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HELP - Good POOL Riding Set-up?
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On 5/20/2005 Todd
wrote in from
Canada
(199.60.nnn.nnn)
I'm gonna ride a pool, but my l o n g board ain't gonna work. I've got this standard deck(33x8") with 52mm 100a wheels and abec5 bearings. IS THAT GONNA WORK? I realize I could just go out and do it, but the pool is an hour away.
Thanks for any info!
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skate park of athens georgia
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On 5/19/2005 stanziale
wrote in from
United States
(67.34.nnn.nnn)
spoa memorial day jam
21 and undre
22 - 39
40 and up
no prizes, just respect
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Yo Tobin!
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On 5/17/2005
John Dillon, Team Fun
wrote in from
United States
(151.200.nnn.nnn)
Where have you been, Tobin? Are you out west like almost everybody else? Are you still skating? Stupid me, of course you are.....you always ripped...wasn't that you swinging from the chandelier above the crowd at some show at W.U.S.T. Hall or was that Wiggy? It's good to see you onboard....now we've got to get Heyman out and about! Let's work on it! DC TOKETEAM Rules!
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dc--lest we forget
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On 5/17/2005
Anthony
wrote in from
United States
(68.49.nnn.nnn)
We had a session at the infamous "DC Fight Club" last Saturday and four street guys show who had been skaing Freedom Plaza earlier. When they walked in, you could tell they were a little confused at seeing all tranny and no ledges or rails. After a while though, they started getting it and then they were ripping it. That place takes it's victims though and one guy almost donated a testicle after slamming spread eagle into a pole/obstacle. He alley ooped and came down pumped and blind. Forgot about the pole and smacked just like a cartoon character.
To make the place seem even heavier, I invited members of MS-13 to come watch and drink beers. Fun night.
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freedom plaza
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On 5/16/2005 lbk
wrote in from
United States
(69.143.nnn.nnn)
There is no freedom for skateboarding in places like freedom plaza. Might as well call it FEEdom plaza or freeDUMB plaza. Actually it seems the bust factor is low there these days but most of the skaters that post up here on ncdsa have little interest in skating square ledges with no tranny. Though I am always impressed with the skill of the DC street skateboarding scene.
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Dave Tobin
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On 5/16/2005 lbk
wrote in from
United States
(69.143.nnn.nnn)
Man your name rings a bell. John Dillon remembers all of the DC skaters names, faces, boards, ramps, favorite color, etc. Where you been these past few years? Dillon mentioned some of the old DC skaters traded their boards in for golf clubs or some @#$% like that.
DR
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all yall dc shred dawgs
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On 5/16/2005 skata1
wrote in from
United States
(165.83.nnn.nnn)
been shredin' skate parks near dc but was up under the skinny cap in freedom plaza today just skitzing. yall might find me out slangin keys in se. anyone skeet for freedom plaza?
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old friend
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On 5/16/2005
dave tobin
wrote in from
United States
(216.25.nnn.nnn)
Are you the same john dillion I used to skate with??
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New Britain, CT
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On 5/16/2005
EPS
wrote in from
United States
(162.136.nnn.nnn)
Ah, the joys of New Britain. If you go at night with a broom to push the water uphill to the drain (!), then carefully time your arrival a day or two later, you can avoid the junior thug bicycle crew and skate the mellow bowl. It's actually a cool thing to have close to home, but I wish they'd build one in West Hartford. Groton or Milford would have been a better stop. Thanks for sweeping though. Happily, it was clean and dry on Saturday morning.
