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Sandia Pro Banked Slalom 's first casualty
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On 5/17/2003
Nyah
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Steve fed the Bear!!!!! On his second practice run, he went head first into the bank. He's currently at the hospital, doesn't know who he is, where he is, etc.....send prayers and we hope for a fast recovery!!!
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Let My People Roll
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On 5/17/2003
Seize-R Chavez
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That fence needs to come dwn! I say we get as many ppl as we can with bolt ctters and step ladders, and simply remove every single section of chainlink, so that all that's left are the poles. That will teach them not to lock us out of our playground. With 20 vlunteers, it could be done discretely in a few choice AM hours.
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Lansdowne
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On 5/17/2003 quiet skater
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Get some soft No Skoolz....u get a longer session before the noisy nosy loud flip kids come & draw unwanted attn.
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lansdowne
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On 5/16/2003 scumbag
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The last two times i was there i got tossed by the cops.....the first time they were cool.....second time they were pissed.....i dont feel like going at it for a third time......when is that place supposed to open?
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ABQ Ditch Forecast
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On 5/16/2003
Steve in AZ, headed N.E.
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For the weekend:
Partly Cloudy with highs in the lower 90's, lows in the upper 50's/lower 60's. No rain in sight. HIGH UV index, so bring th'screen and slather, baby.
Winds rather calm for Sat & Sun, peaking to 10-15 mph at times.
See you all there!!
-=S=-
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Deathbox bowl series
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On 5/16/2003 cabbage
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Right on John, so it's on for sunday, instead of sat? That will probally be better.
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Deathbox Series rescheduled for Sunday
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On 5/16/2003
Curt Kimbel
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Per weather.com it is supposed to rain on Saturday until about noon. Sunday looks cool and dry.
So...we're moving the contest to Sunday.
We'll start at the same time: registration 8:00 am - 10:00 am, riders meeting 11:00 am, competition starts at noon.
We have a ton of great prizes.
Deathbox sent a boat load of gear (decks, wheels, shirts, hats, stickers, etc.)
Tracker, Sixteen, and Neighborhood sent a bunch of boards, trucks, shirts and other stuff.
Osiris has flowed a few dozen choice items.
Allain sent 8 snowboards (worth $400 each!).
Central, Owens, Wolfpack, ARC and others have sent tons of stuff as well.
Yea, we're delayed a day, but it's going to be a great time! See you Sunday!
Check it out at www.deathboxseries.com
Curt
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Ref: D-Tour, Cabbage, Mid-Atlantic Bowl Series
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On 5/16/2003
John Dillon
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Please use my new addy above.....The ditches now are full of H2o so when it gets all hot & steamy that's when we will sk8 them, Wes...Welcome back Carter, I mean, Cabbage! Yea, getting Double B and his van will b great, plus the A-Town(not O-town!) ditch masters and others will b great....We will check out old Cascade and Arbution Ditch too...I've got a list of others too. It's pouring today(flood watch) in the Maryland environs.......but saturday will be drying out so Long Live the First Mid-Atlantic Bowl Series Sk8 Contest......please sign up on the contest forum or just come on down for some fun and excitement....the plan is to have the other half (street area) of the sk8 park open during the contest but...I don't run the park. It will be a fun time whether you show up or not...but more fun if you do show up so sign up so everyone can talk to their kids one day about this au futur! Sk84FUN
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Ditch Tours with Team Fun
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On 5/15/2003 cabbage
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hey John, I'm sure Bobby, would let us use the 15 passenger van, for a day of ditch tours, and I have a digital cammera. I'll talk to you this weekend at Waldorf..
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DC/Balti ditch tour
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On 5/15/2003
WesE
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Yo Jonny-D,
You can count on me touring those ditches, but how about making it sooner rather than later? Sundays in June are good for me, except June 8 & 22. After June, well, I'll be there with my 4098.7 liter camelbak...
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Good ditch board for Nick Doane
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On 5/15/2003
Stubbs
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AFROMAN NUMBCHUCK!! Nuff said.
