Wood and Lots of it!

This isn't just any old ramp, nope, it's a barn ramp. Full of cow shit, hay, raccoon turds and soon, very soon, old fart skaters itchin to break a hip. I mean just check out all that wood fellas. Hell, the last time you saw that much wood you were probably telling your old lady that it ain't gonna suck itself. And to keep the romance alive boys, I gonna have to say, "this wood ain't gonna lay itself". So, come on out this Saturday to the Travio farm and be ready to screw...screw down some sheets of CDX that is!

The Metamorphosis continues...

It's is growing... in a barn, in Indiana... and it will be awesome.

Obviously I'm not a well read, prose writing Cretin, like Skidzilla. Nor am I as good looking, tall, and frontside scares the beejeezus outta me. But I've got a big deck, so my self esteem is intact.

Anyway, while Gimpy is out frolicking in the skateparks of Montana, local Cretins are hard at work constructing a new training facility. Thanks to Rich in the great northwest at Earth Patrol Media for the ramp render. Hope I'm not spoiling anything for anyone... the idea is to inspire your lazy ass to cross the big crick into Hoosierville and man a hammer, saw, and/or drill. If you want a free pass, put in the work. Otherwise, you'd best bring alot o' beer and maybe some donuts. (This means you Gimpy! Punkass.) Nobody rides for free Melon Farmers!






The Mastermind Mofo and his tranny.









And just so you know, the OBX coverage is not complete.

Metamorphosis

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. It is the both the fleeting chink and the extended grind of the truck upon the coping.
~ Crowfoot, Blackfoot Warrior & Orator (with assistance from Skidzilla, Concretin Knucklehead and Smart-Ass)



OLD RAMP



NEW HOME


THE TRANSFORMATION BEGINS

The Crawdad Hole!

Epicicity at DefCon 3

The stoke continues... Rob is the FBO of the Crawdad Hole. Much thanks to him for his hospitality to complete strangers... well, he kinda knew some of us... but we were all certainly strange!

I never nutted up to actually drop in here, but I wasn't the only one. This place required more skills than I possess. BUT that doesn't mean I din't have a blast! The steps were an obstacle to some, but a necessity to others. I used 'em everytime to get in and out o' the pool. I got a bit o' tile over the light, so I was stoked. That's goal number one in any backyard pool. And I particularly enjoyed taking photos from a fresh perspective that not just anyone can shoot.

Enjoy!

Skidzilla couldn't be there... but now it's his face that greets everyone as they come through the gate...


Kooks!


Jer carvin' it up.


Tile over the light!


It was the Zach show for reals.




Patti gettin' her pool on.


Gimpin' looks easy to me.


Rusty goin' deep.


And over the stairs.




Zach over the deathbox.


The Zach show continues...






I believe this is the best shot I took all week.


Roadtrip Warriors!


No matter your skill level, you will have a good session here, especially with this crew. The vibe was awesome.


LT approves.

EPICICITY at DefCon 2

Epicicity(tm): (eh-pic-ih-cittee) pronounced similar to velocity - the amount of EPIC or EPICNESS in an item, action, or event. i.e. "There was a high level of epicicity on my skate-cation in North Carolina."

A level that I have never experienced on a skate roadtrip. That's a bold statement considering the demos/contests where I've met Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, the park sessions with Chris Miller and AndyMac, and the gnarly skate-weekends I've spent in Phoenix and Chicago with the Cretins.

The gnar began in Raleigh, North Carolina: We drove through the night to arrive at Casa de Jer at 7:30am. We eventually rolled up to their new skatepark and I proceeded to throw myself into the wall on my second run. Not a good start. Gotta watch those bowled 'corners.' Uninjured, but bruised, my session continued. I met several NC Kooks, John, Mike, Jay, and Carol as well as hooked up with the rest of the traveling crew, Patti, Zach, Rusty, and Jeff(and RIMSHOT!). Gimpy rolled up eventually too and joined in the 'crete bashing.

Here are a few of my pics from that first day. This was as low as the Epicicity level would be for the entire week. And as you will see below, it was already HIGH.

Roadtrippin' THROUGH the mountains...


Fresh 'Crete!






Zach can skeet.




You can see the "MastPics" rig in the shadow.


My 13' pole is quite a site to see. Patti shot this of me and the rig in action.


This is the shot I was taking.


I told you he can skeet. Layback.


FS Air.


Rusty drawing a FS line.


The Kooks come out at night.


My camera captures some weird auras...


Frogwing is skeery.


The elusive PattiFly


The above butterfly aura is quite deceiving... this chick is f'n dangerous! Epic battle!


More pics are coming from the rest of the trip. I'll do a few from each 'leg' over the next few days/weeks.

Thanks Gimpy for postin' up quick with your stuff! The documentation of the trip was phenomenal. I had both a digi-cam and video cam, along with the new 'MastPics' rig. Gimpy was equally cammin'. Professional gear with remote flashes, and 'the lens' was sported by Kook Jer, while Patti and Dana were no slouches with their digi cams neither. (I shall make no apologies for not yet getting to video footage. Ever again. You melon farmers know I'm slow about it, but you're usually stoked with the results, no matter how late. You get what you pay for...) I'm focusing on photographs lately. It's still a chore to load, crop, rename, and watermark, but generally faster than editing footy.

Next up will be "The Crawdad Hole..."

With Every End...

Mofo did what he had to do last week: he took his rabid huntin' dog, with whom he'd been life-long friends, out in the field and blasted him with a shot gun. No wait... that's a different story of "rights of passage."

Last weekend we put the final FINAL skate on the ramp and started tearing it down.

Last Run! - Bye Bye to an Era









Fear not, however, the story is not over. It is 'To Be Continued...' Travio is cleaning out his barn for Kyle to stuff his wood in - and I think Kyle plans to build a ramp on Travio's property, too.

10 minutes from The Ville. Ground Breaking ceremony to be announced. There will be great rejoice.