roger allen
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THE GOOD OL’ DAYS: LONG GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
words & photosby roger allen
Skating underground parking lots with curbs and manual pads was a must in the winter. I used to skate yellow curbs to death. I would spend weeks trying to learn every lip slide, in every conceivable manner, with every variation. Breaking something was an everyday occurrence. I remember breaking my arm trying switch tail slides; two months later I got the cast off and attempted to ollie into a bank…Snap! Same arm. Same place. The doctor said if I fall wrong again it means a metal rod through my entire arm. Despite this I was skating mini ramp two weeks later, three week later I took the cast off myself… not too smart.
