Adam Grandmaison
A lot of people on the internet talk shit. Most of the shit talkers use fake names, sit at home and never do anything about the stuff they are talking shit on. Well, Adam Grandmaison, or as many of you know him as “Adam22″, is not that person.
Plagued with two straight years of injuries and nothing to do but talk shit on the internet, Adam decided to start a blog called The Come Up, because rather than posting comments and threads in other peoples forums, he wanted to create a voice of his own. After a quick three years, The Come Up has turned into what can easily be called the most followed BMX site on the internet, and Adam has positioned himself as one of the leading voices in the sport. Love him or hate him you can not deny the work Adam Grandmaison has put in and only respect what he has created.
04/29/09 - 9:59 am
love the look on this one. nice work guys.
04/29/09 - 10:34 am
The last sentence of the intro says it all….
04/29/09 - 11:05 am
i liked it. keep it real
04/29/09 - 11:21 am
I found the most interesting part of that whole video, having watched the .mov version full screen, was having the negative of Adam’s image burned into my retinas when I looked around my room after watching it. Every time I blink…
04/29/09 - 11:22 am
So so good. Love the look of this. And Defgrip X TheComeUp = clash of the titans interview, really enjoyed that!!! Say what anyone wants, Adam deserves to be one of the kings of BMX media.
04/29/09 - 11:33 am
Mr. Buzzcut livin’ a finite life..sorry thecomeup-career hopefuls. I realize this dude has now shoved himself into part of BMX, but I like to think that Defgrip, although presented nicely, wouldn’t pander to it.
The bottom line is that whenever there’s something “bad” in BMX, where does it go? Being real or honest has nothing to do with it.
04/29/09 - 11:45 am
I predict the most comments (good and bad) of any Defgrip post.
04/29/09 - 11:52 am
That was so good. He claims he’d rather be honest than positive and it’s so true just by watching this interview. Loved it.
04/29/09 - 11:56 am
i’m starting to detect a theme with these interviews, you guys must find douchebags interesting. rick thorne next?
04/29/09 - 12:20 pm
this guy should not be praised for what he has done. its nothin but trash. defgrip has hit an all time low.
04/29/09 - 12:26 pm
I don’t always agree with Adam’s point of view, but I really appreciate that he always gives HIS opinion rather than what he thinks we all want to hear. That’s why he’s running the show these days.
04/29/09 - 1:03 pm
he does talk a lot of shit. almost as petty as his viewers. most the vids he posts are shit. it might get views. then again most people are lame so all in all its just a bunch of lame-osity goin on that will probably never go away. its a site for children. 90% of bmx are narcisistic assholes or just one or the other. thats for sure. but then again so is the entirity of america. sucks bmx had to go up in shit with all the competition/ shit talking/ yada whatever. little example of what real folks do when they dont like somethin… they ignore it. go on about their business n forget the fact that people suck. they dont dedicate their entire being to acting better than the rest. to becoming so good at makin fun of other people that their entire character is based upon somethin so fucked up. you’ll never be happy as you was before you turned into a jackass. SUCKA!
04/29/09 - 1:09 pm
I sat through this but it went from him being “real” to more just like rambling about shit that no one cares about.
04/29/09 - 1:46 pm
reminded me of Earsnot’s part in Infamy for some reason.
04/29/09 - 1:47 pm
There’s a difference between being overly optimistic/thinking everything’s awesome and deciding to talk more about things you like rather than things you don’t like. Shit-talking stuff is no more ‘honest’ than talking about stuff you’re into? Everyone’s got issues with something, but I don’t really get why that needs to over-ride giving credit where credit’s due.
04/29/09 - 1:54 pm
Its got to be weird for him to talk about growing up not knowing/riding with pros or big names in the sport then coming to a point in his life where adam grandmaison is one of the big names in bmx. I thought it was a bit of a ramble near the end, but I’d rather listen to that than “whats on your ipod right now” or “whos your favourite rider”, Harrison knows how to do an interview and Adam looks like a tank in that sweater.
04/29/09 - 1:56 pm
The look of the whole thing was nice.
04/29/09 - 2:11 pm
I wonder how he was raised?
Is it the east coast mentality of bad news
saying he hates people that push positive energy
is he serious
there is nothing fake about being positive..
Get out of that rat nest of a city and head west
I-80 style
stop and take in the beauty for a minute
the open land/national parks/rivers and skylines
the small towns/ the stories around the fire
and then realize the infinite worlds around you
all the positive energy budding all over the map
shit is amazing and having life is nothing but positive
he might have a different point of view if he wasn’t so
worried about flat ledges and who has the new sweet web video
to be placed in cyber space with all the other cookie cutters
I don’t see how someone so negative and closed minded
gets so much support and attention
this guy has little to offer the world and bmx
and it disgusts me that mainstream media lets this clown talk
any educated individual would agree!
