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Love Machine
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On 1/4/2004
Love Machine Longboards
wrote in from
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Happy New Year to all who roll! (and those who don't)
i will soon be launching my dream:a handmade, handshaped, self created longboard business with original artwork unlike any other and also offering a fully customized service for the customer. T-shirt range will follow suit with fresh quirky graphics
i will attempt to push the structural boundaries in the future, but for now good ole wood and glass.
PLEASE E-MAIL ANY POSITIVE SUGGESTIONS!!! I want to give the avid longboarder what they want, and you can customize what love machine is about to be born into!
sizes, shape preference, flex amount, wheelbase and just about anything longboard related will be MOST WELCOME INFORMATION
Thankyou for reading this far if you have...
e-mail- soulcarve4life@hotmail.com
any problems with existing boards, and the most popular brands/model would also be fantastic to hear!
MUCH LOVE!-Love Machine
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SH*THOUSE RACING
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On 1/4/2004
HOUND
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I'M LOOKIN FOR SOME PEOPLE IN NOR CAL TO RIDE WITH I STREETLUGE AND DOWNHILL I'M LOOKIN FOR SOME GOOD ROADS SO E-MAIL ME IF YOUR IN THE AREA "BE ONE OR BE LEFT " OH YEAH LIKE MY BRO ROB MOLT SAYS "BOMB HILLS NOT COUNTRIES" SECTOR 9 POR VIDA
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Big Thanks to Longboard Pioneer -
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On 1/2/2004
Rene' CANNONBALL Carrasco
wrote in from
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Just thought you all would like to see this cool longboard photo -
which I took @ the 2003 Huntington Beach FLATLAND FREESTYLE JAM !
The subject is none other than Ed Economy,
one of the few TRUE PIONEER LONGBOARD RIDERS that I know of!
- - - -THAT STILL RIPS !
I met Ed in 1976 @ the Euclid "U" Ditch in Fullerton, California.
That place was CROWDED back then.
Now, it is scarcely ridden when I go by there.
Can you say - P-O-L-I-C-I-A ?
Anyway, I would like to personally - AND publicly - give a BIG THANKS to ED
for all his hard work over the last year being the STARTER [all day long]
at FCR AND WLAC Skateboard Slalom Races! - - - Man, way to go Ed!
ALOT of racers benefitted - because of you !
...................................-Rene' CANNONBALL Carrasco!
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skateing
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On 1/1/2004 Shane B
wrote in from
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Joeseph
thanks for the cool words, Iam 16, I like skateboarding, I want to do it all.
the slalom guys have sticks up there butts, I want to do it so I guess I have to learn how to have a stick up my butt like them.
Iam not allowed to give out my email address online and cant email people I don't know, my email is my dads and he knows all my freinds.
so I will just hope that people can help me with questions here, I went to this other site wwwsmarmyskateboarder.com. you have to have an email to get on there and post. I never got to post there and Iam glad because those guys wern't very nice to some people.
I found this website there, this is a good site because it has all kinds of skateboarding that I like, I can't wait to share with all my friends at school.
stay cool dude
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busted in San Hose, eh?
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On 1/1/2004 joecarve
wrote in from
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I was stopped by a mounted officer in downtown SJ, who informed me that skateboarding is prohibited in a huge area that encircles my office and every one of my lunchtime destinations. Evidently, the burrito-fed longboarder is quite the menace hereabouts...
joe...
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cop copters
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On 12/29/2003 Shane B
wrote in from
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Thats rad dude!
I longboard too. Iam getting in to slalom but those guys seem to have sticks up there butts or something.
I have a gravity board with the xkate trucks and abec wheels, its rad.
so, cool story about the cops.
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Followed by cop helicopter while longboarding
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On 12/29/2003
EthanOB
wrote in from
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My wife and I were skating around on the Bay Trail north ofSan Franisco International Airport... just pumping along on the flats by Oyster Point Harbor exit off of Hwy 101.
Started noticing cops everywhere, multiple squad cars strategically positioned, officers standing around looking tense. Cop gave me a double take when he saw me carrying my new Ed Economy over my shoulder to get around a mud puddle. Once he realizes its just a huge skateboard and not a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile he relaxes a bit then scowls at me, turns and spits. A few minutes later a police helicopter arrives, and begins flying over the shore near the airport.
