tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post8452757983748942076..comments2023-12-21T16:46:41.578-08:00Comments on 4Q conditioning: .- curtis hsiang -. 12/4/63 - 1/8/00max schaafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082965106295859483noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-17287199605807255322010-01-22T01:36:46.472-08:002010-01-22T01:36:46.472-08:00RIP to Curtis...thanks for sharing Max.RIP to Curtis...thanks for sharing Max.Shaun Pantaleonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726339678906749151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-40892034048340685942010-01-20T15:06:39.517-08:002010-01-20T15:06:39.517-08:00jesus.
tear jerker.
is this him?
http://www.youtub...jesus.<br />tear jerker.<br />is this him?<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_417poNlIA4dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651759150282246960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-44766238246422956292010-01-15T11:51:44.585-08:002010-01-15T11:51:44.585-08:00Man,that story got me.Thanks for sharing it and th...Man,that story got me.Thanks for sharing it and the memory of Curtis. It's raining here in Austin,maybe I'll roll around in the kitchen. "Life is the only thing worth Living for."-Flipper.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859580978678981670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-84318394884488216512010-01-15T11:42:45.148-08:002010-01-15T11:42:45.148-08:00I knew Curtis only as an artist, when he was shari...I knew Curtis only as an artist, when he was sharing studio space with my buddy Chris Johansen. I bought one of his 'whiteout' pieces at the time, which I still think is genius.<br /> <br />His death was shocking, but death is almost always thus, unless we're given the grace of a warning, which means illness. Which is better?<br /><br />Live Your Life.The Vintagenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792355296828425415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-63575943728363638902010-01-12T20:03:01.237-08:002010-01-12T20:03:01.237-08:00thanks for making me all teary ..jerkthanks for making me all teary ..jerkMr. Lentinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770592011110994020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-84823944257454402012010-01-11T22:38:18.762-08:002010-01-11T22:38:18.762-08:00the sessions are getting heated in heaven indeed. ...the sessions are getting heated in heaven indeed. curtis was a good nosepicker! I was just watching the AH cow video last night. Skateboarding man... skateboarders man, yeah dawgs.smoraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773884367206004983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-14066702751364489252010-01-11T20:58:54.504-08:002010-01-11T20:58:54.504-08:00Thanks Max
I never skated with Curtis. i'm 68...Thanks Max<br /><br />I never skated with Curtis. i'm 68 years old now. i met Curtis when he got clean and sober. Curtis would show up all sore and beat up from falling off his skateboard saying "i'm getting too old for this" he was funny. :-)<br /><br />i'd stop by the Chinese language bookstore where he worked just to say 'hi' <br /><br />i miss him, he was my friend.<br /><br /><b>As in a<br />Painting<br />of a<br />Dream<br />Men Go<br />Their<br />Ways</b>nomileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589665500785558855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-87891546921045260112010-01-11T15:17:55.429-08:002010-01-11T15:17:55.429-08:00I lost my older brother the same way a few years a...I lost my older brother the same way a few years ago. he was also 29. a virus stopped his heart one day while he was telling a joke to some friends. so random. so confusing.<br /><br />I apologize Max. I don't mean to take away from remembering Curtis, but it hit so close to home when you said this,<br /><br />"something with his brain told his heart to<br />stop. like so many others i lost my bro that night.<br />not to drugs,gangs, or suicide, just like someone<br />flipped a switch. he was gone."<br /><br />thanks for the story. and helping me remember.camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100487281431494496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-28117607572263619182010-01-11T08:49:13.750-08:002010-01-11T08:49:13.750-08:00Max,
Thanks for writing this. I didn't know h...Max,<br /><br />Thanks for writing this. I didn't know him, but we've all had fallen skate comrades. Your articles are always inspiring, and this makes me want to go skate.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing. The sessions must be getting pretty heated in Heaven...norcalbarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811039586110869372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-66881237887581099082010-01-10T17:13:44.189-08:002010-01-10T17:13:44.189-08:00Ya Man ......".Time to Live brother "......Ya Man ......".Time to Live brother "............Time to live !"Mother"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02640352905907836613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-24175320971466606562010-01-10T16:32:27.651-08:002010-01-10T16:32:27.651-08:00thanks for the comments,
