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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: HORSES on November 20, 2020, 07:02:36 PM
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https://chocolateskateboards.com/90-3mc
Not listed on the site. No big loss if true, but could this have something to do with what Jeron said on the Nine Club recently? Probably not, fun to speculate either way. While we're here, what's going on with Niles Gibbs and Hosea Peters? Those two are no brainers for mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTPrBmLDD-k&t=
2:17:05
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Interesting
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so weird NOT seeing chico's name on the team list...
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Honestly, who knows how long he’s been off the team page? Haven’t heard anything for a long time, but maybe it’s because Crail doesn’t know what to do with individual riders since they prefer to stack everyone in pairs or groups
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https://chocolateskateboards.com/90-3mc
Not listed on the site. No big loss if true, but could this have something to do with what Jeron said on the Nine Club recently? Probably not, fun to speculate either way. While we're here, what's going on with Niles Gibbs and Hosea Peters? Those two are no brainers for mine.
he left like two years ago for the gx brand
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Honestly, who knows how long he’s been off the team page? Haven’t heard anything for a long time, but maybe it’s because Crail doesn’t know what to do with individual riders since they prefer to stack everyone in pairs or groups
I thought him and Carl Aikens were a pair. If they lose carl they might as well just can chocolate and run with girl
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Honestly, who knows how long he’s been off the team page? Haven’t heard anything for a long time, but maybe it’s because Crail doesn’t know what to do with individual riders since they prefer to stack everyone in pairs or groups
I thought him and Carl Aikens were a pair. If they lose carl they might as well just can chocolate and run with girl
I think they lived on opposite coasts so I don't think they were as linked as Crail presented them?
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Honestly, who knows how long he’s been off the team page? Haven’t heard anything for a long time, but maybe it’s because Crail doesn’t know what to do with individual riders since they prefer to stack everyone in pairs or groups
I thought him and Carl Aikens were a pair. If they lose carl they might as well just can chocolate and run with girl
Oh yeah him. Has he done much lately? Seems like they’re pushing these new NY guys, but I forget the name of the one that just did a day in the life.
Also, Rowan Davis got a new ad and is officially on. Hopefully he bucks the trend
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Hakeem I haven't seen since a Thrasher tour article and edit like a year ago but yeah Carl Aikens had a Crail Slice of Life back in October
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he wasn’t that interesting anyway.
Carl aikens is dope. Isn’t Jordan Trahan on chocolate now too?
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Hakeem I haven't seen since a Thrasher tour article and edit like a year ago but yeah Carl Aikens had a Crail Slice of Life back in October
Ok I thought that’s who it was. It seems like he’s been grouped with hosea Peters and erik something from that edit to be their NY representation
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good riddance he’s fucking so boring
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Hakeem I haven't seen since a Thrasher tour article and edit like a year ago but yeah Carl Aikens had a Crail Slice of Life back in October
Ok I thought that’s who it was. It seems like he’s been grouped with hosea Peters and erik something from that edit to be their NY representation
Erik Herrera. @erikherrera on IG. Dude rips. Carl, Hosea and Erik are favs right now
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I was thinking that Jeron comment could be in relation to the Manchild discussion on The Bunt recently? Probably about a lot of things really.
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Time stamp for the Jeron comment?
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I was thinking that Jeron comment could be in relation to the Manchild discussion on The Bunt recently? Probably about a lot of things really.
While watching this I was thinking what an annoying schmuck Manchild is and how much those words of advice apply to him
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Who?
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I like Hakeem he has a good head on his shoulders. He will be fine.
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Hakeem I haven't seen since a Thrasher tour article and edit like a year ago but yeah Carl Aikens had a Crail Slice of Life back in October
Ok I thought that’s who it was. It seems like he’s been grouped with hosea Peters and erik something from that edit to be their NY representation
Erik Herrera. @erikherrera on IG. Dude rips. Carl, Hosea and Erik are favs right now
Agreeeed erik is fucking incredible
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Hakeem kooked himself at the beginning of covid/floyd. I wish I could remember exactly what he was saying in his stories but all I honestly remember was thinking "This is how you ruin your carrier."
