I was told via email from a representative at eS, that "No one wants to see a no-name skater, doing tricks that no one does". I countered by saying: "Well, let the people decide...!" And, I received no response back. What's even crazier is that the whole "Game of SKATE" is a marketing initiative from a former freestyle champion (Don Brown), who along with another freestyle champion (Pierre Andre), run the Sole Tech empire...
Don Brown (top) and Pierre Andre (bottom), "back in the day". Before they were footwear gurus and mega-millionaires, hell-bent on dictating and controlling what's "cool" in our industry. Photos from Outlook Skates' Freestyle Museum, and flickr.
This is "skateboarding", not little league!
