salba, nilton, ozzie
happiness w Farmer, D, Clayton & Jim Howell, Sam & Salba
night crew-Oz, scott ward, partain, 'little' & serna jr
Jay Adams & TA
the fortunate few-Partain, Max, PK, Toby,Al Partenan, Billy, Sean & others.
zask, billy, salba, adam12
lightner, spooner, the idiot
pool pals
The modern world around us is filled with distractions. We invent everything, to keep ourselves occupied. People wander through life texting, scrolling and numbly listening to headphones…blocked & insulated away from other human beings. The more the population explodes exponentially, the further we become from each other.
Bruce Lee said, “If every person would help their neighbor, no person would be without help.” Hell! I barely know my neighbors….do you!? If they are anything like the rest of us, at the end of the day, the six pack gets opened, dinner is consumed, the world is locked away ‘out there’ and TV is the new god! Sometimes, for many, the only comfort is the sound of ice falling into a glass of J&B scotch.
However, I digress. Skateboarders are an exception to this. We are usually quite fond of each other. Sure, we may talk smack on others, but as a whole, we will cruise together & hype each other up in a session. Its as though we share a special secret no others can know of. We are the fortunate few. We are not armchair warriors. We live our lives ourselves and not vicariously through another.
Krishnamurti stated that, “…if you live your life through the opinion of another, all you will ever see in yourself is the opinion of others.” Convoluted? No! It makes perfect sense. Society wants us to toe-the-line; follow the rules. Society wants us to obtain a few letters after our names & gain respectability…then be a slave to money until we die. That is safety for society. As skateboarders, we walk to the beat of our own drummer & refuse to go the path others would have us take. We are the fortunate few. Thnx PK, Kyle Lightner, Brian Walnum for photographs, Matt for TA/Jay photo and all my pool pals—Skate Long-Ozzie
November 9, 2009 at 3:21 pm
rad post ozzie keep’em coming, the only good god is one that rides a skateboard. go skate a pool and make god happy!
November 8, 2009 at 11:01 pm
i think we live our lives ourselves and vicariously through eachother, i’m as stoked when my pals make something as when i do. thats the bond we have as skateboarders.
November 8, 2009 at 6:24 pm
11th Commandment: Speak No Ill Words of Another Skateboarder*
*Unless they are a stupid, fucking, idiotic, blow hard, arrogant, dumb ass, retard, egomaniac, self promoting, shit talking, ball hanging, self aggrandizing, numb nutted, back slapping, flesh pressing, suck up, nimrod, bloviating, garalous, wishy washy, thieving, rat bastard, scum bag, fucktarded nitweed, and dirty cunt breathing loser like the rest of us on a bad day
November 8, 2009 at 8:31 pm
well….wow!
November 8, 2009 at 5:49 pm
You guys definitely have an awesome crew of friends and fellow skaters. Keep the great posts coming.
November 8, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Truth. We’ve indeed become so separate. Our independence has become a well sounding word for isolation. (But I make a point to know all my neighbors, cuz well, I’m an Ausband)
Keep doin what you do cuz no one does it like you do!
November 8, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Right you are Ozzie, right you are! Thanks, another great blog. Skate forever.
November 8, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Cancel your cable and smash your TV. I don’t need a god like that.