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[Atiba Applebum]

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yeah at this point I'm all for there being a separate mikey thread haha. this thread has just been 90% his face

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He's like one of those bottomless margaritas that is never empty, no matter how much you drink, except instead of a citrus-y tequila cocktail, he is full of lame.   

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Let's not put margaritas and Mikey Taylor in the same sentence. He is not worthy. Also Silas rips and I'm mad that he doesn't have a shoe out right now.

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He told me on IG @scoochyj and @ryancase are the ones to (respectfully) speak to regarding Silas 1 getting a re-release.  Best bet is an anniversary one-off, but it’s worth a try

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hold on a sec, don't tease!

Silas posted a pic of someone wearing an old pair.  I asked if they were being re-released he said no, but gave me those two names as who would be in charge of sanctioning a re-release

[duniwayRobber]

Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

[Rubbrick]

BIBLICAL. Nyjah must be ticklish down there

[BroBruhBra]

BIBLICAL. Nyjah must be ticklish down there

How old is he? Dude looks like he's in his 40s

[atheosx]

I remember a time where i felt compelled to post something to instagram purely for the sake of posting something on instagram.

Then the story function came along. Thats where all the shinfo posts belong now.

[Hombreezy]

BIBLICAL. Nyjah must be ticklish down there

Mm-hmm! This is a tasty burger! Vincent! You ever had a Big Kahuna burger?

[Lou Strux]

BIBLICAL. Nyjah must be ticklish down there

Does Dinner stow his ball cap in his pocket? Why that thing’s bill looking like the Gateway Arch of St. Louis?
 

[ThisFuckingDude]

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Theotis did a dope fakie flip fakie manny the other day so he’s good in my book. He may look like an old man sometimes on his board but I love seeing thick Theotis doing tech mannys
I remember a time where i felt compelled to post something to instagram purely for the sake of posting something on instagram.

Then the story function came along. Thats where all the shinfo posts belong now.

[SatanicPanic]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

I’ve been enjoying those. It’s nice to see the dude just having fun.

[augustmoon]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

[atheosx]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

Hes a 45 year old family man. Id hazard a guess that he looks at instagram as nothing more than a tool to market either himself or some hard to come by product from the day.

Or a second guess is hes just throwing up little tip tricks to keep skateboarding for him interesting. A fresh project to focus on when the need to get clips for video parts has dissapeared.

Its possible hes just from a different era and mindset so theres nothing off about him. Just not a personality you connect to.

Dr Phil out.

[elbarto]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

[igrindtwinkies]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

Is there somewhere I can still watch this?  Kinda interested.

[pointandclick]

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BIBLICAL. Nyjah must be ticklish down there

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Does Dinner stow his ball cap in his pocket? Why that thing’s bill looking like the Gateway Arch of St. Louis?

[everythingisgreat]

Yeah I've had enough of this Mikey Taylor horse shit

You’re a fucking dumbass

[everythingisgreat]

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BIBLICAL. Nyjah must be ticklish down there

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Mm-hmm! This is a tasty burger! Vincent! You ever had a Big Kahuna burger?

[Atiba Applebum]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

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Is there somewhere I can still watch this?  Kinda interested.

Don’t know.  This was at the start of the pandemic and I don’t know if they bank those things.   It was Grant Yansura just live watching his vhs collection.  I just caught Opinion and One Step Beyond.  Don’t remember much, but just remember neither being stoked on Wray as a person, but loving the guys you’d expect them to (Montoya, selego).   

[ChrisSennsGirlfriend]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

jeremy wray > 99% of image driven pro skaters > 99% of image driven hipsters with no actual accomplishments > skate talk bob

[Nicki]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

Yeah, I’d say it’s a factor. Does this seem like a person whose opinion you’d value?

[Eric Dolphy]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

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Yeah, I’d say it’s a factor. Does this seem like a person whose opinion you’d value?

He keeps great company

[Atiba Applebum]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

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jeremy wray > 99% of image driven pro skaters > 99% of image driven hipsters with no actual accomplishments > skate talk bob

True true but as I’ve learned, sometimes when someone like Jeremy Wray isn’t as hooked up or as honored as their legacy should imply and then you hear people who are at least part of or associated with the industry say he’s not a great dude...it seems credible at least

[RichardBarkley]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

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jeremy wray > 99% of image driven pro skaters > 99% of image driven hipsters with no actual accomplishments > skate talk bob

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True true but as I’ve learned, sometimes when someone like Jeremy Wray isn’t as hooked up or as honored as their legacy should imply and then you hear people who are at least part of or associated with the industry say he’s not a great dude...it seems credible at least

Why though ? What have you heard saying he's a bad guy ?

I've only heard the contrary

[Atiba Applebum]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

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jeremy wray > 99% of image driven pro skaters > 99% of image driven hipsters with no actual accomplishments > skate talk bob

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True true but as I’ve learned, sometimes when someone like Jeremy Wray isn’t as hooked up or as honored as their legacy should imply and then you hear people who are at least part of or associated with the industry say he’s not a great dude...it seems credible at least

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Why though ? What have you heard saying he's a bad guy ?

