Manufactured scene in a carbon copied kulture

Like Rat Rods, Myspace has lost its "edge" ( if it ever had one). Many of us still have an account but dont update very often, log-in REALLY infrequently, and its a Christmas miracle if we ever send around a "how many times have you made out in a closet" survey or post whatever. However, still hanging in there, (like people who keep a 2007 Calendar in hopes that it will STAY 2007 if we all believe it hard enough) are the Rat Rodders and manufactured scenesters. It is really pathetic and they show themeselves in pictures posing by people that are perhaps formerly locally famous, but have now become such a joke that they will take hero worship from whoever is willing to dish it out. These scene people also make FORCED SCHEDULED get-togethers where everyone WILL have fun no matter how painful and not fun it really is! They wear clothes from and they style themselves after the discovery channel programs that are NOW MOSTLY CANCELLED. They go to a mediocre or less show and over-photgraph it in hopes that quantity will trump quality. This is a sad pipe dream. They WAAAY over promo each other's myspace in hopes that someone who is MORE of a loser will see this and begin leg-hanging them. This would elevate them socially in their mind, to a "sub-famous" status, having followers or fans. Furthermore, they characterize themselves as "Greasemonkeys" or "builders" and have to tell you WHY you should pay attention to them. An old quote comes to mind: "If you have to say you are, you ain't". The core of the problem is that its a "Monkey see, monkey do" mentality. With no core set of values or sense of style or love for what you are doing, its all fake. Hence the rise of tuners in the 90's. Plus when Vin Diesel is a "tuner" dude in a movie, then the movement just EXPLODES. Spend $6K to get close to the performance of a bone stock Schuck's Chevy 350 motor, which could be had for around $800.... but thats another discussion. Bottom line is that people by and large want it NOW. They want credibility and fame, and they dont want to wait around to earn it. They want to be a builder but don't want to take the time to learn it from someone who REALLY knows what they are doing. They watched someone like Jesse james and made up their mind that "This is what they want" so society as a whole owes them respect and the fame and lifestyle they have chosen. End of the day its fake. Its all fake. If you engage in a manufactured scene you are fake too. Take a minute and look at yourself and compare it to what you have TOLD everyone publically. Are your building skills that great? Is your car that cool and does it really reflect your best work, and this "best work", is it putting others shit work to shame? Are you a "solid bro" and do you dog out other people for not making forced events due to work, yet miss some yourself because of work, but that's different? Do you look around at your posed "club, solid bros, or "cool people" pic and really feel that those people all give two shits about you or are as cool as you have hyped them up to be? How does your "scene" hold up to bullshit> this is the true test. Is your scene one rumor away from collapsing, or do people take the bullshit dished out and STICK AROUND? Do you shit talk each other secretly? Will you stand behind what you say and believe and will the others do likewise? CAN YOU SURVIVE A LOUD DISAGREEMENT? Can you get pissed, but suck it up, present your issue calmly to the other participant involved in the scene and still work towards a resolution or do you shit talk your club, the bros, or others in the "scene" when you are presented with another shoulder to cry on or an open forum at a bullshit session or stupid online MESSAGE BOARD? Can you JUST say something like "It pisses me off that x, y or z, isn't done, but I know the dude is busy. I am going to hit him up about it next week, when his shit has calmed down." Can you do or say that? Most can't. Most people go to the first commiserating ear that is available, or Homosexual Acting Message Board and just FILET their buddy in the scene's reputation just to make themselves feel better temporarily. Regret will not fix it either. but a CLOSED MOUTH would have. Although foreign in current society's victimology, taking personal responsibility for your actions and having faith that your friend is the same person today as he was yesterday and just because he didn't wave once at a restaurant or out driving DOES NOT mean that HE'S FULL ON FADING YOU! I have a news flash - people stare off into space and miss shit 1 foot in front of them sometimes. It happens. Grow up. Also, people get tired and grouchy and have bad days... this is not just isolated to you and your myopic, selfish and self centered view of the world. People may bite your head off today, get a good nights sleep and then manage to save your fucking bacon tomorrow, and most likely be apologetic when you present it to them after they are rested. The true test of character is staying by your friend through that and managing your stupid gut responses. IF everyone in your "scene" does that, and doesn't try to fake a life, then you have nothing to worry about. Do you have anything to worry about, Super-greaser-rat-rodder-109095 @myspace.com?