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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Jura on January 24, 2011, 02:08:40 PM
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http://trafficskateboards.com/2011/01/are-you-a-victim/ (http://trafficskateboards.com/2011/01/are-you-a-victim/)
Individual is the one word that could sum up what Bobby Puleo is. He is not one to jump on any bandwagon, one who will not try the newest "it" thing and will do his best to steer clear of any new trend. A unique person with a unique outlook on skateboarding, Bobby has been skating for over 25 years and has his stake in the skateboarding history books. He continues to look at skating in his own way, a way that is still as original as the beginning days. I've known Bobby for almost two decades and always thought he and I were very similar in the way we approached skating. We both started in the jump ramp days but grew into the city way of skating. We both liked to explore our environments, cruising through the city discovering spots that were not obvious to your average skateboarder. He has never wavered from his outspoken views on skateboarding and recently I gave him a ring to get his view of the current state of skating. Just as unorthodox as his views on skating are, we decided to post his interview in an unorthodox manner and release it as our latest Traffic Report. Enjoy what Bobby has to say...
http://www.areyouavictim.com/inter&sitem=10&imgPre=909 (http://www.areyouavictim.com/inter&sitem=10&imgPre=909)
HYPED! Looks like a bunch of new images too.
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It's basically just go out and do what everyone else is doing. There's so many of the same types of dudes out there. These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame.
Dissing Gillette and Crockett and Alex O. Dude is bitter.
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what a bitter fuck
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Thanks for the link! Goodness. No suprise who provides the link though, Bobby's number 1 stalker, wait spelt fan wrong.
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Sad.
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It's basically just go out and do what everyone else is doing. There's so many of the same types of dudes out there. These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame.
Dissing Gillette and Crockett and Alex O.? Dude is bitter.
Not sure why you included Olson in your post.
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hmmm... kinda strange, i posted in the puleo-appreciation-thread yesterday, and today i read this.. kinda disappointing interview. i mean, a lot of what he says is true, still he seems so over it. and hating on gillettes skating is plain stupid.
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It's basically just go out and do what everyone else is doing. There's so many of the same types of dudes out there. These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame.
Dissing Gillette and Crockett and Alex O.? Dude is bitter.
Not sure why you included Olson in your post.
You also have this new trend of fully established California types that are moving to and coming to NY and filming on shit here that has just been through the goddamn ringer as far as one uppers and spot rapers and they think that that style of doing things makes them legitimate. That shit is corny. Go find your own shit in your own city.
^ this. Or maybe he's referring to someone else.
Sounds like he's also dissing Billy Rohan in this quote.
It's like if Billy Dogdrool comes to NY to get his NY on and Billy Dogdrool is from Florida or California and has had his last couple of video parts skating with palm trees in the background and then is trying to look all dope skating in Tribeca at night. Naturally he's gonna look like a cornball cause that shit is contrived and is ridiculous to the people who know that he's a tourist and didn't find any of the shit they're skating or had filmers or photographers showing them shit.
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the ipath thing is pretty good
how can you replace danny renaud and jon newport with bob burnquist and ben raybourn?
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bitter but true to an extent. at the same time though there's always going to be people touring new places & wanting to skaste shit they've seen before. as far as the kinds of kids that only go to certain places to get the"best trick done on it" & that kinda shit, those kids are lame. i understand where he's coming from but he deffinatly does come off as a dick while explaining himself.
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He's been talking about that Greatest Misses things for years now, if it ever comes out I'll be psyched. Dude definitely comes off bitter as fuck but at least hes honest. I can respect him for that.
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What he's sayin makes sense to me. Bobby is just trying to keep it real. Which is almost close to impossible to do in skateboarding these days. What he's trying to say is that these new kids comin up that think there being unique or stylish or creative by doing whats "cool" or whats "in" are completely missing the point. They all end up looking the same, theres not enough personality anymore. Yeah he comes off sounding bitter, but what he's sayin is still true. And I don't want to take away from these new kids skating, because they're all extremely talented and have enormous skill. They just have to find they're own approach.
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dude is tight.
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I like ledges, banks, banks to ledges, ledges to banks, banks to banks, cellar doors, and wide unobstructed spaces. And sometimes I like obstructed spaces, if it's a spot that appeals to me. I like spots that are tucked away and difficult to find. I also don't like to be watched
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHah
Wall rides and wallies and shit, mixed in with switch back tails down hubbas. It's harsh.
HAHAHAHA dude doesn't even like you fags that try to imitate him.
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wow! talk about living in the past. dude is beyond bitter.
quit skating on vacation, no quit traveling as a whole. quit buying corporate shoes, but skate shoes also suck. dont learn new tricks, either do wallies or ss back tails, not both.
if he had it his way he'd be skating NY all alone. or not skating.
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You'd think someone from Jersey would be a little more jaded to how fucked up the world is, or would at least be able to appreciate that skating is fucked up like the rest of the world when he's talking about being interested in 'the struggles and structure of human society'. ? Skating is fun, so of course it got blown out. ? He'd have never made any money off of skating if there weren't tons of kids getting into every year, or seeing his footage, being hyped on and wanting to go skate those spots. ? His vision for change seems even worse than the reality. ? You aren't allowed to move and skate new stuff, you aren't allowed to travel and skate new stuff, flow kids can't come visit their sponsor, ride around to spots with the team filmer or photographer cause it will look the same as something else, you may have crop-duster shit flips on lock, but you aren't allowed to take them to Bercy cause you aren't 'indigenous' to Paris. ? Uhg.
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Funny thing is I live in new jersey and think its funny how everyone in jersey city looks tthe same as well as all those new york dudes, but at the end of the day its just skateboarding. It is embarassing seeing almost everyone out there wearing highwater dickies flannels and some converses but dude should be happy he's himself and those guys... Are not
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It's basically just go out and do what everyone else is doing. There's so many of the same types of dudes out there. These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame.
Dissing Gillette and Crockett and Alex O.? �Dude is bitter.
Not sure why you included Olson in your post. �
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You also have this new trend of fully established California types that are moving to and coming to NY and filming on shit here that has just been through the goddamn ringer as far as one uppers and spot rapers and they think that that style of doing things makes them legitimate. That shit is corny. Go find your own shit in your own city.
^ this. �Or maybe he's referring to someone else.
Sounds like he's also dissing Billy Rohan in this quote.
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It's like if Billy Dogdrool comes to NY to get his NY on and Billy Dogdrool is from Florida or California and has had his last couple of video parts skating with palm trees in the background and then is trying to look all dope skating in Tribeca at night. Naturally he's gonna look like a cornball cause that shit is contrived and is ridiculous to the people who know that he's a tourist and didn't find any of the shit they're skating or had filmers or photographers showing them shit.
i dont think hes only referring to alex olson, i think hes also referring to all those LRG guys filming in new york and especially prod and other random cali guys that historically have nothing to do with new york coming filming a trick on the photosynthesis benches or courthouse or black hubba or crusing around and acting like they own the place after staying here for a minute. not to name names but a certain group of ripndippers got a couple people in trouble because they fucked up.
im sure people in california are used to having their shit blown up by a bunch of assholes from other countries or states its just that its very new to new york right now and people dont really know how to react to it. bobby will learn just like the people in LA had to learn over the years. people dismiss it from californias perspective but its probably just as important to think about it that way.
and the only guy i can think of that fits that switch backtailing hubbas thing is yaje sooooo....bobby puleo hates you? harsh
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I've been a Puleo fan since his 411 wheels of fortune, his magazine photos took up a fair amount of wallspace when I was a kid.. but implying that Austin G is a cookie cutter pro is just plain stupid. Come on Bobby, chill the fuck out allready. Sucks about the Ipath deal though.
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I thought it was funny with his list of things to skate. He actually said cellar doors! I couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not.
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wow! talk about living in the past. dude is beyond bitter.
quit skating on vacation, no quit traveling as a whole. quit buying corporate shoes, but skate shoes also suck. dont learn new tricks, either do wallies or ss back tails, not both.
if he had it his way he'd be skating NY all alone. or not skating.
he essentially does skate alone.
it's difficult for me to side with him but it's also difficult for me to fully dissagree with him.
some of his ideologies seem unrealistic in today's world and almost counter-intuitive to what he stands for sometimes.
he rips, so i guess his skating speaks for itself.
and about mixing wallrides and sw back tails, i mean come on man, that's just evolution player.
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not to name names but a certain group of ripndippers got a couple people in trouble because they fucked up.
im sure people in california are used to having their shit blown up by a bunch of assholes from other countries or states its just that its very new to new york right now and people dont really know how to react to it. bobby will learn just like the people in LA had to learn over the years. people dismiss it from californias perspective but its probably just as important to think about it that way.
Is the rip n dip thing related to their road trip up there?
And good point about the Cali-invasion thing. I'm from SoCal and our local spots are always popping up in videos. I was stoked to skate the Brooklyn Banks when I visited NYC and don't think that I kooked out for noodling around out there. Not everyone has such a lone wolf approach.
I guess skaters are supposed to choose one narrow "type" relating to their hometown and just repeat a handful of tricks on similar terrain forever? Bummer.
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I loved everything about that interview. Keeps it real as shit.
Video parts are always 100% more entertaining when someone skates their own spots in their own city i.e. Kevin Coakley.
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Do you think street skating has died?
I'm not really sure. I mean I don't really look at skateboard magazines or watch too many videos these days, so I don't really know what's going on out there.
hahaha he claims that and then rants an entire essay about the subject. i bet school was a breeze for bobby, he could write a book report on something he "didnt read".
dude sounds bitter as fuck, and really closed minded. im supposed to only skate spots nobody has skated, in my own town, and only one type of skating? im also not supposed to idolize pros but im supposed to come into it with my own unique style of skating and dress?
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not to name names but a certain group of ripndippers got a couple people in trouble because they fucked up.
im sure people in california are used to having their shit blown up by a bunch of assholes from other countries or states its just that its very new to new york right now and people dont really know how to react to it. bobby will learn just like the people in LA had to learn over the years. people dismiss it from californias perspective but its probably just as important to think about it that way.
Is the rip n dip thing related to their road trip up there?
And good point about the Cali-invasion thing. I'm from SoCal and our local spots are always popping up in videos. I was stoked to skate the Brooklyn Banks when I visited NYC and don't think that I kooked out for noodling around out there. Not everyone has such a lone wolf approach.
I guess skaters are supposed to choose one narrow "type" relating to their hometown and just repeat a handful of tricks on similar terrain forever? Bummer.
yeah it is. i dont remember the exact story but one of the guys visiting decided it would be a good idea to grind the bumper on someones car and the dude who owned the car blamed the wrong people and there was this whole thing about it and they were pissed. another example of tourism fucking with shit is just having groups with filmers n shit going to spots posting up and not really doing anything and ruining it for other people. like have some etiquette i know that has to exist at whatever skatepark you come from so try at least respecting that shit. no one should have to write rules or explain this but its starting to be a problem last summer was good but thats only because i ended up looking for new spots and people were more interested in finding out which train goes to max fish than skate when no ones around.
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when good ideas go sour.
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puelo is a huge cocksucker, however he is right in many aspects. when florida dogs come up to nyc and decide that its a good idea to tailslide someone's car in harlem they deserve the hate. i think he should spend more time skating than hating though. he acts like he is the mayor of nyc however he is from jersey, much like ricky oyola claims he's the mayor of philly yet is also from jersey.
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I loved everything about that interview. Keeps it real as shit.
Video parts are always 100% more entertaining when someone skates their own spots in their own city i.e. Kevin Coakley.
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Maybe he is living in the past, it must be hard to see skating change so drastically from what he viewed it as. There's this kid I skate with sometimes and he's always talking about himself as if he was skating in a contest and commentating himself. He learns all of chaz ortiz and nyjah hustons contest tricks and it wierds me out so I kinda see what he means with the corporate stuff. He must just deeply miss what skating was
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i dont think hes only referring to alex olson, i think hes also referring to all those LRG guys filming in new york and especially prod and other random cali guys that historically have nothing to do with new york coming filming a trick on the photosynthesis benches or courthouse or black hubba or crusing around and acting like they own the place after staying here for a minute. not to name names but a certain group of ripndippers got a couple people in trouble because they fucked up.
im sure people in california are used to having their shit blown up by a bunch of assholes from other countries or states its just that its very new to new york right now and people dont really know how to react to it. bobby will learn just like the people in LA had to learn over the years. people dismiss it from californias perspective but its probably just as important to think about it that way.
and the only guy i can think of that fits that switch backtailing hubbas thing is yaje sooooo....bobby puleo hates you? harsh
duly noted.
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Love it.
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does anyone know where to find photos he's shot?
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He hides them in a time-lock safe. He doesn't like it when other people, especially skaters, know where he's been.
Exclusivity is the new creativity!
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pretty sure that tailisliding the car bumper uptown wasnt the ripndip dudes but other florida heads
thats such a good story though.....especially the part where they jump the kids and break his vx over his head...how you gunna LEAVE that out???? now everyone can tell there friends.....or atleast thats what i heard
but oh yeah puleo
if i went from being a pro skateboarder to working as a bus boy or whatever the fuck he does id be bitter too....harsh
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i love everything about puleo, dude keeps it real. backing him and traffic 100%
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Its funny because in the second page he talks about how kids are uncreative these days, and how internet videos are ruining everything. Its funny because the picture on that page is of him ollieing a bank to bank gap that I swear I saw Aaron Herrington frontside 180 in a line in some internet clip.
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Its funny because in the second page he talks about how kids are uncreative these days, and how internet videos are ruining everything. Its funny because the picture on that page is of him ollieing a bank to bank gap that I swear I saw Aaron Herrington frontside 180 in a line in some internet clip.
Thought of this too, YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptU_XWBRfgs#)
1:17
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LOCALS ONLY BRAH!!!! THIS IS OUR LINE-UP!!! GREEN ROOM SHAKA COWABUNGAAAAAA!!!!!
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LOCALS ONLY BRAH!!!! THIS IS OUR LINE-UP!!! GREEN ROOM SHAKA COWABUNGAAAAAA!!!!!
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Complete truth........I love seeing everyone trying to cop him out by saying he's "bitter" just because they got a slap back to reality. Shit's funny..........
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i knew this would be a good thread
as i was reading it my first thought was that he was just bitter, maybe even a little jealous. but i realized he's just being honest and he's probably right on a few things. i don't agree with his shit talking on traveling and diversifying trick selections. but it is ridiculous he doesn't make money from skateboarding, after the role be played in what it is. most of it is going to an aristocratic group of pro skaters, some of which don't even skate anymore, although dyrdek is building skateparks while puleo is hiding spots. and picturing him working a shitty job is a pretty sobering thought. the fun can't last forever.
and the whole shoe thing is always good to think about. people used to scoff at nike/adidas/reebok's repeated attempts at entering the market. but, airwalks used to be the shit too, so i guess change is just inevitable and their programs may fall apart and become a joke once again. maybe in 2013 airwalks will be back in a big way! but let's hope not.
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I still find it funny that he skates a spot somebody else already did in a photo on the same page as him bitching about people just going to spots other people have already skated.
Also, just to be a dick, what kind of guy moves across the country to a hotspot city and descends on the local spots?
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quvxnp-5GZc#)
^ That Guy ^
I do like Puleo's skating and credit him with bringing a lot of cool shit into skating, but sometimes he says questionable/hillarious shit.
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I still find it funny that he skates a spot somebody else already did in a photo on the same page as him bitching about people just going to spots other people have already skated.
I find it funny given your own skate ability's, your willing to comment on anyone else's skating with any sense of confidence..... You're a fucking mark.
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I loved everything about that interview. Keeps it real as shit.
Video parts are always 100% more entertaining when someone skates their own spots in their own city i.e. Kevin Coakley.
Definately. There may be some parts that sound like an angry dude, but there's a lot to be pissed about when you're a veteran pro and street skating has gone from a small, authentic culture of troubled kids from broken homes, to a corporate backed fashion show that only a handful of real skaters still own, and you're on the outskirts.
Same goes for Ricky and a lot of others. It's called being pissed and being human.