i got super choked up wr...thanks for the comments,<br /> i got super choked up writing<br />the piece. <br /> reading the comments did the same.<br />thanks for taking that time.<br /> time to live.max schaafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082965106295859483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-1097802151245525312010-01-10T15:10:56.282-08:002010-01-10T15:10:56.282-08:00i remember skating San Leandro football pool, so f...i remember skating San Leandro football pool, so fun. Ruben, Curtis, Royce, and a couple other guys showed up, i sat back and filmed it.. if i find the footage from that day i want to show everyone. Then like a year later, they were both gone. I was trippin. I remember seeing Curtis and he was like this underground mythical skate warrior that i had heard stories about. To see him skate was a blessing. Aloha Curtis.. ryan fribergAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068634011995760213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-5026351409941036442010-01-10T14:16:03.604-08:002010-01-10T14:16:03.604-08:00skated @ jims ramp with curtis a couple times., al...skated @ jims ramp with curtis a couple times., always positive, always ripping... rob collinsonSCRAGGLERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028037372006515320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-71314346336333115232010-01-09T21:07:11.170-08:002010-01-09T21:07:11.170-08:00Thanks, that was really nice. Curtis and the Chave...Thanks, that was really nice. Curtis and the Chavez brothers were special, influential players in my life. From back in the Clayton Valley Skatepark days. They would come and I would follow them around and take my rides and listen to them talk and watch them having fun, sometimes I even had enough nerve to ask them a random question, I may have been 10 years old. You know what, they would answer me, honestly, not like a little kid but like an equal. I'll never know, or have enough courage to ask if they remember me, not from back then ('78?) but maybe from Blind School Pool that first magical summer, or all of the Sick Pleasure shows, or Barrington Hall shows, or my vert ramp later on. I am still in awe of my heroes.<br />We're lucky to have so many special influences in our lives, all of us. It feels great to know someone else you respect had a special connection with someone else that cherish.<br />Glad you shared with the world and Curtis Ick ne: Hsiang will always be remembered fondly by me.<br />to MASON: Max is a bad-ass biker and all bad-asses have soul, although not all of them can be as eloquent with words as Max!<br />I wrote my piece directly without reading any of the prior comments.Shrewgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794057568043886786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-24114707386149576912010-01-09T20:36:55.856-08:002010-01-09T20:36:55.856-08:00Very sad .....very .......much love to you Guys wh...Very sad .....very .......much love to you Guys who carry on ...".ive seen death and he is a son of a bitch "....."Mother"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02640352905907836613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-57821713056874682782010-01-09T09:16:44.080-08:002010-01-09T09:16:44.080-08:00Thanks Max,
Sounds like an amazing guy, he was lu...Thanks Max,<br /><br />Sounds like an amazing guy, he was lucky to have a friend like you!!! Thanks for sharing your experiance with Curtis...<br /><br />Skate and Shareknut eliassenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649185185290073415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-1024211326344300162010-01-08T21:10:07.831-08:002010-01-08T21:10:07.831-08:00Thanks for posting Max.Thanks for posting Max.kthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877548075807247803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-17296850213823588342010-01-08T20:55:01.510-08:002010-01-08T20:55:01.510-08:00I feel blessed to be one of the guys that got to s...I feel blessed to be one of the guys that got to skate with Curtis. wed. night sessions at andy's ramp were a big deal for me and franco. driving across the bridge from our house in the excelsior, we couldn't get there fast enough..so stoked. Curtis lit it up every time as you all know, what a ruler. he always said hi and would talk to me about ermico and ask me how the woodshop was doing- not to shoot the shit but because he gave a shit; and that spoke volumes for his character. he lived for it all day every day a true skate rat. Love & Respect.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253537865369942855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-28949679140563627972010-01-08T18:49:10.796-08:002010-01-08T18:49:10.796-08:00I only met him a few times, and didn't really ...I only met him a few times, and didn't really know him at all, but it was evident that he was a good guy.<br /><br />I loved to watch him skate-- he was an absolute fucking madman! If I think back to all the skateboarders I've ever seen and/or known... he stands out in my mind. He was fast, gnarly and... I don't know how to properly describe him. Seeing him on a ramp was insanity!<br /><br />I know many people whose lives he touched. He wasn't around long, but a lot of people loved him, and he definitely left his mark.Miss Tayvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733127274656660168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-79074398108174118482010-01-08T18:12:38.262-08:002010-01-08T18:12:38.262-08:00Max,
