Went up to Ithaca/Binghampton this past weekend with Hoey for the opening of the Nick Wilson Memorial Skate Park in Newark Valley, which is a small town in the sticks, with a population of about 1500. Nick Wilson died while fighting over in Iraq, in a town of 1500, that seems to hit everyone who lives there....
The whole scene was like something out of a movie. It was cold and rainy. The color guard was there. The Mayor was there. A priest was there. The police shut down the road in both directions for the ceremony where a bunch of people from the town were gathered. Nick's brother flew in from Texas(he's in the airforce) and read some words(i'm pretty sure that info is accurate, i might have people confused). It was a pretty surreal sight.
People rode bikes and had fun. The sun came out.
Aside from that. Upstate kids are pretty awesome.
Growing a sweeeet 'stache.
Kelly Baker, siked, throwing out Manmade stuff.
Steve Crandall punched me in the teeth and then handed stuff out.
The 7th Grade class in town made a bunch of signs that were posted all over.
People.
Nick Marzolino. This kid is the reason all of this happened. He wrote Nike a 150 word essay in a "why should you have a skatepark in your backyard contest" but instead of writing about why he should have a ramp in his yard, he wrote about how he wish there was a ramp/park to remember his friend in his town.
Jon Capozzi
After Toby(above) failed at shotgunning a rockstar, this little kid shook one up, exploded it in his face, and then pounded it. Pour Toby.
Little kids upstate like to breakdance.
I'm going to steal some photos from Brian Tarbell later in this post.
Mike Spinner didn't even show up.
This was the only run I took. Straight to flat nose diving.
Patrick the cat is fucking awesome.
I left my camera in Hoeys car with him while I disappeared for the night. This is what I got.
Endwell is hard.
Hancock and John Lee will be on LI this weekend.
Hoey. Artfag flare.
Chris Hancock is the more in control of his bike than anyone I've ever met.
Over under.
these are what I stole from Tarbell.
This photo is titled 'berr in a coffee cup'
Atleast I'm eating an apple though.
John Lee.
Wishes he owned a Lorenzo Scarf
Hancock.
Here's a Gallery
Tarbells Flickr
an actual write up about the weekend
