Archive for June, 2003
June 27th, 2003
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OP Training Bras
Get your asses to the gym and workout those muscles guys. If you don’t, The girls are going to pass you up, get some trophies, and then they are going to need management. Thank tha tap for the workout gimick. They like that buff shit. They hafta stay in shape for all the ping-pong tournaments.
June 27th, 2003
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Nike Groundbreaking Site?
Macromedia acknowledged the nikeskateboarding website as groundbreaking technology. Design Interact went on to name the site Communications Art Site of the Week.We are certain that other skateboard companies have been at the forefront of web technology for years now. It just plain fucking sux to see Nike jumping in and grabbing a fortune in a place it doesn’t belong. Chet owns Nike. Nike pay Chet.
June 25th, 2003
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Straight From the Premise
“The founders of Premise established the “Athlete Alliance” in 1991 as a link to an international network of professional, amateur, and regional athletes in the alternative sports sector. It functions to nurture athletic careers of all skill levels and strives to develop and benefit the industry.” They also help promote Straight From the Hip, A place for Q&A with “Action Sports Experts”. What do you guys think about career or celebrity management?
June 25th, 2003
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EXPN Pro Shops
EXPN has a section of their website that was built for Skateboarding Sux. The EXPN Pro Shops are up and raking in cash. You would think that a pro or two sponsored by Apple Computers would be able to have their own online store running and not need EXPN to promote the goods these riders stand behind. Move Product boys!
June 24th, 2003
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Sell and Destroy
A sucker posted this crap in our K-Mart comments section: MacMeda.com is apparently helping sell Skateboard Deterrent Solutions for Commercial Property Owners, Municipalities, Schools & Universities (i.e. Skatestoppers). The Sucker went on to show us that MacMeda is also involved in the selling of blank fucking skateboards??!! What the fuck?
June 23rd, 2003
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Blue Light Specials?
Why might a skateshop owner have to run down to his local K-Mart and check some DVD prices? Because Blue Light Specials pull in a lot of business. There are countless reasons for parents to make a trip to K-Mart rather than their local skateshop right?
UPDATE: We received an email from Matt Roman that explains it all: “Hello, I am one of the guys that made PJ Ladd’s WHL, have you seen it?? Some good guys in there. Kmart, they don’t sell guns in our local Kmart amymore and “the Larry” is pissed. I love your site, it is wonderfull on many levils and it is heroic in the classic sence. We sold our video to Video Action Sports (like many in the past), this mega company has sold our video as well as many others to Kmart and there is nothing we can do but hang our head in shame. VAS, has the right to sell to anyone they want, and thats what they did. I appologize to all the skate shops out there and before I sign a contract with any big distributor again, I will think again. VAS can sell that video to anyone for another three years and thats scary. If you are making a video please be aware of what and where dist. may send the video. Kmart of all places…. I am so, so sorry. Please feel free to post of do what you want with this. Thanks, Matt Roman”
Thank you Matt for clarifying this to us.
To all of you SUV driving SoccerMoms that want to purchase PJ’s and/or other videos online for their spoiled kids, buy them at: Coliseum or at Unicron.
June 20th, 2003
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Friday’s FanMail Frenzy
From: Dave Carnie regarding our last Sucks Survey (Who’s so faking it?): “and oh shit, you forgot the whole tws staff. fuck i’m glad you did, because they’d be so killing that poll right now. especially swift.”
Just for you, Mr. Carnie, we put up a new Survey. Enjoy.
June 19th, 2003
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DC Shoes’ Project Detention Will Dwindle?
Three years in the making… The DC Video premieres Today at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Showtime is at 8:30. “For the first time, the entire DC team is featured together in DC’s first skate video. It’s going to be epic, and we haven’t even mentioned what Danny accomplished out in the desert on his very own Mega Ramp. You have to see it to believe it.” We are eager to see what Greg Hunt has put together. Let’s discuss the Project Detention thing. The chick is hot. Price is Right swimsuit models kick ass! Her and Leeann Tweeden make a good afternoon of jerking off for the kids… What we have is a joint venture between RedBeard Television, Extreme channel USA and Extreme International. Produced in Association with Fox Sports Net. Hurry up and hire the Dwindle employees and get the new batch when they come… Then we’ll see if we can recycle them again next year for some big SuperCompany. Fuck it though right? The Movies is the way to go and DC makes a quality Shoe for the people that break their feet in them. Just be sure to pay the riders. Didn’t DC do a shoe for OBEY? Don’t forget Stoked starts tomorrow too.
June 17th, 2003
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No Coke, Just Skateboarding
“Craig Nicholls has designed, painted and personally signed a skateboard (provided by the very nice people at Slam City Skates) for you to own! Play with it, put it on your wall, do pretty much whatever you fancy with it, that’s up to you!” We’re going to put it on the kitchen table and stack a bunch of coke on it. Then when Reyes is thirsty from beating our asses, he can have a “drink”.
June 16th, 2003
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Goal Accomplished - Our Indu$try Sux
This message was given to us by Rob Meronek on Monday, June 16, 2003:
Sorry it has to come down to this, but take that Boost thing down and replace it with this note to your readers below.
This is Rob Meronek. A few years ago, I started this site (before I worked in the skateboarding industry). After a few months, I handed over full control of it to the people who run it today. Since late 2000, I have had no input or control over the content of the site. Of course, Skatepark of Tampa, my current employer, also has nothing to do with this site.
I can’t believe how high school even the business side of skateboarding is, even in 100% skater owned and operated companies. I will be at the Boost event myself taking photos, writing a story, having a good time, and posting all of it on skateparkoftampa.com along with trying not to get sucker punched by any of you while I’m there.
I’m amazed that some stupid website is enough to get people all worked up like this. I bet half of you posting here haven’t even skated in a week.
Check out some domains I own but have nothing to do with since that’s what you’re using to make your mind up:
www.samuraiblue.com - It’s under my name - you think I’m a sushi chef now?
www.coylechiropractic.com - It’s under my name - you think I can crack your back now?
www.chrisdeacon.com - It’s under my name - you think I’m an art fag now?
www.pornnerds.com - It’s under my name you think I’ve fucked every one of those bitches?
Skateboarding Sux - It’s under my name - you think I would bite the hand that feeds me? I’m not as stupid as you kids.
Ways to contact me if you got beef:
rob@skateparkoftampa.com
rob@meronek.com
rob@damnam.com
robmeronek@hotmail.com
Work: 813-621-6793
Home: 813-584-0890
My home address:
4527 Hidden Shadow Drive
Tampa, Florida 33614
My work address:
4215 East Columbus Drive
Tampa, Florida 33605