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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Paul Cicero on February 12, 2020, 01:50:22 AM
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I really dislike camo pants.
I know I should like Zereds skating, but I just can’t.
I’ve been pretty vocal about core skate shoes, but I kinda wanna try some NBs.
Go on..
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It is not the wheelbase, bushings, wood shop, grip tape, wheel shape, or shoes fault that I can't skate the same way I did ten years ago.
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I’m bald
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I’m bald
As long as you keep a buzzed head it’s all good Paco. Nobody gives a shit but you, you’re awesome.
I thought of another one.
Dickies and Chuck Taylors are both horrible, double demerits when worn at the same time.
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Ever since destroying my knee I'm afraid to do any trick down anything, even a curb.
More honesty, at 40 I'm stoked as fuck to slappy sesh
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Ever since destroying my knee I'm afraid to do any trick down anything, even a curb.
More honesty, at 40 I'm stoked as fuck to slappy sesh
The fact you’re still going at 40 is epic.
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Ever since destroying my knee I'm afraid to do any trick down anything, even a curb.
More honesty, at 40 I'm stoked as fuck to slappy sesh
I’ve felt that way since I broke my leg at 23. 35 now and feel lucky I can skate 3s/4s without trippin too hard. That’s cool with me
My homie started skating at 26 and it was cool to see him progress fast until he started being better than me. Not gonna lie I was jealous/hating. I didn’t want to skate with him for a minute.
He’s a naturally gifted athlete so I shouldn’t have been a little bitch.
He made me a better skater too cuz I had to push myself to not fall behind. So stupid
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I went to monster jam in like 2015 and I spilled an entire beer on a baby. I was pretty drunk and they were sitting in front of me and I didn’t know what to do so I tried to give them the forty dollars I had on me but they wouldn’t take it.
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I would be a much better skater if I wasn't a fatso, but I don't have the discipline to diet.
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Ever since destroying my knee I'm afraid to do any trick down anything, even a curb.
More honesty, at 40 I'm stoked as fuck to slappy sesh
The fact you’re still going at 40 is epic.
I wear low profile knee pads under my pants. I’m 36. Puts my mind at ease. Especially when I take a slam on it that would have ended the sesh.
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I once bought an April board. I didn't care about the logo i just wanted to try the shape and the wood.
I skated it for 5-10min max before going back to the shop and buying another quasi the same shape I was used to. Ended up selling it for half what I paid.
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I really hate myself sometimes
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palace and supreme are shit companies. Making a lot of money with expensive clothes made by kids in china and africa. Then calling it "cool"
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I ride past a skate park every morning and tell myself "tomorrow I'll bring my board" even though I know I never will.
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I’ve never, ever done a switch kickflip. It just feels like my ankle on that foot doesn’t do that motion.
I’m also disgusted by manchildren. I can’t help but discriminate against them. They’re sickening. I’m talking about grown men that look like tiny 12 year old boys e.g. Elijah Wood and Daniel Radcliff. I assume they’re perverts or sick freaks. I can’t turn it off. I know it’s wrong to hate, but on a primal level, they creep me out. I can’t even look at a photo of Elijah Wood.
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^I've never done a switch or nollie flip either. I blame it on my back ankle having a fully detached ligament but deep down i think it might just be an excuse.
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It’s shocking how many posters here don’t skate or used to skate and think that their opinion about skateboarding matter.
Shalompapi
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Bah, the only switch trick I can do is a popless shuv.
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I seek approval from my friends regarding my skate ability since starting back up at age 43.
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I've been skating for 12 years and still can't back 180. Switch works tho
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I routinely beat overweight twelve year olds that can barely ollie in games of SKATE. I talk shit to them as I’m administering the ass-whooping.
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If I may quote Towelie. Oh man, I'm so high right now.
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Sometimes I feel like building my personality in an insular subculture that revolves around children's toy may not have been the best thing for my social development as a young person and it affects me personally and professionally almost every day.
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I'm the guy who can be over-friendly at the park and spend 15 minutes straight talking to people about gear, wheelbase and how much better younger people have it with regard to skateboarding. I have to remind myself not to be an old crumnudgeon at the park and just enjoy the session.
That said, I've come to enjoy skateboarding more in my 30s than I did in my youth and wish I came back sooner.
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I hate my self for not go more fast when I try switch 3 flips. I need some mental tips.
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Ill probably hate watch the Pharell/MA film if given a chance.
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No one else will ever get the opportunity to skate the stuff I built at my house and I'm 100% ok with it.
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Except for PJ and all the old Coliseum stuff, I hate East Coast skateboarding
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I’m uncut
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its the dead of winter, my knee is fucked and I'm not getting any younger so I'm approaching this coming summer with a bit of dread.
That and Etnies Marana E-lites were the best shoe I've had in a long time even if my wife called them 'clown shoes' when I first got them.
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I’m uncut
So is my son. I figured if he wants to mangle his genitals, then it's his decision to make.
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I’m 44, have 4 flight decks (2 set up and two ready to go), and am not sure I’ll even make it through them
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I own a Thrasher flame shirt that I bought this year.
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I hate that I see kids wearing: Converse, Nike's, New Balance, and Adidas all the time now. I have really only worn: Vans and Emerica's (I think my Mom bought me a pair of Globe's one Christmas). I'm not the guy who always preaches about being core..but seeing the three stripes or the swoop makes me hate you
I'm all for skaters riding for these bigger brands to make money, and I totally get that Vans is a bigger brand...but in my book they get a pass because they were the first legit skate shoe
Edit: Also I hate the gut reaction of... oh well my Nike's are just so comfortable. We know that's total crap because my Vans Era's feel fine. Don't be so comfortable all the time for that matter and learn to get used to some of the discomfort of life
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This thread was handmade for some cheetah talk:
1. I enjoy skating a park for like 30 minutes to an hour goofing around carving the park and doing weird hand gestures/look like some random crazy guy who skates so no one assumes my skill level. Then I proceed to flip the LeBron switch and go full out cheetah mode. I especially love to make people wonder by some of my techniques how crazy this guy is, which is even more enjoyable.
2. All skate shoes are shit except for Vans performance wise(aesthetically Vans ain’t the best), and converse are the most dogwater of all skate shoes.
3. Street skating is fairly boring now since there are no new tricks being circulated, hence why && and winkowski are so refreshing.
4. && is the undisputed goat, and there’s no argument you could make where you could have me believe it’s Ishod or Grant. I’ve seen all of em, trust me just cuz he’s goofy doesn’t mean he’s objectively less talented then those guys.
5. Maurio McCoy is the most underrated skateboarder on the planet for traditional street.
6. Collectively Skate IQ needs to be raised to ensure the betterment of skating across the world.
7. Skaters need to learn how to skate everything again, even slalom, or what is known as shalom in these parts. Shit cheetah can rip some shalom straight up.
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Shut up
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I'm going to SLS London this May...
But hey, I will be there with my good friends and I bet it will be fun.
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I hate that I see kids wearing: Converse, Nike's, New Balance, and Adidas all the time now. I have really only worn: Vans and Emerica's (I think my Mom bought me a pair of Globe's one Christmas). I'm not the guy who always preaches about being core..but seeing the three stripes or the swoop makes me hate you
I'm all for skaters riding for these bigger brands to make money, and I totally get that Vans is a bigger brand...but in my book they get a pass because they were the first legit skate shoe
Edit: Also I hate the gut reaction of... oh well my Nike's are just so comfortable. We know that's total crap because my Vans Era's feel fine. Don't be so comfortable all the time for that matter and learn to get used to some of the discomfort of life
Go fuck yourself. I don't even buy shoes online anymore because I can't be bothered with discomfort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zFW5nmx0hU
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its the dead of winter, my knee is fucked and I'm not getting any younger so I'm approaching this coming summer with a bit of dread.
That and Etnies Marana E-lites were the best shoe I've had in a long time even if my wife called them 'clown shoes' when I first got them.
Dude they're so good but etnies is soooo cringe
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I appreciate his style and all he has done for skateboarding, but in a lot of videos nowadays Gonz just seems like a very annoying guy to be around.
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I hate that I see kids wearing: Converse, Nike's, New Balance, and Adidas all the time now. I have really only worn: Vans and Emerica's (I think my Mom bought me a pair of Globe's one Christmas). I'm not the guy who always preaches about being core..but seeing the three stripes or the swoop makes me hate you
I'm all for skaters riding for these bigger brands to make money, and I totally get that Vans is a bigger brand...but in my book they get a pass because they were the first legit skate shoe
Edit: Also I hate the gut reaction of... oh well my Nike's are just so comfortable. We know that's total crap because my Vans Era's feel fine. Don't be so comfortable all the time for that matter and learn to get used to some of the discomfort of life
Go fuck yourself. I don't even buy shoes online anymore because I can't be bothered with discomfort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zFW5nmx0hU
Vans are comfortable my dude...man up and learn to stop plateauing your life away
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Last month I found and my girlfriend is pregnant. Next Thursday we find out if it’s a boy or a girl. I’m stoked. I’m hella nervous too.
I hurt my ankle pretty good over the summer it still hurts doing flip tricks. I feel I can only do them for a little bit then it starts to hurt like crazy. Ollies feel fine though.
I’m not religious at all but my dad passed in august and my girl prob got knocked up in November and I wondered like is it reincarnation?
Also nervous about telling my roommate my girl has move in and he prob has to move out. Slap (now) my mom and roommate only people that know.
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i love classic hype williams music videos
one of my favorites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtn06ZW9Xm0
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I'm the best
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I continuously change my setup (just put On some ventures yesterday when there was nothing wrong with the thunders I had) hoping for some magic to happen and I find I can still do my same basic ass tricks no matter what board I’m on.
I’m 39years old, I skate all the time, and I suck at it.
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-I hate manuals and don't care about flatground
-I hate super hard tech tricks done on the last 3 inches of the ledge
-I most likely do not understand what you are wearing, your music or your griptape if you are under 20
-but I also hate old dudes like myself who just carve around tranny and are stuck in their era complaining
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I bought and skated a Revive deck once a long time ago to just see how it felt. It wasn’t bad.
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I’m not religious at all but my dad passed in august and my girl prob got knocked up in November and I wondered like is it reincarnation?
Congrats, reincarnation of your dad is a nice thought/sentiment to hold on to.
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i hate and love that skateboarding has become sanitized to skate parks / plazas.
Love: convenience, I don't want to deal with property damage as an adult, consistency of obstacles, endangering innocent people
Hate: against the spirit of skateboarding, shit gets boring, skating challenging spots is rewarding
Gonz skateboarding like a lunatic and slalom in the middle of the road grinds my gears. He could get himself killed or caused car accidents. I can't imagine being the driver who was innocently commuting only to accidentally kill Gonz because he has no regard for his own safety.
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Not really feeling this whole acceptance of euro/brazilian skaters with weird names i can't pronounce
Where the Joe Smiths at
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Kinda love hate looking for approval right after landing a trick.
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I’ll do a kickflip on flat or fakie heel on tranny now and then but I have been going weeks without flipping my board and it feels right.
Also, slappy noseslides frequently happen in the session.
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I'm 31 now, I wish this many girls were skating during my late teens or I would've been skating way more.
I lost tons of respect for the skate industry when they tried to sweep the Jason Jesse shit under the rug. I'm not big on cancel culture but the whole skate nazi shit needed to be addressed.
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everybody needs a little Stevie Nicks in their lives from time to time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKvZzLJYgvc
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I cannot stand the graphics from the likes of Quasi, FA/Hockey, 917, Supreme, Palace. I just don't understand the appeal of just random images slapped on a board like that.
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Gonz skateboarding like a lunatic and slalom in the middle of the road grinds my gears. He could get himself killed or car accidents. I can't imagine being the driver who was innocently commuting only to accidentally kill Gonz because he has no regard for his own safety.
i'm ambivalent about the fact that--with age and experience--i've come to agree with this perspective...especially in Video Days when he "coffins" into that intersection...
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I haven't done a satisfactory kick flip in 2020.
The older I get the more I like to skate alone.
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I still hate myself in 10yrs of skating bcs i can’t do a bs lipslide
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Rog is the best part of Nine Club; Kelly and Crob add very little to interviews and aren't great hosts.
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i've never really jumped down anything higher than i've ollied up. Maybe once or twice in total
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I can't get out to skate cause I'm depressed. And I'm depressed because I'm not skating.
I decided against bringing my board home for an extended stay with family to try get into a better place. I regret it but at the same time happy I'm not out skating a shitty spot with shitty people — while also realising that negative thought is from not going out to skate.
When I was younger and quite lost, I stayed out of depression by pretending to go to college but instead just going for a skate with whoever was around.
I got out of bad break up blues by picking up the board and VX and doing something productive.
I've been cool guyed maybe too much in my new location, where language is also a barrier. I've deprived myself of exercise and being involved with one of my only passions just to please my social anxiety.
But I know recognising depression is the first step, along with seeking professional help. I'm making big progress and hoping this year can really turn around for me.
But unfortunately when I look at my board and consider going out... Such an overwhelming compulsion to retreat takes over.
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It takes a lot of internal effort, but it ultimately it feels more rewarding to be nice to the little kids at the skatepark vs. just scowling at them.
But some of them deserve the scowl.
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I've been skating 35 years, and do not know where a single clip of me can be found, except an old shop video. I'm both proud and sad about this at the same time.
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I don't care about board graphics. I'm just gonna slide it off anyways. I don't get why people care so much about them.
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I still hate myself in 10yrs of skating bcs i can’t do a bs lipslide
You can just act like you're gonna go for a bs Smith and just overturn into it.
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This thread was handmade for some cheetah talk:
1. I enjoy skating a park for like 30 minutes to an hour goofing around carving the park and doing weird hand gestures/look like some random crazy guy who skates so no one assumes my skill level. Then I proceed to flip the LeBron switch and go full out cheetah mode. I especially love to make people wonder by some of my techniques how crazy this guy is, which is even more enjoyable.
2. All skate shoes are shit except for Vans performance wise(aesthetically Vans ain’t the best), and converse are the most dogwater of all skate shoes.
3. Street skating is fairly boring now since there are no new tricks being circulated, hence why && and winkowski are so refreshing.
4. && is the undisputed goat, and there’s no argument you could make where you could have me believe it’s Ishod or Grant. I’ve seen all of em, trust me just cuz he’s goofy doesn’t mean he’s objectively less talented then those guys.
5. Maurio McCoy is the most underrated skateboarder on the planet for traditional street.
6. Collectively Skate IQ needs to be raised to ensure the betterment of skating across the world.
7. Skaters need to learn how to skate everything again, even slalom, or what is known as shalom in these parts. Shit cheetah can rip some shalom straight up.
i really wanna derail this thread and argue with cheater about &&.
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Best thread ever....... Most of you are a bunch of pussies. Later
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Best thread ever....... Most of you are a bunch of pussies. Later
username checks out
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the chief is a kook, but i find the boss to be a bigger more low key kook.
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1. This year I've progressed more in my own skating in 2 months than I have in 5 years. Just basic tricks, but I've never felt more confident on my board. I've been skating at least twice a week whether by myself or with the local guys.
2. I miss my 2 best friends I used to skate with. I either have to travel to Houston, TX or the other side of my state to see them but they always pushed me to do more with my skating.
3. I've been scared of doing heelflips since I rolled my ankle and it takes over 30 tries to land one. My kickflips are also shit but that's because of bad habits that are hard as shit to break.
4. I've come to appreciate skateboarding a lot more after my surgery and going to college for so fucking long. I have 2 classes to go but I have a whole year to take advantage of my hometown spots and park and I plan on it.
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Been skating 21 years and can’t pop shove-it because I learned varial flips first. My back foot is conditioned for varial/360 flips.
I have landed more hardflips than pop shove-its and I haven’t landed a hardflip since AWS Mindfield days.
I also can’t backlip, I stomp my board and snap it the second I try it.
Also, closest I ever got to sponsorship was shop flow about a year and a half. I shot exactly 2 tricks on film in that period. I fucking hate filming.
I like to skate alone or with two or three friends, I hate big sessions.
I like jiu-jitsu more than skateboarding now because I can’t skate like I used to.
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I love skateboarding as much as I hate it - paradox of pure freedom and one giant wack fucking ESPN commercial.
The world is a nefarious place. Trust no one and nothing but instinct, family and all. Keep your circle small.
Safe spaces create weakness. At the end of the day, there's no such thing, and the belief only encourage hippie fallacies.
Religions are dumb as fuck. Old, new - all of them. The only "God" I know is nature and life itself. Math within creation.
Treat every living creature as a brother and sister. Be polite to service workers, no one wants to do that shit - they're the real heros.
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I watched a mutual friend smoke another friends pubic hair when I was 14
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I have an 11" penis. There, I said it. Do your worst, boys.
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I watched a mutual friend smoke another friends pubic hair when I was 14
Hahaha. Back in high school on this one kid's birthday, everyone donated a few pubes and rolled an L for him, about 60-40. They watched him smoke the whole thing.
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I hate that I see kids wearing: Converse, Nike's, New Balance, and Adidas all the time now. I have really only worn: Vans and Emerica's (I think my Mom bought me a pair of Globe's one Christmas). I'm not the guy who always preaches about being core..but seeing the three stripes or the swoop makes me hate you
I'm all for skaters riding for these bigger brands to make money, and I totally get that Vans is a bigger brand...but in my book they get a pass because they were the first legit skate shoe
Edit: Also I hate the gut reaction of... oh well my Nike's are just so comfortable. We know that's total crap because my Vans Era's feel fine. Don't be so comfortable all the time for that matter and learn to get used to some of the discomfort of life
Vans are owned by VF Corp. You may as well be wearing Timberland or Nautica. Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is the thread for honesty.
https://www.vfc.com/brands
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I have an 11" penis. There, I said it. Do your worst, boys.
this isnt a "make shit up" thread GAY, were all pouring our hearts out right now. fall in line.
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I have an 11" penis. There, I said it. Do your worst, boys.
Ah fuck man I accidentally typed two 1's. It's 1" penis. I have a 1" penis.
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I lost a finger a few years ago in an accident on the job and I don’t miss it. Jerking off got way better and my bowling went up to 190
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I had more fun skateboarding when I was on drugs.
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I passed out half way through watching Parasite but tell people that I loved it
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GAY thank jah I wasn't drinking my coffee just then. You got me good.
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I don't really like impossibles, i feel like a small percentage of them are done with a proper wrap and landed bolts.
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I don't really like impossibles, i feel like a small percentage of them are done with a proper wrap and landed bolts.
this is very true
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I almost gave a blowjob once to a young trans lad off Grindr , but it was the ugliest dick I’ve ever seen, like she had a stretched out foreskin with a bump and a bend on it. Settled for giving a handjob out of pity and busted them in a minute and dropped them back off at their house 2 minutes later. Not my proudest moment but confirmed my theory of guys being able to give better handjobs 🤷🏿
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I have an 11" penis. There, I said it. Do your worst, boys.
Ah fuck man I accidentally typed two 1's. It's 1" penis. I have a 1" penis.
maybe you should keep telling everyone its 11". most people probably wont check the facts on that.
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I really really dont give a fuck about cardiel or busenitz
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I totally get that Vans is a bigger brand.
you know that vans was originally marketed as a boating shoe ? And only got into skating because they realized skaters liked them ? Also they are owned the VF corporation which last time I checked isn't a skater. Therefore vans is no worse or better than any other corporate shoe brand.
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
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I dont care for manuals after gap or ledge tricks
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
R.I.P. Why not have a little sesh in his memory?
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
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I can't backside noseslide to save my life. Don't even ask why, I don't get it either.
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I fear my two daughters (2 & 4)won’t wanna skate with me as they get older. I already have no one to skate with or share skateboarding with.
I really don’t understand why anyone would want to skate in Nikes
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I fear my two daughters (2 & 4)won’t wanna skate with me as they get older. I already have no one to skate with or share skateboarding with.
I really don’t understand why anyone would want to skate in Nikes
Dm sent. I'll skate with you. Hopefully your within driving distance.
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Can't really kickflip... fuck
I like skating the park alone, I enjoy the quiet. I can actually focus on the tricks and enjoy skating then. I know I suck and knowing that there's people watching me makes me suck even more.
Some people are super hard for me to be hyped on skating with for some reason. They're not even bad people or anything, they just don't seem to be as passionate about skating, even though some of them are way better than me.
I'm also the guy who will come to the park, say hi to everyone, put his headphones on and just skate. I know, not cool, but sometimes I'm just really trying to skate and I don't wanna chat or hang out. Sorry.
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
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I routinely beat overweight twelve year olds that can barely ollie in games of SKATE. I talk shit to them as I’m administering the ass-whooping.
I can relate to that. But from the perspective of the overweight twelve year old. ^^ Honestly it wasn't that bad for me, I was motivated to learn new tricks.
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
I can tell you this from personal knowledge. I’m pretty sure I’ve stated it a number of times, so it feels like I’m beating a dead horse, but when VANS sold themselves to VF Corp they had an extremely unique contract situation where essentially they got to keep creative control of the brand, while also keeping complete control of the skate sides money allocation including contests/charity. The only thing VF corp has control of is production and who is selling the product(not just core shops), but the actual marketing and skate team and skate parks and contest series are being controlled by those that were in charge before the change. Therefore comparing them to say Nike or Adidas is a joke because they didn’t completely sell out.
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
I can tell you this from personal knowledge. I’m pretty sure I’ve stated it a number of times, so it feels like I’m beating a dead horse, but when VANS sold themselves to VF Corp they had an extremely unique contract situation where essentially they got to keep creative control of the brand, while also keeping complete control of the skate sides money allocation including contests/charity. The only thing VF corp has control of is production and who is selling the product(not just core shops), but the actual marketing and skate team and skate parks and contest series are being controlled by those that were in charge before the change. Therefore comparing them to say Nike or Adidas is a joke because they didn’t completely sell out.
so it was vans idea for the vans x tnf bag?
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This morning I watched MVP2 (Most Vertical Primate) and fell asleep before I got to see Bob Burnquist.
Kinda wanna track down one of those monke decks now.
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I hate that I see kids wearing: Converse, Nike's, New Balance, and Adidas all the time now. I have really only worn: Vans and Emerica's (I think my Mom bought me a pair of Globe's one Christmas). I'm not the guy who always preaches about being core..but seeing the three stripes or the swoop makes me hate you
I'm all for skaters riding for these bigger brands to make money, and I totally get that Vans is a bigger brand...but in my book they get a pass because they were the first legit skate shoe
Edit: Also I hate the gut reaction of... oh well my Nike's are just so comfortable. We know that's total crap because my Vans Era's feel fine. Don't be so comfortable all the time for that matter and learn to get used to some of the discomfort of life
Van's in owned by Vanity Fucking Fare, hardly core now, regardless of how or when they started.
I still wear Vans tho.
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So it's owned by VF Co. They sold themselves. Full control of production and distribution is the be all end all, everything else is secondary. They let the skaters handle the marketing/PR/charity/etc because it's the most profitable. What, the geriatrics who own VF know how to put together proper skate-related events for maximum positive exposure? It's to pacify people and maximize profit under the guise of "core".
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
I can tell you this from personal knowledge. I’m pretty sure I’ve stated it a number of times, so it feels like I’m beating a dead horse, but when VANS sold themselves to VF Corp they had an extremely unique contract situation where essentially they got to keep creative control of the brand, while also keeping complete control of the skate sides money allocation including contests/charity. The only thing VF corp has control of is production and who is selling the product(not just core shops), but the actual marketing and skate team and skate parks and contest series are being controlled by those that were in charge before the change. Therefore comparing them to say Nike or Adidas is a joke because they didn’t completely sell out.
So basically what your saying is they are owned by a corporation which could hypothetically shut them down at any time if its not profitable.
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i only skate on decks which are manufactured from core wood shops.
corpo urethane? pfft - get fucked
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Heelflips are cool.
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I’ve always preferred Rick Howard’s style over Carrols
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Shin Sanbongi's Adidas part got me more stoked to skate than anything put out in 2019
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I go to the skatepark by myself 2 or 3 times a week. Every time I tell myself I'll make a friend/find a squad but it never happens.
I even moved to a new city thinking it would help, but nah.
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I enjoy watching Shawn Powers skate footage
I dig it too...
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
I can tell you this from personal knowledge. I’m pretty sure I’ve stated it a number of times, so it feels like I’m beating a dead horse, but when VANS sold themselves to VF Corp they had an extremely unique contract situation where essentially they got to keep creative control of the brand, while also keeping complete control of the skate sides money allocation including contests/charity. The only thing VF corp has control of is production and who is selling the product(not just core shops), but the actual marketing and skate team and skate parks and contest series are being controlled by those that were in charge before the change. Therefore comparing them to say Nike or Adidas is a joke because they didn’t completely sell out.
So basically what your saying is they are owned by a corporation which could hypothetically shut them down at any time if its not profitable.
No there’s something in the contract preventing this or else VF has to give it back over with all the growth they gave it as well. It’s very complicated but the people who told me, I trust very heavily, prolly more then anyone out there as a matter of fact.
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I shave my ears sometimes because it bothers me seeing hairs on my lobes.
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The majority of slap doesn't want reality
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I’ve always preferred Rick Howard’s style over Carrols
I love them both, and I have a really hard time setting them apart when they share parts
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Sounds like a lie, cheetah. Another big claim you won't prove.
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
kind of in the same realm but when I was like 17 I was at this party and this chick I had kinda been talking to told me to go upstairs with her so I did and she was giving me head and I just laid back crossed my arms stared at the ceiling and thought to myself “wow I really don’t like this girl.” My friend still brings it up til this day
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
I can tell you this from personal knowledge. I’m pretty sure I’ve stated it a number of times, so it feels like I’m beating a dead horse, but when VANS sold themselves to VF Corp they had an extremely unique contract situation where essentially they got to keep creative control of the brand, while also keeping complete control of the skate sides money allocation including contests/charity. The only thing VF corp has control of is production and who is selling the product(not just core shops), but the actual marketing and skate team and skate parks and contest series are being controlled by those that were in charge before the change. Therefore comparing them to say Nike or Adidas is a joke because they didn’t completely sell out.
So basically what your saying is they are owned by a corporation which could hypothetically shut them down at any time if its not profitable.
No there’s something in the contract preventing this or else VF has to give it back over with all the growth they gave it as well. It’s very complicated but the people who told me, I trust very heavily, prolly more then anyone out there as a matter of fact.
Let's just say this is wrong....okay.
Why would you skate shoes other than Vans? Maybe you like the way they look, feel, the comfort-ability they afford your feet.
I just don't understand why anyone would wear anything else than Vans or Emerica's. Trust me I'm pigeonholing myself and I know this, but when I see someone skating in Nike's or Adidas it just looks wrong
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Ive been on Slap for four years and still don't know how to get it to show my username and mot my real name.
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
I can tell you this from personal knowledge. I’m pretty sure I’ve stated it a number of times, so it feels like I’m beating a dead horse, but when VANS sold themselves to VF Corp they had an extremely unique contract situation where essentially they got to keep creative control of the brand, while also keeping complete control of the skate sides money allocation including contests/charity. The only thing VF corp has control of is production and who is selling the product(not just core shops), but the actual marketing and skate team and skate parks and contest series are being controlled by those that were in charge before the change. Therefore comparing them to say Nike or Adidas is a joke because they didn’t completely sell out.
So basically what your saying is they are owned by a corporation which could hypothetically shut them down at any time if its not profitable.
No there’s something in the contract preventing this or else VF has to give it back over with all the growth they gave it as well. It’s very complicated but the people who told me, I trust very heavily, prolly more then anyone out there as a matter of fact.
Let's just say this is wrong....okay.
Why would you skate shoes other than Vans? Maybe you like they way they look, feel, the comfort-ability they afford your feet.
I just don't understand why anyone would wear anything else than Vans or Emerica's. Trust me I'm pigeonholing myself and I know this, but when I see someone skating in Nike's or Adidas it just looks wrong
People have been skating Nike Blazers, a basket ball shoe, since the 70s. Even your Van's messenger explained in a Love Letters how Nike sponsored entire teams like G&S (go look up Neil Blender photos) in the 80s.
Adidas and Nike were all over skating in the 90s because minus the HalfCab, no one wanted to skate the shitty Van's shoes that were hard to find anyway.
Then look at whatever the fuck Van's did to try to stay relavent when Es and Axion took over for a bit. The Cab 5 or 6 or whatever the fuck. Van's were hurting then.
Then go examine the first issue of Thrasher. The cover specifically. Then think about your opinion some more.
And throw the word "core" out of your vocabulary. That shit doesn't exist.
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I placed higher than Brian Anderson at Tampa Pro, but was beaten by Elissa Steamer (we all did terribly). I did get a trophy in Best Trick, though.
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I obsess about skate equipment from November-March because the weather is shitty and I am not skating enough. During those months I spend more time online than on the board.
In the summer I don't give a shit about new trucks because I am spending my time skating instead.
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I can't backside noseslide to save my life. Don't even ask why, I don't get it either.
You're not alone bro, you're not alone.
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
I've faked an orgasm multiple times with the same woman. I felt bad but she was just so shitty in bed. Had a great personality though in all sincerity.
Also, absolutely garbage at dropping in. I've done it a couple times but it terrifies me. I'm 28 and always just felt like a twat because of how bad I am at it/unexperienced. Always makes me anxious around people so I never do it then I always get anxious because I can't ever practice and it ends up being this cyclical mindfuck that ends with me just being a pussy for not just pushing past it and getting better by practicing. Really defeating at times.
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
I can tell you this from personal knowledge. I’m pretty sure I’ve stated it a number of times, so it feels like I’m beating a dead horse, but when VANS sold themselves to VF Corp they had an extremely unique contract situation where essentially they got to keep creative control of the brand, while also keeping complete control of the skate sides money allocation including contests/charity. The only thing VF corp has control of is production and who is selling the product(not just core shops), but the actual marketing and skate team and skate parks and contest series are being controlled by those that were in charge before the change. Therefore comparing them to say Nike or Adidas is a joke because they didn’t completely sell out.
So basically what your saying is they are owned by a corporation which could hypothetically shut them down at any time if its not profitable.
No there’s something in the contract preventing this or else VF has to give it back over with all the growth they gave it as well. It’s very complicated but the people who told me, I trust very heavily, prolly more then anyone out there as a matter of fact.
Let's just say this is wrong....okay.
Why would you skate shoes other than Vans? Maybe you like they way they look, feel, the comfort-ability they afford your feet.
I just don't understand why anyone would wear anything else than Vans or Emerica's. Trust me I'm pigeonholing myself and I know this, but when I see someone skating in Nike's or Adidas it just looks wrong
People have been skating Nike Blazers, a basket ball shoe, since the 70s. Even your Van's messenger explained in a Love Letters how Nike sponsored entire teams like G&S (go look up Neil Blender photos) in the 80s.
Adidas and Nike were all over skating in the 90s because minus the HalfCab, no one wanted to skate the shitty Van's shoes that were hard to find anyway.
Then look at whatever the fuck Van's did to try to stay relavent when Es and Axion took over for a bit. The Cab 5 or 6 or whatever the fuck. Van's were hurting then.
Then go examine the first issue of Thrasher. The cover specifically. Then think about your opinion some more.
And throw the word "core" out of your vocabulary. That shit doesn't exist.
You my friend have completely missed the point. I know, and respect, the history of skateboarding to the fullest. I also respect pro skaters taking the money they rightly have earned to put their bodies on the line. Take that Nike Check, take that Red Bull check...cash in from Levi's or BMW
But this is a "Say Something Honest" thread:
When I was growing up... "This is Skateboarding" had just come out and I fell in love with Emerica's. At the time, you didn't see to many pro's rocking Nike's, the first person that comes to mind is Bam in "Jump of a Building" and that was a few years before.
Moreover, I grew up in Northern VA, which at the time had the largest indoor skatepark in the world...go figure it gets torn down a few years later because the mall in which it was built didn't like skaters kids hanging around. Hence, my love of Vans grew out of having this skatepark in my own local city. I wore the Rowley's everyday for years.
So to be honest...when I see kids today skating in anything but Vans or Emerica's it generally bums me out. Occasionally, I'll see someone wearing Lakai's but that is few and far between today. Hence... I don't like seeing people wear: Nike, Converse, Adidas, or New Balance. This is just my own personal preference, but to me, it looks strange
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I like Etnies.
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I've never had a pair of Vans I liked, in fact, I think they're terrible shoes.
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I can't backside noseslide to save my life. Don't even ask why, I don't get it either.
I can do them, but always end up back to fakie. I always flop them out back regular.
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Sounds like a lie, cheetah. Another big claim you won't prove.
You realize the only way to “prove” my “claims” is to basically doxx myself which I won’t do. I can tell you straight up this is one of the 10-20 most respected people in the industry of all time. You could even say he’s the GOAT at what he does arguably. I don’t need to prove anything on an anonymous message board.
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I can't skate ledges to save my goddamned soul. Every "trick" I do on a ledge feels like a fluke.
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I bought socks with special foam on the shin and ankle bones (the ones that pop out on either side) because I kept getting hit in the same spot on my inner front foot. Worn them once and I think they saved me from a bunch of shinners too so I'm probably going to keep wearing them.
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I placed higher than Brian Anderson at Tampa Pro, but was beaten by Elissa Steamer (we all did terribly). I did get a trophy in Best Trick, though.
This makes me want to go back and check the results so I can see who you are...since I most likely judged that contest.
OK...here's a few:
I still skate a 7.875 deck with 50mm wheels and Lo- 139 Indy's like it was 1994
Although I was pro, I've never skated more than a 6 stair in my life...
I'm a huge movie nerd but have never seen: Any Die Hard, Silence Of The Lambs, any of the Lord of the Rings, any Batman without Bale in it and I just finally watched Back to The Future II/III 2 months ago.
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Honestly bummed that potential Berrics THPS edit never came out or was never going to happen in the first place.
I get a little anxiety from skaters who chit-chat too much while skating, park snakes, and man babies. Pretty much nothing else bothers me.
Rebecca Black got hot AF in all honesty
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Z-gC8JDNX/?igshid=1imuud4e90u71
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I can't backside noseslide to save my life. Don't even ask why, I don't get it either.
I can do them, but always end up back to fakie. I always flop them out back regular.
What’s the issue? Sticking? Getting into it? What’s the deal?
For the dude going to fakie u aren’t using your shoulders properly. That’s the instant sign of bad shoulders on a back nose. Same with front nose too but let’s stick to backside. If you always go to fakie your back shoulder is drifting out past your front shoulder therefore causing the rotation. Can you do crook pop outs? Working on those would alleviate your back nose to fakie since it requires your front shoulder to stay 45 degrees with the ledge which means really laying into that front shoulder. Tbh the only differences between doing a crook and a noseslide is how you hold your shoulders and how you weight the slide. Like if crook u want to think your pseudo on top of it while also just grazing it, where as noseslide u want it to feel like you are throwing it forward on the ledge. Like if u try to put weight above the nose on a noseslide, instead of pushing out on the pocket rail closest to your heel then you’re doing noseslide the wrong way. Staying above it instead of pushing the rail from the side is what makes u stick ever so slightly the more you slide, hence your back shoulder drifts and u land fakie.
Also it’s much easier to learn on something tall af because it prevents u from trying to land on the nose and not push from the pockets rail.
Cheetah out, shalom
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I act all modest and humble but deep down I know I'm the shit.
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I'm the only person in the world who can actually skate and everyone else's skating is a holographic, highly sophisticated deepfake
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^That's actually true and I;m the only person who really gets Rick & Morty everyone else is just pretending they do to impress me
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Ive been on Slap for four years and still don't know how to get it to show my username and mot my real name.
Just think, in four more years you'll have 106 posts and a rep of -5.
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Going what was said off of earlier pages, the etnies marana is a good shoe.
Along with the Adio toro shoes that I stole from zumiez's sale pile before iphones.
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I believe that I was actually at my own “peak” (skateboarding) in my early forties.
Until children came along & provided me with lots of new ways to expend my free time, I kept improving.
I went from terrible to mildly awful only AFTER having my femur replaced twice.
Note: I am not a “returning skater” that picked the old hobby back up. Aside from a forced two years (plus) off for the aforementioned leg repair(s), I’ve kept at being a shitty skater since I was a ‘tween-ager.
Also, on a semi humorous note, I recently gave myself an inguinal hernia by wiping out on a slappy combo, because... OLD.
So, surgery next month & at least a couple more hanging around on SLAP with you lovelies while my gut parts mend.
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Im not really tracers brother. Im his cousin
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
did your sister wake you up???
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Im from the midwest but I act eastcoast if you catch my drift
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I believe that I was actually at my own “peak” (skateboarding) in my early forties.
Until children came along & provided me with lots of new ways to expend my free time, I kept improving.
I went from terrible to mildly awful only AFTER having my femur replaced twice.
Note: I am not a “returning skater” that picked the old hobby back up. Aside from a forced two years (plus) off for the aforementioned leg repair(s), I’ve kept at being a shitty skater since I was a ‘tween-ager.
Also, on a semi humorous note, I recently gave myself an inguinal hernia by wiping out on a slappy combo, because... OLD.
So, surgery next month & at least a couple more hanging around on SLAP with you lovelies while my gut parts mend.
Hang in there bro! I’m in the same boat. Keep your chin up and the big cats are watching down on you :)
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the reason i come to slap everyday is to check and see if anyone died
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I've faked an orgasm multiple times with the same woman.
Tried it, but she realized that it was just a Pillsbury Toaster Strudel frosting packet I'd had warmed up on deck just so I could bail sooner.
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
I've faked an orgasm multiple times with the same woman. I felt bad but she was just so shitty in bed. Had a great personality though in all sincerity.
How did she not know you were faking orgasms when there was no spunk being expelled?
cheetah, you do. That's a big claim and you're basically saying, "Hey let's spend money on a hear-say because I said it was true! Brought my own gavel". As if.
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
I've faked an orgasm multiple times with the same woman. I felt bad but she was just so shitty in bed. Had a great personality though in all sincerity.
cheetah, you do. That's a big claim and you're basically saying, "Hey let's spend money on a hear-say because I said it was true! Brought my own gavel". As if.
This person knows the fucking Van Doren’s personally. Like why would I make this shit up. Aesthetically I like Nike and Adidas more then Vans. I’m not a Vans Homer by any means. I find them to be the best actual skate shoes, but that doesn’t mean I’m a fucking Vans Homer. As a matter of fact I think it’s fucked how much better Nike and Adidas are for core shops than Vans. I’ve never found emericas or any other “core” brands worth a shit. Fun fact, cheetah won a bunch of free Emericas in a contest some years ago and found them to be trash. Specifically quite a few Reynolds 3s and I will legit never understand the love for them on here. They look ugly and they don’t skate well in comparison to other shoes.
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I have a pair of Ventures and a pair of Tensors both with the same Bones soft bushings.
I find Tensors so much better turning than Ventures they feel nicer over all. It's just the Venture truck shape looks so much better than the Tensors
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It took a solid two years of watching skate videos for me to notice that people were sometimes doing tricks switch.
Not most observant guy on the planet.
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I like mikey taylors part in mindfield more than most of the others.
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I have a pair of Ventures and a pair of Tensors both with the same Bones soft bushings.
I find Tensors so much better turning than Ventures they feel nicer over all. It's just the Venture truck shape looks so much better than the Tensors
Tensor gang rise up! They are the dark horse brand of 2020 and are still shaking off the gimmicky perception from the 2000s with their plastic sliders and 2 page Transworld ads with more bombastic words than an undergrads thesis paper.
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I’m scared to skate even average sized ledges now. I used to have a pretty deep bag but I freak out in my head right before snapping into anything and it really bums me the fuck out. I’m 37 and busted my ankle really bad a few years ago and haven’t been able to get it back. I’ll always love skating and will always roll in some capacity but I’m having to accept the fact that the glory days are behind me. Also, I used to think fakie double flips were cool and would always utilize it in a game of skate. Guaranteed letter
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I have a pair of Ventures and a pair of Tensors both with the same Bones soft bushings.
I find Tensors so much better turning than Ventures they feel nicer over all. It's just the Venture truck shape looks so much better than the Tensors
Tensor gang rise up! They are the dark horse brand of 2020 and are still shaking off the gimmicky perception from the 2000s with their plastic sliders and 2 page Transworld ads with more bombastic words than an undergrads thesis paper.
Are you fucking high? Independents have the best transition carve and ventures have the best street carve and I don’t think people debate this lol. Tensor are amazing fucking trucks don’t get me wrong but to bring up turning when talking about their strengths is the most ridiculous shit I might have ever heard on slap. That’s like saying the dopest thing about an 18 wheeler is how amazing it’s 0 to 60 is, like what in the fuck lmfao. Tensors flip amazingly and have great resonance when it comes to pop, which obviously the mind that could give cheetah a run for his money developed. Also those “cheap” plastic sliders were AMAZING. It was just hard to sell to people because they found them gimmicky and like why the fuck would u have a non metallic part of a truck u know. That shit actually fucking worked extremely well. I remember as a kid in my skate crew, the other dudes would try to skate Unwaxed ledges and face plant, and cheetah would just roll thru like it was a SoCal skatepark.
