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one of the lamest dudes in skateboarding. well, he's hardly "in skateboarding" but he's still really, really lame, as a skater and person.
I can see your angle about him as a person, but I can't understand how you think originality in skateboarding is lame. I guess robotic contest jocks are more your stee.
when you try that hard to be original, as a way of making up for a lack of talent, it loses any merit of being original. but really, how is it at all original to skate a bunch of cellar doors? props to him for finding so many cutty spots, but the tricks he did on them were themselves not impressive. this would be cool if it were a "here's some spots our city has to offer" type video, but for a video part showcasing skating talent, no. i'm the type of dude who is heavily influenced by his perception of the skater's personality, so i'm biased. but at the same time i think austyn gillette is pretty lame as a person and he's one of my favorite skaters to watch, because he's actually good (amazing).
and yeah, cool that he works a day job and skates. so do i and every skater i personally know. that's another thing that's only worth noting if the skater is actually good. i'm not at all surprised that he manages to skate at this level while working a day job, especially when he used to be a pro skater.
You couldn't do anything in this part.
lol he has a point. But, then again, tricks aren't Bobby's "angle". But it is clearly yours. So much so that you fail to understand the essence of Bobby Puleo.
Bobby doesn't care about "tricks". He doesn't care what tricks are considered cool and he doesn't care what tricks are difficult. He is concerned with the art of the activity, hence his intense focus on style. He is into the urban environment (in and out of skateboarding) and greatly likes fluid smooth natural looking styles. He dislikes anything that becomes trendy. He is a true creative type. His artistic sensibilities pour over into every element of his life. He's not trying to be different. He
has to be different. It's like an internal calling. This translates into continually hunting for new spots and skating them in the most graceful manner that he can. Bobby is more Gonz than P-Rod. Obviously those two are apples and oranges.
Additionally, you said "when you try that hard to be original, as a way of making up for a lack of talent, it loses any merit of being original."
If that were the case then Rodney Mullen wasn't original. Clearly, your statement is greatly flawed.
BTW I doubt you or your friends are working full time jobs and filming
top quality video parts in your 40's. Being half his age and putting a sloppy clip on YouTube isn't even close to the same thing he is doing.