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Hello...
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On 2/22/2006
Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Cliff -
-how you been, bro. ?
........-Rene C.
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Erek
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On 2/22/2006 F
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Canada
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I live downtown Montreal. Yeaiiiiiiiiiiiiia.
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Errek Shafer
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On 2/22/2006
F
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Canada
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Tanx mate. Hope 2006 will be good. Let me know if you hit the city!
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1981 Thrasher
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On 2/22/2006 Gary H.
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Cliff, over on the Thrasher website you can now download the Feb 1981 issue as a PDF. In it they have a story and photo of you sliding the Berkeley hills. I bet it's been a while since you've seen that issue!
http://secure.thrashermagazine.com/index.php?SCREEN=articles_1st12
take care,
Gary H.
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trucks/tex
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On 2/21/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
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thanks. i happened to have just picked up a pair of 149's. and tex, i dont know where you are, but we have some steep stuff in austin, i just havnt found a lot of long runs.
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Sliding in Texas
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On 2/21/2006 TEX
wrote in from
United States
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Wish we had some hills in Texas to learn some slide technique
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Eddie
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On 2/21/2006
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Brazil
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Eddie,
Use trucks that you like and make sure that when they are mounted with wheels too, that the wheels line up with the outside rails of the deck. If the deck is wider than the trucks with wheels mounted, it will be too tippy. If the deck is not as wide as the trucks with the wheels mounted, then it will be harder to turn and you might step on a wheel and fall/crash.
I use independent trucks, 149 wide for a deck about 9" wide.
Cliff Coleman
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yup
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On 2/21/2006 Ghooste
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Yo andrew, spot on, these new bods commin into the longboard thing need to understand the roots that brought it to the main stream for them to use. Its about learnin, respect an flow, you gotta love the board for it to love you.
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trucks
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On 2/20/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
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hey cliff, what kind of trucks would you use on a 36' deck for sliding? or what do you use? do i just stick with the RII 180's?
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updates? videos? etc..
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On 2/19/2006 sc
wrote in from
United States
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When will you update your website? Nothing's been happening on it since June of 2005. Kick your webmaster in the head. LOL
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Fabrice
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On 2/18/2006
Erek Shaffer
wrote in from
United States
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I just got the latest issue of a canadian mag called Naphte. I just had to say that the ad with you sliding is F$%#%^G awsome!!! keep sliding bro.
Where do you live in Canada. I need to make a trip up to Kenyetta Island around harvest time ;). So I could stay around for a week or so longer. Let me know if you wanna slide!
Later, E
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all guts & ego?
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On 2/17/2006 andrew
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Cliff,
Here's a moment from the 'hood for you. I'm riding up Channing above Telegraph this morning and I see this long boarder completely eat it.
He was moving at about running pace... tried to foot drag on wet pavement... got crossed up and tried to run it out... but his feet coudn't catch his body and he touched down on hands/shoulder/head.
He fell into the lane in front of a car that skidded to a stop. Classic.
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I stopped and asked him if he knew about sliding.
"yeah, man"
I explained the benefits of crashing on slide gloves and offered to teach him for free... so that brutal gash in his hand "never happened again".
"Im late to class"
I gotta say he never made eye contact and seemed put off by the idea of a lesson.
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maybe if the spirit of cooperation, instead of competition, pervaded the sport more folks would take a little coaching. I started skateboarding less than two years ago after a slide lesson from Cliff. Now I can safely negotiate my way down pretty much any slope with a ride-able surface.
Humble today/Play tomorrow
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We miss you
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On 2/16/2006 Riki, Alicia, and Maliah
wrote in from
United States
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Hay, Uncle Cliff this is the girls and. We hope your having fun in Brazil or where ever you are. We were hoping you would come down and visit us after your done and get back. From
the miller girlz
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slide clinic,demo
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On 2/14/2006 C.C.M.F. FAN
wrote in from
United States
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Uncle cliff,call jonny miller about next trip to slo town.....planning skate races, want you down at the ranch......j.m....
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sully and cliff
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On 2/13/2006 dprice
wrote in from
United States
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hey sully, happy birthday dude, sorry i was'nt able to make it to your party. and cliff, i'll have to sample some lemonade when i'm back in the bay...:-)
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parcel at your crib
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On 2/13/2006
sully
wrote in from
United States
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Cliff,
I trust you are have a most excellent skateing tour of the country of Brazil. Great to hear the postings of your travels and all the great people you are meeting.
Michael B. phoned me regarding the item sent to your house and I was able get it for you, it is safe at our house. Every thing else at your crib seem to be in order, mail is getting inside and your lemon tree is on the CHARGE. See you when you return.
cheers,
sully
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Thanks Cliff
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On 2/13/2006
Joćo marcelo - Billy
wrote in from
Brazil
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Hey Cliff!!
Man, thanks for all, You are a Nice guy!!
Pleasure for me talk with you. I'm sorry about my english, my work and others things...
Please, request Sergio to call me, I lost the fone number and need talk with Yuppie ok?
See you!
Joćo Marcelo - Billy
Downhill-Slide 4 Ever
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Foriegn key boards
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On 2/13/2006
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Brazil
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Please excuse the spelling and gramatical errors. I dont have my glasses and the keyboards are somewhat different.
Thanks,
Cliff Coleman
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Yuppie and sliding
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On 2/13/2006
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Brazil
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Sliding is growind at incredible speed! Yuppie is the main reason at the moment for this. He is traveling around the World demonstrating what can be done on a skateboard flying doen a hill. He won the recent Slide Fest, He toured with Lush, Shiner and Faltown along with myself. //////////////everywher he foes he is the Michael Jordan of sliding! Everybody wants to slide like him be around him, he is a star.
This has only been the beginning though. Now he is in Skateboarder magazine, has an eight page spread in the current Tribo magazine here in Brazil and he will also be on the cover of the new CW.
Go Sergio!
Cliff Coleman
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F to Cliff
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On 2/10/2006 F
wrote in from
Canada
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Cool master Coleman, will do! Still have to heal this stupid twisted ankle...should be okay in 3 weeks...
Enjoy the rest of your trip Cliff, and say hello to Serg' for me !
See you soon.
Fabrice
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Fabrice
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On 2/8/2006
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Brazil
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Fabrice,
I'll be back in the Bay Area 2/23/06 You need to save a little time for me to show you the Berkeley area.
There is plenty of sun here. The weather in Rio is about 27 to 29C at night and about 32 in the day time. The surf was about 6 to 9' today. Mostly a shore break but consistent all day.
Talk to you later,
Cliff
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Sergio & Cliff
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On 2/8/2006 F
wrote in from
Canada
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Hey guys! Enjoy the sun brothers!! I ll be in California in one month for Flow2 editing.
Will you be back Cliff?
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New e-mail address
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On 2/7/2006
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Brazil
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Here is my new e-mail address: "sk8fast@gmail.com".
Cliff Coleman
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CKnuck
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On 2/7/2006
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Brazil
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CKnuck,
I'm in Brazil so I had to respond to multiple questions while I had a chance. Notice that I didn't post for a while because I couldn't get to a computer.
Regarding July, I might be in the UK. It is in the works, but we can probably work out your dates also.
Nice to hear from you,
Cliff
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Cliff?
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On 2/7/2006
Cknuck
wrote in from
Canada
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Hey Cliff congrats on the deck it looks great. It also looks like I will have to add one to my quiver. Chicken, nice job!!!!!
Hey Cliff. Are you trying to be like Chappy with so many posts in a row.
I heard your board come with a Free Slide Clinic. So try to keep yourself availble for the early July race in Ottawa and we will try to get you here.
C-YA
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