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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: MrDuckey on January 07, 2024, 11:49:10 AM
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C1zzxLHvO2r/
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1zzxLHvO2r/?igsh=MWw1MXFzaXZuM2x1Zw==
All that thought put into a post about a darkslide on a curb lol.
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Kook
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A tragic
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Impress chicks with this one stolen trick.
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Chris Haslam did it on a big ass hubba and didn’t wobble back and forth, not some little Curb Andy step yo game up. Chris Haslam is what && wishes he was
https://youtu.be/nzBhEyX0zeI?feature=shared
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They know who did what on that spot. Seems like a fuck you back
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Seems like Ricky was trying to do him a favor, that’s not even video part worthy for Andy.
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is he trying to explain the concept of ABD's to a non-skateboarder? christ dude
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Hella click bait title, his rant was a rant but pretty valid. Only thing that stood out to me was shouting out juice mag for some reason
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I watched them both, they were both gross.
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is he trying to explain the concept of ABD's to a non-skateboarder? christ dude
seemed to me like him having some awareness that a lot of his fans are maybe not that deep into the culture or new to it, so essentially yeah - explaining the concept of ABD.
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Not sure he ever claims it as stolen. I didn't see that wording.
Bit of a click bait title there.
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Seems like Ricky was trying to do him a favor, that’s not even video part worthy for Andy.
not even insta hardpost worthy let alone being in your video video part that will be 3 years in the making once complete. Ricky did him a favor. Shouldve just throw this clip in the garbage and not said anything &&
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you and andy should cry together and use the tears as lube to jork it to a book of all the fucks about this is give
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is he trying to explain the concept of ABD's to a non-skateboarder? christ dude
seemed to me like him having some awareness that a lot of his fans are maybe not that deep into the culture or new to it, so essentially yeah - explaining the concept of ABD.
Yeah, that’s all he was doing. It’s fine. Seemed like classic &&
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A trick is something a whore does for money
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No
A whore is someone who does a dick for money
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Chris Haslam did it on a big ass hubba and didn’t wobble back and forth, not some little Curb Andy step yo game up. Chris Haslam is what && wishes he was
https://youtu.be/nzBhEyX0zeI?feature=shared
Sometimes I forget how good that dude is
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Hella click bait title, his rant was a rant but pretty valid. Only thing that stood out to me was shouting out juice mag for some reason
He's mad as hell enough to write a whole essay. Trust me, this is a guy with very few words in his vocabulary. This was his ender he's been saving up for years
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That caption be like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl0zzhUBJyU
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Should have just one upped the trick by doing it frontside instead.
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Seems like Ricky was trying to do him a favor, that’s not even video part worthy for Andy.
not even insta hardpost worthy let alone being in your video video part that will be 3 years in the making once complete. Ricky did him a favor. Shouldve just throw this clip in the garbage and not said anything &&
Motion carried.
How can this not be seen as shade tho? I don't believe in this no situational awareness crap I heard someone once say about his Woodward shenanigans.
This is straight up hippie passive aggressiveness. Clearly it's return shots at the Jackson camp.
Why film like every other YouTuber? Use that Powell money and get some serious work done. Or is skate one feeling the decline too? I find that hard to believe. George lives off tic tac and coffee and never wants for nothing except to make the second best wheels in the world.
We need to put some production at Andy.
If I was at Powell I'd build some modern Chin shit to really hammer home the trifecta aspect
First I'd build flat ground way up high. Like 14' or so. Stage 1 freestyling and it's above a 12" quarter pipe.
Andrew HotRod Mullet does some stuff up there. Switch m80s wet spots whatever
And gets on his rail and transformers into Andy Way with a primo drop in from the suspended flat ground over the 5' gap down to the vert quarter.
Across from that is a 10' spine maybe even two ramps so we can get trick come back to the quarter and then do a trick over the spine that leads to a long high flat bar handrail into the ditch hill bomb where &&.
Tears it up like his name was Shobo Anderson 1981 on diy features.
Plain ass YouTube style Anderson is Powell not trying hard enough. Also they're letting go of the narrative of what drives this machine.
3 disciplines like Mike V. We fuckin see Andy skate regular shit all the time. Why wasn't he at bobs? Or at the last combi sessions?
I wish I could plan shit for big time skaters. I could really shine this turd of an industry. seems to me the brain drain is in full effect.
Andy is a freak of balance and flat bars. I'm sure he can 540. He has a mean switch back d. I wanna see m80s both ways with a 40 stair kinker in the middle.
Or fuckin cab into these dark slide things. Go straight at it do fakie big half flips.
Then you can get teck with the outs. Do like different versions through INS and outs.
Bah tho. We're doing the same old one but further and calling it.
No one's ever doing them better than Jim anyhow.
I really wanna see it happen but it has to be more tech otherwise it's all abd YouTuber crappy crap not art at all.
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That caption be like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl0zzhUBJyU
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this is a real thing!? tiktok breeds and fosters the purest form of narcissism and the look-at-me mentality. this dude literally needs to quit his fookin yappin!!!
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Should have just one upped the trick by doing it frontside instead.
But && is claiming first.
All I care about here is seeing someone do Losi/feebles on Both sides. Otherwise the spots dead for filming. Unless people start flipping in to slides here.
Cab dark lip fakie out. That would be video part worthy. This is an nka show style clip.
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It’s not like when reef did Clint’s ender. This was a long slow trick to pad out the middle of his timeline. He’s too good to be this bummed.
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Great that he is explaining ABDs to the newbies and would-be’s. However, how mad you gotta be to claim first on a lil curb like that?
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Clickbait thread titles are acceptable when the subject of the thread has a clickbait career.
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What a baby
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(https://i.postimg.cc/SNFfdfvq/IMG-6740.jpg)
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I ain't tryna hate on either those guys either.
It's Powell/industry that's lowered the bar for videos.
I feel like most filmmakers would benefit from hiring Steve to do their editing in restricted.
No one's remaking Photosynthesis. It's time to let the what is it 8mm b roll the fuck outa here.
