Maggots story in SKIING Magazine

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Originally Posted by dookey67

Okay, not terribly sure what Rob's slant is going to be, but in the most recent issue of Skiing he did quote from TGR on a news story and the spin he gave it was kind of sarcastic/negative in relation to the type of folks who inhabit TGR. At least that was my interpretation (and we all know that there are many interpretations floating out there).

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i think you should read the thread. this issue was both posited and answered in here :)

my bad...

score -27 on reading comprehension for me!

i got lost in all the pix of babies and people making 1 sentence remarks about moustaches.

just went back and found Rob's response to my same interpretation on page 5, again, buried amongst the detrius.

:)

I still say that Jason Daley needs to come out and ride with some Maggots. His take on the scene would be hilarious.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Altagirl

Rob Story, no need to introduce yourself; those of us who are true to this place know who you are.

To better research, you should come ski/bike/hangout with a bunch of us in the different locations that hold the most members. Contact a few folks in WA, UT, WY,CA, CO, BC, etc and stop in; we will provide you a place to stay, feed you, get you drunk, hook you up with skis/passes/bikes, etc.., show you our mountains and trails, share our secret stashes with you, fix your skis/bikes, laugh with you, laugh at you, cry with you, help you get a job, help you find a house, sell you a house, build you a house, introduce you to your future ex-wife, cook you bacon, recommend a good dentist, show you where to "really" go.

All of this will be done in faith that you are one of us and would do the same for us on your terrain, at your home.

Once you visit, you will always have a skiing/riding buddy that you could contact at any time, be it to sharlp or just crash for a night as you drive to Mexico. We don't ask for anything in return but will drink all the beer you leave behind, smoke what you are holding, ask for naked pictures of your sister.

Good luck with the article, we'll be watching.

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Dear Rob your probably real busy writing your story. Once i'ts done ask yourself . Does it capture this vibe? If not it will have missed it's mark.

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Originally Posted by skifishbum

Dear Rob your probably real busy writing your story. Once i'ts done ask yourself . Does it capture this vibe? If not it will have missed it's mark.

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[QUOTE=MTT;1504424]Hey Rob,

You might not remember but you met about 30+ maggots and me at the Mammoth Mini year before last.

I would think you know about the people who post here./QUOTE]

That wasn't me. I haven't been to Mammoth in several years, and have never been to a Mini. Wonder who it was....

first, i'd like to compliment you on having composed a few excellent features during your time at powder. nothing specific comes to mind at the moment, but if i recognize your name that must mean that a positive impression was made.

1. How many maggots are there? there are lots of maggots. i've met them in alaska, boston and a few points inbetween.
2. How'd the name maggots originate? the name 'minion' didn't stick
3. Is it true you were insulted/bothered by Powdermag.com and moved to TGR afterward? the web monkey over at powmag was an idiot, over and over again
4. What percentage or number of other maggots have you actually met face to face? i'm sure i've met only a tiny sampling
5. Do you ever ski with someone you've only met online? What's that like? i've skied with maggots, yes. it's not that strange. skiing is fun.
6. How would you describe the ski ability of the average maggot? above average
7. Do you get a sense that online forums like this one keep skiing alive 12 mos of the year? Is that good or bad? getting to read and write about skiing or skiing-related stuff is a good thing.
8. What's the coolest advice/link/etc. ever shared by maggots? now and then, there are coupon codes for free magazine subscriptions. that's pretty cool, even if it's just for 'freeskier'
9. How have your fellow maggots improved skiing for you? i don't think i'd be living where i am right now if not for the inspiration provided by this place
10. How much more do you trust fellow maggots' opinions on gear than stuff you read in a magazine, etc? way, way more. i don't really trust most of what i read in a magazine like ski or skiing that is full of ads trying to sell cars and luxury items that i'll never be able to afford

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Originally Posted by MTT

Hey Rob,

You might not remember but you met about 30+ maggots and me at the Mammoth Mini year before last.

I would think you know about the people who post here./QUOTE]

That wasn't me. I haven't been to Mammoth in several years, and have never been to a Mini. Wonder who it was....

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there have been issues with fakes in the past. one year, at the msp show in boston there was a short little fat kid who claimed to be 'tyrone shoelaces'. it was pretty hilarious. maybe the guy who i met weeks previous was actually the fake? oh, man, i need to reevaluate everything.

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Originally Posted by RS8750

there have been issues with fakes in the past. one year, at the msp show in boston there was a short little fat kid who claimed to be 'tyrone shoelaces'. it was pretty hilarious. maybe the guy who i met weeks previous was actually the fake? oh, man, i need to reevaluate everything.

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If the short fat kid was wearing a Catholic school girl outfit, that's Tyrone.

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Originally Posted by MTT

Hey Rob,

You might not remember but you met about 30+ maggots and me at the Mammoth Mini year before last.

I would think you know about the people who post here./QUOTE]

That wasn't me. I haven't been to Mammoth in several years, and have never been to a Mini. Wonder who it was....

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C'mon, Rob, you're showing your JONG status with those fukked up quotes. ;)

That was Derek (Kevin Dineen) and Hans (Hwood) at the Mammoth Mini.

Metcalf also put in an appearance at the Red summit when we did the charity event with Winter and crew.

If we've moved on to dropping names and all, I mean. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by skifishbum

Dear Rob your probably real busy writing your story. Once i'ts done ask yourself . Does it capture this vibe? If not it will have missed it's mark.

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That might be impossible. Unless his editors allow a random turd picture midway through the article and at least 2 paragraphs debating about whether BlurredElevens is cool or an ass.

