Blondey McCoy of Palace

[roba]

Blondey McCoy is skateboarding’s Billie Eilish.

[winecrab]

He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

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i like palace a lot more now

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yeah, now they just need to loose that lobster loser

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fuckin forgot he was still on. literally the only two things they’ve ever done wrong.

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Why? They fit there image so damn well even if they aren’t people that are the greatest, they fit palace so well

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in 100 words or less please describe the appeal of that lobster headed idiot being on palace, his skating sucks and anything outside of that induces full-body cringes

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I mean sp's not putting footage together to appeal to 45 year old former punk ex-pats

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salty tabs you got going there mate!
(For future reference I’m 40)

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I think what he meant was sp's not putting footage together to appeal to 40 year old former punk ex-pats

woah, harsh burn brah!

[Not A Damn Chance]

I live under a rock but what's with skateboarders trying to look pretty/metrosexual these days? Shits the fucking worst.  Is this dude good looking? He looks like a raccoon to me. Good for him though $$$

Anyways we need more people like James Hardy in skateboarding

[jexe]

Blondey McCoy is skateboarding’s Billie Eilish.

Rumor has it, you can smell Billie Eilish’s breath when listen to her music.

[Andy_Roys_Left_Nut]

I got a bad feeling about this...

[GOKU]

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Blondey McCoy is skateboarding’s Billie Eilish.

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Blondey McCoy is skateboarding's Billy Elliot

[jexe]

Except Billy Elliott’s family were poor as fuck....

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Skateboarding's Billy Idol, then?

[Swithflip]

He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

[SIMPLY]

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He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

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Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

Definitely calling bullshit on this

[shannamal]

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He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

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Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

are you saying that palace thought miles was too good for them, but rodrigo isn't? also, what brand has ever turned someone down because they thought the skater was too good for their brand?

[jakeumms]

Also Lucas Puig is on the team so I think that blows the "no, they're too good for us" theory out of the water.

[datura]

I live under a rock but what's with skateboarders trying to look pretty/metrosexual these days? Shits the fucking worst.  Is this dude good looking? He looks like a raccoon to me. Good for him though $$$

Anyways we need more people like James Hardy in skateboarding

is it really the fucking worst? some of us like looking pretty, ain't nothing to worry about.

[Billy Bitchcakes]

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He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

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Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

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are you saying that palace thought miles was too good for them, but rodrigo isn't? also, what brand has ever turned someone down because they thought the skater was too good for their brand?

brits have a weird thing about people that are 'too good'

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He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

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Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

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are you saying that palace thought miles was too good for them, but rodrigo isn't? also, what brand has ever turned someone down because they thought the skater was too good for their brand?

Yeap...its from Tx interview. They couldnt put both on the team cause Miles was on another level.

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

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He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

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Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

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are you saying that palace thought miles was too good for them, but rodrigo isn't? also, what brand has ever turned someone down because they thought the skater was too good for their brand?

sounds like some kind of nyjah huston type situation thats more to do with image than skills. rodrigo has more of a hood pass than miles silva, its not that deep.

[donnie_murdo]

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He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

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Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

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Cliche with Arto

There's been a few

are you saying that palace thought miles was too good for them, but rodrigo isn't? also, what brand has ever turned someone down because they thought the skater was too good for their brand?

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brits have a weird thing about people that are 'too good'

[Bristol_Palin]

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He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

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Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

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Definitely calling bullshit on this

People hit up palace all the time to ride for the company and they say no all the time. Lev Tanju talks about his favorite pros of all time hitting him up and him saying no.

"I don’t wanna give some kid boards and for him to think ‘maybe one day I’ll ride for Palace?’ When to be honest with you, you probably won’t unless like you live near London and you’re fucking hilarious and I love you. You know what I mean? If I don’t wanna hang out with you and all the skaters don’t wanna hang out with you, it’s never happening."

This is a quote from Lev from Free Skate Mag. Then in that Palace mag they kind of alluded to Miles asking to be on the team and them not wanting him.

Here's a link to that Free skate mag interview, it's actually a good read: https://www.freeskatemag.com/2018/02/22/palace-skateboards-lev-tanju-interviewed/

Lucas is on the team because everyone on the team likes him. Palace chooses people it's not the other way around. If they don't think you're funny or want to hang out with you, you'll never get on the team. The guy Lev says it pretty much all the time. He makes fun of people in their catalogs for asking to ride for them and stuff.

Seriously for dudes who nerd out on skateboarding all the time, I feel like lots of you don't really get it.

