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On 2/4/2013
cmkendry
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kinda got hungover reading that..Right on Team Brown! WOW always liked that kid. mad skillz and a dreamy smile.
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Barrett
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On 2/2/2013 DC
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Tim DelTaco won, I got a very sketchy prison-style "Barrett Junction" tattoo, someone ran into a luger going down with a 50cc going up which resulted in a wrecked luge, wrecked bike and wrecked person, there was a keg, it was very cold to us Southern Californians, Reed Lowery was there. That's all that sticks out in my mind.
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No more brown?
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On 1/31/2013
me
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brown?
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Team Brown
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On 1/31/2013
McKendry
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I drew a bull with a mis shaped horn that couldn't have been better tool for dissemblowlement. He was blind in one eye from a previous cowboy and that just seemed to heighten his sense of hatred for people. He was white and the blood from previous failed riders stained his unatural color. This monster bull was named "Devils Advocate" and he weighed close to 2000 pounds, this was not a good idea...Then I wake up and remember I'm trying to open a skateshop. The time my eyes are open I think about nothing else. When there closed I have insane dreams about being crushed by things. stress??
I'm way to busy to keep up with all that's going on in Speedboarding and still make time to give blood, help out at the shelter and paint over the local gangs graffiti. I skated for the first time in 6 months last night. Parking garages downtown, so yeah that was sooo much fun. Gotta take it slow still but fun. I showed up with some old Comet that I redrilled with some first gen Paris 159's, old trucks that also needed to be redrilled. Bearings kinda spin but squeaky. Sick set up! So while bro'in down at he top of the garage, one kid looks at my board and says it's a "pretty sketch set up". Now most of these guys are on 170's or bigger with big wheels and boards that have been over engineered. Not eerbody was on the latest big gun but the kid who commented on my setup was on a board that has lights built into it. Blue lights in the base wood of the deck. Now I can't tell ya if it looked cool or not because he was behind me every run. Good to be out making turns again. Time to go lay in bed and think about all things skateshop, a quick nightmare and back to think about all things skateshop. 
Rick come snowboarding! The white bull awaits!
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Calling last run
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On 1/28/2013 Kludy
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Will not be retiring anymore !
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I know I know sux
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On 1/15/2013
mckendry
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The Vanom would have been the way but work, the new shop and Nick DBKid has some crazy lung spiders with fangs he's passing around. I hope Rick retires again next year and maybe I will have less on my plate. I haven't skated since my accident then surgery. Barrett would have rattled me open. Who won? What happpened? haven't heard any good stories yet?
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Barrett Junction Outlaw
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On 1/15/2013
One Eye
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Hey Rob! We missed you at the Barrett Junction Outlaw last weekend. You should've jumped in the Venom van with the others from Colorado. Reed was there, and it was Kludy's last race!
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SWEET!
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On 1/11/2013
me
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Adam, Thank you very much. I have this broken dirty shoe string of a budget and, nope that money is gone too. Thanks for ALL the help.
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Park Hill Skates
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On 1/10/2013
Adam
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Free Park Hill Skates banner ads on Ncdsa.com whenever you're ready. Just let me know!
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Park Hill Skates
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On 1/9/2013
McKendry
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So McKendry on Speed has become quite the opposite, should be McKendry on how long til the next update. The sport/love/passion of ours has grown so much in the last decade that I can't keep up with the names or how quickly my hidden spots have now turned into the blown out spot. I suggested we hand this forum over to Wester but he's do busy chasing trophies to update this thing. And if this mine well I'm going to keep ranting how you damn kids don't respect nuttin. Just like me when I was your age, or acted like I was your age.
Barrett is coming this weekend and damn it! I can't be there for another Rick Kludy retirement party, maybe next year. Is there any road left to race on? Happy Birthday Rick, Love your show!
I can't make it cause I'm trying...I am opening a skateshop. I have researched this location for years now. The hood or ghetto I'm starting the shop in is called Park Hill,(Denver) so Park Hill Skates. I would love to give you the details of my business plan. How I plan on spreading the vibe to kids who can't afford nuttin. I hear all kinds of advice and plan on picking and choosing what works for Park Hill. My freinds bros peeps have all gotten mwe this far and I wouldn't take this leap unless I knew you had my back. I'm excited to tell you the stories of the build and the reaction of the locals. When I told a gentleman named Tyrone about the shop he said "skateshop? this is a black neighborhood!" that might make it to a shop shirt someday (doubtful).
