Author Topic: Best Skate Writer? (Read 10770 times)

happenstance · « **Reply #30 on:** March 11, 2021, 11:20:50 AM »

Real Dougalos know.

CossRooper · « **Reply #31 on:** March 11, 2021, 11:25:41 AM »

Snackman from Quartersnacks (actually though, he writes some of the most heartfelt, direct, down to earth stuff about skating like multiple times a week for well over 15 years. is anyone else in the poll actually fucking writing about skateboarding right now?)

PilotLight from BoilTheOcean

Jason from FrozenInCarbonite

quaintly · « **Reply #32 on:** March 11, 2021, 11:32:54 AM »

Boil the ocean’s pretty good . But , yeah - carnie

Made In China · « **Reply #33 on:** March 11, 2021, 11:34:16 AM »

Quote from: TheLurper on March 11, 2021, 09:34:37 AM

I'm still bummed on nieratko for his horrible Marissa make over interview. Shit was super lame.

Best skateboard writing comes from boiltheocean.

Also, kind of hard to call most skate mag writing as journalism...each mag was designed to be propaganda for someone's skate company. The mags are there to promote the skaters not to do actual journalism.

I've seen skaters say career ending stupid shit in interviews and ive seen that shit get edited out not to upset the dude's sponsor.

I still remember reading this interview, I think it was in the first skateboard mag I ever bought (TSM) when I first started skating. Even then, being a shitty middle schooler, that interview really rubbed me the wrong way. I've never liked Nieratko's writing since then.

Nosferatu · « **Reply #34 on:** March 11, 2021, 11:57:50 AM »

Quote from: Biggiemouths on March 11, 2021, 09:20:06 AM

JOCKO WEYLAND ALL THE FUCKING WAY!

Best and nicest dude ever, always down to skate and is truly a character, the day i met him was so awesome, have seen him in my area a couple more times and he said he researched a song i showed him, a the clash cover by a spanish punk band, he loved it!

SALUDOS DESDE PUNTA DE MITA JOCKO!

Best skate book

Best blogger is Pilot Light at Boil the Ocean.

Honorable mention to Frozen in Carbonite. I still laugh at this line "Writing effective poetry is hard as fuck, just ask Scott Bourne."

Second honorable mention goes to Ted Barrow for his In Rememberance of Things Whatevs blog. I remember a great post called "Redoubtable" EDIT: https://web.archive.org/web/20110511075612/http://teddybarrow.blogspot.com/

SourPatch MOY · « **Reply #35 on:** March 11, 2021, 12:00:15 PM »

Quote from: Deputy Wendell on March 11, 2021, 10:17:59 AM

This

Hairy Ballsagna · « **Reply #36 on:** March 11, 2021, 12:39:44 PM »

Willy Staley, who profiled Tyshawn and Phelps in Nytimes.

freddiethreepwood · « **Reply #37 on:** March 11, 2021, 12:52:31 PM »

Clyde and, despite everything, Ted Barrow.

The Big Dawg · « **Reply #38 on:** March 11, 2021, 12:56:09 PM »

Michael Sieben

ShaneSexSimpProtocol(SSSP · « **Reply #39 on:** March 11, 2021, 12:57:47 PM »

@silhouette has done some dope interviews for the euro scene. Give him some Respek SLAP.

conqueso · « **Reply #40 on:** March 11, 2021, 12:57:53 PM »

Quote from: EdLawndale on March 11, 2021, 08:42:36 AM

Either ~~Nieratko~~ Clyde Singleton or Carnie, hands down.

gumsole · « **Reply #41 on:** March 11, 2021, 01:03:37 PM »

mackenzie eisenhower

Star Whores Episode I: The Fellatio Menace · « **Reply #42 on:** March 11, 2021, 01:04:46 PM »

I'm gathering from this thread that people haven't really read skateboarding articles since Big Brother went out of business.

Tear Up a Trick · « **Reply #43 on:** March 11, 2021, 01:21:40 PM »

Britt Parrot

funeral_tuxedo · « **Reply #44 on:** March 11, 2021, 01:30:06 PM »

Clyde Singleton and BoilTheOcean

Watson · « **Reply #45 on:** March 11, 2021, 01:37:01 PM »

Bipsmound.

