Be careful what you write to the NY Times...

[skategeezer]

This was posted over at Concrete Disciples...

it is a letter to the editor of the NY Times

To the Sports Editor:

Re "A Skateboarding Ramp Reaches for the Sky." Nov. 1: Clearly, Bob Burnquist can be described in many ways: risk-taker, athlete, committed and passionate come to mind. But the one word that is never applied to his high-adrenaline world of X-Games participants and their fans is bored. After all, one has to be really bored - or convinced that the mundane world is too difficult to handle - to conceive of such an idiotic, wasteful and valueless pursuit as the world's largest skateboard ramp.

-Seth Beckhardt
Port Orange, Fla.

Obviously, this guy is entitled to his own opinion...but the kicker is that if you visit the forum, someone has posted his phone number and mailing address.

The truth is that I really feel like sending this guy a copy of the mag...just to begin to educate him. The sad fact is however, that there are more Seths out there than I care to imagine....

[Directive0]

I can see where he's coming from. at what point is X-treme played? Still though, that ramp RULES and so does BB.

[gorillabiscuits]

I mean the guy has the money to build a gnarly ramp, who cares? I mean if you have the skills, why not? If I had money I would have an idiotic, wasteful and valueless skatepark in my backyard! If you think about skateboarding is "pointless" but its fun and thats why we do it.

[longboardertwan]

I bet that guy works a crap job that doesnt really make any sort of difference in the world and probably even negatively effects the enviornment or something making what he does pointless. Everything is pointless if you care to argue that point its just a relative question of how pointless.

[dragonfly67]

The sad fact is however, that there are more Seths out there than I care to imagine....

ooo, not to worry, i know a seth who skates, he's dead nice too.

[badger]

I mean the guy has the money to build a gnarly ramp, who cares? I mean if you have the skills, why not? If I had money I would have an idiotic, wasteful and valueless skatepark in my backyard! If you think about skateboarding is "pointless" but its fun and thats why we do it.

If I remember from the article he had his sponsors pay for it. Nice if you can get it.....

I think one of the sponsors is that large lifestyle and shoe company that is being discussed elsewhere on the Fish.

Hmmmmmm

Thoug I have to agree if I had the $$$$ I'd have a concrete or plywood playground somewhere.