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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: decaf on August 14, 2018, 12:40:17 PM
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Dude seemed to be real during his interview, but also a little salty. Thoughts?
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/08/14/happened-gershon-mosley/
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A living remnant from the salad days
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How can you hate on Dylan's style. As much as I liked him when I was young, hes a total kook now.
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I bought a set of Grind King trucks and some Gershon globes due to his influence. I blame myself for being too impressionable.
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How can you hate on Dylan's style. As much as I liked him when I was young, hes a total kook now.
He's dead on (sorry Im a pun guy)
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I met Gershon briefly at an A-team demo in like 97-98 and he was a cool guy. I still call swass "Gershon booty" to this day.
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Shit atleast the guy is honest about his opinions
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Fuck this bitch ass nigga, hating on like EVERYONE. Jealous bastard. Screw thos kook and his little board brand no one has ever heard of
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Oh boo hoo. Gershon's tight, and he was asked his opinions and delivered, ain't nothing too controversial there anyway. Cool of him to give credit to Yoshi too!
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90% of that interview he made absolutely no sense.
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I loved his shoe.
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he unfriended me on social media a few years ago
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Skateboarding = not allowed to have a differing opinion or you're labeled a kook
You have to follow the rules
Praise Dylan and wear dickies, and don't be honest so everybody likes you!
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Reynolds is taking L’s left and right this week... he sounds like a jaggoff in this interview and in Antwan’s 9 club.
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I liked his Reynolds punch to the face story. If Reynolds was talking shit on Gershon he deserved it and it was a good lesson for him.
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Skateboarding = not allowed to have a differing opinion or you're labeled a kook
You have to follow the rules
Praise Dylan and wear dickies, and don't be honest so everybody likes you!
Welcome to SLAP, Gershon. I liked your Globe shoe.
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Fuck this bitch ass nigga, hating on like EVERYONE. Jealous bastard. Screw thos kook and his little board brand no one has ever heard of
You can't get sweaty not get salty
I loved his shoe.
All I remember is wearing through the paper-thin soles in about a week!
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Everyone complains about skaters not being real, only to call em a kook, when they don’t tow the line...
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Bitter has-been
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lol, nothing fake about Dylan's style. Gershon was my hero, but he sounds like he has some mental issues; getting a manic/schizo vibe. Forever a legend and forever underrated, and always kept it real, even if I don't agree with his opinions.
maybe a pertinent question: at what point do you move on from skating? it's interesting to see these older pros still skating and killing it, but I don't understand how a lot of them get by trying to live off of these weird companies and sponsors instead of just getting a regular job or trade and skating for fun. A long pro career seems to really stunt your emotional and professional growth. realistically, what happens when its all over and you're in your late 40s with no marketable skills?
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Skateboarding = not allowed to have a differing opinion or you're labeled a kook
You have to follow the rules
Praise Dylan and wear dickies, and don't be honest so everybody likes you!
Are you Gershon Mosley?
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lol, nothing fake about Dylan's style. Gershon was my hero, but he sounds like he has some mental issues; getting a manic/schizo vibe. Forever a legend and forever underrated, and always kept it real, even if I don't agree with his opinions.
maybe a pertinent question: at what point do you move on from skating? it's interesting to see these older pros still skating and killing it, but I don't understand how a lot of them get by trying to live off of these weird companies and sponsors instead of just getting a regular job or trade and skating for fun. A long pro career seems to really stunt your emotional and professional growth. realistically, what happens when its all over and you're in your late 40s with no marketable skills?
He seemed careful to say that he had a company, but not specify that that is how he is making money.
What do you do for money these days?
So, I have The oBtuseconcept.
I imagine he works, just didn't want to get into it.
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Gherkin muesli
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lol, nothing fake about Dylan's style. Gershon was my hero, but he sounds like he has some mental issues; getting a manic/schizo vibe. Forever a legend and forever underrated, and always kept it real, even if I don't agree with his opinions.
Have you seen his YouTube videos?
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He seemed to give his honest opinion, which is always rad. He did seem to ramble a little and harbor some anger. I feel like CTE isn’t talked about enough in skateboarding. Of all the sports that have a high probability of cracking one’s dome (aside from professional fighting) skateboarders seem the least likely to wear a helmet. IMO a lot of the older dudes that appear to be a little off may be the result of cracking their cranium one too many times.
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Dude murdered spots in the late 90s. Seems like he always had a beef with the industry though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGKi_0QDJg
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Dude murdered spots in the late 90s. Seems like he always had a beef with the industry though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGKi_0QDJg
gershon is gnarly i swear he could go film that whole part again tommrow if he wanted to
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lol, nothing fake about Dylan's style. Gershon was my hero, but he sounds like he has some mental issues; getting a manic/schizo vibe. Forever a legend and forever underrated, and always kept it real, even if I don't agree with his opinions.
maybe a pertinent question: at what point do you move on from skating? it's interesting to see these older pros still skating and killing it, but I don't understand how a lot of them get by trying to live off of these weird companies and sponsors instead of just getting a regular job or trade and skating for fun. A long pro career seems to really stunt your emotional and professional growth. realistically, what happens when its all over and you're in your late 40s with no marketable skills?
I really wish some of these older dudes would just retire gracefully and make room for the younger guys. Some of them try so hard to hang onto their relevance and stay in the game, but the truth is not everyone can be Andrew Reynolds or Koston. It’s probably very difficult for them to let go because it’s all they know in life.
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cant deny some of the things are true...most of slap forums ride the industry dick hard thats why his opinions are disgusting for a few.
Skateboarding as a career is about being fake and a brand puppet...so what else you want.
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yo back in middle school some kid had the brown gershon globes and i really liked them but my local couldn't get them for me so i offered to buy them off my schoolmate. Dude wanted retail for them and had been wearing them for a week already. i ended up buying them. that was the only time in my life that i was truly an idiot. from then on I've lived a life of flawlessness. gershon a salty ass hoeboy, but at least he's speaking his mind.
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Not read interview yet, but...
Saw him skate in mid 90s at a demo put on by the shop I worked at. A bunch of the mid-90s World/Blind/Etc. guys were there, too. Gershon KILLED it. So consistent. Made the World guys look like tools.
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I liked it. Someone who has zero ties to the industry will give you the most honest opinion of it.
That Reynolds/Gershon fight has been told numerous times over the years and I feel like its slightly different every time.
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Salty or not, he really is one of the best to ever do it. Mad skills.
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Q: Damn, I didn’t realize you could make that amount from skating back then.
A: There’s a lot of things people don’t realize. It comes down to, say, nationality, for one. You know how people refer to other humans as black and white? There’s no such thing as black people and there’s no such thing as white people. But in the system—the United States is a corporation—when you plug it in, if it says “Negro, black and colored,” it’s just corporate property.