They're like this filter looks like skatebloarding. Nah it doesn't. It's a blurry bag floating around and a super zoomed in bird under a blurry bridge.
Dead that shit.
Shut up and skate 2024. Stop trying to be dill
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Clickbait thread titles are acceptable when the subject of the thread has a clickbait career.
This exactly.
This is 100% a trick that would get passed all around social media if && had put it in his upcoming Berrics/YouTube part and get sent to us by all of our grandparents so I get why he’s bummed that he had to throw it up on IG. It would end up on IG anyway but not “organically” in the way it would if it were scree recorded from a full part.
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Clickbait thread titles are acceptable when the subject of the thread has a clickbait career.
I’d like to report a murder
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He should do it down staple...in the rain...on acid
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&&'s last part was pretty great. I don't think this is the filmed angle, surely?
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Rant?
He seems very chill about it. Gave Ricky props for actually doing it better and having no way to know he was banking the footage.
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He should do it down staple...in the rain...on acid
There's no way that guy's taking acid. He's on Powell. Those guys are on add meds. The ones you don't see on camera anymore are on meth.
One dude who disappeared who resurfaced on Vic's channel for like two seconds kinda recently should come back and film a bit. I liked his attitude. He was on around when Andy's first shape dropped. I think he works at a shop out there
Anyway yo.
I'd take acid and skate in the rain with that guy no prob.
I feel like && just might skate off with out saying anything. Just fade into the night and I'd spend till morning looking for him in the gutters thinking the worst.
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Hoping and praying
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Great that he is explaining ABDs to the newbies and would-be’s. However, how mad you gotta be to claim first on a lil curb like that?
For real. Seeing people do that curb was fun the first couple times but now people are posting it like every day. Young skaters, old skaters, people doing doubles routines. Next week someone will put their dog on a skateboard and send it sliding down. It’s blown out no one cares.
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I watched them both, they were both gross.
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In Andy’s defense it was still NBD with a helmet on.
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In Andy’s defense it was still NBD with a helmet on.
True. I predict his next move will be singing for Black Flag with helmet on.
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In Andy’s defense it was still NBD with a helmet on.
now THAT'S doin' it!
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Shut up and skate
take ur own advice
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Where is fuck that guy when you need him
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I don't think this is an "explaining NBDs" post, i think it's him calling out Ricky Glazer in the most neutral way he can because he's boxed himself into being the 'nice guy who thinks skateboarding should have no rules' instead of just keeping quiet or having a normal confrontation. He also mentions skateline potentially posting Ricky's trick, so he's covering his ass.
weird.
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Chris Haslam did it on a big ass hubba and didn’t wobble back and forth, not some little Curb Andy step yo game up. Chris Haslam is what && wishes he was
https://youtu.be/nzBhEyX0zeI?feature=shared
Sometimes I forget how good that dude is
Yeah this seems like the most relevant post in this thread. After seeing that, how on earth could you put the curb one in your pro part. That’s an instagram clip all day.
Also if Ricky got the jump on posting it, and did it longer, and did it without additional safety equipment, just take the L and don’t post it at all.
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Lol that's what you get when you label your clip "Top Secret Undisclosed Location"
Somebody superglue a GPS-tracker in the foam of his helmet, follow him and watch his tricks, than post the same tricks, same day on IG.
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His insecurity is through the roof.
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So him and some other dumpster tier shortbus YouTube guy did the same stupid fucking trick? Color me not giving a fuck.
Rowley, Wes, Mullen, Boulala et al. Shit on this darkslide.
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Chris Haslam did it on a big ass hubba and didn’t wobble back and forth, not some little Curb Andy step yo game up. Chris Haslam is what && wishes he was
https://youtu.be/nzBhEyX0zeI?feature=shared
Sometimes I forget how good that dude is
Would much prefer this thread be used for Haslam appreciation. Absolutely love his round three part and the song they used there.
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&& really shoud not be worried for not having this trick in the next video part.
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can't believe no one's shouted out trung nguyen's two darkslides from RESPECTFULLY yet, both made that much better by the fact that he doesn't seem to take darkslides so goddamn seriously
https://youtu.be/kaA4g5VqrvM
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someone should dunk on both these nerds and do it switch @versacekid420
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once you turn 16 the novelty of a darkslide wears off anyway.
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Chris Haslam did it on a big ass hubba and didn’t wobble back and forth, not some little Curb Andy step yo game up. Chris Haslam is what && wishes he was
https://youtu.be/nzBhEyX0zeI?feature=shared
Sometimes I forget how good that dude is
Would much prefer this thread be used for Haslam appreciation. Absolutely love his round three part and the song they used there.
Alright.
Try my opinion on: Chris Haslam still is & always was better AND more enjoyable to watch than && ever will be.
In &y’s defense, I’d like to point out that maybe dood worked hard for that goofy ass clip & after it was poached, he still wanted to share it, even if it wouldn’t wind up being the ender to his 3-years-in-the-making Magnus Opum. It’s an ABD now, thanks to whoever that dude is, and quirky safety guy has to explain ABDs to his (largely newb & non skate) audience/fan base. All while claiming the trick 1st at the same time, mind you, in order to even share the thing because… even though he doesn’t much care for rules in skating, he’ll be gosh darned if he ignores ‘em, eh.
TLDR: Maybe guy just had to ‘splain his ABD so he wasn’t called out for it.
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Ricky prolly responded to &&, ‘You got glazed bitch!’.
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Clickbait thread titles are acceptable when the subject of the thread has a clickbait career.
I was saving this post for another thread, but you used it here so I’m gonna get on clock app & pic app & rant for an hour on ABP’s.
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someone should dunk on both these nerds and do it switch @versacekid420
then I’ll make a post saying how easy it was. 2024 is a big year for us
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Is he sneaking his girl's bouncing cones into everything now?
PS. Those shoes are hideous but that flap would be dank if they were puffy winter shoes
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was this the exact clip that was going to be used in the part? A cellphone angle? Or did he go back and redo it on a phone...?
I'm not sure any clip on a curb should be used in a pro video part, unless its a handrail to curb or gap to curb. curbs as the main attraction don't really do it for me, and I'm in my mid 30s.
