On Saturday, Josh Viles and Weston Vickers arrived for a spring break week of skating in our area here... That's the general Cincinnati area...
Josh blew off the Florida Bowl Riders competition for it... a comp that you know he could have used to climb the ladder to the higher echelons of skateboarding industry reputation glory... Josh really appreciates all the good folks who encouraged him to go and clean up down there, as do all of us here, but MAN, the shredding that is going on among the brothers here in the Fickle Camp.
Make sure to get a session in with the boyos this week, all. These guys are an outpouring of joy, and joy gives strength. That's the fact! Skateboarding is an amazing, dynamic combination of movement and thought... and enjoying that is our top number one priority...
So get out there and go thirty... and get out and skate with the Fickle weirdos.
Oh, and did I mention that our press is going to make the first prototype board, today? Yep.
Booyah!
ReplyDeletesort of a funny thing about josh choosing to be here instead of at the bowl riders comps... twice...
ReplyDeleteboth times... florida and georgia... it was all josh, choosing to go and build up relationship and learn about how boards are made and get involved in actually pressing, shaping, screening... and moving around rapidly on these wooden toys...
He's been getting some feedback about "missed opportunities" and letting life pass him by.
Competitions aren't life.
Shoe and clothing sponsors...
...these aren't life.
Life is about the friendships we have, the love we show in the face of mass crappiness...
...and joshy is embodying the whole deal by stepping away from the hamster wheel and making something new and radical happen.
And anyway, Josh can come and participate next year with a board sponsor behind him, on wood that he helps to produce... real pride in his work. Comps are fun, and we can't wait to shred them! We are going to have a blast.
So to those who missed old JV, thanks for caring! He'll definitely be around. But he's a long way from wasting his life.