I have had an outpouring of support and thank you all for that and your continued support. I will update more with photos and stories but really came here to not only say thank you but more important, Happy Birthday Rick Kludy and thank you for showing me the way to Kludyville, and the directions on how to leave Kludyville.
Love your show!
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You'd make a perfect tour guide
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On 11/9/2012 Travel Agent X
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http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20050214/pot-votes-in-co-wa-raise-specter-of-weed-tourism
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Get Well Soon
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On 10/26/2012
One Eye
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Get well soon Robert James!!!!!! Miss you man. Hope you get back on your board soon... Shoot me an email when you get a chance
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Is it over yet?
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On 10/26/2012
daturd
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So recovering from surgery will have ya on the couch and that turns to surfing turns into what the heck is going down at NCDSA? I will have to go backwards from today cause I'm on pain pillz! Need to open a skateshop fast! I got a location that will change the face of buying on the internet. A brick and mortar as solid as my business plan that will revitalize a community in need. Now somebody else is trying to open a shop close enough that I did some investigating. The parties involved know nothing about skating and intend to latch onto the upswing in skate related sales. I have been scrambling to get my taxes in order so I would like more appealing to anyone who might loan me money so after I hit send on this thing it's back to the phones. Tough to swallow but after the year I've had I look forward to seeing if I can make this happen. Let me know if any fellow skaters, entreprenuer, kinsmen or raconteurs would like to get in and out of a painles startup?
Not skating for months has made me realize the months of skating prior were not regarded as highly as they should have been? I look back on the runs that where just another run. The cammaradre (?)the laughs and beauty of everyday on the hill, even as a spectator should never be taken for granted. I see more and more people jumping right to big hillz with fast boards who might skip over some of the finer aspects of skating. As older skaters mix it up with the younger groms we have the responsibility to say "wear a helmet" "learn to stop" but never forget to tell them to smile.
Colorado will get back to it's roots soon with snow and winter arriving we will shelve the skates for a run and dust off the skis and snowboards. We have some of the best hills in the World and skaters who will travel to a hill any where in the World to take your trophies. (Maytum, Wester, Staub, Ryan, DuBois) Sorry for the mis spellings...on the pain meds.
Wester is on his way to Tuetonia and that will be nice.
Marijuana is on the ballot here and after the past couple years of the dealers running the show we need some regulation. The guys/girls in charge of growing, selling and monitoring the current business are all the people I use to buy pot from. Some of those people were kinda shady and still are. There needs to be regulations and research to legitimize the industry. The drug dealers I use to buy from now have business cards and call themselves managers. Don't ya think if these guys get the chance to sell a couple pounds on the side to an old biker buddy (in a state that is overwhelmed by unregulated grow operations) they're gonna sell it under the radar. Silly Colorado! Oh and this is skate related. Safety meetings mean a lil more round here.
Back to bed before the nurse catches me...damn gowns don't close all the way!
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lil late
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On 10/3/2012
RJMIII
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United States
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I have really been dropping the ball. This injury over the summer, pending surgery, the IRS seized my bank account, blah blah blah. Can't skate and that really sucked for BBDH but what a great time to have all my friends show up. What a show Dubois puts on. Still trying to recall what happened, cheap booze got me.
Snow is on the way so get those runs in.
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Cathlamet Downhill
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On 8/21/2012
McKendry
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Bags to be pact tonight and then beers at Montage under Burnside, Oh and those savory pancakes Burt turned me on to. I dig Portland but to be there with so many friends is what it's all about.
Can't wait to see eeerbody. I won't be bringing a board this trip after a nasty concussion recently.
Cathlamet Downhill this weekend!
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CDC 2011 Final photo
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On 8/20/2012
Jon Huey
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Here it is. The epic photo you hoped for.
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Which Eye?
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On 8/20/2012
Rob
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Jimmy you live a charmed life to be able to have GMR and friends like that to ride with.
I was looking at the rider list Cathlamet and there are not only a bunch of groms but now in it's fourth year some past groms could be the next Champion.
