Old Man That's My Jam

So, I did have a little fun last weekend.  Soul Ride Skatepark, located in nearby Concord, hosted an “Old Man Jam” last Friday night.  It’s basically a skate session for us old guys over thirty that don’t want to deal with crowds and little kids laughing at our old, decrepit asses.  The only problem?  It didn’t start until 10 p.m.  That’s a little late for us old guys but it didn’t matter.  I was happy to dust off my skateboard.

It’s been quite a while since I skated at Soul Ride.  I’ve pushed around on my board here and there but it’s not the same.  Skating in the streets is fun and all that, but not I prefer parks. 

And this place has a lot of fun shit.

Joining me for the evening was my buddy Mark (and his better half Sandy to watch us act like fools.)  Mark hadn’t skated in a long time, but it didn’t take him long to get back into it.

That little ramp was so fun.  He thought so too, and skated it quite a bit.

I had fun on it too, but once I got my skater legs back I went for the bigger ramp.

I still have it.  Whatever “it” is.

Man, that was a fun night.  Since we were a bunch of old guys though, we didn’t make the whole three hours.  We stayed until about midnight, at which time I was too sleepy to be safe out there.  Hopefully they’ll do another Old Man Jam soon.  I’ll be back for sure.  I’d forgotten how rad four little tiny wheels can be.

Perhaps skateboarding will be a bigger part of my free time from now on.  You know, as long as I don’t have to stay out too late doing it.

Besides, there’s all kinds of cool shit out there these days that make it even more rad.

Han shot (and skated) first.

Good For My Soul

Yep, it’s all about skateboarding today. Don’t say you haven’t been warned, ‘cause it’s right up there in the blog header. Well, the “nonsensical crap” thing pretty much means I can talk about whatever I want anyway. So yeah, in addition to mountain biking, I am also a skateboarder. I’ve been doing it for something like twenty five years or so, but I’m nowhere near as serious as I used to be.


Sunday I took Lunchbox and Junior Chili to Soul Ride Skatepark, since they just reopened. They moved to a bigger and better location, so I was eager to check it out. It was really nice of the kids to let the old creepy skater guy hang out with them too. Lunchbox made sure to drink plenty of fluids so he could keep up with me.



That place is so rad. Yeah, I said rad. Gnarly, bitchin’, whatever. I started back in the 80’s so I can still say that stuff. Hell, I have scars from skateboarding that are older than most of the kids out there these days. I don’t do all the stuff I used to do, but I can still hold my own.



The flash scared me I think.


My favorite thing to skate these days is the mini ramp (a smaller version of a half pipe for those of you that don’t know.) I don’t so all of those crazy handrail slides, 43 stair drops, and other dangerous shit, but I have fun nonetheless.



Lunchbox loves that mini ramp (as well as everything else there.)



Even though he’s frequently confused for a girl, Junior Chili rolled through the park with his long hippy hair floating in the wind. He didn’t have a care in the world.



He’s pretty fearless for a little guy.



He rocks the mini ramp too.



He currently rides for his dad’s company, Skate Twerp. If you have a skater 12 or under, then check it out. The Chili Man will be glad you stopped by. He would appreciate it if you bought something, that way he can quit slinging wieners for a living. Yuck.


It’s nice to get out and skate once in a while. I still enjoy it as much as I did when I was a kid. I’m still all about the bikes though, so come back tomorrow to see if I talk about all things mountain biking. I’ll have plenty of time to make up something.