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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: darrin649 on April 27, 2012, 02:30:44 PM
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Sk8mafia? LACED board company? Darkstar with PLG? Deathwish with Lizard?
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I don't think Deathwish is a possibility.
Darkstar maybe.
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on lockdown
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Shocking. News that'll really blow the shoes off ya.
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How is he going to keep Shean Sheffy in the game now?
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Shellfish. Confirmed.
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How is he going to keep Shean Sheffy in the game now?
Fool must be 13 thinking that was Brown keeping Sheffey in da game.... Nigga please, educate yourself before opening your mouth, Sheffey is a straight legend and can walk by his own.
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Laced skateboards. Actually...how in the hell is Lace in business?! Worst clothes ever.
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Yeah, I've never seen anyone wear one of their shirts in real life.
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New board company under FUBU, Jake is the first pro.
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id say Sk8Mafia
(http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/4c5099f08dc211e1b9f1123138140926_7.jpg)
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L.T.F.U
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I thought Skate mafia was just breaking even ? why would they take on another pro and a vert skater at that
( Vert and mega ramp is amazing and those skaters are killing it , but I cant muster up any interest in it at all. So boring )
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Peter Smolik and Brandon Turner- Free Lunch Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-NQbJ-D-0#ws)
the answer is at 3:07
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How is he going to keep Shean Sheffy in the game now?
Fool must be 13 thinking that was Brown keeping Sheffey in da game.... Nigga please, educate yourself before opening your mouth, Sheffey is a straight legend and can walk by his own.
that's not what i meant, but cool.
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Sk8mafia would be cool, him and Wes killing a ramp. that would be a sight.
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too much coke!
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not enough coke
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insert krooked joke
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Lets talk about Brandon Turner's laugh for a minute.
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Shocking. News that'll really blow the shoes off ya.
This is one of the best things I have read on slap.
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Peter Smolik and Brandon Turner- Free Lunch Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-NQbJ-D-0#ws)
the answer is at 3:07
Smolik seems like after a while if you weren't used to him he could get a little obnoxious. Dude has a lot of energy though and rips so its alright.
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Honestly if this wasn't a topic I wouldn't have noticed he was kicked off/quit/whatever the hell
This actually is. Blind is the adio of board companies. I don't really get how it's still in business.
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Honestly if this wasn't a topic I wouldn't have noticed he was kicked off/quit/whatever the hell
This actually is. Blind is the adio of board companies. I don't really get how it's still in business.
Tech Decks and completes
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Honestly if this wasn't a topic I wouldn't have noticed he was kicked off/quit/whatever the hell
This actually is. Blind is the adio of board companies. I don't really get how it's still in business.
Two Words: Ronnie Creager
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Honestly if this wasn't a topic I wouldn't have noticed he was kicked off/quit/whatever the hell
This actually is. Blind is the adio of board companies. I don't really get how it's still in business.
Two Words: Ronnie Creager
Let's be honest, besides Creager most of their team are pretty legit too, Morgan, Romar, Craig, Sheffey and Cerezini!!! Plus that eternal life board is really unbreakable.
But yeah, they should get rid of that reaper thing, it make the company look like World Industries back in the late 90's.
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Honestly if this wasn't a topic I wouldn't have noticed he was kicked off/quit/whatever the hell
This actually is. Blind is the adio of board companies. I don't really get how it's still in business.
Two Words: Ronnie Creager
Let's be honest, besides Creager most of their team are pretty legit too, Morgan, Romar, Craig, Sheffey and Cerezini!!! Plus that eternal life board is really unbreakable.
But yeah, they should get rid of that reaper thing, it make the company look like World Industries back in the late 90's.
Too bad they can't bring back the aesthetic that it had when it was Gonz's company
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Honestly if this wasn't a topic I wouldn't have noticed he was kicked off/quit/whatever the hell
This actually is. Blind is the adio of board companies. I don't really get how it's still in business.
Two Words: Ronnie Creager
Let's be honest, besides Creager most of their team are pretty legit too, Morgan, Romar, Craig, Sheffey and Cerezini!!! Plus that eternal life board is really unbreakable.