04/29/09 - 2:24 pm
grandmaison is a fucking tool
04/29/09 - 2:45 pm
stop giving this guy money. there’s pros out there struggling and this asshole is making bank? something is wrong.
04/29/09 - 2:49 pm
Like isnt adam22 gay, like, his opinion is wack, like hes such a bad ass like…..like…..like……like obviously he’s so street that he has no idea how to speak. like.
04/29/09 - 3:37 pm
These comments are a great example of what I was trying to talk about. Adam used to be just like you guys, talking shit in the comments, but rather than just continuing to talk shit, he created his own site.
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I’m not supporting all the shit talking that goes on on TCU and I’m also a huge believer in positivity and I wish there was more of it in BMX.
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But in regards to “Earth To BMX Companies” comments a few comments up, where else should the companies give their money? I agree with the fact that it would be rad if BMX was more positive, but Adam is not tricking companies to give him money, people go to him for advertising because the kids go to his site… He has the numbers and for the amount of pageviews he gets, he should be making good money. The only way for companies to stop giving him money is for you to start a site and have it become bigger that The Come Up…
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I definitely don’t support everything Adam does, but I respect what he has built.
04/29/09 - 3:47 pm
Just a quick word about “positivity”. I consider myself an inherently positive person… in my own life I honestly have a hard time looking at the negative side of things because I’m so happy to be alive and to be able to enjoy myself day to day. That being said, I don’t pretend to sugar-coat things I’m not into. If I think a brand, a song or a video is lame, fuck it, I’m going to say it. I don’t think I draw an overwhelming amount of attention to things I don’t like. Way more than 90% of the things I post on the site are things I’m stoked on, or at least things I’m relatively indifferent towards. But I also have no problem stating the issues I have with things I don’t like. If we don’t discuss things freely then what is the point of using the internet or even communicating with each other at all?
My attitude, to put it simply, is to keep it real, not to sugarcoat shit or say one thing publicly and then say something else when it’s not posted on the site. I COMPLETELY understand that that troubles a lot of you. Why? Because you’re used to bullshitting your way through life and you can’t afford to speak your mind freely. I can.
04/29/09 - 3:54 pm
Great video. Everyones entitled to their own opinions, its just that Adams got off his ass and done something about it.
04/29/09 - 3:54 pm
i agree with “earth to bmx companies”. print is dying, pro riders are broke and people are paying this self proclaimed “professional blogger” serious cash to advertise on his site. the companies who refuse to advertise with him, he steals thier shit anyways. the way this guy runs his site is unethical and wrong. i fully support defgrip BUT with interviews like this, it helps him rape out beloved “sport” more and more. sad but true. – Gregory R. Dickson
04/29/09 - 4:10 pm
I don’t really care to argue with someone who obviously isn’t capable of thinking on a 4th grade level, but could you at least to attempt to explain why paying a magazine for an advertisement or paying a pro rider is inherently a better use of money than paying a website? It’s not like anyone’s got a gun to any of the advertiser’s heads, and it’s not like I’m bugging anyone to advertise. In fact, there is no theft going on since everyone (barring a few exceptions) who has their stuff posted on The Come Up appreciates it, and usually thanks me for each post.
04/29/09 - 4:30 pm
oh… sorry i’m not up to your standards adam. how about instead of complaining about my intelligence level, you learn to speak like a human being, not a laguna beach character. all shit talk aside… why pay a magazine? because magazines arent stealing anything. they put thier hard work into what they do and do a good job of it (for the most part). all you seem to do is take, take, take. paying riders would be a way better way for a company to spend thier money rather than give it to someone who does nothing to give back to bmx. i know for a fact a few companies that wont deal with you and you still have thier news posted everytime they put something new up. i’m not going to name names but we both know that you are full of it. and i also know some people that only advertise with you because of kurt. if kurt was to run thecomeup by himself, it would be more professional and more ethical.
04/29/09 - 4:37 pm
Greg, something tells me you aren’t quite the industry insider you think you are. Find one company that will publicly state that The Come Up “steals” content and I will gladly never promote their stuff ever again. Something tells me I’ll be waiting a while, I might have to grab a Snickers.