Then again, to me this is all about a world I have no part in. I can't identify with him because I've always been that kid that just skates the same hometown spots, I've always worked a shit job and never had money to travel just to skate. Skating is just a hobby, no money just enjoyment and purpose.
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dude definitely over thinks something that is supposed to be fun and simple
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I still find it funny that he skates a spot somebody else already did in a photo on the same page as him bitching about people just going to spots other people have already skated.
I find it funny given your own skate ability's, your willing to comment on anyone else's skating with any sense of confidence..... You're a fucking mark.
What do you know about my skating "ability's?" Not to mention it wasn't really a comment on his skating ability at all... Why you coming trying to pick fights?
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I'm not down with 50% of his statements...Let's say a fucking piece of shit moron from Kentucky or Ohio come to NY and kickflip a gap into a purple and red cellar door in fucking Queens,i mean what it will change to YOU and YOUR fucking footy or your little Yankees crew ?? nothing,the planet Earth is for anyone.
Puleo is great but he's fucking lonely...he try too hard to be a Robert DeNiro with no cash.
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I know I got beat to it but yeah if it wasn't for Bobby moving to San Francisco and getting a part in Penal Code I would have never heard of him. Dude is super bitter and comes off like a prick. Someone give him a hug, he needs it.
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it is ridiculous he doesn't make money from skateboarding, after the role be played in what it is.
He could but as stated he has values and morals that he abides by, and making money off a corporate entity is treason in his eyes.
I respect everything he said in his interview even if I don't wholeheartedly agree with it.
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dude definitely over thinks something that is supposed to be fun and simple
Agreed. I remember in another interview he was all gassed about everyone biting "his style"
You're not a 19th century painter Bobby, you ride a plank on wheels. Get over it
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And how can you dis Ben Raybourne? Dude is one of the sickest skaters out right now.
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hmmm... kinda strange, i posted in the puleo-appreciation-thread yesterday, and today i read this.. kinda disappointing interview. i mean, a lot of what he says is true, still he seems so over it. and hating on gillettes skating is plain stupid.
yeah, you're right. hating on the kid that they pulled out of a vogue catalog and started the metamorphasis of habitat into this element hybrid is stupid. i doubt puleo is bitter, he's just dissapointed at what skating has become, and none of you really even know what he's talking about.
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There's definitely grains of truth in here (or at least justified opinion) but he goes way too far with his "keeping it real at all costs" attitude. Street skating as we know it wouldn't exist if no one was "allowed" to skate a spot that they hadn't found themselves. In all his studies of the "structures and struggles of humanity" he should probably have recognized by now that the eventual commodification of subcultures is pretty much a fact of life in the 21st century, and there's little that can be done to reverse it. People will still continue to skateboard, however, long past the time that it ceases to be culturally relevant or profitable. Maybe if he waits long enough skateboarding will become as cool as him again someday?
P.S. Austyn Gillete's skating>Bobby Puleo's skating (values have not been adjusted according to the SSBSTS scale of skate-flation).
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pretty sure that tailisliding the car bumper uptown wasnt the ripndip dudes but other florida heads
thats such a good story though.....especially the part where they jump the kids and break his vx over his head...how you gunna LEAVE that out???? now everyone can tell there friends.....or atleast thats what i heard
dudes from ripndip grinded the bumper. later, other dudes from florida were skating there, and the locals blamed them. they got jumped, their camera got smashed, and one of them got their jaw broken.
the video of the incident, and skating from the dudes who got jumped, is here:
http://whatit.be/assets/vid/skateboarding/dot_edits/mixed_bag/harbormasters_nyc.mp4 (http://whatit.be/assets/vid/skateboarding/dot_edits/mixed_bag/harbormasters_nyc.mp4)
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puleo i love your skating ? but you're bumming me out.
as a kid who came from a tiny town in montana to recently moving to a big city, i fall into this transplant bandwagon...but fuck, what am i gonna do? not skate??? fuck that for the first time in my life i live in a place with a spot on every block and a skatepark in every nieghborhood and im going to skate as much as i can. i agree with him talking about established pros trying to cash in a little on NY while its still hot though. when i travel i like to experience a place beyond just skating it, get to know the vibe and the culture of a city, but for fuck sake i want to skate it too. and if its dope why not film it? skating is an amazing gift why not take it to new places beyond just your city. i know if i stayed in montana my skating would have died becuase there was nothing left to explore. if i took puleos advice and just stayed there forever i would have eventually quit. i think being stubborn will just kill your love of skating.
i am glad that the victim shirts are cooler then i thought they would, but to me its still seems like a slogan a fat goth chick would wear.
dont get me wrong though, im all for team street skate, keep it real, cellar door, working class skater dudes. but i dont got time for your negativity.
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Bobby isnt too cool these days unfortunately. �I disagree with a lot of shit he says, although there's tid bits of truth.
I will say though he makes some really hard spots look easy. �Other times he does easy tricks at never been skated spots and he as he puts it "gets away with murder"
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P.S. Austyn Gillete's skating>Bobby Puleo's skating (values have not been adjusted according to the SSBSTS scale of skate-flation).
Austyn Gillete is unarguably better than Puleo right now in a technical sense, but he will never in his career drop a more gritty and aesthetically pleasing part than this, not even with the finest tailored fit garments J Crew will ever manufacture.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64moJ7MDqs#)
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austyn gillette is like 100000000000000000000000000000 times better than puleo, with way better style. He skates gay spots way better than puleo ever did, or could.
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pretty sure that tailisliding the car bumper uptown wasnt the ripndip dudes but other florida heads
thats such a good story though.....especially the part where they jump the kids and break his vx over his head...how you gunna LEAVE that out???? now everyone can tell there friends.....or atleast thats what i heard
dudes from ripndip grinded the bumper. later, other dudes from florida were skating there, and the locals blamed them. they got jumped, their camera got smashed, and one of them got their jaw broken.
the video of the incident, and skating from the dudes who got jumped, is here:
http://whatit.be/assets/vid/skateboarding/dot_edits/mixed_bag/harbormasters_nyc.mp4 (http://whatit.be/assets/vid/skateboarding/dot_edits/mixed_bag/harbormasters_nyc.mp4)
got jumped? i see like 8 skateboarders in that video.
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pretty sure that tailisliding the car bumper uptown wasnt the ripndip dudes but other florida heads
thats such a good story though.....especially the part where they jump the kids and break his vx over his head...how you gunna LEAVE that out???? now everyone can tell there friends.....or atleast thats what i heard
dudes from ripndip grinded the bumper. later, other dudes from florida were skating there, and the locals blamed them. they got jumped, their camera got smashed, and one of them got their jaw broken.
the video of the incident, and skating from the dudes who got jumped, is here:
http://whatit.be/assets/vid/skateboarding/dot_edits/mixed_bag/harbormasters_nyc.mp4 (http://whatit.be/assets/vid/skateboarding/dot_edits/mixed_bag/harbormasters_nyc.mp4)
got jumped? i see like 8 skateboarders in that video.
i use "jumped" as a term to imply that a large group of people came up with the intent of fighting them from the onset (and subsequently fought them).
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puleo i love your skating ? but you're bumming me out.
as a kid who came from a tiny town in montana to recently moving to a big city, i fall into this transplant bandwagon...but fuck, what am i gonna do? not skate??? fuck that for the first time in my life i live in a place with a spot on every block and a skatepark in every nieghborhood and im going to skate as much as i can. i agree with him talking about established pros trying to cash in a little on NY while its still hot though. when i travel i like to experience a place beyond just skating it, get to know the vibe and the culture of a city, but for fuck sake i want to skate it too. and if its dope why not film it? skating is an amazing gift why not take it to new places beyond just your city. i know if i stayed in montana my skating would have died becuase there was nothing left to explore. if i took puleos advice and just stayed there forever i would have eventually quit. i think being stubborn will just kill your love of skating.
i am glad that the victim shirts are cooler then i thought they would, but to me its still seems like a slogan a fat goth chick would wear.
dont get me wrong though, im all for team street skate, keep it real, cellar door, working class skater dudes. but i dont got time for your negativity.
This, basically.
Also, funny story, I had to tell Mr. Puleo and his friend they couldn't skate the cellar door spot in front of my work once.
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austyn gillette is like 100000000000000000000000000000 times better than puleo, with way better style. He skates gay spots way better than puleo ever did, or could.
As I said before, "Austyn Gillette is unarguably better than Puleo right now in a technical sense." Him being "better" than him isn't up for debate, but I disagree with him having better style. You could watch a silhouette of Puleo skating and you would instantly know who it was. I don't know if you could say the same thing about Gillette.
As far as "gay" spots go, Gillette front boarded one of the gayest spots of all time @39. Clipper is right around the corner from the Castro. Puleo can't fuck with that.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlXJwwuRSjY#)
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I could watch a silhouette of any skater and tell who it was, because I'm not mentally regular.
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Actually its a pretty accurate description of Austyn Gillette.
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Gillette is still sick but Puleo's Static 2 part will forever be one of my top 5 parts I watch to get pumped before going skating. The only reason I ever made the comparison was because Puleo dropped his name and the J Crew description was hilarious to me.
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it almost sounded like he was trying to justify not skateboarding anymore to himself. Which in todays world is completely understandable but also sounds harsh.
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naw dude is right, street skating is dead. skate plazas/parks have pussified all skaters. think about it, coped park ledges require no speed to grind. no cracks and smooth ground make it incredibly easier to land tricks. why go find spots when there is a perfect plaza right down the street that has every obstacle you could find in the streets? not to mention skateparks are essentially catwalks for skate fashion. if you are skating out in the streets you can't bite other people's shit because there aren't any other skaters. in the streets you don't have time to think about how awesome that dude's pants are because you got to watch out for cars and shit.
that being said, i always skate at parks and it has definitely made me worse at skating in a lot of ways.
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i don't like him anymore.
puelo's skating has always been enjoyable for me, and he speaks the truth on a few things. but this nigga plays like a broken record;
he's like an annoying housewife
PUELO CAN U PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP
i dont like him anymore
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naw dude is right, street skating is dead. skate plazas/parks have pussified all skaters. think about it, coped park ledges require no speed to grind. no cracks and smooth ground make it incredibly easier to land tricks. why go find spots when there is a perfect plaza right down the street that has every obstacle you could find in the streets? not to mention skateparks are essentially catwalks for skate fashion. if you are skating out in the streets you can't bite other people's shit because there aren't any other skaters. in the streets you don't have time to think about how awesome that dude's pants are because you got to watch out for cars and shit.
that being said, i always skate at parks and it has definitely made me worse at skating in a lot of ways.
You couldn't be further from the truth. the ledges at stoner are sticky as fuck 99.99999% of the time, and those rob dyrdek style ledges with coping only on the side suck, and barely grind. I would much rather skate a real concrete ledge than those.
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i don't like him anymore.
puelo's skating has always been enjoyable for me, and he speaks the truth on a few things. but this nigga plays like a broken record;
he's like an annoying housewife
PUELO CAN U PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP
i dont like him anymore
The fact that he plays like a broken record is a good thing; at least he remains consistent with what he believes. I'm a fan of puleo, and I disagree with some of what he says, but that's the point of an interview. It's his opinion and perspective, not yours or mine. You already know what you're getting into when you read the thread title Puleo interview; it's a given that he's critical of everything. If you don't want to hear his continued grievances, then you wouldn't read the interview.
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An all time favorite, and I like that he actually has something to say, but he's definitely odd. The Austyn Gillette criticism is out of order. How many times have you seen ally-oop grinds? To those of you talking shit on Puleo's skating, the skill and style is undeniable.
Front nose pop over into the golden gate fountain
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FsD9rdt53u8/SMYBK_v_y9I/AAAAAAAABlI/p7krxeUkd3o/s1600-h/bobbypuleoslapinterview5.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FsD9rdt53u8/SMYBK_v_y9I/AAAAAAAABlI/p7krxeUkd3o/s1600-h/bobbypuleoslapinterview5.jpg)
(Entire interview here http://policeinformer.blogspot.com/2008/09/midnight-madness.html (http://policeinformer.blogspot.com/2008/09/midnight-madness.html))
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hmmm... kinda strange, i posted in the puleo-appreciation-thread yesterday, and today i read this.. kinda disappointing interview. i mean, a lot of what he says is true, still he seems so over it. and hating on gillettes skating is plain stupid.
yeah, you're right. hating on the kid that they pulled out of a vogue catalog and started the metamorphasis of habitat into this element hybrid is stupid. i doubt puleo is bitter, he's just dissapointed at what skating has become, and none of you really even know what he's talking about.
what pisses me off the most is that it seems as if i had to ask for permission to skate a city i?ve never been to. i cannot simply grab my board and cruise around the city, explore and have fun, i have to ask if a local has already skated that spot. i mean, come on. i get it that he?s pissed if someone just comes to town to film a certain trick, but that mentality is strange. originally coming from a city with about 5 skatespots, we were always hyped as fuck if someone came and skated with us.
i get it, he isnt happy what skateboarding has become, and he is maybe too proud to ask for what he would clearly deserve (more money), but sounding like the old dude that is telling "the damn kids to stop skateboarding on his sidewalk" is simply too much.
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You couldn't be further from the truth. the ledges at stoner are sticky as fuck 99.99999% of the time, and those rob dyrdek style ledges with coping only on the side suck, and barely grind. I would much rather skate a real concrete ledge than those.
i've never been to those places. i too would much rather skate a real concrete ledge. i find myself having to skate much faster in order to grind a real concrete ledge
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I could watch a silhouette of any skater and tell who it was, because I'm not mentally regular.
ahh hahaha i got a good laugh. i was thinking the same thing.
puleo's one part with the Kinks song is pretty good, but that has more to do with Ray Davies than Bobby Puleo. it sounds like his desire for my life would be for me to never skate anywhere when i travel abroad and do tricks that are not hard in my own neighborhood. in other words he sounds like a big cock gobbler that stresses out over having fun.
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YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NbVXmBQKPc&feature=related#)
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very bitter. but, just like he does, I also wish people would spend more time exploring and using their own surroundings and not just the spots they learn of from internet clips.
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naw dude is right, street skating is dead. skate plazas/parks have pussified all skaters. think about it, coped park ledges require no speed to grind. no cracks and smooth ground make it incredibly easier to land tricks. why go find spots when there is a perfect plaza right down the street that has every obstacle you could find in the streets? not to mention skateparks are essentially catwalks for skate fashion. if you are skating out in the streets you can't bite other people's shit because there aren't any other skaters. in the streets you don't have time to think about how awesome that dude's pants are because you got to watch out for cars and shit.
that being said, i always skate at parks and it has definitely made me worse at skating in a lot of ways.
Luckely there are still people holding it down, just watch; the MIA vid, in search of the miraculous, this time tomorrow, magenta vids or any of them static vids.
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"I basically make no money from skateboarding these days. Isn't that insane?"
No.
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I totally see where he's coming from. Unfortunately, most people don't get paid what they deserve, especially in things like art and skating. There's always gonna be people who start something and other people who cash in on it. At least you can't put a price on respect-or can you?
Life is very depressing when you focus on the way things should be instead of how they are. :-[
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The dude only has a "career" from skating "wierd" stuff. Then he has the balls to talk about gimmicky skateboarders?
He is talking like he knows what skating is. Anything that falls outside of that is awful? Fuck that shit!
Lets the kids make their money man. What are you 32? Quit worrying about your check thats never coming.
Bitter Old Guy Syndrome, Didn't this happen to Adam McNatt hahahaha?
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nah, i'm pretty sure bobby was talking more about kids that come to a city only to skate certain spots. with lights and a generator, and a whole crew of hangers on. that type of shit. i'm sure he'd be down with any kid that moved to NY from Florida and wanted to explore that city on the city's terms. i've had kids come to a DIY spot that we built in the middle of the night because they thought we would be gone. luckily, we were drinking and feeling good. these cats wanted to light that shit up and get their footy and they'd never even skated there during the day. the spot was right next to an apartment building and the tenants are really cool with us because we keep it clean and kill the noise after dark. if the tenants had to endure a 20 kid session with lights in their windows and shit for hours, they'd definitely bring the heat. fuck that. GTFO.
not that i agree with half of what bobby said, but i think this point specifically deserves to be understood correctly. and it's always been that way. from pools in dogtown to ledge spots in the menace era to DIY bridge spots nowadays. if the spot is locals only, you might have to ask somebody or risk getting fucked up. thats real.