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Somebody superglue a GPS-tracker in the foam of his helmet, follow him and watch his tricks, than post the same tricks, same day on IG.
more importantly then u can determine habitat requirements and other important life history traits like mating and nesting sites, migration times, home range, etc
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was this the exact clip that was going to be used in the part? A cellphone angle? Or did he go back and redo it on a phone...?
I'm not sure any clip on a curb should be used in a pro video part, unless its a handrail to curb or gap to curb. curbs as the main attraction don't really do it for me, and I'm in my mid 30s.
slappys in a line to something bigger after look cool. Cookie did a line like that last year
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Is Haslam still doing the whole living-in-van-down-by-the-river thing?
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(https://blabacshop.com/cdn/shop/products/WesKremer_Darkslide_ETSY.jpg?v=1676920981&width=1946)
photo is dope but i honestly think this is one of the most heinous clips ever. i don't mind some minor heel drag but i can't believe he was fine with using that clip
https://youtu.be/aqxxVNeHQRg?si=YuL4E_tSyACvXdCL&t=273
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https://youtu.be/aqxxVNeHQRg?si=YuL4E_tSyACvXdCL&t=273
Shit, I think this is actually the only acceptable darkslide clip ever (yes, including Jerry's in the ditch and any of Rodney's shit), heel drag or not. Darkslide is not a legitimate skateboard trick.
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It's cuz he did it without it looking like shit like this guy
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1zsmNnJAx8/?igsh=MWJrcTF2NnRndmlldA==
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Wes didn't need to re-film that heel drag or no. He probably shouldn't have taken that level of risk for a darkslide in the first place. Fun clip though.
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andy is the most cursed name in skating, the anderson-roy-mcdonald triumverate ensures this
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https://youtu.be/aqxxVNeHQRg?si=YuL4E_tSyACvXdCL&t=273
Wes claims he doesn’t refilm on the latest Talkin Schmidt. I don’t think it would be worth it for basically a dork trick
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andy is the most cursed name in skating, the anderson-roy-mcdonald triumverate ensures this
Damn. Puleo is shook that his first name starts with A’s neighbor, B, similarly ends with the long e sound, and also has two consonants.
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Ricky prolly responded to &&, ‘You got glazed bitch!’.
Would gnar
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Weckingball revival in the comment section was kinda cool. I’m not with that dudes jokes towards trans people by any means but skateboarding needs some pushback against the “good vibes only” bullshit that’s been going around. Doubt he’ll make a comeback but nice to see some feathers ruffled on an && post.
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It’s almost like this Andy guy demonstrates what one could call inappropriate social interactions... Especially with the persistent repetition of words or actions in that post. One could argue that this is due to his intense interest in a limited number of things (skateboarding, helmets), but the biggest issue is that he may be unaware of others' emotions or the fact that some of the things he does could rub people the wrong way.
Also what the fuck are you doing filming a video part in 9:16
andy is the most cursed name in skating, the anderson-roy-mcdonald triumverate ensures this
You think Renn Renn ever called himself Andy?
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There are at least 2 other amateurs in the comments claiming to have done it for fun too. Anybody that knows darkslide can do this with enough persistence.
The thing that differentiates a professional is taking on a large obstacle and putting themselves in considerable danger (helmet off). That elevates the trick beyond the capability of the average joe and makes it video part worthy. Only a professional could land something down El Toro and walk away without life changing injuries. That's why they gain our respect
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was this the exact clip that was going to be used in the part? A cellphone angle? Or did he go back and redo it on a phone...?
I'm not sure any clip on a curb should be used in a pro video part, unless its a handrail to curb or gap to curb. curbs as the main attraction don't really do it for me, and I'm in my mid 30s.
yes, I totally agree. I was speaking more about single clips, but in saying that, there's exceptions to this nonexistent rule.
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https://youtu.be/aqxxVNeHQRg?si=YuL4E_tSyACvXdCL&t=273
Wes kremma dgaf
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It’s almost like this Andy guy demonstrates what one could call inappropriate social interactions... Especially with the persistent repetition of words or actions in that post. One could argue that this is due to his intense interest in a limited number of things (skateboarding, helmets), but the biggest issue is that he may be unaware of others' emotions or the fact that some of the things he does could rub people the wrong way.
Also what the fuck are you doing filming a video part in 9:16
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andy is the most cursed name in skating, the anderson-roy-mcdonald triumverate ensures this
You think Renn Renn ever called himself Andy?
This 1000% also using NKA sketchy formerly "p-rod's boy" to film him isn't doing him any favors
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Can Slap organize a mass cyber bully on him and get him to quit skateboarding or at least focus his Instagram account
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Chris Haslam did it on a big ass hubba and didn’t wobble back and forth, not some little Curb Andy step yo game up. Chris Haslam is what && wishes he was
https://youtu.be/nzBhEyX0zeI?feature=shared
Sometimes I forget how good that dude is
Would much prefer this thread be used for Haslam appreciation. Absolutely love his round three part and the song they used there.
Would love to see a Cheese and Crackers Part 2. I feel like they could definitely put something together and everyone would enjoy it. I can watch Daewon and Haslam do the wildest and craziest stuff at a skatepark all day.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwabZrEMlSa/?igsh=MXBoYm01MXpyMGN5bg==
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It's cuz he did it without it looking like shit like this guy
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1zsmNnJAx8/?igsh=MWJrcTF2NnRndmlldA==
No he didn't.
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It's cuz he did it without it looking like shit like this guy
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1zsmNnJAx8/?igsh=MWJrcTF2NnRndmlldA==
No he didn't.
I watched them both, they were both gross.
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Fuck this spot, I'm sure it's dumb fun but every trick I see on it leaves a bad taste in my mouth
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I hate when people put such long captions on their posts. Just write a book goddamnit
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Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being a jock is ok
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Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being a jock is ok
I am not too familiar with the term "jock" but whenever I hear the term I think of some locker room bully. How come you label him a jock?
