PJ Ladd of NB#

[RichardBarkley]

Can hardly say I'm surprised or upset.

I mean if Westgate can rip all our dicks off with an amazing part for NB out of nowhere at his age.... And after all the high impact stuff he skated.

Can hardly be angry at NB for dropping PJ. He hasn't done anything in two decades.

[HeapsCool]

Can hardly say I'm surprised or upset.

I mean if Westgate can rip all our dicks off with an amazing part for NB out of nowhere at his age.... And after all the high impact stuff he skated.

Can hardly be angry at NB for dropping PJ. He hasn't done anything in two decades.

How old do all you morons think Westgate is? I read in the 508 video thread someone saying he is from the same era as Reynolds? What are you talking about? The guy is 32. Not that old.

[Hieronymus Botch]

On Crocs

[birdplops]

Dang- when did Arto leave? Makes sense for both he and PJ though... I'd like to imagine that there is a stack of unreleased decent quality PJ footage that'll come out eventually. Oh well.

[Berky]

Marius also of?

[RichardBarkley]

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Can hardly say I'm surprised or upset.

I mean if Westgate can rip all our dicks off with an amazing part for NB out of nowhere at his age.... And after all the high impact stuff he skated.

Can hardly be angry at NB for dropping PJ. He hasn't done anything in two decades.

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How old do all you morons think Westgate is? I read in the 508 video thread someone saying he is from the same era as Reynolds? What are you talking about? The guy is 32. Not that old.

Old for a pro skater that releases that level of footage. You try hard goon.

[cherry]

I’d love to see Ted cruz and David Icke talk together for 30 minutes. No more no less just 30 minutes

[mtvic]

I’d love to see Ted cruz and David Icke talk together for 30 minutes. No more no less just 30 minutes

Moderated by Kayleigh Mcenany?

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if i owned a company and one of my riders followed ted cruz then i'd kick em off too
(not to mention david icke and kayleigh mcenany)

they would definitely be stoked he's down with ted cruz. https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/new-balance-athletics/totals?id=D000036175

[cherry]

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I’d love to see Ted cruz and David Icke talk together for 30 minutes. No more no less just 30 minutes

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Moderated by Kayleigh Mcenany?

The establishment would crumble and the world would awaken into a new dawn of enlightenment

[Kombuch-A-Holic]

I like how this turned into PJ being racist. Even crazier to see people really think like "Oh he follows those people? Yeah he should be fired." You guys are fucked.

[mtvic]

I like how this turned into PJ being racist. Even crazier to see people really think like "Oh he follows those people? Yeah he should be fired." You guys are fucked.

Who said pj is a racist?  He might be dumb as rocks but racist?  I didn’t see that. You’re really trying to get that cancel culture, right? 

[natenola forever]

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Genuine question: What was the significance of naming his first video "Wonderful, Horrible Life" referencing the famed documentary on Leni Riefenstahl, propagandist fillmmaker for the Nazis. I'm honestly curious what the thought process was behind that.

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It was a shop video by Colisseum and I think they had one or two prior.  I’m guessing Artie or the other guy picked the title, not PJ

The name was based on PJ basically being mentally ill about skating, that he was so obsessive he had to skate all the time and it would make him crazy, also that he loved skating and this obsession made him so good that it was super easy and fun for him at the same time.

[Kombuch-A-Holic]

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I like how this turned into PJ being racist. Even crazier to see people really think like "Oh he follows those people? Yeah he should be fired." You guys are fucked.

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Who said pj is a racist?  He might be dumb as rocks but racist?  I didn’t see that. You’re really trying to get that cancel culture, right?

 "..a white guy who supports ultra-right wing racist groups."  The reads as racist, no? Not to mention as also said hes from Boston, over 30 and is white.  Maybe I'm reading to hard into those statements?

[ok boomer]

Could see him in eS Accels

[Shuh]

Omg hes offending me with his views!!