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Yeah tbh i liked the plastic inserts, they worked great
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fuck you i have anger issues
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In think Elissa has one of the best styles of all time & her Paradise part was ahead of all East Coast dudes skating like that by at least 5 years.
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Sometimes it hurts when my hood gets pulled back and I try to have sex with someone. I get pretty soft and the girl gets pretty bummed out, but I’m too embarrassed to just say “my foreskin hurts” to smooth it over. Maybe next time I’ll just blurt it out and see what happens. It can’t be any worse than everything ending prematurely because the girl thinks I’m not attracted to her
I’m also at the age where my friends back home are getting married and having kids, but I’m skating by myself in a skatepark or parking lot because I don’t have many friends that skate where I live now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
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I have a pair of Ventures and a pair of Tensors both with the same Bones soft bushings.
I find Tensors so much better turning than Ventures they feel nicer over all. It's just the Venture truck shape looks so much better than the Tensors
Tensor gang rise up! They are the dark horse brand of 2020 and are still shaking off the gimmicky perception from the 2000s with their plastic sliders and 2 page Transworld ads with more bombastic words than an undergrads thesis paper.
Tensors flip amazingly and have great resonance when it comes to pop
The fuck?
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I go to the skatepark by myself 2 or 3 times a week. Every time I tell myself I'll make a friend/find a squad but it never happens.
I even moved to a new city thinking it would help, but nah.
Saaaaaame. And now i'm on the other side of the planet lol. Not that i've been skating because i busted (somehow without breaking the bone) my wrist real bad cruising back from the park right before i left.
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
I broke my ankle dropping in for the first time in 1996. My foot was turned sideways and I ended up needing 3 surgeries. I’ve never learned to drop in since then. I also grew up skating Love Park.
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I’m scared to skate even average sized ledges now. I used to have a pretty deep bag but I freak out in my head right before snapping into anything and it really bums me the fuck out. I’m 37 and busted my ankle really bad a few years ago and haven’t been able to get it back. I’ll always love skating and will always roll in some capacity but I’m having to accept the fact that the glory days are behind me. Also, I used to think fakie double flips were cool and would always utilize it in a game of skate. Guaranteed letter
This!!! Me too with everything you said. Including fakie double flips. Double halfcab flips were also often used.
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y’all are fucking so silly hahahaha
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I'm gonna be 36, and I love the act of skateboarding more than ever, but I'm so fucking bored of the media. It's ridiculous, because the kids have never been gnarlier, or more tech, but I just don't give a shit. Maybe it's that this current generation seems to consist entirely of coddled children being treated by Olympic doctors to maintain the output necessary to meet the conditions of their corporate sponsorships, but mostly I think its that I just lost the capacity to give a shit.
I'm a little sad about it right now, but I'm hopeful it'll actually feel good to disengage, just focus on the doing if the thing.
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even though i can agree with most of the hate towards him, and think its pretty fuckin hilarious
i do like to watch fat bills edits, and i do really love the fa/hockey/supreme conglomeration
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It took a solid two years of watching skate videos for me to notice that people were sometimes doing tricks switch.
Not most observant guy on the planet.
LOL
I used to think that some of the clips were just flipped as a kid. No idea where that came from hahah. Obviously, my mind was blown when I finally understood what switch was.
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I’ve “lost my virginity” 3 times
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I’m not religious at all but my dad passed in august and my girl prob got knocked up in November and I wondered like is it reincarnation?
Wow, i just went through the exact same shit, with the same timeline...:/
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Indy will always be a far superior truck than Venture.
Chocolate has better art direction, brand identity, and overall style than any company currently in vogue.
Sole Tech should just pull the plug on Emerica.
Baker currently being trendy still blows my mind. It will always be a little kid company to me, but the team itself rips.
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There is some heavy shit in here, shalom to all those going through struggles.
To the dood suggested I wear knee pads, it's not that easy. I ruptured my acl/mcl/pcl and meniscus , plus a vertical fracture of my femur.
One one move and my knee is done, again. Sometimes it's just stepping off something akward.
But I keep skating. I've lost alot of tricks obviously, but I'm somewhat content that in my day I did some pretty cool shit.
Now I enjoy rolling and watching the young bucks do what I didnt think was imaginable.
If you love skating, it never leaves you, whether you can skate or not. You'll still look at the streets thinking "what could i have done there" etc.
You dont leave skateboarding, its forever
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I really hate the skate scene of the island and fat bill filming sucks
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I'm going to SLS London this May...
But hey, I will be there with my good friends and I bet it will be fun.
Nothing wrong with that, why should skaters be ashamed of going to watch pros skate. I went in 2018 and it was a fun evening. What's shameful is the fucking prices though, looked at going again last year and it had doubled. I ain't paying £80 to watch a skate contest for about 45 minutes.
Saying that it is a bit embarrassing being surrounded by skateboarding 'fans', mainly dads with tiny kids who skate, cheering and booing like it's WWE
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Ever since I’ve quit drinking my day’s are extremely hard from loneliness and a sense of worthlessness.
My skating is going quite well and I’m a bit on top of my game, I just find it disheartening to interact with people in general because it’s either too young of kids 20’s that want to get faded or old dudes who’re bitter about meeting new people and just want to be a permanent fixture at a bar.
It basically leaves a bad taste in my mouth and I want nothing to do with either, so I remain sad.
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Indy is the best truck for 360s in my garage
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I have never felt so unmotivated in my life with pretty much everything since I started working 9 to 5 in an office in 2018.
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I actually enjoyed Mid90s quite a bit. It was more my older cousin's era (who gave me my first complete) and I got secondhand nostalgia because it reminded me of looking up to him during his heyday. It actually got me back into skating after a long hiatus.
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I cant be myself when posting on SLAP
Most of yall are a bunch of left wing skateboarder bitches.
Ganging up on those yall deem as kooks.
Fuck yall pussies who cant stand one deep against the opposition. Fuck yall who gotta find safety in numbers.
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Indy will always be a far superior truck than Venture.
Chocolate has better art direction, brand identity, and overall style than any company currently in vogue.
Sole Tech should just pull the plug on Emerica.
Baker currently being trendy still blows my mind. It will always be a little kid company to me, but the team itself rips.
I would like to subscribe to your newsletter sir.
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Ive been on Slap for four years and still don't know how to get it to show my username and mot my real name.
This was my favorite one.
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I'm only writing these things down for this thread. I don't like to be a hater. I'm all for anyone's idea of skating. These are just my opinions:
I don't want to be as strict as Ricky Oyola when it comes to judging street skating but I can't help it. I don't like turn arounds (do a 180 trick or do a trick in the stance you landed) or switch mongo (push switch). I still love all the classic skate footage I grew up on but I just wish every switch mongo push was a switch push. I can't help it. One of my favorite parts, for example, is Lavar McBride in Trilogy. Most of the time he does switch mongo but then sometimes he does a switch push... and his switch push is good!
I don't like "dork tricks" as we rudely called them when I grew up. I will make an exception for tasteful no complies. One is enough for a part. I like creative street skating but I'd much rather watch simple, classic, trick selection.
I don't like overly close fish eye shots. I like close, but there is such thing as too close. I don't like tilted shots. I want the horizon to be level in the frame the whole time.
I really enjoy watching transition and vert skating more now than as a kid, but I still can't skate it. Even rock to fakies on little quarters scare me when I do them. I hope to one day have access to a mini ramp and finally learn it. It looks so fun. Pivot fakies are true thing of beauty and I want that trick.
I have come to really respect people who pad up and wear a helmet. I'm even considering it to get me to start skating transition.
I cannot slappy. I make the excuse that my city has very few curbs conducive to the trick and generally the concrete just totally sucks here.
I took a break from skating from 2006 to 2012.
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Besides a select few skaters, I don’t think skateboarding has ever been as boring as it is now.
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I have never felt so unmotivated in my life with pretty much everything since I started working 9 to 5 in an office in 2018.
I left a good paying office job and took a pay cut to work in a factory. Awesome schedule, awesome co-workers, great conditions (unionized) and my days go by so fast and best of all, no clients or getting yelled at on the phone. If someone yells at me here, I yell back.
I was going insane working an office job, I’d spend days not answering my cell phone just so I could be left alone and not be bothered. I hated that job so much and it turned me into a bitter asshole for a while.
Best move I’ve ever done for myself.
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I'm only writing these things down for this thread. I don't like to be a hater. I'm all for anyone's idea of skating. These are just my opinions:
I don't want to be as strict as Ricky Oyola when it comes to judging street skating but I can't help it. I don't like turn arounds (do a 180 trick or set up the line so you do a trick in the stance you landed) or switch mongo (push switch). I still love all the classic skate footage I grew up on but I just wish every switch mongo push was a switch push. I can't help it. One of my favorite parts, for example, is Lavar McBride in Trilogy. Most of the time he does switch mongo but then sometimes he does a switch push... and his switch push is good!
I don't like "dork tricks" as we rudely called them when I grew up. I will make an exception for tasteful no complies. One is enough for a part. I really don't like fastplants. I like creative street skating but I'd much rather watch simple classic trick selection.
I don't like overly close fish eye shots. I like close, but there is such thing as too close. I don't like tilted shots. I want the horizon to be level in the frame the whole time.
I really enjoy watching transition and vert skating more now than as a kid, but I still can't do it. Even rock to fakies on little quarters scare me when I do them. I hope to one day have access to a mini ramp and finally learn it. It looks so fun. Pivot fakies are true thing of beauty and I want that trick.
I have come to really respect people who pad up and wear a helmet. I'm even considering it to get me to start skating transition.
I cannot slappy. I make the excuse that my city has very few curbs conducive to the trick and generally the concrete just totally sucks here.
I took a break from skating from 2006 to 2012.
You're pretty much spot on with the way I feel. I always hated when a dude would push switch mongo and switch regular in a part. Just push switch regular. If Its gross to normally push mongo then switch is the same. Half the tricks nowadays would get made fun of from my skate crew in the 90s. All this body varial and no comply and jump off your board then kick it to a wall and jump back on is wack. Fancy lad is wack. All these kids nowadays get props for doing wack shit. And vert will always be boring to a real street skater. That's why they made vert buttons on the vcr. Fast forward
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
I got my friend into skating in like 7th grade. We are 30 now. He is a little heavier but can carve a bowl better than me, skate transition better than me and he never left skating for an extended time like me. He’s been skating almost 20 years and has never done a kickflip because he is still scared to commit. He sure as fuck will lie about it though. Whenever we skate he challenges me to a game of SKATE and acts like he is better than me now. I always start the game with a kickflip and just take him apart lol. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t done something in skating as long as you ain’t fronting.
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I cannot slappy. I make the excuse that my city has very few curbs conducive to the trick and generally the concrete just totally sucks here.
This motivated me to start my artisanal concrete adventures. And now, to reiterate, the best curb in my city is sitting in my basement at my beck and call. Don't be 45 years old like me when you finally realize how easy life should have been all these years.
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frontside boneless to front tail has to be the worst trick i’ve ever seen
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My best friend died almost exactly 6 years ago to the day, and I haven't really skated since.
I think as we got older (late 30's), I only kept skating because it's what we always did together since we were 12.
Vans as a "core" brand is pretty delusional, but try explaining that to some dumbass billboard kid who also has the shirt to match in case people are confused.
I can tell you this from personal knowledge. I’m pretty sure I’ve stated it a number of times, so it feels like I’m beating a dead horse, but when VANS sold themselves to VF Corp they had an extremely unique contract situation where essentially they got to keep creative control of the brand, while also keeping complete control of the skate sides money allocation including contests/charity. The only thing VF corp has control of is production and who is selling the product(not just core shops), but the actual marketing and skate team and skate parks and contest series are being controlled by those that were in charge before the change. Therefore comparing them to say Nike or Adidas is a joke because they didn’t completely sell out.
So basically what your saying is they are owned by a corporation which could hypothetically shut them down at any time if its not profitable.
No there’s something in the contract preventing this or else VF has to give it back over with all the growth they gave it as well. It’s very complicated but the people who told me, I trust very heavily, prolly more then anyone out there as a matter of fact.
Let's just say this is wrong....okay.
Why would you skate shoes other than Vans? Maybe you like the way they look, feel, the comfort-ability they afford your feet.
I just don't understand why anyone would wear anything else than Vans or Emerica's. Trust me I'm pigeonholing myself and I know this, but when I see someone skating in Nike's or Adidas it just looks wrong
(https://images.solecollector.com/complex/image/upload/lgwqtfswgc0peldak68o.jpg)
i've skated multiple pairs of vans over the years, had a pair of crockett's that i couldn't skate for over an hour before my feet would start hurting. had tnt sgs with terrible board feel and the outsole started coming off in strips. skated one pair of NB (617s) last summer. the nbs shit all over every pair of vans i've skated in terms of comfort (because believe it or not some people need arch support) and durability. ill take being able to walk when im 30 over being the bitter old jaded "core" guy in the corner.
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Love Vans, but I can't skate in them, much less walk for a long time. Shit is terrible for ya hooves.
Cupsoles all day baby.
Bring on the corporate Nike and Adidas, so my feet feel good during/after skating!
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the whole, land someting gnarly, then wipe your face with your shirt thing really pisses me off
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I feel like people who hate passionately on skaters wearing nike/adidas have some deep jock hating complex stemming back from high school where the dudes in basketball shoes got the girls they were after or something. Why you really care what another man wears on his feet
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Besides a select few skaters, I don’t think skateboarding has ever been as boring as it is now.
Pro skating hasn't been progressive in years, maybe since people went crazy with wallrides during late 00s and early 10s.
But I dig the hell out of the diversity of the local scenes lately, multi generational, a lot more women, and a lot of skating for the fun of it instead of building a bag of professional approved tricks.
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I feel like people who hate passionately on skaters wearing nike/adidas have some deep jock hating complex stemming back from high school where the dudes in basketball shoes got the girls they were after or something. Why you really care what another man wears on his feet
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I have never felt so unmotivated in my life with pretty much everything since I started working 9 to 5 in an office in 2018.
I left a good paying office job and took a pay cut to work in a factory. Awesome schedule, awesome co-workers, great conditions (unionized) and my days go by so fast and best of all, no clients or getting yelled at on the phone. If someone yells at me here, I yell back.
I was going insane working an office job, I’d spend days not answering my cell phone just so I could be left alone and not be bothered. I hated that job so much and it turned me into a bitter asshole for a while.
Best move I’ve ever done for myself.
I took a heavy pay cut after a quit a research analyst job after week. I had my own office and full benefits. But the work was so mind numbing, pretty much just doing Pivot Tables in Excel for 8 hours a day. I quit and went back to a part-time job for a couple months until I found a full-time gig I liked better. It was totally worth it!
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the whole, land someting gnarly, then wipe your face with your shirt thing really pisses me off
I call that "the Kyle Walker."
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the slap message board is a pale comparison to it's former self
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I abhor the roll away trick after a heavy rail or gap, something about it pisses me off to no end.
I’ve changed my opinions about the whole group hug thing in some ways it validates how hard the trick was and how long it took to perfect it., but a solid high five and a Beagle bump is waaay better.
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I have never felt so unmotivated in my life with pretty much everything since I started working 9 to 5 in an office in 2018.
I left a good paying office job and took a pay cut to work in a factory. Awesome schedule, awesome co-workers, great conditions (unionized) and my days go by so fast and best of all, no clients or getting yelled at on the phone. If someone yells at me here, I yell back.
I was going insane working an office job, I’d spend days not answering my cell phone just so I could be left alone and not be bothered. I hated that job so much and it turned me into a bitter asshole for a while.
Best move I’ve ever done for myself.
I took a heavy pay cut after a quit a research analyst job after week. I had my own office and full benefits. But the work was so mind numbing, pretty much just doing Pivot Tables in Excel for 8 hours a day. I quit and went back to a part-time job for a couple months until I found a full-time gig I liked better. It was totally worth it!
I'm in a similar role currently and while it can be mind numbing I do appreciate the work life balance it provides. Come in early and leave early for a session at the park, catch up on work at night if needed. I've tried running my own business in the past and that shit was draining on all levels. Great experience, wish I knew what I was getting myself into before I decided to leave my cushy corporate job with nice commissions.
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In street contests, I always thought it was weird that it's considered okay to pick up your board and walk across the platform and drop in somewhere else. In the 1980s and 1990s it was more about staying on your board and keeping your flow, getting speed naturally instead of getting to reposition entirely.
It's somewhat okay to drop in right where you got up on the quarter pipe, like Dennis B in his Tampa winning run
https://youtu.be/jtsEniVrp_U
But when people pick up their board and walk some distance across the course to reset, it feels a bit like golf.
Just my opinion though :D
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I have terrible hands and they ruin the aesthetic of all my tricks
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I'm locked out of my PayPal.
I choose email They send code I put in code then they ask for a text. Its not my number anymore.
To change it I gotta log in to ask pay pal for help I gotta log in. When I called the robot told me to log in
There goes my 3 bucks haha
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I'm gonna be 36, and I love the act of skateboarding more than ever, but I'm so fucking bored of the media. It's ridiculous, because the kids have never been gnarlier, or more tech, but I just don't give a shit. Maybe it's that this current generation seems to consist entirely of coddled children being treated by Olympic doctors to maintain the output necessary to meet the conditions of their corporate sponsorships, but mostly I think its that I just lost the capacity to give a shit.
I'm a little sad about it right now, but I'm hopeful it'll actually feel good to disengage, just focus on the doing if the thing.
I hear you completely.
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on SLAP, I type in and then delete more posts than I actually post.
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the slap message board is a pale comparison to it's former self
For real. What happened to all the good posters?
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I feel like people who hate passionately on skaters wearing nike/adidas have some deep jock hating complex stemming back from high school where the dudes in basketball shoes got the girls they were after or something. Why you really care what another man wears on his feet
Mine stems from them being way too narrow on my fucking feet. I don't even have big or wide feet, they're just uncomfortable, expensive shoes.
Edit- plus it's funny the random ocks in my school were the posers wearing Etnies, DC, Osiris, DVS and didn't skate for dick.
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on SLAP, I type in and then delete more posts than I actually post.
Just imagine: you’d already be a PAL by now.
Chin up, carry on, etc.
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I don’t like taking a shit unless I’m about to take a shower. And I refuse to learn impossibles, they always do that weird mike mo late flip impossible and I’ve landed about a hundred of those by accident but never a real impossible.
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I used to be fairly technically gifted, at least with flat ground and ledges by the standards of the time for average Joe skaters, but I never have had good style. It sucks.
I’ve never ollied anything bigger than a 6 stair and I’ve never done a handrail in 21 years of skating.
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I’ve never ollied anything bigger than a 6 stair and I’ve never done a handrail in 21 years of skating.
Damn exactly the same for me. 21 years and never even tried a handrail.
Stairs and rails scare the shit out of me.
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I’ve never ollied anything bigger than a 6 stair and I’ve never done a handrail in 21 years of skating.
Damn exactly the same for me. 21 years and never even tried a handrail.
Stairs and rails scare the shit out of me.
i boardslid a few handrails when i was 17/18 and haven’t touched one since
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I need to learn low impact tricks because i wake up in immense pain everyday and im only 23
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I would love to regularly watch SKATELINE but the sound quality is terrible on headphones. Or anything really. Straight up painful on headphones though.
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- I suck at skating, but I like to think that my unconditional love for it compensates.
- I'm convinced that having good "fits" allows me to stay relevant at the skatepark. Right now, I'm back at wearing loose/baggy pants. And I'm 38. I'm the worst.
- I secretly hope that Brandon Biebel is actually trolling SLAP/the whole internet with his weird antics (you know the vibes...). I just loved the guy's skating back in the Yeah Right days and I just feel bad laughing at his IG posts. Social media really ruined everything.
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I abhor the roll away trick after a heavy rail or gap, something about it pisses me off to no end.
I’ve changed my opinions about the whole group hug thing in some ways it validates how hard the trick was and how long it took to perfect it., but a solid high five and a Beagle bump is waaay better.
fuck a group hug, 2020 we're dogpiling our homies after they land the trick
(https://j.gifs.com/oV97Jk.gif)
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the slap message board is a pale comparison to it's former self
Im actually impressed it is as strong as it is still. Forums like this have all died and been folded in subreddits where they become super lame. I've had a few usernames over the past 14 years and its never felt like it was dying which is shocking. This is some web 1.0 stuff still going strong. Its changed in the same way skating has changed. But its still the best place on the internet for people who love skateboarding and are elitist about it (like me).
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- I secretly hope that Brandon Biebel is actually trolling SLAP/the whole internet with his weird antics
He 100% isn't
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Since it’s useless wooden toy talk and not off topic.
I think hardflips are ugly (partially because jealous I can’t do them)
I suck at manuals besides the basic ones.
I’m confident I can do or learn most ledge tricks but I’ve come to terms with the fact I’ll never be able to nollie crook or switch back tail and it makes me sad.
I can skate most transition but I get shy trying to learn how to skate private bowls because it’s usually a big session so I never go to them.
I don’t really care about most videos or watch any until my roommates put them on.
I’ve never Ollied down something bigger than a 7 stair.
I’ve been skating longer than I haven’t been skating.
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In street contests, I always thought it was weird that it's considered okay to pick up your board and walk across the platform and drop in somewhere else. In the 1980s and 1990s it was more about staying on your board and keeping your flow, getting speed naturally instead of getting to reposition entirely.
It's somewhat okay to drop in right where you got up on the quarter pipe, like Dennis B in his Tampa winning run
https://youtu.be/jtsEniVrp_U
But when people pick up their board and walk some distance across the course to reset, it feels a bit like golf.
Just my opinion though :D
Wtf is Minute 1:06 please? a small nbd? never seen someone doing that
https://youtu.be/jtsEniVrp_U?t=66
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- I suck at skating, but I like to think that my unconditional love for it compensates.
- I'm convinced that having good "fits" allows me to stay relevant at the skatepark. Right now, I'm back at wearing loose/baggy pants. And I'm 38. I'm the worst.
- I secretly hope that Brandon Biebel is actually trolling SLAP/the whole internet with his weird antics (you know the vibes...). I just loved the guy's skating back in the Yeah Right days and I just feel bad laughing at his IG posts. Social media really ruined everything.
everything about this!
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I used to ride for the worst board brand in the late 90s. If someone can guess the brand I'll send them a package
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I abhor the roll away trick after a heavy rail or gap, something about it pisses me off to no end.
I’ve changed my opinions about the whole group hug thing in some ways it validates how hard the trick was and how long it took to perfect it., but a solid high five and a Beagle bump is waaay better.
fuck a group hug, 2020 we're dogpiling our homies after they land the trick
(https://j.gifs.com/oV97Jk.gif)
What? Nah-you got it twisted. We kissing our homies goodnight in this bitch.
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90% of ledge skaters wax the corner edge of stuff instead of the top or the side like theyre supposed to.
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I cannot slappy. I make the excuse that my city has very few curbs conducive to the trick
Talk to sneaky secrets and he can break it down for you. Haven’t gotten a chance to try yet but I will be because of his tips. He fronts like he sucks but he ain’t bad. ;)
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I don’t like taking a shit unless I’m about to take a shower. And I refuse to learn impossibles, they always do that weird mike mo late flip impossible and I’ve landed about a hundred of those by accident but never a real impossible.
are you Donovan
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Never done a nollie flip or nose manual, have tried them for twenty years, not happening.
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I like one of Jereme Rogers songs. A lot. Is kinda shocking how much I like that one.
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I ollied a 13 stair in 2007
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I really wanna see someone skate Bristol motorspeedway or any nascar tracks with steep banking fuck it get someone to land a couple tricks before the Daytona 500 Sunday
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
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I realized that the dudes I spent a lot of my life looking up to, are total scumbags. Once I started to look up to positive role models, and diversifying my friend group with people that have goals and aspirations outside of skating, I watched my life become extremely more productive and rewarding. Even though this feeling makes me feel like I am starting to fall out of love with skateboarding, I will forever grateful for skating and all the amazing memories in my life that have come with it. I will always skate, but I am at the time in my life where I need to start looking out for my future self and go make shit happen. In the end I know I wouldnt be me without skating. Shalom
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I wish I could pressure flip.
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I forget that I’ve seen shows on Netflix. Like when You season 2 came out; I read the description and thought: oh I’ll start with season 1, then Netflix showed that I already watched season 1 and as I watched it every episode I was like, ooooh I remember this.
This has happened with multiple shows that I’ve watched on Netflix. Erased from my memory.
I did my first crooked grind at age 30 (or 31? Idr) and I don’t ollien into them.
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I was here a while ago and focused because most of you are idiots.
Now I'm back just so I can sell stuff.
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I have never, ever, ever, given a fuck about anything Jamie Thomas did, besides his online business shenanigans.
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I'm pretty hyped to see skateboarding in the Olympics.
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I was here a while ago and focused because most of you are idiots.
Now I'm back just so I can sell stuff.
What are you selling cause I am buying. I got the scrillaz if you got the d
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I started skating again 5 years ago after a 12 year break and I can’t get my flip tricks back. Like in 5 years I’ve landed maybe 10 varial flips and thats it. For some reason when I try kickflips or heelflips my font foot just refuses to land on my board. Also I hate skating transition but it’s winter in the Midwest and the only indoor park where I live is almost all transition so at 36 I’m trying to learn all the basic shit I should have learned 20 years ago.
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I was here a while ago and focused because most of you are idiots.
Now I'm back just so I can sell stuff.
What are you selling cause I am buying. I got the scrillaz if you got the d
Coming soon little g...
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
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I never liked Fully Flared
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
If you could put this into a word document, and clean up the structure for like 10 minutes, I'll be your biggest fan.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
that's a lot of thinking for a tre flip, i would say just scoop as hard as you can and jump in the air
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
that's a lot of thinking for a tre flip, i would say just scoop as hard as you can and jump in the air
See this is why 99% of trick tips fucking suck^^^, no insight other then just throw it bro. So fucking simplistic. How do you learn to throw one into krook, noseslide, 50-50, 5-0, etc. how do you do that if you don’t know how to shape the flip profile? I mean you can “wing it” but do you think your consistency percentage will be high? How do you know precisely how to adapt a trey flip for different obstacles, there’s so much you lose in doing simplistic understandings of skateboarding like that. Now I try to simplify things as much as possible for y’all, but like high level skateboarding isn’t simple lol. Sure some people have loads of ungodly talent, but even with ungodly talent it’s a lot of brain power at the highest tier. Get that skate IQ up brotha.
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There is some heavy shit in here, shalom to all those going through struggles.
To the dood suggested I wear knee pads, it's not that easy. I ruptured my acl/mcl/pcl and meniscus , plus a vertical fracture of my femur.
One one move and my knee is done, again. Sometimes it's just stepping off something akward.
But I keep skating. I've lost alot of tricks obviously, but I'm somewhat content that in my day I did some pretty cool shit.
Now I enjoy rolling and watching the young bucks do what I didnt think was imaginable.
If you love skating, it never leaves you, whether you can skate or not. You'll still look at the streets thinking "what could i have done there" etc.
You dont leave skateboarding, its forever
Tested this and can confirm. I fully quit didn’t touch a board for 6 years, been back skating for 4 years. Those 6 years of being a “used to skate” guy I still constantly saw spots, imagined tricks, did weird imaginary fingerboard movements with my hand. It’s permanent.
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I really really dont give a fuck about cardiel or busenitz
Same
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I ollied a 13 stair in 2007
back bay is 11?
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I feel like people who hate passionately on skaters wearing nike/adidas have some deep jock hating complex stemming back from high school where the dudes in basketball shoes got the girls they were after or something. Why you really care what another man wears on his feet
Because the skateboarding economy used to be circular, skaters took pictures of other skaters, skaters made skateboarding magazines, skaters made skateboarding movies, and, most amazingly, skaters made products for skateboarders. It was really cool, because no other industry had that. The outsiders tried to break in, and we laughed them away. That's gone now, or going anyway, and the skateboarding culture is diminished as a result. A lot of us miss it. I sure do.
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I miss natural human reactions to doing something amazing instead of understanding how you'll be perceived on film, ie: the rollaway from a big trick. Its all such an act now after a few generations learning from videos. But there's always been posing, I just see it more as an old fuckhead so who gives a shit, smoke your sex spliffs for fat bill and pretend you're in Kids 2 who gives a dank.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
that's a lot of thinking for a tre flip, i would say just scoop as hard as you can and jump in the air
See this is why 99% of trick tips fucking suck^^^, no insight other then just throw it bro. So fucking simplistic. How do you learn to throw one into krook, noseslide, 50-50, 5-0, etc. how do you do that if you don’t know how to shape the flip profile? I mean you can “wing it” but do you think your consistency percentage will be high? How do you know precisely how to adapt a trey flip for different obstacles, there’s so much you lose in doing simplistic understandings of skateboarding like that. Now I try to simplify things as much as possible for y’all, but like high level skateboarding isn’t simple lol. Sure some people have loads of ungodly talent, but even with ungodly talent it’s a lot of brain power at the highest tier. Get that skate IQ up brotha.
That is absolutely true. When I started skating again and wanted to learn basic tricks I never bothered with I realized how many trick tips are actually really shitty and don't give any info. The best ones are the people that aren't afraid to get deep into it. Get that fucking word document together son.
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Heath hardly ever got any fucking props until he retired even though he deserved it. It's the fucking truth and you all know it.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
that's a lot of thinking for a tre flip, i would say just scoop as hard as you can and jump in the air
See this is why 99% of trick tips fucking suck^^^, no insight other then just throw it bro. So fucking simplistic. How do you learn to throw one into krook, noseslide, 50-50, 5-0, etc. how do you do that if you don’t know how to shape the flip profile? I mean you can “wing it” but do you think your consistency percentage will be high? How do you know precisely how to adapt a trey flip for different obstacles, there’s so much you lose in doing simplistic understandings of skateboarding like that. Now I try to simplify things as much as possible for y’all, but like high level skateboarding isn’t simple lol. Sure some people have loads of ungodly talent, but even with ungodly talent it’s a lot of brain power at the highest tier. Get that skate IQ up brotha.
yeah i like overthinking my tricks as well for sure, and agree most trick tips are lazy as fuck and don't explain much of anything
but tre flip is the big exception for me. once you learn the foot position it really is just all about scooping as hard as possible and jumping. and from what i've seen that's the part most people who struggle with them are missing, just more energy in the scoop (assuming they're not using some totally wrong foot position)
scoop dat mf !!
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I don’t often skate while stoned, but when I do I’ll sometimes catch myself skating like I’m in the Dime Gangster Challenge. I’ll also start doing that T Funk/safety-hands bullshit from time to time. Fucking embarrassing.
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I never liked Fully Flared
man, i tried watching it the other day and that shit fuckin sucks
like i know the tricks are crazy but the filming and editing is just awful
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I realized that the dudes I spent a lot of my life looking up to, are total scumbags. Once I started to look up to positive role models, and diversifying my friend group with people that have goals and aspirations outside of skating, I watched my life become extremely more productive and rewarding. Even though this feeling makes me feel like I am starting to fall out of love with skateboarding, I will forever grateful for skating and all the amazing memories in my life that have come with it. I will always skate, but I am at the time in my life where I need to start looking out for my future self and go make shit happen. In the end I know I wouldnt be me without skating. Shalom
Highly agree. Most of the guys at my local park don't have any realistic life goals. A couple of them are my best friends and are settling down in life and I'm proud of them. I've started making more friends that don't skate and it's one of the best things I ever did because they helped push me through college and my life to work for what I want.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
that's a lot of thinking for a tre flip, i would say just scoop as hard as you can and jump in the air
See this is why 99% of trick tips fucking suck^^^, no insight other then just throw it bro. So fucking simplistic. How do you learn to throw one into krook, noseslide, 50-50, 5-0, etc. how do you do that if you don’t know how to shape the flip profile? I mean you can “wing it” but do you think your consistency percentage will be high? How do you know precisely how to adapt a trey flip for different obstacles, there’s so much you lose in doing simplistic understandings of skateboarding like that. Now I try to simplify things as much as possible for y’all, but like high level skateboarding isn’t simple lol. Sure some people have loads of ungodly talent, but even with ungodly talent it’s a lot of brain power at the highest tier. Get that skate IQ up brotha.
yeah i like overthinking my tricks as well for sure, and agree most trick tips are lazy as fuck and don't explain much of anything
but tre flip is the big exception for me. once you learn the foot position it really is just all about scooping as hard as possible and jumping. and from what i've seen that's the part most people who struggle with them are missing, just more energy in the scoop (assuming they're not using some totally wrong foot position)
scoop dat mf !!
Completely disagree, sure the scoop is definitely the main part of the trick, but what if you are actually shaping them to have max height, you don’t want to do a traditional toe down shaping for max height. You want to do a toe hook upwards, and on your back foot you want to explode off the ball of your foot on the rail instead of scooping it from toe down shaping. One thing skaters don’t really pay attention too is the fact that you want to explode off the balls of your feet and not your toes because it gives u max verticality. I see so many kids who pop off the toe instead of the ball of their feet it’s not even funny. Trust me the friction of sliding your wheels cuts out energy that could be used to throw it upwards if you do a traditional scoop. You really are trying to throw it upwards instead of scoop thru it if that’s the shaping you’re doing. also your front foot if you are shaping it for height should go in a heel flip direction but specifically in the direction of where the ball of your knee meets the socket since this will give you maximum muscle. Trust me skating if you really want to break it down is a combination of studying the body, understanding the mechanics, and learning that there are actually multiple ways of doing one trick and utilizing the best shaping for the problem. Most tricks aren’t a one size fits all kind of thing and need to be shaped for the application.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
that's a lot of thinking for a tre flip, i would say just scoop as hard as you can and jump in the air
See this is why 99% of trick tips fucking suck^^^, no insight other then just throw it bro. So fucking simplistic. How do you learn to throw one into krook, noseslide, 50-50, 5-0, etc. how do you do that if you don’t know how to shape the flip profile? I mean you can “wing it” but do you think your consistency percentage will be high? How do you know precisely how to adapt a trey flip for different obstacles, there’s so much you lose in doing simplistic understandings of skateboarding like that. Now I try to simplify things as much as possible for y’all, but like high level skateboarding isn’t simple lol. Sure some people have loads of ungodly talent, but even with ungodly talent it’s a lot of brain power at the highest tier. Get that skate IQ up brotha.
yeah i like overthinking my tricks as well for sure, and agree most trick tips are lazy as fuck and don't explain much of anything
but tre flip is the big exception for me. once you learn the foot position it really is just all about scooping as hard as possible and jumping. and from what i've seen that's the part most people who struggle with them are missing, just more energy in the scoop (assuming they're not using some totally wrong foot position)
scoop dat mf !!
Completely disagree, sure the scoop is definitely the main part of the trick, but what if you are actually shaping them to have max height, you don’t want to do a traditional toe down shaping for max height. You want to do a toe hook upwards, and on your back foot you want to explode off the ball of your foot on the rail instead of scooping it from toe down shaping. One thing skaters don’t really pay attention too is the fact that you want to explode off the balls of your feet and not your toes because it gives u max verticality. I see so many kids who pop off the toe instead of the ball of their feet it’s not even funny. Trust me the friction of sliding your wheels cuts out energy that could be used to throw it upwards if you do a traditional scoop. You really are trying to throw it upwards instead of scoop thru it if that’s the shaping you’re doing. also your front foot if you are shaping it for height should go in a heel flip direction but specifically in the direction of where the ball of your knee meets the socket since this will give you maximum muscle. Trust me skating if you really want to break it down is a combination of studying the body, understanding the mechanics, and learning that there are actually multiple ways of doing one trick and utilizing the best shaping for the problem. Most tricks aren’t a one size fits all kind of thing and need to be shaped for the application.
+1 for jumping off the balls of your feet instead of the toe itself, someone clued me into that early and i guess i took it for granted but it is a key. maybe tre flipping has more aspects to it than i give it credit for, and i just have the steps keyed in subconsiously where i don't think about the details of that trick when doing it
maybe that's like the main disconnect in trick tip videos from pros. they are so in tune with their board and body that most of their technique is muscle memory and intuition and they don't think to explain each step, or even know how to express it in words.
okay carry on mr cheetah, maybe write something about fs crooked grinds
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I never liked Fully Flared
like i know the tricks are crazy but the filming and editing is just awful
I had been out of the loop from skating for a little over a year when it came out, but I still wanted to see it. I remember being super bummed thinking, this is skateboarding now.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
that's a lot of thinking for a tre flip, i would say just scoop as hard as you can and jump in the air
See this is why 99% of trick tips fucking suck^^^, no insight other then just throw it bro. So fucking simplistic. How do you learn to throw one into krook, noseslide, 50-50, 5-0, etc. how do you do that if you don’t know how to shape the flip profile? I mean you can “wing it” but do you think your consistency percentage will be high? How do you know precisely how to adapt a trey flip for different obstacles, there’s so much you lose in doing simplistic understandings of skateboarding like that. Now I try to simplify things as much as possible for y’all, but like high level skateboarding isn’t simple lol. Sure some people have loads of ungodly talent, but even with ungodly talent it’s a lot of brain power at the highest tier. Get that skate IQ up brotha.
yeah i like overthinking my tricks as well for sure, and agree most trick tips are lazy as fuck and don't explain much of anything
but tre flip is the big exception for me. once you learn the foot position it really is just all about scooping as hard as possible and jumping. and from what i've seen that's the part most people who struggle with them are missing, just more energy in the scoop (assuming they're not using some totally wrong foot position)
scoop dat mf !!
Willy Santos Trick Tips on the old Birdhouse site take the cake.
To do a kickflip:
1 - pop your board with your back foot
2 - drag your front foot and flick your foot
3 - catch the board on the griptape
4 - land and ride away
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There is some heavy shit in here, shalom to all those going through struggles.
To the dood suggested I wear knee pads, it's not that easy. I ruptured my acl/mcl/pcl and meniscus , plus a vertical fracture of my femur.
One one move and my knee is done, again. Sometimes it's just stepping off something akward.
But I keep skating. I've lost alot of tricks obviously, but I'm somewhat content that in my day I did some pretty cool shit.
Now I enjoy rolling and watching the young bucks do what I didnt think was imaginable.
If you love skating, it never leaves you, whether you can skate or not. You'll still look at the streets thinking "what could i have done there" etc.
You dont leave skateboarding, its forever
Tested this and can confirm. I fully quit didn’t touch a board for 6 years, been back skating for 4 years. Those 6 years of being a “used to skate” guy I still constantly saw spots, imagined tricks, did weird imaginary fingerboard movements with my hand. It’s permanent.
Agreed, it just never leaves you, not that I would want it to but sometimes I feel like an Uncle Rico except rather than football it's skateboarding that I'm constantly daydreaming about and pondering the 'what ifs' of past and present.
I'm currently in a different country for a few months and have lost a ton of weight recently, although I'm still fat and wack I'm healthier than before and contemplating getting a board for my free time here because I know I'll regret not taking advantage later on back home which will leave me again daydreaming.
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I never liked Fully Flared
like i know the tricks are crazy but the filming and editing is just awful
I feel like it's one of the most boring videos ever. I think I've only seen it once in its entirety, and that was at a noisy premiere, other than that I always fall asleep on it.
Marc Johnson's part is 3-4 minutes too long.
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I forget that I’ve seen shows on Netflix. Like when You season 2 came out; I read the description and thought: oh I’ll start with season 1, then Netflix showed that I already watched season 1 and as I watched it every episode I was like, ooooh I remember this.
This has happened with multiple shows that I’ve watched on Netflix. Erased from my memory.
I did my first crooked grind at age 30 (or 31? Idr) and I don’t ollien into them.
i do this all the time but with movies and end up getting half way through and thinking hey wait this seems familiar
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Completely disagree, sure the scoop is definitely the main part of the trick, but what if you are actually shaping them to have max height, you don’t want to do a traditional toe down shaping for max height. You want to do a toe hook upwards, and on your back foot you want to explode off the ball of your foot on the rail instead of scooping it from toe down shaping. One thing skaters don’t really pay attention too is the fact that you want to explode off the balls of your feet and not your toes because it gives u max verticality. I see so many kids who pop off the toe instead of the ball of their feet it’s not even funny. Trust me the friction of sliding your wheels cuts out energy that could be used to throw it upwards if you do a traditional scoop. You really are trying to throw it upwards instead of scoop thru it if that’s the shaping you’re doing. also your front foot if you are shaping it for height should go in a heel flip direction but specifically in the direction of where the ball of your knee meets the socket since this will give you maximum muscle. Trust me skating if you really want to break it down is a combination of studying the body, understanding the mechanics, and learning that there are actually multiple ways of doing one trick and utilizing the best shaping for the problem. Most tricks aren’t a one size fits all kind of thing and need to be shaped for the application.
honestly never thought I'd read a cheetah post this coherent
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I've been on slap for 10 years & still haven't hit 1000 posts.
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sometimes i wonder if I was supposed to be goofy foot
pretty sure i based my stance off kicking a soccer ball with my right foot which someone told me meant i was regular
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sometimes i wonder if I was supposed to be goofy foot
pretty sure i based my stance off kicking a soccer ball with my right foot which someone told me meant i was regular
Wow yeah that's fucked. Way i was told was someone says "close your eyes" then they creep up behind you and push you on the back so you stumble forward. The foot you put out first to catch your balance is your front foot.
