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where to find the mag....
On 5/28/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.183.nnn.nnn)

this is a partial list...I will not repeat it again...but
a lot of folks wondered where they can find issue #5

now you know...
thanks for your support!

BARNES & NOBLE 1976 11744 CARMEL MTN ROAD SAN DIEGO, CA
BARNES & NOBLE 1974 12835 EL CAMINO REAL SAN DIEGO, CA
B DALTON BOOKS 1525 HILLSDALE SHOPPING CTR 408 HILLSDALE MALL SAN MATEO, CA
B DALTON BOOKS 0224 177 SANTA MARIA TOWN CENTER EAST SANTA MARIA, CA
B DALTON BOOKS 0042 NORTHRIDGE CENTER 400 NORTHRIDGE CENTER SALINAS, CA
B DALTON BOOKS 0072 2010 GALLERIA @ TYLER MALL RIVERSIDE, CA 92503
B DALTON BOOKS 0066 MISSION VALLEY CENTER 1640 CAMINO DEL RIO SAN DIEGO, CA
B DALTON BOOKS 0063 252 INLAND CENTER SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
B DALTON BOOKS 0353 BANGOR MALL 663 STILLWATER AVE, #26 BANGOR, ME
B DALTON BOOKS 0286 MALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1500 S WILLOW STREET MANCHESTER, NH
B DALTON BOOKS 0282 FACTORIA SQUARE 3928 128TH AVENUE S.E. BELLEVUE, WA
B DALTON BOOKS 0277 1083 BURNSVILLE CENTER 35W AT HWY 42 BURNSVILLE, MN
B DALTON BOOKS 0283 COASTLAND CENTER 2056 N TAMIAMI TRAIL NAPLES, FL
B DALTON BOOKS 0217 OCEAN COUNTY MALL - 119 1201 HOOPER AVENUE TOMS RIVER, NJ
B DALTON BOOKS 0027 THE BOULEVARD 3680 MARYLAND PARKWAY LAS VEGAS, NV
B DALTON BOOKS 1106 UNION STATION #112 50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NE WASHINGTON, DC
B DALTON BOOKS 0506 100 JEFFERSON MALL 4801 OUTERLOOP ROAD LOUISVILLE, KY
B DALTON BOOKS 1540 9101 INT'L DRIVE #1304 INT'L & REPUBLIC ORLANDO, FL
B DALTON BOOKS 0182 1426 TOWNE EAST SQUARE 7700 EAST KELLOGG WICHITA, KS
B DALTON BOOKS 1184 500 GALLERIA DRIVE JOHNSTOWN, PA
B DALTON BOOKS 1130 CHESAPEAKE SQUARE #228 4200 PORTSMOUTH BLVD.CHESAPEAKE, VA
B DALTON BOOKS 0924 GWINNETT PLACE #356 2100 PLEASANT HILL ROAD DULUTH, GA
B DALTON BOOKS 0888 BALLSTON COMMON #1274 4238 WILSON BLVD ARLINGTON, VA
B DALTON BOOKS 0834 DAYTON MALL #129 2700 MIAMISBURG-CENTERV DAYTON, OH
B DALTON BOOKS 0820 PEACHTREE CENTER #B-25 231 PEACHTREE STREET ATLANTA, GA
B DALTON BOOKS 0560 1028 WILLOWBROOK MALL HOUSTON, TX 77070
B DALTON BOOKS 0524 NORTH STAR MALL #212 SAN PEDRO AVE & HWY 410 SAN ANTONIO, TX
BARNES & NOBLE 2840 4300 NORTH FREEWAY PUEBLO, CO
BARNES & NOBLE 2842 3701 ELLISON DR.,NW, #A ALBUQUERQUE, NM
BARNES & NOBLE 2690 2550 TAYLOR STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA
BARNES & NOBLE 2892 5130 E BROADWAY TUCSON, AZ
BARNES & NOBLE 2107 3235 WASHTENAW AVE ANN ARBOR, MI
BARNES & NOBLE 2140 319 ROUTE 202/206 BRIDGEWATER, NJ
BARNES & NOBLE 2133 4811 COMMERCIAL DR NEW HARTFORD, NY
BARNES & NOBLE 2080 APACHE MALL STE 425 1201 12TH STREET SW ROCHESTER,MN
BARNES & NOBLE 2094 500 S. MAIN STREET ROYAL OAK, MI
BARNES & NOBLE 2115 SUITE 179 800 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA
BARNES & NOBLE 2126 UNIT 2107 5959 TRIANGLE TWN BL RALEIGH, NC
BARNES & NOBLE 2087 6 NORTH RIO GRANDE STREET SALT LAKE CITY, UT
BARNES & NOBLE 2047 2051 NORTH FEDERAL HWY FORT LAUDERDAL, FL
BARNES & NOBLE 2091 THORNCREEK SHOPPING CTR. 701 EAST 120TH AVENUE THORNTON, CO
BARNES & NOBLE 2085 2498 ONEIDA STREET GREEN BAY, WI
BARNES & NOBLE 2670 2450 HWY 6 HOUSTON, TX
BARNES & NOBLE 2860 1739 OLENTANGY RIVER RD COLUMBUS, OH
BARNES & NOBLE 2663 1239 A POLELINE RD EAST TWIN FALLS, ID
BARNES & NOBLE 2801 2230 HAMILTON PL BLVD CHATTANOOGA, TN
BARNES & NOBLE 2914 20 HATTON PLACE #200 HILTON HEAD, SC