04/29/09 - 4:47 pm
The Come Up =
fuck all that shit talks (there are birds over the resi jump: be positive!), he makes too much money (if i was that rich i would have a neck tattoo too!), i actually shit talk too (of course anonymly), i could do his job, OMG and he can’t tailwhips (he must be friend with some dudes with obscure political views running the internet!) etc etc etc…
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i still check it everyday (at least 5 times a day)
Good interview, and i love the come up and defgrip!
04/29/09 - 4:48 pm
like i said… i’m not one to name names. just keep in mind, it’s you who are on trial. not me. now go re-learn to ride your bike and get off your ass.
04/29/09 - 5:50 pm
Its funny people are giving adam 22 shit for having his own opinions more than they where giving cory nastazio for being a out and out homophobe and complete guido.
funny how people dont like some one having a little success.
And if adam is stealing then surely defgrip are to.
04/29/09 - 6:11 pm
nice, i like the high contrast. i’m a huge fan of defgrip and i’m a fan of the come up. anyone who is mad about negative comments must be on the receiving end too much. those people need to get out of bmx and take up needlepoint or basket weaving. i’ve seen plenty of positive comments about things that deserve praise. sure there are some things said I dont agree with but that is what makes life interesting. and by the way i do think that everyone is entitled to their opinion…this is the land of the free
04/29/09 - 8:54 pm
Before I met Adam in real life i wasn’t sure what to think about him but honestly he’s a good guy, and hes doing exactly what he wants to do and hes doing it the way he wants not by kissing ass or being someone hes not. That’s something not a lot of people can say. Gotta respect that.
04/29/09 - 8:58 pm
I found the come up and defgrip around the same time…I like ‘em both. I don’t like everything on thecomeup, and I don’t know Adam or anything about his personal business practices, but I like that he’ll say what he pleases. He’s right…it doesn’t make sense to praise something or coat it with a positive glaze when you don’t feel accordingly. I don’t see why everyone has such a problem with that. If you don’t agree with him, don’t read his site. In fact, do what Harrison suggested and start your own.
04/29/09 - 9:03 pm
Haven’t been on the come up in like 6 or so months, actually stopped by today just to check out the new layout I heard about. But on another note. Everyone who talks shit on Adam just needs to shut their mouth, no matter how he makes money or what he takes from other sites or how he advertises has no relevance to a much bigger point in life, ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY or PEOPLE WHO CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT MONEY and everyone who moans and bitches are the ones who aren’t making any money off a site and are working 9 to 5 jobs. A little bit of Darwinism for you, survival of the fitest, everyone hustles there way through life, store directors, CEOs of fortune 500 companies, the dealer down your street, BMX riders, athletes of all sorts, etc etc etc.
Yes, its tough out there, but you need to suck it up and move one with your own life.
04/29/09 - 9:08 pm
“And if adam is stealing then surely defgrip are to.”
incorrect. adam takes content from sites of companies that dont want anything to do with thecomeup. defgrip seems to be a bit more professional about the way they do things. i dont have a problem with people being successful, but at least be ethical about it. it just really seems as if adam thinks that if someone is paying to advertise, fine he’ll post thier site content and the companies that dont… fuck it, he’ll post all thier stuff too. sorry, thats wrong. harrison and the rest of the guys at defgrip seem like the kind of people who would be willing to at least ask before using something. adam has posted photos of mine without asking. i didnt shoot that photo for him, so no… thats stealing. nuno has asked me if it was ok to post one of my photos on defgrip and i had no problem with it. the point being, that adam22 is a thief and everyone falls for it. defgrip asks, adam22 takes and uses for his own benefit without giving a fuck about who he’s ripping off. think about that. food for thought kiddos. – Gregory R. Dickson
04/29/09 - 10:02 pm
I like the interview. While I don’t pay attention to thecomeup myself he seems like a pretty decent guy. He has his convictions and opinions and he stands by them. I mean, I can honestly say that I halfway agree with his stance on corporate advertising in bmx. I think these companies don’t actually give to shits about the sport, and when they see the profitability of the bmx market decline below a predetermined level they will leave us. However, in the meantime these companies (like Nike, DC, Redbull, etc) provide some of the most progressive riders with salaries that help build our sport. Since our sport has always maintained this grassroots entrepreneurial vibe these people reinvest in the sport by starting legitimate parts and clothing companies, thus creating a trickle down effect.
However, Greg does make a good point in his last post. All in all, this is a result of the internet being inefficient means of communication. I think if you are going to put your work on the net this redistribution is inevitable. I mean, there are ways you can protect this sort of graft (webpage coding).