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Hakeem kooked himself at the beginning of covid/floyd. I wish I could remember exactly what he was saying in his stories but all I honestly remember was thinking "This is how you ruin your carrier”
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Hakeem kooked himself at the beginning of covid/floyd. I wish I could remember exactly what he was saying in his stories but all I honestly remember was thinking "This is how you ruin your carrier”
Now THIS is how you ruin your carrier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USS_Forrestal_fire
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Lol *career. Thanks guys.
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Dam
What was he saying ?
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Hakeem kooked himself at the beginning of covid/floyd. I wish I could remember exactly what he was saying in his stories but all I honestly remember was thinking "This is how you ruin your carrier”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USS_Forrestal_fire
no THIS is how you ruin your carrier! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Express_Flight_705
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Hakeem kooked himself at the beginning of covid/floyd. I wish I could remember exactly what he was saying in his stories but all I honestly remember was thinking "This is how you ruin your carrier”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USS_Forrestal_fire
Touche!
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https://youtu.be/tgaCOnqWcJs
James Capps is sick! I'd love to see a full part in a Choc video.
https://youtu.be/7MU-LFt_IOQ
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That wall ride was sick
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Jeron’s other comment about vrrsaceplug was pretty tasty too.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHzrKxMgYWo/?igshid=s4mzc9jeujtx
I agree with Jeron and I salute him for dropping the buttery nice guy schtick - even though he is a buttery nice guy - to preach thr harsh truth.
I like that he’s ready to show some claws.
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Jeron’s other comment about vrrsaceplug was pretty tasty too.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHzrKxMgYWo/?igshid=s4mzc9jeujtx
I agree with Jeron and I salute him for dropping the buttery nice guy schtick - even though he is a buttery nice guy - to preach thr harsh truth.
I like that he’s ready to show some claws.
Right on. He's the only one with substance.
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Jeron’s other comment about vrrsaceplug was pretty tasty too.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHzrKxMgYWo/?igshid=s4mzc9jeujtx
I agree with Jeron and I salute him for dropping the buttery nice guy schtick - even though he is a buttery nice guy - to preach thr harsh truth.
I like that he’s ready to show some claws.
I disagree with Jeron about Hyun, but I'm glad someone on the Nine Club is actually making provocative and opinionated comments.
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Mad Carl Aikens Footage throughout the year in most if not all of Naquan Rollings’ YouTube edits, for those in question of his output.
Big fan.
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dude posted clips a couple of weeks ago in a girl shirt so idk this seems a little speculative
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To Pimp A Skateboarder
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https://chocolateskateboards.com/90-3mc
Not listed on the site. No big loss if true, but could this have something to do with what Jeron said on the Nine Club recently? Probably not, fun to speculate either way. While we're here, what's going on with Niles Gibbs and Hosea Peters? Those two are no brainers for mine.
I mean, I see Yonnie Cruz skate both, don't think GX actually became a board company though.
dude posted clips a couple of weeks ago in a girl shirt so idk this seems a little speculative
No, I don't think so. He was on before Carl & James and his name has been removed from the site, so somethings up. It's quite rare for an AM to leave Girl/Chocolate so soon after being put on, so thought it was interesting in the context of that.
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Jeron’s other comment about vrrsaceplug was pretty tasty too.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHzrKxMgYWo/?igshid=s4mzc9jeujtx
I agree with Jeron and I salute him for dropping the buttery nice guy schtick - even though he is a buttery nice guy - to preach thr harsh truth.
I like that he’s ready to show some claws.
I disagree with Jeron about Hyun, but I'm glad someone on the Nine Club is actually making provocative and opinionated comments.
Completely agree on both fronts. Almost makes me want to listen again, at least to episodes with Jeron.
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Riding a Hockey board
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https://chocolateskateboards.com/90-3mc
Not listed on the site. No big loss if true, but could this have something to do with what Jeron said on the Nine Club recently? Probably not, fun to speculate either way. While we're here, what's going on with Niles Gibbs and Hosea Peters? Those two are no brainers for mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTPrBmLDD-k&t=
2:17:05
Totally could be, but I think this is more directed at manchild since his antics have resurfaced since Vincent’s Bunt episode.