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Can Slap organize a mass cyber bully on him and get him to quit skateboarding or at least focus his Instagram account
Please don't, I need him to pretend I am core
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Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being a jock is ok
I am not too familiar with the term "jock" but whenever I hear the term I think of some locker room bully. How come you label him a jock?
Yeah Andy is like the complete opposite of a jock. More like a smart-ass dork or something.
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Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being a jock is ok
Your definition of a jock is not one I’m familiar with.
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Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being a jock is ok
Your definition of a jock is not one I’m familiar with.
Probably my idea is misleade, English is not my first language and learning a new one messes with the ones that I already have (pretty much like skating).
I'll rephrase it: Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being an annoying dork is ok and everybody has to stans up with your crap.
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Both tricks were pretty lame.
I think && was putting it in his part due to it being the "world's longest darkslide", which is an achievement, but not something that should go on a skate part for a pro. Just looks so lame on curb... specially since some random youtuber just went and did it even longer.
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Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being a jock is ok
Your definition of a jock is not one I’m familiar with.
I'll rephrase it: Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being an annoying dork is ok and everybody has to stans up with your crap.
That makes more sense. FWIW, "jock", at least in American English, means basically the exact opposite of "annoying dork". There are plenty of "jock" skaters, Andy is probably the last person anyone would describe this way.
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&& would definitely take the camera crew directly to his trophy room to show them his 7 Guinness Book of World Records plaques right at the top of hit MTV’s Cribs episode, Tommy Talarico-style.
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Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being a jock is ok
Your definition of a jock is not one I’m familiar with.
I'll rephrase it: Never liked &&, not my cup of tea for sure. Guy normalized that being an annoying dork is ok and everybody has to stans up with your crap.
That makes more sense. FWIW, "jock", at least in American English, means basically the exact opposite of "annoying dork". There are plenty of "jock" skaters, Andy is probably the last person anyone would describe this way.
you're a jock in the foreign dude sense
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AA vs youtubers fighting for a ugly supid trick was in my 2024 bingo card
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&& would definitely take the camera crew directly to his trophy room to show them his 7 Guinness Book of World Records plaques right at the top of hit MTV’s Cribs episode, Tommy Talarico-style.
lol
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&& would definitely take the camera crew directly to his trophy room to show them his 7 Guinness Book of World Records plaques right at the top of hit MTV’s Cribs episode, Tommy Talarico-style.
Due to the magic of Andy's slambulance, the trophy room will probably come to you. There's no escape from the plaque.
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This is like when Colin Provost and all those emerica guitar guys cyber bullied that other guy for 180 kick flipping a bank to fence fly out thing before he did but a little more freaks and geeks.
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&& would definitely take the camera crew directly to his trophy room to show them his 7 Guinness Book of World Records plaques right at the top of hit MTV’s Cribs episode, Tommy Talarico-style.
Due to the magic of Andy's slambulance, the trophy room will probably come to you. There's no escape from the plaque.
Ugh…so unchill, Andy.
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Somebody superglue a GPS-tracker in the foam of his helmet, follow him and watch his tricks, than post the same tricks, same day on IG.
more importantly then u can determine habitat requirements and other important life history traits like mating and nesting sites, migration times, home range, etc
This is my fave thing I’ve seen on here in a while, thank you
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Somebody superglue a GPS-tracker in the foam of his helmet, follow him and watch his tricks, than post the same tricks, same day on IG.
more importantly then u can determine habitat requirements and other important life history traits like mating and nesting sites, migration times, home range, etc
You’re Out to Lunch.
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Somebody superglue a GPS-tracker in the foam of his helmet, follow him and watch his tricks, than post the same tricks, same day on IG.
more importantly then u can determine habitat requirements and other important life history traits like mating and nesting sites, migration times, home range, etc
Yes I am in fact on my lunch break. Eating a bangin salad.
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&& when someone else is receiving attention:
(https://i.imgflip.com/w2woj.jpg?a473424)
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All those freestyle enthusiasts are fighting.
He's firing shots back at Ricky I think because of the interview. I don't wanna go back and look. I could be wrong.
Also a freestyle king. Like the current king... said Andy is faking the freestyle funk on the 9club curb thing.
Face to face shit. Punched a hole right into the Andy schtick on YouTube.
I been watching all the side garbage and there's definitely trouble in YouTube land
I think Ricky is upset with Ritchie Jackson too.
Let's see what g rated passive aggressive youtube thing happens next.
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Look, I normally don’t encourage violence in any form, but watching Richie and && duke it out would sure be something interesting. And I mean like a full-on barroom brawl…not some slap fight kind-of thing. I want to see people pulling each other’s hair.
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All those freestyle enthusiasts are fighting.
He's firing shots back at Ricky I think because of the interview. I don't wanna go back and look. I could be wrong.
Also a freestyle king. Like the current king... said Andy is faking the freestyle funk on the 9club curb thing.
Face to face shit. Punched a hole right into the Andy schtick on YouTube.
I been watching all the side garbage and there's definitely trouble in YouTube land
I think Ricky is upset with Ritchie Jackson too.
Let's see what g rated passive aggressive youtube thing happens next.
What interview? You just took this from “dude sucks, but who cares?” To potentially entertaining.
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This is like when Colin Provost and all those emerica guitar guys cyber bullied that other guy for 180 kick flipping a bank to fence fly out thing before he did but a little more freaks and geeks.
They’d be so psyched you described them that way.
Probably be like “let’s fucking gooooo!!!” As they read this.
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Look, I normally don’t encourage violence in any form, but watching Richie and && duke it out would sure be something interesting. And I mean like a full-on barroom brawl…not some slap fight kind-of thing. I want to see people pulling each other’s hair.
I think you’re on to something dude! I say a Ladder match at Wrestlemania. Then Brock Lesnar interferes at the end and F5’s them both through tables.
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Look, I normally don’t encourage violence in any form, but watching Richie and && duke it out would sure be something interesting. And I mean like a full-on barroom brawl…not some slap fight kind-of thing. I want to see people pulling each other’s hair.
A hair match. Loser is suspended by his hair from a ladder in the center of the ring. To get down he has to shave his head.
