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semi-on topic
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On 8/2/2006 ATLville
wrote in from
United States
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we had a kickarse pool at the strip club motel.
"some dudes" took Lance Mountain and some skate mag there for a foto session.
the magazine came out.
nobody cared before.
nobody really knew.
people saw the magazine.
people who had no idea.
within a week of the magazine coming out, the pool was filled in with dirt.
thank you media hungry kooks.
i still like Lance though.
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BLOWN UP
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On 8/2/2006
PALMER
wrote in from
United States
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ITS JUST NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO. SILVER BOARD SHOP IS ABOUT THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN HAPPY ABOUT THAT ARTICLE. AND THAT KOOK FROM TRANSWORLD, MAYBE HE SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME BLOWING HIS OWN SCENE UP AND NOT OURS!
PALMER
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blown out
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On 8/2/2006 MJ
wrote in from
United States
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guys - seems like nicole and brendon haven't been skating long enough to understand. hopefully you won't feel any backlash from this. i've always admired the scene in albq. i'm constantly getting yelled at through a speaker, from a helicopter, at cheyenne in vegas.
Cheyenne
Mark
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It don't happen all the time....
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On 8/1/2006 The Marshall
wrote in from
United States
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"This sort of thing happens ALL the time." Yer right - s#@! gets blown out all the time! Why? It ain't the skaters! It's the kooks! How long did it take for Elks to get bulldozed after it was in the paper?
"Our spots are skate stopped and we are forced to keep spot hunting." I don't give a s#@! what happens at other spots and towns. These ditches are one of a kind. Hunt all you want - you won't find another Indian School. Or 3-mile for that matter...
"Now if you think the city is gonna spend all sorts of money just to keep existing ditches unskatable is just ridiculous..." I'm not worried about skate stoppers and all the other s#@! they use to prevent street skaters from grinding ledges. I'm worried about a cop with a grudge that is gonna think twice when he sees a few of us cruising down one of or favorite ditches.
"they all know we skate the ditches...believe it or not you guys are not underground" No one is claiming to be underground. We are suggesting that we follow the protocol of don't ask - don't tell. Miller said it fine, just deny it. An certainly don't go on the front page of the newspaper and rub it in the faces of the city - especially during monsoon season when they are fully paranoid about morons in the ditches.
Just my opinion. But I've been riding these ditches for 13 years. Maybe we should seek the opinions of the REAL locals.....
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calm the f#@! down
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On 8/1/2006 Brendon
wrote in from
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hey guys...you need to chill and give nicole a break. First off, you guys act like the city is gonna demolish every ditch right off the bat because of a single newspaper article. Now if you think the city cares THAT much then i think you are misinformed. The article even stated that skateboarding was prohibited but that skaters are just asked to leave at the worst. Now let me give you a street skater's perspective...we get the cops called on us just about every day, we get tickets, and a friend of mine got thrown in jail even for skateboarding. This sort of thing happens ALL the time. Our spots are skate stopped and we are forced to keep spot hunting. Now if you think the city is gonna spend all sorts of money just to keep existing ditches unskatable is just ridiculous...they all know we skate the ditches...believe it or not you guys are not underground especially in ABQ so i think you all need to cut Nicole some slack and stop bitching
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ABQ, the last Frontier
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On 8/1/2006 Dan
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Why did you have to take them to that ditch?
That was my favorite, no flyout kids, no crowds. I never got run off, what are you doing out there besides trying your best to blow it out?
f#@!
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I may be paranoid...
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On 8/1/2006 CM
wrote in from
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... but am I paranoid enough?
Nicole, I understand that they came to you. You didn't write the article, I don't think anyone's blaming you, but I am surprised that you sound so stoked that the article is there, and on the front page no less. By the way, thank you for not taking them on a tour.
Here's what we get in Rio Rancho. The city builds ditches and when the concrete is still wet, they lay 1 x 4 boards down about every 15 feet or so. When it's dry they pull the boards up and we are left with 4" gaps that are 1" deep. Their latest ditch in the Cabazon' area is a beautiful ditch with nice "S" turns, nice pitch, etc... The only thing is that the concrete texture is so rough it looks like bad dirt. When I first saw it, I thought it had been dug out then it rained before they could concrete it. Totally un-skatable.
I would just hate for Albuquerque to start doing the same types of things.
Stealth is good.
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Holy blowout in ABQ!
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On 8/1/2006 Stubbs
wrote in from
United States
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THOSE DAMN DITCHES HAD BETTER STILL BE RIDEABLE WHEN I COME BACK!!!!!!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........... ....
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Paranoid
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On 8/1/2006
NICOLE
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I think you guys are all really paranoid. The Tribune came to me . . . what was I supposed to do . . . say "No I don't skate ditches, but let me send you up to that 'other skate shop' I'm sure they can answer all of your questions." Nope. Sorry. In my own defense I only took them to one ditch. A ditch that is completly visible to ALL passing traffic. It's one of the many ditches that we already get ran out of on a daily basis. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE (police, mayor Marty, the Ditch Witch, annoyed neighbors and everyone else who wants us to stay out of them) already knows that the DITCHES OF ALBUQUERQUE are being skated and skated hard I must add!!! So what if all the quotes aren't exact and that the best pictures didn't make it in the newspaper, at least we got the front page.
