Event Coverage XXXX HOT ROD of THE YEAR - The REAL Scoop and PHOTOS!!!

Their loss..... I'd seen pre Kirk gazette and enjoyed the Gazette far more under your stewardship. An Editor less magazine... interesting concept. Sure to fail.

Can't see you being unemployed for too long with your proven successes.

 

Wow, I'm very taken aback by everyone's support. Thanks a ton.

 

KIRK! I can think of a half dozen car and bike magazines today who could "Eliminate the editor" and make a drastic improvement. The Gazette was not one of them. You should have run that BOMONSTER feature story when you had the chance. It could have changed everything. Hhahaha!

 

Kirk, being as old as Gary Meador would give me only one thought why your position was eliminated. Goodguys wants to move away from a nice monthly magazine to only having an on-line magazine. MOO-LA rules the world!

Your work over the years has been great & I always look forward to "your" coverage!

I will keep an eye out for your next exposure in print.

Your friend, Bob Perreault

 

Eliminating the editor? I hear the airlines are eliminating pilots too. Ain't it a wonderful world we live in today?

You're a wacked F#*k, KIRK, and there ain't enough of that going around IMO. Their (and our) loss man. Keep the faith.

 

Shit Kirk, I guess now I'll have to cancel the midget porn stars we had booked for GG @ TMS this coming weekend.

Keep swinging slugger.

 

Kirk sorry to hear about your job goodguy shows wont be the same with out you . Will you be at sema next month ? hope to see you. Frank

 

Sorry to hear about that Kirk, like the others said the Gazette has only been worth reading under your leadership.
If you plan to stay in print media, hopefully another mag snaps you up. Even if it turns out to be Better Homes and Gardens, we'll all get a subscription!

 

Nice coverage KIRK! Not a bad car in the mix.

 

considering that goodguys online presence is virtually non-existent, i doubt that making the switch to a digital-only gazette is realistic. fuck 'em.

(good coverage though)

 

Still amazed at the positive reactions. Thanks everyone.

 

brother , I met you a couple of times.enjoyed both. I think i'm saying this,and a lot of folks feel the same way.YOU WERE VERY GOOD FOR THE SPORT OF HOT RODDING.! wish you the best my friend>

 

gudguyz wanted to topple the CULT OF PERSONALITY that KIRK!™ has built, in favor of RATRODDERS and GOLDCHAINERS that cry out for their MOMENT IN THE SUN, before they move on to the NEXT BIG THING.

the gazette will GO BACK TO LINING LITTERBOXES, instead of putting ART IN YOUR MAILBOX every month.

 

Let Goodguys know how you feel with an email to [email protected]. Maybe he's out of touch with the day-to-day operations. Hard to understand why they'd cut Kirk loose after totally turning the Gazette around. Been there 10 years or so, I think. Shitty deal!

 

Kirk, Short and sweet..................."they can't keep a good guy down". Uncanny that the two "g" words have a double meaning. Onward to the next challenge.

Frank

 

That sucks, I have been a Goodguys member since about 1988 or 89 (my membership number is 3 digits ) and you have improved the Gazette by about a million percent, it WAS a first class publication.
You should go fix Rod & Custom now.

 

did we all forget that about a week ago, KIRK! said that the HAMB was a joke? goodby kirk, Goodguys did the right thing

 

Thanks for proving me right.

People are hot rodders, not HAMBers. It has become a place for judging and complaining before discussing hot rods. Nothing says that can't be fixed or that there isn't still great content here, but it doesn't have the luster it once did when those "in the know" were the majority. It's a completely normal result of a site's popularity. Ryan is constantly making improvements to thwart this, but it's no easy task. I'm not saying that anyone sucks because of it, just stating my opinion.

The reason I said that is because there are so many people here who want to say something sucks, just because they think it's cool to, not based on a real experience. I always give the reasons for my opinion and I believe everyone should.

If I thought it was a complete loss would I be here to talk with people?

 

Kirk,
I remember the Gazette pre-Kirk. The improvements are truly something Kirk & his team should be proud of. Goodguys loss will be someone's gain. I know you bounce back, it's hard to keep a good man down!

 

Kirk, the contributions I've seen that you made here were awesome.
Great coverage and photos.
You will be an huge asset to whomever is fortunate to hire you.

 

Ditto the above....you will be sorely missed! I agree also with basic bob - this all about money and I don't see a digital only Gazette being very well accepted....thanks for your contributions over your tenure as editor...good luck in your next venture......and by the way a good example of how one man can significantly improve a publication is evident with Hot Rod adding Thom Taylor to the staff! The same can help deteriorate a publication by ELIMINATING a certain individual named Kirk!!............Joe