"the dark side of the cone"

[Wesley Tucker]

And Wesley, The Members Only Club closed it's doors last week. Please turn in your jacket.

Joe

Actually, Joe, they just moved to a new location. They really got tired of your pathetic self standing around in the lobby begging for a guest pass to the bar.

By the by, I see your new movie, JOE NOBODY, is showing at the local Drive-Out.

All my love and best wishes to Nicky and the Missus,

Wesley

[Joe Iacovelli]

YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAWWWW!

Darkside of the cone is back on the air.

PA Dan should get his sponsor, Joe Camel, to send him some flow.

Who is this guy in Germany? Props to Jack for putting his board where his mouth is, but it doesn't seem cricket, does it Wesley?

Other thoughts;

* I plan to humiliate the Massachusets contingent this weekend. I apologize in advance.

* Henry J, bright star of the freshman class of Carnegie Mellonhead University can't pass a driving test, so can never meet up because his parents are tired of driving him around in their Benzes. Dude, I'll trade you a moped for your Her Vaughnster.

* I went to see the movie "Troy" last weekend. Surprisingly it's some kind of blood and sandal epic. I thought it was going to be about a misanthropic former Long Island slalomer. Actually, that's not a bad idea for an Indy film, somebody call Hays for financing. I understand Steve Buscemi is interested in the part. Gilmour is playing his former self.

* Madonna has changed her name to Esther. Da Farm has changed its name to The Farm. Coincidence? Will we race around big silver cone like brassiers? Truth or Dare around the fire. Just how much of a Ommegang bottle can 66 fit in his mouth?

* And Wesley, The Members Only Club closed it's doors last week. Please turn in your jacket.

Just trying to restore DSOTC to it's former glory

Joe

[Wesley Tucker]

A Bahne Black Hill is on it's way to Donald at this very moment. This board is being sent to him free of charge for his evaluation. I am looking forward to his review.

And once again free stuff goes out . . . and PADan Mitchell doesn't get a damned thing!

I'm tellin' 'ya, there's no justice!

[Wesley Tucker]

TK,

Check my new year's resolutions in the Down South Forum. My new attitude towards those who irk me will be made more than apparent.

P.S. So far in 2004, I've raced at more events that TK, Gilmour and Twayzer COMBINED.

Eeeewww, there's a nasty thought: TK, Tway and Gilmour combined.

[Terry Kirby]

Wes, nice post...too nice in fact for this forum. You could have at least named some names of the keyboard racers and insulted them. When did you get so soft.... See you at the races, TK

PS... Wes Tucker actually races

[Wesley Tucker]

I keep reading all these threads about decks, flex, shapes, spacers, grommets, bushings, axles, hangars, wheels, hubs, bearings, nuts, bolts and Slappy Maxwell and I have to admit it makes me chuckle a little bit.

Sure, I enjoy talking about stuff like I'm a wrenchhead and pretending I know what Geezer is saying when he starts going off on metal elasticity and the fatigue factors involved in maximum turning angles. It's fun.

BUT ITS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR SKATING! I don't want to sound like a broken record, but I'll repeat something here I've said in other places under different circumstances: until the time comes when you are missing the podium by 1/1000th of a second and your winnings are $500 instead of $750, then don't sweat all this equipment nonsense. It don't really matter.

Trucks, wheels and boards allow you do to more but they do not make you a better skater. Only practice, conditioning and hard work will take you to the top and keep you there. If you believe that you'll all of a sudden get into the Final Eight as soon as you give McCree $175 for a Radikal, then I got a Bridge in Brooklyn I'd love to tell you about. I've even got a color brochure with all the details.

Recently, several skaters have gone on and on about spacers and their affect on wheels and performance (and whether or not they are even necessary.) Sure was fun to read. Guess what? The whole argument MIGHT affect one slalom skater out of a thousand's level of performance on the hill.

Trust me when I say this: get a board, get some markers and go skate. That's the one mitigating factor that will take you to the top quicker than anything else. Don't think you have to spend a lot of money, don't fret over machine tolerances and please dear God in heaven don't quibble over ABEC ratings. It ain't gonne make that much difference.

Has anyone bothered to read some of the stuff I've been posting from the old SKATEABOARDERS? Well, there is one lesson to be learned above all others in what Henry Hester, Curtis Hesselgrave and others said 25 years ago that's still true today. NOWHERE in any of those Skate Tip articles will you find the following sentence:

"Now, as soon as you upgrade to more expensive equipment, then your performance will dramatically increase if you follow these helpful tips."

