2025 unpopular opinion thread

[Magnolia]

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What podcast did you hear the talking points of the US state dept with which to argue skateboarders online? Time to log off when you’re earnestly typing the terms ‘muslim slave camps’. Get real buddy

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Uyghur Muslim internment camps in Xinjiang, China. Pretty common knowledge.
Kidnappings. Mass detentions. Family separation. Political indoctrination. Forced labor. Torture. Sexual abuse. Genocide.
A well-documented humanitarian crisis. Time to educate yourself "buddy".

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I’ve never been to China so have no way of knowing for sure other than what I’ve read on the internet. But don’t they have extremely limited internet access and news coverage? For example I’ve read that Tiananmen Square is not allowed to be searched, even the dates of its occurrence. And not sure if it’s a just meme/joke but Winnie the Pooh was also somewhat banned since Xi Jinping resembled the cartoon character. For what it’s worth there’s Wiki pages backing these claims. Skate spots, tech, architecture aside it doesn’t sound like the best place to live freely.

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The oppressive culture and status quo is no secret. I know many people who have lived there.
People like milk.razor will reply snarky without any knowledge or frame of reference.
Forgive me for feeling triggered by the original post but I will repeat "muslim slave camps" as many times as need be.

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I’ve been to China and out of the 17 countries I’ve been to it’s the last one I would consider moving to, by a mile. Turkey sounds better. Mexico is a million times better. I don’t give a fuck what the state department says, that country sucks ass- it’s dirty, stinky and generally no fun. The idea that poverty isn’t worse there is absurd. The air is so disgusting that on days when the wind was blowing to the east we would get smog three hundred miles away in Japan.

Yes America is a fascist nation now, but literally no average Chinese person alive has experienced even the level of freedom we have in the USA right now. But go ahead move there for the ledges. I’ll be here in SD enjoying at least legal weed.

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A quick reminder that China has some of the most strict and severe marijuana laws in the world should certainly sway Slap's popular opinion.

I'm Guangdong sober (no weed, all baijiu)

[j....soy.....]

Skate edits maybe need country music…..

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Jacuzzi has a good team and cool graphics. The Man Down videos are among the best of their era, Enjoi put out one of the best videos of all time, and focusing on the fact skateboarding is fun is refreshing, Jacuzzi is the obvious extension of that same scene. Some of it is goofy and cheesy, but that's ok, there's plenty of companies taking skateboarding very seriously to even things out. They might even get better over time.

[sandbagger]

Skate edits maybe need country music…..

This track over a few flip tricks could have saved McNeely.

[ToySanta]

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Skate edits maybe need country music…..

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This track over a few flip tricks could have saved McNeely.

Not if it wasn’t posted to tha ‘gram!!!

I will share in @J…..soy….. ‘s unpopular opinion. Enough songs were released in to the world last year alone that there’s no excuse for repeats or being boring.

[Yonnycage]

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What podcast did you hear the talking points of the US state dept with which to argue skateboarders online? Time to log off when you’re earnestly typing the terms ‘muslim slave camps’. Get real buddy

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Uyghur Muslim internment camps in Xinjiang, China. Pretty common knowledge.
Kidnappings. Mass detentions. Family separation. Political indoctrination. Forced labor. Torture. Sexual abuse. Genocide.
A well-documented humanitarian crisis. Time to educate yourself "buddy".

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I’ve never been to China so have no way of knowing for sure other than what I’ve read on the internet. But don’t they have extremely limited internet access and news coverage? For example I’ve read that Tiananmen Square is not allowed to be searched, even the dates of its occurrence. And not sure if it’s a just meme/joke but Winnie the Pooh was also somewhat banned since Xi Jinping resembled the cartoon character. For what it’s worth there’s Wiki pages backing these claims. Skate spots, tech, architecture aside it doesn’t sound like the best place to live freely.

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The oppressive culture and status quo is no secret. I know many people who have lived there.
People like milk.razor will reply snarky without any knowledge or frame of reference.
Forgive me for feeling triggered by the original post but I will repeat "muslim slave camps" as many times as need be.

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I’ve been to China and out of the 17 countries I’ve been to it’s the last one I would consider moving to, by a mile. Turkey sounds better. Mexico is a million times better. I don’t give a fuck what the state department says, that country sucks ass- it’s dirty, stinky and generally no fun. The idea that poverty isn’t worse there is absurd. The air is so disgusting that on days when the wind was blowing to the east we would get smog three hundred miles away in Japan.