In the end, I think people should try their best to remove themselves from the internet as a means of interaction. I love seeing the newest products and webclips, but as riders we should already be inclined to get outside and enjoy our fucking bikes. Videos and websites are fun, but there is nothing better than rolling on two wheels.
In response to Lee… seriously… you are calling him a homophobe implying negative moral connotations and then refer to him with a racist derogatory term… WTF?!
04/29/09 - 10:24 pm
“In the end, I think people should try their best to remove themselves from the internet as a means of interaction.”
You mean they should rely on it more as a databank of information rather than as a thing they need to “be on”?
04/29/09 - 10:31 pm
BMX is serious business.
Personally, I think the Internet is the worst thing that ever happened to BMX, but you can’t really stop that, can you.
TCU has turned BMX into a contest. I know people who wont upload edits unless there is bangers, due to TCU fear. I actually have an edit, which is the best stuff I’ve done, on lock on Vimeo, due to some odd insecurity that people I don’t even know will talk shit on it, and no-one really needs that in there day.
If it wasn’t Adam22, it would be someone else.
04/29/09 - 10:54 pm
how often do you fight people adam?
seems like it happens alot…
04/30/09 - 12:35 am
somebody should show this guy the chappelle show keepin it real skit
04/30/09 - 1:17 am
Alot of the things said in this interview are so very true… Good job lads.
04/30/09 - 3:22 am
The video was great, I love the originals series!
@Gregory R. Dickson.
What do you think the purpose of The Come Up actually is. Adam has even said it for himself, it’s more or less a bmx news filter/blog, of cause he’s going to post content that he has nothing to do with, because maybe it is legitimate information that is relevant to the viewers of his site.
04/30/09 - 4:17 am
Adam is a fucking douche, stop giving him money and respect. The only thing this faggot has done for bmx is brought drama everywhere he goes. Fuck he sucks.
04/30/09 - 4:37 am
Good interview. He has a lot of good shit to say.
04/30/09 - 5:10 am
You don’t have to necessarily like Adam or all his opinions but you sure as hell have to respect everything he has done. That’s something that can be applied to all areas of life and not just in terms of BMX. The Come Up as a whole might have some negative aspects, bear in mind people will never see eye to eye on everything, but as a whole it has been a positive driving force for BMX. It has in a sense consolidated a community on the internet and given a place for people to voice their opinions, be it positive or negative. Adam can’t be held responsible for what people say just because he has given them an outlet.
04/30/09 - 6:43 am
Dope interview as usual !
Clean and true
Concerning the interview it’s very interesting to watch somebody giving his own opinion about industry, press etc…
The guy is honest and people can be jealous of the success of his website but all those conflicts are just creating a buzz around the website it promote even more TCU.
Good time
04/30/09 - 9:35 am
“You don’t have to necessarily like Adam or all his opinions but you sure as hell have to respect everything he has done.”
I love this statement. What has he done? He’s sat on a computer for three years, linking to other people’s content. I fail to see “everything,” let alone what’s respectable about it.
Oh, and produced a mediocre DVD.
04/30/09 - 10:10 am
Word up to you Jeff, he has done jack shit for bmx. Chris you are seriously retarded, you obviously are some retard that worships adams gay ass cut and paste “website”. Seriously fuck off already, adam<shit.
04/30/09 - 10:19 am
“If it wasn’t Adam22, it would be someone else.”
you are right. it would be someone ese, but that someone else could do it in a more professional and ethical manner. if it was him only posting things people send in to the site or people who pay for advertising, then he is all in the right. BUT when he’s taking everything he sees on bmxfeed and other high traffic bmx sites and making money off of it, thats pretty shitty. granted you cant stay away from keeping everything bmx on the internet from being stolen, you can make and effort to minimize it. thats something adam22 knows nothing about. his “fuck it, i’m gonna milk it for all it’s worth” attitude is whats gonna kill this thing we all have in common. the more people that think like that and follow along, the quicker bmx will end up how it was in the early 90′s… DEAD. history repeats itself kids. take note. – Gregory R. Dickson
04/30/09 - 11:40 am
Hopefully it will die so we can weed out all of the people who never really gave a shit, i.e. the people that are always looking for credit and a payout. Can’t wait for this to happen, bmx in the early 90′s ruled. Fuck bmx
04/30/09 - 12:12 pm
@gregdick
whats with your crusade to enlighten the world as to what you perceive a22 to be? Seems like every time there’s a video of him somewhere, there you are in the comments trying to save bmx from this guy. Its pretty creepy actually. if the dudes from defgrip, arguably the most lambish and positive bmx site, are fuckin with him, he cant be all that bad in real life. if everyone were to judge others by their internet persona, i’d think you were a hack “photographer” who has a borderline homo-obsession with the person he hates most in life. but couldnt be entirely true, now could it? I think you’re barking up the wrong tree if you think this guy is ruining bmx. If anything, its relics like you who want to live in the glory days forever who need to snap out of it and live in the now. Seriously dude, no one cares about your little vendetta with a22/tcu. It was message board fodder for awhile and then everyone went right back to not caring. I dont know what you’re trying to accomplish with these rants and tirades. When it comes down to it, you’re pretty much shooting a bb gun at a freight train trying to body a dude who gets more money, respect and pussy than you ever will. I hope I see you around again sometime…it was pretty funny seeing that look of confusion on your face when i was hitting the test button on my PW and seeing yours go off!
