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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Goodcurbs on September 03, 2022, 08:22:47 AM
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Gnarly! Philly skateboarders steal iconic bench from NYC’s Tompkins Square Park https://nypost.com/2022/09/03/philly-skateboarders-steal-bench-from-nycs-tompkins-square-park/. We were making jokes, like ‘What are they gonna do? Take a train down here and put it back on the train?'” Bergenfield said. “Those kids don’t know how to drive.”
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This is tight.
Now I want a camp across the lake type summer feel good movie about skateboarders stealing benches from one state to another.
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Gnarly man! What will happen next?! OMGOSH
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I hope NYC skaters steal one of the benches from Municipal Plaza.
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go birds
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I hope NYC skaters steal one of the benches from Municipal Plaza.
I don’t think most NYC skaters are accustomed to being
around such heavy marble benches in their native suburban North Jersey and Midwestern towns.
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It's like an 80s teen movie haha sick
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Yessssssss. Rivalriesssssss
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this shit is getting bizzare. I hope everybody keeps a level head and things don't get violent in any way, sometimes the heat of the moment can make people act crazy.
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Gnarly! Philly skateboarders steal iconic bench from NYC’s Tompkins Square Park https://nypost.com/2022/09/03/philly-skateboarders-steal-bench-from-nycs-tompkins-square-park/. We were making jokes, like ‘What are they gonna do? Take a train down here and put it back on the train?'” Bergenfield said. “Those kids don’t know how to drive.”
Already marked your ass 23 minute earlier in the photos/video section. You shriveled teste.
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Is this real beef or just a joke like the bronze bump to bar that ended up on a US tour. Hopefully they aren’t actually beefing over a bench.
Unrelated: ny post and their instagram is next level braidndead for a company you wouldn’t expect to be so deep fried.
Free max b
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go birds
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This is hilarious, and I'm all for it.
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“That was our s—t first,” griped Naquan Rollings, 24, a skate videographer
Does anyone want to tell him?
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Warriors, come out to plaaaayyyaaaay.
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Is this real beef or just a joke like the bronze bump to bar that ended up on a US tour. Hopefully they aren’t actually beefing over a bench.
Unrelated: ny post and their instagram is next level braidndead for a company you wouldn’t expect to be so deep fried.
Free max b
Pretty sure it’s fake cause it’s been in Philly for like a week. Panebianco posted a pic a few weeks ago I just assumed it was for another FA skate jam type deal
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Helen of Troy the Bench
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Fly, eagles fly, on a road to victory.
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This is tight.
Now I want a camp across the lake type summer feel good movie about skateboarders stealing benches from one state to another.
Yeah. Hope it gets more and more absurd while still keeping everything light-hearted and good vibes. Would be something really dumb to take too seriously, but hilarious if people take it just seriously enough to keep it going.
I want the GX guys to somehow get the Cali one to San Francisco and do some hillbomb lines with it.
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This is tight.
Now I want a camp across the lake type summer feel good movie about skateboarders stealing benches from one state to another.
Yeah. Hope it gets more and more absurd while still keeping everything light-hearted and good vibes. Would be something really dumb to take too seriously, but hilarious if people take it just seriously enough to keep it going.
I want the GX guys to somehow get the Cali one to San Francisco and do some hillbomb lines with it.
I'd love to see it disappear and then turn up for the Dime contest or CPH open :)
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We were making jokes, like ‘What are they gonna do? Take a train down here and put it back on the train?'” Bergenfield said. “Those kids don’t know how to drive.”
Man, I kind of want some skaters to bring it in a NYC subway train to fulfill the joke... But I also know how THAT level of stupid is how we lose the bench to the cops. Gotta strike that balance.
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This is tight.
Now I want a camp across the lake type summer feel good movie about skateboarders stealing benches from one state to another.
Yeah. Hope it gets more and more absurd while still keeping everything light-hearted and good vibes. Would be something really dumb to take too seriously, but hilarious if people take it just seriously enough to keep it going.
I want the GX guys to somehow get the Cali one to San Francisco and do some hillbomb lines with it.
I'd love to see it disappear and then turn up for the Dime contest or CPH open :)
It's truly what skateboarding deserves... But what we will get is some lame corporate sponsored event.
