La Sewer

caprice150 · Backside 180 Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 593

http://lasewer.com

Aron Gore dropping some serious knowledge

can't wait for Change is Good

waterdork88 · Frontside 180 Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Posts: 426 City: Orlando

hmmm... interesting... i agree and disagree on certain parts, and i'm sorry but i laughed when he mentioned "waterboarding". i've had a few people walk up to me and ask how the waterboarding was doing Laughing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G2wZ5A2zRA

brassmonkey · Posted: Nov 26, 2008 1:44 am Post subject:

Superb.

wakemitch · Posted: Nov 26, 2008 1:55 am Post subject:

they never really answered this question “If you’re so hell-bent on turning winching into skateboarding why don’t you just skate then?”

i wonder the same thing. it seems they look down on wakeskating and wish it was skateboarding, so why not stop wakeskating and just skateboard.

they talk about how winching is limitless, but they are limiting themselves by only winching and not using boats and PWCs as well. seems hypocritical. winching is rad but i want to do it all

i love wakeskating

OTT Productions · Posted: Nov 26, 2008 1:59 am Post subject:

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Smash

mojo · Posted: Nov 26, 2008 2:26 am Post subject:

winching is rad but i want to do it all--nicely stated. dj chavez once said, i hate when people call skateboarding a sport. it's an art. i dont go around patting guys on the ass. all the medium for getting a pull is kind of like art. you have to explore everything to realize what can be done

lumpy pants · Posted: Nov 26, 2008 4:46 am Post subject:

TWG · Kickflip Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 3258

la sewer>* think outside the wake people

waterdork88 · Frontside 180 Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Posts: 426 City: Orlando

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

Skating is athletic, but I think the difference is that a lot of people who start it aren't doing it to be competitive or anything like that (outside of just challenging yourself). It's not team oriented. It's individualistic and can be very imaginative if that's how you choose to apply yourself...I think that's a huge difference between most boardsports and basketball or whatever, and that's why I also would not call skating a "sporting" activity.

Anyway, I agree with a bunch of stuff in that article, but there's also a lot that can be debated. Like thomas said years ago, if something is good people will try to make money off of it, and it's the same thing with skateboarding. Different people try to do different things and I guess it depends on what kind of potential people see in it--is it a money making opportunity, or is it the kind of potential you see and want others to see and enjoy in the same way you enjoy it? obviously both kinds exist in the boardsport industries, but the recognition of potential and good people backing the artform is a good thing because it allows for progression (like with boards and such).

I also couldn't give up the wake. I really love lip tricks and I love re-entry stuff. i couldn't get either from winching.

I guess it's also worth noting that while wakeboarding kind of gets a bad rap in article, in the beginning there were respectable non-wake dudes who were taking a liking to wakeboarding (check out any of the old FLF snow vids and you'll see what I mean). It really does suck though because there was a clash of cultures (so to speak) and the waterski mentality basically dominated (closed mindedness). I think that wakeskating is blessed in that it actually had the chance to grow up in the right hands.

but regardless, I really respect that those guys have developed this outlet for their opinions and their journeys! It's seriously just more diversity in wakeskating and they aren't doing what everyone else is doing. And aron gore will always be classic in my book.

warlock · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1503 City: AC

i think one thing that gore sort of misses is the mega industry of skateboarding and surfing... plus he shopped at wal-mart or lowe's or something to buy his winch rope, the most corporate of business environments that puts little mom and pop hardare stores out of business.. (kind of like small wakeskate companies) but whatever to each his own.. you gotta have guys like gore in the industry for sure

and for the la sewer crew.. i had a good time too.. cheers fellas!

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

"Stop trying to control everything and just let go!"

I love the La Sewer guys but this isn't fvcking church, do what you want, ride behind what you want and just have fun with it.

I don't see how winching turned it into "skateboarding on water" opposed to "wakeboarding without bindings". I guess flats 3 flips are just too heavily influenced by wakeboarding. Rolling Eyes

I will agree on supporting rider-owned companies, though!

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

NaRC-P rider · Posted: Dec 01, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:

why so much wakeboarding?

warlock · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1503 City: AC

NaRC-P rider, if i had to guess, the majority of stuff was sent to the photo editors of the two magazines... after they come out, you'll see more.

-LoGiK- · Kickflip Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 2747 City: Orlando

hell ya another update, looks like she'll be updated more frequently than the last site

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

Back up and running and updated

408 gap is back and running

http://lasewerlurker.blogspot.com/

Logik you wanna go there this weekend?

DVSKATE · Backside 180 Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 654 City: IL

they said anderson gap has no water

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

DVSKATE, Sh1tty

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

Coincidentally I drove by the anderson gap today and the only way to hit it would be some crazy skimboarding action. Seriously though you would either need a lot of sand bags or some other contraption because I doubt they will put that blocker that used to be on there back up.