Energy Drink Hats

[Craig Lutzka]

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Close your eyes and picture Bucky Lasek.

Is it possible to imagine his face without a huge fucking Rockstar logo on his noggin?

I can’t do it.

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I actually think of early 2000s Bucky with the white protec with the red straps I don’t identify with rockstar Bucky

I had that helmet as a kid and still have a scar above my eye from the awkward ear cutouts. Fell 4ft straight to the temple and the edge of the helmet sliced me up.

[Prostate Exam]

Lately I've seen Chris Russel on IG not wearing the Red Bull hat? Has he realized that it does in fact not give him wings?

[RoaryMcTwang]

It’s definitely kooky wearing a Monster/Redbull hat, but these energy drink brands are some of the only brands that are giving health insurance to their riders.

Oh the irony. I wonder if they pay for dental?

[Cheshire Cat]

It´s difficult to be in that situation and have to use a lame ass hat but at the same time win a lot of money for that.

Like someone said red bull take care of their riders with medical insurance and everything, from what I heard they payed for the Milton´s surgery  after breaking his foot on the car wash, yeah  he was a RB kid before, but they weren´t stoked in the SMOOOOOKES thing and let him go.

But that and travel budget plus incentives sounds like a lot of perks.

I remember TJ Rogers (I guess) saying in The Bunt that he got 50$ everytime one of his IG post get 1000 likes/views or something, that was a few years later, I  can imagine some top red bull pro getting a lot more for that, tag them, get repost or something similar.

Crazy.

Idiots. Afternoon smoke can feel just right with a cold Red Bull to compliment it. Plus it's not like smokes are any better for the human body than Energy Drink of the moment.

[D10S]

Shout out to Paul Rodriguez for pioneering the art of custom soda embroideries on hats. I think he was the first to wear a cap he would normally be wearing, but have a Dew embroidery popped on there. It was pretty jarring at the time.

I heard the embroidery amplified the praying...

[Clark_After_Dark]

Can you even imagine?

[sometimeperhaps]

Think he’d be contractually obligated to only make art from crushed Red Bull cans he finds on the street?

[Jud Nestorkins]

How much do they get paid?

I don't know of anyone else but J.Cassanova said when he was on they were paying him 10gs a month. With how many people have an energy drink sponsor that you wouldn't have guessed in a million years (like Foy, Ishod, GT etc...) I have to assume they are getting paid a shitload. Maybe not all (or any) are quite making Jereme money but still probably a lot.

And the people that you see sporting the hats everywhere (like Midler, Joslin, Nyjah) you can probably guess that those people have it in their contract to get incentives whenever they do it. I'd wear a fucking logo on my hat too if I got paid for it too haha.

In all honesty, while I think energy drinks are absolute dog shit for your health, especially to drink while doing such a physical activity like skateboarding, I highly doubt anyone is actually drinking them and if any are it's certainly not while they are skating. If you see them with a can at an event or contest it's just canned water the brand makes made to look like the can of their normal drink. So basically,  if people like Ishod are getting paid then fuck it.



Oh and I don't know about any other brand but I do know Red Bull has one of the best recovery/rehab facilities in the world and it's available to any athletes that get injured, skateboarders include.

https://www.si.com/edge/2015/05/08/sweat-mecca-red-bull-high-performance-center

[DannyDee]

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How much do they get paid?

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I don't know of anyone else but J.Cassanova said when he was on they were paying him 10gs a month. With how many people have an energy drink sponsor that you wouldn't have guessed in a million years (like Foy, Ishod, GT etc...) I have to assume they are getting paid a shitload. Maybe not all (or any) are quite making Jereme money but still probably a lot.

And the people that you see sporting the hats everywhere (like Midler, Joslin, Nyjah) you can probably guess that those people have it in their contract to get incentives whenever they do it. I'd wear a fucking logo on my hat too if I got paid for it too haha.

In all honesty, while I think energy drinks are absolute dog shit for your health, especially to drink while doing such a physical activity like skateboarding, I highly doubt anyone is actually drinking them and if any are it's certainly not while they are skating. If you see them with a can at an event or contest it's just canned water the brand makes made to look like the can of their normal drink. So basically,  if people like Ishod are getting paid then fuck it.



Oh and I don't know about any other brand but I do know Red Bull has one of the best recovery/rehab facilities in the world and it's available to any athletes that get injured, skateboarders include.

https://www.si.com/edge/2015/05/08/sweat-mecca-red-bull-high-performance-center

Nike (and I would assume Adidas but don't know) have extremely high quality rehab facilities and connections. I believe Malto used it when he completely blew out his ankle.

The only thing that really bugged me about energy drinks in skateboarding was how at street league they are drinking canned water with the monster logo and it being water isn't obvious to the 10 year old watching, thinking these pros are drinking Monster between runs. That struck me as unethical.

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[Nanda Zinger]

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shit is embarrassing. might as well sk9 in a bk crown

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Not gonna lie. I would do that for free chili cheeseburgers.
Hit me up Burger King.

Where do you live that BK serves chili cheeseburgers?

