One of the Fox 61 producers saw a whole group of Long Boarders in New Haven for Greenskate(earth-day) and figured out that SZ sent them media about it....
Anyway, they have contacted me and they are thinking about a few features about the growing movement. I pitched out the whole DH end of it, along with the growing over-all longboarding part of it. They want to pursue this and will be contacting SZ/me this week.
I need your involvement and lets figure out a outlaw session for them if they decide on a feature story....it would be a great way to showcase the talent here in the surrounding areas and the strength of it....it will also open up some opportunities to talk to the surrounding city economy development offices about events. I have interest from New Haven and the Mayor's office called me about the Greenskate event and apologize for the Mayor not showing up.
I also pitched Fox 61 the CT "FARM" event.......... There's much interest out there.
WHEELABRATOR WHEELABRATOR There is no better way to introduce them into our world
Wheelabrator is pretty much the only consistant outlaw even it it's not an event there are a lot of people who like to skate there...given enough lead time people will come from a least 3 states...remember the Block Island Bomb too.
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I agree. Let's organize an event at Wheelabrator and show them what it's all about!!
Well boys...some-one could contact me as i just got off the phone with fox 61 and they want a few stories....
first story is about SZ and being a CT company, Proteak etc....but I would love to have all you skaters come out and support this.
Second is a dh story focusing on your talent etc.
Third is the Farm event.
I have pitched this and they want at it.....
I am doing my part to support you and drive local interest to creating events, so please help me out and get involved as there is interest out there....all i can do is open the door and help show it...i'm the old guy, you guys can drive it forward.
They are thinking about the 27th of May for the SZ story ..........would love to have support and get everyone involved.
Super awesome - I am so down. Wheelabrator for sure. I personally would LOVE to do a stint at the Parking garage in Waterbury. It is perfect, and usually always empty. I think the Farmington trail and some pumping action would be great.
As for the Farm - please let Joe I. know about this. I am not sure he wants huge amounts of exposure. I may be wrong - be please check with him (If you haven't already).
Thanks for keeping us all in the loop - and contact me if I can do ANYTHING to help you out on this.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSS, that was an awesome day too, so many riders around here, and who knows maybe law enforcement will lighten up around here on us if they see what we are instead of the stereotype..
If you want to show some speedboarding it can't be at a slower spot.
40MPH+ only.
If this is seriously happening would a camera crew come out to a remote location to shoot????
I've got some twisty super fast roads
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Here's the deal.....
Fox news contacted me about a Surf-Rodz/Connecticut manufacturing story...plain and simple.
I suggested that they do a 3 part series on longboarding....one about the growing movement (Wheelabrator, etc) one about SZ and one on the FARM EVENT in August.
They will do my story.
I gave them Joe's (FARM event) info, dates etc... they seemed very interested in that story also.
BUT NONE OF YOU GUYS CALLED ME SO I COULD PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE PRODUCER.
I'm not sure what they want to do...but it's a CT news program and it's up to them.
If you guys would have contacted me as i asked for some support i could have had you speak with them and you could have helped me convince them to do a series of short news stories. It would have been a great idea.
All i can do is try to make it happen....but if you want a wheelabrator story you could have gotten involved when i posted the news....
So call me and all i can do put you in touch with them as i don't know who handles Wheelabrator.
I just really want to use any excuse to skate with everyone again. So someone make a date and tell me a place. Or if you want to do some street skating and some nasty ass hills come here.
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