That's..what? How does that possibly relate to the question?
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Q: Damn, I didn’t realize you could make that amount from skating back then.
A: There’s a lot of things people don’t realize. It comes down to, say, nationality, for one. You know how people refer to other humans as black and white? There’s no such thing as black people and there’s no such thing as white people. But in the system—the United States is a corporation—when you plug it in, if it says “Negro, black and colored,” it’s just corporate property.
That's..what? How does that possibly relate to the question?
maybe there was more that got edited out?
all i know is if gershon is hostile he got a right to be hostile.
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Saw Gershon skate G97 in London, he was the best, didnt stop skating. Here's his Toothache deck ad that is clearly about Reynolds http://skately.com/library/ads/blind-skateboards-g-mos-toothache-deck-2002
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Wow, he took shots.
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Saw Gershon skate G97 in London, he was the best, didnt stop skating. Here's his Toothache deck ad that is clearly about Reynolds http://skately.com/library/ads/blind-skateboards-g-mos-toothache-deck-2002
Damn they got Reynolds in the striped tee
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Dylan absolutely had fake arm steez. It was one of his most talked about features when he was on fire. I understand that people want to be respectful when someone passes, but there's no reason to rewrite history on such a petty thing. Even if you personally don't think he was posing, it was very much a well known ongoing debate so don't act like Gershon just made it up. To acknowledge this very small but well known aspect of his skating doesn't take away from how amazing a skater he was.
I feel like the Reynolds story has been relatively consistent in the ways I've heard it. The basic gist is drunk Reynolds talks shit to Gershon. Gershon punches Reynolds in the face. This is the story everyone says. There's no controversy to be found here.
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Gershon tells the complete story in the muckmouth interview, and from the way he tells it, he had it out for Reynolds before they even met, and was just looking for a reason to beef. Some lowkey jealous nigga type shit.
It was over a free 1/2 ounce of weed that was given to the Globe group in Australia. Gershon thought that Reynolds smoked more than his fair share, and confronted him about, but it wasn't brought up again until later at a trade show, and again at the City Stars premiere, where the fight occurred. In the original story Maldonado broke up the fight, and Gershon was about to go after him as well. This time I guess it was J. Strickland.
Edit: Also in the Chromball Reynolds interview they reference, the timelines are switched around, and the agenda meeting is told drastically different.
100% agreed dude is salty, and definately on some psych shit. If that edit was an attempt to make the interview more coherent I would hate to hear the actual audio. Answers were beyond tangential and even when he did actually address questions, the response was quickly followed by non-sequiturs. Tough read, but I powered through.
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Damn, I always liked Gershon's skating and he came off as a nice humble dude...all that is ruined now. What a fucking kook. I'm actually surprised the career he was able to have.
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reynolds should put him on baker and let bygones be bygones. just don't hold out on the weed.
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I dont see how he’s wrong about Dylan or the Reynolds shit, and I’m a Reynolds fanboy.
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Dylan absolutely had fake arm steez. It was one of his most talked about features when he was on fire. I understand that people want to be respectful when someone passes, but there's no reason to rewrite history on such a petty thing. Even if you personally don't think he was posing, it was very much a well known ongoing debate so don't act like Gershon just made it up. To acknowledge this very small but well known aspect of his skating doesn't take away from how amazing a skater he was.
People are definitely very touchy about Dylan.
Gersh is just kooking it as always, though. Saying "they" discovered Dylan from modeling or whatever... pure bullshit that he's just making up out of jealousy. He did that a few times in the interview to belittle other people's achievements. Yeah, Gershon was a nice guy back in the day if you met him at a demo or something, but he was also clearly on the spectrum of kookiness.
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Gershons been living on/off in humboldt for the last year or so. Still skating fucking solid and is one of the most consistent dudes ive seen. Never drops or rolls in to anything, he either ollies/nollies/heelflips or kickflips in when skating transition. Its gnarly........gershon mosley skates by himself and films himself with a tripod in the streets on the regular.... and he likes it that way.
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Kickflip front nose on hubba hideout was insane and legendary. I used to joke that drinking a vial of Gershon Mosley's butt sweat was the secret key to immortality.
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Fucking laughing at the pearl clutching going on about Dylan and his fake ass steez. Gershon speaks the truth. Gershon's 411 profiles was set to a Jamiroquai song.
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Dylan absolutely had fake arm steez. It was one of his most talked about features when he was on fire. I understand that people want to be respectful when someone passes, but there's no reason to rewrite history on such a petty thing. Even if you personally don't think he was posing, it was very much a well known ongoing debate so don't act like Gershon just made it up. To acknowledge this very small but well known aspect of his skating doesn't take away from how amazing a skater he was.
People are definitely very touchy about Dylan.
Gersh is just kooking it as always, though. Saying "they" discovered Dylan from modeling or whatever... pure bullshit that he's just making up out of jealousy. He did that a few times in the interview to belittle other people's achievements. Yeah, Gershon was a nice guy back in the day if you met him at a demo or something, but he was also clearly on the spectrum of kookiness.
I think dylan was already a contest kid at the time but mark oblow did meet him on a 'skate kid' shoot for quiksilver. it's in dylan's epicly laterd. gershon's not really lying
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I dont see how he’s wrong about Dylan or the Reynolds shit, and I’m a Reynolds fanboy.
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Yes! Gershon is the shit. A total egomaniac artist kook, but still very much deserves legend status.
Always gotta respect it when someone calls out people in an interview.
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I think dylan was already a contest kid at the time but mark oblow did meet him on a 'skate kid' shoot for quiksilver. it's in dylan's epicly laterd. gershon's not really lying
I went on tour with Dylan when he was just a tyke, but already ripping. Gersh tried to frame it like he's just some model kid who "they" made into a skateboarder. Gershon is exaggerating and belittling Dylan in hopes of making his own skating/style more relevant.
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Loved the interview, reminds me of Puleo on some things and being generally opinionated. Very respectable.
I disagree about Dylan though. Posing is fake for most people, but for a model it's a natural state. Gershon said it himself, Dylan skated like he knew people were watching, but when you're that beautiful, they actually are.
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skate industry took a fat L today
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Is he basically calling the A-Team racists? I mean, when he refers to a team of legends that's the first that pops into my mind because of Rodney and MJ, plus when he was on Blind it was going down hill but still had Lavar. Something seems a bit off with that story. One, he's mad because they skated a routine? Well, that's pretty much how Rodney skates. Plus, its a bit weird to hear Rodney called a racist. I mean, the guy helped a lot of different people of so many different backgrounds get a start in the industry. Guys like Kareem, Daewon and Gonz all got companies/creative control at a place he had a significant stake in.
