“A visual feast.”
--Montreal Mirror (full article)
“When you go to San Francisco, you gotta bomb a hill; when you go to New York, you gotta do a wallride at the Brooklyn Banks; when you go to Montreal, you gotta see how high you can get in the Big O fullpipe.”
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Transworld Magazine
“Got me stoked! … It’s very inspiring to know that skate scenes like the one at the Big O exist because that’s what skateboarding is really all about—getting together with friends and sessioning… Thanks, Barry and Marc, for keeping the torch lit at the Big O. You guys rock!”
-- The Skateboard Mag (April 2007)
“Barry Walsh and Marc Tison know all too well that a perfect skate spot like the pipe doesn’t exist in many places. They have taken it upon themselves to make sure the pipe stays clean of garbage and snow, while shredding the hell out of it, and watching it emerge as one of the most sought-after spots for skaters around the world… I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did!”
-- Concrete Skateboarding (March 2007)
“Hundreds of pages of photos of Big O pipe action over the last thirty years make it clear why the spot is worth defending; shots of guys shoveling snow, skating in fur-lined winter parkas, and wielding hockey sticks serve as reminders that they do things a bit differently up there in Canada…. Next time your favorite spot is in danger, feel free to use your neighbors to the North as the precedent-setting example.”
-- Lat34.com (full article)
"A prolific spot that has seen many skaters from many eras; an important spot not only in Canadian skate history, but worldwide, with a status on par with the Brooklyn Banks, Baldy Pipeline, etc."
-- PD, Skull Skates
“Montreal’s mayor Jean Drapeau claimed that the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics would be the first “self-financing” Games in Olympic history, funded through the sale of Olympic coins, stamps, and lottery tickets. At least the designers of the Big O spent some of the millions it all eventually cost taxpayers on one of the coolest “natural” half/full pipes in existence. It’s definitely the most expensive skatepark ever built!”
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Moses Itkonen
news:
Check out photos from our MTL launch
Dec. 15, 2006
A write-up on the Ottawa Pipe Fiends launch
at Five Cents Tattoo, Jan. 20, 2007
links:
savethepipe.blogspot.com | parfond.com
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