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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Monkey_Mcpott on April 06, 2021, 10:14:50 AM
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Somehow was able to get an interview with Max for Heckride. He's pretty hard to get a hold of so hope you enjoy. Art by the awesome @doublesteveburger
https://heckride.com/f/max-palmer
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVQuc7FG8Q/
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Oh, fuck yeah. Good work as always, Monkey and all involved.
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i love that weird recluse. had no idea he was from ohio!
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YES YES YES YES!
Would be cool if you could get a Nik Stain or Vinny Touz interview at some point
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YES YES YES YES!
Would be cool if you could get a Nik Stain or Vinny Touz interview at some point
backing this 100%
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Aw shit yeah!
Side note too @Monkey_Mcpott, could we keep an on-going thread of these instead of individuals? It'd be dope to hold a running total and document some fire responses all in one versus broken apart, while also making access to these easy. I know we ripped Shetler apart for doing the multi-thread thing a while back about his podcast, but this is more as a compliment than a burn.
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can really see the chad-knight-as-hometown-hero inspiration in his skating
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damn you are seriously killing it with these guests
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solid interview, @Monkey_Mcpott
thanks for the positive feedback everyone
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thank you!!
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Really sick read, thank you. I always trip out on dudes who went to college while also working and still managed to get it in on the board.
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Really sick read, thank you. I always trip out on dudes who went to college while also working and still managed to get it in on the board.
Working any kind of job that doesn't involve skateboarding will make you appreciate the time you have to skate.
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Loving these interviews. I don't know why but I always thought he was younger than he is.
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Damn, I didn't know any of that about Max, especially how he went to Pratt on a full scholarship and worked while he did that. Much respect for that! The story about his mom watching his part for a film class is fuckin gold too. I wish my old film classes were cool enough to cover local skate videos.
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this is the best thing that's ever happened
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Damn, I didn't know any of that about Max, especially how he went to Pratt on a full scholarship and worked while he did that. Much respect for that! The story about his mom watching his part for a film class is fuckin gold too. I wish my old film classes were cool enough to cover local skate videos.
This for sure. Another knock out of the park, Monk!
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Loving these interviews. I don't know why but I always thought he was younger than he is.
Yeah same, does anyone actually know his age? Is he a fair bit older than the other guys? The talk of skating a jump ramp with his brothers in the 80s kind of spun me.
Anyway, another amazing interview! Glad to hear there's no bad blood with Alex and he seemed pretty understanding about the whole thing.
Also he's such a low key dude, I never knew about his background in photography/sculpture, looks pretty cool too judging by his website. (http://www.maxspalmer.com) Cool to know there's a pro whose skating has so much personality that he doesn't have to rely on putting this aspect of him out there for marketability.
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Really sick read, thank you. I always trip out on dudes who went to college while also working and still managed to get it in on the board.
Working any kind of job that doesn't involve skateboarding will make you appreciate the time you have to skate.
Yeah there's the whole "absence makes the heart grow fonder" aspect there. It's always impressive to me when people still find time to consistently skate on top of those other big commitments. It can require a certain level of regimented routine to your days that can also be affected by things like what type of job you have.
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Will read in deadlock traffic on the way home from work. Another banger!
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Loving these interviews. I don't know why but I always thought he was younger than he is.
Yeah same, does anyone actually know his age? Is he a fair bit older than the other guys? The talk of skating a jump ramp with his brothers in the 80s kind of spun me.
Anyway, another amazing interview! Glad to hear there's no bad blood with Alex and he seemed pretty understanding about the whole thing.
Also he's such a low key dude, I never knew about his background in photography/sculpture, looks pretty cool too judging by his website. (http://www.maxspalmer.com) Cool to know there's a pro whose skating has so much personality that he doesn't have to rely on putting this aspect of him out there for marketability.
He says he graduated HS in 2006. I did too and am 32, so guessing 32/33?
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger yes <3 <3 <3
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Thank you for this!
Dude has kind of a wild life. Crazy that he works, and then still is one of the best dudes on a board (one of my favorites at least).
Hope he lands somewhere for boards. I have a feeling he doesn't even care! Max rules
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So good when learning more about a pro who's skating you love actually makes you like them more.
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thank you so much! had a blast reading it.
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The more I hear from Max, the more I like him.
Its the opposite with Cyrus.
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good interview! would have been funny if you told max who the guy was with the painted board, if you know the backstory about him.
the interview explains why no one really saw anything of him until the 2010s. it's crazy how late he started to skate seriously compared to others. how old is max? he must be in his early 30s if he finished high school in 2006 right?
EDIT nvm about the age question, i'm having a case of posting adhd, sorry
He says he graduated HS in 2006. I did too and am 32, so guessing 32/33?
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Heckride is barely five minutes old and ready to be crowned the best interview site in skateboarding.
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is there footy of max and his friends skating that diy sideyard spot?
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Monkey my friend, you’re killing it.
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Heckride is barely five minutes old and ready to be crowned the best interview site in skateboarding.
it is impressive but not surprising. Credit due, great variety and versatility and always some unique topics. Always thoughtful.
This max one was great, nice and long too!
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is there footy of max and his friends skating that diy sideyard spot?
It’s in the older Johnny Wilson blog videos at some point. Anyone who isn’t aware of these is in for a treat.
https://vimeo.com/user2930232
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Aw shit yeah!
Side note too @Monkey_Mcpott, could we keep an on-going thread of these instead of individuals? It'd be dope to hold a running total and document some fire responses all in one versus broken apart, while also making access to these easy. I know we ripped Shetler apart for doing the multi-thread thing a while back about his podcast, but this is more as a compliment than a burn.
I’ll consider this for the next ones, didn’t think it mattered but it if it makes it easier why not.
Thanks again everyone for the kind words. Still tripping that I was able to get ahold of Max. I wasn’t sure what to expect because there isn’t really much of him out there besides his skating but he was actually really cool, smart and well spoken. Definitely support this man any way you can!
Also there’s a good amount of footage of the sideyard at the end of this video he did with Coda skateboards.
https://vimeo.com/74799437
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What a GET!
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This was a great read. It's always fascinating to encounter someone with his talent, whose interest in skateboarding is so different from the manner in which skateboarding is sold and marketed. Someone who went all the way through a good school, worked full time in the arts, eschews social media, and never moved out to California to try and make it as a big name pro.
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Once again slap proves that slap can industry much better than the actual skate industry can industry. Getting shit done over here great work fellas
Free max b
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please someone pay this man to have his name on their skateboards
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I used to live in the building on the other side of the BQE where that building with the side yard was. Was super stoked to see them build that janky ass bowl in the back. I could see them skate it from my terrace.
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This was a great read. It's always fascinating to encounter someone with his talent, whose interest in skateboarding is so different from the manner in which skateboarding is sold and marketed. Someone who went all the way through a good school, worked full time in the arts, eschews social media, and never moved out to California to try and make it as a big name pro.
For sure, and I think it's what makes him and his footy so exciting. Just a man, his board, his flip phone, and his skullet doing their own thing.
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please someone pay this man to have his name on their skateboards
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He'll be apart of whatever Logan is gonna do. They probably aren't ready to talk about it yet.
Great work @Monkey_Mcpott
I just wish these were longer!
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Sick to be introduced to new rad skaters like this. Be cool to have embedded video parts that you talk about in these interviews, especially with lesser known dudes.
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the 2014 Street View of the Sideyard is pretty fun: https://www.google.com/maps/place/50+Clermont+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.6963512,-73.9714891,3a,46.9y,282.56h,76.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9xFtRUkW1Q8_v7789Uu3Wg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25bc884748b3b:0x33a9da1ed9e0d872!8m2!3d40.6963182!4d-73.9717657
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Once again slap proves that slap can industry much better than the actual skate industry can industry. Getting shit done over here great work fellas
Free max b
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the 2014 Street View of the Sideyard is pretty fun: https://www.google.com/maps/place/50+Clermont+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.6963512,-73.9714891,3a,46.9y,282.56h,76.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9xFtRUkW1Q8_v7789Uu3Wg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25bc884748b3b:0x33a9da1ed9e0d872!8m2!3d40.6963182!4d-73.9717657
wow epic find, thank you for this. can even see max in the middle of the road a little up the street
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Incredible work from Monkey and Double Steve.
I first saw him in an old Bronze vid with that name Loose Trucks Max. Anyone know which video it was?
He probably doesn't care but I want to get his pro model for years to come. So rare to see a pro with real jobs. And also very rad when your favorite skaters are also cool and humble humans.
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the 2014 Street View of the Sideyard is pretty fun: https://www.google.com/maps/place/50+Clermont+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.6963512,-73.9714891,3a,46.9y,282.56h,76.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9xFtRUkW1Q8_v7789Uu3Wg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25bc884748b3b:0x33a9da1ed9e0d872!8m2!3d40.6963182!4d-73.9717657
wow epic find, thank you for this. can even see max in the middle of the road a little up the street
Hahahaha. YEP, definitely slap.
This the kinda shit I come on here for.
