Monday, January 19, 2009

Skateboarding in the Midwest

California skateboarders are spoiled, but Praise God for the Ghetto Berrix! It's so nice to have a warm spot skate, even if it does get a little crowded. Yesterday was a great session for me. I landed three out of six frontside 360 ollies that I attempted, and I even landed a backside 360 ollie (but really a 270 with pivot landing). I'm getting better at fakie five-0's, and I landed a nosegrind-five-0-180 out on the box. It's a circus trick, really, but it's fun.

I'm getting excited, too, because I have a "show" this friday at the Starbucks in Avon. It starts at 7 and will go for around an hour or so. Today I'm going there to put up flyers for it. Say a prayer if you think about it.

Back on track. Living in Indianapolis and being a skateboarder can be harsh at times, only because of the weather. My friend Ryan is friends with Jireh Sports in Indy and they let us use their facility every weekend for skate sessions. It's such a cool thing, and we have some of the best skaters from the city coming there every weekend to skate with us. I'm praying that they spend that time in the presence of God.

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