Michael Brooke Publisher Concrete Wave Magazine

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Q&A: Michael Brooke - Publisher, Concrete Wave Magazine (7141 Posts) Topic Info Concrete Wave•Spring 2007 On 4/13/2007 Markintosh wrote in from Canada  (74.102.nnn.nnn) Enjoy new issue!     Rate post 269395 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) I am going to be there.. On 4/2/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (64.229.nnn.nnn) OH YEAH this is something I am NOT going to miss! should be insane Calgary is a great city...fantastic skatepark. Friendly people and easy to get to. Highly recommended!     Rate post 268852 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) You coming? On 4/1/2007 Speed-dealer wrote in from Canada  (68.145.nnn.nnn) You coming to the 2nd annual Paskapoo downhill rodeo, Michael? THIS YEARS PASKAPOO IS GOING TO BE HUGE!!!! SLALOM, STREETLUGE, SLIDE, AND SPEEDBOARD!!!!! $50,000CAD IN PRIZES!!!!!     Rate post 268837 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) buyers guide On 3/31/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (65.94.nnn.nnn) If it hasn't arrived by April 13, let me know and I will resend with the April issue. Again, it's really odd - there are some that have it no problem, and others are going mental. They were definitely sent. Or you can email me right now to confirm if you are on the mailing list. cheers Michael     Rate post 268792 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Another week... On 3/30/2007 David V. wrote in from United States  (69.92.nnn.nnn) No, I sure haven't Chris. Should we put "hits" out on our mailmen?!     Rate post 268758 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Another week... On 3/30/2007 Chris Miller wrote in from United States  (64.128.nnn.nnn) ...and still no buyers guide. I'm in Rio Rancho too David. Did you get yours yet?     Rate post 268751 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) outlook for spring... On 3/30/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (65.95.nnn.nnn) buying more or less skate stuff? riding more or less? entering more events or less? travelling more or less?     Rate post 268728 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Issues ........ On 3/27/2007 Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco wrote in from United States  (71.134.nnn.nnn) ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------     Rate post 268616 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) I trust you Michael! On 3/26/2007 David V. wrote in from United States  (69.92.nnn.nnn) Oh I believe you Michael! I just have to laugh when it comes to mail service! I used to get letters to my father overseas faster than I could mail a bill across town--go figure!     Rate post 268523 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) it's on its way...promise On 3/26/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (65.95.nnn.nnn) the mail is brutal...but it did mail! the buyers guide is not for sale...you can get it via skateshops or tailtap.com or socalskateshop.com or gearguys.com cheers michael     Rate post 268517 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Buyer's Guide On 3/23/2007 David V. wrote in from United States  (69.92.nnn.nnn) Chris M. I'm in Rio Rancho--haven't gotten mine either, nor have any of the bookstores! I guess we'd better move to Europe for better mail service!!     Rate post 268369 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Miller Time On 3/23/2007 GI Joe wrote in from United States  (65.19.nnn.nnn) Congrats Chris Miller, your Pressure Drop ad at the Bear is sweet, and you're pimpimg the TimeShip Gloves too. I have some copies if you can't wait, cruise up to Skate School.     Rate post 268356 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Buyers Guide On 3/23/2007 Chris Miller wrote in from United States  (64.128.nnn.nnn) Michael, My friends in Santa Fe were telling me how cool the buyers guide is, and I see it got to France a couple of days ago. I haven't seen mine yet. Should I be worried or is this normal? By the way, I am in Albuquerque.     Rate post 268351 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Buyer's guide On 3/21/2007 Fred wrote in from France  (82.66.nnn.nnn) Michael, got my CW buyer's guide today in France !!! cool !!! Thanks again.     Rate post 268210 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Chris, you are correct...but... On 3/21/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (65.93.nnn.nnn) Chris, you are correct. I get delusional...carried away...freaked out...whipped up into a frenzy... every single year! I can't help it. You are CORRECT, however. Most of the skate mags are nowhere closer to really showing what's out there. The odd bone that Thrasher sends out there is duly noted and causes some excitement...and yet... well, I see this a bit like a chicken emerging from an egg... You can stare and stare at the damn egg and it looks like NOTHING is happening. It's a slow process...nothing...nothing...and then WHAM! it's chick time! call me crazy...but with every passing year, the resistance to other types of skateboarding becomes less and less and the interest becomes more and more. Did the dogtown movie help? Sure...the book didn't though! Does the internet help? sure...but we still have ghettos of information Like many of the people here, I've created my own skate reality. It's not virtual. It's real and for some reason, it just makes me happy and proud. Will the rest of the industry ever catch up? I am not sure. The bigger question right now is who else can I bring on board?     