Kyle Beachy on Dylan

[Uknowmyinsta]

https://twitter.com/TheMostFunThing/status/1580205901058752513



Kyle's chapter probably best captures the essence of Dylan, more than anything else written or spoken about him, imho. I would go as far as saying that it moved me. It's kinda crazy that this was written by someone who didn't know him at all.

Regardless whether you're a fanboy, a casual admirer, or even a hater of Dylan's, I strongly suggest you read this chapter, or even buy Kyle's book.

[Steely Daniel]

I wasn't following skateboarding during the Dylan era but this reads very weird to me like the writer wanted to drink his bathwater.

[lamfordie]

I wasn't following skateboarding during the Dylan era but this reads very weird to me like the writer wanted to drink his bathwater.

I mean who doesn't

[Atiba Applebum]

I wasn't following skateboarding during the Dylan era but this reads very weird to me like the writer wanted to drink his bathwater.

Yeah, that’s some embarrassing “celebrity profile in Esquire” level prose, but I’ve never quite understood the religious adoration a certain group of skaters have for him, though obviously I appreciate his talent and the unfairness of his passing

[sometimeperhaps]

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I wasn't following skateboarding during the Dylan era but this reads very weird to me like the writer wanted to drink his bathwater.

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I mean who doesn't

I’ll take a couple liters.

[Steely Daniel]

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I wasn't following skateboarding during the Dylan era but this reads very weird to me like the writer wanted to drink his bathwater.

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Yeah, that’s some embarrassing “celebrity profile in Esquire” level prose, but I’ve never quite understood the religious adoration a certain group of skaters have for him, though obviously I appreciate his talent and the unfairness of his passing

That is certainly a far more eloquent, complete, and respectful way to say what I was trying to. Thanks.

[Royce Lopez]

Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

[Lame_Fella]

Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

Was a newbie around here at the time that Dylan. dropped and for a few years after people talked shit about everything about him, wasn’t until make 2013ish 2014ish that it became less common

[Royce Lopez]

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Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

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Was a newbie around here at the time that Dylan. dropped and for a few years after people talked shit about everything about him, wasn’t until make 2013ish 2014ish that it became less common

I mean more like pro skaters not this slap douches lame ass keyboard warriors

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

Is this the same dude who wrote the 917 article?

[fredgallSOTY]

kyle beachy kinda sucks at writing

917 article is all time awful

[TheWineClub]

Is this the same dude who wrote the 917 article?

Yeah, the guy is pretty cringe. Not a fan.

[SubCurban Commando]

Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

Palace roasted him in the PWBC news when he put out that super cringe advert skating in Berlin that looked like an aftershave advert, rightfully so too as it was extremely pretentious but tbf I think that was pretty much the only uncool thing he ever did so apart from that he was pretty untouchable.

[TheWineClub]

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Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

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Palace roasted him in the PWBC news when he put out that super cringe advert skating in Berlin that looked like an aftershave advert, rightfully so too as it was extremely pretentious but tbf I think that was pretty much the only uncool thing he ever did so apart from that he was pretty untouchable.

Pretty sure someone, maybe Quartersnacks, made a remix to Dylan skating to “Dude looks like a lady”. I remember hearing that it bummed Dylan out a lot.

[Big Skatefase]

Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

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Palace roasted him in the PWBC news when he put out that super cringe advert skating in Berlin that looked like an aftershave advert, rightfully so too as it was extremely pretentious but tbf I think that was pretty much the only uncool thing he ever did so apart from that he was pretty untouchable.

Tucked-in Tank tops with little pockets are pretty touchable

[Grrrreencans]

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Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

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Palace roasted him in the PWBC news when he put out that super cringe advert skating in Berlin that looked like an aftershave advert, rightfully so too as it was extremely pretentious but tbf I think that was pretty much the only uncool thing he ever did so apart from that he was pretty untouchable.

You better not be referring to his pro shoe part filmed in Berlin

[pleasent street]

Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

if he hadn't sadly died he would be one of the most polarizing skaters around for having turbo-fake steez.

[Kenny Powers]

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Is this the same dude who wrote the 917 article?

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Yeah, the guy is pretty cringe. Not a fan.