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I'm too tall to skate
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I don’t like deluxe Board brands (except krooked) for the same reason I don’t like Nike. Too popular, too many people riding their product (because of quality yes I understand that).
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
Thx for this detailed trick tip! I've always struggled with 360 flips, gonna give this a try.
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I don’t like deluxe Board brands (except krooked) for the same reason I don’t like Nike. Too popular, too many people riding their product (because of quality yes I understand that).
skate lesser quality just to be contrarian
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
So you wanna do trey flips. Well here’s the big cat about to teach you how to Trey flip in the safari. Trey flips are arguably easier because you don’t have to know how to flick with your front foot. Actually on the contrary you dont want your traditional ankle roll with a trey. It’s a big toe roll if you do it right. It helps to know 360 shuvits(not ollie 360 shuvits, non popped 3). The other thing about 360 flips is that you need to learn how to do a rocking motion with your back foot. So basically without your front foot on the board put the middle toe of your back foot right over the edge of the board rail on the back bolts, just the back foot, put 75-80% of your foot weight on your big toe in said position, then slowly rock to about 60% of your weight to your heel. Now after you have that subtle rocking, try to slide the wheels while you rock, use that toe to pull the slide and then go toe heel on the rock. After you learn how to pull it and rock it, then try to do it hard and pull your foot away. Eventually you will make it flip a 360 flip with just your back foot, kind of like a 360 flip no comply but you aren’t really “popping” like a no comply, so a really shitty no comply 360 flip. Eventually once your back foot can create that flip profile, then it’s time to add the front foot. Put your front foot at about a 30 degree angle from the rail with about half of it on the board half off. Do the same back foot motion but this time jump, and flick your front foots toe down. I call this style of trey flip the toe down shaping. Extremely useful for flatground because it looks good and gives extreme consistency. Now this shaping once you want to take it to obstacles falls apart like a lot of different shapings for other tricks, but if I’m skating a contest and want to throw a flatground trey flip out there, that’s the type of shaping I’m gonna use because the percaentage of Landing it is highest. Once you figure out how to do traditional toe down shaping come back, and I’ll give you tips on how to do high shaped treys, or if you want to yo it out or do another’s shaping profile this big cat will imbue you with the knowledge.
that's a lot of thinking for a tre flip, i would say just scoop as hard as you can and jump in the air
See this is why 99% of trick tips fucking suck^^^, no insight other then just throw it bro. So fucking simplistic. How do you learn to throw one into krook, noseslide, 50-50, 5-0, etc. how do you do that if you don’t know how to shape the flip profile? I mean you can “wing it” but do you think your consistency percentage will be high? How do you know precisely how to adapt a trey flip for different obstacles, there’s so much you lose in doing simplistic understandings of skateboarding like that. Now I try to simplify things as much as possible for y’all, but like high level skateboarding isn’t simple lol. Sure some people have loads of ungodly talent, but even with ungodly talent it’s a lot of brain power at the highest tier. Get that skate IQ up brotha.
i agree. also never understood why there are any switch trick tips.
now bang us over the head with the psychology of fs flips
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I'm fat and I do 180's and slappies. Don't @ me.
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Heath hardly ever got any fucking props until he retired even though he deserved it. It's the fucking truth and you all know it.
sample size of 1 but my friend back in the day was obsessed with him. i never understood it cause he didnt skate like him at all.
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i never got into AWS cause i thought they were a kook tech deck brand. drydek is the god though
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I'm not good at 360 flips so I'm not one to chime in really but when I do them, contrary to what cheetah and others are saying, I definitely still flick my front foot similar to a kickflip (little different I'm sure - I do try to get in the zone and not think too hard when doing them - kinda helps), although further back in the board. It is such a satisfying trick. I'm tryna get better at them.
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I'm not good at 360 flips so I'm not one to chime in really but when I do them, contrary to what cheetah and others are saying, I definitely still flick my front foot similar to a kickflip, although further back in the board. It is such a satisfying trick. I'm tryna get better at them.
I was having a trexistentialist crisis once, then my friend said "forget the scoop, just flick like a hard varial". It didn't sound right and I thought I'd be doing a stinking double varial or something.
Kept my back foot slightly by the concave, leaning off the edge. Front foot is slightly pointed and at an angle, lower down for where I kickflip.
5 or so goes, boom got my first proper tre bomb.
Obviously different techniques work for different people, but the whole scoop first doesn't work in my head. I reckon it is partly down to my dyspraxia and not understanding angles.
It's like how I suck at axle stalls. I need to be less shy when skating mini and generally sucking at it and have a proper sesh practising them.
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I don’t often skate while stoned, but when I do I’ll sometimes catch myself skating like I’m in the Dime Gangster Challenge. I’ll also start doing that T Funk/safety-hands bullshit from time to time. Fucking embarrassing.
I we're being honest here, safety-hands and hands down haters are even bigger kooks than the people that fake style. Skateboarding is about fun, if a guy wants to do something with his hands, squat more than necessary or in a weird way just let em do it.
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I'm not good at 360 flips so I'm not one to chime in really but when I do them, contrary to what cheetah and others are saying, I definitely still flick my front foot similar to a kickflip, although further back in the board. It is such a satisfying trick. I'm tryna get better at them.
I was having a trexistentialist crisis once, then my friend said "forget the scoop, just flick like a hard varial". It didn't sound right and I thought I'd be doing a stinking double varial or something.
Kept my back foot slightly by the concave, leaning off the edge. Front foot is slightly pointed and at an angle, lower down for where I kickflip.
5 or so goes, boom got my first proper tre bomb.
Obviously different techniques work for different people, but the whole scoop first doesn't work in my head. I reckon it is partly down to my dyspraxia and not understanding angles.
It's like how I suck at axle stalls. I need to be less shy when skating mini and generally sucking at it and have a proper sesh practising them.
Jason Lee said he figured them out this way. I’m going to work on my scoop though. I used to flick them super hard and could very occasionally land on them but it never felt right. Different strokes I guess.
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I generally stay away from bigger brands like Vans, Adidas and Nike for a variety of personal reasons, mainly the labor around creating the product plus quality doesn't justify their prices at all imo. But I got some nike sb sweats, originally just for the gym during the winter, honestly they're some of the best skate pants I've had. Warm when it's cold, breathable when it's hot, good for the gym or a sesh. The only other sb thing I thought was decent were the dunk highs but these are great too
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I sobbed to a Kate Bush song in my car on the way to work this morning.
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
You gave me so much hope with this post. I have dropped in, but not very successfully. It's embarrassing but whatever. I'll get better eventually.
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i never got into AWS cause i thought they were a kook tech deck brand. drydek is the god though
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
You gave me so much hope with this post. I have dropped in, but not very successfully. It's embarrassing but whatever. I'll get better eventually.
Sometimes I'm thankful that I skated with a bunch of bell ends who made the kids drop the biggest thing in any park we went to under threat of violence.
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I'm not good at 360 flips so I'm not one to chime in really but when I do them, contrary to what cheetah and others are saying, I definitely still flick my front foot similar to a kickflip, although further back in the board. It is such a satisfying trick. I'm tryna get better at them.
I was having a trexistentialist crisis once, then my friend said "forget the scoop, just flick like a hard varial". It didn't sound right and I thought I'd be doing a stinking double varial or something.
Kept my back foot slightly by the concave, leaning off the edge. Front foot is slightly pointed and at an angle, lower down for where I kickflip.
5 or so goes, boom got my first proper tre bomb.
Obviously different techniques work for different people, but the whole scoop first doesn't work in my head. I reckon it is partly down to my dyspraxia and not understanding angles.
It's like how I suck at axle stalls. I need to be less shy when skating mini and generally sucking at it and have a proper sesh practising them.
The hard flick tre looks amazing in photos too.
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I feel like people who hate passionately on skaters wearing nike/adidas have some deep jock hating complex stemming back from high school where the dudes in basketball shoes got the girls they were after or something. Why you really care what another man wears on his feet
Because the skateboarding economy used to be circular, skaters took pictures of other skaters, skaters made skateboarding magazines, skaters made skateboarding movies, and, most amazingly, skaters made products for skateboarders. It was really cool, because no other industry had that. The outsiders tried to break in, and we laughed them away. That's gone now, or going anyway, and the skateboarding culture is diminished as a result. A lot of us miss it. I sure do.
Lol, any specialized, niche hobby/sport has this phase, it isn't unique to skateboarding. Mountaineering/rock climbing is an example of this that I can think off of the top of my head. Plenty of others though.
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I walked into KCDC after drinking two and a half 11 percenters at Brooklyn Brewery and casually tried to buy their copy of the Mother VHS on display. I was foiled when the girl behind the counter asked her manager why it wasn’t coming up in the system.
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sometimes i wonder if I was supposed to be goofy foot
pretty sure i based my stance off kicking a soccer ball with my right foot which someone told me meant i was regular
i'm left footed in football but skate regular. it's just a different deal.
i feel like the only proper test for determining your stance is to run at a board and jump on it.
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the basement scene in the zodiac is one the scariest scenes in cinema's history
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I wish I was never into Koston. He's the biggest disappointment of all the skaters I've ever dug.
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I sobbed to a Kate Bush song in my car on the way to work this morning.
How else does one listen to Kate Bush?
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I have J. Scott Handsdown titties... it lowers my self esteem and might even affect my dream chasing.
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I prefer the turn of Mini Logo trucks over Ventures.
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
You gave me so much hope with this post. I have dropped in, but not very successfully. It's embarrassing but whatever. I'll get better eventually.
I used to drop in on quarter pipes but that stopped when I had the bright idea to drop in on a 13 foot vert ramp with two feet of vert. I had a 7.4" Kevin Taylor Aesthetics board with unbelievably tight Fury trucks and flatspotted 49 mm wheels. Perfect vert set up, some might say.
It was one of those sketchy early-90's metal ramps that wasn't maintained or anything. Fell right from the coping to the flat on my side and almost shit myself from the impact. Knocked the wind right out of my and hurt my shoulder. I have no idea how I did not hit my head because I wasn't wearing a helmet.
That was about 18 years ago.
Don't think I've dropped in on anything besides banks since. I'm too scared.
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
You gave me so much hope with this post. I have dropped in, but not very successfully. It's embarrassing but whatever. I'll get better eventually.
Sometimes I'm thankful that I skated with a bunch of bell ends who made the kids drop the biggest thing in any park we went to under threat of violence.
I grew up a street that had like 10 to 15 kids that skated, all of them friends of course. If a box got built, or a rail was set to medium (remember the yellow CCS rail) you had to hit it. If you didn't you were kinda blowing it.
So when a 3 1/2 quarter pipe gets built when I'm about eight years old. I gotta learn to drop in, the first time I tried I slammed hard. The next one I made... that's just how things went
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I've never liked the Gonz, Fred Gall, or Gino. I'll never watch anything the put out.
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I sobbed to a Kate Bush song in my car on the way to work this morning.
which song though?
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I sobbed to a Kate Bush song in my car on the way to work this morning.
which song though?
Well, it was Wuthering Heights, Cloudbusting, and This Woman's Work all back to back to back. So yeah, all the hits.
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I'm not good at 360 flips so I'm not one to chime in really but when I do them, contrary to what cheetah and others are saying, I definitely still flick my front foot similar to a kickflip (little different I'm sure - I do try to get in the zone and not think too hard when doing them - kinda helps), although further back in the board. It is such a satisfying trick. I'm tryna get better at them.
Theres multiple ways to shape(do) a trick. Some have inherent advantages over others. I can personally shape most of my tricks in a variety of ways for different applications. It’s not just about learning a trick, it’s about learning it multiple different ways. There’s some exceptions to this rule, but most of the time it’s best to not just learn a trick, but to actively change your learning of a trick after you “get it”.
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I'm not good at 360 flips so I'm not one to chime in really but when I do them, contrary to what cheetah and others are saying, I definitely still flick my front foot similar to a kickflip (little different I'm sure - I do try to get in the zone and not think too hard when doing them - kinda helps), although further back in the board. It is such a satisfying trick. I'm tryna get better at them.
Theres multiple ways to shape(do) a trick. Some have inherent advantages over others. I can personally shape most of my tricks in a variety of ways for different applications. It’s not just about learning a trick, it’s about learning it multiple different ways. There’s some exceptions to this rule, but most of the time it’s best to not just learn a trick, but to actively change your learning of a trick after you “get it”.
I did this early on. For example, frontside flips.
Try to "tom penny" that shit up stairs, isnt happening. Now mike Carrolll it, and your golden
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I don't understand the Dylan hype? I've seen his parts and I do like it but I don't fully understand.
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I'm not good at 360 flips so I'm not one to chime in really but when I do them, contrary to what cheetah and others are saying, I definitely still flick my front foot similar to a kickflip (little different I'm sure - I do try to get in the zone and not think too hard when doing them - kinda helps), although further back in the board. It is such a satisfying trick. I'm tryna get better at them.
Theres multiple ways to shape(do) a trick. Some have inherent advantages over others. I can personally shape most of my tricks in a variety of ways for different applications. It’s not just about learning a trick, it’s about learning it multiple different ways. There’s some exceptions to this rule, but most of the time it’s best to not just learn a trick, but to actively change your learning of a trick after you “get it”.
...Like say the difference between Heath and Dylan kickflip mechanics? ;)
I've never liked the Gonz, Fred Gall, or Gino. I'll never watch anything the put out.
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I don't understand the Dylan hype? I've seen his parts and I do like it but I don't fully understand.
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Cricket, if you can link me what you think his greatest part is I will watch it and I'll try to see your point.
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I’m still fuzzy about the difference between vulc and cupsoles shoes. Feel really dumb about this one lol. I just figure out a model of shoe I like and keep buying it, idk..
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I'm not good at 360 flips so I'm not one to chime in really but when I do them, contrary to what cheetah and others are saying, I definitely still flick my front foot similar to a kickflip, although further back in the board. It is such a satisfying trick. I'm tryna get better at them.
I was having a trexistentialist crisis once, then my friend said "forget the scoop, just flick like a hard varial". It didn't sound right and I thought I'd be doing a stinking double varial or something.
Kept my back foot slightly by the concave, leaning off the edge. Front foot is slightly pointed and at an angle, lower down for where I kickflip.
5 or so goes, boom got my first proper tre bomb.
Obviously different techniques work for different people, but the whole scoop first doesn't work in my head. I reckon it is partly down to my dyspraxia and not understanding angles.
It's like how I suck at axle stalls. I need to be less shy when skating mini and generally sucking at it and have a proper sesh practising them.
I can varial flip, impossible, pop shuvs, 3 shuv...tres fucking suck, I was swept up in the 'it's all in the back foot' and can't get close to them now but a few out of a hunnerd.
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I placed higher than Brian Anderson at Tampa Pro, but was beaten by Elissa Steamer (we all did terribly). I did get a trophy in Best Trick, though.
OK...here's a few:
I still skate a 7.875 deck with 50mm wheels and Lo- 139 Indy's like it was 1994
Although I was pro, I've never skated more than a 6 stair in my life...
I'm a huge movie nerd but have never seen: Any Die Hard, Silence Of The Lambs, any of the Lord of the Rings, any Batman without Bale in it and I just finally watched Back to The Future II/III 2 months ago.
I posted this earlier, and it's completely true:
"I hate that I see kids wearing: Converse, Nike's, New Balance, and Adidas all the time now. I have really only worn: Vans and Emerica's (I think my Mom bought me a pair of Globe's one Christmas). I'm not the guy who always preaches about being core..but seeing the three stripes or the swoop makes me hate you
I'm all for skaters riding for these bigger brands to make money, and I totally get that Vans is a bigger brand...but in my book they get a pass because they were the first legit skate shoe
Edit: Also I hate the gut reaction of... oh well my Nike's are just so comfortable. We know that's total crap because my Vans Era's feel fine. Don't be so comfortable all the time for that matter and learn to get used to some of the discomfort of life"
But, if I'm being completely honest, this is also true:
Brandon Westgate is my favorite skateboarder, and even though I've only ever worn Vans and Emerica's all my life, I have always wanted to try out Westgate's shoes. Westgate caught my attention when 5Boro's "Word of Mouth" came out, but Westgate officially became my favorite skater after "State of Mind" and "Stay Gold" were released.
To quote Brandon, his skating is defined by "simple and fast [tricks], and good style." Honestly, that's all I want to see in a skateboarder, which is why I love Donny Barely too.
I have been listening to the Bunt a lot recently so I got the balls to say this. Rothdigger will send me a box of size 10 913 New Balances. I'll post them on my Instagram and do a post here on slap as well on how they are skating. Perhaps this wasn't worth a try, but I will never know until you respond back. Happy Valentines Day!
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I have J. Scott Handsdown titties... it lowers my self esteem and might even affect my dream chasing.
(https://i.gifer.com/7tFg.gif)
There's a lid for every pot, so they say.
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I’m still fuzzy about the difference between vulc and cupsoles shoes. Feel really dumb about this one lol. I just figure out a model of shoe I like and keep buying it, idk..
Cricket, if you can link me what you think his greatest part is I will watch it and I'll try to see your point.
1. Look it up. Your on the internet
2. Watch all his parts. Decide for yourself.
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everybody needs a little Siouxsie Sioux in their lives from time to time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5jmB4xgNWw
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when i got my first skateboard of my own (i shared a McGill with three friends for a year or so first), it was the original Vision Mark Gonzales, and that fucker was white (painted), with all of the neon colors on it, it had neon pink Vision Shredder Wheels, neon pink rails, and shiny white Gullwings on it. brand new that thing fucking glowed, it radiated “brand new” into the air, and i’d be lying if i denied the fact that i couldn’t get myself to seriously skate it for at least a few weeks after getting my hands on it.
i bought it from a wind-surf shop (yep, we’re talking the inner-ring suburbs of Detroit here) called Coastline Styles, which was the only place to buy boards in the early to mid-1980s on the east side of the Detroit area.
Endless Summer was the concrete skatepark in the area, which had been jackhammered not too long before i started, and the locals included Bill Ferguson (rode for Veriflex and Losi, and owns K-ZOO), Bill Tocco, Ward Cramer (RIP), Bud Burcar (i know i’m spelling some of these wrong), Bill Danforth, and Chris “OP” Moore (rode for Powell, drummer for Negative Approach), and Dave-O (who probably designed the whole thing as well as the "9-Bowl" which has made it into a few videos).
after Endless Summer got jackhammered, the above pillars of Michigan skateboarding (and others) built a half-pipe in Bud’s backyard, and it was called the Dude Ramp. pretty standard for the time, the dimensions being i think about 8- to 9-feet and about a foot of vert--they ended up building a 4-foot mini across the flat (way before its time), that actually had a photo in Thrasher at one point, back when it was still newsprint.
when i bought the above board, there were flyers on the counter of Coastline Styles for a halfpipe contest at the Dude Ramp--and yes, this was in Bud’s parents’ backyard (which was a bit of a field), and it was a typical Midwest ramp contest in the early 1980s, where people slept in the cars and shit. i know for a fact Brian Mank from Ohio was there, who is a legend from the Midwest.
i was like 12 or 13 at the time, and got my mom to drop me off the morning of the contest (shit was like 10 miles from my house), with a couple of punk rock girls i was friends with, who had mohawks that required insane amounts of AquaNet--basically we just got stranded for the day, not knowing how out of place we really were. we were the only pre-teens there, so we already stood out, but the biggest thing was, you could literally see my brand new Vision Mark Gonzales complete--with all of the neon colors on it--from every point in the field/area...the fucking thing was the brightest, shiniest thing in the whole scene, the whole day...
...which i thought was sick, at the time. but at one point, some older hessian dude (representative of the time, we could smell his knee pads from feet away, and the tops of his shoes were covered in duct tape from knee-sliding out of shit all day) walks by and says something like: “is that fucking thing brand new, fucking skate it man.” i remember looking at his board, which was of course skated, and tore up, and thinking, “what’s that guy talking about, his board’s all fucked up, mine’s way sweeter.”
i also had one of those iconic JFA stickers on the top, between the two pieces of grip, which i thought was the coolest shit in the world, until I remember quite vividly Bill Tocco walking up and going: “What’s JFA stand for, just another fucking attitude?”
there was so much going on beyond the limited scope of my horizons at that early point, and none of the hazing got to me at all...i was too fucking excited about skateboarding and the world in and of it...a doomed love affair, as it were, that is funny to sit here and reflect on and write about, nearly 40 years later...
(edit: had to include Dave-O, because he probably designed the Dude Ramp and he definitely designed the 9-Bowl, where i've personally skated with the Habitat team at and Joe Brook and lots of other priceless skaters who i've been fortunate enough to cross paths with)
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Sometimes I wish I wouldn't have kids so I could skate more.
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i have an easier time doing a bigspin back tail than a back noseslide
i just can't seem to back noseslide for the life of me unless i half cab in
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A lot of skaters are assholes
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A lot of skaters are assholes
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A lot of skaters are assholes
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i'm drinking Maker's tonight, and i love Gay's comment because it invites to talk about computerdate's avatar and my favorite song from them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV83elzOyD0
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I don't understand the Dylan hype? I've seen his parts and I do like it but I don't fully understand.
For myself, it was the trajectory, it was a constant build up. Sure, up to his Gravis part, I had always taken him for, idk, like a whatever skater. Good but footage like that Alien part was expected-level talent (as he himself admitted). Then, out of nowhere, he drops that Gravis part, which was so next level compared to what anyone thought he could do. So he blows us away with that part, and then he just kept going. Doing gnarly rails, hanging with banging ladies, skating HUF shoes in a Nike Street League, he was doing exactly what you want a skater to do after they have their break through.
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I disagree
omg you're making me feel like such an asshole here
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omg you're making me feel like such an asshole here
Damn now I feel like an asshole. I guess you were right all along
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I’d be perfectly ok with never seeing another hippie jump for the rest of my life.
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I don't like people who skate with headphones in at the skatepark
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chad tim tim and kenny anderson should play chess in a park together in like 10 years
whoever has the sharpest cardigan will win
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the basement scene in the zodiac is one the scariest scenes in cinema's history
Agreed. Excellent movie overall.
Another moment of honesty, Black skaters get criticized a little bit harder (on here and otherwise) for obvious reasons.
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Gonz seems like a kook to me, and not in the entertaining way, either. Guy seems legit disturbed and everyone kinda goes along with it because 'OH That's Mark Gonzalez, he's a skateboarding genius).
Frank Gerwers face annoys me.
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the use of the word ‘tasteful’ to describe skateboarding makes me sick
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I don't like people who skate with headphones in at the skatepark
Never understood why this bother people. As long as the skater is paying attention to the flow of the park and not getting in people’s way, what’s the problem? Not everyone wants to be your friend some people want to keep to themselves and listen to some jams. Considering how judgmental skaters are I don’t blame them.
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Gonz ruined Dill and Kostons career.
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I really liked Elijah Berne’s part in Pretty Sweet but don’t care for him anymore.
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i also had one of those iconic JFA stickers on the top, between the two pieces of grip, which i thought was the coolest shit in the world, until I remember quite vividly Bill Tocco walking up and going: “What’s JFA stand for, just another fucking attitude?”
What a dick. What else do you expect from the most jacked skater.
(https://www.elitefts.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bill-mr.-mich.png)
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Gonz seems like a kook to me, and not in the entertaining way, either. Guy seems legit disturbed and everyone kinda goes along with it because 'OH That's Mark Gonzalez, he's a skateboarding genius).
Frank Gerwers face annoys me.
Gonz is surprisingly down to earth if you strike up a convo with him. Used to see him all over SF and at Alameda skatepark and as far as I can tell the guy is a constant ball of energy who simply loves being improvisational and getting people to laugh. Dude seems blissfully unconcerned about being judged. He's having the most fun out there and, like Sinatra and Rocco, he did it his way.
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I don’t like any of the youtube skate“Pros“
Except for black ninja,he‘s funny!
He should post here imo.he likes to talk shit!!
i can switch heel but landet about 5 switch kickflips
in my life.wish it would be the other way around!
After a couple of 360flips i need a break.
It requires a lot of energy...im getting old!
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I don't like people who skate with headphones in at the skatepark
Never understood why this bother people. As long as the skater is paying attention to the flow of the park and not getting in people’s way, what’s the problem? Not everyone wants to be your friend some people want to keep to themselves and listen to some jams. Considering how judgmental skaters are I don’t blame them.
found the guy who skates with headphones
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
I've only dropped in on a 3ft quarter pipe. I have a bad fear of heights so standing at the edge of 5ft quarterpipe as a kid was terrifying. Now I'm 33 and haven't dropped in since that 3. I've started from the flat of a mini and made my way to coping, rolled in a couple times, but never a proper drop in.
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I’d be perfectly ok with never seeing another hippie jump for the rest of my life.
There are way too many and only one out of every thirty or so that I see is actually technically impressive.
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I wiped out the other day on a fairly simple curb trick and hit/ cut open my eyebrow. I currently have stitches and a black eye.
It’s not doing much for my confidence as an old guy. I probably won’t ever skate without a helmet again and that’s fine with me...
Also, my frontside 180 Ollies are atrocious and make me look like I’ve only skated for 3 months when I’m relaitybive skated for 3 decades.
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I'm super envious of people who can skate well stoned. I lose so much coordination and 2nd guess everything plus I get tired so quickly.
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i also had one of those iconic JFA stickers on the top, between the two pieces of grip, which i thought was the coolest shit in the world, until I remember quite vividly Bill Tocco walking up and going: “What’s JFA stand for, just another fucking attitude?”
What a dick. What else do you expect from the most jacked skater.
(https://www.elitefts.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bill-mr.-mich.png)
hah, yeah, i haven't seen him since he got back into bodybuilding and all, but over the years i've sessioned with him, and it's all good. i came to understand the whole JFA/"just another fucking attitude" thing was from shit Midwestern heads got from dudes out west--i guess even Brian Brannon and them...who knows.
i respect what Tocco did as a skater and his limited time as a pro (destroyed his knee not too long after turning pro, from what i understand)--all of those NSA contests he won, and those years of him going back and forth with Blaize Blouin (RIP)...i've never seen a photo like this one of Tocco doing a "one-footed channel hip hop" like this one, from the year he won the NSA finals:
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Sometimes I wish I wouldn't have kids so I could skate more.
Heavy. This post actually deserves to be in this thread.
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It's hard for me to ollie up anything. I only ollied up a ledge once and it was by accident. I can barely ollie up curbs. It really sucks to say but I've never cruised around downtown ollieing up curbs because I'm so bad at it. This year is the year.
I've always wanted to f/s boardslide a handrail and ollie down several small sets of stairs in succession but I've never done either properly (kind of did a f/s board once). I'm concerned that I'll never get around to it, and will become too old to do them and feel badly about it for the rest of my life.
Also I don't mind parkour, I think it's kind of cool.
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How you gonna slide a rail if you can’t Ollie up a curb?
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How you gonna slide a rail if you can’t Ollie up a curb?
I don't know.
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It's hard for me to ollie up anything. I only ollied up a ledge once and it was by accident. I can barely ollie up curbs. It really sucks to say but I've never cruised around downtown ollieing up curbs because I'm so bad at it. This year is the year.
I've always wanted to f/s boardslide a handrail and ollie down several small sets of stairs in succession but I've never done either properly (kind of did a f/s board once). I'm concerned that I'll never get around to it, and will become too old to do them and feel badly about it for the rest of my life.
Also I don't mind parkour, I think it's kind of cool.
No disrespect intended here but how long have you skated for and what do you skate if you can’t Ollie? Strictly Mini ramp and bowl ?
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How you gonna slide a rail if you can’t Ollie up a curb?
I don't know.
Caveman that shit son
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Also I don't mind parkour, I think it's kind of cool.
maybe the bravest admission in this entire thread thus far
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I live in the cold. I’m a huge bitch and I barely skate between sometime in November and February unless I can go to a parking garage/tunnel. I can also skate my garage when my roommates aren’t storing stuff in there. But still, it’s cold and I bitch out quick unless the temperature is greater than -5.
I tell myself if I ever reinstate my licence/get a car, it will be way easier to get to indoor spots I can skate in the winter. I hope I’m not lying to myself.
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How you gonna slide a rail if you can’t Ollie up a curb?
I don't know.
Caveman that shit son
That's a good idea. I'll caveman up the curb first for practice.
No disrespect intended here but how long have you skated for and what do you skate if you can’t Ollie? Strictly Mini ramp and bowl ?
I can definitely ollie, but I don't ollie up things that much. More onto things and off things. I'm just lazy in that regard.
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I've never been a fan of Chris Cole, there's just something about his skating that has always bored me to no end. Beyond technically gifted, not arguing that, but dudes parts make me reach for the fast forward button with the quickness.
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I think skateboarders can be assholes, and I'm not into the we can do whatever we want on other peoples account because we're cool vibe.
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Gonz ruined Dill and Kostons career.
If true, this is the only thing Gonz has ever done that I like.
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I've never been a fan of Chris Cole, there's just something about his skating that has always bored me to no end. Beyond technically gifted, not arguing that, but dudes parts make me reach for the fast forward button with the quickness.
I like his Dying to Live part, and no amount of me ever talking shit about him changes that. Sucks what he became career-wise afterwards but not everyone can go out like Heath. *Career exit-wise, not that they're even comparable.
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I've never been a fan of Chris Cole, there's just something about his skating that has always bored me to no end. Beyond technically gifted, not arguing that, but dudes parts make me reach for the fast forward button with the quickness.
I feel like Cobra Coles wheels of fortune in 411 issue 40 is an often over looked chapter.
I dug it like crazy back then, still do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVLq9jQdYE
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I've never been a fan of Chris Cole, there's just something about his skating that has always bored me to no end. Beyond technically gifted, not arguing that, but dudes parts make me reach for the fast forward button with the quickness.
I dug it like crazy back then, still do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVLq9jQdYE
I kind of see where you're coming from here. When I first heard about Chris Cole I thought he was just some middle-aged dude that tried really hard to get good at skating, and eventually succeeded in being able to do nearly every flip trick switch and regular.
But while we're on the subject of not seeing why a certain pro skater is acclaimed, I can honestly say I have never seen why anyone would think P-Rod is that impressive. Sure, he's doing the tricks, but there's something missing there. I used to watch people say, "Oh my god, P-Rod inspired me to skate," and I'd think to myself, "Wtf are you smoking? He's kind of wack..." Whatever tho.
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The only the P-rod has ever inspired me to do is not buy Primitive. They both sold McRibs but at the end of the day, it's Cole for me. I don't need to see 10 switch front heels in a row.
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I like the way Chris Cole dresses but not the way he skates.
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The only the P-rod has ever inspired me to do is not buy Primitive. They both sold McRibs but at the end of the day, it's Cole for me. I don't need to see 10 switch front heels in a row.
"My favorite skater is Terps"
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Gonz ruined Dill and Kostons career.
If true, this is the only thing Gonz has ever done that I like.
Not even, like, his skating? I mean yeah he seems like an insufferable dork but every time he steps on a board it’s kinda magical.
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Also I don't mind parkour, I think it's kind of cool.
maybe the bravest admission in this entire thread thus far
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xboc5tuCrm8
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The only the P-rod has ever inspired me to do is not buy Primitive. They both sold McRibs but at the end of the day, it's Cole for me. I don't need to see 10 switch front heels in a row.
"My favorite skater is Terps"
Don't have one.
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Gonz ruined Dill and Kostons career.
If true, this is the only thing Gonz has ever done that I like.
Q:How can anyone hate mark gonz sk8?
A: they are small children that only know about skateboarding world with Tomy hawk pro skater and skateparks. They don’t know the past and have never actually street skated so they are basically dumb
B:they are an old bitter person that doesn’t seem to want to accept that everything they ever enjoyed on a toy is because of some other old guy they never met but used to warship or they met them and they didn’t live up to their expectations because people are just regular people at the end of the day.
C:you are on slap so it’s all just bullshit
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I've never been a fan of Chris Cole, there's just something about his skating that has always bored me to no end. Beyond technically gifted, not arguing that, but dudes parts make me reach for the fast forward button with the quickness.
I dug it like crazy back then, still do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVLq9jQdYE
I kind of see where you're coming from here. When I first heard about Chris Cole I thought he was just some middle-aged dude that tried really hard to get good at skating, and eventually succeeded in being able to do nearly every flip trick switch and regular.
But while we're on the subject of not seeing why a certain pro skater is acclaimed, I can honestly say I have never seen why anyone would think P-Rod is that impressive. Sure, he's doing the tricks, but there's something missing there. I used to watch people say, "Oh my god, P-Rod inspired me to skate," and I'd think to myself, "Wtf are you smoking? He's kind of wack..." Whatever tho.
Maybe I'm dated, but I still think the closest I've come to being either a Cole or P-Rod fan was their parts from In Bloom. Coles part in Dying To Live might be the coolest Styx has ever sounded, though. Switch frontside flips for days. But hey, just my two cents. P-Rod and Primitive are sort of dry as a whole, but shit, I at least had fun with Encore. Carlos and Tiago really made that video for me.
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Jamie Thomas being like 19-20 and motivating the toy machine team to film, edit and have closing part in Welcome to Hell is really insane.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
As a 35 year old who just landed his first tre flips this year, here's the advice I can give:
Hang your toes off the side of the tail, keep your foot in the pocket area.
Scoop really hard with your back foot.
Keep your weight back. I often look at the wheel on my toe side back truck right before I pop to make sure my head is in line with it.
Keep your shoulders closed.
Jump straight up. Not forward, not to the side. Straight up.
Tell yourself tre flips are easy. Once you get the motion down, the flip is almost effortless.
That's what's been working for me. I don't have them down every try, but they're really fucking close.
Good luck. You can do this. Also, don't be scared to watch a youtube video or twelve about it. There's a lot of good info out there.
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Ishod's slumped shoulder droopy arm landing fake steeze is worse than Dylan's monkey arm landing fake steeze.
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T R U T H
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Ishod's slumped shoulder droopy arm landing fake steeze is worse than Dylan's monkey arm landing fake steeze.
It annoys the shit out of me how people say this. Like there’s nothing fake about intentionally doing something to make it look better. Gymnasts, surfers, ice skaters, numerous other people who are judged on aesthetics do this. The dogtowners, the bones brigade, the big cats had all been coached to have better hand and arm positions. Would you call Steve cabs style fake? How about alvas or peraltas? Get the fuck out of here with that fake stress bullshit. If you can make it look that good whether it’s by intentional thought or not it’s still your style, and fact of the matter is if you have had coaching like this(like myself and all the big cats) after about a year or two it becomes natural and u don’t even think about it. Y’all are mad dumb every single time I see this stupid fucking bullshit.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
As a 35 year old who just landed his first tre flips this year, here's the advice I can give:
Hang your toes off the side of the tail, keep your foot in the pocket area.
Scoop really hard with your back foot.
Keep your weight back. I often look at the wheel on my toe side back truck right before I pop to make sure my head is in line with it.
Keep your shoulders closed.
Jump straight up. Not forward, not to the side. Straight up.
Tell yourself tre flips are easy. Once you get the motion down, the flip is almost effortless.
That's what's been working for me. I don't have them down every try, but they're really fucking close.
Good luck. You can do this. Also, don't be scared to watch a youtube video or twelve about it. There's a lot of good info out there.
You and cheetahsheets have inspired me to try them. Didn't land any but I feel like I'm getting closer to the motion of the scoop. I can't get the board to flip enough but land on the underside of the board.
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Did I mention I have man tits
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I used to ride for the worst board brand in the late 90s. If someone can guess the brand I'll send them a package
New School.
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I'm almost 36. I'm skating better now than I ever have before (which still isn't very good), and I'm going go have to have surgery for a hip impingement. I won't be able to skate for 5 months after, and it absolutely fucking terrifies me. I'm so worried that I won't get back to where I'm at now, and it freaks me out. A lot.
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How you gonna slide a rail if you can’t Ollie up a curb?
I don't know.
Caveman that shit son
also slappies get you up curbs. Shit get a lapper or a cell block and just do a little manny and mash into curbs. That's how I learned to get up curbs. Just slam into that shit. Its Mad fun.
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I'm almost 36. I'm skating better now than I ever have before (which still isn't very good), and I'm going go have to have surgery for a hip impingement. I won't be able to skate for 5 months after, and it absolutely fucking terrifies me. I'm so worried that I won't get back to where I'm at now, and it freaks me out. A lot.
36 soon and skate better now too.
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Dear skateboarding,
I am angry with my generation for wishing for skate parks so hard. We had no idea how boring it would make you. I am so sorry.
<3
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
As a 35 year old who just landed his first tre flips this year, here's the advice I can give:
Hang your toes off the side of the tail, keep your foot in the pocket area.
Scoop really hard with your back foot.
Keep your weight back. I often look at the wheel on my toe side back truck right before I pop to make sure my head is in line with it.
Keep your shoulders closed.
Jump straight up. Not forward, not to the side. Straight up.
Tell yourself tre flips are easy. Once you get the motion down, the flip is almost effortless.
That's what's been working for me. I don't have them down every try, but they're really fucking close.
Good luck. You can do this. Also, don't be scared to watch a youtube video or twelve about it. There's a lot of good info out there.
You and cheetahsheets have inspired me to try them. Didn't land any but I feel like I'm getting closer to the motion of the scoop. I can't get the board to flip enough but land on the underside of the board.
Are you getting the spin and staying over it but the boards not doing a full flip? Describe the symptoms of your board flip ailment please, the big cat is shining down on you to do this son! Get it G!
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
Well Mickey the Lion is here to help. Since I’ve been young I’ve always had crowds gathered around me at skate parks. It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s great to get that sense of acknowledgement and that hey look at me, and it’s also very nice when u session a park that’s very crowded but has little space because you can basically snake anyone and they will just back down and they won’t like be pissed, they will be like the big cat just fucking took his turn over me and feel flattered. Like you know u basically at a certain level get to have a my wave my beach mentality, so u know I’m not gonna complain about the perks I get. It’s annoying when everyone wants to come up and talk to you though or like you realize they are just staring at you. It’s almost like you feel like you have an obligation to show them stuff instead of like practicing and working on what you wanna work on. It’s fun to flirt with boys and girls by doing tricks in front of them. I remember one of the best pool skaters of this generation and I were having an all day session together and he was like you must get more chicks then any other skater in the world. I felt flattered especially coming from him, but it’s funny because even though I know I could get whatever I wanted from a lot of women/men on a skateboard I feel too shallow, and I’m a big cat, big cats cannot use there skateboarding for exploitation like being pro, or getting bitchs, that is the big cat way. We are only allowed to give back, we are honor bound to help out skating as a whole, that is the way of the big cat. I feel you though it definitely makes you feel good about yourself when hundreds of kids at a park are only paying attention to you. It helps you get into the zone for sure, like oh these people are here to watch me now even tho that wasn’t there plan today; aight might as well give em a show.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
As a 35 year old who just landed his first tre flips this year, here's the advice I can give:
Hang your toes off the side of the tail, keep your foot in the pocket area.
Scoop really hard with your back foot.
Keep your weight back. I often look at the wheel on my toe side back truck right before I pop to make sure my head is in line with it.
Keep your shoulders closed.
Jump straight up. Not forward, not to the side. Straight up.
Tell yourself tre flips are easy. Once you get the motion down, the flip is almost effortless.
That's what's been working for me. I don't have them down every try, but they're really fucking close.
Good luck. You can do this. Also, don't be scared to watch a youtube video or twelve about it. There's a lot of good info out there.
You and cheetahsheets have inspired me to try them. Didn't land any but I feel like I'm getting closer to the motion of the scoop. I can't get the board to flip enough but land on the underside of the board.
Are you getting the spin and staying over it but the boards not doing a full flip? Describe the symptoms of your board flip ailment please, the big cat is shining down on you to do this son! Get it G!
Board is spinning 360
Flipping 1/2 way
Board isn't staying under me / spinning way in front of me
I'm landing in weird positions, shoulders are pointing straight
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
Well Mickey the Lion is here to help. Since I’ve been young I’ve always had crowds gathered around me at skate parks. It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s great to get that sense of acknowledgement and that hey look at me, and it’s also very nice when u session a park that’s very crowded but has little space because you can basically snake anyone and they will just back down and they won’t like be pissed, they will be like the big cat just fucking took his turn over me and feel flattered. Like you know u basically at a certain level get to have a my wave my beach mentality, so u know I’m not gonna complain about the perks I get. It’s annoying when everyone wants to come up and talk to you though or like you realize they are just staring at you. It’s almost like you feel like you have an obligation to show them stuff instead of like practicing and working on what you wanna work on. It’s fun to flirt with boys and girls by doing tricks in front of them. I remember one of the best pool skaters of this generation and I were having an all day session together and he was like you must get more chicks then any other skater in the world. I felt flattered especially coming from him, but it’s funny because even though I know I could get whatever I wanted from a lot of women/men on a skateboard I feel too shallow, and I’m a big cat, big cats cannot use there skateboarding for exploitation like being pro, or getting bitchs, that is the big cat way. We are only allowed to give back, we are honor bound to help out skating as a whole, that is the way of the big cat. I feel you though it definitely makes you feel good about yourself when hundreds of kids at a park are only paying attention to you. It helps you get into the zone for sure, like oh these people are here to watch me now even tho that wasn’t there plan today; aight might as well give em a show.
