In Memoriam of my childhood archive of skate footage I filmed on those mini tapes from the early 90's. Someone recorded over everything: my stop motion music videos, my first kickflip, everything I had worked on all summer. Just 3 1/2 hours of lens cap, with a muffled football game playing in the background.

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Years later and after many injuries, the over-30 ruleset is different. Four wheels on the ground, no powersliding, no bombing hills, just chill cruising now that I pay my own hospital bills. But I still like to have fun.

Aidan told me he had always wanted to be a skater, so we turned him into one.