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Honestly, I agree with Moz. That kind of stuff is very monotonous at times. The thing is that the end at the 1980s into the mid-1990s, the industry started shifting to making a lot of just really cheap stuff into the environment.
There were really sketchy business practices, and it wasn’t for the best. It had a negative cause and effect in the long term, didn’t care about anything, and it had gotten out of hand.
World, when Trilogy had come out, was doing the same tired stuff all the time. That's why in hindsight, videos like Welcome To Hell was such a breath of fresh air.
Toy wasn’t doing the same stuff on the same spots, instead of stuff like LA schoolyards, the Santa Monica courthouse, and the Venice pits the whole time.
It was a refreshing break from what had become formulaic. Foundation suffered that big time after Art Bars.
I do wish the Big Brother-like art direction for videos stopped after Shit. Everyone copied it and started to become uninteresting.
The punch and run drunk “tough guy” “hijinks” stuff was just meaningless and toxic. That's why Baker is mind-numbing routine. Stuff like that is so colorless.
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I went to a globe demo in 2000, that Gershon Mosley skated in. He did five perfect 360 flips in a row down the same four stair with a water bottle in his hand. That blew my mind. He didn't skate much more than that though. The only people that put in an effort at that demo were Chet Thomas and Chad Tim Tim. Chad Fernandez did too, but he didn't land a single trick. It is still a joke among my friends today that he has had a stunt man for all his video parts.
I agree 100percent with Gershon Mosley's oppinion on style. The best style is when people pay more attention to the way skating itself feels than to how they are percieved by other people. Team handsome was/is very obsessed with aestetics, which was a cool antidote to the atheletic side of skating. BUT I always thought there was something very pretentious and uptight about the whole thing. Dudes took themselves way to serious.
Does Gershon Mosley have an appreciation thread? I appreciate him. This is a part he appears to have filmed himself by using a tripod. It was released in 2016 on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi45zXr1dVo
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Q: Damn, I didn’t realize you could make that amount from skating back then.
A: There’s a lot of things people don’t realize. It comes down to, say, nationality, for one. You know how people refer to other humans as black and white? There’s no such thing as black people and there’s no such thing as white people. But in the system—the United States is a corporation—when you plug it in, if it says “Negro, black and colored,” it’s just corporate property.
That's..what? How does that possibly relate to the question?
So you can't tell the difference between a statement and a question? "Damn I didn't realize you could make that amount in skating back then" is not a question bruh.
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I think dylan was already a contest kid at the time but mark oblow did meet him on a 'skate kid' shoot for quiksilver. it's in dylan's epicly laterd. gershon's not really lying
I went on tour with Dylan when he was just a tyke, but already ripping. Gersh tried to frame it like he's just some model kid who "they" made into a skateboarder. Gershon is exaggerating and belittling Dylan in hopes of making his own skating/style more relevant.
I think it's more likely that Gershon is confused about Dylan's history. It's not a secret that Dylan was acknowledged very early on as someone who had enormous potential to be marketed, which is probably what Gershon is getting at. To think he's intentionally putting Dylan down in order to prop himself up is a stretch.
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I think dylan was already a contest kid at the time but mark oblow did meet him on a 'skate kid' shoot for quiksilver. it's in dylan's epicly laterd. gershon's not really lying
I went on tour with Dylan when he was just a tyke, but already ripping. Gersh tried to frame it like he's just some model kid who "they" made into a skateboarder. Gershon is exaggerating and belittling Dylan in hopes of making his own skating/style more relevant.
I think it's more likely that Gershon is confused about Dylan's history. It's not a secret that Dylan was acknowledged very early on as someone who had enormous potential to be marketed, which is probably what Gershon is getting at. To think he's intentionally putting Dylan down in order to prop himself up is a stretch.
This.
Gershon-rad, but not exactly eloquent.
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Most of skaters on Zero was what Gerson said. A lot of fisheye and 4 trick.
Before Dylan passed his arms was a constant Topic on slap..a lot of dudes here called Dylan fake style. But now talks shit on Gerson for say the truth. Dylan was fucking talented, but his style was fake, just watch his supreme part.
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For the people saying the arm steeze wasn't fake. Watch his A time to shine part and compare it to some of his later footage.
https://youtu.be/DbpC7KmkTCA (https://youtu.be/DbpC7KmkTCA)
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dude's corny.
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I think dylan was already a contest kid at the time but mark oblow did meet him on a 'skate kid' shoot for quiksilver. it's in dylan's epicly laterd. gershon's not really lying
I went on tour with Dylan when he was just a tyke, but already ripping. Gersh tried to frame it like he's just some model kid who "they" made into a skateboarder. Gershon is exaggerating and belittling Dylan in hopes of making his own skating/style more relevant.
I don't think that's what he's about.
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Q: Damn, I didn’t realize you could make that amount from skating back then.
A: There’s a lot of things people don’t realize. It comes down to, say, nationality, for one. You know how people refer to other humans as black and white? There’s no such thing as black people and there’s no such thing as white people. But in the system—the United States is a corporation—when you plug it in, if it says “Negro, black and colored,” it’s just corporate property.
That's..what? How does that possibly relate to the question?
It's a reference to some "sovereign citizen" conspiracy theory bullshit.
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I think dylan was already a contest kid at the time but mark oblow did meet him on a 'skate kid' shoot for quiksilver. it's in dylan's epicly laterd. gershon's not really lying
I went on tour with Dylan when he was just a tyke, but already ripping. Gersh tried to frame it like he's just some model kid who "they" made into a skateboarder. Gershon is exaggerating and belittling Dylan in hopes of making his own skating/style more relevant.
I think it's more likely that Gershon is confused about Dylan's history. It's not a secret that Dylan was acknowledged very early on as someone who had enormous potential to be marketed, which is probably what Gershon is getting at. To think he's intentionally putting Dylan down in order to prop himself up is a stretch.
Gershon is talking shit because his time is the spotlight is over, and he's jealous of all the shine some other people got who he feels don't skate for the same reasons he does. It's not overt, and he may not even be aware that's what he's doing in the long run, but that's what his behavior points to. In a round about way he's saying "skaters who care too much about style are less legit than me and I deserve more attention". Jealousy is often passive aggressively expressed.
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I like Gershon but I think no matter what his point was it’s a bit tacky to be critical of someon deceased
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I think dylan was already a contest kid at the time but mark oblow did meet him on a 'skate kid' shoot for quiksilver. it's in dylan's epicly laterd. gershon's not really lying
I went on tour with Dylan when he was just a tyke, but already ripping. Gersh tried to frame it like he's just some model kid who "they" made into a skateboarder. Gershon is exaggerating and belittling Dylan in hopes of making his own skating/style more relevant.