Wow, I really hope you weren’t being sarcastic because this just spoke to me in so many different ways. It’s like you can feel all those eyes on you and your like welp, not learning any tricks today. Stick to the old faithful lines and give em what they want. Kids always ask why I don’t post anything on Instagram or try to get sponsored and I don’t really have a good answer for them. A hot older woman with great tits came up to me the other day and told me I was really fun to watch and I kind of brushed it off and some kids were giving me shit for not talking to her. None of it feels right and I’ve always tried to go with my gut. I hope your not fucking with me because that response helped me a lot. Thanks cheetah. That part about snaking was the best.
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I’m 36 and like Ben K’s Hockey II part : :-X
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I live in the cold. I’m a huge bitch and I barely skate between sometime in November and February unless I can go to a parking garage/tunnel. I can also skate my garage when my roommates aren’t storing stuff in there. But still, it’s cold and I bitch out quick unless the temperature is greater than -5.
I tell myself if I ever reinstate my licence/get a car, it will be way easier to get to indoor spots I can skate in the winter. I hope I’m not lying to myself.
Sounds cold as fuck. Do you live in the Midwest or Canada? I grew up in North Dakota. I moved to the nw but can recall the cold garage, barn and underground parking garage sessions.
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
Well Mickey the Lion is here to help. Since I’ve been young I’ve always had crowds gathered around me at skate parks. It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s great to get that sense of acknowledgement and that hey look at me, and it’s also very nice when u session a park that’s very crowded but has little space because you can basically snake anyone and they will just back down and they won’t like be pissed, they will be like the big cat just fucking took his turn over me and feel flattered. Like you know u basically at a certain level get to have a my wave my beach mentality, so u know I’m not gonna complain about the perks I get. It’s annoying when everyone wants to come up and talk to you though or like you realize they are just staring at you. It’s almost like you feel like you have an obligation to show them stuff instead of like practicing and working on what you wanna work on. It’s fun to flirt with boys and girls by doing tricks in front of them. I remember one of the best pool skaters of this generation and I were having an all day session together and he was like you must get more chicks then any other skater in the world. I felt flattered especially coming from him, but it’s funny because even though I know I could get whatever I wanted from a lot of women/men on a skateboard I feel too shallow, and I’m a big cat, big cats cannot use there skateboarding for exploitation like being pro, or getting bitchs, that is the big cat way. We are only allowed to give back, we are honor bound to help out skating as a whole, that is the way of the big cat. I feel you though it definitely makes you feel good about yourself when hundreds of kids at a park are only paying attention to you. It helps you get into the zone for sure, like oh these people are here to watch me now even tho that wasn’t there plan today; aight might as well give em a show.
Cheetah is never sarcastic on here when he’s got the long posts. It really is a double edged sword and no one here would understand better then this big cat.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
As a 35 year old who just landed his first tre flips this year, here's the advice I can give:
Hang your toes off the side of the tail, keep your foot in the pocket area.
Scoop really hard with your back foot.
Keep your weight back. I often look at the wheel on my toe side back truck right before I pop to make sure my head is in line with it.
Keep your shoulders closed.
Jump straight up. Not forward, not to the side. Straight up.
Tell yourself tre flips are easy. Once you get the motion down, the flip is almost effortless.
That's what's been working for me. I don't have them down every try, but they're really fucking close.
Good luck. You can do this. Also, don't be scared to watch a youtube video or twelve about it. There's a lot of good info out there.
You and cheetahsheets have inspired me to try them. Didn't land any but I feel like I'm getting closer to the motion of the scoop. I can't get the board to flip enough but land on the underside of the board.
Are you getting the spin and staying over it but the boards not doing a full flip? Describe the symptoms of your board flip ailment please, the big cat is shining down on you to do this son! Get it G!
Board is spinning 360
Flipping 1/2 way
Board isn't staying under me / spinning way in front of me
I'm landing in weird positions, shoulders are pointing straight
Back shoulder should be pointing at the angle of the back knee, and obviously your front shoulder should be 180 degrees from it. If it’s spinning way in front you’re trying to flick it. Can you do non popped 3 shuvits? Think of that with a kind of flick down of the toe and not kick out of ankle like a kickflip. It’s going in front of you because you are trying to kick it out like a kickflip. Try to do a 3 shuv non popped where you pressurize the rail with your toe on it enough to make it flip over. Like do a 360 rail pressure flip before giving it that ollie scoop if it’s tough. Or do the shitty no comply thing I mentioned in some earlier posts.
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i also had one of those iconic JFA stickers on the top, between the two pieces of grip, which i thought was the coolest shit in the world, until I remember quite vividly Bill Tocco walking up and going: “What’s JFA stand for, just another fucking attitude?”
That's because you had the wrong sticker on. JAFA has to be some nardcore band from Aladdinville.
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I find the baggy pants goofy boy 90s comeback really gross. Cromer, Crockett and Austyn's skating looked way better when they had the clean slim fit dark pants style. Also for the life of me can't understand why young women think mom jeans and big white sneakers is a good look. I get that fashion is cyclical, but it's a style I wish would have stayed dead.
As much as I appreciate being able to see all the pros skating on IG I think it's had a truly harmful impact on skateboarding. We are completely jaded and spoiled when it comes to footage and the mystique of pros is long gone. Now it's incredibly obvious that most pro skaters aren't that bright, when in the past we could project onto them whatever we wanted.
And social media and technology in general has lead to a generation of spoiled, emotionally weak narcissists. As much as it was supposed to connect everyone it's actually had the opposite effect. The rate of depression, suicide and bullying is higher than ever before. For all the positives of it I'd love to go back to how things were in the 90s with limited internet connection and the web being a wild, free place populated by outcasts and people who were nerdy about specific topics.
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I find the baggy pants goofy boy 90s comeback really gross. Cromer, Crockett and Austyn's skating looked way better when they had the clean slim fit dark pants style. Also for the life of me can't understand why young women think mom jeans and big white sneakers is a good look. I get that fashion is cyclical, but it's a style I wish would have stayed dead.
As much as I appreciate being able to see all the pros skating on IG I think it's had a truly harmful impact on skateboarding. We are completely jaded and spoiled when it comes to footage and the mystique of pros is long gone. Now it's incredibly obvious that most pro skaters aren't that bright, when in the past we could project onto them whatever we wanted.
And social media and technology in general has lead to a generation of spoiled, emotionally weak narcissists. As much as it was supposed to connect everyone it's actually had the opposite effect. The rate of depression, suicide and bullying is higher than ever before. For all the positives of it I'd love to go back to how things were in the 90s with limited internet connection and the web being a wild, free place populated by outcasts and people who were nerdy about specific topics.
Agreed. Not saying pants need to go back to skin tightness, but form fighting looks better on 97% of people.
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
As a 35 year old who just landed his first tre flips this year, here's the advice I can give:
Hang your toes off the side of the tail, keep your foot in the pocket area.
Scoop really hard with your back foot.
Keep your weight back. I often look at the wheel on my toe side back truck right before I pop to make sure my head is in line with it.
Keep your shoulders closed.
Jump straight up. Not forward, not to the side. Straight up.
Tell yourself tre flips are easy. Once you get the motion down, the flip is almost effortless.
That's what's been working for me. I don't have them down every try, but they're really fucking close.
Good luck. You can do this. Also, don't be scared to watch a youtube video or twelve about it. There's a lot of good info out there.
Tried the back truck thing and landed five consecutive treflips bolts. Thanks Dude!
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I find the baggy pants goofy boy 90s comeback really gross. Cromer, Crockett and Austyn's skating looked way better when they had the clean slim fit dark pants style. Also for the life of me can't understand why young women think mom jeans and big white sneakers is a good look. I get that fashion is cyclical, but it's a style I wish would have stayed dead.
As much as I appreciate being able to see all the pros skating on IG I think it's had a truly harmful impact on skateboarding. We are completely jaded and spoiled when it comes to footage and the mystique of pros is long gone. Now it's incredibly obvious that most pro skaters aren't that bright, when in the past we could project onto them whatever we wanted.
And social media and technology in general has lead to a generation of spoiled, emotionally weak narcissists. As much as it was supposed to connect everyone it's actually had the opposite effect. The rate of depression, suicide and bullying is higher than ever before. For all the positives of it I'd love to go back to how things were in the 90s with limited internet connection and the web being a wild, free place populated by outcasts and people who were nerdy about specific topics.
thank you!!!!this is so true!
i’m born in 84 so almost my whole schooltime was in the 90s and we never had girls wearing That stuff!
imo lots of pros looking better skating in tighter pants!
Im not going to buy another baggy pants with 35years,Thats for sure!!!levis 501 for the win!
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I'm almost 36. I'm skating better now than I ever have before (which still isn't very good), and I'm going go have to have surgery for a hip impingement. I won't be able to skate for 5 months after, and it absolutely fucking terrifies me. I'm so worried that I won't get back to where I'm at now, and it freaks me out. A lot.
Damn that is genuinely scary. Good luck. I hope it works out for you and you can get back to a new prime after you recover safely.
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Everyone giving tre flip advice: here’s my best advice, learn them on a bank: not a steep bank but a middle or mellow bank, try the tre flip once your speed almost stops, that’s great practice for being able to do them on on flat.
I had not done a 360 flip since 2015 until 2020, I’ve only done it twice but it was at two dif skate parks on 2 dif banks, and it felt much more comfortable than trying it on flat.
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I like the way Chris Cole dresses but not the way he skates.
I always thought those "Reign skate shop" T-shirts were pretty cool with the like gothic drippy font. Just looked it up and the shop went out of business. Add it to the pile of skateboarding T-shirts I'll never own, another one being the Bummer High mini-van shirt.
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Ishod's slumped shoulder droopy arm landing fake steeze is worse than Dylan's monkey arm landing fake steeze.
It annoys the shit out of me how people say this. Like there’s nothing fake about intentionally doing something to make it look better. Gymnasts, surfers, ice skaters, numerous other people who are judged on aesthetics do this. The dogtowners, the bones brigade, the big cats had all been coached to have better hand and arm positions. Would you call Steve cabs style fake? How about alvas or peraltas? Get the fuck out of here with that fake stress bullshit. If you can make it look that good whether it’s by intentional thought or not it’s still your style, and fact of the matter is if you have had coaching like this(like myself and all the big cats) after about a year or two it becomes natural and u don’t even think about it. Y’all are mad dumb every single time I see this stupid fucking bullshit.
I think you misunderstood the title thread. Say something honest.
No where in this post did I say fake steeze was a bad thing, that's you being poor at reading comprehension; I merely said that Ishod's was worse than Dylan's. Read that again so it sinks in.
To your point, fine, steeze it out, make it look good, but that's not the result they're getting (Dylan, maybe).
This looks fucking terrible after such good tricks:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8kK5vggnqg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
Sounds like on some level, you're depressed and finding things to get bummed about. I'm not saying you don't skate better around other people, but to let that bum you out takes a lot of effort that could be diverted elsewhere. I skate better around other people. I do that because I usually see them do something and am more apt to try it. I think it's just more motivating. I don't get down about it though. I'm shit regardless first off and second, it's just not a big deal.
Try not to nitpick your way into a depressed state of mind on subjects like this bud. I totally get it though, it's a lot easier said than done. I've tried to off myself before and was almost successful, I get what bad depression is like so if you ever want to talk I'm here. On some level though, try to recognize that your thought process about this particular thing is most likely coming from your depressed brain trying to make itself more depressed through neurotic, self defeating overthinking. I don't know, just what it seems like. Regardless, I was sincere about being here if you need to chat. No shame at being depressed but reach out before it's too late.
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I hate the people that ride egg shaped boards and 40mm wheels in 2020
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I'm almost 36. I'm skating better now than I ever have before (which still isn't very good), and I'm going go have to have surgery for a hip impingement. I won't be able to skate for 5 months after, and it absolutely fucking terrifies me. I'm so worried that I won't get back to where I'm at now, and it freaks me out. A lot.
Had a friend go through this in his late 30s on both hips (one at a time) and he said it was the best thing that ever happened to him. He would never skate hard and was always the first to sit down on sessions, but after he recovered from the surgeries, he said it felt like he was in his early 20s and he even started street skating again. Just a positive (and honest) anecdote for ya.
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I have never tried a salad (the food) before in my entire life.
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
I'm 32 and have never solo skated as much as I do now before. I moved back to my hometown a few years back and at that point already most of my old skate buddies had quit, or become less available due to work, buying houses, having families etc. so naturally I'd just end up at the skatepark and randomly bump into people. Met a lot of rad kids, a lot of annoying ones too, still skate with them when I see them but the generation gap I can feel, they've discovered skating from a completely different angle than I have and will never leave the park, barely even know their way around the city or where spots are.
What I eventually learned (or remembered) from that is that I skate for myself and not to impress people because pretty much everyone can wow people with some trick especially nowadays that kids learn all kinds of shit like it's natural, and on the other hand you can't even trust the majority of skaters nowadays on their appreciation of what good skateboarding is; you sound like you're putting pressure on yourself like you're trying to prove something to others by making it a point to skate 'well', but that's not going anywhere. Those days I actually hate it when people watch me skate (although I do enjoy sharing tricks and 'inspiring' kids with dumb moves or spot ideas - essentially the cultural transmission aspect), hence going back to solo sessions around town at random - the only person I'm trying to impress is myself. Growing older I feel it more than ever that experimenting with my own humble limits is what matters in the end and managing to push them just for yourself feels even more rewarding. Also the idea that my window of skate time in life might be slowly closing shut I've learned to tame and run as my main motivator, using existential anguish as fuel by considering all the things you've ever wanted to do on a skateboard and realizing as many of them as possible before it's 'too late' I find to be the greatest fucking boost. Maybe coincidentally, maybe not but nowadays I feel like I'm skating better than I ever did (I even find myself jumping down shit I'd never jump down in my teens) and I think that has to do with making skating one's sincere inner quest of the self as opposed to some kind of flashy notice for anonymous masses. Maybe that actually helps one better understand the mental limits they're actually putting on themselves, in turn resulting in natural progression.
I'm high as fuck not unsure how much of this is coherent but I feel like growing older took both you and I on completely opposite paths, funny how it can work both ways, also it's never too late to come back (I actually went through a period like yours in my mid 20's, that was the result of only skating with people 10/15 years older than me, the majority of which had a really jaded and nostalgic mindset that was contagious enough to set me back - I was still trying to skate hard for myself, but kind of was starting to 'lose hope' in a way that sounds similar - I solved it by switching up my skate session habits).
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It bums me out that I’ve had like 25 years of trying tre flips and heel flips and can’t do either. What’s the secret to those? I can kickflip. I even used to switch kickflip so it’s not like I have no flatground skills.
As a 35 year old who just landed his first tre flips this year, here's the advice I can give:
Hang your toes off the side of the tail, keep your foot in the pocket area.
Scoop really hard with your back foot.
Keep your weight back. I often look at the wheel on my toe side back truck right before I pop to make sure my head is in line with it.
Keep your shoulders closed.
Jump straight up. Not forward, not to the side. Straight up.
Tell yourself tre flips are easy. Once you get the motion down, the flip is almost effortless.
That's what's been working for me. I don't have them down every try, but they're really fucking close.
Good luck. You can do this. Also, don't be scared to watch a youtube video or twelve about it. There's a lot of good info out there.
Tried the back truck thing and landed five consecutive treflips bolts. Thanks Dude!
Yes dude! So stoked for you!
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I'm almost 36. I'm skating better now than I ever have before (which still isn't very good), and I'm going go have to have surgery for a hip impingement. I won't be able to skate for 5 months after, and it absolutely fucking terrifies me. I'm so worried that I won't get back to where I'm at now, and it freaks me out. A lot.
Thanks, dude. I appreciate it.
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I'm almost 36. I'm skating better now than I ever have before (which still isn't very good), and I'm going go have to have surgery for a hip impingement. I won't be able to skate for 5 months after, and it absolutely fucking terrifies me. I'm so worried that I won't get back to where I'm at now, and it freaks me out. A lot.
Had a friend go through this in his late 30s on both hips (one at a time) and he said it was the best thing that ever happened to him. He would never skate hard and was always the first to sit down on sessions, but after he recovered from the surgeries, he said it felt like he was in his early 20s and he even started street skating again. Just a positive (and honest) anecdote for ya.
Hell yes! That's great to hear. Thank you for sharing this!
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
I'm 32 and have never solo skated as much as I do now before. I moved back to my hometown a few years back and at that point already most of my old skate buddies had quit, or become less available due to work, buying houses, having families etc. so naturally I'd just end up at the skatepark and randomly bump into people. Met a lot of rad kids, a lot of annoying ones too, still skate with them when I see them but the generation gap I can feel, they've discovered skating from a completely different angle than I have and will never leave the park, barely even know their way around the city or where spots are.
What I eventually learned (or remembered) from that is that I skate for myself and not to impress people because pretty much everyone can wow people with some trick especially nowadays that kids learn all kinds of shit like it's natural, and on the other hand you can't even trust the majority of skaters nowadays on their appreciation of what good skateboarding is; you sound like you're putting pressure on yourself like you're trying to prove something to others by making it a point to skate 'well', but that's not going anywhere. Those days I actually hate it when people watch me skate (although I do enjoy sharing tricks and 'inspiring' kids with dumb moves or spot ideas - essentially the cultural transmission aspect), hence going back to solo sessions around town at random - the only person I'm trying to impress is myself. Growing older I feel it more than ever that experimenting with my own humble limits is what matters in the end and managing to push them just for yourself feels even more rewarding. Also the idea that my window of skate time in life might be slowly closing shut I've learned to tame and run as my main motivator, using existential anguish as fuel by considering all the things you've ever wanted to do on a skateboard and realizing as many of them as possible before it's 'too late' I find to be the greatest fucking boost. Maybe coincidentally, maybe not but nowadays I feel like I'm skating better than I ever did (I even find myself jumping down shit I'd never jump down in my teens) and I think that has to do with making skating one's sincere inner quest of the self as opposed to some kind of flashy notice for anonymous masses. Maybe that actually helps one better understand the mental limits they're actually putting on themselves, in turn resulting in natural progression.
I'm high as fuck not unsure how much of this is coherent but I feel like growing older took both you and I on completely opposite paths, funny how it can work both ways, also it's never too late to come back (I actually went through a period like yours in my mid 20's, that was the result of only skating with people 10/15 years older than me, the majority of which had a really jaded and nostalgic mindset that was contagious enough to set me back - I was still trying to skate hard for myself, but kind of was starting to 'lose hope' in a way that sounds similar - I solved it by switching up my skate session habits).
I fucking love you buddy, you are the fucking Chartreux my friend. Always great fucking posts. I find that if you don’t let the younger generation know about our culture and appreciate it then it will be lost for all eternity. There’s a difference between teaching the youth history and breathing down their neck to do this exactly this way. Obviously how they got into skating and what they find dope might be different, but it’s our responsibility to show then the history of skating. Cultural identity can only be maintained with standard bearers for that culture.
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i honestly wish franky villani wasnt on primitive. soo many better fits for him but i bet they pay him well
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Ishod's slumped shoulder droopy arm landing fake steeze is worse than Dylan's monkey arm landing fake steeze.
It annoys the shit out of me how people say this. Like there’s nothing fake about intentionally doing something to make it look better. Gymnasts, surfers, ice skaters, numerous other people who are judged on aesthetics do this. The dogtowners, the bones brigade, the big cats had all been coached to have better hand and arm positions. Would you call Steve cabs style fake? How about alvas or peraltas? Get the fuck out of here with that fake stress bullshit. If you can make it look that good whether it’s by intentional thought or not it’s still your style, and fact of the matter is if you have had coaching like this(like myself and all the big cats) after about a year or two it becomes natural and u don’t even think about it. Y’all are mad dumb every single time I see this stupid fucking bullshit.
I think you misunderstood the title thread. Say something honest.
No where in this post did I say fake steeze was a bad thing, that's you being poor at reading comprehension; I merely said that Ishod's was worse than Dylan's. Read that again so it sinks in.
To your point, fine, steeze it out, make it look good, but that's not the result they're getting (Dylan, maybe).
This looks fucking terrible after such good tricks:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8kK5vggnqg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
How does ishod have fake steeze? He obviously is natural and loose on his board. You may be stiff when you skate but that doesn't mean that someone who isn't is faking steeze
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i honestly wish franky villani wasnt on primitive. soo many better fits for him but i bet they pay him well
Franky is for real one of the best dudes out. Primitive is corny but I’m not sure where I picture him. What board sponsor you wanna see him on?
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i honestly wish franky villani wasnt on primitive. soo many better fits for him but i bet they pay him well
Franky is for real one of the best dudes out. Primitive is corny but I’m not sure where I picture him. What board sponsor you wanna see him on?
It's funny how Primitive basically gives him Zero graphics because they know this as well. He rips and I'm glad he's being paid but that sentiment is spot on. Honestly don't have an answer for that either, let's just say Krooked.
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i honestly wish franky villani wasnt on primitive. soo many better fits for him but i bet they pay him well
Agreed. It seems so odd that he's on such a kind of preppy marketed brand. He's a dirty skate rat, not the clean cut, mom friendly primitive image.
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i honestly wish franky villani wasnt on primitive. soo many better fits for him but i bet they pay him well
Franky is for real one of the best dudes out. Primitive is corny but I’m not sure where I picture him. What board sponsor you wanna see him on?
Considering he skates the Heroin egg shape and Fos has done a few graphics for him I think him on Heroin would work.
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i honestly wish franky villani wasnt on primitive. soo many better fits for him but i bet they pay him well
Franky is for real one of the best dudes out. Primitive is corny but I’m not sure where I picture him. What board sponsor you wanna see him on?
Am I the only one who could possibly see him on FA? Or maybe even Toy Machine? I don't know, might be a stretch. Either way, I agree that he deserves more than just being Primitives token "alternative" dude.
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i honestly wish franky villani wasnt on primitive. soo many better fits for him but i bet they pay him well
Franky is for real one of the best dudes out. Primitive is corny but I’m not sure where I picture him. What board sponsor you wanna see him on?
Considering he skates the Heroin egg shape and Fos has done a few graphics for him I think him on Heroin would work.
He might take a paycut but that would be so good. Shape, graphic-wise, and their guys skate differently too. Maybe it's the distance and probable paycut thing, but fuckit, quit Primitive tonight and hit up FOS like a man, Franky.
Am I the only one who could possibly see him on FA? Or maybe even Toy Machine? I don't know, might be a stretch. Either way, I agree that he deserves more than just being Primitives token "alternative" dude.
He deserves better than FA, he's actually got some originality.
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I'm almost 36. I'm skating better now than I ever have before (which still isn't very good), and I'm going go have to have surgery for a hip impingement. I won't be able to skate for 5 months after, and it absolutely fucking terrifies me. I'm so worried that I won't get back to where I'm at now, and it freaks me out. A lot.
Had a friend go through this in his late 30s on both hips (one at a time) and he said it was the best thing that ever happened to him. He would never skate hard and was always the first to sit down on sessions, but after he recovered from the surgeries, he said it felt like he was in his early 20s and he even started street skating again. Just a positive (and honest) anecdote for ya.
Doc just called me today to inform me about my hip MRI results. Degenerative labrum tear + impingement from a rough cartilage surface. I think it's from hucking too much as a grom. I wish someone told me to bend my knees and skate switch more often. Like, on top of being way sicker on a board, your body probably appreciates the symmetry. I'm hoping I can go abroad to get cheaper surgery and get good results, get an internship in India or something like that. I know Josh Harmony had hip resurfacing done and I also have a friend who's had it done and both had a great improvement.
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i honestly wish franky villani wasnt on primitive. soo many better fits for him but i bet they pay him well
Franky is for real one of the best dudes out. Primitive is corny but I’m not sure where I picture him. What board sponsor you wanna see him on?
Considering he skates the Heroin egg shape and Fos has done a few graphics for him I think him on Heroin would work.
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Am I the only one who could possibly see him on FA? Or maybe even Toy Machine? I don't know, might be a stretch. Either way, I agree that he deserves more than just being Primitives token "alternative" dude.
frog is my crazy choice
polar is my sane choice
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if the point of this thread is to air unpopular opinions and make embarrassing admissions then here are mine:
i own a thank you deck (not really my fault but still)
i got brian wenning's stance wrong watching the dc video as a kid (who does switch back 3s off shit?) and thought he was really boring until quite recently (now one of my all time faves)
i also thought photosynthesis and mosaic were really boring. (like both now, but prefer mosaic by quite a lot, which i guess is not the 'right' way around).
a lot of other skaters probably deserve a slice of the adoration i spend on tom penny, but i've made my delusional fanboy bed and i'm not getting up
i don't have that many strong opinions about skating. pretty much everyone on any team is fucking amazing and i enjoy almost all of them more or less. i prefer a gustav tonneson or a dylan hughes to a nyjah or a shane, but if the energy drink elite drop parts, i'll watch with my jaw on the floor.
for ages i was insistent that the way fs and bs nollie tricks are labelled was backwards and refused to go along with it, but now i've converted i can see that the majority were actually right all along.
its a bit hypocritical seeing as i often feel like focusing/throwing my board just trying flat-ground tricks at walking pace, but i always think it looks suuuuuuuppper wack when pros have a full meltdown in public. couldn't stomach AVE for years just based on that intro where he helicopters his board towards that kid. (like him now though). that's one of my fave things about penny - total lack of stress. like that clip where he's trying kf manny fs pivot to fakie manny fs kf out. a really tech trick by his standards and he keeps getting robbed but just finds it funny.
deep down i know the real reason i find the vhs aesthetic so annoying is the simple fact that if kids are fetishising obsolete technologies that were a completely mundane aspect of my own childhood, that means i am officially old.
ethan fowler has awful style. fight me. (please don't).
for the most part, i find it really hard to enjoy those videos from the mid 90s where its all mongo pushing and 8 trick lines with like two ledge basic ledge tricks and a load of filler - all with an exclusively hip hop soundtrack and no attempt whatsoever to edit the footage so that it syncs with the track. would rather watch the worst of the early 90s do-a-late-flip-noseblunt-on-a-parking-block or the worst of the early 2000s do-a-feeble-on-a-10-stair-handrail-four-times-in-the-same-part than that stuff.
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on the 3flip discussion, i agree with flintstagram, but would reiterate what others have said about the front foot actually having a pretty important role. if you actually flick through your ankle like on a kf then yeah, you'll end up with a double vflip - but if you just kind of stiffen it a little it'll help keep the board ahead of you. the back foot also has to help with that. scoop hard sure, but not too sideways - use your toes to shoot the tail under you rather than behind you.*
*i land less than one in ten 3flips so my advice is probably worthless, but my attempts are always good enough that i at least look like i can 3flip. so if that's a landmark you're aiming for...
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when we first got into skating, i skated with my bestfriend for 2 years before i realised he was skating mongo, not that we really even cared anyways.
even when I stopped skating for like 10 years, i still bought skate shoes because a lot of them they look good as casual shoes too. I hate basketball shoes and don't know why people wear them everyday to every event.
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
Sounds like on some level, you're depressed and finding things to get bummed about. I'm not saying you don't skate better around other people, but to let that bum you out takes a lot of effort that could be diverted elsewhere. I skate better around other people. I do that because I usually see them do something and am more apt to try it. I think it's just more motivating. I don't get down about it though. I'm shit regardless first off and second, it's just not a big deal.
Try not to nitpick your way into a depressed state of mind on subjects like this bud. I totally get it though, it's a lot easier said than done. I've tried to off myself before and was almost successful, I get what bad depression is like so if you ever want to talk I'm here. On some level though, try to recognize that your thought process about this particular thing is most likely coming from your depressed brain trying to make itself more depressed through neurotic, self defeating overthinking. I don't know, just what it seems like. Regardless, I was sincere about being here if you need to chat. No shame at being depressed but reach out before it's too late.
Wow, Thanks man! Really appreciate you saying this. Need more people like you in this world. As far as my post I need to pick my words more wisely. I shouldn’t have used the word depressed, more so unfulfilled with my job at the moment. Ive dealt with major depressive disorder as well and I’m glad I’m not dealing with that in my life right now. Definitely agree with you on the overthinking thing. A busy mind is sickness. As far as the pressure to put on for the crowd, I was feeling a little disappointed in myself for sure. However, after thinking about what cheetah said, it’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Getting attention at parks is just kinda weird but I’ve been skating a shit ton lately and feeling comfortable on the board so no point in being ashamed of it.
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I forgot who won SOTY this year.
yesterday it took me and a friend a few moments to remember too, we then agreed that back in the day all the sotys were legends and not just the best skater of that year.
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that Rowan shoe being spammed is ugly as hell
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that Rowan shoe being spammed is ugly as hell
It reminds me of the Vans they used to sell at Mervyn's.
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Lately I’ve kind of been bugging on this and I would love some of yall’s opinion. When I was young I skated by myself all the time. Session my flat bar, ledge spot, or the local indoor ramp for hours without thinking anything weird about it. I’m 27 now and live in an area where I don’t know a lot of people and mostly skate parks. I meet up with some new friends sometimes but for the most part l just show up and see who’s there. I’ve been noticing lately that when there’s a good amount of people at the park I skate better and harder than if there’s only a few randoms. I’m worried that the main reason I skate now is to get that pat on the back from the shredders or a few cheers from the peanut gallery. Been going through some depression and people praising me at the park gives me this hollow sense of accomplishment. Has anyone else thought about this? I feel like I’m skating for others more than myself and it really bums me out and makes me feel like a kook. I feel more comfortable on my board than I have in a long time but I’m starting to question why I even do it. Existential crisis type of feeling. Please help.
I don't think it's necessarily wanting the pat on the back/cheers or whatever, although lets face it that is a good feeling that you shouldn't feel bad about - in general if you're skating with other people then it gets you more motivated, better vibes and so forth. There's been times I've been trying to learn tricks, feeble fakies is the last one i can recall. Went at it on a solo session for an hour, had the body/board positioning perfect but just couldn't commit to bringing it back in, next time I skated transition with some friends I had it in ten minutes.
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ethan fowler has awful style. fight me. (please don't).
Can you put into words what about his style is unappealing to you? Not trying to get into some regular internet argument or anything. Just legitimately curious since I always thought he had really great style.
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FA and Hockey have 0 appeal to me.
I have no quarrel with people liking those brands, I just do not.
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ethan fowler has awful style. fight me. (please don't).
Can you put into words what about his style is unappealing to you? Not trying to get into some regular internet argument or anything. Just legitimately curious since I always thought he had really great style.
so i have to hold up my hand and say i am mostly judging him on his that's life part, as its the one i've seen most - and that might be a bit unfair in of itself. but in short, it's the tic tacs...
its not just that he tics tacs landings (he does quite a lot). its that he even does it between tricks - like lifting his front wheels a lot is just part of how he rides. i'm not to keen on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is1a0GU2m80
watch this again, but while imagining that lifting the front wheels unnecessarily grosses you out.
i think the flares are something to do with it too...
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FA and Hockey have 0 appeal to me.
I have no quarrel with people liking those brands, I just do not.
I feel the same. Although I'm happy they're around. I don't like the videos or the boards but the diversity in styles of skateboarding as well as skate brands is something I really like about skateboarding in 2020. The market is obviously over saturated with deck companies but it provides a lot of different choices which is great.
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Ishod's slumped shoulder droopy arm landing fake steeze is worse than Dylan's monkey arm landing fake steeze.
It annoys the shit out of me how people say this. Like there’s nothing fake about intentionally doing something to make it look better. Gymnasts, surfers, ice skaters, numerous other people who are judged on aesthetics do this. The dogtowners, the bones brigade, the big cats had all been coached to have better hand and arm positions. Would you call Steve cabs style fake? How about alvas or peraltas? Get the fuck out of here with that fake stress bullshit. If you can make it look that good whether it’s by intentional thought or not it’s still your style, and fact of the matter is if you have had coaching like this(like myself and all the big cats) after about a year or two it becomes natural and u don’t even think about it. Y’all are mad dumb every single time I see this stupid fucking bullshit.
I think you misunderstood the title thread. Say something honest.
No where in this post did I say fake steeze was a bad thing, that's you being poor at reading comprehension; I merely said that Ishod's was worse than Dylan's. Read that again so it sinks in.
To your point, fine, steeze it out, make it look good, but that's not the result they're getting (Dylan, maybe).
This looks fucking terrible after such good tricks:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8kK5vggnqg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Just because you didn’t say “fake steez is bad,” it’s what you meant. This board has been shitting on the arm thing for a decade, you know this. Saying ishods imaginary arm thing is worse is saying it’s bad. Come on son, you can’t backpedal this. Own it. Take the jelly out your spine.
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Just because you didn’t say “fake steez is bad,” it’s what you meant. This board has been shitting on the arm thing for a decade, you know this. Saying ishods imaginary arm thing is worse is saying it’s bad. Come on son, you can’t backpedal this. Own it. Take the jelly out your spine.
Don't kill your brother, learn to love each other
Don't get mad, cause it ain't that bad
Look at who you are, you've come too far
It's in your hands, just be a man
Get the jelly out your spine
Cobwebs out of your mind
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so i have to hold up my hand and say i am mostly judging him on his that's life part, as its the one i've seen most - and that might be a bit unfair in of itself. but in short, it's the tic tacs...
its not just that he tics tacs landings (he does quite a lot). its that he even does it between tricks - like lifting his front wheels a lot is just part of how he rides. i'm not to keen on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is1a0GU2m80
watch this again, but while imagining that lifting the front wheels unnecessarily grosses you out.
i think the flares are something to do with it too...
I actually kind of like that shit in small doses when it flows, makes the skater look like they're piloting the skateboard. Soy Panday also does it a lot, now I realize who he might have gotten that from. Reverting back to regs after a fakie trick is still a foreign dialect to me, though.
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so i have to hold up my hand and say i am mostly judging him on his that's life part, as its the one i've seen most - and that might be a bit unfair in of itself. but in short, it's the tic tacs...
its not just that he tics tacs landings (he does quite a lot). its that he even does it between tricks - like lifting his front wheels a lot is just part of how he rides. i'm not to keen on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is1a0GU2m80
watch this again, but while imagining that lifting the front wheels unnecessarily grosses you out.
i think the flares are something to do with it too...
I actually kind of like that shit in small doses when it flows, makes the skater look like they're piloting the skateboard. Soy Panday also does it a lot, now I realize who he might have gotten that from. Reverting back to regs after a fakie trick is still a foreign dialect to me, though.
i like people who do a lot of heavy, not-strictly-necessary swerving for that exact reason - but for me, it loses all the appeal if you lift your wheels.
i dunno exactly why - my flip tricks suffered for years because i rode super loose trucks out of a feeling that i had to be able to make sharp turns without lifting the wheels. maybe i'm just bitter for all the lost time.
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But while we're on the subject of not seeing why a certain pro skater is acclaimed, I can honestly say I have never seen why anyone would think P-Rod is that impressive. Sure, he's doing the tricks, but there's something missing there. I used to watch people say, "Oh my god, P-Rod inspired me to skate," and I'd think to myself, "Wtf are you smoking? He's kind of wack..." Whatever tho.
He got put out so much footage as a little kid when I was a little kid. His Street Cinema part was incredible. He was always getting ads. He always had fresh K1's or K3's on in fresh colorways and dressed how we dressed. He did really big shit for being so little. I'm confused why you are curious. I've never heard anyone doubt P-Rod's influence in the 2000's especially with people my age. His Yeah Right part too... I'm seriously confused.
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^^ No, I actually get what you mean; part of me just thinks it looks endearing or something, because of how tic tacs have always been such a barely explicit no-no in skateboarding that even beginners perceive as a flaw early on, when someone chooses not to give a shit about them I find it pretty ballsy, plus to me it feels like catching glimpses of how the skater's style looked like when they were eleven years old at every landing. But as far as my own skating is concerned for instance, I try going for clean landings too so it has to be what I appreciate best. I think I used to do the front truck lift a bit more, but that was because skating around Glen Fox made me realize how great of a tech that could be for a speed check i.e. prior to reaching an obstacle for which you're going too fast.
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Ishod's slumped shoulder droopy arm landing fake steeze is worse than Dylan's monkey arm landing fake steeze.
It annoys the shit out of me how people say this. Like there’s nothing fake about intentionally doing something to make it look better. Gymnasts, surfers, ice skaters, numerous other people who are judged on aesthetics do this. The dogtowners, the bones brigade, the big cats had all been coached to have better hand and arm positions. Would you call Steve cabs style fake? How about alvas or peraltas? Get the fuck out of here with that fake stress bullshit. If you can make it look that good whether it’s by intentional thought or not it’s still your style, and fact of the matter is if you have had coaching like this(like myself and all the big cats) after about a year or two it becomes natural and u don’t even think about it. Y’all are mad dumb every single time I see this stupid fucking bullshit.
I think you misunderstood the title thread. Say something honest.
No where in this post did I say fake steeze was a bad thing, that's you being poor at reading comprehension; I merely said that Ishod's was worse than Dylan's. Read that again so it sinks in.
To your point, fine, steeze it out, make it look good, but that's not the result they're getting (Dylan, maybe).
This looks fucking terrible after such good tricks:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8kK5vggnqg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
I'm confused. This clip looks really natural. What did you want him to do - put his hands in his pockets and start whistling?
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In all honesty, I am pretty boring, but kinda mean.
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PS Stix makes square as fuck shapes and has tiny tails for size 8 boards.
Most kids nowadays have either terrible style or trick selection.
Supreme is wack on so many levels
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This went from 'honest' to 'my opinion' pretty fast.
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Still have some opinions but will indulge in the thread's specific intent too. I see what you mean but it hasn't completely derailed.
In high school, I had pretty bad acne - sort of fucked up my confidence for a couple years. Now my face is clean but I'm sensitive towards people with bad skin. The two kids who used to pick on me (one of them skated), they're both schizos now.
that Rowan shoe being spammed is ugly as hell
Definitely. I've seen discount department store shoes that look better.
FA and Hockey have 0 appeal to me.
I have no quarrel with people liking those brands, I just do not.
They're way too "cool". I'm not giving Dill money, he's a kook. Or swan.
The Swan Pablo shoes with the fake little tattoo/jail type of drawings make me want to vomit. The pink ones, I'd get them for a baby sister or something but that's about it.
PS Stix makes square as fuck shapes and has tiny tails for size 8 boards.
Most kids nowadays have either terrible style or trick selection.
Supreme is wack on so many levels
Everything about Supreme is deplorable. It's a bored idiot with money/swag for brains company. Megacorp high end Walmart shit.
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^^ No, I actually get what you mean; part of me just thinks it looks endearing or something, because of how tic tacs have always been such a barely explicit no-no in skateboarding that even beginners perceive as a flaw early on, when someone chooses not to give a shit about them I find it pretty ballsy, plus to me it feels like catching glimpses of how the skater's style looked like when they were eleven years old at every landing. But as far as my own skating is concerned for instance, I try going for clean landings too so it has to be what I appreciate best. I think I used to do the front truck lift a bit more, but that was because skating around Glen Fox made me realize how great of a tech that could be for a speed check i.e. prior to reaching an obstacle for which you're going too fast.
I remember I was once chilling with some of the big cats, and they were like let’s do something fun out at this session we went on. We did a bunch of goofy shit, slaloming, did some catamarans, a bunch of silly goofy stuff in between the ripping. Well we ended up doing a tic tac race, like no pushing who could tic tac around this giant ass park the quickest and I won by like a mile, now I’m one the two youngest big cats, but still it wasn’t close. I remember the big cats were chilling and listening to the leopard speak. He spoke of the fact that back in the day in freestyle contests you were docked points because you pushed, essentially because you couldn’t generate speed without taking your foot off the board which was found to be lame(most of the big cats entered contests in freestyle, vert, bowls, street, u name it, this is the way). I found that to be a very interesting way to look at tic tacs. Like if you have tight trucks the only way to generate speed through no push is to tic tac. Also to change direction on tight trucks it’s pretty damn difficult as well. Sure loose trucks have the benefits of being able to generate speed through carving, but they also make consistency and stuff like that go out the drain.
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Heath hardly ever got any fucking props until he retired even though he deserved it. It's the fucking truth and you all know it.
Maybe from the industry hell idk. But I've been a heath fan since birdhouse days.
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^^ No, I actually get what you mean; part of me just thinks it looks endearing or something, because of how tic tacs have always been such a barely explicit no-no in skateboarding that even beginners perceive as a flaw early on, when someone chooses not to give a shit about them I find it pretty ballsy, plus to me it feels like catching glimpses of how the skater's style looked like when they were eleven years old at every landing. But as far as my own skating is concerned for instance, I try going for clean landings too so it has to be what I appreciate best. I think I used to do the front truck lift a bit more, but that was because skating around Glen Fox made me realize how great of a tech that could be for a speed check i.e. prior to reaching an obstacle for which you're going too fast.
