Skateboarding conspiracies thread

[botefdunn]

Jim T thought he turned Antoine Asselin pro around the same time as Davis. It took him a few years to realize his mistake, but by then he was too embarrassed to admit it.

[18forced entry]

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Pretty sure Biebel got plugs or hair transplant or something. Definitely thought I was nuts for thinking that then I recalled how oddly vain dude is (tanning, getting his teeth “fixed”, wearing that Coca Cola onesie) and realized it’s very on brand for him to think having a weird Jadakiss hairline is acceptable or good.

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Brandon Biebel: skateboarder.  A man barely alive.  Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.  We have the technology.  We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man.  Brandon Biebel will be that man.  Better than he was before.  Better, stronger, faster.

[Ed boy]

Heard that when PRod got on Nike, they bought all the footage he had in eS's. Still hasn't seen the light of day.

Apologizing in advance if that's been mentioned earlier in this thread.

Shalom

[homegrown83]

Don't know if this has been posted already or not, but I heard that back in the day, Guy Mariano had sex with his filmers' wife and his filmer committed suicide when he found out about the affair.

[SadandLonely]

Brandon Biebel doesn’t actually skate girl boards anymore. He skates his own off shoot company called Boy...

[chris gentryfied]

Don't know if this has been posted already or not, but I heard that back in the day, Guy Mariano had sex with his filmers' wife and his filmer committed suicide when he found out about the affair.

not his filmer, but yeah.

[Madam, I'm Adam]

PJ Ladd has 8-9 minutes of unseen footage sitting in a vault.

[honey island]

pj ladd owns a sikh temple

[Burnt_Reynolds]

May the fleas of a thousand camels descend upon your balls to eat my friend.

[Ed boy]

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Don't know if this has been posted already or not, but I heard that back in the day, Guy Mariano had sex with his filmers' wife and his filmer committed suicide when he found out about the affair.

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not his filmer, but yeah.

Holy shit, that's heavy. Is this confirmed?

[all your pockets now]

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Don't know if this has been posted already or not, but I heard that back in the day, Guy Mariano had sex with his filmers' wife and his filmer committed suicide when he found out about the affair.

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not his filmer, but yeah.

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Holy shit, that's heavy. Is this confirmed?

read pages 3-4 of this thread

[Kicked2thecurb]

I have a theory that Nike SB invests into /subsidizes smaller, more niche, companies (917, passport, frog) to quietlety capitalize on a demographic that probably arent going to hold their breath for the next dunk colorway. 

By putting their money into these smaller brands pockets, it would give Nike leverage to Use the brands imagery, whenever needed, to seem more appealing to those skate heads who have loyalty to these certain kind of brands.

I conceived this theory when I heard frog and Nike put out a blazer together but realized that the majority of their team aren't even on Nike (or any shoe sponsor, none the less). But yeah, what do y'all think ?

[Billy Bitchcakes]

I mean that's kind of Nike's whole strategy and the reason they got in to skateboarding in the first place. Skaters were a huge market of people NOT wearing Nike shoes, so they used careful marketing of sponsoring 'legit' guys, only selling in SOSs etc to gain credibility. Now they're 'in' their focus has shifted from appealing to a market they don't have (skaters) to appealing to another market they don't have (skaters that still don't back nike). Hence stuff like you mentioned, as well as, I'd imagine, sponsoring every skater under the sun, so everyone's favourite pro rides for nike.

[element4life]

marc johnson is actually totally sane

[ChuckRamone]

industry is collaborating to raise the prices of hard goods, especially decks. I’m not saying that’s good or bad, just that it’s happening. also, aftermarket bushings and pivot cups and all that are a huge racket. trucks shouldn’t come with shitty stock bushings.

[halitosis]

Tas made a whole movie about some tin foil shit.  It waaz tight!

[SneakySecrets]

Danny Way has been contributing to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign in hopes that the US/Mexican boarder wall will get built, just so he’ll having something else to jump over.

[Ocelot]

Danny Way has been contributing to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign in hopes that the US/Mexican boarder wall will get built, just so he’ll having something else to jump over.

that's pretty funny

[gaunt]

He skipped the element > watery obscurity part by getting a job at Vans a few years ago.

he's working for element in some capacity now it looks like as well



edit: lmao responded to a year old post that i thought was just posted

[Dustwardprez]

industry is collaborating to raise the prices of hard goods, especially decks. I’m not saying that’s good or bad, just that it’s happening. also, aftermarket bushings and pivot cups and all that are a huge racket. trucks shouldn’t come with shitty stock bushings.

