I skated with Oldschool today. We had a great session at our local park in Raleigh. It was so cool, dude shows up with a sick Slasher and incredible Ray Bones "snub nose". After about 30 minuets I asked him are those reissues or originals. Guys both were originals in great shape and with era appropriate gear. Tracker Ultralights and Oj's and G Bones abound! It was sweet to skate with a fellow SOC Head and see that vintage gear. Oldschool look forward to our next session.
that's so cool - if I had to name 3 things that keep me so
stoked on skateboarding, I'd say 1st & foremost the absolute
freedom it gives you, in so many killer ways. 2nd, the
artistic expression combined with adrenaline rush (lots of
things have one or the other, skating's so unique cause it's
so individual). Lastly, but certainly not least by any means is
the great people one meets along the way who share the
character & experience in such related manner(s) - I can't
name the amount of times I've been to a skate spot & someone
says, "hey there's a party" "I know here a cool pool is", or
"you guys need a place to stay while you're in town?" I've literally
made friends for life through skateboarding: people I haven't
seen for years, when we do catch up, it's like we just saw each
other yesterday; surfing's not like that, more like "you're not a local,
huh, bra' " that's why dudes like Jay Adams & Christian Fletcher
rip so hard, they do both, & it shows...
awesome story, noskool meets oldschool, "film at 11"...
Definitely was good to meet NoSkool and some other local skaters. NoSkool, thanks again for the use of your pads and helmet, I think I put a few good hits on all of them... Also was good to finally skate that Slasher on some ramps. Twenty years ago I got it in my head that I was going to start riding ramps, so I saved and put together the best board I could. Somehow in the drive to get everything together, I failed to realize there were no ramps to ride where I lived. I guess better late than never!