I remember I was once chilling with some of the big cats, and they were like let’s do something fun out at this session we went on. We did a bunch of goofy shit, slaloming, did some catamarans, a bunch of silly goofy stuff in between the ripping. Well we ended up doing a tic tac race, like no pushing who could tic tac around this giant ass park the quickest and I won by like a mile, now I’m one the two youngest big cats, but still it wasn’t close. I remember the big cats were chilling and listening to the leopard speak. He spoke of the fact that back in the day in freestyle contests you were docked points because you pushed, essentially because you couldn’t generate speed without taking your foot off the board which was found to be lame(most of the big cats entered contests in freestyle, vert, bowls, street, u name it, this is the way). I found that to be a very interesting way to look at tic tacs. Like if you have tight trucks the only way to generate speed through no push is to tic tac. Also to change direction on tight trucks it’s pretty damn difficult as well. Sure loose trucks have the benefits of being able to generate speed through carving, but they also make consistency and stuff like that go out the drain.
Daewon is super consistent.
York loves the tic tac.
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^^ No, I actually get what you mean; part of me just thinks it looks endearing or something, because of how tic tacs have always been such a barely explicit no-no in skateboarding that even beginners perceive as a flaw early on, when someone chooses not to give a shit about them I find it pretty ballsy, plus to me it feels like catching glimpses of how the skater's style looked like when they were eleven years old at every landing. But as far as my own skating is concerned for instance, I try going for clean landings too so it has to be what I appreciate best. I think I used to do the front truck lift a bit more, but that was because skating around Glen Fox made me realize how great of a tech that could be for a speed check i.e. prior to reaching an obstacle for which you're going too fast.
I remember I was once chilling with some of the big cats, and they were like let’s do something fun out at this session we went on. We did a bunch of goofy shit, slaloming, did some catamarans, a bunch of silly goofy stuff in between the ripping. Well we ended up doing a tic tac race, like no pushing who could tic tac around this giant ass park the quickest and I won by like a mile, now I’m one the two youngest big cats, but still it wasn’t close. I remember the big cats were chilling and listening to the leopard speak. He spoke of the fact that back in the day in freestyle contests you were docked points because you pushed, essentially because you couldn’t generate speed without taking your foot off the board which was found to be lame(most of the big cats entered contests in freestyle, vert, bowls, street, u name it, this is the way). I found that to be a very interesting way to look at tic tacs. Like if you have tight trucks the only way to generate speed through no push is to tic tac. Also to change direction on tight trucks it’s pretty damn difficult as well. Sure loose trucks have the benefits of being able to generate speed through carving, but they also make consistency and stuff like that go out the drain.
Daewon is super consistent.
York loves the tic tac.
Darwin is arguably the most naturally talented skateboarder that’s ever existed, don’t bring outliers into this.
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Jesus, Mike - don't encourage him.
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This went from 'honest' to 'my opinion' pretty fast.
Yeah, could have been a good thread.
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I still haven’t learned why Rodney Mullen sticks his left index finger out when he does tricks
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Blunt slides on handrails are not blunt slides at all, they are tail/nose slides.
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I forget which documentary I watched where a pro admitted to falling asleep with his skateboard, but I have also slept with my board nestled in my arms. Actually, when it was getting close to switch over, I would sometimes "bond" with my upcoming deck by toting it around the house.
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I still haven’t learned why Rodney Mullen sticks his left index finger out when he does tricks
Easy. Most old pros have a hand positioning because you naturally want to flex your fingers and shit on certain tricks, so sticking with one or a few positions prevents you from doing goofy looking shit and impacting your style negatively. Might not add any benefit to your style necessarily since I find that’s mostly arm movements, but curling fingers and shit can look so fucking ugly.
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I forget which documentary I watched where a pro admitted to falling asleep with his skateboard, but I have also slept with my board nestled in my arms. Actually, when it was getting close to switch over, I would sometimes "bond" with my upcoming deck by toting it around the house.
I would guess P-Rod
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I think it was one of the guys in LA Boys.
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I forget which documentary I watched where a pro admitted to falling asleep with his skateboard, but I have also slept with my board nestled in my arms. Actually, when it was getting close to switch over, I would sometimes "bond" with my upcoming deck by toting it around the house.
malto epicly laterd
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when people talk about Ethan Fowler's style, they are talking about Stereo-era Ethan Fowler
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
I faked cumming once with this girl. We were going at it and I had already cum 8 times in the previous 20 hours. I was afraid blood would start coming out.
She did get me one more time before the end tho.
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damn dude you’re so sick
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I love clipping my wheels out of nose manny on the manny pad. I know it's a no no but it feels so good idky
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when people talk about Ethan Fowler's style, they are talking about Stereo-era Ethan Fowler
Which is the particular Ethan Fowler era I reckoned Soy must have been into when I brought him up. I love studying the evolution of people's individual styles over time and seeing what doors they open next in their own game as they keep winning it, the influences they can relate to and pick up on, etc.
cheetah yeah you know your shit about how truck looseness works with carving for speed and whatnot no question, I felt like I was riding my board just reading that post. Freestyle cool points thing I had considered before, it's a good reminder that before being deemed cool or uncool (usually depending on suspected marketability) all maneuvers on a skateboard are essentially a technique and in reality there are much more ways of controlling a skateboard than most people really consider due to not thinking outside the popular box.
I'm once again going to bring up Glen Fox but seeing him skate in person is mind-blowing because then you realize that all his little powerslide techniques and little shuffles are actually a gazillion little tech's he's always naturally done and developed in order to maintain flow in his skating, constantly adjusting his speed in precise ways and now they're just naturally part of his lines, when most people prefer controlled pushes and less punctuation (also partly because they never even suspected that it's possible to skate differently). It's like watching an expert Mario Kart player with all the skidding (except there's a near infinity of inputs programmed) vs. a random player just glued to the track holding one button the vanilla way if there's any other skater around (who isn't also from Jersey).
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when people talk about Ethan Fowler's style, they are talking about Stereo-era Ethan Fowler
yeah, i totally get that.
i am sure if i'd seen tincan folklore before that's life, i would just see the latter part as the lineage of a nice style - but having seen them the other way round it's harder for me to appreciate.
first impressions are hard to get round...
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when people talk about Ethan Fowler's style, they are talking about Stereo-era Ethan Fowler
Which is the particular Ethan Fowler era I reckoned Soy must have been into when I brought him up. I love studying the evolution of people's individual styles over time and seeing what doors they open next in their own game as they keep winning it, the influences they can relate to and pick up on, etc.
cheetah yeah you know your shit about how truck looseness works with carving for speed and whatnot no question, I felt like I was riding my board just reading that post. Freestyle cool points thing I had considered before, it's a good reminder that before being deemed cool or uncool (usually depending on suspected marketability) all maneuvers on a skateboard are essentially a technique and in reality there are much more ways of controlling a skateboard than most people really consider due to not thinking outside the popular box.
I'm once again going to bring up Glen Fox but seeing him skate in person is mind-blowing because then you realize that all his little powerslide techniques and little shuffles are actually a gazillion little tech's he's always naturally done and developed in order to maintain flow in his skating, constantly adjusting his speed in precise ways and now they're just naturally part of his lines, when most people prefer controlled pushes and less punctuation (also partly because they never even suspected that it's possible to skate differently). It's like watching an expert Mario Kart player with all the skidding (except there's a near infinity of inputs programmed) vs. a random player just glued to the track holding one button the vanilla way if there's any other skater around (who isn't also from Jersey).
Solid recommendation, getting Paul Shier and Ricky Oyola vibes from him. The rapid in-between tricks and powerslides make his board feel like a natural extension of his legs and body. I like the MK analogy; give guys unlimited tried and they will eventually throw down a banger down a rail, ledge or stairs. But you can train style into a person.
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
I once actually fell asleep while getting head which apparently sent the message it wasn’t very good. It probably wasn’t.
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Not thrilled to see Caleb Barnett has his own signature Ventures. Seems to cheapen the whole enterprise.
No offense to him though.
Maybe I’m just old and crotchety, but I always think of guys like Reynolds and PRod as being “pro model truck” guys. But then again I don’t really have a clue what I’m talking about either.
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Polished trucks without any graphics look the best.
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I agree, but I’m still going to complain about something that has nothing to do with me because this is the internet and that’s what you do.
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
Back in my tweaker days I had this drug dealer boyfriend who used to fall asleep/pass out while blowing me. At first I'd think it was funny but then wondered what kind of dreams he might be having and what havoc that would wreak on my penis if he decided to clamp down.
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I don't think skateboarding has become a true jock activity and still embodies the opposite of jock culture and I love it. I thought of starting a thread but changed my mind because I figured the response would be humorous vibes. I play rec soccer for exercise/fun, there is no trophy or anything for winning....but...there are guys who will scream in the ref's face, cheat, push, shuv, intimidate and you really don't see that at skate parks or skate spots between skaters and it FREQUENTLY happens at any pick up team sports games. Obviously some exceptions, but I just think that's awesome how skateboarding doesn't have that bull shit at all. Or at least I never see it. Even the "jockiest" of skaters don't push or shuv other skaters. Can you imagine how dumb that would look? Lol
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I love clipping my wheels out of nose manny on the manny pad. I know it's a no no but it feels so good idky
If you aim out a little bit you’ll smack your tail and it sounds and feels great.
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I don't think skateboarding has become a true jock activity and still embodies the opposite of jock culture and I love it. I thought of starting a thread but changed my mind because I figured the response would be humorous vibes. I play rec soccer for exercise/fun, there is no trophy or anything for winning....but...there are guys who will scream in the ref's face, cheat, push, shuv, intimidate and you really don't see that at skate parks or skate spots between skaters and it FREQUENTLY happens at any pick up team sports games. Obviously some exceptions, but I just think that's awesome how skateboarding doesn't have that bull shit at all. Or at least I never see it. Even the "jockiest" of skaters don't push or shuv other skaters. Can you imagine how dumb that would look? Lol
There is an equivalent to what you've described from the rec soccer league in skateboarding. Nowadays it seems like there's less of it, but there was definitely bullsh*t like this described when people talk about EMB and the "turf" wars and sh*t like that.
At one point in time (and possibly still today) if you went skating perhaps with people you didn't really know too well, or at a street spot that wasn't in the best neighborhood, you could easily end up slumped against a wall, bloody face, black eye, and your board either focused or stolen. I personally haven't been to a skatepark in over 20 years but I'm sure there are fights there all the time over stupid shit.
When two people are involved in some activity, a brawl is potentially imminent no matter what. I saw two grown dudes literally spear each other to the ground and throw fists at a Walmart parking lot about 6 months ago. Not everyone is your friend, even if they do also have a skateboard with them.
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I don't think skateboarding has become a true jock activity and still embodies the opposite of jock culture and I love it. I thought of starting a thread but changed my mind because I figured the response would be humorous vibes. I play rec soccer for exercise/fun, there is no trophy or anything for winning....but...there are guys who will scream in the ref's face, cheat, push, shuv, intimidate and you really don't see that at skate parks or skate spots between skaters and it FREQUENTLY happens at any pick up team sports games. Obviously some exceptions, but I just think that's awesome how skateboarding doesn't have that bull shit at all. Or at least I never see it. Even the "jockiest" of skaters don't push or shuv other skaters. Can you imagine how dumb that would look? Lol
There is an equivalent to what you've described from the rec soccer league in skateboarding. Nowadays it seems like there's less of it, but there was definitely bullsh*t like this described when people talk about EMB and the "turf" wars and sh*t like that.
At one point in time (and possibly still today) if you went skating perhaps with people you didn't really know too well, or at a street spot that wasn't in the best neighborhood, you could easily end up slumped against a wall, bloody face, black eye, and your board either focused or stolen. I personally haven't been to a skatepark in over 20 years but I'm sure there are fights there all the time over stupid shit.
When two people are involved in some activity, a brawl is potentially imminent no matter what. I saw two grown dudes literally spear each other to the ground and throw fists at a Walmart parking lot about 6 months ago. Not everyone is your friend, even if they do also have a skateboard with them.
My grandmother’s book club is a powder keg ready to explode at any moment.
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I don't think skateboarding has become a true jock activity and still embodies the opposite of jock culture and I love it. I thought of starting a thread but changed my mind because I figured the response would be humorous vibes. I play rec soccer for exercise/fun, there is no trophy or anything for winning....but...there are guys who will scream in the ref's face, cheat, push, shuv, intimidate and you really don't see that at skate parks or skate spots between skaters and it FREQUENTLY happens at any pick up team sports games. Obviously some exceptions, but I just think that's awesome how skateboarding doesn't have that bull shit at all. Or at least I never see it. Even the "jockiest" of skaters don't push or shuv other skaters. Can you imagine how dumb that would look? Lol
There is an equivalent to what you've described from the rec soccer league in skateboarding. Nowadays it seems like there's less of it, but there was definitely bullsh*t like this described when people talk about EMB and the "turf" wars and sh*t like that.
At one point in time (and possibly still today) if you went skating perhaps with people you didn't really know too well, or at a street spot that wasn't in the best neighborhood, you could easily end up slumped against a wall, bloody face, black eye, and your board either focused or stolen. I personally haven't been to a skatepark in over 20 years but I'm sure there are fights there all the time over stupid shit.
When two people are involved in some activity, a brawl is potentially imminent no matter what. I saw two grown dudes literally spear each other to the ground and throw fists at a Walmart parking lot about 6 months ago. Not everyone is your friend, even if they do also have a skateboard with them.
I thought someone debunked the whole EMB was a violent war zone of skaters vs skaters. Even if it was, like you said it's the neighborhood...it's not in our culture to push someone because they passed the ball wrong.
I'm totally ignorant to someone snapping and beating someone to a bloody pulp because of bad style. What do you know about? I can see other circumstances leading to violence but usually we just beam, vibe and talk shit on the ledge. We don't get in each other's faces and push and shuv like jocks do, but you're completely welcome to disagree.
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I don't think skateboarding has become a true jock activity and still embodies the opposite of jock culture and I love it. I thought of starting a thread but changed my mind because I figured the response would be humorous vibes. I play rec soccer for exercise/fun, there is no trophy or anything for winning....but...there are guys who will scream in the ref's face, cheat, push, shuv, intimidate and you really don't see that at skate parks or skate spots between skaters and it FREQUENTLY happens at any pick up team sports games. Obviously some exceptions, but I just think that's awesome how skateboarding doesn't have that bull shit at all. Or at least I never see it. Even the "jockiest" of skaters don't push or shuv other skaters. Can you imagine how dumb that would look? Lol
There is an equivalent to what you've described from the rec soccer league in skateboarding. Nowadays it seems like there's less of it, but there was definitely bullsh*t like this described when people talk about EMB and the "turf" wars and sh*t like that.
At one point in time (and possibly still today) if you went skating perhaps with people you didn't really know too well, or at a street spot that wasn't in the best neighborhood, you could easily end up slumped against a wall, bloody face, black eye, and your board either focused or stolen. I personally haven't been to a skatepark in over 20 years but I'm sure there are fights there all the time over stupid shit.
When two people are involved in some activity, a brawl is potentially imminent no matter what. I saw two grown dudes literally spear each other to the ground and throw fists at a Walmart parking lot about 6 months ago. Not everyone is your friend, even if they do also have a skateboard with them.
My grandmother’s book club is a powder keg ready to explode at any moment.
Never say never. A quick Google of "old people fist fight" is sure to churn up some results. The throw-down might happen after a disagreement on the plot development of "Eat Pray Love"
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I placed higher than Brian Anderson at Tampa Pro, but was beaten by Elissa Steamer (we all did terribly). I did get a trophy in Best Trick, though.
OK...here's a few:
I still skate a 7.875 deck with 50mm wheels and Lo- 139 Indy's like it was 1994
Although I was pro, I've never skated more than a 6 stair in my life...
I'm a huge movie nerd but have never seen: Any Die Hard, Silence Of The Lambs, any of the Lord of the Rings, any Batman without Bale in it and I just finally watched Back to The Future II/III 2 months ago.
Rothdigga let me holla at a box...yer heard...
I posted this earlier, and it's completely true:
"I hate that I see kids wearing: Converse, Nike's, New Balance, and Adidas all the time now. I have really only worn: Vans and Emerica's (I think my Mom bought me a pair of Globe's one Christmas). I'm not the guy who always preaches about being core..but seeing the three stripes or the swoop makes me hate you
I'm all for skaters riding for these bigger brands to make money, and I totally get that Vans is a bigger brand...but in my book they get a pass because they were the first legit skate shoe
Edit: Also I hate the gut reaction of... oh well my Nike's are just so comfortable. We know that's total crap because my Vans Era's feel fine. Don't be so comfortable all the time for that matter and learn to get used to some of the discomfort of life"
But, if I'm being completely honest, this is also true:
Brandon Westgate is my favorite skateboarder, and even though I've only ever worn Vans and Emerica's all my life, I have always wanted to try out Westgate's shoes. Westgate caught my attention when 5Boro's "Word of Mouth" came out, but Westgate officially became my favorite skater after "State of Mind" and "Stay Gold" were released.
To quote Brandon, his skating is defined by "simple and fast [tricks], and good style." Honestly, that's all I want to see in a skateboarder, which is why I love Donny Barely too.
I have been listening to the Bunt a lot recently so I got the balls to say this. Rothdigger will send me a box of size 10 913 New Balances. I'll post them on my Instagram and do a post here on slap as well on how they are skating. Perhaps this wasn't worth a try, but I will never know until you respond back.
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The mob mentality of 90’s plaza skating was dumb as fuck and individuals that romanticize it sound like a bunch of dorks.
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The mob mentality of 90’s plaza skating was dumb as fuck and individuals that romanticize it sound like a bunch of dorks.
LIAR!
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im 29 and work all the fuckin time, i always somehow still find the smallest window of opportunity to skate either at work, after work sometimes early before work, and its all i can think about when im not skating. I skate at the local park on the weekends but i just want to street skate but no one ever wants to skate the crusty shitty spots we have. Tis life
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The mob mentality of 90’s plaza skating was dumb as fuck and individuals that romanticize it sound like a bunch of dorks.
LIAR!
don’t yell at me
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I’ll probably take a good hard kookin’ for this, but Don Pendleton’s graphics are overrated.
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The mob mentality of 90’s plaza skating was dumb as fuck and individuals that romanticize it sound like a bunch of dorks.
LIAR!
don’t yell at me
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Well you are a liar.
The history of Love Park, Embarcadero, Pulaski are so sick.
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Oh and I once faked falling asleep during a blowjob because of how horrible it was.
I once actually fell asleep while getting head which apparently sent the message it wasn’t very good. It probably wasn’t.
I feel like it can go either way. It can be this is so boring I'd rather sleep, or it can be like getting your back rubbed and oh my god I feel so good I want to sleep.
I’ll probably take a good hard kookin’ for this, but Don Pendleton’s graphics are overrated.
Never heard the name before, in my head I said I bet it's the guy that did those Alien graphics. Sure enough. I have to agree, probably would have bought more Heath boards if it wasn't some version of the same shit.
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I’ll probably take a good hard kookin’ for this, but Don Pendleton’s graphics are overrated.
Respect your honesty; his graphics are iconic for that era of AWS but ran stale after a bit.
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The mob mentality of 90’s plaza skating was dumb as fuck and individuals that romanticize it sound like a bunch of dorks.
LIAR!
don’t yell at me
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Well you are a liar.
The history of Love Park, Embarcadero, Pulaski are so sick.
Stop yelling. Not discrediting the skateboarding that took place, just the vibing.
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The mob mentality of 90’s plaza skating was dumb as fuck and individuals that romanticize it sound like a bunch of dorks.
LIAR!
don’t yell at me
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Well you are a liar.
The history of Love Park, Embarcadero, Pulaski are so sick.
Stop yelling. Not discrediting the skateboarding that took place, just the vibing.
The vibing was necessary. Otherwise all the out-of-towners would have unnecessarily blown up the spot and ruined it for the people who skated there every day.
Also, earning respect was a right of passage. The younger skaters needed the older skaters to show them that.
My new honest thought:
I absolutely would have loved Maxallure if it existed in 1995, which is why I think that it’s a dark horse brand now.
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Scooters r the modern day sk8rs
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The downhill scene is tighter, funner, and at least just as gnarly as ‘regular’ skating.
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This is a gud meme. I'm proud of this meme, it is a very humorous meme, and it shall brighten many days today. Thank u for your time
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This is a gud meme. I'm proud of this meme, it is a very humorous meme, and it shall brighten many days today. Thank u for your time
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Thank you Bears
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pressure flips look better than inward heels
Some inward heels are pressure flips.
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pressure flips look better than inward heels
Some are basically pop shove-it late flips too.
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I don't understand the Dylan hype? I've seen his parts and I do like it but I don't fully understand.
For myself, it was the trajectory, it was a constant build up. Sure, up to his Gravis part, I had always taken him for, idk, like a whatever skater. Good but footage like that Alien part was expected-level talent (as he himself admitted). Then, out of nowhere, he drops that Gravis part, which was so next level compared to what anyone thought he could do. So he blows us away with that part, and then he just kept going. Doing gnarly rails, hanging with banging ladies, skating HUF shoes in a Nike Street League, he was doing exactly what you want a skater to do after they have their break through.
Ok so thanks for explaining why you like him and now I understand better. I do like seeing him skate but he's not my favorite.
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I fell of skate media really hard for almost a decade around 2003. I didn’t have as much disposable income, my local shop closed, streaming wasn’t yet huge, and I was mostly into transition skating so all I have from that era are a few Thrasher vids.
People will mention some iconic part from that time and often I can only offer a dull stare. Someone would mention Herman, Spanky, and Leo and I’d be like “Those children in Kids in Emerica?”
I’ve gone back and watched a lot of stuff but there’s so much I have no idea about.
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pressure flips look better than inward heels
Some are basically pop shove-it late flips too.
I honestly hate when people say they do nollie bigspin lateflip when it's just a nollie big heel that was just poorly executed
i dont consider it a nollie bigspin lateflip unless you flip the board after its at least rotated 180 out of the 360 degrees required to be a bigspin
if you kick it with your back foot and it hasn't even done more than half a shove (90 degree rotation), you just did a shitty nollie big heel
*edit - i said "i hate when people" above, this actually applies to only one or two people
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I have an independent tattoo, but I only skated indys for maybe a year. It’s more for a dead homie than anything, but it’s still a fucking Indy tatto. I’m Jamie Thomas.
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Watching all these 30+ skaters turn into social leeches and kooks who are still trying to profit off of middle schoolers has made me realize that most skateboarders are the laziest, narcissistic, least-talented people around.
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im 29 and work all the fuckin time, i always somehow still find the smallest window of opportunity to skate either at work, after work sometimes early before work, and its all i can think about when im not skating. I skate at the local park on the weekends but i just want to street skate but no one ever wants to skate the crusty shitty spots we have. Tis life
Fr. Leave the house before it's light out and get home it's dark already. All I do at work is think about skating, and when I get home I just try to do flatground in my driveway. There's barely any lights, can't see shit, and I suck and I get mad.
Go home, watch more skate videos jerk off, and prepare to go to work again tomorrow :'(
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Watching all these 30+ skaters turn into social leeches and kooks who are still trying to profit off of middle schoolers has made me realize that most skateboarders are the laziest, narcissistic, least-talented people around.
Which Youtube company/straight to Zumiez brand are you talking about?
People that speed up their clips. Just film it again.
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The mob mentality of 90’s plaza skating was dumb as fuck and individuals that romanticize it sound like a bunch of dorks.
LIAR!
don’t yell at me
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I actually agree with you completely. I was just making a joke about the fact that you stated an opinion and opinions can not be either true or false.
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The mob mentality of 90’s plaza skating was dumb as fuck and individuals that romanticize it sound like a bunch of dorks.
LIAR!
don’t yell at me
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I actually agree with you completely. I was just making a joke about the fact that you stated an opinion and opinions can not be either true or false.
Oh youuuu
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am i invited to the wedding?
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like GAY! would ever be into a cheeseburger like me
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did you just assume GAY's standards?
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like GAY! would ever be into a cheeseburger like me
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Love handles are better to fuck then abs, got something to grab on when you hitting a man from behind.
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Watching all these 30+ skaters turn into social leeches and kooks who are still trying to profit off of middle schoolers has made me realize that most skateboarders are the laziest, narcissistic, least-talented people around.
People that speed up their clips. Just film it again.
I feel bummed to name some of them, but.... I do like honesty. Jeremy Wray makes the list with his 15-years-too-late attempt at pro skateboarder relevance, same with Kerry Getz. Lutzka and his guilt-free endorsements of any and all crap. Chris Cole touting his tiny knives sponsor and skate-coach schtick.
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Haven't smoked weed for 15 days, this is when the cravings hit me hard. Lots of horrible dreams, moody as hell, stressing even more than usual, but it will eventually pass. It's for the best, for I don't know the meaning of the word moderation.
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It’d be kool to touch butt to butt with a girl and fart
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It’d be kool to touch butt to butt with a girl and fart
can confirm
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We are the most underrated poster ever
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It’d be kool to touch butt to butt with a girl and fart
can confirm
Respect dog
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Watching all these 30+ skaters turn into social leeches and kooks who are still trying to profit off of middle schoolers has made me realize that most skateboarders are the laziest, narcissistic, least-talented people around.
People that speed up their clips. Just film it again.
I feel bummed to name some of them, but.... I do like honesty. Jeremy Wray makes the list with his 15-years-too-late attempt at pro skateboarder relevance, same with Kerry Getz. Lutzka and his guilt-free endorsements of any and all crap. Chris Cole touting his tiny knives sponsor and skate-coach schtick.
Hah dude, you don't have to feel bad about disliking those things, they've been discussed here.
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I'm struggling to come to terms with the fact that I'm now getting old (43 this year) and most of my tricks, my pop and confidence is almost gone.
I'm self conscious that I look like a loser dad clinging onto my youth.
But fuck what others think, right?....right?
Damn.
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I'm struggling to come to terms with the fact that I'm now getting old (43 this year) and most of my tricks, my pop and confidence is almost gone.
I'm self conscious that I look like a loser dad clinging onto my youth.
But fuck what others think, right?....right?
Damn.
if you've been skating this whole time, then you've been a loser hanging on to his youth for a good decade already.
why freak out now?
*only joking. it's not even a case of 'fuck what others think', it's more coming to the realisation that no one's thinking about you in the first place. oh look, a guy on a skateboard. is that wack? is that cool? it's not anything. no one gives a fuck. so shred right on.
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Fuck what others think?
fuck what YOU think.
Others dont think that about you, I happen to think you are an absolute LAD.
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I'm struggling to come to terms with the fact that I'm now getting old (43 this year) and most of my tricks, my pop and confidence is almost gone.
I'm self conscious that I look like a loser dad clinging onto my youth.
But fuck what others think, right?....right?
Damn.
Hey man, cheer up. Chances are you weren’t that great in your prime either! :)
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Supreme is the worst "fashion" brand.
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Supreme is the worst "fashion" brand.
It's like a lazy rubber stamp saying "cool" and anyone without a brain just blindly agrees.
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Supreme is the worst "fashion" brand.
Never met an intelligent person rocking Supreme. I use it as a dumb gauge.
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Hey man, cheer up. Chances are you weren’t that great in your prime either! :)
I know for a fact I wasn’t that great. Haha.
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-I have kook taste in board set ups and probably clothes also. I think it’s fun to switch things up and mess around with different color combos for setups
-I used to scratch/scuff up new decks and shoes as a kid so people would think I was good at skating
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Supreme is the worst "fashion" brand.
Judging someone’s intelligence based on their choice of clothing is about as dumb as it gets.
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Supreme is the worst "fashion" brand.
I mean paying $200+ for a sweater that says Supreme shows how stupid you are with your money.
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Blindly judging people by their look/clothes is rather stupid.
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Blindly judging people by their look/clothes is rather stupid.
kind of a fair rule of thumb, but it falls down a bit if the person in question is clearly very engaged with the question of what they wear.
some people just want to be comfortable/warm, but i think it's fair to assume that if someone went to the lengths to save the money to buy a high-end conspicuous consumption logo-emblazoned piece of clothing, it's precisely because they're hoping to be judged on the basis of that clothing, no?
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Blindly judging people by their look/clothes is rather stupid.
kind of a fair rule of thumb, but it falls down a bit if the person in question is clearly very engaged with the question of what they wear.
some people just want to be comfortable/warm, but i think it's fair to assume that if someone went to the lengths to save the money to buy a high-end conspicuous consumption logo-emblazoned piece of clothing, it's precisely because they're hoping to be judged on the basis of that clothing, no?
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It's because clock3rs has Supreme like a dummy. If anyone ever tries to pass off, "I've got this Supreme hoody because it's comfy!" that person is an idiot. *cargos plug too, my bad. Same goes for Palace posers.
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I’ve wasted my life and I’m not sure how to stop
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I'm struggling to come to terms with the fact that I'm now getting old (43 this year) and most of my tricks, my pop and confidence is almost gone.
I'm self conscious that I look like a loser dad clinging onto my youth.
But fuck what others think, right?....right?
Damn.
Come skating with me for an hour and you'll leave feeling really great about yourself and your current skill level.
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I’ve wasted my life and I’m not sure how to stop
I didn't get into my career until I was 30. And that was after 10 years toiling away in a van touring in bands that went nowhere. Wouldn't change it for the world though.
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I still miss a girl that dumped me last year. I hate myself because of that. At least i'm conformed, not suffering.
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I still miss a girl that dumped me last year. I hate myself because of that. At least i'm conformed, not suffering.
The worst. Sorry bruce.
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Blindly judging people by their look/clothes is rather stupid.
How can you judge someone by their look if you’re blind?
Didn’t think that one through too well, did ya??
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Spanky's photoshop art sucks.
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Spanky's photoshop art sucks.
They're no good, but the etch-a-sketch drawings impress me. Adderall vibes.
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buying supreme is a good investment get a hoodie for 180 sell for 700
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buying supreme is a good investment get a hoodie for 180 sell for 700
We're talking about those who wear it, and with pride. Don't try that, "I only get it for the resell value!" shit, then it wouldn't even have to be unpackaged (or certainly not worn outside). What, are you taking a sweater for a test drive?
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buying supreme is a good investment get a hoodie for 180 sell for 700
The thread title isn't, "Say something honestly embarrassing"
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Is supreme going to not be cool in like 5 years like Diamond ?
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buying supreme is a good investment get a hoodie for 180 sell for 700
The thread title isn't, "Say something
honestly embarrassing"
Yall are some weirdos, talking about making money is embarrassing lol
Used shit resell too, who am I to judge what other people choose to spend their money on. Thinking people are unintelligent based on the brand of clothing they wear is the only embarrasing statement here.
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Spanky's photoshop art sucks.
Those were cool but his photoshop shit is garbage.
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buying supreme is a good investment get a hoodie for 180 sell for 700
The thread title isn't, "Say something
honestly embarrassing"
Used shit resell too, who am I to judge what other people choose to spend their money on. Thinking people are unintelligent based on the brand of clothing they wear is the only embarrasing statement here.
You are not wrong, but the Hypebeast resale market is embarrassing as fuck and admitting that you have the slightest interest in it puts a curse on you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdR4Y9Vl8hY
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Is supreme going to not be cool in like 5 years like Diamond ?
If you asked this five years ago, yes.
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buying supreme is a good investment get a hoodie for 180 sell for 700
The thread title isn't, "Say something
honestly embarrassing"
Used shit resell too, who am I to judge what other people choose to spend their money on. Thinking people are unintelligent based on the brand of clothing they wear is the only embarrasing statement here.
You are not wrong, but the Hypebeast resale market is embarrassing as fuck and admitting that you have the slightest interest in it puts a curse on you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdR4Y9Vl8hY
differences in opinions I guess, have no problem with flipping some clothes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGQLspQzgkk
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buying supreme is a good investment get a hoodie for 180 sell for 700
The thread title isn't, "Say something
honestly embarrassing"
Used shit resell too, who am I to judge what other people choose to spend their money on. Thinking people are unintelligent based on the brand of clothing they wear is the only embarrasing statement here.
You are not wrong, but the Hypebeast resale market is embarrassing as fuck and admitting that you have the slightest interest in it puts a curse on you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdR4Y9Vl8hY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGQLspQzgkk
I tip my cap to you, good sir. The truth is, I am broke and most likely always will be, so you have the last laugh regardless.
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I still miss a girl that dumped me last year. I hate myself because of that. At least i'm conformed, not suffering.
The worst. Sorry bruce.
Thanks GAY, have a nice weekend
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I feel like everyone that has pal status or are a hero member with a positive rep are kinda nerdy and I’m not sorry.
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That's actually a pretty nice take on the rep situation I was way more butthurt about it when I found Slap I cried for literal days.
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“I am a sick man...I am a spiteful man. I am an unpleasant man. I think my liver is diseased..."
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I just found an ok ledge at my old high school. Kinda porous. I waxed one end. Its skates though and it will be butter. I'm the only person doing much skating around here.
It's a shame. There's lots to skate.
Nice manny pad there too.
Lots of good skaters went to or grew up skating the old version of that school.
I wish the 3 up and down survived and the toosy
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Vulc shoes are crap
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VX is an outdated format and people need to move on already.
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I skate with headphones because I don’t really like my local scene.
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Haven't smoked weed for 15 days, this is when the cravings hit me hard. Lots of horrible dreams, moody as hell, stressing even more than usual, but it will eventually pass. It's for the best, for I don't know the meaning of the word moderation.
Missed this earlier. Proud of you.
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All right. I suffer from depression. Today i almost cracked and started to look at the deeps of myself. I really hate who i've become, just partying doing lots of mdma and getting crazy drunk. Last year i tried to quit booze but was still taking clonazepans. Quit clonazepans too and i was only smoking cigs as a way to scape. Today i decided that i'm gonna clean myself up in the next days and quit booze for good. See which friends i should cut from my life and everything. That's it, i miss that girl, still love her and i hate myself for loving her. Her ex cheated on her and she came back to him after dumping me. But i talked later in this thread about this. I realy gonna try to be good for myself.
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Haven't smoked weed for 15 days, this is when the cravings hit me hard. Lots of horrible dreams, moody as hell, stressing even more than usual, but it will eventually pass. It's for the best, for I don't know the meaning of the word moderation.
Thanks man. I appreciate it.
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Haven't smoked weed for 15 days, this is when the cravings hit me hard. Lots of horrible dreams, moody as hell, stressing even more than usual, but it will eventually pass. It's for the best, for I don't know the meaning of the word moderation.
Everytime I go on a tolerance break the dreams end up scaring the shit out of me
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Vulc shoes are crap
Possibly the most honest, non-subjective thing in this thread.
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Haven't smoked weed for 15 days, this is when the cravings hit me hard. Lots of horrible dreams, moody as hell, stressing even more than usual, but it will eventually pass. It's for the best, for I don't know the meaning of the word moderation.
Everytime I go on a tolerance break the dreams end up scaring the shit out of me
When I played a lot of PUBG it was some gnarly intense dreams of getting shot in the chest or someone stabbing me.
Lately it’s been me being at a Dodger game and I’m in full uniform walk out on the field with a beer and just start killing it on the field.
Then setting up a longboard, very scary.
Last night a raccoon scratched me and I had to get ready to get a rabies shot.
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It’s shocking how many posters here don’t skate or used to skate and think that their opinion about skateboarding matters.
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Haven't smoked weed for 15 days, this is when the cravings hit me hard. Lots of horrible dreams, moody as hell, stressing even more than usual, but it will eventually pass. It's for the best, for I don't know the meaning of the word moderation.
Everytime I go on a tolerance break the dreams end up scaring the shit out of me
Lately it’s been me being at a Dodger game and I’m in full uniform walk out on the field with a beer and just start killing it on the field.
Then setting up a longboard, very scary.
Last night a raccoon scratched me and I had to get ready to get a rabies shot.
Fuck those dreams, one thing at a time and don't give up. Discipline isn't easy. Is it your destiny to overcome this within this life? That's your choice.
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It’s shocking how many posters here don’t skate or used to skate and think that their opinion about skateboarding matters.
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Welcome to the internet. Thank you for playing.
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ill never understand how grown men can ride scooters. i wish i had that inability to feel shame
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ill never understand how grown men can ride scooters. i wish i had that inability to feel shame
A Venn diagram of "grown men who ride scooters" and "men in politics" would be interesting.
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the mechanics of skating make complete sense to me after 5 years of not skating. skated from 12-22~ and started up again at 27. i regret quitting everyday but am thankful to be doing it again.
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also, native californian here, boston has a way nicer and welcoming skate scene than anywhere in california.
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I skate with headphones because I don’t really like my local scene.
Just as long as it’s only in one ear I’d say you’re good. Hard to be aware of your surroundings with both in.
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dakota servold soty
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also, native californian here, boston has a way nicer and welcoming skate scene than anywhere in california.
More Boston people! Where you normally skate at?
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also, native californian here, boston has a way nicer and welcoming skate scene than anywhere in california.
allston park, lincoln park, hyde park, lynch, random street spots/curbs i find. whenever i drive by something i like ill jot it down in my phone notes and skate it if i have the time. i was skating this wall to vert thing by MIT a couple weekends ago, hella fun stuff.
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ill never understand how grown men can ride scooters. i wish i had that inability to feel shame
bro at like every park here theres teenagers riding these hella souped up and nice razor scooters here.
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When I was in High School we were bored at the skatepark and all these little dumb kids were there. I yelled I got 5 bucks for the winner if anyone wants to fight. Two little kids stepped up and just went for it. Like legit throwing real punches, not little kid shit. It got wild, one got caught good and got his tooth busted. I paid the winner before the police came and then dipped. I didn't think little kids like that would really fight that crazy, and honestly I still feel like such a shit for that. I have those constant worries, even though they are adults now of like, damn, what if one of those kids just wanted money for some food.
But there was some funny ass times messing with the kids, I mean, we were only like 15 ourselves. One time a kid crashed his bike into our friends car, and my friend just went off messing with them. Yelling, COME HERE, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID LIKE A DOG GETTING HIS FACE RUBBED IN SHIT. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK! LOOK WHAT YOU DID! He was pointing at nothing, because nothing happened. He couldn't hold it together and he just starts laughing. I was recording it all and zoom in on the kids face as he flips the camera off. That's the only video I have saved from those days.
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I hate myself so much that I wouldn't trust a woman who says she likes me. Not that it's ever happened. No woman has ever wanted me.
I might get evicted soon. My ex-roommate skipped out on me with no notice. YOU OWE, STEFAN, YOU OWE!
Everyday is a struggle between the desire to off myself and the fear of offing myself. So far the fear has had the upper hand for about 20 years.
I've been training for a new high paying job. I don't know what in the fuck I'm doing and I'm scared to do it on my own. I think I'll be stuck at the post office for life or for however Iong it still exists.
I don't think my meds are doing anything but making me impotent. Not totally impotent, but it's definitely hard to get hard which sucks because masturbation was one of my favorite pastimes. Now I just got books and anime until my foot is healed.
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^for what it’s worth you seem like a likeable good looking dude with lots of interesting things to say, and the rest of slap seems to agree.
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I am Fre$HPrince`s alt account
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I hate myself so much that I wouldn't trust a woman who says she likes me. Not that it's ever happened. No woman has ever wanted me.
I might get evicted soon. My ex-roommate skipped out on me with no notice. YOU OWE, STEFAN, YOU OWE!
Everyday is a struggle between the desire to off myself and the fear of offing myself. So far the fear has had the upper hand for about 20 years.
I've been training for a new high paying job. I don't know what in the fuck I'm doing and I'm scared to do it on my own. I think I'll be stuck at the post office for life or for however Iong it still exists.
I don't think my meds are doing anything but making me impotent. Not totally impotent, but it's definitely hard to get hard which sucks because masturbation was one of my favorite pastimes. Now I just got books and anime until my foot is healed.
About a year and a half ago my roommate fucked me over too. He’s a grown ass man who told me after work one day he was going to move out early the next day, quit his job, and just go back to living with his parents rent and responsibility free back in the shit hole town we both grew up in. I asked him what the hell I was supposed to do for rent and he said “sorry man but I just really want to be back home.” Id been best friends with this guy for 14 years and I couldn’t believe it when it happened, it came out of nowhere. So my only option was to go move into a tiny house in this weird guys back yard for months. I lived there for 7 months, BUT it did work out and ended up probably being what was best for me. I eventually ended up finding a killer living situation with one of my buddies. This was all while struggling with depression and some gnarly fucking anxiety problems.
I know it may sound weird to compare stories but I hope it helps you to know that there are people out that can relate to what you’re going through.
These days, I see now that that dipshit was an anchor on me for years and I’m better off without him. It was pretty brutal at the time but it worked out better for me in the long run. I know someone telling me “it will work out” just annoyed me at the time, but I really hope it does, sincerely.
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I hate myself so much that I wouldn't trust a woman who says she likes me. Not that it's ever happened. No woman has ever wanted me.
I might get evicted soon. My ex-roommate skipped out on me with no notice. YOU OWE, STEFAN, YOU OWE!
Everyday is a struggle between the desire to off myself and the fear of offing myself. So far the fear has had the upper hand for about 20 years.
I've been training for a new high paying job. I don't know what in the fuck I'm doing and I'm scared to do it on my own. I think I'll be stuck at the post office for life or for however Iong it still exists.
