Tyshawn and Nakel’s board brand is called King skateboards

[Shortys Hardware]

New graphics. First 3 graphics are not bad imo. The 3rd one is looking very FA....that Tyshawn one though is awful

[Arto!Arto!WakeUp!]

New graphics. First 3 graphics are not bad imo. The 3rd one is looking very FA....that Tyshawn one though is awful

did saraceno go back to am when they rescued him from mikey a?

[AllisonChalmers]

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Tyshawn started making money and decides to open a restaurant in his home neighborhood with his mother, which closed in due to COVID. Sounds like he reinvested in his community and family and was met with unforeseen circumstances. Making him seem like a fool for it is a little fucked.

If Sucui started a natural wine bar in Cupertino when he got his Adidas shoe check and it shuttered due to COVID, it wouldn’t be discussed the same way.

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You seem to conveniently forget how much hate Suciu’s SOTY got around here.
Cheers to short memories: long may they wave!

And fuck Mark Suciu!

[versacekid420]

New graphics. First 3 graphics are not bad imo. The 3rd one is looking very FA....that Tyshawn one though is awful

that nak board is really sick

[fergus]

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New graphics. First 3 graphics are not bad imo. The 3rd one is looking very FA....that Tyshawn one though is awful

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did saraceno go back to am when they rescued him from mikey a?

Is this the first Wire related board graphic to come out? Rip Michael K Williams, a true goat.

[addie pray]

it will be so so so fitting when 60 pages of dunking on young people of color turns into 3 pages of dorks talking about how much they love the wire

[manysnakes]

If Sucui started a natural wine bar in Cupertino when he got his Adidas shoe check and it shuttered due to COVID, it wouldn’t be discussed the same way.

If this fictional scenario came to light, it would be the most roundly mocked incident in the history of Slap.

[Newphone]

it will be so so so fitting when 60 pages of dunking on young people of color turns into 3 pages of dorks talking about how much they love the wire

These vauge eye rolls are some of the worst of modern slap.

What would be fitting about that?

[Arto!Arto!WakeUp!]

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If Sucui started a natural wine bar in Cupertino when he got his Adidas shoe check and it shuttered due to COVID, it wouldn’t be discussed the same way.

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If this fictional scenario came to light, it would be the most roundly mocked incident in the history of Slap.

2nded. while i don't think the idea that young black skaters are subject to excess scrutiny is totally baseless, that suciu hypothetical is the worst contrast example possible.

if the dude set up a wine bar that turned out to be modestly viable, there'd be at least 100 pages of people calling him a bougie dickhead. if it was a failure, the ensuing onslaught of schadenfreude and mockery would most assuredly melt the server. 

[Sangriawaterfall]

Hate to break it to you guys but Mark’s wine bar will actually be a tapas restaurant with limited hand picked verso wine pairings in Los Gatos. Traverso’s.

[LebowskisRug]

I'd like King to be successful because I'd rather see some young ones with long careers ahead starting and succeeding with a board brand vs Strobeck cashing in (and claiming it's for the kids) or another really old dude focused brand that puts out more generic BBS shapes with meh art (not that I love King's either). Hopefully they give whomever came over from the IC implosion a good home and platform.

I don't know what's relevant to younger skaters anymore so I err on the side of Tyshawn likely being more in tune. It's not like his pro shoe is doing poorly or he isn't known for his work ethic and standout skating. Let's compare to who the PD were at this stage in their lives.

Lots of small businesses and restaurants fail. Let's not act like it's always a bad thing. Failure is celebrated in many business circles (especially tech) and the kid has plenty of time to learn from those situations and adapt.

[Maurice46]

it will be so so so fitting when 60 pages of dunking on young people of color turns into 3 pages of dorks talking about how much they love the wire

It's alright to say black people, that's what we call ourselves, not POC. Moreover, the folks you are talking about all have lucrative endorsement deals for skating, some without doing much of it, and are living their best lives. Not sure who is dunking on who in this scenario.

[Abyss1]

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If Sucui started a natural wine bar in Cupertino when he got his Adidas shoe check and it shuttered due to COVID, it wouldn’t be discussed the same way.

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If this fictional scenario came to light, it would be the most roundly mocked incident in the history of Slap.

I lol'd at the cupertino reference, Marc would be smarter that...would likely have it in Los Gatos, Saratoga, or Palo Alto

[rawbertson.]

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New graphics. First 3 graphics are not bad imo. The 3rd one is looking very FA....that Tyshawn one though is awful

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did saraceno go back to am when they rescued him from mikey a?

I have only seen Tyshawn and nak boards so far so effectively yes… but on the flip side, I can’t imagine any of the ic royalty checks Were that fat anyway so it was probably easy for Tyshawn to buy him at an increased salary with plan to release his board in x drops with a part and ad etc. who knows if this will ever happen though


On one hand if you think about it you only make like $5 a board being on FA or whatever, so you only have to sell a fraction of the boards to make the same money. But there is a lot more work involved rallying all the shit you need to make that happen. If he hires someone better to direct his company he could get distribution etc and he has the potential in the future to make a lot of money. But right now it does feel pretty small time.

