Rich's release

The day Klich flew off to Arizona, I checked in to a five day meditation retreat at Deer Park Monastery.

the meditation hall is called Ocean of Peace - perfect

they broke the 200 folks into families of 20 - this is my Buckwheat family

1st day back in the real world, I visited Jim Bell's bunny

skated blockhead with Mike and Dave

it was a lazy session..... but Mike gets over the hip with ease.....

next day in Long Beach, I rode over to visit the Dude

it was time to put the stripes on the passenger side

skated Cherry & ate at Ahimsa which means nonviolence in sanskrit

met Rich at Proper and got a little preview of his new work

dan from escapist met me at Ahimsa for dinner & 15 minutes later, Jamie was eating with us

after a grueling day at Agenda, Dan opted for some dessert

Jamie grabbed a spoon and jumped in too

Jamie went to a meeting and Dan & I walked over to Rich's release party

Dan with Rich in the background

5 massive new canvases hung from the ceiling

Rich made some found wood sculptures

Ray Barbee was in attendance

two of the three designs

great to see ya, Rich. the shoes, backpack, & cap will be in stores this spring

rolling with Klich

after skating all morning w/ Neil, I took some time to lay down and contemplate....

big blue

then Klich rolled up in a FORD truck circa 1977....

had some trouble thinking of where to go, but ended up at Memorial

Nick showed up - nollie lip

Klich ollies in the deep of the snake at Memo

we don't know who this ripper was at first... J HAL let us know it is erick winkowski

Klich front tailblocks 1st try....

next morning we linked up at WSVT with Brandon Perelson

and Julian

amazing self filmed front lip over the hip - Julian

Mike double axle grinder with speed and power

Luke and the tribute to Shockus

rippers be bringing snacks to the park!

Klich, Julian, & Luke

shooting second angles of Brandon punching out to pillar ride

SD legend Edgar showed up right  before we left!

after WSVT we met up with Walb where he ollied up to back Smith

Walb is on a tear! pivot to fakie on the mega extension

blazing through a feeble grind to fakie

Dan showed up and everybody got a kick out of the pic I brought...

Dan blasting a mute at my backyard mini ramp in Kansas in 1988

Steve Revord - fully inverted

Dan Sharp - Smith on the ext

rock out with your guac out team reunification in Oceanside

reconnected with Ted Fred and Sue from Bellingham

Ted gets some in the deep end

next day went out street skating and got a bunch of clips - B Street closer to sunset

Percey had us over for dinner - and the next morning Klich was off to AZ

Neil's wild ride

I grabbed Neil and made him jump his 1st fence to skate a schoolyard

Washington Street was up next.

the only spot I can really bark a decent grind p:neilsoffire

Neil one foots the Euro at Memorial for the 3rd spot of the day

Neil piloting a nose manny

ended the morning with the full meal deal at POKEZ!

glad I was there to see you jump your first fence!   hope to see you and fuzz in HAWAII later this year!