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February 11, 2003

Skater boys for lunch

My 10 Museums in 10 Days Project, while conceptually similar to the 10 Dates in 10 Days one, does not have the same intended result... I swear! But if Day One is any indication, it may turn out to be more successful. See, I just went and watched skater boys for lunch.


There's an exhibit at Deitch Projects through the end of the month, "Session in the Bowl" (pix from the Chicago installation), that's gotten a fair amount of press. This pair from Chicago built an indoor skate bowl, all elevated and stuff, so that you can walk all around and underneath. All the reviews I read talked about the incredible craftsmanship, the fluidity of form and function. Not a single one mentioned the boys.


Enough of you know what kind of mood I've been in recently, so you probably won't believe me when I say what I'm going to say, but hear me out. The boys made the exhibit. Not in the "oh cute skater boy" sense (and for the record, that Avril LaVigne song makes me puke) but because of the emotional resonance of a bunch of 20-somethings back in a bowl for the first time in years. It's possible that on weekends or in other locations it's a different demo, but today during lunch hour, in a wistful haze of nostalgia (plus a couple of guts and a lot more fear), a dozen sweaty professionals in faded Vans and untucked shirts just tore it up. Nearly made me cry.

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Comments

sk8er lads r 1000000% fit

Posted by: lea on March 11, 2003 10:34 AM

Fuck you! How dare you talk about Avril like that

Posted by: Jessica on March 20, 2003 09:08 PM

Avril is a fuckin poser who thinks she is punk but all she sings is Power Pop

Posted by: Jessi on April 13, 2003 09:57 AM

Jus wud lyk to ay ure all a bunch of friggin LOSERSSSS!!!!!
who gives a shit bout avril she is a fckin retard
WEll i do agree SKATERS 'r' 100% fit & u guY'S rlly suck

L8RS

LOUUUUU emwail me weneva!!!! POWWWWW MWAHHHHH

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX HUGSSSSS

Posted by: Louise on June 12, 2003 12:36 PM

skater boys are so fuckin cute!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: bob on June 15, 2003 03:07 PM

I lvoe skater boys, they are so darlin and turn me on so much

Posted by: emjay on July 22, 2003 03:02 PM

I loveskater boys, they are so darlin and turn me on so much

Posted by: emjay on July 22, 2003 03:03 PM

Sk8rboys are fuckin awesome!! ther way better than stuck up jocks. all i go out with is sk8rs cuz they have a mind of ther own.

Posted by: Bridget on August 27, 2003 08:51 PM

What's the deal with fucking avril who came up with this shit u guyz r gay get a life!!!!!

Posted by: Yvee on October 17, 2003 04:39 PM

Yall Have To Bad Lauguages in here.
Some Skater Boys are cute.I date Rebels.

Posted by: Candice Boatright on November 19, 2003 10:16 AM

Yall Have To Bad Lauguages in here.
Some Skater Boys are cute.I date Rebels.

Posted by: Candice Boatright on November 19, 2003 10:16 AM

What's up ppl? I'm 14 and I've been sk8ing(Skateboarding&) for 3 years,and aggro skating for 1 yr, and I LOVE sk8r boys. I just think they're hot(even though they probably don't think though themselves), which is why my boyfriend is a sk8r boi and we sk8 all the ******* time...ok...I just had to get that out of my system.

Posted by: Iyleigsha on November 24, 2003 02:19 PM

i'm a skater girl and i would love for any skater bois to email me @ babypink186@hotmail.com think you

Posted by: Tricia on November 30, 2003 12:26 AM

Im a skater chick and have been for a long time me I have skater boyfriend and hes hott but we both like hard rock way more than any thing avril would put out I know alot of skaterz and none of them like avril shes a looser im sorry but shes pure pop and yea thats all i have to say...

Posted by: kaz on December 12, 2003 12:14 PM

OMG the skater dude are soooo fuckin HOTT. Well i am a skater girl and very cute or hott or wutever u say. well g2g now talk to ya'll soon.

