I went for my first proper skate in as long as I can remember today, and it amazed me how quickly it all started coming back. A few minutes on a board and I realise that's where I'm meant to be...none of this golf business or buffing up at the gym, just give me a nice piece of maple, a set of indies and some 52mms and I'm as content as I could be.
The day's cruise had me reminiscing about the old days and I thought I'd check out a couple of the video parts that inspired me all those years ago. Thanks to YouTube I didn't have to raid my old video collection and try to track down a VCR! So, here's one of all-time favourite riders, 34-year old skatebaord legend, entrepreneur and, more recently, family man Jamie Thomas, in 3 of his best parts ever...watch out for the barefoot frontside lippy down a thirteen stair rail in Welcome to Hell...filmed just a couple of months before I first met Jamie at a Beastie Boys gig in Sydney New Years Eve 95.
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