That ain't the way it works. Improve your performance physically and mentally and then sweat the very, very small stuff.

Leave the wheels and bearing expose's to the keyboard racers who really have no other outlet for their slalom skating frustrations.

[Wesley Tucker]

Anyone care to emulate this stance?



Man, talk about getting all of the front truck! It would be interesting to find out if this really works on a classic long, wide open downhill La Costa style giant slalom. Or, if maybe he had some sort of back-foot action going where he brought the foot back and forth on the deck as he went down the course?

I can't for the life of my figure out how anyone could maintain this stance through any serious offsets without the back truck sliding all over the place. This has to be a capture in time that was just after and just before he moved his feet.

I wonder, though, how many kids out there killed themselves after looking at this pic and said to themselves, "well, if that's the way it's done then that's the way I'll ride too!" After all, if we saw it in SKATEBOARDER on Tuesday we were trying to do it on Wednesday.

[RL]

Oh sorry, A little Bobby Sherman. Why in gods name do I remember that song?
Anyhow Barry, The Young naughty girl from the real world MTV lives near me. Yes she's over 18 and yes she needs disipline. Do Mormon wifes like that sort of thing?

[Barry Gourley]

Ric,
now who are these women that need spanking?? I hope their over the age of 18.
Somewhere in this big post theres someone that has 2 redheads??

I love redheads, they like to get a little freeeeeeky

thats just my imput

[Brady Mitchell]

Joe,
Tonite is a special night for me and my family. You know, with my wife being chinese and all.

I plan on going to a real chinese restaurant and eat a 13 course dinner. And I`m not talking moo goo gai pan. I`m talking seperate courses of fish, scallops, lobster, beef, pork, chicken, squab, tofu, vegtables, hot and sour soup, birds nest soup (yep, real sparrow nests in the soup from the high moutain caves of se asia) and probably end with the ceremonial lychees.

This restaurant also has dragon dances and fireworks.

So it`s not about WHO FLUNG POO.

Year of the Monkey is considered a lucky year. Hopefully you won`t wear your luck out,,,heh heh.

Oh, and screw Henry, I`ll buy you all the beer pong hits (whatever they are?) we each can handle, racing or not....

[RL]

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[Henry Julier]

Joe, watch out for 2004. I have gotten exceptionally faster, just ask Rick Ick. Maybe we could race for... I dunno... the dress has been done, what else could we do? What about like a cyber slalom/beer pong combo? Actually that would be bad, you would win. Come up with something man, I tired of trying to think of ways to publicly embarrass myself.

[Slappy Maxwell]

Ric you need to stop checking out the young women and watch your child.



This is too funny!
Child Gets Stuck in Stuffed Animal Game Machine

What the hell are Piggly Wiggly's doing up in WI? I thought they were just a southern thing?

[RL]

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[Solomon Kohn]

Tony Alvarez, looks like you used "his" name. You know, the erection guy. I second the motion made by RL.
Yer outta here!

Only kidding, you know! That was in reference to his chasing people away.

[Adam Trahan]

...are you suggesting that Tyler Dar.., ahmm, Terence Kirby is weak? That we need to "take this burdon" off of him?

Hmm...

This is the real thing right here.

[Hans Koraeus]

Just had this idea...

Wouldn't it be good starting a new darkside topic for every year like...

"Darkside of the cone 2004"
"Darkside of the cone 2005" a.s.o.

That way we can start from scratch every year and let "old dark matter" go to the history books to give place for new "fresh dark matter". Also keeps the topic in a reasonable size.

As I said, just a thought. I don't feel I am the one to start it up myself. I prefer being on the bright side of the cone. I mean, who wants to have his name on the "Darkside of the cone 2004" topic for a whole year?

Who has the guts? Who will take the burden off "Terence Kirby"?

[Brady Mitchell]

Funny how things come `round in circles?

I was just talking with my buddy today who had 2 red heads and recently lost one. The 2nd one started acting weird so he went a got a star to keep him company.....for the next 80 yrs.

Jus wondering how big a pen is needed for a giant?

Now Chuck, if only that rabbit would die....
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What kind of race talk is this?????

