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On 7/6/2002 lbk
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Parking Garage Session. Me and my youngest brother were carving it up at the local parking garage. Just soul carving like we were on snowboards. Last run included blowing past the security guards.
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On 7/4/2002 66.
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i had the incredible opportunity to take longboard in a fourth of july parade this morning
there were 178 entrants (floats, golf carts, high school bands, convertibles, old cars) and me
lots of people hootin' and hollerin' when they saw me ridin' - some of the kids who skated called me a "longboarder"
the ability to ride a skateboard with some amount of skill and grace sets us apart from the general population
interesting to note that my spot in the parade began alongside a location of my first vert halfpipe some 20 years ago
66.
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On 7/4/2002 snoball
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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYBODY!! Eat good food, drink good
drinks, groove to good music, enjoy the company of your friends
and family and live to ride another day...
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On 7/3/2002
alex viveros
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Eyy wasup..im spaeking from miami. Well i longboard, well soard off. i like to carve very sharp turns. i think every1 should try that..u get a feel,,of what long boarding is all bout...well i know ive tried it, dunno bout u guys...try going down a btidge..damn u go fast..
peace out....
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On 7/2/2002 MissouriMatt
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On the theme of ultimate soul ride, I'll go with your home break when the surface is at it's best and the time is right. Last friday it was midnight to two a.m. with a bright moon and cool breeze.
One thing about riding the high traffic zones late in the summer night is the smoooooth surface.
I scouted streets on the way home today. Checking the neighborhood surface. Saw signs for upcoming construction on a quiet neighborhood road, new asphalt or chip and seal?
Ride on all.
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On 7/2/2002
Speedy
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Hey, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought about this, but has anyone ever tried mounting tucks onto an old surfboard? How did/does it ride? I'm curious, because it seems that this would be the ultimate soul ride.
-Speedy
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On 7/2/2002
Rich C
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hmm, don't think I'll be trying the barefoot thing after the gentle warning I got today...
I'd been out for a bit of a session, trying a couple of slides, carvin' up a hill etc. in full pads, helmet & gloves. I got home & took all the gear off & decided to have a quick carve in the carpark outside my house, very gentle slope etc.
Well, anyway, the first thing that happened was that a wheel got hung up on a twig or something, resulting in nicely stinging palms from the good slap they got on the road. A wake up call if I ever got one...
Sk8 safe y'all!
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On 6/30/2002
chris
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when you get good at or bored of your local hills try riding them barefoot, so you HAVE to control you speed properly with carves and slides....
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On 6/26/2002 rob
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Just saw a new billboard here in Toronto advertising milk (sort of like the "got milk" ads that americans have) with a soul-arching dude hanging 10 on a longboard. Up till now the milk ads have featured naked people getting gallons milk poured over their bodies. Said dude is fully clothed, and dry. Perhaps they are encouraging us older folks to get lots of calcium, to keep those bones strong.
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On 6/23/2002 Andy
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I'm in NJ, but there's plenty of soul to be found.
Thanks for the road tips.
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On 6/22/2002 MissouriMatt
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PSR - Amen to ski resort condo roads. I just got back from travel to Park City, Utah. I couldn't believe the skate spots... and great park with deeep pool style mini snake. A guy, who I think had the good name of Matt, MauiMatt I think?... was flying over hips with style on a big TVS with indy's and 65mm... Park City City Park. Ride on. I had no time or sk8 with, squeezed in a ride on the Alpine Slide, and a good dinner. What a great town. Must return in summer with family and board. Saw longboarders of varied ages bombing the sweet down hill run through the heart of town. A toast to Park City.
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On 6/22/2002 PSR
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Hey Andy,I'm VT.,not N.H.,but I'll tell you my "secret" to finding those special spots-Get the New Hampshire Atlas + Gazetteer (it's the big mapbook,with usually a big splash of red on the cover-Found at better Truckstops!). This map series goes by states,and has Topographic info,and does a great job of labelling smaller back roads. I haunt the towns near ski areas,'cause they've got both the hills and condo roads.
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On 6/22/2002
Andy
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Hey PSR, is that Manchester NH?
Well, it was on a buttboard (spending a lot of time on one lately), but it was good just the same.
Me and my buddy got were getting a little (lot!) tired of the hills we frequent so we went to bomb some others of old. Stumbled across a new one by accident. It was other-wordly. Like in the twilight zone or something. Turned of a main road that I've traveled a ton of times and it was like crossing through some portal or something.
There was this hill It was shaded by these extremely large trees. It is about 6/10's of a mile long with a skijump-like start and about 6 or so turns and bends. Oh yea, it's new smooth black pavement.
Me and my buddy took turns following in his truck. And then we went and onsighted everything we passed with an incline on the way home.
It was awesome to just see a hill and pull over and run it. Then jump in the truck and find another.
And you didn't even have to be flat out. It was great just to roll down some new lines.
I need more of that!!!
