Author Topic: Steez Ortiz of Zoo (Read 9650 times)

headtowall · « **Reply #30 on:** August 01, 2018, 05:37:32 AM »

I actually had a zoo board a few years ago. Its Chapman wood, solid shape 8.25, no shame

mooraga · « **Reply #31 on:** August 01, 2018, 06:06:15 AM »

their brand name its keeping them alive, not the brand itself

they sell TONS of shit on my country, dunno if they sold the use of the name here or whatevs... but I've seen hundreds of kooks wearing zoo shirts last few years. Sucks.

Chaz its amazing on the board but never felt related or interested on him. I wish the best for him anyways.

alonelikeastone · « **Reply #32 on:** August 01, 2018, 06:48:18 AM »

Quote from: Pete on August 01, 2018, 05:37:12 AM

Everyone but him got kicked off months ago. It is no longer a skateboard brand. The last time zoo was worth caring about was when sal became TM and took the whole aesthetics team there. Ellis Island or whatever that dvd was called. That was the last time anyone cared.

Free max b

true

brucewillis · « **Reply #33 on:** August 01, 2018, 07:23:11 AM »

I'm just gonna leave this here.

CHOW · « **Reply #34 on:** August 01, 2018, 07:28:29 AM »

What happened to Zoo is an absolute shame. They've made half-hearted attempts to save it a few times over the last five years (Zoo York Kings, their work with Bronze, etc), but it was too late. They should be killing it with a solid East Coast team and 90s reissues, but nobody gives a shit anymore and they're somehow even worse than current Crailtap. New York skating has been bleeding with 90s nostalgia for the last few years, but it can't even fully embrace its own rich skate heritage because so much of that history is mated to an embarrassing brand like Zoo. They need to shut it down and bring it back tastefully in 10 years when the stench wears off.

ChrisLambe94 · « **Reply #35 on:** August 01, 2018, 08:45:56 AM »

Quote from: h00man on July 31, 2018, 06:03:56 PM

I for one, don't care for Chaz. Steez Ortiz on your arm? No. Verge of tears after your at-the-time team mate Malto beats you at Street League? No.

I forgot about the tears , if I did cry haha I would have held them in till I was in my closet at home hiding out

puff daddy · « **Reply #36 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:05:01 AM »

Quote from: bullweyhuskey on August 01, 2018, 03:01:05 AM

Quote from: puff daddy on July 31, 2018, 09:56:12 PM
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he definitely getting on the third FA brand
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your gif is the worst thing on here and its not even funny if its ironic. same with lowkey dissing fa. not funny. they are sick. you are not.

its not that serious

nickelflip · « **Reply #37 on:** August 01, 2018, 07:11:01 PM »

Quote from: h00man on July 31, 2018, 06:03:56 PM

I for one, don't care for Chaz. Steez Ortiz on your arm? No. Verge of tears after your at-the-time team mate Malto beats you at Street League? No.

Only time I ever met this guy in person was a few times at an indoor skatepark in Illinois back when he was around 8 and I was 12. He was good as fuck, of course, but he was also a totally arrogant, petulant, unchill prick. I always figured it was just because he was a little kid and he probably grew up into a nice cool guy, but the Steez Ortiz tattoo and crying when your team mate beats you makes it sound like maybe he hasn't changed that much after all, because those are both things 8 year old Chaz would have done.

VHS ERA · « **Reply #38 on:** August 01, 2018, 08:55:46 PM »

They deleted that yoga post and replaced it with this one after Canal put them on blast btw

Lol sad

grantfiero · « **Reply #39 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:01:04 PM »

Quote from: h00man on July 31, 2018, 06:03:56 PM

I for one, don't care for Chaz. Steez Ortiz on your arm? No. Verge of tears after your at-the-time team mate Malto beats you at Street League? No.

What were they teammates on at the time?

PAWL · « **Reply #40 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:12:53 PM »

guessing mountain dew? that doesn't count smh

shannamal · « **Reply #41 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:20:12 PM »

Quote from: VHS ERA on August 01, 2018, 08:55:46 PM

They deleted that yoga post and replaced it with this one after Canal put them on blast btw

Lol sad

that's gotta be an old photo of westgate right? back in his emerica/zoo days? that's so sad.

offkilter · « **Reply #42 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:23:52 PM »

Quote from: grantfiero on August 01, 2018, 09:01:04 PM

Quote from: h00man on July 31, 2018, 06:03:56 PM
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I for one, don't care for Chaz. Steez Ortiz on your arm? No. Verge of tears after your at-the-time team mate Malto beats you at Street League? No.
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What were they teammates on at the time?

Swoosh

botefdunn · « **Reply #43 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:32:15 PM »

Maybe they saw the street sweeper vid and a light went on, followed by the realization that ortiz wasn't the one to rep their swishy reissues.

BISCUITS AND GRAVY · « **Reply #44 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:50:38 PM »

Santa Cruz.

