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Lowe's/ Cereal Bowl/ Palmer's
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On 2/8/2004
K-LEE
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Oh, good. I wasn't sure if that construction on the Lowe's Ditch was an add-on or a rebuild. Gotta hit that sucker! Starts at Holbrook, huh? How many 3-mile ditches do we have in this town?
Cereal Bowl? Sounds promising! Need to get myself a shovel....
The bowl part reminds me of a rumor I've heard about in the past. Anyone know anything about the ditch/bowl thing that used to be (or hopefully still is) somewhere around the Beach Waterpark? I've heard stories of people digging it out in the '80s and skating it. I also know that the Beach Waterpark has been moved at least one time in the past. Any leads?
Palmer's on Tuesday night? If I'm feeling up to it, I'll see ya there. Couln't think of a better place to spend a Tuesday night, unless I'm feeling like crap again.
And Sharon works at:
Albuquerque Regional Medical Center
601 Martin Luther King Jr Ave Ne
NM
(505) 727-8000
http://www.hospitalsoup.com/ExternalWebFrame.asp?HospitalID=21147
but my aunt used to work there too, and I know for a fact that the administration is pure evil. Good luck.
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Lowes is down
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On 2/8/2004 Chilemac
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Lowes is great - especially if you start at it's origination at Holbrook. 3 miles east!! That is a real thigh-burner.... Butter trannies all the way.
K-Lee and Nugz - you guys gotta check out our latest ditch project "The Cereal Bowl". It's on!! Just bring your shovels and gloves. A true gem for sure.
And get yer ass over to Palmers teusday nite!!
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ABQ
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On 2/8/2004
PA Dan
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Calling Sharon Sidlo!....or anyone else in the know...
What Health Sysyem/Hospital are you employed by, and
do they post employment openings on the web?
I can't take the snow anymore!!!
Feel free to reply via e-mail.
Thanks,
Dan & Tammy
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Lowes
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On 2/8/2004 Dave G
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NICE!!!!
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one more of lowes
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On 2/8/2004
Tony
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God as my witness , You can truly surf in the desert.
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Lowes
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On 2/8/2004
Tony
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Yo! KLee, Lowes is one of my faves, and what I can see is that the ditch is the same except all of those canals they just added on. Huge walls, perfect smooth transition and a bike path right next to it to do roll-outs and roll-Ins on.
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Lowe's Ditch, ABQ
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On 2/7/2004
K-LEE
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Has anyone taken a good look at the new construction they're doing to the ditch behind the Lowes at I-25 and Paseo? How much of it are they making un-skatable? As soon as the snow melts of the southern wall of all the ditches in town, I'm down for a ditch safari, focusing on the westside. Who's with me?
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mid 70's bank surfing/freestyle deck
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On 2/3/2004 Dave
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Hello. I got some good advice here about a year ago regarding a narrow freestyle deck I wanted to build. Jack at Bahne was great and made me a Bahne rocker that's 6.5" wide. It worked out fine as a mini-longboard but I finally figured out why I couldn't turn it fast enough to do Bertlemans. The wheelbase was way too long (it was originally a 8.75" pool deck).
Can anyone tell me what a reasonable wheelbase for a 6.5" early to mid-70s bank surfing and freestyle board would be? I'm trying to get a board similar to what Jay Adams and co. used for their low, loose, surfy skating with lots of Bertlemans. (I'm using Tracker midtracks and 64mm--Bulldog Dubcons, not exactly period, but close enough for me).
Thanks a lot.
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Cement in the south!
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On 2/3/2004 Andrew
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Arab - Not yet, but some friends have. Its a new find. We are going down there this Sunday for a pipe session and to hit the waterpark snakerun before they re-open it for summer. Ill post a pic or two. Plearure to meet ya man, hope to meet ya one day!
We are planning on going to the Alabama Old School Skateboard Reunion at Insanity skatepark, hosted by SkateAlabama.com. Scheduled April 24, 2004. www.SkateAlabama.com for more details.
http://www.thebiggerpic.com/gallery/MS-Cement
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MS
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On 2/3/2004
Arab
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Andrew-I'm sure it was just an isolated incident, none the less, it was my first taste of racism. The Gulfport pipes are looking killer, have you skated them yet?