I think it's more likely that Gershon is confused about Dylan's history. It's not a secret that Dylan was acknowledged very early on as someone who had enormous potential to be marketed, which is probably what Gershon is getting at. To think he's intentionally putting Dylan down in order to prop himself up is a stretch.
Gershon is talking shit because his time is the spotlight is over, and he's jealous of all the shine some other people got who he feels don't skate for the same reasons he does. It's not overt, and he may not even be aware that's what he's doing in the long run, but that's what his behavior points to. In a round about way he's saying "skaters who care too much about style are less legit than me and I deserve more attention". Jealousy is often passive aggressively expressed.
Yep Mark Suciu is pretty old.
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I think dylan was already a contest kid at the time but mark oblow did meet him on a 'skate kid' shoot for quiksilver. it's in dylan's epicly laterd. gershon's not really lying
I went on tour with Dylan when he was just a tyke, but already ripping. Gersh tried to frame it like he's just some model kid who "they" made into a skateboarder. Gershon is exaggerating and belittling Dylan in hopes of making his own skating/style more relevant.
I think it's more likely that Gershon is confused about Dylan's history. It's not a secret that Dylan was acknowledged very early on as someone who had enormous potential to be marketed, which is probably what Gershon is getting at. To think he's intentionally putting Dylan down in order to prop himself up is a stretch.
Gershon is talking shit because his time is the spotlight is over, and he's jealous of all the shine some other people got who he feels don't skate for the same reasons he does. It's not overt, and he may not even be aware that's what he's doing in the long run, but that's what his behavior points to. In a round about way he's saying "skaters who care too much about style are less legit than me and I deserve more attention". Jealousy is often passive aggressively expressed.
Sounds like he’d fit right in on SLAP
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Are we not even going to speak on the fact the Gershon just called Jason Lee the most overrated skater?!?
I appreciate Gershon speaking in an unguarded fashion, a rarity in skateboarding and clearly something only somebody completely removed from the industry would do. Jenkem does these interviews (like Mike Carroll and Sinner) and just stumbles onto GOLD.
I think we all can agree Gershon was a legend and a skateboarding machine back in the day, but also that his thoughts are racing and he is a little manic and super resentful (whether it is others racism, jockness (be it baseball or football), trick selection depth, or authenticity of style) especially considering Jenkem "edited the interview pretty heavily to make it more coherent" and it still came out kinda insane.
Please, please let Chromeball interview Gershon.
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Are we not even going to speak on the fact the Gershon just called Jason Lee the most overrated skater?!?
I appreciate Gershon speaking in an unguarded fashion, a rarity in skateboarding and clearly something only somebody completely removed from the industry would do. Jenkem does these interviews (like Mike Carroll and Sinner) and just stumbles onto GOLD.
I think we all can agree Gershon was a legend and a skateboarding machine back in the day, but also that his thoughts are racing and he is a little manic and super resentful (whether it is others racism, jockness (be it baseball or football), trick selection depth, or authenticity of style) especially considering Jenkem "edited the interview pretty heavily to make it more coherent" and it still came out kinda insane.
Please, please let Chromeball interview Gershon.
i don't think he called jason lee 'overrated' just said he was milking skating to sell stuff. like the 3 clips he put out were not on par w/ how heavy hitting gersh remembers jason lee [before my time but some of ya'll lifers can attest, his part was 'the part' of video days when it was released].
he more accused him of half stepping as i read it. if you're gonna come back, come back hard.
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Dylan absolutely had fake arm steez. It was one of his most talked about features when he was on fire. I understand that people want to be respectful when someone passes, but there's no reason to rewrite history on such a petty thing. Even if you personally don't think he was posing, it was very much a well known ongoing debate so don't act like Gershon just made it up. To acknowledge this very small but well known aspect of his skating doesn't take away from how amazing a skater he was.
People are definitely very touchy about Dylan.
Gersh is just kooking it as always, though. Saying "they" discovered Dylan from modeling or whatever... pure bullshit that he's just making up out of jealousy. He did that a few times in the interview to belittle other people's achievements. Yeah, Gershon was a nice guy back in the day if you met him at a demo or something, but he was also clearly on the spectrum of kookiness.
Funny thing is that dylan did get discovered through modeling. Tough pill to swallow i know.
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Are we not even going to speak on the fact the Gershon just called Jason Lee the most overrated skater?!?
I appreciate Gershon speaking in an unguarded fashion, a rarity in skateboarding and clearly something only somebody completely removed from the industry would do. Jenkem does these interviews (like Mike Carroll and Sinner) and just stumbles onto GOLD.
I think we all can agree Gershon was a legend and a skateboarding machine back in the day, but also that his thoughts are racing and he is a little manic and super resentful (whether it is others racism, jockness (be it baseball or football), trick selection depth, or authenticity of style) especially considering Jenkem "edited the interview pretty heavily to make it more coherent" and it still came out kinda insane.
Please, please let Chromeball interview Gershon.
he more accused him of half stepping as i read it. if you're gonna come back, come back hard.
Dear God no. Hell no. Oof.
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Why the fuck did a dude who grew up in Compton decide going to Idaho was the move?
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Most of skaters on Zero was what Gerson said. A lot of fisheye and 4 trick.
Before Dylan passed his arms was a constant Topic on slap..a lot of dudes here called Dylan fake style. But now talks shit on Gerson for say the truth. Dylan was fucking talented, but his style was fake, just watch his supreme part.
Thank you! the fourm seems to forget that there was threads on his arms and style constantly. But then again theres tons of new users on this thing now..
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Are we not even going to speak on the fact the Gershon just called Jason Lee the most overrated skater?!?
I appreciate Gershon speaking in an unguarded fashion, a rarity in skateboarding and clearly something only somebody completely removed from the industry would do. Jenkem does these interviews (like Mike Carroll and Sinner) and just stumbles onto GOLD.
I think we all can agree Gershon was a legend and a skateboarding machine back in the day, but also that his thoughts are racing and he is a little manic and super resentful (whether it is others racism, jockness (be it baseball or football), trick selection depth, or authenticity of style) especially considering Jenkem "edited the interview pretty heavily to make it more coherent" and it still came out kinda insane.
Please, please let Chromeball interview Gershon.
he more accused him of half stepping as i read it. if you're gonna come back, come back hard.