"Welcome to the Dew Tour - Bench Bop at the Beach, sponsored by... Cariuma... Wendy's... And The United States Marines".
That last one isn't a joke. The military sponsors the Dew Tour in 2022.
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This is tight.
Now I want a camp across the lake type summer feel good movie about skateboarders stealing benches from one state to another.
Yeah. Hope it gets more and more absurd while still keeping everything light-hearted and good vibes. Would be something really dumb to take too seriously, but hilarious if people take it just seriously enough to keep it going.
I want the GX guys to somehow get the Cali one to San Francisco and do some hillbomb lines with it.
I'd love to see it disappear and then turn up for the Dime contest or CPH open :)
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. It's gotta cross an ocean now.
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Back it one thousand percent.
Skateboarding needs more of this. Skateboarding is fun, why so serious.?
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We were making jokes, like ‘What are they gonna do? Take a train down here and put it back on the train?'” Bergenfield said. “Those kids don’t know how to drive.”
Man, I kind of want some skaters to bring it in a NYC subway train to fulfill the joke... But I also know how THAT level of stupid is how we lose the bench to the cops. Gotta strike that balance.
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This is tight.
Now I want a camp across the lake type summer feel good movie about skateboarders stealing benches from one state to another.
Yeah. Hope it gets more and more absurd while still keeping everything light-hearted and good vibes. Would be something really dumb to take too seriously, but hilarious if people take it just seriously enough to keep it going.
I want the GX guys to somehow get the Cali one to San Francisco and do some hillbomb lines with it.
I'd love to see it disappear and then turn up for the Dime contest or CPH open :)
It's truly what skateboarding deserves... But what we will get is some lame corporate sponsored event.
"Welcome to the Dew Tour - Bench Bop at the Beach, sponsored by... Cariuma... Wendy's... And The United States Marines".
That last one isn't a joke. The military sponsors the Dew Tour in 2022.
My favorite core corps event
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Oh hell yes. Skateboarding needs more of this.
I’m a registered member of West Coast excellence, but in this moment I must stand with The Philly Bench Pillagers. The only team!
Plus Philadelphia has always produced better skateboarding, let’s be honest. For the sake of science allowing for exceptions, I’ll plug Tyshawn into the role making NY sparkle.
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Last time I was in NYC no one would talk to me except these two guys from like CT. I was thinking that maybe it was all the Nazis and lame ass bikers who came out to see Madball and shit. What the fuck happened to nyhc. That shit would NEVER EVER HAPPEN IN BOSTON.
I definitely could tell no locals wanted to talk to me at all. They broke eye contact and threw down every time I got close.
I mean wtf tho. NYHC welcomes patch wearing scum and NYC skateboarding finally looks just like me and no Fleas get love.
I was bummed af. I'm pretty sure some kook pored something chemical af into my water too. I had horrible folliculitis and new ruined vans "skate eras" on that ruined my pinky toe.
I taught the hair head from CT how to tre flip. He said he'd been trying it for like years. Got it almost first try. After I showed him the toe off tail method.
While I was tripping on whatever I drank I saw the best looking skater I've ever seen in my life. Handsome boy was Tall dark and handsome. Head tattoos and shit. Rocking vans mini hounds tooth chef pants and a wife beater.
Make that mofo pro yesterday. That's what skating should look like.
Something tells me he is on my old trip. Having your name on product is some kook shit.
But yeah ny should not have the bench until they gulag all their 1%ers.
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Also I'll be back soon af. I want love to be waiting for me.
If you see me pal you best say hi
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NYC May have been cool once but today that s*** is all fashion models and sex people... it is the epicenter of fascist chic... The m*********** is there have to debate whether to post a clip their instagram or their only fans
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I hate sex people too, man!
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I don't have enough time in Philly. Almost every time I'm in PA I'm like in Allentown or just passing though for an HR or two. It's been like over 15 years since I've been.
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NYC May have been cool once but today it’s all sex people...
I hate sex people too, man!
I’m still over here tryna meet one of these sex people: what am I missing?
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It’s the classic conundrum where in order to be a sex people you must meet sex people, yet you can only meet sex people when you are sex people.
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http://youtu.be/yXtOcJtUsG0
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NYC May have been cool once but today it’s all sex people...
