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On 7/26/2002 bObO
wrote in from
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LBB, Isn't it the coolest to see the kids reaction when boards
are around? My niece is two and for her birthday I made her
very own "Sateboord", at 20" inches it's a longboard to her!
Its also cool that in her limited, but growing vocab, she has
a word for skateboard. Not her first word, but close. Seeing
kids trying out boards for the first time, just going for it
and having the time of their young lives makes me realize the
reason I skate---FUN!!! Sometimes I get caught up in the evil
serious side of skating and forget about the fun, seeing the
kids kind of sets me straight. Also, LBB I checked out you're
swell web site, a true gem! I really dug the "Pure Surf-Style"
article- right-on! I often pretend I'm Phil Edwards while cruisin'
down hills dropping smooth drop-knee turns, and cheater-fives.
While I'm on the subject, I'm going to be down south, Ft. Walton
Beach/Destin FL. area in a few weeks. Anyone know of any good
spots to surf? I was told about a jetty in Destin that breaks in
the summer. Anyone got anymore? Good day all, Skate-on. bObO
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On 7/26/2002
longboardbuddha
wrote in from
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yesterday i took all my boards over the local park for my kids to ride while i grabbed some sun and fresh air....soon there were around 30 kids riding chasing laughing and running alongside the boards where up to 5 kids were riding along on the deck bobsleigh style....a good day
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On 7/22/2002 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
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David, I like the hill in front of my house. there are soulful carving spots everywhere that you step on your board with soul. lots of good neighborhood hills all over, but Jefferson City is right on the MO river with great up and downs. come to Columbia and I'll take you to Overhill, Ridgemont, Buck's Run... Redbud. I've skated lots of neighborhoods in St. Louis and the Ozarks are full of short, but crazy steep resort asphalt.
Keep on scout'n
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On 7/22/2002
David Fielden
wrote in from
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Hey MissouriMatt, Are there hills in Missouri? Last time I went scouting in that sate I couldnt find a thing worth riding, all the good hils were in Arkansas, but the pavement is usually to rough. Were do you ride?
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On 7/20/2002
Brain
wrote in from
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I remember my most favorite Soul session, this was about 3 or 4 years ago. I had just started longboarding regularly (started skateboarding at age 7 so it will be about 13 years.) I had my Sector 9 Supercruiser with my worn out Sector 9 wheels. I just bought some Exkate trucks with red bushings and a new set of Swiss Bones from Herbn's shop Skatewerks. I was with 2 other dudes, one who had been skateboarding for a longtime,and another who just bought his first longboard that day.
We scoped out this hill in Westwood NJ called Cybald Place, It was a totally insane hill and about a quater mile long.
My friends and I took a break and went back to Skatewerks, and picked up HerbN for a short dusk session. My friend Vic took the first run, he stepped on his board and cruised the whole hill without a problem. Herb took the hill next and took the most amazing soulful run ive ever seen.
When I took the hill, I didn't have the balls to start from the top of the hill, so I went down a little bit and stepped on my board and carved like I never carved before. It was Zen like, and I don't think I will ever get that feeling again......
I want to head back to that hill sometime and try it again, hopefully with the same group....
Ride with Pride
Brain
ps - Herb, we should meet up at Skatewerks and go skate again sometime....
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On 7/18/2002 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
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s#@!! I was hoping there was a real longboard shop in St. Louis. The Columbia sk8 shops are nice and accommodating, but not much in stock, but there isn't much longboard demand. At least not yet. I don't get it cuz we got hills in Missouri....
Ride on, b0b0
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On 7/18/2002 Dex
wrote in from
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Just a quickie to say that I can understand what K-Lee has to say and that Joe's clean riding is the way to go. The only time ive had really bad slams is when I've been toasted and my brain wasn't functioning properly. It's also cool to go out with mates and just cruise for a couple of hours. It's amazing how far you can get, just trippin' the board fantastic! I'm out for a run now, so I can skate better next time.
Keep snagging trains
Dex
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On 7/17/2002
K-LEE
wrote in from
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I agree that it is a bit more aggresive than soulful, but I relate to that previous passage way more than I relate to paying out the wazoo for a plane ticket and entry fees just to wait your turn to wiggle down a course in the same fasion that everyone else just did (no offense, I'm just really frustrated with slalom right now). There's a certain soulful release in street skating if, say, you go out at 3am and aren't doing it to check tricks off of your checklist or to impress anyone. Just pure release of aggression, it is a burning desire. HOWEVER, going and bombing a parking garage or a nice neighborhood in the middle of the night is 10 times the burning desire that street skating could be, and it's like you gain soul energy instead of depleting yourself of it. Soul skating builds chi while aggro street skating drains your vital force. I went street skating for the first time in months the other day. My college just got done putting those skate stoppers EVERYWHERE except on a sculpture I used to hit up. Relearned all my ledge tricks, felt young still. The point I'm trying to make is that whether you're out slammin' hammers (isn't that what the kiddies call landing a trick these days?) or soul carving your favorite hill, skating by yourself in the middle of the night puts you in touch with the creative force directly, and you don't even have to worry about what brand deck you're riding or if you'll get kicked off your team. I feel that skating can be religious in a sense, and like religion, it gets corrupted and looses it's original intent when organized in any way. Now, go pray and play.
