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General Discussion => WHATEVER => Topic started by: jrb32 on July 27, 2022, 01:13:58 PM
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Welp.. this doesnt look good for whoever is running the US skateboard team for the olympics..
https://twitter.com/robertbrink/status/1552345741204434945?s=21&t=fORWAWkAW0Yeu7-5gXeBlQ
https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/TeamUSA/NGB-Audit/USA-Skateboarding-Audit-Report-FINAL-ua.pdf
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Who could've predicted this?
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does anyone here really care?
I'm fairly stoked tbh
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
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A group that oversees something to do with the Olympics turns out to be shady? This has gotta be a first.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Gotta say his name THREE times.
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Fuck em
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
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Welp.. this doesnt look good for whoever is running the US skateboard team for the olympics..
https://twitter.com/robertbrink/status/1552345741204434945?s=21&t=fORWAWkAW0Yeu7-5gXeBlQ
https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/TeamUSA/NGB-Audit/USA-Skateboarding-Audit-Report-FINAL-ua.pdf
Thanks for posting by the way!
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Weren't there complaints prior to the olympics that US rollers sport was taking advantage of USAskateboarding for profit/ego.
I'm not surprised if anything "Team USA" related turned out to be shit show at the executive level.
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how very usa of them
fuckin dude held a board with a napkin
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I mean Jah don't show up for pennies folks.
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i didnt know the olympics wasnt paying their employees, maybe theyre more core than i thought
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i didnt know the olympics wasnt paying their employees, maybe theyre more core than i thought
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Nice work Brink
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
Skateboarding in the Olympics is a good thing. It doesn't affect you but it does legitimize something globally that could potentially help more kids start skating. The more kids/people skate, the better our industry does on a national and global scale.
Also, I think you're referring to Worldskate which is a global entity that governs all sports performed on skating wheels which certainly applies to skateboarding.
In general, what happens globally at this level in terms of how they handle skateboarding doesn't really affect your ability to go skate with your friends so I don't know why your panties are in a bunch.
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.Who cares. Should never have been in the Olympics...
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Skateboarding in the Olympics is a good thing.
Nope.
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.Who cares. Should never have been in the Olympics...
The correct answer.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
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i didnt know the olympics wasnt paying their employees, maybe theyre more core than i thought
Seems like Sinclair has his hands in everything these days.
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Skateboarding in the Olympics is a good thing.
Nope.
Why is it a bad thing?
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
Skateboarding in the Olympics is a good thing. It doesn't affect you but it does legitimize something globally that could potentially help more kids start skating. The more kids/people skate, the better our industry does on a national and global scale.
Also, I think you're referring to Worldskate which is a global entity that governs all sports performed on skating wheels which certainly applies to skateboarding.
In general, what happens globally at this level in terms of how they handle skateboarding doesn't really affect your ability to go skate with your friends so I don't know why your panties are in a bunch.
You’re perfectly entitled to that opinion.
I disagree with you. My opinion is that YOUR opinion is rubbish & you can put it directly back into the dustbin you just hoisted it out of.
And to be clear, I was referring to USARS, which lead the effort as the designated US representative of FIRS.
Just because FIRS claims that ANY roller sports falls under their jurisdiction of oversight does not mean that they deserve the right to call the shots for skateboarders, when, prior to the Olympic push for skateboarding, they never had any association with skateboarding in this (or any?) country at all.
I’ll leave you with an agreement to disagree & a polite Fuck You.
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Damn. As someone who goes through audits for work , that fucked. Surely there is some potential jail time for some of those breaches. No financial polices ?
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Skateboarding in the Olympics is a good thing.
Nope.
Why is it a bad thing?
How is it good?
For who?
It turns a fruitful culture into a standardized routine, making money for an ethically questionable entity. Just shitty all around. It was terrible to watch also.
I'd rather watch the Rugby 7s if I'm going to watch any Olympic nonsense. Really.
The Olympics are dying in appeal. We don't need it. Skateboarding certainly doesn't need to sweep homeless camps, exploit laborers and whitewash our cities to have a good time.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Still beating this dead horse of a joke … still not willing to take the bet I offered either … $100 … hell I’ll do $500.
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Damn. As someone who goes through audits for work , that fucked. Surely there is some potential jail time for some of those breaches. No financial polices ?
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
the last part of that was totally unnecessary, Brink. No need to talk down to people who disagree with how you do things.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
the last part of that was totally unnecessary, Brink. No need to talk down to people who disagree with how you do things.
Yeah and since Slap is inherently anonymous, he doesn’t even know who he’s talking to. And no amount of monetary offers to zoom chat or whatever will undo that essential premise
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
the last part of that was totally unnecessary, Brink. No need to talk down to people who disagree with how you do things.
Your perception is a bit skewed my friend. When you go beyond “disagreeing” and insult (“stupid”) what I’m doing … don’t expect respect in return. Also take your own advice and stop diluting this thread by making it about me. Stay on topic please.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
the last part of that was totally unnecessary, Brink. No need to talk down to people who disagree with how you do things.
Yeah and since Slap is inherently anonymous, he doesn’t even know who he’s talking to. And no amount of monetary offers to zoom chat or whatever will undo that essential premise
Ya it’s a shame no one here wanted to donate to charity instead of talk shit. If y’all were smart you woulda agreed en masse and run me broke donating to the Dylan foundation. 2 birds with one stone handed to y’all on a silver platter by yours truly.
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It’s funny to me that Brinks posting off 2 different accounts in the same thread.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
the last part of that was totally unnecessary, Brink. No need to talk down to people who disagree with how you do things.
Yeah and since Slap is inherently anonymous, he doesn’t even know who he’s talking to. And no amount of monetary offers to zoom chat or whatever will undo that essential premise
Ya it’s a shame no one here wanted to donate to charity instead of talk shit. If y’all were smart you woulda agreed en masse and run me broke donating to the Dylan foundation. 2 birds with one stone handed to y’all on a silver platter by yours truly.
Money must be really central to your world view. Money surely makes the world go round, as it captured our attention when this financial crime was posted. Good work on that.
But don’t you think it’s a little narcissistic trying to arrange “anonymous skaters” getting the “opportunity” to meet you? Why would you think anyone would want that? Why don’t you just donate to the foundation on your own accord? Why do you want credit for this? Your personality and messaging is definitely interfering with your primary cause, which, as usual, is fairly just and sound
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This USA Skateboarding mess is also why I was finally able to speak up about Bryce Wettstein’s dad last week. A little update … her management not longer reps her because of the Daily Mail incident and her dad being a dick to everyone in general. Absolutely killing her career. Sucks so bad.
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This USA Skateboarding mess is also why I was finally able to speak up about Bryce Wettstein’s dad last week. A little update … her management not longer reps her because of the Daily Mail incident and her dad being a dick to everyone in general. Absolutely killing her career. Sucks so bad.
That’s sad. She doesn’t deserve that.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
the last part of that was totally unnecessary, Brink. No need to talk down to people who disagree with how you do things.
Yeah and since Slap is inherently anonymous, he doesn’t even know who he’s talking to. And no amount of monetary offers to zoom chat or whatever will undo that essential premise
Ya it’s a shame no one here wanted to donate to charity instead of talk shit. If y’all were smart you woulda agreed en masse and run me broke donating to the Dylan foundation. 2 birds with one stone handed to y’all on a silver platter by yours truly.
Money must be really central to your world view. Money surely makes the world go round, as it captured our attention when this financial crime was posted. Good work on that.
But don’t you think it’s a little narcissistic trying to arrange “anonymous skaters” getting the “oppurtunity” to meet you? Why would you think anyone would want that? Why don’t you just donate to the foundation on your own accord? Why do you want credit for this? Your personality and messaging is definitely interfering with your primary cause, which, as usual, is fairly just and sound
Forgot how much you all love the word “narcissist” around here. No it was not the “opp to meet me” … it was to discuss differences instead of battling on here. Talk like real humans. The donation concept is to expose the priorities and the arbitrary ethics of those involved. To see of anyone would rather squash the beef and get to know each other and donate to charity in the process, because most Slap heads I’ve met … that’s exactly what happens when we meet IRL. Everything’s super cool.
For the record donate thousands of dollars annually to skaters in need (gofundme) and skate charities. Wanna see my taxes?
No … money isn’t that important to me. I’m risking 20 grand by talking about all this. I’ll probably never see it but don’t care.
Money is, however, very important to many people which is why you rarely see them speaking like this.
And just because you want to pose the weak argument that this is “diluting” my cause doesn’t make it true. But this has all been a very cute attempt at psychoanalysis.
Can we get back to topic please? Or do you just wanna keep proving how much my mere presence can trigger you to no end?
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m headed into therapy. Some of y’all should try it.
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This USA Skateboarding mess is also why I was finally able to speak up about Bryce Wettstein’s dad last week. A little update … her management not longer reps her because of the Daily Mail incident and her dad being a dick to everyone in general. Absolutely killing her career. Sucks so bad.
That’s sad. She doesn’t deserve that.
Not at all. Shes such a rad person.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
the last part of that was totally unnecessary, Brink. No need to talk down to people who disagree with how you do things.
Yeah and since Slap is inherently anonymous, he doesn’t even know who he’s talking to. And no amount of monetary offers to zoom chat or whatever will undo that essential premise
Ya it’s a shame no one here wanted to donate to charity instead of talk shit. If y’all were smart you woulda agreed en masse and run me broke donating to the Dylan foundation. 2 birds with one stone handed to y’all on a silver platter by yours truly.
Money must be really central to your world view. Money surely makes the world go round, as it captured our attention when this financial crime was posted. Good work on that.
But don’t you think it’s a little narcissistic trying to arrange “anonymous skaters” getting the “oppurtunity” to meet you? Why would you think anyone would want that? Why don’t you just donate to the foundation on your own accord? Why do you want credit for this? Your personality and messaging is definitely interfering with your primary cause, which, as usual, is fairly just and sound
Forgot how much you all love the word “narcissist” around here. No it was not the “opp to meet me” … it was to discuss differences instead of battling on here. Talk like real humans. The donation concept is to expose the priorities and the arbitrary ethics of those involved. To see of anyone would rather squash the beef and get to know each other and donate to charity in the process, because most Slap heads I’ve met … that’s exactly what happens when we meet IRL. Everything’s super cool.
For the record donate thousands of dollars annually to skaters in need (gofundme) and skate charities. Wanna see my taxes?
No … money isn’t that important to me. I’m risking 20 grand by talking about all this. I’ll probably never see it but don’t care.
Money is, however, very important to many people which is why you rarely see them speaking like this.
And just because you want to pose the weak argument that this is “diluting” my cause doesn’t make it true. But this has all been a very cute attempt at psychoanalysis.
Can we get back to topic please? Or do you just wanna keep proving how much my mere presence can trigger you to no end?
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m headed into therapy. Some of y’all should try it.
I’d say it’s interfering, because I am fully on your side in terms of this issue and actually think competitive skating is a valid discipline, unlike many here
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Still beating this dead horse of a joke … still not willing to take the bet I offered either … $100 … hell I’ll do $500.
You call it a joke, but not shitting you sweety, I said your name out loud three times after posting that, refreshed the screen a Few seconds later & what do you know?!?
Also, that “ dead horse” just lifted its head up from the dust & tried to bite me w/ a clap back, so I wouldn’t call it dead quite yet.
But… you don’t have to take my word, check some time stamps: they’ll prolly back my story.
Why are you trying to make this about you, when that’s what I was originally trying to do by tossing some propers your way in my 1st post in this here thread.
I’m still backing your effort here, even if it is motivated by spite/revenge/financial justice.
If those fucks owe you money, then it’s like OG Steve Olson said, “They Owe. Ooooooh, they owe!”
Just ‘cause I’m poking you in the ribs don’t mean I got beef with you, but go ahead & pull a Sheckler by “changing the narrative.” If it makes you feel better to believe I’m persecuting you, than by all means, have fun tilting at those windmills, baby.
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
Skateboarding in the Olympics is a good thing. It doesn't affect you but it does legitimize something globally that could potentially help more kids start skating. The more kids/people skate, the better our industry does on a national and global scale.
Also, I think you're referring to Worldskate which is a global entity that governs all sports performed on skating wheels which certainly applies to skateboarding.
In general, what happens globally at this level in terms of how they handle skateboarding doesn't really affect your ability to go skate with your friends so I don't know why your panties are in a bunch.
I disagree with you. My opinion is that YOUR opinion is rubbish & you can put it directly back into the dustbin you just hoisted it out of.
And to be clear, I was referring to USARS, which lead the effort as the designated US representative of FIRS.
Just because FIRS claims that ANY roller sports falls under their jurisdiction of oversight does not mean that they deserve the right to call the shots for skateboarders, when, prior to the Olympic push for skateboarding, they never had any association with skateboarding in this (or any?) country at all.
I’ll leave you with an agreement to disagree & a polite Fuck You.
you really have strong feelings about this don't you? lmao
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
Skateboarding in the Olympics is a good thing. It doesn't affect you but it does legitimize something globally that could potentially help more kids start skating. The more kids/people skate, the better our industry does on a national and global scale.
Also, I think you're referring to Worldskate which is a global entity that governs all sports performed on skating wheels which certainly applies to skateboarding.
In general, what happens globally at this level in terms of how they handle skateboarding doesn't really affect your ability to go skate with your friends so I don't know why your panties are in a bunch.
I disagree with you. My opinion is that YOUR opinion is rubbish & you can put it directly back into the dustbin you just hoisted it out of.
And to be clear, I was referring to USARS, which lead the effort as the designated US representative of FIRS.
Just because FIRS claims that ANY roller sports falls under their jurisdiction of oversight does not mean that they deserve the right to call the shots for skateboarders, when, prior to the Olympic push for skateboarding, they never had any association with skateboarding in this (or any?) country at all.
I’ll leave you with an agreement to disagree & a polite Fuck You.
you really have strong feelings about this don't you? lmao
Yep.
Very.
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Just read the Daily Mail piece on Bryce Wettstein's dad. Again, my conclusion, skateboarding doesn't need this shit. Trans skaters in competitions, it would be a non-issue if left to actual skateboarders to discuss. Another reason we don't need these entities making decisions for us.
Skateboarding in the Olympics might actually end up being to the detriment of our inclusivity.
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And Papa Wettstein never made with the dad dick pics he promised us. For shame!
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Yeah assuming Brink was the one who deleted it… but that thread was taken from us too soon
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Yeah assuming Brink was the one who deleted it… but that thread was taken from us too soon
Now HERE’s a question that begs an answer.
And one Brink may hold the answer to.
Brink, you delete that thread?
And if so, was it under duress from either HSP, Stereo, or one of this Wettstein dude’s legal representatives?
Or did it just go away?
Also willing to allow that you may have been concerned about the unfortunate publicity this brought to a young pro skater trying to make her way in the world, and you decided to kill the thread out of a sense of regret.
Eagerly awaiting your response.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Still beating this dead horse of a joke … still not willing to take the bet I offered either … $100 … hell I’ll do $500.
Also, that “ dead horse” just lifted its head up from the dust & tried to bite me w/ a clap back, so I wouldn’t call it dead quite yet.
But… you don’t have to take my word, check some time stamps: they’ll prolly back my story.
Why are you trying to make this about you, when that’s what I was originally trying to do by tossing some propers your way in my 1st post in this here thread.
I’m still backing your effort here, even if it is motivated by spite/revenge/financial justice.
If those fucks owe you money, then it’s like OG Steve Olson said, “They Owe. Ooooooh, they owe!”
Just ‘cause I’m poking you in the ribs don’t mean I got beef with you, but go ahead & pull a Sheckler by “changing the narrative.” If it makes you feel better to believe I’m persecuting you, than by all means, have fun tilting at those windmills, baby.
I was tagged into this thread. Right before you posted.
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Yeah assuming Brink was the one who deleted it… but that thread was taken from us too soon
And one Brink may hold the answer to.
Brink, you delete that thread?
And if so, was it under duress from either HSP, Stereo, or one of this Wettstein dude’s legal representatives?
Or did it just go away?
Also willing to allow that you may have been concerned about the unfortunate publicity this brought to a young pro skater trying to make her way in the world, and you decided to kill the thread out of a sense of regret.
Eagerly awaiting your response.
I did because Max was lying. And everyone saw what they needed to see after 2 days. And I’m not gonna give him the opportunity, on my watch, in a thread I created to just sit there and lie through his teeth. Way diff with you and me ribbing each other … know what I mean? Just wanted to get him on the radar. No pressure or fear or anything like that. If those things were my concern I’d keep my mouth shut to begin with. But yes … it’s a fine line between dealing with Max and not wanting to impact Bryce … but truth be told, I could never … and will never … harm her career more than her own dad is and will do.
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Yeah assuming Brink was the one who deleted it… but that thread was taken from us too soon
Sorry guys. If he was being truthful I woulda left it. I’m sure you can summon him back now that he has an account. Ask him about the new blow he just dealt to his daughter’s career!
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Coming to SLAP and complaining about people talking shit is like going to the beach and bitching that people are swimming. What the fuck did you expect?
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Yeah assuming Brink was the one who deleted it… but that thread was taken from us too soon
Sorry guys. If he was being truthful I woulda left it. I’m sure you can summon him back now that he has an account. Ask him about the new blow he just dealt to his daughter’s career!
Thought we had a geniune scoop for a second
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i didnt know the olympics wasnt paying their employees, maybe theyre more core than i thought
Seems like Sinclair has his hands in everything these days.
“The budgets fucked”
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Yeah assuming Brink was the one who deleted it… but that thread was taken from us too soon
Sorry guys. If he was being truthful I woulda left it. I’m sure you can summon him back now that he has an account. Ask him about the new blow he just dealt to his daughter’s career!
Thought we had a geniune scoop for a second
I mentioned it earlier. Was referring to management.
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I wish I knew what anyone was talking about but it’s still fun just to read everything.
Same
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Sawcon 👏🏻 Shalom
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Yeah assuming Brink was the one who deleted it… but that thread was taken from us too soon
Sorry guys. If he was being truthful I woulda left it. I’m sure you can summon him back now that he has an account. Ask him about the new blow he just dealt to his daughter’s career!
Thought we had a geniune scoop for a second
I mentioned it earlier. Was referring to management.
This was the rep, I take it
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7540676/bio
“Yulin Olliver (she/her) joined Wasserman in 2019 and is an agent in the Action Sports group. With a commitment to elevating and empowering Black, women, and gender non-conforming skateboarders, snowboarders and surfers to experience extraordinary careers, Olliver represents Olympians, young phemons and legends including back-to-back SLS world champion and legend Leo Baker (they/them), Olympian and two-time X Games gold medalist Mariah Duran (she/her), pro skater Jenn Soto (she/her), and Olympian Bryce Wettstein (she/her).”
Makes sense why she couldn’t be connected to Max’s talking points.
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Happy belated!
It was my father in laws today.
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Did you have cake?
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This is amazing:
FINDING: USA Skateboarding does not have a written statement of ethics that guides employees and members.
USOPC RESPONSE: For the audit period of 2022, USA Skateboarding does not meet the standard. However, as of January 1, 2023, this will no longer be a requirement; thus, no remediation action is required.
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Did you have cake?
Yeah it was really good :)
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Did you have cake?
Yeah it was really good :)
What kind of cake was it?
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Did you have cake?
Yeah it was really good :)
Sponge? Bunt? Moon? Patty?
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This is amazing:
FINDING: USA Skateboarding does not have a written statement of ethics that guides employees and members.
USOPC RESPONSE: For the audit period of 2022, USA Skateboarding does not meet the standard. However, as of January 1, 2023, this will no longer be a requirement; thus, no remediation action is required.
I tripped on this too when I saw it.
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
Skateboarding in the Olympics is a good thing. It doesn't affect you but it does legitimize something globally that could potentially help more kids start skating. The more kids/people skate, the better our industry does on a national and global scale.
Also, I think you're referring to Worldskate which is a global entity that governs all sports performed on skating wheels which certainly applies to skateboarding.
In general, what happens globally at this level in terms of how they handle skateboarding doesn't really affect your ability to go skate with your friends so I don't know why your panties are in a bunch.
definitely works for globe and/or dwindle
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wasn’t there some mention of team usa encouraging crowdfunding to get riders plane tickets to the olympics, as they weren’t covering the flights themselves?
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wasn’t there some mention of team usa encouraging crowdfunding to get riders plane tickets to the olympics, as they weren’t covering the flights themselves?
No as an org we are responsible for raising money through sponsors and donors to support the athletes. That’s the main purpose. Yes some of them have their own money but that’s not how it works. Just like any other professional athlete has their expenses paid by their team or org. They don’t pay out of pocket to fly to games, etc.
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I’m aggressively uninterested and yes I took the time to comment this.
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I’m aggressively uninterested and yes I took the time to comment this.
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
Yeah idk man you're not the only one working in this field professionally and tbh your insta stories and the way you're defending it on here makes you look borderline manic (or drunk), not professional. You have a cock meme on your stories right in between making a case about a missing ethics statement and when somebody tells you the meme is stupid you take it as a personal insult and am incentive to condescend...
Still kudos for exposing the story! Is there any hope there'll be actual consequences and it ends up in skaters hands?
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
Yeah idk man you're not the only one working in this field professionally and tbh your insta stories and the way you're defending it on here makes you look borderline manic (or drunk), not professional. You have a cock meme on your stories right in between making a case about a missing ethics statement and when somebody tells you the meme is stupid you take it as a personal insult and am incentive to condescend...
Still kudos for exposing the story! Is there any hope there'll be actual consequences and it ends up in skaters hands?
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
Yeah idk man you're not the only one working in this field professionally and tbh your insta stories and the way you're defending it on here makes you look borderline manic (or drunk), not professional. You have a cock meme on your stories right in between making a case about a missing ethics statement and when somebody tells you the meme is stupid you take it as a personal insult and am incentive to condescend...
Still kudos for exposing the story! Is there any hope there'll be actual consequences and it ends up in skaters hands?
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@BRINK YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS BRO?!
Hahaah I’m the whistleblower. Peep my IG stories. They owe me and others a LOT of money. But that’s nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck the org has become overall and how fucked the people currently running it are being. Way bigger problems. And I likely won’t even get paid at this point for talking but fuck it. I’m going with it. The people need to know.
Great work, but maybe don't dilute the important information in your IG stories with a trillion stupid memes?
It's not diluted as I have mainstream media hitting me up and the word is spreading ... and you are here talking about it. Leave the publishing and content syndication strategy to the guy who's been doing it professionally for 22 years. Get the info, enjoy the memes and leave the rest to me.
(https://i.ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ/bb1bd6-5798c09022ba43249a38bfea9be1db34-mv2.png) (https://ibb.co/fF7Z2vJ)
Yeah idk man you're not the only one working in this field professionally and tbh your insta stories and the way you're defending it on here makes you look borderline manic (or drunk), not professional. You have a cock meme on your stories right in between making a case about a missing ethics statement and when somebody tells you the meme is stupid you take it as a personal insult and am incentive to condescend...
Still kudos for exposing the story! Is there any hope there'll be actual consequences and it ends up in skaters hands?
Cock memes are funny.
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It’s Brink’s world. We’re all just living in it.
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Are they funny to, I don't know let's say: a lawyer trying to build a case against you on behalf of the very people you're trying to get indicted. Like is it so far fetched to suggest you might have also found it funny to share such memes with the Olympic team's athletes some.of whom are very underage?
Playing devil's advocate here but you just can't seriously argue against these unfunny memes (because they really aren't, just cringey dad humour) diluting your primary cause. You posted it on here yourself earlier: Stay on topic!
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Are they funny to, I don't know let's say: a lawyer trying to build a case against you on behalf of the very people you're trying to get indicted. Like is it so far fetched to suggest you might have also found it funny to share such memes with the Olympic team's athletes some.of whom are very underage?
Playing devil's advocate here but you just can't seriously argue against these unfunny memes (because they really aren't, just cringey dad humour) diluting your primary cause. You posted it on here yourself earlier: Stay on topic!
What are you even talking about dude. No my memes cannot get me in legal trouble. My release from the company is documented as because of “budgetary reasons” because that’s what happened and nothing will change that. I also no longer work for any olympic-related organization so it doesnt matter what memes I post. But keep scrambling to morph this into the very popular “anti-Brink” narrative yet again, at any cost, here on Slap.
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Your choice wether you wanna take other people's advice / opinions on here seriously but for the greater causes sake let's judt hope you're right.
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Your choice wether you wanna take other people's advice / opinions on here seriously but for the greater causes sake let's judt hope you're right.
I’m right.
Wow … 2022 … the year Slap starts condemning memes.
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It’s Brink’s world. We’re all just living in it.
Def how it seems here from the amount of attention I get even when shit isn’t about me. 🤷🏻♂️
People would rather turn a thread into insulting me than to just have the dialogue that the thread is about. Its wild.
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Your choice wether you wanna take other people's advice / opinions on here seriously but for the greater causes sake let's judt hope you're right.
I’m right.
Wow … 2022 … the year Slap starts condemning stupid memes.
Fixed it for you.
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Your choice wether you wanna take other people's advice / opinions on here seriously but for the greater causes sake let's judt hope you're right.
I’m right.
Wow … 2022 … the year Slap starts condemning stupid memes.
Fixed it for you.
Edgy
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I wish I knew what anyone was talking about but it’s still fun just to read everything.
Part of the greatness of SLAP, you can still laugh your arse off from drama even with zero context of why, who, when
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
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Pick your pool, brahs …
(https://i.ibb.co/L1D0q6X/3687-AB16-E81-C-42-C0-BEB9-DF3-C42-F29569.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L1D0q6X)upload pic (https://imgbb.com/)
https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
This post, in a nutshell, basically states everything that needs to be said about this “Olympic skateboarding team”. Really nothing else needs to be said… beyond that, I can’t imagine why anyone should care about the Olympic skateboarding team and anything that has to do with it.
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
This post, in a nutshell, basically states the everything that needs to be said about this “Olympic skateboarding team”. Really nothing else needs to be said… beyond that, I can’t imagine why anyone should care about the Olympic skateboarding team and anything that has to do with it.
I’ll take sushi instead of steak. Thanks Lou 😘
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LehNm4VVqJI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LehNm4VVqJI)
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Happy belated birthday!! Hoping it was a good one!
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Did you get laid?
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Pick your pool, brahs …
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https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
That tweet is terrible.. dear max, not everyone who posts their opinions here is a “keyboard warrior”. In fact, I bet that at least 90% of the people who post here genuinely care as much, (probably a hell of lot more) about skateboarding as you do. So, your upset because you don’t like the opinions people expressed about you here on the forum? so you though that it was a good idea to go on twitter and do the same thing that annoyed you about what people had to say about you on this forum? That makes a lot of sense.. if the popularity of skateboarding died like it did in the early 90’s you wouldn’t bother talking about anything pertaining to skateboarding… “pick your pools”? that shit sounds like something that someone, completely out of touch with skateboarding’s culture would say..so basically, you do sound like a skate dad who is a beacon of light to the problem of skateboarding culture’s second hand embarrassment dilemma.
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40 years
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After watching the video and reading the first 3 comments on that tweet I’ve come to the realization that this dude is much more embarrassing than 2nd hand embarrassment.. the comment that one of those dipshits wrote in response to his tweet was “max just carved you up, get it” my fucking god! That’s gotta be the worst play on words I’ve ever read, makes me want to rinse my eyes out with bleach and hull cleaner!
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(https://i.ibb.co/L1D0q6X/3687-AB16-E81-C-42-C0-BEB9-DF3-C42-F29569.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L1D0q6X)upload pic (https://imgbb.com/)
https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
That tweet is terrible.. dear max, not everyone who posts their opinions here is a “keyboard warrior”. In fact, I bet that at least 90% of the people who post here genuinely care as much, (probably a hell of lot more) about skateboarding as you do. So, your upset because you don’t like the opinions people expressed about you here on the forum? so you though that it was a good idea to go on twitter and do the same thing that annoyed you about what people had to say about you on this forum? That makes a lot of sense.. if the popularity of skateboarding died like it did in the early 90’s you wouldn’t bother talking about anything pertaining to skateboarding… “pick your pools”? that shit sounds like something that someone, completely out of touch with skateboarding’s culture would say..so basically, you do sound like a skate dad who is a beacon of light for the skateboarding culture’s second hand embarrassment dilemma.
Keyboard warrior is just the new insult knuckleheads know is ok to call people. They can't say nerd or any of the homophobic ones they no doubt used until fairly recently so things like keyboard warrior or incel are the go-tos
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
Yes THANK YOU for getting back to the real questions!!
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Pick your pool, brahs …
(https://i.ibb.co/L1D0q6X/3687-AB16-E81-C-42-C0-BEB9-DF3-C42-F29569.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L1D0q6X)upload pic (https://imgbb.com/)
https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
That tweet is terrible.. dear max, not everyone who posts their opinions here is a “keyboard warrior”. In fact, I bet that at least 90% of the people who post here genuinely care as much, (probably a hell of lot more) about skateboarding as you do. So, your upset because you don’t like the opinions people expressed about you here on the forum? so you though that it was a good idea to go on twitter and do the same thing that annoyed you about what people had to say about you on this forum? That makes a lot of sense.. if the popularity of skateboarding died like it did in the early 90’s you wouldn’t bother talking about anything pertaining to skateboarding… “pick your pools”? that shit sounds like something that someone, completely out of touch with skateboarding’s culture would say..so basically, you do sound like a skate dad who is a beacon of light for the skateboarding culture’s second hand embarrassment dilemma.
I can see that for sure.
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
I’d like to know just how many candles were on this cake.
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
It was an oreo ice cream cake! Quite divine.
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
I’d like to know just how many candles were on this cake.
The older one gets, the more candles on the cake they need because it's more wax to compensate for weak speed due to aging legs, actually makes a whole lot of sense. This two third of a foot isn't going to slide itself.
Now for random cake fun facts:
"In the United Kingdom, value added tax is payable on chocolate-covered biscuits, but not on chocolate-covered cakes.[13][14] McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes at a VAT tribunal in 1991, against the ruling that Jaffa cakes were biscuits due to their size and shape, and the fact that they were often eaten in place of biscuits.[15] McVities insisted that the product was a cake, and produced a giant Jaffa Cake in court to illustrate its point.[15]
The court discounted the expert evidence, as it went beyond the capacity of an ordinary purchaser.[16]
The product was assessed on the following criteria:[17][18]
The product's name was regarded as a minor consideration.
The ingredients were regarded as similar to those of a cake, producing a thin cake-like mixture rather than the thick dough of a biscuit.
The product's texture was regarded as being that of a sponge cake.
The product hardens when stale, in the manner of a cake.
A substantial part of a Jaffa Cake, in terms of bulk and texture, is sponge.
In size, a Jaffa Cake is more like a biscuit than a cake.
The product was generally displayed for sale alongside other biscuits, rather than with cakes.
The product is presented as a snack and eaten with the fingers, like a biscuit, rather than with a fork as a cake might be. The tribunal also considered that children would eat them in "a few mouthfuls", in the manner of a sweet.
The court was adjudicated by Mr Donald Potter QC, who found in favour of McVitie's and ruled that whilst Jaffa Cakes had characteristics of both cakes and biscuits, the product should be considered a cake, meaning that VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes in the United Kingdom.[13][19] Mr Potter QC also expressed that Jaffa Cakes were not biscuits.[20]
The Irish Revenue Commissioners also regard Jaffa Cakes as cakes, since their moisture content is greater than 12%. As a result, they are charged the reduced rate of VAT (13.5% as of 2016).[21]"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa_Cakes
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
I’d like to know just how many candles were on this cake.
There was one squiggly candle. Sorta like something you'd see in a Dr. Seuss book. I really enjoyed it.
My parents got me a gift card for Bed Bath & Beyond because I'm in the processing of remodeling my kitchen. Any suggestions on fun things to cop?
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
It was an oreo ice cream cake! Quite divine.
Dude that sounds delicious. Was your friend Sweeney there? Was he being a bit of a goose?
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
I’d like to know just how many candles were on this cake.
There was one squiggly candle. Sorta like something you'd see in a Dr. Seuss book. I really enjoyed it.
My parents got me a gift card for Bed Bath & Beyond because I'm in the processing of remodeling my kitchen. Any suggestions on fun things to cop?
Every time I read or hear Bed Bath and Beyond this pops into my head
https://youtu.be/7ZYsoEwWNK0
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
I’d like to know just how many candles were on this cake.
There was one squiggly candle. Sorta like something you'd see in a Dr. Seuss book. I really enjoyed it.
My parents got me a gift card for Bed Bath & Beyond because I'm in the processing of remodeling my kitchen. Any suggestions on fun things to cop?
https://youtu.be/7ZYsoEwWNK0
You can rest assured that I will MAKE the time to get to Bed Bath and Beyond.
And no, Sweeney didn't make it :(
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Are they funny to, I don't know let's say: a lawyer trying to build a case against you on behalf of the very people you're trying to get indicted. Like is it so far fetched to suggest you might have also found it funny to share such memes with the Olympic team's athletes some.of whom are very underage?
Playing devil's advocate here but you just can't seriously argue against these unfunny memes (because they really aren't, just cringey dad humour) diluting your primary cause. You posted it on here yourself earlier: Stay on topic!
Brink is an Adult and can post whatever he wants, I don´t see any problem with that, also He can make a Highlight of the stories for future viewing without memes.
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guys it was my birthday on Sunday
Happy belated my Leo friend.
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I wish I was an assistant coach for woman’s Olympic skateboarding.
I don’t even care about the money or what country I just want to do it.
I think about it from time to time.
I would really like to help attract a new generation of girls to the art of making skate video parts.
I would maybe try and get parents of kids from woman’s Olympic snowboarding to crossover maybe?
I believe I could create the competition skateboarding messiah in 6 years or less.
https://youtu.be/Pf-Lmq1nKQE
JohnnEE Earthquake understands the power of a Grrl on a Skateboard.
The only thing that’s cooler to Grrl with a skateboard is Grrl with a microphone and a drum set.
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
I’d like to know just how many candles were on this cake.
The older one gets, the more candles on the cake they need because it's more wax to compensate for weak speed due to aging legs, actually makes a whole lot of sense. This two third of a foot isn't going to slide itself.
Now for random cake fun facts:
"In the United Kingdom, value added tax is payable on chocolate-covered biscuits, but not on chocolate-covered cakes.[13][14] McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes at a VAT tribunal in 1991, against the ruling that Jaffa cakes were biscuits due to their size and shape, and the fact that they were often eaten in place of biscuits.[15] McVities insisted that the product was a cake, and produced a giant Jaffa Cake in court to illustrate its point.[15]
The court discounted the expert evidence, as it went beyond the capacity of an ordinary purchaser.[16]
The product was assessed on the following criteria:[17][18]
The product's name was regarded as a minor consideration.
The ingredients were regarded as similar to those of a cake, producing a thin cake-like mixture rather than the thick dough of a biscuit.
The product's texture was regarded as being that of a sponge cake.
The product hardens when stale, in the manner of a cake.
A substantial part of a Jaffa Cake, in terms of bulk and texture, is sponge.
In size, a Jaffa Cake is more like a biscuit than a cake.
The product was generally displayed for sale alongside other biscuits, rather than with cakes.
The product is presented as a snack and eaten with the fingers, like a biscuit, rather than with a fork as a cake might be. The tribunal also considered that children would eat them in "a few mouthfuls", in the manner of a sweet.
The court was adjudicated by Mr Donald Potter QC, who found in favour of McVitie's and ruled that whilst Jaffa Cakes had characteristics of both cakes and biscuits, the product should be considered a cake, meaning that VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes in the United Kingdom.[13][19] Mr Potter QC also expressed that Jaffa Cakes were not biscuits.[20]
The Irish Revenue Commissioners also regard Jaffa Cakes as cakes, since their moisture content is greater than 12%. As a result, they are charged the reduced rate of VAT (13.5% as of 2016).[21]"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa_Cakes
while that one is totally true, there was a most likely apocryphal rumour that mcdonalds had to put gherkins in their burgers because if they didn't the sugar content of the bread meant they'd be classified as cakes and subject to higher tax. lord knows why adding a gherkin to something makes it count as a savoury if meat and cheese won't. lol.
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It will take 40 more years for Max to discover the term "scum line"
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After watching the video and reading the first 3 comments on that tweet I’ve come to the realization that this dude is much more embarrassing than 2nd hand embarrassment.. the comment that one of those dipshits wrote in response to his tweet was “max just carved you up, get it” my fucking god! That’s gotta be the worst play on words I’ve ever read, makes me want to rinse my eyes out with bleach and hull cleaner!
I'm embarrassed to have skated that same pool. I'm gonna have to burn some sage or something next time I'm there to ward off the lingering kook
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Woah woah woah, why are we glossing over the cake talk? Any chance it was chocolate cake?
I’d like to know just how many candles were on this cake.
There was one squiggly candle. Sorta like something you'd see in a Dr. Seuss book. I really enjoyed it.
My parents got me a gift card for Bed Bath & Beyond because I'm in the processing of remodeling my kitchen. Any suggestions on fun things to cop?
I'm a big fan of those magnetic knife holders, and I dig cool new appliances like immersion blenders and sous vide sticks - maybe oneof those ceiling things you can hang all your pots/pans on. We'll need to see the before and after pics.
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If you don’t already have a digital instant-read thermometer, you should definitely get one of those.
maybe a carbon steel fry pan and wok.
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https://youtu.be/LehNm4VVqJI
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Max is a rollerblader and so is brink.
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If you don’t already have a digital instant-read thermometer, you should definitely get one of those.
maybe a carbon steel fry pan and wok.
I think @mattdlx is onto something.
In fact, he’s got me thinking: depending on how strong your “Tyshawn of FA” game is already, this could be a great opportunity to pick up some of that much discussed cast-iron cookware, on the free.
Pretty sure Bloodbath & Beyond has a selection for you to choose from.
Happy belated to the mighty Berra Slayer, by the way.
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If you don’t already have a digital instant-read thermometer, you should definitely get one of those.
maybe a carbon steel fry pan and wok.
ooh this is a good idea. I have a digital thermometer but it's kinda cheap. Adding that to the list!
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Pick your pool, brahs …
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https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
Wow, imagine skating for 42 years(!) and still being afraid to touch coping
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https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
Wow, imagine skating for 42 years(!) and still being afraid to touch coping
Mostly because he spends his time rollerblading with brink or being a transphobe.
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did somebody say coping?
https://cope2pointingatstuff.tumblr.com/
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The only thing that’s cooler to Grrl with a skateboard is Grrl with a microphone and a drum set.
Americans saying "drum set" instead of drum kit, hits me right in the same place as when you say "Creg" instead of Craig, and put the days and months in the wrong order when writing the date.
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Wait, wait, wait, you're telling me the grifters who determined themselves to own skateboarding, sold skateboarding to the Olympics, and created an organizations full of complete kooks does kooky things?
Who would have guessed grifter businessmen would turn out to be grifter businessmen? Color me shocked that something associated with Gary Ream and Neal Hendrix turned out to be garbage.
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https://youtu.be/KzTqZhvJ59A (https://youtu.be/KzTqZhvJ59A)
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If I recollect correct, these guys are actually masquerading as a skateboard organization, when in fact, they were, prior to their current incarnation, the governing body of competive rollerskating/inline sports competitions.
My hard drive may be glitching on this file recall, but I’m pretty certain these fucks have no business speaking on behalf of skateboarders at all.
We probably owe ol’ Brinky a collective thank you & a pat on the back for shining the spotlight on these turkeys’ mismanagement.
I’m gonna guess they fucked him over personally, or maybe some friends of his & he decided he wasn’t having it.
Now if only he can get skating removed from the Olympics altogether, I’ll buy him a steak dinner to go with that back pat.
This post, in a nutshell, basically states the everything that needs to be said about this “Olympic skateboarding team”. Really nothing else needs to be said… beyond that, I can’t imagine why anyone should care about the Olympic skateboarding team and anything that has to do with it.