 
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longboarding etc
On 5/28/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.183.nnn.nnn)

Zack...
longboarding, vert, slalom, freestyle, street, ramp, pool, park, ditch, downhill....


100% skateboarding.
35% advertising (maximum!)
(BONUS: no deodorant ads!)

yes, send a photo of your sweetie....make sure it's in focus !

cheers
Michael

 
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Live long and longboard!
On 5/28/2003 Zack wrote in from (207.196.nnn.nnn)

Hey, Finally I found a magazine that has longboarding in it!! I am so getting a subscription!! Can I send in any of my sweet photos I took?

 
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Contests
On 5/28/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.183.nnn.nnn)

Concrete Wave Magazine is celebrating its first year anniversary with a huge skate contest at the Cummer Skatepark on June 21st. Registration begins at 9:00 am.

This park is located at Leslie & Cummer Streets in Toronto...don't believe everything you read - life continues here, even with SARS outbreak!

I encourage all of you to get involved with your local park and arrange contests. Our event features a timed race through the park and of course the required "best trick" and "highest ollie."

We'll be showcasing freestyle, bowl and slalom too.

Spread the word...maybe you have family here in Toronto, or maybe you live in a bordering US city (Ohio, Michigan, NY...come on down!!)




 
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Sk8ting with your kids
On 5/27/2003 CKnuck wrote in from (66.185.nnn.nnn)

Well my oldest is 21 and is just stated a moderate interest in starting to sk8 for the pure fun of it again.

Maybe watching his 6 month ols son (my grandson) taking his first rides last week may have helped that thought enter his mind. HA,HA,HA.

Skating with your kids is great. Actually skating with kids is great period. Maybe that's why I love coaching so much. Lots of stories lots of fun.

Both my boys have done TV apperances with me. The oldest was about 4 or 5 and the youngest(now 17)at 18 months old. In 93 I ran a contest series based on the CASL program and my youngest 7 at the times won the points series beating his older brother and others in the process in the 12 and under. Rick McCrank won the sponsored 17 and over division.

I've been kidding with the kids about my new goal. It is now to get my Grandson on TV before he reaches the age my youngest one was when he made his debut. You've got to have a goal.

My daughter has skated from time to time (she's 18) and since Boston 2002 she has Slalommed a couple of times and is looking forward to getting out this year.

I just assembled 5 loaner board for Slalom clinincs and sk8 classes. It should be a busy summer.


