[Unity_Jon]

This post was pretty much dead until i asked what was going on, i cant say i like it much, and i reckon most of you will agree with me there.

I can understand business trying to make money, thats what they do, but they must do it admiralbly or they'll get no encouragement or support, a business with out support is a dead duck.
The support comes from you guys, you have the right to decide what is right and what is wrong but it's only your decision for yourself you can't decide whats right or wrong for anyone else but yourself.

as for The club thing, its seems the 'big' or 'og' clubs feel threatend by newer clubs (remember i'm overseas so a true outsider without clouded but maybe uneducated vision) The large clubs have pulled together to try and help but with little education they started something that turned into a monster by the business people involved, thats a real shame, perhaps lessons have been learn't

Whats all that BS about in for life ? surely a club is just that, its a group of people with a like minded interest who enjoy sharing their feelings wiht like minded people, people are allowed to change their mind and do thier own thing, In the UK, in my club inparticular we were going to introduce 'rules' but after alot of talking we decided we didn't actually need rules because we all thought along the same lines, hell we dont even have a proper president, i take the role of 'front man' or 'elected president' not just because i've been a member the longest but because i have the most contacts, time and resource to deal with any club related issues, i voluntered my phone number and email as a contact point and i 'own' the website (paid for out of my own pocket) each member knows and does his/her own thing and the club runs really smoothly - the way it should be, a bunch of friends interested in Lowriding. period.


sorry for the blurb, it seems a lot of people have lost the passion and become too wrapped up in themselves/the clubs and the money. IMHO

[ September 11, 2002: Message edited by: Unity_Jon ]</p>

[rlowride]

you might think it a blurb, but it was a very good post jon......... now if we can get thousands of clubs in the u.s. to feel the same way, we will be set! KEEP HOLDIN DOWN OVER THERE, sounds like you guys got a great thing going.

[Unity_Jon]

Perhaps thats part of the problem, there are too many people trying to stand out from the crowd, when its the crowd that contains their friends (both past, present and future)

Sometimes its good to be on the outside.

[TRUERIDER]

Hell yeah....Jon for president!
That was put together really well...Jon
I hope they really read this.....INLA needs to read it twice.

[rlowride]

[quote]Originally posted by TRUERIDER:
<strong>Hell yeah....Jon for president!
That was put together really well...Jon
I hope they really read this.....INLA needs to read it twice. </strong><hr></blockquote>

I second the motion on the floor!

[Unity_Jon]

[quote]Originally posted by rlowride:
<strong>

I second the motion on the floor!</strong><hr></blockquote>

B-R-E-A-K-D-A-N-C-E..........

[Unity_Neil]

The other reason he's at the front of course (not that he'd ever tell you) is because he's so cool about the whole thing.

just another one of the boys eh Jon?

[Unity_Jon]

??? that was a nice suprise.

Thanks. - I don't put any effort into it though, its just common sense and comes natural

[eseloco]

What most of the people on this site and other sites do not understand is that when you joined a TRUE OG Car Club back in the days you were in for life. That was the same way of thinking as if you were joining a gang but we were not a gangs we just acted like them. You did not jump from club to club. A lot of OG Car Club and their members still think that way today but you have the new lowrider of today. Today you have guys jumping from one car club to another to another and still to another and having to cover up tacks from the last car club they were in. Car club members around the world stay true to your car clubs and make your club best it can be. Lowriding has changed and in a good direction everybody and I mean everybody it seems like is lowriding and we must all do our part to keep making it better each and everyday. We all have a resposibility to make lowriding better and safer for the kids are our future and we must never forget that lowriding community.

[OrangeCounty58]

[quote]Originally posted by eseloco:
<strong>What most of the people on this site and other sites do not understand is that when you joined a TRUE OG Car Club back in the days you were in for life. That was the same way of thinking as if you were joining a gang but we were not a gangs we just acted like them. You did not jump from club to club. A lot of OG Car Club and their members still think that way today but you have the new lowrider of today. Today you have guys jumping from one car club to another to another and still to another and having to cover up tacks from the last car club they were in. Car club members around the world stay true to your car clubs and make your club best it can be. Lowriding has changed and in a good direction everybody and I mean everybody it seems like is lowriding and we must all do our part to keep making it better each and everyday. We all have a resposibility to make lowriding better and safer for the kids are our future and we must never forget that lowriding community.</strong><hr></blockquote>

i agree with with you for the most part. i believe if your in a club do everything to make it the best it can be. overtime unfortunately many club face troubles, sometimes from the leadership itself. most of the time the diversity can be overcome if cool heads prevail. in other instances the ones we once considered friends bring out negative aspects of their own personalities that are intolerable and that is when members start to leave. your correct. a not so in depth investigation would show that og clubs use to(some still do) have the "your in for life", but what does that acheive? sometimes a lot of resentment is just built up. from experience it is not worth it. it turns out to be just a facade of unity. the community needs TRUE unity, not just "the smile now talk a lot of mess later" attitude. we have a more diverse lowriding community now one with many independent thought. which is not detrimental to what we are trying to accomplish, just another viewpoint. im a vocal person as in if something is not right ill speak up. if one does join a club they need to surround themselves with people with the same train of thinking, as far as views on lowriding. i ride solo, can it change later, possibly. no matter one should have pride about where they are and what they are doing. our responsibility is not limited to lowriding. if everyone just did what is the correct thing to do. yes one can make the arguement that it is different for everyone. most things are either right or wrong and most of us know how to distinguish between the both. if we all just TELL THE TRUTH, DO WHATS RIGHT all the lowriding community and SOCIETY will benefit.
Eric

[ September 12, 2002: Message edited by: OrangeCounty58 ]</p>