Then the copter starts following us. I kid you not. This copter must have followed us around for fifteen minutes before it flew off. Maybe they thought I had a missile launcher stapped under the board or something, I dunno. It was definately the most paraniod I have EVER felt skating. Glad I forgot to roll a joint that day, or the paranoia woulda been worse.
In all fairness they didn't harass us or anything...just watched us from above for a while. Kind of a buzzkill, tho. Then all the squad cars and copter just left. Very weird. I hope they didn't make all that fuss just over a coupla longboarders. They musta been responding to soemthing besides us...but it was freakin weird.
Lesson: Dont carry your 57" longboard over your shoulder near a major american airport during a code orange terror alert. And forget about skating those parking garages at the airport.
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longboard stats
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On 12/27/2003 ankan
wrote in from
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hey guys,
I am just wondering if anyone has got a clue as to how many people do longboarding, downhill skating, and maybe even slalom skating. And where about these longboarders are.
Have a good new year,
thank you very much,
ankan
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Facing Louie With Cold Hard Facts
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On 12/26/2003 Mr.Bean
wrote in from
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Reading the "Law" posts below leads me to write of an incident I had about 15 years ago...
When I leved in OC,MD in the mid-80s, skateboarding was illegal everywhere but the local skatepark, illegal that is during the summer season and legal during the "off-season". Well, me, being an informed consumer, knew the dates when skating became legal in the Fall and Illegal in the Spring.
Anywho, knowing that after 12midnight THAT NIGHT was when skating "anywhere" became legal, I went for a cruise. While skating down the boardwalk, a cruiser coming up the other direction focused on me. When I turned to the right, the cruiser turned to confront me, and when I turned to the left it followed. Well, of course the officer stopped me and gave me a good chewing because of the apparent laws inplace. Not wanting to create any friction I said little.
So when he was done, I told him that I was under the impression that after 12midnight skating was legal anywhere...so he dug out his black book and looked it up.
If you could've only seen the look on his face. It was pretty obvious when he read the statute. And with a drop in his voice (and ego), he replied "I guess you're right!" and without saying much more, we parted.
Believe me, that felt sooooooooo GOOD!
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180 seismics
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On 12/18/2003
gavin
wrote in from
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maybe this should be on trucks, but then again its more longboard specific...
anyone ridden quick turn 180 seismics on a 50"+ longboard? any views?
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Downhill/Sliding
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On 12/12/2003
isabelle
wrote in from
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those that downhill or slide, check out the Gravityboard web-site. ALL our tram riders downhill, slide AND skate everything long or longer.
Feast your eyes on the site videos or buy the Flow DVD to really blow your mind.
slide with pride
the asphat's always 6 foot 'n glassy!
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longboarding crimes
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On 12/10/2003 Abe
wrote in from
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-sqiud
I'd would vote for you without thinking twice. Right on Brother
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Longboarding Crimes
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On 12/10/2003
squid
wrote in from
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We have trouble with the 'Old Bill' over this side of the pond aswell, this summer I had several run in's with her majestys boys in blue - most would back off when confrounted with the law as it is in this country(I'm not sure of the wording but we are allowed to sk8 any where it is legal for a bicycle to go i.e on the roads) although there are those forthright officers (Jobsworth wankers) who take it upon them selves to try there best to protect me from myself (I am only 28 and they must feel I am not old enough to judge for myself what is safe and what is not!) and will make a point of f**king with you! I think half the problem is that any body going for a job in the 'peelers' has got to be more interested in power that helping people and this leads to abuse to the system and an attitude that doe's not help the public in genral. I say let anarchy rule, make me king and I will make sure drugs are legal, milk cartons always open easyily and it is illegal to interupt a run. ANyone vote for me (Even if you don't I have a cousin who works for the Florida State Senete Hopefully Jed will be able to help out!)
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longboarding
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On 12/9/2003 stefan price@ lakewales florida
wrote in from
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well im a longboarder in the downhill skating wasteland called florida we have one or two hills if you longboard in florida drop me a line at
stefplongboarder@aol.com
peace
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DC Beginner
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On 12/5/2003
Lenny
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Trust Wes E he won't steer you wrong; especially when it comes to Karaoke!
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stopping
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On 12/2/2003
hc
wrote in from
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danni, check out my sliding page
www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose/sliding.html
the new gravity flow video have mucho sliding footage.
hc
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how do you stop on a longboard?????????
