Volcom mascot - is it just me?

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Edited Date/Time 9/11/2012 9:28am
I posted this in another forum, but I wonder if you guys feel the same...

I thought it was a little disrespectful that the Volcom dude jumped on the podium and gave BB a hug when the AMA official was in the process of handing him the 2012 250 Motocross #1 plate. Here's the official ceremony that crowns a rider as a champion (his first ever, in this case,) and the AMA guy has to pause and keep his cool on TV while a publicity stunt goes off. Couldn't Volcom have waited 10 seconds until the trophy was in Blake's hand?? Am I being too sensitive here?
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RandyS 9/9/2012 8:54pm
9/9/2012 8:54pm Edited Date/Time 9/9/2012 8:57pm
Not just you, it was lame. But it's been a lot of years since Volcom was anything more than the the exact thing they pretend to be against.
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chrisbuehler 9/9/2012 9:00pm
9/9/2012 9:00pm
Didn't Blake kind of shove him away finally? He's was jumping around and wouldn't go away
championshipCRs 9/9/2012 9:10pm
9/9/2012 9:10pm
I was standing right there dude when it all happened.

I was on the left side of the podium behiind the fence and this lady came pushing through the crowd outside the fence and shoved everyone out of the way and yelled through the fence to the AMA officials "get him off the stage"!!!. All I remember is she had "THOR" writing on her shirt....The AMA guys pulled the Volcom dude off the stage and then brought him to the fence where I was standing near the lady that yelled....that lady got in his grill (I mean that screen he looks through on the consume...lol) and said "REALLY DUDE". She was friggen pissed. The AMA guys pushed the Volcome dude outside the fence and he just walked away though the crowd like nothing happened.

No idea who that lady was but I am pretty sure was in charge of keeping the stage clear.
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dkg 9/9/2012 9:34pm
9/9/2012 9:34pm
Seemed like a case of heat stroke. Can't think of any other reason this would occur. Sure was out of place. It had to be hot in that suit.

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dennis90 9/9/2012 9:52pm
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It's okay if Blake is sponsored by Volcom...if he is then it's part of the contract i guess
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jhansen510 9/10/2012 10:56am
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I thought it was pretty bad as well. You could see Baggett kinda giving him the Dude WTF are you doing look...
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BUTCH 9/10/2012 11:59am
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It was disrespectful, but it was also funny!Laughing
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gotwings 9/10/2012 1:25pm
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Dude was probably wasted... Security should have maced him and pushed him off the stage
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Mr. Ted 9/10/2012 1:49pm
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I think I'd be pissed if I was BB...sorta stealing his thunder.
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therealjonon 9/10/2012 2:01pm
9/10/2012 2:01pm
thought the same thing. was unprofessional for our sport. the ama guy was thinking wtf man also...
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mtl 9/10/2012 2:21pm
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It would have been cool if he was in and out, but he stuck around for too long.
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ML512 9/10/2012 2:31pm
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Pff shoulda drop kicked him off the stageLaughing
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Josh422 9/10/2012 2:52pm
9/10/2012 2:52pm
Between 8,000 people showing up (in the moto capital no less) and this douche on the podium, no wonder the WNBA gets more coverage.
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Ing 9/10/2012 3:29pm
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I thought it was awkward and stupid. Looks like the AMA dude did too.
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GuyB 9/10/2012 3:42pm
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Guerrilla marketing. I get it. I also get that it's his championship, not theirs. Don't get in the middle of a presentation of a number one plate that he's been working forever to achieve.
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Rupert X 9/10/2012 4:07pm
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Josh422 wrote:
Between 8,000 people showing up (in the moto capital no less) and this douche on the podium, no wonder the WNBA gets more coverage.
Snickering politely.

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VOODOO27 9/10/2012 7:24pm
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GuyB wrote:
Guerrilla marketing. I get it. I also get that it's his championship, not theirs. Don't get in the middle of a presentation of a number one...
Guerrilla marketing. I get it. I also get that it's his championship, not theirs. Don't get in the middle of a presentation of a number one plate that he's been working forever to achieve.
is this where we fire up the 'boycott Volcom' posts, demand they pay extra to advertise here at VitalMX and give every Vitard a free hat to make amends for their mascot's blunder, and burn all the witches of Southwick at the stake?
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mx 219 9/10/2012 7:32pm
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keeptwostrokesalive wrote:
Is there any video footage of this event you guys are talking about?
Is there any video footage of this event you guys are talking about?
same... I was at a Pirates game and didnt see anything after the 20 minute mark in 250 moto 1.
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pitbike502 9/10/2012 8:53pm
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i like the random hand that pulled the volcom guy away Laughing
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Rocket88 9/10/2012 9:13pm
9/10/2012 9:13pm
The dude in the Volcom suit had to be a drunk Homer Simpson or a cranked up Peter from Family Guy.
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lilbulld 9/10/2012 9:22pm
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pitbike502 wrote:
i like the random hand that pulled the volcom guy away Laughing
Looked like it was the camera man.... Had no idea that Kanye had a side gig with Volcom
Also, no mention of Marvin getting cut off in his interview?
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GuyB 9/10/2012 9:24pm
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VOODOO27 wrote:
is this where we fire up the 'boycott Volcom' posts, demand they pay extra to advertise here at VitalMX and give every Vitard a free hat...
is this where we fire up the 'boycott Volcom' posts, demand they pay extra to advertise here at VitalMX and give every Vitard a free hat to make amends for their mascot's blunder, and burn all the witches of Southwick at the stake?
Nope. That kind of talk is for people with axes to grind. I don't have one.
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VOODOO27 9/10/2012 9:40pm
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VOODOO27 wrote:
is this where we fire up the 'boycott Volcom' posts, demand they pay extra to advertise here at VitalMX and give every Vitard a free hat...
is this where we fire up the 'boycott Volcom' posts, demand they pay extra to advertise here at VitalMX and give every Vitard a free hat to make amends for their mascot's blunder, and burn all the witches of Southwick at the stake?
GuyB wrote:
Nope. That kind of talk is for people with axes to grind. I don't have one.
oh, I wasn't referring to you doing that, The 'we' I was talking about, is the pitchfork mob mentality that pops up from time to time here.
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GuyB 9/10/2012 9:50pm
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VOODOO27 wrote:
oh, I wasn't referring to you doing that, The 'we' I was talking about, is the pitchfork mob mentality that pops up from time to time...
oh, I wasn't referring to you doing that, The 'we' I was talking about, is the pitchfork mob mentality that pops up from time to time here.
Have we seen a case where that worked out real well? Smile
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jeffro503 9/11/2012 12:24am
9/11/2012 12:24am
Gotta say....it was kind of unprofessional for the Volcom puppet to do that. After winning a race would be disrespectful enough......but Blake was getting the #1......and he screwed it up. I think if Blake would of decked the guy.....he would of had the crowd on his side.
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Dno 9/11/2012 1:34am
9/11/2012 1:34am
That was really disrespectful to all involved, not even remotely funny.

Volcom....... No purchases for you, come back one year!
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ns503 9/11/2012 4:34am
9/11/2012 4:34am
Volcom dude was pretty lame no doubt, but the first lame thing that stuck out at me was all the swigging from the Monster can.

No disrespect to BB, he is truly badass and truly deserves the number 1, and almost everyone else up there does it too. More of a point about the sport in general than him, but damned that looks bogus....

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