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Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« on: November 14, 2013, 06:16:32 PM »
So, I kind of like coming here, but as a 38 year old skater I find it a little difficult sometimes to relate to the people who post here (skateboarding culture today in general), and the things that they like to talk about/post.

I know that a while back someone started a thread for older posters and people seemed stoked on it, but it got swallowed up in the never ending cycle of "Pro's that have been arrested" and "Elissa Steamer Is Gay" threads. I was hoping we could get another one going and keep it going; maybe even get it going strong enough to get it stickied?

 so I guess I would say, maybe check in and say, "what's up?", share a little basic info about yourself, and maybe we can have a place here at SLAP where we, the older dudes can come and check in and talk about what we want to without having to sift through a bunch of shit that doesn't interest us.

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2013, 06:19:09 PM »
Every thread is full of geezers here

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2013, 06:24:02 PM »
yeah wtf im 48, i think most people here are like 40 +

you are actually young


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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2013, 06:26:57 PM »
What's up y'all?
Age:38
Set Up: 8.25 Anti Hero
             53mm Spitfire F1 Streetburners
             139 Indys
             Bones Super reds
             Mob Grip
Preferred Terrain: Street, some tranny, hate parks
Favorite skaters: Matt Hensley, Andrew Reynolds, Bryan Herman, David Gravette
Music: I like all kinds of stuff but I'm partial to punk/Hardcore/Metal
Married: No but been with/lived with my girl for 12 years
Kids: No
Occupation: Pallet jack driver/warehouse worker/shit job
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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2013, 06:27:27 PM »
What's up y'all?
Age:38
Set Up: 8.25 Anti Hero
             53mm Spitfire F1 Streetburners
             139 Indys
             Bones Super reds
             Mob Grip
Preferred Terrain: Street, some tranny, hate parks
Favorite skaters: Matt Hensley, Andrew Reynolds, Bryan Herman, David Gravette
Married: No but been with/lived with my girl for 12 years
Kids: No
Occupation: Pallet jack driver/warehouse worker/shit job

Same.

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2013, 07:00:46 PM »
What's up y'all?
Age:38
Set Up: 8.25 Anti Hero
 ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  53mm Spitfire F1 Streetburners
 ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  139 Indys
 ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  Bones Super reds
 ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  Mob Grip
Preferred Terrain: Street, some tranny, hate parks
Favorite skaters: Matt Hensley, Andrew Reynolds, Bryan Herman, David Gravette
Music: I like all kinds of stuff but I'm partial to punk/Hardcore/Metal
Married: No but been with/lived with my girl for 12 years
Kids: No
Occupation: Pallet jack driver/warehouse worker/shit job

lol cool man that was funny


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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2013, 07:01:14 PM »


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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2013, 07:05:55 PM »
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What's up y'all?
Age:36
Set Up:
Board -8.5 Enjoi
Wheels-  58mm Ratbones SPF
Trucks-149 Indys
Bearings-Bones Super reds
             Mob Grip
Preferred Terrain: Street, Ledges, ;ate;y I started skating bowls / parks as now days its just more fun and easier to get out to a bowl at a park than try to skate a ledge at a park.  
Favorite skaters: Matt Hensley, Keenan, Lotti, Gino , Gillette, Anderson ( any of them )
Music: I like all kinds of stuff but I'm partial 90's hiphop / Bluegrass.
Married: Yep
Kids: yep
Occupation: Run a Medical Laboratory in a 500 bed hospital. Good Job i guess but still hate it. Hope to go pro soon ::)

I don't post much but still love skating.  The culture, everything.  

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2013, 07:12:20 PM »
sup

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2013, 07:25:49 PM »
whats up? any of you got any good vasectomy stories? what should i do about my decrease in sex drive? my balls are getting too saggy too...considering switching over to banana hammocks.

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2013, 07:28:12 PM »
Trogs! Is that still a word that describes older skaters?

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2013, 07:31:47 PM »
are you asking me out? cause yes.