But yeah, they should get rid of that reaper thing, it make the company look like World Industries back in the late 90's.
but then they would go under (I think). at the end of Steve Roco's documentary he admitted the only reason blind and world were making money was because he was scamming little children into buying shitty boards by using cartoons but that was a while ago. did he already sell of blind by the time he sold world?
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Honestly if this wasn't a topic I wouldn't have noticed he was kicked off/quit/whatever the hell
This actually is. Blind is the adio of board companies. I don't really get how it's still in business.
Two Words: Ronnie Creager
Let's be honest, besides Creager most of their team are pretty legit too, Morgan, Romar, Craig, Sheffey and Cerezini!!! Plus that eternal life board is really unbreakable.
But yeah, they should get rid of that reaper thing, it make the company look like World Industries back in the late 90's.
Seems like they were trying to do that with the re-issues.
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Platinum?
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nation reforming?
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Jake Brown on LE.
True Story
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Honestly if this wasn't a topic I wouldn't have noticed he was kicked off/quit/whatever the hell
This actually is. Blind is the adio of board companies. I don't really get how it's still in business.
Tech Decks and completes
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you forgot that deal where they give you two decks for $75 or something. I'm pretty sure that's a fair contributer, but those tech deck pros sure are feelin that blind shit
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Since the Slap boards have been around lots of you keeps saying the same thing when they talk about Blind and completes / tech decks and the Slap boards have been around a long time.
We sell boards,completes and we have tech decks
That is the same for almost every company I can think of
There is always a lot of interesting stuff to read on here and most people on here seem highly educated in all aspects of skateboarding let alone experts in its history
I've always enjoyed when people on here say that like its supposed to be some kind of insult thrown directly at us.
Like that would stop the good time and skateboarding the team is constantly up to
Seems like a lot of people are pissed about something with Blind but Creager,Craig,Sheffey,Morgan,Romar,Duncombe,Sewa and myself very much enjoy it.
So do you really want to make us sad :(?
If you want tell me what you hate or like about Blind and maybe I can learn something and or fix it
Thanks Weiss
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Since the Slap boards have been around lots of you keeps saying the same thing when they talk about Blind and completes / tech decks and the Slap boards have been around a long time.
We sell boards,completes and we have tech decks
That is the same for almost every company I can think of
There is always a lot of interesting stuff to read on here and most people on here seem highly educated in all aspects of skateboarding let alone experts in its history
I've always enjoyed when people on here say that like its supposed to be some kind of insult thrown directly at us.
Like that would stop the good time and skateboarding the team is constantly up to
Seems like a lot of people are pissed about something with Blind but Creager,Craig,Sheffey,Morgan,Romar,Duncombe,Sewa and myself very much enjoy it.
So do you really want to make us sad :(?
If you want tell me what you hate or like about Blind and maybe I can learn something and or fix it
Thanks Weiss
^go weiss
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Get dwindle to do a new trilogy type video with blind almost enjoi and cliche and whatever remaining companies want to put in footage. Itd be a great video.
But honest critique? Blind is generic as fuck.the image and footage are so bland. Its why im so hyped on LE. They might be making a bunch of mistakes but at least its fun to watch. You guys might be having the funnest time but i dont see it in the footage or the graphics. It sells so i cant blame you but then you cant blame me for not being that hyped on new footage from blind. It doesnt really carry the world industries torch as well as almost or enjoi.
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Get dwindle to do a new trilogy type video with blind almost enjoi and cliche and whatever remaining companies want to put in footage. Itd be a great video.
hell yeah! that'd be fucking sick. i liked the whole format of the cinematographers project with a bunch of skaters. a dwindle video would be sick!
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Since the Slap boards have been around lots of you keeps saying the same thing when they talk about Blind and completes / tech decks and the Slap boards have been around a long time.
We sell boards,completes and we have tech decks
That is the same for almost every company I can think of
There is always a lot of interesting stuff to read on here and most people on here seem highly educated in all aspects of skateboarding let alone experts in its history
I've always enjoyed when people on here say that like its supposed to be some kind of insult thrown directly at us.