GONZ GONZ GONZ GONZ
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Why the fuck did a dude who grew up in Compton decide going to Idaho was the move?
have you been to Compton in those times? everyone was dipping out it was a war zone for a while. it just started to die down
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Some fools might think he comes off as jealous because that's a fuckwit's knee jerk to someone who's "hating," but keep in mind Gershon actively walked away from the industry and kept true to his convictions about it. This is a dude who had enough skill AND clout to ride right back into the game at practically any time. He could have carved himself a nice slice, but proved he didn't want it by ex-patting off to Idaho, Seattle, KC, who knows where else. Those claiming jealousy have no idea who Gershon is and the values to which he holds himself.
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Why the fuck did a dude who grew up in Compton decide going to Idaho was the move?
have you been to Compton in those times? everyone was dipping out it was a war zone for a while. it just started to die down
I just find it odd that he chose Idaho of all places, I understand getting out of a bad situation but it just seems like a strange destination.
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dylan was alive when we had a 6 page thread about his arms in his last firing line
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Gershon Mosley is like the black gershon Mosley
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so he's a kook for calling shit out but folks are kooks for not calling shit out(i.e. 10/10)?
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youd think for how much he sweats he'd be a little bit more mellow.
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Dylan absolutely had fake arm steez. It was one of his most talked about features when he was on fire. I understand that people want to be respectful when someone passes, but there's no reason to rewrite history on such a petty thing. Even if you personally don't think he was posing, it was very much a well known ongoing debate so don't act like Gershon just made it up. To acknowledge this very small but well known aspect of his skating doesn't take away from how amazing a skater he was.
People are definitely very touchy about Dylan.
Gersh is just kooking it as always, though. Saying "they" discovered Dylan from modeling or whatever... pure bullshit that he's just making up out of jealousy. He did that a few times in the interview to belittle other people's achievements. Yeah, Gershon was a nice guy back in the day if you met him at a demo or something, but he was also clearly on the spectrum of kookiness.
Funny thing is that dylan did get discovered through modeling. Tough pill to swallow i know.
I wouldn't really care, to be honest. He was a good skater, but his overly expressed style was a bit much for me. Skateboarding isn't hollywood, "they" didn't find some model kid and teach him how to skate. Dylan was a young skater who was already sponsored, and also doing modeling shoots. He happened to meet a future friend who would help him with his career trajectory at one of those shoots, apparently. I guess every time someone meets someone new, they're being discovered by that person - so you're right!
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Some fools might think he comes off as jealous because that's a fuckwit's knee jerk to someone who's "hating," but keep in mind Gershon actively walked away from the industry and kept true to his convictions about it. This is a dude who had enough skill AND clout to ride right back into the game at practically any time. He could have carved himself a nice slice, but proved he didn't want it by ex-patting off to Idaho, Seattle, KC, who knows where else. Those claiming jealousy have no idea who Gershon is and the values to which he holds himself.
Jealousy is very often a subconscious emotion, and it manifests itself via "hating" or trying to diminish the accomplishments of others. A person can walk away from success for whatever reasons they want and still be a jealous and petty little bitch about it.
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He went to Idaho for the potatoes.
No denying the salt in Gershon's sweat,but I think he feels that since he didn't sell out like his fellow pros of his era or milk it he is better. His skating is wild, but all the times I've run into him he came off as an arrogant dick,on his high sweaty horse. He's right about Jason Lee. Dylan's arms were always a thing,my buddy changed his arm style to something similar, and got called out on it. He stopped for a bit, but does it more now when he is flexing a trick he lands.
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You have seen Tom Penny's early (mongo) style then goofy boy compared to golden era Penny? His style looks more forced now. Jason Dill never used to skate the way he does either. Peoples style changes just like their trick selection. As long as it's not self cheering then it really isn't an issue (for me). Dylan had great style and skill. I don't think we even got to seem him at his peak which is heartbreaking.
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Compared to Gershon Dill barely can push..but got to much luck in his career.
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Some fools might think he comes off as jealous because that's a fuckwit's knee jerk to someone who's "hating," but keep in mind Gershon actively walked away from the industry and kept true to his convictions about it. This is a dude who had enough skill AND clout to ride right back into the game at practically any time. He could have carved himself a nice slice, but proved he didn't want it by ex-patting off to Idaho, Seattle, KC, who knows where else. Those claiming jealousy have no idea who Gershon is and the values to which he holds himself.
Jealousy is very often a subconscious emotion, and it manifests itself via "hating" or trying to diminish the accomplishments of others. A person can walk away from success for whatever reasons they want and still be a jealous and petty little bitch about it.
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Most of skaters on Zero was what Gerson said. A lot of fisheye and 4 trick.
Before Dylan passed his arms was a constant Topic on slap..a lot of dudes here called Dylan fake style. But now talks shit on Gerson for say the truth. Dylan was fucking talented, but his style was fake, just watch his supreme part.
Thank you! the fourm seems to forget that there was threads on his arms and style constantly. But then again theres tons of new users on this thing now..
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Gershon is salty. He had a kinda bad style but I liked him. His insta make it look like he's a little full of himself.
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Some fools might think he comes off as jealous because that's a fuckwit's knee jerk to someone who's "hating," but keep in mind Gershon actively walked away from the industry and kept true to his convictions about it. This is a dude who had enough skill AND clout to ride right back into the game at practically any time. He could have carved himself a nice slice, but proved he didn't want it by ex-patting off to Idaho, Seattle, KC, who knows where else. Those claiming jealousy have no idea who Gershon is and the values to which he holds himself.
This is on point. I don't think Gershon even cares about money or success. But those kind of concept might be weird to understand for some. It's way easier to classify everythings by hater or not. The hater blanket is the ultimate tool for untalented people. Gershon just speaks his mind, it's getting rare now that everybody is terrified to express themselves.
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Some fools might think he comes off as jealous because that's a fuckwit's knee jerk to someone who's "hating," but keep in mind Gershon actively walked away from the industry and kept true to his convictions about it. This is a dude who had enough skill AND clout to ride right back into the game at practically any time. He could have carved himself a nice slice, but proved he didn't want it by ex-patting off to Idaho, Seattle, KC, who knows where else. Those claiming jealousy have no idea who Gershon is and the values to which he holds himself.
He actually came back to san jose around 2010-2011 and rode for Circle A...I picked up a couple of his boards and still have a skated on one in storage.
One day im in the shop with his board and the owner asked if I wanted to meet him (2011 i think)....he introduced me and dude was super chill and we had a quick chat. One of the most memorable days of my life for sure
Can see why he likes Suciu approach as opposed to Joslin
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I see you lurkin cliff ;)
Feel free to set these suckers straight.
