Portland Monthly likes Pier Park
August 16th, 2007 by Kilwag
When Mark Conahan isn’t busy getting heckled for wearing pads or drawing comics, he’s appearing in magazines like Portland Monthly, where the richsters pretend to be hipsters. It’s not clear how Steve Grover got in past security, but he makes an appearance as well in the August Best of 07 issue that chose Pier Park as the city’s best skatepark. They try to imply that Pier Park is “gnarlier” than Burnside because it’s bowl is deeper, but that’s a pretty uninformed comparison. Who writes these articles? I mean seriously, your average Portland Monthly reader isn’t about to hop in the BMW and drive to the local skatepark, unless they are bringing their little kid. I’m sure a lot of them are going to drop in on the best place to get a tattoo as well. Yeah, I’m just jealous because we didn’t get chosen for Best Local and International Skate Coverage, even though that wasn’t one of the categories.
Portland Monthly magazine’s Best of 07: Best Skatepark
Here’s the contents page.
The blurb on the skatepark.
Here’s the whole spread. Click to enlarge.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:52 am
Burnside is gnarly as in literally gnarled. Pier is gnarly as in challenging.
August 16th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Either way, I’d say Burnside is gnarlier in both respects. It’s probably easier to get used to Pier than Burnside.
August 16th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
I guess I’ll never understand the mind set of skaters getting down on other skaters for wearing pads… Makes no sense.
August 16th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Zane says : “peter park rules”. And he’s not talking about spiderman! Although he does get a warmer welcome down at the side.
August 16th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
I actually love the Portland Monthly, it helps me know where to spend my money. Didn’t you all grow up in the suburbs with money too?
August 16th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Can I have your autograph MC?
August 16th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Burnside vs. Pier in a “which is gnarlier” is like Chino vs. San Pedro. Both gnarly parks,not really comparable tho.
August 16th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Are you guys kidding me come to GnarlyWay..lol oh Marginal Way. Do you mean Gnarlier people, skaters, or trash!
August 16th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Burnside is way gnarlier if you’re talking about the piss smell.
August 17th, 2007 at 9:17 am
Peir Pork, in the lingua franca, and Burnside - both killer, both gnarly.
August 17th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
fuck man, you win. the Ballard Bowl got ‘best skatepark’… oh yeah i forgot it’s our ONLY one.
I need to move south.
September 2nd, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Are kids making fun of my pads?
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
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