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| Q&A: Michael Brooke - Publisher, Concrete Wave Magazine (7141 Posts)
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Protein-enhanced hosiery
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On 7/18/2003 PaulW
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Ugh. Now you really didn't have to go there...
The /inside kryptonics/ or /how to make a Pocket Pistol/ are ideas with legs. I can almost see the photos etc. Seriously, it's a great counterpoint to the shots of wigglers or even "micro edgers over the death box". heh.
The /neon years/ spread would probably be better just like that... it's the same as my "100 Best...". A double page spread with "100 Best New Wave graphics". the "Best" being totally subjective, of course.
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Tube sock boogie
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On 7/17/2003
Geezer-X
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Puerile suggestions indeed! when you say "tube socks I have loved" I hope you don't mean that literally....
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thanks, Dave
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On 7/16/2003
michael brooke
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great speaking with you too Dave.
by the way, I welcome any comment or suggestion about the mag...you can phone or email...
I wish I could get the mags out a little quicker to subscribers...it's tough...the US postal system is better than Canada Post...but that's not saying much!
The next few issues will feature:
Cliff Coleman
Skatopia
The Bulldog Team
underground skaters
secret spots
more product reviews
HOSOI FREE...
Cherry Hill/NJ expose
cheers
michael
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Geez's Features
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On 7/16/2003
PaulW
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Those are excellent and they put my puerile suggestions to shame. Nonetheless...
Road trip.
Things I have skated while under the influence.
Rummage through [insert skate idol's name here] trash cans
Diet.
Tube socks we have loved.
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Content
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On 7/16/2003
Geezer-(CW enthusiast)-X
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A column like "unwrapped" on the food network, except instead of "how they make good & plenties" its "how they make Pocket Pistols skateboards" or "inside Kryptonics"
The life and times of Henry Hester
Skatecars of the late 70's
Skateboarding in television show of the 70s-80s-90s
Bad idea skate product of the month (ie the Wheelie board)
feature article on the "Day Glo Era" 84-85
2page centerspread poster with nothing useful on the reverse, so it could be removed from the magazine and taped on the wall of one's cubicle, without rendering the magazine un-continuous.
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Thanks Michael.....
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On 7/16/2003
Dave - Skaterbuilt
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...just wanted to say thanks to you Michael-for getting back to me yesterday. It was a pleasure rappin' with you and I hope you weren't bummed by any of my comments or feedback that I gave you. CW is still in it's infancy-so keep up the great work and it will surely become "T H E Skater's Mag" that we all look sooooo forward to receiving in the mail just like we did with Skateboarder back in the day. Take care of your subscribers-and they will most definetly take care of CW. Thanks again. Talk to you soon.
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Suggestion...
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On 7/15/2003 Stubbs
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HOSOI cover, HOSOI interview, HOSOI ads, HOSOI, HOSOI, HOSOI! It's an HOSOI, HOSOI, HOSOI, HOSOI, HOSOI WORLD!!!
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Karma - Dogma - Waiting...
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On 7/15/2003 Craigo
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On Karma...
Once I emailed a very soulful (now defunct) magazine for directions to the local skatepark. In addition to directions, I received skate swag and made a new friend.
On Dogma...
Never had a dog, never will.
On Waiting...
I'm waiting for a single skatepark that has half-pipes (or bowls) in sizes of 3', 5', 7', and 9' with coping that does not stick out too far, a bank run with a lip, and a freestyle area (remember those?). And it's gotta be within 20 miles of my house. I'm also waiting on money to free up so I can add to my skate collection. The main thing I'm waiting on is the next time I can go skate!
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arriving today??
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On 7/15/2003
michael brooke
wrote in from
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just got confirmation that a magazine arrived at
photographer Scott Starr's house (he took the shot for the cover of Concrete Wave book)
he lives in California, so that means the mags must be
arriving soon!
cheers
michael
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New features
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On 7/15/2003
Tom M.
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PaulW I like the way you think!!
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New features.
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On 7/15/2003
PaulW
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Well. It's like this.
Comparisons/bakeoffs of modern kit against classic. It's kind of been alluded to in other forums here. Then again, how about point/counterpoint PVD v McCree? Failing that, Lots of shiny truck pr0n.
Skate family tree: In the '70s, you couldn't open a music paper without finding a double page spread of some rock family tree (I recall the Deep Purple one was provided as a 24 volume set). I'd like to know who connects to whom, when and why.
or
Six degrees of ARAB (or whatever that Kevin Bacon thing is). Each week, you'd connect someone (could be historical -say- or the recently deposed dictator of a middle-eastern country) to California's finest.
100 greatest [insert subject matter here]. Lots of cutouts make your InDesign layouts a something something.
