A pissing contest has to begin somewhere. When we were kids, a pissing contest was something the boys did to see who could piss the farthest. Now if we miss the seat it's a good day. These are the pissing contests that pertained to piss.
Today's rant is directed at a recent posting found at HOTKARZ.COM and the Car Show scene in general, but mostly at the ongoing battle with trophy hunters.
All through last years season of Shows the call for changes in the format of voting and judging was predominant at most of the post show Blogs posted at HOTKARZ.COM as well as any discussion at the following weeks show or Cruise Night. HOT KARZ is a force in the Hobby to be dealt with cautiously as they have been known to bite certain aspects of this hobby without first finding all the different opinions on that aspect or if you will allow me, a consensus.
The consensus says that participant voting at any car show is fixed by the participants in such a way you can virtually pick the winners without ever seeing the cars. Its called the BUDDY SYSTEM, I vote for you you vote for me YA DA YA DA YA DA. There are ways to bring this system under control but somehow the winners remain the same or very close to the same. Judging at any show is a crime and should be banned unless a qualified panel of PRO Judges can be found. Just because a person built a car does not qualify him to be a judge, just because I pounded a nail in a plank doesn't qualify me to be a carpenter.
In order to fight against this onslaught of unfairness one needs to stop enabling the system. HOTKARZ.COM has enabled the buddy system to all new heights rather than stopping it, or slowing it down. With the Implementation of the new awards that they want to bring to the BEST OF THE BEST (as they put it ), they will bring the ONLINE buddy system so far into play you will never see the end of it. Lets face it Facebook and My Space are just the venue for some up and comer to glean more votes from than your web space can handle.
You allow them to vote for their buddies at the show, set them up to get a first, then allow the masses to put their buddy list from Facebook and My Space on alert to vote on line at their leisure. AREN'T WE JUST A LITTLE BEAM OF BRILLIANCE!!!
In the circles I travel in, the people that get awards and trophies deserve the awards and trophies either because of the vehicle that they built and maintain or because of who they are and what they have done to and for the hobby. I have yet to give out an award to one person who campaigned for it. I have yet to hand a person a trophy that behaved like an asshole or gave a bad image to the hobby. I do not claim to be a judge of people or of vehicles but I am a good judge of the entire package and think that what HOTKARZ.COM is proposing will only enable more ASSHOLES to prove that they are ASSHOLES and that they hang around with hemorrhoids.
I think HOTKARZ.COM needs to stop trying to be leader in the hobby and just try to be part of the hobby.
3/4/09
The Further Adventures of Captain Nut Sack
This could become an ongoing series, similar to the Saturday Serials we used to go watch at the theatre. Probably not, but I'll give it my best shot.
When last we saw Captain Nut Sack, he was high atop a mountain looking upon the world like it owed him an explanation as to why the membership was pissed. In fact the world owed him no explanation as evidence has been discovered that he owes several of the membership monetarily.
Can you believe this guy, here he is the leader of one of largest clubs in the State of Maine and he owes some of his members MONEY.
How has this happened? He has used his influence to gain their respect and trust and weaseled his way into getting skilled members to perform certain services for him on the cuff or with partial payment and promises of timely payment of the remainder of the bill. It probably wouldn't be so bad but he has made verbally binding agreements and done this in front of witnesses and now denies owing anything to anyone.
First rule of leadership, DON'T SCREW ANYONE, especially members.
The biggest problem I foresee is that not only has his reputation been permanently destroyed but now the reputation of the club is also in question as well as the the reputations of all the members. He has not only ruined any chance of leading this club to the next step but has also ruined the hopes of the many charities this club has supported over the years.
Many of the former leaders of this club have turned their backs on him and the remainder of the club in hopes of distancing themselves from him and his scheming. All he has done and the decisions he has made are in question. Members who actually enjoyed coming to club events want nothing to do with him or the club.
Gee whiz, ya think.
Having said this maybe somebody can stop this progression of misfortune and ineptitude before this once great organization falls like the Roman Empire at the hands of corruption and barbarism.
When last we saw Captain Nut Sack, he was high atop a mountain looking upon the world like it owed him an explanation as to why the membership was pissed. In fact the world owed him no explanation as evidence has been discovered that he owes several of the membership monetarily.
Can you believe this guy, here he is the leader of one of largest clubs in the State of Maine and he owes some of his members MONEY.
How has this happened? He has used his influence to gain their respect and trust and weaseled his way into getting skilled members to perform certain services for him on the cuff or with partial payment and promises of timely payment of the remainder of the bill. It probably wouldn't be so bad but he has made verbally binding agreements and done this in front of witnesses and now denies owing anything to anyone.