When I watched the time stamps of manchild acting like a complete jackass at Tampa, there were Crail riders (I.e. Breanna, Simon) I spotted who had a “here goes manchild acting like a fucking idiot again” look on their face, and they looked embarrassed when he was doing all the stupid shit he was. I obviously could be way wrong, but seems to me that even those within the Crail camp are starting to grow tired of his drunken belligerence.
I’d say this was Jeron’s way of saying to manchild “shape up, or ship the fuck out”
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https://chocolateskateboards.com/90-3mc
Not listed on the site. No big loss if true, but could this have something to do with what Jeron said on the Nine Club recently? Probably not, fun to speculate either way. While we're here, what's going on with Niles Gibbs and Hosea Peters? Those two are no brainers for mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTPrBmLDD-k&t=
2:17:05
Totally could be, but I think this is more directed at manchild since his antics have resurfaced since Vincent’s Bunt episode.
When I watched the time stamps of manchild acting like a complete jackass at Tampa, there were Crail riders (I.e. Breanna, Simon) I spotted who had a “here goes manchild acting like a fucking idiot again” look on their face, and they looked embarrassed when he was doing all the stupid shit he was. I obviously could be way wrong, but seems to me that even those within the Crail camp are starting to grow tired of his drunken belligerence.
I’d say this was Jeron’s way of saying to manchild “shape up, or ship the fuck out”
i respect absolutely everything jeron is saying here and i wasn't aware the nine club was actually capable of discussing issues like this, probably only cool to discuss cause jeron led the topic
but come on man, your credit or credibility in skateboarding has nothing to do with your credit or credibility in the real world, the real world doesn't give a fuck --- you can put down the board tomorrow go to school or work in another industry and no one would know, it's actually very easy and for some, should be encouraged a lot earlier in people's skate careers
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I mean, who cares what these people have to say, honestly? Like only Jeron has some sort of established legacy and even then, he's moved past skating / behind the scenes (at best). He was in no way talking about Manchild, considering the fact that Crail actually wont stop hyping the dude up, including him in commercials / IG vids, gave him a colorway on the Proto when it was still Tony Hawk's pro model, hyping him in videos, etc. Girl is relying on Manchild as much of a piece of shit as he is, because he portrays the "wild and crazy, not a care in the world!" attitude they want.
Basically, who gives a shit about Crailtap and these guys?
(Jeron was right about Versace though - even a broken clock is right twice.)
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Seems like Dubs could be adding onto what he was saying about Hyundai earlier.
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Does Hyun even speak words? I get heavy antisocial vibes from him.
All this is speculation. Dubs easily could have been talking about Hakeem, as he went from being pretty vocal on IG to not really seeing much of him posting for a few weeks.
However, it could just be coincidence (#not_Irony).
I liked Hakeem's skating and bringing a light to being a young black man in LA. Dude got pulled over for having an air freshener hanging on his mirror.
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Jesus, the Chocolate roster looks fucking wounded. No disrespect to the current dudes, but Chocolate Tour days were so fucking sweet.
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Anything new here. This one is fascinating considering how long Crail takes to officially put someone on. Then when they’re on, they’re on forever. He must have fucked up pretty bad to get the boot so quickly.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
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Remember when they announced this dude and then overshadowed it 4 days later with that April fools joke post about Louie being on?
Doomed from the start.
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He must have fucked up pretty bad to get the boot so quickly.
Or he got offered to ride for FA/Hockey, a more relevant brand with a bigger paycheck.
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He must have fucked up pretty bad to get the boot so quickly.
Or he got offered to ride for FA/Hockey, a more relevant brand with a bigger paycheck.
No offense to his skills but I don’t think that’s the case here.
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He's a part of that Cavi crew, who are associated with Caleb and Na-kel. Doubt he's anything above homie flow.
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He must have fucked up pretty bad to get the boot so quickly.
Or he got offered to ride for FA/Hockey, a more relevant brand with a bigger paycheck.
He posted a DLX board he was riding a week or two later.
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http://youtu.be/bnUkzgX2NWs
Davefuck where you at?
