Skate and Annoy Scene Reports
Where: Wichita Kansas 
Submitted by: Eugene & Stacey Lardizabal 
Report Date: 11-19-04

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Editor’s note: I had to badger Eugene to write this. So much so that his wife got tired of hearing about and pretty much wrote it for him after taking notes. – k.ed

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PDX D.I.Y. Banks Every article on a D.I.Y. skate spots pays tribute to the granddaddy of them all, Portland’s ongoing Burnside project. That’s not all we’ve got. In the same tradition, but on a much tinier scale, there exists some Jersey barriers that have had a little bit of clandestine transition work added to it. I’ve noticed this structure for a year or two now, but I’ve never seen anyone skating on it. One day on our way to Portland’s horribly crappy Pier Park, we decided to finally check out this spot and see if the old dogs could pull out some old tricks. Modern street skating fell by the wayside to make room for some some old-tiemy streetsyle. Note To the builders: We don’t know who you are, but it sure was fun.

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We went to Florence on the day after the grand opening in hopes that some of the shiniyness would have rubbed off and we would have some lines to ourselves. Big suprise, it was still pretty busy but we had plenty of fun anyway. We arrived just in time to see Stephanie from Airspeed break her wrist in an aborted attempt to carve over what the locals are calling the Lifesaver™, which they should know better since the word is trademarked™.

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We took a chance on a dicey weather forcast under the guise of telling our significant others that they could go to IKEA while we skated. From I-5 North: Get off on exit 137 Milton / Fife. Immediately ffter you exit, turn left onto 20th stay on the same road for a mile or two to the 5 way intersection and stop light. Take a soft left (Milton Ave Way) uphill. Keep driving, you’ll see it on the right in a couple of miles. Milton is mere minutes north of Tacoma.

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On the way home from a productive road trip to Orcas Island we stopped by the Ballard Bowl thanks to directions we got from Sleestakers like Rev and Tim and a bunch of other’s whose name I can’t remember. Although we were exhausted, we decided to check it out since the Ballard Bowl sits on the endangered species list. The locals were cool, and not all that local. The session was winding down but I still managed to get a few pics. Last I heard, demolition is scheduled for January 2005. What a waste. Go ride it before it’s too late.

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Road trip to Orcas Island!

Under the guise of going somewhere beautiful over Labor Day weekend, Shawn and I managed to dupe (I mean, suggest to) our significant others that we should go camping out on Orcas Island. Clothing-optional hippie hot tubs aside, we had a great time. Aside from the little kids almost everyone else at the park was from out of town. Some Seattle Sleestakers were there, as well as the Skatepark Guide crew from Socal, a couple of guys from Chicago, more Portlanders like ourselves and mysterious Corvalis Oregon residents with ties to Brand X skateboards. Joining the Skatepark Guide crew was Scum rider and recent Oregon Trifecta winner Benji Galloway as well as his fellow Scum of the board, Josh “Screech” Sandoval.

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Reedsport Contest and Super Loop Challenge 7/17/04.

The year was 2004. The month was July. The event was Reedsport’s first major contest. Complete with $1000 purse for the first guy to complete the loop. Actually, it was $1030 if you include the money that Steve Grover collected from the cheapskates in the audience. The contest was long but fun. They even took a break for the town parade which must not have been very important because they didn’t even block the whole road for the parade, just one of the lanes. After the contest wast over (Wait, who won?) a bunch of rippers showed up that would logically have done very well had they the desire to compete in organized sports. Team Airspeed Skateparks took home a well deserved shop trophy. Nobody made the loop but Joseph Heffner came amazingly close twice.

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Eugene Lardizabal is friend of the site, and a friend of Portland area vert skaters. Oh yeah, he’s a Vancouver BC skate tour guide and Cold War test pilot as well. We had a going away session on the vert ramp in Beaverton on his last day before leaving Oregon for Kansas. Good by Eugene!