I’ll take sushi instead of steak. Thanks Lou 😘
https://youtu.be/LehNm4VVqJI (https://youtu.be/LehNm4VVqJI)
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Wait, wait, wait, you're telling me the grifters who determined themselves to own skateboarding, sold skateboarding to the Olympics, and created an organizations full of complete kooks does kooky things?
Who would have guessed grifter businessmen would turn out to be grifter businessmen? Color me shocked that something associated with Gary Ream and Neal Hendrix turned out to be garbage.
We tried our best and lost to the forces of evil again 😂🤷🏻♂️
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If you don’t already have a digital instant-read thermometer, you should definitely get one of those.
maybe a carbon steel fry pan and wok.
ooh this is a good idea. I have a digital thermometer but it's kinda cheap. Adding that to the list!
I bet you'll be able to use it to make sweet birthday cakes in the future
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Pick your pool, brahs …
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https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
Wow, imagine skating for 42 years(!) and still being afraid to touch coping
Dudes also got mega Jar Jar Binks hands going on
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Is JRF just Brink's second account?
No.
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Is JRF just Brink's second account?
No.
Well, I’m certainly convinced.
Moving on! Nothing to see here.
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ABC NO RIO RIP
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Is JRF just Brink's second account?
No.
No
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Is JRF just Brink's second account?
No.
No
See Brink doesn’t use periods so he’s definitely a different person
My guess was OP (jrb32) was Brink so maybe he’s got 3 accounts in here. Hell, maybe I’m Brink
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The only thing that’s cooler to Grrl with a skateboard is Grrl with a microphone and a drum set.
Americans saying "drum set" instead of drum kit, hits me right in the same place as when you say "Creg" instead of Craig, and put the days and months in the wrong order when writing the date.
They could care less
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ABC NO RIO RIP
SANE RIP
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The only thing that’s cooler to Grrl with a skateboard is Grrl with a microphone and a drum set.
Americans saying "drum set" instead of drum kit, hits me right in the same place as when you say "Creg" instead of Craig, and put the days and months in the wrong order when writing the date.
Oh shit that's just clicked. Even though it was funny I always thought it odd why people called Greg Lutzka "Craig Lutzka" since it doesn't quite rhyme. But it was just my silly Britishness and our habit of pronouncing things properly
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Welp.. this doesnt look good for whoever is running the US skateboard team for the olympics..
https://twitter.com/robertbrink/status/1552345741204434945?s=21&t=fORWAWkAW0Yeu7-5gXeBlQ
https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/TeamUSA/NGB-Audit/USA-Skateboarding-Audit-Report-FINAL-ua.pdf
Thanks for posting by the way!
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The only thing that’s cooler to Grrl with a skateboard is Grrl with a microphone and a drum set.
Americans saying "drum set" instead of drum kit, hits me right in the same place as when you say "Creg" instead of Craig, and put the days and months in the wrong order when writing the date.
Oh shit that's just clicked. Even though it was funny I always thought it odd why people called Greg Lutzka "Craig Lutzka" since it doesn't quite rhyme. But it was just my silly Britishness and our habit of pronouncing things properly
Fellas, I’m from the south it’s a blessing I’ve learned how to complete full sentences, much less pronounce words correctly.
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Fuck yeah
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Hey I’m selling mad old graffiti mags.
I got a mint Bates book.
Local pick up
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The only thing that’s cooler to Grrl with a skateboard is Grrl with a microphone and a drum set.
Americans saying "drum set" instead of drum kit, hits me right in the same place as when you say "Creg" instead of Craig, and put the days and months in the wrong order when writing the date.
Oh shit that's just clicked. Even though it was funny I always thought it odd why people called Greg Lutzka "Craig Lutzka" since it doesn't quite rhyme. But it was just my silly Britishness and our habit of pronouncing things properly
how do you say Craig? We can’t let this go on any longer. Gotta hammer it out, lest there be a revolution here in the colonies
Seems like the wrong people are in charge. Again and again. Almost like the idea of judged skate competitions are still and will forever be cornball.
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Creg seems to be the correct pronunciation
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Yeah for me it’s Creg. Britmans with the Krayig?
I used to make fun of my Canadian girlfriend saying the r in iron. Then I realized how my “dee-cal” sounded vs her “deckle,” which was truly just a shortened version of the french original “decalcomania.” Pure hillbilly.
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Craig rhymes with plague.
If you say Craig like kreg you aren't allowed to think Brits are weird for spelling Jeff as geoff
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Whoa a third version now?
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Craig rhymes with plague.
If you say Craig like kreg you aren't allowed to think Brits are weird for spelling Jeff as geoff
"my favorite skater is G-off Rollie" - somebody you went to highschool with
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Pick your pool, brahs …
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https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
Wow, imagine skating for 42 years(!) and still being afraid to touch coping
Imagine dropping in like that and actually thinking you can skate
https://youtu.be/u-MI_BkLVbY
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https://twitter.com/Max_Wettstein/status/1550718205013815296?s=20&t=u9KLa8mdfRUVxIvbhKmdqw
Wow, imagine skating for 42 years(!) and still being afraid to touch coping
Imagine dropping in like that and actually thinking you can skate
https://youtu.be/u-MI_BkLVbY
Between this guy and Taylor Silverman I think there’s reason to believe there’s a defined “anti-Trans” style of skating that includes awkward, fearful carves and a dissappointing bag of tricks that falls well short of what’s been promised.
I hope people dont think Im anti-Trans when they watch me skate now…
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Craig rhymes with plague.
cleg?
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my cats name is craig, got him free off of craig's list
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I would never have picked Bryce Wettstein to have an Elon Musk retweeting, transphobic father.
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Lmao of course he's got 'No politics' in his Twitter bio, pretty much always means they've got repugnant political views
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'No politics' = I don't want to have to justify or be called out for my abhorrent beliefs
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The video of himself skating the bowl to “challenge”me is reposted from 2018 fyi. 😂😂😂
And this was posted 3 days ago. But don’t worry … he assures us he’s not transphobic.
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A game of SKATE against him would be sick though. I’d be down. Pretty sure I’d at least have a few lip tricks on the shallow part of that bowl too. Although transition is certainly my kryptonite. SLAP UNSANCTIONED!
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The video of himself skating the bowl to “challenge”me is reposted from 2018 fyi. 😂😂😂
And this was posted 3 days ago. But don’t worry … he assures us he’s not transphobic.
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A game of SKATE against him would be sick though. I’d be down. Pretty sure I’d at least have a few lip tricks on the shallow part of that bowl too. Although transition is certainly my kryptonite. SLAP UNSANCTIONED!
How are you going to play him in skate when you're a rollerblader?
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Here's an idea to solve all the contest skater and their parent's complaints about trans athletes:
Instead continuing down the road towards bro culture and putting ourselves at the center of some right-wing traditional sports culture war, let's just not have skateboarding be part of some stupid ass mainstream contest run by outsiders, kooks, jocks, and so on.
Let's go back to focusing on video parts that are about talent, style, charisma, creativity, etc. We can allow everyone to make a part that represents who they are and then as an audience, we can simply appreciate each part rather than worrying about who wins or loses (and the rewards that come from winning/losing).
I left skateboarding to escape jock culture for a reason. Pretty bummed Gary Ream, Hendrix, NBC, and a few other people decided bring jock culture to me. And, I really appreciate that while they were doing it, they were telling me it was bound to happen, they were doing me a favor, and their actions were benefiting skateboarding as a whole. And, it had nothing to do with Ream, Hendrix, and others getting access to power/money by putting skateboarding in the center of the traditional sports world.
Honestly, I wasn't thrilled about the Olympics in the first place, I'm even less thrilled having to deal with the tabloid media create problems that can only exist when skateboarding is about winning/losing. The X-Games might have run into this, but skateboarding wouldn't have been a popular culture war target or attract as many culture war nuts, without the Olympics existing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBjiYZiv5RE
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The video of himself skating the bowl to “challenge”me is reposted from 2018 fyi. 😂😂😂
And this was posted 3 days ago. But don’t worry … he assures us he’s not transphobic.
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A game of SKATE against him would be sick though. I’d be down. Pretty sure I’d at least have a few lip tricks on the shallow part of that bowl too. Although transition is certainly my kryptonite. SLAP UNSANCTIONED!
How are you going to play him in skate when you're a rollerblader?
Team pup n sudz is versatile bro ...
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The only thing that’s cooler to Grrl with a skateboard is Grrl with a microphone and a drum set.
Americans saying "drum set" instead of drum kit, hits me right in the same place as when you say "Creg" instead of Craig, and put the days and months in the wrong order when writing the date.
you say Vegeta i say vagina
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Hello this is Max. I probably wouldn't have been back on SLAP so soon, but people keep sending me screenshots of Brink's comments about me, including now on this topic thread, which seems really random. But I would add that I too read the audit of Team USA Skateboarding. That must be all behind the scenes issues. As a father of a Team USA Skateboarding skater since the team's inception, I only noticed and witnessed total professionalism from them (apart from a momentary hiccup when Brink blocked me from all of USA Skateboarding's social media for bit). In fact, USA Skateboarding somehow got my spacey teenage daughter to and from Tokyo 2021 Olympics in one piece, without a parent or agent allowed to attend, during all that crazy COVID protocol. Specifically to Josh Friedberg and Mimi Knoop, my hat is off. They made it happen and got Bryce there and back, mission accomplished.
As for Mr. Brink for some reason bringing my name up yet again, in a topic thread that has literally nothing to do with me, (in fact I'm probably already boring everybody right now), I'm just going to weigh in with some more actual facts, not because I care at all what Brink thinks about me, but rather because he took it upon him self in true journalistic fashion to start a trash thread about me, and then once I posted a fair rebuttal, he censored it and deleted it, claiming, I was "lying through my teeth.", without citing you any specifics of course, as to what I was exactly lying about. Because he can't. Because I was not lying and I believe in full transparency for all. So Brink, what exactly was I lying about and produce some evidence, full transparency. I have literally nothing he can ask that I'm not willing to answer straight with a handshake to back it up. Sorry you all are once again subjected to Brink's personal infatuation with me. He should really take his issues with me off line, to my face. but he won't because he literally is the definition of a keyboard warrior.
Also to further clear up the record, We as a family did have an amicable split from Bryce's agency, not that any one really cares, this is so boring, everybody is still friends. These things happen. People change agents. This is not even newsworthy. Brink claims it because I'm a "dick". Ouch, Brink...I'm so hurt! Also somebody said they can't believe that I'm destroying Bryce's skating career or something like that. It's quite the opposite - Bryce now has a giant creativity break from all the agency obligations and asks, nothing against them - it goes with the territory when you're under contracts. Bryce has that much more time to enjoy her skateboard, surfboard, uke and is currently up at Camp Woodward for girls' week. So in the future, not that any of you would, but if somebody did have a question about me or my actions, then you could just ask me. I didn't hire Brink to be my publicist. He's not doing a very good job at that. If nothing else, if somebody calls somebody else a liar, we probably shouldn't just take their word for it - its best to do our own research. Also if the Sketch Hitchcock guy on here is Skitch - you are a legend!
Respectfully,
Max Wettstein
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Thank you, Max
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Hello this is Max. I probably wouldn't have been back on SLAP so soon, but people keep sending me screenshots of Brink's comments about me, including now on this topic thread, which seems really random. But I would add that I too read the audit of Team USA Skateboarding. That must be all behind the scenes issues. As a father of a Team USA Skateboarding skater since the team's inception, I only noticed and witnessed total professionalism from them (apart from a momentary hiccup when Brink blocked me from all of USA Skateboarding's social media for bit). In fact, USA Skateboarding somehow got my spacey teenage daughter to and from Tokyo 2021 Olympics in one piece, without a parent or agent allowed to attend, during all that crazy COVID protocol. Specifically to Josh Friedberg and Mimi Knoop, my hat is off. They made it happen and got Bryce there and back, mission accomplished.
As for Mr. Brink for some reason bringing my name up yet again, in a topic thread that has literally nothing to do with me, (in fact I'm probably already boring everybody right now), I'm just going to weigh in with some more actual facts, not because I care at all what Brink thinks about me, but rather because he took it upon him self in true journalistic fashion to start a trash thread about me, and then once I posted a fair rebuttal, he censored it and deleted it, claiming, I was "lying through my teeth.", without citing you any specifics of course, as to what I was exactly lying about. Because he can't. Because I was not lying and I believe in full transparency for all. So Brink, what exactly was I lying about and produce some evidence, full transparency. I have literally nothing he can ask that I'm not willing to answer straight with a handshake to back it up. Sorry you all are once again subjected to Brink's personal infatuation with me. He should really take his issues with me off line, to my face. but he won't because he literally is the definition of a keyboard warrior.
Also to further clear up the record, We as a family did have an amicable split from Bryce's agency, not that any one really cares, this is so boring, everybody is still friends. These things happen. People change agents. This is not even newsworthy. Brink claims it because I'm a "dick". Ouch, Brink...I'm so hurt! Also somebody said they can't believe that I'm destroying Bryce's skating career or something like that. It's quite the opposite - Bryce now has a giant creativity break from all the agency obligations and asks, nothing against them - it goes with the territory when you're under contracts. Bryce has that much more time to enjoy her skateboard, surfboard, uke and is currently up at Camp Woodward for girls' week. So in the future, not that any of you would, but if somebody did have a question about me or my actions, then you could just ask me. I didn't hire Brink to be my publicist. He's not doing a very good job at that. If nothing else, if somebody calls somebody else a liar, we probably shouldn't just take their word for it - its best to do our own research. Also if the Sketch Hitchcock guy on here is Skitch - you are a legend!
Respectfully,
Max Wettstein
How many bloards can you ollie?
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Oh Max … Still lying. I don’t really have anything to say to you that the entire industry doesn’t already know. Nor would I ever in a million years shake those creepy 14 year old girl obsessing, transphobic hands of yours.
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Brink is vegetarian but he feeds off of beef, yikes.
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Wow this Max guy has a really similar posting style to Brink, even claiming his detractors are infatuated with him. Should be good.
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Hello this is Max. I probably wouldn't have been back on SLAP so soon, but people keep sending me screenshots of Brink's comments about me, including now on this topic thread, which seems really random. But I would add that I too read the audit of Team USA Skateboarding. That must be all behind the scenes issues. As a father of a Team USA Skateboarding skater since the team's inception, I only noticed and witnessed total professionalism from them (apart from a momentary hiccup when Brink blocked me from all of USA Skateboarding's social media for bit). In fact, USA Skateboarding somehow got my spacey teenage daughter to and from Tokyo 2021 Olympics in one piece, without a parent or agent allowed to attend, during all that crazy COVID protocol. Specifically to Josh Friedberg and Mimi Knoop, my hat is off. They made it happen and got Bryce there and back, mission accomplished.
As for Mr. Brink for some reason bringing my name up yet again, in a topic thread that has literally nothing to do with me, (in fact I'm probably already boring everybody right now), I'm just going to weigh in with some more actual facts, not because I care at all what Brink thinks about me, but rather because he took it upon him self in true journalistic fashion to start a trash thread about me, and then once I posted a fair rebuttal, he censored it and deleted it, claiming, I was "lying through my teeth.", without citing you any specifics of course, as to what I was exactly lying about. Because he can't. Because I was not lying and I believe in full transparency for all. So Brink, what exactly was I lying about and produce some evidence, full transparency. I have literally nothing he can ask that I'm not willing to answer straight with a handshake to back it up. Sorry you all are once again subjected to Brink's personal infatuation with me. He should really take his issues with me off line, to my face. but he won't because he literally is the definition of a keyboard warrior.
Also to further clear up the record, We as a family did have an amicable split from Bryce's agency, not that any one really cares, this is so boring, everybody is still friends. These things happen. People change agents. This is not even newsworthy. Brink claims it because I'm a "dick". Ouch, Brink...I'm so hurt! Also somebody said they can't believe that I'm destroying Bryce's skating career or something like that. It's quite the opposite - Bryce now has a giant creativity break from all the agency obligations and asks, nothing against them - it goes with the territory when you're under contracts. Bryce has that much more time to enjoy her skateboard, surfboard, uke and is currently up at Camp Woodward for girls' week. So in the future, not that any of you would, but if somebody did have a question about me or my actions, then you could just ask me. I didn't hire Brink to be my publicist. He's not doing a very good job at that. If nothing else, if somebody calls somebody else a liar, we probably shouldn't just take their word for it - its best to do our own research. Also if the Sketch Hitchcock guy on here is Skitch - you are a legend!
Respectfully,
Max Wettstein
How many bloards can you ollie?
Sounds like this guy is Brink-hurt.
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Wow this Max guy has a really similar posting style to Brink, even claiming his detractors are infatuated with him. Should be good.
Save the date and see where his daughter’s career is a year from today, then two … since the beginning of the fall of USA Skateboarding and the loss of management he caused. Sadly none of it will be her fault. Also weird he would say they had no issues with USA Skateboarding when all the tweets I blocked him for were talking shit about us. I do believe they tried to sue us as well … because they and some other parents weren’t allowed to go to Tokyo as well because of covid … but he has no issues with USA skateboarding … just like he’s “not transphobic.”
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Actually Max … I do have one thing to ask you. Have you heard the rumors going around about your wife allegedly sleeping with a pro skater? Because lot of us have. Maybe not here … but you know, us industry folk. But between that and your daughter’s career and your abs and pitching stories to the Daily Mail, it seems to me you have way bigger things at home to worry about then lying here to save face.
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am i supposed to cyberbully brink or this other guy
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Wow this Max guy has a really similar posting style to Brink, even claiming his detractors are infatuated with him. Should be good.
This was my favourite part.
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Make with the dick pic, Max, otherwise we’ll never know it’s really you. Don’t forget to sharpie SLAP on your Balzac!
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Actually Max … I do have one thing to ask you. Have you heard the rumors going around about your wife allegedly sleeping with a pro skater? Because lot of us have. Maybe not here … but you know, us industry folk. But between that and your daughter’s career and your abs and pitching stories to the Daily Mail, it seems to me you have way bigger things at home to worry about then lying here to save face.
Dude, you’re fucked up for this
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Yeah, that has nothing to do with Max's statements. Now you're just bringing up family stuff which is only going to embarass Bryce and her family more than this situation already has.
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Actually Max … I do have one thing to ask you. Have you heard the rumors going around about your wife allegedly sleeping with a pro skater? Because lot of us have. Maybe not here … but you know, us industry folk. But between that and your daughter’s career and your abs and pitching stories to the Daily Mail, it seems to me you have way bigger things at home to worry about then lying here to save face.
Dude, you’re fucked up for this
I guess when someone starts lying (about me and more) as a means of retaliation against me the rules go out the window 🤷🏻♂️
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Yeah, that has nothing to do with Max's statements. Now you're just bringing up family stuff which is only going to embarass Bryce and her family more than this situation already has.
He’s been publicly embarrassing his family for years.
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I cannot believe Max's wife got fucked in the ass by Todd Falcon and Brink just blew the whole story wide open.
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Hello this is Max. I probably wouldn't have been back on SLAP so soon, but people keep sending me screenshots of Brink's comments about me, including now on this topic thread, which seems really random. But I would add that I too read the audit of Team USA Skateboarding. That must be all behind the scenes issues. As a father of a Team USA Skateboarding skater since the team's inception, I only noticed and witnessed total professionalism from them (apart from a momentary hiccup when Brink blocked me from all of USA Skateboarding's social media for bit). In fact, USA Skateboarding somehow got my spacey teenage daughter to and from Tokyo 2021 Olympics in one piece, without a parent or agent allowed to attend, during all that crazy COVID protocol. Specifically to Josh Friedberg and Mimi Knoop, my hat is off. They made it happen and got Bryce there and back, mission accomplished.
As for Mr. Brink for some reason bringing my name up yet again, in a topic thread that has literally nothing to do with me, (in fact I'm probably already boring everybody right now), I'm just going to weigh in with some more actual facts, not because I care at all what Brink thinks about me, but rather because he took it upon him self in true journalistic fashion to start a trash thread about me, and then once I posted a fair rebuttal, he censored it and deleted it, claiming, I was "lying through my teeth.", without citing you any specifics of course, as to what I was exactly lying about. Because he can't. Because I was not lying and I believe in full transparency for all. So Brink, what exactly was I lying about and produce some evidence, full transparency. I have literally nothing he can ask that I'm not willing to answer straight with a handshake to back it up. Sorry you all are once again subjected to Brink's personal infatuation with me. He should really take his issues with me off line, to my face. but he won't because he literally is the definition of a keyboard warrior.
Also to further clear up the record, We as a family did have an amicable split from Bryce's agency, not that any one really cares, this is so boring, everybody is still friends. These things happen. People change agents. This is not even newsworthy. Brink claims it because I'm a "dick". Ouch, Brink...I'm so hurt! Also somebody said they can't believe that I'm destroying Bryce's skating career or something like that. It's quite the opposite - Bryce now has a giant creativity break from all the agency obligations and asks, nothing against them - it goes with the territory when you're under contracts. Bryce has that much more time to enjoy her skateboard, surfboard, uke and is currently up at Camp Woodward for girls' week. So in the future, not that any of you would, but if somebody did have a question about me or my actions, then you could just ask me. I didn't hire Brink to be my publicist. He's not doing a very good job at that. If nothing else, if somebody calls somebody else a liar, we probably shouldn't just take their word for it - its best to do our own research. Also if the Sketch Hitchcock guy on here is Skitch - you are a legend!
Respectfully,
Max Wettstein
too long, didn't read, don't care, plus go fuck yourself :)
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I cannot believe Max's wife got fucked in the ass by Todd Falcon and Brink just blew the whole story wide open.
The WHOLE STORY! Don’t keep replying though, guys … otherwise this thread just stays at the top and grows and grows and grows …
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Hello this is Max. I probably wouldn't have been back on SLAP so soon, but people keep sending me screenshots of Brink's comments about me, including now on this topic thread, which seems really random. But I would add that I too read the audit of Team USA Skateboarding. That must be all behind the scenes issues. As a father of a Team USA Skateboarding skater since the team's inception, I only noticed and witnessed total professionalism from them (apart from a momentary hiccup when Brink blocked me from all of USA Skateboarding's social media for bit). In fact, USA Skateboarding somehow got my spacey teenage daughter to and from Tokyo 2021 Olympics in one piece, without a parent or agent allowed to attend, during all that crazy COVID protocol. Specifically to Josh Friedberg and Mimi Knoop, my hat is off. They made it happen and got Bryce there and back, mission accomplished.
As for Mr. Brink for some reason bringing my name up yet again, in a topic thread that has literally nothing to do with me, (in fact I'm probably already boring everybody right now), I'm just going to weigh in with some more actual facts, not because I care at all what Brink thinks about me, but rather because he took it upon him self in true journalistic fashion to start a trash thread about me, and then once I posted a fair rebuttal, he censored it and deleted it, claiming, I was "lying through my teeth.", without citing you any specifics of course, as to what I was exactly lying about. Because he can't. Because I was not lying and I believe in full transparency for all. So Brink, what exactly was I lying about and produce some evidence, full transparency. I have literally nothing he can ask that I'm not willing to answer straight with a handshake to back it up. Sorry you all are once again subjected to Brink's personal infatuation with me. He should really take his issues with me off line, to my face. but he won't because he literally is the definition of a keyboard warrior.
Also to further clear up the record, We as a family did have an amicable split from Bryce's agency, not that any one really cares, this is so boring, everybody is still friends. These things happen. People change agents. This is not even newsworthy. Brink claims it because I'm a "dick". Ouch, Brink...I'm so hurt! Also somebody said they can't believe that I'm destroying Bryce's skating career or something like that. It's quite the opposite - Bryce now has a giant creativity break from all the agency obligations and asks, nothing against them - it goes with the territory when you're under contracts. Bryce has that much more time to enjoy her skateboard, surfboard, uke and is currently up at Camp Woodward for girls' week. So in the future, not that any of you would, but if somebody did have a question about me or my actions, then you could just ask me. I didn't hire Brink to be my publicist. He's not doing a very good job at that. If nothing else, if somebody calls somebody else a liar, we probably shouldn't just take their word for it - its best to do our own research. Also if the Sketch Hitchcock guy on here is Skitch - you are a legend!
Respectfully,
Max Wettstein
Not 3… not 6… but NINE times!
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Hello this is Max. I probably wouldn't have been back on SLAP so soon, but people keep sending me screenshots of Brink's comments about me, including now on this topic thread, which seems really random. But I would add that I too read the audit of Team USA Skateboarding. That must be all behind the scenes issues. As a father of a Team USA Skateboarding skater since the team's inception, I only noticed and witnessed total professionalism from them (apart from a momentary hiccup when Brink blocked me from all of USA Skateboarding's social media for bit). In fact, USA Skateboarding somehow got my spacey teenage daughter to and from Tokyo 2021 Olympics in one piece, without a parent or agent allowed to attend, during all that crazy COVID protocol. Specifically to Josh Friedberg and Mimi Knoop, my hat is off. They made it happen and got Bryce there and back, mission accomplished.
As for Mr. Brink for some reason bringing my name up yet again, in a topic thread that has literally nothing to do with me, (in fact I'm probably already boring everybody right now), I'm just going to weigh in with some more actual facts, not because I care at all what Brink thinks about me, but rather because he took it upon him self in true journalistic fashion to start a trash thread about me, and then once I posted a fair rebuttal, he censored it and deleted it, claiming, I was "lying through my teeth.", without citing you any specifics of course, as to what I was exactly lying about. Because he can't. Because I was not lying and I believe in full transparency for all. So Brink, what exactly was I lying about and produce some evidence, full transparency. I have literally nothing he can ask that I'm not willing to answer straight with a handshake to back it up. Sorry you all are once again subjected to Brink's personal infatuation with me. He should really take his issues with me off line, to my face. but he won't because he literally is the definition of a keyboard warrior.
Also to further clear up the record, We as a family did have an amicable split from Bryce's agency, not that any one really cares, this is so boring, everybody is still friends. These things happen. People change agents. This is not even newsworthy. Brink claims it because I'm a "dick". Ouch, Brink...I'm so hurt! Also somebody said they can't believe that I'm destroying Bryce's skating career or something like that. It's quite the opposite - Bryce now has a giant creativity break from all the agency obligations and asks, nothing against them - it goes with the territory when you're under contracts. Bryce has that much more time to enjoy her skateboard, surfboard, uke and is currently up at Camp Woodward for girls' week. So in the future, not that any of you would, but if somebody did have a question about me or my actions, then you could just ask me. I didn't hire Brink to be my publicist. He's not doing a very good job at that. If nothing else, if somebody calls somebody else a liar, we probably shouldn't just take their word for it - its best to do our own research. Also if the Sketch Hitchcock guy on here is Skitch - you are a legend!
Respectfully,
Max Wettstein
Not 3… not 6… but NINE times!
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Actually Max … I do have one thing to ask you. Have you heard the rumors going around about your wife allegedly sleeping with a pro skater? Because lot of us have. Maybe not here … but you know, us industry folk. But between that and your daughter’s career and your abs and pitching stories to the Daily Mail, it seems to me you have way bigger things at home to worry about then lying here to save face.
Dude, you’re fucked up for this
Both these dudes are pathetic, but this was extra pathetic. Bottom line, all competition in skateboarding is wack. Just look at this shit
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Wait, wait, wait, you're telling me the grifters who determined themselves to own skateboarding, sold skateboarding to the Olympics, and created an organizations full of complete kooks does kooky things?
Who would have guessed grifter businessmen would turn out to be grifter businessmen? Color me shocked that something associated with Gary Ream and Neal Hendrix turned out to be garbage.
We tried our best and lost to the forces of evil again 😂🤷🏻♂️
You were a cheerleader for this Olympic bullshit and went into business for this cause. Now, that assholes that ran it (like that assholes they’re were well known to be) didn’t pay you, they are hereby ‘forces of evil.’
I was trying to pull up the Twitter argument we had a few years prior to the Olympics. My point was that the Olympics is a shady business and skating didn’t need it. Your point was that the people against skating being in the Olympics we’re archaic … Those against Olympic participation weren’t thinking about all of the ‘exposure’ skateboarding could take advantage of.
I’d paste it here, and really lean into the ‘I told ya so’ but alas, it was deleted.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t be paid for your labor. But
https://youtu.be/jMBN7_zmJvI
If you want to get back at your debtors, write an article about the all of the anticipated board sales and skatepark construction that hasn’t happened as a result of the oLyMpiC ExPoSuRe.
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You're a really bad person brink.
Max, you're also a bad person but in a different way.
Both of you please go settle your messy ass business
on Facebook or something Jesus Christ
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You got a problem, DM me like a man. U know my insta
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Max Wettstein
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Wait, wait, wait, you're telling me the grifters who determined themselves to own skateboarding, sold skateboarding to the Olympics, and created an organizations full of complete kooks does kooky things?
Who would have guessed grifter businessmen would turn out to be grifter businessmen? Color me shocked that something associated with Gary Ream and Neal Hendrix turned out to be garbage.
We tried our best and lost to the forces of evil again 😂🤷🏻♂️
You were a cheerleader for this Olympic bullshit and went into business for this cause. Now, that assholes that ran it (like that assholes they’re were well known to be) didn’t pay you, they are hereby ‘forces of evil.’
I was trying to pull up the Twitter argument we had a few years prior to the Olympics. My point was that the Olympics is a shady business and skating didn’t need it. Your point was that the people against skating being in the Olympics we’re archaic … Those against Olympic participation weren’t thinking about all of the ‘exposure’ skateboarding could take advantage of.
I’d paste it here, and really lean into the ‘I told ya so’ but alas, it was deleted.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t be paid for your labor. But
https://youtu.be/jMBN7_zmJvI
If you want to get back at your debtors, write an article about the all of the anticipated board sales and skatepark construction that hasn’t happened as a result of the oLyMpiC ExPoSuRe.
I still agree with what I said. And I also don’t disagree with you. I was wary, of course. But went into it as open minded as I could be because my primary interest was getting skating in the paralympics. But USA Skateboarding is one organization that isn’t reflective of the entire Olympic movement. Maybe it’ll all turn to shit, maybe it wont. I don’t mind an “I told ya so” … I’ve been saying it to myself but still don’t regret that me and my friends tried.
There are most certainly more skateparks than 3 years ago though. And the “forces of evil” thing was a joke … as that’s been a good chunk of the skate community perception for the beginning.
You can say I told ya so. I deserve it to a degree!
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You're a really bad person brink.
Max, you're also a bad person but in a different way.
Both of you please go settle your messy ass business
on Facebook or something Jesus Christ
I know. I’m awful for standing up for my friends and the trans community in skateboarding then striking back at Max when he retaliates with lies because he didn’t like my opinion of the article. Terrible.
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You're a really bad person brink.
Max, you're also a bad person but in a different way.
Both of you please go settle your messy ass business
on Facebook or something Jesus Christ
I know. I’m awful for standing up for my friends and the trans community in skateboarding then striking back at Max when he retaliates with lies because he didn’t like my opinion of the article. Terrible.
Stop using vulnerable people as a shield for your petty vendettas
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This will they, won’t they business is killing me. You can cut the sexual tension in here with a knife.
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You're a really bad person brink.
Max, you're also a bad person but in a different way.
Both of you please go settle your messy ass business
on Facebook or something Jesus Christ
I know. I’m awful for standing up for my friends and the trans community in skateboarding then striking back at Max when he retaliates with lies because he didn’t like my opinion of the article. Terrible.
Stop using vulnerable people as a shield for your petty vendettas
You must have missed my interview with Ricci a year ago …
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You're a really bad person brink.
Max, you're also a bad person but in a different way.
Both of you please go settle your messy ass business
on Facebook or something Jesus Christ
I know. I’m awful for standing up for my friends and the trans community in skateboarding then striking back at Max when he retaliates with lies because he didn’t like my opinion of the article. Terrible.
Stop using vulnerable people as a shield for your petty vendettas
You must have missed my interview with Ricci a year ago …
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You're a really bad person brink.
Max, you're also a bad person but in a different way.
Both of you please go settle your messy ass business
on Facebook or something Jesus Christ
I know. I’m awful for standing up for my friends and the trans community in skateboarding then striking back at Max when he retaliates with lies because he didn’t like my opinion of the article. Terrible.
Stop using vulnerable people as a shield for your petty vendettas
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Rob…there’s really no reason to be mentioning this stuff about his personal life. I don’t support what Max stands for at all, but using that against him only makes your own case and position weaker because frankly, it’s petty to use that against him. It has no bearing on the actual matter at hand and yeah, something like that being aired out can hurt Bryce’s outlook on skating and emotions in general if she catches wind of this whole thing.
It reminds me of when Tas Pappas tried to throw Tony Hawk under the bus on Instagram by mentioning his marital troubles and sexual past. This was shortly after the tas documentary came out and he was claiming the 900 had been stolen from him. Shit is petty, doesn’t help anything. I’d recommend deleting it.
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Rob…there’s really no reason to be mentioning this stuff about his personal life. I don’t support what Max stands for at all, but using that against him only makes your own case and position weaker because frankly, it’s petty to use that against him. It has no bearing on the actual matter at hand and yeah, something like that being aired out can hurt Bryce’s outlook on skating and emotions in general if she catches wind of this whole thing.
It reminds me of when Tas Pappas tried to throw Tony Hawk under the bus on Instagram by mentioning his marital troubles and sexual past. This was shortly after the tas documentary came out and he was claiming the 900 had been stolen from him. Shit is petty, doesn’t help anything. I’d recommend deleting it.
I didn’t realize there were “rules” here. That’s funny considering all the verbal abuse about so many people y’all have dished out over the years. But yes … happy to delete once Max apologizes to the trans community. And agrees to never speak negatively about them or me publicly again.
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In the interest of getting back on topic …
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns?fbclid=IwAR3PwG-_Owij1hEPNtphwyA1Qu8sRoagm6Dphn73cw0rI4oJcWLXbBGVvI4 (https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns?fbclid=IwAR3PwG-_Owij1hEPNtphwyA1Qu8sRoagm6Dphn73cw0rI4oJcWLXbBGVvI4)
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In the interest of getting back on topic …
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns?fbclid=IwAR3PwG-_Owij1hEPNtphwyA1Qu8sRoagm6Dphn73cw0rI4oJcWLXbBGVvI4 (https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns?fbclid=IwAR3PwG-_Owij1hEPNtphwyA1Qu8sRoagm6Dphn73cw0rI4oJcWLXbBGVvI4)
Brink, we’ve all seen cakefarts.
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In the interest of getting back on topic …
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns?fbclid=IwAR3PwG-_Owij1hEPNtphwyA1Qu8sRoagm6Dphn73cw0rI4oJcWLXbBGVvI4 (https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns?fbclid=IwAR3PwG-_Owij1hEPNtphwyA1Qu8sRoagm6Dphn73cw0rI4oJcWLXbBGVvI4)
Brink, we’ve all seen cakefarts.
I googled it and did you know there’s a song called Cake Farts by “Yung Sack” damnnn best rap name ever.
(https://i.ibb.co/t4DCxjh/16563890-144-D-459-C-A6-FF-69-E5991-CCAD7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/t4DCxjh)
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Congrats Brink. You’re somehow on the right side of everything related to this argument but acted like a gossiping teenager and come off looking like a complete unlikeable douche.
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Congrats Brink. You’re somehow on the right side of everything related to this argument but acted like a gossiping teenager and come off looking like a complete unlikeable douche.
Pretty impressive work by Brink. A tragic.
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Congrats Brink. You’re somehow on the right side of everything related to this argument but acted like a gossiping teenager and come off looking like a complete unlikeable douche.
None of you like me anyway. But at least I’m on the right side of everything … that’s what counts.
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Hello this is Max. I probably wouldn't have been back on SLAP so soon, but people keep sending me screenshots of Brink's comments about me, including now on this topic thread, which seems really random. But I would add that I too read the audit of Team USA Skateboarding. That must be all behind the scenes issues. As a father of a Team USA Skateboarding skater since the team's inception, I only noticed and witnessed total professionalism from them (apart from a momentary hiccup when Brink blocked me from all of USA Skateboarding's social media for bit). In fact, USA Skateboarding somehow got my spacey teenage daughter to and from Tokyo 2021 Olympics in one piece, without a parent or agent allowed to attend, during all that crazy COVID protocol. Specifically to Josh Friedberg and Mimi Knoop, my hat is off. They made it happen and got Bryce there and back, mission accomplished.
As for Mr. Brink for some reason bringing my name up yet again, in a topic thread that has literally nothing to do with me, (in fact I'm probably already boring everybody right now), I'm just going to weigh in with some more actual facts, not because I care at all what Brink thinks about me, but rather because he took it upon him self in true journalistic fashion to start a trash thread about me, and then once I posted a fair rebuttal, he censored it and deleted it, claiming, I was "lying through my teeth.", without citing you any specifics of course, as to what I was exactly lying about. Because he can't. Because I was not lying and I believe in full transparency for all. So Brink, what exactly was I lying about and produce some evidence, full transparency. I have literally nothing he can ask that I'm not willing to answer straight with a handshake to back it up. Sorry you all are once again subjected to Brink's personal infatuation with me. He should really take his issues with me off line, to my face. but he won't because he literally is the definition of a keyboard warrior.
Also to further clear up the record, We as a family did have an amicable split from Bryce's agency, not that any one really cares, this is so boring, everybody is still friends. These things happen. People change agents. This is not even newsworthy. Brink claims it because I'm a "dick". Ouch, Brink...I'm so hurt! Also somebody said they can't believe that I'm destroying Bryce's skating career or something like that. It's quite the opposite - Bryce now has a giant creativity break from all the agency obligations and asks, nothing against them - it goes with the territory when you're under contracts. Bryce has that much more time to enjoy her skateboard, surfboard, uke and is currently up at Camp Woodward for girls' week. So in the future, not that any of you would, but if somebody did have a question about me or my actions, then you could just ask me. I didn't hire Brink to be my publicist. He's not doing a very good job at that. If nothing else, if somebody calls somebody else a liar, we probably shouldn't just take their word for it - its best to do our own research. Also if the Sketch Hitchcock guy on here is Skitch - you are a legend!
Respectfully,
Max Wettstein
For the love of god! Just shut the fuck up! Stop giving your kid an itinerary on when she can have fun skateboarding and when she must transform into “skateboarding career” mode.. fuck!!!!! This whole thread is a tit for tat shit show between brink and you! ( difference being that I have read and definitely liked some of brink’s skateboarding journalism over the years, where everything I’ve seen you write just gives me a fucking headache) No one wants to hear it! TheLurper already summed up this whole, stupid argument.. so please, stop, pretty please! I’m so glad I had supportive parents that loved the fact that I genuinely love skateboarding and didn’t try to interject themselves into whatever career path That I may, or may not of made..
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Is JRF just Brink's second account?
No.
Well, I’m certainly convinced.
Moving on! Nothing to see here.
My name is Jayme, not rob..
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Is JRF just Brink's second account?
No.
No
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Holy fuck I just came to this thread to see what all the hub bub was but I couldn’t fucking believe the daily mail article fucking deadnamed Ricci and posted their pre-transition photos. Fucking disgraceful.
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think I speak for all of us when I say “what the heck is going on here?”
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think I speak for all of us when I say “what the heck is going on here?”
I don't have the time to read all the 7 pages but
All I can say in our country they implemented the skateboarding team inside the hockey federation; which made everything shady and fat old 60 years old dudes manage the circus. Even the most sell out dudes are jumping ship, a shame.
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think I speak for all of us when I say “what the heckride is going on here?”
