Author Topic: A World Without CEOs (Read 85904 times)

grimcity · « **Reply #330 on:** February 20, 2007, 01:32:37 PM »

Quote from: fahque on February 20, 2007, 12:13:08 PM

plastic bench.. i want one of those.... do you take paypal, and will that shop mail it to my shop? id trade shop deck for shop deck but mine are presently out of stock... how about some birdhouse boards for trade..?

http://www.slapmagazine.com/Mambo/forum/index.php?topic=9035.0
Full details, man.

Jayme... sickness, man! We hope you dig it.

reaganomics · « **Reply #331 on:** February 20, 2007, 02:54:36 PM »

your the man

somekid · « **Reply #332 on:** February 20, 2007, 03:02:04 PM »

Quote from: grimcity on February 19, 2007, 09:20:25 AM

Hey, used-to-skate or currently skating industry people:

When did you decide that skateboarding owed you something?

right about the time they couldn't skate as well as they used to.

grimcity · « **Reply #333 on:** February 20, 2007, 05:12:08 PM »

Quote from: headache on February 20, 2007, 11:25:31 AM

The damage is done. This isn't a case of 'oh, shit. The kids know what's up. Run to the hills!' The real problem is that SHOP OWNERS know that the battle lines have been drawn.

This sums up about 99% of the emails I've been getting from shop owners... worded differently, but saying the exact same thing.

Sleazy · « **Reply #334 on:** February 21, 2007, 04:12:07 AM »

I couldn't think of a better way to express my feelings on the issue than to skate one of those boards. I will order one today.

And fucking props on the graphics, clever idea done really well.

grimcity · « **Reply #335 on:** February 21, 2007, 08:21:00 AM »

I've been getting some emails that I've promised not to post... some insightful, angry emails (not angry at me) from people that insist that they remain anonymous.

IASC heads, you have a lot of people inside your organization that have a beef with you. What kind of meetings do you have, anyway?

I got one description (almost a direct quote), "A buch of dudes that hate each other, trying to get into the other dude's business...".

Shit is ill. Keep the emails coming.

jonny · « **Reply #336 on:** February 21, 2007, 08:30:24 AM »

Quote from: Sleazy on February 21, 2007, 04:12:07 AM

I couldn't think of a better way to express my feelings on the issue than to skate one of those boards. I will order one today.

And fucking props on the graphics, clever idea done really well.

is that derek simon?

is there any footage of that in videos?? [four duos]

Sleazy · « **Reply #337 on:** February 21, 2007, 08:33:55 AM »

Yeah, it's Derek. I had seen the sequence but never the video. I don't remember seeing it in the 4D montages but not 100% sure.

KoRnholio8 · « **Reply #338 on:** February 21, 2007, 08:40:17 AM »

hm, mods when will this post get pinned?

Guile · « **Reply #339 on:** February 21, 2007, 10:41:15 AM »

when you feed reynolds baby.

daboss · « **Reply #340 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:47:48 AM »

I'm going to buy a blank deck tonight because i can't afford a graphic deck. I would love to support some pros but i'm not makin much money right now. I'd rather skate than not skate.

Fuck the iasc, they are regular and i'm not buying anymore flip, baker or any other boards that were in the article. I'm going to support real skateboarding, i'm going to support the companies that support skateboarding, not the companies that just want profits.

Here's an example of what is killing skateboarding right now. Instead of the businesses changing their business plan, they BLAME the consumer for the companies being fucking retards and not doing good business.

I don't know if anyone remembers when pepsi took over coke as the leading soft drink company, but what did coke do? They didnt blame the kids buying pepsi, they blamed themselves and fixed the problem.

How about the companies stop buying their rider gold chains and bullshit like that and start investing money into the future of skateboarding and building superstars. It's not our fault that companies don't know how to do business or haven't innovated anything in the last 10 years that would warrant a 60 dollar deck. A 30 dollar shop deck is just as good as a 60 dollar graphic deck.

WAKE UP Giant corporations , kids aren't dumb anymore, they have access to information EVERYWHERE!

Fix your own fucking problems, i'll be out skateboarding and trolling the slap message boards.

MAGIK INC GROUPIE · « **Reply #341 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:49:44 AM »

lol

that ripped!

daboss · « **Reply #342 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:56:49 AM »

<---trolling.....

somekid · « **Reply #343 on:** February 21, 2007, 12:18:11 PM »

Quote from: daboss on February 21, 2007, 11:47:48 AM

I don't know if anyone remembers when pepsi took over coke as the leading soft drink company, but what did coke do? They didnt blame the kids buying pepsi, they blamed themselves and fixed the problem.

yeah-with "new coke!"
it worked wonders as i recall...

daboss · « **Reply #344 on:** February 21, 2007, 12:21:15 PM »

Quote from: somekid on February 21, 2007, 12:18:11 PM

Quote from: daboss on February 21, 2007, 11:47:48 AM
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I don't know if anyone remembers when pepsi took over coke as the leading soft drink company, but what did coke do? They didnt blame the kids buying pepsi, they blamed themselves and fixed the problem.
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yeah-with "new coke!"
it worked wonders as i recall...

