On a cooler day I biked over to what seemed like a dream skate spot from the photos.  And it was.   Until a carload or rollerbladers showed up.  They were nice and all, but it was weird.    I skated this spot about an hour.  Did not get far into my bag.  Wanted to do more but was on limited time, wanted to hit some other spots and had lost patience sharing the spot with a bunch of rollerbladers.  The front 50 shove out felt cool even if it’s a little kid trick. Came close to 5-0 shove out.

Hit the bank to curb briefly and could only muster some terrible front slashes and a little sw noseslide.  I went over the nearby asphalt hump hip a couple times. 

(setup 2/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, indy forged hollow 149 with ace bushings, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
Pain level 4/10

After an insanely crowded train ride we ended up at the beautiful prospect park. I’d say it was quiet too, but it was full of people playing music.   Even Ethan’s crew.  So yeah I hadn’t skated or seen Ethan in like 15 years.  He had hit me up once he saw I was in nyc.  He really wanted to show off his local spot.  It was kinda hectic.  Lots of people skating, lurking, drinking, playing soccer.   All on the little section we were skating.   But it was a really good vibe and we did some stuff.  Ethan had some good kickflips, halfcabs, fakie bigspins, nollie tails.  I got some rap horns after a front 50 shove and a sw noseslide bigspin.   I had done a few other basics on the ledge.   Not much on the other stuff.  The little front barrier ride was fun.  Great seeing Ethan again!   Fun session.  

(setup 2/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, indy forged hollow 149 with ace bushings, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
Pain level 6/10 stiff neck

Met Max at LES.  Was so cool meeting a friend.  The park was empty.  Max was ripping already.  His goofy tricks are so cool.  First thing we did together was the double backside flips.   Which took me too long but at least max got it too.  I bailed multiple axle stalls.  It was so frustrating.   Then max had me go in on the long line basically doing all my tricks in one line.  The Wallride was fun, the crooks were fun, but man I could not do another backside flip to save my life.  Max ollied the rail like 15 times.  

We went to labor.  Visited with Will.   Went to Tompkins.   Reynolds was there, but I didn’t see him skate.  Max played SKATE with a friend.  He did some other stuff.  I just cruised and did some basics.  Aka I skated like normal.   Had a fakie bigflip and a sw noseslide bigspin.   It was a fun vibe for sure. Great day and great seeing Max.

(setup 2/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, indy forged hollow 149 with ace bushings, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
Pain level 4/10

A little hungover , park had a mist on it as it was raining but most of it is covered, also weirded out by how people don’t say hi or even acknowledge others.   I skated like absolute dookie.   Perhaps not even anything worth mentioning, just the ultra basics.   Was hurting.  There was an old dude that came who was ripping with some freestyle moves and all kinds of tricks. But he would beam so bright after each trick and do them right in front of you. Basically, this session sucked.

(setup 1/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, indy forged hollow 149 with ace bushings, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
Pain level 7/10

Felt very out of it.   Skated very bad and had no confidence.  Had park mostly to myself until a dude Mark showed up (it’s funny because after I went back I watched the Asics video and he was in it).  I had taken forever to do some basics like noseslide to fakie the bank to ledge.   Couldn’t front 50 the bank to ledge.  Eventually got a line of rock fakie, fakie flip on flat, sw front nose the ledge.   Hated my Indy’s.   Took too long to do a front slash the tiny vert qp then kickflip on the bank.  Lastly took even longer to backside flip the hip. Like so long.  30+ minutes.   Was losing my mind, wanted to quit skateboarding.   

(setup 1/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, indy forged hollow 149 with ace bushings, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
Pain 6/10

On a warm Sunday I took the subway to Brooklyn banks.  I arrived to a crew having a session.  They were all nice, but I didn’t want to immediately jump in the mix with them.   So I skated to shortest part of it.   I did a couple of ollies but then could not kickflip to save my life.  Never got it.  I went to do the Wallride spot but I kept slipping out.   I got frustrated and left.   

Played skate tourist for a bit and looked at courthouse and Blubba.

Then went to a granite ledge and had fun there.  Did some noseslides on the tall part, some crooks too.  Also 50s each way on the curb.   Cool spot. 

(setup 5/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, indy forged hollow 149 with ace bushings, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
(pain level 5/10)

Wrote some notes 11 days ago after the session, but it was such a long trip I almost forget it entirely. So here’s my notes.

Less flow than it looked.  Quickly flooded with kids; most of which skated.  First thing I liked was noseslide to fakie triangle then fakie flip on bank.   Had some crooks on the low ledge, noseslide into the bank, kickflip fakie a mellow bank, took too long to fakie bigflop over a kicker.  Ended on a line of switch 180 the kicker, slow front 50 the low last ledge then a terrible bs flip on flat that somehow got a cheer from the one good skater there. 

(setup 6/10 null 20 years 8.5/14.25, jessup ultragrip, indy forged hollow 149 with ace bushings, spitfire f4 99a 52mm pink/green classic, new balance numeric 440v2 wide navy size 12 half insole and currex runpro insole)
(pain level 4/10)