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Skate for Good: A Night at Norwalk Skatepark

Norwalk Skatepark opened up a few years back and I frequented it often with a lot of the friends I grew up with. Like anyone else, life hit me and I got into other things: girlfriends, bands, politics, pretty much anything but ride my skateboard. That lasted a couple years until late last year, when I decided to start skating again for good.

The last time I went to Norwalk Skatepark, there were so many little kids just starting to learn how to skate for the first time and trying to figure out what tricks were cool and going through the awkward stage of pushing mongo and just not knowing the ettiquette. Upon my return, I noticed that a lot of these kids got bigger, and they definitely got better. Now that I've been fully back on board(no pun intended) for almost a full year now, I brought my camera to the park the other night to try to figure out why some of these guys skate for good.

Skate for Good: A Night at Norwalk Skate Park from nando yiv on Vimeo.

Based on a pre-determined set of questions, I found that although the skateboarders varied in age, they found skateboarding or decided to keep skateboarding for the same reasons. Most of them came from a mainstream sports(baseball, basketball) background but succumbed to skateboarding's appeal because of the personal responsibility and the comraderie that came with it. It requires athleticism but doesn’t require an organized team, or coach, or regulation area to skate in. That was the unanimous sentiment based on the responses to the questions.

If you’re ever in the area, feel free to stop by Norwalk Park and watch the kids tear it up.

P.S. The grown-ups could hold their own as well.

Random #11

They get bigger and bigger every year.

Skateboarders go through great lengths

to get the "perfect angle". We climb things, hide under things, get dirty, sometimes even hurt to get that perspective that most people would never even think of getting. How many people do you know see things from 8ft high? Or from under a loading dock. Some are impressed, others just click on through.

Mother's Day Mobbin Mack Maniacs Minimalizing Mimes Missioning Mental Murfs

Lakers lost today.

Dodgers lost today.

So, we went skating(only two of us really cared about the above):


Jacob stayed MEX





man crush




Ended the night by jumpin the fence at the park. Good sesh. Got our fill.

Random #10

I got a fortune cookie with two fortunes!!! Awesome!

Yippi ay yay mini skateboard spot

Takin it to the streets...! on the dining room table.

Hate Crime...

My dad enjoys eating snake.
Its true, my aunt brought some snake jerky for him from Cambodia. I shared this interesting story with some people at work at I received this threatening and highly detailed hate letter on my desk:


Can you believe it? Someone wrote down what my dad does and has done. How can they do that? This is an agrigious act.

I love these children...

This is automatic.



I'm in for sure.

First Dodger Game of 2009

I went to my first Dodger game this year on Friday.

Jakes hooked it up with sick field level seats.

Randy Wolf gave up 3 runs in the first but pitched five more stellar no run innings to keep the game in reach.

The boys came through with a 4 run inning in the 7th.

I was particularly impressed by Jonathan Broxton, who was brought in a little earlier to record 5 outs. He inherited bases loaded with one out and a 4-3 lead and kept it out of the hands of the rockies. He threw as hard as 99mph....!!!

Thanks Jacob and thank you McCourts and Colletti for putting together an excellent team this season.



look at this view!


the homie luis hooked it up with some dodger dogs!


Jakes was hyped!


Let us on the field after.


Dodger dirt. Hes holding dodger dirt!


Left my mark.

Sorry for the crappy resolution. Photos were taken on my phone w/ no flash.