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I hate sex people too, man!
https://youtu.be/Ku5sdcnQO4I
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I hate sex people too, man!
https://youtu.be/Ku5sdcnQO4I
Gnar’d.
I looove this cut.
Been in steady rotation since RotN1.
Yes… THAT’s where I first heard it.
#shame
Anyway, thank you.
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sex is a slang term for a bitch a weak a lame
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Funny as fuck, but will 1000% be taken too far by the end of fall.
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Shoutout to sex people. Unless that's some sort of satanic cult or something. Let's have sex and good manners.
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this reminds me of some college football/fraternity prank kind of shit
like how rutgers and princeton used to steal and vandalize each others monuments all the time:
https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/campus/landmarks/cannons
so i guess you could say skateboarders are a lot like jocks and frat boys these days
but who cares
its funny
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I couldn't ever pick between NY and Philly. It's impossible for me. I have way more friends in pa tho.
If you wanna find the sex people try the rest room.
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Sixers are way better
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Sixers are way better
WAY way better bro
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I couldn't ever pick between NY and Philly. It's impossible for me. I have way more friends in pa tho.
If you wanna find the sex people try the rest room.
That's because the best skaters are from Jersey
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The bench got knobbed :-\
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I hate sex people too, man!
If sex people are just sex nerds then you don't want to meet them and are just missing dorky chronic masturbators who know everything about sex without ever actually having it.
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I couldn't ever pick between NY and Philly. It's impossible for me. I have way more friends in pa tho.
If you wanna find the sex people try the rest room.
That's because the best skaters are from Jersey
This is true of both “Philly” and “New York” skaters
NJ is the secret sauce
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haha, this shit is tight. east coast baby
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The bench got knobbed :-\
It’s either un-knobbed already or that was a photoshop
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I couldn't ever pick between NY and Philly. It's impossible for me. I have way more friends in pa tho.
If you wanna find the sex people try the rest room.
That's because the best skaters are from Jersey
Right on. It's funny I showed a kid I met at my local Inhabitants yesterday and said exactly that. Kid rips.
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I couldn't ever pick between NY and Philly. It's impossible for me. I have way more friends in pa tho.
If you wanna find the sex people try the rest room.
That's because the best skaters are from Jersey
Right on. It's funny I showed a kid I met at my local Inhabitants yesterday and said exactly that. Kid rips.
Said what? That he meets sex people in a public bathroom?
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Looks like it was confiscated by the city?? Shits getting interesting…
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The funniest outcome here would actually be if the city just scraps it and the Philly skaters and the shitheads who run that city just ruined everything.
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The funniest outcome here would actually be if the city just scraps it and the Philly skaters and the shitheads who run that city just ruined everything.
I hope someone somewhere able to get some accurate CAD data on it so at least it can live on in some form.
I know the replica AVE had built was a estimation, so its not entirely accurate.
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http://youtu.be/yXtOcJtUsG0
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seriously - fuck you for this
MATSUI GAME. THANK YOU FOR THIS. I was working on a PBX outage when this game was happening. I listened on the radio, but never saw the replay.
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seriously - fuck you for this
MATSUI GAME. THANK YOU FOR THIS. I was working on a PBX outage when this game was happening. I listened on the radio, but never saw the replay.
I went to game 4 at Citizens Bank Park. Got to cross a World Series game off the bucket list.
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The funniest outcome here would actually be if the city just scraps it and the Philly skaters and the shitheads who run that city just ruined everything.
The city (government) basically hates anything that brings its citizens happiness so this isn’t unrealistic
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Philly Cheese Steak or New York Cheese Cake. Who is the winner?
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Back in 1998 some kids made a little makeshift skatepark at an undercover area at some run down elementary school in Portland. There was a pretty good wooden box/ledge, a flat bar, a crappy jump ramp and and a manual pad. On the top of the manual pad, some kid spray painted, in big red letters the phrase “NEW YORK SUCKS! AND SO DOES I!” I never understood exactly what that message was trying to convey, but it was pretty strange/hilarious though…
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CiN2mtxJrT5/
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CiN2mtxJrT5/
"Richmond has entered the chat"
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CiN2mtxJrT5/
YO! fuuuuuck yea hahaha. Did bustcrew take it to VA? Gang int. needs to bring that shit to DC
This bench situation has very clearly demonstrated the proximity of east coast cities.