Yes America is a fascist nation now, but literally no average Chinese person alive has experienced even the level of freedom we have in the USA right now. But go ahead move there for the ledges. I’ll be here in SD enjoying at least legal weed.

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A quick reminder that China has some of the most strict and severe marijuana laws in the world should certainly sway Slap's popular opinion.

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I'm Guangdong sober (no weed, all baijiu)

Lmao this just almost made me spit my sandwich all over the counter and my girlfriend's cat

[SatanicPanic]

Skate edits maybe need country music…..

Id love more country but it’s kinda hard to match this with skating. It tends to sound hokey. Baker’s pretty good at selecting songs that work

[coldbrew]

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What podcast did you hear the talking points of the US state dept with which to argue skateboarders online? Time to log off when you’re earnestly typing the terms ‘muslim slave camps’. Get real buddy

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Uyghur Muslim internment camps in Xinjiang, China. Pretty common knowledge.
Kidnappings. Mass detentions. Family separation. Political indoctrination. Forced labor. Torture. Sexual abuse. Genocide.
A well-documented humanitarian crisis. Time to educate yourself "buddy".

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I’ve never been to China so have no way of knowing for sure other than what I’ve read on the internet. But don’t they have extremely limited internet access and news coverage? For example I’ve read that Tiananmen Square is not allowed to be searched, even the dates of its occurrence. And not sure if it’s a just meme/joke but Winnie the Pooh was also somewhat banned since Xi Jinping resembled the cartoon character. For what it’s worth there’s Wiki pages backing these claims. Skate spots, tech, architecture aside it doesn’t sound like the best place to live freely.

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The oppressive culture and status quo is no secret. I know many people who have lived there.
People like milk.razor will reply snarky without any knowledge or frame of reference.
Forgive me for feeling triggered by the original post but I will repeat "muslim slave camps" as many times as need be.

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I’ve been to China and out of the 17 countries I’ve been to it’s the last one I would consider moving to, by a mile. Turkey sounds better. Mexico is a million times better. I don’t give a fuck what the state department says, that country sucks ass- it’s dirty, stinky and generally no fun. The idea that poverty isn’t worse there is absurd. The air is so disgusting that on days when the wind was blowing to the east we would get smog three hundred miles away in Japan.

Yes America is a fascist nation now, but literally no average Chinese person alive has experienced even the level of freedom we have in the USA right now. But go ahead move there for the ledges. I’ll be here in SD enjoying at least legal weed.

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A quick reminder that China has some of the most strict and severe marijuana laws in the world should certainly sway Slap's popular opinion.

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I'm Guangdong sober (no weed, all baijiu)

This is an Action Bronson lyric.

[Willie]

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I kinda like Doobie and don’t really understand all the hate he gets on here. Is it the headwear?

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Dude, Doobie is a whole situation haha.

He has an insanely pervy aura, everything he says / does is sexualized and weird. I think a lot of it comes from alcoholic antics, but I'm not sure that excuses it. If you read the newest Thrasher with Tree-Funk on the cover, in the Monster tour section, the interview with Ruby Lilley was very illuminating; it was clear she was very uncomfortable with his presence, based on her answers to the questions. Something about mentally having to prepare to get in the van with him - imagine that! Basically locked inside a cramped space for a couple weeks with a huge perv! There's the whole whipping your dick out frequently situation too. One of his best tricks haha. I don't think I'd wanna hang with a guy like that, even if he was passing me the blunt all the time...

And just so I don't come across as biased, allow me to mention that I think his choice of headwear is dope, and he is really fkn good at skating. Just creepy. His footage is cool but he scares me.

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i've skated with him a few days ago and i could tell that he was trying to be nice and friendly. it was on some monster tour for a video premiere and he was there with a few other european monster riders. he skated the most out of all of them (not that they had to, it wasn't a demo, i just happened to skate the same spot), talked to the locals, got hyped when other people landed their stuff and generally had a good vibe. i've heard all of the stories about him but it seemed like his sponsors talked to him about it or something, the day after was the day of the premiere and he was there chilling and i didn't see him doing anything dumb or weird. i didn't go to the afterparty though.

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Hmm yeah I'll admit I do probably have a pretty warped perception of the man, because I've only seen him through the lens of media intended to create a character. It makes sense that sponsors would try to tame the beast, maybe it would've been cool, funny or marketable 20 years ago but we live in a different kind of culture now.

The interview with Ruby also highlighted how much hype he brought to the session and that made me smile so I guess it ain't all bad. Still personally wouldn't wanna be at a sesh with him there because he scares me regardless haha.

