womphead Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 ive been ordering the same complete for the past year now. besides all the skateshops around here are owned by a bunch of douchebags. except for the board shop at southside..i got muhc love for The Source my friend runs southside so yeah give that some support hahaha. i dunno buying shit from the mall is kinda wack cause you really could support skateboarding alot more by going to a skateshop instead of the mall im NOT dissin at all its just how i think about it. especialy here in dfw theres tons of politics on shit like that hahaha. i dunno id rather give my money to a skate shop then a corporate store at the mall. not to sound like all anti shit haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 besides all the skateshops around here are owned by a bunch of douchebags. guess i'm lucky to only be 4 blocks from an FTC then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatetown Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 yea you are lol. some of my favorite skate vids have coem from FTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 wow does it really matter where i buy my stuff from? ... im not tryin to be an asshole..but if your buying product off companys that only are here to profit of off skateboarding, rather than support it, is like an enviromentalist buying a hummer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatetown Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 ok, and i bet your one of those dudes who skate in Nikes. i personally dont give a shit abotu any of the "politics" of skateboarding and real skateboarders dont get caught up in that bullshit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 true..and not nikes... DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 im not tryin to be an asshole..but if your buying product off companys that only are here to profit of off skateboarding, rather than support it, is like an enviromentalist buying a hummer.. haha, yeah, cos skateboard companies sure aren't about the profit, are they? hey, you do realise vans is corporate owned, right? you know, that shoe company everyone associates with "real" skating? In the 1980s, Vans lost much of its core customer base when the company started producing baseball and football shoes. The corporation was forced into bankruptcy in 1984 . Four years after emerging from bankruptcy protection, investment bankers McCown DeLeeuw Company bought Vans and went public in 1991. In 2004 the company was acquired by VF Corporation, manufacturers of Lee and Wrangler Jeans for $396 million. yeah! keep it real dudes! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatetown Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 everything is owned by corporations these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 people need to stop pissing and moaning about corporations, money and skateboarding being mainstream. back in the early 90's when the skateboard world consisted of world industries, airwalk and uhhh, like 15 people, people were frothing at the mouth for skateboarding to blow up and there be more money and companies involved. now everyone's calling for it to go back to how it was in 93. fuckin idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatetown Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 corporations are your friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 alot of skateboard companies are privately owned corporations. like girl distribution or deluxe. they're a group of companies owned by various individuals under one roof. just cos they're not floated on the stock exchange doesn't mean they're not corporate. and girl and deluxe are probably the most popular skateboard manufacturers on the market right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatetown Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 besides, if there werent any corporate sponsors, there wouldnt really be any pro skaters. the moneys gotta come from somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 agreed..but we all know that the X games are the worst thing going on right now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 girl is still really popular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 girl is still really popular? Quote of the thread award . :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 yeah...but its not near the size of the Baker craze... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 people need to stop pissing and moaning about corporations, money and skateboarding being mainstream. back in the early 90's when the skateboard world consisted of world industries, airwalk and uhhh, like 15 people, people were frothing at the mouth for skateboarding to blow up and there be more money and companies involved. now everyone's calling for it to go back to how it was in 93. fuckin idiots I've stuck what worked for me . Who said skateboarding didn't blow up until the 90's ? The Street skating scene sure did with great results . The 90's for me suffered from the lack of concrete . Now there's a park everywhere which I think fucking rules . No complaints from me . :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 yeah...but its not near the size of the Baker craze... The only " craze " I fell into was rails on my board . It was more function than fashion . Finding rails in the 90's was almost non-existant . :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 fuck...there still hard to find if you want em'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Oh yeah , fuck you warm weather people . The " Storm Of Death " is approaching Ohio as I type . :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 agreed..but we all know that the X games are the worst thing going on right now.. I actually gained respect for the X games when they dismissed fruit booting from the line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Placement Only Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I actually gained respect for the X games when they dismissed fruit booting from the line up. nah, they didnt ditch rollerblading cause it wasnt cool, it was cause it wasnt making them any money from it not being cool. moto-x is their biggest event. it brings the biggest crowds and the biggest douchebags, but with the mega ramp coming in a close second for biggest wow factor. pro skaters skate xgames cause of the money not cause they think its good for their reputation. skateboarding, has and never will be about contests, like surfing or moto-x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 girl is still really popular? they've been consistently one of the most popular skate companies since they started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 and celt, would you please quit fronting. you act like you were fuckin tony alva's main man back in 78 or some shit. you're the same age as i am. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 What ? How so ? I can't help it I started skating vert at a young age and stuck with it . 1976 , shit you and I are both 31 , because I was born in October of 76' . :lol: Fronting...please . Not my fault people like you got all caught up in the trappings & fads of the 90's . :lol: BTW , Eric Dressen influenced my street skating back in the day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Besides , I'm all about educating the newer generation of skaters , not shitting on them . The reason I hated the 90's was everything I learned and was taught in the 80's , was easily dismissed because it wasn't " popular " . That goes from dropping-in on a mini-ramp to carving a bowl or pool . ;) I realize things progress and should...but not to a point that 1 style of skating is the end all be all of skating . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 hahahaha, pool skating is a fucking fad. any pro you see skating pools in mags right now is cos it's fuckin trendy. nobody has skated that shit since 1985 and all of a sudden every motherfucker has long hair and thinks they're a z-boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 So you're saying Benji Galloway , Jimmy The Greek , Brian Patch , or anyone that skated in the 2007 Van's Pro-Tech Pool Party this year was trendy ? That's gay . You & I might've started at the same time , and it's not a pissing contest , but we're both from 2 different schools of skating . That's cool . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Midwest skaters will still continue to carry the " cross " , and that's something I think a kid from Chicago to Detroit to Cleveland is proud of . So what we're outcasts . I've always dug that vibe . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 pro tech pool party? benji galloway? are you fucking kidding me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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