I don't think my meds are doing anything but making me impotent. Not totally impotent, but it's definitely hard to get hard which sucks because masturbation was one of my favorite pastimes. Now I just got books and anime until my foot is healed.
About a year and a half ago my roommate fucked me over too. He’s a grown ass man who told me after work one day he was going to move out early the next day, quit his job, and just go back to living with his parents rent and responsibility free back in the shit hole town we both grew up in. I asked him what the hell I was supposed to do for rent and he said “sorry man but I just really want to be back home.” Id been best friends with this guy for 14 years and I couldn’t believe it when it happened, it came out of nowhere. So my only option was to go move into a tiny house in this weird guys back yard for months. I lived there for 7 months, BUT it did work out and ended up probably being what was best for me. I eventually ended up finding a killer living situation with one of my buddies. This was all while struggling with depression and some gnarly fucking anxiety problems.
I know it may sound weird to compare stories but I hope it helps you to know that there are people out that can relate to what you’re going through.
These days, I see now that that dipshit was an anchor on me for years and I’m better off without him. It was pretty brutal at the time but it worked out better for me in the long run. I know someone telling me “it will work out” just annoyed me at the time, but I really hope it does, sincerely.
I'm having to move home myself. I was lucky enough that I just told my landlord and since I've been a good tenant they let me break my lease early with no problem. I'm going home, getting my shit together, getting more responsible so I can be setup for the future. It's like taking a step back so I can get some space to run and leap forward.
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I hate myself so much that I wouldn't trust a woman who says she likes me. Not that it's ever happened. No woman has ever wanted me.
I might get evicted soon. My ex-roommate skipped out on me with no notice. YOU OWE, STEFAN, YOU OWE!
Everyday is a struggle between the desire to off myself and the fear of offing myself. So far the fear has had the upper hand for about 20 years.
I've been training for a new high paying job. I don't know what in the fuck I'm doing and I'm scared to do it on my own. I think I'll be stuck at the post office for life or for however Iong it still exists.
I don't think my meds are doing anything but making me impotent. Not totally impotent, but it's definitely hard to get hard which sucks because masturbation was one of my favorite pastimes. Now I just got books and anime until my foot is healed.
About a year and a half ago my roommate fucked me over too. He’s a grown ass man who told me after work one day he was going to move out early the next day, quit his job, and just go back to living with his parents rent and responsibility free back in the shit hole town we both grew up in. I asked him what the hell I was supposed to do for rent and he said “sorry man but I just really want to be back home.” Id been best friends with this guy for 14 years and I couldn’t believe it when it happened, it came out of nowhere. So my only option was to go move into a tiny house in this weird guys back yard for months. I lived there for 7 months, BUT it did work out and ended up probably being what was best for me. I eventually ended up finding a killer living situation with one of my buddies. This was all while struggling with depression and some gnarly fucking anxiety problems.
I know it may sound weird to compare stories but I hope it helps you to know that there are people out that can relate to what you’re going through.
These days, I see now that that dipshit was an anchor on me for years and I’m better off without him. It was pretty brutal at the time but it worked out better for me in the long run. I know someone telling me “it will work out” just annoyed me at the time, but I really hope it does, sincerely.
Hey good for you man. I don’t think moving back home is always bad. Hell my sister moved back home last summer to take care of my mom who’s sick. She’s a hell of a lot stronger of a person than I am.
Sounds like you’ve got to a plan to better yourself and life, and I think that’s rad.
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I hate myself so much that I wouldn't trust a woman who says she likes me. Not that it's ever happened. No woman has ever wanted me.
I might get evicted soon. My ex-roommate skipped out on me with no notice. YOU OWE, STEFAN, YOU OWE!
Everyday is a struggle between the desire to off myself and the fear of offing myself. So far the fear has had the upper hand for about 20 years.
I've been training for a new high paying job. I don't know what in the fuck I'm doing and I'm scared to do it on my own. I think I'll be stuck at the post office for life or for however Iong it still exists.
I don't think my meds are doing anything but making me impotent. Not totally impotent, but it's definitely hard to get hard which sucks because masturbation was one of my favorite pastimes. Now I just got books and anime until my foot is healed.
About a year and a half ago my roommate fucked me over too. He’s a grown ass man who told me after work one day he was going to move out early the next day, quit his job, and just go back to living with his parents rent and responsibility free back in the shit hole town we both grew up in. I asked him what the hell I was supposed to do for rent and he said “sorry man but I just really want to be back home.” Id been best friends with this guy for 14 years and I couldn’t believe it when it happened, it came out of nowhere. So my only option was to go move into a tiny house in this weird guys back yard for months. I lived there for 7 months, BUT it did work out and ended up probably being what was best for me. I eventually ended up finding a killer living situation with one of my buddies. This was all while struggling with depression and some gnarly fucking anxiety problems.
I know it may sound weird to compare stories but I hope it helps you to know that there are people out that can relate to what you’re going through.
These days, I see now that that dipshit was an anchor on me for years and I’m better off without him. It was pretty brutal at the time but it worked out better for me in the long run. I know someone telling me “it will work out” just annoyed me at the time, but I really hope it does, sincerely.
Hey good for you man. I don’t think moving back home is always bad. Hell my sister moved back home last summer to take care of my mom who’s sick. She’s a hell of a lot stronger of a person than I am.
Sounds like you’ve got to a plan to better yourself and life, and I think that’s rad.
Thank's dude! Yeah I did this a couple years ago after getting out of a shitty relationship I was stuck in, where I had to live with this deadbeat crazy chick at her parents, she didn't do shit. Moved in with my dad for a year, I hadn't stayed with him in like a decade, let alone spend the night. We weren't that close for a long time. But it helped me get my shit together, helped me reconnect with him, but we had some differences and I decided to move out and it happened like rapidly. It was cool to live on my own for the first time in my life. It's fun, but doing everything on your own and being alone makes it hard to save up and get shit in order to get setup to do things and take the next step with my girlfriend. It worked out good even though my dad can be a huge douche. This time it's with my mom and sister in a much bigger place than my dads, and they have their together so it will be a lot easier. It was hard to convince myself it was the right decision, but honestly when I wrote about it on here I was like holy shit, this is going to be the best thing I've done in a long time. The pros far outweigh the cons, it's just kind of weird to go home to my moms after a decade but my family and my girlfriend are all really excited because we all know how smart the choice is. I'm excited to spend more time with my mom and my sister, and my older sister who lives close by. Since I first moved out at 22 I've always lived kind of far from them all and drifted away more than anyone in my family.
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This is now therapy, loved the last two posts and the brutal honesty.
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
Yeah. Never fronting. I can roll into quarters and steep ass roll-ins but the stationary drop in always freaked me out as a kid. Idk. I love skating tranny. Also I cannot kick flip to save my life, I always flick forward too much and throw the board... But I can fake flip. I don't really feel embarrassed about not having certain tricks... The drop in thing was a bit shameful for a while.
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I am 34 and have been skateboarding for 22 years ... I have never dropped in.
i have a friend who's like that, i've posted about some of his absolutely inane stories before but he lies about tricks all the time. our local plaza has this 3 set that is basically the sorta set you start taking tricks down if you wanna do them down other stuff; nice size, good runup etc, basically ended up being the set most people who started skating in the last few years do their first flips down. but this guy would never do it and come out with some excuse ranging from how his ankle is fucked, his boards too small, he's just not feeling it etc. comes out one day and tells us he's done it and everyones like "oh cool when" and he tells us he came by himself on his lunch break and flipped it. to this day nobody has seen him do it.
for reference hes the kinda guy to do fakie biggerspins in games of skate which sums up his character, although a funny one related to that would be the time we were both T-T and he set one thinking he'd won so he sat down, i pulled it out the bag somehow, he fucked his next set up so i decided to be a dick and do a fakie varial which he promptly missed and i've never seen anyone look so disappointed at losing. some of his other awful stories involve the time he was "bombing home from work and kickflipped a drain at 30mph listening to black sabbath" despite it being uphill to his house from town, the story about how an indoor park here used to be an MOD storage facility and when the park owners bought it there was a tank inside and he was doing k grinds on a tank turret, or the absolute penultimate one of "yeah man i beat tom penny in a game of skate with a bigflip at southbank in the early 90s". i've known him nigh on 10 years and his bullshit has got worse and worse, add in the fact hes 31 this year and you almost feel sorry for him.
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I’ve wasted my life and I’m not sure how to stop
Get for, get pussy.
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I’ve wasted my life and I’m not sure how to stop
Grampy Campbell is that you?
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Every time I eat frozen Indian food from Trader Joe’s, I can’t shit right for at least a day. Changes the consistency, makes it all pastey, hard to clean, can’t get it all out, whatever. I gotta stop bringing these for lunch... they’re good though.
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I fucking nearly lost it yesterday.
I went out skating had a great time. I did like the 1.5 mile skate through the areas I grew up skating.
I put in like 15 years of daily skating here likely more.
I even went to look at my first kinda handrail.
The run up is insane and shit was so short it's a 4 stair and you smash into the top at like 90° and like rock your back truck up fast as you can.
Then you suddenly are going down fast into a kink that's more like a skate stop that sticks straight out that launches you into a depression in the worst ground ever going up hill on gravel.
I have no idea why we skated that thing? I got my first real handrail no cave man on the candy bar board.
Kline was the shit. Too bad he hates queers I heard. I bet if he saw me skate if get a pass. Wouldnt even ever effect him but yeah. That's on my mind at this time. Why i give a shit idk everyone knows you can't win them all. But yeah I modelled my foundation looking at Hensley then Kline Ed etc.. then I built upon that later.
So I was having such a good time I was like Fuck it. I can get a line down the Crosby's market hill.
Mad fun two stairs butter bench two stairs then hill and the 5. I Hard stomped primo on the 5 now I got to go in the store then up the hill and skate the mile back to my house with hot feet a gallon of milk a small bag of groceries and 2 slipped axles no tool.
I'm heading to the other side of the hill back into town. One wheel is half locked I got milk and groceries I tried tapping it out but its stuck.
Next thing you know its free and I'm on hill cooking now. There 3 missing spots on the right side mid hill right before some very confused traffic at 711.
With jug and paper bag spread my arms and I scrap up on my tail over the cracks and gaps. 1 2 3 oh shit through intersection as the townies the yuppies and larvae watch me slide and zing perfectly through the cars only to end up having to Ollie bs up on to the bricks in front of the national grand bank.
Onto my back I go.
I saved the milk ripped the bag. Swallowed my pride and go on the bus.
The bus driver recognizes me. Asks me how the Fuck am I skating and reminds me of the few years I was unable to walk without a cane.
I don't recognize this guy at all. Everyone who knows me thinks john goes nowhere without the board. Part of this is because of osteomyelitis from endocarditis. I turned 21 in Beverly hospital stuck in a wheelchair with a PICC line. I was skating well afterwards till 02. Then the real issues started.
Nerve damage flats spots etc.
I can't walk far with out my board. I luckily have extra trucks thanks to the kindness of others and I want to complain to the brand about the axles but for some reason I'm like. Super stressed about asking for replacement gear.
I don't want to look like that shit head and get more fucked up trucks. I've got a two bad boards in a row. The replacement for the first broke immediately after I set it up and my brain is screaming to me.
Don't bother sending the footage of the axles slipped and locked.
Don't ever ask for product even if its defective and guaranteed. Don't ask skating for shit unless you got something to give.
I suck I hate my brain.
This sucks is likely unreadable nonsense and I honestly got to flee this state asap
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I skate with headphones because I don’t really like my local scene.
Sometimes I have no music on or a phone in my pocket while on a session at the park, but I’ll have my headphones on. Most the time the music is low enough to hear almost everything. I just learned that people will generally leave you alone if you have them in.
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Every time I eat frozen Indian food from Trader Joe’s, I can’t shit right for at least a day. Changes the consistency, makes it all pastey, hard to clean, can’t get it all out, whatever. I gotta stop bringing these for lunch... they’re good though.
Is my dad on slap? Holy hell the accuracy
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I skate with headphones because I don’t really like my local scene.
Sometimes I have no music on or a phone in my pocket while on a session at the park, but I’ll have my headphones on. Most the time the music is low enough to hear almost everything. I just learned that people will generally leave you alone if you have them in.
Larry David did this on a recent episode of curb but with a MAGA hat. He found nobody would wanna talk to him.
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I skate with headphones because I don’t really like my local scene.
Sometimes I have no music on or a phone in my pocket while on a session at the park, but I’ll have my headphones on. Most the time the music is low enough to hear almost everything. I just learned that people will generally leave you alone if you have them in.
Larry David did this on a recent episode of curb but with a MAGA hat. He found nobody would wanna talk to him.
Are headphones the maga hats of the skateworld?
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I’ve watched the little flatground revert in Guy’s Mouse part more than any of the actual tricks.
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I masturbaded two times today.
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allston park, lincoln park, hyde park, lynch, random street spots/curbs i find. whenever i drive by something i like ill jot it down in my phone notes and skate it if i have the time. i was skating this wall to vert thing by MIT a couple weekends ago, hella fun stuff.
Hyde Park redo is pretty good. Gets crazy on weekends. Seen the design for new Quincy?
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Every time I eat frozen Indian food from Trader Joe’s, I can’t shit right for at least a day. Changes the consistency, makes it all pastey, hard to clean, can’t get it all out, whatever. I gotta stop bringing these for lunch... they’re good though.
i once encountered the following eternal truth somewhere (i can't remember where exactly, but it seems like something Slap would say) and it indeed conveys the bane of my existence:
"i used to be a vegetarian, but got sick of wiping my ass"
love,
a vegetarian of about 30-years
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watching verso was a painful experience
He had a couple of decent twirlytwirls but watching it felt like doing homework for the most part - that, "Oh it's the quintessential part of the season" vibe. No replay value whatsoever.
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Verso was a masterpiece
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Verso is the Chinese Democracy of skating, or maybe Brian Wilson’s Smile.
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I don't like watching Spanky skate.
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Thanks for the entertainment. See you all in a few months. We ship out today.
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It’s okay now guys fre$hprince can’t hurt you anymore
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I don't understand the hate on brown cords
I unfollowed Chico on ig because his posts became unbearable
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I unfollowed Chico on ig because his posts became unbearable
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I unfollowed Chico on ig because his posts became unbearable
How so?
Mainly just his stories, although I know i could turn them off i just cbf
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I can't kickflip,
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I masturbaded two times today.
bang bang skeet skeet
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I feel like a sad man child whenever I skate street or carry a board with me outside of a skatepark
60-70% of what makes a skate part enjoyable for me is the music selection
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I just moved so it's not my local shop but if we're being honest, I hated my local shop. It's just one big clique. If you aren't part of it then it's awkward as fuck going in and trying to shop. It gets all shitty quiet and weird, like everyone just stops talking when you walk in. Beyond that, they act all inclusive and then go and have a trick contest for the shop. Except that contest is at a warehouse that's address isn't published online. So you have to know someone that knows where it is or go out of you way to contact someone that will tell you. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but as I don't have instagram I didn't have a way of messaging anyone. And really, I shouldn't have to. Having a contest at a secret bowl or whatever the fuck it is is just a testament to how much of a clique that place is. Super uninviting place and after going in multiple times, trying to support the shop and either just being ignored/snubbed or just seeing the low stock of fairly expensive skate shit I just gave up. What really bums me out is I'll look at their instagram and shit and they always throw shade and talk shit about how you should go out of your way to support your local shop, than they just act like cold pricks when I go in. And I know I'll catch shit for this. Especially because people seem to just love this shop but I've been to other shops around the area(shout out to holistic in Reading) and they were nothing but super nice and went way out of their way to make everyone that goes in feel welcome and both my girlfriend (who went in without me so I know it's not just me and my shitty personality), and the two people I usually skate with say the same shit about this place. Cliquey, uninviting, overpriced(which I don't even mind if the rest of the shit is alright) and understocked.
Again I know I'll catch shit for this but More was the last good shop in Lancaster county.
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I just moved so it's not my local shop but if we're being honest, I hated my local shop. It's just one big clique. If you aren't part of it then it's awkward as fuck going in and trying to shop. It gets all shitty quiet and weird, like everyone just stops talking when you walk in. Beyond that, they act all inclusive and then go and have a trick contest for the shop. Except that contest is at a warehouse that's address isn't published online. So you have to know someone that knows where it is or go out of you way to contact someone that will tell you. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but as I don't have instagram I didn't have a way of messaging anyone. And really, I shouldn't have to. Having a contest at a secret bowl or whatever the fuck it is is just a testament to how much of a clique that place is. Super uninviting place and after going in multiple times, trying to support the shop and either just being ignored/snubbed or just seeing the low stock of fairly expensive skate shit I just gave up. What really bums me out is I'll look at their instagram and shit and they always throw shade and talk shit about how you should go out of your way to support your local shop, than they just act like cold pricks when I go in. And I know I'll catch shit for this. Especially because people seem to just love this shop but I've been to other shops around the area(shout out to holistic in Reading) and they were nothing but super nice and went way out of their way to make everyone that goes in feel welcome and both my girlfriend (who went in without me so I know it's not just me and my shitty personality), and the two people I usually skate with say the same shit about this place. Cliquey, uninviting, overpriced(which I don't even mind if the rest of the shit is alright) and understocked.
Again I know I'll catch shit for this but More was the last good shop in Lancaster county.
You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
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I just moved so it's not my local shop but if we're being honest, I hated my local shop. It's just one big clique. If you aren't part of it then it's awkward as fuck going in and trying to shop. It gets all shitty quiet and weird, like everyone just stops talking when you walk in. Beyond that, they act all inclusive and then go and have a trick contest for the shop. Except that contest is at a warehouse that's address isn't published online. So you have to know someone that knows where it is or go out of you way to contact someone that will tell you. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but as I don't have instagram I didn't have a way of messaging anyone. And really, I shouldn't have to. Having a contest at a secret bowl or whatever the fuck it is is just a testament to how much of a clique that place is. Super uninviting place and after going in multiple times, trying to support the shop and either just being ignored/snubbed or just seeing the low stock of fairly expensive skate shit I just gave up. What really bums me out is I'll look at their instagram and shit and they always throw shade and talk shit about how you should go out of your way to support your local shop, than they just act like cold pricks when I go in. And I know I'll catch shit for this. Especially because people seem to just love this shop but I've been to other shops around the area(shout out to holistic in Reading) and they were nothing but super nice and went way out of their way to make everyone that goes in feel welcome and both my girlfriend (who went in without me so I know it's not just me and my shitty personality), and the two people I usually skate with say the same shit about this place. Cliquey, uninviting, overpriced(which I don't even mind if the rest of the shit is alright) and understocked.
Again I know I'll catch shit for this but More was the last good shop in Lancaster county.
You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
More like casually ignored/snubbed for me. Real shame too. Lancaster had a really great shop back in the day and there was another during/after that was moderately lame but at least made people feel welcome. It's whatever, I moved so I won't be going back. It jst burned me out when they'd talk a bunch of shit about supporting the shop to help prop up the skate community in the area, all while they host shit at a hidden warehouse and ignore half the people that walk in.
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I just moved so it's not my local shop but if we're being honest, I hated my local shop. It's just one big clique. If you aren't part of it then it's awkward as fuck going in and trying to shop. It gets all shitty quiet and weird, like everyone just stops talking when you walk in. Beyond that, they act all inclusive and then go and have a trick contest for the shop. Except that contest is at a warehouse that's address isn't published online. So you have to know someone that knows where it is or go out of you way to contact someone that will tell you. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but as I don't have instagram I didn't have a way of messaging anyone. And really, I shouldn't have to. Having a contest at a secret bowl or whatever the fuck it is is just a testament to how much of a clique that place is. Super uninviting place and after going in multiple times, trying to support the shop and either just being ignored/snubbed or just seeing the low stock of fairly expensive skate shit I just gave up. What really bums me out is I'll look at their instagram and shit and they always throw shade and talk shit about how you should go out of your way to support your local shop, than they just act like cold pricks when I go in. And I know I'll catch shit for this. Especially because people seem to just love this shop but I've been to other shops around the area(shout out to holistic in Reading) and they were nothing but super nice and went way out of their way to make everyone that goes in feel welcome and both my girlfriend (who went in without me so I know it's not just me and my shitty personality), and the two people I usually skate with say the same shit about this place. Cliquey, uninviting, overpriced(which I don't even mind if the rest of the shit is alright) and understocked.
Again I know I'll catch shit for this but More was the last good shop in Lancaster county.
Wait, so are they posting it on Instagram and you're missing it because you don't have Instagram? I'm not trying to be rude and argue cuz I agree that vibey shops are lame, but this sorta sounds like a personal problem.
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I have a hard time appreciating goofy skaters because I’m a dyslexic fuck who’s regular. I’ve used BA’s mirror trick while watching parts a few times.
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I just moved so it's not my local shop but if we're being honest, I hated my local shop. It's just one big clique. If you aren't part of it then it's awkward as fuck going in and trying to shop. It gets all shitty quiet and weird, like everyone just stops talking when you walk in. Beyond that, they act all inclusive and then go and have a trick contest for the shop. Except that contest is at a warehouse that's address isn't published online. So you have to know someone that knows where it is or go out of you way to contact someone that will tell you. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but as I don't have instagram I didn't have a way of messaging anyone. And really, I shouldn't have to. Having a contest at a secret bowl or whatever the fuck it is is just a testament to how much of a clique that place is. Super uninviting place and after going in multiple times, trying to support the shop and either just being ignored/snubbed or just seeing the low stock of fairly expensive skate shit I just gave up. What really bums me out is I'll look at their instagram and shit and they always throw shade and talk shit about how you should go out of your way to support your local shop, than they just act like cold pricks when I go in. And I know I'll catch shit for this. Especially because people seem to just love this shop but I've been to other shops around the area(shout out to holistic in Reading) and they were nothing but super nice and went way out of their way to make everyone that goes in feel welcome and both my girlfriend (who went in without me so I know it's not just me and my shitty personality), and the two people I usually skate with say the same shit about this place. Cliquey, uninviting, overpriced(which I don't even mind if the rest of the shit is alright) and understocked.
Again I know I'll catch shit for this but More was the last good shop in Lancaster county.
Wait, so are they posting it on Instagram and you're missing it because you don't have Instagram? I'm not trying to be rude and argue cuz I agree that vibey shops are lame, but this sorta sounds like a personal problem.
Nah the address isn't published, even on instagram where it's advertised. it's whatever, just not the most inclusive place when I can't show up unless I'm friends with someone who knows where it is. Doesn't help me but even more, it doesn't help the kid looking to meet people to skate with. Most people don't want to have to message somebody and ask them where a contest is because its at some invite only location or whatever.
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Midwest Weather sucks. I am stoked on Darren Navarrette and I like vert skating more than most of street footage out today.
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I don't like watching Spanky skate.
I want to like him and I appreciate that he came back from almost getting booted from the industry, but it is just dull to watch his uninteresting trick selection on LA banks in every part of his.
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I just moved so it's not my local shop but if we're being honest, I hated my local shop. It's just one big clique. If you aren't part of it then it's awkward as fuck going in and trying to shop. It gets all shitty quiet and weird, like everyone just stops talking when you walk in. Beyond that, they act all inclusive and then go and have a trick contest for the shop. Except that contest is at a warehouse that's address isn't published online. So you have to know someone that knows where it is or go out of you way to contact someone that will tell you. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but as I don't have instagram I didn't have a way of messaging anyone. And really, I shouldn't have to. Having a contest at a secret bowl or whatever the fuck it is is just a testament to how much of a clique that place is. Super uninviting place and after going in multiple times, trying to support the shop and either just being ignored/snubbed or just seeing the low stock of fairly expensive skate shit I just gave up. What really bums me out is I'll look at their instagram and shit and they always throw shade and talk shit about how you should go out of your way to support your local shop, than they just act like cold pricks when I go in. And I know I'll catch shit for this. Especially because people seem to just love this shop but I've been to other shops around the area(shout out to holistic in Reading) and they were nothing but super nice and went way out of their way to make everyone that goes in feel welcome and both my girlfriend (who went in without me so I know it's not just me and my shitty personality), and the two people I usually skate with say the same shit about this place. Cliquey, uninviting, overpriced(which I don't even mind if the rest of the shit is alright) and understocked.
Again I know I'll catch shit for this but More was the last good shop in Lancaster county.
Wait, so are they posting it on Instagram and you're missing it because you don't have Instagram? I'm not trying to be rude and argue cuz I agree that vibey shops are lame, but this sorta sounds like a personal problem.
Nah the address isn't published, even on instagram where it's advertised. it's whatever, just not the most inclusive place when I can't show up unless I'm friends with someone who knows where it is. Doesn't help me but even more, it doesn't help the kid looking to meet people to skate with. Most people don't want to have to message somebody and ask them where a contest is because its at some invite only location or whatever.
maybe you should have made an instagram account and DMed him like a man
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Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea.
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I just moved so it's not my local shop but if we're being honest, I hated my local shop. It's just one big clique. If you aren't part of it then it's awkward as fuck going in and trying to shop. It gets all shitty quiet and weird, like everyone just stops talking when you walk in. Beyond that, they act all inclusive and then go and have a trick contest for the shop. Except that contest is at a warehouse that's address isn't published online. So you have to know someone that knows where it is or go out of you way to contact someone that will tell you. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but as I don't have instagram I didn't have a way of messaging anyone. And really, I shouldn't have to. Having a contest at a secret bowl or whatever the fuck it is is just a testament to how much of a clique that place is. Super uninviting place and after going in multiple times, trying to support the shop and either just being ignored/snubbed or just seeing the low stock of fairly expensive skate shit I just gave up. What really bums me out is I'll look at their instagram and shit and they always throw shade and talk shit about how you should go out of your way to support your local shop, than they just act like cold pricks when I go in. And I know I'll catch shit for this. Especially because people seem to just love this shop but I've been to other shops around the area(shout out to holistic in Reading) and they were nothing but super nice and went way out of their way to make everyone that goes in feel welcome and both my girlfriend (who went in without me so I know it's not just me and my shitty personality), and the two people I usually skate with say the same shit about this place. Cliquey, uninviting, overpriced(which I don't even mind if the rest of the shit is alright) and understocked.
Again I know I'll catch shit for this but More was the last good shop in Lancaster county.
Wait, so are they posting it on Instagram and you're missing it because you don't have Instagram? I'm not trying to be rude and argue cuz I agree that vibey shops are lame, but this sorta sounds like a personal problem.
Nah the address isn't published, even on instagram where it's advertised. it's whatever, just not the most inclusive place when I can't show up unless I'm friends with someone who knows where it is. Doesn't help me but even more, it doesn't help the kid looking to meet people to skate with. Most people don't want to have to message somebody and ask them where a contest is because its at some invite only location or whatever.
maybe you should have made an instagram account and DMed him like a man
Would much rather complain about it on slap. Plus that's just a single example to my original complaint which is that it feels like a clique and generally uninviting
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I just moved so it's not my local shop but if we're being honest, I hated my local shop. It's just one big clique. If you aren't part of it then it's awkward as fuck going in and trying to shop. It gets all shitty quiet and weird, like everyone just stops talking when you walk in. Beyond that, they act all inclusive and then go and have a trick contest for the shop. Except that contest is at a warehouse that's address isn't published online. So you have to know someone that knows where it is or go out of you way to contact someone that will tell you. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but as I don't have instagram I didn't have a way of messaging anyone. And really, I shouldn't have to. Having a contest at a secret bowl or whatever the fuck it is is just a testament to how much of a clique that place is. Super uninviting place and after going in multiple times, trying to support the shop and either just being ignored/snubbed or just seeing the low stock of fairly expensive skate shit I just gave up. What really bums me out is I'll look at their instagram and shit and they always throw shade and talk shit about how you should go out of your way to support your local shop, than they just act like cold pricks when I go in. And I know I'll catch shit for this. Especially because people seem to just love this shop but I've been to other shops around the area(shout out to holistic in Reading) and they were nothing but super nice and went way out of their way to make everyone that goes in feel welcome and both my girlfriend (who went in without me so I know it's not just me and my shitty personality), and the two people I usually skate with say the same shit about this place. Cliquey, uninviting, overpriced(which I don't even mind if the rest of the shit is alright) and understocked.
Again I know I'll catch shit for this but More was the last good shop in Lancaster county.
Wait, so are they posting it on Instagram and you're missing it because you don't have Instagram? I'm not trying to be rude and argue cuz I agree that vibey shops are lame, but this sorta sounds like a personal problem.
Nah the address isn't published, even on instagram where it's advertised. it's whatever, just not the most inclusive place when I can't show up unless I'm friends with someone who knows where it is. Doesn't help me but even more, it doesn't help the kid looking to meet people to skate with. Most people don't want to have to message somebody and ask them where a contest is because its at some invite only location or whatever.
maybe you should have made an instagram account and DMed him like a man
Would much rather complain about it on slap. Plus that's just a single example to my original complaint which is that it feels like a clique and generally uninviting
Yeah a lot of core shops are basically toxic coolguys, but what's the other option, wackass Zumiez? Won't. This is skateboarding. Even buying decks online, physically seeing the wood and shape is important - what if some fried dumbass sends a slightly warped one? Not trying to recite any exchange policies. Not a fan of excessive pleasantries either, unless there's a friendlier context and we happen to be chilling for a minute. I never ask them to grip the shit either, that's for me to do, my board. It's not a required service but more of a courtesy thing towards customers that wouldn't know how. But it does annoy me when they're huffing and puffing mad about someone asking and basically vibing the customer as if they asked for a fucking kidney. Just don't shop there then. Even if you have to drive further and buy two at another shop, what's wrong with that?
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I'm too poosey to skate street spots alone and I don't skate tranny so I just get in the way at the park trying to skate the ledges. At almost 40, my only solace is that I still have solid pop.
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allston park, lincoln park, hyde park, lynch, random street spots/curbs i find. whenever i drive by something i like ill jot it down in my phone notes and skate it if i have the time. i was skating this wall to vert thing by MIT a couple weekends ago, hella fun stuff.
Hyde Park redo is pretty good. Gets crazy on weekends. Seen the design for new Quincy?
nah post link please
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I won't post clips on Instagram because I generally skate alone and think filming yourself past a certain age is depressing to do and see.
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I have absolutely no interest in any little kids on insta that have all this gnarly park and contest footage. Rayssa leal, Don't give a flying fuck. Show me some street footy and I'll put some respect on her name
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I won't post clips on Instagram because I generally skate alone and think filming yourself past a certain age is depressing to do and see.
hard disagree. whenever a homie puts out a clip it gets me hyped and vice versa. there's a difference between posting a clip and a selfie.
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I won't post clips on Instagram because I generally skate alone and think filming yourself past a certain age is depressing to do and see.
That Luke Elliott guy on Instagram actually inspires me for that reason, he's in his 40's, films himself by putting his phone down at spots all the time (in fact he just took a year off work to focus on skating) and a mutual friend eventually told me that it was the guy's way to cope with sobriety which I reckon is definitely a healthier investment of time. He just doesn't give a fuck what everybody else in town is doing and solo skates the more far-fetched spots in creative ways, as a form of expression I think it's pretty sick. Not a personal dig, but in general I tend to think what's depressing to do and see is how many people use their age as an excuse to stop doing this kind of stuff and cover that they're essentially giving in on what society dictates to them is cool or not. The best part of being an adult in a relatively free country is being able to go skate a curb and maybe even learn something new at 3 AM on nights where you can't sleep, and I think retaining that type of freedom may be important for personal fulfillment.
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I've lost half my flip tricks because I barely skate nowadays... I guess this is aging.
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Most of the new pals are pretty wack
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I won't post clips on Instagram because I generally skate alone and think filming yourself past a certain age is depressing to do and see.
If you're gonna say, "past a certain age" you've gotta be specific. What age? 29? 30?
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I won't post clips on Instagram because I generally skate alone and think filming yourself past a certain age is depressing to do and see.
hard disagree. whenever a homie puts out a clip it gets me hyped and vice versa. there's a difference between posting a clip and a selfie.
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I feel like I shouldn’t film clips anymore with my phone because of this reason, but then I send them to my favorite skaters ever and they lose their minds so I really don’t know at this point.
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ill never understand how grown men can ride scooters. i wish i had that inability to feel shame
bro at like every park here theres teenagers riding these hella souped up and nice razor scooters here.
yeah but if youre going to ride something that could rip your spleen out at least go for a bike
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Some of the music I couldn't be bothered to listen to in the 90's I'm actually really enjoying now.
For example, I am now a Nirvana fan and I used to hate REM when I would see Michael Stipe around town, but now I like their records.
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also, native californian here, boston has a way nicer and welcoming skate scene than anywhere in california.
was in the Bay area for about 5 year before moving to Mass (now here 5 years) and I found them both to be pretty accommodating...but Im old and skate mainly transition so that might be the difference...there are jerks everywhere though..
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
Just happened to me this weekend. Hit the shop up on insta... like a man. Asked if they had a certain deck in stock and if they could send a pic cause I wanted to check out the shape. Dude was cool about it and did. Hit said shop later in the day and as soon as I hit the board rack and pick it up, I start getting cool guyed about it from the skaters in the shop. Not sure if they actually worked there or were just hanging around, but it was lame they'd go outta their way to say shit and maybe lose a sale to the shop. Someone came out the back though, assuming insta guy, and told the dudes to beat it and find shit to do other than sit around there. Was cool about it though, asked if I could grip it there, to show them I'm not some clueless kook who wandered too far from the mall.
Anyway probably went on too long about this but I always shop and support shops + ones with online presence. I just hate when the the cliques try to get involved with your gear.
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
Just happened to me this weekend. Hit the shop up on insta... like a man. Asked if they had a certain deck in stock and if they could send a pic cause I wanted to check out the shape. Dude was cool about it and did. Hit said shop later in the day and as soon as I hit the board rack and pick it up, I start getting cool guyed about it from the skaters in the shop. Not sure if they actually worked there or were just hanging around, but it was lame they'd go outta their way to say shit and maybe lose a sale to the shop. Someone came out the back though, assuming insta guy, and told the dudes to beat it and find shit to do other than sit around there. Was cool about it though, asked if I could grip it there, to show them I'm not some clueless kook who wandered too far from the mall.
Anyway probably went on too long about this but I always shop and support shops + ones with online presence. I just hate when the the cliques try to get involved with your gear.
Can I ask what board it was? Not sure why they'd hate.
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It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
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Bet all those dudes at your shop think FA is underground.
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Bet all those dudes at your shop think FA is underground.
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
Just happened to me this weekend. Hit the shop up on insta... like a man. Asked if they had a certain deck in stock and if they could send a pic cause I wanted to check out the shape. Dude was cool about it and did. Hit said shop later in the day and as soon as I hit the board rack and pick it up, I start getting cool guyed about it from the skaters in the shop. Not sure if they actually worked there or were just hanging around, but it was lame they'd go outta their way to say shit and maybe lose a sale to the shop. Someone came out the back though, assuming insta guy, and told the dudes to beat it and find shit to do other than sit around there. Was cool about it though, asked if I could grip it there, to show them I'm not some clueless kook who wandered too far from the mall.
Anyway probably went on too long about this but I always shop and support shops + ones with online presence. I just hate when the the cliques try to get involved with your gear.
Can I ask what board it was? Not sure why they'd hate.
DGK John Shanahan deck.
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Bet all those dudes at your shop think FA is underground.
Funny enough 2 of the cool guys were rocking FA. I don't like FA and I've been sizing down back to 7.75, so they're boards are outta my size range regardless.
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Bet all those dudes at your shop think FA is underground.
Funny enough 2 of the cool guys were rocking FA. I don't like FA and I've been sizing down back to 7.75, so they're boards are outta my size range regardless.
Yeah seems about right. Most "Cool" guys rock FA.
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Haha yep. I got vibed on hard for buying some tan DC Rudy Johnson 1 floor shoes once. Right in front of my dad lol. The early-mid 90s fucking sucked if you just started skating and weren't already homies with everyone.
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Had a free FA in pretty good condition, 8-9/10. Gave that shit away, it's embarrassing.
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I won't post clips on Instagram because I generally skate alone and think filming yourself past a certain age is depressing to do and see.
hard disagree. whenever a homie puts out a clip it gets me hyped and vice versa. there's a difference between posting a clip and a selfie.
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I feel like I shouldn’t film clips anymore with my phone because of this reason, but then I send them to my favorite skaters ever and they lose their minds so I really don’t know at this point.
maybe im just lucky in the sense of where the people i associate with hype each other up, no matter how easy the trick.
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also, native californian here, boston has a way nicer and welcoming skate scene than anywhere in california.
was in the Bay area for about 5 year before moving to Mass (now here 5 years) and I found them both to be pretty accommodating...but Im old and skate mainly transition so that might be the difference...there are jerks everywhere though..
you can skate year-round in california so everyone expects you to be good, serious, or both.
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
kind of vaguely related but was in the local shop a while back and some kid and his dad were in, kid was buying some shoes and santa cruz glasses for some reason and his da was just giving him shit for his shoe choices and it was such an awkward vibe. kinda feel bad for the kid he's got some awkward corey hart sunglasses at night vibes going on, guy in the shop said bye/see you later/whatever and the kid just stared at him for ten seconds then walked out.
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Randomly watched that Daewon doc for the first time and started crying when Rodney said “there’s no one I’m more proud to be associated with”. Although not my favourite, I think Daewon is the pound for pound goat. His skate IQ is fuckin stupid.
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When you're in danger of alienating your own children because you're so consumed by skateboarding, then you know how devoted he is to skateboarding. That was the shocker to me. The price of passion is steep.
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When you're in danger of alienating your own children because you're so consumed by skateboarding, then you know how devoted he is to skateboarding. That was the shocker to me. The price of passion is steep.
I’m super high and when I clicked the thread I thought you were talking about Trae’s dad and not answering my own fucking post.
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When you're in danger of alienating your own children because you're so consumed by skateboarding, then you know how devoted he is to skateboarding. That was the shocker to me. The price of passion is steep.
Was thinking Daryl Angel or Vinnie Banh, but they already did that.
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
Just happened to me this weekend. Hit the shop up on insta... like a man. Asked if they had a certain deck in stock and if they could send a pic cause I wanted to check out the shape. Dude was cool about it and did. Hit said shop later in the day and as soon as I hit the board rack and pick it up, I start getting cool guyed about it from the skaters in the shop. Not sure if they actually worked there or were just hanging around, but it was lame they'd go outta their way to say shit and maybe lose a sale to the shop. Someone came out the back though, assuming insta guy, and told the dudes to beat it and find shit to do other than sit around there. Was cool about it though, asked if I could grip it there, to show them I'm not some clueless kook who wandered too far from the mall.
Anyway probably went on too long about this but I always shop and support shops + ones with online presence. I just hate when the the cliques try to get involved with your gear.
Can I ask what board it was? Not sure why they'd hate.
DGK John Shanahan deck.
(https://i.imgur.com/pTl9rAx.jpg)
You totally had an opportunity to Pretty Woman their asses by walking in with in-the-bag riser pads and DC Lynx with the tag on the tongue.
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You totally had an opportunity to Pretty Woman their asses by walking in with in-the-bag riser pads and DC Lynx with the tag on the tongue.
Lmao now that would of been a site for sure
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It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
Duuuuuust in the wind
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Every morning.
*They have "stories" for Youtube now. Wack.
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The Coronavirus is pretty damn scary. I'm pretty sure its going to impact the Olympics this year majorly...not that anyone actually cares about skateboarding in the Olympics.
But I kinda do, it will be interesting to see what happens.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51637481
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
Just happened to me this weekend. Hit the shop up on insta... like a man. Asked if they had a certain deck in stock and if they could send a pic cause I wanted to check out the shape. Dude was cool about it and did. Hit said shop later in the day and as soon as I hit the board rack and pick it up, I start getting cool guyed about it from the skaters in the shop. Not sure if they actually worked there or were just hanging around, but it was lame they'd go outta their way to say shit and maybe lose a sale to the shop. Someone came out the back though, assuming insta guy, and told the dudes to beat it and find shit to do other than sit around there. Was cool about it though, asked if I could grip it there, to show them I'm not some clueless kook who wandered too far from the mall.
Anyway probably went on too long about this but I always shop and support shops + ones with online presence. I just hate when the the cliques try to get involved with your gear.
Can I ask what board it was? Not sure why they'd hate.
DGK John Shanahan deck.
(https://i.imgur.com/pTl9rAx.jpg)
love DGK 7.8s especially and Shanahan's Bronze it's Time part was rad , fools obviously don't know what they are missin
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
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I have no idea what to do.
I can't eat without my saliva glands going supernova. Looks like I seen a second tongue into my face lop sided.
Went to emergency clinic took 22days for the surgeon to hmb and say. Sorry we don't except your insurance anymore.
Fuck I miss the 90s
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
Then that board is meant to be yours, fuck any haters you might come across the way. Keep your head up.
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
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The Coronavirus is pretty damn scary. I'm pretty sure its going to impact the Olympics this year majorly...not that anyone actually cares about skateboarding in the Olympics.