Like that would stop the good time and skateboarding the team is constantly up to
Seems like a lot of people are pissed about something with Blind but Creager,Craig,Sheffey,Morgan,Romar,Duncombe,Sewa and myself very much enjoy it.
So do you really want to make us sad :(?
If you want tell me what you hate or like about Blind and maybe I can learn something and or fix it
Thanks Weiss
While the team is sick , the brand isnt the same really as back in the trilogy days . Grafics are abit meeeh .
But Creager , Craig , Morgan , Romar are fucking sick where did sheppard go ? dude was the best =(
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Since the Slap boards have been around lots of you keeps saying the same thing when they talk about Blind and completes / tech decks and the Slap boards have been around a long time.
We sell boards,completes and we have tech decks
That is the same for almost every company I can think of
There is always a lot of interesting stuff to read on here and most people on here seem highly educated in all aspects of skateboarding let alone experts in its history
I've always enjoyed when people on here say that like its supposed to be some kind of insult thrown directly at us.
Like that would stop the good time and skateboarding the team is constantly up to
Seems like a lot of people are pissed about something with Blind but Creager,Craig,Sheffey,Morgan,Romar,Duncombe,Sewa and myself very much enjoy it.
So do you really want to make us sad :(?
If you want tell me what you hate or like about Blind and maybe I can learn something and or fix it
Thanks Weiss
While the team is sick , the brand isnt the same really as back in the trilogy days . Grafics are abit meeeh .
But Creager , Craig , Morgan , Romar are fucking sick where did sheppard go ? dude was the best =(
yes!!! dude is one of my favorites to this day!
also is jake really off or not?
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Since the Slap boards have been around lots of you keeps saying the same thing when they talk about Blind and completes / tech decks and the Slap boards have been around a long time.
We sell boards,completes and we have tech decks
That is the same for almost every company I can think of
There is always a lot of interesting stuff to read on here and most people on here seem highly educated in all aspects of skateboarding let alone experts in its history
I've always enjoyed when people on here say that like its supposed to be some kind of insult thrown directly at us.
Like that would stop the good time and skateboarding the team is constantly up to
Seems like a lot of people are pissed about something with Blind but Creager,Craig,Sheffey,Morgan,Romar,Duncombe,Sewa and myself very much enjoy it.
So do you really want to make us sad :(?
If you want tell me what you hate or like about Blind and maybe I can learn something and or fix it
Thanks Weiss
While the team is sick , the brand isnt the same really as back in the trilogy days . Grafics are abit meeeh .
But Creager , Craig , Morgan , Romar are fucking sick where did sheppard go ? dude was the best =(
also is jake really off or not?
Sheppard , Craig and Creager were the 3 amigos of blind . was like digital 2-6 where they all had super sick footage . And RM vs DS round 2 really amazing stuff too . The BS flip Craig does down that plantar gap is one of the best ever done .
Sheppard is way sick . shame he went AWOL . Always wonderd why he and blind went quits ?
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Sheppard is way sick . shame he went AWOL . Always wonderd why he and blind went quits ?
Dude could hold a fakie back nosegrind. Too bad him posting here didn't last.
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Without a question I love the idea of a Dwindle video that would be really sick.
As far as Blind not being the same as the Trillogy days those were some awesome times but that was 17 years ago and lots of stuff has happened ,changed since then.I grew up loving the Bones Brigade and as I got older to know I really cherish those times just as the Trillogy era not just for Blind but in general.
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Since the Slap boards have been around lots of you keeps saying the same thing when they talk about Blind and completes / tech decks and the Slap boards have been around a long time.
We sell boards,completes and we have tech decks
That is the same for almost every company I can think of
There is always a lot of interesting stuff to read on here and most people on here seem highly educated in all aspects of skateboarding let alone experts in its history
I've always enjoyed when people on here say that like its supposed to be some kind of insult thrown directly at us.
Like that would stop the good time and skateboarding the team is constantly up to
Seems like a lot of people are pissed about something with Blind but Creager,Craig,Sheffey,Morgan,Romar,Duncombe,Sewa and myself very much enjoy it.
So do you really want to make us sad :(?