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Puleo recognizes his niche in skateboarding and pursues the kind of skating that fits him. I can't hate on him no matter how sour he is.
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Puleo in lemon sucking shocker!
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i don't like him anymore.
puelo's skating has always been enjoyable for me, and he speaks the truth on a few things. but this nigga plays like a broken record;
he's like an annoying housewife
PUELO CAN U PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP
i dont like him anymore
The fact that he plays like a broken record is a good thing; at least he remains consistent with what he believes. I'm a fan of puleo, and I disagree with some of what he says, but that's the point of an interview. It's his opinion and perspective, not yours or mine. You already know what you're getting into when you read the thread title Puleo interview; it's a given that he's critical of everything. If you don't want to hear his continued grievances, then you wouldn't read the interview.
the fact that he plays like a broken record just shows theres absolutely no growth or any realistic perspective about how skateboarding really is in 2011.
like i said earlier, ive always enjoyed the man's skateboarding, but he needs to quit it with his gimmick. he acts like he's enitierly opposed to the corporate brands involvment in skateboarding, yet he only declidned to ride for a timberland owned ipath because they wouldnt pay him more. this is understandable, niggas have to pay bills, but he cant front like he wouldnt have stayed if they offered him a better contract.
and the whole critisism of wallies and switch backtailslides is fucking stupid. sorry bobby, not everyone adheres to a hermit lifestyle, some skaters are in search for progression. maybe we should all skate like pops and puelo....but pops is on converse so he's corny; oh and dont mention the skateboarding aesthetic of austyn is gay too.
in all honesty, puelo is just one of those washed up skaters that have a difficult time resurfacing and finding relevancy- so he ends up pursuing art. he's no different from anyone else.
i feel like if i met him at the club id smack him for talkin so much bullshit.
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i don't like him anymore.
puelo's skating has always been enjoyable for me, and he speaks the truth on a few things. but this nigga plays like a broken record;
he's like an annoying housewife
PUELO CAN U PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP
i dont like him anymore
The fact that he plays like a broken record is a good thing; at least he remains consistent with what he believes. I'm a fan of puleo, and I disagree with some of what he says, but that's the point of an interview. It's his opinion and perspective, not yours or mine. You already know what you're getting into when you read the thread title Puleo interview; it's a given that he's critical of everything. If you don't want to hear his continued grievances, then you wouldn't read the interview.
like i said earlier, ive always enjoyed the man's skateboarding, but he needs to quit it with his gimmick. he acts like he's enitierly opposed to the corporate brands involvment in skateboarding, yet he only declidned to ride for a timberland owned ipath because they wouldnt pay him more. this is understandable, niggas have to pay bills, but he cant front like he wouldnt have stayed if they offered him a better contract.
and the whole critisism of wallies and switch backtailslides is fucking stupid. sorry bobby, not everyone adheres to a hermit lifestyle, some skaters are in search for progression. maybe we should all skate like pops and puelo....but pops is on converse so he's corny; oh and dont mention the skateboarding aesthetic of austyn is gay too.
in all honesty, puelo is just one of those washed up skaters that have a difficult time resurfacing and finding relevancy- so he ends up pursuing art. he's no different from anyone else.
i feel like if i met him at the club id smack him for talkin so much bullshit.
If I find dinosaurs in my bathroom I'm going to fight them for being extinct.
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wow nice kickflip over a 6 inch high pipe.
Fuck this guy. He talked shit on way too many awesome skaters in this interview. I've always thought he was an overrated prick and this interview solidified it.
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Damn it seems like he was drunk for this interview or something cause he fucking blasted off on fools. I understand where he's coming from though. He has seen the days when skating wasn't tarnished and its probably frustrating for him, but I don't think attacking other people is cool especially the people he mentioned. Nothing gold can stay, man, sorry Bobby. I will always worship his SII part though. Thing of fucking beauty.
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wow nice kickflip over a 6 inch high pipe.
Fuck this guy. He talked shit on way too many awesome skaters in this interview. I've always thought he was an overrated prick and this interview solidified it.
he was a major part in the building of that spot, so im sure he just wanted a picture on it before a million fools came and took over that shit. cause now that spot is all busted up and there isn't much left. and regardless how small the kickflip is, hes got the nicest style!
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"I basically make no money from skateboarding these days. Isn't that insane?"
maybe its his shitty attitude about literally everything he talks about. maybe the dude is an asshole all the time and nobody even wants to pay him for skating.
and damn, all that shit talking about skating your own spots and then you go and have a part in penal code?
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Oh, goddamn, I love me some Puleo.
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wow nice kickflip over a 6 inch high pipe.
It's no 15 stair, but it's a nice photo.
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^do you realize how small that bank is? and that hes kickflipping on the bank, over a small distance/height, and back into the bank right? i know it looks simple but that shit is actually kind of hard, that shit takes precision.
i love his definition of street skating...
the art of interpreting objects and setups that occur naturally in the streets and sidewalks and incorporating them into your skating
i think thats whats missing these days. people don't street skate these days, they "spot skate". they go to a spot, do a single trick and thats it. they lack the vision to incorporate the other things around them and work it into their skating. if i go to a street spot i'm not trying to do a bunch of tricks on one thing, i'm looking to see what else is around and trying to work all of it into one line.
i actually had a kid ask me why i'm always doing lines instead of dropping hammers. i was completely dumbfounded, i didn't even know how to answer him. long and short of it is, thats what i enjoy in/about skateboarding so thats how i skate. nothing wrong with dropping hammers but people with little to no skill can land a trick with enough determination. if you can work other tricks into your surroundings AND drop that hammer, that makes you totally fucking awesome. those are the type of skaters that get me hyped.
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I totally agree with you faster! .
My favorite was this part:
Who do you skate for now?
I ride for Traffic, Venture, VKTM and HIFI. Although HIFI hasn't been good on their end of the deal they made with me. I'm not down with that type of shit.
I like how he disses one of his current sponsors in his interview. Real talk always from Mr Puleo.
Then again it's not the first time in the past couple years that someone riding for a Stereo or Stereo off-shoot brand has said that Stereo doesn't treat their riders right.
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TRAFFIC
We think different than you so we are better/more skateboarding than you.
hahaha What the fuck ever. I know why you skate by yourself then.
If no one cares then thats it's relevance. Thats always been skateboarding.
If it pisses you off quit. No one is forcing you to be pro. You're not making money anyway, remember?
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i actually had a kid ask me why i'm always doing lines instead of dropping hammers.� i was completely dumbfounded, i didn't even know how to answer him.�
This kind of thing puzzled me for a while too. I've come to realize I can't be mad at a kid for trying to be like his favorite pro. We all did it to an extent.
Kids are just exposed to things differently than the older heads were. Instead of getting to see a couple videos a year with nice lines and good style it's a rat race to get the latest greatest footage on the internet, and most kids' attitudes about skating shows this.
I look at it as taking the fun out of something, but maybe for them that's where the fun is at.
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Yeah skatings getting so commercial
Ok IPath I'll skate for you if you give me lots of money and a pro shoe
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^do you realize how small that bank is? and that hes kickflipping on the bank, over a small distance/height, and back into the bank right? i know it looks simple but that shit is actually kind of hard, that shit takes precision.
i love his definition of street skating...
the art of interpreting objects and setups that occur naturally in the streets and sidewalks and incorporating them into your skating
i think thats whats missing these days. people don't street skate these days, they "spot skate". they go to a spot, do a single trick and thats it. they lack the vision to incorporate the other things around them and work it into their skating. if i go to a street spot i'm not trying to do a bunch of tricks on one thing, i'm looking to see what else is around and trying to work all of it into one line.
i actually had a kid ask me why i'm always doing lines instead of dropping hammers. i was completely dumbfounded, i didn't even know how to answer him. long and short of it is, thats what i enjoy in/about skateboarding so thats how i skate. nothing wrong with dropping hammers but people with little to no skill can land a trick with enough determination. if you can work other tricks into your surroundings AND drop that hammer, that makes you totally fucking awesome. those are the type of skaters that get me hyped.
probably because you do weak lines and have no tricks.
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you're an idiot.
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From the quotes he definitely sounds like a bitter fuckface with that same high and mighty attitude shared by all the dickheads who think they are "more" skateboarding than anyone else. Calling out Austyn Gillette? Eat a fucking dick, I don't care who you are. From the quotes alone, seems like he's the truest personification of jock asshole skaters and doesn't even realize it.
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the reason why 90% of skateboarders go to new york is because of bobby puleo its just a fact. people saw his skating in static 2 and wanted to be like him . but the thing is it don't work like that your not bobby puleo and never will you be. they all just look like fucking fools trying to imitate something that isn't their own "oh look at me i'm pushing down a crusty ny street i must look cool now" dipshits . if no one went to new york to rip off what he created he still would be a top pro and still be authentic you fucking retards fucked it up
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i think thats whats missing these days. people don't street skate these days, they "spot skate". they go to a spot, do a single trick and thats it. they lack the vision to incorporate the other things around them and work it into their skating. if i go to a street spot i'm not trying to do a bunch of tricks on one thing, i'm looking to see what else is around and trying to work all of it into one line.
This was the part of the interview that got me. Of course people spot skate, they have for a long time, but who the fuck is he to say no one street skates? Plenty of people do, i see it all the time. I like Puleo's skating a lot, but if everyone skated the way he wanted he'd become obsolete so quickly.
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HAHAHAHA maybe if he actually learned some new tricks. This is what I'm trying to tell you guys old pros are becoming obsolete at whatever they do whether it's gay shit, good tech tricks, or big shit. Kids are actually out there progressing, while old pros are sitting around complaining. if he spent half as much time skating as he spent looking for spots, and talking shit on people, he would actually be good at skating. I've said this before, it's not 1989 anymore, kids have youtube. They can see who's good and who's not.You just can't say brow beat people to make people think they're good anymore. These old clowns don't want to progress, so they talk down on progression, in the guise of "keeping real".
I try to tell you guys this all the time, old skaters hate young skaters, because they make it hard for them to eat. It's not austyn gillette's fault or some lame kid's that move to new york, it's his own fault for not going out there everyday and progressing.
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i can see why everyone thinks hes an asshole an shit becuase of him complaining with everything but i mean you have to look at in the sense that he grew up skating in the raw est era of street skating there ever will be. And skating really is going down a shitty path with every one adapting that southern california style. I think he spoke the truth on many levles in this interview if only puleo would right a book and i could give pieces of bobbys literature to every little faggot i see riding a deathwish and skating in krew pants. CHURCH OF BOBBY PULEO!!!! FUCK YEAH. and for the record playing s.k.a.t.e. is bullshit.
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i can see why everyone thinks hes an asshole an shit becuase of him complaining with everything but i mean you have to look at in the sense that he grew up skating in the raw est era of street skating there ever will be. And skating really is going down a shitty path with every one adapting that southern california style. I think he spoke the truth on many levles in this interview if only puleo would right a book and i could give pieces of bobbys literature to every little faggot i see riding a deathwish and skating in krew pants. CHURCH OF BOBBY PULEO!!!! FUCK YEAH. and for the record playing s.k.a.t.e. is bullshit.
Southern california is where skateboarding started. by definition the rawest forms of skating will always happen in southern california. regardless what you idiots think.
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new york is the biggest(most populated) city in the fucking country. the reasons people go there are endless. skateboarding there is something that no other city can ever come close to and you see a spot on every street, why the fuck would you NOT want to go there (aside from the shitty weather, lingering smell of trash and vomit in the summer, pretentious trust fund kids, and extremely high cost of living)...seriously though, now im not allowed in new york because ill be a "transplant"? ive never had a desire to live there but jesus people like bobby puleo are all over the place up there. everyone wants to talk about how awesome nyc is but then gets mad when people wanna see what all the fuss is about.
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the reason why 90% of skateboarders go to new york is because of bobby puleo its just a fact.
that's hardly a fact. ? 90%? pffffft! ? getdafuckouttahere with that shit.
"I skate about 3 or 4 days a week. I gotta work now. I basically make no money from skateboarding these days. Isn't that insane?"
Cry me a river. "Boo-hoo, I have to work a real job because I wasn't aware skateboarding doesn't provide a lifetime income." You're lucky to even be getting what you get. Hell, you still get to skate 3-4 days a week. That's a lot more than a lot of people that have full-time jobs get to roll. Shit, the guy that RUNS the company has to work a 9-5. Get off it, man.
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the reason why 90% of skateboarders go to new york is because of bobby puleo its just a fact. people saw his skating in static 2 and wanted to be like him . but the thing is it don't work like that your not bobby puleo and never will you be. they all just look like fucking fools trying to imitate something that isn't their own "oh look at me i'm pushing down a crusty ny street i must look cool now" dipshits . if no one went to new york to rip off what he created he still would be a top pro and still be authentic you fucking retards fucked it up
Skateboarders were going to New York way before Bobby Puleo made any video parts. ? Pops and Wenning weren't sleeping on the seaport benches cause they saw some Puleo footage. ? Skaters here would have been skating cellar doors if Bobby had never picked up a board, and I'm sure they did way before he came here. ? Those things are everywhere here and any skater is going to see some potential in them. ? Pushing around the streets amongst the NY traffic is something every skater should experience. ? It keeps showing up in videos cause its really fun for some reason. ? If you can afford to come here for a minute, do it. ? Make sure you try to film something while you are here to remember it by too. ? Just don't act like a stupid asshole, cause dealing with the city full time makes people a little crunchy and impatient and they aren't going to put up with your shit. ? Ipath didn't sell out to Timberland because the brand was doing well, and if you are the face of a brand which was acquired because its struggling, your new boss obviously isn't going to pay you more. ? Bobby isn't a top pro anymore because he didn't market himself well when he needed to, not because any of us fucked it up for him.
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new york is the biggest(most populated) city in the fucking country. the reasons people go there are endless. skateboarding there is something that no other city can ever come close to and you see a spot on every street, why the fuck would you NOT want to go there (aside from the shitty weather, lingering smell of trash and vomit in the summer, pretentious trust fund kids, and extremely high cost of living)...seriously though, now im not allowed in new york because ill be a "transplant"? ive never had a desire to live there but jesus people like bobby puleo are all over the place up there. everyone wants to talk about how awesome nyc is but then gets mad when people wanna see what all the fuss is about.
isn't puleo from jersey? if so, then technically hes transplant too, though everyone here thinks of him as a local.
the problem with transplants is that they move here from wherever and in whatever short period of time, they start claiming new york. this isn't just people that come to NYC, but people who move anywhere and claim the city that they're in, its fucking lame.
its not like i'm going to move to SF and start thinking i'm a SF head or go around telling people i am. if you're from bumblefucknowheresville, thats where you're from so stop acting like you're from somewhere else. if/when you live the majority of your life in any one place, then you gain the right to claim it.
as far as NYC, i know right from the get go when someone is from out of town(you guys are really easy to spot, you ain't fooling nobody). out of towners give of a certain vibe as do the people who live here. just like if i moved out to LA, people would instantly know i'm not from there.
of course this is all my opinion, i can't speak for everyone.
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believe me faster, nothing pisses me off than the mass of fucking hipsters i know that either moved to nyc and claim it hard, or the ones who still live here and wont stop talking about how much "better" new york is. fucking move there and be another hipster kook in williamsburg...then get there and realize you are 2 years behind in your cool little fashion sense and everyone is way over the goofy shit youre still doing.
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aw snap, some photoshop action.
haven't seen a thread grow like this since they threw antwuan in the clink.
i agree with what he says about wack graphics, and sadly traffic is not immune. �maybe if i see him on the train again and he's not too zooted i'll offer some schemes. he deserves to be riding some dope shit. bitter and disconnected or not. INFAMOUS!
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this was online
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this was online
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BWAHAHAHAHAA! shit is golden! true facts too.
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wow nice kickflip over a 6 inch high pipe.
Fuck this guy. He talked shit on way too many awesome skaters in this interview. I've always thought he was an overrated prick and this interview solidified it.
A major part of $20 worth of quik-crete under some random bridge? Or is this just a lil nook of a sick DIY skatepark? 'Cause if it's the latter than I can totally respect that.