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This is like when Colin Provost and all those emerica guitar guys cyber bullied that other guy for 180 kick flipping a bank to fence fly out thing before he did but a little more freaks and geeks.
They’d be so psyched you described them that way.
Probably be like “let’s fucking gooooo!!!” As they read this.
*yells in Modelo*
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Love you buddy and sorry! Let’s darkslide together soon ❤️ - Ricky Glaser
Bring back bullying
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Look, I normally don’t encourage violence in any form, but watching Richie and && duke it out would sure be something interesting. And I mean like a full-on barroom brawl…not some slap fight kind-of thing. I want to see people pulling each other’s hair.
Richie Jackson is running with Tim Pool and them now and they are all strapped and can no longer bar fight safely. Mostly I just wanted an excuse to drop the link to their Berrics rip of:
https://www.youtube.com/@BooniesHQ
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All those freestyle enthusiasts are fighting.
He's firing shots back at Ricky I think because of the interview. I don't wanna go back and look. I could be wrong.
Also a freestyle king. Like the current king... said Andy is faking the freestyle funk on the 9club curb thing.
Face to face shit. Punched a hole right into the Andy schtick on YouTube.
I been watching all the side garbage and there's definitely trouble in YouTube land
I think Ricky is upset with Ritchie Jackson too.
Let's see what g rated passive aggressive youtube thing happens next.
What interview? You just took this from “dude sucks, but who cares?” To potentially entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urg9OF8Qy9Q&t=1526s
I couldn't make it through it and I really fucking tried. Freestyler is maybe 1 minute in
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Look, I normally don’t encourage violence in any form, but watching Richie and && duke it out would sure be something interesting. And I mean like a full-on barroom brawl…not some slap fight kind-of thing. I want to see people pulling each other’s hair.
https://www.youtube.com/@BooniesHQ
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All those freestyle enthusiasts are fighting.
He's firing shots back at Ricky I think because of the interview. I don't wanna go back and look. I could be wrong.
Also a freestyle king. Like the current king... said Andy is faking the freestyle funk on the 9club curb thing.
Face to face shit. Punched a hole right into the Andy schtick on YouTube.
I been watching all the side garbage and there's definitely trouble in YouTube land
I think Ricky is upset with Ritchie Jackson too.
Let's see what g rated passive aggressive youtube thing happens next.
What interview? You just took this from “dude sucks, but who cares?” To potentially entertaining.
I couldn't make it through it and I really fucking tried. Freestyler is maybe 1 minute in
I think RJ said he walked so && could run.
Then what's his face said Aaron Kyro is the most viewed skater on the internet. Challenge to RJs claim post unflattering edit.
I fuckin know he didn't see the edit on that interview.
There's no way Kyro was like oh joy. You and RJ just spent 30 minutes bashing thrasher and didn't hit any of the braile talking points at all.
I did Aaron but we talked for 2 days and drank 13 bottles of NyQuil.
I know there's tough feelings because Ricky didth dumb Data video next. That's when he was like
Ohhhh I thought RJ was the king no actual it's my boss.
Like he didn't know the numbers already. He's be going yep that's right that's factual that's right the he let out a little venom with a wait a minute.
That's how freestyle enthusiasts operate. Zing poke tic tac. Next thing you know its
FINISH HIM they are doing a tv stand on your juicy carcass on the 9 club live curb party.
Don't be fooled by RJs get up. He's got a couple a freaking wook freaks from the Central Atlantic riding around the country whacking fools who get outa pocket.
Hippies don't got gold teeth. They on some love and a 45 shit.
Scudddd
Also that Tim guy is on guns. That fuckin sucks. I don't know much about about that guy. I just know he's on some bullshit. He has no prob fuckin up lives.
I definitely don't trust him to be holding heat like ever.
To be honest I'm the only person I trust fully with firearms and I don't even got one.
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After watching Haslams darkslide somebody posted in this thread (thanks @Denim Pizza, see https://youtu.be/nzBhEyX0zeI?si=79AVFpFep-_2N7qO at 2:30)
(https://i.imgflip.com/8bz8as.jpg)
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After watching Haslams darkslide somebody posted in this thread (thanks, see https://youtu.be/nzBhEyX0zeI?si=79AVFpFep-_2N7qO at 2:30)
(https://i.imgflip.com/8bz8as.jpg)
You’re welcome sir!
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^^ Thanks mr Pizza, I (cr)edited the post.
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I said it already. Powell ain't using their && in the right way.
I know the video a part is all but dead. YouTube is king. (in California out here IG and video parts still matter)
He needs to be on tour with a filmer.
George get his ass to Bogota Colombia. Or fuckin Boston. I'd take Andy around for the day. Probably not two tho.
I could take him up to weird woods. Then drop him in JP so Big can freelance a video part for Andy.
Wouldn't that be the fuckin shit. Powell on FL.
Cuz it must suck trying to be original out there. Everything waxed or painted red. Nice ground.
Out here it's fuckin easy to be original. Nothing has been touched around here.
Out there I'd say every inch of land that ain't sand locked has felt at least 4 duros over the years
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Berle must’ve bike locked a spot he was gonna skate.
That or he just watched that sheckler part for the first time.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo)
Hard pass
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo)
this explanation is an ABD, Andy covered his all in the caption on IG.
No one respects the unwritten rules of explanations these days.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo)
Embarrassed for both of them
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REMGgNE4Yzo)
There was a thread a little while ago about ugly spots and this is one of them. It’s an Instagram only spot. Vert button if it showed up in an actual part unless it’s something crazy like bs noseblunt the entire thing. It’s a spot Aaron Kyro would be camped out at back in 2013.
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I said it already. Powell ain't using their && in the right way.
I know the video a part is all but dead. YouTube is king. (in California out here IG and video parts still matter)
He needs to be on tour with a filmer.
George get his ass to Bogota Colombia. Or fuckin Boston. I'd take Andy around for the day. Probably not two tho.
I could take him up to weird woods. Then drop him in JP so Big can freelance a video part for Andy.
