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Name/Alias (optional):Tyler

Male/Female?male

Location: Orlando, Florida

How old are you?
16
How long have you been involved in skating for?
about 4 years
What inspired you to start skating?
looked fun, i was rollerblading at skatepark, and skaters had more fun than me.
How often do you go skating?
almost every day

What areas/bowls/parks do you skate at?
Street spots that are smooth and fun.

Have you made or maintained any friendships/bonds within the skating community?
Yea dog.

Are your closest friends the ones you skate with?
No, I have some close skating friends, that's gonna change soon though.

Have people started skating as a result of your involvement in the sport?
Hell yea.

What attracts you about skating?
Smooth style and new tricks or spots.

What, in your opinion, makes a good skater?
Smooth, confident style, good tricks.

What, in your opinion, makes a bad skater?
Very few tricks, skates same spots over and over, sloppy style.

How would you rate yourself personally as a skater?
I should have 89490303 pro shoes.

What pushes you to be a better skater and try new things?
I want to live the lifestyle the pros live. Make money and travel the world doing the only job I could ever do in my life.

Are there any rivalries between the skating community and any other communities? If yes, who are they and why?
Skaters and everybody else. People think skaters are cool but hate them at the same time.

How do you think skaters are viewed by the general public?
Punks, thieves, and if that's how u picture us, that's how we will be.

Do you think the general community treat skaters fairly? Why?
Ohhhh heelllz the fuck no. Becuase some skaters are dumbasses it ruins it for everybody.

Do you think that skating is becoming more commercialized? If yes, how do you think this will affect skateboarding?
Yes it is, and it needs to stop very soon.

Do you think the skating community has changed over time? What do you think has contributed to this change or lack of?
Marketing. Facist America is trying to cash in on our life. Skateboarding is being censored and marketed like never before.

Do you think that large companies (eg. Element, Globe, Independent) are good or bad for skateboarding? Why?
Good, becuase they support a lot of events.

Do you feel that the skating community is overridden with ‘posers’ or ‘groupies’?
Yea, but whatever. I'm just sick of all that shit I don't care anymore.

What methods of communication do you use to stay in contact with the rest of the skating community (ie. MSN, SMS/mobile (cell) phones, YouTube, Myspace, forums)?
Internet, phones.

If you were to pick a song, band or genre of music that best describes the vibe of skating, what would you choose and why?

I don't know, its mellow.

Do you have a career that links to or involves skating? If yes, what is it? If no, do you hope to make it a career?

I'm gonna do something in skating or I'm gonna die.

What is your fondest memory as a skater?

Getting harasses by assholes.

Can you imagine life without skating?
Well, if I never knew about it, i guess that would be fine, but if someone told me not to skateboard ever again, I might kill them.

Is it fair to say that skating is more than just a sport? What are your opinions on this?

Yes, its a lifestyle. There isn't anything else like it. Doesn't matter where you are or what ur doing, u can't stop thinking about it. Its a drug.

Name/Alias (optional): Derek

Male/Female? Male

Location:New York

How old are you?14

How long have you been involved in skating for?4 years

What inspired you to start skating?My uncle go me a playstation game for one of my birth days and i thought it would be fun so a year after that i got my first board.

How often do you go skating? every day if i can

What areas/bowls/parks do you skate at? a few spots around town and a small park where i live and another park called the shelter in Albany

Have you made or maintained any friendships/bonds within the skating community?some of my friends are skaters

Are your closest friends the ones you skate with?yeah

Have people started skating as a result of your involvement in the sport?yeah

What attracts you about skating? the feeling when you roll away from a trick

What, in your opinion, makes a good skater? some one with style and can skate things well

What, in your opinion, makes a bad skater?some one that can only ollie,no style,and throws their board on the gayest shit

How would you rate yourself personally as a skater?I'd say I'm alright because i think its gay to brag about your self or say your the best out of every one you skate with

What pushes you to be a better skater and try new things? I get board of doing the same things over and over so i try new things

Are there any rivalries between the skating community and any other communities?bmxers,and fruit booters(rollerbladers) but i don't really care as long as their not in my way all the time

How do you think skaters are viewed by the general public?punks but people would probly like us more if there wasn't posers that think its cool to fight who ever is kicking them out of a spot

Do you think the general community treat skaters fairly? Why?the only people that I've noticed were the cops and security guards

