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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: tkp on September 25, 2012, 01:09:02 AM
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"I never really became rich and I never became a businessman so I was left in a position of being pissed off at the skate industry because the industry wasn't really giving me the respect that I felt I had earned. After over 10 years of putting in all this work and helping skateboarding to evolve to the next level everyone knows that everyone that was part of that generation put in their help of the building blocks of skateborading. Evolving this martial art becoming doper and doper. So yeah one day I just called up all my sponsors and I just quit all my sponsors..."
http://n-sb.org/2/steve-olson-crazy-monk/interview/ (http://n-sb.org/2/steve-olson-crazy-monk/interview/)
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i got through the introduction then stopped caring.
i was hoping he was locked up for synthesizing lsd and selling it to minors. but nah, too much stoner intellekt for me.
but this ad brought back some good memories
(http://shoes.n-sb.org/interviews/steve-ad.jpg)
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He was always pushing things.
Wonder how he ended up so broke? The shoe design goes some way to explaining it...
RAD skater though. I always liked his Life in the Fast Lane part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzRlfEneLgs
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damn, i remember hella wanting those shoes.
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Anyone check out his music? I only made it about half way through "World War Three". Woof.
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Anyone check out his music? I only made it about half way through "World War Three". Woof.
Yeah, unfortunately. Very sub-par Wu conspiracy rambling. He seems like a cool enough dude. Should've stayed skating.
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I work next to the rail he dropped off the roof to board slide shits insane. His stuff in the old foundation videos always got me hyped to skate.
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I don't care who you are, skateboarding does not owe you anything. I don't understand how people cannot see this.
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I don't care who you are, skateboarding does not owe you anything. I don't understand how people cannot see this.
as much as i like steve olson and grew up watching his skateboarding, i definitely agree.
and it especially doesnt owe you anything when you decide to stop skating.
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Shortys should cut a reunion album.....
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I don't care who you are, skateboarding does not owe you anything. I don't understand how people cannot see this.
Agreed. I think it's also funny how this hippy-dippy types usually have the biggest egos. Many of them talk this "we're all one, maannn" but they feel like they are more tuned in and deserving than others. Maybe that's just been my personal experience with the type, but it seems to be a pattern in all of them.
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Sounds like a real... faggot. God dammit I wish I never read that.
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Wonder how he ended up so broke?
" I just called up all my sponsors and I just quit all my sponsors and then I just had to go and lay low for a while and freestyled and rhymed all the time"
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I liked his skating a lot (1st tre flip lipslide down a legit rail?), but i dont fux with his music or ego nowadays.
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I don't care who you are, skateboarding does not owe you anything. I don't understand how people cannot see this.
huh? If anything he seemed to get that and knew it was time to get out. I didn't check up on his music, but me personally I only care what he had to say about skating.
Cool to see this guy do an interview though. For those who don't remeber, shorty's was like the hottest shit out at one point.
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Crazy Monk Freestyle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-joXwAc3vjA#)
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He was always pushing things.
Wonder how he ended up so broke? The shoe design goes some way to explaining it...
RAD skater though. I always liked his Life in the Fast Lane part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzRlfEneLgs
I have heard from a few people at the time the shorty's pro's were making $10,000 royalty checks a month. I don't think any of them paid any taxes either, so that would explain it.
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Monk!
It's nice to know whats going on with Mr.Olson after such a long hiatus, its a shame that he isn't skating anymore.
It's really sad when you put in perspective all of the drug addicted pieces of shit who have gotten numerous chances to succeed in the skate game, while Mr.Olson was pushed to the side and forgotten about.
It's too bad that he decided to move on, because I think he could have found a home somewhere if he was still ambitious enough to search.
There are plenty of skaters who have lesser career achievements/complete freeloaders that are somehow staying afloat (I.E. GINO,CASTILLO) and I feel he could have done the same.
Olson on Organika would make complete sense.
Oh, well.
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Shortys should cut a reunion album.....
Or at least do an Epicly Later'd. Would be rad to hear some stories. I feel like they are as iconic as Menace was at the time where they had a brand that was super popular and then out of no where, it died out.
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I don't care who you are, skateboarding does not owe you anything. I don't understand how people cannot see this.
Agreed. I think it's also funny how this hippy-dippy types usually have the biggest egos. Many of them talk this "we're all one, maannn" but they feel like they are more tuned in and deserving than others. Maybe that's just been my personal experience with the type, but it seems to be a pattern in all of them.
