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Heh heh,,, Heh heh,,, Michelle said POKE! Heh heh... Sorry, couldn't resist...

Yeah, he's still around. Hit him up through his profile: http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/member.php?u=351 Or, if that doesn't work, contact me via my profile and I can get you his contact info...

Yeah, What the WTF is up with you's guy's dogs? My Dog would be slobbering all over the thief, and helping him haul the stolen schwag to his car / wherever it is going! (All the while trying to get the thief to chuck a tennis ball...) (Way to go Fin BTW..) (And, as always, this thread is worthless without pics...)

Nice job Billy (And Christi - we all know that she did most of the work! ;) ) Like others have said, it's one of the coolest things you'll do in life.. I'm still trying to wrap my head around Mr. B-Squared being a parent... Wow... It won't be long before he's out riding with you on the newest, craziest gear that $ can buy a grom. Watch out world! .

It was cool to meet you too Rick. Walking up the GS course, I was pretty scared. After one run, I couldn't get enough of it. That was the most fun I've had on a skateboard in recent memory. Getting the opportunity to open it up on that road and not worry about anyone getting in my way made the whole trip worth it, Hybrid and Tight were icing on the cake. I'm still wiped out, and my trip only lasted 4 days...

The "Racer Party" is acutally scheduled for Double Mountain later in the evening Saturday at Double Mountain, so it's more than likely that a one or two BOL'ers who are here for the race will be there then. GS today was a blast. As predicted, I brought up the tail end of the amature's, but all of my skin is still intact. Wavechaser kicked butt and placed 7th...

Looks like I'm most likely gonna make it to the Worlds. My first race... I'm gonna get my a** handed to me on a platter... So watch out Rick and Bryan... (Just shot you an email BTW Bryan.)

Methinks you need to set your goals a bit higher than that! ;) For me the answer to this one is easy: Concrete, asphault and ramps are much less forgiving on the old bones than snow is... (That tree I had an encounter with two seasons ago was much less forgiving than the snow though... Oh well, that's what body armour is for, right?)

Um, yeah.... What he said. (It was an interesting stage... How 'bout those two newb's? One winning the stage and one taking the yellow jersey? And Contador looked pretty much untouchable. Is the controversy within Astana over now? I hope not...)

Watching at work Jack? ;) :rolleyes: ;) :rolleyes:

Again, there's nothing wrong with the Sk8kings decks, but personally, I like the shape options, and the concave on the Fullbag decks better. The tip-to-tail concave is way cool. They're a little more pricey, than the Sk8kings decks, so take my $.02 for what it's worth.

Sk8kings completes are killer. If you end up going the route of putting your setup together yourself, consider these guys too: http://www.fullbagskates.com Pavel also made a run of great, affordable wood decks in the US, but I'm not sure what kind of availability there is on those. I could put you in contact with one of their US reps if you'd like more info. Their website is currently under construction, but just in case: http://www.pavel-skates.com/neu/index.php

Skateboarding wasn't part of the plan, but we went to a park near the skatepark, and I talked to kids into heading over for a few minutes, and then the younger ones didn't want to leave. I didn't skate a whole lot - cruised around a little with my son who's just getting into the popsicle-stick skating thing... My 4YO was killing it on her princess scooter though - I spent most of the time chasing her around, giggling to myself 'cause she was so into it.... You're welcome anytime. Martin is back in town, but we haven't had a chance to get the whole "conehead" group together in between the rain storms. (When did UT turn into Seatle? :( ) I need to head up there and check out Bob's secret hill at some point...

I spread my skating out too, it gets "spread" between: guitar lessons, violin lessons, soccer practice, softball practice, track practice, basketball practice, gymnastics, soccer games, softball games, track meets, baskteball games... X3 groms. I'm pretty lucky when I get to skate at all, let alone get enough time to head to the park, gear up, and practice knee-slides in the bowl... :D

I wish I had time to wear out wheels playing there... Work, family, slalom cones. (I ache a lot less after knocking down slalom cones for an hour than I do after crashing in those bowls for an hour...) Life just seems to get in the way. The ditch section is pretty cool though. You don't see that very often in modern skateparks...

Yup, that's Herriman. Where all the Richie Rich Rednecks live.. You should get together with the Northern-Utah / Southern-Idaho slalom contingent and come down and check it out. We could skate some cones AND the park. You could teach me how to skate that cloverleaf without killing myself, I could show you how to knock down slalom cones....

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I'm not as lucky as Mark. I think "My" local park is .5 miles from my home... Sadly, I've only ridden it once. I rode ramps in the early 90's, but have never spent a lot of time on concrete (I suck...) It's easier to grab the longboard or one of the slalom boards and cruise around by the house, or make the dog pull me around... My son just got a new video game where one of the characters rides a "board" and boardslides all over the place. He wants to learn to boardslide / grind now. Maybe I'll spend more time at the park someday.

So, Chubz, Seraph, anyone else currently on the P90x program: What's the plan after you complete the 90 days? Something different to maintain or improve? Another round of P90x? I have a work acquaintance who started but never finished the full 90 days. He saw initial results, but obvioulsy slowed down. Now he's doing "some" of the strenght stuff, and has changed his diet slightly.... Anyone else out there who's actually finished the full P90x program?

Well.... Looks like it's down to a two man race at this point, barring disaster..... Di Luca sure is fun to watch. He doesn't give up!

That'll be the modified trials bike then. It'll be easier to sneak it in since it's smaller. I can box it up this weekend, and ship it next week after the holiday. ;)

I can joing that club... New cheer is: Go Old-Farts! I don't mind cheering for underdogs either, so let's see. My underdog team would have to be Garmin.... Vande Velde's out after busting himself up in that stupid crash, but he had no aspirations for the overall anyway so let's see.... OK let's say Dave Zabriske. Has he done anything at all this year? Looks like he just turned 30 in January, does he still qualify for the Old-Fart club? He probably won't win anything in the Giro (Maybe he could do something in the final time-trial?) I'll pull for him since he's from my home state, plus he had that sweet 'stache goin' on. Did he shave it off yet? (Man, I'm getting so much work done on this Friday before the holiday....)

We've all got plenty of A-hole in us, I think... If I were one of those guys with cameras and mic's in my face constantly, with a high percentage of them out to prove I've got a syringe up the wah-zoo, I'd be a much bigger A-hole than I am now. :p