Skateboarding: So HOT right now!
As most of you know yes, I am a skateboarder. I'm proud of it. I'm proud of my scars. Im proud of my skateboard shoes, i'm proud of my skateboard clothing. Read this entry and the comments below from a fan. http://www.blogger.com/app/post.pyra?blogID=8708529
Skateboarding isn't about being flashy, it isn't about endzone dances, or last second heroics. Its about devotion. I truly think skateboarding is probably one of the hardest sports you can take up. Consider this...when people come up to you in the street and ask you "How does the board stay attached to your feet" you know that you are doing something challenging. Think about it; if people can't understand the sheer physics of your sport, thats impressive. Most people can't even stand on a skateboard without doing a graceful dismount onto their ass. If i see a staircase.....i want to jump down in on my skateboard. I want to ride at the staircase faster than i can run, that way i am guarenteed to either land the trick or get really hurt. Oh yeah plus falling down like 10 stairs. People use handrails for balance when walking down stairs. I want to balance on the handrail and slide down the stairs. The truth of the matter is that most skateboarders land their tricks very rarely but will never give up on a trick till they land it. I will go to the hospital before i go home if i can't land a trick. Thats my mentality and always has been. Right here would be a perfect place to insert a link to "Welcome to the World of Men" haha. Like i said, its all about principle. Here is the dilema (<---probably mispelled) (<---probably mispelled, mispelled) anyways......aparently skateboarding IS a crime. Everywhere i go i see signs "No skateboarding!" or my favorite is "Skateboarders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!" THE LAW OF WHAT!!!?? I used to love when i was just sitting on my skateboard on a sidewalk in like downtown hartford. The cops would pull up and put on their lights and like call for backup and me and my friends would just be sitting there eating chips. The hartford police force is one of the most understaffed in the nation for a major city...hence, gang violence is everywhere. But god forbid if my skateboard makes a good seat to relax on while i eat chips. Im obviously plotting a bank robbery. No, i just want to skate. I love the reasoning they give skateboarders for the need for police intervention......these are quotes from actual cops that i have either been told or heard about skateboarding: "You KNOW what you were doing wrong!" "I can't believe you kids!" "People use those stairs!!" (what the fuck is that supposed to mean?) and my alltime favorite: "Why don't you kids do something constuctive like play football?" wow, i could go so many ways to criticize this sentence. I mean everyone knows that being constructive means playing with legos or doing arts and crafts shit, not fucking playing football. Football and constructive should never be used in a sentence....ever. Its a good thing that they gave this guy a gun to keep the streets safer. So i guess in a way im an outlaw, not welcome anywhere i want to partake in my practice. Skateboarding is the best thing that ever happened to me when i was younger. It gave me a reason to wake up in the morning. If you can find one escape that puts all your problems at home aside you do it. Skateboarding has always been that escape. Like they say "Skate or die"
Skateboarding isn't about being flashy, it isn't about endzone dances, or last second heroics. Its about devotion. I truly think skateboarding is probably one of the hardest sports you can take up. Consider this...when people come up to you in the street and ask you "How does the board stay attached to your feet" you know that you are doing something challenging. Think about it; if people can't understand the sheer physics of your sport, thats impressive. Most people can't even stand on a skateboard without doing a graceful dismount onto their ass. If i see a staircase.....i want to jump down in on my skateboard. I want to ride at the staircase faster than i can run, that way i am guarenteed to either land the trick or get really hurt. Oh yeah plus falling down like 10 stairs. People use handrails for balance when walking down stairs. I want to balance on the handrail and slide down the stairs. The truth of the matter is that most skateboarders land their tricks very rarely but will never give up on a trick till they land it. I will go to the hospital before i go home if i can't land a trick. Thats my mentality and always has been. Right here would be a perfect place to insert a link to "Welcome to the World of Men" haha. Like i said, its all about principle. Here is the dilema (<---probably mispelled) (<---probably mispelled, mispelled) anyways......aparently skateboarding IS a crime. Everywhere i go i see signs "No skateboarding!" or my favorite is "Skateboarders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!" THE LAW OF WHAT!!!?? I used to love when i was just sitting on my skateboard on a sidewalk in like downtown hartford. The cops would pull up and put on their lights and like call for backup and me and my friends would just be sitting there eating chips. The hartford police force is one of the most understaffed in the nation for a major city...hence, gang violence is everywhere. But god forbid if my skateboard makes a good seat to relax on while i eat chips. Im obviously plotting a bank robbery. No, i just want to skate. I love the reasoning they give skateboarders for the need for police intervention......these are quotes from actual cops that i have either been told or heard about skateboarding: "You KNOW what you were doing wrong!" "I can't believe you kids!" "People use those stairs!!" (what the fuck is that supposed to mean?) and my alltime favorite: "Why don't you kids do something constuctive like play football?" wow, i could go so many ways to criticize this sentence. I mean everyone knows that being constructive means playing with legos or doing arts and crafts shit, not fucking playing football. Football and constructive should never be used in a sentence....ever. Its a good thing that they gave this guy a gun to keep the streets safer. So i guess in a way im an outlaw, not welcome anywhere i want to partake in my practice. Skateboarding is the best thing that ever happened to me when i was younger. It gave me a reason to wake up in the morning. If you can find one escape that puts all your problems at home aside you do it. Skateboarding has always been that escape. Like they say "Skate or die"
posted by mcbride at 2:59 PM
1 Comments:
hi again, i just wanted to say i liked the blog. wait no, loved the blog! i love watching skaters, and i'll admit i wear the shoes. but i found that the scars weren't worth it. i used to skate all the time. and get yelled at... all the time. unfortunately, my learning curve took a 90 degree turn, and then tied into a knot. the truth is, i just suck. but i envy all the guys who don't care about a broken arm or two. skateboarding was just a little to0 challenging for me. now i ride dirtbikes, ironic huh? : )
-steve
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