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What the fuck is wrong with you BRINK?! Whatever your moral or factual high ground was, those taunts about cheating stand to hurt the entire family, including Bryce who you claim to support. But mainly stooping so low is just fucking twisted. I'm baffled how you can be right about wanting to help (you're not actually helping, with this behaviour) minority communities but not see how incredibly wrong and terrible (and cruel) your own approach is. Nobody wants you as their defender if this is who you are and how you act. I thought the memes and this childish behaviour by a grown man on a message board were maybe just an act and validated by your cause being an honourable one but apparently you're not at all in a well adjusted place. Take a step back man and get some help for yourself before you embark on any more heroic defenses of minorities that will only be hurt by your associating with them. Seriously WHAT THE FUCK.
Oh and Max I've already told you on Twitter but can you please take your patriarchal transphobic ass out of skateboarding altogether and stop ruining your daughter's career?
I'm petitioning both Brink and Max to be thrown off this forum, they've both crossed the line (which is already remarkably low on here). If not for our sake, then at least for Bryce's. Imagine being 18 years old and having to watch your dad shit on your friends in a newspaper article after you've expressed your support for them and then get into an online mudfight with another grown man who claims to be your friend but smears gossip on your mum just so he can win the argument... basically two men who should be your guardians behaving like deranged teenagers exploiting your career to grab attention. Feeling real sorry for her right now.
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Congrats Brink. You’re somehow on the right side of everything related to this argument but acted like a gossiping teenager and come off looking like a complete unlikeable douche.
None of you like me anyway. But at least I’m on the right side of everything … that’s what counts.
An asshole on the "right side of everything" is still an asshole Brink. No one really disagrees with your message, they disagree with how you're conducting yourself. Contrary to what you seem to think, there's more to being a good person than just being "right".
In other words, the reason people don't like you is entirely down to your own behavior, so you can't play the victim here (though I'm sure you'll keep trying). You have the power to change that, and you probably should since the actual valuable message in your work tends to gets lost in all the high school lunch table bullshit you can't seem to resist.
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Now I feel bad, and I’m not sure a buff dad dick pic will cheer me up.
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me too :( its worth a shot though
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This thread should be deleted, or at least that post about Bryce's mom. No fucking need for that
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“None of you like me anyway”
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lmao wow brink really is a piece of shit :o
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I need Ja Rule, OR El LAwndale to help sort this out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPpN1x8CgZY
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Just got a request to delete a post.
No. Please don't ask us to edit or micromanage threads unless something heavy or illegal is happening.
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Just got a request to delete a post.
No. Please don't ask us to edit or micromanage threads unless something heavy or illegal is happening.
AMEN! This is Slap.
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Wow, this took a really dark turn with brink reacting like an edgy moron.
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Just got a request to delete a post.
No. Please don't ask us to edit or micromanage threads unless something heavy or illegal is happening.
That post of Brink dragging the guy's wife into this should qualify as more than heavy in 2022. It might also qualify as defamation and be officially illegal but it's a bit fucked we're even having to debate this. If you don't want to "micromanage" just kick Brink and Max out and delete this entire thread.
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They have the ability to remove whatever they want from this thread as the authors of their posts.
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Just got a request to delete a post.
No. Please don't ask us to edit or micromanage threads unless something heavy or illegal is happening.
That post of Brink dragging the guy's wife into this should qualify as more than heavy in 2022. It might also qualify as defamation and be officially illegal but it's a bit fucked we're even having to debate this. If you don't want to "micromanage" just kick Brink and Max out and delete this entire thread.
bro you whine about everything how can anyone take you seriously
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Just got a request to delete a post.
No. Please don't ask us to edit or micromanage threads unless something heavy or illegal is happening.
That post of Brink dragging the guy's wife into this should qualify as more than heavy in 2022. It might also qualify as defamation and be officially illegal but it's a bit fucked we're even having to debate this. If you don't want to "micromanage" just kick Brink and Max out and delete this entire thread.
You're the guy who bumped the infowars x AW collab thread from 2013.
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slap mods have not been trained in matters of civil law
on criminal shit, we might have a bit more knowledge
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“None of you like me anyway”
Honestly the biggest takeaway from this thread. Fuck Max and fuck Brink.
And for the record, while I'm not trans, I do fall under some other minority groups and I would never want a sleezy narcissistic dude like Brink trying to be my "ally" by airing out some family's dirty laundry on the internet.
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wow, i opened this thread expecting some juicy athletic corruption gossip but what i got was even better
i can't wait to read the entire thread when i'm done with work
this is why i post on slap
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Brink, Max DMed me and said he allegedly has proof that you wear diapers and then when the diaper is dirty you just take it off and throw it into the corner of your room onto a big pile of other dirty diapers. Is this at all true? I'm not going to making an conclusions based on his DM alone. Feel free to step in as well Max.
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They have the ability to remove whatever they want from this thread as the authors of their posts.
And your responsibility as the MODERATOR of a SKATEBOARD forum to protect the privacy of an 18 year old girl SKATEBOARD talent is zero because why?
This isn't a case of us anonymous users trolling each other, this is a young girl who is known and has exposure within our scene having her family put into jeopardy.
Why do I have to explain this?! No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
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every time some one is whinnng, lamenting or even bragging about skateboarding at Olympics
a good skate session is dying. Shut up and skate.
to all Skatedads - keep your kids alone.
I am a father myself - and if my kids ask me for support - mostly paying for piano classes, driving them to some
dance or theater workshops, or if they invite me for performance / public training - I am ready - but I try to gave them as much space and freedom as possible. If they make experience themself they are able to build up self-confidence and awareness.
to @Brink its time for looking for a job outside of skateboarding - dont take it as an affront - take it as
an friendly advice. its better for your payment, and you mental health.
may you can enjoy and appreciate some skate sessions with old friends even more and getting back
the caballerial flip you had once.
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No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
yo i'm sorry but this is one of the funniest things i've ever seen on slap
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Oh Max … Still lying. I don’t really have anything to say to you that the entire industry doesn’t already know. Nor would I ever in a million years shake those creepy 14 year old girl obsessing, transphobic hands of yours.
(https://i.ibb.co/CHZFcg6/2-D93-B72-C-03-A2-4-A53-8-FBD-2-F9870-A358-A7.png) (https://ibb.co/CHZFcg6)
He's stating how 14 years olds shouldn't possibly do future damage to themselves in this world of (ironically) digging up old posts.
I don't claim to know Max, or how he's acted at whatever Dew games but what about those posts says to you that he's creeping on young girls? Because he said to do better? Ok.
I'm sure the trans phobia stuff exists...but again...where in those posts/comments is that seen??
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No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
I peed my surf pants when I saw that lol.
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The only way Brink and Max need to settle this is,
In a ditch battle
https://youtu.be/F3iosCodc4Y
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No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
I peed my surf pants when I saw that lol.
Amazing fr
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The only way Brink and Max need to settle this is,
In a ditch battle
https://youtu.be/F3iosCodc4Y
Damn, this should be a discipline in the olympics.
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two man babies spouting shit with no regard about how this will affect bryce. what in the actual fuck is wrong with both of you.
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No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
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Jesus. it's too bad actually interesting and influential skateboarders (as opposed to an influencer and outlier) aren't the ones going to town on slap anymore. brink beef is way less fun than ISUCK! beef. talking shit about someones wife as an attempt at emasculation is weak. take to IG or wherever else you waste time. or like, since you know one another, hash it out face to face.
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just chiming in to say that bryce's dad has taken to twitter to complain about the 'anonymous trolls' of slap message boards
his bio also says "no politics" which is pretty funny for a guy that just wrote an op ed whining about trans people
and he retweets elon musk pretty regularly so you know we're dealing with a real low iq type mf
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No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
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No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
Well that certainly changes everything. I'll look into reevaluating my moderation approach, if not my perspective on life itself.
For any Classic Slap fans, I recently mirrored my very old "Skateboard Olympics.com" page (refresh the page and the little text blurb changes):
http://nolympics.grimcitytv.com/index.php
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No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
For any Classic Slap fans, I recently mirrored my very old "Skateboard Olympics.com" page (refresh the page and the little text blurb changes):
http://nolympics.grimcitytv.com/index.php
Would be great if gifted makes a video about the beef
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The only way Brink and Max need to settle this is,
In a ditch battle
https://youtu.be/F3iosCodc4Y
Damn, this should be a discipline in the olympics.
Did this inspire the joust part of Skate or Die? Or, is this what skateboarding was really like in the mid-80s?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g0l-FApQGU
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No wonder Gifted Hater hates this place.
For any Classic Slap fans, I recently mirrored my very old "Skateboard Olympics.com" page (refresh the page and the little text blurb changes):
http://nolympics.grimcitytv.com/index.php
always going the good work
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Gifted hater hates slap and slap loves him for it.
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"What? How can I be right and wrong?"
https://youtu.be/LehNm4VVqJI (https://youtu.be/LehNm4VVqJI)
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The only way Brink and Max need to settle this is,
In a ditch battle
https://youtu.be/F3iosCodc4Y
Damn, this should be a discipline in the olympics.
Did this inspire the joust part of Skate or Die? Or, is this what skateboarding was really like in the mid-80s?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g0l-FApQGU
Had to have been an influence. Thrashin is summer 86 and Skate or Die! is fall 87. I had no idea that SoD was not only an EA game but the first title they developed internally so good question
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Problems with the USA skateboarding team is that it even exists.
Wake me up when this is the standard:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tRCTlEbLu4E
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Original dude can delete the thread if he wants. I don’t mind.
FYI it’s not defamation if you can prove it’s true. Also asking a question if an alleged rumor is true is not defamation.
If that were the case journalists everywhere would be sued.
I find it funny that anything Slap does regularly, for decades is ok … but if I do the same thing it isn’t. The kings of arbitrary ethics, rules and values here. Y’all had a field day when cigarettebeer talked about fucking my girlfriend back in the day and posted tons of personal shit about me and her. I even addressed it publicly in my Pals Questions because so many people asked about it. But now I’m getting crucified lmao. I could probably post here talking shit about Hitler and y’all would tell me I’m an asshole.
I’m no victim, y’all just hate when someone you don’t like plays the same game as you here or on social. You all want people to keep it real and tell the truth and shit but hate when it doesn't come from someone you don’t “approve of”. And Max ran his mouth and lied about me … then came here and did it again just like the last thread I deleted because it was getting too gross … sorry … no rules after that. Nothing I do or say will affect Bryce and her career more than her father already has over the years and will likely continue to do.
Now go over to the Tiago thread and talk about him and what he did and help save the world with your words and stop bumping this to the top if its soooo awfullll.
Even if I delete my post y’all can’t help but reply and talk shit so it won’t go anywhere? Yes, none of you like me. Don’t care. I just use y’all and the way you can’t resist talking shit to me to get info out when I want to. Works every time. Said what I needed to say about USA Skateboarding and Max and his stupid trans article. I’m done.
You can all ignore me if I’m so bad, right? Hit that button. But yeah, telling me how lame I am or whatever? Have at it some more if you like?
To the diaper question kid. If he DMd you that … awesome. That’s funny. I won’t “sue for defamation” over it though.
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Hey guys … I think Hitler was an asshole.
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If you spent as much time as you spend here working on that bagel shop book of yours you woulda finished it years ago, just saying.
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I don’t mind you Brink. Keep being you.
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If you spent as much time as you spend here working on that bagel shop book of yours you woulda finished it years ago, just saying.
Dude it's gonna be sick. Described the opening chapter to two different women last week and they started crying and stopped me from telling the story because it was so brutal. Actually 3 ... my shrink did the same. Nothing better than that kind of a visceral reaction. Ok, I know, I know ... they started crying because it was sooo bad. I walked right into that one. I'll roast myself so you don't have to.
Also now you have to buy a copy since you mentioned it.
As for the pace of my work ... It's not good when it's done, it's done when it's good. I've never been known to meet deadlines ... what's that famous quote?
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
- Douglas Adams
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I don’t mind you Brink. Keep being you.
Oh hey thanks let's get a milkshake some time.
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Oh Max … Still lying. I don’t really have anything to say to you that the entire industry doesn’t already know. Nor would I ever in a million years shake those creepy 14 year old girl obsessing, transphobic hands of yours.
(https://i.ibb.co/CHZFcg6/2-D93-B72-C-03-A2-4-A53-8-FBD-2-F9870-A358-A7.png) (https://ibb.co/CHZFcg6)
He's stating how 14 years olds shouldn't possibly do future damage to themselves in this world of (ironically) digging up old posts.
I don't claim to know Max, or how he's acted at whatever Dew games but what about those posts says to you that he's creeping on young girls? Because he said to do better? Ok.
I'm sure the trans phobia stuff exists...but again...where in those posts/comments is that seen??
Because he is posting public about the friends of his daughter.
My daughter is also 14y - sometimes I gave her in personal private dialog an advice about changing clothing for going to school for example -but usually I try to avoid.
My daughter woud not appreciate any comment on outfits or social media presence from me concerning her friends.
But a public post on ass pictures from teenager friends - this is really inappropriate.
As you I can understand the worries about the presentation of teenager girls in surfing via social media.
But its a completely different thing to talk about your doubts with your own daughter - or shit talking about her friends on twitter.
If I woud say "you have great ass, love your tits and I woud like to see my dick in your face" nothing is wrong with the message - but its all about circumstances. If the recipient is my wife - at the right time, right mood- she woud agree with me, wrong time wrong mood, not. In public in front of third parties, or posting the same message via social media woud be suicide / borderline experience. If the recipient is not my wife, instead someone who never ask for my opinion on his ass, I am molesting. If the person is underaged / teenage fried of my daughter the same message which is ok in the right circumstances becomes really really ceepy.
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The only way Brink and Max need to settle this is,
In a ditch battle
https://youtu.be/F3iosCodc4Y
Damn, this should be a discipline in the olympics.
Did this inspire the joust part of Skate or Die? Or, is this what skateboarding was really like in the mid-80s?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g0l-FApQGU
Hahahahaha!! This is so good!
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This thread should be deleted, or at least that post about Bryce's mom. No fucking need for that
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just chiming in to say that bryce's dad has taken to twitter to complain about the 'anonymous trolls' of slap message boards
his bio also says "no politics" which is pretty funny for a guy that just wrote an op ed whining about trans people
and he retweets elon musk pretty regularly so you know we're dealing with a real low iq type mf
Anonymous trolls? Get fucked max.. all you have to do is ask for my full name, along with, most people on here.. fuck that fucking bullshit rant about anonymous trolls, most people on here have no problem telling you, straight to your face, that you are a douchebag idiot..
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just chiming in to say that bryce's dad has taken to twitter to complain about the 'anonymous trolls' of slap message boards
his bio also says "no politics" which is pretty funny for a guy that just wrote an op ed whining about trans people
and he retweets elon musk pretty regularly so you know we're dealing with a real low iq type mf
Anonymous trolls? Get fucked max.. all you have to do is ask for my full name, along with, most people on here.. fuck that fucking bullshit rant about anonymous trolls, most people on here have no problem telling you, straight to your face, that you are a douchebag idiot..
I wish max had the same compulsion to Post Thru It that Brink does
We’re being denied comedic gold
Plus I want to know if he’s a Scientologist
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After finding an article about the audit it sounds to me that USA Skateboarding was overpaying its staff and 3 people have resigned behind the report:
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns
The audit revealed that no financial reports had been presented to the USAS Board last year, that a budget for 2021 was never completed and that "there are multiple issues related to USOPC Funding".
This included paying unsubstantiated expenses, no documented approval for any expense and providing per diem to staff members in excess of the days they travelled.
In addition, the audit discovered that Board, under Ream, removed USAS' "chief executive from financial control."
USAS has been ordered to provide the USOPC with a "detailed statement of the income and expenses of the organization" and explained why its "tax-exempt status was revoked by the IRS (Inland Revenue Service) in June 2021".
(https://cdn.dmcl.biz/media/image/247846/o/USOPC+skateboarding+audit.png)
Also:
It also criticised USAS for its lack of child protection policies after it found that the "U.S. Center for SafeSport had been unable to conduct an audit in 2021 due to multiple last minute cancelations by USA Skateboarding management".
The audit found that USAS was not completing background checks on officials and coaches to help protect athletes, many of them minors.
but: https://nypost.com/2018/10/24/pro-skater-suspended-after-allegations-he-sexually-abused-14-year-old-girl/
Gary Ream, chairman of USA Skateboarding, said in a statement to espnW: “USA Skateboarding is fully cooperating with the US Center for SafeSport’s investigation on the allegations placed upon Neal Hendrix. The safety of the athletes, staff and board members is our number one priority, and we support SafeSport’s decision of an interim suspension while the investigation is being conducted.”
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You're a really bad person brink.
Max, you're also a bad person but in a different way.
Both of you please go settle your messy ass business
on Facebook or something Jesus Christ
I know. I’m awful for standing up for my friends and the trans community in skateboarding then striking back at Max when he retaliates with lies because he didn’t like my opinion of the article. Terrible.
Stop using vulnerable people as a shield for your petty vendettas
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After finding an article about the audit it sounds to me that USA Skateboarding was overpaying its staff and 3 people have resigned behind the report:
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns
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The audit revealed that no financial reports had been presented to the USAS Board last year, that a budget for 2021 was never completed and that "there are multiple issues related to USOPC Funding".
This included paying unsubstantiated expenses, no documented approval for any expense and providing per diem to staff members in excess of the days they travelled.
In addition, the audit discovered that Board, under Ream, removed USAS' "chief executive from financial control."
USAS has been ordered to provide the USOPC with a "detailed statement of the income and expenses of the organization" and explained why its "tax-exempt status was revoked by the IRS (Inland Revenue Service) in June 2021".
(https://cdn.dmcl.biz/media/image/247846/o/USOPC+skateboarding+audit.png)
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It also criticised USAS for its lack of child protection policies after it found that the "U.S. Center for SafeSport had been unable to conduct an audit in 2021 due to multiple last minute cancelations by USA Skateboarding management".
The audit found that USAS was not completing background checks on officials and coaches to help protect athletes, many of them minors.
but: https://nypost.com/2018/10/24/pro-skater-suspended-after-allegations-he-sexually-abused-14-year-old-girl/
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Gary Ream, chairman of USA Skateboarding, said in a statement to espnW: “USA Skateboarding is fully cooperating with the US Center for SafeSport’s investigation on the allegations placed upon Neal Hendrix. The safety of the athletes, staff and board members is our number one priority, and we support SafeSport’s decision of an interim suspension while the investigation is being conducted.”
Seems pretty obvious why background checks weren’t conducted: Neil Hendrix was already known as a potential/alleged (sexual) abuser of minors, and I’d wager that the most cursory background check of Gary Ream, the creepy (non skateboarder) fuck who started his career in skating as the operator of a gymnastics camp for kids (we already know the record of creeps being involved with gymnastics here in the US) would reveal enough red warning lights to set up an improvised landing strip for large aircraft.
Said this same thing years ago.
I hope somebody in law enforcement pulls Ream’s hard drive looking for Olympic records & finds whatever secret this guy is hiding.
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After finding an article about the audit it sounds to me that USA Skateboarding was overpaying its staff and 3 people have resigned behind the report:
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126506/usa-skateboarding-president-resigns
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The audit revealed that no financial reports had been presented to the USAS Board last year, that a budget for 2021 was never completed and that "there are multiple issues related to USOPC Funding".
This included paying unsubstantiated expenses, no documented approval for any expense and providing per diem to staff members in excess of the days they travelled.
In addition, the audit discovered that Board, under Ream, removed USAS' "chief executive from financial control."
USAS has been ordered to provide the USOPC with a "detailed statement of the income and expenses of the organization" and explained why its "tax-exempt status was revoked by the IRS (Inland Revenue Service) in June 2021".
(https://cdn.dmcl.biz/media/image/247846/o/USOPC+skateboarding+audit.png)
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It also criticised USAS for its lack of child protection policies after it found that the "U.S. Center for SafeSport had been unable to conduct an audit in 2021 due to multiple last minute cancelations by USA Skateboarding management".
The audit found that USAS was not completing background checks on officials and coaches to help protect athletes, many of them minors.
but: https://nypost.com/2018/10/24/pro-skater-suspended-after-allegations-he-sexually-abused-14-year-old-girl/
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Gary Ream, chairman of USA Skateboarding, said in a statement to espnW: “USA Skateboarding is fully cooperating with the US Center for SafeSport’s investigation on the allegations placed upon Neal Hendrix. The safety of the athletes, staff and board members is our number one priority, and we support SafeSport’s decision of an interim suspension while the investigation is being conducted.”
This audit is insane. 75% non compliant/deficient. LMAO.
When I saw it last week I was blown away. I don’t know how the org was even allowed to get this bad and function. I did marketing/ecom and was in no contact with the board of directors so I was pretty far removed from all this compliance stuff. I spoke to Gary in Tokyo for 10 min in total out of the 4 years I worked there.
And damn … if I was “overpaid” that’s really nuts. I made half of what a director of marketing/ecommerce makes out in the normal world. I’ve already interviewed with a few mainstream media outlets and let’s just say they were VERY interested in the child protection/ethics/finance pieces of this audit. The background check stuff is weird too because myself and many others on staff def. had background checks and safe sport training. No idea who didn’t.
The org also owes a bunch of us money from our layoffs for over 2 months now which is illegal. Supposed to be paid out on our last days. Wage theft. I have other income so fuck it. That’s why I spoke out. Would rather help expose them than get my 20k at this point.
My fingers are crossed they get decertified. Supposedly they have to fix everything non-compliant by Oct 31 or sooner. Virtually impossible. There’s also a big meeting today with the board and the usopc which is not a good thing for USA Skateboarding and the dumbasses who are still on the board who def. need to be removed if you ask me.
Happy to explain or answer questions related to USAS to the best of my ability if anyone cares.
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i bet the japanese skate assoc doesn’t have to deal with goofy stuff like this and that’s why our boys and girls are gettin their asses WHOOPED out there
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i bet the japanese skate assoc doesn’t have to deal with goofy stuff like this and that’s why our boys and girls are gettin their asses WHOOPED out there
Doubt that, japanese kids are notorious for bullying you watch anime or J-drama?
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
Epic pwnage 8)
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
Go to your room. You're grounded
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
Go to your room. You're grounded
Please don’t take away my GameBoy!
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
Go to your room. You're grounded
Please don’t take away my GameBoy!
Dude, you LITERALLY sound like the hamburglar
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This entire thread is garbage and I cannot believe Brink is here, YET AGAIN, acting like a 15-year-old.
The dude is wack.
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Brink is a rollerblader is it really that unexpected for him to be whack?
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
i’m like 20 years younger than you
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
i’m like 20 years younger than you
Ok then act your age!
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This entire thread is garbage and I cannot believe Brink is here, YET AGAIN, acting like a 15-year-old.
The dude is wack.
I agree. This thread was way cooler when the dude with all the sad frog youtube spam came in and ruined it. I was hoping that was the end. But since y’all wanna chime in to put your Karen takes on it … here were are as usual!
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USA Skateboarding has been going downhill since the Mu$ka invented the Mu$kaTwist.
540 degrees of pure boomboxes and backpacks changed the face of the Olympics.
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USA Skateboarding has been going downhill since the Mu$ka invented the Mu$kaTwist.
540 degrees of pure boomboxes and backpacks changed the face of the Olympics.
Visor beanies fucked up everything
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
i’m like 20 years younger than you
Ok then act your age!
you are truly a horrible person if you don’t get what i was saying
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
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brink, no matter how much max sucks, you just publicly stated something that should be privately discussed between him and bryce’s mother. she’s a little fucking kid who’s definitely reading this. you crossed a big line with that. sucks about people talking about your girlfriend on here or whatever but you need to realize your actions are horrible for a girl who’s got nothing to do with this. you’re a grown ass man who should know right from wrong.
Thanks Dad
i’m like 20 years younger than you
Ok then act your age!
you are truly a horrible person if you don’t get what i was saying
Are you mad? Or just DISAPPOINTED?
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Brink, I'll send you 15 bitcoin if you can manage to not reply to this thread ever again.
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I wonder if I’ll have this much time to spend on slap when I’m almost 50
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Brink, I'll send you 15 bitcoin if you can manage to not reply to this thread ever again.
Your broke ass doesnt have that anyway
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I wonder if I’ll have this much time to spend on slap when I’m almost 50
You most certainly will considering how much time you are here already.
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Brink, I'll send you 15 bitcoin if you can manage to not reply to this thread ever again.
Your broke ass doesnt have that anyway
Your hubris will be your downfall. I could have made you rich beyond your wildest dreams.
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Brink, I'll send you 15 bitcoin if you can manage to not reply to this thread ever again.
Your broke ass doesnt have that anyway
Didn’t even last 20 minutes
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Brink, I'll send you 15 bitcoin if you can manage to not reply to this thread ever again.
Would gnar.
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Brink, I'll send you 15 bitcoin if you can manage to not reply to this thread ever again.
Your broke ass doesnt have that anyway
Didn’t even last 20 minutes
Just like none of you can resist replying about me and trying to insult me. It's all the same dipshit. That's why y'all get so butthurt about me. My presence here is a direct reflection of what this place is and how you all act. I've been doing it for 15 years whenever I need to promote anything.
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Brink, I'll send you 15 bitcoin if you can manage to not reply to this thread ever again.
Your broke ass doesnt have that anyway
Didn’t even last 20 minutes
Just like none of you can resist replying about me and trying to insult me. It's all the same dipshit. That's why y'all get so butthurt about me. My presence here is a direct reflection of what this place is and how you all act. I've been doing it for 15 years.
Says it all
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Brink, I'll send you 15 bitcoin if you can manage to not reply to this thread ever again.
Your broke ass doesnt have that anyway
Didn’t even last 20 minutes
Just like none of you can resist replying about me and trying to insult me. It's all the same dipshit. That's why y'all get so butthurt about me. My presence here is a direct reflection of what this place is and how you all act. I've been doing it for 15 years.
Says it all
Works every time. I could literally go engage on almost any thread here ... about the topic at hand, and it would turn into an assault on me and completely derail. It's fucking incredible really.
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Brink, talk about something we care about and get us some answered re: Tiago/Dime
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Brink, talk about something we care about and get us some answered re: Tiago/Dime
I could get you all an entire scoop and every fucking thing you want to know and the truth about everything in the industry and ya'll would still verbally assault and not believe me and tell me I'm lame. Hahhaha. So no. In fact, that's already happened multiple times in the past.
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brink u rock
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Brinks been pretty open about his autism and if you know about it and still continue to engage, that is pretty pointless and petty.
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Brink, talk about something we care about and get us some answered re: Tiago/Dime
I could get you all an entire scoop and every fucking thing you want to know and the truth about everything in the industry and ya'll would still verbally assault and not believe me and tell me I'm lame. Hahhaha. So no. In fact, that's already happened multiple times in the past.
Brink, slap posters are not a monolith. Many of us aren’t antagonistic towards you whatsoever.
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Sorry if we ever hurt you Brink, come back to us…
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Brink, talk about something we care about and get us some answered re: Tiago/Dime
I could get you all an entire scoop and every fucking thing you want to know and the truth about everything in the industry and ya'll would still verbally assault and not believe me and tell me I'm lame. Hahhaha. So no. In fact, that's already happened multiple times in the past.
Brink, slap posters are not a monolith. Many of us aren’t antagonistic towards you whatsoever.
Quite aware of both points. Just like I never antagonize anyone here. I simply react.
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Sorry if we ever hurt you Brink, come back to us…
If anyone here was capable of hurting me … it would have happened ages ago.
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Brink, talk about something we care about and get us some answered re: Tiago/Dime
I could get you all an entire scoop and every fucking thing you want to know and the truth about everything in the industry and ya'll would still verbally assault and not believe me and tell me I'm lame. Hahhaha. So no. In fact, that's already happened multiple times in the past.
Brink, slap posters are not a monolith. Many of us aren’t antagonistic towards you whatsoever.
Quite aware of both points. Just like I never antagonize anyone here. I simply react.
I know, but I think you tend to over-react (not overreact). You know the deal here. The more you dig in, the more others will as well and it just makes it unpleasant all around.
Now go get us some scoops
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Brink, talk about something we care about and get us some answered re: Tiago/Dime
I could get you all an entire scoop and every fucking thing you want to know and the truth about everything in the industry and ya'll would still verbally assault and not believe me and tell me I'm lame. Hahhaha. So no. In fact, that's already happened multiple times in the past.
Brink, slap posters are not a monolith. Many of us aren’t antagonistic towards you whatsoever.
Quite aware of both points. Just like I never antagonize anyone here. I simply react.
I know, but I think you tend to over-react (not overreact). You know the deal here. The more you dig in, the more others will as well and it just makes it unpleasant all around.
Now go get us some scoops
It’s all just one big piss take. Trust me.
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I wonder if I’ll have this much time to spend on slap when I’m almost 50
You most certainly will considering how much time you are here already.
lmao
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getting back to the topic at hand, i've worked with brink in the past, and disregarding all the petty things he does here on slap, strictly from a business standpoint, i am so glad they stiffed you. you had it coming.
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Pretty impressive that even after 11 pages Brink still manages to kook himself harder and harder every time he posts. The work of a true artist
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As they say on Twitter, hard to believe we have free access to this sort of entertainment on a daily basis. Viva la Slap
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getting back to the topic at hand, i've worked with brink in the past, and disregarding all the petty things he does here on slap, strictly from a business standpoint, i am so glad they stiffed you. you had it coming.
Lmao where did you work with me? And yeah … I’m sure I was soooo bad that I deserve a crime (wage theft) committed against me. Don’t care about or need the money though. Just airing these goons out because I’m not the only person they are doing it to.
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Didn't take long to appoint a new head.
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126565/usa-skateboarding-appoints-new-chair
"USA Skateboarding (USAS) has confirmed the appointment of Don Bostick as its new chair following the departure of Gary Ream, revealed exclusively by insidethegames."
Let the Slap investigations begin.
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Didn't take long to appoint a new head.
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126565/usa-skateboarding-appoints-new-chair
"USA Skateboarding (USAS) has confirmed the appointment of Don Bostick as its new chair following the departure of Gary Ream, revealed exclusively by insidethegames."
Let the Slap investigations begin.
Thanks to the true skate gods it was a fair, open and free selection process - and they choose the best human being after Gary ream to present skateboarding on a global scale,
„Shitshow it is“ Yoda said.
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Glad we were able to keep one of Ream's cronies in charge. I wouldn't want it any other way.
Dude is in his 70s and is a former slalom/downhill racer who has dedicated his life to the mainstreaming of "action sports."
https://www.wcsk8.com/don-bostick/
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Glad we were able to keep one of Ream's cronies in charge. I wouldn't want it any other way.
Dude is in his 70s and is a former slalom/downhill racer who has dedicated his life to the mainstreaming of "action sports."
https://www.wcsk8.com/don-bostick/
He’s also been chair for a few weeks now and still hasn't paid out the former staff. Refuses to talk to us about it even.
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That name has been around forever in skateboarding but I never knew what for. Anything note worthy about the guy?
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As they say on Twitter, hard to believe we have free access to this sort of entertainment on a daily basis. Viva la Slap
WHAT WILL THEY DO NEXT?!
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getting back to the topic at hand, i've worked with brink in the past, and disregarding all the petty things he does here on slap, strictly from a business standpoint, i am so glad they stiffed you. you had it coming.
Lmao where did you work with me? And yeah … I’m sure I was soooo bad that I deserve a crime (wage theft) committed against me. Don’t care about or need the money though. Just airing these goons out because I’m not the only person they are doing it to.
yea lemme just dox myself to the guy who wants to air out someone else's family's dirty laundry on a public forum.
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getting back to the topic at hand, i've worked with brink in the past, and disregarding all the petty things he does here on slap, strictly from a business standpoint, i am so glad they stiffed you. you had it coming.
Lmao where did you work with me? And yeah … I’m sure I was soooo bad that I deserve a crime (wage theft) committed against me. Don’t care about or need the money though. Just airing these goons out because I’m not the only person they are doing it to.
yea lemme just dox myself to the guy who wants to air out someone else's family's dirty laundry on a public forum.
lmao
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getting back to the topic at hand, i've worked with brink in the past, and disregarding all the petty things he does here on slap, strictly from a business standpoint, i am so glad they stiffed you. you had it coming.
Lmao where did you work with me? And yeah … I’m sure I was soooo bad that I deserve a crime (wage theft) committed against me. Don’t care about or need the money though. Just airing these goons out because I’m not the only person they are doing it to.
yea lemme just dox myself to the guy who wants to air out someone else's family's dirty laundry on a public forum.
I don’t need to know who you are. But you made a claim that I’d like to understand and address. Maybe it’s valid, maybe it isn't, maybe you are completely lying. My career (actually 2 careers simultaneously since 2004 … writing and marketing) has gone really well and continues to do so. My resume speaks for itself. If I was so awful, professionally this certainly wouldn’t be the case. What did I do that I deserve a crime to be committed against me and not paid for my work … along with multiple other employees going through the same? Send a wiseass email? Lmao. Do you have a reason to fear your identity being public even if that were my intent?
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
I agree with you. Heres the thing though …. Most proper folks don’t want to be involved. And with all the drama … the last of the “proper” folks (or closest to them) are probably gone/leaving. Whether you view me as proper or not … the og staff that’s been there the last few years had some legit people who tried really hard. I personally think its all downhill and will get even weirder from here.
If the org even survives the next few weeks, Bostick and the existing board certainly won’t be bringing in anyone proper. They are all goons who are so far removed from skateboarding it’s ridiculous. Shit’s gotten really dark over there. Worst and weirdest experience I’ve had in my entire career in and out of skate. I don’t even know how the existing people are even allowed to be there by the usopc, safe sport, etc. Its pretty gross. Lots of shady shit happening.
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
I agree with you. Heres the thing though …. Most proper folks don’t want to be involved. And with all the drama … the last of the “proper” folks (or closest to them) are probably gone/leaving. Whether you view me as proper or not … the og staff that’s been there the last few years had some legit people who tried really hard. I personally think its all downhill and will get even weirder from here.
It seems like involving someone like Tony Hawk who has the stature and reach to effect change would be the move. Extremely silly comparison, but sort of the Jon Stewart if you will of skating, a voice of the people who can speak truth to power and get shit done.
If skating operated anything like other industries, Jim Thiebaud or another universally respected, iconic figure would step in and right the ship. This is all just bad for business.
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
I agree with you. Heres the thing though …. Most proper folks don’t want to be involved. And with all the drama … the last of the “proper” folks (or closest to them) are probably gone/leaving. Whether you view me as proper or not … the og staff that’s been there the last few years had some legit people who tried really hard. I personally think its all downhill and will get even weirder from here.
It seems like involving someone like Tony Hawk who has the stature and reach to effect change would be the move. Extremely silly comparison, but sort of the Jon Stewart if you will of skating, a voice of the people who can speak truth to power and get shit done.
If skating operated anything like other industries, Jim Thiebaud or another universally respected, iconic figure would step in and right the ship. This is all just bad for business.
Edited my post while you replied. So there’s more up there. Yes in theory Tony could be a catalyst for change … but in many cases … one person, or even many trying to do the right thing, no matter who they are, end up being muted or having their hands tied and helpless. Which is how it got to the point its at now. Its suuuuuper frustrating … just typical corporate political bullshit. Sometimes the worst people end up prevailing or invincible from repercussions. Like Trump or some shit. Believe it or not I’m still the skate rat in there banging my head against a wall in disbelief of what's going on. I get cool jobs and titles and paychecks … but I’ll still never be the guy at the exec level anywhere in skateboarding. I’m too “core” believe it or not. And I don’t play the corpo game and smile and shake hands and take people shit so no one wants me there anyway.
PS … look what happens to me when I come speak the truth here. And this place is just a goof. No one truly wants the Jon Stewart. Not industry people anyway. Or if they do they want it in secret. That’s why you have to sort of build yourself up independently enough to have a voice … maybe like a Shaun King or something. Again … in theory you are correct. Its a huge challenge and long road to accomplish that though.
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding. His goal was to turn skateboarding into a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has a tag line about wanting to be the Little League of skateboarding. Not cool at all. These goals are no different than Bostick's.
I don't have a huge issue with Tony Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. He is personable for sure, I liked the video games, but he is a contest skater through and through. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context). And, if we are speaking up for LGBT people here, let's not forget how hard Birdhouse tried to push Von Werne back into the closet.
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that sweet NBC/Olympic money/power.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to the skate-scene and everyone in it. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great, believed the disorganization versioned of skateboarding was terrible, or didn't care how bad the Olympics could be for skateboarding as long as they got theirs.
No new head is going to right a ship when everyone on the ship is determined to go the wrong the wrong direction. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. that is a part of these shit committees and I'd guess that there is probably good reason for this.
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding to a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has tag line about wanting to be the Little League of Skateboarding. Not cool at all. The exact same ideology and goals as Bostick.
I don't have a huge issue with Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context).
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship with a bad ideology that is filled with a lot of bad actors. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is a reason not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. is a part of this shit.
I agree with everything you said. I feel I’m reaching for hypothetical solutions in a sea of doomed outcomes, which is a foolish endeavor that only makes me sound naive. I feel that.
I spaced on the Frank Hawk angle. Makes sense why Tony would stay away.
I’ll only say that Nicole Hause, one of Jim’s riders, is now a liason for USA Skateboarding, and many of his other Real team riders are involved in competition (Wilkins, Bottger etc), so it’s more than relevant to his interests.
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding. His goal was to turn skateboarding into a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has a tag line about wanting to be the Little League of skateboarding. Not cool at all. This is exact same ideology and goals as Bostick and with the same ideology comes the same terrible practices.
I don't have a huge issue with Tony Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. He is personable for sure, I liked the video games, but he is a contest skater through and through. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context). If we are speaking up for LGBT people here, let's not forget how hard Birdhouse fucked Von Werne for being gay and how they tried to push him back into the closet.
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship when everyone on the ship is determined to go the wrong the wrong direction. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. that is a part of this shit and probably for good reason.
Zion Wright?
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding. His goal was to turn skateboarding into a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has a tag line about wanting to be the Little League of skateboarding. Not cool at all. This is exact same ideology and goals as Bostick and with the same ideology comes the same terrible practices.
I don't have a huge issue with Tony Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. He is personable for sure, I liked the video games, but he is a contest skater through and through. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context). If we are speaking up for LGBT people here, let's not forget how hard Birdhouse fucked Von Werne for being gay and how they tried to push him back into the closet.
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship when everyone on the ship is determined to go the wrong the wrong direction. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. that is a part of this shit and probably for good reason.
Zion Wright?
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding. His goal was to turn skateboarding into a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has a tag line about wanting to be the Little League of skateboarding. Not cool at all. This is exact same ideology and goals as Bostick and with the same ideology comes the same terrible practices.
I don't have a huge issue with Tony Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. He is personable for sure, I liked the video games, but he is a contest skater through and through. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context). If we are speaking up for LGBT people here, let's not forget how hard Birdhouse fucked Von Werne for being gay and how they tried to push him back into the closet.
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding. His goal was to turn skateboarding into a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has a tag line about wanting to be the Little League of skateboarding. Not cool at all. This is exact same ideology and goals as Bostick and with the same ideology comes the same terrible practices.
I don't have a huge issue with Tony Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. He is personable for sure, I liked the video games, but he is a contest skater through and through. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context). If we are speaking up for LGBT people here, let's not forget how hard Birdhouse fucked Von Werne for being gay and how they tried to push him back into the closet.
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship when everyone on the ship is determined to go the wrong the wrong direction. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. that is a part of this shit and probably for good reason.
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding. His goal was to turn skateboarding into a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has a tag line about wanting to be the Little League of skateboarding. Not cool at all. This is exact same ideology and goals as Bostick and with the same ideology comes the same terrible practices.
I don't have a huge issue with Tony Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. He is personable for sure, I liked the video games, but he is a contest skater through and through. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context). If we are speaking up for LGBT people here, let's not forget how hard Birdhouse fucked Von Werne for being gay and how they tried to push him back into the closet.
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship when everyone on the ship is determined to go the wrong the wrong direction. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. that is a part of this shit and probably for good reason.
