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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: four eyes on January 26, 2011, 02:35:29 PM
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Several people have confirmed that Marc Echo Enterprises (MEE) is closing up Zoo York and its commitment to skateboarding. The team, the TM and staff have been given pink slips. WTF?
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I could totally see Zoo York on Krooked.
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maybe thats why donny barley made the switch back to element, but whats gonna happen to the riders? westgate? taylor? etc...?
that sucks for the harold hunter legacy of the brand
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I could totally see Zoo York on Krooked.
Totally!
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hmmm. Westgate is probably hot property right now.
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This might be a blessing in disguise for some of the riders
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It makes sense. There is only four people listed on the Zoo site as pros and 2 under the Masters division. Marc Ecko though is a punk for picking up something he couldn't handle. He was pretty much the downfall of Zoo anyways and now he is going to close his own company.
But wow.....Zered, Westgate and Eli all can potentially get on different teams. Hope Zered gets on Krooked. Westgate seems like the guy with the most potential to go anywhere. I could even see him going on Element or even the opposite of that like Baker.
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Westgate should go on Toy Machine since him and Leo seem like buddies.
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hmmm. Westgate is probably hot property right now.
Probably!?
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Dude if this is true i hope westgate gets on a good company, and i know you guys are gonna have shit to talk on this, but im kinda hoping the same for chaz, because i seriously dont wanna see him on element or plan b.
oh and yeah i cant forget Eli and Basset
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i can see westgate on toy. zered and eli deserve sick sponsors too. If this is all true, I predict the downfall of zoo being also the official end of some of the older dudes on that company's careers.
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Not that any of this kind of bullshit means much to me either way, but the fact that Mark Echo had decided that Zoo York is no longer fit to exist--and more importantly, has the power to make it go bye bye--says quite a bit about the current state of affairs in the world of skateboarding.
Mark Echo is easily one of the coolest judges--ever--to be on the American version of Iron Chef..."confirmed."
Can't wait to hear that Jake Burton no longer thinks Alien Workshop is fit to continue.
Still, Westgate's recent shoe part knocked me on my ass, and I hope that kid does end up on a legit, skater-owned company that will both benefit from his gnarliness, and will take care of him only the way a skater-owned company can. Same with Zered...
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Westgate on Toy would be so sick. I could see Eli on a smaller company like Hopps or Skate Mental.
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i love mixtape
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Not that any of this kind of bullshit means much to me either way, but the fact that Mark Echo had decided that Zoo York is no longer fit to exist--and more importantly, has the power to make it go bye bye--says quite a bit about the current state of affairs in the world of skateboarding.
Mark Echo is easily one of the coolest judges--ever--to be on the American version of Iron Chef..."confirmed."
Can't wait to hear that Jake Burton no longer thinks Alien Workshop is fit to continue.
Still, Westgate's recent shoe part knocked me on my ass, and I hope that kid does end up on a legit, skater-owned company that will both benefit from his gnarliness, and will take care of him only the way a skater-owned company can. Same with Zered...
i think he should get on mystery, thats the best fit so far
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I'm assuming that what was meant is the skate division of Zoo, the apparel and shit is bigger than Element around here they sell their shit in JC Penny and a bunch of other big box brands so i know that they're making money on that end.
Does Marc Echo even own Echo Enterprises or whatever anymore? Isn't it owned by some Japanese corporation now?
He probably has little to no say in what goes on with any of his companies anymore , i think he's just designer, brand manger, share holder now.
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didnt they just buy a huge billboard with chaz on it?
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Westgate, Eli, and Bassett definitely deserve proper board sponsors. It would be cool to see Bassett go to Expedition, and Westgate could really go anywhere right now I think. I see him fitting in on pretty much any team out there.
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^ change your avatar
the rider thats turning pro sooner than later for zoo said they were bought out by a Japanese company and strictly doing clothing. when is the question
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^ thats a nice avatar tho, i wouldnt mind getting a tattoo like that
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zered would fit nice on element and westgate with real. can you imagine being a filmer for real and having to cope with busenitz and westgate, fuck that
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Wait, you guys talking bout the same mark echo that makes the dress shoes?
zered would fit nice on element and westgate with real. can you imagine being a filmer for real and having to cope with busenitz and westgate, fuck that
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lmfaoo damn that would be fucked.
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I vote Westgate on toy machine such a legit company. I bet Ortiz will be on plan b?
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Wouldn't mind seeing Westgate riding for Real.
