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Nachos from the Ice Cream Man....
Fri, 01/27/2012 - 21:01Sometimes life brings unexpected pleasure; getting nachos smothered in cheese from the Ice Cream truck (that stops right in front of your house), discovering that a pod of Brazilian supermodels just moved in next door, or maybe it's just a visit from your friends at Pocket Pistols. Josh Mattson liked the Nachos and the supermodels, but he stabbed this pool in the face every time he took a run - hands down one of the most under-rated/over-rad skaters out there @ the moment...."LEGAL" (that's Portugese for "legit", straight from the supermodels' mouth).
Thanks to Chicken, Pedro, Josh and the rest of the crew for a memorable day - come back soon...."MASSA!!" (supermodel-speak for "awesome!")
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Lurking Hard or Hardly Lurking.....?
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 21:19Came out of a primordial backyard pool swamp long enough to get a clip of Willie Correa, now rocking ADDIKT and showing the razor kids @ Santa Clarita what the next step up the evolutionary ladder looks like - now if we could just get the Santa Clarita moms to stop riding scooters and go back to their lawn chairs....
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Auld Lang Syne (Farewell to Beech Pool)
Sat, 12/31/2011 - 23:20
You’ve driven down the highway that leads to this pool so many times you have a story about every building, every intersection, every landmark. Where the Jet Drive-In used to be, which motel once had a forty foot high red neon “X” for a sign, where the hookers/crack heads materialize when the sun goes down, etc.
One day it occurs to you that this is all going to end. You won’t be driving down this road anymore – the pool will be gone and so will you – but not today….
Today you’re going to head down Sierra Highway, turn left at the 7-11, head into the old neighborhood, and find yourself in front of a pile of rubble where a mid-century style apartment building used to stand – a quad style structure that was so small it had letters for the individual units instead of numbers.
You found it a long time ago – back when the lawn was green, the vandals/squatters hadn’t arrived yet, the front doorway was open, there was a two story façade of fleur-de-lis concrete block out front, and the pool was in pristine condition. Now you’re here at the end – standing in front of what’s left of the pool (enough to skate one last time) and the apartment building (not much except for a set of stairs leading to nowhere) in the middle of a vacant lot. The pool is still alive, but the bulldozer sitting nearby will soon take care of that.
Something reminds you of the other rounds you’ve played in your life – the long drives, perfect chip shots, and sweet putts. You’ve birdied some holes, bogeyed others, had a few eagles, and maybe a hole in one (or were you imagining that?). You’ve had your share of the roughs and taken a few mulligans.
You’re also reminded of the great courses you played on. Beech was one of the best, and you’ve played it for a long time. You’re not playing the same game you played back in the day, cuz’ you’re almost as old as the pool is by now. Your back bothers you when you swing and your reflexes won’t allow you to sink putts like you used to, but you’re still here, still playing the game.
This is the proverbial “ 18th hole” - not a bad place to be, assuming you did a decent job on the other 17….wherever you find yourself on the course in 2012, two words of advice: Play through…
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Flashback Friday II
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 09:33"Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation causes your worst fears to come true" ~ Bohdi
Once you commit to the Reedsport loop, it's only about 5 seconds out of your life - if you hesitate, it's considerably longer (not including the time spent getting airlifted out to Portland for a fractured jaw and concussion)....
"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start" ~ Bukowski
ex-ADDIKT Packy showin' how the Reedsport loop is done circa' 2005:
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Flashback Friday
Fri, 12/09/2011 - 23:43Aryeh Kraus - dude has some skills, including a high pain tolerance:
Hurts so good....back in the day, R-Dogg wanted a nose grind on the infamous Ohio rail - be careful what you wish for....guys with glass jaws need not apply....here's to you, Mr. Kraus!! Longest-standing ADDIKT team rider and all-around gnar-dogg (sorry about that broken ankle in Tokyo this year - @ least we made it out before the earthquake/tsunami).... don't slow the roll, my friend....!!
