STRUT SK8RZ

BigSpliff

put the board down, yer too old.

dukeofdelridge

when I really was a skateboarder, I had one setup: a deck a month; wheels every two or so; and trucks lasted as long as they lasted.

Now, that I'm definitely completely hopelessly NOT a skateboarder: I have three complete skateboards... so lame.

while I haven't learned a new trick in a decade: there are just too many skateboard parks now to really officially quit--I can still "bomb" around a bowl or rally to the bar or whatever...

but yeah, I agree. I just can't though.

street_muzik

put the board down, yer too old.

That's ageist.

empanadamn

dod> yeah i hear seattle has a lot of free / public parks and skateable spots. a friend of mine works for snocon and deals with the local scene. what i failed to ask is how do folks skate out there when it rains so often

i use my skateboard for transport. i feel like a total poser because my shit ain't even thrashed up with graphics in tact. booo.

empanadamn

i won't get a longboard ever though. [chills]

Burns

put the board down, yer too old.

why? skating is a sport, pickup golf if you want to be old then.

Mondeyano

I'll never quit. Not to be rebellious or anti anything, it's just one of the things I use to clear my head every once in a while.

flatblackplastic

sheeeeeeeeit, im better now than ive ever been.


SKATE OR DIE BATCHES

flatblackplastic

my leg has been jacked for the last 3 weeks, so instead of skating ive been messing around with my nikon. all these people are in the their 30s:

Snagglepus

That looks like a fun little quarterpipe.

I just started skating regularly again and it feels great. I'm 34 and had been skating less and less as girlfriend/job(archivist)/rock band/DJing took over my time. And of course the aches and pains didn't help. But skating again has actually taken away the aches and pains. I feel great and I'm having a blast ... total fountain of youth.

I recently met a couple of tattoo artists who are 30+ skaters themselves. Their shop happens to be directly across the street from my girlfriend's art gallery (which is on a tiny street with three other galleries and a great little bar). So now a lot of my time is spent on that street messing around on flat, playing games of SKATE, etc. It gets people walking by to stand around and hang out. There's a Northern Indian restaurant right there ... the employees love it. We even gave the youngest guy a board. He can barely speak English so I think he really enjoys having an activity that he can share with us.

As long I avoid major injuries, I'm going to keep at it. There's no activity in my life that can replace it. It's creative, social and good exercise.

hemol

There's no activity in my life that can replace it. It's creative, social and good exercise.

Word. There isn't really a reason to stop skating.

street_muzik

I skated with Steve Olsen yesterday. Dudes gotta be almost 50. He rips.

As the "sport" of skating ages, so do the participants. No body tells surfers they are too old.

king_maxwell

I skate on the streets every couple of days. There is a free park in Arcata that I skate every once & a while, but my ancient style is bit awkward w/ current youth, so I tend to go early.

I still skate -- I just ride a blank board now. Interestingly enough, the last name board I had was a Steve Olsen on Skull Skates -- it served me well & died on a ratty quarter-pipe.

street_muzik

I had that board in 87. Seriously.

dukeofdelridge

the death of Carradine led me to thoughts on auto-erotic asphyxiation which led me to thoughts on INXS guy which reminded me of the horrible combat-boots skate-like-an-egyptian hang-five on the Psycho Stick on their album cover.

always going to have skateboards on the brain...

empanadamn

the death of Carradine led me to thoughts on auto-erotic asphyxiation which led me to thoughts on INXS guy which reminded me of the horrible combat-boots skate-like-an-egyptian hang-five on the Psycho Stick on their album cover.

always going to have skateboards on the brain...

real talk.