Funny Alliance article...

Nekkie · Posted: May 30, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: Funny Alliance article...

As I was reading the Travel issue of Alliance I found that article, here is the end of it:

"Take a stand, and take our sport back, for the good guys. It's been too long since a *New Crew* came along and changed our industry for the better. Most of these guys have since faded from the limelight as far as riding goes, but whether you know it or not, these guys all influenced the way wake boarding is done today.
While their careers may not have been as lucrative as those who bowed out to the power of the dollar, they made more of a lasting impact on the way wakeboarding is portrayed than any group since. Let's not live in the shadow of our images and paychecks; let's start doing things a certain way because we beleive in it, not because it furthers our careers. Because in the end, the image, and all the glory that comes with it fade, but a beleif in something better can outlast any amount of money or fame."

Written by Reed... So he probably talks about Cassette and Thomas, but in the end who rides for kent's ? ... Rolling Eyes

mario c. · Guest

awww Nekkie, your just asking for it bro. Laughing

Nekkie · Posted: May 30, 2006 4:55 pm Post subject:

mario c., I know Laughing

but man I was LMAO when I was reading that, seriously hahaha Smash

mario c. · Guest

somebodys got the o'l " foot in the mouth" syndrome. i wonder when it was written.

Nekkie · Posted: May 30, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject:

It was written during the Red Bull adrift in New Zealand this year,

so i think he was still riding for cassette

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

this is all rumor but from what I hear, he left cassette because they couldnt pay him anymore. so im sure his choice was, either stay on cassette and get a job with something you dont love to do (a normal job) where you only get to wakeskate when you're not at work. OR he had the choice to get picked up by a stable company who was going to pay him to ride, and also send him on trips all over the world just wakeskating. duh, a no brainer to me.

If I was in his situation i'd jump ship too. It seems like its a "sell out deal" but a brother has to eat right? also, who wouldnt want to get paid to wakeskate??? how many of you would have stayed at cassette if they weren't paying you anymore? Maybe only people who are supported by your parents. A paying job becomes very important once you have to support yourself all on your own.

Maybe Mr. Reed and Hampson can help LF make a more reliable board.

Dered · Frontside 180 Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 439 City: Calgary

mario c. · Guest

Chris Barcellos, true dat.
i would ride for any company who was willing to get me out of my 10 hour a day shift.
in the end, it's all about how much time you get to wakeskate.
really, what other company is big enough to handle a skater like a. reed?
just seems like he has been contradicted a little lately.

Nekkie · Posted: May 30, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject:

Chris Barcellos, yeah I agree with you and fully understand why he went over. good for him, and good for skating aswell.. guys like redd and danny riding for LF might make things better Wink

I'm sure they both stuck by thomas as long as they could!

but still that article is too funny haha

stompin9s · Posted: May 30, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject:

awwwww i remember the 'new crew'

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10752 City: Jefferton

Well, I suppose it's convenient to cut and paste a small portion of an article (that doesn't even capture the full meaning of said article) and call someone out for selling out or whatever. If one would read the entire article, one would see that it's more of a plea or an act of encouragement to all riders to ensure their art is represented respectfully and responsibly. Looking at aaron's coverage on his LF boards, can anyone honestly say he's misrepresenting wakeskating? (outside of contradicting with one's own personal agendas and affiliations, and I don't mean his.) Like, backside noseblunt slides...if you are only seeing the board and logo he's representing, and not the actual act of progression that's captured in that form of media, then you're missing the point completely.

And not a single company was mentioned in that article, though thomas was mentioned indirectly due to that whole "new crew" reference.

Here, now I'll use one of his quotes for my own message: "What makes us think that we are so cool? Everyone seems to have an image to uphold, and how dare anyone try to tarnish said image?"

Dered · Frontside 180 Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 439 City: Calgary

I think Reed has always had a level head about shizzle. He has a love for wakeskating... thats what matters. He is pushing it, always has, and always will.

Vance Collins · Guest

Chris Barcellos,

Im pretty sure his job is a coach at the wakeboard camp...

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10752 City: Jefferton

vance, he is not a full time coach anymore. He coaches there under special requests.

Dered · Frontside 180 Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 439 City: Calgary

electricsnow, Was he a full time coach when he still rode with cassette? cause mabye thats what let him stay with them for so long even when the could not pay him and then when he could not coach full time he decided to make the switch?

I am just wondering and I thought you might know...

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10752 City: Jefferton

I don't know when he stopped being a full time coach, and I don't know why, either. What I posted above was what I was told last august, and even then he was traveling to do some private clinics and such.

...andoutcomethewolves · Posted: May 30, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject:

Who are the good guys he is talking about?? In my eyes the good guys are outfits like Integrity and Omen. If he cares so much why doesn't he parlay those checks into his own company and put his $ where his mouth is. It's like he is saying, "Im taken care of and playing it safe but all of you kids out there need to step it up". Don't get me wrong I love his riding but I hate it when the politics of the sport get involved with the creative aspect.

Could someone post the entire article please?

Nekkie · Posted: May 30, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject:

electricsnow, I know I am just copying an extract of that article. But I don't take any meaning off, and that part is pretty much the conclusion of his article, so I guess it can be quoted alone without giving any false sense.

I think like others here that reed actually riding for LF can be very good in a whole, gets our sport more exposure with a rider that really cares about it.

but that article he wrote at a time where he goes from Cassette to LF still makes me smile...

Jama · Guest

They need to stop letting him write articles IMHO..........I hate how he used Schmaltz's idea of using Latin, changed it to Greek and called a contest "Arete"(which means basically Integrity in Greek)...HA! That's irony in it's finest form gentlemen. I had to get it off my chest, forgive me.

Vance Collins · Guest

I just watched Money can't Buy..

Not only did they spell his name wrong the whole time he was called "mr. cassette? Laughing