Fire, Fire

It's Sat morning and I am up and alert early. I just finished watching the new Zero video "Strange World". Pretty typical Zero production, lots of big rails, gaps and single shots. Not really my cup of tea as far as skating is concerned but I have to respect the gnar factor.

Yesterday I watched the 1st of the Slap Pals questions with Ricky Oyola. His answers are a true reflection of who he is as a person. No fakin here. No holding back and no side stepping. He was "the" skater I looked up to as a kid and still do to this day. I remember being at Sub Zero getting some shoes and was about to skate the 15 or so blocks to LOVE. Rick comes in says what's up to everybody in the shop, asks if I am heading to LOVE and to come skate the "route' with him. To this day it was the most amazing thing I have seen in person (although watching Chris Senn bomb Delores St in SF from the top and ollieing through the intersections was insane). He was going Mach 11 doing kick flips in traffic, ollieing double man hole covers in intersections, switch flips, and this was the warm up on the way to LOVE. Needless to say I was about a block behind the whole way just pushing to keep up, ollieing the occasional curb, manhole spot. What did that have to with watching Strange World you ask...not much.

Tonite Sandra and I are going to the Improv in Hollwood for some comedy. She got the tickets for my birthday. We both the love the Improv and stand up. Should be a great time.

Fire, Fire