This is a highlight of 2022 imo. and I got married this year.
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Richmond vs philly vs new york vs La
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I like how cities are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into constructing concrete skateparks when they literally could just put this bench in a vacant lot and people would be more stoked
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The saga continues. Amazing.
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put some souf in ya mouf
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cheesesteak vs pizza
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in defense of NY, I don't think i've seen a single worthwhile trick since it was moved to Philly.
only boardslides, 50 shuv's and worse.. people tipping it over for hippy jumps
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Philly Cheese Steak or New York Cheese Cake. Who is the winner?
I’m trying to get full so I’m taking the Cheesesteak.
What about Philly Cheesesteak vs New York chopped cheese sandwich (Da Ocky Way)
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Hey rednecks, let’s get this thing into North Carolina before the DC dudes act first.
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I like how cities are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into constructing concrete skateparks when they literally could just put this bench in a vacant lot and people would be more stoked
Mass building of AVE benches in municipalities all over the country, what an amazing possible world we could live in
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I like how cities are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into constructing concrete skateparks when they literally could just put this bench in a vacant lot and people would be more stoked
"The Van Engelen foundation"
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I like how cities are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into constructing concrete skateparks when they literally could just put this bench in a vacant lot and people would be more stoked
"Ah shit, we accidentally contracted the Dave England Foundation instead, the parks ruined, sorry kids."
(http://ift.tt/2lgHirK)
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I really like this saga, but due to my pessimistic nature (and with Ave and Gilbert and others involved) I'll ask: this is a astroturf Vans backed promo, right?
Kidding (i hope)
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I couldn't ever pick between NY and Philly. It's impossible for me. I have way more friends in pa tho.
If you wanna find the sex people try the rest room.
That's because the best skaters are from Jersey
Right on. It's funny I showed a kid I met at my local Inhabitants yesterday and said exactly that. Kid rips.
Had to tell him. Don't fall in with the sex people. Look out for the bathroom. Only chronic masterbaters make it to be on skateboarding.
I wanted to show him Fred wall bonk into the double banks. I wanna go there soon. Hit up the men's room
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Philly Cheese Steak or New York Cheese Cake. Who is the winner?
I'm fully addicted to cheese. Let's do both I'm driving.
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It's gonna end up in Tennessee. SK865 has operatives in the field.
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It's gonna end up in Tennessee. SK865 has operatives in the field.
Nashville then Atlanta. Hopefully Miami then up to Montreal for Dime.
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i will hide it deep in a forest DIY in georgia
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It's gonna end up in Tennessee. SK865 has operatives in the field.
Nashville then Atlanta. Hopefully Miami then up to Montreal for Dime.
If the dime crew somehow got it all the way up there and across the border for the glory challenge, that would be fucking legendary. Especially if they had a challenge on it.
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Bench
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It's gonna end up in Tennessee. SK865 has operatives in the field.
Nashville then Atlanta. Hopefully Miami then up to Montreal for Dime.
someone take this thing to black blocks or the pantry
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This whole thing reminds me of the Stevedores stealing Valchek's van and shipping it around the US in the second season of The Wire
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Bustcrew posted pics of a box truck and the welcome to west virginia sign on their story.
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what about Montreal vs. Vancouver vs. Toronto?
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what about Montreal vs. Vancouver vs. Toronto?
already happening with polar video premieres
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This whole thing reminds me of the Stevedores stealing Valchek's van and shipping it around the US in the second season of The Wire
The gnome figurine postcards from Amelie was the first thing I thought of but Valchek's Van is so much better <3
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ya'll listen to the little NPR segment about it? truly amazing times we live in
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/07/1121427442/anthony-van-engelen-skateboarding-bench
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Keep the bench away from Portland, I’d hate to see it scrapped for meth…
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ya'll listen to the little NPR segment about it? truly amazing times we live in
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/07/1121427442/anthony-van-engelen-skateboarding-bench
A fake receipt. I would have never thought to do that. I'd love to see a picture of this receipt if this is true. The scheming is next level.
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ya'll listen to the little NPR segment about it? truly amazing times we live in
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/07/1121427442/anthony-van-engelen-skateboarding-bench
Nik Stain back smithing the whole green bench on NPR. What a time to be alive.
