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Title: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: jonnysheen on February 27, 2014, 09:27:04 AM
APB?

He talks about Es shoes, the surf industry getting played by the mainstream and how skateboarding has been 'bought by sports brands'.

http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/skate/the-return-of-es-interview-with-pierre-andre-senizergues/ (http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/skate/the-return-of-es-interview-with-pierre-andre-senizergues/)
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: Morty Seinfeld on February 27, 2014, 11:20:47 AM
cool. it will be interesting to see what he decides to do with es.
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: Babby on February 27, 2014, 01:15:43 PM
Seems like a solid dude.  I don't know anything about the surf world...does anyone know anything about that?
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: EPetrov on February 27, 2014, 02:09:23 PM
The realest brand in the game.

Dos Reales
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: pinche gringo on February 27, 2014, 02:36:53 PM
Good read.
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: Rusty_Berrings on February 27, 2014, 02:38:19 PM
Pierre Andre - Freestyle Contest - Velodrome Carson CA 1987 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aua_4FLCesk#)
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: Aatila on February 27, 2014, 02:42:34 PM
Seems like a solid dude.  I don't know anything about the surf world...does anyone know anything about that?

i think he was referring to nike surf (don't quote me on this) where they sponsored the us open of surfing after vans had it for years.  They put all that money into hurley buying out the surfers then they dropped the program when the money wasn't right.  quiksilver did the same thing
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: mini pebble on February 27, 2014, 06:02:01 PM
http://www.consolidatedskateboard.com/birdo.interview.php (http://www.consolidatedskateboard.com/birdo.interview.php)

This^ has always made perfect sense to me.



Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: galaxies on February 27, 2014, 06:56:06 PM
Pierre Andre - Freestyle Contest - Velodrome Carson CA 1987 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aua_4FLCesk#)

Wow, that one handed handstand w/ board-twirl leg-kick thing from primo @ 1:34  :o
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: j....soy..... on February 27, 2014, 07:20:28 PM
These guys learned well from surfing.....comidifying a culture then selling it to the masses....how to make hardgoods unimportant...
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: dillanharp on February 27, 2014, 10:24:53 PM
ABP in the 'es comeback thread.
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: oldgoodburger on February 27, 2014, 10:32:19 PM
misread as eric andre  :( that fucker is hysterical!
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: MaryhillVibe on February 28, 2014, 12:12:26 AM
misread as Peter andre  :( that fucker is buff!
http://youtu.be/x9YHg07NLLc (http://youtu.be/x9YHg07NLLc)
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: jonnysheen on February 28, 2014, 02:45:23 AM
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Seems like a solid dude.  I don't know anything about the surf world...does anyone know anything about that?
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i think he was referring to nike surf (don't quote me on this) where they sponsored the us open of surfing after vans had it for years.  They put all that money into hurley buying out the surfers then they dropped the program when the money wasn't right.  quiksilver did the same thing

(After reading into this for 20 mins) It seems Hurley and it's parent company Nike dropped the US surfing open and left the contest high and dry.   The question is why they left??? did surfers get wise to all the cooperate money and not buy there product?  i hope so
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: Ollie Ringwald on February 28, 2014, 04:43:17 AM

(After reading into this for 20 mins) It seems Hurley and it's parent company Nike dropped the US surfing open and left the contest high and dry.?  ? The question is why they left???

Maybe they haven't left. They could just be on hiatus? Or a creative retreat?
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: sluggers on February 28, 2014, 05:03:01 AM
It is quite ironic that he wants to come off as so hardcore and lambast the state of the industry when his entire professional career as a skateboarder was based on contests and scoring in the freestyle contests he entered.
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: Babby on February 28, 2014, 08:00:39 AM
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Seems like a solid dude.  I don't know anything about the surf world...does anyone know anything about that?
[close]

i think he was referring to nike surf (don't quote me on this) where they sponsored the us open of surfing after vans had it for years.  They put all that money into hurley buying out the surfers then they dropped the program when the money wasn't right.  quiksilver did the same thing
[close]

(After reading into this for 20 mins) It seems Hurley and it's parent company Nike dropped the US surfing open and left the contest high and dry.   The question is why they left??? did surfers get wise to all the cooperate money and not buy there product?  i hope so


Ahhhh, thanks guys.
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: Doroteo Arango on February 28, 2014, 09:57:49 AM
kind of crazy, Pierre had an opportunity to keep koston and keep es on top of its game and all he had to do was share and give koston a piece of pot at eS and he was not down to do it.  I don't want to be talking shit but at this point what is the difference the corporations take advantage of the pros and make all the money and it appears he did the same thing. 
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: vegan*shawn on February 28, 2014, 11:57:26 AM
Would it have hurt to go out and get a skate photo? You talk about being a skater, well show me a photo of you skating not posing like a dork with ugly shoes!!
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: raunchyrick on February 28, 2014, 12:29:19 PM
It is quite ironic that he wants to come off as so hardcore and lambast the state of the industry when his entire professional career as a skateboarder was based on contests and scoring in the freestyle contests he entered.

"Professional" careers back then were contests, and they hardly made any money. Especially doing freestyle. I think he is talking about todays contests, corporate entities pumping money into big events only to cut them when the financial returns weren't high enough.
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: j....soy..... on February 28, 2014, 11:17:10 PM
Would it have hurt to go out and get a skate photo? You talk about being a skater, well show me a photo of you skating not posing like a dork with ugly shoes!!

You remember his signature move?  The Ollie foot grab.....he blazed the trail for a whole generation of fruit booters....
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: dillanharp on February 28, 2014, 11:22:54 PM
Never trust an ex freestyle pro... Though one owns my local, he's alright.  Really though, how can you say "I love skateboarding, I'm French" and have a dirtbike team?
Title: Re: Pierre Andre Interview
Post by: lampshade on March 01, 2014, 04:42:38 AM
Never trust an ex freestyle pro... Though one owns my local, he's alright.  Really though, how can you say "I love skateboarding, I'm French" and have a dirtbike team?

I think most people trust Rodney.