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On 12/19/2001 sarah
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i should mention that i'm 19, so mid 40's is a pretty large gap :)
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On 12/19/2001
sarah
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There's something incredibly soulful about being able to truly connect with an older generation. One afternoon last summer i decided to take my board down to greenlake to relax and enjoy the sun. I'd only been skating a few minutes when i saw a man, probably mid 40's, on a bike coming towards me. We made eye contact, and when he was about five feet in front of me he extended his hand. We exchanged a high five going in opposite directions and it had me grinning for the next 10 minutes. No words or anything, just a simple acknowledgment of a shared understanding.
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On 12/18/2001
skinnytw@
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i'm an old git from the north east of (uk) - i'm celebrating my 40th in january snowboarding in italy - i often get the 'hey longboard' reaction too but have never seen anyone else up here on one - i had a plastic deck in the 70's & dreamt of doing handstands etc. but none of my friends were rad enough to push our skills beyond catamaran style bombing - i got a shortboard 18 months ago but was still pants after a year - my mate left me his 46" sector nine when he fucked off round the world and i've never looked back - i'm still pants + i still skate ramps but in my opinion we evolved to carve - gnarly stuff is fine for a kick but putting in smooth turns down smooth roads satisfies some primeval need that most people don't know they have - so how could they understand when they politely refrain from telling me i'm a big kid?
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On 12/18/2001
Longboardbuddha
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I know how you feel gramps, i have kids constantly knocking my door to go out and play skateboards. One of the first kids to knock has now left school got a job and has one kid of his own. So yes i know the feeling, and i like to think i at least put them on the straight and narrow road where there are more things to life than vandalisation, drugs and thuggery.
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On 12/17/2001 h0dad
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A few years back I expanded my quiver to include the fifth
(or sixth?) deck from a certain manufacturer, not through
some kind of bias, just because they were among the better
brands available in my city. Hearing of this, the manufacturer
sent me an unmarketed prototype, fresh out of
the press and autographed by one of the shapers. And a tee
shirt too of course. Some may say that was a promotional trick
to make me say "oh these guys are cats"...well maybe but this deck
rules.
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On 12/17/2001
SPoKe
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I have to tell you a story that happened to me this summer. It was about 11:00 pm on Friday night. I was on my LY DH cruising to a buddy’s pad. I always take the long way so I can hit this pretty decent descent. It’s pitch black and I’m going about 20 mph. At the bottom of the hill I have to make hard right hand turn underneath a blinding streetlight. As I approach the turn, I can hear the rattling of mal-adjusted skateboard trucks, just around the turn. So I picked an inside line, carved out a pretty low backside turn and held my line, knowing that just ahead in the darkness was at least one body. As my eyes tried to adjust, can barely make out the silhouettes of 4 figures right in the middle of my line. I stood straight up. Still flash blinded, I made a few quick assessments and somehow squeaked through a crack between them, actually brushing one of the stunned pedestrians. As I flew between them, I hear a guy yell “Yeahhh longboarder!” I did a few speed checks and pulled a U-Turn. My eyes were now adjusted and I skated up to them. It was four teenagers- 3 guys and 1 chick. One of the guys was on a longboard (Sector 9 Pintail). I was psyched. I skated closer; it was still really dark. I told the guy how stoked I was to see another guy in my hood on a longboard. He says, “Yea man, there’s an older dude around here that rips a longboard too.”
I moved a bit closer to him and asked, “Am I that older dude?”
He looked at me closely, and with a smile says, “Yeah man… Cool.”
It was at that moment I realized that 30 is old, well at least to a 16 year old. I was hoping that maybe I was oldschool and not just old.
Anyway, my buddies and I got a real kick out of it, and I am now fondly referred to by my wife and friends as “Gramps.”
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On 12/17/2001 Glen
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soul (sl) n.
1. The animating and vital principle in humans, credited with the faculties of thought, action, and emotion and often conceived as an immaterial entity.
2. The spiritual nature of humans, regarded as immortal, separable from the body at death, and susceptible to happiness or misery in a future state.
3. The central or integral part; the vital core.
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On 12/17/2001
MAXinMaine
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That Map Link Worked Well (To The Ditch)...People Gettin' Good At This Net Thang
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On 12/17/2001
gavin
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'Handrails, kickflips, etc. aren't exactly soulful, true soul comes from skatings roots- surfing. '
err, is'nt that 'soul' as in religion (a defined set of beliefs - dogma) rather than 'soul' as in belief (a feeling unique and personal to the believer)? surely 'soul' is where the heart is, and like the heart it varys with your emotion.
so for me... it could be the bark of truck on coping as i de-stress from the hassle of work at the indoor skatepark one evening, it could be conquering 20 years of fear by learning elevater drop ins, it could be the memory of a hot summer evening and being alone on a quiet gentle hill up on the moors, or it could be within the cold dark of last night simpley carving a few turns enjoying the new sound of freshly cleaned and lubed bearings whilst delighting in the way some bones blues have totally changed the feel of my trucks.