The skateshoe. Cross-sections through 12 skateshoes with cod-scientific analyses and comparisons of bogus hexalite-viridian-kevlar compounds etc.
Good month/bad month
Heroes/Villains
etc.
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Give the women something in the wave.....
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On 7/14/2003 Stubbs
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.....like a Mike Moore centerfold spread, ala Burt Reynolds.
Naaaahh. Never mind
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mail, tv, forum
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On 7/14/2003
michael brooke
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geezer x,
you have made my day!
i just spoke to the printer...the mags were mailed July 3... it takes about 7 to 10 working days to get the mag..
allowing for the 4th (and most likely the 7th!) being a holiday, they should arrive this week
glad you like the tv show...there are 39 episodes..more on the way... concretewavetv.com
glad you like the forum
anything else you'd like to see in the mag?
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CW 5 and 6
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On 7/14/2003
Geezer-X
wrote in from
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So after all the noise, I'm in my local Barnes and Noble, and there's 1 remaining copy of #5 on the rack. I dive for it, narrowly snatching it from the grasp of a middle aged woman, about to give it to her 6 year old...Flip her off, and beat feet to the cashier, spewing skate related epithets at the customers. Jeff from Boziboards gave me #6 at the outlaw race the very next day. I now have a complete set, and if my subscription works, I'll see #2.1 any day now. Many thanks to the nice people who offered assistance in resolving my plight. OH...
One more thing...
I get home from the DC outlaw slalom race on Saturday, (4th in longboard, 6th in A slalom, stoked) and I find that my wife Tivo'd Concrete Wave TV on Fuel Network for me. I didn't even know about it before. AWESOME...
Thanks for your work on the mag and this forum, Mr. Brooke, sir. You rock.
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GOB
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On 7/14/2003 Stubbs
wrote in from
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Great 'Ol Bigwig: The B & N by my house is supposed to have them in today. We'll see.
Last time I was there I bought all 3 copies that were on the shelf but felt like I might be depriving someone of seeing it. I will probably buy all of them this go around too.
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CW in TEXAS
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On 7/14/2003
Mike Moore
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It was only issue #5 but...The Hastings store in Killeen, TX. carries Concrete Wave. My first time to see it on the newsstand. I was completely stoked. There was some guy looking at another mag nearby... I did the ol' "Hey look...I work on this magazine...there's my name and everything!!!"
Yes...I'm a complete spaz.
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Skateboarding Across America
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On 7/14/2003
SAA Team
wrote in from
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Hello,
Here is a link to our press release:
http://edit.store.yahoo.com/lib/justpushplay/SkateboardingAcrossAmericaPressRelease.doc
We would like to ask anyone who reads this forum to please pass this link on to your local media outlets. Another option would be to open the link, copy and forward the actual press release. Thanks!
Official "Skateboarding Across America - On Board For Lowe Syndrome" T-shirts. $12.00 includes shipping.
Payment Options
Paypal Account name: skateacrossamerica2003@yahoo.com
By mail:
Skateboarding Across America - On Board For Lowe Syndrome
16366 Morro Road
Atascadero, CA. 93442
"
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postal
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On 7/13/2003 jj
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How do you know the post office is hiring?
there flags are at half mast
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CW in Texas
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On 7/13/2003 Stubbs
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Nothing here either.
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re: going postal
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On 7/12/2003
Terry Synnott
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That is pretty strange.
I'm several hours from Maine (I'm in Rhode Island) and it hasn't showed up here either.
I wouldn't mind the wait if it was one of the other skateboard magazines; it's usually the same stuff over and over.
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ok, that's it...I'm going postal!
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On 7/12/2003
michael brooke
wrote in from
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Ok
that's it!
how did YOYO in Germany get the magazine faster than subscribers sitting in NYC????
this is MENTAL...
they were mailed from Maine!!!
ok, rant time...
I HATE the mail!!!
and there is talk of a postal strike in Canada!!!
that's it,
I am going to go postal!!!
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new issue vol 2#1 in the mail
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On 7/12/2003
YOYO
wrote in from
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Whoa! I am stoked!
Today I received my first subscribed issue in the mail.
Great mag all the way through, excellent paper etc. etc.
Support those who support skateboarding !
YOYO Schulz, Germany
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sidlo
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On 7/12/2003 cfavero
wrote in from
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al,your a heavy dude......................................cf
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waiting....
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On 7/12/2003
michael brooke
wrote in from
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waiting for...
improvements in the mail system!
; )
cheers
michael
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Waiting...
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On 7/11/2003 Chuck
wrote in from
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...for a public slalom park. Picture 4 runs, of varying pitch, all laid out in a cross pattern so they intersect at the bottom. One run is it's facing run's runout (say that 3 times fast). Yet another use for yet another currently unused landfill area. That's my dream...what will it take to make it happen?
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