S. · « **Reply #46 on:** March 11, 2021, 02:41:27 PM »

Quote from: Star Whores Episode I: The Fellatio Menace on March 11, 2021, 01:04:46 PM

I'm gathering from this thread that people haven't really read skateboarding articles since Big Brother went out of business.

Very true! What is the good shit being written right now?

CossRooper · « **Reply #47 on:** March 11, 2021, 02:58:20 PM »

Quote from: Nosferatu on March 11, 2021, 11:57:50 AM

Second honorable mention goes to Ted Barrow for his In Rememberance of Things Whatevs blog. I remember a great post called "Redoubtable" EDIT: https://web.archive.org/web/20110511075612/http://teddybarrow.blogspot.com/

Damn thank you for posting this, that was Ted??? I remember the name of the blog but never read any of it. The crazy self-reflection is all there. gonna read all of this shit ASAP.

GauchoAmigo · « **Reply #48 on:** March 11, 2021, 03:11:52 PM »

Quote from: Colt Cannon's Cargos on March 11, 2021, 09:47:20 AM

as a former journalism major, i wish you the best of luck in your future non-journalism related career

why you gotta crush a kid's dreams like that

Youoverthere · « **Reply #49 on:** March 11, 2021, 04:35:57 PM »

Quote from: conqueso on March 11, 2021, 12:57:53 PM

Quote from: EdLawndale on March 11, 2021, 08:42:36 AM
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Either ~~Nieratko~~ Clyde Singleton or Carnie, hands down.
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botefdunn · « **Reply #50 on:** March 11, 2021, 04:44:25 PM »

Quote from: TheLurper on March 11, 2021, 09:34:37 AM

Best skateboard writing comes from boiltheocean.

pilot light for sure.

sticking to newer/active writers:

Recent article by Jono Coote in Thrasher really impressed me, don't know what else this person has done though.

Cole Nowicki has also caught my attention.

*forgot to say Gonz. Some of his short stories about skaters are amazing.

NorthShore · « **Reply #51 on:** March 11, 2021, 05:30:10 PM »

Paul Zitzer, Aaron Meza and Sean Mortimer have written some great stories.

snowballz · « **Reply #52 on:** March 11, 2021, 05:32:35 PM »

Quote from: GauchoAmigo on March 11, 2021, 03:11:52 PM

Quote from: Colt Cannon's Cargos on March 11, 2021, 09:47:20 AM
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as a former journalism major, i wish you the best of luck in your future non-journalism related career
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why you gotta crush a kid's dreams like that

LMFAO i knew that going in. you don't go into journalism for the money.

pugmaster · « **Reply #53 on:** March 12, 2021, 03:23:05 AM »

Quote from: Watson on March 11, 2021, 01:37:01 PM

Bipsmound.

That's what I'm talking about

CaptainBushwacker · « **Reply #54 on:** March 12, 2021, 10:46:40 AM »

Quote from: TheLurper on March 11, 2021, 09:34:37 AM

Best skateboard writing comes from boiltheocean.

HeapsCool · « **Reply #55 on:** March 12, 2021, 12:39:30 PM »

As a 12 year old I really enjoyed Tony Hawks autobiography.

Silent Bob. · « **Reply #56 on:** March 12, 2021, 12:59:03 PM »

Carnie for me - great writer

michael scarn · « **Reply #57 on:** March 12, 2021, 01:42:28 PM »

Has anyone read the new walker Ryan book?

It could be good but i feel like it's more likely to be a pile of pretentious pseudo intellectual dog shit.

tzhangdox · « **Reply #58 on:** March 12, 2021, 01:50:02 PM »

The guy who does the Thrasher video captions nobody else even comes close.

coldbrew · « **Reply #59 on:** March 12, 2021, 01:51:21 PM »

Quote from: michael scarn on March 12, 2021, 01:42:28 PM

Has anyone read the new walker Ryan book?

It could be good but i feel like it's more likely to be a pile of pretentious pseudo intellectual dog shit.

I haven't read it but considering it's a piece of fiction about a dude and skateboarding I really can't imagine it's overly pretentious or intellectual at all. It's literally just a story.

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