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Oxymoron
Big Wall climber
total Disarray
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Nice dress.
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cupton
climber
Where the past and future meet
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Oxymoron
Big Wall climber
total Disarray
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Slacklining is fairly ghey, & slacklining in a dress is terribly ghey.
Poor ghey bastard.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Well that explains a lot!
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nature
climber
Aridzona for now Denver.... here I come...
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"Poor ghey bastard".
uh.... he just did a half time show with Madonna. He's no longer "poor".
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Madonna was unpaid for her gig. Was Sketchy Andy unpaid?
Does Sketchy Andy have a last name?
Chris Mac - ya bastard. Totally hijacked the Superbowl thread. Shame on you.
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YoungGun
climber
North
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Yes, Sketchy Andy = Andy Lewis
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cupton
climber
Where the past and future meet
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Madonna saw him on youtube and got in touch with his sponsors at Gibbon.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Dude's drinking champagne with Madonna right now....I'm sure he'll post up any minute.....
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Oxymoron
Big Wall climber
total Disarray
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It's pretty ghey.
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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back flip dismount was pretty killer
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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It's official. Giants win and hopefully Andy does too...
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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That was wild seeing outdoor obscurata go mainstream
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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I wonder if Madonna took him home, he's better looking than Dennis Rodman.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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She did give him props after he dismounted. And she gave him a peck on the cheek when he started...She seemed to be aware that he was very good, and acknowledged that.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Way to go Sketchy Andy! Recognized you immediately. Hope you get some good pay to spend more time with your posse of slackers slacklineing some good crags.
You go guy!
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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He also stays on stage and does the choreography for the remainder of the tune.
Andy Dances.
Not so Sketchy.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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After seeing the movie at Facelift about Sketchy Andy and sometimes having to look down to keep from getting sick the guy is my hero. I can still visualize the scene where he runs down a slope, takes a leap and smashes his head into a tree and wop, flop rolls on the ground.
Perhaps after this Supe Bowl adventure we can rename him Sketchy Andy the Rodman?
Wish I owned some stock in slackline companies or modern day kilts.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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I hate to tell you this, being climbers and all, but they do the gigs for,...
"exposure".
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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We were at Prod & Christa's house and screamed when we saw him. Very cool!
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briham89
Trad climber
los gatos. ca
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He also stays on stage and does the choreography for the remainder of the tune.
HAHAHAHA andy is shufflin' after he slack lines! I didn't catch that the first time
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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I hope he gets the credit he deserves, I've seen a number of sites talk about her performance with Cirque de Soleil and I was like....uh no, that's a slack liner!
Cool that he stayed onstage and did all the shuffle choreography even after his segment. And he was the only one to get a kiss from Madonna. Not a bad night for Andy. Exposure beyond anyone's wildest dreams. He killed!
He's the only person to have total attention away from Madonna herself during a performance watched by hundreds of millions of people. That's HUGE.
Good for him.
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Beautiful_Corn
Trad climber
Brooklyn Park, MD
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Speaking of Andy deserving some credit and exposure for his contribution to the half time show, I'd like to share some credit to the drum line. The drummers on stage were not actually technically playing. They were playing muffled drums to sync with a prerecorded track of the 2011 Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps (Allentown, PA) drum line recorded last summer. The Cadets are the current Drum Corps International champions, having won the title back in August (interestingly, on the same field as this year's Super Bowl). Some of you may remember seeing them perform in President Obama's inauguration parade or prior to one of his televised speeches a year or two ago. 2011 was their 77th year of competition and their 11th championship since DCI was founded in 1972.
Here's one of their promotional videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQZMFrv8aiU
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hatestocarry
Trad climber
gunks
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Holy crap! I had no idea SA was going to be on it! I don't follow TV sports so I wasn't watching the S. Bowl & missed it. Anyone capture video of that?
Oops, never mind. Just found it on Yutoob.
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pc
climber
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Cragman, I disagree. I thought the whole HT show was great, the highlight being the slackline of course. I started freaking out at my neighbors house when he came on. "I flamed that guy on the Taco once..." ;)
Cheers to Sketchy. Be above the fray dude.
pc
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Sweet Toga! We should all wear those, all the time.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Next SushiFest is a toga party.
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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"Who does she think finances her sorry black butt"
Pretty sure she is a red dot, not a feather or a sister.