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That was a great interview, got a lot of conversations going. At first I liked that he was brutally honest, that was great. My after thought on the other hand is he's got some issues, otherwise he wouldn't have talked so much shit...I don't know just a funny vibe I got hours after reading it.
My personal cringy parts while reading it is where he mentioned a time that was kinda hard to get girls, like the reader is supposed to care? And at the end I felt like he kinda compared himself to KRS One. I liked the name drop, I'll give him props for that, but there would be no hip hop without KRS One, but you could have skateboarding without GMOS.
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That profiles part was heavy for 96. Although you must admit his skating is also a bit jockish. I agree with what he's saying about companies like zero at the time. Seems like he was at his peak when dwindle companies were sort of just not cool anymore.
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Seems way bitter. Dude had tricks, I’ll admit that, but his style was always straight booger. Granted his style wasn’t forced, but his skating was never pleasing to the eye. He is the last person that should be calling out others and naming names.
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Gersh was a straight up legend back in the day, Rodney Vs Song Round 1 era /A Team, had a style I wanted to emulate.
Seems like he has a valid reason to be bitter, was turned pro then back to am early in his career. Made a choice to seperate the fun from the business and not to blur the 2, I guess there's no right or wrong way to do it.
And that Renoylds weed story has been retold many different ways.
One version is that The Boss dropped thr N bomb at him. Given that Gersh is a pothead makes sense he needed his fix and Renoylds being who he was in those days wasn't sharing. Funny that it turned into a board graphic.
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Some fools might think he comes off as jealous because that's a fuckwit's knee jerk to someone who's "hating," but keep in mind Gershon actively walked away from the industry and kept true to his convictions about it. This is a dude who had enough skill AND clout to ride right back into the game at practically any time. He could have carved himself a nice slice, but proved he didn't want it by ex-patting off to Idaho, Seattle, KC, who knows where else. Those claiming jealousy have no idea who Gershon is and the values to which he holds himself.
Jealousy is very often a subconscious emotion, and it manifests itself via "hating" or trying to diminish the accomplishments of others. A person can walk away from success for whatever reasons they want and still be a jealous and petty little bitch about it.
You sure you're not subconsciously jealous of Gershon?
Nope... I' very aware of the fact that I'm jealous of anyone who can skate like Gershon. Gersh and Dylan both fit in the same category for me - amazing skaters whose styles I wasn't really into.
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One version is that The Boss dropped thr N bomb at him.
Wrong. The internet made that story up. Gershon even says himself in Muckmouth, that he never heard any slur. Also, it not really that funny that he rearranged the dudes teeth over FREE weed. Kind of goes along with the narrative that Gershon is a petty, vindictive, jealous bully.
Talking shit about Dylan also confirms that narrative. Why even go there. Dylan had a original, unique style, and looked good on and off the skateboard. To call him out posthumously, and say it was forced, is beyond tacky.
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one thing that nobody knows is gershon is small, height-wise. he maybe have napoleon complex. just like another guy who pottymouthed his way out the industry, adam mcnatt.
anyone wonder if he moved to idaho because it's safer than compton? he had a bully in CPT but in boise he was given space. it's not the first move you'd think a black guy would make but it might've been wise. except the girls didn't have melanin which he alluded to not getting laid a bunch.
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Let this be a lesson to you kids...as you get older....every bit of wisdom you have gets clouded by your warped perception......
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one thing that everybody knows is gershon is small, height-wise.
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That was a great interview, got a lot of conversations going. At first I liked that he was brutally honest, that was great. My after thought on the other hand is he's got some issues, otherwise he wouldn't have talked so much shit...I don't know just a funny vibe I got hours after reading it.
My personal cringy parts while reading it is where he mentioned a time that was kinda hard to get girls, like the reader is supposed to care? And at the end I felt like he kinda compared himself to KRS One. I liked the name drop, I'll give him props for that, but there would be no hip hop without KRS One, but you could have skateboarding without GMOS.
When he's on about the girls he's being interviewed, yeh? -While he's answering honestly you feel he should also be calculating wheather or not every readers gonna give a fuck? - Tall order!
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That was a great interview, got a lot of conversations going. At first I liked that he was brutally honest, that was great. My after thought on the other hand is he's got some issues, otherwise he wouldn't have talked so much shit...I don't know just a funny vibe I got hours after reading it.
My personal cringy parts while reading it is where he mentioned a time that was kinda hard to get girls, like the reader is supposed to care? And at the end I felt like he kinda compared himself to KRS One. I liked the name drop, I'll give him props for that, but there would be no hip hop without KRS One, but you could have skateboarding without GMOS.
When he's on about the girls he's being interviewed, yeh? -While he's answering honestly you feel he should also be calculating wheather or not every readers gonna give a fuck? - Tall order!
Back in the day skaters weren't really the romantic type they are today lol I was like you couldn't get chicks in Idaho but you could get them elsewhere? What is this low key bragging? He really wanted to share that, maybe the fellas were talking to him. It is a small town in Idaho after all.
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Bitter man party of 1
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one thing that nobody knows is gershon is small, height-wise. he maybe have napoleon complex. just like another guy who pottymouthed his way out the industry, adam mcnatt.
anyone wonder if he moved to idaho because it's safer than compton? he had a bully in CPT but in boise he was given space. it's not the first move you'd think a black guy would make but it might've been wise. except the girls didn't have melanin which he alluded to not getting laid a bunch.
Gershon isn’t that small? And he’s actually pretty damn swol... sorry about your wiener too.
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At one point he was on top until he was deemed to hard to work with. Regardless, talking ill of the dead is unfathomable especially Dylan, that kid was amazing on so many levels and never reached his peak. RIP.
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one thing that nobody knows is gershon is small, height-wise. he maybe have napoleon complex. just like another guy who pottymouthed his way out the industry, adam mcnatt.
anyone wonder if he moved to idaho because it's safer than compton? he had a bully in CPT but in boise he was given space. it's not the first move you'd think a black guy would make but it might've been wise. except the girls didn't have melanin which he alluded to not getting laid a bunch.
Gershon is average height, sorta built. Sweat makes him look short.
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Dylan absolutely had fake arm steez. It was one of his most talked about features when he was on fire. I understand that people want to be respectful when someone passes, but there's no reason to rewrite history on such a petty thing. Even if you personally don't think he was posing, it was very much a well known ongoing debate so don't act like Gershon just made it up. To acknowledge this very small but well known aspect of his skating doesn't take away from how amazing a skater he was.
People are definitely very touchy about Dylan.
Gersh is just kooking it as always, though. Saying "they" discovered Dylan from modeling or whatever... pure bullshit that he's just making up out of jealousy. He did that a few times in the interview to belittle other people's achievements. Yeah, Gershon was a nice guy back in the day if you met him at a demo or something, but he was also clearly on the spectrum of kookiness.