04/30/09 - 12:28 pm
Wow guys, kudos on sparking one of the longest comment threads of all time on the Grip! Harrison and Andrew, you guys are doing some good stuff with these, can’t wait to see them branch out to stuff other than BMX (the Greyboy piece is my pick thus far).
I also want to say that I never visit TCU, I’ve never been a fan of it, but that’s me. That being said, I got to hang out with Adam in Mexico for a while during the last Red Bull Elevation and I got along well with him even though he and I are both totally different people. I’m guessing at least 90% of those who hate on him have never met him and never will, but continue to talk shit. Think about that for a second, and then remind yourself that if you hate TCU so much, take it out of your bookmarks and never look back, life’s too short to worry about a website anyway.
04/30/09 - 2:04 pm
well “gutstains”, obsession? nah. i just think that this person who rips off everything people have worked very hard for should be portrayed in the way that he really is. it’s kids like you that keep TCU going and it’s kids like you that will be the reason magazines wont be around. instant gratification will get you nowhere. next time you are at 9th or anywhere around me, instead of hiding out and firing off my PWs, how about you come up to me and we can talk. i’m always down for a friendly debate. seriously, no sarcasm in that at all. find me and talk to me face to face. you know who i am… now get off your soapbox that is the internet and make it something real. – Gregory R Dickson.
04/30/09 - 2:47 pm
this is seriously pathetic, likes to shit talk so be it, he rips off news from companies that probably sponsor the site so be it. who honestly gives a fuck.
04/30/09 - 4:02 pm
Classic! I think the come up is good for content, I never read the comments because of all the hate from 10 year olds. My view on adam has changed a little mainly because of this interview.
I’m definitely down with the crook & castles sweater.
04/30/09 - 4:05 pm
He brings controversy, and to many people get threatened and then defensive. just get over it.
04/30/09 - 4:13 pm
greg dickson is a straight up dude. Adam22 is wrong for stealing his shit. done.
04/30/09 - 5:38 pm
Gregory R Dickson
you sound like a drunken uncle that just cant leave it.
A22 makes money from the site and the way I see it “stealing” or not he is doing me a service by putting everything I need to see on the internet bmx wise in one place,if you dont like it dont go on the site,stop crying about it.
Also once something is on the internet its out there for the public to see no matter where they see if from,and surely a company wants as much exposure as they can get!
Also he always hyper links to the companies web site if he is using there content,that probably gives the company site a hell of a lot more views than if he never posted it.
And defgrip do steal,maybe not from bmx but they take from other sources.
I dont think its a bad thing but they still do it,pretty much evey bmx site will post stuff from other sites,you just have you knickers in a twist over a22 so you think its worse him doing it.
When it comes down to it,he makes money in bmx and weather you like it or not has a massive voice to sway the average teenage bmxer out there so you might think he is a dick but his opinion is a million times more influential than yours when all’s said and done.
04/30/09 - 7:32 pm
Glad My grandmother wasn’t around to hear that hahah.
04/30/09 - 7:35 pm
i dont think he rips off news. he makes it available in one place. not a big deal is it? If it were Gary Young or some shit everyone would be like ooohhh omg ur awseome so what hes just being honest. sometimes truth hurts. Oh yeah Gary Young is cool by the way just using nice guy as example
04/30/09 - 8:29 pm
I think the comeups great i left bmx and most of my fam and friends to go commercial fish didnt pick up a camera or my bike for 3 years and when i came back i shot this little church demo for decaprio and i was like so phyced it like ‘made’ the come up.. now i know like anything can do that! ha you even posted shit i did like 10 years ago but I got me phyced to shoot again.. it ment a lot that If i made something people would see it and as far as the shit talk goes i grew up in jersey so shit talk is just how you keep each other honest.. its sport.. i love it.. twitter beefs still f’n weird thou! nj sj difference i guess ha
04/30/09 - 8:56 pm
as for stealing content…. that’s like saying you sell drugs.. ‘you dont sell drugs. drugs sells drugs. you just happen to have drugs and know people that want em. you never hear somebody say “i got all this crack. how am i ever gonna sell all this crack!” RT @chrisrock
wrote a whole thing about new media and then decided to go with that….