But this is america, you can lump all those "people" together for all we care.
Pretty cool Andy made it to the show, I guess you do enough stuff naked, Pimp it everywhere you can, you can make it.
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Too funny!!! And some good suggestions. Could Tami hook him up with some other performers or an agent? I've heard of the guy below. I believe he went on to train Cirque performers. Could be a sweet part time gig.
http://michaelmoschen.com/Clippings/pc7.htm
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Finally, only problem I see is, with that much exposure, my wife seemed interested in meeting him. I didn't spend much time looking at the photo, but was his foot on the rim when he was "tethered"?
TiAfPU!
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WBraun
climber
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LOL why was he in a dress?
Fluoride nails it ....
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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I'm surprised no one has commented about the big glass balls !?!@! Dude those things must be heavy. Not to drift too far from the OP. I hope Andy gets all the kudos he deserves, seriously!
Locker edit: world peace
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Congratulations Andy. Very nice win!
Thanks for not having a wardrobe malfunction!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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WTF is she anyway?
(sorry, I live in a county where you have to set the clock back 40 years)
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WBraun
climber
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I thought this thread was about Andy not Madonna?
Wes counters with a swift kick in nuts on the thadouch.
Camp 4 beat downs are alive and well .....
:-)
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Looked more likes diaper to me.
Takes skills to rock it in a diaper... Ask Bootsy Collins or Malcolm McDowell
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Olympics and Citi card commercial 'round the corner. I still think its cool.
Susan
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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So WTF does this circus act have to do with climbing? I'm confused.
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Menlo Park
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i always thought slacklining was a corrolary to climbing because of the balance , focus , and keeping your head cool when gravity wants you to fall ...
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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i always thought slacklining was a corrolary to climbing because of the balance , focus , and keeping your head cool when gravity wants you to fal
So why aren't we following competitive unicycling or juggling? Same requirements, just as clownish.
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TKingsbury
Trad climber
MT
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So why aren't we following competitive unicycling or juggling? Same requirements.
I bet if someone in the climbing community was in the superbowl halftime show for juggling or unicycling, we'd hear about it....seems quiet likely.
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YoungGun
climber
North
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So why aren't we following competitive unicycling or juggling?
You have to focus really hard to do anything at your limit. There are an arbitrary number of ways to challenge yourself. You can do it stoned. You can do it outside. You can do it with your friends. You can make it risky. You can do it in exposed places.
Now do you know why we're talking about it?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Is that the coach or a pedophile?
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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I'm not dissing slackliners, they are skilled showpeople, just like circus clowns, fire eaters, trapeze artists, and lion tamers. Just wondering what it has to do with climbing (hint: nothing).
I'm all for anybody getting a nice paycheck, and if they so desire the broadest exposure possible via TV.
Just find it comical that a clownshow act is so tied to climbing to the point it shows up in some form on every climbing video of recent vintange. Someone said "has slacklining finally arrived", and I think "has this clownshow finally jumped the shark" is a more appropriate question.
I mean, clownshow wire walking at big sporting events isn't exactly a new phenomena, witness Karl Wallenda opening day at the Vet in Philly back in '72:
Now do you know why we're talking about it?
Nope. Utterly bewildered.
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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I wasn't going to post again, but...Once, I had a young patient, he went vasovagal, lost bladder control. I made sure he was o.k., then went to talk to the Dr. next door. I asked, "Urine is sterile right?". He replied, "Sure, people drink it all the time!". I got some things, and went to clean up. Later, the doctor explained that his daughter also became anxious in similar situations.
Sorry to piss all over this thread. Also, please don't get me started about the diabetes epidemic. Finally, maybe something back on topic as appeasement.
And Wes, I hope this naturally gets you back up on your good foot.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Gene
climber
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thaDood,
Why did you delete a couple of your posts?
g
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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It's always amusing when people spout off about their opinions about what is cool like it's a fact.
What type of climbing you think is best is personal opinion. A boulderer only interested in the hardest moves humanly possible thinks big walls are lame. A big wall climber thinks bouldering is lame. It's entirely subjective and you just make yourself look like a fool (in my eyes) when you don't get that.
Slacklining has a lot to do with climbing. Climbers created it, in Yosemite, with climbing gear. Highlines often use climbing anchors and climbing locations. Of course there's a lot of crossover.