Funny thing is that dylan did get discovered through modeling. Tough pill to swallow i know.
I wouldn't really care, to be honest. He was a good skater, but his overly expressed style was a bit much for me. Skateboarding isn't hollywood, "they" didn't find some model kid and teach him how to skate. Dylan was a young skater who was already sponsored, and also doing modeling shoots. He happened to meet a future friend who would help him with his career trajectory at one of those shoots, apparently. I guess every time someone meets someone new, they're being discovered by that person - so you're right!
They were originally using him for lifestyle shots. Had dylan not mentioned to the photographer that he could skate who knows what direction his career would have gone in. If it werent for mark oblow who knows, dylan may have never considered taking a path in skating ever. And maybe i dont know the specifics but how sure are you that dylan was already in the scene/doing contests before shooting for mark oblow? Are you sure all that didnt start until after?
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one thing that nobody knows is gershon is small, height-wise. he maybe have napoleon complex. just like another guy who pottymouthed his way out the industry, adam mcnatt.
anyone wonder if he moved to idaho because it's safer than compton? he had a bully in CPT but in boise he was given space. it's not the first move you'd think a black guy would make but it might've been wise. except the girls didn't have melanin which he alluded to not getting laid a bunch.
I'm impressed with how many examples of the fact that you have no idea what the fuck you are talking about you've managed to include in only a few short sentences.
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Dylan absolutely had fake arm steez. It was one of his most talked about features when he was on fire. I understand that people want to be respectful when someone passes, but there's no reason to rewrite history on such a petty thing. Even if you personally don't think he was posing, it was very much a well known ongoing debate so don't act like Gershon just made it up. To acknowledge this very small but well known aspect of his skating doesn't take away from how amazing a skater he was.
People are definitely very touchy about Dylan.
Gersh is just kooking it as always, though. Saying "they" discovered Dylan from modeling or whatever... pure bullshit that he's just making up out of jealousy. He did that a few times in the interview to belittle other people's achievements. Yeah, Gershon was a nice guy back in the day if you met him at a demo or something, but he was also clearly on the spectrum of kookiness.
Funny thing is that dylan did get discovered through modeling. Tough pill to swallow i know.
I wouldn't really care, to be honest. He was a good skater, but his overly expressed style was a bit much for me. Skateboarding isn't hollywood, "they" didn't find some model kid and teach him how to skate. Dylan was a young skater who was already sponsored, and also doing modeling shoots. He happened to meet a future friend who would help him with his career trajectory at one of those shoots, apparently. I guess every time someone meets someone new, they're being discovered by that person - so you're right!
They were originally using him for lifestyle shots. Had dylan not mentioned to the photographer that he could skate who knows what direction his career would have gone in. If it werent for mark oblow who knows, dylan may have never considered taking a path in skating ever. And maybe i dont know the specifics but how sure are you that dylan was already in the scene/doing contests before shooting for mark oblow? Are you sure all that didnt start until after?
Not sure, I honestly don't know loads about Dylan's background. He was really young when I was on tour with him and I learned a tiny bit about him from the TM on that trip, but it sounds like you know more about it than I do. If he really was just some kid model who "they" (again, who is this "they"?) molded into a skateboarder, then I have no problem accepting I was wrong. Someone definitely taught him the importance of cultivating a marketable image early on, can't deny that.
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one thing that nobody knows is gershon is small, height-wise. he maybe have napoleon complex. just like another guy who pottymouthed his way out the industry, adam mcnatt.
anyone wonder if he moved to idaho because it's safer than compton? he had a bully in CPT but in boise he was given space. it's not the first move you'd think a black guy would make but it might've been wise. except the girls didn't have melanin which he alluded to not getting laid a bunch.
Idaho had more Mormons per capital than Utah. Hard to get girls there without marrying first, melanin or not.
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One version is that The Boss dropped thr N bomb at him.
Not saying it was absolute truth just a 'version' of the story.
I'm on Gersh's side on this though as it does go along the narrative that Reynolds was a one beer wonder asshole that wouldn't share weed on tour and then when back in the states stepped to Gersh with his posse of hood rat teenagers and then later again at a trade show talked shit about it. 3 strikes and he got knocked the fuck out like the beta cuck he is.
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I will admit Gersh has always been a little fried and tangential.
Q: Damn, I didn’t realize you could make that amount from skating back then.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2kJ96jNY
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At one point he was on top until he was deemed to hard to work with. Regardless, talking ill of the dead is unfathomable especially Dylan, that kid was amazing on so many levels and never reached his peak. RIP.
Oh god, shut up. Focus your accont while youre still new. He didnt speak “ill” of him. There was nothing offensive about what he said of dylan, it was his opinion. Whats dylan not even reaching his peak have to do with gershon saying his arm steeze was fake?
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Dylan absolutely had fake arm steez. It was one of his most talked about features when he was on fire. I understand that people want to be respectful when someone passes, but there's no reason to rewrite history on such a petty thing. Even if you personally don't think he was posing, it was very much a well known ongoing debate so don't act like Gershon just made it up. To acknowledge this very small but well known aspect of his skating doesn't take away from how amazing a skater he was.
People are definitely very touchy about Dylan.
Gersh is just kooking it as always, though. Saying "they" discovered Dylan from modeling or whatever... pure bullshit that he's just making up out of jealousy. He did that a few times in the interview to belittle other people's achievements. Yeah, Gershon was a nice guy back in the day if you met him at a demo or something, but he was also clearly on the spectrum of kookiness.
Funny thing is that dylan did get discovered through modeling. Tough pill to swallow i know.
I wouldn't really care, to be honest. He was a good skater, but his overly expressed style was a bit much for me. Skateboarding isn't hollywood, "they" didn't find some model kid and teach him how to skate. Dylan was a young skater who was already sponsored, and also doing modeling shoots. He happened to meet a future friend who would help him with his career trajectory at one of those shoots, apparently. I guess every time someone meets someone new, they're being discovered by that person - so you're right!
They were originally using him for lifestyle shots. Had dylan not mentioned to the photographer that he could skate who knows what direction his career would have gone in. If it werent for mark oblow who knows, dylan may have never considered taking a path in skating ever. And maybe i dont know the specifics but how sure are you that dylan was already in the scene/doing contests before shooting for mark oblow? Are you sure all that didnt start until after?
Not sure, I honestly don't know loads about Dylan's background. He was really young when I was on tour with him and I learned a tiny bit about him from the TM on that trip, but it sounds like you know more about it than I do. If he really was just some kid model who "they" (again, who is this "they"?) molded into a skateboarder, then I have no problem accepting I was wrong. Someone definitely taught him the importance of cultivating a marketable image early on, can't deny that.