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Holy s#@!
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On 8/1/2006
Chris Miller - SRA
wrote in from
United States
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I hope no one reads that article. Does this mean that all the talk radio A-holes are going to be arguing about how to stop this menace?
My standard line to people is "I've never done this before. I've never even seen anyone do it."
Hey Mar, It looks like the clouds are starting to roll in. If it doesn't rain, I'll probly see y'all tonight.
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The first rule of fight club
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On 8/1/2006 The Marshall
wrote in from
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is you don't talk about fight club.
Glad you got your shop name out there Nicole, I know every little bit helps.
But let's be careful when we thumb our noses at the cops and open space rangers on the front page.
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DITCH SKATING ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNE
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On 7/28/2006
NICOLE@SILVER BOARD SHOP
wrote in from
United States
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CHECK IT OUT WE EVEN MADE THE FRONT PAGE!!! GO PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNE OR CHECK IT OUT ON THE WEB.
ALBUQUERQUE THE LAND OF DITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Make sure to check out the SMART BOX too!!!!
SMART BOX*SMART BOX*SMART BOX*SMART BOX*SMART BOX*SMART BOX*SMART BOX*
http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_local/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19858_4874192,00.html
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK . . .
NICOLE
SILVER BOARD SHOP
2205 SILVER AVE SE
ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87106
505-265-4912
INFO@SILVERBOARDSHOP.COM
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orange co. ditches
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On 7/28/2006 donnelly
wrote in from
United States
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Bobby, ditches in hte o.c. are not what they used to be (EPIC and plenty). They usually have staight transitions (unlike the half pipe shaped ones here in O. But one good one that is still alive in the O.C. is right off of the 5 freeway if your on the northbound side as you go by I believe like KNotts Berry Farm Maybe farther look for the ditch right off of the road. Youll see like a big drive in movie or swap meet if you see it in time pull off and park other wise you'll see the ditch but will have to turn back around one exit. It was a really good ditch when I was riding it 20 years ago, but I just saw it again and it looks the same. Go shred
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DAGO BANKS
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On 7/27/2006
NickTheRipper
wrote in from
United States
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Willy You might want to stay in hotel circle(by the limo rental co.)
this might take you a few days. there's a ditch behind the hotel but
you have to be careful you might loose you board.OK here's a taste:
imperial,fashion valley mall,superdankbank outside the mall,friars road,
across the street from western divison, almost every school in clairemont.
I think that's a good preview
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Thanks Nick
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On 7/27/2006
Willy
wrote in from
United States
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Thanks NicktheRipper, I definitely need to hit up some banks, been fiending for them. I am up in LA currently but would definitely head to the Diego for skating extravaganza. Would love to see the list of Banks. You got an email I can contact you at?
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so-cal ditches
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On 7/23/2006 nicktheripper
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Willy,
If you are in SD I could help you out. And a list of good banks...
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GOD BLESS ABQ!!
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On 7/23/2006 Anthony
wrote in from
United States
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Just got in from a 24 hell trip to ABQ. Robert Palmer and George McClellan are full on pirates, but class acts as well. Two of the coolest skaters alive. I'll never forget those Indian School runs. Thanks guys.
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I wish i knew how to post a picture of a ditch
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On 7/21/2006 Dan
wrote in from
United States
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5.read the directions on photobucket and this ite as to what tag they want
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I wish i knew how to post a picture of a ditch
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On 7/21/2006 Dan
wrote in from
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1.Take pic with digital camera
2.Upload pic from camera to pc
3.set up a photobucket account
4.Upload said pic to photobucket
5.Copy the 
6.paste it into your post
7.whoomp there it is
Get ahold of info at floodkontrol.com, no problem cleaning ditches.
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where all the good ditches at ?????
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On 7/20/2006
Bobby Estrada
wrote in from
United States
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hey guys any of you know of any gnarly ditches in the orange area in orange county i only know of a few but there in the boonies keep ditch skating going man peace
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Socal Ditches
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On 7/18/2006
Willy
wrote in from
United States
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Hola fellow ditch skaters. I recently moved to the Southern California area and hear there are some gnarly ditches in the area, yet haven't been able to track any down thus far. If anybody has any info of where they are hiding please let me know. Muchas Gracias
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o-side ditches
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On 7/9/2006 donnelly
wrote in from
United States
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Iwish i knew how to post a picture of a ditch, then i could show people the sickest ditches, but I just don't know how. I just finenshed putting a beautiful fresh coat of blue on a secret massive empty pool in la jolla. Inner Vision Bowl is now SIIICCKKK. We patched all the rough areas and are shredding. Best part is is that the huge house next door is empty also so we can swim in there pool right after our sesh, while looking at all of san diego below us. It is ridiculous.
Jim i tried to call you. I ride in the afternoons during the week (after work) call me 619 778-8570
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Nebraska
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On 7/7/2006 Stubbs
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http://www.nebraskaskateparks.com/
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bored in knee brass ka
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On 7/7/2006
dylan/hsfyc
wrote in from
United States
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so im in nebraska and i have no idea where to skate. i have to skate cause its like crack so if anyone can hit me up with some spots itd be nice
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