STOKED TO THE ROOF!... Memoirs of a Rad Dad

Twenty years of practice finally pays off! I got my hand plants on the coping and I am landing them! Now... if I can build an 11' vert ramp I can practice the real deal!
I am not as rad as this dad or this dad but I am not as old mature either... what I mean is... I have a few years to catch up! These guys are quite an inspiration to me because they are bucking the stereotype... but more than that they are skating for the love of skating.

After landing my hand plant several times I went inside the house to find a poop catastrophe. No picture. My yongest son had an accident, "o.k. no problem" but then he tried to clean it up..."uh-oh!, big problem". I love being a dad!

Out with the old....

I used to grab behind my front heal for about 99% of my backside airs (see first two pics). It always worked great for the "pre-grab" airs of the old days... Last week I decided to change my "go to" backside grab from behind my front heal to the standard "in front of the front heal grab". This works much better with the "late grab". Now, I can get a better pump into the transition and go higher. My goal is the top of the safety rail! (about four feet).

88-ish Little Park ramp

The Little park ramp had amazing views. It blew over during a wind storm. This ramp was later cut down to four feet high, a victum of the mini ramp craze..... what a shame.

Kvon getting comfortable with the new grab. July 27, 2008 Photo P

Monday Goals

So, I am toying with the Idea of doing a goal list every Monday. Seems like it might be fun. So here we go.

THIS WEEKS GOALS (In no particular order)

1. Finish that Video for the Piano guy
2. Finish my wedding video (8 years in the making)
3. Hang out with my family every night
4. Write a song
5. Learn a new song on guitar (paperback writer)
6. Skate

This weeks tricks to learn:

1. Air to tail
2. Front side 50
3. Fakie to front side 50
4. Fakie disaster
5. Front side disaster
6. Back side board slide

If I learn everything maybe I'll post a vid.