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| Q&A: Michael Brooke - Publisher, Concrete Wave Magazine (7141 Posts)
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griptape
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On 6/4/2003 cfavero
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i call that odor "skateshop smell" and whenever i catch a whiff i am immediately transported back to 1977,buying my first serious setup,looking at the wall and just being overwhelmed by the choices,it also reminds me of my first ride on red kryptos.ahhhhhhhhh
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Skate Viewer
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On 6/4/2003
Joe & Nick
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Mike,
I've got a viewer and three tapes I think. I remember clicking one frame at a time trying to get Stacey's style down.
Oh, what we did before VCR's!
Joe
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Memories
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On 6/4/2003
PaulW
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I think the album was "the Incredible Shrinking Dickies" and it contained about 6000 x one minute tunes. Uh, or my memory is failing me. Think it was an optional 10" long player in unspeakably-colourful vinyl, as A&M tended to do, in those days. Ah. New Wave.
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Griptape. Yeah. You know, you can still get that smell if you open up some older electronics (like Macintosh computers, Rockwell calculators, Ferguson cassette recorders). Break open the casing and INHAAALE. I think you're right. It's the remnants of whatever solvent they used to clean wave-soldered boards. Or maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. But if it came in cans...
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Skate memories
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On 6/4/2003
G7enn
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The biggest disapoitment for me since I got back into skating is the smell of the Griptape. The 3M stuff buck in the '70s obviously used some kind of dangerous solvent in the adhesive that made just hanging around in skate shops addictive. Either that or i've lost some of my sense of smell as i've got older...
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passing it on
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On 6/3/2003
solidad
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Thanks for the great mag! It is like no other. I reluctantly gave my first (#5) to a nice kid. Amazing. They know depth, too.
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Dickies/D.I.
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On 6/3/2003 Stubbs
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The Dickies and D.I. just played Dallas a few weeks back. Put on a great show.
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Banana Splits
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On 6/3/2003
Steve
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The Dickies were popular here in the UK for a while, around '78-'79 they got into the charts with a cover of the Banana Splits theme.I remember having thier album but the title escapes me now.
One thing that never fails to take me back to '76 when I was 13 is opening the box of a brand new pair of Vans[admit it there's no other smell like it] Oh! and the opening riff of Holidays in the sun by the Pistols.
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the dickies and the people that time forgot...
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On 6/3/2003
michael brooke
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You know, it's funny, but I was thinking that it's pretty strange what your mind can recall...
I haven't thought about the Dickies in years....and yet I remember them well....
I wanted to share with you a few other things that are skate related that somehow are buried deep in the back of my brain....but don't come up very often....
remember....
those viewers that you could order in SkateBoarder that showed people skating...
Conrad Miyoshi
when you wore the rector gloves and your fingers turned yellow?
i have a ton more...but wanted to let others post...
so, go ahead...
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CW work jacket
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On 6/2/2003
Nick
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I'm with Stubbs on this one. A Dickies Eisenhower jacket in grey, navy, or black. Lined and/or unlined.
Also Flexfit hats, and/or military bucket hats.
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Dickies
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On 6/2/2003 Geezer-X
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Me too. And speaking of Dickies, there's a great band.
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Jackets
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On 6/2/2003
Stubbsq
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I'd love one in a Dickies style work jacket.
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ideas
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On 6/2/2003
michael brooke
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that's another great idea....
we might be able to work something out...
here are a few more thoughts....
new issue goes to press this week (if certain advertisers get their ads in!!!)
you will see some pretty interesting developments with the mag....
we are getting jackets done up...not shirts....jackets.
they are kinda like golf jackets with logo on front and big logo on the back - embroided....
if anyone is interested in ordering, email me...
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DVD Idea
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On 6/2/2003
Andrew
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Mike,
I think it is a great idea...from a customer standpoint, it would be great to have "best of" various company/team footage segments like Gravity, Sector Nine, or Black Lable on one source.
Another idea would be to have CW readers submit video clips of their skate sessions and create a compilation DVD of OS and longboard skaters.
Andrew
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new
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On 6/1/2003
rob
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what do you all think of my deck
www.geocities.com/fastdownhill
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Cliff and Sergio Sliding article
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On 6/1/2003 Stubbs
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That would be a great read. Techniques (if they are willing to let out any secrets!) and interviews would be killer. This is exactly the kind of thing CW covers, Chevy. CW is 100% Skateboarding and what Cliff and Sergio do is 100% Skateboarding. I don't think CW can be defined by saying it's an Old School mag. It's more an ALL SCHOOL mag. I bet since you asked for an article on those guys you shall see one.