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Puleo should post some wisdom in young skaters thread here in slap ;D
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I love Puleo's skating, but haven't ever been able to take him seriously as a "thinker" due to his 411 profile. That was the first place I ever saw him, and he sounded like such a Jersey mook that I couldn't stand it. I'd be bitter as fuck if I was him though. Skateboarding is pulling some super lame shit these days for sure.
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HAHAHAHA maybe if he actually learned some new tricks. This is what I'm trying to tell you guys old pros are becoming obsolete at whatever they do whether it's gay shit, good tech tricks, or big shit. Kids are actually out there progressing, while old pros are sitting around complaining. if he spent half as much time skating as he spent looking for spots, and talking shit on people, he would actually be good at skating. I've said this before, it's not 1989 anymore, kids have youtube. They can see who's good and who's not.You just can't say brow beat people to make people think they're good anymore. These old clowns don't want to progress, so they talk down on progression, in the guise of "keeping real".
I try to tell you guys this all the time, old skaters hate young skaters, because they make it hard for them to eat. It's not austyn gillette's fault or some lame kid's that move to new york, it's his own fault for not going out there everyday and progressing.
you say some out-there shit sometimes, but i couldn't agree with this statement more. tired of a bunch of older dudes talking shit on young guys that are constantly pushing skateboarding forward. yeah, we get it: you did a bunch of great stuff years ago, but if you're not adding anything new to skateboarding, then make room for the next generation. the young kids are killing it right now and i don't really care what Bobby Puleo or Jason Dill thinks is lame about the industry.
(dudes like Ronnie Creager, Daewon Song & Forrest Kirby are still killing it and pushing their skateboarding forward at their age. now that i can respect 110%, not this bitter eastcoast pretentious shittalking.)
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Its funny because in the second page he talks about how kids are uncreative these days, and how internet videos are ruining everything. Its funny because the picture on that page is of him ollieing a bank to bank gap that I swear I saw Aaron Herrington frontside 180 in a line in some internet clip.
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front 180 has been done on that spot at least 4 times. which just goes to show how he was right about kids from other states comin to the city. o, and to ollie up backside and pop a backside ollie in a way you could land back regular on the second bank without getting tossed into that wall is beyond me.
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fyi. bobby and jerry built that spot to keep kids from ruining the good spots.
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HAHAHAHA maybe if he actually learned some new tricks. This is what I'm trying to tell you guys old pros are becoming obsolete at whatever they do whether it's gay shit, good tech tricks, or big shit. Kids are actually out there progressing, while old pros are sitting around complaining. if he spent half as much time skating as he spent looking for spots, and talking shit on people, he would actually be good at skating. I've said this before, it's not 1989 anymore, kids have youtube. They can see who's good and who's not.You just can't say brow beat people to make people think they're good anymore. These old clowns don't want to progress, so they talk down on progression, in the guise of "keeping real".
I try to tell you guys this all the time, old skaters hate young skaters, because they make it hard for them to eat. It's not austyn gillette's fault or some lame kid's that move to new york, it's his own fault for not going out there everyday and progressing.
you say some out-there shit sometimes, but i couldn't agree with this statement more. tired of a bunch of older dudes talking shit on young guys that are constantly pushing skateboarding forward. yeah, we get it: you did a bunch of great stuff years ago, but if you're not adding anything new to skateboarding, then make room for the next generation. the young kids are killing it right now and i don't really care what Bobby Puleo or Jason Dill thinks is lame about the industry.
(dudes like Ronnie Creager, Daewon Song & Forrest Kirby are still killing it and pushing their skateboarding forward at their age. now that i can respect 110%, not this bitter eastcoast pretentious shittalking.)
so true about creager and those dudes. reynolds is in his 30's too. i like watching puleo skate, I really do. The traffic videos get me hyped to skate, and Infamous was tight as fuck. But god damn man, hating on people like gilbert crockett is just regular. Sorry people come to the city you live in to ride their skateboards. And so what if people bite his shit? Imitation is the highest form of flattery. I'll be laughing when this guy has a shitty manual labor job and no health insurance.
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"I skate about 3 or 4 days a week. I gotta work now. I basically make no money from skateboarding these days. Isn't that insane?"
Cry me a river. "Boo-hoo, I have to work a real job because I wasn't aware skateboarding doesn't provide a lifetime income." You're lucky to even be getting what you get. Hell, you still get to skate 3-4 days a week. That's a lot more than a lot of people that have full-time jobs get to roll. Shit, the guy that RUNS the company has to work a 9-5. Get off it, man.
No shit. It's like, damn, at least you can get out there and push. I'm only working part time, but I go to school too, I'm lucky if I can get out to fuck around in the road in front of my house. Not to mention the infrastructure around here is so underdeveloped it's hard to find spots.
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i wonder if he hates westgate too? all bobby puleo did with that interview was lose the fan base of the only guys who still like him (SLAP).
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what a conceited prick
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i wonder if he hates westgate too? all bobby puleo did with that interview was lose the fan base of the only guys who still like him (SLAP).
i'm still here, bro.
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he is definitely a victim of his own device/stupidity.
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"If I haven't seen it, its NBD."
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again, all of you haters dont know shit about skateboarding bc you cannot appreciate what bobby puleo does. you guys would try to tell me nate jones or kenny reed has bad style. austyn gillette, on the other hand is a total hipster fag along with dylan reider. i like interviews like this, i wish more pros would call out other dudes more often.
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how do yall know he was specifically referring to austyn gillette or crockett? he said he doesnt pay too much attention to whats poppin in the skate world. he probably just heard their names but doesnt realize that those are two dudes who are doing it right (imo). he probably just heard their names or something.... just a thought...
also, the switch backtail / wallride comment was blown out of proportion i think..... i kinda get what hes saying in a way that youd have a dude throwing themselves down stairs / rails for his whole part, and then have a random pole jam or wallride clip in there, completely out of place. i def noticed this, and its weird that it was at the time when bobbys static 2 part came out and it was pretty obvious that people were taking the same approach as him, skating "nugget" or "creative" spots....
aaaand this has pretty much been covered, but about that whole skating in your own town thing, he seems like he means to say that kids should have a better eye etc. theres nothing wrong with being from florida and skating in nyc or filming there, but he said how he thinks video parts should be more aesthetically pleasing. like palm trees 95% of the part, then dreary new york clip. i could see that being out of place. i used to watch certain video parts based on where and what i was skating. also, if it was a nice ass day outside, i would watch a skater from sunny california as opposed to bobby in la luz (lots of night footage).
im probably wrong. whatevssssss. bobby is the man. def comes off bitter, but, as stated already, being raw and honest sounds so good.
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i wonder if he hates westgate too? all bobby puleo did with that interview was lose the fan base of the only guys who still like him (SLAP).
i'm still here, bro.
The interview made me like him more, not because I agree with every thing he said, but I like it when pros speak their mind and don't sugar coat all their shit... and obviously always been a fan of his skating. Much like the Kalis quartersnack interview, liked Kalis a lot more for actually saying what he felt about AWS and Dill. The biggest thing I took away from this interview was FUCK Ipath and my next deck will be a Traffic.
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im all for speaking your mind and being honest in an interview, im not faulting him for that. im just bummed on almost every word he said, he sounds like a negative prick and said some super contradictory things.
not sure how me seeing that means i dont appreciate his skating or am "missing something". the dude obviously used to come out with amazing video parts and influenced an era. im just saying he is a bitter asshole.
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whats the deal with dan plunkett? dude skates just like puleo with more tricks.
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im all for speaking your mind and being honest in an interview, im not faulting him for that. im just bummed on almost every word he said, he sounds like a negative prick and said some super contradictory things.
not sure how me seeing that means i dont appreciate his skating or am "missing something". the dude obviously used to come out with amazing video parts and influenced an era. im just saying he is a bitter asshole.
WHO IS DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY FUCKING PULEO??????? WHO?????????????????
"dude you did that like Puleo, soooo sick" thats a NBD right there
Kenny Reed too gimmick ass retards. Gonz dosen't need that shit.
Reynolds don't need no pyramid or cellar door to be legit. Fucking skate dude.
If we got it all wrong, then fucking skate and shut shit down. Prove me wrong.
I have never bought a video thinking "oh man i hope puleo is in this and maybe he'll do this or that"
Kids are out there busting their asses to do this for a living. It's not our fault you can't and never could. fuck this duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
Be a ripping local and shut the fuck up. shoulda woulda coulda wah wah wah
We all had a dude from our home town that ripped harder than this dude anyway
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hating on spot rapers and loving guy mariano? maybe he hasn't watched a video in a while.
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This idea that Puleo in static 2 started the whole raw street thing really worries me that a whole generation of kids have never seen or even heard of Eastern Exposure 3. I'm not getting on either side fully- I think Puleo is a dick, but that he definitely has done some cool stuff on a skateboard, but he still isn't the best.
Give me Oyola any day! I actually asked Ricky about the whole spot thing in the pals question thing after hearing about what a spot Nazi Bobby could be. Ricky's response was cool too- he basically said its lame if people come to film a one-upping, but he doesn't give a shit who wants to skate a spot just to skate it. It was a real answer, and he didn't come off as a dick.
kids, like a decade before static 2 we had this:
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIIllLAcZDY#)
And Ricky's part is Philly not New York, but there is plenty of NYC in that video.
Puleo had influence too, but WAY before static 2.
one piece of genuine shit talking:
If you don't want people to skate your spots, don't film them and sell thousands of copies of the footage of it.
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This idea that Puleo in static 2 started the whole raw street thing really worries me that a whole generation of kids have never seen or even heard of Eastern Exposure 3. I'm not getting on either side fully- I think Puleo is a dick, but that he definitely has done some cool stuff on a skateboard, but he still isn't the best.
Give me Oyola any day! I actually asked Ricky about the whole spot thing in the pals question thing after hearing about what a spot Nazi Bobby could be. Ricky's response was cool too- he basically said its lame if people come to film a one-upping, but he doesn't give a shit who wants to skate a spot just to skate it. It was a real answer, and he didn't come off as a dick.
kids, like a decade before static 2 we had this:
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIIllLAcZDY#)
And Ricky's part is Philly not New York, but there is plenty of NYC in that video.
Puleo had influence too, but WAY before static 2.
one piece of genuine shit talking:
If you don't want people to skate your spots, don't film them and sell thousands of copies of the footage of it.
I don't know if he really thought that one though; in an ideal world I suppose you would expect every skater to just skate spots for the love of it and all that shit, but damn if skating was my job and I needed a good trick for an ad to pay my bills, damn straight I'm gonna try to to the best trick thats been done at the spot
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HAHAHAHA maybe if he actually learned some new tricks. This is what I'm trying to tell you guys old pros are becoming obsolete at whatever they do whether it's gay shit, good tech tricks, or big shit. Kids are actually out there progressing, while old pros are sitting around complaining. if he spent half as much time skating as he spent looking for spots, and talking shit on people, he would actually be good at skating. I've said this before, it's not 1989 anymore, kids have youtube. They can see who's good and who's not.You just can't say brow beat people to make people think they're good anymore. These old clowns don't want to progress, so they talk down on progression, in the guise of "keeping real".
I try to tell you guys this all the time, old skaters hate young skaters, because they make it hard for them to eat. It's not austyn gillette's fault or some lame kid's that move to new york, it's his own fault for not going out there everyday and progressing.
you say some out-there shit sometimes, but i couldn't agree with this statement more. tired of a bunch of older dudes talking shit on young guys that are constantly pushing skateboarding forward. yeah, we get it: you did a bunch of great stuff years ago, but if you're not adding anything new to skateboarding, then make room for the next generation. the young kids are killing it right now and i don't really care what Bobby Puleo or Jason Dill thinks is lame about the industry.
(dudes like Ronnie Creager, Daewon Song & Forrest Kirby are still killing it and pushing their skateboarding forward at their age. now that i can respect 110%, not this bitter eastcoast pretentious shittalking.)
so true about creager and those dudes. reynolds is in his 30's too. i like watching puleo skate, I really do. The traffic videos get me hyped to skate, and Infamous was tight as fuck. But god damn man, hating on people like gilbert crockett is just regular. Sorry people come to the city you live in to ride their skateboards. And so what if people bite his shit? Imitation is the highest form of flattery. I'll be laughing when this guy has a shitty manual labor job and no health insurance.
ding ding ding! three winners. real talk.
off all the super rich (im guessing skateboarders) i have met prod, sheckler (plan b demo) and cole. they could not have been nicer, more down for the kids or had better attitudes. you reap what you sow.
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i wonder if he hates westgate too? all bobby puleo did with that interview was lose the fan base of the only guys who still like him (SLAP).
i'm still here, bro.
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Yeah Bobby. You guys want more austyn gillete? Go read his interviews about how well he is saving his money and how he just got really into photography and guitar. The skateboard media outlets are so milquetoast these days and people still seem to eat it up.
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^ Who gives a fuck how mild his conversations are? He's not getting paid to tell stories. He's getting paid to skate, and he's amazing at it.
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This idea that Puleo in static 2 started the whole raw street thing really worries me that a whole generation of kids have never seen or even heard of Eastern Exposure 3. �I'm not getting on either side fully- I think Puleo is a dick, but that he definitely has done some cool stuff on a skateboard, but he still isn't the best.
Give me Oyola any day! I actually asked Ricky about the whole spot thing in the pals question thing after hearing about what a spot Nazi Bobby could be. Ricky's response was cool too- he basically said its lame if people come to film a one-upping, but he doesn't give a shit who wants to skate a spot just to skate it. It was a real answer, and he didn't come off as a dick.
kids, like a decade before static 2 we had this:
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIIllLAcZDY#)
And Ricky's part is Philly not New York, but there is plenty of NYC in that video.
Puleo had influence too, but WAY before static 2.
one piece of genuine shit talking:
If you don't want people to skate your spots, don't film them and sell thousands of copies of the footage of it.
I don't know if he really thought that one though;� in an ideal world I suppose you would expect every skater to just skate spots for the love of it and all that shit, but damn if skating was my job and I needed a good trick for an ad to pay my bills, damn straight I'm gonna try to to the best trick thats been done at the spot
But that's his point. It pisses him off when people come to his spots trying to film something and pay their rent. There is a difference between kids who want to have fun and people trying to get famous by skating a spot.
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Even though he definitely came across as being incredibly bitter, I totally agree with what Bobby had to say. What I think he was trying to get across was how the "way of life" aspect of skating, i.e. meeting up with your buddies and just shredding/bullshitting around your town (which you do when you are younger and this is when skating was the most fun for you), is diminishing with the prevalent jock mentality but trying to come across as "core" at the same time. Thats what I think he meant with the whole "wallies and switch back tails down hubbas". That shit is such a statement to me and it is fucking harsh. Build your own forte. Any of you wanna see P-Rod get all Static on some cellar door?
I am a filmer and when other filmers see some spots they are unfamiliar in my videos and ask me where they are I basically tell them to fuck off. That shit is wack, especially when I hear it from local filmers who should know better. From my perspective, skating/filming has turned into some gnarly take out game (I have been a perpetrator of a couple take out maneuvers but those are under unintentional circumstances), as oppose to just meeting up with your homies and going in a direction. The best clips I have filmed are so spur of the moment and are on occasions when we just go in a direction rather than waste hours brainstorming. For example, the other day I saw a crew of dudes outside my local shop thinking about what spot to go to. Meanwhile, I was meeting up with my friend and we just headed downtown with no ideas. Had fun just cruising/lurking and ended up getting an ill clip.
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(http://www.areyouavictim.com/files/images/bp_kickflip2.jpg)
wow nice kickflip over a 6 inch high pipe.
Fuck this guy. He talked shit on way too many awesome skaters in this interview. I've always thought he was an overrated prick and this interview solidified it.
A major part of $20 worth of quik-crete under some random bridge? Or is this just a lil nook of a sick DIY skatepark? 'Cause if it's the latter than I can totally respect that.
nooo, theres much more. multiples cement quarterpipes, a ledge, a hip/wallride connected to the pillars of the bridge. its a pretty cool spot
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u ask a man a question, and he gives you an answer. get over it
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What kind of tool would wear converse!? That shit is wack.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbeLJApGSoI&feature=related#)
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What kind of tool would wear converse!? That shit is wack.
his ideals have obviously changed, im sure most of us have changed the way we though from 10 years ago. I at least hope so..... you guys take this shit too much to heart. hes just speaking his mind, it doesn't need to be justified.