You're not alone. Hippies are great thinkers and have decent ideas but are fucking super lazy. I hate hearing people like that have an opinion when they have nothing to show for it.
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I bet seeing Muska stack up all that dough really bummed Steve out.
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Lol.
Crazy Monk. Lol.
I suppose it's a good thing he's not all about the money.
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And why's he standing in the sewer for? And why's he standing in the sewer for?
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Monk!
It's nice to know whats going on with Mr.Olson after such a long hiatus, its a shame that he isn't skating anymore.
It's really sad when you put in perspective all of the drug addicted pieces of shit who have gotten numerous chances to succeed in the skate game, while Mr.Olson was pushed to the side and forgotten about.
It's too bad that he decided to move on, because I think he could have found a home somewhere if he was still ambitious enough to search.
There are plenty of skaters who have lesser career achievements/complete freeloaders that are somehow staying afloat (I.E. GINO,CASTILLO) and I feel he could have done the same.
Olson on Organika would make complete sense.
Oh, well.
Leaving the industry on your own free will is hardly being pushed aside and forgotten about.
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Awesome fucking skater...one of my all time favorite...but a complete prick, so it's not really a surprise that he's bitter, struggling & grandiose.
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Monk!
It's nice to know whats going on with Mr.Olson after such a long hiatus, its a shame that he isn't skating anymore.
It's really sad when you put in perspective all of the drug addicted pieces of shit who have gotten numerous chances to succeed in the skate game, while Mr.Olson was pushed to the side and forgotten about.
It's too bad that he decided to move on, because I think he could have found a home somewhere if he was still ambitious enough to search.
There are plenty of skaters who have lesser career achievements/complete freeloaders that are somehow staying afloat (I.E. GINO,CASTILLO) and I feel he could have done the same.
Olson on Organika would make complete sense.
Oh, well.
Leaving the industry on your own free will is hardly being pushed aside and forgotten about.
he clearly said he wasn't being respected... maybe he didn't want to go into detail or name names... i think he implicitly stated there was something that instigated him leaving.
he is definitely naive and somewhat ignorant regarding his world view... but its a major judgement to claim him has egotistical from this text alone.
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I don't care who you are, skateboarding does not owe you anything. I don't understand how people cannot see this.
I agree. I'd also like to hear someone else from Shorty's talk about Steve Olson. He got chewed up and spit out, but he called up and quit all his sponsors?
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i remember when this dude looked like a member of early Weezer, rode for foundation, and skated to a Donovan song. what the fuck happened?
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I liked his skating a lot (1st tre flip lipslide down a legit rail?), but i dont fux with his music or ego nowadays.
I think Frank Hirata did it first.
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Sad he went the unreliable dirty white backpacker rap route...but the dude is still my hero! From the interview it seems to me he was one of those guys that didn't see the line that separates skate community and skate industry then got jaded of it all.
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I don't care who you are, skateboarding does not owe you anything. I don't understand how people cannot see this.
Exactly. Just be grateful you were blessed with the skill to be able to mix it with the best in the world for such a long time.
Lenoce summed it up perfectly with this
Not complaining because I am happy to get anything out of skating and I would be doing it regardless.
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I bet seeing Muska stack up all that dough really bummed Steve out.
I think so too!
Muska was an great Skateboarder but he have built up a lifetime Job out of Skateboarding without Skating anymore.
He is still Pro on Element and is making toons of money with Supra... i am fine with that, but his old Team Mates from
the Fullfill the dream times like Turner, Smolik, Nguyen and Snyder are maybe wondering how long you can milk it as
an good businessman.
But for Steve beeing on of the most creative and sick skateboarders of his decade suddenly everything brake down
after the Shortys Days.
I have meet / seen Steve at some Spots, he was a crazy guy from the early begining. Always on the Monk Mission. But one
of the most impressive Skateboarders i have seen skating in person.
And after 10 Years Skateboarding on Professional Level, you become a Part of the Industrie like Rowley/ Jamie Thomas/ Eric Kosten ect. ect. or you get fed up of Professional Skateboarding.
Skateboarding is one of best Thinks in Life - the feeling to ride a board is just great. I still enjoy it any time. But skating on Professional Level to make a living for some Companys also have his dark sides.
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i remember when this dude looked like a member of early Weezer, rode for foundation, and skated to a Donovan song. what the fuck happened?
Does anyone remember that old Foundation ad where they said his doctor diagnosed him schitzo/insane and that he needed to take medication to combat it, but you werent supposed to do any intense physical activity so he just said fuck it and didnt take it?