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2013, 07:48:39 PM »
Age:38
Set Up: 8.5 Blank
             52mm Bones STF Deadheads
             Ace 44's
             Bones Swiss Ceramic
             Jessup Grip
Preferred Terrain: Street, ditches and mini
Favorite skaters: Matt Hensley, Ray Barbee, Brain Lotti, Lance Mountain and Cab
Music: The Smiths, Joy Division, Dinosaur Jr, My Bloddy Valentine, Pink Floyd...
Married: Yes, 15 going on 16 years.
Kids: 1
Occupation: Adjunct College Instructor and Freelance Graphic Designer
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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2013, 08:14:57 PM »
almost 36.

no complys and tre flips.

i like soft 53mm wheels now days.

feel old.
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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2013, 09:15:09 PM »
I'm so old I don't even know what's real in this thread
more heaven-cruise than hell-ride.

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #15 on: November 14, 2013, 09:22:30 PM »
I'm so old I don't even know what's real in this thread

BEST POST THIS YEAR!!!!!! I LUV IT!!!!


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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #16 on: November 14, 2013, 09:28:09 PM »
What's the young/old cutoff?

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #17 on: November 14, 2013, 09:33:41 PM »
Age:36
Set Up: 8.25[?] TASTY
             some kinda big wheels my pal gave me in flagstaff
             1 krux 1 thunder
             turd ass bearings
             grip w/ a line near the tail
Preferred Terrain: wallies, 5 sets,  smaller ledges
Favorite skaters: Fred Gall, Ricky O, PJ, Westgate, Hufnagel
Music:  lately new order but i like lotsa old indie/alternative stuff
Married: married the same bitch twice. currently divorced
Kids: got one i've never met in cleveland
Occupation: currently i'm occupying my mother's house.

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #18 on: November 14, 2013, 09:34:04 PM »
You know, when you start getting all gross. Like 26 or something.
Before you say the music sucked, have you considered shutting the fuck up?

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #19 on: November 14, 2013, 10:17:00 PM »
What's up y'all?
Age:38
Set Up: 8.25 Anti Hero
             53mm Spitfire F1 Streetburners
             139 Indys
             Bones Super reds
             Mob Grip
Preferred Terrain: Street, some tranny, hate parks
Favorite skaters: Matt Hensley, Andrew Reynolds, Bryan Herman, David Gravette
Music: I like all kinds of stuff but I'm partial to punk/Hardcore/Metal
Married: No but been with/lived with my girl for 12 years
Kids: No
Occupation: Pallet jack driver/warehouse worker/shit job

I like your style, get bigger wheels these northwest spots are rough!

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #20 on: November 14, 2013, 10:20:36 PM »
Quote from: sans umbilical  link=topic=74338.msg2031705#msg2031705 date=1384487319
Age:38
Set Up: 8.5 Blank
             52mm Bones STF Deadheads
             Ace 44's
             Bones Swiss Ceramic
             Jessup Grip
Preferred Terrain: Street, ditches and mini
Favorite skaters: Matt Hensley, Ray Barbee, Brain Lotti, Lance Mountain and Cab
Music: The Smiths, Joy Division, Dinosaur Jr, My Bloddy Valentine, Pink Floyd...
Married: Yes, 15 going on 16 years.
Kids: 1


Occupation: Adjunct College Instructor and Freelance Graphic Designer

Cool you're backing ace, what part of the sw u skating these ditches

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #21 on: November 15, 2013, 12:44:52 AM »
You know, when you start getting all gross. Like 26 or something.

Shit i am 26. Is it all downhill from here?

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #22 on: November 15, 2013, 12:59:43 AM »
Age: 31

Set up: 8.75 anti hero
            54mm stf's
            Bones red's
            Thunder 149's
            Mob grip

Preferred terrain: street, small transition parks, nice flatground

Favourite skaters: AVE, BA, Nick Boserio, David Clark and Jake Johnson

Music: Joy Division, Boards of Canada, Sabbath

Married: 5 years, together 11

Kids: Trying for a while unfortunately

Job: Short haul semi driver

           

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #23 on: November 15, 2013, 01:03:32 AM »
whats up? any of you got any good vasectomy stories? what should i do about my decrease in sex drive? my balls are getting too saggy too...considering switching over to banana hammocks.
Try taking 25mg Zinc per day with 1mg Copper to balance. Zinc helps increase testosterone production. Raise that and the sex drive will take care of it self.