I've only heard the contrary

Bad might be a bit strong.  Chad Fernandez probably isn’t a bad guy, but people likely thinks he just sucks (not as a talent thing).  It was a vibe like that.  Also, please don’t make me defend or remember specifics of an after midnight IG live video from last may.  They weren’t stoked on him and i remember thinking that must be why he’s never gotten the shine he deserved or continues to deserve

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the "wray-bros" logo looks like it has SS bolts on it

never looked at him the same after that

[Nicki]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

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jeremy wray > 99% of image driven pro skaters > 99% of image driven hipsters with no actual accomplishments > skate talk bob

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True true but as I’ve learned, sometimes when someone like Jeremy Wray isn’t as hooked up or as honored as their legacy should imply and then you hear people who are at least part of or associated with the industry say he’s not a great dude...it seems credible at least

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Why though ? What have you heard saying he's a bad guy ?

I've only heard the contrary

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Bad might be a bit strong.  Chad Fernandez probably isn’t a bad guy, but people likely thinks he just sucks (not as a talent thing).  It was a vibe like that.  Also, please don’t make me defend or remember specifics of an after midnight IG live video from last may.  They weren’t stoked on him and i remember thinking that must be why he’s never gotten the shine he deserved or continues to deserve

Honestly, this is kinda weak sauce. Your comparing Chad Fernandez to Jeremy Wray, you can’t remember any specifics of who said what, except that wknd groupie (and notorious turd/troll) skatebob was involved, and this somehow adds up to “that must be why he’s never gotten the shine he deserved or continues to deserve”, “not a great dude”, “it seems credible at least”. All from an after midnight IG live video 8 months ago. Ok.

[slappies]

Why are you taking such a stance against him? lol
He said he doesn't remember the details, just that they weren't stoked. He made it clear it wasn't his opinion.

Here, I've got an opinion, Jeremy Wray was an amazing skater, but he's a dork and has turned into Uncle Rico. If he could just get someone ANYONE to film him he'd frontside 360 the water tower gap.

Someone who has a legacy in the actual act of skating that he does typically has some sort of foot still in the industry. The fact that he doesn't but seemingly wants to must be for a reason. Whether or not that is because he's a bad person isn't clear and hasn't been stated by anyone that I've seen in this thread.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Jeremy Wray selling single shoes in size 5 for $100 on his IG making me wonder even is online garage sales anyway.

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His insta makes me feel weird - how has such a powerful skater been reduced to silly trick-tips?

Dude was one of my favorites growing up.

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something about him is just a little off.  i can't put my finger on it, but it makes me sad for some reason

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He reminds me a lot of one of my best friends who is an insane skater but also a bit of a square. Like he’s down to trespass for spots and light shit up but is scared to go to Burnside because “we could get stabbed”. Lovable family man type.

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Watching some industry guys do a IG live viewing of One Step Beyond and they did not have great things to say about him.  One was Skate Talk Bob who I know very little about, so I don’t know if that compromises the opinion

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jeremy wray > 99% of image driven pro skaters > 99% of image driven hipsters with no actual accomplishments > skate talk bob

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True true but as I’ve learned, sometimes when someone like Jeremy Wray isn’t as hooked up or as honored as their legacy should imply and then you hear people who are at least part of or associated with the industry say he’s not a great dude...it seems credible at least

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Why though ? What have you heard saying he's a bad guy ?

I've only heard the contrary

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Bad might be a bit strong.  Chad Fernandez probably isn’t a bad guy, but people likely thinks he just sucks (not as a talent thing).  It was a vibe like that.  Also, please don’t make me defend or remember specifics of an after midnight IG live video from last may.  They weren’t stoked on him and i remember thinking that must be why he’s never gotten the shine he deserved or continues to deserve

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Honestly, this is kinda weak sauce. Your comparing Chad Fernandez to Jeremy Wray, you can’t remember any specifics of who said what, except that wknd groupie (and notorious turd/troll) skatebob was involved, and this somehow adds up to “that must be why he’s never gotten the shine he deserved or continues to deserve”, “not a great dude”, “it seems credible at least”. All from an after midnight IG live video 8 months ago. Ok.

Ffs your reading comprehension is a bit shit isn’t it?  Someone originally mentioned that something felt off about Wray.  I then related an experience I had on IG Live where Skate Talk Bob and Grant Yansura were watching One Step Beyond and didn’t have great things to say about Wray. 

This isn’t some fucking exposé here, just anecdotally heard that he may be kinda lame as a person, not a bad person like KA, but a lame person like Chad Fernandez, as in someone who people in the skate industry don’t go out of their way to associate with or mention favorably, if at all.   For someone of Wrays caliber and geographical proximity to the industry, his relative anonymity feels weird.

The veracity of the story I left up for people to make their own decisions.  I’m not a journalist, I didn’t get it sourced.  Just relating an innocuous story from like 9 months ago.  I’ll take copious notes next time, Nicki

[Atiba Applebum]

Why are you taking such a stance against him? lol
He said he doesn't remember the details, just that they weren't stoked. He made it clear it wasn't his opinion.

Here, I've got an opinion, Jeremy Wray was an amazing skater, but he's a dork and has turned into Uncle Rico. If he could just get someone ANYONE to film him he'd frontside 360 the water tower gap.

Someone who has a legacy in the actual act of skating that he does typically has some sort of foot still in the industry. The fact that he doesn't but seemingly wants to must be for a reason. Whether or not that is because he's a bad person isn't clear and hasn't been stated by anyone that I've seen in this thread.

Exactly

[AfterBlackEnderEnder]

BIBLICAL. Nyjah must be ticklish down there

The fully curved hat bill coupled with that awkward little smirk. Dinner has reached final form.