If you want tell me what you hate or like about Blind and maybe I can learn something and or fix it
Thanks Weiss
i'm going to be blatantly honest with you, Weiss. (you do all the editing and pick most of the music, right?) those aspects of current Blind videos are almost unbearable. it's like whoever does the editing/music choices is 10-15 years behind. the graphics are also very bland and lifeless. your team seems like the most random assortment of dudes who couldn't get on a better company. no identity or feel at all. the last time Blind felt like a team was when you had Gideon Choi, Corey Sheppard, James Craig and Creager on (i think GMos or Kasper were still on too, i dunno.) i always root for you guys and i want you to be greater than you are (especially since you guys have supported Ronnie for so long,) but i'm constantly underwhelmed with everything Blind does. the company should honestly listen to us, the consumers. well, we probably aren't your key demographic, but if you ever want to gain a little bit of respect or cred from actual skateboarders who aren't 14, then you should hear us out. Blind can be so much better than it is now. please, Weiss, listen to what we're saying.
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I actually do not do most of the editing but I do a a good amount of the filming if you dont like that as well.
As far as music no matter what goes into a video if all those videos had different music someone would have had the same complaint as you.
Its music and everyone has different taste. The guys choose some and I have chosen some.
As far as your comments regarding the team I totally disagree. They are all individuals that bring their own unique take on skating to the table.
They dont try and be people they are not and I respect that about all of them.
All those dudes fuck rip so if you dont like or back any of the skating Im not sure what to say to that.
So it seems like you enjoyed Blind 12-15 years ago. It was a cool era
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Since the Slap boards have been around lots of you keeps saying the same thing when they talk about Blind and completes / tech decks and the Slap boards have been around a long time.
We sell boards,completes and we have tech decks
That is the same for almost every company I can think of
There is always a lot of interesting stuff to read on here and most people on here seem highly educated in all aspects of skateboarding let alone experts in its history
I've always enjoyed when people on here say that like its supposed to be some kind of insult thrown directly at us.
Like that would stop the good time and skateboarding the team is constantly up to
Seems like a lot of people are pissed about something with Blind but Creager,Craig,Sheffey,Morgan,Romar,Duncombe,Sewa and myself very much enjoy it.
So do you really want to make us sad :(?
If you want tell me what you hate or like about Blind and maybe I can learn something and or fix it
Thanks Weiss
While the team is sick , the brand isnt the same really as back in the trilogy days . Grafics are abit meeeh .
But Creager , Craig , Morgan , Romar are fucking sick where did sheppard go ? dude was the best =(
also is jake really off or not?
Sheppard , Craig and Creager were the 3 amigos of blind . was like digital 2-6 where they all had super sick footage . And RM vs DS round 2 really amazing stuff too . The BS flip Craig does down that plantar gap is one of the best ever done .
Sheppard is way sick . shame he went AWOL . Always wonderd why he and blind went quits ?
isn't he an artist? i remember him painting on a canvas in his "what if" intro, maybe he is focusing more on that. but indeed he was sick. really represented dwindles later 90s early 2000 vibe.
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i dunno. Just be a world industries company like you guys always were. I know you guys have opinions.
And a dwindle video is less work for all the board companies involved. Round 4? 60 frames per second? 60 frames? Whatever it is shit would be tight.
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I actually do not do most of the editing but I do a a good amount of the filming if you dont like that as well.
As far as music no matter what goes into a video if all those videos had different music someone would have had the same complaint as you.
Its music and everyone has different taste. The guys choose some and I have chosen some.
As far as your comments regarding the team I totally disagree. They are all individuals that bring their own unique take on skating to the table.
They dont try and be people they are not and I respect that about all of them.
All those dudes fuck rip so if you dont like or back any of the skating Im not sure what to say to that.
So it seems like you enjoyed Blind 12-15 years ago. It was a cool era
I don't think anyone is disagreeing that the team rips. The team DOES rip and is full of guys that I'm sure we would all love to see skate.
That being said...some of the graphics are very, how do I put this, underdeveloped? Yes, I love the 12-15 years ago era, but I'm also up to speed with today's skating. The only recent graphics I've enjoyed are Cliff's cartoon one and the Sheffey "Soldier's Story" board with the rip off Life logo. Those brotherhood series boards are cool, you're supporting dudes who may have fallen off over the years, great. I just think that the Kenny Grim Reeper middle finger shit is played out, time for something new. As long as you keep the og gonz logo, like you always have.