The mythical town of Ophir still wants to string you up.

Those silly, silly Ophir-ites.

every time i meet mags in person to ski or to drink it is crazy fun

:cussing:y u gotta be dicks to someone who loves skiing?

Thanks for a reasoned response. The hostility is pretty ugly...

Oldscool, we apologize. Here's a tissue.

Yay! I didn't think anyone was listening...You guys are fairly brutal, though.

come for the warm welcome, stay for the scheißemovies.

what the fuck is going on over here?


"dooon't make me come back there"..

We're also sacrastic. Often, we're facetious. Sometimes, generous. But always praying for more snow. Of course, we're brutal sometimes. I'm thinking of something commonly attributed to Harry S. Truman, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

You took a meringue and flattened it. Did you expect us to thank you for it? Or should we be flattered you wrote a piece of shit story about us in a piece of shit magazine for which you got paid shit?

If you were expecting some happy, homogenous mass ready to jump you came to the wrong place

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Originally Posted by BlurredElevens

You don't know shit, and have attitude like you do. This just in.....YOU DON'T.

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there's a recursive loop of irony.

TGR: The Meringue of pies?

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Originally Posted by Hugh Conway

there's a recursive loop of irony.

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The only irony here is that you won't shut the fuck up.

Seriously.

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Originally Posted by BlurredElevens

The only irony here is that you won't shut the fuck up.

Seriously.

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I think you might be confusing Irony with Morony

Do you guys also keep talking after the phone has been hung up?

all kinds of good responses in this thread; the article's author did a beautiful job of capturing the essence of maggotdom.

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Originally Posted by RS8750

Hello Maggots,

my name is Rob Story, and I'm a writer for SKIING Magazine. I was an editor/writer at POWDER for years, and still write for them sometimes, as well as Backcountry and Outside. Anyway, I want to describe the Maggot phenomenon in SKIING.

Could you answer a few questions?
1. How many maggots are there? Do you have a geographical concentration (like the West, etc.)
2. How'd the name maggots originate? Did it have anything to do with Powder Magazine?
3. Is it true you were insulted/bothered by Powdermag.com and moved to TGR afterward? What did Powdermag.com do wrong?
4. What percentage or number of other maggots have you actually met face to face?
5. Do you ever ski with someone you've only met online? What's that like?
6. How would you describe the ski ability of the average maggot?
7. Do you get a sense that online forums like this one keep skiing alive 12 mos of the year? Is that good or bad?
8. What's the coolest advice/link/etc. ever shared by maggots?
9. How have your fellow maggots improved skiing for you?
10. How much more do you trust fellow maggots' opinions on gear than stuff you read in a magazine, etc?

All answers comments and even complaints are welcome.

Cheers,
Rob Story

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Rob if you followed what has happened with "Plakespear" and this FAMILY community that should tell you all you need to know about your story.

For me this board is my FAMILY. It has been there for me in good times and in bad. When I was sick and needed just someone to talk to each day. It gave me hope in myself again. It showed me that I was acting like and asshole for a bit, and helped me learn from that dark time while showing me what a humble person truly is.

I would give my last breath and my last drop of blood for the people in this community. They were there for me when I needed them and I will always be there for when they need me.

THINK SNOW :cool:

I thought it was a good article - hopefully you learn to enjoy this place. Given your perspective on the sport as a writer, maggotodm is right up your alley...at least some of us.

Well...I thought it was a GREAT article. The observations made, the vibe conveyed, opinions expressed, I mean, even down to the people quoted.
It was, perhaps, the very best article regarding maggots I have ever seen in Skiing Magazine.
Rob, don't let these naysayers cloud your head. You are a longtime, ACTUAL writer for various sports mags. They are not.

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Can anyone post the whole article here?

http://tetongravity.com/forums/attac...5&d=1197525405

http://tetongravity.com/forums/attac...6&d=1197525405

1.2.3.4.

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Originally Posted by TJ.Brk

For me this board is my FAMILY.

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TJ is my weird uncle from teh army.

;)

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Originally Posted by Hugh Conway

You took a meringue and flattened it. Did you expect us to thank you for it? Or should we be flattered you wrote a piece of shit story about us in a piece of shit magazine for which you got paid shit?

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Actually, Hugh, I got paid pretty well for it. And thanks to all who said nice things. I appreciate it. -rob story

RS, thanks for doing the article! the whole thing was fun in a never-ending-soap-opera-sublot kind of way, but then if you expected anything less you wouldn't be writing a story about this place anyway, would you :)

visit during the summer, this place is really something to behold in august :D

I though it was pretty good. I happened to find a copy of the mag sitting at my friends house and he couldn't understand why I wanted to read one article so damn much.

I found some new information on the possible origination of the term Maggot.

From Thomas Turiano's Teton Skiing A History and Guide to the Teton Range 1995 Moose Publishing

Page 44 "Grand Targhee's management coined the label 'mountain maggots' or 'snow maggots' for the nordic skiers that infiltrated Teton Valley during the 1970s."

Well, I can tell you with certainty that it evolved when someone asked what we were called if we all hung out at powdermag.com.
I believe it was Pinner who said Powdermaggots.

^^I thought it was you in the PMGear "Gotta be Poor to be Core" vid?

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Originally Posted by splat

Well, I can tell you with certainty that it evolved when someone asked what we were called if we all hung out at powdermag.com.
I believe it was Pinner who said Powdermaggots.

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I remember it being Powho in the liftline @ Alta. Mebbe bumz can corroborate.