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usa rollersports
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On 12/2/2003 hc
wrote in from
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spotted this while surfing
http://www.realskate.com/rollersports.htm
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Rebar
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On 12/2/2003
Mick
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Jeff, I am also in the Valley. I manage a little pizza joint in Woodland Hills. We have A longboard for close deliveries on the blvd. Maybe we could get some guys to meet there and charge the hills. I know of a couple of hills in Simi. And one good empty parking lot on the 118 for maybe some slalom.
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WHFS
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On 11/26/2003 GBJ
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Funny that you should mention Weasel, Adam. He has recently moved to the local classic rock station, which is really odd. I'm a classic rock listener, but hearing Weasel's voice is a total throwback to a completely different era, when HFS was still in Bethesda, next to the PsycheDeli, and WHFS was still the legendary underground radio giant that it has long since ceased to be.
I don't know what's going on with Damian. A little voice in the back of my head keeps repeating that he passed away several years ago, but I don't want to get myself in trouble again for reporting incorrect information.
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Surfrider Foundation on WHFS
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On 11/20/2003
Adam
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I grew up listening to WHFS back when it was on 102.3. Cool station, perfect for surfrider. Say hi to Damian, Weasel, and Dr Dread when you're at the studios. ;)
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Wash DC Surfrider Foundation on WHFS 99.1 fm RADIOACTIVITY
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On 11/20/2003
Surfrider Foundation-Washington DC Capitol Chapter
wrote in from
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Wash DC Surfrider Foundation on WHFS 99.1 fm RADIOACTIVITY show Sunday Morning 11/23 from 8-9 am
Our WHFS shaka bruddah Rob Timm invited Wash DC Surfrider representatives David Riordon, Chairman, and Darryl Hatheway, Program Coordinator, to join his WHFS sponsored Radioactivity public service program for a 30 minute interview to be aired this Sunday Nov. 23 from 8 to 9 am. Tune into WHFS 99.1 fm to hear them talk story about Surfrider's past, present and future in the Wash DC Metro area, and share the collective vision of Surfrider local grass-roots efforts of environmental advocacy and stoke for all things surf-skate-snow! Tell all your friends to tune in!
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Skateland security
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On 11/18/2003 JG
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Jeff check out the DCshoes video where a certain skater decides he needs his own security guard.
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Cuatro B
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On 11/18/2003
Jeff
wrote in from
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I am getting tired of arguing nicely with security guards
at parking structures for skating! I live in the amazing and
highly underrated San Fernando Valley near Burbank and
would love to hear about any steep hills I can get stoked on!
I will gladly join up with some of you for a night of bombing!
Email me anytime-
Jeff
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Looking
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On 10/14/2003
Julie
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Hello! I am new to skating in San Diego and looking for any longboarding organizations in the area.
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Knucklehead
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On 10/7/2003
SpeedBall
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Yo it's been awhile, can any knucklehead fill me in on whats goin on? Oh yeah and...whatever!
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USA Rollersports
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On 9/4/2003
66
wrote in from
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Grass Roots Slalom is now able to get low cost event (and competitor) insurance from USA Rollersports.
Contact me for more information.
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Knucklehead
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On 7/10/2003 Knucklehead
wrote in from
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Knucklehead
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NJL
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On 6/26/2003
Rick Fichter
wrote in from
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I have been kicking around a club or organization in the tri-state area. NY NJ PA, possibly MD also. What I would like to doo is get together with a few local NJ riders and start this thing up. I can produce a newsletter and organize events get sponsors etc... What I need is help using some other contacts to do the same and have a few different members who put some hours in and combined we can make this a cool club.
NJL New Jerzey Longboarders. I can hook up some shirts and stickers.... Lets do it RAK I know you are in. I need some Noth Jersey and South Jersey Reps too spread the word.
We can do a 10 or 20 dollar a year fee and we will put out a newsletter and hold a few events a year and the kick of can be the NJ Big Skate in August...
Let me know what the feelings are I am working on logos and stuff now...
Thanks Rick
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On 6/15/2003 shrox
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Where does street luge fit into this if at all?
shrox
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USA Rollersports
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On 5/30/2003 beau brown
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i know that this is probably not the top priority on anyone's list (since the dates between posts are rather broad), but i need to chime in on the position of USA Rollersports.
I work in, live in, etc.. the skateboarding industry. I think the term "muscle in' isn't as appropriate as "weasel in". The USARS had contacted the USOC and others claiming to be the representative of skateboarding as well as rollerskating.
Don not be fooled- they do not care about the long term strength of skateboarding, much less our tiny aspect of the sport. This is being done for their financial benefit ONLY, not for the solidarity of the sports.