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I know someone who went on tour with him a couple of years ago. From what they told me, he pretty much acted like he was in Jackass all the time. Loud and obnoxious from the moment he woke up hungover to when he passed out drunk. Didn't take no for an answer. Didn't respect other peoples' personal space, let alone belongings. Couldn't be relied on. The only thing he didn't find funny was when he was the butt of the joke.

I respect the person who told me this, so I've always taken their word for it and never warmed up to Doobie. But it's also a kind of behavior that you can very much grow out of. I'd even say most people who are little shits like this chill out sooner or later. Maybe it just took him a hell of a lot longer than most. Since he just got on Monster officially, this would be a great time to become more professional. Which it sounds like he's making an effort to do based on what @roba described.

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I'm sure being sent crates of monster energy drink is gonna do wonders for this behavior

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Not trying to throw the guy under the bus, but if he goes for Monsters instead of some other substances he may or may not have indulged in in the past, that would be a huge step toward mellowing out.

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Monstadone

I think AH always has to have one wild/obnoxious rager on the team at all times. Maybe Julien likes that vibe? I’ve got a friend who is very much an obnoxious rager who actually went on a trip with them and was like “they were obnoxious.”

[neonbrown]

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I kinda like Doobie and don’t really understand all the hate he gets on here. Is it the headwear?

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Dude, Doobie is a whole situation haha.

He has an insanely pervy aura, everything he says / does is sexualized and weird. I think a lot of it comes from alcoholic antics, but I'm not sure that excuses it. If you read the newest Thrasher with Tree-Funk on the cover, in the Monster tour section, the interview with Ruby Lilley was very illuminating; it was clear she was very uncomfortable with his presence, based on her answers to the questions. Something about mentally having to prepare to get in the van with him - imagine that! Basically locked inside a cramped space for a couple weeks with a huge perv! There's the whole whipping your dick out frequently situation too. One of his best tricks haha. I don't think I'd wanna hang with a guy like that, even if he was passing me the blunt all the time...

And just so I don't come across as biased, allow me to mention that I think his choice of headwear is dope, and he is really fkn good at skating. Just creepy. His footage is cool but he scares me.

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i've skated with him a few days ago and i could tell that he was trying to be nice and friendly. it was on some monster tour for a video premiere and he was there with a few other european monster riders. he skated the most out of all of them (not that they had to, it wasn't a demo, i just happened to skate the same spot), talked to the locals, got hyped when other people landed their stuff and generally had a good vibe. i've heard all of the stories about him but it seemed like his sponsors talked to him about it or something, the day after was the day of the premiere and he was there chilling and i didn't see him doing anything dumb or weird. i didn't go to the afterparty though.

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Hmm yeah I'll admit I do probably have a pretty warped perception of the man, because I've only seen him through the lens of media intended to create a character. It makes sense that sponsors would try to tame the beast, maybe it would've been cool, funny or marketable 20 years ago but we live in a different kind of culture now.

The interview with Ruby also highlighted how much hype he brought to the session and that made me smile so I guess it ain't all bad. Still personally wouldn't wanna be at a sesh with him there because he scares me regardless haha.

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I know someone who went on tour with him a couple of years ago. From what they told me, he pretty much acted like he was in Jackass all the time. Loud and obnoxious from the moment he woke up hungover to when he passed out drunk. Didn't take no for an answer. Didn't respect other peoples' personal space, let alone belongings. Couldn't be relied on. The only thing he didn't find funny was when he was the butt of the joke.

I respect the person who told me this, so I've always taken their word for it and never warmed up to Doobie. But it's also a kind of behavior that you can very much grow out of. I'd even say most people who are little shits like this chill out sooner or later. Maybe it just took him a hell of a lot longer than most. Since he just got on Monster officially, this would be a great time to become more professional. Which it sounds like he's making an effort to do based on what @roba described.

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I'm sure being sent crates of monster energy drink is gonna do wonders for this behavior

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Not trying to throw the guy under the bus, but if he goes for Monsters instead of some other substances he may or may not have indulged in in the past, that would be a huge step toward mellowing out.

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Monstadone

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I think AH always has to have one wild/obnoxious rager on the team at all times. Maybe Julien likes that vibe? I’ve got a friend who is very much an obnoxious rager who actually went on a trip with them and was like “they were obnoxious.”

