@SkateClipsOnX I completely forgot about the Gonz boardslide on that kinked rail. My point with the Muska 50-50 is that it popularized big rail skating.
@editorinkeef A great pairing is the Lakai video part followed by his Epicly Later’d. The sacrifices he had to go through for that part are above ordinary. It makes me appreciate the part that much more.
@FernBallew@shilohikem The interview he did, what 10 years ago, where he explains the connections/salvation that skateboarding brought him. He ends it with “this stupid fucking toy.” Perfection.
My "Roman Empire is the realization that my life is a lottery win. Somewhere in Sudan, Pålestine, iran, Afghanistan, Iraq or Congo, there is a boy smarter than me. He is more disciplined, more resilient, and holds more potential in his single finger than I do in my entire career.
The only difference? I am siting in a train and he is sting in the rubble of his dreams.
My "bad days" are his wildest dreams.
My "burnout" is a luxury he can't afford because his only job is staying alive.
It's geographical luck and it's a haunting injustice that we all refuse to acknowledge and look away