Thomas in WB Mag.

RC · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 1033

I was surprised to see this when i opened my new Wakeboarding mag...which i have begun to hate due to all the shatty ads and BS they put in them now but it looks like they actually found something worth putting in this time. Sorry for the crappy scan.

miller · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2394 City: Regina

Great post RC.
Good to see Thomas get some recognition for what he has contributed to wakeskating

wakemitch · Posted: Apr 24, 2010 1:44 pm Post subject:

i honestly totally forgot wbm exists. haha. i stopped getting the subscription and just never thought about it. i need to subscribe again.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

soooooo sick

thomas = theee man Cool

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Apr 24, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject:

I have that shot as a print framed at my lakehouse, beside the underwater shot of danny on the obscura.

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

And I think that's a print you can purchase from letchworth. Cool

stompin9s · Posted: Apr 24, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject:

hahah in the small print at the bottom it infers that thomas was the first to ever ride to 'such great heights'...i miss when PS was new

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Apr 24, 2010 2:20 pm Post subject:

electricsnow, thats where i got it. I requested it from him then after that he put it on his site. Kind of a bummer because i thought i would have 1 of 1 but whatever its a killer shot.

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Apr 24, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject:

electricsnow, BTW i have to thank you for sending me that photo of another shot like this wayyyyy back in wakeboarding mag.

labellethrasher · Posted: Apr 24, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject:

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Apr 24, 2010 4:14 pm Post subject:

I was surprised when i saw this too, but it was quite refreshing. Bringing it back to the main OG's of wakeskating, so sick.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

when you think about it, its kind of unreal how much Thomas has done for wakeskating

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

I just think thomas' situation is totally unique because he was the complete package. As an entrepreneuer and starting cassette from scratch, he not only had ideas and concepts for branding and identity, but he was also a rider who had design concepts and could ride that stuff the way it needed to be ridden. And then on top of that he and the other guys (including josh johnson and justin tucker) kept all of the team filming and editing in house. I don't think that entire package has been done like that before, or at least not to the extent that cassette was able to do it. That's why I'm simply Shocked

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-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Apr 24, 2010 8:02 pm Post subject:

electricsnow, Defiantly, Thomas was indeed the complete package a fusion of entrepreneurship, innovation, conceptualization, and of course hammer throwing Smile

He killed it on the water and off the water.... its so sad to see him gone from the industry.... At least hes putting his mind into his other passion.

BenBuser · Pop Shuvit Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 134 City: Left Coast

So Steezy

disco hippo · Posted: Apr 25, 2010 7:05 pm Post subject:

why did he get kicked out of the wbm offices??

zip · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 752 City: Sydney

BenBuser, still one of my fav skate pics Birthday

and i don't particularly like W2W

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Apr 26, 2010 9:50 am Post subject:

zip, same, so huge for its time, AND for now! Crazy Eyes

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX