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| Q&A: Michael Brooke - Publisher, Concrete Wave Magazine (7141 Posts)
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On 5/6/2006
Bud
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United States
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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Just keep letting the local shop have 'em, and your karma will stay in good standing....
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Duplicate Issues
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On 5/5/2006
Paul Howard
wrote in from
United States
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CALLING MR MICHAEL BROOKE: Hey, I recently resubscribed and am getting 2 copies of each issue, so if you could fix that it would be great. The skateshop in town is getting the extra issues so maybe that will give them some ideas. Otherwise, good issue. Thanks-Paul
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What Do Hamborgers Eat?
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On 5/5/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
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Fish Tacos!
Michael Brooke, SumDum, Matt and I rolled up to the Fiesta Grill with the Hamborg clan yesterday to sample some local skater food. I kept telling the kids, "When we roll up to the restaurant, let's try no to attract any attention to ourselves..."
Stealth baby!
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Re: what a day!
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On 5/5/2006
Sumdumsurfer
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United States
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Michael posted:
"What a blast it's been....thanks to Sumdum for taking me to indie 103 and big thanks to Brad Robarge for getting me on the air with Joe Sib."
You're quite welcome, Michael. I can't believe how much you're squeezing into your days... you're making the rounds. That was a fun radio show.
Enjoy the rest of your trip out here. I'm going out of state for a few days and won't see you. Have fun!
SK8/SURF 4 LIFE!
Sumdumsurfer
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Local Stores
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On 5/5/2006 Kludy Sr.
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United States
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Please dont forget to send copys to Lemon Grove Calf. same local store.
Thanks , I love your show. Because your mag. sold out so fast my local store here starting selling skateboarder mag. All the copys are still on the shelf after a month. We are waiting for the real deal here in Lemon Grove Calf.
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what a day!
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On 5/5/2006
Michael Brooke
wrote in from
United States
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What a blast it's been....thanks to Sumdum for taking me to indie 103 and big thanks to Brad Robarge for getting me on the air with Joe Sib.
Met up with a ton of folks....it's 12:30 here...been up since 4:30 AM!
cheers
Michael
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'Road Rash'...
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On 5/4/2006
Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco
wrote in from
United States
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Michael B. -
-speakin' of road rash, here's a pic from the
'ol WLAC Racing days.....2004.
Chris's road rash was a doozie - - -
[ -I believe it originally happened from a recent major
Downhill Event in Canada, or some Country, -I don't know. ]
Anyway.....it had all kinds of colors in it -
and had a real 3-D look to it .
[-I sound like a Mad Scientist! ]
-It was more 'radder' than it looked.....oh well.....
BELOW:
RENE C., CHRIS CHAPUT, AND BRENT KOSICK @ WLAC RACES.
Take care,
...............-Rene Carrasco.
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The new CW!!!
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On 5/4/2006
Civ
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Canada
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Awesome Mike!, thanks so much. I love getting the new mags. Hope your rash heals up quickly.
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sanchez?
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On 5/4/2006
who?
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New CW
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On 5/4/2006 F
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Tanx again for the new Concrete Wave Michael! Rad.
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¿Donde este Señor Brooke?
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On 5/4/2006
Sumdumsurfer
wrote in from
United States
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SK8/SURF 4 LIFE!
Sumdumsurfer
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..road rash?
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On 5/4/2006
Nick Pourgoutzidis
wrote in from
Canada
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Despite the rash, and the grass stains, you LOVED it. :)
And we loved having you.
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Yoooo-hooo... Mr. Brooke?
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On 5/4/2006
Sumdumsurfer
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bennetts?
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On 5/3/2006
cad45
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???
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speaking of Bennett
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On 5/2/2006
Michael Brooke
wrote in from
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I finally get a chance to meet up with Mr. Bennett this week...that should be fun.
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Alligators
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On 5/2/2006
Slob-air
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Canada
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Dang... those Alligators and Supergators look sic!
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I just recently got some juicy road rash myself...
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On 5/2/2006 NYC Ashpalt Surfer
wrote in from
United States
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My wife bought me some of these:
Click here for link
and my rash healed in about half the time without a trace!
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that reply could have been from my...
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On 5/2/2006
Michael Brooke
wrote in from
Canada
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Evil Twin brother...or an automated robot...or my ...
well, the truth is that it is me...and I reply to every one of those requests.
This is precisely why I keep the mag at this size...it's managable...sure there is some room for more subscribers and heck, I'd like a page or two more ads, but I wouldn't want it to escape from me.
The personal touch means a lot...especially when most customer service is automated...or is handled by people in a call center 10,000 miles away.
Not that there is anything evil about that, but I think people dig the fact that there is someone actually "there"
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You know what's cool?
