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by Peter Panhandler
When I took up rank here at SLUG Magazine doing the skateboard stuff, I thought "What a piece of cake." Boy oh boy, was I ever wrong. I pictured myself doing my daily routine: Wake up late, smoke something and eat something then off to Fairmont Park to meet up with the homeboys. I see the most amazing shit on a skateboard go down all the time. I figured I would just call up Mr. Plumb, take some photos and write some random crap about it. No problem right? Wrong answer. Little did I know, how much coordinating was necessary and how damn hard it is to get certain people together.
On top of all of this there are two other new local publications devoted strictly to action sports (I hate these words)- wake, snow and skate. Why did you forget blading bro? That's all cool though. There is nothing wrong with a little healthy competition, especially when we always end up top dog; although it would be nice if everyone had their own original concepts and ideas.
The weather has been a serious hindrance this summer as well. With almost a month of 100-degree weather, skating is near impossible during the day hours. I'm not 16 anymore, infact, I haven't been for well over a decade. I pretty much refuse to skate unless it's below 89 degrees, call me a puss if you like. I don't care about your opinion anyway. I can skate when it's this hot but only for about 20 minutes before I am covered in sweat from all the toxins in my body. I guess that's because I actually know how to push fast.
Last but not least, my friends travel quite a bit. This sucks when you are broke and can't make it anywhere. I was planning on getting a bunch of out-of-state stuff in the magazine and still am. I'm off to the Golden State in August to get some exclusive shit. Be on the lookout 'cause it's going to be good.
We all know skaters get everything done last minute. I am no exception to this fact. Neither is Mr. Plumb and he skates less than I do. We tried to get some stuff done but were constantly put off by injuries, family vacations and the weather. Seriously there was a micro burst and chemical spill one day a block from where we were going to shoot photos. We were going to do an all tranny article; it never developed but it is still coming. This reminds me of an original Plan-B slogan from the 90s: "What you see is what you get." What you do get though, is a little piece of my mind.
When I took up rank here at SLUG Magazine doing the skateboard stuff, I thought "What a piece of cake." Boy oh boy, was I ever wrong. I pictured myself doing my daily routine: Wake up late, smoke something and eat something then off to Fairmont Park to meet up with the homeboys. I see the most amazing shit on a skateboard go down all the time. I figured I would just call up Mr. Plumb, take some photos and write some random crap about it. No problem right? Wrong answer. Little did I know, how much coordinating was necessary and how damn hard it is to get certain people together.
On top of all of this there are two other new local publications devoted strictly to action sports (I hate these words)- wake, snow and skate. Why did you forget blading bro? That's all cool though. There is nothing wrong with a little healthy competition, especially when we always end up top dog; although it would be nice if everyone had their own original concepts and ideas. The weather has been a serious hindrance this summer as well. With almost a month of 100-degree weather, skating is near impossible during the day hours. I'm not 16 anymore, infact, I haven't been for well over a decade. I pretty much refuse to skate unless it's below 89 degrees, call me a puss if you like. I don't care about your opinion anyway. I can skate when it's this hot but only for about 20 minutes before I am covered in sweat from all the toxins in my body. I guess that's because I actually know how to push fast.
Last but not least, my friends travel quite a bit. This sucks when you are broke and can't make it anywhere. I was planning on getting a bunch of out-of-state stuff in the magazine and still am. I'm off to the Golden State in August to get some exclusive shit. Be on the lookout 'cause it's going to be good.
We all know skaters get everything done last minute. I am no exception to this fact. Neither is Mr. Plumb and he skates less than I do. We tried to get some stuff done but were constantly put off by injuries, family vacations and the weather. Seriously there was a micro burst and chemical spill one day a block from where we were going to shoot photos. We were going to do an all tranny article; it never developed but it is still coming. This reminds me of an original Plan-B slogan from the 90s: "What you see is what you get." What you do get though, is a little piece of my mind.
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