Aww heck... you guys are a bunch of elitists hehehe TLC ... do you think they would have HAMB-CHOPPERS USA marathons? going head to head with deadlines.... I could see it now.. Billy Zane building a sweet ride ..up against Germ Cole Bleed and Roothawg... putting together a 59 buick.... ...camera pans to germ arguing about putting in a y block... the next day ... camera pans to germ smokin some herb ... next day they have a party with young girls... bleed sets up his band and they jam... finally the last day they throw some mexican blankets on it.. squirt it black.. put red rims on and a HAMB sticker and tell everyone to go pack sand HAMBERS would piss off the sponsors heheheheh good call Ryan... dont let the man ruin the good name of the HAMB
actually,reformed fucking hoodlums,for the most part.i was helping my nephew drain the gas tank on his mulletstang last week,he was wondering where i learned so much about siphoning gas
Kinda makes me wonder though... Is the TLC going to try to find an alternative to the HAMB? "What? Arlen Ness doesn't want to build choppers on TV? Well screw him. We'll find another guy. How about Jesse whats-his-name??" I think they're going to call it the Punkass Orcabetty Ratrod Kustom show... PORK. Travis
Damn, there goes my chance to meet Jason Priestly! It's nice to be asked, but probably best to decline.
Ryan, your response was friggin hilarious, but you sold out your cheap ass to Rod and Custom already, why give up now? I would've loved to have seen you and Jason Priestly enjoying a little glass of wine before taking him out for a spin in your coupe. Then it would've been nice to see him piss his pants. But from what I understand he's a racecar driver, so maybe it would take something a little scarier. Perhaps a drunken date with one of germ's ladies. Or maybe you could hook him up with Aaron Lasky for a special night out on the town, replete with clandestine assgrabbing of taken ladies and the subsequent removal of teeth with a 3/4" wrench. That I'd like to see.
Now that's keepin' it REAL. A polite thanks but NO fucking thanks. You're the man Ryan. Nads, I think we can find a way to get priestly to piss himself, Cheaters style.
First Ryan -My persopnal congrats to you for telling them no. I believe that those types are only into phony HYPE anyway- so we would surely be a serious letdown to their viewers. a show about the front line rebirth of traditional hot Rodding?Who the FUCK would watch that!Besides What in the Hell do three sweet lookin young Black girls["TLC" ] who sing HIP HOP "MUSIC", want to do a show about our lame asses?
And I thought TLC stood for Truly Ludicrous Car(icatures). That poor 'One Eye' Lopes, has anyone led a sadder life? Maybe Bubbles, Michael Jackson's chimpanzee.
Its nice when someone walks away from the spotlight, instead of trying so hard to jump into it. There's plenty of people trying to make a buck off this movement right now, and its getting pretty old. I've said it before, but I liked things better 3 or 4 years ago when swaps, shows, and websites like this weren't so popular. Cable TV and mainstream car shows didn't care about us. Of course, most cool things get noticed, the word spreads, and it becomes more popular. The crowd thickens.... Shouting it from the roof tops only adds to the mayhem. Nice job, Ryan.
I think you're right Jay... but hopefully it will die down... like all fads do... In the mean time... we can just drive our roadsters silly... Speaking of that... when we and Tim gonna go Roadstering with the women??? Sam.
[ QUOTE ] I'm with ya Ryan, the only way that I would allow them to do a show about the HAMB, is if Germ could host it, UNEDITED! [/ QUOTE ] from Germ's "FAGGOTS" post ...going with Bill Hines on monster garage... They may have gotten a taste of Germ already. Circle the wagons Hoodlums, TLC had considered our brand of fun marketable, they won't be the last.
I wish I was as noble as you guys make me seem... I considered a lot of factors including the health of the board, but honestly the deciding factor was the expense of the traffic we would see. If I was planning on selling the HAMB to the highest bidder, that wouldn't have been a problem... As for Jason Priestly, he's a stand up guy and a pretty damn good driver. I've always said if he never did the whole acting gig, he would have had a lot more chances on the race track - he's pretty talented.
[ QUOTE ] I just don't think we could create enough drama for TLC [/ QUOTE ] Yeah...we're always short on drama and opinions around here!
[ QUOTE ] I think you're right Jay... but hopefully it will die down... like all fads do... In the mean time... we can just drive our roadsters silly... Speaking of that... when we and Tim gonna go Roadstering with the women??? Sam. [/ QUOTE ] As soon as it stops raining for a day!!! Lets work on a roadster driving date at Turdlock- Hope you've got a booth and some of yo chili! jay
Ah hell Ryan, I think I can be damned diplomatic in a pinch. Its great to know that we/you got their attention. I think that it is inevitable that one day, you'll have to take someone up on an offer just like that. I don't think that it would be classed as a sell out. Someone besides us needs to know what the whole life style is all about. Can you imagine real hot rodders, real main stream. American Grafitti uncensored. You did good friend.
<font color="red"> Fucking hoodlums!!! Who, us??? Damn, that makes feel young all over again. </font>
I think you responded correctly. I dont see how the publicity could do anything good for the HAMB. I believe if your in to traditional rods and customs at all you'll find the HAMB or hear about it through word of mouth. If you have a traditional car and you drive it at all, chances are someone from hear will eventually ask you, if your on the HAMB and tell you about it. It should stay that way.
Zeke, I was merely improving the Flyin' Dutchman's coloquial English... [ QUOTE ] The HAMB would indeed get overwhelmed by cooks! [/ QUOTE ]
I'm too old to be a fuc"ing hoodlum. I'm just an old redneck!!! Cool answer to the media though. I'm happy the way we are now.
I have to agree with the do not exploit a good thing thinking that many of you have. I also think Ryan's decision based on finance is great reason not too! Let TLC ride in on someone else and steamroll it to death and then leave it in lump when they are done with it. While under the influence of NyQuil it got me to thinking of a sort of top ten list... 1. I do not want to see some snot nosed kid wearing a HAMB shirt at the local mall. 2. I do not want to read 3,000 intros a day. 3. The thought of soccer moms in flat black mini-vans scares me. 4. If you paint the fenders flat black on a Honda Civic would it give the appearance of running fenderless? 5. HAMB stickers over the top of West Coast Shoppers stickers has me plotting new acts of vandalism (now that I'm an official hoodlum!!). We need to get them stickers of the HAMB shift knob in a massive 12" diameter to cover the window stickers on the imports in my 'hood. 6. The idea of a new Escalade in flat black with 23" dubs spray bombed red had me laughing. I wonder how you could turn the spinning things into something "traditional". 7. Oh my god!!! Now the PT Cruisers would become legitamate hot rods? 8. JC Whitney would be a major player in the aftermarket industry again! 9. This place has too much drama for even the guys at Orange County Crappers. 10. Cole would kick Billy Lane's ass in the first 10 minutes of the build off series between TLC and Discovery Channel...I, of course, included 7 minutes for commercial breaks. Boyd wouldn't contend because he is still in the corner bitchin' about how HIS guys can't do anything the way HE wants it done...kinda like a Billet Bob Villa. and the top eleventh reason (NyQuil makes it hard to count to ten) why we shouldn't go on TLC... 11. Pro-street billet rods with sponge paint jobs, wild graphics, air conditioning and wheelie bars would become old school.
That's the second time I've been called a hoodlum,a friends mom called me one when I was a kid! Thanks for turning them down!!
Good call Ryan, I couldnt imagine seeing HAMB shirts at the mall! Does Jesse James still build choppers??? Feder
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