New coke was horrible... it's sorta like pro decks... slap some new graphics on em, they skate better.... wait, no they dont.

IASC BOARD MEMBER · « **Reply #345 on:** February 21, 2007, 09:22:23 PM »

New album out now!

the wall street ballaz are back!

Alexactly · « **Reply #346 on:** February 21, 2007, 09:26:54 PM »

I'm fucking suing.

IASC BOARD MEMBER · « **Reply #347 on:** February 21, 2007, 09:35:01 PM »

Quote from: Alexactly on February 21, 2007, 09:26:54 PM

I'm fucking suing.

watch yo back punk. The Ia$c dont play that. We muscle are way around and no one is stepping.
We're tough, buy our album.

MAGIK INC GROUPIE · « **Reply #348 on:** February 21, 2007, 09:56:37 PM »

Is this TK?

dixie normus · « **Reply #349 on:** February 21, 2007, 10:02:15 PM »

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vxj3J7u5eAM

IASC BOARD MEMBER · « **Reply #350 on:** February 21, 2007, 10:22:58 PM »

I think a coleage of mine by the name of Jim Gray would be interested in this.

Farm · « **Reply #351 on:** February 21, 2007, 10:25:24 PM »

TheFrontSeatLife · « **Reply #352 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:09:18 AM »

Support brands that ARE giving back 5boro is a prime example. Steve Rodriguez, the co-owner of the company, took saving the Brooklyn Banks into his own hands (with the help of a few others I'm assuming) and didn't let it get demolished. Respects earned, respects given.

nate sherwood · « **Reply #353 on:** February 22, 2007, 07:09:07 AM »

TRUE DAT.

Quote from: TheFrontSeatLife on February 22, 2007, 02:09:18 AM

Support brands that ARE giving back 5boro is a prime example. Steve Rodriguez, the co-owner of the company, took saving the Brooklyn Banks into his own hands (with the help of a few others I'm assuming) and didn't let it get demolished. Respects earned, respects given.

bumptobar · « **Reply #354 on:** February 22, 2007, 07:20:24 AM »

Yeah, 5boro is the shit, so is consolidated.

headache · « **Reply #355 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:00:50 PM »

Quote from: TheFrontSeatLife on February 22, 2007, 02:09:18 AM

Support brands that ARE giving back 5boro is a prime example. Steve Rodriguez, the co-owner of the company, took saving the Brooklyn Banks into his own hands (with the help of a few others I'm assuming) and didn't let it get demolished. Respects earned, respects given.

I agree compltetely. I think you have to look at each company and stay informed as a skater. Not only to know where and how the decks are made (cuz that obviously defines how good they will be) and support the companies that are supporting skateboarding. I think it's that easy. There are quite a few companies that invest in skating and give back..it's fairly easy to search them out. If you're down with them, support them. Bottom line. Each company has a different story.

grimcity · « **Reply #356 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:01:59 PM »

Anyone here familiar with http://www.tacky.dk ? They linked up and the site started getting flooded again.

P-Sk8 · « **Reply #357 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:24:16 PM »

Quote from: grimcity on February 22, 2007, 12:01:59 PM

Anyone here familiar with http://www.tacky.dk ? They linked up and the site started getting flooded again.

Tacky is a Scandinavian web portal for skaters and snowboarders. They are run out of Norway www.tacky.no but have local editors in Sweden, Denmark and Holland www.tackyworld.com

Check out tackyworld, its in english.

The most striking aspect of the site as you will see is the local coverage, local pros the local scene..

In Europe there is no problem with blanks or shop decks, instead you see a community of thriving local brands, crews that save up the money they make delivering newspapers or selling weed and starting their own skatebrand.

There are no haters, nobody is getting rich, the local brands support the local rippers, skateboards are sold in skateshops, everybody is just having a good time.

Kids are stoked on the US pros, but they are also equally stoked on their local heroes.

Before the IASC debacle US brands did not sell much at all, now sales will probably decrease.

Anyhow, this is a good thread, I follow and observe. Neal, keep up the good work.

Sleazy · « **Reply #358 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:59:10 PM »

no haters? come on now

grimcity · « **Reply #359 on:** February 23, 2007, 09:01:54 AM »

I just wanted to drop a note and say this for people that are still reading this... the blank, shop, regional (city wide) deck fiasco is only a problem because the big dogs aren't making money off of them... which is obvious, since that what they've been saying, but there's more.

1. Americans can't own factories in China. Communism won't allow it. American companies can at best partner with these manufacturers, but in lots of cases it's strictly a case of a company buying the decks from China for branding.

2. In many cases, one woodshop will provide decks for several companies (not new news).

3. From multiple sources: The end goal is to have all shop and small time regional decks come from one of the larger branded companies... bascially a monopoly. Instead of a shop deck that's strictly branded by the shop, there are those in the industry that would rather have you throw your graphics on "X" branded boards (shop graphics on one side, maybe with a company name on top). This isn't to be confused with the co-branded decks that some companies have done.

Summary: Some of the big dogs want to be larger scale brokers of decks and act as middlemen between the manus and the retailer. Some of this may speculation, but I've been hearing this from a LOT of people.

Author Topic: A World Without CEOs (Read 85904 times)

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