I’m here in Sarasota, FLorida for a little while. SRQ is the airport ID, just as PDX = Portland. Last time I was here at this skatepark there was supposed to be an old man night on Fridays. Well those guys either all died or they moved it to a different night. They’ve added a big fancy building to the park since I’ve last visited. As near as I can tell, it’s only purpose besides giving you a place to pee, is to come up with a reason to justify paying $8 to skate. The park closes at 8:00pm and isn’t open during school hours. It’s weird having to plan out when I can go skate. It’s basically a five hour window every day until summer time, when it’s an eight hour window. I don’t now how the heck Oregon manages to keep it’s 80+ skateparks open and free for every hour of sunlight. We must be freakin’ geniuses or wizards. There wasn’t much happening there this particular Friday night, although to be fair, I was only there for the last hour. That’s the lifeguard or safety monitor or whatever that job is called in the shot at the top right. There were a couple kids I skated with and took a few pics. My son enjoyed the park too. Man, rollerblades everywhere. I don’t know how that scene is staying alive in 2009. The kids are trying to look cool and/or tuff and everything. It’s quite comical.
This is Oliver. He was hitting the tiles on these frontside runs. I tried to push him on to the coping but he wasn’t feeling it.
I forgot this kid’s name, sorry. This was an ollie from the top step. Maybe his name is Tyler or Jeff. It seems like every kid I meet is named Tyler or Jeff.
Here’s Oliver again.
Your job it to make sure everyone where a helmet. JP got busted for ditching his, but not by this guy.
6 comments
curtis
does he get paid to sit there and not “ramp’ the bowls etc???
Zed-word
“…. probably caused he get caught not ramping up the ramp and was dropping in which is considered being trespassed from the park 30 days supended from skating for you sir!!! also you have to sit here and watch the kids skate and make sure they follow the rules
ukay
man, it would suck to have to wear a helmet while skating street. i dont think ive ever seen a kid over 7yrs old wear a helmet while skating (europe).
J.R.
oliver is stoked im not by the scaffolding perch cause he seems a little bummed he has to watch everyone skate and he cant…. probably caused he get caught not ramping up the ramp and was dropping in which is considered being trespassed from the park 30 days supended from skating for you sir!!! also you have to sit here and watch the kids skate and make sure they follow the rules….maybe that will teach him a lesson
Oliver Gale
IT’S ME!!! and his name’s tyler, jeff would be cool though
Scott
You should try olling some time