04/30/09 - 9:26 pm
i just cant wait to look back and read this ten years from now.
and when i do, ill still be laughing about parachute pants in pensacola. condom bombs in queens, and tardiffs jeans.
oh yeah ive seen adams penis and balls no lie.
04/30/09 - 9:55 pm
this guy needs to work a 12 step program.
04/30/09 - 10:49 pm
sucking dick is gay
05/01/09 - 6:09 am
I want to be involved
05/01/09 - 10:13 am
you guys like care too much, like if you dont like him then like dont go on his site, like that way his advertisers wont have like kids eyes seeign they’re product all over the like place. like. street shit, that neck tat doesnt make you look lke a thug!
05/01/09 - 11:47 am
after watching this video with adam i agree with just about everything he says. my closest bmx friend talk about bmx the same way adam does and ive always hated how people have to watch what they say just because our bikes are involved. we have strong opinions on everything and theres nothing wrong with that. awesome interview
05/01/09 - 2:34 pm
I loved this interview, I dont love every post on TCU, but I think Adam does a great job of keeping the flow of content fresh and giving a honest opinion on what he sees in the industry. For so long bmx and freestyle have operated like some kind of hippie utopia where everyone is nice to each other and there is no room for beef or static, unless its behind someone’s back of course. This is a bullshit view and makes the industry a fucking mess, in my opinion. TCU does not feed into that, you fuck up, step out of line or do some busted shit, you are going to get called out for it, I enjoy that…
I especially have to tip my hat to Adam on not being afraid to call out his advertisers also. That takes balls, or guts, or whatever you want to call it, this site and Adam have it. He created his own market place and works hard to profit from it, this bullshit about “stealing” money from struggling pro riders? Ha, if thats what you really think about the industry you should just shut the fuck up.
05/01/09 - 5:40 pm
give it time and thecomeup will fade. hopefully sooner than later. the site brings nothing to bmx. a forum for 14 year olds to look at porn and bag on each other is not a contribution. it’s a joke and unfortunately the joke is on bmx.
as for a22 and his attitude; he’s a kid behaving badly. he’ll grow up eventually and gain some humility. until then if you don’t like it don’t visit site.
05/01/09 - 5:43 pm
its not smooth to talk shit regardless the situation.
be grown n quit bein a pansy ass little bitch complainin about a slider or someone who did somethin differently than you woulda
get rid of comeup cause bmx doesnt need your input. you dont deserve it, realspit.
05/01/09 - 9:03 pm
Lets say by chance you found yourself in a situation in which you have voice. In voice I mean people are paying attention and following something that your a part of or are in control of.
A position of power in a small subculture
that has many developing minds paying attention to it.
These minds can be influenced for the better or for the worse
With that said
Adam, you have this position, weather you care or not.
You want to be real?
You say you have “thick skin”, you have the ” i don’t give a fuck attitude” and thats fine, thats you, thats real.
But keep in mind Reality is ever evolving
years down the road, you might not have this position or the attitude you have now and you might look back after time and experience have changed you as they change us all and realize you could have done alot more with that “voice” for the better
many good things could be born with this voice
“everything can be different” with each passing day.
you stated that you are really positive
proof it
Just take a minute and think about it
Its not about the money
Its not about self image
Its about the message..
Its about the soul
~”A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death.” ~
-JFK
05/01/09 - 9:44 pm
Gregory R. Dickson is the worst seriously shut the fuck up its not stealing if websites are paying him to put content on is site and why are they doing that u ask? BECAUSE IT PROMOTES THERE BRAND HELPING PROMOTE BMX GIVE BACK MONEY INTO BMX..ITS NOT ALL NEGATIVE GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE… Also i herd tony Cardona punched u in the face..im siked!
05/01/09 - 9:45 pm
ZING
05/01/09 - 10:54 pm
Dialed.
05/02/09 - 7:43 am
Jay, it’s pretty obvious that you dont know how to read and retain what is said. and no… he didnt punch me in the face. get more siked.
– Gregory R. Dickson
p.s. way to go from jocking one loser to jocking another one. ZING!
05/02/09 - 8:52 am
Democracy? Honesty? Every rider I know is blocked from posting comments on TCU.
