RE: [Leica] OT: snowboard/skateboard culture

["bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Okay, I know I shouldn't, but I will take offense. Having had
skateboarders in and out of my house for the past 15 years or so - from
the level of goofy kids to semi-pros and pros - I'll say I'd much rather
have my kids hang out and around with skateboarders than with any kind
of socially acceptable high-school/college jock types - i.e., football
players, hockey players, basketball players, etc. When was the last time
you read a news story about a group of skateboarders at a house party
getting into a brawl in which, for example, someone was stomped, shot or
killed? When was the last time you read a news story about a carload of
skateboarders, drunk out of their minds, running into a family with
young children? When was the last time you read about a group of
skateboarders involved in a rape, gang or otherwise?
Yes, skateboarders wear ludicrously baggy clothes, are often tattooed,
and may annoy you by skating with their boards on "your sidewalk." But I
would suggest that serious skateboarders get into less serious trouble
than their jock peers, do less binge drinking, and tend not to do allot
of drugs - you CAN'T skateboard stoned.

Yes, many skateboarders are blue collar kids, outsiders, but they are
kids with an outlet that keeps them out of doors, physically active, and
out of other trouble.

I have skateboarders at my family table every Thanksgiving and
Christmas, and have had them crashing in my home for various lengths of
time - one for a year - and find them to be nice, polite, fun kids.

So there.

B. D.

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeff Moore
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:49 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] OT: snowboard/skateboard culture


> Noel Carchuk:
> > BD, what caliber does your son use when shooting skateboarders? 
> > Where can I sign up to join in? I would welcome him up here to shoot

> > some snowboarders too. Oh, you mean he uses a camera?!?! Dang, 
> > sorry, I read it wrong.

2003-02-07-10:11:04 bdcolen:
> Hey! That's my skateboarder kid - unfortunately - who you're talking 
> about!! :-)

Puts me in mind of this joke -- actually told me by a snowboarder, I
guess 'cause they relish that special rebel image:

Q: What's the difference between a snowboard and a vacuum cleaner?

A: The way the dirtbag is attached.
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