mardi 3 février 2015
Help me please.
Posted on 14:08 by Immigration
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Last night someone came into a facebook group that I'm in with a request.
After reading this, my heart was broken. It hurts me so much that this guy can no longer ride.
I don't know what I would do, if something like this happened to me?
Because it almost has a few times.
I feel obligated to find this guy the boards he once rode.
Please help me track some down for him.
I feel somewhat of a bond, I have been crippled a few times, had to miss a few seasons cause of it.
When I was 11, I almost had to have my right foot amputated.
It left a massive scar, no feeling, & a fucked ankle.
Part of the reason why I need stiff booties.
I'm tryin' to talk him into lopping it off. It ain't workin' so well.:facepalm2:
This line right here, put THE biggest shit eatin' grin on my face.
"I was in my mid 20s living the dream as a cowboy on a unicorn ranch."
un-fuckin' believable.
TT
Everyone is here for a reason and I'm no different. I thought I'd introduce myself, as a new guy to this forum. Here's my story-
As a Lib Tech (invisible) team rider from 91-2004, I worked in-house and closely with Henry Hester, Paul Ferrel, Nick Russian, and Chris Crittenden on a daily basis but remotely from SLC, UT (Snowbird). I helped test and perfect countless boards and was there from the inception of Bent Metal Binders.
During this time, I saw some of the wildest and amazing stuff that came from the demented minds of Mike and Pete and I was able to ride the greatest boards ever made. Most of the ones I had were prototypes, one-offs, and blems that would never see the public market. In the mid '90s I was in my mid 20s and living the dream as a cowboy on a unicorn ranch.
At the time, those amazing things were all (just) snowboards and, as I was getting upwards of 6-8 per month sometimes. Each board was just like the very first one in 1984 but the value had subsided. Now I look back and every single one of them was a story to be told. In the name of engineering progression, I rode a real-time museum, destroyed the art, and gave away what wasn't burned to the ground. In hindsight, it's a monstrous story. The only problem was, without riding them and destroying them, we wouldn't have progression.
On 6 February, 2004, while amping up for an extreme comp, I almost died on a double-set after hitting a rock under the snow surface. I haven't been able to ride a snowboard since that day, as there hasn't been a surgeon who knows how to fix my destroyed right knee. After all these years I look back on all the wonder and glory of the times, things, and people who shaped me and I'd like to have a few of those old pieces of plastic and wood that made me who I am today. I'm not a buyer/seller/trader/collector. I just want a few old Lib Techs and Bent Metals that remind me of the best days.
So, if you have something in that time frame (90-04) you can part with, let me know. I don't want what I didn't ride and I don't really have anything to trade. It's all gone. Too many brothers needed stuff over the years and I was their hope of getting a fine ride when money was thin. Now, I have a little money and would like to buy some old stuff. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Message me and I'll respond.
*Edit addition:
•I'm not in need of perfect, collector boards although, they're pretty. The few I have left are hammered but tell the greatest stories. I cherish those imperfections.
•I'm in the process of opening a new business in Huntington Beach, CA and all boards will be displayed in a gallery setting.
Cheers,
~elf
*Whitlock Is Still King
After reading this, my heart was broken. It hurts me so much that this guy can no longer ride.
I don't know what I would do, if something like this happened to me?
Because it almost has a few times.
I feel obligated to find this guy the boards he once rode.
Please help me track some down for him.
I feel somewhat of a bond, I have been crippled a few times, had to miss a few seasons cause of it.
When I was 11, I almost had to have my right foot amputated.
It left a massive scar, no feeling, & a fucked ankle.
Part of the reason why I need stiff booties.
I'm tryin' to talk him into lopping it off. It ain't workin' so well.:facepalm2:
This line right here, put THE biggest shit eatin' grin on my face.
"I was in my mid 20s living the dream as a cowboy on a unicorn ranch."
un-fuckin' believable.
TT
Everyone is here for a reason and I'm no different. I thought I'd introduce myself, as a new guy to this forum. Here's my story-
As a Lib Tech (invisible) team rider from 91-2004, I worked in-house and closely with Henry Hester, Paul Ferrel, Nick Russian, and Chris Crittenden on a daily basis but remotely from SLC, UT (Snowbird). I helped test and perfect countless boards and was there from the inception of Bent Metal Binders.
During this time, I saw some of the wildest and amazing stuff that came from the demented minds of Mike and Pete and I was able to ride the greatest boards ever made. Most of the ones I had were prototypes, one-offs, and blems that would never see the public market. In the mid '90s I was in my mid 20s and living the dream as a cowboy on a unicorn ranch.
At the time, those amazing things were all (just) snowboards and, as I was getting upwards of 6-8 per month sometimes. Each board was just like the very first one in 1984 but the value had subsided. Now I look back and every single one of them was a story to be told. In the name of engineering progression, I rode a real-time museum, destroyed the art, and gave away what wasn't burned to the ground. In hindsight, it's a monstrous story. The only problem was, without riding them and destroying them, we wouldn't have progression.
On 6 February, 2004, while amping up for an extreme comp, I almost died on a double-set after hitting a rock under the snow surface. I haven't been able to ride a snowboard since that day, as there hasn't been a surgeon who knows how to fix my destroyed right knee. After all these years I look back on all the wonder and glory of the times, things, and people who shaped me and I'd like to have a few of those old pieces of plastic and wood that made me who I am today. I'm not a buyer/seller/trader/collector. I just want a few old Lib Techs and Bent Metals that remind me of the best days.
So, if you have something in that time frame (90-04) you can part with, let me know. I don't want what I didn't ride and I don't really have anything to trade. It's all gone. Too many brothers needed stuff over the years and I was their hope of getting a fine ride when money was thin. Now, I have a little money and would like to buy some old stuff. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Message me and I'll respond.
*Edit addition:
•I'm not in need of perfect, collector boards although, they're pretty. The few I have left are hammered but tell the greatest stories. I cherish those imperfections.
•I'm in the process of opening a new business in Huntington Beach, CA and all boards will be displayed in a gallery setting.
Cheers,
~elf
*Whitlock Is Still King
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