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On 7/17/2002 lexx
wrote in from
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"skateboarding isn't just a hobby, a lifestyle, a new definition for a sport, or a way to rebel from society. skateboarding is a feeling, a burning desire if you will. it's the urge to land the unlanded trick, clear the uncleared gap, and just kick major booty!!!! the feeling you get as you cruise down the street with 7 layers of ply beneath your feet and your music blaring in your ears(for me at least). the feeling you get as you waste every last ounce of strength and to land that trick as sweat comes out of every pore of your body. the feeling that comes as you pick yourself up off the ground. the feeling you get after you have beaten yourself and your board up and you you hate it so much that you love it. and the feeling you get after you have ridden so long and so hard you can't take it anymore and neither can your board, but you keep going anyways. so as you sit and and wonder about your exisistance and your reason for being, also think of this. and also think of it before you get on a skateboard again as well."
It sounds soulful, and I can identify with it, but there just seems to be something missing. Thats not soul, thats argression and self destruction.
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On 7/16/2002
bObO
wrote in from
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MissouriMatt- To the best of my knowledge, (limited as it may
be) there is no Blue Skunk. I know of the Purple Skunk in S.F.
Another urban legend I'm afraid. --------------bObO-----------
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On 7/16/2002
K-LEE
wrote in from
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I hate to say it Joe, but you've just gotten hooked on an entirely new addiction, that's all. At least this one isn't chemical in nature, and you can buy safety gear for this one's dangers. You're not clean, you're a skate junkie, high on the flow. Don't worry though, this one gives you life instead of taking it. Ride on and sk8 str8!
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On 7/15/2002
Speed Kills
wrote in from
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Though I've been reading this board for some time, this is my first sport. I read the post from Joe (what an awesome post!) below me and kinda felt compelled to write something.
Up until about 2 weeks ago I was a pretty die-hard new school guy. I'm only 19 and 360 flips and k-grinds are really all I've ever known. It was getting to the point where that wasnt really satisfying anymore. I had kind of hit a wall and it just wasnt fun anymore. I was also a curiosity becuase I rode and 8inch powell with big wheels.
Anyways, about 2 weeks ago I bought a longboard off my friend for 40 bucks. Its a 40inch long sector 9 with indys and secotr 9 wheels. He was upgrading and the price was write so, hey, everyone wins.
Anyways, I took it out for a spin right away and was just taken aback. Cruising was so comfortable and the board had a real natural turn and flex. I've never had this feeling before but I basically felt a "this is what I love" feeling. I was out for about 5 hours that night just riding and not even bombing hills. That night I couldnt even sleep and ended up riding some more at about 3am. For the next several days all I could think about was longboarding. In fact, I didnt even bother posting this earlier because I was too busy riding to sit down at my computer.
Thats it. If anyone knows of any amazing hills in northern illinois (yeah, I know), I'm all ears. I'm also in St. Louis alot.
rock out,
-Karl
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On 7/15/2002
joe
wrote in from
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Lets talk about soul. I want everyone out there to know just how much longboarding has ment to my life. About 5 years ago I was fresh out of jail and rhab on some drug charges when I met these guys in a 12 step program. One of them had a longboard he never used so one day I hoped on and was hooked anew. I had ridden old school boards since the early 80s (the last board I owned was a SIMS Lester Kasi/indy's/OJ II's) But once I steped on that long deck my life changed for the better forever. Now this is not to say I was cured of my disease of addiction but every good thing in my life started with the guy who gave me that board. Wether it was learning how to snowboard (fairly profecently) or surf (poorly but hey it's pretty tough). Ridding a board has been KEY in my recovery. I just moved to NYC and have recently felt the temptation to try out the wares down in the park. But the other day when I was feeling extermly tempted I went to see the Dog Town movie insteed. There it was my friends. It helped me rediscover my true love. Riping threw trafic ridding the nose, crouched low touching the pavement. I stayed clean that day and haven't even thought about breaking my seven month streak since that day.
Ride to live
live and ride clean
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On 7/15/2002
MissouriMatt
wrote in from
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Where in St. Louis is the Blue Skunk? Near what roads? Anybody? bobo? you out there?
