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That's quite true. He's the juxtopositional opposite of MD9 - Plake's about a foot shorter then you'd guess, MD9's a foot taller then you'd guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
I met Mr. Plake in '95 at a roadside diner in the middle of Nevada near Pahrump. I think he's the one who gave me the chlamydia.
Yes,he did break his leg in the heart back in the day.One of my buddies who was on patrol at the time hauled him out. I wonder if glen knows he was on LSD at the time? Ahh,the crazy years.
Believe it. I met him.
Plake is DA MAN. You have to have respect for this guy. He is one of the forefathers of extreme skiing. He was out there tearing it up when a lot of you were in diapers. And he's still out there ripping shit up--straightlining the Palisades at Squaw, hucking his carcass off big cliffs, shredding VW-sized ice bumps down the face at Heavenly on 220s.
On top of that, Glen is a real class act--humble, friendly, and appreciative of his fans. I met him once when he was signing autographs at a Warren Miller showing. He spent at least a full minute (or several) chatting with people that wanted to talk to him.
RESPECT!
Here's some pics from the opening scene of "License to Thrill." (If you haven't seen it, or "Blizzard of Ahhhhs", get to the video store now. These flicks are mandatory viewing and will get you super-stoked to go hit the gnar.)
Glen: "I didn't have my 225's on here or I woulda stuck this...but it sure looked good on film! ahhaha!!"
http://home.comcast.net/~patrick.hop...ages/Glen1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~patrick.hop...ages/Glen2.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~patrick.hop...ages/Glen3.jpg
I water skied through Glen's slalom course on Lahontan last Summer...
...TOUCH ME BITCHES!! :p
http://home.comcast.net/~patrick.hop...ages/Glen3.jpg
"Notice the back handspring over the crevasse..."
"I had too short of a ski for this particular trick, and when I landed the speed was too great...and I just blew up."
"Nah, I've been doin' the weird stuff the whole time, Ehheheheheheh"
this thread not complete until someone posts a frame grab from the pinpin video where he sprays water out of his ass.......
total class act
"He peed his pants in my mom's car!"Quote:
Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd
Classic
Let the Plake quotes begin:
"What's the matter Plake? Somethin' chaaange down there?! He's yelling at me down this coularr, I can barely see his head... ...and I'm on solid BLUE ice... ...And I'm just like, throw me a rope you asshole!!"
First of all, Silentstorm, that's an awesome post for post #13!!! I used to own that version of License until some asshat taped over it.
I also met Glen, in the fall of 1996 at a ski shop in Reno. I was working for Squaw's marketing office, he was there representing Mammoth and badmouthing Squaw. It was pretty funny. There I was trying to promote Squaw and he was right next to me laughing about how much SVSC blows.
That was so cool.
And here's a shot of a friend of mine who bumped into Glen on his way to Chamonix a few weeks ago.
Actually his femur. There is an x-ray up in Bub's Sports bar.Quote:
Originally Posted by NoKnees
met him at the wood this winter. spent the day with local riders doing backflips off the drain jump.
Met him this February in Chamonix while we were waiting at the train station in town - he's such a laid back, normal guy. He started up a conversation with us and as we got to talking, he says: "wait, were you the guys yo-yoing the Glacier de la Vierge yesterday on tele gear?" We replied yes and he just goes "cooooool...I watched you for a while yesterday".
I know I'm lame, but a legend like him saying that to me...pretty much the highlight of my ski season...
http://www.nosiesta.net/week1/mcdiar...roup%20011.jpg
What would you change about skiing?
Plake, would make it just like before snowboards came around.
Met Plake at Mammoth a few years ago on a stormy Tuesday powder day at 3:40 in the afternoon. He skied up as I awaited the swing of the chair. I rode 2 chairs up with him and he talked about skiing in Verbier with Doug Coombs for Warren Miller (didn't ever mention Seth or Szocs). Wanted to do another down-home-style Hot Dog tour again for a corporate ski owner (AS Resorts?). Said he lived near Lake Lahontan still. Talked about the new fat K2 prototypes he was given to try, and had on his feet. Laid-back, down-to-earth, blue hair, and wearing old-school, black leather ski garb. Skied Gravy Chute and baby Gravy with him, and he straightlined/mached thru both...Last Fourth-of-July, stood behind him at McCoy Station in line for the Gondola as someone threw snowballs at him from behind. He kept looking for the perpetrator but didn't say anything. Then I saw him just rip the bumps down Climax, in full Mohawk-mode. Maybe he's a "sell-out" to some out there, but he is still as core as anyone I'd think...
Glen, a sell out, how is that???Quote:
Originally Posted by machschnell
He isn't a "sell-out" to me, but I've heard/read stuff about him where it sounded like pure jealousy to me, because of his success. Boo-hoo...Sourgrapes mentality. He's living most of our dreams, admit it y'all:eek: ...
Gotta give my .o2. My friend saw Glen at the Wood one afternoon earlier this year and approached him to ask him to ski with us. He said he was done after skiing with his wife for the day but would be back later in the week. Caught him later in the week on a great powder afternoon. Freshies were done but we were charging a jump line in some great snow. Long story short, I threw my first backflip ever with some private instruction one the chair from Mr. Plake himself. Two other skier buddies got their first flips. Plake threw down a couple stylie lincolns and a screamin semen for good measure. And yes I was on a snowboard. He didn't care, we were all having fun. He is an Amazing ambassador for skiing culture.
Cool you got to meet him. Skiing would not be the same without him. He's always been the ambassador for the World's coolest sport. Look at what he did for skiing before, during, and after the sport changed in the late 90s. As well as what Doug Coombs (RIP man) has done also...And as have many others done in a lesser-known and more obscure sense (for the sport)...
I know this thread has all but died, but I wanted to share my Plake experience. Met him in Jackson a few years back..."Blizzard of AAAH'S" came up during the conversation. Glen grabbed my shoulder, smiled and said "It's amazing what that film did for us all, isn't it?" and raised his beer to mine for a toast. I reverently agreed and went on my way...I have never been the same since.
Long Live Plake.
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Yup, met plake while breaking up an almost fight between Kimberly and some chick at a TSOL show in Mammoth. That sure was fun :rolleyes:
I have a few Plake stories too. When my son was about 6 mo old, his hair grew in as a mohawk. I took a picture and showed it to Glen at teh Stratton trade show, him, Hatrup and someone else was there and Glen laughed so hard at it and fell off the table. That was 16 years ago.
Current time, in talking to Dalbello with the Krypton, I got to spend some time with Glen fitting the boot and playing around with some prototypes. He truely is an Ambassador of the sport.
Aside from being the incarnate Jesus of the hairstyling world, he's a standup d00d, FKNA ripper, and all around nice guy to be around.
Even if he does live in the middle of nowhere out there with the tweekers...... :shrugs:
What an amazing thread. He writes a column in Dark Summer UK magazine moaning about twin tips and fat skis :)
And he gets all the pain meds he needs from his wife:
http://www.phpr.purdue.edu/facstaff/?uid=kplake
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