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Looks like alot of other people have the same negative feelings about the interview

http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2350835

I try to get along with everyone and am truly glad Kevin is not dead or seriously injured...but Kevin, you are still a complete douche.

Here is another interview that was posted on youtube.

What an intersesting interview. I hope his snowboard helmet can provide him enough protection in the future. As human I'm glad he is still alive and healing as a kiteboarder all i want to say is shut up your mouth!!

I had written something similar to what many are saying about this interview...I too feel that it is in more or less words that he is a bad representation of our sport. HOWEVER, I would advise everyone to read RickIs post at this thread: http://fksa.org/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=7078

RickI continues to impress me with his diplomatic deliveries and ability to stay objective.

Danny

I can sympathize with what Rick is saying but he was asked REPEATEDLY if he was SURE that he would go out in the next storm. He was cognizant of what he was saying as he said he would wear his snowboarding helmet next time and try to get off the water 'before the 70 knot winds hit' and that he was jonesing for wind because we get cold fronts with lots of wind in the winter but this time of year (summer) we get VERY limited wind. He also advertised that he was 'self-taught' and did not even mention that lessons are the best (and only) way to learn PROPERLY. This guy is a kook and knew what he was saying Danny. I just can't agree that he was confused, his own Mother knew he sounded like a kook and is trying to cover for him...just my take on it...calling a spade a spade.

i totally agreee with toby his mom it completely covering for him.....he was very cognizant of what he was saying and the other thing i noticed is the completely aggro attitude....way over the top in my opinion. also one thing i have learned over the years at sea is that as soon as you underestimate the ocean, winds, weather storms....you get squashed like a bug.
the sea is completely unforgiving to the unprepared, and the complacent, seems to me after carefully listening to kevin he has not learned a thing.

are you kidding me??

our only saving grace at this point would be a nationally broadcast medical release stating that his actions during the interview were a direct result of the blunt force trauma to his head. Carribean water??? Snowboard helmet?? Turtles??? Who did he make jealous??? WTF???? I seriously can't believe what i just saw. That can't be real.......

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Originally Posted by noel (Post 36231)

Great to get that cleared up alittle. Putting pressure on the manufacturers to stop this crap would also be a plus. I saw alot of stuff that has to do with this thread when I worked at Best. I tried to change it but was very hard to do to a company that just cared about sales. Any joe-blow could sell Best kites on the beach by calling them and stateing that they wanted to be a retailer. You didn't even have to know how to kite or have a retail shop which is still the situation. At one time I found out that they (Best) were going to let a jet ski repair shop be a retailer. None of the guy there even new how to kite. They had actually gone to the shop that was a retailer and asked to barter for lessons and gear in trade for jet ski repairs. When the shop said no, the guys went home and called Best and said how do we become a retailer and Best said "your a retailer now". I put a stop to it but not without a struggle to get them to realize what they were doing was wrong. We must put some blame where blame is due. They still sell to anyone.

I hear ya Noel..... looks like nobody else cares or wants to say anything about it around here. Someone earlier posted something about the shop in Largo selling gear, but nothing about the other one....Hmmm

This is going to be discussed with the local surf shops soon, and hopefully they will see the light.

I agree that this guy sounded like a kook, and his family should not have let him on the air, and that he did sound arrogant, and even though he may wear a helmet it won't protect his spine or other vital organs.

He has kinda showed his brain isn't that vital of an organ based on his decisions, but I was mainly speaking of exactly what rick said about the rehersal interviews where he said more than once he would not go out in that kind of weather again, but the recorded interview he says he would. It then makes sense that the news people seemed totally shocked!

My earlier post was based ONLY on that piece of information obtained from the link to RickI's post and in no way am I defending this guys stupidity!