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https://chocolateskateboards.com/90-3mc
Not listed on the site. No big loss if true, but could this have something to do with what Jeron said on the Nine Club recently? Probably not, fun to speculate either way. While we're here, what's going on with Niles Gibbs and Hosea Peters? Those two are no brainers for mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTPrBmLDD-k&t=
2:17:05
Totally could be, but I think this is more directed at manchild since his antics have resurfaced since Vincent’s Bunt episode.
When I watched the time stamps of manchild acting like a complete jackass at Tampa, there were Crail riders (I.e. Breanna, Simon) I spotted who had a “here goes manchild acting like a fucking idiot again” look on their face, and they looked embarrassed when he was doing all the stupid shit he was. I obviously could be way wrong, but seems to me that even those within the Crail camp are starting to grow tired of his drunken belligerence.
I’d say this was Jeron’s way of saying to manchild “shape up, or ship the fuck out”
Where are these time stamps? I only heard about it thru the Bunt guys. But i'd actually like to see the kookery
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https://chocolateskateboards.com/90-3mc
Not listed on the site. No big loss if true, but could this have something to do with what Jeron said on the Nine Club recently? Probably not, fun to speculate either way. While we're here, what's going on with Niles Gibbs and Hosea Peters? Those two are no brainers for mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTPrBmLDD-k&t=
2:17:05
Totally could be, but I think this is more directed at manchild since his antics have resurfaced since Vincent’s Bunt episode.
When I watched the time stamps of manchild acting like a complete jackass at Tampa, there were Crail riders (I.e. Breanna, Simon) I spotted who had a “here goes manchild acting like a fucking idiot again” look on their face, and they looked embarrassed when he was doing all the stupid shit he was. I obviously could be way wrong, but seems to me that even those within the Crail camp are starting to grow tired of his drunken belligerence.
I’d say this was Jeron’s way of saying to manchild “shape up, or ship the fuck out”
Where are these time stamps? I only heard about it thru the Bunt guys. But i'd actually like to see the kookery
I've seen it. I'm with the Bunt guys on this one. Dude kooked it.
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https://chocolateskateboards.com/90-3mc
Not listed on the site. No big loss if true, but could this have something to do with what Jeron said on the Nine Club recently? Probably not, fun to speculate either way. While we're here, what's going on with Niles Gibbs and Hosea Peters? Those two are no brainers for mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTPrBmLDD-k&t=
2:17:05
Totally could be, but I think this is more directed at manchild since his antics have resurfaced since Vincent’s Bunt episode.
When I watched the time stamps of manchild acting like a complete jackass at Tampa, there were Crail riders (I.e. Breanna, Simon) I spotted who had a “here goes manchild acting like a fucking idiot again” look on their face, and they looked embarrassed when he was doing all the stupid shit he was. I obviously could be way wrong, but seems to me that even those within the Crail camp are starting to grow tired of his drunken belligerence.
I’d say this was Jeron’s way of saying to manchild “shape up, or ship the fuck out”
Where are these time stamps? I only heard about it thru the Bunt guys. But i'd actually like to see the kookery
look up manchild on here, there was a thread on it with timestamps
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I liked Hakeem's skating and bringing a light to being a young black man in LA.
^^This and I felt like his story fit the aesethic/mold of Chocolate.
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I liked Hakeem's skating and bringing a light to being a young black man in LA.
^^This and I felt like his story fit the aesethic/mold of Chocolate.
Which is why him being of so soon after getting on is pretty weird.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
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i saw jeron loose his cool at a matix demo at my home park, couldnt heelflip a barrier out of a bump and was mad stressing. marc johnson was the worst person there.
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Remember when they announced this dude and then overshadowed it 4 days later with that April fools joke post about Louie being on?
Doomed from the start.
Still a big Crail fan here, but that joke about Louie being on was awful. All it did was highlight their dwindling prestige. I feel like Eldy was still running their gram at that point. And yeah, it totally overshadowed their announcement of Hakeem.
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Jeron is absolutely right about Hyun, of course, but his tricks are still pretty cool.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
Honestly feel the same way about those team riders. I tried hard to get into their skating, but nothing stood out for me at least. They're good, don't get me wrong, just lacking something is all and I can't think of what it is.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
niels is great for when you want some suciu but you don't wanna go full suciu
bannerot is a soty-level fucking destroyer
i'm not as into *gas* as some other people, but he's very watchable
i kinda like manboi's skating too tbh
it's like we have two different opinions about the same thing.
skating be crazy.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
niels is great for when you want some suciu but you don't wanna go full suciu
bannerot is a soty-level fucking destroyer
i'm not as into *gas* as some other people, but he's very watchable
i kinda like manboi's skating too tbh
it's like we have two different opinions about the same thing.
skating be crazy.