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would you rather me underpaid or overrated ???
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YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGW-tWaUXXs#)
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Quit calling this an "interview". It's for his own website.
Much the same as this:
Doug Brown Athletes For Hope (http://vimeo.com/16973765)
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Quit calling this an "interview". It's for his own website.
Much the same as this:
Doug Brown Athletes For Hope (http://vimeo.com/16973765)
lololol
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These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame. You also have this new trend of fully established California types that are moving to and coming to NY and filming on shit here that has just been through the goddamn ringer as far as one uppers and spot rapers and they think that that style of doing things makes them legitimate. That shit is corny. Go find your own shit in your own city.
even though he mentioned the names austin and gilbert, I read the interview as him calling out alex olson and the nike team. Kalis mentions something similar in his quartersnacks interview about grant taylor coming to new york and being a douche. feels like both of them are implying the same thing about how skateboarding has changed post-internet, and how it's less about a lifestyle and fun than it is about career moves and getting famous
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These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame. You also have this new trend of fully established California types that are moving to and coming to NY and filming on shit here that has just been through the goddamn ringer as far as one uppers and spot rapers and they think that that style of doing things makes them legitimate. That shit is corny. Go find your own shit in your own city.
even though he mentioned the names austin and gilbert, I read the interview as him calling out alex olson and the nike team. Kalis mentions something similar in his quartersnacks interview about grant taylor coming to new york and being a douche. feels like both of them are implying the same thing about how skateboarding has changed post-internet, and how it's less about a lifestyle and fun than it is about career moves and getting famous
kalis angle wasn't about a city though. grant had just got on alien and was a dick too him.
puleo is crying because people from another region are skating "his" city like he owns any of that shit. dude is bitch.
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These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame. You also have this new trend of fully established California types that are moving to and coming to NY and filming on shit here that has just been through the goddamn ringer as far as one uppers and spot rapers and they think that that style of doing things makes them legitimate. That shit is corny. Go find your own shit in your own city.
even though he mentioned the names austin and gilbert, I read the interview as him calling out alex olson and the nike team. Kalis mentions something similar in his quartersnacks interview about grant taylor coming to new york and being a douche. feels like both of them are implying the same thing about how skateboarding has changed post-internet, and how it's less about a lifestyle and fun than it is about career moves and getting famous
kalis angle wasn't about a city though. grant had just got on alien and was a dick to him.
puleo is crying because people from another region are skating "his" city like he owns any of that shit. dude is bitch.
that was after mind field and its the part that made the least sense to me because grant was on workshop for like 6 years......so how was that the first time he saw grant? especially when out of his way as soon as possible to see how jake johnson skated when he just got on? and then complained about him not being acknowledged by grant? you dont think grant has a reason to think kalis never gave a shit? dude met the whole team and the first time he meets kalis is by chance at the pyramid ledges and not on tour or anything? maybe he got the vibe that kalis wasnt feeling him at all.
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i wonder if he hates westgate too? all bobby puleo did with that interview was lose the fan base of the only guys who still like him (SLAP).
i'm still here, bro.
Internet is ruining my childhood idols.
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i wonder if he hates westgate too? all bobby puleo did with that interview was lose the fan base of the only guys who still like him (SLAP).
i'm still here, bro.
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i think people are for the most part missing the point of what puelo was trying to convey. in my opinion i do not think puelo was saying that people should not come to nyc and "have to ask permission" to skate anything. i don't think puelo would give 2 shits if you are your two friends were skating around brooklyn and stumbled upon something he skated in static and skated it. what i think he does care about is these kids coming to nyc and searching for his spots and then filming on them and putting them in internet videos and clips. it becomes quite obvious when people are imitating exactly what you do. this can be demonstrated by watching a video part of kid x. in his first part he is jumping down stairs and handrails coupled with ledge lines. wearing jeans and whatever. then he comes to nyc starts wearing high-water pants, doing wallies and attempting to be creative, however he is not because all he is doing is mimicking what puelo has already done. what puelo does which separates him from the best is that his style of skateboarding does not look contrived or faked because he was originator of this style. it is more than acceptable and even refreshing to read this interview because he should be upset. companies are paying people that bite his shit, they are essentially making money off his own personal niche in skateboarding. obviously the extent to which he takes it too is unprecedented as well as unnecessary. however i do, in part, agree with him.
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dude definitely over thinks something that is supposed to be fun and simple
Dear Bobby Puleo,
The world is not out to get you. Calm the fuck down.
Best Regards,
God
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dude definitely over thinks something that is supposed to be fun and simple
Dear Bobby Puleo,
The world is not out to get you. Calm the fuck down.
Best Regards,
God
srsly
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dude definitely over thinks something that is supposed to be fun and simple
Dear Bobby Puleo,
The world is not out to get you. Calm the fuck down.
Best Regards,
God
srsly
best laugh i've had all day. HAHAHAHAHA
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From Alex O's tumblr
what do you think of this puleo interview?
http://www.areyouavictim.com/inter&sitem=10&imgPre=909 (http://www.areyouavictim.com/inter&sitem=10&imgPre=909)
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I mean, I?m with him on some points he makes and not with others. It?s coming off like he has a bit of a chip on is whole body. I would take it what you like out of it and leave the rest. He was one of my favorites back in the day and I went to one of his spots ?that a photographer to me too?. We went to reshoot it and he was with us and snap like he had been in the Vietnam War.
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There are imitators in EVERYTHING....Mostly imitators, and FEW "originators" in as much as you can call them that. But you can argue that no thought is original and without its own influences.
This is skateboarding, you cant patent a style or approach, you cant sue for intellectual property rights, sometimes all you can do is be bitter if what you started becomes popular, cashed in on by others, and you as the originator are forgotten.
As has been said, cellar doors and niche little spots would be skated even if there was never a Puleo. Skating has gotten huge, and plenty of skaters out there will always utilize their environments, and plenty more will travel to new cities to taste what they've got to offer. Puleo exemplified his particular approach, and I guess was the first to come out with parts that adhered to it. He brought something new to the game, and did it so well that it was copied. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"...making money sure is nice too, but maybe take pride in making an impact/contribution and at least being acknowledged for it.
Skateboarding always wants to evolve, and when it doesn't it gets boring to most. Any new trend within it may be started by one person, city, or team, yet will soon be adapted by the masses who find it appealing or "cool". Being the first to do a particular trick doesn't always mean you'll monetize off of it, even if it becomes the new "hot trick" of the year. And if a trend in skating doesn't ever pick up...well its probably whack (sorry N. Sherwood)
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It's funny how you guys are complaining about him "hating" on people, yet the majority of you guys hate on just about anybody out there for the most nit-picky fucking reasons.
In other words, you're hating on him for acting like a Slap member.
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right, but the typical slap member is a fucking person obv
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Maybe you need to live near NYC to see what puleo is talking about..
There can be a spot that everyone goes by but people will hardly ever try to get footage on, but if Bobby comes out with footage at that spot, it pretty much makes it an official skate spot to everyone else.
Perfect example, the blue ledge/hubba thing in colombus park, after his moving in traffic part came out, all of a sudden everyone was filming there. Just watch static II or MIT for more examples.
Plus guys like Pappalardo are ripping off bobby's approach to skating.
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he should make an effort to do better tricks. If he did something good on it, then they wouldn't be able to one up him, and he wouldn't be mad. he's just mad that people that are better than him are starting to skate like him. that puts his gimmick in jeopardy.
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Maybe you need to live near NYC to see what puleo is talking about..
There can be a spot that everyone goes by but people will hardly ever try to get footage on, but if Bobby comes out with footage at that spot, it pretty much makes it an official skate spot to everyone else.
Perfect example, the blue ledge/hubba thing in colombus park, after his moving in traffic part came out, all of a sudden everyone was filming there. Just watch static II or MIT for more examples.
Plus guys like Pappalardo are ripping off bobby's approach to skating.
so adjust, bitch.
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he should make an effort to do better tricks. If he did something good on it, then they wouldn't be able to one up him, and he wouldn't be mad. he's just mad that people that are better than him are starting to skate like him. that puts his gimmick in jeopardy.
say what you want, dude has a point.
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Maybe you need to live near NYC to see what puleo is talking about..
There can be a spot that everyone goes by but people will hardly ever try to get footage on, but if Bobby comes out with footage at that spot, it pretty much makes it an official skate spot to everyone else.
Perfect example, the blue ledge/hubba thing in colombus park, after his moving in traffic part came out, all of a sudden everyone was filming there. Just watch static II or MIT for more examples.
Plus guys like Pappalardo are ripping off bobby's approach to skating.
This.
You are 100% correct on Pappalardo. He's been biting Puleo's aesthetic for awhile now and it's just way too obvious.
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he should make an effort to do better tricks. If he did something good on it, then they wouldn't be able to one up him, and he wouldn't be mad. he's just mad that people that are better than him are starting to skate like him. that puts his gimmick in jeopardy.
I don't think that's why he is mad.
The only value to some pro's parts is seeing what trick they did better than someone else, those types of skaters usually stick to stairs and handrails. Now those guys are starting to skate weird street obstacles, but instead of doing it in a creative way, they are doing it the only way they know how, which is by trying to do a better trick.
Skateboarding around where you live and trying to skate what is around you even if it's not your typical ledge or rail, is a different approach to skating and its not about proving you are better than someone else. So i think he is more mad, because there is this last part of street skating which is a more pure artistic form of skating, being destroyed by a more soulless competitive/sport driven style.
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Perfect example, the blue ledge/hubba thing in colombus park, after his infamous part came out, all of a sudden everyone was filming there.
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he should make an effort to do better tricks. If he did something good on it, then they wouldn't be able to one up him, and he wouldn't be mad. he's just mad that people that are better than him are starting to skate like him. that puts his gimmick in jeopardy.
If you're saying COTG has a point then your wrong, Bobby doesn't need to make an effort to do 'better' tricks to prevent people from one upping him at spots that he discovered. I really don't understand why you guys aren't getting what he said in the interview. From what I gathered, the 'craft' of skateboarding according to Bobby is to go out and find your OWN spots, and to do it with originality and your OWN style. The 'craft' isn't about going out and trying to do the hardest trick at some spot that you haven't found on your own in order to one up someone or make your video part seem 'diverse'.
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he should make an effort to do better tricks. If he did something good on it, then they wouldn't be able to one up him, and he wouldn't be mad. he's just mad that people that are better than him are starting to skate like him. that puts his gimmick in jeopardy.
I don't think that's why he is mad.
The only value to some pro's parts is seeing what trick they did better than someone else, those types of skaters usually stick to stairs and handrails. Now those guys are starting to skate weird street obstacles, but instead of doing it in a creative way, they are doing it the only way they know how, which is by trying to do a better trick.
Skateboarding around where you live and trying to skate what is around you even if it's not your typical ledge or rail, is a different approach to skating and its not about proving you are better than someone else. So i think he is more mad, because there is this last part of street skating which is a more pure artistic form of skating, being destroyed by a more soulless competitive/sport driven style.
Teddy, I would hump your leg right now if that was socially acceptable.
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I'll just say I'm a fan of Bobby's skating, he has a nice "street flow" if you will, and I feel like him and Ricky should definitely be paid a lot. But he's skated tons of other cities spots so he's pretty hypocritical if he films things in new york and then is surprised when other people skate it. No one owns the spots you skate in new york any more than they own the spots you skated when you were in SF in the mad circle days or in England filming for the Static videos.
I would think you would learn pretty quickly living in a city with 8.5 million people and a ton of skate teams always coming through, to just get used to it. I guess not.
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Maybe you need to live near NYC to see what puleo is talking about..
There can be a spot that everyone goes by but people will hardly ever try to get footage on, but if Bobby comes out with footage at that spot, it pretty much makes it an official skate spot to everyone else.
Perfect example, the blue ledge/hubba thing in colombus park, after his moving in traffic part came out, all of a sudden everyone was filming there. Just watch static II or MIT for more examples.
That probably just isn't Bobby. Anyone that lives in a certain area finds all the hidden gems in there city or town. Outsiders usually wouldnt go to such obscure or strange places if they are just there for say a weekend. Once Bobby comes out with a part which has the first tricks ever been done on this spot noone has seen, people are going to see it and say "hey that looks fun, lets skate it" and ask the locals where its at.
I think Puleo is being super bitter and judgmental about the whole thing when all it really boils down to, is that peopel who travel to NYC look for spots in videos and such that they think would be "fun" to skate. I doubt half of them have the mindset of "im going to go here and show that motherfucker up". He really seems paranoid. I watch videos from local areas around my town I'm not familiar with so I know what spots they have to offer. So when i go there we dont waste the day driving around doing nothing. We know what looks fun and what we want to skate.
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he should make an effort to do better tricks. If he did something good on it, then they wouldn't be able to one up him, and he wouldn't be mad. he's just mad that people that are better than him are starting to skate like him. that puts his gimmick in jeopardy.
I don't think that's why he is mad.
The only value to some pro's parts is seeing what trick they did better than someone else, those types of skaters usually stick to stairs and handrails. Now those guys are starting to skate weird street obstacles, but instead of doing it in a creative way, they are doing it the only way they know how, which is by trying to do a better trick.
Skateboarding around where you live and trying to skate what is around you even if it's not your typical ledge or rail, is a different approach to skating and its not about proving you are better than someone else. So i think he is more mad, because there is this last part of street skating which is a more pure artistic form of skating, being destroyed by a more soulless competitive/sport driven style.
This is the problem i have with you clowns. why is getting better and doing good shit, always referred as in a negative light? you guys talk all this artistic shit, and then completely contradict yourselves by saying the shit you're doing is better than what a "soulless competitive" skater is doing. Like i said, if he wasn't such a gimmicky piece of trash he wouldn't be mad. the reason he's so angry is because these kids are making it hard for that nigga to eat, not because they're destroying "artistic" skateboarding. that nigga is obsolete. that's what happens when you build your career off of a gimmick, and not skill.
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How obsolete can you be when you have a topic on slap 6 pages long?
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when you're waiting tables, complaining about kids killing your spots.
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when you're waiting tables, complaining about kids killing your spots.
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How obsolete can you be when you have a topic on slap 6 pages long?
when you're waiting tables, complaining about kids killing your spots.
2nd best laugh i've had all day. HAHAHAHAHA
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huh? My favorite skaters epitomize control, style, and real skill. and isn't your favorite skater chris cole? I rest my case
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when you're waiting tables, complaining about kids killing your spots.
this scene comes to mine
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymsHLkB8u3s#)
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when you're waiting tables, complaining about kids killing your spots.
this scene comes to mine
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymsHLkB8u3s#)
Gnar you if I could. ;D
COTG is the best poster. Just ask him.
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this dude lost so much respect in my eyes. theres a way to comment on how things are going in the industry without naming names and coming off sounding like a bitter old fuck. not down with the austyn gillette and gilbert crockett hate eitehr.
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huh? My favorite skaters epitomize control, style, and real skill. and isn't your favorite skater chris cole? I rest my case
I deleted my other post because I felt gay reading it. But I'm just trying to say that Puleo is skilled in his own way, that a lot of people obviously seem to enjoy.
Plus Chris Cole already proved he was technically the best skater alive when he beat PROD at BATB2.
Also PROD should have lost against PJ but Tony Hawk let him do a redo instead of giving him a letter when he put his hands down. So PROD obviously sucks at skateboarding and has no skill. He should definitely quit skating what a loser he will never be as good as Chris Cole. NEVER. NEVERRRR!!!!!!
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NEVERRRR!!!!!
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p.s. obviously Bobby Puleo would make for a great Epicly Laterd about right now, amirite? Someone email O'dell and make him ask the "hard hitting" questions.
Now.
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YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNpfGkFV6h8#) 1:39 from berra himself.
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and didn't you just get finished saying style was important? you can't say that if your favorite is chris cole. you can't have it both ways. either style matters or it doesn't.