When people complain about how lame something is it's a safe bet they aren't any good at it.
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Prod
Trad climber
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I think it is KICKASS that Andy was in the Superbowl. He seems like a nutty fuker, in a good way. A dirtbag from Moab kissing on Madonna on Live TV! FUK, that is awesome.
Hey Elcapinyoazz, since when does this forum give a sh#t about staying climbing related?
Prod.
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Gene
climber
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he is currently 5 pitches up King Fisher in Moab.
I'm happy to hear the lad is now doing something worthwhile and getting even more exposure.
g
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Is he gonna KKK chop it?
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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One of the cool things about slackline is that all you need is about $50 worth of gear and two trees.
I bet there are a lot of kids who never heard about it before saw it on the Superbowl and can look it up online and will go do it. If you have a park nearby or trees in your yard you don't even need a car or a ride to a crag, or a mentor.
Andy's been here enough to develop thick skin I wouldn't worry if he reads this thread.
Just think about what a BITCHEN thing that was for him.
So true! Slacklining is not my favorite thing (or football for that matter) but it's awesome to watch someone who loves something, and is good at it, and performs to their potential. That's a lot of what makes life rewarding, be yourself, do what you're good at, push yourself, and enjoy it!
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Climbers created it, in Yosemite, with climbing gear.
LOLZ. Sure they did.
Stoner college kids were slacklining at Evergreen back in the 1970s, and the ones credited with "creating" it did so out a fascination with circus culture, hell one of them was doing lithographs of circus stuff at the time.
Even the things they try to pass off these days as new or fresh, like highlining the LA spire, had been done by the mid 1980s.
The thin skinned herd and autofluffer mentality around here is more entertaining than the circus act itself.
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Prod
Trad climber
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A google search for "Autofluffer" did not reveal too much.
What is wrong with thinking that a climber/ basejumper/ and slack liner being in the superbowl is PFC? You're usually spot on Elcapinyoazz, but you sound like a jealous whiner here.
Prod.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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EDIT AGAIN, do you have to be thinskinned to be an autofluffer
Surely not, those well experienced autofluffers probably have lip calluses by now, so they could be thick skinned autofluffers.
Autofluffer is the first cousin of the ball cupper, but more reflexively enthusiastic. They'll rim your trigger with vim and vigor.
What is wrong with thinking that a climber/ basejumper/ and slack liner being in the superbowl is PFC
Nothing at all wrong with it. My original query was "what does it have to do with climbing", and despite a couple of grasping and pitiful attempts to reply, the answer remains: nothing.
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Gene
climber
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Autofluffing is a paradox. It requires soft and permanently flexible joints. Which, while making the act possible, defeats its purpose.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Geez Cragman, you really don't care for that whole urban techno pop spectacle do you?
High mtn peaks, alpine meadows, remote waterfalls and forests, are super aesthetic for sure.
But there is something to be said for the intensity of human creation too.
Ms Madonna has done a darn fine job of ascending to the heights of human endeavor. You don't have to like her art to give her credit for that. The many other artists she brings in to play in that event are evidence of her powers. Look here how she has our attention now. Sketchy Andy being a great new artist himself. Look how she has elevated him, and then stands on his shoulders to reach even higher for herself.
However, you are totally allowed your own opinion.
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grover
climber
Dabville. Gnarlandia
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I'd wear a toga on live TV for a peck from Madonna, hell I'd even settle for a high-five.
Good on ya Andy.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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^^^ Sorry about that. I'll take is slower next time. :-)
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cleo
Social climber
the canyon below the Ditch!!!!
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It is being reported that he now signed up to do 100 more shows with Madonna?!?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Mick Jagger, on Madonna: "A thimbleful of talent in an ocean full of ambition."
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vôo
climber
Denver, CO
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congratulations on a great performance
9.9 - style
9.9 - interpretation
10 - dismount
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Those guys at Evergreen Collage were Jeff Ellington and Adam Grosowski. They did the first attempt on Lost Arrow and the first walk of Monkey Face.
I believe Scott Balcom saw Ellington and Grosowski slacking in camp 4 and after a lot of training became the first guy to walk the Lost Arrow gap.
Andy is an amazing athlete and a super cool dude. Climbing related or not(not sure who said it was) Andy is one of the tribe and it's always nice to see one of us succeeding out there.
Oh and Cragman, like her or not, Madonna is one fit old lady.