[DanCorteseFromMTVSports]

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If Sucui started a natural wine bar in Cupertino when he got his Adidas shoe check and it shuttered due to COVID, it wouldn’t be discussed the same way.

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If this fictional scenario came to light, it would be the most roundly mocked incident in the history of Slap.

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I lol'd at the cupertino reference, Marc would be smarter that...would likely have it in Los Gatos, Saratoga, or Palo Alto

Based on past precedent, I would imagine he would visit the east coast and open something there

[kook1234]

yea itd be a cheesesteak in Philly, chopped cheese in NYC, or a Chicago dog in Chicago.  all with great flavor but lacking authenticity

[addie pray]

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it will be so so so fitting when 60 pages of dunking on young people of color turns into 3 pages of dorks talking about how much they love the wire

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It's alright to say black people, that's what we call ourselves, not POC. Moreover, the folks you are talking about all have lucrative endorsement deals for skating, some without doing much of it, and are living their best lives. Not sure who is dunking on who in this scenario.

big dog i am from one of the blackest cities in america and currently reside in the second blackest state in america, dont hit me with this patronizing nonsense. im not worried about black people getting upset with me over pronouns, im just used to these slap suckers screaming racist at me every 5 seconds

+ i know you know what im getting at here. you don't need to feel the need to pretend not to for ed lawndale

[Lou Strux]

…you don't need to feel the need to pretend not to for ed lawndale

Don’t be woke for SLAP Ed Lawndale.  🤣🤣🤣

[Newphone]

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it will be so so so fitting when 60 pages of dunking on young people of color turns into 3 pages of dorks talking about how much they love the wire

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It's alright to say black people, that's what we call ourselves, not POC. Moreover, the folks you are talking about all have lucrative endorsement deals for skating, some without doing much of it, and are living their best lives. Not sure who is dunking on who in this scenario.

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big dog i am from one of the blackest cities in america and currently reside in the second blackest state in america, dont hit me with this patronizing nonsense. im not worried about black people getting upset with me over pronouns, im just used to these slap suckers screaming racist at me every 5 seconds

+ i know you know what im getting at here. you don't need to feel the need to pretend not to for ed lawndale

It’s pretty clear we don’t know what you’re getting at.  Why don’t you stop being coy and explain what the original comment means? 

Is living in the “second blackest” state the new “my second best friend is black”? 

[addie pray]

you dont know what im getting at because you're a dumbass. i think there's a learning center real estate course you're due at.

[Newphone]

you dont know what im getting at because you're a dumbass. i think there's a learning center real estate course you're due at.

Better go memorize your state flower, might need it to make an awesome point later

[carlwinslow]

newphone you fucking suck please stop posting

[FS-OverKOOK]

you invited to the bbq or naw?

[Shrinedescender]

Love it when loser geeks pop into a thread and baselessly call everybody racist to derail it for three pages. Probably one of my favorite aspects of this site.

[one-off]

Tyshawn started making money and decides to open a restaurant in his home neighborhood with his mother, which closed in due to COVID. Sounds like he reinvested in his community and family and was met with unforeseen circumstances. Making him seem like a fool for it is a little fucked.

If Sucui started a natural wine bar in Cupertino when he got his Adidas shoe check and it shuttered due to COVID, it wouldn’t be discussed the same way.

My question is, if Suciu opened a wine bar, what would it be called? 

SOTYernes?

Stomped?

[kook1234]

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Tyshawn started making money and decides to open a restaurant in his home neighborhood with his mother, which closed in due to COVID. Sounds like he reinvested in his community and family and was met with unforeseen circumstances. Making him seem like a fool for it is a little fucked.

If Sucui started a natural wine bar in Cupertino when he got his Adidas shoe check and it shuttered due to COVID, it wouldn’t be discussed the same way.

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My question is, if Suciu opened a wine bar, what would it be called? 

SOTYernes?

the vine and the verso

[lurkluke]

I'm defs the kind of white that would visit and enjoy a suciu wine bar.

[Maurice46]

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it will be so so so fitting when 60 pages of dunking on young people of color turns into 3 pages of dorks talking about how much they love the wire

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It's alright to say black people, that's what we call ourselves, not POC. Moreover, the folks you are talking about all have lucrative endorsement deals for skating, some without doing much of it, and are living their best lives. Not sure who is dunking on who in this scenario.

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big dog i am from one of the blackest cities in america and currently reside in the second blackest state in america, dont hit me with this patronizing nonsense. im not worried about black people getting upset with me over pronouns, im just used to these slap suckers screaming racist at me every 5 seconds

+ i know you know what im getting at here. you don't need to feel the need to pretend not to for ed lawndale

True, I did understand what you were getting at, but chose to ignore it  for what should be obvious reasons. Thinking I was pretending not to was likely some projection on your part. Instead I chose to correct you on something that was more offensive. Although, I am confused about what pronouns have to do with any of this.

[Atiba Applebum]

I'm defs the kind of white that would visit and enjoy a suciu wine bar.

GRiptAPES of WRATH

[smellsdead]

My question is, if Suciu opened a wine bar, what would it be called? 

switch bacchus tail