This is accurate.
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding. His goal was to turn skateboarding into a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has a tag line about wanting to be the Little League of skateboarding. Not cool at all. This is exact same ideology and goals as Bostick and with the same ideology comes the same terrible practices.
I don't have a huge issue with Tony Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. He is personable for sure, I liked the video games, but he is a contest skater through and through. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context). If we are speaking up for LGBT people here, let's not forget how hard Birdhouse fucked Von Werne for being gay and how they tried to push him back into the closet.
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship when everyone on the ship is determined to go the wrong the wrong direction. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. that is a part of this shit and probably for good reason.
Zion Wright’s on Team USA
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding. His goal was to turn skateboarding into a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has a tag line about wanting to be the Little League of skateboarding. Not cool at all. This is exact same ideology and goals as Bostick and with the same ideology comes the same terrible practices.
I don't have a huge issue with Tony Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. He is personable for sure, I liked the video games, but he is a contest skater through and through. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context). If we are speaking up for LGBT people here, let's not forget how hard Birdhouse fucked Von Werne for being gay and how they tried to push him back into the closet.
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship when everyone on the ship is determined to go the wrong the wrong direction. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. that is a part of this shit and probably for good reason.
Zion Wright?
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding to a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has tag line about wanting to be the Little League of Skateboarding. Not cool at all. The exact same ideology and goals as Bostick.
I don't have a huge issue with Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context).
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship with a bad ideology that is filled with a lot of bad actors. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is a reason not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. is a part of this shit.
I agree with everything you said. I feel I’m reaching for hypothetical solutions in a sea of doomed outcomes, which is a foolish endeavor that only makes me sound naive. I feel that.
I spaced on the Frank Hawk angle. Makes sense why Tony would stay away.
I’ll only say that Nicole Hause, one of Jim’s riders, is now a liason for USA Skateboarding, and many of his other Real team riders are involved in competition (Wilkins, Bottger etc), so it’s more than relevant to his interests.
Zion Wright’s on Team USA
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Zion Wright’s on Team USA
He might be skating in the Olympics, but I do not see his name on any of the governing committees. I do not believe anyone from DLX or HighSpeed has a role with any power.
https://usaskateboarding.com/pages/governance
http://www.worldskate.org/about/organisation/executive-board.html
http://www.worldskate.org/about/organisation/discipline-commission/skateboarding-technical-commission.html
And, just to be clear, I do not think every single person with USA Skateboarding, the ISF, etc. is a complete kook. I disagree with all of them when it comes to the Olympics, but I do like a very very small number of them as people.
P.S. Ha, the temp server shut down def caused us all to repost a few times:D
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I don’t really have a dog in this, but I will say it would be nice to have some proper folks running these orgs like USA Skateboarding.
Say what you want about competition, but its what most people see when it comes to skating, and I’d rather have it repped by someone decent than these con artists still behind the wheel.
It’s like Tony Hawk - it’s kinda silly he’s the only skater most people in the world know, but we can all agree he’s a pretty okay guy and reps skating extremely well… we need that in an exec team…
Tony Hawk's dad was all about the mainstreaming of skateboarding to a regular sport. The skateboard association Hawk's dad created has tag line about wanting to be the Little League of Skateboarding. Not cool at all. The exact same ideology and goals as Bostick.
I don't have a huge issue with Hawk, but his pro-Olympics stance is not cool. And, he is nowhere near the Jon Stewart of skateboarding and does not speak truth to power (I'm not necessarily sure what the mean in this context).
The fact of the matter is that there are almost zero people with credibility in USA Skateboarding, the ISF, and all these other Olympic committees. The whole thing is generally made up of contest skaters and kooks chasing after that NBC/Olympic money.
It is primarily people who were more than willing to sell skateboarding for their own benefit, regardless of the repercussions to everyone else. They either drank the kool-aid that the Olympics were great or didn't care how bad they were.
No new head is going to right a ship with a bad ideology that is filled with a lot of bad actors. The Olympics is fucking nonsense. There is a reason not a single person from DLX or High Speed Dist. is a part of this shit.
I agree with everything you said. I feel I’m reaching for hypothetical solutions in a sea of doomed outcomes, which is a foolish endeavor that only makes me sound naive. I feel that.
I spaced on the Frank Hawk angle. Makes sense why Tony would stay away.
I’ll only say that Nicole Hause, one of Jim’s riders, is now a liason for USA Skateboarding, and many of his other Real team riders are involved in competition (Wilkins, Bottger etc), so it’s more than relevant to his interests.
Zion Wright’s on Team USA
Knew I was forgetting someone
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https://youtu.be/J6BA3wstTyA
Truly a sight to behold, once agreat champion, now a study in mopishness
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you have to sort of build yourself up independently enough to have a voice … maybe like a Shaun King or something.
Lmao
Yes, what pro skateboarding needs is someone like Shaun King to set it straight
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Seriously, DGAF.
They shouldn't haven't worked there in the first place. And, everyone knew it was run by grifters and they all knew that they were helping sell an activity that didn't belong to them. And, now that they didn't personally benefit as much as they expected the Olympics/USA Skateboarding is a problem.
Dyrdek (who needs this to be a thing otherwise his failed contest/Olympic qualifying event will have no reason for existing) and NBC will find replacements by the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if Dyrdek is coaching Aaron Snyder, the rest of the SL employees/judges and that kook Brando (World of X) on how to take advantage of this situation. There is no shortage of kooks willing to fill these gaps or people who can lie to themselves/the rest of us and say, "No you don't get it. The Olympics will be great for skateboarding/the world."
Fuck the Olympics. And like I said before, I like a very very small number of people associated with it, but they all ignored the red flags when entering this. They all knew that the Olympics is an institution that bulldozes peoples homes (Rio Olympics) and is built with trafficked labor (Sochi Olympics) and harms the countries that host it, but didn't give a fuck. They knew a lot of skaters didn't want to this to be a sport, but they didn't give a fuck.
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Seriously, DGAF.
They shouldn't haven't worked there in the first place. And, everyone knew it was run by grifters and they all knew that they were helping sell an activity that didn't belong to them. And, now that they didn't personally benefit as much as they expected the Olympics/USA Skateboarding is a problem.
Dyrdek (who needs this to be a thing otherwise his failed contest/Olympic qualifying event will have no reason for existing) and NBC will find replacements by the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if Dyrdek is coaching Aaron Snyder, the rest of the SL employees/judges and that kook Brando (World of X) on how to take advantage of this situation. There is no shortage of kooks willing to fill these gaps or people who can lie to themselves/the rest of us and say, "No you don't get it. The Olympics will be great for skateboarding/the world."
Fuck the Olympics. And like I said before, I like a very very small number of people associated with it, but they all ignored the red flags when entering this. And, even worse, more than a few of them lectured me about Ream, The Olympics, etc. If I remember right I was "virtue signaling" for saying skateboarding was too good for the Olympics and institution that bulldozes peoples homes (Rio Olympics) and is built with trafficked labor (Sochi Olympics) and harms the countries that host it.
The amount of time you have spent typing words on this board about the Olympics certainly points to the fact that you do, indeed, give many fucks.
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The amount of time you have spent typing words on this board about the Olympics certainly points to the fact that you do, indeed, give many fucks.
Yea, I care about the Olympics but not about the misfortunes of those who signed up to help the Olympic sportification of skateboarding.
My response to what I believe was Hendrix's 2012 puff-piece for Jenkem was the reason Ian briefly asked me to write for Jenkem. Hendrix err, "Webb Brixey's" piece was disgusting and full of lots of incorrect/misleading information. It was very similar to the misinformation talking-points openly pushed by Ream, Hendrix, and everyone else once they were a part of the ISF, USA Skateboarding, the Olympics, etc.
The Olympics is known to be an institution that causes a lot of harm and Ream has always been a complete dildo. However, it seems quite a few people believed, "that is just for everyone else not me. The Olympics/Ream will be good to me." This whole thing is like watching a bicycle thief fall on their stolen bike. I want to feel bad, but it is kind of like, "Damn bro, maybe you shouldn't have stolen that bike."
And, even for the people I like as people, there had to be some point where they looked around and said, "Holy fuck. I'm surrounded by kooks and grifters. This isn't good."
https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2012/09/04/skateboarding-vs-the-olympics-a-brief-history/
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The amount of time you have spent typing words on this board about the Olympics certainly points to the fact that you do, indeed, give many fucks.
My response to what I believe was Hendrix's 2012 puff-piece for Jenkem was the reason Ian briefly asked me to write for Jenkem. Hendrix err, "Webb Brixey's" piece was disgusting and full of lots of incorrect/misleading information. It was very similar to the misinformation talking-points openly pushed by Ream, Hendrix, and everyone else once they were a part of the ISF, USA Skateboarding, the Olympics, etc.
The Olympics is known to be an institution that causes a lot of harm and Ream has always been a complete dildo. However, it seems quite a few people believed, "that is just for everyone else not me. The Olympics/Ream will be good to me." This whole thing is like watching a bicycle thief fall on their stolen bike. I want to feel bad, but it is kind of like, "Damn bro, maybe you shouldn't have stolen that bike."
And, even for the people I like as people, there had to be some point where they looked around and said, "Holy fuck. I'm surrounded by kooks and grifters. This isn't good."
https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2012/09/04/skateboarding-vs-the-olympics-a-brief-history/
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Those dudes are creeps. For what it’s worth … I refused to sign on and take a check til Neal was gone. I have never once publicly or privately aligned with Ream. I took an opportunity to do something NBD with my friends … both the staff and the skaters. And primarily to push adaptive skateboarding into the paralympics and be there for that moment. Which I still have 5 years to try to accomplish.
Neal was ousted in 2018. His life was ruined. Who do you think got rid of him? USAS. Isn’t that doing the right thing? Do you really think he woulda been hired had anyone knew?
But didnit ever occur to you that maybe some good people signed up to try to do good? You know … like you try to do by typing all your theories and thoughts here but never actually join us in the industry to actually back up your words? Like, everyone’s supposed to believe you are good but you won’t believe we are? I know you are well-intended and passionate. But why the blanket assumption that we are all just out for money and selling out or whatever conspiracy theories you have in your head? Do you really look back on the careers of me, Mimi, Josh (founded 411) Alexis Sablone and others and think we were involved to do bad and deserve to have crimes (wage theft) committed against us? In fact, the posts I just put here are everything you seem you claim to want to see, no? Truth? Skaters keeping it real? Calling out thr creeps? Why would you “not give a fuck” instead of supporting that? Like sometimes your energy is so misguided dude. You should be happy. We tried. We did our time. Unlike you we know what we are talking about and now we are calling out the creeps and burning it to the ground. And you’re still here talking about “ReD FlAgS” as if we didn’t know the risks and red flags when we got involved? Like dude … how smart do you think you are compared to us? I don’t mean to sound insulting but your perceptions are insane sometimes.
I know you are basking in the glory of your “I told you so” moment. If people think I/we “deserve” this … fine. All good. But it doesn’t take more than a few brain cells to have predicted any of this. You aren’t some all-seeing Nostradamus, dude. But someone has to try and do the right things. And we did.
Believe me … there are plenty of wack dark men in this industry. But the crew from USAS that quit today and the rest of us who were laid off in May and still haven’t been paid … we aren’t it.
And anything I have ever said about the “benefits” I stand by. More parks have been built. Well-deserving pros have had their careers elevated, skateboarders around the world that we may have never seen are getting exposure and sponsors and slots to enter cool events like Tampa Pro or the Vans thing this weekend. Women’s skating has been elevated, in part, due to Tokyo and the excitement surrounding them and the award that Bryce and the others won. And soon the adaptive skaters will have that opportunity too. Yes, it’s happening organically within the core skate community but the global exposure helps a ton. Can’t you just acknowledge some of that and be happy for them all? Or god forbid even support it in the slightest?
More people have seen and now respect skateboarding a little more. Young kids are interested and picking up a board. Everyone who ever picked up a board did it because skateboarding was “mainstream” enough for them to be exposed to it. Including you. Back to the Future. THPS, Bam, Jackass, Dyrdek, Olympics … what’s it matter?
You’re like Alex Jones or something. You refuse to believe even the slightest thing that goes against these conspiracy theories that are locked in your brain from years ago … and just keep going with whatever tidbit supports them, not matter what changes or happens along the way. We get it dude! ThE OlYmPiCs SuCk!!!
You act like you have never once in your life been at a job or anything where there are people there who suck and you try to do the right thing but arr outnumbered or powerless. I mean maybe you haven't, but it's happened to me at literally every job I have had, especially in skateboarding.
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Brink, I do not want to get into a personal argument with you. I'd much rather continue to hit you up when I'm in LA and have you be too busy to grab lunch ;D (Note: this is a friendly joke, please take it as such.)
I've said this many times in my posts, there are people I like as people in these institutions, but I disagree with their decision to join these institutions. I've had arguments with multiple people in these institutions about the Olympics. None of the arguments ended with any concession to any of the points I brought up at the time. And, like I said, I want to feel bad as the contract they entered was not fulfilled by the other party, but it is hard to feel bad when they knowingly signed on to something that had a history of being terrible (the Olympics as a whole), with people who suck (Ream, Hendrix, tangentially Dyrdek, and so on), and engaged in activity that they knew many skaters were against (the sportification of skateboarding). They assumed that knew better than all of us that Olympics skateboarding was the path forward when so many had said otherwise.
And, while I think some might have been fooled into thinking that they were doing good, the problem is that in order to be fooled they had to ignore obvious information. Similarly, I think Trump supporters think they are doing good when they make Facebook posts about "BiDeN StEaLiNg ThE ElEcTion" but they are doing significant harm to our democracy by repeating an obviously false narrative. I think Jereme Rogers thinks he is doing good when he posts about a COVID vaccine that was created 2 years ago giving someone brain cancer 22 years ago, but he is doing significant harm to our healthcare system/society with this bullshit. Many of these people may think that they are doing good, but in order to believe this they have to ignore obvious signs to the contrary.
And, I've been in the industry. Once we get past the shop level, I'm not cut out for it. Every time I made the leap past the local, it was a miserable experience. I did this three times on and whether it was the media side or the industry side, it was wayyyy too cut-throat and " cool" for me. And, ethics rarely seem to exist. Everyone seems to be using everyone else. Not to mention, as we both know, the industry dramatically underpays and undervalues people. The skate industry is the last place for me. I had the most fun writing for PS118 (local AZ magazine) and when it went under, there wasn't anywhere else I wanted to go. If IASC would let me into the club, I'd be down to write reports and give presentations, but considering their last IG post was 110 weeks ago, I don't think that is going to happen.
Until I can retire and start a shop just to hang out in, I'll just keep buying local videos, shop T-shirts, trying to be friendly at the park, giving away used boards, and fighting with city councils not to make dumb ass decisions/pushing them to fix their bad decisions.
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Brink, I do not want to get into a personal argument with you. I'd much rather continue to hit you up when I'm in LA and have you be too busy to grab lunch ;D (Note: this is a friendly joke, please take it as such.)
I've said this many times in my posts, there are people I like as people in these institutions, but I disagree with their decision to join these institutions. I've had arguments with multiple people in these institutions about the Olympics. None of the arguments ended with any concession to any of the points I brought up at the time. And, like I said, I want to feel bad as the contract they entered was not fulfilled by the other party, but it is hard to feel bad when they knowingly signed on to something that had a history of being terrible (the Olympics as a whole), with people who suck (Ream, Hendrix, tangentially Dyrdek, and so on), and engaged in activity that they knew many skaters were against (the sportification of skateboarding). They assumed that knew better than all of us that Olympics skateboarding was the path forward when so many had said otherwise.
And, while I think some others might have been fooled into thinking that they were doing good, the problem is that in order to be fooled they had to ignore obvious information. Similarly, I think Trump supporters think they are doing good when they make Facebook posts about "BiDeN StEaLiNg ThE ElEcTion" but they are doing significant harm to our democracy by repeating an obviously false narrative. I think Jereme Rogers thinks he is doing good when he posts about a COVID vaccine that was created 2 years ago giving someone brain cancer 22 years ago, but he is doing significant harm to our healthcare system/society with this bullshit. Everyone thinks they are doing good, but in order to believe this they have to ignore obvious signs to the contrary.
And, I've been in the industry. Once we get past the shop level, I'm not cut out for it. Every time I made the leap past the local, it was a miserable experience. I did this three times on and whether it was the media side or the industry side, it was wayyyy too cut-throat and " cool" for me. And, ethics rarely seem to exist. Everyone seems to be using everyone else. Not to mention, as we both know, the industry dramatically underpays and undervalues people. The skate industry is the last place for me. I had the most fun writing for PS118 (local AZ magazine) and when it went under, there wasn't anywhere else I wanted to go. If IASC would let me into the club, I'd be down to write reports and give presentations, but considering their last IG post was 110 weeks ago, I don't think they exist anymore.
Until then, I'll just keep buying local videos, shop T-shirts, trying to be friendly at the park, giving away used boards, and fighting with city councils not to make dumb ass decisions/fix bad decisions.
No argument at all. Just food for thought. And no one wants you to feel bad for them.
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Seriously, DGAF.
They shouldn't haven't worked there in the first place. And, everyone knew it was run by grifters and they all knew that they were helping sell an activity that didn't belong to them. And, now that they didn't personally benefit as much as they expected the Olympics/USA Skateboarding is a problem.
Dyrdek (who needs this to be a thing otherwise his failed contest/Olympic qualifying event will have no reason for existing) and NBC will find replacements by the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if Dyrdek is coaching Aaron Snyder, the rest of the SL employees/judges and that kook Brando (World of X) on how to take advantage of this situation. There is no shortage of kooks willing to fill these gaps or people who can lie to themselves/the rest of us and say, "No you don't get it. The Olympics will be great for skateboarding/the world."
Fuck the Olympics. And like I said before, I like a very very small number of people associated with it, but they all ignored the red flags when entering this. They all knew that the Olympics is an institution that bulldozes peoples homes (Rio Olympics) and is built with trafficked labor (Sochi Olympics) and harms the countries that host it, but didn't give a fuck. They knew a lot of skaters didn't want to this to be a sport, but they didn't give a fuck.
Lurper, if you wanted to pick up the torch that JENKEM dropped and create your own ethical skate media outlet, there IS a market for it, one is definitely be down to support on Patreon.
Maybe something that Carnie and others who are jaded of the industry (Duane? Haha) would be willing to join.
A skate media Co-op? A simple zine?
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Seriously, DGAF.
They shouldn't haven't worked there in the first place. And, everyone knew it was run by grifters and they all knew that they were helping sell an activity that didn't belong to them. And, now that they didn't personally benefit as much as they expected the Olympics/USA Skateboarding is a problem.
Dyrdek (who needs this to be a thing otherwise his failed contest/Olympic qualifying event will have no reason for existing) and NBC will find replacements by the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if Dyrdek is coaching Aaron Snyder, the rest of the SL employees/judges and that kook Brando (World of X) on how to take advantage of this situation. There is no shortage of kooks willing to fill these gaps or people who can lie to themselves/the rest of us and say, "No you don't get it. The Olympics will be great for skateboarding/the world."
Fuck the Olympics. And like I said before, I like a very very small number of people associated with it, but they all ignored the red flags when entering this. They all knew that the Olympics is an institution that bulldozes peoples homes (Rio Olympics) and is built with trafficked labor (Sochi Olympics) and harms the countries that host it, but didn't give a fuck. They knew a lot of skaters didn't want to this to be a sport, but they didn't give a fuck.
Lurper, if you wanted to pick up the torch that JENKEM dropped and create your own ethical skate media outlet, there IS a market for it, one is definitely be down to support on Patreon.
Maybe something that Carnie and others who are jaded of the industry (Duane? Haha) would be willing to join.
A skate media Co-op? A simple zine?
Imagine that? Doing more that posting here and complaining? Something that may actually have an impact? Brilliant. I encourage that. Heckride did it …
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I'd be here for that, Lurper. In fact FuzzGNU was talking about doing a leftist skate zine. Also speaking of which, when and why exactly did Jenkem drop the torch?
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I started Sober Mag after leaving Jenkem (trying to do a vision/blind thing). We did a couple articles (one anti-Olympics and one rip-off of Abbie Hoffman's "Steal This Book," which is all about how to survive with no budget; a Walker Ryan interview (an abridged version ran in PS118 and Sober ran the full-length version); Sasha (@kotoval), a dude from Russia was contributing short videos; and we started a skate-trip video "contest" eS/Studio Skateboards supported, but it was too much handle. I was working 70-80s a week in a non-skate career and my ex had some gnarly issues, which took up the rest of my energy. The mag just fell off the radar. I never even got to see the videos people sent in for the "contest" :(
I tried shifting things to PS118, but they went out of business overnight and after that happened I was over it. PS118 was fun (https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=78847.0) and could have been a cool little magazine that grew into something bigger.
I've always thought SLAP had more than enough talent to pull together a solid little magazine. If someone wants to start something, I'm still sitting on a few interviews/articles that were supposed to run in PS118.
Finally, isn't Carnie running the show up at KingShit King Skate? Or, did he cycle out when they changed the name?
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I started Sober Mag after leaving Jenkem (trying to do a vision/blind thing). We did a couple articles (one anti-Olympics and one rip-off of Abbie Hoffman's "Steal This Book," which is all about how to survive with no budget; a Walker Ryan interview (an abridged version ran in PS118 and Sober ran the full-length version); Sasha (@kotoval), a dude from Russia was contributing short videos; and we started a skate-trip video "contest" eS/Studio Skateboards supported, but it was too much handle. I was working 70-80s a week in a non-skate career and my ex had some gnarly issues, which took up the rest of my energy. The mag just fell off the radar. I never even got to see the videos people sent in for the "contest" :(
I tried shifting things to PS118, but they went out of business overnight and after that happened I was over it. PS118 was fun (https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=78847.0) and could have been a cool little magazine that grew into something bigger.
I've always thought SLAP had more than enough talent to pull together a solid little magazine. If someone wants to start something, I'm still sitting on a few interviews/articles that were supposed to run in PS118.
Finally, isn't Carnie running the show up at KingShit King Skate? Or, did he cycle out when they changed the name?
Now imagine all the people who were able to see projects through and keep them going over the decades ... with the same amount of work, multiple jobs, personal life issues, etc. on their plates ...
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I started Sober Mag after leaving Jenkem (trying to do a vision/blind thing). We did a couple articles (one anti-Olympics and one rip-off of Abbie Hoffman's "Steal This Book," which is all about how to survive with no budget; a Walker Ryan interview (an abridged version ran in PS118 and Sober ran the full-length version); Sasha (@kotoval), a dude from Russia was contributing short videos; and we started a skate-trip video "contest" eS/Studio Skateboards supported, but it was too much handle. I was working 70-80s a week in a non-skate career and my ex had some gnarly issues, which took up the rest of my energy. The mag just fell off the radar. I never even got to see the videos people sent in for the "contest" :(
I tried shifting things to PS118, but they went out of business overnight and after that happened I was over it. PS118 was fun (https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=78847.0) and could have been a cool little magazine that grew into something bigger.
I've always thought SLAP had more than enough talent to pull together a solid little magazine. If someone wants to start something, I'm still sitting on a few interviews/articles that were supposed to run in PS118.
Finally, isn't Carnie running the show up at KingShit King Skate? Or, did he cycle out when they changed the name?
Sounds like you were off to a good start, obviously having more help would’ve made things more ideal.. carnie is awesome, I roomed with him in a hotel in Melbourne for a week back in 2004, he was good company, a very interesting person. It would be nice to see a smaller print magazine in skateboarding again.. power edge and slap were two of the best skateboarding magazines in my opinion.
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I started Sober Mag after leaving Jenkem (trying to do a vision/blind thing). We did a couple articles (one anti-Olympics and one rip-off of Abbie Hoffman's "Steal This Book," which is all about how to survive with no budget; a Walker Ryan interview (an abridged version ran in PS118 and Sober ran the full-length version); Sasha (@kotoval), a dude from Russia was contributing short videos; and we started a skate-trip video "contest" eS/Studio Skateboards supported, but it was too much handle. I was working 70-80s a week in a non-skate career and my ex had some gnarly issues, which took up the rest of my energy. The mag just fell off the radar. I never even got to see the videos people sent in for the "contest" :(
I tried shifting things to PS118, but they went out of business overnight and after that happened I was over it. PS118 was fun (https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=78847.0) and could have been a cool little magazine that grew into something bigger.
I've always thought SLAP had more than enough talent to pull together a solid little magazine. If someone wants to start something, I'm still sitting on a few interviews/articles that were supposed to run in PS118.
Finally, isn't Carnie running the show up at KingShit King Skate? Or, did he cycle out when they changed the name?
Sounds like you were off to a good start, obviously having more help would’ve made things more ideal.. carnie is awesome, I roomed with him in a hotel in Melbourne for a week back in 2004, he was good company, a very interesting person. It would be nice to see a smaller print magazine in skateboarding again.. power edge and slap were two of the best skateboarding magazines in my opinion.
Carnie contacted me last week after he heard all about this USAS drama ... he has been avidly anti-Olympics since day one and we have been going back and forth ... maybe something will come out of it. Who knows.
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Even if you disregard how the Olympics have done things against human rights and actively harmed people living in the countries where the events have been held, I'd bet the same problems you find from the US Skateboarding can be found all over the world.
Like here there was a big push during the Olympics with big corporate sponsors and money from the Finnish Olympic Committee. But how the money was actually spend is "a bit" question mark and what has skateboarders/skateboarding got out of it.
As far as I can see, from the 80 000€ from FOC, there has been allocated 20k for hiring 2 "coaches" in 2022 and only 3 skaters have been named for the individual monetary support in 2019-2022 and the rest going for other expenses for the "sport". From the other sponsorship, I can find that one was Canon supplying new camera equipment for the person shooting photos for Finnish Skateboarding Association.
It's not been made clear if travel costs for the people who have traveled to the World Skate-events abroad have been paid by the FSA or if the skateboarders themselves had to find the money for them through own sponsorship.
So if you don't count the media exposure the skateboarding got for a brief second (and a lot of that went to the sponsors) and the TV show they made out if it, you can count the skateboarders who have gained anything from the Olympics with two hands (and maybe left feet at best).
I don't think it helped any new skateparks getting build really, as they have been rising steadily as the popularity of skateboarding has blown up in the last few years.
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ps118 was tight, sucks tommy isn’t doing it anymore. surprised brink is getting hit up at all after his hundreds of weird temper tantrums here. you should never be offered a job in skating ever again.
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Even if you disregard how the Olympics have done things against human rights and actively harmed people living in the countries where the events have been held, I'd bet the same problems you find from the US Skateboarding can be found all over the world.
Like here there was a big push during the Olympics with big corporate sponsors and money from the Finnish Olympic Committee. But how the money was actually spend is "a bit" question mark and what has skateboarders/skateboarding got out of it.
As far as I can see, from the 80 000€ from FOC, there has been allocated 20k for hiring 2 "coaches" in 2022 and only 3 skaters have been named for the individual monetary support in 2019-2022 and the rest going for other expenses for the "sport". From the other sponsorship, I can find that one was Canon supplying new camera equipment for the person shooting photos for Finnish Skateboarding Association.
It's not been made clear if travel costs for the people who have traveled to the World Skate-events abroad have been paid by the FSA or if the skateboarders themselves had to find the money for them through own sponsorship.
So if you don't count the media exposure the skateboarding got for a brief second (and a lot of that went to the sponsors) and the TV show they made out if it, you can count the skateboarders who have gained anything from the Olympics with two hands (and maybe left feet at best).
I don't think it helped any new skateparks getting build really, as they have been rising steadily as the popularity of skateboarding has blown up in the last few years.
It most certainly did help skateparks get built. There is proof of that all over. The park in Jake Ilardi’s hometown for one … but tons of examples. Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior. No offense but you “thinking” isn’t a substitute for statistics.
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Seriously, DGAF.
They shouldn't haven't worked there in the first place. And, everyone knew it was run by grifters and they all knew that they were helping sell an activity that didn't belong to them. And, now that they didn't personally benefit as much as they expected the Olympics/USA Skateboarding is a problem.
Dyrdek (who needs this to be a thing otherwise his failed contest/Olympic qualifying event will have no reason for existing) and NBC will find replacements by the end of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if Dyrdek is coaching Aaron Snyder, the rest of the SL employees/judges and that kook Brando (World of X) on how to take advantage of this situation. There is no shortage of kooks willing to fill these gaps or people who can lie to themselves/the rest of us and say, "No you don't get it. The Olympics will be great for skateboarding/the world."
Fuck the Olympics. And like I said before, I like a very very small number of people associated with it, but they all ignored the red flags when entering this. They all knew that the Olympics is an institution that bulldozes peoples homes (Rio Olympics) and is built with trafficked labor (Sochi Olympics) and harms the countries that host it, but didn't give a fuck. They knew a lot of skaters didn't want to this to be a sport, but they didn't give a fuck.
Lurper, if you wanted to pick up the torch that JENKEM dropped and create your own ethical skate media outlet, there IS a market for it, one is definitely be down to support on Patreon.
Maybe something that Carnie and others who are jaded of the industry (Duane? Haha) would be willing to join.
A skate media Co-op? A simple zine?
Imagine that? Doing more that posting here and complaining? Something that may actually have an impact? Brilliant. I encourage that. Heckride did it …
So embarrassing
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Aye, @BRINK…
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
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It most certainly did help skateparks get built. There is proof of that all over.
I can definitely vouch for that, even some average-sized cities all around Europe have been unlocking some never-before-seen budgets for the development of skateboarding rapidly after the Olympics. In fact I think right now actually is a crucial time in terms of potential for skateboarders to position themselves as consultants and handle their local scene the way they always wished it had been handled forever.
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Do you know how statistics actually work?
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
No, "like say I did something that didn't happen" is not part of statistics. "Statistically speaking" is not statistics. You could have just written "no" and we wouldn't be having this ridiculous exchange.
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
Dude, dude, the problem isn't "Just cuz your mom is involved." The problem is that it's something that hasn't happened. You could talk about banging your own mom on three out of four dates and it's the same problem if it didn't, in fact, happen.
I directly quoted you and your asking me when you said the exact thing you said. That's not a serious question.
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It most certainly did help skateparks get built. There is proof of that all over.
I can definitely vouch for that, even some average-sized cities all around Europe have been unlocking some never-before-seen budgets for the development of skateboarding rapidly after the Olympics. In fact I think right now actually is a crucial time in terms of potential for skateboarders to position themselves as consultants and handle their local scene the way they always wished it had been handled forever.
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
I directly quoted you and your asking me when you said the exact thing you said. That's not a serious question.
Really don’t know your point. Provided a Y/Y skateboard equipment sales growth statistic. And know for a fact more parks have been built as a direct result of skateboarding being in the Olympics. Although I don’t know those stats off the top of my head. Not sure what part of that you are trying to counter. Or are you just one of those “disagree with Brink for sport” people? So brave.
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
I directly quoted you and your asking me when you said the exact thing you said. That's not a serious question.
Really don’t know your point. Provided a Y/Y skateboard equipment sales growth statistic. And know for a fact more parks have been built as a direct result of skateboarding being in the Olympics. Although I don’t know those stats off the top of my head. Not sure what part of that you are trying to counter. Or are you just one of those “disagree with Brink for sport” people? So brave.
You didn't provide the evidence of more skateparks being built beyond "I know for a fact." Year over year skateboard sales isn't evidence of that. You've got a high statistical bar to clear, which is why I asked the question that you obviously can't answer. "I know for a fact" is not a statistic, it's a naked assertion. To quote yourself "you thinking isn't a substitute for statistics."
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
I directly quoted you and your asking me when you said the exact thing you said. That's not a serious question.
Really don’t know your point. Provided a Y/Y skateboard equipment sales growth statistic. And know for a fact more parks have been built as a direct result of skateboarding being in the Olympics. Although I don’t know those stats off the top of my head. Not sure what part of that you are trying to counter. Or are you just one of those “disagree with Brink for sport” people? So brave.
They are 2 totally different statistics. I never said one was evidence of the other. And yes I know for a fact. Because I worked for USA Skateboarding for 4 years and know how many park projects happened and are happening. I said I don’t have a statistic for that. I gave you 2 concrete examples … which proves the fact. I don’t need “statistics” to know there Are oublic parks being built based on members of the USAS team alone. And could give a shit if you believe me or not. But to sit here and ACTUALLY think the Olympics haven't contributed to an increase of parks is actually dumber than you muddling up multiple points to try and be contrarian to what I’m saying. Do you know how reading actually works?
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
I directly quoted you and your asking me when you said the exact thing you said. That's not a serious question.
Really don’t know your point. Provided a Y/Y skateboard equipment sales growth statistic. And know for a fact more parks have been built as a direct result of skateboarding being in the Olympics. Although I don’t know those stats off the top of my head. Not sure what part of that you are trying to counter. Or are you just one of those “disagree with Brink for sport” people? So brave.
They are 2 totally different statistics. I never said one was evidence of the other. And yes I know for a fact. Because I worked for USA Skateboarding for 4 years and know how many park projects happened and are happening. I said I don’t have a statistic for that. I gave you 2 concrete examples … which proves the fact. I don’t need “statistics” to know there Are oublic parks being built based on members of the USAS team alone. And could give a shit if you believe me or not. But to sit here and ACTUALLY think the Olympics haven't contributed to an increase of parks is actually dumber than you muddling up multiple points to try and be contrarian to what I’m saying. Do you know how reading actually works?
You don't read your own shit, do you? You didn't give 2 statistics, and you're saying you don't need statistics while claiming someone skeptical of your claim is being ignorant of statistics you didn't use and claim you don't need.
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
I directly quoted you and your asking me when you said the exact thing you said. That's not a serious question.
Really don’t know your point. Provided a Y/Y skateboard equipment sales growth statistic. And know for a fact more parks have been built as a direct result of skateboarding being in the Olympics. Although I don’t know those stats off the top of my head. Not sure what part of that you are trying to counter. Or are you just one of those “disagree with Brink for sport” people? So brave.
They are 2 totally different statistics. I never said one was evidence of the other. And yes I know for a fact. Because I worked for USA Skateboarding for 4 years and know how many park projects happened and are happening. I said I don’t have a statistic for that. I gave you 2 concrete examples … which proves the fact. I don’t need “statistics” to know there Are oublic parks being built based on members of the USAS team alone. And could give a shit if you believe me or not. But to sit here and ACTUALLY think the Olympics haven't contributed to an increase of parks is actually dumber than you muddling up multiple points to try and be contrarian to what I’m saying. Do you know how reading actually works?
Yes dummy. I gave ONE statistic. And the skatepark is the second. But I don’t have it. But it exists. 1 + 1 is 2. Regardless of 1 being presented and one not. I dont need a park statistic to prove at least 2 (aka MORE) skateparks have been built because of the olympics. No. More parks means more parks … right? So yes, that’s now a FACT. More skateparks exist because of the Olympics. Fact.
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
I directly quoted you and your asking me when you said the exact thing you said. That's not a serious question.
Really don’t know your point. Provided a Y/Y skateboard equipment sales growth statistic. And know for a fact more parks have been built as a direct result of skateboarding being in the Olympics. Although I don’t know those stats off the top of my head. Not sure what part of that you are trying to counter. Or are you just one of those “disagree with Brink for sport” people? So brave.
They are 2 totally different statistics. I never said one was evidence of the other. And yes I know for a fact. Because I worked for USA Skateboarding for 4 years and know how many park projects happened and are happening. I said I don’t have a statistic for that. I gave you 2 concrete examples … which proves the fact. I don’t need “statistics” to know there Are oublic parks being built based on members of the USAS team alone. And could give a shit if you believe me or not. But to sit here and ACTUALLY think the Olympics haven't contributed to an increase of parks is actually dumber than you muddling up multiple points to try and be contrarian to what I’m saying. Do you know how reading actually works?
Yes dummy. I gave ONE statistic. And the skatepark is the second. But I don’t have it. But it exists. 1 + 1 is 2. Regardless of 1 being presented and one not. I dont need a park statistic to prove at least 2 (aka MORE) skateparks have been built because of the olympics. No. More parks means more parks … right? So yes, that’s now a FACT. More skateparks exist because of the Olympics. Fact.
CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
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…Also skateboard sales rose 120% by june 2021 compared to the year prior.
Not to discount the effect that the Olympics had on skateboarding’s popularity with the public, and thereby sales, but I seem to recall a global pandemic or something, that may have also transpired in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Are we to presume that the need for individualized athletic activities that resulted from the need to socially distance contributed in no way to the commensurate, sizable uptick in sales?
Real question: no snark. Seeking clarification of your position.
They both most certainly contributed. But more proof of the Olympics’ contribution to that, sans pandemic, is only a year and a half away.
Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
I quite like it. Just cuz your mom is involved doesn’t make it ridiculous! Also when did I say anything close to what you quoted?
I directly quoted you and your asking me when you said the exact thing you said. That's not a serious question.
Really don’t know your point. Provided a Y/Y skateboard equipment sales growth statistic. And know for a fact more parks have been built as a direct result of skateboarding being in the Olympics. Although I don’t know those stats off the top of my head. Not sure what part of that you are trying to counter. Or are you just one of those “disagree with Brink for sport” people? So brave.
They are 2 totally different statistics. I never said one was evidence of the other. And yes I know for a fact. Because I worked for USA Skateboarding for 4 years and know how many park projects happened and are happening. I said I don’t have a statistic for that. I gave you 2 concrete examples … which proves the fact. I don’t need “statistics” to know there Are oublic parks being built based on members of the USAS team alone. And could give a shit if you believe me or not. But to sit here and ACTUALLY think the Olympics haven't contributed to an increase of parks is actually dumber than you muddling up multiple points to try and be contrarian to what I’m saying. Do you know how reading actually works?
Yes dummy. I gave ONE statistic. And the skatepark is the second. But I don’t have it. But it exists. 1 + 1 is 2. Regardless of 1 being presented and one not. I dont need a park statistic to prove at least 2 (aka MORE) skateparks have been built because of the olympics. No. More parks means more parks … right? So yes, that’s now a FACT. More skateparks exist because of the Olympics. Fact.
CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION
Tokyo course was left to skate publicly. Guess that supports the FACTS too. Go do some research and prove me wrong. God damn y’all will talk any bullshit to disagree with me.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
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I started Sober Mag after leaving Jenkem (trying to do a vision/blind thing). We did a couple articles (one anti-Olympics and one rip-off of Abbie Hoffman's "Steal This Book," which is all about how to survive with no budget; a Walker Ryan interview (an abridged version ran in PS118 and Sober ran the full-length version); Sasha (@kotoval), a dude from Russia was contributing short videos; and we started a skate-trip video "contest" eS/Studio Skateboards supported, but it was too much handle. I was working 70-80s a week in a non-skate career and my ex had some gnarly issues, which took up the rest of my energy. The mag just fell off the radar. I never even got to see the videos people sent in for the "contest" :(
I tried shifting things to PS118, but they went out of business overnight and after that happened I was over it. PS118 was fun (https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=78847.0) and could have been a cool little magazine that grew into something bigger.
I've always thought SLAP had more than enough talent to pull together a solid little magazine. If someone wants to start something, I'm still sitting on a few interviews/articles that were supposed to run in PS118.
Finally, isn't Carnie running the show up at KingShit King Skate? Or, did he cycle out when they changed the name?
Sounds like you were off to a good start, obviously having more help would’ve made things more ideal.. carnie is awesome, I roomed with him in a hotel in Melbourne for a week back in 2004, he was good company, a very interesting person. It would be nice to see a smaller print magazine in skateboarding again.. power edge and slap were two of the best skateboarding magazines in my opinion.
Carnie contacted me last week after he heard all about this USAS drama ... he has been avidly anti-Olympics since day one and we have been going back and forth ... maybe something will come out of it. Who knows.
