Fingerjams! Yay!

I went to the DunBat skatepark today, thinking I would just do a leisurely skate, but of course, when it's raging with shredders half my age, I end up trying to skate as much as I can, doing the only 3 tricks I only know--everywhere! I repeatedly skated up and down the ramps, funbox, and manual pad, doing bonelesses, ollies, and grinds! I was on fire! And then that fire quickly fizzled out when I fell during a grind, fingers outstretched, jamming into my hand because I was at a weird angle and did not roll with my fall! 

In fact I am gingerly typing this at the moment. My mani destra is a bit mani swollen.

A crappy ol' video

Here's  a crappy old video (filmed by my buddy Joe Kippax) of me slamming a lot. It's from a few years ago, around 2004. I apologize for the grainy, choppy movement of the screen!

I'm even wearing an elbow pad! This is what a geriatric skater like me has to wear, because my bones are rather brittle, and can break easily.

Welcome!

Hi there! As the title of this blog suggests, what you will read about here are the adventures of me, an old skateboarder. Join me as I desperately cling to my youth (and sometimes crutches) by attempting to learn new tricks, as well as performing old tricks, and surviving the most brutal of slams. By brutal I do not mean something like sacking myself on a 15 stair handrail--I mean something as mundane as tripping on a pebble.

I will have my resident photographer documenting each adventure, and through his skilled vision, you can witness my journey of  "extreme" embarrassment!  

enjoy!

-TC

ps. this pic to the right is from 1995. I was 20 yrs. young.