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dustonian
climber
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Not much new under the sun really, "slacklining" is mostly just a reinvention of the wheel... circus folk have being doing tricks on slackrope for centuries. That said, Andy's a bad-ass dude and he pulled it out big time on live TV in front of millions of people!! You haters are just sad little boys whining in a dark closet.
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cleo
Social climber
the canyon below the Ditch!!!!
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Andy was pretty awesome...
But I have to disagree on the opinion of Madonna. She runs her own show, writes her own songs, and has shown an amazing range in pop music trends for over three decades. And excellent showmanship to boot!
Most of the crap on the radio is essentially robot songwriters with the next mediocre but pretty face singer, running the voice through pitch correction, and spitting it out to the masses by clubbing people on the head with it - like spam! Most of it is crap, but if only a small proportion are buying, then you make a buck. If you can sell it to stadiums/ force it onto radio and sell ads ... you make a huge buck.
Madonna isn't the Backstreet Boys or Brittany Spears... she's the real deal. Sorry boys, but the lady has talent! (and is good at spotting talent and - go Andy - who'd have predicted SLACKLINING would make such a splash? Not me... but Madonna did!)
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Rankin
Social climber
Greensboro, North Carolina
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^^^ what cleo said... I like Madonna and I thought the show was pretty awesome.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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I was just looking at some of the news stories about it and came across a comment in this article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2097395/Andy-Lewis-Super-Bowl-2012-Madonna-halftime-slackline-dancer-YouTube-star.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
The comment says:If you like Andy's Slacklining, pick up his graphic tee at SketchyLiving . com!
The site looks....pretty new, and says it is "sponsoring Andy Lewis."
Maybe it's legit - maybe not.
At any rate - this IS his moment! He made really great sound bites, stuff from his 5.10 interview was quoted - he jokes about how he protects himself doing those bounces, and even remembered to give due credit and compliments to Madonna. How many of us would have remembered to do that?
Hopefully he has someone looking out for his best interests, both financially and commitment-wise, so he doesn't get used and abused.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Ummm.....she's playing a PART, Cragman... It's called showmanship, and gathering from the longetivity of her career, the number of her songs hat have been used to sell other products, and the number of fashion trends(like them or not) her style launched, she plays it well. That woman has ALWAYS been a shrewd business-person. And you do realize - she is fifty-three years old, right?
She looks VERY good for her age. Anyone here want to post a pic of themselves at 53 years old to compare?
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WBraun
climber
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I remember in 1971, ... I think it was Pat Ament who brought the first slack line to Yosemite.
We all goofed off on that thing for years to come.
Give it up Cragman.
Just enjoy the show ....
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Madonna looking hot at fifty and a dude in drag offend your sensibilities Dean?
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Prod
Trad climber
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Nothing at all wrong with it. My original query was "what does it have to do with climbing", and despite a couple of grasping and pitiful attempts to reply, the answer remains: nothing.
I did go back and read your original post. You are right no one answered you. You started sounding like a jealous noob after that post.
In answer to your original question. Andy is a climber, who has also mastered slack lining to the point that he got into the superbowl 1/2 time show. Pretty climbing related, more than most threads here, and Pretty fuking cool. That is all,
Prod.
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roadman
climber
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Sketchy Andy was sick! I've always loved Madonna. I really think she's a great roll model for young girls. Powerful, talented, comfortable with her sexuality and smart!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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"roll model"?
Either clever as hell or a happy accident.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, chris.. thanks for posting this... without all you climbesr, i'd never who this was...
say--i did not see the game or halftime... i did hear all the "half time was even worse this year, type senarios passsed around.. *where-as, i mostly reply as to the banter:
"wow, say, i thought folks claimed it was called the worst ever, LAST year..."
