ol' skool rodz mag. @#$% a rant, (sorry)

anyone here from ol' skool rodz?
I paid in full for a sub over three months back .
I paid exrta to get the frist issue.
I have not got a FUCKING THING YET! ( sorry )
they charged my card for the full year and the exrta for the frist issue, still not a FUCKING THING ! ( sorry , again )
I called, I e-mailed, I left a message on the "ol' skool rodz" web site in the fourms section.
not a damn thing.
issue #3 is out and I still have not got a thing.

sorry I had to vent.

 

Sorry to hear about the problem your having..I just want to know how you are coming on the car. Send me some pics..

Dirty

 

Your trans is still here ......Shiny

 

Number 3 is out?

 

Sorry to hear about that! Not to pour fuel on your fire...but.

I picked up issue #3 today at Barnes & Nobles, and the issue is quite a mess. I was really disappointed.

Hope everything works out.

 

i paid for a years sub myself, still havent seen a single issue, number 3 is out,mmmm.

 

# is the a pile of crap.i thought this mag was going shit.well this issue is that indeed.there was only about 2 or 3 good stories.hay happy hoppy if you dont get the first issue i think i have an extra.
jason

 

OOPS- I shouldn't talk!

 

You are not alone. I paid and waited, and waited. wrote emails, finally got issue #2 after it was out on the newstands and I can see #3 will be late as well. They are a sister mag to the HORSE which is a pretty good chopper rag but I don't think OSR will last long.

 

Issue 1 looked like it would be good, so I bought it. The editors could not have picked worse shots of cars to start off with. The article on Jesse James' car, regardless of what you think of him, was pathetic. Some of the worst pix I have ever seen for a magazine. The car is very nice and needed better shots.And anyone who asks could you have done better, "hell yeah"
2nd, WTF is with this mag? Is it trying to gear itself towards the " I live in SoCal, buy a 4 door, cut the roof off so all 12 of my buddies car drive in it and we can drink PBR and call it a kustom because we all have coats and the car is black with red rims" crowd? Maybe its because I have had a little too much to drink and have to be up in 5 hours 4 work. This magazine, along with a lot of things I have noticed lately, are really starting to piss me off. Stop befor I make real enemies.....

 

I picked up #3 at a local bookstore, "Hastings", along with Custom Rodder, and some CD's...

OSR's pictures suck farts from my ass. I wanted to see Jesse James' car as well..but instead it was closeups of gas caps & shots of him...like we don't see his mug on everything all the time anyhow.

I also hate the little 1/4-page advertisements in the middle of an editorial...it throws me off, and is quite annoying.

The pics in #3 have gotten better, and I dig the selection of cars...especially the red '57 Ford at the back.

Anyways...I don't think OSR will last long...so I'd get my money back for those subscriptions before it disappears for good.

 

i went to del taco tonight and the assholes forgot to give me 2 hardshell tacos... instead they give me FRIES??

BULLSHIT

 

........the best thing about the magazine is that Sulpy's shop has a full page ad.............

 

I don't really read much so the writing does not bother me and yes it is nice to see a picture of an entire car once in a while. hahaha not a shot of the shotgun gas cap or whatever was on jesse's 36. But our own nummnuts is in issue 3 thats cool. bottom line I guess is I would rather go to the book store and pick up ol skool rodz rather than popular hot rodding!!! the only draw back that I can see is when you have to ask the worker at the store. do you have old school rodz then you realize I am going to have to spell it to them because it's spelled so freekin stupid. kinda makes you feel like your 8 years old. or perhaps the guy that came up with the name hade a nissan and flipped the name upside down to spell nassin that was cool to do when I was in high school duhhhh hahahaha OSR 4 LIFE!!!!!!!

 

I just got my first issue in the mail 2 days ago. I paid over a month ago. I'm sure yours is on it's way. I thought issue 3 was an improvement over the last 2.

 

I have to agree with A-bomber on OSRs, it's cool to see a HAMBer in the mag (numnuts). I was disappointed in the pics of a few of the cars. Like the pile-up,jessies.... mostly just shots of parts on cars , not full pics. Other then that she's a good magazine. Not much diffrent on CCD..On the speeling jess deel wit it...

 

..that dodge has a MULLET...

 

It's fun seeing numnut's ride - looks great, (but cold)

 

I have a stack of #2 mags Ill mail ya one

 

Gotta disagree when it comes to the photo's though.Lot's of them shot by one of our very own, Mike Harrington (Buick59) really liked the shots on the deserted road.I also thought the Bonneville coverage was kick ass, even though he missed the ice fishing shot.

B B

 

Alright which one is numnuts car? I liked the article they did on Bo Huff, I've always heard of people talking about him just never knew the story behind the man. The story on Jimmy White 32 fueled my desire more to build something out of nothing. He started out not knowing how to weld and stuff and look what happened, he has one hellacious cool car. I respect that. All the other articles I like also. The only beef I have with this issue was there wasn't any tech article. I couldn't care less how well the mag is put together as long as it has bitchen hot rods and kool kustoms I'll get it. I just wish I could get all the mags like this, but then I'd never get anything done(not that I do now) . I hope you get your sub situation straightened out, thats not good for businness there. later plmczy

 

"I picked up issue #3 today at Barnes & Nobles, and the issue is quite a mess. I was really disappointed."

I couldnt disagree more, issue #3 is the best yet. Maybe I am biased because I am good friends with Bo, but it rocks. Ivo's article on Jimmy White was good too, I have always heard about him and his Hemi A, and seen the Video in MFS clip, but the article told more.. The mag is good, prob. the best out there (besides Rolls&Pleats).. But what do I know, I live in Utah and have a 4-door, no red rims though so maybe I am missing something!! quit whining

 

Personal opinion is one thing, whining is another. If I am not mistaken, this board is a lot of personal opinion. Keep that in mind.....

 

An article on my bud Bo Huff in the latest issue??? Looks like I'm heading to the bookstore on my lunch hour.

Oh yeah, Roadstar in his roadster is in it also, I guess that's a pretty good reason to go pick it up as well

 

"If I am not mistaken, this board is a lot of personal opinion" - yes true, even though I dont think its always a good thing..

 

Denise

There was a good article in issue #2 of Bo as well - I'll bring it Saturday.

 

#3 is good. Sure they need to aim their editorial in a less PLAYSKOOL direction. Mikes shots are killer as usual. Lot of HAMBers cars. Nummnuts sedan lookin fine as well.

 

In #2 it seemed the writers were poking fun at the "Playskool" spelling. I kinda thought it was funny, after reading the letter in the front.

Just a guess, but I'd bet the folks from OSR are reading these posts, and are, likely, trying to make changes based on what the feedback is. I bet they know their own shortcomings, and are doing all they can.

When you build a car, it takes a few trips around the block to get the bugs worked out... Give 'em a break.

I really like OSR, and I hope they get 'er tweaked.


JOE

 

Yeah, that mag is more about "attitude" than cars. I'll pass, thanks. Give me the "new" R&C any day.

 

Duh, I found it. If it was a snake it would have bit me . I was payin more attention to the car than the story. later plmczy