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VB: Where the Debris Meets the Sea.....
Wed, 11/30/2011 - 20:47Kill City (a.k.a. Venice Beach) was goin' off last weekend - we showed up early, Matt signed in, put his red beanie on, and commenced gettin' down - he couldn't connect the dots in the Street finals but came up 3rd place in the Pool event - go figure - VB is full of suprises these days:
"It's a playground to the rich, but it's a loaded gun to me" ~ Iggy Pop
Check out the dude's trifecta of hip ollies @ 1:35....THAT's what snake runs are for!
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Black Thursday @ Venice Beach
Fri, 11/25/2011 - 17:58Big Al @ VB Skatepark on Black Thursday (pretty sure that's what the Indians call it)- like Americans need to get any fatter than they already are....Big Al passed on stuffing his face so he could get some runs in @ VB before the contest on Saturday. FS Ollie Alley-oop over the hip? Don't try this @ home (you probably don't have a park in your backyard anyway) - see you on Saturday....
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Woodward Wednesday
Wed, 11/23/2011 - 23:34Big Al and Matt Harvey building up an appetitite for Thanksgiving by chowing down on some coping followed by a slice of Tehacha-pie Skatelite - this actually took place last Wednesday (see "Hard Day's Night" post), but who cares....
BTW I see they got it posted up @ Palmdale Pool Project too, along with Grant Taylor's S.O.T.Y. clip and some bonus Grant Taylor PPP footage - check it out here:
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Hard Day's Night
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 00:33It's been a hard day's night....hit Santa Clarita park, followed by Palmdale Pool Project, and then a late-night sesh @ Woodward West courtesy of Chris. 12 hours door-to-door....braille-driving all the way home - totally worth it....here's a shot of Matt Harvey half way through the marathon, getting his alley-oop-hurricane on:
Thanks to Aryeh, Brian, Skyler, Jedi, Chris, Kenny, Kaz, and everyone else we crossed paths with - 'til next time.....
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Better Late Than Never: Matt Kline Benefit
Tue, 11/01/2011 - 16:07Better late than never.....last month ADDIKT teamed up with Bacon, Lifeblood, Coldwar, and a ton of other sponsors to throw a benefit for Matt Kline, who is battling cancer. Some pretty heavy locals inhabit Matt's backyard - even his dog knows how to roll in to the pool (check the video). Two-legged ripper Frank Shaw ain't too shabby either....the day of the event brough 70 degree weather and a ton of pros, bros, and locals who showed up to skate and donate. Many thanks to all the product donors (Creature, NHS, Vagrant, Knucklehead, Tum Yeto, Bones, Juice, Lowcard, etc.) and Grind Life/Jack's Board House for getting it all put together. Skate & Destroy Cancer!
Results:
Best Trick Over Door: Mark Partain
Best Trick: Benji Galloway
Longest Grind: Frank Shaw
Highest Air: Brad McClain
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">Matt Kline Benefit (Nice B&W footy of Matt @ end of this clip!)
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Sunday Papers
Sat, 10/22/2011 - 19:29
"Well I got nuthin' against the press, they wouldn't print it if it wasn't true...."
Like Joe Jackson says, if its in the papers, it must be the truth.
If we are to believe the NY Times, there is a "resurgence" in the "sport" of backyard pool skating (when did it ever die?). Dogtown is out, Fresno is in, and fucking pools up and then getting as fucked up as possible is the new M.O. (when did that ever stop being the old M.O.?).
All that aside, not a bad article for an "outsider" publication (now if they would just stop calling it a "sport"):
NY Times:"Recession-Ravaged Yards, Inviting Skaters to Drop In"
Note to NY Times: You're blowing it - foreclosed homes are so 2009. Who needs foreclosed pool homes when you can build one in your own backyard? Beers, bud, no cops, and no "15 minute" rule....what's not to like? I suppose we'll be reading about this "new trend" in the papers in about 5 years.....
Happy B-Day Lloyd!!
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