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On 4/2/1999
Steve
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Where do you live, Chris? If it's anywhere near San Jose, CA, I'll help you take care of the jackass in the van. He will die. If you see it around, take some fat slices of bologna or something to that effect and lay them on the car overnight. They will leave large discolored circles. Next, if the dickhead left the window open a crack, spray maple syrup on everything and take a copy or two of the sunday new york times, seperate the pages, crumple them, and stuff them through the window until the car is filled with newspaper balls. Get that asshole!!! Do it for us!! DO IT FOR YOURSELF!!!!!!!! Just do it!! (now I sound like an exploiter of small children, oh well)
Stay Strong!
steve
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On 4/1/1999 Chris
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Here's the deal i was hangin out with my two friends on wed. march 30 any way. so they're on bikes and im on my trusty gravity(which was hit by a car but still works like new).
so were goin around and we find this hill. it was the most butiful hill ive ever seen. Its was about a 45-50mph hill with nice blind curves and extremely smooth. So at first im like i dont know about this guy's this hill looks pretty mean. but the coaxed me into going. I start goning down this hill everything is going smooth until about 100 ft from the end when an as**ole in a blue vanpulls up to the road looking to pull out so i wave him on and he aknoledges me and goes. All the sudden he stops in the middle of the road blocking off both lanes. I look at him and he smiles at me!!! at this point im about 20 ft from the van. so i think quick and try to swerve around him but to no avail. i hit this dirt patch on the side of the road and go down in a big cloud of dust. I imidately get up and notice him pulling away. so then i get pissed and start screamin and throwing rocks at the van. When i notice blood dripping from my right hand. i look at it and there is a silver dollar size chunk missing on the palm of my hand. so then im like oh s**t i have to clean this so i go into a little italian resturant and ask for some first aid. so the lady starts talkin to me and i tell her what happened. and she asks me if i need i job and im like hell yeah so i gave her my name and #. i dont know if i have the job but it was pretty funny any way(guess ya had to be there). so after going home i find that im left with two tweaked wrists a banged up elbow and various sctatches and bruises. Can some one please tell me why drivers are jerks when the see skateboarders??? I sure as hell dont know why.
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On 3/30/1999
Gabe
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This isn't about me but a friend, I was hiking up this hill after getting lost in the back roads and I saw this HUGE hill that sloped gently then steep then gentle then steep with corners and not a lot of traffic, (This was before we discovered what a godsend helmets and pads are). So me and this friend fly down it but after we start this moving van pulls out behind us but we were above the speed limit (25mph) so we kept going and my friend started getting really bad speed wobbles (His board is a piece of crap) and I looked back at him just in time to see his bite it bad. I had to bail off at around 35 mph to grab his board and scrape him off the pavement. Then we had to hike 2 miles back to his car (you keep finding cool hills and you end up miles away from where you started) and nobody would give us a ride, even though we were limping and bleeding. So now we are proud owners of pads and helmets. We may look like geeks sometimes but now we can go even faster. Next: This hill that goes up a hill for about a mile and gets really steep, and the Hospital is at the bottom in case anything happens.
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On 3/24/1999
Chris
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Tyler, Tyler, Tyler, Tyler, Tyler,
What are we gonna do with you? I know you're only 15. And
at 15, you're supposed to do stupid things, but munching
ass on the same grate that screwed you up the last time is
going above and beyond the call of duty, even by 15-year-old
standards. And I bet you weren't wearing a helmet either.
If your gonna be stupid, at least wear a helmet, or you're
gonna end up stupid permanantly. Remember that vegetables
are no good on the lacrosse field (they drop the ball in the
crease).
As far as the "No More Ouchies" goes, I prefer Neosporin +
Pain for road rash. It works real well, and Tyler would
have to squeeze the tube real hard to get it to go in his
eye. Plus, the great thing with Neosporin + Pain is that
when it wears off and starts hurting again, that just
reminds to put more on. I wonder if I could get a
sponsorship.
Just funnin with ya, Tyler, but wear a helmet next time.
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On 3/23/1999 Chris
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Me and my friends were skating a big downhill and I was in the middle.
The first guy stopped all right. Then me. I didn't stop ALL RIGHT.
I got speed wobbles and slid the board sideways. I then proceeded to
roll. I got a large wound on my right elbow and my left shoulder has a
3 inch by 6 inch (maybe larger) road rash. I wasn't wearing any protective gear,
needless to say I am now purchasing pads and a helmet with my next paycheck!