First rule of leadership, DON'T SCREW ANYONE, especially members.
The biggest problem I foresee is that not only has his reputation been permanently destroyed but now the reputation of the club is also in question as well as the the reputations of all the members. He has not only ruined any chance of leading this club to the next step but has also ruined the hopes of the many charities this club has supported over the years.
Many of the former leaders of this club have turned their backs on him and the remainder of the club in hopes of distancing themselves from him and his scheming. All he has done and the decisions he has made are in question. Members who actually enjoyed coming to club events want nothing to do with him or the club.
Gee whiz, ya think.
Having said this maybe somebody can stop this progression of misfortune and ineptitude before this once great organization falls like the Roman Empire at the hands of corruption and barbarism.
3/2/09
Numb Nuts
Today, after being crotch deep in a snow drift, I definitely had numb nuts. That is another story, for another time. This story is about a couple of numb nuts, that happen to run a certain hobbyist organization.
It seems after being handed the reins of power, they instantly pissed off a bunch of the membership by putting into effect a few things without the proper steps as per the by-laws. My thought on this is put on your big girl panties and live with it. Maybe it needed to be done.
So now we have the heart of the matter, you tell me how numb this is.
Recently this organization was handed what could become a premiere event for the gear head crowd and a major charity. It has only been around for a couple of seasons and hasn't really taken off like it should. Poor location could probably be the biggest reason but personal issues between the original organizer and his former Team mates and other parties is more likely the biggest reason.
Anyway back to the story. The chief numb nut in charge,who shall be known as Captain Nut Sack infinitum, handed off this event to a couple of members that are well known for getting shit done and done right and told them to do what needed to be done. So they did, with a new venue and a date that was not taken by any other events.
Perfect right, Novocaine to the bag if you please.
Well Captain Nut Sack decided he didn't like the couple he gave it to or they didn't tell him the good news or the novocaine finally got to his brain and other people were told to take care of it.
It seems that the event can be shared and organized by more than one organization as well it should be, if the organization wants it to become a success.
What the hell was he thinking. Now the organization is all pissed off at the people that get shit done, who by the way had locked in the date and the location because they were given the authority. He has not allowed the people who get shit done to state their case as to the reason they picked this particular location and date. Now Captain Nut Sack wants nothing to do with the event and has stated that the organization will have nothing to do with the event without checking with or asking the organization what they wanted to do.
What this is really about is the leadership of some organizations either not caring about the things they do or not remembering what has been said and to whom it was said.
Keep your shit together Captain Nut Sack or be prepared to take one in the nuts.
So now whether this event is on or off is dependent upon whether enough others organization can step up to help the people that get shit done. I don't think that will be an issue and the Car version of the Toy Run will go off on Labor Day at the Portland Motor Club with or without Captain Nut Sack and his Ball Boy.
It seems after being handed the reins of power, they instantly pissed off a bunch of the membership by putting into effect a few things without the proper steps as per the by-laws. My thought on this is put on your big girl panties and live with it. Maybe it needed to be done.
So now we have the heart of the matter, you tell me how numb this is.
Recently this organization was handed what could become a premiere event for the gear head crowd and a major charity. It has only been around for a couple of seasons and hasn't really taken off like it should. Poor location could probably be the biggest reason but personal issues between the original organizer and his former Team mates and other parties is more likely the biggest reason.
Anyway back to the story. The chief numb nut in charge,who shall be known as Captain Nut Sack infinitum, handed off this event to a couple of members that are well known for getting shit done and done right and told them to do what needed to be done. So they did, with a new venue and a date that was not taken by any other events.
Perfect right, Novocaine to the bag if you please.
Well Captain Nut Sack decided he didn't like the couple he gave it to or they didn't tell him the good news or the novocaine finally got to his brain and other people were told to take care of it.
It seems that the event can be shared and organized by more than one organization as well it should be, if the organization wants it to become a success.
What the hell was he thinking. Now the organization is all pissed off at the people that get shit done, who by the way had locked in the date and the location because they were given the authority. He has not allowed the people who get shit done to state their case as to the reason they picked this particular location and date. Now Captain Nut Sack wants nothing to do with the event and has stated that the organization will have nothing to do with the event without checking with or asking the organization what they wanted to do.
What this is really about is the leadership of some organizations either not caring about the things they do or not remembering what has been said and to whom it was said.
Keep your shit together Captain Nut Sack or be prepared to take one in the nuts.
So now whether this event is on or off is dependent upon whether enough others organization can step up to help the people that get shit done. I don't think that will be an issue and the Car version of the Toy Run will go off on Labor Day at the Portland Motor Club with or without Captain Nut Sack and his Ball Boy.
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