Adam Goes Skateboarding?
Posted by: Alex | Tuesday, July 1, 2008 | 0 commentsGo Skateboarding Day, as seen through the eyes of etnies BMX pro Adam Baker:
Skateboarding. One of the coolest activities that has ever been invented. There is some strange feeling that comes for the simple activity of floating across the concrete on a board. For me it is the closest quick fix for surfing that I can get living in Arizona.
I have always had some tie to the skate industry. I ride for a skate company (Sole Tech) and most of my friends skate, because of these things I always have a bit of a grasp on what the skate industry is doing, what new video is out, or what crazy new shit some skater just did. Or, for this example, what day Go Skateboarding Day is.
This was the first year that I was involved with Go Skateboarding Day. A good friend of mine, Tyler, owns the skate shop Calavera.
Tyler is very involved with the city and so he got the entire street closed down for the morning out in front of his shop.
I need to mention that there where cops on hand the whole time. Ahh!
With the street being closed down, kids brought ramps and rails to skate. I spent over and hour trying to do a “rock to fakie”.
There were also a few games including worst kick flip and most kick flips in a minute. I think someone did 24. He was beat after that effort. I think that would be the equivalent of doing 24 bunny hop bar spins in a minute.
After that there was a poker run to the skate park. There were stops where kids could win some new gear. Once at the skate park several bands played including “The Swim”, “Hour of the Wolf” and “The High Rollers”. Sorry there are no photos of the bands. I left to go to the trails. I could only handle so much of sucking at skating.