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the 2014 Street View of the Sideyard is pretty fun: https://www.google.com/maps/place/50+Clermont+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.6963512,-73.9714891,3a,46.9y,282.56h,76.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9xFtRUkW1Q8_v7789Uu3Wg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25bc884748b3b:0x33a9da1ed9e0d872!8m2!3d40.6963182!4d-73.9717657
wow epic find, thank you for this. can even see max in the middle of the road a little up the street
(https://i.ibb.co/XzpYZrt/459-B2880-099-D-49-B2-89-D7-B543-E4-BC8655.png) (https://ibb.co/XzpYZrt)
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the 2014 Street View of the Sideyard is pretty fun: https://www.google.com/maps/place/50+Clermont+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.6963512,-73.9714891,3a,46.9y,282.56h,76.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9xFtRUkW1Q8_v7789Uu3Wg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25bc884748b3b:0x33a9da1ed9e0d872!8m2!3d40.6963182!4d-73.9717657
wow epic find, thank you for this. can even see max in the middle of the road a little up the street
(https://i.ibb.co/XzpYZrt/459-B2880-099-D-49-B2-89-D7-B543-E4-BC8655.png) (https://ibb.co/XzpYZrt)
hahaha yup, that's him, loose trucks max
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As @Pabst suggested on the last interview, I'm gonna try to have one continuous thread for all of these. Hope thats not too annoying. Anyways heres the latest one with Dane Barker. Art by the very loud @doublesteveburger
https://heckride.com/f/dane-barker
https://www.instagram.com/p/COlFuk5FMzu/
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dope interview! ended kind of sudden, but a good read for sure. well done @Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger
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dope interview! ended kind of sudden, but a good read for sure. well done @Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger
I think they should all end with, "Welp, look at the time!", but i'm not the one doing the interviews.
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This thread should be pinned. Heck Ride needs a folder up top. Too much effort put in not to acknowledge.
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This thread should be pinned. Heck Ride needs a folder up top. Too much effort put in not to acknowledge.
Agree with this and no disrespect, but I'd also like to see all the RIP/GoFundMe stuff in a separate "child board" so it doesn't take up 35% of the front page.
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This thread should be pinned. Heck Ride needs a folder up top. Too much effort put in not to acknowledge.
Agree with this and no disrespect, but I'd also like to see all the RIP/GoFundMe stuff in a separate "child board" so it doesn't take up 35% of the front page.
I suggested the RIP stuff should go to Appreciation after ten days.
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Appreciate the love guys, got plenty more coming for sure. Dane is awesome and he loves pancakes too from a restaurant I can’t remember.
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Appreciate the love guys, got plenty more coming for sure. Dane is awesome and he loves pancakes too from a restaurant I can’t remember.
dennys?
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Appreciate the love guys, got plenty more coming for sure. Dane is awesome and he loves pancakes too from a restaurant I can’t remember.
dennys?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t1aUWlT1TI
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Good pancakes and best souvenir mugs in the game...
(https://mms.businesswire.com/media/20200922005115/en/823291/23/BBD_Logo_highres.jpg)
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger another great interview.
The Grand Prairie Tum Yeto story and the drop 5050 grind illustration were highpoints <3
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This thread should be pinned. Heck Ride needs a folder up top. Too much effort put in not to acknowledge.
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New interview with Caleb is up, hope you enjoy :-* Art by @doublesteveburger duh
https://heckride.com/interviews/f/caleb-mcneely
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPWaoxPF8cI/
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Another homerun, Monkey and Doublesteve. <3 Can't wait for the next one!
Also, since he mentioned him in the interview, you should try to get a Salomon Cardenas one. Would love to hear what he's got going on after leaving WKND and sitting in limbo.
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words by Jenny Tayla!
@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger always with the strong content. I wasn't too aware of his skating before this interview so I'm extra psyched on this one.
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Raw clips of Caleb attempting the wallride at Wilshire.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPZF5qwHBtg/?utm_medium=copy_link
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The thought of a full-length HUF video gets me fully erect. Looking forward to that one for sure.
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Raw clips of Caleb attempting the wallride at Wilshire.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPZF5qwHBtg/?utm_medium=copy_link
Knew that spot looked familiar but def didn’t realize it was Wilshire 10
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Interviewed Strobeck, go check it out. Did my best to bring up new stories and am stoked on what I got for it. It gets a little heavy on on some Dylan talk, hope you enjoy. Art by the coolest @doublesteveburger
https://heckride.com/f/william-strobeck
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQGxfGql-QU/?utm_medium=copy_link
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One of the better ones yet. Open about dealing with Dylans death, and a great Jake Johnson story.
Great questions @Monkey_Mcpott
Personally feel like the Slap Pals question had it's time & place, and Heckride is already genuinely one of the better publications out there. Can't wait to read more.
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Bang bang! Amazing stuff, so stoked on this one. And 3 illustrations by @doublesteveburger
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lmao this dude is probably color blind. good interview
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good stuff
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favorite one yet
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This was a really fun one - thank you for the positive feedback y’all
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Those bits on Dylan. we’re heavy. He woulda been a little older than me at this point, and while I’ve never met him his death impacted me heavily.
I can appreciate bill wanting to do different techniques since he’s been in the game forever and it’s probably boring to sit at the bottom of some stairs and film fisheye, but he cranked it to 11 and the knob fell off. I think Cherry was the sweet spot. Especially when you compare it to stallion
Keep up the good work with the interviews!
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that one gave me a few laughs a couple tears and just some genuine smiles. amazing job y'all, as always, and thank you for providing this level of content.
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The jake poop photo made me burst out laughing. Shit was too good
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Kinda surprised that Bill seems fairly down to earth. You did him a favour interviewing him.
Keep up the great work guys
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Kinda surprised that Bill seems fairly down to earth. You did him a favour interviewing him.
Keep up the great work guys
RIP Dylan
I hope that Troy Gipson kid is featured heavily in whatever Bill is working on
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Holy fuck that Jkjhsn flip phone story is so good!
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Awesome first question, put a smile on my face immediately.
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basically confirmed everything i was thinking about why he does long lense
I can't help but laugh every time i see this comment chain on youtube for "Candyland"
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! :-*
Bill was indeed really down to earth and we hit off really well.
I do agree with what @HORSES said and was already thinking about calling it quits with Pals Questions and just focusing on Heckride. It’s just much more fun and can get a better range of people involved with stuff. Plus I got tired of people telling no for interviews because it’s Slap related. I got plenty more stuff coming too so be on the lookout and shoutout to @doublesteveburger , wouldn’t want to this with anyone else. You’re the best!
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Yeah, these are great. Glad to have these stickied (and that the amount of stickies are back under control).
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I love it, thanks ya filthy Pals!
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Excellent interview. Yeah that Jake story is gold. Looking forward to Bill's next project!
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger this is one of the best Heckrides so far. Thanks dude!
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Wonder what Jake was trying at the pyramid ledges
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New interview with Don is up, go check it out. @doublesteveburger really nailed it with the art on this one, hope you enjoy.
https://heckride.com/f/don-luong
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPUj6WlIwf/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Amazing interview as always. Used to look forward to chromeballs, now I look forward to these.
Zach Allen being aware of Slap’s disdain for him was almost sad, he is a talented dude. I get why Don would be so bummed about his friend (Collin) leaving, but he should also realize how it’ll improve the quality of future Toy projects.
I’ve read rumours on here regarding Jon/Cotie’s departure.. and Don refusing to open up about it makes me think he’s trying to protect the hand that feeds. Which is understandable, but disappointing.
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Great interview.
Sad to hear about Zach. There really is some morons on here. Hating on the guy for no reason.
Wonder what the story behind Cotie Robinson and John Clemmons is.
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger such a good one. I kind of want to go back and listen to that Dirty Beaches song and then the cover version. You could tell he was so psyched you noticed. The Turtle Boy portrait was extra great. I hope they ask you to make it into a board or something.
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Love that addressed many questions that have been brewing on Slap
I guess it’s sad Zach knows people don’t like what he does, but it’s just the feedback and athlete/performer/etc would get. It’s hardly like it infringes on his personal life or gets personally nasty so I don’t think people on here need to cluck like hens about it.
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Looking forward to that Myles Willard part!
I’ll always love Toy and F, Don is the best.
keep these coming!!
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One of the good things about this interview is that Don didn't shy away from diving into why older companies suck. It's completely true and once companies go down that route, they normally don't go back - Powell, World, etc. Yeto and Girl/Choc seem to be following the same path. It's possible that they can rebuild themselves to the point they were at before, you could say. Who knows?
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Although it wasnt intended to be funny, I got a good laugh out of this line:
After Dekline went out of business I had all this Jeremy Leabres footage that went to his Reeducation part. I had filmed so much of that part, I’d say about 80% of it and remember watching it over with [Mike] Sinclair and telling him how they are about to owe me thousands of dollars for this footage (laughs). Then Mike says “Hell nah! We’re not going to pay you for that footage. You’re just going to work for Toy now.”
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thanks for the positive feedback gents, monkey and I love doing these for the culture <3
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Love that addressed many questions that have been brewing on Slap
I guess it’s sad Zach knows people don’t like what he does, but it’s just the feedback and athlete/performer/etc would get. It’s hardly like it infringes on his personal life or gets personally nasty so I don’t think people on here need to cluck like hens about it.
Lol are you serious?
It's bullying and harassment. It's not at all "feedback"
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Love that addressed many questions that have been brewing on Slap
I guess it’s sad Zach knows people don’t like what he does, but it’s just the feedback and athlete/performer/etc would get. It’s hardly like it infringes on his personal life or gets personally nasty so I don’t think people on here need to cluck like hens about it.
Lol are you serious?
It's bullying and harassment. It's not at all "feedback"
He doesn’t post here and no one (as far as I know) is going to his personal social media pages to talk shit. No one is being shitty to him in person so it isn’t harassment and i don’t think sharing a negative opinion on a message board constitutes bullying. He’s choosing to look and see what’s being said, no ones forcing or coercing him to see what people don’t like about him.