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Broomless in New Britain,CT
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On 5/16/2005
John Dillon, Team Fun, BDS LB
wrote in from
United States
(151.200.nnn.nnn)
After running slalom w/the New England farmers just 30 mins north of New Britain, I stopped by the concrete bowl on my way home to Maryland. I was the only one there w/a skateboard, the bowl had 3-4 inches of water on one side of the drain and about an inch on the other side, trash was everywhere, broken glass too.....the bikers were just riding around the filth. I cleaned most of it up but I had no broom to shoo the water uphill into the drain, so I had to skate around the water. I had fun trying to stay dry and then after 30 mins I continued my journey after my board went for a swim. I retrieved her, dried her off, then proceeded to Sayreville, hoping to skate under the lights til 11pm. Unfortunately, upon arrival, there were no lights on. I was bummed as it was a beautiful evening and it was dry(the weatherman said it would rain). Well, atleast on my way north on saturday I stopped by Sayreville to session for an hour or so and wait out horrendous traffic going towards NYC. I love those concrete waves!
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So 6, that's Ray in th' pix?
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On 5/12/2005
John Dillon, Team Fun
wrote in from
United States
(151.200.nnn.nnn)
It's a great shot...but w/all this pollin in the air and my eyes being all puffy, I didn't recognize Ray. He's a Prince George's County/Ethiopia Ramp/DC local who I grew up with and then he lived up the hill from me(in Butcher's Hill) when I lived in Baltimore's Eastside(Highlandtown)in the 90s. Ray always rips w/style and he tore up Vans(DC) when it was around....it's good to see him continuing to fly!
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Ray getting high
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On 5/10/2005
Anthony
wrote in from
United States
(68.49.nnn.nnn)
Yeah, Fennessey!! Ripping sh!t up!!!!
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UFO at SPOA
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On 5/10/2005
JBH
wrote in from
United States
(165.134.nnn.nnn)
The UFO boosting over the SPOA hip looked familiar somehow, but I had no clue as to where I'd seen his face before. Then I saw a sticker on the fence at Nashville: "Outlook Skateboads, Ray Fennessey." When I got back home I looked in an issue of Juice, and the dude in the magazine looked a lot like the dude at Athens. Whoever he was, he was workin' it pretty good.
And don't let Rick kid you, Hamm, he can skate vert just fine, too. I saw him working some nice speed lines at Athens. In fact, Mr. 6, you carry more than enough speed through that brick coping section to do more than just bark a grind. You could be doing stand-ups or Smiths all the way around that bad boy. Get to work. I want to see photo evidence by the time you hit Tower Grove in 2 1/2 weeks, or things are gonna get ugly. :-)
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This guy can ride like this....
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On 5/7/2005 ChrisB
wrote in from
United States
(68.60.nnn.nnn)
.....And he does skate slalom
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this isn't me either
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On 5/7/2005 6
wrote in from
United States
(68.114.nnn.nnn)
hamm - if i could skate parks like that, do you think i would slalom?
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NICE
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On 5/6/2005 Hamm
wrote in from
United States
(68.27.nnn.nnn)
Harms, NICE frontside grind. My frontside SUCKs, but I'm working on it
66, that a shot of you airing that hip? Isn't that park brand new? Looks like your having grafitti prob's. that sux.........
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spoa
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On 5/6/2005 66
wrote in from
United States
(68.114.nnn.nnn)
photo by wese
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Nashville, TN skatepark
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On 5/5/2005
Jonathan Harms
wrote in from
United States
(165.134.nnn.nnn)
This park is well worth a visit if you're anywhere in the area. It's within 5-10 minutes of the airport, and it's less than 5 minutes off Interstate 24 if you're driving through.
Highs: Wally Hollyday park (so I was told); good surfaces; really fun "roll-around"/bank area with effortless speed no matter which direction you skate in; nice flow area with lots of carve lines; cool sculpted details (sorry, no photos) on the back side of the oververt pocket and a couple of other obstacles; and a sort of mini Upland Combi pool, maybe 5 feet in the shallow, 8 feet in the round and 10 feet in the square, with nice pool coping. Plus the overall setting is really cool. It's in a city park, with lots of trees and grass, some inside the skatepark itself. Overall, it's one of the "prettier" parks I've seen. There's also a huge, city-owned wave pool across the parking lot--not open yet, but I'm guessing it opens around Memorial Day.