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To everyone who shared their opinion thank you
I going to take this all in and try and make some new shit happen that hopefully youll be stoked on
Weiss
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To everyone who shared their opinion thank you
I going to take this all in and try and make some new shit happen that hopefully youll be stoked on
Weiss
You can do two things that will make Blind better. Turn Romar and Morgan Smith pro.
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hire a new filmer/editor and marketing guy asap
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that sucks
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Thugnificent can you be more specific?
Do you not like the ads ? If so why?
What is wrong with the filming? IS there a specific part or parts?
Editing is there parts that you liked or you hated them all? If so what ones?
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To everyone who shared their opinion thank you
I going to take this all in and try and make some new shit happen that hopefully youll be stoked on
Weiss
You can do two things that will make Blind better. Turn Romar and Morgan Smith pro.
Word.
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Scentence.
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The reaper thing is shit.
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TURN MORGAN PRO!!!
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turn him pro
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Pro? Can't really see it without a sick part. BATB doesn't mean so much.
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Blind is premiering "Tim and Henry's Pack of Lives" in August and is also reissuing a Tim Gavin and Henry Sanchez deck with the original shape. The decks will probably be heat transfer because screen print is to expensive.
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Pro? Can't really see it without a sick part. BATB doesn't mean so much.
is this not sick enough for you http://youtu.be/cTEoXktHS0c (http://youtu.be/cTEoXktHS0c) ? he deserves it without a doubt.
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jake brown's part in what if is the only vert part i never skip.
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Pro? Can't really see it without a sick part. BATB doesn't mean so much.
He is obviously good. But everyone is these days. That part was pretty dull. Horses for courses I guess...
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3 words: look at Think. blind could do what think just did. got some hard workers, some homies just wanting to prove themselves, true street rats with style. updated the art direction...def more 2013 but still with a nod to its roots.
they took their time and re developed a brand left for dead. with the way skate is headed, may not be bad a thing for blind to hit a restart button and come back with a fresh feel to appeal to the people still skating...the brand just screams of something that should be sold at a sporting goods store not of something with the clout it should have. run the 90's gonz logo for everything- pullover hoodies, crewnecks, 5 panels, oversized logo deck graphics. do a few shapes in the 8.25-8.5 with a nod to older shaped with a more squared nose and distinct tail.
be creative, not re release what was creative.
romar and morgan are 2 to start with and keep. check out some other cats that are on smaller brands that could make a move for greater opportunity and rebuild: get manny on to be like team leader, love karl, but walker ryan could use some extra push, bring on sebo he's coming into his own right now, give nick tucker a shot to silence people, let tommy fynn get a shot from someone with a budget, james capps could hold down sf. all these guys given a shot would add what is missing from blind- style.
blind just went from something holding on to something coming up...you asked, sorry to blast.
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No, fuck this shit! Why is Morgan not pro or at least am for DC? He has more than paid his dues. He even satisfied the berrics cum-guzzlers by winning all those games of skate. Weiss is weak!!
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Pro? Can't really see it without a sick part. BATB doesn't mean so much.
I'm not even going to waste my time. Obviously nothing impresses you or you're completely jaded if you think that part is dull and generic.
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Dear Mr. Weiss:
Please bring back bLind carpenter jeans like they had in 98-99.
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bold move mr.wiess
so, Im sure your sales are actually really good, but, I will say this. Kids are a lot more clued in these days and have better taste at a much earlier age. May be time to drop the reaper.
