Steve Rocco back from the dead?

[tuesday]

Any name suggestions for the company that Rocco may or may not start with &&? Probably should start a separate thread for this...

[dunc]

Any name suggestions for the company that Rocco starts with &&? Probably should start a separate thread for this...

Plan C

[Ghost Face]

Any name suggestions for the company that Rocco starts with &&? Probably should start a separate thread for this...

Rocco's Ultimate Power Move

or

Deathblow

or

Final Form

[dunc]

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Any name suggestions for the company that Rocco starts with &&? Probably should start a separate thread for this...

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Plan C

Video will be called Second Hand Embarrassment .

[Síota]

Wonder when the last time he has skated? 30 years ago? 
This defo is a grab the popcorn moment thou as I'm sure he is so out of touch with skating in 2024 that this will be hilarious.

[Shtonk]

 Came here to ask if I was the only one convinced he had died

[lurker_and_poster]

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Industry knowers help me out here:

Opera is/was madness

Jacuzzi is/was enjoi

Sidewalk is/was Dwindle?

and if so, is this just rebranding of something Rocco has  continued to own a piece of all along?

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I don't think so, I suspect it's just Rocco helping out Steve Douglas.....

Could almost be as rad as when Stacy got back with George..................

Rocco sold 1998 70% of World / Dwindle distribution and the rights to the Brands to Kubic.
Kubic 2002 to Globe. Globe sold it again. And then last year some investment found sold the rights to another investment found -nobody care about anymore.
 
But I doubt that Steve Rocco and Rodney Mullen ever sold there share at DSM (Douglas Street Manufacturing) Premium Woodshop Shenzhen, China. At least ownership or change of ownership never got communicated.
So even if Rocco where not owning the brands / distribution the last 20years, and not longer get bothered with daily bullshit - he was still producing / earning with all the hardware sold under the new ownership.

This is at least what I woud do - selling the company / all brand rights - but not my minority shares of production facility (majority is always owned by a local Chinese partner) and my own real estate /company building. So I settle through long term contract before I sell the company the rent to my own building and purchasing conditions to the production plant I partly own.
And Rocco is surly smarter then me.

Weissman have worked long enough under the World management to know what he do.
Partnship with Rocco will gave him some advantage -  I think direct access to the woodshop under best conditions
in terms of quality and payment.

[Tabletop]

2 of the industries biggest board brands, FA and Polar, are heavily influenced by World. So it seems some of his ideas can be still be relevant. Rocco started with much cooler boards and product than everyone else. I think there’s a gap in the market for better board graphics and screen printing to start off with.

[fernando the skater]

The thing I remember from The Man Who Souled The World was Fausto saying that Steve saw that "the kids" weren't being listened to (Skull graphics, vert teams). I'd argue that "the kids" are being ignored now, with artsy graphics and most pros in their 30s/40s. Slappy trucks seems to feature a number of teenagers in their videos, so that's a start.

Kill the old guys, get in &&, add some dumb graphics, profit?

[lurker_and_poster]

2 of the industries biggest board brands, FA and Polar, are heavily influenced by World. So it seems some of his ideas can be still be relevant. Rocco started with much cooler boards and product than everyone else. I think there’s a gap in the market for better board graphics and screen printing to start off with.

AVE, Dill, Pontus and Bill are old too - and having with Madness / Opera an all transition team was little funny to start with.
But they have done something different concerning graphics / look and feel of the board.
He had a super good team - finding no better home because of their focus on transition.

I rode a Madness myself (didt skate any Dwindle Board for decades) because it was looking / feeling good.
Also kids  in my area rode them.
Opera haven't arrived yet.  But the new cutter torn veneer board looks nice. I woud gave it a look in the shop.

[HugeBodBoyle]

You can't go home again.

[Haze]

So many sensitive little nerds in the world these days.

[pizzafliptofakie]

So many sensitive little nerds in the world these days.

You are clearly the most upset person in this thread

[breezy_again]

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So many sensitive little nerds in the world these days.

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You are clearly the most upset person in this thread

Check your diaper it smells like shit

[breezy_again]

what the fuck you mean is he fuckin dead

[pizzafliptofakie]

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So many sensitive little nerds in the world these days.

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You are clearly the most upset person in this thread

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Check your diaper it smells like shit

that’s just piss you idiot

[Sedition]

"Rocco went off and did what he did. Obviously, he was quite successful. People often ask if I regret walking away from that. Not at all. Because the way I am and the way he was towards people, like the “Dear George” ad? And some of the things he did with the younger riders on his team? I would’ve never allowed that shit to happen. It would’ve been a different company because I would’ve stopped all that.

I always thought there was something a little creepy about Rocco, too. Not to say that I didn’t like him, but when you think about all the energy he put into World and all the rad stuff he put out, just to sell the company and never be heard from again? That’s not a skater, dude. It’s actually kind of a waste."

-John Lucero / Chrome Ball

[JM]

Actually…

If he goes full cranky old man and just unapologetically and offensively makes fun of everything. And I mean really go after everything: even the “off-limits” stuff.

…maybe there’s something there. No one is doing that these days.

Of course, not sure if he’s interested in a real-life ban hammer.

[banksandledges]

It is quite possible that the announcement that Rocco is working with Sidewalk Distribution is the peak of what Rocco can do for Sidewalk Distribution.

Agreed. We’re a long way from Kansas, Toto.

[roba]

what the fuck you mean is he fuckin dead

yo god word is bond god

[Hieronymus Botch]

I think the more pertinent question is, will Rocco also start a skate mag in his new role. I fucking hope so!

[mattchew]

Between the aforementioned Lucero quote, various murmurings from past team riders, and the hints in the Barbarians at the gate section in the Heath epicly later’d, Rocco was prob a creepy ass pedo.

[breezer]

Came here to ask if I was the only one convinced he had died

could be the so called 'Mandela effect'

[Haze]

Between the aforementioned Lucero quote, various murmurings from past team riders, and the hints in the Barbarians at the gate section in the Heath epicly later’d, Rocco was prob a creepy ass pedo.

Do you think he boarded the lolita express?

[apport]

is rocco the dan schneider of skateboarding

[wilog]

im stoked on unstable people having more influence in skateboarding i hope shit actually pops off

[rawbertson.]

"Rocco went off and did what he did. Obviously, he was quite successful. People often ask if I regret walking away from that. Not at all. Because the way I am and the way he was towards people, like the “Dear George” ad? And some of the things he did with the younger riders on his team? I would’ve never allowed that shit to happen. It would’ve been a different company because I would’ve stopped all that.

I always thought there was something a little creepy about Rocco, too. Not to say that I didn’t like him, but when you think about all the energy he put into World and all the rad stuff he put out, just to sell the company and never be heard from again? That’s not a skater, dude. It’s actually kind of a waste."

-John Lucero / Chrome Ball

real shit

[The real veganshawn]

No thanks

[thehogsniper]

pretty unsurprised that some of the worst posters here are the most upset about rocco returning. like put some respect on his name, I highly doubt anyone in this entire thread has even met rocco. just a bunch of crybabies lashing out and mad about shit that might have happened to someone else over 20 years ago.