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I was kidding! The point is skateboarding's not a competition and they're obviously all three of the most skilled skaters in the world(prod, cole, pj), regardless of who wins SKATE or any other competition. But, be honest. If you were playing a game of SKATE against someone, and they landed a trick like this...:
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1470/prodyq.jpg)
That would be a letter, amIright?
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and didn't you just get finished saying style was important? you can't say that if your favorite is chris cole. you can't have it both ways. either style matters or it doesn't.
Maybe if Cole did easy tricks like PROD, he would have better style.
OWN3D!!!!!!!
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I was kidding! The point is skateboarding's not a competition and they're obviously all three of the most skilled skaters in the world(prod, cole, pj), regardless of who wins SKATE or any other competition. But, be honest. If you were playing a game of SKATE against someone, and they landed a trick like this...:
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1470/prodyq.jpg)
That would be a letter, amIright?
we play berrics rules ;)
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These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame. You also have this new trend of fully established California types that are moving to and coming to NY and filming on shit here that has just been through the goddamn ringer as far as one uppers and spot rapers and they think that that style of doing things makes them legitimate. That shit is corny. Go find your own shit in your own city.
even though he mentioned the names austin and gilbert, I read the interview as him calling out alex olson and the nike team. Kalis mentions something similar in his quartersnacks interview about grant taylor coming to new york and being a douche. feels like both of them are implying the same thing about how skateboarding has changed post-internet, and how it's less about a lifestyle and fun than it is about career moves and getting famous
kalis angle wasn't about a city though. grant had just got on alien and was a dick to him.
puleo is crying because people from another region are skating "his" city like he owns any of that shit. dude is bitch.
that was after mind field and its the part that made the least sense to me because grant was on workshop for like 6 years......so how was that the first time he saw grant? especially when out of his way as soon as possible to see how jake johnson skated when he just got on? and then complained about him not being acknowledged by grant? you dont think grant has a reason to think kalis never gave a shit? dude met the whole team and the first time he meets kalis is by chance at the pyramid ledges and not on tour or anything? maybe he got the vibe that kalis wasnt feeling him at all.
Grant wasn't AM for Alien. You think Alien flies out the hundreds of flow skaters they have to meet their pros? God people are stupid.
Also, the thing about Puleo and the art shit- COTG is right on point. His type of skating got hot, so a bunch of kids who would have never skated the type of shit he does suddenly do. If its his art, fine, but he can't force everybody else in the world to think its better if he did a lesser trick before another dude did a better one. Sorry, if it really is about the art, you shouldn't care about not getting paid to do it. You can do your own thing, or you can do shit to please everybody, but it doesn't always go both ways, and if your focus was one and not the other, you shouldn't be mad when you get one and not another.
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These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame. You also have this new trend of fully established California types that are moving to and coming to NY and filming on shit here that has just been through the goddamn ringer as far as one uppers and spot rapers and they think that that style of doing things makes them legitimate. That shit is corny. Go find your own shit in your own city.
even though he mentioned the names austin and gilbert, I read the interview as him calling out alex olson and the nike team. Kalis mentions something similar in his quartersnacks interview about grant taylor coming to new york and being a douche. feels like both of them are implying the same thing about how skateboarding has changed post-internet, and how it's less about a lifestyle and fun than it is about career moves and getting famous
kalis angle wasn't about a city though. grant had just got on alien and was a dick to him.
puleo is crying because people from another region are skating "his" city like he owns any of that shit. dude is bitch.
that was after mind field and its the part that made the least sense to me because grant was on workshop for like 6 years......so how was that the first time he saw grant? especially when out of his way as soon as possible to see how jake johnson skated when he just got on? and then complained about him not being acknowledged by grant? you dont think grant has a reason to think kalis never gave a shit? dude met the whole team and the first time he meets kalis is by chance at the pyramid ledges and not on tour or anything? maybe he got the vibe that kalis wasnt feeling him at all.
http://web.archive.org/web/20031202201623/www.alienworkshop.com/team.html (http://web.archive.org/web/20031202201623/www.alienworkshop.com/team.html)
my bad. hes officially been on for about 8 years. so he was am around 2003 which is basically right around when mosaic came out.
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These cookie cutter archetypes that look, dress and all skate the same. And they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame. You also have this new trend of fully established California types that are moving to and coming to NY and filming on shit here that has just been through the goddamn ringer as far as one uppers and spot rapers and they think that that style of doing things makes them legitimate. That shit is corny. Go find your own shit in your own city.
even though he mentioned the names austin and gilbert, I read the interview as him calling out alex olson and the nike team. Kalis mentions something similar in his quartersnacks interview about grant taylor coming to new york and being a douche. feels like both of them are implying the same thing about how skateboarding has changed post-internet, and how it's less about a lifestyle and fun than it is about career moves and getting famous
kalis angle wasn't about a city though. grant had just got on alien and was a dick to him.
puleo is crying because people from another region are skating "his" city like he owns any of that shit. dude is bitch.
that was after mind field and its the part that made the least sense to me because grant was on workshop for like 6 years......so how was that the first time he saw grant? especially when out of his way as soon as possible to see how jake johnson skated when he just got on? and then complained about him not being acknowledged by grant? you dont think grant has a reason to think kalis never gave a shit? dude met the whole team and the first time he meets kalis is by chance at the pyramid ledges and not on tour or anything? maybe he got the vibe that kalis wasnt feeling him at all.
http://web.archive.org/web/20031202201623/www.alienworkshop.com/team.html (http://web.archive.org/web/20031202201623/www.alienworkshop.com/team.html)
my bad. hes officially been on for about 8 years. so he was am around 2003 which is basically right around when mosaic came out.
Was this right after mosaic? I could have sworn he got fully on just a bit before his footage in that first nike video. meh.
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best laugh i've had all day. HAHAHAHAHA
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i hope he finds twenty dollars on the way home from work.
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Didn't read the 7 pages of comments but did read the interview. He's just another bitter ny skater that thinks hes better than everyone else because he skates a fuckin shitty basement door spot with some needles thrown on it. If we all really thought about the "spot rape" like he did none of you would have posted in the Hubba rip thread about how sick it was to see all the shit that went down there. I just dont like him.
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I never really got the hype surrounding this guy. I never liked him or his skating, however I few years back I started to back him because of his political views, he seems to at least get that somewhat. However the dude is super bitter, I've even been told by people who call themselves his close friends what a scumbag he is. How can dudes control what their names are? Or is he saying companies should not put someone on because of their name? Gilbert Crockett sounds like a pretty redneck name to me, if anything. Him and Austyn are undoubtably amazing, fuck maybe Puleo should watch that footage of Austyn skating over the couch in that warehouse.
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Maybe he is over it all... and tired of all the dumb bullshit that is skateboarding in the last few years. I still like the his skating, but he may just be talking out of his ass about Autism Gillette and Gilbert Grape. Possibly used them as generic examples for the fact that fashion over function is a new norm... I don't know. Plus everyone's a dick these days and an expert at everything, just ask anyone.
Shit if he's lacking a shoe sponsor he should see if Ricky could get him a spot on Vox or something.
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I agree with a lot of what he's saying, but there's just no point in worrying about it anymore. Let's face the fact that it's 2011 and there's a whole new breed of kids skating... and unfortunately most kids are just painfully regular and completely missing the point. We just accept it and move on.
I blame the interwebz.
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I used to hear his name when I was a kid, and I thought it was Bobby Polio. I used to think I couldn't even ollie and there's a pro skater born with polio? That's heavy. Needless to say I was bummed when I saw him as a fully functioning man.
Also he needs to stop being so cranky.
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I don't think the 15 year olds of todays world could handle such a controversial interview. The least you can do is respect.
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I don't think the 15 year olds of todays world could handle such a controversial interview. The least you can do is respect.
wrong. i dont think the 15 year olds trapped in the bodies of 29year old slap posters could handle this interview. correct.
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Also, people are bitching about him being bitter and sour but their bitching is even more dramatic and bitter than Puleo himself,
thus being a hypocrite.
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...I LOVE SKATERS WITH PROFFESIONAL BOXER SOUNDING NAMES LIKE BOBBY PULEO AND RICKY OYOLA!!!!
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The first time I ever came to the city in good weather I went and found the banks. He was lurking down there with his buddies and was giving me this look. He looked familiar, but it didn't occur to me who he was at the time, and I didn't really think much of his look then either. I mean there were a bunch of bmx'ers crowding up the spot already so I was further crowding it up. He came through the Chelsea park this summer when it wasn't crowded and I was skating there. He lazily rolled around a little, and left, looking super bummed the whole time. I wondered why...that place has banks, a ledge to bank, and a banked ledge...it seems right up his alley. But it sounds like he just doesn't like other skaters, period, so now both instances make a little more sense. I can relate to not liking to skate crowded spots, but not the rest of it. This is a good example of why some skaters should stick to photo shoots, and not do interviews. Its a lot easier to keep your foot out of your mouth if you keep your mouth shut and your foot on the board. I think we'd all be off ordering Victim t-shirts if this release had just been a grip of new photos and footage without any of the words.
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Perfect example, the blue ledge/hubba thing in colombus park, after his moving in traffic part came out, all of a sudden everyone was filming there. Just watch static II or MIT for more examples.
Plus guys like Pappalardo are ripping off bobby's approach to skating.
You know that ledge has a name, it's call the Big Wang, named after Wing Fat Wang, or as his friends called him, Mock Duck.
He was the first to skate it with one metal roller skate in 1947. He slid the top then came in down the slope...smooth. And that was at least 3 years before the Hip Sing Tong crew blew up the spot with the backside massaagee slide.
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The first time I ever came to the city in good weather I went and found the banks. He was lurking down there with his buddies and was giving me this look. He looked familiar, but it didn't occur to me who he was at the time, and I didn't really think much of his look then either. I mean there were a bunch of bmx'ers crowding up the spot already so I was further crowding it up. He came through the Chelsea park this summer when it wasn't crowded and I was skating there. He lazily rolled around a little, and left, looking super bummed the whole time. I wondered why...that place has banks, a ledge to bank, and a banked ledge...it seems right up his alley. But it sounds like he just doesn't like other skaters, period, so now both instances make a little more sense. I can relate to not liking to skate crowded spots, but not the rest of it. This is a good example of why some skaters should stick to photo shoots, and not do interviews. Its a lot easier to keep your foot out of your mouth if you keep your mouth shut and your foot on the board. I think we'd all be off ordering Victim t-shirts if this release had just been a grip of new photos and footage without any of the words.
i was there at chelsea! yeah, he rolled in, bummed out, and left.... half an hour later, i broke my shoulder.
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You know that ledge has a name, it's call the Big Wang, named after Wing Fat Wang, or as his friends called him, Mock Duck.
He was the first to skate it with one metal roller skate in 1947. He slid the top then came in down the slope...smooth. And that was at least 3 years before the Hip Sing Tong crew blew up the spot with the backside massaagee slide.
not funny, try again.
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i was there at chelsea! yeah, he rolled in, bummed out, and left.... half an hour later, i broke my shoulder.
Bummer. How'd you do it?
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This is for all you knuckle-heads that jump to conclusions....via Mr. Puleo himself
http://www.areyouavictim.com/node/985#comment (http://www.areyouavictim.com/node/985#comment)
So it seems like I have to take time out of my busy schedule to debunk a few myths floating around the internet
concerning my recently released Traffic Report. First off, (and sorry to disappoint all of you), but I was not referring
to Austyn Gillete's or Gilbert Crocket's skateboard abilities when I said "Austin Cookie-Cutter and Gilbert Skatethesame.
If you read what I wrote, I said, "they all have these J. Crew catalog names these days, like Austin Cookie-Cutter
and Gilbert Skatethesame". Yes, I did use both of their first names, but I did not mean it to refer to their abilities on a
skateboard, which apparently a lot of you thought I meant. I used those to names because they sound like, as I have said,
to have come out of a J. Crew catalog. Like the Crocket Frock Coat, or the Gillette Pull Over Fleece. You get it? They're just
outrageous names, that's all. Who else could I have mentioned that would have worked here, let me think... What about
the Riley, the Keegan or the Garret? Any of those names would have worked just as well. But then people would have
attacked me for saying those people's ability on a skateboard sucked. That is not what I'm saying. It just seems like
the names of today's skateboarders have gotten just as outrageous as their abilities. And trick selections. But what
I'm also trying to say by adding the Skatethesame and Cookiecutter is that to me, a lot of people seem like they all
look and skate the same. Big deal. Who cares? Can I not say that? I'm not saying those two dudes skate the same.
Or that they're not good or that I'm better than them. I'm just saying there's a lot of generic style going around.
I mean, choose any photo of a kid lipsliding a 17 stair or doing a wallride, throw in the name of a J. Crew Pea Coat
and a khaki pant and boom, you get my point. The only thing that diversifies these kids these days(partially because
there are so many kids) is their outlandish names. I mean Gilbert Crockett??? Sorry people, but that is not your run
of the mill name like say Bill Smith. But I do suppose this is not these kid's faults. I do suppose I should be more upset
with the Mommy's and Daddy's of today that choose their kid's name out of a J.Crew catalogs. And to be perfectly
honest with you, I've never even seen Gilbert Crockett or Austyn Gillette skate. And I mean that from the bottom of
my heart. I have never seen either of them ride a skateboard. Not in real life or in video. Not only that, I've not
even seen the last Workshop video, or Habitat video for that matter, or the last Mystery video. You wanna know
why? Cause I don't care about seeing them. If anything, I avoid watching videos like the plague, cause most of
them disatisfy me.
2. That I meant Billy Rohan, when I said "Billy Dogdrool from Florida". No, I meant "Billy Dogdrool from Florida".
Or California. Or Indiana. Or France. Every place has Billy Dogdrools. Haven't any of you ever heard of a "Billy"?
It's just another word for a dog. There you go, you have a new derogatory term for your lexicon. But besides the
fact that I did not mean Billy Rohan, Billy Rohan has lived in New York for at least ten years now, am I right? That's
way longer than any of you who got their panties in a bunch over that comment. I think that makes him an honorary
New Yorker, does it not?
3. That I am talking about ALL SKATEBOARDERS when I say find your own shit where you live and that I mean do not
travel and to stay in your own town. Come on. Do I really need to explain myself here? What I mean is don't be a dog.
And take off those regular sunglasses for Christ's sake. You're in a bar. And it's night.
4. Confusing aesthetics with progression. People seem to think that when I mention sw back tails and wallrides in the
same sentence, that I mean "don't progress and/or learn hard tricks". What I mean is "keep your shit tight". Get it? Good.
And
5. That I'm bitter. Of course I'm bitter. You're all bitter as well. You wouldn't be on a message board complaining
about some bullshit you just read on the internet if you weren't bitter as well. So who the hell cares? Seriously?
We are all bitter or disenchanted in some way. Whether it's complaining about kids wearing harsh looking Converse's,
to calling somebody else bitter on the internet, it's all perfectly normal and healthy. It's okay to be bitter or angry.
We're human beings. It's ok. You know what I'd be worried about, is the pot calling the kettle black and not being
aware of it. Now that's something to get upset about.
Well anyhow, cool. I'm glad we cleared things up and I'm glad everyone enjoyed the interview. From the amount of
bullshit it's generating, it seems like you're all more than satisfied with it. That said, I'm going to leave you with a
quote from one of my favorite people... "I don't care what the newspapers say about me, as long as they spell my
name correctly"
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i like you again, blobby puhleo.
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Y'all created a monster.
And btw Bobby, not everyone is bitter.
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This makes the Dill comments look pretty tame in the grand scheme of things.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA dudes such a clown.
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Gotta admit I'm a little disappointed that Puleo even lurks/cares what slap has to say.
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UM, OK. now you make less sense and just sound kinda crazy. SO your point was kids have weird names, um ya ok.
And, not all of us are here cause were bitter. I'd guess most are here out of boredom in the workplace or home. Now your just projecting.
you should be more worried about pushing yourself and less about what everyone around you (especially if you dont even like them)is doing or saying on the internet. Instead of coming off like a bitter old guy that acts like its his right to make any money on a skateboard.
and I say this with the best of intentions. Nothing would make me happier than to see a new Puleo part that felt fresh.
