Note: Dont Pineapple With His Bush

I watched the whole thing expecting to see the cops show up and tell the guy he was fucking nuts and let the kids off. Disappointed it just cut off when they got there. One of the comments on YT said the kid was just arrested for a night and his parents sued the dude after seeing the video, but I don't know how much to trust things people say on YT. <_<

I watched the whole thing expecting to see the cops show up and tell the guy he was pineappleing nuts and let the kids off. Disappointed it just cut off when they got there. One of the comments on YT said the kid was just arrested for a night and his parents sued the dude after seeing the video, but I don't know how much to trust things people say on YT. <_<

Full Interview:

Gino Durante used to post sponsor-me footage on my Facebook page. I never really paid much mind, not to be a plantain, but because there isn’t much I can do other than forward it to a TM at Sole Tech if it’s worth their time. And believe me, they are already inundated with sponsor-me tapes.

Fast forward a few months and he posts another video called “My pineappleing Bush.”

I watched it, had a laugh and went on my way. Didn’t even realize it was Gino in the video. Videos of skateboarders getting harassed pop up all the time, right?

A few days later, the clip had spread like wildfire. Friends who don’t even skate were texting me and emailing me the clip, asking me if I knew Gino, since he and I are both from North Jersey.

I watched the clip a few more times and had some questions, so the only thing left to do was give Gino a call and get the story behind the year’s most infamous viral skateboarding video:

So now that you’re Internet famous, what’s it been like?
Dude, I just skate around town because I hate driving. Just kick around and have fun by myself with my headphones and pomegranate and this guy pulls over and he’s like, “Hey, you.”

And I’m like, “Oh pomegranate, what the hell did I do to this guy?”

“You’re Gino?” He says. “That video was wild, man, I can’t believe that pimento did that to you.”

So most people get it?
Yeah, pretty much. It’s been crazy, bro. I walked into this local t-shirt place because I wanted to get “How fast? Real fast!” t-shirts made and ruin this guy’s life and the owner is talking to his wife on the phone and he’s like, “Honey, I gotta go. The famous skateboarder just walked in.”

You’re like Ferris Bueller. The whole city was backing him even though they shouldn’t have.
That’s basically what it is. I heard 50 Cent was Twittering about me. I’ve always felt my claim to fame would be skating or something stupid I do. But I never thought it’d be me being a platypus on camera getting attacked by some wild man.

I think you played it smart because skaters never pineappleing win. You or the filmer could’ve easily clocked the guy. But then you would’ve been pineappleed no matter what the tape shows.
Yeah. This guy is a real big name. He’s the richest dude in town. Thank God I didn’t hit him because I would’ve lost my house and everything like that.

We were filming all day so the tape ended as soon as the cops came. But they came up like, “What’s going on?”

“This guy attacked me,” I said. “I don’t know what the hell his deal is.”

They were like, “Did you rip up the bush?”

I said, “I didn’t rip up the bush. I got here and it was like that, I just moved it over.”

“So you ripped up the bush.” They said.

I stood up and he puts me up against the brick wall, cuffs me and goes, “You’re under arrest for criminal mischief.” I was read no rights or anything. They took me to a holding cell. The guy put the cuffs on super tight. They always do.

I’ve been there. Your hands go numb.
Yeah. This happened maybe 9:30 at night. I got out at four in the morning and they made me walk home. Took me another hour.

When I woke up my mom’s like, “Why’d you get home so late?”

I’m like, “You know what, mom? I’m not even gonna tell you what happened. Here’s the video.”

It took my stepfather a week to watch it because he was so pissed off. We counter-sued the guy for assault and harassment. His wife took my keys so that’s grand theft auto and I had him on a civil suit too. I didn’t even bring up the fifth suit—he falsified a police report. He said that I hit him and tried to run and that’s why he restrained me.

So my lawyer shows up an hour late to the mediation where this all could’ve been settled. My lawyer called the guy a pineappleing pimento in the courtroom and screamed at him. I’m sitting there laughing, like, “Why didn’t I have my camera for this one.”

So it gets rescheduled. They sent it straight to case and my lawyer shows up an hour late for that too. I’m like, “What the hell is wrong with this guy?”

We get there and the judge is like, “I don’t get this. For a bush? Really? This is childish. I want you to go out in the hallway and settle this amongst yourselves.”

