Go Skateboarding Day
The solstice has always been a depressing day for me because sure, it’s officially the first day of summer, but I also know we start losing daylight after today. FORTUNATELY this has been made up for by the International Association of Skateboard Companies, as they decided last year that June 21st was also the official GO SKATEBOARDING DAY.
According to about.com, “It doesn’t matter where you ride, how well your ride, or how nice your board is - the point is to get out and go skateboarding. Skip work if you have to, it’s GO SKATEBOARDING DAY!”
Sure, I skateboard just about every day anyway, but how many heavy drinkers do you know that look for every excuse to justify their drinking? “Heyyy, I know nothing about Irish heritage, but it’s St. Patty’s Day! I’m pretty sure I’m SUPPOSED to party!” Right?
So what the hell are you doing? I’m hitting the streets. See you out there? Nah. I won’t, cuz you’re all posers.
July 3rd, 2006 at 11:46 pm
Eat a bag of dicks poseur.
July 4th, 2006 at 12:16 am
Skateboarding has always been fun. The problem is the associations that go along with it.The blueprint for the skateboarder now looks a lot different than it did when we were there. I know I’m not cool, I know I’m not any good, I am not “Xtreme”. There used to be a level-headedness I associated with skateboarders that just doesn’t exist anymore. The skateboarders of today are just the jocks of yesteryear. Punk rock died and drowned skateboarding with it. I bet on “go skateboarding day” all the “skaters” smoked a joint, put on some expensive cologne made by animal testing and fashion profiteers and went to either try and get in a fight at the local park or went to go “bust some windows and get busy behind the sportsplex.” Skateboardings’ epitaph should read “Bam-Margerified fashion and Zumies Inc. property. All rights reserved. No Skateboarding.” Oh haven’t you heard? Pink is the new black. Fuck.
July 4th, 2006 at 11:54 am
“When did punk rock become so safe?”
You’ll excuse me if I laugh in your face
as I itemize your receipts
and PowerPoint your balance sheets.
I hear this year’s Vans Warped Tour is “going green!”
I guess they heard that money grows on trees.