Vert skating dead in X Games?

Accidental Nostradamus

A VH1 blog for the show Best Week Ever has a list of the top 10 professions that are one death away from extinction. Meaning if the most famous guy dies, nobody will take his place. Coming in at number one, Skateboarding and Tony Hawk. They are actually aware of other pro skaters, but their rationale is that… who cares. But, maybe they are on to something. Perhaps the almost dead profession should have been Vert Skater since I keep getting tips relating to vert skating and BMX being dropped from the X games. Also being dropped? the VH1 show Best Week Ever, unless they get picked up by ESPN.

The rumors are flying, and the official word is that “changes are coming.” I doubt the loss of vert in the X-Games mean much of anything to skateboarders, besides the ones competing. It might have more of an impact on Madison Avenue than anywhere else. Commercials and cartoons will have lost their point of reference for portraying skateboarding.

– Thanks to Concretins for the first tip.

Discussion

6 thoughts on “Accidental Nostradamus

  1. Number one should be RED.
    irriplaceable

  2. They still have the X-Games?

  3. it’s the x-gaymes….so what will be left? street skating and downhill luging?

  4. john aguilar on March 26, 2008 - Reply

    DT is right!! RED! is the one!

  5. interweb memes are fucking gay on March 27, 2008 - Reply

    if thats all it takes to kill it, i offer 10 grand for tony’s head.

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