the next level...
09-28-2007 | 01:59 PM
#41
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Posts: 2,521
From: louisville, Ky.
Re: the next level...
im not shittin on Kane..... im happy for the guy! i just think that there is better riders who would make the sport "look better". not saying Kane isnt a cool guy, or anything bad @ all.... like i said "no offense"
09-28-2007 | 02:27 PM
#44
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 263
From: Santa Barbara, California
Re: the next level...
i dont know about business smarts 
seriously.... just beter riders in general (dont need to name all the riders who have a dope style do i?) i mean KAne is a good rider, but a choppy rider, and just lacking what alot of other riders have..... A SMOOTHE DOPE STYLE!
seriously.... just beter riders in general (dont need to name all the riders who have a dope style do i?) i mean KAne is a good rider, but a choppy rider, and just lacking what alot of other riders have..... A SMOOTHE DOPE STYLE!
just stop!
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09-28-2007 | 02:28 PM
#45
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Posts: 83
From: Fairfield, Ca
Re: the next level...
ya, i hate to say it but i wanted it out there cause i know someone else is thinking it.
going mainstream is a double edged sword.
skateboarding is a good example. before it went mainstream, ya, the kids got shooed off property, but nobody really thought about it. now that it's mainstream it seems like now every kid skateboards and they do it everwhere.....which now instead of a couple kids, is a lot of kids and that angers businesses because they destroy the property. now you don't just get told to leave when skateboarding, you get arrested for it. my dad's office was that way, there were a couple kids skateboarding on his entrance, no biggy, then all of a sudden there were like 15-20 of them and they completely destroyed his tile entrance and walkways in a matter of a month. you think he likes skateboarders when they destroyed 5 grand in tile on the front of his building? no.
going mainstream is a double edged sword.
skateboarding is a good example. before it went mainstream, ya, the kids got shooed off property, but nobody really thought about it. now that it's mainstream it seems like now every kid skateboards and they do it everwhere.....which now instead of a couple kids, is a lot of kids and that angers businesses because they destroy the property. now you don't just get told to leave when skateboarding, you get arrested for it. my dad's office was that way, there were a couple kids skateboarding on his entrance, no biggy, then all of a sudden there were like 15-20 of them and they completely destroyed his tile entrance and walkways in a matter of a month. you think he likes skateboarders when they destroyed 5 grand in tile on the front of his building? no.
09-28-2007 | 02:45 PM
#46
I Have Too Much Free Time
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 16,003
From: Bangor, ME
Re: the next level...
oh ****, wrong thread.
09-28-2007 | 02:52 PM
#48
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Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,896
From: Where the grapes and ganja be growin!
Re: the next level...
ya, i hate to say it but i wanted it out there cause i know someone else is thinking it.
going mainstream is a double edged sword.
skateboarding is a good example. before it went mainstream, ya, the kids got shooed off property, but nobody really thought about it. now that it's mainstream it seems like now every kid skateboards and they do it everwhere.....which now instead of a couple kids, is a lot of kids and that angers businesses because they destroy the property. now you don't just get told to leave when skateboarding, you get arrested for it. my dad's office was that way, there were a couple kids skateboarding on his entrance, no biggy, then all of a sudden there were like 15-20 of them and they completely destroyed his tile entrance and walkways in a matter of a month. you think he likes skateboarders when they destroyed 5 grand in tile on the front of his building? no.
going mainstream is a double edged sword.
skateboarding is a good example. before it went mainstream, ya, the kids got shooed off property, but nobody really thought about it. now that it's mainstream it seems like now every kid skateboards and they do it everwhere.....which now instead of a couple kids, is a lot of kids and that angers businesses because they destroy the property. now you don't just get told to leave when skateboarding, you get arrested for it. my dad's office was that way, there were a couple kids skateboarding on his entrance, no biggy, then all of a sudden there were like 15-20 of them and they completely destroyed his tile entrance and walkways in a matter of a month. you think he likes skateboarders when they destroyed 5 grand in tile on the front of his building? no.
09-28-2007 | 04:06 PM
#51
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 211
From: Canada
Re: the next level...
Its not even that though im sure he could just toss that money but he is making money off this, like 10 million people went to the website and voted on the future of the ball myself included! And I guarentee you every click on that site was money in his pocket, hes just a dude who saw money in doing it and even if he doesnt gain profit from it he will be turning money guarenteed AND he is now a part of baseball history and one of the biggest records.
Good luck with that man. Looks ****** tight!!! :YEAH 
09-28-2007 | 05:29 PM
#55
Jim CrashoBazzi
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,523
From: Downers Grove, IL
Re: the next level...
its been said for years n years now its not about what you know but who you know.
and also you dont have to be the best rider to be the most well known. PR skills are key. look at bubba blackwell he can do slow wheelie highchair 15 ft stoppie and burn outs and he makes 250k a year working for harley. doing shows every other weekend at different harley dealers.
you guys bash kane how theres better riders out there but yet you almost compliment him more because hes more well known than any of those riders because he knows how to market himself.
and also you dont have to be the best rider to be the most well known. PR skills are key. look at bubba blackwell he can do slow wheelie highchair 15 ft stoppie and burn outs and he makes 250k a year working for harley. doing shows every other weekend at different harley dealers.
you guys bash kane how theres better riders out there but yet you almost compliment him more because hes more well known than any of those riders because he knows how to market himself.
09-28-2007 | 05:47 PM
#56
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Posts: 6,187
From: wherever the $$$ is
Re: the next level...
marc ecko makes money by selling clothing... him buying that ball was super smart advertisement.. he probably got more ROI from that 750k he spent on that ball than any 750k he ever spent on TV commercials
09-28-2007 | 06:13 PM
#58
What happened to my blox?
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 13,412
From: THE LEFT COAST
Re: the next level...
09-28-2007 | 06:24 PM
#59
florida! finally
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 4,882
From: clearwater fl
