Saturday, May 25, 2019

2 legit 2 quit

Sometimes, it's hard to put these experiences into words. Which is the point.

I  worked the 996+a few, (why are the Chinese so lazy?) and heard about a session that kicked off at city hall station. I showed up 30 min late and rode the sidewalk up and down frantically, through the human terrain, which was thick and nasty. Eventually, RMJ showed up, and then eventually eventually, so did IM. We tried to find a toilet, and failed, but then went across  a few streets to a crazy new plaza, in the shadow of 101. It's not a new plaza, per se, but I haven't been that way in so long that so many new buildings are going up in that area that it's like a new city now.

The first spot was a low, pink marble curb. It's a plaza, and has some tall ledges, and a couple of tall tall ledges at the 5 stair level. The low curb is down sloped, so it's super hard to lock into. Eventually, I got a few, in both directions. The other guys got better ones, and I was getting pumped up, because I was coming down from three beers, and was feeling loosey goosey.

RMJ was the tour guide. He took us to the next spot, which was the plaza of an international hotel chain. in the middle of their car/check in area is a large, chest high fountain, which can be **** ****** and which was **********, copiously, by my friends. It's too steep for me, so I watched them weave between taxis and ubers (fuck taxi) and we left without even being kicked out.

After that, we skated a block to another ledge plaza. The stone was pink. We skated it. I got a water and a tuna fish sandwich from seven. I took pictures of ee ling ee, like a tourist. It's really the best building on earth. next door was a red slappy curb. so we slappied it for a while. it was fun.

After that, we were suddenly at bank of bank of china, because rmj is really good tour guiding. Its a world famous spot, with a series of wall rides to grinds, culminating in a long long seven stair, waxed at about head height, form the top. I'm not saying no one can actually skate it, i'm just saying I don't know who the fuck could ever skate that spot in that way. Anyway, the only time Ihaven't been immediately greeted by security there was a few years ago, when  I skated it with an American.

For some reason, tonight was a lucky night. we got about 20 min, with many wall rides and some bank tircks. Then security came, so we said sorry and dipped odwn the hill. Where we skated for half na hour, it was a flatground paradise, well lit and all marble for blocks. Eventually, someone called the cops, and a pair of security came out like the building was on fire, and hid behind the bushes, 3m away, to watch what we were doing. What we were doing was leaving, because why skate a place that's unwelcoming if you live in skate heaven.

Then we got kicked out of a spot that is a pair of banks, with a two stair plastic grind in between. We got enough time there that IM and I had sat down to talk by the time security came out. It's a unique and classic spot.

From there, an unnamed member of the crew had to drop a deuce, and did so at an mrt station. Im and I skated my empty Sapporo can and I slammed on a ******.

weh n rmj came back out, we saw the UFO dog truck. I heard it from three blocks away.

We skated back across the city, crouching, touching obstables and slapping signs, touching cars and rubbing taxis.

we got more beer and skated the bushy banks, which have now been covered with caution tape.

I left the homies there and a zip zinging nooodler of a skate home.

skating is about keeping on skating until you just cant do it anymore.

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