Rob: What’s the most busted sponsorship offer you’ve recently received? Extreme noodles, hair spray, Ryan Sheckler hot dogs, etc.?
Ryan: I do get a lot of crazy offers all the time. I don’t know that any one wins the top honor. Probably the carpet skating kit.
You put these plastic things on your feet and slide around on the carpet. The inventor really thought I would jump at the chance to ride for them.
I couldn't even look at him without laughing. I get a lot of start up clothing companies that say they are going to make me rich.
I’m stoked for anyone taking those chances, but I’m part of the Volcom family, so I don't do anything about it.
Do you ever check out the crazy crap on your rider profile on SkateparkOfTampa.com? You have at least 20 teenie-boppers-gone-wild a day
leaving you their phone number and email. Do girls really throw themselves at you like that in real life?
That’s a loaded question! I do hit the site from time to time and check it out. For starters I’m stoked for
Nyjah and his win at the Tampa Am.
As for your site, it seems like most of the haters in this country migrate to your site to spread s--t about me. Don’t get me wrong, I do see the love and the wars that
they wage with the haters. I don’t spend a lot of time on any chat lines. I have found it to be counter-productive to my skating. It’s hard not to notice the
criticism from the “arm chair skaters.”
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Where have you been skating at the most lately?
Anywhere where it’s not raining. I skate my local park, backyard park, flat street, and then we hit the local cities whenever possible. I’m really working on a lot of things.
What country that you’ve been to has the goofiest people and culture?
Oh man...parts of Europe I guess. The people aren’t goofy but the culture takes some getting used to. It takes me a while to get used to the food, most of all. Everything else is cool.
Do you have any stalkers yet?
Yes...too many of them. We have initiated three FBI investigations over freaks saying they are watching our house and are going to burn it down.
I can’t mention the other stuff they talk about. When that crap happens I just look at my dad and watch the veins pop out of his bald-ass head!
If anyone knew him, like really knew him, they wouldn’t ever say anything about his family. I’m good with it...you know haters will be haters...but my dad gets scary mean.
What was it like to have the MTV crew at your place for the Cribs thing?
MTV was a blast. All the workers were really cool and we had a fun time filming that.
Has Tony Hawk ever asked you to have a sleep over?
No...why are you dissing on Tony? He’s a legend.
Rob: Nah, just trying to be funny with a dumb Michael Jackson joke.
Multiple choice question: When it comes to the ladies, I have:
a. Been to first base
b. Been to second base
c. Been to third base
d. Knocked one out of the park!
e. I prefer sausage
f. My mom’s going to read this and I’d rather not say
Answer: f
Tell us about your set up:
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Board: 7.5
Wheels: 49mm
Hardware: Shorty's or anything I can get
Trucks and size: Tensor Low’s
What were the last few CD’s you bought, stole, or borrowed?
Bought: Best of Jack Johnson
Stole: My dad’s “everlast”
Borrowed: REM Greatest hits
Which pro skaters did you look up to when you first started skating and which to you look up to today?
This past weekend, etnies' own 14-year-old phenomenon Ryan Sheckler took home $30,000 -- his richest win to date.
What's Up at SPoT: Random Posts From Over the Years
I've been posting random ramblings to this What's Up blog on the SPoT site since 1999. Here's a random list of some of my favorite posts over the years...Rob.
It's pretty amazing sitting in an hours long business meeting with like 10 people and literally everyone in the room is on the same level with the same goals and same views of skateboarding and how it needs to stay true.
Skate photos are coming soon. For now, here's a chill cam dump with everything from a tour of the Nike facilities to the sketchy characters at the Bro Bowl:
Lurking In Two Corners of the Country: Tampa and Nike in Portland
Too Much Megalomania In Skateboarding These Days (Sep 2008)
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
30,
2008
I learned a new word today: megalomania. Maybe you can figure out what it means without looking it up. First read these quotes from an email discussion I've had recently with someone trying to get a spot in Damn Am:
(1) I know I could hold my own against any AM. It's cool if you don't think so, I won't argue with you bro. (2) i'm a great guy with a good head on my shoulders, I have full confidence i'll make it in skating (3)a lot of people seem to like my skating. Otherwise, I wouldn't be getting paychecks (4)I'm a great business guy at only 23 and really down to earth (5)I did enter MASA,with billy marks, jeremy rogers, lutzka,etc,etc and got top 40's and there were over sixty riders.
Sounds amazing, huh? Now check out 30 seconds of his footage. Let me know if you think I should give him a spot.
Schaefer and I were supposed to go home yesterday. We never got on that flight. There's an event in Rotterdam this weekend so we're staying for that. Not only are we staying, we've also kidnapped DMFP who will also be spending the week here. Here's some random flicks: Onward to Rotterdam.
