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| Q&A: McKendry on Speed (1810 Posts)
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Goya see it !
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On 9/17/2008 Kludy
wrote in from
United States
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Bro. I did get your mesage on the phone, had to much on my plate, awh!!!!!!!!!
Thank you and you have to post the stuff the film crew did .
Sucked I got home late, I wanted to see my hero !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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CBS footbrake footage
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On 9/16/2008
TimeShip Headquarters
wrote in from
United States
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We were all too busy skating to watch football so now I'm hopeful that someone will be able to put Rob's big moment up on You Tube so that his feat can be memorialized forever. It's amazing that as hard as we might try to get Speedboarding into the national spotlight, all he had to do was just bomb the local pass and CBS shows up to plug him onto the TV screens of millions.
I wanna see it, Foot braking is my favorite skate move!
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The fun we have
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On 9/16/2008
mc3
wrote in from
United States
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These celebration photo's look like something from a science fiction film or strange Broadway Play. Skateboarding meets Fear and Loathing. I had so much fun in the last few months sk8ing with ya'll...Too many names to forget but the hills...Lookout,GMR,VailPass,(all in the same day)Rist,Barrett,Logging roads in WA,SwissBackcountry,SwedishBackcountry,Europe,WashingtonDC,Mary,theHighcountry,
NewMexico,Cali...smiles.
Huey thanx for the shots, BIG UPS
Justin I like call and stuff, lets get together this week. We should hit the hills in some order, what's the plan? I wanna get back up to Loveland asap, maybe that one past Breck on the way to Fairplay. Leaves are changing and the snow is falling, super time to go bomb.
gone ridin...Oh yeah Cbark I saw the Bronco footage and they used some big logos overme like Levi's and Sprint maybe some food I forget(Not like I don't have it Tivo'd or memorized from watching over and over) but I'm on national tv footbraking cause the guy can't drive fast enough.
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Maryhill shenanigans
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On 9/15/2008
Jon Huey
wrote in from
United States
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HEy Rob, here are some more antique pictures.
Team Brown shows their appreciation.
Scoot looks up while signing autographs, trying not to get antiqued in the face anymore.
Plus, here's the link to Maryhill photos on Race day. Click here for link
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Broncos
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On 9/15/2008 cbark
wrote in from
United States
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MCIII - Nice segway during the game. Looks like you were telling the film crew to speed up and get outta your way. Way to represent...
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HAHAA
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On 9/14/2008 he who cannot be trusted
wrote in from
United States
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Hey rob your call made my day today, been alittle down since being back. Good to hear from you buddy. Hopefully we will get to ride together again soon. Smoked like ten for you buddy.
Great photos Scoot looks so gnarly
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CBS Speedboarding
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On 9/13/2008
I approve this post
wrote in from
United States
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Road Loveland Pass today and some guys from CBS filmed me to use as fluff during the Broncos football game Sunday, will see if it makes the cut.
Dubes and Kev, That big hill requires a tow in to get up to speed and a car to jump into at the bottom. It's big but I wonder if you can get up to speed and outta there b4 the law.
I had sheriff deputy stop me today and ask how fast I was goin? A trick question...they wanna hear I'm breaking the speed limit. I just told her I had to slow down for the turns. She told me she didn't know if what I was doing was illegal and she wasn't goin to check. Got lot's of runs today. I showed up at 8 am and this old man approached me to ask if I could take a photo of him in front of the elevation sign. (12,000ft) I asked him why he was holding a sign that said 50, realizing he was well over 50. He had just skied his 50th consecutive month by taking a short hike and run down the Pass at 76 (on skis).
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way out west!
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On 9/13/2008 trail ridge ranger
wrote in from
United States
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hows the weekend after next?
the 23rd or somting?
ATTACK PASSES!!
KILL HILLS!
DRINK BEER!!
CAMP OUT!!!
ARGGGGHH!!!!!!!
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me too
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On 9/12/2008 Dubes
wrote in from
United States
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like kev said. you better let me know!!!
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That Bomb
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On 9/12/2008
K-Rimes
wrote in from
United States
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Rob... If you're gonna bomb that bad-boy... You'd best fill me in. I want to be there for it.
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Bushings??
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On 9/12/2008 ??
wrote in from
United States
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Those are the rubber thingys right?
that let you turn right?
oh yeah....
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true words were never spoken
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On 9/12/2008 dt
wrote in from
United States
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"There's a new generation of gravity nerds and they have become complacent do to the hype around whose bearing lube is faster. Newbies know more about bushings than they know about whose running or ruining the show."
Right on Rob!
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That blur shot is...
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On 9/11/2008
JBH
wrote in from
United States
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...sick.
Moar!
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the fallout
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On 9/10/2008
daturd
wrote in from
United States
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Dave if I say anything nice about you I might not be able to ever see my skateboard again. The only thing we can take lightly about this staph topic is all the name calling and it is sadly entertaining. There's a new generation of gravity nerds and they have become complacent do to the hype around whose bearing lube is faster. Newbies know more about bushings than they know about whose running or ruining the show. Sad these kids will never meet you or ride with you at a race because of your good intentions and morals.
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You know why!!
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On 9/9/2008 David Rogers
wrote in from
United States
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You rule Rob!
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ColoRADo
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On 9/9/2008
Thundercat420
wrote in from
United States
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Thanx for the Pagan video, very Colorado. Hiking closed roads lined with snow and just beautiful mountains in the background. Really like the shot of Justin freezing his as off flying down the road, wind chill factor @ that speed really wakes you up. Nice sweater. (Jumper to my Australian mates)
Lot's of good footie out there from this season. Hope to see more an more. How the hell do you post videos on this site????
Seems my username and passwierd don't werk anymore over at the fish and the post about sponsors being liable for children coming down with a deadly infection has been tucked away. Keep spreading the stoke.