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glad he's been spotlighted. programming injection is one of my fav videos of the past few years. i've gotten into so many bands because of the song choices. i was also confused why that one song sounded so much like dirty beaches but actually wasn't
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Great job as always. Was hoping for a little further insight into Merlino and that situation. Or maybe it's already been covered elsewhere and I just missed it.
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great interview, really bummer to hear cole wilson is pretty much over it. feel like he had some of the craziest potential, it’s a bummer it probably won’t be fully realized
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Great job as always. Was hoping for a little further insight into Merlino and that situation. Or maybe it's already been covered elsewhere and I just missed it.
Same actually
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great work! Loved the baker/ rvca video... soundtrack was on repeat a bunch after that video came out
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger
Great work guys! I realized I thumb through magazines (Thrasher) now once or twice maybe. Interviews are often so formulaic that it is boring as hell. For example, "So.... when did you start skating?"
The questions asked to the guests in these interviews are so well thought out and specific that they incentivize the reader to keep going. The selection of interviewees is also on point.
I must admit, while I don't really care about the, "So how'd you start skating?" question, setup questions are a guilty pleasure of mine.
Heckride is doing big things and I look forward to what you put out next
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great interview, really bummer to hear cole wilson is pretty much over it. feel like he had some of the craziest potential, it’s a bummer it probably won’t be fully realized
Sounds like his knee is fucked, that isn't cheap to fix, and I doubt he has the sponsors to help him cover it. Both Leabres and Victor Aceves have also completely fucked their knee.
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great interview, really bummer to hear cole wilson is pretty much over it. feel like he had some of the craziest potential, it’s a bummer it probably won’t be fully realized
This might sound naive but given the craziness of the US health system and inherent danger of skating, do many sponsors provide health insurance or is this part of the contractors vs employees issue of skating?
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great interview, really bummer to hear cole wilson is pretty much over it. feel like he had some of the craziest potential, it’s a bummer it probably won’t be fully realized
This might sound naive but given the craziness of the US health system and inherent danger of skating, do many sponsors provide health insurance or is this part of the contractors vs employees issue of skating?
To the best of my knowledge, no sponsor pays for health insurance. They are private contractors. But, I do believe certain companies help out bigger names. I believe Nike helped out Malto when he blew out his ankle, and provided access to rehabilitation facilities they have (probably a benefit no one thinks about when people sign with a brand like Nike or Adidas).
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great interview, really bummer to hear cole wilson is pretty much over it. feel like he had some of the craziest potential, it’s a bummer it probably won’t be fully realized
This might sound naive but given the craziness of the US health system and inherent danger of skating, do many sponsors provide health insurance or is this part of the contractors vs employees issue of skating?
i vaguely remember talk on here about someone strange like monster giving their riders insurance. no one else does and it is earnestly pretty fucked to ask someone to throw their carcass at shit and not help financially when that ends in injury
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great interview, really bummer to hear cole wilson is pretty much over it. feel like he had some of the craziest potential, it’s a bummer it probably won’t be fully realized
This might sound naive but given the craziness of the US health system and inherent danger of skating, do many sponsors provide health insurance or is this part of the contractors vs employees issue of skating?
I agree with you completely.
But also it seems like no mid-level (in other words, non-superstar) is making a liveable wage either. Overheads for insurance are really really high, especially for high risk athletes. If no companies are paying a living wage to skate to begin with, what makes anyone think they would add on and extra $8 to $10 grand a year, per person?
Clearly the financial model in skating is pretty busted and unsustainable if dudes have to work at the beer store or drive uber just to pay their rent, much less get health insurance.
So yeah, lets raise deck prices.
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One of the good things about this interview is that Don didn't shy away from diving into why older companies suck. It's completely true and once companies go down that route, they normally don't go back - Powell, World, etc. Yeto and Girl/Choc seem to be following the same path. It's possible that they can rebuild themselves to the point they were at before, you could say. Who knows?
I've thought about this a bunch, and I think if you draw a parallel to the music industry things become a little more clear, because basically the skateboard industry markets an artform to sell a product, just the the record industry.
If you think about it, there are always hot new record labels with deep underground connections and a fresh take. these will always be cooler. same with skate brands. but they're also very unstable, pretty fickle, don't usually have enough people in leadership or administrative positions, and usually aren't distributed that well, and most of them don't actually last because they're run by artists who have no actual taste for rote, repetitive, thankless work of keeping a company afloat (9 1 7 !)
but in the record industry, there are also independent labels that just grew and grew over the years, and at some point just aren't that trendy or cool anymore. however, some of them stick around, and they have enough of a platform, distribution, and capital that to create a sustainable industry for mid-level talent, or people that aren't super cool or underground or well connected in some scene. I'm thinking of labels like Warp or Matador or whatever. they've created a machine that can sustain itself and crank out product on a relentless basis. they can help new people reach a huge audience and even make a decent living, way more than the smaller labels.
I'm stretching the analogy a little bit, but that's how I see "old" brands like Flip, Tum Yeto, Baker, Girl, etc. In no way are they as cool as they were in the mid 90s, and there's no way they could ever be. people do their best, most pure shit when they're living 12 to a house and driving a shitty van around the country and living off $2 a day. and stuff is always better when its fresh. BUT! These brands have a huge platform, experience, stability, capital, wisdom, marketing, distribution etc that they can offer skaters, and that is very very very sick if we want to have a conversation about things like compensation, health insurance, etc and the sustainability of a skate career. they also offer a family to people who might have a little more standard lifestyle, and whose idea of fun isn't doing acid with Dill in a room full of balloons or whatever, dudes who just want to skate and don't really click with the art or high culture stuff (which is increasingly fine by me, Supreme is pretty exhausting).
So I guess my answer to the question is: no fucking way will they ever be as "cool" or "big", but that's besides the point, maybe we're looking on the wrong axis of the graph. they can offer something different to young, trendy brands and I think there's room for everything and that's healthy.
and also, i truly believe that certain people get a lifetime pass and a comfortable living because of the shit they did in 1996 or whatever. and that definitely includes Ed, Jamie, Mike, Rick, Megan, Reynolds and dare I say it even that Ian guy from flip (he bankrolled Penny). who gives a shit if their brand is fresh or not.
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Best shit, thanks.
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Interviewed Andrew, hope ya'll enjoy! Art by @doublesteveburger of course
https://heckride.com/f/andrew-wilson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CS0OmV4lhu_/
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Amazing as usual. I hope these keep coming for a while, never a bad read. :-*
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very nice
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that was a very nice read, thanks!
would love to see some graphics he likes or what kind of art direction is more his cup of tea. kinda get the polar trendy sentiment
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I always sort of marvel at dudes who turn down being pro and whatnot. Like I admire the sort of commitment to and purity of the vision, but at the same time I would be so stoked to have a pro board for Polar. Curious what the graphic was. Also didn’t realize Johnny was his brother.
I know this has been sort of been gone over before, but I feel like when the thread is stickied it just sort of becomes invisible as part of the background and I don’t always notice when it’s gets bumped.
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I always sort of marvel at dudes who turn down being pro and whatnot. Like I admire the sort of commitment to and purity of the vision, but at the same time I would be so stoked to have a pro board for Polar. Curious what the graphic was. Also didn’t realize Johnny was his brother.
I know this has been sort of been gone over before, but I feel like when the thread is stickied it just sort of becomes invisible as part of the background and I don’t always notice when it’s gets bumped.
I believe the same was said when it wasn't stickied, guess you can't win either way :-\
I do have a plenty more coming though for anyone wondering, hopefully more consistently.
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Haha sorry don’t me to nag. Love the work. Have read them all and will continue to.
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I always sort of marvel at dudes who turn down being pro and whatnot. Like I admire the sort of commitment to and purity of the vision, but at the same time I would be so stoked to have a pro board for Polar. Curious what the graphic was.
Especially given how, based on the jobs he’s worked, he doesn’t exactly come from money and would greatly benefit from advancing his skate career. Part of me respects him for being so picky and part of me is like damn dude what’re you doing.
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After reading the part about him not being stoked on the song he skated to in the Polar video, I had to revisit it. Honestly, I personally think it goes really well with his skating, but it is his skating and clips and I gotta respect that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkV7oDS7UZ4
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I like that he really wants to control his output and his image, but this is a guy who predominately wears.....Janoskis?
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I like that he really wants to control his output and his image, but this is a guy who predominately wears.....Janoskis?
It’d be a shame if there was a video posted just before this that shows him wearing almost exclusively a different Nike shoe (blazer low). Good thing that didn’t happen
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I like that he really wants to control his output and his image, but this is a guy who predominately wears.....Janoskis?
It’d be a shame if there was a video posted just before this that shows him wearing almost exclusively a different Nike shoe (blazer low). Good thing that didn’t happen
Not sure why you gotta be a snarky dickhead about it ::). In his most recent part he is skating predominantly Janoski's.
Didn't know he was on 917 originally. Don't think he gets on Hockey, and for some reason I don't see him on Logan's company.
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@Monkey_Mcpott another gem! Thank you <3
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I like that he really wants to control his output and his image, but this is a guy who predominately wears.....Janoskis?
It’d be a shame if there was a video posted just before this that shows him wearing almost exclusively a different Nike shoe (blazer low). Good thing that didn’t happen
Not sure why you gotta be a snarky dickhead about it ::). In his most recent part he is skating predominantly Janoski's.