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Westgate on Toy Machine or Real seems most fitting. What about Suski? i could see him on Organika or maybe back to 5boro.
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Please never mention Marc Ecko on this website again.
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the thought of westgate going to toy machine is too awesome for my mind to handle
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Westgate, Eli, and Bassett definitely deserve proper board sponsors. It would be cool to see Bassett go to Expedition, and Westgate could really go anywhere right now I think. I see him fitting in on pretty much any team out there.
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Zered and Eli on Expedition would be tight
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Eli should get on chocolate.
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Nah, we are still here. Nothing changed. Crew is holding it down.
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Wow seamus has a slap account! Did jc penny reaally buy zoo around when you guys dropped all the flow dudes ?
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Anyone else kinda bummed now?
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I guarantee you Westgate will end up on Plan B.
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From what i heard..... this rumor is untrue.
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I could totally see Zoo York on Krooked.
hahaha
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From what i heard..... this rumor is untrue.
Westgate on DGK
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bummed that this rumor is false. westgate on toy machine would be so dope.
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This is not true
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thank god fuck zoo york, i went with my girlfriend to kohls the other day and they seriously have a whole section of zoo york shit, i was like what the fuck is this... the only other skate company they carried that i saw was hawk...which says a lot
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forrest kurby deserves better than the background treatment he gets over at ZY. and eli should be on hopps. everyone else would have an easy time finding new homes, maybe the exception being kevin taylor.
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Not true.
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are you people fucking regular? Zered on element? westgate on plan b? yup, then chaz on high five, and forrest on zero.
get the fuck outta here. if this is true (which it probably isn't) zered would most likely go to krooked, brandon could go anywhere but toy would be sick, eli should got to real maybe? (yes, I question the feasibility of what I just proposed). chaz could and probably would go to plan b, and nobody will care. ron deily should go to expedition.
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Wouldn't mind seeing Westgate riding for Real.
Westgate x Real = WIN! Deluxe should have tapped him up already.
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bummed that this rumor is false. westgate on toy machine would be so dope.
It'd be the return of Senn-esque SF footage in Toy Machine videos.
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i would love to see eli riding for hopps and westgate on toy or real would be fucking sick. Suski would go back to 5boro. if only they were really going under. i can still dream though
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Too bad, cause I never liked Zoo and Westgate is like my favorite skater right now.
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Zoo boards are cooked
Zoo apparel are not
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suprised ron and forest haven't gotten any love in this thread.
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i dont think this is true. didnt they just turn ron pro? or they are turning him pro?
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you people make me want to stab myself in the face.
Where do you guys even come up with this shit? This thread is like a bad sit-com episode.
One person lets one fly and you all run with it.
Lemme play....Koston is running for president in 2012.
GO!
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you people make me want to stab myself in the face.
Where do you guys even come up with this shit? This thread is like a bad sit-com episode.
One person lets one fly and you all run with it.
Lemme play....Koston is running for president in 2012.
GO!
Just heard Malto denies VP nod, but MC reluctantly accepts Secretary of Flair Role.
This is all very stupid. However, I am surprised Ortiz hasn't moved to Plan B weather Zoo is in biz or not.
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you people make me want to stab myself in the face.
Where do you guys even come up with this shit? This thread is like a bad sit-com episode.
One person lets one fly and you all run with it.
Lemme play....Koston is running for president in 2012.
GO!
This is SLAP...
Speculation Lies And Peni.
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http://www.marceckoenterprises.com/our-brands/ (http://www.marceckoenterprises.com/our-brands/)
Gross.
Zoo York is a huge clothing brand, and having a skate team is probably a drop in the bucket for them. That said, hardgoods are probably such a tiny part of their cash flow maybe they just want out. Better margins on wholesaling sweatshirts to Marshalls, I'm sure.
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Remember when element had those vote bam boards?
Id vote for Koston.
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This would be great news if it's true.
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Can we drop it now? We have enough people (with inside information) saying it's not true that we can assume it's just some tweaker looking for attention by starting this rumor in the first place.
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cast aside like a washed up whore by a gross fake street company?
harsh.
edit: or maybe hooray?
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if this is true i wonder what this means for my hometown hero forrest kirby. hopps? high five? roger? maybe think?
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Westgate is starting his own board company, he's partnering with another pro and already recruiting am's to ride for them.
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They are exclusively making Zoo York brand fishing tackle starting March 1st.
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...pretty funny how much everyone wants this to be true
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Not really, I am sick of see these Johnny-come-lately skate companies trying to get in on the rapidly growing fishing supply market.
