Archive for the 'Opinion' Category
July 6th, 2006
Posted in Indu$try, Opinion
Adbusters and Nike Skateboarding
As Moish Brennan, art director for Consolidated Skateboards, put it…
Nike is a huge multimillion dollar corporation that never gave a shit about skateboarding. The jocks who used to beat me up for skating wore Nikes and now Nike wants to be in with skaters? Uh-uh. It’s not going to happen. We’ve had to fight and scrimp and save, and it wasn’t so giant corporations could come along and buy their way in.
June 25th, 2006
Posted in Opinion
Edumacate The Chillern
Brink went soft and started pickin’ daisies in the outfield. We’re just trying to get Rob back to asshole status. Skateboarders built the park. Give the snakeboarder a real Skateboard… Swear at him a little bit and push him in the right direction.
Or…
Fill the skateparks with water and use a SubSkate or let the kooks teach kids how to Skateboard.
May 12th, 2006
Posted in Stupid Shit, Opinion
Tennis KasperHolics Anyone?
Josh Kasper isn’t throwing himself down stairs as much anymore. He’d rather swing at balls for the Comets. Second chances are popping up for Skateboarders everywhere.
Josh is very talented young man,” Mancao said. “His strongest asset is his mental ability, which is a carryover from his days as a professional skater.
Apparantly Josh played the crucial role as team leader this year.
EL TORO!
April 27th, 2006
Posted in Opinion
The Race to Skateboarding Supremacy
There’s some new shit on the horizon…
Hive has been busy…
Rampmap has hit the interthing…
And Sux Code Dealers are about to STEP THE FOK UP…
Mookie can borrow our used bearings and go straight to the Kiddie Course.
We don’t play here… We fokken code Bitches!
Since 1976
April 10th, 2006
Posted in Opinion
Angel Alfaro Skateboarding UPDATE
Basically just a misplaced DC logo but not sure what the gain is here other than Model’s Portfolio and the Photographer’s infestation of our RSS feed.
February 10th, 2006
Posted in Opinion
Skatopia The Movie
Skatopia tips the scale on whether you can deal with pain, you better be able to walk away even if your wrist is folded down and broken and not cry about it. You can’t be a pussy at skatopia… those guys basically grab another beer and sit up on the deck and wait for the pain to go away. - Tony Hawk
Skatopia (RSS) seems to be in direct conflict with BoardTesting
We are in agreement with Skatopia - Fuck Pads!
December 31st, 2005
Posted in Opinion
Happy New Year Skateboarders
Guy Mariano and Skateboarding do not suck.
Skate Everything Faster in 2006…
August 24th, 2005
Posted in Indu$try, Opinion
Viceland on Extreme Marketing
Viceland has timelined the Extreme Marketing Phenomenon for recognizable cartoon characters used to market products.
The city of Philidelphia banned skateboarding from Love Park. This year there is going to be a Nightmares X-Treme Scream Park during the month of October (we’re guessing for halloween)… But the funny part is that the director/producer is trying to capitalize on the Love Park thing. They even went as far as contacting the Skateboard Advocacy Network and asking them to “hook them up with some skaters”. So yeah we get used and it takes some time to notice it.
October 15th, 2002
Posted in Stupid Shit, Rumors, Opinion
Globe/Kubic Shares Down 25%
Globe International’s chief executive will hand over the reigns to a former managing director of Nike Australia. “Mr Sutton’s appointment was welcomed by followers of the stock.” This can only be bad news for those that actually skate.
October 14th, 2002
Posted in Stupid Shit, Opinion
DC Goes Enron
DC Shoes (scroll to middle of page) is apparently a little bit fucked with the IRS. The feds cite a long list of alleged sins, including omitted proceeds from asset sales, undocumented entertainment expenses and dividends deducted as expenses. Transworld Skateboarding reported a while ago that: “DC Shoe Co. made donations to four nonprofit organizations that focus on any combination of human rights, poverty alleviation, and responsible business practices for manufacturing overseas. One of the major organizations was The Milarepa Fund, a nonprofit organization founded by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys and Erin Potts.” - Let’s hope everything comes out ok. DC Shoes Website