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| Q&A: Michael Brooke - Publisher, Concrete Wave Magazine (7141 Posts)
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You know you're a skate fossil when......
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On 2/21/2004
Firegrrl
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I was carving up a sloped playground one night wearing bulky clothes and this litle boy sitting with his friends yells, "Hey kid! How old are you?" To which I respond "34." He says, "And you ride a SKATEBOARD?!" And I told him people much older than me skate. He was astonished.
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Middle age
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On 2/21/2004 robc
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...when you need reading glasses to get all those little ball bearings back in the wheels.
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M-A-S-8
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On 2/21/2004
Claude Regnier
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You know it's happening when you're sk8'g with your son and his son.
Life is GR8.
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Middle Age Stuff
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On 2/21/2004 Pauliwog
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One of the biggest compliments I've ever gotten was from some Jr High/High School skaters in Albany OR this last year. I pulled up to the skatepark and was digging my board and pads out of the truck and one of these kids said "Oh cool, Paul's here" to which another replied "Does he like, way rip it?, he just lookes like some old guy" and the first kid responded "Not really big,he does pretty good but he's like our history - that's what's so cool about it". I was stoked. Later Paul Howard.
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Middle age skater
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On 2/21/2004 Paul
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You know you’re a middle aged skater when you switch from stinkbugs to late grabs not for style, but because it hurts less to float the board to you then it does to bend down for it.
You know you’re a middle aged skater when you see an ad for skate shoes with built in lace savers but your left wondering what your missing.
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Skate dads
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On 2/20/2004
Dan Murray
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It's funny... when we're at a skateprk, pool, ramp, whatever... I hear my Son's friends say "That's so cool that your dad still skates!" " I wish my dad skated like that." then they stop... think about their dads for a second... and say "Nah, not my dad!"
That's the times I'm proudest to be a Lifer.
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skate diet
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On 2/20/2004 Dr. Atkins
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Sounds like Hackett and Arab are on to some kind of new skate diet.
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Skategeezer
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On 2/20/2004 Fatboy
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I've actually had a kid at the skatepark ask me how old I was, and when I told him "almost 42", he said, "Wow, my Dad's only 38!"
And when the other groms made a coupla snide "old man" comments, I shut them down with, "Yeah, but I'm old enough to buy beer and I've had sex with actual women, not just my hand!"
Viva le Geezers!!!
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On 2/20/2004 JoJo
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You guys better take this out onto the playground. I think I hear the Webmaster coming.
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Tiny Rippers & Future Legends !
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Apology to Hackett
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On 2/19/2004 Barr
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Haim quoted Hackett out of total respect, and Hackett tore him up in front of everyone here. That seems pretty lame to me.
Haim R is my bro and devoted skate buddy and friend. He is a gift to this sport/pastime/lifestyle/community. I don't know if Hackett takes what he writes seriously, but I know Haim does. After that post, I can't say I have much respect now for Hackett - even though SECONDS before this, I was telling my friend Elan about some of the cool and eloquent posts he has put on the forum. Hero to Bum in 25 words. Good job.
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I don't know about the middle age thing but...
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On 2/19/2004 george g.
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All my t-shirts have something skate related on them. The Ick Stick really is is the corner of my bedroom. There is a skateboard in almost every room of the house. I own a skateboard older than 30. I used to ride it. I can't believe I really did ride it. I got a great wife who just called me to find out when the Slalom Worlds are at Morro Bay again (and Breckenridge) so she can schedule vacation. She would rather watch a good G/S than the super bowl.
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You know you...
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On 2/19/2004 That 70's Skater
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You know you're a middle aged skategeezer when you can't rail-grab cos your belly gets in the way!
You know you're a middle aged skategeezer when you can't do it again tomorrow!
You know you're a middle aged skategeezer when work gets in the way of skating
You know you're a middle aged skategeezer when you prefer skate forums to porn sites!
You know you have a young ripper when his favourite session buddies are old enough to be his parents
You know you have a young ripper when he loosens his trucks
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An Apology to Hackett
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On 2/19/2004 Haim R.
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Sorry for the misquote. I misrepresented your words and my intentions in the post. I didn't mean to imply that that was your actual quote, rather that it was a paraphrase of your quote in a different form. Beyond that, I also got the wording incorrect as you pointed out.
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tricks
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On 2/19/2004 Dan
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Sorry, I just used the "T" word myself. I'll try not to let that happen again.
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Young ripper
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On 2/19/2004
Dan Murray
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You know you have a young ripper when he can "street" with the best of them... but prefers the pool.
You know you have a young ripper when one of his favorite skate videos is Chlorine ( with the Salba comentary on).
You know you have a young ripper when you go to Kona and he spends more time bombing the snake run than hitting the vert ramp and pool..."cause... Where else is there one?"
You know you have a young ripper when he helps you relearn a trick you used to do... "soo easliy back then!"
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On 2/19/2004 gavin
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sat down with the new CW last night... so much stuff written in the first person tense. the danforth i/v a question and answer format. loads of snippets by well meaning readers that have more enthusiasm than quality.
sat down with the new surfers journal last week... predominantly third person tense. features on people rather than questionaires. established writers.
theres your difference!
