The Missing Link
By popular demand I would like to give some background to a crazy experience.
My Amigo and I chose a beautiful summer morning for a personal rider biography. My camera man/ direrctor was going to follow me around for a day to capture the spontaenity of NYC skating dayz. Only minutes into an epic skate an SUV rolls up honking in blasphemy, then the driver barked out the passenger window, “faggot!”
HaHaHa, Ohhhhh man I was confused so I threw up my arms in reaction. The dude, who must have been roided and drunk out of his brains slammed his brakes and got out of his vehicle. My camera man recognized the situation and captured every second until he misjudged the sudden car stop and jumped off his board to avoid a collision with the stopped vehicles. His board rolled under two cars and to the feet of the angry man. This pissed the dude off and the guy started to assault my friend so I ran forward and knocked the dude over. Dude got maaaaaaad! I anticipated an ass beating so I split, because I know I am fast and agile. My board was on the ground and I was pushing full speed when I noticed this dude was charging faster than I expected. I had no option but kick my board behind me and run. The salty fella took a chance and tried to skate but instead busted his ass on the pavement. Much like a Pitt Bull a longboard will protect his keeper, as did my board that day. Look at the pictures…I was out, gone! No bullshit, I was not in Williamsburg to fight, I wanted to skate. Vulerable in my Rainbow Sandals I pushed the dude away from the camera man because the situation was intense and I ran because it was the right thing to do. Dude got banged up because he got served.
So….that day my camera man went to jail, the driver was an ex-cop and called in “officer down!” the calvary came, arrested my friend, seized his equipment and took him to jail. He was charged to the max bunk penality they could imagine but all charges were dismissed. The angry driver was charged with felony impersonating an officer. What goes around comes around my friend. Enjoy the still photo sequence and visit www.OverBored.org for the full video soon.