Somebody once asked me what the internet was good for and in a sarcastic joking reply I shot back: "Porn, banking, gambling and raising shit talk to an art form". Now 75% of that was a joke but the part about talking shit was 100% true. I can't really remember a medium prior (maybe the anonymous caller on a radio show) that allowed so much smack to be dished out. Believe me, I've received my fair share of hate from the get go of South of the North. I figure if somebody is really pissed then fuck it ... I'm pretty easy to find/track down. 90% All other online smack gets filed in the "meh" category.Once in a blue moon there's a really thoughtful insightful comment that is akin to "pull your head out of your ass you pompous douche." At that point in time I generally think for a moment or two and then go back to doing whatever it was that i was doing. But, some of the shit talk really makes me laugh. Case in point the ongoing commentary I receive to the Eric Koston on Nike Sb post I tossed up last month. Truth be told, I have no fucking clue who or what Eric plans on skating for since his departure from Lakai. All I know is what I know this amounts to the following:
You can't be a pro skater forever. Simply put your body gets older and shit breaks down. Just ask Jim T. about that one his twitter feed has more updates abut knee rehab than most NFL players. Factor in that life costs money. Koston just had a kid (congrats BTW, welcome to the realm of sleepless nights glad to have you in the FOD club). Pretty soon you have recipe where the long term outlook is shoring up to be mighty healthy for a bigger payday. Then again maybe he want to spend tiem with his family. Shit, maybe he's going to school to get that college degree. Who knows? but the comments form that earlier post listed below gave me a pretty good laugh. Typos and all.
DISCLAIMER - This is commentary from an April post: Koston on Nike SB
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PEDRO said...
may be koston like the shoes but his name is not on the team roster on the lakai web site!!!!
April 24, 2009 4:13 AM
Anonymous said...
if you not noticed, hes of the lakai team,
that doesnt mean the next shoe he wears is directly his new sponsor.
April 26, 2009 2:48 PM
Anonymous said...
Koston is just another greedy american goin for the money and setting the stage for all skaters to just sign with someone for (more) money ...
I am sure Mike Mo will "sell-out" next !
April 28, 2009 5:41 PM
Anonymous said...
koston isn't on lakai anymore
i'm pretty sure koston has done more for skateboarding than you have so don't hate
April 30, 2009 9:18 AM
Anonymous said...
Fuck it he might be a sell out
but you gotta sell out to eat out
April 30, 2009 9:43 PM
Darren said...
Man fuck all this negative talk about Nike. They have a solid team and are doing something for skating. People have skated in Nikes for so long. And the Nike SB blazers are by far the best skate shoes I've ever skated besides the Lakai Manchester. Stop being such fucking idiots. Try a pair of SB's and shut the fuck up. I mean, look at their team...I guess Chet Childress, Lance Mountain, Daniel Shimizu, Matt Beach, Gino Iannucci, Stefan Janoski, Omar Salazar, Brian Anderson, and Weiger Van Wageningen are all sell outs and only do it for the money. Def not because of the support from Nike or the good shoes that they make. Oh theres more people on the team and plenty of kids that are am or flow for them.
May 1, 2009 10:02 PM
bullshit said...
"Fuck it he might be a sell out
but you gotta sell out to eat out"
So you are saying that Lakai didn't pay him enough to eat. What a joke.
May 3, 2009 9:12 AM
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OK, Jonny here, I'm back. Soooooo here's what I know. Eric seems like a nice guy. And he poses for pictures like the one above. Really, who gives a shit what sneaker company he skates for. I just hope he keeps skating. That's right, there's no earth shattering revelations here. Just some grade A smack talk. I'm sure we'll all know soon enough what Eri's plans are in the meantime keep speculating. As a heads up I'll be starting the rumor tomorrow that Eric is starting a skate division for the British Knights* brand and/or becoming the brand manager at Sneaux**. You have fair warning.
* No he won't
** That means he'd have to team manage Steve-O and all those creepy kids from the Sneaux ads. Ugh
darrel wake up and smell the coffee peanut head...Nike has never done shit 4 sk8in...where iz one park that they helped with...oh the gay ass sk8park of tampa...how do you think things like burnside and cradles came around...do it yourself skaters not givin a crap about cash money and rims...sure some guys r gonna take there sponsor but does Koston really need it?...maybe if ya have to get front row lakers seats and a house on laurel canyon plus another lazy summer home...maybe sk8in will be in the olympics 4 mainstream mountain dew shecklers like yourself...figure it out kid...do you beam everytime you land a trick too?...you need a week of bootcamp @ sk8topia with brewce martin bustin your balls so you can grow some of your own...der da derf
ReplyDeleteWell this is an eventful forum, people make changes like this in normal life away for them fame of pro skating. Like moving to another part of company you work for or just switching jobs all together, we dont call these people sell outs. As for Koston, he wasnt called a sellout when he moved from ES to Lakai, its just one of those things. And for one i dont think he's after the money, considering what the berrics has done for skateboarding over the last couple of years. If anything we need more people like koston, IE mike mo is set for an amazing future in skateboard along with vincent alverez and david gonazlez. Its just a fact of life people move on. And Nike SB should have always been the place for Koston, even though my fav shoe is Lakai, its just something he suits. Peace x
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