Comments on: Sound of the Suburbs

By: Kilwag

Kilwag — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:47:50 +0000

Thanks for the defense HouseofNeil, but Park Local was right, I wasn't doing shit there, except for missing backside ollies on the gap. Park Local... This wasn't meant to be a critique of your scene, although I can see how you could easily take it that way. You should head on over to Skaters for Public Skatepark do a little reading, learn how to reach out and organize yourselves and get a park (or parks) that shows the city of Naperville actually cares about your needs and isn't just paying you lip service. Even if you don't want a new park, ask yourself why the downtown park is well maintained and yours isn't. Your ramps deserve the same quality of care that the other ones do.

By: conahan

conahan — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:43:10 +0000

No way Neil, you skate? I though you just surfed EBay. Just kidding. Photos Kilwag.

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By: houseofneil

houseofneil — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:41:40 +0000

I skated with kilwag at nbrook on saturday, so you’ll get his opinion soon I imagine. Apart from the one area in the bowl, I think you’ll find that most would agree that the finish at northbrook is just fine. The noping? Agreed, but that doesn’t bother me at all.

By: TNJeff

TNJeff — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:26:53 +0000

neil, you gotta be shittin me. Northbrook has a great layout/design, potential, etc. but the finish job sucks ass in 80% of the park. For example, the deep end of the bowl where they tried to fix it, lots of lumpy patches, cases of noping… My main beef is the Chicago area is a major metropolitan area and has one park done right, and several pieces of shit. I think Kilwag was making a similar point.

By: conahan

conahan — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:10:32 +0000

Oh, they've encased him in carbonite! He should be very well protected.

By: houseofneil

houseofneil — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:43:38 +0000

Burnham would have been awesome if they’d done the concrete right: i.e. no huge seams and smooth the finish. Also the transitions are janked, but it has the most flow of any chicago park. You can hit everything in 1 run.

By: damienhialation

damienhialation — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:08:28 +0000

A sculpture catalog?.. And this whole time I thought they were dipping real kids in that shit that Han Solo was dipped in. What a friggin disappointment!

By: Danimal

Danimal — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:14:16 +0000

Burnham is the place to go if you like the bank to wall obstacle, i remember it having at least 3 of them. those statues have the limp wristed skating style reminiscent of Lamar from Revenge of the Nerds!

By: conahan

conahan — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:49:25 +0000

Wilson Skatepark? Oh I hope not.