 
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charge it like your mama
On 5/27/2003 rose bernfeld wrote in from (209.132.nnn.nnn)

I do my best to instill only goodness in my little girl.(JASMYN,4) Why should she not be subjected to the skate spots and all of the wonderful family that surrounds this community? Skaters are the most down-to-earth, hard-core, down for each other type of people you'll ever meet. Surrounding myself and my family with such inspiration will surely prove positive. Why couldn't my mom skate???

 
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like father like son/like mother like daughter
On 5/27/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.183.nnn.nnn)

Do you skate with your kids?
Do you have any good stories to tell?

I have three kids - both sons, ages 2 and 7 are CRAZY about skateboarding....

in fact, now that warm weather is here, the 2 year old has gone mental for skating...we were out at 8:30 am this morning - just trucking down the street.

We've had good feedback on the Curt and Willis Kimbel piece and I wanted to do more stories like this.

So, if you are a former pro and you skate with your kids, get in touch with me...

 
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heads up
On 5/26/2003 rob wrote in from (24.69.nnn.nnn)

has any one been here yet?
www.geocities.com/fastdownhill
send in some pics to post here..
L8ER, oy

 
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#5, geezerX
On 5/26/2003 Bozi wrote in from (152.163.nnn.nnn)

Geezer, bring your dinged up Hooptie to my shop tomm, & I'll hand you a #5..........silly

 
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re:Geezer-X
On 5/26/2003 chris olden wrote in from (67.30.nnn.nnn)


Howdy,
I have an extra copy of CW issue #5; I'd gladly send it
to you.
Shoot me an e-mail with your address!
Chris Olden

 
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CWs in Houston
On 5/26/2003 Mike Moore wrote in from (66.196.nnn.nnn)

Found out the Barnes and Noble in the Clearlake area of Houston has CW on the stand...if you're in the neighborhood..

 
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mags
On 5/26/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.183.nnn.nnn)

we can help you GeezerX
just email me
thanks for your patience.

 
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CW
On 5/25/2003 Geezer-X wrote in from (67.27.nnn.nnn)

Still haven't got my CW. Is there a way I can check to see if I ever was added to the subscriber list by the skateclub guy to whom I PayPalled the funds months ago? I'm sweating this a bit, since I haven't missed an issue thus far, and you just stated you're out of #5. What do I do? I have a stack next to my bed consisting of 2 copies of Skateboarder from '77 (including the one autographed by Tome Inouye, Gregg Weaver, and Stacy Peralta) a couple Action Nows, a few first year Thrashers, and CW #1-4, Help!!

 
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thank you Paul
On 5/25/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.29.nnn.nnn)

thanks Paul,
just you wait til you see #6!
best wishes to all my US buddies on this upcoming Memorial
Day Weekend. It's been quite a year thus far...

 
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downhill, high jump etc
On 5/25/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.29.nnn.nnn)

yes, more downhill will appear
along with more slalom, freestyle, pipe, pool, ditch and anything else that is related to skateboarding...
high jump and barrel jump for sure!
cabbage - fancy a rematch?
this time I won't have a broken toe!
Mike, Kevin and the chaps at Gravity should have extra copies for you!

Sadly, we are COMPLETELY OUT OF #5!
So, the only way to get it is via Barnes & Noble or Hastings.

 
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The new issue
On 5/25/2003 Paul Dunn wrote in from (64.4.nnn.nnn)

Hi Michael,

Just want to congratulate you publicly on the latest issue of Concrete Wave. Looks great. Your hard work is paying off.