Wouldn't that be the fuckin shit. Powell on FL.
Cuz it must suck trying to be original out there. Everything waxed or painted red. Nice ground.
Out here it's fuckin easy to be original. Nothing has been touched around here.
Out there I'd say every inch of land that ain't sand locked has felt at least 4 duros over the years
I generally agree with what you are saying here, but Powell is holding it down for such a huge variety of styles and personalities.
They could just point right at the fat part of the market, but they are sponsoring skaters that core skaters would never give a crap about (like the super rad Fernando Yuppie, for instance)
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/9w69v5SOWGY (https://m.youtube.com/shorts/9w69v5SOWGY)
In that sense, people like Chris Hiett and && make a lot of sense on Powell. It’s cool that they’re not only pushing bones brigade reissues or some corny team identity…they’re trying to do something new.
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That fucking mustache is such garbage.
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That fucking mustache is such garbage.
Can we get a wellness check on &&? If GAY publicly said my mustache was garbage I’d be ready to end it all.
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Deez nuts fo sho
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Current Bones Brigade feels like a prequel of diet Welcome.
Welcome Light, if you will, with the occasional McGill & Cab sprinkled in for some sympathy flavoring.
But hey… tha’s jus’ me.
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That fucking mustache is such garbage.
Have you considered that it might be a signal to muggers and other toughs that he is not to be trifled with?
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Skateboarding officially in it’s manufactured drama for clicks era.
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Skateboarding officially in it’s manufactured drama for clicks era.
This isn’t skateboarding, this is some bullshit.
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That fucking mustache is such garbage.
Do not visit Australia right now. Shit is everywhere.
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Skateboarding officially in it’s manufactured drama for clicks era.
This isn’t skateboarding, this is some bullshit.
Well said my friend.
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I have nothing to say about &&.
I will however, state that Chris Hiett is Street Staab
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That fucking mustache is such garbage.
It's like he shaved off his eyebrows and taped them to his lip.
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Current Bones Brigade feels like a prequel of diet Welcome.
Welcome Light, if you will, with the occasional McGill & Cab sprinkled in for some sympathy flavoring.
But hey… tha’s jus’ me.
the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
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Current Bones Brigade feels like a prequel of diet Welcome.
Welcome Light, if you will, with the occasional McGill & Cab sprinkled in for some sympathy flavoring.
But hey… tha’s jus’ me.
the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
Especially given that the Cab age gap and the priest/youth leader age gap being so similar
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
In the mid 1980s, the skateboard industry collectively realized that by framing their products as totems of rebellion, they could capture the birthday dollars of little boys who were too tender or awkward for tackle football.
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
(https://frinkiac.com/video/S06E10/mUmbczPGlzpufXzAgllcD2C3J7s=.gif)
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
I’m going to get this post as a back tattoo.
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Its only January but I think @RembrantQeinstein just made a POTY
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All those freestyle enthusiasts are fighting.
He's firing shots back at Ricky I think because of the interview. I don't wanna go back and look. I could be wrong.
Also a freestyle king. Like the current king... said Andy is faking the freestyle funk on the 9club curb thing.
Face to face shit. Punched a hole right into the Andy schtick on YouTube.
I been watching all the side garbage and there's definitely trouble in YouTube land
I think Ricky is upset with Ritchie Jackson too.
Let's see what g rated passive aggressive youtube thing happens next.
23:45 if it doesnt automatically go to the right time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urg9OF8Qy9Q&t=1424s&ab_channel=TheNineClub
I think andy is so narcissistic it flew right over his head. If you go back a few minutes andy says a few things that show what kind of person he really is... Like how he never watches anyone else skate besides himself. Then his gf comes in to try and get her camera time.
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
If you’re using “punk rock” as synonymous with rebellious, you think that was added in marketing whole-cloth and has no intrinsic link to skate boarding?
Many skateboarders would be exceptional athletes in other traditional sports, though they are generally much (much) smaller than football players. Foy or Frankie are considered large or fat skateboarders, and they would be the lightest people on the football field by what, 40 lbs?
Saying that people pickup skateboards because they are too soft for football is silly, though an argument could be made for size playing a factor in diminutive men picking individual sports that favor a smaller body type like skateboarding.
As for the Powell team, they seem to be a group of sub elite pros (in marketability more than skill level) for a variety of reasons, specific to each individual. This is just who Powell can pull, they’d gladly take some elites if they could, but its 2024 and they’re Powell so it is what it is.
Making a joke that their eccentricities make them seem akin to a group of christian (cult) youth, is just some light humor at their expense, typical of SLAP, nothing more. I don’t think anyones opinion on Powell has changed much (teir 2/ historical relevant brand) in 20+ years and doubt their team in an affront to anyone’s identity at this point.
Ps. I think slimeball as the name for bright green liquid urothane cast into a ball shaped wheel is pretty self explainatory.
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More evidence of how out of the loop these YouTube kooks are. ABDs happen all time whether inadvertent or intentional, and brands pull clips and photos frequently. However, they don’t make a big deal out of it, other than maybe Clint Walker.
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(https://skateparkoftampa.com/spot/productimages/colors/1_57828.jpg)
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If top tier pros focused on circus tricks instead of street or vert, they could put out circus parts that would be far more impressive than &&'s. Chris Haslam has already done this. Wes's street rail darkslide is another one off example. Most pros don't have an interest in permanently joining the circus. There is nothing special or great about what Andy is doing. Rodney, Chris or Daewon are more deserving of those board sale dollars.
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
This needs to be a parody mini doc or wtf are we doing
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If top tier pros focused on circus tricks instead of street or vert, they could put out circus parts that would be far more impressive than &&'s. Chris Haslam has already done this. Wes's street rail darkslide is another one off example. Most pros don't have an interest in permanently joining the circus. There is nothing special or great about what Andy is doing. Rodney, Chris or Daewon are more deserving of those board sale dollars.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzHiFRiaAAEvCQl?format=jpg&name=small)
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
Posts like this are the reason why I come here.
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Fingers crossed for a new Cirque de Soleil production called Extrembothonia.
