i definitely don't hate the berrics, i just think he comes off as an ass. some dude sent him an email about the Roughneck BART tour, and he jumped down the dudes throat. The dudes that run roughneck are some of the best guys in SF, and some of the only people who got off their ass to do events for EVERYONE in the city, and tried to squash all the vibes in favor of all of us having a good time skating (instead of having a PRIVATE skatepark for his cool little buddies to train at). But instead of seeing it for what it was, he assumed that they MUST be a part of the Slap Hate Machine, generalizing them just because they are from SF. I'm really tired of all this elitist bullshit, and i found that very disrespectful that he would make that assumption.
I'm sick of people coming down on this forum all the fucking time. The things people say are no different than the things heard in EVERY skateshop in the fucking world. The dude is in his mid-30's and takes shit personal when someone criticizes him. Last time I checked, the dude has been skateboarding for a living since he was a teenager, associates (and marries) movie stars, has his own private skatepark to skate any time he wants, makes bank despite putting out minimal footage on fake spots (not really hating on that, it is what it is...just skating some facts), and is connected enough in hollywood to still be able to find people to fund movies that don't even come out (not even straight to video, straight on some movie execs shelf). As far as I'm concerned, this dude could take a little criticism without throwing a temper tantrum and blaming all of skateboarding's ills on us. He's been living the dream most of his life, and when you're fortunate enough for that to happen you should show a little fucking humility and take this shit with a grain of salt.