Didn't know he was on 917 originally. Don't think he gets on Hockey, and for some reason I don't see him on Logan's company.
in John's Vid they were all wearing a lot of janoskis it seemed, maybe aside from max. i'm assuming nike wanted them to push those shoes, could be wrong though
also, he certainly made himself sound hard to work with haha
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andrew wilson... heir to the throne of jerry fisher
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Mad respect for being hyper critical graphics and company image, truly.
Homie also skates black wheels though, so can he be trusted? :o
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Mad respect for being hyper critical graphics and company image, truly.
Homie also skates black wheels though, so can he be trusted? :o
HK and Busenitz skated black wheels.
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Mad respect for being hyper critical graphics and company image, truly.
Homie also skates black wheels though, so can he be trusted? :o
HK and Busenitz skated black wheels.
and they also have been extra critical with their graphic output...?
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I'm glad Andrew was candid about his feelings about Alltimers when it started. I felt the same way. It's grown into one of my favourite companies as of late, though.
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Mad respect for being hyper critical graphics and company image, truly.
Homie also skates black wheels though, so can he be trusted? :o
HK and Busenitz skated black wheels.
and they also have been extra critical with their graphic output...?
HK is a serial killer and Busenitz is Euro.
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Mad respect for being hyper critical graphics and company image, truly.
Homie also skates black wheels though, so can he be trusted? :o
Tbh it sounds more like he just wants to ride for Hockey but doesn’t want to explicitly say it. Just say you want to ride for the coolest brand out lol
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Mad respect for being hyper critical graphics and company image, truly.
Homie also skates black wheels though, so can he be trusted? :o
HK and Busenitz skated black wheels.
and they also have been extra critical with their graphic output...?
HK is a serial killer and Busenitz is Euro.
Thank you for the laugh, respect
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i like the dude but he’s hockey bro-flow forever, sorry. same with stu kirst not that he really seems to care
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I get wanting to be psyched on the companies you ride for but both polar and alltimers have had pretty consistent vibes even in their early days. You would think he would consider that before agreeing to ride for them.
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I get wanting to be psyched on the companies you ride for but both polar and alltimers have had pretty consistent vibes even in their early days. You would think he would consider that before agreeing to ride for them.
As much as I love the dude's skating, leaving two companies for pretty much the same reason of aesthetics sorta starts to sound like that's a you problem. Polar wanting to turn him pro seems kinda decent of them, I'm not sure he'd get the same treatment at deluxe - even Hockey maybe. Being on Polar kind of gave him another outlet to be recognised imo, not just being the guy that's sandwiched in between Cyrus & Max. Sorry if that comes off harsh but both their styles are so distinctive it's hard to sit in the middle and stand out as much. I'm not tryna hate on the dude at all! I just wanna see him get the shine he deserves, I'm not even sure Hockey would give that tbh.
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Jacob Harris interview is up, hope you enjoy! :-*
https://heckride.com/f/jacob-harris
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2NxLvp7dZ/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Another fantastic interview. Thank you, @Monkey_Mcpott & @doublesteveburger!
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Steady fucking killing it Monkey. Now we just need that nik stain interview ::)
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hahaha, that has to be the best ender story-about-soandso so far. you should do a follow up called top 5 casper brooker incidents.
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great work as always, questions were on point as usual. always coming through with the heater guests as well. a sylvain tognelli one would be dope, big fan of him and he seems to be pretty under the radar
also gonna echo what was said on a previous page...i think a lot more people would see this if it was unstickied. seems counterintuitive but i think the fact that this only has a couple replies so far (despite being an interview with likely one of slap's favorite filmmakers) speaks to the fact that people just brush over the stickied topics
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Another fantastic interview. Thank you, @Monkey_Mcpott & @doublesteveburger!
and good job Surelock Homes, for calling it football in the first question. it is what it is.
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Steady fucking killing it Monkey. Now we just need that nik stain interview ::)
Fingers crossed
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I find this series to be the perfect compliment to CBI. Not quite as much to digest, but just as enjoyable and a little more fun. Look forward to reading, stickied or not.
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Thoughtful, insightful questions answered thoroughly by a thoughtful and interesting guy.
Great interview, absolute treat to read.
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Jacob Harris interview is up, hope you enjoy! :-*
https://heckride.com/f/jacob-harris
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2NxLvp7dZ/?utm_medium=copy_link
oh man, great one!
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Great interview. That Casper story is hilarious.
New projects in the works got me sweatin.
Hearing about how consistent Tom Knox is..lol, incredible.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! :-* I feel like I’m getting more and more comfortable with these interviews after each one, like I’ve found my style and how I’d like them to be. Plenty more coming, stay tuned.
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How’d you lose the pin?
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Thanks for the kind words everyone, @Monkey_Mcpott is sharper with every interviewee and it’s showing in spades. I know I’m an integral part of this operation but I just want to give him his flowers. Dude is driven and tenacious as hell. Honored to be working on something so awesome with someone equally as awesome.
As mentioned - we have some bangers coming down the pipeline. Can’t wait to share ‘em with y’all.
Sorry for yelling.
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Great interview. Thanks for putting in the work guys. I got so excited when I saw there was one with Jake. From things like the story behind the changing music in the tunnels in Hawaii to Casper destroying his laptop, really good stuff.
Super excited to hear about the new projects on the way. A new Knox part in the next month? Yowza
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Great work as usual!
Did you speak to him about losing all the footage for the Moscow Atlantic Drift and having to go back and film it all?
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Great work as usual!
Did you speak to him about losing all the footage for the Moscow Atlantic Drift and having to go back and film it all?
Fuck off is that true?
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Great work as usual!
Did you speak to him about losing all the footage for the Moscow Atlantic Drift and having to go back and film it all?
Fuck off is that true?
I could be a little off in my memory, but they lost enough footage for them to go back and re-film. I remember reading something to that effect in the Thrasher article about the trip.
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Thanks dudes! So good!
Well Casper really is such a big guy and there is sort of a delicacy to his skating. He’s also either going to make the trick or explode and land on his face. I remember [Nick] Jensen put it the best way, he’s like a hippo playing the violin (laughs).
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Great work as usual!
Did you speak to him about losing all the footage for the Moscow Atlantic Drift and having to go back and film it all?
Fuck off is that true?
I could be a little off in my memory, but they lost enough footage for them to go back and re-film. I remember reading something to that effect in the Thrasher article about the trip.
I feel like we did talk about this briefly in one of the conversations we had prior to the interview. He also goes on record to say he’s not the best at logging tapes so I’m sure that had something to do with it. There’s usually a lot more that we talk about that doesn’t go into these interviews, I try to go out of my way to keep these at a certain length so that you could read them in about 10-15 minutes.
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Trevor Thompson interview is up, hope you enjoy! @doublesteveburger nailed it with the art! :-*
https://heckride.com/f/trevor-thompson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLQHLgFZfY/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Trevor Thompson interview is up, hope you enjoy! @doublesteveburger nailed it with the art! :-*
https://heckride.com/f/trevor-thompson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLQHLgFZfY/?utm_medium=copy_link
That was a good one, as always.
Good job
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Trevor Thompson interview is up, hope you enjoy! @doublesteveburger nailed it with the art! :-*
https://heckride.com/f/trevor-thompson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLQHLgFZfY/?utm_medium=copy_link
Great interview. He shared some heavy stuff.
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Favorite interview so far. Thankful for Bone for sharing his history with substance abuse. The man is an inspiration beyond being a total manny god
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Hell yeah that was a good read. Sharing this again I laughed so hard when the bone thugs track came on.
https://youtu.be/g3vS2CXwg9A
On a more serious note, I had no clue he was so deep into drugs at such a young age. It’s always really inspiring to see people overcome their demons. Thanks for putting this interview together
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Knocked it out of the park again Monkey McPott!
Glad you shouted out how good Sir Palmer was and Trevors part in particular.
Saw on the heckride instagram that it looks like an Aaron Loreth interview might be coming soon?
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I’ll have to watch his Sr. Palmer part again. I have been to Milford, CT many many times for business. It’s a beautiful idyllic New England town but I could see a lot of born there die there in that area. It’s hard to give up a Dunkin’ Donuts every 5 minutes.
Imagine moving to Florida to get straight…
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Another solid one, love the work @Monkey_Mcpott - got really heavy there with the addiction talk but always good to see someone being upfront about it.
Him talking about the fuck up with Passport boards is hilarious, as a corporate sales drone I feel like I'm 1 email away from screwing up royally, highly relatable.
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Heckride is the illest shit I read in a hot minute straight up
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Saw on the heckride instagram that it looks like an Aaron Loreth interview might be coming soon?
Yup! Coming soon!
Also stoked y’all like the interview, Trevor is awesome as has lived quite the life. Stoked he’s in a much better place now.
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A++ work, Monkey! Made me rewatch Trevor's death dance and sir palmer parts, his trick selection and fits are superb and he's too humble for his own good. might have to try out one of those 14" wb boards. Long live Bone!
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A++ work, Monkey! Made me rewatch Trevor's death dance and sir palmer parts, his trick selection and fits are superb and he's too humble for his own good. might have to try out one of those 14" wb boards. Long live Bone!
That Sir Palmer part was insane, WKND guys and their skits are the best.
@Monkey_Mcpott - can we get an Alexis Sablone interview soon please? Would be interesting to hear her life post Olympics.
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Great read as always.
I get that he’s being humble and keeping it real but was surprised to see him think that most people who read the interview will have no idea who he is.
That Sir Palmer part definitely set him as one of the best skaters on WKND and his opening part in Death Dance is so good. A lot of us are big Trevor fans up here in Seattle!
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Heckride is the illest shit I read in a hot minute straight up
i agree
even though i don't even know many of those interviewed, the interviews always end up interesting.
