June 21, Go Skateboarding Day: It seems a bit redundant to me. I think dedicating a whole day to skateboarding as an "official" holiday defeats the purpose of riding a skateboard altogether. Now that there's a day to go out and skate, it makes me not want to. Just like Summer, or Saturdays, those are the designated "fun" days and if you don't go out and do it big, you're blowing it. It's like a skatepark appearance is mandatory.
I am probably the minority opinion on this stance, but I imagine there are others out there like me. Maybe I just like to remain low-key. I might skate today, just like I might any day, but I'll live today according to my own rules, not some made up holiday just because other people are.
Maybe my spirit is in the wrong place, but I don't believe it is. What I believe is you should make every day your own by doing something new, something you haven't done before. Get out and skate just because everyone else is? I don't think so, I'll stay in (until I get too antsy and have to go skate).
Like April 20th for pot heads, stoners mark a day to smoke weed all day, I suppose "holidays" such as these are meant for people who don't get to do their chosen activity whenever they please due to work or other obligations.
Go Skateboarding Day is a day for people to skateboard who don't skateboard. It is their time to get in on the fun and enjoy it.
This is obviously a pretty pessimistic approach on my part for thousands of people to get together and organize an event all over the country (and world?) in the name of skateboarding. I applaud the organization and following behind it, yet don't think it is for me.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Texas Plant, The
The Texas Plant is the funnest foot plant move that I can do. It seemingly a bit complex at first, but once you get it, is super easy. This is one of my moves that I plan to learn at Bay Creek. (Still can't get it anywhere but Pinckeyville, although I don't really try).
The Texas Plant involves putting your back foot on the ground as you shoot out of your desired transiition and grabbing indy, but with your front hand (is that slob?) and then grab your tail with your back hand and jump back into transition. I do them frontside. I don't know if it's the same trick with a backside jump.
I learned this one from watching videos of Raney Beres. I first noticed he did them and they looked awesome, so I decided to learn them.
An easier version of this trick is the Fastplant. I learned this one first and did it for a couple years, but is nowhere near as fun, yet is essentially the same thing as the Texas; the grabbing is the only thing different. You shoot out the transition with front foot on, back foot on ground, and grab indy (with your back hand) and jump back in.
Not sure if I will ever take these tricks to bigger tranny, but the idea is certainly entertaining.
The Texas Plant involves putting your back foot on the ground as you shoot out of your desired transiition and grabbing indy, but with your front hand (is that slob?) and then grab your tail with your back hand and jump back into transition. I do them frontside. I don't know if it's the same trick with a backside jump.
I learned this one from watching videos of Raney Beres. I first noticed he did them and they looked awesome, so I decided to learn them.
An easier version of this trick is the Fastplant. I learned this one first and did it for a couple years, but is nowhere near as fun, yet is essentially the same thing as the Texas; the grabbing is the only thing different. You shoot out the transition with front foot on, back foot on ground, and grab indy (with your back hand) and jump back in.
Not sure if I will ever take these tricks to bigger tranny, but the idea is certainly entertaining.
Friday, June 12, 2015
New Friends, Old Friends, and Helping Others
Well the stars definitely aligned this Friday night, maybe it is the magic of a new board; No, it is more than that. The people that allowed for this to happen are the real reason for this post. People in your life can be a blessing or a curse. The trick is to surround yourself with good people and the bad ones seem to fade. I think I am beginning to master this very well.
Tonight I had an amazing sesh and everything seemed to go right. It was chill, yet driven. It is a refresher from the monotony of my daily life. Reaching out to different people can leave you in places you never even imagined. I have some very good people in my life and I am grateful for that. Everybody is someone you can learn from. They have an entire life you know nothing about, even if you have known them for years. From the struggles of paying the bills and providing for a family to seeking fame and fortune from your favorite pastime, people are in your life for a reason and you should listen to them. They are probably trying to help you. I say probably because if you believe everybody is in on some scheme to try to help you, then you may have pronoia, the opposite of paranoia.
Skateboarding is where I belong in this world, yet have been dragged this way and that to conform to society's way of life and I have learned from this. There is only one thing to do: Follow your dreams.
I am either hopelessly addicted to this lifestyle, or there is a god in the sky and his name is skateboarding.
There are always going to be problems and things to do, but if you put what is important in front, then you are going to succeed. Some people shy away from what they want, but not me. I am going after what I want out of life.
Meeting up with the people I met at the skatepark today shedded (and shredded) new light into my life and I have only encouraged me further to delve into my goals.
Tonight I had an amazing sesh and everything seemed to go right. It was chill, yet driven. It is a refresher from the monotony of my daily life. Reaching out to different people can leave you in places you never even imagined. I have some very good people in my life and I am grateful for that. Everybody is someone you can learn from. They have an entire life you know nothing about, even if you have known them for years. From the struggles of paying the bills and providing for a family to seeking fame and fortune from your favorite pastime, people are in your life for a reason and you should listen to them. They are probably trying to help you. I say probably because if you believe everybody is in on some scheme to try to help you, then you may have pronoia, the opposite of paranoia.
Skateboarding is where I belong in this world, yet have been dragged this way and that to conform to society's way of life and I have learned from this. There is only one thing to do: Follow your dreams.
I am either hopelessly addicted to this lifestyle, or there is a god in the sky and his name is skateboarding.
There are always going to be problems and things to do, but if you put what is important in front, then you are going to succeed. Some people shy away from what they want, but not me. I am going after what I want out of life.
Meeting up with the people I met at the skatepark today shedded (and shredded) new light into my life and I have only encouraged me further to delve into my goals.
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