Simon is definitely SOTY-level ripper.
Contest kookiness aside, I love watching Manch skate. I will watch any footy of his. Hopefully, he can get past his stupid drunk shenanigans and have a solid career. I was probably insufferable a lot when I was in my twenties. I partied a lot and was probably a jackass to a lot of people. Granted, I never did it on a stage like Tampa or AM getting Paid, but here's hoping he can learn from his mistakes and maybe even acknowledge them.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
niels is great for when you want some suciu but you don't wanna go full suciu
bannerot is a soty-level fucking destroyer
i'm not as into *gas* as some other people, but he's very watchable
i kinda like manboi's skating too tbh
it's like we have two different opinions about the same thing.
skating be crazy.
Skating be crazy for sure ahaha I totally feel you though! They skating a great and style is cool too. But I guess it might not be for me. I thinks it's because I had never heard of them, then all of a sudden they're here, ya know? But yeah! You have valid points there! I think I might be out of touch with the crail camp. They were my favorite for a long time though.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
niels is great for when you want some suciu but you don't wanna go full suciu
bannerot is a soty-level fucking destroyer
i'm not as into *gas* as some other people, but he's very watchable
i kinda like manboi's skating too tbh
it's like we have two different opinions about the same thing.
skating be crazy.
Simon is definitely SOTY-level ripper.
Contest kookiness aside, I love watching Manch skate. I will watch any footy of his. Hopefully, he can get past his stupid drunk shenanigans and have a solid career. I was probably insufferable a lot when I was in my twenties. I partied a lot and was probably a jackass to a lot of people. Granted, I never did it on a stage like Tampa or AM getting Paid, but here's hoping he can learn from his mistakes and maybe even acknowledge them.
I don't like Manchild and I am not saying this as an apologist for his behavior, but I get the strong impression that some of the classic Craig dudes were that-level kooky drunk in the day, we just never saw it due to the curation or whatever afforded by the pre-social media world.
Going back to the Louie joke post, that is something golden-era Graig would never do. IMO the 2000s flair-era and the obsession with fake-cool inside jokes is where they went wrong and that post was just part of the continuum of that decline.
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Remember when they announced this dude and then overshadowed it 4 days later with that April fools joke post about Louie being on?
Doomed from the start.
Still a big Crail fan here, but that joke about Louie being on was awful. All it did was highlight their dwindling prestige. I feel like Eldy was still running their gram at that point. And yeah, it totally overshadowed their announcement of Hakeem.
the joke that louie wasn't in on, nor were any of the team riders
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Remember when they announced this dude and then overshadowed it 4 days later with that April fools joke post about Louie being on?
Doomed from the start.
Still a big Crail fan here, but that joke about Louie being on was awful. All it did was highlight their dwindling prestige. I feel like Eldy was still running their gram at that point. And yeah, it totally overshadowed their announcement of Hakeem.
the joke that louie wasn't in on, nor were any of the team riders
How awkward must it have been for a seemingly really nice guy like Louie to have to see that?
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The whole chocolate team is hanging out right now, just posted on their instagram
Tagging Jordan Trayhan and Carlisle Aikins and Eric Herrera. Vincent Alvarex was there and James Capps
No sight of Hakeem.
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The whole chocolate team is hanging out right now, just posted on their instagram
Tagging Jordan Trayhan and Carlisle Aikins and Eric Herrera. Vincent Alvarex was there and James Capps
No sight of Hakeem.
Well yeah, he's is off. It's confirmed in the new Thrasher.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
watch Gass's part in Doll and you won't be disappointed
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The whole chocolate team is hanging out right now, just posted on their instagram
Tagging Jordan Trayhan and Carlisle Aikins and Eric Herrera. Vincent Alvarex was there and James Capps
No sight of Hakeem.