No Tariffs will cause the increase in decks

[shit4breakfast]

The 18 offshoot brands were created for Todd’s sanity and creative freedom. Dude was literally losing his mind drawing the same shit and threatened to leave for good.

[Jerrys Kid]

I have a theory that Nike SB invests into /subsidizes smaller, more niche, companies (917, passport, frog) to quietlety capitalize on a demographic that probably arent going to hold their breath for the next dunk colorway. 

By putting their money into these smaller brands pockets, it would give Nike leverage to Use the brands imagery, whenever needed, to seem more appealing to those skate heads who have loyalty to these certain kind of brands.

I conceived this theory when I heard frog and Nike put out a blazer together but realized that the majority of their team aren't even on Nike (or any shoe sponsor, none the less). But yeah, what do y'all think ?

I wouldn't even be surprised if board companies invested money into supporting their older riders going off to start their own stuff. It's not like Girl was selling tons of boards to NYC people in their late 20s, so might as well give some seed money to the AO to start his own brand to appeal to these audiences. If it blows up, they get a sizable return on their investment and don't have to really worry about losing sales.

[heckler]

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I have a theory that Nike SB invests into /subsidizes smaller, more niche, companies (917, passport, frog) to quietlety capitalize on a demographic that probably arent going to hold their breath for the next dunk colorway. 

By putting their money into these smaller brands pockets, it would give Nike leverage to Use the brands imagery, whenever needed, to seem more appealing to those skate heads who have loyalty to these certain kind of brands.

I conceived this theory when I heard frog and Nike put out a blazer together but realized that the majority of their team aren't even on Nike (or any shoe sponsor, none the less). But yeah, what do y'all think ?

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I wouldn't even be surprised if board companies invested money into supporting their older riders going off to start their own stuff. It's not like Girl was selling tons of boards to NYC people in their late 20s, so might as well give some seed money to the AO to start his own brand to appeal to these audiences. If it blows up, they get a sizable return on their investment and don't have to really worry about losing sales.

Is this not a sister brand?

[ChuckRamone]

berra's part in the end has some scientology references in it.

[jakeumms]

berra's part in the end has some scientology references in it.

Is that the one where he does a trick of a loading dock in a Dianetics t-shirt?

[ChuckRamone]

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berra's part in the end has some scientology references in it.

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Is that the one where he does a trick of a loading dock in a Dianetics t-shirt?

no. I think that’s a different video. he gets beheaded in the end and these government-looking dudes in black suits put his head in a box and drive away.

[jakeumms]

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berra's part in the end has some scientology references in it.

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Is that the one where he does a trick of a loading dock in a Dianetics t-shirt?

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no. I think that’s a different video. he gets beheaded in the end and these government-looking dudes in black suits put his head in a box and drive away.

My bad, I wound up looking it up. It's the the third to last trick in his Skate More part. Half-cab frontslide flip front tail fakie on the top ledge of the dock. I made a gif of it once but I can't find it anymore. He's sporting a collegiate lettering Diantics shirt.

[WobbleHeadBob]

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berra's part in the end has some scientology references in it.

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Is that the one where he does a trick of a loading dock in a Dianetics t-shirt?

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no. I think that’s a different video. he gets beheaded in the end and these government-looking dudes in black suits put his head in a box and drive away.

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My bad, I wound up looking it up. It's the the third to last trick in his Skate More part. Half-cab frontslide flip front tail fakie on the top ledge of the dock. I made a gif of it once but I can't find it anymore. He's sporting a collegiate lettering Diantics shirt.

Really?! cmon man

[jakeumms]

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berra's part in the end has some scientology references in it.

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Is that the one where he does a trick of a loading dock in a Dianetics t-shirt?

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no. I think that’s a different video. he gets beheaded in the end and these government-looking dudes in black suits put his head in a box and drive away.

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My bad, I wound up looking it up. It's the the third to last trick in his Skate More part. Half-cab frontslide flip front tail fakie on the top ledge of the dock. I made a gif of it once but I can't find it anymore. He's sporting a collegiate lettering Diantics shirt.

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Really?! cmon man

OK I'll bite what would you call it?

[GeorgeCostanza]

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berra's part in the end has some scientology references in it.

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Is that the one where he does a trick of a loading dock in a Dianetics t-shirt?

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no. I think that’s a different video. he gets beheaded in the end and these government-looking dudes in black suits put his head in a box and drive away.

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My bad, I wound up looking it up. It's the the third to last trick in his Skate More part. Half-cab frontslide flip front tail fakie on the top ledge of the dock. I made a gif of it once but I can't find it anymore. He's sporting a collegiate lettering Diantics shirt.

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Really?! cmon man

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OK I'll bite what would you call it?

that's a fakie flip tailside