S/

[oyolar]

Dang- when did Arto leave? Makes sense for both he and PJ though... I'd like to imagine that there is a stack of unreleased decent quality PJ footage that'll come out eventually. Oh well.

I think Arto just moved behind the scenes and is basically retired at this point and transitioned into photography. Weird if Marius is off. I feel like I always seem him hyping NB stuff on IG.

As for PJ, for a while he was pushing and endorsing QAnon and Q-adjacent conspiracies on IG which are heavily racist, anti-Semitic, etc. even if they hid behind dogwhistles. That’s ignoring David Icke’s bigotry, McEnany’s role as a propagandist, etc. So I think it’s fine to point out that some of his beliefs are fucked up and dangerous.

[Mantracker]

Could see him in eS Accels

This is the PJ we need again. That brown colour way...

[WarmUpZone]

I'll once again spare you all with my long-form lecture about PJ and the Ra Ma cult he joined, but just say that I bet his leader is none too pleased he won't be able to forward any shoe checks into their yoga 'community'.

I also recently was introduced to the phrase 'conspirituality', which is the tendency for people who find and orient their lives around a 'spiritual movement' to easy slip into conspiracy theory support.

[SatanicPanic]

Wonderful, Horrible  Life might be the best part ever. I’ll just continue pretending he retired after that.

[EdLawndale]

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Genuine question: What was the significance of naming his first video "Wonderful, Horrible Life" referencing the famed documentary on Leni Riefenstahl, propagandist fillmmaker for the Nazis. I'm honestly curious what the thought process was behind that.

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It was a shop video by Colisseum and I think they had one or two prior.  I’m guessing Artie or the other guy picked the title, not PJ

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The name was based on PJ basically being mentally ill about skating, that he was so obsessive he had to skate all the time and it would make him crazy, also that he loved skating and this obsession made him so good that it was super easy and fun for him at the same time.

You seem to be kind of in the right direction of their explanations.

Here is the most specific thing I could find (from a Transworld article):

"Matt Roman came up with the title by a combination of things. The title of Blind’s classic Tim And Henry’s Pack Of Lies had a hand in it as did a documentary on ground-breaking filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl called The Wonderful, Horrible Life Of Leni Riefenstahl, due to her amazing cinematography that was funded and intended to glorify the Nazis, although Riefenstahl was not a Nazi herself. Roman thought the name applied well to PJ, who has an amazing gift for skateboarding, yet his life is consumed by it. He’s known to skate from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. on a regular basis. “Sometimes PJ wishes he could just not think about skating all the time,” Roman explains. “When he has a bad day skating, it’s just horrible.”"

Still seems like a weird analogy to me to compare him to a such a controversial figure based on...well...I'm still not entirely sure...

[oyolar]

I'll once again spare you all with my long-form lecture about PJ and the Ra Ma cult he joined, but just say that I bet his leader is none too pleased he won't be able to forward any shoe checks into their yoga 'community'.

I also recently was introduced to the phrase 'conspirituality', which is the tendency for people who find and orient their lives around a 'spiritual movement' to easy slip into conspiracy theory support.

Yeah, conspirituality is huge:

https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/conspirituality
https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wq73/conspirituality-explains-why-the-wellness-world-fell-for-qanon

There are some good books touching on it as well - Anna Merlan Republic of Lies, Colin Dickey The Unidentified, Tara Isabelle Burton Strange Rites have pretty interesting and approachable angles to it but I’m sure there are a lot more.

[HotnSpicyMcChicken]

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I like how this turned into PJ being racist. Even crazier to see people really think like "Oh he follows those people? Yeah he should be fired." You guys are fucked.

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Who said pj is a racist?  He might be dumb as rocks but racist?  I didn’t see that. You’re really trying to get that cancel culture, right?

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 "..a white guy who supports ultra-right wing racist groups."  The reads as racist, no? Not to mention as also said hes from Boston, over 30 and is white.  Maybe I'm reading to hard into those statements?

Lmao get fucked kook.