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Hattiesburg Fullpipes
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On 2/2/2004 Andrew
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Hi Arab! I was at that outdoor show. We were skating on the tables. It was killer. Hattiesburg used to have killer punk shows. Dagnasty, 7 seconds, Black Flag, Vandals, etc... All kind of bands came through there. I was a young tadpole then. Sorry you had a bad experience in my hometown. I’ve never heard of anything like that happening around here since the 1960's. You should have called the ACLU! I’d say we are one of the least racist places in the country now because we saw where it got us! Its all a stereotype thing now we cannot escape! Anyway, if you’re ever back this way, I’d Love to show you around! We have some bigger pipes too! Ricky Byrd & Clifton J. are really turning out a lot of killer slalom riders. He’s a great guy!
http://www.thebiggerpic.com/gallery/MS-Cement
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Hattisburg, MS.
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On 2/2/2004
Arab
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Andrew-I skated the Hattisburg pipes around 1987?, I was on Tour with JFA, Skatemaster Tate and the Concrete Crew. We rolled into town and did a demo at a local shop, some kid took a few of us to the pipes, What I remember about Hattisburg, Kid Caviar the singer of the Concrete Crew and I went to go eat at some little bar, they wouldnt serve him(He's Black), I was pretty bummed and started to say some s#@!, Cav grabbed me ant said "lets go, they just as soon hang us both" .
Hope that stuff doesnt happen anymore, besides that, Hattisberg was a blast, all the kids were cool and the scene was happening there.
Wish I could make it to the Luna Jam, Ricky and I have been in contact long before this whole slalom rebirth, he's a cool cat and I'm stoked you guys are getting the slalom groove on.
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MS Cement
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On 2/2/2004 Andrew
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Yea Doggy! Lots of other banks, pipes, and ditches and that I have not photographed yet! Come to Luna Slalom Jam 2004 and check them out!
http://www.ncdsa.com/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=126
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MS Ditches
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On 2/2/2004 Eric
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You got some nice ditches in them-there parts!
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Mississippi Skateable Cement directory
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On 2/1/2004 Andrew
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Mississippi Skateable Cement directory
http://www.thebiggerpic.com/gallery/MS-Cement
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Water Wheels
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On 1/29/2004
Steve in Dry AZ
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The only thing that sticks on wet asphalt or concrete is rubber.
There are a number of rubber skinned wheels out there, including the new Emotions. I have a set of aluminum hubbed Vikings in 72mm that I take with me to races...just incase things get damp.
XT-wheelz also makes a great selection of the big-monster rubber wheels...8-balls, SS and their Rainmasters.
Grip is better...but they are slow, slow, slow.
-=S=-
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northern Idaho
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On 1/29/2004 Mcroberts
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hey has anyone ever heard about water proof wheels. Cuz it rains all winter long
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bored
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On 1/28/2004 loser
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rain rain go away I'm so bored I can't wait to sk8 another day!
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Hey Ditchmasters!
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On 1/28/2004
John Dillon, Team Fun
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How about some more tasty pix of dry ditches....we're still digging out from a lingering snow/ice/snow storm and all our ditches are filled with snow,ice, & water. Thanks...y'all make my day when u post 'em up.
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Another cool Ditch...
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On 1/25/2004
Rene' CANNONBALL Carrasco
wrote in from
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"Restricted Ditch" - Santa Ana, California 2004.
Photo: Rene' CANNONBALL Carrasco.
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central cali ditches
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On 1/23/2004
mike
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hey... does anyone out there know of any skateable ditches in the central valley\fresno CA area?
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ditchs
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On 1/21/2004
Mark B
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any body know of any ditchs on long island
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New england banks
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On 1/20/2004
J
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does anyone know if there are some banks in the new ebgland area and if so where are they
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kick down
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On 1/18/2004
Johnthehairdresser
wrote in from
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Hey dan, would you mind e-mailing me the location of that ditch ? It looks like a fun spot.
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Chesbro
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On 1/18/2004
Dan Menapace
wrote in from
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Heres a ditch in Norcal we skated. Still got some sweepin to do though.
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