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On 3/22/1999
tyler
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It happened again. A friend of mine and myself attempted to ride "the promised land" again(If you don't know what I'm talking about check out my post on 8-29-98) So there we were. Standing on top of the hill. Kinda like the scene from Endless Summer when Robert and Mike are on top of the dunes looking out over the perfect wave at Cape St. Francis. As we always do we assigned ourselves fake names in case the security guards catch us. I was Joe from New Jersey and he was Franky from New York. I scouted it again just to make sure they didn't set any more booby traps. After that I turned to John and asked if he was ready. He said to give him a few minutes. I can understand. This hill is a monster. It gobbles up 15 year olds and spits them out. He asked me if this was the hill I fell on a few months ago. I said yea and it's not going to happen again. Anyways, He said he would follow my path. So I started to go down, making big drawn out carves trying to control my speed. I looked back and John was about 20 feet behind me. I thought that maybe I had improved since the last time I skated this hill and that I would try and go over the drain again. That was the stupidest thing I have ever done. My front wheels got stuck again and I flew off my board. When I landed I looked up to see some angry fat lady in a minivan and John laughing. I got out of the way for the fat lady and then John said he was going to yell something to me about the drain. I didn't care. I just had this cut on my elbow and my knee got messed up. John dared me to go into the hospital and ask them for a band-aid and tell them to put it on my parent's insurance. I didn't do it. So we went back to my house. Luckily nobody was there. I then went to go get my "No More Ouchies"you guys might laugh but it works wonders. So I try and spray that on my elbow. That was stupid. It missed my elbow and went into my eyes. It stung. I just closed them for a few minutes and then they were ok. A little bit of that stuff also went into my mouth. It kinda tasted like the lemon merang pie that my grandmother buys from the grocery store. I can't wait for the "you should of worn pads......." speech from my parents. And on top of all that, I had a pair of uniform pants(I go to private school) on. The pants ripped on the knee and there was blood all over it. This was the worst 45 minutes of my life. Oh yea and this was only the first day of spring break. There will be more crashes by the week's end.
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On 3/13/1999
Stephen
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The last few entries haven't been crash stories at all, so I'm going to add one again: This was just yesterday (3-12) and I was riding my Sector 9 to work. This guy was sitting outside a store on the sidewalk with his mean-looking dog. The dog was very fixated on me, but I figured the owner would restrain him from attacking me and my precious board. I was WRONG. The dog lunged at me as I rode by. I was able to avoid the dog by jumping over it, but my board went zooming into a crowded intersection. It stopped underneath a station wagon carrying two beautiful women. They laughed at me as I retrieved my board. But I avoided injury and my board was unscathed. The lesson here is: DOGS DON'T LIKE LONGBOARDS
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On 3/13/1999
Stephen
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Yes Tom, we should bring an end to this silly little conflict. And yes, I probably should wear a helmet. By the way, how can I purchase Randal II trucks?
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On 3/13/1999 Tom
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Hey, Stephen, I don't take life too seriously. I don't worry when I skate. I skate for fun, just like you. When going downhill I just believe in taking reasonable precautions to minimize the risk of wacking your head and ending up with the cognitive capacity of a retarded cocker spaniel. Is that unreasonable? Plus, I think I look kind of cute with my helmet and gloves on.
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On 3/13/1999
tyler
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Adam-
Take it easy on him he just fell on a hill bomb without his helmet and hasn't got it all back together yet. The good news is he's still smiling though!
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On 3/12/1999 Adam
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Stephen,
When you're old enough to spell "lean" correctly then you might understand what Tom is trying to tell you.
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On 3/12/1999
Stephen
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Jeez Tom, why do you take life so seriously? I know the risks, but I just leane back and enjoy the ride. Worrying so much just ruins the experience.
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On 3/12/1999 Tom
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The problem with Stephen's logic (3/6/99)is that the odds of falling "while hauling serious ass" and suffering a fatal injury as a result of not wearing a helmet are relatively slim. The odds of suffering a permanent, disabling brain injury are much higher. Living with a brain injury is nothing to smile about.
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On 3/9/1999
Lee
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Ive wiped out before it really really hurts.I was going downon a hill in La Jolla!!!!!!!!!