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
If you’re using “punk rock” as synonymous with rebellious, you think that was added in marketing whole-cloth and has no intrinsic link to skate boarding?
Many skateboarders would be exceptional athletes in other traditional sports, though they are generally much (much) smaller than football players. Foy or Frankie are considered large or fat skateboarders, and they would be the lightest people on the football field by what, 40 lbs?
Saying that people pickup skateboards because they are too soft for football is silly, though an argument could be made for size playing a factor in diminutive men picking individual sports that favor a smaller body type like skateboarding.
As for the Powell team, they seem to be a group of sub elite pros (in marketability more than skill level) for a variety of reasons, specific to each individual. This is just who Powell can pull, they’d gladly take some elites if they could, but its 2024 and they’re Powell so it is what it is.
Making a joke that their eccentricities make them seem akin to a group of christian (cult) youth, is just some light humor at their expense, typical of SLAP, nothing more. I don’t think anyones opinion on Powell has changed much (teir 2/ historical relevant brand) in 20+ years and doubt their team in an affront to anyone’s identity at this point.
Ps. I think slimeball as the name for bright green liquid urothane cast into a ball shaped wheel is pretty self explainatory.
While we’re on the subject of wheels, somebody should prolly point out that Bones wheels were first introduced in the late 70s, rather than the 80s, as cited by our esteemed colleague @RembrantQeinstein, and they were branded as Bones because of the (at the time) distinctive white urethane compound they were composed of, rather than a desire to seem edgy.
Let’s keep in mind that George had selected the mildest, seemingly least rebellious member of the Zephyr squad as his burgeoning new company’s brand ambassador.
The famous Ray “Bones” Rodriquez pro model sword & skull graphic by VCJ that spawned the eventual use of skeletons/skulls on nearly every Powell graphic (Lance exempted) until Ray Barbee came along, started as a one-of, vato low rider inspired graphic, but for some while the graphics were everything from planes, to tanks, to dragons, to poorly drawn masks (I’m looking at you, Grabke pro model).
Pointing these facts out in the spirit of historical accuracy.
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Skateboarding is exactly like punk rock. Sometimes it’s edgy- if you’re trying to be GG or you’re wrecking someone’s property. But mostly it’s just a fun activity for creative people with no formal training and limited rules of conduct. Why do you think there’s so much overlap between the two scenes?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Yd8ybdyPI
Ray Barbee’s description of punk is my favourite.
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Making a joke that their eccentricities make them seem akin to a group of christian (cult) youth, is just some light humor at their expense, typical of SLAP, nothing more.
Oh, yeah, word, homie. I didn’t intend any of that to come off personally. If it did, I apologize. I myself am a weird old punk rocker dude… three fingers are pointing this direction, for sure.
I was mostly just trying to take the piss out of the whole “ this kook with a bad mustache and questionable headwear is ruining skateboarding” thing.
(https://i.ibb.co/M2tBs05/IMG-2877.jpg)
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As someone who knows very little about punk rock I can safely say Andy Anderson seems like a dork. Also darkslides fucking suck.
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Punk and skatebloarding was happening at the house at the same time as early I I can remember.
I was a Micheal Jackson fan when I started skating. I was 5. I mostly didn't like my cousins mean ass 80s kids who came by the house every day to like jam and write on things kick in walls get hammered. Climb the roof and bomb cars with those inedible green walnut things as they left pond street into the intersection.
The little (red) store was right there. There was always ramps and then later a park right across the street.
They didn't like my shit so I back at them. I fuckin loved the drums tho. Christopher ripped and he was only like 14 15.
When Chris died in 86 at age 17 . Thats when I started pursuing Punk and thrash. His mother my Aunt Judy lived with us and she helped me do it against my father's wishes and caused major problems in the house. In 83 same thing with the banana board. Dad was more than bummed.
Before we moved in right after he died. I went into Christophers room and memorized all the graffiti all the stickers and band logos.
I also got his Indys given to me. I still got one.
Next I had to fight for a bass guitar. (90or91 aunty Judy. Against father's wishes)
Few years on Sk8 tv in 1990.
My brother and I saw Chuck playing all the instruments and skating around.
This was fuckin spiritual to me.
My brother and me are bouncing around on the couch like we're watching WWF or something.
Look at that ripper who's . Making this ripping fuckin sound.
I said DING DING DING! I can play all the instruments. I can teach my brother.
I did all that and more.
Skateboarding doesn't need punk.
When Stacy said that West Coast punk was probably on the down turn.
He's basically said new wave or hip hop will sell skateboards too. It's not just for Big Boys. Everyone can do it.
I'm pretty sure that Stacy was involved in the sk8 tv thing.
Tater and Schmitt was the only cool longboard guys too.
Schmitt rips. I seen it not long ago. We talked about old boards too. I felt like I was like 10. All I kept thinking of was him doing Rock and rolls on that fuckin janky backyard ramp on the long ass yard stick I'm pretty sure it was.
I respect him the highest amongst the living og architects of skateboarding. That video was most kids my age first video. My drummers first video for sure.
Mine was curb dogs. It's probably another reason I love trash and punk.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CdMB13apP_j/
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greco is punk af and he did darkslides
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greco is punk af and he did darkslides
Only between the years of 1999 and 2004 according to the official Greco chart:
(http://www.boardrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jim-grecco-full-flow-chart.jpg)
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“Hey, look at that guy with the green hair, he’s a punk rocker. He’s even telling everybody. You fuckin hippie!”
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Who we kidding he's more punk than ever.
Greco makes my favorite content. If I made stuff it'd be similar but different
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greco is punk af and he did darkslides
Only between the years of 1999 and 2004 according to the official Greco chart:
(http://www.boardrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jim-grecco-full-flow-chart.jpg)
Mattel needs to wake the fuck up and make a line of Greco dolls. I would so buy the action Greco Matrix doll.
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greco is punk af and he did darkslides
Only between the years of 1999 and 2004 according to the official Greco chart:
(http://www.boardrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jim-grecco-full-flow-chart.jpg)
Mattel needs to wake the fuck up and make a line of Greco dolls. I would so buy the action Greco Matrix doll.
