I’m never sure how to take the Exit skate shops. We met one of the owners several years back and had a very positive experience, but every time we’ve dealt with the staff from a business standpoint, we’ve had some negative interactions with a snotty, hipper-than-thou staff. We finally just gave up trying to deal with them. Admittedly, this was more than a couple of years ago, so maybe there have been changes. Every skateshop in Portland seems to have it’s own scene. There is some mixing, but some are quite insular. The Exit shops have been one we just haven’t interacted with much. I’ve always associated them with a particular type of skater, but this contest they are throwing in Salem makes me want to check out the scene. It’s the Skate Classic 5, and it looks like some loose semi dork session and 70’s inspired events that sound like a lot of fun. Saturday August 30th in Salem, Oregon at at Bush Park on the soap box derby track.
7 comments
colin
I’m taking the kids down and Eberly is claiming that he’s entering!
kvon
They have staff photos!!! Check out this guys vintage pic with the Roskopp face, crossbones and tracker ultra lights!
Estes
Tum Yeto Dot Net Kilwag! (check your links!)
Estes
Aw shit- nevermind….it works at .com too. My bad.
oldguy12344
am i getting so old that i don’t understand these photos to be satire or irony or whatever it’s called…
http://www.exitrealworld.com/Shop/Skateboarding
otherwise this shop is probably disgusting.
Estes
That is just the EXIT staff portraying the ‘core’ lifestyle factor. Jake the owner is a talented photographer and Jakes wife (who started Exit from a HS Business Plan) Missy’s father is the owner of the Shutterbug Camera stores. Roots man. You can also call it “marketing”.
Ryan Heckler
what ‘core’ lifestyle are they portraying, hard’core’ gay porn? Of course it is TEstes defending the shop, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in the crap that spews forth.