I never knew that the french with their awesome breads and cheeses, and the japanese with their technical abilities would shine through the black hole of skateboarding.
All I ever wanted to be was a dutch skateboarder with a penchant for backside 180 nollies followed up closely by fakie 360 shove its. Fakie 360 big spins. Dutch Mafia style.
Next thing I knew I was riding the warped asphalt of Philadelphia, basically surfing the streets, streetstyle.
50 50 grinds were all the rage in 1996.
I bought some Adidas tennis shoes in 1997 and they sucked.
I had a dream about some Addidas with baby blue stripes. They bummed my whole day out. I'm nearing the end of my baby blue phase. Whether or not we'll see a resurgence of olive drab and dark browns and blues, remains to be seen.
Fakie kickflip ala Scott Johnston/Mad Circle, Steeley Dan/Peg
