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| Q&A: Michael Brooke - Publisher, Concrete Wave Magazine (7141 Posts)
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ASR / CW / NCDSA
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On 8/15/2003
Mile High Mark
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Michael,
What day will you be at ASR? We'll be there all day Saturday, and part of Sunday. Would love to meet up with all the NCDSA folks.
Mark Chandler
Mile High Skates
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blackout
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On 8/15/2003 Brad
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work in Albany, NY...left just before the outage.Commuted home to Mass, totally unaware..no outages whatsoever in my area..only found out because of the news...talk about a narrow escape...Michael...ALWAYS have your board in your car, locker, whatever...I always have...I guess you just learned the hard way..
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Illegal skating
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On 8/15/2003
Duane
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I just read a NYT article that implied that many smaller suburban towns are outlawing things like skateboarding and other street recreation, in an effort to be "kid-unfriendly", because the people there don't want to pay for more kid's schooling, should they move into the area. Interesting take that I hadn't thought of before.
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blackout
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On 8/15/2003
michael brooke
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Well, we are slowly getting back to normal here in Toronto...
Anyone have any stories of commuting via skate?
Wish I had my board yesterday evening...2 hour walk then got a ride.
crazy times!
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how could i get www.coastlongboarding.com on your links page
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On 8/15/2003
bricin lyons
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hi mike how could i get www.coastlongboarding.com on your links page on the C.W. WEBPAGE.....were a website in westren canada that holds all kinds of longboard events and reports on events in canada and around the world it would be rad to be on your links page.
bricin
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Movies and Parks
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On 8/14/2003 -JC-
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Make it a road trip movie... "Poolsharks".
As for all those millions on a park...
miles of ditches, with bee-yoo-ti-ful bowls in all the corners. Send the money to Wally, let him build the real "Magic Mountain".
Geezer-X; I admit it... gotta go rent it now.
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Toronto parks
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On 8/13/2003
Stillboardin
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Michael, I just happened to get a chance to run over to the new park in Mississuaga this afternoon while I am in town on business. The bowl is pretty good, but someone needs to get the word out to these kids that old school is back! I was riding my Bulldog and no one knew what it was. I let one kid ride it who was fairly decent and when he gave it back he had a huge smile on his face.
Lot's of people at the park but 99% were focused on the street course.
Just gave me more time to ride.
Scott
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asr
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On 8/13/2003
michael brooke
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yep, would love to meet any asr attendees
just email me...or check in at the Abec 11, Dregs or Bulldog booths....
I am only there for one day...after about 30 minutes of ASR I need oxygen!
by the way, ASR is the big skate/surf show held in Sept and Jan. it is going to be a very interesting show this fall...let's see who turns up!
the mag is at the press and you will spot copies at the show...
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ASR
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On 8/13/2003 Danny Connor
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Michael,
Hey man, don't know if you remember me or not......I was the young downhill skater who was haning out w/you, Gesmer, Chaput, DeKeyser and the Rogers bros at the last ASR. I was wondering if you would be attending this time? I'd like to chat with you. Let me know.DC
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Skate flicks
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On 8/13/2003 Geezer-X
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"Could work"??
Please.
Gleaming the Cube was AWESOME and you know it.
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skate movie
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On 8/13/2003 willieleon
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I think a mainstream movie with skateing could work, if it is crafted right. One where skating is an important backdrop to the film, but not the focus of the film. Look to "Big Wednesday" as an example with surfing. Great movie, didn't exploit the surfing, but still the surfing was an important part of the movie.
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30m skatepark
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On 8/13/2003
Brad
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hmmmmm. All concrete, except for some wooden bowls...a huge technical launch ramp for downhill runs, electronically timed, with highest speed recorded....same for slalom. Video capture of any trick/run/comp that a skater would want. Oldschool pools with tiles and coping...several....Concrete ditches...Reservoirs....damn, those are fun for screwing around! a huge pro shop and cafeteria (not snack bar)......Indoor, of course for year round skating, 250,000 sq feet in area, A/C all around, and a killer sound system, and last but not least a sign above the entrance: no wheels less than 60mm allowed!
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The Grind
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On 8/13/2003
Lenny
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"The Grind" is what happens when MTV execs. have finally force-fed mindless masses the bull$hit that "Jackass" is what skaters really do. I think Jello Biafra said it best...
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the 30m park
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On 8/13/2003
gavin
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a mountainside, with a winding wide, banked on both sides, run from top to bottom!
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Or 30,000,000....
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On 8/13/2003 Stubbs
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....on several INTERSTATE SKATEPARKS. Parks would be 100's of miles long.