Skateboarding already has a a main contest/event sanctioning body (WCS) and an industry association (IASC). WCS primarilly runs street & vert events because that is what is being requested by the industry as a whole, but WCS is run by slalom/downhill legend Don Bostick. IASC is currently restructuring to enable smaller mfgs (slalom included!), retailers, etc.. to gain membership and have a voice; not just limited to the Big Guys.
To this day USARS has not approached either association to state nor clarify their position.I am not one to keep any aspect of skateboarding in the closet, but believe me, we do not need USARS determining our future.
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Benefits of USSSF membership
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On 5/6/2003
Andy Bittner
wrote in from
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.66, It was absolutely a pleasure meeting you at T3G. I'm glad we got a chance to talk.
To answer your current question about benefits of membership in the USSSF, I'd like to begin by pointing out that there have been no membership programs offered by the USSSF yet, so most of this is somewhat academic. I will, however, try to shed some light on the concepts behind the USSSF.
Let me clear up something else before I give a look into what might be coming from the USSSF. Non-profit DOES NOT mean "operates without money", "all volunteer", or even "doesn't try to generate income". The true issue is what a non-profit organization does with the money it makes. A non-profit organization takes increases in revenue and funnels them back into the growth of the organization (up to a point), the service and growth of the target market, and eventually, when there is actually more income than needed, begins charitably re-directing the funds in the form of outgoing grant and scholarship-type programs. The USSSF will be trying to generate revenue.
The key to an organization like the USSSF is to generate as small a percentage of the annual revenue total directly from the membership, while providing as much bang for the member's buck as possible.
When USSSF memberships become available the benefits may include several publications, a swag package (the USSSF WILL NOT be a swag-only organization, i.e. all you get is a t-shirt and a certificate), reduced entry fees on all USSSF events and most USSSF-sanctioned events, travel club memberships (i.e. reduced hotel, airline and car rental rates), and more. The USSSF is currently working on a 2004 Event Schedule, including the first U.S. Open of Slalom Skateboarding, and will be making an effort to commence regional amateur racing programs in some or all of the eight USSSF regions.
USSSF racing events will NOT be restricted to USSSF members only, the USSSF is not a club. It is safe to assume that a significant portion of member benefit in the first few years of the USSSF will be potential event registration discounts. It will then fall back upon the staff and Board of the USSSF to ensure that USSSF events are the kind of racing events that attract even those skaters who do not otherwise choose to support the organization directly with membership money.
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usssf
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On 5/6/2003 66
wrote in from
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my time at the gathering was so brief, but i was able to broach the subject of insurance with andy and have a clearer understanding on the insurance issue
but i'm confused as to the potential benefits of joining usssf
and for now, i intend to sanction my race in georgia through usa rollersports soley for the benefit of insuring the event
on another note, my travel plans this weekend were so altered (cancelled flights on both ends) that i completely forgot to bring up the subject of kentlands.....maybe another day
great to finally meet you, gbj, you're doing good things!
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USSSF and insurance II
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On 5/6/2003
Andy Bittner
wrote in from
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For the general information of all athletes in any sport...
Any sport organization offering or endorsing specific commercial insurance availability IS NOT a non-profit organization.
It is my understanding then that organizations that are NOT not-profit organizations are for-profit organzations. For-profit organizations are just that, for-profit. If you ever find yourselves wondering what the base motivation for any action of any organization also offering insurance, just remember for-profit.
The obvious exception here is the most well-intended group of people, who sacrifice themselves, their funds and their efforts on the altar of trying to support their sport. Those are the people who think that they become a non-profit by calling themselves one, but don't understand all that it takes in the U.S. to acheive and maintain all of the REAL benefits of being a non-profit. Therefore, these people end up as for-profit organization operators who are operating with something other than for-profit in their heads and are almost certainly doomed to fail if they don't see an experienced non-profit CPA and attorney soon.
As a man with years of association management experience under his belt, I am as certain that I am not going to make those very elementary errors as I am certain that I am not going to walk across the room and jam a screwdiver into a live electrical socket. I want the USSSF to succeed. I want slalom skateboarding to be around after I'm long gone. Beyond that, I don't really care if anyone even remembers my name. If, on my deathbed, I know that slalom skateboarding still exists or even thrives... I will die happy.
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USSSF and insurance
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On 5/6/2003
Andy Bittner
wrote in from
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To be perfectly clear... The USSSF is established as a national non-profit sporting organization, and has every intention of acheiving 501(c)(3) status. This status allows the organization to receive charitable grants and donations which are deductible for the donor. A 501(c)(3) status will lend a great deal of energy and options for the long-term survival of the organization, which will hopefully continue to dedicatedly advance the causes of the sport of slalom skateboarding.
The United States Slalom Skateboarding Federation WILL NOT be offering any insurance programs and will not be linked, insurance business-wise with any commercial insurance interests.
I don't right the IRS rules. I wasn't there when they wrote them either, so don't try to get me into an argument over whether it's right, wrong or otherwise that we accept this restriction.