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...pretty funny how much everyone wants this to be true
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FORE!
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This might be a blessing in disguise for some of the riders
thats fo sho
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FORE's part in welcome to MIA = one of the best thing to come outta florida in a long time
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From what i heard..... this rumor is untrue.
i didn't believe it. But all I could think was KT on DGK would be dope.
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i heard that back in the day, westgate use to skate a lot with the 5boro guys, so i'm thinking he might go with them, but im sure he has tons of other companies that want him to ride for them
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wasnt westgate on 5boro?
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I can guarantee if this is true Chaz Ortiz will ride for Plan B
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wasnt westgate on 5boro?
yeah him and suski both.
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I can guarantee if this is true Chaz Ortiz will ride for Plan B
And I can guarantee this is not true....by having some fucking reading skills.
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Westgate on Toy would be so sick. I could see Eli on a smaller company like Hopps or Skate Mental.
That would be sick, but I feel like he's going to end up somewhere like Baker, Deathwish or Maybe back to Birdhouse. All the Zoo ads last year of Eli were sick. Maybe Traffic?
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i hope chaz ortiz ends up in the gutter, he's like a mini lenny rivas, before his it's official part became a comedic interlude to the kayo video
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Westgate on Toy would be so sick. I could see Eli on a smaller company like Hopps or Skate Mental.
Back to birdhouse? He went and left soley because of the TM switching teams.(suski too) Maybe it was seamus? I dont know for sure, but yeah hed never go back to birdhouse are you crazy?
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I could see Westagte skating fo either SHUT, or Baker. (Reynolds loves the guy)
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For some reason, I think Eli Reed would fit well on Chocolate.
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For some reason, I think Eli Reed would fit well on Chocolate.
yes. that would be rad.
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As of yesterday, there is still a giant Zoo York skateboarding billboard in Times Square, so this can't be true.
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I think we should turn this thread into the Zoo York is not through, but I wish Westgate was on a different company thread.
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Westgate on REAL? That would be sick!
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Westgate on REAL? That would be sick!
I was just about to say the same thing. And you know he can knock out a sick part in the next 2 months for the Real vid.
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Back to birdhouse? He went and left soley because of the TM switching teams.(suski too) Maybe it was seamus? I dont know for sure, but yeah hed never go back to birdhouse are you crazy?
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Seamus was the 5 boro tm when suski and westgate was on there, then all 3 went to birdhouse, then zoo.
Also i have been hearing the dumbest stuff in my life on this thread. Eli going on hopps, you guys regular? finally hes pro for a company thats paying him, you think hes going to give that up to ride for a local company? Eli will be on something to the same caliber as zoo if this thread is true, which i doubt it is
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What's that have to do with fishing?
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Bringing back an old post i heard the TM ,brand manger and some other people just left. Think it's real this time. Wonder what's up with the team. Maybe thats why they put out the real street footy??
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"Tobias... You blowhard"
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Eli should get on chocolate.
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"Tobias... You blowhard"
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Reading through this thread it seems to me not enough people care about Forrest Kirby. I am worried for him.
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if this is true, thus concludes forrest kirby's pro career...
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I can see Kirby on BLVD or High FIve
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Could see Westgate on Chocolate, Toy, Real, or Baker. Preferably not Baker though
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I could see a bunch of people bringing back a dead thread about a dead topic that was made out to be false by the Zoo team manager. But shit I guess keep guessing whos on what!
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I could see a bunch of people bringing back a dead thread about a dead topic that was made out to be false by the Ex Zoo team manager. But shit I guess keep guessing whos on what!
fixed and i agree
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ind_six (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YlXn6Z8ps4#)
POOOOO YORRRKKKK
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Could see Westgate on Chocolate, Toy, Real, or Baker. Preferably not Baker though
think cause he was all street cornered out, strange birded out now?
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Wouldn't mind seeing Westgate riding for Real.
I agree
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zoo york isn't through you dipshits.
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I heard it form an insider that is friends with one of the pros that zoo york is changing its branding to 2 York to cut costs on printing
clothes but still keeping the 2oo york name
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I heard from my bro who's friends with some of the people that work there that since the TM left the team is all leaving. Guess there are only like 3 people left who work there.
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How cn u be the ghost ofblennie kirk if he not eveb dead??? dumbbyyy Alert
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Westgate on aws.
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my friends mom is going out with mark echo and she said that he has a small dick