AH blasted through an acquantance's DIY in Missouri and were absolute monsters who everyone hated. They never held another public skate event there again.

https://www.confuzine.com/2013/11/10/hermanns-hole-diy-missouri/

There was a Thrasher video of the whole debacle which included a recently-released Andy Roy apparently performing oral sex on a teenage girl, but I can't find the video on YouTube anymore. Possibly scrubbed, or maybe my GoogleFu sucks.

Edit - found it, at ~13:58. NSFW

[Unkle Fleak]

This might not be unpopular but I wanna hear the ENTIRE Grind King story. Donald the All Father needs to go one the 9/Bunt and fucking yesterday.
From the first product to the latest and beyond I wanna know.
This is hella exciting cuz it’s the upper crust of punk rock diy engineering and could be a testament in persistence and outside the box thinking.
This is the guy who made the Kreeper. And forced the industry to reevaluate their axle and kingpin designs because he was making superior problem solving products from the jump.

This is a legacy that I wanna know every detail about and I’d like to see the GK rise to the top once more

I’d even send back some trucks for a Professor Schmitt style demonstration of stages

[honda trukk]

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I kinda like Doobie and don’t really understand all the hate he gets on here. Is it the headwear?

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Dude, Doobie is a whole situation haha.

He has an insanely pervy aura, everything he says / does is sexualized and weird. I think a lot of it comes from alcoholic antics, but I'm not sure that excuses it. If you read the newest Thrasher with Tree-Funk on the cover, in the Monster tour section, the interview with Ruby Lilley was very illuminating; it was clear she was very uncomfortable with his presence, based on her answers to the questions. Something about mentally having to prepare to get in the van with him - imagine that! Basically locked inside a cramped space for a couple weeks with a huge perv! There's the whole whipping your dick out frequently situation too. One of his best tricks haha. I don't think I'd wanna hang with a guy like that, even if he was passing me the blunt all the time...

And just so I don't come across as biased, allow me to mention that I think his choice of headwear is dope, and he is really fkn good at skating. Just creepy. His footage is cool but he scares me.

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i've skated with him a few days ago and i could tell that he was trying to be nice and friendly. it was on some monster tour for a video premiere and he was there with a few other european monster riders. he skated the most out of all of them (not that they had to, it wasn't a demo, i just happened to skate the same spot), talked to the locals, got hyped when other people landed their stuff and generally had a good vibe. i've heard all of the stories about him but it seemed like his sponsors talked to him about it or something, the day after was the day of the premiere and he was there chilling and i didn't see him doing anything dumb or weird. i didn't go to the afterparty though.

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Hmm yeah I'll admit I do probably have a pretty warped perception of the man, because I've only seen him through the lens of media intended to create a character. It makes sense that sponsors would try to tame the beast, maybe it would've been cool, funny or marketable 20 years ago but we live in a different kind of culture now.

The interview with Ruby also highlighted how much hype he brought to the session and that made me smile so I guess it ain't all bad. Still personally wouldn't wanna be at a sesh with him there because he scares me regardless haha.

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I know someone who went on tour with him a couple of years ago. From what they told me, he pretty much acted like he was in Jackass all the time. Loud and obnoxious from the moment he woke up hungover to when he passed out drunk. Didn't take no for an answer. Didn't respect other peoples' personal space, let alone belongings. Couldn't be relied on. The only thing he didn't find funny was when he was the butt of the joke.

I respect the person who told me this, so I've always taken their word for it and never warmed up to Doobie. But it's also a kind of behavior that you can very much grow out of. I'd even say most people who are little shits like this chill out sooner or later. Maybe it just took him a hell of a lot longer than most. Since he just got on Monster officially, this would be a great time to become more professional. Which it sounds like he's making an effort to do based on what @roba described.

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I'm sure being sent crates of monster energy drink is gonna do wonders for this behavior

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Not trying to throw the guy under the bus, but if he goes for Monsters instead of some other substances he may or may not have indulged in in the past, that would be a huge step toward mellowing out.

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Monstadone

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I think AH always has to have one wild/obnoxious rager on the team at all times. Maybe Julien likes that vibe? I’ve got a friend who is very much an obnoxious rager who actually went on a trip with them and was like “they were obnoxious.”

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AH blasted through an acquantance's DIY in Missouri and were absolute monsters who everyone hated. They never held another public skate event there again.

https://www.confuzine.com/2013/11/10/hermanns-hole-diy-missouri/

There was a Thrasher video of the whole debacle which included a recently-released Andy Roy apparently performing oral sex on a teenage girl, but I can't find the video on YouTube anymore. Possibly scrubbed, or maybe my GoogleFu sucks.

