Stoked!

vital · June 27, 2020, 5:02pm

here is a few more, for anyone who lived in essex and skated ramp around 89 - 93, it is likely you had a session at the barn. It was in Rad mag a couple of times, it was run by two brothers Mash (skater) and Joey (BMX) in an old pig shed on their property and was basically a 6ft / 7ft vert ramp, it was super tight and had a really low ceiling and pretty hard to skate ( i could barely drop in on it). Towards the end of its run their was a metal mini with a crazy hip, which i think was made with the surface from latimer road vert ramp. The dude with the most 1992 essex steeze on the platform is munson’s brother. the last picture is simon skipp

Spanky · June 27, 2020, 5:05pm

Hahaha Munson looks exactly the same

anon90826813 · June 27, 2020, 5:12pm

Is that Simon Skipp too?

vital · June 27, 2020, 5:14pm

he would shout at you the same too haha, “get your bollocks out of your handbag and fucking land it” - his unique method of persuasion enabled me to land a backside flip down a gap that i wouldnt commit to. i pretty much had no choice but to do it properly

Spanky · June 27, 2020, 5:14pm

Yes. I remember those silver nikes well

vital · June 27, 2020, 5:17pm

yeah that is skipp, i didnt even realise until i met him 10 years later and he said he used to go there, that was the day RAD mag came, he said he was there that day, i said i got some pics from that day and it turned out they were of him.

putting up these old photos on my insta @vitalsound75

hugo · June 27, 2020, 5:49pm

nazoreth · June 27, 2020, 5:52pm

Shopping for Russian brides recently?

hugo · June 27, 2020, 5:52pm

Maybe it saw my porn history?

Mush · June 27, 2020, 6:06pm

Not a recommendation for a Spanky 30 second review then?

Spanky · June 27, 2020, 6:24pm

The google ads are pretty standard and targeted from your previous search history so go for it Hugo, she looks nice

Snurp · June 30, 2020, 4:45pm

The flat upstairs has a boiler problem and it’s leaking down the wall and into my boiler, so now I also have a boiler problem (not stoked). So I’ve been without hot water for 2 weeks while we try to figure out how to get upstairs sorted with the council - it’s a council tenant upstairs and they don’t seem to be there and the council keep refusing to force entry (not stoked).

But because we’ve been without hot water for 2 weeks we don’t have to pay the rent so I can save half a month’s rent this month (stoked) and now I’ve really got into cold showers. They’re fucking horrible but you feel awesome afterwards and it becomes a challenge. The first time I couldn’t even get my whole body under the shower without freaking out, the second time I managed to stay in for 30 seconds and now I can stay under for 2 mins with controlled breathing. Also I don’t spend the whole time I’m the shower obsessing over stupid shit I’ve said in the past or stressing about work/money etc. Totally pointless post but I recommend trying cold showers if you haven’t already.

nazoreth · June 30, 2020, 5:38pm

When you get heating back, try a cold shower until you’re numb and then whack the heat up, the blood rushes into you it’s insane. Meant to be really good for recovery and achey body parts from skating

neddy · June 30, 2020, 6:50pm

Will try, had a roll this evening and my knees are fucked!

nazoreth · June 30, 2020, 6:59pm

That’s what i do for it, feels good at the time at least

ciaran · June 30, 2020, 8:36pm

Many elite-level athletes use ice baths to recover after a rugby match or heptathlon training or whatever. Even an outdoors swim after a skate will properly sort you out. Look into Wim Hof if you haven’t already, he’s a master at swimming in meltwater and ice-filled sea - his identical twin can’t do it, so its definitely something you can learn and build tolerance for. Definitely easier to do after sport/workout, but props on getting into it @Snurp, it’s not easy!

Brewer · July 2, 2020, 9:55pm

Went skating for the first time in 2+ years today and bloody loved it.

Didn’t realise how long it had been till I was driving to the skatepark. Still keeping relatively in the loop online and having the odd blast to the shop on the cruiser kept it ticking over but man that was fun today.

Before I “stopped” I was starting to not enjoy skating at all, had lost loads of tricks and confidence I’d had before due to not having time to skate as much and just was mental blocking everywhere. Today just relearning basic things was so rewarding and that mental block had gone. So stoked!

franc · July 3, 2020, 5:28am

Good to hear!

That Insta clip was cool, this park you went to looked simple but super fun.

Brewer · July 3, 2020, 8:44am

Real fun little place to get back into the swing of things.

ciaran · July 3, 2020, 10:19am

Skated twice yesterday, the local park and a friend’s mini ramp, felt like I was 14 or something. The 45km cycling back and forth was a blast too.