Posted by: on January 16, 2004 10:28 PM

Hi guys!!!! My name is Andrew Wiedabach and I think sk8er boys are sooo fucking HOT!!!! *get's boner* I know it may seem wired that I'm a guy who's into guys but I cant help it. There's this sk8er boy named Austin who sits next to me in class and he's sooo damn hot!!!! Today I saw him put his hands down his pants and "re-adjust" himself. That obviously turned me on and I got an instant hard-on!!!! Also the other day we were standing next to each other takin' a piss and I looked over to his dick and he had a erection. It was like 3" at least!!!! So, thats what I think about sk8er boys. By the way I'm 13 years old and gay. So if any of you hot sk8er boys want to get in my pants just leave a post on this page and I'll get back to you. Sk8er boys are sooo HOT!!!!

Posted by: Andrew on February 19, 2004 05:21 PM

Hi guys!!!! My name is Andrew Wiedabach and I think sk8er boys are sooo fucking HOT!!!! *get's boner* I know it may seem wired that I'm a guy who's into guys but I cant help it. There's this sk8er boy named Austin who sits next to me in class and he's sooo damn hot!!!! Today I saw him put his hands down his pants and "re-adjust" himself. That obviously turned me on and I got an instant hard-on!!!! Also the other day we were standing next to each other takin' a piss and I looked over to his dick and he had a erection. It was like 3" at least!!!! So, thats what I think about sk8er boys. By the way I'm 13 years old and gay. So if any of you hot sk8er boys want to get in my pants just leave a post on this page and I'll get back to you. Sk8er boys are sooo HOT!!!!

Posted by: on February 19, 2004 05:22 PM

im looking for a hot sk8er boy 15 to 17 years old im 16 f london 0o yeh sk8er rock

Posted by: Hannah on March 10, 2004 03:52 PM

Sk8ter guys r really cute they think sick I luv the way they think i also luv Paul Hernandez the cute sk8ter boi he is so hot,sexy,and cute. oh yeah i do hate avril 2.
LATE.I am also a sk8ter girl i can almost nail the varial.

Posted by: joanna on March 17, 2004 11:07 PM

i luv sk8ters

Posted by: sexysk8tergurl on March 17, 2004 11:08 PM

Iam a gay sk8ter boy i luv guys specially JOSH HARNETT

Posted by: BIG GAY AL on March 17, 2004 11:10 PM

I LOVE SK8ER BOYS, IM ALSO A SK8ER BOI, MESAGE ME

Posted by: andrew on March 28, 2004 05:42 AM

ILOVE SK8ER BOYZ THEY R SO HOT I AM A SK8ER GAL I GO TO THE SK8 PERKS ALL THE TIME I LOVE SK8ER BOYZ R SO HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Ashlee/i love sk8er boyz on March 29, 2004 06:10 PM

skaters r fun to beat up, i cant stand skaters, their skinny pussies, and they always cry. last summer me and 2 of ma rudeboy broz, beat the fuk out of this skinny skater dude. he was taller than all of us too but we got him down. he couldnt hear us commin cuz he had his noise shit playin to loud on his discman, and was havin more fun skatin the stairs than a skater desreved. so we jumped him, we pushed the bitch off his board on the ground and started kicking him. the bieatch started crying like a baby, until he just passed out. it was as funny as fuck. i think skaters dont dereve to skate som fukin board and feel good, wat a discrase to this fukin piece of sheat world. so if ur a skater faggit and ur listenin to some discman and skatin some stairset, make sure u got a good cd playin cuz ur gonna die listenin to it. peace skater beatches

Posted by: t-dogg on April 14, 2004 04:39 AM

man u are fulla shit. i am tired of ppl judging. you obviously dont kno skaters very well. their the sweetest ppl in the world. when i was 3 years old and my mom ran away and my dad went to jail i was raised by skaters. they are my life they r my family, and u are trash and shit that just isn't decomposing. if you've been through the shit i've been through, maby you wud know the meaning of life. u shud try skateboarding urself. u might start to realize that u can have fun without ruining someone else's. ur just another person judging skaters when really your jealous because u kno dam well they are so much more ahead of you in the life that your not even gonna last in. so ya, ur nothin i havnt seen 100 times before.

Posted by: Michael on April 14, 2004 05:14 AM

I AGREE WITH MICHAEL, t-dogg go pop some e and stick a weiner up ur daddies poop shoot.
i9 am colby and i am gay and 16, i am looking for an extremely tall skater dude with long shaggy hair and extremely baggy pants, i can suck on, the only way i'll swallow if its a skaterboy i am sucking on

Posted by: Colby on April 14, 2004 06:07 AM
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