[Chuck Gill]

Joe, I'd love to race you at the Gathering if I end up going. Unfortunately there isn't going to be much in the budget for travelling this year...my wife and I are about to start the process of adopting a baby and I'm gonna need every penny I can get for that. But if I make it, I'll race you...one condition...loser has to sing karaoke "Love Shack" with a painted-on pencil moustache. Ouch. If not this year, there's always '05...

Speaking of Fred Schneider, I have one dream if I ever win the lottery...hire Devo and the B-52s to play a concert at my house, and Mr. Schneider will have to get up and sing "Whip It" with Devo. I've always wanted to hear that, and if I won the lottery I'd pay whatever it takes to make it happen.

[Adam Trahan]

The Gathering 04, what a great thought.

I would consider going if I could accomplish at least 4 of the 5 below...

1. Somebody would babysit me (let me sleep over)
2. If JG and I could go at least 130mph in his Mercedes
3. Race against Adam Nathanson
4. Have a smoke with GBJ
5. Talk Tortoise with Brady

Number 2 is must.

[Vlad Popov]

I've seen the guy. He does everything fast.

[Slappy Maxwell]

$200 on Slappy (and you, Sir Slappy, will come out and practice!)

PS. I'm with you, Mr. Slappy. As are most I would bet.... $200.

Now I'm confused. Practice to race Bradyscabs won't be necessary.

Practice drinking beer? Everybody needs that practice!

[Jack Quarantillo]

Has anyone worked out a good method of handicapping?

(I need all the help I can get.)

The F/S race sounds good. I dunno yet if we will make da Farm, but we live 10 minutes from TG, so that event is pretty doable for us.

Q

[Ricky Byrd]

Sounds fun Joe, but don't bet on me being faster than anyone. Getting older and fatter by the minute. Oh and it's not the racing that sounds fun it's all that talk of beer!

[Robert Sydia]

Joe:

I just wanted to talk a little smack and get us both going.

Today it is -16 degress F out and everything is frozen solid!!!!!

But to get both of us going and not watching those strange TV programs, let's go fo it - we will work out the specific terms and which event with you as spring comes.

All the best,

Rob

[Robert Sydia]

Hey Joe:

I am ready to race you at any of this season's events I attend.

We can make it a US versus Canada race - case of Molson's Canadian versus a case of Ommegang or Bud (your choice)

Knowing that we both turn 40 this year - the trophy can be a bottle of Geritol.

Big Joe are you game?????

Rob

[Troy Smart]

It's noon somewhere.

[Jack Quarantillo]

Who's Fred Schneider?

Lead singer, B-52's

Q

[Vlad Popov]

Given that Troy never posts while being sober, and it’s 10 AM, ahh…Troy… heh-heh-heh…it’s 10 AM.

$200 on Slappy (and you, Sir Slappy, will come out and practice!)

PS. I'm with you, Mr. Slappy. As are most I would bet.... $200.

[Troy Smart]

Geez Joe, you're all fired up lately. What's the deal?
Been practicing?
Got cabin fever?
Who's Fred Schneider?

Somebody race Joe for gods sake.
If not, i'll do it.

P.S. I'm with you, Tony Alvarez. As are most I would bet.

[Chuck Gill]

Not to be nit-picky or anything, but Billboard 1998 was hardly the first use of that image.

Funny you mention disco dancing, my wife accused me of looking like I was dancing when she saw a video of me slaloming (yeah, a dancing bear maybe).

[Slappy Maxwell]

Sorry, but everything after the original usage of the Johnny Cash photo is just lame.

It was placed as a full page ad in Billboard magazine in 1998 by his label after winning a Grammy. It 'thanked' the Nashville industry and country radio for their support.

http://www.johnnycash.com/billboard.htm

I'm actually partial to disco moves when skating.

[Chuck Gill]

I was happy as a clam to see those pics of JC posted, didn't care who did what with 'em. I was so happy I invented a new move at the skatepark on the 1st annual Day After Christmas Where's Patio? Old Skool session. It's called the "frontside Johnny Cash". I wish I had a picture of me doing it to post here. Naturally it led to other "Johnny Cash" variations, including my favorite, the "double Johnny Cash" cess slide.

In other news....if there's gonna be a race between Brady and Slappy, I wanna see it. Don't care when or where, I wanna see it. I got $10 that says neither one can make the course doing the "Johnny Cash" the whole way down...