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I think what Bobby is saying is that a lot of skateboarders have names that kind of sound like commodities. It's something that I've noticed before, and when I read this interview the first time, I thought it was funny that he pointed that out. I mean, I would say skating has gotten to a place where everything about the person is scrutinized, including names. I know for a fact that there are relative unknowns that have gone by different last names to be more marketable.
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Puelo should totally be a Slap poster. He meshes quite well with everyone here. Compared to the other guys on here, he doesn't even sound that bitter. Just opinionated if anything.
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I miss the days when skater's names sounded like they came from a JC Penney catalog. Remember dudes like Joey Tuffskins and Grranimals McKeds?
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Take away the skateboard, and Puleo is just another pretentious NYC hipster.
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I can understand why Bobby says a lot of the stuff he says, even if I can't back it, but talking shit on a dude's name is pretty fucking stupid. With that said, I still look forward to his next video part.
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Take away the skateboard, and Puleo is just another pretentious NYC hipster.
pow
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i agree with everything puleo said. dude's tight. it's kind of shocking to have a professional skateboarder with a brain doing an interview. i'm gonna start buying dude's board.
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UM, OK. now you make less sense and just sound kinda crazy. SO your point was kids have weird names, um ya ok.
And, not all of us are here cause were bitter. I'd guess most are here out of boredom in the workplace or home. Now your just projecting.
you should be more worried about pushing yourself and less about what everyone around you (especially if you dont even like them)is doing or saying on the internet. Instead of coming off like a bitter old guy that acts like its his right to make any money on a skateboard.
and I say this with the best of intentions. Nothing would make me happier than to see a new Puleo part that felt fresh.
Agreed I think the guy kind of realised he was talking shit then tried to justify himself...I mean he's in the middle of a SKATEBOARD interview but he starts bullshitting on Crockett and Gillette but nah he's just mentioning it because people have crazy names? What.
Also he sounds like more of a dick by pointing out the videos he hasn't seen its like he's forcing an underground image of not giving a shit. If he really didn't care he probably wouldn't even mention the fact he didn't see those videos. I'm sure if he knows their names he has seen them skating somehow or another (unless again he avoids seeing them skate to force his im so underground i dont give a shit image some more).
Still stand by him just seeming like an utter tool.
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i agree with everything puleo said. dude's tight. it's kind of shocking to have a professional skateboarder with a brain doing an interview.
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according to the main page, Mango hasnt heard that you're not allowed to go and have fun in other people's cities.
I can understand why Bobby says a lot of the stuff he says, even if I can't back it, but talking shit on a dude's name is pretty fucking stupid. With that said, I still look forward to his next video part.
I agree with you Murrell Sweatervest
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I can understand why Bobby says a lot of the stuff he says, even if I can't back it, but talking shit on a dude's name is pretty fucking stupid. With that said, I still look forward to his next video part.
Speaking of names, I think it's kind of weird a 30-something year old goes by the name of Bobby.
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I can understand why Bobby says a lot of the stuff he says, even if I can't back it, but talking shit on a dude's name is pretty fucking stupid. With that said, I still look forward to his next video part.
Speaking of names, I think it's kind of weird a 30-something year old goes by the name of Bobby.
Especially this dude, I figured he'd be going by Robert at this point.
I agree with you Murrell Sweatervest
WHO DIS BE?
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Dude, skatings for fun. Chill the fuck out. If this guy judged who was pro, beginner kids from buttfuck no where would be running the show.
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bobby puleo is in-tune to a central theme of our time. which is that "realness", or whatever suffices as that understanding nowadays, is a fading commodity. knowing realness seems very simple, yet tricky to place in context the older you get. in terms of what realness is�and what the art of "raw" skateboarding means�it's sad but true to realize that skateboarding's essence has followed the generally frustrating trend of the mainstream; artificial and glam in the 80's, raw and menacing in the 90's, an edgier hybrid of the two in the early 2000's, etc. the cycle continues now, arguably reminicent of the 80's, peppered with factions of the early 90's; ex: puleo still in embattled with an idea that is long forgone...
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What a dreamboat. ::) :-* :o
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I can understand why Bobby says a lot of the stuff he says, even if I can't back it, but talking shit on a dude's name is pretty fucking stupid. With that said, I still look forward to his next video part.
Speaking of names, I think it's kind of weird a 30-something year old goes by the name of Bobby.
Atleast Roberto. Going back to his ancestral roots.
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i actually think he is more of an irrelevant douche bag now than i did after the interview. "i'm not hating on their skating...JUST THEIR CRAZY NAMES". seriously, what the fuck? the person's name got proportionally crazier as they get better at skating? that is probably the stupidest thing i have ever heard. he holds the name "bobby" in such high esteem. this all sounds like someone getting caught and then making up the worst excuse ever trying to take back what they said.
on top of that the fact that he cried 'mommy' after a 7 page SLAP thread, one page of which is berrics screen shots, negates his whole 'against the grain' persona
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any post made to explain or defend someones opinionated can be picked apart.
you guys are reaching.
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if i were a psychologist i would be curious about his obsession with jcrew, and wonder if there isn't a hidden yearning that accompanies all this catalog flipping.
but i'm not.
also it's winter here which makes everyone a little grumpy, especially those of us who rely on clear streets for some measure of fulfillment.
FUCK EVERYBODY!!! nah just kidding.
and Bobby if you are reading
those who live by the spot die by the spot.
don't be afraid to rethink how you are applying your abstracts.
INFAMOUS!
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the dude makes good points after he explains them, but that first time around sounded like drunk and angry/bitter shit talking. if hes going to answer questions like that, he should expect some controversy.
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Take away the skateboard, and Puleo is just another pretentious NYC hipster.
puleo got to ny well before the hipsters took over
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Take away the skateboard, and Puleo is just another pretentious NYC hipster.
puleo got to ny well before the hipsters took over
isn't this pretentious sentiment the foundation of all hipsterdom?
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i think hes referring to people who change their names like alex olson who used to go by alex parker and then he changed it back when people started making jokes about it.
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i think hes referring to people who change their names like alex olson who used to go by alex parker and then he changed it back when people started making jokes about it.
hipster vs hipster
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i think hes referring to people who change their names like alex olson who used to go by alex parker and then he changed it back when people started making jokes about it.
huh? are you serious? he went by that name so people would immediately identify him with his father. It's clear to me now, you guys just aren't smart, that's why you don't understand skateboarding.
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i think hes referring to people who change their names like alex olson who used to go by alex parker and then he changed it back when people started making jokes about it.
you understand that he went by alex parker for the longest time or are you choosing to ignore the years he was on flow for every team in skateboarding? people bothered him and he changed it back. theres nothing to argue. its even in a toy machine tour video.
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Take away the skateboard, and Puleo is just another pretentious NYC hipster.
puleo got to ny well before the hipsters took over
The amount of time he has spent in NY has nothing to do with the fact that he comes across as extremely pretentious.
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It's clear to me now, you guys just aren't smart
masterfully timed revelation
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i'll be camped outside j.crew when they release the puleo poncho this spring.
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bobby puleo on fabo les
not likely. bobby's fabo levels decreased rapidly after the infms video, depleting him of all fabo around 2002. today, bobby's fabo levels are so far in the negatives, he actually owes us fabo.
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i'll be camped outside j.crew when they release the puleo poncho this spring.
You mean Baja Hoodie, right?
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man Bobby Puleo is such a fucking mark. totally backpedaling on his words. of course he meant to call out those dudes, now he's trying to say he meant to use their names in reference to garments from J Crew??? hahahh what a fucking pussy. yeah OK he's never seen them skate, or hasnt watched any videos lately.... then how the fuck do yo know what companies these guys skate for, as you mention in your little pussy letter. fuck you Bobby Puleo. stop crying about not making money on skating and move on.
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I do agree with spot rape.
In particular ledge spots.
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http://www.calvinklein.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3532715 (http://www.calvinklein.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3532715)
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http://www.calvinklein.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3532715 (http://www.calvinklein.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3532715)
Bobby is onto something here...
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Id like to hear from Kindu on this , Kindu has always been the nightlight in the dark .
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not giving a fuck 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 giving a fuck this guy's like an 11.
Posting an new interview to respond to internet comments? You know shit's bad when other people's names become the focus of your interview. Twice.
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i met this guy the other day who called himself Chris Jones. are you fucking kidding me!
i swear to god it made want to kick a baby in the face.
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So...basically skateboarding progressed but Bobby didn't and now his mad that it's kind of different than 10-15years ago? Did I get it right? Am and old fart pretty much myself also and hate a bunch of stuff but apparently I know where to look and where not to 'cause my view on skateboarding is pretty damn positive.
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http://quartersnacks.com/2011/01/the-parallel-between-bobby-puleo-albert-pike/ (http://quartersnacks.com/2011/01/the-parallel-between-bobby-puleo-albert-pike/)
A handful of people inquired about this site?s opinion on a recent Bobby Puleo interview (although the word ?interview? should be used lightly, as the rubric of journalistic standards doesn?t exactly lean in favor of an interview with someone being published on their own media outlet, as opposed to an unbiased third party?s platform.) Between insisting that Austyn Gillette skates like the remaining millions of skateboarders, the fact that this website is guilty of showing people from other places spots (i.e. showing the entire world spots), and knowing the ?What the hell?? factor that arose from an early screening of Deathbowl to Downtown, where this guy?s influence (which he mistakes for everyone else?s lack of creativity) was able to contort history so much that someone could claim he ?Pioneered the New York style of skating,? we?re going to stay out of this one. The whole thing comes off as a skateboard-equivalent of one of those conversations where someone will rattle off five artists that ?ruined hip-hop,? while championing the fact that Ghostface has made the same album for five years in a row.
Nevertheless, Billy Rohan, a native of Florida, a state mentioned as one of the corrosive forces behind the declining state of ?art? in skateboarding, wrote a significantly more bigger-picture-encompassing response on his website, which aligns with a lot of where this website?s beliefs stand:
?Whether or not this interview destroys his skate career has no relevance in your mid-thirties. The true legacy of Robert Puleo will rest with art historians 200 years from now in museums throughout the country. Much like Pike, who spent his final days being taken care of by his fraternity brothers with just enough money to survive and who eventually died penniless, only to be entombed in America?s sacred pyramid years after his death.
So to does Bobby Puleo at the least deserve to have the respect and care of the brotherhood of skaters that recognize his devotion and contribution to the art of skateboarding. Theres a much larger world out there waiting for Bobby Puleo, his Mausoleum in skateboarding will live in the minds of people who grew up listing to Wu-Tang, watching him skate in the Infamous video, La Luz, Static and Mad Circle [videos], who said to themselves, ?I want to leave my shitty town in Florida and skate that dope marble shit in NYC or SF or London.? Not because we wanted to take you out, but because you inspired us to think differently about our surroundings and all that?s out there to be explored. Thank you Bobby Puleo. If this is your farewell interview for skateboarding, where ever you rest and no matter how much money you don?t have, the ideas you sparked in thousands of street skaters across the world will never be replaced with marketing money.?[\quote]
http://billysnuts.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-puleo-interview.html (http://billysnuts.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-puleo-interview.html)
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Puleo in his own way has traveled the world and become a self taught genius in the craft of skateboarding. The chapters of his book are almost undecipherable to the modern skater as the complex puzzels of spots others would never think to approach. They seemed to be made for Bobby, almost as if they found him as long as he did his part and kept lurking in the shadows drawing these diamonds out of the coal thru his illuminating process that made perfect since to him but could never be understood to the average mind. The culmination of Bobby Artwork is a very simialar process. It seems easy to explain "found art" right? The problem is that after visiting one of Bobbys art shows you realize that the art finds him he just happens to understand the universe in a way that where most are blinded by material illusion he is guided to the most ubscure places on earth to connect the dots of his complex life. Whether or not this interview destroys his skate career has no relivance in your mid thirties. The true legacy of Robert Puleo will rest with art historians 200 years from now in museums thru out the country. Much like Pike who spent his final days being taken care of by his fraternity brothers with just enough money to survive and who eventuly died pennyless only to be entombed in Americas sacred Pyramid years after his death.
So to does Bobby Puleo at the least deserve to have the respect and care of the brotherhood of skaters that reconize his devotion and contribution to the art of skateboarding. Theres a much larger world out there waiting for Bobby Puleo his Mausoleum in skateboarding will live in the minds of people who grew up listing to Wu tang watching him skate in the Infamous videos,La Luz, Static and Mad circle and said to themselves " I want to leave my shitty town in Florida and skate that dope marble shit in NYC or SF or London." Not because we wanted to take you out but because you inspried us to think differently about are surroundings and all thats out there to be explored. Thank you Bobby Puleo if this is your fair well interview for skateboarding where ever you rest and no matter how much money you dont have the ideas you sparked in thousand of street skaters across the world will never be replace with maketing money. We will always be reminded of a different time which served as a foundation for the next generation of kids to have much more than we ever thought possible thru skateboarding.
Peace Brother.
"What we do for ourselves alone dies with us ; what we do for others and the world remains and is immortal " - Albert Pike
Click Here for more on Pike
"I skate about 3 or 4 days a week. I gotta work now. I basically make no money from skateboarding these days. Isn't that insane?"- Bobby Puleo
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He shares a lot of the same sentiments in this interview without coming off as the most bitter person ever. At this point nobody besides bobby was skating in this way and with how common the "creative spot searching" approach is now it's understandable that he would be off put about the lack of respect and acknowledgment he's been given. He's still out of his mind though. Hopefully the Greatest Misses DVD is out soon.
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i dont understand how bobby puleo can claim he invented 'looking for skatespots'. that is the most regular shit i have ever heard.
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that cellar door gap to noseblunt shot is one of the most rugged things i've ever seen god damn!
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I was reading an issue of SLAP and there was a section where they were asking pros what their all time favorite covers were, and Bobby chose his own cover.
I immediately thought of this thread.
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damn man, thanks a lot for those scans! definitely my favorite puleo photos I've ever seen! that back three really is soooo good. La Luz era is da best. thanks again!
and I definitely see what you're saying about him kinda touching upon the same shit he came across so strong about in this recent interview, but he's just much more positive and optimistic about everything in the old one.
shit man, all these sick sequences make me excited for whatever in the fuck greatest misses might have actually!
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i love everything about puleo, dude keeps it real. backing him and traffic 100%
How can you say that when he says such whack shit? He has some good points but he contradicts himself and just hates. It's just skateboarding.
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i dont understand how bobby puleo can claim he invented 'looking for skatespots'. that is the most regular shit i have ever heard.
lolol
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Can't wait for the "Greatest Misses" dvd to come out!
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he may be a little too harsh on some people's ideas of skating but he brings up many valid points
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While I only skimmed over some of the postings and I realize it's already a pretty old thread, I'm going to say my piece anyway.
I also realize I might start a flame war, but I don't really care because I probably won't even read anyones responses.
That being said, and for what it's worth, I have personally known Bobby for 20 years. Though, I choose not to reveal my identity, I will share some brief thoughts on him:
Bobby has always been a bit quirky. He has always held deep-rooted beliefs that were a bit "out there."
However, one key difference I see in contemporary Bobby vs yesterdays Bobby, is that he has largely lost his sense of humor (he used to be very funny & witty) and his ability (or desire) to have amicable interactions with people. He has pushed away most everyone, including a lot of his lifelong friends, family, the skateboard community - even society. Ironically, Bobby has essentially crafted his own hermitic reality within the most populous city in North America.
What I see is a man who is desperately trying to cling onto what he envisions to be his ideal world. Anything or anyone, that doesn't work toward this, is against it. Which, of course, puts Bobby against the world and explains his extremely bitter and paranoid demeanor (i.e. 9/11 conspiracy type of stuff).
On one hand, even though he is utterly rude to everyone, including the people who have always had his back, in an odd way, I still sort of respect him for his inflexible integrity, and continue to enjoy whatever documentation of him exists.
On the other hand, I feel incredibly sad that he resembles a lonely insane person more and more, and I don't see him ever changing. Especially since he is now almost 40.
Take it for what it is.
-Mr. Sunshine
(http://s1.bild.me/bilder/030611/4902021puleo_transworld_photo_-_early_90__s.jpg)
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anyone got a copy of that? the link doesnt work.
