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My Friends?
Throughout the years as a business owner you always meet boat loads of people who want something from you or actually like what you do. I was reading an old FTK magazine last night, and Tony Reddington hit the nail on the head. Seems like we think a lot alike when it comes to our industry. Its very true that I always give everyone an A+ rating when I first meet someone, this way since I have no idea who the hell you are anyway we are equals when it comes to everyday communication. Usually (with kids) it takes about a week or so to get the ?”he’s an asshole” tagline from them (usually I didn’t give them something free). I mean most not all but most kids who skate today think that if they can kickflip they ”DESERVE” to be a team rider or worse yet sponsored by the big guys. I know this kid who skates in Cape May at a park, we go to it once in awhile and this guy is such a “P.I.A” every other word is sponsored or Free or I was on sponsohouse and got hooked up. “HEY KID, YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO SKATE FIRST” just because you wear the gear and buy it at FULL RETAIL, I’m sure the shop loves his best customer. Our team manager makes our kids live by a rule now! “SHUT UP AND SKATE” (it works guys try it). I mean sponsorship, contests, videos are a have to in our industry. But for goodness sake at least be able to skate FAST if you even think of being sponsored. Slow skating is so damn boring. Back to the kids of today, every so often I meet a special one who exemplifies what ”I” feel is a true skater, I did just that a couple weeks ago. In Medford I met this kid luke. I mean this guy only toying around the park on a beat up board but he just killed it!!! So I get a chance to sit and speak with him. This kid had the best attitude I have met to date, he not only skates well, but when I asked him what he wants to do with his talent he says” I just like skating and having fun”. I was blown away, a kid who rips and could care less about the hype of how good he is! A+ to his parents on that one. People I meet everyday seem to be getting way to angry. I mean really no one is born ghetto, emo, wigger or whatever you think you are, we are all born equal. So why pose? Why be a butthead? Why act like someone else when you can be yourself and lead the pack?! I try to think that I represent the skate indutry in a positive way, perhaps that’s why I seperate myself from the wiggers, users, bad seeds, and poser kids that skate, I never got into this business to make money like most all other “NEW” shops who are riding the “skate Boom”. I got into this business to change lives and make a damn difference when it is most needed by the kids today. Perhaps that’s why I have “no friends”, the Galloway kids hate the shop (they ride by and yell at kids) and the news media are always doing stories on our shop and its team riders who provide a positive image. If you are not in skating to skate, then why the hell are you here?? Keep your I’m better than everyone, I can kick your ass, I am a gangster attitude to yourself and live by an easy thought: SHUT UP AND SKATE
My thanks to past and present team riders who have moved on to better things: * Mitch Hartman (still Bordz partner) He knows it all * Dawn Miller (College in Florida) * Nate Gibson (where the hell are you?) * Mike McCarthy (Come backto Bordz bitch) * Dolan Ott (Present Team Manager) * Alex Roman (the world team rider for Bordz) * Matt Henry (Ride for One now) * Linda (daily thoughts for my mind) * Nick byers (cares more than I do now about the shop) |
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