Do you think that skating is becoming more commercialized? If yes, how do you think this will affect skateboarding?i think it is and i think its bad that they are because i like how their isn't tons off people doing it like the other ball sports

Do you think the skating community has changed over time? What do you think has contributed to this change or lack of?yeah more people are seeing it and saying that they want to try it

Do you think that large companies (eg. Element, Globe, Independent) are good or bad for skateboarding?i think they are good

Do you feel that the skating community is overridden with ‘posers’ or ‘groupies’?yeah mostly posers

What methods of communication do you use to stay in contact with the rest of the skating community (ie. MSN, SMS/mobile (cell) phones, YouTube, Myspace, forums)?AIM,myspace,phones,and in person most of the time

If you were to pick a song, band or genre of music that best describes the vibe of skating, what would you choose and why?i can;t pick one because i think theres more than one band or genre that describes the vibe and it mostly depends on who it is

Do you have a career that links to or involves skating? If yes, what is it? If no, do you hope to make it a career?yeah it would be fun to work at a shop or some thing like that but if it doesn't happen i'll just find some thing that makes good money like heavy machinery,wielding,or auto repair

What is your fondest memory as a skater?i don't have one

Can you imagine life without skating?if i wasn't skating I'd most likely be either siting inside all day playing video games,doing drugs,or doing some other things close to those

Is it fair to say that skating is more than just a sport? What are your opinions on this? i don't think of it as a sport and i don't care if it ever does get reconized as a sport because i just do it because i feel like it

Name/Alias (optional):
Becca, B*REX
Male/Female?
female
Location:
chicago
How old are you?
16 in a month
How long have you been involved in skating for?
a month before this winter (a few months)
What inspired you to start skating?
i started watching videos on youtube and it just looked so amazing
How often do you go skating?
well, it just warmed up and i'm crunching my grades right now but during spring brake probably about every other day
What areas/bowls/parks do you skate at?
at this park near my house (outdoor) but i'm still learning and they're pretty tough there so i usually just go in my neighborhood if i'm not with another girl skater
Have you made or maintained any friendships/bonds within the skating community?
you meet people at the parks and then find them on myspace and im them
Are your closest friends the ones you skate with?
pretty close.... only a few of my friends skate
Have people started skating as a result of your involvement in the sport?
i'm trying to convince some of my friends to start (girls) and they might, but they care about getting hurt and stuff so i don't know how that'll work out
What attracts you about skating?
the overall culture and carefree DIY ora of it all. its a rebel sport
What, in your opinion, makes a good skater?
just going for things and trying new stuff
What, in your opinion, makes a bad skater?
people who are too paralyzed by fear to even try anything. and girls who are just in it to meet boys
How would you rate yourself personally as a skater?
i pretty much just started so i'm still crappy but i'll try stuff without that much hesitation even if i know i'll fall (and not just because of stupidity haha)
What pushes you to be a better skater and try new things?
proving to myself i can do it and knowing that i can build new tricks and skills off of it
Are there any rivalries between the skating community and any other communities? If yes, who are they and why?
um... well it just pisses me off when people are like "YOU skate????" and are suprised by it and laugh at me about it because its just a hobby and people just assosiate all these things with it (i don't know if that answers your question)
How do you think skaters are viewed by the general public?
dirty haha
Do you think the general community treat skaters fairly? Why?
no becuase i've seen cops totally stereotype skaters and treat them worse than normal teens.
Do you think that skating is becoming more commercialized? If yes, how do you think this will affect skateboarding?
yes it has. tours are all sponsored and everyones sponsored and everyone has brand name shirts and stuff. they don't realize that volcom and brands like that are pretty much just substitutes for hollister and stuff like that. I personally try to avoid buying stuff just for the brand and giving into shit like that.
Do you think the skating community has changed over time? What do you think has contributed to this change or lack of?
its become popularized and, as you said, commercialized. It started off as homemade expieriments and has ended up as a sub-culture like goth or prep.
Do you think that large companies (eg. Element, Globe, Independent) are good or bad for skateboarding? Why?
i feel they cheapen it and take away from its uniquness and origionallity. they mass produce and sell this image of "skater"
Do you feel that the skating community is overridden with ‘posers’ or ‘groupies’?
haha yeah but that is unavoidable to a point...kids will always be dumb
What methods of communication do you use to stay in contact with the rest of the skating community (ie. MSN, SMS/mobile (cell) phones, YouTube, Myspace, forums)?
myspace, youtube, aim
If you were to pick a song, band or genre of music that best describes the vibe of skating, what would you choose and why?
ummmm i don't know because many kids i have met that skate listen to totally different types of music....i guess fake emo stuff like fall out boy....but i don't really think thats really ture
Do you have a career that links to or involves skating? If yes, what is it? If no, do you hope to make it a career?
i don't really have a specific career thought out all i know is that i want to change the world for the better in some way and if my shitty skating somehow falls into that then that would be great
What is your fondest memory as a skater?
when i went down my first flow i was so concentrated on my skateboard and my feet that i ran right into this grind rail and fell really weird, it was hilarious
Can you imagine life without skating?
yeah....its called winter
Is it fair to say that skating is more than just a sport? What are your opinions on this?
yes because an entire sub-culture has built off of it