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On 3/6/1999
Stephen
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With regard to personal injury: Yes, in my darkest hour, I might have considered wearing a helmet.... BUT if I die while hauling serious ass on my longboard, then I will die with a huge smile on my face. PS- watchout for potholes!
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On 3/5/1999 Spanky Malone
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I just love you kids too much eggman, you know me, got to tell it like it is! Rock on boyz and grrlz, falling is just part of the game, if ya can't run with the big dogz, then stay on the porch! Spanky loves ya!
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On 3/1/1999 eggman
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Whoa! I thought Spanky musta wiped it hard, haven't heard from him in so long!
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On 3/1/1999 Spanky Malone
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The important thing is, Stephen, that you didn't ruin a perfectly good longboard. Good job sacrificing you body to save your longboard. Natural selection...you know, one of you meatheads is going to make into the Darwin awards. Spanky is whippin' it!
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On 2/26/1999
Stephen
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It was my birthday and I had recently purchased a beautiful longboard. Me and my friend made up a stupid little challenge of downhill "driveway slalom" which required going from street to sidewalk, and then sidewalk to street by successfully navigating over the lips of driveways. I was picking up alot of speed and as I rode over a slightly uneven driveway lip which really disconcerted me. Before I could get stable enough to straighten my board out, I hit someone's lawn. I wished I had landed on the lawn but I was tossed to the sidewalk with painful force. I ruined a new pair of pants and left most of my legs skinless, but at least by precious board was unscathed.
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On 2/22/1999
tyler
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Adam- Wow man!5mph? You're a speed demon. In fact I think that's the new record for the computer dorks, and then on top of all that you messed your shirt up! Oh no! I hope it wasn't your v-neck cardigan. From now on all of my nose pickin' butt scratchin, pimple poppin' 4 eyed computer buddies are going to look up to you. You're my hero
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On 2/22/1999 adam anderson
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You never would have believed what happend to me!
I fell, or shall I say flew off my cloud nine at about 5 mph
and I skinned my elbow and got my shirt dirty!
MAN I WILL NEVER RIDE AGAIN!
MY EMOTIONS HAVE BEEN ON EDGE EVER SINCE!
BUT I KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE EXCEPTED BY ALL
OF YOU COMPUTER HARD CORE LONG BOARDIN ANIMALS!
YOU ALL ARE WHAT GETS ME THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES
ROCK ON HARD CORE,WRECKIN,BUM BRUISIN, GLASSES SCRATCHIN STUDS!
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On 2/21/1999
Pee-Wee
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Never let your desire to bomb a hill override your common sense. I decided to celebrate my 21st birthday by bombing a hill that was more than I could handle last Thursday. I didn't have my safety gear with me but I was too excited to fly down the hill so I went without the gear. I am now the poster boy for wearing crash pads. Now I have a sprained wrist, two bloody elbows/arms, road rash from my left knee up to my ass, and some thrashed favorite corduroys. I was the cheese and the road was the cheese grater. I'm just thankful I didn't crack my head open. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SAFETY GEAR!!!!! (and don't forget to tighten those trucks) I learned my lesson.
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On 2/18/1999
Longo Calrisian
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Take the time to enjoy the time you spend on this little
planet. Wear the things that will protect you from gravities
little uncertainties and study what it is that you want to do.
Where you go is up to you only, and it's the changes in your
life that will carry you through. Accept responsibilities
before they sneak up on you, all it takes is a moment in time
to lose someone for an entire life.
Living memory of PP Dankowitz.
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On 2/14/1999 Nate Greco
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There was this one time I decided to go down this massive hill on my sector 9. I was going so fuckin fast my eyes were waterin, and then when the corner came out on me. It scared the shit out of me forcing me to jump of and run at 40 mph and then take a retard dive on my shoulder. It was either doin that or continue to fall off the bigger grass and rock hill . It was pretty bad, I tweeked my shoulder, but my board was still good tu go. Like fuckin idiot I later found out one of my friends tightened the trucks on me.
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On 2/14/1999 Nate Greco
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There was this one time I decided to go down this massive hill on my sector 9. I was going so fuckin fast my eyes were waterin, and then when the corner came out on me. It scared the shit out of me forcing me to jump of and run at 40 mph and then take a retard dive on my shoulder. It was either doin that or continue to fall off the bigger grass and bushy. It was pretty bad, I tweeked my shoulder, but my board was still good tu go. Like fuckin idiot I later found out one of my friends tightened the trucks on me.
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