Idk if that was for real or bullshit or just an exaggeration, but the dude always seemed strange. I love the part in his TSA part where he's just looking at the rail all crazy.
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I remember when we were making that shoe it was like before all the crazy shoes that people wear now.. shoes people wear now are just like socks on your feet they offer no protection really. I don't know how people skate in those shoes that they skate in now man.. I'd rather be skating with some protection on my feet
The only smart thing in there. What is all this talk about not being respected? Respect is to treat other like you want be treated, not inane bullshit like money and cars.
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I remember when we were making that shoe it was like before all the crazy shoes that people wear now.. shoes people wear now are just like socks on your feet they offer no protection really. I don't know how people skate in those shoes that they skate in now man.. I'd rather be skating with some protection on my feet
The only smart thing in there. What is all this talk about not being respected? Respect is to treat other like you want be treated, not inane bullshit like money and cars.
that's probably the smartest thing i've ever read on here. well put.
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put his lizard in yr mouth while yr at it.
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I don't care who you are, skateboarding does not owe you anything. I don't understand how people cannot see this.
Agreed. I think it's also funny how this hippy-dippy types usually have the biggest egos. Many of them talk this "we're all one, maannn" but they feel like they are more tuned in and deserving than others. Maybe that's just been my personal experience with the type, but it seems to be a pattern in all of them.
they try to hide what they are on the inside by being (pseudo) intellectual and "big picture hippy" stuff
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"so like square circle triangle I remember that shoe had symbols all over it, it had triangles all over it."
-Olson
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In one of these funny, mystical coincidences that Steve could probably explain better than I would, Skateboarder just put up today an extended version of the "Lost and Found" interview we did with Steve two issues ago :
http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/steve-olson-lost-and-found-full-interview/ (http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/steve-olson-lost-and-found-full-interview/)
Voila! -Seb
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In one of these funny, mystical coincidences that Steve could probably explain better than I would, Skateboarder just put up today an extended version of the "Lost and Found" interview we did with Steve two issues ago :
http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/steve-olson-lost-and-found-full-interview/ (http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/steve-olson-lost-and-found-full-interview/)
Voila! -Seb
cool a more positive interview from Steve Olson.
Like to see some skating from him, i bet he still got it.
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I bet seeing Muska stack up all that dough really bummed Steve out.
I think so too!
Muska was an great Skateboarder but he have built up a lifetime Job out of Skateboarding without Skating anymore.
He is still Pro on Element and is making toons of money with Supra... i am fine with that, but his old Team Mates from
the Fullfill the dream times like Turner, Smolik, Nguyen and Snyder are maybe wondering how long you can milk it as
an good businessman.
But for Steve beeing on of the most creative and sick skateboarders of his decade suddenly everything brake down
after the Shortys Days.
I have meet / seen Steve at some Spots, he was a crazy guy from the early begining. Always on the Monk Mission. But one
of the most impressive Skateboarders i have seen skating in person.
And after 10 Years Skateboarding on Professional Level, you become a Part of the Industrie like Rowley/ Jamie Thomas/ Eric Kosten ect. ect. or you get fed up of Professional Skateboarding.
Skateboarding is one of best Thinks in Life - the feeling to ride a board is just great. I still enjoy it any time. But skating on Professional Level to make a living for some Companys also have his dark sides.
Not trying to be a dick, but are you Chinese?
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how can any of you knock this guy and say he's acting entitled or whatever you're saying? Steve Olson never fronted and skated everything he rolled up on.
You kids have no capacity to try to walk in this dudes shoes, like some wannabe aspergers motherfuckers. How would you feel if your crew started companies and left in the lurch? You'd be bitching about it because the skate is is supposed to start and end with your homies. Recognize that this dude just has a bigger forum than you and, well, we're all proof by virtue of participating in this thread, that more people care about his skating/career than ever will about yours, so why shouldn't he be a bit confused at times?
It's human nature to compare ourselves to others, obviously he could get angry when fucksticks like muska or greco get paid to make a come back. They're marketable and work with that side of the "industry." Steve Olson isn't a maniac, didn't skate DLX, and is Honest, all making him comparatively unmarketable. He's right on to put it out there like this.
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I'd classify him a maniac.more importantly I think ur him, both are pompous assholes who have an inflated sense of self, smoke dank, and are named steve.
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Rolling Thunder was tight too.
Steve Olson - Foundation - Rolling Thunder (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S-exeAg9Uc#)
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To whoever called Steve Olson "a pompous asshole": I really think you should try to reach and talk to him in person. Quite the exact opposite of that, actually. Really.