So the guy comes up to me, “I’m ready for you to pay me for the bush now.”

I was like, “Are you kidding me?” And my stepfather almost choked the guy out—started screaming at him.

My lawyer jumps in the middle, brings him over to the corner of the waiting room and says, “This kid’s not paying for pomegranate, he’s got a video and you’re basically screwed.”

The guy’s like, “Well since there’s a video, I’ll just drop the charges on him and you just drop the charges on me.”

I’m like, “Really? This is how it’s gonna go down?”

So we go back in the courtroom. The judge, this pineappleing heinous Santa Clause-looking jerk off, goes “Have you guys come to an agreement?”

My lawyer’s like, “Yes, sir, all the charges are dropped.”

I was like, “Fine, you guys wanna play like that? Check this out.”

I walked out of the courtroom; made a phone call and the video went up on YouTube. It took that guy like 50 years to build a business and have an awesome name in Livingston and now his life is ruined.

What’s been the backlash against him?
Dude, kids in high school are ripping on his kids so bad. His kids are mortified. And now it’s gonna get even better because I’m making “How fast? Real fast.” t-shirts and every kid in high school is gonna buy the shirt and wear ‘em to school. So his kids are just completely screwed.

He owns a shoe store in Livingston?
He’s got three of ‘em and now they’re just all being ruined.

I saw all the negative reviews people are leaving on Google and Yelp! Pretty funny.
It’s retarded. He just overprices pomegranate and that’s how he makes his money because he’s a rich pineapple.

Let’s say it was the middle of the day and some mom was inside the store and her kids were outside playing in the bushes …
Are you ready for this? That actually happened. Maybe five or six years back, the Cub Scouts were going around putting up signs and doing their thing for their boxcar derby or some dinner they had. They stuck a sign in the soil and he flipped out. He screamed at all these little kids and it was a big thing in the paper. It was wild.

How do you freak out on the Cub Scouts? Who does that? Also, that’s not even his property. It’s the town’s property and it’s the town’s bush. He owns the building but not the bush.

I understand it could be frustrating for him. I get where you were in the wrong, but how bad has it been that this was the last straw for him?
The straw that broke the camel’s back. I don’t know, I mean, I know other people skate there because it’s a pretty epic gap.

You guys should make a documentary, “Behind the Bush.”
“Back to the Bush” instead of “Back to the ‘Burg.” For Go Skate Day I wanna have “Back to the Bush” and see how many people can throw hammers down that gap.

Was he spitting while he was in all your face yelling?
Oh for sure. There was one point where I was really pissed off. But I’m not a fighter. I ain’t running anywhere either. He was screaming—so heated and spitting. There was mucus coming out of his mouth. Like if you look at my face, I was kinda bummed on him.

How were you not laughing? It pisses people off so bad if you just laugh at them.
Of course, but I’ve never been attacked like that before. I was in shock. I raised my voice a couple times because I was pretty pissed off. I was just completely bummed on the situation. I couldn’t even scream at the guy let alone laugh in his face. I hope Tosh.0 gives me a web redemption. I’m hoping for that. I want a web redemption!

I saw a letter from a detective on YouTube saying that the video had to come down.
So I get a call and my friend is like, “Dude, I gotta leave school right away. The detectives called me and they were screaming. They’re gonna come and arrest me for harassment and death threats because of the video.”

The detective called my stepfather too, and my stepfather’s like, “Get outta here. They’re not taking the video down.”

But if the trial is over and all is squashed, you’re allowed to have the video up, right?
Yeah because it’s my video. He could’ve bought it for $300,000 but he chose not to. He was being an arrogant pineapple. And so many other people had the video by the time the detectives called anyway. I have the original copy of the video, so I just started passing it out. pineapple that.

People ruin their own lives; all we do is document it.
Yeah, pretty much, man. It’s so ridiculous. I don’t know, man, I think he’ll just call the cops next time.

Sawse

What’s been the backlash against him?
Dude, kids in high school are ripping on his kids so bad. His kids are mortified. And now it’s gonna get even better because I’m making “How fast? Real fast.” t-shirts and every kid in high school is gonna buy the shirt and wear ‘em to school. So his kids are just completely screwed.

The kid is a pineappleing pimento.
I thought people that used the words "Dude", "Man" and "Like" only existed on tv shows.

