Once in a while, i'll run into an article interviewing a pro skater, but these always fail at keeping my attention. I'll just end up YouTubing the pros anyways. Who cares how they got into skateboarding? They're good at it and I wanna see what they can do!
Over the course of making my blog, I've realized that I've kind of run out of things to say about skateboarding. I can encourage readers to try my suggestions and to go out and skateboard, but do people really want to read about it?
If I wanted to learn something, I would prefer if somebody showed me how.
In my attempts to find a blog similar to mine, I came across this.
I came across this blog post after looking up "Funny Skateboarding blog" in google. I feel that skateboard news is most interesting when it is lighthearted and silly as opposed to serious and informative. However silly the author is willing to be on the internet, the more ill enjoy what they have to say. For example, one of my favorite sites to visit when I'm bored is Christwire. They have some articles that I think are just the funniest things I've ever read, but unfortunately there isn't much there concerning skateboarding.
Anyways, when I discovered this article, the first thing I saw was the Rick Howard YouTube video peeking out from the bottom of the screen. More videos? Sorry, Rick. Maybe another day. I was about to press the back button when I noticed that this article has ... an introduction paragraph! A skateboarding blog with WORDS? Amazing!
In the intro, the author, Jay R, said something along the lines of: Skateboarding is becoming too serious...blah blah... Check out these hilarious skateboarders that I adore!
I tried to imagine the process of creating this blog post. I picture the writer sitting at his computer, drooling over the videos he's trying to post. Mhmm. interesting video. What was I writing about again? Oh yeah. Skateboarding is getting too serious. So..."Rick Howard has always done things with a smile on his face..." that should do it... NEXT VIDEO.
OK, maybe Ray deserves some credit. I'll admit some of the videos were pretty
But, let's get back to the author's voice. One thing I really noticed in the post was that this guy likes to say "dudes" a lot. It's even in the title of his post.
This habit definitely gives me a sense of how the guy talks. I'm not sure if I know anyone that says "dudes" as often as this guy. Notice that he doesn't say duuude, but ends with the "s." This gives me the image that he isn't the stereotypical cottonmouth, but just a really chill guy.
From the rest of the post, there are many subtle details that give me the sense that this author is care-free (The penis joke when talking about Mike Mo, Really?) and immature (in a good way). The whole time, Ray's just trying to convince us that at the end of the day, we're just riding a toy and skateboarding should not be taken so seriously.
When the author talks about his skateboarding heroes, I also get a sense that he is extremely informed in the world of skateboarding. He knows everybodys' sponsors, their most notable feats, and even their nicknames. I learned a few things from Ray. Who knew Jerry Hsu had a phone blog called NaziGold?
Although not really his "voice," I also got a really good glimpse of his sense of humor through the various videos he shared. I didn't get the chance to watch them all, but I feel he put this post together pretty well.
Too bad this is only one blog post out of millions that has a "voice" or words at all.
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