[Brady Mitchell]

nevermind.....

[Dave Gale]

Rumor has it H.J is only riding his closet of the summer fashions! It's time to re-wardrobe for a new look to match the black pumps and feaux sable stole!

[Henry Julier]

Brady, I have a dress you can wear when you race Slappy, so that way when you lose, at least it will be funny.

haha

[Brady Mitchell]

I`m done with this! I F#&$!% SWEAR!

[Dave Gale]

It was easy..just my reaction time was delayed!
Did you get squared away w/ Red Bull?
As my 9th grade Russian teacher repeatidly said...(translation) keep your tongue behind your teeth!!
pronounced Ya Zeek Za Zu Balmy... heh heh

[Vlad Popov]

Busted? Just now? Dude, you're fast!

[Dave Gale]

Jose's response (oops, I mean Joe's) That doesn't label me as a racist,does it? This is a great forum to vent/bicker/call-out and lastely have fun!! w/o cluttering up the other threads w dribble and spit. In this time of year (goin' into single digits tonite) after spring like 60's skiing, the keyboarding is going to be likely. Like it, or leave it! Arab and I had words, I and mine were threatened, I didn't like that but didn't lose sleep over it!! ENJOY, we're all good peoples here
Oh Brady and Vlad..I busted your password ...Youre secret's safe w/ me!
Dave G

[Adam Trahan]

Tony, fight how you want, your words are fading here...

Bozi, nice to see a good guy get a little dirty, no worries.

Remember where you are at, it stays here.

[Jeff Bozi]

Not posted in this thread yet,I like reading better most of the time, but my readings getting wasted on this crud ,so here goes.

Tony Alvarez, we need proof of ID, a copied drivers liscense with the Number covered is fine.

Slappy, we need to same, there one problem solved down.

Tony, Ill re-word Slappys words to make it simplier, He has invited you to bash him by email, so we all (lots of reader here that really could give a crap) dont have to read long as sh$t posts from you about how much you hate slappy's spike on Bl--K & so on. YOU seem obsest with being seen & heard at length about 20 more times then Slap Happy Maximmus .

I can name about 30 people who hardly ever post at the other site becuase of this "if some one does something I dont agree with I will post & bash til Ive taked up 5 pages after his one post" kinda agenda.

Get the hell over it, Slappy made a funny pic, if he put a Weiner on my shoulders Id print & frame it, big F'ing deal. Its a joke, Ever see the photo he did of Ali standing over Mollica on the ground? There are so many classic slappy pics, I hated to see them stop at other site.

WELL, now Ive added to the stuff I hate reading as well, Nice.

Feel free to respond to me as well if you like, Jeff@Boziboards.com

Drivers Lisences, Both of you, thats first ;-D

Slalom related..................Found a new Bushing guy that makes some pretty neat alum sleeved bushings in 4 duros, & am having them pour me 100 one step softer, I'll bring some to the DC races as soon as I get them for people to play with & get input.

Have FUN all, thats what its about.

Tony, see slappers above pics, thats his attempt at making YOU smile, he posted a funy pic relating to Him, then a funny pic related to you, its all in fun. Of course that made him a racist. God you seem familar, have we met?

Have fun all, Jeff

[Tony Alvarez]

Slappy,

Like I said before, I don’t need to email you to hear about something that happened in the past, what specifically did Arab do to you in his most recent post, that prompted you to post obscene material on the internet.
Lets forget about yesterday, last week, 2 years ago etc, lets talk about the here and now! WHAT WAS IT? Chaput gave his excuse, remember it was the Kings Fault that made Chris do it, Chris seems to be scared of his own shadow, What is your excuse for posting disgusting obscene material on a website used by children?, and why did you have to start it at the other site and then bring it here, wouldn't that make you a TROLL?


You have not answered one question, how come your hiding behind an anonymous name, the very thing you have accused me of doing, how come you try and mock my name and heritage, so now you’re a racist also?

TROLL is written right across your forehead.

If you feel so compelled to inform me of Arabs past transgressions, feel free to do so. I think my email is accessible, or you can send me a private message, I don’t know why you think Arabs past has anything to do with legitimizing your behavior today, but go ahead and inform me if it makes you feel better about yourself.

Do as you say and take it to email instead of continueing it here.

TA

[Slappy Maxwell]

I’m curious what parent would name their son “Slappy”?

