{"id":16067,"date":"2026-08-23T15:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nullozinejr.com\/zine\/?p=16067"},"modified":"2026-08-23T15:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:10:26","slug":"skate-journal-friday-fun-at-valmont-green-block-with-will-skelly-and-more-aug-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nullozinejr.com\/zine\/2026\/08\/23\/skate-journal-friday-fun-at-valmont-green-block-with-will-skelly-and-more-aug-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"skate journal: friday fun at valmont\/green block with will, skelly and more (aug 21, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Friday fun Skelly and I at Valmont and Green block skatepark\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qi0M9WJH6xU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a warm Friday I went to meet Will and Sean at dog park, but it was wet and currently raining.  Chatted with Justin and his friends a bit.  Then Valmont cleared up enough to skate it so I went there.  And it was great because there were no scooter\/striders.  I felt better than I had since being sick, but was still keeping it mellow.  Will had some mega pop as he always does over the hips.  I did kind of a silly line going from the bump to ledge then over to the mellow flat bank for a kickflip.  I had done a bad bigflip previously.  I would get a longer line even off back 50 in the pond, crook the bump to ledge, barrier ride, then tried kickflip to fakie but didn&#8217;t ride away.  Sean had some good pop, fs carve the barrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over at GB it was a fun session with lots of dudes charging.  Ted, Nick, Justin, Justin&#8217;s friends, Will, some dudes from Omaha, etc.  I didn&#8217;t pop much, mostly just did crooks, noseslides and boardslides.  No flip tricks.  Sean had the good halfcab boardslide and one foot.  Will almost did halfcab crook.  Nick hardflip and b\/s flip off the grate.  After a while most had left and Sean and I were just sitting.  We were treated to Ace and Noah rattling off tricks off the metal gate.  Pretty fun.  Felt good to skate for real again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(setup 6\/10 null abstract 43 8.5\/14.25, pepper g5, venture 5.8 v-cast flat top washer, bones x99 v1 52mm and splays size 11.5 green with remind cush insoles)<br>(pain level 5\/10 sore from being sick and groin\/hip flexor pain)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a warm Friday I went to meet Will and Sean at dog park, but it was wet and currently raining. Chatted with Justin and his friends a bit. Then Valmont cleared up enough to skate it so I went there. And it was great because there were no scooter\/striders. 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