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Y’all are so sweet to us <3
@Monkey_Mcpott for POTY
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Nick Michel interview is up! Hope you enjoy :-*
Art by @doublesteveburger
https://heckride.com/f/nick-michel
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWOT-bBpxGZ/
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HA man 30s in and black ninja comes up !! stoked! respect once again for those monkey
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Yet another fantastic interview. Cheers, Monkey & Doublesteve. <3
Might have to get his Frog board after reading that.
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Nick Michel interview is up! Hope you enjoy :-*
Art by @doublesteveburger
https://heckride.com/f/nick-michel
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWOT-bBpxGZ/
FUCK YES! A young legend and my favorite of the current new generation.
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definitely a modern great, seems like a pretty smart guy as well. the el toro story had me crackin up
great work as always!
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gas. lol @ pharmacy board shop.
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Funny how he more or less admitted he’d bail on Frog if the right company offered, holding out for AVE to offer him a board?
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Frankie almost did late shuv on El Toro and it became this thing we talked about for a couple years after.
holy shit
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Funny how he more or less admitted he’d bail on Frog if the right company offered, holding out for AVE to offer him a board?
I was guessing more the spanky Lottie’s connection and it being baker but I guess that would’ve happened by now if it was on the table.
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the chosen one. also really sick that kevin shealy is the new vans tm
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Sketch of the blunt slide at the bottom of the article is dope. If I was Nick I’d want that shit framed on my wall.
I feel like he could ride for whoever he wants at this point. Don’t know why Baker or FA wouldn’t be interested.
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Sketch of the blunt slide at the bottom of the article is dope. If I was Nick I’d want that shit framed on my wall.
I feel like he could ride for whoever he wants at this point. Don’t know why Baker or FA wouldn’t be interested.
name checks out
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger this is one of the best so far. I liked how easy going the the flow of conversation was between you two and the drawings were great.
The NinjaLifestyle person on Youtube is a sick skater.
Also, Frankie Decker ollies El Toro all the time? WTF
I'm going to go rewatch that Vans video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mvepnW0QG0
3:31
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger this is one of the best so far. I liked how easy going the the flow of conversation was between you two and the drawings were great.
The NinjaLifestyle person on Youtube is a sick skater.
Also, Frankie Decker ollies El Toro all the time? WTF
I'm going to go rewatch that Vans video.
Thanks! Nick’s a pretty shy guy so I’m stoked I was able to get him comfortable enough to talk. Here’s some attempts to his bluntslide on that crazy double steep bank spot.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWQxaxpJ3UZ/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Gil interview is up, hope you enjoy! :-* Art by @doublesteveburger of course.
https://heckride.com/f/gilbert-crockett
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXy32l5vv0n/?utm_medium=copy_link
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very sick as always!
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Aw, man. I was hoping he finished the shoe.
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New Quasi video coming, do you think he was talking about that one just just popped up today or another full length?
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Big fan of his skating, but I can't forget that in the first interview I heard from him he wasn't sure if his Virginian Grand Grandpa fought for the Union or the Confederacy.
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Great read! While the clothes he’s making aren’t really my style, I love how much work he puts into them. The passion is obvious.
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he called the supreme dudes out super hard. well them or bronze
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Yet another fantastic read. Thank you, @Monkey_Mcpott & @doublesteveburger!
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he called the supreme dudes out super hard. well them or bronze
which part?
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Lol. I would ruin this guys day. One bite bro. Just one.
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which part?
Somewhere in the middle of the interview. He mentions the public reaction to his clothing evolution and mentions that “I heard people through the grapevine talking shit, and now those same people are running baggier pants than him”
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“Fuck yeah I’m going to ride off into the sunset with these guys”
Hahaha. I truly love how often JT gets clowned on in interviews. The comment about bringing the Nuge out was gold too. Amazing work here.
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You ended up going with Chad and a few other riders to start Mother which then became Quasi skateboards. Even though things worked out for you guys, did you have any negative feelings towards Alien when they came back in business a few months after they fired everyone on team?
Yeah! For sure, I still think it’s wack right now.
Love Gilbert's take on the current Alien lineup. The brand should have died when they all got fired.
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yo! this was great, just wanted to point out a possible spelling mistake.
How was it quitting Blackbox, did Jamie take it hard?
So once the possibility of me riding started to become more real, Jamie is getting word that I’m talking to those guys. So he’s blowing me up and I wasn’t trying to avoid him but I was just telling him that nothing was going on. Once Chad (Bowers) confirms with me that everyone is down for me to be on the team I take a flight to San Diego so that I could talk to amie personally. We sit down in his office and just tell him that I was quitting for Alien and the first thing he says is “You should have just told me over the phone” (laughs). I just had a lot of respect for Jamie so I figured this was worthy of a face-to-face conversation instead of calling or texting him on the phone. I still am grateful for everything he did for me since he basically put me on the map, but he was pissed for sure.
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which part?
Somewhere in the middle of the interview. He mentions the public reaction to his clothing evolution and mentions that “I heard people through the grapevine talking shit, and now those same people are running baggier pants than him”
I’m also not going to mention any names but some guys I know from the east coast, some well-respected skaters that everyone knows of, at that time these guys were clowning me and it would get back to me that these guys were talking shit
"from the east coast" "well-respected skaters that everyone knows of" Sounds like Josh Kalis and sabotage crew to me.
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great interview, although now i’m wondering if i’m one of the people who has roasted him and he got bummed out
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger such a good one. I loved that he talked about the no tattoos photo. I remember everyone tripping on it.
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New Quasi video coming, do you think he was talking about that one just just popped up today or another full length?
A different video than the one that dropped today.
yo! this was great, just wanted to point out a possible spelling mistake.
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How was it quitting Blackbox, did Jamie take it hard?
So once the possibility of me riding started to become more real, Jamie is getting word that I’m talking to those guys. So he’s blowing me up and I wasn’t trying to avoid him but I was just telling him that nothing was going on. Once Chad (Bowers) confirms with me that everyone is down for me to be on the team I take a flight to San Diego so that I could talk to amie personally. We sit down in his office and just tell him that I was quitting for Alien and the first thing he says is “You should have just told me over the phone” (laughs). I just had a lot of respect for Jamie so I figured this was worthy of a face-to-face conversation instead of calling or texting him on the phone. I still am grateful for everything he did for me since he basically put me on the map, but he was pissed for sure.
Whoops, thanks!
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Lol. I would ruin this guys day. One bite bro. Just one.
Hahahaha
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Lol. I would ruin this guys day. One bite bro. Just one.
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I like how honest he was about @os89 ruining his day on SLAP…
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Loved it. Huge fan of Crockett ova here. Got one of his Keith Haring Workshop boards on the wall. Love that he's always into something different in terms of fashion. Solid advice about having different fits too.....
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This is AVE and (Jason) Dill, they are the sunset, it was definitely a dream come true riding for them.
incredible quote.
monkey, how do you do the background? your questions are crazy in depth
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Excellent. These are always just so good. They’ll make your day.
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Didn't Gil also have the chance to ride for FA? He's riding FA boards in some of the raw files of Propeller.
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incredible quote.
monkey, how do you do the background? your questions are crazy in depth
Oh… just a little something called research.
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I like how honest he was about @os89 ruining his day on SLAP…
No way! I liked the vid see here haha
I enjoyed this video.
Also something something, pants.
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Didn't Gil also have the chance to ride for FA? He's riding FA boards in some of the raw files of Propeller.
Never noticed that but pretty wild. That's would be a crazy alternate timeline.
I like that he isn't afraid to say nowadays Alien is wack.
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This is AVE and (Jason) Dill, they are the sunset, it was definitely a dream come true riding for them.
incredible quote.
monkey, how do you do the background? your questions are crazy in depth
Oh… just a little something called research.
haha, that's fair. your questions always come across like you have this multi year relationship with the subject, which i love. nice work as always
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That was a really good read ! Ive been loving all of these, you interviewed some of my fav people, wilson, palmer, michael and now gilbert. Thank you !
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This is AVE and (Jason) Dill, they are the sunset, it was definitely a dream come true riding for them.
incredible quote.
monkey, how do you do the background? your questions are crazy in depth
Oh… just a little something called research.
haha, that's fair. your questions always come across like you have this multi year relationship with the subject, which i love. nice work as always
Thanks man! That really means a lot! In all seriousness though for anyone that cares, all of these interviews happen after at least 2 conversations that usually last a few hours each. We usually just dig for stories, go over notes or just shoot the shit on the first conversation. Then by the second one, that’s recorded, I know what to ask and what will be a good story. By then too we are more acquainted so I think that helps it feel like we’ve had more than in conversation before and we're just a couple of friends just talking.
Not everything you research leads to a good story which is why having an interview on a first conversation with someone usually never leads to a good interview, in my opinion. Also if there’s something obvious or something that looks like it didn’t get asked, I more than likely asked it and it either didn’t lead to a good story or the person didn’t want to talk about it on record. I don’t like wasting peoples time with a half ass interview so I try my best to put a lot of effort into each one. Thanks to everyone for the kind words, it really pumps me up to keep these things going and there’s for sure plenty more to come.
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Please do Jake Johnson!!!
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This is AVE and (Jason) Dill, they are the sunset, it was definitely a dream come true riding for them.
incredible quote.
monkey, how do you do the background? your questions are crazy in depth
Oh… just a little something called research.
