Conor's NY Times piece on UN Plaza
Michael Azerrad's essay Crying At The Feelies Show
This week, Conor Dougherty is stoked on his shitzu and a better technique for putting rails on.
Patrick is stoked on Spitfire Wheels, Arsenal and the Knicks
Templeton is stoked on time off and going to Chicago.
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That was a relatable episode. I'm getting old and I can't skateboard as well as I used to. I've never been good, but the word I like is competent. I could always eke out a few tricks or put together some lines that feel good. It just doesn't work at all more often than not lately and it's getting frustrating. I knew this was going to happen sooner or later, yet it sucks to be approaching that runway. I definitely have certain expectations for what tricks I can do when I go skating and not being able to do them as easily as I used to or at all diminishes the fun I'm getting out of skateboarding. I'm trying to be positive and do what I can.
Alex Olson from 2014:
"I was at Labor Skateshop right after I left 3D, and I asked the guy what boards sell best. He said Palace, Polar, and Welcome. I asked him why and he said something along the lines of, "A lot of these kids aren't at this ability where they can relate to the likes of Nyjah, so they relate to a Polar video way more." The type of skating associated with those companies is way more tangible for someone who just wants to skate. The skating in their videos could actually happen on a session with regular people."
It was so long ago that we've forgotten it.
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