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Sometime I doodle with apps… the kids called them memes!

One minute ya don’t think you can do it next minute ya rolling away… #bc55

Just trying to B…. #BC56

I want to talk about Mad Chuck who passed away this week… When I started back skateboarding, there was a contest at Sk8 Shack. It was a Crown Skateboards contest and Chuck himself was there. I wasn’t trying to get sponsored or anything like that. I was just enjoying the day. One thing I noticed right away was that even though Chuck didn’t skate, he had a real passion for skateboarding and for skateboarders. And honestly, that mattered. He opened doors for people. He gave skaters boards, events, opportunities, and even trips to California. After a while I got to know him better, and eventually he put me on Crown Skateboards. Maybe it was because I had videos going around at the time, maybe it was just the connection, but whatever it was, it ended up being a great match.Every time I went to Panama City Beach, Chuck treated me like family. I became really close friends with his son Dusty, and man, those summers were some of the best times of my life. I got to know Cindy, Sarah, Megan, and Lucas too, and back then the whole skate team felt like one big family. That’s what made it special. It wasn’t just about skateboarding, it was about the people, the memories, and the feeling that you belonged somewhere. If you were with Chuck and wanted to get into a skate event, somehow you got in. Because of him, I got to experience things I never would’ve otherwise. I went to Tony Hawk’s last contest in Huntington Beach. I went to the Vans Warped Tour event at Club La Vela. I got introduced to Skatepark of Tampa. Chuck would get us a hotel room, everybody would pile in, and we’d skate all weekend long. He loved watching his riders skate. You could tell it made him proud to see people doing what they loved. There are honestly too many stories to even tell. We’re talking about years of memories and involvement with each other. I owe you a lot, Chuck. I always say skateboarding gave me everything, and right after I found skateboarding again, I found Crown Skateboards and an amazing human being who helped make those years unforgettable. You’ll never be forgotten. Photo by @manualmirrors

Almost….. #BC56

I need to skate more and film so I’ll have more clips…. #Remix 😁#bc56 🎥 @oldest_indacamp

Skateboarding connects you to people. I can pull up somewhere unannounced, step on a board, and somehow end up running into someone I care about. No plan. No text. Just… it happens. And it’s wild when it happens far from home. You ever roll up to a random spot, maybe a different city, different state… and there they are. Someone you used to skate with all the time. Same stance. Same push. Same laugh. For a second it’s like no time passed at all. That’s the kind of thing you don’t really get anywhere else. Skateboarding turns the world into something smaller… but in the best way. Different places. Same people. Same love. That’s why I’ll never stop. 🎥@oldest_indacamp #BC56 #Skateboarders

Fun lil sesh with @oldest_indacamp in Gainesville. Thanks for filming 🤘🏼

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Happy Birthday Rob Aaron @blobairtoe @robbieair I met Rob back in ’96 at the Skate Shack while I was getting my skate legs back. From the jump he stood out. Rob was going all in on everything. Fast, rough, big, loud. My skating wasn’t on that level, but the passion matched and we clicked right away. Two friends chasing the same thing. We had a run for a while. Cross country skate trip out west ,the Navigator Tour, hitting 28 cities in 30 something days. Countless sessions, so many skate trips in my Ford Ranger, the time he lived in Mobile and I would go there all the time to skate my weekends away. Holidays spent skating through downtown spots across the Deep South. We’ve crashed in good hotel rooms and some real rough skater couches and more memories than I can remember. Through all of it we just understood each other. Now he’s here at 50. His edge is still there, just refined now. That raw energy turned into something controlled, intentional, still powerful but with purpose behind his moves. His art, his collections, his skating, it all speaks for him now. You can see exactly who he is in everything he puts out. Happy birthday my friend. Can’t wait to see what you do next. I believe first couple of photos at skate shack was by Keith of @plusskateshop_orlando

2010 EG backsides…

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