*course, to me--i never know WHAT'S true, as i never see the
game OR halftime... :))
well--i DID want to add this though:
me, i am too much 'old timer' so i'd not actually be captivated by all the new more modern entertainment... some in good taste, of course and some not, etc etc... so not sure what i would have to say as to sketchy andy, and the rest of the show--
but if folks showed what i would like, as to old time talent of a voice to an ol' guitar, and simple back-up, why, folks would get down-right bored, i'd reckon, :))
well--back to what i wanted to say, concerning your friend/aquaintance and/or just well-known climber/slackliner from the old days:
THIS was his open door to an opportunity to do what he loves--and he did it, and did not FALL on his face, by a wrong move, while doing it--tricky as some of it sounded..
well, seems he was known mainly amoung the climbers, slackliners and such, UNTIL NOW... now he is known mainstream...
something that many folks hope for, as to their professions, AND, some see that success and some don't....
examples:
even chappy was not known past the climbing community, but now he works for the hollywood film rigging companies, and for the racecars and football games, etc... AND GETS PAID work... (ooops, how could i forget: and him and his group of buddies in this, GOT their ACADAMEY AWARD, in TECH stuff)
*braden and blake, now too, GET to do that work...
very thankful they are...
examples are all over, and through out the world,
as to folks that get an open door, due to another
folks fame, or just the right person to SPOT them...
many old skilled ranch-hands and bronc riders, got open doors into
the movie business, by being STUNTMEN!
and fame was theirs, in various ways that they'd
never dreamed of--some went on to be head-line stars:
talent is everywhere... but not always neeed...
me, i'd like my books to get mainstream:
but SAY,
the gal that wrote the harry potter stuff was on ?welfare they said, and,
someone just 'acccidetly' saw her books and took a chance (think this is how it went)...
pat, has his songs and books...
happy, has her chalkbags...
many climbers here have their guide-skills, and books, and
art, too, and photography... :)
you KNOW folks, it is a thankful thing when one gets their chance to display their work, even if some of us admit it is not our 'cup of tea'...
another example:
lane frost the rodeo cowboy--no one knew of him, outside of rodeo...
some newS-mans was curious what all the 'commotion' was about, after lane died...
due to him being curious and the story that ensued, FROM the rodeo
scene, lane frost is known mainstream from the movie 8 SECONDS... (though his family was disappointed as to how they 'tampered' with parts of his life--his name and legacy lives on: he was a WONDERFUL friend to a whole 'other way of life', a great cowboy, and he loved god, and told folks
about this... his folks have a whole WEB page where they help give various
helps, to others now...
sadly, it was his death, that brought this to light...
WELL:
your buddy here, had that "spotlight' now...
we best wish him well, and hope this does some wonderful things for him...
or--for work or for whatever his needs are....
the good lord opens these doors, but after that, it is up the individual
what he chooses to do with the 'after math' of these 'open door's...
thanks for sharing this post chris, or i'd not have leared so much about sketchy andy... did see his name mentioned by some of the gang here, on the ol' facebook... so when i saw THIS here, i knew i had to take a peek...
*not sure as to costume bit, but me:
i'd have like to have seen him do it in an ol' humble slack liner, in simple attire, but you see: i am no showman :O
i have done street entertainment, but more on even-keel levels to reach families and children for to make them smile...
not for reaching main-stream flashy-video-loving type folks out there... ;)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, wbraun/werner...
as to your quote:
I remember in 1971, ... I think it was Pat Ament who brought the first slack line to Yosemite
say, thanks for the history note... never knew that...
awww, the things we learn at the ol' taco here... :)
*thanks for just being you, pat, and sharing a joy that
you had back then...
*a peter note here, if he shows up:
does braden still do this slacklinging too?
:)
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aguacaliente
climber
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She's well past her prime, and orchestrates a narcissistic menagerie to pump herself up.
Cool!
Didn't anyone notice that all the players had a large M emblazoned on their outfits....mostly in the crotch area?
Craggy, that was M.I.A. (the rapper) doing a guest star cameo and wearing an M on her, uh, skirt, so to speak. The M stood for MIA, not Madonna, I'm pretty sure.
It's the super bowl halftime show, it's entertainment, it doesn't have to be deep. It was more entertaining than it usually is, and I enjoyed Andy's bit.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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On nightline right now.
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NMR
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Andy is currently on the front page at http://www.nytimes.com/
The Sketchy Living t-shirts are done by a friend of a friend, totally legit.
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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"Sketchy Living"
Sounds cool & avant gard. Hopefully it will catch on. I'm sure we will see him in commercials, movies, music videos,Isuppose the sky is the limit. He might score his own reality television gig. It's all good! I hope he finds peace & happiness, love and understanding...but success is not always what it appears to be. Many challenges and dissapointments along the way. I wish him well...
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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He is EVERYWHERE!!!!
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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To quote Rosanne Barr, "Madonna kicks ass 4 gays kabbalists and Botox".