This is a beautiful piece of writing. My nam...Max,<br />This is a beautiful piece of writing. My name is Brian, we met briefly after my brother curtis passed. I still have the T-shirt you printed for My Big Brother hanging in my office. Curtis is in my thoughts every day, and I ache for his advice, presence and guidance. The memories of Curtis' friends and loved ones keep something of him alive for me. Curtis is my Brother and Hero, sounds like that is something that you and I have in common. For keeping his memory alive, you have my deepest thanks and respect.<br /><br />-Brian HsiangAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704689980496090679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-41555431606980036982010-01-08T18:03:50.366-08:002010-01-08T18:03:50.366-08:00Curtis was one of the first guys I met when I move...Curtis was one of the first guys I met when I moved to Berkeley in 1995. I met him at the Tennis court banks and instantaneously he felt like a friend. This was at a time in my life when I had none. Curtis was a skateboarders skateboarder. To the outside world he must'v seemed like a novelty, strange looking and completely socially retarded. But to us, Curtis was the shit. He only cared about skating and his friends. Over the next few years I saw Curtis everywhere around the bay area, always skating. Curtis wasn't pretty, flamboyant, nor could he do a million tricks, but the ones he did, he did with style and with love. Curtis won't be forgotten. Not by me, nor by the hundreds of people whom he knew and loved. <br /><br />Miss you man.Jeremy Dosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976467232057687768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-82772635382761162792010-01-08T17:12:21.072-08:002010-01-08T17:12:21.072-08:00Thanks for remembering Curtis and sharing with eve...Thanks for remembering Curtis and sharing with everyone so no one will forget, even about Matt and Rubin.<br /><br />I happened to be there that night on the ramp having a good time enjoying all the good stories that people had about Matt Neely. Curtis introduced himself to me in the kitchen while drinking a soda. I was in my early 20's an d thought he looked the same, but found out he was at least 10 years older than I. He took care of himself and I was impressed by his style of skating, going for it and not looking back! Good times continued into the night....... then he just fell. We all thought he was play'n around as he lay there while Royce frontsided over him, but he wasn't. <br />Without sucsess, I gave him CPR till the medics came, but no help there either. <br />We followd to the hospital, but no good word there either. <br />I only shared a couple hours of rad skating and laughing with him, but I know just from his first impression, he was a great person and the type of person you would want on any skate trip, session, are just hang'n next to the BBQ. <br /><br />Thanks for the hours Curtis. RIP<br /><br />you are now with the skate gods.moose209https://www.blogger.com/profile/14042058814119531612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-6510392229517398342010-01-08T16:05:50.876-08:002010-01-08T16:05:50.876-08:00Great story Max, thanks for sharing it with us.
I...Great story Max, thanks for sharing it with us.<br /><br />I met Curtis once at High Speed but never talked to him that day. a few years later we ended up skating some pool in the east bay. I sucked at it but it was fun watching him grind over some broken/wobbly pool coping. I think it even fell in one time during his run. Anyways, after skating we talked for a bit. I immediately got a great impression of him. I guess he connected with me even though it was only for a several minutes.<br /><br />When I heard of his passing, I felt a deep sadness. He made such a great impression on me in that one short encounter. Your story just verifies in way how rad he was. Everyone probably has a similar positive impression of Curtis no matter how long or brief you knew him. RIP Curtis.beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079425980938110097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-88866944174095188292010-01-08T12:29:53.953-08:002010-01-08T12:29:53.953-08:00RIP Curtis. This is a great story about him. So sa...RIP Curtis. This is a great story about him. So sad that he is gone. <br /><br />That Spitfire ad of him doing an edger is one of my favorite photos ever.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00013691297755213615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1199565261434052777.post-70359246863598012002010-01-08T12:04:05.562-08:002010-01-08T12:04:05.562-08:00Henry David Thoreau once said, “Most men lead live...Henry David Thoreau once said, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” How rare is the man that truly lives?....the one that, no shit, for real “sings his song” while alive? The void left in our lives when one leaves us is directly proportional to the space they took in our life and their influence on it. Max - - thanks for giving us a glimpse of your friend, the way he lived his life, and his impact on you. When stripped of all the accouterments of life, how many of us will be able to say we really lived?chopretardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456437766919039215noreply@blogger.com