O.D.G.

Feeling a bit heavy after that last post... so taking a slight detour. Great flick of the legendary Tom Penny by the equally talented Arto Saari. And Alex Olson...well, not quite sure what to say about this ollie. It doesn't make sense how someone could be capable of ollieing that high.  Hopefully I will have the chance to go skate this weekend. My friend from Brazil Dan is in town. Such a character.. apparently he's been working on a fishing boat in Alaska for the last few months. He calls me up put of the blue and first thing he says is "hey, do you have socks and a shoestring I can borrow?" I meet him at the skatepark, he's in borrowed clothes, board, and shoes.. and it's apparent that he hasn't lost a step in what he's able to do on a skateboard. Nice ,(but also intimidating), to be around someone so talented, it pushes you to try harder. 

So...I'm all set to start working on posts regarding skaters who have passed on..my brilliant scheme is to use scanner at work rather than purchase a new one.. and the damn thing stops working on me! I swear, I'm cursed. Anywho, should be ready to go by next week. In the meantime, came across this Wink's Links video with Tom Penny, Jesus Fernandez,Brahian Londono (not sure who this is) and Chris Roberts aka "Crob" in Barcelona. Fascinating character that Tom...

I had a white pair of Sal 23's ..went to Europe, came home and they mysteriously disappeared.  I still have hope that they're going to pop up some time..  Javier Sarmiento PJ Ladd Rick McCrank  I was hoping to bump into Tom on my recent trip to Barcelona.. maybe next time.  Eric Koston Arto Saari, kickflip to fakie.  Check out the timeline in case you're not already familiar with them..  http://esskateboarding.com/

Say what you want, but I always thought Ali was/is the shit...even when I crashed into him at a skatepark in Ventura and thought it was Elissa Steamer.. In other Flip stuff..good to see these two skating together again

I've been injured for about two weeks now after getting over a bad cold so thinking about skating has not been fun lately. However, just wanted to post up some stuff of Tom Penny. I just find it amazing that after all these years of being somewhat elusive, we're getting an abundance of good stuff. Psyched on this Skate Sauce vid too;