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #45 on:** August 01, 2018, 09:54:30 PM »

Quote from: bullweyhuskey on August 01, 2018, 03:01:05 AM

Quote from: puff daddy on July 31, 2018, 09:56:12 PM
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he definitely getting on the third FA brand
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your gif is the worst thing on here and its not even funny if its ironic. same with lowkey dissing fa. not funny. they are sick. you are not.

idk, rag doll probably could have pulled that off in his prime and we all would have been stoked

jacktharipper · « **Reply #46 on:** August 02, 2018, 04:37:00 AM »

Seems like a lot of the negativity around Chaz is a result of shit he did or said as a young kid. I just moved to Chicago in April, but he is truly involved in the scene and skates with local dudes. Saw him skating downtown in person just this past Saturday night... he is as scary consistent and good in person as in footage. He was definitely skating zoo decks within the last 5 weeks but didn’t notice whether he was or not on Saturday.

I hope this is true. Zoo has been wack since way before Westgate was on.

SensitiveThug · « **Reply #47 on:** August 02, 2018, 06:55:50 AM »

Maybe he'll get on deathwish with his old buddy the fat cigarette redneck dude

Lame_Nigga · « **Reply #48 on:** August 02, 2018, 07:25:46 AM »

Quote from: grantfiero on August 01, 2018, 09:01:04 PM

Quote from: h00man on July 31, 2018, 06:03:56 PM
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I for one, don't care for Chaz. Steez Ortiz on your arm? No. Verge of tears after your at-the-time team mate Malto beats you at Street League? No.
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What were they teammates on at the time?

It was Gatorade, they even had a couple long-form commercials together, the Go All Day ones.

chipped tail · « **Reply #49 on:** August 02, 2018, 07:37:02 AM »

my guess is he wants to join the Dwindle camp on Almost to skate with Youness, but he ends up on Darkstar skating with Lutzka

Billy Bitchcakes · « **Reply #50 on:** August 02, 2018, 08:12:57 AM »

tbf if i lost out on $20,000 by missing a trick i could literally do in my sleep i'd probably be fighting back the tears as well

shitsandwich · « **Reply #51 on:** August 02, 2018, 09:33:06 AM »

Quote from: Billy Bitchcakes on August 02, 2018, 08:12:57 AM

tbf if i lost out on $20,000 by missing a trick i could literally do in my sleep i'd probably be fighting back the tears as well

For real.

Bristol_Palin · « **Reply #52 on:** August 02, 2018, 10:31:02 AM »

Quote from: Allen. on July 31, 2018, 07:09:37 PM

DONT FORGET RON DEILY

He quit back in January. I don't think they have a team at all anymore. In Ricky Oyola's 48 blocks interview he talks about Robbie Gangemi coming up to him about starting a board brand right when Ricky was about to start traffic. It would have been cool for Gangemi to be on a board company with Ricky again, but both of them had their own name for a company and their own thing they wanted to do.

se7en3two · « **Reply #53 on:** November 25, 2018, 03:22:45 PM »

Quote from: SensitiveThug on August 02, 2018, 06:55:50 AM

Maybe he'll get on deathwish with his old buddy the fat cigarette redneck dude

Close. He’s riding Baker boards in his latest insta post.

Joust Ostrich · « **Reply #54 on:** November 25, 2018, 03:49:58 PM »

Weird bump. No one cares.

Patey · « **Reply #55 on:** November 25, 2018, 03:51:10 PM »

i could see him on krooked

ManMelt · « **Reply #56 on:** November 25, 2018, 04:25:17 PM »

Quote from: CHOW on August 01, 2018, 07:28:29 AM

What happened to Zoo is an absolute shame. They've made half-hearted attempts to save it a few times over the last five years (Zoo York Kings, their work with Bronze, etc), but it was too late. They should be killing it with a solid East Coast team and 90s reissues, but nobody gives a shit anymore and they're somehow even worse than current Crailtap. New York skating has been bleeding with 90s nostalgia for the last few years, but it can't even fully embrace its own rich skate heritage because so much of that history is mated to an embarrassing brand like Zoo. They need to shut it down and bring it back tastefully in 10 years when the stench wears off.

Please, for love of the game, don’t ever compare modern day Zoo to Crailtap.

Allen. · « **Reply #57 on:** November 25, 2018, 04:26:43 PM »

Quote from: Allen. on July 31, 2018, 07:09:37 PM

DONT FORGET RON DEILY

Joust Ostrich · « **Reply #58 on:** November 25, 2018, 04:44:37 PM »

Quote from: Allen. on November 25, 2018, 04:26:43 PM

Quote from: Allen. on July 31, 2018, 07:09:37 PM
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DONT FORGET RON DEILY
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Would have gnarred if you'd said "note to self"

Shifty Flip · « **Reply #59 on:** November 25, 2018, 04:51:35 PM »

Quote from: Joust Ostrich on November 25, 2018, 04:44:37 PM

Quote from: Allen. on November 25, 2018, 04:26:43 PM
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Quote from: Allen. on July 31, 2018, 07:09:37 PM
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Not to self RON DEILY
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Would have gnarred if you'd said "note to self"

Thank You Skateboarding.

Author Topic: Steez Ortiz of Zoo (Read 9650 times)

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