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Motorhead350
03-26-2010, 07:54 AM
There are two stories within this one.

1. About a year ago I was at a Rockabilly Jamboree and after my band played I told my bass player to come out and listen to my headers. Another guy heard us and was on his way out. He said he had a Marauder too and wanted to listen. My bass player and I got to the car before him, I fired it up, popped the hood and reved it.

The guy that wanted to hear it came out and gave it a listen. "Wanna race?" I said. He said "I thought you had a Marauder, mine is from 1966." "Yeah well mine doesn't have a carb that's going to leak all over the place. You wanna race or what." "No you'll beat me, but mine looks cooler." "Yeah says you."

He went off with his girl into her little Honda or something like that and I started laughing. "Where's your car?" "It's in my garage right now." "Yeah sure it is and you're riding around in that? You guys are all talk. This car never sees a rest." He was gone after that.

2. I was driving yesterday on my way to the skyway when I see a black Ford Ranger with seven stickers on the reason window pull up beside me at a red light. He looked at me, gave me the thumbs up and nodded his head. It was the same guy I was insulting about a year ago. I guess he didn't believe me when I said it's my daily driver. Now that he know's it's blown with headers and all that stuff and he sees me drive it, he now likes newer Marauders.

Still where's his car? :confused:

These Rockabilly people... where to start. :shake:

BTW he was probably in his mid 30s.

NOTE TO ADMIN: Can you change the word for to from in the title? Thanks!

Black Dynamite
03-26-2010, 09:57 AM
He probably went and looked up the new Marauder after your conversation and learned some repsect. :beatnik:

Two things though:

A) What's wrong with "Rockabilly people?"

B) What's his being in his mid 30's have to do with anything?

Motorhead350
03-26-2010, 11:14 AM
He probably went and looked up the new Marauder after your conversation and learned some repsect. :beatnik:

Two things though:

A) What's wrong with "Rockabilly people?"

B) What's his being in his mid 30's have to do with anything?

A) They are the most stuck up people next to Jazz people. Not all of them are like this, but a good 90% are. They will bash anything that is new. Wither it's music or cars. Soon as the show is over they will drive off to something else completely opposite of what they claim they live by. The 53 Chevy they drive is for show. Any other time they are driving that fuel injected Asian car because it's more dependable, yet they will say carbs are way better than fuel injection. They also dress old school just to go out to these events. If you ever go to a music show, they won't even discuss anything other than the music being played. Soon as the event is over it's back to street clothes and their street car. The leather jacket goes away and the 53 Chevy is tucked away. Pretty much what I am implying is they are the most fake people I have ever come across and are completely full of lies. They say they old school this and old school that, but when it's all over they listen to ZZ Top in a fuel injected Cutless Supreme, believe me I have known a few of them and they are all like this. Why not just reveal who you are instead of putting on a costume for one side of yourself? It's sooo stupid.

B) I just wanted to me clear the guy was in his 30s and wasn't an "older" Marauder owner, he owned an older Marauder. The car was old not him. Still not sure if he has an actual car.

Black Dynamite
03-27-2010, 08:05 AM
Ah, I see Dom, you were just differentiating older Marauder from older owner. My bad.

If there's one thing I've noticed, and I'm sure you have as well, it's that EVERY music scene has it's scenesters with more money than anything else. I remember one instance in particular when I went to the Warped tour when I was about 25. My friends and I parked and were walking the few blocks to the venue when we passed a line of minivans and SUV's. I thought it was a line of taxi's or something but no, it was a line of parents dropping off rich little suburbanite kids in trendy Hot Topic clothing and faux-hawks away from the venue so they wouldn't be seen being dropped off in front of the place. I guess all I'm saying is that isn't Rockabilly's fault. I can't imagine Rockabilly people are any worse than the credit card hippies swaying to jam band -expletive deleted- and going back to the apartment their parents pay the rent on. There's plenty of good music out there over all kinds of genre's that's fanboyed by twerps just trying to fit in and be someone they aren't.

Glenn
03-27-2010, 09:44 AM
WOW - I wonder what you would call me? :eek:

I can't believe you would still want to sell your SC after reading this post. :confused:

Glenn "Olde Man" Ford :beatnik:

"Second Fastest MM in the world (ranked by age)."

Motorhead350
03-27-2010, 09:46 AM
I love both Rockabilly and Punk Rock (the real stuff) but most fans of that music are total..... you fill in the blank. The only people I can get along with are the people twice my age. I guess they see I have an appreciation for it and am not there just because it's the thing to do.

Motorhead350
03-27-2010, 10:03 AM
WOW - I wonder what you would call me? :eek:

I can't believe you would still want to sell your SC after reading this post. :confused:

Glenn "Olde Man" Ford :beatnik:

"Second Fastest MM in the world (ranked by age)."

I don't completely understand Glenn. I think you got a little confused from that I had to clear up in the second post. The car was older, not the owner.

bawazir
03-27-2010, 10:08 AM
Thumbs up .

Big Black Beast
03-28-2010, 09:24 PM
I love both Rockabilly and Punk Rock...

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