Keep it up,

--PD

 
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geezer X and MB
On 5/24/2003 cabbage wrote in from (63.188.nnn.nnn)

good story geezer x...
hey mr brooke, whats up? it's that guy that tied you for second in the high jump last year in folly....chaput was lucky that day boy...anyhow, I have some shops in maryland that want to pick up the concrete wave mag. Plus I need a subscription or something. Really I just want to show my mom my new ad, and I can't find it. Normally they come in my Gravity package,but I need 'em sooner...email me or tell me what you think I should do.

also I'm waiting for a Lansdowne article, whats up, show Baltimore some love..I have pleanty of words, and Scott and Lotta have pleanty of pictures. Hit me up....

sk8 everythinG,

cabbage

 
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More speedboarding
On 5/24/2003 Snow is not extreme wrote in from (198.81.nnn.nnn)

Should we expect to see more speedboard and downhill stuff in the mag??? Downhill is blowing up the whole skate scene in 2003 and foreward. Lets face it. There is NO other part of skateboarding that is more exciting or more extreme than downhill. Anyone can ollie. It takes balls to get er up to 60mph. and thats a place not many have been. I wanna know...can Tony downhill???

 
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Billy Zoom?
On 5/24/2003 Nate wrote in from (205.188.nnn.nnn)

Anyone here know if Billy Zoom has done any solo stuff?

 
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June issue
On 5/24/2003 Doug K wrote in from (64.223.nnn.nnn)

Michael,

I just subscribed by following links and paypalling the subscription fee. Will June be my first issue? (Should I email you direct and keep this biz out of the forum? - woops)

Thanks Doug K

 
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barnes and noble
On 5/23/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.183.nnn.nnn)

this first run at "big time distribution" was limited
to about 2,500 at select B & N's...there are copies out there...however, they are pretty hard to find.

NEXT issue, I promise the magazine will be MUCH easier to find: more Barnes and Noble, Borders, Virgin megastore etc.

The mag just got on the newsstand on May 21...it takes a bit of time to work its way through the system....

Hopefully, folks will see it, get excited, buy a copy and I'll have to print 20,000 next issue!!!

 
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Concret Wave
On 5/23/2003 Sasha wrote in from (68.7.nnn.nnn)

Hey Michael,

When are the copies going to be in the Barnes and Nobles? Still nothing in our area. Just talked to Big Mike at Vision yesterday about distribution. If interested, send me some boxes and I'll make sure they get passed out in area.Would love to help you promote. Sasha

 
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most diverse gig
On 5/23/2003 jonnyx wrote in from (195.92.nnn.nnn)

i once saw les naufrages (french nautical rockers in the spirit of trafalgar) supporting Linton Kwesi Johnson (Brixtons finest dub poet) who in turn supported the butthole surfers with their 3 hour set including footage of a heart lung transplant.
schweeeeeeet

 
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Gang of Skate Legends
On 5/23/2003 michael brooke wrote in from (209.29.nnn.nnn)

Thank you, thank you!
It's freakin' 6 am here in Toronto and you've made my day.
The Gang of Four story is hilarious. I wish we could put music in the mag, but there is no way I am going to do this. We say 100% skateboarding and that's that.

Still, I think the concept of a magazine that would discuss concert/music experiences would be cool.

Keep the memories coming...I saw the Stranglers in the UK many years ago...opening act..a bunch of female body builders.

As for skate legends, amazing....truly amazing. I knew that book would wind up somewhere...I figured Ed's Discount Book Hut, but then, who knows how things really work when it comes to book distribution...

 
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old punk stuff.
On 5/23/2003 richard marnhout wrote in from (198.81.nnn.nnn)

in 1980 i was living in gainsville florida (i don't know WHY!). the 10 or so punkers on campus stuffed the ballot box for the halloween bash and as a result, we got the gang of four, instead of cool and the gang.
welllllll, the whole town had gone a 'shrooming' so by the time the concert started, we were all pretty much one with the universe.
now while the gang of four was giving everybody a hard time for being suburban rich kids i watched this punker with a richard nixon mask on, walk up and down the huge line of alachua county sherrifs and highway patrolmen who were rimming the stage. he would stop at every 3'rd cop or so , and berate them in a perfect nixon voice for some aspect of their uniform being wrong. the cops were quivering with rage, but were under strict orders to leave the kids alone.
it was at that time that i realized that there WAS a GOD , and that he was on OUR SIDE!

 
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