It needs to be made of wood tho. A plastic Grecco seems like not the best idea. There's enough useless plastic on erf
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
If you’re using “punk rock” as synonymous with rebellious, you think that was added in marketing whole-cloth and has no intrinsic link to skate boarding?
Many skateboarders would be exceptional athletes in other traditional sports, though they are generally much (much) smaller than football players. Foy or Frankie are considered large or fat skateboarders, and they would be the lightest people on the football field by what, 40 lbs?
Saying that people pickup skateboards because they are too soft for football is silly, though an argument could be made for size playing a factor in diminutive men picking individual sports that favor a smaller body type like skateboarding.
As for the Powell team, they seem to be a group of sub elite pros (in marketability more than skill level) for a variety of reasons, specific to each individual. This is just who Powell can pull, they’d gladly take some elites if they could, but its 2024 and they’re Powell so it is what it is.
Making a joke that their eccentricities make them seem akin to a group of christian (cult) youth, is just some light humor at their expense, typical of SLAP, nothing more. I don’t think anyones opinion on Powell has changed much (teir 2/ historical relevant brand) in 20+ years and doubt their team in an affront to anyone’s identity at this point.
Ps. I think slimeball as the name for bright green liquid urothane cast into a ball shaped wheel is pretty self explainatory.
Let’s keep in mind that George had selected the mildest, seemingly least rebellious member of the Zephyr squad as his burgeoning new company’s brand ambassador.
The famous Ray “Bones” Rodriquez pro model sword & skull graphic by VCJ that spawned the eventual use of skeletons/skulls on nearly every Powell graphic (Lance exempted) until Ray Barbee came along, started as a one-of, vato low rider inspired graphic, but for some while the graphics were everything from planes, to tanks, to dragons, to poorly drawn masks (I’m looking at you, Grabke pro model).
Pointing these facts out in the spirit of historical accuracy.
Damn that Grabke board is bad. I never knew he was on Powell, I thought he was done after Santa Cruz.
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the current Powell team gives off big Christian youth group vibes to me
They started to name their products cool Garbage Pail Kid names like, Bones and Slimeball (and eventually, antihero, creature, deathwish, heroin, and snot..etc etc etc) to solidify this profitable brand position.
People with fragile identities took the position of these products to heart just like people do with brands like Black Rifle Coffe, West Coast Choppers (weird, same Maltese cross logo as Indy), or Harley Davidson…
Football is authentically more dangerous than skateboarding.
Action sports that didn’t take this “outlaw” position (bmx, rollerblading) have seen their fortunes decline.
Rest assured focus groups and mba consultants had a hand in Vans sponsoring Warped Tour or choosing Grosso to tell skateboarding’s history.
Stacey Peralta even made fun of the branding crap in the opening scene of Animal Chin. Its marketing. That’s all. There is nothing intrinsically punk rock about the act of skateboarding.
Some people feel threatened when a brand pivots because of how they have constructed their sense of self (remember the whole Bud Light thing a couple months ago)…but, if it is hard, take your time…maybe drink a Liquid Death.
If you’re using “punk rock” as synonymous with rebellious, you think that was added in marketing whole-cloth and has no intrinsic link to skate boarding?
Many skateboarders would be exceptional athletes in other traditional sports, though they are generally much (much) smaller than football players. Foy or Frankie are considered large or fat skateboarders, and they would be the lightest people on the football field by what, 40 lbs?
Saying that people pickup skateboards because they are too soft for football is silly, though an argument could be made for size playing a factor in diminutive men picking individual sports that favor a smaller body type like skateboarding.
As for the Powell team, they seem to be a group of sub elite pros (in marketability more than skill level) for a variety of reasons, specific to each individual. This is just who Powell can pull, they’d gladly take some elites if they could, but its 2024 and they’re Powell so it is what it is.
Making a joke that their eccentricities make them seem akin to a group of christian (cult) youth, is just some light humor at their expense, typical of SLAP, nothing more. I don’t think anyones opinion on Powell has changed much (teir 2/ historical relevant brand) in 20+ years and doubt their team in an affront to anyone’s identity at this point.
Ps. I think slimeball as the name for bright green liquid urothane cast into a ball shaped wheel is pretty self explainatory.
Let’s keep in mind that George had selected the mildest, seemingly least rebellious member of the Zephyr squad as his burgeoning new company’s brand ambassador.
The famous Ray “Bones” Rodriquez pro model sword & skull graphic by VCJ that spawned the eventual use of skeletons/skulls on nearly every Powell graphic (Lance exempted) until Ray Barbee came along, started as a one-of, vato low rider inspired graphic, but for some while the graphics were everything from planes, to tanks, to dragons, to poorly drawn masks (I’m looking at you, Grabke pro model).
Pointing these facts out in the spirit of historical accuracy.
Damn that Grabke board is bad. I never knew he was on Powell, I thought he was done after Santa Cruz.
Powell came first. I recall the order being Powell > Madrid > Santa Cruz
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Incoming && rant that he was saving this trick for his part too
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2dQl4fygBK/?igsh=MWxlNHV6Yjg1azI2Zw==
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Sorry to double post but this clip just popped up on my feed. Seems like a subtle diss to && and Glaser.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2fbQQhRtI4/?igsh=MWxvdzAzbXowZWwyeg==
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Someone needs to tell this dork tricks aren’t girlfriends you can give purity rings to in order to lock them in as yours 4evr.
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If top tier pros focused on circus tricks instead of street or vert, they could put out circus parts that would be far more impressive than &&'s. Chris Haslam has already done this. Wes's street rail darkslide is another one off example. Most pros don't have an interest in permanently joining the circus. There is nothing special or great about what Andy is doing. Rodney, Chris or Daewon are more deserving of those board sale dollars.
If top tier pros did that skateboarding would be a lot more interesting and someone would have done the fandangle IRL by now.
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I hereby christen this spot the losercurb
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I hereby christen this spot the losercurb
After seeing placemag’s IG post with it featured today, I back this.