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To whoever called Steve Olson "a pompous asshole": I really think you should try to reach and talk to him in person. Quite the exact opposite of that, actually. Really.
Every time I call he just hangs up on me or breaths heavy on the phone. :(
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Ha ha. That doesn't make him pompous, though
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I can see Olson being a bit pissed. Oyola is and Olson was way more innovative in his time. Look at Vallely, he was doing fuck all when Olson was ripping. He was quite a bit a head of a lot of skaters at the time.
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I'd also like to note that Steve Olson's tricks at Hubba Hideout would rank him as one of the top performers at that particular spot.
He's definitely a legend.
More so than a lot of clowns that are still in the game milking it.
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I'd classify him a maniac.more importantly I think ur him, both are pompous assholes who have an inflated sense of self, smoke dank, and are named steve.
steve olson hasn't smoked dank in 4 years.
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I am going to watch his old shorty's part and remember him for what he used to be, instead of the whiny quitter that he is now. He has a lisp. Fuck.
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He has a lisp. Fuck.
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I liked his skating a lot (1st tre flip lipslide down a legit rail?), but i dont fux with his music or ego nowadays.
Steve was dope as fuck, but that's probably all he has these days. His shine could of lasted longer. But telling that to clothing conscious new jacks won't garner respect or understanding unfortunately.
But as the slap poster "Steve" stated, I agree with. Skating is the new Barnum and Bailey on steroids.
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he could could probably still put together a highly enjoyable part if he focused a little. i feel like if at some point you're all angry and bitter or resentful about skateboarding (i'm speaking in general because i read no interviews), then you kinda blew it, regardless of how many flippy-doos on to rails you done. Not saying i'm naive about the disenchantment that comes with turning something you love that gives you freedom into your job. But you need skills in your mind as well as your feet if you always want to roll away smiling. haha!
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Awesome fucking skater...one of my all time favorite...but a complete prick, so it's not really a surprise that he's bitter, struggling & grandiose.
Hmmm..who could this fake name person be ?
Obviously you don't know Steve.
I'm seeing robots
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I agree. I'd also like to hear someone else from Shorty's talk about Steve Olson. He got chewed up and spit out, but he called up and quit all his sponsors?
Chewed up and spit out ... huh you sound like you really know what you're talking about
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The only smart thing in there. What is all this talk about not being respected? Respect is to treat other like you want be treated, not inane bullshit like money and cars.
It isn't about money or cars , it's much deeper than that .
Imagine having people who don't skate but just make money from skateboarding, and the skateboarders, telling the skateboarders that they need to do more gnarly tricks.
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I'd classify him a maniac.more importantly I think ur him, both are pompous assholes who have an inflated sense of self, smoke dank, and are named steve.
steve olson hasn't smoked dank in 4 years.
I can say without doubt knowing Steve personally, that the poster "Steve", is not Steve Olson. Matter of fact I talked with Steve today and he doesn't even know about this thread. I'm guessing that whoever "Steve" is does actually know Steve.
All the people posting negative trash talking are without a true knowledge of what they try to speak upon with authority.
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r u really finna tell me he isn't a conspiracy rapper?
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r u really finna tell me he isn't a conspiracy rapper?
The paragraph I quoted from your statement, and my response to the latter has nothing to do with Conspiracy or Rap.
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I agree. I'd also like to hear someone else from Shorty's talk about Steve Olson. He got chewed up and spit out, but he called up and quit all his sponsors?
Chewed up and spit out ... huh you sound like you really know what you're talking about
Did you not read the interview? I never sound like I know what I'm talking about.
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" I still have love but there's plenty of dope skaters out there who don't have anything to do with the industry the real dope skaters aren't in it to be part of the industry. The industry is cool to a point and contributes but the real skateboarding is bigger than the skateboard industry... you know what I mean? That's the spirit of the skaters that were down who kept skating in the past when the industry had died back in the day. The industy was coming and going in cycles it would bloom and then it would die off and there was always hardcore skaters who kept it going through the die off periods. So skateboarding is bigger than the industy but yeah basically I had to leave cause that wasn't where I was supposed to be anymore. "
Here's another quote ^^ from the Olson Interview that moves on the opposite direction than the original post that started this whole thread.
For those who are actually interested in reading
http://n-sb.org/2/steve-olson-crazy-monk/interview/page-1/ (http://n-sb.org/2/steve-olson-crazy-monk/interview/page-1/)