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On 5/2/2006
Greg 'Smitty' Smithwick
wrote in from
Canada
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I requested a free copy of CW via the website, and I got a PERSONAL e mail from the publisher. Not a bot response, not a form e mail. An actual communication from the publisher.
This does not happen every day...And I appreciate it. Now you damn kids GET OFF MY LAWN!
DANGER BAY, MIKE!!! BE THERE!!!!!
Smitty
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Road rash
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On 5/1/2006
Michael Brooke
wrote in from
Canada
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Well, I did a nice number on myself yesterday...some choice road rash on the side and what feels like a pretty busted up butt! Ouch...but I gotta tell ya, it was a hell of a rush.
Road rash is one thing, but it would have been blood leakage had I not had additional safety gear.
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Fausto's involvement
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On 4/28/2006
slim
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Perhaps now is not a good time, but since we are talking history, it would be interesting to hear from some of you more in the know how involved Fausto was in the development of products. As we all know, in addition to being the manufacturer of Indy/Thunder etc. at Ermico, he has been the financier and businessman behind dozens of brands over the years, companies "run" by former pros and whatnot. I've heard stories about that side of Fausto from friends at these companies. But after hearing all the more positive comments about Fausto this week, many from people I respect, I've been given a more well rounded view of the man. And it's made me curious to hear about his day to day involvement in product development for his companies or in editorial focus of thrasher in the early days, or things like that. Can anyone share any stories on his involvement in the skateboarding side or technical product development side as opposed to the business side?
Clearly the man liked to live - skateboarding, motorcycles, sports cars, go-carts, cycling. And he'll be missed by many.
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Who's on first?
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On 4/28/2006
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
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Chuck Gill - I believe the Alligators were available by the time their ad ran, I don't think the Road Rider 2s were available yet at that time, so I believe the title may fall to Bennett. But only Mr. Bennett knows for sure.
Bud - Already in the works: SKATELAB. They applied for Museum status and are setting up a not-for-profit to run the Hall of Fame.
PD's museum feature is amazing too.
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Hmmm.
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On 4/28/2006
Bud
wrote in from
United States
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Well, well, well, I seem to be raising a lot of questions as of late, aren't I?! Unfortunately, on the precision wheel question, I do not claim to know the answer to that one. Conventional wisdom has always taught me that it was the Road Rider- but, then again, "conventional wisdom" also has a long and storied history of being quite unwise at times, too. I'll leave this one to my elders to sort out; I'll just quietly take notes!
However, while on the topic, I had an interesting idea the other day. I was thinking how cool it'd be to have something like, a National Skateboarding Museum and Hall Of Fame. I'm really huge on museums and stuff, 'cuz I'm so damned nerdy and all- I spend hours at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, for example. It never gets old, there's always something new to discover. It's great stuff, all the history on display and all. Of course, we do have Skatelab- thanks to Mr. Huber for that one...
Ideally, we'd have our museum online- on the web. How many archival documents, photographs, magazines, products, etc exist in the world today? And, how much of it is in the hands of private collectors- ie, largely inaccessible to the public? Nearly all of it? I think that'd be a great resource for preserving, and sharing, our shared history to the new generation of skaters, the next generations of skaters, and the public in general.
The beauty of a web-based museum would be that, private collectors could upload images, etc, while remaining anonymous, and not having to let go of their prized possesions. It'd be a HUGE project- but, it'd be interesting to pull it of. How many volunteers with IT experience could we find to upload stuff? What other sort of project would be so rewarding to any typical skater?
The Skull Skates online museum is a very, very, VERY good resource, and more or less what I'm basing this idea on. That impressed me when I first discovered it, and it still does to this day.
The fact is, our history has hundreds of these sorts of questions- the "Who did what, when" sort of stuff. The answers are out there, somewhere. Someone, somewhere, knows the complete stories. Obviously, by the past few days' worth of posts, there's an interest. I dunno, it's just a wacky idea. Just thought I'd share it, I guess.
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Ads aside...
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On 4/28/2006 Chuck Gill
wrote in from
United States
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...who was the first to actually put wheels in skaters' hands?
Buying an ad does not necessarily a product make.
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Precision Bearing
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On 4/28/2006
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
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In answer to your question, Micheal, Skateboarder Magazine (Vol. 2 No.1 Summer '75) featured the first Bennett Hijacker Truk ad. The ad mentions Turbine Wheels with ultra precision aerospace bearings with double seals.
That, as far as I know, is the first reference to a sealed precision bearing in a skateboard wheel.
Skateboarder (Vol.2 No.2 Fall '75) shows the Alligator wheel ad (formerly the Turbine)which used a precision bearing. The issue also shows the debut of the Road Rider 2 with sealed bearings.
Looks like Bennett beat NHS to the punch by at least a month.
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