*L*E*G*A*C*Y*
Done.
It's like...damn. I'm almost 30. Still riding this skateboard. Still riding what's considered a kids toy. Still out there riding these streets and throwing it down. Most of my friends at this point who were in it coming up with me when I was younger are just out of the game now and turned into more members of the "i used to skate" crowd. Yet, I still do this...why?
I remember when my mom bought me my first skateboard when I was 5 years old in 1989. It was a yellow banana board. To this day, I credit that as the moment my life changed for the better, cause every year I would always have a new skateboard and still learning tricks. I will admit, it kept me out of trouble, it gave me a sense of identity, it changed the way I thought, walked, and talked. It made me friends and associates. It helped me to stay in shape. It still does. One of my favorite things to do is to just skate all around NYC..from Brooklyn over the Williamsburg Bridge over to the LES Skatepark under the Manhattan bridge. I think of all the skate videos I watched over the years and it's crazy to actually be in the place where most of those moments took place. Seeing the diversity of the people there, the different styles, the meshing of young and old. It keeps me going.
Some dudes like Basketball, some dudes like Football, I've always been about skateboarding. It's not just about the sport, or the art, or the culture, or the fashion, it's about that feeling of riding your skateboard and blowing shyt up.
I still do this cause I love it. And I definetely can see myself doing this for another 25...lol.
I remember when my mom bought me my first skateboard when I was 5 years old in 1989. It was a yellow banana board. To this day, I credit that as the moment my life changed for the better, cause every year I would always have a new skateboard and still learning tricks. I will admit, it kept me out of trouble, it gave me a sense of identity, it changed the way I thought, walked, and talked. It made me friends and associates. It helped me to stay in shape. It still does. One of my favorite things to do is to just skate all around NYC..from Brooklyn over the Williamsburg Bridge over to the LES Skatepark under the Manhattan bridge. I think of all the skate videos I watched over the years and it's crazy to actually be in the place where most of those moments took place. Seeing the diversity of the people there, the different styles, the meshing of young and old. It keeps me going.
Some dudes like Basketball, some dudes like Football, I've always been about skateboarding. It's not just about the sport, or the art, or the culture, or the fashion, it's about that feeling of riding your skateboard and blowing shyt up.
I still do this cause I love it. And I definetely can see myself doing this for another 25...lol.