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3 words: look at Think. blind could do what think just did. got some hard workers, some homies just wanting to prove themselves, true street rats with style. updated the art direction...def more 2013 but still with a nod to its roots.
they took their time and re developed a brand left for dead. with the way skate is headed, may not be bad a thing for blind to hit a restart button and come back with a fresh feel to appeal to the people still skating...the brand just screams of something that should be sold at a sporting goods store not of something with the clout it should have. run the 90's gonz logo for everything- pullover hoodies, crewnecks, 5 panels, oversized logo deck graphics. do a few shapes in the 8.25-8.5 with a nod to older shaped with a more squared nose and distinct tail.
be creative, not re release what was creative.
romar and morgan are 2 to start with and keep. check out some other cats that are on smaller brands that could make a move for greater opportunity and rebuild: get manny on to be like team leader, love karl, but walker ryan could use some extra push, bring on sebo he's coming into his own right now, give nick tucker a shot to silence people, let tommy fynn get a shot from someone with a budget, james capps could hold down sf. all these guys given a shot would add what is missing from blind- style.
blind just went from something holding on to something coming up...you asked, sorry to blast.
With the exception of Nick Tucker (dude is nothing special) and Walker Ryan (fits Organika too well and doubt he'd leave) this sounds like a recipe for success. I just checked out the catalogue at it's a lot better then I expected, but I think adding a few new guys that maybe stray away from current team would be good i.e. James Capps, as suggested above. If Think could come back like it has, no reason Blind can't.
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drop the reaper.
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3 words: look at Think. blind could do what think just did. got some hard workers, some homies just wanting to prove themselves, true street rats with style. updated the art direction...def more 2013 but still with a nod to its roots.
they took their time and re developed a brand left for dead. with the way skate is headed, may not be bad a thing for blind to hit a restart button and come back with a fresh feel to appeal to the people still skating...the brand just screams of something that should be sold at a sporting goods store not of something with the clout it should have. run the 90's gonz logo for everything- pullover hoodies, crewnecks, 5 panels, oversized logo deck graphics. do a few shapes in the 8.25-8.5 with a nod to older shaped with a more squared nose and distinct tail.
be creative, not re release what was creative.
romar and morgan are 2 to start with and keep. check out some other cats that are on smaller brands that could make a move for greater opportunity and rebuild: get manny on to be like team leader, love karl, but walker ryan could use some extra push, bring on sebo he's coming into his own right now, give nick tucker a shot to silence people, let tommy fynn get a shot from someone with a budget, james capps could hold down sf. all these guys given a shot would add what is missing from blind- style.
blind just went from something holding on to something coming up...you asked, sorry to blast.
With the exception of Nick Tucker (dude is nothing special) and Walker Ryan (fits Organika too well and doubt he'd leave) this sounds like a recipe for success. I just checked out the catalogue at it's a lot better then I expected, but I think adding a few new guys that maybe stray away from current team would be good i.e. James Capps, as suggested above. If Think could come back like it has, no reason Blind can't.
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While I agree with the recipe per se. I think that it would be really hard to pull off. Think had most of that team before its redux. As well most of those guys have some pretty intense company loyalty, like Manny and Sebo.
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3 words: look at Think. blind could do what think just did. got some hard workers, some homies just wanting to prove themselves, true street rats with style. updated the art direction...def more 2013 but still with a nod to its roots.
they took their time and re developed a brand left for dead. with the way skate is headed, may not be bad a thing for blind to hit a restart button and come back with a fresh feel to appeal to the people still skating...the brand just screams of something that should be sold at a sporting goods store not of something with the clout it should have. run the 90's gonz logo for everything- pullover hoodies, crewnecks, 5 panels, oversized logo deck graphics. do a few shapes in the 8.25-8.5 with a nod to older shaped with a more squared nose and distinct tail.
be creative, not re release what was creative.
romar and morgan are 2 to start with and keep. check out some other cats that are on smaller brands that could make a move for greater opportunity and rebuild: get manny on to be like team leader, love karl, but walker ryan could use some extra push, bring on sebo he's coming into his own right now, give nick tucker a shot to silence people, let tommy fynn get a shot from someone with a budget, james capps could hold down sf. all these guys given a shot would add what is missing from blind- style.
blind just went from something holding on to something coming up...you asked, sorry to blast.
With the exception of Nick Tucker (dude is nothing special) and Walker Ryan (fits Organika too well and doubt he'd leave) this sounds like a recipe for success. I just checked out the catalogue at it's a lot better then I expected, but I think adding a few new guys that maybe stray away from current team would be good i.e. James Capps, as suggested above. If Think could come back like it has, no reason Blind can't.
