Ain't nothing like the old school. It's a failry generic comment that things were better 'back in the day', but when it comes to skateboarding, I'm a believer (cue 80's punk track and pool skating montage). Classic street and pool skating have a vibe to them which feels completely lost in the current scene. It's more laid back, more friendly, and for your average chump (member #834 present) with less than average skills, far more approachable.
It is for this reason that I will trade the battered two kick for a classic plank worthy of the deepest backyard concrete hole. Maybe I'm caught up in a celluloid comedown following a couch session with Dogtown and Endless Summer, but I'm digging the vibe and following another whim. On my upcoming trip to California (...cha bro) I'll be walking in and rolling out. Whether 12 year old groms will be calling me names in another attempt to break my immature spirit (
sniff...), only time will tell.
Anywho, shopping list;
1) Tony Alva deck
(
http://www.alvaskates.com/)
2) Dogtown set up
(
http://www.dogtownskateboards.com/)
Because getting a deck from the birthplace of pool skating will make me a better skater. Can't argue with that logic, I read it on a beer coaster once, or maybe it was a book, scratch that, it was probably a blog, this one.