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100 Grand Skatepark
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On 8/13/2003 Stubbs
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LOUISVILLE WITH POOL COPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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good point...let's move on
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On 8/13/2003
michael brooke
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Ok
so forget 30 million on a movie....
what about 30 million on a skatepark?
what would you build?
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The Movie
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On 8/12/2003 -JC-
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I think it would be difficult to put together an "acted" movie on skating (look at the results to date).
Stubbs idea is what most companies do now (Flow, for example).
But to actually "act out" a day, week, month, year, LIFE of a skater would be hellish to write, and worse to direct.
We live on spontanaity, our sessions come at a moments notice. We (normally) don't blow things up, rob banks, or get crucified. How do you get a bunch of actors to relive that in a 97 minute film? Without it being a documentary?
Having trouble grasping the moment? Watch "Gleaming the Cube" again. Straight.
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The Grind
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On 8/12/2003 Stubbs
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That movie is soooo NOT what skating is about. The premise is sooooo stupid. If they want to make a movie about skating it should be done documentary style. Pick a crew from say 4 or 5 different cities and follow them around. Here's a real life scene out of my skateboard movie:
A couple of weeks ago, me and about 5 others wanted to hit the parking garage. It was a Tuesday night so we sat at the local 'Bar of Smoke' til we thought security for the garage had gone home. Upon our arrival just a bit after 10pm, the guy is still there. I have a card to access the garage but we had two car loads of guys plus boards. It was decided that me and Steve would drive into the garage and unload the boards and then Steve would drive back out, retrieve our bros and bring them up to the top, all under the security of the access card. Steve and I get half way up the garage and my cell phone rings. It was the other half of our crew: "Stubbs! Ripper started a fire! We're going back to the bar!"
"STOP THE JEEP, STEVE!" I yelled as I jumped out and peered over the edge of the 8th floor. Sure enough, there was a strip of grass between the parking lot and the street about 40 feet in length and about 3 feet wide, containing one parking meter with flames about 3 feet high. Apparently Ripper lit a smoke, threw the match out and POOF! Needless to say, we did not get to skate but we did a lot of laughing back at the bar and ended up skating a painted curb out front.
My wife says "And these are your friends. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
This is real life. This is skateboarding.
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gagrinding
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On 8/12/2003 snoball
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Even the kickflippers are hating on Grind.
"Let's gather together all of the most
cartoonish stereotypes of what skaters are like
( because no one cares what they're *really* like ),
and sell it to the 12 year olds. We'll make
loads of dough off those suckers."
shiver..
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GRIND & MEL GIBSON'S MONEY
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On 8/12/2003
michael brooke
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For those of you who may not know, there is a new skate film coming out this week. Entitled "Grind" it looks like a cross between "Road Trip, Jackass and the 70's cult classic Skateboard ." I doubt we'll see anything of merit...but you never know....hopefully, it sucks less than Thrashin'
Mel Gibson has just sunk 30 million (of his own money!) into his film about Jesus Christ.
This got me thinking, what if we could go back in time and convince Mel to put 30 million into a skateboard film...but not one aimed at teenagers...one aimed at visitors to the NCDSA...
what would be the premise of your film
describe an opening scene...
here's my take...
we open to the blaring sounds of the Clash...(who else..)
it's 1980...our main character, Dave Phillips, age 17, hears the news that the family is moving west from Minnesota to LA...Seems like his dad has got the big promotion.
Dave runs up to his room, which we see is covered in posters from SkateBoarder Magazine.
That's all I leave you with...you can build on my idea or create your own.
And by the way, if Mel Gibson reads this post, can I have a few thousand dollars to run a few extra copies of CW?
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why I didn't get to Montreal
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On 8/12/2003
michael brooke
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OF COURSE I WANTED TO BE IN MONTREAL!
I had to be at my birthday party instead.
My aunt and uncle came over from the UK.
My parents drove in....my kids and their cousins destroyed the house. We ran out of pina colada's...
It rained...the house was hot and filled with people.
I still had fun though!
Believe, me, I would have loved to be in Montreal!
send me a shot or two - we will definitely cover this story...next year, I will be there...but don't hold it on Aug 10 or 11...cuz next year I turn 40, and I get to repeat the same deal...
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Happy Birthdaze...
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On 8/12/2003 -JC-
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to all y'all! Yeah, even you, Hillbilly. ;-)
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Honk Honk
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On 8/11/2003 knucklehead
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HA HA... someone has been on the bulldog message board!
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HONK!
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On 8/11/2003 Bear
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HONK! HONK!
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