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Just saw a teaser on CBS This Morning for a 60 Minutes feature story on the bench with Anderson Cooper.
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That Tiago Lemos curved red bench that he krooked should be the next installment of this saga.
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That Tiago Lemos curved red bench that he krooked should be the next installment of this saga.
That shit belongs to SF, not any individual.
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That Tiago Lemos curved red bench that he krooked should be the next installment of this saga.
That shit belongs to SF, not any individual.
Challenge accepted.
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Apparently it’s back at muni
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As if this bench's odyssey wasn't legendary already
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It would be sick if someone could do this with curbs. Like pick up the Costco curbs from LA and bring them to Tompkins
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If this shit doesnt end up at glory challenge it will be the biggest missed opportunity in all of skateboard history
Almost as bad as Mother (the video) not coming out on mothers day
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If this shit doesnt end up at glory challenge it will be the biggest missed opportunity in all of skateboard history
Almost as bad as Mother (the video) not coming out on mothers day
Been saying this. And if i've got to put my tinfoil hat on for a sec, havent all parties involved in relocating the bench so far been connected with Vans in some way? This could very well be the biggest setup in skate history happening right before our eyes. I'm going to the glory challenge, I really hope this is the case.
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If this shit doesnt end up at glory challenge it will be the biggest missed opportunity in all of skateboard history
Almost as bad as Mother (the video) not coming out on mothers day
Or Grant Taylor never having an ATLiens themed deck while on Alien Workshop.
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If this shit doesnt end up at glory challenge it will be the biggest missed opportunity in all of skateboard history
Almost as bad as Mother (the video) not coming out on mothers day
Or Grant Taylor never having an ATLiens themed deck while on Alien Workshop.
I don't take GT for an outkast fan. I hope I'm wrong though. Andre 3k is one of the best to ever do it.
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If this shit doesnt end up at glory challenge it will be the biggest missed opportunity in all of skateboard history
Almost as bad as Mother (the video) not coming out on mothers day
Been saying this. And if i've got to put my tinfoil hat on for a sec, havent all parties involved in relocating the bench so far been connected with Vans in some way? This could very well be the biggest setup in skate history happening right before our eyes. I'm going to the glory challenge, I really hope this is the case.
Bust crew posted a pic of it in the back of the van in ohio. Seems to be en route to mtl
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If this shit doesnt end up at glory challenge it will be the biggest missed opportunity in all of skateboard history
Almost as bad as Mother (the video) not coming out on mothers day
Been saying this. And if i've got to put my tinfoil hat on for a sec, havent all parties involved in relocating the bench so far been connected with Vans in some way? This could very well be the biggest setup in skate history happening right before our eyes. I'm going to the glory challenge, I really hope this is the case.
Bust crew posted a pic of it in the back of the van in ohio. Seems to be en route to mtl
FUCKING PLEASE.
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That Tiago Lemos curved red bench that he krooked should be the next installment of this saga.
That shit belongs to SF, not any individual.
Challenge accepted.
Would be pretty wack if that got stolen. The Exploratorium made it intentionally skateable to help skating be more socially accepted and as a sort of a statement against skate stopping. If we ruined that it would make us look pretty bad, I would personally prefer that society be moving towards letting us skate street spots without issue.
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Someone needs to step it up and steal Popps’ bench
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I'm gonna try to put one of the SLAP stickers i got from @PuffinMuffin on that bench if its at the glory challenge
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im gonna switch front lipslide the whole thing
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From Upstate NY and been living in the city for years now. Can say Im over the culture. NY think its different than LA, but there’s really nothing different about it.
I prefer to skate spots alone or with a close friend because usually blue park is a fucking pissing vibe out contest / content farm for out of towners. Whatever man, I get you want your little clip, but if im doing simple ass tricks enjoying my time off and you come up behind me 30 mph tryingn the same trick I was, youre a fucking transplant kook.
Still, NY is overrun with models , influencers and fucking posers of the likes. Its expensive, its nowhere near core at this point, and its blown the fuck out. Know that you will pay up the ass in rent to enjoy a nice vibe out by some kid that just mvoed here like you, gets his rent paid by daddy and think he runs shit.
