skate journal: Parker park and a fun street spot with Neil, Jason and Jeff
Not being hungover on New Years Day rules. I had gotten a few things down around the house before we headed out around noon. Today was my last day of being a bachelor as Liz and the kids get back from Obamaha tomorrow. The Parker skatepark was crowded as usual. I heard a dad drop off his young daughter and friend on their scooters and say “have fun playing”. Ugh. Aboout two seconds later they nearly got killed by Jeff trying a gap. Parents are clueless. Especially me. Ha. The session was pretty amazing though. I didn’t stop skating for two hours. I came close to getting a front smith on the bank to ledge, got a first try back board pop out, 50’d the tall ledge (1 out of 50 tries), got some back axle stalls on the weird circle qpipe up top and followed it by ollieing into the bank and off the ledge, front 50’d a q-pipe, did back axle stall to fakie, did some good back 50s on the little ledge, nose manualed the little manny pad first try, did a bad front 5-0 shove first try, and basically had a blast. Jason skated hard and was ripping. Jeff did some really rad trick. Fakie front crooks the bank to ledge. Damn!We left and went to a spot that Jeff was telling us about. It had a bunch of little plastic ledges, weird banks, and three stairs. It was perfect for old men. Although jeff straight killed the spot. We were thinking of heading somewhere else when Jason and I tried ollieing a little bench. Jason did it all good, I sketched it, but suck at ollieing and was hyped to have ollied a bench. Jeff did an absolutely retarded line where he ollied a bench then ollied another bench into the parking lot. We ended up skating for awhile and it was some of the most fun I’ve had skating in awhile. Jason was killing it. Neil, Jason and I tried a little gap that we eventually all landed. Jason 180’s it. So rad. I did a little line where I ollied up a three stair, kickflipped up a curb, then ollied a 1 flat 2. It was nothing in the modern world of skateboarding, but seriously the funnest thing at the time. We left when it got dark hyped on skateboarding. Since the wife and kids were still gone I figured I should skate the ramp. The wind had picked up all crazy outside so skating outside wasn’t even really an option. Nate ended up showing up and skating for awhile. I landed maybe the second best front smith I’ve ever done and most of my tricks. The only new trick of the night was an accident, but I’ll take it – nollie back 5-0. Rad. That ramp is seriously the best money I’ve ever spent.