[Bitter]

[Soft Boiled]

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I don’t think Steezus Christ is his real name either

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I also suspect a lot of rappers don't use their real names.  It would be rad if my mom named me, "Ghostface Killer" "Dr. Octagon" or "Silkk the Shocker" but I would be bummed if she named me, "Bow-Wow" or "L'il' anything.

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Dr Octagon was a special case. He was just Mr Octagon until years of schooling paid off.

I believe his birth name is halfsharkalligatorhalfman

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I don’t think Steezus Christ is his real name either

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I also suspect a lot of rappers don't use their real names.  It would be rad if my mom named me, "Ghostface Killer" "Dr. Octagon" or "Silkk the Shocker" but I would be bummed if she named me, "Bow-Wow" or "L'il' anything.

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Dr Octagon was a special case. He was just Mr Octagon until years of schooling paid off.

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I believe his birth name is halfsharkalligatorhalfman

Call him up and find out at 1800-PP5-1doodoo. (He's in your corner.)

[CrumblingInfrastructure]

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I don’t think Steezus Christ is his real name either

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I also suspect a lot of rappers don't use their real names.  It would be rad if my mom named me, "Ghostface Killer" "Dr. Octagon" or "Silkk the Shocker" but I would be bummed if she named me, "Bow-Wow" or "L'il' anything.

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Dr Octagon was a special case. He was just Mr Octagon until years of schooling paid off.

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I believe his birth name is halfsharkalligatorhalfman

Nah thats his uncles name. Mr. Gerble.

[CRAILFISH TO REVERT]

Skateboarding's Billy Idol, then?

Billy Madison

[meadowsoprano]

He’s starting Thames as a board company and and is putting on a friend of his from NZ who lives in London.

Believe me or don’t x

Jarrad Carlin?

[Szechuan]

Skateboarding's Billy Idol, then?

Does that make Palace Generation X in this scenario?

[art hellman]

Also Lucas Puig is on the team so I think that blows the "no, they're too good for us" theory out of the water.

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He wasn't good enough to be on one of the most popular board brands.  I think he's doing the right thing by sticking to modeling and fashion.  He's not getting another board sponsor.

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Youre pretty wrong. Palace wished Rodrigo Tx on the team, but he said no because he supposed Miles Silvas on the team too. Palace team manager said Miles level was too high for Palace.

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Definitely calling bullshit on this

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People hit up palace all the time to ride for the company and they say no all the time. Lev Tanju talks about his favorite pros of all time hitting him up and him saying no.

"I don’t wanna give some kid boards and for him to think ‘maybe one day I’ll ride for Palace?’ When to be honest with you, you probably won’t unless like you live near London and you’re fucking hilarious and I love you. You know what I mean? If I don’t wanna hang out with you and all the skaters don’t wanna hang out with you, it’s never happening."

This is a quote from Lev from Free Skate Mag. Then in that Palace mag they kind of alluded to Miles asking to be on the team and them not wanting him.

Here's a link to that Free skate mag interview, it's actually a good read: https://www.freeskatemag.com/2018/02/22/palace-skateboards-lev-tanju-interviewed/

Lucas is on the team because everyone on the team likes him. Palace chooses people it's not the other way around. If they don't think you're funny or want to hang out with you, you'll never get on the team. The guy Lev says it pretty much all the time. He makes fun of people in their catalogs for asking to ride for them and stuff.

Seriously for dudes who nerd out on skateboarding all the time, I feel like lots of you don't really get it.

Need to be hilarious to get on Palace.  Skaters need to step their comedy game up.

[HyenaChaser]

I live under a rock but what's with skateboarders trying to look pretty/metrosexual these days? Shits the fucking worst.  Is this dude good looking? He looks like a raccoon to me. Good for him though $$$

Anyways we need more people like James Hardy in skateboarding

Sounds like you've been thinking a lot about his appearance

[Madam, I'm Adam]

I’m sure it’s been covered ad nauseam, however Anyone kicking about with a fucking ‘stage name’ needs to have a word.
His lust for associating/aligning with working class culture is jarring and painfully transparent.
He makes surface level art. Toe deep observations that only early twenty somethings that have endured no real strife can think important.
Ultimately he’s searching for his forever identity in the public eye, not enviable.
Lev knows good skateboarding he was given a great opportunity and has prospered. A great impossible and a fantastic back three are tools to get you some where in the twenty teens.

I recall we were discussing if he was a chav sometime back on the forum, but I didn't know the extent of what can make him cringeworthy (i.e. what you've raised here). But to me at least he's fun to watch skate, his Reebok Loop footage is the first I saw of him and I was real hyped on it. His spelling and grammar are also excellent.