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On 7/12/2002
swooper
wrote in from
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Pass yer longboard around! I was riding the local skatepark yesterday (on a measly 36" board) and brought out my 54" hill cruiser to show another older guy who hasn't done any hill riding (the poor thing). Well, right away the 10-14 yr. old crowd wanted to ride it, trying to ollie the thing, and dropping into little "street" transitions, sliding the looong deck over the copings. Then it was "How did you make it?", "How much did it cost?", and even "Would you make me one?" It was great to watch one kid get on to drop in while two others held the front of the board up for him!
It felt cool to think maybe some of these kids will try making turns on sticky wheels. They seem to be a generation that's never seen anything but trick skating on hard little wheels. I hope some will find the pleasure of simply riding.
So pass that long stick around and share the fun.
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On 7/12/2002
swooper
wrote in from
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WEE HA, our local theater is showing "DOG TOWN & Z BOYS" this weekend, including a special Sat. nite midnight showing. I wrote to the theater owner a month or two ago asking for it, maybe that helped. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to seeing it!
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On 7/11/2002 Doug
wrote in from
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PSR. I hear ya on those abrupt finishes, I recently and luckily escaped serious injury due to a hard 90 at the bottom of a run that I totally misjudged. Also thanks for the invite. I live on the SeacoastNH but spend a lot of time at Winnipesaukee. From there Im only about 30 minutes from Tenney and I may check it out Saturday. I will gladly contribute any local finds I come up with. Im low tech (no gps or any such gagits) but with that new atlas of mine, road names and towns should be descriptive enough. Also, my finds will probably involve mellower runs. I don't think I have ever been over 30mph. Are there sections of the Kank that aren't suicidal? (just kidding)
one last ?... Im new to this site. If I dig back in the riding locations page, will I find a lot of New England stuff?
thanks again
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On 7/11/2002 PSR
wrote in from
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Doug,you'll find varied traffic on weekends,but not Employees and construction rigs,so any ol' time would work.BTW,where in N.H. are you? Up north,Franconia and such,there's really Sicko mountain roads. Last time I drove by Tenney Mt.,the condo roads were good for a quick jaunt(2 years hence). Put any good new finds over on the Riding Locations page for us New Englanders. Also note that this weekend CMC and Shaggy are having a little get together at Ball Mt. Dam,which is maybe 30-35 miles from Keene. One very cool thing with New England North/Rural is the low traffic volume and plentiful hills.I just wish the hills around here didn't mostly end at either bridges or intersections.
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On 7/11/2002 Doug
wrote in from
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RE: MT. Sunapee, NH
hey PSR, is after 5:30 better on Saturday too or is that a midweek guideline for finding zen? thanks again neighbor.
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On 7/9/2002 Doug
wrote in from
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thanks PSR. a friend of mine is the ski coach at colby sawyer, he says its pretty big in that area, looking forward to it..
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On 7/9/2002 PSR
wrote in from
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To Doug,my neighbor. Go to Mt. Sunapee. There you will find Zen at the hours between 5:30 pm and dark.
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On 7/9/2002
Doug
wrote in from
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RE: New Hampshire riding
Hey PSR, could you email the road names / locations of some of your better NH finds to me? I'm a recent re-born longboarder from the 70's (and 80's too I think) Ive been making my own boards and having a blast - the kiddies in the neighborhood think Im a freak.
The Delorme atlas is worth the 16 bucks - thanks.
Check Hersey Lane in Newmarket. Follow 101 w to 108 n into newmarket. Go left on Hersey, a residential area, before you reach the center of town. Go up the hill. Continue past Great Hill, Folsom, and Bennet (all rights) keep going.
Length = .6 mi, new pavement, low curbs, (you can skate over them and onto the sidewalk.) Very low traffic - new road not yet completely developed.
Have a good day.
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On 7/9/2002 longy
wrote in from
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mat is truly full of good karma....
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On 7/8/2002 h0dad
wrote in from
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h0dad's ex confesses to getting turned on by his skating..not to boast or anything
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On 7/8/2002
mat
wrote in from
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I met a girl a year ago whilst on holiday surfing and stayed in touch... we have now been going out for a month and this weekend she started riding longboards properly, carving and footbraking. She came down to a race in Bude (UK) with me and some of the other lush guys and I could hear her screaming "oh my god" as I raced past during qualifying...I was so tempted to wave to her...but I was doing 40mph crouch tucked over the front of my board.
Anyway, the point of this post is to just say that seeing her ride brings me so much joy.
ohh, yeh, and whilst we were down there we met up with some other guys who were camping with Rob (lush board builder extrodinaire) as well. They came one by one and took boards from the van until there were no boards left....watching 8 newbies riding down the hill, chilling in the van... the best feeling ever, nearly brought a tear to my eyes!
So the moral of it all? Sharing what we have and experience is better than having it all to ourselves... when you know someone else feels it too...that is the best!
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