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epiphany
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On 2/19/2004
michael brooke
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epiphany!
ha!
spelling is not one of my strong points on the internet!
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Another addition...you know you're dealing with a Little Ripper when...
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On 2/19/2004
michael brooke
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Hi everyone
Over the past few weeks or so, I have had an ephiphany of sorts...I love that word ephiphany...a moment of clarity...when everything kind of focuses nicely into place...a breakthrough.
We are coming out with a new feature called FUTURE LEGENDS. As many of you know, there is a whole new generation of young skaters out there who don't do street as much as they do POOLS, BANKS, DITCHES AND SLALOM...
Hmm, this got me thinking...You know you're a middle aged skategeezer when your knees make way more sounds than your bearings! But what about being a young skate ripper who wants to emulate the guys he saw in the Dogtown film.
These guys are the new blood the skate industry needs. They are young, they are excited about the future and best of all, their bodies don't as long to heal!
Here are just a few of my thoughts....
you know you're dealing with a little ripper when....
the ripper refuses to ride anything harder than a 90 durometer wheel
the ripper has seen dogtown film 47 times
the ripper will help drain the backyard pool, even though it's 110 degrees outside...
so basically, we are bookending things...older skate legends and young skate legends...and of course, everything else in between that relates 100% to skateboarding.
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You know you're a middle aged skater when...
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On 2/19/2004
scott
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When you have to wear arch supports in your skate shoes.
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Middle Age Skater
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On 2/19/2004
Merrick Team L.S.D. - Love Skating Daily
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You know your a middle age skater when you ask to sign in at a new park and the guy behind the counter say,,So where is your son.
You know your a middle age skater when you think to yourself , my gosh these kids are going to get hurt doing those tricks.
You know yora middle age skater when you start thinking , wow i could get hurt.
You know your a middle age skater when the kids call you the michelin man once you have put on your pads.
You know your a middle age skater when you are the only one who can carve the park.
You know your a middle age skater when you fall down it hurts, i mean really hurts.
You know your a middle age skater when get done you have to rethink this whole skateboard thing but you go home get a forsty one watch Dogtown or Chlorine or read the latest issue or back issue of Concrete Wave and want to do it all over again tommorow.
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skate geezer
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On 2/19/2004
Brady Mitchell
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You know you're a middle aged skater when...
A cop stops you skating on the street and says...
"What`re you guys, the grandpas of skaters?" (true one)
You know you're a middle aged skater when...
You take Glucosamine Chondroitin, just to skate.
You know you're a middle aged skater when...
Mothers of young skaters at skateparks give you the stink eye instead of a wink and tell you, you ought to slow down (like, when have you ever had a girl tell you to slow down?)
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Middle aged skater
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On 2/19/2004 Dan Murray
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You know you're a middle aged skater when you drop in for your contest run and you hear your son scream... "Get It Dad!"
You know you're a middle aged skater when some teenager says "God those trucks are older than I am!"
You know you're a middle aged skater when you sign in at a new park and the guy behind the counter looks at you surprised and says "You're skating?"
You know you're a middle aged when your favorite answer to the inevitable question "How long have you been skating?" is "About 15 minutes... I just got here."
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You know you
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On 2/18/2004
Haim R.
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Several recent threads in this forum have convinced me that it's time for us to get a little creative and poke a bit of fun at ourselves. I propose we collectively work on a humor piece for one of the upcoming issues of CW that's formatted: "You know you're a middle-aged skateboarder when,…"
For example: You know you're a middle-aged skateboarder when, you get ready for a hot skate session and your knees hurt BEFORE you step on the board.
Whether we call ourselves middle-aged, older, "mature", seasoned, skategeezers, skaters for life, lifers, old skate farts, over the hill, or "senior" skateboarders doesn't really matter to me. I'm open to suggestions on that one. We could make a vote, try to come to a consensus, or we could even leave it up to Michael B. to make the final decision. I'd be more than happy to collect up everyone's suggested lines and compile them for the article. Be sure to include your online nickname or full name for the "Contributions for this article were made through the NCDSA Concrete Wave Forum by…" line. You can submit lines to the forum on directly to my email address. I guess there could also be a follow up article or two entitled, "You know you're the child of (wife of) a middle-aged skateboarder when, …"
So here are a few of my suggestions to kick it off:
You know you're a middle-aged skateboarder when, there are still arguments in your family about wearing safety gear, but this time YOU'RE the parent telling your kid that he or she has to wear a helmet and pads.
You know you're a middle-aged skateboarder when, you complain to the editor of your favorite skateboard magazine that the print is too small, even when you wear your reading glasses.
You know you're a middle-aged skateboarder when, you have a quiver of 3 or 4 skateboards that you bought with your own money, from your own job, and it isn't a paper route.
This one is Hackett's:
You know you're a middle-aged skateboarder when, the tricks you do are so old, their new.
So let's see who can come up with some good one liners here. Anybody have an idea for a great photo or cartoon image to go with this one.
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Beeger text
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On 2/18/2004
Brady
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Anyone who reads my posts knows I should wear reading glasses.
I`ve got them but seldom wear them (there in the truck in my briefcase).
My vote is for larger text. And on a plain backhound (except blue on red..UH!!)
Link to vision test...
http://home.mn.rr.com/t1camp1/Focus.swf
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