Why this Blog?

Over the past year or so I've been skating, I've met several older guys that I think would really like to skate. But they don't. My hope is that, by demonstrating that this balance-challenged 46 year old guy can start so late and develop enough skill to really enjoy himself, some of these guys will give it a try.

Friday, August 8, 2008

versatile miniramp

I just spent the best half-hour on my backyard miniramp. I was shredding! A lot of the sequences were brand new, and I may never repeat them again, but tonight I had this rhythm... but I wasn't skating.

I play guitar, sort of. I've played on and off since I was a kid. I don't know a lot of songs, I just improvise. I've played long enough that it sounds like music.

I sat on the deck and played my guitar. I sometimes looked up at the coping on the other side and thought about how I couldn't do anything right on it yesterday. I thought about, visualized landing (simple) tricks on the coping. But mostly I just picked and strummed...

It wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable anywhere else in my backyard.