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yeah, i do hear you, but all of them could use a decent paycheck as well. something solid. real travel budget. some of these guys are making a little from shoe deals, but a deck check that comes every month on time...means alot for the this group that is needing that next push from a brand. hell, incentivize them to wear blind tees and pullovers also. cant hurt...purple pullover hoodie with that og blind logo and some choc brown chinos. not mad at that.
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DEAR WEISS...MA CANADIAN FELLO
Blind need to ditch the sub-altern kiddo look of World and start over again with Sheffey and hustle bacc Lavar to a deal.
make tours and party on.
need this BAD homeyeye
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Hmm I do like to party
Good call
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look forward to that demo.
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My view on Blind is I don't really have one, or the company is just not on my radar. Granted, I don't skate as much as in the past, but still go through 8-10 decks a year. When the time comes to get a new one, I never think, "I wonder what's in the new Blind catalog?" "Is the Reaper going to be giving me the middle finger or devil horns this time?" I'm sure it sells well to the intended demo, just not for me. It's like when World went from one of the the most elite companies in skating to the wet willy stuff. I'm sure they made way more money on the latter.
I agree with what others say about the team. It seems like a random mix of guys. They are good at skating, but there is no real team vibe or continuity. This may be a result of bad marketing. Of course the guys on small companies likely hang out a lot, but even the marketing (videos/ads) the big guys like Real, Girl, Zero, and Baker make it feel as if they are friends and down for the same stuff (whether that's true or not.)
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this was the best thing blind had done in a long time
(http://scene7.zumiez.com/is/image/zumiez/183775-0001?wid=450&hei=450)
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this was the best thing blind had done in a long time
(http://scene7.zumiez.com/is/image/zumiez/183775-0001?wid=450&hei=450)
Replace the first "i" with a "e". Score! Instant slapfame for Blind
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Jake Brown is now riding for Sk8Mafia
True Story.
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I think it WILL be tight 2 see Jake bs flipping the Mega on the signature SK8MAFIA logo on that board
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lol ok
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Pro? Can't really see it without a sick part. BATB doesn't mean so much.
Morgan Smith Social Withdrawl Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26sbIn94Szk#ws)
Morgan Smith (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbANGwRHms#)
And Blind This Is Not A Test which I couldn't find his part on YouTube.
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the reaper bullschit killed blind...
what they got now, skinny blind jeans? ::)
i think the riders pretty much rip though... big up to ronnie and cliff for holdin it down so long...
im straight on the schwag though... and weiss seems like a hardcore kook imo...
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the reaper bullschit killed blind...
what they got now, skinny blind jeans? ::)
as long as they are purple...
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speaking of blind. anyone see that felipe ortiz interview in thrasher? god damn homie throws it down! surprised he doesn't have a legit shoe sponsor.
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the reaper bullschit killed blind...
what they got now, skinny blind jeans?? ? ::)
with the green stitch~!
an
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You can't out-darkstar, darkstar. Even if you're trying the jr. version. Why anyone would try is beyond me. Let World have it.
A good tour wouldn't hurt. Nobody really comes through the midwest and central states. Good tour clips every week. Also try that hide a product contest crap. It's getting other people some exposure. Kids love free stuff, and if they have to hunt for it through social media clues, it'll infect their brains. You want to infect the kids don't you?
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Pro? Can't really see it without a sick part. BATB doesn't mean so much.
Morgan Smith Social Withdrawl Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26sbIn94Szk#ws)
Morgan Smith (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbANGwRHms#)
And Blind This Is Not A Test which I couldn't find his part on YouTube.
Thanks. I can't say I've searched for his stuff. To me he's a Dobstaff, obviously talented but... Like I said, horses for courses. I'm not denying his talent. Still not really feeling it. His hiphop was gut tho.
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hustle bacc Lavar to a deal.
^^this
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That over-sized print of the OG logo on your T's looks pretty dated. I would consider riding a Morgan board if it included a rip off of the Toronto Blue Jays' logo.
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http://instagr.am/p/K_Yvy5hjaI/ (http://instagr.am/p/K_Yvy5hjaI/)
settled