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On 12/16/2001 todd c
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took my 3-year old daughter to WLAC for the race. Had to watch her and skip the race. She sat on the curb with me, walked up the course with me. Met Ritchy C, Arab, Chicken and others and true to her shy self, just sort of gave them silly looks. Good to have her at my side and instead of competing just hanging out with a little friend while watching my skate friends.
that's soul to me
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On 12/15/2001
Longboardbuddha
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Rob, that sounds like an out there moment. Mine was definitely whacked out, while in Cumbria in the UK skating the beachfront i stopped and walked down the beach to groove the waves, about 12 feet away 2 dolphins started to play around right at the foam. But yeah ,unicycles weird but everyones groove is their groove i suppose.
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On 12/15/2001
Bman
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Soulstyle, if you have access to Longboard magazine (surf mag) find issue from July 1999. On pg. 98 there are two illustrations of the "Alaia" surfboard shape. I have used this for many of my own boards and love it. E-mail me if you don't have access and I'll try to send you a scan of the page.......
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On 12/15/2001 rob
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Had a perfect moment a few night ago. It was foggy and sort of cold and I was on a milk run (literally!). There was a big gaggle of peds up ahead, and I'm zigzgging a bit looking for the best line around them, decided to go left, and just as as I passed them, I see a blur on the opposite side of the group, and someone is passing them on a *unicycle* at the exact same moment. (Californians are probably used to that sort of thing, but this is in Toronto, and in my neighborhood, longboards and unicycles are about eqully common...)
Later, I wondered what would have happened if either of us had picked the other line. I've never hit a unicycle head-on.
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On 12/15/2001 Bman
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Want to shape a classic longboard shape? See if you can find a "Hawaiian Alia" shape. great rounded Squaretail and round nose. Nice lines and very functional. I'll see if I can scan.
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On 12/14/2001
SoulRider
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Got off the water after an early surf session, then bombed some hills in Central Park. Had the park to myself. It was awesome. Hope you guys got some too.
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On 12/14/2001 nature
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On 12/14/2001 Soulstyle
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Oh Wow! The satori of shaping. I want to shape my board in a classic longboad style (aprox. 48"). Got any recommended resources?
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On 12/14/2001
Longboardbuddha
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That is very true and akin to the Samurai having a hand in the forging of a sword, thus the spirit of the maker enters the board. You then know its subtleties and strange moods. Carving becomes a joy as the spirit of your board and yourself melds together. Yes i can groove to that.
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On 12/13/2001
psYch0Lloyd
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Shaping boards can be a real soulful experience especially when hand tools come into play. All of my decks are hand finished and it is then that one experiences the art of deck making. The hand and the eyes tune into the subtleties of shape; a special connection is made. Soulcarving starts with that special deck, and if someone can take the time to give a bit of themselves to the process, a little of their spirit is passed along.
Alan Sidlo
Knucklehead
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On 12/13/2001
Longboardbuddha
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Hey not that we get the opportunity to get sweaty in the UK in December, so change that to "Feel the snow on yer face and the frost up yer nose"
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On 12/13/2001
Speedy
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Amen to that, Mickey!
-Speedy
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On 12/13/2001 Longboardbuddha
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Soul carving is that state you get to when the board underneath your feet seems like it isnt there and the wind only helps cool the brow and you are floating down a smooth street. Thats the soul groove. love and peace
Mickey from the UK
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On 12/12/2001
swooper
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The mention of competition put my mind on a memory of a miniramp about 10 years ago in a small town in Wyoming with a small and dedicated group of skaters. I was in my mid-thirties and made a return to skating when the ramp opened. At first the young guys were checking me out but when they saw I was just there to skate I forgot about my age. You saw the same guys every evening. It was obvious who was better than who else, the hierarchy of skill was apparent, and, meaningless. Everybody got a turn, everybody was cool. Somebody had an encouraging word when you did better than yesterday or tried something new. There were just enough of us, you waited your turn but not too long. So there was a co-operative feel that encouraged you to get energized and stretch out. You're at a good spot with the right people, the right number of people, with mutual respect and friendliness, it brings out good performance and good feeling. I think that feeling has soul and that competition is about something else.
Now I've been skating (off and on) for 40 yrs and love it as much as ever.
You don't have to quit but you have to quit falling as much ;^)
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On 12/11/2001 Srfgypc
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Hey Missouri Matt....I think it's too late to add magic
to the slalom competition....everyone is soooo serious!!
Good thoughts....I agree.....
Hey Glen....yeah....right....tell me when....where...
I'll meet you at "your" ditch one of these days!!!!!
ps...the video sounds cool!!!!
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