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On 6/22/2002 PSR
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As much as I dislike the Flatlanders moving up this way,and turning Dairy Farms and Woodlands into Condo Units,the migration does have a positive aspect-New Roads,usually on hillsides(trying to get the best veiw of the condos on the next ridge over;Doh!)that are sparsely driven in the summer((Skiers Condos,btw))months. I found one such jewel just outside of Manchester.It had been dirt,and is one of those hills you don't live on unless you've got 4 wd And know how to use it. Three hairpins,450 vertical in about a mile and yardage. I took my old Hobieflex,with new Comet Meteor wheels to see if I could make it without having to bail.My carves,on this very fresh tar,left arcs on the pavement.I could hear my wheels "sizzle" on every turn.Pump turns are absolutely needed to keep the flow in check,but the timing is delicately meted out,as too much 'push' will result in sliding.Total concentration on the Line one picks is enhanced by the overall quiet-the nearby woods are hushed as the wildlife trys to sort out this odd noise my wheels are making.My sense of timing is focused down to the heartbeat,trying to make every move count,every arc perfect. On hairpin # 2,I find that 360 carves are the only way thru.I slide badly on one toeside turn,but try not to lose the rhythym of my carves.Luckily,the slope mellows just enough to allow my arcs to absorb the extra speed.At the last hairpin,the road flattens before the cul-de-sac,which has nice banked-up driveways around it. I let it go,wqorking in some G.S. type turns before using a driveway to slashback the other way. On the walk back up,my tracks glisten in the sun,snaking down the new tarmac.Hmm,not bad,made it with only one slid turn..Next time,I'll ace it.
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On 6/22/2002 longy
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yeah it does...its one of those things you take for granted..just like skating to the local shops..me and the beautiful ann marie walked there yesterday and she said "this is the first time in about 9 years that you haven't skated 50 yards in front of me" and its true but we walked and talked together and it was different and fun but i am really missing the action of getting my deck out to go places but replacing it with other activities like looking after a blackbird nest in our conifers in the garden...one nestling about 4 weeks old keeps falling out of the nest and i keep putting him back but now his mom wont feed him so i have him in my old pork pie hat feeding him maggots and worms....he is putting on weight/feathers and will soon fly off...i am his dad!!!!!get the same warm feeling skating just replaced it with another activity for a while.
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On 6/21/2002
Speedy
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Wow, Longy, that really stinks! (I've been absent for a while due to a screwed-up computer; nothing major) I hope you can find some outlet! (So how many skankers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?) Sax is good, though I've never been to fond of them (not enough in celtic rock to really be of any great use to me). Man, if I couldn't play my bass anymore, I'd have a hissy fit to remember.
Ok, enough musings for a while!
-Speedy
(BTW, the answer is: six. One to screw it in, and 5 to say pickitup! Pickitup! Pickitup!)
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On 6/20/2002 h0dad
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Longy....Ska Tune Time?...sounds good, pick it up, pick it up.
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On 6/20/2002 longy
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hey al....its a good idea only i dont think my arm will bend that high anymore but i think i can play some wicked bottle neck with the guitar on my lap and maybe use the stick the same way...when the cast is off i will have a try out at the local guitar shop...at the moment i can play sax now and a friend has borrowed me his alto...two days and i can play a passing resemblance to "so what" by miles davis....so how do i get to carnegie hall dude???
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On 6/18/2002 Al
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...hey Longy - remember to be present to the healing process - as we say, there are no wrong notes, but if after some time you find that the guitar is a part of your past - there is absolutly no need to leave those strings behind - check out - http://www.stick.com - I have been playing one since '94 after having played guitar for a dozen years - I would never go back....take it easy.......Al
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On 6/18/2002 lexx
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Longy, you can play some crazy madness sax solos..
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On 6/18/2002 longy
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in the painkiller filled daylight i'm quite looking forward to it (playing sax that is)at the hospital yesterday they took off the cast to check the stitches and i tried to rotate the arm with a no go....now i will sell off my guitars saving da '69 telecaster for young longy....now how to explain to him that slipknot riffs on this guitar is an offence.
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On 6/17/2002 snoball
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Oh man, that is really, really terrible :-( As in, 'ever'
again? Much sympathy to you and truly sorry to
hear that, but great attitude about trying a different
expression.
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On 6/17/2002 longy
wrote in from
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the doc sez i wont get enough movement back in my arm to play guitar again...i was gutted and depressed and played jimi,neil young,ronnie jordan,wes montgomery.... the pain my bros is great but then again i listen to charlie parker,miles davis so i'm gonna learn the sax and play jazz and ska grooves instead....which goes with real long decks,slow gripped up wheels.
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On 6/15/2002 snoball
wrote in from
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So there's philosophers amongst you eh?
Here's a challenge:
http://www.philosophers.co.uk/god.htm
Hope you come out ok ;-)
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On 6/14/2002
lexx
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Soooo, who votes swooper hold the American leg of next years z-games? Bet you'd thought we all forgot about that. Well i didn't.. I never forget any thing important (exept dates, numbers, names and faces)
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