I think there is a chance Hosea will be on too. They posted him the other day. If Herrera, Aikens and Peters go pro at once that might big a rad thing for chocolate
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The whole chocolate team is hanging out right now, just posted on their instagram
Tagging Jordan Trayhan and Carlisle Aikins and Eric Herrera. Vincent Alvarex was there and James Capps
No sight of Hakeem.
I think there is a chance Hosea will be on too. They posted him the other day. If Herrera, Aikens and Peters go pro at once that might big a rad thing for chocolate
Herrera, Aikens, and Peters are very, very good. Very.
Neils should have been on Chocolate.
Griffin is dope.
Simon is so good it’s kinda silly.
Tyler is punchable. Good skater, but.
Lots of the Craig dudes sucked. And they keep making these lame jokes about drinking and drugs that should have been pulled for obvious reasons, long ago.
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
niels is great for when you want some suciu but you don't wanna go full suciu
bannerot is a soty-level fucking destroyer
i'm not as into *gas* as some other people, but he's very watchable
i kinda like manboi's skating too tbh
it's like we have two different opinions about the same thing.
skating be crazy.
Simon is definitely SOTY-level ripper.
Contest kookiness aside, I love watching Manch skate. I will watch any footy of his. Hopefully, he can get past his stupid drunk shenanigans and have a solid career. I was probably insufferable a lot when I was in my twenties. I partied a lot and was probably a jackass to a lot of people. Granted, I never did it on a stage like Tampa or AM getting Paid, but here's hoping he can learn from his mistakes and maybe even acknowledge them.
I don't like Manchild and I am not saying this as an apologist for his behavior, but I get the strong impression that some of the classic Craig dudes were that-level kooky drunk in the day, we just never saw it due to the curation or whatever afforded by the pre-social media world.
Going back to the Louie joke post, that is something golden-era Graig would never do. IMO the 2000s flair-era and the obsession with fake-cool inside jokes is where they went wrong and that post was just part of the continuum of that decline.
When people talk about Manchild's behavior at Tampa, was he being a drunkass not clearing the course and skating during other's runs? He wasn't like fighting or being a creep was he?
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I havent given a shit about any new team member on girl / chocolate since Mike Mo.
me either. i tried to get into Bannerot and Gass and Niels and Manchild, but meh
watch Gass's part in Doll and you won't be disappointed
I’ve seen it. I don’t really remember it. I’ll try again
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The whole chocolate team is hanging out right now, just posted on their instagram
Tagging Jordan Trayhan and Carlisle Aikins and Eric Herrera. Vincent Alvarex was there and James Capps
No sight of Hakeem.
I think there is a chance Hosea will be on too. They posted him the other day. If Herrera, Aikens and Peters go pro at once that might big a rad thing for chocolate
Hosea will definitely be on. I’m thinking Eric and Hosea get announced on the team after eh video drops and Jordan, James and Carl go pro first
Obviously Jordan is pro but he isn’t an announced pro on Chocolate as of yet
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Not bummed. Hakeem never stoked me out at all. I'm calling it now the chocolate video whenever it comes is gonna be video of the year. New folks like Jordan Trahan, hosea peters and erik herrera with carl aikens just make it already. Maybe james capps will have a pro part with carl now that Hakeem is of. With all those people and how girl has been editing the past couple videos, I have a hard time imagining how it couldn't be fucking great.
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The whole chocolate team is hanging out right now, just posted on their instagram
Tagging Jordan Trayhan and Carlisle Aikins and Eric Herrera. Vincent Alvarex was there and James Capps
No sight of Hakeem.
I think there is a chance Hosea will be on too. They posted him the other day. If Herrera, Aikens and Peters go pro at once that might big a rad thing for chocolate
Hosea will definitely be on. I’m thinking Eric and Hosea get announced on the team after eh video drops and Jordan, James and Carl go pro first
Obviously Jordan is pro but he isn’t an announced pro on Chocolate as of yet
Add this to the list. Carlisle Aikens is so refined.
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Not bummed. Hakeem never stoked me out at all. I'm calling it now the chocolate video whenever it comes is gonna be video of the year. New folks like Jordan Trahan, hosea peters and erik herrera with carl aikens just make it already. Maybe james capps will have a pro part with carl now that Hakeem is of. With all those people and how girl has been editing the past couple videos, I have a hard time imagining how it couldn't be fucking great.