Sorry Ric. He brought up my parents and that pisses me off!

I don't bring this up often, but here is a picture of my mom and three dads. They were the raddest church skate team in the world before the accident that left me orphaned.



Now don't you feel stoopid Antonio...or is it Tino?

[Slappy Maxwell]

Ric! Take a deep breath...and exhale.
It's gonna be o.k.

You're stuck in "Ignore this subject by bringing up 'this subject'" syndrome.

I'll repeat what I posted earlier to the reading challenged Tony before your original plea.

"Email me at cleanfront@yahoo.com if you want me to walk you through 'hate', 'constant harassment', and 'berating'. Or just go to ncdsa and do a search on your hero's posts from the last few years. There's no need for you to post on the topic here anymore."

[RL]

I meant next person after me.

Oh Glenn, I get it I stttuddered. Thanks

[Glenn S]

The next person that says another negitive word about about that asshole Arab should be ban from this site..

Ric,
You might want to rephrase that.
Glenn

[RL]

WOULD YOU GUYS JUST FU-KIN JUST KNOCK THIS SH1T OFF?

Im sick of it. It never fuckn dies. IGNORE the jerk and leave it at that. I realise that the season is over, but there must be somthing or someone else to talk about.

The next person that says another negitive word about that asshole Arab should be banned from this site.

Please take it back to NCDSA or keyboardracers.

I implore you to please shut up.

Thank you kindly.

[Tony Alvarez]

Slappy,

My birth name is Antonio Alvarez, I’m not hiding behind a name, I’m curious what parent would name their son “Slappy”?, or is this the name your hiding behind?. When I registered here at Slalomskateboarder, the registration said that I had to use my “Real name and No Pseudos were allowed, Did you break the rules since day one?, below is the context of what it says there:

“Registration Information
Items marked with a * are required unless stated otherwise.
Name (Real name. No pseudos allowed): *”

Did you break the rules again when you posted obscene photos on the internet?, on the first page of registration it states:

“You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned (and your service provider being informed).”

I do believe that the photos you posted do fall under this category, and furthermore, there are children that slalom and use this and the other site for information on slalom, do you think the parents of these children are happy about your obscene post’s?. We are all aware of your hate and disdain for Arab, how hated do you think Slappy Maxwell (or whatever your real name is) will be when some Govt agency comes in and shuts this website down?.

Yes I know, you call your sick obsession with Arab humor. There is those of us that don’t find it funny, there is those of us that come to SS.com to read up and learn about slalom because we thought it was free from the garbage that goes on at the other site. But NO, you , Chaput and Brady have to drag your crap over here for acceptance. I got news for you, none of us accept it or want to be a part of it, hence the reason we come to this site. Had you did this on my website, I would have forwarded the abuse to your service provider and banned you immediately from here, along with notifying the proper authorities of your criminal activity.

Why would I want to email you about information from the past?, the past is behind us, why do you guys have to keep dragging up the past, is it because that is the only excuse you can come up with to continue your tirades against Arab. I could care less what he did 1, 2, 3, years ago, I’m concerned about the here and now. What specifically did Arab do to you on NCDSA that prompted you to post an obscene photo, Chris Chaput was so emotionally distraught over a photo of “The King” that Arab posted, he had to post some stupid TROLL photo and imply that Arab was a troll for posting a photo of Elvis, then he came here and tried to do the same thing, he got shut down because the viewers at these sites had a problem with it, so he had to go and make a website dedicated to Arab. What’s the excuse for your obscene photos and running all over the internet posting it? What was Brady’s excuse for crying about a photo of Johnny Cash? TROLL………….we got the 3 stooges trolling all over the internet posting trash nobody wants to read.

It’s about SLALOM!!!!!!!!!!! Not your delusions of Arab.

Your guys excuses and pattern of hate has become quite evident, fine, you want to play your childish game about your fascination with Arab, do it at the other site, don’t bring it here and pollute SS.com with it.

I want to read and learn about slalom on SS.com, not about what some guy did 2 years ago at another website.

You guys are Paranoid Schizophrenics GET OVER IT!


TA

PS, Adam, I’m sorry again, if these guys want to continue this I will be happy to do so via email. Sorry I missed the jest of your message to me.

[Adam Trahan]

That other thing your getting into?

It's going to werk you.



That will keep you humble.