The real NYers you meet know it too. Philly is a different world. Recommend that. NY is blown.
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From Upstate NY and been living in the city for years now. Can say Im over the culture. NY think its different than LA, but there’s really nothing different about it.
I prefer to skate spots alone or with a close friend because usually blue park is a fucking pissing vibe out contest / content farm for out of towners. Whatever man, I get you want your little clip, but if im doing simple ass tricks enjoying my time off and you come up behind me 30 mph tryingn the same trick I was, youre a fucking transplant kook.
Still, NY is overrun with models , influencers and fucking posers of the likes. Its expensive, its nowhere near core at this point, and its blown the fuck out. Know that you will pay up the ass in rent to enjoy a nice vibe out by some kid that just mvoed here like you, gets his rent paid by daddy and think he runs shit.
The real NYers you meet know it too. Philly is a different world. Recommend that. NY is blown.
Wanted to follow up by saying, It might be cool to the dude that wants to switch it up and I dont think its bad to wanna come here, but the influencer fest/ try hard jock shit is destructive to the community. You’re a guest, act accordingly. Tired of the hostile skate session every time.
I love NY and my city but it is truly blown tf out sometimes. That being said, I’m relocating anywhere but here when this lease is up cuz my rent went up 500 and my family got priced out of upstate as of this year (cuz of remote work) lol. The trend seems to be that NY will become just like the Bay area.
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dude chill
topic is about the fucking bench
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you good bro?
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From Upstate NY
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I think if you go out of your way to skate rotting wooden boxes at Blue or Tompkins and then complain about the crowd there you're a moron. One goes to Blue to maybe see Aaron Herrington. Just go to Cooper or something man'
Edit: Also you're also not from new york city
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From Upstate NY and been living in the city for years now. Can say Im over the culture. NY think its different than LA, but there’s really nothing different about it.
I prefer to skate spots alone or with a close friend because usually blue park is a fucking pissing vibe out contest / content farm for out of towners. Whatever man, I get you want your little clip, but if im doing simple ass tricks enjoying my time off and you come up behind me 30 mph tryingn the same trick I was, youre a fucking transplant kook.
Still, NY is overrun with models , influencers and fucking posers of the likes. Its expensive, its nowhere near core at this point, and its blown the fuck out. Know that you will pay up the ass in rent to enjoy a nice vibe out by some kid that just mvoed here like you, gets his rent paid by daddy and think he runs shit.
The real NYers you meet know it too. Philly is a different world. Recommend that. NY is blown.
Wanted to follow up by saying, It might be cool to the dude that wants to switch it up and I dont think its bad to wanna come here, but the influencer fest/ try hard jock shit is destructive to the community. You’re a guest, act accordingly. Tired of the hostile skate session every time.
I love NY and my city but it is truly blown tf out sometimes. That being said, I’m relocating anywhere but here when this lease is up cuz my rent went up 500 and my family got priced out of upstate as of this year (cuz of remote work) lol. The trend seems to be that NY will become just like the Bay area.
You should look into local rent laws. You can't just raise the rent 500 in a lot of places. Figure out what tenant rights you have before uprooting your whole family on short notice.
Fuck landlords by the way. Not a job. Capitalism is so backwards.
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From Upstate NY and been living in the city for years now. Can say Im over the culture. NY think its different than LA, but there’s really nothing different about it.
I prefer to skate spots alone or with a close friend because usually blue park is a fucking pissing vibe out contest / content farm for out of towners. Whatever man, I get you want your little clip, but if im doing simple ass tricks enjoying my time off and you come up behind me 30 mph tryingn the same trick I was, youre a fucking transplant kook.
Still, NY is overrun with models , influencers and fucking posers of the likes. Its expensive, its nowhere near core at this point, and its blown the fuck out. Know that you will pay up the ass in rent to enjoy a nice vibe out by some kid that just mvoed here like you, gets his rent paid by daddy and think he runs shit.
The real NYers you meet know it too. Philly is a different world. Recommend that. NY is blown.
Wanted to follow up by saying, It might be cool to the dude that wants to switch it up and I dont think its bad to wanna come here, but the influencer fest/ try hard jock shit is destructive to the community. You’re a guest, act accordingly. Tired of the hostile skate session every time.
