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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #60 on: March 31, 2010, 07:04:28 PM »
I remember one time me and my friends pranked called him one time, dude was really nice and went with the entire joke.

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #61 on: October 04, 2010, 10:32:29 AM »
No comply flip up the 5(6?) stair in Art Bars ruined me. RUINED.

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #62 on: December 08, 2010, 12:09:38 PM »
I remember one time me and my friends pranked called him one time, dude was really nice and went with the entire joke.

I am performing a redundarr check on your statement to check the redundarrness of your statement.
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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #63 on: January 20, 2019, 05:41:27 AM »
Killed my thread, bumping this one. Mike rules. Only 3 Foundation boards I've ever had. Feel like this guy was ahead of his time. Was bummed that he retired that fast.
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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #64 on: January 21, 2019, 03:11:59 PM »
http://youtu.be/9S-OrhOr_-A?t=257

This whole thing is amazing, though.

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #65 on: January 21, 2019, 05:41:45 PM »
http://youtu.be/9S-OrhOr_-A?t=257

This whole thing is amazing, though.

4:37 has shades of Pat Burke going on
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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #66 on: March 20, 2022, 01:06:38 PM »
There was no wire. Clark's planet needed him.
 Note: Clark Hassler died on the way back to his home planet.

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #67 on: March 20, 2022, 07:56:32 PM »
Sick ! Dude is awesome. Scrolling through your files

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #69 on: March 21, 2022, 02:01:24 PM »

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #70 on: March 21, 2022, 09:04:07 PM »
:D
duffs ad with the nosegrind is awesome


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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #71 on: March 25, 2022, 03:41:04 PM »
Kinda surprised I never replied to this thread. I loved Mike's skating AND he was the nicest guy ever. I think I worked on a couple of tum yeto projects that he was in and between that and my years at 411 I never met him, but when I was transitioning careers in like 2008 he came into the Trader Joe's I worked out while I went back to school (it was down the street from Mark Waters house RIP where Mike was living at the time) and he was so shocked I recognized him and was so damn nice. Great dude. Wonder if he still skates?
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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #73 on: October 31, 2023, 06:34:55 AM »
I went on a Mike Rusczyk bender today and it made me want to know: What shoe sponsorships did he have?

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #74 on: October 31, 2023, 06:46:45 AM »
I went on a Mike Rusczyk bender today and it made me want to know: What shoe sponsorships did he have?
If I recall correctly he was on Duffs at one point, not sure of other shoe sponsors

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #75 on: October 31, 2023, 07:37:50 AM »
Ive said it numerous times on my previous account, but it’s worth repeating that Mike’s Art Bars part is my favorite part of all time, and a huge influence on my skating.

What barely ever gets mentioned is just how much of a park killer he was. Between the Good Times are Killing Me, and the bonus footage in the Art Bars dvd he absolutely crushed parks in that era. I wish I got to witness his skating in person during his peak years.

Maybe not the most technical by today’s standards, but Mike Rusczyk was sheer quality.
Do you get deja vu, huh?

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #76 on: October 31, 2023, 08:57:53 AM »
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I went on a Mike Rusczyk bender today and it made me want to know: What shoe sponsorships did he have?
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If I recall correctly he was on Duffs at one point, not sure of other shoe sponsors

Feel like he was skating DC Lynx in some of Art Bars.  I recall a line at Pier 7 in the Lynx.  Twas a pretty sick combo for sure.

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #77 on: October 31, 2023, 01:44:08 PM »
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I went on a Mike Rusczyk bender today and it made me want to know: What shoe sponsorships did he have?
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If I recall correctly he was on Duffs at one point, not sure of other shoe sponsors
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Feel like he was skating DC Lynx in some of Art Bars.  I recall a line at Pier 7 in the Lynx.  Twas a pretty sick combo for sure.

He’s wearing Lynx throughout his Art Bars part, but also a few Emerica sprinkled in, including the first clip.

Do you get deja vu, huh?

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #78 on: October 31, 2023, 01:53:22 PM »
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I went on a Mike Rusczyk bender today and it made me want to know: What shoe sponsorships did he have?
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If I recall correctly he was on Duffs at one point, not sure of other shoe sponsors
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Feel like he was skating DC Lynx in some of Art Bars.  I recall a line at Pier 7 in the Lynx.  Twas a pretty sick combo for sure.
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He’s wearing Lynx throughout his Art Bars part, but also a few Emerica sprinkled in, including the first clip.

True.  That video was like an MJ2 commercial.  Lots of great MJ2 footage in there. 

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #79 on: November 01, 2023, 06:30:48 AM »
I love when he does that boosted backside flip on that bank in his art bars part and you can hear his buddy scream "Yeah!!!"
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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #80 on: November 03, 2023, 10:24:52 AM »
I went on a Mike Rusczyk bender today and it made me want to know: What shoe sponsorships did he have?
For sure Duffs, as has already been said.



There was no wire. Clark's planet needed him.
 Note: Clark Hassler died on the way back to his home planet.

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #81 on: December 27, 2023, 06:02:28 PM »
First part in this rare video by Jeff Henderson


https://youtu.be/WQojEyim8Jg?si=QDtp83qHhn26a0uG

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #82 on: December 31, 2023, 11:06:40 AM »
Did he run a website called popills.com? It’s defunct now, but the memory rings true.

An old Transworld spelled his name “Russick”’once upon a time.

I love Mike’s varial flips and no comply’s especially. No comply was the easiest trick to come to me as a youngin and I taught them to a friend once too. He had an incredible one shot by Gaberman, I believe, in a Skateboarder spread. I remember him saying they were pretty out of style and he wanted one good one as a sort of last hurrah. A couple years later he had dipped and suddenly that trick was annoyingly everywhere and I feel like Mike never got his due for carrying it so well for so long. Eh.

Thrasher’s website used to do a “enter here for a free board” and I won Mike’s Amateur Retirement board + the Retirement Party video that way. Sold both on eBay ages ago, but I was mighty stoked at the time.

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Re: Mike Rusczyk appreciation!
« Reply #83 on: February 12, 2024, 10:35:46 AM »
Did he run a website called popills.com? It’s defunct now, but the memory rings true.



I loved that site back in the day and if ruscyzk ran it that would make it even more cool. Had no idea. I thought it was just some Midwest kids making edits idek