As is clearly stated on page 22 of IRS Pub. 557 (Chapter 3, 501(c)(3) Organizations), under Organizations Providing Insurance, it states the following:
"An organization described in section
501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) may be exempt from
tax only if no substantial part of its activities
consist of providing commercial-type insurance."
The key here is the terms "no substantial part". It seems vague and yet completely restrictive. In my personal association management experience, I have found that providing a list of insurance sources in a periodical publication does not cross the line, while endorsing a specific program does. It was even very necessary for staff to be aware of expressing no preference, for personal reasons or otherwise, for one insurance vendor over another.
There should be important news from the USSSF within the next week.
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usa rollersports
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On 5/5/2003 66
wrote in from
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it's the way to go for grass roots slalom racing
racers join for $15
events then cost only $50 to sanction
this is the ultimate way to reduce the expense of insuring an event (even if it's k&k and $200 and some change)
let's say there are 8 races in a series, and 60 racers
$900 worth of racer registration, and $400 worth of event sanction fees for a total of $1300
insuring these events with k&k would run you over $1600
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Skateboarders
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On 4/27/2003 Thomas
wrote in from
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My apologies if this is directed at the wrong people.
Please leave skateboarding the f#@! alone. You have no stake or right to governa anything you f#@!ing f#@!s. f#@! you.
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les chansonniers du ride (france)
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On 4/23/2003
j-claude
wrote in from
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hi everybody, just a few words to describe our association :
our crew is totaly devoted to freeride, and at the moment we have already made 7000 miles of riding across europe with riders like the well known manu antuna, stef lesne (his brother in law), and me.
If you want to join us just email and give us your motivations, our next challenge is gonna be a trip to chile !!!!
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USA Rollersports
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On 4/23/2003
Pat Chewning
wrote in from
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66: (I feel silly writing to a number -- do you have a name?)
Sure, I have several comments about USA Rollersports:
Hurray! Finally a place to obtain inexpensive event insurance geared specifically for our needs! I'd much rather pay to an organization of fellow skaters than directly to an insurance company.
USARollersports also have an event sanctioning process, a centralized event calendar, and an organizational magazine.
Someday the USSSF might be able to offer this, but in the mean time, I'm certainly going to check this out to obtain site-owner insurance for our upcoming events.
Since both rollerskating and slalom/downhill skateboarding do not have very many participants, maybe our USSSF could "join forces" with USA Rollersports and operate as a "division" or "special interest group" or whatever. This might save time and $$ in getting an official sanctioning body going for slalom skateboarding (plus site insurance, plus magazine coverage for events .... etc).
I find it interesting that you used the words "Muscle in on skateboarding" when describing the actions of USARollersports. How can they "muscle in" on something that nobody else offers?
I can't say that I like their choice of words for everything NOT mainstream rollerskating -- "Extreme Sports" -- YUK!
I fully support and look forward to the USSF getting going. In the mean time, USARollersports appears on the surface to offer exactly what I am looking for: Inexpensive insurance for site owners during skateboarding events. This has been the one key obstacle so far for organizing and running events in our area.
-- Pat Chewning
Portland Oregon Grass Roots Slalom pgrass.00sports.com
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USA Rollersports
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On 4/7/2003
66
wrote in from
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here's the reply I go from them....
"To be sanctioned by USA Roller Sports (USARS) you will need to fill out a sanction form that I can provide you with. A sanction fee of $50 per day on the event. If it is a one day event that would just be $50.
The $50 fee will provide you with insurance for your event (with a certificate to show if needed). USARS will also advertise your event on the Xvision (extreme) portion of the USARS website. Lastly, USARS would like to have an article published in USA Roller Sports The Magazine after your event has taken place. You will also receive ability to contact other USA Roller Sports Xvision athletes to participate in your event (if you wish).
The participants would all have to purchase USARS full membership card at $15. This would provide them with secondary insurance for which will be available to them until August 31, 2003. They will receive a membership card and an e-zine from USARS."
comments????
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USA Rollersports
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On 4/7/2003
66
wrote in from
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Apparently USA Rollersports, the self appointed sanctioning organization for quad roller skating, is trying to muscle in on skateboarding.
They do have one very attractive feature - event insurance.
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Mississippi Chapter of Grass Roots Slalom
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On 3/17/2003
Ricky
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Ok everyone, I need some input.
I have been asked to present the local radio media a list of bullets or catch phases pretaining to slalom racing to be used to put together a radio spot for the upcoming Luna Slalom Jam in Jackson, MS on April 12th.
example:
The fastest growing skate sport in the country!
Skaters of four-wheel skill and nerves of steel.
Also informative lines like:
Finely tuned skate equipment akin to Formula One racecars.
Racers straight from the FCR national circuit.
Anything is a help, post here or email me. I need this list tomorrow...Aaaahhhh
Thanks guys!
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