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BMORE DC DITCH TOUR
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On 5/15/2003
CHRIS
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YO JOHN KEEP US POSTED ON YOUR PLANS FOR A DITCH TOUR, I'M SURE I CAN GET FARLOW AND THE GENERAL TO DRIVE DOWN FOR THAT. WOULD ARBUTUS AND THE OLD CASCADE BE ON THAT LIST?
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B'more/DC ditch tour
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On 5/15/2003
Eric B
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John,
Wouldn't mind doing the ditch tour either. Any chance it will be on weekend days?
Eric
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blowin' hard at the Bear...
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On 5/14/2003 GBMII
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It was blowing hard at the Bear tonite. Mother nature is cleaning it up for the dance this weekend.
Now - if we could just get rid of all those cigar butts...
I'm so stoked.
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Ditch Board
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On 5/14/2003 Nick Doane
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What is a good board for riding ditches
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Hey John!!
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On 5/14/2003
Lenny
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Pending when in the summer, I'd definitely be up for your ditch tour!! It's a crying shame I haven't made the mere (relatively speaking) 8 hour drive to check out these spots!!
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Santa Cruz Hwy / Lexington Resivor
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On 5/14/2003
ICE
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Anyone ever hear about a ditch off Hwy 17 by Lexington Resivor? Supostobe a bowl.
Please share.
ICE
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REF: The Downer, ditches, CT banks
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On 5/14/2003
John Dillon
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I sk8d Lansdowne sunday, and I helped mow the overgrown grass whilst grinding the snake run lips. I sk8d loading dock banks in Willimantic, CT when I lived there in the 80s and during visits in the 70s,80s,90s and this century...e-mail me for info. Also, I will b leading a ditch tour of the Baltimore/DC metro area later this summer when the ditches dry up and when u need to carry your body weight in ice water to survive. Guaranteed fun. My all-time fav ditch board would be a tie between an 80s Sims Eric Nash, 80s Powell McGill, JFA Paisley, and 90s NoKaOi Powell longboard. K-Lee: your ditch directory is a great idea, sorry I don't have a digital camera(I'm behind the times)but maybe someone on tour will have one so we can add the ones I know about. Our ditches around here aren't as big as The Bear but some of them are big-time fun. Shoot me an e-mail if you are interested in the ditch tour. I hope to sk8 w/you all sooner rather than later.
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Landsdowne
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On 5/13/2003 lbk
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There is hole in the fence at Landsdowne and people are skating it, at least I was told so.
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Alex Richard's Ditchard
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On 5/13/2003 WesE
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Uh, dried up dames??? :)
The ditches that people skate in are concrete water-directors that have slanted walls which are anywhere from around 30 to 50 degrees (more or less). Their primary purpose could be flood control are a reservior spillage director or anything else.
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Boards
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On 5/13/2003 NICK DOANE
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What is a good ditch board to have?
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Ditches
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On 5/13/2003 Alex Richard
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What are ditches exactly
like dried up dames?
how are they made?
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MY HAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On 5/13/2003
Stubbs
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HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for that. I got about 5 miles away and remembered I left it there but was too lazy to go back and retrieve it. Funny you know that hat. It was torn up and time for a new one anyway. Thanks for the heads up. Have you seen the other ditches they are making around that area? Check out the construction going on up by the warehouse to the south.
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Banks in CT
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On 5/13/2003
BillyBonebrake
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There aren't many banks or ditches in Connecticut. One option is the public skatepark in New Britain. The bowl is actually more of a glorified ditch with pipe coping. Its no masterpiece but it works for a longboard with a fast enough drop in speed...but be prepared to scrape the bottom of your board dropping in. Here's a link:
http://www.sk8parklist.com/ct_newb.html
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Stubbs
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On 5/13/2003 G. Mark
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Lose your hat?
FYI: I was at The Funnel on Sunday morning, looked like your safari hat sitting there. A big spider was setting up house inside it.
-Mark
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