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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I have to say - he is REALLY good at providing the media with soundbites. From the NY Times article:
“The kiss was my idea,” said Lewis, who lives in Moab, Utah, a slacklining haven. “Madonna likes to present her show with some kind of meaning. I wanted the kiss to give me energy to perform tricks. She kissed me every day in rehearsal. I’ve been kissed by Madonna something like 27 times.” Lewis said his most nervous moment came as he mounted the slackline, telling himself, “If you fall, you won’t die, but you might as well.”
Will it parlay him into commercial/financial success? Looks like it will. And good for him - he doesn't sound like the type who is going to be upping a Dollar a Day Lotto ticket addiction to the Hundreds a Day level, simply because he can. He sounds like a smart dude, who knows when the boat has pulled anchor is is casting off.
Also - I'm glad to know the website sponsoring his likeness is on the up and up. Thanks for posting that.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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I think we agree he was rad but seein' as how the Stupor Bowl is billed as
flambly entertainment it didn't seem appropriate for him to kiss somebody
else's grandma on the lips.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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You've never kissed someone else's Gramma on the lips?
Last month,
Somewhere behind the Zion curtain....
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cupton
climber
Where the past and future meet
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Props to Andy for sending big! How anyone (esp in the climbing community) could find fault in a guy who worked damn hard and had success is beyond me. Jealous a little??
I grew up with Andy and am at least partially responsible for getting him into climbing and slacking. The thing that blows me away about all this is that from the start Andy has had amazing vision. I remember sitting around having dinner with him some years ago and he announced he wanted to take slacklining to the Olympics. We all called BS but he stuck to his guns and said he wanted to take the sport and make a living from it. He worked damn hard for this. Its not so much some fluke that he was up there but the result of natural ability, hard work and confidence in himself to keep pushing to do things that he was repeatedly told were impossible. Andy is a natural athlete and knew early on he could do most any sport he wanted at a very high level but choose slacklining because he saw there was nobody really pushing it. I think that is extraordinary.
Other than being sick on a slackline, Andy is a super nice genuine dude I count very lucky to call my friend. Sure he is a showman but he also has charisma and is a great ambassador for our community and way of life.
Way to get it done Andy!!
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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The local youth show up at the park and get all bohemian with their slacklines, their juggling, the tattoos, and the patchouli. Some show up riding fixed gear bikes and sporting guaged ears and nipple rings. At least they don't do drugs or have unprotected sex. Or hike more that 1/2 mile to a crag.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Slacklining is done on climbing webbing, yet it has "nothing" to do with climbing? LOL. Ludicrous. Of course slacklining is not climbing in any stretch of the imagination, but it's ridiculous to say it has nothing to do with climbing.
Back in the 80s I probably would have said Madonna sucked. She's not a great singer. Not my style. But as I've matured I've learned to appreciate people for who they are and their unique contributions. As soon as I heard she was doing the superbowl I knew the haters were gonna hate. Like it or not she's very popular and an icon. I thought she sounded great (when she wasn't lip synching), was in fantastic shape, and put on a great show. The only thing I thought wasn't good was her new song, wrong style for her and if you're going to mention yourself in your own song it's gotta be a lot funnier than that. But I understand why she chose a new song, it would be depressing to think your best stuff is all behind you.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Hats off to Andy. Great athlete, great show.
I was thinking how hard it must be to do that back flip dismount with the pressure of 100 million people watching. Then I saw his videos of free solo slack lining over big drops and realized that he was used to much greater pressure. Then I saw the video of his amazing back flip to landing on the slackline and realized that what he did at the Super Bowl must have been quite routine for him: no risk of dying and pretty easy.
Thanks Werner for reminding everyone of Pat Ament's role in introducing slack lining to climbers back in Camp 4 in the 70's. For killing time, it ranked right up there with hacky sack and juggling.
Maybe Pat can chime in about how he learned it in Colorado.
Ho man, we were into slack lining before it was cool :)
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Well, as it was on prime time television, all the emergency rooms around the country have had fair warning of the coming onslaught of injured wannabe adolescent slackliners.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Perhaps Madonna could take a lesson in decorum from the Lingerie Football League.
Where's one of those PWNED internet images they used to post up BITD when ya need one!?
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Where's one of those PWNED internet images they used to post up BITD when ya need one!?
