College Park Tuning Meet
Soon there won't be a NELOC, and the Lexus owners which could really help represent this club will be with other clubs that show more respect than what is happening here now.
Let it be.
Let it be.
and jimmy (since quoting your post wasn't enough to know I was talking to you)... my whoops comment had to do with something stupid that I did when I was parking. You weren't there. Relax my dude.
but anyways ive finally caught up on all this drama and WTF!!! this is what NELOC has turned into?
MDSC got his stickers out of order so what? he was vouched by Ryan and I will without a doubt vouche for him also. Yes he got his stickers at the first meeting he attended but went to several others afterwards and represented Neloc. In less than a year his car has made a tremendous change an has represented Neloc well. No only in the presence of his car but his contributions to this forum and to people personally.
Ive been NELOC for 6 years + and never seen it this bad. There has always been a slight seperation from north and south. An it seems like the new leadership is trying to mend that rift but its not going to happen overnight. In my time in NELOC Ive only met a hand full of the tristate area members and most of them are from Liberty VIP and that wasnt till I traveled to PA for the now defunct Carlisle event. Not till after getting to know them well did I start seeing them travel further south to attend events. I understand it is difficult to travel to shows due to commitments, finances and etc, but once a personal bond is made in true friendship or sense of family and the event is worth it you will see people make the effort to attend them. Like I said it just usually doesnt happen overnight.
Heck look at my situation. My obligations dont allow me to show up to most events any longer does it make the NELOC members Ive made that bond with me angry every time? No its cuz we understand each other.
Ryan and I only spoke to each other in brief converstations at meets the years prior to springfest 1 in 2010. When the meet came around he needed a place to stay and asked if it was cool to stay at my place and I had room available. Smitty tho he is no longer truely NELOC did the same for me when I traveled to the DMV. Josh and Jae have done so for other members. Heck I traveled to DMV one weekend on business and posted in this very forum asking if anyone wanted to just hang out and thats how I met Al and now that friendship spans half the world cuz hes moved back to Hawaii.
Yes NELOC is about cars and car related stuff, but the bottom line is you have to remember.
NELOC "you come for the cars, but you stay for the people" and this statement hold true for the members i know well.
so yes the ground rules were laid down as a guideline to follow but if they are bent now and then theres a reason for it.
Celebrating Lexus & Toyota from Around the Globe
Last edited by 99SC42; May 4, 2012 at 02:21 PM.
NELOC "you come for the cars, but you stay for the people"
....and this statement hold true for the members I know well.
so yes the ground rules were laid down as a guideline to follow but if they are bent now and then theres a reason for it.
These 'bent guidelines' VIP mentions is the fault of the OGs not being more present in NELOC. So, I hope to plan a late-summer 2012 OG meet, so that we can all remember what NELOC is about.
It's not about stickers, or t-shirts or how well your car is modded, or any of that stuff.....it's about us, the people. Without cool people, NELOC will always languish.
But again, it's not the newer NELOCers fault, it's the OGs fault. So, the OGs will need to ban together and make something happen. The fun we had getting together at various meets & BBQs....with some of the best caravans EVER.....these events were priceless (and it was just a NELOC meet, and their assorted friends). The heritage thread shows a lot of these past activities.
So, before we completely lose sight of what NELOC is about, let me and some other OGs take you back to how it all began. Just good times, with good people, with our cars (some old, some new, some modded, some stock) being
Many props to Leroy (Apex), Tony (Trukn) and Ryan (Bernie) for doing their best to keep the fire lit. But now it's time to get re-centered. Stay tuned.
BTW, good to see PhillyGS and Chris come down from the North for this past weekend's meet.
I think my car may be leaking oil as of last night
, but if it's available next weekend, I hope to come down to VA Beach.







