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    I went to a Lions Club Car Show in Rochester this afternoon, just to look. This used to always be a packed show - There were probably only 30 to 40 cars, where normally 200 show up.

    I understand it was supposed to rain, but it was nice all morning and didn't rain until about 3...Are all shows like this now? I don't go very often anymore...

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    I think it's getting that way Gary. How many decades can you look at the same cars and hear the same stories?

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    Sign of the times.
    almost wouldnt mind seeing a buncha pieced together daily hotrods, but a lot of stigma and other unwanted associations prevent such "creativity" .

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    When I used to go to local car shows it was a way to network with people/ look at their cars/ steal ideas for mine- LOL. Now I just go on the internet/ FB and do the same thing there. Ask people about their cars/ mods online.

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    I quit going to all car related events, nothing interesting to me anymore. In my eyes, everything is the same o same o. Absolutely nothing impressive with anything new, any idiot can buy a vet, camaro, stank or hellcat then pay someone to make it “ custom” Sure bad ass, but nothing to see here folks , look there’s a better one right there .... and there , over there plus 100 more on the way!
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    "Front wheels will jump a Coke bottle on the street." I've heard that more than a few times. That said, I still enjoy shows since its car related.

    Some of the cruise nights are packed. My guess is that the threat of rain kept numbers low.
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    First off...whats a lions club, Im 35 and assume its like an Elks, American Legion? Moose?, KofC?

    What did you drive there?

    Last time i took my car to the 7-11 in Taylor(Northline) after work..(tuesdays, the old dudes park there and get their lawn chairs out)...some guy gave me shit for wiping down my car and under the hood.... I usually pop the hood, go get a slurpee, and usually arrive back with people staring at the Inline 6 under the hood and the Q&A starts. The guy giving me shit was in good fun. He goes...."Damnit, now i have to clean mine too.. ".. His 60's muscle had a lot of tree sap, leaves in the cowl,, dust on it.

    The Bakers get togethers are great, I think.

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    I drove my regular car there and just went around noon to look at the cars, not participate.

    Lions Club is for Leader dogs...
    http://www.rochesterlionsclub.org/

    Here was the show flyer
    http://www.rochesterlionsclub.org/in...-a-custom-show

    As I mentioned, there are usually a lot of cars in this show and they don't let anything new than a 1993...

    Gary

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    Quote Originally Posted by AutoRoc View Post
    First off...whats a lions club, Im 35 and assume its like an Elks, American Legion? Moose?, KofC?

    What did you drive there?

    Last time i took my car to the 7-11 in Taylor(Northline) after work..(tuesdays, the old dudes park there and get their lawn chairs out)...some guy gave me shit for wiping down my car and under the hood.... I usually pop the hood, go get a slurpee, and usually arrive back with people staring at the Inline 6 under the hood and the Q&A starts. The guy giving me shit was in good fun. He goes...."Damnit, now i have to clean mine too.. ".. His 60's muscle had a lot of tree sap, leaves in the cowl,, dust on it.

    The Bakers get togethers are great, I think.

    I cant wait to get out to Woodward. Just a few laps after getting a RedCoat burger is a good time on sunny days.
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    Gotta believe the rain, or threat of rain, scared some people away. Was at the truck/tractor pulls at MIS this weekend and the spectator turnout for the quality of the event was pretty weak. I think that is a problem with any outdoor event these days is the ability to look at radar/instant weather etc, and if it even looks like it might rain people don't go.

    On the other hand if you have been a car guy all your life it takes a bit to impress you and after a while you stop going unless it's something special. I try to make a couple shows every year. I don't mind sitting around and hearing the stories about how fast people would be if they actually ran their car.

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