Thursday, June 5 / 2008
Here is the only WARM UP footage we got.
Day 1...
We set out for the May long weekend to build a new spot that I recently found. Smooth, sheltered and ghetto looking. Sick. The Sunday of the May long weekend myself, Mike.G. and Kyle.D went to Home Depot to buy everything we needed to build the spot. I already stole 30 cinder blocks from my neighbor and got my dad to grab some good angle iron. The reason I picked the spot was because of the look and lack of security...so we thought. After 7 hours of building, a security guard rolls up and asks if we were 'taggers'. Nope. Might do a little skateboarding though... But that didn't seem to bother him. We sweep up and call it a day.
Day 2...
Wake up Monday morning to rain but I'm smiling because we have a covered ledge spot to film today. I call Cory and Stacy and we head to the spot. We do some touch ups then sweep and start filming. Cory almost had his sick ass line when 5 security guards roll up. They are chill for the most part but they inform me that I must contact the property owner if we want to skate. I email the Events Manager with a contract containing a list of skaters using the spot making it look all official. She called the next morning with the bad news. She liked the email and our overall efforts. No skateboarding UNLESS we want to pay $6000 to rent it for the day.
Day 3...
Cory and I go back to the spot around 7pm to get his line. We almost get the job done but Cory rolls his ankle. I got to give it to him for trying so hard for me. Ha Ha! A true bro. As soon as he sits up, security rolls up and asks, "Hey do you guys know Jordan Mayfield?". As we leave they tell Cory that they will be breaking our ledges down.
All in all these people are lame. They kicked us out of a building has been empty for more than 10 years. Plus, they didn't even know the ledges we built were new to the spot. Oh yeah and I got epoxy on my hands. I couldn't get the shit off so I had to hit the hospital that night to remove it. No luck. Just using steel wool on my skin. Ha Ha! Sometimes skateboarding throws you a real curve ball.
So if you can find the spot you should shred it! I have to find a new potential skate spot.
Doing some cutting
The Seven footer R.I.P.
So in the end they Smashed them out with slug Hammers.
Time to relocate.