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marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1410
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 12:39 pm: | 
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Come out to the Maplewood Skatepark (Boyden Avenue) and meet the pros from FIVEBORONYC, a NYC based skateboard company (fiveboronyc.com) Skateboard demo at 1:00, live music and skate competition to follow the demo. Sign up for competition at Transcend Skate Shop at 11:00.
For more info call Transcend Skate Shop at 973-378-2259
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marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1411
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 12:41 pm: |
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oops - their website is wwwfiveboro.com |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 779
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 1:56 pm: |
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Cool. I'll bring my 3 year old son with me. |
marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1412
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 2:26 pm: |
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see ya there!
are you going to compete?; winner takes all |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 780
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 2:36 pm: |
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HA! Maybe I'll compete. I'm sure the younger kids will beat me with flip tricks, though. My most unique trick is the ollie airwalk and judo air off the little launch ramp.
What are the prizes? Do you have age catagories? |
marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1413
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 9:24 pm: |
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John,
It's a Winner Takes All Competition - five bucks to enter - no second, third or anything else place winenrs - no age groupss - Unfortunately, if it's raining at 11:00am we will have cancel and reschedule for april 8th. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather tomorrow!
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WendyP
Citizen
Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 3405
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 6:29 am: |
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Sorry, I'm confused. It starts at 11 or 1? At the skatepark or the shop. It might be fun for my 7.5 and 5.5 year olds to watch. |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 783
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 7:57 am: |
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The demo is at 1pm at the skatepark. If you want to compete, go to the shop at 11am to sign up.
Wendy - if you're there, it will be nice to finally meet you. I'll be the tall guy with a 3 year old.
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doulamomma
Citizen
Username: Doulamomma
Post Number: 1281
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 8:28 am: |
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I won't be able to be there, but my kids will be (with a babysitter today - I'm bummed that I'm missing the demo) - my oldest is very excited & is bringing his Fiveboro hat in hopes of autographs! |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 790
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 5:01 pm: |
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sorry I missed the demo - my son wanted to read Curious George books instead. I tried, but he really didn't want to go. Oh well....
How did it go? Post pictures and/or video if possible. |
gtonne
Supporter
Username: Gtonne
Post Number: 94
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 6:09 pm: |
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Awesome event. My 6 year old loved watching everyone skate. The guys from 5boronyc did a great job and all of the competitors were good as well. |
marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1414
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 8:37 pm: |
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Thanks to everyone who came out today - it was a blast! Steve Rodriguez and the guys from 5B were really impressed with the level of skating our locals turned out - they can't wait to come back and do it again! All the finalists were from SOMA - the winner, from Maplewood.
BIG thanks also to the Maplewood First Aid Squad and the Maplewood Police Department. You guys are the best...
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Lou
Citizen
Username: Flf
Post Number: 88
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 11:32 pm: |
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I have some pictures...
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Eats Shoots & Leaves
Citizen
Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 3155
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 10:44 am: |
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Marie:
Thanks for a great event (and for feeding everyone at the shop afterwards!). The guys from 5boro were incredible--not just really good skaters, but really really nice people. I watched one of them talking with real interest with a 12 year old about go-karts, and then try to hook this kid up with another kid who he thought might be interested in them as well. Every single one of the guys was down to earth, and treated the kids with great respect and sincerity. Not the typical picture one might have of skater culture. My kids were impressed with the skating, but far more impressed with how decent the pros were--they remarked on it all night. Great role models. Thanks for bringing them to SO/M.
Can't wait for the next event.
Mark |
marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1415
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 10:46 am: |
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Lou,
Thanks for posting these - our videographer missed the "melon" Charlie Wilkens pulled over the the ramp - soooo glad someone caught it on film!
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marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1416
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 4:02 pm: |
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Mark,
You're welcome - it really is my pleasure. Your son had a lot of guts to get out there and compete against the "older" guys.
The guys from 5B have already promised to do a "blowout" demo this summer with all the rest of the 5B team members who couldn't make it yesterday.
The next event will be with Sureshot & Stimulus Skateboard Companies. I should have a date for that event later this week - will keep you posted.
Thanks for the support,
Marie
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composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 794
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 4:09 pm: |
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Cool. I'm really bummed I missed it. Hopefully next time...
What did the 5boro team think of the skatepark? Did they say anything? |
marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1417
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 6:46 pm: |
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Composerjohn,
They thought the ramps should be spaced farther apart and it should be resurfaced. Other than that, they enjoyed skating it - as their team manager said: "they'll skate anything you put in front of them."
Hopefully, we'll be able to upgrade to a better surface and space the equiptment out when it's relocated this summer to its new location in Memorial
Park.
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wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2179
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 9:12 pm: |
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Yeah Marie! Yeah Maplewood SkatePark Committee! Yeah Transcend! One more thing that Marie forgot to mention. The 5Boro guys were quite impressed with the quality of skaters we have in our community. You go guys! (and were there any girls? if not let's get that working too, right?) |
marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 1418
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:32 am: |
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Wendy,
I posted the following in a previous post:
"Steve Rodriguez and the guys from 5B were really impressed with the level of skating our locals turned out."
Just so there's no confusion, the Maplewood Skate Park Committee didn't have anything to do with this event. The event was sponsored solely by Transcend Skate Shop. If the MSPC or anyone else for that matter, would like to make a contribution to the next event, I will GLADLY accept one to help defray the costs. Professional skateboarders can eat a lot of Jamaican Beef Patties! The team is also, paid per appearance.
There were girls in attendence, but no girls skating at this event - 5B does have one female on their team, but she wasn't able to make it this time around. Hopefully, she will be at the summer demo and the several girls who skate at the Y Launch and Grind classes will be comfortable enough and skilled enough by then to compete. I suspect the Mia Hamm of the Skateboarding World is out there - it's just a matter of time before she rises through the ranks...
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wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2183
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:11 am: |
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My mention of the Maplewood Skate Park Committee was because they raised the money for the skate park, as you know, being a former member as I was too. I don't think the Committee really exists anymore since we've done what we set out to do: raising money to purchase ramps, rails and a hockey rink and being proactive about getting them placed in appropriate locations. Given that, there is no money left, no treasurer I would assume.
In any event I posted to reiterate or add to things to cheer about. That much I hope was clear. |
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