Edit - found it, at ~13:58. NSFW

Skate rock shenanigans were kinda goated, cringe, but goated, this happened right after a bar caught on fire and like 50 people died lmao

[honda trukk]

Yea cause I'm def laughing at the dead people and not at the skate rock crew, you fuckin idiot, you should stick to youtube

[alien porkchop]

Yea cause I'm def laughing at the dead people and not at the skate rock crew, you fuckin idiot, you should stick to youtube

this happened right after a bar caught on fire and like 50 people died lmao

please direct your snark elsewhere. i am just pointing out the obvious.

[honda trukk]

Yea I got the snark not the guy calling me garbage lol you guys are such shit sniffers here I swear

[manuduncan]

i still like vans shoes - have worn plenty of half cabs, rowans, crocketts and will again in the future they're solid and look cool imo

[neonbrown]

i still like vans shoes - have worn plenty of half cabs, rowans, crocketts and will again in the future they're solid and look cool imo

I also don't get the Vans hate. Maybe they're "overexposed" but that doesn't mean anything to me. In particular, I'm a big fan of the AVE.

[Sisig]

Even if I like both companies involved all collabs are shitty

[Keef Hernandez]

Vincent Touzery’s pants game is Berle grade

[BeachChicken]

Pretty sick of some sort of gap/ledge trick and landing in a manual. Some video game shit.

[Cheshire Cat]

Pretty sick of some sort of gap/ledge trick and landing in a manual. Some video game shit.

On that note, I want more handrails to manuals.
There's been a rare few over the years but where are the fs lipslides to fakie mannuals? Back lip fakie nose manual?
Backside tail shove manual. Or manual to front feeble. Manual Bennet grind a rail.

[Bitter]

This is the guy who made the Kreeper.

Pee Wee ollied into the car wash bank before Greco, but Transworld intentionally delayed Pee Wee’s ad until the next issue, to ensure Greco got the cover and credit.

[Painted Baby]

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This is the guy who made the Kreeper.

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Pee Wee ollied into the car wash bank before Greco, but Transworld intentionally delayed Pee Wee’s ad until the next issue, to ensure Greco got the cover and credit.

Interesting to hear. I remember back when Skately was still up I tried to figure out a timeline and all I could come up with was that they were the same year.

[Dwayne Hoover]

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This is the guy who made the Kreeper.

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Pee Wee ollied into the car wash bank before Greco, but Transworld intentionally delayed Pee Wee’s ad until the next issue, to ensure Greco got the cover and credit.

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Interesting to hear. I remember back when Skately was still up I tried to figure out a timeline and all I could come up with was that they were the same year.

i think they were the same issue... also wasn't pee wee a white power guy? i definitely remember some very sus tattoos in his ad

[kookdusoleil]

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This is the guy who made the Kreeper.

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Pee Wee ollied into the car wash bank before Greco, but Transworld intentionally delayed Pee Wee’s ad until the next issue, to ensure Greco got the cover and credit.

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Interesting to hear. I remember back when Skately was still up I tried to figure out a timeline and all I could come up with was that they were the same year.

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i think they were the same issue... also wasn't pee wee a white power guy? i definitely remember some very sus tattoos in his ad

[Painted Baby]

Oof that celtic cross...

[tom pasta]

[Cheshire Cat]

I think it's funny he wore hair extensions during this stage for one reason only; it was like a veiled admission that even he knew that this era of style wasn't going to last. He knew waiting to grow his hair out wasn't an option because by that time he would have already developed a new style.

I adore the clips of Glam Supra Grecs in Baker Has A Deathwish but always wished there was more.

[spooky electric]

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i still like vans shoes - have worn plenty of half cabs, rowans, crocketts and will again in the future they're solid and look cool imo

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I also don't get the Vans hate. Maybe they're "overexposed" but that doesn't mean anything to me. In particular, I'm a big fan of the AVE.

They are (in Australia at least) disturbingly overpriced, and in my last few experiences were not durable/high quality. I have a pair of slip-on pros that I wear to work when I'm a bit late and can't be fucked putting real shoes on, but I wouldn't skate in vans again.

[slappies]

Here's footage of the Pee Wee ad. It's in the fucking Kreper video lol

Some very questionable "makes" in this. Greco looks way cooler doing his ollie, obviously.


https://youtu.be/scdd3PFVEAo?si=lqgdibEfpKy7fhDL

(Someone smarter than me feel free to embed this)