If you and carnie could put together a self owned, grassroots style magazine that would be awesome! I’ve definitely enjoyed plenty of articles that you or carnie have written over the years. I think it could have potential for sure..
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
Do you not know what correlation does not equal causation means? Just because two seemingly related things happened, it doesn’t mean one caused the other.
I find it very hard to believe that more “equipment” was sold AFTER the Olympics than before in 2021 bc during the pandemic shops (at least my local) were doing very very well as everyone was buying up outdoor activities.
I could very well posit then that desire to be outside more had an effect on city councils/budget makers who then allocated money to providing more park space to do those activities in. In this scenario, it definitely happened during the Olympics (which I’m sure caused a little, but likely not sustain spike) but ultimately 2021’s outlier year was due to the pandemic
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
Do you not know what correlation does not equal causation means? Just because two seemingly related things happened, it doesn’t mean one caused the other.
I find it very hard to believe that more “equipment” was sold AFTER the Olympics than before in 2021 bc during the pandemic shops (at least my local) were doing very very well as everyone was buying up outdoor activities.
I could very well posit then that desire to be outside more had an effect on city councils/budget makers who then allocated money to providing more park space to do those activities in. In this scenario, it definitely happened during the Olympics (which I’m sure caused a little, but likely not sustain spike) but ultimately 2021’s outlier year was due to the pandemic
Its all good dudes. It doesn't matter. I know what I’ve seen working at usa skateboarding the last four years. And I believe I’ve seen an uptick in both based on research and what I have seen myself. I find it hard to fathom that someone wants to say a 120% growth in sales during 2021 had nothing to do with Tokyo and that parks directly linked to the games or olympians means more parks werent built but if you guys disagree, all good. Maybe with Paris on the horizon the evidence will be more clear one way or the other.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
It's not up to me to prove otherwise because I didn't make the claim. You made a claim and you're supposed to provide the evidence that supports it. You're also the ass that told someone "you thinking isn't a substitute for statistics" while demonstrating no facility with the subject matter at all. I mean, c'mon man, I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt but you're not giving me anything to work with here. You're so confident in your claims but can't provide hard evidence beyond "I know for a fact." And you cited a skatepark built specifically for the Olympics as some kind of proof that the Olympics leads to more skateparks being built. Do I have that right?
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
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Goddamn it, I can’t quit this thread!
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Goddamn it, I can’t quit this thread!
There’s another where someone called me in to boost it from 5 to 10 pages because someone offered to drop footy at 10 pages. I should head over there now 😂
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
Which you claim is due *directly* because of the Olympics statistically without any statistical evidence, and one of those examples is a park built specifically for the Olympics which probably won't survive another year (that'd be my guess, it might already be torn down.) The question isn't if more things are happening, the question is why, which you claim is for a reason you can't provide evidence for. And again, you chastised someone for not being able to do something you admit you can't do yourself.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
Yes the park in Ilardi’s town and the Tokyo course are directly because of the Olympics. I never said that was “statistically”. Do you need a statistic to know why the Tokyo park was built? Or that the park in Ilardi’s town was built because if him and his involvement with Team USA? What statistic are you basing the timeline of the tearing down of the Tokyo course on?
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Robble robble, statistics rabble rabble, mom humping rabble rabble
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Rabble rabble, statistics rabble rabble, mom humping rabble rabble
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I surrender! Everyone’s right everyone's wrong we’re all idiots.
https://youtu.be/sShMA85pv8M
Vans Showdown was rad today. Amazing selection of skaters from all walks of life. Watch it if you haven’t.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
Yes the park in Ilardi’s town and the Tokyo course are directly because of the Olympics. I never said that was “statistically”. Do you need a statistic to know why the Tokyo park was built? Or that the park in Ilardi’s town was built because if him and his involvement with Team USA? What statistic are you basing the timeline of the tearing down of the Tokyo course on?
Remember when I asked you if you knew how statistics actually works and you didn't immediately say no but proceeded to demonstrate that the answer to that question is decidedly no and kept going forward with said demonstration? You're still doing it while still having not banged my mother on 75% of the dates you didn't go on. Being really, really adamant that you believe something is true doesn't make that something true. I'll say it again, you were critical of someone's supposed ignorance of statistics and have abandoned any pretense of having any of your own as supporting evidence. Beyond phantom mom banging, of course.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
Yes the park in Ilardi’s town and the Tokyo course are directly because of the Olympics. I never said that was “statistically”. Do you need a statistic to know why the Tokyo park was built? Or that the park in Ilardi’s town was built because if him and his involvement with Team USA? What statistic are you basing the timeline of the tearing down of the Tokyo course on?
And I’ll say it again … they said they don’t think more skateparks were built because of the Olympics (or something close) and I named some that most certainly were. Who’s on first? It’s all good dude. Maybe were both right maybe were both wrong.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
Yes the park in Ilardi’s town and the Tokyo course are directly because of the Olympics. I never said that was “statistically”. Do you need a statistic to know why the Tokyo park was built? Or that the park in Ilardi’s town was built because if him and his involvement with Team USA? What statistic are you basing the timeline of the tearing down of the Tokyo course on?
And I’ll say it again … they said they don’t think more skateparks were built because of the Olympics (or something close) and I named some that most certainly were. Who’s on first? It’s all good dude. Maybe were both right maybe were both wrong.
So no statistical evidence for your claim? You seemed pretty serious about that at one point, and then not. Why is it so hard to just say "I think so but I'm not sure. I can't really prove it"? It's a fine thing to say when you actually don't know something to the extent you can actually prove it. There ya go. I'm willing to be wrong if you are, but I'm not willing to pretend to be right if I'm not sure.
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Skateboarding certainly doesn't need to sweep homeless camps, exploit laborers and whitewash our cities to have a good time.
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Anyone remember that piece in SLAP mag that @whiteley wrote about how we should have fewer skateparks or something to that effect?
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
Yes the park in Ilardi’s town and the Tokyo course are directly because of the Olympics. I never said that was “statistically”. Do you need a statistic to know why the Tokyo park was built? Or that the park in Ilardi’s town was built because if him and his involvement with Team USA? What statistic are you basing the timeline of the tearing down of the Tokyo course on?
And I’ll say it again … they said they don’t think more skateparks were built because of the Olympics (or something close) and I named some that most certainly were. Who’s on first? It’s all good dude. Maybe were both right maybe were both wrong.
I gave multiple examples to prove it. Not sure why you keep going on about it. Get over it.
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i started wordle w/ "brink" and got it on the second shot thanks guy
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I think the equally incessant and annoying twin sibling we assumed brink absorbed in the womb survived and is @therealnod
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I think the equally incessant and annoying twin sibling we assumed brink absorbed in the womb survived and is @therealnod
Dude, for real. Can’t get this guy past it. I feel like even if I tell him I’m wrong he won’t stop anyway. StAtIsTiCs.
For anyone who might care about the original purpose of this thread … in addition to all the staff and board who quit yesterday … more blows will be dealt to USAS this coming week supposedly. I don’t have any “statistics” though. Just information. Don’t believe me at all until it happens.
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Despite knowing better, I'm going to briefly chime in here.
There is a park that was built in the Hague for the Dutch Olympic team (I think the Italian team trains here as well). This is a new (non-public) park, which didn't exist prior to the Olympics and was created explicitly for the Olympics.
BUT, it is reasonable to ask, if the government didn't spend money on this non-public park, would they have allocated this money to creating public parks that don't have hydraulic controlled stair sets? Or, does this park signal a shift in the Dutch gov's prioritization of developing skateparks for the public?
In terms of answering this question in the USA, USA Skateboarding could easy fund a two part study to back up their claim that Olympics = more parks: 1) Someone needs to painstakingly chart when each park in the USA was built over the past 2 decades. This will give us a nice little line graph that shows us the number of parks and if there is any change in the number of parks built each year and if the trajectory of new parks is going up (staying flat or going down). I have no idea if more parks are being built today than were being built 5 years ago, but I'd guess that there has been zero change in number of new parks per year aside from a small covid bump.
2) In terms of answering the motivation for new park creation team USA could easily fund this study: All they'd need to do is create a random sample of cities that have decided to create parks and ask the city council WHY they did this (OR request copies of the city's records related to skateparks (this can be done via a FOIL request)).
The most obvious guesses for new park creation are: A) skaters are old as dirt now and understand the political process better, which is leading to more pressure on city councils B) federal funds for covid relief were poured into city govs coffers and they decided to spend it on skateparks (among many other things). C) The long economic boom that started around 2010-ish is finally seeing its way into public coffers D) the Olympics is affecting city council level decisions or the federal gov is earmarking money for skatepark development E) more city council members rode a skateboard when they were younger and are more open to it than city council members of yesteryears F) the stigma around skateboarding has faded because it is a bunch of old men and we've lost that edge we once had.
I'd bet on skaters being old and knowing how to work the political process a bit better and a greater likelihood of city council people less hostile to skateboarding because they "were skaters when they were young." We are starting to matter as a voting block and starting to be able to relate to those in power. And, for any parks built this year or next year, we'd see a small covid bump of federal funds that city needed to "use or lose."
For my anecdotal evidence that it is skater activism at the local level:
Vancouver is going to spend 20 million on skateparks. A big reason behind this seems to be Jeff Cole's advocacy work. "Cole, a longtime skateboarder and president of the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition has been pushing for this for a long time."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-skateboard-amenity-upgrade-1.6482224
Finally, skateboarding is dying. Neither covid nor the Olympics are going to change that. Covid slightly boosted the public's interest in skateboarding, but it is still nothing compared to 2008. The Olympics created a huge blip, but it was very very shortly lived. The Olympics did not sky rocket snowboarding's popularity and it will not skyrocket skateboarding's popularity. Snowboarding has only gone down in terms of Google searches since it was introduce into the Olympics.
Using Google search web searchers and shopping searches, I believe skateboarding is dying (or is already a zombie activity) and the Olympics did nothing for snowboarding (and will do nothing for skateboarding, except in China's sport training camps).
See example 1:
Skateboarding a search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/SK59X4K/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-12-29-55-AM.png)
See example 2:
Skateboard as Google product search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/MDZW48X/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-12-30-27-AM.png)
See example 3:
Skatepark as a Google search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/8c7rC7Q/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-12-43-41-AM.png)
See example 4:
Skate shop as a Google search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/jHxfXqK/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-1-36-22-AM.png)
See example 5:
Snowboarding as a Google search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/7J86VrC/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-12-45-36-AM.png)
Note: https://trends.google.com is a fun website. And, when making my graphs I extended the timeline as far as possible and looked at things at worldwide scale rather than a specific country.
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Despite knowing better, I'm going to briefly chime in here.
There is a park that was built in the Hague for the Dutch Olympic team (I think the Italian team trains here as well). This is a new (non-public) park, which didn't exist prior to the Olympics and was created explicitly for the Olympics.
BUT, it is reasonable to ask, if government didn't spend money on this non-public park, would they have allocated this money to creating public parks that don't have hydraulic controlled stair sets? Or, does this park signal a shift in the Dutch gov's prioritization of developing skateparks for the public?
In terms of answering this question in the USA, USA Skateboarding could easy fund a two part study to back up their claim that Olympics = more parks: 1) Someone needs to painstakingly chart when each park in the USA was built over the past 2 decades. This will give us a nice little line graph that shows us the number of parks and if there is any change in the number of parks built each year and if the trajectory of new parks is going up (staying flat or going down). I have no idea if more parks are being built today than were being built 5 years ago, but I'd guess that there has been zero change in number of new parks per year.
2) In terms of answering the motivation for new park creation team USA could easily fund this study: All they'd need to do is create a random sample of cities that have decided to create parks and ask the city council WHY they did this (OR request copies of the city's records related to skateparks (this can be done via a FOIL request)).
The most obvious guesses for new park creation are: A) skaters are old as dirt now and understand the political process better, which is leading to more pressure on city councils B) federal funds for covid relief were poured into city govs coffers and they decided to spend it on skateparks (among many other things). C) The long economic boom that started around 2010-ish is finally seeing its way into public coffers D) the Olympics is affecting city council level decisions or the federal gov is earmarking money for skatepark development.
I'd bet on skaters being old and knowing how to work the political process a bit better. We are starting to matter as a voting block.
For my anecdotal evidence that it is skater activism at the local level:
Vancouver is going to spend 20 million on skateparks. A big reason behind this seems to be Jeff Cole's advocacy work. "Cole, a longtime skateboarder and president of the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition has been pushing for this for a long time."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-skateboard-amenity-upgrade-1.6482224
Finally, skateboarding is dying. Nethier covid or the Olympics are going to change that. Covid slight boosted the public's interest in skateboarding, but it is possibly still nothing compared to 2008. The Olympics created a huge blip, but it was very very shortly lived. The Olympics did not sky rocket snowboarding's popularity and it will not skyrocket skateboarding's popularity.
Using Google search web searchers and shopping searches, I believe skateboarding is dying.
See example 1:
Skateboarding a search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/SK59X4K/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-12-29-55-AM.png)
See example 2:
Skateboard as Google product search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/MDZW48X/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-12-30-27-AM.png)
See example 3:
Skatepark as a Google search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/8c7rC7Q/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-12-43-41-AM.png)
See example 4:
Snowboarding as a Google search term:
(https://i.ibb.co/7J86VrC/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-12-45-36-AM.png)
Sorry dude, not enough statistics. Nothing you say matters.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
Yes the park in Ilardi’s town and the Tokyo course are directly because of the Olympics. I never said that was “statistically”. Do you need a statistic to know why the Tokyo park was built? Or that the park in Ilardi’s town was built because if him and his involvement with Team USA? What statistic are you basing the timeline of the tearing down of the Tokyo course on?
And I’ll say it again … they said they don’t think more skateparks were built because of the Olympics (or something close) and I named some that most certainly were. Who’s on first? It’s all good dude. Maybe were both right maybe were both wrong.
I gave multiple examples to prove it. Not sure why you keep going on about it. Get over it.
No, you didn't. You gave precisely two examples, one of which was ad hoc. So one example. Why do you keep pretending you have some solid evidence of something while simultaneously admitting you don't?
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I think the equally incessant and annoying twin sibling we assumed brink absorbed in the womb survived and is @therealnod
Dude, for real. Can’t get this guy past it. I feel like even if I tell him I’m wrong he won’t stop anyway. StAtIsTiCs.
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That's not how facts work, or statistics. Are there more skateparks today than there were in...1970? Yeah, there are. Is that directly because of the Olympics?
You're just telling me you don't need any statistical proof of your claims after chastising someone about statistics. Get ahold of yourself man.
No I’m telling you there is physical proof. And I named 3 parks … aka MORE parks because of the Olympics. You’re joking now right? Telling me parks haven’t been built cuz of the Olympics? You know you can prove facts without statistics right? And I did both. Proved the uptick of board sales with a statistic and that more parks were built because of the Olympics with factual examples.
In what way have you proved that? You haven't. How many parks have closed in the same period of time? The reason to use statistics is that they help prove a claim you're making. But you admit you can't. And just saying "because of the Olympics therefore" is a fallacy called Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. You seem to think you're dealing with a child or something. You're not.
I asked you one simple question that you have demonstrated you have insufficient knowledge to answer properly. We could easily just leave it there. Or not, I guess.
All i said was more parks have been built (which is very different than “more parks exist”) because of the olympics (the tokyo course and the ilardi park being proof) … so that’s how I proved it. Then I said more equipment has been sold because of the olympics and both are absolutely true. You havent proved otherwise either so have at it.
I cited 2 parks which means the olympics most certainly lead to “more” skateparks being built. I’m sure I can find more. Are you going to somehow tell me 2 isn’t “more”. Do I have that right?
Yes the park in Ilardi’s town and the Tokyo course are directly because of the Olympics. I never said that was “statistically”. Do you need a statistic to know why the Tokyo park was built? Or that the park in Ilardi’s town was built because if him and his involvement with Team USA? What statistic are you basing the timeline of the tearing down of the Tokyo course on?
And I’ll say it again … they said they don’t think more skateparks were built because of the Olympics (or something close) and I named some that most certainly were. Who’s on first? It’s all good dude. Maybe were both right maybe were both wrong.
I gave multiple examples to prove it. Not sure why you keep going on about it. Get over it.
(https://i.ibb.co/WzfMVLD/372253-A7-01-F3-40-E6-9803-5570-A1-FBC1-AB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WzfMVLD)
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I think the equally incessant and annoying twin sibling we assumed brink absorbed in the womb survived and is @therealnod
In all seriousness, fuck that guy. If he wants to use something as an insult that he doesn't fully understand himself he deserves it.
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MEME WAR!
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https://youtu.be/civuoU_NE38
a Brink thread? i’ve waited so long (not)
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a Brink thread? i’ve waited so long (not)
Although great, The Pot is one of my least favorite songs off 10,000 Days … a title which came from the approximate time lead singer Maynard James Keenan’s mother was paralyzed before she passed away. The songs “Wings for Marie” part 1 and 2 (tracks 3 and 4 on 10,000 Days) are about his mother, Judith. I was fortunate enough to be at the Staples Center show where the band played the songs for the very first time, and Maynard broke down crying while singing them, at which point the band walked over and all hugged him. And then the show went on. Quite a beautiful moment in live Tool history and probably my favorite moment of the hundred-plus Tool shows I have seen. I don’t have any statistics though. Just ticket stubs as proof. But that probably means it didn’t happen because it’s proof not statistics.
Additionally, the first wine that Maynard’s vineyard produced was named after his mother as well.
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Although great, The Pot is one of my least favorite songs off 10,000 Days … a title which came from the approximate time lead singer Maynard James Keenan’s mother was paralyzed before she passed away. The songs “Wings for Marie” part 1 and 2 (tracks 3 and 4 on 10,000 Days) are about his mother, Judith. I was fortunate enough to be at the Staples Center show where the band played the songs for the very first time, and Maynard broke down crying while singing them, at which point the band walked over and all hugged him. And then the show went on. Quite a beautiful moment in live Tool history and probably my favorite moment of the hundred-plus Tool shows I have seen. I don’t have any statistics though. Just ticket stubs as proof. But that probably means it didn’t happen because it’s proof not statistics.
Additionally, the first wine that Maynard’s vineyard produced was named after his mother as well.
JFC.
On a light-hearted note, there was a joke going around on a big Tool message board that the reason it was called 10,000 Days is because that's how long it takes them to record an album. Yeah, we all knew what it really meant, but Tool fans lean towards being insensitive.
I live a few hours away from Jerome. I can pick up some bottles for you Brink if you'll agree to let me throw them at you. At a fair pace, so you have a chance. Each one you catch is on me.
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a Brink thread? i’ve waited so long (not)
Although great, The Pot is one of my least favorite songs off 10,000 Days … a title which came from the approximate time lead singer Maynard James Keenan’s mother was paralyzed before she passed away. The songs “Wings for Marie” part 1 and 2 (tracks 3 and 4 on 10,000 Days) are about his mother, Judith. I was fortunate enough to be at the Staples Center show where the band played the songs for the very first time, and Maynard broke down crying while singing them, at which point the band walked over and all hugged him. And then the show went on. Quite a beautiful moment in live Tool history and probably my favorite moment of the hundred-plus Tool shows I have seen. I don’t have any statistics though. Just ticket stubs as proof. But that probably means it didn’t happen because it’s proof not statistics.
Additionally, the first wine that Maynard’s vineyard produced was named after his mother as well.
On a light-hearted note, there was a joke going around on a big Tool message board that the reason it was called 10,000 Days is because that's how long it takes them to record an album. Yeah, we all knew what it really meant, but Tool fans lean towards being insensitive.
I live a few hours away from Jerome. I can pick up some bottles for you Brink if you'll agree to let me throw them at you. At a fair pace, so you have a chance. Each one you catch is on me.
I was there once. Cool little zone. I liked the jail. Not much of a wine guy. Cabs and Pinots if I must.
As for how long Tool takes to record. I’m all for it. Whatever it takes because I’ve yet to be disappointed.
“It’s not good when it’s done, it’s done when it’s good.”
One of my favorite quotes and from the guitarist Adam Jones. But I don’t have any statistics. Statistically speaking though, what would be your success rate of hitting me vs. missing vs. me catching the wine bottles.
And I laugh at any Tool/Tool fan roasting. I get it. I deserve it. They deserve it. The memes rule.
My therapist and I actually had a bunch of discussions regarding the possible parallels between Tool’s music and me being on the spectrum and such a huge fan. There’s a lot of interesting stuff to dig into there.
My therapist was the one on the Depp trial who diagnosed Amber Heard with BPD and HPD. She rules so hard. Changed my life.
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can you make a tutorial on the “edit” function, Brink?
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THROW THAT BOB MARLEY WANNABE MOTHER FUCKER OUTTA HERE
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One of my favorite quotes and from the guitarist Adam Jones. But I don’t have any statistics. Statistically speaking though, what would be your success rate of hitting me vs. missing vs. me catching the wine bottles.
That's what we statisticians would call the data gathering process. I don't know yet, but I'm willing to test it if you are. After a number of trials we'll crunch the numbers. You can certainly quibble about the test conditions, but I think under the circumstances whatever I deem is fair is fair. Statistically speaking, of course. But for real.
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can you make a tutorial on the “edit” function, Brink?
Yes. Type your shit. Find a typo or think of something else to add. Click “modify” and go HAM. Then click “post” …
Get it straight though dude … it’s MODIFY.
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THROW THAT BOB MARLEY WANNABE MOTHER FUCKER OUTTA HERE
Real ones know.
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One of my favorite quotes and from the guitarist Adam Jones. But I don’t have any statistics. Statistically speaking though, what would be your success rate of hitting me vs. missing vs. me catching the wine bottles.
Might as well do it right there by the jail. Fuck it.
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One of my favorite quotes and from the guitarist Adam Jones. But I don’t have any statistics. Statistically speaking though, what would be your success rate of hitting me vs. missing vs. me catching the wine bottles.
Might as well do it right there by the jail. Fuck it.
That doesn't really help with the collection process, but it does indicate that you're already crying about it.
You seem to have some kind of focus on sex and incarceration. It seems I may have come across a mind that needs some sort of professional guidance that I lack the expertise to provide. For that I'm sorry.
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So you guys know that Brink's semen is going for top dollar on the black market right? You might be a handjob away from that luxurious Supreme velour track suit you've had your eye on since you started skating a couple days ago
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What's worse? Tool, or this thread? I can't look away from this train wreck.
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Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
Who needs statistics when the only required proof for how fucked the Olympics and the US team are is right here in front of us: that somebody who insults people in that way in 2022 is allowed anywhere near the young athletes, even paid money by the very organisation.
This entire thread is a textbook demonstration of how toxic masculinity can ruin even the noblest of causes.
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Do you guys prefer the blueberry bagels where the blueberries are scattered throughout, still whole, or where the blueberries are all mixed in, pretty much dissolved into the batter?
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One of my favorite quotes and from the guitarist Adam Jones. But I don’t have any statistics. Statistically speaking though, what would be your success rate of hitting me vs. missing vs. me catching the wine bottles.
Might as well do it right there by the jail. Fuck it.
You seem to have some kind of focus on sex and incarceration. It seems I may have come across a mind that needs some sort of professional guidance that I lack the expertise to provide. For that I'm sorry.
https://youtu.be/cUPV4OfNlt0
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THROW THAT BOB MARLEY WANNABE MOTHER FUCKER OUTTA HERE
Real ones know.
Live show, Dallas Texas (I think) circa ‘91..? Live intro to one of my least favorite songs by them.
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Ya I think? Like say I took your mom on 4 dates and banged her on 3 of them … then statistically speaking I banged her 75% of the time? Is that correct?
Who needs statistics when the only required proof for how fucked the Olympics and the US team are is right here in front of us: that somebody who insults people in that way in 2022 is allowed anywhere near the young athletes, even paid money by the very organisation.
This entire thread is a textbook demonstration of how toxic masculinity can ruin even the noblest of causes.
Note to self: Don’t add “have insulted people” to my resume. Phew … thank god all my insulting and ToXiC MaScUlInItY didn’t show up on my USAS background checks and I was still able to be gainfully employed and ruining skateboarding for 4 years.
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THROW THAT BOB MARLEY WANNABE MOTHER FUCKER OUTTA HERE
Real ones know.
Live show, Dallas Texas (I think) circa ‘91..? Live intro to one of my least favorite songs by them.
Not sure off the top if my head but maybe!
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Do you guys prefer the blueberry bagels where the blueberries are scattered throughout, still whole, or where the blueberries are all mixed in, pretty much dissolved into the batter?
Love bagels, hate blueberry bagels. Blueberry muffins on the other hand, could get it. Pancakes too
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Do you guys prefer the blueberry bagels where the blueberries are scattered throughout, still whole, or where the blueberries are all mixed in, pretty much dissolved into the batter?
I can’t disclose this info now because of the bagel book I am working on. Stay tuned.
Just so you know … in addition to fresh or frozen blueberries, many bagel shops use blueberry crystals, which help to color the dough “blue” better than the blueberries themselves do. Also many egg bagels contain little to no egg at all, just yellow dye, sometimes referred to as “egg shade”. However, I only worked in a bagel shop for 8 years making them all. I don’t have statistics, so all this probably isn’t true.
(https://i.ibb.co/1QD4zFg/72-E8740-D-5-AE7-4-A49-9-EA6-AAD793043599.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1QD4zFg)
(https://i.ibb.co/y5Q9Y2G/EDF435-E2-21-E4-442-D-9-E4-F-7-DFE85-B505-F1.webp) (https://ibb.co/y5Q9Y2G)
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You do you, Brink. Whatever it takes to slang that baby batter, flavor it up if need be
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One of my favorite quotes and from the guitarist Adam Jones. But I don’t have any statistics. Statistically speaking though, what would be your success rate of hitting me vs. missing vs. me catching the wine bottles.
Might as well do it right there by the jail. Fuck it.
You seem to have some kind of focus on sex and incarceration. It seems I may have come across a mind that needs some sort of professional guidance that I lack the expertise to provide. For that I'm sorry.
https://youtu.be/cUPV4OfNlt0
Just passing it on, huh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uF4zYXzL_8
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One of my favorite quotes and from the guitarist Adam Jones. But I don’t have any statistics. Statistically speaking though, what would be your success rate of hitting me vs. missing vs. me catching the wine bottles.
Might as well do it right there by the jail. Fuck it.
You seem to have some kind of focus on sex and incarceration. It seems I may have come across a mind that needs some sort of professional guidance that I lack the expertise to provide. For that I'm sorry.
https://youtu.be/cUPV4OfNlt0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uF4zYXzL_8
https://youtu.be/6zpvlMp04D0
(https://i.ibb.co/8Xgx1Ft/9189-AA76-F71-C-4217-B101-B7-C41-CC8288-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8Xgx1Ft)(https://i.ibb.co/3cyLzBT/53-A5967-B-927-D-49-B7-BBEB-B862-D8-B825-FC.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3cyLzBT)(https://i.ibb.co/F5Jt6Mz/63-F6-E917-25-F5-42-CC-8450-A105-FC85-E748.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F5Jt6Mz)
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Not a single pic of a new skatepark directly caused by the Olympics. But you did post a song about anal fisting, so there's that.
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Not a single pic of a new skatepark directly caused by the Olympics. But you did post a song about anal fisting, so there's that.
The song “Stinkfist” by Tool is the first track of their 1996 album, Aenima … and employs the use of anal fisting as a metaphor for the human tendency toward desensitization / overstimulation / overconsumption.
The live version has a 60 second extended bridge/guitar solo by Adam Jones that I believe to be one of their finest minutes of music.
They ended their live shows with Stinkfist for a decade or more until the Fear Innoculum tour, where they chose to end with “Invincible,” which I believe to be this album’s “Lateralus” (a track from the 2001 album of the same title, also voted the greatest Tool song of all time by Tool fans via poll on toolarmy.com), so to speak.
Maynard wrote Lateralus to the Fibonacci sequence. The syllables Maynard sings in the first verse follow the first six numbers in the pattern, ascending and descending in the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3. "Black (1), then (1), white are (2), all I see (3), in my infancy (5). Red and yellow then came to be ( 8 ), reaching out to me (5). Lets me see (3)." In the next verse, Maynard begins with the seventh number of the Fibonacci sequence (13), implying a missing verse in between. He descends back down with the following pattern; 13-8-5-3. "As below so above and beyond I imagine (13). Drawn beyond the lines of reason ( 8 ). Push the envelope (5). Watch it bend (3)." The second verse adds the missing line to complete the sequence; "There is (2), so (1), much (1), more that (2), beckons me (3), to look through to these (5), infinite possibilities ( 8 )." 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3-2-1-1-2-3-5-8-13-8-5-3.
There is a song from Tool’s 1993 album “Undertow” entitled “4 Degrees” that, for a while, some people mistakenly believed was a reference to the difference in temperature between the anus and the rest of the human body, which is obviously not true … and it more likely refers to the amount of degrees the Earth’s temperature will eventually increase, resulting in catastrophic flooding from the melting of the polar ice caps.
Not to be confused with other water hazard related tracks from the same album … the title track “Undertow” as well as “Flood” and “Swamp Song”.
https://youtu.be/hxsld16TjSU
https://youtu.be/Y7JG63IuaWs
https://youtu.be/8NGemR1cqZQ
https://youtu.be/TBIMRWGfFs0
https://youtu.be/DZNxJWIcwCc
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Not a single pic of a new skatepark directly caused by the Olympics. But you did post a song about anal fisting, so there's that.
The song “Stinkfist” by Tool is the first track of their 1996 album, Aenima … and employs the use of anal fisting as a metaphor for the human tendency toward desensitization / overstimulation / overconsumption.
The live version has a 60 second extended bridge/guitar solo by Adam Jones that I believe to be one of their finest minutes of music.
They ended their live shows with Stinkfist for a decade or more until the Fear Innoculum tour, where they chose to end with “Invincible,” which I believe to be this album’s “Lateralus” (a track from the 2001 album of the same title, also voted the greatest Tool song of all time by Tool fans via poll on toolarmy.com), so to speak.
Maynard wrote Lateralus to the Fibonacci sequence. The syllables Maynard sings in the first verse follow the first six numbers in the pattern, ascending and descending in the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3. "Black (1), then (1), white are (2), all I see (3), in my infancy (5). Red and yellow then came to be ( 8 ), reaching out to me (5). Lets me see (3)." In the next verse, Maynard begins with the seventh number of the Fibonacci sequence (13), implying a missing verse in between. He descends back down with the following pattern; 13-8-5-3. "As below so above and beyond I imagine (13). Drawn beyond the lines of reason ( 8 ). Push the envelope (5). Watch it bend (3)." The second verse adds the missing line to complete the sequence; "There is (2), so (1), much (1), more that (2), beckons me (3), to look through to these (5), infinite possibilities ( 8 )." 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3-2-1-1-2-3-5-8-13-8-5-3.
https://youtu.be/hxsld16TjSU
https://youtu.be/Y7JG63IuaWs
Average Tool fan be like
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An Essay on Scatology and Jonathan Swift:
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/documents/innervate/09-10/0910mycroftswift.pdf
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this is the only Adam Jones contribution I care about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4irD4jQ3cM0
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Not a single pic of a new skatepark directly caused by the Olympics. But you did post a song about anal fisting, so there's that.
The song “Stinkfist” by Tool is the first track of their 1996 album, Aenima … and employs the use of anal fisting as a metaphor for the human tendency toward desensitization / overstimulation / overconsumption.
The live version has a 60 second extended bridge/guitar solo by Adam Jones that I believe to be one of their finest minutes of music.
They ended their live shows with Stinkfist for a decade or more until the Fear Innoculum tour, where they chose to end with “Invincible,” which I believe to be this album’s “Lateralus” (a track from the 2001 album of the same title, also voted the greatest Tool song of all time by Tool fans via poll on toolarmy.com), so to speak.
Maynard wrote Lateralus to the Fibonacci sequence. The syllables Maynard sings in the first verse follow the first six numbers in the pattern, ascending and descending in the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3. "Black (1), then (1), white are (2), all I see (3), in my infancy (5). Red and yellow then came to be ( 8 ), reaching out to me (5). Lets me see (3)." In the next verse, Maynard begins with the seventh number of the Fibonacci sequence (13), implying a missing verse in between. He descends back down with the following pattern; 13-8-5-3. "As below so above and beyond I imagine (13). Drawn beyond the lines of reason ( 8 ). Push the envelope (5). Watch it bend (3)." The second verse adds the missing line to complete the sequence; "There is (2), so (1), much (1), more that (2), beckons me (3), to look through to these (5), infinite possibilities ( 8 )." 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3-2-1-1-2-3-5-8-13-8-5-3.
There is a song from Tool’s 1993 album “Undertow” entitled “4 Degrees” that, for a while, some people mistakenly believed was a reference to the difference in temperature between the anus and the rest of the human body, which is obviously not true … and it more likely refers to the amount of degrees the Earth’s temperature will eventually increase, resulting in catastrophic flooding from the melting of the polar ice caps.
Not to be confused with other water hazard related tracks from the same album … the title track “Undertow” as well as “Flood” and “Swamp Song”.
https://youtu.be/hxsld16TjSU
https://youtu.be/Y7JG63IuaWs
https://youtu.be/8NGemR1cqZQ
https://youtu.be/TBIMRWGfFs0
https://youtu.be/DZNxJWIcwCc
Strong money bets are coming in, based on @BRINK ’s description, that this will be the soundtrack to the next multi song Suciu part.
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Not a single pic of a new skatepark directly caused by the Olympics. But you did post a song about anal fisting, so there's that.
The song “Stinkfist” by Tool is the first track of their 1996 album, Aenima … and employs the use of anal fisting as a metaphor for the human tendency toward desensitization / overstimulation / overconsumption.
The live version has a 60 second extended bridge/guitar solo by Adam Jones that I believe to be one of their finest minutes of music.
They ended their live shows with Stinkfist for a decade or more until the Fear Innoculum tour, where they chose to end with “Invincible,” which I believe to be this album’s “Lateralus” (a track from the 2001 album of the same title, also voted the greatest Tool song of all time by Tool fans via poll on toolarmy.com), so to speak.
Maynard wrote Lateralus to the Fibonacci sequence. The syllables Maynard sings in the first verse follow the first six numbers in the pattern, ascending and descending in the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3. "Black (1), then (1), white are (2), all I see (3), in my infancy (5). Red and yellow then came to be ( 8 ), reaching out to me (5). Lets me see (3)." In the next verse, Maynard begins with the seventh number of the Fibonacci sequence (13), implying a missing verse in between. He descends back down with the following pattern; 13-8-5-3. "As below so above and beyond I imagine (13). Drawn beyond the lines of reason ( 8 ). Push the envelope (5). Watch it bend (3)." The second verse adds the missing line to complete the sequence; "There is (2), so (1), much (1), more that (2), beckons me (3), to look through to these (5), infinite possibilities ( 8 )." 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3-2-1-1-2-3-5-8-13-8-5-3.
There is a song from Tool’s 1993 album “Undertow” entitled “4 Degrees” that, for a while, some people mistakenly believed was a reference to the difference in temperature between the anus and the rest of the human body, which is obviously not true … and it more likely refers to the amount of degrees the Earth’s temperature will eventually increase, resulting in catastrophic flooding from the melting of the polar ice caps.
Not to be confused with other water hazard related tracks from the same album … the title track “Undertow” as well as “Flood” and “Swamp Song”.
https://youtu.be/hxsld16TjSU
https://youtu.be/Y7JG63IuaWs
https://youtu.be/8NGemR1cqZQ
https://youtu.be/TBIMRWGfFs0
https://youtu.be/DZNxJWIcwCc
Strong money bets are coming in, based on @BRINK ’s description, that this will be the soundtrack to the next multi song Suciu part.
“It’s a concept part, bro! It’s got mirror lines!”
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I love how whenever Brink is wrong he tYPes LiKe ThIS tO TrY tO MoCk whoever he is arguing with. When that doesn't work he starts spamming the thread with completely unrelated things to try to change the topic. This dude is like 50 and interacts with people over the internet like he is 17. Truly pathetic.
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I love how whenever Brink is wrong he tYPes LiKe ThIS tO TrY tO MoCk whoever he is arguing with. When that doesn't work he starts spamming the thread with completely unrelated things to try to change the topic. This dude is like 50 and interacts with people over the internet like he is 17. Truly pathetic.
Ya because this place is just sooooo mature. I didn’t bring up ToOl … someone else did. Just replying. Nice try though.
What was I wRoNg about?
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Brink,
I appreciate you sharing your insights. This thread is very informative.
Can you tell us if its true that Olympic judges only get paid $500 per day?
Also, did these people all recently quit in solidarity with you? Or does it have something to do with Leo Baker's new documentary? Someone on instagram suggested the issue is money from the US military. What is really driving these defections? It seems like the people who publicly quit on insta kept their reasons to themselves leaving us all wondering. Did they all leave simply because they weren't being paid?
No clue what judges get paid.
6 of us got laid off in May. And some of them not paid out final wages, pto, severance, expenses on our last day. Illegal.
The rest who quit yesterday tried to right the ship for the last 3 months but its been helpless for them … 5 of them … so they all quit. If its anything like my situation they may not be paid out final wages, etc either.
Solidarity I suppose, yes.
2 more board members left in between all that.
13 people gone because a couple clowns are power hungry.
Not related to Leo’s doc, which is awesome.
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let’s get this to 20 pages fellas
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let’s get this to 20 pages fellas
They can’t quit me.
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The rest who quit yesterday tried to right the ship for the last 3 months but its been helpless for them … 5 of them … so they all quit.
Thanks for the info. I hope you all get paid what you earned. Since this is an organization which falls under a large worldwide governing body I suspect it will take more than a few months to work out, but being such a high profile organization I bet it will get handled.
Thanks, to be honest the money is whatever. They owe me like 20 grand but fuck it. Maybe I’ll get it. I’m fine without it. For me it was more important to call them out and for a few weeks I was doing it alone and a lot of people thought I was crazy. Thankfully now with all these other resignations and people speaking up, I’m not alone. It would be easier to tell the story here without all the bullshit, but as usual, people would rather make fun of me here than stay on any topic.
But more stuff is supposed to be coming soon regarding this. A few of us have spoken to mainstream media and I can’t imagine things are going well for the org. Stay tuned! 🍿
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Do you guys prefer the blueberry bagels where the blueberries are scattered throughout, still whole, or where the blueberries are all mixed in, pretty much dissolved into the batter?
this dude fucks muffins
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Can't say anything about the park situation in the us but here in central Europe theres a rising trend of building skateparks in the last couple years, well even before the Olympics.
Some architects/designer specialized in skateparks told me around 2020 they've got many contracts to build skateparks in several towns mainly because of the Olympic games. A lot of government money was pumped into sports infrastructure, not only skateparks, which are also used for BMX, so there's that.
Macron introduce his plan for building more sport places (also Skateparks) because of the Olympics around 2021
https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1068974/article/2021-09-13/emmanuel-macron-promet-un-plan-massif-pour-les-equipement-sportifs-de-proximite
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Welp.. this doesnt look good for whoever is running the US skateboard team for the olympics..
https://twitter.com/robertbrink/status/1552345741204434945?s=21&t=fORWAWkAW0Yeu7-5gXeBlQ
https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/TeamUSA/NGB-Audit/USA-Skateboarding-Audit-Report-FINAL-ua.pdf
Thanks for posting by the way!
Great report...Thanks for the info...
After reading this thread and all of your posts .....were you one of the employees who DIDN'T get a background check?
You sound like you have some sort of mental health disorder or you should step away from the drugs..
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Welp.. this doesnt look good for whoever is running the US skateboard team for the olympics..
https://twitter.com/robertbrink/status/1552345741204434945?s=21&t=fORWAWkAW0Yeu7-5gXeBlQ
https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/TeamUSA/NGB-Audit/USA-Skateboarding-Audit-Report-FINAL-ua.pdf
Thanks for posting by the way!