Out of all the pros who have outed themselves as right-wing morons, PJ has to be the most disappointing for me since he was my favorite skater for a long time.

[nickpaolucci]

Can hardly say I'm surprised or upset.

I mean if Westgate can rip all our dicks off with an amazing part for NB out of nowhere at his age.... And after all the high impact stuff he skated.

Can hardly be angry at NB for dropping PJ. He hasn't done anything in two decades.

are you implying westgate is a power-bottom like Heath?

[Croquet temper]

Do the Fancy Lad guys ever talk about him?

It seems like he’s a subject people have carefully avoided over the years, and I’ve never been sure why.

[TheDraught]

His recent uptick in output might be a sign of his impending departure. Perhaps he's hunting for a new home....

Or they told him he's of the team if he doesn't get of his lazy ass.

[Kombuch-A-Holic]

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I like how this turned into PJ being racist. Even crazier to see people really think like "Oh he follows those people? Yeah he should be fired." You guys are fucked.

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Who said pj is a racist?  He might be dumb as rocks but racist?  I didn’t see that. You’re really trying to get that cancel culture, right?

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 "..a white guy who supports ultra-right wing racist groups."  The reads as racist, no? Not to mention as also said hes from Boston, over 30 and is white.  Maybe I'm reading to hard into those statements?

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Lmao get fucked kook.

Out of all the pros who have outed themselves as right-wing morons, PJ has to be the most disappointing for me since he was my favorite skater for a long time.

Why should get fucked? I'm just asking a question. So right-wing doesn't mean racist? I do not identify as a kook. lol

[Atiba Applebum]

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Genuine question: What was the significance of naming his first video "Wonderful, Horrible Life" referencing the famed documentary on Leni Riefenstahl, propagandist fillmmaker for the Nazis. I'm honestly curious what the thought process was behind that.

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It was a shop video by Colisseum and I think they had one or two prior.  I’m guessing Artie or the other guy picked the title, not PJ

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The name was based on PJ basically being mentally ill about skating, that he was so obsessive he had to skate all the time and it would make him crazy, also that he loved skating and this obsession made him so good that it was super easy and fun for him at the same time.

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You seem to be kind of in the right direction of their explanations.

Here is the most specific thing I could find (from a Transworld article):

"Matt Roman came up with the title by a combination of things. The title of Blind’s classic Tim And Henry’s Pack Of Lies had a hand in it as did a documentary on ground-breaking filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl called The Wonderful, Horrible Life Of Leni Riefenstahl, due to her amazing cinematography that was funded and intended to glorify the Nazis, although Riefenstahl was not a Nazi herself. Roman thought the name applied well to PJ, who has an amazing gift for skateboarding, yet his life is consumed by it. He’s known to skate from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. on a regular basis. “Sometimes PJ wishes he could just not think about skating all the time,” Roman explains. “When he has a bad day skating, it’s just horrible.”"

Still seems like a weird analogy to me to compare him to a such a controversial figure based on...well...I'm still not entirely sure...

Well I guess Matt ROMAN is why they call it Colosseum.  Could have had a named based off wrestling with Roman and (Artie) the Greek (Iirc)

[Atiba Applebum]

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Dang- when did Arto leave? Makes sense for both he and PJ though... I'd like to imagine that there is a stack of unreleased decent quality PJ footage that'll come out eventually. Oh well.

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I think Arto just moved behind the scenes and is basically retired at this point and transitioned into photography. Weird if Marius is off. I feel like I always seem him hyping NB stuff on IG.

Arto posted a box of Nikes he got from Scuba.  I def think he’s no longer involved at NB.

[duniwayRobber]

It takes an intelligent person to entertain an idea without accepting it, which explains why so many folks on here can't understand how he would follow Cruz.


And why comments like this get downvoted when they don't play into whatever narrative the modulators are trying to create.   
"Call Mikey Taylor a horse face and watch TK spiral out of sanity; but whatever you do, don't think for yourself"