Agreein' with this

[doublesteveburger]

book was great, I get the whole “drinking your own bath pee” or whatever, but the book was a good read

[JRF]

Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

When I first saw a picture of his signature penny loafers I definitely laughed and poked fun at the stationary picture of the shoes. But it ended there because it was Dylan and obviously he made those penny loafers look fucking amazing as fuck when he wore them and had pics and footage skating in them. Dylan could make anything look good.. the dude could’ve wore nothing but a trash bag tied around his waste and a pair of hot pink D3’s on his feet and still looked good on a skateboard. And I think it’s safe to say that you couldn’t hate on the way he skated. Unless you’re not a fan of really good style, an “unfuckwithable” trick and spot selection, along with undeniable raw talent and natural ability…….

So yeah! There were plenty of things that your average paint sniffing crackhead could find to criticize and dislike….. 

[SLAPASONIC]

Great skater but really weird the infatuation some guys have over Dylan. He was cool, good looking, and good on a board, but the way I hear people talk about him is no different to people obsessed over Harry Styles or something.

Rip Dylan.

[versacekid420]

Great skater but really weird the infatuation some guys have over Dylan. He was cool, good looking, and good on a board, but the way I hear people talk about him is no different to people obsessed over Harry Styles or something.

Rip Dylan.

harry styles is pop cultures dylan rieder, not the other way around. we haven’t had anything like him before and we won’t have it again.

[sacking rails]

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Can anyone remember was there any skaters talking shit about Dylan when he was on top of the game? I feel no one did.

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if he hadn't sadly died he would be one of the most polarizing skaters around for having turbo-fake steez.

this. the dude was sick but the fucking arms were ridiculous

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

I think people that were already grown don’t appreciate Dylan as much as the teenagers (like I was) to whom he was so influential. His mindfield part was the first part I remember that made my lil brain shift from caring only about skill/tricks to actually paying attention to style/feel. He just had that special factor I never seen before and I think I haven’t seen since.

Dylan Forever!

[manysnakes]

kyle beachy kinda sucks at writing

917 article is all time awful

Honestly he's just not good at it. Remember his embarrassing, effusive article about Suciu's Verso part?

I also agree that, if Dylan had lived, he'd be fairly polarizing rather than universally praised.

[Mosritemike]

Bought the book. 5% was a great read on how someone who loves skateboarding engages and views it. The other 95%….woof. Did not finish.

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kyle beachy kinda sucks at writing

917 article is all time awful

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Honestly he's just not good at it. Remember his embarrassing, effusive article about Suciu's Verso part?

[manysnakes]

Bought the book. 5% was a great read on how someone who loves skateboarding engages and views it. The other 95%….woof. Did not finish.

I made it about 10 pages in. Thankfully I did not exchange money for it.

[SLAPASONIC]

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Great skater but really weird the infatuation some guys have over Dylan. He was cool, good looking, and good on a board, but the way I hear people talk about him is no different to people obsessed over Harry Styles or something.

Rip Dylan.

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harry styles is pop cultures dylan rieder, not the other way around. we haven’t had anything like him before and we won’t have it again.

I'm not saying Harry Styles is anything like Dylan Rieder at all. What I'm saying is the infatuation that some skaters (like no one, Mark Oblow, or Kyle Beachy and others on slap) have over Dylan not just for his skating, but his attractiveness, as if he's something to thirst over the same way groupies fawn over Harry Styles or Justin Bieber, is downright weird.

It's just ironic that skaters like to ridicule a regular persons infatuation over mainstream pop culture icons, without realizing they're doing the same shit to skaters like Dylan.

I think people that were already grown don’t appreciate Dylan as much as the teenagers (like I was) to whom he was so influential. His mindfield part was the first part I remember that made my lil brain shift from caring only about skill/tricks to actually paying attention to style/feel. He just had that special factor I never seen before and I think I haven’t seen since.

Dylan Forever!

I'm 28 so I'm probably close to you in age, for me JJ's part from Mindfield had a way bigger impact, and I feel like that's the general consensus too in regards to the impact it had on skateboarding.

For Dylan it wasn't until his Gravis part where he ascended to being the Dylan that's left a lasting impact on skateboarding.

[Coldpizza]

“With eyes that conjured images from nature…” lol This reads like it was ripped from a pulp novel. Surprised he didn’t add the line “with legs for miles…”

There’s this broad objectification of Dylan where he gets torn down to his looks that feels so cringe.