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Jon and the gang would never post this video because it contains:
1. Big clothing
2. Rap music
3. Simon Dumont
But that being said, I have a nifty login here at BroBomb and damn it, I’m using it. Enjoy the 2010 Team America JOSS Edit. God knows Jon won’t.
-Rogge
When I began this little column a few weeks ago, I led you all (read: the 7 people outside of my immediate family who are reading this) to believe that I would lay out the heart-warming and touching story that was my hard fought ascendance from the hell of addiction into the splendor of ski-bummedness. While that’s fundamentally true—minus the histrionics—this column will also sometimes be a forum for me to ramble about any number of things even peripherally related to either the aforementioned hell or splendor. My hope is that these little breaks from our central narrative will act as colorful little asides that serve to let you, the reader, get a better feel for your protagonist. My other hope is that you all just bought that, and that I successfully put off delving into my past for another week. So… Continue reading this entry »
This week’s “Video of the Week” is a triple threat here at BroBomb. I’ve already said it’ll be the VOTW, but it’s also the first winner of the Show and (don’t) Tell Contest. These dudes captured the excitement, fun, and shitshow nature of opening day at just about any hill with a park, and they hardly utter a word about it. So that’s two points for this video, but I said this sucker was a TRIPLE threat, right? Well, it also fulfills my prediction for the next big rail trick, check it out at 1:13:
My dad and I have had this conversation several times, and it pretty much always goes the same way.
Me: “Uncle Zack taught me to ski.”
Dad: “That’s incredulous (or whichever over the top, barely applicable word he favors at the moment)! I taught you how to ski!”
While it’s true that some overly serious guy with a shitty job (read: ski instructor at Camelback in the Poconos) spent a few hours desperately trying to hold my 6-year-old self’s attention in order to show me how to click into my bindings, but my uncle taught me how to ski. Or rather, my uncle taught me how to point my skis downhill and how to stop. Words fail in attempting to describe the transition from: “It’s cold, my feet hurt, and I’m tired of falling down” to, “I wonder how fast I can go on these things”. However, Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra rings in my ears and I see the “Star-Child returns to Earth” scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey play in my head when I think on it. Anyone who hung in there long enough knows what I’m talking about. Continue reading this entry »
I’ve noticed a perilous trend in ski movies lately. It’s barely noticeable as the eye is dazzled with backcountry bangers, switch-ups beyond comprehension, and outerwear specifically designed to look confusing on camera. If you listen closely you will notice it, the ubiquitous voice of bro narration. There have always been cheesy voiceovers in ski films, but the whisper has grown to an unavoidable roar as some snow jock over-explains every segment of film. If a rider is trying to do something different, we are told; if some fool battled injury to bring you their banger segment, we ARE told; and rest your ass assured that if Joe Skier decided to take his park tricks to the backcountry this year, we WILL know about it.
We at BroBomb have decided to wage war against “bro narration.” It must be stopped, or at least quieted. So we are going to search the internet for edits (skiing and otherwise) that communicate fun, passion, enjoyment, friendship, and whatever else those dopey voiceovers usually cover – but without ANY narration. You see, we believe in the fine art of cinema, and we believe that a real artist with a camera can SHOW these things, rather than blurt them out through cheap and inorganic monologues.
This week’s edit is “First Snow of the Year” by Ian Welty. It goes above and beyond by not even including a single human being, yet the excitement of a skier watching the first flakes fly is all over it. Enjoy.
If you’ve made (or will make) an edit that meets these criteria, then please send a link to: jon@brobomb.com If anybody decides to buy some ad space on this site and thus provides us with a budget, there might even be a small prize involved eventually (but more likely it’ll just be the satisfaction of getting props from some cool ass dudes!).
Welcome to our new site everybody. It’s a work in progress, but it already feels like home. The tabs in the upper-right side still ain’t working, so don’t even bother. The banner is temporary while our guru of design, Barberdude, makes us the best logo we’ve ever had (we have never had a logo).
Take a second and check out the “Video of the Week” in the right-hand column. We’re gonna use it to showcase whatever video we’re obsessed with that week, whether it’s music, skiing, comedy, snowboarding, or anything in between. This week’s video come’s from Philly/NYC/NJ hip-hop radio DJ Ed Lover. He’s got a hilarious show called “C’mon Son.” Just watch that shit, it’s real good.
The regular daily features kick back into full gear on Tuesday with our Andy Parry interview about Traveling Circus and Fuel TV!
I want to thank everybody who has been reading so far. It seems like there are some folks who are coming back and checking in on BroBomb pretty regularly and that is pretty damn sweet. Feel free to jump in and leave some comments, love/hate whatever. It’s always more fun if it’s interactive.
We’ve got big things coming up for the future. Here’s some stuff to look forward to:
- Exclusive interview with Andy Parry about the possibility of getting Traveling Circus on Fuel TV, and a little about what he’ll do once he’s famous!
- New video reviews of the Line poles and the much anticipated Moment Planks!
- My very writerly friend Chris is putting together a really cool multi-part story about life, adventures, skiing, and all that shit that goes on in between.
So again, thanks for reading and scroll down to vote and leave some damn comments!