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Old School
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On 6/1/2003 Chevy
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Are there any articles on things like how cliff and sergio skate? like sliding or is it just all old scool
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DVD's
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On 6/1/2003
michael brooke
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So, here's a question....
I would like to gather a "best of" compilation from various companies and individuals who have released videos and dvd's over the past several years. It would be kind of like a K-Tel collection of greatest hits....or a Readers Digest
This is just an idea...I don't know if any companies would be interested in doing this. We would make the DVD available to subscribers and if it was possible print up enough to polybagg with the magazine as a nice bonus.
Of course, to create 12,000 dvd's you are looking at some significant dollars, but I think it would be a very effective promotion.
DVD's are FLAT and are very simple to handle (if you are sending a magazine at the same time!)...videos would be tough!
If you have any thoughts, email me or post 'em up.
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Gravity Premier
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On 5/30/2003
Arab
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Rose-Glad to hear from ya!, Hows yer guy? and your sweet little girl, she kept me entertained at Elsinore.
Also there is a guy named Antti S. Brax that frequents this site that I'm sure will be exstatic to know about the Gravity Premier.
I'm bummed I'm gonna miss the premier, ENJOY!
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GRAVITY DVD PREMIRE
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On 5/30/2003
Rose Bernfeld, skate mama
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Just wated to make it known world-wide....
The new DVD from GRAVITY is set to premire June 6th at the La Paloma Theater in Encinitas, CA.
Showings at 7pm and 9pm $3.00
Cabbage, Yancey Meyer, Jesse Parker, Brad Edwards, Isabelle Caudle, Sergio Yuppie...and many more.
GRAVITY was nice enough to throw Rose in that mix too!
I can't wait to hear your executive opinion Michael....
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questions and answers
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On 5/30/2003
michael brooke
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Ok
the easy one's first:
concrete wave tv will be airing in the US (finally!!) on Fox's new extreme sports network starting July.
If you get the Extreme Channel in the UK (and beamed all around the world except North America), you can see all 3 seasons (39 episodes) regularly.
Outdoor Life Network in Canada might air old shows...
HOWEVER, there is now a best of season one. You can win copies in our upcoming readership contest (the world's smallest readership survey - honest!) and you can visit concretewavetv.com to buy your very own copy.
Next issue is #6 (vol 2. no. 1). This issue features Sector 9 team on the rampage at Vegas pools and ditches, a pretty big piece on freestyle, the Paso Rables slalom contest and lots of other goodies. The main attraction is the 10 page Portfolio from Steve Sherman (skate legend from G&S and topnotch photographer).
Trust me, you will want to be wearing a bib for this issue...you will be drooling....
As for longboarding, you will see everything... Longboarding is a gateway drug...once you get back into skateboarding (or you pick it up and find yourself following the direction and vibe of Concrete Wave) you will see that it's all good. This means I will continue to showcase everything....
Of course, I will try and put longboarding in there as much as I can!
Please, if you like the mag, phone or email the advertisers and tell em!!!
cheers
michael
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Pepe' will shred!
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On 5/30/2003
Rene' "Cannonball" Carrasco
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***Pepe' will rule in the Giant Slalom course - - - -
- - - Hybrid course -
- - -& Tight Slalom course's - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -IN THE FUTURE !
I just know it -
- He comes from a good solid skate family!
....................- Rene' Carrasco.
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NICE!
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On 5/30/2003
Shredder
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Hello Michael,
nice mag- I like your style! I'm badly infected with the longboarding- virus and I'd like to read as much longboard- related articles in your mag as possible (especially after International Longbooarder's Magazine went down because of YOU- just kidding). What about a riding techniques section? I think of photo series of coleman slides or how- to's about footbraking or tucking...
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Zack again
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On 5/29/2003
Zack
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Hey, where can I watch Concrete Wave "the TV series" ??
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newest magazine
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On 5/29/2003
Rose Bernfeld
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On what date is the next issue due?
Also, I wanted to say that the recent mag is insane. Hackett, Olsen and many others were terrorizing before I was a thought in mom's head.
The page with the tribute to "Ollie" is quite fitting.
Aloha....Rose
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where to find the mag...
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On 5/29/2003
gavin
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... and in the UK lushlongboards.com have copies. ordered mine tuesday, got it wednesday! they'll also ship to the US i believe.
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