Ethan Hawke…but he wouldn’t go on the record
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thanks for the kind words everyone, @Monkey_Mcpott for sure has some serious interviewing chops and they’re only getting better
we got some cool shit down the pipeline and can’t wait to work on these endlessly with great company
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these have all been really sick. is this replacing pals questions or are you still going to do both? i enjoy them both a lot, though this is obviously formatted a bit better and is more insightful at times. it’s just cool to feel apart of an interview as a random person online so, i think that’s what makes the pals questions such a collective thing.
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This was seriously an awesome interview. the 2 conversation approach is year 3000 thinking, ive never done anything even approaching journalism so never would have never thought about that, but you can tell it helps. These are great.
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thanks for the kind words everyone, @Monkey_Mcpott for sure has some serious interviewing chops and they’re only getting better
we got some cool shit down the pipeline and can’t wait to work on these endlessly with great company
Bring it down the pipeline to MAMI
(ps "chops?" I see what you did there Steve 8))
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would you rather pee out a marble or poop out a chromeball?
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wat u guys got planned down the poopline? u guys plannin to stay a pure interview format or growing into other media?
good job
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Corey Glick interview is up, hope ya'll enjoy! :-*
https://heckride.com/f/corey-glick
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYmEKhqFotN/
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wow, Jimmy Arrighi. now that's a name i haven't heard in a minute!
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The way that Blackbox hazes new team members is making them room with Dane Burman... sounds brutal
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Sounds like Corey Glick is planning on sticking with Foundation? Gotta respect that, but can't say I'd be doing the same...
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Corey is such a cool dude. I remember meeting him the night Souvenir premiered in Long Beach and dude was hyped on everyone cheering him on all night for that part.
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yeah, corey is the shit. i used to see him around a bit and despite me being a nobody he would always remember me and say whats up. really cool dude
well done again
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Sounds like Corey Glick is planning on sticking with Foundation? Gotta respect that, but can't say I'd be doing the same...
Sounds like Aiden, Joey, and Dakota are probably the main reasons he's still around. He's one of the OGs left.
Also, as much as he deserves better than Foundation, I think it would've been weirder to see him on Deathwish.
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good stuff per usual, was waiting to hear about quasi though and what thats all about
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@Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger the hits keep coming. Corey is sick. If he begins doing Foundation gear I'd be interested to see what he comes up with. I certainly like the stop motion he and his girlfriend have made.
You guys got me rewatching these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk3juySpiHc&t=1394s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YGycVhkE6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f81YkQwNtCo&t=823s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBL1qc6rc_0
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Didn't Gil also have the chance to ride for FA? He's riding FA boards in some of the raw files of Propeller.
Never noticed that but pretty wild. That's would be a crazy alternate timeline.
I like that he isn't afraid to say nowadays Alien is wack.
I think he was just skating then post-AWS collapse and while filming Propeller while Quasi was getting set up. I vaguely remember hearing or being told that.
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Hey I recently said he’s too good for Foundation on slap! I’m part of the process!
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I haven't been much attention to these interviews because skate Interviews often are boring as hell but I thoroughly enjoyed the last two. Great job @Monkey_Mcpott, I will definitely come here more often.
I thought it is interesting what Gilbert said about Slap and how us roasting someone like Berle for his fits (and the change of fits) could really affect their mood. Being mean on the internet can be fun of course but if it is channeled towards a person it can become bullying very quickly. We should consider this more often.
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I thought it is interesting what Gilbert said about Slap and how us roasting someone like Berle for his fits (and the change of fits) could really affect their mood. Being mean on the internet can be fun of course but if it is channeled towards a person it can become bullying very quickly. We should consider this more often.
Lol
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I haven't been much attention to these interviews because skate Interviews often are boring as hell but I thoroughly enjoyed the last two. Great job @Monkey_Mcpott, I will definitely come here more often.
I thought it is interesting what Gilbert said about Slap and how us roasting someone like Berle for his fits (and the change of fits) could really affect their mood. Being mean on the internet can be fun of course but if it is channeled towards a person it can become bullying very quickly. We should consider this more often.
Sort of expected when your career is about being marketed to the public.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone :-*
Tomorrow makes 1 year since me and @doublesteveburger started this thing and it’s crazy to see how much we’ve done in that time. Got plenty more things coming for this next year, really stoked.
Glick is awesome and such a humble guy. Here’s some raw clips from his recent Uprise part.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYoocLns_cR/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Great work as always guys.
Glick's transformation from a pretty stock standard rail chomped to where he's at at now is the best. Can't wait to see what he's got planned for the future
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Great work as always guys.
Glick's transformation from a pretty stock standard rail chomped to where he's at at now is the best. Can't wait to see what he's got planned for the future
i feel like he was always a powerhouse regardless. i do appreciate the more creative direction he’s approached but, his oddity part is still fucking great.
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Great work as always guys.
Glick's transformation from a pretty stock standard rail chomped to where he's at at now is the best. Can't wait to see what he's got planned for the future
Agree about Oddity. He skates to an incredible song too.
He's got first part -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk3juySpiHc&t=387s
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Great work as always guys.
Glick's transformation from a pretty stock standard rail chomped to where he's at at now is the best. Can't wait to see what he's got planned for the future
Agree about Oddity. He skates to an incredible song too.
He's got first part -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk3juySpiHc&t=387s
Yep I know and agree. I watched that part before making the comment. His Oddity part is sick but he's since turned into a much more interesting skater (in my opinion anyway).
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CYrRpATF6ge/?utm_medium=copy_link
from two latino dudes to y’all, we love y’all - thank you
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Great work as always guys.
Glick's transformation from a pretty stock standard rail chomped to where he's at at now is the best. Can't wait to see what he's got planned for the future
Agree about Oddity. He skates to an incredible song too.
He's got first part -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk3juySpiHc&t=387s
one of my favorite Rowland songs. Was very hyped they did a repress of Teenage Snuff Film.
Glick rules.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CYrRpATF6ge/?utm_medium=copy_link
from two latino dudes to y’all, we love y’all - thank you
No mames, pero porque gritas guey?
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no entiendo porque tienes que gritar, 'sta cabron
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I got a nice little interview with Erik up, hope you enjoy! :-*
https://heckride.com/f/erik-herrera
https://www.instagram.com/p/CaaIB2JJixX/
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good shit. dig erik's style, him and carl are chocolate's saving grace at this point.
wild to hear all this lol
"I’ve actually never met Chris and only met Justin once at the Bunny Hop premiere. As far as Girl, I also only met Jeron once at the premiere, never met Mike Mo, never met Biebel… but actually he’s not on the team anymore. Funny thing too, he actually blocked me on Instagram (laughs), I think he’s notorious for blocking people though. " lol
never meeting chris roberts and only meeting justin once seems weird having been on chocolate for almost 2 years lmao. and funny about biebel blocking everyone on crail. roid rage setting in
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Stoked to read this one. As always @Monkey_Mcpott and @doublesteveburger coming through with gems
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New interview with Casper, Hope you enjoy. :-*
https://heckride.com/f/casper-brooker
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVJ4mnrIWi/
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Casper is so sick, can't wait for that solo Atlantic Drift part.
First question made me laugh. Thanks for doing these, always look forward to new interviews.
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Read this with my Sunday morning coffee and it kicked ass, thanks so much as always Monkey, these fucking rule. I also really, really appreciate you and the subjects never straying away from talking about mental health stuff; so important.
So stoked to hear about new Atlantic Drifts in the works.
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Damn so everyone left Isle huh. Sad to hear, I wonder if anyone stayed ?
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he’s so damn handsome
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he’s so damn handsome
Met him in person and can confirm :D
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@Monkey_Mcpott
@doublesteveburger
great one! the nollie bs flip bail in Trust Fall is and will likely always be near to my heart.
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well done @Monkey_Mcpott & @doublesteveburger
where is the shier interview about isle?
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well done @Monkey_Mcpott & @doublesteveburger
where is the shier interview about isle?
https://blog.slamcity.com/paul-shier-interview-2022/amp/
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https://blog.slamcity.com/paul-shier-interview-2022/amp/
thanks!
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So who's left on Isle?
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Damn so everyone left Isle huh. Sad to hear, I wonder if anyone stayed ?
Just Alex Olson
Saw Isle was having boards printed by Thank You over the weekend
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I love that Tony Vitello was so smitten with Tom Knox's Vase section that it berthed the Atlantic Drift series with Thrasher. I just rewatched his part and it's just fucking magical.
(starts at 2:10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZeI_xCo2KU&t=899s
*also amazing AO PS level big flip at 3:58
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I love that Tony Vitello was so smitten with Tom Knox's Vase section that it berthed the Atlantic Drift series with Thrasher. I just rewatched his part and it's just fucking magical.
(starts at 2:10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZeI_xCo2KU&t=899s
*also amazing AO PS level big flip at 3:58
PS?
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I love that Tony Vitello was so smitten with Tom Knox's Vase section that it berthed the Atlantic Drift series with Thrasher. I just rewatched his part and it's just fucking magical.
(starts at 2:10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZeI_xCo2KU&t=899s
*also amazing AO PS level big flip at 3:58
PS?
Alex Olson in Pretty Sweet
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another sick interview
it sucks that isle is sort of dead, but hopefully casper and the others can get their own thing or atlantic drift skateboards going. and maybe isle can build up and update again with new rippers.
casper seems like a cool as fuck person.
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great interview. made me rewatch trust fall and I have to say it's so much better than I remembered it to be.
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Great interview as always. Can't wait for what sounds like an Atlantic Drift Istanbul episode
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As a bigger dude, casper skating makes me so proud of being the way i am. I know i should be proud anyway but watching him, mike, AA makes me so happy. Great interview and read as always, you're among Chops from chromeball as the best interviwers skateboarding has.
