$", etc.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_evil.gif[/img] The coup-de-grace comes when this guy pulls up in the spot next to me in this Cadillac pick-up (what are they called, "escapades"? with 22 inch rims along with a ragged out 74 Caprice convert, and another gmc sumthin or other with even bigger rims. Turns out this moron and his possee run some godforsaken car stereo outfit (probably as a front for his drug business...no way a man can make THAT much money installing car stereo) in town and is bound and determined to drown out the other two dj's. Now guys, I'm right next to this knucklehead. The bass is throbbin so hard I can see the dust bounce off the top off my car and I honestly fear that the blood is gonna congeal in my veins from being whipped up with this noise. I finish detailing the car, take three Excedrin migranes, pack my stuff and go to the house...[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
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What's really sad is that import crap outnumbered old iron at this show by about 2-1..[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] Oh, well. Live and learn.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_spongebob.gif[/img]
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Something about those "stereo install" shops? I do some work on really, REALLY fast drag cars here. Most are owned by people running these so called "shops". There's a ton of money being made there... if ya know what I mean[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
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I guess it's safe to assume there were no clear cut class designations at this show. Too bad you had to have an otherwise fun day tainted by inconsiderate people.everbody has their own idea what qualifies as music and what dosen't, but turning the volume down might help to bridge the generation gap a little bit.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img]

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Something about those "stereo install" shops? I do some work on really, REALLY fast drag cars here. Most are owned by people running these so called "shops". There's a ton of money being made there... if ya know what I mean[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]

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The shops in our town making the most money are they one's catering to the ricer crowd. Nothing like spending daddy's money to make your car go faster, I guess...[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
As far as this particular stereo shop, well..you'd have to see this pimped out escalade to get a better idea of where I'm coming from.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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Just plain rude. I live under the redwoods overlooking the Russian river. The only highway noise that reaches me is an occasional siren and the vibrating "boom,boom,boom" of these guys as they go by. If I were a younger man, I would seriously consider the hearing aid industry as a profession.

I know where you're coming from. THe Nova I'm running has an owner with 22" wheels &amp; gold plated everything! He even sports a Mr. T starter set[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_ghey.gif[/img] [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_ghey.gif[/img] [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_ghey.gif[/img]
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You should just invest some money in a good stereo system and blast some David Allen Coe or Hank Williams Jr. wenever that happens. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_tup.gif[/img]