Video of the year is a dubious honor. Deathwish was everyone’s pick in 2020 and rightfully so, but was it really up against any other team videos?
Crail videos of late remind me of Griffin’s parts: a lot of great mid-part tricks, but no defining Ending tricks that you can hang your hat on and remember. I like GGs skating, but can’t really be pressed to remember anything specifically. It’s even weirder as this is one of the only brands that hoards their tricks and doesn’t have riders doing solo parts
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Hakeem kooked himself at the beginning of covid/floyd. I wish I could remember exactly what he was saying in his stories but all I honestly remember was thinking "This is how you ruin your carrier."
He basically was trashing Reynolds and Baker in general for marketing Twuan using stereotypes in ways that could be seen as offensive. He went after other brands/pros with way too much clout for the point he was trying to make and it was not a good look. Rick and Mike had to have checked on his posts at some point. I feel where he was coming from with his intentions but it was done in such an ugly way it was cringe as fuck.
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Not bummed. Hakeem never stoked me out at all. I'm calling it now the chocolate video whenever it comes is gonna be video of the year. New folks like Jordan Trahan, hosea peters and erik herrera with carl aikens just make it already. Maybe james capps will have a pro part with carl now that Hakeem is of. With all those people and how girl has been editing the past couple videos, I have a hard time imagining how it couldn't be fucking great.
Video of the year is a dubious honor. Deathwish was everyone’s pick in 2020 and rightfully so, but was it really up against any other team videos?
Crail videos of late remind me of Griffin’s parts: a lot of great mid-part tricks, but no defining Ending tricks that you can hang your hat on and remember. I like GGs skating, but can’t really be pressed to remember anything specifically. It’s even weirder as this is one of the only brands that hoards their tricks and doesn’t have riders doing solo parts
I guess I like that part about the crailtap guys.
But frankly i have more faith in some of the chocolate guys to produce memorable bangers than Griff and Neils, no disrespect to any of those guys. I love nervous circus but generally agree with you. But Jordan Trahan and Carl Aikens are just incredible skateboarders on their own level
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Hakeem is saying on IG that his departure was mutual and not over any big deal.
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Not bummed. Hakeem never stoked me out at all. I'm calling it now the chocolate video whenever it comes is gonna be video of the year. New folks like Jordan Trahan, hosea peters and erik herrera with carl aikens just make it already. Maybe james capps will have a pro part with carl now that Hakeem is of. With all those people and how girl has been editing the past couple videos, I have a hard time imagining how it couldn't be fucking great.
Video of the year is a dubious honor. Deathwish was everyone’s pick in 2020 and rightfully so, but was it really up against any other team videos?
Crail videos of late remind me of Griffin’s parts: a lot of great mid-part tricks, but no defining Ending tricks that you can hang your hat on and remember. I like GGs skating, but can’t really be pressed to remember anything specifically. It’s even weirder as this is one of the only brands that hoards their tricks and doesn’t have riders doing solo parts
I guess I like that part about the crailtap guys.
You can like it but still admit it’s a terrible way to build rider/brand recognition especially when their last big release didn’t even use names iirc.
I lived through the era when you wouldn’t see a part from your favorite skater for at least two year long intervals if lucky. I have no need for that now. I don’t need Jordan Trahan or Simon or whomever to build/maintain a mystique. At least Jordan is on NB and we might see a part sooner than the head to toe Crail guys
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Jeron’s other comment about vrrsaceplug was pretty tasty too.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHzrKxMgYWo/?igshid=s4mzc9jeujtx
I agree with Jeron and I salute him for dropping the buttery nice guy schtick - even though he is a buttery nice guy - to preach thr harsh truth.
I like that he’s ready to show some claws.
I disagree with Jeron about Hyun, but I'm glad someone on the Nine Club is actually making provocative and opinionated comments.
Completely agree on both fronts. Almost makes me want to listen again, at least to episodes with Jeron.
I for sure get where you all are coming from that speculating/starting rumors on talk shows is what gets intrigue, but I just find it ironic Jeron talking about a 21 year old kid who puts out more footage than most of crailtap.