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As a bigger dude, casper skating makes me so proud of being the way i am. I know i should be proud anyway but watching him, mike, AA makes me so happy. Great interview and read as always, you're among Chops from chromeball as the best interviwers skateboarding has.
Is he tall or just not scrawny?
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As a bigger dude, casper skating makes me so proud of being the way i am. I know i should be proud anyway but watching him, mike, AA makes me so happy. Great interview and read as always, you're among Chops from chromeball as the best interviwers skateboarding has.
Is he tall or just not scrawny?
Easily 6 foot plus and built like a rugby player.
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Great inteview @Monkey_Mcpott I'm a huge fan of his stuff. Might just be me, but between Palace and Atlantic drift (dating back to Lost and Found), London footage has probably always been my favorite city to see footage from. Hard as fuck to skate and crusty spots.
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Happy April Fools, Ben Kadow interview is up. :-*
https://heckride.com/f/ben-kadow
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb0Ln9OFo1i/?utm_medium=copy_link
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@Monkey_Mcpott that was sick as always, thank you. never really heard much from ben but have always dug that he is a real music nerd cuz he was posting crimpshrine/fifteen/random hc records back in the day which i thought was rad.
this quote sealed the deal on him being a nerd diggin thru blogspots in the mediafire/megaupload days lol
"I spent so much of my teenage years on all these cutty blogs looking for new and obscure bands that nobody knew about, I just wasn’t down to give any of that away to a bunch of skaters that probably don’t care. I know it comes off snotty and annoying but it’s just a personal thing."
^very relatable and respect to ben
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so what really happened between hockey and jenkem????
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@Monkey_Mcpott that was sick as always, thank you. never really heard much from ben but have always dug that he is a real music nerd cuz he was posting crimpshrine/fifteen/random hc records back in the day which i thought was rad.
this quote sealed the deal on him being a nerd diggin thru blogspots in the mediafire/megaupload days lol
"I spent so much of my teenage years on all these cutty blogs looking for new and obscure bands that nobody knew about, I just wasn’t down to give any of that away to a bunch of skaters that probably don’t care. I know it comes off snotty and annoying but it’s just a personal thing."
^very relatable and respect to ben
100%. Very stoked on the recent love/representation for HC in skateboarding. Ben seeing his slams turned into gifs made me crack up.
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Okay, I'm a fan of the kid now. Seems pretty cool and is well aware of his own goofiness. I back him.
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Okay, I'm a fan of the kid now. Seems pretty cool and is well aware of his own goofiness. I back him.
this
took me some time, last part helped, but this itw did it
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so what really happened between hockey and jenkem????
From what I understand, that 917 video article and the weird Diego Toad interview rubbed them the wrong way.
https://liveridiculously.tumblr.com/post/186237405518/unreleased-caleb-barnett-interview-from-2018
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I honestly have always openly disliked Ben’s whole thing but this interview fucked with my head and I ended up liking him. Cold World is the best, automatically a fan of him.
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Very cool interview.
Dude's got a good head on his shoulders, and when he's done skating he'll have s great back-up plan.
Cold world rules
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so what really happened between hockey and jenkem????
From what I understand, that 917 video article and the weird Diego Toad interview rubbed them the wrong way.
https://liveridiculously.tumblr.com/post/186237405518/unreleased-caleb-barnett-interview-from-2018
I mean, asking someone if they’d jerk off to a skate video isn’t actually funny or clever. Can’t blame the guys for not wanting to get interviewed from people with that kind of “research”.
Based on the conversations I’ve had with Ben for this interview I can honestly say that he’s a genuinely nice guy. I’m stoked his personality showed in the interview and people have a better perspective of what Ben is about.
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I mean, asking someone if they’d jerk off to a skate video isn’t actually funny or clever. Can’t blame the guys for not wanting to get interviewed from people with that kind of “research”.
That shit was mad weird.
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Jenkem sucks and can/will be easily replaced by Heckride and these amazing interviews.
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ugghh no more hardcore 2022
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I don't partake lightly in intellectual snobbery and I still regret buying Kyle Beachy's skate book, but anybody getting mad at that Jenkem 917 article is just offended by all those big words and syntax structures they missed out on while stoned in class. I mean, you only gotta watch a couple Dill or AVE interviews to realize it's not exactly smartie country over there.
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I mean, asking someone if they’d jerk off to a skate video isn’t actually funny or clever. Can’t blame the guys for not wanting to get interviewed from people with that kind of “research”.
I do appreciate your interviews but showing this kind of blatant ignorance about the roots of pulp skateboard journalism which come from exactly the era that the entire FA aesthetic references to death isn't a good look. Open any copy of big brother and the outfits will look like they got pulled straight through a wormhole. Read up on your Carnie (and Nieratko, in moderation) will ya. You might learn a thing or two, specifically that a great interviewer shouldn't just be a big fan fanboy.
That aside, I actually agree that the weird sexual questions are well left to the shameful past. But still, you gotta acknowledge the reference they were trying to pull. I for one am all in favour of forgiving the odd misguided move to the ONE media outlet in skateboarding that dares sometimes raise a critical voice. Which is the very essence of journalism.
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I mean, asking someone if they’d jerk off to a skate video isn’t actually funny or clever. Can’t blame the guys for not wanting to get interviewed from people with that kind of “research”.
I do appreciate your interviews but showing this kind of blatant ignorance about the roots of pulp skateboard journalism which come from exactly the era that the entire FA aesthetic references to death isn't a good look. Open any copy of big brother and the outfits will look like they got pulled straight through a wormhole. Read up on your Carnie (and Nieratko, in moderation) will ya. You might learn a thing or two, specifically that a great interviewer shouldn't just be a big fan fanboy.
That aside, I actually agree that the weird sexual questions are well left to the shameful past. But still, you gotta acknowledge the reference they were trying to pull. I for one am all in favour of forgiving the odd misguided move to the ONE media outlet in skateboarding that dares sometimes raise a critical voice. Which is the very essence of journalism.
jenkem is more like a bad attempt at copying vice, they're too young for big brother
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Another great one from @Monkey_Mcpott @doublesteveburger
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I mean, asking someone if they’d jerk off to a skate video isn’t actually funny or clever. Can’t blame the guys for not wanting to get interviewed from people with that kind of “research”.
I do appreciate your interviews but showing this kind of blatant ignorance about the roots of pulp skateboard journalism which come from exactly the era that the entire FA aesthetic references to death isn't a good look. Open any copy of big brother and the outfits will look like they got pulled straight through a wormhole. Read up on your Carnie (and Nieratko, in moderation) will ya. You might learn a thing or two, specifically that a great interviewer shouldn't just be a big fan fanboy.
That aside, I actually agree that the weird sexual questions are well left to the shameful past. But still, you gotta acknowledge the reference they were trying to pull. I for one am all in favour of forgiving the odd misguided move to the ONE media outlet in skateboarding that dares sometimes raise a critical voice. Which is the very essence of journalism.
the 90’s sucked, dude
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"... So what do you have planned for the immediate future?"
"... I guess you can tell people that I’m going to jump the Williamsburg bridge on a wakeboard, but that’s about it. There’s probably another Supreme video in the works, but mostly I'll be preparing for this jump. It’s to raise awareness for hydrophobic rabies."
LOL what a great way to promote a hardcore band
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What a get!
Can’t wait to read.
Did you ask about his Zoolander phase in Germany?
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Great read. I’m just now realizing I don’t think I ever heard Ben speak before haha.
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I mean, asking someone if they’d jerk off to a skate video isn’t actually funny or clever. Can’t blame the guys for not wanting to get interviewed from people with that kind of “research”.
I do appreciate your interviews but showing this kind of blatant ignorance about the roots of pulp skateboard journalism which come from exactly the era that the entire FA aesthetic references to death isn't a good look. Open any copy of big brother and the outfits will look like they got pulled straight through a wormhole. Read up on your Carnie (and Nieratko, in moderation) will ya. You might learn a thing or two, specifically that a great interviewer shouldn't just be a big fan fanboy.
That aside, I actually agree that the weird sexual questions are well left to the shameful past. But still, you gotta acknowledge the reference they were trying to pull. I for one am all in favour of forgiving the odd misguided move to the ONE media outlet in skateboarding that dares sometimes raise a critical voice. Which is the very essence of journalism.
ok boomer
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I already liked Ben before this (unpopular opinion on here I know), but I don't think I've ever actually read or heard an interview from him and I like him even more now. He seems very self-aware and like he's an overall fun dude. Very big contrast to how he's normally portrayed in his parts and how people make him out to be.
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Cold World is the best, automatically a fan of him.
100%. I'm only one question in. But. Ben likes Cold World. Therefore, I like Ben.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BLComu-hv05/
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I love when basic human empathy clicks in for some posters here
“I hated this guy when he was just an image in a video, but now that he’s talked and shown he’s a human who contains multitudes and isn’t the sum of his pant selections, I don’t hate him as much or at all”
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I love when basic human empathy clicks in for some posters here
“I hated this guy when he was just an image in a video, but now that he’s talked and shown he’s a human who contains multitudes and isn’t the sum of his pant selections, I don’t hate him as much or at all”
This is gold
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Great read. I’m just now realizing I don’t think I ever heard Ben speak before haha.
Here u go
https://youtu.be/0fCOfw3Tw9A
Great interviews. Love to see this thread updated
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his village psychic interview from 2015 is a good read as well
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Great read. I’m just now realizing I don’t think I ever heard Ben speak before haha.
https://youtu.be/0fCOfw3Tw9A
Great interviews. Love to see this thread updated
Doing gods work. Thanks for this.
