This is for all you knuckle-heads that jump to conclusions....via Mr. Puleo himself
http://www.areyouavictim.com/node/985#commentSo 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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