I love NY and my city but it is truly blown tf out sometimes. That being said, I’m relocating anywhere but here when this lease is up cuz my rent went up 500 and my family got priced out of upstate as of this year (cuz of remote work) lol. The trend seems to be that NY will become just like the Bay area.
You should look into local rent laws. You can't just raise the rent 500 in a lot of places. Figure out what tenant rights you have before uprooting your whole family on short notice.
Fuck landlords by the way. Not a job. Capitalism is so backwards.
Happens all the time and is a huge contributing factor to gentrification. Cities are making or breaking people, they either become part of the ultra wealthy class, or they are priced out of success and into poverty. The social structures in these places are slowly starting to resemble those in china, pretty sad.
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https://youtu.be/vJb86JoMof0 (https://youtu.be/vJb86JoMof0)
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Philly:
LOVE
City Hall
Muni
ledges into the bank
sick double set
FDR
Kevin Taylor
NYC:
Flushing Meadows
Brooklyn Banks
Union Square
LES
Con-Ed
Pyramid Ledges
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Philly:
LOVE
City Hall
Muni
ledges into the bank
sick double set
FDR
Kevin Taylor
Shakespeare
9th and Poplar
Pops
Whitehall
Afro Bank
UPenn/Drexel campuses
NYC:
Flushing Meadows
Brooklyn Banks
Union Square
LES
Con-Ed
Pyramid Ledges
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lol pops are u fuckin joking
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you forgot paines ;)
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lol pops are u fuckin joking
Pops is sick I'd prefer skating there than most other places. Haven't skated it since they refinished it though
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lol pops are u fuckin joking
Pops is sick I'd prefer skating there than most other places. Haven't skated it since they refinished it though
you’re fried. also they made it worse somehow
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lol pops are u fuckin joking
Pops is sick I'd prefer skating there than most other places. Haven't skated it since they refinished it though
you’re fried. also they made it worse somehow
Just because it’s not your thing doesn’t make it bad
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lol pops are u fuckin joking
Pops is sick I'd prefer skating there than most other places. Haven't skated it since they refinished it though
you’re fried. also they made it worse somehow
Just because it’s not your thing doesn’t make it bad
fair. i just don’t get it
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I’d go Pops over Paines any day. Never really enjoyed Paines. Would prefer they raze it and replace it with 3 Ave benches and a Rita’s.
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if you've been in the city for years (you fuckin transplant) and you're still too dumb to find another ledge spot (there are like five skateparks in the williamsburg/bushwick/greenpoint triangle alone), that's on you
regardless you won't be missed
I grew up in apartments and a trailer park because my mom had to move upstate for cheaper rent, and she actually just got priced out of there, but sure, go off, my whole family is blue collar and worked harder than your fake ass Carhartt WIP wearing tech job. NY atm is comparable to LA with the influencer cool guy shit, and I literally watch shops sponsor kids from the fucking midwest over basically pro locals outta queens lol. Hope your Stockholm syndrome pays rent though, or you know, your mom and dad.
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if you've been in the city for years (you fuckin transplant) and you're still too dumb to find another ledge spot (there are like five skateparks in the williamsburg/bushwick/greenpoint triangle alone), that's on you
regardless you won't be missed
I grew up in apartments and a trailer park because my mom had to move upstate for cheaper rent, and she actually just got priced out of there, but sure, go off, my whole family is blue collar and worked harder than your fake ass Carhartt WIP wearing tech job. NY atm is comparable to LA with the influencer cool guy shit, and I literally watch shops sponsor kids from the fucking midwest over basically pro locals outta queens lol. Hope your Stockholm syndrome pays rent though, or you know, your mom and dad.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b2Y73s6xVNA
this one’s for real new yawkas
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Philly:
LOVE
City Hall
Muni
ledges into the bank
sick double set
FDR
Kevin Taylor
NYC:
Flushing Meadows
Brooklyn Banks
Union Square
LES
Con-Ed
Pyramid Ledges
Kevin Taylor became a spot? Good for him.
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Philly:
LOVE
City Hall
Muni
ledges into the bank
sick double set
FDR
Kevin Taylor
NYC:
Flushing Meadows
Brooklyn Banks
Union Square
LES
Con-Ed
Pyramid Ledges
Kevin Taylor became a spot? Good for him.
