Mediocre at all the worst times: Mediocre Skateboards maybe next time.

Where do I begin. I have had a lot on my mind and my plate for the last 6 months. It has been a world wind adventure in life. Traveling, twins, daughters, my wife, Mediocre Skateboards, friends, work, more work, more work, switching jobs, more work, skateboarding, diapers, and many other less exciting things. I honestly love writing but it has been one of those things I would rather give up then give up watching Netflix with my wife or doing kick flips at the Farmers Branch Park. Tonight I am making an exception so that I can get a few things off my chest.

I am sure a few of you heard about Mediocre Skateboards and in turn you probably heard that after about half a year we closed shop. A lot of people had opinions about that they ranged from people bummed, sad, upset, people who said it was cause I was lazy, and people who didn’t seem to notice. It wasn’t an easy thing to start or an easy thing to stop.

First off I do want to say thanks to all the people that bought our boards and supported the cause. Also a super big thanks to The Shop in Oak Cliff, Flatspot, The Rec Shop, and The Pier for supporting being Mediocre! I had one hell of a time sponsoring different events and sharing my love of skateboarding through Mediocre Skateboards. Who doesn’t skateboard and dream of owning their own piece of the skateboard pie. I got to live the dream and I mean really live the dream. Checking e-mails, watching sponsor me tapes, filming, and posting on Facebook! I learned a lot while on my adventure in dream land.

This guy rode for us!

So did this guy!

But not this dude.

Now I am getting off track. Ever since we decided to shut down the operations I have been having second thoughts. I had a partner that was even busier then me and we just couldn’t seem to ever be on the same page. I was struggling to try and build something from nothing. Mediocre was always more about a feeling then really a serious skateboard company. When we started Mediocre we were at a moment in our lives when we could all laugh at skateboarding. We had a big crew always down to skate and film. We had an even bigger group of friends that thought it was a pretty sweet idea. Now with this most recent endeavor we did not have the same circle of friends. And I really think that anything you start from the ground up you have to have friends that are in it just to help out. Not people looking for free boards, or money, or fame, or superstardom, or anything else. Just some people who want to see you succeed purely cause of a friendship you share. Now we just didn’t get the right mix. We had people excited and we had people down for the cause. Maybe it was me. I mean it has been like 8 years since Mediocre was together living the dream. When you are in your mid 30′s with 5 kids and a Wife things can change.

I am sitting here in my bedroom while my wife watches Priest (decent film) and all I can think about is skateboarding, friends, and Mediocre. So maybe it deserves a second, second chance. Maybe I can do what needs to be done. I will need a copy of final cut pro and a firewire for my camera. I will need to order some more stickers cause who doesn’t love stickers. Well I do have a surprise I was lucky enough to talk my buddy Matt at Red Sea Tattoo into making these.

I can’t just walk away from stuff this sweet! So just for the record we are still going to do some cool stuff with Mediocre. We are going to start small using these custom screens to print up some wild shirts, sweatshirts, boards, and custom art work for all the people who still believe in us. And maybe, just maybe we can rebuild what was once so freaking awesome. Long Live Mediocre! (or maybe we will just quit next week)