But I kinda do, it will be interesting to see what happens.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51637481
You should only be scared if you are old as fuck. It's just another news story people are clicking on so it gets covered more. They are already running trials on cures. If I die of corona virus, I want to be dumped in a gutter where I belong for being such a bitch.
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100 years from now the janoski may still be in style or talked about, but the real shoe to actually live that long will be the D3 because of the way it was built. ..
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
Most of the staff at my local, 510, do this to me constantly in the shop. Shittiest attitudes, but closest place with decent selection
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Bet all those dudes at your shop think FA is underground.
Funny enough 2 of the cool guys were rocking FA. I don't like FA and I've been sizing down back to 7.75, so they're boards are outta my size range regardless.
most of the FA fanbase fucking sucks. uncuff your beanie asshole
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
Most of the staff at my local, 510, do this to me constantly in the shop. Shittiest attitudes, but closest place with decent selection
I'd just go to another shop. Fuck giving money to any idiots being rude to their customers, "for the culture" or not. They'll learn when it hits their pockets.
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
Most of the staff at my local, 510, do this to me constantly in the shop. Shittiest attitudes, but closest place with decent selection
Yeah it's not a shop I hit all the time but not gonna let some lames stop me from hitting them up, if they have gear I can't get at my local. Just gotta put blinders on next time I go in.
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
Most of the staff at my local, 510, do this to me constantly in the shop. Shittiest attitudes, but closest place with decent selection
Yeah it's not a shop I hit all the time but not gonna let some lames stop me from hitting them up, if they have gear I can't get at my local. Just gotta put blinders on next time I go in.
Fuck'em well, I believe in you.
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
100%, graphics can be kooky but if they matter to you then go for it. I would avoid doing anything on the forbidden 14 (the 14" space between your trucks, boardslide area) to preserve the graphic, but that's just me.
I'm becoming increasingly disappointed with the skate shop I used to frequent growing up. Over the years they have shrank their product selection by 75%, only selling NHS & Powell stuff, along with some ancient products (Hollywood, Black Label, Foundation). I really want to continue supporting them but it's hard when they have zero product that interest me. I understand having to sell longboards - longboarders are older and are more willing to spend on their gear. And I also understand why they stopped selling shoes - they get stuck with old product and the soles don't last in our humid climate. But the lack of product selection really gets me.
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
100%, graphics can be kooky but if they matter to you then go for it. I would avoid doing anything on the forbidden 14 (the 14" space between your trucks, boardslide area) to preserve the graphic, but that's just me.
I'm becoming increasingly disappointed with the skate shop I used to frequent growing up. Over the years they have shrank their product selection by 75%, only selling NHS & Powell stuff, along with some ancient products (Hollywood, Black Label, Foundation). I really want to continue supporting them but it's hard when they have zero product that interest me. I understand having to sell longboards - longboarders are older and are more willing to spend on their gear. And I also understand why they stopped selling shoes - they get stuck with old product and the soles don't last in our humid climate. But the lack of product selection really gets me.
Holy shit, I can't believe a shop would still have that around? Are they selling those for full price or is it a clearence rack? Also that's lame they choose to only sell China wood, and I have a shop around me that's like that too, alot of dead stock. They have, I shit you not, Monkey Griptape and Hardware. I don't even know the lifespan of grip but that's gotta be deteriorated by now. Not gonna lie I bought the hardware for shits and giggles though.
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CrimsonGhost, I've talked shit about DGK multiple times but those guys at the shop are trash. Even if they don't work there, it's dumb as shit of them to be vibing a customer.
This is my first DGK Deck ever, I'm the farthest thing from a fresh or hypebeast skater, but growing up on Kalis and Williams always got me curious about dgk boards. Seen some Shanahan parts and the guy rips + my mom recently passed away and growing up in philly, one of her favorite things was mister softee ice cream So there was that connection too. Idk the shape and size was right so I'm stoked on it.
100%, graphics can be kooky but if they matter to you then go for it. I would avoid doing anything on the forbidden 14 (the 14" space between your trucks, boardslide area) to preserve the graphic, but that's just me.
I'm becoming increasingly disappointed with the skate shop I used to frequent growing up. Over the years they have shrank their product selection by 75%, only selling NHS & Powell stuff, along with some ancient products (Hollywood, Black Label, Foundation). I really want to continue supporting them but it's hard when they have zero product that interest me. I understand having to sell longboards - longboarders are older and are more willing to spend on their gear. And I also understand why they stopped selling shoes - they get stuck with old product and the soles don't last in our humid climate. But the lack of product selection really gets me.
Holy shit, I can't believe a shop would still have that around? Are they selling those for full price or is it a clearence rack? Also that's lame they choose to only sell China wood, and I have a shop around me that's like that too, alot of dead stock. They have, I shit you not, Monkey Griptape and Hardware. I don't even know the lifespan of grip but that's gotta be deteriorated by now. Not gonna lie I bought the hardware for shits and giggles though.
Full price, they've never given discounts even for time customers. The Black Label boards aren't even the new ones, they are Shuriken Shannon and Kyle Leaper ones. The used to do Baker, Dwindle and stuff from Syndrome but they've lost all their dealerships over the years. They still sell World Industries and Ghetto Child wheels which they are marketing as retro stuff, again no discount.
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I couldn’t give a flying fuck about Dylan Rieder and his skating.
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I'm ultra frightened about the dentist today. The thing that sucks is they're scared of me because I'm look like I'm tweaking out on meth.
So sometimes they just set me loose w/o care.
I'm feral man I deserve to fucking live without a mouthful of busted ass teefs
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I'm ultra frightened about the dentist today. The thing that sucks is they're scared of me because I'm look like I'm tweaking out on meth.
So sometimes they just set me loose w/o care.
I'm feral man I deserve to fucking live without a mouthful of busted ass teefs
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Dude have a good teef sesh. My dentist in an idiot, had to replace the same filling twice in one sitting last time.
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
Just happened to me this weekend. Hit the shop up on insta... like a man. Asked if they had a certain deck in stock and if they could send a pic cause I wanted to check out the shape. Dude was cool about it and did. Hit said shop later in the day and as soon as I hit the board rack and pick it up, I start getting cool guyed about it from the skaters in the shop. Not sure if they actually worked there or were just hanging around, but it was lame they'd go outta their way to say shit and maybe lose a sale to the shop. Someone came out the back though, assuming insta guy, and told the dudes to beat it and find shit to do other than sit around there. Was cool about it though, asked if I could grip it there, to show them I'm not some clueless kook who wandered too far from the mall.
Anyway probably went on too long about this but I always shop and support shops + ones with online presence. I just hate when the the cliques try to get involved with your gear.
Can I ask what board it was? Not sure why they'd hate.
DGK John Shanahan deck.
(https://i.imgur.com/pTl9rAx.jpg)
First time I've seen the fact that you messaged someone on instagram tied to masculinity. I don't have one though. Wonder what that says about me.
Real shame about the dgk hate. Their graphics are usually wack to me but the only dgk deck I've ever owned had the most ridiculous pop. I've never ollied higher with another deck in my entire life. Fond memories
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I'm ultra frightened about the dentist today. The thing that sucks is they're scared of me because I'm look like I'm tweaking out on meth.
So sometimes they just set me loose w/o care.
I'm feral man I deserve to fucking live without a mouthful of busted ass teefs
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we had some electric toothbrush talk recently. Those things work so well that you don’t have to floss. They work better than flossing. If you have $25 get the soniccare 1100. It works wonders. Just don’t drop that shit. It’s delicate. I dropped mine and it broke and I had to replace that shit ASAP because flossing after didn’t compare.
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One of my best friends, Tim, did the original logo for TRU as one of his first freelance graphic design jobs. I still laugh every time I think about that because he used to be a goth/raver when he did it and not who you would think makes stuff like that.
(https://trurecords.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/tru.jpg?w=593)
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
Just happened to me this weekend. Hit the shop up on insta... like a man. Asked if they had a certain deck in stock and if they could send a pic cause I wanted to check out the shape. Dude was cool about it and did. Hit said shop later in the day and as soon as I hit the board rack and pick it up, I start getting cool guyed about it from the skaters in the shop. Not sure if they actually worked there or were just hanging around, but it was lame they'd go outta their way to say shit and maybe lose a sale to the shop. Someone came out the back though, assuming insta guy, and told the dudes to beat it and find shit to do other than sit around there. Was cool about it though, asked if I could grip it there, to show them I'm not some clueless kook who wandered too far from the mall.
Anyway probably went on too long about this but I always shop and support shops + ones with online presence. I just hate when the the cliques try to get involved with your gear.
Can I ask what board it was? Not sure why they'd hate.
DGK John Shanahan deck.
(https://i.imgur.com/pTl9rAx.jpg)
First time I've seen the fact that you messaged someone on instagram tied to masculinity. I don't have one though. Wonder what that says about me.
Real shame about the dgk hate. Their graphics are usually wack to me but the only dgk deck I've ever owned had the most ridiculous pop. I've never ollied higher with another deck in my entire life. Fond memories
The "dm on insta like a man" is just a joke on here. I would messeged them about the gear regardless cause I really wanted to know if they really had it in stock or not.
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I'm ultra frightened about the dentist today. The thing that sucks is they're scared of me because I'm look like I'm tweaking out on meth.
So sometimes they just set me loose w/o care.
I'm feral man I deserve to fucking live without a mouthful of busted ass teefs
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Truth! Electric toothbrushes are a godsend, I regret not starting earlier. I never knew my teeth could feel so clean.
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I floss before and listerine rinse after I use my sonicare. It feels like I got a new mouth each time.
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I don't mind when people push switch mongo because then it's easy to tell it's switch.
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I got sent away again.
This time the newest doctor said looks like a tumor I can't do your fill in. They do them one hole at a time. Then on Monday you can make an appointment maybe. She said you should've gone for a second opinion. Don't you care about your body? I said we are into 5 or 6 years of opinions being misdiagnosed and pushing me off with a piece of paper that leads to nowhere.
I'm pretty close to just calling an ambulance in advance pushing a exacto into my gland
Fuck me
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I couldn’t give a flying fuck about Dylan Rieder and his skating.
You're a couple years late with this one for it to pack any kind of punch I think.
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I couldn’t give a flying fuck about Dylan Rieder and his skating.
You're a couple years late with this one for it to pack any kind of punch I think.
Yeah you’re totally right but I just felt the need to get that of my chest.
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U2's first 2 albums are great
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I pop both nollie and fakie off the nose
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U2's first 2 albums are great
Bono is a trash being, though. They've some good songs.
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I always hear that about Bono. what did he do. ive never bothered to look it up.
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U2's first 2 albums are great
Tax evasion, flying his hat first class, veil of philanthropy, lack of self-awareness, just being a tool, and etc.
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I started using a waterpic and my dentist and I have noticed a great improvement !
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You ever have the staff give you shit for the product you choose? Thats always fun
Just happened to me this weekend. Hit the shop up on insta... like a man. Asked if they had a certain deck in stock and if they could send a pic cause I wanted to check out the shape. Dude was cool about it and did. Hit said shop later in the day and as soon as I hit the board rack and pick it up, I start getting cool guyed about it from the skaters in the shop. Not sure if they actually worked there or were just hanging around, but it was lame they'd go outta their way to say shit and maybe lose a sale to the shop. Someone came out the back though, assuming insta guy, and told the dudes to beat it and find shit to do other than sit around there. Was cool about it though, asked if I could grip it there, to show them I'm not some clueless kook who wandered too far from the mall.
Anyway probably went on too long about this but I always shop and support shops + ones with online presence. I just hate when the the cliques try to get involved with your gear.
Can I ask what board it was? Not sure why they'd hate.
DGK John Shanahan deck.
(https://i.imgur.com/pTl9rAx.jpg)
I fuck with DGK and would gladly ride one of their boards if they ever dropped an 8.38 Shanahan because I fuck with ~most~ of their team and the direction they're going. Fuck those kooks.
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You guys have any advice for coming back after a bad fall?
2 years ago I landed on my tailbone and wrist in the big bowl and couldn't walk or sit right for months
I had just gotten a new professional job and was scared shitless that I would hurt myself and be out of work and have to return to the depths of retail (after working at a headshop for 2 years).
I haven't even looked at my regular board until a few weeks ago. Getting the itch again.
Just turned 28 and want to get my confidence back while I still can.
I never had any fear of bowls unless they were massive and now anything besides the tiny bowl strikes terror into my bitch made heart.
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Drive By Truckers are a great rock band, easily one of the best live bands touring in the last 20 years. But, most people don't even know who they are.
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This is my first post. Hi!
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Drive By Truckers are a great rock band, easily one of the best live bands touring in the last 20 years. But, most people don't even know who they are.
I know who they are. Not going to pretend I know much about them but they have a song in one of the King of the Hill episodes.
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Drive By Truckers are a great rock band, easily one of the best live bands touring in the last 20 years. But, most people don't even know who they are.
Seen them 5 times, completely fucking agree.
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And where did you see them? Quick, make up five lies.
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And where did you see them? Quick, make up five lies.
First one was at a tiny nightclub, and I was close to the stage and screamed in cooleys face to play space city, and he obliged which was the dopest shit ever. They also played an insane rendition of wild horses that night. This was before they added the keyboard player though and after the chick and isbell left the band(I’ve seen isbell solo too). Then I saw them at an amphitheater for the second one, and Patterson did the most ripping version of let there be rock I’ve heard. Then I saw them for like a random show but I was pretty inebriated at this outdoor venue and don’t remember much but it was for the patriotic album Tour, and truckers fans are like old white people and when they were saying fuck Trump all these people were like just pissed off and irate lol. Then the other two times were good but not memorable shows at music festivals.
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And where did you see them? Quick, make up five lies.
First one was at a tiny nightclub, and I was close to the stage and screamed in cooleys face to play space city, and he obliged which was the dopest shit ever. They also played an insane rendition of wild horses that night. This was before they added the keyboard player though and after the chick and isbell left the band(I’ve seen isbell solo too). Then I saw them at an amphitheater for the second one, and Patterson did the most ripping version of let there be rock I’ve heard. Then I saw them for like a random show but I was pretty inebriated at this outdoor venue and don’t remember much but it was for the patriotic album Tour, and truckers fans are like old white people and when they were saying fuck Trump all these people were like just pissed off and irate lol. Then the other two times were good but not memorable shows at music festivals.
Yep Cheetah is definitely a fan hell yea! I've seen them 3 times and Isbell 3 times.
Patterson solo once (Richmond) and Cooley solo once (DC)
I saw the Truckers at the 9:30 Club with my Dad and we got wasted
I saw the Truckers at the Orange Peel in Asheville, right next to Wicked Weed and I blacked out
I saw the Truckers in Richmond with a bunch of friends and they played for 4 hours ( they got big in Athens GA and Richmond, and since Wes Freed the artist who does all their album and poster work resides in Richmond they always play long)
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And where did you see them? Quick, make up five lies.
First one was at a tiny nightclub, and I was close to the stage and screamed in cooleys face to play space city, and he obliged which was the dopest shit ever. They also played an insane rendition of wild horses that night. This was before they added the keyboard player though and after the chick and isbell left the band(I’ve seen isbell solo too). Then I saw them at an amphitheater for the second one, and Patterson did the most ripping version of let there be rock I’ve heard. Then I saw them for like a random show but I was pretty inebriated at this outdoor venue and don’t remember much but it was for the patriotic album Tour, and truckers fans are like old white people and when they were saying fuck Trump all these people were like just pissed off and irate lol. Then the other two times were good but not memorable shows at music festivals.
Yep Cheetah is definitely a fan hell yea! I've seen them 3 times and Isbell 3 times.
Patterson solo once (Richmond) and Cooley solo once (DC)
I saw the Truckers at the 9:30 Club with my Dad and we got wasted
I saw the Truckers at the Orange Peel in Asheville, right next to Wicked Weed and I blacked out
I saw the Truckers in Richmond with a bunch of friends and they played for 4 hours ( they got big in Athens GA and Richmond, and since Wes Freed the artist who does all their album and poster work resides in Richmond they always play long)
Isbell was disappointing when I saw him, although it was after he blew up. I recently got that Patterson solo album with the cartoon version of him with the guitar on his back at the local vinyl store(I have a sweet fucking analog setup I built for Christmas with my bonus money), but i haven’t listened to that shit yet. I feel like Patterson or Cooley solo would be dope, but they are such a good dichotomy live. I’m also a big fan of southern gothic things in general(Flannery O’Conner is my favorite author of all time), and they are really the only southern gothic rock band I know of that’s worth a shit. I’ve seen between 500-1,000 concerts in my life, I did a tally one time and it was like 700+ but I’m sure I missed a lot. The truckers are easily one of the best live acts I’ve ever seen.
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Isbell was the best part of DBT and is one of the greatest songwriters alive.
Hard disagree. Cooley is the most musically talented. Patterson you won’t fully appreciate if you haven’t seen them in person whatsoever because it’s like he’s narrating a story when you’re live as opposed to singing a song on the album, but Patterson’s lyrics are fucking next tier imo. Isbell’s few albums in the middle were good but definitely not the best truckers. Although Danko/Manual is easily one of the best DBT songs ever, like top 5.
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I floss before and listerine rinse after I use my sonicare. It feels like I got a new mouth each time.
Honestly I tried flossing after to see how well this $25 brush worked and nothing is ever on the floss. It works so well. I had one a while back but didn't stick with it.
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Drive By Truckers are a great rock band, easily one of the best live bands touring in the last 20 years. But, most people don't even know who they are.
A wife of one of the band members is my son's math teacher. They live in my neighborhood.
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This is a good thread which rarely gets bumped because it's in the music section. Wish it moved as fast as Trae's dad's thread.
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=euk1i6tppi1srmla7okiet5uc7&topic=11026.12990
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Isbell was the best part of DBT and is one of the greatest songwriters alive.
Hard disagree. Cooley is the most musically talented. Patterson you won’t fully appreciate if you haven’t seen them in person whatsoever because it’s like he’s narrating a story when you’re live as opposed to singing a song on the album, but Patterson’s lyrics are fucking next tier imo. Isbell’s few albums in the middle were good but definitely not the best truckers. Although Danko/Manual is easily one of the best DBT songs ever, like top 5.
cooley is one of the most hit or miss songwriters working. occasionally he writes an untouchable song, but he also writes garbage on a totally equal level. isbell has that dichotomy for sure, but he has outfit and 24 frames, so he's good forever.
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And where did you see them? Quick, make up five lies.
Just because your life is miserable and boring doesn’t mean everyone else’s is lmao
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I pop both nollie and fakie off the nose
The Edge speaks highly of Rory Gallagher, if I remember right.
I have a treble booster and I’m not afraid to use it.
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Just because your life is miserable and boring doesn’t mean everyone else’s is lmao
LmAo!
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I unfollowed Chico on ig because his posts became unbearable
How so?
Mainly just his stories, although I know i could turn them off i just cbf
watching him rip on the daily at his age is unbearable?
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Isbell was the best part of DBT and is one of the greatest songwriters alive.
Hard disagree. Cooley is the most musically talented. Patterson you won’t fully appreciate if you haven’t seen them in person whatsoever because it’s like he’s narrating a story when you’re live as opposed to singing a song on the album, but Patterson’s lyrics are fucking next tier imo. Isbell’s few albums in the middle were good but definitely not the best truckers. Although Danko/Manual is easily one of the best DBT songs ever, like top 5.
In my opinion, Isbell is one of the greatest living American songwriters. But just because your a brilliant song writer doesn't always mean your the best at writing a Truckers song.
For me, Isbell best contributions were Outfit, Decoration Day, Danko/Manual, and TVA
Cooley is definitely a guitar solo virtuoso and writes some great songs: Space City, Pulaski, Carl Perkins' Cadillac, Zip City
But Patterson is ultimate songwriter and storyteller because of how it crafts and performs a song live. I took my friend to see DBT and he didn't really get it. Then I took him to see Patterson Hood solo and he became a giant fan of Truckers in general.
When Patterson sings a song live it is a beautiful thing to witness, he is completely there in the moment and sings every word like he means it. The way Patterson plays live and reminds me a lot Tim Barry live. They both wear there heart on their sleeve when they play in front of a audience, they are the real deal.
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Honestly you guys have a shitty taste on music.
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Honestly you guys have a shitty taste on music.
You have shitty taste on grammar.
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Honestly you guys have a shitty taste on music.
:-* :-* :-* I'm not native but do you know Travis Scott he makes skate shoes and music
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I've listened to rap and hip hop all my life and have pretty varied tastes. I obviously love classic New York shit.
BUT... I have never been that big of a fan of Jay-Z. I try every now and then but I'm like eh...
Who knows maybe one day I'll get it. I think it's his voice mainly.
Big Pimpin' is great but I'm from the south and UGK is the shit.
Oh and that long ass freestyle he did with Big L is badass too.
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Because of the recently trending #BisexualMenExist on Twitter I just want to say that I am a bisexual man who slightly prefers woman when it comes to sexy time (but I wouldn't kick a hot guy out of bed) but have had slightly better dating/relationships with men than women.
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I've listened to rap and hip hop all my life and have pretty varied tastes. I obviously love classic New York shit.
BUT... I have never been that big of a fan of Jay-Z. I try every now and then but I'm like eh...
Who knows maybe one day I'll get it. I think it's his voice mainly.
Big Pimpin' is great but I'm from the south and UGK is the shit.
Oh and that long ass freestyle he did with Big L is badass too.
Never been a song of his I really liked either. Kanye, too.
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I've listened to rap and hip hop all my life and have pretty varied tastes. I obviously love classic New York shit.
BUT... I have never been that big of a fan of Jay-Z. I try every now and then but I'm like eh...
Who knows maybe one day I'll get it. I think it's his voice mainly.
Big Pimpin' is great but I'm from the south and UGK is the shit.
Oh and that long ass freestyle he did with Big L is badass too.
444(Jays most recent album) is arguably the best rap album of the past few years. Smile is single handedly one of the best rap songs I’ve heard in recent years, and the build up to the third verse(which is fucking amazing), is epic and not trying to rush which just shows how Jay has grown. That album is cohesive and just the real deal. I find that album to be my favorite of his ever because he’s grown up and become a more conscious rapper.
In regards to Kanye. I genuinely do not understand how someone can listen to through the wire and call this man a bad rapper. College dropout, Graduation, and my beautiful dark twisted fantasy will go down as 3 of the greatest rap/hip-hop albums of all time. Listen to those 3 albums in full from start to finish, not just nit picking a song or turning it off because you don’t like it. Force yourself through the whole thing, and then tell me what you think.
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Isbell was the best part of DBT and is one of the greatest songwriters alive.
Hard disagree. Cooley is the most musically talented. Patterson you won’t fully appreciate if you haven’t seen them in person whatsoever because it’s like he’s narrating a story when you’re live as opposed to singing a song on the album, but Patterson’s lyrics are fucking next tier imo. Isbell’s few albums in the middle were good but definitely not the best truckers. Although Danko/Manual is easily one of the best DBT songs ever, like top 5.
In my opinion, Isbell is one of the greatest living American songwriters. But just because your a brilliant song writer doesn't always mean your the best at writing a Truckers song.
For me, Isbell best contributions were Outfit, Decoration Day, Danko/Manual, and TVA
Cooley is definitely a guitar solo virtuoso and writes some great songs: Space City, Pulaski, Carl Perkins' Cadillac, Zip City
But Patterson is ultimate songwriter and storyteller because of how it crafts and performs a song live. I took my friend to see DBT and he didn't really get it. Then I took him to see Patterson Hood solo and he became a giant fan of Truckers in general.
When Patterson sings a song live it is a beautiful thing to witness, he is completely there in the moment and sings every word like he means it. The way Patterson plays live and reminds me a lot Tim Barry live. They both wear there heart on their sleeve when they play in front of a audience, they are the real deal.
You my friend are welcome to grab a drink with the big cat anyday. You fine sir, you get “it”, whatever it is.
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Isbell was the best part of DBT and is one of the greatest songwriters alive.
Think he's one of my favorite writers period. song or otherwise.
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I've listened to rap and hip hop all my life and have pretty varied tastes. I obviously love classic New York shit.
BUT... I have never been that big of a fan of Jay-Z. I try every now and then but I'm like eh...
Who knows maybe one day I'll get it. I think it's his voice mainly.
Big Pimpin' is great but I'm from the south and UGK is the shit.
Oh and that long ass freestyle he did with Big L is badass too.
444(Jays most recent album) is arguably the best rap album of the past few years. Smile is single handedly one of the best rap songs I’ve heard in recent years, and the build up to the third verse(which is fucking amazing), is epic and not trying to rush which just shows how Jay has grown. That album is cohesive and just the real deal. I find that album to be my favorite of his ever because he’s grown up and become a more conscious rapper.
In regards to Kanye. I genuinely do not understand how someone can listen to through the wire and call this man a bad rapper. College dropout, Graduation, and my beautiful dark twisted fantasy will go down as 3 of the greatest rap/hip-hop albums of all time. Listen to those 3 albums in full from start to finish, not just nit picking a song or turning it off because you don’t like it. Force yourself through the whole thing, and then tell me what you think.
Damn it is not often I see someone else who regards Graduation highly. I feel like it has flaws but remains one of my favorites from him.
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I've listened to rap and hip hop all my life and have pretty varied tastes. I obviously love classic New York shit.
BUT... I have never been that big of a fan of Jay-Z. I try every now and then but I'm like eh...
Who knows maybe one day I'll get it. I think it's his voice mainly.
Big Pimpin' is great but I'm from the south and UGK is the shit.
Oh and that long ass freestyle he did with Big L is badass too.
444(Jays most recent album) is arguably the best rap album of the past few years. Smile is single handedly one of the best rap songs I’ve heard in recent years, and the build up to the third verse(which is fucking amazing), is epic and not trying to rush which just shows how Jay has grown. That album is cohesive and just the real deal. I find that album to be my favorite of his ever because he’s grown up and become a more conscious rapper.
In regards to Kanye. I genuinely do not understand how someone can listen to through the wire and call this man a bad rapper. College dropout, Graduation, and my beautiful dark twisted fantasy will go down as 3 of the greatest rap/hip-hop albums of all time. Listen to those 3 albums in full from start to finish, not just nit picking a song or turning it off because you don’t like it. Force yourself through the whole thing, and then tell me what you think.
100 years from now people will still be listening to Kanye.... hes a musical genius!!
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I've given him enough chances at converting me, and he just doesn't do it for me. I wish those times he was on Chappelle show was another skit instead.
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Both of my nephews who just moved here from Ohio push mongo. I haven't dealt with the issue yet.
I said they both need to get venture 5.2s to proof they're into skating before ill give away more wheels and old boards.
I can give my old gear to serious kids who don't give a Fuck about video games at my skate park rather than just hand a complete to another dumpster or I left it at the blah blah blah
I want to be getting phone calls saying uncle John I need you to go with me to D4. The cops got my board.
That's the only valid excuse for loss of skate.
They get the trucks and I'll teach them ledge gansterism / punk rock.
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I couldn’t give a flying fuck about Dylan Rieder and his skating.
You're a couple years late with this one for it to pack any kind of punch I think.
Yeah you’re totally right but I just felt the need to get that of my chest.
I have a lot of respect for you now, actually.
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Drive By Truckers are a great rock band, easily one of the best live bands touring in the last 20 years. But, most people don't even know who they are.
I'd be stunned to meet anyone who hasn't heard of the nasty dirty DBT's as we call 'em in Chinatown.
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Isbell was the best part of DBT and is one of the greatest songwriters alive.
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The last skate sesh I had, nothing was working out. Hoping tomorrow's sesh works out better
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I only skate eS shoes.
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Skateboarding has always been complimented by drug and alcohol use/abuse. We all know this. The professional world of skating is currently undergoing a kind of 'sober revolution' and that's great. But my issue is; when skaters did drugs and drank like crazy they never really promoted it, or propulgated it or went out of their way to let people know 'hey I do drugs and I'm proud'. But now there is a large group of pro skaters who have gone completely sober and want the world to know and feel like they have a message to spread or a civil duty to perform by promoting their sobriety ideals. Its all great until you look at a skater like antuwuan dixon and realize he's actually been blackballed in the industry because of this shift in ideas. 10 years ago, most companies would've headhunted antuwuan but now they want nothing to do with him and that is a real injustice. He's one of many brilliant skateboarders that have been blackballed because the whole shake junt team is sober now and they feel like the whole world should be sober too. I wish they would go on the nine club and just talk about skating. Back then it was about skateboarding skill. Every skater has their own demons to fight but when we skate, we put everything aside and just skate. The industry has completely lost the plot now.
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Skateboarding has always been complimented by drug and alcohol use/abuse. We all know this. The professional world of skating is currently undergoing a kind of 'sober revolution' and that's great. But my issue is; when skaters did drugs and drank like crazy they never really promoted it, or propulgated it or went out of their way to let people know 'hey I do drugs and I'm proud'. But now there is a large group of pro skaters who have gone completely sober and want the world to know and feel like they have a message to spread or a civil duty to perform by promoting their sobriety ideals. Its all great until you look at a skater like antuwuan dixon and realize he's actually been blackballed in the industry because of this shift in ideas. 10 years ago, most companies would've headhunted antuwuan but now they want nothing to do with him and that is a real injustice. He's one of many brilliant skateboarders that have been blackballed because the whole shake junt team is sober now and they feel like the whole world should be sober too. I wish they would go on the nine club and just talk about skating. Back then it was about skateboarding skill. Every skater has their own demons to fight but when we skate, we put everything aside and just skate. The industry has completely lost the plot now.
You have to be joking when you say that skateboarders have never promoted being wasted as an image. Right? You're joking about this, right?
I'm not saying that trendy sobriety isn't annoying as fuck, but seriously?
Antwuan is in the situation he's in because of his horrible, shitty behavior, not because sobriety got trendy.
C'mon man.
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Your arguments falls apart when we consider that there are tons of pros who aren’t sober, and still maintain a skate career because they continue to film video parts, skate at demos, don’t assault random people in public, etc..
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Both of my nephews who just moved here from Ohio push mongo. I haven't dealt with the issue yet.
Just tell them it will help develop better style, is better for setting up for tricks and if they keep doing it they'll get used to it in a week. I'll never forget my cousin dropping that knowledge on me and I never pushed mongo again.
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Skateboarding has always been complimented by drug and alcohol use/abuse. We all know this. The professional world of skating is currently undergoing a kind of 'sober revolution' and that's great. But my issue is; when skaters did drugs and drank like crazy they never really promoted it, or propulgated it or went out of their way to let people know 'hey I do drugs and I'm proud'. But now there is a large group of pro skaters who have gone completely sober and want the world to know and feel like they have a message to spread or a civil duty to perform by promoting their sobriety ideals. Its all great until you look at a skater like antuwuan dixon and realize he's actually been blackballed in the industry because of this shift in ideas. 10 years ago, most companies would've headhunted antuwuan but now they want nothing to do with him and that is a real injustice. He's one of many brilliant skateboarders that have been blackballed because the whole shake junt team is sober now and they feel like the whole world should be sober too. I wish they would go on the nine club and just talk about skating. Back then it was about skateboarding skill. Every skater has their own demons to fight but when we skate, we put everything aside and just skate. The industry has completely lost the plot now.
What about the whole Baker 2G/Piss Drunks era???
They seemed to promote the alcohol/drug lifestyle.
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A few years ago I broke my front foot and because I don’t have insurance I didn’t go to the doctor. Needless to say it healed weird and I lost my flick so I can only mob them now
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Skateboarding has always been complimented by drug and alcohol use/abuse. We all know this. The professional world of skating is currently undergoing a kind of 'sober revolution' and that's great. But my issue is; when skaters did drugs and drank like crazy they never really promoted it, or propulgated it or went out of their way to let people know 'hey I do drugs and I'm proud'. But now there is a large group of pro skaters who have gone completely sober and want the world to know and feel like they have a message to spread or a civil duty to perform by promoting their sobriety ideals. Its all great until you look at a skater like antuwuan dixon and realize he's actually been blackballed in the industry because of this shift in ideas. 10 years ago, most companies would've headhunted antuwuan but now they want nothing to do with him and that is a real injustice. He's one of many brilliant skateboarders that have been blackballed because the whole shake junt team is sober now and they feel like the whole world should be sober too. I wish they would go on the nine club and just talk about skating. Back then it was about skateboarding skill. Every skater has their own demons to fight but when we skate, we put everything aside and just skate. The industry has completely lost the plot now.
What about the whole Baker 2G/Piss Drunks era???
They seemed to promote the alcohol/drug lifestyle.
Enter the rehab/ sobor living, feel good happy ending.
Almost seems...planned.
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Skateboarding has always been complimented by drug and alcohol use/abuse. We all know this. The professional world of skating is currently undergoing a kind of 'sober revolution' and that's great. But my issue is; when skaters did drugs and drank like crazy they never really promoted it, or propulgated it or went out of their way to let people know 'hey I do drugs and I'm proud'. But now there is a large group of pro skaters who have gone completely sober and want the world to know and feel like they have a message to spread or a civil duty to perform by promoting their sobriety ideals. Its all great until you look at a skater like antuwuan dixon and realize he's actually been blackballed in the industry because of this shift in ideas. 10 years ago, most companies would've headhunted antuwuan but now they want nothing to do with him and that is a real injustice. He's one of many brilliant skateboarders that have been blackballed because the whole shake junt team is sober now and they feel like the whole world should be sober too. I wish they would go on the nine club and just talk about skating. Back then it was about skateboarding skill. Every skater has their own demons to fight but when we skate, we put everything aside and just skate. The industry has completely lost the plot now.
What about the whole Baker 2G/Piss Drunks era???
They seemed to promote the alcohol/drug lifestyle.
Enter the rehab/ sobor living, feel good happy ending.
Almost seems...planned.
Good point.
Dustin still riding that PD train till the end but.
Is Ellington sober?
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Skateboarding has always been complimented by drug and alcohol use/abuse. We all know this. The professional world of skating is currently undergoing a kind of 'sober revolution' and that's great. But my issue is; when skaters did drugs and drank like crazy they never really promoted it, or propulgated it or went out of their way to let people know 'hey I do drugs and I'm proud'. But now there is a large group of pro skaters who have gone completely sober and want the world to know and feel like they have a message to spread or a civil duty to perform by promoting their sobriety ideals. Its all great until you look at a skater like antuwuan dixon and realize he's actually been blackballed in the industry because of this shift in ideas. 10 years ago, most companies would've headhunted antuwuan but now they want nothing to do with him and that is a real injustice. He's one of many brilliant skateboarders that have been blackballed because the whole shake junt team is sober now and they feel like the whole world should be sober too. I wish they would go on the nine club and just talk about skating. Back then it was about skateboarding skill. Every skater has their own demons to fight but when we skate, we put everything aside and just skate. The industry has completely lost the plot now.
What about the whole Baker 2G/Piss Drunks era???
They seemed to promote the alcohol/drug lifestyle.
Enter the rehab/ sobor living, feel good happy ending.
Almost seems...planned.
Good point.
Dustin still riding that PD train till the end but.
Is Ellington sober?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI2Ct-AjO2U
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Didn't used to get hangovers but sure as hell do nowadays. I feel like shit, good morning everyone
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Isbell was the best part of DBT and is one of the greatest songwriters alive.
Hard disagree. Cooley is the most musically talented. Patterson you won’t fully appreciate if you haven’t seen them in person whatsoever because it’s like he’s narrating a story when you’re live as opposed to singing a song on the album, but Patterson’s lyrics are fucking next tier imo. Isbell’s few albums in the middle were good but definitely not the best truckers. Although Danko/Manual is easily one of the best DBT songs ever, like top 5.
In my opinion, Isbell is one of the greatest living American songwriters. But just because your a brilliant song writer doesn't always mean your the best at writing a Truckers song.
Interesting and fair point. To some extent I’ve been unfairly dismissive of DBTs full catalogue, you guys make me want to really jump back in and see them live for sure.
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Isbell was the best part of DBT and is one of the greatest songwriters alive.
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Thanks. I saw Lil Ugly Mane and Nikelus F in 2018 and it was the most memorable show I’ve been to in years.
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Skateboarding has always been complimented by drug and alcohol use/abuse. We all know this. The professional world of skating is currently undergoing a kind of 'sober revolution' and that's great. But my issue is; when skaters did drugs and drank like crazy they never really promoted it, or propulgated it or went out of their way to let people know 'hey I do drugs and I'm proud'. But now there is a large group of pro skaters who have gone completely sober and want the world to know and feel like they have a message to spread or a civil duty to perform by promoting their sobriety ideals. Its all great until you look at a skater like antuwuan dixon and realize he's actually been blackballed in the industry because of this shift in ideas. 10 years ago, most companies would've headhunted antuwuan but now they want nothing to do with him and that is a real injustice. He's one of many brilliant skateboarders that have been blackballed because the whole shake junt team is sober now and they feel like the whole world should be sober too. I wish they would go on the nine club and just talk about skating. Back then it was about skateboarding skill. Every skater has their own demons to fight but when we skate, we put everything aside and just skate. The industry has completely lost the plot now.
What about the whole Baker 2G/Piss Drunks era???
They seemed to promote the alcohol/drug lifestyle.
Enter the rehab/ sobor living, feel good happy ending.
Almost seems...planned.
never felt more betrayed in my life
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I woul'd be much better at skating if I wasn't such a bitch about the cold.
I need to learn how to push and ollie cleaner, and its embarassing.
I'm almost 30 and I dont know how to make friends.
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I woul'd be much better at skating if I wasn't such a bitch about the cold.
I need to learn how to push and ollie cleaner, and its embarassing.
I'm almost 30 and I dont know how to make friends.
I'll be your friend if you can at least 360 flip. A guy's got to have standards.
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Pop shove-it tailgrabs are fun to do sometimes
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everybody needs a little Chrissie Hynde in their lives from time to time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99svrFj-G_g
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Oi! come to think of it, everybody needs a little Laura Mvula in their lives from time to time too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-l5EIcNyo0
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The 2 minutes and 31 seconds of skating in these compiled clips makes me believe in a higher power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3E3oJZ1xA8
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Something honest?
Okay; I miss our old boy GK Satoshi.
There... I said it.
I feel better now.
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Something honest?
Okay; I miss our old boy GK Satoshi.
There... I said it.
I feel better now.
They should've just let him handle all of their marketing, he was doing way better than they ever could.
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Allen hardware is far superior to Philips in both fashion and function.
I’d rather not skate at all than look down and see Philips heads. Fucking nauseating.
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A few years ago I broke my front foot and because I don’t have insurance I didn’t go to the doctor. Needless to say it healed weird and I lost my flick so I can only mob them now
Whenever you do have insurance, I'd highly recommend going to the doctor. I wouldn't doubt that it's a Lisfranc fracture and it can lead to problems if you don't get it fixed soon. I had to go a year before I got my surgery and I had a hard time popping tricks because my foot was in such an awkward position.
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Ben Degros is the only skate channel/vlog I watch.
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I like to drop acid and listen to the soundtrack to the M*A*S*H movie.
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Allen hardware is far superior to Philips in both fashion and function.
I’d rather not skate at all than look down and see Philips heads. Fucking nauseating.
This is some real truth right here.
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Red Dragon is a jock brand
Supreme is for middle-aged status conscious asians.
Palace is the same as Supreme, but slightly trendier
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Red Dragon is a jock brand
the Affliction of skateboarding
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Allen hardware is far superior to Philips in both fashion and function.
I’d rather not skate at all than look down and see Philips heads. Fucking nauseating.
This is some real truth right here.
I finally understand why Allen head bolts exist, they really are the superior bolt.
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the Affliction of skateboarding
I'm convinced it set Canadian skateboarding back 10 years.
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Sluggo was a good poster and sent free copies of their video out to posters back in the day. I used to get stoked watching that shit.
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I cruise like I’ve been skating for a long time (I still have the muscle memory from when I was a kid and always liked to skate fast) but I basically have no tricks and I’m a far bigger coward than most people I see at the skatepark tic-tacking around and just learning how to balance on their boards. My ollies come and go, i can’t land shove its, I chicken out on board stalls and 50-50s on tiny ass quarter pipes, wouldn’t even think of attempting an Ollie over a pyramid, etc.
I feel like I lack a base level of body coordination and trick commitment that 95% of people who get into skating have
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The only grab I know just from looking at it is a benihana.
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Allen hardware is far superior to Philips in both fashion and function.
I’d rather not skate at all than look down and see Philips heads. Fucking nauseating.
This is some real truth right here.
I finally understand why Allen head bolts exist, they really are the superior bolt.
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the Affliction of skateboarding
I'm convinced it set Canadian skateboarding back 10 years.
There’s a market for that !
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The Versace Plug hate is so goofy.
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I woul'd be much better at skating if I wasn't such a bitch about the cold.
I need to learn how to push and ollie cleaner, and its embarassing.
I'm almost 30 and I dont know how to make friends.
I cant 3flip. But I have a van and I'll bring snacks and whiskey to the session. Hmu for a good time bb we'll spend the day listening to Face to Face and talking about how 2004 was such a good year.
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I woul'd be much better at skating if I wasn't such a bitch about the cold.
I need to learn how to push and ollie cleaner, and its embarassing.
I'm almost 30 and I dont know how to make friends.