Great report...Thanks for the info...
After reading this thread and all of your posts .....were you one of the employees who DIDN'T get a background check?
You sound like you have some sort of mental health disorder or you should step away from the drugs..
Epic first post
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Welp.. this doesnt look good for whoever is running the US skateboard team for the olympics..
https://twitter.com/robertbrink/status/1552345741204434945?s=21&t=fORWAWkAW0Yeu7-5gXeBlQ
https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/TeamUSA/NGB-Audit/USA-Skateboarding-Audit-Report-FINAL-ua.pdf
Thanks for posting by the way!
Great report...Thanks for the info...
After reading this thread and all of your posts .....were you one of the employees who DIDN'T get a background check?
You sound like you have some sort of mental health disorder or you should step away from the drugs..
Nope. Got one. Passed of course. And safe sport certification as well.
I don’t take drugs. Never have. I do have autism though … which this place often mocks and has accused me of making up for attention. Even though they would want to cancel someone else for doing the same to a person with a disability. However, the way I post here is an intentional piss take and always has been. My IG stories are the same. Not to be taken too seriously.
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If you are a PAID journalist why not write something productive instead of intentionally pissing people off.
I am not a writer or a Dr. but it sounds like you have a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth.
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If you are a PAID journalist why not write something productive instead of intentionally pissing people off.
I am not a writer or a Dr. but it sounds like you have a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth.
Oh am I pissing people here off? I’m a writer. Professionally for 22 years and will continue to do so, don’t you worry your little head. Did you read the Swift essay I posted? You might learn from it.
(https://i.ibb.co/cvdSPWq/5-B503329-D7-A3-491-A-B2-D7-9-A3-ADE305-CF8.webp) (https://ibb.co/cvdSPWq)
(https://i.ibb.co/nB1xyCs/22-AD333-D-9-B1-B-47-BC-A30-E-89015-F88319-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nB1xyCs)
(https://i.ibb.co/bXrF6y9/B3-F9-FF13-5226-488-E-B1-F7-330-AD6-E9-D229.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bXrF6y9)
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If you are a PAID journalist why not write something productive instead of intentionally pissing people off.
I am not a writer or a Dr. but it sounds like you have a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth.
Oh am I pissing people here off? I’m a writer. Professionally for 22 years and will continue to do so, don’t you worry your little head.
(https://i.ibb.co/cvdSPWq/5-B503329-D7-A3-491-A-B2-D7-9-A3-ADE305-CF8.webp) (https://ibb.co/cvdSPWq)
(https://i.ibb.co/nB1xyCs/22-AD333-D-9-B1-B-47-BC-A30-E-89015-F88319-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nB1xyCs)
(https://i.ibb.co/bXrF6y9/B3-F9-FF13-5226-488-E-B1-F7-330-AD6-E9-D229.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bXrF6y9)
sick art bro
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If you are a PAID journalist why not write something productive instead of intentionally pissing people off.
I am not a writer or a Dr. but it sounds like you have a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth.
Oh am I pissing people here off? I’m a writer. Professionally for 22 years and will continue to do so, don’t you worry your little head.
(https://i.ibb.co/cvdSPWq/5-B503329-D7-A3-491-A-B2-D7-9-A3-ADE305-CF8.webp) (https://ibb.co/cvdSPWq)
(https://i.ibb.co/nB1xyCs/22-AD333-D-9-B1-B-47-BC-A30-E-89015-F88319-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nB1xyCs)
(https://i.ibb.co/bXrF6y9/B3-F9-FF13-5226-488-E-B1-F7-330-AD6-E9-D229.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bXrF6y9)
sick art bro
Cam de Leon … long-time Tool collaborator.
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If you are a PAID journalist why not write something productive instead of intentionally pissing people off.
I am not a writer or a Dr. but it sounds like you have a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth.
Oh am I pissing people here off? I’m a writer. Professionally for 22 years and will continue to do so, don’t you worry your little head. Did you read the Swift essay I posted? You might learn from it.
(https://i.ibb.co/cvdSPWq/5-B503329-D7-A3-491-A-B2-D7-9-A3-ADE305-CF8.webp) (https://ibb.co/cvdSPWq)
(https://i.ibb.co/nB1xyCs/22-AD333-D-9-B1-B-47-BC-A30-E-89015-F88319-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nB1xyCs)
(https://i.ibb.co/bXrF6y9/B3-F9-FF13-5226-488-E-B1-F7-330-AD6-E9-D229.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bXrF6y9)
No, but if you post the link I would be happy to read it .
BTW why don't you look up the definition of "antisocial behavior"
Is that what you received your MASTERS in ?
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I think Tool is bad
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Brink definitely has a skullet.
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I think Tool is bad
I can't take anyone serious that listens to TOOL.
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I think Tool is bad
Many people feel that way and it’s ok Bart.
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I can't take anyone serious that listens to TOOL.
Def don’t take me seriously. Especially here on Slop.
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Since you guys seem incapable of staying on topic … did I mention there’s more big USA Skateboarding new coming this week? Gonna be good.
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You suck and have bad hair genetics.
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Wait til another photo of Jerry Hsu in a Tool shirt pops up on Insta, then all of a sudden everybody will be frontin like they was down from the jump and yadda yadda. 'Bro, Hooker With A Penis hits different when deadass you're high on being on trend'
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Since you guys seem incapable of staying on topic … did I mention there’s more big USA Skateboarding new coming this week? Gonna be good.
Can't wait......
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Wait til another photo of Jerry Hsu in a Tool shirt pops up on Insta, then all of a sudden everybody will be frontin like they was down from the jump and yadda yadda. 'Bro, Hooker With A Penis hits different when deadass you're high on being on trend'
Only if gifted hater says its cool though.
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Wait til another photo of Jerry Hsu in a Tool shirt pops up on Insta, then all of a sudden everybody will be frontin like they was down from the jump and yadda yadda. 'Bro, Hooker With A Penis hits different when deadass you're high on being on trend'
Only if gifted hater says its cool though.
person who runs both @Octopus and @Razortail Credit Card , how do you switch back and forth between accounts so quickly? Where do you come up with your bad takes? What inspires you?
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You're two seconds away from being on my ignore list, Bart. Get your act together, buddy
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You're two seconds away from being on my ignore list, Bart. Get your act together, buddy
It's alright he's one of the shittiest posters on here it's just what he does. I've had him on ignore ever since I was just lurking. As soon as I found out he couldn't noseslide it was over.
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You're two seconds away from being on my ignore list, Bart. Get your act together, buddy
It's alright he's one of the shittiest posters on here it's just what he does. I've had him on ignore ever since I was just lurking. As soon as I found out he couldn't noseslide it was over.
what would you do without me??? No one tees it up for you like I do. Otherwise you'd just be swapping accounts talking to yourself
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Anyone going to see Placebo at the Greek next month?
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
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Olivia Newton John has died … farewell to the first crush of an entire generation.
(https://i.ibb.co/Ytwgk8s/F90-B244-A-60-A1-47-CD-B616-7-EEB97427-BF8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ytwgk8s)(https://i.ibb.co/PCZgX03/01104-FB6-010-C-4-D48-9-E26-4-DFCEFCD69-EF.webp) (https://ibb.co/PCZgX03)
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Olivia Newton John has died … farewell to the first crush of an entire generation.
(https://i.ibb.co/Ytwgk8s/F90-B244-A-60-A1-47-CD-B616-7-EEB97427-BF8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ytwgk8s)(https://i.ibb.co/PCZgX03/01104-FB6-010-C-4-D48-9-E26-4-DFCEFCD69-EF.webp) (https://ibb.co/PCZgX03)
What, the greatest generation, brink you old binch?
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
Why? Why aren't actual skaters running it?
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
The guys you are supporting screwed you out of 20 K !
Sounds like these guys were shit canned because they ran a sloppy business....maybe thats why you didn't get paid ?
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https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
Why? Why aren't actual skaters running it?
We all just left or were laid off. Power.
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
The guys you are supporting screwed you out of 20 K !
Sounds like these guys were shit canned because they ran a sloppy business....maybe thats why you didn't get paid ?
No these are people who are still there. The reason everyone good is gone lmao
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Olivia Newton John has died … farewell to the first crush of an entire generation.
(https://i.ibb.co/Ytwgk8s/F90-B244-A-60-A1-47-CD-B616-7-EEB97427-BF8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ytwgk8s)(https://i.ibb.co/PCZgX03/01104-FB6-010-C-4-D48-9-E26-4-DFCEFCD69-EF.webp) (https://ibb.co/PCZgX03)
What, the greatest generation, brink you old binch?
Gen X baby LeTs FuCkInG gO
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
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Pretty sure the singer from Tool outed himself as a blue lives matter supporter
https://archive.bluelivesmatter.blue/tool-maynard-james-keenan-snowflakes-boston/
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Pretty sure the singer from Tool outed himself as a blue lives matter supporter
https://archive.bluelivesmatter.blue/tool-maynard-james-keenan-snowflakes-boston/
Scrambling back to 2017 and still wrong. Imagine you sitting there googling MJK today to try and drudge up ammo for this thread … go CaNcEL him broooo
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
This thread is full of brink trying to tunnel further down
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
This thread is full of brink trying to tunnel further down
And a bunch of dudes who can’t ignore me.
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you think the USA skateboarding team got matching undies or what
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you think the USA skateboarding team got matching undies or what
Prob not but we shoulda made them for everyone
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you think the USA skateboarding team got matching undies or what
Prob not but we shoulda made them for everyone
nigga pls get a job
slikk slikk
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you think the USA skateboarding team got matching undies or what
Prob not but we shoulda made them for everyone
nigga pls get a job
slikk slikk
I have a few. More on the way as well.
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@BRINK can I ask you a question?
No. I’m cutting it off with you.
Kidding. Sure.
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
Well, it is. She only just passed mate and now you are using her as the punchline of a very distasteful joke, and you have the audacity to say “that everyone dislikes me” and act as though it’s for no reason.
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
Well, it is. She only just passed mate and now you are using her as the punchline of a very distasteful joke, and you have the audacity to say “that everyone dislikes me” and act as though it’s for no reason.
Okay my bad … please inform me of the correct amount of time to wait until making the same joke is “okay” with slap. I’m sure then it’ll be way more appropriate … also because slap is such a fine example of class and integrity I want to make sure I fall in line. Or cancel me I guess. Is that still all the rage here?
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Pretty sure the singer from Tool outed himself as a blue lives matter supporter
https://archive.bluelivesmatter.blue/tool-maynard-james-keenan-snowflakes-boston/
Scrambling back to 2017 and still wrong. Imagine you sitting there googling MJK today to try and drudge up ammo for this thread … go CaNcEL him broooo
scrambling? still wrong? just because you like that shitty band you think he's being misquoted as a bootlicker? gtfo Brink
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Pretty sure the singer from Tool outed himself as a blue lives matter supporter
https://archive.bluelivesmatter.blue/tool-maynard-james-keenan-snowflakes-boston/
Scrambling back to 2017 and still wrong. Imagine you sitting there googling MJK today to try and drudge up ammo for this thread … go CaNcEL him broooo
scrambling? still wrong? just because you like that shitty band you think he's being misquoted as a bootlicker? gtfo Brink
Yes. And yes. Ok I’ll do that but only because you said so in a very intimidating manner.
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
Well, it is. She only just passed mate and now you are using her as the punchline of a very distasteful joke, and you have the audacity to say “that everyone dislikes me” and act as though it’s for no reason.
Okay my bad … please inform me of the correct amount of time to wait until making the same joke is “okay” with slap. I’m sure then it’ll be way more appropriate … also because slap is such a fine example of class and integrity I want to make sure I fall in line. Or cancel me I guess. Is that still all the rage here?
Maybe not the same day.
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
Well, it is. She only just passed mate and now you are using her as the punchline of a very distasteful joke, and you have the audacity to say “that everyone dislikes me” and act as though it’s for no reason.
Okay my bad … please inform me of the correct amount of time to wait until making the same joke is “okay” with slap. I’m sure then it’ll be way more appropriate … also because slap is such a fine example of class and integrity I want to make sure I fall in line. Or cancel me I guess. Is that still all the rage here?
Maybe not the same day.
Ok so can you explain why its “okay” to do tomorrow then?
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
Well, it is. She only just passed mate and now you are using her as the punchline of a very distasteful joke, and you have the audacity to say “that everyone dislikes me” and act as though it’s for no reason.
Okay my bad … please inform me of the correct amount of time to wait until making the same joke is “okay” with slap. I’m sure then it’ll be way more appropriate … also because slap is such a fine example of class and integrity I want to make sure I fall in line. Or cancel me I guess. Is that still all the rage here?
Maybe not the same day.
Ok so can you explain why its “okay” to do tomorrow then?
It still wouldn’t be, use some common sense.
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
Well, it is. She only just passed mate and now you are using her as the punchline of a very distasteful joke, and you have the audacity to say “that everyone dislikes me” and act as though it’s for no reason.
Okay my bad … please inform me of the correct amount of time to wait until making the same joke is “okay” with slap. I’m sure then it’ll be way more appropriate … also because slap is such a fine example of class and integrity I want to make sure I fall in line. Or cancel me I guess. Is that still all the rage here?
Maybe not the same day.
Ok so can you explain why its “okay” to do tomorrow then?
It still wouldn’t be, use some common sense.
Oh. Got it. No “distasteful” jokes here and be sure to “use some common sense”. I’m glad I’m having all the rules explained to me because somehow I never see anyone here actually abiding by them.
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Man, this thread is hella confusing for anyone who doesn't know who the hell BRINK is.
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
Any statistics to prove this?
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Man, this thread is hella confusing for anyone who doesn't know who the hell BRINK is.
Good
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
He can point that fucking finger up his ass
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
Well, it is. She only just passed mate and now you are using her as the punchline of a very distasteful joke, and you have the audacity to say “that everyone dislikes me” and act as though it’s for no reason.
Okay my bad … please inform me of the correct amount of time to wait until making the same joke is “okay” with slap. I’m sure then it’ll be way more appropriate … also because slap is such a fine example of class and integrity I want to make sure I fall in line. Or cancel me I guess. Is that still all the rage here?
Maybe not the same day.
Ok so can you explain why its “okay” to do tomorrow then?
It still wouldn’t be, use some common sense.
Oh. Got it. No “distasteful” jokes here and be sure to “use some common sense”. I’m glad I’m having all the rules explained to me because somehow I never see anyone here actually abiding by them.
So if all your friends broke the rules you'd misbehave too? That's a damn shame.
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
The guys you are supporting screwed you out of 20 K !
Sounds like these guys were shit canned because they ran a sloppy business....maybe thats why you didn't get paid ?
No these are people who are still there. The reason everyone good is gone lmao
Keep telling yourself that.
There is a reason they started at the top... I know you are only a journalist but they must have taught you something about business in college.
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
well he did write that one (secret) track where he compares the harvesting of carrots to the holocaust, or at least tries to somehow equate that harvesting vegetables is on par with animal agriculture . Now that I think about it, that track is probably responsible for a lot of the mouth breathers out there whose sole argument against veganism is that "but, plants have feelings too you know?"
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
Good pun, bootlickers definitely like that bacon
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
Jesus, the whole bacon meme thing damn near turned me vegan.
Shit is cringe as fuck.
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Damn that’s crazy that the girl from Grease now heads the US skateboarding whatever
They’d be better off. Even if it's her corpse running it … compared to who is there now.
This is low, even for you.
But not false …
Well, it is. She only just passed mate and now you are using her as the punchline of a very distasteful joke, and you have the audacity to say “that everyone dislikes me” and act as though it’s for no reason.
Okay my bad … please inform me of the correct amount of time to wait until making the same joke is “okay” with slap. I’m sure then it’ll be way more appropriate … also because slap is such a fine example of class and integrity I want to make sure I fall in line. Or cancel me I guess. Is that still all the rage here?
Maybe not the same day.
Ok so can you explain why its “okay” to do tomorrow then?
It still wouldn’t be, use some common sense.
Oh. Got it. No “distasteful” jokes here and be sure to “use some common sense”. I’m glad I’m having all the rules explained to me because somehow I never see anyone here actually abiding by them.
So if all your friends broke the rules you'd misbehave too? That's a damn shame.
Yes mommmmm
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
The guys you are supporting screwed you out of 20 K !
Sounds like these guys were shit canned because they ran a sloppy business....maybe thats why you didn't get paid ?
No these are people who are still there. The reason everyone good is gone lmao
Keep telling yourself that.
There is a reason they started at the top... I know you are only a journalist but they must have taught you something about business in college.
They didnt start at the top. They have worked on the board of directors for free lmao. Maybe if you had a clue what you are speaking on I’d be able to take you somewhat seriously. Also feel free to do your homework to find out what I do for a living so you don’t sound so stupid.
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
Closet Tool fan I see.
Vegan is difficult. Kudos to anyone who can commit to it. Never been able to get past vegetarian.
These are the cries of the carrots …
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
The guys you are supporting screwed you out of 20 K !
Sounds like these guys were shit canned because they ran a sloppy business....maybe thats why you didn't get paid ?
No these are people who are still there. The reason everyone good is gone lmao
Keep telling yourself that.
There is a reason they started at the top... I know you are only a journalist but they must have taught you something about business in college.
They didnt start at the top. They have worked on the board of directors for free lmao. Maybe if you had a clue what you are speaking on I’d be able to take you somewhat seriously. Also feel free to do your homework to find out what I do for a living so you don’t sound so stupid.
Josh and Gary didn't get paid?
Thanks for the homework assignment teach......hard pass!
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
The guys you are supporting screwed you out of 20 K !
Sounds like these guys were shit canned because they ran a sloppy business....maybe thats why you didn't get paid ?
No these are people who are still there. The reason everyone good is gone lmao
Keep telling yourself that.
There is a reason they started at the top... I know you are only a journalist but they must have taught you something about business in college.
They didnt start at the top. They have worked on the board of directors for free lmao. Maybe if you had a clue what you are speaking on I’d be able to take you somewhat seriously. Also feel free to do your homework to find out what I do for a living so you don’t sound so stupid.
Josh and Gary didn't get paid?
Thanks for the homework assignment teach......hard pass!
Well then keep sounding like a moron. Fine by me.
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12 days and still got this thread at the top of the UWTB page so people can read about USA Skateboarding’s downward spiral and the transphobe guy … easier than I thought, thanks to y’all for helping. The next couple days should be good.
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
Closet Tool fan I see.
Vegan is difficult. Kudos to anyone who can commit to it. Never been able to get past vegetarian.
These are the cries of the carrots …
one of my mates in high school was a massive fan! "tomorrow is harvest day, and for them ... it is... the holocaust"
What is hard about veganism in 2022? I think it's easier than ever tbh (and I live in rural nowhere), shit was hard in the 90s/ early 00s for sure, especially if you were trying to eat out!
I was a bit of a long-time vegetarian too, but then found out that the dairy/ egg industry is probably even more cruel than the meat industry itself (all comparative of course) and that the two are so intertwined that simply avoiding one of those industries wasn't really reducing my overall consumption of animals. People's reasons (and journeys) for this type of diet differ greatly thought so yeah...
Jesus, the whole bacon meme thing damn near turned me vegan.
Shit is cringe as fuck.
that's cool, I post on a few vegan pages on FB and the number of just fucking plain vile meat eaters that constantly post on those pages ("Yo vegans, stop pushing your beliefs on me" though right?) makes me lose my faith in humanity every time I read them...
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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The guys you are supporting screwed you out of 20 K !
Sounds like these guys were shit canned because they ran a sloppy business....maybe thats why you didn't get paid ?
No these are people who are still there. The reason everyone good is gone lmao
Keep telling yourself that.
There is a reason they started at the top... I know you are only a journalist but they must have taught you something about business in college.
They didnt start at the top. They have worked on the board of directors for free lmao. Maybe if you had a clue what you are speaking on I’d be able to take you somewhat seriously. Also feel free to do your homework to find out what I do for a living so you don’t sound so stupid.
Josh and Gary didn't get paid?
Thanks for the homework assignment teach......hard pass!
Well then keep sounding like a moron. Fine by me.
Name calling is easier than answering a simple question.
How come you and other people didn't get paid?
Did you read the report you posted or thier tax returns? ( posted on USA skateboarding website)
They were a little sloppy with their books...... And guess who they go after first?
Looks like you have some homework tonight teach.......
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Jesus, the whole bacon meme thing damn near turned me vegan.
Shit is cringe as fuck.
As an avid meat eater I'll say, we are the bad guys.
I get it. The vegetarians/vegans have reasonable cause to be mad at us.
The cruelty as well as environmental damage from industrial meat farming is undeniable.
Meat eaters getting pissy with vegetarians is just total bitch shit.
Will I stop eating meat? Nah, probably not.
But I won't fight in favor of eating meat either.
And if a vote ever popped up I would vote in favor of reducing or eliminating meat consumption in spite of my personal inclinations.
My one vow in life is I won't be an old person who stands in the way of progress. Sure, I'll happily indulge in my archaic ways while they're available, but when the time comes, I'll shut the fuck up and get the fuck out of the way.
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PS. Here’s who is “running” USA Skateboarding now …
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXKpaKxFXyy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
(https://i.ibb.co/8dJB32W/073-DC99-B-D0-BB-49-DF-A24-E-4-E5-BB4-F91239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8dJB32W)(https://i.ibb.co/r2qFt7x/42-FF80-CD-DA9-F-48-C2-820-A-B077-EBF71-A1-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r2qFt7x)
The guys you are supporting screwed you out of 20 K !
Sounds like these guys were shit canned because they ran a sloppy business....maybe thats why you didn't get paid ?
No these are people who are still there. The reason everyone good is gone lmao
Keep telling yourself that.
There is a reason they started at the top... I know you are only a journalist but they must have taught you something about business in college.
They didnt start at the top. They have worked on the board of directors for free lmao. Maybe if you had a clue what you are speaking on I’d be able to take you somewhat seriously. Also feel free to do your homework to find out what I do for a living so you don’t sound so stupid.
Josh and Gary didn't get paid?
Thanks for the homework assignment teach......hard pass!
Well then keep sounding like a moron. Fine by me.
Name calling is easier than answering a simple question.
How come you and other people didn't get paid?
Did you read the report you posted or thier tax returns? ( posted on USA skateboarding website)
They were a little sloppy with their books...... And guess who they go after first?
Looks like you have some homework tonight teach.......
Me and others weren’t paid out our expenses, pto and severence when we were let go. That’s supposed to happen on the last day. It’s been 2.5 months of wage theft on their part … aka purposely breaking employment law.
Yes I read it all. Clowns fucked it all up. Ultimately the board’s fault as they oversee the entire org, including the CEO. Yes Josh was paid as CEO. Gary I presume not because he was on the board. Never really interacted with the dude or cared. I was director of marketing and ecommerce and kept myself away from the execs, board and politics. I made all the cool merch like the Haroshi, Jenkins and Henry Jones collabs.
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wow the guy from Tool is a bootlicker. right on. maybe he'll tour with kid rock next time
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/maynard_gives_middle_finger_to_vegans_bacon_is_life.html
He's also a cringe epic bacon dork
Closet Tool fan I see.
Vegan is difficult. Kudos to anyone who can commit to it. Never been able to get past vegetarian.
These are the cries of the carrots …
What is hard about veganism in 2022? I think it's easier than ever tbh (and I live in rural nowhere), shit was hard in the 90s/ early 00s for sure, especially if you were trying to eat out!
I was a bit of a long-time vegetarian too, but then found out that the dairy/ egg industry is probably even more cruel than the meat industry itself (all comparative of course) and that the two are so intertwined that simply avoiding one of those industries wasn't really reducing my overall consumption of animals. People's reasons (and journeys) for this type of diet differ greatly thought so yeah...
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Jesus, the whole bacon meme thing damn near turned me vegan.
Shit is cringe as fuck.
I hate eggs and milk. Always have. When I say vegan is difficult its mainly in the sense of … ok I can’t have this dessert sometimes or this piece of pizza or cheese board because dairy is a part of it … like as an ingredient. But straight milk and eggs I have hated since I was a kid. Shits vile without knowing the production side of it.
But I live easier now knowing that since 2014 theres a ton less animal death and suffering and climate change on my hands than before. Def easier to eat this way in Cali too compared to NJ where I used to be.
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I think Tool is bad
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Tool is good.
Tool memes are hilarious
When it comes to weird time signatures and stuff, I love some Animals as leaders
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What the fuck is wrong with you BRINK?! Whatever your moral or factual high ground was, those taunts about cheating stand to hurt the entire family, including Bryce who you claim to support. But mainly stooping so low is just fucking twisted. I'm baffled how you can be right about wanting to help (you're not actually helping, with this behaviour) minority communities but not see how incredibly wrong and terrible (and cruel) your own approach is. Nobody wants you as their defender if this is who you are and how you act. I thought the memes and this childish behaviour by a grown man on a message board were maybe just an act and validated by your cause being an honourable one but apparently you're not at all in a well adjusted place. Take a step back man and get some help for yourself before you embark on any more heroic defenses of minorities that will only be hurt by your associating with them. Seriously WHAT THE FUCK.
Oh and Max I've already told you on Twitter but can you please take your patriarchal transphobic ass out of skateboarding altogether and stop ruining your daughter's career?
I'm petitioning both Brink and Max to be thrown off this forum, they've both crossed the line (which is already remarkably low on here). If not for our sake, then at least for Bryce's. Imagine being 18 years old and having to watch your dad shit on your friends in a newspaper article after you've expressed your support for them and then get into an online mudfight with another grown man who claims to be your friend but smears gossip on your mum just so he can win the argument... basically two men who should be your guardians behaving like deranged teenagers exploiting your career to grab attention. Feeling real sorry for her right now.
Brink...No wonder you were fired from your job. Not only are you a shitty journalist you are a shitting person!
BRINK IS A TOOL
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I keep coming back to this thread for another “hit” but it’s gotten so diluted with Tool Time talk at this point that it reminds me of one of Rob’s old projects, Weakened Buzz, a program so watered down that the pablum spilling from the lips of the Nine Club hosts seemed spicy by comparison when it first hit.
EDIT: That wasn’t really fair. I never actually watched that show. Not to my liking, frankly. Sorry Brink.
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I keep coming back to this thread for another “hit” but it’s gotten so diluted with Tool Time talk at this point that it reminds me of one of Rob’s old projects, Weakened Buzz, a program so watered down that the pablum spilling from the lips of the Nine Club hosts seemed spicy by comparison when it first hit.
EDIT: That wasn’t really fair. I never actually watched that show. Not to my liking, frankly. Sorry Brink.
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What the fuck is wrong with you BRINK?! Whatever your moral or factual high ground was, those taunts about cheating stand to hurt the entire family, including Bryce who you claim to support. But mainly stooping so low is just fucking twisted. I'm baffled how you can be right about wanting to help (you're not actually helping, with this behaviour) minority communities but not see how incredibly wrong and terrible (and cruel) your own approach is. Nobody wants you as their defender if this is who you are and how you act. I thought the memes and this childish behaviour by a grown man on a message board were maybe just an act and validated by your cause being an honourable one but apparently you're not at all in a well adjusted place. Take a step back man and get some help for yourself before you embark on any more heroic defenses of minorities that will only be hurt by your associating with them. Seriously WHAT THE FUCK.
Oh and Max I've already told you on Twitter but can you please take your patriarchal transphobic ass out of skateboarding altogether and stop ruining your daughter's career?
I'm petitioning both Brink and Max to be thrown off this forum, they've both crossed the line (which is already remarkably low on here). If not for our sake, then at least for Bryce's. Imagine being 18 years old and having to watch your dad shit on your friends in a newspaper article after you've expressed your support for them and then get into an online mudfight with another grown man who claims to be your friend but smears gossip on your mum just so he can win the argument... basically two men who should be your guardians behaving like deranged teenagers exploiting your career to grab attention. Feeling real sorry for her right now.
Brink...No wonder you were fired from your job. Not only are you a shitty journalist you are a shitting person!
BRINK IS A TOOL
At least one thing you wrote is correct … I am a shitting person. Took one about an hour ago actually.
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Exclusive: World Skate throws support behind Ream even after financial allegations
Gary Ream will remain as chair of the World Skate Skateboarding Technical Commission despite a damning audit from the USOPC which forced him to resign as chair of USA Skateboarding
There are no plans to remove Gary Ream as chair of the World Skate Skateboarding Technical Commission, despite him being forced to stand down from his position in the United States following allegations which included financial impropriety.
World Skate has thrown its support behind Ream as the turmoil at USA Skateboarding (USAS) continued with the resignation over the weekend of several members of the Board of Directors and coaches.
Ream resigned last week, insidethegames exclusively revealed, following publication of a damning audit conducted by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
The audit, completed last month, ruled that USAS was "deficient" in 28 of the 48 areas investigated.
This included 13 of the 16 sections related to governance and compliance and all seven in financial standards and reporting practices.
Ream was appointed as chair of the World Skate Skateboarding Technical Commission in 2017 and oversaw the sport's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.
As it stands, he will also be in charge of the sport's appearance at Paris 2024.
"We are aware of the outcomes of the USOPC audit and respect the choice made by Mr. Ream of resigning from the USA Skateboarding Board," a spokesperson for World Skate told insidethegames.
"At the same time, we must highlight that no legal or sport authority indictment, incompatible with his technical position at the IF (International Federation) level, has been made to Mr. Ream."
insidethegames can also reveal that a close ally of Ream’s, Josh Friedberg, also forced to leave USAS as chief executive following publication of the USOPC audit, holds a key role at World Skate as chair of its Adaptive Commission.
insidethegames revealed last week that Don Bostick had replaced Ream as chair of USAS.
But over the weekend there were a number of resignations from the Board of Directors, including Micaela Ramirez and Oscar Loreto Jr.
Skateboarder Nicole Hause, the only one filling a position on the four-person USAS Athlete Directors, has also been removed from the national governing body’s website.
The only Board of Directors now listed are Bryan Ridgeway, a former manager of skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, and Stephanie Murdock, the founder and President of the Skatepark of Baltimore.
Shouts out to Nicole for bailing too.
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I keep coming back to this thread for another “hit” but it’s gotten so diluted with Tool Time talk at this point that it reminds me of one of Rob’s old projects, Weakened Buzz, a program so watered down that the pablum spilling from the lips of the Nine Club hosts seemed spicy by comparison when it first hit.
EDIT: That wasn’t really fair. I never actually watched that show. Not to my liking, frankly. Sorry Brink.
I keep coming back to this thread for another “hit” but it’s gotten so diluted with Tool Time talk at this point that it reminds me of one of Rob’s old projects, Weakened Buzz, a program so watered down that the pablum spilling from the lips of the Nine Club hosts seemed spicy by comparison when it first hit.
EDIT: That wasn’t really fair. I never actually watched that show. Not to my liking, frankly. Sorry Brink.
A critique of my show from a guy who claims he “never actually watched it.”
And repeated insults from the guy who claimed he never had a problem with me when I addressed it months ago.
I’d call you disingenuous but that’s probably too complimentary … as it could be intentional.
I think you’re just confused. Desperate for a zinger. But keep going. Join the pile on. Maybe one day you’ll actually figure out how to hurt my feelings like you want to.
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I REALLY DON"T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THIS THREAD AND SEEING IT AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD ACTIVELY BOTHERS ME. STOP RESPONDING TO BRINK. PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
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I REALLY DON"T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THIS THREAD AND SEEING IT AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD ACTIVELY BOTHERS ME. STOP RESPONDING TO BRINK. PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
But you just put it at the top again?
😂😂😂😂
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You're so two thousand and late brink, Nyjah songs the new hotness
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Since you’re here to stay Brink would be curious to know what it is/was like working with Nyjah on Disorder. Think I read you were part of that at one point?
I was reading Alex Papke’s article on Nyjah’s Monster Euro tour in Thrasher and was surprised to find it pretty compelling. All the usual Nyjah nuttiness aside, he seems really focused and driven when it comes to his work (eschews drinking on tour, and funded a day trip to get a trick in an area outside the purview of the tour).
Does he bring that approach to his company?
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You're so two thousand and late brink, Nyjah songs the new hotness
Nice!
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Since you’re here to stay Brink would be curious to know what it is/was like working with Nyjah on Disorder. Think I read you were part of that at one point?
I was reading Alex Papke’s article on Nyjah’s Monster Euro tour in Thrasher and was surprised to find it pretty compelling. All the usual Nyjah nuttiness aside, he seems really focused and driven when it comes to his work (eschews drinking on tour, and funded a day trip to get a trick in an area outside the purview of the tour).
Does he bring that approach to his company?
Yes … set up the website and all the ecommerce. Email marketing, etc etc. Helped with a bunch of stuff for the first 8-10 months until they could do it themselves.
Very very disciplined about his skating. Def more grown up now and able to focus on things that help him skate … fitness, diet, recovery, rest etc. He’s matured a lot. And he knows what he wants … in skating, in business, with the product he develops. Does not give a fuck about what people thinks … does it his way.
He loves skateboarding so much. And is aware of his timeline. And wants to squeeze every drop out of the time he has to do what he can before his body prevents it.
I’ve been working on the documentary with him, Ty, his family and friends for a bunch of years now. Its been pretty awesome. Looking fwd to seeing it come to light when it’s ready.
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Since you’re here to stay Brink would be curious to know what it is/was like working with Nyjah on Disorder. Think I read you were part of that at one point?
I was reading Alex Papke’s article on Nyjah’s Monster Euro tour in Thrasher and was surprised to find it pretty compelling. All the usual Nyjah nuttiness aside, he seems really focused and driven when it comes to his work (eschews drinking on tour, and funded a day trip to get a trick in an area outside the purview of the tour).
Does he bring that approach to his company?
Yes … set up the website and all the ecommerce. Email marketing, etc etc. Helped with a bunch of stuff for the first 8-10 months until they could do it themselves.
Very very disciplined about his skating. Def more grown up now and able to focus on things that help him skate … fitness, diet, recovery, rest etc. He’s matured a lot. And he knows what he wants … in skating, in business, with the product he develops. Does not give a fuck about what people thinks … does it his way.
He loves skateboarding so much. And is aware of his timeline. And wants to squeeze every drop out of the time he has to do what he can before his body prevents it.
I’ve been working on the documentary with him, Ty, his family and friends for a bunch of years now. Its been pretty awesome. Looking fwd to seeing it come to light when it’s ready.
Nice, thank you.
I’m excited for that doc
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Since you’re here to stay Brink would be curious to know what it is/was like working with Nyjah on Disorder. Think I read you were part of that at one point?
I was reading Alex Papke’s article on Nyjah’s Monster Euro tour in Thrasher and was surprised to find it pretty compelling. All the usual Nyjah nuttiness aside, he seems really focused and driven when it comes to his work (eschews drinking on tour, and funded a day trip to get a trick in an area outside the purview of the tour).
Does he bring that approach to his company?
Yes … set up the website and all the ecommerce. Email marketing, etc etc. Helped with a bunch of stuff for the first 8-10 months until they could do it themselves.
Very very disciplined about his skating. Def more grown up now and able to focus on things that help him skate … fitness, diet, recovery, rest etc. He’s matured a lot. And he knows what he wants … in skating, in business, with the product he develops. Does not give a fuck about what people thinks … does it his way.
He loves skateboarding so much. And is aware of his timeline. And wants to squeeze every drop out of the time he has to do what he can before his body prevents it.
I’ve been working on the documentary with him, Ty, his family and friends for a bunch of years now. Its been pretty awesome. Looking fwd to seeing it come to light when it’s ready.
Nice, thank you.
I’m excited for that doc
Its pretty wild. Family story is crazier than you can imagine, no matter what has already been told.
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https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34380452/usopc-moves-decertify-usa-skateboarding
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Yup. When I deserve it. Self love is important … if you had more of it you wouldn’t be here talking shit.
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Yup. When I deserve it. Self love is important … if you had more of it you wouldn’t be here talking shit.
How do you LOVE watching something collapse that you help design and managed?
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Yup. When I deserve it. Self love is important … if you had more of it you wouldn’t be here talking shit.
How do you LOVE watching something collapse that you help design and managed?
When lying, power hungry creeps who don’t skate ruin something … I’m happy to help, and watch it burn to the ground. Fuck everyone who is still there as of this week.
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Yup. When I deserve it. Self love is important … if you had more of it you wouldn’t be here talking shit.
How do you LOVE watching something collapse that you help design and managed?
When lying, power hungry creeps who don’t skate ruin something … I’m happy to help, and watch it burn to the ground. Fuck everyone who is still there as of this week.
Are you talking about Gary and Josh?
They were the 2 guys at the helm....
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Yup. When I deserve it. Self love is important … if you had more of it you wouldn’t be here talking shit.
How do you LOVE watching something collapse that you help design and managed?
When lying, power hungry creeps who don’t skate ruin something … I’m happy to help, and watch it burn to the ground. Fuck everyone who is still there as of this week.
Are you talking about Gary and Josh?
They were the 2 guys at the helm....
Its clear you are here and only opened a profile to troll me about this. Registered 3 days ago. Only posts are here on this thread 😂 Sounding a lot like Heidi Lemmon actually …
No, I’m talking about the current board and staff that had ample time to fix this mess since January. The mess that both the entire board and CEO created over the years.
Because, after all, the board of directors oversees the org. And if the CEO or other board members were a problem and the board they did their job, those problematic people would have been removed a long time agp.
I’m also talking about the same current board and staff who was the reason everyone quit last Saturday and happen to be breaking the law as it pertains to wage theft and now there’s a sexual harassment allegation going around about one of them that you don’t know about yet because you have zero fucking clue what you are talking about … so yeah … keep defending em if you want … lawbreakers and harassers … but you sound like a fucking idiot and just like Heidi Lemmon or one of those other 10 senior citizens on Bostick’s FB page out there skewing the narrative away from the current staff and board who got themselves decertified yesterday. Slow down before you break a hip, granny.
And PLEASE keep replying and bumping this thread to the top of the board for everyone to see. You can’t block/censor me here like you did on FB last week when I handed your ass to you there too. Coward.
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And like Heidi Lemmon or one of those other 10 senior citizens on Bostick’s FB page out there skewing the narrative away from the current staff and board who got themselves decertified yesterday. Slow down before you break a hip, granny.
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Wow.
Gonna have to admit, I never would have taken Brink to be an ageist.
I suppose there is a weakness in the armor of every great champion.
Oh well… (crestfallen)
Just kidding.
Give it to ‘em, Brink.
I can’t believe I’m rooting for THIS goof… who’d have believed it?!?
Holy smokes; what a time to be alive!
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And like Heidi Lemmon or one of those other 10 senior citizens on Bostick’s FB page out there skewing the narrative away from the current staff and board who got themselves decertified yesterday. Slow down before you break a hip, granny.
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Gonna have to admit, I never would have taken Brink to be an ageist.
I suppose there is a weakness in the armor of every great champion.
Oh well… (crestfallen)
Just kidding.
Give it to ‘em, Brink.
I can’t believe I’m rooting for THIS goof… who’d have believed it?!?
Holy smokes; what a time to be alive!
Total ageist. Cancel me.
2022 … the year of surprises.
The org, however, is collapsing at an alarming rate with more details of their scumbaggery leaking daily. Some of which you may have caught above.
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BRINK! You haven't been answering my hundreds of DMs, so there must be an error in the system. :(
Maybe this is a better place to reach you? Ping me back before tonight.
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K, thanks, don't be late.
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BRINK! You haven't been answering my hundreds of DMs, so there must be an error in the system. :(
Maybe this is a better place to reach you? Ping me back before tonight.
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K, thanks, don't be late.
https://youtu.be/D1vQJFF2TKQ
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Yup. When I deserve it. Self love is important … if you had more of it you wouldn’t be here talking shit.
How do you LOVE watching something collapse that you help design and managed?
When lying, power hungry creeps who don’t skate ruin something … I’m happy to help, and watch it burn to the ground. Fuck everyone who is still there as of this week.
