The whatever club... why bother?

ZH_Driver · #1 09-01-2009, 08:45 PM

OK, let me start by saying that I am ready to receive the odd bit of toungue in cheek abuse...

What is the deal with all these clubs? I mean I do like the fact that I can start a Rickenbacker thread and chat with other Ricky users (or people wanting to know about them etc) but why does every thread related to a certain bit of equipment or a great band/player need to be followed up with a member number?

I mean really, what is the point. There is no great benefit in saying I am #1 in the 'Why Bother With Clubs' thread. And if there was a 500th member, what difference would it make, that person wouldn't like clubs just the same as me!

Is it an ego thing? A low number in a club (with the exception of the initiator) probably implies someone is spending too much time on here and should be practicing (especially if they are 'low' numbers in multiple clubs).

I'm all for including notes at the bottom stating your favourite gear (yay for my 1979 Ricky 4001), or what you are into (music/equipment you like, styles you play) but who really cares if you were the first or the nien-hundred and twenty-first to say so?

And now for some irony just to mess with peoples heads...

"Why bother with clubs club - Instigator"

Let me now don my fire retardant clothes.

Tama · #2 09-01-2009, 08:56 PM

Maybe people think it is just fun.

P. Aaron · #3 09-01-2009, 08:58 PM

Ban the Club.

Passinwind · #4 09-01-2009, 10:26 PM

Talkbass clubs are for baby seals.

bui · #5 09-01-2009, 10:30 PM

I want to join this club, can I have a number?

Ziltoid · #6 09-01-2009, 10:32 PM

I reALLy dont caRE

mike_v_s · #7 09-01-2009, 10:37 PM

When you join a club you get invited to more parties. The kind of club you join will dictate the quality of the gathering. Oddly, the Spalted Maple Top Club meets at Chuck E. Cheese and the only REAL benefit is the extra tokens.

Mike

Disraeli Gears · #8 09-01-2009, 10:52 PM

If there were a carrots club, I'd join it.

ZH_Driver · #9 09-01-2009, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bui

I want to join this club, can I have a number?

I think all members should be #28766

MusicBokonon · #10 09-01-2009, 11:51 PM

I voted for the last one because of "so I can avoid playing my bass".

GregC · #11 09-01-2009, 11:55 PM

At this point, I think there have actually been more "what's the deal with clubs?" threads than there are clubs.

Munjibunga · #12 09-01-2009, 11:58 PM

People who start them want to be president of something.

MatticusMania · #13 09-02-2009, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike_v_s

When you join a club you get invited to more parties. The kind of club you join will dictate the quality of the gathering. Oddly, the Spalted Maple Top Club meets at Chuck E. Cheese and the only REAL benefit is the extra tokens.

Mike

Haha!

You dont even want to know the bennefits of being in the Naked Bassists club.