I cant 3flip. But I have a van and I'll bring snacks and whiskey to the session. Hmu for a good time bb we'll spend the day listening to Face to Face and talking about how 2004 was such a good year.
dude we are gonna hit up canal winchester soon - its almost not shitty weather here
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Manchild will be describing the events of Tampa Pro 2020 to an empathetic group of people in a church basement in about 10 years. He will be cheerfully told to keep coming back.
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The only grab I know just from looking at it is a benihana.
Indy? Surely you know indy grabs, they're more or less instinctive.
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Birdhouse doesn't actually exist, it's something we all seem to remember but never see.
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Birdhouse doesn't actually exist, it's something we all seem to remember but never see.
The first and possibly only time I saw one out in the wild, I must have been 13 and it belonged to some 6'4'' rasta dude who literally lived on the local plaza spot, did parkour and had all the corresponding trick selection complete with shirtless handstands forever, in absolute spite of all possible weather conditions and cobblestones. He was best friends with another local dude who also lived on the spot, just in the opposite corner and carried a baseball bat in a bag with him at all times (baseball isn't even popular here). Birdhouse dude eventually turned out to be the son of an old high school teacher of mine who had disowned him, so he slept in his car or in the bushes. He drove me to skateparks a handful of times, always had stacks of naked salami out in the open for who knows how long just sitting in the tray next to his seat (no packaging) that he'd occasionally just pick from, and once drove through a red light, realized his mistake after the intersection, hit the brakes then fucking reversed gear'd through the intersection again to make it back to the red light. I don't know what's more puzzling between this latter story, and the fact that he skated 8.4 Birdhouse decks in 2000.
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Couldn’t tell ya an Indy from a mute, my friend. Nor a roast beef from a melon from stalefish. (Sounds like brunch at my in-laws’!!)
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My first post was a lie. I have lived many slap lives. I always focus at jr. Member. Last one I can recall I was Fred savage and it’s clear to me that this place has really gotten taken over buncha soft bois and wet diapers .
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The only grab I know just from looking at it is a benihana.
Couldn’t tell ya an Indy from a mute, my friend. Nor a roast beef from a melon from stalefish. (Sounds like brunch at my in-laws’!!)
Mute is an indy, but behind. I think (unless it's a stalefish or some shit) lol. Obviously we know nose and tailgrabs but yeah, my grab vocabulary is also more or less non-existent.
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The only grab I know just from looking at it is a benihana.
Couldn’t tell ya an Indy from a mute, my friend. Nor a roast beef from a melon from stalefish. (Sounds like brunch at my in-laws’!!)
Wow y’all lacking hard, fucking big rats. A fucking mute is how you grab mctwists son.
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Sweet! Now go back in your hole.
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I watched the latest Send Saturdays
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It’s so annoying whenever you’re at the park and meet up with a friend or spark a conversation with some bloke and they start talking about how long it’s been since they last skated as if it gives them an excuse to suck or not skate up to expectations or some shit. Bloody hell mate, I just don’t give a f**k!
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The fact that there is a Nyjah x Bad Brains Element board really bummed me out. It shouldn't matter at my age but it does and it's crap on many levels.
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Met a girl and i'm kinda hyped in this one. In the meantime i went to the orthopedist today because I sprained my ankle in December and had already accumulated injuries. The diagnosis showed that I have a chronic ligament injury and some injured cartilages as well. They will have to perform surgery. I'll have to spend a month and a half walking on a crutch and wearing an orthopedic boot and then doing physiotherapy sessions. I will probably only be able to skate after June or July
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The Versace Plug hate is so goofy.
No, it's actually pretty regular.
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The only grab I know just from looking at it is a benihana.
Nose grab? Tail grab? ;)
I'm the same way with hand plants though. Miller flips and fs inverts I can tell at first glance, but everything else is a blur.
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When Ishod did that 360 flip over the box at Tampa Pro this weekend, then came back and did it switch, it was a beautiful thing.
Can someone make a GIF?
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I wish i was happier and could skate but my ankle is a bitch
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It’s so annoying whenever you’re at the park and meet up with a friend or spark a conversation with some bloke and they start talking about how long it’s been since they last skated as if it gives them an excuse to suck or not skate up to expectations or some shit. Bloody hell mate, I just don’t give a f**k!
Maybe dude is trying to clown you because you have been skating in his absence and he still better than you.
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It’s so annoying whenever you’re at the park and meet up with a friend or spark a conversation with some bloke and they start talking about how long it’s been since they last skated as if it gives them an excuse to suck or not skate up to expectations or some shit. Bloody hell mate, I just don’t give a f**k!
I feel this, whop cares if you're not skating as good as you think you should be. "My ankles all fucked up" "it's been so long since I've skated" unless it's true just be happy and roll around!
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Everything I’ve accomplished is futile
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Drive By Truckers are a great rock band, easily one of the best live bands touring in the last 20 years. But, most people don't even know who they are.
Saw them live three years Ago in the midst of the travel ban, they started out by saying "this ones for everyone who voted trump" and everyone cheered since i'm from Nebraska. He then followed it by saying "everyone who cheered fuck you don't come to our shows", then proceeded to play three hours nonstop.
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Defeated my Taco Bell addiction. Shit was harder than quitting smoking, which I did cold turkey.
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Defeated my Taco Bell addiction. Shit was harder than quitting smoking, which I did cold turkey.
Need to harness some of that power for my margarita addiction. Told myself I wouldn't fall into the trap so soon again, but Taco Tuesday at Fishbone's called out to me, and I only made it 2 days since the last stop. Send help!
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Defeated my Taco Bell addiction. Shit was harder than quitting smoking, which I did cold turkey.
Need to harness some of that power for my margarita addiction. Told myself I wouldn't fall into the trap so soon again, but Taco Tuesday at Fishbone's called out to me, and I only made it 2 days since the last stop. Send help!
Not much for power, was just swapping one vice for another hah. Taco Bell, I swear there's crack in that shit. Maybe try weaning it off gradually, I feel like food/drink habits are the hardest to break by far because we simply have to eat multiple times a day to live.
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Defeated my Taco Bell addiction. Shit was harder than quitting smoking, which I did cold turkey.
Need to harness some of that power for my margarita addiction. Told myself I wouldn't fall into the trap so soon again, but Taco Tuesday at Fishbone's called out to me, and I only made it 2 days since the last stop. Send help!
I've been told I'm not allowed any more vices, apparently, the ones I have are already too expensive.
I don't think I've stopped at a Taco Bell prior to 1 AM in the past 20 years, but yeah, I'll admit that after a night out, I've gone home with a bucket full of random crap and tend to eat every last bit. Maybe it's good I don't go there sober and all my memories are hazy afterward.
Mostly, it's just that after being sick with the flu last week and still dizzy in the head, a few drinks have sounded better than the usual. Hopefully after my full recovery I can get off this crazy ride and go back to just indulging once a week instead of every other day, or I'm going to have to sell a kidney to pay for it all and hope the other one can still process all the Casamigos I run through it.
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I worked the elections for 15 and a half hours and it was a total cluster fuck. Our head guy was fucking out of it. So much shit done wrong. It was nuts! The guy was old as fuck and I have no clue why he was allowed to be in charge. I just started taking over some parts and telling him to go away. Once he started scaring away the hot ass women coming in I had to step up to this old fool lol. It was a wild fucking shit show but fun to talk to the people coming in. Lots of good looking women coming through. Our head guy left behind a box of unused ballots so when I called and his wife answered and I told her I heard him scream “SHIIIIIT”. He comes barreling into the parking lot turning all the wrong directions. Wild wild stuff.
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People who say we need a moderate to beat Trump better do some history homework and see how well that tactic has worked in the past.
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People who say we need a moderate to beat Trump better do some history homework and see how well that tactic has worked in the past.
Tony Blair got elected in the UK by taking a leftist party and occupying the middle ground from the incumbent right wing Conservative government. This was in 97 and I don't think that tactic would work in the USA.
Just giving a less US-centric answer, love you wacky guys and your WWE style popularity contest.
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any trick that got its name during the early youtube skater era up until now (anything alpha/beta/dragon/whatever flip) should be exiled into oblivion as should fakie 5050 fakie bigspins/5050 nollie bigspins - alley oop/mid pop out ones ie fs 5050 bs bigspin get a pass.
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It’s so annoying whenever you’re at the park and meet up with a friend or spark a conversation with some bloke and they start talking about how long it’s been since they last skated as if it gives them an excuse to suck or not skate up to expectations or some shit. Bloody hell mate, I just don’t give a f**k!
I feel this, whop cares if you're not skating as good as you think you should be. "My ankles all fucked up" "it's been so long since I've skated" unless it's true just be happy and roll around!
I think with some people its an self defense mechanism to avoid getting clowned when on average no one gives a shit
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Defeated my Taco Bell addiction. Shit was harder than quitting smoking, which I did cold turkey.
Need to harness some of that power for my margarita addiction. Told myself I wouldn't fall into the trap so soon again, but Taco Tuesday at Fishbone's called out to me, and I only made it 2 days since the last stop. Send help!
I've been told I'm not allowed any more vices, apparently, the ones I have are already too expensive.
I don't think I've stopped at a Taco Bell prior to 1 AM in the past 20 years, but yeah, I'll admit that after a night out, I've gone home with a bucket full of random crap and tend to eat every last bit. Maybe it's good I don't go there sober and all my memories are hazy afterward.
Mostly, it's just that after being sick with the flu last week and still dizzy in the head, a few drinks have sounded better than the usual. Hopefully after my full recovery I can get off this crazy ride and go back to just indulging once a week instead of every other day, or I'm going to have to sell a kidney to pay for it all and hope the other one can still process all the Casamigos I run through it.
I did it by weaning it off to twice a week, then once, and now in the clear. The window of how long it takes to adapt between twice to once a week is crucial (but everyone has their own adjustments). You got this.
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Drive By Truckers are a great rock band, easily one of the best live bands touring in the last 20 years. But, most people don't even know who they are.
That's awesome... I always think it's weird that people actually vote for Trump. But than I talk to my cousins in Alabama and I'm reminded that NPR and the New York Times are fake news
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I stole a Supreme/Northface coat and resold that shit for a fortune.
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I'm a 43 year-old man and I just created an account on Slap. My mid-life crisis knows no bounds.
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Didn't laugh once during Dazed and Confused. That movie sucks.
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Didn't laugh once during The Hangover. That movie sucks.
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Didn't laugh once during The Hangover. That movie sucks.
Then they made two more. Worst shit ever.
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Barely laughed at all during Schindlers List. That movie sucks.
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Barely laughed at all during Schindlers List. That movie sucks.
Jesus you must be a lot of fun at parties.
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Didn't laugh once during Salò, 120 days of Sodom. That movie sucked.
Actual honesty, my wife didn't laugh once during Napoleon Dynamite and it made me question our marriage.
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Didn't laugh once during Salò, 120 days of Sodom. That movie sucked.
Felt the same way about A Serbian Film, zero laughs, definitely not the date night movie I expected it to be.
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Practicing piano hurts my back more than skating
I feel a little uncomfortable driving this car
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Im Banned from the rooms alt account
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The Simpsons is my all-time favorite show but I haven’t watched a new episode in at least 7 years
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New simpsons is actually pretty good
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My wife is 10 years younger than me, and everytime she shows me some meme from internet I just don’t get it. I only know Slap memes🙁
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Sophie’s Choice: Not the lighthearted romp I was promised :(.
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Im Banned from the rooms alt account
no Dave there is no alternative
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Reaction videos to songs/movies/package unboxings and such - narcissistic, frivolous horseshit.
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The Simpsons is my all-time favorite show but I haven’t watched a new episode in at least 7 years
Honestly over the last 5 years the newer ones are hit or miss. I still think the show is super funny and the writing is incredible, but none of the new episodes feel timeless anymore. Bart and Home have Iphones, go on YouTube, and maybe one day will go on Slap.
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My wife is 10 years younger than me, and everytime she shows me some meme from internet I just don’t get it. I only know Slap memes🙁
Have you introduced her to Shalom? I've made it part of my household and daily lexicon with my wife.
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seeing someone actually driving a dually (not a dooley) on the freeway gives me pleasure and and makes me laugh and act a fool and say things like "you drive that dually son!" in a rough voice and out loud to nobody in particular--here, everybody have one, although photos don't do them justice:
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When I see the "thin blue line" punisher skull tattoo I always laugh.
"hell yea brother I love the cops except for when they kick me out of Twin Peaks!'
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Didn't laugh once during Salò, 120 days of Sodom. That movie sucked.
Actual honesty, my wife didn't laugh once during Napoleon Dynamite and it made me question our marriage.
I'm on team wife on this one. That movie was worse than being stabbed in the face with an ice pick.
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I love smoking weed but holy fuck does it suck the life out my motivation. Hope to drop it daily by summer time so I’m not a zombie.
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I absolutely hate the people in my office who use the public bathroom to brush their teeth and floss after lunch when I'm trying to take a dump in peace and quiet. I've started aiming my pee stream at the loudest part of the urinal when I see one of them in there, or try to position my bunghole to get the loudest farts possible just to remind them they have stranger's fecal matter floating around their precious gotta get them clean right now mouths
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I don't give a shit about baseball.
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I absolutely hate the people in my office who use the public bathroom to brush their teeth and floss after lunch when I'm trying to take a dump in peace and quiet. I've started aiming my pee stream at the loudest part of the urinal when I see one of them in there, or try to position my bunghole to get the loudest farts possible just to remind them they have stranger's fecal matter floating around their precious gotta get them clean right now mouths
Yo, haha, people love to do this in my office bathroom and it fucking sucks. There is this one dude who insists on brushing his teeth after every single smoke break he takes (several a day). There was another dude who liked to floss and leave his bloody spittle in the sink and complained to my supervisor when I said something to him about it (thankfully he retired).
People also love to do their dishes in the bathroom sink, even while people are pooping, and even when there is a staff lounge very nearby with a dish sink and drying rack.
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Didn't laugh once during Salò, 120 days of Sodom. That movie sucked.
Actual honesty, my wife didn't laugh once during Napoleon Dynamite and it made me question our marriage.
I'm on team wife on this one. That movie was worse than being stabbed in the face with an ice pick.
I personally blame Napoleon Dynamite for the explosion of ironic quirky dry humor in advertising the past 15 years
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I wanted more
Than life could ever grant me
Bored by the chore
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Didn't laugh once during Salò, 120 days of Sodom. That movie sucked.
Actual honesty, my wife didn't laugh once during Napoleon Dynamite and it made me question our marriage.
I'm on team wife on this one. That movie was worse than being stabbed in the face with an ice pick.
I thought it was really dumb when I first watched it. I actually watched it recently for the first time in a long time and it’s pretty funny. It has some lulls for sure. That movie had a huge impact on comedy for better or worse if you think about it. It was really one of the first major examples of that kind of awkward weird random humor that is so prevalent today. I noticed it soon after I saw it. That’s why you get so many commercials that make no sense in an attempt to be funny even to this day, like the weird old spice commercials. It’s usually shitty but sometimes hits the mark.
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I love smoking weed but holy fuck does it suck the life out my motivation. Hope to drop it daily by summer time so I’m not a zombie.
You can do it dude. My 30 days not smoking weed was yesterday, I’ve only gotten this far a few times since I became a regular smoker a decade ago. But I’m feeling great this time. Some people don’t have motivation problems when they smoke but I’m like you. If you quit long term taper down with like weak cbd weed that isn’t so strong. First couple days are hard then it’s easy. Then cravings hit hard at about 2 weeks but should pass by the 3rd week. At a month you might still struggle but by 2 months I hardly think about it. Good things always happen when I quit.
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Didn't laugh once during Salò, 120 days of Sodom. That movie sucked.
Actual honesty, my wife didn't laugh once during Napoleon Dynamite and it made me question our marriage.
I'm on team wife on this one. That movie was worse than being stabbed in the face with an ice pick.
I personally blame Napoleon Dynamite for the explosion of ironic quirky dry humor in advertising the past 15 years
Oh shit somebody made the point already that I had just made. Glad someone else recognizes that effect.
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I absolutely hate the people in my office who use the public bathroom to brush their teeth and floss after lunch when I'm trying to take a dump in peace and quiet. I've started aiming my pee stream at the loudest part of the urinal when I see one of them in there, or try to position my bunghole to get the loudest farts possible just to remind them they have stranger's fecal matter floating around their precious gotta get them clean right now mouths
Yo, haha, people love to do this in my office bathroom and it fucking sucks. There is this one dude who insists on brushing his teeth after every single smoke break he takes (several a day). There was another dude who liked to floss and leave his bloody spittle in the sink and complained to my supervisor when I said something to him about it (thankfully he retired).
People also love to do their dishes in the bathroom sink, even while people are pooping, and even when there is a staff lounge very nearby with a dish sink and drying rack.
Sometimes I have to because I’ve been drinking coffee and my mouth feels all gross and I talk to clients all day. I try to wait if it smells like a shit storm. But myth buster found fecal matter everywhere. Even in sealed in plastic toothbrushes brand new from the store.
Now if we are talking about people shitting and talking on the phone, I hate that shit. That’s when I’ll piss loud, try to blast a fart or just start flushing so that whoever they are talking to knows that mother fucker is shitting and talking. I hate that.
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I love smoking weed but holy fuck does it suck the life out my motivation. Hope to drop it daily by summer time so I’m not a zombie.
I think the damage is done
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People who do dishes in the bathroom (when there's a staff kitchen) while dudes are shitting are not sane.
50mm, keep it up.
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I don't know how to stand up on grinds. I'll lock in and almost immediately compress into the ledge or rail I'm skating. Any of you Pals have any tips to help me with this problem?
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I don't know how to stand up on grinds. I'll lock in and almost immediately compress into the ledge or rail I'm skating. Any of you Pals have any tips to help me with this problem?
First off why do you want to stand up on it, to do something out of it, or because you want to look goofy or do u look goofy how u are? Which grinds are we talking about? I’ll give a brother help but be a bit more specific my friend.
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I don't know how to stand up on grinds. I'll lock in and almost immediately compress into the ledge or rail I'm skating. Any of you Pals have any tips to help me with this problem?
First off why do you want to stand up on it, to do something out of it, or because you want to look goofy or do u look goofy how u are? Which grinds are we talking about? I’ll give a brother help but be a bit more specific my friend.
I don't take advice from people who enjoy the smell of their own flatulence. I'll ask someone else.
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I love smoking weed but holy fuck does it suck the life out my motivation. Hope to drop it daily by summer time so I’m not a zombie.
I think the damage is done
Nah man, I said I’ve done that before and I’m referencing last times. You got me all fucked up.
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My marriage is a work, it’s not real. But don’t tell the kids.
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I love smoking weed but holy fuck does it suck the life out my motivation. Hope to drop it daily by summer time so I’m not a zombie.
I think the damage is done
i'm not chiming in here in response to any one comment in particular, but i will say that no event or decision has had more of a dramatic and concrete effect on my life, than walking away from smoking weed (about 15 years ago now). granted, i was a bad weed-smoker--for instance, no matter how good of a friend you were, i'd pinch your shit if you weren't looking.
needing to smoke weed all day and/or everyday--i don't know how i lived like that as long as i did, and to be honest, now, two degrees later, nearly a decade of teaching at the university level later, and two chapters into my dissertation (ABD) later, i can definitely see that none of this would have happened if i did not simply stop smoking weed.
but that's definitely just me--i have plenty of brilliant, productive, creative friends who make it work. i grew up amidst the shit, like selling weed with my dad by the time i was in my late teens...i just know that despite all of the other ostensibly heavier shit i fucked with, no longer needing to smoke weed is what genuinely changed my life for the better...
...all of that being said, i need to stop because my glass of Maker's needs a little more ice.
PS: here's a sweet dually for you all--be safe...
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I love smoking weed but holy fuck does it suck the life out my motivation. Hope to drop it daily by summer time so I’m not a zombie.
Smoke a good sativa instead. Well if you’re in a state with legal weed or have a good enough hook up to know exactly what you’re getting
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I don't give a shit about baseball. sports
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My marriage is a work, it’s not real. But don’t tell the kids.
Do you mean this like the way drag queens snap their fingers and scream "WERQ!!!"?
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I love smoking weed but holy fuck does it suck the life out my motivation. Hope to drop it daily by summer time so I’m not a zombie.
I know the feeling. Longest I've gone this year was two weeks and my mood was all over the place during that time.
Going without it for about three weeks when I head to Japan next month, hoping I'll be too distracted to even think about it.
Really do miss the vivid dreams that come with not smoking.
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Stoked to hear a lot of people are on the same page with the weed. I swear the hardest thing is being sober for the first day. I haven’t gone one day sober in like 3 years... shits brutal. I put down the liquor for medical reasons so why shouldn’t I be able to quit smoking this damn plant that makes me tired as fuck?
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Its probably just southern weed but I dont get as high as I'd like to anymore and its a bummer. I'm pretty broke, probably make about 200 a week waiting tables and i spend at least 10 percent of that on weed. My girlfriend doesnt smoke so it really bothers her but I already cut out cigs and meat for her so I get that generic 'man shes changed you youre whipped' shit enough. When i went to sf a couple weeks ago I got some weed for free that was great, got me super stoned very easily so I wasnt packing a bowl every 45 minutes. I do have mood swings when I dont smoke for days on end. I did try taking a break and those vivid dreams backfired like crazy, kept having nightmares night after night about my dead dad just showing back up in my life to fuck everything up for me. Not sure where I'm even going with this. Need to make more money, need to start driving. I skate 3 miles to work and 3 miles back every shift for like $50, sometimes $30. About to turn 27. Tried working at target last year cause they pay 12.50 an hour but then they were only scheduling me for like 15 hours a week. Vout to get a second job. The more I work the more money I have the less time I have to do anything with said money. Guess its time to pack a bowl haha
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Stoked to hear a lot of people are on the same page with the weed. I swear the hardest thing is being sober for the first day. I haven’t gone one day sober in like 3 years... shits brutal. I put down the liquor for medical reasons so why shouldn’t I be able to quit smoking this damn plant that makes me tired as fuck?
Because being stoned is wonderful and it makes this awful reality somewhat bearable. I gave up meth, G, cigarettes, weed...weed is the only one I miss.
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I always felt like the longer youre sober off weed, the harder it is to stay sober.
Ex. Once you stay sober for 4 months,you feel like you have “control “ so you smoke one hit, then two hits the next day, 4 after that etc. that was/is my experience, i just stopped trying to quit.
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It helped me a lot when I started being more selective/strategic regarding when to smoke. Before a meal to avoid unnecessary munchies, not too early in the day when stuff needs to be done, etc.
I know how hard it can be to implement so don’t give up fellas. I just don’t believe in abstinence.
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Stoked to hear a lot of people are on the same page with the weed. I swear the hardest thing is being sober for the first day. I haven’t gone one day sober in like 3 years... shits brutal. I put down the liquor for medical reasons so why shouldn’t I be able to quit smoking this damn plant that makes me tired as fuck?
Because being stoned is wonderful and it makes this awful reality somewhat bearable. I gave up meth, G, cigarettes, weed...weed is the only one I miss.
What is G? I never did the cool drugs.
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Is that GHB? I miss weed. I quit because of the military and now I'm too square to have a "dude". I'm still waiting for the green light to grow shit legally. What the fuck is taking so long?
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Haven't been able to skate in a little more than a month. Started eating bread and cheese again.. Now I have a flabby ass
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Skateboarding is the only thing that help me against a depression nobody know I have.
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I went to the mall tonight, stepped inside Zumiez for 20 seconds. They sure have a lot of clothes
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Koston is depressed
Vulcanized shoes hurt your feet
Jeff Grosso is fat
Steve Berra is a Kook
Roger Bagley Bullies Kelly Hart
Marc Johnson ripped off lakai
Bam Margera is a scumbag
Bronze 56k is cool Palace is not
Jim Greco is a living fantasy
Josh Kalis is GOAT
Freddy Gall is the SLAP GOD
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Watching young, hyper-confident guys shred and having to yield submissively all the time makes me feel lame and regret quitting 11 years ago. I thought I was old and hopeless at 14 but that was a hell of a lot better than struggling with the basics as a grown man while only getting to skate a few hours a week (mainly due to physical limitations).
I had all the time and energy in the world, lived in one of the best skateboarding cities, people were friendlier,had older connected friends from my local shop who would get me into premiers and hook me up with sample shoes, etc. I realize that there’s more to life than skateboarding, but it’s the only real passion I’ve ever had and it pains me to think about all the progression that I missed out on and probably can’t achieve anymore
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Watching young, hyper-confident guys shred and having to yield submissively all the time makes me feel lame and regret quitting 11 years ago. I thought I was old and hopeless at 14 but that was a hell of a lot better than struggling with the basics as a grown man while only getting to skate a few hours a week (mainly due to physical limitations).
I had all the time and energy in the world, lived in one of the best skateboarding cities, had older connected friends from my local shop who would get me into premiers and hook me up with sample shoes, etc. I realize that there’s more to life than skateboarding, but it’s the only real passion I’ve ever had and it pains me to think about all the progression that I missed out on and probably can’t achieve anymore
I feel you man, Think of skateboarding as it was all those years ago when you first started. Its a new experience now. And stop watching skateboard media that is the easiest way to burn out and bum out.
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Stoked to hear a lot of people are on the same page with the weed. I swear the hardest thing is being sober for the first day. I haven’t gone one day sober in like 3 years... shits brutal. I put down the liquor for medical reasons so why shouldn’t I be able to quit smoking this damn plant that makes me tired as fuck?
Yeah it's GHB. It's seen as a religious rite amongst my peoples.
Because being stoned is wonderful and it makes this awful reality somewhat bearable. I gave up meth, G, cigarettes, weed...weed is the only one I miss.
What is G? I never did the cool drugs.
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Its probably just southern weed but I dont get as high as I'd like to anymore and its a bummer. I'm pretty broke, probably make about 200 a week waiting tables and i spend at least 10 percent of that on weed. My girlfriend doesnt smoke so it really bothers her but I already cut out cigs and meat for her so I get that generic 'man shes changed you youre whipped' shit enough. When i went to sf a couple weeks ago I got some weed for free that was great, got me super stoned very easily so I wasnt packing a bowl every 45 minutes. I do have mood swings when I dont smoke for days on end. I did try taking a break and those vivid dreams backfired like crazy, kept having nightmares night after night about my dead dad just showing back up in my life to fuck everything up for me. Not sure where I'm even going with this. Need to make more money, need to start driving. I skate 3 miles to work and 3 miles back every shift for like $50, sometimes $30. About to turn 27. Tried working at target last year cause they pay 12.50 an hour but then they were only scheduling me for like 15 hours a week. Vout to get a second job. The more I work the more money I have the less time I have to do anything with said money. Guess its time to pack a bowl haha
everything about this screams you should stop or slow down.
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I don't know how to stand up on grinds. I'll lock in and almost immediately compress into the ledge or rail I'm skating. Any of you Pals have any tips to help me with this problem?
put your weight on it.
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You'll see hundreds of people complain someone isn't Pro but, they don't buy the product once he/she is. If you ride a blank board or really don't support the company, just shut the fuck up already. That shit is dumb.
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I don't know how to stand up on grinds. I'll lock in and almost immediately compress into the ledge or rail I'm skating. Any of you Pals have any tips to help me with this problem?
put your weight on it.
Thanks, Flea. I try applying that, but always end up collapsing in on the ledge/my leg. Idk if it's some remaining apprehension from my knee surgery or what.
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I don't know how to stand up on grinds. I'll lock in and almost immediately compress into the ledge or rail I'm skating. Any of you Pals have any tips to help me with this problem?
put your weight on it.
I hear that.
I'm having issues with crooks today. I land primo like 4/5 crooks today.
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Oftentimes I recommend 7/8” hardware at my job and show
them my board as an example.
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Elijah Berle, Raven Tershi, Alex Olson and Ty evans ruinned Pretty Sweet.
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Oftentimes I recommend 7/8” hardware at my job and show
them my board as an example.
Fascinating.
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Tried my friends board with a tail that tapers in a bit, it’s still a popsicle shape but it’s noticeable. I didn’t realize how much I would hate it. I like the nose and tail to be 100% symmetrical
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Its probably just southern weed but I dont get as high as I'd like to anymore and its a bummer. I'm pretty broke, probably make about 200 a week waiting tables and i spend at least 10 percent of that on weed. My girlfriend doesnt smoke so it really bothers her but I already cut out cigs and meat for her so I get that generic 'man shes changed you youre whipped' shit enough. When i went to sf a couple weeks ago I got some weed for free that was great, got me super stoned very easily so I wasnt packing a bowl every 45 minutes. I do have mood swings when I dont smoke for days on end. I did try taking a break and those vivid dreams backfired like crazy, kept having nightmares night after night about my dead dad just showing back up in my life to fuck everything up for me. Not sure where I'm even going with this. Need to make more money, need to start driving. I skate 3 miles to work and 3 miles back every shift for like $50, sometimes $30. About to turn 27. Tried working at target last year cause they pay 12.50 an hour but then they were only scheduling me for like 15 hours a week. Vout to get a second job. The more I work the more money I have the less time I have to do anything with said money. Guess its time to pack a bowl haha
Do the dreams stop while you’re smoking? When I was smoking and eating edibles all the time I stopped dreaming, which freaked me out.
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Its probably just southern weed but I dont get as high as I'd like to anymore and its a bummer. I'm pretty broke, probably make about 200 a week waiting tables and i spend at least 10 percent of that on weed. My girlfriend doesnt smoke so it really bothers her but I already cut out cigs and meat for her so I get that generic 'man shes changed you youre whipped' shit enough. When i went to sf a couple weeks ago I got some weed for free that was great, got me super stoned very easily so I wasnt packing a bowl every 45 minutes. I do have mood swings when I dont smoke for days on end. I did try taking a break and those vivid dreams backfired like crazy, kept having nightmares night after night about my dead dad just showing back up in my life to fuck everything up for me. Not sure where I'm even going with this. Need to make more money, need to start driving. I skate 3 miles to work and 3 miles back every shift for like $50, sometimes $30. About to turn 27. Tried working at target last year cause they pay 12.50 an hour but then they were only scheduling me for like 15 hours a week. Vout to get a second job. The more I work the more money I have the less time I have to do anything with said money. Guess its time to pack a bowl haha
Gfs dont like weed cause you put ur lips on it. They get jelous a bit. I dont act any different stoned so i dont get it to bad from my gf but she gets jaded once and a bit. "Whos the gf? That vaporizer, or me?" -"you both are babe"
(I love u Rose)
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Soliloquy.
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I use Dark Mode and every thread is beginning to look like Frank Stella’s early work with all the kooks quoting and bickering back and forth.
(https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjQwMDg1NCJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDUxMng1MTJcdTAwM2UiXV0.jpg?sha=64a7870cd567c546)
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Conversations on a message board. Fuckem right cricket
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Elijah Berle, Raven Tershi, Alex Olson and Ty evans ruinned Pretty Sweet.
Raven Tershy***
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Honestly...
1. Gonz is lame and irritating, even back in the day he had ugly style.
2. Professor Schmitt is is a kook, he puts too much importance into his sophomoric ideas about deck design.
3. Kelly Hart should be the host of the Nine Club with Chris Roberts as co-host and put Roger in the corner with the button.
... just being honest.
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I want to backside flip this gap. I slammed on the salted rotten wooden landing.
I have like a week tops before the gap is gone into the harbour till winter.
I should have flipped my board and slammed them the clip would be use able.
I'm not ready to try again because of a bad omen. The doc took a chunk out of my grip art exactly where my big toe sets up.
It took half a peace sign with it. I had a dream that I broke my head open and a bomb fell on my brain.
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Varial heels are gross
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Varial heels are gross
wut? You crazy ked.
What about front heels?
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I want to give you a movie to watch.
https://youtu.be/r4jniA9QsNI
A huge disservice was done by not securing rights to black Sabbath songs.
Far more inspirational on early whole cars than hip-hop.
This video was late in graffiti though
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sick, haven't seen this in a while. thx for posting
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wut? You crazy ked.
What about front heels?
They alright, I like nollie heels da best
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wut? You crazy ked.
What about front heels?
I agree
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I constantly read the word of as off in real life
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I cannot stand Mark Suciu.
Parents shouting at their kids at skateparks for poor performances and a sack of shit telling his poor son that "you're not committed to God's plan for us in skateboarding" and "not fully sending that frontside ollie".
I came so close to headbutting that fucker.
I started smoking weed, again, after 13 years of not smoking.
I'm OK with that.
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I have toxoplasmosis
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A sick older lady was coughing and blowing her nose near me the other day and said, “You look like I feel.”
What the fuck was that about? She saying I looked like shit? Maybe I did. Can’t help but wonder if I picked up Corona in that moment. Probably just media getting to me.
Varial heels are gross
Varial heels are one of the most satisfying tricks. You’re crazy gross dude. Crazy gross.
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A sick older lady was coughing and blowing her nose near me the other day and said, “You look like I feel.”
What the fuck was that about? She saying I looked like shit? Maybe I did. Can’t help but wonder if I picked up Corona in that moment. Probably just media getting to me.
In some cultures, telling someone they look like an elderly woman’s sneeze is the highest compliment anyone could ever give. You should be flattered.
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I’m about to take a break from weed, it’s been over 4years heavy toking daily now without any days of. Like 3grams in a day, everyday. Gonna start tomorrow, not sure how I feel bout it but I just felt it’s time for some change. I took week of from work to deal with with my mood swings which I know are coming..
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I don’t understand why feeble grinds in pools and bowls are hot. They look gross.
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I don’t understand why feeble grinds in pools and bowls are hot. They look gross.
Johnny Turgesen made these the coolest trick ever to me when we must bleed came out.
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My kickflips roll
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Cheetah was right. He did give us enough information to find out who he is and where he lives.
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ASMR is kooky.
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Cheetah was right. He did give us enough information to find out who he is and where he lives.
(https://media3.giphy.com/media/ToMjGpz81S7usvTIM8w/giphy.gif)
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ASMR is kooky.
dooley has fuckin spoken
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I don’t understand why feeble grinds in pools and bowls are hot. They look gross.
I like front feeble on anything
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I’m about to take a break from weed, it’s been over 4years heavy toking daily now without any days of. Like 3grams in a day, everyday. Gonna start tomorrow, not sure how I feel bout it but I just felt it’s time for some change. I took week of from work to deal with with my mood swings which I know are coming..
damn, I have to quit for work a few times a year. It’s shitty for the first week or so, you’ll probably miss it pretty quickly. I haven’t smoked much since December 2nd 2019, the only time was on my wedding day at the end of January. I’m flying out to a 4-6 month job on a Container Ship and I’m looking forward to smoking when I get home. I’ll get some good strain to treat myself.
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I’ve gotten fatter since picking up skateboarding again somehow
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIwoGIVy3P0
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The real enemy is stuff that endangers us as a race , hopefully this virus can show the evils of nationalism and unite mankind.
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Never seen a Fred Gall part and despite how much he gets brought up, I have little to no idea of who he is nor much incentive to find out.
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Never seen a Fred Gall part and despite how much he gets brought up, I have little to no idea of who he is nor much incentive to find out.
He is a kook, The Industry told him to fuck off. It was his retardation that drove people away. In all that said Shalom.
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Polar skate videos are the jazz music of skateboarding
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Corona Virus is fucking me over big time
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Never seen a Fred Gall part and despite how much he gets brought up, I have little to no idea of who he is nor much incentive to find out.
Sadly, most of my memories of Fred Gall were from when he was some little grom in an old New School video (at least, if memory serves correctly) from the very early 90s when I kept thinking "Why is this kid sponsored for doing ugly backside reverts out of everything on 4 foot tall mini ramps?"
Apparently, the bulk of his best work was done during the early 2000s when I was in self-exile from all skate media for a good 8 years or so.
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All the skate companies banking on the Olympic boom, are about to face the Corona bust instead.
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About to turn 42 in an hr or so. Skated three consecutive days this week due to being off work, first time that's happened in about a decade. I like hanging out with the people at the local prefab park more than the nicer cement park a couple miles away. I like skating the cement park more though.
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This is Authentic_creed_brattons alt account
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Adam dyet did some good tricks but no one ever cared
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Seeing the rise and fall of Bam, kinda makes me sad in a real way. He's lost it, child stardom and substance abuse led to some pretty serious mental issues. I was one of those dumbass kids with an element shirt with a heartagram on the back at one point, as I got more into skating I realized he was a kook and not really a core dude. But that doesn't mean I didn't get hyped as shit on him as a dumb kid for a while, and it doesn't make it any less sad to see him self destruct like this. Writing his own "language" and shit, with his wealth just enabling his insanity, fuck. Kook or not, watching someone with a clear mental illness just parading around in need of serious help is hard to watch.
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The VX2100 footy looks better than VX1000, 1000 footy sounds better though.
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The fact that so many cool people lurk slap and so many fools shitpost 100 posts a day kinda bums me out sometimes. Howdy lurkers
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VX is shit.
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The fact that so many cool people lurk slap and so many fools shitpost 100 posts a day kinda bums me out sometimes. Howdy lurkers
Howdy from an ex-lurker turned fool!
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as funny as legions sig is, its too fucking big and buggs the shit out of me.
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I suck at Manuels.
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I suck at Manuels.
haha...slap always with the best nomenclature. I was never very good at nose manuels, regular and switch yes but not nose.
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why would this happen? I think that deluxe had something again me.
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as funny as legions sig is, its too fucking big and buggs the shit out of me.
If you go to the look and layout section of your profile, you can turn of sigs. The sigs are by far the worst part of this site.
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Never seen a Fred Gall part and despite how much he gets brought up, I have little to no idea of who he is nor much incentive to find out.
You've never seen Mosaic? He tears it up and anyone who says otherwise is a total kook. Dude fell off a little because of drugs and alcohol but anyone who says he still isn't ripping is full of shit. Dude was an east coast monster back in the day and he's put in way more work and proved himself way more than most pros today.
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as funny as legions sig is, its too fucking big and buggs the shit out of me.
If you go to the look and layout section of your profile, you can turn of sigs. The sigs are by far the worst part of this site.
sick thanks
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as funny as legions sig is, its too fucking big and buggs the shit out of me.
If you go to the look and layout section of your profile, you can turn of sigs. The sigs are by far the worst part of this site.
I've had them turned off for 6 years
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After wasting the last two years doing whatever I want however irresponsible, being trapped at the crib makes it all seem worth while
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Never seen a Fred Gall part and despite how much he gets brought up, I have little to no idea of who he is nor much incentive to find out.
You've never seen Mosaic? He tears it up and anyone who says otherwise is a total kook. Dude fell off a little because of drugs and alcohol but anyone who says he still isn't ripping is full of shit. Dude was an east coast monster back in the day and he's put in way more work and proved himself way more than most pros today.
Can't say I have, but your post has actually given me incentive to watch it now.
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Never seen a Fred Gall part and despite how much he gets brought up, I have little to no idea of who he is nor much incentive to find out.
You've never seen Mosaic? He tears it up and anyone who says otherwise is a total kook. Dude fell off a little because of drugs and alcohol but anyone who says he still isn't ripping is full of shit. Dude was an east coast monster back in the day and he's put in way more work and proved himself way more than most pros today.
Can't say I have, but your post has actually given me incentive to watch it now.
It's a classic video.
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After wasting the last two years doing whatever I want however irresponsible, being trapped at the crib makes it all seem worth while
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv0w8PqsvZ0&feature=share
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This is Authentic_creed_brattons alt account
dave and i have sleepovers where we pull the covers up over our heads and rip ass until we get lightheaded
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thats crazy man
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haha...slap always with the best nomenclature. I was never very good at nose manuels, regular and switch yes but not nose.
nose Manuels are the easiest for me. I also suck at switch ollies so I have to front 180 into a switch Manny. I feel like I could maybe front 180 fakie manford. I'm gonna go try right now.
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Never seen a Fred Gall part and despite how much he gets brought up, I have little to no idea of who he is nor much incentive to find out.
You've never seen Mosaic? He tears it up and anyone who says otherwise is a total kook. Dude fell off a little because of drugs and alcohol but anyone who says he still isn't ripping is full of shit. Dude was an east coast monster back in the day and he's put in way more work and proved himself way more than most pros today.
Plus he’s like a literal monk saving fire fighting saint or something lol
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I hope tons of edits come out because everyone is inside and has nothing to do. From everyone up to Guy Mariano. Let's go.
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I am thankful I live in the middle of nowhere right now.
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I never cared for tosh townend
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I’m an instinctual mall grabber.
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For a mega baseball star Mike Trout has a really plain unattractive wife
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I just day dreamed that artist are like in candyland like can paint everywhere and it's gonna be like wow next time I see it. It's just gonna be fucking all day.
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moose on osiris.
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Raekwon "The Table"
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For a mega baseball star Mike Trout has a really plain unattractive wife
He’s from New Jersey, so...
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I never cared for tosh townend
Not even on Sight Unseen?
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Just saw Photosynthesis for the first time in my life.
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Just saw Photosynthesis for the first time in my life.
I prefer timecode
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_tEkJU0-Q
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It's 03:14, I need to get to bed!
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I’m an instinctual mall grabber.
Have my first ever gnar !!