Skating playgrounds with Michael Breitmaier and friends

“I got beat up a lot in 8th grade for dressing like Ali Boulala.”

“People would come to New York and skate a dumbass handrail.”

“…white Kalis 1s and a yellow Supernatural shirt.”

“…as far as we could tell it’s not a legitimate skatepark.”

What a year!

“The plan never changed, keep skating!”

“Send me on my way”

“…we might drive to two or three spots, and that’ll be the day.“

“Now it's a whole branch of psychology, it’s like psychology grew a tumor.”

Yes, there is a full TJ part

In other words, my post-Soviet version of Eat Pray Love

“I’ve always imagined someone doing something like that, and he handled it in like 15 minutes.“

“He did not get in the van.”

We ask the tough questions.

“It’s not like I was skating more tranny or in a Fred Gall phase…”

“…wear headphones at least once while watching the video.”

“Eat cheesesteaks and literally just hang out at the park.”

Revisiting a Minnesota classic, a full decade later.

“…since it was never spat upon with disgrace as being a capitalistic toy.“