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  • Grind Rank: 671 [?]
  • Last Login: January 2, 2009

  • Basic Info

    Name:thedarkslide
    City:Dubuque
    State:Iowa
    Country:United States
    Zip:52001

  • My Sports

    Skateboarding

    Skill Level: Intermediate

    10+ Years Experience

    Snowboarding

  • More Info

    Relationship:Married
    Heroes:Mom & Dad, my wife, my kids, anybody that was told it's not possible and making it happen
    Favorite Music:Mule, Girls against boys, Queens of the Stone age, Shellac, Big Black, Rapeman, Cows, Helmet, The Gutter Twins, Form Of Rocket, Firewater, Cop Shoot Cop, Jimi Hendrix, Doors, Led Zepplin, Bob Marley, Soul Coughing, Mike Doughty, Bob Dylan, Black Flag (pre rollins), Firehose, I Am Electric, The Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid, Young James Long, Portishead, I like about everything but new country (I like johnny cash, patsy cline, hank williams, and a few other old country stars) Im not a huge hip hop fan but do like a lot of the underground lesser known stuff: cage, sage franscios, cool keith, etc.
    Favorite Movies:skate movies: Useless wooden toys, shakle me not, ban this, search for animal chin, welcome to hell, fully flared. For regular films I like: Heathers, pulp fiction, resovior dogs, shawshank redemption, fight club, something about marry, meet the parents, silence of the lambs, there's way too many to list im a moive hound
    Favorite TV Shows:Rob & big, Lost, House, Top Chef, Project Runway, Real world road rules challanges, CNN news, just about anything im a tv hound
    Interests:Skateboards, snowboarding, playing bass/guitar, listening to records, & playing with my girls

  • My Blog

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    NAME YOUR FIRST 5 SKATEBOARD DECKS AND OR COMPLETE SET UPS

    Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:46pm

    I GOT MY  FIRST BOARD IN 1986 AND IT WAS A USED VISION GATOR MINI WITH GULLWING TRUCKS (I THINK SIMS WHEELS)
    MY SECOND DECK WAS A SANTA CRUZ JEFF KENDALL PUMPKIN WITH SAME COMPONETS
    MY THIRD WAS A POWELL PERALTA MIKE McGILL SKULL SNAKE WITH SNAKE SKIN BACKGROUND WITH GULLWING TRUCKS, AND POWELL GBONES WHEELS
    MY FOURTH DECK WAS A POWELL PERALTA TONY HAWK EAGLE CLAW WITH THAT FUNKY SPOON NOSE
    MY FIFTH DECK I THINK (NOT POSITVIE) WAS A VISION GONZALES MERMAID (OR MAYBE THIS DECK..

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  • My Sports

    Skateboarding

    About:
    Years Experience:10+ Years
    Skill Level:Intermediate
    How I Got Started:I started in 1986 my first board was a used vision gator mini with gullwing trucks and sims wheels, my next deck was a used santa cruz jeff kendall pumkin deck, after that I got a new set up a powell peralta mike mcgill skull snake with snake background deck, with gullwing trucks and powell gbones 64mm wheels, after that a hawk claw deck, a couple of the last vision gonz decks, than I started skating h-street, and the new deal decks
    Why I Like It::
    Gear:
    Deck:flip 8.5" slash dog series
    Trucks:independent 139's
    Wheels:spitfire 56mm
    Bearings:black panther abec 7

    Snowboarding


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    urban_tomy says:

    Posted 15 Days Ago

    Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with the closest thing to a hug I can give you. Don't forget to hug the person next to you also.
    Happy Holiday's!!

    Reply

    onelonelywavebasher says:

    Posted 24 Days Ago

    Sweet dudes now were friends, and nice song and darkslide name, its perfect!lol :o)

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    sk8rkid says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    hey dude how did u post the playlist
    i already have a project playlist account but i just don't know how to post it on my pro

    Reply

    streetsurferam says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    wazz up! cool shop bro!

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    thanks

    skatejunkie229 says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    nice shop dude

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Thanks

    melanie says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    hey are you married

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    yes

    melanie says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    um ok ya I dont know if we can friends because your like in your 20's and I am 14.

    sk8teto_LiVe says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    im trying to accept your request but it wont work

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    strange

    sk8teto_LiVe says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    yep im going to retry

    ptracy says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Thanks for the friend ad! Nice blog idea btw.

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Thanks, and thanks again for anwering!

    Ray26 says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    yo whats up man??

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    notta and you?

    Ray26 says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    the same ****** bred as hell

    SUCKMYBALLS says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    HEY WHATS UP?

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    just working it. Im trying update my website, all the product in there is old. I have to upload the new product and than go back and individually upload pictures, not very fun. How about you?

    SUCKMYBALLS says:

    Posted 23 Days Ago

    DUDE I WENT TO
    "FREEWEBSITES.COM"
    TO MAKE MY OWN WEBSITE, BUT IT'S A "BLOGSPOT"
    DO YOU KNOW HOW I CAN MAKE MY OWN WEBSITE?
    MEAN WHILE , IM WORKING ON MAKING MY PROFILE LOOK SICK.

    jibn4livn says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    you have a very sweet shop, its alot better than the one in my home town. I like how you have that wall with all the vintage decks, its pretty neat.

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Thanks alot. Yeah I grew up skating the vintage 80's decks and love 'em I have a collection of over 300 decks i'll be adding more pictures later

    spinachbourbon says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    How's everything goin, bro?

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Great, and you?

    spinachbourbon says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Just got home from work, so I'm just enjoying some down time. haha.

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    what do you do?

    spinachbourbon says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    I work at a ice cream shop. hah! Nothing as major as what you do, I'm sure.

    multigraphicmedia says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Very Cool Shop!! Great Site too!!!I will let my friends in Asia,India

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Thanks, I appreciate it!

    ispatz says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    hei darkslide.. how do you add a playlist.. I couldn't make the links work.. which of them do you have to use?
    :O

    Reply

    ispatz says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    hei! thanks for adding me :D

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    daddylikie says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Welcome to the list!

    Reply

    stupid0123 says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    hi whats up not much here if you would like to i posted something on my profile if you want ot look at it thanks bye

    Reply

    ktms next best thing 18 says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    how old are u

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    EMO_GYRL_666 says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    no prob dude

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    urban_tomy says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    Hey, guys!!!

    Nice shop...

    Gog luck whit the sales!!!!!

    :-*:-*

    Reply

    thedarkslide says:

    Posted Over 30 Days Ago

    thanks
    check us out online:
    http://www.darkslideskateshop.com

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