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huge ben kadow fan. thanks for posting the interview.
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cold war fucking rips, but
Well first of all, Neo-Nazis do not exist in the hardcore scene
that's just not true, at all. i know he expands right after, but like, i can tell you there's a major clique in the LA hardcore world that has some pretty strong ties to neo nazis.
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Well first of all, Neo-Nazis do not exist in the hardcore scene
that's just not true, at all. i know he expands right after, but like, i can tell you there's a major clique in the LA hardcore world that has some pretty strong ties to neo nazis.
cold world yo yo yo wilkes barre in the house
coincidentally a lot of nazis in the lehigh valley- not to imply they are about that whatsoever. cold world is sick but it’s a strange band to be hyped on in 2022
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i remember standing behind an amp at a cold world show and reflecting on all the bad decisions i made to wind up in the spot. i wanted to cry.
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heckride has a dog page and therefore is the best skateboarding website currently out. cool interview. thanks for sharing.
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Hyped to see a recent interview with Ben, there was a "Thats my Shit" on thrasher and one from village psychic in 2015 while he was still on 3D. I was curious to hear about him getting on Hockey and was not disappointed. I Love his mentality on skating
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Well first of all, Neo-Nazis do not exist in the hardcore scene
that's just not true, at all. i know he expands right after, but like, i can tell you there's a major clique in the LA hardcore world that has some pretty strong ties to neo nazis.
I think his expansion is important though, basically saying if you are a Neo-Nazi into hardcore, you're missing a big, important part of the hardcore ethos so fuck off. We can quibble on how true that is in practice, but he's describing an ideal ideology.
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cold war fucking rips, but
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Well first of all, Neo-Nazis do not exist in the hardcore scene
that's just not true, at all. i know he expands right after, but like, i can tell you there's a major clique in the LA hardcore world that has some pretty strong ties to neo nazis.
I think his expansion is important though, basically saying if you are a Neo-Nazi into hardcore, you're missing a big, important part of the hardcore ethos so fuck off. We can quibble on how true that is in practice, but he's describing an ideal ideology.
I agree 100% and I think it's rad that there's a millennial ripper keeping some kind of traditional east coast hardcore alive.
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Cool that you asked about Uncle Bob. That's the most Hockey looking photo I've seen.
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does anyone have the gif that used to be someones signature of kadow throwing down and then just riding down a big 3 block looking pissed off or maybe just the part its from? that shit was so funny
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does anyone have the gif that used to be someones signature of kadow throwing down and then just riding down a big 3 block looking pissed off or maybe just the part its from? that shit was so funny
@fredgallSOTY
(https://i.imgur.com/bG1n8jn.mp4)
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does anyone have the gif that used to be someones signature of kadow throwing down and then just riding down a big 3 block looking pissed off or maybe just the part its from? that shit was so funny
@fredgallSOTY
(https://i.imgur.com/bG1n8jn.mp4)
yea its from Blessed
ben k's my favorite skater, awesome interview
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does anyone have the gif that used to be someones signature of kadow throwing down and then just riding down a big 3 block looking pissed off or maybe just the part its from? that shit was so funny
https://youtu.be/k_gkRD8tlrc?t=146
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Really great interview as usual! Always been a fan of his skating and (self-aware) goofiness, Nice to have a little bit more of word from him. Also a good throwback to those blogspot/mediafire days looking for the more obscure 7"
I was looking for his matrix/speed shades manual but so if anyone has a better memory than me,
before I binge watch his footage to find it. thanks!
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now we gotta talk about the littering at plaza
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Really great interview as usual! Always been a fan of his skating and (self-aware) goofiness, Nice to have a little bit more of word from him. Also a good throwback to those blogspot/mediafire days looking for the more obscure 7"
I was looking for his matrix/speed shades manual but so if anyone has a better memory than me,
before I binge watch his footage to find it. thanks!
industrial light and magic
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industrial light and magic
Thanks! Totally forgot about the love Park Ollie into the water
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thanks for the kinds words buds, this one was especially fun to work on
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another great one guys
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Franky interview is up, hope you enjoy :-*
https://heckride.com/f/franky-villani
https://www.instagram.com/p/CciSZFerAz0/
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super sick. awesome work you guys. frank is the truth.
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Really fun read! I was definitely one of the people doubting how well he'd fit on primitive but it's sick to see how much creative freedom they give him. Franky is one of the few skaters that can get me stoked on Bennett grinds
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Amazing read! Looking forward to that Primitive and Dickies part.
I'm interested in what he has planned with New Balance, a pro shoe maybe?
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Amazing read! Looking forward to that Primitive and Dickies part.
I'm interested in what he has planned with New Balance, a pro shoe maybe?
His nb designs have always been really cool and eye catching, the burgundy corduroy ones from a few years back were beautiful
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Fuckyeah @Monkey_Mcpott
I’m a big old Franky fan and can’t wait to read this one!
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Great interview as always. Frankie is awesome, and a great/interesting fit to the mix of veteran legends and big name skaters for Primative. Can't wait for the video in May primarily due to Frankie, Wade, JB, Spencer and Peacock, although, I know some of the others will come through with insane stuff like Tiago and Carlos.
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this one was fun, as always big ups to @Monkey_Mcpott for being the muscle behind this project
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this one was fun, as always big ups to @Monkey_Mcpott for being the muscle behind this project
I just don’t understand why you have to be so loud. :-*
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Franky deserves a spitfire wheel already.
Also this quote made me chuckle, "I just always felt that if you can skate to some trap music, you should also be able to skate to some Blink 182."
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great as always, thank you @Monkey_Mcpott !!! big ups
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Damn I didn’t think I could like Franky more . I like that P. Rod and primitive actually give him a lot of creative control for his stuff. Makes you wonder if the rest of team is just cool with getting whatever for graphics, be interesting to see what the rest of the team of would come up with.
Great interview as usual guys!
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Thank you heckride for reminding me about his November part. I can't believe it's almost 8 years old now. Funny to see young Tyson squealing at the end. The Cherry Glazerr song rules, too.
https://youtu.be/6gfNbblNOD4
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@doublesteveburger the illustration is so good.
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Great interview, Franky seems to be the nicest dude.
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Curious about the bad batch of boards that he got hurt on - seemed kinda serious.
Doesn't primitive use BBS for their US boards?
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MAAAAN that was good. what a shy humble wizard. I love you Franky!
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I mean, asking someone if they’d jerk off to a skate video isn’t actually funny or clever. Can’t blame the guys for not wanting to get interviewed from people with that kind of “research”.
I do appreciate your interviews but showing this kind of blatant ignorance about the roots of pulp skateboard journalism which come from exactly the era that the entire FA aesthetic references to death isn't a good look. Open any copy of big brother and the outfits will look like they got pulled straight through a wormhole. Read up on your Carnie (and Nieratko, in moderation) will ya. You might learn a thing or two, specifically that a great interviewer shouldn't just be a big fan fanboy.
That aside, I actually agree that the weird sexual questions are well left to the shameful past. But still, you gotta acknowledge the reference they were trying to pull. I for one am all in favour of forgiving the odd misguided move to the ONE media outlet in skateboarding that dares sometimes raise a critical voice. Which is the very essence of journalism.
Ok boomer. Focus.
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I am so tired of these kinds of interviews.
"And then X introduced me to Y and Y gave me boards...yaaawn"
That shit is so boring. Almost like a badly written report in a school paper by a 12 year old.
If people would ask me shit like that I would probably share his negative attitude towards interviews in general.
If you don´t have to say something of relevance it is better to not say anything.
The same goes for the interviewers: If you don´t have any relevant questions beyond "who sponsored you first" just let it go. It is going to be shit anyway.
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Thank you heckride for reminding me about his November part. I can't believe it's almost 8 years old now. Funny to see young Tyson squealing at the end. The Cherry Glazerr song rules, too.
https://youtu.be/6gfNbblNOD4
I remember watching this when it came out and geeking out over it with one of my old skate homies. Found out about Cherry Glazerr through this vid and eventually saw em in SF. Good times.
I am so tired of these kinds of interviews.
"And then X introduced me to Y and Y gave me boards...yaaawn"
That shit is so boring. Almost like a badly written report in a school paper by a 12 year old.
If people would ask me shit like that I would probably share his negative attitude towards interviews in general.
If you don´t have to say something of relevance it is better to not say anything.
The same goes for the interviewers: If you don´t have any relevant questions beyond "who sponsored you first" just let it go. It is going to be shit anyway.
Way to be a kook. Try putting in the work to make a website with unique art & interviews yourself; then feel free to talk your shit. Disrespectful.
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Loved this. If you guys ever make merch id cop. Love what your doing.
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frankie decker interview is up, hope y’all enjoy!
https://heckride.com/f/frankie-decker
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeOj3KdlQz8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
and before anybody asks - monkey’s good <3
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krazy frankie is real one. skating needs more like him
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Damn, monkey MC monkey pott dipped outta dis bitch.
What the Heckride?
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Monkey McPott and @doublesteveburger I'm so psyched for this one. You guys always come through with the goods <3
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Thanks buds - We have some more neat stuff comin down the pipeline
pour a loud one out for Monkey :-*
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Thanks buds - We have some more neat stuff comin down the pipeline
pour a loud one out for Monkey :-*
come back, Monkey <3
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oooo heck yeah, frankie seems like a great dude, and his skating speaks for itself. i don’t believe he still isn’t pro