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cupton
climber
Where the past and future meet
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Classic Andy from BITD. Cops showed up and we were almost all arrested for this line... as it was right next to the freeway!
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Yay for Andy, today at the gym I watched CNN doing a segment on him, showed him out doing his thing. Anyway, it was stated he and Madonna may go on tour and he would be part of her show! How cool is that.
Btw, Madonna looks awesome and she's in great shape! Quit knocking the woman she rocks/dances with the best of them.
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splitter
Trad climber
Hodad surfing the galactic plane
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Feb 10, 2012 - 03:02pm PT
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Hey, alright!
Young Alex(14)in the background is lookin' like a champ, already.
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kc
Trad climber
the cats
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Feb 12, 2012 - 08:16pm PT
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Huge photo in People magazine this week too!
Not that I read that or anything.......
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Feb 12, 2012 - 09:54pm PT
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I think that is the first time SNL has spoofed a real climber. Good one! Andy is on top of the world.
If only I liked his t-shirts.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Feb 15, 2012 - 02:29pm PT
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Speaking of Pat and slacklining in the Valley, Pat put on a display of his skill, history and humor at the Sacherer Remembrance in May 2010.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Feb 15, 2012 - 03:39pm PT
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Ohhhh - THAT'S got "Pleeeze photoshop the heck out of this image" written ALL over it!
hahah - great pic!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Feb 15, 2012 - 05:03pm PT
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Publicity around climbing and similar achievements have always been controversial. But really it's mostly personal preference around what is desirable or acceptable as long as you are honest about what you do.
I think it was at the Half Dome FA 50th anniversary where they were discussing the above photo. Royal, Don, and Jerry didn't want a lot of mainstream publicity, but Warren did. You can see the literal and figurative distance between them. Even their look invited different reactions.
Was Warren wrong to want to be somewhat 'famous' and get some money to supplement his career income to help him have time to climb? Or to get the attention of females?
Some people want to be 'core', and do their deeds in private. That's an admirable personal stance, but don't expect everyone to feel that way. Some people like to share their accomplishments and lots of people (like me) appreciate seeing/reading/hearing about cool things people have been able to accomplish. Often the 'core' folks have a sliding scale about what they think is acceptable, e.g. an Alpinist write up is cool, but something in Newsweek is a total sell out. But again that's personal preference and often somewhat hypocritical.
Andy is doing HIS thing and having great success at it. The world would be pretty boring if we all thought and acted the same way.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Feb 21, 2012 - 09:50pm PT
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R.A.:Not opposed at all to my daughters seeing some naked guy slacklining. They grew up around naked poeople and have a healthy attitude towards the human body. It is what it is.
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splitter
Trad climber
Hodad surfing the galactic plane
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Feb 21, 2012 - 10:02pm PT
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i say go for it. that's his personality...why subdue it?
i personally wouldn't be comfortable in the limelight. to each is own. this is his moment. he worked incredibly hard to achieve what he has. takin many risks. bla, bla, blah. so kudos to andy!!
JB took advantage of it, so what's the big deal/issue?
edit: doods, the snl gig was hellarious from start to finish!!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Feb 22, 2012 - 11:24pm PT
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That little kid on the conan one was REALLY good!
Sketchy Andy is so good with the sound bites. Seems the big topic is that he bounced on his balls. When that came up, he referred to then as his Vince Lombardi's.
A very smart raconteur.
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bmacd
Boulder climber
100% Canadian
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Feb 22, 2012 - 11:46pm PT
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Apparently he blew off his Madonna tour ... she's a bitch or sumthing like that
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Feb 23, 2012 - 12:10am PT
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I think the kid doing the Conan show with him is 15 year-old Canyon Cain. Andy lives/lived with Canyon and his father in Moab so Canyon is Andy's protege (and from the Conan experience is outdoing his mentor's tricks!).
Anyone know?
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Feb 23, 2012 - 01:19am PT
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That wasn't Canyon, but he rocked.
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NMR
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Feb 23, 2012 - 01:23am PT
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The kid is Alex from from Bridges gym in Berkeley.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Serious lack of Sketchy Andy this year.
Madonna much better at spicing up a halftime show.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Denver, Colorado
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3. Delivering and retrieving a person or object by airborne means.
+1 for Sketchy Andy, base jumping should be legal (even in Utah).
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