Name/Alias (optional): Zach/Gnarboots

Male/Female? Male

Location: Wilmington, North Caka, USA

How old are you? 18

How long have you been involved in skating for? 6yrs

What inspired you to start skating? It started out as an extension of my surfing

How often do you go skating? Everyday

What areas/bowls/parks do you skate at? Skatebarn in Hampstead NC, Up and down the NC coast

Have you made or maintained any friendships/bonds within the skating community? All of my friends are skaters

Are your closest friends the ones you skate with? Hells yeah

Have people started skating as a result of your involvement in the sport? I am proud to say that my little brother is a shredder because I got him skating.

What attracts you about skating? Speed, Speed, More speed, and did I mention speed. Honorable mentions: Pool Coping, Vertical Concrete

What, in your opinion, makes a good skater? A fast and loose skater is a good skater. I don't care how many flip tricks you can do because in the end if you don't have good style you suck.

What, in your opinion, makes a bad skater? Bam Margera...people that try way too hard, people that skate bowls like mini ramps, people that have no style because it is just painful to watch.

How would you rate yourself personally as a skater? I'm number one...duh. Followed very closely by my good friends and little brother.

What pushes you to be a better skater and try new things? Skating with my friends, if they throw down a rad trick then I'm automatically trying to up the ante.

Are there any rivalries between the skating community and any other communities? If yes, who are they and why? Skater vs rollerbladers and BMXers. Bikes tear up ramps, and rollerbladers just look silly. No one wants to see a guy running around a park in a pair of roller boots doing spaz airs.

How do you think skaters are viewed by the general public? Losers and I hope it stays that way because it cuts down on those who aren't truly dedicated.

Do you think the general community treat skaters fairly? Why? The general public does for the most part, the law on the other hand is still not on our side.

Do you think that skating is becoming more commercialized? If yes, how do you think this will affect skateboarding? Yes, it affects skateboarding by making it seam more accessible to the mainstream public. A lot of kids start skating because of this, but few of them do it forever.

Do you think the skating community has changed over time? What do you think has contributed to this change or lack of? Its changing, because of the commercialization, its raising a generation of robots.

Do you think that large companies (eg. Element, Globe, Independent) are good or bad for skateboarding? Why? They're good because without them I don't have a job. That being said, if you have local skate manufacturer or shop support them at all costs because they are the ones giving back to the community.

Do you feel that the skating community is overridden with ‘posers’ or ‘groupies’? Yes

What methods of communication do you use to stay in contact with the rest of the skating community (ie. MSN, SMS/mobile (cell) phones, YouTube, Myspace, forums)? I see them in person one a daily basis.

If you were to pick a song, band or genre of music that best describes the vibe of skating, what would you choose and why? Metal- ASG and Thunderlip are some local bands that get me pumped. Metal is fast and out of control which is the way skating is supposed to be.

Do you have a career that links to or involves skating? If yes, what is it? If no, do you hope to make it a career? Yes, I work at 360.

What is your fondest memory as a skater? I don't have one specific memory, every day of skating is funner than doing any thing else.

Can you imagine life without skating? A world without skating is a world I don't want to live in.

Is it fair to say that skating is more than just a sport? What are your opinions on this? Skating is way beyond a sport, skaters have a totally different perspective on the world, your mind is totally transformed and you see everyday insignificant terrain as a potential spot. The city is a concrete jungle and I'm here to tear it down.