No mention of
Cecil
Shakespeare
Wanamaker
Perelman
Drexel rail
Whitehall
Venice Island
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Isn’t the whole draw of NYC based around the feasibility of being able to skate from point a to b, and all the random shit you can encounter along the way? So isn’t comparing spots to Philadelphia kinda pointless unless you are filming a project?
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Isn’t the whole draw of NYC based around the feasibility of being able to skate from point a to b, and all the random shit you can encounter along the way? So isn’t comparing spots to Philadelphia kinda pointless unless you are filming a project?
You can pretty much do the same thing in Philly there’s tons of spots all over the place and for the most part the city is pretty traversable by skateboard
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It's gonna end up in Tennessee. SK865 has operatives in the field.
Nashville then Atlanta. Hopefully Miami then up to Montreal for Dime.
looks like the bench is headed to Atlanta
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjqRwuShXM5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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It's gonna end up in Tennessee. SK865 has operatives in the field.
Nashville then Atlanta. Hopefully Miami then up to Montreal for Dime.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjqRwuShXM5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
ur wrong
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Isn’t the whole draw of NYC based around the feasibility of being able to skate from point a to b, and all the random shit you can encounter along the way? So isn’t comparing spots to Philadelphia kinda pointless unless you are filming a project?
i always had that impression as well. i liekd the idea of going to philly to go to love park in the late 90s though because you could have the chance to meet other skaters who could maybe take you to more spots etc. (or take your money ;D) NYC never has had a spot as iconic and central as Love Park. its just way too big and spread out. Flushing Meadows is pretty close but i think you can only skate there certain times of the year maybe? Union Square seems pretty main, but as a spot it does not seem like its that good actaully lol. have to be really insane / creative to get a clip there.
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tomp is every bit as iconic but for wildly different reasons imo
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tomp is every bit as iconic but for wildly different reasons imo
its not even a good skate spot either though
love is actaully a good spot, like J Kwon
i understand the difference though. the spot doesnt need to be amazing, i guess i am just saying it sees a lot more video parts at love park because the spot is also really really good. the island in san francisco hardly sees any footage either but it is a pretty iconic and main place to meet up with peeps.
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Next time I come in to the city I wanna see some love like it's 1994.
New York is the greatest city on the planet and skaters should always be nice to each other.
I'll do the same shit when skaters are out here because I love you
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Philly:
LOVE
City Hall
Muni
ledges into the bank
sick double set
FDR
Kevin Taylor
Shakespeare
9th and Poplar
Pops
Whitehall
Afro Bank
UPenn/Drexel campuses
NYC:
Flushing Meadows
Brooklyn Banks
Union Square
LES
Con-Ed
Pyramid Ledges
i dont understand what's going on here, are we just listing spots now? are we comparing like one vs the other? if you want to look at sheer numbers nyc is gonna win because its like 5x the size but i dont think it matters, they're different cities with different spots and theyre two hours apart. go skate both.
there's plenty to have rivalries about but spots ain't it
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Isn’t the whole draw of NYC based around the feasibility of being able to skate from point a to b, and all the random shit you can encounter along the way? So isn’t comparing spots to Philadelphia kinda pointless unless you are filming a project?
i always had that impression as well. i liekd the idea of going to philly to go to love park in the late 90s though because you could have the chance to meet other skaters who could maybe take you to more spots etc. (or take your money ;D) NYC never has had a spot as iconic and central as Love Park. its just way too big and spread out. Flushing Meadows is pretty close but i think you can only skate there certain times of the year maybe? Union Square seems pretty main, but as a spot it does not seem like its that good actaully lol. have to be really insane / creative to get a clip there.
Brooklyn Banks is easily as iconic as Love but not as central to other skate spots as Love (because Philly is tiny compared to NYC but but still plenty of spots within pushing distance from Brooklyn Banks). Regarding my own personal preferences I liked skating the small Brooklyn Banks (the ones at the top) more than I liked skating Love (although I had a solid ledge game for a long time ledge skating has never been my favorite). In terms of plazas I will say that Love is arguably the best plaza ever in terms of variety and second in smoothness (Pulaski is #1 in smoothness).
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lol pops are u fuckin joking
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Ich bin ein Berliner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg_Kj2ksmBE