This was going to be a true skate day. I hit the Greenline for a little slo-mo cruise Friday morning (do my pintail's bearings need a cleaning?). Went home and had an unplanned nap, and woke up to hit Al Town for about an hour. I HAD to skate Al Town Friday. I wanted to be psyched for the benefit show at The Buccaneer that night.
After Al Town I headed over to a Baptist Church on Union where the Sidewalk Skate Ministry had set up some metal ramps. While going to a Baptist Church before a metal show didn't seem appropriate at least the ramps were metal...right?
I wasn't sure about skating metal ramps, honestly. My experience with metal ramps has always been that they're too slick for how I skate, but a launch ramp is a launch ramp and it had been far too long since I've skated one.
Chris N. was killing it,
and I recognized a couple others from Al Town. Greg S. brought out the hippy jump (it was too dark for pics). I'm not sure what it is about Memphis locals that make them so good at hippy jumps. Somehow Chris (who isn't a tall guy) and I cleared the bar at its highest level while Dalton and others were close on our heels.
Anyway, the sun was down and it was time to get ready for the metal (music, this time).
The Al Town benefit was awesome! Turnout was great. E. Pidgeon, Sneed and Jungle brought the O.G. vibe. The raffle was a huge success (thanks Andy!). The music was great. The beer was cold. What more could you ask for...oh yeah, nearly $1,000.00 toward Al Town. Huge success!
Around 2 a.m. I made my way home and set up a new longboard deck up to ride (my slide board is ready...now to get some gloves). A great day to skate and a great night for the future of Memphis skateboarding.
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