Unpopular opinion. I'm so frustrated I hate car shows/cruises.

heres something I never "got"
free spectator admission, while the participating car owners have to PAY to park their cars in the "show"?
For someone's "group of buddies" in the (admitted for no charge) crowd to "fix" the voting?? people come to look at these cars that (usually) have had lots of blood sweat and tears put into them.... and those are the guys that have to pay to be there? seems backasswards.
The last show I entered my car in ( an all mopar show, "late B" class) there was a super nice 71 charger with the hideaway headlights, a 71 road runner, a 74 ratty 4 door coronet with evidence of at least 3 paint jobs not very well masked, overspray on windshield, etc, and a very cobbled BB swap, and then there was my 78 fury 2 door, at the time around 50k original miles, original paint, clean interior, just a wee bit rough on rockers, no rust thru (PO lived on gravel road) The pair of 71s definitely deserved to win. won't ever question that.
but the ratty 4 door guy had all his "buddies" there to stuff the ballot box... I understand that in a class of 4 cars, 1 has to be the odd one out.... that wound up being me.
there were so many cars in the spectator lot that weren't entered, that would have been welcome in the class my car was in..... much nicer than the ratty 74, 4 door....
cars of which I would not have minded being that "odd one out" to.... but this was ridiculous.... this 74 could have taken the cake for biggest POS on the show grounds (spectator lot included) this particular day... several of my friends were pissed about this as well but nothing could be done... I do get the "host car club vehicles can park within the show area but not to be judged" when club members provide the voting.

also on the music... I can deal with 50s/early 60s....but not when that's all they play. My preferred musical era would be Woodstock era to early 80s, when they get to guns n roses and def leppard I leave. Can't stand them, or anything newer.... the police, John Cougar, Bob Seger, hall n Oates, the Cars, Journey, etc is where I draw my line. that stuff is great.. anything that came after I cannot stand, makes my ears bleed... along with country, rap, heavy metal.... and for the record I graduated high school in '85, Im 56 yo.
Now a days Id say a DJs job would be easy at a car show... Sirius "classic vinyl"....... if it wouldn't be played there, it's out.