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I am a filmer and when other filmers see some spots they are unfamiliar in my videos and ask me where they are I basically tell them to fuck off. That shit is wack...
You, douchebag, are a part of what is wrong with skateboarding.
Go film a volleyball game.
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Well I agree with him. So many kids dont have the imagination or even the will to go and find something themselves.
Fuck them.
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The unwritten rule among skaters is that you share cool spots, that he is just a filmer that won't share a spot with other filmers makes it all the more pathetic.
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The Indians shared their spots with the pilgrims and that seemed to turn out pretty alright.
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The unwritten rule among skaters is that you share cool spots, that he is just a filmer that won't share a spot with other filmers makes it all the more pathetic.
But there is a difference between sharing a spot with friends, and sharing a spot with every one upping fuck out there.
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I don't know, there is a brotherhood of skateboarder around the world he see the world like no one else and appreciate it in the same way.
I always hook a brother up whether he is local or from half way around the world.
The scumbag I was posting wasn't even talking about that, he is a filmer vibing other filmers.
Fuck that even more.
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some real cookie cutter shit......
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Bobby doesn't approve of pulling back the tree to make the trick.
That is just real pussy shit you would except from a J. Gillette Crocker crew member, or whatever!
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I guess Puleo would of just kickflipped from flat without the cinder blocks, streets man, they're his life. In reality he's just bummed because nobody ever said he was handsome
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The Indians shared their spots with the pilgrims and that seemed to turn out pretty alright.
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Is this interview still anywhere ? Cannot find it at all:/
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The Howard Roark of skateboarding?
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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5qY_3wEhYsI/Sabh1NUveaI/AAAAAAAAAAM/7CqkP8yGz-s/S1600-R/180px-Stoop_Kid.jpg (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5qY_3wEhYsI/Sabh1NUveaI/AAAAAAAAAAM/7CqkP8yGz-s/S1600-R/180px-Stoop_Kid.jpg)
interview is gone but, i found a pic of the dude as a youngster.
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Way to many Austin Bumpathreads these days...
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http://web.archive.org/web/20111107133215/http://www.areyouavictim.com/inter&sitem=10&imgPre=909 (http://web.archive.org/web/20111107133215/http://www.areyouavictim.com/inter&sitem=10&imgPre=909)
for those that didn't read before it was taken down
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Way to many Austin Bumpathreads these days...
and Gilbert Postayoutubelinkfromfouryearsagos
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Does anyone know what happened with Puleo and Enjoi?? Was there bad blood there?
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Pretty much every question everyone asks about this dude is answered in here: http://www.chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2013/07/chrome-ball-interview-61-bobby-puleo.html (http://www.chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2013/07/chrome-ball-interview-61-bobby-puleo.html)
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*dislikes California, has strong pride about east coast* *skates for several 100% California companies*
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Can't wait for the "Greatest Misses" dvd to come out!
Hes been saying its coming soon for 10 years now
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"I also had to get a regular job a few years back so that I can have pieces of paper with designs of ancient symbols and dead men on them to give to my landlord."
hahaha gotta love bobby
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did switch back tails down hubbas rape and kill his mother or something? what's his gripe with switch back tails down hubbas?
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
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maybe jerry mraz or josh stewart, anyone plus puleo would be entertaining tho
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I can really appreciate a lot of his views on skateboarding as far as core brands fighting back against the Nikes and adidas of the world, and how shitty that ipath deal was. Even the bit about tourists and spot raping, but he seriously neglects the other side of that coin. Spots have always and will always get blown out. It's all temporary and that's never going to change. What's also shitty is not thinking about how people move throughout the course of their lifetime. Why do people move to NYC? because it's NYC. It's fun, it's the largest city US, there's amazing stuff to skate and people dream about living there, so saying that some transplant shouldn't move there because it's not where they're from is bullshit and Bobby Puleo is a delusional child if he believes that. If everyone stayed in the city they're from for the rest of their lives there wouldn't even be a New York, so his argument is invalid.
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
I don't really see that happening. the guy literally fought the internet one time. I saw it. It was bad
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Spot beef is one of the most hilarious fucking things ever.
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I'm here just to continue page count
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Sometimes I wonder if Bobby has any friends... I really think the dude is lonely as fuck.
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pretty sure that tailisliding the car bumper uptown wasnt the ripndip dudes but other florida heads
thats such a good story though.....especially the part where they jump the kids and break his vx over his head...how you gunna LEAVE that out???? now everyone can tell there friends.....or atleast thats what i heard
dudes from ripndip grinded the bumper. later, other dudes from florida were skating there, and the locals blamed them. they got jumped, their camera got smashed, and one of them got their jaw broken.
the video of the incident, and skating from the dudes who got jumped, is here:
http://whatit.be/assets/vid/skateboarding/dot_edits/mixed_bag/harbormasters_nyc.mp4 (http://whatit.be/assets/vid/skateboarding/dot_edits/mixed_bag/harbormasters_nyc.mp4)
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
Sounds pretty epic. It doesn't sound like he wants to be in the circus of it all really. Still, I bet he has some interesting things to say.
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did switch back tails down hubbas rape and kill his mother or something? what's his gripe with switch back tails down hubbas?
lennie kirk also went on a rant about this, as seen in epicly later'd. crazy minds think alike...
as told by dyrdek at 10:04
that line" and i don't care who did what on what ledge!" gets me every time.
Skateboarder Josh Kalis 5 of 7 - Epicly Later'd - VICE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olXiwxD9Pa4#)
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did switch back tails down hubbas rape and kill his mother or something? what's his gripe with switch back tails down hubbas?
lennie kirk also went on a rant about this, as seen in epicly later'd. crazy minds think alike...
as told by dyrdek at 10:04
that line" and i don't care who did what on what ledge!" gets me every time.
Skateboarder Josh Kalis 5 of 7 - Epicly Later'd - VICE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olXiwxD9Pa4#)
Yeah, that sprang to mind. The way Dyrdek tells it is classic.
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
We did both ride for Infamous at the same time ... I was flow though ... NJ!
I doubt he'd come on though ...
Right this sec I realized I have no clue what Brink's background is in skateboarding. What's the story Brink? Who can we get to interview you?
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We did both ride for Infamous at the same time ... I was flow though ... NJ!
I doubt he'd come on though ...
Right this sec I realized I have no clue what Brink's background is in skateboarding. What's the story Brink? Who can we get to interview you?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwhIOZFFRUQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwhIOZFFRUQ#)
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hey brink why don't you have mark gutterman on okay that boy needs some shine thank you fuck you
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
We did both ride for Infamous at the same time ... I was flow though ... NJ!
I doubt he'd come on though ...
Right this sec I realized I have no clue what Brink's background is in skateboarding. What's the story Brink? Who can we get to interview you?
Ha. Ya a lot of people don't know or think I don't even skate or whatever. but I've been in it for a while.
It's kind of all out there in various interviews ... used to be semi-sponsored and entered contests back in NJ/East Coast. Grew up skating with Tim O'Connor, Pancho, the Cardonas, Puleo, Kerry Getz, and NYC heads in the mid-to-late-90s/early2000s ... I wasn't super tight with all of those dudes but always with Tim and that's how I met and skated with everyone.
Worked at a skate shop for many many years. Went to college/grad school for writing and shifted into my career in skateboarding ... Been writing for skate and pop culture mags/web since 1999 and worked in marketing (since 2004 when I moved to Cali) for DC, Sole Tech, Element, Primitive ... got the deal to do Weekend Buzz 3.5 years ago so that's rad ... sometimes I pick up a camera for fun when I go to all the skate contests every year and most recently I've been appointed Editor in Chief of The Hundreds ... which is rad because they have their hand in skate but I also get to dabble in cool shit outside of skateboarding ... Food, music and so on ... Working on an interview with my friend Jenna Jameson and as we speak ;)
That's the very short version. I don't know? Get anyone to do it! Ha.
Make sure you tell her, that her old shit is way better then her new new.
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
We did both ride for Infamous at the same time ... I was flow though ... NJ!
I doubt he'd come on though ...
Right this sec I realized I have no clue what Brink's background is in skateboarding. What's the story Brink? Who can we get to interview you?
Ha. Ya a lot of people don't know or think I don't even skate or whatever. but I've been in it for a while.
It's kind of all out there in various interviews ... used to be semi-sponsored and entered contests back in NJ/East Coast. Grew up skating with Tim O'Connor, Pancho, the Cardonas, Puleo, Kerry Getz, and NYC heads in the mid-to-late-90s/early2000s ... I wasn't super tight with all of those dudes but always with Tim and that's how I met and skated with everyone.
Worked at a skate shop for many many years. Went to college/grad school for writing and shifted into my career in skateboarding ... Been writing for skate and pop culture mags/web since 1999 and worked in marketing (since 2004 when I moved to Cali) for DC, Sole Tech, Element, Primitive ... got the deal to do Weekend Buzz 3.5 years ago so that's rad ... sometimes I pick up a camera for fun when I go to all the skate contests every year and most recently I've been appointed Editor in Chief of The Hundreds ... which is rad because they have their hand in skate but I also get to dabble in cool shit outside of skateboarding ... Food, music and so on ... Working on an interview with my friend Jenna Jameson and as we speak ;)
That's the very short version. I don't know? Get anyone to do it! Ha.
Interviewing Jenna Jameson is the height of skateboarding journalism. Seriously though, thanks for the brief bio. I never knew you were from NJ. In all probability, we've bumped elbows a few times (i.e., buttsex).
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Brink, im from NJ get me on the show.
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"I also had to get a regular job a few years back so that I can have pieces of paper with designs of ancient symbols and dead men on them to give to my landlord."
hahaha gotta love bobby
I used to have a housemate that would tell me this everytime I asked for his share of the rent. Like, "Here's some "money" that is supposed to be backed by gold, but since the federal government and illuminati and zeitgeist..." for 20 minutes. Every. Single. Time.
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
We did both ride for Infamous at the same time ... I was flow though ... NJ!
I doubt he'd come on though ...
Right this sec I realized I have no clue what Brink's background is in skateboarding. What's the story Brink? Who can we get to interview you?
Ha. Ya a lot of people don't know or think I don't even skate or whatever. but I've been in it for a while.
It's kind of all out there in various interviews ... used to be semi-sponsored and entered contests back in NJ/East Coast. Grew up skating with Tim O'Connor, Pancho, the Cardonas, Puleo, Kerry Getz, and NYC heads in the mid-to-late-90s/early2000s ... I wasn't super tight with all of those dudes but always with Tim and that's how I met and skated with everyone.
Worked at a skate shop for many many years. Went to college/grad school for writing and shifted into my career in skateboarding ... Been writing for skate and pop culture mags/web since 1999 and worked in marketing (since 2004 when I moved to Cali) for DC, Sole Tech, Element, Primitive ... got the deal to do Weekend Buzz 3.5 years ago so that's rad ... sometimes I pick up a camera for fun when I go to all the skate contests every year and most recently I've been appointed Editor in Chief of The Hundreds ... which is rad because they have their hand in skate but I also get to dabble in cool shit outside of skateboarding ... Food, music and so on ... Working on an interview with my friend Jenna Jameson and as we speak ;)
That's the very short version. I don't know? Get anyone to do it! Ha.
Brink interview yourself
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
We did both ride for Infamous at the same time ... I was flow though ... NJ!
I doubt he'd come on though ...
How about you have a hidden camera and just take to the bar for some free beer to catch up, shoot the shit and then release the footage without his consent?
Sort of an undercover Buzz.
You may have to hire security for a few years but...
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Wonder if Brink could get him on weekend Buzz? Would anyone else go on with him?
We did both ride for Infamous at the same time ... I was flow though ... NJ!
I doubt he'd come on though ...
Right this sec I realized I have no clue what Brink's background is in skateboarding. What's the story Brink? Who can we get to interview you?
Ha. Ya a lot of people don't know or think I don't even skate or whatever. but I've been in it for a while.
It's kind of all out there in various interviews ... used to be semi-sponsored and entered contests back in NJ/East Coast. Grew up skating with Tim O'Connor, Pancho, the Cardonas, Puleo, Kerry Getz, and NYC heads in the mid-to-late-90s/early2000s ... I wasn't super tight with all of those dudes but always with Tim and that's how I met and skated with everyone.
Worked at a skate shop for many many years. Went to college/grad school for writing and shifted into my career in skateboarding ... Been writing for skate and pop culture mags/web since 1999 and worked in marketing (since 2004 when I moved to Cali) for DC, Sole Tech, Element, Primitive ... got the deal to do Weekend Buzz 3.5 years ago so that's rad ... sometimes I pick up a camera for fun when I go to all the skate contests every year and most recently I've been appointed Editor in Chief of The Hundreds ... which is rad because they have their hand in skate but I also get to dabble in cool shit outside of skateboarding ... Food, music and so on ... Working on an interview with my friend Jenna Jameson and as we speak ;)
That's the very short version. I don't know? Get anyone to do it! Ha.
Brink been in it for deep. I met him the summer Tim and everyone started really filming for their first eastern exposure parts.
Like 94ish...
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Spot on these days
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https://youtu.be/S64moJ7MDqs
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Leave it up to Brink to kill the thread.
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hey bobby, pass the salt
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
2018 and the future. The time when every fucking worthless yahoo has an opinion. What a time to be alive.
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
2018 and the future. The time when every fucking worthless yahoo has an opinion. What a time to be alive.
Did you somehow think there was a time when everyone didn't have an opinion?
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
2018 and the future. The time when every fucking worthless yahoo has an opinion. What a time to be alive.
Dude I'm sorry Bobby De Kyzer makes Bobby Puleo look like fucking Burger King. Your boy sucks, swallow the pill.
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
2018 and the future. The time when every fucking worthless yahoo has an opinion. What a time to be alive.
Dude I'm sorry Bobby De Kyzer makes Bobby Puleo look like fucking Burger King. Your boy sucks, swallow the pill.
Yea guys! Lebron would destroy Chuck Taylor 1 on 1. Im smart
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
2018 and the future. The time when every fucking worthless yahoo has an opinion. What a time to be alive.
Dude I'm sorry Bobby De Kyzer makes Bobby Puleo look like fucking Burger King. Your boy sucks, swallow the pill.
Yea guys! Lebron would destroy Chuck Taylor 1 on 1. Im smart
but their parents didn't give them the same first name so you're essentially measuring and comparing the reproductive organs of two different species, let's follow this guy's logic.
B2K or most (obviously talented, technical) modern street try hards wouldn't think of skating half the spots they skate now if it wasn't for people like Bobby's legacy. have fun with your GMO salad
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
2018 and the future. The time when every fucking worthless yahoo has an opinion. What a time to be alive.
Dude I'm sorry Bobby De Kyzer makes Bobby Puleo look like fucking Burger King. Your boy sucks, swallow the pill.
Yea guys! Lebron would destroy Chuck Taylor 1 on 1. Im smart
but their parents didn't give them the same first name so you're essentially measuring and comparing the reproductive organs of two different species, let's follow this guy's logic.
B2K or most (obviously talented, technical) modern street try hards wouldn't think of skating half the spots they skate now if it wasn't for people like Bobby's legacy. have fun with your GMO salad
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No one ever mentions that Bobby Puleo has forced horrible style and fucking sucks at skating. Bitter old man, no one gives a fuck or remembers your simple ass tricks get off skateboarding's dick man. Does he think people are going to remember him or something?
2018 and the future. The time when every fucking worthless yahoo has an opinion. What a time to be alive.
Dude I'm sorry Bobby De Kyzer makes Bobby Puleo look like fucking Burger King. Your boy sucks, swallow the pill.
Yea guys! Lebron would destroy Chuck Taylor 1 on 1. Im smart
but their parents didn't give them the same first name so you're essentially measuring and comparing the reproductive organs of two different species, let's follow this guy's logic.
B2K or most (obviously talented, technical) modern street try hards wouldn't think of skating half the spots they skate now if it wasn't for people like Bobby's legacy. have fun with your GMO salad
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Bobby p has a superb style imo.
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The B the I the B the B the Y, the B the I the B
It’s Bibby (hold up) It’s Bibby (That shit’s crazy).