Are you talking about Gary and Josh?
They were the 2 guys at the helm....
Its clear you are here and only opened a profile to troll me about this. Registered 3 days ago. Only posts are here on this thread 😂 Sounding a lot like Heidi Lemmon actually …
No, I’m talking about the current board and staff that had ample time to fix this mess since January. The mess that both the entire board and CEO created over the years.
Because, after all, the board of directors oversees the org. And if the CEO or other board members were a problem and the board they did their job, those problematic people would have been removed a long time agp.
I’m also talking about the same current board and staff who was the reason everyone quit last Saturday and happen to be breaking the law as it pertains to wage theft and now there’s a sexual harassment allegation going around about one of them that you don’t know about yet because you have zero fucking clue what you are talking about … so yeah … keep defending em if you want … lawbreakers and harassers … but you sound like a fucking idiot and just like Heidi Lemmon or one of those other 10 senior citizens on Bostick’s FB page out there skewing the narrative away from the current staff and board who got themselves decertified yesterday. Slow down before you break a hip, granny.
And PLEASE keep replying and bumping this thread to the top of the board for everyone to see. You can’t block/censor me here like you did on FB last week when I handed your ass to you there too. Coward.
(https://i.ibb.co/WWfSV22/C98-E2-F22-AB10-4146-A67-F-D0-BC81-BD2230.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WWfSV22)
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Good try.......
Have no idea who she is and I am not part of Don's crew...and I am not on face book.
I am a parent of a skater that has a dream to compete in the Olympics one day.
I know nothing about you other than what I have read on this site and from your IG.
I have followed USA skateboarding from its inception and noticed early on how corrupt the ORG was.
The amount of money they paid the staff was ridiculous compared to the support they gave the athletes.
There was NO plan in place to develop upcoming riders.
Do you see what China and Brazil are doing for their athletes ?
I am trying to figure out your motive behind your narative.
You complain about NOT getting paid - Who was responsible for paying employees ?
But you still support the same guys that screwed you......
I am not taking sides nor am I trolling you.
I want to hear both sides of the story.
Unfortunately you are butt-hurt from loosing your job.
If you were a good journalist you would leave the emotions behind and write an informative article instead of sounding like a Whiney Bitch
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All this Olympics buttfucking got me thinking, and maybe this is the place to ask, but what was actually the deal with Chase Gabor ? Was he the only one putting the screwdrivers in the butt or was it a game where both parties were mutually buttfucked with each other’s screwdrivers in a circle of buttfuckery ?
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Yup. When I deserve it. Self love is important … if you had more of it you wouldn’t be here talking shit.
How do you LOVE watching something collapse that you help design and managed?
When lying, power hungry creeps who don’t skate ruin something … I’m happy to help, and watch it burn to the ground. Fuck everyone who is still there as of this week.
Are you talking about Gary and Josh?
They were the 2 guys at the helm....
Its clear you are here and only opened a profile to troll me about this. Registered 3 days ago. Only posts are here on this thread 😂 Sounding a lot like Heidi Lemmon actually …
No, I’m talking about the current board and staff that had ample time to fix this mess since January. The mess that both the entire board and CEO created over the years.
Because, after all, the board of directors oversees the org. And if the CEO or other board members were a problem and the board they did their job, those problematic people would have been removed a long time agp.
I’m also talking about the same current board and staff who was the reason everyone quit last Saturday and happen to be breaking the law as it pertains to wage theft and now there’s a sexual harassment allegation going around about one of them that you don’t know about yet because you have zero fucking clue what you are talking about … so yeah … keep defending em if you want … lawbreakers and harassers … but you sound like a fucking idiot and just like Heidi Lemmon or one of those other 10 senior citizens on Bostick’s FB page out there skewing the narrative away from the current staff and board who got themselves decertified yesterday. Slow down before you break a hip, granny.
And PLEASE keep replying and bumping this thread to the top of the board for everyone to see. You can’t block/censor me here like you did on FB last week when I handed your ass to you there too. Coward.
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Good try.......
Have no idea who she is and I am not part of Don's crew...and I am not on face book.
I am a parent of a skater that has a dream to compete in the Olympics one day.
I know nothing about you other than what I have read on this site and from your IG.
I have followed USA skateboarding from its inception and noticed early on how corrupt the ORG was.
The amount of money they paid the staff was ridiculous compared to the support they gave the athletes.
There was NO plan in place to develop upcoming riders.
Do you see what China and Brazil are doing for their athletes ?
I am trying to figure out your motive behind your narative.
You complain about NOT getting paid - Who was responsible for paying employees ?
But you still support the same guys that screwed you......
I am not taking sides nor am I trolling you.
I want to hear both sides of the story.
Unfortunately you are butt-hurt from loosing your job.
If you were a good journalist you would leave the emotions behind and write an informative article instead of sounding like a Whiney Bitch
Ya except you’re only asking the exact same questions and wording it all like them ... vebatim.
How much was I making if I was paid too much? For a director of Marketing and Ecommerce? And before you answer … keep in mind thats 2 jobs in one and look up the median salary in Orange County.
How do you know there was no plan?
My motive is to tell the truth about the corruption I personally experienced. Losing my job sucked. But I have a few so it’s no big deal.
The org is responsible for our payouts when we were let go. On the last day of our work. We still haven't paid vacation time, severances or expense reimbursements. It wasn’t paychecks we didn't get. But we are owed large sums of money due to the layoffs. And now late penalties too. This is a crime just so you know.
But glad to see you are defending criminals and alleged sexual harassers and insulting me.
I’m not a journalist. And if I was I wouldn't be writing about this cuz its stupid. But I am telling the truth which is what you claim you want. But I guess you only want the truth that aligns with the anti-Ream narrative. Who, by the way, I maybe spoke to for 10 min the whole time I worked for the org. Don’t really know him or care about him.
No I haven't seen what Brazil and China are doing because it isn't my job anymore.
And I already feel super bad for your kid if you even actually have one. Start saving for their therapy now.
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All this Olympics buttfucking got me thinking, and maybe this is the place to ask, but what was actually the deal with Chase Gabor ? Was he the only one putting the screwdrivers in the butt or was it a game where both parties were mutually buttfucked with each other’s screwdrivers in a circle of buttfuckery ?
I'm pretty sure i read somewhere on slap (maybe it was Brink) that there was some sort of "projection" (i don't know the psychological term), like Chase was the victim
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All this Olympics buttfucking got me thinking, and maybe this is the place to ask, but what was actually the deal with Chase Gabor ? Was he the only one putting the screwdrivers in the butt or was it a game where both parties were mutually buttfucked with each other’s screwdrivers in a circle of buttfuckery ?
I'm pretty sure i read somewhere on slap (maybe it was Brink) that there was some sort of "projection" (i don't know the psychological term), like Chase was the victim
He was indeed the victim. I believe trying to (comedically) tell the story in 3rd person … which obv backfired.
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Def love that my rep keeps getting lower.
Is that something people actually vote on and care about? Must be the same people who think insulting Tool somehow hurts my feelings.
See how low yall can get me I want a new Slap record. Dead fuckin last.
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let’s get this thread to 30 pages fellas
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let’s get this thread to 30 pages fellas
I can keep these dummies talking and lining up to insult me, one at a time, taking turns … forever.
Kind of an interesting concept right? “Let’s all think of our best insults! My next one is gonna take him down! Gonna call him a shitty journalist like the 500 other people already did! If that doesn’t work I’ll call him a narcissist! Then make fun of Maynard! If that doesn’t work I’ll say he replies too quickly! We got this, guys! Let’s beat him down! We only like exposing people if we get the credit! Otherwise let’s just call him bitter! Let’s keep talking shit even though everything he said has proven true in the news!”
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those are all great ideas
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And like Heidi Lemmon or one of those other 10 senior citizens on Bostick’s FB page out there skewing the narrative away from the current staff and board who got themselves decertified yesterday. Slow down before you break a hip, granny.
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Gonna have to admit, I never would have taken Brink to be an ageist.
I suppose there is a weakness in the armor of every great champion.
Oh well… (crestfallen)
Just kidding.
Give it to ‘em, Brink.
I can’t believe I’m rooting for THIS goof… who’d have believed it?!?
Holy smokes; what a time to be alive!
Total ageist. Cancel me.
2022 … the year of surprises.
The org, however, is collapsing at an alarming rate with more details of their scumbaggery leaking daily. Some of which you may have caught above.
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Yup. When I deserve it. Self love is important … if you had more of it you wouldn’t be here talking shit.
How do you LOVE watching something collapse that you help design and managed?
When lying, power hungry creeps who don’t skate ruin something … I’m happy to help, and watch it burn to the ground. Fuck everyone who is still there as of this week.
Are you talking about Gary and Josh?
They were the 2 guys at the helm....
Its clear you are here and only opened a profile to troll me about this. Registered 3 days ago. Only posts are here on this thread 😂 Sounding a lot like Heidi Lemmon actually …
No, I’m talking about the current board and staff that had ample time to fix this mess since January. The mess that both the entire board and CEO created over the years.
Because, after all, the board of directors oversees the org. And if the CEO or other board members were a problem and the board they did their job, those problematic people would have been removed a long time agp.
I’m also talking about the same current board and staff who was the reason everyone quit last Saturday and happen to be breaking the law as it pertains to wage theft and now there’s a sexual harassment allegation going around about one of them that you don’t know about yet because you have zero fucking clue what you are talking about … so yeah … keep defending em if you want … lawbreakers and harassers … but you sound like a fucking idiot and just like Heidi Lemmon or one of those other 10 senior citizens on Bostick’s FB page out there skewing the narrative away from the current staff and board who got themselves decertified yesterday. Slow down before you break a hip, granny.
And PLEASE keep replying and bumping this thread to the top of the board for everyone to see. You can’t block/censor me here like you did on FB last week when I handed your ass to you there too. Coward.
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Good try.......
Have no idea who she is and I am not part of Don's crew...and I am not on face book.
I am a parent of a skater that has a dream to compete in the Olympics one day.
I know nothing about you other than what I have read on this site and from your IG.
I have followed USA skateboarding from its inception and noticed early on how corrupt the ORG was.
The amount of money they paid the staff was ridiculous compared to the support they gave the athletes.
There was NO plan in place to develop upcoming riders.
Do you see what China and Brazil are doing for their athletes ?
I am trying to figure out your motive behind your narative.
You complain about NOT getting paid - Who was responsible for paying employees ?
But you still support the same guys that screwed you......
I am not taking sides nor am I trolling you.
I want to hear both sides of the story.
Unfortunately you are butt-hurt from loosing your job.
If you were a good journalist you would leave the emotions behind and write an informative article instead of sounding like a Whiney Bitch
Ya except you’re only asking the exact same questions and wording it all like them ... vebatim.
How much was I making if I was paid too much? For a director of Marketing and Ecommerce? And before you answer … keep in mind thats 2 jobs in one and look up the median salary in Orange County.
How do you know there was no plan?
My motive is to tell the truth about the corruption I personally experienced. Losing my job sucked. But I have a few so it’s no big deal.
The org is responsible for our payouts when we were let go. On the last day of our work. We still haven't paid vacation time, severances or expense reimbursements. It wasn’t paychecks we didn't get. But we are owed large sums of money due to the layoffs. And now late penalties too. This is a crime just so you know.
But glad to see you are defending criminals and alleged sexual harassers and insulting me.
I’m not a journalist. And if I was I wouldn't be writing about this cuz its stupid. But I am telling the truth which is what you claim you want. But I guess you only want the truth that aligns with the anti-Ream narrative. Who, by the way, I maybe spoke to for 10 min the whole time I worked for the org. Don’t really know him or care about him.
No I haven't seen what Brazil and China are doing because it isn't my job anymore.
And I already feel super bad for your kid if you even actually have one. Start saving for their therapy now.
But glad to see you are defending criminals and alleged sexual harassers and insulting me.
Really ? Now you are accusing me of supporting criminals ?
You are a sick fuck !
Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame looser !
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this feels like the start of another sad thread .. bam, tk, nick jedi .. it really looks like the start of a mental breakdown
mods, can you lock this one before it’s too late
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Fiddlesticks
But glad to see you are defending criminals and alleged sexual harassers and insulting me.
Really ? Now you are accusing me of supporting criminals ?
You are a sick fuck !
Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame looser !
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But glad to see you are defending criminals and alleged sexual harassers and insulting me.
Really ? Now you are accusing me of supporting criminals ?
You are a sick fuck !
Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame looser !
Yes I am. So far its been 20 years of marginal fame. Niche skate fame. C-list fame. But still enjoyable because I get to do what I love for a living … including calling out criminals and people like you who support them simply to argue against me. Let’s get you to bingo granny.
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
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this feels like the start of another sad thread .. bam, tk, nick jedi .. it really looks like the start of a mental breakdown
mods, can you lock this one before it’s too late
this feels like the start of another sad thread .. bam, tk, nick jedi .. it really looks like the start of a mental breakdown
mods, can you lock this one before it’s too late
Ya hereforthebeers is losing their mind after 4 days and 6 posts. Would hate to aggravate their pacemaker.
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Dude at this point any parents that want their kids involved with this org are out of their minds.
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But glad to see you are defending criminals and alleged sexual harassers and insulting me.
Really ? Now you are accusing me of supporting criminals ?
You are a sick fuck !
Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame looser !
The intentional misspellings really give me a zodiac vibe
YOU Were WRONG I AM NOT DEAD OR IN THE HOSPITAL I AM ALIVE AND WELL AND IM GOING TO START KILLING POSTING AGAIN
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But glad to see you are defending criminals and alleged sexual harassers and insulting me.
Really ? Now you are accusing me of supporting criminals ?
You are a sick fuck !
Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame looser !
The intentional misspellings really give me a zodiac vibe
YOU Were WRONG I AM NOT DEAD OR IN THE HOSPITAL I AM ALIVE AND WELL AND IM GOING TO START KILLING POSTING AGAIN
“LOOOOSER”
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PS … watching the Leo Baker doc today is time wayyyy better spent than being here. I loved it.
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
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PS … watching the Leo Baker doc today is time wayyyy better spent than being here. I loved it.
You could watch it a second or perhaps third time instead of posting here
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I got first in a contest once.
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PS … watching the Leo Baker doc today is time wayyyy better spent than being here. I loved it.
Yet, here you are.
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PS … watching the Leo Baker doc today is time wayyyy better spent than being here. I loved it.
Yet, here you are.
Ya cuz i saw it already. Re: “I loved it” …
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I got first in a contest once.
What was your run? I skated a local contest once and qualified to skate in the NJ Warped Tour am contest. 1998. Salman, Josh Beagle, Cab judged. I think I got 10th and got to see the Deftones for free so that was cool.
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What kind of bad post bait circle jerk white knight sjw journalist troll incel shit is happening here
I dunno … suddenly Slap is upset that transphobes and criminals and alleged sexual harassers and shady corpo people who have never skated a day in their life are getting called out.
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Yes, that's precisely what "Slap is upset" about. We all talked about it while you were offline for 6 minutes.
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
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Brink...you are a shitting person!
stop shaming shitting people, asshole
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Contests have always been there, but they are structured differently, attract different types of people, and have different levels of emphasis on winning. The DGC, Tampa Pro, and the Olympics are all completely different.
And they have different levels of power behind them. The Olympic people like to pretend "Oh it is just another contest, contests have always been around it won't change anything else YOU allow it to change things" but at the same time they say, "this is completely different, it'll create huge changes around the world." They just repeat whatever talking point is most convenient to make themselves/this horrid event look good.
Beal's research on contests (https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ssj/12/3/article-p252.xml) sounds more like @BALARGUE 's experience than some kooky ass Olympic event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVejZVMKbG0
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this thread is like being in a shitty echo chamber with a 5 year old on mountain dew, a bag of skittles and peanut butter hands
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
I surf and skate too. And 90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types. In contrast, 90% of skateboarder's are still cool as shit. And I'm down for resisting any tipping of those scales. Good luck to your kid though, hope he gets a gold!!!
Also, fwiw, The Lurper's comments throughout this thread are the only pieces of gold in an otherwise utter shit pile. Thank you Lurper.
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
I surf and skate too. And 90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types. In contrast, 90% of skateboarder's are still cool as shit. And I'm down for resisting any tipping of those scales. Good luck to your kid though, hope he gets a gold!!!
Also, fwiw, The Lurper's comments throughout this thread are the only pieces of gold in an otherwise utter shit pile. Thank you Lurper.
'90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types'
Where did you find that data? The WHO website?
There are dicks in every sport. I would say 99% of the skateboarders are cool.
But I have never seen another group of athletes so divided on this issue.
When I started snow boarding the skiers hated snow boarders....couldn't ride on certain mountains.
When the ski community started to accept the snow boarders it boosted the whole industry.
Shaun White is a legend in both snow and skate....
‘Can’t we all just get along?’ by Rodney King
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
I surf and skate too. And 90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types. In contrast, 90% of skateboarder's are still cool as shit. And I'm down for resisting any tipping of those scales. Good luck to your kid though, hope he gets a gold!!!
Also, fwiw, The Lurper's comments throughout this thread are the only pieces of gold in an otherwise utter shit pile. Thank you Lurper.
'90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types'
Where did you find that data? The WHO website?
There are dicks in every sport. I would say 99% of the skateboarders are cool.
But I have never seen another group of athletes so divided on this issue.
When I started snow boarding the skiers hated snow boarders....couldn't ride on certain mountains.
When the ski community started to accept the snow boarders it boosted the whole industry.
Shaun White is a legend in both snow and skate....
‘Can’t we all just get along?’ by Rodney King
lol Shaun White is definitely a legend in snowboarding. But I have never met a single skateboarder that gave a shit about Shaun White, no less considered him a legend. Another example of the quality of our culture that I'd like to preserve. Also, "athletes" lol. I think you're frame of reference for skateboarding is wildly different from the vast majority of everyone else on this forum who don't just "skate" but are indeed "skateboarders". We can still get along though. You seem at least way cooler than Brink.
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
I surf and skate too. And 90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types. In contrast, 90% of skateboarder's are still cool as shit. And I'm down for resisting any tipping of those scales. Good luck to your kid though, hope he gets a gold!!!
Also, fwiw, The Lurper's comments throughout this thread are the only pieces of gold in an otherwise utter shit pile. Thank you Lurper.
'90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types'
Where did you find that data? The WHO website?
There are dicks in every sport. I would say 99% of the skateboarders are cool.
But I have never seen another group of athletes so divided on this issue.
When I started snow boarding the skiers hated snow boarders....couldn't ride on certain mountains.
When the ski community started to accept the snow boarders it boosted the whole industry.
Shaun White is a legend in both snow and skate....
‘Can’t we all just get along?’ by Rodney King
lol Shaun White is definitely a legend in snowboarding. But I have never met a single skateboarder that gave a shit about Shaun White, no less considered him a legend. Another example of the quality of our culture that I'd like to preserve. Also, "athletes" lol. I think you're frame of reference for skateboarding is wildly different from the vast majority of everyone else on this forum who don't just "skate" but are indeed "skateboarders". We can still get along though. You seem at least way cooler than Brink.
You are right....he is not a "legend" in skateboarding....... Bad comparison.
Core Skate boarders hate the term "athletes".
I laughed the first time I heard a surfer called an "athlete" But it took 50 years for Core surfers to accept it.
In the 70"s we surfed drank/smoked and surfed some more. Repeat every day. The only thing that ever got better was the weed we smoked.
In the 80"s guys started taking surfing seriously...we goofed on them.
They worked hard, trained , ate healthy and eased up on the drugs/alcohol.
They started to earn money and were able to surf all over the world on someone else dime. Guess where we were ?? The same beach smoking, drinking and doing more drugs.
I have a few friends that could of made a living out of surfing if they changed their life styles. They resisted the change.
My point is everyone should have an option which road they want take. There will ALWAYS be core surfers and skaters.
I think the industry needs a balance to protect the roots but also give skaters/surfers the option to make a living at something they love to do.
I know this is not the forum to preach this too.
Look at what kids are doing today? Kids like Tre the tank or Kriston ( not sure if I spelled their names right) are doing crazy shit. They skate hard and push the limits.
They should reap the benefits of their hard work.
Would it be wrong for them to want to compete in the Olympics if it would give them more exposure and the ability to make money?
BTW.... I am way cooler than BRINK
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Honestly, this post reinforces everything I believed about nearly everyone willing to work for the Olympics.
Shaun White is super cool.
(https://i.ibb.co/vVhw1s6/Screen-Shot-2022-08-11-at-9-44-02-PM.png)
https://corporate.target.com/article/2012/07/10-years-and-counting-shaun-white-and-target-celeb
(https://i.ibb.co/vdxB96c/Screen-Shot-2022-08-11-at-8-45-58-PM.png)
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/09/shaun-white-arrested-charged-with-vandalism-and-public-intoxication
And the overall theme in the rest of this nonsense is "If it doesn't make you money, don't bother."
"[Some surfers] worked hard, trained , ate healthy and eased up on the drugs/alcohol. They started to earn money and were able to surf all over the world on someone else dime. Guess where we were ?? The same beach smoking, drinking and doing more drugs."
Oh, if only we all turned things we enjoyed into jobs and made everything about the pursuit of profit. Sex is fun, let's all try to be pornstars. I'm sure professional sex for profit is just as fun/meaningful as amateur sex.
"Look at what kids are doing today? Kids like Tre the tank or Kriston ( not sure if I spelled their names right) are doing crazy shit. They skate hard and push the limits."
If only our childhoods could be framed around the rational pursuit of winning rather than something like enjoying life. Also, what happens when these kids waste their childhoods training in one thing and go no where in that field? Like is Jet being supported by Jagger? Does Jagger give his brother an allowance? Should we all just join training camps at age 3?
Honestly, instead of fucking up skateboarding, why don't you (and everyone else who has, is, and will work for the Olympics), just go get involved in a traditional sport? Instead of turning skateboarding into a sport, why didn't you (and everyone) else join a pre-established sport that holds your terrible values that are antithetical to skateboarding? There has been a lot of talk of being good enough, dedicating yourself, pushing boundaries, why didn't you and all these Olympic people push themselves hard enough to be a part of the sports that actually matter and offer real money?
This irks me to no end. All of the Olympic people could have worked harder and made it in institutions that supported their traditional sport values but they all took the easy way out by declaring themselves leaders of an activity that didn't want leaders and has few people arrogant enough to declare themselves leaders. They took the absolute easiest path of no resistance and then frame themselves as martyrs/geniuses. Go to a field where the is real competition for leadership roles and let's see how well it goes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdy1AgO6Fp4
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BTW.... I am way cooler than BRINK
This is a pretty low bar to be crowing about leaping over, but perhaps you might want to read the room a bit before trotting out Trae the Tank-Engine as an example of what's going right in skateboarding.
GTFOH w/ that skate-daddy crap.
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/nation/what-you-need-to-know-about-shaun-white-and-sexual-harassment (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/nation/what-you-need-to-know-about-shaun-white-and-sexual-harassment)
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
I surf and skate too. And 90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types. In contrast, 90% of skateboarder's are still cool as shit. And I'm down for resisting any tipping of those scales. Good luck to your kid though, hope he gets a gold!!!
Also, fwiw, The Lurper's comments throughout this thread are the only pieces of gold in an otherwise utter shit pile. Thank you Lurper.
'90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types'
Where did you find that data? The WHO website?
There are dicks in every sport. I would say 99% of the skateboarders are cool.
But I have never seen another group of athletes so divided on this issue.
When I started snow boarding the skiers hated snow boarders....couldn't ride on certain mountains.
When the ski community started to accept the snow boarders it boosted the whole industry.
Shaun White is a legend in both snow and skate....
‘Can’t we all just get along?’ by Rodney King
lol Shaun White is definitely a legend in snowboarding. But I have never met a single skateboarder that gave a shit about Shaun White, no less considered him a legend. Another example of the quality of our culture that I'd like to preserve. Also, "athletes" lol. I think you're frame of reference for skateboarding is wildly different from the vast majority of everyone else on this forum who don't just "skate" but are indeed "skateboarders". We can still get along though. You seem at least way cooler than Brink.
You are right....he is not a "legend" in skateboarding....... Bad comparison.
Core Skate boarders hate the term "athletes".
I laughed the first time I heard a surfer called an "athlete" But it took 50 years for Core surfers to accept it.
In the 70"s we surfed drank/smoked and surfed some more. Repeat every day. The only thing that ever got better was the weed we smoked.
In the 80"s guys started taking surfing seriously...we goofed on them.
They worked hard, trained , ate healthy and eased up on the drugs/alcohol.
They started to earn money and were able to surf all over the world on someone else dime. Guess where we were ?? The same beach smoking, drinking and doing more drugs.
I have a few friends that could of made a living out of surfing if they changed their life styles. They resisted the change.
My point is everyone should have an option which road they want take. There will ALWAYS be core surfers and skaters.
I think the industry needs a balance to protect the roots but also give skaters/surfers the option to make a living at something they love to do.
I know this is not the forum to preach this too.
Look at what kids are doing today? Kids like Tre the tank or Kriston ( not sure if I spelled their names right) are doing crazy shit. They skate hard and push the limits.
They should reap the benefits of their hard work.
Would it be wrong for them to want to compete in the Olympics if it would give them more exposure and the ability to make money?
BTW.... I am way cooler than BRINK
I'm not interested in hearing about how good skateboarding was before the Iranian oil embargo or thinking that trae the tank is a good thing. Really fumbling on the one yard line
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this is getting fun actually .. im team brink .. who the fuck is this beer guy .. he’s really blowing it this half
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
I surf and skate too. And 90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types. In contrast, 90% of skateboarder's are still cool as shit. And I'm down for resisting any tipping of those scales. Good luck to your kid though, hope he gets a gold!!!
Also, fwiw, The Lurper's comments throughout this thread are the only pieces of gold in an otherwise utter shit pile. Thank you Lurper.
'90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types'
Where did you find that data? The WHO website?
There are dicks in every sport. I would say 99% of the skateboarders are cool.
But I have never seen another group of athletes so divided on this issue.
When I started snow boarding the skiers hated snow boarders....couldn't ride on certain mountains.
When the ski community started to accept the snow boarders it boosted the whole industry.
Shaun White is a legend in both snow and skate....
‘Can’t we all just get along?’ by Rodney King
lol Shaun White is definitely a legend in snowboarding. But I have never met a single skateboarder that gave a shit about Shaun White, no less considered him a legend. Another example of the quality of our culture that I'd like to preserve. Also, "athletes" lol. I think you're frame of reference for skateboarding is wildly different from the vast majority of everyone else on this forum who don't just "skate" but are indeed "skateboarders". We can still get along though. You seem at least way cooler than Brink.
You are right....he is not a "legend" in skateboarding....... Bad comparison.
Core Skate boarders hate the term "athletes".
I laughed the first time I heard a surfer called an "athlete" But it took 50 years for Core surfers to accept it.
In the 70"s we surfed drank/smoked and surfed some more. Repeat every day. The only thing that ever got better was the weed we smoked.
In the 80"s guys started taking surfing seriously...we goofed on them.
They worked hard, trained , ate healthy and eased up on the drugs/alcohol.
They started to earn money and were able to surf all over the world on someone else dime. Guess where we were ?? The same beach smoking, drinking and doing more drugs.
I have a few friends that could of made a living out of surfing if they changed their life styles. They resisted the change.
My point is everyone should have an option which road they want take. There will ALWAYS be core surfers and skaters.
I think the industry needs a balance to protect the roots but also give skaters/surfers the option to make a living at something they love to do.
I know this is not the forum to preach this too.
Look at what kids are doing today? Kids like Tre the tank or Kriston ( not sure if I spelled their names right) are doing crazy shit. They skate hard and push the limits.
They should reap the benefits of their hard work.
Would it be wrong for them to want to compete in the Olympics if it would give them more exposure and the ability to make money?
BTW.... I am way cooler than BRINK
Go from acknowledging Shaun White is a “bad comparison” to praising Trae the Tank to redeem your position. Sorry dude (or lady), tried to give you some benefit of the doubt but you’re the worst. Please, please stay away from skateboarding.
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
I surf and skate too. And 90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types. In contrast, 90% of skateboarder's are still cool as shit.
'90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types'
Where did you find that data? The WHO website
I agree with with Whaaat’s percentage comparison. I have been surfing for a long time, surfers are the worst in & out of the water. Majority of skaters I come across chill supreme
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It's wild to hear a parent talk about this org and their kids needing a place to "train" for skateboarding. We all take different paths in skating and although I always dreamed of being a pro skater, I never thought of "training" to get better, I just went out and skated with my friends.... It also makes me sad and stoked at the same time that my parents never had a vested interest in my skateboarding life. To each their own, but hearing stuff like that comment makes me think skateboarding is slowly losing its soul.
Don't worry too much
Contests have always been there
Training is just another word for repeating and getting better at it. It's labourious
It's a matter of perspective but i do find it cooler with my friends in the streets rather than at a training facility, just like you
100% Contests are super fun too, hanging with friends, possibly winning product or money and seeing friends do well is always rad, I can always appreciate a fun contest. I just get bummed knowing there are kids out there who literally spend their entire young skate lives "training" for something. When parents talk about training, that makes me cringe, save that for something a human needs to train for like marathons or weightlifting, let's just keep calling it "going out skating".
I grew up surfing and skating. I surfed in a few contests but it wasn’t my thing.
The core surfers bagged on the contest surfers and resisted the change.
But over the years both sides stopped fighting a learned to get along.
There is a place in skate boarding for both the core skaters and the ones that want to compete.
There shouldn’t be so much hate between both sides.
Its still skateboarding which ever side you are on
I surf and skate too. And 90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types. In contrast, 90% of skateboarder's are still cool as shit. And I'm down for resisting any tipping of those scales. Good luck to your kid though, hope he gets a gold!!!
Also, fwiw, The Lurper's comments throughout this thread are the only pieces of gold in an otherwise utter shit pile. Thank you Lurper.
'90% of surfers today are terrible jock mentality types'
Where did you find that data? The WHO website?
There are dicks in every sport. I would say 99% of the skateboarders are cool.
But I have never seen another group of athletes so divided on this issue.
When I started snow boarding the skiers hated snow boarders....couldn't ride on certain mountains.
When the ski community started to accept the snow boarders it boosted the whole industry.
Shaun White is a legend in both snow and skate....
‘Can’t we all just get along?’ by Rodney King
lol Shaun White is definitely a legend in snowboarding. But I have never met a single skateboarder that gave a shit about Shaun White, no less considered him a legend. Another example of the quality of our culture that I'd like to preserve. Also, "athletes" lol. I think you're frame of reference for skateboarding is wildly different from the vast majority of everyone else on this forum who don't just "skate" but are indeed "skateboarders". We can still get along though. You seem at least way cooler than Brink.
You are right....he is not a "legend" in skateboarding....... Bad comparison.
Core Skate boarders hate the term "athletes".
I laughed the first time I heard a surfer called an "athlete" But it took 50 years for Core surfers to accept it.
In the 70"s we surfed drank/smoked and surfed some more. Repeat every day. The only thing that ever got better was the weed we smoked.
In the 80"s guys started taking surfing seriously...we goofed on them.
They worked hard, trained , ate healthy and eased up on the drugs/alcohol.
They started to earn money and were able to surf all over the world on someone else dime. Guess where we were ?? The same beach smoking, drinking and doing more drugs.
I have a few friends that could of made a living out of surfing if they changed their life styles. They resisted the change.
My point is everyone should have an option which road they want take. There will ALWAYS be core surfers and skaters.
I think the industry needs a balance to protect the roots but also give skaters/surfers the option to make a living at something they love to do.
I know this is not the forum to preach this too.
Look at what kids are doing today? Kids like Tre the tank or Kriston ( not sure if I spelled their names right) are doing crazy shit. They skate hard and push the limits.
They should reap the benefits of their hard work.
Would it be wrong for them to want to compete in the Olympics if it would give them more exposure and the ability to make money?
BTW.... I am way cooler than BRINK
I'm not interested in hearing about how good skateboarding was before the Iranian oil embargo or thinking that trae the tank is a good thing. Really fumbling on the one yard line
(https://y.yarn.co/fc829da1-8c34-45d7-afd5-8a10c148e9a4_text.gif)
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You guys need to trust me at least a little bit here …
Dude Brink, don’t act like just because hereforthebeer or any other Olympic dork is shittier than you, that you aren’t still on the same team. You are, and always will be, a contributor to this bullshit, whether or not you just now realized you aren’t getting paid. You all should fuck off.
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Dude Brink, don’t act like just because hereforthebeer or any other Olympic dork is shittier than you, that you aren’t still on the same team. You are, and always will be, a contributor to this bullshit, whether or not you just now realized you aren’t getting paid. You all should fuck off.
How about no. I wont. Ill act how I like and stay in this industry longer than any of you will like. Doing cool shit. Skating. Having fun. Making a living. Long after you grow up and get off this board I’ll still be here holding a mirror up to ya’ll with my antics. Plenty of bullshit like you and every generation of Slap posters before you, even many pro careers, haven’t lasted as long as mine so eat a dick and deal with it.
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Dude Brink, don’t act like just because hereforthebeer or any other Olympic dork is shittier than you, that you aren’t still on the same team. You are, and always will be, a contributor to this bullshit, whether or not you just now realized you aren’t getting paid. You all should fuck off.
How about no. I wont. Ill act how I like and stay in this industry longer than any of you will like. Doing cool shit. Skating. Having fun. Making a living. Long after you grow up and get off this board. Plenty of bullshit like you and every generation of Slap posters before you, even many pro careers, haven’t lasted as long as mine so eat a dick and deal with it.
“I will put the ‘sick’ in ‘the desiccated corpse of skateboarding’ until it’s just me and the cockroaches hanging out”
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You guys need to trust me at least a little bit here …
Dude Brink, don’t act like just because hereforthebeer or any other Olympic dork is shittier than you, that you aren’t still on the same team. You are, and always will be, a contributor to this bullshit, whether or not you just now realized you aren’t getting paid. You all should fuck off.
How about no. I wont. Ill act how I like and stay in this industry longer than any of you will like. Doing cool shit. Skating. Having fun. Making a living. Long after you grow up and get off this board. Plenty of bullshit like you and every generation of Slap posters before you, even many pro careers, haven’t lasted as long as mine so eat a dick and deal with it.
“I will put the ‘sick’ in ‘the desiccated corpse of skateboarding’ until it’s just me and the cockroaches hanging out”
So core
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Just taking one last moment to marvel at the fact that someone started an account to come exclusively to this thread and defend the current criminal staff and alleged sexual harassing board at USA Skateboarding and discuss Shaun White and “Tre the Tank” …
HereForTheTears
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Yes, that's precisely what "Slap is upset" about. We all talked about it while you were offline for 6 minutes.
Groupthink fake outrage internet pile-ons don’t necessarily require direct communication, as we have all well witnessed in the last 6-10 years globally.
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I laughed the first time I heard a surfer called an "athlete" But it took 50 years for Core surfers to accept it.
Fuck off with that.
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Hey you guys should follow my instagram. You can laugh and mock me 24-7
Instagram.com/robertbrink (http://Instagram.com/robertbrink)
Also you can bring back the tradition of starting new threads every time I change my bio.
More USA Skateboarding bombshells dropping this week/weekend!
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Tldf- Crypto stuff and pervin on Anya Taylor Joy.
But enjoy the Jimmy Kimmel meets Sad Ben Affleck look
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* too lame, didn’t follow
Funny enough that you actually went. Trust me.
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Tldf- Crypto stuff and pervin on Anya Taylor Joy.
But enjoy the Jimmy Kimmel meets Sad Ben Affleck look
Pretty good cherrypick so you can hate. Made a ton of money from crypto in the last 2 years … changed my life. You should try it … set yourself up.
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Tldf- Crypto stuff and pervin on Anya Taylor Joy.
But enjoy the Jimmy Kimmel meets Sad Ben Affleck look
Pretty good cherrypick so you can hate. Made a ton of money from crypto in the last 2 years … changed my life. You should try it … set yourself up.
A high-risk financial gamble you say?
Have you put any of that money back into the skateboard industry that has and apparently will continue giving you money? Do you only take or will you give back? And you know the difference between actual giving back and doing some Team USA shit, so don’t be cute.
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Tldf- Crypto stuff and pervin on Anya Taylor Joy.
But enjoy the Jimmy Kimmel meets Sad Ben Affleck look
Pretty good cherrypick so you can hate. Made a ton of money from crypto in the last 2 years … changed my life. You should try it … set yourself up.
A high-risk financial gamble you say?
Have you put any of that money back into the skateboard industry that has and apparently will continue giving you money? Do you only take or will you give back? And you know the difference between actual giving back and doing some Team USA shit, so don’t be cute.
You really are one of those losers who tries to create ANY possible reason to call someone out huh? Full Karen mode.
I'm always cute, thanks.
I'm not sure if you are aware how labor works ... Probably not too familiar actually ... But I put time and energy and love and passion and knowledge into skateboarding and skateboarders, as well as do my best to help advance and grow skateboarding and do cool shit, and then I get a salary for my contributions and work.
But yes, I purchase goods. I donate to every go fund me that comes into my IG feed and plenty of other orgs. I pay to attend events like the Leo Baker premiere. I have been putting money (and much more) into skateboarding since 1988. In short, I do a lot more than you do.
As far as the gamble. I made life-changing money. Which is why I have repeatedly stated that I don't care if USA Skateboarding pays me ... but put em on blast instead. But your loss if you skip out. More for everyone else!
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Tldf- Crypto stuff and pervin on Anya Taylor Joy.
But enjoy the Jimmy Kimmel meets Sad Ben Affleck look
Pretty good cherrypick so you can hate. Made a ton of money from crypto in the last 2 years … changed my life. You should try it … set yourself up.
A high-risk financial gamble you say?
Have you put any of that money back into the skateboard industry that has and apparently will continue giving you money? Do you only take or will you give back? And you know the difference between actual giving back and doing some Team USA shit, so don’t be cute.
I don't even know what this means. Other than that I'm always cute, thanks. I'm not sure if you are aware how labor works ... But I put time and energy and love and passion and knowledge into skateboarding and skateboarders, as well as do my best to help advance and grow skateboarding and do cool shit, and then I get a salary for my contributions and work.
But yes, I purchase goods. I donate to every go fund me that comes into my IG feed and plenty of other orgs. I pay to attend events like the Leo Baker premiere. I have been putting money (and much more) into skateboarding since 1988. In short, I do a lot more than you do.
Meh
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even many pro careers, haven’t lasted as long as mine
imagine comparing this
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to this
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in terms of longevity. completely lost.
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I'm not sure if you are aware how labor works ... .
I made life-changing money.
I'm aware how labor works. Whose labor produced your life-changing money?
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I made life-changing money.
Mine, starting at age 10. But if you actually read what I said, crypto investing produced it.
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I made life-changing money.
Mine, starting at age 10. But if you actually read what I said, crypto investing produced it.
EVERY. SINGLE. POST. I. MAKE. You guys look for something to make fun of or try to find flaws in. What a way to live. It's a shame that many of us could probably have cool convos.
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Can you guys sign these petitions to ban NYC horse drawn carriages because they are dying in the heat.
https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages (https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages)
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Can you guys sign these petitions to ban NYC horse drawn carriages because they are dying in the heat.
https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages (https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages)
Yes, thanks. But beating a dead horse is more fun (at least to some).
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Can you guys sign these petitions to ban NYC horse drawn carriages because they are dying in the heat.
https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages (https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages)
Yes, thanks. But beating a dead horse is more fun (at least to some).
Clearly
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Can you guys sign these petitions to ban NYC horse drawn carriages because they are dying in the heat.
https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages (https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages)
The carriages are dying?
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Can you guys sign these petitions to ban NYC horse drawn carriages because they are dying in the heat.
https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages (https://www.change.org/p/ban-horse-drawn-carriages)
Neigh
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can one of the mods show mercy and ban brink?