05/02/09 - 11:05 am
You must have a very specific friends group then because I’ve literally banned maybe 4 IP’s total on the site since the new design went up.
LOL@ Greg denying getting punched in the face. Is it worth lying about something when there were 20+ witnesses who could verify that it happened? It must be weird being a pathological liar.
05/02/09 - 4:05 pm
I think you banned a lot more than 4, before that.
05/02/09 - 11:50 pm
Yeah, but all that went away with the new design. It’s a lot easier to block spam on the new site. Either way of the ~100 IP’s I banned on the old site, 90% were a result of people going in threads and saying “nigger”.
05/03/09 - 10:22 am
adam, anyone with a 3rd grade reading level could see that “jay” said “cardona punched you in the face”. but i guess i shouldnt expect so much from you. plus you dont punch in the face. you are tough behind peoples backs. sorry bud. oh, and how was that primo premier??? thats right you “dont remember”. cant let the kids know that you got your ass beat. see, this is reasons why you are your site are terrible. you slant everything to go your way to keep your rep up. it’s pretty pathetic… just like pulling a knife on someone smaller than you. – Gregory R. Dickson
05/03/09 - 11:53 am
While essentially everything you just said is a lie, I would like to point out that NOTHING is more pathetic than losing a fight, then writing an Email to the person who you lost the fight to, then not saying anything to that person every time you saw that person for the next week. You are the definition of an internet tough guy, Greg.
05/03/09 - 7:38 pm
lets set the record straight bud… there wasnt a fight… there was you attacking me from behind, then when it came face to face YOU PULLED A KNIFE. you are the definition of a person who can be tough until someone is gonna do something about it, then has to do anything they can from getting thier ass beat. and then i laughed at you while you mean mugged me from the street. dont worry, i’m sure our paths will cross again. bring your beef to me like you did steve-o… but i wont go down like he did. keep slanting things so people think you are right just to keep your status with the kiddos. it’ll catch up to ya.
– Gregory R. Dickson
05/03/09 - 7:57 pm
Not to get in the middle of this little “dispute” but i was there and definitely did not see Adam pull a knife i really don’t think i would of missed that,Get over it man he got a def grip interview and u don’t like it…O well, chill out and have a beer.
05/03/09 - 8:07 pm
LOL @ Greg’s life. Everyone knows the truth and nobody is scared of you.
05/03/09 - 8:20 pm
funny seeing that i was standing in front of adam (which would have kept anyone by the van from seeing it) and saw him reach into his pocket and pull his knife out. other people (that dont have to jock adam for coverage) saw it too. how else would anyone know he had a knife? hmmmmm… strange. hey adam, you dont have to be scared but when we come across each other again it wont be as nice. you better learn to throw a punch properly… oh and learn how to not pull hair like a bitch. wow… i feel kinda bad for talking all this shit on a site that is actually good. sorry defgrip guys. – Gregory R. Dickson.
05/04/09 - 8:35 am
Why don’t you guys just set up a fight and go at it? No knives, no friends, no bullshit. Whoever wins, wins. Not in a vicious, “I’m gonna KILL YOU!!!” kinda way… just a calm, rational fist fight between men. I’d rather do that than have endless ping pong games of shit talking, personally.
05/04/09 - 9:02 am
as stupid as fighting is, i’d be down but adam cant afford to lose any face to all the little impressionable kids out there. if they think he’s a chump, they wont like his site and that means less hits. less hits = less money. less money = having to get a real job. and we all know how he doesnt want to do that. – Gregory R. Dickson
05/04/09 - 11:44 am
on some real shit. Greg, your biggest faggot ive ever had the pleasure of reading. Ive spent some time on def/tcu and have never seen anyone be such a pussy over something so rediculous. You just dont know when to stop, apparantly even after everyone puts the facts in your face, you still go on rambling about fucking nonsense. let adam have the spotlight be built for himself, instead of your trying to tear his life and website apart. jealousy blows, especially for you
05/04/09 - 1:16 pm
I already fought Greg and there weren’t any “friends” or “knives” involved. Everyone knows that. I don’t have any interest in fighting him again, nor did I really have any interest in fighting him in the first place. I don’t have anything to prove, or at least I don’t care to prove anything. Greg can talk about me all he wants, it says a lot more about his character than it does mine. After giving the whole situation a little thought, I truthfully wish him the best, even if he feels his time is best spent talking about me online.