[knex]

Barney Page talks a little about it here: https://www.freeskatemag.com/2021/04/20/barney-page-interview/

Had I been a contest skater I wouldn't hesitate wearing one, but I find it sad that the likes of Foy have to wear it in the streets as well. Slightly ruins footage for me

[Ghost Face]

Being annoyed that the largest, most visible, sponsor of multiple sports disciplines wants you to wear a cap with their logo on is just childish. Anyone who thinks top tier corpo sponsors are being unreasonable to demand they get ROI shouldn't sign the contract in the first place.

And if you don't like the cap they give you, demand another. It's in their interest to accommodate certain things. It's give and take. Seems Barney just took?

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meh, it’s like sponsors on soccer jerseys

[Cheshire Cat]

Barney Page talks a little about it here: https://www.freeskatemag.com/2021/04/20/barney-page-interview/

Had I been a contest skater I wouldn't hesitate wearing one, but I find it sad that the likes of Foy have to wear it in the streets as well. Slightly ruins footage for me

Thanks for that, really enjoyed his pictures in that interview. Especially the fs bluntslide up and the back tail in London.

[WarmUpZone]

It is almost as if sponsors demand you promote their product in specific ways in exchange for money and other benefits.

[alex]

Good thread, i always am interested in what type of cash these pros are getting based on how often I see certain product. Ishod getting pacifico to sponsor him is pretty cool, free beer plus cash? why the hell not, much cooler than cornball atiba wearing 20,000 budweiser items at once.

Also I think it's important to note that these guys get to decide what they're promoting so at least they're aware of it and the money + resources outweighs how lame it is having a monster logo on your chest. As opposed to the NBA where your sponsor is like rakuten and looks like shit on a jersey.

[fakiefs180]

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shit is embarrassing. might as well sk9 in a bk crown

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Not gonna lie. I would do that for free chili cheeseburgers.
Hit me up Burger King.

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Where do you live that BK serves chili cheeseburgers?

I live in Germany. They also have X-tra Long Chili Cheese Burger, which are awesome. I thought Burger King serves the same food everywhere in the world.

[TheLurper]

It’s definitely kooky wearing a Monster/Redbull hat, but these energy drink brands are some of the only brands that are giving health insurance to their riders.

Not sure this is true.

[Painted Baby]

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shit is embarrassing. might as well sk9 in a bk crown

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Not gonna lie. I would do that for free chili cheeseburgers.
Hit me up Burger King.

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Where do you live that BK serves chili cheeseburgers?

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I live in Germany. They also have X-tra Long Chili Cheese Burger, which are awesome. I thought Burger King serves the same food everywhere in the world.

I was on the same page with you until the x-tra long thing. Mostly we just stack it higher in the US. It's possible there's been a change in menu but I used to be a BK die hard and there weren't serving chilli cheese burgs back then.

[urbneathme]

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shit is embarrassing. might as well sk9 in a bk crown

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Not gonna lie. I would do that for free chili cheeseburgers.
Hit me up Burger King.

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Where do you live that BK serves chili cheeseburgers?

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I live in Germany. They also have X-tra Long Chili Cheese Burger, which are awesome. I thought Burger King serves the same food everywhere in the world.

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I was on the same page with you until the x-tra long thing. Mostly we just stack it higher in the US. It's possible there's been a change in menu but I used to be a BK die hard and there weren't serving chilli cheese burgs back then.

germany BK menu is surprisingly way different from the US BK menu. shout out the long chicken

[Painted Baby]

^Long chicken was my go-to item for a minute. It's just called a regular chicken sandwich in the US

[sometimeperhaps]

If you were sponsored by Red Bull/monster and filing with fat bull, would you put your logo patch on your shoes?

[pro club blanks]

Think he’d be contractually obligated to only make art from crushed Red Bull cans he finds on the street?

Lol contract negotiation going down like jimmy wichard

[SneakySecrets]

The only person I don’t mind it on is TJ Rogers.  He just knows how to rock ‘em, I guess.

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Lately I've seen Chris Russel on IG not wearing the Red Bull hat? Has he realized that it does in fact not give him wings?

Pretty sure he's of, not listed on the team page.

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athletes?filter.countryCode=US&filter.disciplineId=rrn:content:collections:ff3130d3-8c27-4374-948c-c6fe71843629

[Painted Baby]

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Lately I've seen Chris Russel on IG not wearing the Red Bull hat? Has he realized that it does in fact not give him wings?

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Pretty sure he's OF not listed on the team page.

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athletes?filter.countryCode=US&filter.disciplineId=rrn:content:collections:ff3130d3-8c27-4374-948c-c6fe71843629

LonelyStans paying off big right now

[Circaskater420]

I'm sure there's a good reason, but I  want to know how a company like red bull, has so much cash to throw around on F1 racing teams, training facilities and all that jazz when all they sell is a drink that tastes like bulls piss.

Also, wear that gear if they are paying. You got a window to make good money in skating, so make that hay whilst the sun is shining.

Because they transcended the market for drinks that taste like Bull piss. 

[Stevenw]

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