Mission: go west

pat-rickdaigle

pat-rickdaigle

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The names pat-rick daigle, 20 years old from northern maine..a small town called fort kent, known for it’s long winters and decent snowfall considering it’s on the east. Unfortunatley the mountains aren’t very big and the terrain for skiing is limited. I graduated highschool in 2006 and got into some trouble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RvuOgW3Mco&feature=channel_page) , tried a couple different colleges for stuff I wasn’t really interested in to keep my parents happy, got into more trouble with alcohol(oui which sucked cuz I wasn’t drinking much and drove from my neighbors but had a burnt headlight) and weed (2 grams and our government has the laws messed up but I won’t get started with that), all of which has put me into debt and kept me working dead end jobs that don’t allow me to ski as much as I wish to. My bosses have always told me skiing will bring me nowhere and I should give up, I even had one tell me to burn my skis but I can’t and won’t. I have been filming and editing anything and everything since my freshman year in highschool and am known around here for being good at that, especially my ski videos. (heres my youtube account so you can check out my videos, you probablly will recognize a fewhttp://www.youtube.com/user/ecdestruction) I have been told by a lot of people I look up to I can go places with my talent, why I haven’t already is beyond me. My parents are disapointed but I need to get on with my own life and do what I want. I hate how people are contolled and run..and how unhappy everyone is all the time. I can learn and do anything I set my mind to, but the reason behind why I do something is what drives me. I know I will be able to meet people along the way that I can help and will help me as well. I believe if you want something in life you need to go and grab it. It will be hard to leave my family, it always is but I need to keep in mind I’m doing it for happiness. My goal is to travel and ski as much as possible all over the west coast, anywhere with new people and places will be great. I am going to bring along my camera(even though it sucks) and film my experience and share with everyone over the internet, mtv true life style, not really. If someone is interested and wants to help I’d like to put my videos on a website or web blog. I quit my job today and would like to get out there asap. I am still waiting on my tax return to get a plane ticket since my parents don’t know I’m doing this yet and I doubt they’ll let me drive since I probably will no longer be able to pay my car. It should be interesting and I don’t expect them to be supportive so if they tell me to pack my bags and leave then so be it that’s what I’m going to do anyways..it would be great with some of their help and if I can drive. But yea I just thought I’d share w/ everyone whats going on and if anyone is interested with what I’m doing and think they can help me in any way send me a message, I will take all the help I can get. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope that if you are in a situation like mine that you follow your passion, whatever that may be.

 
fuckin-a man, sounds like me minus the legal trouble and debt. im tryin to gtfo of here too, road trip?
 
Your bosses are probably right, skiing will get you nowhere. Judging by your videos, no amount of drive or will power will get you to the level where skiing will pay rent. If you want to just chill, work and ski, that's a different story. You have the perfect background for a ski town lifer anyway. Over privileged, underachiever, delusions of grandeur and a borderline fuck up. Enjoy the life and the shitty, service oriented jobs.
 
Damn kid good luck. Wish i had the balls to pick up and leave like that. I have been there around your age with legal trouble. One nugget of advice from experience...don't alienate yourself from your family. Be honest with them, they may no approve of what you do, but stay in touch and they well get over it.
 
thats not my goal i want to simply be able to help out in the industry and i will do whatever it takes to be a part of it. i can stay up here where skiing is not something people care about or get out there and do anything to help people who share the same feelings towards skiing.
 
Fast forward 6 months: chew up and spit out by the ski industry, disillusioned by the reality of your dreams, living back out home, counting down the days till your shitty home mountain opens and living off your parent's dime.
This 'ski industry' is far different in actuality than it is in your head. I am sure after 3 months of setting up demo days at 6 am for t shirts and the promise of a job as a rep, you are going to see the industry for what it is. Why become part the ski industry? To fucking sell out to gapers? Skiing is going to be far better if you do something else and your business isn't tied with the sport you spend all your free time. That food service job at the lodge isn't going to pay for rent and the amount of liquor and weed you need to ingest to forget about it.
 
yea do what you want, as long as you can support yourself....its more so proving to them that you can do this and it is what you really want. don't listen to haters and get out there and be successful at your life...it seems like Maine is your downfall, so if it is getting out of there that makes you do your shit right, they will get it

i have a friend that was doing nothing here in MA and once he moved where he wanted and got himself out of the environment that supported his screw up behavior, he is alright
 
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