Lows: Some tile damage on one wall of square, oververt pocket was hard for me to hit high (Athens, GA seemed easier), and the biggest one: the PO-lice, seemingly just itchin' to give you a $40.00-plus ticket for not wearing your helmet. One local guy got popped on Monday morning just as we pulled into the lot, and my traveling companion Paul Graf almost got one just for *walking in* with his board and pad bag in hand.
Sample dialogue:
Paul -- "No problem, I always wear a helmet."
Cop -- "Lemme talk, boy."
Another local told of cops sitting half a mile away with binoculars, making a mental list of helmetless riders and then cruising up at their leisure and writing bunches of tickets: "I got you, and you, and you."
So if you go, WEAR YOUR HELMET, or take your chances.
Yours truly
Purty!
View of "Combi" from atop fence
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Rebirth of Skateparks DVD - Now Available!
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On 5/1/2005
Mike Hirsch
wrote in from
United States
(68.225.nnn.nnn)
SOCALSKATEPARKS.COM & MCS PRODUCTIONS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR FIRST FULL-LENGTH DVD DOCUMENTING 30 YEARS OF SKATEBOARDING HISTORY. NARRATED BY LANCE MOUNTAIN THE FILM FEATURES THE BEST IN SOCAL PAST AND PRESENT. OVER 60 MINUTES IN LENGTH AND LOTS OF COOL BONUS FOOTAGE INCLUDING THE DESERT PIPES, THE FRUIT BOWL, ALTERNATE INTRO, RAW FOOTAGE AND MORE.
Click here for link
Enjoy
Mike Hirsch
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8s
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On 4/28/2005
msk
wrote in from
United States
(68.190.nnn.nnn)
Also check out www.7wheelsout.com, a site dedicated exclusively to 8 wheelers...
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More 8
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On 4/28/2005 chris olden
wrote in from
United States
(67.118.nnn.nnn)
hey Ben,
Look for the names Steve Holt and Loco Larry in the titles
of the posts; those are the guys who're ripping.
chris olden
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8-wheeler antics
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On 4/28/2005 Chris Olden
wrote in from
United States
(67.118.nnn.nnn)
hey Ben,
Go to bulldogskates.com, go to the bulletin board/forum section,
look under the pictures & video section; I think there are a few
video "shorts" posted there.
Chris Olden
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Get your tickets now....
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On 4/28/2005
John Dillon, Team Fun
wrote in from
United States
(151.200.nnn.nnn)
Ok folks, it's time to get your tickets to SOB(Skatepark Of Baltimore)'s Benefit concert on Saturday, May 21st, 05 at Fletcher's in Fell's Point, Baltimore...701 S.Bond St $7 in advance, $10 at the door. This is an all ages show. You can get your tickets from me, Caveman, DocMurdoch,Rebate,& CowtownChris. Bands: Bag of Humans, 3rd Kind, Puddle, Earthborn,& Tear of the Brown Eye.8pm...be there or be square!
Also, on Saturday May 7th: SOB Fundraiser at Frazier's, in the Hampden 'hood of Baltimore 5 bands for $5, bands start at 9pm: Art of Abandonment,Nagchaumpa,Puddle,To The Moon,& Monger. 919 W 36th St. Raffles too...pay at the door...21+ only....contact me if you wish to donate items for raffle and silent auction.....we are trying to get a rad concrete skate park built in the Baltimore area...designed and built by skaters.Spread the word, thanks!
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lonnie toft
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On 4/27/2005
Ben
wrote in from
United States
(24.126.nnn.nnn)
does anyone know of a good video of lonnie toft or someone else rippin on a 8 wheeler i just bought a factory 13 8 wheeler and want to see some guys who are really good
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Huntsville
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On 4/27/2005 Smithgrind
wrote in from
United States
(206.40.nnn.nnn)
Buddy Rawls
Hosoi, Mountain, Sumner, Alabamy Jay and a few others will be in Huntsville on June 3rd.
I read something about it on another forum, I'll try and post the link if I can remember where it was.....
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