05/04/09 - 9:10 pm
well thanks adam… that means a lot. wait. no it doesnt. “i have 8 of my friends here” – adam22. dude… seriously, get over yourself. i’m over this shit. i’m sure next time i see you and call you out for being a sucker punching little girl you’ll wanna do something… and you’ll get rocked. “NEW YORK” – adam22 in response to me calling him out on pulling his knife out. i have no reason to lie about anything… it’s not me who’ll lose “respect” from kids i’ll never know. and as for my time best spent, i actually rode my bike today… i didnt blog about it. i’m currently dropping a duece (not the dude from badashell). thats the only time adam22 is worthy of my time on the internet.
– Gregory R. Dickson
05/04/09 - 9:46 pm
ur ass smells like shit
05/05/09 - 9:38 am
you don’t even need to like or hate Adam. unless you have no life, you can do what i do and just get the information that has been redirected to his site. get your fill of daily happenings (or non happenings) and leave.There is no need to glamorize or crucify the guy.
i check out tons of other similar sites (non-bmx) and you know what, i couldn’t give a shit if brook shields, pee wee herman or hitler writes them.
05/06/09 - 8:27 am
The problem I am having with TCU is that sites such as Vital or Ride pay their editors and videographers to create original content. Then they hope to charge for views on their sites.
What happened instead? Adam created TCU and everyone keeps checking his site. It is more convenient and faster. But Gregory is right – Vital created his own content and someone else’s is making profit from it. Either directly by embedding the video or indirectly by constant announcements that video XY is newly available at Vital. Do you see my point?
I am a videographer and photographer and would like to receive full credit for my work. I think it is not necesarry to draw comparisons to music industry.
And the whole great idea of webvideo being great way of advertising these days. I can not catch up the constant stream of same, boring, badly made sponsor webvideos. Just around 10 stuck in my mind. Not a very good score.
05/06/09 - 9:44 am
wow. Greg seems like a babbling idiot. Seriously, Adam talks a lot of shit, but how many of your friends talk shit to each other? Just because people don’t agree with what he says, they automatically call him a girl, or a fag, or any other name related to “shit-talking”. It’s full circle. You do something adam doesn’t like, He’s going to talk shit on you, pretty much what every other human does on this planet. If adam does something you don’t like, you talk shit on him. Is this making any sense to you? Greg? You are preeching intelligence but you can’t even complete a full sentence. I’m not sticking up for Adam but holy shit it’s easy to see why you don’t have friends. Pro’s struggle because they are falling off of the band wagon. There are only a handful of pro’s that are marketable. It changes, why do you think Dave Mirra isn’t in the spot light anymore? Why do you think Nigel Sylvester picked up a contract from Gatorade? Simply put, everything is going to internet based advertising. You are crying because TCU single handedly is shutting down your precious RIDEbmx magazine. Photographers don’t make nearly as much when their photo’s are posted online. Magazine’s are going away in general because the internet is basically free. Why do you think magazine’s like Ride invest thousands into a site. You do have a 4th grade mentality if you think that the internet is killing bmx. Email killed the post office years ago. Are you just as upset because you don’t get to lick the glue off the back of your favorite elton john stamp? I think you are.
Greg, Your a douche. Quit trying to make this about you. When defgrip does an interview titled “Greg Dickson – I still lick my mom’s tit” I will have a different opinion of you. Until then, Sign “anon” because your will save yourself from looking like a douche bag.
All Mr. Adam22 did was make news more accessible and faster. I would of like to hear of Mike Aitken’s crash the same day it happened, Rather than 2 months later when Ride put’s it in their magazine. The stuff your getting on the TCU is up to date and fresh. Why do you think Defgrip only post’s artsy, macneil, and other related stuff. Because they know TCU has it on lock. There is no need for 14 sites to post the same news. Get used to it, The Come up is here to stay, 3 years running.
All this was eventually going to happen, Positive or not, you ain’t going to change it.
03/03/10 - 1:50 pm
like like like like like like like
03/24/10 - 9:55 am
Gregory R. Dickson.. i like your photos, but you need to start your own site. Maybe it will be more popular then TCU. Hey everyone, you know what… More people need to check this site before TCU.
Go to Http://www.bmxfeed.com/
At that site you get all the up to date news with none of the bullshit………simple if you ask me..
Also, if people want to advertise on the TCU, i’m all for it. I have never bought a product based on any website advertising and never will. Adam22, i hope your taking a fair amount of the money your making and putting into some kind of savings plan/investment plan, cause sites like yours are trendy and don’t tend to have staying power. Look at what happened to sprfls… dead.. Eventually people just get tired of the negativity.. regardless of weather it’s “keeping it real”.
03/24/10 - 9:59 am
One positive.. You got kick ass t shirts!