skate journal: cold 20th st diy with Joe (Dec 26, 2021)
After waking up screaming in pain due to upper back spasms Joe and I went to 20th st. Somehow my back didn’t hurt while skating. It was in the 30s, but it felt quite cold. We warmed up with some bank tricks and then a hyped teen joined the session. The kid was seriously cool. Unjaded, motivated and super kind. It was inspiring but I still had trouble making my body work. Joe was quick with it though popping on the ledges. We started filming each other a little. Our first lines came pretty quick. I tried noseslide 270 shoves for a while but couldn’t get one. I also couldn’t crook or 50 to save my life. The tail stall then slappy crook line came quickly and was the most fun. Joe finished with a front smith on the tall ledge and we headed out for warmth and a celebratory margarita. Yum. Good times Joe!
(setup 8.25 null vhs , jessup pj ultragrip, royal 144, spitfire f4 99a 52mm classic, new balance numeric 440H b/w size 12)
(pain level 4/10 knees/achilles)