Why the 90s was awesome? Well I could think of a few random reasons such as people had pagers and cellphones but our eyes weren't glued to them. We had a social life, and we talked and shared stories during lunch or dinner. We had mixtapes, we recorded songs and played them all day long, sometimes we forwarded the tape to reach our favorite song. We rented movies, there is this unique and fulfilling feeling of going to a rental store, finally getting that movie you always wanted. And finally for me are the animated Marvel and Xmen cartoons which ruled our Saturday and Sunday mornings, oh don't forget your Nintendos and Segas.
The greatest feeling in the world as a car enthusiast is to be invited to an event, and your project approved to be shown and displayed together with the chosen. In the same time people become bitter about why they were not approved, to the point of calling for resbak that he knows this guy or that guy or probably a woeful post on Facebook, trying to appeal, trying to convince himself that its OK and that he deserves better. At the other side of the spectrum are are the chosen, more than thankful and further inspired. The reality is, if JDMU spear-headed these high quality meets while on the other hand, Legends of the 90's in its own right was pretty much straightforward about it. It clearly wanted the best out of the 90's era, though not perfect, clearly exemplified a high quality build or restoration that best represents. Instead of a free for all meet, it was either black or white for the Legends meet. It either approved your submission or disapproved. Thats it. It sent QR Codes for entrance, the chosen trickled in at the venue, poses are done and positions are made. It ruled the interwebs for weeks following the "event", everyone clamored, shared and saved pics from different media outlets, it sent a message to the unschooled why Legends is not for everyone, of course in its own candid way. Sabi nga ng Nintendo during the 90's N64 days, quality over quantity.
In closing, the Legends of the 90's is an icon of meets. Sir Aurick hit the jackpot on his pioneering event. It touched the lives of the car ethusiasts whose projects belong to an era loved by many. In my opnion it was designed to push enthusiasts to yearn for greater things, improve taste and most importantly build better 90s projects.
Nostalgia is such a powerful thing nowadays at halos nakakarelate, hindi nahahawakan, hindi nakikita, pero pwede natin maramdaman sa pamamagitan ng mga bagay tulad ng mga kotse natin, mga gamit sa bahay, maaring mga larawan, mga tao mula sa ating nakaraan, shempre kasama na din dyan ang mga lugar and lastly for me is music and videos. All these, though old, though faded, though damaged ( of course often restored)... vividly brought us back in time.
This is my 5 minute blog, today was awesome. Good night and have a great week ahead.
