Skate or Die

Sometimes skating just doesn't involve the use of your board but rather the will to shred by any means necessary. Even if it means taking a trip down memory lane via use of classic video games. I remember back in Jr High putting my quarter up on the classic 720 arcade game and patiently awaiting my turn to shred at the local bowling alley. The sessions were often crowded with the local jean jacket wearing Hessians from my apartment complex who wanted nothing more than to smoke hella cigs and shred their way into the "Skate City Hall of Fame"

Fast forward 26years (from 1986) and I've found one of the many perfect ways to deal with a rained out session. A sick session of 720 located at "Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade" here in downtown Portland, Oregon. Sure you could get together with some homies and skate the local parking garage or head to the bridge and get it going there. But sometimes I just get the urge to haul ass through the perfect skateable cityscape spinning 720's, 1080's, Bonlesses and outrunning a swarm of angry Bees prompted by the voice from above "SKATE OR DIE" while racing for your life to the local skatepark in hopes to cash in a ticket to ride. Now this is no way to substitute for the real thing but sometimes it's just fun to get out there a drop a good 'ol fashioned quarter into a slot for some good cheap shredding fun while waiting for drier weather to appear in the forecast. Get some!

-Pod-