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Cannasseur

Cannasseur

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I'm stoked on finding this thread. Didn't think there were many shralpers on ICmag.

Don't take this as confrontational, just an opinion, but i feel like Mullen is a joke these days, his day is over. Anyone who can't recognize that the direction skating is going toward, and that it has no place for the ol' beast is being ignorant to the time trend. he's the opposite of steezy. I understand where skating came from, and completely respect the roots but no more.

I don't follow mainstream skating that much anymore. I am all about the underground rippers and the amateurs that are just blowing up, that's where alot of the most stylish and creative skating goes down. They have to work so much harder to get their foot into the industry. Kids like Mark Suciu, Luke Malaney, Johan Stuckey, Davis Torgerson, Mike mo Capaldi, and Dylan rieder are the future of skating, if you ask me.
 
RandyMarsh

RandyMarsh

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Cannasseur said:
I'm stoked on finding this thread. Didn't think there were many shralpers on ICmag.

Don't take this as confrontational, just an opinion, but i feel like Mullen is a joke these days, his day is over. Anyone who can't recognize that the direction skating is going toward, and that it has no place for the ol' beast is being ignorant to the time trend. he's the opposite of steezy. I understand where skating came from, and completely respect the roots but no more.
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I agree, it's really a silly train of thought to compare Mullen with skaters now. From how I see it, those who worship Mullen are either a) Young and just started skating or b) Dont skate and just watched a few youtube videos. This is of course my opinion; but I'm correct.

s13sr20det: Underflips are lame.

Anyways, back onto the positives. I couldn't wait for tonight to come, me and some bros are driving out to skate buddy's personal park 45 minutes outta town. He's got such a great set up (all cement, indoors, heated. miniramp, rails, boxes, pyramid. If he had a bowl I'd have everything I miss from summer). 4 hours! Yesssss.

For all those that are able to skate in winter: BE THANKFUL. I get a couple seshes like this all winter, only other place to skate is a skinny 20ft run in my basement.
 
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GrapeDRANK

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steve williams is who i watched day in day out as a youngun,its how i learnt nollie inward heels
any one poppin that big on flatground is the shit!
 
Snagglepuss

Snagglepuss

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Freestyle is what it is ,its like comparing apples to oranges...Each type of skating i look at in its own unique style...Ya can't really compare technical freestyle,to pools or street,ramp.Their all different .Rodeny was great at his type of skating,but it was a niche style at best.

I really enjoyed the 80's skate style cause it seemed the music was alot more connected to the skating,with that came unreal style in clothes and with ones own tricks.Today the boundries are gone ,and the sickest most insane complex stuff .Is fun to watch,but i like the style stuff better.Does anybody remember "the downhill slide" from the 1st bones brigade video.They put on super hard wheels,and strapped on hard plastic,to their gloves and slide down insane hills ...oh well just ramblingggg on...

did get a chance to take the sector 9 ,out to the store tonight..Old but not dead yet..
 
RandyMarsh

RandyMarsh

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Snagglepuss said:
Freestyle is what it is ,its like comparing apples to oranges...Each type of skating i look at in its own unique style...Ya can't really compare technical freestyle,to pools or street,ramp.Their all different .Rodeny was great at his type of skating,but it was a niche style at best.
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Well said. It's never good to get into a debate of who or what is "better" in skateboarding. Everyone has their own opinion on what's great in skateboarding. To some it's mega ramps over great walls, for some it's underflips and board dancing, for me it's this.

SKATE FAST CHILDREN
 
Joeski

Joeski

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Dennis busenitz is where its at .. Raw fast power... street ripper...
Chris Haslam and Richie Jackson have a unique innovative style...
Chris Cole can pritty much do anything on a skateboard...
These are just a few of current fav skaters...
 
Joeski

Joeski

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oh yeah and id have to agree.. Rodney is pritty done these days .. however... have seen little snippets of recent footage in some of the recent Globe United by Fates... his still doing pritty cool shit on banks and manual pads.. he was never really part of the mainstream of skating, what i mean is i dont think he subsribed to the same conventions as most of the other pros back in the day... so these days its not suprising hes almost faded completely outta the picture.. his still doing his thing and im sure his having a damn good time whilst doin it.. the dude is a legend like hosoi or vallely in my eyes.
 
RandyMarsh

RandyMarsh

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CEMENT!
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RandyMarsh

RandyMarsh

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Karma shit all over my face today.

Have been skating a half dry skatepark lately. So avoiding the lake in the middle of the park is a trick on it's own. Earlier in the day I actually jumped off my board mid trick, ran down the ramp and dove to stop someone's board from getting drenched. Dude was very hyped (he thought his day was done for) and thanked me.

Had to be 10-20 minutes later I slipped out of a trick, board went soaring and MY board splashed into the fucking abyss. What really gets me is that when my board went, it went RIGHT BY a kid standing next to the puddle. I ran across the park and made a diving stop for that random guy's board, this kid didn't even stretch his leg out to stop mine from the same fate.

Someone across the park saw it all and yelled "Where's the Karma?!"

So that's why I'm here now. Board is drying and I'm getting absolutely toasted.
 
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Waynebrady

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RandyMarsh said:
Karma shit all over my face today.

Have been skating a half dry skatepark lately. So avoiding the lake in the middle of the park is a trick on it's own. Earlier in the day I actually jumped off my board mid trick, ran down the ramp and dove to stop someone's board from getting drenched. Dude was very hyped (he thought his day was done for) and thanked me.

Had to be 10-20 minutes later I slipped out of a trick, board went soaring and MY board splashed into the fucking abyss. What really gets me is that when my board went, it went RIGHT BY a kid standing next to the puddle. I ran across the park and made a diving stop for that random guy's board, this kid didn't even stretch his leg out to stop mine from the same fate.

Someone across the park saw it all and yelled "Where's the Karma?!"

So that's why I'm here now. Board is drying and I'm getting absolutely toasted.
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Damn bro, I would have killed that kid!!! took his board and broke it right there. I saw eric koston do that, he just ran up to some random kid took his board and snapped it..Was hilarious..Kid was a pest tho
 
Dödsknark

Dödsknark

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Used to skate street only but as time goes by knees get bad and nowadays I only skate transitions. Miniramps and bowls is where it's at for me.
 
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