My camera crew backed out of run I've been thinking about for over a decade because they (I have to be careful here) didn't want to get in trouble. I'm going to bomb the hill anyway camera or not but this is like sticking my head in the mouth of a lion and they don't want to be part of it. I'm guessing a sustained 65-70 mph over 4-5 miles. It's gonna snow here soon so gotta make it happen. I got this monster I'm putting together with a not to be named company just for the run. This board looks gnarly. I will post some shots when it's complete.
Any ya'll wanna skate some, c'mon up.
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downhill
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On 9/6/2008
caddy
wrote in from
United States
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Video!
Nice!!
"caddy's custom skateboards"
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some early spring mtn bombin'
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it's gettin cold
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On 9/5/2008
robertjamesmckendry3rd
wrote in from
United States
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I saw the crazy German stuntman whose reckless actions endangered...himself and maybe the camera guy? Anyway lets hope there aren't any copycats, oh wait Brunson and I copied him today we just didn't film it. Strange to see just how little our passion for this is recognized, if your on the inside. The reporter mentioned the police feared copycats. I wish every kid that held on to a motorcycle or car wore a helmet and took it as serious as the crazed mysterious German daredevil. I hope to copycat his actions many times.
The recent staph infection news is a bit of a learning lesson for all of us. I'm not a total dirt big and I maybe a lil bit of a germaphobe from working in restaurants. I guess I should have known more about this stuff but woulda liked a heads up. Ya know we had to really go over what the hell a false start was a few times for somebody. We all shared thoughts on wheel choices for days. We talked bout lots of stuff but never staph. Maybe at one of the riders meetings somebody coulda said "ya know there's this bug goin around that could kill you". I guess there was a post out there and didn't catch that one about don't go to Maryhill, found it today. People had it in May? Somebody went to the hospital in Europe? Riders a week before the event were openly talking about this on websites. What about all the people who stay away from computers and send there kid to a race, find out this s#@!s been traveling? I hope know body gets hurt. I'm sorry for Noah and Tim, two true stand up guys and hope they're fine. And anyone else who has symptoms.
Now on to how much of a hypocrit hypocryt hipo hyppocrit hypocryt son of a !!!!
I was at this skateboard race in the Capitol City of a very famous country where this avian flew was goin around. During the avian flew outbreak we, as humans, were to look out for birds doin crazy s#@!. While hiking up the race course with the race organizer, we noticed a crow flopping around on it's back on the edge of the course. Now in this famous unmentioned country the goverment likes to scare the crap out of the population and I guess thru propaganda I new this could be the end of human life as we know it. I quickly pointed to the obviously infected bird and said "we've gotta tell somebody". The race organizer pointed out the hill we were on was within a zoo and if we said anything the race would be shut down so not to infect the animals...I think I got 7th.
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62 mph! Cops hunt highway skateboarder
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On 9/4/2008 Doug
wrote in from
United States
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Achtung Baby!
62 mph! Cops hunt highway skateboarder
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26523365/?GT1=43001
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thanx
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On 9/3/2008
mckendry
wrote in from
United States
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Just a quickie...I travel around the World sometimes with less than 5 bux, and I'm currently broke. I couldn't survive without help from so many people, and won't be able to thank them all. Skunkwerx flew me to my races first class and paid my entry fees. Sector Nine for the wheels and great vibes. Street Swell, All Board Sports (Boulder), Radikal, The Board Room (Avon), Infamous Bomb Squad, Timeship Racing, My friends who drove me around to and from the airports, gave me a place to sleep and something to eat.
I'm still digging flour out of my ears. Gotta go to work...miss ya all
Maryhill was a blast and so cool to see eeerbody. thanx to IGSA, Coast Longboarding, and most of the sponsors. Sorry bout getting flour in your eyes but that guy has a taser! Daggers Rule but Team Green WON!
 And the guys at work who covered my ass and my boss who lets me do this.
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f#@!in hurricanes
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On 8/30/2008 Nick
wrote in from
United States
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Rob, sorry I didnt' get back to you before heading down to school. I'm waiting to see what the hell happens, but i might be in Vail a whole lot more than I anticipated over the next year if my s#@! gets flooded again.
good luck at maryhill and kick some young kids asses.
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"would you like a pillow sir?"
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On 8/25/2008
robmc3
wrote in from
United States
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Guilherme, I will never forget my time in Rio and Chinese View, beautiful memories. Thank you for emailing me the photos.
Packing today for a flight this afternoon for Portland that goes thru Denver were the Democratic Convention takes place. Reminds me of the time Smallwood, Dupin and I flew from Logan when Reagan died while the Convention was in Boston. ANYWAY...
TOOOO much fun the other day when Dubes and Reimer stopped by to show me my own hills. Kevin dropped the hill behind my house that I've never skated without even looking at it. He had hairpins and rocks for breakfast, pretty cool to see. Dubes and Kevin thanks for schooling me on my own hills and bombing the ones that scare me. Fun to mess with security with you two. damn kids
So gotta get ready still and travel safe eeeerbody. Can't wait to see ya there.
Infamous Bomb Squad Skunkwerx Streetswell Sector9
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Brazil !!!!!
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On 8/22/2008 Gui
wrote in from
Brazil
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Right on Rob !!!!!
We all miss you bro !
Sounds like... you must come to see and ride with us at Teutônia !
Hope to see you... I Still have and use the bushings that you give to me at Rio Downhill (China View) in 2006.
Best regards bro !
Guilherme
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f#@! BILL COLLECTORS
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On 8/20/2008
DUBES
wrote in from
United States
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ROB! I dont pay my bills often enough to answer numbers i dont recognise, i guess I have an old number??? TRy me again when you get this and leave a number!!!!
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