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #24 on: November 15, 2013, 01:53:13 AM »
Who had a real mid life crisis?

Me.
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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #25 on: November 15, 2013, 02:57:17 AM »
38

Board: 8.5 Stereo
Wheels: 56 Broadcast 99's
Trucks: Ace 44's
Bearings: Rockin Rons

Married: 10 years
Kids: 2 (8 and 5 and neither show any interest in skating at the moment)
Occupation: IT Security, currently studying to become a teacher (junior school)

Fave Skaters: Lance, Miller, Mullen, Barbee, Mariano, Nora Vasconcelous  :-* 
Terrain: Mainly just parks as it's easy to get to and co-ordinate a session with other old farts.
Skill level: Shit - got hardly any of the tricks I used to have but the enjoyment of simple ollies/grinds/carves/early grabs is still there

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #26 on: November 15, 2013, 05:13:35 AM »
35
Scumco 8" (sometimes up to 8.25)
Indy 139
Bones Stf
Swiss 6
Mob

Engaged but good as married
No kids
Work pays the bills and I live comfortably. Gonna switch it up in a few years.
Favourite skaters, Stranger, Robbie Gangemi, AVE, Dill (deal with it), Gino, Heath and Klein, Chris Miller, Neal Hendrix, Mike Fraiser, Mike Daher, Westgate, DelTorre, Gall, Oyola, Barley, Kareem, Pontus, Hensley, Puleo (I know, I know), Rudy, Gabe, Henry, Sheffey, Drake Jones. That enough for now.

Prefer street, parks for warm up or lazy session, after a few heavy falls my transition confidence is waning. Very few friends that still skate.
Skill level, some days I got it some days I don't. Still learning every session.
Edit: Back to the Future was what got me into skating. Someone else mentioned this and growing up that was true for nearly all my skate friends.
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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #27 on: November 15, 2013, 06:17:44 AM »
Age:34
Set Up: 8.25 Anti Hero
             52mm sml. Wheels
             Thunders
             Old ass Swiss bearings
             Black Griptape
Preferred Terrain: Street.
Favorite skaters: My friends
Music: Belle & Sebastian, NPR
Married: 7 years
Kids: No
Occupation: Audio/Visual Specialist at a hospital and blogger/writer.

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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #28 on: November 15, 2013, 06:19:32 AM »
Quote from: sans umbilical  link=topic=74338.msg2031705#msg2031705 date=1384487319
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Age:38
Set Up: 8.5 Blank
             52mm Bones STF Deadheads
             Ace 44's
             Bones Swiss Ceramic
             Jessup Grip
Preferred Terrain: Street, ditches and mini
Favorite skaters: Matt Hensley, Ray Barbee, Brain Lotti, Lance Mountain and Cab
Music: The Smiths, Joy Division, Dinosaur Jr, My Bloddy Valentine, Pink Floyd...
Married: Yes, 15 going on 16 years.
Kids: 1


Occupation: Adjunct College Instructor and Freelance Graphic Designer
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Cool you're backing ace, what part of the sw u skating these ditches


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I'm actually in the SE. Alabama to be exact.
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Re: Old Dudes Post Up Here...
« Reply #29 on: November 15, 2013, 06:35:04 AM »
38

Board: 8.5 shop deck
Wheels: 53 Bones STF
Trucks: Indy
Bearings: Who the fuck knows

Married: Fuck that
Kids: Double fuck this
Occupation: Programmer

Fave Skaters: Cards, Lance, McCrank, Gershon, etc.
Terrain: Whatever you got bro.
Skill level: Skating home drunk is getting harder.
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