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On 12/2/2003
danii
wrote in from
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HEY can anyone help me? i jsut got my first longboard and im riding it non stop but the only problem i have is figuring out a way to actually stop the board itself and it ends up in the flaming street a mile ahead of me. just e-mail me THANKZ yah!
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San Diego Skateboard Law
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On 12/1/2003
Pat Chewning
wrote in from
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Perhaps the law that was broken was:
section 84.12 (a) of the City of San Diego Municipal Code states: "It is unlawful for any person riding on roller skates or by means of coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle, or similar device, to go upon an open roadway in the City of San Diego, or upon the sidewalk or public plaza in any business district, or upon any inclined surface area of any City-owned or privately owned parkade ... "
By the way, the San Diego City Council is considering changing the law to be similar to Portland Oregon's law.
Read about it here: http://www.skateboarding.com/skate/skate_biz/article/0,12364,362207,00.html
Read about the Portland OR laws here: http://www.stc-law.com/pdf/skate_law.pdf
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San Diego Skateboard Law
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On 12/1/2003
Pat Chewning
wrote in from
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Perhaps the law that was broken was:
section 84.12 (a) of the City of San Diego Municipal Code states: "It is unlawful for any person riding on roller skates or by means of coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle, or similar device, to go upon an open roadway in the City of San Diego, or upon the sidewalk or public plaza in any business district, or upon any inclined surface area of any City-owned or privately owned parkade ... "
By the way, the San Diego City Council is considering changing the law to be similar to Portland Oregon's law.
Read about it here: http://www.skateboarding.com/skate/skate_biz/article/0,12364,362207,00.html
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Skateboarding not a crime in Oregon
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On 12/1/2003
Pat Chewning
wrote in from
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Correction: "Richland" should be "Ridgefield" - oops, wrong city in Washington.
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Skateboarding not a crime in Oregon
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On 12/1/2003
Pat Chewning
wrote in from
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We are blessed in Oregon to have some reasonable laws and police when it comes to skateboarding. Some examples:
State law: Nothing prohibits skateboarding. It doesn't exist. Skateboards are in a no-man's land. Not a vehicle, not a pedestrian, not a bicycle.
Portland: Specifically allows skateboarding on streets. Designated "skateboard friendly" streets for commuting. Need to follow bicycle type rules: stay to right, follow traffic signs, yeild to pedestrians.
Oregon State University: Allows skateboarding on most sidewalks and streets. Must not speed, must yeild to pedestrians, no "stunts".
Washington County: I have applied for and received several cost-free "block party" permits for skateboard slalom races where we close the entire street for a whole day to run races.
Clark County (Washington, just across river from Portland): Sheriff deputy called dispatch to find us a good skatboard site when the security guard was kicking us out of the park-and-ride parking lot.
Richland Washington: Closed a street for us to run a race on, provided barricades. No cost, no insurance, nothing.
Mt Tabor Park: Upper streets are closed every day. Lower streets closed every Wed night. Longboarders bombing the hills every night. Slalom race practices without hassles.
New state law (Jan 1 2004): Skateboarders under the age of 16 on streets and other public property (parks, etc) must wear helmets. (Favorable interpretation: It is allowable to skateboard on streets and other public property, otherwise why would there be a law requiring a helmet when doing so?)
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Unlawfully skatboarding on a public street
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On 12/1/2003 WesE
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Jer, What law did you break by cruising in the street?
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Sk8ing is a crime
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On 12/1/2003
Jer
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According to my ticket that I got in San Diego at the ASR show, Skating is a crime. I got an $80 ticket for crusiing in the street on my longboard, when I was doing so safely.
You can see the picture here in the lower center!
http://kahn111.tripod.com/8.html
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Skateboarding Criminal
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On 11/30/2003 h0dad
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Rednecks don't rule as they would have you to believe...
In h0dad's town there are two sides to the skating "problem".
On one side are the council, designating no-skate zones from an ivory tower. On the other side are the cops on the ground who make their own priorities from a more informed position..
Cops here also recognise that skating's cathartic for many youths, and for some, fills a gap which may otherwise be filled with more criminal acts.
Security guards here are only interested in fulfilling their contracts impeccably, ie. ensuring that no grommits wipe out themselves or private property on their watch. If one can work in with that then one may session many spots unmolested.
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beginner
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On 11/29/2003 Bozi fan
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Word.
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