Cathlamet Downhill's Boarder Cross last year was a crazy event and this years course will be on a new more technical track.
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Thrills and Spills
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On 8/19/2012
One Eye
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YEAH ROBBIE! I rode with Kludy, John, Brent D., Max, and DC today down GMR. We had a blast! Kludy only crashed twice. haha Miss you man.
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Cathlamet Dowhill
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On 8/17/2012
MCturd
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Calling Huey!! Hey John? You got that sick photo of Tounge putting the move on Switzer last year? The shot you got in Skate Slate with the reflection on Patrick's visor along with your description was rad. Post that thing as the race approaches. It will take me forever to learn how to steal it, re size and then post it.
Wondering if any Cathlamet past Champions will be racing?
Lookout Mt Road is outta hand with bikes, skates, motos, cops so have fun and watch out!
Vail Pass Bike Path (both sides) is being repaved!!!!!
I got a concussion...helmet saved my life!
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I stand corrected
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On 6/13/2012
me
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I told the joke wrong...the rider gets dumped by the girlfriend.
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Speedboarder Down
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On 6/13/2012
Kludyman
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Hey Rob got your measage, tried to call back, No go! s#@! just happens myfriend and one thing you can count on; Going fast Rocks, Ha !
Call me again. I agree; EVERYTHING GONA BE ALRIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Rob "where's my happy-meal" McKendry
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On 6/12/2012 yourFavHaYn
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How many years did you spend riding solo before a bunch of kooky kids started to follow ( and eventually pass :) ) you down your crazy mountain passes???? C'mon Rob, get up..dust it off.. point the nose down hill and push with your back foot.....you're still a hero/friend to many of those kooky kids. "Every little thing gonna be alright" -Bob
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riding alone
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On 6/12/2012
me
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United States
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There has be a long running joke in snowboarding...What do you call a snowboarder who just broke up with his girlfriend? Homeless! I have a new one...What do you call a speedboarder who just broke up with his girlfriend? Flying so low! Well I am both well was and is? I dunno what the hell just happened and look forward to the dust settling. Tough times but things have to keep rolling.
Guanella Pass as most of you know is the best road ever. If you can do 60mph toeside predrifts! I can't so the road is fun. Looks like a frontside method but on pavement at break neck speeds. I rode the hill by myself @ sunset Sunday evening. Pretty weird to not have people around to speed you up or slow you down. So many animals up there too and not the kind leaving slide marks on the road. There is a lakeside stretch that hits 55+mph and there's quite a few critters that get thirsty towards dark. Pretty cool how a never before paved road has turned into a downhill playground in weeks. The folks living here never saw it coming. Somebody spent 50 million to pave this monster and it's speed is set at 25mph. I know tailwinds are sending riders by mailboxes at 60+! Good times.
Riding alone can be dangerous, we feel safe with a friend to smile as we make the turn. You know somebody has your back if you fall. To go on alone takes focus and confidence. To get back up is as important as wheels, griptape, or a helmet in our sport and in our lives. Time to get back up.
See you @ the top.
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Time to ride
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On 5/31/2012
mckendry
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United States
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Can't wait to get on board. So much s#@! to deal with in life sometimes I forget why I skate, to escape. Ready to revisit those places that make this World tolerable. After losing everything I held close and protected seems like a good time to buy a motorcycle and f#@! off for a bit. Midlife crisis? YES! The cure has always been the friends I've made over the years skateboarding and the places it has taken me. Thank you to those of you who have been there for me to vent and listen. No matter how s#@!ty it gets I know I can call on a skate buddy to take my mind off things and worry about making the turn. See you on the hill, peace
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S.L.A.P.
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On 5/13/2012
TimeShip Headquarters
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Thank you SOOO much for all of your help in making this the smoothest and most fun SLAP ever! Greta thanks you for your help in the kitchen serving 100 hungry skater in ONE hour out of a small kitchenette AND keeping her MORE than safe throughout the whole ordeal. I want to thank you for driving vans full of stinky skaters til until they could skate no more, and then returning to the airport for the last leg. Lastly you need to know that Max Dubler also posted your epic crash on the Chinese DH on a sand bar in true TimeShip style. Check Skatehouse Media for the footy. Thanks Rob for helping make SLAP 2012 an amazing event!
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