Two, actually.
First, I know there are a lot of fans of the rock group 'Daughtry' out there. Don't know a whole lot about them, other than they play rock music, and call themselves 'Daughtry'. I had a chance yesterday to see them play a song live. Never heard of the song, never seen the band play before. All I have to say is...
C'mon, really?
Why in the world does anyone, besides the group's mothers and maybe their girlfriends (if they can even score one), like this band, especially enough to SPEND MONEY on the seeing them play?
In seeing them play, I had two gut reactions...and typically they're not that far off base. Here's what I thought:
1) Wow. Uhh, generic? No, generic is too 'generic' of a term. How 'bout no-talent ass clowns?
2) Incubus ripoff. (Erin later said she thinks they're a Nickelback ripoff, which I can't necessarily argue with. Maybe they're a mashup of the two.)
Finally, my thoughts on a mohawk hairdo: If you have a mohawk, and you aren't in a punk band or can't blister someone's face with your guitar solos, you're making up for something. Maybe you're making up for the fact you suck?
Now don't get me wrong - i listen to some music that many people deem as 'questionable'. I like bands like Slipknot, Tool, and the Gorillaz. But you know something that each of these bands has that Daughtry, on any level, doesn't?
They're unique.
OK - Topic 2: Outlines of Mexico principalities, or states, or whatever they call them, plastered to the back of your truck, car, whatever.
If you love Chihuahua, Mexico enough to have a fucking massive sticker outline of it on the back of your car, MOVE BACK THERE. No one will miss you. Except maybe Obama - he'd love your vote. You're in America now (whether legally or not) - love it, respect it, or get the fuck out. Chihuahua must not have been that great - because your my neighbor now. I'll grant you the ability to put an American Flag on your rear window if that satiates your need to faggot your car up with stickers like a 12-year-old girl's notebook.
Hell, I'll help you pack your fucking car up for the trip, jus' give me a holler.
I don't have a Schwinn logo on my car, just because they make 'OK' bikes and it was the first one I ever had. Nope, I'd have a Specialized 'S' logo on my car, because they're my favorite, they kick ass, and I ride them day in and day out. But I don't, because I'm not a damn billboard.
I like Kansas, reminds me of, well, home. My wife likes Nebraska. But you don't see either of us rocking a huge silhouette of either of these states on our rear windshields. You know why? Because we'd look like FUCKING RETARDS. They don't make outlines of US States. They only show up as Mexican principalities. That should tell you something.
Now don't take this to be some racist bang on Mexicans. I live in one of the highest Hispanic-populated areas in the country. I have a number of Hispanic friends and acquaintences. Hard not to out here. So the same goes for those rednecks that have huge Chevy Bowties or Ford Ovals on the back of their car. No shit its a Chevy. I can see that from the emblem the car manufacturer already put on it. Putting an outline of the Audi rings on my car would turn it from a luxury sedan/sportscar to an Olympic Flag.
Here's an enigma, though - windshield visor stickers. One that says "ECLIPSE" in really big letters - not cool. Another that says (in upside down text) "IF YOU CAN READ THIS, ROLL ME BACK OVER" - very cool.
I'm not saying window stickers can't be cool. I have a K-State Powercat at the top center of my rear window. But it's all of 3" x 4". Large enough for people to see, small enough to keep me from looking like a total dumbass. It's OK to put decals on your window to show your support (or displeasure) of whatever. I believe they used to call them bumper stickers. Calvin peeing on a Dodge Ram? Great. A euro-style oval with "FU" (for Fruita, USA)? Perfect. As long as they're small enough to NOT draw attention to them.
The point of the window sticker is to show support for something, not be a damn billboard.
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