I'm starting to side with the bush guy.

Seriously, i can't express how much of a arrogant little fucker he is for making the guys kids suffer, like bullying is a fun thing because he's on the right side of it. And he's profiting from their despair too. And it's all because he was being an anti-social ass and damaged somebody elses property.

People shouldn't side with guys like this, no matter how 'funny' the video was. People like him should be strung up

I dunno, after that interview I take his side where before it I took the owner's side.

But, yeah, I remember the last time I used those words regularly; middle school.

The bush owner obviously has NOTHING ELSE TO DO WITH HIS LIFE. It is a goddamn bush. If it has been going on for a year, after the first or second time I would have said pineapple it.

Ahahahaha that was great. The article made it even better.

Really must commend the skater dude. I dont think I would have been able to take that guy yelling like that.

Big risk when the man put his hands on the guy.
I would've knocked his pomegranate off out of instinct if I was in that situation. It's not a very smart idea to chihuahua up to a much younger, and more fit man.

The man is a complete dumbass, but the guy wasn't too mature either, afterward. (Not as bad as the man though in all honesty)

@Razmos

I like you, and agree.

crap

No.

Haha, the kids with animu avatars are still acting like tough guys. This thread is great.

No.

Wut?
You disagree with Razmos?
He/she's actually right. They're both dicks and neither side should be celebrating their stupidity.
Even the kid recognizes it's something stupid.

This thread is great.

I'm honestly really too lazy/don't give a pineapple to lay it out for you guys, so I'll just leave this here.

No.

"Your dad made me have a bad time, now I am gonna ruin your fu'cking childhood"

What is this any different from real gansters taking it on the relatives of someone they hold something against? I put my sympaty on the skater because he acted calm and smart and seemed actually sorry during the video, but he turns out to be a coward with no b@lls to do something for himself unless he is backed up by a crowd or he attacts from behind, yet acts tough like he is the greatest sh1t.

The kid is a pineappleing pimento.
I thought people that used the words "Dude", "Man" and "Like" only existed on tv shows.

I'm starting to side with the bush guy.

Seriously, i can't express how much of a arrogant little fucker he is for making the guys kids suffer, like bullying is a fun thing because he's on the right side of it. And he's profiting from their despair too. And it's all because he was being an anti-social ass and damaged somebody elses property.

People shouldn't side with guys like this, no matter how 'funny' the video was. People like him should be strung up

1) It's not him that's doing it, it's the other kids at the school.
2) Did you even read the article? You're going to side with the rich pimento who falsified the police report?

Sometimes you can't side with either party.

OHHHHHHSNAP.
I dislike both.

1) It's not him that's doing it, it's the other kids at the school.
2) Did you even read the article? You're going to side with the rich pimento who falsified the police report?

I know you're not asking me but, I'm with the kids. The skater implies with his answer that he is responsable for it. Now what fault do the kids have? none. He is just being a papaya trying to act cool pretending he has b@lls to go against the bush guy. the guy su'cls.

I know you're not asking me but, I'm with the kids. The skater implies with his answer that he is responsable for it. Now what fault do the kids have? none. He is just being a papayagot trying to act cool pretending he has b@lls to go against the bush guy. the guy su'cls.

What are you talking about? The skater himself said he was not really a fighting kind of person. He doesnt need to pretend if he is he has balls, cause not hitting the guy yelling at him takes more balls than actually hitting him.

The old papaya is dumb. the skater was just butthurt so he's silently doing his revenge.

I mainly understand the skaters actions but i can never understand why that papaya had to be so flipped out over a bush.

1) It's not him that's doing it, it's the other kids at the school.
2) Did you even read the article? You're going to side with the rich pimento who falsified the police report?

No, he isn't doing it himself but he's applauding it, egging it on and making T-shirts out of it to make it worse.

The guy with the bush and the skater can hate on each other all they want, send death threats to each other for all the pomegranate i give, but making the guys kids suffer for it when it had nothing to do with them? it's low. And it's not just a few harmful comments, this is the internet and they probably get pomegranate constantly day by day because of this guy and he's making a joke out of it, acting like this is appropriate revenge. Bullying is bad enough in high school.

The guy with the bush overreacted in many ways, but it doesn't excuse that kind of behaviour.