Rate post 268208 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) '07 On 3/21/2007 chris olden wrote in from United States  (75.22.nnn.nnn) hey Michael, >Kebbek's Ian Comishin lives about 5 hours away from me in Montreal and Claude >Renier lives in Ottawa. I am sure the ONE thing we can all agree upon is that the >mail is BRUTALLY slow sometimes here in Canada. In fact, it took 10 days for a >letter to get from Ian's place to my home... Well, if you guys would use modern conveniences like cars and planes instead of dog sleds and snow shoes, that problem would be fixed. >The truth is that skateboarding IS changing and as more people realize that you >can embrace and enjoy ALL aspects of skateboarding, we grow stronger as a >community. >It's going to be a HELL of a year! You say this exact thing every year! And yet, there really hasn't been any kind of "paradigm" shift in how skateboarding is presented/represented/portrayed in the media. We all still LOVE skateboarding, and I see that every time I go to the skatepark, or go ditch/pool riding. BUT, I still don't see too many of the younger kids skating the big terrain. They're too interested in what shoes/clothes they're wearing and how high they can ollie. Every once in a while Thrasher will throw a bone out there with a picture of someone in a pool, but overall, the big skate rags are no closer to showing the BIG picture of skateboarding than they were when CW was first published. Just some observations. chris olden     Rate post 268204 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) euro mail On 3/21/2007 martin siegrist wrote in from Switzerland  (83.76.nnn.nnn) yeah right. 4 days from canada to switzerland. got the mag. thanks     Rate post 268190 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) LOVE that mail to Germany and the rest of Europe... On 3/20/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (67.70.nnn.nnn) Kebbek's Ian Comishin lives about 5 hours away from me in Montreal and Claude Renier lives in Ottawa. I am sure the ONE thing we can all agree upon is that the mail is BRUTALLY slow sometimes here in Canada. In fact, it took 10 days for a letter to get from Ian's place to my home... But, you know what? I package up the envelopes for Europe, Australia, Japan etc. on a Friday. Canada Post comes to my door to collect (usually in the afternoon around 3pm) and BAM! The damn mail is delivered to GERMANY and the NETHERLANDS by MONDAY. That's under 4 days! Amazing. Claude, glad to see you are fired up...Believe me, I am JUST getting warmed up...Everything until now has been a test...now the REAL fun begins. The truth is that skateboarding IS changing and as more people realize that you can embrace and enjoy ALL aspects of skateboarding, we grow stronger as a community. It's going to be a HELL of a year!     Rate post 268137 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Buyers guide On 3/20/2007 yoyo wrote in from Germany  (84.178.nnn.nnn) Hi Michael, just anted to let you know that I got the latest buyer's guide in the mail today. I am stoked to see all these great products, so, yes there is a BIG variety to choose from.......     Rate post 268133 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Oh No! On 3/18/2007 Cknuck/Claude Regnier wrote in from Canada  (74.101.nnn.nnn) This the fight I refuse to give up on. Snoball wrote "IMHO, the youth have been ripped off in a big way by not being presented with OPTIONS and pigeon holed into believing they're not hardcore or true skaters unless they can ollie a stair set." Skateboarding has been held back for way to looooooooooooooooong! The true roots & evolution of Skateboarding brought to you by Concrete Wave and it's ever growing comunity Worldwide. Gota LUV it!     Rate post 268053 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) thank you... On 3/14/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (67.70.nnn.nnn) a nice comment...and very much appreciate it     Rate post 267890 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Another vote for CW On 3/14/2007 snoball wrote in from United States  (72.185.nnn.nnn) Michael, a very good friend of mine called me the other day commenting on a recent issue of Thrasher he'd read. He owned a skateshop for ten years here in the swamp, and is not unfamiliar with 'the industry'. He said,"Looking through it, I absolutely could not relate to anything in it. Everything it reflected about skateboarding was just...there's no SOUL there, no sense of skateboardings roots at all. It's just pages and pages of nut busting maneuvers and a kind of angry energy. I'm not against street style at all, but it's all they show as if it's the only legitimate style of expression." Then went on to say how much he appreciated Concrete Wave for showing a more liberal version of skateboarding, encompassing ALL styles that resonates with the "100% Skateboard 4 Life" philosophy. IMHO, the youth have been ripped off in a big way by not being presented with OPTIONS and pigeon holed into believing they're not hardcore or true skaters unless they can ollie a stair set. I've seen you accused of being 'against street' before and your having to explain repeatedly that's not the case. Well, keep sticking to your guns Michael because skateboarding NEEDS a mag like Concrete Wave around.     Rate post 267848 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) always time for you, Marion On 3/13/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (65.93.nnn.nnn) yep, give me a shout...     Rate post 267755 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Paging MB On 3/13/2007 MC HammerHead-Downhillbillies.org wrote in from United States  (166.82.nnn.nnn) MB, Dude, do you have some time to talk later today, say around 5:30 pm? Marion Karr DHB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HEADQUARTERS Skatesville, North Carolina     Rate post 267752 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) new buyers guide On 3/9/2007 Michael Brooke wrote in from Canada  (67.70.nnn.nnn) check this out...the new 2007 CW Buyers Guide you can win a complete quiver http://tinyurl.com/2zx9sv     Rate post 267555 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0)

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