Sorry, they refers to quiksilver. This is all info ive picked up from dylans epicly latered.
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Yeah, that shit was weird when he mentioned his lack of success with ladies as if it were a conspiracy against him. I'm going to need elaboration on that. Maybe it's the same conspiracy keeping me down. It's the only possibility.
Wasn't Dylan in the skate industry at a pretty young age? Was he modeling in the Osiris Subject to Change days? I think it would be pretty ridiculous for the fashion industry to pick up some little boy and tell him to become a one in a million talent in skating because it's good branding. Pretty sure he would've made it in either industry had he chose one, but why choose when you don't have to?
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I like Gershon but I think no matter what his point was it’s a bit tacky to be critical of someon deceased
I know right, how dare people talk about Hitler’s morphine addiction and chronic flatulence after he tragically committed suicide due to mental health issues. Respect the dead jeeezzzz
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https://youtu.be/DYnVyj1MDGU (https://youtu.be/DYnVyj1MDGU)
Sounds like Jenkem did Gershon dirty a bit on this one... What's the deal here?
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How do you make any conclusions on the Jenkem article or this video? Dude isn't making a lot of sense. Maybe he was hard to deal with as a pro?
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we need mark oblow to stop playing with plastic baby toys on instagram and make sense of all this.
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Moz for Chromeball.
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They were originally using him for lifestyle shots. Had dylan not mentioned to the photographer that he could skate who knows what direction his career would have gone in. If it werent for mark oblow who knows, dylan may have never considered taking a path in skating ever. And maybe i dont know the specifics but how sure are you that dylan was already in the scene/doing contests before shooting for mark oblow? Are you sure all that didnt start until after?
I saw him at my first CASL contest around 99 or 98???, he was in the 13 n over division skatin against the likes of a young Provost and Brian Herman while mostly getting first or at least in the top 3 throughout that year. Eventually, he got onto Birdhouse with Matt Allen, Matt Ball, Sean Eaton, n Tom Green as the ams. Think that was around the time he got on Quiksilver, so yeah he was skating before Oblow.
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Running list of individuals/entities that have wronged Gershon:
Santa Cruz
A-Team Bigots
Women of Idaho
Randoms trying to Pimp his Name
Andrew Reynolds
X-Games/Nike
Idaho homies that relocated a ramp and later invited Gershon to skate it (see Jenkem comments)
Entire Skate Industry
Jenkem interviewer Tobias Coughlin-Bouge
That squirrel that gave him a funny look
No wonder this dude dindn't make it in the industry, literally everyone was out to get him!!!
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Sooooo,he meant what he said, but in a different context. Cool.
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I can't believe how many people are thinking Gershon LITERALLY meant that they found a model and told him to pick up skateboarding.
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I can't believe how many people are thinking Gershon LITERALLY meant that they found a model and told him to pick up skateboarding.
the only thing worse than having a negative rep is having a rep of 0. its like purgatory. no one cares about you. someone kook this motherfucker.
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I like Gershon but I think no matter what his point was it’s a bit tacky to be critical of someon deceased
I know right, how dare people talk about Hitler’s morphine addiction and chronic flatulence after he tragically committed suicide due to mental health issues. Respect the dead jeeezzzz
that's not even remotely the same thing.
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They were originally using him for lifestyle shots. Had dylan not mentioned to the photographer that he could skate who knows what direction his career would have gone in. If it werent for mark oblow who knows, dylan may have never considered taking a path in skating ever. And maybe i dont know the specifics but how sure are you that dylan was already in the scene/doing contests before shooting for mark oblow? Are you sure all that didnt start until after?
The dylan epicly latered didnt really mention how old he was when he was introduced to oblow. So idk youre probably right
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There are so many pro skaters with fake style it seems weird to focus in on someone who has passed.
some people will say anything if it gets them more attention.
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There are so many pro skaters with fake style it seems weird to focus in on someone who has passed.
some people will say anything if it gets them more attention.
I guess it worked.
I'm going to start telling dudes at the bar who I'm trying to fuck, "Don't you think Dylan had the most fake style?" The issue is going to be finding anyone who knows who Dylan was, but I think I'll try it anyway.
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When keeping it real goes wrong
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Skateboarding = not allowed to have a differing opinion or you're labeled a kook
You have to follow the rules
Praise Dylan and wear dickies, and don't be honest so everybody likes you!
This. This interview is very salty, but I agree with Gersh. Independent minded skaters get labeled as kooks.
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damn skating is dumber than me after this next glass of wine
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Your dick is going home in a body bag!
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There are so many pro skaters with fake style it seems weird to focus in on someone who has passed.
some people will say anything if it gets them more attention.
I guess it worked.
I'm going to start telling dudes at the bar who I'm trying to fuck, "Don't you think Dylan had the most fake style?" The issue is going to be finding anyone who knows who Dylan was, but I think I'll try it anyway.
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Dylan woulda taken off so many bonnets and crushed all the Ida-hos. #facts
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Your dick is going home in a body bag!
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There are so many pro skaters with fake style it seems weird to focus in on someone who has passed.
some people will say anything if it gets them more attention.
I guess it worked.
I'm going to start telling dudes at the bar who I'm trying to fuck, "Don't you think Dylan had the most fake style?" The issue is going to be finding anyone who knows who Dylan was, but I think I'll try it anyway.
What's weird is the first guy I tried this line on is named Dick. Hope he's ok.
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late to the game but...
Gershon was always sort of a black sheep in the skate industry anyway, the only reason the industry couldn't ignore him in his prime was because he was that fucking good!!! me and my crew used to constantly have to remind each other of his stance because he dropped so many heavy switch bangers on rails/ hubbas back in the day. Dude would also fuck a miniramp up six ways from Sunday.
Interview was sort of candid and gave me a 90s vibe of people not being scared to talk shit on others, an era I sort of miss a lot these days. It wasn't that harsh though; Jason Lee hardly had a Mariano style comeback into the pro spotlight and Reynolds has mentioned multiple times that he was a doosh when he was a piss drunk and often instigated fights. As for the Dylan thing, yeah ... it was in poor taste, but as others mentioned he was constantly criticized for fake steeze when he was alive.
Funny that he mentioned KRS-ONE because for me Gersh is like a lot of 90s rappers - while I respect their craft and there's no denying the influence they contributed to their respective cultures, I don't agree with every one of their crazy ideas in 2018, especially when they're drinking just a tad too much conspiracy theory juice
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Im more interested in how he went from Compton to Idaho...or the other way around. Seems like a question Kelly Hart would have asked.