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Btw I can recommend horse steak 10/10. Very juicy and more flavour compared to beef.
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Btw I can recommend horse steak 10/10. Very juicy and more flavour compared to beef.
Isn’t that technically fancy dog food?
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I ate horse tartare once. The fanciest fancy dog food.
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I ate horse tartare once. The fanciest fancy dog food.
Man, I can only imagine the nice healthy sheen your coat must have had afterwards
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfe4yMj1CMc
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This whole thread is really fucking strange .. It would of been something to see the max/brink beef settled with an la daggers ditch style joust.. I think that would’ve been far more productive and meaningful..
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I ate horse tartare once. The fanciest fancy dog food.
My old man has had horse sashimi a few times in Japan, reckons it’s pretty decent.
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Btw I can recommend horse steak 10/10. Very juicy and more flavour compared to beef.
Isn’t that technically fancy dog food?
No it's very good. Much tastier than beef. In Belgium several restaurants specialize in horse meat, especially around the town of Vilvoorde, check this juicy steak:
https://restodekuiper.com/paardensteak/
@BRINK yo you should check it out if you are in Belgium sometime with the USA skateboarding team.
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I ate horse tartare once. The fanciest fancy dog food.
Man, I can only imagine the nice healthy sheen your coat must have had afterwards
I also had brighter eyes and less trips to the vet!
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Not much different than when anyone from Slap grows a conscience and a set of balls and hits my DMs … this is always how it eventually plays out …
Friendly reminder … sexual harassment allegations against a current USA Skateboarding board member … and almost three months of wage theft. I’m probably the only human in the planet Slap would ignore that and choose to insult instead. Keep up the great work guys.
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It’s almost like your masochistic forays onto the board overshadow whatever message your trying to get out (as if this hasn’t been explained ad nauseum to you).
If you don’t get a little thrill about the abuse you engender here, I have to seriously wonder what your game is. For us to not like the Team USA Olympic leaders? I think that box was ticked 3 years ago. For us to be outraged and do what? Not buy team USA skate products? Demand change in an organization the majority of us are indifferent to at best?
It sucks that they didn’t pay you, but it sounds like you should be using some of that crypto money to hire a lawyer rather than begging for sympathy from a place that you go out of your way to make yourself unwelcome.
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It’s almost like your masochistic forays onto the board overshadow whatever message your trying to get out (as if this hasn’t been explained ad nauseum to you).
If you don’t get a little thrill about the abuse you engender here, I have to seriously wonder what your game is. For us to not like the Team USA Olympic leaders? I think that box was ticked 3 years ago. For us to be outraged and do what? Not buy team USA skate products? Demand change in an organization the majority of us are indifferent to at best?
It sucks that they didn’t pay you, but it sounds like you should be using some of that crypto money to hire a lawyer rather than begging for sympathy from a place that you go out of your way to make yourself unwelcome.
Who is begging for anything?
I thought y’all were smart? How can my “game” be that confusing?
For as unwelcome as I am, you sure have a lot to say to me …
And please explain to me how showing up to tell the truth or defend myself is “making myself unwelcome”? That sounds like some bully shit right there. I’ve never done a thing besides those 2 things.
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It’s almost like your masochistic forays onto the board overshadow whatever message your trying to get out (as if this hasn’t been explained ad nauseum to you).
If you don’t get a little thrill about the abuse you engender here, I have to seriously wonder what your game is. For us to not like the Team USA Olympic leaders? I think that box was ticked 3 years ago. For us to be outraged and do what? Not buy team USA skate products? Demand change in an organization the majority of us are indifferent to at best?
It sucks that they didn’t pay you, but it sounds like you should be using some of that crypto money to hire a lawyer rather than begging for sympathy from a place that you go out of your way to make yourself unwelcome.
For as unwelcome as I am, you sure have a lot to say to me …
I used to defend you too! And it’s not that you’re “unwelcome” per se, but this version of you is grinding everyone’s gears and I think you know it and I think you’re purposefully perpetuating it to either fuck with us, feel like a martyr, or both.
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It’s almost like your masochistic forays onto the board overshadow whatever message your trying to get out (as if this hasn’t been explained ad nauseum to you).
If you don’t get a little thrill about the abuse you engender here, I have to seriously wonder what your game is. For us to not like the Team USA Olympic leaders? I think that box was ticked 3 years ago. For us to be outraged and do what? Not buy team USA skate products? Demand change in an organization the majority of us are indifferent to at best?
It sucks that they didn’t pay you, but it sounds like you should be using some of that crypto money to hire a lawyer rather than begging for sympathy from a place that you go out of your way to make yourself unwelcome.
For as unwelcome as I am, you sure have a lot to say to me …
I used to defend you too! And it’s not that you’re “unwelcome” per se, but this version of you is grinding everyone’s gears and I think you know it and I think you’re purposefully perpetuating it to either fuck with us, feel like a martyr, or both.
By “grinding everyone’s gears” I think you mean “standing up for yourself.” Right? I’ve rarely said a thing on this board that didn’t stem from me responding to a mistruth or an insult.
Do you get it yet? That you guys only hate on me because I’ve come here to stand up for myself (only after being mocked) and never backed down?
And how would me coming here make me look like a “martyr”? How does that work and benefit me exactly?
Also interesting that you ignored the part about the dude who was clowning me for days admitting he didn’t know shit. And most of you piled on with him. Why? Because witch hunting me is more fun for you guys than the truth is and you’ve proven it time and time again.
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Not much different than when anyone from Slap grows a conscience and a set of balls and hits my DMs … this is always how it eventually plays out …
Friendly reminder … sexual harassment allegations against a current USA Skateboarding board member … and almost three months of wage theft. I’m probably the only human in the planet Slap would ignore that and choose to insult instead. Keep up the great work guys.
Granted I haven’t been following this thread that closely but when was sexual harassment introduced?
We know about the wage theft and I’m sure most of us don’t care—it will be sorted. But The sexual harassment is new news to me.
Who’s accused? Name names.
So far this thread has been all smoke and no fire. Are you tied up with an NDA?
Give us some deets or write an article. I haven’t seen any articles from you. Can’t you get the story behind this report out?
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Not much different than when anyone from Slap grows a conscience and a set of balls and hits my DMs … this is always how it eventually plays out …
Friendly reminder … sexual harassment allegations against a current USA Skateboarding board member … and almost three months of wage theft. I’m probably the only human in the planet Slap would ignore that and choose to insult instead. Keep up the great work guys.
Granted I haven’t been following this thread that closely but when was sexual harassment introduced?
We know about the wage theft and I’m sure most of us don’t care—it will be sorted. But The sexual harassment is new news to me.
Who’s accused? Name names.
So far this thread has been all smoke and no fire. Are you tied up with an NDA?
Give us some deets or write an article. I haven’t seen any articles from you. Can’t you get the story behind this report out?
Mentioned it days ago. Everyone was too busy looking to insult me. No NDA. Not naming names yet on the harassment. Not until the USOPC and Safe Sport investigation ends and the person is sorted out. I named tons of names on my IG and explained everything there multiple times for the last 3 weeks.
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Not much different than when anyone from Slap grows a conscience and a set of balls and hits my DMs … this is always how it eventually plays out …
Friendly reminder … sexual harassment allegations against a current USA Skateboarding board member … and almost three months of wage theft. I’m probably the only human in the planet Slap would ignore that and choose to insult instead. Keep up the great work guys.
Granted I haven’t been following this thread that closely but when was sexual harassment introduced?
We know about the wage theft and I’m sure most of us don’t care—it will be sorted. But The sexual harassment is new news to me.
Who’s accused? Name names.
So far this thread has been all smoke and no fire. Are you tied up with an NDA?
Give us some deets or write an article. I haven’t seen any articles from you. Can’t you get the story behind this report out?
Mentioned it days ago. Everyone was too busy looking to insult me. No NDA. Not naming names yet on the harassment. Not until the USOPC and Safe Sport investigation ends and the person is sorted out. I named tons of names on my IG and explained everything there multiple times for the last 3 weeks.
Thanks. I’m not on IG so I guess I’ll just wait for it to come out in due time.
I think there needs to be a story interpreting the score card cause I looked at it and w/o context it just looked like a really poorly run organization which is not that interesting on the surface. I’d like to hear who did what to fuck up so bad. Don’t let Nieratko scoop you…
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playing the victim is the weakest defense
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Another sexual harassment/assault coming USA Skateboarding? We are one Olympics in and already two big scandals with this org?
As for @HereFortheBeer, "I felt like a black man at the KKK." What a bullshit and tone deaf analogy. How do people like this end up in positions of power? Let's try making his analogy a bit better, "I felt like Lyle Lanley landing in North Haverbrook after selling them the monorail."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8YK5v249n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk-tXkjwnCk
Finally, considering HereForTheBeer's stupid ass name, him playing the victim, and USA Skateboarding sexual assault history, I can't help but think of this:
(https://i.ibb.co/Km44qg2/Screen-Shot-2022-08-14-at-3-01-45-PM.png)
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Another sexual harassment/assault coming USA Skateboarding? We are one Olympics in and already two big scandals with this org?
The USA Olympic skateboarding team is shaping up to be an all star roster
Brian patch
Neal hendrix
That pedo filmer for create skates (or whatever it’s called
Daryl angel
KA
Gator
Al Davis
Who else am I forgetting?
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Another sexual harassment/assault coming USA Skateboarding? We are one Olympics in and already two big scandals with this org?
The USA Olympic skateboarding team is shaping up to be an all star roster
Brian patch
Neal hendrix
That pedo filmer for create skates (or whatever it’s called
Daryl angel
KA
Gator
Al Davis
Who else am I forgetting?
Johan Stuckey might be able to get a spot on the team as well.
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If this hasn't been discussed already, make a claim with DLSE for back wages. They will set up an appointment time for both parties and will assess penalties on the spot.
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Another sexual harassment/assault coming USA Skateboarding? We are one Olympics in and already two big scandals with this org?
The USA Olympic skateboarding team is shaping up to be an all star roster
Brian patch
Neal hendrix
That pedo filmer for create skates (or whatever it’s called
Daryl angel
KA
Gator
Al Davis
Who else am I forgetting?
Johan Stuckey might be able to get a spot on the team as well.
Yonnie
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If this hasn't been discussed already, make a claim with DLSE for back wages. They will set up an appointment time for both parties and will assess penalties on the spot.
Ya we (3 of us) are lawyered up have all done that. The org and their supposed lawfirm (which we think has bailed on them because they are such an unmanageable / unrepairable shit show) are ignoring us for months. Waiting it out. In case you missed it, we are not owed back wages … we are owed expense reimbursements, PTO and severances that are legally supposed to be paid out on our last day. Even if / when we get paid it’ll leave them with almost zero operating budget because we know what they had before we left and when sponsorship renewals come in, if at all, lmao. In the meantime I feel the stuff they are doing needs to be told.
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Btw I can recommend horse steak 10/10. Very juicy and more flavour compared to beef.
Isn’t that technically fancy dog food?
No it's very good. Much tastier than beef. In Belgium several restaurants specialize in horse meat, especially around the town of Vilvoorde, check this juicy steak:
https://restodekuiper.com/paardensteak/
@BRINK yo you should check it out if you are in Belgium sometime with the USA skateboarding team.
Haha.
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Another sexual harassment/assault coming USA Skateboarding? We are one Olympics in and already two big scandals with this org?
The USA Olympic skateboarding team is shaping up to be an all star roster
Brian patch
Neal hendrix
That pedo filmer for create skates (or whatever it’s called
Daryl angel
KA
Gator
Al Davis
Who else am I forgetting?
Johan Stuckey might be able to get a spot on the team as well.
I think you're mistaken, Johan has spots to give.
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
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i wish max would come back =(
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i wish max would come back =(
A fan of the transphobes huh?
Tough guy got real quiet all of a sudden. One shot. One kill.
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fuck yeah dude one shot. one kill. fuckin a
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Poor Max
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
As someone who ritually skates with coffee in hand so often I only wear brown pants to work, I feel qualified to answer this one.
If it's mob or grizzly and relatively new you're probably safe. If it's jessup or flypaper or one of the other thinner/greyer brands then there's likely a noticeable stain. Especially if it's aged and dusty. Also can't imagine hot acid water being great for the glue but it won't like insta-peel or anything.
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
It was white linen grip tape :(
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i wish max would come back =(
A fan of the transphobes huh?
Tough guy got real quiet all of a sudden. One shot. One kill.
Are you saying you killed him? I don’t like his politics but that seems a little extreme
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
As someone who ritually skates with coffee in hand so often I only wear brown pants to work, I feel qualified to answer this one.
If it's mob or grizzly and relatively new you're probably safe. If it's jessup or flypaper or one of the other thinner/greyer brands then there's likely a noticeable stain. Especially if it's aged and dusty. Also can't imagine hot acid water being great for the glue but it won't like insta-peel or anything.
It was Jessup. If you look closely you can see a stain but it's not that bad. I think at that point the coffee had been sitting out for a bit.
It was kinda awkward. My board shot out on a trick and he tried doing that jokey thing people do where they jump on the board and immediately try a kickflip or something. Except he did it with his open coffee and it spilled everywhere. I got pretty pissed in the moment but I could tell he felt pretty terrible about it so that made me feel sorta bad. Even though it was a pretty dumb thing for him to do. A couple days later my grip is still sticking so I guess everything is fine.
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
As someone who ritually skates with coffee in hand so often I only wear brown pants to work, I feel qualified to answer this one.
If it's mob or grizzly and relatively new you're probably safe. If it's jessup or flypaper or one of the other thinner/greyer brands then there's likely a noticeable stain. Especially if it's aged and dusty. Also can't imagine hot acid water being great for the glue but it won't like insta-peel or anything.
It was Jessup. If you look closely you can see a stain but it's not that bad. I think at that point the coffee had been sitting out for a bit.
It was kinda awkward. My board shot out on a trick and he tried doing that jokey thing people do where they jump on the board and immediately try a kickflip or something. Except he did it with his open coffee and it spilled everywhere. I got pretty pissed in the moment but I could tell he felt pretty terrible about it so that made me feel sorta bad. Even though it was a pretty dumb thing for him to do. A couple days later my grip is still sticking so I guess everything is fine.
I've been there before countless times with coffee and probably beer although those times tend to be a bit more difficult to remember, never affected my skating but psychologically looking down at my feet and always seeing the stain while it lasted, but really the friction of your shoes on ollies and whatnot will wear it off eventually.
Now what I really dislike is that white dust your griptape will spontaneously (but rapidly) collect at skateparks with a certain type of ground (I'd naively assume depending on material and treatment). I feel like that's harder to get off because the grain wants to keep it, and makes your board a bit more slippery. But what really freaks me out is seeing so many people at those parks everyday and realizing damn, is it even remotely safe to breathe that shit?
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It's mainly "classic" dust/earth you could encounter anywhere,
but a small part of it is concrete dust and is pretty bad for your lungs / health
it certainly is a bigger concern on freshly opened concrete skateparks though
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My main skate spot is a sorta dusty DIY with a lot of colorful paint everywhere. So the fact of the matter is, my grip is always gonna look rough even if it's a day old lol.
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My main skate spot is a sorta dusty DIY with a lot of colorful paint everywhere. So the fact of the matter is, my grip is always gonna look rough even if it's a day old lol.
I bought a grip tape cleaner, it’s a rubber eraser type brick, I think people primarily use them to clean sandpaper. It does pretty good for getting dust out of my grip. And it’s kinda fun to do before a sesh.
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You could be a little kid and ask the local shop to re-grip your board.
I used to charge kids a service fee for that shit. I think it was 8 for the grip and 5 for me un-gripping/re-gripping it.
I accidentally punched myself in the face more than a few times peeling that shit off.
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You could be a little kid and ask the local shop to re-grip your board.
I used to charge kids a service fee for that shit. I think it was 8 for the grip and 5 for me un-gripping/re-gripping it.
I accidentally punched myself in the face more than a few times peeling that shit off.
Heat guns are about $15.
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
As someone who ritually skates with coffee in hand so often I only wear brown pants to work, I feel qualified to answer this one.
If it's mob or grizzly and relatively new you're probably safe. If it's jessup or flypaper or one of the other thinner/greyer brands then there's likely a noticeable stain. Especially if it's aged and dusty. Also can't imagine hot acid water being great for the glue but it won't like insta-peel or anything.
It was Jessup
Thank god, right? Could you imagine if it happened on some straight up garbagio grip like Mob? You’d be like “ah, shit! Someone brinked my damn mob!” Then someone else would be like, “it was brinked already! Check the brand!”
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
As someone who ritually skates with coffee in hand so often I only wear brown pants to work, I feel qualified to answer this one.
If it's mob or grizzly and relatively new you're probably safe. If it's jessup or flypaper or one of the other thinner/greyer brands then there's likely a noticeable stain. Especially if it's aged and dusty. Also can't imagine hot acid water being great for the glue but it won't like insta-peel or anything.
It was Jessup
Thank god, right? Could you imagine if it happened on some straight up garbagio grip like Mob? You’d be like “ah, shit! Someone brinked my damn mob!” Then someone else would be like, “it was brinked already! Check the brand!”
You know what’s super funny … I’m actually helping Jessup out a bit right now with their skate program. 😂
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
As someone who ritually skates with coffee in hand so often I only wear brown pants to work, I feel qualified to answer this one.
If it's mob or grizzly and relatively new you're probably safe. If it's jessup or flypaper or one of the other thinner/greyer brands then there's likely a noticeable stain. Especially if it's aged and dusty. Also can't imagine hot acid water being great for the glue but it won't like insta-peel or anything.
It was Jessup
Thank god, right? Could you imagine if it happened on some straight up garbagio grip like Mob? You’d be like “ah, shit! Someone brinked my damn mob!” Then someone else would be like, “it was brinked already! Check the brand!”
You know what’s super funny … I’m actually helping Jessup out a bit right now with their skate program. 😂
You’re right, that is funny.
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Jessup always sounded western to me. Maybe suggest the leaning cowboy silhouette for a design?
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRwgjvvDbRQDEbmYEaCpD0Ug6p585LRfymRoQ&usqp=CAU)
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Jessup always sounded western to me. Maybe suggest the leaning cowboy silhouette for a design?
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRwgjvvDbRQDEbmYEaCpD0Ug6p585LRfymRoQ&usqp=CAU)
I always associate them with Christianity for some weird reason (the weird reason being their name is an anagram of Jesus P)
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Thanks guys, I really do appreciate it.. you guys have made this thread far more enjoyable and knowledgeable too. When I get around to getting a board set up I will definitely choose my grip tape brand wisely due to all of the advice that’s you guys have given.. seriously, I’m not being sarcastic when I say that I appreciate the input about spilt coffee on your grip tape
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my homie spilled coffee all over my grip this weekend by doing some dumb shit and I got pissed.
This comment would be a far better topic to discuss on this forum than the main topic of this thread..Can you actually tell it had coffee spilled on it? Is there a stain on the grip tape? The answer to this question is far more intriguing than max’s tweets, brink on defense and skateboarding in the Olympics.
As someone who ritually skates with coffee in hand so often I only wear brown pants to work, I feel qualified to answer this one.
If it's mob or grizzly and relatively new you're probably safe. If it's jessup or flypaper or one of the other thinner/greyer brands then there's likely a noticeable stain. Especially if it's aged and dusty. Also can't imagine hot acid water being great for the glue but it won't like insta-peel or anything.
It was Jessup. If you look closely you can see a stain but it's not that bad. I think at that point the coffee had been sitting out for a bit.
It was kinda awkward. My board shot out on a trick and he tried doing that jokey thing people do where they jump on the board and immediately try a kickflip or something. Except he did it with his open coffee and it spilled everywhere. I got pretty pissed in the moment but I could tell he felt pretty terrible about it so that made me feel sorta bad. Even though it was a pretty dumb thing for him to do. A couple days later my grip is still sticking so I guess everything is fine.
Getting pissed off in that situation is understandable. but it sounds like you handle that incident like a true gentleman.
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Thanks guys, I really do appreciate it.. you guys have made this thread far more enjoyable and knowledgeable too. When I get around to getting a board set up I will definitely choose my grip tape brand wisely due to all of the advice that’s you guys have given.. seriously, I’m not being sarcastic when I say that I appreciate the input about spilt coffee on your grip tape
But you would have instantly forgiven him if after voicing your annoyance he said: “grip tape? More like GRIPE tape!”
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Thanks guys, I really do appreciate it.. you guys have made this thread far more enjoyable and knowledgeable too. When I get around to getting a board set up I will definitely choose my grip tape brand wisely due to all of the advice that’s you guys have given.. seriously, I’m not being sarcastic when I say that I appreciate the input about spilt coffee on your grip tape
But you would have instantly forgiven him if after voicing your annoyance he said: “grip tape? More like GRIPE tape!”
Hahaha! I’d gnar if I could!
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You could be a little kid and ask the local shop to re-grip your board.
I used to charge kids a service fee for that shit. I think it was 8 for the grip and 5 for me un-gripping/re-gripping it.
I accidentally punched myself in the face more than a few times peeling that shit off.
When I rode for ATM I use to give my friends a complete new set-up, plus some new shoes sometimes to grip 10 of my boards for me at one time, the wood shop that atm had their boards made at at the time didn’t seem like that bad of wood, but the boards wore out super fast and I was skateboarding the most I had ever skated at any other time in my life then, so I could go through a board, sometimes even two in one day. On top of that, I suck at gripping boards, I mean I really suck at it, I think there’s a possibility that I might be the worst this world has to offer when it comes to gripping a board. Anyways, it was a win win situation to offer up a bunch of product for ten or so freshly gripped boards that I could throw in the trunk of my car and be set for a week or two with a stack of boards with decent grip tape jobs for when I would need them. The fact that the boards wore out super quick made my own personal grip tape jobs even worse than what was already god awful in the first place.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOPa2yWn_SM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOPa2yWn_SM
decent breakdown
I thought it was terrible, rage quit the video. He’s clueless as to how corporate America works, and the worst was when he applauded mimi’s use of grammar in the intro like spell check isnt on most peoples computer
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I find it funny Genital Jones is following the lawyer bitch who is further fuckin up the audit
(https://i.ibb.co/vzQCsQH/Screenshot-20220827-102930-Instagram.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/MR9WRGv/Screenshot-20220827-103249-Instagram.jpg)
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Nice work getting to Joa, Brink. I guess I hadn’t really considered it before now but he’s probably the most trusted “speak truth to power” “media outlet” in skating right now…
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Nice work getting to Joa, Brink. I guess I hadn’t really considered it before now but he’s probably the most trusted “speak truth to power” “media outlet” in skating right now…
Someone should link the lawyer the video
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Why didn't Mimi Knoop thank Brink? :(
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@BRINK why didn’t mimi thank you
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This video was terrible.
GH's take is beyond terrible: "A group of skateboarders couldn't handle running an org, so therefore we need real business people to run our stuff for us."
This is beyond stupid and lacks a historical understanding of how this terrible org came to be and builds off the stereotype skaters are too stupid to do things themselves.
1) Ream and his cronies were the real businessmen who were supposed to be our saviors. They supposed to protect us from ourselves. This was the rationale for them being in charge in the first place. 2) What skateboarder was actually part of USA Skateboarding in any official capacity? There might be a few people who can do skateboard tricks, but I don't see many skateboarders in the org.
This has nothing to do with skaters being incompetent. It has everything to do with this org being shit to begin with and the "skaters" who joined up ignored obvious red flags, because they were likely fixated on their own personal gain (money, power, status, travel, etc.). They were out to burn the whole scene for their own gain, but now we're supposed to have sympathy for them? :'(
I've said it before, but this is like a bicycle thief asking me to feel bad that someone stole their stolen bike. I don't care. You shouldn't be out stealing bikes in the first place.
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This video was terrible.
GH's take is beyond terrible: "A group of skateboarders couldn't handle running an org, so therefore we need real business people to run our stuff for us."
This is beyond stupid and lacks a historical understanding of how this terrible org came to be and builds off the stereotype skaters are too stupid to do things themselves.
1) Ream and his cronies were the real businessmen who were supposed to be our saviors. They supposed to protect us from ourselves. This was the rationale for them being in charge in the first place. 2) What skateboarder was actually part of USA Skateboarding in any official capacity? There might be a few people who can do skateboard tricks, but I don't see many skateboarders in the org.
This has nothing to do with skaters being incompetent. It has everything to do with this org being shit to begin with and the "skaters" who joined up ignored obvious red flags, because they were likely fixated on their own personal gain (money, power, status, travel, etc.). They were out to burn the whole scene for their own gain, but now we're supposed to have sympathy for them? :'(
I've said it before, but this is like a bicycle thief asking me to feel bad that someone stole their stolen bike. I don't care. You shouldn't be out stealing bikes in the first place.
Joa says that though…
I appreciate your fire and you’re not wrong, but if you’re so opposed to competitive skating I dont understand how you could write that much in response to this. If your intention is to poo-poo the whole thing you’re getting pretty granular. No one agrees the situation is ideal, but if you’re not presenting solutions and just tearing it down, that seems like a pretty unrealistic/nihilistic aim that doesn’t engage with the reality that competitive skating is happening. Wouldnt you rather have good people run an org like this? No you’d just rather it burn down. Kindve hard to have a constructive discussion with someone like that, but I suppose you have your reasons
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"We should have good people run it." Who are these people?
This was the story I heard about Ream. This wasn't true. This was the story I heard about Hendrix. This wasn't true either. This was the story I heard about all the other people who joined up with Ream, which was also bullshit.
Aside from a few women, DaShawn, and Yuto, this terrible contests promotes a good deal of people who have no place in skateboarding. Jagger is the best example of someone who should have been filtered out a long time ago. He is--somehow--an even a lamer version of Shawn White.
The only real solution to this is for skateboarding to walk away from a terrible global institution. Unless, you believe that the Olympics will allow Dime to create the format for the next Olympics.
The X-Games, Maloof Cup, etc. were dumb, but they were completely different to this nonsense. They had power via their deep pockets, but that was it. The Olympics on the other hand is far worse cause it not only has money (NBC paid nearly 8 billion for the rights to the Olympics), it also has the power to frame competitions "below" it, and it has the potential to shape governmental policies towards skateboarding (something the X-Games didn't have as it could only temporarily make Love Park a spot until the next day it went back to being off-limits). It has a lot of power to reshape the way city councils, state govs, schools, etc. view/fund skateboarding, which can deeply affect it. The alternative hierarchy that the Olympics create is powerful and it was a shortcut for a lot of people who would have had to get actual jobs if it wasn't for this opportunity to sell something that they didn't own.
Finally, I'm a bit confused by what you mean by granular when you are also suggesting that my solution (end the whole thing) is too broad.
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FUUUUUCKIN' BURN IT ALL DOWN
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FUUUUUCKIN' BURN IT ALL DOWN
This
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@BRINK why didn’t mimi thank you
We were long gone … 6 of us let go in May. Then 5 more quit that day on social media in solidarity so the focus was on them. That’s who she thanked. All love between all of us who are gone. We were all friends long before USAS existed and will remain friends … the creeps we hate are the ones still there breaking laws and being shady …
Also PLEASE watch this video … “AXEEOM”
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CaEHz5uAwZ-/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Nice work getting to Joa, Brink. I guess I hadn’t really considered it before now but he’s probably the most trusted “speak truth to power” “media outlet” in skating right now…
It wasn’t my doing. Didn’t really know anything about him honestly. Just heard his name a few times. But he and I did speak and he’s cool for sure. And he put work in on this piece and I respect that.
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"We should have good people run it." Who are these people?
This was the story I heard about Ream. This wasn't true. This was the story I heard about Hendrix. This wasn't true either. This was the story I heard about all the other people who joined up with Ream, which was also bullshit.
Aside from a few women, DaShawn, and Yuto, this terrible contests promotes a good deal of people who have no place in skateboarding. Jagger is the best example of someone who should have been filtered out a long time ago. He is--somehow--an even a lamer version of Shawn White.
The only real solution to this is for skateboarding to walk away from a terrible global institution. Unless, you believe that the Olympics will allow Dime to create the format for the next Olympics.
The X-Games, Maloof Cup, etc. were dumb, but they were completely different to this nonsense. They had power via their deep pockets, but that was it. The Olympics on the other hand is far worse cause it not only has money (NBC paid nearly 8 billion for the rights to the Olympics), it also has the power to frame competitions "below" it, and it has the potential to shape governmental policies towards skateboarding (something the X-Games didn't have as it could only temporarily make Love Park a spot until the next day it went back to being off-limits). It has a lot of power to reshape the way city councils, state govs, schools, etc. view/fund skateboarding, which can deeply affect it. The alternative hierarchy that the Olympics create is powerful and it was a shortcut for a lot of people who would have had to get actual jobs if it wasn't for this opportunity to sell something that they didn't own.
Finally, I'm a bit confused by what you mean by granular when you are also suggesting that my solution (end the whole thing) is too broad.
I’m not sure how realistic that would be, but I respect your general premise. If all the SLS and Park Skaters essentially eschewed the Olympics, we’d be left with a separate ecosystem that despite its general infrequency (occuring every 4 years), could have more influence over the global aspects of how skating is treated in society/in culture, independent of any core skaters influence. That seems like a more variable outcome than I’d like, and as I suggested, doesnt seem probable given all the corporate dollars and sponsorship that drives many top skaters to compete on the Olympic stage
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"We should have good people run it." Who are these people?
This was the story I heard about Ream. This wasn't true. This was the story I heard about Hendrix. This wasn't true either. This was the story I heard about all the other people who joined up with Ream, which was also bullshit.
Aside from a few women, DaShawn, and Yuto, this terrible contests promotes a good deal of people who have no place in skateboarding. Jagger is the best example of someone who should have been filtered out a long time ago. He is--somehow--an even a lamer version of Shawn White.
The only real solution to this is for skateboarding to walk away from a terrible global institution. Unless, you believe that the Olympics will allow Dime to create the format for the next Olympics.
The X-Games, Maloof Cup, etc. were dumb, but they were completely different to this nonsense. They had power via their deep pockets, but that was it. The Olympics on the other hand is far worse cause it not only has money (NBC paid nearly 8 billion for the rights to the Olympics), it also has the power to frame competitions "below" it, and it has the potential to shape governmental policies towards skateboarding (something the X-Games didn't have as it could only temporarily make Love Park a spot until the next day it went back to being off-limits). It has a lot of power to reshape the way city councils, state govs, schools, etc. view/fund skateboarding, which can deeply affect it. The alternative hierarchy that the Olympics create is powerful and it was a shortcut for a lot of people who would have had to get actual jobs if it wasn't for this opportunity to sell something that they didn't own.
Finally, I'm a bit confused by what you mean by granular when you are also suggesting that my solution (end the whole thing) is too broad.
He said in his video last year that he only felt like the mens event was a circle jerk event of jocks and thought the womens comp was more impactful not because of the comp but how women skaters rallied behind each other
After watching the leo baker doc, it seems like the gender roles bothered her and not everyone should be forced into a gender role, especially with skateboarding. And to your point she said her main reason she competed was due to her being poor and selling out to capitalism. So not even the best of skaters doesnt agree with usa skate team.
Also Joa siding with someone just from hearsay…sure this lady could be a bitch but he doesnt work there so mimi could also be blowing it and could be a social cry for attention fuss, since noone is taking the money shit seriously (which there probably is a serious amount of cash floating around for the team)
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"We should have good people run it." Who are these people?
This was the story I heard about Ream. This wasn't true. This was the story I heard about Hendrix. This wasn't true either. This was the story I heard about all the other people who joined up with Ream, which was also bullshit.
Aside from a few women, DaShawn, and Yuto, this terrible contests promotes a good deal of people who have no place in skateboarding. Jagger is the best example of someone who should have been filtered out a long time ago. He is--somehow--an even a lamer version of Shawn White.
The only real solution to this is for skateboarding to walk away from a terrible global institution. Unless, you believe that the Olympics will allow Dime to create the format for the next Olympics.
The X-Games, Maloof Cup, etc. were dumb, but they were completely different to this nonsense. They had power via their deep pockets, but that was it. The Olympics on the other hand is far worse cause it not only has money (NBC paid nearly 8 billion for the rights to the Olympics), it also has the power to frame competitions "below" it, and it has the potential to shape governmental policies towards skateboarding (something the X-Games didn't have as it could only temporarily make Love Park a spot until the next day it went back to being off-limits). It has a lot of power to reshape the way city councils, state govs, schools, etc. view/fund skateboarding, which can deeply affect it. The alternative hierarchy that the Olympics create is powerful and it was a shortcut for a lot of people who would have had to get actual jobs if it wasn't for this opportunity to sell something that they didn't own.
Finally, I'm a bit confused by what you mean by granular when you are also suggesting that my solution (end the whole thing) is too broad.
He said in his video last year that he only felt like the mens event was a circle jerk event of jocks and thought the womens comp was more impactful not because of the comp but how women skaters rallied behind each other
After watching the leo baker doc, it seems like the gender roles bothered her and not everyone should be forced into a gender role, especially with skateboarding. And to your point she said her main reason she competed was due to her being poor and selling out to capitalism. So not even the best of skaters doesnt agree with usa skate team.
Also Joa siding with someone just from hearsay…sure this lady could be a bitch but he doesnt work there so mimi could also be blowing it and could be a social cry for attention fuss, since noone is taking the money shit seriously (which there probably is a serious amount of cash floating around for the team)
Mimi absolutely did not blow it and Leigh and the org are being heavily investigated for their actions.
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Who is this Heidi Lemmon character? She seems like a real prize.
She was just some skate mom?
https://www.laweekly.com/heidi-lemmon-chairman-of-the-board/
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"We should have good people run it." Who are these people?
This was the story I heard about Ream. This wasn't true. This was the story I heard about Hendrix. This wasn't true either. This was the story I heard about all the other people who joined up with Ream, which was also bullshit.
Aside from a few women, DaShawn, and Yuto, this terrible contests promotes a good deal of people who have no place in skateboarding. Jagger is the best example of someone who should have been filtered out a long time ago. He is--somehow--an even a lamer version of Shawn White.
The only real solution to this is for skateboarding to walk away from a terrible global institution. Unless, you believe that the Olympics will allow Dime to create the format for the next Olympics.
The X-Games, Maloof Cup, etc. were dumb, but they were completely different to this nonsense. They had power via their deep pockets, but that was it. The Olympics on the other hand is far worse cause it not only has money (NBC paid nearly 8 billion for the rights to the Olympics), it also has the power to frame competitions "below" it, and it has the potential to shape governmental policies towards skateboarding (something the X-Games didn't have as it could only temporarily make Love Park a spot until the next day it went back to being off-limits). It has a lot of power to reshape the way city councils, state govs, schools, etc. view/fund skateboarding, which can deeply affect it. The alternative hierarchy that the Olympics create is powerful and it was a shortcut for a lot of people who would have had to get actual jobs if it wasn't for this opportunity to sell something that they didn't own.
Finally, I'm a bit confused by what you mean by granular when you are also suggesting that my solution (end the whole thing) is too broad.
He said in his video last year that he only felt like the mens event was a circle jerk event of jocks and thought the womens comp was more impactful not because of the comp but how women skaters rallied behind each other
After watching the leo baker doc, it seems like the gender roles bothered her and not everyone should be forced into a gender role, especially with skateboarding. And to your point she said her main reason she competed was due to her being poor and selling out to capitalism. So not even the best of skaters doesnt agree with usa skate team.
Also Joa siding with someone just from hearsay…sure this lady could be a bitch but he doesnt work there so mimi could also be blowing it and could be a social cry for attention fuss, since noone is taking the money shit seriously (which there probably is a serious amount of cash floating around for the team)
Mimi absolutely did not blow it and Leigh and the org are being heavily investigated for their actions.
Im not saying she did but knowing corporate america she could have also, like i said a lot of money getting thrown
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"We should have good people run it." Who are these people?
This was the story I heard about Ream. This wasn't true. This was the story I heard about Hendrix. This wasn't true either. This was the story I heard about all the other people who joined up with Ream, which was also bullshit.
Aside from a few women, DaShawn, and Yuto, this terrible contests promotes a good deal of people who have no place in skateboarding. Jagger is the best example of someone who should have been filtered out a long time ago. He is--somehow--an even a lamer version of Shawn White.
The only real solution to this is for skateboarding to walk away from a terrible global institution. Unless, you believe that the Olympics will allow Dime to create the format for the next Olympics.
The X-Games, Maloof Cup, etc. were dumb, but they were completely different to this nonsense. They had power via their deep pockets, but that was it. The Olympics on the other hand is far worse cause it not only has money (NBC paid nearly 8 billion for the rights to the Olympics), it also has the power to frame competitions "below" it, and it has the potential to shape governmental policies towards skateboarding (something the X-Games didn't have as it could only temporarily make Love Park a spot until the next day it went back to being off-limits). It has a lot of power to reshape the way city councils, state govs, schools, etc. view/fund skateboarding, which can deeply affect it. The alternative hierarchy that the Olympics create is powerful and it was a shortcut for a lot of people who would have had to get actual jobs if it wasn't for this opportunity to sell something that they didn't own.
Finally, I'm a bit confused by what you mean by granular when you are also suggesting that my solution (end the whole thing) is too broad.
He said in his video last year that he only felt like the mens event was a circle jerk event of jocks and thought the womens comp was more impactful not because of the comp but how women skaters rallied behind each other
After watching the leo baker doc, it seems like the gender roles bothered her and not everyone should be forced into a gender role, especially with skateboarding. And to your point she said her main reason she competed was due to her being poor and selling out to capitalism. So not even the best of skaters doesnt agree with usa skate team.
Also Joa siding with someone just from hearsay…sure this lady could be a bitch but he doesnt work there so mimi could also be blowing it and could be a social cry for attention fuss, since noone is taking the money shit seriously (which there probably is a serious amount of cash floating around for the team)
Mimi absolutely did not blow it and Leigh and the org are being heavily investigated for their actions.
Im not saying she did but knowing corporate america she could have also, like i said a lot of money getting thrown
Ya. But she didn’t. And the org isn’t as corpo as you think. It was a handful of individuals (skaters) and a new hire lawyer who was lame af. That’s where the real problems came from.
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damn i didnt know. i wont make Scab jokes anymore. I was just Illustrating how passionate i am about grrls skateboarding and how dope it would be to be a legit coach to spread / fortify the culture and not the comps. i dont actually want to help the Olympics. I do wanna help grrls pick up the board and do shit like bomb hills.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOPa2yWn_SM
decent breakdown
I thought it was terrible, rage quit the video. He’s clueless as to how corporate America works, and the worst was when he applauded mimi’s use of grammar in the intro like spell check isnt on most peoples computer
yeah gifted hater sucks lol
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Hey guys they are hiring.
An incredible volunteer, non-paid CEO opportunity.
I applied so you have some tough competition
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3244650689/?refId=TuklhDzzU%2F1FDTb9bgpkEQ%3D%3D&trackingId=1gP7GN7sfapzxPY6G5BOeA%3D%3D (https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3244650689/?refId=TuklhDzzU%2F1FDTb9bgpkEQ%3D%3D&trackingId=1gP7GN7sfapzxPY6G5BOeA%3D%3D)
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lets hear a bongo roll for......
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128088/usa-skateboarding-appoints-schillereff
"USA Skateboarding (USAS) has appointed Johnny Schillereff, who has more than 30 years business experience in the sport, as its new chief executive and President."
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ahhaha
going in an even worse direction ?
(https://i.imgur.com/BltjliV.png)
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ahhaha
going in an even worse direction ?
(https://i.imgur.com/BltjliV.png)
He came off pretty reasonable in his nine club, but we shall see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNzDPguNXMI
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remember that slap question thing brink did
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remember that slap question thing brink did
Yup … first episode … trailblazing as usual … thanks to Monkey McPott …